>> we'll get back to it. >> your vote counts. >> every vote. >> because it's so close. >> yes. good morning, america. as we join you this wednesday morning, breaking news. an arrest just made in that deadly ambush of that american family in mexico. a suspect now in custody under investigation for the murder of that american family. three mothers and six children ambushed in a hail of gunfire. the latest on how 7-month-old baby faith survived hidden under a seat and the 13-year-old hero who saved his siblings walking 14 miles to get help. breaking overnight, democrats declare victory in virginia and kentucky where the republican governor outvoted despite this plea from the president. >> and if you lose, they're going to say trump suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the world. this was the greatest. you can't let that happen to me.

>> the recount on the horizon there. all the fallout this morning. impeachment bombshell. the key witness who now says his memory has been refreshed revising his testimony describing a quid pro quo undercutting the president's defense. bitter arctic blast. six states now facing a winter weather advisory. icy roads already causing accidents as the deep freeze moves in for millions. cancer scam? the pennsylvania woman arrested accused of bilking good samaritans out of thousands of dollars. how a podcast and her own husband led to her arrest. and good morning, america. hope you're well this wednesday morning. "little mermaid" was fun. >> "little mermaid live!" was fantastic and queen latifah as ursula trending big. one of the highlights. of the night, she really shined on stage, and backstage this was what she tweeted. this video saying, when you want

your tentacles to shine. your tentacles to shine. >> it was a great show last night. shaggy was the crab. really was good. we have more on that ahead. but first, we begin with that breaking news. an arrest made in connection with the deadly ambush of that american family in mexico. the brutal attack leaving six children and three mothers dead but miraculously some of the kids were able to escape. tom llamas is in mexico with more. good morning, tom. >> reporter: michael, good morning. here in the state of sonora, the same state where the massacre took place, police said the suspect kidnapped two people. it's unclear if he has any connection to the killings here that happened with that american family but they are examining the possibility. we have to remember the blood-thirsty thugs that killed american family had several hours to get away. this morning, abc news learning new details about that ambush

attack on an american family in mexico. overnight, relatives visiting the horrific crime scene that looks like something out of a war. this all that remains of one of their suvs. mexican officials believe drug traffickers attacked the family possibly confusing them as a rival gang. >> i believe they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. nobody could have anticipated that these two cartels were going to be in a war. >> reporter: mexican authorities say the gunmen fired more than 200 rounds at the women and children. the family part of a mormon community that had been living in the border region for decades. the three mothers driving in separate vehicles caravanning to stay safe. some of them preparing for an upcoming wedding. >> they never arrived to their destination and family members were too scared to drive over the road to find them with all this going on. there was gunshots going on after the vehicle had burned. >> reporter: three mothers and six children including twin infants shot and killed.

family members sharing these photos with abc news. this is rohnita miller holding her 8-month-old twin babies, titus and tiana, all three killed in the attack. relatives say at one point one of the mothers got out of her vehicle with her hands up to show they were families. the gunman shot her point-blank in the chest. president trump reacting to the horrific news tweeting, if mexico needs or requests help in cleaning out these monsters, the united states stands ready, willing and able to get involved and do the job quickly and effectively. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: but mexico's president saying their country will handle this alone, vowing justice. elisa stell spoke with our affiliate wpvb in florida, saying, her cousin christine langford killed in the attack may have been trying to save her 7-month-old baby faith. >> the mother tried to put the

child like on the floor under the seat in some way to save her life but baby faith is her name, she miraculously survived. >> reporter: so many relatives calling 13-year-old devin blake langford a hero. they say he saved several of his siblings who had been shot hiding them in some bushes as he walked 14 miles to get help amid what they describe as an all-out narco war. >> he basically saw the cartel shooting, and there were, like, 60 people shooting at them from all over the mountains around, and the little kid decided to get the kids away from where they were shooting and go into the bushes. that was courageous. >> reporter: five of the children taken out by helicopter now being treated in tucson, arizona. we can't say enough, that little boy so koushlgs you, 13 years old, because of what he did so many of these children were able to survive. mexico officials are sharing information with the fbi. they're calling this what it is

an atrocity. >> it certainly is. certainly is, tom. thank you. now to overnight the election results that are coming in for high-stakes races that could be a sign for 2020. democrats winning big in virginia, claiming a narrow victory in the kentucky governor's race, but the incumbent there is saying, not so fast. linsey davis is in louisville, has the latest for us. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. in this building right behind me, that is where kentucky republicans had their watch party last night. and all in all there was a lot to celebrate except for that top spot. despite coming up short about 5,000 votes, the governor is defiant citing voting irregularities and refusing to step down. overnight, republicans close to losing their grip on the kentucky governor's seat, kentucky's attorney general andy beshear claiming victory over incumbent governor matt bevin enjoying a razor thin lead of a few thousand votes. >> tonight i want to say thank you to our union families that helped make this election

happen. >> reporter: even with 100% of the votes in, republican matt bevin is still refusing to concede. "the associated press" says this race is still too close to call. >> there have been more than a few irregularities, this is a close, close race. we are not conceding this race by any stretch. >> my expectation is that he will honor -- he will honor the election that was held tonight. that he will help us make this transition. >> reporter: even though the race was close, bevin's loss in the blue grass state could be a bad omen for gop leadership including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who is up for re-election next year with just an 18% approval rating in his home state. trump carried kentucky by 30 points in 2016 but was forced to rally support behind bevin on the eve of the election in this typically red state. >> and if you lose, they're going to say trump suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the world. this was the greatest. you can't let that happen to me. >> reporter: now trump's

campaign is taking credit for what they call a stronger than expected performance saying in a statement, the president just about dragged governor matt bevin across the finish line, but with no mandatory recounts for the governor's office in kentucky, bevin's options are limited and could lead to a long and drawn-out legal battle. in virginia, a clearer upset for republicans as democrats flipped control of both the statehouse and the state senate. >> this victory is not mine alone. it belongs to all of you. >> reporter: taking control of the full state government for the first time in more than two decades. certainly a big win for virginia's embattled governor after that blackface scandal. next up louisiana, president trump heads there tomorrow for a rally. this will be his third time in a traditionally republican southern state in less than a week. this is definitely surprising, george. >> it is surprising. one of the big things we're seeing suburban voters moving towards the democrats.

