good morning, america. and as we join you this wednesday morning, that weather triple threat is hitting right as a record thanksgiving rush gets under way. coast to coast chaos. 140 million facing turbulent travel as a record bomb cyclone, more than a foot of snow and tornadoes strike. whiteout conditions on the road causing accidents. two troopers hit. and power knocked out at a major airport overnight. this, as those dangerous storms gingerraing thve lt the question this morning, will those thanksgiving parade balloons fly? breaking overnight. multiple explosions rocking a chemical plant in texas. blowing doors off nearby homes forcing mandatory evacuations. caught on camera. the stunning video showing the school bus driver buying a beer

and drinking it behind the wheel. an abc news exclusive. lucky to be alive. the champion rock climber trying to make history when she slips on el capitan, the famous "free solo" star who helped save her now joins us only on "gma" this morning. it's on. the black friday doorbuster deals dropping early from tvs to tech, the savings to score before it's too late. ♪ got to blame it on my juice duke defied. overnight, the number one team in the country shut down by their unranked opponent. the last-second breakaway that snapped their 150-game winning streak. ♪ blame it blame it on my juice ♪ good morning, america. exciting. you heard the excitement in the voice of the announcers.

number one duke defeated by unranked stephen f. austin. wow. >> the lumberjacks. they came to play. >> yes, they did. >> we're going to be talking about that later in the show. but first, we'll begin with that holiday travel chaos. take a look at this, guys. the highway overnight in los angeles, that is bumper-to-bumper traffic as the record thanksgiving rush gets under way. looks like christmas lights there. >> it sure does. >> i'll be honest with you, living there, it looks like every day. >> but those nasty storms are causing problems coast to coast. take a look. accidents on the roads as colorado, snow coming down also in minneapolis right now and that's where alex perez starts us off this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. when we went to bed last night there was no snow on the ground but take a look at all of this now. once it started we started getting two inches of this stuff an hour. mother nature is not taking a holiday, creating problems across the country. overnight, in california massive

wind gusts ripping this roof off a building in crescent city scattering debris everywhere. ithh least four tornadoes reported. one destroying this mobile home park in louisiana. this garage door ripped right off. scattered wooden debris and remains of furniture littered across the ground. this tree yanked right from its roots. throughout the country, winter's fury causing chaos on the roads as snow, rain and fierce winds combine to form treacherous driving conditions. in utah, this trooper seen here on a police dash cam assisting a crash scene when suddenly another vehicle comes crashing towards him after losing control on the icy road. the trooper hopping a barrier to avoid the collision. in nebraska, icy roadways leading this semi-truck to lose control flipping onto its side while an suv slipped into a

ditch on the side of the road. and at least a foot of snow in parts of minnesota forced cars off the road. and you can see the wind blowing the snow around. here's the good news for minneapolis. this storm is moving quickly and is expected to be out of the area by this afternoon. michael. >> all right, thank you, alex. dangerous conditions out there right now. that triple storm threat is on the move and ginger has the very latest on the path and how the timing will affect your travel. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. you know it's bad when the map looks like this behind me and you're about to have the epic travel day. los angeles, tucson x not getting out of it this year. utah, all the way over to iowa, wisconsin, nashville and western, say pittsburgh, western pennsylvania, you're ending up with wind alerts. let me detail it for you. we were just talking about minneapolis, that's out of there by the afternoon. but with more than seven inches in some places, chicago has gusts to 60 miles per hour throughout today.

you know that's going to impact flights at ohear. even with the gusts that make it to thanksgiving day itself here in the northeast we'll watch that. i'll be at the philly parade and very breezy if not downright windy. then, look at this. storm number two, came on shore last night, potentially making history because this thing bombed out. it dropped so quickly in pressure that we could see an all-time record low pressure in california. that's unbelievable. 34-foot waves were recorded. 106-mile-per-hour winds and let me take you through where this is going to go next and why i'm concerned this morning. santa barbara already seeing a quarter inch or more of rainfall rates. you've got burn scars there. you're going to have mudslides. you're going to end up on the grapevine turning that into snow. interstate 5 closed in parts of northern california. the west coast doesn't get away from it. cecilia, by friday oklahoma city to dallas, along i-35, could see severe storms. >> thank you. the storms are creating a

travel nightmare during what is expected to be a record-breaking holiday air travel. hundreds of flights already canceled in colorado, and overnight, that power outage at oakland airport causing delays there. take a live look at all of the planes in the air right now. a lot of them out there. david kerley is at george bush intercontinental airport in houston. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. watching some of the operations united here in houston. more on that in a moment. but let's talk about those cancellations. you mentioned oakland, the power is back on there. handful of flights were cancelled. but already this morning, we have nearly 100 flights canceled in the united states and with that this is going to be a very busy day. look at how it works the next couple of days, it slows down thanksgiving and friday. saturday it picks up again. sunday, the buzziest travel day ever in u.s. history is possible. 3.1 million passengers according

to airlines for america to travel on sunday. one airline official told me that's, quote, potentially a meat grinder. cecilia. >> sounds like it definitely will be. there's new technology out there that airports are using that could save passengers some time. >> reporter: united hopes it saves time for you the passenger getting to the gate and getting off the gate. that means it could save the airlines some money. why? the airlines control the gates from a tower, but there's nobody in the towers this morning. they're here. this is united's first-ever -- first in the world they say -- virtual ramp tower. it will save money because have both of their towers the south and the knot together. these are called digital windows they're looking through and seeing what's happening on the ramp and this technology is pretty remarkable. it's 14 cameras so they can see what's happening down on the tower, on the ramp rather,

excuse me. if they see something they're interested in they can put a cursor on it, zoom in used to use binoculars in a regular tower you can use the binoculars on the monitors. get ready for sunday and thanksgiving travel. cecilia. >> okay, david, thanks so much for that. >> technology for that shot we just did. >> i was a little scared. that's why i'm on the tarmac. i thought to save time you'd load your own bags. no. >> don't give them any ideas. the storms also leading to dangerous driving conditions just as tens of millions of people head out for the holiday. according to aaa, the worst cities for driving are expected to be new york, los angeles, atlanta, boston and wi

