>> okay. i'll give you that. >> i love you all. >> it's true. good morning, america. bombshell recording. president trump on tape pressuring georgia's top election official to overturn his loss to joe biden in the state in an hour-long phone call. >> all i want to do is this, i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> trump demands recalculation of the votes citing baseless conspiracy theories, suggesting georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger could face criminal charges. he raffensperger joins us live for an exclusive interview. also this morning, as the number of american lives lost to the virus tops 350,000, nearly 2 million people taking to the skies this weekend. in new york police breaking up two huge new year's eve

celebrations, and in miami, people gathering at this massive, mostly maskless pool party. all this as the vaccine rollout hits some serious speed bumps. the problems identified in multiple states. health and human services secretary alex azar joins us live this morning. identified. >> no, i'm not letting him walk away with my phone. >> the woman behind this caught-on-camera confrontation. the 22-year-old who falsely accused a 14-year-old of stealing her phone and attempted to tackle him in a new york city hotel tracked down. will she face charges in new york? base jumping from a rooftop bar. >> oh, my god. >> two men leap from 25 stories high, parachute to the ground below causing what authorities say was mass panic. the search for the duo behind the wild incident under investigation this morning. return rush. how the post-holiday bonanza can help you find big discounts on hot ticket items. this morning the auction and

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shots. >> but there is some promise out there, some hope. these images of hope, this is out of the uk, now becoming the first nation to rollout a third vaccine this morning. our health and human services secretary alex azar is standing by with the latest on that, and the questions on the holdout. >> that is coming up this morning. we begin with that stunning audio recording of president trump pressuring georgia's top election official to find the votes to overturn joe biden's victory in the state. it's the latest in the series of trump's assaults on our democracy since his election loss. that georgia official secretary of state brad raffensperger is here live for an exclusive interview. but we do want to begin, george, with our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega with the latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: t.j., good morning to you. stunning is right. this has been called a nixonian recording. here we are with little more than two weeks left in the trump presidency and he's now facing charges about whether this call could be illegal and might be impeachable. for much of the hour-long phone call, president trump is

rambling, incoherent and spreading a litany of conspiracy theories. but he maybes one thing clear -- he wants brad raffensperger to, quote, find enough votes to change the outcome in georgia, a race president-elect joe biden decisively won by 11,779 votes. >> all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state. >> reporter: the votes in georgia have already been counted three times, including an extensive recount by hand, but the president desperate and digging in, at times pleading. >> i only need 11,000 votes. fellas, i need 11,000 votes. give me a break. >> reporter: president trump says he wants it's recalculated, citing baseless claims claiming he actually won. the president even threatening raffensperger suggesting he could be criminally liable. >> you know what they did and you're not reporting it.

that's a criminal offense and, you know, you can't let that happen. that's a big risk to you and to ryan, your lawyer. that's a big risk. it's not fair to take it away from us like this and it's going to be very costly in many ways and i think you have to say that you're going to re-examine it. >> reporter: but brad raffensperger did not back down. >> well, mr. president, the challenge that you have is that the data you have is wrong. >> reporter: some legal experts say the president may have violated laws that provide election interference, but charges are unlikely. biden's team calling the recording irrefutable proof that the president is trying to overturn the election by pressuring and threatening an election official. >> it was a bald-faced abuse of power by the president of the united states. >> reporter: the president's lawyers and allies have lost more than 50 cases in court trying to prove voter fraud.

but that's not stopping 140 house republicans and at least a dozen republican senators from challenging the results when congress convenes on wednesday. they do not have the votes to overturn biden's victory. the move has many in the party outraged, including paul ryan who returned from retirement to release a scathing statement saying, it's difficult to conceive of a more anti-democratic and anti-conservative act than a federal intervention to overturn the results and disenfranchise millions of americans. now, here's the big picture. some republicans fear that the president's repeated false claims of widespread voter fraud could be backfiring and scaring off republican voters from actually voting in georgia's special election that takes place tomorrow. that race, of course, is going to determine which party controls the senate, not to mention how much joe biden can accomplish during his presidency, but even at risk of republicans losing the senate, george, does not seem to be bothering the president.

as he said, he plans to repeat those same false claims that you hard heard in that call. at a rally in georgia later tonight. >> let's bring in the georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger. secretary, thank you for joining us again this morning. if i hadn't heard that tape with my own ears, i couldn't believe that a president of the united states would be doing that to a top election official in your state. what were you thinking and feeling during that hour? >> george, for the last two months we've been fighting a rumor whac-a-mole. it was pretty obvious that we debunked every one of those theories out there, but that president trump continues to believe them. we debunked the one about state farm arena. we continue to debunk this. we believe that truth matters. we continue to fight to get our message out. it's fighting a rumor whack-a-mole daily.

