shout out to the baristas who good morning, america. and as we join you this thursday morning, a major storm and the coldest air of the season moving in for millions. heavy snow spreading from minnesota to michigan causing accidents and spinouts, even shutting down i-94. now that fast-moving storm barreling across the country. the new flooding fears and the bitter cold about to bear down . impeachment showdown. as he braces for public hearings to begin, president trump blasting impeachment inquiry overnight and new reports his attorney general william barr refused to hold a press conference to publicly clear the president's name. speaking out. relatives of the american family ambushed in mexico inviting our cameras into their home revealing new details about that deadly attack and the new video

of baby faith the moment she was found. how she survived the deadly assault in her car seat. new clue. natalee holloway's mother joining the fight to find missing 19-year-old aniah blanchard and the hunt right now for this man spotted on surveillance camera. first on "gma." the interview with the girl in the middle of that adoption scandal accused of being a 22-year-old posing as a child and terrorizing her family, she's speaking out for the first time to dr. phil. >> did you ever stand at the foot of their bed around their bed in their room, watch them sleep with a knife on your hand? >> and dr. phil is here live this morning. underwater wonder. the stunning new footage of killer whales from above and below the surface. the mother and calf, the barrel roll and what it reveals. ♪ ♪ good morning, america. hope you're doing well this thursday morning.

that is some fascinating footage. >> it's not only fascinating but beautiful and we'll tell you why it's really helpful to scientists. we'll tell you that coming up. >> one of my favorite animals right there. but first, we begin with that winter blast bearing down right now on the midwest heading for the northeast. already bringing half a foot of snow to some areas and deep freeze with it and ginger starts us off with the latest. ginger, good morning. almost cried saying those words to you. >> i almost cried telling you what i'm about to show you. it really was 3 inches to 6 inches of fast snow that came from mt. pleasant shutting down highways back to wisconsin and causing a series of accidents in minnesota but it's the astounding cold that will take us 20 degrees to 30 degrees below average and reach in some parts as far as south texas that you'll notice behind all this. up to half foot of snow forcing wrecks from minnesota through wisconsin. interstate 94 in milwaukee shut down for a time thanks to record daily snow of 3 inches. >> the truck was sitting right there and they were on the side

of it trying to change a tire. the car came along, kaboom. >> reporter: at least one of those crashes was fatal taking the life of a 38-year-old milwaukee man. semi trucks losing control. this pickup truck smashed. >> on my five-minute drive i saw three people in a ditch. it was hectic. it was crazy. >> reporter: this police suv towed away after a driver slammed into it on the slick roads. >> we are thankful the other car that struck the squad is okay. that's good news. metal is easier to fix than people. >> reporter: just east of rapid city a car lost control and plowed in the back of a school bus. thankfully no one was hurt there. >> let me time this all out and show you what will happen. the cold air is represented by the stream lines. see the warm air. we'll be in the 50s. all that morning. watch the blue. that blue area represents 32 degrees. this starts at noon and 7:00

it's taken over by 7:00 a.m. you add that wind and the wind i know that our friends at news 10, jess, she is all over this and she will be covering it but a lot of meteorologists will be covering it because look how deep this goes. by early next week, tuesday morning, polar air sinks all the way to make dallas feel 21. george. >> oh. >> thank you, ginger. [ laughter ] we'll go to washington now and the latest on the impeachment showdown. democrats stepping up the pressure on president trump announcing the first public hearings next week and releasing the testimony of a key witness detailing a quid pro quo with ukraine. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is tracking it all and we're also learning that the president asked attorney general barr to hold a press conference to clear the president of wrongdoing.

>> reporter: he didn't go through with it on television and basically clear the president's name but this just seems to be the latest example of president trump attempting to use the justice department for his own personal gain. overnight, president trump fired up about impeachment. >> it's all a hoax, it's a scam. >> reporter: this morning, abc news learned the president is so frustrated by the controversy he asked that attorney general william barr hold a press conference to clear his name and say he broke no laws in that now-infamous phone call with ukraine. it happened in september when the white house released its summary of that call. sources say barr declined the request. in recent weeks the president has mentioned barr's refusal to associates saying he wished the attorney general would have followed his wishes. overnight, president trump lashing out on twitter calling the story totally untrue. >> but while we are delivering safety and prosperity for americans, the radical left democrats are trying to rip our nation apart. >> reporter: it comes as

democrats now plan to take their case directly to the american people, calling on key witnesses to publicly testify next week. the top american diplomat to ukraine, bill taylor, up first, his closed door testimony now made public as well. taylor telling lawmakers the president outsourced ukraine policy to his personal attorney, rudy giuliani. taylor saying it was his, quote, clear understanding that ukraine would not receive military aid until they agreed to investigate the president's political rivals. taylor laying out a quid pro quo but republicans still struggling to mount a defense for the president. and you heard the president there overnight out there on the campaign trail sounding confident saying impeachment will basically backfire on democrats and give him a boost in 2020, but we now know the white house is beefing up for this impeachment bringing on two of the president's allies to its team. george, their job is going to be basically to fight this fight in the public. >> cecilia, we have news from the president's first attorney

general, jeff sessions, set to announce today he'll run for his old senate seat in alabama and so many eyes now on president trump and the white house because he had such a tumultuous relationship with sessions. >> reporter: exactly and, george, this announcement is going to come on the one-year anniversary of the day that sessions was fired as attorney general. you'll remember the president was not happy, livid in fact, that sessions recused himself from the mueller probe and he's called him a disaster, a disgrace, and the biggest mistake of his presidency. while he enjoys popularity in alabama not much in the white house. as cecilia noted those hearings begin next week. senior national correspondent terry moran is there with a look at what we can expect. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. there's no greater drama here on capitol hill than public hearings on the impeachment of a president.

