suggested. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, we're tracking a major storm that is sweeping across the country this morning. on alert. the south bracing for danger. a severe weater outbreak expected along the gulf coast including a potential tornado outbreak. the major cities that could be impacted. plus, the winter storm warning from colorado to michigan. more than two dozen states bracing for heavy snow and high winds. ginger is tracking it all. putting the brakes on a rail strike. president biden stepping in. why he's calling on congress and how apotential strike could impact the supply chain threatening everything from farming to food. the unprecedented protests in china spreading.

mass demonstrations against the country's strict zero covid policies as the ripple effects from the lockdown impact the global economy and shortages. world's largest active volcano erupts spewing lava and ash in hawaii for the first time in nearly 40 years as residents on the big island are told to be ready in case of the worst. we're live on the scene. students on edge. back to class at the university of idaho with the killer still on the loose as the father of one of the four students killed speaks with "gma" expressing his frustration with the investigation. must-win world cup showdown. team usa hours away from its match with iran as political tensions run high between the nations. overnight, will smith's first late-night appearance since his attack on chris rock at the academy awards. >> i took my hard and made it hard for other people. >> how the actor addressed the incident as he returns to the spotlight. ♪ jump for my love ♪ we're jumping into tuesday. travel tuesday takes flight.

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run is over. we are there in doha with some of those details. >> excited fans. in hawaii the world's largest volcano is erupting for the first time in 40 years. the latest on the alert coming up. but we do need to begin with a major storm on the move right now that could bring dangerous tornadoes to the south as it makes its way across the country. our rob marciano is in memphis for us this morning watching out for those tornados. rob, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, t.j., you're right. a dangerous day ahead for the south. storm shelters like this one are opening up in anticipation of seeing strong, violent tornados that could be long track. this one was built not too long ago, 2016. it is stout and it can withstand winds of 250 miles per hour and that's the strength of an ef-5. it's missile impact resistant, so very safe. it can hold up to 2,000 people. truly a community safe room that will come in handy because today mississippi is the bull's-eye for the most intense storms that we expect later today.

we have high humid, winds in different directions. that will make for powerful tornados that will move fast and some will come in the middle of the night. if it feels like this is late in the season, remember, just last year we had the devastating mayfield tornadoes where dozens of people were killed. that happened in december. we could have tornadoes like that today and that is why they're telling people to get to a safe house like this. t.j.? >> a lot of folks need to hold on. rob, thank you as always. robin? we bring in ginger with more on the track and timing of the storm. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, robin. even though hattiesburg, vicksburg, jackson, tupelo, all in that bull's-eye, this will impact people from canada to the gulf of mexico. let's dive in and see who has what. i'm worried about damaging winds on top of tornadoes which could be numerous from nashville down to mobile, back to alexandria and it's when the supercells start, intense thunderstorms that rotate. if one gets away and becomes isolated that's when you can see the tornado begin. that's the tornado region but, again, paducah down to, say, new orleans, all within the region

that has to be on the lookout. on the northern side up to 18 inches of snow fell in wyoming. salt lake city has had a couple of inches of snow. centennial, colorado, video from just this morning the roads are slick and now we've got this cross-country storm with wind alerts all the way into the northeast back to mexico and warnings up to minneapolis. robin? >> of course, we want everyone to take care. all righ, ginger, thank you. george? we go to the white house where president biden is calling on congress to avert a looming rail strike and impose a settlement that some union members rejected. the president is warning that a national rail shutdown would devastate the economy. chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning to you. so the deadline for these unions and rail workers is now in less than two weeks. if they don't, president biden says we're looking at a potentially crippled economy and many industries shutting down. this morning, he's not alone in this dire warning. hundreds of business groups have come together to send a letter to congress urging them to intervene and also saying a rail service shutdown for any period of time could cost upwards of $2

billion per day and we are not just talking about passenger travel here. a strike could threaten everything from farming and food to crucial chemicals for clean water causing major supply chain disruptions, but this is not expected -- the good news -- to impact holiday gifts shipped to stores months ago. the sticking point for many of these rail workers is over paid sick days. the president's involvement, a big one, calling on congress to act signals a major shift that could potentially pit him against his union allies. he is a staunch union backer. he's called himself the most pro-union president ever. he's been hesitant to get involved in congressional intervention in union issues in the past, but right now he says that he was reluctant to get involved in this one but the potential that this could cripple the economy was just too much. he had to get involved here, he says. >> what's the outlook in congress? >> reporter: speaker pelosi says congress lawmakers do plan to intervene this week. this is what they could do. they could push the time line

back to keep the talks going. call in an independent arbitrator. they could push a deal through legislation. but the big headline here, george, this deadline is on december 9th, so this clock is ticking. >> boy, it sure is. cecilia vega, thanks very much. t.j.? now to the fallout from the growing protests against covid lockdowns in china and the threat spreading to the global economy with stocks down on monday. our maggie rulli is tracking this all for us. maggie, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, t.j. yeah, the situation on the ground is escalating so quickly that the u.s. embassy in china is now warning american citizens in the country to stockpile a 14-day supply of things like medicine, bottled water and food preparing for whatever may phap. this morning, unprecedented protests are spreading throughout china and now into hong kong in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling communist party in decades. demonstrating against the country's strict covid policies, students in mainland china chanting, no pcr tests, we want

freedom and do not be a slave, be a citizen. video circulating online shows an official at a university in beijing warning student protesters saying one day you will pay for what you did today. in chengdu hundreds gathering, but the situation grows intense as a group of masked individuals marched through the crowd seen in this video posted online seemingly trying to break up the protest. china is reporting its fourth straight day of a record covid cases with nearly 40,000 infections on monday. that number is a fraction of what other countries report every day. but with low vaccination rates among elderly and their use of less effective homegrown vaccines cities across china remain in lockdown as they chase zero covid. in recent days, a heavy police presence is increasing, cracking down on the growing unrest. the white house has avoided

directly criticizing china's handling but acknowledges that the country's restrictions were impacting the global economy. >> people should be allowed the right to assemble, peacefully protest policies or laws that dictate what they take issue with. >> reporter: the dow tanking on the news, down nearly 500 points at close on monday as the price of oil also dropped over fears that protests and lockdowns in china will dent demand. and this growing unrest and continued lockdowns are causing major supply chain issues in china. many apple stores are seeing iphone 14 shortages of up to 40% as we head into the holiday season. and, guys, there doesn't seem to be any sign that this is slowing down. shanghai disney just announced they are closing down again after only being open for four days. robin? >> something we haven't seen before. all right, thank you so much, maggie. now to a guilty plea from the man who opened fire in a buffalo grocery store killing ten people. stephanie ramos is in buffalo for us. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, robin. in the courtroom the man accused