>> did you feel the pressure when he said find the votes? >> no. we have to follow the process, follow the law. everything we've done for the last 12 months follows the constitution of the state of georgia, follows the united states constitution, follows state law. we had to adapt to a pandemic and that did pose challenges. one team in the democratic party jumped on the absentee ballot program. we didn't have to change any state laws for them to do that. but they just grasped onto it. the existing state law which is actually supported by our current state party chairman when he was a state senator. it's not something i supported, but it's absentee voter. we set up an online portal for photo i.d. for people to get their absentee ballots and a signature match. >> "the new york times" reports that there were 18 others calls since the election from the white house switchboard to your office. had you spoken to the president before yesterday? if not, what were those calls about? >> no. i never believed it was appropriate to speak to the president.

but he pushed -- pushed his staff and called. first of all, we're in a litigation mode with the president's team against the state of georgia. whenever you say anything, then you do have to have your adviser there, and their advisers there, the lawyers, and i just preferred not to talk to someone we were in litigation with, and let the lawyers handle it. we took the call and had a conversation. he did most of the talking. we did most of the listening. but i did want to make my points that the data he has is just plain wrong. he had hundreds and hundreds of people he said that were dead that voted. we found two. that's an example of just he has bad data. >> david worley, a democratic member of the state election board which you chair, asked you to open an investigation into the call. will you open that investigation? >> i believe that because i had a conversation with the president, also he had conversation with our chief investigator after we did the signature match audit of cobb

county last week, there may be a conflict of interest. i understand that the fulton county driktd attorney wants to look at it. >> you're an election official. did you consider it a lawful request when the president asked you to find the votes? >> i'm not a lawyer. all i know is that we're going to follow the law, follow the process. truth matters. we've been fighting these rumors the last two months. >> you've said you voted for the president and wanted him to win. knowing what you know now, would you vote for him again? >> i support republicans. always have. i probably always will. >> so you would vote for him again? >> well, president trump is not on the ballot in 2024. we'll just have to wait and see what would happen. >> secretary, thanks for your time this morning. robin? okay, george. now to the coronavirus emergency and fear that the recent holidays will fuel another is surge in cases. the vaccine rollout hitting some major snags. the cdc reporting 4.2 million vaccines administered so far as the u.s. surpasses 350,000

american lives lost to the virus. health and human services alex azar is standing by to talk with us live in just a moment, but first, victor oquendo joins us from daytona beach, florida. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. even before the first dose was administered here police had to start turning cars away. the people waiting here in line, they will not be receiving a dose of the vaccine today. this site is operating on a first come, first serve basis. desperation for the vaccine is only growing. the first person showed up at 9:30 yesterday. this morning, the tsa reporting nearly 2 million people took to the skies friday and saturday, more than 14 million over the past two weeks despite cdc warnings not to travel or gather in large groups. dailymail.com releasing this video reportedly showing massive crowds at a miami pool party on saturday. nearly everyone without a mask,

despite florida reporting its highest daily number of covid cases ever. in new york city, police busting this party with hundreds in attendance. this as the nation surpassed 350,000 deaths over the weekend and hospitals buckle. >> things are really bad. >> reporter: health care workers at cedars sinai in los angeles still reeling from the thanksgiving surge, now bracing for a second blow. >> we're overwhelmed. we're stretched so thin. >> it's like treading water from 100 feet below the surface. you're already drowning, but you just have to keep trying because that's all you can do. >> reporter: the vaccine providing a glimmer of hope. the cdc reporting more than 4 million people have been vaccinated, but that's far fewer than the goal of 20 million by the end of 2020 set by "operation warp speed." across the nation countless americans lining up for the first dose of the vaccine, but the demand and wait time making the process a challenge for some.

>> it's tremendously frustrating for the last four or five days. i have been trying to get a spot, and you can't get a spot. it should be working for more and more people and should have been a lot quicker. >> reporter: in houston 250,000 people called the health department, but only 750 appointments were available. the opportunity to get vaccinated bringing one resident to tears. >> i'm really sorry. i just want to get back to life. i just want to get back to normal. >> reporter: and as each state decides how to roll out the vaccine, there have been some issues. in west virginia, 44 people scheduled to receive the vaccine were mistakenly injected with an experimental antibody treatment. in michigan, a hospital system there received three times more of the vaccine than they expected. >> i think it's just trying to get a massive vaccine program started and getting off on the right foot. there have been a couple of glitches, that's understandable. you have to have a real interaction, a real partnership between the federal government and the states. that's what we're trying to do. >> reporter: unfortunately, for

these people that you're seeing right now, they're being turned away. here's how the process works. those already in line, they'll go through a quick screening, stick their arm outside the window and get a shot. 1,000 doses of the moderna vaccine will be administered today in florida. to residents 65 and older. for those turned away, they'll do the same thing tomorrow. robin? >> victor, we appreciate that. we're joined live by alex azar, he's the secretary of health and human services. secretary azar, always appreciate you taking time with us, especially on the heels of victor oquendo's report right there. according to the cdc, 13 million doses of the vaccine has been administered so far. that is as you know, less than the goal of 20 million. what are the reasons for the delay, sir? >> robin, thanks for having me. you know, as you know the fda approved these vaccines just in the days before christmas, and what we said our goal was, was actually to have 20 million

first doses available in the month of december. those are available, but there's a lag between doses being available, them being ordered by the providers and the states, shipping, and then eventual vaccination, especially when you have christmas and new year's in the middle. we have seen a very rapid uptick in the last 72 hours of reporting. 1.5 million additional administrations of the vaccine, and working with our states, i'm very hopeful that we're going to see a continued rapid uptick in that. as dr. fauci talked about, this is just -- it's normal. this is the largest vaccination campaign in the history of the united states. i'm actually surprised there haven't been more glitches than we've seen so far. our states are on it, working with our governors. we're providing them help. >> and it's promising what we've been seeing in recent days. i want to ask you about a couple strategies. one was floated by your chief science adviser. one was to give half doses of the moderna vaccines to some