it's part warfare and the stakes could not be higher for president trump and for our country. democrats are lining up their witnesses ne wk' >> public impeachment hearings. >> reporter: and keeping an eye on the millions of americans who will tune in to watch. >> those open hearings will be an opportunity for the american people to evaluate the witnesses for themselves but also to learn firsthand about the president. >> reporter: those first rounds of public hearings starting next wednesday will be held by the house intelligence committee to lay out the evidence. democratic chairman, adam schiff, a former prosecutor, is planning to keep it tight. just a handful of witnesses in several hearings over the next few weeks and under the rules democrats can block any republican subpoenas. republicans including senator lindsey graham are railing at the process. >> the whole process is a joke. i'm not buying into schiff

running a legitimate operation over there. >> reporter: during the bill clinton impeachment -- >> i was called upon to give you my judgment. >> reporter: the only major witness was independent counsel ken starr, the prosecutor. this time people inside the trump administration will be called to testify. schiff's committee will write a report summarizing the evidence and turn it over to the judiciary committee under jerry nad ler and white house lawyers will be able to make their case and cross-examine witnesses. then the judiciary committee will draft articles of impeachment, the actual charges against president trump, abuse of power will be at the top of the list, they say and vote. a solemn moment in the richard nixon impeachment, some struggled to control their emotions. >> mr. rodino. >> aye. >> reporter: i remember watching that moment as a kid. we can clear up some confusion about the word "impeachment" if the house of representatives votes by a simple majority to impeach that doesn't mean the

president is removed. that means there will be a trial in the senate and only if two-thirds of the senators vote would the president be removed. something americans have never done. >> many steps to go. thanks very much. we'll have live coverage of the impeachment hearings. they start at 10:00 eastern next wednesday. >> thank you, george. we turn now to new developments in that deadly ambush on an american family in mexico. officials are blaming drug cartels for the assault but there are new questions about whether the family was targeted. our chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas spoke with some of the relatives who took him inside their compound. good morning, tom. >> reporter: michael, good morning. this horrific incident has drawn a red line for several of the american families that live out here. this road is a major pipeline for the cartels to take drugs from mexico right into the u.s. and this is one of the only roads in and out of this community. while some families are debating whether to stay or live, they'll all be united at two funerals

for several of the victims. overnight, mexican military and police forces guarding the mormon compound where members of that american family took off from before being gunned down by a drug cartel. us uld ve imagin. >> reporter: kendra miller, the bride-to-be, it was her wedding in just days. that family was gathering to celebrate. now they're planning funerals set for later today. the family convinced their nine relatives including six children were gunned down to spark a new battle in an ongoing war between drug gangs. >> so you're saying your family was used as pawns. >> yes, the chihuahua cartel used our three women and all the children as a provocation to start a war between them and the sonora. >> reporter: investigators still don't know who exactly is responsible for the vicious ambush. mexican officials think drug traffickers mistook the family's

suvs as rivals traveling through this narco-infested section of mexico. the americans who are mormon fundamentalists have been here decades before the cartels took over. we were invited into the family's compound and what you notice immediately are all the children. why did you guys stay living here with all this drug violence surround you? >> there is a lot of goodness around us too. there is a people around here, a beautiful people. there's thugs around us, but most of the people are good people. >> reporter: julian, a relative, was tasked with finding the families after they realized something had gone wrong. he discovered one of the mother's, christina langford, suv. she said she was sprawled out on the road dead. in the passenger seat her baby named faith. julian shot this video when he found the infant. >> we opened the canopy and the baby was smiling at us and found the baby and underneath the car seat there were two more bullet holes.

>> reporter: now, we're also learning 13-year-old devin blake langford wasn't the only hero. the boy trekked for 14 miles after his family's car was attacked. his siblings bleeding from gunshot wounds. when he didn't return quickly, his 9-year-old sister set out as well walking for several hours when the family found her, she said my brothers are hurt. they need help. there's a large military presence still here in this area. you can see some troops moving just behind us. still no arrest and the sense we got from the family they're not confident that's going to happen any time soon. in this part of the country, the cartels are the ones that have the power. >> such a dangerous situation. okay, tom, thanks very much. we turn to that security scare at twitter. federal prosecutors have accused two former employs of manipulating the platform to spy for saudi arabia. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with details. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's a deeply disturbing story,

compromise of twitter employees willing to steal the private information of users who are seen as critics of the saudi government which the cia has accused of assassinating a "washington post" journal. twitter now part of so many users' lives. that users hope will be safe and protected. accusations from federal prosecutors that a saudi official bribed two former twitter employees to spy on users. the alleged targeted users, critics of the saudi government, accusations of bribes involving hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> the wake-up call here is not only for twitter but the other platforms to up their game and their personnel screening and to up their game in cybersecurity. >> reporter: the information potentially accessed includes address, phone numbers, and date of births. former twitter employee ahmad abouammo was accused. another suspect in the case, ali alzabarah and collected information on more than 6,000

users allegedly. including at least 33 the target of saudi arabian law enforcement officials. twitter released a statement saying in part, quote, we recognize the lengths bad actors will go to to try to undermine our service. we understand the incredible risks by many who use twitter to share their perspectives with the world and to hold those in power accountable. we're committed to protecting those who use our service to advocate for equality, individual freedoms and human rights, guys. >> all right, pierre, thank you. now what many "jeopardy" fans have been waiting for. "jeopardy james" is back in action after his more than $2 billion run earlier this year. t.j. holmes is here and, t.j., he did not disappoint. >> he disappointed if you're a fan of competitive matches. if this were football it would have been over at halftime. baseball, ten-run lead going into the ninth. if it was hockey -- you get the

idea. okay, blowing people out. this time he is blowing out fellow former champions. >> james holzhauer. >> reporter: a fan favorite to some. >> 1,000. >> answer, daily double. >> reporter: a big villain to others. >> all in. >> reporter: answer, who is james holzhauer? yep, "jeopardy james" is back and he appears to be back to championship form. >> james. james. james. >> reporter: competing in the tournament of champions holzhauer dominated the competition. >> alex, what is algeria? what is helen keller? >> the game is a runaway. >> reporter: a professional sports gamblers from vegas, he became a sensation when he wracked up $2.4 million over the course of his run. he won countless admirers and also detractors as what they saw as ruthless betting calculations. we caught up with james just before the start of the

tournament. why come back? why did you have to come back for tournament of champions? >> it was a dream of mine since i was a kid and they gave me a ayeopard h wthneew he's toying he's toying with us. >> don't hate. appreciate. >> appreciate. but people have a problem because he bets aggressively and he goes with the $1,000 response. >> he bets on himself. he believes in himself. >> i'm not knocking the guy. >> he still has to come up with the answer. >> i can't win with you guys. he's going to compete again next week and the woman who took him out, emma, the librarian, he could see her in a rematch. everybody will be watching. geez, what's today? rough crowd. did the saints lose last night? >> don't even put that out to the universe.

