"good morning america" is up next. good morning, america. on the verge of victory. >> the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. >> overnight senate republicans passed their massive tax cut amid protests. now the house will vote for final passage this morning so president trump can deliver on that christmas promise. how will this bill really affect you? house speaker paul ryan here answering your questions on "gma." holiday double threat. two storm systems moving in affecting most of the country. snow and damaging winds causing accidents from washington to texas and this morning, a flash flood watch across the south. breaking news, authorities now confirm five american tourists among the dozen killed in this devastating bus crash on their cruise ship vacation. saved by the doorbell. how a popular app helped a

family escape a house fire in the middle of the night. and a dangerous traffic stop caught on body cam. a driver speeding off dragging a police officer more than half a mile. good morning, america. it is a big day in washington. congress set to pass president trump's tax cut. one of the largest ever. this will affect everyone. >> it certainly will. lawmakers not getting a whole lot of sleep right now. it was a dramatic night on the senate floor just before 1:00 a.m. eastern. senate republicans passed that $1.5 trillion tax bill promising the most sweeping changes in decades. >> and the president was up late watching it last night and, of course, he was tweeting promising he'll hold a news conference this afternoon after the bill passes. >> it could come right around 1:00 p.m. not a single democrat supports the bill.

the public is skeptical, but they're about to score their first big legislative win heading into christmas on a high note. and our senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega joins us. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning. but first the house has that procedural vote but this is basically a done deal and already excitement here while democrats are calling this an absolute disgrace. >> the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. >> reporter: with the handshake the vice president announcing that historic tax vote. a late night vote interrupted by protesters. [ chanting "kill the bill" ] >> will restore order in the gallery. >> reporter: vice president mike pence repeatedly urging calm while democrats were outraged. the senate minority leader scolding republicans for talking while he had the floor. >> can we have order, mr. president? >> the senate will be in order. >> this is serious stuff. we believe you're messing up america. you could pay attention for a couple of minutes. >> reporter: in the house, it looked like a done deal there

too. complete with a drop the gavel moment by a beaming speaker paul ryan. >> this is a good day for america. >> reporter: but their plan hit a last-minute snag. the house forced to take a do-over vote again today. a procedural move not expected to change the outcome. the gop finally giving president trump his first major legislative victory. >> after eight straight years of slow growth and under-performance, america is ready to take off. >> reporter: the white house says president trump made a promise and kept it. >> we want to give you the american people a giant tax cut for christmas. and when i say giant, i mean giant. >> reporter: but aides now say that christmas gift may actually come late. the complicated bill might not make it to the president's desk until after the new year and they still maintain the billionaire president will be hurt by the new plan despite the fact that he stands to win big league.

the president has said that this tax bill is going to cost him a fortune. it's actually not the case. how does he figure this is going to cost him a lot of money? >> look, we expect that it likely will certainly on the personal side could cost the president a lot of money. >> reporter: he stands to benefit from desuction -- deductions, top rate tax reduction, a state tax exception is doubled. he's going to make money on that. >> again, this is a tax plan we hope benefits all americans. >> reporter: sarah sanders did go on to concede the president's business interests, do indeed, to stand to gain from these tax cuts, but the reality is his personal wealth will get a big boost too. >> everything we know from his past tax returns shows he's going to get a huge tax cut and first big legislative victory ending the year on a high note taking a victory lap early this afternoon. >> reporter: george, they are preparing for big celebrations here at this whourite house, an first up, perhaps

starting with a press conference and the president teased it and after that house vote. we have not had a solo press conference from president trump here at the white house since february. a lot of questions to ask. >> we will be there as soon as the president comes out in the rose garden or inside. c cecilia vega, thanks very much. paula? >> if the bill is designed before the end of the year, many americans could start to see the impact as soon as february in the form of bigger pay checks. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is on capitol hill with more on what the public can expect. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, paula. well this, is the most sweeping overhaul to the nation's tax code in a generation, likely to impact almost every single american which has many this morning wondering how and when this will impact you. republicans are promising more money is coming to your wallet. >> today we are giving the people of this country their money back. >> reporter: most households would get a tax cut at first. the bill doubles the standard deduction and the child tax credit. >> come february, check your check. >> reporter: the irs says you

could start to see less money withheld from your paycheck as soon as february, but those tax cuts for individuals may not last forever. they're set to expire after just eight years. according to one report within a decade most americans making less than $75,000 a year will likely see taxes go up while the most wealthy would continue to see a tax cut, but tax rates for corporations, those are permane permanent, slashed from 35% down to 21%. if you own a home you can still deduct interest on your current mortgage but it limits new mortgage interest deductions to $750,000. and you can still deduct your state and local income and property taxes but that's limited to a combined $10,000. which could hurt those living in high tax states like new york, new jersey and california. now if you are worried about how this bill may impact you, tax experts say you might want to consider prepaying some of your 2018 taxes before the new bill goes into effect but make

sure to check with your financial adviser before making any changes. >> we know this is the tax bill. but what kind of impact could it have on health care? >> reporter: yeah, this bill does repeal the obamacare individual mandate that all americans have insurance, which is projected to leave 13 million more americans without insurance over the next decade and if healthy americans opt not to get coverage it could drive up premiums for others. paula. >> a little uncertainty there. thanks for your reporting. george. thanks, paula. we're joined by paul ryan. thank you for joining us this morning and congratulations. you're on the verge of a victory you have been working for for most of your adult life, but as you know, a lot of the public still skeptical. a new poll shows half of the public is opposed to this plan. what do you say to the doubters? >> i just think, first of all, thank you very much, george and great to be with you. i think because people have been hit on their tv screens by the media and democrats everybody is getting a big tax increase. that's just not the case.

the average median family of four in american will get a $2,059 tax cut and i think when people see that instead of getting tax increases they're getting a tax cut, when they see the withholding tables changing in february and seeing more money in their paychecks and the economic growth that will result from historic tax reform i think minds will change and i think people will change their view on this but they have been hit with so many different confusing messages there's no wonder there is a little confusion surrounding this. >> big question from a lot of viewers how will you pay for it? it will increase the deficit and according to the congressional budget scorekeepers by about a trillion dollars. i know you disagree but if you're wrong are you willing to reverse the cuts? >> that's the last thing we would want to do. there are two things we think are necessary for getting the debt and deficit under control. spending control -- getting spending under control

and reforming entitlements and growing the economy. so this is our plan to grow the economy, and we are convinced this will grow the economy. all the scorekeepers say it will, it's just a question of degree. but we need to keep focused on the spending side of the ledger as well, is that to me is very important, and we'll get back on that to make sure we get it under control but we have to have economic growth and got to get people back to work. in higher paying jobs. if people are working in higher paying jobs, they are paying more taxes and the economy benefits overall and so that's what this does so we're convinced this is one of the key ingredients to fiscal discipline and the other being of course spending discipline. >> that spending has a lot of people concerned. the aarp has come out against it in part because they say it will increase the national deficit and that means $25 billion in cuts to medicare next year alone. those cuts will be triggered -- >> not going to happen. i can just cut you off. you and i know -- you used to work here so you know the budget rules. it's kind of an arcane rule that

