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and zero first month's payment on select new volkswagen models. >> good morning, america. a new winter blast. snow now topping 7 feet. roofs collapsing. this nursing home evacuated. a massive digout under way. >> this is how they do it in buffalo. >> and this morning new concerns that a big warmup is about to turn the epic snowfall into an epic flood. also new overnight, tensions boiling over in ferguson. protesters arrested in front of the police station, the city bracing itself as it waits for that grand jury's decision. michael brown's father makes an emotional plea for peace. and take a look at this. shocking video of a teacher trying to drag a 14-year-old girl into a pool during gym class. why she refused to go swimming and what the school is saying this morning. ♪
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and your chance to sing with the stars. how you can perform alongside everyone from katy perry to taylor swift. fill in that blank space next to them. even joining paul mccartney on stage. are you ready to be a rock star? and we do say good morning, america. >> and i'll write your name. >> you know, the lyrics. >> way back, taylor and i. >> way back. this friday morning, great to have david muir with us. george is on assignment. he's sitting down with the president a little bit later today. the president's first interview after his speech last night on immigration. >> george with the tough questions for the president. we want to get right to that monster snowstorm. this neighborhood covered. that one car dug out, showing how deep it is. and this husband digging the path for his family. the dog watching it a couple feet behind. >> that's true. and the fear now is turning to
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collapsing roofs and flooding. temperatures about to rise. gio benitez is outside buffalo, new york, this morning. again for us this morning. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this storm has just paralyzed so much of this town. we're at a local high school. it's been closed down all week long. but take a look at that roof. see all that snow? cuss totodians are very, very concerned about that. this snow might be pretty, but, boy, is it dangerous? overnight that epic snowfall just keeps falling. western new york. residents are waking up to yet another whiteout. falling up to 4 inches per hour overnight. some areas with snow drifts over 7 feet. hundreds of cars stuck on the side of the road. watch as this front-end loader rams right into one of them to clear the way. >> this is how they do it in but. >> reporter: with the death toll now up to 10, the still covered roads making this storm even more dangerous.
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first responders forced to use snow plows for emergency calls. >> the rescue workers can't get to people. it's a dangerous, dangerous situation. >> reporter: now the race is on to clear not just the roads, but the roofs. to prevent more accidents like this. this roof collapsing, tearing down the gas lines in its path. in new york, this nursing home forced to evacuate due to the threat of the roof caving in. that's the big concern right now. look at all of the snow. experts say one foot of wet snow on a 1600 square foot home could weigh as much as 14 tons. even football not safe. the 220,000 tons of stadium snow forcing the buffalo bills to play this weekend's game in detroit on monday. this arctic blast stretching all of the way to grand rapids michigan, creating zero visibility and impossible driving conditions. over 28 inches of snow this month. last time they saw those numbers was in 1895.
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1895. and back here just outside buffalo it's not always going to be this way. temperatures are going to warm up. ginger, a lot of people are concerned what is going to happen when all of this stuff melts. >> and they are going to exactly that, straight from the lake effect snow warning into a flood watch. thank you for being out there. all week, by the way. the flood watch, sunday through wednesday in western new york. and there's a reason. temperatures by the end of the weekend reach into the 50s. we will see a rapid snow melt. the sun angle is a little lower, that's good news. but the ingredients, 85 inches of snow, higher snow totals, and tack on rain, an it's going to come through during the weekend, warming up day by day, and the numbers are going to be so much warmer. look at the mild weekend ahead. not just in buffalo. but new york city, going to 67 after 36 for a high today. so, you know there's a major flood concern. i think it's a slow go. but still, some of the trains
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are going to be full of snow. it's going to be a mess. >> wish them well. a lot of people welcoming the 70 and 60 degree temperatures. thanks. now to the showdown over immigration. president obama addressing the nation last night, announcing the sweeping plan that could grand 5 million undocumented immigrants legal status. republicans vowing to use every tool they have to fight what they call executive overreach. jonathan karl is in washington. jon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president heads to del sol high school in las vegas today with top democrats nancy pelosi and harry reid to hail a promise kept on immigration. in his primetime address, the president said he acted on his own because congress has failed to fix a broken immigration system. >> and so those members of congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom of me acting where congress has failed, i have one answer. pass a bill. >> reporter: immigrants and
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their supporters were ecstatic. under the president's order, 5 million people in the u.s. illegally, will be eligible for temporary status and work permits. the biggest group, undocumented immigrants who have children who were u.s. citizens, born here. to be eligible for legal status, they must have been in the u.s. for more than five years, pay a fee of about $500, and have no criminal record. >> if you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. if you're a criminal, you'll be deported. if you plan to enter the u.s. illegally, your chances of getting caught and sent back just went up. >> reporter: the republicans are promising to do everything they can to undo the president's actions. >> it's incumbent on republicans in congress to use every single constitutional rule to rein in a president so the president does not become an unaccountable monarch. >> reporter: the president will officially set this all in motion today.
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but, david, it is going to take a while to go into effect. the first undocumented immigrants who are eligible won't begin to apply likely until the spring. >> all right, thanks. as we mentioned at the top, the president's first interview after last night's speech is with george, and you can see it sunday on "this week." >> george is on his way to las vegas to be with the president for that interview. and now to ferguson, missouri. as the city waits for the grand jury ruling and michael brown's father speaks out, asking for speech. abc's steve osunsami has the story. >> reporter: overnight, protesters fought with police, here in ferguson for the second night in a row. at least two people were arrested. stop resisting. >> reporter: the streets starting to light up ahead of the big decision. will the grand jury charge police officer darren wilson for the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown? >> my name is michael brown sr.
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>> reporter: and this morning, a new public service announcement from brown's father, urging his son's supporters to respond peacefully to whatever comes down. >> but hurting others and drying property is not the answer. no matter what the grand jury decides, i do not want my son's death to be in vain. >> the officer that was involved in the shooting of michael brown was darren wilson. >> reporter: we're hearing from the police chief at the center of the racially-charged firestorm. officer darren wilson's boss. ferguson's police chief, tom jackson. >> we're preparing for the worst, but we're hoping the leadership coming out to protest, if they do, is going to try to keep it peaceful. >> reporter: some of the worst fighting with police has happened here, right outside his window. the shooting death of michael brown, he says, changing the city forever. >> it's a dicey situation right now. >> reporter: despite rumors, he says he's not quitting. >> i have a mission to complete. >> reporter: what's your mission? >> i want to see the department
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come through on the other side nt to see the community come out better, and the nation. >> the police chief here has taken a great deal of criticism in this case but made clear to me no matter the decision from the grand jury, michael brown's death will remain a tragic situation for everyone involved here, including police. robin? >> all right. steve. hopefully everyone will listen to what michael brown's father had to say about peace, regardless what the grand jury decides, possibly this weekend. and now to dan harris in for amy. >> great to see you. new security concerns at the white house overnight. just as president obama was wrapping up his immigration speech, the secret service arrested a woman carrying a holstered handgun near the north fence where she was taking part in a protest. this comes just a day after the secret service arrested a suspicious man parked near the white house with a rifle, ammunition and a knife in his car.
