or insulin may cause low blood sugar. ♪ jardiance is really swell, ♪ ♪ the little pill with a big story to tell. ♪ >> whit: good morning, america. arctic blast. record-breaking cold and life-threatening windchills gripping the middle of the country with snow piling up. white-out conditions stretching to the northeast. new york's governor banning travel around buffalo, rescheduling the bills' wild card game. and more storms ahead. our weather team tracking it all. >> gio: sprint to the finishes. iowa caucus is just a day away.

the look at how the process works with candidates getting in last-minute pitches and the new polls showing who's in the lead. but could there be any surprises? >> rhiannon: new murder charge? sources telling abc news accused gilgo beach serial killer, rex heuermann, is expected to be charged with killing a fourth woman. the important new development in the case. >> gio: babies on board following that alaska airline scare that left a gaping fuel in the fuselage. the advice on the safest way to travel with youngsters, and the dramatic video showing what could happen in an emergency situation. ♪ >> whit: emmy awards preview. >> what are you doing here? >> whit: the big night just a day away. >> i need a fire-breather. >> whit: the look at which of your favorite shows and stars have the best chances of taking home tv's highest honor. and all eyes on the nfl. with more games on tap this wild card weekend.

>> gio: and we do say good morning, america on this sunday. great to have rhiannon ally with us. your chiefs won. >> rhiannon: yes. >> whit: congratulations. >> rhiannon: i'm awake. can you believe it? it was a great game. >> whit: it was a great game. >> gio: and you are awake because we have a lot to cover this morning. we have a lot of major headlines to get to. look at these people in tel aviv rallying support to mark 100 days since the start of the israel-hamas war. we'll go live to tel aviv in a moment here. >> rhiannon: as we count down to the voting in the iowa caucuses tomorrow, we'll give you a crash course in just how they work because it's not at all like going into a voting booth for primaries in most states. >> whit: also a wonderful scene in philadelphia as community gives a heartfelt sendoff to a beloved music teacher after 30 years of service. >> gio: great story. and sunday means espn's herm edwards joins us to preview the games, and weather is a huge factor here. blizzard conditions already

forcing one game to be delayed until tomorrow. we start here with the coast to coast storms. abc's victor oquendo is here. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, gio. from snow-covered downtown des moines, people here tell me this is definitely the coldest air that they have felt this season. you can see the snow. it's piled up here on the sidewalks. in these conditions, you have to limit your time outdoors. with the wind, this cold air, it cuts through every layer you have on. you definitely feel it on any exposed skin. and this bitter arctic blast, it stretches well beyond us here in iowa. this morning, the major arctic blast bringing dangerously cold conditions to millions. windchill alerts across more than 20 states feeling as cold as 70 degrees below zero in montana. a powerful blizzard blanketing des moines, iowa, in more than ten inches of snow, and bringing

power outages to a snow-covered milwaukee. in michigan, waves crashing against this pier in st. joseph. fueled by the storm's intense winds. and in the northeast, some areas battered with rain and strong winds leading to flooding like this in new jersey. in edgewater, some cars submerged up to their bumpers. abc news' morgan norwood reporting from the passaic river. >> and here in wayne, new jersey, this parking lot i'm standing in looking more like a pond. right across the way, it's spilling its banks here. >> reporter: farther north, this major storm bringing in more rain and flooding. look at the rough waves along the new hampshire and maine coastlines. watch as this historic fishing shack gets washed away in south portland, maine. and in rhode island, these large waves lashing the coast. this is the view from a plow truck in new york state along route 400 in erie county, new york. a travel ban in effect for the county and interstate 90.

>> it will not be safe to be out on the roads. >> reporter: the blistering cold headlining the nfl's wild card weekend. whiteout conditions at the buffalo bills' stadium, and kathy hochul extending that ban to monday as blizzard conditions lash buffalo. >> got to love it, baby. >> reporter: and in kansas city, the miami dolphins and chiefs playing in the coldest game on record for either franchise. many fans braving the cold to see the game. kansas city/miami, fourth coldest game in nfl history. speaking of miami, when our team left there to come here, it was in the 80s. can't believe we're talking about, oh, a 100-degree swing give or take. by the way, it's shaping up to be a rough travel day once again. about 1,200 flights canceled so far today. gio? >> gio: and you say our team, because you are a miami boy and i know the feeling of being in the snow. we appreciate that, victor. let's get to storm forecasts from somara theodore. good morning, somara.