thank you very much. to washington and that major twist in the impeachment showdown. a key witness has now reversed himself and conceded there was a quid pro quo with ukraine contradicting trump's core defense. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce has the latest on capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. gordon sondland was the president's hand-picked point person in ukraine, a trump megadonor turned diplomat. he was quick to defend the president and initially testified that he could not recall many of the details but other key witnesses here did, raising questions about whether sondland was telling the truth and now facing growing pressure, sondland has revised his testimony. in a stunning reversal, gordon sondland, the u.s. ambassador to the eu, revising his testimony detailing a quid pro quo with ukraine. saying, he told a top ukrainian official they would likely not receive $400 million in military aid unless they publicly committed to investigate trump's political rivals. that's not what he initially testified. when asked if there were any preconditions on the aid, sondland originally answered,

no, but sondland says his memory was, quote, refreshed by other key witnesses who contradicted his initial testimony. >> it's never too late to do the right thing. >> reporter: in a text exchange with another u.s. diplomat in september, sondland claims the president has been crystal clear, no quid pro quos of any kind which trump often pointed to in his defense. >> the ambassador who i heard was tremendous, and a tremendous person, he was 100% for what we're saying. 100%, and if you look, he also said there was no quid pro quo. that's the whole ball game. >> reporter: but sondland told investigators he was just repeating what the president told him on a phone call. sondland also said the president delegated ukraine policy to his personal attorney rudy giuliani, that the president just kept saying talk to rudy, talk to rudy and that the state department was aware. sondland says when he discussed giuliani's role with secretary

of state mike pompeo, pompeo rolled his eyes and said, yes, it's something we have to deal with. the white house is dismissing sondland's revised testimony and the top republican in the senate says it's not likely to sway republicans. >> i will say i'm pretty sure how it's likely to end, if it were today, i don't think there's any question it would not lead to a removal. >> reporter: house investigators are now summoning the president's acting chief of staff mick mulvaney to testify here on friday. mulvaney, of course, undercut the president's defense when he admitted that there was a quid pro quo during a press briefing last month. a statement that mulvaney later retracted. but the white house has instructed officials not to comply with this inquiry, and george, mulvaney is not expected to appear. let's bring in kate shaw, constitutional law professor. i think a lot don't know you can go back and revise your testimony in congress. >> sure. >> but he was doing this because he feared threat of prosecution. >> i think he was facing a real

perjury possibility, right, so his testimony looked quite different and very much contradicted by some of this testimony we've seen come out over the last 24 hours and i think he was rightly concerned about the possibility of perjury exposure so i think that's why we have seep these revisions now. >> got the evidence piling up and piling up that there, in fact, was a quid pro quo and undercuts the president's defense and narrows the options for the president's defenders. >> yeah, i mean look, so they have staked so much on this argument that there was no quid pro quo and i think that has totally collapsed and not just the president but his congressional allies who have been all in on this no quid pro quo so -- >> especially his original testimony, sondland's original testimony. >> absolutely, and i think they need to scramble to find a new strategy. i mean, one thing they might do is saying, okay, so there was a quid pro quo, but that's diplomacy. exchanges and promises and even threats are part of diplomacy. and that's true but diplomacy is about the u.s. national interests, right, using governmental resources to advance personal political objectives, that's not diplomacy. that looks like corruption.

>> so that leaves one final possibility they can say what the president was wrong but not impeachable. >> right, and i think the views of the american public on just how wrong this conduct was will be really significant, and i think we will see, you know, every time i think the president and his team require congressional allies to sort of scramble to find some sort of path, you know, you could see a weakening of the support, and i think as sort of we see polls shift, i think the dynamics on the hill could very much change. but i think that if there's already going to be a concession that something wrong happened, it's a question of just how serious that is, but if it looks like abuse of power and corruption, those are sort of at the heart of what the impeachment process is designed to target. >> finally, we have the president now putting up a wall from all of his aides testifying. all of his close aides. how strong an article of impeachment for obstruction will that be? that's what adam schiff says he will try to do. >> one of the articles of impeachment against president nixon was obstruction and

noncooperation with congress so there's precedent for drafting an article totally based on this failure to cooperate with congress. i think that the substantive offenses will make for stronger articles of impeachment, but i would expect them to add one along those lines as well. >> kate, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. we go now to that bitter arctic blast that's moving in for millions. six states facing a winter weather advisory this morning and icy roads already causing accidents. ginger has the very latest for us this morning. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. i'm just seeing snow flying in milwaukee, wisconsin, shutting down highways and these pictures from oversight, sioux falls, south dakota, a series of serious accidents that made their way through this. it's not just this hit of snow but the cold that comes in. that's why we wanted to focus on north dakota, south dakota and minnesota, we put the stream lines here which represent that high pressure, where it will be just west of pierre by tomorrow morning. when that settles in it's like taking the blanket off at night. no clouds to keep you warmer and certainly that big push of northerly flow, and that will bring you a lot of the pink and purple. what does it mean? minneapolis, you'll feel like 11. ken barlow will be all over

that. minot will feel like 6 and this sinks far south. i'm telling you this cold front will blast all the way to the gulf coast. numbers-wise, we'll be looking at close to freezing there in tallahassee. 26, atlanta, robin? >> all right, ginger, thank you. now growing outrage over an alleged racist incident at a buffalo wild wings restaurant in illinois. a family says they were told to change tables because another customer didn't want to sit near black people. two employees were fired over the incident and now we're hearing from the family. t.j. holmes is here with much more on this. >> reporter: robin, can i take your drink order? would you like an appetizer? what race are you? that's the question you're used not used to getting because one customer didn't want to sit next to black people but the outrage isn't that there might have been a racist in the room. the outrage is that the restaurant seemed willing to accommodate that racism. outrage this morning after a buffalo wild wings employee in naperville, illinois, asked a customer the unthinkable.

