firing back. tackling reports about performance enhancing drugs. >> 's completelely fabrated. complete trash, garbage. >> thehe startling accusations shaking up the nfl. linking him to a hum growth hormone after he suffered a potential career-ending injury wipeout. the holiday's hotst gifts leading to hostal visits and fires all caught on camera. even professional athletes taking a tumble. we'll tell you how you can ride it, maybe, without the risks. and good morning, america. we hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend. look who we have heretonight. "world news tonight" anchor david muir. no hoverboard accident.

times squar that wasme. we want too get right to that middle of the country. you're looking live at dallas, texas, where tornadoes left at least 11 dead there. >> in missouri, this morning, a state of emergency. heavy rains leading to dangerous flash flooding. this drone video showi small creeks now spilling over theheir banks. more than a dozen deaths. 11 states under a winter storm warning. four states u under a tornado threat this morning. >> this huge system i is stretching from new mexico and east. our extreme weather team covering every angle for us rob marciano is in st. louis for us this morning. good morning, rob. long. we got anotherer 1 to 3 inches coming. flash flooding warning in effffect

the rivers behind me continue to filling up. overnight a state of emergency in the hearand, as severe ather pounds the region. producing flash floods and at least 15 people are dead. the in tennessee, the river surginin to the highest it's been in 11 years. >> there is the probably the worst flooding that i have ever witnessed. >> reporter: in missouri, rampant flood waters engulfed homes. swept ay rvs and shut down major highways. overnight, st. louis sandbaggers preparing for more. >> our neighbors are totally under water. >> repter: across the midwest, tiny neighborhood creeks morphing into dangerous bodies of wate

12 feet wide, right now it's probably every bit of 200 feet wide. >> reporter: in illinois, this flooded creek c claiming the lives of two adults and their three children when their car was swept away. and if the situation isn't bad enough the temperatures are hoveri right around 40 degrees. so, it's a cd miserable rain and missouri is not alone. take look athis -- 14 states under a flash flood watch. as this system pushes off to the knot and the east. ok at this, snow on the backside of this. tornado watch out now for new orleans and parts of mississippi. seear r veer weather will move off to the east. a huge multifaceted storm, david. >> all right, rob, watching i all. rob, thanks the deay tornadoes tearing through texas, at least 11 people killed in the dalla area

hundreds of homes and building simply destroyed. abc's matt gutman is on the scene this morning with much more for . >> reporter: good morning, david. a sense of the devastation here, this goes on house after house. over a 40-mile stretch here in north texas, mixing things like christmas stockings and cars. we're talking about places made out of brick and mortar. overnight, that tornado spewing out debris. this, after a string of tornadoes scarred a 40-mile swath of texas this weekend. police saying at least 11 were killed here in texas. >> just total disbelief. everything on the backckside of my house was on the front side of my house. >> reporter: from the air,ou can see t path the storm

reduce td to splinters. with the tornado bearing down, these people ducked d to a freezer at chili's. this storm blowing out transformers. in the pitch black, the lightning e illuminating the ef-4 tornado. on interstate 30, some motorists had n nowhere to hide. in daylight, we drove through those devastated neighborhoods. the spe of the destruction in these neighborhoods is absolutely astounding. it nearly toppled rowlett's water tower. everything is gone. >> reporter: she was saved wn she and five family members crowded in their bathroom. >> very grateful we're alivive. >> i spoke to the police chief of rowlett overnight, he said no one's talking a about the cleanup right now.

clearing these mounds o o debris and hazards from the roadwayay so people can come back and get their belonggs. he said it could be months, years bore they can rebuild these communitieies. this system bringing heavy rain and wind for some, snow for others. palm trees in texas coated in snow. abc's clayton sandell is there now. >> reporter: good morning, amy, you can see the problem here in oklahoma, power lines have been snapped in half overnight. thanks to those high winds that have been blastin through this area and alsohis heavy ice as crow can see has coated the power lines here. fact, 60,000 customers are without power this morning. you can see what it's donone to the tree branches in this area. what's going to make the commute here dangerous this morning, a thick layer of ice on the

i want to show you how thick it is, it's a about an inch where we are which means this area has been turned into one giantce rink. >> clayton, thank you very much. >> incredible how thick that ice is severe weather causing headaches for travelers trying to get home now after the holidays. thousands of flilits delaysnd abc's linzie janis live this morning in laguardia airport. >> reporter: the wther having a big impact on air travel, already thi morning, more than 690 flights cceled across the country. now that comes on top of 1700 cancellations and 6,000 delays on sunday. one of the busiest travel days of holiday season. the worst-hit airports this morning, chicago o'hare, midway. and dallas is still bad afterer having a third of its flights affected on sunday.

