80. metering lights came on at 5:53. number seven, this is what it looks like to visit santa ri good morning, america. covid crackdown. more than 30 million people facing a strict new lockdown this morning. >> this is the greatest threat to life in los angeles that we have ever faced. >> as the coronavirus surges across the country, the u.s. facing a pivotal week in the race for the vaccine. counting down to that crucial fda meeting, the approval for pfizer's vaccine hanging in the balance. surgeon general dr. jerome adams is live only on "gma" this morning. high risk and hospitalized. rudy giuliani tests positive for covid-19. president trump's personal lawyer who spent days traveling around the country pushing the president's false election claims never seen wearing a mask. the latest on his condition this morning. no show. overnight all eyes on georgia.

those two critical senate runoffs heating up. one of the democrats debating an empty podium. his republican rival refusing to appear. this morning, the control of the senate at stake. also this morning, new england still digging out of more than a foot of snow, causing chaos on the roads, and more than 80,000 people waking up without power. ginger is tracking the very latest for us this morning. zappos mystery. new details about billionaire ceo tony hsieh's final allegedly drinking, experimenting with drugs and a fascination with fire. friends including the singer jewel trying to intervene. the latest on the investigation into how he died. abc news exclusive. amanda knox speaking out about what just happened to the only person serving time for the murder of her roommate. >> i continue to this day to be

shocked that he is the forgotten killer and does not have to live with the burden of being forever associated with meredith's death. ♪ i'm a rocketman and record-breaking rodgers. the green bay quarterback making history beating out drew brees, peyton manning and tom brady for an all-time record and getting praise from his pack this morning. ♪ i think it's gonna be a long, long time ♪ good morning, america. what was that last line? >> the pack, the green bay packers. >> ah, got you there. yeah. all right. all right. good morning, america on this monday morning. so much to get to on this busy, busy week that we have ahead. >> that's true. we have a lot of news to get to starting with the latest on the coronavirus emergency. some staggering numbers in the past week. the u.s. has reported more than 1.3 million cases. that is more than any other week on record. approximately 129 americans are testing positive every minute. >> one of the latest, president trump's personal lawyer, rudy

giuliani, the latest in a series of people close to the president to contract the virus. we'll have more on his condition coming up. surgeon general dr. jerome adams is standing by to talk to us live as well, just three days before the critical fda meeting to discuss approval of pfizer's vaccine. first, let's go to kaylee hartung who starts us off in los angeles, almost the entire state of california is on lockdown this morning, just one day after reporting its highest daily case count ever. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. these closed signs behind me have become an all too familiar sight. you can walk down the santa monica pier here but you can't stay long. the restaurants here, all closed. from l.a. to the bay area nearly 85% of californians are under the strict new lockdown at least through christmas. this morning, more than 30 million californians under lockdown after hospital icu capacity dropped to critically low levels in the state leading

to closures for businesses and banning gatherings with anyone outside your household until after christmas. los angeles county reporting 10,000 more cases sunday. a new record and statewide over 30,000 new cases in a single day pushing the total over 1.3 million people infected. >> this is the greatest threat to life in los angeles that we have ever faced. >> we cannot survive. my staff cannot survive. look at this. >> this frustrated l.a. restaurant owner posting this emotional video showing a television crew's tented dining setup just a few feet from the outdoor dining area she was forced to close. >> everything i own is being taken away from me, and they set up a movie company right next to my outdoor patio. >> we know covid is real. but we also, you know, followed every protocol they wanted, and to shut us down with almost no notice before the holidays with no funding, no way of surviving it, is cruel. >> reporter: the u.s. averaging a staggering 186,000 new cases a

day. covid-19 wreaking havoc from coast to coast. despite restrictions, this staten island bar refusing to close. ♪ >> reporter: the general manager arrested for a second time in less than a week. this while in massachusetts the governor tours a make-shift field hospital in worcester ready in case they reach capacity. but for many facilities, the bigger concern is having the staff available to care for more and more covid patients. >> i'm running out of nurses, and we have the space in the medical center but i do not have the nurses or the doctors. you can have a huge hospital but if you don't have the manpower, i cannot save your life. >> reporter: that concern, that our hospitals will be overwhelmed and the dire predictions from health officials that's what led officials in california to put in these strict restrictions.

amy? >> yes, such a tough situation. kaylee, thank you for that. now to the countdown to a vaccine data for pfizer's trials to be made public tomorrow, two days before its critical approval meeting with the fda. stephanie ramos joins us now from worcester, massachusetts with the very latest. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, amy. we're outside a temporary field hospital that just re-opened over the weekend to treat covid patients. the facility first opened in the spring. at the beginning of the pandemic they closed but they're now back open at this convention center but this could be a pivotal week in the fight against the coronavirus. on thursday, an fda advisory committee will meet to deliberate the merits of pfizer's vaccine. health and human services secretary alex azar says if all goes well, the fda could issue an emergency use authorization within days and that shipments of the doses could go out within 24 hours after that, amy. >> wow, that's remarkable speed.

that's here in the united states. but in the united kingdom the vaccine is already ready to go, correct? >> reporter: exactly, amy. the first batch of the vaccine arrived at a london hospital over the weekend. brits can start getting vaccinated tomorrow, but unlike the u.s., which will give the first vaccines to health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus battle, those over the age of 80 and caregivers at nursing homes will get priority in the uk. amy? >> stephanie ramos, thank you so much. george? >> amy, thanks. overnight we learned that president trump's personal lawyer rudy giuliani has been hospitalized with covid after a week of multiple public meetings pressing the president's false claims about the election. cecilia vega has the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. so the campaign won't say exactly when giuliani tested positive but what we're seeing this morning is state legislatures scrambling to keep their members home, even having to close their chambering altogether because so many came in contact with giuliani during his travels last week, and he was not seen wearing a mask during any of those appearances.

