good morning, america. and as we join you in this tuesday morning, 200 million facing the coldest temperatures this season. polar plunge. snow, record cold and ice spreading from arkansas to new england as temperatures drop 50 degrees in just hours. dangerous driving conditions. a woman rescued. her car dangling off the edge. and a passenger plane sliding off the runway. now, the deep freeze about to settle in. ginger has the track and timing. impeachment showdown. just one day before public hearings, both sides digging in. new drama inside the white house as president trump prepares to release new information. breaking news. israel kills an islamic jihad

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yeah, we are frozen here. syracuse, no stranger to snow, but this is not lake-effect snow. this is very fine early season november snowfall, really very dense and it feels like ice under foot. it's made for really a dicey commute across much of upstate new york throughout the day today and if you are driving at all through the snow zone today, you are in for a somewhat dangerous commute. already we've seen hundreds of car accidents across the country from the midwest to the midsouth as this record-breaking january-like arctic air mass takes over the u.s. overnight, mayhem across middle america. watch this car spinning out of control in missouri, tearing through a fence, sliding to a stop just before nearly falling off the side of this cliff. the car's rear wheels dangling in the air, rescuers reaching through the front windshield of the car helping to pull the driver out. freezing rain turning this pennsylvania interstate into an ice rink. two tractor trailers spinning

out of control, cargo beds spread out on the roadway. icy runways plaguing aircrafts, as well. >> when we first see the ground i didn't feel the plane wasn't actually stopping. it kept on going. it was sliding on the ice. >> reporter: this jet sliding off the runway while attempting to land at chicago o'hare. >> no, no, no, no. >> reporter: the plane finally stopping safely. >> we have an ambulance here for anyone that needs it. >> reporter: firefighters on hand to help passengers deplane. fortunately no one hurt. from the midwest to the northeast, millions getting ready for more snow and plunging temperatures. >> oh, it's pretty rough. i have all-wheel drive and i slid. i almost hit a tree. >> reporter: roads are bad and the airplanes, yeah, there's already been 400 or more canceled or delayed flights today. if you're traveling by air today, you'll want to check with your carrier. here in downtown syracuse, a pretty good job because we started well above freezing and they were able to get the ice melted quickly but now temperatures are dropping

quickly. so even if you're out of the snow zone, you are going to feel this for sure. here temperatures in the teens. by this time tomorrow, it will be below zero in central new york where it seems like at least this year, november is the new january. robin. >> does seem that way, rob. thank you. you take care there. let's go to ginger now for a look at just how cold it will get. good morning, ginger. >> robin, springfield, missouri, was 75 sunday and this morning, they've just dropped to 10. 65-degree drop in less than two days, so that polar air is on. it feels like 10 in dallas, 8 below in chicago and you know that if you're in the green mild air, it's changing. the cold front moving through. let's pull out new jersey and pennsylvania to give you an idea when that all happens. stream lines show you mild air, close to 60 degrees say in atlantic city this morning but that front is about to come through late morning, early afternoon and that is going to bring you the cold. that pink represents the teens for windchill. anything less than 15 really across the entire state nearly of pennsylvania, pittsburgh will feel like 11 by tomorrow

morning. philadelphia, 15, atlantic city will feel like 13. it doesn't stop in the mid-atlantic. it goes all the way south to florida and it will feel subfreezing even in tallahassee. atlanta will feel like 21. >> that is cold. thanks very much. we go to washington now where the first public impeachment hearings begin tomorrow and president trump now the fourth president to face the process that could remove him from office. our senior national correspondent terry moran is tracking the latest from capitol hill. terry, ahead of tomorrow's hearing the democrats released more depositions about the military aid trump was withholding from ukraine and what the ukrainians knew about it. >> reporter: that's right, george. these are secondary witnesses but they confirm an important part of the story and answer one of the president's main lines of defenses. the president's allies including his son don junior on "the view" claimed the ukrainians never even knew that military aid was withheld by the united states, so how could there be a quid pro quo? how could there be pressure or muscle? these witnesses, among other

things, said they got frantic phone calls and meetings with their ukrainian counterparts who were wondering where that aid was. this is at the same time that other members of the administration were demanding investigations of the bidens and of the 2016 election so the conclusion is the ukrainians could add two plus two and they got the pressure. >> terry, meantime, there is some jockeying inside the white house among potential witnesses about whether top officials like mick mulvaney and john bolton, the former national security adviser, will actually testify in these hearings. >> reporter: yeah, mick mulvaney, the acting chief of staff, is acting a little oddly here. the president has ordered him and other top aides not to testify in these impeachment inquiry hearings, but mulvaney has now decided he wants a court to tell him whether he should obey the house subpoena or obey the guy he works for, the president of the united states, and he even tried to join the effort by john bolton and bolton's former deputy to get a court to tell them what they should do. whether they should obey the subpoena or obey the president. this is odd because mulvaney and

bolton were at each other's throats when they were both in the white house. they rejected the efforts so mulvaney says he's going to file his own lawsuit to get the answer whether or not he should testify. >> meantime, the president continues to say he didn't do anything wrong and promising to release more information now by the end of the week. >> reporter: that's right. there were two phone calls between president trump and this new president of the ukraine, the first one right after that president zelensky was elected in april, was apparently not very substantive. it was a congratulatory phone call. the other one in july, that's the one the house is focusing on but the president is going to release that first one to say all was normal. george. >> okay, terry moran, thanks very much. >> let's bring in your legal team now, chief legal analyst dan abrams and kate shaw at cardoza law school. welcome to you both. these hearings, three big question, one, did the president actually ask ukraine to do these investigations to further his political interest? number two, did that constitute an abuse of power? and, number three, did the white

house conceal these actions and the fact they're withholding witnesses from cooperating constitute obstruction of justice? >> i mean, those are both fact and legal questions together. the first fact question about what exactly happened, what was the goal, can they demonstrate it, et cetera, that's a separate question from, does this become abuse of power? again, abuse of power isn't in the criminal code. it becomes one of these things that congress is going to have to interpret and that's why the sort of public nature of these becomes so important. when you think of this as a public proceeding and the jury in the end is going to be the senate, that means what the public thinks is critical and so that's why these public hearings become so important to see whether it's going to shift opinion one way or the other. >> and, kate, one of the things to think about is when the founders first thought about impeachment, high crimes and misdemeanors, is this the kind of abuse of power that they were contemplating? >> if you think of it involving an abuse of the power of the presidency, right, a leveraging

of governmental resources for personal political gain, corruption of an abuse of sort of the oath of office of president, it does feel like a fairly textbook example of the kind of conduct that the framers contemplated when they wrote impeachment into the constitution. >> and how about the fact that the president is telling his top aides not to cooperate? >> yeah, i mean, i do think you have a possible separate sort of -- the abuse of power charge and separate obstruction of the investigation charge. you know, i do think that as terry said it's quite interesting, you have both former and current white house officials suggesting that they're having some doubts about their obligations here. i think a loyal soldier would say, i don't have any obligation to testify, the president has directed me not to. congress, sue me if you disagree. but they're inviting the courts in to the dispute. >> the president keeps saying everything he did was perfect but more republicans are moving to this idea including nikki haley that what the president did was wrong but not impeachable. >> right, and that's going to be the most interesting thing to me.