of killing ten people and injuring three others simply said, yes and guilty, as the judge named each victim and charge. this morning, the shooter responsible for a racist rampage that left ten people dead at a buffalo supermarket earlier this year has pled guilty to all charges. 19-year-old payton gendron now facing life in prison when he is sentenced in february. in court, families of the murdered victims emotional as new details of the attack emerged. >> and i see my mother and, you know, i see my mother all the time and to just imagine what she faced in that moment. >> reporter: the buffalo district attorney laying out the state's evidence in the case. >> the defendant, with the intent to murder as many african americans as he could, killed ten innocent black people and attempted to kill three others. although the attack lasted just over two minutes, the defendant's planning of a

racially-motivated attack occurred over a span of several months. >> reporter: the shooter also faces more than two dozen federal charges which can result in the death penalty. families of the victims say they plan to speak to the shooter directly at his sentencing hearing february 15th. george? >> stephanie ramos, thanks. now to the world's largest active volcano erupting. the lava from the mauna loa volcano on hawaii is not threatening any communities, but the big island is on alert. mola lenghi is there. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, george. yeah, the spectacular sight can be seen for miles and miles away, just lighting up the night sky. the lava has been relatively contained and is not currently a threat to populated areas. still, the national guard remains on standby and residents are encouraged to be ready. this morning, hawaii's mauna loa spewing ash and steam, red

rivers of lava bubbling down the volcano for the first time in 40 years. >> we're way overdue. we were way overdue for a mauna loa eruption. >> reporter: these incredible thermal videos showing the moment of eruption, the event illuminating the sky with eerie red glow. as a precaution only emergency shelters have been opened but as of now lava is not a threat to downhill communities. several flights into the big island have been canceled and environmental experts warn of low air quality and vog, or smog containing volcanic dust. the u.s. geological society warning vlcanic conditions can change rapidly. >> although the flow is not currently threatening lives or property, eruptions can be very dynamic. >> reporter: the world's largest volcano, mauna loa covers half the big island of hawaii, home to nearly 200,000 people. it's a popular tourist spot but in october, elevated seismic activity caused volcanoes national park to close the area near the summit for safety reasons.

as the lava flows, officials say time will tell them what should happen next. >> we don't want to try to second-guess the volcano. we have to let it actually show us what it's going to do. >> reporter: now, initial eruptions are typically the heaviest. so scientists now predicting that moving forward lava flow will hopefully begin to ease. the governor here, of course, stressing and encouraging folks to stay away from this immediate area but also saying hawaii remains open for business and tourists are still welcome here. robin? >> mola, thank you. now to the world cup. team usa gearing up for this afternoon's must-win match against iran. the game will be played amid rising political tensions following a u.s. social media post that iran -- let's just say they didn't care for that. will reeve is live in doha with more. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. in the buildup to the game the u.s. men's national team has had to answer questions about everything but soccer, especially that social media post that drew the ire of iran's government. iran's players are bearing a

heavy burden themselves. when the two teams meet and the whistle blows, it will be just a game and for the u.s. a must-win game. this morning, just hours away from their final group stage match of the world cup, the stakes for the u.s. men's national team are simple and huge. win or go home. >> it's going to be a tough battle. you know, we'll have to have a lot of energy in the game and make sure we're mentally prepared. >> reporter: the pressure heightened by unexpected political tensions off the pitch. iran's state-run media demanding fifa kick the u.s. out of the world cup for a social media post in which the u.s. team account temporarily removed the islamic emblem from iran's flag. u.s. soccer initially saying the post was a deliberate nod of support of iran's human rights

protesters before deciding to delete it. >> we had no idea what u.s. soccer put out. our thoughts are with the iranian people, the whole country, the whole team, everyone. but our focus is on the match. >> reporter: protests have been roiling the country for months afterwards after the death of mahsa amini. at a contentious press conference, on the eve of the game, u.s. captain tyler adams and coach gregg berhalter fielded a series of nonsoccer questions. many from iranian journalists. >> you say you support the iranian people, but you're pronouncing our country's name rong. our country is named iran, not iran. please once and for all let's get this clear. second of all, are you okay to be representing a country that has so much discrimination against black people in its own borders? >> my apologies on the mispronunciation of your country. yeah, that being said, you know, there's discrimination everywhere you go. >> you are more than welcome in our country but we are not, so what's your reaction about that? >> you know, i don't know enough about politics. i'm a soccer coach. >> reporter: the u.s. keen to put the attention back on the

field. they tied their first two games in this world cup securing one point each against wales and group leader england. nearly the youngest team in this year's tournament, they know their world cup destiny is in their own hands. i'm here at the american outlaws and they are hoping to see a repeat of history. back in 2010 the u.s. faced this exact same scenario. they had to win to advance. landon donovan scored to advance in stoppage time. hopefully not quite as dramatic tonight, but still as big of a win tonight. right, guys? [ crowd chanting, "usa" ] >> love it. the stakes couldn't be higher. some say they're so young they don't know any better. >> will is always great with those crowds. >> he really is. he's in his element. the results of cyber monday came in overnight. americans spent more online than ever before in a single day.f o. >> reporter: good morning, george. the final numbers are in.

consumers spend $11.3 billion on cyber monday. that was the biggest online shopping day of all time. in the peak hour from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. pacific time consumers spent $12.8 million. while these are eye-popping numbers, up 5.8% from a year ago, once you take into account inflation, people are spending more and getting less. it's money consumers don't have. credit card debt is up 15% from last year. that's the largest increase in 20 years. the biggest drivers of sales, toys. legos, hot wheels, disney "encanto," lol surprise dolls among the big ones. don't procrastinate. we say this every year. every year i do.

george? >> join the club. okay, rebecca, thanks very much. coming up, security is ramped up on the university of idaho campus as students return after the holiday and the father of one of the murder victims is sharing his frustration with the investigation. overnight will smith talking about the oscar moment seen around the world. first back to ginger. >> robin, good morning, everyone. on the northern side of the system minneapolis, twin cities, already snowing so post frontal snow and will be icy on roads. watch that. you'll end up with a couple of inches. even more if you head up into ashland or ironwood there in hayward, wisconsin. but snow all the way back to colorado yet. as this keeps moving east, it's about the wind and the rain. we have wind alerts from new york up to maine and you see that timing. that's wednesday, 11:00 a.m. that's when it starts drenching here in the northeast, and then those severe storms could be pretty tough ones down from south carolina to the gulf. your local weather in 30 seconds now. lisa: good tuesday morning.

some freezing temperatures ing. the valleys, waking up to the clear sky. looking for a system late wednesday into thursday, a level 1 on the storm impact scale. more wet weather over the weekend. high temperatures from the upper 50's and a few low 60's. a few high clouds in the forecast. a level 1 system for thursday. a break friday and more rain over the weekend. stay with us on this tuesday edition of "gma." we're right back.