3 1/2 times worse than usual. kabc chopper reporter is high above with how things are looking. >> good morning from los angeles now. you battle traffic in l.a. before. on a wednesday morning and afternoon, when the sun is out before all a holiday it's tough. really tough on our roadways. . now we're looking at a big storm moving into los angeles, we're looking at gridlock, the storm coming in is going to be a cold front it could shut down the 5 and 15, which could make travel in and out of los angeles tough. they're expecting this afternoon, between 5:00 and 7:00 to be the worst of the traffic conditions. get this, it will take as much as four times as long for the same commute. 3.7 million passengers traveling by car 35 miles or more nap's just incredible.

some 230,000 people going through l.a.x. today. and 3.2 million over this it's going to be tough, lot of moving parts in los angeles. but today they're going to be moving slowly. >> skolt, thank you. michael. as we've heard the strong winds from those storms could also affect the thanksgiving parade here in new york city. if the gusts get too fierce those balloons will be grounded. gio benitez is along the parade route here in new york with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning to you. yeah, those balloons are going to be brought to this spot later today but as you said it's just not clear if they're going to fly at all. and that's because these giant balloons cannot fly if sustained winds exceed 23 miles per hour or if those gusts are stronger than 34 miles per hour. there is a chance they may be grounded. now, we saw the dangers of high winds during the parade back in 1997. that iconic cat in the hat balloon got caught up in the wind gust. it blew into a lamppost injuring four people. one woman was in a coma for a

month. so it's very, very serious. so the nypd, they're going to be out with special wind devices and they're going to be making what they call a game day decision right before the parade whether to fly the balloons or how high they will fly. michael. >> i know a lot of people are looking forward to the balloons but better safe than sorry, gio. thank you so much. >> you're right about that, michael. now to that breaking news in texas. multiple explosions rocking a chemical plant blowing out doors on nearby homes forcing mandatory evacuations. marcus moore has the latest for us. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, robin, good morning. that mandatory evacuation order still in effect this morning for the area immediately around the explosion site as that fire continues to burn. overnight, a massive explosion at this chemical plant in port neches, texas, lighting up the night sky. powerful enough to blow out windows in hopes several miles away. >> my dining room ceiling

crashed down. >> reporter: the plant, which is located about an hour and a half from houston, produces chemical and petroleum-based products and has 125 employees. >> i hope that everybody inside the plant is okay. right now that's a big concern. >> reporter: the first call was received at 1:00 this morning. >> pretty much in bed but it came in two waves. the first one we heard -- you saw the light flash. i mean, you saw the light and you felt the house rattle. and it sounded like thunder in the distance but by a second or two later like a shock wave sort of hit the house and my house, it was pretty loud. it was very loud. mainly because the front door blew in and the door frame blew out. >> reporter: mike tobias works for the local school. he was ordered to evacuate. >> so at that point i thought the house was coming down and first instinct was grab the kids. we needed to get out of the house.

caused that massive explosion and fire. cecilia. >> frightening scene. thank you. we go to washington where democrats announced their first public impeachment hearings set to take place days from now and this as president trump in a new is now trying to distance himself from his personal attorney, rudy giuliani. mary bruce is at the white house with the very latest on all this. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. rudy giuliani in his campaign to pressure ukraine has been at the center and the president has called him a great corruption fighter but now the president says he doesn't know what giuliani was doing in ukraine and he didn't send him there on his behalf. this morning, president trump is trying to distance himself from his personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, telling bill o'reilly he didn't know what giuliani was up to in ukraine. >> what was rudy giuliani doing in ukraine on your behalf? >> well, you have to ask that to rudy but rudy -- i don't even know. >> so you didn't direct him to go to ukraine to do anything.

>> no, i didn't direct him. but he is a warrior. rudy's a warrior. >> reporter: but the president himself repeatedly mentioned giuliani in the july phone call that sparked this impeachment inquiry telling the ukrainian n him to call you. rudy very much knows what's happening and he is a very capable guy. if you could speak to him, that would be great. the president's point man in ukraine, the eu ambassador, gordon sondland, told congress if they wanted to get anything done in ukraine, they had to, quote, talk to rudy. >> i followed the directions of the president. we worked with mr. giuliani because the president directed us to do so. >> reporter: giuliani has laughed off suggestions that the president will try to make him the fall guy for ukraine. >> i have seen things written like he's going to throw me under the bus. when i see that, he didn't but i have insurance. >> reporter: a new report raising questions about what the president knew when he lifted the hold on nearly $400 million in military aid to ukraine. the paper reports trump had already been briefed on the

whistle-blower report accusing him of wrongdoing when he decided to release the funding but it's unclear how much detail the president knew about the complaint. now, this all comes as the impeachment inquiry is entering the next phase, the judiciary committee has now announced its wednesday, and, cecilia, unlike the previous hearings, this time the president and his lawyers have the right to attend. we have just heard back from the white house and this morning they say the president is considering his options. >> we'll see what happens with that one. mary, in the meantime, we're learning that two white house budget officials, career officials resigned over this controversy to freeze aid on ukraine. >> reporter: yeah, a career budget employee testified to congressional investigators that two officials resigned in part over their concerns about this freeze on that critical military aid to ukraine and that they were very frustrated with not understanding why that aid was being withheld. cecilia. >> okay, mary bruce at the white house, thank you. michael.

>> thank you, cecilia. now to that stunning surveillance video. a school bus driver arrested after she appears to drink beer while driving her morning route. diane macedo has the story. >> reporter: this morning, outrage after police say a school bus driver was caught on camera drinking from a beer can on her morning route. authorities in aurora, illinois, say this new surveillance video shows the driver buying beer at a local convenience school. >> an observant convenience store clerk called the school district 131 and told them they just sold beer to a woman and then watched her get onto a school bus and drive away. >> reporter: back on the bus authorities say the driver 44-year-old michelle passley put the beer in a paper bag and started drinking from behind the wheel, all while picking up elementary schoolchildren. >> that's absolutely brazen. we have an absolute zero tolerance. for this when you place children in danger. >> reporter: none of the 32 children on board were harmed. passley was fired from the bus company and then arrested. >> michelle passley was arrested and charged with two class a misdemeanors of endangering the life and health of a child. >> reporter: this comes just two weeks after another school bus

driver in oregon was taken into custody. that driver lost control of the bus with ten children on board. slamming into a ditch. >> i am so sorry. >> reporter: he was arrested and given a citation for driving under the influence of a controlled substance. now, back in aurora, passley was released on $100,000 bond but so many grateful that store clerk saw something and said something. >> yes, that's so key. thank you, diane. we'll turn to that upset in hoops. duke going for the win, clock winding down in o.t. against unranked stephen f. austin, but they lost the ball and going the other way, the lumberjacks, that's nathan bane at the buzzer. at the buzzer beating the number one team in the country. first time the blue devils have lo00st at 0. that's a 150-game winning streak snapped. >> wow. >> that's why you play the game. >> that's right.

a lot of other news we're following. next that incredible survival story. a champion climber losing her grip on el capitan, now the famous climber who helped rescue her is joining us right here. and how to score the best black friday deals that are dropping just hours from now we'll tell you but first back to ginger. >> i told you about the storm that looks like a hurricane on the satellite that made its way onshore last night. it will also bring one to three feet of mountain snow. i didn't get that part out. wanted to make sure. by the end of the week another one coming for the west coast. your local weather in 30 seconds.

we know many of you are heading out for the holiday. stay safe. we'll be right back. we'll be right back.

