good morning, america. breaking news for our viewers in the west. michael flynn, president trump's former national security adviser charged by the special counsel in connection with the russia investigation. not guilty. the stunning verdict in that high-profile case involving an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed a young woman in san francisco. now acquitted of murder. her death a rallying cry for president trump on the campaign trail. >> we're going to shut down the sanctuary cities. overnight president trump calling the verdict disgraceful. what her family is saying this morning. nfl star and a new lawsuit. accusing this philadelphia eagles player of seducing another man's wife. the scorned husband claiming alienation of affection, demanding $50,000. could you be sued for the same

thing? ♪ i'm coming out >> in their big debut brand-new images of prince harry and meghan markle at their first official event since their engagement. the soon-to-be american princess beaming next to her fiance. fans screaming in excitement as the world prepares for the next royal wedding. ♪ i'm coming out i want the world to know got to let it show ♪ >> happy friday. yay. good morning, america, and take a look at those new images again. prince harry, meghan markle making their first official appearance together since announcing their engagement. the crowd going wild. >> the crowd was going wild. they were screaming, hi, harry, hi, meghan. that's what we would do if they were here too. but they say she's a whole new kind of royal. first that breaking news for our viewers in the west. michael flynn now charged in connection with the russia investigation. president trump's former national security adviser accused of making false statements to the fbi.

i want to go right to our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas for the latest. pierre, we expect to see general flynn in court in the next hour or so, expected to plead guilty. this is a major development. >> reporter: yes, it is, george. the special counsel has filed a criminal information against former national security adviser michael flynn, charging, as you said, that he lied to the fbi about his contacts with the russian ambassador. a hearing has been scheduled at 10:30 at federal district court here in washington where we expect that flynn will plead guilty. special counsel bob mueller says that these alleged lies took place while flynn was in office just days after the trump administration was in place. the conversation with the russian ambassador involved requests that the u.s. impose sanctions against that country for meddling in the u.s. election. we understand he's been photographed, fingerprinted by the fbi, in essence booked, george. >> they concern conversations that mr. flynn was having with the russian ambassador during

the transition when he was designated to be the national security adviser, sanctions imposed by the obama administration after the russian intere interference in our election are what at's issue. >> exactly george. what flynn apparently did not know is that the u.s. monitors the conversations of the russian ambassadors, apparently picked up this conversation. when the fbi went and interviewed him after he was in office, they knew precisely what the conversation was about and according to the fbi he lied when they talked to him. >> flynn was eventually fired by the president after they realized that he had lied to top officials. i want to bring in our chief white house correspondent jon karl for more on that. let's get more on general flynn. he was the head of the defense intelligence agency, fired by barack obama and then became a major campaign adviser and surrogate for candidate trump and designated to be his national security adviser. >> reporter: major figure during the transition and only served as national security adviser, george, for 24 days. ultimately fired because he lied to the vice president for the

very thing that he is now being charged with lying to the fbi about. and george, i've got to tell you, when you rewind, this is about a conversation he had with the ambassador, the russian ambassador on the day that the obama administration imposed sanctions on russia for meddling in the election, ex spelling diplomats. i remember vividly talking to sean spicer when this news broke and him telling me in this conversation flynn and the ambassador never talked about those sanctions that had been imposed just hours before the conversation, didn't find it believable then and of course now it turns out it was entirely untrue. >> the conversation, we'll learn more as we learn more about the flynn plea but one of the things at issue would be was flynn signaling to the russians that when president trump -- when mr. trump becomes president they will go easier on the sanctions. >> reporter: exactly. the denial was that the issue came up at all.

they denied there was an offer to go easy. but george, what's interesting to me is what is not in this indictment. flynn also, it was revealed some time after that, that he had earned more than $500,000 for lobbying work on behalf of the turkish government. he hadn't disclosed any of it. much of that work was done while he was a campaign adviser for then candidate donald trump. none of that is mentioned, the failure to disclose that. >> i want to bring that to our chief investigative correspondent brian ross. that could be quite significant, brian, because it would lead you to believe that general flynn gave an awful lot of information to the special counsel, robert mueller, in return because this is such a narrow charge right there and of course this could be significant because we know that according to james comey, the former fbi director, president trump had pulled him aside and asked him to go easy on michael flynn. >> exactly right, george. this is quite a deal for general flynn. his son was not charged at all and thought he might have been charged. and the big question now is,

what did general flynn tell mueller's people he would be prepared to testify. there's a clear implication here that they're building a case of obstruction against president trump because of those comments he made to the fbi director comey. did he fire comey because of these developments. >> right. remember, this is an indictment of a man who was national security adviser to the president of the united states, generally someone like prosecutor mueller, speci woulda deal like this if they could get incriminating information on someone higher up, in this case the president, the vice president, the attorney general, maybe the president's son. >> absolutely. he clearly gave mueller information he's prepared to testify against the president. >> one of the things we have learned, jon karl, over the course of the last several months as mueller has been working is that despite the initial denials, you referred to sean spicer earlier, that there were no contacts at all with the russians. we now know of 30 contacts and you have to connect that with

the earlier indictments of paul manafort and john gates. >> was there any collusion between anybody in the trump campaign or associated with the trump campaign and those russian efforts to interfere with the election. >> we're going to stay with this all morning long but we turn to that controversial verdict in san francisco in the shooting death of kate steinle. >> reporter: after six days deliberating, the jury found jose ines garcia zarate not guilty of murder or manslaughter. >> we believe the verdict is a correct and accurate reflection of the law. >> reporter: kate steinle was 32, walking along san francisco's waterfront in 2015 with her father when she was shot. >> she loved life and the people in it and she loved us and we miss her greatly. >> reporter: in a 2015 jailhouse interview garcia zarate admitted shooting steinle. >> did you shoot kate steinle,

the lady who was down on pier 14? >> yes. >> reporter: but claimed he found that gun and, when he picked it up, it fired. accident or intentional the case supercharged the presidential election's debate over illegal immigration. garcia zarate was a convicted felon, previously deported five times. >> we're going to shut down the sanctuary cities have that led to preventible deaths of so, so many. >> reporter: just before the shooting garcia zarate was in jail on drug charges, but those charges were dropped and san francisco officials set him free ignoring a federal i.c.e. request to hold him. overnight the agency said this tragedy could have been prevented if san francisco had simply turned the alien over instead of releasing him back onto the streets. >> from day one this case was used as a means to foment hate, foment division and foment mass deportation.

