>> stay home with your hand sanitizer. >> yes. >> hopefully get rid of this in 2021. >> please. yes. >> good-bye. good morning, america. the new covid mutation now spreading here in the u.s. a confirmed case in california. as the u.s. sees a record-breaking day in the pandemic with more than 3,700 lives lost in just 24 hours. officials admitting for the first time that the vaccine rollout is going slower than promised. dr. fauci saying there is still hope on the horizon. >> as we gradually get more and more people vaccinated, we are going to be looking at this in the rearview mirror. millions in the path of a major storm bringing ice, snow, tornadoes and flash flooding. ginger with the timing and track. active investigation. the woman in that startling video wrongly accusing a young

black teen of stealing her phone now reportedly telling her side of the story saying she was the one assaulted as a new surveillance video is released overnight. miracle rescue at sea. the sailor knocked off his boat clinging for life to a buoy watching his dog mitch drift away. they're both okay. inside the harrowing ordeal. wild scene here in new york. the violent confrontation video showing bicyclists swarming and attacking a car on fifth avenue, rolling their bikes and smashing the windshield. now the search for suspects. celebrating dawn wells famous for playing mary ann on "gilligan's island." her legacy this morning. and it's new ear's eve. a smashing end to 2020. the victory celebration gone wrong. wisconsin badgers dropping their trophy and shattering it. and broadway is back for just one night with "ratatouille: the tiktok musical." how one viral video became a star-studded show as we count

down to a new year and get ready to finally say good-bye, 2020. and good morning, america. happy new year's eve. so happy to have you with us to finally say good-bye, farewell. ta-ta, 2020. by the way, the part city already getting started around the world. so here we go. auckland, new zealand, earlier this morning ringing in the start of 2021. don't you just want to ask them what it feels like? >> to be on the other side. >> we are now just hours away from midnight, 17 hours left in 2020, not that we're counting, the ball outside in times square, of course, new york's iconic celebration is going to look quite different this year. we'll take you inside the plans

to keep everyone safe here from the virus. hard to believe but today marks one year since that first covid-19 warning when the world health organization was told about an unknown virus in wuhan, china. the u.s. now hitting yet another new record for daily hospitalizations as frustrations over the vaccine rollout grow and the surgeon general is standing by to talk to us live. we start with that new covid mutation now spreading in the u.s. the first in colorado and second case confirmed in california. kaylee hartung is there with the latest. kaylee, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. as the news broke that the variant was detected in california, dr. fauci said this was expected. he said he wasn't surprised and he warned we'll likely see more cases here in california and across the country, but this comes with a reminder that the variant experts believe will respond to the vaccines. this morning, new details on that new more contagious variant from the uk now detected in

california. the 30-year-old man in san diego has not needed to be hospitalized. just one day after the first case in the country was identified in colorado and now a second possible case there. though it hasn't been confirmed. both are members of colorado's national guard deployed last week to a small rural town to help a nursing home amid an outbreak. a majority of the staff testing positive. >> we don't know if there's ongoing transmission but that is focus of our ongoing investigation and our testing efforts. >> reporter: as labs screen for more cases, more frustration over the vaccine rollout. the u.s. falling behind other nations and officials admitting for the first time it's going slower than expected, blaming the holidays and bad weather but saying it will improve. >> here's what i have confidence in, every day, everybody gets better, and i believe that uptake will increase. >> reporter: the trump administration promised 20

million vaccinations by the end of the year. so far 14 million doses have been distributed but only about 2.5 million shots administered. in florida, senior citizens waiting hours in line for shots. one woman standing in for her parents overnight so they didn't have to. >> i miss my parents. >> reporter: but not all have to wait. the oldest in massachusetts, 112-year-old hazel plumber receiving her first dose of the pfizer. this is the second pandemic she's endured. >> lived through the other one 100 years ago, you know, it's really something. >> reporter: but in wisconsin, aurora medical center firing an employee who the center says intentionally ruined more than 500 doses by taking them out of the fridge. the deadliest day of the pandemic in california. the national guard now stepping in to help the county's coroner.

>> it's been the toughest year. >> reporter: but america's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, says there's hope on the horizon in 2021 as vaccinations become more widespread and herd immunity sets in. >> schools, theaters, sports events, restaurants, i believe if we do it correctly, we will be there by the early part of fall. >> reporter: that's something to hope for. but in the meantime, the situation continues to deteriorate here in los angeles. now local officials are calling on the governor to ask the federal government to send the u.s. navy mercy hospital ship to take more patients and can do it in the part of los angeles and also they want more national guard medical personnel to be sent to help hospital staff. the city, this state needs all the help it can get, mary. >> kaylee, thank you. now to the growing crisis overseas. experts warning of a potential

can tros fee that new mutation spreads and 20 more people in england put under the toughest restrictions as cases surge and james longman has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mary. yeah, the crisis here in britain only seems to be deepening. some 40 million are living under the harshest possible restrictions. lockdowns mean that all nonessential businesses must close and people are told they must not mix like christmas, new year's eve celebrations being canceled and must stay home, as cases continue to soar here. 983 deaths reported just one day here. that's a new record since april so all hopes on the vaccine and the new vaccination strategy to try to get as many people vaccinated with the first dose as possible. health experts say the second dose is, of course, vital but that first one could stop mass hospitalizations which is, of course, the goal to protect health services so some health experts in the united states according to the same strategy be rolled out across america. >> james, as you said, all hopes on the vaccine. james, thank you so much.