will not occur, and those cuts will not happen. >> you're committed to getting -- to reversing those cuts? >> yes, it's the pay go system a rule by the way we never favored in the first place and we will -- those cuts will not happen. >> are you ruing out any medicare cuts throughout 2018? because as you just said you want to get spending under control. and for you that's usually entitlements like medicare? >> we're going to fix the pay go problem which is an arcane budget problem and budget rule, but do we want to get entitlement reform? of course, we do but the kinds is to help get people from welfare to work. that's what we're really -- >> ruling out medicare cuts next year? >> well, there's some provider issues we may be addressing as you know. some providers in the medicare field, in some cases are getting overpaid, and we want to make sure that's being dealt with. as far as beneficiaries we're not focused on that but from getting them from welfare to work and more flexibility in medicaid, and we think those are the things that we can do to

bring more savings to the budget, and get people from welfare to work and those things we will focus on. >> so far this year congress has failed to fund the children's health insurance program that provides coverage to 9 million kids. states are already warning if it's not passed they'll be cutting off coverage to these children. will you fund the children's health insurance program before heading home for christmas? >> yeah, we will. as the house, we passed on november the 3rd a full funding of -- and full extension of a c.h.i.p. bill, and the senate has not done that. so we will like to send the follow-through and pass something and passed an interim measure. since we passed the full funding measure and will do something once again before the end of the year to make sure they don't get hit with any c.h.i.p. cuts so the house acted twice on this and we'll do it a third time if necessary. >> lots of speculation you will step down as speaker at the end of the year and i know you said you'll be around for a long time. are you committed for running for reelection for your house seat and for speaker? >> i'm not going anywhere any time soon. i'm so focused on getting our agenda done. questions way down the line i'll address those way down the line. in the meantime, we have a lot

of work to do. i'm here to stay. i'm not going anywhere. if something changes down the road in the future, i'll address that down the road in the future. >> you haven't decided to run for re-election yet. >> it's not even 2018 yet so that's something my wife and i always discuss later in the campaign year. something we haven't discussed yet. something we'll discuss down the road when the appropriate time comes. >> mr. speaker, thank for your time this morning. >> you bet. thank you, george. >> he has got about 11 days until 2018 but congress before they go home are facing a government shutdown. before the end of the week, and they have to fund it by friday or the government shuts down. >> i don't think i've ever seen him look so relieved and happy. >> a real smile on his face. thank you, george, for that. we turn now to that breaking news and that bus crash in mexico. we now know at least 12 people were killed including 5 american tourists. abc's victor oquendo is in miami with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning,

michael. those tourists were on their way to the mayan ruins, an excursion. many of them passengers on board the "celebrity equinox" ship that left from right here in miami, and learned that fyfe of the people that died were american, and one victim, a minor. this morning, authorities confirming five americans among the dozen killed in a bus crash on vacation in mexico. >> there were a lot of dead people. >> reporter: vitor was one of the tourists from two royal caribbean ships, the "celebrity equinox" and "serenade of the seas." he along with 32 other cruise ship passengers were on an excursion to the mayan ruins about an hour from where they docked on the yucatan peninsula, four hours south of cancun. >> the seat belts were tied below. the seat, so no one told us to put the seatbelts on. >> reporter: local hospitals treating at least 18 more victims. carrie from portland, oregon was also on the excursion to see those scenic ruins, but she was

on a different bus. >> the whole windshield is gone and that side was smashed -- it had fallen sideways. it looked like -- i think by itself i think it just ran out of control. we could have easily just been the ones on that bus. >> reporter: excurse excursions are big draws for tour-goers, and tours exploring everything from island safaris in st. kitts. >> you'll get to see the tropicals off the road. breathtaking views and more. >> reporter: royal caribbean telling abc news our hearts go out to all those involved. we're doing all we can to care for our guests including assisting with medical care and transportation. mission staff from the united states rushed to mexico to assess the situation right after the crash. both ships -- "celebrity equinox" and the "serenade of the seas," they will continue as planned and won't be back in florida until later this week.

>> thank you, victor. our prayers are with those families. >> panic there. we're learning new details about what may have led to that deadly train derailment in washington state. investigators are trying to determine whether the engineer was distracted by a cell phone or possibly someone else in the car with him. abc's clayton sandell is in dupont, washington, with the very latest for us this morning. good morning to you, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, paula. they have been working nonstop overnight here to clear this scene and re-open this major interstate. but it is painstaking work and it may be shut down for several more days. this morning, emergency crews are using cranes to carefully remove sections of amtrak 501. authorities are investigating why the train on its inaugural voyage from seattle to portland was going 80 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone before it derailed killing four passengers including zack willhoite and jim hamre, both train aficionados. >> it's protocol for us to look at all of the cell phone records

of all the crew members whenever there is an accident of this type. >> reporter: the ntsb is also asking about another person in the locomotive with the engineer, a conductor getting familiar with the new route. now, technology that might have automatically slowed this train down and prevented this accident was installed here, but it wasn't activated. it's called positive train technology. it was supposed to be in place nationwide by 2015, but the ntsb says congress has delayed that deadline and now up to the end of 2018. paula? >> that is such an unfortunate angle to this story. thanks for your reporting. michael? now to that florida police officer very close call. you can see it's all caught here on his body camera. officer john cusack responding to a call, you see him approach the vehicle. when he gets there, the driver guns the engine. and as you can see, officer cusack is somehow propping himself up, and hanging onto the

car. he held on for about a half mile before he let go when the car slowed down. you see him tumbling there into busy traffic and after this there was a brief chase. the driver was taken into custody and cusack, the 19-year veteran of the force is going to be okay thank goodness. >> that was harrowing. >> brave man. absolutely. >> such a close call because there were cars, oncoming traffic. cars right behind him. he is grateful. >> scary situation. >> very scary. we move back to ginger. you have a lot of snow coming out west and the storm moving across the country? >> that's right, george. more than 2 feet of snow fell at stevens pass, washington and snoqualmie picking it up too. i-90 in washington not looking good. they're getting chains ready and traffic already backing up so many folks thursday and friday tend to be very busy days. a lot need to pay attention, this storm we're tracking kicks up winds in reno and wind alerts that stretch to southern california and then the winter storm warnings and advisories that go from wisconsin back to

montana, so this is going to affect a lot of folks as that low comes out of the rockies tonight through tomorrow. you're going to pick up a couple of inches of snow as it moves to the northern plains. saturday night it's mostly rain along the east coast but interior new england starts to pick up snow. this is how much snow is left behind and i can promise you severe cold in the center of the nation by christmas. warm cities brought to you now by petsmart.

