reggie: i am not recommending you have one, just that we are clear. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. bitter cold across the country and a new storm on the move this tuesday. winter wallop. drivers stranded overnight on i-95 in cars and trucks. this morning, the coldest air of the season is here after record snowfall in the capitol. now millions of americans digging out bracing for the black ice danger on the roads. ginger is tracking it all, plus the new cross-country storm on the move. when will more snow hit the east coast? guilty. disgraced theranos founder elizabeth holmes convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy for lying to investors to fund the blood testing company she claimed would revolutionize health care. how long could she spend behind bars? also this morning, over 1 million new covid cases in 24

hours. the u.s. setting a global record. omicron surges across the country. this, as millions of americans go back to school and work after the holidays. now what we know about the new highly mutated variant being tracked overseas. twin travel trouble. winter weather and covid causing chaos at airports across the country with more than 2,600 tsa employees testing positive as some americans get stuck abroad. plus, the big development overnight in 5g phone technology causing concern about flight cancellations. urgent warning from homeland security. nearly one year after the attack on the capitol, the alert about extremists and lone wolves trying to exploit the anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. prince andrew under pressure as his lawyers head to court. the secret documents revealed in the prince's civil case. what it could mean for his future. brazen dognappings. a 9-month old french bulldog snatched on new year's day, the

latest in a rash of recent robberies. why this breed is such a popular target among criminals. ♪ level up, level up ♪ oh, watch out, michael. >> who else but t.j. watt. >> the pittsburgh linebacker getting four sacks on “monday night football.” could he “steel” michael's season record? and they're back for one final season. anthony anderson and tracee ellis ross here us live as we say good-bye to "black-ish." ♪ get down on it get down on it ♪ ♪ get down on it ♪ go ahead, do it. >> we're going to share. tell us, michael, for the record -- >> no, i mean the record is great but it doesn't define my career. you get 17 games now. >> there we go. >> they added another game. >> he's fine with it. >> i'm fine with it. i won't forget. i played football. good morning, america. >> great to have michael and george here on this tuesday. you the man. >> welcome back, michael.

>> thank you, george. >> he got back, but there's travel trouble around the country. the covid surge and tough weather combining to cause problems. a live look at the i-95 corridor. look at that. some of those cars have been stuck for more than ten hours. >> the rough weather making it difficult to navigate the roads right now. ginger starts us off with that bitter cold blast. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. no joke january is what i'm going to call this because more than 20 states from oregon to michigan are on alert for the next storms, yes, that's plural, storms. last night the storm moved out, but the temperatures plummeted causing horror on the highwa in virginia. they're still stuck this morning. overnight travel turmoil in northern virginia. people trapped in their vehicles waiting to be rescued. some of them barely moving for up to 15 hours. >> looking south, traffic.

looking north. >> reporter: this is all happening just 60 miles outside of washington, d.c. interstate 95 blocked after six tractor trailers wrecked. traffic backed up for miles. >> how long have you been out here? >> since 8:30 last night. >> reporter: drivers forced to sleep in their cars, temperatures falling well below freezing. >> it's about 25 degrees fahrenheit, so it's freezing. not only are people frustrated, but there's a safety concern. >> reporter: the storm swallowing the mid-atlantic in the first big snow of the season. up to 15 inches of wet snow from virginia to maryland taking down trees and power lines. the next storms producing more than two feet of snow from parts of the cascades through the rockies. great for skiers, not so easy on the road. coast to coast, sub freezing windchills. the next artic blast will bring

cold, temperatures just like the potential for michael's sack record, george. >> wow. >> whoa. >> happy new year, michael. wow. we'll turn to the verdict for elizabeth holmes, the tech entrepreneur once a billionaire now a convicted criminal facing years of prison time found guilty on four counts of defrauding investors in her blood testing company theranos. rebecca jarvis has been tracking it since the start, good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. they will study in law schools and business schools for years to come, it will be in the history books, elizabeth holmes was once compared to steve jobs, now guilty on four counts of criminal fraud. >> do you have anything you want to say? >> reporter: overnight theranos founder elizabeth holmes walking out of court a convicted felon after being found guilty of knowingly misleading investors about her company's blood testing technology.

holmes, once the world's youngest self-made female billionaire -- >> we've made it possible to run comprehensive laboratory tests from a tiny sample or a few drops of blood. >> reporter: -- found guilty on 4 of 11 counts of criminal fraud. the jury, eight men and four women, who spent seven days deliberating also found holmes not guilty on four charges concerning defrauding patients. on three additional counts there was no verdict as the jury remained deadlocked. >> i think that it reflects a very conscientious group of men and women that were deciding her fate in this case. >> reporter: over the course of 15 weeks, jurors heard the testimony of 32 witnesses including former theranos board member general james mattis, employees, patients and even holmes herself who spent seven days on the witness stand denying allegations she intentionally deceived anyone about the effectiveness of theranos' blood testing

technology. when asked if investors had lost money because she misled them, holmes replied, of course not. but during a previous sworn deposition holmes admitted that a number of her prior claims were not always accurate. >> i know that we made so many mistakes. >> reporter: holmes now 37, raised almost a billion dollars from the likes of media titan rupert murdoch, the family of former education secretary betsy devos and the waltons, heir to the walmart fortune and now faces up to 20 years in prison and will be sentenced by the judge at a later date. and the government will have an option to retry holmes on those three counts where jurors couldn't reach a verdict. that will be decided on a future date, along with her sentence. she faces up to 20 years for each of those guilty counts in prison and every legal expert i spoke to, robin, says she will almost certainly spend years

behind bars. robin? >> okay, rebecca. going to talk to another legal expert, our chief legal analyst, dan abrams. so what, first of all, dan, do you make of the mixed verdict? >> well, look, i think that this jury clearly deliberated very carefully here over seven days and the verdict kind of makes sense in the sense that they're saying we believe she defrauded investors. we weren't convinced that she defrauded patients. but, look, in the end here, this is a win for prosecutors. you can say, oh, well, you know, there were four counts she wasn't convicted on and three counts where they were hung but in the end, there were four guilty verdicts here which i think is clearly a loss for elizabeth holmes and something that the prosecutors are probably quite pleased about. >> and so how much time could she possibly be facing behind bars? >> look, there is a wide range here. there are federal sentencing guidelines out there. they're just guidelines. at this point they're not mandatory. so you're going to see each side

