good morning, america. nearly 60 million americans from the gulf coast to the great lakes in the path of severe weather right now. thick fog triggers chain reretions on the road. fierce wind gusts out west tossing tractor trailers and topple this gas station and whiteout conditions and icy roads making driving dangerous as a record number of americans head out for t t holiday. a brand-new interview with hillary clinton overnight fighting back against donald trump for that graphic slang calling him a bully. >> his bigotry, his bluster, his bullying have become his campaign. >> even rival bernie sanders coming to clinton's defense and the brand-new poll this morning showing donald trump pulling away from the pack. check out this scary near miss on the skskslopes. a drone crashes down during a race just inches from one of the top skiers in the world shattering into pieces. why this could be a new danger at ski resorts everywhere.

town and is santa coming early this year? what is that mysterious light seen streaking across the night sky. >> i have no idea what that is. >> reports all across the west of that fireball just two nights before christmas eve. good morning, america. now that would be breaking news. santa coming early. >> yes, i believe we do have reports. >> i ion't want to take ananhing away, but doesn't rudolph have a red nose? >> that is correct but it's far away, george. seen all over the we. we'll get to the bottom of what that really could be. no trouble for santa getting around obviously but the extreme weather could cause problems for a lot of us. 100 million americans heading out for the holidays and it is not going to be easy. >> our team is standing by this morning. take a look at the lines alreadydy

airport. it's before 6:00 a.m. right there, already so crowded. we'll begin with the weather here and rob is out in times square. tough weather for so much of the country, not here. 70 degrees on christmas eve. >> yeah, we're going to blow the records right out of the water. no overcoat requirededven this rning across much ofofhe east coast including new york city which seems like a good deal how this warm air amplifies through the holiday but it has travel issues in the form of fog, flooding rains and spring-like severe weather. fog, so thick in arkansas that it triggered these two frightening chain reactions on interstate 49 close to the tes/louisiana border. nonohbound lane, one spipiing glue all over the road. directly across the highway, a ten-car pileup leaving at least three dead. seven hospitalized. in califorora, wind gusts up to o 80 miles per hour picking up and tossing at least seven tractor trailers. many drivers pulling off the

>> it's crazy, man. it's like 80-mile-an-hour winds. >> reporter: the fierce winds also responsible for toppling over this gas station in the mojave desert. in colorado drivers pulling off the road to put on chains as they cautiously creep across loveland pass. in utah, whiteout conditions dropping visibility. people opting to stay off the roads. parts of the state getting 24 inches of snow in the past 24 hours. and three feet falling in lake tahoe, winter storm warning posted for much of the inteteountain west. we are looking for more snow there but severe weather across the midsouth, all the way from shreveport to cincinnati but chicago to new orleans you're in the realm as well, over 50 million at risk here. heavy rains across parts of the south, atlanta through the carolinas and piedmont, flood watches are posted through christmas mornininand this is alaltapping into some

christmas eve temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above average. we will blow these records right out of the water. no snow for santa on the east coast. so if you love snow you got to go out west. back to you. >> that's for sure. rob, thank y y. lots of concern about the weather if you're heading out this morning. here's a look at the roads in some major cities across the country as you've heard, today is expected to be the busiest on highways a aoss the country withth more people driving than ever thanks to low gas prices. abc's linsey davis is at a new york state traffic command center in hawhtorne, new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, we are in the central nervous system with a massive look at the roads in several new york counties, an estimated 100 million people expected to hit the roads this holiday weekend so if you want to miss the worst traffic you may want to pack up the car and kids now. as you said today is expected to be the busiest travel day the worst hours between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. the best day to drive is said to be on christmas day if you might be able to manage to swing that. the second worst day for travel

yourself a favor and stay in place until monday if that's possible. also some good news for drivers, aaa is saying that the national gas price now below $2 for the first time in more than six years. that also explains why there may be more drivers on the road. >> right. all right, linsey, thanknkou so much. stay off the road, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. great tips. long lines forming at the airports this morning. abc's alex perez is at o'hare with that and good morning to you, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, lara. long doesn't begin to describe it. take a look. we are at terminal 3, the american terminal, and the line seems to be going and going and going snaking around the security checkpoint. of course, this is expected to be a very busy one. 38 million will be getting on planes, 3.5 million right here, l that due to part to lower airfare prices, down 4% this year because of lower jet fuel prices.

for the chicago area. usually this time of year we're dealing with snow, with ice, with cold, but right now temperatures here are extremely mild. so everyone here is hoping that is going to help keep things moving along. lara. >> all right, alex, thank you very much. george. we're going to move on to the race for president and hillary clinton hitting back at nald trump, her campaign calls his words disgusting, sexist slurs as a brand-newewoll shows trump holding on to one of the biggest leads yet in the republican race. jon karl in washington with all the latest. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. that new poll from cnn has trump with a 21-point lead over his closest republican rival. but it is his war of words with hillary clinton that is now getting ugly. after donald trump's crude comments monday aimed at hillary clinton. >> she was going to beat obama. she was favored to win and she got [ bleep ]. she lost. i mean, she lost. >> reporter: overnight clinton responded to trump's comment in

moines register" saying he's shown a "penchant for sexism." >> i don't know that he has any boundaries at all and his bigotry, his bluster, his bullying have become his campaign. >> reporter: the clinton campaign is blasting trump calling him out for, quote, degrading language and disgusting sexist slurs. even clinton's democratic rival bernie sanders hit back at trump at a rally in oowa. >> this is a guy who wants to be president of the united states. he must have a very unusual relationship with women. >> reporter: and clintononoubled down on her claim that isis is using trump as a recruiting tool saying reports on arabic television like these are fueling isis. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> if you go on arabic television as we have and you look at what is being blasted out with video of mr. trump