>> reporter: steinle's father told the san francisco chronicle the verdict came as a shock, saying justice was rendered but it was not served. president trump tweeting too calling the verdict disgraceful. garcia zarate was convicted on a minor weapons charge and for that he could face jail time. after that i.c.e. officials say they will try to deport him again. george. >> he is not likely to be in this country long. clayton sandell. thank you very much. over to robin. new fallout on capitol hill over those sexual harassment allegations. calls are growing for representative john conyers to step down as he faces multiple accusations and a house ethics probe. nancy pelosi doing an about face now saying he needs to go. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce has more there in washington. good morning, mary. >> reporter: robin, good

morning. well, john conyers remains hospitalized this morning with stress-related illness, a clear sign that this controversy is taking a toll on the 88-year-old congressman as the drumbeat for his resignation is growing louder. in a rare move of bipartisanship, this morning leaders on both sides of the aisle are calling for congressman john conyers to go. >> i think he should resign. he should resign immediately. >> congressman conyers should resign. >> reporter: but the congressman's lawyer says he's not going anywhere. >> it is not up to nancy pelosi. nancy pelosi did not elect the congressman. and she sure as hell won't be the one to tell the congressman to leave. >> reporter: the powerful former chair of the congressional black caucus says he's made the case to conyers in person. >> he's given us over 50 years of service, but this is not going to get any better. in fact, i can see it getting worse. >> reporter: conyers denies all allegations of misconduct but admits paying one former staffer a $27,000 settlement. now, congress has secretly paid out $17 million to settle workplace complaints and we've now learned of a big payout for claims against disgraced former

congressman eric massa. close to $100,000 in taxpayer money paid to two male staffers. it's the largest known settlement of its kind for misconduct by a single lawmaker. robin. >> we've been hearing a lot from conyers' lawyer asking why there aren't calls for democratic senator al franken to resign now that more women have come forward accusing him of sexual misconduct. what are you hearing from senators? >> reporter: i talked to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who feel the allegations against al franken should continue to be investigated by the ethics committee, but they are calling for a swift review. now, some do note that the allegations against franken are very different and that unlike conyers, franken has apologized. >> true, all right, thank you, mary. we get the latest on matt lauer facing new sexual misconduct accusations after being fired by nbc. as the network faces questions about what they knew. abc's linsey davis has that story. >> reporter: questions continue to swirl about who knew what and when. we're hearing from matt lauer's

first wife married to him in the '80s, telling entertainment tonight that she supports him 100% and says she called lauer last week to tell him a reporter showed up at her door and said some things were going to be coming out and that he said none of it was true. one week later, of course, those allegations came out and he was terminated. now we're starting to see the first images emerging of the former "today show" host in photos by dailymail.com leaving his $33 million estate on long island, new york. as many as six women have come forward with allegations by lauer. one alleges she was summoned to his office for sex. another claims that he exposed himself and others accuse him of making lewd inappropriate comments. nbc unequivocally denies any knowledge of complaints against lauer prior to monday and jeff zuck zucker, the former president who led the "today" show when he was just 26 years old had this to say. >> obviously i've known matt for 25 years.

and i didn't know this man. >> in a statement released thursday morning lauer said there are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain i have caused others by words and actions. to the people i have hurt, i am truly sorry. he added some of what is being said about me is untrue or being mischaracterized but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. as of last night it appeared all of his social media accounts had been deleted. >> in that statement some hints of what mat's going to be doing now. >> he says very clearly repairing the damage will be his full time job. >> linsey davis, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. now to a new record-braking moment on the stock market. the dow closing above 24,000 points for the first time ever and this comes as republicans try to pass their tax plan. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here to break it all down for us. what does it mean for everybody, rebecca? >> for those who have an account like a 401(k) it means you're doing quite well. this is the biggest one-day gain of 2017. just 30 trading sessions after

surpassing the 23,000 mark, the dow closing above 24,000 for the first time ever. thanks to optimism about planned republican tax cuts. since trump's election last november, we have hit six of these new thousand-point milestones. so what's really getting things higher here? consumers, we're spending more and feeling more confident about the economy. remember, the black friday sales weekend. second, the major factor is potential for tax reform. many companies have said they will pass those savings to shareholders in the form of stock buybacks and dividends which is good news if you own stocks. about half of americans do. but not necessarily, michael, if you are waiting on a raise. >> if you're waiting on a race you're -- well, okay. well, where do things go from here? everybody is excited about it hitting 24,000. where does it go from here? >> if you look at that typical 401(k) right now, this year so far it's up about $16,000. we've now seen this bull market in stocks, that is stocks rising

without any significant drops, go on for almost nine years. some are going to say, well, what goes up must eventually come down. what happens next in the near term really depends on this tax plan and does it get passed. >> so much is hinging on that tax plan. >> yeah. >> has been an extraordinary run. >> oh, yeah, it has. >> we're not done. more this morning. those new images. prince harry, meghan markle making their first official appearance together since announcing their engagement marking world aids day with charity event in nottingham, a cause important to both of them and abc's terry moran is there. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, michael. what a special day for the people here in nottingham and for this young couple who all of britain seems to have taken into their hearts. what a day for meghan markle as she leaves behind her career as a professional actress and takes her first step into her new role, the role of a lifetime. prince harry and meghan markle were greeted with huge cheers as they emerged from their suv. the crowds are really excited to

get their first glimpse of this royal couple on their first official public engagement to commemorate world aids day followed by a visit to a local school. >> there's something both glamorous and sweet about them and the crowd is responding with this pop star atmosphere for this american royal bride to be meeting her people for the first time. they began working the line together but soon struck out on their own. megan wearing a navy blue coat and a big smile greeting the old and young alike, accepting flowers from one woman. the couple being married at windsor castle told the bbc they're excited to start working together. >> i know the fact that she'll be really unbelievably good at the job part of it as well is obviously a huge relief to me because she'll be able to deal with everything else that comes with it but we're a fantastic team. we know we are. >> her and harry together have the ability to be a tour de force on the world stage.

>> reporter: the team is still inside there right now and this city very close to harry. he's been coming up here quite often, quite often privately to work with at-risk kids and of course on world aids day a cause so close to his mom, princess diana. michael. >> terry, we know that meghan's been an outspoken human rights advocate. do we expect to see her at any events in the future? >> reporter: absolutely. this is something that they say if you remember in that interview that brought them together. their shared passion for making change for the better in the world. she has walked that walk as an actress using her success to be a woman's advocate for the united nations, to work with world vision canada. this is part of who she is and part of who he is as well. guys. >> all right, thank you, terry. using her influence for good. >> yeah, and they seem so comfortable. wonderful to see. >> already. i love it. fitting into the role well. much more on the royal couple coming up and hearing from people who knew meghan markle when she younger and that's all

coming up a little later in the show, george. >> that's right. now we've got to go to ginger. big cold blast coming. >> oh, you guys have no idea. a week from today it is going to start and it is going to really feel like december but today is the first day of meteorological winter and feels it in stevens pass, washington, up to a foot of snow in just 48 hours but we've been in this zonal flow so mild for the next few days, serious arctic air by the end of next week and next weekend. the chilly cities brought to you by burlington. i'm abc7 news meteorologist

