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christmas some hilarious competition. ♪ oh, yes, good morning, america. indeed. can't wait to share that. now we have that earworm. as you said we have breaking news as we come on the air. >> w the vaccine front. pfare just days away from submitting the vaccine for emerge fda and say it's safe and effective and the timing is critical. right now more than 11.3 million americans have tested positive for the virus. >> this morning we're seeing long lines like this at testing sites across the country. the demand soaring. but that other big breaking news, how the first fully at-home covid test could bring some relief to the testing crunch. we have much more on that coming up. it is all needed right now. hospitals are straining, more than 76,000 americans are ho that's another new record. our chief national

correspondent, matt gutman starts us off at a hard-hit hospital in lawton, oklahoma. good morning, matt. >> reporter: want to give you a sense of where we are this morning. until last week this was a regular med surge unit but they "macgyver'd" it into a covid ward, and that's why you see this plastic sheeting here to protect the non-covid patients on the other side. it's also why that major milestone from pfizer, possibly a vaccine rolling out by december is such important news. it won't just protect medical staff here, but it could also reduce that crushing influx of patients at hospitals like this. this morning, pfizer revealing new data showing its vaccine is 95% effective and works across all age groups, races and ethnicities, and with cases now rising in 47 states, the drugmaker says it will submit an application for an emergency use authorization in the coming days. that as more americans are al ever before. county memorial hospital they

are one mass casualty event away from disaster. what happens if a bus crashes on in >> then you see all these people doing the groundwork, they do more. that's all you can do. >> this is what keeps you up at night. >> i'm not sleeping very well these days. >> reporter: and this morning, the oklahoma hospital granting us unprecedented access to its covid wards. >> hey, judge, nice to meet you. i'm matt. >> reporter: where we suited up to visit judge alan mccole. on friday dozen patients flat-lining around him, four would die. >> i quit counting at 17 code blues because i thought i was ready to be 18. i had tears running down my face, because i didn't know how my family would deal with that. i saw those nurses just continually charge back every time, just incredible courage. i just -- i can't describe it to you. >> reporter: later the judge

released from the hospital with those thumbs up, but suzanne sims was not as lucky. her husband contracted covid-19 on halloween. after a week he was suffocating before her eyes. one syllable out and ed, then you're trying to breathe for him. >> reporter: we were there as she was allowed to see her husband alone in the icu ing the hand of her husband of 37 years, she d. >> god, don't you quit fighting e. i need you at home. i need you home. >> reporter: suzanne's husband absolutely did not quit fighting. he is still on life support this morning. medical staff at a hospital like this, they say they're not asking for much. just that people wear their masks. in oklahoma, it's still 1 of 15 states that does not have a statewide mask mandate. george? >> you've got to do it for each other. okay, matt, thanks very much. >> we certainly do, george.

also breaking overnight, the fda approving the first fully ae in cases could lead to a testing crunch and now labs are warning that the turnaround time for results increasing. let's go to whit johnson in norwalk, connecticut, where the line for testing is already . >> reporter: that's right, robin. good morning to you. connecticut, like many states across the country, dealing with both a spike in cases and the positivity rate and this is the result. take a look from above. our drone camera over this park here. a long line of people waiting to get a test, cars started lining up at this connect the gates ev. this morning, demand for covid testing soaring. the week before thanksgiving, massive lines across the country. from illinois to ohio, california, to this hospital outside boston, where hundreds of people waited up to five hours.

>> i passed the two-hour mark an hour ago. >> reporter: over the past week the u.s. averaging more than 1.5 million covid tests a day, nearly double the number of daily tests three months ago and significantly higher than any other time during the pandemic. and with more people taking than ever before, some di 50% more people than it was in september, saying the laboratory industry as a whole is experiencing increasing constraints on supplies. also noting that the increase in demand is impacting turnaround time for results. >> you need a lot of different supplies to do one single test. when people talk about it being like whac-a-mole, you run out of one thing, you solve that problem and then you can't source something else. >> reporter: while problems vary from state to state, another issue as the virus spreads, staffing at those labs. >> we're starting to deal with staff shortages in the laboratory because of the rising case numbers. people are having exposures and

now they can't come to work and so we're short-staffed. >> reporter: back now with another look from above and our drone camera, you can see that line of cars. yesterday, connecticut ran about 33,000 tests, many of those people hoping to get a result before thanksgiving. the governor here warning more restrictions could be on the way if the numbers don't level off. robin. >> okay, whit, thank you. we're going to have much more on that at-home testing, game changer, and we'll hear from dr. jha in our next half hour. now to the fears about a second wave of panic buying. experts warning that as cases mount, store shelves could soon empty out. there are some signs that it's already started, but are we better prepared this time? alex perez in chicago with the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. depending on where you live, if you're looking for one of these you might have to try a few places as stores are scrambling to keep up with demand. >> again?

>> reporter: this morning, images of empty shelves across the country. shoppers like kristen botts walking in only to discover >> it got crazy while i was in there. i had to get out as soon as le. >> reporter: walmart reporting some areas seeing spikes in coronavirus cases are having a hard time keeping paper goods and cleaning supplies on the shelf. >> unfortunately, the main culprits are still popping up. the wipes, the paper towels, the toileporter: this as stores starase at one time. kroger, one of the largest grocery store chains in the country, telling "gma" to ensure all customers have access to what they need, we have proactively and temporarily set purchase limits to two per customer on certain products. publix, target and heb implementing similar policies. st different than what we experienced earlier in the year. people might be hoarding.

