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Two huge bowl games on the way. Four College Football teams about to go headtohead on the road to the final championship. 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. 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, any zealand. It blows my mind that theyre so far ahead of us. They will be over their hangovers sitting down to dinner with 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 games kicking off on espn, the team mascots from clemson and Michigan State right there on an astroturf carpet. I dont know if you can see it. Hoping to get all four but two of them got stuck. Their planes didnt take off so we got two of them. We got sparty, though. Go green, go white, that was from my dad. All right, but first we want to get to that recordbreaking flooding devastating the midwest. Mississippi river overflowing and more than 12 Million People are under flood warnings this morning. Rob marciano is in valley park, missouri, this morning and, rob, i know you have the latest for us. Reporter good morning, amy. Its bishop an anxious night along the merrimac river. Heres the deal, this is not the river, shouldnt be. This is an interstate, interstate 44 now turned into a raging river getting around this city, nearly impossible. But traffic really the least of their worries. This morning, a recordbreaking flood drowning the midwest. Swallowing up neighborhoods, homes uprooted, some floating downstream. Bridges submerged littered with debris. Rising rivers making at least 200 roads impassable. The whole entire highway is shut down. Its unbelievable. Reporter interstate 44 and route 141 shut down tuesday. These traffic lights the only sign of a once busy roadway below. Theres supposed to be two major highways and a couple days ago it was full of cars and truck, now nothing but water. Reporter overnight a third major highway, interstate 55, parts of it closed backing traffic up for miles. A flood in the winter is dangerous. Everybody, keep a good attitude its going to be a while. Reporter urging residents to stay off the roads to phelp rescues like these. Another man and his dog trapped on a roof overnight until they could be rescued by raft. In high ridge, missouri, a water plant engulfed closing down tuesday and cutting off water to 20,000 residents. Its pretty scary right now. Reporter this levee in valley park dangerously close to collapse. Hastily patched with plywood and missouri, not the only flooded state. Ive never seen it like this. Reporter parts of 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 the only river that is still rising so weve got issues going forward. Multiple flood warnings out. Take a look at this map. All the Mississippi River drainage has to feed into that mighty river so its going to take several days, if not a couple of weeks into the new year. Meanwhile, flash flood watches still posted for the southeast from the panhandle up through the carolinas, theyll be slowly dropped from north to south but heavy rain across the gulf coast for new years eve. Mostly dry, i think, for tonight and chilly, seasonably cold and the good news here, dan, is that there is no forecast rain for at least a week here. A silver lining, indeed. Lets turn to new years eve and the security precautions around the world as we head into tonights 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. Abcs phillip mena is on the story. Reporter dan, good morning. People are already lining up out here in times square trying to snag a spot to see the ball drop at midnight and when it does there will be 6,000 Police Officers rooftop snipers and helicopters in this area keeping an eye out for anything or anyone suspicious. Authorities say while there are no Credible Threats specifically aimed at new york, the nypd is reminding their personnel that the city does remain a top spot for target for terrorists and security will be heightened in washington, d. C. And los angeles ahead of events there. Concern over a potential terrorist attack prompted officials in paris and brussels to cancel holiday events, but here in times square the show will go on and we are expecting a Million People down here to celebrate and authorities believe that these extra precautions will help keep everyone here safe. Yeah, police said times square will be one of the safest places on earth tonight. Phillip mena, thank you. Dan, thank you. Now to breaking news in the socalled affluenza teen. Ethan couch, his mother tonya back on american soil arriving in los angeles just hours ago. Abcs matt gutman has the latest from guadalajara, mexico. Reporter good morning, amy. A very stonefaced looking tonya couch didnt answer reporters questions. Her son ethan bundled out of that facility and taken to mexico city. It was another legal reprieve for the affluenza teen whose lawyers helped him avoid a single day in prison after he pled guilty to killing four people in that drunk driving crash. Just hours ago tonya couch hauled back to the u. S. Grimfaced as u. S. Marshals escorted her in handcuffs through Los Angeles International airport. She faces a possible two to ten year sentence for hindering the apprehension of 18yearold son ethan. Abc news spotted ethan in guadalajara, mexico, escorted into this van at this immigration Detention Center. The van speeding out of the garage. We believe ethan couch is in that van that just rushed out of here. We saw him moments ago being moved from one side of this Detention Center to the other side. And mexican authorities confirming overnight to abc news he was sent to mexico city, his third city since his arrest monday. Mexican Authorities Say hell be held until the end of these immigration proceedings. But his first two nights in a mexican Detention Center spent behind those locked gates. So youve been inside. Whats it like . We got two Holding Cells to hold detainees until they figure out the situation. Reporter tonya couchs lawyer speaking out for the first time. Put yourself in tonyas shoes. What would you do if you were a parent with a son who is the most hated boy in america. What would you do to protect him . Reporter texas authorities called it something else, hindering the apprehension of a fugitive. With the couches now in custody were learning more about their time as fugitives here in mexico. In this exclusive video you can see tonya couch saunter into this butcher shop trying to pay in dollars. And ethan just two hours before his capture seemingly at ease in his life as a fugitive. With the backwards hat and freshly dyed jet black hair. Thank you, my friend. Reporter for people who tried very hard to avoid lockup in a u. S. Jail the couches will spend a lot of time in detention. Tonya couch will probably be in a u. S. Marshals facility until saturday or sunday and ethan could spend weeks here as his immigration process plays out. Amy. All right, matt gutman with the latest and you can find out much more about the ethan couch tomorrow on a special 20 20, end of the road, right here on abc. A big show tomorrow night. We turn now to donald trump ramping up the rhetoric this morning. Its your voice, your vote, and the latest twists in the race for the white house yet again involves the republican frontrunner. Trump now declaring war, thats a direct quote, on opponents Hillary Clinton and jeb bush even calling them enemies, Abcs Cecilia Vega has the latest on that. Cecilia, good morning. Reporter yet again is right. Happy new year, this may be the 2016 race for the white house but this morning there is just one word to describe it, an allout war. It is donald trump rapidfire. Hill are is a disaster, these ahorrible. Women dont like hillary. I just have to turn off the television so many types. She just gives me a headache. Reporter this morning Hillary Clinton in the bullseye once again. She said hes got a hes demonstrated a penchant, i demonstrated a penchant for sexism. Can you believe it . Me. Nobody respects women more than donald trump. That i can tell you. Reporter trump even pulling out that famous line hes used on jeb bush and recycling it for her. Low energy can be applied to hillary. I just dont like to use the same thing twice on one of my enemies, right, because i consider them enemies. Reporter but the gop frontrunner now has his sights set on another target. She wants to accuse me of things and the husband is one of the great abusers of the world. Difficult me a break. Reporter he made tabloid headlines himself and now hurling his harshest words at bill clinton and Trump Supporters showing up to this rally in South Carolina by the thousands are eating it up. Onetime friends, now in a heated battle reaching fever pitch. So far, no comment from the clintons on this war of words, not likely to cool down they time soon. We view this as war. Dont we view this as war . Reporter war is the word he is using. We will not see trump or clinton again until 2016, not that far away but bill and donald will come close to being facetoface when they campaign a few miles apart. Finally it will be a huge year. We do get a little bit of a breather before then. We do . 