end right outside thishotel. new questions this morning about hoverboards. can the hottest gift of the holiday season get too hot? the family who says their new toy set their home on fire and what man says happened just threre days after he bought his. a a monday night miracle. the wild finish to last night's game, the baltimore ravens turning defeat into victory scoring a touchdown with no time left on the clock. >> gonna win the game on a blocked field goal. unbelievable! and good morning, america. amy, you said monday night miracle. i'm feeling cleveland's pain this morning. boy, no time left on the clock. >> yeah, one headline read the ravens p p the specialal in special teams play. >> yeah, no kidding. like a movie scene. >> i had to go to bed after the third quarter and i thought this was in hand.

i feel for cleveland. one of my buddies michael symon from "the chew." i'm afraid to talk to him this morning. >> might not be getting up this morning. we also have very special security on hand for our christmas trees, yey, we take it very seriously here at "good morning america." oh, did we mentionon it's "star wars" week. han solo himself is with us. harrison ford will be here in the studio talking about the new movie a bit later. >> very, very, veryexcititi. bute begin with that winter storm that's been slamming the upper midwest with snow and ice and moving east threatening to bring flooding to six states. abs rob marciano starts us off in minneapolis. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, amy. temperatures here hovering just above the freezing mark saving the city from a truly icy commute. this is the first and biggest snowstorm of the season. less than aoot but that was enough to cause big problems

overnight, snowfall making for miserable minnesota mishaps throughout the nht cars slipping and sliding off roros, many drivers needing to be rescued. >> most of the traffic piled up. >> reporter: this car losing control slamming into the median. plows working nonstop to head off moror scenes like this. vehicles sliding into ditches. semi trucks jackknifing. at minneapolis international airport planes getting d diced. in south dakota, drivers unable to get traction. >> it's going to get worse before it gets better. >> reporter: i kansas heavy ice vered branche came trashing on top of cars and oklahoma, crews trying to restore power. the governor there declaring a state of emergency for another 29 days in all 77 counties. >> look how big these pieces of ice are.e. >> reporter: power lines snapping and collapsing after ice weighs them down.

to a 100-foot span adds250 pounds. >> ohs it's comomg down. >> reporter: ice falling nearly nailing that pickup. snow will linger on and off throughout the day. vikings fans, by the way,eager eagerly awaiting the construction to be complete here with their new domed stadium. that will come in handy for days like today. the warm sector, everywhere east of here, mostly rain heavy across the south, six states from alabamama through virginia that are in a flash flood watch now. atlanta could see 3 to 4 inches of rainfall so a flooding component to this stor as we, amy. >> thanks so much and ginger looking at your weather map. itooks like t t storm is far from over. >> the snowy side, 24 hours left with this. snowing right now from colorado to the arrowhead of minnesota where you find winter weather advisories and the w wter storm warning in south dakota where the bulk of this will fall. we take you through tomorrow morning when it starts to wind down but before it does that it drops another 3 to 6 inches just

first day of meteorological winter. i have an outlook for all of you as to what you winter will look like. >> first day of meteorological winter. >> happy day. >> we'll t tn to that w wd shoot-out in downtown atlanta overnight. violence erupted after police tried to pull over a vehicle and officers opened fire when the armed passenger tries to get away. abc's linsey davisisere with the story. >> reporter: good morning, george. an officer noticed a red jeep going the wrong way down the road and said they did a routi trafc stop but the car sped up crashing into a shuttle bus. th say the passenger ran and that decision proved fatal. typically tranquil downtown atlanta sounding like a war zone. >> shots fired. >> reporter: sending bystanders fleeing for cover. >> go inside. >> oh, my god. >> the cops actually only just maybe a hundred yards inront of us were hiding behind their cars with their guns. we didn't even have as much cover as them.

officers attempted to pull a car over in a roune traffic stop but the driver didn't stop striking a polol and a hotel shuttle. >> shut down at baker. >> we've got a s.w.a.t. unit en route. >> reporter: the driver turned himself in but the passenger fled behind the hotel. >> shots fired. >> we have a male shot. le is still moving. >> reporter: officers shoot the passenger dead. his body discovered near a dumpster allegedly with a gun and shell casings nearby. police squads barricade the scene seizing at least three weapons along with cash and a duffel bag filled with a large quantity of marijuana fou inside theheeep. police say three officers were involved in the shooting, none of them were injured. they are all now on administrative leave pending the outcome. can you imagine being inside that hotel where you just heard the guguire so -- >> it all happened so fast. linsey, thanks very much. >> thank you. now to breaking news, the brand-new report about what

crashed in malaysia killing all 162 people onboard. the airbus a320 went down halfway into its@ two-hour flight just after last christmas and the report finds a small crack on a computer board on the airasia jet started the problem but they ultimately blame the pilot's response saying they caused the jet to lose control. steve ganyard joins us withth more. what can you tell us about what exactly happened? >> it was a series of errors by the aircrew that caused ts mishap of the there was a very mine more computer problem but because the crew made the errors, theircraft pitched up, lost air speed, stalled and for three or four minutes flopped around out of control before it hit the ocean killing everyone aboard. >> steve, this type of plane, the a320 is a plane many of us fly on. does this new information, this report have any impact on air travel in the u.s.? >> it doesn't reflect on airbus or the a-320 but the rise of

airlines and real questions about their safety. but it also goes to a larger question, amy, i think -- my first flight in an airplane at age 13, the instructor taught me how to stall the airplane, how to recover from a stall. in this case the basic piloting skills that may have been lost on this crew couldave saved the day. so have we lost something with this automation we have in these airplanes in basic piloting skills? >> all right, a big question there. a lot of people will be focusing on today. thank you. we turn to a very tense city of chicago. class back in session at the university of chicago this morning after a young man was arrested for threatening to kill students on campus. he's accused of seeking revenge for the death of a black teenager gunned down by a white officer. that officer free on bond this morning. abc's alex perez has the latest. >> reporter: after six days behind bars this morning chicago police officer jason van dyke is out of jail saying nothing as he battled a swarm of cameras

before setting bail, a judge viewing that now infamous dash cam video. investigators shows van dyke shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times in 15 seconds. mcdonald later died. van dyke's defense argues he fired his weapon because he feared for his life and is ready for his day in court. >> he's prepared to defend himself. he is very scared about the consequences that he's facing. >> reporter: also on monday following a week of protests call are for chicago's top brass to step down federal authorities arresting jabari dean after they say he made threats online that shut down the university of chicago campus for an entire day. dean, a student at a different university, has not entered a plea. according to police, dean posted on social media, i will execute 16 white male students, this is

16, the same number of times mcdonald was shot. >> let us pray. >> reporter: overnight a prayer vigil outside chicago police headquarters calling for federal investigators to step in and take over van dyke's case. and the pressure is mounting for city leaders as "the chicago sun types" calling for the police superintendent to resign. van dyke is due back in court december 18th. amy. >> all right, alex perez in chicago for us, thank you. and now to the planned parenthood killer going before a judge for the first time as authorities still search the crime scene. abc's clayton sandell is in colorado springs with the very latest on that, good morning, clayton. >> reporter: and good morning, amy. in that first court appearance the judge told robert dear he could eventually face the death penalty. for the first time since the planned parenthood attack -- >> can you hear me okay. >> yes. >> reporter: the suspect, robert dear, faced a judge wearing handcuffs and a jail issued smock designed to keep him from hurting himself. >> do you have any questions?