as for the former mayor, he says this morning he is feeling well. this morning, rudy giuliani remains in a washington hospital, the 76-year-old former new york city mayor and president trump's lawyer diagnosed with the coronavirus saying he's feeling good, recovering quickly and keeping up with everything. president trump broke the news tweeting, get better soon, rudy. we will carry on. on sunday morning he was on fox news once again leading the president's efforts to overturn the election results. >> do you believe that you still have a path to victory? >> we do. >> reporter: but it's unclear exactly when giuliani tested positive. the trump campaign would only say he was negative before he traveled around the country last week in his attempt to challenge joe biden's win. giuliani meeting indoors with state lawmakers, never seen wearing a mask during any of the public appearances. from arizona on monday where the legislature will now not meet this week due to giuliani's contact with members, to

michigan on wednesday where he asked a woman sitting near him to remove her mask. >> i don't want to you do this if you feel uncomfortable. but would you be comfortable taking your mask off so that people could hear you more clearly? >> can you hear me now? >> yes. >> can anyone hear her clearly? >> we can hear her. we can hear you. >> okay. >> reporter: after he was face-to-face with georgia lawmakers on thursday those in the hearing room have since been asked to work from home until they receive negative covid test results. >> i saw some looks on people's faces even with their mask on. >> reporter: giuliani has repeatedly been in contact with people who tested positive including the president during preparations for his debate against biden. giuliani's own son tested positive last month, a day after attending that widely panned news conference at republican headquarters. and just like president trump, giuliani has questioned the seriousness of the coronavirus and the efficacy of masks which by all accounts help stop the spread of this deadly disease. now, giuliani's legal partner

jenna legal ellis says that the campaign will continue their challenges and that giuliani's absence from the legal team will not affect their efforts going forward. we were talking about their efforts to be clear here to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and, george, so far, the campaign and its allies have lost 38 cases in courts across the country. >> and states have certified joe biden's win totaling 279 electoral votes. okay, cecilia. thanks very much. let's bring in the surgeon general jerome adams for more. thanks for joining us again. you've been vigilant about wearing masks and telling people to wear masks but is this being hampered by mixed messaging from the broader president's team? >> well, it's really concerning to me that we still have people out there who don't understand how much spread is occurring by people who don't have symptoms, who think they're fine and then we find out a week later that they've tested positive and they've exposed other people. that is very concerning but more people than ever are wearing masks. i want the american people to

know this virus is incredibly unforgiving. cases are going up. hospitalizations are going up. my colleagues are dog tired, and we need you to hang on just a little bit longer because we've got vaccines coming, but want as many people to be alive to get them as possible and a lot of that will depend on your behavior. >> and you talk about the vaccines. pfizer is releasing its trial data today. we're having those key fda meetings later this week. what's the most important thing you need to learn about the vaccine right now? >> well, the most important thing for me personally is making sure people understand that these vaccines were developed safely. they are over 90% effective and that it's a way that we can ultimately end this pandemic, but it doesn't matter if people won't get the vaccination. we know that vaccine levels are only about 50% for adults for flu and they go down to about 40% for african-americans. so i'm working with historically black colleges and universities.

faith communities. i'm working with the divine nine which is the leaders of the african-american fraternities and sororities working with hispanic leaders. we want everyone to get this vaccine when it's available which is why we're having a vaccine summit at the white house tomorrow, and we'll be talking about vaccine confidence, and one thing you can all do right now. it's national flu immunization week. get your flu shot. 500,000 were hospitalized last year for the flu. we can't afford for that to happen this year with hospitals being overwhelmed. >> we want people to take the vaccine once it's available. we know that health care workers in residential facilities, elderly and residential facilities, will be first in line for the vaccine. who should be next? there's a debate about whether it should go first to essential workers versus the elderly who are most vulnerable. >> well, we want to immunize for impact. we want to make sure we're giving it to the people who are most likely to die from this virus, and we know that 40% to 50% of the deaths are occurring in people who are in long-term care facilities or older and

we also want our health care workers on the froontlines to gt it. this surge is different than earlier surges because it's not about ppe. it's not about testing. it's really about health care capacity, and certain places are just being overwhelmed. so we know that we can actually help them with their health care capacity by immunizing their health care staff. we're going to leave it up to the states, but we're going to give them guidance, and some states are going to have to immunize their health care workers first and others will do older people and people with vulnerable conditions first. but about 20 million full doses will be available by the end of the year and we'll keep pushing vaccines out to the people as quickly as we can to end the pandemic. follow the three ws -- wear your mask, wash your hands, watch your distance, avoid people outside of your household as much as possible and please be patient with your leaders around the country. they're trying to preserve hospital capacity. they want you to be able to have a bed, and they want my sister who is pregnant to be able to have a bed when she comes into

the hospital, and my mother to have a bed, and that's not going to happen if we keep engaging in behaviors that lead to the spread of the virus. >> dr. adams, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> robin? george, now to those critical senate runoff races heating up in georgia. both seats up for grabs. control of the senate hanging in the balance. president trump and former president obama both rallying supporters, and there was a fierce debate last night as well. steve osunsami has the latest. he's there in atlanta for us. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. while the president was here he called for republican state lawmakers to call a special session or do something to overturn the election that he lost. but georgia's governor, brian kemp, a republican, says he's not going to do that because, putting it simply, it's against the law. they're trying to focus on the runoff election coming up in january and the deadline to register to vote in that election is today. to many georgia voters who will decide january 5th if democrats will end up controlling both

houses of congress, the u.s. senate debate sunday evening was a must watch. >> you've just heard radical liberal raphael warnock lie again. >> reporter: like in most of her campaign ads, republican senator kelly loeffler kept calling her opponent who is a baptist preacher, a radical. reverend raphael warnock accused her of cheating on investments while she was in office. >> so she's continued to misrepresent my record. she's lied not only on me but on jesus. >> reporter: loeffler, who is a strong supporter of the president, struggled to give a direct answer when asked who won the election. >> this process is still playing out, and president trump has every right to every legal recourse. >> reporter: in the other senate race, sitting senator david perdue refused to show. so democrat jon ossoff stood on stage alone. >> your senator is refusing to answer questions and debate his opponent because he believes he shouldn't have to. >> reporter: both parties are bringing all their big guns to georgia. president barack obama here virtually for the democrats.

