good morning, america. wildfire emergency. those huge fires raging in california exploding in size, fueled by santa ana winds, scorching tens of thousands of acres and closing in on the pacific coastline. the brave firefighters flying right into the fire zone and the new fire erupting near the 405 as the morning commute begins. breaking news, bracing for violence, the middle east on edge this morning. protests erupting as president trump prepares to make that major announcement recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel and announcing plans to move the u.s. embassy there. world leaders call the decision dangerous. security stepped up at our embassies across the region. also breaking, assassination plot. the new report saying uk's prime minister was targeted for murder at 10 downing street.

the suspects in court this morning. and on a star-studded night for america's top athletes, the huge surprise. beyonce walking out on stage to honor colin kaepernick. >> i accept this award. not for myself, but on behalf of the people. >> what the embattled quarterback says he will do with or without the nfl's support. and we do say good morning, america. it is great to have you on this wednesday morning. what a night at the "sports illustrated" awards. some really special honored. i know, michael, you had a chance to be there. >> i wasn't honored but i was there. i was there to honor j.j. abrams watt and jose altuve and j.j. watt who raised so much money for the city of houston they are the sports men of the year. very well deserving, both guys. couldn't have gone to two better guys. >> altuve standing up for the little guys. >> i'm looking at him going this guy is hitting all these home

runs. it was amazing. great athlete though. >> don't let the frame fool you. first those devastating wildfires in california. they are still growing this morning. let's take a live look from our kabc chopper. >> you can see -- it's so bad you can see the smoke from outer space. the fires have destroyed hundreds of buildings, and abc's marcus moore is on the scene in one of the hardest hit areas in california. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: and michael, right now new fires are breaking out in los angeles. two are south. in the meantime here near this beach, they are under a mandatory evacuation order because of these flames we are watching march down this ridge right down the 101 freeway. so many of us in southern california are feeding on this dry, thick brush. this morning, the fire spreading to the upscale los angeles neighborhood of

air. right now, more than 70,000 acres have been burned and the santa ana winds are only fanning the flames here and we have seen community after community affected as they roar through neighborhoods and illuminating the night sky for a second day. as many as four fires are burning right now in southern california. the largest is the thomas fire. it's destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in ventura county, more than 27,000 people have been forced to evacuate. but there are other fires affecting people. los angeles county, for example, 150,000 forced from their homes because of the fires there. fast-moving creek fire is the one that's causing problems there. >> there's a evacuation due to the fire. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations for many here as flames continue their assault. >> wow. it's hearing that coming down right now. i think our roof just collapsed. >> reporter: tracy watching in disbelief. her home gone before her eyes. >> i can't even describe what i'm thinking. my mind is not even really connecting with it all yet, and there it is.

>> reporter: intense flames have destroyed a home, and endwufled the car. the wind continues to blow. it's only fanning the flames here in southern california. >> it is definitely heartbreaking. >> reporter: derek olsen's home issen go, but his faith remains. >> we are going to get through this, and we know our god has our backs and we're going to see what happens next. >> reporter: in los angeles county, over 150,000 forced from their homes from the fast-moving creek fire. three firefighters hurt fighting that blaze overnight as crews in santa clarita battle back in two counties this morning. and this morning so far, we have only seen calm winds and that has impacted how quickly we have seen these flames spread along this ridge, and that is encouraging news for residents here. our matt gutman is farther south in los angeles. >> reporter: hey, marcus and rob. right now, i'm just south of

what is called the scurball area. that wind you have been seeing farther north is whipping up the flames and trees. it is engulfing this entire part of los angeles. we are talking right near the getty center which you might be able to see over ther there are multimillion dollar he' homes, and you can see the other side of the 405, one of the most trafficked roads in the entire country, and it is shut down. many of the roads are as well because this fire is moving so rapidly. it is not in any way under control. there are dozens of fire trucks around me, and obviously, police officers everywhere trying to contain first, the traffic. they are not even worried about the fire and trying to evacuate folks from their homes. as this fire continues to rage out here. rob? >> reporter: matt,i'm here at

the creek fire here in eastdale county, which was an explosive fire yesterday laying down with the lighter winds this morning, but the damage done in this neighborhood. homes burned to the ground from the force of the winds. the main waterline to this home is bursting and spewing out water, and the only thing left is this portu-go. the winds were hurrhurrhurrhurrr at 80 miles per hour. pushing at 55 acres per minute, about a football field per second. that's not just the wind. you have the lack of humidity, and the lack of rainfall. this is the rainy season, so we have a bunch of rain starting on october 1st. we saw nothing in november, just a tenth of an inch in the last two months. usually we get two inches and there is no rain. our hearts go out for the people

who lost homes. there will be another round of santa ana winds tonight than last night, robin. >> rob, thank you. let's go to scott rife. he is flying above the flames right now, and scott, what are you able to see from your vantage point? >> robin, we are over the creek fire. there are three major fires working in southern california. we'll show you the shot outside. we are about 20 miles north of los angeles. it's the hillside that is on fire right now, and fortunately it has moved away from some of those homes, and the winds are what we're concerned about. early morning winds are the highest, and we had 40 and 50 mile-an-hour winds yesterday in the helicopter. we're expecting the worst once those winds start to kick up once again. >> it's hard to see, and i know you're in the darkness right now. there is technology that you are able to use to really show the

impact of these fires. tell us about that. >> yeah. it is actually phenomenal. it's a map layover system, and unfortunately that's the way things go sometimes. we had a glitch this morning with it. what it allows us to do is look through the smoke, find specific locations that may be on fire and get people out of these locations by helping law enforcement and the fire department in many situations. >> scott, stay safe. thank you so much. >> let's bring in ginger right now. you had the napa fire, and a tough month for california. >> rob mentioned how dry it has been around los angeles. san diego could have their driest 2 1/2-month period in nearly a century. we see those warnings stretching to the mexican border. just because you don't have a fire yet doesn't mean that one doesn't start today and go nuts because the gusts and the warnings here are for up to 80

