good morning, america. on this thursday morning, an historic day on capitol hill. the senate trial of president donald john trump begins. this morning, the impeachment articles in the senate after that ceremonial handoff from the house. now the climactic phase begins. chief justice john roberts will be sworn in to preside over the trial as stunning new allegations emerge. an associate of rudy giuliani's directly implicates trump in the pressure campaign against ukraine claiming, quote, president trump knew exactly what was going on. >> this as new tensions emerge. the newly released audio behind that moment on the debate stage. what elizabeth warren and bernie sanders said during the handshake that didn't happen. >> i think you called me a liar on national tv. >> what?

>> how senator sanders is now responding. winter weather alert. the major coast to coast storm on the move right now. slamming the west with heavy rain and snow. now the midwest and northeast bracing. airlines already offering waivers, the new timing and track. kidnapping rescue. the 11-year-old snatched on her way home from school and the alert drivers who spotted the car hours later helping police save her. and the 28-year-old nfl star shocking fans, now the latest in a string of young athletes to leave the game. why he's hanging up his cleats. and the prince goes public. prince harry appearing for the first time since that bombshell announcement that he and meghan are stepping back from their royal duties. his new message this morning. and we do say good morning, america. it is a very busy thursday morning.

take a live look at the capitol. an historic day in the impeachment showdown about to begin. >> president trump is about to become the third president in american history to stand trial on articles of impeachment. >> it all begins today. here's exactly what is going to happen. at 12:00 eastern the house prosecution team will present the charges against president trump in the senate and read them out loud. then at 2:00 p.m. chief justice john roberts will arrive in the senate chamber to assume his constitutional role as presiding officer. he will be sworn in by the president of the senate, then he will swear in the 100 senators. they will take a new oath to do impartial justice. then the senate will formally notify the white house of the trial and call upon the president to answer the articles of impeachment and to send his counsel to make the case. our team is covering every angle of this story from the white house to capitol hill where senior congressional correspondent mary bruce starts us off. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning. we will see the beginning of the next historic chapter of this impeachment. the full senate will be sworn in as donald trump becomes just the third american president to face

a trial in the senate. with a stroke of the speaker's pen and an historic march across the capitol -- >> the house has passed hres 798, a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of donald john trump, the president of the united states. >> reporter: this morning the articles of impeachment are now in the hands of the senate. >> president trump put his own personal interests above the national interests, above our national security and if not stopped he will do it again. for that reason he was impeached and for that reason the house managers will take the case to the senate and to the american people. >> reporter: chairman adam schiff is leading the team of lawmakers that will prosecute the case. later today on the senate floor he will outline the charges that the president abused his power and obstructed congress by pressuring ukraine to

investigate his rivals. then the chief justice, john roberts, will be sworn in to preside and he will administer the oath to the full senate. during the trial, all 100 members will have to sit silently like jurors and weigh the evidence. >> this is the only body that can consider all factors presented by the house, decide what has or has not been proven, and choose what outcome best serves the nation. >> the senate is on trial. we will see whether they conduct a fair trial and allow the witnesses or conduct a cover-up. >> reporter: now, the president's team says they think it is unlikely that this trial lasts more than two weeks, but it's not really up to the white house. even a handful of key republicans say they are interested in hearing from additional witnesses and if they can force the republican leader's hand by getting enough support to call for new testimony and additional evidence, well, then we could see a much longer trial. >> that's the biggest unknown. mary bruce, thanks very much.

george, as this unfolds on capitol hill a former associate of rudy giuliani facing federal charges is making explosive new allegations overnight directly tying president trump, vice president pence and attorney general barr to the pressure campaign against ukraine. the issue at the center of president trump's impeachment. terry moran has those details for us. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, robin. lev parnas, remember that name, he is the new witness who is now taking center stage in the impeachment. a u.s. citizen born in ukraine and he was rudy giuliani's right-hand man in the campaign to pressure ukraine to investigate the bidens. parnas is under indictment in new york on criminal campaign finance charges, but boy, does he have a story to tell. overnight in a blockbuster interview lev parnas directly implicates president trump in the alleged ukraine pressure campaign. >> president trump knew exactly what was going on. he was aware of all of my movements. he -- i wouldn't do anything

without the consent of rudy giuliani or the president. >> reporter: and parnas who is an associate of trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani says rooting out corruption was never their mission. >> it was all about joe biden, hunter biden. it was never about corruption. >> reporter: parnas' claims are mostly uncorroborated but he has handed over documents to congress including a handwritten note. it reads, quote, get zelensky to announce that the biden case will be investigated. >> that's mr. giuliani tasking you? >> that was always the main objective, correct. >> reporter: also in those documents messages between parnas and robert hyde, a trump supporter. parnas says he didn't take hyde seriously, but this morning the ukrainian government has launched a criminal investigation into the matter. as to the effort to investigate

the bidens, parnas says the attorney general was away what was happening. >> attorney general barr was aware. >> reporter: a spokesperson says that 100% false. parnas accuses mike pence of being heavily involved saying the vice president canceled his trip to the inauguration of the ukrainian president because the investigation was not forthcoming. >> reporter: the white house is questioning parnas' credibility. parnas insists john bolton is a key witness. >> 100%. he knows what happened there. >> reporter: last night we contacted rudy giuliani to ask him if he had any comment about parnas. he said, quote, none, he's a

very sad situation. now the question is will the senate get to hear the testimony of parnas and others. will they call witnessed next week? george? >> let's bring in jon karl. this is a real curve ball for the white house. >> it is. we have a response minutes ago from the white house to this. the response is not to directly address the allegations made by parnas, but to attack his credibility. stephanie grisham the white house press secretary saying these allegations are being made by a man out on bail for federal crimes and is desperate to reduce his exposure to prison. he adds the president did nothing wrong. the president has said he may have photographs with parnas, but he doesn't really know the man. the most explosive allegation or