>> georgia is going to determine ultimately the course of the biden presidency. >> reporter: president trump rallied here in person for republicans, but spent most of his time talking about the election that he lost. >> we will still win it. we will still win it. >> reporter: the fact remains that joe biden won this state by about 12,000 votes, and on "this week," the state's republican secretary of state continued to fight back against the president's false claims of a rigged election. >> we've never found systemic fraud, not enough to overturn the election. >> reporter: already a million request for absentee ballots have been filed for the runoff election, a super large number for a runoff. most of those votes are expected to break for democrats. historically republicans do better in runoffs here. robin? >> all right, steve, thank you. we turn to the nfl. some great news for quarterback aaron rodgers throwing 400 touchdown passes in his career,

and he did it in just 193 games, the fastest to ever do it. 12 fewer games than drew brees who previously held the record. rodgers leading the packers to victory over the eagles. but the saints, the first team to clinch a playoff spot on sunday beating the dirty birds, atlanta falcons, and the reigning super bowl champs, the kansas city chiefs also clinching a playoff spot with their win over denver. patrick mahomes said it's the first step. you want to find a way to get into the playoffs but they've got bigger goals like they did last year. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. thank you. appreciate that. who dat. we have a lot more coming up this morning including those new details on the last month of former zappos ceo tony hsieh's life and tell you what singer jewel are saying about his self-destructive behavior. and a warning about holiday shopping in person. how you can reduce your risk of getting the virus. first, let's go to ginger. what a weekend, amy, with that nor'easter now in the gulf of st. lawrence up into canada. i have to show you what it did.

interstate 84 here in connecticut, 8 to 12 inches in that state. massachusetts was hit hard. we had 1 to 2 inch per hour snowfall rates. that was heavy snow and that meant at the peak 250,000 folks without power. still this morning, 80,000 or more in maine itself and so with this you'll end up having the winds that gusted to 70 miles per hour. now folks without power in maine will feel like today with the windchills in the single digits and teens. so much more to come, but first in 30 seconds you get your select cities sponsored by audi.

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human services, javier becerra. these fireworks at a factory in russia. it prompted 400 firefighters to respond to the scene. luckily no injuries were reported. and this morning we are celebrating the life of david lander. you see him right there. you remember him at squiggy in "laverne & shirley." he sure knew how to make an entrance. >> and there is no reason on earth why prince charming cannot walk through our front door. >> hello. >> rob reiner tweeted a story about how lander and michael mckean who played lenny, landed the show. he said they our auditioned by improvising in front of gary marshal at a party at penny and rob reiner's house. brilliant then and forever after. he had complications of multiple sclerosis and worked to raise awareness of the disease for decades. >> he did a beautiful job. >> sure did. >> in doing that. we're going to continue now

with the mysterious death of tony hsieh, the zappos ceo, who died days after being pulled from a house fire. the cause under investigation as friends of the tech titan speak out with new allegations of increasingly erratic behavior. eva pilgrim has the latest for us. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, some of hsieh's friends say they knew something was wrong, telling us that they tried to reach out to him by texting or calling, and they were just unable to get through. this morning, new details about the months leading up to the unexpected death of former zappos ceo tony hsieh. >> the downward spiral happened in three months, two, three months. >> reporter: hsieh dying from smoke inhalation after a fire at a home in connecticut. questions now swirling about his death. >> reporting fire in the building. >> reporter: the fire happened in the early morning hours of november 18th. according to police, hsieh was locked inside a storage area at the back of the home when firefighters arrived.

>> the male is barricaded inside and not answering the door. everyone else is outside the house. they're trying to get him to open up. >> reporter: now "the wall street journal" reporting that sources say before hsieh went into that shed, he asked the people in the house to check on him every five minutes. they said tony used a heater in the shed to lower the oxygen level. hsieh was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries before being transferred to a burn center. the cause of the fire still under investigation. >> the biggest question we have working on this case right now is the actual cause of the fire. what transpired inside the room where the fire took place. there was only one person in the room at the time. >> reporter: according to "the wall street journal," after hsieh retired, his drinking increased, and he grappled with the isolation enforced by the pandemic. friends telling "the wall street journal" hsieh began experimenting with drugs such as mushrooms and ecstasy, along with other extreme behaviors like becoming increasingly fascinated with fire and depriving his body of food and oxygen.

friends like the singer jewel trying to intervene. according to "forbes" she sent hsieh a letter writing, i'm going to be blunt. i need to tell you that i don't think you are well and in your right mind. the people you are surrounding yourself with are either ignorant or willing to be complicit in you killing yourself. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow >> reporter: jewel posting this video after hsieh's passing writing, this is my elegy, tony. this is me singing for you. may it find you smiling on the other side of the rainbow. and investigators tell us right now, they are trying to piece together exactly what happened in the hours leading up to his death, interviewing the other people who were in the home at the time that he died. they say they hope that will answer some of these questions surrounding his death. robin? >> hopefully it will but we're

thinking of all his close friends and his family, what they're going through. all right, eva. thank you. george? as we close in on christmas many are facing a shopping dilemma. can they safely go to a store if online gifts can't be shipped on time? will reeve joins us with some tips. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, george. americans are shopping online in record numbers this year, and that's putting an immense strain on the shipping system which can lead to delays, which leads people to think maybe they should go shop in store, but that carries an increased risk with covid. so what to do? this morning, health officials with urgent warnings for holiday shoppers. >> make the switch to doing your retail shopping by home delivery or by curbside pickup. every trip that you take outside of your bubble at home is a risk. >> reporter: as covid-19 cases continue to surge at the busiest time of year for travel and retail, the cdc warns of high level transmission calling shopping in person a higher risk. in texas, the mayor of el paso

saying a week's worth of contact tracing data from november indicated even infections tied to shopping represented more than half of all cases. >> indoors with poor ventilation and people close together is a recipe for cases to emerge. >> reporter: retailers nationwide are doing what they can to keep cases low and stores open. limited capacity, enforced face coverings and social distancing and plexiglass at checkout counters are all now common. the national retail federation saying public health and safety are retailers' top priority. retailers have been on the front lines of the pandemic ensuring that people have access to important goods and services. >> waiting in a line in close proximity to someone else could be problematic. a long engagement with someone who is checking you out is also problematic. so potentially self-checkout would reduce the amount of contact you would have with the person. >> reporter: the cdc recommends opting for curbside pickup as often as possible. if you must go inside, tips for