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♪ ♪ yeah all for you ♪ i would be running through the jungle just for you ♪ >> welcome back to "gma." and that is the very talented selena gomez performing her new hit "wolves" at the american music awards. >> that's right. last night she accepted a huge honor named billboard's woman of the year and gave an emotional speech, thanking the friend who helped save her life for the kidney donation. a lot more on that coming up. >> what a comeback. >> tremendous, tremendous. also the gop is facing a crucial vote on their tax plan expected this morning after a setback on thursday. republicans are trying to convince hold-out senators to get on board. president trump wants to pass the plan before christmas. and a scary moment here in the east coast, a rare 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit

delaware on thursday. it was felt from maryland all the way here to new york and thankfully there have been no reports of injuries or damage. >> just a little earthquake. a little one. right now we move on to the latest powerful man brought down by accusations of sexual misconduct, music mogul russell simmons. there he is. stepping down from his companies after a second woman spoke out. amy, you have the details. >> that's right. this new allegation comes from a screen writer that says simmons offered her a ride back home in 1991 but wound up at his place where she says she was coerced into having sex. this morning russell simmons stepping away from his businesses amid allegations of sexual misconduct. simmons known as the ceo of hip-hop after starting def jam records in the '80s and producing and starring in reality television. >> the show you told me over the phone? >> yeah, "rock tricks." >> reporter: under fire after screenwriter jenny lumet who wrote "the mummy." >> you saw that, right? >> her father is sidney lumet shared an encounter saying he

offered her a ride home before the car doors locked and allegedly took her to his own apartment where they had a sexual encounter she says was not consensual. lumet writing, i didn't know if the situation would turn violent. i remember thinking i must be crazy. i remember hoping that the russell i knew would return at any moment. simmons releasing a statement in response saying while her memory of that evening is very different from mine, it is now clear to me that her feelings of fear and intimidation are real. while i have never been violent i have been thoughtless and insensitive in some of my relationships over many decades and i sincerely apologize. after keri claussen khalighi told the "l.a. times" about an encounter with simmons and brett ratner. >> she alleges they went out to dinner and afterwards was invited to go back to simmons' residence in new york to watch a music video. seems to me alleges that russell

simmons sexual assaulted her, and when she asked brett radner for help to intervene, he did not do so. russell simmons has denied these accusations. >> reporter: ratner's attorney has reportedly denied the allegation. in recent years simmons often spoke about his spiritual journey as he told dan harris last year. >> yeah, good karmic work is very critical. i mean give others what you want for yourself. you should give the happiness, the freedom, the opportunity that you want for yourself to others. >> and, again, simmons strenuously denying these allegations saying all were consensual and adding he will step aside from his businesses and commit myself to continuing my personal growth, spiritual learning, and above all to listening. >> becoming a familiar story. >> it certainly is. >> thank you, amy. now to the new video of that bellagio casino heist in las vegas. the brazen armed robber still on the run this morning and abc's nick watt has more. good morning, nick. >> reporter: the manhunt is on. vegas police last night releasing intriguing new details

and security camera footage that show just how this audacious heist went down. midafternoon a silver chevy pulls up at the bellagio and now know the car's owner is tied up in the trunk. the robber at the wheel. he's then picked up walking into the casino, a disguise of glasses, wig, hat and a bandage across his face. >> went up to the poker cage and proceeded to rob the cage and took off with an unknown amount of cash. >> reporter: even appears to wait in line, he's armed but the gun stays hidden. actor james woods who plays a vegas low life in the classic "casino" is gambling just feet away and tweeted in true poker player fashion we all were focused on the hands we were playing and nobody actually realized it was happening. could be a scene out of "oceans eleven." >> you bet big and then you take the house. >> reporter: but their plan was to hit the bellagio, mirage and mgm all at once. cash in the shopping bag the

robber breaks into a jog and brushes past an unsuspecting woman at the door and cops are called. >> white male, 40s armed with a .22 caliber handgun. >> it's too late. he is out of the building driving away. and vegas police tell us that while the robber was inside the casino the car's owner managed to pop the trunk and escape. he's been cooperating with the investigation and police recovered that getaway car but the bandit, guys, is still on the run. >> quite brazen. yeah. >> straight out of "oceans eleven." >> it is. >> nick, thank you. coming up the nfl star being accused of seducing another man's wife and facing a $50,000 lawsuit because of it. it's called alienation of affection. we'll talk about that next. come on back. of it. called alienation of affection. we'll talk about that next. come on back.

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leader of one of the nfl's best teams. >> fletcher cox comes in to get the sack. >> reporter: but this morning, philadelphia eagles defensive tackle fletcher cox sacked with a lawsuit for allegedly seducing another man's wife. >> basically ruined my life because i thought i was going to be with this woman forever. >> reporter: according to these documents filed in north carolina, the two-time pro bowler being sued for alienation of affection. 34-year-old joshua jeffords, a former sergeant in the marines, claiming his marriage to wife catherine was destroyed after she met cox on a business trip in march. >> our marriage was excellent from the moment i first saw her, i knew i was going to marry her. i thought definitely she was my soul mate. >> reporter: the lawsuit alleging an adulterous affair ensued and the two stayed in touch via snapchat and text. cox allegedly texting her i want to get you pregnant. catherine responding, we'd make some damn beautiful babies.

>> i found some pictures that he had sent to her that i found highly inappropriate. i know that she texted him after i found out and the only thing she texted was he knows. >> reporter: north carolina is only one of seven states that allows so-called alienation of affection lawsuits. in 2010, a north carolina woman won a $9 million judgment against the alleged mistress of her husband of 33 years. as for the jeffords, joshua says they split shortly after he confronted his wife over the alleged relationship. joshua says he was admitted to a treatment facility for substantial emotional distress and is seeking at least $50,000 in damages. >> he's taken about everything from me that anyone could have taken that was important to me. >> reporter: cox who signed a six-year $102 million contract last year has yet to respond to the lawsuit. josh's estranged wife catherine did not respond to our request for comment and the pair are separated.

that's according to joshua. >> as you said in the piece alienation of affection only available in, what, seven states? >> only in a handful of states and you have to prove there was love in the marriage, that the marriage was broken and the defendant in some way caused that. >> how do you prove that? >> divorce proceedings. >> there's a couple things you can do. an affair is part of that. but then there are things he can use to defend that. he can say, for example, i didn't know they were married. things like that. but you're talking about $9 million in one case. $1.4 million in another case in 2001. a million in another. >> why wouldn't he sue for more? he's suing for $50,000. >> there's been a movement to reduce the penalties from it and that might have happened here or he might be just trying to say this is my costs. this is what i feel i suffered and that's what i'll try to get but this is on the books in a couple different states. >> wow. who knew? >> in seven of them. a lot of eyeballs opened up in those states. [ laughter ] all right, thank you. coming up the emotional speech from selena gomez where

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moment from last night's billboard's women in music award. selena gomez breaking down as she accepted the award for woman of the year and diane macedo is here with more. good morning, diane. >> good morning to you all. selena gomez was in tears and so was the audience.

that award was presented to her by actress francia raisa who was her kidney donor and it was a moment so emotional selena could barely speak. >> thank you guys. to be honest, i think francia should be getting this award. because she saved my life. i'm sorry. [ applause ] >> so she's had a lot of complications with lupus over the past few years and has been open about that. that led to her needing that kidney transplant. it just so happened the luck of the draw her best friend and roommate ended up being a match. and last night, you know, she touched on some of those hard times she's been through but she was really focused on the gratitude, gratitude to francia and everybody else who has helped her through it and said i respect the platform i have so deeply because of how it's allowed her to help others in

having gone through this herself. >> i think what we all respect we loved how open she's been throughout this entire ordeal. she hasn't stopped sharing it to help other people out there. >> keep in mind, this is someone who is otherwise very private but chose to go public with her diagnosis in 2015 because she wanted to be an advocate for the disease and is clearly being open about her surgery and everything she went through and that process and now even talking about her surgical scar. she said in a recent interview with billboard that she was self-conscious about it but she says, you know what, now i look at my body, i've learned to appreciate it and she says i feel like i'm wonderfully made which is just such a beautiful thought, i think for anybody who has felt self-conscious about our body and so many have. >> it seemed like she teased us a little bit at the end of her speech. >> a lot was dedicated to women obviously because of the event and said she was very grateful to all the older women, her predecessors who inspired her and so many others to have a voice and says i don't now how i'll pay them back, perhaps with an epic album, cue thunderous