when people go to the store frequently. we have ample amounts of food so the food supply chain is intact. >> reporter: one of the reasons for the shortages, as you heard, to avoid covid, a lot of people y are buying in bigger quantities, but experts insist there is no problem or threat to the supply chain, it's just a matter of distributing quickly enough to meet demand. michael? >> hopefully the limiting helps. thank you so much, alex. george? >> thanks, michael. we're going to the white house now where president trump escalated his extraordinary campaign against the election results by firing the top cybersecurity official who icbout voter fraud, called this election the most secure in american history. cecilia vega has the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, george. good morning. t household name here, but let's just be clear. this is someone whose job was extraordinarily important, basically responsible for

keeping the election safe, and pretty much by all accounts that's exactly what he did, and yet for speaking out against the president in his repeated false claims, he is out of job this morning. ing fired via twitter after publicly rebuking his false claims of massive voter fraud, christopher krebs, an appointee by the president, who ran the department of homeland security cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency until, that is, president trump ousted him effective immediately. krebs, one of few inside the admi concerns about the president's ore he was fired, krebs gutted a central claim of the president's that glitches in voting machines changed votes for him to joe biden. krebs calling the assertion false tweeting, protect 2020. it echoed a tersely worded statement from his agency days earlier saying, there is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised and flat out declaring this election the most secure in american history.

president trump calling krebs' statement highly inaccurate, but even that claim was promptly slapped with a warning label by twitter. krebs' ouster drew immediate outrage from many on capitol hill. the trump administration for four years, anyone that audacity to speak truth to power and anybody wouldn't carry his false line would get fired and replaced by someone who would. >> reporter: nebraska republican senator ben sasse saying krebs it's just the latest move from a president seeming more desperate by the day to cling to a false reality. a mind-set fueled, according to sources, largely by rudy giuliani who made his first appearance as head of the president's re-election legal team in a pennsylvania courtroom on tuesday. a last-ditch effort, but the reality, of the 18 post-election lawsuits filed by the president's campaign, so far the courts have quashed 14 of them. nk or swim moment for the

president and this campaign to actually show some proof. a number of states have deadlines to certify their elections that are coming up in just a matter of days. we're talking about places like pennsylvania and georgia, and then on top of that, the 26 days to cast their vote for this president, so the clock, as they say, is officially ticking. >> it certainly is. last night development in michigan. republican officials tried to block the certification of votes ep real head scratcher, but at the end of the day, the bottom line is, look, joe biden won the st some odd votes there. there is no evidence that anything nefarious actually happened, but what a head scratcher. republicans on this wayne county board of canvassers, that includes the detroit area, tried to stop the formal certification process for this election. basically that means they went against the will of the voters. the president and his team cheered the move on, but then after that initial vote, they

decision. that was in the face of widespread criticism and allegations of racism, given detroit's large african-american population there. the board, again, voting for joe ut we could be seeing this in a number of other states, george, as republicans are attempting to basically stop this formal certification process like arizona and pennsylvania even. >> right, the outcry was immediate, though. okay, cecilia, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you, george. now to that major announcement about the boeing 737 max. the passenger jet is expec be certified to fly passengers again after being grounded for nearly two years following those two deadly crashes. stephanie ramos joins us from laguardia airport with more this morning. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. the faa is expected to announce as early as this morning that boeing's 737 max plane is now safe to fly again after almost two years of review. boeing's max planes had been grounded since march of 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people.

this is the longest and largest grounding of a commercial aircraft. after the second crash, boeing insisted that the plane was safe and did not need to be grounded. soon after, foreign governments said eventually the u.s. grounded the plane. automated flight control system was at the center of several investigations into the crashes. now, once the aircraft is certified, pilots will have to undergo a brief training. not plan to fly the plane commercially until sometime next year, but american airlines plans to fly passengers on the max starting in december. >> all right, stephanie ramos. thank you very much. robin? all right, michael. now to the countdown to the new nba season and the nba draft which is tonight. t.j. holmes joins us now with more -- and it's going to look very different. what are you doing over there? ng. >> you saw that too? >> george understands me.

but this is a part that have different look, what you see here is an nba draft locker. now, of course, the athletes because of the pandemic can't gather together to hear their names and go across the stage and shake the commissioner's hands, so what the nba has done is sent each of them an nba draft locker to their homes including some swag for them, a computer, speakers, earphones, but they don't know which team will draft them so has each hat from each team. hear your name with the sixth pick. holmes, so you put your hat on. as soon as they hear their names o work. nba training camps start in two weeks. this is all part of a really crazy nba season. now, of course, we just because of the bubble, the pandemic, so we saw the nba bubble. they just crowned a champion a month ago. the draft is tonight. training camps start in two weeks, season starts december 22nd. so they are getting it done. the season is going to look different. sh there will be fans in some arenas, smaller crowds but some won't allow because different

states, different rules for the pandemic. >> james harden. >> james harden, can you believe it? he wants out of houston. he has led t the past three years. this could be another major shift in the nba. >> he wants to come to the nets. >> a super team with kevin durant and kyrie irving. he turned down a two-year extension, guys, that would have made him the first $50 million player a year in the nba. >> if he don't want it, i'll take it. the nba on a big night. i love how you color coordinated with the hat. you just happened to pick out that one. >> you got to coordinate. coordinate. >> you wouldn't have been the sixth pick. you would have been the first pick. >> thank you for that. >> we will see what happens. nba draft on espn, the coverage begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern. and we're following a lot of ot on at home testing. how it may happen with high demand. can you trust the rapid results is one of the big questions. dr. jha is here to answer those questions. and as cruises race to

return to the high seas, more than 100,000 people but what are the risks? plus, amazon's new game changer. how their online pharmacy could save you big money. but first, let's go to ginger. good morning, ginger. what's left of iota still moving through central america. we know that at least nine people have been killed, and you're seeing video there from colombia. what we know is that island it destroyed. also honduras, nicaragua taking a lot of that, but guatemala a foot of rain. still adds this moves west. two new systems, we still have a season ahead. chilly cities but capital one now. ahead. chilly cities but capital one now.

good morning. i'm abc7 news metrologist mike nicco. get ready for a wet communi tap. it's leaving behind slick streets. it's a one on the storm impact scale. watch out for the tule fog tomorrow morning. temperatures around 60 to 63 degrees. tonight is going to be significantly cooler back into the 40s. look at a that tule t.j. is still here. ere with the sixth pick. all right t.j., you stay over there. we'll stay here. we'll be right back. we'll be t.j. is still here. he's here with the sixth pick. we'll be right back.

