good morning, america. an arctic blast on the way for millions. snow, rain and record cold heading for the northeast. the new alert this thanksgiving week, as the record holiday rush gets under way. more than 54 million people hitting the roads and taking to the skies. urgent search. the number of those missing in the devastating california wildfires now nearly 1,000. rescuers race against the clock to find them amid new concerns about heavy rain and possible mudslides. sending a message to mueller. president trump revealing he's finished answering written questions from the special counsel, but he now says he'll likely refuse an in-person interview. and the backlash this morning after the president lashes out at the navy s.e.a.l. who oversaw the raid on osama bin laden. abc news exclusive. dramatic turn in that gofundme

scam. the woman accused of tricking people into raising more than $400,000 to help a homeless veteran now claiming she was the one who was duped. the exclusive audio she says she secretly recorded. >> i had no part in any of this, and i'm the one [ bleep ] taking the fall. >> now her attorney joins us on only on "gma" this morning. lucky to be alive. the terrifying crash caught on camera. this 17-year-old race car driver flying at 170 miles per hour into a protective fence on the track. her incredible message to her fans from the hospital this morning. and an elevator in one of the tallest buildings in chicago plunging more than 80 stories with six people stuck inside, including a pregnant woman. the first responders who broke through a brick wall to save them.

and we do say good morning, america. hope you had a wonderful weekend. great to have you with us on this monday morning. >> welcome to thanksgiving week. the holiday travel rush has already begun. >> it is, and more than 54 million people expected to hit the roads, the skies, the railways this weekend. they've got it all covered. >> aaa predicting this will be the busiest holiday travel period in more than a decade and it starts, as we said, right now. gio benitez is at laguardia airport here in new york with much more on this. good morning, gio. >> reporter: yeah, robin, good morning to you. yeah, you said it. experts are expecting this to be the busiest thanksgiving travel period in some 13 years. starts today, and it's only going to get worse from here. take a look at these take a look at these numbers right now because at airports, the tsa is expecting a record-breaking 25 million passengers to fly. when you break that down by the day, they are expecting 137,000 more people to fly daily. they're adding more than a thousand officers to help out right now.

now, as for the roads, cars are the most popular way people travel. 48.5 million people are expected to hit the road, an increase of 5% from last year. that's 2.4 million more people expected to drive. now, the busiest day to leave for the holiday is wednesday, but all that considered, the best day to travel regardless of how you do it -- planes, trains, automobile -- is thanksgiving day itself, but i have got to tell you when you consider the rain and the snow threat expected this week, it's going to be a mess all across this country. >> we're going to talk to ginger about that in just a moment, but it's a great sign, gio, that more people are traveling this year. >> reporter: yeah. you know what, robin? the tsa administrator says it's because of this growing economy that more people are traveling and because passenger air travel itself is also growing. >> all right, gio. thanks so much. cecilia? we turn now out west where firefighters are still desperately battling those california wildfires and searching for survivors. the death toll from northern california's campfire has climbed to 77 people and

nearly 1,000 are still unaccounted for. abc's marcus moore is there in paradise, california. marcus, another concern, all that smoke in the air. >> reporter: cecilia, that's right. this acrid smoke from the fire that destroyed this house has been sitting here for several days. at one point it was so thick that researchers in the san francisco area said that breathing it in was like smoking 11 cigarettes in one day. this morning, the toll of the missing from california's wildfires skyrocketing. overnight, news the number of killed in the camp fire climbed to 77. >> i would ask that people reach out to their friends and families to say they are okay. >> reporter: the search for those missing. white boards filled with those ssone nus of the desra latives yio ndhem. the pastor at this chico california, church.

>> we're going to walk this around tomorrow morning to find out if they see themselves on the list. >> reporter: this man says he lost his friends in the fire and overnight learned that his own home was among the more than 10,000 inessential rated. >> i want to get out of here. the memory is a bad memory and you kind of want to move on down the road and let it all go behind you. >> reporter: over the weekend, president trump saw with his own eyes the charred rubble of entire communities wiped off the map. >> it's very sad to see. nobody thought this could have happened. >> reporter: the >> reporter: the president standing behind his criticism of the management. >> i was with the president of finland and he said we're a forest nation and they spend a lot of time raking and cleaning and doing many things and they don't have any problem. >> reporter: that comment prompted a response from the finish president. he said yes, he never suggested it had anything to do with raking. >> thanks very much. we're going to the white house where the president is lashing out at the admiral who led the raid on osama bin laden.

as he sounds off on the russia investigation. our chief white house correspondent, jon karl, has the story. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. as the president prepares to submit his written answers to questions from special counsel robert mueller, he is giving a greenlight to his new acting attorney general to rein in the russia investigation. president trump says he has completed the written answers to questions from robert mueller. and now he says he'll likely refuse to do an in-person interview with the special counsel. >> i think we have wasted enough time on this witch hunt, and the answer is probably we're finished. >> reporter: that's a change from what the president told me last year. would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version? >> 100%. >> reporter: the likely incoming intelligence committee chair, adam schiff, says democrats would challenge acting

attorney general matt whitaker's appointment, suggesting it was unconstitutional. the president tweeted back with a scathing attack on congressman schiff, giving him a nickname we cannot say on "gma." the president is also now saying whitaker has the authority to limit the russia investigation. >> if whitaker decides in any way to limit or curtail the mueller investigation, are you okay with that? >> look, it's going to be up to him. >> but you won't overrule him if he decides to curtail? >> i would not get involved. >> reporter: the president also lashed out at retired admiral william mcraven, the highly regarded former navy s.e.a.l. who supervised the raid that killed osama bin laden, and who has previously slammed president trump's attacks on the media. >> the president has said the news media is the enemy of the american people. the news media is the enemy of the american people. this sentiment -- this sentiment may be the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime.

>> reporter: the president is now implying it took mcraven too long to capture and kill osama bin laden. >> he is a hillary clinton backer and an obama backer, and frankly -- >> he was a navy s.e.a.l. >> it would have been nice if we got osama bin laden a lot sooner than that. wouldn't it have been nice? >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, admiral mcraven said that he did not back hillary clinton or anybody else, but added, i am a fan of president obama and president george w. bush, both of whom i worked for. i admire all presidents regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office and who use that office to bring the nation together in challenging times. and george, he said that he stands by his attack -- by his comments that the president's attack on the news media is one of the greatest threats to democracy that he has seen in his lifetime. >> and, jon, it's worth pointing out the cia was tracking osama bin laden and the s.e.a.l.s

acted within days of getting the order. in the meantime, the president seems to be laying the groundwork to replace his homeland security secretary and his white house chief of staff. >> reporter: well, he said, george, that he has three, four, or maybe five changes that he would like to make, and regarding john kelly as chief of staff, he said, there are certain things i love what he does. there are certain things i don't like what he does, and then, on nielsen, he said, i want her to get much tougher. although he didn't say he was going to replace either one of them, you have an extraordinary situation where the president is out there criticizing two key members of his cabinet. >> jon karl, thanks very much. cecilia? >> another example where he's leaving people to sort of hang in the wind for a while. one thing the president is celebrating, a republican victory in florida after a recount lasting nearly two weeks. bill nelson conceded the senate seat to current governor rick scott. that means republicans have now picked up two seats in the senate. democrats gaining 37 seats in the house.

