show. >> thanks for joining us. "good morning america" starts right now. good morning, america. winter weather whiplash. right now one more blast of that deadly arctic air hitting the midwest and east coast as some areas face four feet of snow and a big warmup on the way. breaking news as we come on the air, senator cory booker now running for president. his announcement just moments ago. also breaking right now, deadly school collapse. a walkway crashing down, killing at least three students. the race to save those trapped. new overnight, the 14-year-old tennessee girl missing for weeks found alive. the family member now under arrest. breaking their silence, jussie smollett's family speaking out, defending the "empire" star as police search

for answers to that vicious attack on the streets of chicago. now president trump is weighing in. ♪ sugar maroon 5's adam levine in the hot seat. why they're playing the super bowl halftime show despite calls for a boycott. plus right here on "gma," drew brees speaking out for the first time about the play that kept his team from the super bowl. good morning, america. hope you're well this friday morning as we head into super bowl weekend. >> oh, yeah. >> big weekend ahead and it's a deep freeze still for so much of the country. this friday morning one more blast of cold air and snow before it comes to an end. >> yeah, take a look at this. a waterfall in minnesota completely frozen over. i can't even get my adrod degrees below zero this week.

and that is without in the windchill. >> that's ridiculous. the system has been extremely brutal as we know blamed for 15 deaths. the snow is still coming down this morning in some areas. so it the not over yet. abc's whit johnson is starting us off in upstate new york, good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. this lake-effect snow not letting up. take a look at the park here. the trees, everything, completely smothered. it's up to my knees as i try to walk through it. some parts of upstate new york getting more than three feet of snow. the deadly polar blast not done yet. this morning, that deep freeze that has claimed the lives of at least 15 people is on the move. whiteout conditions a common theme on northeastern roadways where driving was impossible. we've pulled over the car to the side of the road to wait it out. take a look in front of us. that's all you see, nothing but snow falling at a rate of 2 to 3

inches per hour. north of syracuse, highways littered with vehicles sliding off the road, stuck in thick snow. drivers left stranded everywhere you turned. in paterson, new jersey, the polar blast freezing that town's great falls. a driver badly injured when ice from a vehicle several cars in front flew off and into the truck's windshield. the temps being felt across the midwest. the chicago river now a thick block of ice as the city passes the 80-hour mark in these treacherous conditions. in cedar rapids, iowa, police telling abc news they responded to more than 50 accidents in the city on thursday. watch as an out-of-control car slides right into a police suv. the officers had been directing traffic for a different accident when the driver hit them. take a look at the consistency of this snow. as it hits the ground. it's light and fluffy here. but with these sub zero wi

windchills, it quickly turns to ice. making for extremely dangerous driving conditions. officials urge people to stay indoors until the warmer temperatures over the weekend finally bring some relief. michael? >> i'm sure you can't wait for that warmer weather, whit. thank you so much. we're going to go to ginger who's going to tell us when this unseasonable warmup son the way. >> yes, exactly, michael. 11 out here this morning. that's better. that's weird when 11 feels better. we are still very cold and dangerously cold this morning. 2 is what it feels like in detroit. 13 below for syracuse and 15 below in burlington. but, it will come with a little hit of snow this morning. some winter weather advisories all the way over close to washington, d.c. so if you're traveling 70 or 80 or 95 you may run into that. then we see the change. that jet stream will bubble up and allow for a huge swing in temperatures. you talk about whiplash? you're going to go some 70 degrees in chicago to be near 50 on monday.

new york city, i'll be standing here on monday at 53 degrees. so major improvements coming but, of course, there's a whole slew of things that happen with that which i'll have in a bit. >> of course you're tracking it all. we're going to move on to washington now. and new developments in the russia investigation. president trump overnight told "the new york times" he's been assured by the deputy attorney general he's not a subject or a target of the investigation. he's also touting new reports he did not receive calls from his son don jr. before that infamous trump tower meeting with russians. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning. those calls involve blocked numbers leaving some democrats in congress to openly question whether donald trump jr. was communicating with his father just before and after that meeting at trump tower with the russians. three sources familiar with the matter have told abc news those calls were actually between donald trump jr. and two family friends, nascar ceo brian france and real estate developer howard lorber. both men have close ties to president trump and actively supported his campaign. jooefr night, the president clearly feeling vindicated,

tweeting -- just out. the big deal, very mysterious don jr. telephone calls after the innocent trump tower meeting that the media and dems said were made to me, his father, were just conclusively found not to be made to me. they were made to friends and business associates of don. really sad. a quick response from the president, george. >> quick response from the president and from democrats as well. they had been touting the possibility those were calls to president trump but democrats are not done investigating here. >> reporter: no, house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff said he's still not convinced and continue to look into whether donald trump jr. ever told his father about that meeting. george? >> and, pierre, in the meantime, the president telling "the new york times" that the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has assured him he's not a subject or a target of the mueller investigation. >> reporter: well, that is interesting news because we still have not seen the final report but, again, so far none of the allegations from mueller have involved allegations of a conspiracy involving the president so far, george. >> okay, pierre thomas, thanks very much. cecilia. >> you just mentioned the president gave a new interview to "the new york times" and in

it, he is slamming congress' border wall talks as a waste of time, even though those talks are just getting under way. terry moran joins us from the white house. he is also giving us a pretty head-spinning contradiction about his national security leader saying they were misquoted even though the world saw this public testimony play out on live tv. >> reporter: you're right, cecilia. there's no question. good morning to you. the president is on tear in this new interview. he's going after the media, of course. he always does that. he's threatening the congressional negotiators with declaring a national emergency. and he's determined throughout to present his version of reality. overnight in a wide-ranging interview with "the new york times," president trump trashed the crucial ongoing negotiations in congress over border security that began after his backdown on the shutdown. >> i think it's a waste of time. >> reporter: and he hinted strongly that he's going to take action himself to get that border wall. >> i've set the table. i've set the stage for doing what i'm going to do.

