weeks of what will likely be the warmest year on record in a city still on edge from last month's terror attacks. at the eiffel tower today, police allowed a protest from environmentalists who say the deal doesn't go far enough. at the white house this evening, president obama said the agreement could be a turning point for the world. here's mark phillips. >> reporter: it took a day longer than planned and the intent of the deal still has to be turned into action, but when french foreign minister laurent fabius brought down his gavel, ( cheers and applause ) it confirmed there was a long- elusive deal to limit how much the earth will be allowed to heat up. delegates can be up the past two nights pulling the deal together, and it had taken some arm twisting, not least by u.s. secretary of state john kerry. >> it's a victory for all of the planet and for future generations. >> reporter: it will take decades for the effect of this deal to take effect, and many like the floods that hit areas of england this past week, are still likely. but the provisions of the deal are ambitious. it calls for the global average temperature rise to be held at less than two degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels, forever. that's 3.6 degrees fahrenheit, and even says the rise should ideally be even lower than that. the deal, once ratified, would be legally binding. and it would establish $100 billion fund under which rich countries would help poorer ones cope with the consequences of climate change, like these floods. this is supposed to be the road. the lake is supposed to end over there. they built special flood defenses here the last time this happened. good, they said, for the 100- year event, but, clearly, they haven't coped, and that last flood was just six years ago. but the significance of this t deal is that both rich and poor has to be done, even if there's no clear agreement on exactly how to do it. the new deal will not of itself end global warming. the pledges most countries have made to cut their carbon emissions will not keep that warming to the limits with which the world can cope. but, jim, this deal is being seen as a turning point with the whole world now agreed on what must be done, and that's something. >> axelrod: mark, thank you. tonight the western u.s. is getting hammered again by severe weather. storms are dumping rain on the coast and snow in the mountains. david begnaud is in sherwood, oregon. >> reporter: just south of portland, oregon, the tualatin river has 10 times more water in it than normal, nearly submerging these vehicles and closing roads. what do you think when you look out and you see that? ( laughs ) >> reporter: in nearby sherwood, oregon, phil and lisa hawn have what looks like lake-front property. you have white caps. >> we sure do. we were out here last night. practically. >> reporter: this is what it usually look likes. tonight, it is submerged in 10 feet of fast-moving floodwater. how much has the water come up every day in the last five days? >> a couple of feet at least every day. >> reporter: according to the national weather service, it has been the wettest december so far on record in portland. damage from the storms is estimated to be at least $20 million in oregon and washington state. along the coast, flooding and landslides have forced the u.s. coast guard to close all ports along a 500-mile stretch because of debris in the water. on mount hood, skiers are riding on 36 inches of fresh powder. last year, some mountain areas less than five inches. moving south in northern california, 25-foot waves nearly swallowed this pier in pacifica. >> whoa! >> reporter: north of los angeles, a portion of the ventura pier fell into the ocean. back in sherwood, phil hawn has been pacing, and watching. the water has advanced 300 yards. hawn's front door. >> once it reaches this area right here, this whole area out here will flood very, very quickly because it's flat as a pancake. >> reporter: not far from the hawn's home i'm standing in what should be a field of hay but tonight there is a current running through it. when the hawns went to bed last night, to give you an idea, the water was right here where this stake is. it's moved 10 feet in the last 12 hours. jim, tonight the couple has a truck and trailer parked right in front of their house ready to go if the water forces them to evacuate. >> axelrod: david begnaud in the middle of it in sherwood, oregon. eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our cbs boston station wbz, is tracking the storms. eric, what are you seeing? >> well, we're taking a look at the latest storm to move into the northwest here, and more heavy rainfall. it's the wettest start to december ever recorded in seattle and portland but this storm is a little bit different, it has more cold air to work with. we're expecting over a foot of snow on top of that rain, around the cascades, the sierras and the bitterroot, so much more widespread snow and winter storm now out ahead of it, the storm system in the plains, producing severe weather tonight. so we're watching texas into oklahoma, damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall, many areas here on track for their wettest year on record and then it's the heat. everywhere in the east, unbelievable record highs in many cities today, dozens of them. we're expecting more heading into sunday. so, essentially, mississippi east, these are all forecast highs, will all be records. and it looks like, jim, more warmth will be lingering into monday to kick off the week. >> axelrod: eric fisher with some extreme weather, thank you. and a tornado made landfall today in east texas. at least 50 homes were damaged in the town of lynndale and other parts of smith county texas. here's what the tornado looked like as it touched down. so far, no injuries are reported. we have some breaking news to report tonight in the race for president. with 50 days to go until the iowa caucuses, a new poll shows texas senator ted cruz now leading donald trump by 10 points. here's julianna goldman. >> i love you, too. >> reporter: hours before a bruising poll showed donald trump losing steam in iowa, heh was in south carolina, taking on the e.p.a., gun control, and his proposal to bar muslims from entering the u.s. >> we don't want people coming in and knocking down world trade centers and having what happened last week in california. >> reporter: last night, he took aim at ted cruz in iowa, where some polls show the texas senator in first place and where religious conservatives dominate the republican caucuses. >> i do like ted cruz, but not a lot of evangelicals come out of cuba, in all fairness. >> reporter: saturday's poll shows iowa evangelicals overwhelmingly backing cruz. the two have played nice during the campaign but not so nice since these off help camera comments came out this week. the "new york times" obtained raiser saying he was the electable conservative who could take on the establishment, not trump or ben carson. >> reporter: today, trump acknowledged the gloves are coming off. >> we've had a very good relationship but i'm sure it will end because, you know, he's got to come after me at some point. >> reporter: still, wary of