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welcome back. we're off to a wet start. it's still holding on, especially in our higher elevations on either side of the south bay and pockets of light rain in the east bay. and up towards highway 92. we have this pressure that's going to bring us a wave of light showers from midmorning to late afternoon and so we'll keep a one on the storm impact scale. there's some yellow as they move into the north bay before noon but then they weaken to green and then they're almost completely gone by the evening commute. after that passes, dry weather ahead. coming up, they're going to talk more about at-home covid tests and we'll have an update

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he says he has no symptoms. top election security official fired overnight. he called the election the most secure in american history. take a look at this amazing rescue in michigan. brave troopers saving a man trapped in his vehicle. you see him running right towards there, pulling him out just in time. >> oh, wow. >> right before the car was fully ablaze. thanks goodness for that. >> true hero. you're right about that, george. we'll continue with more on the huge demand for coronavirus testing. google reporting searching for the word testing hitting an all-time high. now talking about how at-home tests could be the answer. eva pilgrim joins us with more on the breaking news on the fully at home test. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, overnight that big step forward, the fda announcing that it's given emergency use authorization to the first fully at-home testing kit. the lucira all in one testing kit gives users a nasal swab and

then they're able to get their results in about 30 minutes. now, with lines like this all across the country, officials are hoping developments like this will help alleviate that testing crunch. you may not have to wait in a long line for a covid-19 test as at-home testing kits are becoming more widely available, but be prepared to pay. costco, just the latest to offer tests to their 100 million members. their saliva test will cost you $130. >> most of these tests that are coming out are pcr-based tests and requires laboratory personnel and a special fancy machine, and because of that, these tests can actually be quite expensive for the consumer. >> reporter: testing experts say these pcr tests are the most accurate kind available with reported accuracy of 95% and higher. costco's test can only be purchased online, not in warehouses, and is available to members in most states. grocery chain albertson's with

stores like safeway, vons and acme, is offering coronavirus tests for $139. and like costco, does not require a customer display symptoms. or have known exposure to the virus to purchase. >> people who have that money to afford it they will absolutely test before they see their older relative. they will test before they get on a plane. >> reporter: beyond the saliva tests, there are nasal swab tests. walmart and quest labs now offering home covid tests delivered by drone. so far they tested the program in three cities -- buffalo, las vegas and now el paso. the at-home test, an upper nasal swab similar to what you'll find in your doctor's office. while labcorp tells abc news their $119 test is available to consumers with no up-front cost by offering them the option of using insurance or government-sponsored programs at the time of purchase. several other companies are

working to have that at home fully at-home testing capability. as for the ones you have to mail in, they say that you get the results back between 12 hours and 72 hours from when the lab gets the results, robin. >> all right, thank you so much, eva. okay, there's a lot to digest. we bring in dr. ashish jha, the dean of the brown university school of public health. let's start with the fda approving that complete at-home kit where you can get the results in 30 minutes or less. what does this mean and could it really be a game changer here? >> yeah, good morning, thanks for having me on. first of all, i think it's really good news. we've had the technology to do this for many, many months, so i'm happy to see the fda approving this. the problem right now is we don't know how many of these tests will be available. how long it'll take to get the tests out there. and obviously, it's still going to require a prescription and we don't know how expensive it's going to be.

so there are a lot of challenges, but i think the idea of at-home tests is terrific, and i want to see a lot more of them. >> a lot of people feel that way. with so many of these tests, both at home and people going to testing centers, sometimes it takes days to get the results. at what point, dr. jha, does it become unnecessary, or rarely necessary to get a second test because it's taken so long to get the results for the first one? >> yeah, this is so frustrating because many of us have been saying, really since march, we've got to fix our testing infrastructure. we've got to have the kind of testing capacity where americans can go and get tested and get results right away. the government just hasn't done that, and the private sector has been doing its part but you need the federal government. at this point, if you're starting to get delays of four, five days until you get the results, it really does make that test much less useful. >> four or five days. if it takes that long you should probably go back, is that what you're saying? >> well, i think, you know, you certainly can't rely on what your results were four or five

days ago to know what the status is now, but my take is you should only be getting retested if you're having symptoms, otherwise probably not. >> wanted to make that clear. also, the american academy of pediatrics is calling on drug companies to include children in the trials of potential coronavirus vaccines. they say it has to be proven to be safe for children. are we waiting too long here where kids are involved and the vaccine? >> yeah, i do want to see more kids get enrolled in these trials. i mean, you know, testing anything on kids is always tricky ethically, and you have to be extra careful, but we're going to want to vaccinate kids because we know kids can spread the infection, certainly to each other, and older kids can spread it to adults. so we're going to want to vaccinate children, and the best way to know whether that's safe is to do the studies in kids. i think we have to move much more quickly on that. >> all right. need the data. as always, dr. jha, appreciate your insight. have a good day, sir. >> thank you. >> thank you. now to cruise ships trying