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the houston boil water advisory has been lifted. the advisory caused schools and businesses to close in the state. the senate is expected to take a final vote on the respect for marriage act. the bill would codify the right for same sex and interracial couples to marry. the bill must pass the house again before it reaches president biden's desk. we want to turn to the investigation to the killings of those four university of idaho students. police now sifting through hundreds of tips, thousands of pieces of evidence. our kayna whitworth has been on this story for us, spoke with the father now of one of the victims. kayna, good morning. >> reporter: hey, t.j., good morning. kaylee goncalves' father said they moved to this region of idaho because it was safe. there had not been a homicide in moscow in seven years and now this morning he tells me the only thing worse than losing his

daughter, her best friend and two others is not knowing why or who is responsible. this morning, students on edge at the university of idaho as the search for the killer in that brutal quadruple homicide enters its third week. >> it is disconcerting that there is somebody out there who has done such a horrible thing and haven't been caught. >> reporter: the school posting this notice on social media monday, writing increased security will be on site for the remainder of the semester. still goncalves, the father of kaylee, now shedding new light on what happened that night in his first interview. >> it was fast and nobody suffered and nobody felt like that kind of pain. >> reporter: two other roommates survived on the ground floor, waking up several hours later calling friends over when their roommates were unresponsive. >> do you know the reason why the initial concern was that a roommate was passed out?

>> i know the girls reached out via texting and calling. so i can only assume that by the phones being ignored knowing how my daughter is not going to ignore calls and texting. >> reporter: officials maintain the murders happened between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. and that the first 911 call was made around noon. hours later steve was informed of his daughter's death, not by police, but by family members on campus. >> let's call maddie and then you realize maddie is gone too. >> reporter: madison mogen was kaylee's lifelong best friend. the pair seen together in their final hours of life laughing and ordering late night food before getting a ride home together in what steve described as a sorority designated driver service. >> you can't imagine sending your girl to college and then they come back in -- >> in an urn? >> in an urn. >> reporter: and now the families of the victims growing frustrated by the lack of

answers. >> i haven't earned the ability to grieve the way that i want to grieve. i want to be able to have justice first. >> reporter: now, steve says that he does plan to speak at the candlelight vigil tomorrow and says he doesn't want the city of moscow to fall apart over this. and, t.j., in a show of solidarity, that candlelight vigil will be held in various locations across this entire state. >> all right, kayna, we thank you so much. want to bring in now abc news contributor and former fbi agent, brad garrett. the families looking for answers. some details as they continue to trickle out. some of the new details we're hearing. what stands out to you? >> so, you have four people killed on two different floors of a house. it certainly suggests that someone knew the basic layout of the house. think about how long it would take to go from victim to victim. so somebody had patience. the police have described a

combat-type knife. so the person apparently went there to really do what they ended up doing. so once you've eliminated -- i assume this has happened -- the immediate circle, college students that were around these kids, people that may have threatened one of them, stalked them, whatever. i'm not hearing anything that supports a killer in that group. so what do you have to do if there's not an immediate connection? you have to go to a wider circle. you would look at, for example, maybe or maybe not somebody older. i only suggest that because this crime appears to be very focused and the person had a comfort level in the house. and so as a result, you start looking at sort of relationships that really aren't tight with these kids, somebody they met occasionally, somebody that may have come to the house to attend a party. apparently this was a big party house, and so that makes it more difficult. less connections makes it more

difficult many times to solve a crime and you're also going to have to look, and the police of similar type crimes in other parts of the country, in particular in the northwest, which they're saying initially there is no connection and there may not be, but you're really going to have to look at this bigger circle that i'm suggesting. >> wider circle, somebody that knew the layout, some of those details. but what type of person and somebody could argue what kind of monster are they looking for? >> so, if it's a -- if somebody has done this before, i mean, t.j., people who do this kind of stuff get a big thrill out of doing it. now, we don't know if it's that type of person but it could be something like that. the idea that you killed four people just tells me that this was sort of driven by something you intrinsically wanted to do, less so than maybe one student mad at another student. >> you can only imagine the fear in that community knowing that person is still out there. brad garrett, we appreciate you as always. george. we turn to will smith.

overnight he spoke with trevor noah on "the daily show" about his attack on chris rock at the academy awards. amy has the details. good morning, amy. >> good morning, george. will smith acknowledged moviegoers might not want to watch him on screen after that incident we all saw. he said i took my hand and made it harder for other people. he said he understands when people say hurt people, hurt people. >> i was going through something that night, you know, and not that that, you know, justifies my behavior at all. >> reporter: overnight, will smith making his first appearance on late-night tv since his on-stage assault of comedian chris rock at the oscars in february. >> i've been away. [ laughter ] what y'all been doing? >> reporter: opening up about the shocking slap seen around the world at last year's oscars, smith said after returning to his seat he was in a daze that lasted until a frank conversation with his 9-year-old nephew who had watched the show at home. >> he had stayed up late to see his uncle will, you know, and we're sitting in my kitchen and

he's on my lap and he's holding the oscar. and he's just like, why did you hit that man, uncle will? you know? [ bleep ]. why you trying to oprah me? >> reporter: after being subject to immense social media backlash for the slap, smith resigned from the academy which later banned him from all events for the next decade. >> asking what did i learn and it's that, we just got to be nice to each other, man. >> reporter: smith addressing the incident as part of a promotional campaign for his latest film, "emancipation." telling "entertainment weekly," i definitely lose a couple winks of sleep every night over concerns his oscar's infamy could hurt the movie's release and explaining to a local d.c. station he realizes audiences might not be ready to embrace him in a new role. >> i completely understand that. if, you know, someone is not ready, i would absolutely

respect that and allow them their space. my deepest hope is that my actions don't penalize my team. >> now even though he is banned from the academy awards for the next ten years, he is eligible to be nominated for best actor, guys. >> and some are saying the timing, because he has a movie to promote, had he maybe said these things earlier, it could be taken in a different light. >> they say timing is everything, don't they? >> all right, thank you so much, amy. coming up next, first black it's travel tuesday and gio has some of the best savings of the year. don't you there, gio? hey there. >> reporter: hey there, robin. how does a trip to italy sound for under 400 bucks? your dream trip at a dream price could be on the other side of this break. so do stay with us right here on "gma." we'll be right back. ♪ at prudential we think you should say it

