>> i was angry. >> look at this and calm good morning, america. second shot of hope on the horizon is coming. the fda panel has recommending authorizing moderna's covid-19 vaccine. the agent expected to give it the official green light as soon as today. "operation warp speed" saying they are ready to roll with 6 million doses of the vaccine waiting to ship all over the country. this as vice president pence the second lady and the surgeon general get the vaccine this morning. plus, walgreens begins inoculating nursing home residents. the pharmacy chain's chief medical officer joins us live and hhs secretary alex azar whose wife just tested positive for covid also joins us live only on "gma." surge upon surge 2.0? with just seven days until christmas, the major fears as 84 million americans are expected to travel for the holiday. covid infections skyrocketing in california, the state's hospitals under siege and now

reporting another 52,000 new cases. massive cyberattack, russian hackers the prime suspects in breaching our nuclear weapons agency, concerns they may have been reading government emails for months. authorities now investigating if the russians can control some of our computer networks. outrage in chicago over this disturbing body cam video. >> you've got the wrong house. i live here by myself. >> police raiding the home of an innocent woman, barging in on this social worker while she was changing her clothes, fearing for her life. >> tell me what's going on. >> now anjanette young is telling "gma" her story. locked in. new details this morning about lori loughlin's husband, mossimo giannulli's life behind bars, serving time for the college admissions scandal. his son now saying his father has been in solitary confinement for a month. what we're learning this morning. ♪ and it's the eye of the

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late today. here's what happens next. the first of 6 million doses slated to be shipped out sunday morning which means the new vaccine could be administered early next week. chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas starts us off. good morning, tom. george, good morning to you. this news on moderna can't come soon enough. health care workers in every corner of this country are dealing with a pandemic that is exploding like we've never seen before. a member on that fda panel describing the vote to authorize as an issue of risk versus reward. the panel essentially agreeing the risk is low and the reward is to save more and more american lives. this morning, the fda expected to grant moderna emergency use authorization, paving the way for the u.s. to have two vaccines available to the public. overnight an fda advisory panel voting overwhelmingly 20-0 in favor of recommending the moderna vaccine be authorized for use in americans 18 and older. studies show the moderna vaccine to be 94.1% effective in preventing symptomatic disease.

>> it looks like we have a favorable vote. >> reporter: "operation warp speed" says it's ready to ship 6 million doses throughout the u.s. by the end of next week. unlike pfizer's vaccine, moderna's doesn't require special freezers, making it easier to distribute to smaller and remote communities. like the pfizer vaccine, moderna says its volunteers experienced common side effects like temporary fever, headache and fatigue. and several states raising the red flag this week about reduced vaccine allocations. >> and they haven't given us any explanation why those numbers are smaller than they were before. >> reporter: governors from washington, illinois and florida saying they're now seeing a 30% to 40% drop-off from what they expected for next week. a change when states request the vaccine may have led to the confusion. "operation warp speed" saying their goal to distribute 20 million doses by year's end is still on track. the confusion over allocation coming as three shipments of the

precious pfizer vaccine had to be disposed of when sensors detected they were set too cold. one of the impacted sites, california's queen of the valley hospital forced to throw out 975 doses it received on wednesday. >> we're working with the fda now, cdc, fda and pfizer to determine if that anomaly is safe or not, but we were taking no chances. >> reporter: but in state after state, visible signs of excitement and relief as more frontline workers receive the first dose of that vital vaccine. >> i haven't seen my parents in a year. >> reporter: a finish line in sight in the race to vaccinate. >> this is hope. this is -- i get to hug my mom and my dad. so i'm happy. >> reporter: we love seeing those types of images. this morning we're learning congress and the supreme court along with executive branch agencies will be provided with a

specific number of covid-19 vaccine doses. the reason, the national security council says it's meeting long-standing requirements for continuity of government operations. michael? >> thank you, tom. once the vaccine is authorized, the next is the distribution that could be disrupted by forces outside of anyone's control as we saw with that powerful nor'easter. transportation correspondent gio benitez is live at the distribution center for moderna in olive branch, mississippi. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. yeah, that distribution process will begin right here in the memphis area and it could start as early as this weekend. now we're talking about nearly 6 million doses of the moderna vaccine. the plan is to begin distributing the doses next week to the nation's frontline health care workers and nursing home residents. moderna has a slight shipping advantage here. that's because the fedex world hub is also in the memphis area. that is the largest cargo facility in north america and it's just about a half hour from

here. so the vaccine should be able to move very, very quickly. >> distribution of the pfizer vaccine hasn't been foolproof with that nor'easter causing some delays. >> reporter: yeah, in fact, you know that new jersey's governor phil murphy said that the storm did disrupt the distribution of vaccines but that hospitals will still get it just a little bit delayed. u.p.s. issued this service alert about shipments in general saying weather conditions around our regional hub in philadelphia, pennsylvania, caused a disruption to operations. as a result, some shipments may experience unavoidable delays. we know fedex also had some issues but we do not know how many doses of vaccine were affected, michael. >> as we said, outside of anyone's control, gio. thank you so much. cecelia? >> mike, thanks. we turn to washington now where mike pence will soon be vaccinated on live decision and mary bruce joins us with more. mary, public health officials are calling on president trump

to get the vaccine to instill public confidence but so far that doesn't seem to be happening. >> reporter: cecilia, it is notable and rather uncharacteristic that the vice president is going first here. the white house said president trump is open to being vaccinated but he wants frontline workers to go first here. part of this might be because the cdc said that anyone who had the specific treatment trump received when he had covid wait 90 days to be vaccinated. the white house has been sending mixed messages here. they've been hosting these packed holiday parties, many without masking as they're trying to shore up support for the vaccine. the vice president and his wife will be receiving this vaccine overnight on television. members of congress and the supreme court learned that they too will be vaccinated in the coming days to preserve the continuity of government. cecelia? >> and on that much needed covid relief on capitol hill the

