highway for hours. the coastline battered bring massive wave ananreco december heat. an abc news exclusive. w fears this morning about how isis can slip into the country. the terror group printing fake passports and the searcrch for more isis terrorists on the loose. a race to stop another major attack right now. runaway train. a packed commuter trainpeeds with no one at the controls traveling nearly ten minutes blowowg throu four station stops. new informationhis morningng about how it hpened and what we're learning about the train operator. underressure a holiday shipping alert. u.p.s. and fedex under pressure. the new warning overnight as online shipping surges, a record volume of packages right now overwhelming the system. will your holiday gifts make it under the tree in time? and good morning, america.

tw weeks until christmas. i got to tell you i'm feeling good this morning. a got a lot o of shopping done yesterday. >> wow. >> that is portant. >> good for you. >> you're luc because i'm like a third of us, i wait till the last minute. i haven't bought anybody any gifts ye you might not wantt to do that this year because of the big alert from u.p.s.s. and fedex. >> they're behind right now. >> christmas in january. >> whoo! >> no, no? all right. we have a lot of in us to get to. we'll begin with some severe weather battering the northwest hit by that tornado and torrential downpours triggering mudslides and flooding. the storms moving east and aditi y is in battlegrgrnd, washington, where dozens of homes were damaged by that twister. good morning to you, aditi. >> reporter: good morning, amy. i'm snding right in the path of that tornado that tore through this town. take a look at the pies and piles o debris on the ground here. the windsere racing up to 10 miles an hour, 36 homes damaged

called battleground. >> wow! >> reporr: tornadoes, flooding, ndslides, power outages and lots of hail, the pacific northwest in weather mayhem. >> a huge boom and like the tree came shooting through the window. >> reporter: this dramatic scene captured in battleground, washington. >> straight up ripped every limb off that tree. >> reporter: watch as a home security camera c cches thiss backyard being ripped apart. this morning, people are cleaning up after a confirmed tornadoent ripping up trees and shredding them. dozens of hom and structures damad. this highway shutting down for hours after a landslide st boulders onto the road. >> i don't think anybody thought it w would be this bad. >> r rorter: two confirmed deaths in thehe storm. a woman trapped under a falling tree and another who drowned driving throughgh the floodwaters. and in portland, the coastline getting battered.

uprooted. >> reports of cars, you know, in water,r, water over the roadway people trapped in cars. mess. a state of emergency has been declar in 13 oregon counties. the storm now headed east. this area expected to see a second round of wet weaer over the weekend. amy. >> all right, aditi, thank you. as you just heard aditi say it's on the move and ginger moving untry? >> it will and will bring severe storms there.e. let's start with its slapping the coast. you could see waves 20 to 30 feet till in some of those northern california coastal areas in oregon but it goes to southern california as do the wind advisories right through arizona and new mexico and then that storm moves through the ckies tonight and i'm worried aboutage daing wind and isolated tornado from wichita to just st of dallas on saturday and then it moves east on sundaday t

of this what will be record highs from likely chicago to new york ci, i'm going to detail that if you do me a favor and stick around i'll show you how warm we get. >> now to the rising terror fear here in america. a new poll sho that almost ha the country thinks an atta is very likely to happen in the next few mont, the highest anxiety since the days ter 9/11 and it is fueling donald ump's surge to the top ofofhe polls. abc's jon karl tracking tt story from the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. while trump was slammed by critics for h proposal to temporarily ban muslims from coming into t united states his supupporters have not wavered. in fact, his standing in the polls is as high as ever, but one of his major rivals is now privately questioning whether he has the judgment to commander in chief. in new hampshire overnight donald trump brushed off protesters as s he received the endorsement of a new england police union. >> we' had a pretty interesting couple of days. we have people talklking, i will tell you that. >> reporter: all the controversy

past month seems to have given trump a boost. back in late october,here were signs he had starred to fade, since then he's jumped 13 points in that same poll. bubut trump'sumber one rivaln iowa, senator ted cruz is touting an endorsement from a key evangelical leader. >> i believe the extraordinary ad that we need for these extraordinary times i is u.s. senator ted cruz. >> reporter: cruz has steadily gained supportrom socl conservatives in io, one pol this week showed himeading trump there f f the first time. now he's taking on trump behind the scenes, the audio obtained by " "the new york times" from a closed door fund-raiser cruz questions if trump and ben carson have the judgment to be president. >> who am i comfortrtable having their finge on the button? now, that's a question of strengngth but it's also a question of judgment. and i think that is a question that is a challenging question for bh of them.

he's avoided any public criticism of carson or trump saying he hopes to gain their pporters and escape trump's attacks. >> so my approach much to the frustration of the media h been to bear hug both of them and smother them with love. >> reporter: but even while trump continues to ride higig his proposal to temporarily ban muims from entering the country is unpopular. in a new "wall street journal"/nbc poll 57% of americans oppose it, only 25% support it and republican primary voters are split on it. less than 40%, gheeorge, support it. >> donald trp, we thought he e d be going to israel after christmas. now that's been canceled. >> reporter: that's right. he had been scheduled to go to israel and meet with benjamin netanyahu but yesterday trump abruptlyanceled that trip, george. the cancellation came after trump said he rejected -- i mean

trump's comments on muslims. >>rump said he'll visit him when he's present. reporter: with characteristic modesty. >> thanks very much. much mor sunday on "this week." now to the investigation into theerror couple in san bernardino. the fbi expanding its search. authorities now looking in this pond for clues. they believe the killer may have gone there after the massacre and we're also learning more about syed farook's childhood friend enrique marquez and his secret double life. abc's matt gutman has been in san bernardino covering the story from the beginning. he joins us now, good morning, matt. reporter: gd morninin amy. thebi tells us thehell be scouring this lake for days, gives you a sen of how important this site to them it also gives our fst hint of where that terrorist couple may have been in that black hole of time, the three hours between the shooting rampage and the time they were gunned down by police. this morning, for the first te we're learning the likely ereabouts of t that trorist couple in the hours after they

room and before the roadside t-out which left them dead. >> is it possible they were here. >> it's possible they were at this park. >> reporter: the fbi believes the couple may have come here to dump evidence. perhaps devices with digital data. vers crisscrossing the murky water to salvage even the smallest evidence from the lake bed. the lake just 2 1/2/2 miles from the site of that shooting. this as authoritiesxpand their investigative web, federal authories now saying farook and his neighbor, enrique marquez, who supplied the military-style weapons used in last week's ssacre, allegedlyly began planning but later abandoned a terror plot in 2012. >> there had been some arrts immediately adjacent to that right t in their area that really caused them to rethink it. >> reportete those arrests also in2012 before theounding of isis, four men from riverside, california, the same town fark and marquez lived in. this morning, marquez is still

his mother talking to r reporters for the first time telling us she's heartbken. and shocked to learn her son isn't who she t thought he was. family members say they never knew the former punk rocker converted to islam or that he married a chechenoman who just emigrated to the u.s. his wife one of two chechen sisters, thether married farook's brother. now, in that merck, the fbi hopes to find se sort of digital data, perhaps a hard drive that could givemn idea of where theerrorist couple planned to attack next, who, if anyone, directed them and critically w wther or not they had accomples either ovseas or in the u.s. who planned another attack. george. >> yeah, so much to untangle. thanks very much. we're going t to tn to that terrifying new alert detailing how isis followers can slip un undetected into the u.s. the group now has the ability to make fake passports that look just like the real thing and brian ros here with this exclusive rerert.

