good morning, america. the stormy start to the new year. a major system pounding much of the u.s. with snow and ice, cars and trucks overturning ahead of what's expected to be the busiest travel day of the season. the storm now moving across the northeast with another storm right behind it. our weather team tracking it all. 20 million cases. the u.s. soaring past a new coronavirus milestone. the anger over the lag in vaccinations. >> we sat back and assumed that somehow creating the vaccine was all we had to do. and that was simply inadequate. >> with signs the uk variant is spreading here. we'll look at that country's decision to delay second doses so more people can get vaccinated. dr. john brownstein joins us with his take on that strategy.

veto override. the senate delivering the blow to president trump for the first time in his presidency. a supermajority passing the defense spending bill. the president's reaction overnight. growing outrage over the police shooting death of andre hill. the newly released video of police handcuffing the dying man. >> i got to memorize my dad on the floor for the rest of my life. >> the promises from the police chief. and waking up a winner. two top college football teams scoring their ways to victories. the match-up set for the national championship as americans wonder if they're also winners but this morning two multimillion-dollar jackpots still up for grabs. hey, good morning, everybody. let's get straight to our top story, the dangerous new year's storm bringing snow, ice and

rain to millions of americans and creating some really dicey travel conditions in some cities. >> oklahoma seeing record-breaking snowfall. up to ten inches of snow fell east of oklahoma city. the conditions turning roads into sheets of ice across the midwest creating just a nightmare for drivers. >> and the storm is now hitting the northeast and threatening travel plans. this weekend hundreds of flights have already been canceled or delayed and sunday is expected to be the busiest travel day since the pandemic began. abc's trevor ault is at laguardia airport with how the weather could snarl the return home for many people. trevor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. you know, despite those extensive travel warnings, the tsa says it's screened nearly 15 million people from december 18th through the end of the year, and now with potentially the biggest airport crowds of the holiday season and even the pandemic expected this weekend, this weather could make it a lot harder for many of these people to get home. this morning, a major storm

impacting much of the u.s. causing travel delays during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. a couple stranded on this interstate in texas for 14 hours due to snowfall. each passing minute leading closer to a medical emergency. one diabetic passenger tried to manage her blood sugar with a the very few snacks in her car. >> i'm trying not to take my medications right now, because i don't want my sugar to drop too low because we don't have much of anything in the car. >> reporter: parts of the state getting up to ten inches from the new year's storm. in kansas city, drivers struggling to stay on the road due to icy conditions with multiple cars overturned, tractor trailers crashing. one stuck in a snowy ditch. in oklahoma, snow and ice knocking out the power to thousands. dangerous driving conditions throughout the state. this car sliding off the road into a ditch. this tractor trailer overturning destroying a guardrail and in illinois, trees weighed down by snow and tugging on a power line sparking a fire.

>> turn everything off, david. >> reporter: this as the holiday travel comes to an end despite cdc warnings to stay home. today and tomorrow could be the busiest travel day of the season with hundreds of flights canceled in the midwest and warnings of more extreme weather to come. now, the number of people flying this holiday season is down more than 50% from 2019, but there will still likely be well over 2 million people who are screened at airports just today and tomorrow and that is even with this weather causing lengthy delays and cancellations. whit. >> all right, trevor, thanks. and that major storm is still working its way through the northeast this morning. for the latest on the track let's go to meteorologist brittany bell from wtvd, our abc station in raleigh, north carolina. she's filling in for rob marciano this morning. brittany, good morning to you. >> and this winter storm continues to cause travel issues through this already-busy

holiday weekend and we have a second one falling right behind that, bringing additional rainfall, some of that heavy, also another you round of snow and ice. let's get right to it looking at the maps. we have winter weather alerts stretching throughout portions of the northeast, including maine, upstate new york, farther to the south, watching flood alerts, including south carolina and portions of georgia, that could additional travel issues. looking at the radar, widespread snow that continues to move across the northeast and then heavier rainfall farther to the south along a cold front, so that second storm, that will move to the north bringing heavy rain and gusty winds near charleston, savannah and tall hs see which could winds gusting as high 40, 50 miles per hour. that low will bring more snow in the midwest. we could see snow stretching on

