gives you five chances to thwo. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, americans facing the most significant rise in prices in decades. inflation nation. the biggest price jump in 40 years, hitting everything from your groceries to rent to gas. what's fueling the surge? this morning how long the white house is saying it will take for prices to come back down. supermarket workers on strike. thousands walking out at kroger-owned grocery stores, the latest to demand better pay from a major company. the reaction this morning. breaking news. help is on the way. president biden's announcement this morning, how the white house plans to tackle the omicron surge as the variant

pushes some hospitals to a breaking point. now some medical workers begging people to stay home unless it's an emergency. plus, the stunning new data showing omicron is much less severe than the delta variant. breaking overnight, the top republican in the house refusing to cooperate with the investigation into the january 6th capitol riot on his communications with president trump as his supporters overtook the capitol. new winter storm on the move. at least seven states on alert and millions bracing for heavy snow and another bitter blast. the coldest air in years expected this weekend. ginger is tracking it all. royal request rejected. prince andrew under pressure after a federal judge ruled the sexual assault lawsuit against the queen's son can proceed. the reaction from the palace this morning. new “rust” lawsuit. the armorer on the set of the that fatal movie shooting suing the company that provided the guns and ammunition, claiming

they mixed live rounds with dummy rounds. now what that company is saying this morning. and celebrating a powerful voice. ♪ be my baby ♪ ronnie spector leading the ronettes with that gorgeous, groundbreaking, edgy sound. “we will adore you till eternity.” ♪ whoa, oh, oh ♪ good morning, america. ronnie spector, groundbreaker, "be my baby," 1963, one of many hits from the ronettes. >> we were just listening to christmas music, "sleigh ride" and "frosty the snowman" just a couple weeks ago. we'll have more on her later in the show. we have a lot to unpack including some encouraging news in the battle against omicron. new research indicating it may be much less severe than delta. we'll have more on the fight against covid coming up and president biden's plan to tackle this

but we'll begin with pandemic price hikes showing no sign of letting up. inflation on the rise to levels we haven't seen in 40 years. our chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis joining us now with what this means for your bottom line. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you are feeling it from the grocery store, to the gas station, even in those rent payments. americans have so far weathered this inflation storm, but the fed reserve calls it a severe threat to the economy. this morning, bare shelves and surging prices across the country with inflation up 7% over the last 12 months, the largest jump since 1982. >> four bags of grocery, you're thinking $120, $130, not a problem. when it came out to $293, i was like wait a second. >> reporter: rebecca cummings a mother from california is on a fixed income and says the price increases are leading her to

make some serious trade-offs. >> i'm not going to take my medicine like i'm supposed to so i can have food on the table. it shouldn't be like that. >> reporter: the price of meat, poultry, fish and eggs, up 12.5% from a year ago. used car prices up a whopping 40%. even the cost of shelter surging, rent up almost 4%. plus, gasoline prices which declined slightly between november and december still up nearly 50% year over year. >> you're starting to see inflation more broad based out there. more in both services and goods and that's something that the fed really worries about and we all should worry about because we don't want the wage gains to be taken away by higher prices. >> reporter: fueling the surge a combination of pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions along with extraordinary demand from consumers. those factors also contributing to shortages of everything from produce and cereal. the white house saying it could

take the rest of this year for prices to come back down. >> many of you focused on the annual 7% rate. if we are trying to look at where we are headed, the month-to-month changes are more instructive and most independent forecasters continue to project that we will see moderation in price increases over the course of 2022. >> reporter: my economists believe these elevated prices will remain through the winter and moderate beginning of the spring and summer. the federal reserve is expected to hike interest rates four times throughout the course of this year. that means borrowing will become more expensive, but it will make saving better for you. that is something they hope will stop the economy from railing. >> rebecca, let me ask you this, employees nationwide are

expecting to get raises this year. as companies try to keep them amid a shortage of workers, so how big of a raise will they need to keep up with inflation? >> reporter: if you got a raise, it might not feel like a raise considering where prices have gone. you'll need at least 7% more in that paycheck and that's a hard ask for employers. the bigger picture is putting money into the 401(k), into the ira, that is something you can always do to help that paycheck and keep up with inflation, robin. >> you have tips for job seekers later in the morning. thank you, rebecca. now to thousands of workers at kroger owned grocery stores in colorado going on strike. terry moran is tracking the latest on the new walkout by fed up workers. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, michael. this is another big one. this morning more than 8,000 cashiers and store stockers and custodians and baggers are all out on strike at more than 70

king super stores in colorado. workers are asking for better wages, better benefits and better working hours. during this pandemic my workers risked their lives as they kept stores open and king super markets made record prices. the union declaring we strike because it has become clear this is the only way to get what is fair, just and equitable for the grocery workers. the company in its statement responding, we want what is right for our associates, workers and that is more money in their paychecks while continuing to receive idustry-leading health care benefits. the colorado strike just the latest dynamic for workers across america. workers sense they have leverage in this tight labor market and they're willing to use it. robin? >> they are. terry, thank you. we'll turn to encouraging news from the cdc saying

according to a study omicron has a 53% reduction in symptomatic hospitalizations. there is also a 74% lower risk of being admitted to the icu. most importantly the risk of death is 91% lower. and exactly 0 omicron patients had to be put on a ventilator. some hospitals are still feeling the strain from the surge. so let's go to our chief national correspondent matt gutman inside a hospital in burbank, california. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. despite that encouraging news, you said it, hospitals under enormous strain. we are in a training space here in a hospital that is filled with patients. its sister hospital has tents outside the e.r. to handle the volume and all compounded by staffing shortages, so severe here in california that the state has ordered all of its health care workers back to work if they're covid positive but asymptomatic. amid an explosion of covid cases nationwide, that stunning new

data showing the risk of death from omicron is 91% lower than the delta variant. the kaiser study revealing a 53% smaller risk of symptomatic hospitalization compared to delta. 74% less risk of icu admissions and not a single one of the 52,000 omicron patients in the study required mechanical ventilation. but with the u.s. averaging more than 750,000 new covid cases a day, many hospitals are overwhelmed. in sacramento, first responders frustrated as patients wait eight hours outside hospitals for beds to open up. >> they essentially have to just stand there and wait, sometimes eight hours for a bed to transfer their patient. >> reporter: tents set up in l.a. area hospitals -- >> we have nurses out there, registration secretaries and doctors seeing patients wherever they can because the true