make arguments. the defense is going to say she should serve no time. the prosecutors will say significant time. you're talking about up to 20 years on each count as a possibility. i don't think anyone thinks she will serve 20 years. the more reasonable range is somewhere in the three to ten-year range, for example. but, remember, in the sentencing phase of this, she can now make arguments that may not have been persuasive to the jury. she says she was abused, for example. that is something where she could say to the judge -- her lawyers could say, that should be taken into consideration when deciding how much time she should serve behind bars. >> dan, you mentioned the three counts where the jury could not reach a verdict. so retrial? >> i'd be very surprised if prosecutors retried her on those three counts. they could. remember, there is a hung jury. prosecutors are allowed to retry the case, but that means effectively retrying this entire

case for three counts, which even if she was convicted of in the next trial would probably be served at the same time as whatever sentence she's going to get in connection with the other four she was convicted of. so i can't imagine the prosecutors are going to spend the time and effort to prosecute her again on those three charges but technically they're allowed to. >> good points as always, dan, thank you. michael? >> thank you, robin. we turn to the latest on the fight against covid. the u.s. setting a global record with over 1 million new covid cases in 24 hours as millions of americans go back to work and school after the holidays. let's go to trevor ault outside a hospital here in new york. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, we were waiting on what we knew was going to be a big number as every state finally reported their infections after the holiday weekend and we've seen a bump from a backlog before but this was an avalanche. more than a million new cases in 24 hours and an increasing number of those infected are children, most of whom and many

of whom are now likely going to be eligible to finally get a booster shot. this morning, a stunning new daily infection record, more than a million new cases reported monday alone. most states reporting a backlog from the weekend but the total is nearly double the previous daily record and now vaccine boosters are likely rolling out to even younger americans. the fda fou now authorizing pfizer booster shots for 12 to 15-year-olds. recommending everyone 12 and up originally vaccinated with pfizer get their booster after five months instead of six. the cdc is expected to sign off midweek and shots could be available as early as thursday. >> it's more important now than ever for all teens to go out there and get all three of their vaccinations. >> reporter: 325,000 children tested positive for the virus just last week according to the american academy of pediatrics and more than 100,000 infected americans are now hospitalized. more than double the total from

early november. >> the sickest of the sick that we are seeing now are the patients that are not vaccinated. >> some asked if they can be vaccinated tonight, but i had to let them know it's too late. >> reporter: some of the sharpest increases in admissions recorded in the southeast with the number of newly admitted patient there is jumping 64% between christmas and the new year. the influx could get worse following the holiday. but in new york hospitalizations are already back to levels not seen since last january. >> we're not in a good place. i'm going to be really honest with you. this is the winter surge we predicted, and we fully anticipate on top of the surge that's already been ongoing, there is going to be another wave that's occurring as a result of these holidays. >> reporter: starting today the state will require hospitals report a breakdown of how many people are hospitalized because of covid symptoms and how many are testing positive while they are there for other treatments. >> the sheer numbers of people infected are high. but i want to see whether or not the hospitalizations correlate with that.

>> reporter: and scientists are now tracking a new variant out of southern france that appears to be highly mutated but it's been around for about a month and yet to be a big impact and most variants do sputter out. robin? >> got to keep that in mind. trevor, thank you. those soaring covid cases contributing to more flight cancellations. hundreds more grounded already this morning. weather also a big factor now. our transportation correspondent gio benitez has the latest from laguardia airport. good morning, gio. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. so far today already we're seeing more than a thousand cancellations across america and with flight crews testing positive there's really no telling how long this will last. this morning, weather wreaking havoc on already strained airlines leading to frustration at some of america's busiest airports. long lines as people try to head home. omicron hitting flight crews just as weather snarls air travel, more than 8,000 flights canceled since saturday. >> i just want to get home. >> reporter: now this morning

the tsa telling abc news more than 2,600 employees currently have covid saying it remains concerned about the rates of infection but the tsa insisting it has adequate staff to screen passengers. >> we had to sleep here and it's not been fun. >> reporter: overseas a bit of deja vu from earlier in the pandemic. some americans traveling for the holidays now stuck abroad because of covid. >> i'm not sure what else to do but just wait it out. i can't get back into the country. >> reporter: cameron wilson from brooklyn is stuck in belize. despite being vaccinated and boosted he and his wife tested positive before their flight back home. now he's stuck in a hotel room specifically for people with covid. >> i think you have to be realistic that there is a chance that this can happen. we were pretty careful. we, you know, wore our masks and we, you know, tried to distance ourselves from people. i would not recommend anyone to

leave the country until they decide what they can do with the regulations. >> reporter: and remember all that bailout money for the airlines? well, the airlines have said that they've struggled to hire more people but some experts say they did not plan well enough. robin? >> gio, a big development overnight in 5g phone technology that some worry would lead to even more flight cancellations. >> reporter: yes. so, robin, at&t and verizon were about to launch a new faster 5g frequency tomorrow. that's now been delayed by two weeks and here's why, because there's a device on planes called a radio altimeter. it shows pilots how far they are from the ground. they use it to land. they worry 5g will affect that. if piles can't use that device in certain conditions they may have to reroute and land at other airports so really they're all trying to find a solution here, robin. >> all right, gio, thank you. george? we go to washington now.