miles per hour gusts and we could see another huge push with the winds, and that high pressure system shoving thoinin winds offshore, and we won't see those get better until friday. >> we will be following the latest on those fires all morning long. now we turn to other breaking news this morning. we're learning of a reported assassination plot. against the british prime minister and our chief foreign correspondent terry moran has the latest from london. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this was a serious and chilling plot broken up by security services here just last week. it was to be a two-stage attack. first a bomb, an ied, would be detonated at the heavy iron gates at the end of this street and then a second attack, armed with a suicide vest and a knife would storm number 10 itself, the home of the british prime minister. the goal, kill theresa may. the two men, mohammed imran and naa'imur rahman, were in court this morning charged with

terror-related crimes. they were remanded into custody and authorities say this was the ninth terror plot broken up in the united kingdom this year alone. when you remember this country was hit five times in 2017 with terror attacks that killed dozens, you get a sense of just how serious -- how dire the terror threat is here. robin. >> you truly do, terry. thank you. >> what a brazen move that. major new move from president trump. the middle east on edge this morning as the president set to become the first american president to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. he will also say he wants to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem so let's bring in our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz and our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega for the latest on all this. martha, you have got this growing chorus of world leaders warning the president against this move. >> reporter: of course, indeed, george. the turkish foreign minister is calling it a grave mistake that world bring chaos to the region.

britain's foreign minister and jordan's saying it will provoke muslims and christians alike. palestinian president mahmoud abbas called it unacceptable. i could go on and on but the bottom line is no one else in the world has an embassy in so it's safe to say this has alarmed leaders around the globe. >> it certainly has but the president been itching to do this for a long time getting a lot of pressure behind the scenes. >> reporter: yeah, george, and i'm told this really is about making good on that campaign promise. sources here tell me this is something the president wanted to do right after he took office, but we talk about regularly, that learning curve. one source told me he basically realized you can't snap your fingers and move an embassy. there has been pressure, strong pressure behind the scenes from evangelicals and others like sheldon anderson, that las vegas casino magnate, who is a megadonor to donald trump but i'm told today the white house has a conference call scheduled with evangelicals and pro-israeli groups to talk about this plan, but really it came down to the president not wanting to sign this waiver today to extend -- to keep the embassy in tel aviv.

that extension waiver without making it look like he has made some progress on this big campaign promise from him. >> he makes progress on the campaign promise but, martha, the big question going forward is what does this mean for the middle east peace process? he dispatched his son-in-law jared kushner to lead the u.s. effort there. >> reporter: you know, i don't know how this possibly helps any peace initiative, which as you said, the president's son-in-law kushner has been charged with and i think it says a lot about how little progress has been made. as for violence there, george, palestinians are calling for protests throughout the region, americans have been warned not to go where crowds are gathered or into jerusalem's old city and the u.s. is sending in additional marines to embassies throughout the region and even if there are not protests, nothing public, this is something that will simmer for a very long time, george. >> yeah, it could set off repercussions across the region but, cecilia, the president is sort of finessing this a little bit. hard to know when the embassy will actually be moved. >> reporter: yeah, martha said it. there's not been a lot of

groundswork laid. not a lot of progress made on this front. the white house says it could take three to four years to build an embassy there. so we're talking about a phone shall donald trump second term, if there is one, happening under an entire new administration. >> cecilia and martha, thank you very much. we will be back for a special report at 1:00 eastern. robin? okay, there are just six days until the alabama senate vote and overnight roy moore got some high-profile support from steve bannon, president trump's former chief strategist. our chief national correspondent tom llamas was there. he joins us this morning. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. steve bannon unleashing on what steve bannonried into what he calls the elites and the republican establishment who were out to get roy moore in a move straight out of the trump campaign playbook, this as the democrat in this race is trying to fire up his base to show up on election day. >> on december 12th you'll see an election that the world won't forget. [ cheers and applause ]

>> reporter: overnight, roy moore telling supporters in alabama to send him to the u.s. senate so he can help push the trump agenda. >> we still have no wall. we still have illegal aliens crossing the border. we still have obamacare. we still haven't passed the tax program. working on it. >> reporter: at the rally with moore, steve bannon, the president's former chief political strategist defending moore against those allegations he sexually assaulted two teenage girls. >> if they can destroy roy moore, they can destroy you. >> reporter: and taking on republican establishment stalwart mitt romney after he tweeted that roy moore in the u.s. senate would be a stain on the gop and the nation. >> you hid behind your religion. you went to france to be a missionary while guys were dying in rice paddies in vietnam. do not talk to me about honor and integrity. judge roy moore has more honor and integrity in that pinkie finger than your entire family has.

in its whole dna. >> reporter: bannon also taking on republican senator jeff flake of arizona who sent this $100 check to moore's democratic opponent, doug jones. writing on the memo line of the check, country over party. >> come on, brother, if you're going to write a check, write a check, right? don't give the man $100. are you kidding me? >> reporter: but moore's opponent, doug jones, keeping the accusations against moore front and center. >> i damn sure believe that i have done my part to ensure that men who hurt little girls should go to jail and not the united states senate. >> reporter: now moore has denied those accusations and says he is being attacked because he wants to bring alabama values to washington. so far mitt romney has not responded to those attacks from steve bannon. we have reached out for comment, george. >> okay, boy, the fallout from this race will play out for a long time. tom llamas, thanks very much.

michael? we move to the olympics bombshell. the international olympic committee banning russia from the winter olympics in february, allowing some russians to compete, but not under the russian flag. ryan smith is here with more. how will this work with the athletes? >> this is the first ever total ban for a country, so come february, no russian flag, no rug unifo russian uniform or russian anthem. this is after doping rules revealed evidence of a year-long state-sponsored doping program. if you ask how this will go down, even though there is no russian team, the ioc is giving clean russians a pass to play without a country. they will be allowed to p participate without russian colors. they will have the olympic flag

on it, and there is no anthem, and they are just an olympic athlete from russia. >> has that happened before? >> countries have been banned, but never for doping. >> how will it affect the upcoming games though? >> russia dominates whole sports and when you combine them with the former soviet union, they have more medals than any other olympic country, so in that way, it could be big, but at the same time, many athletes are saying, they would rather have clean games. you're talking about whole sports that could be affected. >> will putin let his athletes go without the flag and the uniform? >> that is the big question. everyone is wondering whether there will be a boycott. officials have spoken out, and no response. we vice president hea we haven't heard if they will go there yet, and they can appeal. putin is proud of his sports program, and you have to believe they don't like this decision. >> they don't have time to appeal. >> coming right around the corner. >> if you are a clean athlete, you want to compete though, and hopefully, they get a chance to. let's go back to ginger right now, with a lot of cold