our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce is in the capitol, and nelson not the only democrat to concede over the weekend. >> reporter: yes. remember, this was a bruising 12-day recount. it took lawsuits on both sides of the aisle, but we have those results down in florida as you mentioned. republican rick scott will be the state's next senator. the democrat, bill nelson, conceding yesterday after that manual recount showed him trailing by 10,000 votes. now, in the state's race for governor, democrat andrew gillum has conceded to republican ron desantis. while down in georgia democrat stacey abrams admits that republican brian kemp will be the state's next governor but, cecilia, she is refusing to call him legitimate. legal, yes, but amid concerns and accusations of voter suppression, abrams says, quote, something being legal does not make it right. >> she is still raising concerns there. mary, there is another political fight brewing over the fate of nancy pelosi who wants to be house speaker again but not all democrats are on board. >> reporter: by all our count, there are roughly 20

democrats who say they will oppose pelosi as speaker, and that's enough to deny her the gavel, but no one yet has come forward to formerly challenge pelosi and she continues to ooze confidence that she will be the next speaker of the house. her message to would-be challengers, quote, come on in. the water's warm. >> i think you will have a busy next few weeks, mary. robin? now to the new developments of the murder of "washington post" writer, jamal khashoggi. our foreign correspondent james longman has more. he's there in london for us. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it has been a slow process getting to the truth behind jamal khashoggi's murder, but we may be one step closer. a cia report into what really happened is set to be delivered to the white house today or tomorrow according to president trump, but the recording of the journalist's final moments, he said, is too horrible for him to listen to. new revelations this morning in the murder of "washington post" writer jamal khashoggi. president trump confirming the u.s. has a secret audio recording of the journalist's final hours inside the saudi

consulate, but he refuses to listen to it. >> we have the tape. i don't want to hear the tape. no reason for me to hear the tape. >> why don't you want to hear it, sir? >> because it's a suffering tape. it's a terrible tape. i have been fully briefed on it. there is no reason for me to hear it. >> reporter: intelligence sources tell "the washington post" that the cia's final report will indicate that saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the assassination of khashoggi, one of his most vocal critics, but president trump dismissing those reports. >> he told me he had nothing to do with it. >> reporter: the unanswered question remains, is there a smoking gun of the saudi crown prince ordering the assassination of khashoggi? earlier this month, his fiancee told abc news she hoped there wouldn't be a political coverup and saudi arabia continues to deny the prince's involvement. george. >> okay, james, we'll see if the cia issues that report. we have new details now

about the mysterious death of an american woman on a cruise ship. the family of almarosa tenorio is speaking out as the fbi tries to determine if she was murdered. abc's victor oquendo is tracking the case from miami. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, george. we have spoken with the victim's family who tells us that she was a loving mother, grandmother, volunteer teacher's aide, but the details of her death are still a mystery. this morning, we're learning more about the woman who fell to her death aboard the princess cruise ship in the caribbean. this is 52-year-old almarosa tenorio. her family telling abc news she enjoyed traveling, describing her as an avid cruiser. investigators still working to determine how she plummeted 14 stories onto a lifeboat after struggling with an unidentified man, according to local reports. the royal princess was between curacao and aruba at the time of her death last week. the ship docking in ft. lauderdale over the weekend, passengers reliving the horrifying announcement over the pa system overnight. >> it was a rude awakening at

4:00. they made the announcement right into our rooms. >> reporter: news of the tragedy quickly spreading. >> we only found out afterwards when we arrived in aruba that an accident had taken place. we couldn't get off the ship until local authorities gave us permission. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating along with officials in aruba. the prosecutor telling abc news they are looking at every angle, including possible homicide. they have conducted a forensic investigation and an autopsy but have not revealed the results, only saying she died of unnatural causes. tenorio's family releasing a statement saying, in part, almarosa was a loving daughter, sister, mom and grandmother with a good heart. she will be missed by all that knew her. tenorio was traveling with her husband at the time. officials in aruba tell us that he was questioned but as a witness, and at this time, he is not a suspect. george? >> okay, victor. such a sad story. cecilia? all right, let's turn to the elevator rescue in chicago. six people including a pregnant

woman trapped for hours after two cables snapped sending the elevator plunging more than 80 floors down one of the tallest buildings in the city. >> wow. >> this video taken inside the elevator by one of the passengers waiting to be rescued. firefighters had to break through a wall to save them. thankfully everybody got out safely. they were in there for three hours. >> had to be frightening. >> yeah. now to that terrifying race car crash. involving a teenager. her out-of-control car sliding into another car and over the barrier there. eva pilgrim is here and that 17-year-old is lucky to be alive. >> reporter: she is very lucky to be alive this morning, and the moments before that crash, sophia floersch tangling with another driver before losing control of her car and we have to warn you, the video of this crash is jarring. >> reporter: a terrifying crash you have to see to believe.ngt miles per hour backwards, slamming into a booth on this track in macau.

behind the wheel, 17-year-old sophia floersch who miraculously survived. watch again as her airborne car punches through the catch vents, then ricochets off the wall of the structure before crumbling to the ground. the crash sending five people to the hospital with serious injuries, and causing the remainder of the race to be halted for over an hour. floersch remarkably still conscious after the accident, was taken to the hospital and initially diagnosed with a spinal fracture. the 17-year-old driver reassuring fans from her hospital bed tweeting, just wanted to let everybody know that i am fine but will be going into surgery tomorrow morning. update soon. and another driver, two members of the media and one marshal, were also hurt in that crash. floersch is expected to go into surgery today. >> so glad she is fine. a lot of people want to know, what is a 17-year-old doing -- >> it's not uncommon in racing to see people start very young and come up through the ranks.

she was in f-4 before she was in f-3, and this is the next progression. she is quite good at being a driver and so it's not uncommon. >> you said you were watching tapes of her over the weekend. >> and she is clearly a 17-year-old. she was talking about how she had a boyfriend, but she is too busy for a boyfriend, like all those things a 17-year-old would say. >> she'll drive to prom. >> more slowly. >> average legal age to drive in germany where she lives is 18. so she can't actually even drive. so she can't even drive on the autobon. back to ginger. a cold week up here. >> we are not just talking regular cold. we're talking record-breaking cold potentially. boston could see their coldest thanksgiving on record as this arctic air settles in by thursday morning. perfect timing for everybody to try to do their outdoor anything getting to and from thanksgiving festivities. it will feel like 5 in boston and it will feel like 9 in new york city. look at buffalo, feeling like 3. now that's just for the early morning. even through the day, we don't warm up a lot. you'reoot thanksgiving afternoon. boston looking for a high of 19, the coldest they have ever been before this, 24. let's get to your select cities

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good morning, east bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. good morning. i'm jessica castro from abc 7 mornings. the unhealthy air quality in the bay area is expected to linger for a few more days. it's forcing popular tourist attractions to close, including alcatraz. many visitors who were here for the thanksgiving holiday say it is disappointing. and while some bay area schools remain closed because of the air, others like san jose state will reopen today. more than 10,000 students at san jose state, though, have signed a petition. they are asking the school to cancel class. we'll keep you posted on that. and here's alexis. >> good morning. you can see all that smoke and unhealthy air here. traffic moving along much better than it was, oh, 15, 20 minutes ago. westbound 80 recovering from an earlier crash near powell. a little bit easier as you head toward the maze. a quick check of drive times.

