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apec mayor london breed wrote a letter to chinese president xi jinping suggesting a partnership with the san francisco zoo. >> she says she wants to grow the city's friendship with china . >> and we had ideas. >> we have lots of ideas for this. >> this is not worth any of them . >> no, no, not. >> but none of them involved. actually putting them in the zoo , i know. >> right? that's what i was thinking. like we have the zoo. we could just put them there. but yeah, that's the plan. >> that's the obvious choice. but you know, we've been inventive. the mall, union square, pier 39, all good idea. >> i love >> good morning america for our viewers in the west. a blast of winter and dangerous new storms on the move. millions digging out. more than a foot of snow falling in parts of the northeast. the first major snowstorm of the season.
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and now, two more storms crossing the country, with the threat for tornados, flooding, strong winds and blizzards. ginger has the timing and track. overnight part of a passenger plane that flew out at 16,000 feet has been found as dozens of boeing 737 planes are grounded. what the ntsb is saying about the investigation, as passengers describe the terror on board. also this morning the fallout after secretary of defense austin failed to notify the white house and congress for days that he had been hospitalized. exclusive new details about former president trump's behavior on january 6th. what sources say people who were with him told the special counsel about trump's behavior during the capitol riot. abc news exclusive. jonathan majors, in his first interview since being convicted of misdemeanor reckless assault. why he's speaking now and what he says happened when his then girlfriend grace jabbari and if he thinks he'll work in hollywood again, only on gma this morning.
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>> michael bolton's health scare. what he is telling fans about surgery for a brain tumor. wild cap to the season. final five teams clinching a playoff berth, as michigan and washington get set to face-off for the college national title. ♪ watch me dance dance the night away ♪ >> a history making night in hollywood. plus oppenheimer shining bright at the globes. >> my first question, do i have lipstick all over my nose? >> beat and the bear serving up big wins for the small screen and "succession" goes out on top. and "barbie" with a first. >> we made it for you and we made it with love, and thank you for loving it back. [ applause ] >> and now who could be dancing away with oscar gold? >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america. >> good morning america. hope you're doing well this monday morning. we're just one week away from the first votes in the 2024 campaign.
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>> that's right. >> countdown is on. rachel scott will have the latest on the candidates out in force trying to catch up with former president trump. we're going to begin with what will be a messy morning commute in the northeast in the after math of that winter storm that blew through the region over the weekend. rob marciano is in a snowy springfield, massachusetts, for us. good morning, rob. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. yeah, snowy, messy, slick cold. sun coming up but it is still cold here. we got over a foot of snow. this is main street. still snow covered. the buses and cars are moving but it is slow going. plows have been through here, obviously. this fire hydrant, that still needs to be dug out. yesterday i-90, that was a mess. we had semis jack knifed, car spun out all over the place. that's been reopened. thankfully it happened on sunday. even so, schools are delayed a couple hours today.
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just giving people an extra couple hours to dig out their cars that needed that. this will all be going away and what you see now is going to change completely. we've got flood watches that have been posted. the next storm coming in will be very warm, very wet. rivers are already high. this snow will melt. we have a significant weather delay coming up. robin? >> thanks, rob. 40 states from california to new york are on alerts for blizzard conditions, strong winds, flooding, heavy snow. ginger is here with the track and timing of the new storm. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, robin. every state except north dakota had some sort of alert. it started in the rockies. the second storm has already made its way down into the plains. there will be so much going on, including blizzard warnings around seattle for the first time in more than a decade. we'll get to that third storm. let's talk about the one from texas that extended all e way to the northeast like maine. that means 40 to 65 mile per hour winds just overall.
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that's the kind that really moves the patio furniture and anything you've got outdoors. when we're talking about strong tornados, that's for new orleans, late this evening, along i-10, mississippi, alabama, the florida panhandle, george. this is a serious threat for severe storms. then it's heavy rain for most of the northeast and wrap around big time snow in the midwest. >> thanks. new developments after part of an alaska airlines plane fell off in midflight. the missing piece was found and federal officials have grounded the boeing 737 max 9. transportation correspondent gio benitez is in portland, oregon, with the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning. this is a major investigation because they need to inspect those other max 9's. it is not an exaggeration to say that this could have been catastrophic. this morning the door plug that flew off an alaska airlines flight in mid air leaving this gaping hole behind now found after a three day search. the ntsb locating it in the back yard of a portland school teacher.
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the discovery coming as authorities revealed no data can be pulled from the cockpit voice recorder because it was completely overridden. >> at two hours it rerecords over it so we have nothing. >> reporter: 171 boeing 737 max 9 planes now grounded as the ntsb races to investigate what went wrong. >> 911 emergency. we are depressurized. we do need to return. >> reporter: the alaska jet, with 177 people on board, taking off from portland, oregon, friday night, when all of a sudden the so called door plug, used to cover and seal optional emergency exits, flew off. >> i looked to my left. there is this huge chunk, part of the airplane missing. it was extremely loud. there was wind blowing everywhere. >> reporter: the plane depressurizing. passengers describing the terror on board. >> not only was the plane falling, but also the masks came down. >> i was praying. i was asking god to put angels
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under the wings to hold us up. >> reporter: the ntsb revealing the cockpit door flew open when the plug flew off. >> the captain had a portion of the head set pulled off. >> reporter: some passengers losing cell phones out of the plane's pull. the ntsb saying they've recovered at least two from the ground below. flight attendants racing to keep everyone calm and safe. >> i just noticed one flight attendant rushing down the aisle with a portable oxygen mask. she was just trying to do a head count, make sure everybody was counted for. make sure everybody was stable. >> reporter: the plane, which had been in operation since late october, was on its third flight of the day. it took off for california around 5 p.m. pacific when that nearly two-foot wide door plug flew off from the 26th row of the plane where, by chance, the two seat next to it were empty. the ntsb saying it's grateful the incident happened before the plane hit cruising altitude at 30,000 feet where experts say the outcome would have been very different.
