"good morning america." it's our second hour and merry christmas. now that santa has stopped by, we're keeping the festivities going, but plenty of yuletide merriment all morning long ♪ it's the most wonderful sometime ♪ >> christmas dinner crunch time. go ham on your holiday spread. chef alex has pro tip it's you need for the most wonderful meal of the year. ♪ jingle bell rock ♪ >> and pulling out all the stops for our christmas sweater pageant. "gma" takes on a christmas carol. the ghost of christmas past, present and yet to come doing the most. plus, the latest headlines as we say -- "good morning america"! ♪ that's the jingle bell ♪ >> announcer: live from "nbc

news at sunrise" -- abc news in new york, this is "good morning america." >> so great to you have with us and merry christmas. our friends eva celebrating the first christmas with her baby ella on maternity leave. very excited. linsey davis and stephanie ramos at the desk with us. >> specially excited having chef al alex with us. and first a check of the news. >> happy holidays everyone. stopping headlines this christmas morning, the surge in covid cases worldwide with at least 14 states reporting some of their highest daily case numbers in over a year. experts predicting omicron surge may just be getting started. >> reporter: this morning, cases

on the rise. cdc estimates this new variant accounts for more than 70% of new cases. los angeles had 3,000 cases on monday. today, roughly 10,000. >> we could be looking at case numbers we have never seen before. well over 20,000 cases a day by end of the year. >> reporter: the virus and surge of omicron upending travel plans, too. >> it's sad. just really sad. >> the whole trip has been canceled. >> reporter: united, delta and jetblue grounding hundreds of flights citing shortages. this due to the variant. >> aggravating. nothing you can do about it. it's out of your control. >> reporter: the spike leaving many medical workers and personnel stretched thin. the cdc updating its recommendations for vaccinated and boosted health care workers cutting their isolation period to seven days. new york shattered its daily infection record. the city logging more than 44,000 cases. up 53% in two days.

>> we've had more testing. we've had more opportunities, but also we know that hospitalizations are continuing to rise. >> reporter: the state now shortening the quarantine period for asymptomatic essential workers to just five days. president biden says he thinks the general public should keep isolating for ten days, if they're exposed. >> i just listen to my, my team and the docs, and they think we should keep it the way it is for now. >> reporter: 8,500 americans have died in just the last week, with the heaviest toll on the unvaccinated. >> if my parents got it, it would have saved their lives. once they're gone, they're gone, and there's nothing you can really do to get them back. >> reporter: experts say thanks to vaccines boosters and negative tests it is possible to have a safe christmas with loved ones. relief for so many gathering hoar the toll day. but the pandemic forcing christmas sell brace scaled

back. home to the nativity, built on the grotto where christians believe jesus was born. israel restricting most international visitors to try to curb the rapidly spreading omicron variant. >> [ speaking in foreign language ]. [ applause ] >> [ speaking in foreign language ]. >> pope francis delivering his annual christmas day blessing from his balcony at the vatican this morning, calling for peace in the middle east and ukraine. last night the pope marked christmas eve with a mass in the basilica attended by 2,000 people. more than the 200 that were allowed last year, but still a far smaller crowd than in years' past. the pontiff urging christians to take care of those in need especially during the pandemic.

members of the royal family attending christmas service this morning at st. georges chapel in windsor. the queen not in attendance this year, but she will deliver a taped christmas message to the nation. this is the queen's first christmas since the death of her husband the duke of edinboro. also absent from the church service, the duke and duchess of cambridge, who are said to be spending the holiday in norfolk. ♪ and finally, listen to this. touching tribute in kentucky. ♪ this is jordan playing "silent night" on his piano somehow miraculously made it through the tornado that tore through his town just two weeks ago. his home destroyed like so many others, but his spirit, you can see, unbroken playing this to the victims, survivors and all those who came together who lost so much.

thinking about those who lost so much in that storm. that's your headlines this holiday morning. be safe out there. now back to whit, linsey and stephanie. thanks. coming up, christmas dinner crunch time and chef alex shows us how to make dinner like a pro. up ahead, taking a walk down memory lane with tory johnson celebrating ten years of "dal"d and steals." later, telling the tale of a holiday classic. we'll be right back. this is your home. this is your family room slash gym. the guest bedroom slash music studio. the daybed slash dog bed. the living room slash yoga shanti slash regional office slash classroom. and this is the basement slash panic room. maybe what your family needs is a vacation home slash vacation home.