deadline to reach a deal is today. where do things stand? >> reporter: they are closing in on a deal but so far aren't there yet. here's where things stand. the bill would provide $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits and $600 direct payments to most americans. but this morning both sides are still haggling over the details including the amount of those direct payments. this morning, "the washington post" actually is reporting that the president wanted those checks to be far larger, but that's something republicans, trump's own party, has been opposed to. both sides are optimistic they are going to get this done but it does look likely they'll have to work through the weekend and because they are tieing this bill to government funding, it is also likely tonight we'll see a government shutdown. >> the vice president and second lady will receive the vaccine and we'll cover it as it happens. >> let's bring in the secretary of health and human services, secretary azar. secretary azar, thank you for

joining us this morning. we found out your wife has tested positive for covid. how is she doing? >> she's doing very well, thank you for asking and we're following all the cdc protocols and i talked directly to dr. redfield as well as the white house physicians. we're doing exactly what they say to do. she's doing quite well. thank you for asking. >> you've still tested negative? >> just minutes ago again. >> that is good news as well. let's talk about the vaccine distribution. right now you heard in the earlier pieces many governors complaining about their vaccine allotments being cut back over the next couple weeks. can you break through that logjam? is it going to get fixed? >> so there's nothing actually to fix. there was some misunderstanding from certain of our governors. we had put into the planning tool some base scenarios just so they could do some rough work on planning. the allocations are always what pfizer or moderna tells us is available and ready for

shipment. we've always said this week that they would have 2 million doses of pfizer available for next week for an allocation. we'll work to clear up any misunderstanding they've got, but it's really just a miscommunication between the governors and us. >> wasn't the initial allocation 2.9 million, not 2 million? >> no. we've been very clear. the allocation is what general perna puts into the tiberius system tuesday night. ever since monday when wide the number from advertise pfizer we said you'll get 2 million so that 2.9 number or any other number is not a basis for expectation for our governors. it's only what general perna does. when he snaps the line based on what pfizer tells us they've got vaccinated. >> will we see 50 million people vaccinated by the end of january? >> we will have 20 million doses available for vaccination during this month. and great news, george, just like last friday when i told you about pfizer, this morning i can

tell you and your viewers that the fda has communicated to moderna that we expect to grant their emergency use authorization. that could come as soon as today. so more good friday vaccine news. in fact, i think maybe we should set up a regular date for you and me to talk every friday morning. >> until we don't have to do it anymore. you're right about that. if that happens today, if the fda makes that approval today, will the shipments start on sunday and the administration next week? >> trucks will roll. planes will fly. >> we still have people reluctant to get the vaccine especially in the wake of even though these are isolated incident, even in the wake of these isolated incidents of allergic reaction. what's your main message on vaccine confidence? >> it's exceptionally safe and shockingly effective vaccine. the moderna vaccine as well as the pfizer vaccine and we're just going to keep trying to get the word out that all of us have complete confidence in the

independence and quality of the fda's review process. that's why you're seeing the vice president, the second lady, the surgeon general today getting vaccinated. we'll be pacing out leaders getting vaccinated over the coming weeks. i plan to get vaccinated next week as long as the white house physician says that it's appropriate to do so and do so on tv. we just want to make sure people know we have supreme confidence in the process and confidence in the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and we wouldn't ask to you to do something we wouldn't do. >> secretary azar, thanks for your time. we hope your wife continues to feel well. >> thank you, george. >> michael? >> thank you, george. now to major covid fears this morning with nearly 85 million americans expected to travel for christmas. new cases are skyrocketing in california right now with another day of more than 50,000 confirmed. kaylee hartung is at a hospital in los angeles with more this morning. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael.

with all those new cases, hospitals are overwhelmed. right now there are zero icu beds available in southern california. so this is what hospitals are doing, popping up tents like this trying to make more space as they prepare for what's expected to be an even more devastating holiday season. this morning with christmas just a week away, major fears over the impact of more holiday travel despite cdc guidance not to travel. 84 million americans are expected to travel over the next few weeks, including nearly 3 million by air. the white house task force warning of a surge upon a surge as thanksgiving-related cases collide with upcoming holiday travel. this as hot spots are already developing in new york and across the southeast. the cdc predicting more than 80,000 people could die in less than a month. the death toll reaching 391,000. in california, infections continue to skyrocket. more than 52,000 in one day. that's more new covid-19 cases than in the uk, france or india. >> we're in a very serious phase

of this pandemic. our hospitals are full. our emergency departments are full. our intensive care units are full. there's just a handful of beds available in any given hospital at any point in time and this is not a situation that anybody wants to be in. >> reporter: l.a. county, which dr. christine galley oversees, is seeing an average of two people dying of covid every hour. she warns hospitals are under siege. >> this represents immense heartbreak, immense suffering for everyone and it should be broadly felt because it is broadly experienced by so many people in this county and this nation. >> reporter: and with all that holiday travel, here at providence st. john's they are among the hospitals preparing for it to get worse. cecelia? >> just so hard to hear, okay, kaylee, thank you so much. we turn to the latest on what's being called a massive cyberattack on u.s. government computer networks. russian security forces now the prime suspects.