>> somara: good morning, gio. a lot of folks affected by this cold air. this is the coldest air of the season. these are the windchills this morning. we're still looking at places like rapid city, minus 30. it's feeling like 30 degrees below zero. as a result, multiple national weather services have issued windchill alerts. look where they stretch from. up in billings, casper, all the way as far south to the southern tip of texas. and i mean, if you look at this dichotomy, how stark it is, yesterday's high and low, check this out. in florida, in pompano beach, we are in the upper 80s. chester, montana, minus 54. that was an actual temperature. whit, back to you. >> whit: brutal temperatures. somara, thank you. to iowa now and the 2024 caucuses. they're happening tomorrow the republican presidential hopefuls are making their final pitch to voters. we have team coverage now. abc news political director rick klein is standing by with two new polls. but we begin with maryalice parks in des moines. maryalice, good morning.

>> reporter: whit, good morning to you. some of these candidates have been campaigning for nearly a year. they are hoping that even though iowa is just one state, a pretty small state, because it goes first, it might be able to send a big message to the rest of the country. >> this is go time. >> reporter: after months of campaigning, and a republican field whittled down from more than a dozen to just a few, tomorrow voters finally get a say. >> all eyes are on iowa, and you get it. you know the responsibility that comes with being first. >> reporter: the iowa caucuses, the first in the country. blizzard-like conditions throwing a wrench in campaign plans. frontrunner former president donald trump, canceling all but one of his in-person events this weekend, speaking to supporters overnight remotely on a livestream. >> i don't think nikki's strong enough to be president. i know her very well. >> reporter: and for the first time, taking aim at businessman vivek ramaswamy accusing him of

deceitful campaign we caught up with vivek's wife weathering the snow storm to meet with a small group of voters outside of des moines. >> we have an opportunity on monday to show people what we care about as a country. do we care about the integrity of free speech, of our elections? >> reporter: ramaswamy has held a whopping 326 in-person events in the state. ron desantis, 169. nikki haley, 82. compared to only 35 stops from trump. desantis' staff and supporters powering through this weather, knocking on doors to get out the vote in negative 8 degree temperatures. >> if you are willing to go out there and brave the elements on a cold, windy, snowy january night for me and do that for a few hours, i'll fight for you for the next eight years. >> reporter: on the question on whether the cold will affect the

turnout, i talked to some volunteers helping to run the caucuses. they picked up their materials. they told me they weren't worried. whit? >> whit: all right, maryalice. nice to see you inside and out of the cold as well. thank you so much. let's go now to washington and abc news political director rick klein. rick, good morning to you. so let's start with that new "des moines register" poll which dropped overnight. a presidential race tradition, and we are seeing some movement down the stretch here. >> reporter: yeah, whit. this is the most closely watched poll, the most respected poll in iowa and it shows that donald trump is indeed in commanding position going into tomorrow. this would be a record-setting victory if it holds, but it's nowhere near the margins he had earlier in the cycle and it's a touch below 50% meaning he would not get the outright majority if this result holds tomorrow night. the surprise though is in second place. nikki haley now ahead of ron desantis very narrowly.

it'll be a dog fight and photo finish for second. ron desantis finishing in third, that would be devastating for his campaign. if you see in the fivethirtyeight polling, this is ron desantis' line. he was in a strong second in iowa up tune until the last couple of days. that's when nikki haley started to overtake ron desantis, and it's very, very close right there. the margins will matter, and so will who finishes second. >> whit: we can always have some surprises in iowa, that's for sure. we also have that new abc news/ipsos poll. what does it tell us former president donald trump's str strength nationally heading into this first round of voting? >> reporter: republicans are saying they're very comfortable with donald trump as their nominee. in our poll with ipsos, and we'll have more on this later on in "this week," donald trump is seen as the right choice. are people comfortable with the question of donald trump as the nominee? 72% say yeah. they are just fine with donald trump as the nominee. that's ten points better than ron desantis. and nikki haley for all the attention she's gotten nationally, more than half of republicans are saying they're not comfortable with her as the nominee.

