of rain and temperatures ticking up a little bit. showers off to th east low to southern georgia and moving eastbound ahead o front that's passed by and as we head into tomorrow morning that front is sitting off shore. we will still have clouds around first thing in the morning we may actually have a few breaks from time to time but there's going to be upper a vail of upper level clouds that work on through and that should keep us for the most part overcast for most oh d. wro to be cooler as a combination of not much sun, a lot of clouds and secondly that frois moving away and cooler weather is settling in and we are gog it in comparison to what we have been feeling out there. tomorrow night int saturday morning clearinand decent amount of sunshine saturday witupper level clouds and seasonablcool temperatures a few degrees above average from the 60s and 70s we've seen lately. thatwarm air is moving away. we've been talking for days on the up coming change in the weather pattern. tw to our south is getting pushed to the south thanks to cold air arriving from the north pushing to the m

drew that congressional district as a state representative in georgia, a position he had to go to court to fight for. i feel like i should throw out my pick because there is no pick better than he. >> kasie hunt, the sorry to see you go. >> i'm sorry to see rick perry go out of the presidential race. >> this is sorry to see you go. >> i'm sorry to see him go. his charm, his shooting coyotes that are threatening his daughter's dogs. what's not to love? i covered the governor's campaign in 2012. he brought some charm and humor to the presidential -- >> in terms of fun on the campaign trail and the different camps you have covered this year, perry actually scored well? >> perry camp scores well. i have known a lot of people who worked for him for many years. he is very much an utmost gentleman. >> steve kornacki? >> this is a boston one but -- >> we are so surprised. >> jack williams was an icon or is an icon of television in boston. my first gig was interning in boston in the summer of 2000. jack williams was the anchor for like 40 years in boston. he retired this year. i am sorry t

smoke in your home. >> medical weed was legalized in georgia and texas. people who want to marry someone of their own gender now can. >> gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states. >> i wish it had happened through popular will, not a federal court mandate.. but laguna choice is a good thing. finally look at this chart. despite all this year's scaryy coverage of crime and terrorism, crime continues to drop. and despite the hysteria about income inequality and the poor getting poorer, the poor and middle class are getting richer. if people are less free, good things usually happen. that's our show. see you next week. ♪ ♪ people to come in to the theatre and take a look, see if they like your play. >> yes, we can. >> you have to learn to see campaigns through the lens of the camera. >> campaigns are made of moments that everyone remembers. >> the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull, lipstick. >> there you go again. >> where's the beef? >> senator, you're no kennedy. >> commerce, education, and the -- what's the third one there? oops. >> tonight we take you behind the scenes.

)) from nc parts of n nth carolina?florida? and georgia also hit with rare winter flooding.. all part of the same system that sent temperatures soaring 50 degrees above normal in the north pole... and spawned deadly tornadoes in texas according to the national weather service.. in all.. there were 74 tornadoes in north centratexas alone.. the most since.. 1950. liz tag: back in missouri.. what you see behind me is the meramec river overflowing and flooding onto a major interstate. the river already crested.. so this water should start receding.. but we are still waiting for the mississippi river to crest. eh, abc news, valley park, missouri." deborah a local non-profit is getting a jumpstart on the is getting a jumpstart on the new year thanks to a generous donation. today,y,oodhouse chrysler in sioux city donated more than 78 -thousand dollars to the food bank of siouxland. that money was raised over the past couple of months through a big push woodhouse makes for local food banks. this money will support the backpack program, which sends local kids..who rely on free and reduced lunch p

december for charleston, south carolina, savannah, georgia and austin, texas. what we experiences this december is what the deep south typically sees during this month. 44 in trenton and 42 in allentown and 50 in sea isle city and 34 in the poconos. and a wind in the north northern westerly direction and that is cutting temperatures back and 37 in reading and allentown and 40 in philadelphia and 40 in millville. not too bad considering we are just about to head into january. satellite and radar shows a few breaks in the cloud cover this afternoon and you can see the leading edge of the thicker clouds philadelphia to the south, as we look at the windchills with future tracker at midnight tonight as we head into the new year, feeling like 36 in philadelphia and 30 in allentown and 30 in reading and upper 30s to the south and early tomorrow morning as the mummers start their strut down broad street, if you head down there a couple of things to keep in mind, there is a wind and if are you on the shady side, it feels leak freezing in philadelphia, bundle up and just above freezing in t