is playing into the hands of the violent jihadists. >> reporter: meanwhile, jeb bush joined in to criticize clinton. >> she's great at being the victim. >> reporter: but bush didn't spare trump either. >> it's not a sign of strength to use profanities. we'r'rtwo days before chririmas. lighten up, man. >> reporter: overnight donald trump tweeted the term he used is not vulgar. he said he was just saying that hillary clinton had been beaten badly by obama and that that term is often used in politics. his evidence, george, was one npr reporter's use of that term about four years ago. >> yeah, i saw that tweet. jon, thanks very much. let's brininin matthew dowd who has worked in campaigns for both parties, matthew, let's go back to that cnn poll showing donald trump way at the top. one more time, ted cruz in second place. now, both cruz and trump are saying it's now a two-person race on the republican side. >> well, i think it's actually

it's two people dominant. really one person dominant at this point, george, but i think it's going to come down to a three-person race based on what happens in new hampshire and one thing that i wanteteto say, the last time a republican was this dominant in a primary was in 1999, 2000, that's the last time a republican has been this dominant right before christmas. >> and that was george w. bush who you worked for who went on to get the nomination, become president of the united states. so you believe now that donald trump has a legitimate chance to be the nominee? >> i think he has more than a gitimate chance to be the nominee. i think right now the odds favor him in the course of this. he has a 20, 21-point lead. everybody else is way down the list. he's probably right now going to win new hampshire. i mean i think he is -- the problem he has, there's one electorate that the republicans like him and the general

heel. >> okay, matthew dowd, thanks very much. turning now to a major scare at one of the biggest malls in the country, a gun going off during a robbery sending shoppers running for cover during one of the busiest shopping days of the year. abc's linzie janis is at the mall in garden city, new york. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: everything is back to normal at this mall. it's opened bright and early for liday shopping but i iwas a scary afternoon. hundreds of shoppers trying to get up last-minute gifts ended up fearing for their lives. terrified shoppers sent scrambling. some racing for the exit. >> it was like pure pandemonium. everybody was running. reporter: all of a sudden i just heard a loud gunshot. >> the first thing we thought was terrorism. >> reporter: others hiding wherever they could. >> i'm pretty sure something just happened. >> we locked the doors and ran

my store and we waited. >> reporter: area schools locked down as dozens of police swarm the packed roosevelt field mall in long island. one of the largest indoor malls in the country after authorities say a suspect tried to hold up the rolex section of this jewelry store. >> this was a robbery. the motive was clearly a robbery. this was not an active shooter. >> reporter: the store's security guard struggling with him. when the suspect's gun fired a single shot out into the mall hitting a 67-year-old mall employee. an off-duty nypd officer shopping in the mall helping holdldhe gunman down untilil police arrived hauling him away. >> we have a significant and very robust detail. after paris we heightened our response to the soft targets and heigigened a number of patatls and we maintain that at this time. >> reporter: within 90 minutes police giving shoppers and mall staff the all clear. this morning, the man who was shot in serious but stable ndition.

heard that shot and reacted immediately instinctively running or hiding fearing another mass shooting. lara. >> i bet, that must have been terrifying. move on now to the nfl. they are speaking out about the new film "concussion" which tells the story of the doctor who sounded alarm bells about the brain injuries in pro football. the league wantspeople to know they're doing everything they can n d abc's ryan smith has this exclusive report. >> you're going to war with a corporation that owns the day of the week. >> reporter: this morning, the national football league speaking out exclusively to abc news just days before the premiere of "concussion." do you want fans to see this movie? >> i think there's a benefit that we'll elevate the convercation around health apd safety of our game. >> reporter: the film's trailer suggesting back then that the league didn't want to face issues concerning head trauma. >> the nfl does not want to talk to you. >> when a movie like this comes out and fans or maybe others say, this is a sign that the nfl

how do we know that they're not giving us all the information now? >> i say take a look at what >> reporter: the league saying a lot has changed since 2005. updates to 39 rules related to health and safety in the last decade. implementing new concussion protocols s d investing millionsns to improve equipment. like special straps that aim to regulate head movement in the helmet. but is this enough? dr. omalu telling robin roberts no matter how protective the helmet it won't stop head injuries. look what happens t tyour brain when you have an impact, the brain bounces around this so assuming you take a padding, the padding will simulate the helmet. no matter how thick it is, look at what happens. >> what difference does it make when a head-to-head d pact or soso sort of very hard impact could traumatize the brain no matter how thick the outer protection layers are? >> you can improve the rules and you can improve the safety of the equipment. >> reporter: do you think we canan ever stop head i iuries in

>> probably not but can minimize the game as safe as possible. >> reporter: for "good morning america," ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> this is becoming such a major issue and we just learned the nih announced a major new study of the whole issue of concussions and brain injuries, as well. we want to get to the other top stories. >> cecilia is here this morning. new developments in the bowe bergdahl case. >> good to see you. happy almost merry christmas. the army sergeant who walked off his base in afghanistan and spent five years as a taliban hostage has some decisions to make before his next m mitary court appearance in three weeks. bergdahl right there in his dress uniform for a hearing faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. he did not enter a plea and still must decide whether he wants to face a court-martial with a jury of soldiers or just with one judge. and busted here in new york, a so-called hacker to the stars accused of stealing the personal information of as many as 130 celebrbries. authorities say 23-year-old

e-mails to steal the scripts of upcoming tv shows and movies and then he tried to sell them, also, he is accused of trying to sell sex tapes. the victims' names have not been releed. a high-profile murder trial set for next summer in los angelele real estate heir robert durst is accused of killing one of his friends to keep her from cooperating with an investigation into the disappearance of his we. durst is curqently jailed in new orleans on a weapons charge. he's agreed to b bextradited to l.a. after that case is resolved. and take a look at this china. terrifying moments as a firefighter escapes a burning apartment building. his body right there covered in flames as he jumps f fm a window. somehow he suffered only minor injuries. hard to watch. 2>> and, finally, one d guy left hanging. watch what happened when a man tried to break into this store by climbing from the roof through the ceiling. he only made it halfway.