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good morning. we are coming on the air with major news in the russia investigation. president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn, you see him entering the courthouse in washington d.c. just moments ago, has pleaded guilty, guilty to charges of giving false statements to the fbi. that would suggest he is now cooperating with special counsellor robert mueller. i want to go straight to pierre thomas in washington with the latest. >> reporter: quite a fall from grace, a former three-star general, former national security adviser, a man who had been in the military 33 years pleading guilty. booked, fingerprinted and charged by the fbi, now admitting that he lied to the fbi about his contact with the

former russian ambassador concerning sanctions that were being posed by the obama administration in regard to the russians attacking the 2016 election, george. he told the fbi that he didn't recall certain things and the fbi had information that he actually had had this conversation. now he's pled guilty, george, facing up to five years. >> let's walk through the timeline right there. the conversation occurred in december 2016 after president trump had won, during the transition when general flynn was slated to be national security adviser. he had two conversations with the russian ambassador kislyak in december after president obama had imposed sanctions in retaliation for the russian intereference in our election. the suggestion here is there were discussions about easing those sanctions. we know now that flynn lied about those conversations to the fbi once he was indeed national security adviser. >> exactly, george. it's days into the administration, the trump

administration, a new administration, and the fbi comes to flynn and asks him about this conversation with the russian ambassador, and the fbi stated that he lied to them and today flynn is pleading guilty to doing just that, george. >> i want to bring in our chief white house correspondent jon karl for more. let's stick with that timeline in december and january of 2016. the white house said these conversations didn't occur in the way that was being reported. the acting attorney general at the time, sally yates, who was president obama's appointee warned the white house that he had been compromised in these conversations. >> and remember what this was. this was december 29th which was the day that the obama administration expelled a long list of russian diplomats and imposed sanctions on russia for interfering with the election. and then we learned that flynn spoke on that day, just hours after that happened, to the russian ambassador and what the white house told us when the news broke was that they didn't discuss the sanctions.

it was unbelievable then and now it turns out not to be true. flynn lied about that to the vice president, to mike pence, the vice president, and he was ultimately fired because of that lie. now we learn that he said that same lie under oath to these fbi investigators. >> jon, let me go on because what else happened in january and february that was significant was that at that time, after sally yates givers the warning to the white house, she's fired by president trump. we know then that general flynn is fired as well by president trump once the lie is revealed, and that according to james comey, the president asked the fbi director at the time to go easy on flynn. >> exactly. and george, to me the big question now is why was this indictment so narrow? he's only pleading guilty, he's only charged with lying about that conversation. but we also learned that he earned more than $500,000 in a separate -- this is a separate issue, $500,000 for lobbying

work on behalf of the turkish government that he did not disclose. he did not disclose that, another thing that he was vulnerable legally. we also know that his son, michael flynn jr., was being questioned about the special counsel. no charge of michael flynn jr. so really, george, the question here is, did he agree to testify on something else in exchange for what is a rather narrow indictment here on a single lie, one count of lying to the fbi. >> i want to bring that question to our chief investigative correspondent brian ross who's also joining us right now. this would certainly seem to suggest that michael flynn had a fair amount of information to offer the special counsel in return. >> that's right, george. he has promised full cooperation to the mueller team. he's prepared to testify. we are told by a confidante, against president trump, against members of the trump family and others in the white house. he is prepared to testify that president trump as a candidate, donald trump, ordered him, directed him to make contact with the russians which contradicts all that donald trump has said at this point.

as well we're told that flynn made the decision to cooperate only in the last 24 hours, that he is distraught about the decision but feels that he's doing the right thing for his country, that he was facing huge legal bills of more than $1 million and he said that finally he had to go ahead and do this for that reason. he expects to put his house on the market. he is facing serious financial problems. >> and jon karl, let's go back then on the importance of michael flynn right here. michael flynn, a chief foreign policy adviser to president trump, candidate trump, during the campaign. he had a relationship with him going straight through even april 2017 after he was fired. one of the reports we had seen is that president trump had asked him to stay strong in that. so the big question will be what kind of direction was he getting from president trump during the campaign perhaps about any work with the russians, what did flynn tell him about those conversations with ambassador kislyak, and hawhat did the president tell him about the fbi investigation. >> remember, george, he was the first major national security

figure to come on and support the trump campaign, big speaker at the republican convention, the third person named to the trump transition team, very major role in filling out his national security team. this is a major figure, and the question is going to be exactly what he told the president. the president actually had recommended, if you remember this, he had actually said that flynn should demand immunity before testifying before congress, so one question that had been asked here many times and never emphatically denied is would the president consider issuing a pardon of michael flynn. that never happened. >> of course we've had no response from the president. i want to bring in dan abrams who's joining us by phone as well. dan, i'm reminded that several months ago flynn's lawyer in talking about a possible immunity deal said he has a story to tell. >> absolutely. look, this is a really big deal because it comes back to the president. here's what i mean. meaning we've talked about the

fact that paul manafort is now charged and the response to that is, well, that's just related to manafort, related to his finances. even the plea of george papadopoulos, when you actually look at the details there, it's the potential implication of campaign aides, not the president himself. and yet that's what makes this different, the possibility that flynn may be able to link something to the president himself makes this a very different kind of plea. >> that's what i wanted to ask you about. you're familiar with prosecutions, with robert mueller, with how he's worked in the past. it is not a leap at all to conclude that he would not have reached an agreement with general flynn unless general flynn could provide significant information about people higher up in the food chain than general flynn. that would imply the president, the vice president, perhaps the attorney general, members of president trump's family. >> right. we don't know exactly who, but absolutely.

it's the question that jon karl asked a minute ago which is why so limited? we're talking about two relatively small lies, and i say small in the context of this whole investigation. so why let him plead to just those two because they're small, so that in exchange for that they can get his full, honest, open testimony and help with regard to much bigger fish here. that is a classic move by prosecutors in any case, not just a case like this, where you try to get someone to plead to something smaller, get them to help you cooperate to get the potentially bigger fish. that seems like what we have here. so if you're the president of the united states, you are more nervous about this, far more, than you are about the papadopoulos or manafort development. >> one of the things pierre thomas, we would expect to learn as we learn more about what kind of cooperation general flynn is giving in perhaps future

indictments is what other contacts he had with the russians. we do know he appeared in moscow for pay to give a speech to russia today and that vladimir putin was at that dinner. >> absolutely, george. we know that the military has been looking at that particular visit and looking at whether that's in violation of some of the military guidelines as opposed to what you can do. george, we know that the fbi has gone back and tried to look at were there additional contacts between flynn and the russians during the campaign. they will get those answers as to whether that happened. they will try to find out if he sought to get additional dirt on hillary clinton which the russians sought to produce and put out over the internet and they will be able to find out, george, if flynn has more to say about who else he told in the campaign, if anyone, about those kinds of contacts. >> as we've been reporting, general michael flynn has pleaded guilty for lying to the fbi, reached an agreement with

