justice was achieved. dod enesut they haven't seen, ld panera is and earlier this year the same e assailant to serve their 30-day good morning, america. jail sentenckends only so they could continue their een college courses. so, as you can imagine, raising a new storm about to barrel across the country as a big chill affects millions. lots of eyebrows, that judge. >> rightfully so. p.op.ng.unfound w ouu'ov♪ janai, thanks so much. that deadly snowstorm closing schools across two states. now to an incredible rescue that was caught on camera. dod enesut they haven't seen, ld and the new warning about black officers in new jersey being hailed as heroes this morning, trpe angvisa aam f burning building. ice for your morning commute. overnight, jared kushner speaks out. gio benites haz oremon at what the president's son-in-law and seor adviser is saying >> reporter: hey, abthe scramble to fi morning. some officers were in the area when that massive fire started. chief of staff before john kelly they didn't wait fo leaves the white house. work. domestic terror takedown. even one officer climbing that the 23-year-old woman arrested building to save a family. accused of planning a mass murder at a bar in ohio. striking a deal. you're looking at body cam video from an officer rushing to a maria butina, the woman charged fire in north brunswick, new jersey. with being a russian agent, has reached a new plea deal with the >> it's okay, go. justice department. what did she agree to? who will pay the price? >> reporter: as the fire finding fido. how this new technology could envelops the condo building, a family of four is trapped

on the second floor balcony. help you finally reunite with your missing pets anywhere in th >> we are not going back inside on the bottom floor apartment. uncoe we're trying it out live. the ceiling collapsed. >> get down here. hurry up. jump. wa> >>it until you see duchess meghan markle's surprise. ♪ ♪ look out >> hand the baby -- hand the baby. owernth- baby boy and his 4-year-old other fir climbs onto the good morning, amer parentdo. hope you're well this tuesday i. morning. >> uh-huh. >> we sure do. eaking o.ut building now and there was really a great and from that point i started to moment for duchess meghan heddgoit aa wbianomhoes d assist lowering the children down to my fellow .rscefi award last night, but that wasn't the only moment that's making headlines. we'll have more on that coming a ayone surviving.uthorities up. special. bie candle but first, we begin with the new storm about to barrel across from a menorah caused ttha fire. the country as the east wakes up to freezintemperatures on the heels of that massive snowfall. ginger, of course, is tracking it all. good morning, ginger. robin. so brave. >> oh, robin. top snowfall, 34 inches in parts of north carolina. >> very brave. th end in veryvery atow damage all over, even after it stopped snowing because of the weight of that snow. this is kingsport, tennessee, special moment between two eaat

where you see that heavy snow taking down a tree and then rivals, lebron james and dwyane collapsing an entire building wade. facing off for what could be the o rdy toidee sma otif ki?mte te final time with dwyane posting on part of a gas station in this throwback photo of the two north carolina. so moving from there on to the next storm because it's already playing against each other when started in the pacific they both played with the heat y.all right. northwest. that low has already come tad s.anilwi onshore. e ve it up for tiki barber, everybody. it'll be rain then eventually by >> reporter: good morning to >>s?plause ] h expresss up wit e tonight into early tomorrow , u, strahan, and in allsehe t t morning some of the cascades he wonever i used these words in ouinthckpieast, the same area that was just impacted by that storm. talking about them. oh, that's so cute. so we're talut black ice and it was. for the next two nights and thei [ plause ]going on? heav ay rain on the way by frid, george. it was kind of sweet last nit. >> tough december. merere dfted okay, ginger, thanks. 200 they were rivals, became >> oh, >> w i'llseavoo t medal teammates, then thlsva walk in a good pair of heels. to the white house now where president trump is searching for remained friends. l, ghint t mi a new chief of staff after >> fstiralf pushing out general john kelly. the president's son-in-law and counselor jared kushner spoke taller but what's going on with out on the issue overnight. our senior national e bo >> is.'m doi ngnkkiboot correspondent, terry moran, is at the white house with the latest. good morning, terry. six-weekunanuary. >> reporter: good morning, george. donald trump was famous for [ applause ] jhow -- saying you're fired. imsteout for a spin in publ. that part is done, although john o of kelly was more forced out than >> this is my first t ficime in fired but the you're hired part is a problem. e sketball, playing each other . public and redee tal there is a scramble to find a new chief of staff here for john that come up t my thhs. th crowd gave him a standing >> you f olpain. kelly who is scheduled to depart after the new year, and abc news has learned there are about six ovatioe prasop h ts.to t lakers >> i really do feel your pain.