sunday from cleveland to buffalo, heading by sunday morning that snow near scranton, albany, farther to is the south, some ice mixing in as well, then heavy rainfall moving through new york and philadelphia, even washington, d.c., could see a few scattered showers as well, second round of rain could cause additional travel issues. >> 2021 coming in like a lion. brittany, thank you very much. great to have you with us. let's talk about the pandemic now. this new year brings us a bleak new milestone. america has now surpassed more than 20 million confirmed cases of covid-19, with total deaths close to 348,000. california has just experienced its deadliest day recording a record 585 deaths in 24 hours and abc's zohreen shah is at a field hospital in los angeles this morning. good morning to you, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, dan. overnight, three more cases of

that new strain found in san diego bringing the total number here in california to four. they are all men with no known contact to each other but officials fearing the number of those cases is going to grow. this morning, a growing number of coronavirus cases of the uk variant in california. four confirmed in san diego. in hard-hit l.a. county cedar sinai nurses fighting back tears with the growing number of patients. >> things are really bad. we're overwhelmed. we're stressed. we're stretched so thin. it's pretty unimaginable and we're breaking. >> reporter: nurses begging people to stay home. >> if somebody breaks a leg, we literally are that close to not having any space at all. >> reporter: california experiencing 585 deaths in one 24-hour period this week. l.a. county supervisor requesting the hospital navy ship "mercy" return.

all of this as some mostly maskless events continue like this prayer event hosted by actor kirk cameron. in new york authorities cracking down on new year's celebrations shutting down illegal clubs as the state marked its deadliest day since may. and in texas, businesses facing fines as austin residents flood bars and restaurants through new year's eve despite a judge upholding a 10:30 curfew. across the state in el paso, 35-year-old teacher zelene blancas dying after a two-month covid battle. >> you could just tell that she was just a burst of sunshine. she always had a smile and giving it her all for her students. >> reporter: a surge in cases felt nationwide. florida reporting its first identified case of the uk variant becoming the third state in the u.s. to do so. in north carolina, construction for a field hospital starting overnight. georgia re-opening an atlanta field hospital.

across the state, lisa martin's family nearly losing all hope the mom in coma. following directions in her will, they almost took her off the ventilator. >> that was the darkest day of my life. that moment right there when i'm looking at my wife. her eyes were open and fixed. >> reporter: but martin waking up and after a month's long stay in the hospital finally going home for the new year. >> i was thrilled to be alive. i was just shocked that i was in this situation. >> reporter: we're also learning another government official died from covid. virginia state senator ben chafin passing away overnight. he was 60 years old. eva? >> zohreen shah, thank you. and as that death count continues to rise, there is urgency to get vaccines to people but this morning, criticism of the vaccine rollout. the rollout slower than originally anticipated.

raising questions as to what's taking so long to get doses into the arms of americans across this country. abc's elwyn lopez is in atlanta with the problems that are being encountered. good morning to you, elwyn. >> reporter: good morning, eva. the cdc here tracking the distribution of the vaccine from coast to coast and overall it is slower than expected. this morning, the nationwide vaccine rollout under fire. less than 3 million people rolled up their sleeves for those long-awaited shots. far short of the 20 million goal set for the end of 2020. >> we need the federal government to lay out models showing states how they can get this number of people actually vaccinated. >> reporter: utah senator mitt romney blasting the lack of a comprehensive vaccination plan as incomprehensible and inexcusable. >> we sat back and assumed that somehow creating the vaccine was all we had to do. and that was simply inadequate. >> reporter: the delay in vaccinations taking its toll. in florida, long lines like these a stark reality as some seniors waited in line for hours.