pierre thomas is in washington tracking the latest. and, pierre, you're learning these hackers got into a u.s. nuclear weapons agency network and may have been reading government emails for months? >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. that's right. add the energy department's agency, which oversees the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, to the expanding list of federal agencies hit in this massive attack. officials confirm the breach but said so far they have no evidence that classified information was compromised. but sources are telling abc news that this breach went undetected for six months and that among the agencies targeted were commerce, treasury, state, homeland security and even nih. the russians are suspected of spying on the communications of top government officials. no one knows how deep the damage is and authorities are trying to determine if it allows the russians to actually control computer networks. it is being described as a campaign that poses grave risks to not only the federal government but to state, private

companies and the nation's infrastructure and it's ongoing. this morning one top ranking democrat in the senate calling it a virtual invasion. republican senator mitt romney saying it's stunning that the white house has not responded more aggressively. so far no comment from president trump. cecelia? >> yeah, alarming indeed. pierre, thank you so much. >> that is a concerning situation. let's switch gears now and have a little fun with the snowstorm in the northeast. take a look at the buffalo bills after their practice yesterday. dumped a whole lot of artillery and no surprise. they're in good cheer. 10-3 atop the nfc east and this was shot by the bills owner. looks like the guys made sure not to hit the boss. that's smart, michael. >> we used to do that. when you are winning, you're allowed to have fun. they're winning. have fun, buffalo bills. >> good for them. we're following a lot of other stories this morning. walgreens is starting to give the vaccine to nursing home residents live right here on

"gma" and the company's chief medical officer will join us exclusively. the outrage over that police raid, officers storming the home of an innocent woman and we'll hear from that victim this morning. first let's go to ginger. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. that storm was the biggest on record for a couple places including binghamton, new york, and in pennsylvania, a couple of cities say that. look at the snow totals. newark valley, 44 inches and williamsport, pennsylvania, check those numbers out. we have a fresh cover of snow and it will clear out letting the blanket off. single digits are doable and the snow is sticking around. let's get to the weekend forecast responsponsored by wal.

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approved as early as today and could start shipping this weekend and be administered early next week. just seven days before christmas. also right now, the college football game between michigan state and maryland has been canceled. more than a dozen maryland players tested positive with the coronavirus. it was supposed to be played november 21st. had to be postponed. this time the game will not be rescheduled. take a look at this. santa and his elves skateboarding in australia. of course, it's summer down there and they're having fun in the sun. >> talented guy, that santa. >> yes. we'll continue on with our top story. more on the coronavirus vaccine. walgreens is starting a program today to vaccinate residents and workers at nursing homes all across the country. and joining us right now exclusively from inside a walgreens store in boston the company's chief medical officer dr. kevin ban. dr. ban, good morning to you. thanks for being with us. i want to bring up a live shot. you have good news. take a look. crown point care center in columbus, ohio, we're about to

see resident rebecca meeker receive the vaccine right now. dr. ban, this is a big deal. the first time walgreens is administering the vaccine to a nursing home resident. why don't you walk us through what we're seeing. how long this will take and how many folks you expect to vaccinate? >> right, so this is a great moment. there's a deep sense of pride that all the people at walgreens feel. all this started back in january when the scientists were able to actually put together the vaccine and then over the course of the last several months they've been going through the phase 1, 2 and 3 trials. think of it like a relay race where we're passing the baton on and finally we have the baton and we have to get us across the finish line. we're in three states today, ohio, connecticut, florida. ten clinics but next week we'll be in 12 states and over 800 clinics. we're moving ramping up to 35,000 clinics across the entire country.

we're going to vaccinate more than 3 million people in these long-term care facilities. >> you're starting there at a nursing home. nursing homes, as we've been saying for so many months, so hard hit in the pandemic. nearly 40% of the nation's death toll is coming from facilities like a nursing home. so time is of the essence for you as far as nursing homes go. >> that's correct. and i thought the cdc did a great job in setting guidance around this. first of all, let's get the vaccine to the people who are at the front lines of this, the health care workers. that started this week and now you can see today we've started with the long-term care facilities and we're going to scale that out over the course of the next few months. this is called phase 1 and we're pointing towards phase 2, which we expect to happen as dr. fauci pointed out sometime in march. so that's when we will begin let's call it march, early april, the vaccination of the general public in phase 2. >> as you were talking, we're seeing yet another resident get

that vaccine at that care facility there in columbus, ohio. i want to talk about walgreens, national chains like yours will be playing a big role, major role, in the distribution across this country. you've likened what you're about to embark on as giving out the flu shot. you say you've already got the infrastructure in place. >> yeah, that's correct. you know, over the course of the last 15 year, we've been building out our vaccine program. over the course of the last five years we've conducted more than 150,000 flu clinics that are very similar to these covid clinics so we feel like we have the expertise. really the point now that we need to focus on is good education for people. people just want information. i've been tracking this since january, very encouraged by the early studies and now the phase 3 studies, but for a lot of people this is new. so i want to ease people's concern. i want to bring as much good information. all the touch points have been met here. the effectiveness is exceptionally good. more importantly, this is a safe

vaccine. >> this is a safe vaccine. how is this going to work just on a logistical perspective? people have to make an appointment to go in? they just show up? how does it work? >> right now we are focusing in on phase 1. so there is no list. you cannot make an appointment unless you fall into phase 1. when we get to phase 2, what we want to do is, again, lean into our platform, our technology so that people will make an appointment in advance. we can do that. you can call on the phone. you can go onto our app, it's called my walgreens, or go to our website. when it is time to do that, the cdc, walgreens and the state governments will make this clear. we want to make it as easy as possible for people to schedule that appointment in advance so that we can keep everyone safe. we're in the middle of a pandemic and don't want people all coming at once. >> dr. kevin ban, thank you so much. it is a great sight to see those vaccines being given this

