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nurses, police officers and firefighters and giving them rock star status. good morning, america. thank you for being with us on this friday morning. it is always great to have cecilia with us in the morning. >> love kicking off my fridays with you guys. >> welcome. >> it is a big morning here. watching two big stories this morning. that big news, of course, out of the cdc now urging americans to skip the family gatherings this thanksgiving as the virus shows no signs of stopping. both dr. jha and the general in charge of distributing vaccines nationwide will be joining us live. the president has been out of sight as the virus surges. but he's been mounting behind the scenes an unprecedent add tempt to remain in power but subverting joe biden's victory. courts continue to dismiss his claims but now inviting michigan lawmakers to the white house in a desperate bid to reverse the results in a key state biden won. terry moran is in washington with the latest.

good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. president trump lost at the ballot box. he's lost in the courts and so now in a final desperate move he wants this election decided not by the voters but by his political allies instead. it's come to this. president trump is now trying to use the powers of the presidency to take the election away from voters in key states and get his republican allies to decide it instead. he's beckoned top republican lawmakers from michigan to the white house for a meeting later today. the invitation comes as the president's legal team openly pursues an astounding new strategy, convincing several republican-controlled state legislatures to ignore the voters in their states and instead choose electors who would vote for trump when the electoral college meets in december to finalize the alec shin. this is an outlandish last resort as it suffers defeat after defeat. overnight georgia announced the results of its recount reaffirming joe biden won, flipping the state red to blue. and in courtrooms across the

country at least 16 of the president's lawsuits have now hit a wall. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: in the hot seat rudy giuliani, the president's personal attorney, he sweated through a 90-minute presser packed with baseless and bizarre conspiracy theories. members of trump's own party panned the team's tactics. senator ben sasse urged americans to focus on what they say under oath observing before the courts the president's lawyers have refused to actually allege grand fraud because there are legal consequences for lying to judges. and senator mitt romney a frequent trump critic tweeted it is difficult to imagine a worse more un-democratic action by a sitting american president. all this as the country has just crossed a terrible milestone. 250,000 lives lost to the coronavirus. 17,000 since the election. president-elect joe biden called out trump who can't seem to face the public remaining out of sight and refusing to cooperate with the biden transition team. >> it's going to put us behind the eight ball by a matter of a

month or more and that's lives. how many would be lost as a consequence of that, i can't tell you. >> reporter: a reminder, trump lost michigan by 150,000 votes and so now he wants local lawmakers there to declare a, quote, failed election and just give the state to him. >> terry, you've been putting this into perspective. the president lost by 6 million votes nationwide. he would have to overturn the results in more than six states in order to overturn joe biden's victory. we've never seen anything like this by an american president before. >> reporter: no, absolutely not, george. look, there have been disputed elections. they're divisive and bitter. but this is president trump trying to construct a fantasy conspiracy theory they have failed repeatedly to prove in court and american courts is where we do things like this. they still require evidence to be real and he's failed to do that. >> they haven't even offered it. terry moran, thanks very much. michael? >> thank you, george. now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency.

the virus explosion in the u.s. showing no signs of stopping with 183,000 new positive tests and hospital admissions on the rise. the cdc now warning americans not to travel for thanksgiving and whit johnson joins us now from laguardia airport with the latest. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. there is great concern about the possibility of the thanksgiving holiday becoming a nationwide superspreader event. cases are already surging to record levels in some parts of the country so public health officials are making an urgent plea to all americans to avoid the airports, avoid travel altogether and stay home. this morning, the cdc urging americans not to travel for thanksgiving and to celebrate only with people in your own household. >> some people have said, you know, gather at thanksgiving and regather for your funeral on new year's day. that's a bleak way to put it, but at this point we really have to be honest.

>> reporter: hospitalizations on the rise in all 50 states. nearly 81,000 patients being treated. a new record. the white house task force holding its first press briefing since july blaming the weather in part for the surging numbers. >> this virus increased so rapidly because there was an unusual cold snap that began in the northern plains and went down through the heartland where in the end of september, beginning of october large number of people moved indoors. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci promising help is on the way and reassuring americans the vaccines will be safe. >> the process of the speed did not compromise at all safety, nor did it compromise scientific integrity. it was an independent body of people who have no allegiance to anyone, not to the administration, not to me, not to the companies that looked at the data and deemed it to be sound. >> reporter: still scenes like this increasingly common across

the country. massive lines for testing. this one in orlando. in california governor gavin newsom issuing a 10:00 p.m. curfew for 94% of the state's population in hopes of slowing the spread. frontline workers like this icu nurse fearing what comes next pleading with the public to do their part. >> we can all be heroes just by doing one little thing and that's just wearing a mask. >> reporter: masks still a point of contention for some like restaurant owner barry cowden who may close his doors if forced to mask up in kansas. >> every individual with liberty should do that on many accounts and so they have that choice. >> reporter: but for some no choice, only loss like this woman, a nurse for 38 years who put off retirement to continue working through the pandemic, only to lose her own battle with the virus. >> we're going to have to light a candle at the seat that she would have sat and i truly hope that everyone hears the message.