24 hours. Because i got to go to New Hampshire sure. I dont know about you. Thanks, cecilia. Now to a midair scare. An air canada flight ran into violent turbulence and was forced to make an emergency landing. More than 20 passengers injured. Several taken off on stretchers. Abcs david kerley is at Reagan National airport with the latest on that, good morning, david. Reporter morning, amy. This hit so quickly so many passengers injured the pilots decided to divert and get the plane on the ground so they could get medical help. Overnight, new photos from inside the air canada flight which was forced to divert because of severe turbulence. Were being told there are four serious injuries. Will require assistance. Reporter passenger pictures showing oxygen masks deployed, trash and belongings littering the floor all a result of the sudden turbulence which tossed the plane around. It was just like the roller coaster, the plane would just go down very straight and go down and lots of screaming. Were just helping one person. Reporter some of the passengers removed on stretchers with neck braces, in all 21 passengers including three children were hurt and taken to local hospitals. The boeing 777 was carrying 351 passengers and crew on a flight from shanghai to toronto. But over Western North america that turbulence hit and the diversion to calgary with passengers complaining of neck, back and rib injuries. We dont have patients that have greater injury or none are lifethreatening. Reporter as crews were treating passengers canadas Transportation Safety board started its investigation. None of the injuries were lifethreatening. The good news most of the passengers were released overnight. That is good news, indeed. David kerley, thanks so much. Turn to abcs tom llamas with the other top developing stories starting with breaking news out of france. Thats right. Good morning. Authorities make a tenth arrest in connection to last months paris attacks. The 22yearold man was picked up this morning in the same house in brussels where its thought one of the paris terrorists hid after the attacks. Police seized continue cell phones but found no weapons or explosives. Bp is evacuating hundreds of workers from one of its oil fields in the north sea. At least one of the platforms is threatened by an unmanned barge thats heading right towards it in rough seas. Caitlin jenner reached a settlement in the crash and territories to be paid by the Insurance Company not disclosed. No Winning Ticket drawn in last nights powerball so the jackpot for saturdays drawing, at least 334 million, i nice belated holl day present if you win, five tickets sold in california and pennsylvania have five correct news. That only gets you a million bucks. So not fair. Finally one grandmothers reaction to her Christmas Present goes viral. Mary anne davis unwrapped a Christmas Gift from her family. It was a calendar featuring local firemen in her town. I dont think i can stand this. Oh. Ooh. She got a big kick out of it. The 80yearold is a great grandmother to 12. The idea was maybe send some firefighters over to visit but that may induce a heart attack she was so excited. Grandchildren were like, whats grandma doing. Theyll be even more surprised when she starts lighting fires. Calling 911. Dan did i say that out loud . Sorr sorry. Sports fans are getting excited not only is it new years eve it is also game day, the College Football playoff semifinals kick off with oklahoma taking on clemson and Michigan State facing off against alabama. Espns sage steele is here breaking it all down. You may recall a year ago there was tons of excitement because it was the first year of the long awaited fourteam playoff format in College Football so this year even more excitement because these two playoff games are being played on arguably the Biggest Party day of the year, new years eve but whats better than that . Nothing. Heres a preview. 128 teams. Touchdown. 14 weeks of football and it all comes down to this, four teams hoping to ring in 2016 with a trip to the College Football Playoff National championship game. Hes in, touchdown. Reporter oklahoma which didnt even crack the top 25 last season has blazed into the semifinals behind baker mayfield. Mayfield. Scrambling. Fires into the end zone for a touchdown. Reporter he went from a walkon at texas tech, transferred and now leads one of College Footballs most hi highpowered offenses. The sooners make this a bidlamb beatdown. Reporter but to start the new year with a shot at the trophy they have to make it past number one clemson. Across the 10, 5, into the end zone. Touchdown. Tonight it was our turn and were division champs. Reporter the winner will get to watch the number two crimson tide armed with Derrick Henry take on the 121 Michigan State spartans. Michigan state which hadnt won at all in 50 years have turned shocking upsets into an art form ending ohio states streak. The ball is free. Reporter and stunning their rivals from ann arbor and the entire world with this blocked punt turned touchdown. And he scores. Love that. Keep this in mind its actually a rematch of last years Russell Athletic bowl when clemson beat oklahoma by 36 points and killed them so that revenge word just may play a role in tonights game for the sooners not that any of us would know anything about revenge, right, you guys . I just know those games are going to be on in my house because everyone is rooting for Michigan State. Im a lancing girl. My dad went to Michigan State. My grandpa went to Michigan State. Nobody is with me. Im with you. Sage, you and i can talk a little later. College football playoffs semifinals are on espn today. Oklahoma against clemson, 4 p. M. Eastern and Michigan State tackling alabama i like how i said tackling. Sans well talk to you in a bit. Rob in missouri. Rob. Hey, amy. I hope the sparties do well for ive never seen anything like this, ive seen water over interstates, not class two rapids. This river is cresting. We have heavy rain across the southeast. The heaviest rain from the Florida Panhandle to the southeast coast of texas. Cold cities are brought to you by burlington. Reporter hey everyone, im meteorologist karen rogers. We are dry, staying dry and were going to see some sunshine. Lets go on outside, the current temperature is 49 degrees as we are looking live in penns landing. We see some clouds that are up above. It will be a nice day today. Lets check the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, lots of clouds to start, well see sunshine later on today. High of 50 degrees. Tomorrow for new years day, partly sunny skies, 46 it will be nice with a chilly breeze, though, it will feel just like the upper 30s. On a Million Dollar bail and possibly facing ten years in prison. We will talk to his lawyer about the highprofile case coming up live. The big freeze is on the way. Potentially sending your heating bill through the roof. How to keep that number down as the temperatures hit new lows. Keep it right here on gma. Its the walmart clearance event. Starting now, youll find all kinds of low prices. On select apparel, christmas decor, and toys. But hurry before these low clearance prices float away. Walmart. Ive been down that road honey jeans im trchild. O get into; and i dont have like a dress or some big red carpet thing i have to do. Im really just looking at 2016, as the year of my best body; thats what i want for you too. Lets let 2016 be the year of our best bodies. Do it. Take the natures bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. If your hair, skin and nails dont look more beautiful, well give you your money back. I did it. And i feel beautiful. Visit naturesbounty. Com for details. How else do you think he gets around so fast . 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If you have these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away as some can be lifethreatening. Tell your doctor if you have heart or blood vessel problems, or develop new or worse symptoms. Get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke. Decrease alcohol use while taking chantix. Use caution when driving or operating machinery. Most common side effect is nausea. Man, i love being a nonsmoker. Ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. Istarting now, youll find all kinds of low prices. On select apparel, christmas decor, and toys. But hurry before these low clearance prices float away. Walmart. Good morning, and happy new years eve, im matt odonnell, 7 24, thursday, december 31, matt pellman whats going on on the roads. Reporter we can see this morning, no fog out along 309 unlike yesterday morning in Lower Gwynedd in english village. Volume is light on the area highways. There are accidents including this in abington township along 611 walsh road. Close to the boston market. Watch out for a crash at cheltenham avenue and front street. We have a southbound ship in the river heading toward the taconypalmyra. In the next halfhour i would head to the betsy ross bridge instead. No delays on i95 or the schuylkill expressway. Mummers preparations continue at love park. Expect restrictions along jfk boulevard. Theres a crash at mcdad boulevard near four eyes optical. The accuweather forecast is next. The republicans in harrisburg were fighting each other over the state budget. Thats right. Each other. The Republican State Senate passed a responsible budget that begins to Fund Education but the Republican House of representatives has insisted on a budget that fails to Fund Education and balloons the deficit. Call your legislator, tell them to pass a budget thats right for pennsylvania. Guess what the sun returns today. 48 degrees, the high is 50 degrees. We started off with lots of early clouds. Were starting to see breaks and well see sunshine through the day today. Tonight new years celebrating at midnight, 40 degrees and partly cloudy, tomorrow, partly sunny skies, 46. Above average dry for the big parade. Bundle up, it will be a chilly breeze with the breeze it will feel like the 30s tomorrow on new years day. Watch Dick Clarks Rockin new years eve with Ryan Seacrest on 6abc. The coverage begins at 8 00 p. M. Hey welcome back to gma. You are looking live at times square where dick clarks new years rockin eve with Ryan Seacrest is just hours away. All the fun on abc starting at 8 p. M. Eastern and ryan will be here joining us live in just a bit. Were excited about that. Also happening, the midwest facing recordbreaking flooding. Hundreds of roads under water as rescuers race to find survivors overnight and the socalled affluenza teens mom is back in the United States and in custody after fleeing with her son to mexico where he is now behind bars. Also this morning, we are getting ready for new years eve and the College Football playoffs, guess whos here with us . Here they come. Clemson tiger and from the cotton bowl Michigan State sparty. We know amy has a special place in her heart for sparty. We should say thank you, guys. The excitement kicks off at 4 eastern. What you need to know about the games coming up. It is a huge day in sports in america but amy, we start here with a big headline thats right. With bill cosby bombshell. The disgraced comedian once known as americas dad arrested and charged for the first time with indecent assault. We will talk to his attorney in just a moment. After we get the latest from abcs ryan smith outside the courthouse in philadelphia. Good morning, ryan. Reporter good morning, amy. He walked into this courthouse slowly cane in hand guided by his lawyers accused of aggravated indecent assault. That charge causing some of the dozens of women accusing him of drugging or Sexual Assault to claim vindication while his lawyers vowed to fight the charge. Its a day many thought would never come, bill cosby walking into criminal court. This morning, cosby is out on 1 million bail. Facing a charge he sexually assaulted Andrea Constand in 2004 after giving her pills and booze at his suburban philadelphia home. Mr. Cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. The effect of which rendered her unable to move and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. Reporter mr. Cosby, how do you respond to the charges . Appearing fray as he walked in, cane in hand, his lawyers guiding him to court. Cosby answered yes when asked if he understood the charge against him. Aggravate the indecent assault. Punishable if convicted by up to ten years in prison. He hasnt yet entered a plea. But cosbys lawyers released a statement saying, make no mistake, we intend to mount a investigate ross defense against this unjustified charge and we expect that mr. Cosby will be exonerated by a court of law. Over 50 women have come out accusing the superstar comedian of Sexual Assault, drugging or rape. Earlier this year, more than a dozen of those women spoke out in the a e documentary cosby the women speak. Barbara boman came forward after learning about constands allegations. I said thats enough. I will not sit in silence any longer and no one believed this woman and i did because i her story was my story. Reporter cosby addressing the allegations for the first time in this may interview with abc news linsey davis. I have been in this business for 52 years and i will ive never seen anything like this. Reporter the charge filed just weeks before the statute of limitations was set to run out and as cosbys Court Appearance ended yesterday the judge said to him good luck, sir to which he replayed thank you. His next Court Appearance, january 14th. Amy. Ryan smith with the latest for us. We are now joined by bill cosbys attorney monique pressley. Good morning. Monique. Good morning. It was a stunning cover of the New York Daily News we all woke up, the headline, he said she said with 55 she saids following. Part of the defense on the bill cosby case was he had never been charged with a crime. Now he has been charged with i acrime. Do you expect this to bring about more criminal charges for your client . Well, first of all, i didnt wake up to that cover. I just saw it a few minutes before we went on and its coming from that bastion of journalistic integrity so im not putting much stock into what any of their covers espouse to say about this case or any of the other cases, but as for my expectation, i expect that because the d. A. s office after 12 years has chosen to reignite and to charge my client for a crime and an unjustified charge after a prior District Attorney said publicly and privately that it should not be done and then led my client into a civil process where he testified because he believed that there was no thought whatsoever, no possibility of him being charged criminally since thats what they said, but i expect now that all of those things will get ferreted out in a court of law and i have faith in the justice system. Well, lets talk about that deposition. It was from back in 2005, a 10yearold deposition that bill cosby gave where he admitted that he gave drugs to women to have sex and that he knew Andrea Constand. With those words on the record, what will your Defense Strategy be . So, you just conflated about four decades worth of the testimony from that deposition, i cant talk specifically about anything thats in the deposition but your network and every other network in america right now has that deposition so you know that those two things dont go together and he was very specific about what he said about this particular case and that he did admit to having available to him 40 years earlier the drug quaaludes which was at the time a legal drug and that he offered it to two women who took it consensually, did not sneak and give it to them, did not hide it and use it intentionally in order to incapacitate them. The two have nothing to do with each other and our defense where this is concerned will be clear but first before we even have to mount a defense well have to look at the game of political football that this Montgomery County d. A. s office has played with my clients life. If you look at the political campaigns that led to the former d. A. And the about to be d. A. Going headtohead and choosing to make this issue a focal point, what we have now is not the effect situation of justice but the fulfillment of a Campaign Promise from a prosecutor who used this case and used the current climate about the allegations against my client in order to get into office and had to make good before the statute of limitations completely ran out on what he promised in order to get in that office. All right, miss presley, quickly, i wanted to ask about how mr. Cosby is doing. He looked very frail walking into that courtroom. Was he expecting these charges . Everyone says he looked frail. I dont really understand it. He is a tall man of sufficient girth. He is 78 years old and blind so he does use a cane so he can know whats coming in front of him and does require assistance because of that and thats who the d. A. s office has chosen to charge in this case. 