recipients. there was another strategy to give everyone just one dose before being concerned about the second dose. what do you think of those ideas? >> so, as to the first idea regarding dose and dosing strategy, we go with the data and the science. so the clinical trials, which is the gold standard, had administration schedules and dosing requirements. that's what the data supports at the fda. if different data is generated supporting different dosing or dosing schedules and the fda approves it according to gold standard, then that's what we're going to do, but we're going to stick with the data that we've got. in terms of dosing, the first dose without a second dose available, that's just not on the label. that's not what the data supports to go out and vaccinate a lot of people with the first dose, knowing you won't have a second dose for them. the data just isn't there to support that, and we're not going to do that. we're holding in reserve that second dose because we believe we need to go according to what the fda said is the safe and effective way to use these vaccines. >> what about additional

vaccines being approved? we saw in the uk this morning they started to administer the oxford vaccines, that is in phase three of trials along with two others here in the u.s. when do you feel the additional vaccines will be available in the u.s.? >> well, we could see data from the johnson & johnson vaccine, which is a single-dose vaccine, as well astrazeneca oxford vaccine really any time now. unfortunately we have so many cases in the united states. we don't want that. that speeds the vaccine clinical trials. we could see data any time. when that comes out, it will go to the fda for review, and we initiated another, a fifth phase for novavax. we know of five vaccine candidates. >> at least five. secretary azar, thank you for your time. i know everyone is working around the clock. take care. well, coming up, we're following a lot of other headlines this morning including

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territory. also right now, holiday covid surge. the number of american lives lost to the virus has now surpassed 350,000. and the vaccine rollout has hit some serious speed bumps, but a sign of hope in the uk, a third vaccine is now being administered there. police in nashville looking for these two men who base jumped off a rooftop hotel bar. they parachuted to the ground below, got into a car and drove away. that's under investigation this morning. and this morning, we're celebrating the life of actress tanya roberts who made her mark as a bond girl and an angel. she landed one of her biggest film roles in "a view to kill." she also had a recurring role on that '70s show." >> oh, that's right. >> yeah. she was 65 years old. >> all right, george. we want to turn now and

continue with the latest on the young woman who falsely accused a teenager of stealing her cell phone and attempted to tackle him in a new york city hotel last month. she's now been identified and activists and the teen's family are calling for her arrest. our adrienne bankert has more for us this morning. hello, adrienne. >> reporter: hi, t.j. we're here at the hotel where all of this went down, and not only have they identified the woman, but we're hearing from her on camera for the very first time. >> this is my phone. >> show me. >> you don't have to explain nothing to her. >> reporter: this morning, the woman behind the viral confrontation in a new york city hotel caught on camera accusing a 14-year-old of stealing her cell phone is now identified. >> that's mine. >> are you kidding me? you feel like there's only one iphone made in the world? >> reporter: sources tell abc news that's 22-year-old miya ponsetto is the woman seen in this video viewed nearly 3 million times online, falsely accusing jazz musician keyon harrold's son of taking her phone. the disturbing altercation filmed by harrold's father. causing outrage.

>> no, i'm not letting him walk away with my phone. >> reporter: ponsetto is seen briefly on the ground and then surveillance video shows her briefly wrestling with keyon junior, tackling the 14-year-old. her phone was later found by an uber driver. the shaken teen and his family speaking out on "gma." >> i've been confused. i don't know what would have happened if my dad wasn't there, honestly. these past few days, still kind of shellshocked. >> reporter: now as the nypd considers charges new details are emerging about her past run-ins with the law. in february she was arrested for public intoxication at a beverly hills hotel. then in may she was arrested again, this time charged with a dui. her sentence included probation, community service and alcohol counseling. camera crews tracking ponsetto down in california. >> i'm 22. and i'm also puerto rican. thank you. take care of yourself. >> does that justify what you

did? >> reporter: the harrold family says ponsetto has not reached out to them. >> when my son asked me why me, mom, it just hurt. the toughest answer that a parent has to give their child, son, unfortunately it might be because you're black. >> reporter: prior to ponsetto being identified the family called for racial justice. >> all that we are asking is for the police to do the right thing, for the d.a. to do the right thing, to charge this woman with assault. >> 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. >> that's right. >> reporter: ponsetto is due in court to face that public intoxication charge from that prior arrest in beverly hills later this month. she has pled not guilty. robin? >> many people will continue to watch. adrienne, thank you. we turn to new details about lori loughlin.

starting the year back home with her daughters after being released from prison while her husband finishes out his sentence in the college admissions scandal. eva pilgrim joins us with more. good morning, eva. >> reporter: robin, lori loughlin rang in the new year back home with her daughters, and while we're told that she would like to leave this whole scandal behind her in 2020, it's not completely over yet. as you mentioned, her husband is still behind bars. former "full house" star lori loughlin a free woman, apparently looking forward to the future, walking out of this northern california prison just after christmas, reuniting with her daughters. >> it was cheerful. it was emotional. you know, i do think this is a family determined to do better. >> reporter: but while loughlin is now home, her husband, fashion designer mossimo giannulli, is still serving his sentence in federal prison. a source telling "people" magazine she's worried about him

saying it seems lori will put everything on home until mossimo is home. she isn't really thinking about anything else. as for the future, the source tells "people" loughlin would love to act again. >> part of what she wants for the future is to go back to work. you know, she's been acting for her entire adult life. it's unseen how this scandal is going to affect her life and her career moving forward. >> reporter: loughlin and giannulli both pleaded guilty for their roles in the "varsity blues" scandal admitting to paying $500,000 to rick singer's foundation to get their daughters into usc as phony crew recruits. >> hello, everyone. it's olivia jade. >> reporter: her youngest daughter, olivia jade, a youtube personality speaking out about the scandal on facebook watch's red table talk. >> you don't want to see your parents go to prison. but also i think it's necessary for us to move on. >> right. >> and move forward. >> reporter: her channel silent for over a year.

