good morning, america. as we kick off this holiday week, new trouble brewing for millions of travelers all across the country. double trouble. two major storms on the move threatening holiday travel for 35 million across the country. airlines already issuing waivers as some areas brace for up to a foot of snow. ginger has the very latest track and timing. forced out. the top navy official fired as the firestorm grows after trump intervened in the case of the navy s.e.a.l. accused of war crimes. shakeup. billionaire michael bloomberg officially entering the race for president with a record-breaking ad buy.> koalas in crisis. deadly fires raging across australia scorching more than 3 million acres and threatening the lives of one of the world's most beloved animals.

the race to save them this morning. breaking this morning, historic heist. what could be hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art and jewels stolen from one of the world's top museums. live on "gma." with thanksgiving the worst day of the year for cooking fires just around the corner, our demo. we're going live in a burning house, when every moment counts, only on "gma" this morning. and sending a message to the taylor swift crowned queen of the amas, making history. and shaking off the haters and the records with a powerhouse performance. we certainly do say good morning, america. it's good to be taylor swift this morning. >> artist of the decade at last night's amas. also broke the record for most awards ever. >> it's kind of nice to be taylor swift i think every morning probably, right? okay, not the only big performance last night.

look at this, the throwback. shania twain, she was on the stage and did a medley of some of her greatest hits. man, i feel like a woman. >> do you now? >> i'm not sure what i'm feeling this morning, robin. >> we'll have more on that a little later. but first, we begin with those two major storms threatening holiday travel as a record number of people get ready to hit the roads and sky for thanksgiving. some airlines already issuing travel waivers, and ginger starts us off with the latest.o. >> good morning, robin. would it be the holidays if we didn't have a holiday mess? well, it's already started. we have pictures out of columbia county, pennsylvania, northeastern pennsylvania, with a little slushy hit of snow. that's going to mess up the roads a bit but nothing compared to what we're about to see through denver tonight, through early tomorrow. we're talking 6 inches to 12 inches of snow in parts of the plains, also east of there, and the winds could gust to 35 miles per hour. and by thursday itself, you know macy's, the parade with the balloons, they have a threshold, 35 mile-per-hour gusts they

can't fly those balloons. we could get there by thursday. let's talk about the second storm and that's going to impact everybody on the west coast. we're talking san francisco, los angeles could see major impacts, flash flooding in some of there, and you get to the rockies. it's going to be more snow. that's why you see wind alerts from the panhandle of texas, oregon, nebraska. where do we think there will be issues? airport-wise, rapid city, minneapolis, denver. you could see some slowdowns from l.a. and las vegas. if you're traveling any of those, please be on alert. if you're going through denver, four airlines have already started issuing travel waivers. we will be watching this as it develops. it's far from perfect, george. >> we know you're on top of it. ginger, thanks. to washington now where the navy secretary has been forced to resign, at odds with president trump and his pentagon secretary over the handling of a navy s.e.a.l. war crimes case. our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz tracking all the fallout. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. navy leaders risked their jobs after publicly disagreeing with president trump over the

handling of this case which they saw at the heart of the navy's fundamental values and discipline, and this morning, after an extraordinary back and forth, the navy secretary has been fired. this morning, the navy's top civilian official, secretary richard spencer, is out of a job, forced to resign over his handling of eddie gallagher, the navy s.e.a.l., acquitted by a military court of war crime charges in the killing of a teenage isis fighter, but convicted of posing with the dead teen's body. the navy responding by demoting gallagher in rank. >> this is all about ego and retaliation. this has nothing to do with good order and discipline. >> reporter: the controversy has pitted the trump administration against the u.s. navy. in his resignation letter to president trump, spencer writes, i no longer share the same understanding with the commander-in-chief who appointed me in regards to the key principle of good order and discipline.

the president first intervened in the case by ordering the navy to restore gallagher's rank and benefits, then publicly slamming the navy for launching a review that could have stripped gallagher of his status as a navy s.e.a.l., tweeting, the navy will not be taking away war fighter eddie gallagher's trident pin. the reasons for spencer's firing differ. defense secretary mark esper says spencer went behind his back, secretly meeting with white house officials last week, proposing to restore gallagher's rank and allow him to retire with his trident pin if trump did not intervene in gallagher's review process while publicly saying otherwise. overnight, president trump pointed to the navy's handling of the gallagher trial and spencer's failure to address large cost overruns from past administrations. esper in the end saying that gallagher could retain his trident pin. >> i just want to retire

peacefully with all the honors that i've earned. >> abc has learned that moments before esper's decision, gallagher had decided to relinquish his trident, believing his case had become too divisive. but now, he will be able to keep the coveted trident despite his being convicted. george. >> okay, thank you very much, martha. robin? all right, and now to the race for 2020. former new york city mayor mike bloomberg announcing that he is running for the democratic presidential nomination. linsey davis is at the bloomberg tower here in midtown manhattan with more. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. for several weeks it was this game of is he or isn't he. well, now, michael bloomberg is in. now, this is the same man who just eight months ago had said i'm not running for president, citing that he was very clear-eyed about just how difficult it would be to win the nomination. now michael bloomberg has had a change of heart and he is putting his money where his mouth is. it's official. billionaire michael bloomberg is running for president of the united states.