>> reporter: his alleged five-hour rampage in colorado springs friday left three people dead, nine injured. >> minimum of life in prison and maximum of death. >> reporter: the hearing provided few new clues about the gunman's motive or his mental tate but after his arrest law enforcement sources say he railed against planned parenthood and allegedly made concerning statements about president obama. police and fbi agents are still combing the crime scene. sources say this is the pickup truck dear allegedly drove to planned parenthood that day, carrying a duffel bag full of handguns and ak-style rifles. >> hard to believe. take a long time to sink in as far as her being shot and gone. >> reporter: friends and family are struggling with the deaths of jennifer markovsky, a mother of two, and arm vet ke'arre stewart both at the clinic that day with friends.

court officers toad in attention for swasey he will be formally charged december 9th. this friday the first funeral for that police officer. amy, george. >> all right, thank you, clayton. race for president now. donald trump bracing for his next battle. this time he takes aim at chris christie after new jersey's governor picked up a key new hampshire endorsement. abc's tom llamas here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: george, good morning. governor christie says trump's wrong about what he saw on 9/11 and wrong for mocking that disabled "the new york times" reporter. this as trump says he's gearing up for some of the biggest fights yet in this campaign. overnight, donald trump playing political prophet telling his supporters to get ready because the real war on trump is about to start. >> hey, there's only one way you get to the top and it's all through trump. let's face it. even i think cruz will have to hit me. going to be a sad day but we will hit back, i promise.

with the idea of skipping the next debate. >> i won't do the debate unless they pay me $5 million, all of which money goes to the wounded warriors or go to vets. true. true. >> reporter: as trump draws the battle lines a feud with governor chris christie is heating up. christie not only picking up an endorsement from an influential new hampshire newspaper but the new jersey governor now strongly refuting trump's claims that he saw on television muslims in new jersey celebrating on 9/11. >> that did not happen in new jersey that day and hasn't happened since. >> reporter: trump telling us christie is changing his tune. >> you know, he didn't say that the other day. he was very weak the other day, so the other day he said it like well, he doesn't know and now i guess he feels a little emboldened. he must be careful with what he says. >> reporter: why do you think that video hasn't surfaced? >> we'll see if it surfaces. >> reporter: insisting on playing by his own rules with

no sign of letting up. >> i have a lot of energy. whoa. >> reporter: now at that rally last night trump later said he likely will participate in the next debate because if he skips his rivals would call him a chicken. george. >> that is probably true. tom llamas, thanks very much. let's talk to matt dowd right now. donald trump could take your job as political analyst analyzing why chris christie is going after him. he does have momentum in new hampshire right now. >> i think chris christie has a very outside shot and i think the thing about christie is the endorsement has not had a history of picking the person that wins most of the time but it does give you a bump and the thing about christie a lot about that story of the two guys trying to outrun the bear. they don't need to, they need to outrun each other. christie just knees to move up to third to become the establishment candidate. outside shot. >> he doesn't have to beat donald trump in new hampshire. he has to beat jeb bush, marco rubio, john kasich?

>> we looked at our polling for the last few months, donald trump's lead remarkably stable. he's stuck right at 32%, 33%, about a ten-point lead last three months, 90 days. >> when we started looking in august and go through today he's got a quarter to a third of the support all along no matter the mistakes that people have said he's maid, the insults he's given along the way, all of those sorts of things. his supporters are sticky. to keep up with the "star wars" theme his supporters think he is a jedi anything and the gop establishment thinks he's a sith lord. >> come on. i almost missed that one. >> you got to stay with it, george. >> i didn't completely miss it. quickly, in georgia last night, key date, march 1th. >> i think that will be the point in time it comes down to four candidates, donald trump,

probably one we don't know yet. >> our disney bosses will love you today. back to lara. >> we turn now to cyber monday shattering records, 125 million mers going online to shop even crashing the sites of major retailers. abc's becky worley is in san francisco with a look at the big winners. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning, lara. today retailers and shoppers alike basking in cyber monday's success. $3 billion in sales yesterday crushing lastyear's cyber monday record. see it, click it, buy it consumers logged on at a record pace monday, the average order over $135. adobe tracking more than 125 million visits to 4500 retail websites including the top 100 retailers in the country. >> it was a record-breaking cyber monday at $3 billion. it was up % versus last year which is almost $400 million versus last year.

so much interest slashing 15% off everything, their site crashing temporarily. and they weren't alone. neiman-marcus.com, down and paypal struggling over the weekend as shoppers tried to make digital payments. another issue out of stock items at an all-time high especially those highly coveted "star wars" toys but the winners today, social media crowned ebay, amazon, target, walmart and the gap as the champions of our online attention. also electronics makers, tvs, tablets, gaming consoles flying off the virtual shelves. and with top selling toys consumers saw an average of 20% off retail. rewarding early holiday shoppers with deep discounts. another huge winner, mobile, adobe says half of all retail web traffic was from phones and tablets. when it comes to actual sales, 30% of purchases made via mobile devices, ipads and iphones

mobile sales, guys. >> you can shop wherever you are. >> you can do more than shop for whatever you want. we all know about black friday and becky was saying we have cyber monday but did you know about giving tuesday. >> love this idea. >> it's a 24-hour campaign that started three years ago to encourage people to make dough nations to charities and volunteer and as you can see so much social media hype going on about it, a lot of people are giving comments on it and as you can see many celebrities are tweeting about their support. last year it raised an estimated $45 million for more than 15,000 nonprofits, there i am doing my st. jude commercial. i love st. jude and what they do and this year, twice as many organizations have signed up for giving tuesday, but if you can't get today you can give any day. don't forget that. >> what a great idea. >> websites crashed on giving tuesday the way they do on cyber monday. >> absolutely. >> all right. >> thank you. to the forecast for the winter. meteorological winter. >> first day of meteorological winter.

in sioux falls, south dakota so while they talk about winter, we look real quick at the winter outlook and i'll get out of the way because my belly is starting to cover the southwest. tuesday trivia.plan on thick clouds to be in the region today. if we are lucky enough to get a break in cloud cover this morning, they'll fill right back in. a few scattered flurries may fly around as well, but no issues or accumulation s are expected with those. on wednesday, clouds remain thick and a few more flurries may be in the air again, too. the big story of the extended forecast is warmer conditions for friday and especially

are in a classic el nino pattern, and this tends to lead to a mild december at t e very least. in addition, there are no major storm systems for the next 7 lots more ahead this morning. flight attendant charged with attacking her co-workers and air marshals midflight. what happened in the air? hoverboards have new questions after one family says it set their house on fire and what one man says happened to his. stay with us. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder... ...whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common ty hd 4of 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...