also now eyeing a comeback of her own. >> i guess i will come back to youtube. what? >> reporter: posting this video to instagram on new year's eve looking to what's ahead writing, 2021, let's just keep the vibes good, okay? and olivia jade's father and loughlin's husband, mossimo giannulli still has about 3 1/2 months left behind bars. he's expected to be released mid-april. robin? >> eva, thank you. t.j.? let's turn now to an incredible comeback and incredible controversy. let's start with the comeback first. a comeback season for that guy, alex smith, you can't help but root for him. the quarterback of the washington football team, he returned to the field after a brutal leg injury in 2008 that required 17 surgeries to heal. it nearly cost him his life. well, he started his first game this season, but now he is actually taking his team into the playoffs. the washington football team beat those philadelphia eagles last night. his wife, check this out, she wrote this.

they shared a picture of a leg brace fashioned in a lombardi trophy saying, a symbol of hard times to a trophy of triumph. we can proudly put on our shelves. that's the comeback. you can't help but root for that young man. now let's get to the controversy. not everybody was excited about the washington football team's win because of this -- giants fans are crying foul because, if the eagles had won the game, the giants could have made it to the playoffs. it appeared to a lot of people that the philadelphia eagles weren't even trying. >> now why did it appear that way, t.j.? >> because they played a lot of reserves, but they had a lot of injuries. but also, some questionable moves by the coach to pull the starting quarterback before the fourth quarter, also questionable going for it on a fourth down when they could have tied it with a field goal. a lot of things. a lot of people calling this an embarrassment, that the league should actually fine the

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we'll talk live to the author just ahead. meet your match. the new "bachelor" joins us live before his season debuts tonight and he's saying -- >> good morning, america. we certainly do say good morning, america. you got a look on your face, so serious all of a sudden. >> it's the start of the show. this is how we're supposed to look. it's anchorman thing. >> it's the first monday of the new year. we're going to help people, help them kick off 2021. we'll give you advice on how to kick start your health, how to get financially fit and kick your dating life into gear. >> what a great start. >> the old spice guy? >> you saw my white horse outside, didn't you?

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spreading a litany of conspiracy theories. but he makes one thing clear -- he wants republican secretary of state brad raffensperger to, quote, find enough votes to change the outcome in georgia, a race president-elect joe biden decisively won by 11,779 votes. >> all i want to do is this. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have because we won the state. >> reporter: the votes in georgia have already been counted three times, including an extensive recount by hand. but the president, desperate and digging in, at times pleading. >> i only need 11,000 votes. fellas, i need 11,000 votes. give me a break. >> reporter: president trump says he wants the vote recalculated. citing baseless claims to argue he actually won. the president even threatening raffensperger suggesting he could be criminally liable. >> you know what they did and you're not reporting it.

that's a criminal offense. you know, you can't let that happen. that's a big risk to you and to ryan, your lawyer. that's a big risk. >> reporter: but raffensperger, telling george he won't back down. >> it was pretty obvious early on, that we debunked the theories that were out there, and the president continues to believe them. >> did you feel the pressure when he said find the votes? >> no. we have to follow the process, follow the law. >> reporter: now the president's lawyers and allies have lost more than 50 cases in courts around this country trying to prove widespread voter fraud. but that unfortunately is not stopping more than 140 republicans and at least a dozen republican senators from trying to challenge the electoral college results. that's when the congress convenes in a joint session on wednesday. george, to be clear, we have to say this. they do not have the votes to overturn joe biden's decisive victory. >> they don't have the votes. they don't have evidence of fraud.

every single state has certified the election results. cecilia vega, thank you very much. robin? now to the coronavirus emergency and fear the holidays will fuel another surge in cases. the vaccine rollout hitting some major snags as the u.s. surpasses 350,000 american lives lost to the virus. let's go back to victor oquendo in daytona beach, florida again. good morning again, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. even before the first dose was administered here at this vaccination site, police had to start turning cars away. let's go up to our drone. they reached their allotment before 7:00 a.m. none of the people in this line will receive the vaccine today. they have been turning cars away for more than an hour, yet this line is endless. this morning, the tsa reporting nearly 2 million people took to the skies friday and saturday, despite cdc warnings not to travel or gather in large groups. dailymail.com releasing this

video reportedly showing massive crowds at a miami pool party and the beach on saturday. nearly everyone without a mask despite florida reporting its highest daily number of covid cases ever just thursday. this as the nation surpassed 350,000 deaths over the weekend. as hospitals buckle. >> things are really bad. >> reporter: healthcare workers at cedars-sinai in los angeles still reeling from the thanksgiving surge. >> it's like treading water from 100 feet below the surface. you're already drowning. you have to keep swimming. >> reporter: the cdc reporting more than 4 million people have been vaccinated. that's far fewer than the goal of 20 million by the end of 2020 set by "operation warp speed" something robin asked alex azar about earlier this morning. >> what are the reasons for the delays, sir? >> there's a lag between doses being available, them being ordered by providers in the states, shipping and then eventual vaccination. especially when you have christmas and new year's in the middle. our states are on it.