stuck right there. >> oh, no. >> needless to say the cops eventually showed up and arrested him so this happened in siberia wearing shorts. we're thinking this just in probablylyot the smartest criminal in the bookok >> what was s trying to steal though? >> pants. >> it was worth the risk then, right? >> worth the risk. >> sorry. >> cecilia, thank you and thank you, t.j. let's get to that mysty in the sky. that white light seen streaking across the west caught on camera by so many raising a lot of questions as to whether santa was getting an early start. nick watt has the story. >> i have no idea what that is. >> reporter: a bird, a plane, the death star? >> it's like a missile. >> reporter: fromomas vegas, nevada, all the way to santa barbara, california, reports and

on social media, a bright white light shooting across the night sksk >> what the [ bleep ]? >> reporter: tv anchors across the west all in a lather. >> mysteriouou >> what is this? >> reporter: twitter chatter it landed somewhere between vegas and death valley denied by the sheriff's office there. too early for santa, right? the federal aviati administration, no ideas. the l.a. police department, we have not had any reports of a weird light. vandenburg air force base, no scheduled operations around here. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: something similar happened in southern california early november, a weird be a u.s. navy missile tested we weren't aware of ahead of time. >> wow. >> reporter: now something called the geminid meteor shower is winding down right now. could be, but that peaked eight or nine days ago. >> i can't believe we're looking at that. >> reporter: i don't know.

funny but photoshopped. late last night confirmation it was actually the booster rocket from a russian mission to the international space station re-entering orbit. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> all that. i'm sorry. >> i got to laugh. he went on for a minute and a half and it turns t -- >> but we were captivatete >> saying it's space junk, right? >> exactly. rob, santa would have trouble here this morning, a lot of fog. >> rudolph would certainly come in handy. we got fog really from atlanta all the way up to maine. some visibility less than a quarter mile so ground delays in effect from philadelphia to a here so look for that to continue. heavy rain across d.c. and storms across memphis and heavav rain across s rts of atlanta.

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santa claus is coming to town welcome back to "gma." that's a live look at o'hare airporthis morning. huge linin already and it's early as a record number of americans head out for holidays. also look at this highway in houston. boy, the roads are packed and there's extreme weather from coast to coast threatening travel for 100 million americans. also right now, some potential loadblocks for holiday shoppers at the mall of america organizersrsor black lives matter have e anned to protest at the country's biggest shopping center. they say they'll go ahead with it even though authorities are trying to stop it. also, miss colombia who lost the miss universe crown, of course, after steve harvey made that mistake announcing her as the winner, she's posted a message on instagram thanking her fans for,her support saying she was glad to bring g ppiness

couple of minutes. this, as steve harvey has signed on to host the pageant for three more years. and that's not steve harvey. >> that's hot santa. >> it is the busiest fashion model of the year right now. and i think you can figure out why. t.j. is going to have a lot more coming up. >> work it, santa. >> yes, please. >> all right. >> can't get over she was talking about steve harvey. >> very close. >> skylar set me up. but we'll begin with that frightening near miss on the ski slopes. a drone crashing down, t.j., you're on camera right now because i'm throwing to you -- >> let's just talk about it, people. this was a really scary thing. a narrow miss in a big race, t.j., please explain. >> okay, isn't this dangerous on skis, right? now throw this wrinkle in, watch out for drones. yes,his video you're about to see is incredible and, yes, this worked out but there is a very good reason this might not be the last time we see a skier

he is a reigning four-time world cuskiing champion. >> unbelievable! >> reporter: marcel hirscher's used to battling dangerous terrains at death-defying speeds but tuesday night the real danger -- [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: just ten seconds into his slalom run a drone comeout of nowhere crashing into the run with such force it broke into parts missing the skier by inches. the champion skier continues on his run as if nothing happened ultimately losing the race butut saying this is horrible. this can never happen again. this can be a serious injury. but situations like this could possibly get a lot more common with some kki resorts adding areas called drone zones where for a fee of around 200 bucks professionally operated drones will film skiers at every angle producing the ultimate skiing selfie. and this isn't the first time a drone has caused serious drama at a sporting event. >> we have a moment where we're

that landed in the stands. >> reportete look at the top left. in september during a heated drone was caught on tape flying into new york's armstrong stadium crashing down in the grandstands but, as for hirscher, he's not letting it get to him makakg light of it posting, heavy air traffic in we are already seeing the they are now banning these drone cameras from world cup skiing competitions. now, of course, they get these money shots and they have these cameras on them and it's great but it's not worth it. we look at this and it worked out and he's making light. but if he d been hit 23 miles an hour by a drone that could have been nasty. >> what a testament to his prowess that he didn't even flinch. that was very close. >> thank you, t.j. move on to a missouri college student charged with murdering her fiance. police believe she did it and staged the scene to look like

abc's mara s siavocampo here with the story. good morning, mara. >> reporter: george, good morning, the victim also a student and on the cusp of a new life having just graduated with a new job and new apartment but officials say that the woman who wawato be his future wife ended it all, some say. this morning a college student charged with murder, after police say she tried to make her fiance's death look like a suicide. >> it's a tragic situation, just the whole thing. >> reporter: authorities say early this month they found 22-year-old meghan werner staggering down a missouri street at 5:45 a.m. when stopped officers say she told them her fiance had committed suicide. according to police documents officers arriving at the couple's home found the body of 22-year-old curt marzolf on the floor inside a bedroom with an assault-style rifle nearby. the engineering student dead just one week before his graduation ceremony. >> which is a shame, he already had himself a full-time job as an engineer in kansas city.