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this morning, forget black friday and cyber monday. it's travel tuesday. get ready for the best deals of the year. >> if you're starting to think about next year travel or even some last-minute december trips, this day is the absolute best to get a really good deal on all of your travel. >> reporter: southwest airlines marking down its flights 30% for flights between january 10th and march 8th. >> last year domestic travelers saved upwards of $300 on airfare, international travelers, over a thousand dollars. so we're expecting to see similar deals this year with huge savings on domestic and international trips. >> reporter: some of the best, new york to rome, as low as $371 round trip in january. or even cheaper, new york to aruba for 310 bucks. >> typically on travel deal tuesday we see about 50% more deals available than on black friday and about 30% more than cyber monday. >> reporter: and it's not just airfare. hotels and cruises also on sale.

hyatt offering 20% off hotel stays through april. select cruises on norwegian and virgin offering buy one passenger get a second free. >> msc is currently offering $30 per person per night on a four-night bahamas sailing. royal caribbean is offering bahamas sailing four nights for $47 per person per night and carnival is offering a baja, mexico, trip for $36 per person per night from l.a. >> reporter: and it's also worth checking vacation packages where airfare and hotels are all bundled together. you can book that directly through the airlines or you can use websites like groupon, expedia, hopper. check out this one that we found. this is a seven-day greek island vacation with airfare and hotels included for under a thousand bucks. you can choose from several different islands. but as always, make sure you read that fine print that can get a little sneaky there, guys. >> oh, that fine print.

>> there's got to be some fine print on that one. >> i'm sure there's some fine print. thank you, gio. coming up later, breaking down a new study on salt and your heart health. but up next, who had the shot of the night? the laker player or the laker fan? it's our "play of the day."

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. major storm sweeping across the country. the south bracing for danger. a severe weather outbreak expected along the gulf coast including a potential tornado outbreak. the major cities that could be impacted. plus, the winter storm warning from colorado to michigan. more than two dozen states bracing for heavy snow and high winds. ginger tracking it all. putting the brakes on a rail strike. president biden stepping in, why he's calling on congress and how a potential strike could impact the supply chain threatening everything from farming to food. country singer jessie james decker is hitting back at online comments accusing her of photoshopping her kids. how she's responding this morning. ♪ yeah, you got that yummy yum ♪

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>> thank you so much. >> it's time to kick off "gma" gives back. how we're paying it forward this holiday season and how you can get involved right from home as our volunteers say -- >> all: good morning, america! [ cheers ] ♪ good morning, america. thank you for joining us as we celebrate giving tuesday. >> and some of those images we just saw takes us back to some of our favorite moments we've had this year in giving back and lara will help us give back. she's working, she's always working but working more helping with some donations of toys for tots as part of the disney ultimate toy drive. got some volunteers out there, mickey among them. we're getting ready to reveal how "gma" is giving back this holiday season. some surprises. we love our surprises around here, don't we, robin? >> we certainly do.

first, the major storm on the move right now. it could bring dangerous tornadoes down south, plus, more than two dozen states bracing for heavy snow and high winds. ginger is here with more, good morning, again, ginger. >> good morning. let's begin with how big this thing is, this afternoon and tonight paducah to nashville down to mobile, all the way back to new orleans and baton rouge have to be on the lookout. here's how the day is going to go. after the noon hour tornado watches will start popping. when you have a watch that's your time to say, okay, i have to get near a shelter. if you live in a mobile home you have to get to a community shelter because when a warning hits, you have to be in it. in the shelter to survive the type of tornados that could happen here so damaging winds and hail and that large yellow area but, of course, that bull's-eye right in the center of mississippi, parts of louisiana is where we're looking for meridian, tupelo, greenville, jackson, columbus have to be on the lookout starting out this afternoon and go into the overnight hours. we also have a northern side of this storm, salt lake city to parts of centennial, colorado, this morning. the roads are a mess because you have all that snow there and

across the country, we've got wind alerts that go from valparaiso, indiana, back to new mexico, robin. >> a little bit of everything weatherwise this morning. okay, ginger, thank you. we're going to go to the white house now where president biden is calling on congress to avert a looming rail strike and impose a settlement that some union members rejected. the president is warning that a national shutdown would devastate the economy. back to cecilia vega. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning again. the unions and railroads have until december 9th to come to terms on this. if they don't reach a deal the president says this will cripple the economy and this morning, he is not alone in sounding this dire warning, hundreds of business groups sent this letter to congress also urging them to intervene. they say a rail service shutdown for any period of time could cost upwards of $2 billion a day. not just talking about passenger travel but farming and food to crucial chemicals that are ed f causing also major supply chain disruptions. the sticking point right now for

many of these union workers is over paid sick days. but the president's involvement here really calling on congress to act signals a major shift that could pit him against the union allies. the big question right now, what is next? well, congress could force the two sides to keep talking or impose a deal through legislation, george. speaker nancy pelosi says that congress will intervene and act on this at some point this week. >> thanks very much. coming up here, on our "gma morning menu," jessie james decker calling out people commenting on her children's bodies in this picture. some saying she photoshopped the shot. also this morning, we break down a new study on salt and your heart health. dr. ashton with what you should know about your food. plus, our first look at diane sawyer with the stars of "love actually" 20 years later. also, you know it's giving tuesday. lara sorting donations for toys for tots as part of the ultimate toy drive. you can see she's joined by a very special guest. lara.