millions of travelers now hoping today will be much smoother in the northeast. >> linzie, thanks so much. you'll have so much more on the avel impact tonight on "wod nene." the o oer news this monday morning, and to chicago now, another deadly police shoing in a city already on edge. grandmother. police saying her death was an accident and abc's alex perez is chicago. >> the families of victims demanding answers. killed saturday after police were called to this house for a domestic disturbance. >> we got two people shot. shots fired by the police. just to confirm. >> yes, they were. >> reporter: le grier was reportedly threatening his dad with a bat. 55-yr-old jones who lives on

door for policee when she was caught in a sprayay of police buets. >> >> upon their arrival, they were cocoronted by a combative indivial. >> repter: police say that jones was accideneally killed and extended can condolences. will grier's mother said her 19-year-old son hadad mental health issues but was dreaming of a brighter future. >> he cared about people. >> rorter: chica mayor rahm emanuel has b bn under prsure to make seping changes in an incredible tense chicago. >> the first step in that journey is my step. and i'm sorry. >> reporter: he is now calling for a review of how officers are cases. the officers involved are off

as this shooting is investigated. >> abc' ale perez in chago. > the rice to the white house. donald trump taking aim at bill and hillary clinton. the republican front-runner accusing the former president of sexism. abc's mary bruce has more now from washington. good morning, mary. >> reporter: all right, good morning, amy. after a few quiet days, t campaign trail is now roaring back into full swing this morning. the first primaries are still five weeks away. it seems donald trump is already looking ahead to a battle with hillary clinton. donald trump eed his christmas ase-fire with a flurry of attacks and this new attack on hillary clinto >> she's playing that woman's card left and right. and women are more upset about it than anybody else. > reportete trump intensifying hi war of wordsdsith the democratic front-runner. targeting her husbd's alleged

tweeting -- >> i think that donaltrump or any candidate on the other side of the aisisle would raisese bill clinton as somehow a negative to their peril. >> reporter: but trump told abc's "this week" he's being backed by a movement. >> peoeoe are angry. they are angry. i'm not tapping into the ary doing that. >> reporter: trump also taking aim at the republican national committee. blasting t virginia state party over the requirement that they say they're republican. trump tweeting straighten out the republican party of virgini before it is too late. stupid rnc. now, these lates tweets reflects trump's distrurust of the gop leadershi and raise a big concern for the party tha it's front-runner could launch an independent run.

as he's treated fairly. moreow on this with abc political analyst matthew dowd who's in austin, texas, this morning. obviously going after hillary and bill works for donald trump leading into the primaries, but is this a strategy that will be effective going beyond thatat? >> well, as you said, amy, it works the one person mt hated by republicans is hillary clinn. so, anything he does against her is helpful to him. in the end, the needs mayo out. and donald trump is going to face some real problems if he wins the gop nomination in the generara eleltion. >> matt, this goes both ways. her going after trump, any downside for her. >> it helps her going after donald trump. it helps her there in the primaries.

trump i think she creates a problem for the general elections. where independent voters don't like this back and forth. >> trumpas been the dominant figure in the republican race for 2015, looking forrd to 2016, who do you think canan change that? >> well, you're right, am he has been the domant figure he's led ever sce he's got into this race. i think the only person who can bring down donald trump is donald trump. the only other thing is, if hee finishes second in the iowa caucus to ted cruz, we don know wt happens if he loses for the first time. that's something that we haven't seen donald trump face. >> all right, matt dowd, thank you so much. 2016 will be very interesting. let's turn to dan harris for the other top stories this morning. big news out of iraq the

recaptured the city of ramadi from isis ghters. this is a major victory, if true, for the iraqi fces who have been waging a fierce battle in recent days. ramadis considered a crucial step towardrecapturing mosul. back in this country, fires at two muslim houses of worship are b beingalled intentional. the fire bombing of a mosque near sacramento is being investigated as a posossible hate crime. and a mque in houston, a fire ther in los angeles, fiefrts said they could have this wildfire fully contained by tomorrow. the concern now is rain will trigger mudslides. a man in san diego, fell off a cliff in a scenic overlook, had been didiracted by a cell phone. he was t ting to take a picture when he walked over theedge.

and look at these images the aftermath of a train derailment in a remote area of australia. the train was rrying sulfuric acacid which could cause severe burn millions of americans have been suffering at the airports during the holidays. check o out wt happened to a business traveler named larry hendricks at the airport in atlanta. he was the 100 millionth passenger. they gave him a car and free round-trip tickets to anywhere in the world. but here's the kicker, all the hoopla forced him t to miss his connecting flight. he's aepted all the gifts. however, he's now going to sue -- no, i made that up. >> thanks, dan. we'll turn now to that wild

lasted 20 hours. alleged thieves taking on t coast guard on a nearly day long pursuit before they were caught. >> reporter: this morning, three suspects in custody after leading authorities on a 20-hourr boatat chase across the gulf off mexico. >> they weren't going to quit. >> reporter: the wild hunt beginning thursday morning when these men allegedly stole a speedboat in florida, they said the thieves beating several antitheft devices. the pursuit spanning over 300 miles,rying to ram a sheriff's boat at one point in the chase. authorities saying the scene was something out of a james bond movie. >> luckily enough, we were able to get out of the way right at the lastinute. >> reporter: the coast guard deploying three aircrafts to chase the men throughgh the ope waters.