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our pal ended up winning. sweet. like the deejay. the pack with the beats. run-dmc. i know. good news, coming up this year suiting up again but it's our christmas sweater pageant. looking forward to that. first, time to think food and acclaimed chef is with us, alex versus america. she's here, because it is christmas dinner, thank you so much for being here. excited. you're already getting to work, and the big deal is, we've got a ham, but you're going to show you us how to elevate the flavor of that christmas ham. get started. >> here i just have maple syrup. a great flavor with ham, and apple juice. giving it a little tartness and brown sugar. because you see ham, know what i mean? >> the crust, sweetness. right, yes! >> what we want. literally mix these together. a spiral ham. it's cooked already. a little water and vegetable in the bottom and we just literally

pour that, that whole glorious sweet mixture right over and we bake the ham in the oven. it's already cooked. just a couple of hours and you get this gloriously crusted -- ham. >> i have to ask you about that. like when pre-cooked sometimes makes us more nervous because we don't know how long. what's the sweet spot to cook the already cooked ham? >> a great question. honestly, the thing about a spiral ham, it forgives you. if you get caught up in the, at the christmas punch bowl or whatever else, this was -- >> that's known to happen with rob marciano down the table here. questionable. >> everybody, no one wants anything to do with us because everybody's eating. >> the sweet spot, a couple of hours. you see the spiral ham. it's just almost -- literally, take a pair of tongs, and just a little knife. right? you just slice, look at this. >> or a big knife. >> or a big knife.

right. for a chef this is a dinky knife. the vegetables, taste that, bottom of the pan. this is just the liquid from the pan i just cooked down a little bit. it comes with its own built-in sauce. by the way, don't tell anybody. our secret. you can do this in a crock pot if kbrud liyou'd like. put it on. forget about it'sand apples, a little more savory idea for an apple. just have them, cut that little middle out. use a melon baller. >> a type of's aal? specific type you like or prefer? >> yeah. great question. i get this apple question a lot. people go for the firm apples. give your apple a little squeeze, like a honey crisp. granny smith. a rome, a brayburn, all good. >> granny smith. >> granny smith is great. kind of wanted red apples for christmas to match your dress. shades of your tie. we all have a little red in us. i'm wearing my christmas sweater which is a black t-shirt.

>> sure. >> put those in buttered dish with a little cinnamon ginger nutmeg, salt. add that in. >> yeah. put me to work. here we go. >> lemon zest, lemon juice, dry white wine. >> is this how we finish it off? >> like our a little, equivalent spa treatment we gave the ham. >> ooh, yeah. >> give that same loving facial to these apples. >> like a love bath for the apples. >> take a love bath. smell all the flavors. >> ooh, loving it. >> the white wine keeping them savory. pour this over and bake the apples until they're tender. 20, 25 minutes. >> hmm. >> reduce that sauce. down on the stove after. go ahead. glaze-adid rizzle. just pour it. >> i'm going down to eat. >> smells so good! >> this has wine in it. right? >> a little savory. >> for people who don't want to use alcohol that would not include me, but for those who don't want to use alcohol, a substitute? >> totally. i use, instead of a half cup of wine i would use a quarter cup

of vinegar. >> okay. >> drop that in. such a great question. >> this is so delicious, by the way. i'm not the kind of pech who just says it. it's really good. >> apple is right on. i love it. >> i love your, the whole christmas -- >> very high end. >> your napkin. >> this all looks and smells amazing. also something for salad lovers? >> yes. called my salad of love. need holiday love around here. all of us, too. lovely about it, orange segments. a little fruity but bitter greens. you can use frise, chicory, anything, to counter the brown sugar maple syrup notes from the ham. creates a balance i was looking for. also throw it in the bowl, gently aaron it ahead and just drizzle the dressing. we like that. no fuss, everything done ahead. >> and dessert? >> notice that you really didn't want to talk about the salad.