and snow moving east. >> it's happening now, you can't see out the windows y'all, but it's making its push in. i'm going to chicago by friday, and thursday morning, 7, it feels like the windchills there from northwest indiana through wisconsin. going to be brutal, and then you have got the lake-effect snow. 9 to 17 inches for parts of jamestown and erie, pennsylvania. that's right. the cold cities now brought to you by burlington. good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike

nic nicco. accuweather highlights, a lot of sunshine and more mild temperatures, near record highs possible, frost less likely tonight but still possible in your inland valleys and we'll have possibly spare the air day headed our way. today low to mid-60s around the coast but around the bay and inland. santa rosa has our best chance of tying a record high. 30s in our valleys, coming up, the former star of "that '70s show" denny masterson fired from his netflix series. becoming the latest hollywood star to lose his job over accusations of sexual assault. and a new warning about an app that lets you shop for food, gas and even hotels while they're driving. sexual assault. an app that lets you shop for food, gas, even hotels while they're driving?

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good morning. we'll start with an update on the freezing cold conditions in the north bay. keep those pets, plants and pipes protected through about 9:00 this morning. 30 in ukiah, 29 in rona park to 32 in petaluma. thole v those are all the freezing neighborhoods. also freezing cold in san ramon at 42. 53 in san francisco, san jose about 41. commuting, no worries as far as the weather goes. ferry, mainly calm, chilly to mild on mass transit today and on the roads they'll be dry. my accuweather seven-day forecast, near record highs and dry just about every day, natasha. >> we'll have we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com.

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at least four are burning through southern california threatening homes, sparking evacuations and unfortunately there are now new concerns about another major santa ana wind event on the way. tense 24, 48 hours ahead there. also in the middle east, the middle east is on edge. pretests erupted ahead of president trump's announcement where he's planning to recognize jerusalem as the capital and has plans to move the u.s. embassy there. and we have a holiday delivery alert. ups is adding one to two days to estimated delivery times for some areas, unprecedented number of orders. ups says they will ship more employees and resources to help with that cyberweek surge. hope to have the issues resolved soon. now to new fallout in

hollywood. another actor fired amid allegations of sexual assault. netflix dropping denny masterson from the show "the ranch" following accusations of rape from years ago. he joins a growing list in hollywood facing accusations. and lost film and tv projects. amy, i know you have more. >> we know that masterson was fired on tuesday buy netflix. the accusations as you say go back to the early 2000s when he was starring in the hit sitcom "that '70s show." well, now masterson is firing back and he is fueling the emerging debate about how to treat people who deny accusations against them and have not been charged with a crime. danny masterson, who shot to fame in "that '70s show" -- >> they wouldn't take anne murray a greatest hits? >> reporter: he was accused of raping three women in the early 2000s. he was never charged with the crime and strenuously denied all the allegations. he continued starring on the netflix show, "the ranch." >> that's basically how it goes. >> reporter: this morning

netflix which already cut fights with two of their biggest stars, kevin spacey and louis c.k. after allegations of sexual misconduct, announced they have fired masterson from "the ranch" telling abc news monday was his last day on the show and production will resume in early 2018 without him. masterson fired back with his own statement writing, from day one i have denied the outrageous allegations against me. law enforcement investigated these claims more than 15 years ago and determined them to be without merit. the actor adding, in this country you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. however, in the current climate it seems as if you are presumed guilty the moment you are accused. >> fans aren't patient. they are not going to wait for somebody who has been accused by multiple women to actually be charged and convicted, for they expect action on the part of studios. >> reporter: according to a report in "the huffington post," a woman saying he forced himself

on her then choked her when she fought back. the lapd investigating and closing it back in 2004 after the church of scientology of which masterson is a lifelong member, allegedly submitted over 50 affidavits in support of the actor. at least one of the cases against masterson still being investigated according to the lapd. overnight, a hollywood legend questioning a possible rush to judgment against some of those accused of sexual misconduct. oscar winner dustin hoffman accused by a former intern of lewd contents and inappropriate touching on the 1985 set of the tv movie "death of a salesman" when she was 17 firing back when questioned by hbo host, john oliver, at an event monday night. >> do you believe this stuff that you read? >> i believe what she wrote, yes. >> why? >> because there's no point in her lying. >> well, there is a point in her not bringing this up for 40 years. >> really? >> oh, dustin. >> now, hoffman maintains he did nothing wrong. when the story first broke, he

offered this statement, i have the utmost respect for women and feel terrible that anything i might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation. i am sorry. it is not reflective of who i am. as for masterson, he emphatically denies the allegations saying he has never been charged with a crime let alone convicted of one. >> all right, let's continue this conversation, amy. let's bring in our chief legal correspondent dan abrams and former "people" magazine editor larry hackett. we are here again. and you heard in amy's report, masterson has strongly denied these accusations. and he says, you know, you're innocent until proven guilty. >> i think innocent until proven guilty is a little misunderstood phrase. right? that is what applies in a criminal court when the government has the power to take away your freedom. we intentionally stack the deck in favor of the defendant to say we're not going to put you in jail unless we can prove this really high standard. that doesn't mean the rest of society has to apply the same standard.

of innocent until proven guilty. it means that the rest of society has to be careful about what they do. they shouldn't just be rash and take action against someone. i think that the challenge for him here is the serial nature of the allegations and the type allegation. you're not talking about like dustin hoffman. you're talking about allegations of rape, and you are talking about, according to reports, some multiple accusers, and that puts netflix in a tough spot. >> and i'm glad you cleared it up like that because when -- there's so many different cases out there and this one is, you know, very serious. >> you know, we in the law always talk about first degree, second degree, third degree and i think it's important to do that in this context too which is to say there are the -- there's the harvey weinstein, right, which involves enormous number of them and includes allegations of sexual assault and then it goes down from there to the bottom ones which are inappropriate comments, et cetera. and i think that the different kinds of allegations have to be treated differently. >> some are starting to fight back because we saw with ratner