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that man is now facing weapons charges. and breaking overnight, an explosion own on oil rig in the gulf of mexico. one worker was killed, three others got hurt. investigators are trying to figure out what caused that blast. no oil leak has been reported. and look at the shocking video out of northern california where this gym teacher is charged with abuse. he was caught on camera, trying to force a 14-year-old girl into the swimming pool during p.e. class. this teenager was refusing to swim, saying she didn't want to get her hair yet. her lawyer calls the teacher's behavior unexpected. saying there are other nonphysical ways to discipline her. an old brick building in kansas city reduced to rubble after hit by a speeding suv. and it all plays out on surveillance video. watch as the driver of the stolen vehicle, trying to get away from police, hits the corner of the building, causing the brick wall to come down, collapsing the roof. police say she was going up to 80 miles per hour, but only suffered minor injuries. a huge upset in the nfl.
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the underdog of all underdogs this year, the winless oakland raiders, scoring a late touchdown last night to beat the chiefs, 24-20. this is the raiders' first win in more than a year. >> yay. good job, raiders. >> big round of applause. we have one final piece of news here. it's a delicious nugget from the not very skilled criminal department. here's the video. watch the guy with the purple shirt. he's a suspected burglar, wandering into somebody's yard, he walks to one side of the yard, checks it out. nothing doing there. strides to the other side, starts poking around here. you'll see him disappear from the frame for a second. and then out of nowhere, he starts running. why? because at the bottom of the frame is a tiny but fearsome yorkshire terrier. you see the dog celebrates, spinning around. it's quite rapid. what you don't see, he's actually attacked by a rabid bichon frise.
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he's in the hospital with tiny bite marks on his ankles and also some shedding. very serious situation. >> glad you got to the bottom of that. >> the end of that newscast might have been lightly fictionalized. >> thank you for the clarification. turn now to the shooting at florida state university. disturbing new details about the gunman, an fsu graduate and lawyer, and packages that were sent before hand that were yet to arrive. ryan owens is in tallahassee with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, david. the crime scene tape was just taken down. the library will reopen today. but this case, not closed. as you mentioned, several of the shooter's friends are expecting packages in the mail from him later today. chilling details about the man who caused all of this chaos. hundreds of terrified students hiding behind desks instead of cramming for final exams. three victims shot at florida state university's library.
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another student saved when the bullet lodged in the books in his backpack. the lone gunman killed by police. >> they probably shot him 20 to 30 times. >> reporter: why did 31-year-old myron may return to the school he graduated from in 2005 and open fire? this morning, even his foster mother can't answer that. >> that's not the myron we know. she said he seemed perfectly normal two weeks ago. staying in this cabin on her property about two hours from campus since he returned to florida three weeks ago. before that, he had been working as a lawyer in new mexico where police thought he was acting strangely. this police report said last month his girlfriend called cops after may claims police are after him, bugging his phone and car. >> mr. may had a written journal and video expressing fears of being targeted. >> reporter: and he told eight of his friends to expect a package to be delivered today. he even sent this picture of it.
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>> people were a little afraid. why did he choose us? >> police warned them not to open it. but some are hoping it contains an explanation for unexplainable actions. >> there has to be some mental illness or something going on that we were not aware of. >> reporter: perhaps the most remarkable part of this shooting, from beginning to end, it lasted all of two minutes. one reason why is campus police here were actually ready. they did active shooter training here just two weeks ago. robin? >> they were prepared. all right. ryan, thank you. now to suspended nfl star adrian peterson, speaking out for the first time since being banned from playing for the rest of the season. addressing those child abuse charges. ryan smith has the story for us. >> reporter: overnight much maligned minnesota vikings star, adrian peterson, speaking out. saying when it comes to disciplining his children, he's changed his way.
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peterson telling "usa today," in his first extensive comments since being arrested on child abuse charge, i won't ever use a switch again. there's different situations where a child needs to be disciplined, such as time-out, taking their toys away, making them take a nap. there are so many different ways to discipline your child. the six-time all-pro agreeing to a plea deal with no jail time earlier this month. i stand here and i take full responsibility for my actions. i'm anxious to continue my relationship with my child. >> reporter: his bail terms previously prohibited from having contact with his child. now, the ballplayer recounting a phone call with his boy just says ago. the first contact he had with son in five moss. i was like, hey, buddy, how are you doing. i'm doing okay. i was like, i love you. he was like, i love you too, dad, can i come over to your house? his latest statements, seemingly a departure from statements he
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gave just days after he was indicted. , say g /* /- saying, i disciplined my son the way i was disciplined as a child. adding that without that discipline he could have been one of those kids that was lost in the streets. his statements cited by roger goodell when he suspended him for the rest of the season. the commissioner, declaring the former nfl mvp failed to show meaningful remorse for his conduct, something peterson vehemently denies. don't say i'm not remorseful. i regret everything that took place. i love my child more than anyone could ever imagine. peterson is appealing the suspension without pay. meanwhile, he has a message to those who linked him to that other famous football player, facing domestic abuse charges, saying, quote, don't put me in the same category as ray rice. and now a new way you can be a rock star. singing along with some of the biggest names in music. new technology is letting us get in on the act like never before. ♪ living for today imagine a music video with katy
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perry, will i am, and you. performing one of the music's most iconic songs. all for a good cause. that's the idea behind this star-studded version of john lennon's classic anthem "imagine." >> we are honored to highlight the challenges that face children. >> reporter: renowned children's rights organization unicef releasing the video thursday, as part of its #imagine campaign. getting by with a little help of his famous friends, including a little help from len nonon's wi, yoko ono. ♪ imagine there's no heaven but the really cool part? you can insert yourself into the app as well using the app touch cost. ♪ imagine all the people and this isn't the first high-tech music makeover.