you. try to go at off hours when there won't be as many people inside, only touch what you plan to buy and use touchless payment if you can. guys. >> it makes sense, thank you, will. now to a dramatic rescue on oregon's mt. hood. a woman skiing was sent plunging into a hidden volcano vent and was ultimately saved by a quick-thinking bystander. she's speaking out this morning and janai norman has the story. >> reporter: this morning, a day on the slopes turned terrifying. caroline sundbaum was out skiing with her husband friday on mt. hood, an active volcano in oregon, when the 35-year-old suddenly fell into this hole called a fumarole. >> the sensation was like someone pulling a chair out from underneath you. >> reporter: a fumarole is a vent in the side of a volcano which emits carbon dioxide and water vapor. the one sundbaum was unknowingly on was covered by snow. >> i was terrified. very concerned that the snow was

going to fall in on me and suffocate me. >> reporter: luckily a bystander saw her fall into the mountain and raced to help pull her out. >> he had a rope that he was able to, like, secure himself to, and then lowered the rope down to me. >> reporter: sundbaum, a frequent skier says she took precautions like wearing a helmet, crampons on her feet and having water. >> had i not been wearing a helmet and hit my head, i would not have been in the state to get myself out of there. >> reporter: experts say fumaroles like this one seen in a previous rescue video are very difficult to track and can show up unexpectedly. and while fumaroles covered by snow can be tough to spot experts say you can sometimes smell them, saying they emit sort of a rotten egg smell. as for caroline, she's really lucky someone spotted her falling in because the air inside fumaroles can be toxic. guys? >> janai, thank you very much. lucky that also that person had a rope and was able to pull her

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james longman has the details. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. the murder of meredith kercher and the trial of her roommate amanda knox gripped the world for months. since then, only one person has remained in jail for that crime until now. this morning, the man convicted in the assault and rape of british exchange student meredith kercher is freed. an italian judge ruling rudy guede can complete the rest of his sentence with community service. he was the only person still serving a sentence, a fast track process resulted in less jail time. he continues to maintain his innocence saying justice has not been done. kercher's roommate amanda knox and her boyfriend raffaele sollecito were found guilty, but their convictions were overturned. >> i continue to this day to be shocked that he is the forgotten killer. the one who was quietly tucked away, convicted of a lesser crime, and does not have to live with the burden of being forever

associated with meredith's death. >> reporter: with press interest in the case at fever pitch, prosecutors accused knox and sollecito of killing kercher with guede's help. only guede's dna was found at the murder scene. other dna was found, but this evidence was later thrown out. >> i do know that many, many, many people have suffered a great deal because of what he did. >> reporter: knox and sollecito were both convicted before being exonerated in 2011. [speaking foreign language] but guede remained in prison for the next six years and received a partial release in order to attend school in 2017, but his sentence is set to end in 2022. knox, now 33 and an advocate for criminal justice reform says the burden of his crime falls on her. >> i do wish that he had been fully held accountable for what he did and that he acknowledged

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also this morning, the texas high school senior suspended for wearing nail polish. now gaining the support of more than 60,000 people online. as more male superstars like harry styles proudly flash their manicures. ♪ rocking around the christmas tree ♪ christmas tree craze. >> there it is. >> with spruce sales spiking we've got the top tree trends of 2020 as many look to bring the holiday cheer home. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ >> and we're counting down to christmas with shaggy and his holiday hit all ahead as we say good morning, america. ♪ from now on our troubles will be out of sight ♪ good morning, america. we hope your week is off to a good start. >> well, it's about to get a lot better because we have so many fun guests this morning including andrew rannells, one of the stars of the highly anticipated movie/musical "the prom."

cannot wait for that. plus, we have fran drescher also joining us live to kick off our monday. >> "the nanny" named fran. was that better? was that better? okay, thank you. redeeming myself there. we do have a lot of news to get to starting with the latest on the coronavirus emergency with just three days before the critical fda meeting to discuss approval of pfizer's vaccine. we have some staggering numbers. in the last week the u.s. has reported a record of more than 1.3 million new cases. let's go back to kaylee hartung there in l.a. almost the entire state of california is on lockdown this morning. good morning again, kaylee. >> reporter: yeah, good morning again, robin. nearly 85% of californians are waking up this morning under these strict new stay-at-home orders. these barricades and closed sign reminding us that the restaurants here at the santa monica pier like so many others are closed again. this morning, more than 30 million californians under lockdown after hospitalized icu capacity dropped to critically low levels in the southern part of the state and leading to

closures for businesses and banning gatherings with anyone outside your household until after christmas. los angeles county reporting 10,000 more cases sunday. a new record. and statewide over 30,000 new cases in a single day. pushing the total over 1.3 million people infected. >> this is the greatest threat to life in los angeles that we have ever faced. >> reporter: the u.s. averaging a staggering 186,000 new cases a day. covid-19 wreaking havoc from coast to coast. for many facilities the bigger concern is having the staff available to care for more and more covid patients. >> i'm running out of nurses and we have the space at the medical center but i do not have the nurses or the doctors. you can have a huge hospital, but if you don't have the manpower, i cannot save your life. >> reporter: but hope is on the horizon. an fda advisory committee is meeting this week to deliberate the pfizer vaccine and if all goes well, an emergency use authorization could be issued within days. something george spoke about with the surgeon general earlier

this morning. >> this virus is incredibly unforgiving. cases are going up. hospitalizations are going up. my colleagues are dog tired and we need you to hang on a little longer because we have vaccines coming but we want as many people to be alive to get them as possible, and a lot of that is going to depend on your behavior. >> reporter: there are a lot of frustrations with some of the inconsistencies of the restrictions. as the surgeon general just told us, we've got to be patient with our leaders across the country. george? >> okay, kaylee, thanks very much. we learned that president trump's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been hospitalized after testing positive for covid. this came after a week of multiple public meetings pressing the president's false claims about the election. back to cecilia vega. >> reporter: giuliani is here in a washington hospital. you know at 76 that puts him in a high-risk category. he did tweet overnight that he's feeling well and he's recovering quickly. the question is when exactly he tested positive. the campaign will only say he was negative before he went on

this cross-country blitz in this attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election and met with lawmakers in michigan, in georgia, and arizona and right now he was -- and during those public appearances he was never seen wearing a mask at all and right now some of these state legislatures as a result are really scrambling to either keep members home to close the doors of these statehouses altogether because so many people came into contact with giuliani in these face-to-face meetings. just like president trump over the last few months, giuliani has downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus. he has questioned the efficacy of masks which by all accounts help stop the spread of this deadly disease and, amy, president trump interestingly enough was the one who broke the news of giuliani testing positive. he tweeted about it. it's unclear whether he did so with the mayor's permission, but he did say he wished him to get well and says that we will carry on with this. amy? >> all right, cecilia vega, thank you so much. coming up next here on "gma," leaked audio revealing new allegations in the firing of former celebrity pastor, carl lentz.

