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♪ good morning, america. hope you had a good weekend. great to be here with t.j. and cecilia, it's the kick off to thanksgiving and look at these lines across the country. the cdc put out a travel warning saying do not travel for thanksgiving. apparently a lot of people are not listening. >> not listening. they were getting out of town. a lot of packed airports and this in the midst of this coronavirus crisis. and we have an outbreak we're in the midst of right now, showing no signs of slowing down. right now, there are nearly 84,000 people in the u.s. in this country currently in the hospital with covid. that is a record. >> we have a bit of good news though, some help on the way. as we're learning this morning, a third vaccine that's shown to be effective. tom llamas joins us with this breaking news from overnight, and also this holiday rush. good morning to you.

>> reporter: cecilia, good morning to you. we see that rush right behind me. it is absolutely miserable out here. it's cold, it's pouring rain and yet this line wraps all the way around the block. here in new york, like in other parts of the country, the lines start early. they end late. some people at this location waited eight hours yesterday to get tested, yet despite all this, there is some good news as you mentioned. scientists around the globe seem to be getting the upper hand on the virus. overnight, some real signs of progress in defeating covid-19. astrazeneca announcing it is now the third drugmaker to show its vaccine is highly effective at preventing covid-19. drugmakers testing two dosing regimens. one showing 62% efficacy, but the other, 90%. >> 90%. you have to give a half dose for the first immunization and the full dose for the second immunization. >> reporter: and regeneron's

antibody treatment, the same one used by the president, granted emergency use authorization by the fda for people age 12 and over and for those at higher risk. the news coming as two forces collide, the raging pandemic and the urge to be with family and friends this thanksgiving. despite cdc guidance urging americans not to travel for the thanksgiving holiday, scenes like this in phoenix and chicago showed packed airports. >> sometimes when you get a crowded plane, you're in a crowded airport, you're lining up, not everybody wearing masks, that puts yourself at risk. >> reporter: hospitalizations surging to unprecedented levels with more than 83,000 patients currently hospitalized. in north texas, the barbosa family gathered for a family birthday party. now, 15 members of the family have tested positive for covid-19.

>> i plea that my family's story can act as a learning lesson. for all of us. because we took precautions. >> reporter: with the holiday just days away, millions lining up for tests. that demand for testing means a slowdown when it comes to results. some testing sites possibly unable to provide results before the holiday. >> while we've been averaging one to two-day turnarounds, it depends on demand at the labs. you need to make a decision, don't wait. >> keep it to your immediate family, please. >> reporter: new jersey's governor limiting indoor gatherings to ten people. an order one police chief says he won't enforce. >> i won't have police officers knocking on doors just to check on how many people are in their house. >> reporter: america's frontline workers already exhausted and fearful of what's to come. >> we definitely don't want to

see family get-togethers become cris mags family funerals. >> reporter: the warnings are clear as we head into thanksgiving. we want to mention some more promising vaccine news. the head of "operation warp speed" saying if everything goes as planned with the pfizer vaccine, the first doses could be available as early as december 11th. t.j., that's huge news. we finally have an actual date on the calendar. >> and that's great to hear. tom, thank you so much for that. meanwhile, the cdc strongly urging americans just don't do it. don't travel for thanksgiving due to the surge in the virus. but as we have been showing you, those pictures, millions of americans still hitting the road and crowding airports. our gio benitez at laguardia airport in new york. gio, some people are determined to travel. >> reporter: they really are, t.j. despite the cdc warning we're seeing lots of people traveling already on the roads, in the skies. you saw those videos of people just packed into these airports here over the weekend. now tsa is reporting big numbers across the country. on friday, tsa screening more

than 1 million people. that is the second highest day total since march. saturday, not too far off, nearly 1 million people there. still down considerably from last year's numbers. but perhaps more than a lot of people expected. as you can imagine, most people are traveling by road. when you add in drivers, aaa is forecasting more than 50 million total drivers this year. now, if you are traveling, the sunday after thanksgiving tends to be the busiest, so plan around that. no doubt these numbers are surprising, and perhaps even troubling to a lot of people who hoped that many would just stay at home, george. >> it was surprising. let's bring in the governor of new jersey phil murphy. governor murphy, thank you for joining us. your state hitting new records for cases, hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise. is the virus out-stripping your efforts to control it? >> george, good to be with you. i certainly hope not, but we do have some realities that are

stark. number one, the weather is colder. we're living a lot more of our lives indoors. there's real pandemic fatigue and a lot of transmission behind private doors. so we have surgically gone after cutting indoor dining at 10:00 p.m. lowering indoor gathering limits to ten people with amped up enforcement, but there is only so much you can do, so we're pleading with people. keep thanksgiving really small, immediate family, don't travel. don't let your guard down because you're at home. >> we heard the police chief say he's not going to enforce the new rules. anything you can do about that? >> listen, i heard him say i don't want to ruin anyone's thanksgiving. that gentleman i believe is an outlier. what would really ruin your thanksgiving is if somebody gets sick, and god forbid dies so, we have to do everything we can, but there's a huge amount of burden here on personal responsibility and doing the right thing. >> i know everybody wants to keep schools open as long as

possible. are you going to have to close them? >> i hope not. we've got 800 different districts and schools that we oversee. 500 and something are hybrid. 160 something are remote. the rest are either in person or in combination. i hope we can at least -- assuming we can do it safely, and keep case transmission as low as it has been, i hope we can keep schools open. >> we're heading into thanksgiving. you put out every warning you possibly can. you have to expect, i would imagine, that the cases are going to continue to rise following thanksgiving, at least for a couple weeks. >> we've got a vortex here of a lot of bad facts. we have cold weather, people letting their hair down with fatigue and holiday after holiday. to your point, you have thanksgiving, advent, hanukkah, christmas, new year's all lined up within six weeks, all in cold weather. we're pleading with people please god do the right thing.