georgia coast and into northern florida. tthwehewe had here. it's going away and it's going away for a while. lat all of the 30s geared up to our north and colder weather is slowly eg in our direction. what doethat mean for your new years eve? it's not going to be too bad. it is going to be on the cool side so have a jacket. we have clouds around i ngo be dry and staying in the 50s through the midnight hour across the upstate and probable 40s in the mountains. as we get up tomorrow morning some of you after tonight may be getting up later than others but there will be saround during the day rtfront continues to press away from us and upper level we may see a few breaks but it's a most o day and dry as the deep mois stays to our south but since the front has moved farther away to sour south because of aotf clds and the colder air mass in place a noticeably cooler day. 60fhtoday in the 50s for tomorrow. as we go into friday night and early saturday we should clear back out so saturday during the day nothing but sunshine. maybe something. a few upper level clouds could drift ilate i

carolina and savannah, georgia and austin, texas so the mid-atlantic came up with the strong el niÑo in charge. 48 in philadelphia and 50 in cape may and there say wind coming in from the north northwest and that kicks the temperatures down a little bit when you factor in the wind, it feels like the upper 30s from lancaster to allentown to reading, feels like 42 in philadelphia, and right around 41 degrees in trenton, satellite and radar, we have a couple of breaks of sunshine throughout the day today. all the real thick clouds pushed now to the south along with the rain off the coast, and you can still see clouds falling off to the north and overnight through the evening hours and through midnight we'll call it partly cloudy. future tracker windchills at midnight as we round out 2015 and introduce 2016, 25 in wilmington and 30 in allentown and 29 in lancaster and 30s at the shore and for the mummers tomorrow morning as they start their strut down broad street, bundle up it's chilly, 28 in allentown un32 in millville and in the afternoon tomorrow, despite temperatures above normal by 5

, florida and georgia also hit israel winter flooding -- with this rare winter flooding. reporter: you are now looking at interstate 44 flooded and closed since tuesday. the good news is at the merrimack river has crested and the water is now slowly receding. the big -- all eyes are on the mississippi river now and it should crest in this region later tonight. live in valley park, missouri, elizabeth hurr, abc 7 news. alison: what is the status for the drinking water? reporter: the people you talk to talk about how this entire new writ is surrounded by floodwaters yet they might not have drinking water. that is currently the situation. not here in st. louis county but in neighboring jefferson county. the treatment centers that are shut down. officials just ordered a boiled water advisory today immediately and they said to boil water until further notice. drinking water is certainly impacting some residents here. officials closely monitoring the situation. alison: thank you very much. further from home areas of northern england and scotland are also submerged in high water. thousan

december is more like what savannah, georgia, average in december. a lot of clouds around right now, but the radar showing nothing. clouds not all that thick. and so we expect a dry night, pretty dry across the country except for the southeast states, and that stuff's not coming up this way. we're breaking up the clouds through the evening, 38 degrees by midnight, and for the mummers tomorrow it's cold, but seasonably cold. the wind picks up a little bit and so by noontime we'll be a little bit breezy, but also up to 40 degrees. for the rest of the night tonight, partly cloudy skies, cold, 32 for the low in philadelphia, 29 north and west. temperatures only into the mid 40s tomorrow, despite sunshine. yeah, sunshine, remember that? ten to 20 miles an hour winds, then the seven-day forecast, colder over the weekend, but nice and sunny. then it gets even colder early next week. tuesday really cold. and teens in many of the suburbs. >>> take a live look now in q bethlehem, northampton county. you're watching the fireworks show under way, i should say, thousands flocked from around the count

running across southern georgia into the low country of eastern north carolina. some of us saw breaks in the clouds behind all of that and filling back in. a lot of clouds to our west contending with clouds throughout the day tomorrow and cooler than today. 60s for highs today looks like we are stuck in the 50s tomorrow, tomorrowafternoon much of the region dry. most of the rain out over the atlantic and maybe into far south eastern georgia and definitely north florida. friday night and early saturday we could see clearing and a good bit of sunshine early saturday and upper level clouds scooting across the area during the afternoon and temperatures seasonably cool. a little above normal temperatures for this time of year. as far as current temperatures look we are 64 currently in greenville, 65 in clemson. 62 in greenwood, 50s in the mountains in hendersonville and bravard. 9:00 this evening in the 50s in the upstate dipping into the 40s for the mountains and ringing in the new year close to 50, a few lower 50s in the upstate well into the 30s for the mountains so chillier tomorrow mo