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>> it could have been a disastrous situation and people could have been sucked out of the airplane. >> reporter: the pilot immediately heading back to portland international airport. the entire ordeal lasting a harrowing 26 minutes. overnight the head of the ntsb telling abc news, pilots flying that same plane over the past month reported warning lights indicating some loss of cabin pressure on the jet. >> a pressuration alert light lit up in the cockpit on december 7th, on january 3rd, on january 4th and it was described as pretty benign. >> reporter: maintenance teams looked at the plane and decided to restrict it from flying long distances over open water. does that concern you at all? >> everything concerns us right now. everything is part of this investigation. we're going to look more at the maintenance records, the electronic logs.
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we're going to talk to maintenance personnel and figure out what occurred here. >> reporter: and we also learned overnight that the seat right next to that door plug lost its tray table, its seat back, its head rest. again, george, it is so incredible that no one was sitting in that seat. >> it really is. how deep is the concern about these other max 9's? >> reporter: i asked the ntsb chair woman about other boeing airplanes. we know this particular airplane was manufactured in the same factory as other 737's. so that's a concern. but right now they are focusing exclusively, she said, on this one max 9. we'll see where that investigation rolls off to. >> gio, thank you very much. linsey? >> all right, george. now to secretary of defense lloyd austin on the defensive over the pentagon's failure to inform the white house for days that he had been hospitalized. our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz is tracking this from jordan. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, linsey.
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we've been criscrossing the middle east all week, a key focus of the u.s. military, as fears of a widening war rise. but during this time of crisis, unbeknownst to even the president until just days ago, the secretary of defense was in the intensive care unit and remains hospitalized. this morning, new details about the secret hospitalization of defense secretary lloyd austin, as lawmakers demand to know why it took so long to notify congress and the white house. abc news learning this morning that austin first entered walter reed national medical center on december 22nd while on leave for what the pentagon is calling elective surgery. he was discharged the following day. but on the evening of january 1st, the pentagon says he began to experience severe pain and was sent back to walter reed and admitted to the intensive care unit. the pentagon saying he was placed in the hospital's intensive care unit to ensure immediate access due to his
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medical needs but then remained in that location in part due to hospital space considerations and privacy. it was not until thursday, three days later, that austin or anyone in the pentagon disclosed to the white house that he'd been hospitalized. secretary austin releasing this statement from his hospital bed. i recognize i could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. i commit to doing better. but this is important to say. this was my medical procedure and i take full responsibility for my decisions about disclosure. a u.s. official telling abc news that president biden was exasperated after learning about austin's lack of transparency, but the white house saying biden spoke to austin on saturday, wishing him a speedy recovery in what an official describes as a warm conversation. the department of defense saying deputy defense secretary hicks picked up duties on secretary
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austin's behalf from her vacation spot in puerto rico until friday night when the pentagon says austin resumed his duties from the hospital where he is said to be recovering well and in good spirits. but even now, seven days after his urgent arrival at the icu, austin will not reveal why he was taken there in the first place. robin? >> we'll wait and see. all right, martha. thank you. we have the latest now on the race for the white house. the iowa caucuses, where voters will cast the first votes of the 2024 campaign, are just one week away. over the weekend the republican candidates were out in force in the state. rachel scott tracking it all from iowa. good morning to you, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning. it was an all out frenzy here over the weekend with republican candidates crisscrossing the state still trying to chip away at donald trump's commanding lead. with the iowa caucuses just one week away, republican candidates are blitzing through the state still trying to catch donald trump.
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the former president 30 points ahead, facing backlash about the civil war, saying it was fought over the issue of slavery, could have been negotiated. >> so many mistakes were made. that was something that could have negotiated, to be honest with you. >> you find the comments acceptable? >> i don't even know what he's talking about. lincoln did what he had to do. he ended up ushering in the abolition of slavery and saved the union. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis was long seen as trump's toughest opponent. he's already visited all 99 counties. now he's in a battle for second place with nikki haley. >> i like to be the underdog. i'm just letting that sit. let people say what they want. >> do you believe you can win? >> we've done it right and we're gonna do well. >> reporter: if you do not place first or second place, are you staying in this race? >> we're in it for the long haul. >> reporter: haley has spent the last several days walking back comments she made on the trail. first failing to mention the wor slavery when asked by a voter
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what caused the civil war. then suggesting new hampshire would correct the iowa caucuses. now facing new questions from voters about why she isn't going after trump harder. >> pro trumpers don't think i love him enough. anti-trumpers don't think i hate him enough. for those that want me to hit trump more, i just am not going to do it. >> reporter: the weather throwing these campaigns a curve ball. the trump campaign cancelled an event because of the brutal cold and snow on the way. george? >> okay. we have more now on donald trump. exclusive reporting on what trump insiders have told them about his conduct on january 6th as he watched rioters storm the capitol. chief washington correspondent jon karl has details. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. abc news has learned new details about what the people who were with donald trump on january 6th have told federal investigators about his behavior inside the white house while the capitol was under attack. sources familiar with the
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investigation say that some of the most vivid details come from one of trump's closest advisers, somebody who has worked for him for some three decades and continues to be one of his senior advisers today. the nation marked the three year anniversary of the january 6th attacks, donald trump defended his supporters who ransacked the capitol, calling for those who have been imprisoned for breaking into the building to simply be released. >> i call them hostages. some people call them prisoners. i call them hostages. release the j6 hostages, joe. >> reporter: the justice department charged nearly 1,300 people allegedly involved in the attack, as well as trump himself after lengthy court battles, special counsel jack smith's investigators have spoken to all of the senior aides who were with trump at the white house while the capitol was under attack. including trusted aide dan skavino, a man who has known trump since he was a teenager and worked as his golf caddie.