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hey, welcome back. all the gains over the weekend, we're erasing them with an offshore breeze. salinas is as close as we get to comfortable air. orange and red, sensitive to unhealthy for all of us over top. pretty much all of us will turn unhealthy. all right. that's our first story. second, a two on the storm impact scale. it's been since april we've had a storm like this. it's going to bring us a nice healthy rain and much cleaner air starting wednesday with scattered showers and a lighter chance of rain friday. >> mike, thanks. coming up, a bachelor party

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♪ emotions back here on "gma," a lot of fans are feeling some emotions this morning because the one and only mariah carey is here for her first live performance. i said live performance on morning tv, in over three years. she is singing a brand-new song as well. we're very excited about that. >> we could play this song all morning. i would be good to go. >> a lot of buzz in the halls today. >> yeah, it's been fun. so we're all looking forward to that. first, we have got the top headlines we're following right now. millions across the northeast are bracing for an arctic blast. record cold, snow and rain moving in for thanksgiving. this as the holiday travel rush gets under way. an estimated 54 million people expected to hit the roads and

sky over the holiday. and speaking of the holidays, it's looking a lot like christmas at the white house. president trump and the first lady will participate in the tree delivery this morning. it's from north carolina. the tree lighting takes place on november 28th. did you see this one? a lot of speculation over the weekend. could former secretary of state condoleezza rice become the head coach of the cleveland browns? she is a huge fan. the -- someng for a woman for the job. they cleared things up and said she is a great leader, but she is not on the short or long list. >> she knows her football. >> she does. >> she said she wouldn't mind calling a few plays for them. we're going to move on now to another stunning twist in that gofundme scam. a homeless man and the young couple who said they were trying to help him are all facing charges now. this woman says she is the real victim. amy robach is here with the real story and, amy, she claims she can back up her version of events.

>> she admits running out of gas story was not true, but she insists her intentions were pure from the start to help a veteran get back on his feet. >> reporter: that good samaritan story that authorities now say was a total fraud. kate mcclure, the woman who allegedly set up a gofundme page with her then boyfriend for john bobbitt, now claims she was duped, accusing the men of being the masterminds behind the project. mcclure's attorney sharing this audio exclusively with abc news, reportedly of a conversation mcclure had with her then boyfriend mark d'amico, that he says she recorded after bobbitt accused them of stealing most of the $400,000 they raised on the website. abc new has not independently verified its authenticity. >> you started the whole [ bleep ] thing. you did everything. i had no part in any of this and i'm the one [ bleep ] taking the fall. >> reporter: the trio went on a media blitz with their feel-good

tale. mcclure and d'amico setting up a gofundme page to raise money for bobbitt. >> we started thinking, what if we started a gofundme for this guy just to get him, you know, to get him off the streets even for a weekend? >> reporter: but last week, a twist. authorities alleging the trio made the whole thing up. mcclure's attorney says she was just naive. >> you don't go to jail for lying on tv, you dumb [ bleep ]. >> you heard what he said. if this turns into a criminal thing -- >> you don't go to jail for lying on tv. >> but who made me lie on tv? >> who cares? >> reporter: prosecutor says the group may have gotten away with it if bobbitt hadn't publicly accused the couple of using his money on vacations. the pair seemingly talking about the spending spree in the recording. >> how much did you spend in cali? $2,500? $3,700

that's $40,000. now you want to talk about anything else? you act like you didn't spend a dollar. >> i'm not acting like that. i'm not acting like that. i never said that i didn't spend a dollar. >> gofundme has agreed to return the money to 14,000 people. >> thank you, amy. we're joined by kate mcclure's attorney. thank you for joining us this morning. so, you know, we heard the tape. your client says this wasn't her idea in the tape, but she went along with it, participated in the deception, spent part of the money. wasn't she complicit in a crime? >> i really don't think so, george. i think that, first of all, people have to understand that this was an abusive relationship. one of the reasons provided you the tape was to show you the nature of that. from the start, kate thought she was helping a veteran who was homeless and that mr. d'amico was the one behind this and he was calling all the shots.

any time she tried to deviate from that, even before this developed, he would go off as he did on the tape that i provided. >> but she did spend the money. we saw the handbags, the bmw, the vacations. >> well, prosecutors are very good at trotting out things that are dog and pony shows. the handbags -- there was one handbag that was purchased by mr. d'amico. worth probably about $1,000. she purchased another one for $800, but they were bought on websites and they were secondhand. they are not all new designer handbags worth literally thousands of dollars. as a matter of fact, the prosecutor has displayed some that were actually hers from prior to that. in terms of the bmw, we're talking about a 2015 bmw, hardly top of the line and they paid $17,500 for it. in terms of the trip, there was

a trip to las vegas. that's correct, but that was mr. d'amico's assistance, why, because his father lived there, and of course, in light of his gambling addiction, he spent a lot of times in the casinos. >> she knew it was going on for some time, but didn't do anything until the civil suit was filed. why not go to the police? >> well, at that point in time, she didn't understand or appreciate the fact that this may very well be a crime. what she is talking about, and what she thought all along was the fact that, as i said earlier, she was trying to help this homeless man and being duped into that, in my view, by both mr. d'amico and mr. bobbitt. so she is going along thinking that she is helping someone, and that's why at the beginning she texted her friend and said that, yeah, the story about the gas is not true, but the guy is real. throughout this entire matter, she believed that she was helping bobbitt.

>> does she feel any remorse for what happened? >> yes, she does. i mean, one of the -- one of the things that she does feel remorse about is the fact that this has garnered such publicity and it will cause people to have second thoughts about giving especially during this time of year. there is no question that a site like gofundme has helped people along the way. i know that she is concerned about what this has done to her family, and it's quite frankly traumatized her. >> thank you for your time this morning. >> my pleasure, george. thank you. >> this will be some case in court. >> it's understandable that people will now have second thoughts about donating. >> coming up, the survivors of that bachelor rafting tragedy in costa rica. they will tell their story for the first time when we come back.