i'm appreciative of my wife when candidates right now including taller than me. surprisingly kellyanne conway, the president's staunch defender isembrig nachted after this is amazing and terrifying? >> does this mean you put down their ep fe icin me alat-u the sports microphone and -- and longtime counselor, she's >> oh, no, no, no. now in the mix. jared kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser as i'll do the sports microphone at you point out, going on television, a rare media the same time. appearance in the friendly i'll have long days once the confines of sean hannity on fox other, jus'm ind akf ant show starts because i'll do my news to talk about the search radio show on cbs sports radio for a new chief of staff. able to be drafted at the same > and then i'll go right to the >> and right now in the white ep aortitemer:s is the two nba s studio and do the play. house we have a lot of good it's going tn. people who are just working apsw it's goingo fu to be exciting. i get to sing a little bit. along and the president will [ applause ] >> one of the greatest players make the right choice for chief of staff when he is ready, and >> i tell you, and one face is a privilege he is to enter the league with me is beyond mutual, so we're going to miss we'll see in the audience is hopefully he will choose this one. somebody he has a great flash, man. chemistry with that will help the look on my face this, is him navigate through the good what i'll do the whole time. opportunities that emerge to >> reporter: the men competed >> i'll be kicking you like against each other along the wa theeki .isound . >>ow theouy're tall, keep pushing forward. you know me,rit? i'm short. >> reporter: well, that's the in the locker room i was always toughest job in washington in any administration with this president, mercurial, constantly a la the shortest guy. changing, it's even tougher. who it's going to be remains to alg l right, going into the gam be seen. i'm actually taller than everybody right now. i love this. i love this. >> yeah, and who wants the job [ applause ] is one of the big questions. last night, their 16-year r cor --but now you understand heelso you showed jared kushner. he is also under fire after this "new york times" report saying lders uyo throw your shou

l haas a higho aidol kim now and back. >>f erin kempowering, o not that he was counseling the saudi crown prince. that i'll do it on a regular basis -- >> but if you did, we would >> reporter: kushner reportedly embrace that. >> you know what, that's the idea of "kinky boots." that's the story. continuing those contacts aft. >> it's a beautiful story. >> it's interesting because in what they have done inheir the performance i'm actually the careers. they were .ds antagonist for a lot of the the senate wants to know more about those contacts. performance until the end. i change a little bit. i might put on a pair of kinky >> thank you, t.j. >> okay. terry moran, thanks very much. as the president searches boots. >> now what do the girls think for a new chief of staff, he's of it. scrambling to save his campaign promise, building a wall on the >> my girls are excited. mexican border. trump threatened to shut down i have a 4-year-old and parts of the government if this little eas sian ia,a rn no congress doesn't fund the wall. 2-year-old and my 4-year-old is top democrats nancy pelosi and acting in a play herself. chuck schumer will meet with the president today to see if a deal she's going to be maria in "the can be struck. sound of music" which is our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce florida, fezwae g.inrn tracking the latest from capitol hill. awesome. she loves broadway. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. only23, odays.n, doan she went to see "the lion king." well, both sides here are digging in, and there doesn't she wants me to be in "the lion appear to be much wiggle room king." my youngest loves to sing as for compromise. cen it will start to warm itsee lf ulsp.ik l with a shutdown looming, both seconds.or by lmart.n 30 well. it'll be fun. it'll be a fun run. >> you talk about the singing. sides are already blaming each [ applause ] other. you talk about the singing part the president says democrats are playing political games while democrats say any shutdown will of this show. i've never heard you sing in all be the president's fault, so our years. >> yes, you have. here's where things stand. you heard me sing the beatles the president is insisting on $5 billion for his wall as part of "help" on my first year, my