thank you, t.j. we're following a lot of other stories this morning. whoo, just thinking about that. the search for 19-year-old aniah blanchard. why natalee holloway's mom is joining the race to find that young woman and the new clue, the new clue, that person of interest right there. and dr. phil is here live with an amazing story. the interview with that girl that's the center of an adoption nightmare. >> rain in the ozarks to fayetteville. still have a flood threat and then rain is on the coast and snow interior and could end up to three to six inches through tomorrow.

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impact. there are new delo in the impeachment showdown as president trump braces for public hearings to begin next wednesday, he's blasting the impeachment inquiry and those reports his attorney general william barr refused to publicly clear the president's name. and take a look at this. shot of a lifetime for a college student. free tuition on the line. he made it right there celebrating with a mascot. in nevada at reno. >> look at him. nothing but the bottom of the net. >> he looks like steph curry. now to what could be a major development in the search for missing alabama teenager aniah blanchard. police releasing surveillance images of a person of interest. and now natalee holloway's mother is joining the fight to find the missing college student. linsey davis is here with the very latest. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. that new surveillance image may be just the break in the case they've been looking for. unfortunately, officials say

foul play is suspected, but there is a massive and expanding search under way for aniah. this morning, the mother and stepfather of aniah blanchard are searching for answers. >> it is frustrating. it's been 14 days, going on 15 days, and we just want our daughter found. >> reporter: the 19-year-old went missing two weeks ago captured here on surveillance video at a convenience store. late wednesday, a possible break in the case. police releasing images of a man they call a person of interest. seen on surveillance video at the same convenience store where blanchard was last seen alive. two days after her disappearance her black suv was discovered damaged and parked here at an apartment complex about 50 miles away. police say they believe there were signs of foul play. >> what they're telling us is that they know that she was harmed in the car and maybe sustained severe injuries but that's all they're giving us. >> reporter: a dozen law enforcement agencies including the fbi and the department of homeland security are assisting in the investigation. blanchard's parents even meeting for the first time with beth

holloway whose daughter natalee vanished on a high school trip in 2005 and was never found. she reached out by phone but finally came together face-to-face both grappling with emotions so few parents can understand. >> i just feel that i needed her. i needed somebody who knows what i'm going through and what we're going through. but as a mother too, just to know, i needed help. i needed help because this is such a rare situation, you know. a unique situation and not a lot of people, you know, understand. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: the family shared these new home videos of blanchard with abc news. >> i'm trying to hold it together right now, but i'm -- i'm going to fight for my baby. that's my baby girl so i'm a fighter by nature. it's not just my profession but i've been battling all my life

and i'm not going to stop battling for her and i lead with the public not to stop battling to help us find her. >> reporter: the person of interest seen leaving the convenience store in what's described as a silver or gray late lincoln town car. the reward is now at $105,000. as a parent your heart just breaks for what they're going through. we're going to go now to an incredible new look at the lives of killer whales. researchers using drones and underwater cameras to capture them and diane macedo is here with more. good morning, diane. this footage sheds some light on the family dynamic. >> i dare you to watch it and not smile. the background on this is is that some of the whales are endangered so scientists decides to film them in hoping to find things like where they find food, where they hunt but what they found is so much more. this morning, stunning new footage giving the

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charged with abandoning their adopted daughter who has a rare form of dwarfism. they say she's really an adult con artist. now the adopted daughter is speaking out for the first time in an interview with dr. phil. he will join us live after this report from paula faris. >> i guess it comes down to whether or not you are an evil psychopath demon child that's come over here to murder everybody. >> reporter: this morning, natalia barnett, the girl at the center of the adoption scandal, is speaking out for the first time. >> there's been a lot of controversy obviously about your age because of the family that you were with before. how old are you? >> i'm 16. >> you're 16. >> yes. >> reporter: her former adoptive parents michael and kristen barnett are now facing jail time after being charged with neglect for allegedly abandoning her. >> they say that you scammed them, that you lied about your age and came over here and

terrorized them. >> it's not true at all. >> reporter: they both pleaded not guilty and say they believed she was 6 years old when they adopted her in 2010 but soon after they began questioning natalia's age. >> the marion county superior court ruled that her birth year would be changed from 2003 to 1989 effectively changing her from 8 to 22 years old. >> reporter: michael barnett recently told us natalia was trying to harm them. >> natalia would do things like place clear thumbtacks on the stairs face up so that when we would walk up the stairs we would be stepping on thumbtacks to injure ourselves. >> reporter: but natalia who suffers from a rare form of dwarfism is sharing her side of the story with dr. phil. >> why did they want to get rid of you so badly? >> i don't know. i just know that a lot of stuff happened and kristine started questioning my age.