>> reporter: trump says he'll wait until february the 15th to make his move and told "the new york times," now whether or not i declare a national emergency, that you'll see. meanwhile, the president is now trying to mend fences with his own intelligence chiefs at the cia and other agencies after they sharply contradicted him in public testimony on threats around the world, including isis. >> we have won against isis. >> isis is intent on resurging and still commands thousands of fighters in iraq and syria. >> reporter: and even though the president touted the second summit with north korean dictator kim jong-un thursday -- >> it'll be at the end of february and we made tremendous progress with north korea. now there's no missile testing. there's no rocket testing. there's no nuclear testing. >> reporter: just days before his own cia director testified that's simply not the case. >> the regime is committed to developing a long-range nuclear >> reporter: in the aftermath of

that testimony, the president lashed out on twitter, saying perhaps intelligence should go back to school. but now president trump claims he heard a different story directly from those same intelligence agency leaders. trump telling "the new york times," they said, sir, our testimony was totally mischaracterized. i said, what are you talking about? >> they said it was fake news so which frankly didn't surprise me. >> we just ran exactly what they said to congress -- >> excuse me. excuse me. it didn't surprise me at all. >> reporter: trump versus the tape on that one. today the president leaves the white house, traveling to florida to go the mar-a-lago. his resort there. this is the first r & r he's had out of the white house since thanksgiving. he'll have his annual super bowl party. he's in a great mood. thanks, terry, very much. we have breaking political news. new jersey senator cory booker has just become the latest democrat to enter the race for president. he's joining a growing field. you see it there. nine official candidates and our chief national correspondent tom llamas tracking the race. good morning, tom. >> george, good morning to you.

as you just mentioned we know the democratic field will be crowded headed into 2020. and we have a new name to add to that list. new jersey senator cory booker telling supporters he will be running for president. and also, booker posting this video. >> together we will channel our common pain back into our common purpose. together, america, we will rise. i'm cory booker. and i'm running for president of the united states of america. >> senator booker, 49 years old, decided to announce today the start of black history month, the former mayor of newark and rhodes scholar has been active on the campaign trail by supporting other democrats during the midterms. and raising a lot of money for democratic causes and hend var following on social media. as a mayor and senator he has been able to garner major news headlines including the time he rescued a woman out of a burning home in newark when he was mayor there. but critics say he has at times embellished the truth to gain

favor, including earlier in his political career when he referenced a person he called an alleged drug dealer, he called this person t-bone. but several reports say t-bone wasn't an actual person, but rather a composite of people booker had met. we know in the coming weeks senator booker will be in iowa, south carolina and new hampshire, george. getting out there early and to important state. >> watching him in the senate and, tom, thanks very much. he will sit down with the ladies of "the view" later this morning and you can watch it here on abc. now to that breaking news overnight, that missing tennessee teen found safe nearly 700 miles from home in wisconsin. erielle reshef joins us now with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning after that nearly three-week search that spanned more than four states, a missing girl found. but now a chilling break in that case. the teen's adoptive father arrested for sexual assault. we're now concealing the girl's identity as authorities say she could be a victim. this morning a 14-year-old is safe three weeks after she mysteriously vanished from her

ten -- tennessee home, bringing an end to a desperate multistate search. and now a major twist in the case. just days after pleading here on "gma" for her safe return -- >> we want you to come home. >> reporter: -- the girl's adoptive father randall pruitt now arrested on sexual assault charges. >> did she leave out of her own will, fleeing from a bad home situation? >> we believe so. >> reporter: authorities discovering the teen in wisconsin, nearly 700 miles from her family's farm. >> she's in good health. she's safe. she's warm. she's been fed. that's a very good ending to this, as far as we're concerned. >> reporter: now, so authorities say that the girl had relatives in wisconsin but they're not saying who she was with when she was discovered. according to investigators more arrests are likely in this case. but the good news is she is safe. she is cared for. >> yep, that's the best news. let's turn to that stunning new report in the catholic church abuse scandal. texas identifying nearly 300 priests and clergymen credibly

accused of sexual abuse. abc's linsey davis is here with more. this goes back to 1941. >> reporter: yes, cecilia. we are talking about 286 priests and clergymen going back decades. this one is of the largest collection of names to be released after that one in pennsylvania last year, which detailed seven decades of abuse by more than 300 predator priests in that state. at least 70 catholic dioceses have come forward with credibly accused priests. during a press conference on thursday, the president of a survivors network, tim lennon, himself a survivor of abuse, says that the church needs to do more. >> the church needs to reach out to every parish, every community, every victim and offer comfort, support, and help. it's not enough just to release names. >> reporter: according to one analysis more than 6,800 u.s. catholic priests have been credibly accused. and there are at least 19,000 survivors. the head of the archdiocese of

galveston in houston issued a statement saying they decided to release the names now because it is right and just and to offer healing and hope to those who have suffered. and went on to offer his sincerest apology. george? >> still so much to reckon with. thanks very much. we get the latest on "empire" star jussie smollett. his family speaking out about the late night incident that left smollett with bruises and a cord around his neck, as police ask for anyone with information about it to come forward. abc's alex perez is in chicago with the story. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. there are about a dozen detectives that are working this case. this neighborhood has countless cameras but authorities say they have not been able to track down any video of the attack. >> it's a horrendous, terrible thing. a cowardly thing, to be quite frank. >> reporter: this morning, chicago police providing details about jussie smollett's attack. >> we have no reason to think he's not telling us the truth.

>> reporter: police say up released surveillance video shows an unsettling image of the "empire" star. >> we did see him with a noose around his neck. i can tell you that. he was battered and bruised. >> reporter: overnight, his family breaking their silence to support the actor and directly ard those doubting his story. we want to be clear this is a racial and homophobic hate crime. jussie has told the police everything from the very beginning. his story has never changed. the president weighing in from the oval office. >> that i can tell you is horrible. i've seen it last night. i think that's horrible. >> reporter: the pair seen walking along new street in the general area where smollett says he was assaulted. the actor told investigators that at about 2:00 a.m. he was heading home from this subway sandwich shop when he was attacked by two men.