morning. michael? we turn now to the new fallout from that frightening police raid at the wrong home in chicago. officers busting down the door of an innocent woman and this morning we're hearing from anjanette young about the incident. alex perez joins us with more from chicago. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. anjanette young says she knew immediately police had the wrong house, but no matter how many times she told them she says they simply did not believe you. we should warn you the video is difficult to watch. overnight the innocent woman seen in this disturbing police body cam video speaking out. >> they didn't kill me that night because god was covering me. >> you got the wrong house. i live alone. >> reporter: chicago social worker anjanette young was changing clothes after coming home from work when police barged in carrying out a warrant at her home. >> i ran into my living room tried to grab something to cover myself and before, you know, i

could do anything, the police were in. the room was dark. so i could just see lights and scopes on guns pointed at me. >> reporter: handcuffing her as she stood there naked, humiliated and terrified. >> tell me what's going on. >> i was scared into compliance like i did what they said to me. i was afraid if i did anything or made any moves they would shoot me. they had guns pointed at me. i feared for my life that night. >> reporter: the incident unfolding back in february of 2019 but the video just now surfacing. turns out police were working with an incorrect address. after about two minutes police covering young with a blanket. >> you have me in handcuffs. i'm naked. this is not right. >> reporter: the police support superintendent and chicago may

yomayor promising change. >> i have an obligation to make that wrong right. it's been painful, painful and upsetting. >> reporter: this comes after young and her attorney accused mayor lori lightfoot's administration of trying to block release of the video initially denying a freedom of information request young made of the video and even taking a local station to court to try to stop them from broadcasting the video. lightfoot says she was unaware of what city attorneys were attempting to do. >> it is quite literally in every single corner of our country. >> reporter: activists like those at campaign zero fighting to change the law and implement ways to hold police and officials accountable. >> cities and states have to adopt comprehensive warrantless legislation that restricts militarized tactics. >> reporter: young hopes her case will bring change to how raids are carried out and says she will live with the trauma of the incident for the rest of her life. >> i don't take it lightly that i'm sitting here in this moment in 2020 being able to say what happened to me.

but i very much embrace and relate to breonna taylor. my incident happened before hers. so when it happened to her, i cried for days, but i was also very thankful. >> reporter: and young says the entire ordeal lasted about 40 minutes. she and her attorney plan to file a lawsuit against the city. guys? >> okay, alex, thanks very much. coming up next, the surprising new details about lori loughlin's husband's life behind bars. we're going to tell you what we're learning this morning. laughlin's husband's life behind bars. we will tell you what we are learning this morning. this is m. man 1 vo: proof of less joint pain and clearer skin. man 2 vo: proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... woman 2 vo: ...with humira. woman 3 vo: humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further irreversible joint damage, and clear skin in many adults.

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father has been locked in what he describes as solitary confinement for one full month. >> anything to say, lori? >> reporter: giannulli and his wife lori loughlin pleaded guilty to paying $500,000 as part of the so-called "varsity blues" scandal, a scheme dreamed up by rick singer that helped place the celebrities' daughters, olivia jade and isabella rose, into usc as rowing recruits despite the fact that neither had ever been involved in the sport. loughlin was in isolation for 14 days when she began her two-month sentence in october, but her stepson now expressing concern that while mossimo was expecting to serve his time in a minimum security camp, he's instead in quarantine in the medium security prison in a cell and only let out every three days for a few moments to shower adding, the mental and physical damage being done from such isolation and treatment is wrong. >> it sounds like he is being kept by himself more for protection than anything else, and that's protection from covid at this point.

you know, obviously we know that the prison systems have struggled with what to do about this pandemic. >> reporter: while gianni says his dad could be facing at least 20 more days in isolation, lori loughlin is expected to return home for the holidays. a source close to the former hallmark star recently telling abc news lori is doing fine, her head is high. lori is handling this with dignity and strength. their daughter olivia jade recently breaking her silence on jada pinkett smith's show "red table talk." >> it's been hard, i think, for anybody no matter what the situation is you don't want to see your parents go to prison. but also i think it's necessary for us to move on. >> right. >> and move forward. >> reporter: and giannulli could be behind bars through easter. so far the prison not commenting on his son's claims. george? >> erielle, thank you very much. michael? coming up next, we have our

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>> this comes at vice president pence, the second lady and surgeon general all got the vaccine live on tv this morning. rachel scott with more on that. >> reporter: the vice president is among the first to receive the vaccine. vice president mike pence rolling up his sleeve and with a shot in the arm becoming the highest ranking government official yet to receive the pfizer covid-19 vaccine. part of a campaign to build confidence and trust among americans. second lady karen pence and the surgeon general jerome adams taking it too. the vice president reassuring americans the injections are safe. >> karen and i were more than happy to step forward before this week was out. to take the safe and effective coronavirus vaccine that we have secured and produced for the american people.

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time to go back to coming to america the sequel. it's called "coming 2 america," clever title. starring eddie murphy and arsenio hall, the comedy duo making their return 32 years after the original as prince akeem and his best friend. they're not the only ones coming back to america. sherry hadley will play lisa again. the movie will star leslie jones, tracy morgan, wesley snipes and eddie's daughter is also in this, bella murphy. the sequel picking up with prince akeem as he discovers he has a son he never knew about so goes back to the borough where he first went looking for his queen. the sequel written by original writers barry blausteen and kenya barris and eddie murphy telling "people" magazine zamundo is a very funny place. the world needs funny right now.

