jobina: do you decorate for the holidays? reggie: we have a string of lights. [laughter] good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, the race to avert a national rail strike that could cripple the economy this holiday season. full steam ahead. the senate expected to vote, forcing workers to accept a tentative deal to prevent a strike. now who is not on board. early holiday gift? could gas prices fall below $3 a gallon by christmas? what about mortgages, credit card rates and the job market? college town on high alert. the moscow police chief in his first sit-down interview since the university of idaho murders and overnight vigils held across the state remembering the four students. crackdown in china. riot police deployed. dressed in hazmat suits

patrolling the streets with protesters rallying against that country's strict covid measures. from multibillionaire to bankruptcy, one-on-one with the man behind crypto exchange ftx. >> today, a lot of people look at you and see bernie madoff. >> sam bankman-fried in his first network interview since the company's stunning collapse. >> how do you explain the failure? was it inattention, arrogance? >> what he says caused it all. >> that's a pretty stunning admission. >> only on "gma" this morning. new threat from the world's largest active volcano. the lava flow nearing the major highway. plus, the concern about hawaii tourists flocking to the eruption site. one-on-one with french president emmanuel macron on what he hopes to accomplish in washington this week on his state visit, plus, the 2024 u.s. presidential election. >> what would it mean for the relationship between u.s. and france if donald trump became president again? >> the latest on the war in ukraine. >> how about vladimir putin? you said you expected to speak

with him again. do you know if you'll speak to him again? >> yes. >> when? >> and negotiating peace. >> is a man capable of making a decision like that capable of negotiating what you call a good peace? >> this is exactly the question. >> i know. what's the answer? ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ and we're thinking about fleetwood mac's christine mcvie. the singer/songwriter behind so many hits passing away. this morning her heartbroken friend stevie nicks' touching tribute as the world and the band remember the pioneer as talented beyond measure. we do say good morning, america. good to have george back with us. good to have whit in for michael and, man, so many memorable hits have much more on her incredible career ahead. >> right, many road trips and long nights listening to those timeless tracks. what a legacy. much more on that coming up. george, you have two big

interviews this morning. >> it's been a busy week. i was in the bahamas with the head of dash the former head of ftx. the billionaire now he says worth only $100,000 and yesterday emmanuel macron, both coming up. >> looking forward to that. right now we want to get the latest on the race to avert a national rail strike. it would severely impact the economy and supply chain for the holidays approaching. the house voted yesterday to impose a settlement that some unions had rejected setting the stage for a critical vote in the senate. rachel scott on capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: george, good morning and congress did take the first step to avoid a nationwide rail strike but if the senate does not move quickly the impact would be devastating. driving up the cost of everything from gas to groceries right before the holidays. this morning, congress is scrambling to avoid a catastrophic shutdown of the nation's railroads. >> senator schumer, are you confident a rail strike will be

averted? >> we're working hard to get something done and to try to get it done as quickly as possible. >> reporter: senators are expected to vote as soon as today. forcing workers to accept a tentative deal to prevent a rail strike. president biden has called it necessary to prevent a shutdown that could cost the economy up to $2 billion a day, disrupt travel for 7 million passengers and send inflation even higher during the holiday season. >> a rail strike would be devastating to the american economy and put millions of americans out of work. >> reporter: under the constitution, congress has the power to step in. but some republicans are saying not so fast. >> i'm not going to vote to impose this on them against their will with the force of law. >> reporter: while the deal would give rail workers their biggest raise in decades, it only includes one additional day of paid leave and some unions are calling for more.