it kind of tells you the story of the entire race. donald trump continues to control the republican party in iowa as well as nationally as the voting begins tomorrow. >> whit: rick klein, thank you so much. as always, we appreciate it. tune into "this week" later this morning. jonathan karl speaks with florida governor ron desantis ahead of the iowa caucuses and jon has an exclusive interview with illinois' democratic governor, jb pritzker about president biden's re-election campaign. rhiannon? >> rhiannon: now to the breaking news overnight. congressional negotiators agreeing on a deal to head off another partial government shutdown, but they are not completely out of the woods just yet. abc's ike ejiochi is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, ike. >> reporter: good morning, rhiannon. congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a two-tiered funding bill that will keep our government funded into march. our government is funded through 12 individual spending bills. last november, congress voted to split them up into two groups of bills. this new agreement moves the funding deadlines for both of those bills to march 1st and

march 8th. this agreement comes just before the first funding deadline looming next week. both chambers now get more time to work through individual funding bills, but last week senate majority leader chuck schumer and house speaker mike johnson reaching an agreement setting the top line spending for this year at $1.65 trillion, the amount originally agreed to by president biden and then house speaker kevin mccarthy. the short-term bill will need to pass both the senate and the house before friday, january 19th before midnight to avoid a partial government shutdown. sources tell abc news that congressional leaders will have a conference call today to discuss that resolution and a path forward for funding. gio? >> gio: ike, thank you for your reporting there. overseas now to the middle east and the urgent search for two missing navy s.e.a.l.s who officials said fell into the water just south of yemen. abc's lama hasan is in london with the latest. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, gio. those two u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s are still missing. u.s. officials say an urgent

search and rescue operation is under way at this hour to try to find them. u.s. officials also say that the s.e.a.l.s had been conducting a nighttime boarding mission off the coast of somalia on thursday. this is a complex and dangerous operation, and as they were trying to board a vessel by boat, one sailor fell into the water. the other then jumping in to help him. now as you know, the gulf of aden as well as the red sea are busy shipping lanes. they've also recently been used by the iranian-backed houthis to attack dozens of commercial vessels prompting a massive show of force with u.s. and british navy ships deployed to the area to deter and respond to the attacks. what officials won't reveal is what type of operation the two sailors were conducting at the time because of operational security purposes, but what we do know is that they were deployed to the u.s.'s fifth fleet area of operation supporting a wide variety of missions. rhiannon?

>> rhiannon: thank you for that reporting. now to the war between israel and hamas. thousands of demonstrators took to the streets just outside the white house yesterday, calling for the end to the israeli military action in gaza, and abc's patrick reevell is in tel aviv where thousands of people are rallying again demanding the hostages be freed as the war marks 100 days. good morning, patrick. >> reporter: good morning, rhiannon. yeah, it's been 100 days since hamas' october 7th massacre triggered israel's devastating war in gaza. behind me in tel aviv, thousands of people have been rallying to support over the 100 hostages still held by hamas in gaza. still such a live issue here. the situation in gaza is catastrophic though. the u.n. says 1.9 million people, 80% of gaza's population have been displaced. there are now warnings that over 500,000 are starving with famine looming. palestinians have been killed. such is the destruction that for the first time israel has found itself this week defending itself at the international court of justice against charges of genocide brought by south

africa. israel vehemently rejects that. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a speech last night to mark 100 days was defiant that the war against hamas will continue, but despite the devastation, israel is still far from achieving its goals of defeating hamas or freeing the hostages. most israeli officials signal that the fighting is going to go on for months more. gio? >> gio: no end in sight just yet. patrick, thank you so much. back home now, an accused serial killer is due to appear in court this week, expected to face charges in another killing. abc's morgan norwood joins us now with more on that. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: gio, good morning to you. from seizing his properties to tearing apart his home, he's tied to more victims. heuermann will return to court on tuesday where a grand jury will return a new indictment.