it's really a plea. wear a mask. don't travel. >> reporter: it will be a painful holiday for so many families across the country. the white house coronavirus task force is also revealing more on their plans for vaccine distribution saying they have the infrastructure in place to be able to deliver a vaccine to the entire united states within 24 hours of authorization. the first shots could be going out by late december. michael? >> a lot of people waiting on that, whit. thank you so much. cecelia? >> so hard to hear that plea from that family. despite that warning from the cdc millions of americans are still expected to travel for thanksgiving whether it is in the air or on the roads. gio benitez joins us from the west side highway here in manhattan with the travel forecast. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, cecelia, good morning. even before the cdc's guidance

not to travel next week, aaa was already expecting fewer travelers on the road than last year. take a look at this. they were expecting about 48 million on the road. that's down from 55 million. now this morning, aaa is changing its tune telling us that number may be far lower after the cdc's warning. aaa anticipates at least a 10% drop in travel. the largest one-year decrease since the great recession in 2008. major airlines were also already seeing a spike in cancellations for people who had purchased those holiday flights. they too are now anticipating more cancellations. let's look at the numbers. last year over the whole 11-day thanksgiving travel period, tsa screened more than 26 million people. this year, they expect that number to be much lower. the busiest day topping out at about a million passengers. that is far less than the busiest day last year. nearly 3 million, cecilia. >> it's good news we're seeing people cancel trips. so what happens if you booked a trip before the cdc issued these guidelines? >> reporter: you know, the major airlines have already waived those change fees and that means that even if you bought a ticket

that is nonrefundable, no worries. you can still go ahead and cancel that flight. you'll just get a credit for a future flight. you can do that at any time. there is no deadline. you could even cancel that flight on the same day as your scheduled flight. >> really important information. gio, thanks so much. joining us is dr. ashish jha, dean of brown university school of public health. so great to have you with us. i want to start with that breaking news we mentioned right at the top of the show. pfizer is saying that they're submitting this emergency use authorization today. this is their request. they say that they could be ready to distribute this vaccine within hours once they get the green light. when do you think we might see it in our hands? >> yes, so, good morning, thank you for having me on. it'll probably take a couple weeks for the fda. their next meeting of their committee is december 8th. that's when it usually would get reviewed but obviously these are extraordinary times so who knows? it might get reviewed before then. i'm expecting early december as a time when people will have an

authorization and it'll start getting distributed hours after that. >> early december. i want to the thanksgiving travel. today could end up being the day where so many families make these final decisions. for someone who is watching right now and may be on the fence deciding whether they go home to be with family or they stay in their own house this year, what is your best pitch to them about why they need to stay home? >> yeah, so, first of all, i really do think people need to stay home. things are very bad across the reason. the main reason to do it is you want to see your family in 2021. we're so close to having vaccines available. let's stay safe, keep people protected and celebrate next year. >> the cdc essentially made the case that thanksgiving could become a superspreader event nationally. that it's the perfect setting to spread this virus. is there any way to do this safely? >> you know, i have spent so much time thinking about how to do it safely for my own family and basically i don't think

there is a way. one could have done a 14-day quarantine before and then traveled and not interacted with anybody. theoretically it could have been possible. would have been very difficult and at this point i don't see any way to reasonably do it safely. >> some folks i think, unfortunately, will still do it, and the cdc is issuing guidelines for if they do, even small gatherings, keep the windows open, and i was struck by some of the details they got into. they say speak in low voices if you're inside the house. what does that mean? what's the danger there in talking with a loud voice or shouting or singing? >> yeah. so there's plenty of evidence that if you sing, if you scream, if you talk loudly, you actually just spread more virus if you're infected. and we know so much of the spread happens from people who are not -- who were not symptomatic with no symptoms. if you're going to do it, there's a lot you can do to reduce your risk as you said opening windows, keeping distant, wearing a mask as much as possible and speaking less but, you know, the best thing you can do is stay home. >> stay home as you said so you can see your family next year.

dr. jha, thank you so much. so what's it going to take to get that vaccine to hundreds of millions of americans as quickly as possible? the general in charge of "operation warp speed" is joining us exclusively in our next hour half. michael? >> looking forward to hearing that. now going to go to food banks which are on the edge with 742,000 new unemployment claims filed last week, millions are struggling to put food on the table. marcus moore is at a food bank in arlington, texas with more this morning. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, michael, good morning. you can see all the cars lined up here outside of cowboy stadium to get meals for thanksgiving. i want you to take a look from above, from our drone camera. you get a sense of the cars lined up here and the massive operation that the local food bank here has set up to feed the thousands they expect to come here for thanksgiving meals. many of these families will be

coming here for the very first time. look at some images last week from neighboring dallas. you can see a line of cars for as long as the eye can see. more striking images from new jersey. these pictures showing the agreeing need and how serious the situation is with job losses mounting and benefits running out for so many people. >> a lot of families need help, marcus. we're seeing new numbers that show just how dire the need is across the country right now. >> reporter: yeah, michael. i wanted to share these numbers because they give you a sense of how serious this is. feeding america food banks says it has seen a 60% increase in the need for food since the start of the pandemic. they say 50 million people could face hunger this year because of the crisis, that includes 17

million children. and, michael, the operators of these food banks that are running these across the country say that these long lines will not disappear any time soon. >> marcus, very critical times. thank you so much, marcus moore. george? the pandemic is having a big impact on black friday with just one week to go, the cdc is warning shoppers to avoid crowded stores just before on or after thanksgiving calling it a higher risk activity. retailers are offering new services to attract businesses. rebecca jarvis has details on what you need to know. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. that's right, the lights are out but many shoppers are planning to stay in this year. adobe predicts online sales this year will top $189 billion. that is up 33% from last year and 60% of shoppers are now saying they will do some of their christmas shopping, some of their holiday shopping online. 41% say they won't be going to those black friday sales in person. instead, they'll do it from