because it's going to keep a while. >> larry: parts of florida and georgia are also dealing with flooding. >> tammy: a woman accused of potentially running down pedestrians in las vegas tested positive for drugs. la kesha hallowway. hallowway is being kept on >>> a hotel catches fire in dubai. the fire started on the 20th floor of the hotel. it is unclear what started it. more than a dozen people were hurt. the fireworks show went on as planned. >>> now your on time traffic report. >> larry: good news for commuters on i-26 right now. >> tammy: yeah. right now no major issues in either direction. speeds are clocking around 70 miles an hour. >> larry: a wreck on i-240 west is closed on broadway street. injuries have been reported. avoid that area if possible. >> tammy: emergency crews work on a wreck. a moped passenger was hit and transported to the hospital. >> larry: check this out, an unexpected guest visited a home this is a cow elk. >> tammy: well hello. officials say the animal fell on an window well, broke a window and ended up in a basement bedroom. it took two hours to get

. carolina, georgia also hit with this record flooding. jc: you flooding is starting to drain away. mike: they will be playing with this for a while. jc: it' s really tough to look at. mike: for us it has been pretty much the complete opposite. it is going down as more of the warmest december' s ever recorded. not only did we break the record. we smashed the record. look at the temperatures. yesterday was absolutely normal, the first day of the month that was just daily below average. he showed high temperatures, some of those getting close to 70 degrees even late in the month. look at this, with sunshine , providence to plymouth -- 41 to be 37 degrees this time of year. we do have a west-northwesterly wind. not bad. it' s cooling down these temperatures a little bit. stepping out tonight, upper 30' s, low 40' s right now. temperatures in the 50' s. still above normal for this time of year. west-northwesterly direction. 13 miles per hour in springfield. not much of a breeze. when you factor in the temperatures, does bring the temperatures down four or five degrees. it feels like 29 in wo

typical month for savannah, georgia. those are the kind of temperatures we had in december. you can see all the clouds out there right now, but there's no rain associated with that. there's really no rain or snow across much of the country. all that stuff down in the southeast is staying well away from us. as we start drying out and clearing out during the night tonight, the temperature drops down into the 30s. we haven't seen too much of that lately, so even when we get seasonably cold it's going to feel a little extra cold around here. we've been spoiled. as we go through tomorrow afternoon, you can see nobody's getting up to 50 degrees. and by 5:00 tomorrow afternoon, look at that, in the 30s again. and some wind on top of that, too. so the wind chills may be in the 20s by late in the day tomorrow. and then as we go into saturday, another day where these temperatures are pretty cold, and it's going to be a chilly start to the new year. as we go through the evening, temperatures dropping through the 40s. 38 degrees at midnight. for the mummers tomorrow, little bit breezy as we hea

averaged 51.3 degrees, that is for typical in charleston, south carolina and savannah, georgia and as far south as austin, texas. this was more typical or average of those states in the deep south. 43 in reading and 50 in philadelphia and low 50s down to the south and there is a wind that continues to drain out of the west-northwestly direction and with that wind 17 miles per hour in reading and wilmington 12 miles per hour, and it adds a chill to the air especially with some of that cloud cover that continues to pull in. we did rip apart the clouds tonight with a little blue and pops of sun and all the precipitation is thankfully down to the south and it will stay there, a lot of clouds are continuing to build all the way back to the great lakes, tonight is partly cloudy at times the moon shines through and maybe a star or two, partly cloudy and cool, 31 to 36 degrees, the west wind is 5 to 10 miles per hour. as we look at future tracker 6 right at midnight, the fireworks go off at penn's landing and 36 is the windchill in pennsylvania and 29 in lancaster so again the chill as we int

of collapsing. the patchwork is barely holding it all in. north carolina, georgia and florida are also dealing with these high floodwaters. bill cosby is out on one-million dollars bail.... just 24-hours after being charged with sexual assault. you may remember, we first brought this story to you as it the charge comes from an incident more than a decade ago, with a temple university employee. now, cosby's attorney is speaking out. she talked with abc on good morning america. she says she is confident justice will be on cosby's side... ....and right now, she has to play political football. bill cosby's attorney monique pressley. 2:55 - 3:17 "what we have now...to get in that office." cosby has not entered a plea. the comedian is due back in court january 20th. now to the latest developments in the case of so-called "affluenza" teen, ethan couch. we have just learned he's not coming back to the u-s anytime soon... new video is just coming into arriving in los angeles. abc's matt gutman bring us the latest. < just hours ago tonya couch touched down on united states soil..... us mars