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♪ i'm blinded by the light first monday of 2021. welcome back to "gma." tomorrow tim tebow joins us live. we're looking forward to that. >> we are. right now we're looking forward to "pop news" with lara. good morning, lara. hi, you guys. so good to see you. happy new year to everybody. yes, i know it's monday, but i thought we could use a little saturday night fever to celebrate the bee gee's co-founder barry gibb. he's announcing his music is not only staying alive, but it's also evolving from disco to country. gibb is releasing a bluegrass-inspired album called "greenfields" which includes duets with dolly parton, and teaming up for the classic "words."

take a look. ♪ you think that i don't even mean a single word i say ♪ ♪ it's only words ♪ and words are all i have to take your heart away ♪ >> love that song. dolly isn't the only famous voice helping gibb in his transition to country. olivia newton john, sheryl crow, miranda lambert, keith urban and brandy carlisle are featured on the new album. "greenfields" comes out this friday to coincide with a new documentary about the phenomenon of the bee gees. take a look at this. >> the bee gees. >> the bee gees. >> the bee gees. >> once again the fabulous bee gees. ♪ you can tell by the way i use my walk ♪ >> the most exciting sound in the world. >> so good.

it's called "the bee gees: how can you mend a broken heart." love that song. streaming on hbo max now. until january 17th. moving on now from one legend to another, fans of "jeopardy!" get to say their final farewells to longtime host alex trebek as the last five episodes with the game show legend air this week. they were all taped in october just weeks before trebek passed away following his lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. "jeopardy!" posting a heartfelt montage of the beloved host's amazing career on instagram writing, 36 years. over 8,200 episodes, countless memories. everyone tune in to abc every night this week for alex trebek's final five "jeopardy!" episodes. it is all starting tonight. also this morning, a message of kindness and some epic dance moves thanks to harry styles and writer and actress phoebe waller-bridge.

styles released a new video for his song "treat people with kindness." he invites the emmy-winning star of "flea bag" to come on stage and dance with him. take a look. ♪ ♪ >> they're so good. the duo breaking into that killer dance routine wearing matching outfits. it has the internet going crazy for the two beloved brits. again, the song is called "treat people with kindness." we say, guys, that is the perfect mantra as we begin 2021. sending it back to you all in the studio. >> apparently reba agrees because we heard her barking along in agreement, lara. >> i'm going to let you know she's enjoying dental jerky this morning and really likes it. back to you. >> the treat that keeps on

giving. >> lara, thank you. we turn now to our "gma" cover story. as we ring in 2021, many people are deciding to take part in dry january, including chrissy teigen, who is going public with her decision to stop drinking -- not only for the month, but for good. erielle reshef has her story. ♪ good morning good morning >> reporter: chrissy teigen all smiles recently opening up about her sobriety, taking to instagram. the star sharing fun-filled moments of her family and friends ringing in the new year saying, sober new year is lit. the model and lifestyle guru who is married to singer john legend revealing that she's a month sober. breaking the news to her followers she credits the new change to holly whitaker's book "quit like a woman," saying one month ago, on my birthday, i got this book from my doctor and friend. i was done with making an expletive out of myself in front of people. i'm still embarrassed. tired of day drinking and feeling like expletive by 6:00.

not being able to sleep, i have been sober ever since. similar to teigen, many people are now committing to entering the year abstinent from alcohol. a new study showing roughly 6.5 million people taking part in dry january. >> with the new year people are making resolutions to better themselves, to be healthier and living without alcohol if even for only 30 days is a great experiment and opportunity to learn more about yourself. i think it's so relatable when somebody like chrissy teigen or a celebrity comes forward and talks so transparently. >> reporter: for "good morning america" erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> joining us now is holly whitaker, the author of the book chrissy teigen says inspired her to quit drinking, "quit like a woman." holly, good to see you. thank you for being with us this morning.

i know that your book is getting a lot of attention. but more importantly, what impact do you think this is going to have, chrissy's announcement like this? >> hi. yeah, i think it's going to change women's drinking forever. for a while women have been waking up to the negative impact that alcohol has on them. this, though, is a bit of a tipping point. someone with that much influence celebrating her sobriety instead of shaming herself about her drinking is a big deal that will have a massive impact. >> that is the difference. she's celebrating, not condemning it. i want to get into that. there's a difference between alcoholism and sobriety. but first of all, in your book, you theorize that society -- society, our culture, pressures women to drink? what do you mean by that? >> i think modern women have to be everything to everyone. we're supposed to be mothers, partners. we're supposed to have careers, we're supposed to be successful,

but not too successful. we're supposed to look a certain way, and so we have this really impossible situation where we keep on collecting things that we're supposed to be and not supposed to be, and we're also sold alcohol as this way to make it all work. we're sold alcohol as a way to parent, to get through parenting, to get through home schooling. it's the way we connect. it's the way we're supposed to date, the way we're supposed to celebrate, the way we're supposed to relax. it's a neurotoxic carcinogenic addictive substance. so it's this really weird situation. we're sold a drug to make it work. we're made sick by it. absolutely sick by it. >> that gives us a different perspective, looking at it like that. you talk about this in your book, holly, the distinction between alcoholism and sobriety. you don't have to be considered an alcoholic to decide to give up drinking as chrissy has. >> yeah. i think the narrative has always

been -- and this is what kept me stuck for so long -- normal people can drink and there are alcoholics who can't drink. so we're really told you'll only quit drinking if you're drinking alcoholically. we wait and we ask ourselves the question, am i an alcoholic and if the answer is no, then we keep drinking. we're asking ourselves the wrong question. we're not asking ourselves is alcohol showing up in our life negatively. drinking is only drinking if we're severely addicted to it. >> it's dry january. a lot of people, a lot more now because of chrissy, are taking part. what's your number one suggestion to help people stay on track? >> this is just an experiment. we have to go into these things knowing it's an experiment. we drink because of perfectionism.