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back now with the survivors of that bachelor party rafting disaster, telling their story for the first time, and sharing exclusive new images from that fateful trip that left four americans and a tour guide dead in costa rica. adrienne bankert spoke with them and joins us now. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning, we spent all day with these men. 14 very close friends, now ages 22 to 35 and their grieving families, a trip of a lifetime that turned into a nightmare.

>> i know. >> hey, sergio, do you love me? >> reporter: it was supposed to be a celebration.ds from south traveled to costa rica for a bachelor party. >> it was supposed to be just an amazing time. it was literally two, three days of nothing but great memories and within five minutes, literally everything just turned upside down. >> reporter: this video showed shared exclusively with abc news shows the guys hiking, driving atvs, but only ten would return home. >> these weren't ran don people. it wasn't a friend of a friend. these people were specifically chosen because they played a part in my life specifically. >> that's why i mentioned -- >> reporter: on the last day of their trip, they arrived for a rafting excursion guided by a company on the river, and all three of their rafts capsized. >> i thought i was having a heart attack, like, i was lifeless. i couldn't move my head or my arms or my legs. i was beat up.

my knees were banged up. >> each one of us were just in survivor mode. i was just trying to grab ahold of a rock or anything that was near us. >> reporter: separated from each other by the violence of waves they say ripped off their clothes and shoes and left them breathless hanging on for life on jagged rocks, four wouldn't survive. the groom's brother, sergio lorenzo, jorge caso, ernesto sirah, and andreas denis who they called andy. >> andy was next to me. i helped him on the raft while i was in the water. he was on the raft while i was holding on to the raft. the raft flipped again. i never saw him again. >> reporter: shawn estevez had the heartbreaking duty of telling andy's soon-to-be fiancee. >> chloe, i don't have facts. i don't know. >> and we're all together now. he is not here. >> reporter: costa rican authorities say there were weather advisories and they say

warnings were never given to them by their tour guides. >> when you go on vacation, subconsciously you put your guard down because going to have a good time and you never think of this happening. neither did we. >> reporter: what would you say if you say, i'm going to celebrate and take a group of my guys out rafting? i really want to do the rapids 37 >> do your research. how is the river? how is this company? >> reporter: the four families that had to bury their sons, sill in shock. >> ernesto, tell me about your son. >> my son was my only child. >> he was my blessing, but, you know, i'm thankful that i had a son like him. >> reporter: some of the families will be leaving again for their third trip to costa rica over the thanksgiving holiday. they want time in front of the ministry of tourism to insist on regulations and safeguards that be put in place so this never

happens to another family. >> hope it will never happen to another family. they were all wearing the same was their message there? >> it spelled out fast, but they morphed each letter to represent the names of those who died. their four brothers as they call them. >> my goodness, and it was a bachelor party. i imagine the wedding has been postponed. >> the wedding has been postponed and they won't be celebrating thanksgiving. the wedding was supposed to be on november 30th, but this has all happened in the past 30 days -- this is just 30 days ago that they went through this life or death scenario. >> all right, adrienne, thank you. how about feel-good news? coming up, the early -- the christmas came early for some holiday shoppers. now the search for this mystery man -- there he is right there -- being called a real life santa claus. man -- there he is right there -- being called a real life santa claus. building a better bank starts with looking at something old, anng, "r" so capital one is building something completely new. capital one cafes. inviting places with people here to help you, not sell you.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and a record travel rush is getting under way right now. more than 54 million people headed to the roads, skies and railways. it could be the busiest holiday travel period in more than a decade as an arctic blast is on the way for so many. a new alert this thanksgiving week. peanut allergy breakthrough? the headline this morning about the first drug that could minimize potentially fatal reactions in children with a severe peanut allergy. what parents need to know. jessie j is speaking out. the superstar singer opening up about her struggles with infertility, told she needed a hysterectomy and medication. why she says she refused both. amazon revealing you can now order a full-sized christmas tree online and have it delivered right to your door.

we teamed up to try it out. how does it compare in terms of price and convenience, to going straight to the lot? just hours away from one of the biggest showdowns in "dancing with the stars" history. our "gma" special correspondent, val, with the behind-the-scenes access to the final top secret preparations. ♪ i don't want a lot for christmas ♪ and it's one blockbuster morning. mariah carey here live. >> and garth brooks fresh off his moving cma performance of his new song for wife trisha yearwood and he is saying -- >> good morning, america! [ cheers and applause ] how is that for turbocharging your monday morning right there. they loved it outside there. garth is always so game when he is here. look at behind the scenes, doing double duty.

warming up the crowd. >> brings it each and every time he is here, keep that spirit. >> looking so great. you know what else we're looking forward to? >> what's that? >> mariah carey, her performance, first time singing on morning television in more than three years. >> she is not a morning person? no. but she is here this morning and we are very excited. i hear that michael strahan is making his way back here just to see mariah. a lot coming up. but first, we begin with the top headlines this morning starting with the alert of the thanksgiving travel rush. more than 54 million people expected to hit the roads and skies this morning. let's go back to gio benitez. he's there at laguardia airport in new york with the latest. good morning again, gio. >> reporter: good morning again to you. we're looking at the busiest thanksgiving travel week in 13 years and it starts right now. most people will be traveling by car, so take a look at these numbers right now, because 48.5 million people are expected to hit the road. that's an increase of 5% from last year. 2.4 million more people are expected to drive.

now in the air, the tsa is expecting a recordbreaking thanksgiving season with 25 million passengers expected to fly. that's 137,000 more people flying daily which means, of course, they're going to need more than 1,000 additional officers. the busiest day to travel, this is what everybody wants to know, wednesday. the best day to travel, thursday, thanksgiving day itself. but listen, robin, bottom line, expect delays, especially with that wild weather coming through this week. >> and as we say, pack a lot of patience, make sure you pack that. all right, gio, thanks so much. now to the white house where president trump is lashing out at the admiral who led the raid on osama bin laden, as he sounds off on the russia investigation, suggesting his acting attorney general could limit the special counsel's work. we want to go back to our chief white house correspondent, jon karl. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. as the president prepares to submit his written answers to questions from the special counsel, he is also giving his new acting attorney general the greenlight to rein in the russia investigation.