we've seen witnesses and we've looked at their transcripts already. we haven't seen them publicly but know what they'll say. so the question really becomes, how will the republicans go after them? i think you're going to see a mix. i think you're going see many of them saying, okay, maybe it was wrong but it's not that bad but some of them attacking the credibility of these witnesses, as well. >> we will be watching and i know you will join us for our live coverage tomorrow at 10:00 eastern, abc news and abc news live. robin. >> all right, george. also this morning another democratic contender may be joining the race for 2020. sources say former massachusetts governor deval patrick is signaling he may run. if he decides to run, he'll most likely announce thursday, the day before the filing deadline in the first primary state of new hampshire. and to breaking news now, former president jimmy carter undergoing emergency surgery this morning to relieve pressure on his brain. steve osunsami is outside emory hospital in atlanta with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. the procedure is scheduled this

morning here at emery university hospital and president carter's spokespeople tell us he is here resting comfortably with his wife at his side. doctors will work to remove pressure on his brain caused by bleeding after his recent falls. he fell and broke his hip in may and then fell twice last month. after one of those falls he needed 14 stitches but immediately got back up and traveled to nashville where he famously helped build houses for habitat for humanity. with a black eye. we should underline that this is a man who has beat metastatic cancer. after fracturing his pelvis in october, he showed up for sunday services at his church, the church where he teaches sunday school, the church has announced that he will not be teaching this sunday but, of course, everyone is looking forward to a speedy recovery. george. >> okay, steve, thanks very much. we are thinking of him and his family this morning. we move overseas now to new fighting in the middle east after a pair of israeli air

strikes killed the islamic jihadi leader in the gaza strip and targeted a second commander in the syrian capital of damascus. they have responded by launching at least 50 rockets towards israel. no israeli casualties have been reported coming amid escalating tensions with iran. also this morning, tensions rising in hong kong. hundreds arrested after those violent protests. senior foreign correspondent ian pannell is tracking the very latest. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. just look at the scene here. we are right in the heart of the business district of asia's financial hub and look at it. it's awash with riot police, there have been clashes with protesters as these protests just don't just go on but have started to take a darker turn. this morning, anti-government protests in hong kong reaching a new level of violence as police now say they arrested over 260 people in just one day, most are students. demonstrators are angry their demands for more freedom from

china and police accountability aren't being met. a mob of protesters ganging up on this one man in white, a sign of how intolerant and angry this movement has become as others run through a shopping mall smashing windows. hong kong's chief executive issuing a stern warning. >> if there is still any wishful thinking that by escalating violence, that hong kong as a government will yield to pressure to satisfy the so-called political demands, i am making this statement clear and loud here, that will not happen. >> reporter: the violence is raging on both sides. authorities clashing directly with protesters at the chinese university, firing tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd. overnight, police indiscriminately blasting protesters with water cannons

and this violence unfolding one day after this officer fired his weapon at a demonstrator standing just feet away and a chinese government supporter was doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire. both are still in hospital. despite this escalation, protesters say they have no intention of stopping until their demands are met. >> we are so angry about the police brutality and their violence that happened like in the past five months in hong kong. >> reporter: overnight, the state department condemning violence on both sides urging them to engage in a sincere dialogue. you casee the situation on the ground. there is no talking, and beijing has warned about the role of what it describes as foreign forces interfering. robin. >> remains a very tense situation there. all right, ian, thank you. now to you to that shift in the world of streaming. our parent company, disney, is out with its brand-new service this morning, disney plus, and rebecca jarvis is here to explain. good morning, rebecca.

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classics as well. we also have top headlines we're following right now. more than 200 million facing that dangerous deep freeze bringing snow and temperatures plunging 50 degrees in some areas from the plains to northeast. also this morning, just one day to go until the start of the public impeachment hearings. democrats are now releasing more depositions about military aid being withheld from ukraine and what the ukrainians knew about it. and a meteor shower caught on camera behind the st. louis arch. that was really something. similar sightings overnight that lit up social media. this is part of the annual meteor shower. >> that is something. now to the new twist in that vacation nightmare in the caribbean. the american father charged with killing a hotel worker in anguilla is now refusing to return to the island for trial, eva pilgrim is here with more on this. >> good morning, robin. scott hapgood skipping his hearing saying he's worried about his safety if he goes back. hapgood wants to clear his name but his attorney says he can't do that if he's dead. not returning, the connecticut dad accused of manslaughter in

the death of a hotel worker at a five-star caribbean resort not appearing at a scheduled hearing in anguilla this week. >> it's been a living nightmare. >> reporter: the 44-year-old investment banker was vacationing with his wife and three kids in anguilla in april when he says a resort worker, kenny mitchel, came to the door in uniform claiming he needed to fix a sink, but hapgood says mitchel pulled a knife on him and demanded money claiming mitchel then stabbed and bit him during a violent struggle where mitchel died. hapgood's daughters ran for help. hapgood who is out on bond was scheduled for a hearing monday but did not appear. his lawyers concerned for his safety if the judge revoked his bail sending him back to jail until the case is resolved. the spokesperson releasing a statement saying, it has become progressively apparent that scott would not receive a fair trial in anguilla. suggesting that politics are governing scott's case rather than the law and the facts. >> i go back and forth between

anguilla in the face of significant dangers to make sure that the facts come out because the hard science shows what really happened. >> reporter: officials say mitchell died of positional asphyxia and blunt force injuries but attorneys for hapgood say mitchel had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system. hapgood's legal team saying, three independent medical experts have now concluded that the attacker died due to the drugs in his system. the case sparking outrage on the island. hapgood saying he's received multiple death threats. his legal team asking for a guarantee of safety before this hearing, something they say authorities there declined to ensure. in a statement writing, we understand there will be people in anguilla who say scott is running from a trial. that is 100% false. there is nothing scott wants more than to clear his name and get his life back. so what happens next? hapgood could face more charges

