Around the word people welcomed 2016 with celebration and well wishes. Amid concerns of terrorism. Security was tightbut spirits remained high. Sarah dallof has the story for us. Countries to ring in the new year. Setting the stage with fireworks from the sky tower. A similar display but different backdrop in australia this one over the citys harbor where thousands gathered along the shore to watch. Color filled the sky above hong kong. And in taiwan where a Fireworks Show lasted more than five minutes taking revelers well into 2016. Singing and dancing brought a fresh twist to the forbidden city in beijing. The citys shopping and bar areas were watched over y armed guards part of a holiday security alert. In paris celebrations were scaled back in the wake of the recent terror attacks and ongoing concerns about safety. The annual Fireworks Show was replaced by a video presentation along the champs de elysee. nats big ben big ben and the london eye featured prominently in londons firewo
Roads are partially covered. Iowa dot cameras show that most main roads are fine, but you may have to slow down at times for a few hours. Visibilities to the low teens in some areas, but still in the mid 20s in others. It the last day of 2015 with that trend continuing into the new year. Ill have that forecast for you in a few minutes. A big story this morning going on. Wind chills are in the Single Digits and teens this morning. It will stay cool for the last day of 2015 with that trend continuing flooding. Today, the Mississippi River is expected to crest about 13 feet above flood stage in the st. Louis area. That would be the secondworst on record only behind the flood of 1993. Rescue crews are scrambling to get people to Higher Ground as rivers and streams rise. But for some. Its too late. This is video out of fenton, missouri near st. Louis. Whats left of a house crashes right into a bridge. Many homes have been destroyed. Lets give you a look from above now. Many bridges and over
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attorney general accused council member thomas of using city collars to buy an suv and expensive trips the full council was called together for a private meeting. the media was shut out. we ve learned harry thomas jr. told his fellow council members at that meeting he needed time to prove his innocence. at that meeting i told council member thomas that i would reserve final judgment until such time as he produce an answer. reporter: but council member david catania says thomas settlement last friday to repay $300,000 he was accused of taking left him with no other choice but to demand thomas step down. there s been a violation of public trust. it has not been repaired by the settlement and he should leave. reporter: thomas refused our request for an on camera interview instead saying his statement issued friday speak for itself. in that statement thomas says the settlement does not have any agreement of wrongdoing. most citizens can put themselves in the position t
the suspect in court today, and again admitting to the killing spree, but saying he does not deserve to be punished. these are his words. he said it was done because he had to stop cultural marxism and also muslim domination across western europe. he also tried to read from his man testo, a 1,500 page document, but the judge cut him off during the session. he will be held for eight more weeks, four of those in isolation, and then there will be another hearing. another story developing here is all of this. take a look down the way here, and you can see this growing memorial. thousands of people. in fact, 150,000 people pouring into the downtown oslo area today. all of them bringing with them flowers or candles or poems. at one point, very touching, a bunch of emergency medical personnel parted the sea of people here, walked up to the memorial. many of them crying, delivering flowers. there was a rousing ovation for the men and women. and then spontaneously, the crowd began to