to get back on the high seas. 100,000 volunteers signing up to prove to the cdc they can operate safely. gio benitez is at the port of miami with more this morning. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning to you. yeah, many of these volunteers know they will be criticized for getting on these test cruises, but the cdc says cruises cannot restart without them. as cruise ships try to get back to sea this morning a stunning number of people have volunteered to help, signing up to be guinea pigs on test runs. for royal caribbean, the number of volunteers hitting six digits. its ceo saying on facebook and just like that, 100,000 people have volunteered. >> this test period is going to be really crucial for them as they work out the protocols and what that's going to look like. >> reporter: it was back in march when the cdc issued that no sail order as covid cases exploded on land and at sea. cruise after cruise ending up with sick passengers, leaving thousands of people stuck on

ships. now before fully restarting, the cdc is issuing new strict guidelines, starting with these test cruises. >> in order to return to some kind of normalcy, i think that we all have to do our part. >> reporter: volunteers like selena davis will experience the full cruise, from check-in to onboard activities, to dining and entertainment, even stopping at a cruise line's private island, but if someone onboard tests positive they may have to quarantine or be transferred to a special isolation room and passenger will have to be tested several times. royal caribbean has set up a facebook page for these cruise superfans called volunteers of the seas, nearly 50,000 members strong. the cdc also saying the volunteers must acknowledge, in writing, that they are putting themselves at risk of contracting the virus. >> this is definitely not a zero-risk prospect, and i would

urge anyone who's elderly or has chronic medical conditions to really think twice before volunteering to do this. >> reporter: now, the major cruise lines tell abc news they are still working on these plans. there's no start date just yet, but it's safe to say these test cruises will take months to complete. michael. >> all right, gio, make sure you just stay on land for now. appreciate you. thank you. george. coming up, amazon's new game changer. how their online pharmacy can save you big money. how their online pharmacy can save you big money. pharmacy can save you big money. (avo) what kind of value are you looking for with your next new vehicle? with subaru, you get kelley blue book's 2020 best resale value brand, 2020 lowest 5-year cost to own brand, and most trusted brand for six consecutive years. no wonder kelley blue book also picked subaru as their 2020 best overall brand. a trusted brand and a proven value. it's easy to love a subaru.

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we are back with big news from amazon. the internet giant is jumping into the pharmacy business, which could spark dramatic change in how we get prescriptions filled and how much we pay for them. becky worley has the details. good morning, becky. >> reporter: that's right, george, good morning. amazon has already taken over our shopping world and now our medications. amazon announcing the launch of its new amazon pharmacy with the hopes of making it easier to get prescriptions and possibly save you some bucks. >> introducing amazon pharmacy. >> reporter: amazon is expanding what it brings to your doorstep. >> now, you can get your meds delivered just like everything else. >> reporter: the company's latest venture, amazon pharmacy, prescription medications delivered right to your home. >> the online prescription world is now something that is so much more viable than it was, say, even just five years ago. more people are just accustomed to ordering things online.

>> reporter: using what amazon calls a secure pharmacy profile, customers can store information -- their insurance and payment information and manage prescriptions. free two-day delivery is included in your membership. amazon also announcing that it's now offering deep discounts for prime members that don't have insurance which could save those customers up to 80% off generic medications and up to 40% off brand name medications and and the company also partnering with more than 50,000 pharmacies like cvs, walgreens, costco and walmart to extend that deal to some of their stores. so you have the option to shop local, you just need to present your amazon prescription card at checkout. many of those existing pharmacies already offer delivery services, and there are other stand-alone companies that provide the same type of delivery services like capsule in new york, nowrx in northern california and parts of arizona

and zip drug for medicaid insurance holders. >> what people are counting on is their comfort and ease with amazon, and that if you are a prime member, you're already paying for prime delivery of your other staples. >> reporter: the company saying not all medications will be available right off the bat. they're really focusing on recurring prescriptions that come regularly, george, not those one-off medications. >> and becky, are they available nationwide right now? is this available nationwide? >> reporter: amazon pharmacy is up and running in 45 states. they say they have hopes of eventually expanding to all states, seems like a game changer, george. >> boy, it sure does. thanks very much, becky. michael. all right. coming up next, does the queen of christmas have some competition? you're going to find out when you watch our "play of the day." it's coming up. ♪ ♪i don't care about those presents underneath the christmas tree ♪ something was m. a warm cinnamon roll for breakfast, or with breakfast. a fluffy blueberry muffin, from the drive thru

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking this morning. the race for a covid vaccine. pfizer now one big step closer saying they are days away from submitting for emergency use authorization bringing possible hope for december. thanksgiving indicator? after canada celebrated their own holiday just weeks ago, the country's covid spike, the warning now for the u.s. what can you do to celebrate safely? and the new announcement from zoom that's making it easier for everyone to get together. "gma" exclusive. one mom's incredible gift to her daughter, stepping in to be her surrogate and carrying her child at 51. their story this morning. ♪ larger than life the battle for the bachelorette. the guys going head-to-head for tayshia's heart.

bachelor nation, two of them weighing in on who is really a contender. ♪ a lovely day and america's sexiest man revealed. michael b. jordan, we couldn't agree more as we say, good morning, america. ♪ lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day ♪ good morning, america. >> when lara said sexiest man alive, michael -- [ laughter ] she paused a little bit. i thought she was going to go. >> no, there's no surprises. it ain't me. i did hear when she said michael b. jordan, uh-huh. i did hear that. but thank you. you almost got me there, robin. thank you, guys, for being with us this wednesday morning, yes, michael b. jordan is the sexiest man alive according to "people" magazine. lara will have much more and better stop tricking us with that delay. robin, you're kicking off a new series for us. >> i'm very happy about this.

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♪ good morning, good morning back here on "gma" on this wednesday morning, tomorrow on "gma," garth brooks, he's going to be back joining us live. we cannot wait to catch up with our good friend. >> always great to have him here. right now it's great to see lara with "pop news." hi, you guys, good morning to you. and we're going to begin with something i heard you talking about earlier, "people's" sexiest man, michael b. jordan.