their couch and retailers are taking note and offering new services to try to lure customers in, especially in this time of pandemic, in this time of economic uncertainty. they're offering a number of new services. target says its curbside pickup service is up 700% from last year and walmart is now offering this new service where they will hang your lights on your home if it's a one-story home for $129. george? >> not a bad deal at all. okay, rebecca, thanks very much. michael? we're rounding up some of the best deals on our website. visit goodmorningamerica.com for more. cecelia? you guys ready for feel-good friday moments? let's take a look. courtesy of mr. worldwide himself. pitbull performing at the latin grammys last night with an all-star band but look at them there. first responders, pitbull replaced his band with nurses and police officers, firefighters. he called it an honor to rock with them and says "i believe

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his personal attorney rudy giuliani pushing baseless claims of fraud in a bizarre press conference. president-elect joe biden is calling the attacks totally irresponsible and mitt romney is calling president trump's actions un-democratic. also right now we're learning more about the breonna taylor case. this morning a third grand juror is speaking out in a tv exclusive on the decision not to charge the officers for breonna's death alleging jurors didn't get all the evidence and were lied to. we'll tell you much more in the next hour. and thanksgiving, here we go, less than a week away but it's beginning to look a lot like christmas out there. macy's right here in new york unveiling their iconic holiday window display. this year it's dedicated to first responders, essential workers and marchers for equality sending a simple heart-felt message. thank you. > they do deserve it. pfizer expected to file for emergency use authorization today for their covid-19 vaccine and we're joined by the general in charge of making sure americans can get it.

general gus perna, thanks for joining us. what exactly do you expect to have happen today? are you ready to distribute this vaccine? >> hey, george, so, thanks, thanks for having me on the show this morning. really remarkable news. you know, we've been on this journey for just a short time in relative terms. so for pfizer to file for their eua is remarkable. and my responsibility is to make sure that we're ready to take the next step, which is distribute safe and effective vaccine to the american people. >> and what do you have stockpiled right now? how quickly can it get out? >> so we have about 40 million doses of vaccine give or take exactly when the eua comes out and what we're going to do is we're going to execute fair and equitable distribution based on the population of the jurisdictions, jurisdictions identified as the 50 states, eight territories and six

metropolitan cities. and so coupled working with the states and the cdc, we have developed a very extensive plan on how to distribute the vaccine. i will tell you, our success is going to be because of our whole of america approach. it's really been remarkable. whether it's the scientists and health and human services, the planners, contractors, the great professional logisticians at the cdc. i just can't understate how powerful commercial industry has been in this effort, right? all the way from pfizer and moderna through mckesson which is going to distribute it in a great trucking mechanism and then down to cvs and walgreens as they partner with us to distribute the vaccine. >> you say it's going to be fair and equitable. how do you decide who gets it first? >> so my responsibility is to

make sure that the vaccine gets out to the nation in a timely manner. so our goal, eua, plus 24 hours vaccines moving throughout the country. we are executing it against a pro-rata to the total population of the states. once it gets down to the states the governors with eua guidance, cdc, acip guidance will make sure the priority for execution of the vaccine in their state will be implemented. >> of course, this distribution plan will have to continue after january 20th when joe biden is going to be president of the united states. we heard the president-elect say yesterday the fact they can't coordinate with your team could cost lives over time. what kind of coordination have you had, if any, and what challenges are created by the fact that you haven't? >> let me assure you, my mission is very clear. i'm a soldier in the united states army. i've been doing it for over 37

years. my mission is to get safe and effective vaccines to the american people and we are implementing that and i have 100% confidence with this whole of america approach that's going to occur. >> there's been no slowdown because you can't communicate with biden's transition team? >> absolutely not. clear, concise guidance -- get safe and effective vaccines to the american people. >> how do you convince the american people to take it? we still see a majority of americans questioning whether the vaccine is going to be safe and effective. >> so, i just -- one of the reasons why i'm here on this show with you this morning, truth in lending is just to put a face behind what we're doing. dr. slaoui and i have been co-leading this for the past six months. everything we do is about providing safe and effective vaccines to the american people. we started with the development, manufacturing. we have taken no shortcuts to this end.

it has been a well-regulated and accounted for process that we are ensuring occurs the right way. what we did to get the vaccines to ourselves quickly is in parallel we've been executing manufacturing. we started it way -- six months ago, really through the process which is also a well-regulated process and so we collectively have ensured the accountability of the safe and effective vaccine. >> and can you get it to those communities that need it the most, those underserved latino, african-american communities? >> so, as i said, we'll get it down to the states. the states are going to tell us exactly where they want it to be. we can put it in one place in the state or we could put it in 10,000 places in the state and so as they figure out their distribution plan across their states, we will ensure that the vaccine gets there in a timely manner. we'll make an initial push once eua is approved of everything we have on the shelf and then every week we're going to maintain a

cadence of delivery of vaccine so the states have access and prior planning knowledge to ensure it gets to the right places at the right time. we've also done other coordination, for example, with walgreens and cvs. both these companies sat with their ceos and their teams. very elaborate, comprehensive operational plans on how they can partner with the states to deliver vaccines from inner city to rural america and i'm incredibly confident they can do that. >> general perna, you have such a big job ahead. thanks for your service and for joining us this morning. >> thank you, george. >> cecelia? coming up, with so many kids returning to remote learning expert tips to keep them engaged and next our exclusive with a woman who says she had an affair with former hillsong pastor carl lentz fired because of his infidelity. the lengths he went to to prevent her from knowing his identity and how she found out. ent her from knowing his