joining us now is surgeon general dr. jerome adams. dr. adams, happy new year's eve. thanks for being with us. >> i always wanted to do new year's eve in times square but in true 2020 fashion we're doing it virtually. >> here we are. leaders of "operation warp speed" say it's not going as quickly as planned. 2 million vaccinations logged falling far short of 20 million vaccines by the end of the year by the administration. do you agree with the president's assessment that fault lies at the local level, not the federal? >> here's what the american people need to know. there's vaccines manufactured. there's vaccines allocated and delivered and then there's vaccines put in arms. i used to run a state health department. people forget that. we've always underfunded public health going back several decades and so chronically we need to continue to fund state and local public health better. but i want people to know that

as someone who gets to run a health department i've been out on the ground with these health departments since september, dr. birx has been out on the ground and we have been working with them to ramp up their ability to administer these vaccines. from a federal perspective we are on track to have 20 million people able to be vaccinated, doses on the ground, by the end of next week as general perna said and we're on track from that perspective and have to help the state even local entities to get them administered. >> right, because having the ability is one thing but there are reports washington state has used only a fraction of the vaccine doses delivered there. in maryland, it's estimated 0% of the state's vaccines have not been administered and the governor says federal support is lacking. the federal government spent a on the of money on these vaccines, public health agencies are often underfunded and stretched thing. shouldn't the federal government be doing more? >> women -- well, this is what we have been talking about every

single day. here's what i want people to understand. i talked to tony fauci and we always knew that this was going to take a while to ramp up. we're still early, 17 days from eua. what people should be most excited about is that the curve is rapidly increasing in terms of number of people being vaccinated so we shouldn't extrapolate from what happened yesterday to what's going to happen six months from now but make sure it continues to go up and continue to support our state and public health departments which is what we're doing. >> and that curve going up is good news. another case of the uk variant has been con nirmd the u.s., first in colorado, now in california. because viruses mutate, that's what they do, we're likely to see more variants, how worried should we be? >> well, here's what you should do. take any worry you have and understand the vaccines still look like they're going to work and we talked to dr. collins and dr. fauci about that as recently as yesterday. a more contagious variant means it's more critical we follow

those basic health measures, especially this new year's, wash your hands, wait your distance and wait to gather. i know you sacrificed much this year. this has been a marathon. we don't want to trip at the finish line. we got to be cautious tonight, have our gatherings virtually and make sure we wash our hands thoroughly and make sure we check out the tips for safeguarding on the website. just to get as many people as possible across the finish line. we want to have a normal new year next year and want as many loved ones and family and friends to be able to enjoy it in 2021. the way we do it is by pulling together and sacrificing one more time to ramp up the vaccinations and put this virus away for good. >> this has been a marathon. we don't want to trip at the finish line. thank you so much. we want to turn now to new year's eve here in times square

and a celebration that will be very different than what we've seen before. trevor ault is outside with a breakdown of what we will and will not see for the countdown to 2021. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. happy new year. for more than 100 years this has been the place the eyes of the world have turned to for the final moments of one year and the next moments of a new year. and all the hope that comes with it and this year instead of hundreds of thousands there will be virtually no one here to watch it drop. the ball will still drop but police will be barricading it for blocks around trying to limit the crowds with this pandemic raging. having said that, because of the spectacle, they have to treat it as a potential target and hundreds of officers mostly working barricades on the outskirts making sure nobody on the outside lingers or starts to form a crowd and the police chief said do not even attempt to get in here. the only people who will be allowed in beside the cast and

the crew of the broadcasts will be a few dozen special guests, front gin -- frontline workers and emergency responders, families and they will be sequestered into tiny areas to limit the viral spread. all the rest will watch it from home as the ball drops on 2020 although most of us agree, 2020 dropped the ball a long time ago. >> thank you, trevor. now to that last winter blast, millions are in the path of this major storm moving across the country and a nice parting gift from 2020 and ginger has the latest on how it could impact your holiday celebration. she's up there at the new year's eve ball. >> if i could describe 2020 in one weather phenomenon, it would be a pouring cold rain. there's hope and a bright light behind me that times square ball never dulled.

let's start with what is happening. it's raining all the way back to texas but snowing in west texas along i-10, those folks stranded up to six hours on that highway, and then the first part tornado damage, so they're going to do more on the survey there today. let me tell you how you end 2020 and start 2021. major impacts from central pennsylvania back to alpine, texas, that's where we find advisories. along the cold front mostly rain that we're watching but watch as it bubbles to the north, where it will become a concern, especially for tornadoes and damaging winds, from port arthur into lake charles that got hit with those tornadoes and then kansas city, indianapolis along i-70 starting tomorrow morning going to be very rough on the roads and finally chicago all the way to new york state going to be rough by tomorrow night. guys. >> ginger, rough. fitting end to a year that

rained on all of our parades. well, now this morning we are celebrating the life of a tv icon. dawn wells famous for playing mary ann on "gilligan's island" passing away at 82 years old from covid-19. diane macedo joins us with a look at her legacy, good morning. >> reporter: janai, like so many people, "gilligan's island" was way before my time. but i've probably seen every episode now. mary and was just as iconic as the show itself, now so is the legacy she leaves behind. best known for playing mary ann, the sweet girl interest kansas on the classic "gilligan's island." ♪ the professor and mary ann here on gilligan's -- >> reporter: dawn wells started the show at the age of 25, 9 the youngest of her fellow castmates. >> flowers. >> reporter: but while "gilligan's island" only lasted three years, wells became an

icon for generations, personifying the girl next door. at 20 she was crowned miss nevada and went on to compete in the miss america pageant and then she moved on to tv appearing on shows like "maverick." >> i've never seen him before. >> reporter: later took on film and theater appearing in dozens of plays. >> people are going to remember dawn for not only being an actress on one of our beloved sitcoms of all time, those "gilligan's island" reruns will air forever and that is her lasting legacy. >> reporter: tina louise who played ginger is now the sole surviving member of the original "gilligan's island" cast. she remembered wells in a statement overnight saying, i will always remember her kindness to me. we shared in creating a cultural landmark that has continued to bring comfort and smiles to people during this difficult time. i hope people will remember her the way i do, always with a smile on her face. when asked by the television academy wells said how she'd like to be remembered. >> boy, that's a hard one, isn't it? kind, good friend, happy, made a difference.