for not showing up and anguilla, which is a british territory, could force him to come back. that's something his legal team will most definitely fight. >> thank you so much, eva. now, new developments in that deadly ambush in mexico. the government says it has detained people in connection with the attack that left nine americans dead and now the fbi says it will assist in the investigation. tom llamas is tracking the very latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: michael, that's right, but also so far no details about those arrested or how they're connected. this, as the families are getting some relief with news the u.s. wants to bring these killers to justice. this morning, the fbi getting involved in the investigation into that ambush attack in mexico. mexico's president publicly inviting the fbi to assist in their investigation and now the agency saying in a statement they're committed to, quote, help bring justice to the perpetrators of this heinous act of violence. more than a week later and authorities still haven't said exactly who was behind the attack that took the lives of three women and six children.

this as we're learning mexican authorities are still working with the victims' relatives to gather clues. overnight, the family of rohnita miller who was killed along with her four children meeting with investigators. >> we want to find the people who did this to my sister and her children. but they much more want us to fight the drug cartels in general because there will always be another group to take their place. >> reporter: the family thinks the massacre was the work of drug cartels and they say in this part of mexico the narcos have more power than the government. david langford lost his wife and two sons and ended up leaving the country out of fear for his family. >> i believe in forgiveness but i also believe in justice. forgiveness doesn't rob justice. justice, you don't get justice too much in mexico. >> reporter: his son devin surviving the shooting inside one of the family's suvs that was attacked, remembering the weapons used and what the hit men were wearing.

>> yeah, there were big guns and they were wearing masks. >> reporter: devin who helped rescue his wounded brothers and sisters asking the same question everyone wants to know. >> why? just why? why would you do that? >> reporter: now, one of the concerns we heard overnight from family members was they want the men who did this arrested but they say this problem is even bigger than their own tragedy. they describe the cartels as terrorists who will keep regrouping until something more significant is done to root them out but, guys, they are reassured this morning the fbi is getting involved. the problem is it's been almost a week now. >> you spent some time in that area. what is it like? >> there's nothing there. there's literally nothing there. one of the experts told us that the closest military base is three hours away. that the checkpoints a lot of times before this happened were done by the cartels so imagine trying to drive into your community and the cartels are the ones checking you out. they're in complete control. >> okay, tom, thanks very much.

we're going to move on now to that controversy for uber's ceo under fire for comparing the brutal murder of journalist jamal khashoggi to an accidental death caused by a self-driving car. linsey davis is here with all the fallout. >> reporter: good morning. it was back in 2017 that uber hired a new ceo after a string of events suggested that the company needs to move away from a toxic culture. now the boycott uber hashtag is back again, this time after the ceo's comments appeared to minimize murder to a mistake. this morning, the man behind one of the most successful ride-sharing apps in the world is apologizing after a viral backlash. dara khosrowshahi, the ceo of uber, called the murder of "the washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi a mistake during an interview with axios on hbo. >> i think that government said that they made a mistake. >> well, they made a mistake and somebody is dead. >> reporter: his comment sparked further criticism after seemingly comparing the 2018 murder of khashoggi who american intelligence reportedly said was killed by the saudi government to the accident involving the tech company's self-driving car that accidentally killed a pedestrian last year.

>> it's a serious mistake. we've made mistakes too, right, with self-driving and we stopped driving and we're recovering from that mistake so i think that people make mistakes. it doesn't mean that they can never be forgiven. i think they've taken it seriously. >> like, with self-driving that was a bad sensor, correct? the cia has suggested that the crown prince had a role in ordering the assassination. it's a different thing. you guys didn't intentionally run somebody over. >> i didn't believe that part of the cia report. you're obviously deeper in it. >> reporter: immediately khosrowshahi's comments sparked a backlash on social media. the #boycottuber trending on monday. according to axios, an hour after the interview the executive reached back out via email to clarify his comments saying, i said something in the moment that i do not believe. when it comes to jamal khashoggi, his murder was reprehensible and should not be forgotten or excused. he later followed up with a tweet adding, there's no forgiving or forgetting what happened to jamal khashoggi, and i was wrong to call it a mistake. i'm sorry i wasn't as clear.

saudi arabia is uber's fifth largest shareholder with about $1.9 billion worth of stock in the company and the head of the sovereign wealth fund is a member of uber's board of directors. >> okay. thank you, linsey. >> thank you. coming up we have that turkey takeover of a new jersey town and the major league baseball player now calling for action. come on back. my cause... and creating my dream home. i'm a work in progress. so much goes into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it. prescription dovato is for adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment and who aren't resistant to either of the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine. dovato has 2 medicines in 1 pill to help you reach and then stay undetectable. so your hiv can be controlled with fewer medicines while taking dovato. you can take dovato anytime of day with food or without. don't take dovato if you're allergic to any of its

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taking over a neighborhood in new jersey. now, a major league baseball player is calling for action concerned for his children's safety. gio benitez is there in toms river with that story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. it's like a real-life game of angry birds. we're talking about 60 wild turkeys just roaming the streets in the neighborhood with reports of them breaking windows, even attacking people who try to shoo them away. turkeys in the driveway blocking traffic, scratching cars and chasing residents. this thanksgiving when turkeys are on the menu apparently they fight back. >> and they are all over the place. there are a massive amount of turkeys in here. >> reporter: residents say the gangs of turkeys traveling together from house to house are terrorizing one neighborhood in toms river, new jersey. >> we have them on the roof, they're pecking at our roofs. our brand-new vehicles, they're pecking at our vehicles. >> reporter: one of the residents crying foul is major league baseball star todd frazier.