>> he asked me what race are you? >> reporter: justin vahl took his family and friends to dinner at the popular restaurant chain when a regular guest allegedly asked that the group, a party of 18, most of them children, be seated somewhere else. >> i responded, you know, what does that matter? and so the host said, well, we have a regular customer here who doesn't want to sit around black people. >> reporter: his wife ashley smith shared the ordeal on facebook. >> you look at these kids and they're all different. and they need to know that's okay. >> reporter: buffalo wild wings responded in a statement to abc news, we take this incident very seriously and after conducting a thorough internal investigation have terminated the employees involved. they add, the chain values an inclusive environment and has zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind and although the regular guest has been banned from all buffalo wild wings, the damage has been

done. >> to see them try to understand is hurtful, right? because that's something they shouldn't have to do. >> the family and the attorney says we don't necessarily want a lawsuit. we just kind of want buffalo wild wings to do the right thing. we'll wait on that. it was one of those kids' birthday, and now they're having to explain that the kids are having issues based on it. so, awful situation. >> the emotion from the whole family but for those kids, i mean, to have those kids involved. >> i can't imagine that happening now, so tone deaf. >> 2019. >> that's what all the marches in the '60s were about. this is crazy. >> thank you, t.j. all right, we're going to turn to a really sweet story, okay? overnight, the university of texas basketball player made a big return to the court. there he is, andrew jones playing in the first game of the season after nearly two years away, battling leukemia. jones scored a career-best 20 points as the longhorns defeated northern colorado, 69-45.

>> to see him back on the court. >> it's fantastic. two years away, so happy to see him. come back and score 20 points and help your team out. also this morning, i want you guys to take a look at this rescue in canada. a dog escaping from his owner at a dog park falling through a frozen pond trapped in the ice but thankfully firefighters were able to get in there in time, pulling the dog to safety and the city of winnipeg sharing the video, warning those ice surfaces are thin and fragile. make sure the person you're mindful of that and also for your pets. >> that's right. let's go to ginger. >> we have to get straight to rainy cities brought to you by jcpenney.

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survive thanks to a 13-year-old hero who walked 14 miles to get help. election results in for high-stakes races for kentucky and virginia. democrats declaring victory but the governor there is calling for a recount. james holzhauer, if he defeats his first round opponent he could face a rematch with the woman who beat him. >> that will be so good. we're going to turn to a scam out of pennsylvania where a woman has been charged with pretending to have cancer and collecting $10,000 from good samaritans. diane macedo is here with that story. >> good morning. this woman is now charged with theft by deception, false impression and receiving stolen property. the avid power lifter was painted as an inspiration to cancer patients and the donations started rolling in. as she shaved her head and shows photos of her getting chemotherapy, police now say it was all a lie. pennsylvania mom jessica anne smith is facing jail time

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criticizing those who accused her of lying. >> if anyone was straight up saying i think you're faking this i would say you're coming to chemo with me on monday. >> reporter: a formal investigation began after smith's own husband came forward telling police he did not believe his wife had cancer. those photos she claimed showed her receiving chemotherapy, a doctor tells police she was actually undergoing an iron transfusion for anemia. >> she made people believe that she had a very serious cancer diagnosis. the fact is she didn't have cancer. >> reporter: smith's fund-raisers were eventually shut down. facebook tells us the fund-raiser violated their terms adding that refunds will be processed for all donors and a gofundme spokesperson tells abc news that they are working with law enforcement and will also refund donors. and in addition to the charges in pennsylvania, a delaware court tells us that state also has a warrant for smith's arrest but couldn't confirm details

until it is served. we reached out to smith's attorney. he says he does not have any comment at this time. >> wow. >> so brazen. >> one of these stories that just continues to unravel. >> exactly. >> thanks, diane. sfwlmplts we're going to get the latest on that murder mystery in texas. a suspect was identified in the death of that couple from new hampshire. marcus moore is tracking the case. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: george, good morning. police in texas have put out a wanted bulletin for a man and woman who utah and tips have been pouring in on this case and police say the people they are looking for in connection with the double murder may be out of the country. this morning, authorities are calling it a major break in the case. police say that adam curtis williams and amanda noverr were seen driving into mexico at a border crossing on october 21st. do you feel they are in mexico? >> we believe that although,

again, the texas/mexico border is vast. >> reporter: both are some from utah and this morning, police are working to figure out how they allegedly ended up with james and michelle butler's truck and rv and whether the four met. so far it remains a mystery. the butlers were retired and loved to travel in the middle of a cross-country road trip when they vanished last seen october 15th. they had set up their camp in padre island. family members say they planned to stay here for awhile and travel to florida for the holidays. >> they are always in contact with the family. even a day they were out of contact was really strange. >> reporter: days after family members reported them missing their bodies found buried in a shallow grave on this beach. right now authorities not saying how they believe the loving couple was killed. >> every homicide is brutal and this one is particularly nasty. >> reporter: and there is a warrant right now out for williams' arrest for felony theft. noverr meantime is still being