but you're absolutely right, we expect this to get worse before it gets better. >> hoping for the vaccine to be approved december 10th. i was talking to the chief science adviser for "operation warp speed" yesterday, and he said it could start to be distributed within 48 hours. do you have the infrastructure in place in new jersey to distribute the vaccine once you get it? >> listen, we think, george, this will be in waves. in other words, we'll get batches first for frontline healthcare workers, essential workers, vulnerable populations like long-term care, and then ultimately it'll be available to the full society. we need a very robust federal partnership here in terms of both logistics, these are two jabs, subzero storage. we're going to need a lot of help from the federal side of this. which is why please, god, the trump and biden teams need to begin speaking, asap. >> i was going to ask you about that. have you noticed any holdups or any hurdles because they haven't been speaking?

>> i haven't yet. but the fact of the matter is, this is something that's so complex. we don't know what we don't know, and the notion that we can sort of casually hand the ball off midday on january 20th is a complete fallacy. this is really, really complicated. forget about your legal challenges and who's counting what votes. please, god, i ask the trump administration to open the books on the vaccine and the virus generally to the biden team. >> governor, thanks for joining us this morning. i know you've got some challenging weeks ahead. >> thanks for having me, george. cecilia. we turn to the latest on president trump still clinging to baseless claims of widespread fraud. the evidence that there's no there there is backed up by judges around the country tossing out some 30 cases, by the president and his allies, including now another one in pennsylvania. the judge there likening this argument to frankenstein's monster haphazardly stitched together. let's bring in terry moran.

with the very latest. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. it's been almost three weeks since the election. what's emerged as a contrast in leadership, president trump is constructing an alternative reality rejected by court after court across the country. and more and more by republican officials. governor larry hogan saying what trump is doing makes the u.s. look like a banana republic. a tale of two presidents. president-elect joe biden, the actual winner of the november 3rd election, forging ahead with his transition before he's sworn in on january 20th. sources tell abc news biden has made his selection for secretary of state, antony blinken, a longtime adviser, with extensive foreign policy experience. meanwhile, president trump is often seen golfing even while the coronavirus pandemic rages

through the country and refusing to accept the reality he lost. >> which i won. >> reporter: but the election is over, and more republicans are publicly acknowledging that. senator lisa murkowski urging the president to stop urging a pressure campaign to overturn the results and to begin the full transition process. trump confidant chris christie calling on the president to drop his court challenges. >> the president's legal team has been a national embarrassment. >> reporter: trump's lawyers, led by rudy giuliani, talk a big game, but when it comes to court where evidence must be real, trump and his team are failing. so far they've lost 30 cases. the president's campaign now abruptly cutting ties with one of its key attorneys, sidney powell, after she attacked georgia's republican governor falsely claiming he was part of an election conspiracy. following a major defeat in pennsylvania, where biden leads by 80,000 votes, and trump is pushing the court to toss out millions, that effort was

brusquely swatted down. the judge comparing the trump campaign's case to frankenstein's monster, writing, that one might expect that when seeking such a startling outcome, a plaintiff would come formidably armed with proof, and that has not happened. all this matters while trump rails on twitter and flails in court. his administration won't share critical plans for distributing the covid vaccine with president-elect biden's team. biden's chief of staff ron klain warning of a potential fiasco ahead. >> if the trump administration's position that we're supposed to trust them, that this is all going to work out, i think that's a hard sell to the american people. >> reporter: for president trump and that alternative reality, the clock is ticking as more states move to certify their elections. michigan and pennsylvania are expected to do so today. cecilia? >> certainly are, terry. george? let's check in now with a different holiday season shopping. becky worley is at a best buy in

san francisco. she has details on how to get the best discounts now. good morning, becky. >> reporter: good morning, george. we use that word "unprecedented" a lot describing this covid economy. like you said black friday is going to be very very different. it's not just that the deals have come earlier than ever. it's that some of the best deals have come early, like now, and many are worried they won't last. this year's hottest gift for teens is sold out at all major outlets. this morning, the ps 5 gaming console unavailable online as desperate parents wait for new batches of products to become available. >> i would encourage consumers to check across multiple retailers' websites. check through the week. >> reporter: at a time when shoppers are usually researching and planning how they'll find deals on black friday, many of the best discounts already available. best buy offering this laptop now for $110 off, that's a 52% discount.