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causing accidents out west. and a new warning about romaine lettuce just before thanksgiving. the cdc announcing 67 people have been sickened by e. coli in 19 states. they are advising consumers and retailers not to eat, sell or serve this lettuce from salinas, california, area. a close call. a reminder to look up when you walk. a man in buenos aires, he was looking at his phone when he fell off of the platform. thankfully some good samaritans raced in to save him and everyone is okay but look up, look up. >> yeah, yeah, yes. we have another survival story. world class climber emily harrington trying to make history falling from yosemite's el capitan rescued by one of the most famous climbers in the world and we'll speak to him exclusively in a moment, but first will reeve with her story. >> absolutely terrifying. a climber's worst nightmare, a free-fall without safety ropes. that's what happened to emily harrington while she was attempting to become the first woman to free climb the rock face in a single day and now she's telling her story.

emily harrington is one of the world's top rock climbers known for scaling great heights. >> hang in there, em. >> reporter: but this morning, these images of harington after she survived a terrifying fall off el capitan. the iconic rock face in yosemite national park. fortunately another legend of the sport in the right place at the right time to save her life. >> i can wiggle my feet. i can feel everything. >> reporter: in this exclusive video you can see rescue workers carefully stabilizing emily harrington's neck. >> she's got tailbone pain and lower back pain. are you feeling any tingling at all? >> no tingling, i'm just cold. >> i remember thinking oh, having pain is a good thing. it means i can feel. it was a huge relief. >> reporter: the 33-year-old had climbed about 150 feet when she lost her grip. from her hospital bed, harrington showing her face badly cut after she said she pinballed down a section of the cliff. >> it wasn't a moment of panic. it wasn't a moment of surprise. honestly it was a very calm moment. in my head it was kind of like,

okay, i'm falling. this is happening. >> reporter: harrington was attempting to free climb the 3,000-foot sheer face in a single day. a no-ropes, no room for error feat made famous and completed for the first time by alex honnold in the oscar-winning 2018 documentary "free solo." >> that's the worst hold on the entire route. you get maybe half your thumb on the hold. >> reporter: honnold was with harington when she fell. keeping her safe and immobilized as other climbers including her boyfriend also helped with the rescue. "gma" was with harington live on the face of el capitan in may as she trained for the free climb. the one that ultimately nearly killed her. >> yeah, this will probably be my biggest challenge yet. it's definitely taking a lot of time and effort and energy and it's sort of a culmination of everything i've ever wanted to do in climbing. for right now i'm just going to rest and recover. that in the coming weeks just see how i feel and slowly get back into climbing. >> reporter: in his instagram

post ballinger praised his girlfriend's spirit and how elite of a climber she is. falls are a peril of the sport, no matter your skill level. thank goodness she was with people like alex honnold, though. >> yes, and we're going to speak to alex right now, will, part of the team that helped save emily's life. alex, thank you so much for joining us and tell us how emily is doing right now. >> good morning. thanks for having me. i think emily is doing well. i mean you have to ask her but i think she'll make a full recovery and i think she's feeling a lot better than she was. >> we're very happy to hear that. please tell us when you knew something was terribly wrong. when did you first know? >> so just to be clear about what happened so emily was climbing with a rope and so she was attempting to free climb a route but there's a distinction between free climbing and free soloing, so she was using equipment to protect her in case

of a fall but i was holding the other end of the rope and she unfortunately slipped and, you know, hit some things as she fell. but ultimately the safety equipment caught her as we expected it to. that's why she's using equipment and, you know, thankfully she'll recover. >> i'm glad you mentioned that because there was some in the climbing community that were a bit critical because you were tying your shoe at the time of the fall. so how do you respond to people who are questioning that? >> no, i don't think anyone is really questioning that. i think that if you're -- you know, emily was attempting a very difficult goal which is to free climb el capitan on a route that no woman has ever successfully free climbed and basically she's trying something very difficult. in order to do that, you have to make certain strategic decisions about where to save time and what style to climb in and so what we were doing while not textbook is pretty common for, you know, basically it's a useful strategy for that kind of a goal. >> when you realized she was

falling what did you do, alex? >> so i mean, you know, i was holding the rope but when she fell so much rope fell into the system, like so much rope pooled at my feet basically, i wound up actually grabbing the rope in my hands in an effort to catch her sooner and then she actually hit some things on the wall, you know, it's hard to say exactly what happened because it was nighttime and it was dark and her headlamp flew off but it was sort of an unconventional fall. it was like a very unusual situation in that she must have hit some things and also, i don't know if you saw the photos but she had rope burn around her neck which is a really unusual way for the rope to wrap around so it's hard to know exactly what happened but basically, you know, i caught the rope and she came to a stop and then we assessed the situation and helped her from there. >> it was dark and cold. freezing temperatures. do you think the weather had a factor on her losing her grip? >> yeah, i mean it's not just the weather. it's also late season in

yosemite. it is in the mountains and it's late november and, again, that's all strategy though, because it's a trade-off between cooler conditions on the rock during the day, you know, starting in the early morning like that is sort of required in order to climb the whole route in a timely fashion. and so, you know, it's always balancing different choices. >> well, alex, we're glad you were there and appreciate you joining us this morning and we're wishing her a full recovery. you take care. thanks so much. michael. >> thank you. >> you got it. >> i don't know if you had a chance to watch "free solo." >> oh, he was -- >> amazing what they do and, boy, you got to have nerves of steel. >> yes, you do. >> you sure do. coming up, everybody, you don't have to wait for black friday to get some of the best holiday bargains. next, we'll tell you about the savings that are about to drop just hours from now. we'll be right back. back.