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inside the white house, skavino ran trump's twitter accounts and social media. >> the great dan skavino, the most powerful man in politics. >> reporter: he spent much of january 6th at trump's side. sources say skavino told investigators that trump sat in the dining room next to the oval office as his supporters attacked the capitol. skavino and other aides pleaded with trump to do something to stop the violence, trump sat in front of the tv unresponsive. his arms folded. skavino called trump's demeanor very unsettling. the sources say skavino told investigators that trump was angry, saying the election had been stolen from him and that his supporters were, quote, angry on his behalf. much of that anger was directed at trump's loyal vice president mike pence. sources say another white house aide, nick luna, told investigators that when he informed trump that pence had to
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be evacuated to a secure location because of the threat, trump responded, so what? our sources tell us skavino was also asked by investigators whether he ever saw evidence of election fraud in 2020, enough to change the election result. like so many others close to trump, under oath when asked that question, he said, no, he never saw evidence the election was stolen. the trump campaign has responded to our report by saying, quote, dan skavino is one of president trump's longest serving, most loyal allies, and his actual testimony shows just how strong president trump is positioned in this case. linsey? >> all right, jonathan karl for us. thanks so much, jon. now to the college football championship game tonight. undefeated michigan and undefeated washington will battle it out. will reeve is live at the site of that game. all eyes on houston. good morning to you, will.
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>> reporter: good morning, linsey. we are in the building and so is the national championship trophy. who will hoist it overhead tonight? number one michigan or number two washington? it is that battle of the undefeateds. both teams 14-0. michigan willing that thrilling rose bowl in overtime to get here led by jj mccarthy and running back blake corum. he set the school record for rushing touchdowns. the wolverines facing the huskies. washington beating texas in a thriller as well. michael pennex jr. is their quarterback. he had a great game. if he has another one tonight the huskies will be hard to beat. but michigan are the favorites. 73,000 strong expected here tonight. i think i'm in the michigan section 'cause i found this pom pom. it's going to be unbelievable atmosphere tonight 7:30 p.m. eastern, espn and all of its platform, guys. >> both promising victory. it will be interesting to see who wins. thank you. coming up an abc news exclusive with jonathan majors.
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what is going on is will ferrell and kristin weig finding their groove presenting last night at the golden globes. we've got the big moments and big winners coming up. lara will bring that to us. >> that's funny. following a lot of headlines right now. millions digging out t after the first major snowfall in two years for much of the northeast. now many more states are on alert for blizzards, strong winds, flooding and heavy snow. lawmakers are taking step toward avoiding a government shutdown. negotiators have agreed on a price tag for spending $1.6 trillion. that still is possible. lawmakers just 12 days to finalize the bill before funding for many federal agencies runs out january 18th. overnight the first commercial mission to the moon blasted off. the lander launched from kennedy space center was on a mission to touchdown on the moon. if all goes according to plan it will touchdown february 23rd. now our abc news exclusive with actor jonathan majors. linsey, you sat down with him.
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>> yes, this is majors' first interview since he was convicted of misdemeanor reckless assault and harassment. there's a lot to unpack here. he calls the two-year relationship toxic, dangerous and unhealthy, but he is adamant, he says there was absolutely no physical abuse. >> i told you time isn't what you think. >> reporter: less than a year ago, the name jonathan majors was followed by talk of critical and box office success, sky rocketing fame, even oscar buzz. >> i have come for everything. >> reporter: but this morning a different conversation surrounds that marquee name. >> something about sitting here right now, looking at you, understanding the gravity of the situation. situation that i, in many ways, put myself in. >> reporter: the actor spoke exclusively with abc news for the first time after being convicted in late december for
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harassment and misdemeanor reckless assault in the third degree which could carry a penalty up to a year behind bars. why did you decide you wanted to talk now? >> i felt like it was time. a lot has happened in my personal life and my career and the culture. it's about responsibility and coming forward and being brave and giving my part of the story. >> your reaction to the verdict? >> shock. i was absolutely shocked. afraid. understanding this. i said how is that possible based off the evidence, based off the prosecution's evidence, let alone our evidence.
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how is that possible? >> reporter: but after only hours of deliberation, a jury of his peers agreed with prosecutors that he did physically injure his then girlfriend grace jabbari in an incident last march. >> what happened exactly, do you know? >> no, i don't know. she's unconscious. >> reporter: that 911 call from majors came hours after an argument broke out in the back seat of an suv, when majors received a text from another woman saying, oh how i wish to be kissing you. jabari testified that when she grabbed the phone, majors tried to get it back, fracturing her finger and giving her a cut behind her ear. she says inside the car you hit her in the face, twisted her arm behind her back, fractured her middle finger. >> yeah. that did not happen. >> how did those injuries come about? >> i wish to god i knew. that would give clarity. that would give me some type of peace about it. >> but you're confident you
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didn't do it? >> i have no question. >> video shows majors getting out of the car followed by jabbari, who he then puts back inside the vehicle. what happens next is what the defense remains focused on. majors runs off and jabbari chases after him. >> if you watch those videos and you reverse that and you saw a black man chasing a young white girl down the street, screaming, crying, that man is gonna be shot and killed in the streets of new york city. >> majors defense team shared these photos, which he says show the injuries he received that night which were deemed inadmissable in court. how were you injured? >> my injuries were, a scratch on my hand from clawing for the phone. i had a gash on my -- at the time i had a beard. in my beard i had a finger nail scratch near my cheek from pressure. that bled overnight. >> but prosecutors say majors was the aggressor.
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district attorney alvin bragg said the evidence presented throughout this trial illustrated psychological and emotional abuse. in court, prosecutors pointed to a previous argument during which he knocked a candle to the floor. >> completely lost my temper in that moment and threw it on the ground. that's not something i would want my child to do. i did that. i absolutely did that. i feel terrible about it. >> the prosecution also played audio jabbari had recorded earlier in the relationship where majors encouraged her to act more like coretta scott king and michelle obama. >> i am a great man, a great man. i am doing great things, not just for me, but for my culture and the world. that is actually the position i'm in. the woman that supports me needs to be a great woman. >> there are some who question, especially in the black community, as you are probably well aware. people are saying, why was he telling this woman to be like coretta scott king and michelle
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obama? >> it was me trying to give an analogy of what it is i am aspiring to be, you know? these great men, martin, president obama. and trying to give a reference point to that. one of the things i also say, i need her, in that case grace, to make the same sacrifices that i am making. >> in a statement to abc news, an attorney for jabbari said in part, it is not at all surprising that mr. majors continues to take no accountability for his action, adding the timing of these new statements demonstrates a clear lack of remorse for his actions. >> do you feel you're not responsible for her injuries at all? >> i shouldn't have been in the car. i should have stepped out of the relationship. i shouldn't have been in the relationship.