>> reporter: her publicist said her role, she was a teacher, motivational speaker. and conservationalist and honored for her work with the elephant sanctuary. she certainly made a difference. >> such an iconic role and such a loss. diane, thank you. now to history being made overnight, i love this story. becky hammon becoming the first woman to act as head coach during an nba regular season game. usually the assistant coach of the san antonio spurs, hammon, took over the reins from gregg popovich when he was ejected. hammon with the spurs for seven years after an all-star wnba career, calling it, quote, a substantial moment. >> she took full control of the sidelines if you saw. we are following a lot of other headlines including the woman in this video who wrongly accused a young black teen of

stealing her phone and lunging at him, she's now reportedly telling her side of the story and defending her actions. and still ahead, that incredible miracle rescue at sea. this morning that man speaking out and sharing his harrowing story. but first back up there to ginger. >> the flash flood threat. anywhere from dallas metro to little rock, informatiches of ry quickly. the stormy cities.

good morning. we made it. the final someday of 2020 and it's dry. tomorrow will be dry also, but tomorrow night, a parade of storms rolls through. the heaviest next e wwednesday 2. today's temperatures a little above with high clouds and sunshine, 56 to 62. high clouds tonight and definitely colder, mainly in the 30s and a few low 40s out there. my accuweather seven-day forecast, light storms, a lot more coming up here. thankfully only a little bit left of 2020. thankfully only a little bit left of 2020.

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first, the top headlines. the latest on the coronavirus crisis. the new covid mutation now spreading here in the u.s. with the second case as we see another record-breaking day, and officials admit the rollout is going slower than expected. right now, a new year's like no other other. unprecedented security here in times square. we saw it this morning. the ball will still drop, but people are being kept away by the nypd, and a major storm making its way across the country. ginger is tracking that all morning long. and take a look at this. quite an appropriate way to say bye-bye to 2020. this comes from a children's museum in new jersey. the balloons contain pieces of paper where museum guests wrote what they wanted to leave behind. can you guess what the most popular submission was? covid-19. we're right there with you. >> a good one. but we do begin with the woman who wrongly accused a black teen of stealing her phone at a new york city hotel.

she's now reportedly speaking out for the first time as investigators say they're considering charging her in the case. adrienne bankert has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, whit. this still unnamed woman reportedly has concerns about how she's being portrayed in the now viral video, and she says there's more to the story. >> this is my phone. >> show me. >> you don't have to explain nothing to her. >> reporter: this morning, manhattan's district attorney says he is actively investigating this on camera altercation viewed nearly 3 million times on instagram showing a woman accusing jazz musician keyon harrold's son of stealing her phone. >> are you kidding me? you feel like there is the only iphone made in the world? >> reporter: you can see the woman wrestling with keyon junior in the lobby tackling him to the ground and nypd asking for help in locating the woman. on wednesday, police say following a review of the video

at the arlo hotel in downtown manhattan, they are considering possible charges for the woman including assault, grand larceny and attempted robbery and comes after a meeting between prosecutors and harrold's family. >> we met with the district attorney and he informed us that they had seen the hotel surveillance video and that it was very disturbing. >> reporter: police say they have identified the woman seen in this video but she has yet to come forward and reportedly lives out of state but, according to cnn in an unreleased phone interview, she's disputing the claims against her alleging she was the one assaulted seen on the ground at one point in the video and that things escalated after she first asked to see hotel footage and asked someone else in their lobby to empty their pockets before confronting keyon harrold jr. >> her phone was brought to her

in an uber. >> there's nothing to say to her. you have seen the video. it's disappointing. >> it's unfortunate and, i mean, it's traumatic. it just does not need to happen. >> reporter: harrold's mother calling it racial profiling it. >> isn't it the other way? innocent until proven guilty. we're all supposed to have equal rights but the reality is we don't. so, yes, this is a racial injustice issue. >> the idea of trauma goes above any charge that could ever be had. i want my son to grow up whole. that's all we want. >> reporter: and from that cnn interview the woman allegedly says she'll cooperate with investigators. but she has not reached out to the nypd and says the nypd has not reached out to her and says she's willing to talk to the harrold family. whit? >> we'll see if that happens. adrienne bankert, thank you so much. now to that miracle rescue at sea. an australian sailor saved

after spending hours adrift, clinging to a water beacon in the pacific ocean. now this morning he is speaking out and sharing his story. will carr joins us with the latest. will, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mary. what a story this is. that sailor was in the middle of a violent storm when he was tossed off of his boat. he hung on to that buoy for three hours before he was rescued. this is the moment when 64-year-old david simpson was rescued at sea after clinging to a beacon for hours after being knocked off his boat and telling his harrowing story to 9 news australia. >> the right break holding the dinghy, and it hit me in the ear, and i fell about 2 1/2, 3 meters. hit my ribs off the boat. i was concerned that i wouldn't be around for my family. >> reporter: after being knocked in the ocean, simpson swam to a beacon where he waited for a big wave to toss to the buoy.