aprehending them on chrisas morning. >> we'll go the extra mile, in this case, we had to go an extxt 340 miles. >> reporter: depies investigating an organized boat theft ring nearbyby at the time of the incident. for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> all right, reena, thanks so much. back to meteorologist rob marciano who's in thehe thick of this. a holiday that's been tough for so many. >> not a good day for travel. not a weekend long. in the st. louis area the rain has been coming down. i-70 shut down in both directions. that doesn't include thehe snow and the ice that's falling further to the west of here. winter storm warnings across states north. potentially heavy ice just north of peoria.

potentially across parar o the western great lakes and some of this moisture nosing into the nonortrtheast,t,hich is going to see some ice north of the i-95 corridor. that's quick check of your the snow moving satellite and radar picturure. this will deliver moderate to heavsnow for most of us with the exception being far western communities where snow totals are e likely to come i ia little lower in the 1-3" range. cold as you walk out

teens. the wind iscoming in at 5 to 10 should get stronger as the day progress. here's yourayplanner where the snow inte >> coming up next here on "good momorning america" -- the bomb shell report putting football hero pton manning on the offensive, defending himself against drug use allegaons. >> it's completely fabricated. complete trash, garbage. >> the undercover video behind the accusations. have you seen these veos the hoverboard fails.

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wcome back to "good morning america." you're looking live there at lahoma city, where a winter storm is bringing a treacherous morning commute to the area. snow and ice hitting the center of the country along with tornrnoes andflooding, taking 4343 lives s sce holiday travel began. alslso right now, those storm causining widespread holiday travels over the holidays. 151500lights canceled, 6,000 flights delayed. snow in the forecast couldean more headaches today. so, good luckoday if you're traveling. plus, one of the victims of that deadly shooting shown live on tv said she's almost readydy to

vicki gardner, we wish her well. also this morning, the atles back in thehe news, givingg everybody a speal christmas gift, by streaming their music online. streamed 50 million times in the past 48hours. what was topop on the list? you'll be surprised sflp. >> hard to pick the favorite we lead off this half-hour with peyton manning, one of the greatest and of f course tost popular football p pyers of all time. he fighting back,blalsing the report accusing him of using a banned human growthormone to help him recover from a potential career-ending neck injury. he said it not true. abc's ryan smith. >> rorter: peyton manningade e of the most stunning recoveries in nfl history. winning the comeback player of thyear the very next season. now, a documentary alleges he receiveded banned substances

star denying it. alalga jazeera making allegations about peyton mannin sending shock waves through the nfl. the dark side shows charles, claimed a farm soois at the geyer institute, the same institute that helped rehab him the superstar in 2011 after he brok his neck playing for the indianapolisis colts. >> all the time we would be sending ashley mning drugs, like a growth hormone, florida. never under peyton manning's naname. >> reporter: ovever the weekend, peyton manning sacking those allegation and it completely fabricated. complete trash, gargage. >> reporter: and furious of claims leveled at his wife. that 2011 injury, so rious,

manning's career. his re-emergence the stuff of legends. >> it's a joke. >> reporter: the institute slamming sly, saying he was nothing more than a three-month unpaid intern in 2013, when maing w wasn't being treated. now sly said he made it all u up to test the reporter and recanting in a video posted online. >> the statements on any recordings and communition that ja zeeeer ya plan to air are absolutely false.e. >> reporter: firm will in his corner ares manning's teams. his current team the denver broncoco saying we do not find this sry credible. while al jazeera claims he was working at the institute in 2011, they added that sly bricated this whole thing for reasons they can't fathom and he wasn't there when manning was being treated.

with us on a monday. peyton manning said it's complete trash. can h h sue? >> he certainly could sue. i don't think he will, here's why, even if itit's false, he'll have to show as a legal matteter that there was quote, reckless disregard for the truth by al jazeera. that means, because he's public figure he'll have t to show that al jazeera knew or should have known it was false. that's a much tougher legal standard. also when you're talking about defamation, if he sues, a a lot of other stuff of his personal life end upcoming in, where there any damages, et cetera in the end, i don't think he's going to do ththat. >> in the meantime of the video of the young man recanting that story, how big of a deal is that? >> yeah, that could help his lawsuit, i mean, he sues and he says it's false and they should have known it was false because

investating, a little pushing of this guy and you, too, would have been able t determine this was false. that would be a very important factor. >> if he doesn't go after the folks reportinghe sry can he go after the guy initially behind it? >> he sure could, thatould be a much easier lawsuit. i wouldhink if he's going to sue he would sue al jazeera, he'll say, ty're the ones who were irresponsible for putting this o on the air. >> all right, dan abrams on the big peyton manning headline this morning. now to a c christmas murder mystery. police piecing together clues after a young couple was found shot to death in a suv in maine. >> reporter: this morning, police investigating a christm murder mystery in maine.