the special counsel robert mueller. i want to bring in our chief white house correspondent jon karl for more. one thing that's been clear through the campaign, several times from questions from you at the podium at the white house, this white house, the president and his associates, had denied any contact with the russians during the campaign. we now know of at least 30 contacts. the combination of flynn's plea agreement, the plea agreement of george papadopoulos blows those denials completely out of the water. >> it does. now, it's important to point out that the conversations in question here happened during the transition, not during the campaign itself. but george, we heard from the president's personal lawyer simply that he is not concerned about this development, this indictment. i would say that they should be very concerned about this because this seems to me to be the tip of the iceberg. again, a very narrow indictment from somebody that was a key figure not just during the transition, not just in the first 24 days of the trump

presidency but during the campaign. and the question is, as you have raised, what did he agree to testify to in exchange for this very narrow indictment. >> jon, we learned that general flynn's lawyers had contacted the lawyers for president trump just the night before thanksgiving to say they were no longer going to be cooperating, sharing information, which would suggest that this deal was coming. we haven't heard anything yet from the white house today. but what can you tell us about the mood around there since this word hit a couple of hours ago? >> george, i can tell you that the president's legal team and the president himself, i am told, learned about this through news reports. they were not given a heads up from the flynn legal team for the reason you mentioned. they were not given a heads up from the special counsel's office. so there is, you know, clearly a state of anxiety here surrounding this despite the public posture. the only thing we've heard directly on the record from the legal team is they're not concerned. i can tell you the vibe is they are concerned. >> brian ross, one of the big

questions here is how much are we going to learn about what kind of information general flynn has given to the special counsel? as you reported just a minute ago, he's promised full cooperation. we would likely learn about what kind of information he has either from a filing from the special counsel to the court as he did with george papadopoulos or he has no obligation to do that. he could just hold it until there are more indictments coming. >> exactly right. according to confidantes of general flynn, he feels he has been abandoned by president trump and he is now prepared to testify fully about trump. he says mr. trump directed him to be in contact with the russians during the campaign. >> directed him to be in contact with the russians during the campaign. do we know what those contacts were about? >> initially they began with contacts to deal with isis, cooperation in syria to deal with isis and then it evolved beyond that. george, if you look at the timeline as you were discussing with jon and pierre, he lied to the fbi on january 24th.

on january 26th, sally yates, the acting attorney general, told the white house that flynn had lied to the fbi. the very next day on january 27th, the president out of the blue calls james comey into the white house for a dinner and reportedly asked for his loyalty. >> and of course later on calls james comey again and finally indeed fires the fbi director, james comey. >> right. >> i want to bring our chief legal analyst dan abrams back in on this. we have heard repeatedly from the president's lawyers, dan, that he is not under investigation. hard to agree with that conclusion now. >> yeah, and they wouldn't necessarily know. i mean, they talk sometimes as if the way that this works is if the president were being investigated at all he would definitely know. yes, there are cases where the prosecutors, the fbi, others will say you are or you aren't the target of an investigation. but the way these things often happen is someone isn't necessarily the, quote, target

of the investigation but as information comes in, as they develop their case, those targets change and shift and there's no requirement for them to say, you sir, whoever the person is, are now being investigated more. so the only people who are actually going to know is the president being investigated today are robert mueller and his team. >> we do know that robert mueller did meet with jared kushner, the president's son-in-law and mr. kushner along with general flynn had also met with the russian ambassador earlier in 2016 when they talked about a possible back channel of communication. >> that's right, george. we know from our reporting that a lot of the questions that the special counsel had for the son-in-law kushner resolved around general flynn. and george, i want to go back to one thing and put this in context. we're talking about the national security adviser, the president's chief adviser on national security.

having a communication with the russian ambassador and then when interviewed by the fbi choosing to mislead and lie about that, that is something that is extraordinary. >> it is extraordinary. again, president trump's former national security adviser general flynn, general michael flynn, has pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the fbi. he appears to be cooperating with special counsel robert mueller. no response from the white house or president trump and his administration. we'll bring you up to date on all the latest developments. i'm george stephanopoulos in new york. to date on all the developmentings. i'm george stephanopoulos [ applause ] they're happy it's friday. >> very happy it's friday. we're not the only ones happy it's friday. great crowd that we have.

lara, you have a little "pop news." >> i do. let's bring home the week, everybody. >> bring it home. [ cheers and applause ] ready. can you guess who this is singing with ed sheeran? ♪ baby i am dancing in the dark ♪ >> you really want us to guess? >> we know. >> i know. >> you know we know. >> you did tease it, didn't you? >> all right, yes, it's beyonce. it's really good, though, isn't it? ed sheeran releasing a remix of of his hit "perfect" featuring none other than queen bey. they performed "drunk in love" global citizens festival in 2015 and also together at the grammys same year for a stevie wonder tribute. in this new version sheeran takes the lead for the first few verses then beyonce sings from the perspective of the woman singing about his longtime girlfriend. so romantic. a nice duet. [ applause ] i'm looking at you, roberts.

>> you're giving me the side eye. also in "pop news" this morning, the life and times of the late president ronald reagan coming to television and this is a family affair. reagan's daughter patti davis executive producing this limited series for usa network exploring reagan's early days as a lifeguard in illinois then on to hollywood stardom and then finally, of course, making it all the way to the white house. this is the very first project about reagan that comes with the blessing and cooperation of the reagan family. >> wow, that says a lot. >> i think we'll see a different perspective. [ applause ] just delivering the news. i am here for you with this. it's the end of a long week kind of, right? you may be dragging a little bit, so how about a little motivation. roll 'em. >> you are great. you are magnificent. you can do whatever you want to do in this world. put your mind to it. put your grind to it and you can do it. >> you got me?

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>> you got to bring her back every friday. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. she's going -- we need her for monday motivation. we need that woman right here. >> make it happen. >> make it happen. amber wagner. we love you. >> simone said they're already calling her. how about a closer look at the real meghan markle. the soon-to-be american princess making her first public appearance since the engagement with prince harry this morning. the crowd greeting them. didn't you say they were yelling out here name, michael? >> yes, like hi, hi. >> hi, harry. >> hi, meghan. i was doing it too. >> we hear she's already learning the rules, telling one fan we're not allowed to take selfies. the royals are not allowed to take selfies. that's what she had to learn walking the line. a big debut for the royal in waiting whose fairy tale began far, far away much different setting. "20/20" going all the way back to the beginning and anchor

elizabeth vargas is here to give us a sneak peek of what we can expect. a little bit? [ applause ] >> meghan markle's first appearance in public today as prince harry's betrothed was a hit. she handled those enormous crowds with poise and confidence and she's a woman with some experience already living in the public eye. it is difficult, however, to overestimate just how much her life is about to change or how big the difference is between life in the palace and where her journey began. this is the home where she grew up. not a palace or a mansion, just a los angeles apartment. above a garage. >> if you follow the driveway back that's where the yard is where the fruit trees are and meghan lived in the back upstairs. >> reporter: from the age 3 until around 6, she lived here with her mother, according to their former landlord. >> she was gentle. she was soft and perceptive. she was always listening and paying attention. >> reporter: meghan attended the all girls school immaculate heart. christine knudsen and maria

pollia both taught meghan. >> she had a lot of inner strength and was spunky, feisty. >> she took our social justice teaching very seriously. >> i taught meghan in this very classroom when she was a junior. >> reporter: these days this photo of meghan on the wall has become the student body's star of fame. >> she's one of our sisters because everyone that comes here is like -- >> technically we could probably be part of the royal family too. >> she's so pretty? she's definitely really inspiring and she knows what she is saying. >> following her footsteps in a way. >> reporter: it was here on the stage in the school auditorium where her talent as an actress began to bloom. >> she was the star at "damn yankees" and she was very good and remember thinking, oh, my gosh, this girl has talent. >> reporter: by graduation day maria pollia says she was determined to make it big. she wanted to be the best that she could be on stage or wherever that career led her. it was not at all frivolous i want to be a movie star.