also this morning the high school senior sparking a call for change after he was suspended for wearing nail polish. we'll have his message this morning. shaggy joins us live bringing us his twist on the christmas classic. we'll be right back. ♪

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♪ good morning, good morning good morning. welcome back to "gma" on this monday morning. appreciate you starting a brand-new week with us. >> that's right, and tomorrow on "gma" we have an exclusive interview with melissa gilbert. she's telling us about her fourth spinal surgery. we're certainly wishing her

well. >> fourth? >> fourth. it's incredible. we'll hear all about it tomorrow. right now it is time for "pop news" with lara. hey, lara. hi, good morning, you guys, good to see you all. happy to report that christmas has come early thanks to shawn mendes and camila cabello. the cutest couple in the music business also showing they may have the most holiday spirit. releasing a surprise christmas duet over the weekend, here is your first listen. ♪ they know that santa's on his way ♪ ♪ he's loaded lots of toys and goodies for his sleigh ♪ ♪ and every mother's child >> cabello and mendes reporting that all proceeds from their new rendition of "the christmas song" will benefit feeding america with the couple kicking things off by personally donating $100,000 to the charity. cabello writing on instagram,

quote, this holiday season, it's more important than ever to spread love and kindness to everyone. shawn and i wanted to send all our love to you amazing humans, so we put together something special for you. going on to say, let's make our little corner of the world more beautiful today. "the christmas song" is streaming everywhere now. check that out all for a great cause and so beautifully sung. also this morning, grammy winning artist and producer pharrell williams is making us happy this morning announcing the launch of a new nonprofit. it's called black ambition aimed at helping black and latino start-up businesses achieve their dreams through financial support. and professional mentoring. williams writing on twitter, quote, our goal is to close the opportunity and wealth gap through entrepreneurship. the nonprofit will act as a competition giving those who qualify seed capital, mentorship and providing pitch feedback, all so important.

the winning business will receive a million dollars to continue the growth of said business. the name black ambition if you're wondering comes from a song he released with jay-z called "entrepreneur," which opens with him whispering i am black ambition. ♪ i'm black ambition ♪ i'm always whispering ♪ they keep telling me i will not ♪ >> and three months after that song's release that line has become a huge opportunity for young black and latino entrepreneurs. thanks to pharrell williams. also this morning, dionne warwick has questions for some of music's biggest stars. the grammy winger taking to twitter over the weekend playing intrepid reporter, if you will, guys, to get some answers. first up, chance the rapper, asking him, quote, if you are very obviously a rapper, why did you put it in your stage name?

i cannot stop thinking about this. adding, i am now dionne the singer. chance didn't mind the joke writing back, sorry, i'm still freaking out that you actually know who i am. this is amazing. chance not the only one getting roasted by the legend. next she tweeted, the weeknd is next. why? it's not even spelled correctly. well, the artist laughed it off saying, quote, i just got roasted by dionne warwick and i feel honored. you just made my day and then sunday night she was on to taylor swift. but she went light tweeting, hi, taylor swift. i hope you're in good spirits and having a wonderful day. keep your head high to which taylor replied i'm a huge fan and respect you so much. thank you for wishing me well. i hope you have a wonderful holiday season. thank you for spreading joy. we want to say musical artists, be aware, you could be the next victim or target of the warwick twitter love.

i love her. finally, just a quickie. i thought you'd appreciate it. it is a good day to be the dad of 12-year-old caden who made the cut after a very difficult basketball tryout. here's dad's reaction. it really says it all. >> i made the team. >> he made the middle school basketball team, man. >> what! what! >> oh. [ laughter ] >> so proud. >> let's go. let's go. you sure? >> yeah. >> you got to be at practice tomorrow. >> practice tomorrow? >> practice tomorrow. >> so proud of you. >> caden's older sister shared that with us on twitter. it's gotten almost a million views. you can see why.

big congrats to caden on making the team. any parent out there, you can relate to that feeling. you just want your kid to succeed in whatever it is they love. loving that story, you guys. so happy to see you all. i'll send it right back to the studio. >> great payoff. >> beautiful family. i love to see that shot at the end. thanks for all of that. >> thank you, lara. time for our "gma" cover story about carl lentz, the hillsong pastor fired after allegations of infidelity. amy, you've been tracking this and there are new details. >> there are, george. a new recording actually has surfaced shedding light on the alleged moral failures that led the celebrity pastor to be ousted from the megachurch with a high-profile following. >> reporter: this morning, new details surrounding the dismissal of carl lentz, formerly known as justin bieber's hipster pastor from the australia-based hillsong church. >> it was more than one affair. they were significant.

and at least some bad moral behavior had gone back historically but not necessarily those affairs. >> reporter: in this recording obtained by "the daily mail," hillsong church founder brian houston allegedly revealing a timeline of improper behavior by lentz. >> that staff member had found a very compromising chain of text messages on carl's laptop or computer. >> reporter: lentz was known as a rock star pastor to hillsong, a church previously attended by chris pratt and vanessa hudgens, and followed online by more than 500,000 people. in the end of october hillsong firing lentz citing several reasons including, quote, moral failures. lentz later admitting online that he had been unfaithful in my marriage. janice worked for hillsong for nearly 11 years before leaving in 2017. she says she grew frustrated of how the church began to cater to celebrity culture. >> it kind of overtook everything else and it just

became really clear that celebrities were getting treatment and favor that the regular people who were serving and really putting blood, sweat and tears into the church weren't getting, like that just -- just that didn't feel very christian. >> reporter: last month ranin karim came forward saying she and lentz had a relationship outside of his marriage. >> 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. >> reporter: now, the audio obtained by "the daily mail" revealing hillsong did not fire lentz's wife laura. she is expected to be working

though on a resignation and the church is in the process of negotiating a severance package with her. neither carl lentz nor hillsong church returned our request for a comment on this story. robin? all right, amy. now to a parenting alert about a texas high school student sparking a call for change after he was suspended for that, wearing nail polish. erielle reshef joins us now with what the teen and school district are saying this morning. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you, robin. trevor wilkinson says he just wants to be able to express himself and part of that is wearing nail polish. now tens of thousands of people have signed a petition backing him up. this morning, with a freshly painted set of nails -- >> i am a gay male. so i kind of went for a pride theme. >> reporter: -- texas senior trevor wilkinson is fighting back against what he says is his high school's unfair policy against male students wearing nail polish. >> i went into my class and immediately my teacher sent me to the office because she said i broke dress code.