notes a spent rifle shell casing was found on the floor of the living room adding that there were signs of a physical altercation in the apartment and blood on werner's pants that they believe belonged to the her. >> she's never been in any this is tragic for both families. >> reporter: marzolf and werner both students at this university had been dating for rhree years and were newly engaged. the couple was reportedly part of a local hunting club and had guns in their home. now, marzolf's loved ones are mourning their loss. >> missouri university of science and technology will present a bachelor of science in mining engineering to curt marzolf. >> reporter: his brother walking in his place at graduation. >> we confer this degree and offer with our sincere sympathy. >> reporter: the family telling abc news in a statement, curt was truly an amazing young man who was always thinking of others first. he was so excited for the future. a future now gone. werner has pleaded not guilty.

$1 million bail. we did reach out to her for comment but did not get a response. there is a preliminary hearing set for the end of january so certainly will learn a little more about the circumstances. >> let's talk about this. thank u very much. with our fbi special agent brad garrett, former fbi agent, now an a a news consultant. a sign of a strurule inside the house. what other kind of clues will they be looking for to telthe difference between murder and suicide? >> well, location of the shots on the body, george, the there were more than one shot. >> and, you know, is this a common kind of crime? >> well, it's not totally uncommon for people to get into an argument, guns appear, people are shot and then the person who is still alive panics and they start rearranging the scene, making it look more like an attempted suicide or a real suicide. they typically do a poor job and they do it in such haste, most

figure it out. >> they figured ititut and she's now being charged with second degree murder. what does that mean and where does the case go from here? >> well, second degree murder typically means that it probably wasn't premeditated, in the heat of passion type shooting. and that, you know, is there wiggle room for her to plea down to manslaughter, we'll have to see. >> okay, brad garrett, thanks very much. coming up on "gogo morning amerera." it is crunch time for christmas presents. our gio benitez is live at macy's here in new york for the best deals for all the last-minute shoppers. gio, what do you got? >> how about diamonds for less than a hundred buck, cameras for 30 bucks. we got the secret last-minute deals that will have you caroling all around town. stick around. you're watching "gma." all around town. stick around. you're watating "gma." just head around the corner to walgreens

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this. take a look at my man here, the white hair, look at the jacket. lolo at that. >> i mean he's got the model look. >> santa is styling. this is a model by the name of paul mason and he's turning heads. now he's used to turing heads because he's a model guy but now toronto's yorktown mall has taken this guy up and he has become an online sensation. everybody is showing up to take pictures with this sexy santa as you saw superstar justin bieber. >> he doesn't put on the red suit. >> no, he just -- a different type of santa. to me this seems a litite -- you need santa to be a jolly -- a big guy. you need him to look a certain way. does this throw the kids off a little bit? >> cholesterol getting a little high. we want santa to continue on. >> crossfit santa. >> i would take a picture with that santa, yeah. >> you can imagine how mothers are reacting. mothers are -- >> santa, i've been very nice this year.

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it's 8:00 a.m. and severe weather could cause a lot of trouble for holiday travel. the trip home on one of the busiest days of the year, tougher than ever. will you make it there in time for christmas? nobody can drag me down and "real housewife" released. federal prison this morning. the reality star's plan for her first days of freedom and how she planned her family's christmas from her cell. their last before her husband heads to jail. bang bang into the room the richchids of instagram inside the lives of super wealthy teens who are flaunting their luxurious lifestyles on instagram. >> what are you going to do, stop me? >> is their bad behavior, cars, cash and clothes causing your kids a fear of missing out? you and we have those

presents perfect. plus, a holiday treat as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. good morning, america. good morning, frosty. where did you get that snow? it's 70 degrees out there. >> 70 plus. >ood thing he's got the snowblower with a smile on his face and trying to avoid olaf's fate in times square with record-setting heat. >> have a great morning, everyone. we are in ththmidst of one here. and two of our fearless "gma" family members are tackling a dilemma we all face this time of year shgs, how to wrap the oddly shaped gifts. rob and mara facing off in our last-minute wrapping challenge. are you guys ready to go? >> how do you wrap this? yeah, we're ready. we're ready. >> play nice, you two. >> kitchen utensils and all. okay. are we starting right now? >> yeah, they're starting right

them to the kids or somebody >> it's called a gift bag, people. also, we have new hope for couples trying to get pregnant using ivf. dr. jen ashton is here with news that could save the lives of first more news from cecilia vega and the morning rundown. >> good to see you again this morning. the big stororthis morning, hillary clinton firing back at donald trump. clinton telling an iowa newspaper that trump has shown, quote, a penchant for sexism. her comment comes after trump used a derogatory word to describe clinton's loss in 2008. clinton also saying trump's campaign has become fied with, quote, bigotry, bluster and bullying, but trump insists the e term he used wasasot vulgar. he says he was only descriring how badly clinton was beaten the last time she ran for president. and a record number of americans are expected to begin their rush home for the holidays today. in the west heavy snow in the mountains and winds up to 80 miles per hour in southern

in the center of the country people from the gulf coast to the great lakes facing heavy rain and wind, also with the threat of tornadoes even, and in the northeast it's fog that's causing delays. abc's linsey davis is at the state traffic command center here in new york. linsey, good morning. reporter: hey, cecilia, we have an eagle eye view of the traffic in several new york counties this morning, and no backups to report right now, so there is still time. get on the road now if you can. some good news and bad news to pass along to you. according to aaa, the national gas price now below $2 a gallon for the first time in more than six years, but that also might explain why more drirs may be on the road. an estimated 100 million. today is expected to be the busiestravel day, the worst time bitween 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. the best time to travel, christmas day. the second busiest day, sunday. so, cecilia, you may want to do a favor and stick around grandma's till monday if you can. >> good to know, linsey, thank you.