physical space of the e.d. is completely full. >> reporter: some medical workers begging for people to stay home unless it's a real emergency. despite triggering staffing shortages with california now ordering covid positive health care workers who are asymptomatic to report back to work. >> you think about it, it's insane and -- >> it's insane. >> it is insane and it's unethical and it's not the right thing to do. >> reporter: in texas this nurse scrambling to get medical care for her 3-month-old daughter after noticing a change in her breathing. >> her temperature just in that hour went from from 101 to 103.7. just trying to make sure she doesn't get worse. >> reporter: amid the surge in cases, a first glimmer of hope. data from the massachusetts water resources authority showing a sharp decline of covid traces in wastewater indicating the boston area could be nearing

the peak of omicron. now, the cdc plans to update the public on which masks work best. expect n95s to top that list or be right up there. now, in the beginning of the pandemic there was a critical shortage of n95s. officials now promise us there are plenty in production, enough for anyone who wants them and they should not cost more than 70 cents apiece. whit? >> a lot of people waiting for that guidance, thanks. help is on the way for some of those overwhelmed hospitals. president biden is expected to announce the details this morning including more deployments of military medical teams to hard hit states. our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega joins us now from washington with the preview. cecilia, good morning. >> reporter: hi, whit. in just a matter of hours we're expecting president biden direct the defense secretary to deploy the first set of medical military team toss overstretched hospitals. let me start by showing you the map. six teams going to hospitals in some of the hardest hits the

part of the country, new york, new jersey, president biden has been taking a hit in the polls because of the pandemic. the white house strategy is to try to superly size the ways they're trying to get handle on this. we have democrats publicly ramping up the pressure on the white house. two michigan democrats asking the president to distribute american made n95 masks to any household asking for one. michael, the pressure really ramping up here. >> definitely a lot of pressure, thank you so much for that. now to the breaking news overnight in the capitol riot investigation. the top republican in the house now refusing to cooperate with the january 6th committee which wants to interview him about his communications with president trump as the riot unfolded but

exactly one year ago today, here's what house minority leader kevin mccarthy said. >> the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. these facts require immediate action by president trump. >> reporter: chief washington correspondent jonathan karl is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the committee wanted to talk to mccarthy because they believe he is uniquely qualified to talk about donald trump's state of mind while the riot was under way on january 6th. they are particularly interested in a heated phone conversation that mccarthy had with trump shortly after he was evacuated from the capitol and rioters were still in the building. i described that conversation in detail in my book, "betrayal" including mccarthy's reaction when trump tells him he is just upset because the rioters care more about the election than he

does. i just got evacuated from the capitol, mccarthy told trump, there were shots fired off the house floor. you need to make this stop. mccarthy told abc news, michael, at the time that he begged trump to get out and address the nation and call off the rioters. now in the past, mccarthy has said he would testify before the committee, he suggested that. now he is saying no. he says the committee is illegitimate and an abuse of power. meanwhile, in a reminder that others close to trump are cooperating. we've learned that kayleigh mcenany, the former white house press secretary who repeatedly said untruths about election fraud did talk to the committee yesterday. robin? >> all right. jon, thank you. we'll turn to the new winter storm that is on the move at least seven states on alert. ginger tracking the heavy snow on the way right now. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning, to you, robin. this is a weekend storm that will impact everybody from south dakota to georgia all the way up to rhode island and massachusetts. let's get through it. we'll start with lake erie.

this has winter. they are only at 13% of their ice cover. that is way below average and got all of that in the last week. don't worry. enough arctic air coming in. you'll get a whole lot more this weekend. and that arctic air will make it feel like 33 below in burlington, 11 below in new york. coldest air in three years so now look at this. we got iowa snow, des moines will pick it up and snow inland. that's what the models are looking like. i will detail it more coming up, whit. >> ginger, thank you. now to the british prime minister under fire again, boris johnson apologizing before parliament for attending a party while the country was in lockdown. ian pannell has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, britain's prime minister fighting for his political life. boris johnson forced to apologize for attending what looks like a party during strict lockdown in may 2020 when people couldn't attend funerals let ale parties. fnt pages of many papers this morning, "the daily star" saying

rules are only for you little people. >> i regret very much that we did not do things diffentl as i've said, i take responsibility and i apologize. >> reporter: now an email leak showing 100 people were invited to socially distanced drinks on downing street and to bring their own booze. it isn't the first time, leaked photos showing johnson at another gathering that same month. later that same year, a reported christmas party also at downing street. this leaked video showing his adviser laughing it off as a work event. >> this fictional party was a business meeting. and it was not socially distanced. >> reporter: but johnson claiming this and others were within the rules which allowed work meetings but not parties and the opposition labor party is having none of it. >> he was hosting boozy parties in downing street. is he now going to do the decent thing and resign?

>> reporter: johnson's poll ratings are being hammered with many angry at what appears to be clear double standards. >> people died sticking to the rules and they broke those rules to have a bottle of wine. >> reporter: up until now johnson has had a touch of teflon about him but now an investigation into up to ten incidents like this. if he's found to have been there, this could be the one that sticks. guys? >> we'll see what happens, ian.. now, celebrating the life of ronnie spector. she had a career that spanned 60 years beginning as a teenager when she formed the girl group the ronettes with her sister and cousin, perhaps best known for their hit, "be my baby". ♪ so won't you please be my, be my little baby ♪ ♪ my one and only baby ♪ ♪ baby my darling ♪ ♪ be my baby now ♪ >> unmistakable sound. they were stars in the '60s. at one point even toured with the beatles. spector had a career resurgence

in the '80s. her family writing in part, ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face. a beautiful smile at that. she passed away due to cancer at age 78 and we will have much more on her legacy in our next hour. >> a voice that has carried through the generations. looking forward to more of that reporting. we're following a lot of other headlines this morning, including prince andrew under more pressure this morning. a royal insider joins us live. first, though, let's go back to ginger. >> reporter: well, you know that atlanta has not had measurable snow? four years. keep track with your local abc meteorologist. let's get warm cities sponsored by intuit quickbooks.

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now to the top headlines we're following right now including americans facing the most significant rise in prices in 40 years hitting everything from your groceries to rent to gas. the white house saying it could take the rest of the year for prices to come back down. also right now, that breaking news, president biden announcing he is -- help is on the way. six teams heading to hospitals in some of the hardest part of the country, new york, new jersey, rhode island, michigan and new mexico as the omicron surge pushes medical centers to a breaking point. and overnight the draw for the australian open included novak djokovic. he's set the face off against a fellow serbian player in the first round if he's allowed to play. going for a record-setting 21st grand slam title. the tournament we know starts monday. take a look at this. bizarre site along lake michigan. sand is doing crazy things, forming sculptures that look