>> hurry up! >> there's the salad? oh. here's dessert. fast forward. >> this looks finished. a trifle, cherries, black forest cake. put the whipped cream all over there. >> go ahead. okay. >> supposed to be fun. i love a dessert like a trifle. literally get the kids involved. right? come on. pull up a stool. >> kids would love this. >> that's your idea of whipped cream. this is my idea. maybe that's my problem. and you know what? it's a great tool. the back of your spoon, you know? forget the spatula. look -- you've left the building. >> while assembling this trifle, tell us about your new show? >> so excited. "alex versus america" and chefs experts in certain topics of food. come and challenge me. >> whew. >> we all cook-off, give each other a lot of staredowns, there's a clock. a lot of sweating. >> sounds fun. >> love t. smells like after

shave and fear on the set. it's great. >> trash talk, rivalry. >> give him a dessert, he's on board! >> there's a man -- >> this is fantastic. alex, thank you so much. this is amazing. thank you for being here for all of these treats. i'm going to dig in. >> merry christmas. >> and merry christmas! >> and by the way, i as going to say. as a special christmas present, discovery plus people out there in the world can get a sneak preview of the premiere of my show tonight. otherwise on food network january 2nd. got to check it out. >> what's the first cook-off? >> about seafood. let me tell you i thought i knew and got schooled. just say that. no comment. >> we'll be watching. find these recipes on "good morning america" and be sure to check oat alex's new show "alex versus america" premiering january 2nd on the food network. rob, do you have a bite in your mouth? >> i love, tradition for my family christmas day, red sauce with manicotti, maybe lasagna. i love this.

everything going, fantastic. my grandfather would wear it like this, too. there you go. anyway, after a big dinner christmas day also go walk it off. go walk in the neighborhood. economic out the christmas lights. if you live in kentucky, the christmas lights come to you. this is what the fire department does. look at that setup? engine 59, engine 59, you are on fire, my friends. so that's a great spot. or maybe you just do what i did. which is go out and -- walk around the neighborhood or drive. look at this outfit. when you have neighbors like this to entertain you, that is special. every town in america, i think, has one, two, three -- maybe five neighbors that go bananas and light up their houses. that's a treat. something i love on christmas. all right. that's -- not what's happening right now but happening probably in your neighborhood. here's your local forecast.

this year "gma" celebrated ten years of deals and steals. can you believe it? our source of many christmas gifts over the years and the steals guru herself, tory johnson is here. santa giving her a breather today. joining us for a look back at a decade of deals. hi, tory. can you believe it's been ten years? >> it's pretty amazing pep. tell you, when i first started hoping to make it to the next week. right? and sort of think that philosophy, carried that through the ten years. that's why i've made it to ten years, because each week i say, i need to treat this week like it's the only one. because maybe it will be the last one if i don't. i think viewers have responded

to that. they shop every single week. on thursday mornings, now on saturday mornings as well, they wake up buying what they didn't know they even needed, ybecause it's a surprise to them. the idea always trying to make kind of this week the best week is what's enabled us to get here. >> told you this before, but i have family members and friends who record the show and will literally scroll past everything that i do in the show to get to the "deals and steals." what's the latest deal? such an impact on people, but what have you learned over the course of ten years? i imagine quite a bit? >> i would say a lot of times i joke. feels like a little frivolous shopping, retail therapy. that's okay. we need fun in our lives, but it's actually more than just shopping. more than just saving money. in some cases this segment has been about saving dreams, saving leilihoods, saving jobs. no time more obvious than the last two years where so many

small businesses, thousands of small businesses saw their entire pipeline just devastated. collapsed with purchase orders canceled. supply chain problems that they've faced. cash crisis, because of extended payment terms from the vendors they work with. and one of the things we saw during the covid crisis, even before the current supply chain and port delay crisis, is that these small businesses had plenty of goods and no place to sell them, because stores closed. and i was able to say, i actually have a platform to sell and viewers who are at home ready to buy. my bosses said, if you want to save a small business every day, we'll give you that air time. let's do it. let's go for it. so "deals and steals" helping many small businesses to have a bridge to kind of survival. it saves jobbed, saved dreams. that's as important or even more important than also saving money and helping people stretch a

dollar, and bring the joy of discovering something new. >> also, first answer, gave people a tip for success as well. if you treat every week as if it could be your last, right? i'm curious just in the past decade your favorite moment, favorite deal? >> ah. there's been a lot of fun things. one of my favorites we used to go on the road. pre-covid, go on the road do "deals and steals" on wheels. fuv cities, five days. awesome, because viewers to meet the people behind the pronds. i met viewers shopping all deals. so up decked out in their deals. fun. in indianapolis did the event from the indy 500 track. my producer had to put me in a race car and set a go pro-camera on me. looked like i was driving that car. >> the tory cam. >> yeah. >> so michael and george impressed by that one. probably my favorite of all-time. very fun. because george and michael in the studio thought i was at the wheel of that car.