>> reporter:ood morning, george. the u.s. and other countries are on high alert for isis attacks, american authorities are warning the terror group is now producing its own authentic-looking psports almost impossible to detect. authorities say as isis swept throh mor syrian cities last year, it wawas able to seize at least two government passport prinin machines similar or smaller t tn this one used by the britishgovernmeme. >> if isis has been able to acire legitimate passports or machines that could cree legitimate passports, this would represent a major security risk to the united states. >> reporter: a homeland security investigation bulletin sent to law enforcement in the last week and obtained by abc news showed examples of suspect passports and said isis may have boxes full of b bnk passports. the bulletin warned that individuals from syria with passports issued in these isi

passport blanks m may have traveled to the u.s. the director of the fbi first revealed it publicly in testimony. >> they are concerned they have the ability, the capababity to manufacture fraudulent passports. which is a concern in any setting. >> reporter: several of the fraudulent passports have already been discovered in europe, st notably in the paris attacks when authorities sasaid onef the suicide bombers used this forged syrian passport to come into europe as a refugee. and now this morning in switzerland authorities are searching for as many as six possible isis terrorists, the u.s. provideddntelligence to thth swiss about a possible attack and americans traveling to switzerland have been ward ththehreat level especially in geneva has been raised. >> quite specific. >> exactly right. >> thanks very much. thank you. now to a different type of terror. this one aboard a runaway commuter train in boston. left the station with no one at the controls and it barreled

tenn minines before it was finally opped. that operator has now been placed on leave and abc's linzie janis is in braintree, massachusetts, with that story. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, amy. during those few minutes passengers say they didn't know what wouould hapn to them. some worried they'd crash into another train. others trying to stop the train themselves. this morning, a boston train operator is on administrative leavee as investigators try to figure out what caused his packed commuter train to drive off without him. >> what happened today is unacceptable. >> reporter: authorities say ju after 6 a.m. thursday david vasquezz got off his train to deal with a signaling issue. seconds later the train taking off grazing him as it left t station. >> i havea motor person that was operating one of my trains. he's got a lower right leg laceration. i need emts a fire here. >> reporter: the runaway traveling nearly six miles

>> it was flying. it was flying. >> guy tryg to open the doors, he even tried to break one of the windows because he goes, i don't know what's going on. i just warrant to get out of here. >> reporter: passengers on board that train say they started to panic realizizi there was no one inside the operator's oth. some tried to get inside. others attempting to pry open the exit doors. transit crews scrambling to move other trains offer the track and cutting pow to the third rail. >> all the lights went off and everything just stopped. >> reporter: the train finally coming to a halt after nine terrifying m muteses. inveveigators say they're now focused on operator error as t cause questioning that operator with 28 years' experience. george. >> hard to imagine that could happen. linzie, thanks very much. a new headline now about those herboards everyone is lking about. yoyouee how easy for some of them to catch fire. now airlines are banning passengers from taking them on board.

good morning, linsey. reporteter: filehis under the category of hot, hot, hot. a lotot of people will be unwrapapping these gifts for the holidays but getting them home, that might be the problem. it's the toy that is topping christmas wish lists. the horboard, but some of these hot new rides are g getting a little too hot. >> holy cow. >> reporter: reports of hoverboards catching fire like these put airlines on high alert during the height of the holiday travel season. big names such asamerican, united, jetblue and delta are all banning the two-wheeled machineaking sure an incident like this doesn't happen up in the sky. hoverboards are powered by lithium batteries which have concerned airlines for years. the faa putti onhis test showing the potential dangers of lithium batteries in a shipping container, a chain reaction plosion and fire. and while the government mandates 160 wt hours limit

must have new items surpass that wattage posing a potential hazard risk and on the ground, more hoverboard bans, overstock.com stopping all hoverboard sales thursday saying customer safety is always our top priority. these conrns don't seem to be hurting sales one bit. ebay has said it's selling a hoveverboard every 12 seconds but sosome paren may be rethinking their purchases right about now. >> wow. >> my twin that's what they want their number one -- >> are they goi to get it? >> you can't say anything about at right now. don't know. if i want to get them one i better order it now because everybody out there, bigig alert from fedex and u.p.s. an estimated 1.5 billion packages will be shipped this holiday season and the companies are overwhelmed with more deliveries arriving late. abc's rebecca jarvis is here with that. rebecc >> hey, michael, good morning. i was going to say you need to get on that right away if you're

hoverboaoards because we are seeing growth i online sales up 14% over the holidays already and that means delays for deliveries.. 'tis the season to shop online but will those online purchases arrive in me to be placed beneath thetree? that's the burning question as both u.p.s. and fedex posd lower than expected on time delivery rates in the run-up to christmas. according to ship matrix on time livery rates for u.p.s. and fedex are both down from this time last year. a primary reason for the delays, a surge in online sales over t the thanksgiving holiday weekend. consumers spent an estimated $4.5 billion online on thanksgiving and black friday alone. overwhelming the delivery system reminiscent of christmas 2013 when high volume, insufficient staffing and bad weather created u.p.s. thousands of packages ordered

arrive before their promised delivery dates. >> i was expecting the gifts to get here. noing is goingo be under the tree. >> reporter: thanks, u.p.s., for ruining christmas wrote one consumer. does a promised delivery date not mean anythingo you? #upsfail. could thi be anoth disappointing christmas? it's still early, but experts advise better be safe than sorry. and order early andnd when possible, have a backup plan in plac that backup plan might be a upon for the gift sometime in the futu. u.p.s. and fedex tell me the vast majity of p packas are arriving on time but the key here is getting things sent early, even though you can wait until the last minute, this year is going to be the busiest ever for deliveries because there are so many online orders. do it. >> print it up and wrap it with a bow saying it's coming. maybe i' done that before? yeah.

happy. >> ginger, no one complaining abouthe heat. >> my early gift to you. i can pack it up right now and show it to you. memphis to new orleans today, into the 70s to near 80. new york city 60 and could see record highs breaking themm poteially detroit to chicago, saturday, new york, we could do lotsts of thisn store. your local weather c coming up in 30 seconds. getaways brought to you by macy's.afternoon will jump

we get into tomorrow, we'll have cloy skies and a chance of evening showers. as cooler temperatures sweep in, we'll expect a mix of sleet and snow on sunday. rain amounts could be pretty significant in the 1 incho o o >> a lot mo ahead this morning. bowe bergdahl, the arm sergeant who abandoned his post taken prisisoner by the taliban. >> there i was in the open desert and i'm not about to outrun a bunch of motorcycles so i couldn't do anything. >> what he i is sayings he fights charges he betrayed his country. and racism charges at the citadel. photos of cadets in white hoods sparking outrage at that military college. we'll talk about all the fallout

stay with us. from the big gifts that mean a lot, to the lite ones that mean everything. get the perfect gift for everyone and share wonder on christmas day. walmart. a

aa song: "that's life" song: "thahat's life" song: "that's life" song: "that's life" that's life. you diet. you exercise. and if you still need help lowering your blood sugar... ...this is jardiance. along with diet and exercise, jardiance works around the clock to lower blood sugar in adults th type 2 diabetes. it works by helping your body to get rid of some of the sugar it doesn't need through urination. this can help you lor blood sugar and a1c. and although it's notfoweight loss or lowering systolic blood pressure, rdiancnce could help with both.

this may cseou to feel dizzy, faint or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. other side effects are genital yeast infections, urinary tract infections, changes urination, kidney problems, and creased bad cholesterol. not take jardiance if you are on dialysisi or have severe kidney problems. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have sympms of an allergic reaction. symptoms may include rash, swelling, and fficulty breathing or swallowing. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea oinsulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. so talk to your doctor, and for details,s, visit jardiance.com. all the hardork... time in the service... community college... it matters. it's why we, at university of phoenix, count your relevant work and college experience as credits toward your degree.

announcement: this storm promises to be the biggest of the decade. with total accumulation of up to three feet. roads will be shut down indefinitely. and schools are closed. campbell's soups go great with a cold and a nice red. de for real, real life. it's the toys"r"us 2 day sale this friday and saturday, beatbo. you cacan save 30% on toys that really wow! whoa! no no, wow. [beatbo] who? [smart bear]never mind. the toys"r"us 2 day sale. save big storewide and get 30% f toys that wow. awwwesome! when your cold makes you wish... ...you could stay... ...in bed all day... ...you need the power of...

the poweweto feebetter.you now... deborah: members of the ethiopian community here in siouxland... were protesting in downtown sioux city against recent action taken by the