hi, there. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. if you're just waking up, you hissed it. chance of an ice lated shower through 9:00. chilly breezes the rest of the afternoon. frosty in our valleys the next few nights. our christmas storms fickle. sometimes it wants to rain, sometimes it doesn't. temperature about 56 to 59 this afternoon, but look at the 30s and 40s, up to 20 degrees cooler tonight. my coming up, harvey weinstein's former assistant is telling her story on camera for the first time saying she was harassed for years and fighting back against a traumatic silencing. and that popular doorbell app. one family says it saved their lives when a fire broke out in the middle of the night. that story coming up on this wednesday morning. ♪

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good morning to you. i'm natasha zouves from "abc7 mornings." sue hall has a quick look at traffic conditions. >> good morning. we still have slick roads out there. don't be fooled even though the rain may be past us. the chp has issued a sigalert. we had an earlier accident west 237 near matilda. it's jammed back to 880. 101 isn't much better. we had this sigalert issued due to foul weather a bit ago. the roads are still slick north 17 near the summit. we had a couple of earlier incidents. they are cleared but traffic is slow all the way past redwood estates and from the coast. >> thanks so much, sue.

hey, gong. here's a look at 101 and 880 down in san jose. you can see some of that residual moisture that is left over this morning. here's your commute planner. rain in the south bay. small craft advisory will be around for the entire day. let's take a look at what's going on with live doppler 7. what you'll see is the steady rain is down to our south, but we still have a chance of some showers up to our north and that will be the case for about another hour and a half to maybe two hours closest to coast and up in the north bay. here's my accuweather seven-day forecast. get ready for some frosty cold lows tonight, more so thursday night and into friday night. then a small chance of rain on christmas. >> good to know. thank you, mike. we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com.

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♪ i'm addicted to you i love you awesome nerds. pitch perfect 3. rated pg-13. ♪ i just want you for my own more than you could ever know ♪ welcome back to "gma." mariah carey's holiday classic "all i want for christmas is you." michael is getting into it. >> takes me back to my favorite movie "love actually." >> is it your favorite movie? >> be still, my heart. >> he is a feeler. it's a favorite. it debuted back in 1994, and more than 10 years later it has done something it's never done before giving the singer one more thing to celebrate. >> what has it done? >> all the details coming up. it's a tease. >> george. okay. also right now, the gop on the verge of victory about to pass their massive tax overhaul the house preparing for a final vote this morning. that will give the president his first major legislative victory. not a single democrat supports

the bill. if you are still not done shopping for christmas, got a holiday gift idea for you. the lottery jackpot. yes, it's climbing. half a billion dollars are up for grabs. $269 million in the powerball. $247 million in the mega millions. the power ball drawing is tonight and the mega millions is on friday and, remember, if you give someone a ticket you have no right to the money if they win. >> spoken like someone who has done that before. >> no, we did a story with t.j. holmes. >> still a good gift idea. >> sure. >> a lot of people think it's a good last-minute gift until the person wins then there's a family problem. we want to move to harvey weinstein's former assistant telling her story on camera for the first time and says she is breaking a nondisclosure agreement to accuse harvey weinstein of sexually assaulting a co-worker and linsey davis has the story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: two did decades ago zelda perkins signed a nondisclosure statement but now despite that she is disclosing

it all. saying she doesn't think harvey weinstein is a psex addict. he is a power addict. she calls him a master manipulator with massive mood swings and says with harvey there was no such word as no. harvey weinstein's former assistant is now speaking up and fighting back against a confidentiality agreement she says was meant to silence her 19 years ago. >> it was much more traumatic than i realized at the time because the freedom of being able to speak and being validated and being able to now see that i wasn't mad. >> reporter: zelda perkins tells bbc newsnight she endured harassment at the hands of weinstein for years, but finally left her job at miramax after confronting him after she says he attempted to rape her friend and colleague. >> he swore on the life of his wife and his children, which was his best get out of jail card that he used quite a lot.

>> reporter: she says he never threatened her physically, but emotionally and psychologically. but perkins, signed a nondisclosure agreement preventing her from speaking out publicly go it in exchange for certain concessions. >> he had to attend therapy for his behavior and i was concerned that he wouldn't talk about the relevance, reason that he was at a therapist. >> reporter: but perkins says she never attended therapy with weinstein and doesn't know if he ever went at all. weinstein's attorney tells abc news, he categorically denies any nonconsensual conduct or alleged threatening behavior. perkins first broke the terms of that agreement in october violating the settlement she said was worth close to $200,000 by opening up to "the financial times" saying, weinstein often walked around the room naked, asked for massages and even tried to pull her into bed.

>> i was not allowed to speak to a therapist without them signing a confidentiality agreement. >> reporter: nondisclosure agreements are now under growing scrutiny in the wake of the #metoo movement. in the midst of all the discussion about sexual harassment in the workplace microsoft has just announced it's ending a practice that prevented employees from discussing their sexual harassment cases. as for perkins, she says she believes if only she had been heard and taken seriously 20 years ago that everything that allegedly happened since with weinstein could have been prevented. paula. >> all right. thanks so much, linsey. we want to bring in abc's chief legal analyst, dan abrams. good morning to you, dan. >> good morning. >> let's dig into these. critics will say all they do is silence the victims and protect the harassers. is that the case? >> well, look. the biggest thing they do is they prevent one person from knowing what another person is doing. by not doing it in court and being a public record is means that the same person can be alleged to have done thing after

thing after thing to someone to different people and the others never find out bit. no question these tend to be pro-company. but with that said, there are some women who find that there is an advantage to it not being public, not having to file a lawsuit, but i think when you look at it from the big picture perspective, there has to be a change. >> for years microsoft's protocol was forced arbitration. they're reversing that. so what does that mean? >> instead of saying to someone when you start working there, if you have got a gripe, you have to go into this private, confidential arbitration. you'll be able to file a lawsuit, again, public. and the most important thing there is when it's public, the company can be held accountable and b the person can be held accountable and others will hear about it, know about it and be able to act accordingly.

>> that sounds like a game changer. back to the ndas. we've been hearing so much about that with harvey weinstein and tavis smiley. any way for an employee to legally get out of one? >> legally, no. when you sign an nda you're signing a contract but these days you're seeing a lot of people say, you know what, let them go after me. what are they going to do? come after me for telling the truth about what happened to me? i'm not going to be quiet anymore. i will say that if someone is involved in some sort of criminal act -- if someone commits a crime, and there is a criminal investigation, that can overcome an nda. a criminal subpoena could lead someone to say you are allowed to break your contract. >> great insight. >> that's a little bit dmimpbt context of these interviews, though. >> great insight. dan, appreciate it. >> good to see you. >> let's send back to you. the latest fallout from a fraternity death. a grand jury found it supported evidence against charges that caused andrew coffey's death.