kohl's with this ninja blender, $80 off. this air fryer, $19 at macy's. that's 60 .off. walmart has advertised new deals and a new shipment of ps 5s and a new shipment of ps 5s dropping november 25, at 9:00 p.m., experts say stores want us to shop now. >> given the peak demand they're expecting, the earlier they can pursue order the easier it is to fulfill those orders in time. >> reporter: social distancing and storing pansy limits mean that online to buy, with 85% of retailers planning to heavily promote online options. as part of covid-safe shopping. >> in many cases retailers have been doing deals all through november with new deals coming out for this black friday week. >> reporter: in my many years covering black friday, i've never seen a year where so many early deals now are as good as those advertised on thanksgiving and black friday. now stores may dynamically move

prices and for the items i really need i'm buying today and wednesday and we have many of those deals listed. >> all right, becky. i think you're saying, i'm behind. i want to turn now to a big victory for the washington football team. not just the team, but in particular the starting quarterback. alex smith earned his first win since suffering a devastating and life-threatening leg injury two years ago. the washington football team beat cincinnati 20-19. smith said winning was another thing i never thought i would be doing again. it's amazing to get a win. they'll play the cowboys on thanksgiving day. guys, he was wearing those throwback jerseys. that's what he was wearing two years ago, and that's the first time he has worn it since that injury. he said, the last time i wore it, they had to cut it off me in an ambulance. to be back, bravo to him. >> thank you, t.j. following a lot of other headlines including how soon a coronavirus vaccine could be available. we have some new information this morning. the surgeon general is standing

by with the latest. and that wild rescue, the hero dog owner saving his puppy from the jaws of an alligator. but first, let's go back to ginger. >> that video every time. okay, let's look at this video. ft. wayne, indiana, one to two inches of snow making the roads slick. this morning, there are spots trying to freeze up in maine, but mostly you have a cold rain. you'll end up seeing that from springfield, massachusetts, up through say, jade, maine, but what i wanted to bring you was the next big storm, right? this one's going to form with snow in the rockies, certainly for colorado mixed in the midwest. let's get to your select cities sponsored by subaru.

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subway system. a 29-year-old man managed to pull himself to safety. he escaped unharmed and another woman survived, got pushed as the train rolled right over her, but she did survive. take a look at this. thousands lining up in atlanta to get free food donated by tyler perry. we have much more on that act of kindness coming up in "pop news." >> he's a wonderful guy. great citizen, great community member. we begin with more though on that race for the coronavirus vaccine after the big news overnight from astrazeneca announcing it's the third drugmaker to show its vaccine is highly effective. u.s. surgeon general dr. jerome adams is standing by live to answer all of your questions. stephanie ramos is joining us more on this vaccine timeline. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: cecelia, good morning. that's right, astrazeneca the latest in several vaccine trials worldwide to post their results.

but after about eight months spent developing a covid vaccine, pfizer and a german biotech firm also reaching this huge milestone in this process that has allowed them to apply for a limited authorization from the fda. if authorized that vaccine, the covid vaccine, could be available for a small group of people, those who need it the most before the end of the year. this morning, as new covid-19 cases skyrocket across the u.s., a sign of hope. officials saying the first vaccines could be ready next month. >> we are ready to start shipping vaccines within 24 hours from approval. >> reporter: pfizer and biontech filed their fda applications for emergency use authorization on friday. moderna expected to be right behind them. now, an independent evaluation is under way. the committee overseeing it set to meet on december 10th. they could vote to recommend fda approval that same day. if the fda agrees and issues the emergency use authorization, the

vaccine could start rolling out within 24 hours and health care workers could start receiving it as early as december 11th, and by the end of december, "operation warp speed" is expected to have enough doses of the vaccine for 20 million people. by the end of may, health officials say in order for the vaccine program to be effective around 70% of americans need to get vaccinated. >> if you get an overwhelming majority of the people vaccinated with a highly efficacious vaccine we can reasonably quickly get to the herd immunity that would be a blanket of protection for the country. convincing americans it's safe. >> the vaccines have been developed as thoroughly as ever. i've been doing this for more than 30 years. >> reporter: at this stage health officials don't believe the vaccine would be approved by the fda for those under the age of 18. but by the spring of 2021 officials say kids, including toddlers, could be immunized. cecilia?

>> stephanie, thanks so much. for all the answers to these vaccine questions, joining us exclusively now surgeon general dr. jerome adams. dr. adams, thanks for being here this morning. i want to start though before we get to that vaccine news with this announcement out of the white house that they're planning to hold some holiday parties indoors at the white house. americans have been told that we can't even see our families for this holiday, and yet, here's the white house planning to hold these holiday parties indoors. what kind of message is this sending? >> well, i want the american people to know that we're at a dire point in our fight with this virus by any measure. cases, positivity, hospitalizations, deaths, we're seeing more americans negatively impacted than ever before, but i also want americans to understand that we've never had more reason for hope thanks to the science. you were talking about moderna and pfizer. we're going to have people -- the vulnerable, start to be vaccinated in mere weeks, so i'm asking americans -- i'm begging you, hold on just a little bit longer.