it was a very serious pursuit of the craft of acting. >> reporter: professor harvey young taught her at northwestern in chicago and remembers a young woman ready to take on the world. >> my lasting memory of meghan is her profound sense of self as she knew who she was. it's that perspective that i suspected would prepare her well for the world outside. >> reporter: her professional acting debut came in 2001 on "general hospital." >> what the hell is going on with him? >> reporter: hidden in the background nurse jill, a part so small they have a name for it, an under five. >> which is a role that is five lines or less. >> reporter: casting director mark teshner took a chance her >> i have the chart. i don't see the notation. >> i think we read meghan for something smaller and liked her enough to give her an under five role which are not easy to get either. >> reporter: she later landed a role on the canadian show "suits." >> hi.

i'm rachel zane. i'll be giving your orientation. >> reporter: and once meghan markle game rachel zane, nothing was the same. >> she plays a paralegal who goes far beyond the limits of her job and has that sort of glint in her eye that les you know that this is no simple assistant, you know, who should be trifled with, that she's someone not to underestimate at all. >> that gorgeous smile. >> we live in an era of tv. the fact she has been able to break out of what was a usa network show gone to the cover of "vanity fair" within the span of a year is quite the cinderella story. >> cinderella story. you talk to so many people, friends, colleagues, teachers. what are they saying about her? >> i think everybody is struck by the same thing we're struck by which is this is an incredible transformation about to take place. i mean you can't overestimate that as i said in the intro to this piece what, is about to happen. she will be known as her royal highness princess henry of wales.

interesting to know she like kate middleton will not be a princess because you cannot be royalty by marriage, only royalty by birth. however, harry may be appointed or named duke of sussex, she would then be known as duchess of sussex. >> thank you for clearing that up. every time we say princess, the real people in the know are like ah. >> we can call her the people's princess. >> but technically she isn't. she's blessed. that's what she is. >> no kidding. >> duchess, princess or not. anything surprise you? >> you know, she really worked hard. we've known she's at 36 years of age she's not the blushing igenue that diana was and has a lot more experience in life that will probably suit her well and has experience living in the public eye. interesting, the columnist who knew her well and several other people i've spoken to described her shrewd which i don't think they meant that in a negative way but she's a smart woman who is going to know exactly what

she needs to do, i think, to be successful in this new role. >> i think harry was attracted to that. he didn't know too much about her that first date. >> he knew nothing about her like me and many -- you, we had never heard of the show "suits." it's on cable. it's a big hit on usa, but a lot of people haven't seen it yet and prince harry said in the interview he had never seen the show and never heard of her but they were set up on a blind date at the soho house not in london but the one out in the country. and she claims she only asked if he's nice. personally i think that most women would just say sure. blind date with prince harry, okay. you know. >> i'm in but they seem so incredibly compatible. >> they do and one thing was striking in their first public interview, how relaxed they were. they were completing each other's sentences. she's already much more relaxed in this public role than kate middleton was. >> we saw that. she is an actress so she's used to being around people. >> i think it feels like it's genuine. >> no, no, i'm not saying it's not.

we can just keep going on and on. you can see more of "the american royal" special on "20/20." >> ginger left us. downtown. what's going on, ginger? >> yes, robin. by the way you're both princesses to me but i got to tell you we are having some fun down here at oculus plaza kicking off abc's 25 days of christmas. we're going to get to that but first we have to get to your "gma" moment and this one comes to us from tennessee. you have to see this. this is pig, the dog. his name is pig, and he loves to play with this balloon, right. he's huffing and puffing. he jumps and rolls and does all this cool tough but then the balloon goes in the pool and it is not summer and so his owner is like, no, no, no. no. no. and pig says, too bad. i love my balloon. we love your "gma" moment. please send them to my facebook page but for now let's go ahead and get

i'm abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. today, total sunshine, 62 the high in san francisco, 63 in oakland, 66 the high in san jose. accuweather seven-day forecast will show you a sunny day on the way for your friday. saturday there will be increasing clouds, a chance of a sprinkle in the north bay. it will not be anything widespread. we're totally dry on sunday after a chilly morning. it's a crisp fall day on monday. sunshine will do and here i am with my new friend, aisha dee from freeform. you are here and we've got this huge christmas present behind us. >> yeah. >> you're going to have a surprise for us later. >> uh-huh, yes. freeform is about to unveil this huge surprise. could be a great opportunity for families across the country who have been affected by all the hurricanes and the devastation from the last year. >> ear's having fun for a good reason. you do not want to miss it. we'll be back to give you an

update but, michael, let's head in to you. >> thank you, ginger. there's no surprise here because it is our supersized holiday "deals & steals." tory johnson is back with great gifts for your loved ones and all starting at just $6, tory. >> you ready to go. >> i'm ready to go. a lot to get through. >> accessory concierge. what i love about this, we have helpers modeling, gorgeous girls showing -- so you get to pick. >> it's snowing indoors. >> you pick the color of the knit hat and your pom color and get to like mix and match as you wish. there's also a snood, new word for me. that is a reversible -- this little staffer right here, faux fur on one side, cable knit on the other. all of this essentials for fabulous weather. normally, $30 to $50. these are slashed at least in half. $15 to $18. >> you know what. great prices. >> genius. spinner luggage. all for making travel way more

convenient because they spin, carry-on and checked bags plus tons of internal compartments for the dirty laundry, normally luggage and accessories 12 to almost $400 but everything is slashed at least in half, 6 to 177. >> can't beat that. >> also on the go, lolo bags. take a shot of those bags. big assortment of lolo bags, little pouch, keychain, my favorite is the emotional baggage. >> emotional baggage. >> depending on how much emotional baggage you have. big discount on these. normally $2 to $95. everything is slashed in half, $6 to $47.50. >> if you're walking around with that bag that says emotional baggage, i'm staying away from you. >> okay, all right. here's something people are not going to stay away from. >> what? >> metallic fanny pack. not your granny's fanny pack. huge assortment. metallic, shimmers, glitter. all so in style right now. but oftentimes -- i didn't adjust it for you.