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taylor swift's ground-breaking video for "blank spaces" allows viewers to immerse themselves in a 3d version of the video, using an app on their smartphone. ♪ hey jude >> reporter: and john lennon's fellow beatle, john mccartney, now the first artist to be on a reality app by jaunt. launched thursday, the app puts userses right in the middle of his soldout concert. providing a 306-degree view. all of this part of a budding interactive trend that could be the future of music. and all of those takes are going into a music video played on new year's eve. so, you really can become a rock star that will be seen by all of us. for a great cause. >> beautiful song. >> really cool. >> wonderful idea. hey, down south, they have thunderstorms coming? >> yes, started the week cool, below average. texas, thunderstorms along that. and freezing rain going into parts of northern and central illinois. that's today. but tomorrow, we're actually talking severe weather. we're going to heat it up and
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energize the atmosphere. strong winds, large hails, and an isolated tornado not out of the question in the orange. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. patchy fog this morning and flight arrival delays at sfo so check ahead. dry. limited sunshine. the last storm is tonight. law tomorrow. brighter and dry on sunday. warmer next week. 50's along the coast. the rest of us are in the low-to-mid 60's. tonight with the rain we are
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mainly low-to-mid 50's. saturday afternoon and sunday we will be dry. thanks. more weather later. coming up on "gma," the latest on bill cosby, taking the stage, last night, defined as another woman comes forward, accusing him of sexual abuse. and your home surveillance cameras, how they can be used to spy on you. perfect strangers could be watching. and major flaws in recall systems. potentially dangerous products still in homes and for sale. what you need to know. and inside the most expensive home in the u.s. ♪
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before yesterday's vote to raise tuition 5% for the next three years governor jerry brown opposed the hike. it could be reduced depending on deals made by elected leaders in sacramento. let's see what's going on on the highways. >> highways and on the tracks. ace train number 5 is five minutes late entering tracy because of freight traffic but san rafael looking at cloud cover and fog. we also have a car fire just cleared out of the of the freeway southbound 280 at 18th street. >> thank you very much. when we come back, meteorologist mike nicco and the bay area fore
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good morning. we'll open the weather window on san rafael where you can see 101. pretty nice in the foreground but in the background you'll see how things will change with patchy dense fog. it's not widespread but where it is, it's pretty thick. as we look down into the san ramon valley, 680 and 24 is where we're seeing the thickest fog. up in the north bay less than a quarter mile in petaluma, half in santa rosa, 2 in concord and livermore. we'll get rid of the fog and be cloudy this afternoon. the rain is going to in in
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♪ >> oh, my goodness. take a look at this. >> what? >> yes, my friends, it is the most expensive home in the u.s. of a. on the market right now. this is what 195 mill will buy you. maybe not. take less. show you what it is all about. a tour of this beverly hills palace. it's coming up as we say "good morning america." george is on assignment, he's with the president in las vegas. about to sit down with him and talk about immigration. great to have david muir with us. >> great to be here this friday morning. >> hands in his pockets, walking through the great room. >> he looks at home. >> just thinking about it. also this morning, this was quite frightening, a warning about home security cameras. a shocking new website allowing strangers to watch you in your home. it's about resetting a default password.
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>> something that's so easy for us to do. >> and we always forget. thank you for that. and startling news about recalled products being sold online. the system flaws that allow potentially dangerous items for sale. many of them on craigslist. brian ross confronts that website's founder. >> the handshake was just the beginning. and begin with bill cosby and the latest on his career in turmoil. last night, the first public performance since tv networks began pulling the plug on his projects and reruns of his show. abc's linzie janice has the story from the bahamas where cosby took the stage last night. >> reporter: overnight, bill cosby performing in front of a packed audience at a women's charity event in the bahamas. >> you find yourself the locker you are married saying, can i just get one thing? >> reporter: telling jokes about his childhood and being a grandparent to roars of laughter from the audience, but
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not addressing the mounting allegations of sexual assault against women. >> how somebody so famous could be brought down by this. >> reporter: the women's volunteer service group that organized the event telling abc new, recent accusations against bill cosby are alarming and unsettling. being that no formal charges have been filed, we don't deem it appropriate to further comment on the accusations. his event going on as scheduled as a growing list of women are speaking out. accusing the 77-year-old of sexual abuse. this woman telling abc affiliate wpbf that the comedian drugged her and sexually assaulted her in 1976 when she was just 19 years old. >> had a glass of water in his hand, and two large white pills in his hands. take these.
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>> reporter: cosby did not address her allegations, but said accusers were coming out of the wood work. but overnight, denying other claims. they are coming out of the woodwork with fabricated or unsubstantiated stories. cosby had another performance scheduled not in florida. his team tells us he'll be there. linzie janis, abc news, the bahamas. and thanks. and a new warning about the home surveillance cameras and how they may be used to spy on you. a website is broadcasting videos of thousands of unses penting people to the entire world and abc's matt gutman has that story for us. >> these men at a bar. this woman at her desk, these folks at a grocery star. unwitting stars of a russian website called instacam, turning your private surveillance cameras into virtual windows for perfect strangers to become peeping
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toms. but what's more shocking, the images we won't show you. the inside of homes, people watching tv, even a child sleeping in a crib. the site gained access to 5,000 surveillance cameras and baby monitors in the u.s. by using the default factory password the product comes with. betting you didn't change it. >> they know the default password and logging in like they were you. >> reporter: we found one capturing this barista right here in california. we're about to tell this young lady that they are being spied on. is this you? i think that's you, right? >> yeah. >> reporter: and in the back, we found her. cat lee. you're standing in the same place as you were when this picture was taken. the russian website claims the website database is for the consumer's own good to, quote, show the ponce of the security settings. >> what should we be doing about that?
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>> change the default password. make it something that's unique to you. and then the bad guys can't get in. >> reporter: a simple way to keep prying eyes shuttered. for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news. >> it goes back to changing your password and on a regular basis. got to do that. another check of the weather and rain out west. where they very much need it. >> very much need it. not just loving the picture of little catelyn who's 1 and adorable, but because she's standing in a puddle. staring at it like she's never seen it before. that's because she's never seen it before. they have been that dry. over a half inch of rain yesterday in california. just over 5 inches below average. that's better than earlier this week, absolutely. and there's more to come. look at these numbers. we're talking 4 to 5 inches along the coast. and seattle, 2, through the weekend, and through sunday some spots could see over 5 inches. most folks are saying all right. and catelyn will get more used
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to seeing rain, fortunately. now go into the mountains and this turns into snow. winter storm warnings, watches and advisories in pink. and high wind warnings in orange. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco, in need for umbrella. fog this morning. clouds this afternoon. mid-50's at coast. the rest of us in low-to-mid 50's. through noon tom you will need the umbrella. next week, sun andan >> all that weather brought to you by at&t. and a warning for anyone in eastern iowa through chicago, there's a freezing rain advisory going into tonight. so something to look for. they have seen that before. >> yeah, they have. keep that in mind. thank you, ginger. coming up, big flaws in the recall system allowing potentially dangerous products to remain in homes and for sale. what you need to know to protect where are family. and this question, can you
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i gotta go. melissa! hey! hey! wait for me! get great gifts right now at black friday prices. find out more at walmart.com. back now at 7:40 with an important consumer alert. an enormous number of potentially dangerous products are for sale or maybe in your home after they have been recalled. and could they put your children's life at risk? abc's brian ross has the story. >> reporter: good morning.