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comment that someone carved into campus property. president bruce harreld says they found it in a bathroom in the spence labobotories. he says crews immedidiely sanded down the bathroom door to remove the comment. harreld told students, faculty, staff that quote "the act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated." today voters in black hawk county will make the final decisions on some key city elections. councilman quentin hart and former mayor tim hurley are both vying for the seat in waterloo. and mayor jon crews and businessman jim brown will be on the ballot in cedar falls. but, crews plans to step down. polling in the run-off elections is open from 7 this morning until 8 at night at the same locations they wereren the city eleeion in november. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on thick clouds to be in the region today. if we are lucky enough to get a break in cloud cover this morning, they'll fill right back in. a few

around as well, but no issues or accumulation s are expected with those. on wednesday, clouds remain thick and a few more flurries may be in the air again, too. the big story of the extended forecast is warmer conditions for friday and especially into the weekend. overall, we are in a classic el nino pattern, and this tends to lead to a mild ecember at the very least. in addition, there are no major storm systems for the next 7 days that will impact iowa. perhaps this weekend is your weekend to get the christmas decorations out! have a good day! today: windy, scattered flurries high: 32-38 winds: sw 15-25 alo: 35 dbq: 37 iow: 37tonight: chance of flurries low: 25-31 winds: w 1 120 alo: 28 dbq: 28

welcome back to "gma." you're looking at the radar this morning. six states on alert for flooding as a powerful winter storm moves east. still dumping snow on the upper midwest creating dangerous driving conditions. and as you see sending cars skidding off roads. >> we are tracking that storm all morning long. also right now at this hour, classes back in session at the university of chicago this morning after that online threat. a student from another school was arrested for threatening to kill 16 white students. he will be back in court this afternoon. and then kobe mania taking over the nba. ticket prices for laker games

announced this will be his last season. the most expensive? a pair for $21,000 for his final game. and guess what? robin is sitting down exclusively with kobe today. we'll have that interview tomorrow. >> she didn't have to o y 21 grand. also this morning, who could forget 2012 hit "gangnam style." >> george, did we actually see you do that dance? >> it was for robin when she was recovering. i did it for about seven seconds. >> roll the tape. >> psy is back so maybe some more dance moves from george. >> yeah, maybe. maybe not. >> what's the song called again? >> it's s lled "daddy." that's the name. it's called "daddy." >> it has your name all over it. >> michael already had to explain some of the video to me as we were watching it. >> basically the gist is where did you get that body from? i got it from mymyaddy. >> you're going to explain in "the speed feed." >> i'm not going to dance but i'll explain it in "the speed

we are going to begin with a strange story. a flight attendant facing charges for attacking other crew members and two air marshals on a transatlantic flight. abc's david kerley with the story. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning. tables really turned on this one. not talking about an unruly passenger but an unruly flight attendant facing charges of interfering with the flight crew. her flight crew. not to mention a couple of air marshals. american airlines flight attendant joanne snow according to court documents described herself as crazy and a trainwreck shoving, punching, kicking colleagues and air marshals during both legs of an american airlines flight from charlotte to franknkrt last week. american airlines released this statement, "we are aware of the incident and take this matter very seriously. we are cooperating fully with federal law enforcement in their investigation, and are working directly with our employees." it wasn't just the one flight to frankfurt, the disruptive behavior continued on the trip back to charlotte with the same

after landing, while the flight crew looked for help for snow, she began yelling and screaming and tried to get around passport controro one air marshal says he handcuffed her for her own safety and escorted her to an interview room. this isn't the first time we've seen a flight attendant making headlines with outrageous behavior. remember jetblue steven slater's infamous bleep you to a rude passenger before he slid down the emergency exit? and the american airlines stewardess who lost itn the public address system. >> get out of my way! >> reporter: in this case, the crew suggested the flight attendant be taken off the crew. american airirnes stands by its statement that it't' investigating the incident. amy and george. >> surprising she was on both flights. >> that's what i was wondering, both legs. glad everyone is okay. now to something we've been talking about here, it's a big topic of conversation in our homes, potential concerns about hoverboards. reports of one of the hottest gifts this h hiday season

and abc' gio benitez has that story. >> reporter: they're one of the hottest gifts thisisoliday season but could they pose a threat of fire? one louisiana family now alleging that their home was destroyed by a hoverboard gone up in flames. >> both wheels it was like a firework. i seen sparks flying and before i could yell, the house is on fire, it just -- the middle part of the board that would go in between your feet, it just -- poof. >> it was hard to put it out because it was pretty big. caught flames fast. >> repororr: the local authorities investigating now but this is not the first allegation of smoking hoverboards. >> it's on fire. >> reporter: timothy cade of gulf shores, alabama, posting this video to youtube of his hoverboard on fire. saying that just three days after purchasing the board it went up in smoke. both hoverboards were sold on amazon.com through vendors. we reached out for statements but have not heard back. fire isn't the only potential danger people have reported about these hot, new items.

commission says it's received eight reports of emergency room treated injuries related to hoverboards in just the last three months. social media sites are packed with so-called hoverboard fails like this worker wiping out. teenager xavier terell made a youtube video of his first hoverboard ride. >> i screwed up my knee. i was surprised. i didn't t tnk i would get injured that badly. >> reporter: brandy giddings told our washington, d.c., station, wjla, that she tore the ligaments in her ankle tries to get off one of two of the family's hoverboards. >> it almost runs you over if you step off the front so that's like really dangerous way to do it. >> reporter: and that's why experts advise wearing a helmet. even wrist and knee pads and that latest louisiana case, thth family says the fire happened moments after plugging it in to charge it. investigators are sure to be looking at that. listen, they are a lot of fun t these are serious concerns here.

