update and gma is starting right now covering the massive wildfires burning to our south. good morning, america. breaking news four viewers in the west. a deadly fire exploding this morning, torching thousands of acres in just hours. forcing mandatory evacuations and rescues in california. people trapped in homes pleading for help. first responders going door to door trying to rescue them as wind gusts hit 68 miles per hour, and now a new fire erupting. overnight, roy moore bombshell. the republican national committee reverses course, joins president trump in endorsing the embattled alabama senate candidate despite those sexual misconduct allegations. and a new accuser comes forward against representative john conyers. the big announcement he is making this morning. terrifying hit. a pittsburgh steeler star seriously injured on this tackle as millions of stunned fans watch.

unable to move his legs, carted off the field. what we're now learning about his condition. ♪ you're a mean one, mr. grinch ♪ and the grinch is stealing christmas. the new warning about people using cyberbots to snatch up the hottest holiday toys, then sell them online for massive markups. this $15 toy sold for a thousand bucks. outrage growing this morning. good morning, america. who is trying to make a buck on christmas? come on. >> bah humbug. we have a lot of breaking news this morning. major knew developments overnight for both roy moore and john conyers, plus a new legal threat for president trump. we'll have more on that ahead. and that devastatiing wildfire that is spreading across california. a live look. take a look. it is just tearing through ventura county. it exploded from 50 acres to

more than 31,000 and it did that in just hours. >> that is fast moving and overnight this fast-moving fire has forced thousands of people to face mandatory evacuations. more than 100 buildings are completely destroyed. we're going to go to abc's marcus moore on the ground in ventura this morning with more. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: michael, it is a terrible scene here. you see the smoke billowing into the air in ventura, and look at this. this is an apartment building that is destroyed. it burned overnight, and right now, fire crews are still putting water on it to try to knock down any hot spots as the fight to stop the fire from spreading is just getting under way. a massive wildfire roaring through these foothills overnight recording wind gusts up to 68 miles an hours. >> the wind shift is the biggest problem. >> reporter: blasting fiery embers down the street. electrical lines going up in fames, and this home decimated. all as firefighters try to stop

the spread. >> literally 15 feet away from us right now. >> reporter: this group panicked as the flames started closing in. >> we need to get out of here as soon as possible. that fire is right there. >> yeah. >> reporter: mandatory evacuation orders in effect as thousands race to escape the flames. >> the entire hillside of ventura is on fire. all the streetlights are out. there are ashes everywhere. it was coming really fast. no one knew what to do. >> my son is a firefighter and i'm not going to wait around for somebody to have to come rescue me so i'm out of here. >> reporter: these flames overnight continuing to spread to homes here in ventura county. it is a heartbreaking thing to see. you've lived here 19 years. >> uh-huh. this is home. but i don't know how much longer. >> reporter: to have to leave your home -- >> it's too frightening for me. >> reporter: that fire captain stunned by the fire's speed. >> rapid movement. this fire has moved as fast as any fire i've ever seen. >> anybody home? >> reporter: police going door to door and emotions high as homeowners scramble to gather

whatever they can before leaving. >> i was in disbelief. in shock. that's all. that's all. you never expected something to come over the hills as it did. >> reporter: shelters filling up. massive power outages all the way north to santa barbara. nearly 2,000 people in the dark. the sunrising here this morning as revealing the scale of the devastation here. all as these fire crews continue to work as they put the water here to knock down the hot spots. the concerns are that the fire can flare back up again. i want to show you the street. you see that vehicle that's burned out off in the distance there. that is an evidence of the wind picking up the embers and landing on vehicles like that and setting them on fire, and it was just an incredible scene overnight, watching this fire as it moved through this part of ventura, and you see in the distance there, those palm trees still standing as that black smoke lifts into the air. it gives you a sense of how much

devastation there is. even on the hill tops there, there are so many homes that are gone because of this fire that continues to burn out of control in some parts of ventura, and this could be a critical turning point for firefighters if they try to knock down this fire because for the first time, they may be able to use helicopters to fight it from the air. they weren't able to do that overnight because of the darkness, and also, ginger, the santa ana winds fanning the flames here in southern california. >> that's right. thank you for your reporting. this morning, that stunning and rapid growth is due to those winds. we saw gusts now up to 78 miles per hour. that's how in just nine hours, you go from 50 acres to 31,000 acres. those winds are not done. we're going to see these all the way through thursday. i'm going to bring you that forecast in just a couple of moments, but first, we have got to get our reporter at our l.a.

station, kabc with an update right now. >> reporter: just behind us are the homes that were not burning and now you can add them to the list of properties that will be a total loss, and right now, a big gust of wind coming through. i only have to guess, 20 to 30 miles per hour. behind us, we have upwards of five homes that are now just sticks. burned completely. i want to show you that we do have firefighters moving their way through these neighborhoods. that santa barbara county fire, and high point drive. give me the street names for the evacuees if it helps them know. highpoint drive is just off of foothill road, and i can held you one street below us is l.malodar. and there are people doing construction on that street as well. >> so hard to even hear your street's name i'm sure as people are evacuated. look at this large swath.

a lot of folks are under these high wind warnings and red flag warnings, and this won't be the end of it. this morning, we're seeing the winds subside a little. still gusts could happen this afternoon, up to 20 to even 40 miles per hour. we stopped at 4:00 p.m. on our tuesday. but it is situated over the great basin, it shoves those winds over the mountains and for the next couple of days, that flow is going to keep bringing us the santa ana winds. we'll see another push wednesday night through thursday morning of 30 plus miles per hour. guys, a lot more to come on these wildfires. we move on to major new developments in the alabama senate race. president trump is now openly backing candidate roy moore, and the republican national committee has reversed course reinstating the support the party suspended after several women accused moore of sexual misconduct. election day just one week away and our chief national correspondent tom llamas here with all the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. the president, the rnc, all of

that working in roy moore's favor, and the timing couldn't be better for his campaign. but those allegations against moore of sexual misconduct with teenagers still looms large over this race. alabama senate candidate roy moore riding a new wave of trump support. the president now fully endorsing him and this morning, the rnc back to supporting moore when just over a week ago, the head of the rnc said this. >> the allegations were obviously very concerning, and concerning to the degree that we pulled our resources. the alabama voters are going to have to be the judge and jury on this. they're going to have to look at the women that have come forward with these very concerning allegations. >> reporter: but overnight, abc news learning the rnc is now changing course and will be sending resources to alabama where tonight moore will rally with steve bannon, the president's former chief strategist. >> he's a courageous man and most importantly he's a righteous man.