>> mike bloomberg for president. jobs creator, leader, problem solver. it's going to take all three to build back a country. >> reporter: over the weekend, the bloomberg campaign headquarters in new york city coming alive with staff and moving trucks. >> did somebody say billionaire? >> reporter: and "snl" including a bloomberg caricature, interrupting the most recent democratic debate. >> is there time for me to come in late and ruin everything? >> reporter: the 77-year-old former republican says he's a new choice for democrats. >> and now he's taking on him. >> reporter: in the lead-up to this announcement, bloomberg apologized for his stop and frisk policy that he defended for years. >> i want you to know that i realize back then i was wrong. >> reporter: estimated to be worth $53 billion, he's one of the richest people in the world, and now using his own money to fund his race for the white house. his campaign says he'll spend whatever it takes. now rolling out $37 million in tv ads, more than half of the $50 million the entire 2020

democratic presidential field has spent on tv ads so far this year, which is rubbing some of his opponents the wrong way. >> we do not believe that billionaires have the right to buy elections. [ applause ] >> you can't buy passion. if you have to put people against money, i will take people every day of the week. >> reporter: while bloomberg has the financial resources, his apparent strategy, bypassing the early contests, hasn't worked in the modern era, though it is doable if he's able to focus on the states that make up super tuesday on march 3rd and succeed. 40% of the delegates are up for grabs. bloomberg did not file for the new hampshire primary but he still has a chance in iowa and south carolina. robin. >> and he will not be on the debate stage either, is that right? >> reporter: that's right. for december at least, he's not met the criteria as far as donors and polling but we could very well see him there in the future. >> very well. okay, linsey, thank you.

okay, we're going to get the latest now in the impeachment, and the prospect of the new hearings based on new evidence. an indicted associate of the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, has provided information to the intelligence committee including audio and video recordings. our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. impeachment is very much on the fast track right now. democrats are hoping to vote on articles of impeachment by the end of the year but with this new evidence it is crystal clear this investigation is far from over. this morning, democrats pushing ahead with impeachment, despite not having testimony from key witnesses like former national security adviser john bolton and former white house counsel don mcgahn. >> we're not willing to allow them to wait us out, to stall this proceeding, when the facts are already overwhelming. >> reporter: a federal judge expected to decide today whether mcgahn must comply with a subpoena and testify, but democrats say time is of the essence and they're not willing to wait out a long court fight. >> we're going to continue our investigation.

we are going to continue to pursue -- >> even after you handed in the report? >> oh, yes, the investigation isn't going to end. >> reporter: and now, abc news has learned the house intelligence committee has obtained audio and video recordings of the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, and the president himself. it's unclear exactly what the images show but they were given to investigators as part of a subpoena by lev parnas, one of giuliani's recently indicted associates accused of campaign finance violations. giuliani telling fox news he's not at all worried that the president might expect him to take the fall. >> i've seen things written like he's going to throw me under the bus. >> right. >> when they say that, i say, he isn't, but i have insurance. >> reporter: well, that insurance comment certainly raised a lot of eyebrows. saying that he was being sarcastic. despite this huge controversy, giuliani says he and president trump are better friends than ever before, as close as ever he says, george. >> he may be backtracking but that was at least the second time he's made that insurance

comment. meantime, there's also new evidence being developed out of the white house that the white house and omb were actually scrambling to come up with a justification of that freeze in ukraine military aid after the president's july 25th phone call. >> reporter: yeah, george. sources are telling us that there's an internal review happening here, the white house looking into the origins of this controversy. as you said, it's now at the center of the impeachment probe. they've reportedly discovered these emails that show top aides here trying to justify this freeze on military aid to ukraine well after the fact. so far the focus is on acting chief of staff mick mulvaney and the budget office here. certainly this is going to add fuel to the fire for congressional democrats who have been demanding to see these records but they're being stonewalled by the white house, george. >> the state department as well. okay, cecilia, thank you very much. t.j.? this morning, pro-democracy voters are celebrating a huge victory in hong kong. their candidates pulled off a major win in local elections after nearly six months of violent protests against the

government in beijing. 3 million people, that is 70% of eligible voters showed up signaling support for those demonstrators helping pro-democracy candidates capture 385 out of 452 seats. they previously had fewer than a third of those seats. all right, t.j. also this morning, we're following the latest on supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg's health. the 86-year-old was hospitalized over the weekend after experiencing chills and a fevef. a spokesman says she's home and doing well. she has had a few health scares recently. in the past year, she's undergone surgery for lung cancer, and radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer and we of course wish her all the very best. we'll turn now to that massive heist, thieves making away with what could end up being hundreds of millions of dollars worth of jewels and art from a museum in germany known as the green vault. abc's ian pannell has the story for us, and ian, it seems like the vault wasn't locked up as tightly as it should have been. >> reporter: that's right, t.j.

good morning. details still coming through right now, could be the most audacious robbery ever. police in germany reporting there was a break-in at the historic green vault which houses one of the largest collections of treasures in europe, and what some say is the world's oldest museum. german police say detectives are now on the scene. and investigating. authorities are refusing to say exactly what was taken. we believe it was three diamond jewelry sets. the fear is, they could be broken down and sold off. we believe a power supply was cut shortly before 5:00 a.m. police arrived shortly but robbers managed to escape. reports describe the robbers as, quote, strikingly small. they say they may have got away with jewelry, diamonds and gems worth millions of dollars. the hunt is now on. t.j.? >> ian, thank you so much. we see this stuff in the movies.

