on one of those branches. >> pretty, though. >> am i a gri good morning, america. breaking news, democrat doug jones takes alabama, beating embattled roy moore in that high stakes senate race. the deep red state elects its first democrat in 25 years. consequences for the whole nation. >> the people of alabama have spoken. but overnight, moore refuses to concede. we'll hear what the president is saying about the results. russia investigation bombshell. the newly revealed text messages sent by that fbi agent calling then-candidate trump, quote, an idiot. that agent now removed from the special counsel's team. how will this affect the investigation? the bitter cold blast is here. tens of millions waking up to the coldest air of the season right now. slick conditions and snow sparking this major pileup in the midwest.

now winter weather advisories across 14 states and a new blast of snow on the way. ♪ and movie royalty meets real-life royalty. bb8 rolling up to meet princes william and harry at the "star wars" premiere. could this be the biggest opening ever? and is there a clue in this photo? are the princes about to make a big screen debut? and good morning, america. let's get right to that breaking news. the democrat, doug jones, defeats roy moore in the deep red state of alabama and, guys, make no mistake about it. may have been in the state of alabama, but this is going to play out across the country for a very long time. >> absolutely, george. jones saying last night, we have shown the country the way that we can be unified but still no concession speech from roy moore. >> the final vote, we must say, was extremely close.

it appears that women played a crucial role. they made the difference for jones over moore. >> more fallout for the me too movement. we want to get straight to tour chief national correspondent, tom llamas, in montgomery, alabama with all the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. let me set the scene for you last night. it was 9:30 local time last night when the moore campaign room suddenly fell silent. the campaign knew they were in trouble and the campaign manager asking everyone to pray but it wasn't enough. those accusations against roy moore, and doug jones' tireless campaigning put moore away. this morning for the first time in 25 years, alabama is sending a democrat to the u.s. senate. >> we have been at crossroads in the past, and, unfortunately, we have usually taken the wrong fork. tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road. >> reporter: doug jones beating republican roy moore in one of the most conservative states.

>> we have shown not just around the state of alabama, but we have shown the country the way that we can be unified. >> reporter: moore unable to recover from accusations he molested two teenage girls when he was in his 30s. accusations he denied but blamed for for not coming out on top. >> part of the problem with this campaign is we've been painted in an unfavorable and unfaithful light. we've been put in a hole. >> reporter: moore refusing to concede telling his supporters the race wasn't over. >> realize, when the vote is this close, that it's not over. >> reporter: signaling he would favor an automatic recount in jones' margin of victory is less than half of 1%. currently that margin is 1.5% with 1,348,319 ballots counted. >> let's go home and sleep on

it. we'll get up and take it on tomorrow. >> reporter: his biggest supporter, president trump, accepting defeat tweeting, congratulations to doug jones on a hard fought victory and the alabama gop putting out this statement saying, now that this race has ended may this holiday season of peace, love and hope resonate with everyone regardless of one's political affiliation. and as of last night, the secretary of state here in alabama said a recount would not be likely at this point. and earlier this morning, the president weighing in again sounding like he might have a little bit of buyer's remorse. he tweeted, the reason i originally endorsed luther strange, and his numbers went up mightily, is that i said roy moore will not be able to win the general election. i was right. roy worked hard, but the deck was stacked against him. we should point out too that luther strange's numbers did not go up mightily after that. >> okay. tom llamas, thanks very much.

matthew dowd, our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl and senior congressional correspondent mary bruce. let me begin with you. so many ramifications. what's your biggest? >> i have to say what the president said sounds like the guy that cheats off another guy on a test and gets it wrong and blames the guy for the wrong answer on the test. huge ramifications are with 2018. in new jersey, virginia, canary in a coal mine, alabama was a bunch of sick miners. but for the elections in 2018 it opens the door for the first time, for the democrats to take back the senate. it's now a realistic opportunity for them to take back the senate. >> jon, the ramifications for president trump, he won the state of alabama by 28 points last time around. last night the state was divided over whether or not they favored him. >> reporter: george, this is a spectacular defeat for the president, and when you think about it, alabama is one of the most republican, deepest red states in the entire country.

the president is now 0 for 2 in this senate race. he supported the losing candidate in the primary. now the losing candidate in judge moore in the general election. and the key worry here at the white house is that this will be a harbinger for the midterm elections, that this could mean that the president will face spectacular losses in the house, maybe even lose control of the senate in the midterms. that's what one top adviser to the president said to me was their fear here this morning. >> okay, jon. more immediate consequences on capitol hill, mary bruce. the senate republican majority will drop by one on a ballot january 3rd, so this won't impact -- likely won't impact the tax bill, but will affect everything next year. >> reporter: with jones' victory the republican majority in the senate dwindles to one vote. that likely makes their agenda for republicans harder to get done, and could put pressure on mitch mcconnell to work more

with democrats. in the short term republicans are hoping this doesn't impact their big fight on tax reform and are optimistic they can get it done before christmas and as you mentioned doug jones is not expected to join the senate until next year, but that's still not a done deal yet. >> you talk about the canaries in the coal mine for next year, one of the big things we saw was wind, especially moderate suburban, some republicans switching sides voting against roy moore. >> yeah. this has been a developing obviously, phenomenon over the course of last year. it started in the aftermath of the election of the women's march that came on and now stronger. republicans are in a deep, deep, terrible position among women voters and among young voters and voters of all colors and sets up a coalition for the democrats next year of a possibility to win a lot of victories across the country. >> okay, and, jon karl, this is going to increase the pressure on the president right now. you have already seen democrats come forward calling for his resignation. many calls on capitol hill for his issues, the allegations that women lodged against him to be investigated. >> reporter: just imagine what

that looks like if democrats control the congress. the takeaway from last night is, if the republicans can lose in alabama, george, they can lose anywhere. if the democrats were now in control, those investigation would be front and center, investigations of the president. >> thanks very much. amy, you have more on that now. that's right. we move onto the other big political story. the growing feud between president trump and new york senator kirsten gillibrand after she called on him to resign over accusations of sexual misconduct. the president tweeting, she would do anything for a campaign contribution. the senator firing back calling it a sexist smear. cecilia vega has the very latest on all of that, good morning to you, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, amy, good morning to you. yeah, the white house says that isn't about sexism. in fact, aides here say if you read the president's comments as a sexual attack, you're the one with a sick mind. the reaction swift and fierce. >> it was shameful. >> a disgraceful, sexist slur. >> nasty, unbecoming of a