like he is suing for defamation. do you think we'll see more? >> it depends. if they didn't do it you'll see them suing. the problem with something like ratner is there are a number of allegations against him and there's only one person he's going after. you know, it's the serial nature is that gets them into trouble. you have to say well, bill cosby, for example, seems to want to cherry-pick at times, which ones might have not done it. you either have to say it's all not true. none of it is true or, you know, or not. >> and, larry we've seen hollywood react very swiftly to these allegations and accusations. in part, is this about the near of losing audiences? >> sure, in the case of netflix that's a subscription service, new brand and trying to get as many customers as they want and be known for their programming and not for having stars who are accused of sexual assault. hollywood and these organizations, the studios and media organizations are groping

for some bottom line and want some order to it. as dan said, it's sort of floating out there and have incredibly serious criminal charges against accusations of bad behavior and want to see some kind of like floor set and a way to proceed and right now they don't have that and groping case by case by case which means you'll talk about it later on. >> in terms of how to proceed obviously, the goal would be to prevent this type of thing. it seems unreasonable to think they'd be able to do a background check on everyone working on their set. how do you ensure a safe workplace? >> in a lot of cases, most of their represent takes precede them. in a lot of times we know who they are. you can do that and make checks and get ahead of it as best you can right now. >> they need to do that. all right, guys. thanks so much. george. >> thank you, guys. coming up new concerns about distracted driving. app being rolled out that lets you shop for food, gas and hotels while you drive.

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we are back with that new app raising concerns about distracted driving. gm is installing the marketplace app in millions of cars allowing drivers to shop for food, gas and more behind the wheel and abc's linzie janis has the details. >> tune a.m. 830. >> reporter: from changing the radio station. >> tuning to a.m. 830. >> reporter: to monitoring your kids' driving habits. >> family link will text you when they arrive at work, when they arrive at home or arrive to a friend's house. >> reporter: cars are packed with sleek technology meant to make driving safer and more convenient. and soon you'll be able to shop from the comfort of your driver's seat.

general motors releasing their marketplace app. using 4g lte connectivity they can order food on the go, find the closest gas station to save on fuel and make last-minute dinner reservations all from your car's dashboard. it's rolling out to nearly 4 million drivers over the next year and a half. but critics of the technology say it will only contribute to distracted driving. which claimed nearly 3,500 lives in 2016. >> i guarantee you what we'll see is an increase in fatalities, the numbers are going up even as we speak. but until we have fully self-driving cars, we are still responsible for what we do behind the wheel. >> reporter: according to aaa, taking your eyes off the road for just two seconds doubles the chances of a crash. gm says its app is limited to a few simple steps. similar to finding and selecting a radio station.

and overnight, the carmaker telling abc news in a statement, marketplace is designed to minimize manual interactions helping drivers keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. like all of our connected in-vehicle technology, marketplace was developed in accordance with the voluntary driver distraction guidelines adopted by car companies and gm's own strict, guiding principles. the national safety council tells abc news drivers who think that they are safer with hands-free technology should think again. the safety council says that there is no research that shows hands-free technology is risk-free. >> the warnings out there. >> how is that a good thing? make your reservations before you leave and get in your car. >> hands-free is good, hands-free is bad. please, just let us know eventually. that's all we ask for. >> nothing. resist the urge to multitask is the lesson from safety experts. >> just drive. >> all right, thank you.

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>> she's coming through. danni messina is her name and she promised 25 cents for every favorite her tweet got, and 50 cents for every retweet. the problem, she didn't expect to get 472,000 favorites and 203,000 retweets added up to a whopping $220,000. well, now she's joining us from washington state university where she's a student to reveal how she is trying to pull it off. good morning to you, danni. >> good morning, how are you guys? >> we're doing great. first of all i want to thank you. what you're doing is really amazing for st. jude but when your tweet went viral and found out it came up to $220,000, what did you do? what went through your mind? >> you know, i kind of -- i drew a blank. i really had no idea what to expect and at the time i had 600 followers so i'm like, okay, that's basically impossible. and then i'm like, okay, this is the time. this is the time to make a change. and i mean, i was still

completely in shock, but that's where i start the gofundme and where we started this as a team effort and so the go fund me has now reached a little bit over $86,000. >> wow. >> and in total we're about $174,000 for st. jude. >> oh, my goodness. that's wonderful. that's just a portion of what you're doing for fund-raising, kmart has made it danni messina day to help raise money. tell us about that. >> yeah. yes, so i got this call on friday morning and they go, hey, like we have a proposition for you. and i'm like, all right. shoot at me and so they were like, hey, let's do danni messina day. so it turned out to be last saturday was danni messina day at kmart nationally. as you check out, you had the opportunity to donate to st. jude a partnership this he taken place in and they raised a little bit over $86,000 that day

nationally and so all of that money is going to be donated to st. jude in my name to help me out with this campaign to reach that goal of just around $220,000. >> you're going to get there. >> thank you for the work you're doing for st. jude, which i love. robin said it best. every day should be danni messina day. >> that's right. >> you donated $1,000 of your own money. we know you're a college student. we have your go fund me page up on the screen and hope you get $220,000 or more. how about that, danni? that would be great. >> thank you so much. >> all right. love the christmas tree behind you. have a wonderful, wonderful holiday season. merry christmas. thank you. >> thank you, guys. >> you got it. coming up a "gma" health alert. how millions suffering from diabetes may be able to reverse the disease without medicine. with your diet. come on back.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. wildfire emergency. out-of-control fires raging in california fueled by massive winds. thousands forced out of their homes. hundreds of buildings already destroyed. the latest from the front lines of the fire zone. new hope for dealing with diabetes. could you reverse the disease without using any drugs or pills? what you're eating could be the key. our experts break it down. ♪ i think i want to marry you the new clues about the royal wedding. the designers who could be in the running, and we will they pay tribute to princess diana by choosing one of her favorite designers? prince george and prince charlotte expected to be in the wedding. buckle in, get ready to roll. popular strollers put through the baby gear gauntlet. up and down stairs, more than 100 miles of strolling and just

how well do they collapse? we're revealing the top three right here as we say, good morning, america. ♪ i do love the song "shake your groove thing." i don't know what that has to do with baby strollers. >> stick around and you'll find out. good morning, america. welcome back this wednesday morning. and it is holiday shopping time, everybody, and the stores, they are trying to up their game. you see that dressing room where becky is trying on the coat. it gets as cold as 16 degrees in the dressing room. it's just one of the tricks they're trying out to make sure you buy the perfect gifts for the season. make sure it keeps you warm in the cold. >> good idea there. first though, we'll get to those dangerous wildfires that are out west. at least four are burning through california at this hour and there are new concerns about dangerous winds so let's go back to abc's marcus moore who is there on the ground. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: robin, good