>> reporter: bannon helped moore win in the primary. moore posting on twitter, the president told him he needs a fighter to help him in the u.s. senate. but the glowing support from the white house comes as eight women have accused moore of a range of inappropriate behavior including two who said moore sexually assaulted them when they were teenagers. >> but i now know for sure that he is a liar. >> reporter: debbie wesson gibson said she was 17 and moore was in his 30s when they dated. she says that he penned this note to her when she graduated from high school. gibson is outraged that roy moore is now saying on the campaign trail he doesn't know any of his accusers. >> specifically i do not know any of these women. let me state once again i do not know any of these women. did not date any of these women and did not engage in any sexual misconduct with anyone. where are but just last month in an interview with sean hannity, moore did acknowledge that he knew gibson. >> i can't recall a specific date because that's been 40 years but i remember her as a good girl.

>> reporter: and though moore denies all the allegations of sexual misconduct, gibson says she believes the other wiomen. >> it's not hard to believe them. it's painful to believe them. it's sad. it takes what i thought was a very lovely part of my past and it colors it and it changes it irrevocably. >> reporter: the campaign tells me what moore is referring to when he says he doesn't know these women are the women who are accusing him of sexual assault. moore has denied these accusations, and the campaign describes gibson who we heard from in our story just now as active in democratic politics. george. >> tom, more and more signs that the republican party is just all in on this. >> a poll from cbs news showed that more than 70% of republicans don't believe the women. you have steve bannon who the campaign calls rocket fuel for this campaign and, of course, the president backing moore. >> tom llamas, thanks very much. there is a lot of news out of washington. backlash occurring to president

trump trying to slink two national monuments in utah. also new development on the president's travel ban. the supreme court allowing the latest version to go into effect. plus new headlines in the russia investigation. prosecutors moving to tighten bail restrictions for paul manafort as they reveal he was working with russia as recently as last week. that's on his indictment of laundering let's go to cecilia vega for more on this. >> reporter: the headline is this happened allegedly as recently as lastweek..rt eller' manafort was trying to publish an op-ed that would essentially try to influence public opinion about him. this appeared to violate a

judge's orders, and we are going to refrain from making public statements in this case. >> also, another top trump official in hot water with the senate for not revealing contacts related to russia. >> reporter: we're talking about k.t. mcfarland here. she was a member of the president's transition team, and she was asked by cory booker of new jersey who serves on the foreign relations committee, a democrat. he has said that he is concerned -- he told "the new york times" this, he may have told the truth when asked this question, on whether she had contacts with mike flynn and the ambassador. she said she was not aware of having a conversation like that, but it appears, george, there are e-mails that show otherwise. >> finding those e-mails, and trying to jump start negotiations again to keep the government open. >> reporter: democrats are expected here at the white house on thursday. they are trying to tie this funding -- the shutdown to funding for daca, the

undocumented immigrants brought here illegally as children. they didn't show up, and he will meet with republicans today on this front at the white house, george. >> we'll see what happens. robin? we move from politics to the search for a motive in the tampa this morning, we're hearing exclusively from the lawyer of the family of the accused gunman. abc's diane macedo has new details. >> reporter: how could 24-year-old howell donaldson turn from a graduate --? >> everybody trusted him. >> reporter: to an alleged serial killer in a tampa neighborhood? >> we said today, we had a perfect life in america, and overnight, our world has changed. it's just a nightmare. the father continues to say that he tries to wake himself up from this. >> reporter: donaldson's parents are struggling to understand that question this morning as

their lawyer tells abc news exclusively, they are being called to testify against their son this afternoon. >> we love our son. we support our son, and we just -- we pray for the family members and we ask they do the same for us because we all are devastated. >> it's been difficult for everyone as my wife said. not only for us, but for victims in this case. and our hearts are heavy as their hearts are vefry. >> reporter: friday, donaldson's heartbroken parents saw him for the first time over video chat since he was arrested. >> i had to help them get up from their chair because he did not have the strength to stand. >> reporter: the defender tells wafla this will not be resolved quickly. >> this will take an amount of labor and a significant number

of years to go through the tips. >> reporter: she is not discussing donaldson's mental state which could play a role in this case. >> it could be psychological. he is probably going to go down the road of pleaing insanity, and hopefully don't get a death penalty in florida. >> reporter: it's important to note police have no possible motive in this case. as for that quick thinking mcdojd's worker, she has collected a $110,000 reward. she may have saved a lot of lives by making that phone call. you have to feel for the parents though. >> and the victims. >> still so confusing though. thank you, diane, and overnight, the football matchup between the bengals and the steelers took a dangerous turn. steelers linebacker ryan shazier suffered a major back injury in what seemed like a routine tackle. t.j. holmes is here with more. good morning, t.j. >> we all love football. but we got a scary reminder of just what these guys -- you guys really put on the line every single play.