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back now with that abc news exclusive. the woman allegedly behind the affair that brought down hillsong church celebrity pastor carl lentz speaking out. amy is here with more. good morning, amy. >> that's right. it was a huge fall from grace, carl lentz's global following included justin bieber and a long list of celebrities and pro athletes. now without a job and trying to repair his marriage, his former

mistress tells us her side of what happened. did he tell you he loved you? >> yes, he did. >> did you love him? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: this morning the woman who says she was the mistress of carl lentz formerly known as justin bieber's hipster pastor from hillsong church is speaking out. >> i was like, are you married, and he said, i am, but he doesn't wear a ring. you never ever see him wearing a ring. >> when he told you he was married for 17 years and had three kids, did you think, i can't be with him, i can't date him, or did you think, i'm okay with that? >> i was like, it's all good. i was married before, and i didn't want to judge him because i was like -- i like to meet people and feel like they're like a blank canvas. you know, you get to know them and let them paint their warm colors on it. you don't go and put stickers on people and think they'll be that or this, and i didn't want to do that to him because i didn't want to judge him. >> who could use more wisdom? >> reporter: lentz known as a

rock star priest frequently by celebrities like chris pratt and vanessa hudgens and followed by more than 500,000 people. >> i just want to love carl more. >> reporter: ranin karim said when she met lentz five months ago she began a consensual affair. in spite of what she thought were red flags including him telling her not to google him saving her number in the notes app instead of the contact list and refusing to tell her his last name or what he did for a living. despite regularly posting photos of himself online with the hollywood elite and nba stars, something she said she didn't know at first. >> it was like i work with celebrities, and i said, what exactly do you do? he kept saying, i manage celebrities, and i travel with them. he didn't want to say what he does. >> did you think that was a red flag, he won't give you his last name? >> yeah, it was, because, i don't know -- it was really strange. >> reporter: she said she searched online and found out more about him. >> i realized he is the pastor from hillsong.

i was like, oh, i was at this church like six years ago. >> you had been to hillsong? >> one time, only one time. >> reporter: she says she confronted him. >> i told him, i know who you are, and i'm not here to judge you, but i have a question. i was like, like there's something wrong with your marriage that you're sitting here with me? he said, no, there's like -- it's you. >> reporter: karim said she tried to break the relationship off several times but that lentz kept coming back to her until late october when she says his wife laura found out about their alleged affair. did he call to tell you? is that what he did, it was a phone call? >> yeah, he called me at midnight, and he said, my wife -- he was in the hallway. you can hear he was in the hallway. he was like my wife found out and i gotta go. i gotta go. and i was like, i was devastated.

>> reporter: the next month hillsong firing him citing several reasons including, quote, moral failures. lentz later admitting online he had been unfaithful in my marriage without saying who he had been with. hillsong has now begun an investigation into the culture of the church, but karim says his rising celebrity may have contributed to his behavior. >> when you give somebody so much power, they become god to people and i think people forgot the concept of religion and beliefs and i think that people look at carl like he is god to them. >> i know that you've said that you have already gotten hate and people who are upset with your choices, even for having the affair with carl in the beginning knowing that he was married. is there anything that you would like her to know, anything you would like to say to her if she were to listen? >> i feel bad for her. you know, woman to woman i don't think she deserved to be hurt the way that she did and i never meant to hurt her. >> now we tried to reach out to carl lentz to respond.

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♪ welcome back to "gma." thanks for joining us this friday morning. >> you know, george, we'll go to our "gma" cover story. a new look at the breonna taylor case. recently released police body camera footage showing the moment her boyfriend was ordered to leave her apartment. this morning a third grand juror speaking out in an abc news and courier-journal exclusive with our deborah roberts. >> keep walking back. >> walk backwards. >> have you been hit by a bullet? >> reporter: new this morning, rarely seen police body camera footage shows the moment kenneth walker is ordered to exit the apartment of his girlfriend, 26-year-old breonna taylor minutes after police officers had killed her while executing a search warrant. >> i'm scared. >> keep walking backwards. you're scared? right.

>> walk straight back or i will send this dog on you. walk back or i'll send this dog. walk back to me. >> what's going on? >> [ bleep ] that's what's going on. >> what did i do? what did i do? >> let's get behind this car for cover. >> what did i do? what did i do? >> who else is in the apartment? >> nobody. my girlfriend's dead. >> reporter: walker said he and taylor were in bed when they heard a loud bang at the door. >> breonna said who is it? nobody said anything. so at this time we are putting on clothes to see who it is. >> i said police, search warrant. >> reporter: walker said he never heard police announce themselves. a legal gun owner he grabbed his gun and went to answer the door. moments later officers took down the door. walker says unaware they were police, he let off one shot striking sergeant jonathan mattingly. >> everything happened in a millisecond. boom, boom, boom.

returned four shots. >> what was your intent? >> to stop the threat. i wanted to get back to my family. >> it was a hail of gunfire and i grabbed breonna and i dropped to the ground and i was holding her hand while we went down. >> one shot, but then 30 shots in return. a lot of people would look and say, man, that seems a little excessive. >> it does seem like a lot. are 30 shots normal? on this situation i don't know how many were necessary. that's hard to tell because the initial shot barrage were so quick. >> also new this morning, rare grand jury recordings from the breonna taylor case. >> we're not going to show all the video because of time. but sergeant casse -- >> we got time. >> what's that, ma'am? >> i said, we have time. >> reporter: juror number 3 in her first television interview expressing frustration with the grand jury proceedings, alleging jurors weren't given all the evidence. >> i felt like if i was going to give my right judgment as a juror, that i needed presented all the evidence and they didn't.