this morning, rex heuermann, the alleged gilgo beach serial killer accused of murdering three women, now expected to face a fourth murder charge. sources telling abc news heuermann will be in court on tuesday where prosecutors are set to announce a grand jury has returned an indictment. prosecutors have said heuermann is the prime suspect in the killing of maureen brainard-barnes who disappeared when she was 25 years old in july of 2007. she was found with a belt that had a distinctive buckle bearing the initials w.h., which could stand for heuermann's father. >> there was a lot of evidence we had, but they weren't ready to charge. now we're six months into it, a long time for investigators to work at it and apparently they forwarded the case, so they're going forward tuesday morning. >> reporter: heuermann has pleaded not guilty in the killings of megan waterman, melissa barthelemy, and amber costello, all found dead in december 2010 along gilgo beach, long island. and like barnes wrapped in burlap. investigators spent days

searching heuermann's home, even zeroing in on this pizza box which they say contains a critical piece of dna evidence. the sister of megan waterman speaking exclusively with our station, wntw shortly after the search and heuermann's arrest. >> it's bittersweet because i know the details of her death. she was just a normal person, and she had a normal, loving heart just like any person that you walk down next to on the sidewalk, and she didn't deserve this. >> reporter: and there was no immediate comment from the suffolk county d.a.'s office. there are six other gilgo beach victims whose deaths remain unsolved. gio? >> gio: just an unbelievable case. morgan, thank you so much for that. time now for another check of the weather. somara theodore is here, and it may be cold, but that sure is pretty behind you. >> somara: i like that. do you know it's been 700 days since new york city has measured one inch of snow? >> gio: wow. >> somara: it's also been -- the earth has traveled 1.1 billion miles through space since that time.

new york has picked up 102 inches of rain. no snow. that clean pile of clothes is still sitting in my corner, and it looks like buffalo has seen at least 170 inches of snow, and that's where all the snow is hiding right now. lake-effect snow, they're gearing up for another round. 1 to 3 feet possible in parts of western new york. up into watertown they could see about 6 to 12 additional inches. that's a look at the forecast. we'll talk more later. let's see your local forecast a

>> somara: good to see you back. all right, guys. so this tuesday, we actually have another storm that's rolling in, and we could see a little bit of snow. could we get the inch in new york we need to break it? we'll see. sledding? >> whit: it's been a while. >> rhiannon: don't push it. >> whit: thank you, somara. now to a joyful sendoff for a beloved music teacher in philadelphia. kind of a real life "mr. holland's opus." abc's will ganss is here with the story. good morning. >> reporter: the performing arts director, joe ciccimaro is stepping down, but not before nearly six decades' worth of former students pulled off a pitch-perfect surprise overnight in mr. c.'s honor. it's a curtain call 56 years in the making for this philadelphia music teacher. >> to mr. c. -- where are you? surprise. >> reporter: joe ciccimaro surprised with the musical tribute from former students. ♪ >> i must have seen 300, 400 of

my former students. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: mr. c. has orchestrated quite the legacy at the la salle college high school where he's taught since 1968. >> i have to be honest with you, i never worked a day in my life. that's why i stayed here until i was 83. >> reporter: a musician himself, he knows being artistically inclined doesn't always earn you cool points in high school. >> i was bullied. it was really rough. he was the only person that was compassionate, wonderful. >> reporter: his students going on to play "the phantom" on broadway, and others performing at the tony awards. those students, joe's wife, kids, and grandkids all coming together to celebrate their beloved mr. c. >> it's the ultimate thank you with a 30-plus piece orchestra and singers coming in from all over the country. >> reporter: a pitch-perfect homage to the educator who's given so much to his