like chess pieces. they form when damp sand is blown around by just the right amount of wind. looks pretty cool. we do have a lot more ahead. the new lawsuit filed by the armorer on "rust" saying she was not responsible for the fatal live round. that's coming up. to prince andrew under more pressure. a u.s. judge for now rejecting his motion to dismiss the lawsuit from a jeffrey epstein accuser who says the british royal abused her when she was underage sending shock waves through buckingham palace. james longman is here in studio with us with more. good morning, james. >> reporter: good morning, robin. so far prince andrew's legal team have been trying to use technical arguments to get the suit against him dismissed. this ramps up the pressure on him to provide real evidence of his innocence. he's now one step closer to an uncomfortable choice, go to trial or settle out of court. this morning, options are running out for prince andrew. a federal judge rejecting his attempt to dismiss the civil suit against him at this stage. the judge for now rejecting the

duke of york's claim that a 2009 settlement between virginia giuffre and convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein exempted him from being sued. epstein died by suicide in jail in 2019. that 2009 settlement included a clause protecting other potential defendants from future lawsuits. the prince's lawyers saying that included prince andrew but the judge didn't agree calling the language ambiguous. the loss is significant because it means andrew's team will have to exchange potential evidence with the other side as the case proceeds to pretrial. the civil case against the duke of new york brought to court by virginia giuffre. now 38, giuffre claims she was trafficked for sex by jeffrey epstein and alleges prince andrew had 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 took the decision -- >> reporter: in his 2019 bbc interview, the prince denied ever meeting her despite this photo. >> you don't remember meeting her? >> no. >> reporter: his accuser speaking to the bbc describing

the night she says she first met him. >> he is the most hideous dancer i've ever seen in my life. i mean, it was horrible and this guy was sweating all over me. >> reporter: the prince rejecting that claim. >> there's a slight problem with the sweating because i have a peculiar medical condition which is that i don't sweat, or i didn't sweat at the time because i had suffered what i would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the falklands war. te hal leged nights. ter i was with the children. i had taken beatrice to a pizza express in working for a party. >> reporter: but now the prince and his legal team are under pressure to provide evidence to support those claims. and it's a ruling which only darkens the clouds over buckingham palace. >> this is doing a huge amount of damage to the institution of the monarchy. this is the queen's platinum

jubilee when the royal family was intended to be in the spotlight for celebrating and this is threatening to completely overshadow everything that happens. >> reporter: lawyers for virginia giuffre says she's pleased at this latest ruling and that evidence will now be taken concerning her claims but whatever happens here it certainly doesn't feel like prince andrew will ever be able to return to public life, michael. >> all right, james, thank you so much. let's bring in chief legal analyst dan abrams and royal contributor robert jobson. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. dan, i'll start with you. this is a big setback for prince andrew. what happens now? what are his options? >> well, i think he has three basic options. number one is he's going to continue to make additional legal arguments about why the case should be dismissed. for example, on jurisdictional grounds. he's going to argue that the plaintiff here, virginia giuffre, doesn't actually reside in the united states and so she shouldn't be able to use the federal courts. that kind of argument. number two, is that he can

appeal this ruling. go to a higher court. say that the judge got it wrong and, numr three, of coseis the possibility of a settlement. >> and, robert, what is the reaction like from buckingham palace and also the british public? >> well, the palace is staying dead quiet on this and not commenting at all. we do know there's been a series of cars arriving at the royal lodge where prince andrew lives in the shadow of windsor castle today. it's believed to be his legal team. the media, in terms of the public reaction, a lot of people are now suggesting he really has no choice but to settle this case, or bring the monarchy and britain really into disrepute. the major newspapers are running with that story today. >> and, dan, do you think prince andrew will settle? >> you know, i didn't initially think so but now as i watch this all unfold, it does start to feel like from the court of public opinion that that's his only option.

meaning, as a legal matter, if this were a typical case, he's denying that this ever happened. he's saying he doesn't remember having ever met her. that's not the sort of case where you typically end up with a settlement. and yet this case is different. we're talking about prince andrew. we're talking about public pressure on the royals. we're talking about people now pressuring andrew to settle and as a result, i think it is certainly possible. >> and some of the pressure has been applied by attorneys who suggested they would call members of the royal family if this goes to trial. >> look, i think they may be overstating a little bit. this is part of the public pressure campaign here is to scare prince andrew and the royals. but i will say that there are going to be certain people who would be relevant. we're briefly so the rest of the nation can join us for a special report. sfla this is an abc news special

report. now reporting david muir. good morning. we're coming on the air at this hour because president biden is expected to speak about the surge in new covid cases across the country, hospitals in parts of the u.s. buckling under the strain. the president will now direct the secretary of defense to deploy medical teams to some of the hardest hit areas. those teams will be headed to hospitals in new york, ohio, rhode island and michigan. the first of a thousand people overall including military doctors, nurses and more. the u.s. averaging more than 761,000 new cases a day. the president under growing pressure to do more to fight the pandemic and as the white house finalizes contract to distribute 500 million at-home test kits the president is also expected to announce he's including more

tests. encouraging news from the cdc about this omicron variant the cdc now reporting that when looking at tens of thousands of patients here in the u.s. there's a 74% lower risk of being admitted to the icu, the risk of death is 91% lower compared to the delta variant in this country. so as we await word from the president at any moment, i want to bring in our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega. cecilia, when i sat down with the president in december we pressed on these at-home test kits, the white house has said they would be coming at some point in january, we're approaching mid-january already and so questions remain on those tests. >> reporter: david, they're facing increasing questions about this, the status of those tests and when americans will be able to access them, what we have heard so far from the white house they're still working out the details, working out contract, when americans will be able to request those tests, on top of this announcement we're

expecting the president to make right now to procur 500 million more total tests so far, all of this of course as the increases. you can see the medical team chl dr. fauci and the defense secretaried a ginning into the room. they're sending these medical military personnel to hospitals around the country. >> the president is who's expected to enter the room, on the left-hand side of your screen, joining the defense secretary and as cecilia pointed out, his medical team, his covid response team. the president this morning about directing members of the military to help. >> i want to begin by thanking the secretary of defense and our fema director for joining me today. we were joking earlier now, not

really joking when you need something done call the military, fema will make sure it gets done. look, we're about to get a covid-19 briefing from the military medical teams on the ground in arizona, michigan and new york, they're a part of a major demromt of our armed forces manage this surge of omicron virus, a surge, it's having an impact on hospitals. like all healthcare workers they're heroes and i'm grateful for what they do. but before we begin i want to provide an update on our fight against covid-19 and announce new steps. first, the update. i know we're all frustrated as we enter this new year, omicron variant is causing millions of cases and record hospitalizations, i've been -- i've been saying that as we remain in this pandemic, this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated and i mean by this, right now,

both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are testing positive, but what happens after that could not be more different. if vaccinated people test positive they're overwhelmingly have no symptoms at all or they have mild symptoms and if you're unvaccinated if they test positive you're 17-times more likely to get hospitalized. as a result, they're crowding the hospitals. leaving little room for anyone else who might have a heart attack or an injury in an automobile accident or any injury at all and yet the unvaccinated are dying from covid-19. but here's the deal, because we fully vaccinated nearly 210 million americans a majority of the case is safe from severe covid consequences, even as the number of cases among the vaccinated americans go up deaths are down dramatically from last winter. for example, before the