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the studio. >> visiting from hawaii and new jersey. >> look at that big smile from your mom. that's where you get it from. >> i don't want to give away all the gifts i'm shopping for them on discount. >> i have spent with her family in hawaii. they know how to party. >> it runs in the family. >> thank you, becky. coming up, the ultimate assist. it is our "play of the day." don't go anywhere. ♪ hey, look, ma, i made it ♪ drill? cordless. noted. introducing the capital one walmart rewards card. i love it! that's a good one. earn unlimited 5% back on everything you buy at walmart online... perfect for all their hints. okay! the capital one walmart rewards card. unlimited 5% back at walmart online, and unlimited rewards everywhere else. ♪what's in your wallet?

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back with our "play of the day." the ultimate -- brace yourselves. assist from someone on the sideline. there they go, the tottenham spurs down 2-1. they're racing down the field toward the goal, the ball goes out of play but thanks to the ball boy's super speedy reaction, you'll see it again, they take the defense by surprise and score, okay. this goal totally turns the table in their favor tying up the game and setting them up for a huge comeback, 4-2 over the olympiacos, that's greek team. he says he's totally brilliant. reads the game, understands the game and made an important assist. >> that was totally legal. >> totally legal. >> how did i do? >> you did great.

>> watch out, football. >> no, no. >> oh. >> you want to work on thanksgiving. work tomorrow football. that's fine with me. well, coming up, we have our thanksgiving firefighter surprise. take a look. see that big feast. it's just one of the things we have in store celebrating someone who gives back in a big way. you do not want to miss this. come on back. you do not want to miss this. come on back.

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i don't know. could be an option. let's talk about weather. quick look at thanksgiving. i would say the southeast winds this thanksgiving are staying almost trouble-free. anywhere from atlanta, mississippi, down into florida. so that's good for them. coming up, we have pop star kesha's comeback. her new interview and why she says she's a new woman now. plus, more doorbuster deals and becky worley is here with the tech barga

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. thanksgi as millions of america tfoliurb ahead. heavy snow, rain, flash floods and reported tornadoes. we're tracking the latest. and the question for so many getting ready to watch the parades tomorrow, will the balloons be able to fly? black friday countdown. the doorbuster deals you can get 48 hours early. major savings on tvs, tablets and more. what to look for this morning. ♪ yes i'm blessed new this morning. kesha opening up about stepping back into the spotlight days after her blockbuster ama performance. what she's saying about her new outlook on life and leaving her past behind. ♪ a "gma" exclusive. the medical breakthrough revealed this morning. this man paralyzed from the neck down almost three years ago told he would never walk again.

now patient number one in a potentially groundbreaking study and this moment you have to see to believe. walking on his own. his remarkable story you'll see right here. ♪ you can ring my bell just 24 hours till thanksgiving, ginger's throwing dinner for 14. what daphne oz showed her about getting easy dishes done early from the salad to the potatoes. they're taking the stress out of your holiday dinner. "the rise of skywalker." john boyega here live talking about the final blockbuster film and the "star wars" saga. what is that about a lost script from the set? ♪ we will certainly ask him about that. hey, justin, nice move. get the birthday boy. get brad. birthday boy. >> there you go. >> all right, brad. >> happy birthday, brad. >> good, justin. can move on a dime like that. good morning, america. thanks for joining us on this

wednesday morning. we've got a huge holiday surprise planned for an incredible firefighter. t.j. is pulling up to the firehouse now. this man has gone above and beyond to help his entire community. >> yeah, he certainly has. we are honoring him and all those firefighters who give up so much of their time to make sure that everyone can safely enjoy their holidays at home. that surprise did coming up and it's going to be a good one. >> it is. but first, we have a lot of news to get to starting with the holiday travel chaos causing problems coast to coast on the road to thanksgiving. let's go back to alex perez in minneapolis where the snow is still coming down. good morning again, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning once again, robin. what a difference a few hours can make. no snow on the ground last night. now take a look. at one point we were getting about two inches of snow on the ground here an hour. this is snow and icy conditions creating massive problems on the

roadways across the planes and mother nature also creating issues out west and parts of the south where strong winds and possible tornadoes have destroyed homes. now, we've got a few more hours of this storm here in minneapolis. but it's expected to move out of the area by this afternoon. michael. >> all right, thank you so much, alex. and ginger is tracking the latest on that weather triple threat. hey, ginger. >> michael, that storm, storm number one of a few i'll tell you about from detroit to nashville wind alerts. chicago could see gusts today up to 60 miles hour. i lived there five years. i can tell you that o'hare will be challenged by that. you could see major travel delays and that moves into the northeast and on thanksgiving day, if you're in pittsburgh or buffalo, new york, certainly new york city, it is going to be windy. talking about gusts up to 40 miles per hour. that will challenge the macy's parade and the balloons. how about we talk about this storm, storm number two making problems all the way into santa barbara where rain is falling. you could see one to three inches of rain, why is that a problem?

because we have burn scars down there. santa clarita, think of all the wildfires we've had, flash flooding and mudslides and debris flow. this moves to the east, friday as people are traveling around interstate 35 could see damaging winds and even an isolated tornado robin. >> all right, ginger. justin, let me put you to work again. over by the window these four people here. we brought in from the cold that are so nice to join us from north carolina and a group from denver. >> lives in denver right now. little man waking up early. >> you put on the lipstick right before that camera came on. did you know it was headed your way? i think she knew. she had a hunch. thank you for being here with us. coming up, what kesha is saying about her new outlook on life and why she's a new woman now. plus, that huge thanksgiving surprise we told you about from those incredible firefighters. t.j. is there standing by with an early holiday celebration. and the force is strong in times square.

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[ applause ] welcome back to "gma." and i tell you, nothing better than a great audience up heron yeah. >> thank you guys for being here. >> it feels like a holiday eve.