>> p don't worry about it. i need a rock fanny pack. >> look at our girls, 15 to $35 all slashed in half. 7.50 to 17.50. you are good to go. fun gel. make every bath or shower luxurious. body wash infused buffers, the body wash is right in there. huge assortment of gift sets, individual pieces, you cannot go wrong with spongelle. $16 to $65, everything slashed more than half, 7.50 to 32.50. give the gift of glow. dr. dennis gross, unbelievable glow products, my favorite the alpha beta glow patches, huge assortment. please go online. she's always glowing. 16 to 132 regularly slashed in half. 5 to $66. >> this stuff is great. >> i love this. a picture or a message on an ornament or on a cutting board. a wine tote. personalized presents are always

fabulous. these from rume range from 15 to $50 but everything slashed in half, 7.50 to 20 bucks and finally apotheke candles. rose bud. charcoal. candles. lotions. diffusers. big assortment all made in brooklyn, finest ingredients, fabulous fragrances, 24 to 48 slashed in half 12 to 24 bucks. >> tory, you know what the thing is, we have more deals coming up so don't go anywhere. we'll be right back. your "gma" moment brought to you by the frame from samsung. the most beautiful tv you've never seen. ul tv you've never seen.

good morning. i'm matt keller from "abc7 mornings." frances dinglasan has a quick look at your traffic. frances? >> hey, matt, it has been a very slow friday. there was an earlier accident coming off the bay bridge. traffic right now still backed up all the way into the maze. an earlier crash westbound 80 in gill moon is off to the shoulder but still a slow-and-go ride. drive time on westbound highway 4 to the maze, about 33 minutes. 23 minutes across the bay bridge but it is looking good southbound 101 san francisco to sfo. matt? >> thanks, frances.

take a looifr look outside. our future tower camera showing you a beautiful picture pointing toward the north bay, the golden gate bridge soaked in sunshine, so, too, is much of san francisco. still some chilly spot, 38 in fairfield, 35 in santa rosa, warmer in san jose. accuweather seven-day forecast, nothing but sunshine going into the 60s, chance of a sprinkle in the north bay saturday, otherwise sunday dry and sunny the rest of the forecast. matt? >> we'll have we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com.

♪ all right, back here on "gma." it's december which means the countdown to christmas. good thing that tory is back. super size deals and steals that she has. i like your little helper over here, santa. >> santa. >> we can't do this without santa, super comfy. we'll make sure you're comfy too. first up what santa is sitting in is called cordaroys. bean bag chairs that opens up into a bed and i think across the studio we've got -- that bed is what is inside of what santa is sitting on. you can choose full size or queen, great for sleepover,

family visit or just hanging out in front of the fireplace like santa. you can't go wrong. a "shark tank" favorite. normally 260 to $320 depending on size and the material. today half off, 130 to 160. >> nice. >> good. he looks cozy. >> okay, so check out these slippers. we have them right in front called warmies. you pop it in the microwave for just one minute in the microwave and you've got -- filled with lavender and it just -- you get to walk around with like comfy slippers. they've got that great sole on the bottom. slip-proof sole. cushion insole. >> i love these. >> slippers and booty style. >> santa has the booties. you got the slippers. a variety of patterns to choose from. >> thank you, santa. >> santa's got the little jiggle going, 25 to $30 slashed in half. 12.50 to $15. that's a good one. >> whoo. >> another really good one. you guys were talking about this. so this is a little charge hub

so everyone typically fights in the house over the charger. these devices, so this one -- this is the three-prong one. there's three, five and seven depending on just how many people, how many devices. these are also great if you take -- travel and go into the airports, a lot of times there's only one outlet but everyone wants to charge something so this allows you to do that as well. only one outlet. you don't need a bunch of power strips. give the gift of power. give the power of sanity so everyone is not fighting. normally 40 to $60 slashed in half, $20 to $30. okay. one of oprah's favorite things is up on the wall. these puzzles from mad cap. >> puzzles? >> puzzles. we have -- there's 550 pieces in the puzzle. >> that's cool. >> let me tell you this is hours of fun because as you see, there's a lot of similar coloring here in this horse or the tiger. the detail is incredible but

it's hours of fun for the family or if you just need solitude for yourself. this is something to treat yourself. normally $20, slashed in half, 10 bucks for your choice of animals. and then finally -- >> are you enjoying popcorn? >> over there, of course, this is the original wherley pop popping machine so this is for stovetop popping. you can make you -- five sets of popcorn in here. real theater popcorn and you can make six quarts of popcorn in just three minutes so oftentimes we think microwave is really fast. stovetop can be just as fast and really delicious. >> fresh. >> super fresh, three minutes, there's four different colors of these stainless steel, the one that's changing colors. i think everyone around here has got some popcorn. you guys eating popcorn? some you do. you've been cheated. we'll take care of you and make sure you have your popcorn. everyone will have popcorn. so normally for this set you have the popper, the popcorn.

normally $36 to $64 depending on the finish that you choose. these are all slashed in half. 18 to $32. [ applause ] >> can't beat that. don't worry, first of all they've been in the shot so -- >> you got on tv. got it. got it. >> they're not going to be left out. let's get our elves -- i mean our great crew. have you seen them in the hats? crew, come on out. something special. [ cheers and applause ] they have gift bags. they're filled with presents. >> lolo, rume. we partnered with all of these great deals, so go to our website to you get the deals. thank you, santa. thank you, robin. thank you to the crew. you know it's big time when the crew has customized sweat shirts. we sprang for the sweatshirts. >> billy dee is so happy right

now. the guys even shaved. i haven't seen them this clean cut in a while. sal and everybody. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> coming up, lara is taking a ride in the new "cash cab" as the popular game show returns. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] "gma's" "deals & steals" is brought to you by target. save big with weekend deals only at target. 10% off target gift cards sunday only. gift cards sunday

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we are back with a favorite getting a big reboot. five years after "cash cab" ended it's back on the road and i decided to get in for a spin. a little quiz for you. what game show is known for the element of surprise? >> is that the -- >> reporter: tough trivia. >> red cross. >> oh, no, strike one. >> reporter: and new york city traffic? taxi! how about "cash cab," people. you look very familiar. >> here in the "cash cab" it's a tv game show that takes place right in my taxi. >> reporter: the cult favorite tv show is back on the discovery channel five years after it went off the air. let me ask you a question. what's harder, being the host of a game show or driving a cab through new york city? >> doing both at the same time. >> yes, correct answer. and behind the wheel again original host ben bailey.

>> can i smell the money? >> you bet. but from here. just kidding. >> how does it feel to be back after five years. >> it feels great. feels really good like people on the street are so excited to see us. >> can people recognize "cash cab"? >> yeah. for sure, yeah. >> do they try to hail you? >> yeah, you know, in the past we've had some people following us around trying to get me and so people have succeeded in doing that too. >> tasmanian devils? >> yes! [ screaming ] >> yes. >> reporter: but this time there are some new twists for riders. >> mind if i split this cab with you guys? >> you have celebrities this season. that's new. >> yeah. >> who do you have? shields, gilbert godfrey. jeff garland. susie essman. scott bakula. >> you have great guests. >> can you share with us who did the worst? >> gilbert godfrey didn't know a

single answer but he was hilarious. >> reporter: before i got to my destination i had to try for a little "cash cab" glory. >> what do you say? do you want to play? >> i do. >> let's take a ride in the "cash cab." >> question number one. >> in a celebrated tennis match of the 1970s, unpe pent ent chauf analyst bobby riggs lost to what feminist icon in straight sets? >> is there a button i push or scream it out. >> scream it out. >> billie jean king. >> yes, billie jean king is right. here's your next question for another 50 bucks. not to be confused with an all male dance troupe, what famous style of furniture is named -- >> oh, no. >> for 18th century british cabinetmaker. >> chippendale. >> chippendale is right and you're 2 for 2. according to webmd, what aptly named bee gees song sets the ideal pace for cpr chest compressions. ♪ "stayin alive staying alive, ay, ay, staying alive ♪ >> yeah.