"coming 2 america" will be coming to your home on amazon, march 2021. amazon prime, i believe. and in a very telling statistic, about where we are emotionally as a country, still wanting to feel a little holiday spirit now more than ever, billboard has announced that nine of the top ten songs on their streaming chart right now are christmas songs. ♪ have a holly jolly christmas >> ah, there it is. burl ives, 1964, coming in at number ten here in 2020. how about this one? ♪ last christmas i gave you my heart ♪ ♪ the very next day you gave it away ♪ >> oh, my goodness. the hair alone is worth watching. brings back such memories. number seven. how about this one -- ♪ oh the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪

>> dean martin, topping the charts in 2020. amazing. 61 years after it was recorded. and as for the top three on this list, play it deejay lilly. ♪ it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> are these not just the greatest songs? so happy right now. i hope you are in the studio. that's number three. andy williams and here's brenda lee rockin' in at number two. ♪ at the christmas party hop >> come on now. i wish i could sing. that song has been streamed 29 million times already this season. and the number one song on the streaming chart right now, who else but the queen of christmas herself, "all i want for christmas is you." ♪ don't care about those presents underneath the christmas tree ♪ it's also number one on the billboard hot 100 by the way. mariah is amazing. and the one song if you're

wondering that is in the top ten that's not a holiday song, bad bunny -- >> just what i would have guessed. >> i love hearing that music. i hope you did too. and finally this story made me laugh. a 9-year-old in england has become famous for her very honest letter to santa claus. it was shared by her big sister on twitter. the little girl writes, dear beloved father christmas, i hope you've had a wonderful year and been well. my year has been quite the opposite. i've tried hard to be good but failed miserably. i'll be honest. i guess she thought that the transparency would help with the next part when she goes on to ask santa for the following and i quote -- a dj set, trip to france for five, oh, a live panda and a penguin. santa might not appreciate she's been naughty but, gosh, social media sure loves her sassy spunk.

one person commenting, i love a girl who knows what she wants. and with that on this friday, i'll send it back to the studio. >> can't be mad for trying. thanks, lara. we're going to turn to our "gma" cover story and dr. jill biden fighting back, the future first lady responding to that op-ed in "the wall street journal" saying she should drop the doctor from her title. deb roberts has more on this controversy. good morning, deb. >> reporter: good morning, cecelia. yeah, this is a piece that has sparked outrage around the country. some women including meghan mccain calling it misogynistic. well, the woman now at the center of this controversy is having her say. the soon-to-be first lady finally speaking out about those questioning her title on the latest episode of "the late show with stephen colbert." >> some people have recently taken it upon themselves to question that title of yours. do you have any reaction to those people? >> yeah, that was such a surprise. >> reporter: the reaction coming after a contentious op-ed

published in "the wall street journal" saying she should drop doctor as a title since her degree is in education and not medicine. the writer author joseph epstein referring to the future first lady as kiddo asking any chance you might drop the doctor before your name? dr. jill biden sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic. dr. jill biden saying it was the tone that struck her. >> he called me kiddo and one of the things i'm most proud of is my doctorate. i mean i worked so hard for it. >> reporter: her husband president-elect joe biden gushing about his wife's accomplishments. >> i got to hand her the doctorate on the stage, university of delaware. she had two masters degrees and kept going to school all the time while teaching at night. >> reporter: the controversy taken to a new level by some like fox news host tucker carlson insulting dr. biden comparing her to dr. pepper. >> dr. jill biden is not a healer. she's not allowed to write prescription, wouldn't know what to do with your appendix. she needs reading glasses,

either that or she's borderline illiterate. >> reporter: others racing to biden's defense, including her husband's new female vice-president elect coming to her defense who discussed it with our own robin roberts. >> what was your reaction when you read that, when you heard that? >> i was deeply disappointed that in 2020 that that kind of approach would be given any legitimacy, because let's be clear about it, she worked hard. she raised her kids. she went to school. she went to night school. she got degrees. she earned everything she has. >> reporter: this op-ed pointing out real issues of sexism around women's achievements. one study showing that men who have earned a doctorate being called doctor more than 70% of the time. women about 49% of the time.

george? >> so maybe this will be a teaching moment for people. deb roberts, thanks very much. we move to a "gma" health alert. new warning from the fda about some popular weight loss and male enhancement products sold online. jen ashton joins us. the concern is some dangerous ingredients may not be on the label. >> yeah, and, george, first big picture view. it is an example that the fda continues to work on many other things as they evaluate data for these covid-19 vaccines. this is not the first time they've issued an alert on supplements but this time they looked at approximately 50 supplements in the weight loss/male enhancement category sold online. sites like amazon and ebay and tested those supplements and found a majority of them actually contain active ingredients that can have significant medical risks. they're putting out a warning to consumers they need to be aware of this. >> what kind of risks and side effects are we talking about? >> well, particularly in these two categories of supplements

we're talking about in many cases prescription pharmaceutical ingredients that can cause side effects. things like headache, blood pressure changes, visual changes and obviously if you're talking about things that affect those outcomes, there are also risks to cardiovascular health and, you know, we're talking about things that absolutely can be significant. so people absolutely should understand that when they see a supplement, particularly one that is sold and marketed online, these are not subjected to the same rigorous standards that a prescription pharmaceutical is by the fda and because something says natural does not always mean it's safe. >> so what are the rules for the road when you're looking at over-the-counter products like this? >> well, the first one is trust your gut and have a very strong degree of kind of caveat emptor, buyer beware. if something sounds too good to be true, in medicine and in science, a lot of times it is.