it's always so fascinating to here these details. >> somebody is already writing the script. >> right. >> thank you, t.j. we're going to move on now to the deadly wildfires in australia destroying millions of acres and threatening the koala population. hundreds of them have died in this unprecedented outbreak and even more have lost their habitats. james longman has the story. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, george. koalas are already becoming fast endangered species, but wildfires are threatening to wipe them out all together. they're a national treasure but this morning the fate of australia's koala population is hanging in the balance as deadly fires continue to rage across the country. the chairman of the australian koala foundation estimates that over 1,000 koalas have been killed from fires and over 80% of their habitat has been destroyed. this report coming days after this dramatic koala rescue was caught on camera. you can see the woman wrapping rt

and carrying it to safety. >> i knew that if we didn't get him down from the tree, then he would have been up there amongst the flames. >> reporter: she was later reunited with the battered animal which now has a long road of recovery ahead. recent bush fires caused by prolonged drought and deforestation have caused already threatened koala numbers to decline. >> what's left is so dry that they're not getting nutrients. >> reporter: many have urged the australian government to pass the koala protection act that was written in 2016. now thousands have joined the cause. one hospital raised more than 63 times their original goal of $25,000, now surpassing $1.5 million. >> the bush is going to take a long time to recover so these animals might be in our care for much, much longer. >> now, you may have seen a headline that went viral saying koalas were functionally extinct. but a word of caution, that's a little overblown. it was referring to the ongoing loss of their natural habitat

over the last 20 years. as well as these animals, these fires have left at least six people dead and hundreds homeless and given australia's dry summer season has only just begun, wildfires may rage for weeks. guys? >> could happen. all right, thanks so much. we're going to turn now to who dat nation. yes, my beloved saints doing it again. come on, this win was incredible. i mean -- >> they all are, robin. >> time was running out, 33-yard fielgreat drew brees led his team from their own 14 yard line, under two minutes to play, setting up that kick. his 50th game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or in overtime. never say never when the saints have the ball in the hands of drew brees like that. >> okay. >> you were in carolina this weekend. >> i was. i was on the float with the carolina panthers mascot actually. i wasn't rooting for them. we just happened to be together. >> can you explain that? >> it's a longer story.

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built this very nice house for us. it's got everything in it. it's basically like any other house that you or i would live in. we're going to open it up and go in. you can see that it's got carpeting in here. i want y that's going to be important, and the door behind me is closed. two-bedroom house and behind us is a living room, typical of anything what you might see in the holiday season. i have a christmas tree here, television, candles and these couches, i want you to notice those couches. so, in just a minute we're going to light this on fire, but before we do, i want to let everyone at home know that we're here with ul fire safety experts, the philadelphia fire department. this is a live demonstration in a controlled area. okay, steve, our fire expert, light it up. now, what's important to know is that this can happen in any home. we're going to set this fire right now. everything you see here is synthetic and i'll show you why in just one second. now, as i kneel down and get prepared with my gear you're going to watch this video about

why fire prevention is so important. >> our priority is going to be removal of victims. >> reporter: heart-stopping rescues. >> come here. come here. >> reporter: watch as fire teams in fresno rip this person from a raging inferno. this is the time when home fires are at their worst. first responders in georgia saving a child that had to be thrown from a third story balcony. fire departments responding to more than a million fires in 2018, resulting in more than 3,500 deaths. with cooking fires peaking around the holidays, experts warn do not try to fight a fire yourself. get out and then call 911. hey guys, so i'm still getting my gear on, you see me getting my gloves on. now, why is this important? hold on, i have steve helping me out making sure everything is buttoned up. you can see that fire burning behind me. everything in this room is synthetic. that means that it's made out of

oil. that couch, these sofas, the carpet, all of that burns. now, 30, 40 years ago everything here might have been naturally made. now it is going to be much more flammable. back in the day you had about 17 minutes to get out of the house. now you have only 3 minutes which is why it's so important to get out fast. don't worry about the pictures on the walls. don't worry about your keys or your wallet. get out of the house, then call 911. now, one of the things that you're going to see happening, you're going to see me shaking like this. that's because i have a censor on my back that firefighters have to ensure they're safe. if they stop moving, then it sounds the alarm. that fire is already cooking a little bit behind us. one of the things that's so important in a house like this is smoke detectors, right? these smoke alarms are critical. i know that chirp is so annoying. you got to change that battery. make sure that it's always got fresh batteries. the majority, folks, the

majority of deaths in house fires are caused because fire alarms are malfunctioning. it is critical that people do that. also, kids in school, they practice fire drills. everybody at home should have a drill with their family. we're going to start moving back a little bit. you see that couch cooking right now. everybody should have a drill. know more than one exit because sometimes the exit might be blocked. now, the fire is starting to peak and i want you to see the smoke. smoke goes up. it's all in this room now. what you don't see when i get low is carbon monoxide. that's why those smoke alarms are so important. carbon monoxide is an invisible killer. you're not going to be able to see it. now, notice that this door is closed. it's going to be important in just a few minutes. the room i want to show you for one sec is starting to cook right through that couch. we're getting low. it's cooking right through that couch and in about 45 seconds

it's going to get very hot. steve kerber, we're going to move back. what's the temperature in here steve? what do we got? >> 400 degrees in the living room at the ceiling. >> reporter: 400 degrees and the air is obviously unbreathable. that's why in a situation like this you're going to want to stay low and go. the lower you are, the cooler it is and the cleaner the air is. so i'm going to be walking out of here on my knees. you can see you can't see anything behind us. there is a tunnel of clean air at the bottom and a funnel of that smoke up above us that is low as possible. watch that going out there. it's cooking now. we're going to go to the other side, and again, i'm going to do something for the purposes of a demonstration. nobody should ever do this at home. everybody should just get out, then call 911. we're going to go back in here with steve. now remember that room that had

a closed door? this is it, right? what i want you to notice at home, the smoke is coming in. now, the majority of deaths in house fires occur in the middle of the night. you might be sleeping, you wake up, you notice something is wrong. first thing to do, touch the door. is it hot? is the handle hot? if it is, do not -- do not open this door. keep it closed. it's your fire shield. it's going to keep you safe. the next thing you want to do, call 911. now if you're in the house is when you want to call 911. you may hear some bursting behind us. that's the fire surging out of that room right now. if you're in here, stay low, call 911. now, firefighters are going to come and they're going to do a perimeter around the house. this is the only time you should open the window. you want to let them know that you're here. what do you do? hold on. you open the window. teddy bear, pillow, anything that might alert someone that you're here, throw that out the