this morning for an unusual sight in the sky. no, this is not santa. military officials say this fireball seen over california and nevada last night was from debris from a russian rocket that was re-entering the atmosphere. and take a look at this. a man pulled from the rubble of a landslide in china after being buried alive for 67 hours. he survived in a small space created by a door r nel. he managed to give rescuers his name before being rushed to the hospital. dozens of people are still in london prince harry's christmas card is getting a lot reasons. here it is. it shows harry holding hands with 95-year-old tom neal, a veteran who flew in the battle of britain in 1940. the prince says meeting him was one of h h favorite m ments of 2015. and finally, some fierce determination and inspiration on display at a college basketball game. check this out.

the first basket of his college career last night, so why is that a big deal? well, you should know, hodskins was born without a left hand, the crowd and his teammates celebrating his two points and rightfully so, guys, he only had just a few minutes of playing time until this started. you can bet he is going to be in that game. >> yeah, he's a fierce player. >> isn't that t azing? so great. >> he really drove to the hoop. >> yes. >> great to see. thanks, cecilia. let's go to t.j. yes, it's time to talk about our "gma morning menu." "real housewife" teresa guidice just released from prison actually arriving home this morning. we'll tell you what her plans are now that she is actually home. also we'll be checking in with dr. jen ashton. ere's some new hopop out there for couples who have been struggling to get pregnant. also, these two are taking this far too seriously in my opinion but marciano and schiavocampo in our last-minute gift wrapping challenge. we'll continue to check in with

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welcome back to "gma." let's take a look at "real housewife" star teresa guidice arriving home from prison -- there it is -- earlier this morning. and check k t the gift that was waiting for her in the driveway. i think that's a lexus with a bow on it. >> wow. >> that's some gift, huh. >> she, of course, was released for serving nearly a year for fraud,d,nd abc's juju chang has her story. >> reporter: this morning, the new jersey housewife who became a connecticut prison inmate is free. after nearly a year behind bars, reality star teresa guidice is out of federal prison. the now ex-con pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges back in octobe 2014. in a s@atement her attorney told abc newswsteresa is obviously very excite edd to be coming home and being reunited with her family two days before christmas. it will certainly be a very merry christmas in the guidice

best known for her lavish lifestyle and over-the-top temper tantrums, guidice has spent these last months doing time at the women's prison made famous by "orange is the new black." >> what's going on? >> reporter: while rumors swirled about her and her family on the outside. >> this experience has brought joe and teresa closer. she's realized how important their marriage is and how important family is. >> reporter: before going behind bars, guidice told "gma's" own amy robach that she was doing her best to be brave for her four daughters. >> i can't just be upset and curl up in a balaland just go in a room and lock the dodo. i can't. i'm a mom. i have four daughters. >> when the door is shut and they are in bed, do you get to do that? >> yes. i would be lying to say that's not happening. >> reporter: oginally sentenced to 15 months, she was released after less than 12 months for good behavior spending the last part of the prison time getting ready for the holidays. >> she's been keeping busy by

she enlisted her husband joe and her oldest daughter gia to do the holiday shopping so that the whole family has gifts under the tree when she gets home. >> reporter: time with family will be fleeting. her husband, joe guidice -- >> what do you guys want to eat for breakfast? >> reporter: -- is scheduled to start his own 41-month sentence early next year. for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, new york. >> okay, let's get a little more on this now from janine reasonen stein from "people" magazine. welcome to "gma." we saw some details. that lexus with the bow sround it. what else do we knowbout the release right now? >> we know she was released at 5:01 a.m. this morning and she actually took a little time to get herself together. she, you know, looked great for the first pictures we saw in character, right in character. so the first pictures we saw she looked like her old self and she went straight home. she wanted to be with her family as soon as possible. >> what are you hearing about her emotional tate and how she and her family wilil celebrate christmas? >> christmas is huge for the guidices, so they've gone all out and they've definitely

things like that and she was likewe said orchestrating from prison, making sure that the gifts that she wanted for certain people were purchased and things like that, and it's going to just be the immediate family right now. >> and she's out of prison but not necessarily free, if you will. >> she's got some rules she has s to follow. >> exactly. she's technically still a prisoner. she is on home confinement until february 5th, and that means all of her comings and goings will be conwrolled. she has to check in with someone. >> does she wear that bracelet or no? >> so, not clear yet if she does have to, you know, check in with an officer. >> something tells me we'll find out. we'll hear about it. >> yeah, so they have a happy time together, a good holiday season, but not too long because joe is actually -- has to go into prison in march, i believe it is, so they don't have that long, and he has a longer sentence, 41 months, so, yeah. >> wow. reality show still to come? who know, huh? >> it's not necessarily clear

>> first things first, christmas. thanks for coming. >> thank you for having me. all right, guys, we're going to switch gears now. some encouraging news for one in eight couples who struggles with infertility. a new report in "the journal of the american medical association" says in vitro fertilization or ivf may be better at helping you get pregnant than was previously believed which is why i'm joined now by dr. jennifer ashton and this is great news. explain the finding, please. >> so, this is the actual study and this may be the first time that a study looked at what the estimates are for a successful live birth after sequential ivf topics. and if you look at this graph it's a very busy curve. there's a lot going on here but what i want you to pay attention to is the shaha of the curve and what you see here, bottom line is as a woman or a couple does more ivt cycles, the overall success rate goes up, so the likelihood of f ving a live birth goes up, perseverance pays off.