president. >> reporter: democrats going on the attack in the face of president trump's tweet about new york senator kirsten gillibrand. the president calling her a lightweight and someone who would come to my office begging for campaign contributions not so long ago and would do anything for them. outrage from gillibrand. >> it was a sexist smear attempting to silence my voice, and i will not be silenced on this issue. >> reporter: to the nation's most widely circulated newspaper. this morning "usa today" out with a scathing editorial saying, trump is not fit for office and, quote, a president who would all but call senator kirsten gillibrand a whore is not fit to clean the toilets in the barack obama presidential library or to shine the shoes of george w. bush. >> many, many people see this as a sexual innuendo. what is the president suggesting? >> i think that the president is very obvious. this is the same sentiment that the president has expressed many

corruption of the entire pod political system. >> reporter: what is he alleging would happen behind closed doors with her? >> he's not alleging anything. there's no way that this is sexist at all. >> reporter: press secretary sarah sanders saying this was not sexist at all. >> your mind is in the gutter if you read it that way. >> reporter: now six democratic senators calling for his resignation and in the house, more than 100 democratic representatives all signing on to a letter saying we cannot ignore the multitude of women who have come forward with accusations against mr. trump. now, the president, of course, has said that all of these women, these accusers are lying. the republican who would decide if an investigation moves ford, trey gowdy. he says that is not happening and the house oversight committee will not investigate those claims and says he's referring this request for an investigation, amy, back to the department of justice where, of course, the president's attorney general would decide. >> all right, cecilia vega, thanks so much. george.

we move on to new developments in the russia investigation. this morning we're getting our first look at some of the text messages sent by the veteran fbi agent who was removed from special counsel robert mueller's team. those texts critical of donald trump repeatedly calling him an idiot. our special correspondent pierre thomas in washington with the details. good morning, pierre. >> referee: good morning, george. these new text messages are embarrassing for the fbi showing senior officials trashing then-candidate donald trump. and while it's unclear if their comments had any impact on the special counsel's russia probe, republicans will likely seize upon them as evidence of partisanship within the fbi. this morning, questions about the politics of two former members of special counsel bob mueller's team. abc news reviewed 375 text messages between fbi agent peter strzok and fbi attorney lisa page that some say may seem unprofessional. and candidate donald trump was often the target of their ire.

god, trump is a loathsome human page texted march 4th, 2016 the day after the republican primary debate. strzok responded, he may win. on the same day strzok texted, would he be a worse president than senator cruz? page responded, trump, yes, i think so. strozok, i'm not sure. then seven minutes later, omg. he is an idiot. then page says, he's awful. 12 days later page texted, i cannot believe donald trump is likely to be an actual, serious candidate for president. may 4, 2016 she writes, holy expletive, cruz just dropped out of the race. it's going to be a clinton/trump race. unbelievable. in june of 2016 strzok referred to, quote, the absolute bigoted nonsense of trump. republicans on capitol hill have been clamoring for these messages suggesting there is bias within the fbi. and that it affected the hillary clinton e-mail probe and perhaps tainted mueller's investigation. >> we recently learned that one of those supposedly unbiased

investigators on mueller's team was a guy named peter strzok. turns out he was sending out anti-trump, pro-clinton messages. he ultimately got canned for that. the question is how did this guy get on your supposedly unbiased team in the first place? >> reporter: with bob mueller removing him from his team immediately learning of these texts according to his spokesman and page was only on the team a brief period. democrats claim there is no evidence that strzok and page's political views affected the special counsel investigation or the probe of hillary clinton's e-mails. >> i predicted these attacks on the fbi will grow louder and more brazen as the special counsel does its work and the walls close in around the president. >> reporter: in numerous text message exchanges, page and strzok trash democrats too. in july of 2016 strzok wrote oh god holder, turn it off, turn it off, turn it off. page responded, yeah, i saw him yesterday and booed at the tv.

the year before page wrote, i just saw my first bernie sanders bumper sticker. made me want to key the car. the fbi is now in the crosshairs of a hot political debate. gist just last week, the president tweeting, the fbi's reputation is, quote, in tatters but fbi director chris ray strongly defended his agent's integrity on capitol hill. >> pierre, the president not only attacking the fbi in tweets, you've got his legal team out there calling for a new special counsel to look into the investigators. >> reporter: that's right, some republicans and trump's legal team are pressing for another special counsel to investigate this and other potential conflicts of interest. the attorney general has his staff studying the issue but to be clear, george, no one has alleged the fbi agents have committed any crimes. >> okay, pierre thomas, thanks very much. all right. now to the latest on that terror attack here in new york city. the suspect has now been charged and prosecutors say he posted on social media just before the attack. abc's gio benitez is here with

more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey there, good morning. listen. in newly filed charges, prosecutors say it was supposed to be a suicide bombing attack with akayed ullah buying his explosive materials just two to three weeks ago. his planning a year in the making. the morning of the attack he said he taunted the president on facebook writing this. trump, you faliled to protect your nation. abc news spoke with ullah's wife and she said she spoke with him the morning of the department and called him at 5:00 a.m. to wake him up for work and never said anything about the u.s. his mother said he was last in bangladesh in october. authorities say he was angry about the treatment of muslims in the middle east. his isis radicalization beginning four years ago and, michael, and he even wrote, oh, america, die. michael, he faces five federal terror-related charges which could land him behind bars for

life. michael. >> every time you see the video you see how fortunate we are it wasn't worse. >> no question about that. we move on to a holiday shopping alert. less than two weeks until christmas, and if you are buying gifts on-line, time is running out. rebecca jarvis is here with the key deadline you don't want to miss or you're going to be in trouble. right, rebecca? >> that's right, amy. good morning. this is all about the deadlines because u.p.s. and other major shipping companies have already experienced delays after that blockbuster cyber monday and experts are warning of more to come. so it's really important to plan ahead this year, and this is the first year, the first time ever online holiday sales are expected to top $100 billion, which also means a record 2 billion packages that need to be delivered over the holiday season, carriers have increased staff and overtime to meet the increased demand. that date, amy, december 19th. it is the day that many retailers say you must order by to guarantee standard delivery by christmas. it is an earlier deadline than years past because christmas

this year, guys, falls on a monday, so you have sunday and saturday the day they have to get the package to you. >> i'm going to ask you a question, not for me, but a friend that's always late. what if you miss that deadline or you still need more time? >> i'm not the only procrastinator. here of the bunch. >> probably not. >> if you are a real last-minute shopper, there are services like amazon prime where members can get that free rush shipping. amazon says friday, december 22nd is your last day for two-day prime shipping. friday, december 23rd, prime you can get prime free one-day shippishi shipping on some items. if you are a crazy procrastinator, december 24 by 9:30 a.m. and supplies only to certain areas and certain item, you can get that delivered by christmas. >> wow! that's actually incredible. >> the world is changing big time. but still i would say plan in advance or go to the store even. >> right. >> a novel idea. >> the old-fashioned idea. >> but 9:30 in the morning on christmas morning -- >> no, december 24th.