while in hard-hit southern california, some health care workers are opting out. in one county an estimated 50% of frontline workers are refusing to take the vaccine. >> there are people who are hesitant to get the vaccine, but we're confident through education and as more people get the vaccine that more people will start to feel comfortable and hopefully also take the vaccine. >> reporter: and in georgia, vaccination plans expanding as some doses sit on ice. >> there's vaccine available and literally sitting in freezers. that's unacceptable. we have lives to save. >> reporter: this doctor in michigan is making sure no dose goes to waste. driving almost three hours to a remote part of the state to get those shots into arms. >> what i saw was really just hope. >> reporter: in wisconsin, outrage after police say a pharmacist deliberately sabotaged hundreds of doses. those spoiled shots going into the arms of more than 50 people. federal and local authorities

have not formally charged the man and his motive remains unclear. >> what if they get virus now. it's horrible that somebody would do that on purpose, deliberately do it. >> reporter: and in the uk they have already changed their strategy, they're vaccinating as many people as possible with that first round of shots. the idea is to give them some level of protection against that virus, delaying that second booster shot for up to three months. dr. fauci says he is not in favor of that doing that here in the united states. whit. >> we're going to talk more about that, elwyn, thank you so much. joining us is dr. john brownstein. dr. brownstein, good morning. thanks for joining us. there's a lot to dive into here. as you just heard in that report the uk deciding to delay those second doses of the vaccine so more people can get their first doses and at least have some level of protection. dr. fauci insists the u.s. should stay the course with its

recommended dosing. what's your take on this? >> yeah, thanks, whit. it's a complicated decision. we've seen good protection from all of the vaccines after one dose, at least about 50%. not as good as two doses but the thought is get the vaccine out to as many people as possible. other countries are exploring this, like canada, and models show you can avert many more infections by doing this but the delays of the second dose are still not fully known and the impact on immunity so we need more data before the u.s. considers this approach. the fda approved a specific protocol so that's a real change. the other issue is around vaccine messaging. we don't want to muddle up the messaging. and create hesitancy that we have already seen across this country. >> that is a really important point and there are also reports that the uk is considering a mix an match approach now to its vaccine distribution meaning, if the vaccine you got for your first dose is no longer available, they could substitute a different type of vaccine for the second dose. how risky is it to pursue

something like this that hasn't been tested in clinical trials yet? >> yeah, again, this is the same issue, right? we have to be so careful here. the clinical trials were done with specific protocols and those protocols were approved. so while scientifically it may make sense there's real implications on messaging and on logistics and we just don't have the data to support it and we don't want to spoil the phenomenal results of these clinical trials and that's the concern i have. again, worth exploring but for now i think we stay the course. >> exactly, public trust is so key in all of this. i do want to ask about that more contagious mutation of the virus from the uk. it's now been discovered in a third state here in the u.s., florida, after california and colorado. how worried are you that this could soon become the dominant strain here in the u.s. and what would that mean? >> yeah, i mean we see this happen across the globe. this variant has become the dominant strain. the good news, of course, is that this variant doesn't change severity in terms of

hospitalizations and deaths. it's not a big difference in terms of symptoms and outcomes. the bigger issue is that spreads faster, potentially up to 50% and that will add more on top of our incredibly overwhelmed health system. so when you have this much virus circulating it just pushes the evolution of the virus and then you start creating more variants. >> now, does the new variant change the calculation with the vaccine rollout, does it add a sense of urgency to get more people shots before this gets out of control? >> well, the good news first is, we think the vaccine still will work against this new variant and we think it takes years potentially to get enough mutations to escape the vaccine, so that's good. but if we didn't already have urgency, then this should add to it. health systems on the brink of collapse in many parts of the country and that's why we have to be so cautious as we close out the holiday season because we'll see another surge with this new variant very likely.

>> there's hope on the horizon. dr. brownstein, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> dan, over to you. politics now and the republican-controlled senate has handed president trump the first veto override of his presidency. easily passing a defense passing bill with a supermajority and abc's alex presha is in washington, d.c., with much more on this rare new year's day session and the president's reaction. alex, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. so president trump is not happy about this, lashing out on twitter calling senate republicans pathetic. but, look, this national defense authorization act has passed each of the last 59 years and republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying he was determined to pass it a 60th time, and that's what happened by a supermajority. what's in this ndaa? $740 billion that includes 3% pay raise for troops and a boost in hazard duty pay and it provides billions in upgrades to military systems and requires