new security threats as we approach the anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. the homeland security department is warning law enforcement to be on the alert and our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. >> reporter: nearly one year after the violent assault on the capitol -- >> they just breached the capitol again. >> reporter: -- this morning a new warning from homeland security warning law enforcement around the nation that violent offenders will try to exploit the upcoming anniversary to promote or possibly commit violence. >> it's extremely important for city and county police departments to obviously be aware of people that live in their community. >> reporter: according to that new bulletin obtained by abc news, the lone wolves most likely to act are those who adhere to ideologies associated with promoting the superiority of the white race, militia violent extremism and conspiracy theories including those related to qanon. while the bulletin notes no specific threat has been identified, the concern lies with the scores of angry and

bitter extremists who believe the lie that the 2020 presidential race was stolen from former president trump. >> i think there's a lot of folks that in our country, regrettably in my opinion, that if they have disagreements with someone else, political disagreements, then you're my enemy and if you're my enemy i can hurt you. >> reporter: the capitol police chief told me he would not hesitate to put up fencing or call the national guard if new information came in. one reason law enforcement is not taking chances is they believe the sheer number of people who breached the capitol, more than 800 is a reflection of sentiments out there in the country and police say that lone wolves are the hardest to identify and stop. george? >> they certainly are. pierre, thanks very much. tune in to abc newslive thursday. we'll examine the attack on the capitol one year later all day long. michael? all right, george, we turn now to lotto fever. if you're feeling and looking for luck in the new year, you might still have a chance at it

because there's still no winner and the staggering jackpot has climbed to $575 million. robin batted her eyes at that number. the next drawing is wednesday night and, yeah, can't play -- can't win if you don't play. >> that's true. coming up, pivotal day for prince andrew. his legal team facing a judge as the accusers' settlement with jeffrey epstein is unsealed. french bull dogs, why this breed is being targeted. first let's go back to ginger. >> reporter: robin, i95 not the only one with shut down problems. i84 in oregon, columbiariver gorge. we will tell you where it goes next. tuesday trivia sponsored by dell technologies.

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targeted. now to the big court date for prince andrew, facing sex assault allegations from a woman who says she was trafficked by jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell. now a newly unsealed settlement agreement is shedding new light on that claim as the royal family faces growing pressure over the prince. james longman is at buckingham palace. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. d-day for prince andrew. that's how one newspaper is describing it here. virginia roberts giuffre says prince andrew had sex with her on multiple occasions after being trafficked by jeffrey epstein. prince andrew says that never happened. the hearing today will decide whether this case can even go forward. this morning, secret court documents revealed in the long-standing civil case between prince andrew and his accuser virginia roberts giuffre. andrew's legal team unsealed the 2009 settle giuffre reached with jeffrey epstein. it shows she received $500,000 and that she would not involve parties associated with epstein including, quote, royalty, a term referenced in the original lawsuit. now 38, giuffre claims she was

trafficked for sex by jeffrey epstein and accuses prince andrew of having sex with her on several occasions and in multiple locations including new york, starting when she was 17. these are claims he denied many times. >> i've said consistently and frequently that we never had any sort of sexual contact. >> reporter: attorneys for the duke of york argue those documents should prevent him from beings sued and should preclude him from further lawsuits. it's not the only argument they're using to try to get it dismissed. they say giuffre lives in australia and not the u.s. where the suit was filed and requested a delay in the evidence giuffre's attorney has tried to present. in an interview with the bbc the duke of york admitted to having known epstein through his long time friend, ghislaine maxwell

since 1999. >> i knew her when she was at university in the uk and it would be to some extent a stretch to say that as it were, we were close friends. >> reporter: the interview was part of an extended one-on-one bbc special where prince andrew said he stayed in epstein's property even after he was convicted of sex trafficking and it was this response to allegations made by giuffre that made it an infamous exchange. >> she described dancing with you and you profusely sweating and she went on to have -- >> there's a slight problem with the sweating because i have a peculiar condition which is that i don't sweat -- i didn't sweat at the time. that was -- yes, i didn't sweat at the time because i had suffered what i would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the falklands war when i was shot at. >> reporter: he denied giuffre's claims and the attorneys called it baseless meant to achieve another payday. now, it's not clear when the judge will make a decision. the pressure is mounting on andrew. the big question, will he ever

return to his public duties as a member of the royal family? george? >> okay, james, thanks. let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams and royal expe expert victoria murphy. dan, let's start with you. any serious chance he can dismiss the case? >> look, some of these arguments are not frivolous arguments being made by prince andrew. i's probably a long shot that he'll be able to get it dismissed at this point but the fundamental argument as to whether he should be covered by the settlement agreement is actually an interesting argument because in her lawsuit, she had said that these were the people who abused her including, quote, royalty. then in the settlement agreement it was supposed to apply to all potential defendants and prince andrew's team is saying, well, wait a sec, she referred to royalty clearly referring to prince andrew there and that was supposed to be a settlement for all potential defendants. that should cover him.

it's a bit of a stretch because he isn't specifically mentioned in this. there's no reference to prince andrew, so it's not going to be an easy argument to win but there are real legal issues to resolve. >> it's a little tricky. if the argument is, wait, i'm the royalty in that case then he's kind of implicated in the whole case, maybe not legally but publicly. >> but that's exactly right. i mean, but, remember, the legal is very different from the public. his position would be, i'm not conceding that any of this is true, what he's saying is as a legal matter, if you are arguing that i am responsible here, i am responding by saying, i'll accept that for the purposes of the legal argument and tell you then therefore i am covered by the settlement agreement. it hurts him in the court of public opinion. it doesn't really hurt him in the court of law because lawyers do this all the time where they say, look, we're not conceding it but even if it were true, here's our legal argument. >> victoria, when it comes to the court of public opinion how much would this help prince

andrew at this point? >> well, i think that's very interesting, george. yes, you have all these legal maneuverings but in the background you have the court of public opinion. it was public opinion and that negative reaction to his bbc tv interview in 2019 about epstein that ultimately led to him stepping back from his royal role and that was way before virginia giuffre had even filed this particular civil case against him. if his lawyers are able to successfully get this case thrown out then it will obviously be a legal win and it will avoid the worst case scenario as far as his reputation goes which is him being found at fault. that's the worst thing that could happen for his reputation. but what it doesn't do, i think, is completely turn things around for him. for a lot of people him tackling the allegations themselves head on and successfully doing that is now what is required in order to turn this around completely as far as his reputation goes. >> any sense of what's going on with the royal family right now? >> well, the royal family is, of course, acutely aware of how him omhe pubce of

tey've done everything they can to distance themselves. he hasn't appeared publicly with the royal family at all in the last two years apart from his own father's funeral and the fact that he didn't even appear in his own daughter's wedding photographs that were released by the palace, i think, tells us everything we need to know about how toxic they perceive his presence to be for them. however, there's only so much they can do because ultimately he is still the queen's son and this is very much for that reason still going to continue to play out as a royal story. >> finally, dan, what exactly will happen in court today? >> well, this is not going to be an argument about the facts. it's not going to be an argument about whether this is true. this is going to be a very technical legal argument on a number of fronts where the prince is trying to get the case dismissed, where the plaintiff is saying the case should continue, and this is going to be a critical ruling because if the case is dismissed at this point the case is over.