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Inexpensive, you can put them on your windows at your home and youll be fine and some good tips for the new years guys. Lets use it on hainesy. Coal as ice. Im having a hot flash, dan. Im kidding. Nobody warmer than sara haines to just for the record. Coming up here the beauty queen bombshell faking cancer stripped of her crown. She allegedly took thousands in fundraising and went shopping. New years is likeliest to be the busiest at the gym. What about the day after we have one of the top ways to keep your resolutions stick. Up next. To the couple wondering what a good deal looks like. No. Seriously . Well give it a 6 for composition. Scary. Wow, what about just putting a fair, no haggle price on the window . Not zany enough . Sometimes the best deals are pretty plain to see. Coughing. Sniffling. And wishing you could stay in bed all day. When your cold is this bad. You need new theraflu expressmax. Theraflu expressmax combines. 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Now we know deciding on a resolution is the easy part, though. Its sticking to it thats tricky. Research shows one of the best ways to follow through is actually to make your resolution public. Researchers found that sharing goals can make us more successful in reaching them so go ahead and post it on social media. Maybe your friends will help out. You should make one right now. Mine every year is always to be more present. Bingo. Maybe ill meditate a little. That helps. Guess what mine was last year. I just spaced out to are a second. Im back. What was yours last year. To vacation more but look where i am right now. Its a great resolution. Ryan and Jenny Mccarthy are kicking off the countdown. Ryan is here live. Stay with us. To the Grocery Store simple trip anything but simple. So finally, i had an important conversation with my dermatologist about humira. 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The Republican State Senate passed a responsible budget that begins to Fund Education but the Republican House of representatives has insisted on a budget that fails to Fund Education and balloons the deficit. Call your legislator, tell them to pass a budget thats right for pennsylvania. Good morning america is brought to you by carmax. The bright side of car buying. Good morning, earn, im matt odonnell, 7 56 thursday, december 31. Happy new years eve. Matt pellman is here with a look at traffic. Reporter 2015 gave us the new ramps connecting trooper road with 422. I hope youre enjoying them. No delays on 422 heading to king of prussia. Theres a crash in abington township along 611 at welsh road. Bad one at mcdade boulevard at carmens pizza. Across the river in Gloucester County watch out for a crash in the southbound lanes of 2955 at 644. Getting ready for a taconypalmyra bridge opening for the southbound ship in the next few minutes, head to the betsy ross bridge as the alternate. Taking a live look at the river rink at penns landing. Thats the scene of the fireworks display at 6 00 p. M. And midnight. Lets find out when the weather is, karen rogers in for david. At midnight, partly cloudy, 40 degrees. Right now its 49. The sun returns this afternoon not full fledged sunshine, but sun and clouds, it will be brighter than it has been for the past ten days. 50 degrees for the high. Tomorrow, partly sunny skies, 46. Were above average. Its a great day for the parade. You want to bundle up because witches will be in the upper 30s in the afternoon. Saturday, seasonable chilly, 43 is the high, sunshine, sunday mostly sunny, 43. Monday wrirveg brisk and colder, 37. Overnight low 24, Tuesday Morning bus stop in the low temperatures. An action news viewer captured video of flames shooting from the 800 block of haddon avenue before 5 00 a. M. Nobody was hurt. Neighboring houses suffered smoke and water damage. The red cross is helping 8 adults and 6 children from two separate homes. It is not clear what started the fire. The chip kelly releases a statement about his firing from the eagles. You can read it at 6abc. Com. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. And Teresa Giudice speaking out for the First Time Since getting her freedom. Hi, everyone. Im back. Thanking fans for their support in a personal video from her new jersey mansion where she will celebrate new years eve. What shes been doing since being released from prison. Do you know a mean mom . Overprotective parents now bullying their childrens schoolmates to make their kids more popular. What experts say children can do to protect themselves. Superstar secrets to shape up for the new year. Gabrielle union, taraji p. Henson and j. Lo dishing about how they stay fit. All that and were couping down to new years rockin eve, Jenny Mccarthy taking us behind the scenes of the Biggest Party of the year. Americas favorite new years eve host Ryan Seacrest live on gma before kicking off your countdown to the ball drop as we say good morning, america. Happy new years eve. Good morning, america. Good morning, america. And happy new year. In case you didnt hear, good morning. Ryan sitting on the set with us. Times square getting ready for tonights big party. Youll dish some of the secret behind the scenes but how will you stay up . Ill be right here. Hanging out with a few hours. We will have till 8 p. M. Tonight. A long day for ryan. A trouper. Great to be with you. Many more questions coming up but well start and counting down to tonights big games with school spirit. Two mascots missing this morning for alabama and oklahoma got stranded at the airport. But, yeah, look at that guy. Hes a little bummed but two did make it. Michigan states sparty and Clemson Tiger got too comfortable at our anchors desk. Now, however, we booted them and theyre none too happy. Dont be bummed, guys. You got a big game coming up. Your day, not as long as Ryan Seacrests however. Also this morning. We have a lot of girls at home excite for this. We are revealing the brandnew American Girl doll. She is right there in silhouette. Well have the big reveal just moments away. Stay tuned for that. The intrigue that that silhouette creates. But lets start here with tom llamas whos over on the other side with the morning rundown. Good morning. The big story the massive flooding in missouri, officials have now closed a second major interstate in the state because they are under water. At least 21 people have died in missouri and illinois. The Mississippi River is expected to crest in st. Louis tonight. The mother of the socalled affluenza teen is back in this country. New video of her arriving in los angeles this morning, tonya couch could face up to ten years in prison for helping her son flee probation. Her son ethan himself is still in mexico awaiting a hearing on his return to the u. S. Texas Christian University may not have its starting quarterback in the alamo bowl. Trevone boykin is arrested accused of striking a Police Officer after a bar fight in san antonio. Tcu says theyre valuating the situation. And now to the beauty queen in trouble. The former miss pennsylvania is accused of faking cancer and scamming hundreds out of money and abcs Mara Schiavocampo has more. Reporter this morning, a former beauty queen goes from Holding Court to appearing in one. 23yearold brandi weaversgate formally arraigned wednesday for allegedly faking cancer to benefit from fundraisers. I think its a new low even for people who engage in fraud. Reporter according to prosecutors gates raised almost 30,000 for more than 160 people during several Charity Events since claiming to be diagnosed with leukemia in 2013. Even going so far as to shave her head, have family members drive her to fake doctors appointments and create phony med cal bills but Officials Say she faked it all for the money allegedly using the cash for online shopping. Some of the individual people that gave the money it was a great deal of upon for them. We didnt learn that she was impoverished or needed it for any compelling reason. Reporter now gates who pleaded not guilty is being held on 150,000 bail and has been stripped of her crown and sash. Pageant organizers telling abc news we will not tolerate these actions. Our hearts go out to those affected by cancer and to those who were taken advantage of. For good morning america, Mara Schiavocampo, abc news, new york. And we thank mara for that story. A health alert. Out of hospital births on the rise appear to be riskier for the baby. More women are opting to give birth at home or birthing centers and a new study finds the risk of death for the baby appears to be twice as high when mothers planned out of hospital births. Finally, canadas answer to new yorks pizza rat, check out this video. Here is a doughnut raccoon with a sweet tooth that could not stop. He moves in sniffing out the doughnuts, finally he goes in and he grabs something, dan harris, i need your help. Is that a doughnut, a doughnut stick or was it possibly a crawler. It looks like a crawler. Ill diagnose that as a cruller. The raccoon looks like a thief. Sneaking in there. What would you have done