>> reporter: natalia who spoke with her new adoptive parents by her side maintains she never lied about her age. >> they claim they did bone scans and all that. i don't remember going through a bone scan. i remember going through a bone scan in michigan. >> and the bone scan in michigan said she was 14. >> i even have paperwork saying that. >> reporter: and says she never tried to harm the barnetts. >> did you ever stand at the foot of their bed, around their bed in the room, watched them sleep with a knife in your hand? >> no, never. >> did you ever want to stab them? >> no. >> reporter: for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> thanks, paula, for that. we're joined by dr. phil mcgraw. what a strange tortured story. so hard to sort through. >> it really is and it's interesting, but they -- the family, the barnetts, got an apartment, paid up the rent for

an extended period of time, gave her some food stamps and left her there and whether she's 8 or 16 at the time, she didn't have the ability to reach the countertop. she didn't have the ability to move around, go to the store or whatever so she was just abandoned but they say that she tried to poison the mother with bleach, push her into an electric fence, tried to kill her. >> those thumbtacks on the stairs. >> yes, and she says that she was set up. that they absolutely conspired to set her up. in fact, she says with regard to the bleach her mother accused her of trying to put this cleaner in her coffee. she denied it and her mother said, yes, you did it like this, let me show you and had her actually go through the act and took a picture of her when she was role-playing it and said now i've got a picture of you doing it so she's very specific about how it happened. >> and what's your sense?

i mean, on the whole age question,he's an adult and hard to figure that out. >> it is, george. i don't think she knows. think about this, when you're a child coming from a group home where it's not like here they didn't celebrate every one of her birthdays in this group home. i don't think she knows how old she is. i think she knows the difference between 8 and 20. i don't know if she knows whether she was 8, 9, 11, 12. for her to say 16 i don't think she knows how old she is but she knows that she says now, according to the court, she would be 30 and i certainly don't think this individual is 30 years old. so i think the court has done a real miscarriage of justice here in re-aging her the way they have and i don't think that there's really medical support for that, but either way, this child -- the thing that bothers me, when you adopt a child, that child is yours. just the same as if you birthed that child at the time. >> you can't abandon them.

>> i didn't know that you could quit when you had children. just drop them off somewhere. >> did you find her convincing when she was denying charges of terrorizing the family? >> i did find her convincing and she also had a pretty well practiced story about how those stories came out. so i do think she's thought about this a lot. but she's very articulate. she's very expressive. >> speaks english well. >> very well and i certainly believe that she's now spent six years with this family and they say no one has -- she's not done anything -- >> they have a close relationship. >> yes, and it's never happened with them but i will tell you this, since she's been here she's been with close to 30 families, and there has been some violence in the background with some of these families while she was there, and she's very vague about who they were and where they were and it sounds strange.

how could she be with so many families but i work in the foster care system and, you know, you can in be a home for three or four days and move to another and then to another. so it's not clear cut but i certainly don't believe she's 30 years old. i certainly don't think that she was 21 when she was left in this apartment by herself. and this family that she's with now found her. she just wandered off and set down on the porch to get out of the sun and they happened on to her and she's been with them ever since. >> six years. dr. phil, thanks very much. fascinating stuff. the exclusive interview airs today. coming up, switching gear, the classroom song getting praise from lizzo. it is our "play of the day." be right back. be right back. from fidelity. fidelity now has zero commissions for online u.s. equity trades and etfs. and fidelity also offers zero account fees for brokerage accounts, plus zero minimums to open an account. and only fidelity offers four zero expense ratio index funds

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>> 'tis the season already. a lot of news to starting with the early blast of winter, heavy snow, single windchills coming for most of the country. ginger back and telling us what we can expect. ginger? >> i wore my black lace today because i'm in mourning over fall because winter is trying to kill it, especially going into this weekend. look at oshkosh, wisconsin. video there from just yesterday, those roads very slick. we saw highways closed down in milwaukee and then in michigan, early this morning, mt. pleasant, the roads looking a little ugly too. that's the northern part slipping through fast. the southern part, flood watches from tulsa to fayetteville. it will be rain along the coast, and then interior new england to pick up a couple of inches of snow. it's the cold that everybody will really notice especially going into next tuesday morning. can i just bring your eye to des moines at zero, minneapolis will feel like 1 below. even 21 in dallas and mississippi. we turn to the latest on the

impeachment showdown. the democrats are stepping up the pressure on president trump as newly revealed testimony points to a quid pro quo with ukraine. public hearings starting next week. want to go back the our senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, and cecilia, the president is lashing out at those reports his attorney general william barr refused to publicly clear the president of wrongdoing. >> reporter: exactly. he's fired up and tweeting about it this morning but the back story on this one. sources are telling our team that in september the president was so frustrated by this impeachment controversy he asked bill barr, the attorney general to hold a press conference and say that he broke no laws in that now infamous phone call with ukraine. in recent weeks we're told by sources that the president has mentioned barr's refusal to associates saying he'd wished he carried out his wishes. now, you mention the president is livid this morning. he's firing off on twitter saying it is untrue. take a look at a tweet from him just now, bill barr did not decline my request to talk about ukraine. the justice department already ruled that call was good. now, what the justice department said was that the president did not break any campaign finance

laws in that call, but the other big news here in washington, george, you mentioned it. the democrats announcing impeachment hearings, they will start and be public starting next week. bill taylor is up first, the top american diplomat to ukraine who laid out that clear quid pro quo in his closed door testimony to congress, george. >> he had detailed notes. thanks very much. >> we'll televise those public hearings next week. coming up, ellen's big lawsuit. how she's trying to stop people from getting scammed. good for her. >> good for her. we are turning up the heat with john cena. he's playing with fire in his new movie. and lara is upstairs. >> all right. get ready for football, food and fun. we've got four star chefs here to mvp your meal. plus, we have a great audience as you heard. the energy here is incredible. "gma" will be right back. ♪ [ applause ] "gma's" morning menu

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♪ jingle bell jingle bell rock ♪ jingle bells swing it's kind of christmassy music. >> yeah. >> got a lot of holiday music going on here at "gma." welcome back to the show. it is great to have this wonderful audience with us. on this thursday morning. [ applause ] and we are kicking off holiday "deals & steals" with tory johnson today and tomorrow, tomorrow she's coming back with oprah's favorite things. [ applause ]