president trump says he has completed the itn questions from robert mueller. now he says he'll likely refuse to do an in-person interview with the special counsel. >> no interview? >> i think we have wasted enough time on this witch hunt, and the answer is probably we're finished. >> reporter: that's a change from what the president told me last year. >> would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of these events? >> 100%. >> reporter: the likely incoming house intelligence committee chair, adam schiff, says democrats would challenge acting attorney general matt whitaker's appointment, suggesting it was unconstitutional. the president tweeted back with a scathing attack on congressman schiff giving him a nickname we cannot say on "gma." the president is also now saying whitaker has the authority to limit the russia investigation. >> if whitaker decides in any way to limit or curtail the mueller investigation, are you okay with that? >> look, it's going to be up to him. >> but you won't overrule him if

he decides to curtail -- >> i would not get involved. >> reporter: the president also suggested there may be more changes to come in his administration saying, quote, three or four or five positions that i am thinking about. he didn't say what changes, who would be leaving, but he did offer words of criticism, george, of both his secretary of homeland security and his chief of staff, john kelly. >> okay. jon karl, thanks very much. cecilia? you know when i'm not at the white house, i'm boning up on my deep-seated knowledge of all things football. let me tell you about 45 seconds on a high school football field. both the winners and losers facing off in a championship game and check this out. 30 seconds left on the clock. an amazing touchdown by gonzaga, but there is more. the clock now down to just 17 seconds. a kick return but opposing team dematha catholic high in the lead, but oh wait. we're not done. the gonzaga quarterback heaves a hail mary and scores with no time left on the clock. listen to these announcers. they cannot believe what they

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we welcome you back to [ cheers and applause ] we welcome you back to "gma." i understand we're mississippi strong in this audience this morning. [ cheers and applause ] who dat? who dat? who dat? hey, we are counting down to tonight's big "dancing with the stars" finale, and we'll take you behind the scenes this morning, and we'll tell you about tomorrow because we're going to have a big dancing after party. all the finalists are going to be here live. [ cheers and applause ] but now -- you're happy up front. that's great. how about "pop news" right now with adrienne?

>> ready? kayla? kayla. that's sweet kayla right there. we got a little picture before the show. thanks for coming on. thanks to everybody for being here. we begin with hollywood royalty. the biggest names in tinseltown ga make some history. acting legend cicely tyson presented with an honorary academy award. yes. due time. due time. celebrating her work across six decades. the 93-year-old thanked the academy for her first oscar and brought the crowd to tears with an emotional speech. >> look how great she looks. >> i want to be like cicely tyson when i'm 93. can we all be like cicely tyson? i'll take an award too. the combination of all of those years of haves and have nots she said, her friend quincy jones in his speech, dignity, class, humility, and profound professionalism placed her on the pedestal of hollywood royalty.

>> well said. >> yes. >> well said. [ applause ] tyson celebrating the night in true fashion with oprah of course, and shonda rimes. when you have those two, you're winning. good company, and i love that he spoke about her humility and her grace. well, now from hollywood royalty to the royal family, last week we showed you the royal family gathered to commemorate the prince charles' 70th birthday. now the cuteness factor has been turned up. new photos released by the palace. oohs and aahs around. 6-month-old prince louis saying hello to grandpa. feast your eyes on this slice of adorableness. that's prince charles holding his grandbaby. finally this moment on camera prince louis reaches for grandpa. >> the royals are just like us. [ applause ]

>> little baby just smacking you in the face, that's love. that's what we all have. finally, elton john giving his fans an early christmas present, staying with news from across the pond, the five-time grammy winner talking about the power of a gift john lewis and partners. it shows elton playing the smash "your song," at various stages in his career, starting in the present and working backwards. take a look. ♪he best i can do ♪ my gift is my song and this one's for you ♪ >> they just rewind and rewind again. a life lived very powerfully, and you might need to reach for the tissues watching teen elton playing the piano, and this is the best moment. young elton wakes up on christmas morning and there in the living room is his gift, an upright piano. [ applause ] i love this commercial.

you just don't know the power of a gift, what you do for children now and fast forward. what will they do to be a gift to the world? >> good message there. >> that's your monday motivation, robin. >> all right. appreciate that. you know i love that. we move on now to our "gma" cover story. singer jessie j going public with her very private battle with infertility. she is not alone. according to the cdc, 1 in 10 women in the u.s., that's more than 6 million, have trouble getting pregnant. jessie j is sharing her story. here's erielle reshef with more. ♪ >> reporter: chart-topping superstar jessie j, famous for hits like "price tag," sharing new details about her struggle with infertility, posting, i was told i would need a hysterectomy immediately and to be put on medication. i refused the hysterectomy and i'm off all medication. through natural medicine and diet change. this after an emotional

revelation on stage in london. >> four years ago, i was told that i couldn't have children. so, if you have ever experienced anything with this or have seen somebody else going through it or have lost a child, then please know that you are not alone in your pain. >> reporter: telling fans the lyrics of her song "four letter word" -- ♪ you'll be my baby, i'll be your mother ♪ >> reporter: recalled the moment she was told she could not become pregnant. ♪ b-a-b-y, this just changed my life ♪ ♪ i can't believe, i can't believe, i can't believe i don't have time ♪ >> reporter: her boyfriend, channing tatum, was in attendance at the performance, writing, this woman just poured her heart out on stage at the royal albert hall. whoever was there got to witness something special. wow. and she pushed back against trolls pitting her against tatum's ex-wife, actress and dancer jenna dewan, comparing the similarity in their looks. i don't take stories like this

lightly. because i know the kind of impact it has on younger girls. i am a woman that supports all women and will not stand quietly when the media is teaching young girls to constantly compare one another or to pick who they think is prettier. dewan responding, amen, jessie. yes, women for women all the way. positive vibes all the way. nothing but respect. for "good morning america," erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> and nothing but respect for how both of those women handled that. dr. jen ashton is here. let's talk about jessie j first of all with the infertility, and getting the second opinion as she did. >> this is a perfect example, robin. any time you hear a prognosis, a treatment, anything that's definitive, extreme or permanent, that's a great time to get a second opinion, and qualified physicians will welcome that and they will not be insulted by it. when you talk about the drive to have a biological parent, all a woman needs is her ovaries and you need a uterus to carry the pregnancy, but now there are more options than ever to become biological parents and parents in general.

>> she didn't have to say anything, but she did. it was very powerful for her to get up and say what she did and to really let women know they're not alone when it comes to this. >> she did that and she is trying to bust through the psychological and social stigma that is a part of reproductive health issues. we don't talk about it enough. it doesn't just affect the woman, it affects the couple as well. you know, this shouldn't be something that we're whispering about, you know, in the back room. this is 2018. we need to, you know, get ahead of this. >> amen to that. all right, another big headline. the peanut allergy. >> let me tell you about this study, robin. a very interesting trial. this is an oral immune therapy medication that is given over the course of one year. they just presented the results this weekend. it will be coming out this weekend in "the new england journal of medicine." this trial was funded by the maker of this drug, but the goal here was to reduce the potential for accidental exposures and anaphylaxis. it's not a cure for peanut

allergies, but they found that the participants could tolerate two peanuts. they weren't cured, but this is something that affects over 1.5 million children in this country, life-threatening allergies to peanuts in particular. and it's very, very promising. lot of questions -- cost, we don't know. it might be available sometime next year, probably late in the year, and again, people are asking, adults? what about us? >> exactly. >> this drug did not work in adults, but again, it's opening up the future for if it can work in children, can it then work in adults and can it work for other food allergies as well. >> why would it be different between children and adults? >> children's immune systems are different. they are not just little adults. that's the hallmark in pediatrics. we say kids are not little adults. very interesting findings, and again, the point here is not to cure someone of their allergy. it's because a lot of people are sent to the emergency room with accidental exposure on airplanes, at schools, at parties. >> even the dust from the peanuts. >> that's right, and this is promising, and by the way, robin, this hits home for me.