that with my children as they continue to ask for that for christmas. thank you, gio. we move on to that rescue caught on camera. utah woman and her dogs fall through the ice on a frozen reservoir. the woman is speaking out about this frightening incident as she's reunited with the men that saved her. abc's kayna whitworth has the story. reporter: a chillininbrush with deaea for a 32-year-old woman. >> please, save my dogs. >> reporter: and dramatic rescue all caught on a police officer's body cam. 32-year-old rebecca peterson walking her two dogs by a reservoir in utah on s sday. when one of the dogs fell into the freezing water. >> my dog, she's my family. it's just me and her i couldn't just stand by and watch her drown. reporter: the thin ice giving way. peterson tumbling into the frigid waters, as well. >> i tried. i was able to pull myself out.

me. >> reporter: thankfully a brigham city workefound her. >> how did she even call? he did. he found her. >> she went under. i thought that was it. i didn't know if she was coming back. >> when my hands went numb, that's when i started to panic. i wasn't sure what i was going to be e le to do. i wasn't sure whatat rescue plan would be. >> reporter: finally police officer brad nelson arrives on scene hauling peterson out of the frigid party. >> i can't stand. >> reporter: peterson, showing signs of hypothermia but alive. abc news reuniting her and her two rescuers. peterson able to thank the two men who saved her life for the first time since they pulled her out of that icy reservoir. >> you are freaking lucky. >> i know. >> people are very fond of their animals. but i would suggest we call for help. don't go out on the ice by yourself, especially when you're alone. this could have e en a very tragag situation. >eporter: for "good morning america," kayna whitworth, abc news, los angeles. >> that's one lucky lady. >> very lucky.

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colleagues and contacts. robert herjavec, from abc's "shark tank" is a cybersecurity expert and a partner with intel. he says i is one of the grereest threats he sees. >> everybody is vulnerable today. >> reporter: still, he says, don't be powerless. >> make sure you are backing everything up. there's so many cloud services even on your iphone. you b bk up all your pictures and all your data. make sure you're doing that. >> reporter: and he says, unplug that backup drive so it's out of hackers' reach and always use anti-virus software and a fire wall made by reputable companies. and experts tell us these e cybercriminals are expanding their targets seeking to take over your smarttv, even your video conference calls. the fbi says if you receive a ransomware pop-up or message on any of your devices you should immediately disconnect from the internet and call the police. amy and george? >> call the police. all right. linzie, thank you. i learned a lot. >> i've gotten o o of those oncece it's a scary t tng. >> we got t lot of work to do before 2016. thank you, linzie.

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7:48 back now with "the speed feed" and the return of psy. i know you've all been waiting. he is back. and it may be the beginning of a new dance craze. michael has that in "the speed feed." >> yes, the mamawho got the world dancing to "gangnanastyle" releaseded new video. let's take a look at his new masterpiece called "daddy" from the south korean phenom's first record since the "gangnam" craze. hey where did you get that body from i got it from my daddy >> oh, okay. where'd you get that body from? >> a masterpiece. >> i got it from my daddy. >> wre did he get those e ves from? that's what i'm wondnding. he said ---- >> oh, i saw a little "gangnam style" in there. >> he's mixing it up and adding a few moves. he says he does not expect this to surpass the 2.4 billion hits -- >> billion? >> -- he got on youtube. yeah.

style," georgegeand, you know what, he's got a new one coming out it's called -- [ speaking a foreign language ] it means bell-bototm. that's his hit after "daddy." maybe it will bring back bell bottoms. i don't know. only time and clicks on youtube and likes will tell. >> i think i'm the only one old enough to have worn bell bottoms. >> i would like to see a picture of that. >> can i tell you, from the corolroom, i heard they were trying to find the video of george dancing. they cannot findd it in any of our systems. >> you know why? >> i have friends in high places. >> george took it out of there somehow. >> this is not a joke, america. all right. a lot more "star wars" ahead. stay with us. what t that? it's you! it's me? alright emma, i know it's not your favorite

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good morning, america. it's 8 80 a.m. millions of parents and children, the target of hackers. names, addresses, passwords, photos all stolen from a popular toy. the security alert this morning. big medical headline right now. the new research revealing that aspirin could be the key to treating alzheimer's and parkinson's. you're so beautiful and body proud. the famous and funny names revolutionizing the beauty standard. amy schumer baring it all along with serena. what they're revealing about being a new kind of supermodel.

>> this is where the fun begins. >> han solol himself here kicking into light speed. wake up with the original space cowboy. >> yahoo!! >> we love harrison ford. >> i know. good morning, america. you will remember remember me and you got to lovevehat hahaison ford confidence right there. good morning, america. all getting ready for "the force awakens" and "star wars" week here on "gma." lightsabers. they're ready to go,, as well, they are going to perform live here this morning and as you can see pretty big "star wars" fan. >> we all are. >> that's right. the force is awakening here in times square. there he is, harrison ford, r2-d2 and a bunch of stormtroopers. here live. we're going to have a lot -- where is r2-d2? >> he's on a coffee break. >> hey, wewee also counting down to christmas.

to string your lights at least in my house. it's that time of year. gio, jesse, ginger are all outside testing that. let's head out there right now. >> that's ririt, lara. it is our christmas light fight. and the grinch is also here and he promises to be on his best behavior, and he's got a box with three different ways to hang lights on the tree, right, ginger? >> you guys will pick one. jesse, you go first. we'll see which way is really easiest. what did you get? >> i got the up and down. >> okay. t.j., which one did you get? all rolling stones inspired, by the way. >> start from -- wait. the up and down. we got the same one. >> maybe it's -- >> that didn't go well. we're off to a good start. the wrap around. >> the wrap around. >> that's my style. >> what are you? >> fra-gee-lay. >> fra-gee-lay. let's see. these branchs havevet totally fallll right. i got the wraparound too.

>> the triangle, perfect. three different ways. all right, guys, you got your assignments. we will chchk in with you all hour. let's get going. ready, set, go. >> start from the bottom, lights go vertically. >> looks like they've done the christmas sweater contest. >> so we don't have to do it. >> we'll see how they do in a little bit. now to amy with the morning rundown. >> good morning, guys. we begin with the dramatic prisoner swap, a group affiliated with al qaeda in syria has freed more than a dozen soldiers and police officers from lebaban. in excxcnge, lebanon released 13 prisoners including the ex-wife of isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi, who says she wants to travel to turkey. well, there are more protests expected in chicago nowow that a police ofofcer charged with killing a teenager has been freed from jail. jason van dyke, the officer charged with shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times posted that $150,000 bond. now pressure over the case is building with a major chicago newspaper calling for the city's police superintendent to resign