arrived found a vehicle, and nz of that vehicle, found two deceased individuals. >> reporter: police say the bodies of 35-year-old eric williams and his girlfriend 26-year-old bonnie were discovered in this suv, parked on a remote dirt road. >> just reall feeling horrible for their families. >> repororter: police say one of the victims called 911 early friday morning. when officers arrived,hey discovered tt suvless than a mile from the couple's home, the victims in the front seat. dead, from gunshot wounds. >> shock. disgust. scary. >> reporter: authorities are now seching for information on the mysterious double homicide and are hoping to hear from anyone who had contact with them on christmas eve, leading to their deaths. >> anyone who saw or observed anything contact state police. >> reporter: families hoping for

loved one and amazing person. very outgoing. >> reporter: the suv has been found and towed for evidence. they have set up a go fund me page for funeral expses. such a terrible news. right around the holiday and incredib sad. we hope they get s some answers. coming up next here on "good morning america" -- the #hovererboard fls trending big with falls like these. how to stay safe on the scooters der their christmas trees all right the btles are streaming. . the surprising classic this morning that has everybody rocking. can you gue the numbe one beatles song in the world right

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dangerous, hoverboards may not be as easy ass they lolo. but, yeah, judging by these failed videos online. abc's gio benitez has more. >> reporter: one ofhis year's hottest gifts leaving many i in the hospital. wipeout after wipeout. even professional athletes like baseball player dan uggla hitting the ground. and this u.s. representative taking to twitter to show off his hoverboard injury. hoverboards. the consumers safetet commissss now iestigating 21 fire incidents across t countr even tweeting this warning -- major airlinenes even banning the devices from flights. >> i didn't think i would get injured that badly. >> reporter: he documente his first hoverboard ride.

rerts of injuries and is expecting that number to ow. experts urge everyone to wear safety gear before going for a spin. >> get a helmet. >> reporter: for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc news, new york. joining us now is the ceo and found of the hoverboard company company. they have s se tips on how to ride these safely. what you should be wearing beforeou get on. >> always have a helmet when you're glidin wear elbow and wrist guards. >> someips on what to do first, calibrations. >> your glide needs to calibrated in orr for ito work properly. so, how you test that is, youou wawant to lift the wheel up and just press your hand with the

spinning and not spinningg it's calibrated. >> tims on getting on safely. >> not too much toe and toooo much heel. you want the west stance possible. >> and getting off? >> to get off, what you do -- >> it looks so easy. >> it's n intuitive for you to step back. people step forward. >> when you're riding it, what are your tips for safety? >> have a safe posture, look straight ahead and don't look down. >> thank you so much. hopefulllly, eveone can stay safe safe. comg up next, we'll find out what your favorite beatles song is, which fab four classic

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come together right now over me >> reporter: finally, we can all come gether. let it be let it be >> reportete and let it stream. on christmas eve, for the first time ever, the beatles' legendary calogue, 224 songs across 13 studio albums were added to nine streaming services, including spotify, apple music and goooogle play. she loves you >> reporter: and we love them. yeah, yeah, yeah. here comes the sun >> reporter: in the first 48 hours, fans were streaming hits over 50 million times. 65% of beatatles' beboppers on spotify were under the age of 34. looking at the streaming totals

favorite by the fab four. followed by let it be and my personal fafarite, hey jude. hey jude >> your personal favorite. you slipped that right in there. >> i love "hey jude." >> you're checking your notes. we have a coupl of favorites. >> i love "i want to hold your hand." >> i like "long and windy roadad >> for me, it's "dear prudence." we have a baby around the house i'm so tired of hearing the "wheels on the bubus." we he been playing some beatles. >> the wheels have come off the bus.

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katie's got one open. >> dr. besser breaking down the risks. the billion-dollar blockbuster, "star wars: the force awaken slamming records at high speed and we're kicking off a new year with a bang, buzzfeed is here to help you row an amazing bash o on a budget as we say -- >> all: "good morning america." and good morning, evereryone, you're looking at the football tete from rosemary hall, yeah, as we look forward to tonight's monday night football game. peyton manning's denver broncos taking on th cincinnati bengals. >> the wild boreres in time squares. >> look at that. left and right.

his way of working out me all the difference for her and his mother. deb roberts is here to break it down. speaking of new ar's, if you're throwing a party to welce in 2016, we have the titips on how to throw the ultimale bash at a bargain. how to raise a glass to the new year without breaking theback. but first, let's raise a glass to dan harris. >> thank you, guys. > big story this morning, the killers storm delaying travel across the south and thehe midwest this morning. at l lst 15 people have died in mid- mid-south and mississippi valley. near dallas, they're just now beginnin to assess the damage after powerful tornadoes left at least 11 people dead,, damaging or destroying hundreds of hes and abc's matt gutman is right there. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. i want to give you a sense of

ththe mountainf debris g go on house ter house. in north texas. that or thetornado packing 200 miles an hour winds. 11 people killed in that storm. five killedalong i-30. the srm descending in the dark. they had nowhere to run or hide. that tornadodo illuminated only by the flashes of lightning insisi. from the air, you can see that 100-yard s scar that the tornado left in the earth here in texas. cars and tbailers tosd like cars i spoke a police chiefere, they're not even talking about cleaning up, they're talking out diing out, gettingid of this debris and hazards so people can come and get their thgs. he said it could be mont, maybe even years, before they rebuild these communities. dan. >> a long road ahead of them. meanwhile for millions of amicans today, snow and ice

in new mexico a oklahoma, blizzard conditions trapp drivers with drifts up to 10 feet high. thatat srm now stretches all of the way to wisconsin. rob marciano's full forecast coming up shortly. the other big story which appears to be major defeat for isis. iraqi forces saying they have now recaptured the strategic city of ramadi. chicago's mayor is demanding a review of how police h!ndle calls after two people were shot and killed this weekend, including a 55 year-old grandmother and mentally disturbed teenager. police acknowledge the shooting of the woman was a mistake. the teen had allegedly threatened his father with a bat. some good news about ildhood asthma, after increasing for decades. asthma rates are finally dropping off.