>> in the search for answers a eva pilgrim here with the story. good morning, eva. >> reporter: we now know andrew coffey died from an illegal amount of alcohol he drank at a frat party. in the search for answers, a grand jury interviewing witnesses. that grand jury encouraging authorities to pursue criminal charges saying that many of the brothers seemed rehearsed and were more concerned about getting in trouble than they were about trying to save his life. 20-year-old andrew coffey, a pi kappa phi pledge at florida state university,was found dead inside this house after an off-campus frat party this past november. his blood-alcohol nearly seven times the legal limit to drive. court documents now revealing the only people at the party, two strippers, the pi kap pledges at their new big brothers. he passed out after drinking large amounts of liquor straight from the bottle. they claim as they played pool,

coffey fell asleep, snoring loudly but when a pledge went to wake him he didn't have a pulse. phone records show the pledge called and texted five frat members prior to calling 911. >> unfortunately when medical emergency personnel got here, they determined the person to be deceased. >> reporter: overnight, a grand jury found there is enough evidence to file criminal charges in the 20-year-old's death, but that it's been impossible to complete the investigation because of majority of the other pledges and fraternity brothers are not cooperating. the case has been handed to the state attorney general. >> we are just at a point where we are trying to figure out how do you convince these very intelligent millennials that people are dying every year because of these behaviors? >> reporter: 48 of the 88 men at the party are refusing to speak to investigators. fsu suspending the fraternity and has a temporarily ban on all greek actives on campus. the state attorney general saying there is no question that people will be charged. it's about making sure that the

right people get the appropriate charges. a new grand jury will be paneled the first week of january, guys. >> stunning amount of alcohol? >> and a lot of boys there. >> thanks very much. >> doing these stories a little too often. very unnecessary. can be avoided. thank you, eva. and coming up, a close call. a fire breaking out while a family was sleeping. why they say their doorbell app saved their lives. we'll be right back. we'll be right back.

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back now with that popular doorbell app that a family says helped save their lives waking them up when a fire broke out on their porch. abc's gio benitez is here with more and what a fortunate family here. >> oh, my gosh. unbelievable, michael. good morning, listen, the fire was about to engulf their home and believe it or not they had just removed the smoke detectors because they were remaining the house, so this morning, they are calling this device their inu n unlikely hero. you're watching a homeowner battling a fire at 3:30 a.m. sunday just moments after waking up. he struggles. there's nothing more he can do and leaves the fire behind calling for help. >> it was horrifying. you don't know what to expect. >> reporter: mike hernandez woke up because of this, his doorbell. you see, his doorbell has a motion detector hookd ed up to

camera, and when the bright flam flames triggered it, an app on his phone woke him up. >> i opened up my eyes and looked to my right and outside my bedroom window i just saw what looked to be like flames. >> reporter: hernandez, his fiancee and brother all made it out of the house safely. >> terrifying but, you know, we're going to move forward and we're thankful that it wasn't worse. >> reporter: doorbell cameras have captured other close calls like these. >> your house is on fire. >> yeah, i know. i'm on my way. >> reporter: a couple of weeks ago, a strand of outdoor lights caught fire outside a tennessee home and the family just getting out in time. >> nothing is going to beat the traditional method of a home smoke detector or carbon monoxide detector. the added benefits of having a video presence in your home will aid in early detection. >> reporter: listen, while the device was probably not intended for this the makers of that high-tech doorbell ring.com said the device did what it was supposed to do, keep families safe with an added security measure. thank goodness they got out. >> they just bought it. >> a month ago. >> doing remodeling. >> repainting it.

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e-mails from the post office or a shipping company and say you have an undelivered package but could lead to a lot of trouble and linzie janis joins us with what we need to know about this. >> good morning, guys. last-minute shoppers feeling the pressure. so imagine an e-mail lands in your inbox. you're panicked. telling you there is an issue with your shipment but clicking on that could cause you problems. >> reporter: record online purchases this year have shippers working around the clock to meet that fast-approaching holiday deadline, and with more than a third of shoppers waiting until the week before christmas to do the bulk of their holiday shopping, hackers taking advantage and telling consumers to be on the lookout for phishing scams saying e-mail packages can't be delivered. and you need to click a link to pick it up. >> don't fall for it because what will happen is it's either going to introduce malware to your computer or they'll lead

you to another site where they'll say we need more information can you give us your credit card. >> reporter: what do you do? fedex says it does not send unsolicited e-mails, so delete those e-mails immediately, and don't click those links. >> they're looking for people at vulnerable times and when they're buying products and trying to ship them to loved ones in a real short period of time it leaves them vulnerable. >> according to the better business bureau roughly 20% of online scams occur during the month of december. bah humbug. expecting a package make sure you check with the shipping company directly. >> i can only imagine the amount of panic you wait this long and get an e-mail think it's legit, don't open it. great advice. thanks, linzie. the video getting a lot of laughs. why was prince william galloping? do you have any idea? >> you get that laugh. [ applause ]

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good morning. i'm natasha zouves from "abc7 mornings." meteorologist mike nicco has quick look at our forecast. >> did you sleep through it? the steady rain's over but you see the scattered showers along the coast trying to move into the north bay. that will be around till about noon. then mostly sunny, breezy conditions, temperatures back where they should be, about 56 to 59 degrees. frosty in our valleys the next several nights with 40s everywhere else, our next chance of rain christmas night. sue? we're checking slow traffic still lingering out there, coming up on 8:00 this wednesday morning. a couple problems, dumbarton bridge toll plaza middle lanes were blocked for a bit there. traffic still slow on the western portion of that span. problems continue in the santa cruz mountains, north 17 near idyllwil idyllwild, accident blocking the left lane.

an accident near big moodie curve. >> we'll have another update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com.

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. on the verge of victory, overnight senate republicans pass their massive tax cut amid protests. the house will vote for final passage this morning so president trump can deliver on that christmas promise. what this bill will mean for you. medical miracle. the 26-year-old mother who gave birth to a baby from a 24-year-old embryo. the incredible story behind the adorable newborn and how their story is giving hope to families everywhere. and what does it take to raise good men? this morning, we talk to boys on the cusp of adulthood about alcohol, locker room talk and peer pressure. their surprising insights. ♪ i was born this way lady gaga's big announcement. why the superstar is putting on her best poker face in the city she says she was born to play.