legislature in the state of georgia and won. in january of 1966, the assembly of the state of georgia declined to see him on the grounds that he had endorsed the snake position in the war in vietnam, and on the grounds that he felt people who avoided the draft were to be encouraged. for those reasons, he was denied a seat on the legislature. [applause] after that, he got a 9-0 decision from the supreme court that his constitutional right to free speech had been denied and he was seated in the georgia legislature. [applause] >> all of that made him not just a national figure, but an international figure as well. at the chicago convention, he was nominated to be vice president of the united states, first time that had ever happened in a major party convention. he had to decline the honor because you had to be 35 and he wasn't yet 30. he then served for 20 years in the legislature in georgia, which he said he loved to this day and would go back and do again if he could only do it for two days a week. [laughter] >> he left that job, which i should say was also intermixed with many other a

that is are has that are h texas. >> hence the centralization in the southeast, georgia, north carolina, we'll see how those play out. anton, happy new year. good to see you. >> happy new year. >> anton schutz. brian, up to you. >> thank you very much. let's get to seema mody with a market flash. >> with less than three hours left to go until the end of the trading year, brian, let's take a look at apple. it's nearing session lows and is on track to close the year down by around 4.1% tracking for its first negative year since 2008 when it lost 56.9%. analysts attributing the move we've been seeing in shares of apple to worries about its iphone growth pipeline and also earnings growth in 2016. uk you can see on the day shares down 1.8%. >> seema mody, thank you very much. we'll see you soon. >>> by any standard this year was a pretty lousy year for pretty much every single commodity in the world. you might have heard a little story about oil. yeah, we're down 30%. gold down 10% this year. copper down nearly 25%. one other one we don't talk about much also down big. we'll give that you st

getting to the car. florida, georgia also hit with rare winter flooding, part of the same system that sent temperatures soaring to 50 degrees above normal in the north pole and spawned deadly tornados in texas. this year there was 74 tornados in north central texas alone the most since 1950. >> and back here in missouri what you see there, that is the merrimack river, that overflowed and flooded on to a major highway, the good news the river crested meaning this water should start to recede however the word is here we are waiting for the mississippi river to crest. that is the situation here live in valley park, missouri, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> comedian bill cosby remains free on a million dollars bail following an appearance in a montgomery county courthouse, his defense is promising to aggressively fight the charge after an alleged sex crime at his home in cheltenham township. prurts say he gave pills and wine to a temple employee, andrea constand, in 2004. he has been accused by dozens of women but never charged until now. his attorney had this to say. >> he is in go

rain coming out of southern torture -- georgia. we are looking at rain and the low country in the southern part of the midlands. as our model shows showers will develop as we get into a p.m.. the bulk of it is going to stay to the south. we me see is beagle by midnight. outside of that once it continues by tomorrow it is out of here and just a lot of cloud coverage. forecasted height -- highs today in the upper 60s to lower 70s in as we get ready for new year's bring a poncho or rain jacket. a light chance for sprinkled by midnight. 66 degrees is mild and muggy and in the morning temperatures in the lower to mid 60s. about 50 degrees for high a new year's day and then the sunshine comes out. and i mean a lot of it into thisiseekend. i temperatures will stay pretty much in the lower to middle 50s but lows get back down to where we should be in the lower 30s and possibly even 29 degrees by tuesday morning. you want the brain it's gone. you want winter x is back. >> okay. so for tonight the take away is -- you want the winter? it is back. okay. everything. >> it's time to check in wi

are all wet because it's so deep. >> reporter: parts of north carolina, florida and georgia also hit with rare winter flooding, all part of the same system that sent temperatures soaring 50 degrees above normal in the north pole and spawned deadly tornadoes in texas. according to the national weather and traffic never more than seven minutes away service, this year, there were 74 tornadoes in north central 1950. and back here in missouri, that right there is the merrimack river that is overflowing and flooding on to a major highway. the river crested this morning meaning that the water should start to recede. the concern is that we are mississippi river to crest. that is the latest from here, live in missouri, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. very dramatic video. >> oh, yeah. >>> let's turn now to our weather here. meteorologist bill evans has your new year's eve exclusive accuweather forecast. >> yeah, this warm air is going to make it rather cloudy and there's fog with the visibilities are not terribly bad. temperature 47 degrees. and as we go through the afternoon, certain