"we need (we need ) justice (justice) for our land (for our land) "we need (we need ) justice (justice) for our students (for our students protestors wanted to raise the attention of local state representatives and leaders, to recent atrocities committed overseas in the oromia region of ethiopia.... where a current annex of the area is being taken by e government to expand the capitol of ethiopia. cording to "humum rights watch," at least 10 students were killed this week...when ethiopian security forces used excessive force and live ammunition to disperse crowds of protestors. jessica let's check in with scott for the weather. matt: we've got some more mild weather on the way for our friday. temperatures this afternoon will jump into the mid 50s in sioux city. then as we get into tomorrow, we'll have cloudy skies and a chanan of evening showers. as cooler temperatures sweep in, we'll expect a mix of sleet and snow on sunday. rain amounts could be pretty significant in the 1

stay dry with partly cloudy conditions and a high temperature getting up to 54 in sioux city. tonight's low is 31 as clouds thicken. tomorrow we'll make it up to 44 and it'll be cooler with some rain entering late. jessica rae: good morning we've got a quick news update for matt: we've got some more mild weather on the way for our friday. temperatures this afternoon will jump into the mid 50s in sioux city. then as we get into tomorrow, we'll have cloudy skies and a chance of evening showers. as cooler temperatures sweep in, we'll expect a mix of sleet and snow on sunday. rain amounts could be pretty significant in the 1 inch to 1.5 inch

welcome back to "gma." we are training that extreme weather from coast to coast. a state of emergency in washinon, parts of oregon where a tornado touched down damaging dozens of homes. rains have been triggering mudslides and heat could set records here in the east. tempmperatures in the 70s this weekend. look at that up on the board. >> wow. also right now that weather out

crash of a medic helicopter in californiailling all four peopop o onoard includingng the pilot, paramedic, nurse and patient. the ntsb is investigating that crash. millions of people traveling the next few weeks, i you haven't booked your ticket yet, don't do it today. a new study finds friday is the worst day to buy airline tickets. prices are about 1% more than those bought -- >> they've had ough. we're getting out of here. >> have to wait till monday. monday is the best day to do it. so to mfamily your tickets coming up monday. how one hero saved two lives in a matter of hours. just a few minutes. we ben with the missysteous death of kristin cavallari's brother, michael. michael cavallari's body has been found in utah two weeks after his car was d discovere abandoned. abc's kayna whitworth is in los angeles with more on this story.y. go morning, , yna. >> repepter: yeah, amy, good morning.

dead more than 700 miles from authorities saying this morning he was in a remote are of utah with just t clothes on his back. ththis morning, mystery shrouding the death of michael cavallari. ththe older brother of reality tv star kristin cavallari. e intense search effort t ting tragicc turn around 10:3 a.m. thursday when ground crews found the 30-year-old's body in a remote part of grand county, utah, three miles from where he had abandoned this honda civic. >> it was rugged terrain, few scratches and bruiuises. >> reporter: this turn nothing a chilling mystery that started with michael's disappearance. two weeks ago authorities telling abc newsovernight he was found in the same clothing seen inhese available images taken at a convenience store the morning after thanksgiving. >> the weather may have played a part of it that we don't know what his mental state was when he left the car. >> reporter: his remains transported to the medical

their focus pinpointing the time and cause of dedeath. this just days after revelations surfaced about michael's aestt four dayss before h h vashed for making criminal threats to a woman wholleged he was lingering outside her home with a shotgun. he wasreleased two days later. >> growing up michael was always a troubled kid comparedd to kristin who is very business oriented anticipate levelheaded and drama was always following him. >> reporter: this morning kristin struggling to come to terps with her loss sharing a heartfelt tribute to michael on instagram posting this childhood photo of the siblings along with the caption, my heart is in a million pieces. you had such a good heart and will be forevermissed. i'm at a lossor words. at this point authorizes do not suspect foul play but adding that it could be six to eight weeks before they know the cause and exact time ofis ath. am and gege. >> all right, kayna, thank you. >> such a strange one.

er bowe bergdahl, the army sergeant who spent five years as a taliban prisoner after abandoning his post is speaking out publicly for the first te about why he left as heaces charges of desertion and a possible court-martial. abc's ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: who can forget that young american soldier blinking in the sun as he's finally brought out of the darkness after five years of captivity. this morning, the voice behind those heart-pounding p ptures. >> goooo grief, i'm in over my head. >> reporteter: for t first time publicly sergeant bowe bergdahl describing the night he walked away from hisis remote army outpost in afghanistan in 2009. he says shortlyfter the sun came up, a half dozen taliban fighters spotted him. >> there i was in the open desert and i'm not about to outrun a bunch of motorcycles so i couldn't do anything against six or seven guys withh ak-47s. >> reporter: his account comes from phone conversations with

part of the second season of the podcast. he claims he abandoned his fellow soldiers to draw attention to what he calls bad leadership in the army. he ss another reason he walked away, to provee could be like thth movie action hero jason bourne. >> yeah, so i had this fantastic idea that i was going to pve to the world that, you know, i was the rl thing. >> reporter: critics say the obama administration should never have traded bergdahl who many consider a desertion for five taliban detainees at guantanamo bay. this morning bergdahl remains on desk duty at a tex army post. the military stilleciding if the 29-yr-old should face court-martial or if five years in taliban captivity is punishment enough. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. dan abrams here with more.

recommendedd a light sentence. >> like a probable cause hearing or preliminary cause hearing where they'y've laid out the evidence, the prosecutors are saying, we think he should be charged with something serious likeke deserti and could face up to life in prison. they have this hearing and the lead military officer overseseeingng it, it seems, is saying bas on everything i've heard i don't think there should b beerious arges. but he's not the final word on it. it now goes up to the top general who is ultimately going to decide should it be anything from no charges at all to t the morere seriousharge of desertion? but this generaloes tend to listen to tesultsts of this. >> so how doe t this affect it? 25 hours on te going public.c. look, i think that the substance of what he said may not be as problematic for him@ as the fact that he said it. our derstanding is that what he said in these interviews i consistent with what he said in otherplaces, that would be the onlyly problem, inconsistent statements. if they are consistent the fundamental questn is, is the general whoho got enormous

does heo to trial or not? is the general going to hear this interview and say, why i he doing this? is the general going to get irritated at the fact that we're watching to determine what's next here and he's doing hours and hours of interviews for the media. >> especially when there's still a lot of anger out there. on the other hand a lot say he's already serveve five yeaea as a presser of war. >> in theory that shouldn't be the question answerebut you have to believehe military officials who are making these decisions are taking into consideration that this is someone who served a lot of time and if they bebelieve h that he didn't literally go to turn himsmself over to the enememy, that's goingo be i think a critical factor in determining how they move forward. >> okay, dan abrams, thanks very much. >> safe to s s a lotf people will be watching t ts secon installment or listening to it of this podcast. coming up next on "gma," citadel campus controversy, outraged studes at the famous litary academy speaking out

that's just ahead. big news!the new sprint lte plus network is faster than verizon and at&t... based on data from the world's foremost authority on independent measurement. to celebrate, we're gonna cut some priceces in half. switch to sprint and save 50% on verizon, at&t or tobile rates. no gimmicks. no tricks. it's the bigigst offer in

what about vereron? 50% off. at&t too? 50% off. even t-mobile? 50% off. us, we'll even pay your switching fees, up to $650 per line. so switch today. soil is the foundation... for healthy plants. just like gums are the foundation for healthy teeeeth. new colgate total daily repair toothpaste. it helps remineralize enamel and fight plaque germs for healthier teeth d gums. strengthen the foundationn for healthy teeth. new colgate total daily repair. it's's easy toove ur laxative when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases and softens to unblock naturally, so you have peace of mind from starto finish. love your laxative. miralax. here in vineland, new jersey, home of progresso, we know the secret ingredient to a great minestrone californ dirt withthhe rich blend of nutrients that produces flavorful tomatoes. so if you're not going to make the minestrone yourself tonight,

emerge restored. fortified. replenished. emerge everyday with emergen-c packed with b vitamins, antioxidants, electrolytes plus more vitamin c than 10 oranges. why not feel this good everyday? emerge and see. i am never getting married. we're never having kids. mmm-mm we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go.

we're back now with those charges of racism at th citadel. eight cadets suspended fromhe military college after photos of them wearing white hoods were posted online. abc's t.j. holmes is here with that story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, robach. what's wrong with this picture? some wil tell younothing. what's wrong with dressing up as ghosts? others say give me a break.