if you were working there at the time . What would i have done exactly what those employees did, take a video of it and put it on youtube. Employee of the month. Thats what you do in head out to sara now. A look at whats ahead on the gma morning menu. Teresa giudice speaking out for the first time, her message to fans and whats next for the reality star and superstar secrets to slimming down. The inside track on how the hottest celebs stay in shape. Plus, were counting down to our rockin new years eve with the one, the only, you know him, Ryan Seacrest. We cant wait. 500, 499 hell do this all morning long. 497. Are you ready for some football. Oh, yes i am. Dont answer that. These mascots are pumping up tooilz. Lets go, lets go. Bring it in. Bring it in. Right here on gma. 32 pop on two, hut, hut. Im popping. Gmas morning menu is brought to you by new centrum vitamints, a multivitamin you enjoy like a mint. Abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. Without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. Only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. You could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. Learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva. Com dont tough it out, knock it out, fast. With abreva. I am never getting married. Were never having kids. Mmmmmm. We are never moving to the suburbs. We are never having another kid. Im pregnant. I am never letting go. For all the nevers in life, state farm is there. Istarting now, youll find all kinds of low prices. On select apparel, christmas decor, and toys. But hurry before these low clearance prices float away. Walmart. Im here with Ryan Seacrest, ryan, Jenny Mccarthy told us what her new years resolution is. What about you . After seeing the mascots ive got to learn to be good at a sport. I think ive got to pick a sport many football probably not the one. Maybe tennis. 2016. Physical documentation of. Dunking. I dont know . We have a lot more coming up with ryan next on gma. Ive smoked a lot and quit a lot, but ended up nowhere. Now i use this. 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Thank you santa this has been an especially meaningful Holiday Season for the reality star Teresa Giudice known for her role in the real housewives released from prison at home with her family and now sharing a new years message with her fans. Abcs david wright has the latest. Reporter here she is back home at new jersey. A real housewife again. Im like crying. Reporter out shopping for groceries, settling back into the routine, Teresa Giudice even posted a video message to the fans that stood by her during what had to be a very difficult year. Hi, everyone. Im back. I just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year. Its going to be a gait 2016. Reporter for the past year orange was the new black for this reality show superstar. Inmate number 65703050 at the federal correctional toutant in dan danbury. Teresa giudice served 11 months behind bars. Shes coming back home to her family but she has just a few months with her husband and at that point joe will then have to go to prison to serve his sentence. Reporter joe giudice is facing 41 months in prison. We heard from teresa and joes lawyer this has brought them closer. Reporter the Couples Money woes continue having fought off foreclosure proceedings on their new jersey mansion they still have to pay 414,000 in restitution to wells fargo, plus, the irs recently hit them with a 551,000 lien for unpaid taxes. But teresa still came home to an early Christmas Present, a brandnew lexus suv tied with a bow. Presumably nobody flipped the table at this years christmas dinner. This one had lots of group hugs, documenting the whole scene. Harsh reality can wait. No public appearances planned. Love, love, love you all. Reporter for now shes just glad to be home. For good morning america, david wright, abc news, new york. All right, its a new years resolution time of year and that means new diets for a lot of people. Some of the biggest stars are revealing their favorite get trim tips in the latest issue of us weekly. Aaditi roy has all those details. Reporter looking to get toned like taraji, khloe and bend like jen, well, now you can as the stars dish on everything from their diet secrets to fitness routines in the latest issue of us weekly. Every year, of course, after the holidays getting into the new year everyone is ready to get their diets and exercise routine into high gear. All of these stars each of them have some little tip that anyone can pick up at home. Reporter for Gabrielle Union balance is the name of the game. I ate a whole serving of apple cake. I needed it so i ate it. Reporter her top tips. Eliminating all sugary drinks and replace with water and make your plate as colorful as possible, lean meat, sleep and regulating your schedule so i try to get to bed early. Boo boo kitty. Reporter empire actress taraji p. Henson dropped two sizes in a year with two a day workouts. She revealed. I tell myself just show up and your body will change. White hot j. Lo loves her greens. I eat asparagus, brussels sprout, kale everything you think of the 46yearold superstar says. She feels better than when she was in her 20s. Reporter for good morning america, aditi roy, abc news, san francisco. Another dose of ill have what shes having. Obviously. Now to what some say is the new face of bullying. Parent, thats right, children targeted not by other kids but by adults. A disturbing new trend making headlines and Genevieve Brown is here with more. Its every parents nightmare. Their child being the victim of bullying but what if the bully is someone you never suspected . Its more common than you think and lets just say its not a fair fight. Is butter a carb. Reporter mean girls. They may not always be who you think. Youre wearing sweatpants. Its monday. So . So thats against the rules. And you cant sit with us. Reporter the real bullies may actually be moms. Jamie says her daughter rachel was bullied by a classmates mother when she went to sleepaway camp in seventh grade. The mother reached out and called the director of the camp to tell him not to put my daughter into the cabin with her daughters friends and their friends. They didnt want anything to do with her. It was a terrible experience and it was really the mom leading the charge. Reporter rachel was a victim of social engineering. A term coined by writer lisa barr in an article viewed online more than 2 million times. Everyones heard of the helicopter mom. This is taking it one step further. What they try to do is elevate their own childs social status at the expense of other kids. Reporter barr was inspired to write the article after hearing hundreds of stories of kidding being bullied by dulls. What is their agenda. If their kids are in the group, then their kids will be happy and their kids will be, you know, the forefront of facebook and the photos and these moms really have no pity for how it affects another child. Reporter what should a parent do . If you are going to Say Something its important to be calm and stay positive and kind. Now, oftentimes these people wont change because they like themselves just the way they are. Reporter as for rachel, she found a new camp that she loved and learned and important lesson supply think we have to teach our children that life goes on and how to be strong and that bad stuff happens and theres good stuff around the corner. And parenting experts say this behavior among moms is not at all uncommon. Whether its handing out Birthday Party invitations to all but a few kids in plain sight of the whole class or looking the other way when chthr child is being cruel to another. By getting it in the open this mean girl mom behavior will stop. Interesting. Seems like theyre acting out the pathology from their own high school experience. Their own insecurities. Fascinating story, thank you. Over to amy now. In less than 12 hours we will be kicking off 9 Biggest Party of the year and with us this morning at the start of a very long day, Ryan Seacrest, the host of dick clarks new years rockin eve 2016. Thanks for getting up er8ly. My pleasure. Longest title. Is it your pleasure actually. This is fun for me. When you talk about it being 12 hours im so excited i wanted to start early. Something that has started early, more so than ever is security. I had a tough time getting into the studio this morning at 4 a. M. Its tight but they do such a great job. We be very safe and excited all the enthusiastic people coming out, over a million should come out. The weather is holding out. Yes, supposed to be i didnt watch the weather 40, dry. Its been bonechilling cold before to the point where i cant speak outside so it should be comfortable. That will help with all the live perform ances you have. What, did you have 38 . Almost 40. Its 38 this year. Weve got everyone from one direction to Carrie Underwood and luke bryan, demi lovato. 