>> and tomorrow, we have a "gma" tradition. it's our turkey 911. top chefs will help solve your last-minute meal problems so last minute, you better be watching. plus, tory johnson will have great "deals & steals," but now it's time for "pop news" with adrienne bankert. >> hi. [ applause ] it's good to be with you. i'm grateful. how many of you are grateful 2020 is about a month away? we're going to start a new decade. >> that's right. >> 2020. perfect vision. well, let's begin with some new year's news. ryan seacrest is getting a new co-host for "new year's rockin' eve." actress lucy hale will team up with ryan, yes, to bring us dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with ryan seacrest, 2020. the show will also feature billy porter who's hosting the new orleans countdown and ciara, who's overseeing the los angeles festivities. seacrest saying i'm so excited to welcome lucy.

it will be a powerhouse with ciara and lucy. it kicks off at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >> and right here. >> right here. >> literally. >> around the corner, just down the block. >> that's it, right here. >> ryan has been doing it for 15 years. >> isn't that amazing? now we got some baseball for you. eric stonestreet who plays cam on "modern family" is adding a new job to his resume. he's now part owner of the kansas city royals baseball team. wow, that's a nice accolade. stonestreet who is a kansas city native saying i look forward to being a part of a group working to bring championship baseball to kansas city again making some big pretty promises and has a lot of love for his hometown. the mascot on board, one of my new bosses. it sounds like a home run to us. yeah, yeah. [ applause ] >> okay.

finally, okay, help me out, guys ready. ♪ she's simply the best ♪ better than all the rest >> i thought i'd give music trivia for you. well, the queen of rock 'n' roll, tina turner, celebrated her 80th birthday yesterday. >> oh, wow. [ applause ] >> she shared this special message with her fans on twitter saying, how does it feel at 80 years young? take a look. >> what did i think? how did i think i would be at 80. not like this. how is this? oh, well, i look great. [ laughter ] i feel good. i'm happy to be an 80-year-old woman. [ applause ] >> we love it. they celebrated the big day by singing their own rendition of "happy birthday" right here on broadway. check it out.

♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you >> you know what's really cool. she has overcome illnesses and she talked about that and she's saying it's so good to be an 80-year-old woman. life is so precious so we say happy birthday, tina, and that's "pop news" for you. have a great day. [ applause ] >> thank you, adrienne. great job, adrienne. now to our "gma" cover story. pop star kesha is she speaking out about her comeback journey and how she made it through tough times including a health struggle and a legal battle with her former producer finally finding peace and happiness and owning the stage at sunday's amas. stephanie ramos is here with her story. hey, stephanie. >> reporter: hey there, michael. she sure did own that stage. so good to see kesha again, right? the ama audience went wild seeing her back on stage performing one of her breakout hits and a new song from her upcoming album and her fans cheering her on. kesha says she's faced years of

trouble but now she's looking at life in a whole different way. >> reporter: after a turbulent last few years, singer and songwriter kesha bringing down the house at the amas resurrecting her decade old hit "tik tok" in a breakout performance. ♪ >> reporter: the singer telling "people" magazine i want people to know that you don't have to be defined by your past or be a prisoner of something that you had to go through. you are allowed to find happiness. >> she really went through some tough times but she's made this huge transformation. ♪ don't stop make it pop >> reporter: the pop star telling the magazine that she's been through a rough couple of years, entering rehab for an eating disorder in 2014. then in 2016, she sued her music producer and record label executive, lucas "dr. luke" gottwald accusing him of abusing her.

the music producer denying the claims that were ultimately dismissed in court. the bitter lawsuit is ongoing. ♪ yelling timber >> reporter: the 32-year-old star says you can be joyous even if you've gone through tragedy. >> kesha's big message is really that you don't have to be defined by your past. >> reporter: kesha says she's a new woman. in my 20s it was all about how i looked. now i focus on my soul an my spirit. what my body and mind needs. ♪ doing my best, yes i'm blessed ♪ >> reporter: working on a new album set to be released in january. the singer now focused on self-love and acceptance. i'm ready to be joyful and happy and make people feel good with songs that capture my love of life. it's been two years since kesha's last album and says this next album which is out in january goes back to the quote, weirdo pop of her earlier career but don't expect just dance

songs, michael. she says she will also address some of the sadness that she's experienced. that new issue of "people" is on newsstands right now. >> she is so talented. i can't believe it's been two years since her last album. >> two years but s'sac people are excited. >> we are excited and wish her the best. cecilia, over to you. this is the moment we have all been waiting for. our black friday countdown. [ cheers and applause ] becky worley is back with some doorbuster bargains showing us the biggest discounts on the hottest tech and some of them are available today. >> correct. >> hello, again. >> hello. >> okay, so we've been talking about it all morning. all excited for these big doorbuster bar what you got for us. >> doorbusters are great. these are the historic lows on prices. these deals are real. so we'll get right to our first one. one of the hottest items for the holiday, i'll bust this door. >> all right. >> it's the ipad. this is a 32 gigabyte, seventh

generation ipad from walmart. $249. save 80 and apple products are rarely discounted, so this is a good one. thank you very much. >> but, wait, there's more. >> wait, there's more. the kids on your list, bust that door. this is the playstation 4. >> going to need one of these for my nephews. >> the fortnite bundle. this is from kohl's, $199. you save 100 bucks and they even throw in kohl's cash and v bucks for you fanatic. thank you very much. >> can i help you out? >> you do the third one. ready, go. >> this is a tv. all doorbusters. polaroid, 32-inch from target. $69. the lowest price -- >> $69 and that is saving 50 bucks and because tvs are what it's all about, i have a bonus deal for you. >> extra, extra. >> extra, extra.

under $200 for an almost 60 inch tv. we've been ringing the doorbell so let's ring this one together. one, two, three, ring. and the deal is the ring doorbell. so this is from kohl's. $139. you're going to save 29 bucks on this and these video doorbells are so popular. >> i need one of these. >> ding, ding, ding. >> i love it. >> they're great for convenience when packages are delivered so this is a savings of $29 at kohl's. >> all those package theft stories. >> thank you very much. >> i think you've got a last but not least one. >> one, two, three. bang. this is for you tween parents, a chromebook. $99 at walmart. 99 bucks 69 it's $60 discounted on a really low price and one

last tip for your holiday shopping. if you go doorbuster shopping and look at these gentlemen, what they're wearing here. do not wear a red, blue or yellow shirt or people will ask you all day long while you're in the store, excuse me, how much is this chromebook? that is my last tip. >> you said earlier, comfy shoes you, doorbusr ru goodmorningamerica.com and now we head over to ginger. >> i thought he worked at target. let's talk about this. mission, kansas, a "gma" moment that will inspire you. look what little malina does for her mom. >> good job. i know you can do this. trust me. believe in yourself. >> that's right. she bikes behind her. a couple of years ago, since then mom annie has run three marathons. yes, it worked.