called a person of interest and this morning authorities are working with officials in mexico to try to track down that pair. guys. >> all right, marcus, thank you. we're going to turn now to a florida school officer facing felony charges this morning after he was caught on camera grabbing a 15-year-old student and slamming her to the ground. victor oquendo is in broward county, florida, with the story. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. in that video it's clear the deputy and the student exchanged words before the attack here at this school. while we don't know what was said the sheriff says it doesn't matter. his deputy's actions were deplorable and unnecessary. the sheriff's deputy seen in this video is out on bond this morning charged with felony child abuse after being caught on camera grabbing a 15-year-old girl by the neck and slamming her to the ground. deputy willard miller, a school resource officer at cross creek school in south florida is then seen putting his knee in the student's back, pulling her off the ground and throwing her into a room against a wall. >> the by-product of his actions were deplorable. they were uncalled for and they

violated multiple policies just on the optics. >> reporter: deputy miller was arrested, charged and suspended from the force. cross creek is a school with children with behavioral and emotional needs. before the violent interaction in late september, you see him with her foot. a minute later it appears they exchanged words then he walks across the room. >> i would hope every cop in america would disagree with that type of response. >> reporter: we've reached out to deputy miller and his attorney, but have not heard back. guys. >> oh, my goodness to see the video like that. all right, thank you. coming up we'll go behind the scenes of "the little mermaid live!" with shaggy and, yes, we have the answers to your questions about that costume. ♪ take it from me ♪ ♪'cause no matter how far away you roam.♪

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>> reporter: and auli'i cravalho first made famous as the voice of disney's moana now starring at ariel. ♪ watch and you'll see >> reporter: but it was queen latifah's evil ursula who stole the show. ♪ those poor unfortunate souls [ applause ] >> reporter: hosting this video backstage wiping down her tentacles for optimum shine. >> oh, my gosh. that was fun. ursula. how did it feel for you? >> very evil. >> yes. it was like the perfect -- >> nerve-racking and fun. >> reporter: twitter erupting, one person tweeting, queen latifah as ursula is iconique. they caught up with the cast and the energy and excitement still pulsing. ♪ >> when i got the mustache and -- >> i love it when you put the mustache on. you just started going.

it's really funny to watch him. >> aha. >> reporter: was there something that caught your eye that that was a moment? >> getting ready to go out, i said what was your favorite part, she said this, the curtain calls. >> reporter: for auli'i cravalho, it was the opportunity of a lifetime. ♪ part of your world >> dancing, beautiful, life changing. live. thank goodness everything went as it did. >> i know. >> i'm still in shock. >> we had such a wonderful time. it was half animation, half live performances and i was so grateful that i actually got to do aerial work as ariel. >> reporter: the big question online where were shaggy's crab claws? now the simple answer apparently they didn't make the cut during dress rehearsal. and abc exec calling them

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little mermaid," now the morning after prince eric himself joins us live. ♪ bad girls and meet the new "charlie's angels." they can fly, they can fight. and they can dance. now they're all here live and as they say -- >> good morning, angels. >> all: good morning, charlie. >> we say, good morning, america. ♪ see them out on the streets at night ♪ michael is into that. >> i know. he's into it, because he's in that movie. >> that's right, that's right. coming up on "good morning america," i hope you're well this wednesday morning. >> yes. >> big treats coming up. >> yes, we do. we have delicious take-out fakeouts. that's right. there's chef ming tsai. easy tricks to make two of your favorite asian delivery dishes at home. oh. upstairs in our audience but

first a lot of stories to get to starting with the latest on that deadly ambush of an american family in mexico. this morning, an arrest has been made so back to tom llamas there in mexico with more details. good morning again, tom. >> reporter: robin, good morning. mexican investigators are chasing several leads including that new arrest up by the border that suspect had kidnapped two people. but more importantly he had an arsenal of high-caliber weapons, including an armored vehicles. right now, they want to know if he has any connection to the massacre, those as mexican officials on r the on ground here trying to chase down any leads in sonora. three mothers answer six children including twin infants, now, mexican officials believe this family may have been mistaken for a rival drug gang by one of the cartels that run rampant in the area. regardless, president trump wants justice. he's putting pressure on the mexican government, even offering military support but the mexicans have made it clear

they want to go at this alone, they are although sharing information with fbi. children survived the shootings, five of them were flown to tucson, arizona, recovering in a hospital there and they have their brother to thank, 13 years old. amid gunfire and his siblings bleeding, he took the out and hit them in bushes. he was able to call and get help. because of that several of these children are alive and recovering today as inve investigators want to know, how this happened and a family in part trying to plan a wedding, are now planning several funerals. robin? >> all right, tom, but glad he was able to get his siblings to safety. thanks. okay, we turn to election results coming in overnight that could offer clues for 2020. democrats have claimed a narrow

victory in the kentucky governor's race and democrats in virginia now controlling every part of the government and back to linsey davis with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. democrats here in kentucky, they're saying the race is over. they are declaring a victory as least as far as the governor's race is concerned, but the republican incumbent governor here is saying, look, not so fast, even after coming up short by 5,000 votes. he is claiming voting irregularities and is refusing to step down. the associated press has says the race is too close to call. in kentucky, there are now three options, a recanvas, recount or election contest so we could be in for a long, drawn out process ahead. in virginia, a much clearer upset for republicans as democrats flip control of both the statehouse and the state senate taking control of the full state government. this is the first time that that has happened in virginia in more than two decade, george. >> big change. okay, linsey, thanks very much. michael. to the big grocery game

changer launched this week by one of the nation's top retailers, walmart is heating up the competition with amazon and expanding grocery delivery. rebecca jarvis is here now with what this means for shoppers. good morning, rebecca. >> hey, michael, good morning. yeah, and if you have self-control, it's good news for shoppers. walmart calls this delivery unlimited. it lets shoppers pick their groceries online and have them delivered to their homes the same day. the service costs $98 a year or $12.95 a month and it is currently available in 1400 stores. and this comes on the heels of just last week when amazon made its grocery delivery service part of the amazon prime membership so people no longer have to pay the $15 a month to get amazon fresh or whole foods groceries delivered to them and why are they doing this? because the grocery business is huge. $700 billion a year. and think about what you buy most often, food, this is their way of staying on your mind always for everything. it's like the milk in the back