philadelphia community. >> what i saw tonight is enough of a legacy for me. i saw it, and, as i said, it almost was like a dream. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the orchestra pit at the iconic forest theater in philly will henceforth be known as the joe ciccimaro orchestra pit. and mr. c. tells me retirement looks like nine holes of golf a day, family time, and happy hour which in retirement can start before or after 5:00, you guys. >> rhiannon: it's 5:00 somewhere always. >> whit: did you get a haircut by the way too? >> reporter: i did. thank you for noticing. >> whit: you got your ears lowered as my grandpa used to say. looks good. thanks, buddy. >> reporter: thank you. >> whit: coming up on "gma," the midair scare on alaska airlines flight is raising concerns about infants flying in their parents' laps. >> rhiannon: a lot of people debating that. and "succession" in the spotlight. the final season of the popular series leading the way with 27 nominations at tomorrow's emmy awards. >> gio: and wild card weekend. this time it's the nfc's turn. herm edwards joins us to preview the big games.

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about this wild card weekend. and i don't want to call you both out, but you both said the dolphins were going to take it. >> whit: i did not say the dolphins. >> gio: he did couch it a little bit more. >> whit: can't count out mahomes. he had the busted helmet. andy reid had the icicles in the mustache. it was amazing. >> gio: it was too cold for my team. >> whit: exactly. we'll have more football coming up. we have to take a look at the top headlines on this sunday morning. happening right now, south korea's military reporting that north korea fired a suspected intermediate ballistic range missile toward the sea on sunday. this comes two month after the north claimed to have tested engines for a new harder-to-detect missile capable of striking distant u.s. targets in the region. >> gio: right now in northern iceland, a volcano erupted sending lava flowing towards a town. look at that. a coast guard helicopter flew over the site capturing photos that appear to show lava flowing from both sides of the fences that were being built. officials say the lava was about

450 meters from the town. the eruption followed an intense series of earthquakes. >> rhiannon: and the 2024 australian open kicked off the tennis season. fellow american alycia parks moving on to the second round. good news after a tough battle on the court. you can catch all the action from the australian open on espn from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. if you like to stay up late, 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. on espn2. >> gio: we start with the new concerns about babies flying in their parents' laps. there were infants on that alaska airlines flight where the door plug flew off. adults trying to hold onto those little ones, they had a hard time. and this morning, we ask, what should you do? this morning, the new concern about babies sitting in laps of their caregivers on flights. this as we get yet another upclose view of that terrifying moment on that alaska airlines flight. a passenger sitting in the row behind the door plug that flew off, recording a man sitting

closest to the opening being pulled by the force. on the plane, three babies in caregivers's laps. >> the ntsb has long recommended, and the federal aviation administration has long recommended, and alaska airline on their website also recommends for caregivers or those accompanying infants under the age of 2, to purchase a seat for that infant. >> reporter: while airlines have permitted babies under 2 to sit on an adult, the industry urges parents and caregivers that children are safer in their own carriers strapped in properly. the largest flight attendants' unit calling on that to be mandatory. crew members on that alaska airline flight were terrified thinking about the children. >> there's no ability even with all the love in the world if you are near that, that you can hang onto your child. so it is not safe for a child to be on a lap. >> repr:

3-month-old and a 2-year-old. she says travel is already stressful and expensive, but that alaska airlines flight made her think twice, but still thinks every situation is different. >> it's hard to say because i feel like it's, like, really judging parents if you don't get a seat, then you don't care about your kid because obviously that's not the case. >> reporter: extreme turbulence and plane malfunctions are rare, but they can be dangerous. >> it can be even moderate turbulence where this can be a danger. if you are experiencing negative gs less than zero where the child could rise up off your lap before you have a chance to grab them. the child would get slammed back down hopefully on your lap, but it could hit an armrest or the side of the aircraft. >> reporter: that's why experts recommend getting each child their own seat with proper gear. >> you actually have a seat for every single person on board including infants, and that they are in a proper device for sitting in that seat such as a car seat strapped in properly.