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[ playing the theme to "jaws" ] welcome back to "gma." that's the scary moment right there, a shark attacked a new bride biting her arm. she and her husband were celebrating their honeymoon when the whole thing was caught on camera by the husband and now she is revealing what was going through her mind when this whole shark attack happened. she said she thought it was a prank at first in a prank. >> i don't know how -- >> did the camera drop because her husband dropped it to go help her? i hope that's what happened. >> i can't speak for him but i know we got it on tape. that's all i'm going to say. >> there is no prank there. also right now the results are in for that high stakes alabama senate election. democrat doug jones defeating republican roy moore becoming the state's first democratic senator in 25 years. and the president's oldest

son donald trump jr. is back on capitol hill this morning meeting with the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors as part of the russia investigation. this is his third trip to the hill to meet with congressional investigators. also this morning some good news about the california wildfires, the massive thomas fire now 25% contained as firefighters gain ground and we're learning now what sparked the skirball fire what forced evacuations and fill fire. an illegal cooking fire at an encampment under interstate 405. no arrests have been made. >> thank goodness they are dying down. a strange and disturbing twist. the democratic leader chuck schumer, you see him right there, has filed a report, and you see him with the capitol police after he was the target of a smear campaign, a forged sexual harassment claim, phony court documents. our congressional correspondent mary bruce is back with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is really a bizarre one. chuck schumer's office said he

was the target of an attempted smear campaign. forged documents were sent around to major media outlets that resembled a legal complaint from a former female schumer staffer detailing allegations of sexual harassment. now, i spoke with the former staffer mentioned in these alleged documents and she insists she never experienced any misconduct, never filed a complaint and has, quote, nothing but the fondest memories of her time working with chuck schumer. >> so the senator has gone to the police -- the victim is going to the police as well about this forgery. several news organizations as you said got these forged documents. do we have any idea who is behind it? >> reporter: george, no one has any idea who is behind these documents. i have asked that exact question to chuck schumer's office. also to the former staffer mentioned in these documents. they don't know where they came from or who is responsible yet, george. >> mary bruce, thanks very much. amy? now to those new allegations of sexual misconduct rocking the food industry. another prominent restaurant

entrepreneur is facing claims of harassment as more accusations emergence mario batali. abc's linsey davis is here with the very latest. linsey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. more women and more allegations against mario batali and now the accusations are escalating. it's more than grabbing and groping. some of his accusers allege heavy drinking on his part which they say led to abusive behavior and unwanted advances from a man known for indulging in the kitchen and allegedly beyond. more fallout this morning for mario batali. a man known for cooking pasta to perfection now in hot water himself as "the washington post" details new accusations of unwanted touching and inappropriate behavior at a party in 2010. >> she was a special events coordinator for mario's restaurant in l.a. and she had been bent over a high top table and he groped her in a very intimate, very uncomfortable way. >> reporter: another woman at the party says a very drunk batali demanded she get into a car and, quote, make out with

him. >> it felt like a situation that i was responsible for getting myself out of as quickly as possible. >> reporter: batali gave this statement to "the post" saying, i apologize profoundly to the people i have mistreated and hurt. the entire day of events surround the party i was the personification of idiocy, a drunken and idiotic fool. that behavior was horribly wrong, shameful and degrading and there are no excuses. in a "new york times" reports about sexual harassment accusations against the owner of new york city hot spot, the spotted pig, where batali was an investor, a former manager told "the times" she saw surveillance video of a drunk batali who was groping and kissing a woman who appeared unconscio unconscious. this is after he stepped away from his businesses after past allegations were revealed. abc released a estimating asking him to step away from "the chew" while they review the

allegations. on tuesday, his co-hosts addressed his absence. >> we want you to know we take she's seriously and are committed to a safe work environment. >> reporter: according to a reporter by eater, batali's bad behavior was just about as well known in the restaurant world as his cooking prowess. >> sexual misconduct happens. it's rampant in every industry, and the culinary industry is no different. it was finally time and people are able to find their voices and speak up and feel like there won't be repercussions. >> reporter: just this past october, batali doled out advice on how to combat sexual harassment in the restaurant industry. >> do you think there is a reckoning in the food industries as we're seeing in other industries? >> i think the reckoning is coming across the board. >> reporter: the chain where batali is part owner removed all his cookbooks and products including his signature sauces which have his face on the label, and the food network has announced it's putting its plans on hold to revamp its show "molto mario". >> let's bring in dan abrams for more on this, and dan, could

mar mario batali be chasing criminal charges on some of these? >> look, in theory, yes, because as we've talked about before, even an unwanted touching can be considered criminal. but you've got two issues here, number one is the possible statute of limitations. we've talked about that before as well as to when these things happen and, number two, whether they've got the desire, the resolve, the information to move forward with possible criminal charges. i think it's very unlikely, the more serious concern for him are civil lawsuits. >> speaking to that because in a statement regarding some of these allegations batali says, acknowledges that some of this behavior occurred and so that the question then is is he opening himself up for civil lawsuits? >> as a sort of moral matter, what he said is the right thing to say. he took responsibility. said it's unacceptable. he doesn't have excuses and as a legal matter, that's dangerous business. meaning he's now given a statement to a plaintiff's

lawyer to say, you see, he's basically admitting that not only has he done this one time, that this was a pattern because he's not even responding specifically to an individual. he is sort of saying as a blanket matter, yeah, you know, this kind of sounds like me but, again, with a civil lawsuit you will face the same question we talked about which is statute of limitations and for this sort of stuff, for example, in new york would range from one to three years depending on what the exact allegation was. >> and not that this is any excuse whatsoever, but talk a little about the environment in which some occurred, the restaurant industry, a testosterone-driven world some may say. >> i'll talk about why i don't think this has come to light a lot. it is an unstructured environment. there's typically not unless you're working forego a major, major conglomerate not an hr department at individual restaurants. and so single people have enormous power and influence and

as a result, it can make it harder to report these sorts of things but i think that's going to change. >> getting blackballed from the industry. >> i think that will change. >> dan, thanks so much. michael. over to you. coming up, we're talking sharks. not "shark tank," but the bride who survived that shark attack on her honeymoon. come on back. back.