keep thanksgiving small and smart this year. you can go to cdc.gov to learn about more tips regarding how to stay safe. but one of those tips is to go outdoors if you can, keep it small, ideally less than ten. prepare beforehand. make sure you're not going out in public and exposing yourself to other people. >> beforehand. right. but small and indoors isn't happening at the white house. have you shared these tips with your colleagues at the white house? are you concerned this could be a superspreader event? >> well, we want everyone to understand these holiday celebrations can be superspreader events. we want them to be as small as possible. go to cdc.gov, look at these tips for everyone. they apply to the white house, and they apply to the american people. they apply to everyone. we want you to stay safe so we can get to a vaccine. >> before we get to viewer questions, i want to ask you about the gallup poll that shows

that 42% of americans are not willing to be vaccinated. they don't trust this. how can you convince them? >> well, one of the things i'm doing is traveling around, talking to people. i had a conversation with historically black college and university presidents, morehouse, howard. that was just on friday, and we're really trying to help people understand this vaccine was developed safely. tony fauci said it. moncef slaoui said it. we have not cut any safety corners. and the most reassuring thing i can say to you, america, when they tell me i can get the vaccine, i will get it. it's the best way to protect myself, my family and community. >> we have so many questions. i'll get to the first one. it came in on twitter. this is the first vaccine of this kind, how can we be sure that prolonged side effects won't occur down the road? >> i talked to dr. redfield, dr. birx, dr. fauci,

they're the top virologyists in the world, here's what they tell me -- normal studies have about 5,000 people in them. these studies have 30,000 to 60,000. these vaccines will have more data than any other vaccine developed in history. again, i will be in line to get it when they tell me i can get it. that's how much confidence i have this will be safe, 95% plus effectiveness. i would hate to have a vaccine that could end this pandemic, but people don't trust it. i'll work with any organization to help people understand the safety that went into the process, not just the speed. >> i have just a few seconds left, and i want to get to one more, why is there a second vaccine needed after you get the first round? >> it takes -- for some of these multiple doses in order to get you where you need to be. but johnson & johnson is actually working on a one-dose vaccine. i'm excited we have three vaccines out there, because when

you are trying to immunize the entire planet, we want to have as many tools in our arsenal as possible. go to cdc.gov, understand how to stay safe. small and smart this thanksgiving. >> surgeon general jerome adams, thank you very much. t.j.? we want to turn to an amazing rescue. it was all caught on camera. a florida man jumped into the water to save his puppy from an alligator. the dog is safe and sound this morning. will reeve with the story. >> reporter: right here richard wilbanks saves his dog from the jaws of an alligator. >> he just came out from under the water like a missile and grabbed gunner and went right back in the water with him. it all happened so fast, it was just reaction. you know, adrenaline. >> reporter: the shocking ordeal playing out near the wilbanks home while richard's wife louise was inside. watch again. the king charles spaniel scampering off. with just a single puncture wound. the incident caught on camera by the florida wildlife federation.

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and lots of fireworks. ♪ >> reporter: and one of the moments, bell biv devoe reuniting for their song, "poison." ♪ that girl ♪ is poison the show making ama history for latin artists. debuting four new brand-new awards. becky g. taking home favorite female artist, delivering a powerful acceptance speech. >> i dedicate this award to all our immigrant workers, the students and immigrant families. it's because of my family i stand here today. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: but it was artist of the year taylor swift who dropped a major surprise. >> the reason i'm not there tonight is i'm actually rerecording all of my old music in the studio where we originally recorded it. it's been amazing. i can't wait for you to hear it. >> reporter: congratulations to taylor swift. one look that did raise eyebrows you probably noticed.

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morning. also a lot of signs this pandemic is relentless. i want to show you something that's happening right here in new york city. those umbrellas right there, and all those people, that's the start of the line in manhattan, and those umbrellas over there, that's the end of the line. it wraps around the entire block. so many people trying to get tested. some positive headlines, scientists look like they're getting a hold on the covid-19 vaccine. overnight real signs of progress in defeating covid-19. astrazeneca announcing it's the third drug maker to show its vaccine is highly effective at preventing covid-19. two dosing regimens, one showing 62% efficacy, but the other 90% effective. regeneron's antibody treatment, the same one used by the president, granted emergency use authorization by the fda for people age 12 and over and for those at higher risk of developing severe illness from covid. the news coming as two forces

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"operation warp speed" said that could be the date we get the first doses of the pfizer vaccine. george? >> tom, thanks very much. we turn to washington and the latest on the transition turmoil. president trump still refusing to concede. joe biden is forging ahead with his first big cabinet selection expected tomorrow. let's go to terry moran in washington with the latest. good morning again,erer -- terry. >> reporter: good morning again, cecilia. the biden administration is taking shape. it's marked by continuity with the obama administration and biden's years in public service. abc news learned the president-elect has made his pick for secretary of state. it's antony blinken, a long time biden adviser, former deputy secretary of state under obama. biden will name linda thomas greenfield to be the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. she's a former foreign service officer. she would be the second black woman to hold that post. president trump keeps insisting he'll still be president for the next four years. courts keep knocking that claim down. by our count, trump and his allies have lost at least 30 times in courts across the

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♪ good morning welcome back to "gma." it's the kick off of thanksgiving week. we'll be helping you get ready all week long. this morning geoffrey zakarian will be here to tell everyone how to prep the perfect turkey. >> i was just debating with my mom whether i could cook the stuffing ahead of time or not. she says no, so we'll ask him what he says. but it is now time for "pop news" and lara is back. hey, lara. >> hey, cecilia. i actually need that answer as well because i am on stuffing duty this year. so i too will be watching geoffrey there, but i want to share with you guys tyler perry in the news for giving back once again. what a terrific guy. getting in the thanksgiving spirit giving away 5,000 boxes of nonperishable groceries and a