it can be a life-changing event every play. let me show it to you here, folks. ryan shazier is his name. talented linebacker here for the steelers. this looks like a fairly innocuous play. compared to a lot of things. he immediately reaches for his back and he rolls over and what everyone took note of he didn't seem to be moving his legs. and that scared the mess out of everybody who was watching this game. now, we're told now he's in the hospital. he has what is called a spinal contusion and doesn't need surgery. that is good. but still, we got to wait to hear more about this. with this backdrop two other things happened in this game that were scary as anything. that hit on vontaze burfict. look at it again, folks. that is what they're trying to get out of football. and then another hit and on antonio brown in a touchdown he caught in the end zone. you see his head snap back. again, strahan, brings you into this because this was a -- this is the only game last night. this is a showcase game for the nfl and this is what the country got to see. a great game but it's

overshadowed by the brutality and, again, the two like those hits that were illegal, fines are probably going to come out of it. maybe suspensions, the first one happened to -- >> shazier. >> shazier, excuse me, but one of those things, scared the mess out of you. > when you watch it, it is one of the biggest rivalries out there, and these guys go at it quite a bit, but when you do see guys that take shots at other guys, that's so unnecessary. but they don't think that they can get hurt on that as well, and that's where it's lost. these we now know have long-term effects. this is where guys need to realize this is not about right now but your future. >> what is going on in that end zone hit? >> that is one of those he catches the ball, i need to separate him from the ball. need to make sure this is not a touchdown. i'd rather take the penalty instead of him score the points. and that's just what your mentality is when you're out there on the field but i got to say it's tough because with shazier's injury, regular play,

i've been out there and you've seen a guy's leg snap. you can hear it and you're out there on the field and you have to play the guy. you are both looking at each other like, do we have to do this? but then it's business as usual. >> what about gronk? like that -- that was -- the guy was on the field totally out of the play and for him -- that's so unlike him. >> this is where, stra, they think that the players haven't gotten it yet. you're all fraternity. even if he is playing on the other side, you are a fraternity. let me leave it there. >> it's all unnecessary. >> let's go to ginger. travel not advised at this hour as we speak in grand forks, north dakota. you know, arctic air is coming in. the tuesday trivia now brought to you by walmart.

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thankfully kimmel's son is doing well. pratt had a lot of fun you can see there, performing "time of my life" with chris stapleton. kimmel taking the rest of the week off to be with his family. tracee ellis ross, neil patrick harris and melissa mccarthy will also fill in. there was a lift too? >> what a lineup. >> you said he was performing, i don't know if that was actually performing. >> here's the lift. >> entertaining. >> oh, yeah. look at that. that was beautifully done. beautiful. >> well done. >> he was game. >> always. always. >> our best to jimmy and his son. >> absolutely. we'll begin this half hour with that deaf nation lawsuit against president trump. a former contestant on trump's "apprentice" show accused him of sexual misconduct and is suing for defamation. each side will make their case in the courtroom today. we have linsey davis here with the story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, george. if president trump would not retract his statement calling her sexual harassment allegations a hoax, summer zervos said she would take him to court. and now she's trying to make good on that promise. today's hearing is critical and

could determine whether that lawsuit can proceed at all. this morning, president donald trump's legal team is fighting to keep the president off the stand in a defamation suit brought by former "apprentice" contestant, summer zervos. >> summer, you're fired. >> reporter: zervos is suing the president for his comments after she accused him of a 2007 sexual assault at the beverly hills hotel. >> he grabbed my shoulder and began kissing me again very aggressively and placed his hand on my breast. >> reporter: the president denied all allegations of sexual misconduct while on the campaign trail. >> every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. all of these liars will be sued. >> reporter: but he never did sue. and that threat is now the center of zervos' defamation case which could force trump to testify about allegations ranging from sexual assault to harassment and sexual misconduct from more than a dozen women.

>> since mr. trump has not issued a retraction as i requested, he has therefore left me with no alternative other than to sue him in order to vindicate my reputation. >> reporter: the president has moved to dismiss the case. his attorneys saying he cannot be sued in state court and calling the allegations false and scandalous. trump is now reportedly also questioning the authenticity of the tape that prompted some of those women to come forward. >> when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. >> reporter: there is no evidence that the audio released is doctored or fabricated in any way. >> i said it. i was wrong, and i apologize. >> reporter: and on sunday, the other voice on the tape, billy bush, said in an op-ed in "the new york times," he said it. of course, he said it. bush reconfirmed that tape is authentic. >> the first time i heard it was

three days before it leaked. so it was, like, a gut punch. it's a gut punch now. i would also like to say it's not me on the bus. you don't get to say that because i was there and the last 14 months of my life i have been dealing with it. you dealt with it for 14 minutes and went on to be the president. >> if this does move forward, president trump could be called to testify. we have seen that with president clinton testifying in a civil case. >> let's talk about this with our chief legal analyst, dan abrams. >> it's going to be harder to get other accusers to testify in this kind of case because this

is a defamation case. keeping in mind this is not a sexual harassment case? they can say he defamed them. >> yes, they could but without getting too technical here when you're talking about getting in this kind of evidence you have to be able to show a pattern in the context of a sexual harassment case in the context of a defamation case. he lost that in the supreme court in a unanimous opinion and, number two is going to be what other information comes out? >> her lawyer has said we want to get access to all of the outtakes from "the apprentice," et cetera. that could be a very perilous situation. >> and could open the door if it's not dismissed to other accusers coming forward to testify as well. >> it's going to be harder to get other accusers to testify in this kind of case because this is a defamation case. keeping in mind this is not a sexual harassment case. >> he can say they defamed him as well. >> yes, they could but without getting too technical here when you're talking about getting in this kind of evidence you have to be able to show a pattern in the context of a sexual harassment case in the context of a defamation case. it's probably harder to get that kind of sentence. >> what are the chances this gets dismissed today. >> i think it's probably -- look, in the bill cosby case, similar issue came up, right? bill cosby tried to dismiss it and was successful.

he was skefl success evidenceful in getting it dismissed. whether it gets delayed is a close call but there is no question she's got a bit of an uphill battle to get this to the next phase. >> does this happen fast? >> i think we get a ruling relatively quickly. it won't happen today but a relatively quick ruling. people? they are underestimating how big this is. if this case moves forward, there is going to be a lot of information about donald trump that is not the subject of robert mueller's investigation, the kinds of things that i don't want donald trump wants to be made public. >> thanks very much. >> if it moves forward but it's a big if. the so-called grinches stealing christmas using cyberbots to buy up all the hottest toys and they resell them for sky high prices online. bah humbug. come on back. bah humbug. come on back. welcome to your super secret gifting room! right this way! wow! wow!