investigators say he walked home to his apartment here in downtown chicago after the attack. 30 to 40 minutes later, the incident was reported to police. once alerted, officers arriving almost immediately. it was his kre ative dreekter who made the call and went with him to the hospital. they're expanding the area for the cameras they're reviewing hoping for a break in the case. guys? >> thank you, alex. still a lot of questions. >> yeah. exactly, george. now here's something you want to question. something you don't see every day on the basketball court. last night's game between the spurs and the nets was delayed because of bats. yep, a bunch of them swooping down during the first quarter of the game sending players running for cover. then they sent out this staffer with a net. he got the bats. he got the hero's welcome, as well. that man is a hero. play was stopped for nearly three minutes, yeah, and those bats, i think they gave the

spurs home court advantage etball. they beat the nets yes, i said it. >> oh. i could barely see them. in a r. let's go back to ginger. >> ginger? help? >> yes, i will help, for certain. how about malibu, california, where 14 miles of the pacific coast highway was shut down because of mudslides. they had some 2 1/2 inches of rain in ventura county and more of that to come. look, you even got a bobcat stuck in the mud so you're thinking it's so cold everywhere, must be nice in california. not as much. they're still wintery and this weekend it will get even stormier. you've got winter storm warnings up in the sierra, high wind watches, flood watches and into montana we're watching for the storm. the big one saturday night into sunday. and i talk about big. think of getting six feet of snow just this weekend. so by monday in the sierra up to

six feet. locally you could see half a foot of rain right there along the coast. your local weather in 30 seconds.

so by this point in this arctic blast we've all seen the boiling water turn to mist or snow, right? we've seen that lots of times. how about this one from minnesota. >> hi, we're here with davey prince and we'll show you how cold it is by proving what happens when you throw a cat in the air. no! no! >> obviously great editing, the cat is fine. there was no cat hurt in that. we just thought, you know what, there's a little twist. >> oh, that's good. that cold. >> i thought we would have to call peta for a second. >> or they would call us. >> ginger, thanks. >> coming up, adam levine from maroon 5 is speaking out taking on critics over the super bowl halftime show. and saints' quarterback drew brees is going to join us to break down the play that may have cost his team a trip to the super bowl. hat may have cost his team a trip to the super bowl. play

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we're following right now. the midwest and the east are on cold air and snow before a warmup finally moves in this weekend. that's some good news. overseas an investigation is now under way into this deadly school collapse, a walkway crumbling in johannesburg killing, unfortunately, at least three students. thankfully, rescuers were able to save those other ones that were trapped. and there's a big change this morning officially taking place. girls can now join the boy scouts. that's a group swearing-in happening this morning. and here's one for you. big, hard-hitting journalistic question. why did the moose cross the road? well, take a look. barely is the answer. barely crossed the road. it happened in canada. the moose you can see there slipping and sliding. drivers probably slipping and sliding, too, but the driver who -- i should say this. the moose made it safely. no drivers, no moose were hurt. in the making of this video. the driver who took this video said that it quickly went from, hey kids, look at this cute moose to, kids, don't look. >> the moose put on the brakes.

i've never seen that before. >> a lot of animals in peril this morning. >> they call that one northern canadian problems. we move to that drama surrounding the super bowl halftime show. adam levine spoke out in a new interview overnight, addressing criticism of maroon 5's decision to take the stage at the super bowl on sunday. abc's t.j. holmes there in atlanta. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to you, george, and they've been criticized from the moment that it was announced that maroon 5 would be the halftime show performance. but their new round of criticism came this week when the halftime press conference for the performance was cancelled. a lot of people saw that as really a way for them to dodge kaepernick questions, but adam levine now says that cancellation was not their decision. adam levine is speaking out about the controversy surrounding his band's decision to perform at the super bowl halftime show. >> no one thought about it more than i did. no one put more thought and love into this than i did. i silenced all the noise, listened to myself, and made my

decision based upon how i felt. >> reporter: the maroon 5 front man tells "entertainment tonight" he expected the backlash. >> i'm not in the right profession if i can't handle a little bit of controversy. it's what it is. we expected it. we'd like to move on from it. and, like i said earlier, speak through the music. >> reporter: when asked why the band canceled their traditional pregame press conference, levine says it was the league's decision to pull the plug. >> the nfl canceled the press conference. you'll have to speak with them. >> reporter: the grammy award-winner seems to hint that the halftime show would acknowledge the critics of his decision to perform despite the nfl's handling of colin kaepernick and players' rights to protest. >> i'd like to think that people know where i stand as a human being after two decades of doing this. so what i would say is, you know, look, we're going to keep doing what we're doing hopefully without becoming politicians to make people understand, we got you. >> reporter: this on the heels of kaepernick's attorney mark geragos calling out the halftime show performers including maroon 5, travis scott and big boi for

crossing what he calls a picket line by choosing to perform. now social media is buzzing about ways the performers could find to pay tribute to kaepernick. one user saying make a statement on the stage, not for you but for the people. on facebook, pink floyd's roger waters calls on the performers to take a knee on stage in full sight. over 100,000 people have signed a change.org petition urging the same. and, george, controversy for the halftime show is not something new. remember last year justin timberlake in minneapolis, criticism for whether or not he should include a hologram of prince in his performance. the year before that, lady gaga, after the inauguration of donald trump, how political should she be? but this is the first time, george, it's unique that the nfl is at the center of the halftime controversy. >> yeah, they are at the center and also colin kaepernick at the center and his attorney, mark geragos joins us. right now. mark, you just heard what adam levine said about why he's doing what he's doing. he wants the music to speak for

itself. what did you think? >> i thought it was a copout actually and i think both he and i think when travis scott put out the word or his people put out the word that somehow he had had a conversation with colin and that colin had blessed it, that's just categorically false and untrue. if you're going to cross this ideological or intellectual picket line then own it, and adam levine certainly isn't owning it. in fact, if anything, it's a copout when you start talking about i'm not a politician, i'm just doing the music. most of the musicians who have any kind of consciousness whatsoever understand what's going on here and it's interesting. yesterday would have been jackie robinson's 100th birthday and here we're memorializing it, so to speak, by embracing what my other nt eric reid, who was the first one to take a knee with colin calls a plantation

mentality. >> what about the idea they might honor it somehow in the performance itself? >> well, obviously that's the least they could do. why don't they wear a number 7 i'm with kap jersey or come out and kneel? i think the statement or what would have been more effective or should have been more effective is if they had done what the others had done, whether it was beyonce or jay-z or cardi b or others who just said they weren't going to be part of it. they weren't going to participate in what is obviously -- remember what the underlying problem is here. colin took a knee in a very deferential way to express what he cease seest systematic oppression and racism in america. he has been blackballed because of that. he has been the victim of collusive activity by 32 owners who have decided that they'd rather side with the president who basically called them out and used it as a political hot