just the latest evidence of insensitivity and racism on the storied citadel campupus. this morning, eight cadets at the citadel, a military college in south carolina, are suspended after this photourfaced on social media showing them lined up in their barracks dressed in similar attire to that the ku klux klan. the cadets were reportedly singing christmas carols a as part of a ghosts of christmas past skit but others see reminders of the south's racist past. the school's minority alumni association calling the pictures disgraceful. >> in the video somebody doess say it's not w wt it looks like, they're ghosts. not white supreme sifts. >> reporter: this 19-year-old says she first saw video of it on snahat, took a screen shot and posted i on facebook. >> even if they were supposed to be dreed up as ghoststs as soon as you realize thas what you look like, you should have changed outfits or not post it on some sort of social media in the first plac >> reporter: t the university is investigating.

images offensive and disturbing saying they are not consistent with our core values of honor, duty and respect. but many aroun campus aren't so quick to judge. >> it was clely a joke but when it's a mility school and you're sort of held to a higher standard. >> reporter: the citadel the latest college to make headlines for racism on campus. this november the president at missouri resigned after stutunts protesteddhe school's handling of racial incidents. in march two students were expelled at a fraternity kicked off the university of oklahoma campus after this video of a racist chant went viral. and the citadel here, guy, especially, amy, you know this spending the time you did in north carolina, here we g go again. several incidents even one in in '86 where the fbi investigated bececse other guyuy areressed upp white hoods in an -- >>istory a a that military institution dating all the way back s especially insensitive. >> how no one stepped in.

wait, guy, we're doing sometng stupid. this is a different generation, freshmen in this picture, you know, guys 18, 19maybe they don't undetand t t racial insensitivity. >> they'll find out very quickly. the incredible story of the officer who saved not one, but two livese day. stay with us. looks like some folks have had it with their airirline credit card miles. sometimes those seats cost a ridiculous number of miles... or there's a fee to use them. i know. it's so frustrating. they'd be a lot happier withhe capital one venture card.. and you would, too! why? it's so easy with venture. you earn unlimited double miles on every purchase, eve day. just book any flight you want then use your miles to cover the cost. now, that's more like it.

at hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. hillshire farm. because it's worth doing right. nivea in-shower body lotion. first i wash... then iapply it to my wet skin. it moisturizes with no sticky feel. i quickly rinse off. and i'm ready to go. nivea in-shower body lotion -- in the body lotion aisle. ow! so you think santa wiwi like these... red and green m&m's? i don't know! i never met the guy! whaaaaa! he does exist!

uhm... santa? there's no one i'd rather... share with. no one i'd rather ha dinner and a movie with. no one i'd rather lean on. being in love is an amazing thing. being love with your best friend.... ...is everything. introducing the ever us two-stone ring. one diamond for your best friend... one for your true love. for the one woman in your life who's both.

welcome back to "gma" and talk about being in the right place at the right me, a school resource officer in utah is being called a hero because he saved not one, but two lives on the same day. abc's clayton sandell has that story.y. >> repororr: in the town of st. george, utah, you can't say there' never a cop around when you need one especially if it's officer matt schuman. >> slow. watch where you'r're walkin >> reporter: the ten-year veteranas working his post at a middle school wednesday when a violently sick. >> she started to seize. iurned her over on her side and my training immedialy kicked in at that point. >> reporter: he radios for paramecs and believes the girl's heart has stopped.

i'm going to go ahead and start cpr. keep her alive. >> i got her breathing again, she's trying to get some air. >> reporter: she's rushed to a hospital but his day isn't over by a long shot. just a few hours later on his way home -- >> dispatch advise there's a child choking. >> reporter: a b by only nine ys old. schuman just a few houses away. >> got her to cry a little bit, which calmed me because as a parent myself i know if you're crying you're breathing and that was a good sign. >> reporter: schuman is remarkably humble about saving two lives. >> it was just another day on the job. >> reporter: but for being in the right place at the right time twice -- >> good job saving that girl yeyeerday. >> ththanks, n. appreciate it, buddy. >> rorter: a l conder him a ro squared. for "goodorning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> we all need him too hang out with us. >> what did you do today? >> exactly. >> congratulations to him.

ththe hour why you may actually be parking all wrong. the eye-opening alert this morning, well,yeah, all right, david kerley live at the mall to show you the best way to avoid a collision while trying to getet those e veted spots. >> with bothput both hands on the wheel. [ dobarkrks ] [ bark ] there it is! [ gasp] oh no! look, the sky's awake! that. was. epic! [ bark ] today people are coming out to the nation's capital

that can change thway you live for years to come. how can you help? by giving a little more, to yourself. i am running for my future. people sometimes forget to help themselves. the cause is retirement, and day thousands of people came to race for retirement and pledge to save an additional one percent of their income. if we all do that we can all win. prudential bring your challenges this is a body of proof. proof f of less joint pain. and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis with hira. humiraorksks by targeting and helping to blolo a specific source of inflammatiti at contributes to bobo

it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further joint damage and clear skin in many adults. doctors have been prescribing humira for 10 years. humira can lower your abily to fight infection including g tuberculosis. serious, sometetimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and neneor worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested f f tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. want more proof? ask your rheumatologist about huhumira. humira.

to the usesed car bur who's worried about getting taken for a ride... don't worry. the only ridid you'll get tatan on at carmax are the e ones youakyourself. but just in case that aolutely 100 percent perfect choice... ...turns out to be... less than perfect... we give you five days to change your mind. sorry. bk here on "gma," the absurdly big waves on the oregon coast from centr oregon, you can see that thing crashing into the coat. you can see more of that.

anywhere in white seattle down

that moves to the center of the

briar cliff university president bev wharton is getting help from studenen to end her career with a bang. asashe prepares to retire after 15 years at b-c-u... she's getting some help from students to make the most of the time she has left. briar cliff university has challenged president bev on several occassions through twitter with the hashtag "bev's b-c-u bucket list" and so far she's answering the call. the president was able to cross-off and complete another task the b-c-u students say they wanted to see her do . "it has been the creative genius of michael and his team and as you can see now our students and alumni...they are getting into the action by providing these challenges for me," said wharten. deborah: she has done some pretty fun things as part of the challenge....one of the favorites from both bev and the when she did the whip and nae-nae. jessica let's check in with for the weather. matt: we've got some more mild weather on the

temperatures this afternoon will jump into the mid 50s in sioux city. then as we get into tomorrow, we'll have cloudy skies and a chance of evening showers. as cooler temperatures sweep in, we'll expect a mix of sleet and snow on sunday. rain amounts could be pretty significant in the 1 inch to 1.5 inch range! today, we'll stay dry with partly cloudy conditions and a high temperature getting tonight's low is 31 as tomorrow we'll make it t to 44 and it'l'lbe cooler with some rain entering late. we've got some more mild weather on the way for our friday. temperatures this afternoon will jump into the mid 50s in sioux city. then as we get into

good morning, america. it's 80 a.m. we have a parenting medical alert. potential breakthrough for diagnosing concussions in kids

dr. besser here with the simple test that could change t the gam holiday shopping alert. the eye opening new story that revealsost of us are parking the wrong way at the mall. how to be safe before hitting the stores. the holiday divorce hitting paws over the cats and dogs. why mandy moore is asking for spousal support from her rock ar ex to take care of all their pets and how she says it's hurting her career. dg me down the force is strong with lupita. one-on-one with robin andhat she's very vrieling about her "star wars" right here as we say -- >> good morning, america. >> and daymond john here doing some judging on "gma." >> that's right.