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the u.s. consumer product safety commission is launching a major campaign, warning about household and children's products in home and for sale despite the safety recalls. our investigation found it's like a game of recall roulette. there are lots of recalls out there, but american families have little chance about finding about them. her parents say 2-year-old addison of utah is lucky to be alive. >> she was as close to death without dying a person can be. >> she was sitting here in the seat -- >> reporter: her father, nick, put her in a popular bumbo baby boost ever seat, placed on the kitchen counter at breakfast time. >> she fell, hit this door, extremely hard and then was there on the floor screaming. >> reporter: only as they prayed for her recovery did they learn it was under official recall with a warning label because of similar incidents when used off the floor.
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did you have any idea you had an unsafe product in your house? >> no. >> reporter: you never heard about it? >> no. >> reporter: an abc news undercover investigation conducted with abc stations across the country, found a wide range of defebruaryive products that had been recalled. dehumidifiers that catch on fire, wooden chests that trap children inside. baby monitors whose cords can strangle, all under recall, but still in homes, are being offered for sale. >> i live in fear every day for that happening to my children. >> reporter: the new chairman of the product safety commission says manufacturers aren't doing enough to get the word out about recalls. in some cases as few as 5% of the recalled items are turned in or fixed. >> it can be that low. absolutely. >> reporter: and 95% are unaccounted for. >> correct. >> reporter: but today, he's also pointing a finger at craigslist, the online
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classified advertising site that he says refuses to do what amazon and ebay do to block the sale of dangerous recalled items. >> they will not do it to date. >> reporter: what do you say about that? >> it's morally irresponsible. >> reporter: they say they have a system to prevent the posting of recalled items. but our abc stations again and again and again were able to find and buy the recalled bumbo baby seat from listings on craigslist. >> so, they're selling items, advertising item, posting items that could kill children? >> correct. >> reporter: brian ross from abc, how are you. the founder is craig newmark and would not answer our questions, when we caught up with him, saying he's not involved in management. >> i have been encountered from brian ross from abc news. >> reporter: told the site is founded is accused of being morally irresponsible, putting children's lives at risk, he walked away.
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we want your answers and your side of the story. isn't it possible? >> good to meet you. >> reporter: you don't want to speak about these allegations at all? there are more than 400 recalls issued every year for safety defects. most are not well-publicized and unnoticed. they end up undetected in the homes of american families and on sites like craigslist. >> it's like the wild west. no way to police. >> people are trying to save money, so they turn to craigslist to get some of those cheaper costs. >> never do anything bad, brian ross will come get you. >> he starts with a handshake. it's downhill from there. >> there are important questions to be answered. >> really helping. quite surprising. and you can see more of brian's report tonight on "20/20," right here on abc. and to find out if your household products are under recall, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. great job, guys. and a warning for parents this morning about a terrifying
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♪ ♪ oh, during the commercial breaks -- now to the home we have been showing you this morning. the most expensive in america on the market in beverly hills.
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asking price, $195 million. so what do you get for that? nick watt went to find out. >> reporter: some houses boast a wine cellar. this place has a vineyard. and is the wine any good? >> the wine's fabulous. >> reporter: this place has a revolving dance floor. why do you need a revolving dance floor? >> you don't. >> well, you really don't. >> reporter: the palace of love. that's what it's called. it's on for how much? >> we're asking $195 million for the house. >> reporter: are you going get it? >> i certainly hope so. you're looking at the most expensive house on the market in america. 53,000 square feet of living space. 12 bedrooms, 23 bathrooms, 25 acres in, yes, in beverly hills. the pool of people who you're marketing this to is --
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>> somewhat limited. largely we're seeing international buyers above the $50 million range. >> reporter: current owner, jeff green, real estate magnate from florida. net worth, $3 billion. money is what it's about. money. a reflection pool, an infinity pool, a bowling alley, a movie theater and a turkish bath off the master bedroom. if you sell this place, cut me in for 1%? >> you have to be licensed in the state of california. >> you're not licensed, can't get the 1%. >> good try. good try. >> reporter: anyone else think they chose the wrong profession? for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, beverly hills. >> any wiggle room on the price? >> like how nick was trying to get the commission. >> he's getting that license right now. >> he's about the revolving dance floor. >> who's not? we have coming up in the big finale in the shark versus shark event. barbara and robert going head to head live. find out who is the biggest shark of them all.
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anything to win the shark -- . "gma," who's the biggest shark? "gma," who's the biggest shark? biggest shark? good morning, i'm kristen sze. happening today, b.a.r.t. will cut the ribbon on its new train to the plain at the oakland international airport. today's ceremony starts at 11:00 a.m. at the coliseum station. regular service begins tomorrow and it will cost you $6 to ride between the coliseum station and the airport terminal. let's check in with mike with the weather. >> delays at sfo up to 45 minutes. not much fog around the bay, south bay and the coast. it's thicker than it was yesterday. drizzle along the coast, san francisco and the north bay tonight. the rest of us get our rain
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♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and could you fall victim to con artists calling you on your phone saying they have kidnapped your kids? what parents need to know now. ♪ and you be too healthy? and getting it just right when it comes to the perfect male can be bad for your body and your mind. we'll tell you what to avoid. and get ready for glam. we're making over robin's dressing room. >> want to make this a reflection of you. 100% you. but crank up the clamor. >> i'm excited. >> reporter: simple tips and tricks you can use in your home. and it's time to crown the winner of the epic shark versus shark showdown.