one of them in that interview, is that the president knew what he was up to in ukraine and authorized it. the white house will point out in that interview parnas acknowledged he didn't directly speak to the president about any of this. >> he also has that letter from rudy giuliani saying he's working on the president's behalf. the big question will be how will the senate use this new evidence. will they vote for more witnesses. we know they're hoping for a far more quick process, even done before the president's scheduled state of the union on february 4th. >> the white house would like to see a trial go no more than two weeks. they're prepared to fight and bring witnesses in. the president has sent mixed signals at times suggesting he's open to witnesses at times suggesting he wanted other

witnesses such as the bidens. this is not a certainty here. we know at the very least republicans are saying they want to see the beginning of trial. >> jon, what do we know about who is dog to be making the case in the senate? >> we know of pat cipollone, he's the white house counsel and jay sekulow who is the outside counsel for the president. >> jon karl, i know you'll join us for our live coverage of the senate impeachment trial that starts at 12:00 eastern right here on abc. michael? george, we'll turn now to the race for the white house and those rising tensions between elizabeth warren and bernie sanders captured in new tapes of their post-debate confrontation where they call each other liars. linsey davis is here with the latest. good morning. >> good morning to you. boy, people were trying to read lips, read body language, right, for nearly 24 hours. the contentious moment that happened after the debate was replayed and analyzed to determine what was said in that terse exchange when senator sanders' handshake was not reciprocated by senator warren.

now we know what was said and both senators are accusing each other of lying on national tv. overnight, cnn releasing post-debate audio between elizabeth warren and bernie sanders right after the tense moment she refused to shake his outstretched hand. >> i think you called me a liar on national tv. >> what? >> i think you called me a liar on national tv. >> let's not do it right now. you want to have that discussion we'll have that discussion. you called me a liar. you told me -- all right, let's not do it now. >> reporter: the tense exchange came after the pair traded blows about a 2018 conversation in which warren claims sanders said a woman could not win the election, a claim sanders denied during the debate. >> well, as a matter of fact i didn't say it. anybody knows me knows that it's incomprehensible that i would think that a woman could not be president of the united states. >> reporter: warren not backing down. >> i think the best way to talk about who can win is by looking at people's winning record. so, can a woman beat donald trump? look at the men on this stage.

collectively they have lost ten elections. [ laughter ] the only people on this stage who have won every single election that they've been in are the women -- amy and me. >> so true. >> reporter: their argument was seen live on air but without sound. cnn says they pulled the audio from back-up recordings of wireless microphones and released the clip 24 hours later. the on-stage confrontation inadvertently broken up by tom steyer. >> i don't want to get in the middle of it. i just want to say hi bernie. >> yeah, good, okay. >> sanders' wife jane was asked about the comments and told the associated press sometimes people misremember things. she went on to say she's not attacking elizabeth warren but knows the comment about a woman not being able to win is nothing her husband would ever say but tom steyer, he said, boy, now he couldn't wait to get out of the way. you can understand why. >> neither one of them in the debate actually really wanted to get into it. >> i mean as a matter of fact, i think he said, i don't want to have the fight with her and she

said bernie is my friend. >> it's still he said/she said. >> that's what it amounts to. >> linsey, thank you. now to the major new storm that is moving coast to coast hitting the west with snow and rain, now barreling east. airlines already offering waivers. rob is here tracking the latest. good morning, rob. >> good morning, robin. already this is an impressive storm with winds gusting to 60 miles an hour along the oregon and washington coast line. now it's shifting to the south. so california is going to be in it today. winter storm warnings posted for the sierras above 3,000 feet and near san francisco you'll see snow on the mountaintops. i-5 as we go down towards los angeles up and over the top of the grapevine, four to eight inches potentially along the interstate and could see travel issues there. also rains down at the lower levels. this is going to go coast to coast. we get it in the plains tomorrow, a mix of rain, sleet and snow accumulating snow for minneapolis to chicago tomorrow night. that gets into detroit, pittsburgh eventually new york and boston on saturday. i-80 looks to be the cutoff, a mess and travel difficulty over the next two days, george, over

to you. >> it looks tough. rob, thanks very much. we turn to the dramatic rescue of an 11-year-old girl kidnapped on her way home in school. hours later alert drivers spotted the vehicle and police were able to save her. will reeve with the story, good morning. >> hey, good morning, george. it's a nightmare scenario, a child abducted getting off her school bus. an amber alert going out hoping someone sees something and says something. luckily that's exactly what happened and the little girl was saved. [ cheers ] >> reporter: a family erupting in celebration after receiving the joyous news that 11-year-old charlotte moccia had been located hours after being kidnapped. this surveillance video shows her usual route home from the bus stop this past tuesday. just seconds later a blue honda civic drives into the frame. police say the very next day she had just gotten off the bus when a man grabbed her and forced her into the back of a blue honda civic. >> i came out and i heard the

kid hollering for help and by the time i got down here to get over, try to get the plate number, all i saw was an individual bent over throwing her in the back and shoved her in the door and took off. >> reporter: her disappearance triggering an amber alert and mobilizing police. six hours after she was taken a flurry of 911 calls from the mass pike. law enforcement able to close in on the car where moccia was sitting in the backseat. >> the traffic was down to a crawl and at that particular time, we conducted a motor vehicle stop of that vehicle. >> want to just grab him right here? we'll stop him. >> we quickly located charlotte in the backseat of the vehicle and removed her from the vehicle. >> confirming you have that female. >> affirmative. >> reporter: her kidnapper, miguel rodriguez, taken into custody. >> she is an amazing little girl. i couldn't believe how she kept it all together and just speaking with us, it's amazing. >> reporter: there's still no word yet on what connection, if any, the suspect has to charlotte or why she was targeted. those officers said they're