yeah. yes. >> speed demon. >> power of go pro- >> fantastic. appreciate you, and everything that you do. >> thank you. >> i'm grateful to are able to do it here. so thank you, guys. >> merry christmas. >> you, too. coming up, the can't miss christmas classics. breaking down your yuletide watch list in "binge this." we'll be right back. i'm currently deployed to the air base in kuwait. originally out of travis air force base. and i'm giving a shout-out to my family back home. mom, dad, can't wait to see you guys again. looking forward to coming back home, going on a cruise. be great times. happy holidays. >> hello. senior airman our joint base charleston and deployed overseas. shout-out to all my friends and family back home in charleston, south carolina. with you happy holidays. miss you, can't wait to see you. >> and deployed from the 103rd airlift wing in connecticut.

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checking it twice. our entertainment santa, host of "reality check" on people tv in the studio. had you remotely lately, but bring you back just for christmas. how you doing? >> i'm not a hologram, a real human being and excited to be here. >> the real deal. a lot to binge. people want to watch stuff. holidays. "it's a wonderful life." >> classic of classics here for you. 1946's "it's a wonderful life" jimmy stewart, donna reed and tale of appreciating your family at this time of year. an angel comes down teaching george bailey, right there with his family what life would look like if he didn't exist. okay? not a lot of us get this kind of opportunity here but definitely puts his life into perspective and appreciates what you have. bring as family together. your wife can force you to watch it this year. >> yeah, right. >> you get that every day what

life is like if you don't exist? >> actually, i do. >> how about "a christmas story." feels like the story you just want to keep watching, unless you don't want to scare your kids to death, though. >> i encourage you to scare your kids to death on this holiday season. all ralphy parker wants in his childhood, red rider bb gun. you'll shoot your eye out, kid. reminds me not to stick my tongue to a frozen pole every single christmas. >> nobody put their tongue on a post since 1983. seriously. okay. >> and now it's hand sanitizer. >> wouldn't be holidays without "home alone." obviously classic holiday movie. a mix between christmas and loony tunes. the crooks keep getting beat up. what do you think? >> oh, yeah. robbers the com ly relief. can't believe it's over 30 years

old. the 8-year-old saves his home bib trapping his house in a fun way. >> violence to rom-coms, 'tis the season. "love actually." >> 2003. haven't seen this movie i'm judging you from afar. literally, one of the most iconic carolling scenes. you can see her now swept off of her feet right now. this is going to have every significant other stepping up their game this holiday season. just a jam-packed cast. everyone from hugh grant. alan rickman. just goes on and on. kind of following eight couples as their lives intertwine in the definitelyething t watchs, but this holiday. >> here's a movie some people say is a christmas movie. "die hard." >> oh, yeah. some people. >> i know. tell us why and where do you see it? apparently some people --

>> this is definitively a christmas movie. i hear what you're saying. i constantly forget it's a christmas movie. done with the classics, done with romance, this is a thriller. 1988's "die hard" bruce willis, nypd police officer saves his wife and others from being held hostage during their christmas party. why everyone feels it's a christmas movie. nothing better than rescuing loved ones and blowing up a building. >> a man i personally look up to. show of hands. who says "die hard" is a christmas movie. >> i'm sold. sold. >> definitely. >> yes. >> i don't really remember the movie. have to see it again. >> we'll watch it together. >> rob's extra passionate about this. remind him of this every year. roll the tape. talked about the christmas sweater competition. >> ooh! >> that was rob's theme. "die hard." stole the show. 2019. >> that's right. >> a few years ago --