>> we actually got attacked by a couple of them a year ago, you know, i have three young kids and that's basically all i'm worried about and that's basically all our neighborhood is worried were. >> reporter: frazier ranting about his turkey troubles on twitter, posting this photo of turkeys all over his car. >> we need all the help we can get to get these animals out of here, put them in a safer place. >> reporter: it's not the first city overrun by these big birds. we saw a turkey problem in california's bay area over the past few years and in bridgewater, massachusetts, one man even filmed himself being attacked. but what can animal control do in toms river, new jersey? apparently not a whole lot. >> we are not licensed to trap, relocate or i use the word harass the turkeys or any wildlife for that matter that's a nuisance. >> reporter: so todd frazier has been calling on governor phil murphy to help them all out and

the governor's office just wrote to me this morning saying, they're aware of the situation and they're working with the state's department of environmental protection to sort this all out and, guys, we hope they do. >> yes, we do, gio. you take care. thanks so much. >> be angry too if i was a turkey and thanksgiving is coming up. >> that's right. >> oh boy, what a problem. coming up, what is a sweet surprise? the moment that made "jeopardy" host alex trebek choke up. it is our "play of the day." (music playing) too early. good! (music playing) anncr: ready or not the holidays are here, so warm up your holiday spirit with donut sticks new chocolate dipping sauce and a cinnamon cookie latte, from mccafé. there's just something different to a disney movie. (vo) verizon knows you love all things disney. i think we've watched every single movie

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dr. ashton will be here to discuss. and here she comes again, robin one-on-one with dolly parton. and, by the way, these guys are guarding the "gma" exclusive look at the new live action "star wars" series "the mandalorian." that and everything you need to know about the blockbuster launch of disney plus is coming up.

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look at the bay bridge toll plaza and everything else is pretty stacked up. coming up on "gma," a new study that is finding that vaping may be worse for your heart than cigarettes. we will have a new update in 30 minutes, and you can find us on the abc news app and

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and 200 million are seeing the coldest temperatures of the season dropping 50 degrees in some places. record cold and snow for so many. the latest on the deep freeze as you start your commute. the new headline on vaping. it may be more harmful for your heart than cigarettes. dr. ashton is here live. ♪ working to 9 to 5 one-on-one with dolly parton. how she went from being a high school girl with big dreams to the queen of country music, and wait until you see what she showed us behind the scenes at dollywood. showtime. >> it's finally here. disney plus revealed this morning from "snow white" to "star wars" to the simpsons." >> you put on that nose and ears or i'll take off yours. >> so many of your favorites all

in one place and moments away, an exclusive first look at the brand-new story from the "star wars" universe. your first look at the ultimate disney destination. only on "gma." >> to infinity and beyond! ♪ let it go ♪ let it go and all the way from arendelle, anna and elsa here live. kristen bell, idina menzel, what they're revealing about the brand-new "frozen 2" this morning. and they're saying -- >> all: good morning, america. [ applause ] ♪ and here i stay so we have "frozen 2." good morning, america. but also, look at that. it looks like the millennium falcon just went through times square and we have an exclusive

clip of "the mandalorian," the first live-action "star wars" series. that is coming up as it is being well guarded by the stormtroopers there. >> there's so much excitement for the new streaming service disney plus, launching today, and look who we have here at the desk. yeah. hey, woody. how are you doing, buddy? walk on through. looks like you want to join us. it looks like he has joined us. we got everything you need to know about disney plus coming up in the show. >> disney just makes you feel good. you know who else does? dolly parton. she is funny. she is the real deal. and she talks about it all with us and it's a special tonight, "dolly parton: here she comes again." we'll have a little sneak peek for you coming up. but first, a lot of news to get to starting with the deep freeze affecting more than 200 million. 15 states are under a winter storm warning so let's go back to rob. he is in syracuse. good morning again, rob. >> good morning, robin. i hope you're ready for winter. it's coming whether you like it or not. the snow continues to fall here in syracuse but that hasn't

really been the big story. as a matter of fact, the heat content of the roads here in downtown have been warming up at least for now to be able to melt the snow on contact but the secondary roads, i can tell you the interstates driving in here were slick and we have seen hundreds of accidents across the midwest into the midsouth. check out this car spinning its way out of control through a fence in missouri and the rear wheels dangling off a cliff until firefighters could safely remove the passengers there. we had tractor trailers across pennsylvania, icy interstates there, jackknife and accidents across the board and that plane in chicago o'hare skidding off the runway. thankfully the passengers there were safe. some areas will get some snow and some ice and some rain today but the big story will be the cold. look how deep to the south the cold air gets by tomorrow morning. windchills will feel like zero in syracuse, new york, below zero in many spots. but you go to jackson, mississippi, into the teens, new orleans, lower to mid-20s. regardless of the time of year that's body-shocking type of cold and here we are, robin, barely into the middle of november. >> but it seems like january.

all right, thank you, rob. we go to washington now where the first public impeachment hearings begin tomorrow. the democrats have released more depositions about the military aid trump was withholding from ukraine and what the ukrainians knew about it. let's go back to our senior national correspondent terry moran. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. one of the main arguments the president and his defenders making again and again, no quid pro quo. well, part of that argument is the claim that the ukrainians never knew vital military aid was being withheld from them and if they didn't know, how could there be a quid pro quo? these witnesses, one from the pentagon, two from the state department, came in and said they did know. that their counterparts in the ukrainian government were frantic wondering where that aid was weeks ago, many months ago actually, and so this was pressure being put on the ukrainian government. they felt it. there would be a quid pro quo. the reason it was vital, we should remember, 13,000 ukrainians have been killed in that war against russian-backed separatists in the west of the country. this is not some kind of game show or reality tv show. this is life and death to them and that's what this testimony

was about. tomorrow, of course, the impeachment hearings open with a couple of big witnesses, the leading diplomat in ukraine for the united states and a top official in the state department and they will lay out the beginnings of the case, that this was according to democrats an abuse of power by president trump. george. >> terry, thanks. i know you'll be joining us for our live coverage tomorrow of the impeachment hearings. that's at 10:00 eastern right here on abc and abc news live. coming up right here, the alarming new study about vaping. how it may be worse for your heart than cigarettes. dr. ashton is here with that. look who's here. oh, "frozen 2" stars, kristen bell and idina menzel. they're not actually outside. they're upstairs. that's not all, the stormtroopers are on guard protecting jeff goldblum. he's telling us all about his new disney plus show. we'll be right back. [ applause ]