eternally grateful to the people who acted on that amber alert. >> time is of the essence in something like that. >> glad she's okay. >> thank you, whit -- will. we are too as well. will, we appreciate that. i said whit. will. i got whit coming up right here. [ laughter ] >> there you go. >> hey, it's early in the morning, people. what can we do? now to the new developments in the world series cheating scandal. the boston red sox opening up about firing the manager. now the heat is on the new york mets and their manager, carlos beltran. >> who you gonna talk to? who you gonna talk to? >> i'm talking to whit johnson. yes, he is at fenway park with the latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. the boston red sox are asking fans to reserve judgment until the investigation is complete. but the outrage is growing, the dominos are falling with many now calling on the new york mets to take action. this morning, the sign-stealing scandal sending shock waves through major league baseball.

sources tell espn the new york mets are assessing the situation concerning their new manager carlos beltran. beltran was a player on the astros in 2017 during their world series win. mlb investigators say beltran helped orchestrate the scheme using a camera in the stands to record signals from the opposing team's catcher, then notify their batters what kind of pitch was coming by banging on this garbage can. >> in the air to watts. >> reporter: beltran was hired by the mets in november. now his future is in doubt after the firing of red sox manager alex cora who was also with the astros in 2017 and is considered the possible ringleader. >> yesterday was a sad day because we all have such respect for alex. he admitted that what he did was wrong. >> reporter: in a separate probe the red sox are also under investigation for potential illegal sign stealing in 2018 raising questions about the legitimacy of the team's world

series victory over the l.a. dodgers. >> as we stand here today, do you still believe you beat the dodgers fair and square? >> absolutely, yes. >> reporter: now, there are some key differences between the red sox and the mets. the mets as a team are not under investigation. remember, beltran was implicated as a player for the astros. guys. >> okay, a lot to sort through right there. thank you. we're following a lot of other stories including a new twist in the case of the missing mother of five from connecticut. a new accusation against her estranged husband. and prince harry making his first public appearance this morning since announcing his royal exit. his message, but first let's go back to rob. >> cold air pouring in guys ahead of this storm system. look at this. minus 30 in minneapolis. this is heading towards the northeast. windy day ahead of this to 50 miles an hour. tomorrow morning in boston going to feel like 1 below zero. keep the winter coat handy. rainy cities brought to you by edward jones.

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>> yeah. we're following other headlines. historic day on capitol hill. the senate trial beginning and impeachment articles in the senate. john roberts will be sworn in to preside over the trial and will swear in the senators. happening as new allegations emerge directly implicating the president in the pressure campaign against ukraine. also right now, nasa revealed 2010 is the hottest decade on record. 2019 was the second warmest year ever. scientists say it's driven by human activity and point to the brush fires in australia causing so much devastation. also this morning, the force is strong with "star wars" fans, "the rise of skywalker" crossed the billion dollar mark at the box office. >> $1 billion. >> $1 billion. we turn to a new twist in the case of fotis dulos, the connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife. now newly unsealed document paint a troubling picture of what was going on in their home

and paula faris has the details. good morning again, paula. >> good morning george. according to previously unsealed search warrants, jennifer was terrified of her husband. the documents reveal he chased her around the home allegedly even tried to run her over with a vehicle. jennifer vanished in may. in newly unsealed search warrants jennifer dulos confided in the family baby-sitter about how her husband, fotis dulos, had tried to run her over with a vehicle in august of 2017. adding, jennifer was very afraid of her husband and he threatened to take the children permanently to greece. allegations that dulos' attorney denies. dulos, his girlfriend michelle troconis and his former civil attorney kent mawhinney were all arrested last week in connection to jennifer's death. and now this morning, newly released voice mails raising questions about the relationship between dulos and mawhinney, his former attorney. >> hi this, is fotis dulos. i just wanted to reach out. >> reporter: wtic-tv obtained several voice mails.

the station reported he left for mawhinney's estranged wife. >> i [ bleep ]. it's fotis dulos. hope you're doing well. i'm just trying to touch base with you to see what the plan is so i can plan my afternoon/evening accordingly. call me back. thanks so much. bye. >> reporter: mawhinney in the middle of a bitter divorce of his own arrested on charges of domestic violence, police say his estranged wife feared for her life. he was charged with violating a protective order to not contact her after asking dulos to do so on his behalf. "the stamford advocate" reporting in an arrest warrant last june mawhinney's wife claimed dulos was working with her estranged husband to get rid of her. >> that is a ridiculous allegation. that is a made for television sort of "b" grade theme that has no place in the case. >> reporter: wtic releasing new video of a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt captured outside mawhinney's wife's home last

april carrying what she says is a gas can and crowbar. police interviewed a suspect who the station told them he was asked by mawhinney to repair the garage door. mawhinney's attorney says he can't comment on the ongoing investigation. now, fotis dulos, who was charged with murder and kidnapping, posted $6 million bail. he's out as is his girlfriend, michelle troconis also posting bail. but the judge, george, issued a protective order. he is not allowed to communicate in any capacity with his five children. dulos is due next to court on february 28th. >> okay, paula, thanks very much. let's bring in dan abrams for more on this. let's talk about the phone records. >> yeah, so the phone records in conjunction with the surveillance footage allowed them to thread together everything they think happened with regard to dulos and his wife, et cetera. they become critical because they place him, the lawyer and the girlfriend, troconis, at places that they don't want to be.