>> i sam half a mile, three-quarters of a mile and there was a ladder and i managed to put my hands up. >> reporter: at the same time he was drifting with his dog, mitch, still on board. >> watching the dog in the boat floating away. >> reporter: rescuers found the boat and mitch safe on a nearby sandbar. everyone including the dog is exhausted, but they're sending much love to all of those rescuers. >> glad to see he and mitch are doing well. nice story to end 2020. janai? now to that wild moment caught on camera. bicyclists swarming and attacking a car in new york city right here in new york city, throwing their bikes and smashing the windshields. the nypd now searching for suspects and mona kosar abdi joins with us that story. mona, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. the brazen attack took place on new york's fifth avenue in the heart of manhattan. cell phone video capturing the chilling moment a group of bicyclists swarmed an suv while the driver says he and his mother were inside frantically calling 911. this morning, one person in

custody as police search for as many as four others following this attack on a car in the heart of new york city. these videos taken earlier this week show the group punching a bmw, side mirrors, throwing their bikes onto the vehicle and at least one person smashing the windshield. >> i was fearful for my life and my mother's life. >> reporter: inside, a 36-year-old man and his mother, the pair had just finished donating items to a local charity when the group swarmed the car. >> they started pulling up in front of me on either side of me, they're ripping off the side mirrors and trying to start to bang the glass and ripping off the grill of the car. >> reporter: the driver who only wants to be known as max says his mother quickly called 911. during the assault. >> what i heard was help us, help us, they're going to kill us. >> reporter: what sparked the incident remains unclear, but witnesses say one cyclist hit the back of the

car as a driver slowed down. soon after the attack, the group apparently moved a few blocks away and started smashing the windows of a taxi, leaving that driver with bruises. >> the cab driver pulled up and said i'm so glad you're okay because the guy on 30th is not. >> reporter: this morning, police are asking for the public's help to identify the possible four other suspects and the 15-year-old in custody is now facing riot and criminal mischief charges. >> really disturbing video. thank you so much. coming up, we are checking in with the small businesses we met in "deals & steals" this year, and how your shopping, you at home, your shopping helped keep so many afloat. and next, the tiktok phenomenon turns star-studded broadway musical. just wait until you see how they pumd it off. see how they pulled it off. roadway musical. see how they pulled it off. with collagen, that supports our body from the inside, out.

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back now with the new star-studded musical cooked up back now with the new star-studded musical cooked up on tiktok. "ratatouille." the tiktok musical, what started as a short video on the social media app, has now turned into a full-blown broadway level production and will reeve has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. gather round the kids, be they teenagers or toddlers because they're going to want to hear this. so will any fan of pixar movies or just anyone looking for a spark of creative joy.

tomorrow is a new day and a new year, bringing a new twist on broadway production starring a rat. nine months after the coronavirus pandemic turned off the bright lights of broadway a beacon of hope provided by a rat. >> but this rat, he's the one behind these recipes. he's the cook. the real cook. >> reporter: remy the rat, to be exact, protagonist of the disney pixar classic "ratatouille," this time in musical form, streaming on new year's day. it began with this video from new york teacher emily jacobson. a love ballad called "ode to remy." ♪ remy the ratatouille ♪ the rat of all my dreams >> i was reading about the new ratatouille ride coming to disney world. i'm a huge disney fan, so using that as inspiration, i just started singing this song about the main character, remy. >> reporter: it got millions of

views and inspiring fellow tiktokers to create songs, for "ratatouille: re-imagined." as a musical. original songs including -- ♪ that's what the life of a rat's all about ♪ >> reporter: and the aspirational "anyone can cook." ♪ anyone can cook ♪ all it takes is courage >> reporter: after those appetizers proved so popular, the main course is ready to be served. >> if we're going to be thieves -- >> reporter: here are some of the exclusive hors d'oeuvres from the upcoming show. >> we are not thieves and you need to stay out of the kitchen and away from those humans. >> reporter: though it started with amateurs having fun amid the pandemic, the tiktok musical features serious star power by adam lambert, tituss burgess and wayne brady. ♪ create to find out that's what the life of a rat is all about ♪

>> i get this call from my agent who said, wayne, they want you to do a role in the "ratatouille" musical from tiktok. i went, the "ratatouille" musical? you mean, they actually got it made into a musical? i thought it was the coolest thing. >> reporter: this is all for a good cause. you need a ticket to stream the one-day event and proceeds go to the actors fund which hopes to give relief to the nearly 100,000 people who rely on broadway for their livelihood. the broadway shutdown has been extended until at least the end of may, mary. >> fun and for a good cause. it's nice to see a little bit of that broadway feel coming back. >> just a couple of blocks away,

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here's some of the action. things took a turn when the team celebrated their victory in the locker room. watch this. it's all good. dancing, having a great -- oh, no. actually yes. dropping and shattering the duke's mayo bowl trophy. literally fumbling the crystal ball. a smashing end to 2020. it feels just right, right? >> it's so 2020. >> so it gets better here because the team took it in stride replacing it with a more durable mayonnaise trophy for spontaneous sandwich making in the locker room, but they got it. >> can barely tell the difference. >> yeah. soon enough it'll be over. coming up here counting down to 2021 all morning long with co-host lucy hale. >> back to another number one hit. >> back to another number one hit. ♪

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ends january fourth! welcome back to "gma." the theme happiness going into 2021. for the times square ball here. i thought this was happy from hartland, vermont. that's a time-lapse of all of 2020 each day captured and the weather so beautifully there. a quick look at what we have ahead for snow and ice and the ball drop, i wanted to share with you for tonight, 37 degrees, dry and mostly clear. we'll take this rain. you have to stick around because the stars of "bridgerton" are going to be on "gma." all sponsored by weight watchers and your local news and weather is coming up next. i'll be here singing in the

good morning. icu capacity has dipped to 7.5% in the gay area, the lowest we have ever reported. southern california and san joaquin valley regions are at 0% capacity. governor newsome notes that doesn't mean they are totally out of beds. it does mean they are in a surge phase. let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you, reggie. we have waves surging at the coast, dangerous until 3:00 tomorrow morning. don't turn your back on the beaches as long run-ups will make it deeper into the sand than what we normally are used to. today will be a quiet day to round out 2020. dress warmly if you will be out this morning. the storm door opens friday