vaccination requirements united airlines was averaging one employee dieing a week from covid-19. after implementing this requirement it's led to 99% of its employees being vaccinated, united had 3,600 employees test positive but zero hospitalizations. zero deaths in over eight weeks but as long as we have tens of millions of people who will not get vaccinated we're going to have full hospitals and needless deaths, so the single most important thing to determine your outcome in this pandemic, is getting vaccinated. if you're not vaccinated join the nearly 210 million american people who are vaccinated. if you're vaccinated join the nearly 80 million americans who have gotten the booster shot. with the strongest protection possible. vaccines are safe. they're free and they're widely

available. so do it today. please for your sake, the sake of your kids, the sake of the country. now, i don't like to, you know, outline the next steps we're taking against -- i'd like to outline we're taking against the omicron variant. vaccinations are obviously the most important thing we're doing. but they are not the only important thing. first, masking, masking. masking is an important tool to control the spread of covid-19. when you're indoors, in public spaces, you should wear the mask. and there are a lot of, you know, lots of different kiebdz of masks out there. the centers for disease control and prevention saying wearing a well-fitting mask of any of them is certainly better than not wearing a mask if it's well fitting, over your nose.

it's about one-third, about one-third of americans report they don't wear a mask at all, as i said in the last two years, please wear a mask, if you're -- i think it's part of your patriotic duty. it's not that comfortable. it's a pain in the neck. i have taken every action as president to wear masks on planes and trains. i made sure that our doctors and nurses and first responders have the masks they need. never again are we going to have nurses using homemade masks and garbage bags over their clothes because they don't have the gowns. we tripled our stockpile of the specialized n95 masks. this will make sure there will be an ample supply of healthcare workers and first responders. we help make sure that

high-quality masks are widely available, an ample supply at affordable prices, sold online and at stores. so, next week we'll announce how, we're making high-quality masks available to the american people for free, you know, i know we all wish we could finally be done with wearing masks, i get it, but they're a really important tool to stop the spread especially of a highly transmisable omicron variant. so please, please wear mack. second, testing. we're seeing a real improvement in testing. when i got here we're doing fewer than 2 million tests a day, now and it's changed. none of these tests were at home or rapid tests. . this month it's estimated we'll

hit approximately 15 million tests a day and we'll have over 375 million at-home rapid tests in january alone. that's a huge leap. we've taken a number of steps including invoking the defense production act as early as last february to ramp up production. you know, we're on track, we're on track to roll out a website next week where you can order free tests shipped to your home. and in addition to the 500 million, half a billion tests that are in the process of being acquired to ship to your homes for tree, today i'm directing my team to procur an additional 500 million more tests to distribute for free. a billion tests in total to meet future demand. we'll continue to work with the retailers and online retailers,

to increase availability. and for those who want an immediate test we continue to add fema testing sites, so that there are more than -- more free in-person testing sites. for those of you with insurance you can get reimbursed for eight tests a month. for those without insurance we have over 20,000 free testing sites all around the country. you can find the nearest testing sites for you by googlig covid test near me. google covid test near me and to help lead our federal testing program, i've tapped dr. tom inglesby, one of the world's leading infectious disease expert.

third thing, today we'll discuss our hospital response efforts. just since thanksgiving over 800 military and other federal military personnel have been deployed to 24 states including over 350 military doctors, nurses and medics helping staff the hospitals who are in short supply. this is on top of more than 14,000 national guard members that are act vated in 49 states. these deployments at my direction are thanks to the american rescue plan, fully paid for by the government. including gloves, masks to protect frontline workers. more treatments of covid-19, antiviral pills at any time in this pandemic. i directed fema to work with

every state, territory to make sure they have enough hospital capacity. our next deployment of 6 additional medical teams. 120 medical personnel to six hard-hit states, michigan, new york, new jersey, ohio, rhode island. let me close with this, it's been a long road, but what's clear as we get through this when everybody does their part, no matter where you live, no matter your political party, we got to fight this together. unfortunately, with our military stepping up as they always do there are others sitting on the sidelines and we're standing in the way. if you haven't gotten vaccinated, do it. personal choice impacts at all, our hospitals, our countries. make a special appeal to special

social media companies, please deal with the misinformation and disinformation. it has to stop. covid-19 is one of the most formidable enemies america has ever faced. we got to work together, not against each other, we're america, we can do this. the military medical teams on the ground thank you for all that you're doing. i'll stop here so we can get the briefing started. thank you for taking the time. president biden there making news here this morning, announcing that six additional military medical teams are headed out across the country to help hospitals overloaded with the omicron variant. hospitals in new york, new jersey, ohio, rhode island, michigan and new mexico will be getting that help. two other points we made news, we talked about next week they

will announce how to make high-quality masks available to americans for free in the meantime, though, the president imploring that americans, please, wear a mask, tight-fitting mask over your nose in this fight against covid across the country. he also talked about the test kits, a website will be up and running in the coming days in order to order that free at-home rapid test kit that the white house promised back in december, those will be coming in january, now in the coming days there will be a website up and running where you can get a free rapid test kit sent to your home. the president there promising another 500 million, bringing the total to 1 billion rapid test kits free for the american people as we continue to fight this pandemic. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega. cecilia, the president trying to signal to the country this fight

continues, now u.s. military help on the way. >> reporter: you're hearing what's now in recent weeks become a recurring refrain from this president, saying, quote, we're all frustrated and america is frustrated. hospital rooms book up again and it's so bad that the president is now having to deploy these medical personnel. a reality check here though in terms of the troops being deployed, look it, the numbers we're looking in terms of hospitalizations, 20,000 new hospitalizations a day, 1,000 hospitals currently reporting critical staffing shortages. the administration in terms of the politics of this wants to seem as though they're here and ready to help, on the ground a lot of states around this country and hospital officials around this country raising their hand and saying, when is it our turn? 1,000 overall troops, this first batch is just going to six states. under increasing pressure to

distribute these important n95 masks to these house holds. two democrats publicly from michigan, members of congress, sent a letter to the white house just yesterday asking the president to do more on this front and step in and have these american masks made and sent to households. and on testing we've been talking about this so much, because it's so critical the white house, the president saying today, yes, they're going to push this billion number total of at-home tests to be procured. reality is, they haven't procured the first 500 million they announced last month. they'll be starting to go out at some point this month. we've been pushing the white house for answers on this. finalizing the contract on having these made. next week the website will be up so americans can request those tests. the president facing its lowest

approval ratings as it comes to the pandemic as we speak. >> additional military medical personnel being sent to a number of hospitals in the country. but the numbers are overwhelming obviously they went be able to help all of the hospitals, now declaring one hospital in particular in california they're in disaster mode because simply the number of people now they're taking into the icu. we'll continue to cover all of this in the coming days, at least that website next week later here on abc news. we'll continue our coverage on abc news live. i'll see you back here with the entire team for "world news tonight." i'm david muir in new york. have a good a good