>> reporter: his nails landing him in in-school suspension. within just days his post on social media pleading for support went viral. now more than 65,000 people have signed a petition in solidarity with the 17-year-old. >> it's to remove discrimination, sexism, homophobia, racism in small towns that feel like they can enforce a dress code or rules that completely go against how people feel, and completely go against freedom of expression, and completely break the federal law at that matter. >> reporter: his guardian, his great-grandfather, hoping the school will make a change in policy. >> i don't understand why it's -- why it's any kind of a big deal. what -- who does it harm? i would like to see them just drop it. that's what they should do. >> reporter: trevor part of a growing trend, guys and nail polish popping up all over pop culture.

from a$ap rocky to harry styles. ♪ >> reporter: to bad bunny, more and more male artists are flashing manicures. clyde high school which has an extensive dress code covering everything from attire to hair to piercings saying in a statement, the district conducts a diligent and thoughtful review of the dress code on an annual basis. parents and students are provided with a copy of the dress code prior to the start of each new school year. questions or concerns with the dress code are reviewed individually and the district cannot share any information regarding a specific student. trevor says he just wants to authentically express himself like any of his peers. >> the fact that i'm even painting my nails right now means so much to me and it shows my growth. i would not change who i am for the world, and i'm learning to fully love myself and be comfortable in my own skin and sexuality, and i think that is an amazing thing. >> reporter: and trevor expressed thanks for all of the support that he has received. the school district says it

appreciates all the feedback and input. it will take it into consideration. robin? >> i'm sure he really appreciates the support also of his family. his great-grandfather to what he said really should mean -- i'm sure means a lot to him. erielle, thank you. we'll stay on it and see what happens. let's go now to ginger. ginger? >> and, robin, i want to take you to the largest county in texas, far west texas, it's called brewster county and this is who gets to introduce it to us. that's roan taking in a snowball. up to four inches in alpine which is the only city in brewster county. good monday morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. we front-loaded this forecast with a lot of warm weather. dangerous surf, record warmth and another fire concern. high temperature 66 to 74 degrees this afternoon. cooler tonight, mid-30s to upper

40s from our inland valleys to san francisco. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a slight chance of showers sunday. well, now to the christmas tree craze. with so many of us home for the holidays sales are spiking this year as people look for a little extra cheer in their homes. will reeve is back with a story we first saw in "the new york times." hey, will. >> reporter: hey, amy. the national christmas tree association says that last year americans bought over 26 million christmas trees and that number is tracking much higher in 2020, a year in which we could all use a little bit of what christmas trees represent, hope. ♪ oh christmas tree, oh, chase tree, they're everywhere on social ♪ >> reporter: and filling hearts

and finding homes at record levels. >> the early shopping was significant. many retailers have told us that it's been the best early season that they'd had in several years. >> reporter: as tree growers and sellers nationwide report increases in sales, folks on social media have been getting in the spirit. >> best way to spread christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. >> reporter: sharing their trees for all to see. our own "gma" viewers getting involved with #gmaseeyourtree. >> santa came early. >> reporter: as the pandemic rages and health officials urge americans not to gather with family over the holidays, months of the so-called covid blues are taking their toll. >> because of where we are where there's so much uncertainty, this tree represents tradition. it represents something that is stable and psychologically that's so good for us. >> reporter: getting a tree has been a feel good festive treat for first-time buyer danielle lupton who won't be with her parents this year as they are in high-risk categories. >> every time i walk by the tree what i think about is how much i love my family and i really miss them, and how grateful i am that we can be able to love each other from afar.

>> reporter: this year's hottest trends are the maximalist tree, with an abundance of ornaments and embellishments and trees in nontraditional colors like gold and silver or even blue. decorating a tree can be an act of hope in this humbug of a year. >> it was a wonderful experience picking out our first christmas tree together. the minute we pulled up, it was like a magical fairy tale. >> reporter: plus buying a tree is a covid friendly activity. >> largely an outdoor experience. picking out a christmas tree anyway so this is giving people a chance to have more outdoor fun. >> reporter: if you haven't gotten your tree yet, remember the most popular ones are balsam firs and fraser firs. i think mine i got last week after my last christmas story for "gma" is a fraser fir. i know it's not much to look at, but it makes me happy and that's what christmas trees are supposed to do. >> ah. >> reporter: that's all i really care about. i'm sure that you have a more aspirational tree. i need some inspiration for next year, amy. >> we went big although i could

only get one of my three teenagers to go. there we go. >> that's your tree? >> we're maximalists. is that what it's called? go big or go home. coming up next, andrew rannells joins us to tell us about his new movie "the prom." ndrew rannells joins us to tell u now more than ever we could use some love, hope and true inspiration to celebrate. and that's why i am thrilled to invite you to our first annual thrivership awards honoring five amazing people, five thrivers who have not only overcome their own personal challenges, but have made such incredible differences in the lives of others. ♪ we can set the world on fire >> so who are these thrivers? once you meet them i promise you will never forget them. >> announcer: thursday night 10:00 p.m. streaming everywhere on abc newslive. : thursday night 10:00 p.m. streaming everywhere on abc newslive. eaming everywhere on abc newslive.