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the new covid mutation now spreading in the u.s. a confirmed case in california as the u.s. sees a record-breaking day in the pandemic with more than 3700 lives lost in a single day. officials admitting for the first time that the vaccine rollout is going slower than promised. the surgeon general speaking to "gma" this morning. new year's eve lockdown. the ball set to drop on an empty times square, unresidented security measures in place. last winter blast. millions in the path of a major storm bringing ice, snow, tornadoes and flash flooding. ginger tracking it. open for business. so many "gma" viewers jumping in on "deals & steals" in 2020

helping over 500 small businesses across the country keep their doors open. >> aaaghhh! how you helped change lives this year. ♪ inside "bridgerton." the actors behind antony and penelope, jonathan bailey and nicola coughlan joining us live. a big welcome to 2021 as we count down to new year's eve tonight, lucy hale joins us live before she heads there and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ bang, bong . thank you for being with us this new year's eve as we say good-bye to 2020. good to say good-bye to the year with you as well. close to a new year's eve party. >> the this is the crowd limit in times square. party of three. >> although some parts are out

celebrating. that's sydney, australia, ringing in 2021 right now. >> a few hours left until the clock strikes midnight. 16 hours if you're at home counting. before we kiss it good-bye. next to meet the new american doll girl of the year. super fans standing by for the big reveal right here on "gma." >> looking forward to that audio and how it comes in on zoom. first a lot of other news to including the latest on the coronavirus emergency. that new covid mutation now spreading here in the wuss a second case confirmed in california. kaylee hartung is there with the latest, good morning once again. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit, this variant is being detected in california just as the state in someone is dying every three minutes in california. details on the new variant now

detected in california. a 39-year-old man has not been needed to be hospitalized. >> we know there's more. we don't know how many. >> reporter: just one day after the first case in the country was identified in colorado. and now a second possible case there. though it hasn't been confirmed. both are members of colorado's national guard deployed to a small rural town to help a nursing home amid a covid outbreak. all 26 residents and majority of the staff testing positive. >> we don't know if there's ongoing transmission in the community but that is a focus of our investigation and testing efforts. >> reporter: as labs screen for more cases of the variant, more frustration over the vaccine rollout. the u.s. falling behind other situations and admitting for the first time it's going slower than expected blaming the holidays and bad weather but saying it will improve. >> here's what i have confidence in, every day everybody gets better and i believe that uptake

will increase. >> reporter: the trump administration promised 20 million by the end of the year, so far 14 million have been dosed, only 2 1/2 million shots administered. >> we knew it would take a while to ramp up. most people should be excited about, the curve is rapidly increasing in terms of number of people being vaccinated. >> senior citizens waiting outside for hours and one woman standing in elizabeth hur fa-- >> reporter: ruining more than 500 doses by one employee by taking them out of refrigeration. the phish and fda investigating. another grim milestone. l.a. county surpassing 10,000 deaths after its deadliest day of the pandemic. the national guard now stepping in to help the coroner.

and yet dr. fauci says hope is on the horizon for us in 2021 as vaccinations become widespread and herd immunity sets in. he says schools, theaters, sporting events, restaurants, if we do it correctly now we could get there by early falling. we can only hope, can't we ask. >> those numbers are certainly hard to hear. thank you. turning now to new year's eve in times square, a celebration different from what we've seen before and trevor ault is right outside of what we can expect from the big night, trevor, good morning again. >> reporter: good morning, again, mary. it could be argued maybe 2020 doesn't deserve hundreds of thousands of people cheering. tonight we won't get it. the only ones allowed in, tv productions and a couple few guests, everybody is outside the scare police are setting up to

limit crowds. even without crowds they have to teach it as a potential target especially with the christmas day one in nashville. there will still be hundreds of officers here making sure that even outside the gates people are not even stopping to linger or form their own crowds. they want everybody to be safely at home when the ball drops tonight at midnight. we asked if they could bump it up but unfortunately the schedule is pretty firm. >> unfortunately, there's not much to do bit. thank you so much. that last winter blast. millions in the path of a major storm moving across the country and ginger up there at the new year's ball as we wait for it to drop. welcome back, ginger. >> reporter: it's going to look a lot drier by the time it drops. coal rain all part of that first sids but a couple i have to show you. west texas, i-10 where people

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♪ good morning, good morning and welcome back to "gma" on this new year's eve with just hours to go before we say adios, sayonara, farewell. >> ta, ta for now. >> bye, 2020. >> one of our favorite new year's traditions, revealing american girl's girl of the year doll. so many fun moments and this

year will be no different. we're getting ready to to show you the girl of the year so wake up the kids, gather them round, it will be a lot of fun. >> can't wait for that but now to our "gma" cover story, the countdown to 2021 with just hours to go until we celebrate with the biggest party in the world. dick clark's new year's rockin' eve and this morning lucy hale it tell us all about it. lucy, how are you? thank you for being here. >> hi, you guys. good morning, happy almost new year. thanks for having me. >> you are a beacon of light an hope because you will help us bring in 2021. how does it feel to be back with the show. >> you know. this year was so challenging and crazy and didn't know up until recently if this was even happening. as always i'm grateful to be back. this is my fifth year, second in times square and will look a little different but will still try to kick start the new year