morning. more fires are popping up here in the region, including this one that continues to burn here in ventura county. this is part of the thomas fire that so far, has scorched more than 50,000 acres. there is a mandatory evacuation order in place for the beach community for l conchita. this is right along the 101 freeway, and the strong santa ana winds have been pushing these flames throughout the region for the past couple of days. fires roaring through neighborhoods, feeding on the thick brush and illuminated the night sky for a second day. as many as four fires are burning in southern california. the largest is the thomas fire. 225,000 residents were forced to leave their homes and hundreds of homes and businesses have burned down as a result of this fire. in the meantime, los angeles seeing fires as well this morning. 150,000 people, robin, have been

evacuated there. this is a situation that continues to develop. >> can you give us a sense, marcus, of what the conditions are right now? what you are experiencing. >> reporter: we have experienced relatively calm winds, and that is encouraging news here for residents of ventura counties, who hope these flames will spare their homes as fires continue breaking out across southern california. robin. >> marcus, thank you. we move on to that paige announcement from president trump expected to announce the u.s. will formally recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. the first time an american president has done that. protests have erupted. world leaders are warning the president against the move and our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has all the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. as you said, this move comes in the face of opposition from many world leaders and allies not to mention that threat of violence there in the middle east.

now, this move today, this announcement would essentially be the president making good on a campaign promise. this is -- he would be the first american president to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. he also wants to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. that would be years off, however. many american presidents have promised to do the same. none have actually done this though for fear that it would completely upend the middle east peace process. the state department has had to issue a travel warning for the west bank and jerusalem's old city as a result of calls by palestinian factions for three days of rage. the white house, george, says that this will not affect the middle east peace process, but the palestinians have already declared the peace process destroyed. >> hard to see how it won't have an affect. cecilia vega, thanks very much. this just in. "time" magazine person of the year, the silence breakers, otherwise known as the me too movement. the women who have bravely come forward to speak out against sexual harassment and assault. we remember last year, donald

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♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma." wonderful to have everybody here with us on this wednesday morning, and we're launching our great christmas cookie search so submit your recipe on our site. y'all have great recipes? >> i do. my mom's famous peanut butter cookies with the hershey kiss. they're really good. >> i would like for you to bring them in so i could test them myself. >> you're so kind that way. especially for the people. in the meantime how about "pop news" from lara. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> oh, stop it. all right, good morning, everybody. you're ridiculous. we begin with margot robbie looking amazing on the red carpet in l.a. on tuesday night. [ applause ] wow!

at the premiere of her film "i, tonya" her portrayal of tonya harding getting lots of oscar buzz. that is not what's making headlines this morning. take a look at these photos. robbie looking smashing in versace standing side by side with the real-life tonya harding. the duo hardly able to contain their excitement. reports say harding was overwhelmed wiping away tears as she took in the excitement of the premiere. "i, tonya" opens this friday and we can tell you that it is unbelievable. >> it is really good. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> overwhelmed by it. i think, yeah, i mean, who knows what's going on inside but we had margot on the show. it was riveting. she's not only starring in but producing, so congrats to margo. also in "pop news" this morning, john player, recovering this morning after an emergency appendecto appendectomy.

the grammy winner admitted to a new orleans hospital on wednesday forcing the band he has been touring with, dead and company, to postpone their show tonight. grateful dead legend bob weir wishing him well and hopefully he will have a quick and easy recovery. it was a big scare for him overnight. it's all over the internet this morning so we are wishing you well, john mayer. [ applause ] yeah. we love john mayer. this story caught my attention because when i think of heart healthy eating, cheese, it isn't the first food that comes to mind, but a new study suggests that a little cheese a day could keep the doctors away. a recent analysis of over 200,000 people found that those who ate cheese daily had a 14% lower risk of developing heart disease and were -- yes, bring on the brie. [ applause ] fondue for you? 10% less likely to also have a stroke.

thanks to all the good stuff in cheese like calcium, protein, probiotics but a doctor for the icon school of medicine at mt. sinai hospital here in new york city wants to make it clear this does mean you take down a giant wheel with your wheat thins and glass of wine. they suggest we limit the amount of cheese to 40 grams a day, which i hate to tell you, is about the size of a matchbook. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> every day. >> i'm apparently very heart healthy. >> that's a tease. >> that's a tease of cheese. >> a tease of cheese. [ laughter ] >> that was good. >> i have one more for you. i had to share. you know, we're all trying to balance the holiday eating and drinking with healthy eating, and speaking of healthy eating, do you love a little avocado? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> okay. well, how about a lot of avocado? like this much avocado. >> whoa. >> humongous. pamela wang found this bad boy on her weekly sunday walk on the big island of hawaii. that wasn't a joke.

pamela says it weighs over five pounds, the size of a human head and she is waiting to hear back from the guinness book of world records, folks, to find out if it's the world's largest. please don't wait too long. that is a lot of guacamole you could be wasting. >> she didn't save it for her super bowl party. >> what are you looking at? >> no, no, no. just taking it all in. this is a perfect segue. we have a "gma" health alert right now. more than 30 million americans with type 2 diabetes, and in a new study, almost half the participants were able to reverse the disease and achieve remission without using drugs or insulin and nutritionist maya feller is here and she will tell us so much more about it. wow. >> nice to see you. >> give us the details on this. >> okay, so the first thing that's important to remember is that the participants in this study had a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for six years or less and were never on insulin. this leads us to believe they still have some level of pancreatic function.

over the course of three to five months, they were put on a very local ree diet where they took in between 825 and 853 calories. this was medically supervised. of those people 46% actually achieved diabetes remission. we believe that this is in part because on average they lost around 20 pounds. and this type of weight loss takes stress off of the pancreas and allows it to function better. but i have to say it was medically supervised, and this is not something that people should go at alone. >> you want to emphasize that. medically supervised. liquid diet. what does 850 calories look like on a plate? >> so let me walk you through a day. this is breakfast here. for breakfast we have half of an avocado with about two ounces of tuna. i mean that's really -- that's a small portion and then we move on to lunch and here at lunch we have a handful of watercress. four cherry tomatoes a quarter of a cucumber, spring onion and a little chicken.

so again, you know, not terrible, but remember, this is the whole day. and then dinner, we have a few ounces of fish, a quarter cup of chi chickpeas, and a quarter of a potato. >> i could see why a fifth of the people that were a part of this dropped out. they just could not -- simply could not do this so what are the downsides of this program? >> one of the downsides of this program is that you know you risk dehydration because you're not taking in significant amount of water from your food or that matter. you could become constipated because, look, it's a very low residue low intake. also we're concerned about the loss of muscle because of the rapid rate of weight loss. >> of course, you should be seeing your doctor if something like this is happening to you, diabetes or other kind of conditions, but what else can you do to help monitor your situation? >> okay, so i always recommend for any patient that's diabetic it's important to increase your physical activity, right, on a daily basis. you also want to make sure that you cut your processed food intake as well as eating on a regular inconsistent basis.