they also help discredit exactly what they said and some did interviews with police, particularly her, as to where she was, when she was there, et cetera. the phone records can help disprove some of that so it's both to show where she was and where he was and where they weren't. >> oh, my gosh. new details as well that are coming out from the dulos family baby-sitter who said that jennifer once said that once her estranged husband tried to run her over. is that something that could come up in trial? >> this is the bombshell sort of from these search warrant applications, et cetera, because we didn't know about this up to this point. that's going to be a big legal fight as to whether that comes in. typically you don't admit past bad acts, meaning allegations that someone did something awful in a case about -- let's say a murder case because you say it's too prejudicial but there are arguments that can be made as to why something like that could be admitted. if they can show it was a pattern and practice in the way that he behaved and somehow this

was the culmination of that then it's possible that something like that could come into evidence but it will be a hard fight for prosecutors to get that in. >> then you have the ex-wife of kent mawhinney who said she believes she is part of the conspiracy to be killed herself. >> right. i mean, it's crazy. now we're starting to hear her lawyer saying he thinks she may have been a potential victim of them as well. he is now charged with conspiracy to commit murder in this case. >> layers and layers. >> it's bizarre. >> all right, dan, thank you so much. now we're going to go to the latest on the royal exit this morning. prince harry is making the first public appearance as he and meghan announced plans to step back. james longman is at buckingham palace where harry just made that appearance. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. harry back on public duty for the first time since that bombshell announcement. he is championing issues he cares about, sport and mental health. meanwhile, his wife meghan is over in canada.

she's been visiting projects associated with women's rights, but the war with the press, that continues on both sides of the pond. this morning, prince harry making his first public appearance since announcing that he and wife meghan will be stepping back as senior members of the royal family. prince harry's hosting the rugby world league 2021 draws at buckingham palace. he's the royal patron of the rugby football league. he's launched a new initiative surrounding mental health and the rugby community. >> the perception of rugby league is you need to be tough. you can't show your feelings, you have to grin and bear it. but something like the mental fitness charter will help us make real progress. >> reporter: the duke also announcing the new location for his popular charity, the invictus games, an international multisport competition for wounded veterans. >> in 2022 the invictus games will travel to a new country, a new home for respect for our armed forces. >> reporter: with the queen's blessing for the couple to live in canada part time during the transition, meghan has got to work across the pond.

she got rave reviews following her first appearances since the crisis visiting a woman's center in vancouver. >> she didn't talk about her life as a royal. her interest was very much focused on the women. >> reporter: that same day the duchess spending time with another charity, justice for girls, which aims to promote social justice for teenage girls living in poverty. the organization posting these photos from the visit on twitter. but once again a battle with the press. canada's biggest newspaper "the globe and mail" out with a scathing editorial reading in part, canada is not a halfway house for anyone looking to get out of britain while remaining a royal. >> it's not really ideal to be working out these family problems in this way because in this case the family is actually part of the canadian system of government. >> reporter: the editorial arguing it isn't appropriate for the country to house senior royals as a member of the commonwealth. the family of nations where the queen is head of state. that might be exactly the reason why it makes sense. in 2018 she made harry youth ambassador for the commonwealth. >> they've made it very clear

they intend to continue their work with charities, however, exactly what their future roles will look like has not been finalized. >> reporter: for harry's brother a display of business as usual wednesday. william and kate making their first public appearance since the family drama visiting diverse communities to promote social cohesion. and discussions around meghan and harry's future continue although we understand it will be a little while before harry is able to join his wife and son in canada. we're liking to see them in these official and unofficial engagements while the transition continues. >> in other words, stay tuned. thank you. coming up, the nfl star walking away from the game, just 28 years old. his emotional message and why he's retiring now. come on back. nd why he's retiring now. come on back. ♪ you'd do anything to get rid of this car, but who'd buy it? with the cd changer that's stuck playing limp bizkit... over and over...and over.

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we're back with that nfl shocker. carolina panthers linebacker luke kuechly calling it quits at just 28 years old. the latest star to retire early. t.j. holmes is here. has that story for us. good morning. >> this is a perennial all pro linebacker. year in, year out and to watch this video, it's very painful to see a 28-year-old kid played football his whole life, 28 years old. so why is he giving it up? he said this is the right thing to do. he's been one of the nfl's hardest hitting linebackers for eight seasons. >> tackled by kuechly. >> reporter: carolina panthers luke kuechly has now stunned the sports world announcing his

retirement from football at just 28 years old. >> makes me sad because i love playing this game. i've played it since i was a little kid. it's my favorite thing in the world to do. >> reporter: the seven-time pro bowler fighting back tears as he explained why he'll be hanging up his cleats for good. >> there's only one way to play this game is fast, physical and strong and at this point i don't know if i'm able to do that anymore and that's the part that is the most difficult. >> reporter: kuechly, no stranger to injuries throughout his career. he suffered multiple concussions that forced had him to miss seven games from 2015 to 2017 also suffering from shoulder problems including a torn labrum in 2015. and this that left him sobbing on the field after a tackle. >> nobody loves the game of football and is loved by this city and loved by his teammates more than that guy. let's hope he's okay. >> reporter: he had two years and more than $20 million remaining on his contract -- >> intercepted by luke kuechly. >> reporter: -- is just the

latest football star choosing to walk away from the game during their prime. >> the only way forward for me is to remove myself from football. >> reporter: in the last year alone kuechly joins colts quarterback andrew luck and new england patriots tight end rob gronkowski. >> i need to recover. i was not in a good place. football was bringing me down and i didn't like it and i was losing that joy in life, like the joy. >> reporter: for kuechly the reaction has been overwhelmingly supportive. his desire to play outweighed by his desire to do what's best for him. now many asking if the decision signals a possible new era in player mentality prioritizing themselves over the desire to win at all costs. >> i still want to play but i don't think it's the right decision. >> so it's sad to hear him say he wants to play football and believes it's not the right thing to do. calvin johnson, you go back to him, andrew luck, these are all pro top of their game guys making decisions. >> we were saying we remember