renaming of military bases that honor confederal generals. president trump objected to that last point. and the provision that gives broad legal immunity to tech firms. while there are republicans that support calls for tech service reforms, for them this wasn't the bill to make that point and they say it has nothing to do with the military. >> let me ask you another political question, alex. 2020 is over, but we're still in the 2020 election cycle in a way because we have these big senate runoff elections coming up in georgia in just a matter of days. what are we expecting to see in the three days until the vote starts? >> reporter: well, dan, we're just three days away from those georgia runoff elections and already 3 million georgians have cast ballots, but there is a late twist. senator david perdue and his wife are now in isolation after coming into close contact with a member of their staff who tested positive for covid-19. now, senator perdue is in a tough battle against democrat jon ossoff. the campaign says the

71-year-old senator and his wife are negative but, you know, he's in that tough battle and perdue and his wife are gearing up for a lot of virtual campaign appearances. control of the senate is at stake here. so we'll see a lot of big players on both sides campaigning for both candidates in these races. >> as you said, the stakes are incredibly high. control of the u.s. senate at stake. alex presha in washington, thank you so much. eva, over to you. body cam video has been released of a deadly police-involved shooting in minneapolis. the first since george floyd was killed back in may. within 24 hours of the incident, police released video showing officers with guns drawn pulling over 23-year-old dolal idd during a weapons investigation wednesday night, and it contains 28 seconds and shows he revealed a weapon before shots were fired and protesters are now asking for more video and questioning whether police could have done more to de-escalate that. >> let's check the weather. brittany bell is in for rob this

morning. good morning once again. >> good morning to you, dan. it was a busy day across the southeast, starting out 2021. they had to deal with tornadoes and speaking of a tornado, here's a video of a reported tornado in monroe county, georgia, that mobile home was flipped over a lady was trapped in that home but thankfully she's okay. a different problem in chicago, snow, something they're used to, they only picked up around 1 to 2 inches but that was enough to cause crashes and additional travel issues. that car stranded on the side of the road there. it only takes a little bit of snow to cause issues travelwise. throughout this weekend, rainfall totals ranging in 2 to 3 inches in southern georgia. snow as high as 6 inches across portions of maine, 3 to 6 good saturday morning,

looking at some damp pavement out there, a level 1 system arriving overnight, and bringing us some light rain showers, mainly this morning. we'll be drying out throughout the afternoon. and sunday, a lot of cloud cover, next system arrives late sunday into monday. a couple hundredths out there throughout the day today with an isolated shower. otherwise a level 2 system arrives on monday with gusty winds and a weaker system wednesday into thursday. and more rain and snow is making for a messy holiday weekend all across the east coast. >> i'm thinking ahead to the summer already. thanks, brittany. trying to focus on the positive. it is a new year, right? 2021 is kicking off with lottery fever as the two huge multistate jackpots just continue to grow and grow. more than $800 million combined is now up for grabs after there was no winning ticket for last night's mega millions drawing and abc's deirdre bolton is here in new york city with the

million-dollar dreams for the new year. we're all hoping, right, deirdre? >> reporter: that is right, eva. if there are lines that you see a little bit longer outside of small shops and delis, that is the reason. these two big prizes up for grabs. overnight, no winners in the mega millions jackpot. because of that, the estimated $401 million prize will grow even larger. next drawing is tuesday. you do have a few days to get your ticket. also tonight, the powerball drawing has a jackpot of $384 million. if you're lucky enough to be the next big winner of either one just keep in mind you'll have a choice to make right away. you will either have to decide to take your winnings in a lump sum or in annuity payments stretching over the next 30 years. keep in mind, though, no matter which of those options you choose, you will end up paying between 40% and 45% in federal, state and local taxes. back to you guys in the studio. >> uncle sam always gets his take. thanks so much. >> give me that lump sum.