>> all to keep in mind, maya, thank you very much. michael, over to you. >> all right, thank you, robin. we'll go now to the big reveal. wirecutter, they're unveiling its top stroller picks after dozens of hours of research and testing and abc's erielle reshef is here with what they discovered. good morning, erielle. >> good morning to you, michael. as many parents know your stroller can be one of the most crucial pieces of baby gear. we went out with wirecutter to try out their top picks and now we have the results for you right here on "gma." >> reporter: stroller after stroller. the options seem endless. wirecutter a website that advises on products out with a buyer's guide this morning. it examined 59 full-size strollers to help parents sort through the mayhem. >> it can be really overwhelming with that many out there. >> that's why it's really important for us to figure out what's the most important thing for most parents and find the best one. >> reporter: once wirecutter narrowed it down to nine strollers that have the best online reviews, writer sonia heung walked more than 100 miles

total with the finalists, traversing city terrain, tackling stairs. also lugging along in cars and planes. and then the baby gear gauntlet. this obstacle course. sonya and ed editor, winnie, show us how they did it with help of nico and andy. >> are you ready, nico? yay. whoo! but as parents know, the ultimate test when it comes to strollers, collapsing them. i give wirecutter's top three a try. we start with the runner-up, the britax agile on amazon for $89. got to use mom strength here. here we go. aha. i did it. then the first place finisher, the city mini listed at $221 on amazon. got everything you need for little one. here we go.

that's amazing. and if parents want a premium upgrade, the uppababy cruz at $500. all right. there we go. before you make the big stroller buy, wirecutter says don't forget your kid's gonna grow. child from when they're a newborn through when they're a toddler. >> reporter: helpful hints to stroll your tiny travelers across the finish line. [ applause ] now, we should tell you that like other websites wirecutter gets a percentage of money from retailers on the strollers sold through their links on their website but this was super enlightening, and i think we may have overpaid for our stroller. >> you make that look so easy. >> thank you. >> i needed a course to get my stroller down when i had my kids. >> mom strength. >> those are big strollers, but if you look at something smaller, wirecutter also did a story on umbrella strollers. whap d

what did they find? >> they did because a lot of times that's the way to go when traveling. easy to filled up. they did seven hours of research, 86 hours of testing to find the best umbrella strollers and have them. it's at the height of the winter travel season which is really helpful for parents. >> we'll show you who won the umbrella stroller category. you guys ready for that? [ applause ] drum roll, please. let's bring out the winner. [ drum roll ] here we go. >> okay. >> if you didn't notice the stroller comes with a husband and a baby. >> husband and happens to be my husband and my baby. hi. so this is -- >> i want to get down. >> i'm sure you do. this is typical with moms trying to struggle with their kids in the stroller. this is the summer infant and it is $80 retail so pretty good deal. it's 13 pounds, and it folds up easily when you do it with one hand so that's why wirecutter likes this stroller. >> she's so cute i didn't hear a word you said. >> it's a he. >> you want to splurge wirecutter did the best upgrade.

in the umbrella stroller category. >> they did. >> and you know what, drum roll, please. we'll bring that out, as well. adrienne. >> the beautiful adrienne bankert here with our producer sara's son ben. >> the resemblance. >> this is ben. >> you're doing better than my son did. this is the joovi groove ultra light. it's a super lightweight stroller, easy to collapse as well. has a great peekaboo window and, hey. >> thank you, erielle. thank you for your participation and i'll throw it to somebody who needs one of these soon. ginger. i need a double. you got one of those? if anybody has a good recommendation on that, i am in the market for one. speaking of having a little fun, and i loved her son having -- he's making his debut. your "gma" moment this morning

is ollie's debut. ollie said you know what i'm going under the bed. it's wednesday and i'm going to stay under this bed. it is just so funny to watch this little guy. it is a puppy under there in case you missed the beginning of the video. he loves doing this. he loves hiding. i don't know. send us your "gma" moment. we want to laugh and smile not at your expense but with you something you love. please do send them to my good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nic nicco. accuweather highlights, a lot of sunshine and more mild temperatures, near record highs possible, frost less likely tonight but still possible in your inland valleys and we'll have possibly spare the air day. today low to mid-60s around the coast but around the bay and inland. santa rosa has our best chance of tying a record high. 30s in our valleys, right now our digital shopping series retail revolution.

brick and mortar stores are struggling as online shopping soars. amazon sales in north america have quintupled to $80 billion since 2010. and abc's becky worley is telling us how stores are fighting back. ♪ >> reporter: the in-store versus online shopping war has a new battlefront. retailers desperately want you off your computer and in their stores. stores across the country are creating experiences for shoppers in store that you can't get at your computer. it's called experiential retail. >> experiential retail or retailtainment is about using all of the senses to engage the customer. >> reporter: shopping as entertainment. what does that look like? oh. it is really cold. this is not your typical fitting room. i'm at an eddie bauer store in columbus, ohio. they have dropped the temperature to put heat on their online competitors. if i were buying this jacket

online, i wouldn't really know how warm it would keep me. they've created an icebox chilled to as little as 16 degrees so customers can try out their cold weather gear in cold weather. brr. something they definitely can't do online. you guys are trying to turn shopping into almost entertainment, aren't you? >> yeah, absolutely. we want it to be fun and engaging and want people to come in and engage with our guys in the store and help let us help you out with your adventures. >> reporter: and they are not the only ones. sephora beauty lovers can take class, experiment with beauty products and digitally try on eyelashes and lipstick. >> finish it and all set. >> reporter: and for golf fans, the pga tour superstore has gone virtual. letting customers test their swing and clubs with virtual golf course simulators. >> what retailers are really looking for is to delight the customer. [ applause ] >> and there's a reason we're putting becky to work on the treadmill.