$25 gift card to buy anything else that a family might need to any atlanta resident in need. the food drive originally set for sunday morning, first come, first serve, 8:00 to noon, but by 10:00 a.m. every box was spoken for. grateful families waiting hours, even overnight at perry's studio. many calling the giveaway a thanksgiving blessing. one mom telling our abc affiliate there, my family really needs it. i have four little ones. so this came as a big help. thank you, tyler perry. we say the same. what a great guy. 75 years young. her daughter kate posting this throwback photo of goldie in honor of mom's b-day and talk about twinning. the mother/daughter duo look more like sisters. hudson captioned the photo with a sweet message writing, goddess, light worker, fire

bender, scorpion tail whirlwind, butterfly mother, love expanding, shining star. i love you to infinity and beyond. happy birthday, goldie hawn. guys, happy birthday robin roberts who i checked in with this morning. it's her birthday this morning. she's up watching the sunrise. we're all sending her our love. happy birthday, robin. we love you so much. and finally, chris hemsworth is showing us how he's getting into shape for his upcoming movie "thor: love and thunder." the actor sharing his work out on instagram with a huge tire. look at that. he writes, cheat day. decided to treat myself to this extra large donut. well, another chris, chris pratt taking to the comments to make a special request writing, hey, bud. just heard from my trainer and he needs you to stop working out because since we're going to be in the same movie and everything he doesn't want me -- oh, and he doesn't want me to stand next to you if you look like that, i'm

going to need you to put on 25 pounds real quick. thanks. pratt confirming he'll be starring alongside hemsworth. hemsworth writing we can just use the same fancy filter that's been applied here. it's called insta shred. "thor" scheduled for release february, 2022. that's all i have for you guys. back to you in the studio. let me know what geoffrey says about the stuffing. >> i will get back to you, lara. thanks so much. we'll turn to our "gma" cover story. "little house on the prairie" star melissa gilbert revealing she underwent spinal surgery. adrienne bankert joins us with more. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning, cecelia. channelling that strength. melissa gilbert, so many people grew up watching "little house on the prairie" or a movie she

starred in, directed or produced, and now fans are cheering her on for a speedy recovery. melissa gilbert has a lot to smile about this morning after undergoing spinal surgery that's been wildly successful. she's battling neck and back injuries since 2001. she added artificial disk to her spine. she said, thank you for all of your love, support and prayers. i send so much love back to you all. happy thanksgiving indeed. gilbert always pushing herself. hopeful, but still rushed to the hospital in 2012 after a whiplash incident on "dancing with the stars." >> dizzy? >> i hit my head. >> reporter: gilbert saying in 2016, i had my third spinal fusion surgery. i found out the fusion had failed. the hardware was boring a hole in my vertebra and i would need another surgery. the catch was i had about six months. double catch, hello, covid-19.

>> i suspect that's what happened here with the first surgery back in 2001. it probably caused more stress on the disc below, and the stress caused the disc to wear out, and she needed the second surgery. it's the second one that now failed requiring the revision in her neck. so hopefully with this replacement, she'll have a much better long-term success, and it sounds like the surgery was very successful. time will tell. >> reporter: america watched gilbert grow up after her starring role on "little house on the prairie." she was affectionately called half pint. >> mostly it turns out all all right. >> reporter: it's that character she leaned on for inspiration. she wrote, i'm channeling my inner half pint, the one who believed anything was possible, the one with courage and moxy to spare. >> reporter: the immediate

recovery time is about six weeks. this surgery is intense. doctors will closely watch her vocal cords. they want to make sure she doesn't lose her voice. it's good to see she hasn't lost her smile. cecilia? >> we're wishing her well. adrienne, thank you so much. george? we turn to a new way to help those in need during the season of giving. with no government stimulus in sight, "the wall street journal" says more people are turning to the platform gofundme for that. rebecca jarvis has the details. good morning, rebecca rsh good morning -- >> reporter: good morning to you, george. there is both a great need and a great desire among those who can to help those in need with basic payments for things like rent and groceries, and that's why gofundme donations for very basic needs have topped $100 million. this holiday season many americans are depending on the kindness of strangers to make ends meet. whether accepting food donations or as some are trying by crowdfunding to pay bills. >> i think this trend that we're seeing with so much giving,

despite the fact that this is one of the hardest economies in our history, is a real silver lining to this pandemic. >> reporter: this woman was working for a nonprofit in washington, d.c. before being laid off in june. >> it was definitely a whirl wind of emotions. it felt like not only was there a pandemic happening, but also, like, what was i going to do. >> reporter: creating a gofundme page to pay back debt, raising nearly $6,000 of a $9,000 goal in a month. >> this is what community does for each other. it's been very uplifting to my heart and my spirit. >> reporter: jim's photography business struggled during the pandemic. the single father of two selling some of his photography equipment. he also cut back on expenses. >> it's a new fear i've not known before. >> reporter: when an eviction notice landed on his door step his friend joe started a gofundme. the total reaching more than the goal. >> thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