>> gio: and i've got more video to show you here. take a look at this. this is from the faa and it's a look at what happens to a child in a lap during severe incidents when the parent and child are thrust forward in the seat. you see those dummies right there. obviously the potential for some incredibly serious injuries. but rhiannon, you were saying, this is such a debate. >> rhiannon: it's such a passionate debate on both sides. parents are upset at the thought of having to pay for their 6-month-old to have their own seat because air travel's so expensive. but at the same time, is it safe? >> gio: yeah, and that's the question. >> whit: thank you, gio, for that. appreciate it. we turn now to the countdown to the iowa caucuses just a day away, and the first big contest for the republican candidates. abc's maryalice parks is in des moines back with us again to explain this nominating process and how iowa's system is very unique. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, whit, good morning. unlike a traditional primary, you can't show up and vote any time you want in a caucus. you have to be there right at 7:00, and the caucuses are pretty public. neighbors all together in one room.

no voting booths. no secret ballots. iowans monday will gather for their famous caucuses. essentially party meetings. republicans requiring voters to be there in person all together at 7:00 p.m. sharp. one room together making their pick. >> the caucus is really your neighbors coming together to determine, first and foremost, who they're leaning towards in the primary, in the process, but secondly it's party business. >> what if you happen to have to work that night and you can't take a whole hour? what do you say to that? >> it's legitimate, but we like it because it's a very grassroots effort here on our part. >> reporter: in person with no exceptions, not even for military. iowans can show up monday and register with the party to still join. officials telling us they expect independents, new voters, and even some democrats to show up and join the republican party to

participate. first, speeches from each campaign. neighbors explaining to neighbors why they are voting for someone, and why you should too. then just pieces of paper to make their pick. >> and it is as old-fashioned as can be. you -- we lay them out. we count them. we announce to the entire group. >> reporter: now having to show up and participate in-person has limited who comes. the record was set in 2016. the republican caucus that year still only had 186,000 people. whit? >> whit: regardless of the outcome, the process is always interesting. that's for sure. maryalice parks, thank you so much. we appreciate it. let's go ahead and turn to the weather. somara theodore, we have been saying a negative 30 windchills for the coldest caucus on record. >> somara: are you all packed good? you got all your layers? >> whit: i'm packed. i need more layers, but i'm packed. >> somara: it's going to be cold out there. we're also tracking our next

storm. oh, my goodness. it feels like groundhog day. we have the next one coming in, and winter weather advisories set up in corpus christi, dallas, memphis, nashville. this next cross-country storm bringing a mix of wintry weather as well as some snow into parts of the heartland and a little bit farther south on monday. and where it moves next, we could be in for a possible winter storm in the northeast. but you know who's not even in it? florida, fort lauderdale, and my name is bennett and i ain't in that mess. you know who would be in florida right now? andy reid. look at that mustache. that's a look at you >> somara: and that's your local forecast. that is dedication. >> gio: isn't that amazing? >> whit: that was the highlight of the game, as far as i'm concerned. the iced mustachio. >> rhiannon: knowing andy reid, he probably didn't even notice.

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>> rhiannon: welcome back to "gma" as hollywood gets set to honor the best on the small screen. the emmy awards. it was delayed for a few months because of the writers and actors strikes but abc's zohreen shah is in l.a. with a look at our favorite shows in the running. it's back, zohreen. good morning. >> reporter: rhiannon, that's right, it's back. the strike that caused major delays, but this is the first chance, the show like "the bear" for example, with already two seasons out will get a chance to win an emmy. the big night is almost here. >> you started this. >> me? >> yeah. >> okay. you're the one who backed into me like a psycho. >> you're the one that flipped me off all roided out and -- >> reporter: this morning, the race is finally on. emmy awards night delayed for four months by the hollywood strikes, now just hours away.

first up "succession" leading the pack with 27 nominations. entertainment experts betting for a win in categories like best drama, best actor, and best actress. >> i need a fire breather. >> reporter: and the odds are in their favor. in the best actor category, three of their stars competing for the prize. "succession" is head to head in many categories against "the last of us" with 24 nominations and "white lotus" with 23 nominations. >> you may hate me, but it ain't no lie. >> reporter: leading the comedy pack "ted lasso" with 21 noms against "the bear," which cooked up 13 nominations. the big question tonight whether jeremy allen white take out coach lasso? >> what are you doing here? >> reporter: and there are a lot of eyes on quinta brunson. she's up for best actress in a comedy for "abbott elementary," the show she created. >> what is your problem? >> reporter: "beef" is coming in