celebrating a special christmas delivery, they're the proud owners of a cloned puppy. he's the first puppy produced from the dna of a dog deceased for more than five daysys. they spent $100,000 to college him. and f finally the man known as the clown prince of basketball has died, meadowlark lemon was the star for the harlem globetrotters for decades. playing more than 16,000 games before he retired in 1978, he was a co-ststarn several tv shows and later inducted into the basketball hall of fame. he was also a full-time minivter. meadowlark lemon was3 years old.

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welcome back to "good morning america." madonna's papa don't preach was one of herhits. but right now, she's begging her son to come home, battling her ex for custody after 15-year-old rocco said he wants to stay with dad. kanya whitworth has the latest. >> reporter: over the weekend, madonna cherishing time with her family. e queen of pop taking to social media exprsing her lovee for her four children. twted, writing merry xmas to

>> reporter: she's currently imbroiled in a custody battle with her ex-husband guy ritchie over 15-year-old rocco, he's apparently living with his father in england and reportedly doesn't want to return to live with his mother in new york. last wednesday, madonna asked a new york cy judge to order his return from london. >> it's a little unclear exactly what's going on. it may be a case of a teenager growing up and having some rebelliousirit. recently, madonna said he really bodes the heart. it'sard under the microscope. >> reporter: madonna photographed leaving court last week. the teen will repordly get his own court-appointed attorney, which might allow him to make a request to live with his father if he still wants to. >> since september, madna has

he's been helping out backstage. >> reporter: madonna and ritchie en divorced in 2008. abc news has reached out both to madonna and guy ritchie and neither have responded. let's bring back abc news legal alyst dan abrams. rocco is 15 years old. does his opinion matter when the court hears this? >> it does matter. but he doesn't have the final say. he c c't say i want to stay with dad and he stays with dad. he has to come home and have this litigated in new york what will happen is, he'll be assigned an attorney, called a guardian who represents the child in this case, if he wants to liv with dad, he'll tell his lawyer i want to live with d,

he'll list the reasons. in all likelihood, if the guardiangrees thesere good reasons, they would then recommend to the court, this is what my opinion is as representative of the child is in this case. that could have a lot of sway in a court. there are a lot of issue ss here. > likely this will take place in new york, any chance that guy could have this heard in britain, over in the uk. >> he could try but because the child is still considered a new york reside, i think almost certainly the british courts will say, they're dealing with this in new york. this is unlike kelly rutherford's case,, they sent the kids to monaco and invited the monaco court to take over. you don't have anything like that here.

york court resolving it. it's ctainly possible if rocco els strongly about it. it should be very quick. now to a warning for paren this morning about the hidden risks of pill boxes for your children. as so many travel to visit grand parents thisoliday ason, little ones could find their wayay into medicine that's not child-resistant. this is eye opening this morng and take a look at what dr. bezer heard. >> repter: it's a sound no little kid suld be making. clicking open a p pill box. child-resistant capss are design to help kids under five from getting into medications. in 2012, more than 646400 children under 5, went to a emergency room for medicine poisoning andn cases, the medicine belonged to a parent or

with the help of a montclarare school in new york, we got them together to see if they could open bottles. >> how do you open these? >> yeah, i'm not going to tell you. >> reporter: but getting into weekly pill organizers easily opened by eerly is a different story. 3-year-old mar go opened this pill box in nine seconds. okay, you got that one open. that one opened up, gabriella? >> yes. >> reporter:r: let me see. >> use them for storage for toys or for arts and craf. >> reporter: while 3 out of our 5 little kids broke into those boxes in under 15 seconds. our group of 4-year-olds were even faster.

got one open. katie got onopen. >> 4-year-old kai got into a child-resistant bo. every 4-year-old in our group opened it up in under 4 seconds. parents were shocked. >> i was surprised that he could open this up. >> i thought maybe we should make sure that pill box goes on a higher shelf. >> reporter: but the kids catch on fast. if you find something like this at home, who shohod be tell right away? >> your mommy. >> reporter:our mommy or your r ddy. no, you don take it out of their home. don't touch. for "good morning america," dr. richard besser, abc news, new yo. >> wow, that's eye opening.