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her husband capturing it on camera, and now they are telling "gma" about the scary encounter, and how they escaped. abc's eva pilgrim is here with the story. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the last full day of what had been an epic honeymoon in the bahamas. the carrolls enjoyed the sun and the water, and swimming with sharks. the newlyweds loved it so much, they decided to do one more shark swim, but this time, one shark got a lot closer than planned. a romantic caribbean honeymoon ending with this terrifying shark attack. >> pretty much felt like my worst fear was coming true. >> reporter: newlyweds sarah and evan carroll were celebrating their vows, deciding to swim with the sharks and evan reporting the excursion. you see her swimming in the water. a nurse shark swimming nearby. her arm extends and then you can

hear the shark clamp down on her arm. >> i thought maybe it was evan playing a prank on me. >> reporter: but very quickly, sh she realized this was no joke. >> i'm able to turn my head and just kind of look in that direction and saw that there was a shark, and that's when it started the really hurt, and i just tried to break my arm down and swim away. >> reporter: after getting free from the shark you see evan help sarah get back to the dock and out of the water. sarah posting pictures of her arm showing the swollen teeth marks then showing it bandaged up. >> bite marks are like razor cuts. they were very clean and very sharp, so it kind of made for a very quick heal. >> reporter: nurse sharks are known to be easy-going, not aggressive. the couch potato of the shark world. but while nurse shark attacks are very uncommon they are not unheard of. >> even though you're just swimming along and these, you

know, sharks typically don't behave that way, you can always appear like food, and there's always room for misunderstanding when we're in their home. luckily it was our last day and would like to try it again. and just do it safely, and just learn from this experience. >> despite that the couple says this won't keep them from swimming with sharks again. they are home now from their honeymoon. their main concern right now is making sure her arm doesn't get infected, but they totally plan to do it again. >> what did they learn from it? >> i think it's the arm towards the shark that may have felt she was food. >> would you do it? >> no, and if it happened once i definitely would not do it again. >> they were also further out towards the sharks. originally, they swam very close to a dock, so i think probably that might factor in. >> i took my kids swimming with sharks and it's like nurse shark, it's not a problem and always had a big fear with them. i thought i was conquering my fear, but i am not going to do it again. >> it's their home.ly afraid ton "shark tank."

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. women play a crucial role in jones' victory. all the fallout this morning. consumer alert. the alarming spike of people who fall to fake tech support scams. how to know if you've been ripped off. health alert about holiday baking from the fda. why raw eggs aren't the only ingredient to worry about when it comes to cookie dough. the steps you need to stay safe. christmas with the queen? is meghan markle joining the royal family for the holidays? what the palace is saying about harry, meghan and breaking christmas tradition.

the "gma" ugly sweater showdown. we've worn them loud and proud and this morning, we're turning it over to the viewers. >> it has taken me over eight days and 70 hours to make. >> submissions pouring in from across the country. the finalists revealed right here. which "gma" viewer will take the christmas crown? and welcome to the jungle. "jumanji" is back and we're sitting down with the whole cast from the rock to kevin hart and they're saying -- >> good morning, america. good morning, america. happy wednesday. big day here on "gma." our producers had one of their best ideas ever. instead of us wearing those ugly sweaters, everyone at home got to bring their own in. it was incredible walking in this morning. >> you can see there they are.

they're upstairs. of course, they've decked out to celebrate. i love it. i really do. year after year we go above and beyond. >> if you love it so much, you can put on an ugly sweater. >> actually -- in might not be ugly. >> festive. >> i got one for you, too. even though you're not in the segment you can wear it on the sidelines. >> just to make clear, we did switch it up. you sent us your best creations. three final i haves are going head to head and putting their final touches on the sweaters right now, plus, one lucky audience member will be chosen as our wild card contender. may the best sweater win. >> i don't know his name. that guy on the right has been here since 3:00 this morning. the most excited man in america. so that's coming up. but we have news as well. that big senate race down in alabama where the democrat doug jones has defeated republican roy moore. one of the reddest states in the nation. the first democratic senator there in 25 years. want to go back to tom llamas in montgomery, alabama.

good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning. this race took so many twists and turns culminating with that doug jones victory, the accusations against roy moore fracturing the republican party here in alabama. now, republicans, some of them, had a choice to make either pick the democrat or pick their own candidate accused of molesting two teenage girls. moore denied those accusations but last night he blamed them for not coming out on top. >> the problem with this campaign we've been painted in an unfavorable and unfaithful light. we've been put in a hole. >> reporter: now, moore last night said it's not over signaling he may possibly fight for a recount here if the victory got close to half a percentage point. right now that margin is at 1.5% and the secretary of state here in alabama said it's highly

unlikely a recount at this point would occur and doug jones deserves a lot the credit. crisscrossing the state and campaigned tirelessly turning out the vote. to those winter weather alerts. 14 states from north dakota to north carolina under alert with some of the coldest air of the season blasting the midwest all the way to the northeast right here in new york city. rob, tracking it all for us and, rob, there is also heavy snow, i see it right there behind you. >> by-product across the great lakes. this out of buffalo, new york, just south of there about a foot or more of snow. just north of syracuse, i often talk about embracing the snow, this person got in there and jumped in. i don't know about embracing the cold engulfed parts of the northeast. single-digit windchills going up through the afternoon. not warming up all that much. got another clipper system that will drop down across the great lakes getting in through western

p.a. by tomorrow and the new york area not a whole lot expected but potentially four to eight, even ten inches of snow. back to you. >> seems like we just went through this. i'm not ready for it. >> it's only early december. >> it's scaring me. i got something to warm your heart on this cold morning. "gma" giving you the first look at these two adorable tiger cubs making their world debut at walt disney world, nala and jeddah are sumatran tigers which is an endangered species, disney is playing a big part to help save these tigers. starting today visitors can see them climbing, bonding with their mom at the maharaja disney trek in the andal kingdom, the first born at disney's animal kingdom park in its 20-year history. that sounds amazing. >> they are beautiful to watch.