any deal to fund the government. rookie year, they make us sing. he knows that with democrats >> i was asking for help. about to take control of the house here, this is his last [ laughter ] best chance to fulfill his we do make the rookies sing. promise to build that wall. >> that's right. >> but can you give us a little but democrats say the something? president's proposal simply >> i mean, i can try. [ eers and applause ]raoke. doesn't have the votes. so instead they are offering to extend current funding providing so my go-to karaoke song is -- just $1.3 billion for boosted border security. you have a mike for me? >> do we have -- i believe we george, they now have until next friday to try and hammer all of have one. this out. if they don't, well, washington could be giving americans and >> make sure you can hear us. thousands of federal workers a >> dazzle just a little bit. partial government shutdown for christmas. george. my go-to karaoke song is "sunday >> the president's original promise was mexico would pay for morning" by maroon five. that wall. and now to a major new you heard it? development in the case of that you guys know it, right. russian woman accused of being a ♪ sunday morni rain is kremlin agent running a covert falling ♪ operation to influence american politics. chrgs chrs chria butina is now expected to ♪ still share some skin reaching a deal with the >> okay. all gh [ applause ] prosecutors. abc's kyra phillips has more from washington. >> i seen this man do so many and dwyane wade were so cute. amazing things on the football good morning, kyra. i thought, i'm going to one-up >> reporter: good morning, him.r t e. field and -- but this is not his

michael. she's been portrayed as first time being in plays. so cute. he and i got to say i'm proud of a femme fatale gaining influence with the nra and now documents him. so many people are afraid to shared exclusively with abc news reach out and do something out show that butina is preparing to of their comfort zone and he has plead guilty to conspiracy and work with the feds. never been that guy and she's in exchange for her freedom. inspiration to so many people, what secrets will the accused man. [ applause ] agent reveal? >> i'm the board member of the right to bear arms. will hav yo.jinhe wgsre>>ad. y to bng. >> reporter: from alleged covert >> we have a gift for tiki, yes, we do, tiki. we know you got this broadway agent to cooperator, maria butina is preparing to switch ter spending months behind > co imingring up here,"ma o"ghr >> oh. >> so we wanted to blend in a bars insisting she is innocent, little of your old career. just a gun-loving graduate >> i love that. >> with your new career. >> that's fantastic. student who fell in love with >> try this on, man, see how you gop and nra insider paul erickson. he beesaveby h app feel. >> this is a whole look now. watch. >> yep. there you go. the couple seen here recording a duet to "beauty and the beast" [ applause ] for erickson's birthday. butina, a fan of the film. >> i love this. >> go from the boots -- did you get your backpack ready? andohe boots all the way up. ♪ tale as old as time now start your day >> is maria butina a russian agent? >> no. e tiki barber in "kinky boots" she's not. from january 21st through march she's a student. she's a russian national. the 3rd at the al she's a lover of america and of russia, but she is not a russian agent by any means. >> reporter: but prosecutors told a different story.

theater. i know i'll be there. claiming she was leveraging her >> i need to know what you sang relationship for access to the in your rookie year. two weeks until christmas and republican elite, even coming face-to-face with the future this morning delicious star sugar cookies from first lady president. >> do you want to continue the melania trump on our website. politics of sanctions? >> i believe i would get along very nicely with putin, okay. >> reporter: all allegedly done hey google, go m.y ngnith a high of 50 degrees.usual.okt at the behest of a russian banker with close ties to the kremlin. according to the proposed plea deal, butina would promise her full cooperation with forriti . >> this weather report sponsored by the u.p.s. store. lara. >> all right, thank you so much, erickson hasn't been charged with a crime and butina is due ginger. to you to that new study about in court on wednesday, how to keep off holiday weight. ultimately, it's likely she will according to the cdc americans be deported back to her mother russia. gain an average of two moupound robin. >> all right, kyra, thank you. now to the arrest of that every year and a good portion ohio woman who prosecutors say b oh! oh! comes during the holiday season, shocker. was planning mass murder. they say she celebrated killers nutritionist maya feller is here with more. and online postings even visit there is a new study out, correct. >> yes. >> talk to us about it. >> this study, well, first, let visiting columbine high school.