>> i sure am, robin, i'm with mickey mouse joining us as we spread a little holiday cheer with the disney ultimate toy drive. we'll tell you all about that and how you too can get involved in this wonderful cause. we're having a great time out here live in times square. it's all coming up on "good morning america." should we sort? let's get these kids their toys. ♪ score low prices and great deals at target. this week save on the gifts they'll love

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>> good morning, george. parents are constantly posting playful and proud pictures of their kids on social media but jessie james decker is not the first mom to discover that the internet can be a mean and judgy place. ♪ should have known better ♪ >> reporter: this morning, singer jessie james decker taking to social media to address claims that she altered a photo of her children saying being accused of photoshopping abs on my kids, i can't help but laugh. we preach about body positivity and acceptance but my kids having a mass amount of genetic and built muscle from athletics is weird. ♪ come dance with me ♪ >> reporter: the "dancing with the stars" contestant posted playful videos of their three young children on family vacation this weekend. ♪ i'm bad ♪ >> reporter: this photo gaining attention, commenters pointing out what they called the kids' six-pack abs.

some accusing the singer of using photoshop to alter them. another user calling it strange. the country star firing back telling one commenter from one mother to another, please don't call my children's appearance strange just because they don't look the way you think they should. it's unkind. >> public figures like jessie james decker are used to people talking about her body or commenting on how she looks. when you turn that eye towards children, it's cruel. >> reporter: jessie james decker, who's married to eric decker often posts about her active family. overnight, speaking out about the criticisms her vacation photo has received saying, i want to raise my kids to feel proud of their bodies and hard work. fans and celebrities coming to the deckers' defense. selma blair commenting, i love these smiles. the strength. so in their bodies. fun goals. >> none of us want our children growing up feeling ashamed of their bodies or worried about

how they look. they should just enjoy being children. if you're a parent, think about how you would feel if your child was being criticized and just don't do it. >> reporter: now, jessie says her daughter gets her physique from her passion for gymnastics. i'm sure it doesn't hurt that dad was a former national football player. i googled, and there are six-pack ab filters out there. i am so naive. >> why did you google -- >> i'm just saying they exist. i'm looking at social media completely differently now. >> you got it. all right, juju, always great to have you here. we're going to turn now to a "gma" health alert. we're breaking down a recent study on how adding less salt to food can reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease by 23%. our chief medical correspondent dr. ashton is here with more and i want to emphasize that. because people think, oh, yeah, but 23%. what did the study show? >> heart disease, number one killer of men and women and

the controversy continues when talking about salt and sodium. but this latest study getting a lot of attention done in the uk. big numbers, over 176,000 people by questionnaire they found the group that never added salt to their food after it was prepared had a 23% lower risk of total cardiovascular disease, 26% lower risk of what we call ischemic heart disease so things like heart attack and 37% lower risk of heart failure so, again, it's done by association. there is some bias at play. it's by questionnaire but this was a very powerful study showing that sodium not so good when it comes to our heart. >> so explain how it could have potentially a negative effect? >> first, robin, as i mentioned we were saying in the world of cardiology this is controversial. there are some cardiologists who are not convinced despite the mountains of evidence so this is just the latest study in this issue, but the theory is that salt, when we consume it, pulls water into tissue and when we

talk about tissue i'm talking about your blood vessels, that can then increase our blood pressure. anyone who follows their sodium and their blood pressure and their weight has seen that effect. >> how instead of just not -- i know. i can't remember the last time i added extra salt to my food or anything because it's already in there but how can folks decrease the number or amount of salt. >> i think first of all, the awareness is key and then, because as you know i have a degree in nutrition, so i'm kind of wearing both hats here. i think there are some really important tips and tricks. number one, read labels. there's so much hidden salt in things including beverages. that awareness is key. swapping in spices for salt. you and i were talking about that. that is a really good way to retrain your palate. look at your beverages. if you drink mostly water you'll be fine. if you drink any other type of beverage look at the sodium content. the american heart association recommends we cap it at 1500 milligrams. >> i love how you said retrain your palate.

>> it takes time. >> you can do it. >> there's hope. >> see you on "gma3." okay, lara. >> we turn to our insta-parenting series. with many still dealing with the baby formula shortage one online influencer mom is helping parents navigate it while destigmatizing formula together known as the formula mom. take a look. when it comes to feeding their babies parents can feel a lot of pressure. >> like most parents i had assumed that we would breast-feed and that's just not how it turned out. i was desperate for information about how to formula feed safely and successfully and i couldn't find any information that felt supportive, judgment-free and research based. >> reporter: that's why mallory whitmore created the instagram account, the formula mom, a resource for other families full of practical information and support. >> my goal is that parents can feed their babies confidently even if they're using formula. >> reporter: on her wildly popular platform, the mom of two

is also trying to break the stigma about formula. >> we can know that breast milk offers ideal nutrition but we can also acknowledge that it might not be the ideal choice for us based on the lived circumstances of new parenthood. >> reporter: recently helping her 190,000 followers navigate the ongoing shortage. >> for a lot of babies, formula is their sole source of nutrition. there's not another option. >> reporter: with many store shelves still bare mallory says new parents need backup. >> i always encourage parents to identify someone outside of their immediate family who can be the go-to formula sourcer for them. >> reporter: once you get that precious formula here's her hack for reducing waste. >> batching formula in a dedicated formula mixing pitcher, which is good in the fridge for up to 24 hours after you've prepared it. this allows parents to pour exactly what they need for each individual feeding instead of making a big bottle and then throwing away whatever they don't eat.

>> reporter: mallory even has a tip for formula fed babies with sensitive tummies. >> shaken, not stirred. >> reporter: sorry, mr. bond, the formula mom said when making bottles it's best to avoid shaking. >> you'll end up with a ton of gas bubbles. i always encourage parents, if you have the ability to swirl that formula. >> wish i had known that. the american academy of pediatrics recommends exclusively breast-feeding infants for the first six months but health care providers say not all parents can or want to breast-feed and that a fed baby is what is most important. now, over to ginger. >> swirled, not shaken. wish i would have known that too. thanks, lara. all right, let's start in boston it will be a windy wednesday. tomorrow i'm giving you a heads-up. wind alerts and that earth cam from boston. looks nice right now, but here comes the storm that will be mostly wet. rainfall will be heavy at times but there are high wind alerts that go back to burlington, vermont, upstate new york and these are for gusts up to 50

miles per hour. if you have flights, that'slisa. some freezing temperatures insa. the valleys, waking up to the clear sky. looking for a system late wednesday into thursday, a level 1 on the storm impact scale. more wet weather over the weekend. high temperatures from the upper 50's and a few low 60's. a few high clouds in the forecast. a level 1 system for thursday. a break friday and more rain over the weekend. oh, can you believe it? it's been 20 years since hugh grant reminded us all that love actually is still around and to celebrate the beloved and hilarious holiday classic diane sawyer hosting a primetime special tonight with the stars of the movie and behind-the-scenes secrets. here's your first look at the laughter and secrets of "love

actually" 20 years later, a diane sawyer special. ♪ >> reporter: it's a little film that has become a global sensation. we've all watched "love actually" for more than 4.6 billion minutes. audiences all over the world, holiday favorite that keeps giving the competition a run for its money year after year after year. and people don't just watch, they rewatch and rewatch and then re-create their favorite scenes. like this scene in the movie, the cue card declaration. everyone tries that. everyone. even someone on "saturday night live." and when the movie features a prime minister doing a really embarrassing dance. ♪ jump ♪ >> reporter: all of us in our living rooms try it too. ♪ jump in and feel my touch ♪ ♪ jump, if you wanna take my kisses in the night, baby ♪ ♪ jump, jump, for my love ♪