of the grocery store, you go into the store to get milk, you make impulse purchases once you're there. >> oh, wow. >> keep shopping. >> save some money right before the holidays. >> that's right. that's a big reason why they're doing it now. >> thanks, rebecca. coming up, a "gma" investigation into surprise medical bills that affect so many americans. we have expert advice on what you with do to protect yourself. and the new "charlie's angels" cast is here live. >> they're upstairs? >> yeah. >> oh, my. also, the electrifying cast of the "the tina turner musical." wait till you see this performance. ♪ rollin', rollin' on the river ♪ ♪ rollin' on the river ♪ rollin' on the river ♪ good, better emma. and soutenu. ♪ i'm gonna be president. and the winner for president: emma williamson. i'm gonna start a juice bar. emma, the numbers are looking really good.

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♪ something big i feel it happening out of my control ♪ [ applause ] welcome back to "gma." lively wednesday morning audience right here. welcome to all of you. big day tomorrow, "deals & steals" kicks off a season of holiday bargains and friday, special deals on oprah's favorite things. >> oh. [ applause ] >> that lit up sara haines which is great because you'll bring us "pop news." >> yes, i am. [ applause ] we begin with an exclusive announcement about the american music awards. we already know selena gomez and taylor swift are among the acts who will take the stage and now we know who else will be joining them. camila cabello and lizzo are set to perform, yes. [ applause ] and billie eilish will be making her awards show debut. this was billie's breakout year and she scored her first number one single with "bad guy." up for six amas including new

artist of the year and you can catch the american music awards sunday, november 24th, right here on abc. don't want to miss that. and we're going to stick with the music theme. the jonas brothers are giving us ang early christmas present. the trio taking to instagram to announce they're going to release a brand-new original christmas song. the jonas brothers writing, mariah carey has given the world the green light, so the holiday season has begun. their new song will be called "like it's christmas" and they're dropping it this friday so mark your advent calendars. this song will be the third jonas brothers christmas tune but it's their first holiday track in 11 years. [ applause ] yeah, i love a christmas single. but now we'll jump to some thanksgiving since we're in the holiday spirit. we wanted to let you know about a new snack that may find its way onto your thanksgiving table this year. behold, the turducken chip. now, remember, a turducken is a

chicken cooked inside a duck, inside a turkey. it's like the russian dolls. now pringles is debuting the, quote, epic chip tuesday on twitter as part of their friendsgiving feast kit featuring three kinds of fowl, now that's f-o-w-l, flavored chips that you stack on top of one another as their namesake and pair with the chips that taste like cranberry sauce, mm-mm. stuffing and pumpkin pie in the same tray so you can take that thanksgiving feast down from about $50 to $15.99 if you're up for it. >> if you're up for it. you're going to be up a while. >> that's my kind of cooking, just slap a couple chips on. you want to come to my place? >> no, i'm good. >> thanks for asking. thanks for asking. we appreciate that. our "gma" cover story now. actress emma watson getting candid about turning 30.

her love life, the idea of settling down and starting a family and why she says she's happy with what she calls "self-partnering." paula faris, you got to tell us about this. >> i'll tell you. remember that famous scene from "jerry maguire," you complete me? that's not this. self-partnering, it's being coined by emma in response to being single and not needing another person to complete her. >> emma. >> reporter: she is saying she isn't in a rush to put a ring on it calling her relationship status self-partnered. >> i never believed the whole i'm happy single spiel. i was like this is spiel. it took me a long time but i'm happy. i call it being self-partnered. >> reporter: the term resonating with so many, self-partnered trending on social media. one fan writing, i like this self-partnered concept. it all comes back to self-love and being content on your own

with yourself and an important place to be at mentally and emotionally. the "harry potter" star who turns 30 next april says she never understood the stigmas attached to getting older. >> there is suddenly this bloody influx of subliminal messaging around, if you have not built a home, if you do not have a husband, if you do not have a baby and you are turning 30, there's this incredible amount of anxiety. >> reporter: but while she's currently embracing dating life she stays away from dating sites and says her friends are pretty good matchmakers. >> it's nice even things that have worked out some of my best friends are people i got set up on a date with. >> watson preaching her truth and she's also starring in the latest "little women" film adaptation film opening up next month and she's no longer referring to her as single but self-partnered in that british issue of "vogue. >> she's happy. >> i can get behind the term.

you have to be complete with yourself so then joy in a relationship with somebody else. >> conscious uncoupling. self-partnering. >> you got it. >> there's a term for everything. >> yes. >> thank you so much, paula. now it's time to go back under the sea. "the little mermaid" was seen by millions last night and abbie boudreau joins us once again from outside the stage in los angeles where it all took place. hey, abbie. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. we're actually here on set. it's quiet now but last night the stage came to life in a live tv event where anything could and did happen. it was a live television event to remember. ♪ poor unfortunate souls >> reporter: social media in overdrive during the broadcast weighing in on shaggy as sebastian. ♪ sha la la la the boy so shy he's going to kiss the girl ♪ >> reporter: queen latifah's epic turn as ursula. ♪ those poor

unfortunate souls ♪ [ applause ] >> reporter: john stamos' brief blip when he meant to say prince eric but instead it came out as albert. >> i knew i should have played prince albert or eric. >> reporter: stamos later telling us backstage what happened. >> i'm jumping on tables and doing everything and food and it's hard to catch your breath. >> floured up. >> i still had flour in my thing. >> reporter: speaking of princes. ♪ how come when she looks at me it seems like time ♪ >> reporter: graham phillips took the stage as prince eric in "the little mermaid live!" >> it feels like my destiny is calling instead from below. >> reporter: stealing the show right next to graham, bagel, the sheepdog. >> what i'd give if one said hello. >> it's going to be okay. i'm just talking to myself. ♪