my number one tip is to be extremely passionate with ourselves. when you make mistakes, as you will, practice compassion and bring yourself back into it. >> self-love. self-love. we're talking about that a lot in 2021. holly, it's good to meet you. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> "quit like a woman" will be available in paperback on january 12th. now to ginger. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, robin. can i take you to the winter wonderland in michigan? yes, a lot of this will be melting or has already melted. what a beautiful scene. in vermont you want to feel the snow and the winter wonderfulness. you see this dog, oh, yeah. it's slo-mo. there's nothing better, but we do have some above average temperatures going into this first part of january at least in the northeast.

we want to turn now to the brand-new season of "the bachelor," with the first black bachelor in history. we're going to be talking to the man himself, matt james in just a moment, but first, lara is back with a closer look at the man behind the rose as they say. hey, lara. >> reporter: hey, t.j. matt james is new to the bachelor nation. he's never been on any other season or any of the spinoffs and now he's being thrown right into the fire for one of the hottest seasons yet we hear. take a look. "the bachelor" is back. >> this is all new to me. >> reporter: matt james will be handing out the roses and hopefully finding everlasting love.

the north carolina native now new york city commercial real estate broker is also best friends with bachelor nation's tyler cameron. back in march he was even in a quarantine crew with former bachelorette hannah brown. james was originally cast as a suitor on clare's season of "the bachelorette." but when filming stopped because of the coronavirus, matt was then chosen to be the first black bachelor in the franchise. now he's up for what looks to be the most dramatic season ever. >> listen, like, you are going to get hit with the truth. >> you okay? >> no. i'm not. >> well, you can see emotions are running high already. not only for the contestants, but also for matt. you just saw he told host chris harrison, and we didn't know this, he'd never been in love before becoming the bachelor,

t.j. get into it. >> all right, matt james, let's bring you in now. you in love my man? >> you putting me on blast already? >> i'm short on time here, man. he's holding -- oh, my goodness, he's holding his tongue. you learned already, my man. i have to ask you one thing though that a lot of viewers picked up on when we showed you pictures earlier, you have a wound on your thumb there that people are curious about, and it has something to do with you having maybe a really nervous morning. tell me what happened. >> i'm trying to stay in shape. i'm making a smoothie. i'm trying to clean my blender. it might have been samurai swords that were the blender. i didn't even feel the blade. there was blood everywhere. >> that's all right. this is a new season of "the bachelor". you might be a little nervous. we notice the new beard. matt james is under that facial hair somewhere. but unlike contestants in the past, you weren't a part of

bachelor nation before this. what did you think about the idea of trying to find a mate this way before you became a part of the show? >> well, i've seen it work out for people in the past. and i reached out to those people because, as someone who has never been a part of something like that, there's going to be skepticism. they reassured me to be myself and trust the process and to be open and vulnerable. that's what i did. >> now there's a lot to talk about you being the first black bachelor, but your dad is black, and your mom is white. you said you don't want to upset black people and you don't want to upset white people. is this a label that you have embraced or do you see it as such because you're the first black bachelor? you said it yourself, you're both. >> right, i'll say that. kenneth chenault was the third african-american ceo of american express for 15 years. he was a great ceo. he just happened to be black.

richard handler, the longest-tenured ceo at jeffrey's on wall street, he's white. they're both great ceos. we don't highlight one or the other. i'm hoping that's what it's like for me in this situation. going forward, when someone steps into this light, they're going to be a great bachelor. they might happen to be asian or black, and that's how i feel about it. >> you said you didn't know what love meant until you went through this experience. what does that mean? >> wow. when you're in high school, you may have said the words, you may have meant it. for me it took experience in relationships and seeing what didn't work and stepping into something like this -- >> matt, we have to leave it at that. i'm up against the hard break, but "the bachelor" season 25 premieres tonight. good luck, man. >> thank you. e bachelor" season 25 premieres tonight. good luck, man. >> thank you. .

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update in 30 minutes. you can find the latest on our ♪ back here on "gma." we keep saying it, first monday of the new year and we're glad to have our very next guest joining us. she's something else. >> she sure is. two-time oscar winner for movies like "million dollar baby" and "boys don't cry." good morning, hilary swank. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. it's great to be here on the first monday of 2021. >> we're all glad 2021 is here. we loved your holiday card. did you enjoy quality time with your pack? >> i did. i for sure have this past year. i'm lucky because i get to have my rescues with me when i go to work. they go to set with me. they're the set dogs. >> how many dogs do you have right now?