the other thing is this is an amazing reminder for people, men and women, discuss all supplements that you take with your health care provider. not just the one that require a prescription and, again, understand that there can be chemical ingredients in there. it can be tainted. it can be contaminated. at the very least you could be wasting your money and at the very worst you could be risking your health. >> buyer beware as you said, jen ashton, thanks very much. let's go to ginger. >> yes, george, the winter looks beautiful around here. it also looks beautiful as far south as arkansas. look at what the frost did on a windshield there. that is nature's art. isn't it? and next week you'll have plenty of chances to make cold natural art because artic air is pouring in, the coldest for many people. subzero windchills up to minnesota where you could see 20 below. we'll leave that for next week.

good morning. welcome to friday on absence 7 news. total sunshine today as a dry pattern returns to our forecast. it's going to lead to colder than average nights and warmer than average afternoons and more haze as we get deeper into the forecast. today's temperatures, 47 to 52. tonight, expect more frost out there. the only 40s around oakland, san francisco and around the with just seven days until christmas we have simple hacks to make prepping for the holidays super easy. becky worley joins us with tips from food to festive wrapping. becky, as always, good morning to you and you always got something good for us. all of these hacks will start in the kitchen. the first one is a presence idea. >> that's right, michael. we all have roughly the same things in our kitchen so came up with some smart ideas all centered on items that you

already own so the first is an actual food idea. maybe this year you're not cooking for a crowd so you could be a little more artsy and try out something we found on "the new york times" instagram feed. it's called a charcuterie wreath. any greens as the circle of the wreath on the plate. they use rosemary, you could they use rosemary, you could use arugula, anything and cut cheese or any other nibble finger food and triangles. wind up salami or prosciutto like pinecones. it's a cute idea and you could serve almost anything in a festive way. so there you go. >> all about presentation, right? now we move on to gift wrapping. and have you a creative idea for some bows. i like what i'm looking at right here. >> these are bows with a bonus. it's so fun. what you do is you take a bag of m&ms or skittles and grab a little piece of string and you

tighten it down the center and voila, it is a bow with a bonus, a present plus a present. >> i don't really need the present. i'm just going to take the bonus. i'll take those peanut m&ms. >> help yourself. >> this one can save money on festive cookie boxes that people tend to buy. >> correct. if you're gifting cookies, you can, of course, buy a cookie tin at the store or you can make something festive yourself. okay, we're going to go magic of television. i have a little saran wrap or tin foil dispenser box, but our elves in the prop department have transformed them in the studio. they are really pretty, right? you can put the cookies in there and it looks very festive. but, michael, my question, did they take that sharp edge off of your boxes? >> they did not. my elves did not do that.

>> ah. >> that is a message from the elves, it's kind of an indicator of you've been naughty or nice, so news flash, you've been naughty. >> i can't argue with that. i have been kind of naughty. especially to the guys around here. you know your final hack, it involves supplies. you can find them in the kitchen. they'll help you organize your wrapping paper. >> correct. so my wrapping paper at home, i have rolls and rolls that are just flapping and have things off them. so here's how you get it under control. take the tube when you have an empty rule of kitchen towel or toilet paper or even one of the tubes from inside a used wrapper and split it right down the middle and then you can just snap it on there and it holds it in place. i think that's kind of genius, i'm liking that one. >> that is beyond genius. >> yes, it is. then i have one last one. >> what you got? >> this is my -- this is it. so here's what i think you

should do for all the rolls like, i don't know, what do we have, seven or eight or nine at our house, all lying around. what you can do is put it in that box that you have there that has separated compartments and the perfect thing to do that with is a case of wine and i don't want to disclose too much but i do have a few, maybe six or seven of those wine case boxes out in my garage. so those would work perfectly. >> in order to clean out the case of wine you don't have to direct it all at the same time. let people know that. >> oh, okay. >> you do have one bonus hack about shipping. >> i do. you guys, free shipping is pretty much going the way of the dodo bird after today. we're seeing that really wind down. so if you need that free two-day shipping, there's some that have that free but you can always sign up for an amazon prime free trial membership. that's 30 days free and you get the free shipping but you have to put a reminder on your phone

to cancel it within 30 days or else you'll pay the full year annual membership. so that's my last-minute tip. >> thank you as always and we really appreciate all your hacks. coming up, the 7-year-old with a big heart. we'll hear how she's helping frontline workers in her community. she's going to join us live. don't go anywhere. we're back with more "gma." she will join us live. we'll be right back with more gma.

good morning, everyone. abc7 mornings. happening today, the santa clara county public health department will hold another briefing with the latest on the coronavirus crisis in the county. santa clara has the highest number of covid-19 cases in the bay area with more than 52,000 cases. yesterday there were more than 1,200 new confirmed cases with 99 new hospitalizations. the briefing today is at 10:00 a.m., and you can get updates on our website, abc7news.com. hi, temperatures, boy, if you haven't stepped outside, they're up to 16 degrees colder than this time yesterday. it's dry, and it is sunny out there. we're running from still near frosty conditions in san ramon and santa rosa at 33 to 46 in san francisco. look at that clean air -- yep,