this is even happening with sneakers. >> this is a perfect example of experiential retail. you want to try out the shoes, how do they feel? well, a lot of stores have treadmills. they even have running coaches that will tell you, oh, you're pronated or toe striker. >> and these shoes are good bad for you. that's unbelievable. >> this is what you will see going forward. >> from function to entertainment we're moving. >> i have to stop talking now. >> running, you're making me tired. becky worley, we thank you so much. and coming up, "star wars" g wednesday lynn christie with us live. "good morning america" coming back in just a moment. your "gma" moment brought to you by the frame from samsung. the most beautiful tv you've never seen. to you by the frame from samsung. the most beautiful tv you've never seen.

good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." of course we are following the wildfires burning in southern california and with that comes a warning about the fires that burn here. the fbi this morning telling you about fog regarding the north bay fires. they've formed a special team to catch people looking to take advantage of the disaeser from debris removal, false advertising for housing to people seeking donations for charities. here's sue hall with a look at traffic. >> we are headed to a sigalert on the peninsula southbound 101 near the old candlestick exit, apparently lane number four is blocked there. emergency crews on the scene but a solid line southbound leaving san francisco. expect delays there. earlier accident with ambulance

on scene, south 608 in danville and that is causing some slow traffic there as well. >> thank you, sue.

good morning. the freeze warning continues for another half hour for the north bay. most of our reporting stations are above it now. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a lot of 60s and no rain, reggie. >> we'll have we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com.

♪ welcome back to "gma." it's so great to have all of you here in times square with us this morning. yes, it is. [ cheers and applause ] of course, it's great to have you at home watching us. we're excited for our next guest. you know her as the fierce brianna tar on "game of thrones" and now she's returning to the big screen as captain phasma in "star wars: the last jcome gwen christie. [ applause ] ♪ >> how are you? >> lovely to see you. >> nice to see you. >> lovely.

>> great to see you. >> gwendoline, gwendoline, gwendoline. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> captain phasma has returned. but before we -- before we go there, i want to ask how was it when you found out you got this role and you were going to be a part of this whole "star wars" universe. >> i'd wanted to be in "star wars" my whole life, you know. i had been a fan since i was 6 years old when i first saw the flips and i remember saying to my mother because i wanted to be an actress since i was very young and said, god i really want to be a "star wars" movie and my mother saying they don't make them anymore. then when i heard this was coming back, you know, i was cheering on with the rest of the world thinking we're going to have it again and i really wanted to be a part of it and also when i saw how diverse the casting was, that's what excited me. when i saw -- [ applause ] it's true, you know. we need to have our world reflected in our entertainment

so i wanted to be a part of that more than ever. >> did you get the word out through your people? >> i mean, i was just constantly going on and on and on about it and i would just -- every phone call say, oh, they're interested in you for this. i want to be in "star wars." you've got a meeting for this. i want to be in "star wars." i was relentless about it then i was very lucky to hear that they were interested. and then it was a very slow sort of process because we didn't know if it would work with my schedule for "game of thrones" and then they were very generous and accommodating. but when i knew it was happening was when i came in for the costume fitting and i saw that costume and i knew about the character but seeing -- they had decided to create this female character who looked incredible but her femininity is not delineated in the shape of her body. it's not about her exposing her gender. it's about who she is and how we relate to her.

[ applause ] >> so now you've got these two massive armys of fans behind you. they're going to have to duke it out, "game of thrones" fans and "star wars" fans. >> well, they're very passionate fan bases. i mean -- >> there's a lot of cross over. >> i think there really is. there's something about -- something about the fantastical realm that allows us to relate to the human experience in a closer way. you know, intimacy can be very difficult in our modern age but somehow when there's an epic landscape visually, those human relationships seem to speak to us more. >> i could just sit here and listen to you talk. [ laughter ] >> we were talking about growing up and wanting to be in "star wars" and i understand that you really connected with princess leia. >> how so? >> i'm someone who has been obsessed with television and

movied and watched them from a very, very early age. i loved that visual medium of story telling. i wanted to be an actor. what i was aware of, even very early on, i wasn't seeing me. i felt i was seeing a homogenized version of what it was to be a woman. >> that didn't discourage you. >> no, it didn't because i've always had a certain degree of optimism because i've been so interested in arts and in people, in the human experience, just the business of being human like we all are. that i felt that the world would change and in looking at history and looking at the way the world had changed i felt that that would be expressed in our storytelling. so i remember watching "star wars" and thinking, looking at princess leia and looking at carrie fisher and thinking, she is different. she is unafraid. she's smart. she's brave. she's bold. she's unashamedly herself. she's hilarious. and she doesn't look the same as all those other kinds of representations we're given. >> yeah.

[ applause ] >> can we have lunch actually? in this film you and john boyega share a lot of moments. can you share with us a little about this whole battle scene or -- >> yes. i mean -- >> tell us a little bit about him. we love him. he was just here. >> he is an incredible man. and he -- he is! he's amazing! he's so talented but he has this vital energy that just really inspires everyone around him. >> we have no idea what you're talking about. >> but what i can tell you, i believe there's been a trailer and you've seen some contact. >> yes. >> we've seen a moment of contact and what i can tell you is that i was reunited with c.c. smith and the amazing -- c.c. smith taught me to fight on

"game of thrones." so back before season two filming started on "game of thrones," he was the man that gave me the confidence and the skills and worked with me for months beforehand and taught me to fight and sword fight. >> should we take a little peek? >> please. [ applause ] >> we don't have a peek of the battle, but what we do have a peek of -- we have a message from one of your co-stars about the battle. >> here we go. check it out. >> hey, gwen, how you doing? i hope you're good. just wanted to say hi and hope to see you soon. remember who wins the fight. >> see there. see there. [ applause ] >> that's what i love. >> somebody looks like -- you look a little like you want some

competition, like go back in the ring. >> i like that little twinkle in her eye right now. >> the look is confusing because the look doesn't say if you won or if you didn't. >> wait a minute. go ahead. >> i just think, you know, winning is a perception. >> oh! >> wow. >> now everyone has one more reason to watch the movie. >> absolutely. >> tell you what, thank you so much. it is "star wars: the last jedi" flies into theaters on december the 15th. make sure you go check it out. i know i am. this is one of the best movies ever. and courtesy of our friends -- [ laughter ] we're not done yet. courtesy of our friends at imax everyone in our audience, you're going to get tickets to see it, okay? there you go. [ cheers and applause ] when we come back who will meghan pick to design her wedding gown.