window. close the window. if you keep it open, it's going to suck all that smoke in. if firefighters do come, then open the window again. otherwise stay low. we're going to head back out. just check this. outside this door steve just said it's 1,000 degrees. don't open that door. we're going to go back out. we have a bunch of guys and a lot of safety gear on so i'm impressed by my cameramen steve, russ backing up. they're about to put this fire out and you can see it's blown through the windows. look how far it shot the windows away and they're starting to lower these doors. george, i'm going to take my helmet and gear off right now. >> matt? 1,000 degrees there -- >> george, i hear you. >> 1,000 degrees there, could you feel any of that? are you okay? >> no, i'm fully up in gear and if i had not had this respirator

on, i would have been dead. there's a tremendous amount of carbon monoxide in there, one or two breaths and you're gone. now, check out the difference between these rooms right now. in this one what would you say? survivable? >> hard to survive. there was 10,000 parts per million of co, very high temperatures. >> that means one or two gulps and you're dead of that air. and here, is this survivable? >> very survivable. you would have a headache, yyou would have to stay low, but you would have time for the fire department to get you out. >> thanks, steve. it's literally day and night, survival and death. that's why before you doze, close that door, make sure the family has a plan, and keep those smoke alarms with those batteries in them. make sure they function. guys? >> boy, what a vivid demonstration. thank you, matt. >> he's right because at school you always have fire drills. why not have one at home? >> that's true. >> they've been doing this since we were kids, right, and it's still a good reminder to have. we'll be right back, folks. k, folks. eminder to have. we'll be right back, focus. e.

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with the premiere of a new exclusive scene from "rise of skywalker." we're one-on-one with him just ahead. ♪ into the unknown a blockbuster weekend for "frozen ii" with the biggest opening ever for an animated film. all the way from arendelle, josh gad is here live. >> and he's here to say -- >> good morning, america. [ applause ] ♪ into the unknown ♪ into the unknown and good morning to josh gad. that was some good morning ayorng. wis here live morning,.jabra.e over three weeks unt the n untdown clock is also on for the big reveal of our "gma" book club's new book. the author herself called it similar to "black panther" but with magic.

>> now, as a part of that we brought in an incredible artist. javir is his name. he's actually upstairs working on a sketch of that book. see if you can figure out what it is before we reveal it. but the reveal is coming. >> that's coming up. but first, those two major storms threatening holiday travel right now. 35 million americans already on alert for dangerous weather as a record number of people get ready to hit the roads and skies for thanksgiving. ginger is tracking the latest. hey, ginger. >> hey, george. two storms i'm going to walk you through, but i would not be walking, but running to get to denver if you have to before tonight because traffic is going to be horrible. the low pressure system, 6 to 12 inches of snow could come with it, up to 35 miles per hour wind gusts, visibility less than a quarter mile. by the time it wraps up in new england we're talking about new york city on thanksgiving itself with gusts up to 35 miles per hour. reminder, macy's day parade, the balloons, that's their threshold so we're going to be touch and go on that. the next storm impacting northern california and oregon, we're talking,

eureka, medford, eugene with a potential of 35-foot waves, up to 80 mile-per-hour winds and one to two feet of snow, some flash flooding possible by the time that gets to santa barbara and los angeles and even san diego. we're concerned about travel, robin, especially airports, rapid city, denver, minneapolis, you could see delays and even cancellations across the west. >> ginger, thank you. now to a great update to a story we've been following about that 5-year-old boy thrown off a balcony at the mall of america last april. now he is back in school and his family is sharing his positive message. paula faris has his story. >> reporter: landen, the 5-year-old seen in this family photo from before the accident was facing life-threatening injuries after being thrown nearly 40 feet off a balcony by a stranger last april. that stranger sentenced to 19 years in prison. >> we have a report over on the south side that someone just fell to the first floor.

>> reporter: the family says he's back at school with his twin brother and sister and thanks to physical therapy is walking perfectly with even legs. landen's family also saying he gets out of the car every morning happy and blows kisses all the way in. he's a strong, happy boy. when his mommy asks him how he's doing, he always responds with, mom, i'm healed. you don't need to ask me anymore. he tells people all the time when they get hurt, don't worry, i fell off a cliff but angels caught me and jesus loves me so i'm okay and you will be too. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> oh, my goodness. those last words. >> don't worry, i fell off a cliff, you'll be fine. >> caught by angels. coming up, "frozen ii" is on fire at the box office and we have olaf himself, josh gad, here live. and the countdown is on for the finalethe final rehearsals. as we know, every moment counts there. and lara, what do you have upstairs? >> hey, george. it's country music monday.

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and tomorrow, "dancing with the stars" after party. all the finalists are going to be here live. >> so exciting. but first, we're going to talk about what's popping. of course over the weekend everybody is talking about "frozen ii" on fire at the box office with the biggest opening ever for an animated feature, pulling in $350 million worldwide. so we're going all in for a special "frozen" pop news. first, a clip from the new movie where olaf is lost in mysterious enchanted forest. take a look. >> anna? elsa? sven? samantha? [ laughs ] i don't even know a samantha. whoa. hmm. that's normal. [ applause ]