>> reporter: so we decided to travel to london to find the people who made that beloved movie 20 years ago to talk to them about hilarity, heartbreak and how we love then and now. we're here in the offices of the film studio, someone is rushing down the hall. it's emma thompson. >> oh. "love actually," oddly enough. >> wow. i can't believe you're here. >> i don't know if surprised is the word. do you get why it's become this? >> i so do. i so get it. >> yeah? >> yeah, because i think that we forget time and time again we forget that love is all that matters. it's all that matters. >> reporter: and she wasn't the only big star who signed on for the movie. we're at a rooftop overlooking central london. >> hello, hello.

you have a huge crew. >> we do because it's you. you know what i mean? >> i am important. >> reporter: hugh grant plays the prime minister who inconveniently falls in love with someone in his office, tries to avoid seeing her but ends up knocking on random doors to find her. >> is natalie here? >> reporter: the part was written especially for him by the writer and director richard curtis who's also his friend. >> a, he is funny, that's just a black and white thing, he's funny, and, b, it comes from the heart, it's true. >> reporter: lessons in all kinds of complicated love brought to you by an outlandish aging rock star. a little boy with a crush who needs his stepdad's help and a mother who teaches us about shattered dreams and how you hold on when love has been changed by life. ambivalent love is still love. >> it's still love and unrequieted love which is the most painful love on the planet but it's still love. my grandmother used to say your

heart is no good as a heart until it's been broken at least ten times, you know, that something about the scar tissue that makes it stronger. ♪ >> reporter: here is the man who wrote and directed this movie, curtis is the writer behind "four weddings and a funeral," "bridget jones's diary" and that unforgettable moment in "notting hill." >> i'm also just a girl. standing in front of a boy asking him to love her. >> reporter: he says he still wants to write about the ways we're good to each other in a world that has so many movies filled with trauma and violence. >> we get thousands of films about serial killers and there's only ever been about nine of them and yet there will be a million people falling in love feeling it's the most interesting moment of their lives. i do think the way to think about life is that every day has the potential in all its simplicity just to be gorgeous. >> reporter: the message of a

film 20 years old, back when all these characters were a new idea and back when one scene almost didn't happen. as we know the prime minister was a big star who kind of enjoys his reputation for being stubborn. he's supposed to improvise a kind of victory dance but he won't. >> i think i saw it in the script and thought i'll hate doing that. >> he kept saying no. >> how did you get him on that day to that point? >> oh, he was grumpy. he was grumpy but he knew -- it was a contractual obligation, a bit of contractual obligation acting. >> and so he starts. >> yes. >> and what are you thinking? >> i'm thinking, oh, good. he's doing it. two, that's agonizing embarrassingly. he's just perfect. >> i'm out of rhythm, by the way, especially at the beginning when i wiggle my arms. ♪ and if you want more, if you

want more, more, more ♪ ♪ then jump, for my love ♪ ♪ jump in and feel my touch ♪ ♪ jump, if you want to take my kisses in the night, then jump, jump for my love ♪ >> the later bit right at the end i'm sort of doing this, when my lips are out of sync with the song. ♪ i'll take you down but i will give myself this credit. it was my idea to have the secretary lady catch me, genius. >> reporter: so tonight come to laugh and take a look around you at the love you may not have noticed, but, in fact, make it the best day of your life. ♪ if you wanna take my kisses in the night ♪ >> i do love that. babies hug. >> it's interesting to hear the backstory on that dance. "love actually: 20 years later" airs tonight on abc and tomorrow on hulu.

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bill a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc. seven mornings and you'll be in a has looked at traffic. thank you. good morning, everyone. unfortunately we do have a new update from the chp on a crash we were looking at in livermore. it has been confirmed that this is a deadly crash on eastbound 5 80 at north flynn road. it is in the counter commute directions, so you're not facing a big slowdown there , even though it is an awful situation in oakland, though. very slow traffic northbound 80 of the colosseum our live camera here because of an issue on northbound 80 at high street, wrapping up very quickly, still problems that you rely on the millbrae line. we do still have an equipment issue underway there at the bart station, there at the bart station, reggie. thank you. we're go ♪ [christmas music] ♪

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good morning to temperatures starting to recover just a little bit here. 46 in the city 42 in san jose, oakland 41 nice visibility here in the city. it's going to be a cool day. the winds are going to dial back so we'll have temperatures. cool we're gonna need that sunshine to warm up 57 in fremont 56 in napa. the actor weather 70 forecasts. we are looking forward to that rain on thursday, but before that the coldest morning should be tomorrow morning and then more rain over the weekend, reggie

thanks. lisa another abc seven news update. and about 30 minutes. you can always check us out on our news, app and abc seven news .com. ♪ i love the holidays ♪ we do welcome you back this morning. we are celebrating giving tuesday encouraging people to make a difference by paying it forward and "gma" is getting ready to give back all month long. we're kicking it off with the disney ultimate toy drive. >> mickey mouse in the house. these folks are behind us. they're sorting and packing donations for toys for tots. we have volunteers from the united states marine corps, the new york police department. folks from our disney family and the mouse himself. >> we are so excited to share how we're going to keep giving back this holiday season but first we want to take a look at

some of our favorite moments with 2022 where we celebrated incredible people across the country who are indeed making a difference. when it comes to giving back -- >> surprise! [ cheers ] reporteorg lol a" goes all out. heith grangift >> no wa suri cebri >> give u >> come here. >> reporter: the money they all need. >> $10,000. >> $20,000. [ cheers ] >> $100,000. >> $1 million. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: so they can do even more to lift their communities. >> thank you. thank you, thank you. this is going to help us keep food in our cupboard. ♪ i love the holidays ♪