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abc7news.com. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge as traffic moves along. "gma" is next. ♪ rockin' around the christmas tree ♪ there you see it. 18 days to go until christmas. we are counting down. so many getting into the holiday spirit with their decked out trees. we loved amy's. >> we also asked you to share photos using #gmaseeyourtree. so take a look at how denise from oklahoma decorates her tree in red because it was her mother's favorite color and christmas was her favorite holiday. >> take a look at this flamingo tree decorated by phyllis of massachusetts. gorgeous. >> and there is ryder from california. she's 6 years old. she can dance and she's with her 3-year-old sister lexi and decorated that all by themselves.

keep sending them and use #gmaseeyourtree. >> they're all beautiful. our next guest is one of broadway's brightest stars who has lit up the stage in everything from "the book of mormon," "hamilton," "hairspray" and so much more. >> on a few hit television shows like "girls" and "black monday" st staring alongside meryl streep, nicole kidman and james corden in "the prom." please welcome andrew rannells. andrew, so nice to see you again. >> nice to see you too. i should have brought pictures of my tree. >> we'll have to get that from you next time. you are obviously in the movie called "the prom" and i understand you didn't just attend your prom, you attended multiple proms. >> well, i went to an all boys catholic school in nebraska and there was -- like there were several all girls catholic schools in the area so when it came time for prom season, they would usually come to our school to, you know, to find dates so i was a very -- not to brag, but i

always had a very full prom season. >> did you have to get a new tux for every prom? >> oh, look at those pics. >> look at that look. >> oh. >> rrrr. >> yeah, there's a little overcompensating there. >> picking up what you're putting down. picking up what you're putting down. >> yeah, that was -- that was aggressive. that's a very aggressive prom photo. >> oh, well, let's talk about "the prom." as amy alluded to, star-studded cast including yourself and meryl streep. not the first time you met her and we hear there's quite a little back story, the first time you did? >> well, when i -- i met her several years ago when i was doing "the book of mormon," anne roth this, fantastic costume designer, her birthday is around halloween so he hurtday party that year was a halloween themed party and insisted we all come

in costume. so i was trying to come up, you know, something sort of like, well, and there's another photo. wow, you just have all the photos. so i decided that i would dress up as a shlutty astronaut and arrived at the party and it was just me, anne roth and meryl streep and no one was in a costume and i was there for about 20 minutes. it was just the three of us and i was in that costume and, yeah, it was pretty rough. eventually people showed up and had costumes on then it was a little bit better but, yeah, that was not, not the best way to meet meryl streep. luckily i don't think she remembered so that's good. >> that's a hard one to forget. let's take a look at a clip of "the prom." >> why you dressed like a waiter? >> i'm in between gigs at the moment. honestly, didi, i feel adrift als i did in my days before

juilliard. >> oh, my gosh. >> you see, my passions are fueled by lady theater and how she can with the gentle touch of her hand sculpt a human soul. >> oh, my goodness. you know, there are so many wonderful performances, dance numbers, you are renowned for your moves, but you said there's one particular move that makes you a little nervous. >> well, yeah, so casey who choreographed "the prom" also choreographed and directed "the book of mormon." when we started rehearsal, he said can you still do that like jazz split thing that you did in "the book of mormon." i said, casey, that was almost ten years ago. i don't know if that -- no, you can do it. so, yeah, i had to work up and i was dancing with children, like i was dancing with like, you know, people from "so you think you can dance" literally and

pepaw was just trying to keep up with the kids. that was a tough couple of days shooting that because they're flipping over things and i was just trying to keep up with them. i was just trying my guess. >> and you did. you did. >> and, andrew, i know that this is actually based on a real-life story from 2010 and speaks to the two americans -- two amer a americas that a lot of people are feeling right now. do you have any advice for anyone who is young out there who wants to come out, feels like maybe they can't or for parents who are dealing with this as well? what is your advice for those families? >> well, i think, you know, coming out is always going to be obviously it's very personal and i think the timing of that is something that you can only do when you're ready to do it. and i think what this film sort of message of this film is even though you might feel like your people are not out there and maybe there is not a support system for you or, you know, maybe you're nervous about are

there going to be people who will accept me and i think that in this film what we -- the characters that james and meryl and nicole and i play, we're out there for emma, and she doesn't necessarily know she has the alliship when she starts to come out, but people are out there and i think that's the important thing to remember is even if you feel like that support system is not in place, there are people who are ready to accept you and love you and be there for you and that's, you know, it's one of the many reasons i'm so proud to be a part of this particular film is that message really resonates with me. if this movie had existed when i was in high school i think i would have felt, you know, very seen and very heard and so i'm happy that, you know, we get to share it now particularly over the holidays, hopefully for a lot of young people, some of whom might be thinking about this very thing. >> right, right, perfect timing

for that as always. andrew, you are a delight and it's a delight to start the week with royalty, so king george, thank you so much for taking the time. >> well, thank you. thanks for having me. >> any time, and thanks for especially for your last rao remarks. really hits home and "the prom" premieres on netflix this friday. coming up, fran drescher is going to join us live. yes, the nanny, yes. we love you, fran. we'll talk to her next.

♪ i was just singing that i was wondering why i had that in my head during the commercial break. we're counting down to christmas with an incredibly talented actress, one of the most recognizable voices on the planet, now fran drescher is starring in the new lifetime movie "the christmas setup." we're going to talk to fran in just a moment. we cannot wait but first, lara, back with more on the movie. good morning, again, lara. and riva. >> hi, robin. yeah, you know what, in so many ways this is a classic holiday rom-com, a secret high school crush, a meddling mother and a new romance that blossoms over christmas trees and hot chocolate but in one very big way it's a more representative holiday movie. >> i'm headed back to milwaukee. my mother is thrilled. >> the holidays are here along with a new lifetime movie, "the

christmas setup." >> when i saw him i almost died. >> i'm sure it was all in your head. >> no, literally i fell down the stairs. . >> reporter: it's the network's first movie with ann lgbtq story line. >> just a lovely story that follows lovely people that are accepting and kind. >> reporter: the movie follows hugo, a new york lawyer who returns home to milwaukee for the holidays. his mom played by fran drescher plays match maker between him and his secret high school crush, patrick. >> i just thought that, you know, he's so handsome and smart. >> reporter: the movie filled with positive lgbtq messages. >> i think if there were movies like this when we were a kid coming out would have been -- i probably would have come out a lot sooner. i think it would have been a lot easier to tell my family and my friends. >> people are so hungry and grateful for the representation