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emergency. the red cross sounding the alarm saying this is the worst situation they've seen in more than ten years. is omicron behind it? what to know and how you can help. ♪ working 9 to 5 ♪ pour yourself a cup of ambition. this morning, level up your job search. how to network from home, when to follow up and the helpful hashtag to look out for. ♪ one way or another ♪ get ready to scream. the hit franchise is back with our favorite cast and a whole new cast of characters and this morning, one of the stars from a family of star power, meg ryan and dennis quaid's son, jack quaid joins us live. ♪ so won't you be ♪ remembering ronnie spector. the lead singer of the ronettes. her legacy from "dirty dancing" to take me home tonight and the tributes pouring in this morning as we say, good morning,

america. ♪ good morning, america. can't get this song out of our heads. >> don't want to. >> don't want to. i'm with you on that. look who is back with us this morning, there she is, our girl tory johnson. >> so excited to see tory. tory, of course, you see she has the slippers and the smile. she's bringing us our first "deals & steals" of 2022 kicking off the new year right focusing on wellness products that will help you look and feel great. >> she looks great. rested and ready to go. but first, we have a lot of news for you starting with those pandemic price hikes showing no signs of letting up. inflation on the rise to levels we haven't seen in 40 years. let's go back to our chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis with what this means for your bottom line. good morning, rebecca. >> yes, robin, good morning. nice to see you again. what this means you can't miss it. you can't escape this kind of inflation because it is widespread, you're seeing at the

grocery store in food prices, meat, poultry, fish and eggs, prices there up 12.5% from a year ago. gas prices up 15%. rent's up almost 4% from a year ago and used car prices if yu're shopping for a new car it's going to cost you money because used car prices are up a whopping near 40%. the reason this is happening is a combination. you have both the pandemic-related supply chain disruptions but there's also demand, consumers continue to spend despite the fact that prices are going up and that has led in some cases to shortages. that's why you see these empty shelves. now, the white house as well as economists predicting prices will remain elevated through the winter and moderate into the spring and summer and normalize by year end and this is why the federal reserve is very likely to hike interest rates, whit, four times over the course of this year. to keep it from derailing the economy. whit. >> all right, rebecca, thank you. we do turn now to thousands of supermarket workers on strike

at kroger-owned grocery stores in colorado. let's go back to terry moran with more this morning. terry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this morning, more than 8,000 grocery workers are out on strike at more than 70 king soopers store in colorado, that chanin owned by kroger. the workers are seeking better wages and better health care and they're also seeking a safer work environment. during the pandemic, they kept stores open in a dangerous time. many of them got covid before vaccines and treatments. king soopers, they made record profits so now the workers want a bigger share of all that money. in a statement the union declaring this is the only way to get what is fair, just and equitable and the company responding in a statement, we want what is right for our associates and that is more money in their paychecks and industry-leading health care benefits. this strike coming after successful strikes at john deere and kellogg's and other major american companies is just another sign of a new militant spirit out there, american

workers are on the march. michael. >> all right, new spirit indeed, terry, thank you so much. turning now to that encouraging news from the cdc. nw research indicating omicron t tialreondent matt gutman inside a hospital in burbank, california, with the very latest. good morning again, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. we're in a training space in a hospital here that's full. probably the most stunning takeaway from that study that out of the 50 plus thousand cases of omicron not a single one required mechanical ventilation. it shows that the risks of severe illness with omicron versus delta are much lower. but the caseload continues to be enormous, 750,000 cases a day. that's what the u.s. is averaging, hospitals here are slammed. there are tents outside e.r.s in southern california. people are waiting for hours, even days for a hospital bed.

and the staffing shortages have become so severe that the state of california has now ordered all of its healthcare workers to get back to work even if they have covid but they have to be asymptomatic, but a sliver of good news coming from your end of the country. both boston and new york reporting a sharp reduction in new cases of covid. guys. >> many hoping we're hitting that plateau. all right, matt, thank you. coming up here, the red cross declaring a national blood crisis for the first time ever, the worst shortage in more than a decade. what you can do to help out. plus, how to level up your job search. how to stand out in the crowd and get the gig you want. >> i'm telling you, rebecca has some great tips for everybody. and celebrating ronnie spector. her distinctive voice, one of the unforgettable sounds of the '60s, the music world is honoring her this morning. and jack quaid, there he is, joins us live. we'll be right back. come on back. back.

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ronettes, a band she formed wither had older sister stella and cousin nedra back in 1957 and eyang assi that ha stood the test of time like "baby, i love you," "walking in the rain" and, of course, "be my baby." a hit in 1963 and again when it was used in the opening scene of "dirty dancing." the song was later inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 1999 and, guys, you know you're big when the rolling stones are your opening act as was the case for the ronettes when they toured the uk in 1964. after the group broke up in '67 spector had a solo career and another hit with eddie money, "take me home tonight." ♪ take me home tonight ♪ >> yes. 78 years old. oh, i'll spare you. i'll spare you. she's so talented and will be loved and remembered.

switching gears this morning -- >> wait a minute, you didn't care for our singing? you didn't care for our singing? lara, we were all singing, as well along with eddie money. what was that about? >> we're chopped liver. >> i was -- i was singing too. they must have turned off my mic, control room. i was singing with you. >> okay. >> they know my limits. i'm with you. we love her. god bless. >> yes. i shall move on, though, screen actors guild has announced their nominees this morning meaning award season is fully und way. nees, jessica chastain, olivia colman, jennifer hudson, nicole kidman and lady gaga all in the running, and this year's field of best actor nominees includes javier bardem, benedict cumberbatch, andrew garfield,

will smith, yes, and denzel washington. wow. and in tv, hbo's "succession" and "ted lasso" scored five nominations each. goldstein had a great reaction to his nomination for best male actor in a comedy series calling his fellow nominees, michael douglas, steve martin and martin short, his heroes and writing, thank you, s.a.g., for putting me anywhere near these legends. "squid game" made history as the first non-english language and korean series to be nominated and troy is the first deaf actor to land an individual nomination for his role in "coda." for a full list of nominees go to goodmorningamerica.com. the s.a.g. awards will air, sunday, february 27th. and finally, two years after their last in-person event, coachella is heading back to the california desert, and this year's lineup is shaping up to be incredible. the 2022 headliners include billie eilish, harry styles, and kanye west who will all take the

main stage. coachella organizers are saying they will move forward with festival plans for two weekends in the middle of april stating that all concertgoers must show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test for entry. that's all, you guys. from the basement, sending it back to you in the studio. >> thank you, lara. appreciate it. we turn now to our "gma" cover story. the red cross sounding the alarm on the worst national blood shortage in more than a decade. will reeve has more on what's behind the crisis and how you can help out. will, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. only 38% according to the red cross of americans are eligible to donate blood at any given time and of those people, only 10% actually donate. compounding that problem is fewer healthy donors amid many other issues with the pandemic, blood supply right now is critical to saving lives. you can help.