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hey, bay area, "live" is coming up. >> our holiday sweater party. we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest,

though, on our app and at abc7news.com. the news continues now with "gma." ♪ 'cause we are warriors we'll fight or our lives like soldiers all through the night ♪ ♪ and we won't give up we will survive we are warriors ♪ ♪ and we're stronger that's why we're alive ♪ ♪ we will conquer time after time ♪ you are and you are looking at some of the warriors of 2020, the heroes on the front lines of this pandemic all year long. they have done amazing work. this morning, one girl has gone above and beyond to thank them. >> that's right. when this 7-year-old found out the supplies, she wanted to sell friendship bracelets. >> this so so incredible so ten

months later, hayley raised nearly $24,000 and still counting selling hundreds of hand-made bracelets with the help of her community. they join us now. hey, good morning. >> hi, thanks for having us. >> i want to talk about this you had a goal of raising $200. you raised more than $23,000. that is so incredible. that must make you feel so good? >> yeah. it really does. >> that's all you need to say right there. laura, i know you had no idea this would take off the way it did. haley had some impressive customers? >> she does, the mayor of chicago, lori lightfoot purchased bracelets from her and hayley started making signature colors. she's got the chicago flag. red, white and blue and a huge red sox fan, so the red sox team

honored her and the announcers wore her braceletles as well as south paw. >> hayley, you still have hundreds of orders coming in, how are you keeping up with it all? >> well, i have a lot of people helping me. i have 15 people helping me. like a lot of my friends and it's nice of them. >> she trains them on zoom. we have people, girl scouts, friend, even her 73-year-old grandma is at home making friendship bracelets. >> wow, you guys have a full team there. have you healthcare workers watching you. they're on the front lines right now f. they can hear you say one message, what do you want them to know this morning? >> i want to thank them for everything they do and for keeping us safe. >> a lot of people want to thank you as well. we hear you are a pretty big fan of the descendants. is that true? >> yeah. >> well, someone special wanted

to send you a message. let's look. >> hi, hayley, it's sophia carson here. i heard about the heroic ways you are helping our heroic healthcare workers. i want to say thank you. what you are doing is quite literally the most important thing we can do right now. thank you for your beautiful selfless giving heart. it shines so bright and you are an example for all. sending you all of my love and my deepest admiration. i am forever and always your biggest fan. >> oh! >> wow. >> i love her. >> she's got it all figured out. what you are doing, hayley is truly remarkable. you have hundreds of orders, after the show today, will you need some more friends to help you out. will you have a lot more orders coming in to help so thank you all for joining us this morning. hayley, thank you for what you

are doing for everyone out there. >> what do you sa i? >> thank you! >> thank you. >> happy holidays, you two. >> and to learn more about hayley and helping heroes, please visit our gma brightly instagram account. we want to you keep spreading the love. show your gratitude using the #gmahelpingheroes. coming up. another recipe for our 12 days of christmas cookies. don't miss it.

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back with our christmas countdown, 12 days of christmas cookies. michael, let's do the honors again. what do you have this morning? >> bam. >> dutch apple pie cookies. to show us how to make them is the author of the book of pie, erin mcdonald from the culinary education in new york. we just gave them to you right n now. so that one is on us. are you ready now? >> yes. yes, i am. >> tell us about these great cookies. >> i am so excited about these cookies. they are my dutch apple pie cookies. all the flavor of apple pie but in a cookie that you can gift

and share with people. >> all right. should we get started? erin, you have apple filling. walk us through it. >> yes, i got my apple filling simmering already over here. it's got brown sugar, butter. a little lemon juice. i have a few more ingreenedents to add to it. i have granulated sugar and flour. i am stirring those together. the granules can break up the flour so it doesn't clump up. i will add salt and vanilla as pell. >> tell us about the topping. what goes into that? this is delicious. >> that is a streusal it absorbs some of the moisture from the filling. so it's delicious all the way around. when the filling is done it looks like this all nice and globed up. the streusal has brown sugar, a little salt and cinnamon and

favorite ingredient butter. we had that in there until it's all crumbled up and nice and streusally. >> i love this it's between a pancake and a pastrpastry, tell about it. >> for this one i look to use puff pastry, when you use puff pastry, you have to be careful, it likes to puff up. we want to make sure for a cookie we got it nice and flat. so what we will is dock it with our little fork here. so docking means poking holes in it. it allows steam to escape from the pastry so we can just actually press the fork into it a few times here and that's going to help it to stay a little flatter and be a little more cookie-like. >> you have done an amazing thing here. the pastry part is still flakey and crispy on the bottom. it's not soggy, given the weight of the topping. how did you manage that? >> absolutely.

so really what that comes down to, this is the same thing with pie, itself. it's proper baking. if you baic the dough well enough, it won't absorb the filling, because the structure will be set. what we look for is a nice golden brown bottom like this that gives it this amazing crisp crust, but we get all the juiciness of the happenle and that crumbly topping as well. >> it is really good, it is delicious. thank you for joining us. >> you are welcome. thank you so much for having many e. >> absolutely. i'm glad it worked out. you can get the recipe on good morning america.com. all right. we will shift gears and turn to the steps you can take if you are dreaming of a green christmas this year. ginger has a way to make our days safer for the environment. >> cecilia, thank you. we all got, well, a lot of us got that white christmas. now it's time for green. i'm not trying to scoop in like

the gringe to harp on your holiday choices. americans deliver a million tons of trash to the new year so we could improve a little bit. i wanted to share some tips to create less waste this holiday season. this year, i'm making my family do what i like to call a little women-themed christmas. >> merry clift mass for the marsh family. >> you know, 1,800s style, orange in the stocking. one gift that we make wrapped in cloth we already have. last year, the u.s. postal service delivered an estimated 800 million packages between thanksgiving and new years. more than 20 million a day. this year, they're expecting significant increases. sense online shopping is here to stay, there has to be a way that we can make it more sustainable. do you know how big of a deal returning is? like if this sweater doesn't fit and i send it back, it las the same carbon footprint on average as a trip from here to south