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robbery on new year's day. matt gutman joins us with more on this story. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. french bulldogs are really cute. they're also incredibly popular, law enforcement officials say they are also portable and valuable going for about $3500 each and these heists can be absolutely brutal. the screams of this one owner in san francisco caught on camera tells so much of the story. they are braisening robberies often in broad daylight but these particular thieves aren't after your money, they want your dogs. the chilling screams in the surveillance video are coming from the owner of rosie, a 9-month-old frenchie snatched on new year's day from her owner in san francisco. the owner who requested not to be identified says she then jumped on the hood of the thief's car attempting to stop the getaway of this silver

chrysler 200 speeding out of view. she then offered a $10,000 reward, no questions asked. and two days later an over 50 miles away a tip led to rosie being reunited with her owner. robert marinelli knows the fear of this experience all too well. >> i never really understood the connection that people have. anyway, but now i do. >> reporter: just last week in los angeles a routine walk with his french bulldog luca led him to being dragged by this car down the street. >> i tried to get in the car and grab the dog away from him and the dog was barking and crying, it was really horrific. >> reporter: the american kennel club ranks french bulldogs as the second most popular dog breed fetching between $3,500 and $5,000 per dog. sometimes even more. last year lady gaga's two french bulldogs were stolen in west hollywood after her dog-walker was shot in the chest trying to save them.

she sat down with michael recounting her experiences after that incident. >> in addition to being so grateful that my dogs are alive, i am so grateful that my friend ryan fischer is alive. the fact that he was shot was so outrageous and painful. >> reporter: small breeds proving to be a prime target for thieves. >> smaller breeds like the frenchie, the yorkie, the maltese, those are more portable breeds that come with a higher price tag and easy to get their hands on. you can't walk a german shepherd or grab one off the street. >> reporter: which is why the american kennel club offers a number of tips for trying to keep your dog safe. above all, stay alert while walking your dog. also try to vary your walks. alternate them. keep your dog microchipped and never leave your dog unattended even in your own backyard if it's easily accessible. guys? >> all great tips, thanks so much. you know, we're all dog owners. >> yeah. >> just the thought of

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. winter wallop. drivers stranded overnight on i-95 in cars and semi trucks. this morn, the coldest air of the season is here after a record snowfall in the capitol. now millions of americans digging out and bracing for the black ice danger on the roads. ginger is tracking it all, plus, the new cross-country storm on the move. when will more snow hit the east coast? guilty. theranos founder elizabeth holmes convicted on four counts of fraud and conspiracy. how long could she spend behind bars? hilary duff getting backlash on social media after her 3-year-old daughter spotted on instagram riding unsafely in a car. why fans are fuming.

how you can keep your child safe in the back seat. heart health and winter weather. why even two minutes of shoveling snow could be extremely dangerous for some people. dr. ashton is live with how to stay safe at any age as the temperatures drop. bachelor nation has a new host and it's a familiar face, jesse palmer. he's joining us live to break down the dramatic new season including the two women leaving on one night and how his own experience is helping clayton. ♪ get down on it ♪ get ready for two of our favorite guests, anthony anderson, tracee ellis ross as we get ready to say good-bye to "black-ish" and they're saying -- >> both: good morning, america! ♪ how you gonna do it ♪ >> they are all-time favorites for a reason. we were all listening in during the break. didn't think you could get that coordinated.

guess they could. great to have anthony anderson and tracee ellis ross here, final season of "black-ish" is coming up. >> cannot wait to talk to them. it is time to level up our diets. nutritionist maya feller shows how to make healthy and delicious food when we reveal the new u.s. news and world report top diets. >> healthy and delicious as you said, michael. first we have a lot of news starting with the latest on the winter storm alerts around the country. let's go back to ginger who is tracking it all for. r.rr:ood mo so i-95 backed up for nearly 50 miles. dozens of people have been stuck there for some 10 to even 15 hours we're hearing. they are still rescuing people, still trying to clean this up and that was after several tractor trailers made a big wreck and then it just kept backing up and, remember, we had 5 to 15 inches of snow yesterday.

you can see air force one had trouble getting the jetway over to the president there. a lot of folks ended up having the snow and then the temperatures plummeted and so you had that ice, even black ice formed on places that might have been clear. so what do we dr. to look forward to? cold. a whole lot of it. january coming in serious here. temperatures single digit windchills up in the northeast. down to the gulf coast we've got freeze warnings that include say pascagoula, and look at this. i-84 in oregon also a standstill. you had several places on highway 26 a problem and so our reporter there took some of the video because she couldn't move. so now we're going west to east with new storms and there are two of them and it looks like we could potentially get snow here again by friday. we'll be tracking that, robin. >> did i hear you correctly, did you say pascagoula? >> reporter: i did. i had to throw in a gulf coast -- that's one of my favorites down there. >> that is cold down there in jackson county. all right, ginger, thanks so much. george? we turn to the verdict for elizabeth holmes. the tech entrepreneur who was once a billionaire is now a convicted criminal facing years of prison time found guilty on four counts of defrauding investors in her blood testing company theranos. want to go back to rebecca

jarvis. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right, elizabeth holmes the theranos founder once celebrated as the next steve jobs for her supposedly revolutionary blood testing technology now found guilty of those four counts of criminal fraud. after seven days of deliberations, the jury of eight men and four women deadlocked on three of the charges. the government will have an opportunity to retry holmes on those three charges if it so chooses. yesterday holmes left the court with her family in tow and she will be sentenced in the coming weeks. each of the charges on which she was found guilty faces a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison and all the legal experts we've spoken to say, michael, she will almost certainly face years behind bars. michael? >> all right, rebecca. thank you so much. now to the latest on the fight against the new covid surge. the u.s. breaking a 24-hour record of new cases reported.