38 of them. I wanted to write them down but would go up to my elbow. Jimmy buffett. Its going to be great. Right after midnight were going to go live to the Barclays Center where standing by at his concert and hell do margaritaville for us. Yahoo is bringing her husband Donnie Wahlberg and 13yearold son evan. Do you think shell be on her best behavior. Shes so good. Such a pleasure to workrelated with but shell have donny do a little live wrap i saw in our rehearsal. I think people will enjoy. Recently tweeted a photo of yourself and asked what your resolution was, you said trying to come up with a sport but youre a runner too so youre trying to get rid of the holiday pounds. I had a lot of cheese fondue on Christmas Eve so i really did. Whats that look. That is, oh, my god, this is painful. This hurts. I didnt run. I just made it look like it was a balmy day. So comfortable the last couple of days, i felt obligated to. People in shorts and tshirts. No excuse not to run. Youll be saying goodbye to American Idol in 2016. The new season kicks off. What do you look forward to doing most with that in your past . Probably just bree tending im still doing it in my bedroom. Ill play host of idol as i used to do before i got the show. I cant believe its the final season. Its bittersweet. I think it will be emotional when we crown the final winner of idol. Thats me singing richard marx, the most embarrassing thing ive done. The favorite moment of mine is imagine. Isnt that a special moment at the night right before the ball drops. Do you have a special part of the night as you go through this year after year . I think i get chills during imagine, also, you know, right at midnight and when they play frank sfrat tra New York New York it is that moment where every year i almost forget im still on television because you become a part of the crowd and you really just enjoy being there. So for me, you know, for dick to pass the baton to me on the bucket list for a lot of people and i get to do it every year. New yorks finest out there cleaning everything up. Its amazing. Its a little pizza box and catheters or whatever are out there from earlier. Tmi. Tmi. They get in there at noon. Penned. Thats the trick. Youre there to entertain them. Thats the good news for everyone out there. Ryan seacrest, thank you for being with us. New years rockin eve starts at 8 00 before ryan takes off to rest up. You have a little business to do. Put a couple of coats in here. The warm coats and warm hearts coat drive with burlington, fashion delivers, these are your own personal collection. From my line so i got a deal on those so you know someone. So far collecting more than 112,000 coats. How to get involved. Goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo thanks, ryan. Happy new year. Happy new year. Making you a little jealous. I got ryan. Pile on the coats just about everywhere because well see seasonable temperatures, except for florida, winter has not come, temperatures in the upper 80s near record breaking. North of the front sagging to the south were seeing temperatures where they should be for this time of the year. 40s, 50s, 30s and 20. 354 new new orleans on bourbon street and 55 across the southeast. Thats whats going on nationally, heres the local forecast. Reporter hey, rob, it will be 40 degrees, partly cloudy at midnight. Great night to ring in the new year. Lets go outside and see what it is now. 40 degrees, well have a nice afternoon. The sun returns mixing with the clouds later this afternoon. 50 degrees for the high. Partly sunny skies for new years day, great mummers day parade forecast. 46 is the high. With the wind it will feel just like the 30s. Ave some very specs sitting in for our new years eve edition of pop news. Not dan harris or amy. Our College Football team mascots, yeah, come on, guys. You can lift it up a little here. Whoo were going to be putting them to work in a couple of minutes so start stretching but lets start with the hottest video trending on facebook. So many people are talking about Aretha Franklins performance at the Kennedy Center honors. The queen of soul sang you make me feel like a natural woman in a tribute to the cowriter and honoree, carole king. Check it out. I feel like a natural woman you make me feel you make me ah ah thats exactly how i sound when i sing at karaoke. That never happens. That rendition brought sparty to tears. I know. Oh, wait, thats sparty. The one thats not a tiger is sparty. Clemson, Michigan State. Okay, okay, okay, wait. Thats amys. I got it and the ka the is dans. Now to president obamas new job title this morning. Comedian. Mr. Obama took a spin with Jerry Seinfeld to kick off the Season Opener of comedians in cars getting coffee and began with seinfeld creeping around in the bushes outside the oval office. You can get in trouble for that then knocking on the window to get the president s attention. Heres a sneak peek. Grow up loving the president. Would be the eight demographic. Oh, really. They love me partly because i think my ears are big and so i look a little like a cartoon character. Right. And then little kids love saying my name. Right. But its all one big name, its barack obama. Weve been waiting for this. Time to make them work. Were talking dancing. Our College Football team mascots have been getting us hyped up all morning. Sparty and tiger or cat and amys person and here to show us their moves. Youll give it all you got, okay . Ready. Set, boop. Everybody that was a whip and nae nae. I saw it coming. Move your feet oh, that was the gap. Yeah. See, we can all get along there. Make sure you tune in to espn for the playoffs oklahoma taking on clemson in the orange bowl 4 p. M. And Michigan State facing off against alabama in the cotton bowl at 8 p. M. Next we have Jenny Mccarthy. She is dishing on new years rockin eve. Dance into the new year. Get a hammy, everybody. Good morning, it is 8 27 on this new years eve. Im matt odonnell. Matt pellman is here with a rook at whats going on in traffic. Reporter matt in 2015 these roads had the distinction of being named the worst bottle neck in the county. The schuylkill expressway where it meets up with the vine street expressway. Congratulations to these roads on that honor or not so much this year. Were watching a crash at mcdade boulevard by carmens pizza. A wreck at 295 at 1th 1th street. We have normal weekend day schedule on the regional rails with extra Service Tonight late during the 1 00 a. M. Hour to help you get home from the festivities. David is off, road karen ros is here with the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Reporter matt, im seeing sunshine, its been ten days since weve seen the sun. The sun is returning were seeing some of it. 50 degrees is the high. Its a nice afternoon, 40 degrees under partly cloudy skies at midnight tonight when you ring in the new year. Tomorrow new years day, partly sunny, great for the mummers, 46. It will be a chilly breeze, windchills in the upper 30s. Saturday, seasonable chilly, 43. Sunday, mostly sunny, 43. Monday, brisk and colder below average. Look at the overnight low, 24 degrees, when youre at the bus stop Tuesday Morning temperatures in the low 20s. Load your new smart phone or tablet with our 6abc apps news and weather events or watching tv. Collect them all. Go to 6abc. Com. The republicans in harrisburg were fighting each other over the state budget. Thats right. Each other. The Republican State Senate passed a responsible budget that begins to Fund Education but the Republican House of representatives has insisted on a budget that fails to Fund Education and balloons the deficit. Call your legislator, tell them to pass a budget thats right for pennsylvania. Welcome back to gma and happy new years eve. We have our mascots here, pumping us up this morning for the big College Playoff games on espn. A lot coming up including a big reveal of the new American Girl doll but first there she is hiding behind that mysterious scrim but for sara hours away from the famous dropping of the ball in times square. You have an up close look with Jenny Mccarthy. I sure did just a couple of blocks away the big times square ball will drop as we count down to 2016 and spent a little time up there with Jenny Mccarthy who is a handful. I love her and shes cohosting Dick Clarks Rockin new years eve with Ryan Seacrest. Had to do it. We had a ball. Nice. [ cheers and applause ] im here right now with one of the dynamic duo. You mean the ball. The ball. Oh, and youre here, jenny, are you ready . I am. This is no doubt like one of my favorite types of the year. Ive been doing it six year, ryan has been doing it for 