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if i was not in the car, none of this was happening. if i leave the relationship, none of this is happening. if i'm man enough or brave enough to say, i want to see somebody else or, i'm done now, i'm not in that car. we're not here. i'm responsible for those things. >> but none of her injuries. >> can't say that, none of her injuries. >> sentencing is less than a month away. legal analysts say it is possible, but unlikely he would get any time behind bars. he already said he plans to appeal. coming up in the next hour, we talk about his text messages where he seemed to threaten suicide, his new girlfriend and his future in hollywood. lara. >> linsey, thank you. coming up on "good morning america" the stars were out for the golden globes last night. all eyes on barbenheimer. we have all the early favorites to win oscar gold coming up on gma. favorites to win an oscar gold
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might be getting an oscar. overnight, taylor swift leading the crowd in a standing ovation for barbie. as it beat out swift's eras tour film for one of the newest golden globe category, cinematic and box office achievement. >> we made it for you and we made it with love, thank you for loving it back. >> robert downey jr. >> christopher nolan. >> killian murphy. >> reporter: but it was oppenheimer taking home the gold with five wins. >> first question, do i have lip stick all over my nose? >> reporter: earning the big prize at the end of the night, best drama motion picture. leading the night for tv, the final season of "succession." tying a record for most wins for best tv drama series with its third. and for the first time in golden globe history, standup comedy getting recognition. >> then you guys finally decided to invite the talented people. [ laughter ] >> reporter: with ricky gervais taking home the globe.
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before the 80 interchange. two lanes are blocked right now, so you should expect delays in that area. the speeds are down to eight miles per hour because of this crash. and we'll continue monitoring it for you this morning. >> hey, gloria will go into our temperatures this morning. it is a cold morning. look at everybody. mainly in the 30s. you can see oakland just warmed to 41 degrees right now. we still have frost advisories in effect until 10 a.m. where there is frost formation on our plants, maybe even car windshield. those temps are in the low 30s and our coldest spots, so we'll have a lot of sunshine early on, giving way to partly sunny skies. calling it a chilly day today. temperatures only going into the mid 50s for daytime highs. rain returns tomorrow kumasi. >> thank you drew. if you're streaming on the abc seven bay area app. abc seven at seven continues next. everyone else's gma
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tornados, flooding, strong winds and blizzards. ginger has the timing and track. buy now pay later. the payment plan breaking records this holiday season. what you need to know about how they work, so it doesn't cost you. michael bolton's message to fans. the grammy winner shares he had surgery for a brain tumor over the holidays, forcing him to postpone his tour to focus on his recovery. what we know this morning. sterling k. brown is live talking about his critically acclaimed film "american fiction" in a role he had never played before. ♪ you're gonna hear me roar ♪ and new year new you. bestselling motivational author gabby bernstein is here live. last year she helped me go from this to this. i'm saying yes to marriage. gabby is here to help us set our intentions for 2024, as we say good morning america. >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma.
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>> this is gma. that was a big moment, announcing my engagement. >> do you have any other plans? >> gabby encouraged me and others to share, to put it out to the universe like that. we can't wait to see what she has up her sleeve this year. but big news from our gma family to kick off 2024. rachel scott is engaged, yes! [ applause ] so, rachel, tell us. how did elliott, your fiance, pop the big question? >> reporter: you know, i gotta admit, this was a total surprise. we saw that gazebo with all the rose petals and flowers. i actually thought it was there for someone else. i thought we were going to ruin someone else's engagement. it turned out to be my own. so you said yes to marriage this time last year, robin. i'm so excited to say yes to marriage this year. please, guy, send me all your newly wed, all your engagement tips. we're taking it all.
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>> i can actually give advice now. you are already glowing. congratulations to you and elliott. all the best. all the best. congratulations. >> so happy for you. right now we're going to take a look at the top stories breaking at 8. we start with the big snowstorm this weekend. more than 40 states from california to new york are on alerts for blizzard conditions, flooding an heavy snow. ginger is tracking it all. good morning, ginger. >> it was measly at the coast, then you went inland and had big-time snow. boston 3.8 but wooster nearly 14 inches. there were big time issues road wise, spinouts. anywhere that got away from the coast. look at what's happening. we've got two more storms to cover. the first wet one is in the middle. there's a lot of alerts. but the blizzard mornings up around seattle are the first of that kind around seattle in more than a decade. that's the third storm. let's blast through though. big time high wind, anywhere from new mexico and texas up to maine.