there's a national blood shortage, the red cross calling it the worst in over a decade. >> physicians are being forced to make decisions about where the blood is going and who will get it immediately and who has to wait which is devastating. >> reporter: the red cross provides almost half of all blood to the u.s. blood required after a major injury, surgery or other issues. blood donations have dropped 10% since march 2020. a by-product of the interminable pandemic causing canceled blood drives, staffing shortages and fear of exposure to covid-19. >> blood is a lifesaving therapy. there is no alternative and it cannot be manufactured or stockpiled. >> reporter: 11-year-old daylon holmes needs them for severe sickle cell pain. >> he goes from being just very lethargic and out of it to him being a boy again. you know, jumping, running, playing. >> reporter: but when he was

admitted to the hospital with acute chest syndrome his mom found out doctors couldn't give him the healthy blood he needs to feel better as easily as before. >> we were expecting to receive blood that next day because that's usually how it worked. this particular time that did not happen. >> reporter: dr. jennifer andrews works in pediatric hematology and leads vanderbilt medical center's blood bank where she sees patients unable to get transfusions because of this shortage every day. >> because of this blood shortage crisis we're in i don't have a choice and i have to make them wait for their transfusion. >> reporter: all right, if you want to be part of the solution quickly do some research on the internet to see if you're eligible. redcross.org has good information. while on that site type in your zip code and find a blood drive near you. register and then go donate blood. then when you've done that recruit family and friends to do the same then once you've done all that you can volunteer yourself at a local blood drive. they need all the help they can

get. it is all hands on deck for this national blood shortage. whit. >> great reminder, people can go out and make a difference. will, thank you so much. we appreciate it. now let's go over to ginger, ginger, good morning once again. >> whit, good morning to you. when we have a big winter storm coming for a weekend people say i want details and i want them now. really until three days before, until the storm hits land, because otherwise it's over the pacific ocean, we don't have the observations to get that detail s he aey are haen h owing tolyn des moines, an f7 11 inches, mason city will catch up with snow shortage this year quickly. now, it is four, five days away from the appalachians all the way up through new york city and boston and so give it a little more time but right now the models are saying most of the heavy snow will fall inland like an asheville, north carolina, up drew: i'm here with your accuweather forecast. lots of sunshine today, partly

cooler, upper to lower 60's. tonight, a blend of stars and clouds. here's your accuweather seven-day forecast, slightly cooler today compared to much of the week. wendy and our hills on friday with the holiday looking nice. we remained drive-through monday an ♪ level up, level up ♪ it is time to level up. this morning, it's all about the job hunt. according to a survey by resume builder, one in four american workers plans to quit their jobs this year. rebecca jarvis is back with expert tips on how to land the gig you really want. good morning again, rebecca. >> reporter: hi, robin, and this is really a job seeker's market. a record 4.5 million americans voluntarily quit their jobs in the month of november in search of something new and there are 1.5 job openings for everybody who's out of work. here's how you can take

advantage. after four years of working in health care, philadelphia native cierra parsley is ready to change her career. her goal, find a new job in i.t. >> i am looking into project management, however, i have so many transferable skills that i'm looking to go anywhere. >> reporter: but her search hasn't been exactly fruitful. after six months and about 20 job applications she's only scored one phone interview. >> basically overwhelmed. i'm not getting any calls back. >> reporter: so we enlisted the help of linkedin career expert andrew mccaskill who had the chance to review some of her most pressing questions. >> i would love to know if there is anything else that i could do to get my foot in the door. >> reporter: cierra is doing so many right things, she has a great picture on her linkedin profile. she's got her skills highlighted there. one thing i think she should do is look at hashtag open to work.

that alerts all recruiters i'm looking for a new opportunity. >> reporter: her next question? >> what's the best way to start networking. >> one is get a warm introduction from somebody that you already know. secondly, be specific with the ask when you do make that connection. busy people need specificity. third, refresh their memory. point out something that you got in common. >> reporter: and finally, how to get that response. andrew says persistence is key. >> being first to respond. being highly responsive to a recruiter. sending a follow-up note. all of those things still really, really matter. >> those are all great tips. rebecca, many if not most people as you know are networking and interviewing virtually, so how should a job hunter prepare for that type of remote meeting? >> reporter: so you're going to prepare for it, robin, much like you would if you were doing it in person. one thing in mind, test your technology and make sure it's working.

and be prepared to troubleshoot in the interview, if you have to do that. practice with a friend and finally follow up with a note. the most important thing to consider there is obviously spelling and everything has to be on point but don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. send the note either way and send it quickly after the interview. >> i cannot stress enough and i'm glad you and our other expert follow up, follow up, follow up. that is so, so key. thank you. michael. all right, thank you, robin. time now for the very first "deals & steals" of 2022 on "gma." and it's all about wellness. you can go right to the deals by pointing your cell phone camera at the qr code and, of course, tory johnsonis joining us with products to help get our year off to a peaceful start. tory, congratulations on number one, first one of the year. we're going to start from the ground up with you this morning. you have supportive slippers pt these are comfortable and soft. what are these? tell me about them. >> yes, they are, michael. so i'm not just back but vionic

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>> we've got ila fisher from wolf like me and a korean vegan, at 9:00 on abc 7. drew: see you then. live doppler 7, we are on visibility mode because we have issues in the north bay and parts of the east bay. petaluma and zero to two mile visibility right now. fairman hayes out there, remember, air quality remains in the moderate category because of our dry, warm pattern we are

currently in. slightly cooler compared to yesterday, but upper 50's and lower 60's. jobina: we will have another update in about 30 ♪ o ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna find you ♪ just heard it but i'm going to say it again, welcome back to "gma," everybody. fans are screaming for the return of the hit scary movie franchise, now the highly anticipated fifth "scream" movie is almost here and right now, we're excited to chat with one of the stars, there he is, jack quaid. good morning, jack. >> good morning. how are you guys? >> we are doing great and, you know, it's been 25 -- more than 25 years since the original "scream" movie. you were only 4 years old so what was your -- >> yeah, i was only 4 when the first "scream" movie came out. i have a complicated history with the franchise because i

have this very distinct memory of trick-or-treating when i was 4, the year the first one came out, and all of the other kids on my block were dressed as ghostface. i think i was dressed as like buzz lightyear or something. i remember just being so traumatized by ghostface so i'm very surprised i'm in this movie. if you would have told my 4-year-old self he probably wouldn't have believed you. >> but don't you say you give "scream" credit for getting you to enjoy horror movies? >> yes, absolutely. i think "scream," once i was brave enough to actually watch it, i feel like "scream" is kind of -- i like to call it a gateway drug to horror because you watch it and it's a great movie in its own right, but it also makes all these references to other horror movies so watch that first one and then you immediately want to go watch "halloween" or "friday the 13th" or even "the town that dreaded sundown." that's what i love about it. it did it for me. i hope it can for others. >> i hope we're brave enough to watch this clip. let's check it out.