i have a life-threatening allergy to food, so i pay attention to these allergy stories and the research going on very, very closely.e verywa. vy ar n easanitotas shoppi've got an alert for you. amazon is gearing up not just for a busy season but now for live christmas trees. becky worley is in san francisco with all the details. good morning, my friend. >> good morning, cecilia. amazon prime for your tree? yeah, the everything store is really delivering this holiday season, but will this web disruption make your life easier or take one of the last local traditions out of christmas? >> you see, kids, this is what our forefathers did. >> reporter: buying a christmas tree can be a divine family outing. >> there it is. ♪ >> reporter: like in "national lampoon's christmas vacation," but then there is getting the knots undone, hauling it off ths

heavier than i thought. sensing an opportunity, amazon, today starting sales of its first full-size live christmas tree delivery to your door. >> it's a real tree. >> reporter: tech site c-net getting a first look at the process. >> everything is easier to order on amazon, so i think it makes a lot of sense for people who are already doing a lot of shopping on amazon. >> here at the c-net smart home in san francisco, the tree is delivered by a courier in a box and wrapped in twine. amazon says customers can order everything from a small charlie brown christmas tree to a tree between 6 and 7 feet tall. they will range in price from $20 to $110 depending on which type you choose. this one cost $110. >> oh. oh, it looks good. >> i know, it looks really good. in fact, i thought it was fake at first because it came out so fresh. >> reporter: amazon says they get the trees from local growers in north carolina and michigan. >> they have really strong needles.of sta tfa in

california, points out all their trees cost just $65, and she says there is another thing amazon can't deliver. >> parents say these are the memories that their kids are going to remember, walking through the field, cutting down the tree together, putting it on the car. >> timber! >> reporter: so your choice this holiday season may come down to the traditional joy of the experience versus one-click shopping with the ease of home delivery. even if you don't visit a tree farm, picking out your tree at a local lot can be a sweet experience. sometimes santa is there. maybe they have hot chocolate, candy canes. it's really the first event of the christmas season, and cecilia, after doing that story, i am now the person who has a christmas tree at home before it's even thanksgiving. >> but what do you do with the box, becky? >> it's a big box. >> thank you. all right, ginger. over to you.as tree. okay.

we are all about to have our own "gma" moment because we're all pretty excited for mariah, nderful and that would be 10-month-old charlie grace. a little swiff harlie, she is j doing it. she is making it so much easier for her parents. i'm inspired. miles, get rea [ applause ] we are just hours away from the big finale, and we are being

taken behind the scenes for a sneak peek of the time rehearsal. take a look. >> it's finale night on "dancing with the stars," and i'm taking you backstage with me. ♪ you ring that bell >> ten seconds away from the run-through. how are you feeling? >> good, bro. >> camera blocking our freestyle. we got a huge prop. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> you're both young. you're both sexy. you obviously -- >> like you. >> well, yeah, but it's not about me right now. ♪ >> your harry potter fans have been there for you throughout the entire season. what was that like? >> i just didn't even know. i really had fun still. >> shawna putting her final touches on the freestyle. how does that make you feel being kind of the ambassador for everybody that dreams about being on the show? >> well, i had no dancing experience and most people watching have no dance

experience, and i hope that i'm acting how they feel they woul and professionalism around. >> how was the freestyle? >> the freestyle is fun. >> what do you think is the best part about it? >> i think the ending is the best part. alexis ending. >> just, like -- >> there is so much about it. we have got to do that. >> we have got to do that. >> we'll do it tomorrow. we'll do it tomorrow. >> and then they ask why everyone is asking about the chemistry. >> one of the highlights for me watching you go through the season is your relationship with your mom. >> i'm realizing how much she does for me, and i have always been grateful for her, but this is like a whole new level. i'm just overwhelmingly grateful for her. >> that's a good son right there. good son. >> i try. i try. >> good job. >> watching that first episode -- >> okay. oh. >> the quintessential rock star moment when you, you know, just jump for your life, like, that pure joy is really what makes our show such a success. >> i have had the most fun that i have ever had. it's been the hardest, but i have had the most fun and i hope

people are able to see that with us. >> make sure you tune in tonight on "dancing with the stars" and see the final product. i'll be there too. [ cheers and applause ] >> great job by val right there. ginger i was watching you watch that piece, i know that you want to be back out on that stage. >> if val's taking my job, then yes. >> tell us what the final hours are like. >> this is where the pressure starts to mount and even if they've just been having a great time so far they realize no matter what, this is the finale and this is where they have to show everything here. it's ending and they have to give it everything they have got. i have to give you my prediction. from the start i have said milo, and i still feel like milo. >> there you go right there. you can all see it tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central on abc. everybody will be here tomorrow for the big after party. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] 7:00 central on abc. everybody will be here tomorrow for the big after party.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. good morning. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. that unhealthy air is still in the bay area. it's expected to last at least a couple more days. it's forcing popular tourist attractions to close, including alcatraz. many visitors who are here for thanksgiving and want to see the sites, well, they're disappointed. >> yeah, that's definitely understandable. we are looking forward to that rain that is coming in on wednesday. right now we're looking at a smokey bay bridge toll plaza once again. no surprise there. meetseri metering lights on since 5:00 this morning. not as many folks have the entire week off as i was predicting earlier this morning. westbound 84 near university, we just had a crash clear. just had a crash clear. >> i'm surprised on thousands of giftss