>> you guys, how good are you? let's go. [ applause ] >> but, lara, oprah's favorite things. >> oprah's favorite things. >> i get excited for oprah's favorite things and i get excited for "pop news" with lara. go! thank you, michael. thank you, guys. good morning. we'll begin with great news for fans of "fixer upper." joanna gaines has done it again. the woman is incredible. she's now whipped up another cookbook. this one is all about family meals. the queen of diy is launching there it is "magnolia table." volume 2. it will be filled with 145 new recipes, really, guys? love this. that she and chip love to make

for the gaines gang. jo says these may be their family recipes but she wants them to make them your own. take a look. >> what i would love is for people to give these recipes and modify them for their own family, and at the end of the day, it's really about gathering your family and friends around the table. it's those moments that make working in the kitchen worth it every time. >> we could not agree more. [ applause ] joanna's first cookbook went on to become the second highest cookbook overall in 2018 behind only michelle obama's memoir. it is the second highest selling book. not just cookbook. behind michelle obama's. that's amazing. this one is not out till spring. you can preorder today. joanna, keep it up. you keep giving us great stuff. also popping this morning, jimmy kimmel doing it again. you what i remember back in may jimmy and norman lear produced these live episodes of two classic sitcoms using today's biggest actors in iconic roles.

now following the success of that live event a new holiday special? in the works. kerry washington who played helen willis in the live version of "the jeffersons," is joining the creative team. live versions of "all in the family," and "good times." that's new. what a great show. we have no word yet on casting but we sure hope woody harrelson and marie have to may come back and archie and edith bunker. wanda sykes and jamie foxx nailed it as george and louise jefferson, and their great work led to an emmy for best live variety special. catch this one new, live in front of a studio audience, what it's called wednesday, december 18th right here on abc. [ cheers and applause ] >> "good times." >> "good times." dy-no-mite. >> dy-no-mite. >> that's right. i knew i could get you to do it.

the 2019 holiday season as you just heard us say earlier, it is officially under way, and the trend this year for trees is pretty in pink. yep, the online design company w wayfair is reporting a 125% increase in pink tree sales. no, it's not traditional, but we think it's a better version than last year's trend, the black tree. lovely very chic but not very festive. this one is being called millennial pink. we have found several shades offered online. it went online this morning, hot pink, purply fuchsia and a rose gold christmas tree if you're interested. some of them are pre-lit which is kind of lovely. if you are pining for pink, these trees are available on retail sites like walmart, amazon, wayfair, and range from, i saw $34 all the way up to $500.

>> that's a big range there. >> a big range. something for everyone. [ applause ] and finally, quickly, a manhunt is under way in boynton beach where police are asking residents if they have seen this guy. >> bigfoot. >> bigfoot is missing. the search for bigfoot continues. he or she stands eight feet tall, 300 pounds last seen in front of a mattress store. the statue is worth $3,000. police believe it would have taken more than one thief to move the big guy writing on their facebook page, quote, it's not exactly the easiest thing to hide. so if you have seen a large sasquatch statue, call palm beach county crimestoppers. they say we don't need names, we just need bigfoot's location. that is a real story that's happening right now. [ applause ] it is happening. could you imagine if this search for bigfoot finally ends in boynton beach? >> he retired and moved down to florida. >> thank you. we move to our "gma" cover story. ellen degeneres and sandra bullock are teaming up to fight

fake celebrity endorsements and they filed a lawsuit targeting websites that use their images for false advertising, and this is something both of you, robin and lara, have to deal with. diane macedo has details. >> reporter: good morning to you all. ellen and sandra bullock say they have spent the last two years battling this behind the scenes but now they're taking it to court. targeting 100 companies they say are stealing from celebrities and scamming consumers. overnight ellen filing a lawsuit that's no laughing matter. >> i don't know. i just -- i don't know these people. >> reporter: the comedy star and talk show host is suing over what she says is false advertising taking aim at pop-up websites using her name and likeness for product endorsements along with sandra bullock, the two stars suing in an attempt to, quote, expose the celebrity endorsement theft industry which preys upon unsuspecting consumers and exploits the names, images, likenesses and personas of

well-known celebrities who have not been authorized or compensated for that use. >> they are duping the public br endorsingrekicaproducts or s anti-aging products. >> reporter: the lawsuit provides several examples showcasing ads like these with testimonials that degeneres and bullock allege are completely made up. they're not alone. whoopi goldberg and joy behar of "the view" were said to be launching their own skin care lines something they say is simply not true. >> they say it's my cream. i haven't seen a dime. >> reporter: fake endorsements have even hit our "gma" family. robin roberts and lara spencer, lara spoke out when an ad claimed she was leaving the show to focus on a skin care line. >> it makes me very upset to have people think that i'm leaving a job that i love to do something that i have no idea about. i feel so violated. >> reporter: it's not the only product using lara's name and misleading consumers.

bureau telus tssue is an up >> millions of people around the country have lost billions of dollars to this sort of fraud, and it's continuing all the time. >> it's a lot like whac-a-mole. you can get shut down in one place and open up the next day. >> reporter: and on that note, one reason these battles are so hard to fight, the companies change names, frequently close and reopen. even the lawsuit couldn't identify them by name but ellen and sandra hope it will help and robin and lara, having been through this yourself you hope it does too. >> it gets bad enough, using our name and it's horrible, it is scamming people. i have heard from so many people who believe it and give their credit card. one of those services it's hard to once you give your credit card -- >> they keep charging it. they send the product once, and keep charging you month to month to month.