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we are back with that abc news exclusive. the daughter of one of america's most notorious serial killers is revealing the moment she realized the btk killer was her dad. abc's deborah roberts sat down with her. good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. kerri rawson's story is nothing short of jaw-dropping. imagine if everything you knew about your history and yourself was suddenly obliterated? that's what happened to rawson the day a federal agent showed up at her home. >> he said your dad has been arrested as btk, and i was like, i think i'm going to pass out. >> reporter: kerri rawson was just 26 years old when, in 2005, she learned her father was a cold-blooded killer who called himself btk.orre, a thawahim.o. orr: years, wichita, kansas, residents were haunted and

terrorized by a mysterious murderer who killed and tortured ten people from the '70s to the '90s. >> btk is arrested. >> reporter: police say this man, 59-year-old dennis rader, is the btk strangler. >> i was trying to almost alibi my father. i was like my father is a good guy. he's a boy scout leader. president of the church. i'm like, you've got the wrong man. >> he's the classic person of leading a double life. >> so you're trying to deny this and your father is confessing to being a serial killer? >> right. >> guess you guys got me. what else can i say? >> say who you are. >> btk. >> you're btk. >> reporter: it was only after hearing her dad's confession that rawson began to piece together her childhood memories. >> i knew btk had strangled women like that's what -- i knew from the news. and it hit me that our neighbor down the street, marine hedge, had been strangled and i felt my stomach just twist realizing it could be true. >> reporter: now 14 years after her dad's stunning arrest,

rawsonleo y shar overcome her life's dark reality. your book is called, "a serial killer's daughter." is that how you see yourself? >> it's taken me a long time to even be able to say that out loud. but that's the truth. >> you write to him now. >> i do because in 2012 i was able to forgive my father. >> how could you even correspond with him? people would wonder why wouldn't you just cut him off? >> i wasn't corresponding with btk. i'm never corresponding with btk. i'm talking to my father. i'm talking to the man that i lived with and loved for 26 years. i still love my dad today. >> so difficult. kerri rawson has dealt with years of trauma but now for the first time she is opening up with "20/20" and says as a mom ll s, gu, says she wants to

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back now with our countdown to the super bowl. the saints were so close to making the big game when this controversial play happened in the nfc championship game. and drew brees is joining us on the heels of a record-breaking season. he is the all-time passing yards leader and former super bowl champ. he says frustration over that game will make us stronger. and, drew, it's great to have you here, man. what an outlook you have with everything that's happened and let's get right to it. that pass interference noncall that happened in the game, what was going through your head when you saw that play and you did not see a flag come out? >> i think it was everybody in the building and everybody watching on television because it seemed like it was about as obvious a call as there is to be made. but, you know, again, you have to worry about the things you can control and not the things that you can't. and certainl at something

so, as i look to just the whole complex of the game, you know, there were opportunities before that play. there were opportunities after that play for us to go and win that game. and, unfortunately, we weren't able to do that. >> and you said it was an obvious call and nfl commissioner roger goodell even came out and said it's a play that should have been called. but what was your reaction to the commissioner speaking out and saying, yeah, the play should have been called? it's a little too late to that but what was your reaction? >> i wish that he would have addressed that right after, very soon after the game. the monday or tuesday right after the game. obviously, i think he waited until his press conference when he had to be there and had to answer the question. but, listen, at the end of the day, again, that's something that is out of our control as players and as coaches. you know, the rules are in place to hopefully, you know, be in a position where those calls are made, especially at those critical times. >> i'm just curious, has the commissioner reached out to you personally? >> no, he hasn't reached out to

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. winter weather whiplash. one more freezing cold blast of that deadly arctic air. chilling the midwest and the east coast. some areas face four feet of snow. now a big warm-up is on the way. stalked, stabbed and striking back. the woman at the center of the dirty john real-life nightmare who saved her own life by stabbing her conman stepfather. how she and her mother are recovering. new this morning, harry and meghan on a walkabout in the snow. what the duchess is telling the crowds right now. could you win beyonce and jay-z concert tickets for life?

how they're giving their fans a chance to be crazy in love with all their music forever. super bowl? we're about to surprise one lucky "gma" viewer with tickets to the big game. and he's the chief. patrick mahomes joins us live from atlanta -- >> what's up, "good morning america"? >> and the surprise touchdown we have planned for our nfl kid correspondent that he doesn't know is coming. all that and more as we say -- >> good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ and good morning, america. thanks for joining us this friday morning. >> yep, and we've got that incredible surprise right there, patrick mahomes, but we have a surprise for the rams super fan who earlier this morning -- there she is hard at work at her bakery packing up desserts she thinks she's dropping off to our

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now, officials are urging people to stay indoors, not only because of the treacherous driving conditions but the extreme risk of frostbite. in these temperatures with the windchill on exposed skin that could happen in just about 30 minutes. george. >> so quickly. okay, whit, thanks very much. >> you can see where whit is. boy, that is quite the live shot but as he just mentioned, the last blast of this deep freeze is on the way. that's good news. we're about to see some weather whiplash and ginger is in times square. you've got some good news for us. >> i sure do. it's already 11 here in times square. feeling tropical. our windchills are right around zero. you talk about a place like chicago that spent 52 hours with an actual air tperareup. it still feels like 5 below in gaylord. my family has not left the house for five days there. true cabin fever will come to an end this weekend though. watch the jet stream. it bubbles up and acts like a fence and blocks out that arctic air and says, no more.