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find out who's the biggest fish in the tank as we say -- >> good morning, america. >> barbara's going down. >> oh, no. look at this great crowd joining us here in times square. a lot of students from lehigh are here. and we can not wait -- oh, look at those two. robert and barbara. shark versus shark showdown. the finale between those two. oh, oh. >> whoa. >> wow. >> this is morning television. >> they're going to go head to head live this morning. and you think that was -- did you see the shot earlier? >> oh, boy. >> that's right. >> slightly competitive. >> they are -- who else -- >> maybe she just had our coffee? >> we do say -- can you tell it's friday? good morning, america. george is on assignment. great to have david here and dan
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harris in for amy. >> great to be here. and d.j. rob nice counting down to the competition and the weekend. >> good choice, d.j. everybody going on the friday. look outside. there's a popup santa station. the #popupsanta has been viral. thanks to kiosks with presents, surprising people with just the push of a button. who is behind it all. i love this idea. >> you'll see it coming up. but first to dan harris in for amy, as we said, with the other developing stories right now. kick it off. start with concerns about the two big blasts of snow that have buried much of western new york under as much as 7 feet. overnight, it was 4 inches an hour. plows are shoveling for days, roofs are collapsing. at least 12 deaths blamed on the storms. the fear now is warming
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temperatures and rain this weekend will give way to potentially dangerous flooding. ginger's forecast is coming up very soon. overnight, protesters fought with police on the streets of ferguson, missouri. for the second night in a row, the tension rising there. waiting for the grand jury decision on whether to charge police officer darren wilson in the death of unarmed teenager michael brown. michael brown's father calling out in a in new video, quote, hurting others is not the answer. and president obama heading to las vegas with an executive order granting 5 million illegal immigrants temporary status and work permits. in order to be eligible you have to have been in the u.s. for more than five years and no criminal record. republicans are vowing to fight this executive order in court. a former death row inmate will be walking free in cleveland today after serving nearly 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
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57-year-old ricky jackson and two other men were convicted in 1975 of killing a money order collector. but a key witness who was 12 years old at the time admits he was lying to police. he will reportedly be the longest held american prisoner ever to be exonerated. a pro hockey star is declaring bankruptcy despite a contract worth more than $30 million. jack johnson gave his mom full control of his finances three years ago. then his parents bought a home and took out millions in high-interest loans without his knowledge. he owes more than $12 million now. he has hired now financial advisers. and finally, a mystery near seattle has been solved. sort of. at the mystery -- at the center of the mystery is jimmy. he's a garden gnome. he was stolen from a home last summer. he's back, unharmed, and carrying an envelope full of pictures. turns out he's been busy. the pictures show him at famous
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landmarks including mount rushmore and the grand canyon. nobody knows who's responsible for the mystery tour. jimmy is saying the fifth. >> not saying a word? >> mum's the word. talk about needing a hobby. >> that's a big get. get the interview. >> get our booker on that. >> brian ross, he hunts them down. >> the gnome, next. and that scam we were talking about. this is kind of terrifying. targeting parents, con artists saying they have kidnapped your son or daughter. and with amazing threats they follow up with. millions of americans falling victim to this fraud every year. and neal karlinsky has the story. >> reporter: it was 11:00 a.m. when louann and betty ann's world was shattered with a single phone call. >> he said do you have a daughter or a son, yes, i have a daughter. there's been a terrible accident. i think my daughter is laying in
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a highway somewhere. >> reporter: and then an unexpected and more frightening turn. >> then his demeanor changed. now you wait a minute. >> she was white as a ghost. >> we have her at gunpoint and we're going to kill her if you don't give me $1700. >> reporter: they were on the receiving end in the latest technique of a low tech phone scam. con artists claiming to have kidnapped a loved one to make you pay up. 25 million americans lose more than $2.5 billion to fraud each year. and phone scams, which account for a big chunk of that have been surprisingly successful for decades. doug of the aarp has interviewed dozens of con artists. >> we and the same we, the strategy for defrauding people? get them under the ether, you're no longer acting racial ining t
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emotionally. >> reporter: their daughter is fine, by the way. but very angry. >> who are you to do this to my mother? >> reporter: for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, tooelgts seattle. >> she has a right to be upset there. and "pop news" and weather coming up. robin has the morning menu in the social square. >> here's a look what you can expect on "gma." in "pop news," what you should never wear. and this, a big no-no. can you be too healthy? the new warnings about a dangerous obsession. barbara and robert are here live for the final of the shark versus shark showdown. i feel like james brown, you know how he got his coat? that and a whole lot more coming up here on "gma" in times square. look at that. oh, no! ♪
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for a royal encounter. they are set to visit both new york and washington. they land here on december 7th. >> duly noted. >> and it's all over the paper this is morning. >> i'll be wearing my skirt suit. >> got it out right now, folks. >> you have not stood up yet during the show. >> right. it's -- today it's a kilt. >> that's totally code. you're all good. >> yes. >> "zoolander" 2 got more ridiculously good-looking. penelope cruz signed on. and ben stiller as derrick zoolander. and jennifer aniston's guy, justin thor row is writing the script. and no word on if will ferrell or owen wilson will return. we know it takes place ten years after the original in europe and hopefully has a lot of blue steel.
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something that dan harris may know something about. >> look at that. >> dan. go ahead, yes. >> you know what? i can only do it when i'm next to michael. he adds a little bit of intimidation factor, which on my own i cannot produce. >> robin, can you show -- you were just doing it. >> just admiring dan. >> yeah. >> the word admiring is not quite the right word. she was mocking? >> no, never. never, no. >> and then finally, dan, david, robin. your mission, should you choose to accept it, to swipe whatever you can get your little paws on. we're talking ransacking racc n raccoons. we have conniving kitties. watch this, work so hard to go fish. and that. and there's also sneaky sea gulls out there. smart seagulls, i like to say. they know what they want.
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god choice. >> doritos or cheeto? >> and monkeys who feel the need to steal a hub cap. >> wait, wait, wait. this is from the '70s. where did you find this video? >> where are you going with all this? >> we don't have vending machines like that anymore. >> i just like these little -- i spent last night editing together. i thought it was cute. >> this one from 1973. a raccoon. >> is still on the loose. back to you. that's "pop news." thank you for having me. >> another great week of "pop news." >> thank you. >> thank you. and the "morning stir" is coming up. first ginger with another check of the weather. and we have a wild -- hold on, i heard there's going to be a game this weekend. it's at yankee stadium. it is between lafayette on my right and lehigh on my left. trying to keep the peace between the two. and things will be becoming more mild through the weekend.
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but a place that's not mild is my hometown in michigan. rockford, grand rapids, 28 inches of snow. a november record for the month. and freezing rain for chicago and iowa. northeast missouri. and the numbers, they're >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the bay area forecast. patchy fog this morning and flight arrival delays at sfo so check ahead. dry. limited sunshine. the last storm is tonight. law tomorrow. brighter and dry on sunday. warmer next week. 50's along the coast. the rest of us are in the low-to-mid 60's. tonight with the rain we are mainly low-to-mid 50's. saturday afternoon and sunday we will be dry. this is a big college football crowd. you wanted to say something. >> go hogs!