>> they charge you month to month to month. we got the better bureau involved, the ftc, the problem is is that if they go after them they'll take their picture gown and put another one up. you have no idea. the adcet go on our social media if you don't hear us talking about it, endorsing it, believing in it, then we have nothing to do with it. same thing with ellen, sandra. >> the people trust you. when they see your name on the product they trust the product not realizing the people using the product are not trustworthy. >> wonder why am i still getting billed? lara, can you help me? no, because this is a scam. >> good lesson. >> good luck to them. i'm glad they're doing it. thank you guys. let's go to ginger. how about we did a little "gma" moment? this dog thinks it is a squirrel. this is one of the most amazing videos i've seen in quite some time. yep. that's holly. >> look. >> she's 3. and you worry how is holly going to get down. apparently she does this all the you areiduls. otlyine.et dow . thank you for sending that from

the holiday shopping season is ramping up. this morning marks the start of a new holiday called cash back day. rebecca jarvis is here to explain and, rebecca, tell us all about it. >> so, michael this, is just what we need another shopping holiday. this one is called cash back day, and the reason is because retailmenot.com is running a special through midnight tonight

where you can get up to 20% cash back if you shop via their website, through all of these retailers, names that people know. office depot, carters for example. you go to their website, create an account. you shop through the website today, and you will get that cash back within 45 days via paypal, venmo, or you can choose you want a store gift card. that's not bad, right? >> 20%. that's not the only way. >> that's right. no, it's not the only way. i want to show people exactly what that cash back is going to look like. home depot, 14% cash back. american eagle outfitters, 16%, macy's, 20% cash back. if you do that shopping today, you will see that cash, that cash hundreds of dollars potentially in cash in the next 45 days. there are also a number of other websites like rakuten, and

e-bates. when you use rakuten to shop, manyndet ch backit a cash back credit card. >> with a cash back credit card then you get this cash which is too big for your wallet. thank you so much. always love saving money with you. over to robin. >> thank you. not only is it thankful thursday it's thriver thursday and this morning my production company is sharing the inspiring story of a 12-year-old girl who lost all her hair because of an aggressive form of alopecia and was constantly constantly bullied as a result. as you'll see she turned her mess into her powerful message starting a nonprofit that provides counseling and anti-bullying programs all around the world. >> i decided to host the first international day of self-love at my high school. running the love your natural self foundation has been the

most healing experience of my life. i love the idea that you can take adversity and take it to serve others. i used to hate my alopecia. i used to hate not having hair but that's what i can use to help others and changes my life every single day. the things that you may think are the ugliest and darkest parts of yourselves are actually the things that help you shine the brightest. >> such a beautiful message. i love her. just think about that. i love when she says you can take adversity and turn it into the opportunity to serve others. making her mess her message. she will be joining me right after "gma" for a facebook live and then you can watch her full story online on my facebook page. hope you'll join us. michael and sara. >> awesome, robin. thank you for that. it is time now for holiday "deals & steals." we're just 48 days from

christmas. >> 48 days, and tory is here with incredible gifts for your loved ones. it's beginning to look a lot like bargains. >> this is. okay. first starting with one of our favorites, michele design studios take a little inspiration from nature and then merge it with the holiday season so you've got all of the favorites from aprons, pot holders here, towels for the kitchen, we've got some of their foaming soap, it's just amazing things that instantly -- >> make you happy. >> yeah. and a good deal. $7 to $40 regularly. today slashed in half starting at $3.50. can't beat that. >> this is one of my favorites. >> so as this pure wax melts, soy wax melts, you get this unbelievable oil you can put on to your hands if you have dry skin or dry cuticles. dry elbows, and now he's going to smell like apple cider all

tay long, and think about "deals & steals" and it's going to be awesome. amazing scent, gorgeous packaging. $40 to 44 regularly. today slashed in half and candles start at $20. rips, bath and body. all made in georgia. small batches, the best ingredients, some of the favorites, oh, keeping with the warm apple cider, i have a peppermint stick for you. these scents are so good and make -- even grinch will like the holidays. the scents are fabulous, but the products are even better. the soaps especially. $7 to $22 regularly. today they're slashed in half. they start at $3.50. then we're heading right here. collage.com. we did a callout for staff photos. you see everybody complied. >> i love that. >> we put all of our favorite people from "gma." in you're not here doesn't mean you're not a favorite. it means you didn't send us a photo. i made blankets, pillows then these holiday cards. this might be one of the best deals ever. this is when meghan markle was

here, right. >> yes. >> you and meghan. >> these right here, you choose your photo, you get 50 of these with envelopes for $7 and free shipping on this. i have to call that one out. a really good deal. >> so good. >> i'm definitely doing this. they come quickly. >> they come very quickly. one of the best companies. $30 to $100 for blanket, pillow, all this kind of stuff. today, it's slashed by more than 60%, $7 to $40. >> i'm in. >> free shipping. that's right. [ applause ] a big winner. >> finally the comfy. we have the comfy here so you guys know this from barbara corcoran investing on "shark tank." blanket sherpa sweatshirt all in one. holiday design, kids' options online and this one is for you, reindeer is for you. normally $70 to $80. >> where are you? >> they're slashed in half, $30

to $40 for a comfy. >> very comfortable. [ applause ] >> well, you're not done because tory is back with more deals on holiday decor coming up ahead. you can check out some bonus digital deals on our website. make sure you do that as well. coming up, the man himself. you can't see him, john cena is here live. [ cheers and applause ] "gma's" "deals & steals" sponsored by target. this friday and saturday only, shop early deals on home appliances, electronics and more, during the black friday preview sale, only at target. t.

good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron for "abc7 mornings." pg&e wants to raise your utility bill and today the public utility commission will take up the issue. pg&e had filed an application to increase the rates starting january 1st, and the official amount is not determined yet, but they told our bay area news group that it may cost an additional $9 a month. and good morning. the fog is the big issue this morning for the commuters. the newest alert is san rafael bridge and the golden gate bridge and the san mateo bridge and the chp is warning of heavy fog in san leandro and several areas in the bay. looking at the bay bridge, because we have a stalled car in

the center divide and it is very foggy there, so take it slowly as you head out this morning. b.a.r.t. delay of 10 minutes on the san francisco line headed to mill ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss, into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss, into the sun ♪ all we need is somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪

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going to give you an idea of how the north bay valley is going go ♪ we're back here on "gma" and that's country star luke combs with his song "beautiful crazy." luke is going to be live on "gma" next wednesday because we're crazy about him. next wednesday morning from nashville. that is ahead of the cmas awards, unfortunately we have had to change our plans due to the coverage of the public impeachment hearings, michael, george and i will not be able to travel to the music city. we need to be here at work that morning but the show must go on and lara will still be heading down to nashville to celebrate.