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all right, this has our blood boiling. back now with the grinches snatching up the hottest toys and reselling them at major markups. must-have items like these fingerlings toy which usually sells for 14.99 is now being sold for as much as a thousand dollars, amy is back and one lawmaker is upset. >> this is going to make everybody's blood boil because it is so frustrating to see what people are doing. they're calling it cyberscalping. sophisticated computer programs or bots used to make mass purchases online.

they have already driven up ticket prices for broadway shows an concerts and many have experienced that. well, now, they are coming for christmas. with the countdown to christmas just 20 days away, plenty of parents are desperately trying to get their hands on the season's hottest toys. >> hello, dream house. ♪ >> reporter: but this morning, many are out of stock and being resold online for hundreds or even thousands of dollars above list price. all because of what some are calling grinch bots, the same cyberscalping technique that can make it hard to find tickets to concerts or sporting events now being used to buy up popular toys before christmas. >> cyberbots, we call them grinch bots are expanding their reach and unfairly scooping up the hottest toys before parents can even click buy. >> reporter: and the markups on these toys can be sky high. for example, this barbie hello dream house retails for almost $300, but here on ebay, a reseller was asking more than

$1,700. the nintendo super nes classic edition normally sells for $80, but is being resold here for $13,000, and this $14.99 turquoise fingerling monkey goes for $14, now going for $1,000. >> it takes away from the true meaning of christmas. >> i don't think it's good. it's christmastime. we got scrooges out there and santa is watching by the way. >> reporter: some lawmakers agree. new york senator chuck schumer wants to make it illegal and is call on retailers to help crack down on these online scrooges. >> stores and the people who make the products can block the bots. they can and they should be protecting their customers. >> reporter: overnight, the national retail federation telling abc news, it is working to strengthen enforcement against bad actors and take away the tools being used against innocent customers. and the retail industry leaders

association saying it's committed to taking precautions to eliminate fraud and illegal transactions. but for now experts suggest shoppers may need a little patience before making their purchases. >> maybe you're going to have to wait a couple weeks or months to get the toy you want, but that's a better solution than rewarding these people that are fleecing customers. >> reporter: senator schumer wants to expand an existing law for one that is buy up concert tickets, and it won't happen before christmas, so he wants them to block bots on their own. we reached out to ebay regarding resale price and told us as an open marketplace ebay is a global indicator of trends in which supply and demand dictate the pricing of items. as long as the item is legal to sell and complies with our policies, it can be sold on ebay. even if it's at a ridiculous price. >> this is a passion project for amy. >> well, haven't you guys gone to get tickets and you think, i

don't mind paying the money if it was going to to the actors and production, but the fact that someone else is profiting off their performance is frustrating. >> these are gifts that parents are trying to get for their kids. >> i'm for blocking the bots. but don't pay the money. don't do it. >> $13,000 for a toy. >> that's crazy. don't encourage them. >> for a nintendo. >> decent reward them. might have to take a little more time to get what you want but don't reward them. >> it's hard to tell your kids to wait a few weeks and it's coming. you just might have to do it because $13,000 is not cutting it, kids. amy, thank you. you were so passionate about that, i love it. >> fired up. everybody, coming up on our big board, we have the incredible stunt to appears to defy gravity. check this out. so many people are trying to do it, and how did this cheerleader pull it off? she is going to show us next. i want to try that. the invisible box. >> try it in six-inch heels. >> i'm doing a push-up. >> i'm doing a push-up. when it comes to moving packages on a global scale,

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so how did she pull it off? t.j. is back. you can do the move and you're going to tell us. >> i can. i did it yesterday. i'll post the video later but i want to direct you now. check out my man dontez hines, the first to get attention doing it. boom. look at him. he knocks it out real well. this was retweeted tens of thousands of times but this young lady, ariel olivar, a texas cheerleader down in high school in texas. she's the one and her video picked up some 200 plus thousand retweets and hits by saying, just wow, this young lady is amazing. >> she proved it was not and released this video and reached out to her and showed us how it's done. here it is. >> first, let me reassure you there's nothing here. nothing to be hidden or seen, no ropes or anything. so i will show you how the whole thing looks. like so. >> just keep your foot stationary.

>> roll the video again. everybody, i know we're looking at the feet and legs. look at her upper body. you're controlling -- it's a body control issue. >> her core has to be perfect. >> you have to have it together to do it. you have to keep the foot in one spot. >> a lot are trying it but it's various degrees of success. >> that's one way of putting it. >> you all judge for yourselves how people are doing it. >> not so much. >> that's way up. >> come on. >> like he's doing the two-step. my man here. let's see how this goes. i love people pat. there's nothing here. >> so try it at home but don't do it in front of people. >> i did try. it's hard. >> it is hard. >> i'll post later. >> thank you. coming up, how one mom is struggling to lose weight. she shed more than 100 pounds with the help of her instant pot. come on back.