>> okay, okay, i got it. >> michael b. jordan. he said that his mom will be excited for him, but he fully expects his friends to give him good-natured heat for the honor. inside the issue, michael opens up about marriage, kids and wanting to leave behind an impactful legacy. but the true honor might have come from jimmy kimmel who pointed out something very interesting to michael b. jordan after making the big announcement on his show last night. take a look. >> but i think even maybe more rewarding for you is, look. michael jordan, he's a tiny little sexy person, and you were the big sexy person. >> i won't have too many of those over m.j. so i'll take that one. >> maybe he will start having to use his middle initial. >> that's so funny, michael jordan making an appearance in the magazine along with many other men. for more on all of this year's

honorees, go to people.com for some behind-the-scenes video, and you can pick up a copy of "people's" sexiest man alive issue on newsstands this friday. congratulations to michael. also this morning, a previous winner of the sexiest man honor is also a very kind man. brad pitt spotted handing out boxes of groceries in south central l.a. over the weekend driving around a truck full of food. there he is in a plaid shirt spending hours unloading boxes, handing out food to folks who needed a little help. those who were there say not only did pitt work hard for hours. he spent time talking with the volunteers. one eyewitness saying, quote, the man did not stop all day. a great example as we head into thanksgiving. and then finally, move over, gingerbread houses. this year, it's all about the charcuterie chalet. as we all know, 2020 has looked a little different in so many ways so, yeah, why not. it seems really fitting that the internet is blowing up with

pictures and dyi instructions. we are talking cracker foundations, cheddar cheese doors, caper doorknobs, yeah, mozzarella snowmen. pretzel window frames, breadsticks beams and brie to hold it together. so many ideas. look online for instructions. no need to wait for christmas for these meaty miracles. >> you enjoyed that, didn't you? you enjoyed that, lara. >> that would last about a second in our house. cooper would be all over it. >> oh, i bet. >> thank you, lara. we're going to move on now to our cover story. covid cases on the rise with thanksgiving eight days away, a big covid surge up north after canadian thanksgiving is causing new concern. trevor ault has the story, good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, george. you know, after everything we've been through in 2020 people have surely been looking forward to recharging with family this thanksgiving. but health experts say it's just not worth the risk, and they

know that that sounds grim, but the fear is a thanksgiving spent together in person will mean next month's holidays spent in the hospital. it's host to some of our most cherished traditions of food, friends and family, but health experts say this year we'll have to celebrate thanksgiving at a distance with the consequences could be dire. >> we have much higher rates of community prevalence, so we have an increased risk for everybody who is having an in-person thanksgiving holiday gathering. >> reporter: and we could have a troubling preview of what's to come from our neighbors to the north. canada already celebrated their version of thanksgiving the second monday in october. and after the holiday there, canadian officials saw a sharp increase in cases. their highest infection rate since the spring with experts saying family gatherings were at least partially to blame. and the u.s. could be serving up an even larger recipe for disaster with several times more cases per capita than canada, america's thanksgiving week is still expected to be the busiest travel week since the pandemic

started. aaa predicts just a 10% decrease from last year meaning, 50 million americans are still expected to travel to thanksgiving gatherings. >> i would ask people to strongly consider if they do have kids coming home from college, family members traveling from elsewhere that they don't get together for those in-person intergenerational gatherings. >> reporter: officials across the country now pleading for people to take that message to heart. so how can you still give thanks safely? the cdc says even in small groups, masks and social distancing are still important and getting tested ahead of time to avoid wearing your mask will only give you a false sense of security. and outdoor meals are best. but if you have to be indoors open up your windows, and while it might be tradition to serve food buffet style don't share utensils when you're filling up your plate. of course, the safest thanksgiving is going to be spent virtually apart.

but together and zoom is trying to help out with that. they're going to be lifting their 40-minute time limit on free video chats so your thanksgiving video calls can go on for as long as you would like. george? >> that's a good move right there. okay, trevor, thanks very much. now to ginger. >> all right, george, we've got our brr on all the way down to alabama and georgia with freeze warnings. let me show you this video from nineveh, new york. just one of the lake-effect snow videos coming in. oswego also sharing that early touch of winter. i mean for them it's fall but here that's where those numbers start to drop, right? the windchills, 24 in new york city, 35 for raleigh. so, from the delmarva peninsula right along through north carolina, south carolina and even alabama, we're on freeze watch or even a deep freeze in some spots. let's get a check now a little good morning. i'm abc7 news metrologist mike nicco. get ready for a wet community as the rain tapers. it's leaving behind slick streets. it's a one on the storm impact

scale. watch out for the tule fog tomorrow morning. temperatures around 60 to 63 degrees. tonight is going to be significantly cooler back into the 40s. look at all that tule now to "the bachelorette." it's heating up. the contestants taking on new challenges to try and win tayshia's heart in the bachelor bubble. will reeve has more and, will, there were some special guests shaking things up last night. >> reporter: good morning, michael. ashley and jared did make an appearance, so too did the medics. they were called in after things got physical in the battle for tayshia's attention and love. it was a competition like no other. the guys taking on the grown man challenge to see if they have what it takes to be a grown man for tayshia or be labeled a manchild.

married bachelor alums ashley and jared joined the bubble to lend a hand. >> hey, guys. >> reporter: while the guys show off their skills in the classroom -- >> 917, 917, 917. bennett, what we got? 9:07. the correct answer is 9:17. congratulations, gentlemen, who did get that correct. >> so, he went to harvard and yet he didn't do very well in the math challenge. >> obviously been a few years since he attended harvard. maybe he needs to get back into the swing of things. >> reporter: and the kitchen. >> i just thought that i could be the main course. >> reporter: ivy leaguer bennett came out winning. >> jared and i thought, okay, we feel some palpable chemistry between tayshia and bennett. >> congratulations. >> the kiss that he planted on her right after we rewarded him, threw her off by a lot. >> reporter: the guys whipping up more than breakfast in bed leading to an all-out blow-out between ed and chasen. >> you're not here for the right intentions. you're a bad actor.