accountability task force. well, as global leaders meet for climate talks in paris today, people in beijing are being warnededo stay indoors becaususof record air pollututn. schoololhave actually canceled all activities because the smog is 35 times higher than what is considered safe. well, a mystery in alaska. police are investigating the death of the new mayor of juneau, the capital city, greg fisk was found at his home. police say rumors of a possible assaululare speculation before an autopsy is done to determine the actual cause of death. and an alert for parents this morning. a popular toymaker has fallen victim to hackers exposing the personal information of millions of parents and their children and abc's kendis gibson has ose details. >> reporter: this morning news that your kids' vtech tablet toys may be a new target of hackers. the internet connected toy company encourages children and parents to share photos and

they've collected and stored the personal information of more than 4 million parents and over 200,000 kids, but on november 14th, all that information allegedly hacked. >> they found a treasure trove of data including parents' names and home addresses, passwords as well as kids' names, pictures and a year's worth of chat logs. >> reporter: and while the identity of the hacker has not been revealed, vtech has spoken out saying they are taking this matter very seriously and are cocoucting a thorough investigigion. they also point out that this breach does not contain any credit card information, and it doesn't contain any personal identification data. >> this data was out there for anyone who kneww where to look and how to find it. >> reporter: concerns about the hack so high, the company suspending trading on the hong kong stock exchange on monday. >> the fact that it was children's information, they should have spent t e extra time.. what they should be doing is maintaining encryption. they should be testing their security regularly. >> reporter: for "good morning america," kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >> and our thanks to kendis for

in medical news resesechers y aspirin may hold promise as a treatment for alzheimer's and parkinson's disease. scientists found the main ingredient in aspirin, salicylic acid, can block an enzyme that plays a major role in neurodegenerative disease. it is now the focus of new research. and finally, we are used to dropping a a uple of coins i io the salvation army kettle. take a look at what one couple in minnesota dropped into that bucket, a $500,000 check. the largest kettle donation ever in minnesota, and the donors, who wish to stay anonymous, say they are honoring a family legacy. one of their fathers served in world war i and especially loved the salvation army doughnut lassies who brought coffee and doughnuts to the soldiers, so this was their big thank you and they're hoping that their donation encourages others to be generous even if it is a couple of coins. >> great way to kick off the season. >> fantastic.

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that you'll make the grade. you have to admit, you're looking awfully nice. oh just relax. it's gonna be a long time before anybody peeks at your undercarriage again. a little extra protection for harrison ford today in keeping with "star wars" week, i hope he can make it down here with those guys. >> why the long faces, fellas? harrison is going to be here live in just a minute. >> looking forward to that. but another red hot star right now, amy schumer, she is baring all in her comedy and now she's doing the same for the prestigious pirelli calendar challenging what we think about bodies and beauty. she is one of many famous role models instead of supermodels gracing this year's calendar, and mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: while she's known for her comedy -- >> this is amy. i think you butt dialed me.

actress amy schumer is being hailed for her confidence stripping down to bare all for the prprtigious 2016 pirellili calendar. miss december tweeting her pinup debut monday with the caption, beautiful, gross, strong, thin, fat, pretty, ugly, sexy, disgusting, flawless, woman. >> i was like, great, let's do it. nudity. i'm 34 and, you know, everything is about to drop, sosoet's get a shot of it while we've got it up there. >> reporter: pirelli, a luxury italian tire company, known for usually displaying nude supermodels on their calendars took a much different approach for their 43rd edition going less sexy and more strong featuring influential women including serena williams and yoko ono. >> to find out that i get to be part of something that just really celebrates women and their bodies and looking

>> reporter: shot by renowned shutterbug annie liebowitz, most of the other women are clothed. in a behind-the-scenes video for the calendar, liebowitz said it was her idea to have schumer strip down. >> amy just takes things straight on. shshs chartering a new c crse in areas that people were afraid to touch before. >> reporter: sheryl sandberg posting on facebook, "here's to imagery that breaks stereotypes." debra messing tweeting simply "you look gorgeous.". and an unlikely calendar girl stealing the day. for "good mornininamerica," mara schiavocampo, abc c ws, new york. >> she just makes us smile. >> yeah. >> great job. michael. >> all right. thank you, lara. d time now for "gma'a' "snooze solutitis." and any parent, you know how difficult it is to get your kid to go to sleep. on average the national sleep foundation suggests that kids are consistently getting one hour of sleep less than they should every night, and abc's becky worley has some strategies

happening. >> reporter: does this sound familiar? >> mommy, can i have a glass of water? >> r rorter: getting kids s settle down and actually fall asleep is tough. here's your water. >> sleep is critical for young children. children betweenenhe ages of 2 and 5 on average need d out 11 to 12 hours of sleep. >> reporter: so what's a parent to do? >> routine is essential for children in order to get them to go to bed at night. >> reporter: the basics still rule here.e. warm bath, bedtiti story. but there are a few new ideas too. pediatricians say the wind down should be totally screen-free. the blue lights can signal a child's brain that it's daytime. enter sleepytime coloring and also this bedtime story that has parents raving. >> i want you to relax different parts s your body. >> reporter: called "the rabbit

psychologist who employs research messages to cause drowsiness. we asked two moms to try it out on their toddlers and preschoolers. >> i call it a success. the kids are going to sleep faster than ever. >> it does make you tired because it's really boring. >> it was a little bit of a bust for us. it didn't go vererwell. >eporter: the author acknowledging that as every child is unique their experience with and response to the book will be, as well. sweet dreams. for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> all right. joining us now i iabc's dr. jennifer ashton. hello, doc. >> good morning, michael. >> not only it's hard to get them to sleep but keeping them asleep is something that a lot of parents have to deal with and your kids wake up screaming or afraid, what exactly is going on? >> what's going on, listen, i didn't get through this stage with one of my kids until they were like 12 years old and it's imporornt for parents to understand what wakes them up or what gets them out of bed may be a nightmare, may be a night terror. they are very different things. i want to go through them with you. night terrors tend to happen in the first part of the night like two to three hours after going

your child is going to have their eyes open. they're going to be still sleeping but they're going to look awake screaming. thth is terrifying. flailing. >> i've had it happen. >> to you or -- >> me. >> and they're going to be sweating. in the morning most kids will not remember this at all. nightmares, on the other hand, tend to happen later in the night when they're in r.e.m. sleep. they'll wake up crying, get out of bed and come to your room waking up frightened telling you, i've had a bad dream. very common for kids to have these separation dreams, daddy, i can't find you. mommy, i couldn't find you. >> now iyour kid is having a night terror, what should you do? >> first thing is stay calm. we like to say wait it out. even though it feels like an eternity, most of them will last only one to two minutes, the second thing is they can be pretty violent when they're in that p pse so make sure theyey don't injuju themselves and move them away from stairs.