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♪ go big or go home welcome back to "gma" this friday morning. this crowd is so pumped up, you blew our ears out. >> oh eemy goodnesrs and applau] >> i love it. they're excited for the weekend. >> they are. we're excited because we have a big surprise coming up for a rams superfan. there she is. just arrived at our location in atlanta. a lot of fans there. she's got cupcakes and the cheerleaders there as well and patrick mahomes is about to give her a huge surprise with t.j. cannot wait for that coming up in just a minute. first adrienne bankert, how about a little "pop news"? >> a little "pop news" for you on this friday. guys, good morning, good morning. okay, so here we go. we've been seeing our own snowy squalls right here in the east coast but in the uk their weather looked more like a fairy tale. check it out. the duke and duchess of sussex, meghan and harry, looking stunning in the snow on

a royal visit to bristol. they visited the old vick greeting well-wishers and some adorable children and meghan graciously telling the crowd to stay warm. not apologize for freezing outside, kind of like our audience does right before they come into the building. we want to thank all of you, thank you, thank you. dedicated "gma" viewers right here in our audience. >> every morning, i'm like, do they know they can watch this on tv? >> they can't be this close to michael strahan, cecilia vega and george stephanopoulos then. see? it was worth it, wasn't it? it was worth the cold. an update on the fiji water girl, aka kelleth cuthbert. you might not know her name but you know her face. she brought us our favorite moments from the golden globes. do you remember she was serving up looks and water on the red carpet photobombing celebrities. some of our favorite pictures. now the model is suing the company that made her famous. >> what? >> she claims fiji created

cardboard cutouts of her without her permission. a fiji spokesperson calls it frivolous and her attorney says it created $12 million worth of brand exposure for fiji, arguing she just wants her cut of the profit. >> i'm sure they can work it out. obviously a model passing out water isn't going to make a ton of money. that's just the way it is. you're thankful for the opportunity and the work. on the other hand we wouldn't know her name if it wasn't for this campaign. so it's like -- i hope everybody gets to play nice. >> we'll see. >> good wish. [ applause ] >> keep wishing. >> got to play nice. finally, beyonce and jay-z want to you join the vegan movement so bad they're offering free tickets to their shows for life. i'm pretty sure fans would give up an arm and a leg just to go to their shows. if you're a diehard bey hiver, could you give up meat and dairy for the rest of your life for beyonce and jay-z? what do you think? >> i don't know. >> got some meat eaters in the crowd today.

i love that. okay. i'm all for eating carbohydrates as well. with the help of the green print project, the power couple is challenging fans to adopt veganism, launching a contest for all you need to do is implement a least a partial vegan meal plan. >> what's a partial vegan meal plan? you're either vegan or not. >> right, right. >> you either eat meat or you don't. >> they're giving you an "a" for effort if you get one meatless monday in there. you could possibly win. all the details at the greenprintproject.com. the contest ends april 22nd. i'm just trying to keep up with that ten days of no carbs and no sugar that strahan is doing right now. >> i tell you right now, super bowl sunday i'm going to make it to seven days. i'm not going all ten. i'll be honest. i'm not making ten. sunday i got to have something. >> get some wings, some nachos and that's "pop news." >> yes, great job, adrienne. >> thanks. [ applause ] we'll switch gears and turn to our "gma" cover story this morning. there are new details about the so-called "dirty john" case.

it's the story of a con artist and a sociopath who manipulated a wealthy woman and was eventually taken down by her daughter. now that daughter is speaking out. abc's marci gonzalez has the story. >> hi, i need an ambulance right away and the police. >> what address? >> someone's been stabbed and he attacked a girl. >> reporter: this 911 call in 2016 is the end of a nightmare for 25-year-old terra newell seen here having heroically saved her own life by stabbing her stepfather in self-defense 13 times. he died four days later. her attacker, 57-year-old john meehan, infamously known as dirty john, her mother's es strained husband who conned, terrorized and stalked her family for nearly two years. the traumatic events developed into a hit podcast, a show on

bravo and a documentary on oxygen. >> someone has been stabbed. >> i thought he was going to hurt her, my sister or me but i always had the sense that it was going to be me for some reason. >> reporter: that eerie hunch started back in 2014 soon after her mother debra met john online. >> john started calling every day and we would meet after work and he started saying he was in love with me, i was the soulm e soulmate. >> reporter: even though debra had only known him for two months she agreed to marry him on a trip to las vegas, moving into this waterfront home in california and debra paid for everything. but soon the truth about john started to become clear. the family learning about his criminal history, drug abuse, the other women he tormented and his fabricated stories. >> i mean, almost everything he told me was a lie. he told me he was an anesthesiologist, he was not an anesthesiologist. he said he had one sister and she was dead.

he has two alive sisters. >> reporter: it would take more than a year before debra realized the scope of john's vicious duplicity. debra finally ended it but he stalked her. terra later found john stalking her too. >> he called my work and made an appointment and did a fake french accent so i was thinking, oh, like this sounds weird. >> reporter: but just one day later john made his final move in that parking lot. since surviving the attack, terra is recovering from ptsd and she and her mom are working together on healing. >> do you forgive her? >> you know, i forgive her but i don't forgive him fully. >> reporter: for "good morning america," marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to marci for that. oxygen's documentary, "dirty john: the dirty truth" is available on demand. george. time for our big super bowl surprise. part of our series "tell t.j." watching all morning has no idea what is coming.

>> reporter: yeah, george, no idea. you know we love surprising people. that's why we're all having to be a little quiet. the rams cheerleaders and patriots cheerleaders are here with me because the people we're surprising are close by. we like honoring people as well. we could have done a super bowl ticket giveaway to fans but we wanted to find somebody who was an inspiration. this woman has persevered, gone through handships like you wouldn't believe but she's still here, still standing and she's broinging joy to other people and she's actually on the other side of that curtain and she doesn't know that we're on this side. it's going to be good. check this out. okay, raquel, open it for me. >> hey, sean brown, come on in. >> hi. >> come on in. oh, my god. what the -- hi. [ applause ] >> i'm t.j. from "good morning america." >> hi. >> you are live on "good morning america" right now. >> what?

>> yes. >> no way. >> i know you were delivering cupcakes -- no, you come here. i know you were delivering cupcakes to us and we thank you. but it's not about just cupcakes this morning. come with me, sister. now, all of these folks are here for you. these folks are here -- they're here to honor you this morning. we heard about you. we heard about what you've been through. we heard about your cheesecake shop. and we wanted everybody to see what an inspiration you are. >> oh, my god. >> i think you know these two here. [ applause ] now, shawn, come here, turn this way. i want you to see something and i want our audience to see something. we want them to know who you are and why we felt sh take a look and we're going to roll this for you. >> my name is sean brown, owner

of cheese caked located in atlanta, georgia. >> reporter: shawn can cook, her specialty, desserts, and this week the l.a. native's desserts are decked out in rams decor. >> there you have it. >> reporter: but cheese caked is her second chance at life. >> i had been in a really bad drunk driving car accident where i lost my son in the accident, i was pronounced dead twice. >> reporter: she persevered, moved to atlanta for a fresh start, and through baking has found happiness again. >> it brings me so much joy after going through everything that i've gone through. i really wanting my children to see that i've been able to overcome all of these adversities and tragedies. >> my mom works extremely hard. she took her lemons and made lemonade. >> reporter: lemonade and a whole lot more. next challenge, baking the rams to a super bowl win. >> we may make a couple patriots shakes but we're going to push u .