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>> go hogs. all right, let's get inside. >> i thought she was saying go home. >> and this woman, she's turning 50 behind us. wave to her -- >> she looks great. >> her daughter, saying my mom is 50 young today. >> 50 years young. >> and my best friend is turning 21. >> best friend. so we wanted to get to the "morning stir." an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. it's orthorexia and can debt dangerous. mara schiavocampo has one woman's story. >> reporter: jenny victor is so fixated on cooking a perfectly healthy meal, doctors are calling her precision dangerous and potentially life-threatening. in the past six years, her compulsive attention to every morsel has morph into a full-blown eating disorder. orthorexiaer in volunteer is a, a sick sags with righteous eating. >> any time anyone goes from
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eating a variety of foods to restricted foods, it has the potential to become unhealthy. there can be deficiencies in micronutrients, vitamins, minerals. >> it's not about losing weight or restricting myself. >> reporter: it's taken a toll on her body. jenny as adegreeal fatigue and an underactive thyroid. the 22-year-old often orders in dinner because the kitchen has become a battle ground. >> cooking with her or around her is simply an anxious-type of experience. >> i'm not very nice in the kitchen. >> no, she's not. >> reporter: jenny says she's slowly trying to stop demonizing food. and since filming, she's made major progress and is now free of her old eating ways. >> i know that i can do this. and i think just having that strength and knowing that i can if i try hard enough, is enough
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to push me to succeed. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> all right, mara, thank you. this is comfy over here. >> who needs a $195 million house? >> we got it in times square. >> can we get this revolving? >> it is our "gma" shark tank board room. ready for the grand finale of the shark versus shark showdown. for the first time ever, the hosts have been facing off on "gma." let's take a look back at how they got here. they entered "gma's" times square arena for a mission, to rise to the top in our epic shark versus shark showdown. barbara kork ran's fine-tuned selling strategy and party atmosphere helped her edge out daymond john. and it was a double decker dual. in round two, it was robert
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herjavec's competitive pricing and wiley use of clowns and puppies that led to a landslide victory against kevin o'leary. >> forget the pizza. >> in the food truck face off. the stage is set. all bets are off, and only one can be champion. their challenge? unknown. "gma's" ultimate shark versus shark final begins live right now. so -- >> intense. >> shall we? >> let's do it. >> let's bring them out. barbara and robert. please enter the shark tank. >> let's go, guys. >> congratulations to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> are you nervous? >> no. >> like it when the tables are turned? >> all right, so you guys know that this isn't over yet, okay? you have done great. you have got tten to this point. but one more challenge, correct? >> one more big challenge. >> the instructions?
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>> the instructions are outside -- there's a caffy -- coffee, i need some. see who can sell the most coffee. >> not over yet. go out here first, the props department created a table. and there are things you can choose that will hopefully attract more customers. you decide what those things are, who will bring in the most money. >> five items each you get to pick. why do you think you made the final? why do you think you're this close? >> i'm a woman with high iq and women try hard. i'm going to beat him today. >> robert? >> i'm good enough, i'm strong enough and barbara's weak enough. >> well, let the trash-talking agai begin. >> are you ready? >> yes. >> go out, get your five props. >> five items that will help them sell the most coffee. >> i don't want to miss
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anything -- >> help them in no way. >> so they're going to pick their items and we'll come back to them in the last half hour to see how they're doing. >> the props department had some fun with that one, i think. in the meantime, check in with the sharks. but i'm excited for today's version of -- say it with me, improve this. today is about small spaces. and the dressing rooms and offices at "gma," they're, how do i say this? well-loved. well-used. but one by one, our friend, design guru jonathan designed them. this time it was a birthday present for the one, the only, robin roberts. he conquered my clutter. oh, my goodness, it's an explosion. turned drab to fab for the "gma" producers. this is amazing. and now design superstar jonathan adler is at it again, revamping robin's "gma" dress
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ing room. >> i ease into my morning and day. the key, family and friends. love having family pictures. >> i get it. and i -- i think i know who you are. i totally get it. >> who am i, jonathan? >> you want a place that's kind of a retreat and needs to be calm and zen. i totally get it. i just think that you are chic and glamorous. what i see here is a space that needs -- needs to be, like, very calm. i get it. but i want a little glamour. >> reporter: the first tip for adding glam to make a small space feel glam. add height with floor to ceiling drapes. >> keep it mono chromatic, low key, add textures. >> reporter: covering the walls in grass cloth wall paper. and she will forget the formy ka once it's covered with stick on wall paper. feels like a great psy size.
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rescue, recycle, reinvent. shutter? >> table. >> no, table. tip number three, think outside the box. i used a $10 flee market shutter and these good legs. everybody loves good legs. >> absolutely. >> reporter: you like this leg? a little beefy, fabulous, or long and lean? >> i like long and lean. >> reporter: to create a totally terrific table. >> this would be nice to have a sitting area. >> reporter: and finally seating is key. so create your own by covering the fabric. >> i want to make this a reflection of you. 100% you. but crank up the glamour and bring you gorgeous lighting. >> crank it up. i'm excited. >> me too. >> work your magic. >> reporter: all right, so we're upstairs now, robin and i. happy birthday from all of us and jonathan adler. >> my goodness. >> isn't it beautiful?
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>> that manamaste. >> the zen. >> i can't wait to see how he did everything. a big change. >> i love this. come over here and look. >> thank you. >> by the window. if this was just kind of useless space. and now it's this wonderful little -- we have it in all of our rooms. it's formy ka, but you have made the dated fixtures disappear. >> i wanted to channel you, you are gorgeous and glamorous and sparkle. and create a zen space with a little bit of sparkle. there's brassment wills, live elements, brass to center you. >> is that wall -- i'm sorry. >> adds texture and there's a little bit of shimmer. you use metallics for a reason. >> shimmer. like neutrals, a little bit of sparkle like you. it needed to capture your spirit. >> but these were drab drawers and everything.
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just what you put on it makes it look so rich. it's inexpensive what you did. >> i wanted to keep it neutral. has a totally zen vibe. >> the handles -- >> yes. >> this is the contact paper, correct? >> totes. >> totes. >> formy kica, it's a sticker. and decluttering makes a difference. not saying you did -- >> i did. kept the airplane -- >> everything is here, but it's decluttered and ordered. keep it this way. >> i will. >> won't touch a thing. happy birthday, robin roberts. >> happy birthday. >> to see how we built this cute little rescue, reinvented. >> you built this? >> go to our website, and we'll be right back.