try toeat that clock live. the pitches that will heat up your morning. make you look better and organize your life. >> i nd some organization and something else i needed i'm excitete about "star warar right w. i think we all are especially this super fan actually turningchurning a special "star wars" ice cream andd we all get to taste this ahead coming up. >> as fresh as it can be. > plus, some tips this morning about datingonline and here's one, don't use a flash when taking y your profile picture. eyes red, i don't know. we'll tell you more coming up. rundown. >> the big story this morning, fbi divers returning to a lake in southern california searching for potential evidence linked to the san bernardino shooters. syed farook and his wife as ents t to determine if that couple was planning an even larger attack. farook's friend who bought the

remains in fbi custody, but is not und arrest. meanwhile, an urgent warning from.s. authorities. they say isis is now producing its own thentic-looking passports using printing mamachines like this one stolen in syrist year. and since the attacks in san polls. he brushed off protesters last night as he was endorsed by a police union in new hampshire. but a new poll shows primary voters are divided on trump's proposal to temporarily ban muslims from entering the u. with less than 40% supporting that ban. d if you're planning to hit thealll this weekend, there is a new warning about safety in those parking lots nely one in every six car accidents in this country actually occurs in a parking lot. abc's david kerley joins us with some tip on saving time and a lot of trouble. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, amy. if you're like m me thi is the way you park in a parking lot. you nose into a parking spot.

telling us we've been parking the wrong way for a long time and need to change our habits. 'tis the seaso o o packed mal and mall parking lots which can be dangerouous, cars backi out.. aaa says this morning most of us are parking the wrong way, 75% of us pulling into a spot, the problem, we have to back out and that can be dangerous for pedestrians. every year drivers backing out of a parking space or driveway kill more than 200 people and injure 15,000. so i'm going to try to back into is space. and this you're telling me is the right way. >> this is the right way to papark. >> backup cameras and senrs can help drivers but aaa says its tests showed that the technolo doesn't always work. in its tests systems failed to detect passing vehicles 30% of the time and passing bicycles 40%. >> understand your car but never let the technology replace you being a safe driver. >> i see s somebody right here

ththem to do. >> it's great. se we can do that. > reporte that was mararie backing in. you d this all the time. >> well, i do it most of the time i would say. you know, it's just a good idea. >> reporter: of course, this time of year, finding a parking spot canan be the challenge. exrts sayhe best tip is to take the first open spot you see. and look near less popul stores or use this mathematician's theory, pick an aisle with at least ten cars on each side and wait. within newspaper minutes, he says, someone will come out and leave. >> this model, it works like surefire. >> reporter: so if you find it once again the advice from aaa and we're going to do it right here is to back into this space and you c use this chnology, the cameras can be very helpful in helping you find the lines and knoww howar to go back but as aaa said, it's not always the best technology, doesn't always wo perfectlyo the advice is drivers need to be alert wheneverou're backing into a

amy. >> that was impressive, david. yes, remember, always like george sai both hands on t the wheel. peoplely some exciting news from one of our colleagues at yao. ceo m marissa mayer has given birth to identical twin girls. she has said she plans to only take two weeks of maternity leave. she and her husband also have a 3-year-old son so mom and twins are doing well and i wish her the best. >> she has a 3-year-old son and only taking two weeks. >> i mean, ginger, sounds like fun? >> i'm going to take a little more than two weeks. >> you do that. >> nothing against it. good for her but, yep, i'm gone. >> let's go to michael. >> ginger, you deserve it. now here's a look at what's ahd on the "gma morning menu." a medical game changer. the new concussio test that can help parents and kids everywhere. also, singer mandy moore's divorce dispute over her pets. now she's demanding spousal

plus, oscar winner lupitita nyong'o, one-on-one with our robin roberts talking about "star wars," lets you in o on all the secrets. we're spinning andiding this bike into the weekend making "star wars" ice cream with m girl jackie. all t that coming up live on "gma" in times square. >> thank you, jackie. i would love to have some of this. it's called the darkide. the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder... ...wheheer i should sese treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients... ...who've had no prior treatment. it's the one and only cure that's... ...one pill, once a day for 12 weeks. certain patients... ...can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. with harvoni, there's no interferon and there are no cocolex regimens. tell yououdoctor if yoyou have other liver or kidney problems, or other medical conditions. and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements.

containing amiodarone, rifampin, or st. john's wort. it also should not be taken with any other medicine that contains soval. side effects may include tiredness and headache. i am ready to put hep c behind me. i am ready to be cured. are you ready? ask your hep c specialist if f harvoni is right for you. this thursday through sarday at kohl's... take and extra 20% off with your savings pass! use it on n p of great gift sale prices! like toys and sleepwear - 50 to % offf and 40 to 50% off boots and throws... plus, everyone gets kohl's cash. kohl's. i lo you. love you too. one minute. . hi dad we need to do this. letting go...

with state farm. at hillslshire far spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage pererfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. hillshire farm. because it's worth doing right. the people closest to you can be the hardest to shopop for, but if you know where to look for inspiration, you can find the perfect gift for everyone on your list and share wonder every day. walmart coming up here on "gma," it is "shark tank" friday and look who we have here. who will win over daymond john? more than ready.y.the fordoliday sales event... with 0% financing for 60 months on 2015 f-150 and focus and 2016 fusion and escape. plus 1,000 dollala holiday bonus cashsh

it's the best gift ever. now during the ford hoholiday les event get 0% financing for 60 months plus 1,000 dollars holiday bonus cash on select vehicles.

welcome back to "gma" and as you know there's so much concern right now about concussions in sports. up to 3.8 million sports-related ncussions every single year

to quicklyly diagnos them. abc's paula faris here with that. there's so much pressure for athlete, michael, you can attest to this to return to the game after ththe big hit. the hope is this objective blood st will change the culture and in doing so make sports much safer. is morning, a potential breakthrough through diagnosing sports-related ncussions. especially for so many parents who are concerned about their children suiting up. >> repetitive head trauma chokes the brain. >> reporter: they're even the subject of will smith's major motion picture "concussion." the cdc reports that nearly 250,000 kids under age 19 were treated in emergency rooms across america for sports-related injuries resulting in a concussion or traumatic brain injury diagnosis in 2009. >> ourrains are developing even up to the age of 18 into the early 2s. those repetitive hits could lead

changes and is important the engage in sports and be healthy. quanterix is developing game. >>e are applyining rket science to blood testing. reporter: the company developing machines that will identify a concussion in less than an hour using a simple blood test identifying proteins that show brain trauma. >> so a finger prickk could tell youhe answer in 20 mens whetherrhatthlete has experienced a concussion. >> reporter: their research is backed by the nfl after winning funding from the league's head health challenge. >> having an objective test game. >> reporter: the company hopes to have these tests ready as soon as next year and doctors say this technology could make sidelines. >> this is prosing and requires more validity and trials in order to make sure it's actually going to be useful. in the clinical setting, as well as on the sideline.

one day they will be able to administer a ngerprick blood test on the sideline and determine whether that player should go back i the game and how severe the concussion is and defitely positive signs and a possible breakthrough. >> paula, thanks very much. dr. richard besser here right now and as pla s said a lot more testing to be done on this. also some, you know, concern about parents right now, their kid can have a concussion and they have no idea. >> it's hard. a reallyoung child they'll tell you if thehey have a headachee or dizzy orlurred vision. but a high cool or college athlete they want to get back in that game. having an objective test has lot of value. youknow, a blood testould be teterrific, the science there is really, really too soon to know. >> right now they use a simple testhat's effective. >> yeah, the standard testing requires a medical professional but there's a simple eye test that many people are using called the king-devictest.

head you have trouble reading along lines and following text and so they administered this card where you just simply read numbers for about two minutes across and they compare it to how fast you read them before the season started. and it can be very useful in diagnosing a concussion even if the chi doesn't want you -- >> the coach used to look at you to see if you had that glay look. >> the coach wants you back in there so there's a conflict of interest so having something objective would be useful. >> you'll take questions all morning onwitter and facebook. post your questions on "gma's" facebook page. now to michael. thank you, george. now to tha unusual hollywood divorce battle. sing mandy moore asking for spousal support from ryan adams for their pets. she said caring for their cats and dogs is even hurti her career. abc's mara schiavocampmphas th story. >> reporter: fighting like cats and dogs, more like fighting over cats and dogs.