you have kept me in my house, a roof over my kids' heads. you helped us eat. >> reporter: experts say one of the benefits of crowdfunding is convenience. they also say if you need to ask for help, remember these three tips. be honest. >> what compels people to give is an honest story. a story where they might see a connection. >> reporter: be specific. >> there's no such thing as oversharing. you really want to understand how your money is going to create impact. >> reporter: follow up. >> in many cases donors are not expecting anything in return, but they would love to know how you're doing. >> reporter: just a reminder, if you are giving to a personal gofundme fundraiser, it's not tax deductible. it's not the same way that charitable giving is, but george, it still can be a great way to reach people directly at a time when they really need it,

george. >> so many people have been hit so hard by the pandemic. what are some other ways people can help? >> reporter: well, some of the places that really need help right now are food banks. also health and medical supply charities that get vital items into the hands of those who need them. a great place where you can go and check out charities and learn more about who you might want to give to is charitynavigator.org. it'll tell you exactly where your money will go, who it will help, and they make great charities because you know you're getting it to the very best, and it'll go into the right hands, george. let's go to ginger. >> i love it. charitable giving in place of gifts. hopefully that helps some folks. this will help you guys get a smile this morning. still on my bucket list. that's the northern lights from norway. beautiful. a quick look at what it will be like on thanksgiving itself. showers along the east coast. pretty mild. dry into the southeast including atlanta.

chicago near 50. that's going to be a nice one, and just a couple of rain and snow mixes in parts of the good monday morning. i'm abc7 meteorologist mike nicco. after a little mist and drizzle, the fog will be mostly sunny this afternoon. a few frosty nights ahead. in general, temperatures will be average to a little warmer than average in the afternoon hours. today we're 50s along the coast into san francisco and up around lake port, upper fikts. the rest of us 60 to 64. tonight our deepest and coldest valleys, a little frost. otherwise e e e e e e e e e e e we turn to mike tyson's return to the ring. you heard me correctly. mike tyson coming back to the ring to fight 15 years after retiring from boxing. the now-54-year-old former heavy weight champ is set to fight this weekend.

iron mike is live with us now. iron mike, it's good to see you. you're not really gonna go in there and try to knock the guy out. it's supposed to be an exhibition, right? >> i'm not trying to knock nobody out like you said, but i'm trying to protect myself at all times. >> what -- why? why get back into the ring? i know this is going to a charitable causes. there are other ways you could i guess raise money for charity, but why at 54 get back in there and subject yourself to this? >> listen, man, i've been getting in shape. i've been feeling good. my brother-in-law asked me if i wanted to fight somebody. i said, no way. but does he want to box me? the guy was an mma fighter. he said yeah, so i said, i'll box anybody. we went from boxing, tyson/fury, shannon briggs and now jones.

that's how it happened. >> how much more difficult is it to get in shape at this age than when you were actually in your prime? >> it was very difficult only for one particular reason. i had to lose 100 pounds. other than that, i always done this my whole career. >> mike, how did you lose 100 pounds? >> i became a vegan. my wife told me to get on the treadmill. i went from 15 minutes on the treadmill and winded up ending at two hours. >> mike, you got to tell us -- >> going to the gym, watching my diet. >> you look great. you've been putting some posts out there. we see you look great. >> you ain't seen nothing, mr. holmes. i got to show you my body. >> clearly you're -- >> this is what i'm talking about, homie. brother holmes, this is where it's at. this is where it's at, brother.

>> that's impressive. >> i've never spoken with you. >> i think -- get the sound back in the ear there. this is morning tv. i'm not sure what the rules are, but far be it from me to tell mike tyson to put his shirt back on. >> sorry. sorry. >> no. you're good, brother. you have to tell us, is this going to be a real fight? can we expect -- >> listen -- >> will you be dancing around each other? just messing around for exhibition? >> i don't know how to dance. i don't even know how to dance periodly in the disco, but all right, listen. >> anybody in your family telling you don't do this, don't subject yourself to getting punched again? >> yes, they did say that, until they saw me work out. >> then they changed their minds? >> yeah. >> all right. now this is part of a venture.

you're kicking off the legends only league. >> it's so exciting. >> putting legends together. who else would you like to see together, some retired fighters or players to go head to head? >> listen, it's not who i want. these guys are calling me. they want to see their second glory. they know they can do what they want to do. listen, this is how all this started. i'm watching this documentary of jerry rice. jerry rice has a 4. -- i don't know what it was. his best running -- 4.7 or something. i guess he had a 5 now. so he can't participate in sports. the person who plays his position at san francisco now, people want to see jerry rice more than they want to see him play. >> put him back out. >> why can't he play? >> we hear you. we're going to be looking. you look great. good luck this week. mike tyson, good to see you.

>> beautiful. >> he's coming back to the ring, that beautiful man to fight roy jones jr. saturday night. you can see the event produced by lends only league. it streams on pay per view. coming up geoffrey zakarian is live with you with his shirt on. he's going to give you your thanksgiving meal start-up. stay with us, folks. on. he's going to give you your thanksgiving meal start-up. stay with us, folks.

good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. san jose police have one person in custody after a stabbing attack left two dead and another one hurt. it happened last night at grace baptist church. there were no church services going on at the time. we are waiting for police to release more details about what led up to the stabbing. let's take a look at what's going on outsides. hi, everybody. your weather is all over the place from 39 in santa rosa to a little foggy 51 in san jose. here's the way it looks. we had a little mist and drizzle fall out of this earlier. and about another hour and a half of this to go. that's really the only issue for the commute today. let's take a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast, which goes through the holiday and into the weekend.