>> i was looking forward to that. >> we'll reschedule that when we can all go down again. now we're going to bring out a real superstar. literally he is a wwe superstar. also an actor starring in the new movie "playing with fire." he really needs no introduction but we'll give him one anyway, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome mr. john cena. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> i got to get my man up here. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. thank you. >> thank you, everybody. >> hello. there. >> a man of the people. >> how are you? >> good morning, everybody. good morning. >> what energy.

>> you just called him a man of the people. >> i'm just happy that everybody is so excited. thank you very much. [ applause ] i can't believe it. >> you're a man of the people and a man of many talents, acting, wrestling, rapping and now i hear you've been studying mandarin and you've been study -- teaching yourself to play the piano which you play in the movie. >> yes, yes. >> so you really do everything. >> no, i'm not afraid to try everything. i think that's the key. not afraid to try. not afraid to fail. >> that's good. so in this latest one you play a buttoned up fire superintendent >> that's right. >> imagine that. >> straight-laced mono ton disciplinarian. >> you bust a few moves. >> i do. i do. i had some good coaching and was able to learn some dancing. >> who taught you? >> that's kind of my own. >> that's kind of my own. >> but i had some wonderful coaches. i had our younger cast, finley and christian and i'm very

glad -- that was me realizing that i have way too much back there and really should probably east up on the squats but teaugt me how to floss and then taught me this one where it's like. so like those are my two cool party tricks and that's it. >> but along with the kids in the movie you had comedy powerhouses, keegan-michael key and john leguizamo. >> not to mention the beautiful and talented judy greer. they're masters at improvisation and i think the goal on most of the movie was like, hey, try to make john laugh and they did. so many takes i just absolutely busted and had to apologize. they make hard on making a funny

scene and i just laugh and they're standing like. you are not able to see it. they had to use something. they're just very happy to work with them. very gifted and cool to be surrounded by folks who are far more talented than me that i could learn from and grow. [ applause ] >> we all want to see it in action. take a look. >> oh. >> commander richards, you said you weren't going to show up until tomorrow. >> kind of takes the surprise out of surprise inspection to show up on the day i said. besides look what i would have missed. i can see seven code violations from where i stand. >> you heard the commander. who authorized putting this stuff up anyway. >> somebody. >> you tell that man to pack his bags and go. >> okay. [ applause ] >> okay. i do have to ask this because i

noticed it while you were wearing it. was that a my little pony t-shirt. >> that was a my little pony crop top. [ applause ] [ laughter ] that's what it was like -- that was me filming the movie. can't use it. >> my goodness. >> you play a firefighter in the movie and saw you donated $500,000 to the firefighters and rode with them in new york city. you bonded with these firefighters. haven't you. >> we made a movie where people can laugh and have fun and we all had choices on how to entertain and this weekend when you make a choice i hope you see "playing with fire" but we do a lot of media and everyone brings up the question what did you learn about smoke jumpers or first responders. i had to reflect. wow, they're my heroes because their job is put themselves in danger to save others. that's something i could never do so that's a harrowi admire t.

i can't tell you this and in their time of need when up against desperate circumstances and going, hey, can you help us, i can't do nothing. and i wanted to be able to back what i tell you, to be a man of action not just a man of idle words and it's not a matter of what was donate but action taken. even if it's a buck or 50 cents, if we believe these folks are heroes let's dig deep and do what we can to help them out. that's very important to be a man of action. >> hear, hear. [ applause ] >> something else you're acting on also involved with another charity that helps veterans as well. >> yeah, so this is a massive initiative that we'll make veterans day even more impactful. it has strong meaning to those who kind the men and women who served our country as heroes and people to look up to and i believe in them and i've openly said for over two decades these

are people that i share my ito tho -- ethos with. they have forged the pillars of belief in my life and i want to see them succeed because i believe they should be honored. 20 vets a day commit suicide. that's almost one an hour. that's not a good stat. i want to bring it to zero. i found a charitable organization that re-educates and kind of refamiliarizes veterans with life after the uniform. and they have a tremendous success rate. i've been to the camps. it's moved me so much that i was like, man, i want to donate my time, my presence and my resource but i also ask everybody to do the same because i know there's a lot of people that think like me so asked the community let's do something special. i'll match every dollar you give up to a million bucks so if you give a million, i'll give a million. and we'll make the donation on veterans day, a day we're supposed to remember what all

these people have done so not only remember but feel like we're part of something and juanes again i care about these people and i think we all want to take that number to zero. [ applause ] >> such a man of action, my friends. "playing with fire" hits theaters friday. check out john cena, everybody. we'll be right back. [ applause ]

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baby this evening ♪ it is time to mvp your meal with our superstar chefs. today it's all about small bites with huge flavor. >> oh, yeah. we love that. and we've got melba wilson with george. antonio is on my meal and jessica is with lara so some lucky audience members are hanging out with ginger at the testing table. george and melba, you're up. >> you know who we represent? >> i love this. >> harlem jets. [ applause ] that's who we're here for. >> and, of course, the giants. >> making chicken tacos. >> we'll put this away. have you ever been a sous chef before? >> i have. let's do it. >> we are making chicken tacos so here's what i want to you do. take all my spices over here, okay. let's get ooohs >> paprika. >> food porn. we're going to season it.

paprika, little black pepper, mix it. garlic. yum. >> chili powder. there we go. i want you to mix that for me. >> okay. [ applause ] >> okay, and then we -- then we have our corn tortilla shells. what we want to do, make sure %-pn them. there we go. beautiful, beautiful. and i have my cookie cutter and we'll cut these. that's how we'll make the mini taco shells. there you go. all right. so meanwhile we'll take this chicken, george. >> i got to get this out better. >> i got this. i got this. i got that. you're doing great so far. come on, we're going to take the seasoning, put that in there and sprinkle it. beautiful. you've done this before. >> we're here every morning. >> you've done this before and take a little evo. right there.