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aftershocks, a preliminary 2.5, and a 2.6. happening within the 7:00 a.m. hour. let's get a check of the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen, good morning, lisa. >> good morning to you, liz, it has been damp. cloudy skies with fog, nice view of sfo, 51 in san jose, mild numbers, 52 in oakland and the golden gate bridge, foggy there, numbers in the upper 40s today, lots of cloud cover, visibility improves. and we'll see isolated shower, heavier

championship game in 11 days, hurtling is harris and now running down the sideline. >> look at that. to be clear that wasn't dan harris. a different harris. hops like dan harris. >> that's a massive jump. look at that. welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. that is alabama's najee harris hurdling a notre dame defender en route to a 53-yard run and that set up another tide touchdown. but was it enough to make it to the final two? coming up janai has more on which two teams will face off in this year's college championship game. >> i do that all the time around the house when the cats are attacking me. >> with your pajamas on. >> yes, with my onesie. >> your cat is a big image. >> thanks for that image. but, let's take a look at some of the other big stories. happening right now, and this is deeply unfortunate, u.s. hospitalizations due to coronavirus are setting a new

record surpassing 100,000 for 31 straight days. this as florida identifies its first possible case of the uk covid variant. california reports 585 deaths in one 24-hour period this week. also right now, charges have been dropped against a 15-year-old boy who was accused of participating in a vicious attack against some motorists on a manhattan street. police are now looking for as many as four teens caught on video throwing a bike on the hood of a car, jumping on the windshield and punching the rear window. and some discarded christmas trees turned into a new year's buffet for some goats in massachusetts. the channel homestead says the goats and chickens love to eat the trees, family and friends drop them off every year for them to snack. it's not just environmentally friendly but the trees actually help the animals' digestive system. a little bit of fiber.

>> goats will eat anything. i used to have them cut my grass for me when i lived in west virginia. they also leave presents. >> yay. that, as well. >> that took a twist that i hadn't foreseen. we'll start this half hour with a very serious story, the newly released video of that fatal shooting of andre hill by police in columbus, ohio. it shows officers standing by for roughly five minutes without offering the wounded hill any aid and abc's kenneth moton is here now with what the police brass are saying about it now. kenneth, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. horrifying, that's how the police chief in columbus has described several body camera videos of that scene from last week and we can also report there's quite a bit of footage because of the large number of officers who were there as andre hill lay dying. this morning, newly released body camera video sparking outrage in columbus, ohio, after some officers show an apparent lack of action to try to save

the life of andre hill. >> it is just disgusting how they did my dad. these pictures that i got to look at, i got to memorize my dad on the floor for the rest of my life. >> reporter: police body camera video shows the 47-year-old unarmed black man walking out of a garage cell phone in his left hand. this new angle from an officer who says she didn't see a weapon or any threat. when fellow officer adam coy yelled there is a gun in his other hand and opened fire. >> cuff him up. still moving. >> reporter: hill gasping for air was handcuffed five minutes after the shooting. police were responding to a noise complaint when they encountered hill next door. in this newly released footage a woman inside the home can be heard confronting officers. >> he was bringing me christmas money. he didn't do anything. >> reporter: still, several minutes after the shooting, no medical help for hill and until a supervisor arrived. >> anybody doing anything for him? >> he was preyed upon. he wasn't given any kind of chances. >> reporter: this week, columbus

police chief expressing deep disappointment saying there was little evidence of compassion. >> i won't tolerate a repeat of these failures. where officers failed they will be held accountable. >> reporter: but officer coy, a nearly 20-year veteran on the force, already fired. >> nobody had any type of human emotion or sympathy for this dying man gasping for his last breaths. >> the humanity for andre hill, where is the humanity for this columbus citizen who had committed no crime? >> reporter: former officer coy is now facing possible criminal charges as the state and department of justice investigate and we reached out but no comment from coy's attorney. reverend al sharpton will eulogize andre hill at a public memorial tuesday. eva. >> that's a story that so many people are watching and will continue to watch. kenneth moton for us, thank you. now to lori loughlin ready to make a fresh start.