: parts of north carolina, florida, and georgia also hit with rare winter flooding, all part of the same system that sent temperatures soaring 50 degrees above normal in the north pole and spawned deadly tornadoes in texas. according to the national weather service, in all, there were 74 tornadoes in north central texas alone, the most since 1950. back here in missouri, what you see behind me is the meramec river overflowing and flooding onto a major interstate. the river crested this morning, receiving, but right now we are , still waiting for the mississippi river to crest. elizabeth hur, abc news, valley park, missouri. erin: unbelievable when you see those houses floating down the river. kevin: fairly uncommon this time of year. around here, we continue on with the end of what has then an uncommon month of december and where we had from here. erin: plus, looking for an easy appetizer to mix up for tonight. mike cronin shares this family cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can'

, florida, and georgia hit with rare winter flooding. its bond deadly tornadoes in texas. 7428year, there were north-central texas alone. the most since 1950. -- there were 74 tornadoes in north-central texas alone. right now, we are waiting for the mississippi river to crest. jummy: cameras captured the moment tonia couch landed back states.nited e couch is fighting extradition back into the u.s. she is accused of helping ethan couch violate the terms of his parole. bill cosby's attorney says her client did not assault a pennsylvania woman nearly 12 years ago. the comedian was arraigned yesterday on aggravated indecent assault. he was released on bail and surrender his passport. then have come forward in past year to accuse cosby of drugging and assaulting them. want him to stand up and tell the truth, and take it like a man. i want the truth to come out. i want justice served. a i hope media will take facts and look at the not be swept up into romanticizing the issues because of the many other baseless allegations out there. a preliminary hearing is scheduled for january 14. he f

door back toward georgia -- core door -- core door back toward georgia. this'll continue to work to the south in the afternoon. mostly sunny skies at lunch time with may be slippery spots on the upstate roads. it is that i 20 area that has been getting heavier rain. another 1/10 of an inch of rain and spots today. nothing like the flooding spots of rain yesterday. once it works its way to the south, we are in the clear and cooler air blowing in tonight. we will ta about what next will be like in a few minutes. allyson: thank you. some people still dealing with the heavy not the -- the aftermath of heavy rain. this is wilson creek mobile home park in greenwood. many people had to evacuate as the creek there began to flow into their back yards. they returned late after water began to recede. saluda river a problem in standing water was at williamson and the holiday display of mineral spring park fell v flon cheddar road, problems there as well. in greenville, parts of cleveland park are back open. that includes the greenville zoo, playground and the swamp rabbit trail. the rain forced

] elizabeth: parts of north carolina, florida, and georgia also hit with rare winter flooding, all part of the same system that sent temperatures deadly tornadoes in texas. there were 74 tornadoes in north-central texas alone, the most since 1950. back here, that highway. the river crested, and this but we' re still waiting for the mississippi river to crest. abc news, missouri. erika: the first ice castle opens in the canadian city of edmonton. after two months of construction and thousands of icicles, the hand-sculpted the structure weighs more than 27,000 tons and stretches over an acre of snow. visitors can crawl through tunnels, ride frozen slides, and explore caves. the attraction will be open -- well until it melts. ,[laughter] while. we have it a few years where the ice sculptures up and melting or are covered with snow. this is the goldilocks of new year' s eve. considering how it has been the past couple of days, how gloomy it has been, we are warming it up with sunshine. we are above average for the month of december that is going down in the record books. 43 is the aver