you don't have a future -- >> i don't know if i can take you serious sometimes anymore. >> i think the tension between ed and chasen all stems from ed being maybe a little jealous of him, and while ed is definitely the antagonizer in the situation, i feel like chasen left looking worse because he just took it so seriously. >> reporter: and chasen facing off against another bachelor in the house, after ed pulled out of the fight. >> if only he knew what he was opening the door to. >> reporter: new guy noah jumped his own fence. >> he's the new guy in the house. >> reporter: noah losing, but impressing tayshia enough to make it on the group date. >> you jumped the fence and were willing to fight for me. i'd really like you there tonight if you'd like to join us. >> reporter: though noah is a clear front-runner, a few others think they can make it all the way. >> it's pretty obvious that 12 ayshia is into bennett. >> if we had to pick, definitely zach who had a mature conversation with her during the

cocktail party, then ben who definitely screwed up at the end of the episode when he was waiting for her to get the longest amount of time by waiting to be last. >> i would say ben is a front-runner. i'd say ivan. >> really? >> i would noah obviously, front-runner. >> we're going to see more former contestants show up as tayshia's friends drop in the bubble. as we've seen every week something happens, there's something to see. you never know what you're going to get on this season of "the bachelorette" which you can see tuesdays at 8:00 eastern on abc. michael? >> all right, thank you, will. always something happening. i love those mature conversations. all right, robin. >> thank you, michael. all right, "gma" exclusive for you. an inspiring story brought us to us by our friends at "people" magazine. one mother's gift to her daughter, stepping in to be her surrogate. kayna whitworth has the story of this incredible 51-year-old mom. good morning, kayna.

>> reporter: hey, robin. good morning. so breanna lockwood had struggled with infertility for years, but now that she gets to hold her own daughter, she says she really understands that feeling that you would do anything for your child. >> hi, honey. >> reporter: breanna and aaron have a gorgeous baby daughter, just 16 days old, but breanna didn't give birth to her. her 51-year-old mom julie did. >> i just wanted to see her become a mom. that's -- that was my goal. >> reporter: breanna's infertility journey started soon after she got married in 2016. >> we started trying right away but unfortunately it really didn't work out for us. >> reporter: after struggling to conceive for a year they saw a fertility specialist, underwent multiple rounds of ivf and had several miscarriages. finally, her doctor recommended surrogacy, which can be expensive. the lockwoods couldn't afford it. that is, until breanna's mom

stepped in. >> i literally just shot her a text and said, hey, you know, i would love to be your surrogate and she's like, mom, no. you're crazy. >> reporter: it took some convincing. breanna didn't think it was possible, but after speaking with her doctor, julie, a marathon runner was cleared to be the gestational carrier. friends and family completely supportive. >> there was no doubt. everyone knew, you know that she was the perfect person to be able to do this. >> i just -- i wanted to do it, so i think i just went into it with a really positive attitude that it was going to work. >> reporter: in february, the first embryo transfer was a success. but after so many losses, she wasn't ready to celebrate just yet. >> as the age of the gestational carrier increases, you're going to have an increase in risk throughout that pregnancy. namely, gestational hypertension, diabetes, sometimes preterm labor.

>> we were still holding our breath a lot for that first trimester, even well into the second one before we got excited. >> reporter: breanna finally let her guard down when her mom was 20 weeks' pregnant. >> it was really fun just to experience a pregnancy feeling the baby kick and knowing it's my own baby, but, you know, i'm not carrying it so it was kind of really quite an experience to kind of go through that with your mom. >> reporter: baby briar born november 2nd, by emergency c-sengs, and both baby and grandma are doing fine. >> her name is briar juliette after my mom. so it's just been fantastic. we have had the best two weeks, and we just feel so full and complete with her. >> reporter: they say her first name is after sleeping beauty. they'd wait forever for that little miracle. you can read more of their story on goodmorningamerica.com and pick up the new issue of "people" on newsstands friday. robin, i know my favorite part of parenthood has been sharing some of those experiences with my mom, so i just can't imagine what that bond is like.

>> i can't imagine either. thank you so much for bringing that us to. what a beautiful family. coming up, margot robbie will join us live. come on back. >> announcer: friday when josh groban kick-starts your day, nothing is impossible. ♪ to dream the impossible dream ♪ >> announcer: friday, josh groban performs for you only on "good morning america's" concert series sponsored by carmax.

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virtual thanksgiving. >> that's at 9:00 on abc 7. >> and we'll ♪ hope you're doing well this wednesday morning. we are excited to bring in our next guest, two-time oscar nominated actress and successful producer. >> producing and starring in "dreamland." please welcome margot robbie. margot, great to see you this morning. good morning. >> hi, guys. how are you? >> we are doing well. and, you know, thanksgiving is around the corner. i know you're australian. your husband is english but we heard you still celebrate thanksgiving. you love traditional dishes, but there's one dish that you have not been able to master yet. what is that? >> yeah. yam casserole. i mean like you said i didn't grow up with thanksgiving or the food that goes with it. but every year i try and i try and it literally and figuratively goes up in flames every year.