>> in your mind should there have been more charges brought? >> i thought one would be murder. >> reporter: no officers were charged in the death of breonna taylor. >> no justice. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: taylor's life ended in a matter of moments but her name has become a rallying cry. >> say her name. [ crowd chanting "breonna taylor" ] >> and call for reform for racial equality and justice. >> breonna taylor's life mattered. say her name. [ crowd chanting "breonna taylor" ] >> say her name. [ crowd chanting "breonna taylor" ] >> deborah roberts joins us now. and, deb, we just saw those calls for justice. does juror number 3 feel like she was denied opportunity to give justice to breonna taylor? >> well, that's exactly what she told us, michael. she says she's been haunted by this case because she felt that they just weren't given the opportunity. in fact, she says prosecutors seemed to be rushing through some of the evidence particularly the body cam video and she famously said we've got time because she thought serious

charges were going to be coming and obviously that didn't happen. >> that didn't happen. so how did the grand jurors feel about the district attorney's decision not to file charges for breonna taylor's death? >> they all had a strong reaction to this. they said they felt it was a gut punch. one of them said he even yelled at the television. michael, they say they've had sleepless nights over this because they were convinced these officers should have been hit with some serious charges and they just didn't have that opportunity and when they heard the attorney general say that they were all in agreement, they said they were very upset. they even said that he was lying, that he betrayed them. >> deb, we've both worked on so many aspects of this case for this special. one of the most compelling parts of the story and one that has not been told in this way is the story of who breonna really was. >> reporter: and we dug deep. you will see these home videos of her, family and friends wanted to paint a picture. they want people to know that this was a young woman who had a bright light to her and you will see that as some of these

videos -- you'll see her being sassy and sort of fun. they want people to know not just her name but they want people to know who she was, this was a person who deserved to live we'll bring that tonight on "20/20" of course. >> deborah roberts and "say her name: breonna taylor," a special event with the louisville courier-journal airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 8:00 central here on abc. now to ginger. >> reporter: thank you, michael. i wanted to get to wednesday through sunday of next week and just give you a little indicator wet and mild for really illinois and arkansas all the way to the east through florida, dry and mild in the middle. a little chillier, some rain and mountain snow in the pacific northwest. so where is the real cold air? you have to go to alaska. fairbanks this morning around 20 below, my goodness gracious and how about utqiagvik. this is the alaskan town that saw its last sunset of 2020 this year

good morning. we made it to friday. we'll have increasing sunshine and warmth after a cooler morning. it will be colder tomorrow but even warmer in the afternoon hours before a dry cold front brings us back to reality sunday and keeps us dry next week. 50s along the coast. low to upper 60s around the bay and inland neighborhoods. expect 30s for the inland valleys, 40s for the rest of us. all right, we'll turn to us. last night's dramatic "grey's anatomy" episode. patrick dempsey returning as mcdreamy while meredith battles covid. kaylee hartung, she was lucky enough to sit down with the show runner to talk all about the new season. hey, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, cecilia. in the age of paparazzi and iphones it's real hard to keep secrets in hollywood but "grey's anatomy" did it. how they managed to do it, well, that even shocked the woman in charge. >> i hate you.

>> you love me. god knows i love you. >> reporter: the dream isn't over yet. >> i'll be right here when you're ready. >> reporter: one of television's favorite couples stunning fans and the cast with one of primetime's biggest surprises. was this one of the toughest secrets you have ever had to keep? >> the toughest. the toughest. it was a stressful thing and then it was a beautiful group effort and then it paid off and i can't believe it. i was in tears. >> reporter: "grey's anatomy" show runner krista vernoff telling "gma" pulling off this was a career highlight. >> it's just a beautiful nostalgia. for those of us who have lost people like real people in our lives, this gave them room to grieve again or to not grieve again or to feel joy again. >> reporter: in the show's 17th season the doctors of grey sloan are battling the very real virus but vernoff had to be convinced to take it on. >> the most persuasive were the doctors. they said this is the story of our lifetime and it's changing us and it's changing health care

prominently and we have to do it. >> reporter: it turns out that reunion was all part of meredith's own fight against covid. >> if i fall asleep, i'm afraid i might not wake up. >> the doctors with covid talk about covid dreams and how vivid they are, how incredible they are. covid dreams are intense. >> we watch these characters for years and fall in love with them and when something like this happens to them we feel it and it might change our hearts and it might change our minds. for me that's as good as it gets. >> krista says there are more surprises in store. another person from meredith's past will visit her covid dreams. she wouldn't tell me who but tells me we will get two more appearances from patrick dempsey this season. i'll have my tissues ready for more. >> yeah, totally. i think you just broke a headline there, kaylee, more patrick dempsey.