inspired to help each other. drop your "gma" moment on my facebook page and let's go ahead now, we have a "gma" exclusive. if you're at home please stop what you're doing. you're going to want to see this. a man paralyzed from the neck down walking again thanks to a new medical innovation that could bring hope to so many families. will reeve is back with this remarkable story. i know it hits home for you. >> it really does and it's an

honor to tell it. and we should get right to it. . inonjuti witthpiece clinic in a is isng the results after i would never walk again. he was ready to take his own life. with love and support from his family, chris held on and started to fight. now, thanks to this potentially groundbreaking treatment he received, he can fight on his own two feet. it's a life unimaginable. sit still. don't shift your weight, don't scratch your nose or scroll on your phone. don't move at all. imagine waking up and suddenly this is your new life. your every day, your forever. >> i think i remember driving to the beach that morning. i only know what everyone told me. you know what happened afterwards. >> reporter: for chris, young, successful, active. it was a surfing accident in february 2017.

>> it's exactly like it is in the movies where, you know, it's like a fish eye lens opening up and the doctor says, you're paralyzed from the neck down. and you've had a really bad neck injury. so the prognosis was bad. and bad meaning, you know, probably a 95% to 97% chance th il have nothing below me neck. >> lifetime of no movement. >> exactly. i asked my wife for permission to pull the plug. >> i said, yes, i will support whatever you want to do but can you give us just a little time? just a little bit of time. and you said yes. >> reporter: the new norm rehab, physical therapy, months of small improvements, glimmers of hope. first a toe, then a leg, even his hands. then the progress plateaued. >> you ask yourself, is that all there is? is this all the further we're going to go? is this it? so very, very dark nights of the soul at that time.

>> then where did the light come back in? >> dr. bydon and the phone call. >> reporter: a spinal cord researcher leading a trial at the mayo clinic in minnesota. in the potentially historic study chris would be patient number one. patient number one. >> yeah. >> there's got to be anxieties associated with that. >> none. >> none. >> you got to understand, you've got absolutely nothing to lose. i mean this is exactly why i stuck around was to do something. >> reporter: stem cells from chris' own stomach fat were injected into his spinal cord to repair the injury, but what happened next is potentially groundbreaking news this morning. how soon did you see improvement from that procedure? >> it was fast. it was fast. i felt it going in. i felt it in my legs. i hadn't felt anything in my legs for, you know, for almost a year. >> can you raise that leg? >> we do all the testing and all

the numbers just jumped off the charts. >> after we treated him the improvement started to come quickly. >> push down on my knees. let me blow your mind. >> wow. >> and those improvements began to come very rapidly. >> hold on. hold on. all right. are you ready? >> reporter: and then a milestone might call miraculous. chris was doing what he and many thought would never happen again. he was walking. do it feelic snd >> yeah,t es.ever thohtouis ith. this is a step forward and, you know, i don't know if these are baby steps or, you know, neil armstrong steps, but they're direction and, like i said, in a place where there was just hopelessness, you know, stuff is happening. >> can you high-five? >> reporter: right now there is

no cure for spinal cord injury. >> too slow. >> wow. >> is this a breakthrough? >> this is a first step in developing a breakthrough. >> should we take a walk back? you've had a long day. progress is measured in decades but for chris barr, patient number one, it's measured in steps, a future he imagined confined to a wheelchair changed now brighter. >> trying to moonwalk. come on. you said you'd do it. >> i know. >> that's all you got? >> i'll let you do that. >> i'll moonwalk with chris barr any day. the mayo clinic cautions abc news that this is a phase one study with only ten patients not all of them are super responders like chris. in the research world this is very early stages but chris' result has been amazing so far and his recovery means so much for the spinal cord injury community. >> and i a ymily.i n'knyois, th superman.chris [ applause ]

and you -- i know. and so you can relate because this is what your father was hoping for and your mother that they were fighting for. >> absolutely, and i noticed that the bond between chris and debbie reminded me of my own parents and there was a moment when we were talking and chris reached out to grab debbie and that's something that he thought he would never be able to do again, to initiate that touch. that love that he gets to express physically is something that i know that my dad missed more than anything and that my mom missed as well and it was great to see. >> they are smiling down on their son right now. we'll be right back. [ applause ] we'll be right back. [ applause ]

good morning, bay up and g >> this is "abc7 mornings." >> good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron. the thanksgiving travelers are going to be happy to hear that the power is restored at oakland international airport. an outage affected the terminals and the security screenings. jobina. >> thank you, kumasi and hello, everybody. >> well, i will take over since we have the storm impact scale and talking about the showers and the thunderstorms today and tomorrow, and here is a look at from about the richmond-san rafael bridge, and look at the mountain snow, and i can't wait to see hamilton later today. and the thunderstorms and hail and even some snow, but not quite down to any well traveled street levels. now, as we are heading throughout the rest of the forecast, we have a chance of rain everyday but black

good morning, everyone. we are continuing to follow the messy morning commute because of the wet roads out there. we are following a sig alert. this is in northbound 680 past andrade road, and there was a person who hit some water and spun out and crashed. and the left lane is crashed. a live look at san jose and 280

♪ ♪ bring me a higher love welcome back to "gma." and thanksgiving is tomorrow if you didn't know and in the spirit of giving, we have an incredible story to share about a very special firefighter who goes above and beyond to give back to his community from raising thousands of dollars for a children's charity to taking money out of his own pocket to help families in need. t.j. holmes is outside the stamford fire department in connecticut with it all. hey, t.j. >> that's right. didn't we all at some point want to be a firefighter? right? it was the truck, everything about it was cool. well, for some people it was cool when they were kids but then it became a calling and the guy you're about to meet, lieutenant sean daly is one of those, a firefighter for 30 plus years putting out a lot of fires. that's not why we were called in. folks want to show how much they love and honor him. i'll go over.

he's over here doing a fire safety demonstration, he thinks. >> then we would put out that. >> i'll interrupt. >> sorry for the interruption. lieutenant sean daly. that camera that you think has been filming your fire safety demonstration is not just recording, it's actually going out live to "good morning america." >> i, okay. >> i'm t.j. with "gma." >> all these people are in on this. we think you cook a mean turkey. that's not why we're here. we're here to honor you. some people wanted to tell us about you. so what i'm going to do right now. you have an earpiece in your ear, right? that they gave you. we'll turn the volume up and i'll show you right now why you are a actually here. >> oh, wow. >> in his high school yearbook the 18-year-old sean daly had one dream. >> his goal was always to be a firefighter and then when the opportunity came, he took the test and became a firefighter. >> reporter: for the past three decades the father of two has been living his dream. >> he's a great firefighter.