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. historic day on capitol hill. the senate trial of president trump about to begin. the impeachment articles now in the senate. the chief justice will be sworn in. we're live from washington as it happens. winter weather alert. the major coast-to-coast storm on the move right now. heavy snow, ice and rain, 22 states on alert from california to illinois and the east bracing for a weekend hit. rob is here with the new timing and track. the new health headline this morning. research revealing that women's blood pressure rises higher and at a younger age than men's putting women at a higher risk for heart disease. dr. ashton here with the latest and the actions you can take starting right now. ♪ looking for some hot stuff

we're heating up "deals & steals" with a kitchen addition. tory slashing prices and cooking up sizzling savings this morning. ♪ bang bang into the room "gma" exclusive. the 21-year-old soccer superstar that even his teammates compare to a superhero. >> captain america, lovely assist. >> the powerhouse player breaking records. now the global hope of american soccer. one-on-one with him this morning and he's saying -- >> good morning, america. captain america. good morning, america. great to have you with us on this thankful thursday. >> we've got a surprise coming up for one exceptional student. keke palmer is at that student's school here in new york right now. how is it going, keke? >> hey, i'm in the hallway at the school of a very impressive student. kids coming through the hallway bringing back memories. one gets a chance of a lifetime.

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allegations from lev parnas. he's the former associate of trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani and he claims the president was fully aware of the campaign to pressure ukraine. the white house though this morning is still insisting, george, that the president did nothing wrong. >> mary bruce, thanks very much. she'll be joining us for our live coverage that starts at noon eastern on abc. now to that major new storm hitting the west with snow and rain. it's now barreling east. 22 states on alert this morning. rob is here tracking the latest. good morning again, rob. >> good morning, michael. washington got the worst and first. this is aerial video just shot north of seattle. low elevation snow. when this happens it is a wet snow, sticks to the evergreens but it's pretty but dangerous on the ground. this is what it looked like in bellingham, washington just below the border. winds whipping to 50, 60 miles an hour moving to california with heavy mountain snow and winter storm warnings posted. elevations around san francisco and l.a. will see some snow and this pushes into the midwest. by tomorrow night des moines to chicago and minneapolis, accumulating snow over to i-80 and changing to sleet and rain. so a bit of a mess.

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welcome back to "gma." boy, did we have a great friday eve audience with us this morning. [ applause ] woo! and tomorrow "bad boy for life" star vanessa hudgens is here live. until then it's time for "pop news" with lara spencer. [ applause ] >> good morning, everybody. we're going to begin with great news for "game of thrones" fans. hbo is confirming the first of four prequel shows is on track for release in 2022. you guys excited? [ cheers and applause ] hbo says the writing has already begun on the series which will be based on george r.r. martin's book "fire & blood" set 300 years before the events of "game of thrones" and will be called "house of the dragon." the three other spin-offs are currently on hold. look forward to that. [ applause ] >> okay. >> yep.

set your dvr. who plays music for their dog, for their pets? anybody? well, spotify now is offering curated playlists catered to your pet's personality so that they can enjoy easy listening while you're out of the house. the music streaming service teamed with famed music college's david tay to target pets' predilections for music. all you need to do is go to pet playlist website and answer a few questions about him or her such as interests, energy level, et cetera. they -- i did it. they will create a list that will soothe even the most savage beast. this is reba, everybody. >> wait a second. what are your dog's interests? >> that's reba. her interest is ruining my house. so the whole thing started when spotify conducted a survey showing 71% of pet owners played music for their pets. almost 50% of owners believe -- that really happened. that's just like a normal night.

pray for me. [ laughter ] and please rescue. anyway go check out spotify pet playlist. it's a really cool thing. nice to give your pets a little something to listen to. [ applause ] i'll tell you late what their interests are. apparently the name 24 hour fitness doesn't mean they're staying open 24 hours. that's what this guy in utah found out about his workout chain after the pool -- he was working out, swimming laps into 2:30 in the morning, don't ask why, only to find out that workers left him locked inside. dan hill, he stayed calm. he posted some photos on facebook writing doesn't the name suggest they stay open 24 hours? i called police. they told me they'd call me back and then i called my wife. she said find a comfortable place to sleep. dan eventually made it out. he is sharing the picture of the cops that broke him free. yeah, yay, dan, the next day he

went so far as to make it known he was back in the pool and wrote i still love my 24-hour even if it's now my 20. maybe this is a workable solution. so there you have it. we're glad dan is okay. >> glad it all worked out. >> worked out. and finally, a warning from police in kenosha, wisconsin, alerting citizens about a highly addictive substance soon to be on the streets. police say it goes by several different names like thin mints, tagalongs, peanut butter patties. their facebook page goes on to say the operation is run primarily by young girls who get you in with a good cause story and soon get you hooked. if you come in contact with any of these addictive products drop them off at the police department. officers will be happy to assist with proper disposal. [ applause ] >> what's your favorite? >> thin mints. >> thin mints.