>> okay, so we heard about you, what you've been through, everything that's going on and you are persevered. you said to your kids, y'all lied to me this morning. >> she said she had a test this morning. >> where is he supposed to be? >> school. >> oh, wow, okay. our bad on that one. at least, though, but we wanted to honor you and introduce everyone in the country you're such an inspiration. i know you're such a big rams fan actually. you're from l.a. i know on sunday you plan on having something at your cheese caked shop. a big party. people will be watching. if somebody has tickets now, this is your chance to ask if somebody could give you some tickets. >> what? >> you can make a plea right now. >> ooh. we've never even been to a professional football game. >> is that right? >> ever. >> you all hear this. can somebody possibly hook her up? >> they deserve to go because we work so hard. we never get to take vacations %-p somebody could come through for

you guys and get you all tickets, and maybe that person was standing right next to you now because -- [ cheers and applause ] courtesy of the nfl, we have -- >> oh, my god! >> stay with me, stay with me. you have -- now, i'm handing you now two tickets to the game but you have three kids. now who are you going to take with you? ooh. you know what, sister, you don't have to decide because i got two more tickets for you. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, my god. >> and you can take all your kids with you. >> oh, my god. >> you can take all your kids with you. >> is this real? >> this is real, sister. >> oh, my god. i can't believe all these people are here for me! [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> and just -- >> oh! >> she's pointing at our producer who has been lying to her for a matter of a month. >> oh, my gosh. >> you're an inspiration for

what you've been through and what you've persevered and bringing joy to others. you all enjoy the game. we wanted to say thank you. >> thank you. thank you. [ applause ] thank you. >> wow. >> george, there you have it. we wanted to -- we found a rams fan in atlanta. [ applause ] >> you gave us such a boost on this friday morning. that story was fantastic. shawn, enjoy every minute of that game. t.j., thank you. that was great. >> so great. >> have a great time. [ applause ] >> get it together now. oh, that was a "gma" moment in itself. we have another one for you. you know, george, well enough that all the young girls these days do those lip-syncing videos. well, ivy jo had one. she said i'll need my brother for it. ♪ one of my favorites. let's get a check

now to one of the top rising stars in all of football, kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes, young man who's just one win away from going to the super bowl and at just 23 he's already one of the most talked about players in the game and he's joining us now from atlanta. patrick, nice to see you, man. [ applause ] >> i appreciate you having me on. >> of course, we love having you on.

you led the chiefs -- and a great game in the nfc -- afc championship game against tom brady and you get creative on the field. you get so creative on the field. you do things they tell other kids don't even try it so how did this happen? do you practice the left-hand throws, the side throws or is it just something that happens on the field when you're out there? >> yeah, i mean i definitely practice it. it kind of goes back to my baseball career and playing shortstop my entire life, but i think just the practice and get on the feel and letting it happen naturally is the way it goes. >> you're a young player but garnered so much respect from all the players in the league and after that game against tom brady, we saw you two get together and have a little chat. can you tell us what he said to you? >> yeah, i mean, the biggest things he said to me, you played an amazing game. i kind of gave him the same respect as well. he's one of the bet to ever do it. so for him to come up to me and talk to me and give me that respect is truly an honor and i'm glad that i can get that

respect from him. >> well, i tell you what, you keep on doing what you're doing and you'll be one of the best that's ever done it, believe me with that. [ applause ] >> appreciate that. >> people may not -- people may not realize it but you came from a pretty athletic family. your dad played professional baseball. >> yes, he did. grew up in the clubhouses, loved every bit of it. i mean, it was awesome to get to see him and his friends compete every single day. >> and you're a rising star, as we said earlier, and tony romo said something i agree with. you are as he called the future of the position and you're 23. next year you could possibly be the first nfl player to land a $200 million contract. [ applause ] yeah. >> yeah. >> how does that feel? is there pressure on you? how does that feel? >> yeah, i mean, we're still a long ways away. still got a full year. i mean i'm trying right now to do whatever i can to be in the super bowl next year. so if i go out there and be

myself, play with these teammates i have around me, stuff like that will handle itself. >> like i said, you had a great game against the patriots and almost made it to the super bowl. they're there now against the rams. who is your pick for the game? >> i mean, both teams are great. i've played against both of them. unfortunately lost to both of them. but if i had to pick, i mean, i'd have to pick the patriots just because they have the experience, but i don't know, the rams could pull it out too. >> well, as we both know, my friend, anything can happen. anything can happen and i got to tell you, it's a pleasure talking to you. you're one of my favorite players. you come on the screen and it's a game that i never want to miss so, patrick, thank you so much. enjoy yourself down in atlanta. thank you, my friend. >> i appreciate it. thank y'all for having me. >> you're welcome. coming up, will arnett and daniel radcliffe is here live. don't go anywhere. radcliffe is here live. don't go anywhere.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." good morning. happy friday. it's 8:27. i'm reggie aqui. the bay area preparing for a strong storm today. the national weather service has a high wind watch in effect starting at 3:00 this afternoon and then a flash flood watch starts at 7:00 tonight. those conditions have prompted the santa clara valley water district to monitor area creeks for flooding. we shouldn't be having any weather related problems. >> look at this. bay bridge toll plaza looking awesome right now. we got word that the metering lights are back off. it is friday light. i want to check out some drive times as well. westbound 580 under a half-hour

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be while most of us are sleeping. one through tuesday. thanks. >> another "abc7 news" update in about 30 minutes and alw ♪bout 30 minutes and alw good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] >> well, good morning to you, batman. and welcome to "gma." we are here at the lego desk because our next guest is lego batman himself. he's back in "the lego movie 2: the second part," please welcome will arnett. [ applause ] >> hey, buddy. how are you? thank you. [ applause ] >> oh, man. good to see you. >> good to see you. > we got all kinds of cups.