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but later tonight, new orleans, mobile, right along i-10 mississippi through the florida panhandle. please be aware. tornados, strong tornados possible. we're gonna move that threat east. so it goes up into south carolina tomorrow. it's the heavy rain on top of the snow that already fell that we've got flood watches in place. there's snow on the back side of that in the midwest. something else to note. tomorrow, robin, when we're getting all that rain an after ward, it is going to be super windy, gusts easily 40 to 60 miles per hour and some places even higher. >> noted. thank you, ginger. now to the new developments overnight after part of a passenger plane fell off in mid flight. the missing piece was found, as federal officials ground the boeing 737 max 9. let's go back to our transportation correspondent gio benitez there in portland, oregon. good morning again, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning again. yeah, this is a critical investigation to figure out if other max 9's were affected here. but again, as you just said, we have a missing piece of the puzzle now, and it's really important. overnight, after a three day search, that missing door plug was found in a teacher's back
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yard. it flew off midnight flight shortly after the plane took off in portland triggering the grounding of other max 9s around the world to see if this is a widespread problem. the alaska max 9 took off for ontario, california, around 5 p.m. pacific friday. friday. that's when the door plug flew off from the 26th row of the plane where, by chance, the two seats rite next to it were empty, thank goodness. thankfully, this also happened at a lower altitude and pilots were able to turn that plane back around. now, if this had happened at that cruising altitude of 30,000 feet, we almost certainly would have been talking about something catastrophic, guys. >> thank goodness that wasn't the case. gio, thank you, as always. coming up in our gma morning menu, buy now pay later plans. what you need to know now that payments are coming due. and the latest on michael bolton's condition. after he had surgery to remove a brain tumor over the holidays. a golden night of fashion at
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but some experts say it might be hard for shoppers to track what they're actually spending. eva pilgrim here with details. these were popular. >> oh, yeah. that $16.6 billion number is for online sales only. many more opted in in stores as well. but because these types of ones that always report to major credit bureaus, it's hard to know exactly how many people are using this. experts are concerned people may be signing up without understanding the repayment terms and if there are hidden fees. >> wells fargo did a study on the plans. >> the study basically looked at the pros and the cons. let's start with the pros. buy now pay later can make large purchases easier. this is key, especially right now when traditional credit has gotten more difficult to get and more expensive. and this option can make those big purchases more affordable, breaking them down into smaller payments which can be helpful if you're on a tight budget. now for cause for some people. now it could be easy to overspend since you're not feeling that total cost of your purchase right away. the other issue, any missed or late payments will be reported to a credit agency which then
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could hurt your credit score. >> where do the plans make the most sense? >> financial advisers tell us it's a good tool for necessary expenses. think computer for work or school, or if your washing machine breaks. just make sure you know the terms, the payment schedule, any fees and what happens if you're late on a payment. if you did use it for the holidays, take a good look at those terms, make sure you know what's going on there an stay on top of those payments. it is a line of credit. it is still a loan. >> okay. eva, thank you very much. >> good advice especially there at the end. eva, thank you. now to michael bolton's health scare. the singer revealing that doctors found a brain tumor just before the holidays, requiring immediate surgery. erielle reshef is here with the latest. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. bolton shared the news on social media saying 2023 ended up presenting him with some unexpected challenges. the singer now says he is recuperating and taking a break from touring.
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this morning michael bolton opening up about his health scare, revealing he had emergency brain surgery. the two time grammy award winning singer/songwriter behind hits like "how i am supposed to live without you." ♪ how am i supposed to live without you ♪ >> reporter: and the heartfelt rendition of "when a man loves a woman." ♪ when a man loves a woman ♪ >> reporter: bolton getting candid in a statement posted on instagram saying, just before the holidays, it was discovered that i had a brain tumor, which required immediate surgery, and the surgery was a success. according to the american brain tumor association, brain tumors can affect people of all ages, races, ethniciies and genders, and over 1.3 million americans are living with a primary or secondary metastatic brain tumor today. >> if the tumor is located in a part of the brain that controls language, we would expect language to be impacted.
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whereas, if the tumor is in part of a brain that has more to do with movement or memory or vision, we would expect those things to be impacted. >> reporter: 70-year-old bolton has been making music for more than five decades. also sharing in his post, for the next couple of months i will be devoting my time and energy to my recovery, which means i'll have to take a temporary break from touring. >> after brain surgery, the recovery happens over weeks to months. for most people it's going to involve some kind of combination of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, depending on what their individual needs are. >> reporter: as you heard there, doctors say when it comes to brain tumors symptoms can vary based on where it is located. common signs are headaches, confusion, memory loss, seizures and weakness. of course, contact your doctor immediately if you are experiencing any of those symptoms. as for bolton, he says he hopes to recover, get back to performing for his devoted fans soon. we're hoping so, too, linsey. >> we are. i love hearing his music. thank you.
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more with my exclusive interview with jonathan majors, the actor convicted of misdemeanor reckless assault and harassment just as his career was taking off. majors says he always intended to take the witness stand but didn't in the end because he felt prior testimony was so compelling that there was nothing else for him to add. but now that the jury has spoken, he felt it was time to tell his story. >> this has been very, very, very hard and very difficult and confusing in many ways. >> reporter: jonathan majors breaking his silence just weeks after manhattan jury found him guilty of misdemeanor reckless assault of his ex-girlfriend grace jabbari. the actor at times emotional. >> i'm sorry. i haven't seen my daughter in a long time. you know? a lot of it has to do with this situation.
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>> reporter: in a split verdict, majors was found not guilty of two other misdemeanor, assault with intent to cause physical injury and aggravated assault. they're saying you didn't intend to injure her. >> right. >> but the result of your recklessness injured her. >> right. >> were you reckless? >> i was reckless with her heart. >> not with her body? >> not with her body. >> the physical altercation started inside an suv after majors received a suggestive text message from another woman. hours later, after majors placed a 911 call, police found jabbari unconscious on the closet floor in their apartment and seen in this body camera footage. do you feel like you did anything wrong on the night of march 25th that you could relive that night? >> i wouldn't have picked her up. i wouldn't have picked her up. i wouldn't have put her back in the car. i wouldn't have tried to keep her in the car. i would have gotten out the car and ran. immediately.
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>> the two met back in 2021 on the set of ant man and the wasp. the prosecution described your relationship with grace jabbari as tumultuous and abusive. how would you describe your relationship? >> i loved grace. our relationship was not healthy, you know. that began to reveal itself over time. >> why did you stay? >> i was scared. with the red flags i found. i use this word, this is dangerous. this is months before the incident. i should have been brave. i should have said no, this isn't working. i should have walked away. i didn't. >> troubling signs in the relationship were revealed when prosecutors presented text messages where majors expressed suicidal thoughts saying, maybe i'm such a monster and horrible
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man that i don't deserve it and i should just kill myself. were you suicidal? >> ideations of removing myself from situations permanently. that's a thought that i have had since i was a kid, you know? since i was a young boy on a farm in texas. it's not there any more. i'm doing the work to keep it at bay and make sure it's not there anymore. >> through it all, majors' new girlfriend, actress megan good, has remained by his side, even present for our interview. how would you describe your relationship? >> she's an angel. she's held me down like, like a coretta, you know? i'm so blessed to have her, you know? the relationship is still fresh but, you know i think i found' her.