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>> reporter: in a premonition of her pending nuptials she tried on 100 dresses when her character rachel zane prepared to get married admitting she has a more relaxed tile than the woman she played on television. the royal in waiting previously telling "glamour" magazine i personally prefer wedding dresses that are whimsical or subtly romantic.

while there are no specific details yet, meghan has described her perfect party, speaking with daniel graham on ctv's "etalk." >> perfection is not the goal. >> no, perfection should never be the goal. it's no fun that way. >> it isn't. it is very stressful actually. >> keep it so relaxed. put on good soul music, let everybody take their shoes off. sit in the backyard. >> reporter: one thing for sure there will be cuteness overload as prince george and princess charlotte are expected to be page boy and flower girl as they were to date's kate's sister pippa's wedding. >> you know, i can see soul music playing at windsor. >> in the backyard. >> in the backyard of the castle. markle said she loves elie saab and j. mendel and likes the structural designs but i'm thinking it's going to be a flowery dress. >> she said the word whimsical. i hope for a little fairy tale. thank you. >> no problem. now outside to ginger zee. >> and thank you so much, lara. what you are seeing actually right now on your screen we will show you is our "gma" green room sponsored by keurig.

it is always a busy spot every single morning. everybody fueling up and now we're revealing the new keurig k select brewer. it allows you to actually pick the strength of your coffee so this is taking it up a notch and gives you the perfect cup in less than a minute and now you can make your coffee as strong as you want, so we have some super strong audience members here. give it up for diana and jonathan. they are both going to put them to the test. who of can make the puck go the highest on that carnival-style deal will take home one of these colorful brewers. so jonathan, let's do it, get up there. grab that mallett. give us a swing. he wants to win. you can tell. all right. i saw it go to nearly nine. diane, get in there. nice. jonathan, you come over here. all right, diane, swing it. >> oh, i think that was jonathan, nice work though, diana. jonathan, congratulations and,

good morning. breezy in our hills but calmer conditions push us back into the 60s in our 12-hour day planner. record highs possible like yesterday. look at that happy smile making strong coffee all the way home. >> every morning, yes. >> every single morning. michael. >> thank you, ginger. you know, new year's day, well, it's less than a month away, which means it's time to start thinking about resolutions. what do you guys think are the most popular resolution that there is? getting healthy. getting in shape. that's right. so here to help us get a jump start an reveal their top three health trends are the co-founders of "well+good," alexia bure and melissa gelula. hello, ladies. thank you for joining us. you know, they said that turmeric and kale were the superfoods. the new superfood of 2018, what exactly is it? >> well, we're going to talk

about moringa as the next hot superfood for the year ahead. turmeric and kale had their buzz. this is what you're be eating next year, michael. it's showing up in every aisle of the grocery store. this is a superfood bar. moringa is full of iron, full of calcium and all the vitamins that you would want to make sure you're taking every day. that's why everyone is picking it up. >> what is it exactly? >> it's a leaf for seed. so grade seeds or grape skins are good for our health so is moringa. yeah, yeah. [ applause ] >> so it comes in bars and what other ways can you get it. >> puff, so these are going to be your new veggie booty. they're really good for you. kids love them. it comes in this like super food powder also. you see those in the packs in your grocery store. we mixed it into guacamole and hummus so sneaking a little extra healthy in there then if you have itchy dry skin this time of year just need a little extra moisture, moringa is showing up in beauty oils too.

really simple. want to try one? a little something-something. yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> you talk about the puffs being the next thing. we have the audience taste testers. give your honest opinion. give it a taste and see what you think. how is it? it's good? >> good. >> all right. it passed the first test. now the next big thing we're seeing which i do this at home is alternative yogurts. >> yes. >> how is it going to change super market shopping for everybody? >> well, the editors at "well and good" have been scouting trends all year long and notice that nut milk yogurts are taking over. these have no dare dairy in them. they are all nuts. almond, cashew and then we also have coconut and they all have probiotics in them, the big question we get at "well and good."

do they have probiotics? yes, they do. they also have protein. proteins is really important to you in the morning you're going to want to go with almond and the greek style in particular has the most. this here is cashew yogurt. if you've ever had cashew milk, it's so creamy. and then coconut yogurt is really awesome. it is so full fat but so delicious and a good dessert yogurt like a dollop of whip cream kind of thing. >> dig into that. i know it's going to be good. you know, we have a wellness trend that's changing the game right hire. and, you know, you say, money, you have time to get in some quick things, even if there is a tight space like at home. what are you guys doing? >> so as we know it's hard to make it to the gym given how busy lives get and so we're so excited that this year at home fitness is getting even more amazing in that you have the motivation of an instructor really coming into your home with so many apps and streaming services so we have an example of akt. this is created by celebrity

trainer anna kaiser, and here's a kit, all the equipment you need is right there. there's circuit training, dancing, toning. >> so much stuff you can do at home. i ride a peloton bike myself. i want to thank you for coming in and sharing. and coming up, country superstar, kane brown, is here performing live. we'll be right back. ♪ coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by carmax. drive what's p

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and good morning. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." brr, a little cold this morning, mike. >> it was cold in some areas, but as we head towards 9:00, the freeze warning will expire. you see 38 in santa rosa and ukiah, some of our cooler spots with 36 in san ramon, the rest of us in the 40s. 61 to 66 today with the possibility of a record high in santa rosa. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a lot of low to upper 60s and low rain. still a sill alert out there, southbound 101 leaving san francisco near the old candlestick park exit. a lane of traffic blocked here and emergency crews on the scene so very slow leaving san francisco. take a look at some of your drive times right now, they are improve, reggie. time for "live with kelly & ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 a.m. for abc7 midday news.

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "star wars: the last jedi," gwendoline christie. and he plays prince philip and the hit series "the crown," matt smith. plus, our "holiday hits week" continues with a performance from recording artist seal. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning how are you?