you can see it's full of average to above average afternoons with a lot of sunshine. no rain, ku

kelly & ryan" is coming up. >> we'll chat with our good friend josh groban plus more thanksgiving cooking. >> that's at 9:00 on abc7. we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on our app and at abc7news.com. the news continues right now with "good morning america."

welcome back to "gma." as we count down to thanksgiving all week long we'll help you hack the holiday. this morning, chef geoffrey zakarian is here to help us get a jump start on the cooking right now so we can make thursday a little easier. hey, friend. welcome. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> thank you. first, i want to say thank you for all your work before we get going with city harvest, and you're on the council there. you've been doing amazing work feeding so many in need. thank you for that. we do want to talk turkey though, and let's get right to it. you've got to help us because we have so many questions right now. you say preparing ahead is going to save us all. you can save us all this thanksgiving if you do stuff

ahead. >> absolutely. i do most -- the only thing i don't do ahead is the turkey, gravy and green beans. everything else is done ahead. >> what are those key things? what are the things you have to start? it's monday. should we be doing it this early? what things do you have to get going now? >> today shop for the root vegetables. take your turkey out. the turkey if it's frozen comes out. the rule of thumb is five pounds equals one day. if it's a ten-pound turkey, two days. so on and so forth. take that turkey out if it's frozen today, and defrost it. shop for all your root vegetables today. >> that means you focus on the turkey thanksgiving day? >> absolutely. what we're going to do today is the stuffing and cranberries. i'm doing the cranberries here as you can see. this is what you want to see as

they come into the store. whether it's a month or three weeks in advance, i do cranberry sauce and put it in a pot. this couldn't be easier. add your orange juice, little bit of zest of orange. some spices, ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar. put it on the fire. you let it -- bring it to boil for about 20 minutes. you get this fantastic cranberry sauce. look at that. put it in a plastic container and put it in the freezer. done, check it off the list. >> you're making me feel accomplished. i checked mine off the list yesterday, but i have long ways to go, so if you are shopping today, what do you focus on? what should we be buying? >> yes. well, i, you know, to me it's root vegetables. anything that's dark and really heavy like your squash or gourds. look at this gorgeous brussel sprout tree. you can do all this ahead of time. it's fantastic. it shouldn't be a stressful day. it should be a happy day.

you're with your family eating this gorgeous dinner. this is one of the days you can do a lot of things ahead of time. that's what i love about it. >> oftentimes we have so much food and we send people out of the house with a to-go plate, and that's how you get rid of a lot of food, but you have so much leftover you don't have room in the fridge. you have a trick here for the food? >> i do. you know, that's a great point. look. the refrigerator we have in our homes including everybody here in this house is made for 364 days of the year. the 365th day is thanksgiving. there's just so much stuff you can't get it in, so what i do is i go to the store and buy one of these portable coolers and, you know, it's styrofoam. you can buy it big or small and put it in your fragarage, and t all the unnecessary stuff out of your fridge and you're going to be very happy, and then you can send some of the turkey stuff home with your friends after

thanksgiving. >> geoffrey, help lara and can we make our stuffing ahead of time. does it dry out? >> hi to lara. you can make your stuffing ahead of time absolutely. i omit the eggs. i use cream and sausage to keep it moist. then the day after it comes out of the oven, i put hot gracie all over it before it goes to the table. trust me it will be delicious. you'll have no stress. concentrate on your guests and families. >> you're saving us. happy thanksgiving to you and your family. everybody, you can get geoffrey's recipes on our website. coming

welcome back to "gma." our next guest we're excited for. four-time grammy award winning singer and actress, and the star of the new lifetime movie "merry liddle christmas wedding." kelly rowland, good morning. >> good morning. >> it's so good to see you. we're excited to talk about the new movie, but we're also excited you have baby number two coming up any day soon? >> not any day. oh, gosh. no, not any day. >> we have an early gift for you.

a little "gma" tradition onesie. we'll send that your way. how are you feeling? >> i feel fantastic to be honest. i'm really grateful. >> that makes us happy to hear. you have baby number two. your 6-year-old son titan's got to be excited for the new addition in the family, and i'm told singing runs in the family because he's been singing to your baby and the baby is reacting? >> yes, the baby is reacting every time. it's amazing that there's a bond already forming. >> i love that. i love that. we want to talk about your movie "merry liddle christmas wedding." this is a sequel. it's the sequel to "merry little christmas." you shot it during the pandemic, so what was that like with the conditions and the new normal we're living in?

>> definitely a lot of distance, a lot of tests, a lot of -- you know, asking people huh because you can't see without the mask. a lot of rules, but at the end of the day, it was so much fun. i was so delighted to be involved. it was the best time. it's something everybody was able to do and shoot it. there were so many conditions and rules, but i'm really grateful. >> we're grateful for movies like this. we all need a little happiness in these crazy times we're living in. let's take a look. we've got a clip. here it goes. >> what's the plan for today? >> the hotel organized a scavenger hunt. which i thought sounded like fun. >> definitely. >> then we'll come back here for a quick 30-minute lunch break and after that, i thought if we had time we could take a trip up the mountain to the gondola.

how does that sound? >> okay. >> come on, guys. this is awesome. i'm excited for it. >> okay, dad. >> okay, dad. this has been such a crazy year. you really wanted to make this movie. >> i did. i did. i felt like it was necessary. you know, in the times we're living in, it's important to feel that sense of family. we have some people who won't be able to go home for the holidays. we're missing that. we're all missing that. i think we miss that bond and togetherness, that closeness since this pandemic even started. it's really important now that we have these moments and we're able to see them. i wanted people to feel like the liddles were them. that was my goal, for people at home to feel like we were family. >> it's a hug in that way. we're hugging you back. thank you and happy thanksgiving to you and your family, kelly. great to have you here.