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>> the march 2023 incident thrust majors' dating history into the forefront. a rolling stone article in june detailed multiple allegations of abusive behavior dating back to majors' relationships in college, allegations majors denies. his attorneys offered past partners to defend him. have you ever had issues with domestic abuse? >> i have witnessed it. never participated, you know? i have been smacked up before but never exercised it. those relationships went back to when i was 21, 22 years old. i just think, was i a jerk, you know? was i a mean guy, you know? yeah, knowing what i know now
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like, oh -- severe depression, childhood trauma. i have had very few relationships so i can gather what situations we're talking about. yeah, i was not the best boyfriend all the time. >> but never hit a woman? >> never hit a woman. i have never put my -- my hands have never struck a woman ever. >> after gaining critical acclaim for films like "the last black man in san francisco" majors' once red hot career is now seemingly at a standstill. >> how are you feeling? >> moments after the verdict, marvel studios dropped him. he was set to play a prominent character in upcoming films. >> i am cane! >> but despite the possibility of serving time, majors believes the script for his career is still being written. do you think you'll ever work in hollywood again? >> yeah. i pray i do. it's god's plan and god's timing.
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>> for those who say, look, he's convicted at this point, what would you say? do you deserve a second chance? >> i think i do. i hope other people think that. >> during closing arguments jonathan majors' attorney said his worst fears as a black man calling 911 in america came true. those words brought majors to tears in court. he said race very much played a role in his arrest. he claims he was injured. he points to surveillance injury where grace jabbari pursued him. she was arrested but never prosecuted. he calls that unjust. we'll have much more streaming tonight on the abc news live primetime and thursday on impact by nightline. over to you, ginger. thanks, linsey. phoenix is bracing for their first freeze in five years. it's been awhile after that remarkably hot and unprecedented summer, too.
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chicago going to have a big snow difference from the city and then to the west with the same storm that was dropping the southern rockies snow. you see it through the plains. that's the 6 to 12 inches. i-90 and i-94 going to be a problem. if you go south, it will be a different situation. the snow is falling on the northwest side. let's get a check we could sure use some pop news. >> let's do it. good morning to you. we're going to begin with more from the golden globes.
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we talked about the night's biggest winners. let's talk red carpet, shall we? what do you think? look at that. just a beautiful sight. there we saw reese witherspoon with her date, 20-year-old son deacon, looking good. they were not the only mother/son duo hitting the red carpet. there's bradley cooper, who often and did again, bring his mom to the show. morning show star jennifer aniston went a different route. she brought an old friend her iconic hair style often called the rachel that got a lot of buzz. in fashion, margot robbie made her mark wearing pink inspired by the 1977 super star barbie. j. lo also having a pink moment. looking good, j. lo. as was haley seinfeld she was one of my favorite, channelling audrey hepburn to perfection. just stunning. oprah winfrey paid homage to the film "the color purple." nice move there in a beaded louis vuitton dress.
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last but not least, never least, taylor swift looking bejeweled and beautiful in green gucci. a lot of fun to look at the fashion on the red carpet there last night. in tv news it's almost time to check in to the white lotus. the emmy and golden globe series will be back at this time next year. the next guest checking in to the hotel has been announced partially. harry potter's jason be there. michelle monahan and parker posey. and leslie bibb always so fun in whatever she does. a season 1 favorite natasha's character belinda will be returning in the upcoming season as well. now most of the plot details are being kept under wraps. we know filming is set to begin in cities across thailand. deadline is reporting the multigenerational group of guests will include a patriarch, a female corporate executive, an actress, a perfect wife a misfit
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and yogi. why not? the weirdest hotel on television reopens early next year. looking forward to that. also this morning libraries around the country are releasing their roundup of the most checked out books of 2023. gotta say, there are several gma book club picks on the list. we told you about "lessons in chemistry." we picked it in 2022. it became an apple + tv series starring brie larson. now it tops the list as the most popular book to check out in new york, seattle, boston and cleveland. our friends emily henry an rebecca yarros were also on top for her book and it is still going strong, is one of the most popular books in libraries across the country. we just love
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to see how much people are reading and using their local libraries, and that everyone is pop news. >> you hear the people are going back to the library like that. i love going to the dewey decimal system. do they catalog? i don't think they have those alive. well sterling k brown is here live and best selling author gabby bernstein on manifesting your dreams in the new year. come on back. >> she did it for you. >> gma tomorrow. you're gonna love this. i'm gonna love you i'm gonna love you. >> when parmalee performs live for you tomorrow only on good morning america's concert series sponsored by planet fitness. >> our father was the leader of a mormon religious cult. he used this and groomed us to kill for him. this is when i found out that i was born and raised in a cult. daughters of the cult. >> now streaming only on hulu. >> what's good to watch? read where can i get a great deal on
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where this is happening. this is over westbound 580 and two lanes had been blocked. but again they are back open before the 80 interchange speeds though are still down to ten miles per hour. because of that crash from earlier, traffic is still recovering. right now. we're told there were some injuries there, and of course we'll stay on top of this for you. and then a live look at our richmond-san rafael bridge camera. there's a four mile backup right now approaching the toll plaza. and that sigalert is still in effect with those three right lanes blocked, but traffic is just really starting to pick up right now as people head to work. reggie aqui. >> thanks, gloria. do you need that thicker jacket today? drew, has your forecast next. >> good morning, i'm cindi bigelow. i hope this morning you do something just for you. enjoy a warm cup of bigelow tea. so grab a mug and tea proudly. listen to people that drink
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>> pretty baby brooke shields tonight on abc. >> you hear it there. welcome back to gma. tonight the emmy nominated documentary pretty baby brooke shields makes its network tv debut. this comes from george and ally's production company. bed by 8. brooke so candid in it. airs tonight on abc 8 p.m. it is a must watch. >> so glad it will be shown to a whole new audience. happy about that. thank you. robin? >> lot of people were asking me about that. glad it is. okay, george. time to set goals for 2024 with gabby bernstein, the new york times best selling author, speaker, self-help guru. she's here to help us set our intentions for the new year. she's back. >> watch out. >> my family and friends are like, uh-oh. remember what happened last year with gabby. >> i'm a yes for a ferrari. [ laughter ] they know i bring it. >> that's what you asked about last year. she said what are you going to say yes to? i say marriage. it was absolutely -- i'm so glad you encouraged me to
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put it out to the universe like that. >> yeah. you did it, surprised us. then you got married. you had this beautiful year. when we put those intentions into the universe and say yes for what we desire, we send a message that we are claiming what we want. we are going to say yes. >> it's about manifestation in 2024. >> manifest more in 2024. >> okay. what do you mean by that? >> i really believe this is a year where we can start to turn our obstacles into opportunities. where we can say yes to what we desire. recognize the moments in our life where we have an intention and we want to put it out there. you can put it on a piece of paper. this is what i do every new year. write it on a piece of paper an then bury it. i go outside, take a shovel and bury it. by burying this affirmation, i am saying, thank you, universe, from taking this from me. i deserve something better. really putting that out there.