florida. $400 billion in merchandise is expected to be returned this year. >> it's really expensive to process returns. so a lot of the time, it's easier to just have all of those items sent to a liquid dater or maybe even a landfill. >> so, what can you do to create less holiday waste? think about giving experiences instead of tangible gifts. i'm gifkt zoom pilates classes and voice classes to support small businesses. recycle the packaging, even more than the cardboard, find the right place. instead of returning, try an alternate like regifting or donating. >> i can't believe that some of the returns end up in the landfills. that stunned me. but even if you have done all your holiday shopping will it is not too late to think about how you wrap your gifts, wrapping paper and gift bags that have foil, litters, poly-coatings,

use ecofriendly wrapping instead. amazon has information on how to recycle packages and good friday morning. colder start, but a pretty knight nice ending as temperatures will hit the mid to upper 50s this afternoon under total sunshine. a little colder the next couple of mornings, but mililililililil ♪ good morning america lilililil . >> and it's time now for our final pet of the week for 2020. there's the wall of winners. guys, please keep submitting your pets using the qr code you see on your screen, maybe we'll make your pet our pet of the week. now, we got one guy woes perfect costumes are spreading tons of joy, here's aria. >> five-year-old persian aria is

quintessentially a queen and rules the roost. >> i love the character aria. she is the 1% of cats that likes to dress up. >> from dressing up as j. lo lol wonder woman and storage stephanopoulis. annie makes most of her outfits, mostly from recycled materials zbri like to do trash fashion. whatever i have i constantly tear apart box and redo them. >> aria keeps her busy and smiling. especially around the holidays. ♪ me le maliki maka is the thing to say ♪ >> she is an inspiration for many. >> i hope aria brightens your day. >> holook at aria, she is so cu. how about a live look. please meet annie and aria in matching pajamas.

hi, guys. oh, that's all right. believe me, i feel your pain every day with this one. >> well, thank you, a flat version is better than no version. thank you, tell us a little bit about what a great cat she is and how she brings you and others so much joy? >> i mean, she is absolutely hilarious. she is running around right now. she is already a diva, i don't know what to do. i thereof fact that she brings so much joy to others, you know, i'll have teachers and nurses, true heroes call or you know comments on her instagram, like i have had the hardest day. i haven't laughed in a while. that's just so special. it's amazing. >> oh, that's great. we ask this to everybody. if you can get in arya's head, what do you think she would say about receiving the coveted pet of the week award from good morning america? >> well, obviously, she is

already exhibiting diva behavior soly say she will say tweets and wicks as a payment. >> hey, thank you. i know it's very early out in l.a. thank you for sharing arya with us. we just love our pets, as you can tell. be well and happy my year to you. >> you too, thank you so much. >> and everybody coming up on good morning america, a very special christmas performance from the one and only lady

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winter night deluxe, which is out right now, let's hear. mattered was counting the days ♪ this winter's night ♪ stars shine like silver bells ♪ ♪ this winter's night ♪ the mistletoe kiss and and and

♪ snowflakes fall like frosting < musical notes> ♪ and i sit on the street ♪ strangers look like neighbors ♪ ♪ with every smile that you meet ♪ ♪ but here in my arms i'll keep you warm ♪ ♪ and hold you tight ♪ on this winter's ♪ we'll look back on the year in the ♪ on this winter's night ♪ we'll count our blessings ♪ on this winter's night ♪ we will remember ♪ on this winter's night ♪ icicle lights will trim the tree ♪ ♪ on this winter's night ♪ wrapped a present or two for you and me ♪ ♪ tuck our children into bed

♪ and dream the night away ♪ til' the sun dawns in the morning ♪ ♪ with the joy of christmas day ♪ ♪ but here in my arms i'll keep you warm ♪ ♪ and hold you tight ♪ on this winter's night ♪ on this winter's night ♪ on this winter's night ♪ we will remember ♪ this year, oh my ♪ i'm seeing christmas through your eyes ♪ ♪ and it's been a while ♪ good joy and wonder of your smile ♪ ♪ such a precious child

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nobody is more ready for christmas than us. next week it's all holiday fun with 12 days of --

>> cookies. >> the ultimate christmas workout that will have you rocking to your favorite christmas hits next week on "good morning america." big thank you to lady a for a big thank you to lady a for that holiday-filled performance. >> i don't know if you know this, tomorrow is a big college triple header on abc, crowning the conference champions of the big 12 acc and american athletic conference, trevor lawrence, leads number three clemson. >> we're running out of time. >> i'll be watching. >> abc news honored, winner for the second straight year with the ed regard r. murrah award for excellence.

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good morning, everyone, i'm kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. california's next shipment of pfizer's covid-19 vaccines will be smaller than expected. the state was expecting to get 393,000 doses, but now it's only 233,000 doses. they say the federal government gave several states new estimated shipment amounts. they didn't elaborate on why, but health and human services secretary alex azar said this morning that the governors misunderstood what they were supposed to be getting. hey, good morning. let's look at what we have in store. tons of sunshine, beautifully clean air out there. a good time to be outside as everything has calmed down. high pressure's taken over. temperatures today from 57 to 62. it gets a little bit warmer this weekend. dry three christmas eve. >> thank you. now it's time for "live with

kelly and ryan." kelly and ryan." have 'tis the season for kelly and ryan's annual holiday sweater party! on today's show, our favorite cardigan couple, goldie hawn and kurt russell, and a sweet treat demo! how to make and decorate your very own sweater cookies. plus, find out which of our amazing viewer finalists will be our 2020 holiday sweater pageant winner! all next on "live"! and now, rocking the first of their holiday sweaters, here is santa's adorable helper, kelly ripa! [cheering, applause] and the elf off the shelf, ryan seacrest! hello! ♪ best christmas ever [laughing] hi! it is friday, december 18th. it is our holiday sweater party, can you tell?