♪ plus, we're counting down to christmas with sandra lee. the ultimate dishes for your big holiday dinner. and she's saying -- >> good morning, america! i think you had to wake sandra lee up there. >> i think she forgot why she was there for a second. welcome back this wednesday morning? >> yep. it's been one heck of a year. it has really gone really fast. but coming up, we're going to look back and, of course, some of our favorite moments on the show. yep. we got the guest that made us laugh and, of course, the guest that made us dance like will ferrell. i know you had a great time dancing. >> i sure did with that little neck tie. >> i can't wait to see that video again. big news to get to.

that big headline out of washington. republicans on the verge of passing their tax overhaul heads back for a final vote and could give president trump his first major victory, and mary bruce with the latest. >> reporter: after a very late night vote here, this sweeping overhaul is now a done deal in the senate but republicans don't have their big legislative win just yet. a procedural snafu is forcing the house to have to vote again and it was discovered that the bill includes some provisions not related to tax reform. those had to be changed, and now the house will hold a do-over vote here later this morning. but bottom line, george, this bill is still expected to pass? >> speaker ryan was on here talking about that earlier this morning, and i asked him about the sexual harassment settlements getting so much attention on capitol hill. more revealed overnight and i asked the speaker if he would commit to exposing all of these secret settlements. >> not only are we doing for more transparency, and not only have we asked people to step down from congress. we have instituted a

mandatory training which is now taking place and we're just putting those rules out but later this week we're going to bring out a series of reforms on how we proceed going forward. the way i see this, george, this is one of those watershed moments, not just inening cong george, but in america, where we have to get it right. >> he said the issue of opening up these past settlements is pretty complicated. couldn't commit to doing that but the pressure is building on capitol hill. >> reporter: yeah, and george, this has presented a real challenge for congressional leaders in recent weeks. we've seen three members quit over allegations of sexual misconduct. another member says he will not seek re-election. critics up here say the system is slanted to protect the lawmakers. it certainly is clear it is an archaic system and now lawmakers on both sides say that changes have to be made to increase accountability and transparency and the taxpayer should no longer be footing the bill for any settlements for these allegations. >> okay, mary. thanks very much. we want to move to the latest on that tour bus crash in

mexico that killed at least 12 people including 5 americans. abc's victor oquendo has more in miami for us this morning. hi there, victor. >> reporter: good morning, paula. many of those tourists were passengers on board the "celebrity equinox" ship that levitt left from right here in miami. they were on an excursion to the mayan ruins and now we've learned that five americans are among the dead. one of the victims was a minor. 12 people died in total, 18 more being treated. it happened about an hour from where the ships docked on the yucatan peninsula four hours south of cancun. one passenger telling abc news, quote, there were a lot of dead people on the ground. royal caribbean telling abc news that our hearts go out to all those involved. both ships will continue as planned. "serenade of the seas" and "celebrity equinox" will continue despite this deadly crash. they will be back in south florida later this week, paula. >> all right, victor, thanks so much. >> thank you, paula. we want to switch gears now

to a moment that will make you laugh. prince william stole the show at the royal variety performance. after the cast of "annie" took the stage one issued the prince a challenge. and he's the one who he roasted the occasion. galloping as princess kate got a good laugh out of it herself and the little girl, they were so inspired by the prince they decided to gallop off the stage themselves so, you know, it's good to see you can have fun and relate to the kids. >> wasn't sure if he was galloping or trying to do the running man. >> kind of looked like gang nam style. >> yeah, that's gangnam. >> it wasn't the stanky leg. >> oh. ♪ do the stanky leg >> okay. that's a whole other dance. there's the naenae. sorry. >> i'm like you know the stanky leg. that's impressive. we're going to come back in just a minute and this medical miracle. 26-year-old woman giving birth

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♪ welcome back to "gma." welcome to our audience. great audience here this morning. welcome back to adrienne bankert. that's right, "pop news" time. you know what -- [ applause ] i think mariah carey is singing in the shower this morning. you want to know why? we begin with the most wonderful time of year for her, her yuletide classic -- ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> hit the billboard top ten for the first time 23 years after it was released back in 1994. yeah, for real. some of you in this audience aren't even old enough to remember when it first came out. that's not all, the music video has raked in over 100 million views this month alone. this is her 28th top ten hit, the first since "obsessed" back in 2009.

merry christmas, mariah. go ahead and sing, girl. >> she's proud of it. >> well, you know, i've sung that song for so many years. you got to get it. you just memorize those notes. >> it is catchy. >> i tried to memorize the notes but till didn't sound like that. >> you can sing, though, everybody can sing in the shower. next up lady gaga set to break out her poker face. i'm not going to try to impersonate gaga. she just announced her upcoming residency in las vegas signing the deal telling fans it's been a lifelong dream to play las vegas. she will be at the monte carlo hotel. gaga is honored to create a new show unlike anything vegas has seen before and you know she will. the two-year residency beginning in december of next year. dates will be announced in the coming months so congratulations to gaga. >> gaga in vegas, you know it's going to be unexpected. >> it's going to be a show, and

what happens in vegas -- >> audience: stays in vegas. >> thank you for my lovely audience. yes, very good. timing. timing is everything. i didn't rehearse that, no. it's like i feel like i'm wendy now, wendy williams. finally a big congratulations to actress mindy kaling. she has welcomed her firstirstit according to e! news. yes, she had a baby girl. katherine born last friday, december 15th and tells her fans she will be ray dorky mom. news of her pregnancy broke in july. it was actually oprah who confirmed the news. we have a photo of them. they have a big movie coming out, "a wrinkle in time," congrats to the family from all of us here at "gma." and that is your "pop news." really, we did not rehearse that. we didn't rehearse that, right, audience? i give an applause to y'all. >> they are just in sync with

you. >> we're feeling each other. it's good. we want to turn to our "gma" cover story. that incredible medical miracle. a woman gave birth an embryo that was frozen 24 years ago, and abc's diane macedo has the story. >> reporter: she's the newborn baby 24 years in the making. >> this is so crazy. >> reporter: this morning, tina and benjamin gibson are the proud parents of a 1-month-old baby girl emma wren. after struggling with infertility they adopted an embryo co-ing through hundreds of profiles before having that embryo implanted. they only learned after the fact that it had been frozen 24 years earlier. just one year after now mom, tina, was born. >> i was line, doctor, do you realize i'm 25 years old. if this embryo was born when it was supposed to be, like we could have been best friends. i was like we could have been friends. >> reporter: at first they were worried. >> it's been frozen for 24 1/2 years.

>> reporter: but emma is thriving. >> i never thought i would be able to have a pregnancy, and to have a baby, like, oh, my gosh. such a miracle. you know, such a sweet, sweet miracle. >> reporter: the amount of time it's frozen isn't necessarily important and when it comes to ivf, frozen embryos tend to do as well as new ones. the lab director who oversaw the gibsons' process said they transfer up to 150 embryos a year, but that this one is the oldest they have ever done. >> i say i see miracles happen every day. >> in the hospital, he would hold her and say, she's just so perfect. like, i know. how did that happen? and she is. >> reporter: for "good morning america," diane macedo, abc news, new york. >> what an incredible story and our chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton is here. jen, i've been trying to wrap my mind around this story. the mom is 26, the baby 24. so technically she is a year and a half older. how long can an embryo stay

frozen? >> don't get bogged down with the numbers because the answer is indefinitely/forever. when they are frozen they're frozen with liquid nitrogen at negative 196 degrees, all biologic activity stops and that embryo doesn't know whether it's stopped for a month, 10 years, 20 years so potentially you could have siblings in different generations. >> the cover of the new york post says this baby is 24 years old. how old is the baby? >> a couple months old but getting a lot of interest for sure. the biological age starts from birth. >> we know there are hundreds of thousands of frozen embryos up for adoption. they adopted this embryo. are there any health risks when it comes to this? especially when the embryos are older. >> doesn't appear there are and all has to do with the process that was developed and revolutionized the process because it helped to reduce ice crystals that are so damaging to cells in the freezing and thawing process, so that has enabled incredible stories. >> they're call snow babies. >> i don't call them that.