>> full sleeve, frozen. >> all so good. >> frozen. >> thanks, lara. now to our "gma" cover story. a new study finds women's blood pressure -- have you all heard about this? women's blood pressure rises higher and faster than men's high blood pressure generates, you know, heart disease and things like that so we want to keep that in mind so dr. jen ashton, you'll help us. >> good morning, robin. >> so what are we finding here? >> it is about gender specific pled cal research out in jama cardiology done by researchers at harvard and the barbra streisand women's center at cedars sinai. they compared not women to men, women to women, men to men and as you said what they found over time and they have 43 years of follow-up, women's blood pressure started to go up at a younger age and it went up faster and higher than men's. really suggesting here that we are not dealing with the same disease entity when you talk about vascular disease which as you know increases the risk of heart attack. >> so what's the theory behind this? >> there are a lot of theories.

it's not conclusively known why it happens to women but some include there's hormonal influences at play. there can be genetic and chromosomal factors. the way women and men process or live life and environmental differences can be at play and size is important. the average woman's organs are smaller and blood vessels are smaller so really again lending more weight to the fact that when you say heart disease as the number one killer, it is actually in many ways a different disease in women than it is in men. >> all right. so what can we do? >> i think this is the most important thing when you talk about heart disease because 80% is preventable. number one -- >> 80%? >> yes, which is the good news here. know your ob/gyn factors. this means pregnancy complications or things like pcos which can increase the risk. when we say know your numbers, that means your blood pressure, cholesterol.

gender-specific research is critically important. we need to study heart disease and other diseases specifically in women. this isn't like just study them. they can behave differently. we have these foods here, people know about reducing sodium intake in our foods, but increasing potassium intake in our foods can make a big difference in blood pressure control as well. so some of these things are good options. >> what's this? >> red wine in moderation. >> okay. [ applause ] >> i thought i'd ask. over to you, george. >> thank you guys. >> we turn to the young american athlete taking the soccer world by storm. christian pulisic is a 21-year-old from hershey, pennsylvania, now being called captain america, commanding the field in england. maggie rulli sat down with him and joins us from london. hey, maggie. >> reporter: hey, george. we know christian and i just moved to the uk a couple of months ago so i asked if there's been any culture shock. he said something he also struggles with is calling this game football. because for him it is always going to be soccer because watching him out on this field is incredible.

not only is he fitting in but he is standing out among some of the best players in the world. >> 2-0. pulisic on the score sheet again! >> reporter: america's first home-grown soccer superstar, his teammates comparing him to a superhero. >> "captain america," lovely assist. >> reporter: now christian pulisic lighting up the scoreboard for one of the uk's biggest team, chelsea football club. thousands and thousands of fans. >> it's the best feeling in the world. i get excited still every time i walk out. >> pulisic, the step-over. >> reporter: at just 21 -- >> scores. >> reporter: christian is one of chelsea's most lethal weapons becoming the youngest player to score a hat trick for the team. >> absolutely brilliant. what a day for that lad. >> reporter: christian's been dreaming of moments like this since he visited chelsea's headquarters as a kid. >> you practiced how to sign your autograph. >> when i was younger i was

already practicing. >> really? >> yeah. >> reporter: despite the hype he feels like a regular guy from hershey, pennsylvania. >> the sweetest place on earth as i like to call it. >> reporter: both his parents former players. >> what are some of the big life lessons your parents taught you that sticks with you today? >> the number one thing, just kind of putting confidence in me telling me to always believe in myself no matter who i'm playing against. >> reporter: christian took that confidence and at just 15 he moved to germany determined to become a pro. >> that had to be a little scary. >> it was terrifying to be honest. it was kind of a big sacrifice. i didn't know what was going to happen. i didn't speak any german. i had huge dreams and thought why not go for it. >> reporter: the big gamble paid off. just 126 when he signed with german powerhouse borussia dortmund. a year later the wonder kid started making his mark, scoring goal after goal. >> christian pulisic! [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: it wasn't long before the biggest soccer league in the world came knocking. chelsea buying him out of his contract for a record $73 million making christian the most expensive american soccer player ever.

>> christian pulisic! >> this is where i wanted to be my whole life playing professionally for a massive club, playing for chelsea. it's the biggest honor in the world and, yeah, i've been loving it so far. >> of all your training and leaving the u.s. did you ever feel like you missed out? >> definitely but there are some things i got to come home and see my friend. >> what did you make it home for. >> my senior prom. the next morning early flew back to kansas city and played for the national team and scored my first international goal. >> stop. that's amazing. >> yeah. >> reporter: many predict he will become america's first soccer megastar. being the american out there? >> people, they always try to put that extra pressure. beat the american. i try not to think about it. >> what about the litt kid playing kinder kicks back in the states, if they asked how do i do what you're doing, what would you tell them? >> to just give it everything and, you know, if you really want something to dream big because that's what i did. >> well, now everyone wants to know how do we make the next

pulisic, is there a secret sauce? he said there's no secret sauce. no diet, he played all sorts of sports growing up and asked him who his hero in sports was and he told us not a soccer star, lebron james. although i do want to note before he said lebron he did say it was his mom and dad. george. >> makes a lot of sense. okay, thanks very much. to rob. >> i love it. move over, messi, here he comes. check this out. we all remembered when we've seen snow for the first time. well, we had some friends in the oregon zoo that saw it for the first time. these are baby otters, pups, had a little low elevation snow in the hills and they were fired up to play in it. don't confuse these guys with beavers. beavers are vegetarians and otters get very upset when you confuse the two.

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>> announcer: good morning north bay. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." good morning, i'm kumasi aaron from "abc 7 mornings." the nationwide e. coli outbreak linked to lettuce from monterey county is over. the all clear was given yesterday. we have lots of slow traffic around the bay area. the worst spot is in pacifica because of a wrong way fatal crash, southbound 1 at manor drive. traffic is being detoured to skyline boulevard, that's your alternate. bay bridge toll plaza backed up through the maize. a high wind advisory through the bay bridge, as well as the san francisco bridge. westbound across the san mateo

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that's my big concern from this storm. we'll have another update in 30 minutes. ♪ we welcome you back to "gma." we are counting down to the online shoppers with a nominee who took quite an unusual path to hollywood. matthew cherry started as an nfl wide receiver but after a few seasons he moved to hollywood to pursue a different dream. >> now his movie is nominated for best animated short film and it's all about an african-american dad trying to do his daughter's hair. take a look. ♪ >> you're doing an amazing job.

>> you did it. that was so much fun. i knew you could do it. >> ah. [ applause ] >> matthew cherry joins us now from los angeles. matthew, first of all we want to say congratulations on your oscar nomination, my friend. [ cheers and applause ] well done. >> thank you so much. thank you. thank you. >> most people, we always ask our guests where were you when you found out you were nominated but we actually know where you were because you posted it but did you actually have a watch party at 5:30 a.m.? >> yes, yes, we did. yeah, we had a lot of the crew come over. we checked it out. >> it paid off to wake up that early, i can tell you that. >> it did. >> yeah, yeah, we were really excited about it. >> rightfully so. issa rae, we heard her. she is the voice. she's the voice in the animated film. she was also the one who announced the nominations. she did a great job with that. how special was that that she

was the one who did that? >> it felt really amazing. you know, it was very serendipitous when we found out a couple days prior she was announcing it. man, i hope she announces our category and when she did and said the name it was just like pure joy, you know. >> that's so fantastic. it was pure joy for us to watch. i have to ask i can't even imagine, to be so successful on the football field and now to be at the top of your game in this realm. how is that for you are you processing this? >> yeah, you know, it's very -- it's hard to explain just -- it's very validating, you know, like i moved to l.a. 13 years ago and kind of started over when i retired and started as a p.a. and just kind of worked my way up doing music videos and short films and a couple of indy features so to be here at the highest level now is so crazy. >> all that hard work has paid

off. the film, it is beautiful. it is really, really beautiful. it's great. >> thank you. >> you know, some people think you must be a dad. but you're not. so what inspired -- i know, right. what inspired this? >> yes, so, you know, basically a couple years ago i was coming across a lot of viral videos of african-american fathers that were doing their daughter's hair and it was weird because they were going viral and obviously because they were cute but i -- it really seemed like it was anominee. people were sharing because they weren't used to seeing it and for me i know so many young fathers that are great dads and just wanted to normalize and shine a lot because often time black men get a bad rap not being involved in their kids' lives so wanted to showcase a strong black family unit and show dads are present and willing to do whatever they need to do to take care of the family. >> i am very present in my girls' lives, but, boy, i messed up some hair.

you reposted some of the beautiful reactions from some of the young girls that they've had when they see this movie. how gratifying is it for you to see these reactions. >> it's incredible. you know, we had a really great team, you know, with karen toliver and bruce smith and evert downing and a group of people that helped to work on the project and make it as authentic as possible so to see these young girls being able to see themselves in the film has been validating. >> got to be so great. >> it is. [ applause ] just want to share with everybody. i love your story. you alluded to, you worked your way up, p.a., worked your way up and directed an episode recently of "black-ish." i want to share you were actually worked on the set of another show with tracee ellis ross as the person who walked her from her trailer. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, when i moved to l.a. my first year, i was a p.a. on "girlfriends" and

so last month i got a chance to direct her on "black-ish" and it's going to be coming out the same week of the oscars ironically enough. >> nations. >> love this story. [ applause ] hey, matthew, kp it going. thank you so much for joining us and best of luck. >> wow. [ applause ] >> making it happen. coming up we have the stars of the hottest sci-fi series "project blue book," they are here live so come on back. [ applause ]

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we're book now with a new special focused on trailblazing comedian richard pryor's life. almost 15 years after his death, we're now seeing never before seen interviews about his life and legacy. "nightline's" byron pitts is here with the exclusive first look at "the last days of richard pryor." why are we talking about him now. >> the great producers at abc news found these interviews to give you new context about his life and today every great comedian we know will tell you they were inspired in part because of richard pryor. at his peak in the 1970s he was the funniest man on the planet, period, full stop. in this series you will see that he was also an incredibly complicated man. there was a darkness to his life we explore tonight. >> let's take a look at a clip where we meet one of his five wives. let's check it out.

>> i definitely felt that richard was my soul mate. love of my life. that's why i married him twice. >> richard pryor had seven marriages to five women, two of them twice. >> richard pryor's first wife was named patricia price. >> then he married shelly. after shelly came debra then after debra me. >> and there was flynn. he married her twice. >> and then me. how many times is that? >> i really am trying. i really am trying. but it's hard to wake up and see the same person all the [ bleep ] time. >> he said you have to wake up with the same person day after day so really what he was addressing was the kind of boredom of day-to-day living. >> the night after he was married with jennifer, he knocked on his lawyer's door and said i want a divorce. the following morning. >> that was because richard felt that it was critically important

for him to conquer you and then once you gave in, well now the interest was very much less. >> as a result of when you dpru up in the whole house and there's lie, cheating, all of those things in that world. >> how do you grow up liking women when you're born and brought up in the house of prostitution? i would think that you would think that every woman was on the make or on the take. >> i did. >> boy, some of the best comedy comes from pain, i guess, but he was quite the complicated figure. >> oh, brother, his complications had complications. i mean seven wives, seven marriages tells you a lot. i mean, he was -- this is a guy who was raised in a whore house and everything you can imagine that could happen to a child happened to him. he was addicted to drugs. but one of the things in watching this special in its entirety last night i think for any of us who have ever been wounded by life, you will see yourself in richard pryor. and for those of us of a certain

age who enjoyed his humor you'll find reason to laugh tonight and if you believe in redemption, watch tonight. >> i know i'll be blewed to the tv. can't wait to see it byron, thank you very much. "the last days of richard pryor" airs tonight at 9:00, 8:00 central on abc. rob. >> i want to show you vehicle out of grand targhee, wyom she has an invisible handled go pros. i haven't figured it out. they've had 223 inches of snow so far. this is knee-deep fresh powder and get in it, my friends.

so we're joined now by the stars of the hit tv series "project blue book." it is based on the top secret investigations in ufos and aliens by our government in the '50s and '60s and welcome aidan gillen and neal mcdonough. we'll get this out of the way. do you believe? do you believe in aliens, in ufos and other thing is? >> do you believe. >> yes. >> the idea of us not being the only life forms in our universe is not outrageous, you know. i'd like to think at some point in our future we'd be able to make contacts and probably will so, yeah, but i'm just not sure how it's going to -- >> i imagine you've been influenced because the show is based on reported incidents and things that happened alleged will i in the '50s and '60s. this is an amazing stat.

2 million people on facebook last year pledged to storm area 51. they wanted to get in and find out what was going on. >> 2 million and 2. >> 2 million and 2. >> history said, no, no, boys. >> i think only 150 people showed up. but only one arrest. >> it's interesting. you know, being a devout catholic, you know, who knows what else is out there, for us to think that it's just us, i'm not so sure but i certainly don't look at the night sky the same way anymore. i go outside with my five kids and wife and look at the sky, hmm, i wonder if. >> you hear the music from "close encounters." >> i do. >> i hear it all the time. >> this is the kind of show that a family can sit around and watch. you know, everyone can take a little bit of something from the show. >> it is. >> that's why it's great. we've been blessed. >> want to see a little bit? this is where aidan's character, dr. hynek, discovers something

strange. >> you see something? >> i'll be right back. >> there's more than one crash site. >> that's some good news there. [ applause ] something creepy. season two will focus on area 51, right. >> right out of the gates. you know, the way they devised it this year, david and sean and what jack and jackie have done, they've allowed us to delve into characters this year. the first season was great. it was amazing. but this year we're really delving into for my character in particular watching harding fall apart and the emotions of what happened in 1947.

it's been great. i get to work him. >> straight with area 51 and even before that roswell so the idea to come back with some, you know, stories that people were familiar with, you know, we didn't make it especially easy for ourselves the first time around by going for, you know, more obscure, you know, events or happenings or reports. it was a good way to go about it but i think we've earned the right to go straight in with these big -- >> you sure do. it is great. check it out. season 2, "project blue book" premieres on history, january 21st. do not miss it. michael, that is coming up on your show? >> lara, i can't wait to see that. we have a great show coming up for you today. we're going to meet a hospital worker who brings comfort to sick children, one page at a time. >> plus, boxing champ laila ali is back. she will show off her softer side with ors and crafts can you

do at home and "remember the titans" actor ethan is here to share his weight loss journey. >> he looks great. check us out at lunchtime. keke is not here because she's there, outside a classroom of one exceptional student who will get the surprise of a lifetime when we come back with more "gma."

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filled 99 of those 100 spots and right now we're about to make the academy complete. myah mitchell is one of the top students in her class and has an incredible story. check it out. ♪ >> hi, i'm myah mitchell. i'm 16. i'm in the 11th grid and i want to be a disney dreamer. when i first discovered i wanted to be an astronaut was at 5. mae jemison sets the bar higher. i can go higher. being black, being a female, they're like, oh, i don't think that is for you but i know what i want to do. for me to have the opportunity to be the disney dreamers academy would be an amazing opportunity for me. i tend to like want to blend into the background a little bit. i want to be more confident. ♪ although i've never met dr. mae jemison it's one of my biggest

dreams. i look forward to being able to basically say i accomplished my dream. i've been dreaming about this for a long time. nothing can get in the way of me achieving my dreams. [ applause ] >> let's meet myah, you guys. follow me. hi. how is everybody doing? is myah mitchell here? myah, come up to here to the front of the classroom. i'm here to tell you you are live right now on "good morning america." do you have any idea why i'm here? >> disney dreamers? [ cheers and applause ] >> for you. our friends over at walt disney told us what you submitted in your essay to the disney dreamers academy and i actually have a very special message from someone you consider to be a role model. >> hello, myah. this is dr. mae jemison and i had the pleasure of reading your essay submission for the disney dreamers academy. and i was instantly a fan.

you've managed to get the secret, science, compassion and humanity all mixed in. congratulations. you've been accepted to the disney dreamers academy. [ cheers and applause ] >> whoo! >> myah, so excited to be here with you. your emotion and your dedication shines so through. you're an inspiration to me and everyone in the classroom. come on up here, guys, and join us. how does it feel to see that message from someone you admire so much. >> amazing. >> oh, my gosh. can you put it in one word? >> awesome. >> now, of course your principal mrs. ann o'hagen is here. how does it feel to see this from being a violinist to s.t.e.m. >> she is exactly that. the musician, the robotics team member, the one who wanted to start the girls poet program

here and volunteers with vets and mentors young children. >> wow. >> every saturday she had always volunteering. myah is going to soar to great heights. >> oh, my gosh. >> i have this hat for you. so happy to join you. speaking of that, i can't wait but in the words of marianne williamson when you let your light shine you unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same so keep shining, myah. i'm so proud of you. >> you guys. >> oh, my gosh. that was incredibly, incredibly special. she's going to soar. she is going to soar. we're go

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>> announcer: good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings." good morning, i'm kumasi aaron from "abc 7 mornings." here is mike nicco with our forecast. >> hi, everybody. the strongest part of this storm, the beginning of it moving into our interior east bay areas, martinez, down through oakland, alameda, berkeley. sfo this morning, you can barely see it because of heavy rain falling there. and look at the heavy rain in the southern peninsula. it will eventually make its way into the south bay over the next hour or so. watch out for standing water on the roads, hydroplaning a high likelihood. here is frances with more on the commute. we're still following this sig alert, traffic alert for a fatal crash if pacifica. 101 traffic is being

skyline. kumasi? now time for "live with kelly and ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for "midday live." >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the comedy crime series, "carter," jerry o'connell. and get a better night sleep as we continue "wellness week." and your comments and questions direct from "the inbox." all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