most dangerous pillskiki get theirr hands on anti-depressant and keep it high up on the shelf so they can't reach. with small kids, i'm passed that. it's a scary thing. the new year is just days awaynd we're helping you jump-start your 2016 with the number one new year's resolution for so many -- yep, losing weight our political insider who's helped win elections is now reveing how he also won the battle ofhe bulge in his new book "fat-burning machine. anand abc's deborah roberts is here with more. >> reporter: you may be wondering what a political strategists knows about losing weight. he knows plenty after he put his skills to work after enlisting the help of personal trainers

for years, micel steered political campaigns. but while his career was expanding so was his waistline. >> you were on the campaign trails, eating junk. >> yeah, i was 245 pounds. i said that's enough. how do i solve the problem? use the same research and anytical techniques. >> reporter: after d dpping nearly poundsds he's now sharing his secrets in a new book called "become a fat-burninmachine." he was a fat storer not a fat burner. >> gaining weit arnd the middle. >> reporter: then he discovered as he says how to flip the switch. flip the switch means eating the right combinations of food th your body can process and use for energy. >> reporter: focusing on meals

the big moment came when he learned, miracle interval and my coach taught me these, if i was jogging, jog a little faster for a lite longer and then take it easy. i was getting the benefits not from accelerating but when i was slowed down. i would think the harde you work out the more weight you're going to lose. >> deborah it's the opposite. you need to work out a really even pace and speed it up from time to time to teach your body to burn fat. if we want to speed up -- again, you're beating me. >> you boil it downo why this is different. >> this is different b because we're combining a high-octane foods design to md and miracle interls that are going to teach your body how to access that energy. >> reporter: including someone

>> the hardest candidate i ever worked with was my mom. getting h on the plan. mom has lost 61 pounds in less than 9 months and i'm so proud of her. >> mike says h h m likes 63% of amerins belieieve she was a fat-storing machine, h success added when she added a lot of fat-burning foods like egg whites and roasted veggies, leafy vegetables and then she began slow exercising, walking even swimming a began losing weight. the key is to d do the nutrition part first and slowly add in that excise. not so much that you're starving. >> you looked great on that exercising machine. >> i was starving afteterwards and he was feeling pretty good. >> deborah, thank you. fat-burning machine is available tomorrow. get diet tips and three easy

yahoo!. louis. >> good morning, again, amy, the cold rains continue along here the missouri river. severe weather threat with ththis system as well, new tornado out for the florida panhandle. also looking at flooding, 14 states under a flash flood watch in some cases for the next several days. atlanta, you'll get a second rorod on wednesday. 3, 4, 5 inchess of rainfall there. some icing this morning in chicago. some winter storm warnings posted across the norththe area on our monday. we canee the snow moving northward on the satellite and rar picturure. this will deliver moderate to heavsnow for most of us with the exception being far western communities where snow totals are likely to come in a little lower in the 1-3" range. temperatures are cold as you walk out e door in the single digits and

miles per hour, but should get stronger as the day progress. here's yourayplanner where the snow intens > the rains forecast to evtually end later on tonight. until then, it's cold and wet. "pop news" right now. ck toou guys inew rk. >> come back soonon rob. oh, no. >> he's always in a warmer outfit here it is. because we can't get enoh of it. "star wars: the force awakens" took a hyperspace route to a billion-mark in box office. fast faster than any other movie. best second weekend ever for a movie. some secrets of the film are

no spoilers here. some came that i missed. you don't see him baa youz hear comedian bill hader. british actor simon peg plays an alien. okay, wouldn't have known that. ewan mcgregor void obi-wan kenobi. and daniel craig was a stormtrooper. i saw the movie -- >> that was a collision off two -- you know, the thing is, you hit the billion-dollar mark. >> il be heading more to that i'm going again. >> i'll take everybody for the second time. from star wars royalty to just royalty.

prince william and prince harry getting very candid about what their father prince charles is really l le in a n documentary. the princes say their fathe has a tendencyy to laugh at all the wrong times. charles also has such poor penmanship the kids don't know if they're being scolded or congratulated in a letter. he's grateful for them he can take care of them when they're older. let's be honest -- come on. >> when the royals scold they write letters. >> you know when you'rn trouble in the haynes household. finally, whatt did you get your grandma for christmas? grandmother marie trying virtual reality for the first time.

[ screaming ] [ laughter ] >> is she watching -- did she have a eggnothingg. >> s's watching a roller coaster, but how amazing is grandmother marie the p pipes on that woman are still fresh and ve youthful. >> she's holding on to someone's hands. if you put those goggles on, you can fall over. safer thahan the hoverboard. >> i thought she was watching "good morning america." just wantingo make sure. >> david, we're good but not that good. >> "pop news" with sara. coming up here, we have a moving and emotional story of a father/son after h his son came out. and performance from "on your feet." jump-start your2016 brought

of the judgment-free ze. deborah: and a few political candidates will spend timen the hawkeye state this week. on tuesday... democratic candidate bernie a town hall meeteting atmuscatine high school at four p-m. from there... the mississippi valley fairgrounds in another town hall at seven. he'll also be making an appearance in burlington on wednesesday. for the chris christie wl competitive in the wa caucuses with a trip here as well. the new jersey gogovernor wl hohost a town hall

wntown davenport. and on tueay... he'll stop by a local coffee shop in muscatine. and fellow republblican marco rubio is also working to build supporort for his campaign. he's starting a three-day bus tour in io. the florida senator will hosos a town hall inin burlrlingtonmonday morning at eleven. rubio wiwill a also bein clinton on tuesday. jessica let's chk in with for the weather. matt: today - friday - - christmas day - mostly cloudy earlier part of the afternoon. slight chance for a wtry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, escially areas nw wherere there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light t around sioux city and se. higher nw. 1-1-. cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering wintry mix in the rning. 30% shot. cloudy and breezy. nnw 10-20 g30. high 34, with temperatures falling to the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10.