>> thank you, ben, for the most fun cab ride ever. >> you bet. >> may there be another 400 episodes and less traffic. >> yes. that sounds great. [ cheers and applause ] >> so fun, congratulations to ben and the new season of "cash cab" premieres mondays on discovery channel on december 4th. let's get back down to ginger downtown at the oculus plaza here in new york city with an exciting surprise. >> oh, my goodness, thank you. it's snowing. not really. it's fake snow. we are celebrating here with aisha dee from freeform "the bold type" getting this -- we're soaked. >> snow. >> we've been gearing up all morning to find out what is behind that gift. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> are you all ready? we're going to do it. ready. >> all: three, two, one. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's beautiful. >> i know. >> so we've got a tiny house?

that's right. >> tell me what the plan is. this is not staying here in oculus plaza. >> so freeform is looking to give away this amazing home from new frontier tiny homes to a family who is affected by a natural disaster from the past year. if you think that's you go to freeform.com for rules and information on how you can make this house your home. >> oh, that's such a great sense of, you know, the time to give and freeform is doing it. so grateful to hear about it. you can get in the holiday spirit. watch all disney platforms for the 25 days of christmas. we have a lot of christmas presuming coming up but for now let's get a check closer to i'm abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. expect sunshine, very comfortable temperatures, in the 60s from the coast to the bay and inland. accuweather seven-day forecast, isolated sprinkle north bay o oo >> all right, guys. still snowing. it's still snowing but we should check out this house. shouldn't we?

>> yes. >> all right. i'll head back in to you. >> keep warm. thank you, ginger. this morning marks the 30th annual world aids day. a time to raise awareness and unite the fight against hiv and aids. charlize they aron has been a leader in that fight for the past decade. her work was recently honored in los angeles. take a look. charlize theron's africa outreach project has raised millions of dollars to educate and empower african children. the goal to prevent hiv infection particularly in south africa which has the highest hiv population in the world. >> and dream became a reality because of each and every single person in this room. >> reporter: she celebrated ten years of helping children and families at the restaurant georgi in beverly hills. she took us backstage to make her favorite autumn squash salad. >> hi, i'm charlize theron. >> i'm geoffrey zakarian. >> this is a very special culinary experience for a good cause. things are about to get really

delicious on "gma." >> first of all we've roasted this squash. >> okay. >> squash is one thing that you put it in the oven. if you cook it 50 minutes or 90 minutes doesn't matter. >> you can't mess it up. >> very simple. extra virgin olive oil. a little sherry wine vinegar. a good amount ofpepper because squash loves pepper. >> i love pepper. >> a little salt. >> see the whole thing here. squash, pomegranate. you get it. you have this. want to try this? it's really delicious. >> i like anything fried. >> i'll toss this. >> toss it. >> then we'll just build our beautiful swash salad. isn't that beautiful. >> it's really pretty but i'm so intrigued by those giant tweezers. >> twirl it. no rules here. >> we'll do that. >> actually looking better than the one i did so i'm kind of jealous. >> well, i have some skills. >> this is some pickled pear. >> can i do some of this? >> yes, i love pomegranates. >> then this is something i really love.

>> this is gingerbread bread crumbs. >> what? >> i know. it's radical. >> shut your face. wait. i want to taste that. wait. >> doesn't it look great? >> oh, my god. that's so delicious. >> the last thing, the piece de resistance, pickled raisins. >> mm-mm. salty raisins. oh, that's delicious. >> you're officially hired. look at that beautiful salad. >> look at that. you're welcome, "gma." >> turned out gait. can you get the recipe on our website and for more information on how to help go to charlizeafricaoutreach.org. when we come back, how much do you really know about "star wars," the trivia questions. [ applause ] [ ap

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you deserve this. next week on "gma." [ playing the theme to "star wars"] >> back now with our countdown to the premiere of "star wars: the last jedi." our sponsor, walmart, wants everybody to be jedi ready. we have two super fans here. we're putting them to the test. tomas and marshall are competing for some of the hottest gifts on the market under these boxes. we'll reveal them in a moment. >> ooh. >> first we have to see what you two know. michael, take it away. >> you know what i like, are you two ready? >> yes. >> i like that. jedi redi. all right, fellas, here we go. keep it real. keep it clean. this weapon lights up it can cut through almost anything, darth vader is holding one when he says, luke, i am your father. what is it? >> light saber. >> lightsaber, tomas, you're right. all right. lara, what is the prize?

>> well, thank you for asking, michael. prize number one, there you go. you'll be ready to fight the dark side with this blade-building lightsaber and lights up and has classic sound effects. >> okay. marshall looks focused right now, tomas. really focused. here's question number two. lara, you're great. all right. he's the son of han solo and princess leia. who is it? >> kylo ren or ben solo. >> ooh. >> whoa, whoa, whoa. which one? >> well, kylo ren is ben solo. >> he knows more than i do. all right. tomas is right. lara, what is the prize? >> a well deserved prize for you, tomas. this is a 6-inch black series kylo ren action figure. it comes with a standing base and his very own light saber. >> i tell you what, i learned something. don't challenge a kid when it comes to "star wars." here we go. question number three, speaking

of kylo ren, he flies one of these -- >> special fighter. >> you got it. welcome to the party. lara, what did marshall win? >> marshall, what a coincidence. his black tie fighter with force linking wearable technology to activate sounds, lights and fun "star wars" phrases to bring your toy to life. found exclusively at walmart. >> all right. thing is, tomas, you answered two correctly and marshall you got one but you both are great and you're both winners so we have something for both of you. you're both going home with a big jedi ready prize pack, fellas, and we took care of you. there we go. >> great job, you guys. >> great job. we learned a little something and everybody, don't forget. "star wars: the last jedi" comes out december 13th. we can't wait -- >> 15th. >> oh, thank you so much.

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>> announcer: what's better than the perfect christmas cookie and perfect holiday ugly sweater. this month "gma" is on the lookout for both. >> guys, on set, please. >> no problem. look over there, fonsi. >> so show us your ultimate christmas cookie and your tackiest wackiest ugly sweater too. >> oh, my gosh. >> go to goodmorningamerica.com now to find out how to enter and you could end up on "gma" this holiday season. >> that's a good christmas cookie. >> we have to congratulate tomas and marshall. you guys both did great. when does it open? >> december 15th. >> thank you, santa for joining us and everybody, have a great day. >> have a great weekend, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]

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good morning. i'm matt keller from "abc7 mornings." meteorologist drew tuma has a quick look at the forecast. drew? >> hi, matt. we're slowly warming up to numbers, 43 in san rafael, 50 in san francisco, still some chilly spots, 38 in fairfield. highs today or saturday, i should say, today we're in the 60s. our sech receiaccuweather seven forecast, really nice today. tomorrow a chance of a sprinkle. frances, how's the traffic? getting ready for weekend. there are some slow spots especially in san francisco where there are a couple accidents at the 208 and 101 interchange. backed up onto 280 northbound itself. northbound 280 at highway 85, another accident blocking lanes and traffic is heavy through kuiper tee teeth know and northbound 85. we'll be back at 11:00 for the abc7 midday news. our reporting continues on our

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