he's a fantastic fire officer. >> sean is the best friend that everybody needs to have. he's the definition of a true senior man where he's your father figure but he's also right there in the kitchen helping you cook and clean and correcting you if you didn't turn the steak properly. >> reporter: but sean's service to his community goes beyond fighting flames. >> most people see my dad as a firefighter. one thing they don't see he will drop everything and help out anyone at any time. >> hey, sean, i just wanted to say hello to you from here in the middle east, i am thankful to call you my friend. he will give up his time, his money and anything else that someone else needs for the sake of their well-being over his own. >> he's not out saying, look at me, look what i'm doing. he's just doing it. >> he helps out at the soup kitchen, the foot bank. he was on the bomb squad with the fire department. he's always one of the first ones to show up to give a lending hand and that goes a long way. >> one of our former

firefighters, her child developed pediatric cancer and he felt that he had to do something. >> sara was 2 years old when she was diagnosed with cancer. the treatment that sara went through was brutal and it nearly killed her. >> maggie's nightmare inspired sean and he's been raising money for children's cancer research ever since. >> she's been off treatment now for 11 years and he continues to do it and to get new people, people who i've never met before. >> he encouraged a lot of people saying this is a really great thing to do and let's contribute. >> he'll form a team on the fire department and the whole event can when they get their heads shaved. >> sara went to the one of the fund-raisers he organized and had the honor of shaving his head. >> sean's efforts have raised more than $80,000. >> someone like sean who's making the effort to spread the word to honor these kids, it just show, you know, what kind of character he has. >> repter: maggie and her now

14-year-old daughter sara are forever grateful. >> this year for thanksgiving we are thankful for you. >> happy thanksgiving. [ applause ] >> all right. that's actually why we're really here. >> i can't believe that. >> you can't believe it. i need you to come with me. gary, paul, the guys on the unit, come with me. you are a about to start a shift. >> we just came in this morning. >> you are going to be working part of the holiday at least, right? >> yeah, we're here today and we go home tomorrow morning. >> you spend 24 hours. >> all of y'all come on. all are from your unit but got you here to honor you but tell us, you in particular, we wanted you to see this. [ cheers and applause ]

>> can i go home now? >> no, you don't get to go home. come on in. come on in. come on in. i think you know most of these guys. [ applause ] okay. now -- [ cheers and applause ] okay, now you all have known him for awhile. as soon as he saw the doors go up, first thing he said was can i go home now? does that sound right? you come on over here. tell me what do you think? what's your reaction besides wanting to go home. you don't get the day off, brother. >> i don't know how everybody pulled it off because usually i catch on when things like this happen. >> they stumped you. your wife is here. your kids are here as well but also he was watching that piece out there, he said i hadn't seen maggie in so long. >> too long. >> you tell me, we couldn't keep her away. she had to be here. tell me why it was so important for you to be here for the big

guy. >> everything that you've done for so many different people but to honor sara every year an to get people who have never met me and never knew sara to come out and shave their heads and raise money in her honor, i've never said it properly but thank you so much. thank you for everything you do for her and for all of the kids who are battling cancer. [ applause ] words just don't express it. they really don't. it means so much to me and sara and my whole family and you deserve this. you really do. >> they all wanted to tell us about you and honor you. also, gary, gary's been lying to you for a minute. he's helped us pull it off. is it a relief to have it done. >> it is. great stress relief. >> this is all you? >> not all me. >> oh, wow. >> it's not all me. i was part of it. >> we have to tell you what you're seeing behind you, you're about to start your shift and working for the next 24 hours this. is actually a whole thanksgiving meal for you for the entire fire

department here in stamford, connecticut. this is all for you guys. [ applause ] and we do want to thank ez caterer who put it together. you spend a lot of time in firehouses and every firefighter i know is a good cook. you have to be a good cook to cook for each other. that comes out of your pockets so whole foods has stepped up and will give you a thousand bucks to go grocery shopping. [ applause ] you get to go grocery shopping. but also for the work that you all have been putting in for your foundation, your fire safety foundation, lowe's has stepped up. i know you all do safety education and smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, they are giving you guys $10,000 for your charity. >> wow. [ applause ] >> whoo!

>> so is he always a man of this few words? is he always like this? you tell me, 31 years you put in. this was the dream for to you do and you're being honored not just for fighting fires but so many other things you're doing outside your community. >> i don't know what to say. i'm overwhelmed. thank you. thank you, everybody. what else is there to say? >> this is how you show overwhelmed. if he was underwhelmed we would have been in trouble this morning. but thank you. we're going to celebrate here. the meal is going to happen but, guy, back in the studio, i know we're honoring pretty much one guy and one city, one fire department. but this is really for us to say thank you to the 1.1 million firefighters across the country. many of them are volunteer firefighters. these guys, they don't just put out fires, they put their lives on the line and they're civil servants and this our way to say

thank you. many of whom will be in a firehouse for thanksgiving. thank you to you guys and all the firefighters out there across the country today and we're going to say he's overwhelmed right here. >> great, great, great job, t.j. great job. he's the man of few words but many actions. so congratulations to lieutenant sean daly and thank him for his service. i mean, what an incredible story. you could see he was kind of embarrassed by the attention but he more than deserves it. coming up, "star wars" star john boyega is here live. ♪

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♪ back now on "gma." it looks like our director of security is from a galaxy far, far away this morning. the stormtroopers are taking over times square and so is one of the most incredible stars in the galaxy, he flew onto the big screen in "the force awiccans" now getting ready to wrap up the epic "star wars" saga with "the rise of skywalker." give it up for john boyega. [ cheers and applause ] >> how you doing, mate? boyega. >> good to see you, man. >> you know what? 22 days. the end is near. 22 days. >> 22 days, that's nothing. >> we're excited.