>> keep trying. it's worth it. it's worth the effort. >> it's marshmallows, they're so flammable. >> i know, exactly. that's the issue right there. all right. "dreamland," you play a bank robber on the run in the 1930s. i'm already in. also you were a producer. what drew you in to this project? >> it was one of the first projects we brought on board at lucky chap. we were -- i think initially really swept up in the time period and the place. i think the 1930s it kind of evokes the cinematic images, you know, days of heaven, "bonnie and clyde" and a bit of a love story on the run but also set against the dust bowl era backdrop which is, you know, in reality an incredibly harsh time so these characters really are running from something. they're trying to escape something, their lives, the law, and this young boy eugene gets caught in the cross fire of

alison the character i play, her escape and need to survive. >> let's give everyone a little preview. >> you going to tell me what's eating you? >> i need to get out of here, eugene. >> yeah, i know that. did something happen ask. >> no. something could. it's not safe me being here. it's not safe for anyone. >> yeah, i know. >> just i'm going crazy in here. i'm cooped up. i'm hurt. i'm dirty. >> yeah. >> i'm sorry. i didn't mean to yell at you. >> we see your character there. she's bleeding in the middle of the dust bowl and yet she still looks so glamorous. how do you pull that off? >> guys, i just wake up like that. [ laughter ] >> well said. >> no, there's definitely an element of this where there's this dichotomy between the

fantasy and the reality and certainly for eugene alison embodies the fantasy of what it could mean to be an outlaw and he's definitely quite enamored with her, so we were trying to keep an element of glamour there that we could kind of buy into this row month sized vision he would have of being an outlaw. >> margot, you've been a force behind the scenes to make hollywood more inclusive. tell us about the lucky exports' pitch program. >> thank you for bringing it up. yeah, we started this initiative, it was a writers' program where writers came in with a pitch and over a six-week course we would develop the pitch and at the end of it be able to take it out to the town and sell it and i'm very happy to say that we sold every projects. we got those writers paid. now we can actually make them. >> that is beyond great. and we have your "birds of prey" co-star rosie perez here next week. anything about her that we can ask her that you know that we

don't know already know? >> i love rosie, yes, ask her to make you a coquito and go home for the day because you won't be able to do anything but sit on your chair. but they're delicious. >> we'll make sure to drink it after the show. we got to say, we always love having you on the show. it's like a dream to talk to you. >> ah. >> that's so kind. i always love chatting to you guys, thank you. >> thank you for joining us. "dreamland" is in select theaters now and available on demand and digital. make sure you check it out. coming up, robin is bringing us a new series and a member of our "gma" family took control of her diabetes and lost more than 40 pounds with a simple diet change. we're all so proud of her. we'll be right back. ♪ ud of her. we'll be right back.

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back with our new series wellness uncovered where we're shining a light on how some health conditions can have a disproportionate impact on people of color. this morning we're focusing on diabetes, november, i don't know if you know this, but it's american diabetes awareness month, and an average of 1.5 million americans are diagnosed each year with black women nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed.

we're going to take a look at one woman who was prediabetic but didn't know it and is thriving with a few lifestyle changes. >> reporter: christina battled her way her entire life, growing up in louisiana. she says food was comfort. >> we celebrate with food. we mourn with food. we get through tough moments with food. >> reporter: for years christina prioritized her career and growing family over her own health and her weight gain took its toll. >> i was having trouble keeping up with my kids, very active son. just breathing heavier and tired going up and down stairs and i did not want to be that mom that couldn't run up and down the sidelines with him. >> reporter: like 88 million americans in the country, christina was living with prediabetes and like christina, many don't even know it. prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal and can lead to type 2 diabetes if not prevented with healthy eating and exercise. >> looking back now, that i have the education and looking at all the risk factors, i was definitely on the route to that.

>> reporter: in the u.s. an average of 1.5 million americans are diagnosed with diabetes each year. and african-american adults nearly twice as likely as white adults to develop type 2 diabetes and with more serious complications. >> racism determines what women have access to and what they don't have access to. >> reporter: as ceo and president of the black women's health imperative, linda is working to eliminate the underlying causes of health disparities for black women. >> in this country, diabetes does not have to be our destiny. there is no reason why we can't all have access to fresh fruits and vegetables, live in safe neighborhoods where we can get out and exercise and have access to health insurance. >> reporter: through their cdc funded and specially designed change your lifestyle program, participants are encouraged to focus on tools for prevention. >> we start with how do you feel? what kind of stress are you under? so we really focus on what it means to be a black woman in

this society and this time and how that affects our risk for developing diabetes. >> reporter: christina has since changed her lifestyle through exercise and diet losing 60 pounds and is now a coach helping other women live healthier lives. >> you cannot take care of your family if you're not taking care of yourself. don't be afraid to ask for help. don't be afraid to think change is possible. >> boy, looking good and dr. jen ashton is joining us now and, jen, shoutout to you. you reached out to me and said we need to do these types of stories. you really wanted to bring a light to it and you often talk about for all of us to be our best advocate. to be our advocate, to ask questions. when should you ask your doctor about being screened for diabetes? >> well, robin, and shoutout to you for doing this. because it is important. minorities are disproportionately affected by diabetes, and the data supports

that they have differences in self-monitoring and outcomes. how they can be their own advocate, how anyone could be their own advocate is knowing their risk factors. when you talk about type 2 diabetes, it includes family history, someone who's been told they have prediabetes, diabetes during pregnancy is a big one particularly for black or brown women, someone overweight, obese, over 45 years of age or indigenous, again, black or brown people. they need to speak up and ask to be screened. >> yes, indeed. not all diabetics are the same, not all diabetes is the same here so let me ask you this. what are other ways that people can manage or even prevent diabetes? >> well you have to understand there is a difference and particularly with respect to type 2 diabetes, this is when your body makes insulin but not enough. largely because there's too much adipose tissue. this can be managed or

potentially even reversed with lifestyle changes and/or prescription medication if necessary, so there is definitely hope and potential here. >> yeah, and definitely a difference between type 1 and type 2. again, jen, thank you very much. speaking of type 2 diabetes, this is my beautiful makeup artist, elena george. we go back a long way. >> yes, we do. >> and so proud of you. >> thank you. >> you were diagnosed type 2 diabetes in 2003. >> yes. >> she has lost over 40 pounds since the beginning of the year and you've done that through some lifestyle changes. >> yes. >> how did you go about changing your diet? first of all, you should applaud. come on now. [ applause ] >> thanks. well, i made a conscious disciplined decision and i had to make some lifestyle changes of food that i was intaking and identifying what was good for me and what was bad. like i had triggers that were not good for me where i thought