>> "frozen ii" is breaking box office records around the world. we're about to break the ice with the man who plays everyone's favorite snowman. come on out, josh gad. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ into the unknown >> welcome to "gma." >> how are you, buddy? >> how are you? >> good to see you. >> hello. >> hello, hello. >> hey, how are you? >> good, good. great, great. why do you make these chairs so high? there we go. >> well, welcome. >> thank you. >> i want to share with everybody what you've been doing. so fun, you've been surprising audiences in theaters in california. tell us a little bit about the reaction, how that's been this weekend. >> it was insane. i went to a couple of theaters

and i just surprised fans -- we literally just said that. i did what she said. i went in -- >> fascinating interview. >> it was incredible. these are great questions that i can easily answer. no, it's so fun to see the excitement on opening weekend for a film like "frozen ii," and to just share that moment with the fans and just give them a little thank you for coming out to the movies is exactly -- >> it's must be great, very gratifying. >> it feels incredible. it feels incredible. we should all do it some time. >> okay. sure. >> we should all just go there, just a random movie. let's do it opening weekend of "star wars," the five of us just walk out and we're like, we know you didn't expect us because we have nothing to do with this franchise. >> so your daughters are prime "frozen" age, 8 and 5? >> my daughters are prime "frozen" age, 8 and 5 years old. >> how did it go? >> it was amazing. they looked at me and they go, daddy, we liked it even more than the first one, to which i responded what the hell was wrong with the first one?

why are you being so passive/aggressive? >> you said they're very selfish actually. >> very selfish. that movie bought you a house, little girl. you should be honored. >> you have to be popular at their school. >> very, very popular. >> but it has to be a lot of pressure. they had to have been pumping you for information. >> they saw the movie two weeks before anybody else so i had to sit them down and be like, so, we don't divulge any secrets or daddy won't be able to give you dinner anymore. if you like this home or simple things like presents and stuff like that, do not mention any of the things you saw the other night. >> but their classmates had to come at you. >> of course. can you tell us about -- nobody talks like that. no child talks like that. can you tell us about "frozen ii"? no. hey, little kid, do you know what a nondisclosure agreement is? this chair is so uncomfortable.

[ applause ] >> now you see what we go through. keeping it real. josh is always keeping it real. we love you for so many reasons. that one being one of them. but also your voice, you probably can't go anywhere without people recognizing your voice. >> literally walking through the streets yesterday, i went to see my friend jonathan groff in "little shop of horrors last night." incredible. i'm there and i look at my daughter and i'm explaining that he's in the movie with me, and this little kid behind me goes, are you -- and i'm like, watch the show. it's not about me, it's about him. but people recognize me all the time. kids recognize me all the time for this voice. >> i bet they do. >> i got to change my voice and just be like -- >> no. >> hey, what's going on? josh gad here. how are you? good to see you. >> idina menzel, how would you measure just how much of a fan you are of hers? does it border on obsession?

>> i think it borders on there will probably be legal restrictions. >> okay. >> placed against me. i am obsessed with her. i've been obsessed with her since i first saw her when i was in high school. then i saw her in "wicked" and i just fell in love with her. she's so remarkable. she's so good. she's so good and such a beautiful human being. >> you proposed to her. you proposed to her. >> i did. i did. don't tell my wife that, but yes, i proposed to her. we were on the red carpet and i got down on my knee and it turns out we're both married which doesn't help in a proposal, but i did. i love her so much. idina, if you're watching, it's not too late. camera one? camera two? idina, where are you? idina, i love you. [ applause ] >> yeah, you said it. >> you guys have to come back together. >> let's get through this one

first and then we'll talk about "frozen iii." you're very selfish, george, very selfish. >> we want to do a throwback. you've told us you were on here before, you were born to perform, started as a little kid. take a look at the picture that we found. can you guys put this up? please explain what we're looking at. there's people carrying you off the stage. >> i was such a diva at 5 that six teachers needed to help me off stage. i was doing a little play at my school beth shalom which if you could't tell is a jewish school. we were doing a play or something, and there i am with my first diva moment. i just love all the hands grabbing me. yes, it's incredible. >> what do you make of so many adults that play the characters for halloween? you were olaf for halloween. >> what she means is she made me be olaf.

we have to bring that back. [ cheers and applause ] >> pretty good, right? >> are you sure that's olaf by the way? very interesting looking olaf. it's so exciting to walk on halloween or a tuesday and just see people dressed up as these characters. you know, the coolest thing about seeing the opening weekend of "frozen ii" was now that this movie, the first movie was such an event, so many people came to the theater dressed as the characters, and it just warms my heart so much to see kids, grown men, everybody, wearing these costumes. it's incredible. >> well deserved. >> but you loved it, didn't you? who are you kidding, you go home at night and put that costume on. >> josh, thank you for coming. great to see you. >> i'm not leaving. >> oh, okay.

you can stay. "frozen ii" is in theaters now. >> i want to take this chair home. before josh leaves, we have more now on the amas. taylor swift, did you see her last night? she took home the biggest awards of the night, sharing the spotlight with some other incredible women including shania twain who delivered a show-stopping performance. amy is back with that. >> reporter: that's right, robin. it was a good night to say, man, i feel like a woman. shania twain rocking the stage with an incredible medley and a big return to the ama stage for toni braxton. ♪ trouble, trouble, trouble >> reporter: powerhouse performances rocked the amas. ♪ say you love me again >> reporter: coupled with huge wins for female artists. ♪ oh because i keep digging myself down deeper ♪ >> reporter: halsey taking home the award for favorite pop rock song. thanking her fans for taking aim at the very idea of award shows, seemingly a nod to her recent grammy snub. >> most of these awards really

aren't what they seem at all, but that's okay because i'm up here right now and i am so thankful to the amas because they are the world's largest fan voted awards show. ♪ i won't stop till i get where you are ♪ >> reporter: the pop star pulling double duty after this paint-soaked performance. ♪ at least that's what people say ♪ >> reporter: singing alongside camilla cabello during taylor swift's greatest hits medley. ♪ can't stop, won't stop moving ♪ >> reporter: and 23 years after her first ama, shania twain back center stage first with an unplugged tribute to everyone from post malone and taylor swift. orlong out shake the stage with her megahits that, yes, impressed us much.