let's go back to trevor ault with more on that and what's next for young teens and boosters. good morning again, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, again, michael. this new record is one we would have previously thought to be unfathomable. more than a million new infections reported in just 24 hours and most states did have a backlog coming off the holiday weekend, but it is still a stagring totalnd many hire the american academy of pediatrics says 325,000 kids tested positive in the past week. the fda is now authorizing pfizer booster shots for 12 to 15-year-olds and recommending everybody 12 and up get a pfizer booster if they were originally vaccinated with pfizer after five months instead of six. a cdc panel will meet on wednesday to make an authorization. that's tomorrow. once the director signs off we could start to see some 12-year-olds receive their pfizer booster as early as thursday. guys? >> thank you, trevor. coming up, the backlash of the video of hilary duff's 3-year-old daughter riding in a car without a car seat. what you need to know about kids

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the silo in waco, texas, home of their famous magnolia market. we're looking forward to that. i love them. i really do. i'm fan boying out a little bit. >> that's coming up tomorrow. now to our "gma" cover story. hilary duff is facing criticism after a video was posted of her 3-year-old daughter riding in a car but not in a safety seat and kayna whitworth has the details. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. so hundreds of people are expressing concern for hilary duff's 3-year-old daughter after this video was posted online by one of hilary's friends who was in the backseat of the car with the child. she's the star of hits like "younger" and "lizzie mcguire." this morning catching backlash after images of her daughter banks, were posted online. the video posted by her "younger" co-star riding in a moving vehicle without a car seat. >> how dangerous is it for a

child who should be in a car seat to be in the backseat with a regular seat belt? >> you're flirting with trouble. if there is any kind of impact that child is going to fly forward. usually children, young children in lparticular, they're not goig to be well restrained. >> reporter: in california, a child under the age of 8, they must be secured in a car seat or booster seat in the backseat. >> it isn't like one size always fits all. there's a little bit of gray zone here between the transitions, but a child in the backseat of a car with a seat belt only under 5 years of age is definitely a dangerous

situation. >> reporter: people around the world reacting to the video on instagram writing, i know you didn't proudly post a video of a baby not buckled in. that's some garbage. others defending her saying, it's clear that this precious girl loves molly and that there's no bad intent here. another pointing out she's safe, alive and still cute. now, dr. hamilton says that car seats have made a radical difference in the health and safety of kids throughout this country. here in california the highway patrol suggests you keep your kids in each stage of their car seat for as long as possible and comply with the manufacturer's recommendations. and, robin, we did reach out to hilary and molly and they did not want to comment at this time. >> i can understand that. kayna, thank you. we'll turn to a medical alert about shoveling snow. our chief medical correspondent and newly engaged jen ashton is here to break down a study finding those 55 and holder are five times more likely to have symptoms than those younger. you say it is not just about age, it's about overall health, isn't it? >> listen, i'm the daughter of a cardiologist. so i grew up literally hearing these kind of conversations around the dinner table and we want to credit people, you know, in the wintertime. a lot of people go out to shovel snow as a means of exercise which is a good thing but the reason i say it's not about a line in the sand, 55, 45 or a specific age, it's about overall

health and wellness. we know heart disease is the number one killer of men and women. you could be 30 years old with a lot of heart risk factors and this could be a dangerous activity for you. >> so it's about overall health, not just a number. >> yes. >> cold temperatures really can wreak havoc on us. >> you're talking about going back for like a mini med school and what's the connection between cold temperatures and the heart and it's really a complex kind of controversial area, but we know that there are major changes just with temperature. it causes blood vessels to contract in some parts of the body, to open up or dilate in other parts of the body. there is a reduction in oxygen to the heart as it works harder. there is an increase in blood pressure and heart rate and it's really like a stress test for your heart and you're using your upper body as well, which if you've done boxing or jumped rope you know how that adds to the level of exertion. >> people will think now, i think about this too when walking in the cold, i can feel it.

much more than -- >> no question, and studies have shown that as well. just cold temperatures can affect changes on the heart even in the absence of exercise. so i probably know your next question is going to be what can people do? >> i know because you want to get out and shovel. how do you do it safely? >> in some cases you need to. a couple of basic common sense tips. number one, look at the weather. if it's going to be very, very cold, you know, maybe put that off if you can. use a smaller plastic shovel, you know, that will lighten the load. it won't allow you to pick up heavier amounts of snow, definitely take a lot of breaks, drink a lot of water. if you're having any shortness of breath or chest pain, stop, listen to your body or, you know, robin, which was a teenager i used to shovel snow for money. you could always pay a teenager to do it for you and get your exercise another way. >> use your core too when you do it. >> totally. >> thank you, jen. >> you bet. >> michael? >> thank you, robin. all month long we are leveling up your new year helping you be the best you and this morning we are leveling up

your diet starting with your first look at the best diets of 2022 according to "u.s. news & world report." take a look. this morning, "u.s. news & world report" releasing their rankings 2022 best diets. >> they're safe. they're sensible. they're backed by sound science. >> tied for number two in the best overall diet category, the flexitarian diet and the dash diet. flexitarian is a combination of flexible and vegetarian where plants are a focus, but meats aren't a no no. >> for those who want to be more plant forward this allows them to do that while still having their little meat treats when they want them. >> the dash diet stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension developed by the national heart and lung and blood institute and it's even good for people who don't have high blood pressure. >> dash discourages foods that are high in saturated fats like fatty meats. it's not a restrictive diet. it's nutritionally sound. there is a tremendous amount of science to back up its

effectiveness. >> for the fifth year in a row the best overall diet is the mediterranean diet that emphasizes fruit, veggies, beans and nuts, with fish and seafood a few times a week. lots of olive oil with fish and meats saved for special occasions. >> no real surprise why that is. healthy, delicious. it's nutritious and easy to follow. >> and now registered dietitian and nutritionist maya feller is showing us some easy dishes from all top three diets. good morning, maya. >> reporter: good morning, michael. so nice to see you. >> it is great to see you. before we get cooking what do these top diets all have in common? >> so, they all have in common that it's really easy to follow. this is about what you can add to your pattern of eating rather than what you remove. it is not restrictive. it's incredibly health forward. bursting with nutrients and something everyone can

customize. >> the mediterranean diet, this is the fifth consecutive year it's been declared the best overall diet. the eating plan for this diet is inspired by the cuisine of countries that border the mediterranean sea like morocco. what is your first dish? where does it come from? >> my first dish is north african, a vegetarian dish. it's focusing on tons of vegetable. it's phytonutrient rich with a lot of herbs and spices in here, all filled with nutrients. we have this wonderful whole grain couscous on the side so perfect when you think about a mediterranean pattern of eating. >> i'm hungry now. robin is too. next we have the dash diet. now, this one was developed to help high blood pressure and includes a lot of veggies and whole grains like this festive new year's soup you cooked. what makes this the quintessential dash dish?