. today a backpack is a brick-and-mortar operation taste in st. mary's, georgia and the curtains are directly two navy ships, submarines, military seal of command as well as individual service. she attributes her success to the training and skills she learned while her husband served in the navy. her story is a testament to the resilience determination and the ingenuity of our military spouse community. amy, rachel and pat represent many military spouses to give years of steadfast support and devotion to our men and women in uniform. their commit into their marriages, to their families into our country country is an inspiration to us all. as americans, it is our duty to support the men and women who volunteer to risk their lives and too often gave their lives so the rest of us might never know terror again. and of course to support their loved ones who are here at home. thank you all very much. [applause] [inaudible] we are going to transition. i think the format is changing a little bit. now we are getting to the power session. if you really want to know what is happening, this is o

of florida, into southern mississippi and alabama. we have flood warnings in georgia and the carolinas. this is a widespread problem, but i want to focus on where we have the river flood stages right now because so many are at major flooding including st. louis. here's a look at the red triangles. these indicate where we have major flooding. it's pretty widespread. as we focus along the mississippi for the immediate threat, this is the latest information, the current stage of the mississippi is 42.26. so we're literally less than 3 inches from the crest. and as expected, around 6:00 tonight. but it's just a few more inches. we're looking at forecast crest for illinois, in chester, illinois, that would be for tomorrow and also as we go southward towards cape g girardeau, going forward into the first week of squan, it will eventually take a while for all of that water to flow into the gulf of mexico. another immediate threat is the southeast. i mentioned we still have rain. luckily it stopped in the st. louis area but still coming down into florida, alabama, georgia, so hard hi

stopped their are still some showers in eastern georgia and in the carolinas >> reporter: if your going to new york city traveling the weather is quite good their temperatures are mild miami nice and warm chicago and st. louis are dry in the northwest the high today is only 39 degrees less angeles will have a high of 65 here that the temperatures are in the '20s 40 n. san jose mid '30's in the oakland area 41 in downtown san francisco this is the reason why we have been seeing some black ice with the cold temperatures and the fog hitting the ground in makes it so we have these conditions it will be cold at 8:00 p.m. in the '40's and 30's next couple days there'll be a dry pattern sticking around but cold starts the next few mornings i'm tracking some more significant storms that will be heading this way the >> reporter: no longer getting reports of icy conditions that were caused by black thais a quick look at at to drive time you have easy drive * drive time 20 minutes from san leandro to milpitas a power pole got knocked down in gilroy and shut down traffic at the bay bridge you

this. >> reporter: parts of north carolina, florida and georgia also hit with winter flooding. the level zeros holding so far. the town of around will see a crest this afternoon and they are very worried. all this water has to get down into the mississippi river. a number of rivers will be draining and over the next couple of weeks issues down the mississippi river. as a matter of fact, the state itself has declared a state of emergency because of high water expected. flood watching posted for the southeast with heavy rain concentrated around the gulf coast later today. tonight here's your forecast for new year's celebration. illinois 25 degrees. massachusetts 34. mostly dry weather across most of the country as we ring in dn, bark to you. >> a silver lining, indeed. >>> let's turn to new year's eve and the security precautions around the world as we head into tonight's big celebrations. the nypd deploying thousands of officers to protect times square amidst an overseas threat warning of possible attacks on three major cities including new york. abc's phillip mena is on the story.

southern georgia. temperatures are cool through the northern plains. tonight at midnight, temperatures still in the '40s in new york city. we're in the teens and 20s through the upper midwest. temperatures only in the upper 20s for areas like seattle. 32 in oregon. on new year's day, the first day of 2016, little showery along the gulf coast, but the it is a little chilly but sunny >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's a new year's eve party without kathie lee and hoda, especially when new year's eve is on a thirsty thursday. >> they're kicking off the celebrations on nbc with a toast to 2015. it's the ultimate look at the buzziest stories and events of the year. they invited their celebrity >> 2016, non-resolution, i am not willing to drink less. >> one thing i won't be doing in 2016 is diving further into technology. i'm going to try to keep it simple this year, and just be in the moment. >> i will not be giving up cheese. i know that for certain. >> to not look back at this past year. instead, i look forward to the future. >> next year, i will not be wearin

-effect snow. across the southeast, we'll see storms, especially through southern georgia. temperatures are cool through the northern plains. tonight at midnight, temperatures still in the '40s in new york city. we're in the teens and 20s through the upper midwest. temperatures only in the upper 20s for areas like seattle. 32 in oregon. on new year's day, the first day of 2016, little showery along the gulf coast, but the northeast in the 40s. it is a little chilly but >>> still cold in the bay area. even freezing in the north bay. we have had freezing fog but elsewhere it's clear and in the low 40s. as we go through the day, look for a high of 53 in the east bay and san francisco. north bay up to 54 degrees. more of the same temperatures in the tri-valley with a lot of sunshine and a light wind. 54 also in the peninsula and south bay. into the weekend, we will have some more weather like this. highs in the mid 50s and morning temperatures in the upper 30s. >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's a new year's eve party without kathie lee and hoda, especially when