and i think hopefully it's just the beginning. >> oh, hi, patrick. >> reporter: and working with the one and only fran drescher was the icing on the christmas cake. >> she's just like larger than life and so kind and just immediately she's very maternal and she just was like, my son. and like hugged ben then she was like, my son-in-law. like hugged me and she's just so great. >> she is. "the christmas setup" was shot in canada during the pandemic. ben and blake told us that fran created an incredible family atmosphere for the whole month that they were together in their covid bubble and knowing fran, you guys, that is not surprising at all. i hope you have fun with her right now. >> oh, stay tuned. not surprising at all and she is joining us now live. you are loved. i cannot wait to see this movie. so excited about it. you heard your co-stars raving about you and, fran, you had a

special connection with ben. what was that? >> we share the same birthday. >> oh. >> so very exciting because he had heard his whole life that i was his celebrity counterpart who shared the same birthday as him and then when -- and he knew this. i didn't know it but then when we were on location shooting the movie, we got to be together and what you're seeing now is us sharing our birthday. we got a restaurant, sat outdoors and celebrated with the rest of the cast and it was really very special. >> yeah, speaking of special and celebrating, i'm curious how it felt to be a part of lifetime's first ever rom-com lgbtq style. what did that mean to you? >> well, you know, i'm pretty outspoken as a gay civil liberties activist so for me to

be in a movie that's distinguished in this way, not only makes sense but is a great honor for me. i'm so happy that the networks are beginning to reflect real life instead of creating an idealized world that, you know, isn't really what we are living, and what i love about this movie is that it's -- it doesn't have any angst, it's not about, you know, the hardship of coming out or rejecting parents, it's none of that. this just totally normalizes the fact that i have a son that happens to be gay who i love, you know, dearly and i have a straight son who comes home from the military and i love him too and i fix them both up and my setups end up being much more successful than any matchmaking i've ever done. >> i know lara said you shot

this in canada and had to quarantine when you got there and understand had you a pretty good setup there while quarantining. want to tell us about it? >> yes, you know, i was so freaked out leaving los angeles, i had been, you know, in the house more or less completely for five months and then all of a sudden when lifetime called and said, if you want this part, you know, you have to get on a plane within a week, get your work permit, get your covid negative test, get your dog's travel papers in order and hit the road and then you have to do a two-week quarantine and i said, well, look, if i'm going to be in quarantine i want to be with emily and i knew that my dearest friends donna dixon and dan aykroyd were at their home on a lake near kingston so and that wasn't really that far, maybe it was 90 minutes from the location and the movie company said that would be fine. i never left the property, but it was really delightful to be with my loved ones and then from

there, i had, you know, i felt more relaxed about having left the cocoon of my little nest here in l.a. and once that happened i was like the animal let out of the zoo. it was so liberating. so healthy and so beautiful to be in such a feel-good movie. i mean it's really not about being gay. it's about love is love. it's about feeling good. it's about the holidays, it's about family and i think everybody is going to enjoy it. >> we are going to enjoy seeing you and thank you so very much and the work you do with cancer schmancer. bless your heart. >> i so appreciate you mentioning that. on 12/12 when this movie airs cancer schmancor will have it's fran all day and i hope everybody experiences it. >> we will. thank you, fran. you take care and "the christmas

setup" -- mwah. back at you. thank you, hon. "the christmas setup" premieres saturday, 8:00 p.m. on lifetime. now back to ginger. >> and, robin, i know you know that there is a really big game tonight on monday night football, the buffalo bills taking on the san francisco 49ers. the action starting tonight 8:00 eastern simulcast on espn and good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. wind advisory through 11:00. high fire danger through 5:00 and dangerous surf through 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. anananananananananananananananan coming up, shaggy is joining us live. don't want to miss that. stay with us.

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performing for us in just a moment. first let's welcome shags to "gma." nice to see you. tell us what inspired this new album. >> good morning, it's great. you know what inspired it, being in jamaica in the summer -- in the warm weather. you know, it started with me and sting, we did the disney's special, christmas special last year and we started doing a couple of songs in reggae and one of the songs was like i think we did "silent night" and "little drummer boy" and said wouldn't it be cool to do a christmas reggae album and at the start of the year i played a couple for sting then the pandemic hit. i figured the pandemic would probably last about, i don't know, two months, but then he was stuck in the uk. i was stuck in new york then i ended up going to jamaica getting stuck there and i knew there would be a shaggy christmas album and talked about my experiences on the island.

>> we cannot wait to hear. our viewers don't have to wait any longer. here he is, "have yourself a merry little christmas." ♪ >> good morning, america. ♪ >> it's christmas in the islands. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas let yourself be light ♪ ♪ from now on our troubles will be out of sight ♪ ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas make the yuletide gay ♪

♪ from now on our troubles will be miles away ♪ ♪ and here we are in olden days happy golden days of yore ♪ ♪ faithful friends who are dear to us ♪ ♪ gather near to us once more ♪ ♪ through the years we'll all be together if the fate allows ♪ ♪ until then we'll have to muddle through somehow ♪ ♪ so have yourself

a merry little christmas now ♪ ♪ merry christmas ♪ merry christmas ♪ merry christmas ♪ this christmas ♪ have yourself a merry christmas ♪ >> it's christmas in the islands. ♪ merry christmas >> good morning, america. ♪ happy holidays. ♪ just one look at you.

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good morning. alameda, contra costa, santa clara and san francisco counties are all under a stay-at-home order. marin county will join tomorrow. the biggest change is no indoor or outdoor dining. other counties will be required to enact the same orders once icu hits 15%. according to state guidelines. now here's mike with the forecast. >> hi, everybody. let me give you an update on the red flag warning. it continues until 5:00 this afternoon except for the santa clara valley, san francisco bay shoreline and san francisco. record highs possible from our 66 in half moon bay to 74 in santa rosa and also in fairfield. another chance of record highs tomorrow and another chance of red flag warnings thursday.

>> thank you, mike. now it's time for "live with kelly & ryan" and we'll be back at >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new movie, "wonder woman 1984," chris pine. and film, television, and broadway star, christine baranski. and we kick off "live"'s celebrate and save week. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ speak to someone that's happy this morning. [laughs] and it is monday, december 7th. good morning. nice to see you. >> kelly: nice to see you.