>> all nerves aside graham did an amazing job as prince eric and the rest of the cast telling us they had a blast and loved the experience. now john stamos even telling me that next time he would love to do "beauty and the beast." i hope for that, michael. >> they all did a great job. really was a fun show to watch and fans really did love bagel the sheepdog as well. she got a lot of praise online as one of the most popular castings on the show, sharing the stage with prince eric and now joining us live from los angeles, prince eric himself, our man, graham phillips, good morning, graham. [ applause ] >> how are you doing, michael? >> so, graham, how does it feel to have it all over, all the adrenaline rush of a live show over. how are you feeling this morning? >> it feels pretty good. i got to say i was -- i was a little nervous, but i'm getting a little echo. i don't know if we can deal with

that. >> echoes make me nervous too. >> but it was -- i know. i know. it really puts me in my head. i'm getting flashbacks to last night. >> but last night was really incredible to watch, a lot of fun. i heard that your mother and your 8-year-old niece were in the audience, so what was their review after the show? what did they tell you what they thought? >> well, my mom was just over the moon. she loves hearing me sing but my 8-year-old niece for some reason, she's my harshest critic. she is a huge "little mermaid" fan, but she just -- she just never really saw me as prince eric. she's like, you're uncle g, i don't know how you can make this happen but i think i flipped her by the end of the night. so i was really happy about that. [ applause ] >> well, i'll tell you, but we also -- how was it behind the scenes? we saw some behind-the-scenes things happen.

was there anything crazy that we didn't get to see? >> yeah, yeah, definitely. i mean, this whole -- this whole process was just crazy. as you can tell from the production there's a ton of technical elements that had to come together and they're done at the last second in the 11th hour. we just had two dress rehearsals and, you know, everything seemed to be going wrong at the very beginning of the first dress rehearsal and we were like oh, no. and somehow it came together in the final time that we did it when we did it live so that always feels really good. >> you guys definitely did make a mistake. it was fantastic. you've done broadway before. this is different. this is mashing broadway and live musical with tv. how nerve-racking was that? >> i tried to just put out -- put it out of my mind how many people were actually watching. it's funny when walking to set two minutes before i came on, you know, i was just trying to be in the zone and i saw one of

the people in abc and disney's pr department, she had a big smile on her face, i was like, hey, how is it going? it's so good. we're just getting the numbers in figuring out how many are starting to tune in and it looks like and i said, please do not tell me. that's the last thing i need clanging around in my head how many millions of eyes will be on this whole thing. i just focused on the audience in the room and, you know, we had the pros at disney helping us out so we felt pretty good. >> that focus paid off. millions of eyeballs were watching. graham, great job. hopefully we'll see you soon on broadway. great job. go get some sleep. all right? now we go over to ginger. hey, ginger. >> hey, michael. i have a "gma" moment that really is the perfect autumn "gma" moment and it comes to us from massachusetts. >> lucy. lucy. >> lucy, where are you? >> ah. >> is that not the sweetest?

lucy loves the leaves. thank you. so much for sending that in, donald. please go to my facebook and now we have a "gma" investigation into surprise medical bills. a recent poll by kaiser health reports that 40% of insured consumers got a surprise bill in just the last year and now congress is working to curb these unexpected charges. kyra phillips here with the story. hey, kyra.

>> good morning. this really hits home for me, george, because my son had a freak accident and almost lost his hand and i rushed him to the hospital. we got to the emergency room. he saw three doctors and it never entered my mind to even ask if they were in network. so we are talking about unexpected charges that most of us assume if we have health insurance would be covered. not always the case. so we spoke with the experts to find out what you can do about surprise medical bills. $17,000 for a lab test. 50,000 for a stay in the nicu. 70,000 for surgery for a broken hip. just a small sample of surprise medical bills patients say they never saw coming. >> it's causing incredible distress and financial harm to hundreds of thousands of americans. >> reporter: tom once an active snowboarder says his family was devestated when he was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, he needed a double lung transplant to survive. >> it's like drowning.

you just -- you can't breathe. >> reporter: throughout tom's care they say they made sure that everything was in network. >> yeah, there was always a double-check before we had a >> reporter: but while bedridden at a local hospital in california, tom needed an air ambulance to a medical facility where he could receive the transplant. the couple did it, no questions asked. >> how could you even have -- >> the wherewithal. >> to concentrate on something like that when your husband is dying. >> reporter: tom received that transplant but then came the bill that blindsided them. the transplant, $36,000, was fully covered by their insurance. but the air ambulance that cost $51,000 was not. >> so we were shocked. >> reporter: "gma" became aware of their case through kaiser health news and npr's series which investigates medical bills. >> air ambulances are the single most common complaint in our

database. >> reporter: their insurance covered most of the air ambulance bill, even though it was out of network. but they say they were told they still owed $11,000. >> how are we going to pay this bill? >> reporter: their insurer anthem told "gma" the cost for his transport were paid in accordance with his benefits plan. after "gma" investigates, contacted the air ambulance company -- >> your account is a zero balance. >> reporter: their balance now erased and air methods said after that call, we engaged in the appeals process to receive the full payment because mr. saputo was extremely cooperative, we were able to provide him a zero balance. nearly 80% of americans want legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills. the president also calling for regulation. >> they should be given a clear and honest bill up front. >> reporter: representatives frank pallone jr. and greg

walden are co-sponsors one of one of the bipartisan bills before congress that would regulate the practice. why hasn't a bill been passed? >> well, we are moving. i mean, the process takes a while. >> reporter: ads criticizing some of the legislation began running over the summer. >> they're not influencing you? >> we are going full force ahead. >> reporter: more than half of all air ambulance rides are out of network so we asked specifically about the saputos' case. why doesn't your legislation cover it. >> when you deal with ambulance it involves so many different factors. the ambulance might be private. it might be the local government. so it's very difficult -- >> clearly it's not working. >> that's true, but it is a different animal so we're taking on what we can here. >> thank you, kyra. we'll be right back. kyra. we'll be right back.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings." san francisco's race for district attorney is too close to call. now it is being decided by a ranked choice voting with 100% precincts reporting, susie loftis is leading with 100% of the vote. and that difference is just 240 vo votes. >> and we have the sig alert up, because is it all clear from westbound 80 past pomona, and now as people are getting through that, you will run into another issue a five-car crash westbound 80 near willow and at least one lane is blocked there