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this is something better releases the attachment to that desire. put out what we want and see what happens. >> i like how you also said turn obstacle into an opportunity. our family motto, my sister comes up with one every year. love more in 2024. it's about the more. when things start going awry, you might have the best intentions but things aren't going quite how you think they should be, what do you do? >> in december i had a bit of an inner shakedown, robin. >> you did? >> you know those moments where you're like, things are not exactly how i want them to be. while i was going through that inner shakedown, breakdown to break through, my mantra kept consistently, over and over was, obstacles are detours in the right direction. >> say that again. >> i woke up every day and i would say thank you, these obstacles are detours in the right direction. so someone is out there right now and they're struggling and wanting more in 2024 but they don't see the path forward.
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say thank you to the obstacles because they reveal to us what is of our highest and best. so if you can open your heart to that, such a big shift. just shift your energy in the next moment to a new path. >> it's about affirmation, mantras. i know you always have a deck of mantras. i know you have a deck. >> thank you. >> okay. this is one i experienced today. when i'm tuned into the energy of abundance, i become abundant. when we're claiming the energy of how we want to feel, we create more of it. know the thing when you wake up in the morning that the sheets are nice and warm and you have that beautiful cup of coffee. or when you're doing your makeup, with your family. you're giving that preacher prayer in the morning. that's you not saying, i'm tired. that's you saying, i'm leaning into the abundance in that moment. each moment offers us the
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opportunity to lean into what's working and thriving. when we focus on what's thriving, we create more of what we want. >> i'm so glad you're saying this. it's about the moment. we're always looking back or forward and not just really taking in the moment. in fact, you said sheets around you that are cold or whatever that feels good. >> in this moment, i'm with you. i love seeing you every new year. >> i always look forward to this as well. i love how you say, and sometimes people don't understand this, get outside of yourself. random acts of kindness can really be something we should manifest and be part of our new year? >> yeah. i have a little 5-year-old at home. in my home, we really practice what we preach. i wanted to teach him a really powerful manifesting tool. not even a manifesting tool, just a happiness tool. random acts of kindness. this is how i live my life. i'll randomly buy the coffee for the woman behind me, or i will just engage in conversation.
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so i wanted to teach my kid this. i went on -- i am a full blown canvas designer now. if you need any ads here at gma, i can do it. i made this piece of art. it was a calendar. it say ollie's random acts of kindness. has a soccer ball in the corner. we put this on the fridge. every day ollie will do a random act of kindness. he'll walk up to the fridge and mark off how many he gets. i want you to have one. you can have it in your office or dressing room. just the intention we make to just show up for people randomly. it just infuse us with so much positive energy. you feel so good when we're kind and caring to the world. >> it just has to be a little thing. >> tiny thing. add them up. >> i know. sometimes we feel everything has to be big. >> one small action daily. >> always look forward to it. my friends and family are exhaling right now. >> you did it.
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what are you asking for this year, robin? >> no, no, no. [ laughter ] that was last year. i do say love more in 2024. >> that is good. love more in '24. >> i want people to know, for more of gabby's tips to start 2024, her intentions, go to our website, good morning america.com. or you can scan the qr code on your screen. do yourself a favor. i know it's january 8th. maybe you have already fallen off of your resolutions. start today. start now. coming up, sterling k. brown! best selling author james patterson are both here. you're not gonna show sterling k.? he was all ready to be on the show? come on, show sterling. there you are! [ laughter ] show some love. >> i can wave. i know how to do it. ...thanks to dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment
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we are back now on gma. he's a newbie to us. sterling k. brown making his gma debut. [ applause ] starring in the critically claimed american fiction. sterling, great to have you back. have you here. >> it is my first time. please be gentle with me. >> i know. >> very nervous. >> you seem so shy. >> i'm very shy. happy to be here. >> we're not buying it. congrats. the way people are talking about this thing, it is already the best movie of the year. >> it's a good movie with a great cast. we have the amazing jeffrey wright and erika alexander,
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tracy ross. legendary leslie ogdem. it is such a wonderful joy to be part of a film that has this incredible black ensemble telling a story that we don't normally get a chance to see told in hollywood. >> you didn't hesitate. you were on a plane, read the script, you call your agent. >> that's right. i said, how can i be down? every once in awhile, and sometimes you think, the part's not that big. i don't care. what the movie has to say about representation in this media means so much that if i can get in there any kind of way, shape, form or fashion, i'm there. >> let's take a look. did you know dad had affairs? >> for sure. >> how? >> you can just tell. lisa told me she saw him kissing a white pop once? >> why did i have no idea? why am i the last to know? >> because you loved him too much. enemies see each other better than friends. >> what did you give her?
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>> oxycodone. knocks them right out. >> you give her opioids? >> yeah. you ever see a heroin addict? they take naps standing up. i'm keeping an eye on her. i'm a doctor. >> we just saw there, this is a great cast. jeffrey wright, tracy ross. i mean, these are your siblings. >> yeah. >> if you were a real family -- >> okay. >> -- who would be the naughty kid? who would be the responsible? give us a breakdown. >> i think casting is pretty much right. jeffrey is the oldest. tracy's in the middle. i'm the youngest. i'm the youngest in real life, so i have certain qualities that led to the character. i just take it on all at once. >> you've been married for 18 year, two kids. you have a podcast coming out around valentine's day tentatively called we don't always agree. >> we don't always agree with sterling k. brown. my better half, it was her idea.