i don't know if you can put water in the lego cup. >> don't try it on air. yeah. >> we want to kick things off and do a little flashback friday. >> okay. >> because 20 years ago you made your first appearance on tv. >> i must have been a kid. >> yeah, you were. on the tv show "sex and the city." yeah. so when you think back on that time what's the first thing that comes to mind? >> well, that particular episode if you're familiar with it, i play a character who is obsessed with having hookups in public places, so i think about -- i think about i hope my parents don't see it. >> that look in your eye in that episode. >> i know, it's nuts. but it was a lot -- >> safe to say your kids haven't seen it yet. >> my kids have not seen it, no and i hope to burn every copy. >> tomorrow they see the movie for the first time? >> yes.

tomorrow we're going to see it is movie for the first time. they are -- they're really excited -- they were in the first -- sorry, they were in the second one, they were in lego batman and voiced some characters, and they asked if they were going to be in this one. i said, sorry, we went in a different direction. yeah, because i want them to learn how hard life is. >> are they impressed by batman? >> they are not. no, it's a lot of eye-rolling. no, they're into it. they love the lego movies and love lego batman. their friends are much more impressed. when i go to school to pick them up, all their friends are like, do the batman voice. i'm like, okay. >> do your sons roll their eyes when that happens? >> my sons roll their eyes at a lot of stuff i do. i'm constantly trying to embarrass them, because dabbing is so uncool i've tried to -- it's only like 11 months since they were doing it so that's when i started doing it a lot. i will start to do it and they'll grab my arms like, oh, my god, don't do it. >> you just beat us to the

punch, the batman voice. i was going to ask you to do it. you got another line for us? >> well, i think i already said it. good morning, america. >> let's see a little bit of it. >> listen, lady, don't try any mind games. batman is a permanent bat-chelor. can you imagine if having a family with someone i loved healed some of my darkest trauma? barf, there's no way i'm marrying you. >> i was just saying that to make the person i actually want to marry jealous. >> good. so i guess we're done here or? >> marry batman. that's a good one. you funny. [ applause ] >> how did you come up with the voice? >> we came up -- when we were doing the first lego movie we kind of looked at all the other batmen and thought the more serious he was, the funnier and seeing him do like mundane things like being like, hey, i just want to have -- is that my coffee? wait, i'm supposed to have some cream in there.

this seems -- just like going through dumb day-to-day stuff, you know? >> you heard in that clip the voice of the queen was tiffany haddish. >> yeah. >> so how is it -- [ applause ] what's it been like for you traveling around the world with tiffany promoting the movie? >> let me just say right out of the gate, she ready. that part of it is true. she is so -- she's such a great addition to the movie. she's so inventive and she constantly surprises you. i don't know if you saw "girl trip." great movie. she's so -- tiffany is so funny. she just brings so much energy. we were in england together promoting the movie and watching the looks on people's faces about some of the stuff she would say was unbelievable. >> do you have a super bowl plan? >> i'm going to watch my rams. >> ah. [ applause ] >> okay. you got a score prediction? >> score prediction, yeah, i'm going to say -- i'm going to say it's going to be 27-24, rams. >> yeah.

>> and that's going to show up on cold hard takes like the next day, terrible prediction. >> where are you going to watch? >> i thought i was watching at your house. >> coming to hang out with us? >> you were saying that like you had those free tickets like -- >> yeah and a new car. i'm going to watch at home, yeah, i'm going to watch at home with some friends and my kids and stuff. it's going to be fun. >> fantastic. glad to have the movie out. thanks for coming in again. >> great to be here. >> chris pratt is going to be here next week. [ applause ] before you go is there anything we should ask him? >> anything you should ask chris pratt? yeah, you know, chris pratt is sneaky good. ask him to do his sean connery impression. >> oh. >> it's really good. >> if you're saying it we're going to trust it's good because you're the master of impressions. "the lego movie 2: the second

february 8, so check it out. courtesy of our friends at imax, everyone in our studio audience is getting two tickets to see the movie in imax. that's right. coming up, daniel radcliffe is here live. we radcliffe is here live. we'll be right back.

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he's now starring in the new series "miracle workers." we want to show everyone a clip. you play an angel working in heaven's department of answered prayers. >> it's less glamorous than you might think. >> 2 billion prayers received. >> this department seems wildly understaffed. >> it was designed to accommodate a much smaller earth population. no one ever imagined the planet was going to get this crowded. >> there's no way we can answer all of these. >> i try three, four a day although now that i've got you, there's no telling what we can do, i'm thinking, five, six, maybe as many as seven. [ applause ] >> you look like the most hassled angel in history. >> yeah, as you saw, craig is a one-man operation trying to answer about 6 to 7 billion prayers so he is getting through three or four a day so it's pretty hectic and geraldine comes in who you saw there in that clip.

she is much more ambitious. as you can tell i'm scaling back my mission to deal with three or four of these a day. she actually wants to come and make a difference which i think is crazy. >> what happened to the wings? >> i know, yes, that was like we got about a week out from filming and i was suddenly like i'm playing an angel. do i get wings or a halo or anything? as you can see we're sort of slightly different version of heaven. there are wings on our punch cards if you're very eagle eyed in the series but that's the only direct angel reference. >> heaven as the office. >> basically, yes. >> i love steve buscemi is in the series and he's playing god. >> yes. yeah, steve is just a wonderful human being and incredibly sort of kind and lovely and, yeah, he plays a version of god that is kind of a little bit disillusioned with his own creation and it's sort of odd job, just sitting there watching all the terrible things happening in the world and decides to change the channel

and, yes, so our job as the series goes in is to remind him why earth and human beings are so great. >> i guess it's appropriate. i was reading an interview that ellie kemper did and she said and worked with steve as well and whenever you're within 40 feet of him you start to feel great. do whatever you can. >> that is great advice. it's really true. steve is a testament to the thing i found to be true in most of my career. the really great actors are also really good people most of the time. like it's the ones that kind of in and out of the saddle you got to worry about but steve's been incredibly successful for 30 plus years or whatever it is and he's -- yeah, he's amazing. >> that is so reassuring to hear. we have a great fan of yours. katherine wants to ask a question. >> i'm so excited to be here. you're amazing. >> thank you. >> i love you. >> thank you. >> what is your current pop culture obsession right now? >> i mean, like "the bachelor." >> oh, really? >> yes. i say this to people and they seem surprised.