>> five. >> wow. >> we drive through colorado to los angeles and we see them on the side of the road. i drive to a lot of my locations because of the dogs and i find another dog on the side of the road. there's a lot of great rescues out there too. i work with them, and now we have five. >> the whole pack as george called it. you're in colorado now. this was a pandemic move? >> no. no. i've been looking for land for over a decade and found land and we just sat on it for a while because, you know, i didn't have time to figure it out. now i needed to find the land for my horse. i have a horse that i have for years and i didn't have land for it. here we are. >> oh my goodness. a horse, five dogs. george and i have rescues. we don't have that many. >> only two. >> still, we're here with you. >> good for you. >> let's talk about the movie young lady. i was telling you in the break -- you play a police

detective. that's all i'll say. >> yeah. it's hard. we talked about it before the segment came on. it's hard to describe it without giving it away. i'll try and say two people meet in vegas. one isn't so up front about their life and they spiral into a web of controversy together that's a wild roller coaster ride of whodunit. >> is she -- >> she's back. >> you spun that tale very well. >> a web of -- you did it because you watched it. a web of whodunit. >> there is a web. let us play a little bit of a clip right now. >> you are one very convincing liar. >> i thought --

>> what? >> i thought we were playing a game. >> a game? >> a game. like it's vegas. what happens in vegas -- >> a game? >> i am -- i'm sorry. >> you're sorry? you're sorry you got caught in your own lies. >> oh. that's just a snippet. >> that was michael ealy in the scene. you got to give us some tea to ask him about. >> i have to just say i watched michael's movies in the past. he's great. he always shines. in this movie he really goes all the way. it's a michael ealy you've never seen. he's raw and vulnerable. he's a total professional.

there's not much to say. he was always present. we tried to joke around between some of the intense stuff. >> i can laugh because i saw it. i'm thinking how you can find time because it's intense. it's so intense. i have a final question. is it true you wanted to be an astronaut? >> yeah. i wanted to be an astronaut before i wanted to be an actor. in the show "away" i got an opportunity to dip my toes in it. >> why astronaut? why was that something you wanted to do? >> you know, i just thought that even at a really young age of 6 there's something bigger than all of us down here. looking back at earth and seeing we're all one people and just -- resonated with me, the idea that we should all cohabitate better together. i knew that at 6.

>> you've got a big heart. that's a lesson now. that's why you rescue. you've got a big heart. >> you do too. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thanks for joining us. "fatale" is in theaters now and available on premium video on demand this friday. coming up, the reveal of the best new diets of 2021. ♪ ♪ walk through fire for you reveal of the ♪ ♪ digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endless mundane work we all hate.

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love that lyric. back now on "gma" with that exclusive so many are striving for healthier lifestyles. we have a first look at "u.s. news and world report's" 2021's best diets. that'll help make the right choice for you. stephanie ramos has that. >> reporter: for the fourth year running the mediterranean diet ranking atop the list for best diet overall. >> the mediterranean diet is our long-reigning champion. this diet is healthy. it's nutritious. in addition to snagging the top spot overall it landed at the top of many other lists, including the easiest diet to follow. that's because it isn't complicated. you're eating food that's really good. you'll be full and you don't have to cut out any major food groups. >> reporter: if you're after weight loss or looking for the diet best suited to deal with diabetes, it's a tie between these two, ww, formerly known as

weight watchers and something called the flexitarian diet. >> this is a marriage between flexible and vegetarian. so exactly what it sounds like. if you really want a cheeseburger or tacos, it's fine. go for it. the more plants the better, but you can definitely splurge. >> reporter: and don't forget about heart health. the mediterranean along with the dash and ornish diets tie. >> no diet will be easier. there are some that are easier to live with. you have to put in the work ahead of time to choose a diet that you'll be on six months or a year from now. that's how we hope you view our project. >> we're joined by dr. jen ashton, abc news chief medical correspondent. good to see you in the new year, jen. >> you too, robin. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, my

friend. okay, the mediterranean once again. >> yes. it's that time again, and we heard a little bit about the rankings, and overall, the mediterranean is the big winner consistently year after year. followed this year by dash and then flexitarian, and then again, reasons for this. these are not just good for heart health. they're good for cancer risk reduction. they are good for weight loss. they're easy to follow, but again, the key, a lot of color on the plate. low in sugar, not processed foods. just good, nutritious food, and therefore not a surprise. >> ww, consistent as well. so what's the benefit there? >> yeah. now here's the interesting thing with weight watchers for specifically weight loss because again, so many people interested in following a diet to lose weight. there are a couple of key features that make that work. first of all, it's calorie-restricted. so you're not getting a lot of calories, but you can customize it. the community feature in this is huge, and there is a long-term

strategy there. so again, yes, portion control, but there are a lot of other features that really make it a winner and effective for weight loss. >> you really got t.j.'s attention. flexitarian. he said he's been one for 40 years. >> if that doesn't scream t.j. holmes, i don't know what does, robin. for any diet to work it needs four ss. safe, simple, sustainable and low in sugar. largely plant based. it's not rigid, but people need to be able to make it a lifestyle. >> but it's all about balance. thank you, jen, so much. you can see the full list and check out our list guide at goodmorningamerica.com. now back to ginger. ginger? >> robin, you want to see me trying to catch onto the latest diet trepnd? here it is. a video. yep.

first one was a diet trend. the second one was me. just in case you were wondering. we love that video. he's fine by the way. what else do you do in the snow? you do this. enjoy. oh my. take advantage of it. now to our series now to our series the influencers, spotlighting people with the biggest followings on social media. taylor price joins us with financial tips for gen-z. first, here's a look at how she's influencing her million plus followers. >> i'm making bank on my savings account. what savings account? these days, nobody's making

bank. >> reporter: she's the tiktoker making finance fun. >> i got you. >> reporter: just 20 years old, taylor price is ceo of her own company. she's taking over tiktok with her easy-to-follow tricks of the trade. she has nearly 1 million followers ranging from gen-z novices to seasoned investors. >> guess what? you can still learn. >> with tips on fixing bad credit. >> get a secured credit card. it allows you to build up credit, but not overspend. >> reporter: to negotiating your salary. >> let the company do the speaking first. >> reporter: she's getting her followers financially fit in the new year. >> taylor's motto is a failure to plan is a plan for failure. she joins us now. taylor, good morning. 20 years old and you're dishing out financial advice. why do folks want to listen to you? what is it do you think that has such an appeal for folks out there that want to get financial advice from you?