that's an awesome treat. all right, there is another big debut on the way. this one for meghan markle. prince harry's bride-to-be will join the royal family for christmas services in a church on the queen's private estate in sandringham, england. the palace spokesperson saying you can expect to see the duke and duchess of cambridge, prince harry and ms. markle on christmas day. a break in tradition because the couple not yet married. princess kate did not join the royal family for christmas services in 2010 when she was engaged to prince william so things are a changing. >> my daughter is bringing her boyfriend for christmas. maybe you should make them get married first. >> see how that goes with her. >> let's hope she isn't watching this morning. coming up here new fda warning about holiday treats. you probably knew this but raw cookie dough can make you sick even without the eggs. and becky worley is back with more ways to save on

holiday shopping. how to get those prices online in stores and maybe even beat those prices as well. lara, what's going on upstairs. >> cheers to you, michael. our audience decked out in holiday sweaters. i got to get on mine too. and we have how to throw the ultimate diy party including drinking out of ornaments. does it get any better. deejay bhen getting the party started. we'll be right back. we're on a mission to show drip coffee drinkers, it's time to wake up to keurig. wakey! wakey! rise and shine! oh my gosh! how are you? well watch this. i pop that in there. press brew. that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied. are you sure you're describing the coffee and not me? full-bodied.

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welcome back to "gma." as you can see, not only is our audience, you're a wonderful audience not only in your loudness and excitement but also the way you're dressed. everybody looks incredible this morning. [ applause ] but one lucky person in here, you're about to join our holiday sweater showdown and become one of our wild card contenders so we'll pick a number, the number is -- are you ready? >> all: yes. >> the number is number 23. [ cheers and applause ] congratulations to number 23. now, she's going to go backstage. she's going to get ready with everybody else back there competing. >> she has to get more ready than that? >> she just earned her way into the playoffs. >> that's not ready. she's going to go back there and do even more so this is going to be exciting to watch but, you know what, that's exciting in the future but we got exciting

in the present. lara will give us "pop news." >> well done, michael. good morning, guys. so lots to talk about beginning with mr. john stamos about to get a fuller house. the bachelor no more pelling "people" magazine he and his fiancee are having a baby. congrats, john. it's john's first child at the age of 54 and says he has always wanted to be a dad. he just thought his chance had come and gone. i have been practicing for a long time, he says. oh, no, i just -- [ laughter ] >> explain, explain. >> what he meant to say was he's been doing every thing you can with a baby on tv with the olsen twins, playing a father. i'm trying to dig out here. that was a quote. you can read more in the new issue of "people" magazine. it hits newsstands friday.

[ applause ] congratulations, john. he's a good guy. another great guy, alec baldwin returning to sitcom television and the best part right here at abc. excited about this. "variety" is reporting abc is developing a new come co-created and executive produced by "black-ish" creator kenya barris and alec baldwin. he'll play an opinionated tv star who moves in his girlfriend and it's set to appear right here on abc. >> is he playing more of a conservative? >> i would imagine so. you know, he's an opinionated stuck in his ways aging tv star who moves in with his -- that's the description. >> so intently. >> i know. you know, i love alec. all right, and then finally imagine you're just settling in

for an overseas flight when a couple gets on board with a set of twins and sits next to you. just be honest, how would you feel? just be honest. >> you'd be cringing a little. >> a little cringe-worthy. so apparently george and amal clooney understand and most people will feel uneasy at the prospect so according to age 6, they gave every first class passenger on their flight home to london noise canceling headphones along with a personalized note to each passenger that read, apologizing ahead of time. >> one way to do it. >> that's one way to cancel it out. the babies didn't make a peep, though and the headphones by the way had the logan mott of george's tequila brand. always working. which is funny because he could have just given them the tequila itself and possibly would have been equally effective. that's all i got for you, guys. that's "pop news." [ applause ] >> thank you, lara. we have a warning now from

the better business bureau about computer caps where people pose as tech support and convince you to pay to fix a problem you don't have and rebecca jarvis is back using deceptive pop-up alerts and phone calls. >> they have exploded in prevalence costing consumers hundred, sometimes thousands of dollars and the worst part is the tactics these criminals are using. they make it look like your computer has a legitimate problem, a virus, malware when really there's no problem at all. you've got your fire wall and anti-virus protection on your computer. so you're safe, right? well, not quite. a new report from the better business bureau says there's been an alarming uptick in people victimized by computer tech scams. thieves posing as technicians claiming they can fix computers when, in fact, there's nothing to fix. their scare tactics make people believe they have to act immediately and anyone is a target.

>> come on. >> reporter: 29-year-old amy sowell fell victim to the scam on her microsoft pc a month ago, a pop-up claimed her computer was infected with a virus. >> if i exited out of the pop-up, i would lose all of my data on my hard drive so i called the number which said they were a microsoft partner so i didn't think twice about calling the number. >> reporter: she then gave them permission to gain control of her computer and soon the fake technician on the line convinced her to pay $150 to fix the problem. >> i had this gut feeling that something just wasn't quite right. so i googled microsoft partner and i found out that they were a scam. >> reporter: the better business bureau says pop-up e-mails similar to this are sent to victims. >> this is so common i think it's a matter for all of us not whether we'll be contacted by a tech support fraud but when. >> reporter: steve baker is lead investigator on the better business bureau report on tech

scams. >> a lot of victims never complain to law enforcement. a lot of people dope even know they've been ripped off. >> reporter: microsoft reports receiving 12,000 complaints every month telling abc news whenever you receive an unsoliciteded phone call or see a pop-up on your computer, don't take the risk, just hang up or close your browser. if you need tech support reach out to our technical support experts at the microsoft answer desk? so that's some advice right there but as he said this is super common. how do we protect ourselves. >> microsoft says they're never going to reach out to you with an e-mail or a pop-up or a phone call to say you have a virus. the best thing you can do if you spot a pop-up on your computer do not click on it. if your screen freezes on your computer rather than clicking around or trying to fix it, shut the computer down immediately and if you're being reached out to, if you think there is a scam reach out immediately, record the complaint with the better business bureau, ftc or