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good morning, i'm kristen sze. a man who pretended to be a san jose high school student is in jail accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old multiple times. milpitas police say the 28-year-old met the victim on the internet through a social networking site. the teen was tricked into believing his false identity. he later assaulted the victim repeatedly in a milpitas home over an extended period of time. how is your friday morning commute? leyla gulen, what do you think? >> it's a little spoiled on the eastern span of the bay bridge because of an earlier stalled big rig right at treasure island. we're at 14 miles per hour as you leave san francisco. once you pass treasure island, you are on your way there. as we take you on the northbound side of 101 at oakland road, there's a report of heavy smoke coming up from the freeway, so
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the north bay by 7:00. some drizzle along the coast and san francisco this evening. some light to moderate rain ♪ ♪ bang, bang into the room ♪ bang, bang all over you i cannot help but think of you, ginger, every time i hear ariana grande. i hope you were with us for halloween. hey, nice, good to have you back here from new orleans. i love the tunes. he gets everyone involved. >> tgif. and the big moment is here. time to kick off the finale in the shark v shark showdown. barbara, hungry for the win. you have an air horn. means something big is going to happen. >> absolutely. usually don't let me handle heavy machinery like an air horn. they have chosen their props. not sure of the logic. are we ready to start, everybody? give them the countdown? three, two, one.
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>> all right, $2 coffee. $2 coffee. get your money out. who wants a coffee? >> she's going at it. how can you say no to that? >> barbara's coffee is poison. >> we'll be checking in as robert and barbara, very soon, to see how they are doing. because they are both extremely competitive. but back here inside, we to want talk to david. he's been filling in great for george. george is on assignment. you have "world news" tonight. >> a little double duty. but tonight, searching your family roots. so many people want to do this. derrick jeter, sally field. we get surprised this evening. and even me, he shows up at the news desk with extraordinary tales about our family history. generations before us. where we came from, how we got to america. it's really stunning. >> just seeing the reaction shots. >> i couldn't believe it. i knew in researching the story.
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but i had no idea what he was about to present me with. >> he goes back far. >> he does. >> and the surprise that tina fey had about something here in new york city that she'd been past several times -- >> no idea. >> yeah. >> that's a tease. great. we'll be watching. >> absolutely. >> i love coming in. see you monday. >> we love tony reali, he's in the social square with the this morning's special feed. tony, what's up? >> good morning. starting off with this -- this nearly broke twitter overnight. #cutestselfieever. it was going only in one direction with the star-studded selfie. all the guys from one direction. and jimmy kimmel. adorable babies, puppies. even a unicorn pony. and guillermo. it's been retweeted 30,000 times overnight. and on the big screen, i'm sure it's been in your feed for the last couple days. #popupsanta. it's a viral sensation. when you click you see pictures of people getting gifts at
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vending machines like these at kiosks around the country. even bikes. take a look at the faces when they are surprised with hats and sweaters and the great red bikes. i love the way they look. popup santa has hit times square. we're going to brave the elements. let's go, who's with me? hello. got some engineers in the house. what do you think we have inside here? >> you want a coffee? no, give me that money. >> kennedy is with us. she's from houston, texas, and now living in the netherlands. our special assistant. can you open the popup santa door, kennedy? what do you think is this? you know this guy? santa's got some more surprises for the crowd. take a look, though. some members of our audience braving the cold. i have a coupon right here, are going to take home some of these babies. these red bikes right here. remember -- you are going to have to work out a little bit to work up a sweat to get warm
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today. these red bikes. action family, spreading the joy of the season. all part of abc family's 25 days of christmas programming event. you can see holiday shows all month long starting december 1st. >> please. i want to do some christmas shopping right here. thank you so much. robin, i got your present right here. it's your size too. >> i love it. it's perfect, it's perfect, tony. >> yeah. and you saw robert, he was up there trying to sell coffee. all that. >> you know stars are born at disney innovation day. where cutting edge companies come to show off their state of the art inventions. ten startups go head to head,
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hoping their product will be picked up by investors. abc's becky worley is the perfect one to tell us more. >> reporter: robotic toys, the monster to help your kids do chores and a personalized play book for parents. this is disney invasion day. >> i'm bob iger. welcome to demo day. >> reporter: think "shark tank" meets a talent show with a technology twist. this is a ball that's controlled by a phone. >> that's sphiro, the robot ball controlled by your smartphone. >> reporter: we're done here. disney hand-picked ten unique startups poised to go big. >> brings in some of the best minds we could find. >> it was just so unbelievably energizing. >> reporter: best friends are part of the team that run twig tale. personalized books and soon an app designed to ease kids through tough transitions. the first day of school or becoming a big sister. >> it's a personalized parenting play book disguised as an engaging, effective children's book. >> reporter: it grew from there. >> we'll be able to hover over a
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photo of daddy in a separatiacs anxiety book and be connected to a video message from him on a military base thousands of miles away. >> reporter: what did you put on the line to be here? >> well, our husbands not leaving us is the first. >> and fortunately we have the books created to do this. we have a separation anxiety book. >> reporter: the stakes are high. presenting to potential investors with the money to transform their business. for the investors in the audience, will they bite? >> if i had the chance four months ago, i would have liked to have put money in all ten of them. >> reporter: giving them the chance to go big with a little touch of disney magic. for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, los angeles. >> i wish i had that gene. some people can do those things. >> absolutely. >> boy, gosh, that innovation day at disney. >> what an opportunity. >> i love that, a little disney magic. helps us out too now and then. >> let's get outside, final check with ginger.