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mike, thank you. another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find us on our news app and abc7news.com. [ applause ] he brings it every single time. we're talking about garth brooks, one of our all-time favorite guests here at "good morning america." >> thank you. thank you. >> you have the most blue eyes like that. he is a record-breaking world class legendary country artist. we could go on and on and on. [ applause ] but your performance last week at the cmas when you sang to ms. yearwood like that, how did you both keep it together? >> thank god jason aldean was singing right next to her. i said, i'll sing to jason because i'm fine like that. jason started texting me that

night saying, hey, did you mean all those things? it was great. i came out and i said i'm going to do this. i'm going to do this right and i won't break down and cry. i looked right at her during the commercial break and started crying. just kind of watching it, but everybody kind of help med get through it. it was fun. >> she had never heard it before? >> she had never heard it before. >> what did she say? >> she said, never do that to me again. never. we don't surprise each other. i surprised her twice. that was once, and i surprised her when i proposed to her. those are the only two surprises. honey, no more surprises. >> what do you guys do for thanksgiving? >> we eat and then we eat and then we eat again. with ms. yearwood, she is so cool. she'll do the whole spread which is great, and then, you know, the second meal that everybody kind of has, by the time you get back, everything is gone and she is taking the mashed potatoes and turkey, the dressing, the cranberry and everything and she's made a

all of it layered and bakes it. amen. >> do you listen to country music while you're cooking? >> oh yeah. we listen to all kinds of music. all kinds. it doesn't matter. >> you had me at casserole. >> we know that she can cook. we know that she can cook. >> she can. >> yeah. can we talk about your new book? >> yes, ma'am. [ applause ] >> last year it was part one. >> right. >> now tomorrow it's part three. >> right. >> what happened to part two? >> it's a "star wars" kind of thing. it's coming out of line. >> tell us about it. >> we just came off the world tour so live seemed to be the thing to go to. i have to tell you as much as i shouldn't say this, there are three aspects to a career -- song writing, recording and live, and live by far is my favorite. you get to be with the people that made the songs the songs and you get to listen to them sing which means i don't have to do anything which is my kind of day, you know? it's awesome. you start a song. they finish it. start the next one, they finish

it. >> you feed off the audience. >> you have to. [ applause ] they've given you everything you have. >> speaking of the audience and your interaction with them, you recently posted not too long ago seeing some of the signs in the audience which we loved seeing. what are some of the crazier or morning friendly -- morning tv friendly things that you can share with us? >> i can't think of morning friendly. they will bring the signs and they will change the number on it. so this is show number -- you start with six or whatever and you're like, hey, you wave at them. then here comes, like, this is show number 77 and there are people that have been to over 200 or 300 of our shows. it's fun to know that family is there. >> borderline morning friend just now. you are my hall pass. that's one. >> you have the stadium tour that is coming up. >> yes, ma'am. >> all right.

so the stadium in st. louis, you sold out like that. >> we have got a lot of family. >> my goodness. you sure do. what's it like playing in a big arena like that? >> we just kind of inaugurated notre dame, their stadium, first time ever. when you are scared to death it's going to be too big, but man, they shrink it and it becomes a honky-tonk with 80,000 voices singing at you and that's fun because it becomes everything from "the dance" to "friends in low places" and "ask me how i know" and all the new stuff and they're singing it just as loud and that makes you feel really good. [ applause ] >> we heard you missed your post-cma tradition. >> i did because she had leftovers. so our thought was we either go to taco bell in her full gown, everything -- she loves doing that. or we have chili mac leftover. >> we're bringing taco bell to you. >> all right.

yeah. woo! thank you. what's your name? nice to meet you, man. thank you. you're great. >> that has been a tradition of y'all's to hit taco bell after the cmas. >> she likes to surprise people so she'll go -- >> you're actually going for it. >> oh, yeah. i was actually going to share it, but this is great. i'm going to cheers you. there you go. >> breakfast of champions right there. we want everybody to know that "the anthology part 3: live" is everywhere tomorrow. we have so much to talk to you about. you're going to be good enough to be on "gma day" with sara and michael a little bit later. we're going to make you stick around and serenade a little bit so you can show them. got that? plenty of garth brooks. coming up, mariah carey is here live.

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[ cheers and applause ] back now on "gma," mariah carey is just ahead, and we've got taron egerton here. he is starring in a modern twist on the classic "robin hood." take a look. >> the more arrows you can hold, the more arrows you can fire. >> shut up. you're not making it any easier, you know. >> yes. fight with stealth. strike from the shadows. by the time they return fire,

you're gone. >> what else you got? [ cheers and applause ] >> looks good, action-packed. before we -- you just got here, and you were telling me that you had some dental action done. >> you'll have to excuse me. i had to have a tooth pulled so i'm a little bit puffy, and sympathy. >> they're here for you. this is no joke, this movie. but it's also not the old "robin hood." we're not talking tights and robin hood and the merry men here. >> exactly. >> green cloaks and stuff. did you take your mom to the premiere, i hear? >> i always do. i always try to. she loves it. >> is she a tough critic? >> she is. she is. but i need that. that's good. our version of "robin hood," is supposed to be a kind of gritty, modern retelling of the story for a superhero audience. >> you had to do some serious

archery homework for this role. >> i did. >> did you get to bring one home every now and again and bring it in the backyard? >> i did. i also took it on a holiday with me to hawaii two years ago. >> is that tsa approved? >> i had to get the studio to fly it because i couldn't take it on the plane because it's a lethal weapon. >> which begs the question, why does one need a bow and arrow on vacation in hawaii? >> i was with any girlfriend and she wasn't impressed i was spending my time firing arrows at palm trees. >> you got really good at it. >> apparently so. i really enjoyed it. the guy who taught me, lars anderson, can fire nine in five seconds. he is insanely fast. i didn't get that good, but i got fairly good. >> we had jamie foxx here last week, and he had us in stitches. >> he is a hard act to follow. >> did you get a lot of work sorry done on the set? i mean, with him there, you're probably laughing a lot. >> i mean, for me, i'm from a

small town in wales, and jamie is such a huge film star, you know. i still can't quite believe we're splitting the billing on this film, but in terms of working with him, he is just the kindest, most lovely guy, and i feel very honored to have -- to have been able to go on this journey with him. >> you have another huge role coming up. i think we've got a side by side to give a hint. let's see where it is. >> oh yeah. >> do you recognize that? elton john. uncanny. >> yeah. the hat is functional. i shaved all my hair off after that. >> what about the hair? >> so for most of the movie, i used my own hair and we thinned it out and shaved it up. it didn't look great, but it's awesome for the role. >> i caught a clip of you singing online. you've got a voice too. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. "robin hood" hits theaters this wednesday. over to you, ginger. thank you, cecilia. your teeth look great by the way. do we have any football fans here? tonight is a monday night football matchup between the chiefs and the rams. they face off at 8:15 eastern on

espn, and another programming note. we are really exciting for the "dancing with the stars" with finale. if you can't get enough, you can catch val and the pros of this weather report has been sponsored by lincoln. michael, the crowd is so excited. >> ginger, i can barely hear you because the crowd is so excited. and i'm so excited. i flew overnight from covering sunday night football because i couldn't miss our next guest. it's been more than three years since mariah carey has performed live on a morning show. she is the best-sellin artist of all time. [ cheers and applause ] she sold more than 200 million

albums, had more number one in history. now she is back with new music and we are all happy for it. here performing "with you" off her brand-new album, "caution," the one, the only, mariah carey. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you, you, you, you ♪ you, you, you, you ♪ you, you, you, you ♪ it was oh so overwhelming ♪ she was, like, i don't know, don't tell me ♪ ♪ he had eyes that said, girl, i'll save you ♪ ♪ she had doubts like they might not make it ♪ ♪ so they both held tight to face it ♪ ♪ they wrote vows, she was bound to take them ♪ ♪ she was full of such trepidation ♪ ♪ there in front of the whole damn nation ♪