microsoft and if there is really a problem with your computer, rather than dealing with somebody online go to a store. you could go to a best buy or a microsoft store, microsoft even has a support side, support.microsoft..com where you can ask legitimate questions of legitimate people. >> all right. good advice, thank you. >> thank you, rebecca. and, you know, now to that new health alert about holiday baking. the fda warning that raw cookie dough can make you sick. even if it has no eggs and diane macedo is here with the details. hey, diane. >> just what we didn't need. another reason not to eat raw cookie dough but unfortunatelily this is for real and the fda saysette not only the eggs but the flour and sometimes just handling it can be dangerous. there's nothing like making holiday cookies or even better sneaking cookie dough in the process. even tailor swift can't shake off a cookie dough craving. >> now she's rummaging through the mini fridge and sees some cookie dough and now she's

eating some cookie dough. >> reporter: but this holiday season it may be time to ditch the dough. the fda says it isn't just the raw eggs that can make you sick but the flour. >> the concern is that the specific flour that comes from a grain that was contaminated with a bacteria, e. coli, and that has the potential to cause unanimous illness. >> reporter: they linked an e. coli out break to flour. others just handled it. 10 million pounds were recalled. >> look at any flour you have in the house and see if it was on the fda's list of recalled flour. if it was, i would throw that flour away. if you have flour that you've subsequently put out of that bag and into a different container and don't know probably the safest thing go ahead and throw that away. >> reporter: the bottom line, raw dough is a risk but there is good news, experts say there is a way to make it edible but only

if you take important step, one, skip the eggs altogether and two, bake the dry flour in the oven before adding it to the batter and then enjoy. all right. i'm glad we were able to end on a good note and have another one for lovers of cookie dough ice cream. most use pasteurized eggs and treated flour so those are okay, too and on that note, happy holidays, everybody. >> enjoy that. [ applause ] i really appreciate you sharing, as well. >> you're on your own. >> go to rob. >> i got my candy cane sweater on and a couple with theirs. you look fantastic. check out the ride they just rolled in on. your "gma" moment. this isn't their car but is pretty special. complete with a fire breathing reindeer on the hood there. this toyota camry circa 1991 can be seen around rhode island. the dog and candy canes on top. go, rangers, by the way.

good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco from "abc7 mornings." it's wednesday, but my accuweather highlights sound a lot like the last couple days. above-average temperatures with hazy sunshine and a spare-the-air wood burning ban again today. mainly chilly tonight. that next storm that was giving us a hint of rain is now saying nope. 60 to 67 for most of us, about 75 in santa cruz. 30s in our valleys, the rest of us in the 40s >> all right, so becky worley is back now for our retail revolution. we just have 12 days to go until christmas and, beck, you'll show us how to get great prices we see online but get them in stores. how do you do that? >> right, well, so some stores will give you a discount if you ask. some will price match if you show them that online. is it worth the effort to haggle

and will it make you feel kind of weird asking for that discount? well, there's only one way to find out. let's go shopping. >> okay. ♪ >> reporter: online shopping, finding the lowest price is easy. not as easy when you're in a department store but the upside of the mall you get yourself right away so here's the question, can i get my local stores to give me a discount or match an online price by asking and will it be awkward. i'm heading into a bunch of different stores to pick random items and see if this he'll match or even beat the prices i find online. 160 on the box. yikes. >> reporter: first i just ask for a discount. >> is there any discount that i'm not thinking? >> i can bring it down to 144. >> 144? >> yeah. >> all right. i'll take that. >> reporter: the problem is i found the same shoes online for another $25 off. next time i'll show them the online price first. i do have a question for you. >> yeah. >> this facial cream costs $110 in the beauty store.

>> i price checked it and found it for $68 on amazon. any way you can match that. >> nope. we don't do it. you don't know if that product is fresh and you don't know if it's a knockoff. >> reporter: ah. they do give a 15% discount on my purchase. couldn't have been nicer. not awkward at all to check on price matching. these these boots priced in-store at $179.99. can you price match these to something i found online? >> let me double-check. let's do it. >> you can do it. >> yep. >> not only did he match the online price of $146.59 he beat that price by 5 cents. cha-ching. next online discounts. can you get them in-store too? this sports store has 25% off the whole site. >> i can use that in-store? >> yep. >> this has a coupon for 20% off any one item. what did i get, 55 bucks off?

>> yes, ma'am. >> that's good. yet again ask for the online discount and got the online discount. [ cheers and applause ] >> love that. >> in the end, lara, i saved, wait for it, 125 bucks. cha-ching! >> that's real money. >> yeah. five store, five discounts given every single clerk was super nice about it. >> okay, so where wouldn't you try that? >> i think that when it comes to your local mom and pop store, they're getting squeezed right now so badly by amazon and online stores that have price -- just dynamic pricing. i would be careful there. they provide a service. you know, when you have that birthday party and forgot you need that thing you want that toy story there. >> go with the big box. >> easy on the mom and pops. >> becky worley, thank you so much. this series is fantastic. you know what else is, our ugly sweater showdown.

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good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." sue hall with a look at your traffic. hi, sue. >> good morning, reggie. good morning, everyone. we have some slow traffic still out there. look at all that red and green. almost christmassy looking, isn't it, unless you're in it. northbound 101 before the robin williams tunnel, a cement truck and an suv blocking the slow lane with debris in lanes. so far northbound i'm not seeing a lot of slowing so we'll check on that. oakland east bound before 580 at seminary, a lane blocked here as well. slow traffic in the eastbound direction. >> if that's a christmas gift, i'd like to return it. meteorologist mike nic

freezing cold temperatures, 32 in livermore, 29 in fairfield, santa rosa 30, and ukiah. the rest of us in the upper 30s to mid-40s, even 50s out at the coast. everything's green on your commute planner. tranquil on the water, dress in layers for mass transit because we're going from the 20s to the 60s this afternoon. and more of that dry and above average through tuesday, reggie. >> we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com.