with hope and positivity. thrilled to be here. >> definitely going to be a show unlike any of those before. so tell us what are your last-minute prep rations? what will you do in the last few hours. >> i saw on what you showed it's raining. i haven't been outside. i didn't know that. you know, what's so fun about live tv you can rehearse and rehearse and everything sort of changes, this year there won't be crowds so we'll have to bring energy in different ways and a have a lot more performances, president-elect joe biden, ryan will be talking to him and to future first lady. their last interview of the year. i don't know. i sort of roll with the punches and, you know, i sort of just fan girl over everyone. that's my role here. >> we'll all be doing the same thing from home. what you said about the crowds. watching the images and putting up barricades an telling people

they have to stay blocks away. so used to those images of people packed in, what will it be like? where will you pull that energy out for hour as and hours when we're not seeing those people in times square as the confetti comes down and ball drops? >> so the ball will still drop and the confetti still falling. certain sections we are allowing certain people, we'll have frontline workers and health care workers that were the real heroes of 2020 will be with their families but be in masks in certain areas but everything will be blocked off. i without last year i think there were a million team. this year will be a lot less but i think that just being in times square in general brings a certain kind of energy and being in new york is really special. so like i said it'll be different. crowds will be small but mighty and hopefully doing it safety.

we have jennifer lopez so that says enough. >> in addition to jennifer lopez we will see billy porter. this is his first year here in, yeah, in new york with you and ryan. one thing we know for sure billy will be dressed to the nines because he is a fashion icon. >> oh, yes. >> how are you looking forward to having him join you tonight? >> he is such a blast. i mean he's one of a all i know is i'm looking forward to the billy porter coat situation that will be happening. i'm sure like you said he will be looking fabulous so, yeah, between ryan, billy and i, hopefully we can bring you a great show. >> and bringing us a year that we have been long awaiting for. lucy, thank you so much for j n joining us. dick clark's "rockin' around the

christmas tree" d year's rockin' eve is here on abc. how we've helped small businesses with "deals & steals." throughout this difficult year during the pandemic, deal shoppers turned to hunt for savings, they turned into much more than that providing hope to small bits and tory johnson has more. >> hi, i'm katherine from honolulu hig honolulu, hawaii. >> i'm here with k. carroll accessories. >> i'm lydia located in stafford, texas. >> reporter: "deals & steals" has featured over 500 small businesses, many struggling big time hit by the pandemic. >> i thought we were going out of business. >> everything just came to a grinding halt. >> reporter: but with a little help from "deals & steals," shoppers -- >> you, our "gma" viewers, are

doing your part to help them survive. >> reporter: -- small businesses have been able to get back on track. >> "gma" viewers helped sterling forever make it through. >> reporter: poly's restaurant used to lines around the block. sales down 75% in april. "gma" stepping aboard. >> he is offering his lobster rolls. >> reporter: and deal shoppers getting the fresh catch. >> thank you to the viewers who brought more lobster rolls than we typically sell in a year. >> reporter: from lobster rolls to barbecue. the runs view had to close its dining room but fired up the pits for a special deal. >> memphis barbecue from their family to yours, look what just arrived to me from fedex. >> reporter: deal shoppers ordering enough to hire back employees. >> your purchasing of our view

got our 72-year owned barbecue through the year art. >> reporter: trina was screaming. >> she wanted to celebrate all parents, not for being perfect but for being super. >> reporter: with steady sales she's been able to support others. >> i have been able to support other small minority owned women businesses. >> reporter: "deals & steals" shoppers saving hundreds of jobs. >> we brought everyone back to work. >> a week ago we wouldn't make payroll. >> reporter: helping to pay it forward. >> able to donate 60,000 pairs of glasses to those in need. >> reporter: the small business owners could not be more grateful. >> something beautiful happens when people help people.

it's called hope. >> thank you. >> you have literally changed our lives. >> tory johnson is joining us now live. good morning to you. it's really been incredible to watch some of these play out and "gma" viewers stepping up to keep them afloat during the year and pandemic. and it really proves there's power with every purchase, tory. >> reporter: absolutely, whit. viewers were able to stretch their dollars with discounts on great products but feel really good about the impact that their purchases made. you, our "gma" viewers, have helped to save jobs, make payroll. add shifts, help small businesses support their suppliers and contribute to causes within their community but i think most of all what this has done, what we have seen from this kind of collective success is that you viewers have given hope to so many small business owners, hope for brighter days and hope their

dreams will still be alive. every small business owner has a dream. you have enabled that to stay alive and i am just really looking forward and grateful for the opportunity to shine the spotlight on even small businesses. they are the backbone of our community and heart of our communities and so grateful as are they. >> great businesses and products and had a lot of fun with "deals & steals" segments on "gma." we'll have many more coming up in the new year as well. back up to ginger now at the new year's eve ball. good morning once again, ginger. >> good morning to you. i love how it changes colors. just blue, now it's this brilliant orange. something else sxhanging colors in the sky. irry des scent clouds caught in reykjavik, iceland and wanted to show you the cold making their way in for the start of 2021.

feels like, the windchills and saw single digits from iowa but it goes deep into texas good morning. we made it. the final someday of 2020 and it's dry. tomorrow will be dry also, but tomorrow night, a parade of storms rolls through. the heaviest next e wwednesday 2. today's temperatures a little above with high clouds and sunshine, 56 to 62. high clouds tonight and definitely colder, mainly in the 30s and a few low 40s out there. my accuweather seven-day forecast, light storms, time to start setting new year's resolutions. we need to pamper ourself. to help us out michelle lee joins us with self-care beauty

tips including suggestions that won't break the bank. michelle good morning. >> good morning. happy new year. >> let's dive right in and consult our wheel of self-care. take it for a spin. okay, looks like first up we'll talk about exfoliation. everybody knows how important it is. a lot may not be doing it right. what is your advice on what products are best to use and get that perfect glow. >> absolutely. exfoliation is so key to have been healthy skin and recommend for face and bod they exfoliate two or three imtim chemical is being acid. one issue with acid. they can beo our editors love these radiance