that i was eating a healthy salad. it was actually spiking my sugar up over 300 by adding all those things. >> in is the salad you -- i remember this salad. the salad you used to have. >> this used to be my favorite, why? because it had sugar which is the cranberries and the corn and the corn chips for the crunch and then also the balsamic vinegar like not all of them are the same so i used to mix this up and everything. and my sugar level never came down. it would just say up all day. >> you thought you were doing the right thing? >> and i thought i was doing the right thing. so what i did was i made a conscious decision and a discipline and i changed more to green, more arugula, green onions, cabbage, green onions and grilled chicken. i made my own salad dressing, i added lemon, a little ginger, truffle paste, just for some flavor and just for a little hint of sugar, i would do

reduction which is a balsamic reduction. i'd just swirl it and that kept me on level. and before i knew it, i was starting to lose weight and i was like, oh, my gosh. >> your numbers are lowest they've ever been. >> a1c was 15 in december which was ridiculous. but right now i'm at 6.1. >> i know. so incredibly proud of you. you were good because you know, we had that gravy yesterday. virgil's. she didn't touch it. she looked at it. >> i was like -- >> but thank you, thank you, thank you. you are blessed and you are a blessing, elena george. yeah. we'll do this series more and just letting people know how they can make changes in their life. now back to ginger. ginger. robin, i am jaw on the floor, elena, you look so good and i'm so happy to hear you're healthy too. i am so loving this segment. can't wait to see the next ones. something that should give everybody a nice ah.

the northern lights captured and a couple of hooved animal there is in the time lapse captured too and i told you how cold it is down to birmingham, alabama. welt -- good morning. i'm abc7 news metrologist mike nicco. keep the umbrellas handy. we're transitioning from light rain to showers through midafternoon and you can see a little bit of clearing and now it's a "gma" worldwide exclusive. your very first look at a history making film getting oscar buzz sponsored by amazon studios for the movie "one night in miami" arriving in select theaters december 25th and available january 15th on prime video. critics are calling regina king and her

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♪ and we're back now with a gift guide perfect for this holiday season. this segment sponsored by dick's sporting goods. you are one stop away. help you embrace an active lifestyle in a stylish and safe way. ♪ >> this holiday season may be different than we're used to. gift giving doesn't have to be. >> reporter: stylist cali ann barnett for dick's sporting goods is here to help with gift ideas for the whole family. first up trendy apparel comfy and stylish. >> this hoodie from the north face is perfect for a virtual meeting for relaxing with the family and pop of color makes it ideal for layering in the chilly weather. next for the ladies, we're always trying to make a statement, even when considering the changing weather. these boots from doc martens are my favorite for this season or any season. they're timeless, never go out of style and perfect for ladies of all ages. >> reporter: next up equipment to make at home workouts a breeze. >> the holidays is the perfect time to invest in equipment the

whole family can use. dick's has you covered with a large selection of treadmills or exercise bikes that can keep you fit the whole year round. if you're looking for a last-minute stocking stuffer dick's has all the fitness accessories that have been tough to find this year. i'm loving these so many color, you can match weights with your workout gear or in my case your hair. >> reporter: finally stay active whether you're inside or out. >> being outdoor has helped us stay active and fit this year. things like golf, riding a bike or playing a pickup game are all great go tos. the equipment you need for these family activities are the perfect gifts for this holiday season. if the weather outside is frightful where you live bring the activities inside with this table tennis table for year round fun. get the gifts they want all in all in one place or at dicks.com. avoi avoid the holiday rush with one hour curbside contactless pickup from your local store. >> great ideas. and we'll be right back.

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good morning. that's going to be a great way to start the week next week. we want to say thank to you a member of our "gma" family and wish a happy retirement to editor cliff degray. he has been with abc news for 40 years. >> wow. >> with more than 30 as a beloved member, beloved member of the "gma" family. cliff has done it all traveling the world with presidents, and becoming a constant in the washington bureau, and then the way he works with the generation of younger producers. bless you for doing that. >> a lot of art in what they do. >> people don't realize how much goes into what we do behind the scenes and such creativity. >> i'm looking at cliff. he looks too young to retire, cliff, don't go. >> you like retirement. >> he does deserve it. >> you definitely deserve it, yeah. >> have a great day, everyone. >> bye. >> don't get any ideas. >> no.

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good morning, everyone. i'm kamasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. the san francisco unified school board has set a date for some students to start returning to in-person learning. preschool, kindergartner, first graders and students with disabilities could be back as early as january 25th. the district is also inspecting each school to determine if there's proper ventilation and social distancing protocols. now here's mike with our forecast. >> thank you, kamasi. hi, everybody. keep the umbrella handy and live doppler 7. we have scattered light showers southern half of the bay area and more coming in as you can see with our level 1 storm from middle morning to late afternoon. they'll start off moderate and you can see, they turn light as we head into the afternoon hours. by the evening commute, they're gone. and that's our last chance of rain through the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thank you, mike. now it's time with live at kelly and ryan.

we'll be back at 11:00 for "midday live" and hope you join us then. in the meantime, we ho >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, academy award winner forest whitaker. and learn how you can host your very own virtual thanksgiving. plus i man from new jersey gives us our good news story of the day. find out how you can be a part of "live"'s holiday sweater contest. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning. yes. thank you. a lot more over here then there is over here. a lot more in your wing than in mine. i. understood. it is wednesday, november 18th. btw. >> kelly: let me just say one