♪ welcome back to "gma." look at this festive audience here. everyone dressed up this morning. >> can't wait for you to get in your sweater, george. we are moments away from our ugly sweater showdown. we have our four finalists putting last-minute touches on their amazing creations and we can't wait to see what they came up with. >> there's the wild card. >> very exciting? good stuff. >> all of that is coming up in discuss a moment but first we're going to a place where you don't need a sweater, the jungle where one of the holiday season's biggest movies takes place and t.j. holmes had the incredibly tough assignment of going to hawaii to sit down with the cast of "jumanji," no jealousy here. >> you get an assignment.

you go to the story. i was surprised to find one cast member had never seen the original "jumanji" and never imagined duane the rock johnson as an awkward nerdy teenager and never could imagine kevin hart could be this afraid of bugs. welcome back to the jungle. two decades after the beloved robin williams classic, a new cast of characters is dropping into "jumanji." let's get this out of the way. it's not a remake. it's not a reboot so all together it's a -- >> a continuation. >> so continuation is the word we're going with. >> yes, it's a continuation. >> why is the distinction necessary or important? >> the first film is so beloved by so many people. this is a film i grew up watching. was a huge fan of myself. >> you were 3 when it came out. >> still, still enjoy it.

>> he was a mature 3-year-old. >> reporter: nick jonas joins jack black, karen gillen along with dwayne "the rock" johnson and kevin hart who all play teenagers who discover the magical "jumanji" video game while in school detention. >> we got sucked into jumanji and became the avatars we chose. >> why am i wearing short-shorts in the jungle. >> i'm closer to the awkward teenager and pretty sure that's how i got cast. >> high-stepping. one foot from front of the other and bring it, boom, boom, boom. that's not it. yikes. >> reporter: the plot having teenagers become players with special skills is a twist from the original. >> stampede. >> reporter: when robin williams was trapped in a "jumanji" board game. did anybody have to get caught up and say, "jumanji," what was that again. >> i won't lie and say int did revisit the first film. i was like, oh, my god, it is so

amazing and wanted to see where it was in comparison to the first one and make sure we weren't trying to outdo or redo what was already done. >> this sucks. >> how will we be different from the first one yet still show respect to alan parrish, the character that robin williams so brilliantly portrayed and played. how will we do that for today's audiences that want something cool and fresh. >> i had never seen "jumanji," the original. >> it sounds like something out of "the buy ttwilight zone." we took the original and ran wit. let's go on a new adventure and take it to another level. >> was that a gasp interest afr people? >> everyone was horrified. i highly recommend it to any of those people that missed it. >> reporter: most of the new film shot in hawaii and required the cast to spend a lot of time, well, outside. who in this group was the least jungle ready? >> oh!

really. really. really. >> tell him. >> come on. seriously. >> all looking at me at the same time. >> no, i'm not a -- >> an outdoor guy. >> why am i running so slow? >> he hates creepy crawling things and made sure to terrorize him every day on set. everything we could do. there's no pedes in centipedes. they're easily 10, 12 inches long. >> how many did i spot? >> multiple and big spiders. >> comfortable until you get bit. >> we're not talking about something that can attack you but creepy crawly stuff. >> a centipede can attack you. i suggest you read up on them. >> get on my back. >> i would rather die. >> jump on my back. >> no, i'm going back. put me down! >> now, guys, i kid you not,

sitting outside with us for 20 minutes he was doing this. he's really afraid of anything that crawls around but that was shot out at a ranch where they shot "jurassic world," "jurassic park." >> that interview was there for 20 minutes and you were out there for four days. >> it was a lot of prep. we had these long 90-minute workdays. [ laughter ] whoo! you go with your assignment in d.c. i don't give you a hard time about that. >> you still look exhausted. >> good to be you. >> "gma" owes me one, right? "jumanji: welcome to the jungle" hits theaters december 20th. don't go anywhere. we are just moments away from our ugly sweater showdown. [ cheers and applause ]

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it's time to get the audience involved. look at this handsome crew. creative stuff. what is the inspiration of this? >> san antonio, texas. >> i love it. peppers, ava maria. >> i have a troll. >> of course, a christmas troll. who wouldn't? boy, you do not look like a troll even though you're wearing

several. all of you look terrific. a special forecast. it's our ugly sweater city forecast. sweater bay, alaska, 40 degrees. ugly mountain, west virginia, 33. yarn lake minnesota, one of the many lakes there, 17. candy cane, texas, my favorite considering sort of what i'm wearing and not nearly as good good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. the frost should be thawing by about 9:00. temperatures near 60 at noon and also at 4:00, 40s and 50s at 9:00. my accuweather seven-day forecast, another spare-the-air tototototototototototototototota this weather report is otota brought to you by weathertech. michael, lara, what do we got going on here. >> a little diy. nothing says holidays like ugly sweaters, crafts and, of course, cocktails.

>> and brit is here, and has has many great diy tips. what trends are you seeing for this year's holiday parties. >> diy is as popular as ever but upcycling is one of the top trends. >> you know i love that? what does that mean? >> take something you have and use it as something else. >> yeah. exactly. exactly. so one of the first ideas with upcycling is taking these plastic ornaments you might have at home and adding like a napkin ring or shower ring to stand up straight. >> you're not going to stand if you don't do this so you get a napkin ring and dmrup it to the bottom and have a little cocktail. >> a very festive. >> cook a mocktail. we put cotton candy and poured in sparkling water. you could pour in champagne if you want to go crazy. >> so fun. >> you can buy a box of these

or -- i don't know that i would use old ones but they are very -- >> upcycling. you would use old ones. >> setting the mood. >> that's right. decor is very important. i love this christmas light garland here. the front of the table. these are balloons then, of course, the little plastic cups to top them with, string a ribbon through it to create the garland and hang them as a photo backdrop. super cute, super easy. >> no holiday party is complete without an ugly sweater. you have some ideas. >> we got a few ideas. >> you created one and have a model actually. >> yes, we do. >> come on out. >> that's right. i'll scoot over here and show you how we made this. >> what is going on here? >> a snow grope sweater so that's fun is you can use them felt to create a backdrop like christmas tree, go to your local lunch shot and grab a salad

bowl. your globe and fill it with felt, glitter inside. hot blew it on the top and stuff it with cotton. by the way, dogs can have ugly sweaters too. we have our puppy over here. some felt presents on top of that and obviously joining right in with the festivities and last but not least. >> get on out here. >> our crew. >> come on, crew. [ cheers and applause ] >> we have eddie, frank, sal and -- >> yeah. >> they're telling a story. >> you can wear it as a stand-alone. using contact paper as the wallpaper but we added l.e.d. lights and string them through and use hot blew and stand alone or as a group. >> over here, you guys, we're all going to join in and have a crafting party. one of the things you talk about

is making a diy crafts. >> set up a crafting fable. if some people didn't wear that ugly sweaters or they want to add flair on top of it. bells, all the bells and whistles you want. >> and love your advent calendar. >> you're sharing it with everybody. get all of brit's tips on our website so make sure you check that out. coming up, hundreds of you sent your submissions in but only one will win our ultimate ugly sweater showdown. coming up next. my sweater isn't ugly enough. ♪

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well, they're excited. our audience, they're looking very festive this morning for our annual ugly sweater contest.