"merry liddle christmas" premieres on lifetime. ginger. >> thank you, cecilia, and now to tonight's big game. tom brady and the buccaneers taking on the los angeles rams on monday night football. it is a battle of two playoff contenders pitting the bucs number one scoring offense against reigning defense player of the year, aaron donald and his rams defense. did it sound like i knew what i was talking about? hope so. game kicks off at 8:00 p.m. eastern 5:00 p.m. pacific on espn, and the espn app. good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. after mist, drizzle and fog this morning, we'll be sunny this afternoon with a few passing high clouds and temperatures in the upper 50s to mid-60s "dancing with the stars" finale is tonight. final four couples vying for the

mirror ball trophy. lara is back with a look into the ballroom. hey, lara. hey, george. yeah, this is it. the big night is here, the season finale, and the final four say they are ready to leave it all on the dance floor. >> reporter: tonight is the night. >> let's party! >> wow. wow. i can't believe this. >> very, very excited. >> reporter: the "dancing with the stars" finale. >> you know the finale is going to be wilder and crazier than you have ever seen, right? yes. >> what could go wrong? >> reporter: nelly with the salsa and the flip. kaitlyn and her tango with a twist. justina's flash dance jazz. nev with his perfect paso doble.

>> no one has more fun than "dancing with the stars." >> reporter: the four couples take the stage to see who will be crowned champion. >> i have the butterflies, nerves, everything. been able . i'm so excited. >> reporter: each couple will perform ♪ don't you know that you're toxic ♪ >> reporter: then they break it down with the free style, a dance that nelly is pumped about. >> all we can do is what we've been doing. just go out and let it hang out, do our best. >> free style is going to be his best dance ever. he'll just do what he does best. no one thought nelly was going to make it this far. he's here. i'm nervous. i think he's got what it takes. >> reporter: in the end it's up to you, the viewer, who goes home a winner. >> the winners are the ones that tap into the spirit of america, who are, like -- they want to see somebody make a transformation. they want to see somebody have a breakthrough.

>> let's dance! >> so here we go. the series finale for "dancing with the stars" season 29 tonight 8:00 p.m. eastern. george, i'll be watching. >> season 29. be sure to tune into "gma" tomorrow all four couples join us live for the "dancing with the stars" after party. coming up right now, bts.

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we we are back now with bts, one of the biggest bands on the planet. a top trend on twitter this morning after a win for best pop rock on the american music awards. got to share their brand new "esquire" cover on twitter. now we have a "gma" exclusive, first look at a photo from that magazine, and yes, folks. bts now joining us live.

v, jungkook, jimin, jin, rm, j-hope. suga is missing. he's under the weather with a shoulder issue. good to see you all this morning. how has it been quarantining together? you all spent a whole lot of time together in the last few months. >> we're doing our best. just had our virtual concert. studios, making music, that's all we could do. >> yeah. >> how did being quarantined together and the pandemic -- what kind of impact did that have on your music? did it even inspire some of the music you made? >> so, this album "beat" and the single "dynamite" wouldn't be here without the pandemic. if there's no pandemic, we would be on tour going to stadiums, met life, chicago, everywhere.

>> it was a challenge. >> we want to deliver a message of hope to the world, but in a different manner with "dynamite." >> it's the emotion and we're in the moment. >> tell me one last thing before we see the performance. how difficult is it to not be out there with your fans? you can't see them and touch them. you can make music, but it's tough not to be performing in front of people. >> so sad. >> so sad, but doing our best though. >> yeah. >> can't wait to meet you guys again. >> we miss you all so much. >> we connect with them, but we want to meet them in person. >> see you in america some day. >> we miss you here at "gma." you have done our show and had a couple of live performances. look forward to seeing you down

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good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. happening today, a coalition of latinx elected officials will gather in the south bay to rally support from governor newsom. this group wants newsom to appoint a latinx person to the senate seat that will soon be vacated by vice president-elect kamala harris. today's rally is set for 11:00 a.m. at san jose's mexican heritage plaza. now mike with our forecast. >> good morning, everybody. our misty and foggy spots are becoming fewer and fewer as we head over the next couple of hours. we'll have a lot of sunshine, a few high clouds. dryer air and temperatures that will be running a little below average in san francisco, 59. everybody else a little above average in low to mid-60s. really quiet weather the next seven days. thanksgiving is looking pristine for outdoor activities. >> good to hear that. now it's time for "live with

kelly & ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, a performance from recording artist josh groban. and we're kicking off our thanksgiving family cooking series with all holiday hits, courtesy of the seacrest clan. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning. oh. hi. >> kelly: hi. >> ryan: hello. it is monday, november 23rd of your good, kelly. nice to see you. >> kelly: i'm very excited today because all of the seacrest's are here. not here. they are at home, but they are virtually here.