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will be here live. you know who is live here right now, sara haines. "pop news". [ applause ] >> robin, i have to say, walking around back there is very exciting. i walked into stormtroopers and then idina and kristen. i was like, where am i? it's amazing. but we begin this morning with the one and only shania twain. proving she's still the one, she will be taking the stage at the 2019 american music awards for the first time in 16 years. shania will perform a medley of her greatest hits and, of course, we're hoping to hear "man, i feel like a woman" and "that don't impress me much." >> that's good. >> i clearly didn't impress george either. >> she sounds a little different. >> just slightly different. we're hoping for a better performance. it's coming a few days before kicking off her las vegas residency. shania who is the top selling

female country artist of all time will join other performances like camila cabello, billie eilish, selena gomez, lizzo, taylor swift at the amas this year which you can catch right here on abc sunday, november 24th, at 8:00 p.m. eastern. that's going to be a great show. [ applause ] what a lineup. and have you guys heard of the fantasy challenge on tiktok? anyone? >> no. >> okay. this took over the internet this weekend with people dancing a few simple moves to mariah carey's 1995 signature song "fantasy," and for michael i will not try to sing it but there were some pretty good submissions that you're seeing right there. >> and one right there. >> i'm putting my submission in right now. [ cheers and applause ] >> the queen herself, mariah, took to this to try to score the win for this. check it out. ♪ every night talk is free and looking fine ♪ ♪ i get kind of hectic inside >> that move, michael. [ applause ]

>> don't hurt yourself. >> i was going to say, michael, you didn't do that final drop it like it's hot. >> because i'm tied to this chair right now. >> okay, we'll take that. mariah tweeted this video with the caption, just for laughs, most people online agreeing that not only did mariah win the challenge, she is the queen of tiktok. and finally, my favorite story in like forever this is amazing. we have some very important nuptials or rather puptials. take a look at these four-legged newlyweds that just tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony. this is mr. and mrs. those are their actual names. two shelter dogs in atlanta who have been madly in love for six years and just made things official sharing a spoonful of peanut butter to signify their love. before the big day mr. was treated to his own bachelor party and then mrs. got her own special day too shopping for her wedding dress. the two enjoyed a beautiful honeymoon and are now looking to

find a forever home. yes, so real quick shoutout, if you're in the atlanta area best friends animal society in atlanta, please someone get these beautiful lovers. they will add so much heart to your home. i mean, come on. >> that was great. thank you, sara. we're going to move on now to our "gma" cover story and we're going to walk over to talk to jen ashton. a health alert about vaping. a landmark new study shows it may be more harmful to your heart than traditional cigarettes, and dr. ashton is here. pretty alarming headline right there. break it down for us. >> good morning. this may be an important piece of the puzzle in looking at vaping and its effects. it was a small study at cedar's sinai and they compared two groups of people head-to-head, combustible and e-cig smokers and they measured blood flow to the heart muscle. what they found is that people who smoked combustible

cigarettes had lower blood flow to their heart during periods of physical stress. people smoking e-cigs had lower blood flow to the art muscle not just during physical stress but during rest. that implies much more vascular or blood vessel effect. >> so all this evidence is piling up that these chemicals that go along with the nicotine are really causing serious problems. >> big news out of the cdc, they identified as a major culprit from the vaping-related illness cases that we've been following vitamin e acetate, a sticky substance -- it does not do well in the lung tissue and they're starting to really lay out what exactly is making people so sick. >> such a real danger. jen ashton, thanks very much. robin. yes, you know, now, robin's one-on-one with country music legend dolly parton before she guest hosts the cma awards tomorrow night with carrie underwood and reba mcentire. >> i had so much fun. [ cheers and applause ] i had the chance to sit down with dolly for a look at her

incredible career, her impact on the music world and how, after 50 years in the industry, my girl is still working 9 to 5 and still going strong. we're here at dollywood. it was very important to you to put it right here. >> well, yeah, because this is my home. ♪ i'm so happy that i've been able to have a business here and to do so many things in this area for my neighbors and my family and my friends. >> what's your favorite spot here? >> oh, i love it all. i love this museum mostly because it kind of has some of everything in my whole life. >> i don't think you like to throw anything away, my friend. >> no, this is only pieces of what i got. you should see my house. i got big storage bins of clothes and things that fans give me. i have a whole warehouse called the arts and crap building because i can't throw anything away no matter how ugly it is or whatever. i know how much people, you know, spent time on it.

organized hoarding. ♪ >> reporter: but long before dolly had enough things to fill up an entire museum, she was just a high school girl with big musical dreams. >> i graduated on a friday night and headed out on a saturday morning and as i make jokes about it with my matching luggage, those four paper bags from the same grocery store. i thought, well, i can't be any poorer than i already am, and i'm a girl, i'll find some boy that will take me to shoney's. i won't go hungry and i left two boyfriends back home. last thing i wanted was a boyfriend because i was headed out for my big career. >> two boyfriends. >> i always had more than two but one or two or three or four. there was a laundromat down from my little apartment where i was going to be staying and it was in walking distance and i had taken my clothes down there and so the very day i go down to the laundromat, this good-looking man just drops by and he says something like, well, you're

going to get sunburned out here and i said something stupid, like, what's it to you and we started talking and two years later we married and we're still married, and that was that. >> you just go walking in with your dirty clothes and you walk out with -- >> carl dean. 53 years. 55 together. >> okay, i'm going to take you down memory lane. >> oh, lordy. these are all so scary. what is this? >> 1977. okay. >> okay. >> you had these big dreams and this is what you said to barbara walters. >> i like to think that there's more money to be made than the money i've been making. i've been working too hard too long for too little. >> what do you make? what did you make as a country star? >> maybe $500,000, $600,000 a year but you got to pay expenses and this sort of thing. of course that's not counting records and that sort of thing. >> amen, dolly parton. >> i know. also, you knew your worth. >> well, i did. i knew that's what i was supposed to do and i thought i

am not getting paid enough but that's amazing to go back and remember that's what i always felt in my heart, that i had something to give and i thought i was worth something, you know, and i still do. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> i'm telling you, she is priceless. absolutely priceless. while we were there dolly brought back these mugs for you all, you see that? >> i like that. >> a cup of ambition. >> she is one of the most fun people to talk to. >> oh, and she is so charitable. she has this organization called imagination library. not many people know about this. for children up to the age of 5, she sends out a million books, a million books every month. >> a month? >> and since 1995 they have delivered 127 million books to kids all over, not just this country but in four other countries. yes, she does. you can see -- i hope you tune in. it is really special. "dolly parton: here she comes again" tonight, 10:00, 9:00