matt: today - friday - christmas day - mostly cloudy earlier part of f e afternoon. slight chance for wintry

ch let your body feel the heat don't you worr you're looooking at speci performance of gloloria estefan dance classic "on your feet." from her new smash hit broadway musical. we'll have much more. isn't it beautiful out here? >> it is beautiful. >> it's nice and refreshing. however. tough. sara is going to showw us how to celebrate theew year in yle. >> we got the secret to throwing a basho remember without

here to help uslan an a amazing new year's party for under $75 our friends from buzzfeed. we're starting right off with some yummy -- delicious food. >> with the food, right, so these are pizza pops and champagne pops. no utensils necessary. the cake pops are just cake dipped in chot lack. it's super easy. you can make them with your kids. you do have to have champagne. if you want a cheaper party, you can ask your friends to byob. >> how much those ring up to? ok, so far, not bad. >> not bad at l. >> okay, and we've still got some food going on. this fun dip. it's a champagne cheese dip.

>> you can useeer if you want to, just threeingredients, cheese, you make itn your slow cooker. you can do it ahead of time. you can serve it right in there, totoo. >> okay, this stays in. let's see e e price for this. you're literal making my menu onetem at a time. >> it's not bad. >> now, we have to drink 37. >> absolutely. here's a great way to make your drinks even more fun, glitter ice cubes. beautiful. >> thi is so cool. >> this is so inedible. more sparkly than regular glitter. you canan get it in a cake store, make ice cubes like regular, sprinkle the glitter up top. you want it to be clear, boil it, let it cool, boil it again. >> you're promising me we can eat it.

>> can it be on your tongue? >> yes, but it's new year's. >> so, how much is this? let's see. i feelike i'm on "family feud dtssh we got to dorate ourselves as well. party hats, a new year's must. you let guests f fill them up. they're perfect conversation starters.. cut them t, tie them on with ribbon. >> also something that you can get the kids in on. what iss our price for these hats? okay, wow, ththat was almost as much as myhampagne cake pops. we got our glitter, our pops,

we need to make sure we said w uld stay under $75 and the total is -- $70.99. this is for 15 people. party is all funs and gam until that went off. thank you to our friends at buzzfeed. you can get these recipes on our website. we send it back to rob marciano in st. louis. happy new yeye. >> h hpy new year to you guys, celebrataten style and inse if you cano it. it's time for "good morning america's" football countdown, tonight the broncos take on the broncos at mile high stadium for monday night football on espn. mike greenberg and mike golic have a take on thegame. both guys say denver is the team to beat. >> here's the forecast for the game itself, looking at cold

around 19 degrs, so the snow ll be well off toward the east. the action starts tonight at 8:15. tune in to see the unsung hero of the game and the grudenstorm warnings encompass much of the area on our monday. we can see the snow moving northward on the satellite and radar picture. this will deliver moderate to heavy snowowor most of us with the exception being far western communities where snow tot >> they would be playing in a dome here int. louis foror surure as the rain continues to come down. amy, back up to you. >> rob, tnks so much. joy isaking on the box office with superstars jennifer lawren, bradley cooper and the onon and only robert deanywhere e, he plays a divord dad who moves back with his daughter. >> you're going to tell me how

what do you do? you sing all night. you get repeatedly fired from campbell's soup. >> i'm going to divide the basement. >> thihi isn'the proper way to divorced. >> i'm about to be late for work. so try not to fight in front of the kids. we're happy to he two-time oscar winner robert deanywherenero here with us this morning. you work more closely with jennifer lawrence's's character in thatou're the father. she said about you, worng oppositete you is like driviving an astonmart. >> e she's being very nice. >> if jennifer lawrence were a car what should be? >> that's a good question. a very nice car. >> this is your third te working with jennifer lawrence

magic! is just truly there. how was this different if to at all from the other two films? >> the other two s silver linings was what it was. and america hustle, i wanted to do it to be a part of the group again. you can meld those thing easily >> the formula is clearly working. he said he e eoyss giving you a part where you're a man in love. he also has a a temper. >> he always thinks he's in love. my character thinks he's a romantic, but also, he's not so sure at times. he suspects he might be the same type. takes one to know one. they spat a bit during the whole thing. >> there arere some newcomers to

isabellarossolini. you were a wness in her weddg. >> one of the best men at t their wedding. that was 35 years ago. >> we did a little digging we found yo featured film debut. >> "the wedding party." it wasas the french movie. let's take a look. >> i don't know if you'll see me, i was an extra. >> you're right behind her shoulder. >> you're saying, you have never seen it.. that's your featured film debut. i was going to ask you what you were thinking? but you probably have no idid. >> no. > you looked really cool. you steal the scene actually over her shoulder. i thinink. thank you so much for being with us. robert, always a pleasure. >> thankyou.