>> so cute. great insight. what a wonderful story. >> great story. >> thank you, dr. jen. back to michael. >> thank you, paula. we'll turn to our series, "raising good men." abc's deborah roberts sat down with a group of 18 to 22-year-olds for a candid conversation about coming of age during a time of widespread sexual harassment allegations and, deborah, you have interesting conversations. >> very interesting and this is the group that we want to pay attention to. they are about to step out into the world with a new and evol evolving idea of what it means to be a it's clear that this generation has been raised a bit differently. from houston to denver and now new york city, learning from our oldest young men. responsible, respectful, love, value. humble. these guys sharing the values of a good man.

>> being a good man just really comes down to being a good person. >> it's pretty much making a conscious effort to check in with your humility. >> where did your ideas come from about what it is to be a good man? >> take examples and try to be better versions of what we see. >> reporter: at this public policy institute, a window into what it takes to raise responsible, and caring men. even with their parents listening in from a separate room, these guys share honest moments from their lives. how many of you here, guys, have maybe even participated in that locker room talk? that disrespectful talk? be honest. >> i think it's hard because when you're made like that it's like everybody can gang up on you and emasculate you in many some way. all of a sudden then you give people opportunity to bring you down. >> saying always stuck with me a man treats his wife how he treats his mother. that type of thinking always shaked how i spoke about women.

i didn't view them as objects, but i view them as my equal. >> reporter: dr. herold koplovitz has worked with teens for decades. >> there is a big difference between young men between 18 and 22 and older men who, let's say, are about 40 years of age. a lot of these guys have grown up with a different sensibility. >> it's understanding that there's a whole world out there of kids that never truly grew up. you have to understand there's people out there in positions of power that don't understand even where you're coming from. >> reporter: these guys admit one pressing issue they face is alcohol consumption. when you hear about sexual assault, it revolves around alcohol. have any of you witnessed or known or been in a situation where you're intoxicated and it's murky and you're wondering whether it's right or not? is it your responsibility to step? >> yes. >> yes. for some reason, we get in our heads that good people can do bad things. once we get that in our head we get more comfortable calling

people out. especially if alcohol is involved. >> you want to make sure your friends are okay. people change when they're drunk. >> these young men are very conscious that lots of things are going on in the world that are disconcerting to them, and yet they are able to separate what other people are doing versus what they know they should do. >> the onus of responsibility is on men to make a change and to address these issues even when it seems like it may be socially uncomfortable to do it at that time. >> reporter: later, we invite the parents in. what's the hardest part about raising a young man, a responsible young man today? >> when you are a dad who wants your son to look up to you and you know the best way to impart some of these lessons is by sharing mistakes you made along the way in the hopes that they will learn the reverse lesson and doing better. >> i'm looking forward to the day when they are not special, and this is really what men are all about. >> when this is the norm. these young men give us reason

for hope and allowing themselves to reveal their emotions and to step into situations with women when they feel something is abusive or unfair. most of them have parents in their lives, michael. some of them, single parents. caring adults who are offering guidance one of them often thinks about how do i want my mother to be treated when approaching a woman. they are really thoughtful guys. >> i'm always amazed at the series. they are so open to you and froin front of the camera and everything else. one of these young men started a young men's action group. these are 20-year-old guys, khalil started mars, men against rape and sexual assault and basically, she is saying, men can't sit on the sidelines. we've got to be a part of this discussion and make it a man's issue too. not just about women calling men out but men joining the fight to help change things. >> and our audience, they love this series as well. we have patty love on facebook who writes, love this series. shows how learning

how to be a good citizen of the world starts early and requires freak check-in discussions and a lot of comments. have you done the raising good women. what about raising good women. >> we'll talk about that and i think we need to have men and women sit together as well. we have done it and we'll do it again, and have men and women talk. where do we go from here is the next conversation in thank you for bringing this to us. >> always good to be here. >> always good to have you. over to ginger. >> i agree. love the series, and love your "gma" moment today because we have a young meteorologist on our hands. that's right. this is jacob from northern new hampshire. he is 8 and he's made his own anemometer. his own rain bucket basically and his little joshua is trying to ruin the video but he's like, this is how i observe weather. it's like he made his own little observation that will measure how much snow. thanks for sharing that an

hi, there. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. if you're just waking up, you hissed it. chance of an ice lated shower through 9:00. chilly breezes the rest of the afternoon. frosty in our valleys the next few nights. our christmas storms fickle. sometimes it wants to rain, sometimes it doesn't. temperature about 56 to 59 this afternoon, but look at the 30s and 40s, up to 20 degrees cooler tonight. my it is five days till christmas. our good friend sandra lee is here to help. welcome back. >> me, sandra lee and i'm the one that told him -- on cold medicine. >> tell us about "women's world." you were talking about the perfect holiday gathering. what's the secret? >> the secret is making it easy and making things that people actually like and love. now, this is something i've been

making since i was about 24, and had my first apartment in marinn del rey. what this is just a wheel of brie and make a beautiful melty brie wheel with a cranberry chutney. there's puff pastry. you want to take out a piece, let it thaw and come in and start pulling it up and wrap it around then what you'll do is you will flip it over on your baking sheet and bake this for about 20 minutes on 400 degrees. it'll look like this. after you put egg wash on it. >> then it'll come out like this after your egg wash and what this is is cranberries. orange marmalade and it is orange juice with a little bit of cinnamon. all you do is kind of cook that up and that goes right on top. ritz crackers and you're ready to did. >> stuffed mushrooms. >> take the mushroom stems off of the buttons, buttons on the

baking sheet. make sure you wash them off. no water rinsing. chop up your favorite toppings, pimentos. you can clap. [ applause ] you're going to put in some thawed out spinach, egg, greek seasoning, cheese, salt, mix that all together and put it in the sausage then a tablespoon. >> greek seasoning. i should know what it is. what is that? >> all sorts of wonderful seasonings. do you want to do that or cake. >> tell us about the cake. >> you'll taste it first. i got to get -- he walked in and went, i want that. >> we are serving this at christmas. we're doing a beautiful dessert buffet. so what this is, this is suggester cookie cake. >> delicious. >> sugar cookie mix. butter, egg, it is cream cheese and vanilla. bake that off then the icing, cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla on the top then all you do is sugar, some

cranberries and take rosemary and that's how you create the beautiful wreath around the top. that's all it is. like that. >> awesome cake. >> now, these are white chocolate jingle balls and all you do is take -- naughty and nice. naughty and nice and take pound cake or whatever it is, crumble it up and put icing in there. stir it up. make a ball. melted white chocolate and g jimmies. that's it. >> i'm going to be naughty. i'm going to steal these. >> thank you. >> cheers. all the recipes on our website. we'll be right back. your "gma" moment brought to you by the frame from samsung. the most beautiful tv you've never seen. the most beautiful tv you've never seen.