>> most of the stab movies are based on things that happened here. >> define things. >> things like a guy named billy loomis and his friend carved up a bunch of high school friends kids while wearing this halloween ghost mask and every decade or so some idiot gets the bright idea to put on the mask and kill his friends and geto, t haen i2011. t slp by a lunicdot ouson had some pretty solid idea car ever. >> exactly. exactly. so you're part of this new cast of characters but you also get to work with the legacy cast, i mean, neve campbell, david arquette, courteney cox. what was that like and were there any hazing rituals you had to survive? >> no hazing rituals from them. they were the most welcoming people i've ever had the

pleasure to work with. all incredible all three of them. i call them the og three. so amazing. david had this day where he had us all down to this common room we were all sharing in the hotel we were staying at and taught us to paint like bob ross. that was like his welcoming ritual. he is a certified bob ross painting instructor because, of course, he is and i still have my painting with my happy little trees. >> i can actually picture him doing that. i do want to say, the details of this film are quite top secret. we are trying to get information. they wouldn't give it to us. what do you think viewers need to know as they go into this one? >> just because i think this is a franchise for a horror movie, fans, i just want to say to those people that "scream" still has your back. we're back, we are here. we were gone for awhile. i think you're really going to dig this movie because it is really a love letter to you. >> i love that, "scream" has your back. >> got your back. >> another thing you forgot, jack, be brave. >> yes, be brave.

go with a friend, hold their hand. whatever you got to do. >> we appreciate you, jack. thank you so much for joining us this morning, and "scream," of course, "scream" hits theaters, this friday. make sure you go check it out. coming up, fashion expert tiffany reid is sharing her tips to what makes -- to what -- to make what's in your closet on trend for 2022.

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back now with 2022's fashion forecast. joining us now to help everyone elevate their style. put that phone down, girl, i see you. with '90s nostalgia and wild prints and tiffany reid is vice president of fashion at nylon and the zoe report. what were you doing last second? >> i was reading my notes. i have to be ready. >> you're always ready. '90s denim styles are back for 2022 and our model, melinda, let's see her, she is wearing the look. tell us how to style '90s jeans to make them work now, tiff. >> low rise are back. don't be scared to go low. you pair it with a billowy top and a low neckline to elongate your neck, cover up any imperfections. be sure the jeans go below the ankles to make sure your legs look super long because it's a

tricky trend to pull off. >> don't be skurred. the classic white tee. how do you elevate it to make it look as good as it does? >> okay, you pair it with a r d a bold color or print. the key to elevating this look is tailoring. get the pants tailored so it looks like it's made for you. we put a scarf in her hair to bring out the color of the pant. looks very expensive. >> pulls it all together too. great. animal prints are still trending and jolie is, oh, she's wearing a lot of them, tiffany. tell us how you make them feel fresh. >> so you take the animal prints that you had from the years before and layer on another level. don't be scared to mix prints here. there's a purple tone in this dress so it feels like a fresh animal print, but the key here is if you are going to mix prints and layers, choose something to anchor the look,

the white boot so that you have something to break it up. >> i have to say, why are we so afraid to mix prints? it's just something -- >> i think they think prints make them look bigger or it's not flattering. it's really about making sure you get something formfitting. i think you tailor everything to help you out. i think mixing prints is frightening. i think color is scary too. >> it's worth the challenge. it's worth going there. >> i'm wearing a crazy print too. >> you look good in it. you always look good in everything you wear. >> thank you. >> finally, pjs, pajamas, the one ayo is wearing. wait a minute, these aren't just for sleeping. >> these pajamas are meant for wearing out of the house. you can work from home and be comfortable all day in your pjs and then when you're ready to go out at night put on a belt to pull together the look, slide on a pump and you are ready to go. day to night look. >> okay, i got the guys giving

me side-eyes over here going, really? you're going to wear that with some heels? >> i got some pajamas. >> like i'll put a belt on mine and get out there. >> i have to see those pajamas first. >> they need to be approved. >> they need to be tiffany approved before you go do that. don't try. as always, tiffany, you were ready, you brought it. thank you. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> okay. so let's go to ginger. we have been waiting to say this all morning long, happy birthday. happy birthday. >> thank you. thank you. look, wait, this is the best. i saw sam creeping around in my yard over here and i thought, what is going on? oh, you were navigating the ice and snow well. wow, these are gorgeous. thank you, thank you. i am so looking forward to another trip around the sun. thank you. can i do some weather real quick, though? okay, good. let's do it. let's get into the frost flowers because i've got this buddy on instagram. he is like my pen pal, bob, a

regenerative farmer in texas and says we have frost flowers. you got to check it out. i love when these come up. plant moisture in the ground that meets super cold air and pushes out the ice and all of these unique forms and they end up looking like plants when they come out. i just think they're beautiful. thank you, bob, for alerting me to that. how about this, you want frost flowers, your ground is frozen where the cold air is coming in. but the coldest air in three years, we're talking overnight low, earlier this week we had the coldest high temperatures, oh, no, we are going to feel like 14 below saturday morning in new york city, it'll feel like 13 below or 9 below, 3 below in baltimore. ugly. that's the big picture. these are beautiful, though. drew: i'm drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. cooler today compared to yesterday, upper 50's and low 60's with partly cloudy skies. dry pattern continues throughghh >> yeah. it's my birthday and they said i could talk more.