nationwide is on your side. the thing is, none of us even know. we're not even in on is. all righgh our friend kevin newman sat here in the '90s. in his new book, he and his son are writing about their relationship after his son came out. juju chang had their story. >> they still most warn them of their rights. good morning, americic >> reporter: on the outside ken newman seemed to have it all, gleaming career, per faekt family. but inside, the former "good morninamerica" was struggling. >> what prevents some dads from having that kind of conversation is this idea of being a hero to their kids. we're uncertain but when they hit that in their lives, they

>> reporter: in chasing succes newman saidd he neglected the people w neededd him the most, particularly son alex, who at 17 came o about being gay. >> he was having a midlife crisis and he -- >> i was struggling with my identity in american television. alex was starting to struggle withis own identity as a teenager. >> reporter: in new book, all out, they chronicles the journey of acceptance of one another but also themselves. you tal about feelings of suicidal. >> i was nervous, i didn't know what my father would do. i had moments of proof while i was growingp tha he

time that was homophobic and i that i could always accept my son. but i didn't always acceptt his friends and social settings. an that to me as a liberal-minded intellectual semismart man was disturbing and disasaointing. 's a v vy dangerous transition, fraught w wh anger, confusion, but most of all, the fear of rejectn. >> reporter: it took reporting on another family's gay son for a canadian documentary for newman to understand his own son. an evolution perfectly captured by this spontaneous photo. >> that met everything, ten years of wondering w over. >> i have a dream as a father out there that i i frightenene byy their child's sexuality, they want t love their chd. they're confused.

i hope that this book in that man'ss hands allows him to feel safe to open the conversation with their child. >> for "goodod morning america," juju chan abc news, toronto, canada. >> really brave. grt to see kevin again and alex looks just like his dad. when we come back here get on your feet.

break. seven-time grgrammy wner gloria estefan a and her husband are turning the beat around on broadway with the music about

it's calalled "on your feet." you're about to see why. i spokeith the superstar couple and we have a very special performance from them. what was it like watching a performance of your life? >> it was surreal. they actually-- they pulled me into the sty. it's like i'm watching someone else's story. some momts hit home. otr than that, it's party. >> you're in the audience almost every night, what is the reaction from the audience? >> we're hiding. what happens is would disrupt the show. >> last night a guy in front of me, he was crying. i ve him a akleenex. here's the cast of "on your feet." with a medley of songs from the show.

at night >> rit similar going to get you there's no place you can hide oh no the rhythm is goioing to ge you no clue of what's happening to you but before this night is through the rhythm will get you

everybody gatrr round now let your body feel the heaeat don't you worry if you can't dance et thehe music move your feeee come on, shake your body shake your body shake your bodydy

note turn it upside-down love to hear it ove to hear it makes me want to move my body turn the beat around love to he it love to hear it love to hear it get up and dance open your eyes and then you realize here i stand with my

need you by side always be my bride you'll never be denied get on your ft get up and make it happen

get on your feet david in the morning. david at night. david all day. >> it's been an interesting year. >> thanks. the guys are the best. we'llo it aga tomorrow morning. before we go, we want to sw you that grandmother who was so excited -- the virtual reality --

>> she's trying out virtual reality for the first time and hopefully n the last. we'll have what she's ving.

>> see you tomorrow.you now... deborah: a fire yesterday morning in dixon county, nebraska left a family with a devestating loss over the holidays. dixon county shereriff's office... fire crews from xon, ccord, allen, laurel and wafield all responded to the re sunday morning. officials say the home...that t was once the old methodisth church in dixon....was completely destroyed. the owners , francis s tman and cassandra ford, maged to escape the fire without any injuries. the cause of the fire is still under investigation...and assiting the family. friends and family will be gathering later this morning high school roberts to rest. funeral services for austin will be spencer high school's gymnasium. expectedly after collasping on the mat during a wrestling urnament. autopsy resulso determine the

pending. jessica let's check in with for the weather. matt: today - friday - christmas day - earlier part of the afternoon. slight chance for a winintry mix after 4pm.m. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintryryix likely. accuculationlight arouound siouxity and se. higher nw. 1-3". cloudy. e 10-15 mph. low 33. tomorrow - saturday - chance lingering morning. 30% shot. nnw 10-20 0. high 34, with temperatures falling the upper 20s by 5pm. low 10. temperatures turn coldlder next week. matt: today - friday - christmas day - mostly cloudy earlier part of the afternoon. slight chchce for a wintry mix after 4pm. that chance increases through the night, especially areas nw where there is a winter weather advisory in effect. se 5-10 mph. high 36. tonight - snow, wintry mix likely. accumulations light