time but why? can you tell me a little bit? >> i think a lot of couples will drop out of ivf after three or four cycles because they think thatathey are not going to susueed and we know now that's actually not true. now, we have to remember there's a lot that goes into this on the couple's level. this is an individual decision. there's costs involved. >> it's expensive. >> it's expensive. there's emotional and physical tolls but if you want to keep trying, the odds are actually in your favor. >> it's sort of the tried and true, you know, you keep trying and you don't give up, you don't give up, and this is really good news and so i ask you as an ob/gyn what advice are you giving to couples trying to have a child? >> this will vary based on where they live in the country and how old she is, but for the average recommendation, number one, if you feel you need to see an infertility specialist go to a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist. if y y get any w wk done there, get copies of all tests and

case you need to bring them to another doctor for a second opinion and, again, be realistic, but be optimistic becacae it only takes one e successful time e go home with a live baby. >> all right, i love giving this happy news. dr. jennifer ashton, we thank you. and jen will take your questions just tweet her at drjashton. >> thank you. now we talk about a new social media trend not in the christmas spirit. super rich kids flaunting their wealth on instagram and nick watt has this look a ahow it coululbe affecting your kids. no be can >> reporter: they do say if you've got it, flaunt it. >> i spend around 15,000 a month on just shopping. >> i've been gettingngotox since i was 1414 >> reporter: these snot-nosed kids have it and, boy, do they want the world to knowt. >> it became addictive andnd i just kept posting photos of my life. >> reporter: the rich kids of

photos of everything from jets to parisian hotel suites. >ome people would take up to 30 a day and try and post them. we wanted to find out what it was that was driving them to do this. >> reporter: so director oscar humphries made a brand-new documentary called unsurprisingly "riri kids of instagram." >> there's a fascination of what goes on in the worlds of the top 1%. instagram is kind of like a portal into people's lives. >> instagramams my canvas. if i was an artist, i would like to paint the picture of my life. >> reporter: some of these kids now have hundreds of thousands of online followers. >> when you get a lot of attention, it can be intoxicating. >> reporter: i have no doubt santa will be kind to the rkoi but is this naughty or nice? what are the cars, the couture, the cash doing to their followers making them feel a little disappointed in their own reality, an rkoi-induced fomo,

teenspeak. they're showing a very extreme version of their lives. for children that are impressionle,his informatiti coming at them constantly can lead to an increased risk of depression and loneliness. >> if i'm showing off, what are you going to do about it? are you going to stop me? >> reporter: i'd like to. i think i'd like to. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> thank y y, nick. we're joined now by ericka souter. he thinks he'd like to. i know i would like to. >> i would too. >> what do you think about this? >> my first reaction was to roll my eyes and there was a little jealousy. who hasn't wanted an unlnlited amount of cash and go anywherere you want but adults can put it in perspective. we watch it and move on. with kids we see something different happening. they're obsessing. they're following these people. they want whaha they have and thth can't let it go. >> fomo, fear of missing out. >> like the modern day equivalent of keeping up with the joneses for kids. they feel pressure and anxiety even though they don't recognize

facebook and instagram as popularity and feel their worth is tied up in being able to emulate these people. >> you wonder what is behind these kids pututng all this out and where their parents are. what about tips for parents who are dealing with kids who are feeling this kind of fear? >> i like to call it the fomo fix. there are three things you can do. number one, help@your kid find their bliss, whether it's art, music, dance, get them involved in an activity they love and can

christmas gift to everybody. let me let you look at it first and then we'll discuss. jingle bells jingle bell ss jingle all the way oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh jingle bells jingle, jingle, jingle bells jing, jing, jangle bells >> sean hayes and his husband put this together. they've got graphics. they've got the whole shebang, but that is barbara surprise stand's "jingle bells." yes, they put it together. >> that was very fun.

we'll be right back.democratic frontrunner hillary clinton spoke at keota high scscol after students wrote letters to presidential candidates asking them to come. the only three kids in a sociolology class wrote the letter. s sthe students decided to start emailing, calling and approaching candidates on social media. they even drove up to coralville to ask clinton to come to keota during an event last month. she told them she'd come down, and yesterday she made good on that promise. three friends involved with former lottery security worker eddie tipton's fraud scheme have something else in common. a prosecutor says they hunt for bigfoot in their spare time. tipton is accused of rigging jackpots in iowa and five other states to try to enrich himself and his friends. tipton is already serving a 10 year sentence for two counts of fud here in iowa. and now here's your first alert

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it 'tis. if you think you have the perfect pose sara haines wants to make sure your makeup is selfie-tastic. >> the perfect selfie easier said than done if you're taylor swift, heidi klum or kim kardashian but how do you go from this to this? enter dr. sara vicary, cover girl principal scientist. what do you think makes a perfect selfie? >> i think it's really showing your personality and coming through with your best face and the base is reall impmptant so foundadaon is critical. >> sara spent nearly two years in the cover girl lab in search of that perfect foundation for the perfect selfie. outltlt stay luninast. they tested it using an iphone 5 and 6 naturally. >> getting the finish right wasn't simple. one lighting condition it would look perfect. then the flashsh and looked too glittery so had to go back and

got it right. >> reporter: cover girl isn't alone. smashbox and avon have been working on products designed to be more camera friendly. >> this is what girs are looking for. they want to look great on camera. they're taking selfies every day and they want to look great. >> reporter: dr. sara went through 43 iterations looking for that perfectct foundation. and being a veteran of a few selfies gone wrong myself, i was all too happy to give it a try. before. and theresults,well, youe the judge. remember that before, after. and life as we know it may never be the same. for "good morning america," sara hainin, abc news, new york. >> looks great. >> she always looks great. >> she's adorable. "the big short" opens today. big movie buzz. it alreadyas throw golden globe nominations and features some of hollywood's hottest starar and chrhr connelly spoke with the cast.