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all right. what a wonderful audience that we have here. whoo. it is great, it is wonderful to have you here on this tuesday. you may want to come back on friday. we have a big announcement. luke bryan is going to perform for us this friday right down the street at opry city stage here in times square. [ applause ] you know how i love me some luke. the show is free but you'll need a ticket to get in so go to our website to find out how you can get one of those precious tickets to see luke bryan on friday. [ applause ] i'm in. i'm in. i'll arm wrestle you for it. right now we have some "pop news" with lara. a lot going on. good morning to you guys. good morning to you all and to you and we begin with kristen wiig in the midst of promoting her new film called, "downsizing" had exciting news.

the actress revealing she and her writing partner are in the final rewrite process for a new movie, and just to remind you guys, this is the same duo behind the screenplay for "bridesmaids," i mean, i love that movie. it's been a while. yes. >> yeah. >> that script earned them the nomination for best original screenplay at the 2012 oscars. wiig didn't reveal the plot of the film, but if is any indication, get ready for a lot of laughs. she did actually say the title. it's called "barb and star go to vista delmar." i mean i'm in. not to judge a book by its cover but i'm judging. that sounds amazing. looking forward to that by kristen wiig. kevin spacey may be off the show but "house of cards" is coming back. we learned this morning that netflix is in. they made the announcement they will give fans what they deserve, a final season. the streaming giant will make eight more episodes with robin wright's character taking the lead. the fate of the show has been

uncertain since spacey was fired following sexual assault allegations. no word yet on how his character's absence will be explained on the show, but a netflix rep says, we're excited to bring closure to fans. >> absolutely. [ applause ] >> she can carry it. >> oh, yes. >> it'll go into production again early next year. so we'll get that at some point next year. finally, i know what michael strahan wants for christmas. i'm just guessing. maybe 2019 lamborghini urus. >> oh, you shouldn't have. [ laughter ] >> guys, this is the world's fastest suv. it's capable of 190 miles an hour. it can go from 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds. it's an ssuv, like, a super suv. super expensive suv too. it can go fast and it can empty your wallet even faster. the price starts at $200,000. >> a lot.

>> i got to say, $200,000, you guys shouldn't have. that's totally too much. but i do appreciate it. thank you. [ applause ] >> did you know about that? >> yeah, i knew about it. >> getting a lot of press. i thought it was cool it can go so fast so quick and empty your account so quick. >> all these like super car companies are now making super trucks. great market for them and they're jumping into it. >> are you jumping? >> you made my day. i got a great present coming. great news. great "pop news" there, lara. now we're going to go to our "gma" cover story about a mom that's inspiring so many. she is using one of the most popular holiday gifts, the instant pot, and she used it to help shed more than 100 pounds and save money. here's how she did it. >> reporter: growing up, brittany williams was a serial fast food eater. >> from a very young age our diets just weren't stellar. >> reporter: packed on the weight topping out at 260 pounds in 2012, and after trying all

sorts of diets, she decided to start cooking with a trendy cooking device her husband got her called an instant pot. >> it makes cooking healthy food fast and that's what i was missing. i was missing the convenience factor. >> reporter: an instant pot is an electric pressure cooker which makes food very quickly unlike a crock pot which can take four to six hours for a meal. >> that's what makes it special. you can have 30 minutes till dinnertime, throw everything in your instant pot and make it to the dinner table in time. >> reporter: in 2017, she made it her goal to cut out all processed foods from her diet and cook her meals in the instant pot every day. now she's lost almost 80 more pounds. >> and these are my shorts from last summer. >> brittany says she's not great at planning meals but knew eating well can only be sustainable if it was convenient. her success with the instant pot was, well, instant. and last april after losing 40 pounds in four months, she shared this post on facebook

writing, in january, i kicked processed food and eating out to the curb. i was confident with my instant pots, i have two now, we could successfully stop eating out. well, we're doing it. >> the reaction that i got was overwhelming. >> reporter: now she feels the instant pot will not only keep her weight off, but give her kids a legacy of healthy eating too. >> it makes me feel an immense sense of pride for how far i've come. [ cheers and applause ] >> and we are joined now by our chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton. thank you for joining us. always love these segments. people are always trying to lose weight and want to lose it in the right way. you have a degree in nutrition. so what does the science say about the best approach to lose weight? >> i love this story because it shows one person's success but the reality is any diet can work short-term. it's keeping it off long term and we know that unfortunately at the two-year mark about 85% of people are back up to their starting weight because our body wants to restore its equilibrium

to its heaviest point. unfortunately. so my nutritional science and medical advice for anyone who wants to lose weight is it needs the three ss. needs to be safe, it needs to be simple and sustainable long term and i think that's what this woman's story shows. this was sustainable for her. >> and so her approach, you feel like, works. >> right. >> but what could be some of the downsides? >> well, listen. there is nothing magical about the instant pot. when you talk about any kind of cooking device, i think the advantages are you're avoiding all the excess salt, sugar, oils that can go in processed meals. it could potentially be heal healthier, and the downsides are minimal. it's the time, effort and cost of the machine but i do believe you could probably save money with this. >> she says she stopped eating processed foods. >> yeah, i mean, look is super convenient and i'm all about the convenience and laziness factor but they're loaded with sodium and sugar which is a real problem. we hear it over and over again. and i think we also need to remember for people with true

obesi obesity, severe obesity that are having problems, there is a push from the medical weight loss aspect of this to really aggressively treat this before it causes the other symptoms, so i think that people with those issues, especially if you are struggling with high blood pressure, joint problems, diabetes, sleep apnea, you need to seek medical advice because this is a very serious situation. >> yeah. >> but i love this method. >> i love this method too and she looks great. thank you, doc. we always love your advice on this. >> thank you. now let's go over to ginger. >> all right, michael. we are talking about your "gma" moment. me and my new friends here, you know, it's tuesday and robin always says tuesday is kind of a tough day of the week. i think caisson would agree. he is 16 months old, and this is one of his favorite things to do. just arms out, being pulled around by his uncle. he is living life, right? they said they could do this for hours. i know when we had our wood floors my son loves this too. caisson ray, you're giving us a

good smile this morning, and hopefully, you can give us a good smile. we would love to see your pets, family, friends, all of those happy lol moments. please post them on my facebook page. that's facebook.com/gingerzeetv. you can find me there. post that video. we want to see you on tv for good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your accuweather highlightings. the winds taper today, sunshine, a litz built of haze. frost possible the next few nights in our inland valleys and building warmth to record levels this weekend. today, how about low 60s along the coast, mid-60s around the bay, and mid to upper 60s inland. check out these microclimates tonight from low 30s inland to 48 in san francisco. now as we get warmer towards the end of the week and into the [ applause ]eek and into the what's not to love about this woman, ginger.