eastern right here on abc, and the cma awards are tomorrow night at 8:00, 7:00 central so we'll get you all set by watching that special. >> always great. love the cmas. and now it's time to look at all the exciting shows, movies and series on disney plus. you're seeing the app right there as the service launches today. and look who is celebrating. yeah, even moana. and her friends, they are jumping for joy obviously because of the new streaming service. >> all things disney with thousands of episodes of tv, both classic and original shows. hundreds of movies. take a look. this morning, disney plus is flying into your living room. >> might want to buckle up, baby. >> this is disney plus. >> i love it. >> reporter: a dream come true

for disney chairman and ceo bob iger. >> all disney in one place never existed before. that's a big deal. >> everything the light touches is our kingdom. >> reporter: disney plus starting right now is the ultimate destination for "star wars." >> we're home. >> reporter: marvel. >> avengers, assemble. >> reporter: pixar. >> showtime. >> reporter: and, of course, disney. >> so what i believe you were trying to say is thank you. >> thank you? >> you're welcome. >> reporter: the disney plus library will be filled with nearly 7500 episodes of television, 500 films, classics like "mary poppins." ♪ for a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down ♪ >> reporter: disney plus also offers hundreds of hours from national geographic. even home to one of america's favorite families, the simpsons." >> i don't care how much they paid >> you put on that nose and ears or i'll take off yours. >> reporter: groundbreaking original content you won't get anywhere else. "the mandalorian," the

first-ever live action "star wars" series, the first episode is streaming now. >> they're waiting for you. >> yeah, good. ♪ >> reporter: plus, all of the new "high school musical: the musical: the series" which follows a group of students from a high school where the original film was shot. >> ryan, right? i think he'd rather play shar-pei. >> that is so fresh. >> reporter: so what are potential viewers excited about? >> my favorite movie is "star wars." ewoks are my favorite. >> my favorite scene from "black panther" has to be the car scene. >> my favorite scene is from "moana" when hey-hey realizes he's on the water and he screams. >> reporter: disney plus will also host a lineup of original unscripted programs that highlight the best of humanity. >> i don't know how i coped through high school. >> what advice would you give to the 15, 16-year-old self?

>> reporter: "encore," executive produced by kristen bell, follows a group of adults who return to high school for a second chance. >> i'm very proud and can't believe i did this, seriously. >> it's a new way of basically bringing what we've done for 96 years to the world. >> to infinity and beyond! [ cheers and applause ] kristen bell joining us now. welcome. i love this idea. kind of a twist on "high school musical." >> yeah, we basically take previous high school musical casts and reunite them and they have to perform their original musical in six days. but we have casts that are millennials who haven't seen each other in five years. we have casts that are baby boomers who haven't seen each other in 45 years. >> wow. >> it's incredible and i will say i've been proud of a lot of work i've done. i don't know that i've done anything that makes me this proud. >> that says a lot.

>> it's been so positive. so heart felt. [ applause ] >> for most people, for most people you think about high school you think about stress, anxiety. >> of course. >> and hormones. >> of course. >> so what was it like to bring everybody back together? >> well, the first thing i'll say is that's where the idea came from. there's one thing that unites everybody, right? we all disagree on everything. there's one thing that unites us all and that is that word high school. everybody feels it when you say it. >> so true. >> so we wanted to bring everybody back together. there is something absolutely electric about watching people re-introduce themselves to people they already know having shed the labels of high school. they're making amends and saying things they wish they had said. they're finding love again. it's just -- it's like time travel and we thought we would not -- we were like i wonder how many would want to take a week off of work, and we had thousands of submissions for the first episode. [ applause ] >> well, you know, this is -- like you said, this is a genius

idea and congratulations to you for executive producing it as well. >> thank you. >> we'll have more with kristen with "frozen 2." kristen and idina menzel. we'll talk about that a little bit ahead in the show. right now i want you to reach under your chairs. reach under your chairs. see what you got right there. all right. got some ears, right? mickey ears. right there. you're all getting a free yearlong subscription to disney plus, everybody, and to find out more go to disneyplus.com. and now ginger with confetti. >> stormtroopers but now let's get a check closer to home.

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good morning, north bay. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mrnings." five victims of the gilroy garlic festival shooting are filing lawsuits. it includes significant injuries and deaths. the gunman died in a shootout with police. and we are following a three-car crash on southbound and 101 and right before hellyer avenue. the car was driving about 90 miles per hour is what the witnesses are telling the police, and we can see that it is going to cause quite a bit of a slowdown this morning.

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an autumn chill nor rain in the forecast. >> thanks, mike. we will have another abc news update in 30 minutes. you can find the ♪ou can find the [ cheers and applause ] this is a good tuesday morning. welcome back to "good morning america" and now it is time, our sponsor, verizon, is bringing you an exclusive look at the "mandalorian" that is launching today on disney plus. take a look. ♪ they said you were coming. >> what else did he say? >> he said you were the best in

the parsic. >> freeze. >> no, drop your weapons. >> no, no, no. sorry, i didn't mean to alarm. >> this is dr. persing. please excuse his lack of decorum. his enthusiasm outweighs his discretion. please lower your blaster. >> lower theirs first. >> we have you 4-1. >> i like those odds. [ applause ] >> i know what i'm doing for the rest of the day. if you happen to have a question for the cast and creator of the mandalorian, you can tweet it with the hashtag disney plus on verizon and could be answered during the big fan event which is tomorrow. livestreamed on verizon's twitter page. i know what i'm doing for the rest of the day. >> i'm with you.

it's cold outside so stay inside to watch that. you know what, it's getting cold in here. because we are about to bring out some very special guests. >> they play the heroines in the coolest movie around. please welcome the stars we can't let go, kristen bell is back and idina menzel. ♪ let the storm rage on the cold never bothered me anyway ♪ >> welcome back. it's been a while. >> i haven't seen you in so long. >> i know, i know, i know. >> hi. >> i know. >> mwah. >> how are you? >> yes. we got the memo. >> you guys did. >> we did. >> i didn't get it. but it's okay. we want to start with the movie and your kids. i'll ask you, kristen, you have a 6-year-old and 4-year-old. >> yeah. >> they've seen the film. >> yeah. >> what did they think of it? >> they loved it. they loved it and i remember a specific moment towards the end where something happens and my 4-year-old, she had her knees up and she had her hands towards

the screen like she was in a southern baptist church. she was giving it and then something happens and she just went, oh, my god. and i was like, nailed it. >> so they've known the plot for a while now so have they been running around giving away any of it? >> i hope not. >> she told them. >> they loved "frozen" but don't like the fact that i'm in "frozen." i think it's in your dna to reject your parents, right? and so when i read the script i came home and i was like, so, here's what happens and they digested it and were like, yeah, that sounds cool. it ws hard for them to picture and it occurred to me i was in breach of my contract and i'm like, t-minus two weeks before disney doesn't have a legal issue with me because they've kept it zipped. >> oh wow. >> good kids. >> to have done that. "let it go." it's an earworm for us all and we all sing it to ourselves over