alienating trump supporters, cruz held his fire, tweeting: tonight's bloomberg poll shows iowa republicans think trump has a slightly better chance of beating hillary clinton. jim, in an interview with fox news, before that poll was released trump had a message for republican leaders about his front-runner status. he said, "you've got to get used to it." >> axelrod: julianna goldman with the changing face of the republican race in iowa. thank you. today makes 10 days since the terror attack in san bernardino, california, that killed 14 people. as john blackstone reports, a lake where the shooters might have dumped some evidence. >> reporter: for the third day, dive teams from the f.b.i. and local police scoured the bottom of a muddy lake where it's believed the shooters may thr have thrown away a computer hard drive. as the search for evidence goes on here, so does the sorrow. hundreds gathered today for the funeral of tin nguyen, one of the 14 killed. at the service, conducted largely in vietnamese, many in her extended family paid tribute, calling the 31-year-old nguyen, the glue that held them together. >> that's what she was all about-- love and family. she was the most selfless, caring person with a heart bigger than the sun. >> reporter: nearly 2,000 miles away in georgia, another victim, shannon johnson, was remembered as a hero, shielding a coworker as he lay mortally wounded. >> shannon johnson, larry kaufman. of those killed have been added to a wall of remembrance to those who have died in the war on terror. just above the names from san bernardino, is that of the one american killed in the paris attacks last month, nohemi california who was studying in paris.ia >> it fills up my heart. >> reporter: nohemi's parents and grandmother came to san bernardino today, joining those mourning the terrorist attack here. >> i feel like really sorry for the families that have to work through the same thing that we're anything through right now. i'm with them. >> reporter: in coachella, california, an arson fire at a mosque is being investigated as a hate crime. one man was arrested yesterday hours after a firebomb was thrown into the lobby of the mosque where raymond is imam. >> we're concerned for our own safety and the safety of our families and children. when these type of things hahaen, usually one of the major culprits is ignorance. >> reporter: back here in san been in the water for much of the day. we've seen divers bring up several items but so far, jim, an f.b.i. source tells cbs news that known none of those items is confirmed to be linked with the terror investigation. >>axelrod: john blackstone, with a heartbreaking story. john, thank you. for months now, the details of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald's death at the hands of chicago police have been subject to scrutiny and outrage. less attention has been paid to the details of his life before that fateful night. dean reynolds has that story. >> reporter: laquan mcdonald's extended family remembered him fondly at a news conference. reverend marvin hunter is his great uncle. >> when we saw you, he greeted you with a hug. he tried to make laugh. he was a jokester. that's who he was. >> reporter: mcdonald was shot 16 times last year by a chicago police officer who is now charged with his murder. demonstrations against chicago mayor rahm emanuel and the police have proceeded almost cam videos were released last month. but while there is mourning for him now in death, his record shows he received little attention, much less love, in the 17 mostly difficult years laquan mcdonald lived. according to his file from the illinois department of children and family services, his troubles began at the age of three in december of 2000 when social workers removed him from his mother's custody because of neglect. he returned to his mother in 2002, but was removed again when workers saw that her boyfriend had beaten him up. laquan was five at the time. after that, he lived with various relatives, including his great-grandmother, but when she died in 2013, his life further unraveled to the point on the night of his death, he was classified a ward of the state. >> laquan mcdonald represents same black skin, same poverty, same social and economic injustice that are put upon them. >> reporter: his mother was not at the news conference. relatives said she is still grieving her son's death. dean reynolds, cbs 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"snow-vember," but this year marcy marcy bodden's lawn is groan. >> actually, the gentltlan up the street was mowing his lawn. >> reporter: the city has not seen any measurable snowfall this season. that breaks a 116-year-old snow record. >> we are devoted golfers. >> it's not snowing. so we can play. >> reporter: john wagner and jim muszuk are just two golfers taking advantage of the warmer- than-normal temperatures. >> we're fortunate enough this year to have this beautiful weather in buffalo. >> reporter: last year at this time are the course was buried in nearly eight feet of snow. this year, by the end of the weekend, more than 250 golfers will have hit the links. >> ready to roll? >> ready. >> reporter: while golf carts are rolling, plows are parked. many forecasters point to el nino, a weather pattern that develops from a warm pacific ocean. it means heavy rain and snow in the southwest, and warmer, drier winters in the northern midwest and northeast. kissing bridge ski resort president mark halter. >> i'd be far more comfortable now if i had half the ski area open and i had all my employees trained. >> reporter: instead, his trails are full of mud. >> a white christmas means economic, you know, success for the ski area. >> reporter: dreaming of a white christmas, something that in buffalo may never have seemed so far away. jamie yuccas, cbs news, buffalo, new york. >> axelrod: and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. later on cbs for "48 hours." for now, i'm jim axelrod in new york, and for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ((sharie johnson)) > we start with a developing story our sources tell us that former clark county commissioner tom collins was arrested for driving under the influence last night. we checked the latest bookings at the clark county detention center. it showed that around 8pm friday... a 65- year-old named clarence weldon... which the i-team says is the comissioner's legal name... was arrested for dui, above the legal limit. collins resigned his seat as county commissioner back in august. we left a voicemail with the former commissioner but he has not responded ... we will keep you updated on this developing story both on air and online. /// ((sharie johnson)) > a man is dead after an overnight crash near the west side. metro police it happened near the intersection of spring mountain and decatur around 11-30. witnesses told police an infinity hit the back end of a bmw as it was pulling into spring mountain. 51 year old ki wyung lee who was not wearing a seat belt was thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the scene. the driver and another passenger were taken to u-m-c with the driver of the infinity was

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