. >> i yield another two and half minutes to mr. lewis from georgia. >> the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. rise inpeaker, i support of diplomacy, a pathway to peace. for many months, i have thought long and hard about this decision. i attended briefings, read documents, and met with citizens of my district. i even had a long executive section with my staff. i reflected on the words of dr. martin luther king jr. when he called upon us to rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter , but beautiful struggle for a new world. the way of peace is one of those principles. i believe that this is a good deal. no, it may not be perfect. but do not let -- [indiscernible] i remember standing on this very floor several years ago, and speaking against a war in iraq. i have said it then and i'll say it again today, war is messy. it is bloody. hopes, the the aspirations, and the dreams of a people. the american people and people around the world are sick and tired of war. moreo not need need -- violence. missiles and guns. when you turn on the news, when you read the newspaper, you see a

panhandle central, central georgia and in north georgia as well. so be extra careful on the roads today. really in the southeast and in the midwest with the flooding. so much more to come bonnie schneeder, thank . >> plus, another shake-up for jeb bush's campaign as he shifts staffers and pull and the new video burning ep. >> i do really well with the zero to 8 demographic. >> oh really? >> yeah. they love me. partly because i think my ears are big. >> much more from in the vet, outside the vet. >>> will be unprecedented security ahead of tonight's el brags. the pressure is on law enforcement and the intelligence community to keep the public safe. in times square, more than a million people will gather to ring in the new year tonight. >> officials here in new york city say they're confident and ready they'll be able to stop any terror threat that might surface here tonight. we can tell you around the world, very secure security precautions,ing one city that hance can law enforcement is preparing, too. on the lookout for any suss speshs activities for cities throughout the country. polic

north carolina, florida and georgia also hit with winter flooding. a surreal sight, no doubt about it. this is where the river is cresting. it will be slowly receding but, you know, the levees are having a hard time holding up here. this is not thenly river that s still rising so we've got issues going forward. multiple flood warnings out. take a look at this map. all the mississip river drainage has to feed into that mighty river so it's going to take several days, if not a couple of weeks into the new year. meanwhile, flash flood watches still posted for the sououtheast the carolinas, they'll be slowly dropped from north to south but heavy rain acrosshe g gulf coast for new year's eve. mostly dry, i think, for tonight and chilly, seasonabl cold and the good news here, dan, is that there is no forecast rain for at least a wk here. >> a silver lining, indeed. >>> let's turn to new year's eve and the security precautions around the world as we head into tonight's bibiggcelebrations. the nypd deploying thousands of officers to protect times square amidst a overseas threat rning of possi

skies except down in southern florida and georgia. on new year's day, showers along the gulf coast, but most of the country looking all rishowers track through early this morning, but they left about half an inch of fluffy snow in some areas and that is coating the roads mainly from dubuque to independence southward. as the snow tracks out, temps cooled into the teens in some areas and held steady in others (depending on cloud cover). stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show a mix of clouds and sun >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's the deal with that? president obama was trading some one-liners with jerry seinfeld. >> all right. then they made us laugh, they made us cry. the top commercials of 2015. we'll show them to you. first, these messages.ranked highest in initial quality by j.d. power. hmm. can i look around at them? sure. highest ranking in initial quality. it's gotta be this one. this is it. you are wrong. really? actually it's all three. j.d. power ranked the chevy malibu, silverado half-ton and equinox highest in initial quality in thei

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florididand georgia. on new year's day, showers along the gulf coast, but most of the countrlooking all some places this morning, we should be done with snow for both the month and the year. our snow total ended up being just month of december leaving us well above our average of 7.8 inches. december of 2015 also ended up being the 2nd wettest on record in sioux city with 2.86 inches of measurable precipitation, capping off yet another wetter (by almost 8"!) than average year in sioux city! cold temperatures will be the main issue the next few nights with many expected to be barely above if not below zero tonight. the good news though, is that winds will remain calm and more sun should appear tomorrow >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's the deal with that? president obama was trading some one-liners with jerry seinfeld. >> all right. then they made us laugh, they made us cry. the top commercials of 2015. we'll show them to you. first, these mesesges.ranked highest in initial quality by j.d. power. hmm. can i look around at them? sure. highest ranking in i