you were so excite for the end of the saga that you tweeted, taking a well-deserved break, back on my ps4. dates, mum's food and procrastinating. i get all of those things. you have time to go on dates? >> yeah. out absolutely. i want to settle down one day. i want a life. we all do. i have time to just live a bit now, and that's something i'm excited about. >> you're shooting these movies and it takes up all your time. >> it's a lot of time, and we have re-shoots and a whole bunch of stuff, and it's a big commitment especially coming down here. i'm from london so i'm up in new york. it's a big commitment, but we love it. last round. >> okay. man, j.j. abrams was here on monday and gave some breaking news. >> oh yeah. >> he said someone lost a script and the script ended up on ebay. >> fake. fake. >> daisy ridley said it wasn't

her. >> she said it wasn't her? >> whose script was it? >> all right, guys. it was me. wait, wait, wait. >> how did that happe >> let me tell you how this went down. what happened was i was moving apartments and i left the script under my bed and i was, like, when i wake up in the morning, i'll take it and then move, but then my boys came over, and, you know, we started partying a little bit, and then the script -- it just stayed there. >> yeah. >> and then a few, like, weeks after, this cleaner comes in, finds the script and puts it on ebay for 65 pounds. he didn't know the true value. i thought, this is a great opportunity for the fans to read the movie before they see it. >> i'm sure that's what j.j. had in scared. i got calls. even mickey mouse called me. what did you do?

>> but it all worked out in the end. >> it worked out. >> do you know how the movie ends? you don't actually know how it's going to end. >> i actually don't know. i actually don't know because we shot several different things. we had re-shoots and i did some changes. i'm curious. i think i watch the movie next week. >> for the first time? >> for the first time, yeah. >> have you told anyone anything about the movie? >> it's the last one. yes, i have. yes, i have. yes, i have. yes. my best friend, i told her, and another friend. he was working on the film, so he saw everything. but my best friend, asia, i said, this is the last film. i don't have time to keep it in me, so i told her absolutely everything. >> okay. so i'm that best friend and nobody else is here. tell me. >> we'll work on that. we'll get there.t was onnu your

you read the script? >> i thought, how am i going to do all the? it was a lot of stunts and sometimes i get scared, like, i'm going to do all of that's scary. but the ensemble cast, we got back together, and i was excited. >> you do it, and you do it well. from the first time until now. incredible, dude. keep it up. >> yeah, man. >> you can see "star wars: the rise of

>> all right. robin. all right. robin. there she is. surprise. >> just happened to be back there. thank you. whe seey. a >> me too. >> lrtd -- all right, ginger. i want to share this with th everybody. i have a project to share from my production company robin robin productions called stolen by my mother. the kamiyah mobley story which tells the incredible true story of a young girl, a baby abducted at birth raised by a woman she would later find out was not her biological mother. this morning i am excited to show you the first look at the trailer of the movie. >> i got something i need to tell you. > mom, what's going on? >> announcer: robin roberts presents. >> a long time ago i took you. >> reporter: a ripped from the headlines feature. >> i don't know who you are anymore. >> i'm the woman who raised you, who loves you. >> wait! >> tonight the truth, alexis was baby kamiyah snatched from a florida hospital in '98.

>> announcer: based on a true story. >> i thought i knew exactly who i was. >> sorry your life got turned upside down. >> kidnapping is a serious crime. >> that is my baby. i am your mother, kamiyah. ♪ >> announcer: niecy nash. >> your birth parents have waited a long time for this day. >> this feels like i'm in a tug-of-war. i'm going to tell them you gave me the best life possible. she will always be my mom. >> announcer: "stolen by my mother: the kamiyah mobley story" on lifetime. >> again, it is based on a true story from a few years ago, niecy nash turns in a powerful performance and also going to do a companion documentary so you'll know how kamiyah is doing now. >> it's got to be tough on her. >> oh, yes. but she is handling -- remarkable young woman. it premieres january 18th,

8:00 p.m. thank you, lifetime, for this. we'll be right back. [ appl

ginger's cook club had some time-saving items for people. please tell us. please share. >> you are making life-changing movies. i'm just trying to make dinner here and trying to do it for 14 people after i work in philadelphia tomorrow. so check out the tips from my friend daphne oz. ♪ >> how many are coming to your house? >> i think it's about 14 so it's a significant number. >> you're insane. we need to commit you right now. >> but instead of committing me -- >> i honor you. >> how about you commit to helping? >> save your sanity. not everything needs to be done the day of or even the day before thanksgiving and can really set yourself up for thanksgiving success by doing a few choice dishes a day, u ds as

kale salad. >> prep all of this three days in advance and then just come home and put it all together. >> pro tip, destem the kale in one fell swoop. >> grab the woody base and pull down. >> oh. like a -- >> yes. >> perfect. you're going to plunge them into an ice cold water bath. >> once dry from the ice bath massage it with oil and salt. >> i haven't massaged kale in a long time. keep all parts of the salad separate until the day of and in just minutes -- >> i like that. i'll be proud to put this on the table. >> that's what i want to hear. >> now that we have kale out of the way. let's get some potatoes and butter. >> hasselback means sliced and that can be done two days in advance. >> i lay the spoon on either side and working with your -- >> i see. >> that will help make sure you cut to the same depth every time you slice. >> pro tip, get anything you can done in the oven days before. >> like your pies, anything

that's going to take time, done at least the day before so all you need in your oven is reheating and tke >>ake your compound . >> a stick of softened butter, a few leaves of chopped sage. some beautiful fresh pulled thyme. now all you'll do is take maybe a tablespoon and lay it on top of each of these beautiful little potatoes. [ applause hi going to teo minutes. >> and enjoy. you can find the recipes on our website, and also join the cook club now on facebook. >> ginger to the rescue. all right. we

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> good morning. i'm kumasi aaron. and mike nicco has the weather. >> and yesterday's storm impressed you, well, this one probably won't as much. we will have isolated downpours and thunderstorms and we will be isolated more so in thanksgiving, and you could see some downpours in san jose right now, and as we are broadening out, it is a south bay and bay event and not a north bay event, but as we are heading through the day, we will have scattered showers and thunderstorms and sunshine. >> and good morning, everyone. starting out with a live look at the bay bridge and we have a wind advisory here, and moving on the the san mateo bridge, and i wanted you to see the conditions we are facing out there, and everything is looking and still wehe bridges there, he for mid-da

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today from "star wars: the rise of skywalker,"k ," mark cuban. for your turkey day feast, from chef alfred portale as we continue our thanksgiving cooking week. all next on "live"! ♪ and now, here we are, kelly ripa and me, ryan seacrest! jerry mack ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: hey, hey! [cheers and applause] hi