this is big news. thanks so much. "grey's anatomy" airs thursdays at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. george? >> thanks, cecelia. now to our series remote control. with more schools returning to remote learning families are trying to figure out how to keep children focused and engaged. erielle reshef here with ways to make sure your kids get the most of their virtual classrooms. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, george. with online learning there can be some serious frustration, especially for those young kids in elementary school and their families, so we went to an expert for some advice. more and more schools are closing their doors to in-person learning due to covid spikes across the country and parents like angel colby are stuck trying to navigate the new world of virtual learning. >> yesterday he had a meltdown. at the end of the day he was pretty fried. they were on the zoom from 8:35 to 2:30 in the afternoon. >> reporter: atticus has been learning remotely but having a hard time focusing. >> it's kind of hard to concentrate because it's too long. >> reporter: atticus is not alone. many parents of elementary

school students say their children are struggling to stay engaged. so we turn to child psychiatrist dr. neena choudhary for help. first gauging success. >> how should expectations change with my fourth grader compared to my younger kids? >> the curriculum itself starts to become a little bit more important. here's where parents can look to see which subjects kids are or are not interested in, or where they have difficulties. >> reporter: next keeping kids engaged. >> how do i make sure my daughter is actually engaging with what's being taught to her through her computer screen? >> ask, what did you learn today? why don't you talk me through your understanding of the material and what's working well and what's not? a lot of times kids will quietly struggle. >> reporter: and finally providing support. >> what can i do to help support him emotionally when we're both frustrated? >> consistency, boundaries and structure. these are like swaddles for the mind. the more you can do it

proactively the more you can prevent outbursts, frustration or mismatches in expectations. >> reporter: while there are many challenges dr. choudhary says there are some positives to virtual learning. >> families are learning how to communicate more and navigate these challenges and getting glimpses into each other's lives they didn't have before. >> reporter: dr. choudhary recommends setting an activity with your kids that signals the end of the virtual school day. it could be something as simple as stepping outside for a few minutes or playing their favorite song. kids just crave that sense of routine. >> they sure do. good advice there. thank you. let's go to lara for some "pop news." >> reporter: thank you so much, george. we'll jump right into it with the biggest night in latin music. as you guys mentioned earlier the 2020 latin grammys were held last night honoring artists from all over the world and featuring mesmerizing performs from j balvin and we had bad bunny who won best reggaeton performance and lit up the screen.

he was in san juan, puerto rico. the event was held in miami where mr. 305 himself, pitbull took to the stage with first respondsers for a very special performance of "i believe that we will win." take a look. ♪ i believe that we will win i believe that we will win ♪ ♪ i believe that we will win i believe that we will win ♪ ♪ i believe -- >> reporter: pitbull chose that song to put covid on notice and honor the courage of first responders and all frontline health workers during the pandemic. congratulations to all the big winners. also in music news, a monster collaboration to tell you about. justin bieber and shawn mendes dropping a music video overnight for "monster." take a look. ♪ what if i, what if i trip, what if i, what if i fall then am i the monster then let me know ♪ ♪ and what if i, what if sin,

and what if i break, yeah ♪ ♪ then am i the monster, let me know ♪ >> reporter: the single part of mendes' upcoming album "wonder." he says the song "monster" is about how society can put celebrities up on a pedestal and watch them fall. "monster" streaming now will be available on mendes' upcoming album out december 4th. if you want more bieber he will perform on the american music awards this sunday, 8:00 p.m. right here on abc. i'm calling for treats because riva is getting restless. riva, let's talk tiger. tiger woods just finished the masters and he is ready for his next tournament partnering with his 11-year-old son charlie. the father/son duo teaming up for a championship where pro golfers play with a family member and tiger may have a ringer on his hands.

charlie making quite a name for himself winning a junior tournament this past summer with his daddy caddie by his side. you can watch tiger and charlie try to win it all against other greats like greg norman and gary player with their partners. it happens on the golf channel on december 17th and 18th. finally, cue the music. ♪ sweet caroline ah, don't you love it. i figured this is perfect for friday, george. and neil diamond is dropping a brand-new album today called "classic diamond." it is neil with new vocals re-imagined with help of the london orchestra. capital music says neil is one of the most important vocalists and song writers in the history of pop music and this album shines a beautiful spotlight on some of his greatest works. guys, here's an example of neil, a classic twist. listen up. ♪ they're coming to america ♪ every time that flag's unfurled, they're coming to

america ♪ ♪ they're coming to america >> so great. that song deserves that incredible orchestra behind it. it's actually the london symphony, "classic diamonds" out now. everybody, happy friday. >> that's majestic. so great to hear. thank you, lara. coming up how to hack your holiday. got meals for four for under $40.

good morning, everyone. h and m's flagship store in union square is now closed. the "chronicle" is reporting that the retailer confirmed the closed sure of the store as permanent. h and m still has two other san francisco stores. brick and mortar stores have been hard during the pandemic. last month h and m announced that it would close 250 stores in 2021. good news if you are heading out, the radiational fog is out there. temperatures are in the 30s in the inland valley, 40s to even a 50 around parts of the bay. you now, as far as our commute,

it is only the fog that you have to worry about and not forgetting your coat later on today. temperatures will reach the mid to upper 60s around our bay and inland neighborhoods with upper 50s at the coast. colder tonight, warmest tomorrow afternoon and then pretty close to average and dry through

kelly and ryan is coming up at 9:00 on abc 7.