♪ that don't impress me much >> reporter: and this moment that brought the evening full circle, taylor swift running on stage to embrace twain. i know, so good, right? shania shared this picture after the show of her and taylor writing, pretty in pink at the amas. what an incredible night. it really was all about girl power. >> incredible indeed. all right, amy, thank you. let's get over to ginger. we have a "gma" moment to share. you all know when there's a new baby in the family, sometimes there's some sibling rivalry. yeah, that happened. that is a goldendoodle just trying to get used to it, i'm sure. like, no, remember me? i'm right here. anyway, love that. please take a moment, share your "gma" moment

[ cheers and applause ] "star wars" first launched 42 years ago, 24 days from now the final chapter of the epic series "the rise of skywalker," and last night director j.j. abrams talked about it all with a blockbuster ad during the amas. >> the very first time i saw the words "star wars." >> 217 take 9. >> and three, two, one, action! >> i was 11 years old. it was in a magazine and i remember seeing the words and saying aloud "star wars." >> "star wars." >> "star wars." >> have you even seen "star wars"? >> she's never seen "star wars." >> here's some money, go see "star wars."

>> "star wars" is an important part of everyone's history. >> and j.j. abrams joins us live right now. welcome back. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> so the first moment you heard "star wars" and now it's all coming to an end. >> isn't that crazy? >> it is a little crazy. is the movie done? >> just. yesterday. >> yesterday? >> yes. >> and he's still here this morning. >> yes, it's done. it's done. now people have to see it. >> and you were really, i mean, reshooting right up through october? >> don't say it like that. no, i mean, we -- this happened last time as well. you see something and you think that could be a little clearer, or that could be a little bit better, and if you have the ability to fix the piece, you take advantage of that. >> and you've said that endings are scary. >> yeah. >> how scary was this? >> it was scary. part of it was scary because i care about it so much. part of it was it's an ending not of three films but nine films and it means a lot to a lot of people and us included.

so we felt the pressure but the opportunity was always greater than the challenge. >> and now you all get to see a little bit of it. tell us what we're going to see right here. >> this is a sequence early in the movie when our character's adventure is beginning and they get into a little bit of trouble. >> okay, let's look. >> we spotted the fugitives. ♪ ♪ >> oh, they fly now! >> they fly now? >> they fly now. >> whoa. [ cheers and applause ] worldwide exclusive sneak peek. that's just a little bit. >> then it goes right into end titles.

it's a great movie. >> how much did everybody know about the end while you were filming? >> well, the actors knew. the security is insane. i mean, the company, they were really nervous about anything getting out, and so, you know, they had only a handful of scripts and they were printed on crazy uncopyable paper and it was -- then one of our actors and i'm not going to say which one. i want to but i won't. left it under their bed and it was found by someone who was cleaning their place and it was given to someone else who then went to sell it on ebay and someone at the company said there's a script that looks like it's a legit script that's for sale on ebay. >> so you bought it. >> and so -- and they got it back before it sold. so with all the security, you got to be careful. >> we get a little bit of a taste of that whenever there's a preview or a trailer, automatically hundreds of

thousands of people on the internet are figuring everything out about the movie, or think they are. >> yes. it's incredible how much -- and i'm of course only grateful that the people care enough to look into this stuff and want it but it's amazing how much people read into the small details which is the key to doing a movie like this which is that you want to make sure the details have meaning and matter because you know that they're going to be scrutinized like crazy. >> no question about it. last year you posted of course that instagram about carrie fisher, how it was bittersweet to be filming this final episode without her, but you did find an ingenious way to work her into the film. >> it was impossible for us to figure out how to tell the end of the skywalker saga without leia. she's such an important character, and carrie, we needed to have her in the movie. we realized that there were probably five or six scenes that we never used from "the force awakens," and we went back and looked at the footage and we realized we could tell the story, we could create scenes

with her, but we did it in a really interesting way where we used her footage and everything in the scene was written around, built around, lit around what we had of her. there are some scenes with her that i think are really moving and it's still impossible for me to believe she's not here. we've been working with her in the editing room for almost a year and she's vital and she's there and she's funny in spirit. she's leia in this movie. it's sort of surreal. >> we cannot wait to see it. j.j., thanks for coming in. final chapter of the final saga comes out on december 20th. everyone in our audience is going home with two tickets. [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back. "gma's" concert series sponsored by carmax. es sponsored by carmax. sponsored by carmax.

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update in just about 30 minutes. [ cheers and applause ] minutes. welcome back to "gma." welcome to our wonderful audience here on t a i our author inspires a frenzy from fans like few writers can. her next novel could be called -- it's a cross between "game of thrones" and "black panther." yeah? but with magic. that's the twist there. our artist, javir, huge fan of the secret author, just finished drawing the beautiful cover. let's see it. let's see it. [ applause ] very nice, javir. that character is on the front of the powerhouse heroine in the breathtaking series by 26-year-old author tomi adeyemi. drum roll, our next book

"children of virtue and vengeance." yes. it is the sequel to her blockbuster debut novel "children of blood and bone," the series that's taken the world by storm and we've got a special message from tomi herself. >> hey, "good morning america." it's tomi adeyemi, the author of "children of blood and bone" and i'm excited that my new book "children of virtue and vengeance" has been selected as your december book club pick. i can't wait to come back on "gma" and kick it all off with you next week, so see you soon and happy reading. [ applause ] >> she's incredibly talented, just 26 years old. when she was here a couple years ago with the debut, her family was here with her. she's going to be joining us live on tuesday, december 3rd right here on "gma" to talk

about her highly anticipated new book, so as she said, let's get reading. >> let's do it. [ applause ] now though, let's get dancing. we are hours away from the big "dancing with the stars" finale. abbie boudreau went behind the t >> reporter: you are exactly right, and it has been a dramatic season, and tonight the final four are not holding back, putting everything on the line to win that mirror ball. the four couples left are bringing the heat and we're backstage at the final rehearsal. >> i've been through so much this past year that it would be great to have my -- finally have my happy ending. >> what do you think your biggest competition is? >> i always this and people are like what but it's me. you know what i mean? you have to look at it that way because you'll psych yourself out if you look at anybody else. >> you want it but, like, how badly do you want it? >> oh, i want it. >> we need it.