she is not just our chief meteorologist, but also -- well, she has a new memoir called "natural disasters: i cover them. i am one." and she's sharing her life story and showing us a side of herself you have not seen before. you got this? >> yeah. i hope so. >> so proud of you. i've read the book, ginger, i know, get ready. you refer to yourself as a natural disaster. why do you give yourself that title? >> i mean, it goes well beyond you see me on the cover. i am messy. i'll give you that. my husband will tell you that too, but it's well beyond me being messy. it's choices i have made, and some of the life developments i've had. some of the struggles i've been through and what i've learned in the short time in life i know i've had so far. so it goes -- it dives into that while i'm covering the world's biggest natural disasters. >> you are very humble. you said, why me to write a book. you said, what have i

accomplished? you know that she is the first female chief meteorologist of the network level. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. it's exciting. women in science. >> all right. and when i'm out on the road you are someone that people ask me about. little girls look to you. so what made you change your mind and want to do this? >> i said memoir is a weird word. i feel like that's a strange thing because that means you're done, and i'm not through. and i didn't know if i had done enough but then i realized i fought a disease. i fought a disease called depression that a lot of people fight every single day and just like any disease there is a stigma or -- unlike other diseases there is a stigma surrounding it and i want to help people. the hundreds of thousands or millions of people who are dealing with or dealt with something that i did, and i want them to be able to fight without shame. >> well, i got too tell you, reading your book, you do not hold back. you are so -- it's beautifully written. it is heartfelt. it's very candid. it's very candid and that was very important for you to talk

about depression. you thought at one point about taking your own life. i remember when you started here and what you did right prior to coming here. >> i mean that's how i started the book. i started the book by saying, ten days before i started my job at abc news, i checked myself into a mental health hospital. and that took a lot of guts to start the book that way but i didn't want to bury the lead. i wanted to get it out there. i wanted people to know what this book was about. it is a series of stories. there's some joy in there. there is a lot of comedy. there's a lot of other things but you need to get to the crux of it and that is i had a disease, i will always have that disease. it's not something that just magically goes away but, boy, i sought help and i actually committed to getting help like anybody with cancer or any other disease. they go to the hospital and that's okay. and you're allowed to do that and we should all be allowed to be who we are even though that happens to be the disease we fight. >> when you're fighting cancer or something like that, you lose your hair, people are like, oh, you're sick. when you're going through depression or some sort of illness like that, people don't see it. it's different.

>> and often it's even worse because you're putting on the best face you can so that they don't see it. >> how did you do it? >> that's how i did it. my career was always going up. i was always -- and i was so lucky and fortunate in times where i had made bad choices my career still was on the upswing. at home my personal life was regularly falling apart and from childhood on i had a lot of chaos and i was addicted to chaos. i was addicted to self-harm and i had to seek help at the hospital. once i did that and i said, honesty, honesty with myself, honesty with everybody around me and now transparency, i hope this is the last step. i truly hope this is it where i say, i fought it, i have great tools now, if it ever starts to loom. and come back to me. >> what are your tools? >> one of my big tools is called the fence. a simple thing but if you're upset i'll tell you, six years ago, i would have taken all of that, absorbed it very selfishly and i would have thought, first of all, it's my fault. everything she's upset about i should be upset.

everybody from postman to, you know, the grocery store to my parents to the people closest to me, i was big absorber and that does not do you well. you have to learn that fence so i put up a fence and say, okay, this is how robin is feeling today. i can help her. i can -- maybe i did have something to do with it. i should take responsibility for that, but i shouldn't take it on and then we can go together and communicate and that's what changed. i have communicated with myself. >> you learned how this is -- i'm telling you all, i'm going to bury the lead here. you'll get the book at the end of this. >> hey. [ applause ] >> i couldn't wait to share. because everybody is trying to absorb everything -- trying to absorb everything you're saying. i'm like, don't worry, you're going to get the book. >> a lot of chapters. >> talk about gulfport, katrina and how that was a defining moment for you in covering the storm. >> this is where the two parts of my life come together. so i had just been engaged to be married. i went to cover katrina and i went there as a nerdy kid meteorologist. it was my first storm. katrina was my first storm. and i dove into that storm

thinking, i got to see how high the water level is. i got to see the science part of it. i get there. i saw body bags for the first time. i saw real people with real struggles, and i walked away from that storm ten days later with real survivors a guilt, and such empathy and humanity. it taught me that's not what this is about. this is not about the water line or storm surge or any of that. it's about telling people's stories and it's about their loss and the life that they're now going to have to live and i know you're from there. your family is from there and know that we're still talking about it, so at the same time, i came back with such perspective, and that's what makes my stories that are not unique, i don't think, unique. is that i got to see them in parallel with these huge natural disasters and come back and say i am so grateful for my shoelaces let alone whatever else was going on in life and that helped me to make some good choices, some bad. >> we have 30 seconds before the computer is going to take us off because i would just sit here and talk to you till the cows come home. gratitude. >> yes. >> that's how you end the book. gratitude.

you are expecting your second child. a loving relationship with ben, gratitude. >> i never thought this would happen and i think that's what i wake up with every day, i can't believe i got here. i am so grateful and that's what makes me emotional is that i got through it but everybody else can too and i say this in the book. the clouds are there at this time, but they won't last forever. they can't and they won't. that's how the atmosphere works. >> ginger zee. [ applause ] you did it. love this kid. "natural disaster" is out now. as i mentioned everyone in our audience is going home with a copy. [ cheers and applause ] your "gma" moment brought to you by the frame from samsung. the most beautiful tv you've never seen. seen. never seen.