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good morning. i'm jobina fortson. governor newsome has unrayled a plan to reopen california schools for in-person instruction as early as february. >> distance learning will stale remain an option for parents and students. there's a lot of trepidation, a lot of anxiety, we realize that, about going back into the classroom. >> the plan includes $2 billion in funding. young elementary students and students with special needs would come back first. the plan calls for increased covid testing and students and staff would be required to wear masks.

the sun has been up for about an hour but you can see there are slicks spots out there. that's my main concern for rest of the commute. for the rest of the day, high clouds, sunshine, temperatures nearing 60. we'll be back into the low 40s by midnight. dress warmly if you're going to be outside. there's no organized activities. a series of storms starts friday night into saturday morning, again sunday, monday. we get a break tuesday.

i'm looking out for you. i'm protecting you. it's my duty. >> and what is my duty? you have no idea what it is to be a woman, what it might feel like to have one's entire life reduced to a single moment. this is all i have been raised for, this. welcome back to "gma." that is a scene from the wonderful new hit series of the holiday series, "bridgerton," the historical romance from shonda rhimes that follows london high society in the early 1800s, and we are joined by jonathan bailey and nicola coughlan. thank for being here. >> good morning. >> good morning, america. >> good morning. jonathan, i'm hoping you

can clear something up for us. in addition to your amazing performance, one thing that stands out about your character are those fabulous sideburns. i'm told those were actually real. can you help clear this up for us? i have to say i'm a little said it looks like you've chopped those mutton chops. >> two years in the making and i really got attached to them and i really tended to them. they were like my two little bonsai trees. >> i love it. it makes elvis look like a pure amateur. and you posted this on social media. time-lapsed video of you getting the makeup and hair to transfer into penelope featherington. i understand that you get up at 4:45 in the morning, that's the pickup, and the process begins. how long do you sit in that chair? >> about two hours for me. i get there and there's a lot of work to transform this for me to

go to the ball. about two hours. >> nikola, costumes play such a big role in the series. a little birdie told me there may be a funny story involving you and some heels. >> oh, gosh, so this is a bit of a disaster. her amazing costume designer, i'm quite tiny, just 5'1", and they felt they needed to put me in heels. i sort of agreed just try to go to be applicable and arrived and fell over three times in the heels. i'm just holding a dog, once a parasol which i fell and stabbed claudia who played eloise. it drew bad. they got rid of the heels. that was day one. day one. they didn't fire me, thank goodness. >> on a bit of a more serious note, this show really does

push the envelope on race and gender, really breaking down a lot of stereotypes. surprised at the way the show took on some topics, what's it been like? >> i think after 2020 and the year of massive discussion and exclusivity, i think as an actor you want to work with amazing people and shonda rhimes, shondaland, everything they stand for politically is something that you can be incredibly proud of, you can see it in casting and storytelling and you want to play brilliant parts but you have to be aware of making sure you put your right foot forward. >> jonathan, switching gears. we have to -- we talked about the costumes, but the lavish balls that seem to happen. episode after episode. viewers have been stunned by this but you described walking out to some of these like being a member of the bee gees working

on stage. >> it was absolutely bizarre. it's such an amazing world and fantasy that it sets up and took us four days to film but every element came together in those moments but we have an american moments but we have an american for the first time. as we have at bridgerton walked in, we were so hot. she hasn't got a boyfriend. they're encouraging people to react. i think if you have your normal life being like that, your head would just go -- that's where the bee gee came in. >> nicola, it is narrated by lady whistledown. who loves to uncover scandal. how did you react when you heard that none other than julia

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♪ we are back with a new year's eve tradition right here on "gma," introducing american girl's girl of the year and this morning we have more than two dozen young fans from around the world beaming in to us joining us for the big reveal. but first, take a look back at the dolls from the past. american girl kicking off its 35th year with a much anticipated girl of the year doll. many of these reveals right here on "gma." >> are you guys ready? >> reporter: from landings that make history. >> here she comes, girls. >> reporter: to dolls that nearly inspire. >> welcome josh kendrick. >> reporter: american girls filled our studio for each one.

this year the girl of the year made her way into our homes. >> this is for me? >> three, two, one. >> one. >> it's a girl of the year doll >> reporter: she traveled from afar to join us this year. she is more than koala-fied. now, mates, get ready for your 2021 girl of the year. and now, for the moment you've been waiting for, meet 2021's girl of the year. the big reveal. here she is. she's got the hat, let's go to the kids beaming in. kids, what do you think? >> i like it. >> i like it. >> yes, excitement via zoom. we love it. let me tell you about our friend kyra here, is a nurturing and inconsistency it will be 10-year-old who spends her sum her at her aunt's

wildlife sanctuary, important ecological issues like wildlife protection and climate change. let's talk to some of our kid fans out there. some of our young audience members and start with izzy bee joining us from australia with a couple of friends from her moment's wildlife rescue society. >> this is -- >> you and your family, you foster orphan koala joeys. what dow think of her mission? >> i think kira is so awesome and she's going to be such ang an inspiration to all of the younger kids to get out there and rescue animals and do good things for the planet. >> next, let's check in with two young climate activists, sisters

ember and azalea. what's the most exciting thing about kira for the two of you? >> i'm really excited about her because she's a lot like us and she's helping kangaroos and koakoal ash koala bears and we're trying to help polar bears because we created kids care for koala bears and how it's affecting polar bears. we biked from new hampshire to new york city to raise money for 100% clean energy for schools and i think that this doll will inspire little girls and teach them that it doesn't matter what your age is you can always make a difference. >> you are right about that and both of you are making a big impact. i know you're excited to meet kira. all of you will get to meet her in person soon because each and every one of you is getting a kira doll sent to you at home. what do you think of that,

zoom audience? >> yeah. >> yes, yeah. there it is. we love it. you know, if you could hear our audio from our perspective in the studio, kids gone wild. they're loving it. to learn more about kira go to our website.com. the new doll will be available online and at retail locations nationwide. time now for an exclusive reveal. the first time travel mystery series "secrets of sulfur springs quart when 12-year-old griffith sees a secret portal he travels back in time and gathers clues on a girl who disappeared a decade ago. >> my dad bought an old hotel.