with a twist saight out of a movie. mandy moore seeking spousal support from ryan adams to take care of pets. a tal of eight catsnd dogs that the couple shed during their marriage that she says she's sfruging to support on a salary she claims is a quarter of adam's. >> it's becoming overwhelming to take care of all t t animals. >> reporter: the actress and singer who burst on to the pop music keen in 19 9 999 with this. i'm missing you like candy j.t. >> reporter: appeared in films like "because i said so" mared in 2009 after just a one-nth engagement. >> reporr: adams, a singer/songwriter most recently known for his cover of taylor swift's album "1989" nominated for multiple grammy awards. in court documents obtained by "people" magazineeoore says although i loveur pets i iis

all eight of them all the time. i was even forced to cancel a prior workngagement because my housekeeper was ill and unable to stay with our pets. >> sheas a lot she would le to accomplish with her career but she has to stay at home with the animals and she needs his help financially in order to do that. >> reporter: fans of moore are no stranger to her love of her fur babies thanks to the many instagram photos. this one of her pooch joanie with the adoring caption, so ateful for her unending love. in aion to support for their pets, moore is also seeking traditional spousal support since filing for dorce from adams almost a year ago. for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> all right, thank you, mara. now amy, over to you. >> all right, michael. thank you. it's time now for "sell a shark." i'm here with d daymond john from, of course, "shark k tank" a we have our three entrepreneurs getting ready for their time

we get to that i want to a ask you, we all know from watching your show that the first step for an entrepreneur is that pitch,hat great pitch. >> absolutely. >> social media is a very powerful tool, as well. explain. >> 100%. you knknow, bk in the dayays i had to run out in thehe street and find people. right now you canouch the entire world withertainly media and get proof of concept and get feedback, talk to your customers directly and it's free. >> it's free. thatat the best part. a very good tip. we now wanto see who is vying for the chance to pitch daymond their revolutionary idea. entering shark stadium, tom medwin inventor of the best morning ever mug. shelby mckee, creator of key sock, the first invisisible no show knee high socks. >> nice. >> and scott kosmh, inventor of thread stacks, a filing system for your clothes so we want to see how muc tim you think you need to sell a shark,

pitch-off so write down your number of sonds right now. ready to reveal. everybody turn it over. >> 5 and 6. >> oh, so i'm so sorry, we are going to have to ask scott to leave. maybe come back later. in the meantime, now -- >> all right. all right. >> we e have tom and shelby. always feel a little b about that. all right, tom and shelby ming on, tom, are y y ready. >> i am ready. >> we'll putiv seconds on the clock. i'm making sure you're ready to go. fully get to experience your five seconds. >> so five seconds on the clock. we got it. ready, set, sell a shark. >> t the best morning ever mug keeps coffee hotter for longer and fun surprise function, doughnut warmer. >> yummy, yummy. nice. >> all right. shelby, are you ready to go? >> yes. let's's put five seconds on the clock for shelby.

>> these socks are the first n show sock on the market. no blisters,. >> nice. very co. >> tell me w whatou think of the pitches. >> both t the pites are great. both the pitches are nice, short and concise. i get it. it's a tough one. i have to make a decision right now. >> it is decision timeme. >> all right. well, i mean i don't think anybody else in the woror lovov doughnuts more than me, but you know what,, that's prorobably used at home or o the run but t that is something that i think ery woman needs so i'm going to go right there, that's it. >> nice. >> shelby, there is your sharkrk trophy. congratulations. >> thank you, thank you. >> absolutely. amazing. >> all right and we want to thank our entrepreneurs for joiningus. we appreciate it. you did an excellent job and stayed close to time and we want to thank d dmond john, of course, "shark tank" airs att 9:00 p.m. eastern on abc. head right over to ginger.

everybody here. i love they only had five seconds. you guys rocked it. how about we talk about the forecast it nice out here, isn't it this morning. it is gorgeous. happy birthday, by the way, julie. and look where elslset was gorgeous. about 15 to 20egrees above average in wheeling, west virginia, they were golfing enjoying t warmth and south-southwest flow will continue. records potentially on the east coast for this weekend bu look, behinind it the rain and some places heavy rain so we'll be talking about that as we go through saturday and sunday in the plains.afternoon will jump into the mid 50s in sioux city. th as we get into tomorrow, we'll have cloudy skies and a chance of evening showers. as cooler temperatures sweep in, we'll expect a mix of sleet and snow on sunday. rain amounts

significant in the 1 inch t >> i am loving the signs out here. the five c sisters and you're celebrating youour 30t >> i am. >> you said dirty 30. >> dirty 30. hey. >> is that what you call it? how about we get some "pop and start popping with michael. >> thank you, ginger. we miss you. come on in here and have a seat. thiss "pop news," everybody. let's kick itt off with giselle bundchen. a supermel. actor, producer, good wl ambassador for the united natilns and a mother of two. thank goodness that's it because i'm running out of breath. this morning we're seeing her like we've never seen her before. it turns out she's also a musician. >> what? >> i a new chanel commercial -- it's not fair, right? she's giving us a tiny taste of her singing and heruitar playingg lents.

oh # >> now that commercial was filmed at her house on the east coast and she strolled around -- even m making a a blanket look chic. >> you know what i like. how youaid guitar. >> you got to get down with the guitar. >> wow. i've actuaually done kararaoke with her. she's actually that talented. >> there is nothing she can't do. >> annoying for thehe rest of u u mere mortals. >> there's more thing. >> there has to bebe a tape of that somewhere. >> no, there was no cameras. we me sure. you u wi not see that on any news outlet. one t thing you will see out there right now is the force is with youhis morning and you'll see "star wars" ice cream. now, it's being churned by bicycle. churn it by the bicycle in times squauare. jackie from ample hills creamerery pepedaling away with more stamina

go, jackie and right now we'll all be enjoying the dark side. the name of one of these limited edition flavors. >> which one is this? >> the dark side. >> it's dark chocolate. ice cream with espresso fudge brownies, coco crisp -- >> both pretty good. >> you like the light side. >> the light side. that's marshmallowce cream with crispy and cocoa clusters. >> i like all of thehe sides. >> i can't talk and eat this so i feel like i at a disadvanta. all of this was dreamt up in a galaxy not so f f away actuauay in brooklyn they came up with this. if you want to buyr own pint they're available for sale online and they can ship them to you anywhere in the u.s. >> it's good. >> i like to mix them together. >> i just did that too because sometimes i want a little bit of both sighs. >> a little dark side, a little light side. a medium side. that's what i'm talking about. there's a reason we're listening to "boogie shoes." oh boogie with you >> i think your baby is dancing

>> a teenager from wichita, kansas, shehe's a shoo-in for meeting her charity goal. this charity goal to collect 2,000 pairs of shoes andh kim kardashian was at home late night breast-feeding her baby and she saw the plight of this young lady and she went out on social media. she went out and said help me find amelia flores who is collecting all these shoes for a charity called soles4souls. kim reached out to her and donated 1,000 pair of shoes. >> wow. >> which was already half the goal of amea to c collect 2,000. we were skyping with amelia right now. amelia, how are you. >> good. ho you are you? >> we' hear you are a big fan of kim and kanye. how did you feel when you found out kim wanted to help you out. kim kardashian reaching out. >> i believe she was trying to find someone to give the shoes

anyone that could be me. >> well, you know, i'm sure u're flat i it is you but you received a ton of shoes. >> ohyes. >> you receive add a thousand shoes from kim and kanye and a lo from the community so where are you storing all these shoes? >> right now they're in my room. >> yeah. >> i have got a bigile of shoes. >> i hope you have a big room to collect 2,000 shoes. initially u set out to collect collect,000 shoes. you already met that goal so next yeaea what's the next deal for shoes. >> well, i i'm still collecting shoes through march 1st and now my new goal is 25,000 pairs of shoes. >> wow. >> if i collect -- >> i'm sorry. but congratulations. i'm sorry to cut you off. i didn't meano do that but 25,000. i'm going to send you some out of my closet. i have plenty i don't wear so i'd be grateful to send those to you.