>> we often have to give people a lot of tough news so it's so gratifying to also be able to shine a light on people who are out there doing good, changing lives every single day. >> oh, man. >> i love you so much. >> i love you too. >> the more people you can help just the better you can make it and just helping someone, inspiring one person could lead to inspiring thousands. you never know. ♪ happy holidays ♪ >> oh. >> reporter: but perhaps the greatest gift of all, the joy we see on the faces of those who never saw it coming. you don't do it for yourself. you do it for the other person but, man, what you receive in return, though, that's not your motivation at all, it is the best feeling. ♪ so happy holidays ♪ >> it is returned to you tenfold. so many heartwarming moments and we are not finished. it is so great to have this group of people to help us with the disney ultimate toy drive. you want to meet a few of them

right now. >> let's do it right now. >> you go that way. i'll go this way. this is lance goodwin. you have been volunteering, what, 16 years. >> 16 years. >> what keeps you coming back? >> the kids, actually my organization have been doing this for a long time and it's the kids that when you give them a toy and the look on their face and they're so appreciative and it's genuine, it's not something made up. they really appreciate it. we're in brooklyn and the kids in brownsville, brooklyn, shoutout to brownsville. they really appreciate this stuff. you know, we try to help out as much as we can. >> we appreciate you. love the hat. you wear that hat so well, lance. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> let's see who lara has. >> i'm here with angela. this is her first year volunteering with toys for tots. thank you for that, by the way, you're a parent advocate in the get these toys to have this love poured on them? >> sure, it is actually giving them hope especially after the

pandemic, a lot of these kids would be without especially in the bronx where we have one of the poorest districts and it gives the parents also that feeling of knowing their kid is going to have something special during this time. >> yeah, they're going to be loved and appreciated. that's nice for both the parents and kids. thank you so much for volunteering. >> thank you. >> robin. >> we have marine staff sergeant raul pillco. you've been volunteering for many years. can you give folks at home the idea of the impact this has, the volunteers that are here? >> the volunteers are incredible today. what they're doing today, they're sorting and bagging and tagging. what we're trying to do this year for toys for tots trying to bring out toys to about 250,000 kids and today alone we'll be able to get toys to about 1,000 or 2,000 kids so it's incredible and completely grateful for the volunteers today. >> let's see if we can help with that. >> you go by age group. these guys have be wake next level, if you will. let's just get right to it. we have a little something special, raul.

>> come on.aryorey? here we go. >> okay. >> here we go. >> okay. >> one, two, three.t's do this. ♪ i love the holidays ♪ >> wow! >> in celebration of the disney ultimate toy drive, 75 years, toys for tots, disney is providing a grant that will deliver an additional $75,000. >> you thought it was going to be a couple thousand today. >> that is incredible. incredible. wow! >> what kind of impact does that have, raul? >> just that many more kids are going to open up a toy for christmas. it's just completely incredible. we're completely grateful for everything. we really are. >> grateful to everybody here, angela, you, lance, all the volunteers, but you know what, we are not finished because disney and "gma" are giving back all month long and you can too. t.j. and ginger are going to reveal our holiday windows. okay, you two. >> all right, robin, here it is.

beautiful display. this actually represents the 106,000 plus toys already donated this season through the disney ultimate toy drive, 106,799 to be precise including that generous donation we just saw. toys for tots of course spreads holiday cheer to millions of kids all over the country. a lot of people wondering how they can help. of course, you can help. donate a toy online at shopdisney.com and do that now through christmas eve. all you have to do is scan that qr code on your screen to donate a toy, so that is how we're kicking things off. >> you know we're not done, please, come with me, t.j. over here we've got our second window and miss tory johnson because this season "deals & steals" is helping you shop for a good cause. so this display has 30 products from 30 brands that are all giving back. "gma's" providing donations to toys for tots made possible with the support of the companies that are sponsoring our "deals & steals" window and tory, tell us all about the deals inside.

>> i'm so excited about this. as you know, small businesses are the heart of our communities and the backbone of our economy. so we're celebrating this season with savings of 50% off from 30 terrific small brands to help you stretch your holiday dollar. holiday budget. we've got socks and bags, boots and bird houses, bluetooth speakers, wine accessories, bath and body products. kitchen gear. bedding and blankets. i think you get the gist. there is a lot to choose from. start here with us at "gma" deals to shop small, save big and gift joyfully. all 30 of these brands are giving back this holiday season so to get started, dive in and point your camera to the qr code on the screen. >> i believe this is called a holiday twofer, right? looking forward to giving back all season long here. thank you to the incredible volunteers. everybody that's out in times square with us this morning and coming up, you're going to see more of them and also miss sigourney weaver here live. ♪ magic is in the air ♪

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♪ i make no promises ♪ back with our friend sigourney weaver. the three-time oscar nominee is now starring in "avatar: the way of water." welcome back. good to see you again. >> thank you so much, george. >> you saw it for the first time last night. >> i did. >> and? >> it doesn't feel like a film. it's such a complete experience. so moving.

the first time you see a film you're often a little critical because you're like, ooh, and this honestly, we were so swept away by the story. he's such a good writer. by the, you know, 3d that exists now. you're just in another -- >> you're immersed in a different world. >> total body immersion in this thing. >> now your character did not survive in the original film but you're back as a new character? >> yes. i play kiri who is on the poster. she's 14 and i'm one of i guess five kids in it, in the family of jake, that's my dad and zoe, so their family. >> let's give everybody a look. >> okay. so what is it? >> i feel her, dad.

>> she who? >> i hear her breathing. i hear her heart beat. she's so close. she's just there like a word about to be spoken. >> how do you go about getting the voice of a 14-year-old? >> you know, i actually went to some classes at laguardia for sort of that age group and, of course, there's a huge range of how kids go through puberty and what surprised me was that in terms of the voices, you had voices that sounded very young and voices that sounded very adult, so in the end what i had to do is kind of unearth my own 14-year-old and then i just got

out of her way and every now and then i would check with jim or the dialect coach and go, what about the voice? and they'd go, fine. >> i'm sure it was a lot more than fine we could hear right there. but so much of this film also happens underwater. you had to learn how to hold your breath for minutes at a time. >> yeah, what's so exciting is that you are underwater a lot. if we hadn't had a year and a half of training, we would not -- >> a year and a half? >> yeah. this is the first thing we started and i started about six months before we even shot anything, and, you know, you can really tell that we can live and function in the water. made a huge difference. >> it's been so long since the original. we can't wait to see this one come back. i want to ask about your other movie out "call jane." you play an abortion rights activist. >> yes. i play virginia who is an old hippie who's been around the anti-war movement for quite a