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now, your accuweather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. you can see the fog here around 870 and san jose. this is the forecast today. today is one of the coolest days because of the slow sunshine and warmer tomorrow. >> thank you, mike.

we will have another abc7 news update in 30 minutes, but you can find the latest news, weather and ♪ crazy town through of neon dreams ♪ ♪ crazy town full of neon dreams ♪ welcome back to "gma." and we have a very exciting announcement to make this morning. "gma" is going to nashville. that is right. [ applause ] our team is hitting the road for the cma awards next week. we're going to bring the show to music city. >> they have got it going on. we already have a taste of nashville here with us today. the city, great restaurants, good food. how about delicious hot chicken so look what we have. this is hati b.'s famous hot chicken right here in times square. that is a delicacy. a delicacy, y'all. >> t.j., you'll show us how

viewers can get the best seats in the house right from home? >> while you're over there finger-licking, i have got business to tend to over here. yes, we are actually -- all of nashville is invited. we hope you see us live. if you can't be there you can stay in your pjs and can hang out with us at the concert. melody vr. we introduced you to this app earlier this summer, but here is an example of it. you download the app, melody vr, and cameras will be set up, and you can get right up on stage and up close and personal with us on stage for the show next week. look at that. this is midland. a country group playing a show in ft. worth at a place called -- what else? billy bob's. so you'll be able to -- [ applause ] -- switch cameras. we have several cameras set up. you can go backstage. up close and personal and you'll be able to get this close. all up in george stephanopoulos' grill next week just like that, okay. >> thank you.

>> and control it. it's melody vr. download it. it will be free for our show next week. everybody can come, not just the folks in nashville. >> if you're in nashville and want to come to the show check it out on our website for information on how to get tickets. now michael and robin, you have some guests over there, the new charlie's angels. >> yes, we do. yes, yes, yes. now, it is time to say good morning, angels. yes, we've got the stars of the new "charlie's angels" here but before we talk to them here's a sneak peek. >> huh. some kind of polymer material. >> bulletproof composite. body armor. it was originally developed as a protective layer for spacecraft. >> yeah, and a bra that doesn't dig. >> progress. >> how are we doing down here? still on the first closet. >> there's another closet? [ applause ]

>> more closets, more movies, more everything. give it up for the fearless leading ladies, kristen stewart, naomie harris and ella balinska. [ applause ] welcome, welcome you three. amazing, fun movie. just wanted to say, you crushed it. did a great job. you are the franchise. this iconic franchise of "charlie's angels." [ applause ] >> no pressure. >> no pressure at all. >> it's a franchise that's been around longer than you've been alive. so how did you feel, though. i'll start with you. when you heard you are one of the new angels? >> i was stoked. genuinely, i grew up with those movies. i absolutely wanted to be friends with those three girls like -- i mean, like the idea of doing that for other people is like, wild, like, yeah. really, really cool, and also liz is, like, the perfect person to be telling this story. >> elizabeth banks, yeah.

>> her threnergy is just as contagious. she was like, hey, i tshhink yo ould do this with me. really? i'm kind of an odd choice. no, come on. >> yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] >> she basically answered your question before she even asked you. >> i know i would have done anything. she was like "charlie's angels." i was like no script? great, let's do this. >> how was it for both of you two? >> it was the most fun. as you said just kind of so iconic, getting to do that for another generation is great and it's a continuation with so much fun. like what would it look like if the agency went global. so, yeah, it was the most fun. >> yeah. >> awesome. just what you think when you were younger and watch these empowered women do their thing and now we're doing it. it's awesome. so cool. >> you know what's cool. yes, it's like women just kicking you know what and all that but, yes, yes, i hear you say it. >> but at the core really friendship. friendship and i hear you all bonded off camera as well. >> so much. like honestly we'd hang out even

off set. when we were on set it was always sort of a let's try and get this scene done without laughing too much, guys, okay, because we're having so much fun. we jelled and there's so much chemistry. >> how about this guy, because we hear -- >> we can't say too much about his role. >> oscar buzz for sure. >> oscar buzz. [ applause ] >> well, i will say it's very nice working with you three as well. >> thank you. >> no, we actually never worked together, everybody. i just happened to have a little cameo in it which i was so appreciative of it because of elizabeth. we asked elizabeth when she's here. what's a question we should ask you three and she wanted to know what you thought it was like to work with patrick stewart. >> he is the sweetest man alive. >> he really is. >> a ray of sunshine. >> he's an angel. you know what's funny is he is sir patrick stewart. sir patrick stewart, right?

and he's the most low-may want innocence person, and he was just, like, the least diva person ever. he was amazing. >> i actually have to punch him in the face and honestly that scene was so bizarre to do because i was like, he's so sweet and respectful and professional and just like he has this air about him that you kind of have to revere and i mean he's like -- he's our og bosley and -- >> og bosley. >> so like that. >> og bosley, pow, in the face. there you go. >> i was like this is not right. >> but it looked right. >> yeah. >> young lady, princess jasmine and now an angel. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> elizabeth banks wasn't quite sure because you were in the other project, were you going to

be available? it all worked out. >> apparently so. i met liz. we worked together very briefly on another movie and, yeah, when i knew she was, you know, at the helm i was please i'll do anything. sign me up. i want to get on that train. >> and ella, people are calling you a ninja. >> she is a real-life ninja. >> a real-life fan recorded a message. we want you to check it out. >> ella, it's mummy here. i want to say i'm so proud of you. keep shining bright like the star you are. i love you. >> oh. [ applause ] >> your mom, your mom was here because we were doing some chocolate chip cookie week. she is a big, big baker herself. >> that's awesome. shout out madre, love you. [ applause ] >> before we go really quickly, question everybody wants to know. sequel? >> i mean, do you guys want a sequel? [ cheers and applause ]