and over. >> i'm sorry. >> no, no. do people ask you all the time just to bell it out? >> yeah, they do but it's -- honestly i love it so much. it's been a great gift in my life. i get to sing it all over the world. i get to see little kids like this and sing with them and be reminded of how important it is to sing a song about the self-empowerment and how, you know, cool we are as young women. >> that's right. that's right and the sisterhood. now, i hear your husband said that you all use anna and elsa as -- >> parenting? >> yeah. >> with your girl. >> yeah. well look, it's the power of story. it's why we're able to go to the movie these ever, watch tv show and have catharsis and work through our own problems and you're able to snap out. that's why people talk with puppets in therapy. >> i don't do pub puppets in

therapy. >> some people do. when my kids when i can see the look in their eye -- >> i don't use the puppets in >> it's easier, it's easier to say your emotions when it's through something else and when i see that look in their eye which is often where they're about to wring each other's necks, i just go, hmm, what would elsa and anna do here? do you think they would pinch and kick each other? they're able for a moment go they probably wouldn't. sometimes they still do it but sometimes it works. >> that's a good try. good try. [ laughter ] this movie, "frozen 2," picks up three years after the original movie and we'll look at a clip right now and in this clip anna and elsa go on a search for how elsa got her power. and try to find out a little more about the family history. let's take a look at a clip. >> kristoff, can i borrow your wagon and sven./ . >> i'm not very comfortable with that. >> you are not going alone. >> i have my powers to protect me. you don't. >> excuse me. i climbed the north mountain survived a frozen heart and saved you from my ex-boyfriend and did it without powers so i'm coming? >> me too. i'll drive. >> i'll bring the snacks. [ cheers and applause ] >> i did not know this -- this is the first musical sequel ever

by disney. so no pressure on you two at all. >> we felt in really good hands. we love our recipe and the creative team and we were excited to get back in the room with them. they might have felt like there was a lot on their shoulders but we trust them a lot. >> big time. >> there is a new song. "into the unknown." >> seven new songs, amazing songs. this one has the most heartbreaking song. >> they're calling it the new "let it go." >> if you have to make it about me, then that's okay. >> plus, it is until you see the movie because there is another one. >> there's amazing music in the film. honestly, we -- >> she's being humble. here's what happened. she did it the first time and disney was like, should we double down on this? and everyone was like, yes, so they gave her two -- everyone does have great songs. you're right. >> they do.

>> but you have two unbelievable -- >> i sang on a good day which have really high notes which i'll just be so -- it'll be so hard when i have a coal and i have to sing it somewhere. >> you're amazing. >> what does your son think, 10 years old. >> it's the same thing with kristen. he loves "frozen" and all that and saw it at the premiere and loved all the action scenes and everything but he can't stand hearing me sing. he tells me to shut up all the time. i just like vocalize in the shower and hear him go, shut up, mom, you're embarrassing me. but he loves the movie. >> we do too and the way that you all -- we see how adorable you are together. the entire cast, you guys are really close. >> yeah, we are. >> it's very -- it is -- it's sort of a replica of what you see on scene. i feel like idina is my sister jonathan is my boyfriend and josh is my son. >> we feel -- sorry to cut you off. >> no. go ahead. >> we feel this camaraderie because we built something we're proud of and it's just nice to be in a room with everyone creating something that you, you

know, that's become such a huge deal. we're proud of that. >> you should be. [ applause ] i have one more question for you. there was something you were going to let go, what would it be? >> i think i apologize too much. i say sorry too much. it's just like becoming a habit so i'd like to try to let go of saying sorry all the time. i walk around going, sorry, sorry. just, is that a feel male thing or do -- do you do that? >> no, i just -- >> you don't apologize. >> i do apologize but i don't do it all the time. >> it's great to apologize when it's necessary but not all the time. >> what would you let go? >> i'm going to take hers as well. >> oh, okay. >> yeah, i would say -- i think -- i apologize a ton as well. even like -- >> i've had casting directors say you come in and apologize. i'm like, i'm sorry, should i do that again. we don't want to know you think you made a mistake. we thought you were good so don't tell us. >> i'll tell you this, we're

going to apologize to you and everybody at home because we have to go now. it's the end of our interview so we're sorry because we love having you two here. >> everybody has these mickey mouse ears on. >> they're here to party. we're going to continue to party here in our studio and everybody, "frozen 2," it opens november 22nd and courtesy of our friends at imax, everyone here is going home with two tickets to see the movie in imax. [ cheers and applause ] keep on flowing here in the studio. kristen bell and idina menzel, thank you both for being here. coming up, jeff goldblum is here live. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. beyond the routine checkups.

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♪ we're back with jeff goldblum. you know him from big movies like "jurassic park", now out with a new tv show on disney plus called "the world according to jeff goldblum." welcome. great to see you. >> great to see you, george. >> sneakers, denim, tattoo, ice cream. these are your topics. what ties them together? >> that's a good question. well, my interest in them, yes, i get to explore them. but they are every day items, familiar items that may hold some surprising, extraordinary elements that we uncover. >> in the first episode it's about sneakers. ready for a little look?

let's take a look. >> i get the sense that dominic likes to look at things a little differently, which should make for an interesting shoe. oh. oh. zebra print. i like these. ooh. wait a minute, wait a minute. didn't i say shiny silver and shiny gold? >> yeah. i need to get a ladder. >> want me to reach anything for you? ♪ it's so nice to have a man around the house ♪ [ applause ] >> i want my own pair of sneakers now. you're first and foremost known as an actor but you also have, as you can see exhibit a, fashion, you're known for this and "vogue" called you one of hollywood's snazziest dressers. how would you describe your fashion? >> well, you guys are snazzy.