>> besides having a financial degree, i started a blog a few years back which really opened up the doors to social media and having allowed that tiktok following. i think what's so special and important about these days is we can learn from our phones. we have the power to do anything we want and really take control of our personal finance. >> what is your first piece of advice for your followers, holly -- taylor, excuse me? >> 2020 allowed us to understand the importance of having an emergency fund. we have no idea what's going to happen tomorrow, next day, even the next second. starting your emergency fund, three to six months of your expenses is good enough. then tackling that high interest debt. for you it might be credit card debt. for students it might be student loan debt. >> we have a question from one of your followers from fresno, california. let's take a look. >> hey, taylor. i've been working remotely.

all my expenses are mixed up because of that. what's the best way for me to budget? >> that's a great question. what i would recommend doing is calculating your budget, taking 100% of your income and dividing it into three categories, your needs, your wants and your savings. needs can be something along the lines of student housing, wants could be along the lines of that -- sorry. that subscription, and then savings could be along the lines of maximizing your retirement account. overall it's important to do this so you can get your budget in line and take control of your personal finances. >> all right, taylor. now to atlanta. they want to know about investing. let's listen. >> what are some recommendations you have for young investors who want to grow wealth over time? >> i first started off with index funds. you can think of them like an easter basket full of stocks.

they have less risk, less reward. little bit safer for us younger kids. then you can move on to etfs and individual companies. these pose a higher risk yet yield higher rewards. overall, it's really important to make sure you have a highly diversified portfolio. you're not going all into one stock, but rather going into many different companies. >> if you could give your followers one financial resolution, what would it be? >> being consistent. get an accountability partner. start talking about money. i challenge all of you today to challenge the status quo. start talking about money, whether it be from your friends, your family or even joining online communities to tap into it. >> that's great advice. >> taylor has more advise on our instagram. that'll help you kick start your financial plan for the new year. coming up why it's the best time for virtual dating and the

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welcome back to "gma." we are back with the super bowl of dating. sunday was the biggest online match making day according to match. they had a 98% spike of people looking for love in 2021. joining us now bella gandhi. founder of the smart dating academy. good morning, and help us understand. is it just new year's resolutions? people just had breakups? why was it such a busy dating time? >> 48% of adults are single. what did we do? wair -- we're making resolutions. if you missed yesterday, which was the busiest day, it doesn't matter. the online dating party has just begun. it's peak dating season. it's going to continue until valentine's day. because of covid things have slowed down with video. it's turned into an old fashioned courtship. >> we're not too late even if

you missed sunday. what do we need to do to get started? not we. >> yeah, wait. >> i mean folks. generally speaking need to get started. >> if you have a profile up, an easy hack change up the photo, change up some text. the algorithms like people that are active. that will get you more likes and more messages. if you are just starting and we've convinced you, write some text that makes you seem positive, that differentiates yourself, that makes you seem fun. then we have to talk about photos. photos are responsible for most of your success. you want six great photos and a mixture of head shots and body shots. the photos have to be current. no more than one year old because people want to date the person in the picture. >> head shots and body shots? that's important i suppose. what's the number one key, red

flag out there if you're looking at somebody else's profile? what's the red flag? >> if somebody says they're not looking for any drama, run. what that probably means is they're the person that's going to cause you the drama. >> really? i never would have thought that. >> there you go. >> don't you want somebody not looking for drama? >> not looking for drama. it means i'm not looking for drama, but i don't have any consequences for my actions. >> you have a good exercise here for your clients that help people realize the qualities you're looking for in a match. what's that exercise folks can do? >> many people, t.j., that we coach at smart dating academy, they have broken pickers. they keep picking red flaggy people, narcissistic people, or are just obsessed with people that are just good on paper. we have a process to fix pickers. it's something that's critical for everyone. sit down and make a list of people in your life that make you one thing. they make you happy.

go through them individually. why do they make you happy? you'll be surprised if you do this because you want to date people that make you happy. start looking for things and people that will make you happy in the dating pool. don't be so obsessed about good on paper. they've got to make you happy. >> it's not just about paper. it's a feeling as well. bella, that's good advice. >> absolutely. >> it's dating season. >> dating season. it's the time. it's the time, folks! why are you rolling your eyes? you want to hear more from bella, she gives free tips on instagram on her page. bella, good to see you. happy dating season, ♪ ♪ ♪ why do you build me up, build me up... ♪ ♪ buttercup...

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now it's time for "live with kelly & ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, a chat with matt. the new bachelor, matt james. and from the series "911: lone star," lisa edelste edelstein. also, we're kicking off our "januready" series with a special week of diet and nutrition. plus, check out our new game, "live"'s cheers to the new year trivia. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: we are here. we are here. [applause] hello. >> kelly: good morning, everyone. hi. >> ryan: monday, january 4th. >> kelly: y