>> once you see it you'll really want to see it. stay through the credits. you see some iconic women at the end like that? really great. quintessential elizabeth banks. y'all rocked it. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> thank you. thank you for taking care of the franchise like that. "charlie's angels" flies into theaters on november 15th. coming up, our series "takeout fakeout" takes

♪ there's something holding me back ♪ ♪ there's nothing holding me back ♪ our "takeout fakeout" series. you can make it at home. >> today ming tsai, he is the chef extraordinary and owner of blue dragon here to show us how it's done. let's see what we're going to be making here. delivery, please. please, delivery. [ doorbell rings ] >> okay, audience, what's in those delivery bags? what do we have? >> tell us. >> dumplings. >> oh. >> spring rolls. [ cheers and applause ] >> pot stickers. according to popular food delivery service door dash, these are two of the most popular foods ordered. we'll start with the ginger pork pot stickers which i love. these have an ingredient that are considered healthy, right? >> we have this.

i'm doing 50/50 veg with pork. make it nutrition. this is cabbage we sliced up and salted it. when you salt cabbage and squeeze out the water, it adds flavor from the salt, but then takes the moisture out so the pot stickers don't fall apart. got it? ground pork. you mix for me. you mix this, get your other hand in there. always, always two hands. you can't tackle a guy without a hand, can you. >> maybe you could. >> maybe you could. >> if you get lucky you can. >> all right. so we add the cabbage. this is ground pork. you could do ground chicken, ground beef, ground turkey. we have scallion whites. i have the greens for the dipping sauce but a little toasted sesame oil which i love. a little bit of soy sauce. then you have garlic and ginger. you need both garlic and ginger. >> get out of there. get out of there. >> all right. that's awesome then a little bit of salt so that's what we have, the filling. >> okay.

>> you let it rest. when it rests it gets nice and combined so here we go. we'll now take some pot sticker wrappers. you can buy these, separate those for me and show you how to do it. we'll take -- all right. i will take a little bit for you. i will make -- i will center it for you and we'll make a pot sticker. okay? just one. >> all right, michael. >> one is enough. >> that's all you need. >> take your finger and wet the top part. that's the glue, by the way, my mom who made thousand, half mon just like that. -- moon just like that. >> okay. >> all right? >> then you create it up top and go down both sides so i would say my mom boils these first and puts them in the freezer and a little curve like that. >> perfect. >> good enough. >> it wasn't bad so then -- >> have to boil them.

>> you don't. if you want to do it for a party and two weeks in advance, freeze them then once boiled you can pan sear them. the true way of doing this -- >> come together nicely. >> that's good. i'll give that one to robin. >> spring rolls. >> this is what it looks like. >> when they're done, try that. once -- let me show you real quick. a little bit of water. once this water evaporates you get crispiness. really quickly. here is the spring roll wrappers. want to roll with me? >> uh-huh. >> here, i don't think you can. this is vegetarian. you have basil and rice noodle. mung bean noodle, and watercress as well as salted cabbage. bring the end over and roll down and here -- >> while rolling tell us about family reach. >> so family reach, thank you. family reach is the only national charity that financially helps families with

cancer. the number one cause of personal bankruptcy in this country today is actually cancer, and i have been a proud member, and i'm pr advisory board, and i have raised over $7 million for them over nine years. [ applause ] >> then you fry these up. that's nice. >> that's awesome. >> yeah. >> got a job opening? >> really awesome. >> fire them up. and the soy sauce, vinegar and it's nice. so good. >> robin, try that. >> mm-mm. thank you, thank you. >> you can get these recipes, i want to eat. you can get all these recipes on our website, thank you so much, really appreciate it. ginger, what you got? >> save me a spring roll. i started with fried chicken. i feel that's the next natural step. how about killington, vermont, guys? yeah. we already had snow, and that snow has been -- well, it's pre-made snow, but still they're going to get some fresh snow, and that's going to come this thursday night into friday.

so a couple of inches coming michael, still waiting on that spring roll. what's going on on your show? >> that spring roll was good. oh, it's going to be a fun show because the real housewives of new jersey are taking over. >> they are bringing all the drama from the new season and spilling behind-the-scenes secrets, and we're getting them to dish a little dirt on each other in a fun game of "who's most likely to." >> yes. >> it's going to get crazy. >> i want to play that game with you. >> it's always going to be you, michael. >> i was going to say, the show will be off the rails. don't want to miss it. tune in. next on "gma," cannot wait

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings." here is mike nicco with the forecast. >> good morning. you can see the cloud cover plenty at noon over the bay and that is going to fade to haze at 2:00 to 3:00, but look at how quickly it comes back, and tonight is the last night. warmer temperatures on the way. and above average inland and sunshine around 70s and 60s in the bay, but check out the 70s and 80s friday and saturday. good morning. a quick update on the five-car crash in rodeo, and everything is cleared up and thumbs up there. and this is westbound 80 before willow and everything is looking good for the most part around the bay. this is a live look from san jose 280 and nice and smooth as people are making their way in this morning.

kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. time for "live with kelly and ryan." we >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, she is one of "charlie's angels," kristen stewart. and from the series, "empire," vivica a. fox. in performing their new song, "make you mine," public. all next on "live"!!!! [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] >> ryan: what's up? hey!