i would also like to say i used to be a guy who's like my girlfriend makes me watch it. it's not. i'm making the choice. it's me week after week, yeah and i -- yeah, i'm very obsesse also he seems like a nice person this season which is like, you know, they haven't all been so, you know, yes. >> you have no idea what you just did. our producer like -- i can imagine in the control room are exploding with cheers and joy that you've endorsed "the bachelor." >> i used to be like really -- i think i used to be really annoying and snobby about it and then i actually started watching it, no, i watch this. >> big super bowl fan. rams are your team. >> rams are my team for this weekend, absolutely. they've just been an exciting -- there's been so many exciting young fun teams this weekend it's seem the patriots winning again would be anti-climactic. it's like manchester united

in the '90s. >> your prediction? >> i will go 40-37. it's going to be a crazy game. >> there you go. thank you for coming in. "the miracle workers" premieres february 12th on tbs. let's go over to ginger. >> i feel like that's going to come true, daniel. feeling it. let's check in on washington, d.c. this morning. the white house actually -- the snow flying there this morning. yeah, it actually feels like the teens. so still kind of cold. but we are going to warm up and warm up in atlanta too. so i know that the stadium is covered but in case you're doing any tailgating outdoors or traveling to the game, really looks pretty good. just a few clouds at kickoff. temperature, 57. so even a little tad above average.

>> this weather report has been sponsored by trulicity. cecilia. >> thank you. with the big game just two days away we want to check in with our nfl kid correspondent, 8-year-old camdyn clancy. he's getting ready for the biggest day of his life. t.j. is down there with him. hey, guys. [ applause ] >> here he is. this is the man, the star. he is a superstar correspondent here at the super bowl. how are you doing this morning, my man? >> good. >> you've had a lot of good moments this week. tell me what are some of your favorite moments you've had so far? >> well, all the nfl players that i met on monday and all -- for the past week were super nice but probably my favorite moment out of all of them was tom brady giving me a round of applause. >> he gave you a round of yes, patriots fans. oflo good moments here but your favorite team isn't here.

who is your favorite team> >> seattle seahawks. >> the seattle seahawks. who is your favorite player? >> tyler lockett. >> tyler lockett. now why tyler lockett? >> he's humble and he never throws his helmet down or he never gives attitude or anything. >> he sounds like a cool dude. >> yes, and he broke his leg and he actually could have chose to not play. >> is his leg okay? >> yes, he's fine. [ cheers and applause ] >> how are you doing? >> you doing good? you having a good time? that's what i'm talking about, man. i got you this football. >> thank you. >> no problem. hey, it's really good to meet you. i want you to know i heard your story. i hear you had to wear a strap over your head out in al bugues, four yrsat what did you do? >> came back and led my team to the championship. >> that's right. you're a champion, man. that's what it's all about. every single day. all we got to do is get better and all we got to do is be a champion and make the world a

better place one day at a time. >> what do you think, cam? >> okay. >> also want to be able to do is surprise you and your mom and dad to come to a seahawks game this year. >> oh, wow. oh, wow. >> yes. [ applause ] >> okay, now, i know you told me what your previous favorite moment of the week was. now what is -- >> now this one. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> so, guys, we're just full of surprises and we have to thank tyler for being mere, my man. thank you. [ applause ] >> i don't know, t.j., camdyn is so good he might be putting us out of work soon. [ applause ] all right. coming up on "gma," why now is the best time to buy a tv. it might be one of the biggest days to buy a tv after black friday.

we are back with some game

time deals for you on this super bowl weekend. did you know that this is the second best time of the year to get a tv? i didn't know that. abc's becky worley is, get it, tackling the biggest savings on big screens. did you like what i did? they're liking this one, becky. hey, how are you doing? >> cecilia, i'm going to go with your theme, omaha, omaha, hut, hut. the two best times as you mentioned to buy a tv are over the black friday week and right now. when you watch the super bowl, you want your tv supersized, right? i'm going to tell you about the deals only on big tvs. agicf tei hey, becky. all right, let's start with this 55-inch, right? this is what we're looking at here? >> first up is this tcl 55-inch

4k tv with a roku built right in and it's $449 at walmart and amazon. that's $250 off its original retail. now, let's go down to the 55-inch sony there. some people only buy sonys. they love their image processing. so this model is $798 from the dell home store. that's the cheapest price i could find online but the sweetener here, dell will give you a $200 gift card thrown in with the tv. >> wow. >> and you don't have to stand in line outside all night on thanksgiving so it's a win/win. let's move over to the next size. you're going up ten inches. 65-inch set. what are the deals there? >> bigger tvs, bigger discounts. we're going to go right over to this samsung 65-incher. it's a steal at 649 bucks at best buy and a few other stores. that's 450 bucks off retail price. now, if you want to go high end, let's go up. i've been tracking this tv right

up here, it's an oled technology, lg 65-inch tv. it's $2,296 on amazon. this is really top of the line. but that's running lower than its black friday price, cecilia. >> this is great, becky. you've also got other tips on scoring some big deals. what do you got for us? >> right. open box deals on tvs can offer an extra 10% to 15% off and you can feel confident that it's good as new if it's from a reputable retailer or directly from the manufacturer. now, next up, if you're worried a tv is too big, use a piece of cardboard and cut it to the same size and place it where you want the tv to go. this phrase, that tv is too big has been said by no man ever. so go big. >> but every woman. >> i

sonos beam sound bar for $349 from a bunch of outlets, the same as the black friday price. >> i want all the monitors all the time. thanks, becky. we'll be right back.

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> you made it to friday. it's 8:59. i'm reggie aqui. >> we've had a couple of rounds of rain this week, they were light. this one is going to be strong with flooding rain and damaging winds. look at the concerns, very high, that's the top of the scale for hydroplaning, trees coming down, po our outrages. alexis. >> we are back to friday light. pretty much all over the bay area. love to show you this picture. nobody at the bay bridge toll plaza. in fact metering lights turned back off. so enjoy that nice light commute. we're back in the green all the way around for our drive times too. >> time now for "live with kelly and ryan" and we will assemble again and meet you back at 11:00 a.m. for "midday live."

you can find us on our >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, star of the new comedy "miracle workers," daniel radcliffe. and from the hit series "madam secretary," keys carotene. plus, the big game is around the corner. check out our prediction courtesy of our barnyard hikers. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