to good morning. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." the proouz, travis air force base, the gates are reopening. they've been closed about an hour. authorities can't tell us why. they've apprehended five people and the base was never on locktown. no reports of anyone hurt. traffic around travis is heavy because of this. follow us on twitter or download our app for more details on this and other breaking news. sue has the traffic. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights are sill till on. if you have cash, boom, you can go right past the fastrakers. there's the irony there. outside, red areas of traffic for slow and go. we'll look at some of your drive times, 80 into the maze, not pa

good morning. still tracking showers to our north. they kind of fall apart coming towards our neighborhoods. best along the coast. say four hours or so. my updated commute planner, a few wet spots left on the roads. mass transit, no umbrella needed. for bay, small craft advisory all day. my accuweather seven-day forecast, dry until christmas night. reggie? >> we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and

abc7news.com. don't forget, join us every week tai morning. we're here early 4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. have a great day. welcome back to "gma." everybody. a full desk up here. i love it. i really love it. we got a full audience. you guys are awesome. great audience this morning. [ applause ] and 2017 has been a tough time. natural disasters and uplifting acts of kindness spreading so much hope to everyone. here's a look back at the year's biggest stories and some the most memorable moments on "gma." ♪ ♪ we're all about a good life you wasn't believe it till you see this is going to be a fun

time ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good time ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good time energy come follow me oh it's going to be a good life ♪ if all right, put the brakes on. it's about to get started in just a sec. >> breaking -- >> breaking. >> breaking news. >> here in london. >> austria. >> manchester. >> the city of houston. ♪ >> gunman opened fire around 10:08 p.m. las vegas time. >> more than 200 people injured. >> i'm thinking am i going to die? >> the slaughter in that church behind me. >> i saw bodies with a lot of blood. >> this town is in complete shock. >> that church is my family. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: 29-year-old inspired by isis used this rented try plowing into crowds. >> i need an ambulance. >> over the weekend in charlottesville backing a battleground between white supremacists and

counterprotesters. heather heyer, the 32-year-old killed. >> we condemn this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. ♪ >> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear -- ♪ >> america is back. >> the massive amount of people, men and women, who came out for the women's march. >> seven years the subs tried to repeal obamacare. the deciding vote senator john mccain voted no. >> at least 20 top officials have either been fired or resigned. tom price, steve bannon, anthony scaramucci, reince priebus, sean spicer and, of course, general michael flynn. >> president trump firing fbi director james comey. >> i was fired because of the russia investigation. >> addison russell. >> russia's election meddleing. >> so president putin did prefer donald trump. >> those are fake news and this

is slander. ♪ >> it is isis, the military believes, that killed those four americans. serving in niger. >> you have a lot of questions. >> why took them 48 hours to find my husband. >> war of words with north korea. >> firing several missiles. >> this was once again kim jong-un flecking his muscle. >> quickly. >> suicide bomber set off an explosion at an ariana grande concert. >> oh, my god. >> prime minister theresa may warning another attack could be imminent. >> my life flashed before my eyes. ♪ >> hurricane -- >> hurricane harvey. >> this is a sobering experience. >> the longest named storm to torture texas now in history. >> water is already to your chest. >> it's going to be okay. i promise you it's going to be

okay. >> hurricane irma. >> irma. >> she's wins are unbelievable. >> hurricane irma is right over us right now. >> hurricane maria. >> you can see the number of downed power lines. >> to hear everything crumbling around us. >> sonoma county and these fires are on the move. >> the scene is apocalyptic. >> holy cow. ♪ >> explosive new allegations about harvey weinstein. >> i got to get help. >> nearly 30 accusers and counting. >> he kept coming back at me and i just fled. >> we are seeing person after person coming forward. the list facing accusations growing. >> our exclusive with superstar terry crews with allegations against the high-powered hollywood executive. >> i have never felt more emasculated. >> what do you hope comes of this? >> you know, people need to be

held accountable. ♪ >> at the oscars. >> there's a mistake. "moonlight," you guys won best picture. >> you heard them say it's "moonlight." >> i didn't even know what to did. >> prince harry and actress meghan markle, yes. >> show us the ring please. >> the most viewed song ever. ♪ despacito ♪ despacito ♪ ♪ i'm tired of waking up alone i just want to feel good ♪ >> pop. ♪ ♪ you and me we can dance the night away ♪ >> good. ♪ feel good. >> hello. is anybody out thery. >> certain words you find funny? >> yeah. >> who -- >> he said poo.

>> poop? >> that's my point right there. >> big day coming up, august 21st. total solar eclipse. >> as robin said -- >> like a karaoke thing. >> did somebody give lucy a sedative? >> hey, lucy, hey. >> she's like -- a polar bear. >> nothing like a dog's love. >> ah. thirsty? >> still karaoke. >> the flashlights on. >> tack a look at this video, a chicken the size of a dog. that's one big mother clucker. [ laughter ] >> amy's got a 35-second windup there and then cracks herself up. >> she's still laughing about it. she's going to go all day. >> this air comba in the southwest right about here and then this area right about here are going to have a shadow for

my belly because i'm pregnant. there' there's adrian. >> every now and then i fall apart and i need you more than ever. >> ready to have a good time this morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning, america. ♪ >> beautiful audience. >> i like the audience. >> like we're all having breakfast. >> this helps get us started. ♪ showtime ♪ guess who is back again ♪ >> come on, big daddy. >> show up. >> get george up. >> it was either that or die of strangulation. what's my choice. >> that's called how you train a man. >> sweating. >> push-up. sit-up, yoga. no. no. pilates.

oh, you're sweating. yoga/smoga. >> hot yoga. >> all right. >> hot yoga, really? >> what if one day you woke up and found you had a twin. these two were separated at birth and now they're about to meet in person for the first time. come on out and meet your sister. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> how does it feel to have your sister back? >> it felt like there was somebody missing so it was like now it's complete. [ applause ] >> one coach who in that auditorium right there is about to get the surprise of his life. >> i'm told you're the heart and soul of the bobcats. is that true. >> yes, that's true.