>> okay, well, this soup i absolutely love. it is a haitian dish, soup joumou, the new year soup and in here i have a little bit of lean protein, tons of vegetables, both starchy and nonstarchy that's bursting with nutrients, calcium and potassium, magnesium all involved in helping to manage blood pressure. you'll notice this one in specific actually does not have added salt and there's not a lot of saturated fat actually at all in this. i'm serving it with a little avocado. incredible fiber. wonderful in terms of the nutrient profile for the dash pattern of eating. >> the dumplings are made out of corn flour. so what is that and is it healthier than others? >> it is an ancient grain, one that has not been hydrolyzed. sometimes is hard to find but look in your local health food store and bursting with nutrients and so those

dumplings, you know, they're incredible in this soup joumou that i encourage you to try. >> the flexitarian diet dials down the amount of meat you eat but doesn't cut it out altogether. tell us about this. >> so this grain bowl is exactly that. you'll notice that plants are at the forefront. again, similar to all of the patterns of eating there's limited saturated fats and synthetic fats. there's also no added sugars or salts in this. the meat is the accompaniment and here you see there is a whole bunch of vegetables, both starchy and nonstarchy plants that are incredibly nutrient rich. again, you can really customize it to your own flavor profile. something you can put whatever vegetables you know, like and love into a bowl like this and you can eat it again and again. that's the idea. find your pattern of eating that works for you. >> you made dieting delicious. i got to tell you that.

thank you so much for helping us out. you can see all of maya's recipes on goodmorningamerica.com. now we're going back to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hi, michael. we have to look at huntsville, alabama, three to six inches of snow covering northern alabama. look at those images and now you also had florida getting snow. that's how deep this arctic air went. okaloosa county, flurries a-flyin' so nearly half our nation is covered in snow, a big change from even last week.

now to last night's dramatic season premiere of "the bachelor." a new group of women vying for clayton's heart and a new host who is no stranger to bachelor nation. season 5 bachelor and our old friend, jesse palmer is back on "gma" to talk about it. good morning, jesse. good to see you, man. good to see you. and, jesse, we see you now but we have a picture of you almost 20 years ago. we'll throw it up there. look at that guy. you were the bachelor back in 2004. what does it feel like to be back in your new role now? >> well, i'm not wearing three-piece suits that don't fit anymore and can confirm hosting the show is way less stressful than actually being the bachelor.

you don't have to deal with any of the drama. you don't have to make any tough decisions but for me, you know, it was so nostalgic being back at the mansion on that first night watching the women get out of the limo, watching clayton at his first rose ceremony. i had this tidal wave of emotion reminding me of my time doing the show years and years ago, so really it's such a cool experience having this come full circle. >> you are making history because it's the first time in bachelor history that a former bachelor is also the host, and so can you give some advice? what's your top advice you've given to clayton so far? >> what i told clayton, robin, was just because you're the bachelor does not guarantee or mean these women have to or will fall in love with you. clayton and i are similar in the sense the women on our seasons didn't know who we were before we did the season. i was a football player. i wasn't on a former season of "the bachelorette."

clayton's previous season did not air until after we showed his. you have to not rest on your laurels. >> didn't you say you have to remember their names? >> yeah, that's important. >> wow. >> right? >> that is very good advice. i know from experience don't forget the women's names. i would be lying if i said i didn't have a little ptsd during clayton's first rose ceremony. >> a few name tags out there. there is a striking resemblance between you two. you call him your brother from another mother. someone mistook you for another family member. who was that? >> oh, man, michael, a couple of days ago at the rose parade out in pasadena, california, and this little cute girl comes up and asks clayton and i to take a picture and looks up at me and says, are you clayton's dad? >> oh. >> i was like, oh, man. making me feel old. you know, clayton is like my younger, taller, better looking, more athletic brother. he's good at making me feel totally irrelevant and happened again so at this point i'm

totally used to it. >> jesse, congratulations on being the host right now. you had a pretty dramatic night last night. what else can we expect this season? >> lots of firsts and what clayton has proven he is not afraid to break the rules and go off script to find love and to find what he's looking for and saw it last night offering sally a rose before anybody had even gotten to the mansion. so i think for viewers at home this season, they're going to see a lot of things that they haven't seen in 20 years watching the show. >> we got to say, jesse, you have love in your own life. congratulations on your marriage announcement, my friend. congrats. >> it's about time. took me long enough. there she is, my beautiful wife emily. thank you, guys. >> very happy for you. >> glad you remembered her name. there you go, jesse. uyor aontiim. when he was on "the bachelor," we come to the locker room, what are you doing? then he would come in the locker

room. who did you pick? so enamored with him. happy he's hosting the show. "the bachelor" season 26 airs monday nights at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central. coming up we have two of our all-time favorite guests, tracee ellis ross and anthony anderson, there they are, they're going to join us live. anderson. there they are, they're going to join us live.