big film with all its stars playing wall street outsiders it was an acclaimed best-seller. >> it's such a great book but it's a very complicated subject matter. >> reporter: complicated enough to grasp the details of michael lewis' epic account of the 2007 collapse of the housing marc and harder for the director to make "the big short" into a people-pleasing laffer but trying to follow christian bale/. >> before we started i'd call adam and how is it going. he said, oh, my god, christian bale is incredible and i'm going, oh, no. i mean, i'm in a movie with christian bale. are you kidding me? i'm such a -- >> you know, everyone had that reaction because the first two weeks were all christian and the crew and all of us fell in love with christian, stupidly i would tell thehe guys that and go, oh. >> hang up the phone, oh, no. >> so grounded and specific and he's so collaborative and the footage looks beautiful.

did "anchorman"? >> reporter: utterly transforms into michael with a knack for high finance and a lack of communication skills. >> have a very nice haircut. did you do it yourself? >> what? >> what was the most important thing in telling michael's story? >> mike was very understanding of the need for license. i was very surprised how understanding he was of that. you want to stay absolutely truthful to him because he is such a fascinating character. >> reporter: and ryan goslili plays a deep on the inside cynic with an attitude as shark fin sharp as his two-piece suit. just putting on that suit must have made you feel like i got this, right? >> i did a a more putting on the wig i felt like, oh, i got this then i walked out of the trailer and saw steve and steve went, never do this again. >> reporter: for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles.

really, really good movie and in theaters right now. let's go over to rob. >> a lot of people from texas here. houston, couldn't be moree excited. i want to talk abobo what's going on today as far as severe weather threats are concerne upgraded the mid-mississippi valley to a moderate risk and memphis right in the bull's-eye. severe t tnderstorms capable o o producing tornadoes. damaging winds. we'll be keeping a close eye on that. the record heat adding fuel to those storms. tomorrow and friday, or really wednesday, thursday, fririy looking at record-breaking temperatures, over 70 for christmas eve. unbelievable stuff and here's your travel forecast for today. mountain snow, be careful traveling up and over thedrizzzz, showers, and even some thunderstorm s all in the game plan. we are still on track for widespread 0.50" to 0.75" amounts, however, any storms that materialize could boost this in isolated areas. as for temperatures....plan on 40s0s for waterloo and 50s for

and iowa city. this sys >> all right. that's today's weather forecast. california, don't want to leave the west coast out. back to you, guys. >> thanks, rob. "spring awakening," the show that won eight tonys including best musal has reawakened back on broadway in anncclaimed production with a surprising twist and abc's linsey davis lucky enough to go behind the scenes with the cast. >> reporter: theater is always a delicate dance but imagine t t complexity of that dance if half the cast doesn't hear the music. such is the case in the broadway revival of "spring akening," the l lest interpretation marries deaf and hearing cultures by incorporating sign language. >> people just assume that we're doing it for the deaf but it's for everybody. >> it's a kind of feast foror your eye, your soul and y yr heart. >> reporter: set in late 19th century german it is a vibrant

struggling with rality, sexuality and the perils of mimiommunication. sn't the theme about it being a lack of communication that inspired you? >> yes, it was. this is a story abost people literally dying to be heard. ople who have been marginalized and denied a voice. >> reporter: incorporating eight deaf actors required quite a bit of theatrical innovation. is this one of them here?? >> we'll t tn them on to warn actors before they have to do something. >> reporter: some happen in plain sight right on center stage. >> every time somebody is righting a candle or opening a letter or poioiing off to stagag it might be cueing a deaf person to start signing. >> you follow me? >> yes, momma. >> reporter: signing comes natural already for cameron mann m known for "the practice" but before her acting career took off she worked as an interpreter. >> my father said i have to have a plan b.

>> i spent the entire day -- >> reporter: marlee matlin has done it all from movies to sit copperfields, even "dancing with the stars." how does broadway compare? >> can't compare. >> you cannot compare broadway to all the other workhat i've done because it's an entirely different world. it's called live. one take and it's real and the audience is right in frontf you. reporter: critics rave the signing is sodone so deftly it needs to have a place in musical theater. whether you can hear it or not this is an experience you feel. for abc news, linsey davis, new york. >> they're all saying how much we want to see this show. yes, "spring awakening" is right noo on broadway but coming up, one you don't want to miss either the winner of ourur last-minute wrapping challenge, who has the grand prize all

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>> i didn't have much of a strategy. i felt bad. what boos? >> it's an art piece. >> and mara, your sosoer ball. >> oh, yeah. >> sorry, rob. maxwell. >> here's the thing, clearly thiss a better job. >> yeah. >> clearly. >> but she had to workeally hard. there is a trick. the trick is, you take a ball and put it in a bowel and wrap it and tie it up. >> why in a bowl. >> it holds it and then the paper -- >> and then the paper is here. >> okay, there's nocut. it's just one sheet of paper. >> just one sheet of paper. >> tomorrow you're up. the next challenge was utensils. you want to give someone a house warming gift. new kitchen, new home. how do you do it?

