Lets start right now good morning, america. Very happy new years to you. Times square was the center of the celebration last night. Packed with revel outside of our windows. Were not here right now. We are we are were on tape. So that we can at home with our families. On this first day of 2016. Happy new year, everyone. We hope youre enjoying your morning after what a late night for so many years. Daphne oz and Marcus Samuelsson are also here. Pastor joel osteen is here. Well get to that and so much more, but first heres a check on the news and weather heres abcs Rebecca Jarvis. Good morning and happy new year. We begin with new years celebrations around the world. Despite terror warnings people turned out. Now, theyre cleaning up in times square after a million revelers packed the crossroads of the world. Each year they leave behind about 50 tons of trash. This was a first for seattle, the fireworks were set off from the very top of the tower of space needle. There were several events
To memphis ran out. The plane pushed back without them. The tower wasnt going to have them pull back in and my sisters and my mom were sitting there in tears and im sitting there screaming through the glass. Reporter thats when the captain saw the family. He radioed in and found out they were upset, because, for them, missing the flight meant missing their fathers funeral. It wouldve been sad not saying goodbye. Reporter that captain, adam cohen, then made an extraordinarily rare decision to come back. It was something we needed to do, he says. This is something well take with us, knowing we made a difference. The family says cohens gesture made all the difference. They arrived in memphis in time to say goodbye. Its very rare, someone stops and does something so kind and we need more people like them in this world. Reporter an uncommon act of common decency. Clayton sandell, abc news, denver. They would not have made it. That was the last flight of the day. Kudos to delta for that. Nex
Alert forecast, kaj. Plan on snow to overspread the area during the morning commute. Many areas should see around an inch of snow, though some isolated 2 reports cannot be ruled out either. The bottom line is that the commute will likely turn slick, even with minor snow accumulation. This sysyem should be out byy noon at the latest, with clouds holding on the rest of the day. Quiet weather is likely from thursday through at least early monday with cooler temperatures as well. Our next system of any impact isnt out there until day 6 or 7 in the forecast. Have a great day today am snow likely high 2430 winds w 510 alo 27 dbq 27 iow 28tonight mostly clcldy low 1319 iow 17tomorrow mostly cloudy high 1723 iow 22tomorrow night partly cloudy low 39 winds w 515 alo 5 dbq 8 iow 9 thanks kaj. Family and fends are remembering a 21yearold university of iowa student who died earliererhis week. Nicole underwood was killed during a bus crash in chicago on monday. Control on interstate 55 early monday
And its time to rock new years eve, celebrations already starting around the world. A big bash right here in times square tonight. Ryan seacrest live with us, Jenny Mccarthy taking you behind the scenes. Its gmas new years rockin morning as we say good morning, america. Im not going to say it as well as Jenny Mccarthy just said but good morning, america. A little more bounce, amy. Gma weekend anchor dan harris is here, sara haines and tom llamas, as well. All ready to spend new years eve with you. We are counting down to tonights big celebration right here in times square. Take a look at the ball getting ready to drop just hours from now and the first new years celebrations have already kicked off, fireworks welcoming in 2016 in auckland, new zealand. It blows my mind that theyre so far ahead of us. Hangovers sitting down to dinner when our ball drops here. Im glad you put some thought into that. Im not great at math but able to get there. The College Football playoff. Two big bowl gam
The melting glacier and scattered all throughout this glacier are massive vertical sinkholes that are treacherous going hundreds and thousands of feet into the earth where ice is melting faster and faster as water levels in the atlantic rise even more. Now, behind me i have an Intrepid Group of ice climbers who are helping researchers gather data about that melting ice and how it affects all of us, all of our shorelines. We have an amazing never before seen live event coming up in just a minute. Cannot wait to bring it to you guys. Unbelievable. Looks like a green screen. It looks so unbelievable . Another planet. Really incredible. Well have a lot more from iceland. We begin with breaking news overnight. North korea claims it has detonated a Hydrogen Bomb. If true, this would be a major breakthrough for the rogue state. Its already ratcheting up tension around the world, the u. N. Security council calling an emergency meeting and Martha Raddatz starts us off. Good morning, martha. Rep