11. Has a little more on me. Its the one time that i get to be around 1 Million People who are unified and happy, collectively and it literally i get the chills and cry. I wish the world could be like this all the time. The weather has never been in your favor. I think in years past it was like 20 degrees. Its so cold, ryan. I cant hear you. Now this year its supposed to be 40. Yes. How are you going to stay away. Dick clark would say pray to Mother Nature and i think actually dick is looking down on us because the weather did get better. I usually use that cold weather to kind of stay alert but now i have my 13yearold son with me so that will help me. Youre kind of on mommy duty. Exactly. As well. What do you think the fans are most excited about. A good question. I think it depends on age group, but i think the country fans might have beat everybody out. They always do. They do. Theyre so passionate so i think luke bryan and Carrie Underwood will get the loudest screams. You kiss your husband on new years but brought two strangers together in the past for a stranger kiss. Correct. Can we expect something as exciting this year. Were working on something just as exciting. I try to up the ante. Ryan wants to find someone to kiss at midnight. Will you help him. I tried. I almost got him to kiss taylor swift then i almost got him to kiss miley cyrus so hopefully this year maybe Carrie Underwood wouldnt mind cheating on her husband. Well, i like her style. Come on, jenny did, people. Thank you. Whats your new years resolution . Can you share . Mine is odd, i must say. Im kind of i borrowed this off Carrie Fisher. Not her resolution but in her recent kind of talk back to social media about her weight and her age, i thought, you know, im tired of taking the high road sometimes. I feel like i want to be a little Carrie Fisher in the new year and would like to speak my mind a little bit more instead of taking the publicists high road. Good luck tonight. You too. Happy new year. Tune in. Dick clarks rockin new years eve with Ryan Seacrest kicks off on abc the 58 p. M. And spot if i play list featuring songs from our performers. Listen to it on goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo ill send it back to amy. Sara, two of the nicest people in the business, hosting that and sara, youre included on that one. Another big event kicking off this afternoon, the College Football playoff whether youre a diehard fan or a newbie, who doesnt want to look clueless watching the games weve got you covered. I pause because that would maybe be dan. I thought thats what you were saying. Sage steele is here with a guide to all things gridiron with a helpful thought for dan for people who might not know whats going on. Youre not clueless, are you . Im clueless about most thing. According to amy. What does he need to know. Second year of the playoff form. Were having them on new years eve. Football, partying, like you dont have to leave your couch. We got you covered on espn and abc with the ball drop but these matchups are actually really fun and very different programs. Alabama has won ten national championships, oklahoma has won seven. Michigan state, two. Clemson, one so its the haves and havenots and theyre facing off and theres actually a lot of good drama coming into this. We like drama. Always fun to root for the underdog. Oklahoma clemson matchup. What should we know there. Drill down on i like the lingo. I memorized that. Clemson, its interesting because three players were actually sent home. Only one was a starter but disciplinary reasons and dabo sweeney, its called accountability. They screwed up. Theyre out. He likes to dance. If they win look for dancing. Also, baker may feel the oklahoma quarterback great story went to texas tech, hurt himself, transferred. He went there as a walkon. Transferred and then went to oklahoma as a walkon. That doesnt happen so that means no scholarship. He walks in and now look at him. In the National Semifinal game. But this is a rematch because last season these two played in a bowl and clemson blew them out like 406 so again revenge is the little theme here. Underdog, Michigan State. I mean, tell me what their chances are. You know, i think it depends all on their quarterback connor cook. Is my dad going to have a good new years eve. All about your dad. Not anything else. I dont think it will be horrible but a really good game and hes a stud. Connor cook, their quarterback is an absolute stud breaking all the records at that school. Do you know the head coach at Michigan State, mark dan known joe used to coach under nick saban at Michigan State, the alabama head coach so a very small circle and all comes back. You have the Heisman Trophy winner with Derrick Henry from alabama. Saban is tight. A competitor. Doesnt smile much. He might smile if he beats your Michigan State spartans . Well try to wipe that smile off his face, stage 1, thanks for being here. Enjoy, dan. Thank you, i will. And the College Football playoff semifinals kick off this afternoon on espn. Oklahoma taking on clemson, the orange bowl at 4 p. M. Eastern and Michigan State and alabama in the cotton bowl at 8 00. Sara. Well, now its the moment that these American Girl fans and all of us have been waiting for including dan harris this morning. Were about to exclusively reveal the 2016 girl of the year, are you guys excited . All yes. Well, let me tell you first a little bit about her. She loves photography and animals and she discovered a whole new world of adventure when she and her family took a trip to brazil. Well me her. Ill count backwards, are you ready, three, two, one. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. Are you guys excited . All yes so, i actually want to hear what many so of our fans, you guys are all American Girl fans, correct. Ill ask you a few questions. First, skye, what do you think of lea . I think shes gorgeous. Im excited and cant wait to add her to my collection. She loves photography and animals. Now, alessandra, what is your favorite thing about American Girl. My favorite thing about American Girl is when i like to get their hair done and when i get new clothes and dolls. You should always practice on a doll before you practice on a sibling. I learned the hard way. Okay, and sofia, would you like to add lea to your American Girl collection. Yes. What about you guys . Yes. Well, maybe youll be super psyched to hear you guys all get an American Girl doll. Yes. [ cheers and applause ] come on. Drop the card, this is so exciting. Who is excited . All me i really hope theres none left over for me. The 2016 girl of the year will be available in American Girl Stores Online tomorrow and to show girls they can make a difference protecting animals an their happbitats theyre launchg a Year Long Campaign to protect wildlife. How excited are you . [ cheers and applause ] lea now so well send it to rob in missouri. Who is equally excited about the new American Girl, hey, sara, thanks so much. I know nothing about it but as my daughter gets older i think all right when youre not watching football youll be flipping over to the abcs new years rockin eve. When the ball drops, 39 degrees, well be clearing out. Most of the country should be dry with the exception of the gulf coast. Thats a check of the new years eve forecast. Heres the local forecast. Reporter thanks, rob, we have a nice day, we are finally seeing some sunshine again. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, sun returns today mixing with the clouds, well take it, brighter than its been. 50 degrees is the high. Tonight at midnight 40. Partly sunny tomorrow. Do you got . Rob, thank you very much. Thats right. We are here at the center of the times square celebration just behind me, the famous ball, 12 feet in diameter, 12,000 pounds, the price, well, its priceless. They dont put a value on it because its so expend i have. Tom brennan from Waterford Crystal responsible for this ball and jeff straus, who is coproducer of the New York Times square celebration in new york. First to you. The crystal, the way it was designed reminds you of waterford ireland where youre from and sunsets there, sunrises. A great question because it brings you right back to waterford. Great company. Waterford crystal, Irish Heritage company where it began. When you look at this beautiful design, the gift of wonder. This reminds me of an irish sunrise and brings you right back to waterford city. A beautiful ball. We cant wait till itdoctors. Jeff, you are one of the busiest guys in the world. Coproducer of the event in times square. Whats different. Every year people propose. Were having a wedding thanks to george and jen and announce the first couple of 2016 and you can vote up until 8 35 on who will get married. How about this weather . Have you