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we've got important games on tap in the nfc, and we're so happy to have espn analyst and veteran head coach herm edwards joining us again. good morning, my friend. welcome. let's talk about these two storied franchises in the nfl. the packers and the cowboys meeting in dallas. how important is the connection between dak prescott and ceedee lamb to the outcome of this one here? >> you're talking about one of the better receivers in the nfl and the offense does run through ceedee lamb. you look at 135 receptions over 1,000 yards and 12 touchdowns. so they're going to find a way to get the ball to him. i think on the other side of it, if you look at the green bay packers, they're going to have to find a way to roll the coverage and take ceedee lamb out of the mix because he is a dynamic receiver when he gets the ball in his hand. and you can't say enough about love, right? i mean, when you think about the

green bay packers, they basically had three quarterbacks. they had aaron rodgers. they have had brett favre, and now they have this young man called love. they get it right. the green bay packers know how to draft quarterbacks by the way. >> rhiannon: yeah, important to note that. hi, herm. >> how you doing? >> rhiannon: let's talk rams/lions because matthew stafford and jared goff were traded for one another a couple of seasons ago. >> yeah. >> rhiannon: this is a high-stakes game with matthew stafford headed back to detroit. how do you think these guys will manage their emotions of but then once they kicked the ball off, he won't get a whole lot of hoorays. they'll be after him. they'll be after him. he understands it. but you think about this. both these franchises, when you think about a stafford, was there for all those years he got traded to the rams. he goes to a super bowl. goff. jared goff's with the rams. basically he goes to detroit. and people think he's going to detroit lions. his career is about to end because

of the detroit lions. are no good. well this all of a sudden becomes an american story. detroit lions are hosting a playoff game. and they're a very good football team. they are, they are. >> herman edwards, thank you so much for your analysis. there and listen, you also could watch that game tomorrow night. the eagles the buccaneers monday night at eight right here on abc and espn. thank you so much for watching abc news here. we are online at good morning america.com. and we of course will have much more later this morning on this week. so stay tuned for that. some interesting games ahead i hope it stays warm in iowa. >> that's right. stay warm with we'll see you later everybody. g-m-a tomorrow morning. morning before the first vote, abc's this week is live with ron desantis in iowa. >> with so much on the line, what will he say to undecided voters this morning on abc? >> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. >> this is abc seven news.

>> good morning. i'm stephanie sierra. employees at the fremont tesla plant are talking about joining a union. activists held a rally this weekend. workers gathered outside to call out a history of alleged discrimination at the facility. they also spoke in support of striking workers in sweden, where about 130 employees walked off the job demanding a union contract. tesla's fremont factory employs about 20,000 workers. earlier this week, worker salaries were raised in an effort to fend off the effort to weather. now, and here's a look at interstate 80. in truckee, where the roads are slick. crews are working to clear those roads. for anyone planning on driving in that area, a winter storm warning is no longer in effect right now, but travel is still discouraged. back here in the bay area, a brief break from the rain. good morning lisa. >> hey stephanie. good morning to you. yes, a two day break. you can see a foggy and gray san jose this morning where the rain ended early this morning for about 2/10 of an inch of rain.

oakland 49 right now 51. in hayward, san mateo in the upper 40s and sunshine at the golden gate bridge. numbers dropped into the upper 30s here from petaluma to napa, 49, in livermore. and fog has certainly been an issue from the south bay up through novato and santa rosa. a quarter mile visibility oakland has improved to about eight miles, and we are colder in the north bay with the skies clearing here, milder with the clouds holding on by the bay shore, so a mixture of some clouds and sun today for a partly cloudy afternoon about 60 today in oakland as well as palo alto and the accuweather seven day forecast. another dry day for the holiday level one system. tuesday and wednesday. stephanie. thank you lisa, and thank you all for joining us this week with george stephanopoulos is next >> man has been murdered on the ship. i will be questioning you individually. i would like to

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