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showers through 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. after 10:00 a.m., the clouds move out. caps in the ♪ get down on it ♪ ♪ get down on it ♪ ♪ get down on it ♪ it is always great to catch up with our next two guests. they are the stars of abc's hit comedy, "black-ish," which is kicking off its eighth and final season. ladies and gentlemen, anthony anderson and tracee ellis ross joining us this morning. good to have you both with us. good to see you. good morning, good morning, good morning. i have to say we are cracking up the three of us watching you in the commercial breaks and bless your heart, tracee, for trying to rein in anthony as best that you can.

it's not an easy job. but we know that you've already wrapped up the final season and word on the street is that you both are going to miss the most the bedroom scenes, but for not the reason people are probably thinking right now, right, tracee? >> no. >> are you muted? unmute yourselves. >> we can't hear her. >> she said i'm not muted. she's like i know how to operate this thing. >> how about you? anthony, speak for tracee. >> i cannot speak for tracee. [ laughter ] we might as well just get rid of tracee. [ laughter ] and talk to you myself. >> well, answer my question, what is it about the bedroom scenes? that bed, that king, that california king looks mighty comfortable that y'all are in all the time. >> well, you know, for some reason, that was the most comfortable bed that tracee and i have ever been on, and, you know, we spend several thousand

dollars for mattresses in our private homes. this mattress was $32 from a goodwill shop and it was the most comfortable bed that we could ever lay on. whenever we did a scene in the bedroom, we would never leave to give the scene -- the second team to set it up. we would just fall asleep on there and take quick naps throughout the day for eight years. >> you have all been together for eight years filming this show. >> okay, i'm back. >> there she is. >> now you're back. >> it was these. it was the airpods. what happened? >> now, it's okay. >> are you talking about our bed? are you talking about our bed? >> yes. anthony covered it pretty well for you though. he had you covered. you've all been together for eight years doing this show. what was it like on that final day for you, tracee? was it emotional? >> i was crying for the last week to the point that anthony was like, are you crying again? and i was like, yes, anthony, i'm crying again. >> well, anthony, what was it like for you? no tears?

>> do you want me to tell them? >> i had tears and -- okay, tracee, speak for me because i spoke for you. >> yes. let me tell you, anthony was so cranky and i kept whispering behind his back, he's having feelings. he just doesn't know how to express them. [ laughter ] >> you have a very special -- you have a special guest for the premiere of the final season. let's take a look. >> yes, we've been here for an hour. can we put these cheese puffs in our pockets and break out of here? >> no, we cannot do that. >> why? >> just be a nice person. >> let me break out.

what? sweet black jesus, that's not john legend. >> i know. >> tracee, was that your actual reaction when she walked on set? >> no, it wasn't but anthony and i had a lot of fun doing that acting. that was exciting. what a fun special guest. >> so great. and you know her a little bit, you know the first lady michelle obama. >> i actually could call her a friend. >> i know her well. we hang out all the time. >> you know what, anthony, cool it. i'm the one that called her. i was like do you want to come to dinner with the johnsons? she was like i'll come to dinner with the johnsons. is dre going to be there? i was like he might be. >> you never know. you never know with the johnsons. you know what, it's evident by the two of you -- we have laughed for eight seasons. you all have brought such joy into our lives. but also, man, there were just so many profound episodes. so let me ask you first, anthony, what are you most proud

of about the series? >> i would like to say the juneteenth episode. you look at that episode and it was how we premiered season 5 and no one was doing television like that, you know. we brought a musical to half hour primetime television. i think we were instrumental in having apple add juneteenth to its calendar on all its devices, also ushering it in as a national holiday. i like to think we had a small part in making that happen. >> yeah, and -- >> so i'm proud of that. >> the election episode you did. what about for you, tracee? what are you most proud of? >> honestly the fact that we've been a show that represented so many people and the amount of parents that have come up to me at different times, different kinds of parents that said, watching "black-ish" with my kid is the one time that my teenager or my tween will sit down with me for 22 minutes and then we

get like 10 to 15 minutes of conversation after and being a show that you could watch with your family, enjoy with your family and that created conversation within the family, i think just really is a testament to what good entertainment can be. you can laugh and you can also learn and open your heart and grow and i think -- i'm so proud of what we did. i leave with a lot of joy and pride. >> you should without a doubt. just an amazing show. finally, did you take a souvenir from the set when you were done filming? >> i -- >> i tried to but tracee stole all the good stuff. >> not true. i took as many clothes as i could get. as a matter of fact, i was loading my car and there was an abc executive and i was like, i'm just bringing turnaround. i'm bringing these to the cleaners. just helping out. just helping out. >> because rainbow had a -- >> tracee and i went around the house and talked about the

artwork we were going to take and i went to go take some and it was all gone. so i thought tracee took it all. >> no, anthony, we didn't get anything, nothing. >> you have brought it, once again. please, thank the entire cast. the entire cast, you all are a family and you've been a part of our family for eight seasons so thank you so much. we'll have the final season of "black-ish," it premieres tonight, 9:30 eastern right here on abc. y'all take care. thanks so much for being with us. bye. >> thank you. >> thanks for having us. all right, cousin june bug, i'll have you later. >> all right. >> i knew that was going to come back. that was a funny episode. >> that's my guy. >> you had hm in a headlock. how to tackle dry january. dr. ashton has the keys to success when it comes to the wellness pledge. come on back. ♪ level up snoept

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i'm taking the pledge to stay dry. >> i'm packing up my alcohol for the month of january. >> i love a good cocktail but i'm putting my drinks away for the month of january. >> so one of the reasons i've decided to go dry this january is because i want to push myself a little bit out of my comfort zone. >> i'm participating in dry january this month because in 2022 i hope to be the best version of myself. >> a few of the people taking

the dry january pledge. the annual challenge to give up alcohol for the first month of the year. dr. jen ashton has done it for several years, doing it again back with some tips. give us your reaction to those. >> i loved it. of course, in my house i call it dry jenuary. you see what i did there? but i love doing it as just a wellness challenge, a mental challenge, i love that. >> one of the little tips you have is -- >> get it out of the eye line. we saw someone with a suitcase. i think pouring it down the drain is a little excessive and wasteful but lock it up, you know. we have this nice locker, you certainly don't need one but if you don't see it you might not be thinking about it. mine personally i didn't feel the need to get it out of my eyesight but everyone needs to find their own way, whether locking it up, pouring it out, putting it under the cabinet or in a bag or in a closet, do what works for you because no one knows what your challenge will be better than you do.