the actress is home after serving prison time for the college admissions scandal but reportedly is also looking to get back in front of the camera. almost one week after completing her two-month sentence and reuniting with her daughters, lori loughlin is reportedly focused on family and her future as her husband mossimo giannulli serves his five-month sentence in federal prison, sources close to the "fuller house" star telling "people" magazine, she's anxiously awaiting his release and return home. >> her focus is her husband and family and moving forward. >> reporter: as for the future sources tell "people" loughlin is expressing interest returning to acting. the 56-year-old was a staple on the hallmark network doing a string of christmas movies and "garage sale mysteries." >> how does this involve you? >> i seem to have a knack. >> reporter: hallmark pulling loughlin off the wildly popular

series "when calls the heart" when news of her role in the "varsity blues" scandal broke. >> part of what she wants is to go back to work. she's been acting her entire adult life. it's still unseen how this scandal is going to affect her life and her career moving forward. >> reporter: loughlin and her husband pleading guilty earlier this year to paying nearly $500,000 to alleged mastermind rick singer's foundation to get her daughters into the university of southern california as phony crew recruits. >> hello, everyone. it's olivia jade. >> reporter: her youngest daughter, olivia jade, a youtube personality. her channel silent for over a year, but she is now eyeing a comeback of her own posting this to tiktok asking fans to like it if they think she should bring back her blog and then following up with the second post sharing her news. >> okay, i will. i guess i will come back to youtube. >> reporter: and loughlin's husband is scheduled to be released in april. but we should also point out,

remember, last week we pointed out the privilege they have. their lives will be okay on the other side of serving their time. >> exactly, and the case still playing out as well. we do want to shift gears and get a check of the weather. brittany bell, a meteorologist at our north carolina station wtvd is in for rob. brittany, good morning once again. >> and good morning, to you, too. no spice with ice and snow we're talking about a winter chill. let's look at the maps, we have a cold blast of air moving across the midsection of the country. we'll continue to have seasonable high temperatures. minneapolis, 32 degrees on monday. look at tuesday, down to 25 degrees. denver, 49 on monday. new york, low 40s for much of the week. but there's some relief on the way. latest outlook showing a warming trend at least across the midwest and the great lakes the northeast as well, looking to the southwest, we could also have below average temperatures

and hopefully that could lead to some additional rainfall helping out with good saturday morning, our level 1 system bringing some light rain showers, a couple hundredths out there throughout the rest of the day, but overall the rain in the morning hours. then we're cloudy for sunday, a and that weather report was sponsored by cadillac. you know what, some heated seats in a cadillac sound really nice right now. >> heated steering wheel. >> heated seats in the studio. >> that's right. here's what's coming up that exciting night in college football. all the highlights and my analysis as the top teams make it to the championship. >> oh, dear. and then, new year's resolutions for the family. how to spend more quality time together.

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welcome back to "gma." the college football championship match-up is now set after some action-packed games overnight.

janai norman is here with all the highlights. janai, good morning. >> good morning. all of the highlights. after a tumultuous season, with countless positive cases, canceled and postponed games the college national championship is set. next week, alabama, roll tide, will take on the ohio state buckeyes in what could be an epic battle. to get here 'bama took on notre dame in the rose bowl. the fighting irish seemed outmatched by the crimson tide. devonta smith couldn't be stopped. his three touchdowns tied a rose bowl record. you know who also couldn't be stopped? najee harris who, take a look at this, leaped over for a notre dame defender, for the huge run and alabama won it 31-14, and alabama back in the championship game for the fifth time in the last seven years. and over to the late game, two heisman hopefuls, clemson tigers, presumptive number one draft pick trevor lawrence took on the buckeyes and looking to avenge their loss to clemson a year ago. this rematch lived up to the hype.

both teams going back and forth before this moment. a clemson linebacker ejected for targeting fields and ohio state got their revenge, 49-28. the championship has been between a southern state every time with the exception of 2014, the team that won that year, ohio state, that game is next monday. lots of action. >> time now for dan's analysis. oh, wait a minute. we're all out of time. sorry about that, dan. next time we'll get you. >> am i in the penalty box? >> kill his mic. all right, coming up on "good morning america" -- making time with family, advice for the new year in our "weekend download." you can do that one, dan. making time with family, advice for the new year in our "weekend download." you can do that one, dan. ♪ breeze drifting on by you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ it's a new dawn... if you've been taking copd sitting down, it's time to make a stand. start a new day with trelegy.