>> a similar idea. you have a candy theme. >> i'm hormonally primeme for this and nesting like crazy. this is right up my wheelhouse. >> let me tell you, this segment got my hormones cranking too and -- look at that advance -- that spatula. >> he shredded the paper itself. >> you wanted the paper shred shredded? >> yeah. that's advanced. that's artwork. >> i'll let maxwell bak the news to you. >> i think he put itt inn a ender as well. >> so -- >> people -- >> people. >> use the apron. >> use the apron, this is call ed a japane wraraing technhnue which you use fabric which you had -- >> what a great thing because kitchen items and an apron. we tricked you. you thought you needed to be weararg the apapn. >> don't reveal the final. the final was candles. i think that the problem with

cylinder but also the trio of candles so, rob, you go ahead first.t. >> come on,,look at that, right? got to give it up here. >> where are the other ones? >> trio, one there and one there. the coup de grace. >> i did themem individually. >> what do you think? >> i think you both did a really fine job. >> actually, come on. >> but look at this. >> light the paper. >> it's. >> it's a party popperer >>hey're not g gng to knono it's a candle until they open it up. >> how did you -- did you tape them together? >> no, they're using a couple sheets of wrapping paper. >> and tissue. >> just onene piece. >> and the secret trick is double sided tape there's no -- >> i just want to make sure he had the opportunity. >> i thought it was sticking everywhere. it was tying me up. >> final tip on any oddly shaped gift, one nugget in a nutshell. >> one nugget or nutshell. >> get creative.

don't get gift bags. they're a copout. >> i don't like that one. next, apartment therapy. i believe that the fruitcake, i'm sorry to say, rob, goes to ourr girl, mara schiavocampo. >> congratulations. speech. coming up holiday treats.

the guy who brought the cronut. it's a little too warm outside for frosty. he decided to come on in. welcome. >> hi, frosty. >> good to se you. >> of course, we're counting down to christmas. if you're looking for a delicious holiday breakfast idea check out these tips that michael strahan got from the creator of the cronut. >> all right, everybody, looking for the perfect recipe to sweeten your holiday season like i am we can all stop looking, the search is over because

unique treat for christmas. >> yes. >> welcome t t the show. >> thank you. >> you liege. >> liege waffles. >> what makes them different than a regular waffle. >> it's very specific recece at is veryalive. so this one, it's called inside out liege waffle. >> ooh. i don't even know what it means. >> it means we p p the maple syrup inside the waffle. >> really? okay, can you show us how to do it. >> so we start with very simple recipe and something you can do at home forhe holidays. start off with some flour. >> let me do that. i'll help. i know simple well. there we go. i want to feel like i'm making these. >> and add some salt, some dry yeeft, brown sugar. and then we have -- >> brown sugar. >> mix it up a little bit and add the eggs one at a time.

time when they're all in here? goo luck. >> just pour slowly. >> whoa, yeah. >> see, you can do it. >> all right, once that's in there, how long do we blend it? >> until it's all combined together and then we'll add the water, add it warm to start activating the yeeft and at the end we have a little bit of melted tter. >> okay. >> there you go, you'll mix this for about a few minutes and once it's done, you're going to end up with something like this. >> this is what itooks like when you're done. >> okay. >> ah. >> this was left outside with just plastic wrap on top for 30 minutes so we start the fermentation then we take a little bit of t ts dough, we can take just with a spoon and we'll mix up what we call powder sugar. small pieces of sugar. we'll just go into sprinkle on top right here. place it right here.

and once you're done you have something small like this. very like vash de crispy, cacamelized on the outside then if you open it, actually you see the maple syrup. this one is special. this is the recipe we do at the kitchen. we he the maple syrup inside so if you do it at home you can do a simple one like this. >> you brought other treats. what do we have here. >> the cinnamon spun roll which is made of -- it's really delicious. christmas, this is one of our best-seller, christmas morning cereal. cut it with chocolate with cinnamon and caramelized hazelnut and this is our wreath for the holidays whichs made of bread with some marshmallows on top. >> you never cease to amaze me. we'll enjoy this the second i get off air. thank you, dom. >> thank you. >> all right, guys. we actually got some of the christmas morning cereal. >> it's a great little snack. >> excellent. we want to thank dominique ansel for that.

>> oh, no, look at frosty. >> h h likesit.. new york kitchen and bakery and we will be back with frosty and

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movie "concussion" hits theaters christmas day. frosty is excited about it. so are we in the movie that is quite serious he plays forensic pathologist who discovers a connection between playing football and brain damage and jesse palmer sat down with the star and his on-screen wife. >> i found a disease that no one has ever seen. repetitive head trauma chokes the brain. >> reporter: for will smith taking on the rol of db. omalu [as a difficult personal choice the you're a fan of football and ii know that may have given you a little angst before you were deciding to do the film. >> absolutely but after meeting with dr. omalu and we sat down and one of the lines we usese in the film wasas something he said to me in our first meeting. >> when i was a boy, heaven was here and america was here. >> i was deeply moved by that

telling his story more than an expose on football.. >> reporter: smith's wife is playedably the versatile gugu mbatha-raw. the studio wanted you to do a reading as a chemistry test even though you two had already met. whatatas that like? >> the chemistry read, i was really nervous actually. i was really, really nervous but it went really well. i mean -- >> i saw a picture of oh, yeah, we got cremehemistry.your men continue to die and their families left in ruin. >> your accent. you had a dialect coach. >> it's very jarring to audiences who have heard my voice for decades,s,o as an actor that's part of the fear,

>> if you continue to deny my work, the worldill deny my work. >> reporter: for "good morning news, new york. >> boy, it sure likes like he rose to the challenge. >> yeah, he did, indeed. opens on christmas day. looks terrific. christmas day. today. >> look at frosty. he's made himself right at home. >> festive preholidid show. back tomorrow for christmas eve. so long. from head injuries from an incident near mckinley middle school at t beginning of theheonth. his mother says the bobos injuries include head

seizure and a stroke. it happened when her son miguel tirado was walking home from school and threw a snowball at an 11 year-old in the 500 blockck of mckinley street. police say the 11 year old then assaulted miguel. police have referred an assault charge for the 11 year-old to juvenile services because of his age. this video shows miguel's current shunt in his head to drain blood away from his brain. but miguel is often confused and unsure where he is. miguel's pareres have a o fund me" page set up to help pay for hospital bills. if you'd link under this story on kcrg dot com. and now here's your first alert

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