while but "call jane" which is a clandestine abortion service before roe versus wade was passed is really virginia's really close to her heart so it's an amazing story about women coming together to help other women and i think particularly inspiring now because we, again, don't have the fundamental right to pursue reproductive health services in this country. >> kind of hard to imagine. >> yeah. >> sigourney weaver, thanks for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> "avatar: the way of water" hits theaters everywhere december 16th. tickets are available now. let's go to ginger. >> george, it doesn't get better than this. toys for tots volunteers, the service members, mickey and we have some beautiful weather pictures to show you. it's a little cold out here right now, mickey will help pantomime for me. but the double rainbow seen over

stamford, connecticut, just gorgeous. and a look at what's to come. how are we going to do strong winds? tomorrow we'll have to hold on to our hats, gusts up to nearly 50 miles per hour, atlantic city, newark or any of the flights here, new york up to boston you'll want to check ahead. windy, mickey. all ri lisa: waking up to chilly temperatures. we will recover but only in the low to mid 50's. sunshine mid morning. cool, in the upper 50's today. coming up on "gma," "downshiftology." blogger lisa bryan here sharing strategies for delicious easy healthy meals coming up on "good morning america." don't go anywhere. we're eati

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it's santa. we got a problem. ♪ ♪ wooooooo! ♪ ♪ ho! ho! ho! ♪ all right. so we're back. if you're busy trying to figure out what the heck to eat for breakfast right now we're here for you. our next guest has over 2.5 million followers.

congratulations. >> thank you. > on social media on her platform. she also has some great recipes that can you can prep at the beginning of the week and have on hand. it's fantastic. all in a brand-new cookbook. i love the title. "downshiftology healthy meal prep." lisa bryan, welcome to "gma." >> excited to be here. >> we love "downshiftology." can you talk to us about that name and what it means to you? >> when i started "downshiftology" i had come from the corporate world and was probably working a little too much. had a little too much stress and burnout and wasn't making healthy food choices so i said i just need to downshift. i need to slow down my life and i need to get back to basics and i need simple healthy igredients and i found the best way to do that was to meal prep. i could have healthy food at my fingertips and saved time in the kitchen. >> and so many people are buying those services that are like preprepped that you pay for. you're saying, you got this. you guys can do that.

>> it's so easy when you have a recipe like this that we're going to start with. >> okay, but this recipe, stuffed peppers, that's a dinner theme, come on. >> i know. i know. >> so many people love it with dinner with ground chicken or ground beef but you can also enjoy it with breakfast with eggs so it's a simple as whisking together a few eggs if you want to whisk those together and you can add your favorite breakfast ingredients. you can have some crispy bacon. we can add a little bit of that inside. >> yeah. >> bacon fans in the building. >> nice. >> some green onions, some goat cheese, but whatever your favorite breakfast ingredients are you can easily add those in. and once those are all mixed up you can pour them into a cup and i do recommend a cup or a bowl with a pour spout is always easiest to pour so you don't have a mess. >> you prepepped your peppers. pick your color of choice. >> yes. >> and then pour away. should you not pour to the top and are there any tricks for making sure that the filling stays in?

>> one of the things i like to do, a little pro tip, is slice a little bit off the bell pepper to keep it flat so it doesn't wobble and move around. >> such a good idea. >> and then you pop these in the oven for about 35 to 40 minutes, bake them up. the outside and so i like to describe these as little egg muffins but with an added veggie boost on the outside. >> no kidding. those are awesome. there's your sort of protein and then an on the go snack or meal. >> yes. >> you make a great chia pudding. >> this one is overnight oats. >> sorry. overnight -- we have three. not two but three today. overnight oats. >> overnight oats are one of my favorite and no cook breakfast options. it's a simple combination of oats, chia pudding, some yogurt for some really good probiotics in the morning and protein and milk. pour that in -- >> it goes here. >> pour tat in on top and this lovely layered combinaion. >> i ahve silly question for

someone who has never made overnight oats, that would be me, like you can get the one with the quaker oats, the big -- >> yes. >> you can use those. >> i have an autoimmune condition so i always make sure to use gluten-free certified oats but, yes, any kind of oats you can use. you can go with dairy milk or dairy-free milk and yogurt to keep it dairy free. stir it and put it in the fridge for about four hours and gets nice and creamy. i like to do it overnight hence the name overnight oats, and then you can add your favorite toppings and i try to use seasonal ingredients as much as possible. oranges are in season right now, winter fruit, so i love -- >> smells good? >> smells good. i'm starving. smells good. >> and then you've got the -- >> all the different flavor combinations, so if you want to put some oranges on top, sprinkle those on top. you can add some -- >> you do you. sprinkle what you want. any fruit you want on.

see if t.j. wanted to do that. while you guys are sprinkling your food of choice can we talk about the puding? >> yes, yes, so chia pudding is one of my favorite breakfasts. >> thank you very much. >> and this is a great recipe to always have in your fridge and freezer so weeks when you're really busy and want to grab something and go, it's really just two ingredients and chia seeds are great. they are nutritional powerhouses with omega-3 and protein. mix chia seeds with milk, dairy or dairy-free, depending on your preference, i like to add a splash of maple syrup. a little splash of vanilla extract and you can add a variety of toppings. >> this is something that will last? >> it will last for weeks in the fridge and up to three months in the freezer. >> and the final word from you. >> i'm doing this within a week. this is great. this is great. >> i might make that today. i love these recipes. so great to have you. scan the qr code on the screen that you see to get the recipes right now or you can go to goodmorningamerica.com. lisa's book, "downshiftology."

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bill a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. good morning, reggie aqui from abc seven morning said. you'll be in a is monitoring traffic. thank you, reggie. good morning, everyone. we are still looking at problems with bart right now , if you rely on the mill braided line, and especially the millbrae station, so caltrain is going to get you from millbrae to san francisco. you can also transfer at san bruno, the station down there, but this little impact anyone traveling in the richmond antibiotic and sfl directions and it's due to the equipment problem at the millbrae station. hi, lisa. good morning to you is a chilly morning. we're getting a little warmer here. upper forties san jose 50 at the coast. a lot of sunshine if you high clouds later on, just still in the mid thirties, santa rosa all day today, upper fifties if you high clouds and then we're going to bring in a cloudy day tomorrow cold one to start rain thursday

, reggie thanks so much, lisa time now for live with kelly and ryan will see you again at 11 for midday. live until then. hope you have a great day. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "avatar: the way of water," sigourney weaver. and one of the stars of the new film "the fabelmans," paul dano. plus, exclusively for our amazing viewers, luxury gifts for left as we continue "live's holiday gift bargains." also, a kind and helpful woman from alabama is delivering our good news story of the day. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: good morning!