and we'll have another update this about 30 minutes. ♪ who's going to kiss you when i'm gone ♪ welcome back on this friday morning. we're so glad you're with us today. it is time to hack your holiday. helping you keep your thanksgiving safe, affordable and delicious with a meal for four people for under $40. "epicurous" writer kendra vaculin is here. she's going to break down how it's done. good morning to you, kendra. >> good morning. >> so many families aimed to scale back thanksgiving. budget friendly and keep the dinner safe for sure. what's your number one tip for making the meal affordable? >> i would say shop in your own fridge and pantry first. you probably have a bunch of kitchen staples available like flour, olive oil, butter. so make note of what you have and then make a plan for the rest. >> all right, kendra. we're trying to figure out --

was that a turkey gobble? i don't know what that sound was. side effects were weird. thanksgiving is not thanksgiving without turkey and gravy. you're going to give us a breakdown of the costs. you have other tips on how to keep the cost down. >> yeah, the bird is definitely the big ticket item but instead of a full one we're doing a turkey breast tenderloin which is less expensive and available at your local grocery store and really easy to cook. so we just put a simple rub on this one made of thyme, orange zest, salt and pepper. we sauteed it in a pan, seared it off and finished it in the oven. the great part about that, all the juices at the bottom of the pan make a really nice easy gravy. >> kendra, on behalf of all of us, we apologize for that warble, but it's about to come up again. tell us about sides. >> yeah, i'm a big side person but paring it down is probably important this year. this is a twice baked sweet

potato. after you bake it, you scoop up all the flesh. put it into a bowl and mix it with egg and southern juice, butter, refill and add marshmallows and pecans. good if you're sitting at a social distance or want to pack up a meal and send it to a loved one and these are really easy green beans, you saute with butter and shallots. a really quick and easy side. >> kendra, not a meal unless you have dessert. tell us about the dessert you have. >> yeah, we've got these individual keeping with the individual theme apple crisps, all the flavors of fall which are great, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter and flour in the crumble and if you have room in your budget and you want to add it on i think you should add a scoop of ice cream. >> of course, you should. >> definitely. should we do the drum roll? we'll add it up and see if you've got this meal under 40 bucks. [ drum roll ]

[ turkey warble ] you did it. >> it can be done. >> kendra, we appreciate you joining us and helping us and showing the families out there how to have a budget conscious and safe thanksgiving. we appreciate it. give us a gobble one more time. i'm not going -- there we go. we can move on now. you can get these recipes on our website at goodmorningamerica.com. all right, guys, we are very excited about our next guest. back on the show, he is, you know him, a platinum-selling singer and global superstar and he's got a new album out today called "harmony." guys, give it up. josh groban, thank you so much, friend, for joining us. >> good morning. i'll tell you that gobble woke me right up. >> i was trying to get it together for you because we're still laughing about it. it was so funny. we always love having you on the show. thank you so much for being with us.

you're busy, along with this new album you've got this virtual tour that you've been on. you're streaming concerts. i know i've been watching concerts online. what's it like as a performer, though, that experience? they've been getting us through covid. what was it like on your side? >> well, you know, it was an interesting thing because i didn't know if, you know, without the applause, if there would be kind of an energy in the space, but there's something kind of poetic about the fact that i'm singing with my band from a little box from where i am and going out to thousands of families and thousands of boxes around the world, 85 countries tuned in and, you know, it gives us a chance to express ourselves and connect even virtually which i think we're all craving right now. so it's been a lot of fun. >> totally are. so you've got two more coming up. one on thanksgiving and i got to tell you i was really surprised to read this in the information that our producers sent over, one is a christmas concert. your first ever -- you've never done a christmas concert before?

>> these are songs that i've loved for a very long time. i haven't done a christmas show before, a full christmas show before. something about -- something about those songs meant so much to me. you know, i don't know if i'm going to be able to be with my family. >> speaking of christmas shows, i'm told the first con sertd you attended was new kids on the block. we have something in common here. it was the first concert my mom let me go to by myself. she stayed in the parking lot. were you a mega fan?

>> i was. we were just in nose bleed seats. donny wahlberg had a santa hat on and he break danced on stage. >> if there's a reunion concert, we're going. we'll sit in the bleachers and we're there. >> that's right. >> the new album is called "harmony." you finished it during the pandemic. how was it? >> we had four songs done before the longdown. everything changed obviously. we had to do things in a creative way. we had orchestra players in london. i was in new york. "impossible dream" i always knew it was big and inspirational. when i really listened to those lyrics, i wanted to resing it. it's incredible how these songs

continue to blossom and hold new meaning. >> let me tell you about josh's new album. it's called "harmony." it's out today. we'll hear him perform a song from it.

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"memorial," by rising star bryan washington. the novel making so many best books of 2020 lists. along with a few others, several of them, in fact, of our picks, abc's juju chang sat down with bryan. hey, juju. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. you know, his first book of short stories, which he wrote when he was in his early 20s by the way, was picked by president obama in 2019 as one of his favorites. now this new novel follows up on that promise. it's kind of a quiet story that sort of sneaks up on you and then grabs you by the heart. at 27 bryan washington is once again taking the book world by storm with his tender debut novel pulling back the curtain on lives divided by class, race and culture. "memorial" dubbed a dramedy introduces us to an interracial couple, ben and mike, and their often feuding relationship with their families. >> you center on relationships in transition, right?