george is snazzy. >> someone dressed us, george or -- jeff. >> you can call me george. i have a stylist and he dressed me for every day of that snow, believe it or not. we figured out what we were going to wear. he also -- i have this album coming out, this jazz album, and we took a picture in frank sinatra's house in palm springs and he figured out what -- how i could look for that. >> little rat pack. >> yeah, kind of rat packy, that's right. >> you mentioned the album. tell us about it. this is a whole sideline for you. >> i loved it. our band is here in town. we're going to play someplace. the second record we did with deka. first one went to the top of the jazz charts. they asked us to do a second one. you know who sings -- [ applause ] thank you. you know who guest sings, half are vocals, half instruments, fiona apple, gregory porter

sings a song. sharon van etten sings a song and miley cyrus sings a song. [ applause ] >> you posted on instagram recently kind of musical post that we have here and i want to know what are you thinking here? >> i'm -- i must be 10. i bet i was thinking -- i took lessons at home on that piano. i'll bet i was thinking what kind of trouble am i going to get into when he finds out i didn't practice, you know. >> you were a tall 10. >> i was tall. you think that's 10. >> i don't think that's 10. that seems like 18. >> no. no. maybe. i started to shoot up. i'm still growing. >> you got two little boys at home. >> i got two little boys, 4-year-old and 2-year-old. river and charlie. >> what are they into? >> everything. they take karate classes and learning to swim. for halloween the one was neil armstrong because we've been reading a lot of space books and i went on one of these episodes and went to nasa. neutral buoyancy lab in houston. whoa, those are fantastic people. i'm sure you visited them. they're so brainy and inspirational.

and river was charlie chaplain because we don't show him many screen time but short old films and he believes he's charlie chaplin. >> not bad. thanks for coming in today. jeff. "the world according to jeff goldblum" available on disney plus today. let's go to ginger. >> george, you're finding me here in our all new verizon green room. it is a great place to hang out while you're visiting "gma," get a croissant and grapes. you like it? all right. everybody is happy so far and thanks to our sponsor verizon we'll have a blast in here. so many more fun segments, social moments, you never know who you'll run into like stormtroopers. sorry, hit your gun there and right over here behind me we have our new selfie station so this is a place where you can, you know, get social. girl, you want to take a little photo with me. it's happening. that's a good one. stormtrooper in the back, you see that and we also have something exciting to share. a short time ago we all saw that "gma" exclusive clip of "the mandalorian." now verizon is giving you a chance to see the whole series

and so much more cool content on disney plus just like this. so if you're a verizon unlimited plan subscriber, you can actually get a whole year of disney plus for free. anybody? [ applause ] that's pretty good. cannot get better than that. we are so pumped. girls, are you ready? we'll chill here and watch disney plus all day? >> no. >> she said no. i got things to do. well, happy well, happy birthday, maggie. michael, what is coming up on your show this afternoon? >> we have a big show today, ginger. >> keke is back. >> of course keke is back. you know that. >> i missed you guys so much. >> relationship guru matthew

hussey is stopping by. >> he's helped christina aguilera find love. now he's doing the same for some of our viewers. >> i got questions for him myself. >> love will find you, sweetie. >> i'm sure you do, keke. i'm very sure you do. check us out at lunchtime if you want to have fun. we'll see you then and we'll be right back with more "gma." we'll be right back with more "gma." "gma's" green room is sponsored by verizon. verizon is giving its customers disney plus for one year. disney plus for one year.

turn around. turn around. [ applause ] back now with the new way you can see country music as "gma" heads to nashville for the cma awards. t.j. is here. how can you jump on the stage? you'll have people jumping on the stage? >> whoa. this is just for the folks at home. for clarity, if you see us in nashville, do not jump on our stage. you will be apprehended but melody vr. we have a way for folks at home

to get on stage with us. went so well in our summer series, decided to take it on the road. >> all right. ♪ since you been gone >> reporter: fans are closer to their favorite artists than ever before with the help of melody vr. >> if you want to jump to a different location, different jump spot, you simply press it here and it will take you to the other location on the other side of the stage. ♪ i've been at the wrong place at the wrong time ♪ >> reporter: "gma" was the first broadcaster to live stream with melody vr and tomorrow on the morning of nashville's cmas music lovers everywhere can live stream "gma" in 360 degrees starting at 8:00 a.m. featuring maddie & tae, trace adkins and luke combs. we'll put you right on the stage at nashville's wild horse saloon live as it's happening. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. there you go, robin. you're looking at it there. >> how do you do it? >> download melody vr. get it on your iphone or an android.

it gives you access to all these cameras and jump around and be in the audience. you can pick a different camera. look at that. right up there on stage and do it with us in nashville. we will be there for the next couple of days for the cmas. >> all right. [ applause ] >> am i still talking? what are we doing? >> just to be in yours presence. >> okay. >> over to you, ginger. >> if you're on the stage, i'm jumping on it, t.j. >> right? >> now we got to get to the latest elimination on "dancing with the stars." former white house press secretary sean spicer booted from the ballroom. here's a look at his last night and who is headed to the semifinals next week. ♪ written in the >> reporter: he was certainly this season's underdog consistent low scores but avoiding the bottom two every week. ♪ >> reporter: until last night. >> the best thing about it, it wasn't very long. >> reporter: sean spicer ending the evening in jeopardy alongside country artist lauren

alaina. the judges deciding to send sean home. >> i exceeded my own expectations. i had a blast. it was the right decision the judges made. >> reporter: the former white house press secretary facetiming his original partner lindsay right after the elimination. >> i told her how proud i was that she got me to this point. >> reporter: the stars bringing their "a" game for boy band and girl group dancers. ♪ bye bye bye >> reporter: leading the pack, ally and sasha saved from elimination last week after getting the season's first perfect score. >> i didn't want the journey to end. i prayed and my wishes came true. >> reporter: kel and witney blowing the judges away with all 10s. last night was one of those nights i couldn't stop dancing along. the all new "dancing with the stars" is next monday 8:00, 7:00 central, and we will be right back. [ cheers a

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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 our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi. good morning, everyone. a little fog around brentwood discovery bay. and it is about an eighth of a mile or less visibility is. and so 70 to 74 around the bay, and 73 to 79 inland. the temperatures are almost average thursday and that's it. good morning, everyone. we are following a crash in pittsburgh where two cars are here blocking two lanes westbound 4 past railroad. you see the speeds are low here at 9 to 13 miles per hour, and heads up if you are headed that way this morning. also, i wanted to leave you with a live look at emeryville and

the camera is looking smooth this morning and pretty much everything else around the bay. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. it is time for "live with kelly and >> ryan: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "the world according to jeff goldblum," jeff goldblum. and the star of series, "the politician," ben platt. plus your questions and comments straight from "the inbox." all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and yours truly, ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> ryan: hey!