>> if they're having nightmares how should you handle that? >> a rescue kit. you nt to empower them with things you have at home. a flashlight can help them. you can say use this in the middle of the night. i want to see you hold a teddy bear. >> this would help me. >> and this was suggested by our own dr. besser who is a pediatrician. you can make your own monster spray and fill it with water and say we're going to s say those monsters and you're going to be all good. good night. mwah. >> doc, you know what, thank you. that's a great idea. i know how i'm going to bed tonight. over to you, amy. >> all right, michael. you know what, a lot of people are losing sleep over "star wars," we can say that much. so much of the excitement is for the return of our favorite characters, luke, lee leia, han, and so thrilled to have the original space cowboy here this morning, welcome and good morning to you, harrison ford. >> good morning. >> you have had quite the year. i want to start because you are recovering from that plane crash earlier this year.

how are you feeling? >> i'm doing great, thank you. thank you. i'm back playing tennis, riding my bikes and having a good time. >> getting back on the mimiennium falcon. i understand there was an accident too. originally reported it as a garage door accident. >> well, there was a door on the millennium falcon that got closed by accident on me. >> and youw leg was broken, correct? >> my left leg was broken. yeah. and then i waited about six months before i broke my right leg. >> but you're all healed up now. everything is good. i'm pretty much ready to go now. >> all right. so you got to do something that all of us and the rest of the world has been waiting to do. you actually got to see the new film. >> yes, i did. >> and i know you can't tell us y of the details but what was the exrience? i know, i know. >> i'm going to tell you everything. >> go ahead. if you'd like to, feel free. >> i can't do that. >> what was the experience like, though, watching it backckp on the big g reen? >> well, it was great. i mean, it's a wonderful movie. it's got great, you know,

it's a real big movivi and i was delighted to see it. >> i cannot wait. and i know after "the return of the jedi" you actually mentioned th you were relieved to hang up the han solo costume and never to see it again, so what convinced you to come back for number four? >> a really good script, the opportunity to work with j.j. who i've admired, and it just seemed like a a od idea. >> i think it's a great idea and i want to know a little bit more about han solo 30 years later. he was always the wise guy, but has he gotten wiser, less wise guy, more wise? >> i think he's got a more complex story now. a little bit more of an emotional cocoext than perhaps there was before. but he's still -- he's still the same guy. >> romantically complex? i mean, whatat his relationship status? can you tell us that?

what would it say? >> huh? >> if he had a facebook account, what would it say? >> i have no idea what facebook accounts do say. i don't have one. >> married, single, status. >> no, i can't go that far. >> all right. all right. we'll have to wait and see. that's fair enough. now, you weren't asked to actually audition for the originalalstar wars," many peopleleay not know that. you just -- you read as a favor for george lucas? >> a producer friend of mine that was -- that produced "american graffiti" somehow connived to get me to read the lines with people that were auditioning for the parts of princess leia. >> so, you were just helping out. >> and luke skywalker. i thought i was just helping out and then when the whole thing was over, they asked me if i wanted to play han solo. >> a a you said yes. >> i said, uh, yes, eventually. yes.

you didn't say yes. >> well, i said -- i said,d,ow much? and then they said a thousand dollars a week, and i said, no.. no, but i did. i did it for a thousand dollars a week for the first one. >> yeah, and then that number went up significantly, i'm sure. >> a little bit, yeah. >> y recently surprised some "star wars" fans. they were looking to get tickets for the movie. these very coveted tickets. >> ah, yes. >> and i'm just curious, are you still surprised at the level of fervor, like the fandom that's out there for these films and the excitement around the movie? >> i'm surprised and obviously delighted, you know, i mean, the geniususf these films, the luck of these films is that they've been passed on from generation to generation and in the 30 years or 35 years since the

been introduced to these films by their parents, and so it's a family experience, and it's really kept them alive. >> it has, and speaking of a family experience, i just want to ask you to confirm "indiana jones 5," you're alln? it's happening? >ow much? no, it's not about the money. i would love to do another "indiana jones" and work with stephen again, and if we get a script, i'i'love to do it. >> i think he said he wanted to see you do it before you turned 80. >> i'd like to see me do it before i turn 80yeah. >> harrison ford, always a pleasure. thank you so much for stopping by. >> thank yououamy. and "star wars: the force awakens" in case you hadn't heard is in theaters on december 18th. let's go outside now to ginger. >> oh, amy, what a crowd we have out here on a mild morning in new york city. we've had some rain but outside of new york, just north there's actually a freezing rain advisory, so if you're driving anywhere from northwest connecticut back through parts

tonight, freezing rain advisory. that moioiure going to move e blew. you asked if i could get rid of the rain, kathy? >> please.plan on thick clouds to be in the region today. if we are lucky enough to get a break in cloud cover thths morning, they'll fill right back in. a few scattered flurries may fly around as well, but no issues or accumulation s are expected with those. on wednesday, clouds remain thick and a few more flurries may be in the air again, too. the big stoto of the extended forecast is warmer conditions for friday and especially into the weekend. overall, we are in a classic el nino pattern, and this tends to lead to a mild december at the veryryeast. in addidion, there are no major storm systems for the next 7 >> we are saying it's very nice golf clap that you have. we can make it louder because it's time for "pop," lara. >> thank you, ginger. thank you so much. we want to begin with this. how would you like to walk the red carpet with meryl streep or maybe make a video with the backstreet boys?

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check out our show and "star wars" because it's "star wars" week on "gma" but seems like some people are celebrating all over the world whether they neeeeto or not. we want you to take a look at the new protective gear, this is real, that police are wearing in bavaria, germany. when they unveiled the new h hmet last week, the internet couldn't help but notice the similarity to that dark helmet. >> great character. >> from mel brooks' "spaceballs" or ninja turtles shot or finally the mushroom. may the force be with you, bavaria,a,ermany, pd. we understand. >> now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb. >> is that a line frp -- >> greatest character ever darth helmet. >> darth helmet. >> if you're wondering why he's dressed like that, he's going to show you how#to decorate your tree. jesse will be back w wh that in justst bit. >> absolutely. >> don't take notes. coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by

a waterloo family is back in their home this morning after a close call with high carbon monoxide levels in their home. late saturday night, two carbon monoxide alarms went off in the rental home e 17-32 mulberry street in waterloo. at first, all four members of the family thought it was just a failing battery. but when the alarm wouldn't quit, they cled 9- 1-1. the fire department measured 74 parts-per- million of carbon monoxide in jari engle's home. normal indoor air should be 10 or below. a rusted-out exhaust pipe from the furnace was causing the odorless,

e home. engle said saturday night she had a splitting headache and figured it was a migraine. then the c-o detector started beepinand they realized it was time to get out. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on thick clouds to be in the region today. if we are lucky enough to getet break in cloud cover this morning, they'll fill right back in. a few scattered flurries may fly around as well, but no issues or accumulation s are expected with those. on wednesday, clouds remain thick and a few more flurries may be in the air again, too. the big story of the extended forecast is warmer conditions for friday and especially into the weekend. overall, we are in a classic el nino pattern, and this tends to lead to a mild december at the very least. in addition, there are no major storm systems for the next 7 days that will impact iowa. perhaps this weekend is your weekend to get the christmas decorations out! have a good day! today: windy, scattered flurries high: 32-38