congtulations on your goal. soles4souls, everybody. >> i'll eat my ice cream. >> thank you. coming up can't wait to see lupita nyong'o's top secret "star wars" character. >> this is really good. >> isn't it? >> oh, yes. deborah: briar cliff university president bev wharton is getting help from students to end her career with a bang. as she prepares

she'getting some help from students to make the most of the time she has left. briar cliff university has challenged prpresident bev on several occassions through twitter with the hashtag "bev's b-c-u bucket list" and so far she's answering the call. the president was able to cross-off ancomplete another tatask the b-c-u students say theyanted to see her do . " " "it has been the creative genius of miael and his team and as you can see now our studenents and alumni...they are getting into the action by providing these challenges for me," said wharten. deborah:h: she has done some pretty fun things as part of the challenge....one of the favorites from both bev and the students....was whenen she didhe wh and nae-nae. jessica let's check in with forhe weather. ma: wee got some more mild weather on ththe y for our friday. temperatures this afternoon will jump into the mid 50s in sioux city. then as s we get into tomorrow, we'll

evening showers. as cooler temperatures sweep in, we'll expect a mix of sleet and snow on sunday. rain amounts could be ptty significant in the 1 inchch to 1.5 ch range!e!oday, we'll stay dry with partly cloudy conditions and a high temperature getting up to 54 in sioux city. tonight's low is 31 as clouds thicken. totomorrow wll make it up to 44 and it'll be cooler with some rain entering late. ma: we've got some morore mild weathern the way for our friday. temperatures this afternoon will jump into the mid 50s in sioux city. thens we get into tomorrowow, we'll have cloudy skies and a chance of

i've lived long enough to see the same eyes in different peop. >> we are getting so close now,

wars: the force awakens." >> in fact, there's so much excitement that some fans have already started lining up to see it. we have this too say, it't' going to be a long ek. >> of good weathe >> right here, yeah. lining up here, as well. robinecently sat down with one of the movie's stars, oscar star lupita nyong'o. >> lupita nyong'o's role in "star wars: the force awaks" has been kept so undnder wraps th we barely know what her character looks like. we've had glimpses of her on the poster, we think, and in one of the trailer we think we do know her name maz -- am i getting that correct. >> that's correct. >> we have heard her voice. take a listen. >> i have lived long enough to see the same eyes in different people.

i know your eyeyes >> and we know her eyes, let's hear it for osc winning actress lupita nyong'o, everybody. joins us back here. >> thank you. >> on " "od morning america."." >> thank you. >> i saw you because like the st of us youaven't seen the entire film, so when you see clips likehat you're like the rest of us hanging on everhing. >>yes. >> how has it been keeping everything so secretive? >> easy. you just don't say anything. >> we do know your character is a pirate. that's been out there. so that's okay, right? >> uh-huh, uh-huh. > and that your eyes have different types of powers, do they not? >> hmm. >> by the wayay your eyes arere looking at meight n now we'll take that as a no comment. >> i'l'llay the eyes are important to this character. uhuh. >> but were youamilia with the franchise, with the films? >> i was, yeah, i grew up watching "star wars." it came on tv when we weren't in school on public holidays so i

time off from school and we only had two channels in kenya when i was grong up so everyone watched "star wars." i didn't know peopleho didn't know about "star wars." >> but that's the beautut of this onon i hear because i haven't seen it but what we hear it does blend the old with new characters and motion capture. tetell peopl what that is about and was tt liberating foror yoyou. >> you know, it really was. it wasbout a opportunity to do something thatasn't limited by my body. especially after doing a film that was so much about my body and so it's an opportunity to play in a different playing field because you get to be a totally different thing and, yeyeah,o i wouldldet coverer in dotsts everyry day and i'd h he these cameras on my head with l.e.d. lights shiningn my face so i had like my own spotlight everywre i wentnd so it was really interesting. >> i hear that so ma involved

they wantedhe input from the cast. >> yeah. >> how was that. >> it s a very collaborative process and maz, when i signed on to play maz she was still evolving and i was excited about the opportunity to be a part of that evolution which was interesting and rewarding. >> we get to see you doing all these different types of roles and it must be, you know, you ve your craft and to not be pigeonholed in any way has to really speak to you and what it is that you wanto do. >> yeah, i'm really interesd in having a career that's diverse and, you knonow, and experiencing things i i haven't experienced before and learning new things, i think that's when doing. >> and we have seen t tt you haveeen eclipsed, a little broadway that's been off broadway but coming to broadway in february. are you excited about that. >> yes, yes, we just finished our run jusust this sunday at the public theater and that was such

it's an incredible play that an acess wrote from "walking dead" and it's about these liberian women at wartime and it's funny and it's intense and it's a really exciting african [ cheers and applause ] >> she is. >> she is great and "star wars: the force awakens" opens nationwide next friday. all right, so we move on now cause we have gathered all the top experts in the country on dating online. we're going -- >> all of them. >> all of them. we've got it covered and give you the secrets to finding love. an insider's lesson about what to do and what n to do i in the often confusing world of online dating from a new abc news documentary "swipe" >> i think i've been on every dating app knknn to mankind. >>okcupid.d. >> tangle. >> how about we. >> of course, everyone tried ndert one point. >> the list goes on.

that online dating was the second most common way someone met their romantic partner. >>96% of the decision to swipe photo. >>hat's a turn-on is when you're like playing a guitar, you're with your dog, you're hiking and showing off that you're active and things you like to do. >> if y you use a flash on your photo you look seven years older than if you dot. >> you really want to have three photos. one is you wanto have a great head shot you smiling. >> body shot and wild card like your silly photo. >> i'm molly. i date online. tinder, hinge and mumble so i'm getting ready to go meet zach so his first picture is definitely like a professional actor's head shot but every other picturere is him goofing aroundhich is so my type? we do know what people judge somebody by, their teeth, their self-confidence.

>> i used to play hocockey. clearly i don't have the build of a hockey player. >> do you have all your teeth? >> your teeth say a great deal about your heth, your grammar says a great deal about your amount of education and, of course, your self-confidence tells a good deal about your emotional stability. >> all right and that's all on hulu.com. also onulu check out the goldenlobe nominated comedy "cash wil" which follows a fictional brothernd sister through their o online dating roller coaster. are you ready to walk away. >> i am. we have to do weather and talk to our new friends. so beautiful out here. we'll head into the mid-60s. now where it is much colder and loving the snow, in the cascades and sierra. mt. hood meadows opens this weekend, actually today and got fresh snow. how nice. you'll g more throroh the weekend. mild weathth on the way fofoour friday. temperaturur this afternoon ll jump into the mid 50s in

tomorrow, we'll have cloudy sks and a chance of evening showers. as cooler temperatures sweep >> i want you to kno amy wanted i have great news for this weekend, "mary poppins" is coming backo network tv for the first time in 13 years. that's right. the wonderful world of disney presented by target bringing you "mary ppins." who doesn't love that movie? here's dick van de sharing some off his favorite memories of filming it. >> i loved it when we were doing the i love to laugh with uncle albert. all hanging by wire, of course, 30 feet in the airirnd the first day, the crew broke for lunch and began to leave. julie and i had to say, excuse us, hello. >> you can w watch "mary poppins" saturday night at 8:00, 7:00 central. you love "mary poppins." >> i l love "mary poppins." >>'m telling you, we all love it.

series "babybyh! baby" and proveve that everything new is old again. i've been thinking about this. do i do cloth diapers or disposable? a huge choice and parents are thinking about it too. take a look. in the 1950s, cloth diapers were all the rage b butow they're making a big comeback. even "vogue writing about them calling cloth diapers thehe latest trend in millennial parenting. a lot of new moms love these new cloth diapersecause they come in bright colsnd cute prints and so it's almost jusust a fashionn statement. >> christie and jamie decided to use cloth diapers on their 4-month-old son killian. you're using cloth dpiepers. i'm sure people say to you that crazy. >> w decidedo do it because it's cheaper than using disposable diapers, good for the environment. >> reporter: these might even be helping mother earth. every year in the united states 18 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills. >> this is all his diapers, all

this is the inserts that are all partf the diaper. > okay. >> s so when it washes thiselps it all get agited and get very clean. >> after he goes, y y just throw the whole thing in the hamper. >> and then what i do when it's time to do the laundry, i take the whole bag out and just put the whole thing in the wash. >> reporter: the diapers range from price from 15 to 25 bucks and while that might seem expensive they canan save you money in the long run. >> cloth diapers are incredibly cost efficient. if you use disposable diapers you're going to end up spending around $2400 per kid. if you use cloth diapers you end up spending around $600 per kid and you can use those same cloth apers with all your other kids, as well. >> and everybody out here wanted to know if it smelle it didn't. i promise you. we want to thank our sponsor "baby oh! baby," ddrops, of course, you made all this happen. youu can follolow along on my pregnancy journey at goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!