, georgia as well. you can see all the rain that we have seen over the last several days and that has been really staying there and going to continue to stay there, and we are going to be seeing those watches and warnings, so with the flooding out in ms. missed, that is separate from here, because we have dry conditions out there. that is all standing water, but here across the southeast, we are dealing with a front, and those flash flood warnings, excuse me, wafers, as well as flood warnings are in effect. we are not going to be seeing an amazing amount of rain, but are going to be seeing three inches to six inches of rain down here across parts of florida. highway 10 is going to be a problem traveling east or west there. today is the last day of december, the last day of the year. december has been a very warm month. it's going to break records, actually, but today, those temperatures are coming down for most of the country. if you are out, these are the high ts, new york is 45 degrees. tonight, drop that down to 42 degrees or 40 degrees. washington, you are going to be 45 or 46 degrees

see storms, especially through southern georgia. temperatures are cool through the northern plains. tonight at midnight, temperatures still in the '40s in new york city. we're in the teens and 20s through the upper midwest. temperatures only in the upper 20s for areas like seattle. 32 in oregon. on new year's day, the first day of 2016, little showery along the gulf coast, but the northeast in the 40s. it is a little chilly but sunny >> hi. i'm meteorologist brittney shipp. as we read into the rest of the day our temperatures will range between 50 and 53 degrees. some sunshine, we'll see more sunshine as we head towards the afternoon. breezy and mild. wind out of the northwest 10 to 20 miles per hour that will stick around for new year's eve. temperatures around midnight 38 degrees feeling more like 35. we cool things down heading right into the weekend. take a look at next week. our daytime highs drop to the 30s. happy new year. >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's a new year's eve party without kathie lee and hoda, especially when new year's eve is on a

the southeast, we'll see storms, especially through southern georgia. temperatures are cool through the northern plains. tonight at midnight, temperatures still in the '40s in new york city. we're in the teens and 20s through the upper midwest. temperatures only in the upper 20s for areas like seattle. 32 in oregon. of 2016, little showery along the gulf coast, but the northeast in the 40s. it is a little chilly but sunny greenville, spartanburg, anderson will be mostly cloudy with just a few showers left, high of 65. north winds at 5. the mountains will be mostly cloudy, patchy fog until 11 am, high of 55. cooler temperatures will be felt tonight. asheville, >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's a new year's eve party without kathie lee and hoda, especially when new year's eve is on a thirsty thursday. >> they're kicking off the celebrations on nbc with a toast to 2015. buzziest stories and events of the year. they invited their celebrity friends to the party. >> 2016, non-resolution, i am not willing to drink less. >> one thing i won't be doing in 2016 is

southern georgia. temperatures are cool through the northern plains. tonight at midnight, temperatures still in the '40s in new york city. we're in the teens and 20s through the upper midwest. temperatures only in the upper 20s for areas like seattle. 32 in oregon. on new year's day, the first day of 2016, little showery along the gulf coast, but the northeast in the 40s. it is a little chilly but s >>> thanks very much. clouds breaking up for sun at times. temperatures leveling off in the upper 40s. a chilly night tonight. clear to partly sky. low to mid 30s around the city. around 40 midnight. tomorrow look for sunshine and clouds. seven-day forecast, it stays dry, and chilly saturday and sunday low to mid 40s. back to the 40s by wednesday. >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's a new year's eve party without kathie lee and hoda, especially when new year's eve is on a thirsty thursday. >> they're kicking off the celebrations on nbc with a toast to 2015. it's the ultimate look at the buzziest stories and events of the year. they invited their cel

-effect snow. across the southeast, we'll see southern georgia. temperatures are cool through the northern plains. tonight at midnight, temperatures still in the '40s in new york city. we're in the teens and 20s through the upper midwest. temperatures only in the upper 20s for areas like seattle. 32 in oregon. on new year's day, the first day of 2016, little showery along the gulf coast, but the northeast in the 40s. it is a little chilly but sunny >> bri: good morning, everybody. happy new year's eve. a little damp and a little cool to start, but we'll kick out that damp air and replace with it some drier air working into the afternoon, which means that we do have some sunshine in store and also some melting as those temperatures finally climb. we're into the low to mid-40s for most spots with a light breeze out of the west-northwest, and first night looking really good. dry and cool. wind-chill readings making it feel like it's in the mid-20sing but it's a very cold start to the new year as we >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. >>> what's a new year's eve party