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rocking around the christmass trtr >> welcome back to "gma." why is t.j. relaxing over there? he's got other people to do his work for him in the great christmas light fight. very smart. some call it cheating but he's up against jesse, of course, and gio. and we'll check i with them ahead in just a little bit. the clock is ticking. now inside to lara, amy and ginger. >> interesting trouble with light. >> there's news you can use there because there's three different techniques, up and down, there's the wrap around and then there's the triangle

tree is different and creating a gorgeous tree can be tricky, that's why we have this guy, "the chew" co-host clintonelly will telel us how to update your ornaments on a budget with supplies from your local craft store. let's start with the basics. i just got the tree yesterday. starng to decoraterobably this afternoon. >> right. >> what's the first sort of great tip. >> a jam-packed tree looks the best but you can break the budget by spending up to $50, $100 per ornament sometimes which is crazy. i'll show you ho to make onments. i did this entire tree for $62.50 so we'll show you how to do that. if you have kid, get the kids involved. d-friendly craftsnd also think about color. some people like white lights and white balls but that's fine. i like color on my tree so we'll do that with lots of -- with pink andrange andlue and purple. >> i think we're going to make swirl balls. >> yes, we are. >> let's make some swirl balls.

let's go. >> i have one for you here. these are clear glass ornaments they're about $1.50 each and a squirt of mod podge? >> what is that. >> it's like glue or a silver dollar. >> okay. >> you take a little bit of this craft paint. whatever color you want t do. >> i'll go orange because nothinggays merry christmas like bright orange. >> i'll use pink and blue, as well, sometimes it's nice to have a couple of colors. >> can i have a squirt of pink? >> yes, you may. >> you basically swirl it around like so. >> you swirl. >> ooh. and you keep going -- >>his one is for you. >> oh, you know what that worked out well that you added a lot of momo podge. you tip it over on its side like that over a plastic cup and that will dry and come out looking like this. you add a little bit more paint

as you can see -- >> i actually really love that idea. >> i saw these online, $20 each so i was like, i can make that myself. >> my kids would lovov to did this. >> that's so much fun. >> it's an heirloom. >> pretty. >> we have pinecones from your backyard. >> exactly. they're free and i spray p pnted thememn the color palette we're using here and what we'll do is take some of that mod podge and brush the tips as if they were cocored in snow. you'u' see when i put glitter on there. >> you're doing it delicately. i'm just jamming it right on. >> whatever your technique. >> yours was in a blizzard >> i'm mr. rorors. >> i get into the zone. >> exactly. take your glitter and sprinkle it on. >> these are so cute too. >> aren't these great? youunow what's nice any take up a lot of space on the tree. >> glistening snow.

>> so then you glue a little wire on there and good to go, as well. >> i always have so much leftoverer wrapping paper and it bothers me. >> use it for ornaments. >> using hole pumps and papier-mhe onments and did hole punching on leftovov paper and glue them on to your onments and take another bit of mod podgend they end up looking like this and throw them on the tree and good to go. other thingsgse did, $5 tree topper with this ribbon. that's all it costs on the top. these letters that say gma are $1.50ach and covered them in glitter. whole thing, $62.50. >> you can see clinton on "the chew" and get the full instructions on our website plus two more bonus projects from that guy, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and i know you have -- >> hello.

do not tale anything. >> they're ours. >> he's here to help us kick off abc family's 25 days of christmas which starts tonight at 9:00,:00 central with "dr. seuss' how the grinch stole christmas." >> we are so into it here but first over to michael. >> all right, thank you, lara. now, i was lucky enough to appearen a recent episode of "black-ish" and a couplplof my co-stars made a surprise visit to another hit show, "agents of s.h.i.e.l.d." and abc's abbie boudreau was there with them for some behind-the-scenes secrets. >> need to get out of there righgh now. >> reporter: marvel's "agents of s.h.i.e.l.d." >> look who is here. >> reporter: a supersecret spy agency is on high alert for a curious visit from marcus who is 15 and 10-year-old miles brown stars of the abc comedy "black-is hi-tech. >> i'm smaller. i'm everywhere and nowhere. >> what are you doing on this

areeou infiltrating? >> who knows? >> we're really big "agents of s.h.i.e.l.d." fans and just to come check out the set. >> and get new details about the seasononand everything. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: like details about agent phil colson's hand played by clark greg caught a deadly crystal then his arm turned to stone and had to be cut off to save his lili. >> is your hand ever going to grow back? >> i think that hand might be gone for good. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: miles and marcus found his severed hand still clutching the crystal and a prosthetet replacement. >> they built me an amazing hand but i'm hoping i might get an even cooler hand. >> whoa! >> we're seeing the command center right now. >> this is the first time you've seenenthis. >> yes. >> i'm co-pilot miles. >> i'm head pilot marcus. >> who gets to do this. >> nobody gets to do this. >> nobody. >> but me and miles! >> reporter: they play brothers on"black-ish" and act like

their own secret handshakes. and for the right "agents of s.h.i.e.l.d." look, creations from the costume designer. you. >> you got on some of our tactical vests, a little walkie-talkie in here, first aid kit. >> first aid kit, yeah. s.h.i.l.d. agent marcus reporting. >> what's the biggest misconception people have about your character. >> that she's cold and icy. >> you realize the point of intelligence gathering is to gather intelligence. >> it's just a mask. it's all heart. >> you betrayed your entire team. >> you never know who pulls punches. >> actually putting together this fight sequence for the next episode. >> sounds like an invitation. >> action. >> let's go. let's go. >> action. >> oh. >> aaagh!