i am so looking forward to this. okay. thank you all again. >> of course you've got the real flowers and the frost flowers. happy birthday, ginger. >> miss you. >> thank you. all right, we are turning now to leveling up your small business. so many people have turned their passions into their professions over the past few years and lara has a story of an arizona woman who did just that. hey, lara, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning to you guys again and, you know, we share a love of thrifting and upcycling, the woman and i that you're about to meet and she's made quite a business of it. this segment is sponsored by godaddy which helps everyday entrepreneurs grow their business and in this case it was about turning clicks into cash. in 2019, sara small took her passion for thrifting and turned it into a purpose. >> we restained it to match the body and touched up a few small spots. >> reporter: breathing new life

into vintage pieces like these. and selling them on social media. >> people related to what we were offering. i felt that i was doing what i was supposed to be doing. >> reporter: sara's business, wicker goddess, offering her carefully curated, repurposed furniture, home good, handmade prints and more to customers online and here at her boutique in phoenix. >> we know this is helping the environment and helping the earth. it's giving someone something that is exciting for their space. >> reporter: over the past two years her sales have doubled thanks in part to our sponsor, godaddy, who helped her build her website and boost her business. >> it gives me two streams of revenue which is what you're hopeful for as an entrepreneur, that you have an online site that people can access ordering from all over the world and you also have your in-person offerings. >> reporter: the key to small business success is reaching customers online. >> over the course of the past couple of years, we've seen a 60% increase in the number of online sellers in the u.s. the pandemic really created a new normal in terms of how

consumers want to shop. >> there are simple ways to level up your online presence, first, turn your fans into your advocates. >> you can offer a discount to friends and family and initial customers that are coming in and using your product and loving it in order to get them to write a great review for you. >> reporter: next, stay in touch with your loyal customers. >> send them an email with a discount, create an email newsletter that talks to them about things that you're learning and things you're doing with your brand. >> reporter: finally, streamline your sales by using a tool to help track every purchase. >> godaddy's commerce solutions are built to help you sell anywhere. with the godaddy smart terminal we really created a one-stop shop where you can connect all of your sales offline to online. that it saves you time and helps you more effectively manage your business.

>> reporter: these strategies have helped sara transform her favorite hobby into a growing thriving brand. >> as an entrepreneur we're so hard focused on our local community making sure people know our name we forget an entire world exists outside of that and they really opened my eyes to that. >> wicker goddess. she sure is. she started the business by selling furniture and home goods she bought as decorations for her own wedding and then she just kept doing it because it was so much fun. love that story, whit. >> that's right. pursuing her passion. coming up here, the author of our january book club pick, "the maid," a murder mystery unlike any you've ever read before. stay with us. "gma" level up your life is sponsored by godaddy. helping small business owners sell anything anywhere. owners sell anything anywhere.

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it is "the maid," an instant "new york times" best-seller and amy got a chance to sat down with the author. they're enjoying the book. >> they really are and, in fact, i'm included. i did not put this book down. i read it in two days. it was incredible and it's also remarkable considering this is nita's debut novel. i had so much fun talking to her about her hopeful murder mystery. behind the beautiful facade of the five-star regency grand hotel lies a seek and one molly the maid unexpectedly finds cleaning up. >> molly stumbles across an infamous guest who is really really dead in his bed. but the mystery can only be solved through a connection to the human heart. >> you have gotten rave reviews. what do you make of the reaction to "the maid"? >> i think it's interesting. this book has sort of an agatha

christie feel about it, but maybe with a little bit of the sensibility of "knives out" and smattering of the board game clue. is it the bartender or the maid with the pillow in the bedroom. i think that whodunit feeling is something appealing. >> we made the announcements that you were the "gma" book club pick. i got a big laugh from the anchors when i said it's a hopeful, heartwarming murder mystery. >> i know. >> who would ever think of that? >> i was on a business trip and i came back in my hotel room, opened the door and completely startled the room maid who was cleaning it and i remember her sort of jumping back into a shadowy corner and i just looked at her and i thought what an intimate and invisible job it is to be a room maid. she knew so much about me, but what did i know about her? >> reporter: the maid's" premise, unique.

>> molly really struggles with social cues and she's a bit of a misfit and yet, she's so diligent. she loves her job in the service industry. however, it's as though she's invisible. i really wanted the reader to step into that experience. >> and there's a lot of research youve done throughout your life that led you to be able to create such a complex character. >> i worked with special needs students, and when i would take these students out on a field trip, sometimes they were treated so badly, it was really hard for me to watch. however, the amazing thing that happened was i got to see these students be more resilient, more capable of change, more able to bounce back than so-called normative people and i wanted a little bit of that flavor in molly. >> reporter: "the maid" already set to the hit the big screen

with actress florence pugh executive producing and starring as molly. >> i don't think i could be happier and i don't think we could find a bitter molly than her. i think she will be absolutely brilliant. >> do you see any other actors we might know in supporting roles. >> i keep seeing stanley tucci as mr. snow. there is a very officious sort of hotel manager in the book. >> reporter: with an ending you'll never see coming prose hopes molly the maid leaves a lasting impression on readers. >> i really hope that when you step away from this book, you have a special empathy for those who are different. there are moments in the book where we might feel really, you know, sad for molly. but don't you worry, readers. by the time you get to the end, you will see that she is a very strong young lady. >> she is, indeed. "the maid" is out now and you can go to our website to find a free copy in a free little library near you and if you're in times square, you can just come on by and scan that qr code in our studio window and read an expert with that and as always, be sure to keep reading along

with us on our instagram @gmabookclub. you guys, you have to read it. >> amy, did you see this on the book jacket because michael picked it out, nita prose, longtime editor, blah, blah, blah, she lives in a house that is only moderately clean. >> that's all of us, right? >> i love that. >> i love that. she sounds like a hoot. >> she was so much fun to talk to. she really was such a personality and we hope there are more books coming from her. >> good for her. thanks, amy. we'll be right back. what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent i can du more... yardwork... teamwork... long walks.... that's how you du more, with dupixent, which helps prevent asthma attacks. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on-treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma that can improve lung function

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simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. >> building a better bay arejobn 'm jobina fortson here's francis with traffic. francis: two sig alert's in the south bay. a hard closure in sunnyvale past lawrence expressway because an overturned crash took out some trees and will take a while to clear from the right lane. the ramp to 287 will be blocked tomorrow as well, but things are looking better at the bay bridge toll plaza. drew: a hazy atmosphere right now, we are seeing it everywhere, one to five miles right now. our east bay hills camera, you can see the haze settling in over the bay area, the moderate

air quality continues today, but also mild temperatures in the 50's and low 60's. jobina: it's time for live with jobina: it's time for live with kelly and deja vu: it's live with kelly and ryan. today, film and television star, isla fisher. and from the new series pivoting, ginnifer goodwin. plus, tasty vegan alternatives for your table as we continue our "simple swaps week." all next, on live. [applause] and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [stammering] hold on, i have not yet seen art smile one time when we come in with the whole group. -i have not seen a smile or more. -well, he's-- there it is, fi-- all week he is-- that's the first smile all week. it is thursday, january 13th. good to see the gang. hello, kelly ripa. how you doing? i-- i have lots of questions. i want to go back to that shot. because there's lots of questions to be asked.

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