extra virgin olive oil and we'll mix this. >> okay. >> isn't it looking good? oh, my god. wonderful. >> you can let that sit for awhile, right? >> right. [ applause ] and here we have our chicken that's been marinated. i normally like to marinate mine overnight. beautiful thigh, juicy. >> sear them up then we put them on. >> sear them up. >> thank you very much. >> we got the idea. >> we love you but we got to cook too. >> oh, oh. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. [ applause ] >> that's beautiful. let me just say something. >> i love all the chefs here. but this man, i know. he is j.r., when we are in connecticut we go to one of his two restaurants in bristol, connecticut. his wife i he's not a tv chef. --

>> i'm not a 26 chef but i do play one on tv. >> what are we going to make. >> our market marinated flank steak brew schett tachl the easiest way, you know how i can tell it's hot? when you burn yourself. >> we'll mix up a simple marinade. brown sugar, we have soy, we have evo oil and a little of lime juice. we'll mix them all together and take that and put it on our flank steak, six to eight hours. >> six to eight hours. >> six to eight hours in a ziploc bag and take this marinated piece. it will flare up a little bit. >> oh. >> he will woo's let it smoke, six minutes on each side till it's medium rare. >> how do you cut -- it can be tough. >> it can be tough. you know what, very good question. >> you want to cut grain. don't cut with the grain. you want this thing -- >> against the grain, robin. >> we're not looking for a fair catch.

we're not going to do that. looking for a definite end zone on this and cut it agait the grain. very thin slices, very thin slices. all right, robin, you're already eating that. we got to come back to that. we got really quickly. we'll make shrimp. >> so we'll go a little tarragon. go ahead. pour that on there. spice seasoning. rosemary. >> mix it up. >> then we'll fry. whoa. i just -- this is a competition. we'll go flour, dry, egg, wet hand, keep them separate, people and dry hand again. and then right into the fryer. >> a little oil. >> this is a play on fish and chips. so i've got salt and vinegar chip, fried shrimp. a little bit of that same aii. >>e how you serve them in that. >> absolutely.

>> in the sauce. >> okay, lara. >> that was great. so today an upgraded cornbread with a corn nut streusel and candied jalapenos and dump all of our dry ingredients. two types of cornmeal. we like extra texture and wet ingredients, i have actual creamed corn and -- >> we will aall on our recipe. >> whole kernels of corn no your cornbread. honey, eggs, butter and i put my streusel. >> the toppings. >> i have a corn nut streusel which adds that nuttiness and roastiness. we like swault with our sweet and put our candied jalapeno, sliced, simmered in sugar water for 15 minutes. >> unbelievable. >> pop it in the oven for 20, 25 minutes at 375. >> you have the cutest hottest most delicious -- >> cornyn bread. >> you've ever seen. ginger. >> you at home you can

i think we like shrimp but they're all good. what's going on on your show? >> i'm not cooking ninl but we have a great show for you today. sara had her hands full with three kids so someone special came knocking on her door. >> that is right. she is an angel. nanny connie came it my house and now she's answering all our questions. >> you're eating our food but don't miss it this afternoon. we'll have a lot of fun and see you this afternoon and more holiday "deals & steals" are next on "gma." [ cheers and applause ]

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♪ jingle bell we're back with more holiday "deals & steals." tory, what do you have? >> take this card over here. see those magnetic stickers. you can hang your card. right on the sticker so the magnet will match where the sticker is. there you go. that allows you to put up any kind of pictures, cards, notices on any surface. a huge variety. a big hit because it doesn't damage the fast and lots of holiday options. >> put the sticker on the wall and then -- >> it's reusable and won't damage the surface. >> a pack of these is normal i 27 to $30. today slashed in half, $13 for a pack of these, adorable and super functional and use them year round. >> king of christmas. we've got our christmas trees here. this is a flocked christmas tree. get flocked with lights or without lights. also do you see the tall one is

like a pencil tree. what i love about these regular one, the pencil ones will come straight. these come on hinges so they're very easy to just you open the box and pop them up. good to g will you choose lit or unlit. >> i would choose lit. let's get lit, people. >> they sort normally at $169. today slashed in half. it starts at $84.50 and two favorite words. >> free shipping. >> yes. >> check out our website for all the deals. thank you to all the companies for partners with us. audience, you're getting products from all of the companies today. thank you, tory. >> so fun. >> it is snowing. stay warm, everybody. ginger, what's happening? >> okay, well, now we have your first look at a new trailer for pixar's upcoming film "soul" voiced by jamie foxx who travels from the streets of new york to other worlds to rediscover his

passionate self. take a look. >> you want to be known for an earth. ♪ we only have a short time on this planet. ♪ you want to become the person that you were born to be. don't waste your time on all the junk of life. >> what am i doing? >> spend your precious hours doing what will bring out the real you. the brilliant, passionate you. that's ready to contribute something meaningful into this world. ♪ i got the gig. >> i really need a haircut today. can you fit me in? whoa, whoa, sorry. ah.

>> what just -- hello! so what do you want to be remembered for? >> probably for doing this funny cowboy dance. ♪ um, um, um ♪ >> great.

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♪ do you recall, not long ago ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪ ♪ all around the wind blows ♪ we would only hold on to let go ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we needed somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ all we need is someone to lean on ♪

good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." good morning. i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings." here is mike nicco with a look at the forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi. good morning, everybody. the low visibility is going to extend beyond the morning commute until 10:00 up in the north bay. we have been watching the visibilities around one quarter to an eighth of a mile in this area and a mile or two in the rest of the bay area. so it is not just that area that is dealing with the fog. warmer than average weather just about everyday. jobina? >> thank you, mike. we are taking a le aing a live 0 and the fog advisory for the 280 corridor and where is that? well, it is the whole stretch of 280 between san francisco and san jose, and so be careful as you head out this morning. the larksburg to san francisco ferry is late due to the fog,

and 59 trains, and b.a.r.t. is running right now, but we have a delay for >> ryan: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the comedy, "playing with fire," john cena. and with the holidays right around the corner, we have holiday cocktails. plus, writer and director of "charlie's angels," elizabeth banks at the coco's desk. all next on "live." and now, here we are, ryan seacrest and elizabeth banks! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: say hi to the first row. there you go. hey! what's up?