♪ it was war, can't predict the the coming storm ♪ ♪ promise that you will keep me warm ♪ ♪ i don't want to play this role ♪ ♪ he said, yo, i have been loving you so long ♪ ♪ ever since that bone thugs song ♪ ♪ you ain't gotta break down, you're too strong ♪ ♪ ooh, shots of remy, playing confessions and our bodies blending ♪ ♪ ooh, i'm in love, it's true ♪ yeah ♪ and we all make mistakes sometimes ♪ ♪ but we muddle through ♪ i don't know what i'm supposed to do ♪ ♪ oh, baby, i'm in love, it's true ♪ ♪ with you, you, you ♪ with you, you, you ♪ with you, you, you ♪ baby, i'm in love i'm in love,

it's true ♪ ♪ waves were breaking on the shore as we were sneaking through that door ♪ ♪ had to leave by half past 4:00 ♪ ♪ still i yearned to touch you more and more ♪ ♪ it was war, can't predict the coming storm ♪ ♪ promise that you will keep me warm ♪ ♪ i don't want to play this role ♪ ♪ he said, yo, i have been loving you so long ♪ ♪ ever since that bone thugs song ♪ ♪ you ain't gotta break down, you're too strong ♪ ♪ ooh, shots of remy, playing confessions and our bodies blending ♪ ♪ ooh, i'm in love, it's true ♪ yeah ♪ and we all make mistakes sometimes but we muddle through ♪

♪ i don't know what i'm supposed to do ♪ ♪ oh, baby, i'm in love, it's true ♪ ♪ and ooh, shots of remy, playing confessions and our bodies blending ♪ ♪ ooh, i'm in love, it's true ♪ yeah ♪ and we all make mistakes sometimes ♪ ♪ but we muddle through ♪ i don't know what i'm supposed to do boy ♪ ♪ oh, baby, i'm in love, it's true ♪ ♪ with you, you, you ♪ with you with you ♪ oh, yeah, oh, yeah yeah ♪ oh, baby i'm in love, it's true ♪ [ cheers and applause ] "gma's" concert series

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[ cheers and applause ] we're back now with the one and only mariah carey. she just blew us away with her performance of "with you" off her new album, "caution." we're so happy you're here. >> i'm so happy to be here. thank you. >> i love watching the reaction of the crowd and you're so amazing because they have you down. they know the lyrics and they got all the hand movements. >> i'm glad they do because i don't. >> it was fantastic and you just got back from tour. you were in asia. >> we were in asia for awhile, yeah. >> i love about you, you take your kids on tour with you. >> mm-hmm. >> do they love being on tour with mommy? >> they love it. we do all kind of different things. they showed you clips of we had halloween in japan and they made dumplings. they get into the cultural aspects of things.

>> they also get into your performances because you brought them on stage on halloween for "you'll always be my baby." >> yeah. >> do you think they'll get in the biz and follow in mama's footsteps? >> if they want to do that, i'll be happy for them, and whatever they want to do, i'll be supportive. >> as you should. this album "caution" is your 15th studio album. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] i can't believe it. >> but trust me, we're waiting for the next 15. we'll be there to support you. you're guaranteed that. every album you write is about how you are and where are in your life at that time. what does this album say about where you are in your life right now? >> i think -- well, i hope. the reaction that i'm getting from fans is there's a lot of feel-good records and a lot of fun songs and just, like, a good place. i'm in a good place, and then there are some more, like, introspective songs that i think people are responding to as well. so just for me as a song writer i'm very proud of it.

>> well, you said that your favorite song on the album is "portrait". >> that's the one i'm most proud of. >> you spent a lot of time writing it. >> yeah. >> the thing about you, you don't just get out and sing lyrics. you write this stuff too. it comes from you. >> writing is actually my favorite part. >> which a lot of artists cannot say that. >> yeah. >> "portrait" you wrote, and here are some of the lyrics. i'm not going to sing them. >> oh, no, it's too depressing for the morning. i'm lucky i'm awake. >> i'm not going to sing it because i'm not going to offend you or anybody else. >> no, no, no. >> look the other way as i bottle myself up inside. i won't let the tear drops spill tonight, just conceal myself and hide. portrait of my life. what inspired those lyrics? >> oh, just a happy-go-lucky day and, you know, you can't -- taking it out of context like that people would be, like, oh my gosh. what's going on? but really it's any type of song like that i feel, like, is a release of whatever you're going through emotionally and it's good to have an outlet to put it

in. i have noticed that other people can relate to that and then they are healed by that. so it's like a process of me healing myself and helping other people hopefully as well. >> you definitely do that. [ applause ] "caution" isn't the only album you have that's making headlines because -- >> oh yes. the whole thing. >> the throwback post. >> yes. >> 17 years after you released the sound track for "glitter," it was number one on itunes. >> yes, the other day. >> 17 years, how did that happen? >> because that's the fans. they had this movement. it was called #justiceforglitter. because i never perform those songs because it almost ruined my life, but the truth is for the nostalgia because it's actually a really good album. i can say it now that they got it to number one. i can say it. >> it's number one. >> so i thank them. i really -- this is all about them, and i should not have to feel bad about that because it was all the circumstances when

this album came stuff. so it's exciting. >> everything you have done, there is never anything to ever feel ashamed about because your lambs support you and they love you and you give them as much as they give you. and you're going back out on a christmas tour for all of you lambs out there and anybody who wants to check out the greatest singer in the history of our generation. >> and next year we have the "caution" tour. hopefully you will participate in the show and do something festive. >> last time i was with you, i picked you up. >> i enjoyed that. i was like, is he going to pick me up today? do i get that? >> mariah carey's new album, "caution," is available now. make sure you pick it it. i'm about to pick her up. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back. on thousands of giftss this weekend at ross. most stores are open thanksgiving, six p.m. to midnight. reopening friday at seven a.m. with extended hours saturday and sunday.

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings. mike nicco has your forecast. still smokey out there. >> it really is. the gains over the weekend will be lost as an offshore breeze develops. we'll go unhealthy just about everywhere. let me show you what's going on as far as my seven-day forecast, if i kget it -- looks like it's not going to load. we'll have a two. a moderate storm is coming wednesday. that will wash the pollution out of the air. >> thank you, mike. taking a look at the roads here this morning. san mateo bridge is moving along okay. westbound 92 not seeing any major slowdowns. definitely a lot of smoke out there. that will be that way the entire day today and into tomorrow as well. no delays westbound 580. two earlier trouble spots on the

dunbarton bridge has y >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "ralph breaks the internet," sarah silverman. hop on the party bus with ryan as he takes us on a new york pizza to her. plus, star of the new film "robin hood," taron egerton. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: hi, guys! good morning!