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we shot 12 episodes so far and we're still married, so i consider that a success. it will drop on valentine's day. just us talking about our lives and experience and where we sort of come together and where we disagree. >> we look forward to that. >> thank you. >> i heard you say you don't want to play the same role twice, and that you're looking to be in a classic rom com. >> i would love a rom com. my wife and i love, something more comedic or harry met sally, something like that. they don't make enough of them right now. they used to be done all the time in the early '90s. they've sort of gone away. i would love to be like a dashing charming guy who got splashed by water and he dries himself off and haphazardly falls into love. [ laughter ] it's a good time. >> if you're auditioning today, you got the role. >> thank you very much.
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>> we'll make a call this afternoon. [ laughter ] >> also you want to play a super action hero? >> listen, if anybody from the super hero universe wants to talk to your boy, i try to keep it tight. >> oh! [ laughter ] >> yeah. [ laughter ] there we go. >> i can do a little strut. bam. >> you did not disappoint. thank you for being on gma. >> thank you very much. >> "american fiction" is now playing in select theaters and hits everywhere on friday. ginger? >> i'm buying tickets to that rom com stat. i can't wait to see it all. let's start with what happened over the weekend. an ef-0 tornado. this was ft. lauderdale, florida. unbelievable video there. you see that motion, that vertical, then that twist. 1.5 miles.
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thankfully, nobody hurt. look at the severe storm forecast today. that's a strong tornado possible louisiana over the florida panhandle. >> here now with our friends and megaselling author james patterson. he has a new book out out this morning. holmes, marple and poe. you can point your cell phone at the qr code to get your copy. how do you like that new technology there? >> i like it. anything that will help people read more, that's good by me. >> tell us about the book. >> i went to hollywood with this and i said, you should just buy this untitle holmes marple and poe, and they did. same with you guys watching. alex cross really good detective, and he'll go out and solve crimes or whatever. if you have holmes, marple and
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poe on the case, it's fun and exciting and interesting and a little different. i think people that don't read me, even they will like this a lot. it's just a different way to approach mysteries and crimes. lot of chaos. talk about chaos. just before this, hole mmarple and poe. how do you beat that? >> i assume those originals had a huge influence on you. >> totally, growing up. holmes, it's interesting. there's only four holmes, sherlock holmes novels. >> that is hard to believe. >> i read them all. because they get so much bigger after, you know, the author wasn't around. i don't want that to happen to me. i want the big things to happen while i'm around, you know? then christie with miss marple. she wrote about 20 of those. >> we'll be seeing more of this from you? >> yeah. we're going to do this again. holmes, marple and poe 2.
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very exciting stuff. >> you are are genius with collaborators. how do you fine your collaborators? >> do you want to do it? >> sure, let's do it. >> you're too slow. [ laughter ] we alternate words. mike lupa is good with this. he's snappy. >> i wish i could be better at it. tv has taken it out of me. tell us finally before you go about this. >> you want to get rid of me now, right? i'm sorry. what was it? >> the support you've been showing for independent book sellers. >> oh, yeah. look. actually, i have a book coming out this year secret lives of book sellers and librarians. i it is a bunch of interviews. we turn them into these short things where you get a feeling for how hard these people work and how difficult it's become for both book sellers and librarians. people are beating them up, literally beating them up. they're getting fired. we have to stop that. the thing about banning books is, you take care of your house, i'll take care of my house. i don't need somebody outside my
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family telling my family members what to read. i just don't. >> you can tell everybody to read holmes, marple and poe. >> absolutely. >> thanks for coming in. >> nice to see you. >> coming up the book of clarence star teyana taylor is here live. (♪) (♪) (♪) it's that feeling when you're at disneyland resort. and there's no better time than now. now, kids 3-9 can visit a disneyland resort theme park with a limited-time kids' special ticket offer. (♪) my late father-in-law lit up a room,
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>> yes, we are. two or three days. >> can no man outspeed me? >> outspeed isn't a word, mary. ah! yes. that is actor singer dancer core grapher producer and director teyana taylor. she is starring in a new movie called "the book of clarence." we welcome you to "good morning america." >> thank you. thank you for having me. how are you? >> action packed. this is not your average biblical movie. tell us about it. >> it's amazing.
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it's a true message, you know? there's a lot of messages that i hope people get to see before they judge it. very, very special film. very special. >> you play mary magdelan. >> yes. >> what was that like for you? what drew you to the role? >> when i read it. i love james. i have to work with him. i remember seeing him and thinking i have to work with him. this, you know, coming across my desk. i wanted to be part of it. it was more of a, just something that i wanted to naturally do. something that turned very spiritual for me because i'm a spiritual person and things happen. i do my homework and all my research. it was amazing. filming it actually, it brought me closer to god, which i was already close to god. >> it's listed as a dramedy, a dramatic comedy. >> yeah. >> it's unlike anything you have seen. the red carpet, you brought two
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very special guests, your children. >> yes. >> they look red carpet ready already. >> they know it. at one point, i backed up. you know how you back up and give them their space? i'll let them do their thing and i'll join in. you know? >> that's great. oh my gosh. look at that picture. that is just precious. another movie you're getting a lot of buzz for right now, breakout role in 1001. there is buzz about a nomination. have you comtemplated that? >> am contemplating it. i'm manifesting it. it means a lot. the fact that i'm even part of the conversation of just the buzz, i'm super appreciative for. i know i'm super appreciative for. that's a big thing. that's a big deal for me. >> that movie is such a different film than the book of clarence. >> yes. >> about a mom, right? struggling. >> exactly. i wanted to show my range. that's something that was saoup r important to take on the roles that i have taken on.
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i was very excited. >> speaking of range, you announced your retirement from music in 2020. however, fans are very excited when you are part of a new song. what are you trying to tell us? >> i'm in a great space. do you know what i'm saying? it felt good. i was in the studio working before everyone else. i have been dabbling in taking a stab at some ideas. just stay tuned. you never know. i'm just going and just free flowing, you know? i'm flowing. >> you say you're open to the universe. new music out of the question. >> new music is not out of the question. we'll see. >> all right. if you do it, please come back. love your energy. thank you. congratulations on everything. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> everybody, check it out.
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