>> you moved into the tremont? >> rumor is that it's haunted. >> it's only a matter of time before you do too. >> she's here. >> what do you think happened to savannah? >> whatever happened to that girl happened years ago. >> we have to find out where this goes. >> look. it's savannah. >> oh, stay tuned. "secrets of silver springs" airs fridays at 8:00 p.m. on disney channel starting january 22. stay with us. we'll be right back. let's go to ginger. >> so much has changed, but there is something that stays the same. that beautiful times square ball. you always have a theme, bring us the theme this year, jeff. >> happy new year.

we're ready to party and the theme this year, we brought the gift of happiness, representative by a sunburst that radiates warmth and smiles for everyone it takes. we'll be joined together, counting down in unison filled with hope for the new year. >> i love that message. thank you so much, jeff. happy new year to you. good morning. welcome to the last day of 2020. a dry day with temperatures pretty close to average in the midup toer 50s. tonight we fall back into the 40s. a paradadadadadadadadadadadadadd now to everyone who has been fighting covid-19, by some estimates we can save 50,000 lives by just following safety guidelines and by wearing masks. our sponsor ford motor company has teamed up with director

peter berg, they're encouraging americans to do their part. >> reporter: he's the creative force behind blockbuster movies like patriots day. deep water horizon and the gridiron great "friday night lights." >> it's been a passion, a loft fun, it's never felt like work. >> reporter: in his most recent project, he directs a short documentary and a commercial for our sponsor ford in their finish strong campaign. raising awareness around the importance of continuing to practice covid-safety protocol and let's hold the line. >> reporter: the project bringing berg to detroit for months to film with frontline workers. >> they were able to make some engineering adjustments very quickly, get the trucks off the line, get the ventilator equipment on the line. >> i'm not usually working with

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welcome back to "gma." as this ball drops, so many people will make those resolutions. many times it's financial resolutions and this segment is sponsored by northwestern mutual, and they want to help people re-imagine their finances, and learn budget tips. >> reporter: meet dustin and david. this vegan chef and former broadway actor were looking to get out of the city and start saving for their future. they packed up their apartment and moved to atlanta, georgia. >> we wanted a break and a little bit more space and just a little bit kind of slower pace of life. >> reporter: they began adjusting to their new life, but then the pandemic hit. >> we've had to step back and

be, like, okay. well, how can we manage things differently? >> reporter: after months of staying in with no vacations, no travel and saving money on everyday expenses, they were able to buy their first home, a silver lining in the pandemic. >> getting this place really gave us a sense of belonging. >> we can actually call atlanta home now. it feels amazing. >> reporter: but with owning a home comes financial stress, so to help david and dustin, enter shantel brunell a wealth management adviser and a spokesperson from northwestern mutual. >> we see great silver lining coming out of this pandemic and helping people re-imagine what's important to them financially and what's best for them in 2020, and beyond. >> reporter: answering those burning questions about budgeting and planning for future dreams. >> so many things wrapped up in home ownership. >> how should our perspective change? >> reporter: first tip, always prepare for the unexpected. >> one of my best rules for new homeowners is to be saving monthly toward one or more

months' mortgage every year. it's helpful to be prepared for the unexpected. >> reporter: be sure to pay your future self back. >> we ended up dipping into david's retirement fund for this, so we're curious about replenishing that. >> the key is that you have three years to pay it back. make sure you build a plan. make sure it gets back into the retirement account and have an opportunity to grow. >> reporter: lastly, build a good relationship with money. >> we do a lot of online shopping. >> we need some help with our budget. >> decide how much you should spend and just track that. you can be aware when you are a overspending and stop when you hit your number for the end of the month. >> thank you so much. this really i think sets us up for success in 2021. >> yeah. >> for more financial tips you can just go to "gma's" instagram. until then, don't go anywhere. we'll be right back. "gma's" financing your future is sponsored by northwestern mutual. you dream it, we'll help you

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good morning. i'm jobina fortson from mornings. no fireworks tonight. the city of san francisco is shutting down parking lots to reduce the spread of covid-19. here's mike nicco with the forecast. hi, everybody. let's talk about the high surf advisory, thinking a ining abou to the beach. don't turn your back on the water. long run-up, strong rip currents and keep your pets on lyrics. tonight, temperatures dropping into the 40s so dress warmly. its will be warmer but drier -- or colder ishld say but drier than last night. we start tomorrow dry but tomorrow night the storm door opens with the heaviest storm likely wednesday.

with kelly and ryan. today, late night's own jimmy fallon and, from emily in paris, lily collins, plus a visit from vivica a. fox, and kelly and ryan try and break a guinness world record, all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [audience cheering] that's right. it's finally here. it's almost over! - it's finally here! - yeah! ["auld lang syne" playing] it's almost up. what's today? today is "kiss 2020 goodbye"! ryan: goodbye. the queen of the new year has arrived. woman: yay! it is thursday, december 31, 2020, also known as the last day of this year. [audience cheering]