the two gay lovers, a mother and a son relationship and father/son relationships. what made you focus your attention on relationships in transition? >> what was really important for me was to write the sort of book that i wanted to read and the sort of book that featured the kinds of relationships that i had had. >> reporter: the young lovers on the brink of a breakup when mike takes off to japan to care for his estranged father and his japanese mother comes to live with ben in houston. as a middle-aged asian woman, i feel like i can ask you this question. but did it ever make you nervous to write from the perspective of a middle-aged asian woman? >> i think one of the great joys of fiction is being able to embody someone that you very distinctly aren't. >> reporter: and different cultures, bryan weaves in his love for asian tradition and cuisine. in many ways food is a character in your book. >> having a story in which folks are able to find connection and

to find connection outside of language felt really rare to me and also felt like something that food could accomplish. >> reporter: no stranger to the kitchen whipping up this savory japanese pancake grilled how you like it. you got some skills. i can see it already. exploring life's passions from culinary delights to sexuality, all part of the narrative. hollywood not shying away from this community. the novel set to become a series with accolades that would make any mentor proud. i've heard you speak lovingly about a college professor who really inspired you at the university of houston. >> matt johnson was someone that was just so generous and generous with his time, generous with his thoughtfulness. as far as the stories i wanted to tell and the things that i wanted to do. >> bryan, i want to show you a message from someone special. >> you always had immense talent

and incredible intelligence. i'm incredibly proud, not just of you, but of the opportunity to work with you and see you grow over these years. congratulations. you've earned this. >> thanks, matt. you know, such a gift. you know, like a really -- yeah, what else can you say? >> reporter: now these characters struggle with everyday struggles with racism and poverty and totally dysfunctional families but that's not really what the book is about. at its core this book is a love story and love can be messy. love is far from perfect and love is explicit at times in this book, i will warn you, but as a reader, you are constantly rooting for love to win. cecel cecelia? >> ah, juju, thanks so much. i'm so excited to read this. we do get to take things home, right? >> yes. >> "memorial" by bryan washington is out now and read along on our instagram at "gma" book club.

ginger? >> reporter: i am behind, but i can't wait to get to that one too. now a big celebration overnight at the hong kong disneyland resort. they have kicked off their 15th anniversary festivities with the opening of castle of magical dreams. it is the first time ever that a disney castle has undergone a transformation as grand as this. the new look inspired by the stories of 13 disney queens and princesses and designed to celebrate a sense of inclusion and diversity. when i was there two years ago, they still had it under construction. it is so cool to see and i can't wait to see it in pers good morning. welcome to friday. i got warmer temperatures on the way this afternoon with increasing sunshine and even warmer temperatures tomorrow after some frost in our valleys. the accuweather 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- ♪ born to be wild 7-7-7-7-7-7-7- it is time for the pet of the week. yes, there it is.

the wall of winners in times square and this morning we're adding to that wall a dashing dog who is a star in his own right. you may know him from "batman" and "good will hunting." everybody say hello to ben afquack. 1-year-old ben afquack isn't your ordinary duck. he is a feathery fitness trainer. he's also a musician. ♪ and a social media superstar earning ben the guinness record for most instagram followers for a duck. but for his human, derrick johnson, ben is just a blessing. >> pets are a lot of work sometimes. you really have to give them a lot of love but like what you get back from them is just -- they always love you no matter what. >> ben waddled into his life just after he was born as a reward for derek's 6 and a half years of sobriety. the johnson family reaction to its newest member simply ducky even johnson's two dogs love ben.

>> he likes the dogs more than he likes us. the second we get the dogs out he's one of the pack and he just follows them around. we're pretty sure that he thinks he is a dog. >> reporter: nothing afoul here. their quirky relationship is a lesson in love. beautiful. everybody, congratulations, right, to mr. ben afquack. happy friday and coming up, a very special performance by our friend, josh groban, everyone. we'll be right back on "good morning america." ♪ that i'll always be true make yoat ross!ays happen... surprise! ahhh! yes! i love it! you don't have to spend a lot to give a lot to the ones who mean the most. you've got the holidays, and we've got you, with the best bargains ever... ...at ross. yes for less!

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♪ to dream the impossible dream to fight the unbeatable foe ♪ ♪ to try when your arms are too weary and to reach the unreachable star ♪ ♪ this is my quest to follow that star ♪ ♪ no matter how hopeless no matter how far ♪ ♪ to fight for the right without question or pause ♪

♪ to be willing to march, march into hell for that heavenly cause ♪ ♪ and i know that i'll only be true to that glorious quest ♪ ♪ that my heart will lie peaceful and calm when i'm laid to my rest ♪ ♪ and the world will be better for this, that one man scorned and covered with scars ♪ ♪ still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the

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good morning. golden gate fields has extended a closure from one week it a month before you a covid-19 outbreak. the track first announced the closed sure last week. berkeley side reports that the outbreak began in the barn area off limits to the public. horses stapled will still get care while it is closed. and now our forecast. thank you. happy friday to you. let's taetske a look ultimate s. a few we'll have some sghin. and 59 at half moon bay to 67 in santa rosa. and it will be dry up to thanksgiving. tomorrow we'll have the warmest

afternoon. and now time with live for kelly and ryan. it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, from the hit series "this is us"... and one of the stars of the drama "blue bloods"... plus tips for putting the "thanks" in thanksgiving. all next on "live." and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪ gotta blame it on the boots, gotta blame it on my juice ♪ did you pull your-- did you pull something? i didn't pull it. i didn't pull it, but it-it-it--i recognize that it's there. did you pull something? i didn't pull it, but i recognize that it's tight. it's--it's--it's friday, november 20th. and i'm not just talking about my pants. i thought you split your pants. no. no. no. you know, there's a--there's a... - uh-oh. - there's a gentleman who used to come over a lot and walk on my back. oh. okay. i was like, "wait."