ever felt a times square event that was so warm. Ive been doing it for 21 years, the best weather weve ever had so people are going to be here celebrating and have warmth. Its going to be a great night. Look forward to it. My last question, can i hit it . Dont touch it. Dont. Tom and jeff, thank you very much. Coming up on gma, the hairstyles of 2016. Im really excited about that segment and want to do Something Different about my hair and sneak peek at supersuperfeaturing shakira with a single called try everything. Good advice for the new year written by cia and stargate on the soundtrack. Lets listen. Supersuperwhere animals of all breeds live together in peace and harmony. Zpds first rabbit officer judy hops. What can you tell us . Are we safe. You are a key witness. No, he is. Hey. I need you to run a plate. All right. I know a guy. Theyre all sloths. Your buddy is so emotional. Im going to let go. The most feared crime boss, mr. Big. Is that mr. Big . S i had one at my wedding. Its time to share the warmth with families and children in need. Our theme is kids helping kids. Lets keep people warm. Donating coats. Go to any Burlington Store to donate a coat and join our annual coat drive. As we get ready to ring in the new year a lot of women are wondering how to wear their hair. Takisha sturdivant is here with a look at what will be trending in 2016. Thanks for being with us. Thanks for having me. You style a lot of celebrities including Kerry Washington. What is her go to look . She likes to have a lot of texture, likes it messy and fun. You teed up the first look. Were starting with some messy waves here. Yes. And our model brandy and see jessica biel, jessica alba rocking this look, Kerry Washington, so how do you get it. Very easy to do. You start off with a Good Foundation of a good shampoo and conditioner which gives her hair nice shine. I love to use newt tra gina antiresidue shampoo and then i like to use their intense moisturizing deep conditioner which is their recovery. Asque and take a curling iron and wrap it around loosely and a flat iron to do had if sounds like theres a little effort involved. Next up is the lob. I had to ask what it is, a long bob. We know kerry wore it beautifully at the emmys this year and saw it on kate middleton. Looks difficult. She has long hair actually so what i did was i took her hair and teased it and really good teasing brush and it gives the hair volume so i took large bobby pins and pinned it in places and let some fall in the front and on the sides. This is it like a bob is a longer version of a lob. A lob, okay. Yes, i learned something new today. The third trend is about the braids, theres Kerry Washington with the crown braid and then emma stone and Hayden Panettiere all sporting braids. Marcia is wearing a textured braid. Can you tell us how you did it. I gave marcia in one, lupita is wearing braids and viola is wearing textured hair so gave her a headbrand brain and took a small curling iron and added texture to her hair andiced it out. Here it is. You mentioned viola and lupita all sporting natural looks. Is that going to be a trend going into 2016. Oh, yes, a very bold statement and great trend for 2016. Lots and lots of texture. People are applauding for that, as well. Okay, im stuck behind a model so im just going to go. Thank you so much and coming up next here on good morning america, we go above and beyond again remember, take a look at this unbelievable moment. Well take it to the next level with David Copperfield all next right here on gma. Stay with us. I bet my life our above and beyond series celebrating people who give their all to help others brought us some of the best moments of 2015, one of the honorees was magician chad. He got a car to help him work his magic cheering up kids in the local hospital. He also got to make one of his dreams come true helping him meet his idol David Copperfield and the fun was just getting started. Nick watt has more. Reporter now weve taken it a step further. Flying chad and his girlfriend to vegas lauren. Davids invitation closed to the public warehouse home to the greatest magic memorabilia collection on earth. And look whos here. Welcome. Its my secret lair and the secret disguised location. Reporter exact replica of the store his parents owned. Grab hole and pull down slowly. Nice. Welcome. All the sets from his famous shows over the years and a multiMillion Dollar menagerie. If houdini was alive, tell me what you recognize. Whats that . The metamorphosis. Reporter they say some of this stuff still works. One, two, three, clap. Nice. I love it. Great. Shes been wanting to do that to me all day. Reporter they have a bond greater than magic because they both use it for good. My program is a collaboration with doctors and therapists and he goes right to the patients and lifts their spirits. So far so good. I never thought in a million years id be sitting in houdinis chair in the middle of davids warehouse getting a private tour by david. Just layers of unbelievable. Time for one more layer. Showtime. And a little bit of tv magic. All right, guys, we got good seats. You figure out what hes doing and how hes doing it dont tell us. Table bang in the center not too shabby for his main attraction, even chad got in on the act. Turns out David Copperfields actually not my favorite magician. Chad is. For good morning america, nick watt, abc news, las vegas. Very cool. Well do a disappearing act and the republicans in harrisburg were fighting each other over the state budget. Thats right. Each other. The Republican State Senate passed a responsible budget that begins to Fund Education but the Republican House of representatives has insisted on a budget that fails to Fund Education and balloons the deficit. Call your legislator, tell them to pass a budget thats right for pennsylvania. Wha. Before the sugarcane. Af was discovered. After people were enjoying truvia in their coffee and everything else. Sugar would come along and go, hey, im sweet too. Sure, sugar, youre very sweet, but weve already got sweetness minus calorieness. It would be kinda awkward. Truvia. Life with less sugar is just as sweet. Good morning america is brought to you by mercedesbenz. Experience truly great engineering today at your authorized dealer. We want to thank our mascots who made it here. Helping us kicking off new years eve in times square. Dont forget to watch the College Football playoff oklahoma facing clemson in the orange bowl, Michigan State, go green, go white takes on alabama starting at 4 00. The show with the longest name, dick clarks new years rockin eve with Ryan Seacrest kicks off at 8 p. M. On abc. Have a great new years. Dick c rockin eve with Ryan Seacrest kicks off at 8 p. M. On abc. Have a great new years. It is 8 56 new years eve, 2015 is dwindling away. Lets go to matt pellman for a look at the roads. Reporter just about 15 hours to go in this very fine year. This morning the traffic by i95 is moving nicely. We have a delay on 495 northbound in wilmington because of a crash that crash at 12th street cleared out. No delay any more. We have construction in mount laurel. Union mill road the briggs road you want to use 38 or hainsport road or hartford road. Extra service on mass transit later tonight after the fireworks to help you get home. Patco and njt on holiday schedule. Ill see you in 2016. We will meet again. Karen rogers has the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. Reporter we have mostly cloudy skies, brighter than its been. After a high of 50 today. Tonight partly cloudy, 6 00 p. M. , 45 degrees, the windchill just in the mid 30s a little chilly at midnight, 40 degrees. A great night to ring in the new year. How about for the parade tomorrow . As you head out bundle up it will be nice and bright and dry, a chilly breeze 9 00 a. M. , 38. 1 00 p. M. , 44. 5 00 p. M. , 42 tomorrow. Again, matt, windchills in the 30s, you want to bundle up. Coming up on action news at noon we hear from the man on tap to lead the eagles in the final game of the season. Flooding sets records in missouri, rivers are overflowing their banks. Well update the situation as mandy evacuations mandatory evacuations tames. Tom hanks is on live with kelly and michael. Have a great rest of the 2015 and see you next year announcer its live with kelly and michael. Today, mega movie star tom hanks and from quantico, actress priyanka chopra, plus Michael Strahan comes face to face with his biggest fearsnakes, and dont miss your chance to win an amazing tropical vacation, but you got to tune in to win. All next on live [cheering and applause] now here are emmy winners kelly ripa and Michael Strahan [blowing party horns] [dance music playing] kelly thank you. Michael whoa kelly yeah. Yes

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