our chief national affairs calories people can consume over correspondent tom llamas joins us with the latest on that. good morning, tom. the holidays. >> reporter: robin, good morning researchers found people could to you. eat as much as 6,000 calories in federal investigators had been watching this woman for months after a tip came in that she expressed wanting to launch a violent attack. take a look at whether or not just a few days ago, she allegedly bought supplies used in pipe bombs, and that's when self-monitoring behavior would authorities moved in. affect holiday weight gain. what they found is that people the fbi arresting this woman, who were given pamphlets just like in that outlined how much 23-year-old elizabeth lecron, alleging she was arming up to physical activity was needed to burn off holiday meals in comparison to those who were possibly blow up a bar in ohio. given just basic nutrition injor ♪ ozempoh! under seven? cardiovascularve e® information, these people gained less weight. >> because it was right there for them. so that's what we're trying to or >> she stated she had been do for you right now. in fact, a lot of people don't involved in a plan and realize how many calories her master plan was to they're eating. we have sam in our green room on stomjor ♪ ozempoh! under seven? cardiovascularve e® the screen, she is running -- commit an attack at a bar in the city of toledo. she's been running for 40 >> reporter: the fbi says she minutes. did she run enough to burn off a was in possession of an ak-47, a holiday peel. shotgun, handguns, large amounts >> not at all. >> 40 minute. of ammo, and recently purchased >> this holiday meal takes 45 two pounds of gunpowder and more than 600 screws. authorities describing lecron minutes to burn off. what we see this turkey takes 24 as obsessed with mass killings visiting columbine over the minutes. summer and posting on social the potatoes take 14. media, it's going to be a lot of your gravy is 4 more mens and fun.

i can't wait to post pictures. they also say she was mmunicating with convicted the brussel broughs sprouts are killer dylann roof, the white additional three. this is not just about exercising, you know, as a supremacist who gunned down nine african-american church members compensation. of course, we want to you during a prayer service in exercise but this is about thinking mindfully and making charleston, south carolina. intentional choices around your >> in september, undercover employees were introduced to lecron. food. not eating out of impulse and when asked about the possibility that lecron's actions could creating a holiday road map, right? making sure that you have an idea about how you're going to an.dla arensni the planning director says the interact with food before you get into that situation. project will create more than >> great advice. bystanders, she replied that she 300 new pinnnlagra had no issue with that because just something really good -- let's call it food for thought, shall we, for the holiday innocent bystanders are, quote, probably part of the problem, end quote. season. >> reporter: now, the fbi says they don't believe at any point maya, thank you. check out the information on our the public was in danger. ro to get the berade tl plaz website and check out lukas graham next on "good morning america." but they didn't want to wait and risk her finding someone who [ applause ] could help her in the coming weeks and months ahead, guys. >> thank you, tom. hi ow hesperian reopen,ve we're going to turn now to the fallout from the struggle between a police officer and a mother holding her baby that was caught on camera right here in new york. the nypd now under fire with the police commissioner tweeting, the video is very disturbing to me as police commissioner and as a dad. abc's linsey davis has the