america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> and you can see an all-new episode of marvel's "agents of s.h.i.e.l.d." tonight at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on abc. over to you, ginger. much. we got a great group from texas right here. let me ask you something, don't you wish you could predict a great sunset so you could plan well, now you can. a sunset like this was predicted by a computer model that onef started. check that out. that will actually go on sunset, the region today. if we are lucky enough to get a break in clcld cover this morning, they'll fill right back in. a few scattered flurries may fly around as well, but no issues or accumulation s are expected with those. on wednesday, clouds remain thick and a few more flurries may be in the air again, too. >> all that weather brought to you by prudential. i can't do the check-in for the

because it's the only way jesse, you had the up and down. >> this is called the up and down. when people do it at home it won't look like this. what you're supsed to do is wrap the tre with the lights starting from the bottom, working vertically up stead of around and as you can see -- >> did you just throw on the -- >> i had difficulty getting my lights untangled. some of them weren't lit. like turkey dinner, you got to use everything. i also used the extension cord. >> good work. >> i'll keep working. >> please do. this is my gem. what i usually do. >> this was sabotage. no, seriously they didn't do us right. they gave us this. this was the biggest problem. we would have been done in four nutes had these not been -- >> you had the wraparound. >> this is what people do. the most popular method, start from the bottom and wrap to the top. i had help. they helped me untangle the lights. >> gio -- he's always looking for an excuse. >> he got it. i've never heard of the triangle. >> me neither so basically you

different part, three triangles andigzag around up down and around and that's what you get. >> it looks really good. >> thanks. >> very nice work. you don't have excuse, do you, gio. >> never. >> we'll be -- we'll determine who won in just a couple of minutes butoming u u we haveve helen mirren here live, yes,

dame helen mirren won an oscar for "the queen" and in "trumbo" she plays a gossip columnist determined to drive communists out of hollywood. watch as she confronons louis b. mayor. >> we're not going to watch them defile it. >> i'm running a studiohere, hedda. doou think i love every person on my payroll? grow up. >> then how about i make it crystal clear to my 35 million readers exactly who runs hollywood and won't fire thesese traitors? how about i name names, real names? >> dame helen mirren joins us w. welcome back. >> thank you. >> we had to b bep you there. >> on morning television. i'm always being beeped on morning television. luckily you have the seven-second pause.

>> it was not that bad but you did seem to really relish playing someone who's kind of nasty. >> well, you know, it's all in the perception, isn't it? certainly hedda would not have seen herself as nasty. she would have seen herself as the heroine. >> the patriot. >> and she was. but she was unafraid of being cruel and fierce and ruthless and she actually called her house the house that fear built. she, you know, as we say on t t piece she had a readership of 36 million. >> remind people how much power she had. she was a gossip columnist in hollywood, anti-commust who was j jt a huge figure i i the whole mccarthy era. >> absolutely. you know, she had the voice of -- she had the ear of the american people, she really, really did. they all read her column. she was s sdicated all over america. so, and they loved her.

they thought they were hearing the inside story about hollywood, you know. she was every celebrity magazine, every column, celebrity column in every internet site all put into one person. >> the movie is such a brilliant take on that era but it brought me backo thinking, i didn't realize it went on for this long. >> yes. >> the black list. >> mid '60s, extraordinary. >> 15 years. >> yes, 15 years. finally -- what an amazing time the '60s were, an incredible revolution in so many ways and, you know, this particular organization was such a sort of leftover from the '50s. fascinating time in america. >> you star with bryan cranston he played dalton trumbo. he was here a week ago. had a little crush o o you. >> she is one sexy woman. and a deep, deep talent.

but she doesn't act at all like -- she's not the queen. >> i'm certainly not the queen. >> must have been so much fun to work with him. >> fantastic. he's one of the great living american actors, i believe. i don't -- if youaw his lbj in new york on broadway, amazing performance which we're luckily going to be able to see on screen. >> that's coming on -- i did not know that. >> they filmed it so we'll be le to see it on the s seen which is fantastic. >> what's next for you? >> i don't know actually, quite honestly, i have a wonderful film coming out next year about drone warfare which isalled "eye in the sky" and it's a really, really intense very, very good film. >> and timely. >> yes, and timely, absolutely. well. thank you for joining us. >> "trumbo" is in theaters nationwide and when we come back, fall out boy performs

we have fall out boy here. they are fresh from winning a favorite artist alternative rock in the 2015 american music awards. their latest album "american beauty." "american psycho" debuted in the top 200 and in the middle of a@ tour. here's fall out boy with "irresistible." coming in unannounced drag my nails on the tile i just followed your scent you can just follow my smile all of your flaws are aligned with this mood of mine cutting me to the bone nothing left to leave behind you ought to keep me concealed just like i was a weapon i didn't come for a fight but

and this one might be a battle might not turn out okay youounow you look so seattle but you feel so l.a. hey yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah and i love the way you hurt me it's irresistible yeah oh oh yeah i love the way i love the w w i love the way you hurt me baby i love the way i love the way i love the way you hurt me baby i'm gonna get you to burst just like you were a bubble frame me up on your wall just to keep me out of trouble like a moth getting trapped in

truly free love it baby i'm talking no inflation too many war wounds and not enough wars too few rounds in the ring and not enough settled scores too many sharks not enough blood in the waves you know i givevey love a f-f-four letter na-na-name yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah and i love the way you hurt me it's irresistible yeah yeah oh oh yeah oh #oh yeah i love the way i love the way i love the way you hurt me baby i love the way i love the way i love the way you hurt me baby you're secondhand smoke

i breathe you in but honey i don't know what you're doing to me mon cheri but the truth catches up with us eventually try to say live live and let live but i'm no good good at lip service except when they're yours mi amor i'm coming for you and i'm making war and i still love the way you hurte it's irresistible yeah oh yeah whoa oh yeah i love the way i love the way i love the way you hurt me baby i love the way i love the way i love the way you hurt me baby yeah yeah yeah

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big thanks to fall out boy. that was great, guys. so glad you could comen and now it's time for the winner. >> should we do this? clinton kelly here to pick the tree that won. >> yes, all right. >> i'm guessing that, jesse. >> this knot here -- >> sorry, jesse. >> safety issue. >> i got to tell you we're going with gio. there's not a single cord to be seen on this. >> all right. >> it was close. it was close. >> t.j. there.

have a great day, everyone.the city council in iowa city will hold a public hearing in two weeks to go over plans for a controversial fifteen-story high rise building. according to the iowa city pres citizen, the city councnc voted 5 to 0 to hololthe public hearing to talk about extending the chauncey project's deadline. two lawsuits attempting to block the project are in the appeal stage. they have significantly slowed down construction. the meeting will be on december 15th. starting today, people can use a new online database that showcases all the historic properties in cedar rapids. the site has information on where they are and what characteristics the proppties have. the city will hold two informational sessions today at the downtown library at noon and 5:30 this evening. and nowere's your first alert forecast.

>> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from "star wars: the force awakens," harrison ford. and star of the drama, "kingdom," frank grillo. plus, presents you can make yourself as we continue "live"'s "holiday gift guide." all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] and now, here are your emmy award-winning co-hosts, kelly