not just want it but we need it. >> obviously i had no dance experience. it's just a miracle that i have been able to pick it up because my family was like, you're going to do what? >> reporter: speaking directly to their fans about the importance of voting. >> vote for us, please. >> 21523. >> this is another signature move too. i forgot about that. >> 21523, lauren. >> please vote for us top, please. >> reporter: ally pledging to keep shining in a dance for james van der beek who was eliminated in a shocking twist. >> i know it's not easy to say good-bye to james. >> i was completely shocked. i feel like he totally deserves to be in the finals but you know what, i know he also needs to be with his family right now. i felt the right thing to do was to offer my spot for him. >> would you have really given it up? >> 100%. i tried to do it in private again after the show. he was like, ally, there's no way i can do that.

you enjoy it and go out there, no apologies, you shine. >> reporter: and let me tell you she will be shining tonight. we had the chance to watch rehearsals and all of the dances were stunning. it's going to be an exciting show to watch tonight on abc. lara and ginger. >> without a doubt. thank you so much, ab. so, break it down. >> i feel like if ally doesn't win it will be a big surprise. three people have to bring it to beat her. she's been that great the whole time. without james in the competition i think it will stun the audience. >> a lot of people stunned that james isn't in the competition but it's going to be fun to watch all of them. i'm interested to see what hannah brings out. >> me too. hannah and then lauren alaina could surprise us. >> all right. aweso awesome. thanks, ging. guys, check out "dancing with the stars," the finale tonight 8:00, 7:00 central right here on abc and join us tomorrow morning for our huge "dancing with the stars" after party. you never know what might happen there. and coming up we're going to make one very deserving football mom's monday in a big way.

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[ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "gma." we are back with a story in the spirit of the season. the woolsey fire in california was just over a year ago, right before thanksgiving. homes were lost, schools damaged. some people still not able to return. our sponsor, king's hawaiian, saw an opportunity to bring them together.

they came together for a meal they'll never forget. abbie boudreau is back with that story. hey, abbie. >> reporter: hey, ginger. you're so right. this community rallied together in the face of total devastation, and now one year later, a cs they work toward rebuilding their lives. >> we're having a great time. we're very grateful. >> reporter: a day to give thanks and a day to give back. >> it's a day to celebrate. >> it is a day to celebrate. it's about the unsung heros. >> reporter: chef ryan scott, a spokesperson for our sponsor, king's hawaiian, reaching out to nonprofit disaster relief charity, california strong, preparing a thanksgiving feast for the unsung heros and victims of last year's devastating woolsey fire which destroyed more than 96,000 acres and 1,600 structures, forcing families to start all over, like bracken webb and her two young sons. >> we lost our house along with 110 homes that were lost in that

community, so it was devastating. >> reporter: one year later they're still rebuilding, and this year's raging california fire season continues, making it difficult to heal. >> you know, i think five out of the ten kids on my son's soccer team last year lost their home and the ongoing support that i'm seeing throughout this year has really been remarkable. >> reporter: chef ryan hoping this special meal will show them they're not forgotten. >> it's important to me, especially working with king's hawaiian. we need to remember that these people are affected for a lifetime. >> reporter: and king's hawaiian is about to give one memorable thanksgiving meal, from brined turkey sliders to a twist on stuffing and a dessert like no other. >> i can't imagine what you're going through and the one way that i can give back from my heart is to give back with food. >> reporter: then one more surprise for the group. >> christian yelich. >> we haven't forgotten about you. we're still with you and we'll be there until everybody gets back on track.

>> reporter: mvp pro baseball player, christian yelich and coof had founder of grow up strong grew up not far from the fires. >> you see places affected by the fires and you know people impacted and that's what makes it special, hits close to home. >> reporter: in just one year they've raised $2.5 million, much of it going directly to fire victims. >> was it really helpful? >> it was very helpful. insurance only covers so much. >> people matter and i think that for us the blessing in all of this is that it's brought our community closer together. >> what are you boys most thankful for this thanksgiving? >> just knowing that everyone is safe from the fires and stuff. >> talk about resilience. every single person we spoke to was grateful for a second chance. this really was a beautiful way to show fire victims and volunteers they will never be forgotten. ginger? >> thank you so much. there are so many of those disasters over the last couple of years, i love to see the updates so thank you for that

story. [ cheers and applause ] lara, what do you got next? >> it is time finally for make your monday. every monday we celebrate somebody in america for their hard work, good deeds that they do for the community around them and try to surprise them with a very special day off. this morning will reeve is in cincinnati to do the honors once again. hello, will. >> reporter: hey, good morning. we are right outside the door where dana gendreau is. she's a mom of three. she got in touch with the head coach, chris mobley, at hughes high school here in cincinnati when she heard that his players on the football team were having a hard time making their meals, getting food. they sometimes only ate one time

per day when they're at school. she sprang into action after reading that article, and she stepped in to feed the team, and we're about to surprise her for all that she does for this community right here. dana? hi, i'm will reeve from "good morning america." you're live on television right now. >> what? >> i need you to come for me. the meeting you think you're here for is completely fake. it was a total ruse just to get you here. we have a day full of surprises. >> what? [ cheers ] >> it's going to get so much better. we have your friends, your son's football team, the drum line. come on. everyone's so excited. look at this. how exciting is this? i'm going to have you stand right here in front of everyone. look at this.