>> what are the keys to making it work? >> the first i learned is recruiting a community and nowhere better to do that than with our devices. social media, a video log, chart your progress, your feelings about doing this, the ups and down, the little slip-ups. again, this is not for sobriety or abstinence. no different than a steps challenge, just happens to be for alcohol consumption and when you compare that to a community or your peer group i think it can be really empowering and interesting. and, again, the curiosity and self with this is the interesting part. >> four days in, what's the toughest part generally in your experience? >> i think being in situations where you are confronted with just how automatic and rote our alcohol consumption is in a social context. sit down at your dinner table or with friends and immediately there's a cocktail in front of you or a glass of wine. it's so automatic that sometimes you actually will ask yourself, i don't even really want this or

i didn't even order this. so that awareness i think is one of the most interesting parts. the physical and psychological benefits you will see are obviously -- >> so you definitely see changes every year? >> i see changes and feel changes and even now that we're just a few days in, to me this is a dry month so, you know, it's not an option. i'm not even thinking about it which again i find incredibly interesting. if you go at this with yourself as a science experiment, i think it is so much more interesting and people will learn so much and, again, it's not about perfection, it's really about the process. >> jen ashton, thanks very much. >> you bet. let's go to ginger. >> reporter: thank you, george. how about we start in washington, d.c, their biggest snowstorm in two seasons. so they had a bit of a snowball fight on the national mall. the gallery of art behind them there. average, they get just under five inches for january. they had 6.9 inches officially. a lot had anywhere from five to ten around the region and people still stuck this morning.

you see the national zoo too by the way. oh, my goodness, the panda is having a blast. still stuck on a highway in virginia. we'll keep updating that story. that's the big picture. we are joined now by cheerleading coach monica aldama joining us to talk about her new book, "full out: lessons in life and leadership from america's favorite coach." monica, welcome. thank you for joining us on "gma." and we want to start with "cheer." we found out there's going to be another season next week. oh, mness, i am so excited for season two.

it was probably one of the hardest years of coaching, actually two years because we went into a pandemic. so i haven't even seen it yet so i'm sure i'll be on an emotional roller coaster watching it. >> from the trailer, we know that season two is going to tackle the child pornography charges against former team member jerry harris. you also write in your book about the moment you found out about the allegations. so how did you go about addressing it with the team and the people who had cheered with jerry for years? >> you know, that was a very difficult time, because, as you know, in the book i was actually in los angeles doing "dancing with the stars." so it was, you know, emotionally hard because i wanted to physically be there with the team. we were all just really devastated and heartbroken for all of the people involved. so we just had to lean on each other even though i was not physically there with them.

>> and in the book it is full of lessons from your career. you write about your success with your team and also in your life but you also talk about how much you value failure, which is a little unusual for most people to hear. why is that so important to you? >> you know, i think failure first of all is what motivates me and i'm sure you know as an athlete how motivated you were after, you know, you lost a game. it just makes you want to go in there and fight harder and, you know, if you don't have failure, you don't grow. you tend to, you know, stay complacent so i think it's super important to grow and do better and be better. >> i say i was always motivated by the fear of failure and, you know, there's a term that you reference in the book a lot and we became very familiar with it after "cheer." it's called mat talk. can you give us a little mat talk right now? >> of course. michael, you are looking so

handsome. you're rocking that tie. you went to space and back so you can conquer the world, right? go out there and kill it today. >> whoo, mat talk, studio talk, you know how to talk. i like it. [ laughter ] you know, but i think it's very important. you said talk to yourself like that and people should incorporate that into their lives. i love that. and, you know, before we knew you as a coach you were a cheerleader yourself and we have a throwback photo when you're on top of a pyramid but you also posted this video two weeks ago and you're proving you still got it so how did that feel to post that video? this video we're watching right now. >> yes. >> oh, my goodness. you know, it's like riding a bike. you don't really forget although i haven't done that in a really long time. >> i got to say, monica, it is

so impressive. i don't know if anybody could hold me up with one hand but i'm willing to give it a try if george is willing to help me out. [ laughter ] >> maybe he could throw me up. >> yeah, i got you. next time you're in studio we'll make that happen and, monica, really appreciate you coming on the show and monica's book, "full out" is out today. make sure you check it out. coming up we're revealing the first "gma" book club pick of 2022. you don't want to miss that. when a truck hit my car, the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. i was hit by a car and needed help. i called the barnes firm, that was the best call i could've made. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. ♪ the barnes firm injury attorneys ♪

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back here live in times square and our very first "gma" book club pick of 2022 and amy wearing her georgia colors is here to tell us about it. >> i know, go, dogs. i am going to say that as much as possible the next few days, >> i know, go, dogs. i am going to say that as much as possible the next few days, kicking off the new year with a one of a kind murder mystery with an unforgettable character at the center of it all. let's see what it is.

big reveal, it's "the maid" by nita prose. here she is with more. >> good morning, america. i'm nita prose. i'm the author of "the maid" and i'm so excited that my book is a "good morning america" book club pick. "the maid" features molly who is a socially awkward hotel room maid whose world is turned upside down when she stumbles across an infamous guest, very dead in his hotel room bed. and as a murder mystery it's maybe a little bit unusual because the mystery can only be solved through connection to the human heart. it's uplifting. it's hopeful and i hope you enjoy it. >> and i can't wait to sit down with nita later this week. she started writing "the maid" on an airplane napkin and now it's heading to the big screen. florence pugh from "little women" is producing and starring as molly in the upcoming film.

so we're excited to team up with little free library at 150 locations across the u.s., you could find a free copy of "the maid" in your neighborhood. if you do be sure to share and tag "gma" and little free library. since 2009, more than 208 million books have been shared in little free libraries across the world. "the maid" is out now. if you're in times square you can come by and scan that qr code in our studio window to read an excerpt and as always, be sure to keep reading along with us on our instagram @gmabookclub. i always love a heartwarming hopeful murder mystery so this is an awesome genre. yes. >> absolutely. we'll be right back. we'll be right back.

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scattered showers now. they are out of here by noon. mostly cloudy and dry later on. >> >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the final season of "black-ish," tracee ellis ross. and star of the comedy, "call me kat," mayim bialik. plus, if you are ready for a screen time detox, "live"'s resolution solution may be able to help. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: here we are. coming to you from our brand-new studios. what an attraction the studios are for 2022. >> kelly: what's interesting is our special-effects department has really spared no