they're like cloth, disposable. the top ways to be smarter this weekend, the women from the skimm are here. go nowhere on "gma." "baby oh! baby" is brought to y y by baby ddrops, the

we are back now with the coreator of the skimm, a popular daily newsletter making it a lot easier to be smarter breaking down everything from

millions start their mornings including reese witherspoon, oprah and even the first lady, efe carly zakin with us. >> such a cool, readable, understandable way and onef the headlines you begin with and all have been talking about is chipotle. >> yeah, it's been a rough few weeks. you have been talkiking aut it a ton. an e. coli thing and in boston the norovirus with over 100 people. stock not been doing well. yesterday the founder and co-ceo said i'm sorry d by the way like we're going to have the best healthafety statandards for food in the business so investors reay like that and it's kind of aame changeror the reses of the fast f fd industry. >> the power of an apology. >> who knew? >> i know. it works. >> i'm sorry. sometimes it works. >> sometimes. >> if more people could try that.

you make me fl like i'm in love again >> coldplay. do you recognize it. "adventu of a lifetime" his now song. some big changes how we listen to music. spify. >> the strming music service that is everywhere, how people are getting their music. coldplay's album camee out on spotify todod and did a ststgered rollouou so youan get the album out last week but it's on spotify today. that's b because u might have heard taylor swift, not spoty's biggest fan, she and adele did not put their albums on spotify. they think they should be valued more as artists. so spotifyas a bit of an issue. swift fans don't want to shake it off. to get there spotify is lking rat an experiment of doing this free layer but also their premium layer and you can get premium artists on the people yul layer. now it's rumored but i'm hopin it comes true. >> they say didid you hear about coldplay. there's a bigig back story. >> good to know.

that you didn't go to colleges that are really like all about football. i have. >> i know. >> university of georgia, go, dogs but hacking the heisman trophy part of your newsletter and have an acronym that's funny. >> like the double d cup. stay with me for a second. so you got derrick hehenry, deshaun watson and christian mccaffrey so-anyone trophy i the oscars for ftball. you'll know one of those nameses tomorrow. remember the doublbl ds. >> i think that's good to remember. you have a skimm pick what you need this weekend. >> this is an amazing one. president obama's favoritite b book of 2015 which should say something. amazon rated it as one of their favorites and it's like "the affair." the story of marriage over 30 years, they meet and not surprisesly the husband and wife have very different takes on

>> more interesting because is president obama's favorite book right now. >> i had a lot of questions about that. >> i'm glad she said that. >> w wt to d d in on that. >> y y did the resear, let us know. we'll read all about it. >> danielle and carly, thank you very much. we appreciate it. all right,t, coming up next on "gma,"on howard dishesn

and advice from tom hanks. oscar winner ron howarar has a new movie hitting the big scscen today "in the heart of the sea" and i sat down to tk with him all about it. >> find mister -- >> and ron howard joins us now. this movie is stunning.

>> it's spectacula watching it bac now, i mean you're excited. >> ll,was a big challenge. it wasnn exciting challenge and itort of started with the fact that i didn't know that moby dick was inspired by real events but it was really the emotion o the story and the twists and turns of the drama of the true story that i think probably inired me most to want to make . >> chris hemsworth, one of the stars of the film, he actually brought you script. >> i did. i like him. talented. i s impressed. when he brought me this i felt like he was kind of born to play owen. >> so much of the cast had to lose a ton of weight to t tly survivs. did you join them? >> well, y know, just by the mere fact that you don't want to eat a bagel right in front of them you sort of -- i almost by osmosis you lose a lite of the i think everybody tuned up. we were going for authenticity at every level.

wanted to also honor the menen thaty were actually playing. >> di read that you asked your friend tom hanks for some advice with this. >> i did goingng into it because i had never been around a situation where a big weight loss was demanded. it was part of the character and he had done it foror "castaway"" and before that "philadelphia."." he h h good adadce. >> it rks.s. any plan for another season of "arrested development." a lott want to know. >> mitch, the creator is working with writers now. netflix is behind it. twentieth century fox is behind it. >> that sounds like a yes. >> it's hopeful. what hapned is the cast has become so frickin', you know, in demand and busy, everybody wants to do it, fs want it, so i'd be saddened if we didn't achieve it. i i'm the announcer, the narrator, i got to get back to that micropophone. >> ron howard, thanks as alway for stopping by. >> "in the heart of the sea" is in theaters right now. let's go to ginger. >> , and, amy,y, we are so happy

that helps to bring joy to medical conditions and in honor ofational believe day macacy's is now offing double nations, it all happens today, $2 instead of $1 to make a wish for each letter that santa gets dropd off at a macy's or submitted online. martine reardon chief marketing officer from macy's is here to tell us more. national believe day. what is it all out? we are so excited about itit. it's probabl the pinnacle moment in our believe campaign where macacs and make-a-wiwi grant almost 50 w wishehe acrosss america in one single day. and it's wishe from little children who just really want to have some joy in their life so eli from alama, who wants to be a firefighter and natalie from cifornia who wants to come to new yor t see holiday shopping here and so many more, so it's such a special day f the macy's organization and the make-a-wis organization to grant these wishes and see the joy in all of these children's faces.

of it, right? >> so easy, just go into any macy's or go online. write your letter today we give $2, we are hoping that we can raise another $1 million today so that macy's can give $2 million to the make-a-wish foundation for this incredible campaign. >> so d it. go find a macy's. put your letter to santa in this or d it online. superasy todo. thank you, martine, for being here. minder had can happen at any macy's nationwide by the way, it just has to happen today so $2 ineadd of $1. we love it go to our website, goodmorningamerica.c on yahoo! to learn more.

we'll be right back, everybody. what to buy, what to buy. what if we told you exactly what the h hottest trending must have gifts are. everyone is trying to get them. right. what if we told you how to get them for a lot le. that's what we're going to do. now i got yr attention. plus time for ugly sweaters. >> holy smokes. >> next week on "good morning america." hope you have a great weeken everybody. big week next weekn "gma." will smith, jennifer lawrence, will ferrell all here live and baby nextweek. >> a a week left. >> last week of pregnancy. >> on "this week" on sunday, as well. have a gat w weekend, erybod

you now... deborah: members of the conservative iowa group..."family leader" have publicly endorsed xas senator ted cruz for president. bob vander platts, the president and c-e-o of the organization said cruz challges the establishment...wh ile also holding true to many of the group's values...such as religis liberty and the american family. "i happen to believe that the extraordinary leader that we need for these exaordinary times is u.s. senator, ted cruz " deborah: vander plaats repeated severaltimes that the cruz endorsement

from family leader as an organization, but rather its individuals. last month, sioux cityrepresentative steve king also pledged his allegiance to the cruz campaign. former secretary of state matt schultz was also an early backer cruz's campaign. jessica let's check in with for the weather. matt: we've got someore mild weather on the way for our friday. temperatur this afternn will jump into the mid 50s in sioux city. then as we get into tomorrow, we'll have cloudy skies and a chance of evening showers. as cooler temperures sweep in, we'll expect a mix of sleet and snow on sunday. rain amounts could be pretty signifant in the 1 inch to 1.5 inch range! today, we'll stay dry with partly cloudy conditions and a high temperature getting up to 54 in sioux city. tonight's low is 31 asas clds thicken. tomorrow we'll make it up to 44 and it'll be cooler with some rain entering late. jessica rae: matt: we've got some more mild weather on the way for our friday. temperatures this afternoon will jump into the mid 50s in

tomorw, we'll have cloudy skies and a chance of evening showers. as cooler temperatures sweep in, we'll expect a mix of sleet and snow on sund. rain amounts could be pretty significant in the 1 inch to 1.5 inch range! today, we'll stay dry with partly cloudy conditions

up to 54 in sioux city >> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, academy award winning actres lupita ongo.

plus, your comments and