>> our favorite tradition here. going tame this year because we're letting you do the talking. we usually go all out. i was riding a reindeer last year. we're not afraid and neither are you, clearly. we ask you guys to send us your over-the-top creations. i mean, thank you. the final four will go head-to-head in a moment. let's take a little look at some of our favorites. from elves to bells and snowmen and reindeer we received hundreds of submissions from all across the country. steve from texas, wedding planner by day but a serious crafter on the side. he calls his sweater an ornament blizzard. >> it has taken me over eight days and 70 hours to make! >> shamva hails from new york and calls the craft store her second home. >> do i need bows? no bows. no bow, i just need houses. >> reporter: hers is about the

north pole and santa's workshop and sarah coming from florida is always the life of a themed party. >> so i did buy an actual tree skirt to wear as a skirt myself. >> reporter: she's turpining herself into a christmas tree. so now the moment of truth, may the ugliest sweater win. the moment has arrived. please crank up the smoke machine and let's bring up the finalists. shamva is a chiropractor from stoney point, new york. chilly here in the empire state but bringing the heat with this holiday sweater. shamva. >> toot-toot. >> i mean, don't hold back, honey. >> got trains and everything. >> thank you, shamva. all right, and next up in the smoke is jenny from kansas. jenny, come on down. [ cheers and applause ] jenny was our wild card,

everybody. as you probably remember from earlier in the show. she's retired. she is a grandma but this morning she is a glam-ma. look right into the camera, jenny. >> you've done this before. >> never. >> jenny, you are our wild card. >> wild, it is. >> thank you, jenny. next up third contestant for the ugly sweater contest, sarah, come on down, sarah, a student working towards her ph.d. from sunny florida. i love it. hold up that store. she is schooling us this morning with her sweater game. i love it. she is a human tree. >> yes, got presents under there, everything. >> i love it. i get it. the tree skirt. >> timely last but certainly not least steve, get your game on. >> there's not an ornament left on the planet. steve is a wedding planner.

>> he drops his tail. oh. [ cheers and applause ] >> he's done this before. [ cheers and applause ] steve is a wedding planner from dallas, texas and from the looks of his incredible creation, everything is bigger in texas. [ cheers and applause ] everybody, come on out. come on out, ladies. >> oh, boy. okay. >> i will leave it to you two to interview. >> we have some questions. we have some questions. sarah, i'll start with you. your sweater, looked like you're the light of every party. what does your family think about your kriegs. >> everybody loves it. so the families, the friends, we go to holiday party, christmastime and want to take pictures around the christmas tree. i become the backdrop for every picture and i'm okay with that and i made sure santa put gifts under the tree for you. there you go.

michael, lara, you got a big one. >> got our names on it. >> so well done. you can't buy the judge, though. and steve, steve -- >> you're up next. >> steve, steve, steve. >> you've been creating holiday costumes for 15 years. you have over 300 bows on this outfit. what's your number one reason for dressing up for the holidays. >> i love to dress up for the holidays especially in a year like we've had this year there is a lot of sadness in the world. if i can walk into a party or walk down the street wearing something crazy like this and puts a smile on somebody's face, that makes me so happy. >> you go down the street? you walk down the street? >> yes. >> wow. >> how did you get that through tsa. >> you should have seen tsa when i rolled up in this thing. >> shamva, i know you have a polar express theme bart of your costume. tell us what your favorite part. >> the train, it may not roll

but it does choo-choo. >> you have a funny way of describing your look. >> i'm inspired by "project runway" and i think it's very dollar tree avant-garde. >> everything from the dollar tree. >> basically the dollar tree. >> it is a beautiful tree right there on you. i think we all are ready, right? audience, it is time for you to cast your vote, everyone in our audience has a clicker and you all should pick who you think the winner should be. a is shamva. b is our wild card audience member jenny. c is sarah and d is steve. all right. everybody, click away and we are going to reveal the winner right after this. [ cheers and applause ] the ultimate ugly sweater party is brought to you by

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results are in. and the winner of the ugly sweater challenge is -- it's a tie. no, it's not, it's steve, congratulations, steve. [ cheers and applause ] >> shocker. >> not even close. >> steve, be careful, steve. your train. so, steve, you're going home with a brand-new keurig brewer and this beautiful ugly sweater trophy. >> it's like the mirror ball trophy. >> so they have tons of different feature, colors, you can choose from there and that's not all, you're also going home with a $400 gift card with a year supply of k-cups for your brewer all courtesy of our sponsor keurig. you know what, since everybody got into the holiday spirit, this morning, everybody is going home with their own keurig. we love you, guys. thank you for bringing your "a" game. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'll say.

so many of our audience members this morning and our crew, have a good day, everyone. so many of our audience members this morning and our crew, have a good day, everyone. so many of this morning and our crew, have a good day, everyone. so many of audience members this morning and our crew, have a good day, everyone. so many of our audience members this morning and our crew, have a good day, everyone.

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and good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." we're going to turn to meteorologist mike nicco who has a look at your forecast. hi, mike. >> hey, reggie. hey, everybody. we'll look at some of the haze hanging around. it is a spare-the-air day. moe most of our air quality is underneath or below the healthy threshold, but that could change, especially in the north bay. 60 to 67 degrees. 75 in santa cruz. my accuweather seven-day forecast, it is still dry with temperatures above average in the mid to upper 60s. sue? >> an earlier sigalert, this one first reported northbound but the chp clarified southbound 101 before spencer involving a garbage truck or cement truck, garbage truck with an suv. that's been cleared but traffic is back to mill valley and a new accident just north of 237 on 808. >> we'll be back at 11:00 for the abc7 midday news.

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