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hi, there. we'll start by taking a look at your commute planner. you can see the winds are starting start ing to calm down, about 6 miles per hour at the golden gate. smaller chop out on the water. our king tides, 12:37 is when they peak today at the manzanita park and ride. tomorrow beal below that at about 1:28. we'll keep dropping until we get another super moon towards the new year. it will be frosty in the mornings inland, but look how warm it gets in the afternoons, reggie. we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and

abc7news.com. we welcome you back to "gma" and i love that conversation that we had with ginger zee and, you know, i was having a conversation and looked out into the crowd. there's stacey sager. she was married to craig sager, a dear friend. stac stacey was there last night and talking about how she's carrying on the legacy of her husband. wonderful to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> we don't talk enough about those care givers and what you had done for craig. >> absolutely. you know, the care givers and selfish as this may sound but care givers have to take care of themselves first. without the care givers the patients can't get through their

treatments and it's just so important to give a shoutout to all the care givers out there. so i appreciate it very much for everything you did last night. >> you embody that. great to see you. >> thank you. >> craig would be very proud of you. [ applause ] remember craig was flamboyant in how he dressed. >> so talented. the personality was always am e amazing and i think everyone enjoyed watching him. thanks for being here. we really appreciate that. [ applause ] and now we've got a fantastic guest we're going to bring to the table. so talented, this guy, oscar nominated actor who says if they ever make a movie about him he wants his brother to play the lead. i like that. well, he and his brother are teaming up now on the big screen. please welcome "disaster artist" james franco. [ cheers and applause ] >> congratulations.

>> good to see you, man. >> good to be here, man. always. [ applause ] all right. >> you have one of the best smiles ever. >> i did get best smile in my high school yearbook but i had braces at the time so big smile like this. >> you know what, congratulations on everything. you're so talented. yes, this movie -- [ applause ] this movie is getting a lot of buzz. it's about the making of a movie called "the room" which was called the best/worst movie ever. >> "scitizen kane" of >> you haven't gone. >> not to midnight screenings. i'd fall asleep. were you one of those -- people -- >> i was not. so it's been playing for 14 1/2 years. once a month in almost every major city. it plays in london, paris, tokyo

and the guy, tommy, he goes around and he is like -- he's like the king -- they get so excited. >> what's his deal? >> that's exactly the question. what is his deal? well, there's three mysteries about tommy, okay. how old he is because he said he was in his 20s when he made "the room." he's probably in his late 40s. where he's from because he sounds like this. i played had him in the movie. he sounds like this which you will guess is maybe like eastern europe but he say he from new orleans, all-american guy. and then where he got the money because "the room" despite looking like it was made for $60 cost $6 million. and he -- he financed the whole thing. he says it was from his like levi's jean selling outlet but i'm like, tommy, there's no way you sold $6 million worth of jeans and he's like, james, you embarrass yourself.

you don't know anything about retail. i'm like, okay, tommy, so -- [ laughter ] >> it's hard -- you direct and star. you have to stay in character throughout. how do you do that? >> it was -- i'm sure it was more bizarre for everyone else. my brother and seth rogen, and everyone but i was -- i was directing the film. i was acting in it, playing a character that was a director acting in his own movie. >> directing the film, did you talk like tommy. >> i talked like tommy. so i'm sure it was bizarre but it also like set an atmosphere because they were all playing arcs in tommy's movie so it just sort of like -- i think it made it easier. they -- like we had a lot of cameos, we had like bryan cranston, sharon stone, melanie griffith. all these incredible people. [ applause ] but every time -- and like every great comedian around hamel

bure buress, my brother and seth would prep them. okay, the set isn't normal. james is directing in character. >> quickly we want to show a clip. tell them one of the people that came to visit was seth's grandparents. >> okay. >> you've known seth. you guys have known each other for 20 years. >> yes. >> tell everybody the story really quick. >> well, obviously -- seth brings his family to every set, the grandparents, parent, his wife lauren and they know me and like they did not get it. because it was like 2 1/2 hours of prosthetics every morning and they were like where is james? and lauren, his wife who i've known almost as long as the grandparents, she just wasn't having it. she hated it like i was dead to her for like three months like she just did not want to be around -- >> do you guys want to see some? >> yes.

>> no, no -- ? i'm hearing an eastern european accent. >> no, that's from new orleans. >> where? >> new orleans, you heard -- you know. >> where? >> the big easy. >> oh, new orleans. i thought -- i didn't know what you were saying. >> yeah. >> can we just try to lose the accent? take it again. [ applause ] >> what is tommy think about all this? >> tommy like talked about is a bit of a mystery, an enigma but i think he loves it. i asked him finally like he didn't want to watch it alone. we were going to screen it for him alone. he wanted to watch it with a thousand people at south by southwest for the first time. it was fortunately like an incredible screening but he sat there with the glasses on in the theater watching the thing and he wasn't making any reaction. i was like, oh, man, maybe he hates it and i asked him after. i was like, okay, what did you

think. well, i approve 99.9%. and i go, what's the -- then i go what's the 0.1% you think he'll be like i never said that or never did that. he goes, director to director he goes, i think you should look at lighting in beginning of film is a little off. and i'm like -- i realize, i realize he's wearing the glasses the whole time. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i tell you what, you've created another classic. >> thank you. >> you know that. you really have. it is the "disaster artist." it is in theaters now. make sure you go check it out. james franco, everybody. coming up how you could get meghan markle top looks for hundreds of dollars less. everybody likes to save money. [ applause ]

we're back now with meghan markle mania. millions trying to copy her looks. we decided to make it easy for you. melissa garcia is here to show you how to get the markle sparkle for a lot less sparkle and a lot less money. i love that. a lot of these looks are a little unattainable. the look, the engagement picture look, so to speak. that was like equaled 3,000 dpz.