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♪ ♪ time for the "download." many of us have been spending more time with family during the pandemic. more time than ever which can be great. it can also be a little bit challenging, so we have some resolutions to make this time more enjoyable and meaningful so let's bring in genevieve shaw brown, who's the author of a great book called "the happiest mommy you know." good morning and happy new year. how do we make family time special this year? >> well, first, you want to create a family ritual. whether it's pizza night every week or a saturday morning movie in bed. family rituals are crucial for children and parents to feel belonging and a sense of security and also the basis of family memories as children grow and leave the home. family rituals are great ways to bond and some things that you can do in difficult times like right now. >> yep, we do taco tuesday among

other things. let's talk about kids and devices, always a problem. what do you suggest there? >> device-free days because you ever notice how you pick up a device, your kids do and an hour has passed and no one has looked up? make plans for device-free days or portion of days every week perhaps it's sunday or weeknights after dinner. any time spent disconnected from the outside world leaves you more connected to the people at home. >> so once we've got the kids off of the devices, how do we add meaning into our time together? >> doing good for others is always a good idea and volunteering with your kids is a twofold benefit. not only are you helping those in need but you're also bonding with family over a shared passion. pick out your cause together and figure out a way to support it as a family unit. >> service is good for anybody. it's also been shown to be a great antidote for loneliness, for feel who are by themselves, so service, yes. let's talk about being active. that's another huge thing we can do especially at a time when we've been cooped up. what do you have to say on that front? >> whether it's before

breakfast, after dinner, or between zoom calls this resolution getting out, taking a bike ride, a walk, a hike. it helps you in the exercise more category, right, that resolution we're all making this time of year and it also helps you carve out time to connect with the kids. >> and there's a lot of evidence that shows connecting to nature is really good for us psychologically and physiologically. thank you so much for all the great advice. happy new year once again. we'll be right back with our "play of the day." we'll be right back with our "play of the day." if you have moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla.

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♪ back now with our "play of the day." this one is for you, whit. this pint-sized snowboarder who is shredding the gnar on every mountain he visits. that is 4-year-old leland. check him out. he is crushing every jump, turn and curve at the mountains there in lake tahoe. after picking up his snowboard just two years ago, to remind you, that's when he was 2 years old, he already has major talent on the slopes. look at him.

he even has his first sponsor. a kids' outdoor clothing company. >> he puts the gnar in gnarly. he's got it, man. he's really good. i'm a little jealous of his low center of gravity. nowadays, my snowboarding really hurts the old knees, but a long career ahead of him for sure. by the way, "gma" is now two hours on saturday. coming up, the latest on the stormy start to the new year as people head home from the holidays. also, chrissy teigen reveals more about her decision to become sober and the book that inspired her. and then, new year, new love. dating advice -- oh, goodness -- during this tricky time. during this tricky time. tricky time.

>> announcer: "gma" monday morning. we invite to you wake up with matt. the new bachelor is melting hearts in the new year and monday he's coming to "good building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. morning, everybody, i'm liz kreutz, a new year and a new look coming for oracle park, look at the giants mission rock project of the future is starting to take shape. according to the chronicle the first concrete was poured last month for the space in china

basin park across from the ballpark. the parking lot will transform into this modern green shoreline park with two housing towers and office buildings. it has been in the works since 2008. now full steam ahead towards a hopeful completion date at the end of 2022. a live look this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. a new year, new changes as well. it's now only collecting the toll fee by fast track or mailing you the bill. drivers haven't seen a toll taker at a bridge since march when they were all sent home because of the pandemic. there is no toll increase this year but there will be a $1 hike starting january 1st of 2022. let's get a check of the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen, a rainy start to the year, lisa. >> that's right, liz, our level 1 system still bringing down some rain here, mt. tam, in the north bay. it is 52 in oakland. 51 in san jose. a look at our exploratorium camera in the city where numbers are in the upper 40s and fog as well throughout the next several

hours. mile and a half visibility for napa. one mile in concord. so you're either cloudy with some fog, or some light rain showers. later on today clouds will dominate the sky with upper 50s to near 60 in most spots. still a chance of an isolated shower. otherwise, our level 1 system fades away today and the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring more clouds on sunday. heavier system with wind and rain late sunday into monday. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you, the news continues now with

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