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♪ it's the most wonderful time ♪ certainly is best time of the year. welcome back to our second hour and the moment we've woo all been waiting for. our christmas sweater pageant. no scrooges here paying homage to the dicken's classic "a christmas carol." before the pageant starts, bring in the crafty lumberjacks dennis and andrew. great to see you guys again bp not just our go-to diy duo. you have experience on the stage, right? >> backgrounds in theater. right. met on a national tour of "fiddler on the roof" toured two

years ago. >> and such a love for "a christmas carol" try to watch as many versions we can. a tradition in our house. >> awesome. get the christmas sweater pageant started. take it away, guys. >> thank you, stephanie. in a cozy sweater knit sweat playing the part of charles dickens. brought the yuletide tale of the ghost of christmas who showed him what the holidays are alling a. >> digging it, guys. i like this. it's my cup of tea. >> and we have more to see. the ghost of christmas past took our buddy scrooge on a walk down memory lane, bumped into mr. fezzywig, the kind man once apprenticed for our very own linsey davis wins the holiday as mrs. fessywig in a cool cool yule sweater complete with 150 ornaments >> you like my ball gown? >> wonderful. >> i love it. >> we all know about the annual christmas ball but you take it

to the next level. >> incredible. >> all right. then comes the ghost of christmas present who gives scrooge and enchanting peak bob crank check out the boots. >> looking and feeling pretty good. >> take the stage. like father, like son. >> i have to say, no more coal for the fire. you are lit! >> yes. i love this. now we know why the cratchett family is struggling. because they spend all their money on matching outfits. >> i was going to say. that puppet outfit handmade and cost more than all our outfits put together. >> what a make in a week. >> the moment we've been waiting for. we know it's coming. ghost of christmas yet to come. a grim reaper showing scrooge the sorry fate that awaits him if he keeps up his selfish ways. >> oh! >> i say if you got it, haunt

it. >> floating into the studio our own ghost whit johnson. >> oh, my gosh. >> ooh! ! >> oh, gosh. >> scary. >> we all know marley is dead as a doorknob but you are living. >> upcycled sweaters creepy, cozy. then a very special surprise. redemption reveal. >> hey! >> all right. >> get it. dickens delivers, folks. got to get a fresh turkey dinner right here for you, mr. cratchett. >> how about that, tiny? look at that. that will feed one of us! >> incredible. >> everybody likes the look. the look? what do you think? okay? it's good? >> great. >> ball drop. >> fantastic. >> ready for the holiday party. >> for sure. >> thank you for bearing with us. and dennis and andrew, you're awesome. truly appreciate it as always, crafty lumberjacks and bick

shout-out to woody and "gma" crew pulls this off. great with costumes. woody, thank you so much, and rob, i believe you got something to talk about. >> what do you think there? he says, god bless us every one and god bless the weather everywhere. especially where you are! we're all about the details around here. you see the patch, dickens delivers? >> very nice. >> we'll be right back. you want everything to be on autopilot. and to be prepared if anything changes. with ibm, you can do both. your business can bring data together across your clouds, from suppliers to shippers, to the factory floor. so whatever comes your way, the wheels keep moving.

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i am staff sergeant denae and holiday shout-out to my mom, brother, sisters, nieces. miss you. can't wait to see you. >> and aboard the "uss essex."

happy holidays to my children and love and miss you. see you soon. >> and i wish all my friends and family in seattle happy holidays. i wish you guys the best. bye! >> hello. senior airman out of joint base charleston deployed overseas. back home at charleston, south carolina, happy holidays love you, miss you. can't wait to see you. >> my name is staff sergeant amanda currently deployed in kuwait. originally out of travis air force base. i'm giving a shout-out to my family back home. mom, dad, can't wait to see you guys again. looking forward to coming back home, going on a cruise. some great times. happy holidays. >> i'm senior master sergeant deployed from the 103rd airlift wing in connecticut. east granby. i wish all my family and friends a very merry christmas and a happy new year, and i love you and i miss you all and can't

wait to see you soon. >> hey. my name is gray aboard the "uss essex." wish my family back at home in california a very merry christmas. love you mom and dad, nate, shutout to my sister, brother-in-law and nephew lucas. miss you. and a special shout-out to my beautiful wife. i miss you and can't wait to kiss you when i get home. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> hello.

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annoucer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> wet roads and tricky travel. we are tracking the wet weather. shopping and celebrating bay area in good spirits despite covert concerns. good morning. merry christmas to you. this is abc seven news live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. i am julian glover. let's check in on weather. lisa: merry christmas to you. it is wet and