story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, george. it is a chaotic scene, a mother poinging to her baby as licetr y to wrestle the child a. what you're about to see resulted in the mom being sent to jail and two officers placed on modified duty. >> they're hurting my son. you're hurting my son. >> repor mteorr: aningn ivento capturing a tug-of-war with a baby. officers first try to pull then yank the 1-year-old from his mother's arms. >> oh, my god. oh, my god! >> reporter: according to police the pandemonium started friday morning. 23-year-old jazmine headley reportedly sat on the floor after she couldn't find a place to sit after waiting for four hours to request day care vouchers so she could go to work. authorities say when she reportedly refused to leave this brooklyn human resources building, a struggle ensued with headley on the floor literally kicking and screaming, clinging to her child.! >> reporter: at one point, an officer points her taser gun at the crowd. the new york city police commissioner calls the video very disturbing. headley has a court hearing

about this incident on thursday. she's heduled to stay behind bars until then for an unrelated warrant. her son is now safe with his anth whee officers held account. >> i want people fired. i want people fired. i really do.rolyn d.a.'s office says they do not plan to prosecthite utn setocae thet conducting an investigation. the police union says the officers were put in an impossible situation trying to enforce the law. that seems tbe fortunately damone unharmed. >> that is fortunate, but they are edosppdeo t foeeowef >> a lot of people are saying that's what they should have done, and they were not successful. >> hard to watch that video. tell you that. ♪ welcome back now with lukas graham. thank you so much, linsey. and now to the uproar over a he recently released the purple former fraternity president at baylor university, accused of sexually assaulting a woman album and its lead single "love getting no jail time. someone" just crossed 100 abc's janai norman is here with the story. million streams on spotify. good morning, janai. >> reporter: michael, good e ju now he's performing it right here on "gma." this is lukas graham with "love criticized before for handing

down what some consider light sentences in sexual assault someone." cases. [ applause ] the controversial ruling has left the victim and her family outraged. >> do you have anything to say? ♪ there are days i wake up and i >> reporter: overnight, outrage fa tersfoeronrm, who is pinch myself ♪ accused of violently assaulting ♪ you're with me, not someone else and i am scared ♪ and choking a woman, walks free. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. no, no, no, no. >> reporter: inside the texas ♪ yeah, i'm still scared that courthouse, tensions boiled over. >> everybody just needs to chill it's all a dream ♪ out. >> reporter:nd accused of raping a woman at a ♪ 'cause you still look perfect fraternity party in 2016 allegedly gagginunr heshl tipae unconscious body outside. prosecutors never charged as days go by, even the worst anderson with assault. ones, you make me smile ♪ ♪ i'd stop the world if it gave instead, he pled no contest to the lesser crime of unlawful restraint. us time ♪ the judge accepted the deal which includes a fine and mandatory counseling, but allows ♪ 'cause when you love someone the 23-year-old to avoid you open up your heart ♪ the crnten of two to ten years in prison. ♪ when you love someone you may grow ♪

but the judge sentencing anderson to just three years' probation. the judge's ruling writing, i am someone like i do, you'll probably never love someone like i do ♪ ♪ when you say you love the way i make you feel ♪ ♪ everything becomes so real don't be scared, no, don't be scared ♪ ♪ 'cause you're all i need 's e. ♪ and you still look perfect as days go by, even the worst ones, you make me smile ♪ ♪ i'd stop the world if it gave us time ♪

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> and good morning. it's 8:59. as you can see, it is quite foggy still outside. mike nicco, you say this is still going to last a little bit longer. >> yes, dense fog advisory, which means visibility below a quarter of a mile. that's until 10:00. this fog is going to hang around longer than that, but that's when the dense fog advisory expires and the visibility gets above the dangerous level. so it will change over to hazy sunshine around lunch. you can still sibility layer. and we'll have a couple of more mornings of that before the rain sets in. a one on our storm impact scale friday and sunday. alexis? >> all right. yeah, very foggy, as mike mentioned. a lot of dense fog advisories still infec effect. things are improving here for the san mateo bridge. we had two earlier problems getting to this point, but both have cleared. it is heavy getting to the midspan, but it is improving. and northbound 680 leaving the alamo area, we have a crash before sycamore valley road to the shoulder.

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new film "second act," milo ventimiglia! and a cooking lesson with country superstar martina mcbride! plus, "holiday hits week" continues with a performance from jojo siwa! all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> ryan: