good morning, america. cracking down. as covid cases explode from coast to coast, california pulls the emergency brake, 94% of the state now under the toughest tier of restrictions. philadelphia shuts down gyms, prohibits indoor dining. icus filling up, nearing capacity in utah. doctors from the former epicenter of the virus, new york, on their way to help and new details about those promising vaccines that could be just weeks away. one of the heroes who volunteered to take the experimental vaccine is speaking out. plus, a new member of the biden covid task force joins us live. also this morning, the new report that president trump was considering a u.s. military strike on iran just days after the election. how he was talked out of it by his top advisers and his major

plans now for those american troops in afghanistan and iraq. transition turmoil. president-elect joe biden says president trump's refusal to allow the transition to begin could cost lives. >> more people may die if we don't coordinate. >> as georgia's top election official says he's receiving death threats. was he pressured by one of the president's top allies to toss i mean, it's a truck. it's not about inches. out legally cast ballots? who's thinking about the garage when you're shopping for a truck? breaking overnight. deadly hurricane iota making landfall. carmax is. we'll let you bring it back for a full refund slamming into hard hit central within the first seven days. america with winds up to 155 the way it should be. carmax. miles per hour. the major category 4 storm bringing life-threatening storm surge. we're tracking the latest this morning. urgent search. a 15-year-old girl disappearing from her home in the middle of the night. >> it's like she vanished into thin air. but with walmart's low prices, >> her mom finding this hole cut you still know how to do it up. in the screen of the window and what the neighbor's security camera caught that could be key and keep costs down. to the case. and killer whale encounter. let's end the year enjoying more.

a powerful pod of dangerous ♪ you are all i need baby baby to get by ♪ orcas ramming into this yacht for hours. the skipper terrified the boat ♪ baby, baby, it looks like it's gonna hail ♪ would sink. what may have caused this bizarre attack on the high seas. welcome back to "gma." there he is, that's nelly and we do say good morning, winning over the judges with that performance. yeah. last night, "dancing with the america, on this tuesday stars." he earned a spot in next week's morning, and with thanksgiving fast approaching, testing finale, yes, he did, but two ramping up more than ever all couples, they had to say across the country. good-bye to the ballroom, unfortunately, and they are going to join us live in our this is a look, a long line next hour. go ahead. >> he had those perfect 10s, jazz hands but two couples. >> i know, unfortunately, have that was wrapping around dodger to go. >> they will be here on "gma." stadium. this was just a few hours ago. and at this overwhelmed testing site in massachusetts, as cases we know, george, continue to climb. but first, we have the top >> they sure do. headlines we're following right more than 73,000 americans are currently hospitalized with now including the very latest on the coronavirus emergency. covid. at least 11 states tightening that's a new record. admissions on the rise in 49 restrictions, this since sunday. states and puerto rico. so much hope resting on those the number of american lives lost to covid-19 now approaching promising vaccines. 20 million americans could start the 250,000 mark. getting them as soon as december.

vice president pence is set to lead a white house covid task all this has led at least 11 states to tighten restrictions since sunday. force meeting later today. also right now, president-elect >> george, so much hope resting biden is forging ahead getting a on those new vaccines. dr. rick bright, a member of the national security briefing from biden/harris covid task force his own team of experts. and top vaccine expert, that will be later today along with vice president-elect harris. is standing by to talk to us live, but first eva pilgrim starts us off in new jersey with the very latest. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, all right, you ready for more basketball in the bubble? the ncaa gearing up for march michael. return to restrictions, we are seeing it all across the country. madness after the tournament was canceled this year. behind me you can see this long the 68 teams could head to line of people waiting to get a covid test. indianapolis in 2021. here in new jersey, starting today, most indoor gatherings the ncaa is preliminary talks will be limited to ten people. mayors and governors are finding themselves having to make tough decisions as covid cases are with the city to potentially once again rising. host, have them all there. it worked well for the nba. this morning, alarming covid >> it worked very well. numbers all across the country. >> give it a try. >> see if it works there. the fallout from twitter's 1 million americans diagnosed attempts to stop the spread of with covid-19 just this week. misinformation over social that's about 100 americans media. diagnosed every minute. in philadelphia, where cases are a new app called parler has become a hit with rising, the city starting sweeping restrictions friday, conservatives who call it a closing indoor dining, gyms and putting an end to youth sports

through the end of the year. >> means no indoor parties, group meals, football watching groups. no visiting between households, refuge for free speech. tom llamas has the story. >> reporter: the site is growing and it's growing fast. no indoor weddings, funerals, at its core a hands off policy baby showers. when it comes to content but >> reporter: california also seeing a surge. with that edge, is there a starting tuesday, 94% of the potential danger? state will fall under its right now, a social media strictest tier of restrictions. shake-up is under way. some users moving from facebook and twitter to a new app called >> this is simply the fastest parler. in just the past two weeks it increase california has seen since the beginning of this doubled downloads from pandemic. >> reporter: in michigan, rapid spread. 4.5 million users to now more than 10 million. almost 13,000 new covid-19 cases some say censorship on other apps has contributed to its in one day. rapid rise. >> can we move everybody from dr. dave burkhart, a resident in twitter to parler? >> reporter: users include a broad range of elected leaders and personalities from sean grand rapids, michigan, has been treating covid patients since hannity to senator ted cruz, march and was recently diagnosed himself. >> i got a package delivered to ufc fighter tito ortiz and journalist megyn kelly. my door and remember going and the social media site getting strong push from conservatives and the president's supporters who applaud its take on free picking up the package and was like, wow, i feel like i just ran a marathon and i walked ten speech. >> you don't have to fear being steps. censured. >> reporter: frontline workers from new york, once the you don't have to fear who is looking at your profile and epicenter of the virus, are making judgments against you. >> reporter: parler was founded

now heading there to help. >> i think us coming in has two years ago, led by its ceo john matze, and as first shown the nurses, we are reported by "the wall street journal" backed financially by billionaire robert mercer's daughter, rebekah mercer, a here to support you, and we have your back like you had ours. major republican donor who has >> reporter: for some medical given millions to conservative causes. workers, the strain just too much. mercer writing, they created one nurse in el paso sharing why parler to create a neutral she resigned last week saying she wishes people had taken precautions more seriously. >> you know, it's kind of a slap in the face when you call us platform for free speech. heroes in the spring, and then also to protect data privacy. in the fall, here we are working our butts off, and it doesn't telling chicago station kusi why seem like it's helping. users choose it. >> many feel abandoned and want people are dying. to go somewhere where they're not being manipulated. >> reporter: but hope is on the horizon, promising vaccine news. positive preliminary results >> reporter: unlike facebook and from moderna and pfizer. twitter which take on the selective enforcement of content if both qualify for emergency decisions themselves and use authorization, 20 million labeling or removing some like the president's baseless tweets americans could start getting the vaccines as soon as december. saying the election was rigged, parler lets users decide what lindy washburn is one of the volunteers in the moderna trial, but doesn't know if she got the they want to see and don't. vaccine or a placebo. experts warn that leaves the app open for misinformation to flourish. >> just being in the middle of >> one of the things that is a it and witnessing this, it feels

historic. bit concerning about a platform >> reporter: both vaccines require two doses and use genetic instructions that tell the body to produce a protein like parler, where there is not that triggers it to create antibodies that fight the virus. moderation, there is no check on as for side effects, the misinformation, no participants for both report authoritative sources saying this information is incorrect. mild or moderate side effects >> reporter: parler also playing host to movements that were kicked off other media sites like the stop the steal group which pushes baseless claims of widespread voter fraud. and while the anti-defamation league says the site itself is typical with vaccines -- sore arm, fever, fatigue and aching joints for a day or two. and this initial round of not an extremist platform, the vaccines will mainly be for group says parler has attracted healthcare workers, essential employees and those people who are at high risk. right-wing extremist groups like the proud boys, qanon adherents and white supremacists who openly promote their ideologies on the site. the vaccines will likely be more experts warn that widely available in march or april. when extremist views run rampant george? and unchecked users can become radicalized. >> we've seen on other sites >> okay, thanks. let's bring in dr. rick like this that don't have a lot bright, the government's top of moderation around information expert on vaccine, resigned in protest after accusing the trump is that they can get extreme administration of playing quite quickly. politics with science. he's now a member of president-elect biden's >> all right, no doubt parler is popular with certain groups but coronavirus task force. some asked will the allure fade? thanks for joining us this morning. president-elect biden said people may die if there's not if everyone has a similar more coordination between the opinion, then it's not like

trump administration and the biden administration transition twitter at all where a lot of users get on there to debate, fight and troll each other. task force. what isn't getting done now that grown adults who seem to love needs to get done? >> george, thanks for having me this morning. that kind of stuff. >> some do. it's very important that in okay, tom, thanks. light of the good news we're robin. >> thank you both. hearing about the information coming from these new vaccines new allegations of and the promising efficacy and admissions cheating. safety data that we're hearing two people arrested including the former head of harvard's fencing team and an alleged about, it's really important to understand that there's a lot of work still in front of us to make sure that these vaccines $1.5 million bribery scream. -- scheme. deborah roberts joins us with that story. are available for all americans. there's a lot of coordination good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that goes into putting those yeah, the allegations are pretty vaccines into a vial and making those vials -- shipping those vials across the country, stunning. investigators say they first came to light during a suspect getting those into the hands of real estate deal. harvard's then legendary fencing coach seemed to be rolling in doctors and nurses so they can the money buying a million-dollar condo about the same time he was recruiting the sons of a wealthy businessman. administer those vaccines and tracking them to make sure the well, now, federal authorities person that got the first dose say it was yet another college admissions scandal. of one vaccine gets the second this morning, a prominent coach dose of the same vaccine at the right time schedule. there's a lot of activity that must happen, and we need to coordinate that. you know that after january formerly at harvard and a 20th, a new administration will come in, and a new team will wealthy businessman both under take over that responsibility. arrest in an alleged pay for play scheme accused of

so it's important that that new team has all of the information that the current team has so conspiring to get the businessman's son into the elite there's a smooth transition. ivy league school in exchange lives are at stake here. for $1.5 million in bribes. if we miss this opportunity to according to the fbi, peter coordinate now, we could brand, harvard's head fencing experience hiccups or delays coach for 20 years until last that really we don't need to see. year, planned to circumvent the americans deserve a smooth college admissions process with transition so we can make sure to save their lives from this pandemic. >> these critical trials are maryland businessman jie "jack" zhao by recruiting good news. two of zhao's sons for the you had some tough criticism for the trump administration. college's fencing team. here's how it unfolded according should "operation warp speed" to court documents. zhao contributed $100,000 to a foundation set up and controlled get any credit for the fact that we're on the fast track for a by brand and his wife, paid for vaccine approval? brand's car, made college >> you know, there's a lot of tuition payments for brand's things that happened with the son, paid the mortgage on vaccines over the last several years. brand's home and even bought i really am excited to see the progress from messenger mrna brand's house for nearly $1 vaccines. million, nearly double its market value, which authorities it is an investment that we made in the obama administration say allowed brand to purchase a starting back in 2013 with darpa more expensive residence which zhao then paid to renovate. and barta, to 2016 for zika and authorities say brand did not through the years. it was a new technology we have invested in and built the disclose the payments to harvard who fired the coach for foundation so when we needed allegedly violating the them now for this crisis they university's conflict of interest policy.

were ready to run so i'm really both men now facing charges of encouraged that the obama conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery. investment in these technologies >> if the allegations are true, are paying out now to have them ready faster than we've ever seen. >> i know the biden task force is meeting with vaccinemakers this week. what do you hope to learn? the message that they're sending what do you need to know? >> we need to see the data. is clearly that going to a school like this is completely we really do need to see the unattainable unless you know data, the full data set. somebody and/or you have a lot of money. >> reporter: while not part of that data set needs to be made available to the fda and other scientists. the "varsity blues" scandal, which led to more than 20 president-elect biden has said all along that he is going to let science lead the way and so parents including hollywood it's critical that we are able to see that in a transparent way stars felicity huffman and lori and the best recommendation from those scientists are made from loughlin, to serve time behind bars this comes two years after the veil was lifted on that scheme. the fda and then that information is carried forward >> i think there is a sense in the u.s. attorney's office that to the american public. when it is discovered they'll be >> what would it take to convince you these vaccines will be safe and should be widely aggressive in discovering it and then being aggressive in prosecuting those individuals that are involved in this distributed? >> george, it's all in the data. conduct. >> reporter: loughlin is it really is in the data that we need to see that efficacy for currently two weeks into a all people. two-month prison sentence. her husband who pleaded guilty right now we have some early for his role in the scandal is interim data that we're hearing about. set to start his five-month

that could be in the same population of people. prison sentence later this week. we need to make sure that the lawyers for both brand and zhao say each denies the government's allegations saying that the boys information that we see in the were academic and fencing data we see show that the vaccine is safe and effective in standouts before being recruited and they say they look forward to having their day and the truth come out in court. all people and all populations. we know that vaccines behave robin. >> we will see what happens. deb, you're there at home. many of our viewers know that differently in some people than in others and so that full data you are married to al roker who set showing how it works in each population and the safety is recently was diagnosed with really critical to know. cancer, so how is al doing, deb? once we have that and it's been >> oh, thanks, robin. reviewed by scientists and we well, i have to tell you he is already annoying me with pranks have their recommendation, then i'll have great comfort in being able to recommend that vaccine. and practical jokes. so i think we're off and running >> dr. rick bright, thanks for your time this morning. to a pretty good start. he's doing well. robin? thanks so much, robin. i'll pass that along. >> our love to you and al and >> such good insight. nick. everyone. thank you, george. take care. >> thanks. thanks so much. >> you got it. michael. >> you're right about that. we're going to turn now to our love to al without a doubt. the new report this morning that president trump considered a military strike against iran during a meeting just last week. chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz joins us with the latest. good morning, martha. now we're going to turn to >> reporter: good morning, the urgent search for a missing 15-year-old michigan girl whose robin. mother said she vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night. there's been concern inside and outside the pentagon for weeks stephanie ramos joins us with the latest. that president trump would order good morning, stephanie. a military strike on iran's >> reporter: michael, good

nuclear facilities, especially morning. the family of gloria alvarado, after he fired the secretary of they tell us that they've been living a nightmare since she defense and several others in key positions, replacing most of them with ardent trump went missing november 1st, and they say she would have never supporters. run away. and this morning, sources confirm to abc that trump asked she was happy, doing well in his top national security advisers what options were available to take out those school and reached out to her friends, their neighbors, but nuclear sites. still no sign of her. this morning, police in michigan are urgently searching for but trump was talked out of missing 15-year-old gloria military action with those top alvarado. >> it's like she vanished into aides warning him it could lead thin air. >> reporter: the teen's mom said to a bigger conflict. she went to sleep in her bedroom two weeks ago and when she went to wake gloria up for school, but tension over trump's she was gone. intentions in these last few this hole cut in the screen of her bedroom window. months remains, robin. >> that's the window. >> i can imagine so, what is it it was wide open. the screen was cut. we're hearing about the withdrawal of troops in iraq and afghanistan? the curtain was just hanging there. >> reporter: well, it will not be a total drawdown as trump said he wanted, but it is substantial especially in i started screaming. i ran downstairs to my son and i told him, gloria is gone. she's gone. afghanistan, reducing troops there from 4,500 to 2,500 by >> reporter: police say her phone was left at the house but january. some clothing and her toothbrush is missing. nato warning today that the price for leaving afghanistan >> she likes hanging out with too soon could be high and mitch her family. this was just like so confusing

mcconnell even saying that a rapid drawdown could be dangerous. and so unlike her. it's overwhelming. >> reporter: the night gloria robin, a reminder that our troops have now entered the 20th was last seen a neighbor's security camera captured this year in afghanistan. >> 20 years, always hard to car parked outside the family's believe. home. you can see a man leave the car, >> reporter: it is. >> thank you, martha. heading toward the home. george? let's get the latest on the that's where the video stops. presidential transition. detectives are looking into president-elect biden struck his gloria's social media and gaming system accounts with the help of homeland security's cyberunit. gravest tone yet as we said, >> with her being a pretty warning more may die if president trump continues to block him from coordinating. mary bruce is covering it all from washington. decent kid overall at school and good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, in his most blunt family life and everything like that with her not checking in is a little concerning. assessment yet, joe biden is really upping the pressure on president trump to coordinate and get this transition going, warning that there will be dire >> reporter: gloria is said to consequences if he doesn't. be a straight "a" student, a joe biden this morning says the cheerleader, in the band. her family desperately wants her back and say the hardest part president's refusal to concede about all of this is just not knowing. and allow the transition to begin is a matter of life and they want her home safe. robin. death. >> more people may die if we >> our heart goes out to that don't coordinate. family. all right, stephanie, thanks so much. >> reporter: biden warning the coming up next here on distributing of a covid-19 "gma," that scary orca ambush vaccine could be more difficult. slamming into this boat for two >> if we have to wait until hours.

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>> just floating in. >> of course. >> why not? all of a sudden they appear and ram your boat? perfect. they can weigh up to 12,000 pounds. that could put you in real we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including major shake-ups on social media. danger. see for yourself. this morning, a frightening encounter at sea. millions of downloads right now as so many leave twitter and facebook. we're going to tell you where they're headed. the orca ambush. >> banging. the wild video of this terrifying moment in the middle >> they may just be playing with us. of the ocean. why did these dangerous whales attack? we'll tell you. i'm sure they're going to damage the boat. >> reporter: that sound, a group of orcas ramming into this first back to ginger. 45-foot yacht off the coast of >> i hope y'all got your portugal. blankets ready and heat ready because the coldest air of the >> it was really scary because you could see nothing around. season is settling in. there's a freeze watch for new york city. we could dip below the 32 mark but when you put the wind on it will feel like 14 in burlington. philadelphia, 24. this is wednesday morning, by >> honking noises and then the way, so we have 24 hours to prepare for this. biting on our rudder. >> reporter: the attacks getting 26, d.c. more aggressive. 21 in west virginia. your local weather is coming up in 30 seconds. >> they're banging the boat first the tuesday trivia somehow. i don't know if we're sponsored by consumer cellular. actually -- there's one, two, three, four fins there. >> reporter: a fraid it would sink. >> i was making sure that if things went the wrong way we could have a helicopter overhead fairly quickly.

>> reporter: the coast guard's advice, cut the motors and drop the sails, be as uninteresting as possible. the whales finally moved on as after two tense hours. killer whale incidents like this are on the rise off the coast of portugal, why? no one knows for sure. >> incredibly powerful animals good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. have the wet weather gear handy. light to moderate rain through and the fact they were really the early evening hours and it turns over to scattered light hitting the boat but not really trying to destroy the boat lends me to think they were just being mischievous. showers, which will last through tomorrow afternoon. the weekend is trending dry, >> reporter: these attacks have gotten so frequent spanish except for there's a possibility authorities have banned boats of of some rain sunday. a certain size from traveling in look at these mild temperatures, the area where the attacks have low to upper 60s not only today, happened. might not be attacks though in but mild temperatures tonight in the orcas' mind, fun for them. the low to upper 50s. not so fun for the people on board. a little bit cooler tomorrow through the rest of the week. >> mischievous orcas. >> haven't to figure out what bores an orca. >> i do love the words of advice. be as uninteresting as possible. that's how it works. >> now this cold is going to come through dry. we got something that will be interesting when we come back. our "play of the day." look at this video. >> nicely done. nicely done. >> thank you, thank you. telluride, colorado, they had about nine inches in the last ornaments create time to hang. couple of days.

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still some yellows in our higher elevations. that's where the heaviest of the rain will be. more scattered showers tomorrow. >> mike, thank you. can you believe coming up, double elimination on "dancing with the stars." both couples heading home from the ballroom and live on

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. cracking down. covid cases explode from coast to coast. alarming numbers in every part of the country. philadelphia with sweeping restrictions starting this friday. indoor dining, gyms, youth sports all closed until the end of the year. in california, 94% of the state now under the toughest tier of restrictions as americans hold out for those promising vaccines that could be just weeks away. transition turmoil. president-elect biden with a strong warning that more people may die if president trump keeps blocking his administration from coordinating with the biden team on the vaccine and distribution. ♪ we got bad blood . >> also this morning, the battlb over taylor swift's music at an

all new boiling point. more bad blood after her master recordings are sold for hundreds of millions. what she's vowing to do now. ♪ i want to dance with somebody ♪ and final four. nelly, nailing perfect 10s and headed to the finals. two couples are headed home and they're joining us live as we say good morning, america. ♪ with somebody who loves me ♪ oh, i wanna dance with somebody ♪ and good morning, america. hope you're doing well this tuesday morning. thanksgiving now just nine days away. we know it's going to look a little different this year but there are still basics when it comes to dinner. robin will check it out today. >> the secret to the perfect gravy. that is so important. i'm headed right next door to virgil's barbecue in a few minutes. chef glenn rolnick is there. he will show us his special hack for making it. they have been wonderful neighbors to us here in times square square. >> i'm looking forward to that. wonderful neighbors who can cook are wonderful neighbors to have. a lot of news to get to starting with the very latest on the coronavirus emergency. with cases climbing across the nation at least 11 states have

tightened restrictions since sunday. we're going to go back to eva pilgrim in new jersey with the very latest. good morning again, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we are seeing a return to restrictions all across the country. mayors and governors having to make tough decisions as covid cases are once again rising. this morning, alarming covid numbers all across the country, 1 million americans diagnosed with covid-19 just this week. that's about 100 americans diagnosed every minute. in philadelphia where cases are rising, the city starting sweeping restrictions friday. closing indoor dining, gyms and putting an end to youth sports through the end of the year. california also seeing a surge starting tuesday, 94% of the state will fall under its strictest tier of restrictions. >> this is simply the fastest increase california has seen since the beginning of this pandemic. >> reporter: but hope is on the horizon. promising vaccine news, positive

preliminary results from moderna and pfizer. if both qualify for emergency use authorization, 20 million americans could start getting the vaccines as soon as december. this morning, dr. rick bright, part of joe biden's coronavirus task force, talking to "gma" about the next steps to battling this pandemic. >> there's a lot of activity that must happen and we need to coordinate that. you know that after january 20th a new administration will come in and a new team will take over that responsibility. so it's important that that new team has all of the information that the current team has so there's a smooth transition. lives are at stake here. if we miss this opportunity to coordinate now, we could experience hiccups or delays that really we don't need to see. americans deserve a smooth transition so we can make sure to save their lives from the pandemic. >> reporter: it's important to note this initial round of these vaccines will mainly be for

health care workers, essential employees and those that are high risk. the vaccines won't be more widely available until march or april. michael? >> so many are anxious for those vaccine, thank you so much, eva. george? we get the latest on the presidential transition. president-elect biden struck his gravest tone yet warning more people may die if president trump continues to block his administration from coordinating with biden's team on the vaccine distribution, other covid control measures and mary bruce is covering it all in washington. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, joe biden is really trying to up the pressure on president trump here, warning that there will be dire consequences if he doesn't start cooperating and get this transition going. joe biden this morning says the president's refusal to concede and allow the transition to begin is a matter of life and death. >> more people may die if we don't coordinate. >> reporter: biden warning that distributing a covid-19 vaccine could be more difficult. >> if we have to wait until january 20th to start that planning, it puts us behind over

a month, month and a half and so it's important that it be done, and there be coordination now. >> reporter: with trump refusing to admit defeat, biden's team is being blocked from receiving sensitive information and coordinating with agencies. it doesn't appear the president will come around any time soon and admit defeat. so what are you going to do? what options do you have to try and ensure that you are ready to go on day one? >> deal with every individual organization in the country from business to labor, republicans and democrats to try to pull together a serious and consistent plan. it would make it a lot easier if the president were to participate. i am hopeful that the president will be mildly more enlightened before we get to january 20th. >> reporter: but the president is digging in falsely claiming the election was rigged against him and continuing to challenge the outcoming court even as his

legal team hits dead ends, failing to present any evidence of fraud or overturn a single vote. now joe biden today continuing to try to plow ahead will be receiving a national security briefing from his own expert. of course, he still isn't getting access to those classified briefings and also expected to name some more key members of his white house staff. george? >> okay, mary, thanks very much. michael. coming up, robin, you're going to head next door to virgil's and cook with chef glenn rolnick. >> don't touch my kombucha. >> as they say in texas, bring me back a plate. >> we have great neighbors next door and when thinking about thanksgiving and these hacks, gravy is so important. what am i doing? gravy is important. don't want to be too thick, too thin. a little cold outside. i feel like james brown. help me, help me now. we'll have hacks for your thanksgiving dinner. it's going to be delicious. come with me. ♪

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>> reporter: hey, michael, amy, george, good to see you all. we're going to begin with two of our favorite funny men teaming up. "snl" star alec baldwin and "frasier's" kelsey grammer are set to co-star in a brand new comedy that will air here on abc. the sitcom follow three post-college roommates who reunite after their warring egos drove them apart. the "cheers" alum and the "30 rock" star set to play two of them who decide to give it a go for various reasons that may or may not be within their control. no word on who will play the third roomy. they will certainly have their hands full with baldwin and grammer being two of the best. co-creator of "modern family" teaming up with them. does this sound like a dream team or what? this still unnamed comedy will launch on abc sometime next year. i am excited for that, congrats to alec and kelsey. also this morning, a

beautiful tribute song to the late eddie van halen written and performed by his son wolfgang. the younger van halen does not hold back on the song. it's called "distance" about his dad who passed away from cancer just last month. the accompanying music video which you're seeing here is made up of home videos of eddie and wolfgang together throughout their lives. oh, there's valerie bertinelli, mom. take a look at this touching video. ♪ life without you and i'm not ready to move on ♪ ♪ no matter what the distance is, i will be with you ♪ ♪ no matter what the distance is, you'll be okay ♪ >> reporter: so beautiful. wolfgang, wolfie as he's known says of the song, quote, i never intended "distance" to be the very first piece of music people would hear from me but i also thought my father would be here to celebrate its release.

this is for him. wolfie also announcing all proceeds from the single will go to his dad's favorite charity which donates instruments to schools in need. wolfgang's first album including the single "distance" drops in 2021. finally this morning, "people" magazine named dan levy as their sexiest man in quarantine. it's a new honor this year and hopefully never won again. part of their upcoming sexiest man alive issue, the pictures are great and the article will make you smile. with dan confess well among things he baked every internet trend during quarantine and revealed something he learned about himself during the process. take a look. >> so none of these kind of like inspiring exercises in the kitchen worked out for me. i'm just not skilled in the kitchen at all. so that's what i learned. i learned some cocktails,

though, so that was good. >> reporter: that's always good. levy says he also has spent a lot of time watching, well, pretty much every tv show that was ever made as part of research, of course, for upcoming projects and also now softening up on the idea of turning the next chapter of the rose family including the amazing moira and johnny rose into a movie. you can check out dan and the rest of the sexiest men when "people" magazine hits newsstands friday. if you cannot wait, tune in to jimmy kimmel live tonight as he unveils the cover and crowns "people's" sexiest man alive right here on abc. guys, on that note i send it back to you in the studio. >> thanks, lara. you got amy very excited with that movie news. >> >> i love, love, love the show that we can't say the name of. it's so great. >> reporter: that's why i didn't say it. >> thank you, amy. we move to our "gma" cover

story and battle over taylor swift's music. she's fighting back after scooter braun sold her rights for hundreds of millions and erielle reshef has details. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, george. that deal worth a reported $300 million has dragged that high-profile feud between braun and taylor swift right back into the spotlight. swift saying she's surprised yet again about the sale of her music. ♪ because baby now we got bad blood ♪ >> reporter: the bad blood between superstar taylor swift and high profile music manager scooter braun has reached a new boiling point. after acquiring swift's former record label, big machine and their recording assets braun has now cashed in and sold the master rights to swift's first six albums. the singer speaking out on the sale of her music. taking to twitter in a lengthy post to fans saying, a private equity company called shamrock holdings has bought 100% of my

music, albums and video art. this is the second time my music has been sold without my knowledge. the deal is reported to be worth an estimated $300 million. >> scooter made a profit. it's a real tough year for anyone who manages a major artist. whatever profit's making is probably going right back into his business. >> reporter: in light of the recent revelation, swifties flooding social media in support of the artist. messages reading we love you, taylor. keep fighting the good fight. ♪ shake it off shake it off >> reporter: despite the setback she opts to push on with plans to rerecord her older music saying, this is my only way of regaining the sense of pride i once had when hearing songs from my first six albums and also allowing my fans to listen to those albums without feelings of guilt for benefiting scooter. >> the money that is generated by the performance of those songs when they're played on the radio, commercials, streamed,

the money goes to her and not the owner of the old version. >> reporter: swift thanked her fans for all of the support. she also said i can't wait for them to hear what i've been dreaming up. we reached out to scooter braun's camp and so far no comment. george? >> erielle, thank you very much. michael? now to the stunning "dancing with the stars" semifinals last night. the judges saying they, quote, had never seen dancing at this level. >> but, unfortunately, two couples had to say good-bye to the ballroom and we are joined by johnny weir and his partner britt stewart and skai jackson and her partner alan bersten. thanks for being with us, guys. >> hey. >> thank you. hey. >> johnny, i want to start with you. last night you said to go home would be devastating but you made it so far this season. how are you feeling this morning? >> well, of course, we are crushed and defeated not to have ended this journey in the way we hoped with the mirror ball trophy. but the greatest gift that i was

given from this process is my partner, britt. she's become my friend, my family. my confidante and believed so hard in what we could do that she really brought everything that i could possibly give authentically out of me every single week and so honored and happy we have each other. >> that is so beautiful. britt, you know what, you certainly made history. you were the first black female pro on the show ever. what did this season mean to you? >> oh, this season has been so special. it was such an honor to be the first black female pro of "dancing with the stars" in 29 seasons and i would not have had it any other way than having that experience with johnny. we really brought a different level of representation to the ballroom and so many people could relate to us. and i'm so happy that we were able to have such an inspiring journey and i will remember this for forever. >> and, skai, your viennese

waltz, your first perfect score. are you happy that you went out -- at least you went out on a high? >> i'm definitely happy about that. i feel like last night was one of the best performances i have done. so even though i did go home, i'm glad i did go out on a high note. >> you certainly did. alan, i know you said skai is like a little sister to you. we all know siblings fight. anything you did that got under skai's nerves or vice versa? we want the scoop. >> i mean there's so many to count. probably every time i said one more time, i'd probably said that a million times. >> literally. >> one more time. okay, that was really good. one more time. >> i'm like, please. >> also i was like, i guess this doesn't happen -- don't stress out right now. don't freak out. >> then i would freak out. i'm like don't tell me that. >> i feel like i should probably be, just, relax. don't stress out.

>> you know, i love the relationship that everyone has because it seemed like the partners really love each other and try to be great partners and help each other. alan and britt, i got to ask you, who will take home the mirror ball trophy? since you two are the pros, who do you think? >> i mean, i think truly it's between nev and nelly. nelly is so charismatic. such a good person and unexpected because you think he's going to be super hard but he goes out there and is having the time of his life. he enjoys it and he wants to be there. and nev is just freaking incredible. he is a professional. >> britt, who do you think is going to take it home? >> i completely agree with alan but am always rooting for the underdog so i hope our girl justina can bring it home. >> all right, different opinions there. we're going to see. next monday night tune into the

season finale of "dancing with the stars". find out who will take home the mirror ball trophy. >> we're going to see derek hough take over the dance floor so that's going to be something to see, plus on tuesday morning we're going to have all the finalists live on "good morning america." we're going to head over to ginger now. >> reporter: yeah, nev or justina. iota made landfall again in nicaragua. it was 15 miles south of where eta made landfall. now dropping significant rain through central america. let's get a -- there's another one comi good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. have the wet weather gear handy. light to moderate rain through the early evening hours and it turns over to scattered light showers, which will last through tomorrow afternoon. the weekend is trending dry, except for there's a possibility of some rain sunday. look at these mild temperatures, low to upper 60s not only today, but mild temperatures tonight in the low to upper 50s. a little bit cooler tomorrow through the rest of the week.

we have more now with michael j. fox. his book "no time like the future" looks back at his toughest year, how it tested his optimism and the grace he found in gratitude. do you think of yourself as a writer now? >> no. i'm a story teller. >> i felt of all your books this is most like the mike i know. >> stripped down bare. i figure if you're going to tell a story, tell the truth. >> reporter: in his new memoir, "no time like the future," michael j. fox is opening up about the events of 2018, a year he describes as a crucible. the discovery of a benign tumor on his spinal cord required surgery, grueling physical therapy so he could learn to walk again. four months later a serious fall in the kitchen broke his arm and his spirit. all adding up to fox questioning if he had oversold the idea of

optimism. >> i had offered up optimism as a panacea. i tried to be sincere. i was sincere when i spoke about how i felt about it but i thought i now understood that under certain circumstances it could seem glib because people's pain, it's hard to measure against anyone else's because we all have our own. on the misery index mine was a 1 compared to the loss of loved one or loss of a child, loss of a job, loss of a home, loss of a country and loss of the future. i mean, i just had a broken arm. >> you know that so many people look at you every day and say, boy, you're the one who is going through the hard time. >> well, we all go through hard times. a football player said something being interviewed said, i don't know a person who hasn't been through something. and i thought, wow, that's really true. i don't know a good person who hasn't been through something. we all went through something this year, but with gratitude and optimism. >> you also got pulled into watching a lot of tv. >> just game shows and i watched a lot of westerns from the '50s.

i got lost in this world and occurred to me i'm part of this world and one day i'll be survived by my reruns. >> i won't stand for this. this is a travesty. this is a sin against capitalism. >> how cool is that? just a nice thing and i should carry that with me. if i carry all these things with me, there's only room for optimism. people say does that mean you're in denial? it's actually the opposite. i take everything and i accept it. doesn't mean i can't endeavor to change it but i accept it as reality then i can arrange my life around it. >> you take the control back. >> it's not control. it's acceptance. surrender to a point. i'll give you this much. in the meantime, i'm going to do this until you take that away from me. >> reporter: the actor and activist continues to be a leading voice in the fight against parkinson's disease. this year marks the 20th anniversary of his foundation,

the world's largest nonprofit funder of parkinson's research. >> i'm pushing toward directing a billion dollars towards research at this point. it's pretty amazing. >> that's incredible. >> it's just a number until we get there. >> if you could boil it down to one lesson that you've taken away from your experience, what would it be? >> live, love and be grateful and i say that understanding again that everyone has their own burdens and some are quite awesome. if you find a tint of something to be grateful for it will inform the rest of your dilemmas and you'll be able to carry through. >> words of wisdom right there. "no time like the future" is out today. we'll be right back.

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at abc 7 news.com. we continue now with "good morning america." ♪ hey ya welcome back to "gma" and that music gets us pumped up because we are counting down to thanksgiving, just nine days away from all that food. >> robin is kicking off our hack your holidays edition at virgil's in times square. there she is. she has southern staples to top off your thanksgiving table. hey, robin. >> i know. i just wanted to jump in. it's the real deal here, you know, just a couple of doors down where folks come to see us at "gma" they often just come down here to virgil's barbecue. it is great to be back inside with the one and only glenn rolnick, director of culinary operations. >> thank you, yes. what a title. >> so how are things going? >> we're doing okay. we're trying to hang in and

serve our food. we're trying to keep people busy. virgil's, the name is there, the reputation there and trying to keep it alive until it gets busy again. >> bless your heart. thank you for today because thanksgiving is coming up. i'm a southern girl. >> yep. >> you know i love my southern dishes. gravy, gravy is something that will be on the thanksgiving table. what's the deal with gravy? >> gravy is the finishing touch to your thanksgiving dinner. it basically brings everything together. people like to put gravy on their turkey or chicken fried steak like we have. but where is it with stuffing and mashed potatoes? add it to everything. >> tell me the secret. >> the secret to this -- this is a white gravy so a country, southern country gravy. we use chicken stock and cream, we use sausage so i'll give you a little -- let's do it. you have everything. i have everything. so start with the oil. we have the pan preheated so be careful. >> whoo. >> put your sausage in. >> got it. >> put your onions in. >> onions in. >> use your tongs, stir it up a little, let it cook for a couple

of minutes. >> she's hot. coming in hot. coming in hot, glenn. >> lower it down a little, but it's nice. you want to smoke this stuff. >> then what? what do we do next? >> next add the herbs in. >> got it. >> we have seasoning and herbs. let's mix that in a little bit. all right, then the big secret to make the sauce thick is to get in a roux. >> that's my problem. i can never make it thick enough. >> the butter, put the butter in first so that's your part of the roux and let it melt. only about a minute. stir it around, it will melt quicker. >> la-dee-da. >> perfect. perfect. as soon as the butter melts, add your flour in. >> as soon as it melts? >> yes. stir it up. stir it up. >> i can stir it up. i can stir it up. >> good to know. all right. so the trick here is the color of the gravy. if you want gravy to be white only cook it for three to four

minutes. brown gravy, cook it eight minutes so the roux turns brown. that's the trick of getting it nice and colorful and the right color. mix it in and cook it out for a minute so the flour cooks out and then you're going to add your liquids in. cream, chicken stock, right. cheers. >> cheers to chicken stock. >> beautiful. >> i didn't know that about the coloring. it's how long you cook it. okay. >> absolutely and the other thing is to make sure you're cooking it out. let's switch to this and a whip. >> whip it real good. >> we're going to see it finishes off thickening as you cook. we don't want it too thin. we don't want it too thick. so we put in the right amount of flour, which is almost equal to the butter. then if it comes out where it's

getting too thick, just add a little more cream or stock. you may want to add the seasoning. if it's too thin, the big trick, reduce it down a little more and it thickens as it reduces but then there's something we have as another trick, cornstarch and water, bring it up to a boil and thickens it almost instantaneously. >> i love these hacks. okay. so we got the gravy going. >> the gravy is going. we'll let it boil. >> now the chicken fried steak. everybody wants turkey for thanksgiving. >> not always. especially now when you have only a few people. this is one of our specials. that's what we're showing today. chicken fried steak, you can use many pieces of steak. we used brisket here. sometimes we use rib eye. make sure it's pounded really, really flat. cut on the bias, pounded flat. all right. >> your trick is -- >> tenderize. >> your trick is the breading? >> three cs. it's crackers, chips and cornflakes.

potato chips give it so much flavor. cornflakes. dip it quick if the flour, all right, make sure you shake it out, make sure you cover everything, all right. take your tongs again since we're not using it anymore, right. coat it with the egg, coat it with the flour. pick it up. right into the crumbs. all right. >> give the three cs again. >> chips, crackers and cornflakes. >> wow. >> all right. press it in. press it in. you want a lot on there. press that baby. >> i'm just loving my gravy. i can't believe how it's getting so thick. >> it thickens up so quick. >> how long do you cook it? >> this or the steak? >> the steak? >> the steak only took like two, three minutes on each side, a little bit of boil in the pan. the gravy only takes five minutes to make. if you look at that. it's thick already and the flavor is in. it's ready to serve. >> let's -- because we -- because michael said to make a plate. so we sent a plate over to everybody. >> he couldn't walk over here?

he had to ask a plate. >> we take the gravy and just dab it on. >> i'll do the same thing on my side. >> all right. >> you guys happy? you're getting the thumb's up from michael. >> thanks, michael. appreciate it. >> with the sides you have little tricks to kind of kick things up too on the sighs. >> okay, so roasted garlic, mashed potatoes, plain mashed potatoes, add roasted garlic. mix it in while mixing it up it gives so much flavor and texture to the potatoes, great. >> hey, robin, you brought out the southern in amy. >> i like sausage and pecans in the stuffing, add a little raisins into it. texture, flavor, sweetness. >> i'm sorry, what were you saying, george? >> we brought out the southerner in amy. >> mm-mm. i could drink this gravy. i could drink it. >> isn't hard to do. you know what, i am so proud of my gravy. my gravy never looks like that. i am so darned good. >> i think you hit it on the money. >> hey, glenn, in all sincerity, thank you. you've always been a wonderful neighbor and we are pulling for you and all the businesses during this difficult time and

thank you for these great hack. >> thank you for being there for us, robin. i have one more thing. i have fried onions, put them on top of the greens. really good. you can eat them too. >> i was about to say. >> you can definitely eat them. let's put them on top of this. another added trick. put it on and give it texture, flavor and you got it. >> it's virgil's barbecue and i helped. >> thank you, robin. want to thank all our friends at virgil's in times square. the recipes -- go ahead. >> oh, go ahead. we're good. we're good. >> they're eating. smacking going on over there. >> recipes on our website, goodmorningamerica.com and coming up next royal fashion

we are back now with four women whose style rules news around the world for decades, royal watchers have been enchanted by the queen, diana and now meghan and kate's fashion secrets. now the new book "hrh" is us behind the scenes from the queen to the duchess. fashion expert elizabeth holmes knows royal style and her 140,000 instagram followers tune in for the tea. >> it's going to be so much fun. i can't wait. >> reporter: known for her quippy commentary. from queen elizabeth's show-stopping shades. >> this is the queen's whole

thing, head to toe color so you stand out in a crowd. >> reporter: to princess diana's style transformation. >> diana coming in and being, you know, splashy young attention grabbing thing. >> reporter: even to the modern-day duchesses. >> can we talk about short suits? >> reporter: from kate's preppy chic, to meghan's fashion-forward secrets. >> i found parallels between kate and the queen and so i love that they are both wearing hats. i find their sort of sartorial strategy to be quite similar. >> reporter: elizabeth says each royal influences the next and she has the inside scoop. and joining us now is elizabeth holmes, former style reporter and author of "hrr: so many thoughts on royal style." good morning, elizabeth. thanks for being with us. i want to take a closer look now at the royal ladies and let's begin with none other than the queen herself. she has been on the throne for more than 65 years. how has her style evolved, or

has it? >> you know, royal fashion is singular in its power and its purpose and while reporting my book "hrh" it became clear the queen set the stage for the royal fashion that we watch today. everything about her wardrobe is as much about function as it is about fashion. those bright colors she wears is so she can be spotted in a crowd and even the design of her clothes, the arm holes in her coats and her dresses are designed so she can wave and shake hands. >> all right, we'll move on to princess diana. a lot of people focused on her with the new season of "the crown." we're watching her journey within the royals but also watching her fashion journey. >> yes. diana made royal fashion exciting. she made it a reason to tune in. listen, she was on the scene in the '80s and delighted in those styles, those big bold silhouettes. this is from a james bond movie premiere and she looks every bit the part of a bond girl. >> she certainly does. and then came kate. she's been in the public eye ever since she married prince

william and everything she wears sells out it seems like. talk a little bit about her fashion prowess. >> it sure does. kate made royal fashion accessible. was a commoner marrying the prince. the fairy tale is alive and well but she held on to her every girl appeal with her wardrobe. she wore clothes we could and t that. who doesn't have a blue and white striped shirt in their wardrobe? >> i love the kate effect. certainly we've all been a part of that. and then comes meghan. she's an actress, used to the red carpet, being in the public eye and so she's shaken things up. what is her style all about? >> i think meghan entered the equation several steps ahead of diana and kate. she knew the language of clothes. she was an accomplished actress and made royal fashion modern. it can get quite formal and stuffy sometimes and meghan with her sophisticated southern california vibe brought a modern aesthetic. we often don't see a black

trucer suit for an evening event, but how chic is this? she was sending a message with her clothes. she was understanding that being a member of the royal family is a job and she was showing up to work. >> it is certainly a platform that we've all been watching for a very long time and will continue to do so. elizabeth, thank you so much. we appreciate all of that and your book "hrh: so many thoughts on royal style" is out now. let's go back to ginger. >> reporter: thank you, amy. our friends at nat geo will take a deep dive into a national treasure that means so much to me, the great lakes. they hold more than 20% of the world's fresh water and now nat geo will report on the new challenges that may affect the lakes' health and that of the millions of people who live on their shores including my parents. plus, our sister station wls is launching episodes of their great lakes series "so great, so fragile" which you can stream on the abc 7 chicago app. i will follow the story over the

coming weeks. i just did a trip out there last week, bringing you powerful images of homes and erosion. those homes literally on the edge or tumbling into the lake due to extreme swings in lake levels, erosion and climate change. but for now this story is available online today and in the december issue of "n good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. enjoy the sunshine while you can. light-to-moderate rain is on the way, turning over to showers this evening through tomorrow, when it gets cooler, then our next chance of rain will be sunday.......................... coming up, the stars of the new abc mystery series "big sky" join us live next. stay with there's no bad time to start at amazon... ♪

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taking a chance like this. >> katherine, what about you? >> i feel the same way. i was just literally shocked when i read the first episode. it was just like, what? this is not happening. but i think a lot of people are just going to be on the edge of their seat because this is introducing such incredible characters that are a little quirky and weird and unexpected, so even though there's a lot of intense drama throughout the entire thing, but there's also a lot of people are going to stay for the characters. they'll try to figure them out and dive in and really be really intrigued about who she's people are. >> well, we know the show is filmed during the pandemic. of course, safety measures were in place but what was that like between takes, ryan? >> we were one of the first major productions to go back to work so there was an element of finding our way through this new world and embracing these guidelines and protocols. you know, the crew was fully in ppe. we were tested almost every

other day in the beginning. but once you actually got on set opposite your fellow actor and got into the scene it felt relatively normal but i would say the social aspect of making a television show kind of -- it wasn't what you're used to. >> and i want to say your three characters, they find themselves in the middle of a pretty messy love triangle. who doesn't love that? so we'll take a look right now at the premiere. let's check it out. >> are you sleeping with my husband? >> whoa. whoa. >> that's not exactly a denial, is it? >> you've been in my home. >> jenny. >> excuse me, denise, i'm talking to cassie. had supper at my table. >> first of all, you two are over. >> is that what he said? >> you said. >> where is cody anyway? >> sounds like you have a little situation there. i love it. so much girl power on this show.

so, katherine, what was that dynamic like behind the scenes? >> it was pretty amazing truthfully. like coming off the show for seven years on "vikings" got a chance to play a strong, formidable character, something new to get on a new tv series especially right away. but when i read this and reading cassie's character and jenny's character, it's so unique to have two strong powerful women on screen that are completely polar opposites but yet have a common goal and somewhat of a kinship because obviously there is a love triangle involved but also a lot of respect for each other as independent and strong as they are, there's love there as well. >> and, kylie, we know you connected to your character on a personal level. can you tell us about that? >> yeah. i always think that it's a privilege to be able to play what you understand and cassie is a biracial woman in a very white environment and that's how

i grew up as well. so i understand that landscape. for me i'm excited to sort of lean into that a little bit and grow, see her grow and explore and come out of the uncomfort of being, you know, sort of misunderstood and underestimated. and, yeah, i think she's a really, really instinctual character and i think people are going to really enjoy getting to know her and watching her grow and sort of come into her own as she navigates this small town. >> well, we're going to enjoy and lean into the premiere tonight. hey, thank you three for joining me. good luck with the show. we're excited for it. ryan, always good to see you, my friend. and "big sky," it premieres tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central right here on abc. check it out. you will not be disappointed. we'll be right back.

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good morning, everyone. new restrictions mean that you're only option to eat inside of a restaurant in the bay area is in san mateo county. they just moved from the orange to the red tier. dining restrictions lead to a lawsuit from a group of restaurants in san francisco. they are suing the county demanding refunds on permits and licensing fees. they're restrictions offeri >> thank you very much, everybody. if you haver ra errands to run storm is just an hour or two behind schedule. by the afternoon to evening commute it will be in the south bay. >> thank you, mike. time for live with kelly and

ryan. we'll be back at 11:00 >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new series, "big sky," ryan philip b. plus, tips for rescuing your baking fails. plus, senior dogs. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] >> ryan: good morning, hello. hi, kelly. >> kelly: good morning, hi. >> ryan: good to see you. >> kelly: welcome to the show. i wish we had it smells like apple pie. apple pie scented. >> ryan: there is a baking aroma because w