>> you're right. it was about $3,000 and everyone is buzzing about this look all about i think her white coat. it's that royalesque feel. it's crisp, clean. so but again expensive. >> expensive and shut down the website, right. >> totally crashed. >> everybody wants it but not everybody can afford it. >> we'll show you how to get it and afford it. >> come on down. let's see our first model, joanne and i honestly freaked out. when i was scouring the story, you like doing flea market finds so you know you find that one piece, i found the mother lode. it was $39.99 and looks just like the original, so much less expensive. the dress is from h&m. $34.99. >> right now. >> i got it right now and shoes look like the aquazurra. >> you did a good job. >> i love that. our second look is the navy coat and skirt she wore for an

important event recently. we would love for you to break it down, the markle sparkle. >> so this she actually just wore on friday. again, it's all about a statement coat. so here she's wearing one. it's so beautiful. this one is very expensive from a brand called package $800 and her skirt is a thousand dollars, her turtleneck 250 so it all adds up to about $3,000 yet again. >> oh, my. so let's see the melissa sparkle. let's see our model. >> yes, here we have lola. and i found this jacket at new york and company. now, this jacket actually had a fur -- like a faux fur collar on it but i removed it. >> ki come over here and look. look at the back. turn around. >> it has the same silhouette. exact same silhouette but only $114, you guys. >> really. >> so much less expensive. her skirt from banana republic on sale for 53 bucks and the whole look pulled together for

under $250. >> i got to tell you, it looks exactly like it. see if you can do the third one. red carpet look. if anybody can do it it is melissa. so tell me the markle sparking look first. >> it is coming. again, here this was pre-harry. and what i love it shows she has that classic tailored style. that is who she is. she doesn't have to change who she is to fit into the new role but here again a basic black blazer, the leggings, real leather. >> $900. >> helmut lang all adds up to $2,000. >> let's get the melissa sparkle. come on down. >> i love this because i wanted to get a look under $100. a complete l age to do it here. the blazer is from h&m. i love these little faux leather leggings. they look like the real leather ones. these are only $24.99 and the at whole look under $100 which made me happy. >> give it up, melissa.

you nailed it on all three. lady, you look great. thank you so much. we'll give you information on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and meanwhile, let's go to our ginger. >> she understands. sorry. we're talking about babies. we've got an update on our sponsor. welgs fargo food donations have been coming in to support local food banks. over the weekend one of their mobile food banks popped up in minneapolis. they were collecting donations there. they're going to be visiting several other cities throughout the month. the month of giving here. you can help by bringing nonperishable food items to all 5900 world branches through december -- hey. >> she works at wells fargo. >> look at that. >> in mississippi. good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. we're going to have a sunny and calmer day with temperatures mainly in the low to mid-60s aboutttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

>> all these bright and shiny faces. come on up. coming up, you guys want to stick around because seal is here performing live in times square. ♪ straight from a kiss "gma's" season of giving is brought to you by wells fargo. now accepting food donations to make more holiday meals

he was just serenading everybody in the commercial break. >> it was fun. >> thank you for being so kind. he's been here bright and early walking the halls, talking to everyone. four time grammy award winning artist seal. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> his career spans more than three decades and now he's going back even farther with his new album "standards" performing

some of our classic, classic favorite classics but it's been wonderful to have you here. frank sinatra classics. what was the inspiration behind it. >> timing and passion. people were so passionate about the project and i had always shown a natural propensity towards singing these songs so we did it. >> they must have thought i was going to sing so they didn't give me a mike. >> just like i'm going to sit in a three-point stance. >> were you a little nervous about taking on frank sinatra. >> not nervous. i knew it would be a challenge but that's pretty much why i did it because i wanted to find something that would push me and push me in a different direction to sing and so it was something i'm glad i did. >> what are some of your favre sinatra favors. >> god, "it was a very good year" and "bewitched." >> and the one you're go to sing is really beautiful.

>> i can't wait to hear this. if you -- is there one song you get a chance to sing it all day every day which would it be? >> "smile." the most beautiful song ever written in my opinion. >> well, i'm sure sure we're going to smile when you perform this song. >> oh, very smooth. [ laughter ] >> he is smooth. how about seal with "luck be a lady." [ applause ] ♪ they call you lady luck but there is room for doubt ♪ ♪ at times you have a very unladylike way of running out ♪ ♪ you're on this date with me

the pickins have been lush ♪ ♪ and yet before the evening is over you might give me the brush ♪ ♪ you might forget your manners you might refuse to stay ♪ ♪ and so the best that i can do is pray ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ luck be a lady tonight luck be a lady tonight ♪ ♪ luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with luck be a lady tonight ♪

♪ luck let that gentleman see how nice a dame you can be ♪ ♪ i know the way you've treated other guys you've been with luck be a lady with me ♪ ♪ a lady never leaves her escort it isn't fair it isn't nice ♪ ♪ a lady doesn't wander all over the room and then blow on some other guy's dice ♪ ♪ let's keep this party polite

never ever get out of my sight ♪ ♪ stick with me baby i'm the guy that you came in with hey luck be a lady tonight ♪ ♪ luck be a lady tonight [ applause ] "gma's" concert series is presented by carmax. drive what's p if you encounter a downed power line, you need to stay away from it. call 911. let our first responders come out and handle it. police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e will make the scene safe.

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your mind at rest because you know everything is going to be right. >> everything is just right. >> "standards" is out now. how's it going down there? that's good. lica misses you. i'm over it though. (laughter) that's fine. i miss her more than you anyway. ♪ ♪ hey, my window is closing.

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good morning. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." it's 8:59. meteorologist mike nicco has a look at today. hi, everybody. looking bright and a little warmer than average, up to 9 degrees warmer than average, low 60s at the koers, 63 to 65 around the bay, 63-67 inland. our best chance of freefzing temperatures tonight in the north bay from 1:00 to 9:00. it will be dry and warmer by the weekend. sue? metering lights still on at the bay bridge toll plaza, toll lane number 14 out of commission. the cash paying lanes are the great way to go. the fastrakers not so much. one accident northbound 680 just near south main and an earlier accident southbound near north main has things jammed back into 242 into concord. >> annoying when you have to fastrak and they're speefding by with the money. back at 11:00 for the abc7 midday news.

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, start of "the diaster artist," james franco and from the new film, "darkest hour," lily james. holiday hits week continues with a performance from recording artists brett young. all of this on "live" ." and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪ >> ryan: how are you? how are you doing? [cheers and applause] ♪