>> coach phillip rhodes has coached football, track and field for 30 years. >> all: thank you for everything. >> you are "gma's" supercoach and you, my friend, are going to the super bowl. >> a bus driver, mom of five has been bringing the holiday spirit to those in need for the past 16 years and penny organized a turkey feast for hundreds in her community. >> there's no words for this. >> penny, would you please open the box? and show everybody what is inside. >> those are keys. to a brand-new redesigned tenth generation honda accord. penny, you deserve it ♪ we will size >> mattress mack owner of gallery furniture did so much. opening his store doors for exactly you had nowhere else to go. >> the wonderful houston community that's done so much so it's our obligation to give

back. >> five years ago i had my life-saving bone marrow transplant. >> happy birthday, robin. >> 70% of the time people need a bone marrow transplant. they weren't fortunate to someone someone in the family like i was blessed to have this woman right here. a.j. and his family received a life-changing diagnosis. >> we found out it was actually leukemia. >> the family turned to be the match. >> a.j.'s match is here. are you ready to meet her? [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> why did you want to be a donor? >> because it's the right thing to do. >> thank you for saving my life. [ applause ] >> honey, come on. you got to clap. >> come on, george. ♪ break the season ♪ i want to dance you and me >> how many of you think you can

dance? ♪ >> feel the groove. >> i want to wake up with you. >> feel the music? >> feel it? ♪ i want to touch you. >> you have no idea what a privilege it is to be able to say good morning to america. ♪ i want to touch you and feel it such a feeling ♪ >> come on, big daddy. [ cheers and applause ] >> hey! what a year it has been. what a year it has been and, george, what's the most surprising moment of the year for you. >> besides getting strangled by tiffany? that's one of my favorites. >> basically every day of this year was a surprise. i mean this is a brand-new thing. we got a reminder of how long this year has been and how much

has happened but you compound that with something we've never seen before, a president who tweets every morning, 6:45 almost every morning we have some news breaking tweet which completely changes our morning and our day and has been a surprise. >> it's been an emotional roller coaster but it's not over and may get more surprises, hopefully they're all good ones into 2018, grab every moment. >> pack a lot in ten days. >> so true. >> i definitely teared up a -- those twins. >> the twins. >> that was the most moving story. >> very. a lot of great stories. >> and pregnant this year. >> yes, i sure do. that better be over in a couple days. >> it is great to sit here with all of you every day. it really is and a great year it's been and great future we have on this show and want too give a great shoutout to the team that put that amazing piece together. our producer matt knox, jason

robby, amanda keegan, editors dane and sabel pauly-crass to -- >> everybody watching at home should understand to put a pce like that takes a whole year, like making a feature film. they did an amazing job. >> everybody, we'll be right back. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile]

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back here on "good morning america" you know everybody wants a white christmas, of course, you do so who is going to have one? hawaii. that's right. this is monday, then tuesday you're seeing on a peak in hawaii 6 to 12 inches of snow in their forecast. a place that already had snow. if you want a white christmas good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. it's going to finally feel like winter outside with breezy conditions, dry air, and

temperatures in the low to mid-50s this afternoon. 30s and 40s, a and that weather report brought to you by wells fargo. over to you. >> ginger, when i think of hawaii i sure don't think of snow but we learn something new every day. you know what, i'm here with a two-time, not one, but two-time academy award winner christoph waltz who is starring in a new movie "downsizing" where he plays an entrepreneur opposite matt damon's average joe. take a look. >> look, everyone, look at what he brings me. do you think any of this will do something? >> no. >> you're the only one. i like you. i know i said it's only little party. everybody comes. nothing else to do in the city after 10:00. >> no. >> this i do not understand. it's not as if so many people have work in the morning. [ applause ] >> welcome to christoph waltz. good to see you.

always great to see you. in this movie it's very unique. satire where people volunteer to shrink their lives down so they can live a more affluent life. when you read the script, you read this. >> i wondered what the downsizing only referring to physical size. and the dollar amounts. because i am convinced that the inflation of inflated egos needs downsizing too. in our world so that's what took me to it immediately. >> yeah. >> it's a bigger message obviously downsizing not just in a physical sense but in every sense. do you think you could live a downsized life. >> no, i don't think so. i think i'm small enough. [ laughter ] >> but you know what, on screen you're big. everything you do you just jump off the screen >> that's the lens. you take a longer lens, it makes you bigger.

>> you know, now speaking of lenses you're going to be on the other side of the lens. you're going to direct your first film. >> i -- >> yeah. >> well, thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> it's called "georgetown." and how was that for you? >> well, first of all i'm not sure whether it's going to be called "georgetown" because i haven't seen the movie yet. i'm still editing. i think a movie needs tell you what it wants to be called and i just -- you know, the process is you need someone to attract to investors so unfortunately that was me so i had to play the part and direct and i'm not convinced that that's an ideal combination. >> how is it? how is it to tell yourself what to do? >> it's very, very difficult because i never listen. [ laughter ] >> you never listen? >> no, i never do. >> you are -- you're brilliant

in everything you do and really also directed opera. what don't you do? >> sing opera. >> you're not a singer. so how did you get into directing an opera when -- >> opera needs a director like theater or movies which is really -- it's somewhat -- the myth around the director, there's a little too big, you know, needs someone, someone to sit down there and say, go a little over there and go a little over there and with opera it's not different from anything he. it's just that sometimes music is a little more complex than a tv series text. >> everything you touch, it seems to work. you are a man with a plan that always works out. so proud of this. you can go see "downsizing." it hits theaters friday.

coming up, what was "gma's" biggest social media moment of 2017? we got the big reveal coming up next. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ back now with another trip down the 2017 memory lane. just -- we just took a look back at so many incredible moments. what do you think the biggest social media moment was of the year? >> you singing "despacito." >> it was not one of your dances. >> it was you, ginger zee, that's right. when you announced your pregnancy it got nearly 27,000 likes and it got hundreds of comments. [ applause ] >> you know what -- >> talking about your family. >> people love a baby. i got to say but today i'm getting to the point where they're tweeting and asking about there's two inside. the answer is no. but, yeah, we're getting close

so it was a great -- exciting time for us. >> should be excited and we're excited for you and feel like we're part of the family as well and we got to say we have a family here, the family is only going to get bigger and adrian is going to get a little brother. >> not this adrienne. >> her son adrian turned 2 yesterday. happy birthday to adrian. and we got -- there he is right there, everybody. >> congratulations. >> you know what, no better way than to go out on a pict

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and good morning. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui from "abc7 mornings." let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. tracking some showers over the ocean. that's where the greatest instability is now that the cold front is well down to our south. i think for the most part they're going to stay there, so mostly sunny today, a breezy temperature in the mid to upper 50s, but it will feel cooler than that. in fact, we're going to have some frosty nights. tonight, tomorrow night, the night after, our next chance of rain monday night. coming up on a couple problems in san francisco. let's go over the 19th avenue, both directions, an accident near winston southbound and northbound at lincoln, so take sunset if you can. that's jammed up there. cross town, southbound 101 at cesar chaevez, an accident blocking the fast lane. >> see you at 11:00 a.m. for our abc7 midday news. our reporting continues on our

news app and abc7news.com. [cheers and applause] >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, academy award-winning actress be and singer, songwriter, and reality star as we continue lives "marry money games." we have details on how you win a fantastic tropical vacation. andy cohen takes a seat at the cohost desk. all next on "live." and now, here are kelly ripa and andy cohen. >> andy: what? [cheers and applause]