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>> i hate saying this in some ways, but i love saying it too. five weeks until christmas. get the letters into santa. and we are happy to be partnering with macy's on the annual believe campaign. helping grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. i got a chance to spend time where with a great bunch of kids who are doing their part to make a difference. >> dear santa. >> dear santa. >> reporter: these second graders at new york's school are asking for the things -- from the high-tech -- >> dear santa, i wish you could bring me an ipad. >> reporter: to the furry. >> a guinea pig. >> i asked for a dog. a big dog. >> reporter: to out of this world. >> to a microdrone with a camera. >> reporter: that's right, he said drone, like one of these things. whoa. who would you spy on first? >> my neighbor. >> reporter: yeah. the letters are more than funny, they're also helping grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical
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conditions. it works like this. between now and december 24th, macy's will donate $1 up to $1 million to make-a-wish for every letter dropped at a box at a macy's store. and letters submitted online will also count toward the donation. >> dear santa -- >> reporter: second grader luca, this macy's letter writing campaign has special meaning. two years ago his younger sister, sophia was diagnosed with lieu keep leukemia. >> this christmas i wish my sister gets all better. i wish that because she is sick. >> reporter: now they are working with make-a-wish to fulfill her dream. i hear you have a wish of your own. >> swim the dolphins at hawaii. >> reporter: you want to swim with lots of dolphins? >> lots of dolphins. >> reporter: yeah. for sophia, and for luca and for
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all of these second graders the message this holiday season is clear. it's time to believe. >> you've got to believe. >> oh, they are just the sweetness. i'm here with the letters. the "gma" elves will deliver them to a macy's near us. that will help grant those wishes to kids with life-threatening conditions. and macy's also donating $1 for every stamped letter to santa. you can do it online. and find out more, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to find out more. and it is chilly out here, isn't it? it is feeling like the holidays. and we wanted to talk about what's going to happen once you start to warm it up. it is going to warm up through the weekend. let's talk about the forecast. remember, 70 to 85 inches of snow that fell around buffalo. now they have a flood watch, sunday through wednesday. because not only will you warm up, but see rain by monday. 3:00 a.m., some heavier rain. not a ton, but put that together with the warmth, and we have a
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problem. severe storms possible along the gulf coast this weekend. >> good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco, in need for umbrella. fog this morning. clouds this afternoon. mid-50's at coast. the rest of us in low-to-mid 50's. through noon tom you will need the umbrella. next week, sun a >> all that weather brought to you by swiffer. and we are so excited. the american music awards are this sunday. oh, i have a seller here. i don't have any cash on me, barbara. we'll get there. she steals from me. our friend pitbull is hosting and performing at the amas language with big performances from j.lo, iggy azalea, ariana grande. and john legend, katy perry, pharrell williams. and that is a show, my friends. and we'll bring you the behind the scenes fun brought to you by
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our sponsor, kohls. and pitbull will be here monday. we love when he's here. tune in for the biggest music party of the year sunday, 8:00/7:00 central on abc. hey, coming up, barbara's going to be -- it's the shark versus shark finale, the winner. ♪
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back on a friday morning. and now to two men who came together to break boundaries and defy the odds. one of them becoming the first african-american principal of beverly hills high school. their inspiring story is now a book, "where a man stands." and cameron mathison has more. >> reporter: as a kid in privileged beverly hills, stephen fenton loved basketball. so did carter paysinger in south central l.a. privilege was a foreign word. but that changed when carter's mom arranged enrollment for her teenage son in mostly white beverly hills high school. >> i had to prove to everybody that i belonged. >> reporter: he did.
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so impressive in sports after college that he was hired by bef beverly hills high school as a coach, a teacher and a mentor for local students like steven fenton. what do you remember about steven? >> an intense, determined, passionate young kid who wanted to prove that he belonged. that reminded me of me. >> reporter: nearly 20 years later, they not only stayed friends, but steven joined the school board and convinced other members that carter should be principal of beverly hills high. >> the best thing for the school was for carter to lead it.
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carter an i, two ordinary people, willing to do something extraordinary. >> i know people that know you guys, call you guys a multi racial romance. >> we're generations apart. we're still so much alike. >> i'm so proud of him. >> he made it happen. >> well, we made it happen. >> we made it happen. >> for "good morning america," cameron mathison, abc news, beverly hills. >> this, incredible story. >> coming up near, nickelback and which shark will win. come on back. in?
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oh, this is a big morning. they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide. billboard crowned them the top rock group of the decade.
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nickelback. we're about to hear ya'll play from your lawsuitest cd. the latest one that just came out. soaring to the top five on itunes. "no fixed address" is the name. there's a reason. you did not do this one in a studio. >> no, we didn't. it was fun to not be stuck in one place for six or seven months in a row. it was nice to be able to record this all over the world and hence the title, "no fixed address." >> i know you say every time in the studio, it's about making your fans happy. let's get happy with "what are you waiting for." ♪ are you waiting on a lightning strike ♪ ♪ are you waiting for the perfect night ♪ ♪ are you waiting till the time is right ♪ ♪ what are you waiting for ♪ don't you wanna learn to deal with fear ♪ ♪ don't you wanna take the wheel and steer ♪ ♪ don't you wait another minute here ♪ ♪ what are you waiting for
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♪ you only living once so tell me what are you, what are you waiting for ♪ ♪ you know you gotta give it your all ♪ ♪ and don't you be afraid if you fall ♪ ♪ you only living once so tell me what are you, what are you waiting for ♪ ♪ tell me what you're waiting for ♪ ♪ show me what you're aiming for ♪ ♪ show me what you're aiming for ♪ ♪ what you're gonna say before ♪ what you're gonna say before ♪ so what you really waiting for ♪ ♪ so what you really waiting for ♪ ♪ tell me what you're waiting for ♪ ♪ tell me what you're waiting for ♪ ♪ show me what you're in it for ♪ ♪ show me what you're in it for ♪ ♪ what you gonna save it for ♪ what you gonna save it for ♪ so what you really waiting for ♪ ♪ everybody's gonna make mistakes but everybody's got a choice to make ♪ ♪ everybody needs a leap of faith ♪ ♪ when are you taking yours ♪ what are you waiting for ♪ got to go and reach for the top ♪
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♪ believe in every dream that you got ♪ ♪ you're only living once so tell me what are you, what are you waiting for ♪ ♪ you know you've got to give it your all ♪ ♪ and don't you be afraid if you fall ♪ ♪ you're only living once so tell me what are you, what are you waiting for ♪ ♪ gotta go and reach for the top ♪ ♪ what are you waiting for ♪ believe in every dream that you got ♪ ♪ what are you, what are you waiting for ♪ ♪ you know you got that give it your all ♪ ♪ what are you -- what are you waiting for ♪ ♪ you're only living once so tell me what are you, what are you waiting for ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ]
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♪ ♪ it's the final countdown all right. time to crown the winner of our shark versus shark competition. >> robert. >> 374. >> what we got. what do you have? >> 276. >> 276. >> no! >> yeah! >> it's going to be okay. >> she's down, she's down. we want to thank --
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>> oh, no. oh, no. >> we want to thank copa cabana espresso coffee for helping us out this morning. >> everybody, big thank you. "shark tank" airing tonight, 9:00 eastern. >> and thank you d.j. rob nice. d.j. in the house. see you on world news tonight. have a great weekend, everybody. have a great weekend, everybody. a broader mix of energies, world needs which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal.
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and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go.
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good morning, i'm kristen sze. enjoy the dry weather now because the wet weather is making a comeback, mike. >> don't put that umbrella too far away, keep it handy because you'll need it starting tonight after 7:00. we still have some fog to contend with in the north bay and east bay valleys. that will start lifting but when it does the high and midlevel clouds will roll in. i think it will be dry during the daylight hours but come 7:00 light rain in the north bay and drizzle along the coast and san francisco. about a 10th tohird in the lower elevations. we have a big accident here in foster city just off of the san mateo bridge and it's blocking a couple of lanes. it's westbound on highway 92 right at edgewater boulevard.
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the rest of the bridge moving along just fine. >> thank you. join us for the midday announcer: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, comedy or drama, she does it all, actress kate walsh. and from the series, "sophia the first," anna camp. and kelly picks up a family favorite on today's "superstar thanksgiving secrets reveal week." ll next on "live." now, here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪

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