guys -- i feel like i know the answer to this question but are you surprised? >> oh, my god, i am shocked. >> that's so great. >> i might have a heart attack. >> that's okay, you can do that off air. right now we need you to stick with us because we have a whole day of surprises in store for you. everyone here knows how amazing you are and the great things that you do for the community but we want to show america how amazing you are so i'm going to give this to you. you're going to put this head phone in your right ear, please, and you are going to watch a video that we want to show america all the great things that you do for your community. take a look. >> reporter: dana gendreau is a mother of three and works full time, but still finds time to give back to her community. >> in a 24-hour community dana gives to others on the regular, football team, her family. >> reporter: after she saw an article in the paper talking about a high school football team's need for food to fuel up, this busy mom knew she had to get involved. >> she said i want to help, i want to ensure that your kids

have a great mea >> reporter: on top of working and being a mom, dana found time to feed 30 more mouths. >> it started with the food donation but you cared so much more about our kids, you didn't just drop off food and leave, you stayed, you asked questions. >> thank you for buying all the food for us and bringing so many people out to our games. >> i would like to thank her for being like our team mom. [ applause ] >> what do you think when you hear all those people say all those nice things about you? >> you have no idea how much i love everybody in this room and how amazing this experience has been to me personally. these young men, to step up and love these young men and you guys to build in to them and i am so grateful to live in this city and to have such amazing people in my army. [ applause ] >> that's so beautiful. coach, could you come here a

second? clearly dana has had an impact on this team. what's it been like for your football team? >> it's been great. we've had our first winning season in 13 years. she does so much. she brought two communities together, focuses on academics. she's helping our kids get jobs after school. so many great things she does for us, i can't stress how much we love you too, dana. >> we have so much in store for you today. you're getting the day off, which is number one. you're just going to hang out. we have more surprises, but also because of the good that you do, kroger heard about you andhis stepped in with a whole bunch of groceries. [ cheers and applause ] these are teachers from hughes school. this represents a $2,000 gift card so you can buy more groceries for the team. keep feeding the team. but, but, that is not all. we have something just for you if we could bring out the robe, there is a lpampins today.

there's a limousine waiting for you outside. i'm going to take you to it right now. okay? you have the day off. we have made your monday. spa day for you, limo. big cheer for dana. [ cheers and applause ] more "gma" coming up next. jason aldean live in studio. we'll be right back. "gma's" thanksgiving salute sponsored by king's hawaiian foods, irresistible since 1950.

[ cheers and applause ] academy of country music's artist of the decade, jason aldean. >> well deserved. he just released his ninth studio album simply titled "9." off of that album, here's jason performing the first single, "we back." [ cheers and applause ]

♪ where's the guy in the steel toes covered in dirt, just a rock and roll t-shirt headed to work ♪ ♪ with a pack of red man in his pocket he's kind of red, man, but he's rocking ♪ ♪ wears a beat up tele and marshall stack ♪ ♪ little marshall tucker and a six pack ♪ ♪ where's the good old boys and the good old days straight up getting sideways ♪ ♪ we back, we back, we back in the speakers back in black ge ioblywh m mama said, i do it just like my daddy did ♪ ♪ we back, we back, we back in the saddle, back on stage making the whole place rattle ♪ ♪ back with the a-team, train on the track ♪ ♪ thought we were gone, but you're wrong, now it's on ♪

♪ we back ♪ where's the chick wearing blue jeans a little too tight ♪ ♪ got a grip on koozie if it what she likes, getting picked up in a pick-up and kicking it with guys like us ♪ ♪ we back, we back, we back in the speakers, back in black, getting blasted in the bleachers ♪ ♪ it's probably true what my mama said ♪ ♪ i do it just like my daddy did ♪ ♪ we back, we back, we back in the saddle back on stage making the whole place rattle ♪ ♪ back with the a-team train on the track ♪ ♪ thought we were gone but you were wrong ♪ ♪ now it's on, we back ♪ sun comes up, sun goes down, yeah, everything good comes back

around ♪ ♪ we back ♪ we back ♪ we back, we back, we back in the speakers back in black, getting blasted in the bleachers ♪ ♪ it's probably what my mama said ♪ ♪ i do it just like my daddy did ♪ ♪ we back, we back, we back in the saddle ♪ ♪ back on stage making the whole place rattle ♪ ♪ back with the a-team, train on the track ♪ ♪ thought we were gone but you're wrong, now it's on, we back ♪ ♪ you thought we were gone but you're wrong, now it's on, we back ♪ ♪ it's probably true what my mama said ♪ ♪ we back, we back, we back in the saddle, back on stage making the whole place rattle ♪ ♪ back with the a-team, train on the track ♪ ♪ thought we were gone but

you're wrong, now it's on, we back ♪ [ cheers and applause ] "gma's" concert series sponsored by carmax. "gma's" concert series sponsored by carmax.

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a moment to remember a beloved member of the "gma" family, our senior operations manager peter schlossberg. he waged a valiant battle with cancer and he passed away this weekend. we're sending our love to his wife karen, his sons harry and johnny. peter, we are going to miss that smile of yours. >> we are. >> he was so full of joy. we'll miss you. have a great day, everyone.

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good morning, everyone. here's mike nicco with our forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning. the prep for what is coming tomorrow. breezy conditions, dust, but that will end tomorrow as the fire season will also thanks to this moderate storm. prepare for the loose stuff outside but your wet weather gear, your car, your gutters, your drains. we've got heavy rain coming tomorrow. more through the weekend. good morning, everyone. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge. we're seeing stop-and-go traffic. no major incidents to report. also want to update you on the three-car crash we're following in oakland, giving you the thumbs-up because this is all e. expe some delays because of

residual traffic. >> time for kelly and ry >> ryan: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, singer/songwriter and superstar garth brooks. and host of the show, "the price is right," drew carey. and we kick anksgiving cooking week with buddy valastro. all next on "live!" ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