>> this breaks my heart because these are real people. our members live and work in the communities across this country with the people that they interact with regularly. >> reporter: in lincoln, nebraska, track welder jakob is home sick with the flu. he says if his manager doesn't approve his vacation time he doesn't get a paycheck. >> i have influenza a right now. the scary part about that is, you know, we're -- i don't have paid sick leave. >> reporter: the house passed two bills wednesday. one to avert a strike. the other to add additional paid leave. the president now calling on the senate to move quickly. the white house made clear the president supports paid sick leave for all americans including rail workers but does not support anything that would delay this bill getting on his desk as quickly as possible. he wants to sign it by the end of the weekend. >> rachel, history making change in leadership for the democrats in the house. >> reporter: definitely. congressman hakeem jeffries of new york, now the new democratic leader, the first black lawmaker to lead a party of congress. house speaker nancy pelosi will remain in congress but she's stepping away from leadership

officially passing the torch. in a statement she says this new eneration of leaders reflects the diversity of our great nation, george. >> rachel scott, thanks. robin? now to the rebound on wall street as stocks soared wednesday up 737 points after reassuring comments from the federal reserve and even better, gas prices also on the way down. chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is on wall street and has the latest for us. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. they lit up the place to celebrate. i'm only kidding. it's lit up here for the christmas holiday and $3 gasoline could be on the way by christmas. that is according to a new report by gas buddy. with inflation coming down in many areas, the federal reserve is signaling that interest rates will not have to keep climbing as high in the future weeks and months. in fact, at their meeting next week, they are very likely to increase rates but not by as much as what we've seen and what we've seen so far this year has pushed everyday borrowing much

higher. in fact, if you look at the 30-year fixed rate mortgage, right now on average, 7.3%. credit card interest rates on average, 22%. this is why interest rate hikes from the federal reserve have an impact on all of us, but it's also meant to tamp down inflation, which, robin, it appears it is starting to do. robin? >> it appears that way. rebecca, the next jobs report is expected to be released tomorrow? >> reporter: yes, it'll come out tomorrow. this is an important report, because at the same time that the fed is trying to tamp down inflation, they are also tamping down growth in the economy and that has a ripple effect on things like jobs. we're very likely to hear tomorrow that job creation is slowing down. it's still historically high, 200,000 jobs is the expectation. that would be good pre-pandemic, but in a moment like this, we need to see according to the federal reserve job creation

coming down in order to slow inflation for all. robin? >> all right, rebecca, nice they lit up the christmas tree just for you this morning for your live report. all right. >> reporter: yes. >> you got it. whit? >> custom order. all right, robin, thank you. turning now to china where protests against zero covid lockdowns are spreading, new video emerging of protesters clashing with police as the government struggles to crack down on the movement. bob woodruff is in hong kong with the latest. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, whit. it's very interesting now because of those ongoing, widespread protests across china. now, the government has taken notice, softening their tone and quickly easing some of these restrictions. with these protests sweeping through multiple cities, china's government has been trying to stop them from spreading as the people keep rallying against beijing's strict covid measures. in a southern city, angry residents still clashing with law enforcement. protesters seen throwing objects and tearing down pcr testing

tents. riot police deploying dressed in hazmat suits patrolling the streets. now city officials there saying coronavirus measures would ease in some districts coming a day after the country's health officials doubled down on their zero covid policy. this week's demonstrations spreading beyond mainland china and hong kong, japan and the u.s., gathering in solidarity. [ crowd chanting ] chinese authorities struggling to censor the movement as videos of protests emerge online, bypassing the state's strict control over the internet. in response, the government stepping up police presence and even sending students home as some citizens call for president xi jinping to step down for the covid lockdowns hampering the nation's economy. this as the death of the former

president adds to tensions. the chinese leader ushered in massive economic growth in the 1990s, following the tiananmen square protests. now some experts say it could be another rallying point for the protests. now, as of now it's unclear whether these protests will continue with such intensity but today in asia markets responded positively in part due to the signals of easing from beijing. guys? >> okay, bob, thanks very much. now to the new threat from the largest active volcano in the world. the lava flow from mauna loa is slowly making its way toward a key highway on the big island of hawaii. mola lenghi is on the scene with the latest. good morning, mola. >> reporter: well, good morning, george. yeah, the increasing threat this morning is that lava from the volcano eruption will eventually reach and ultimately significantly damage that highway, disrupting everything from commerce to the commute of residents and tourists here on hawaii's big island. this morning, a race to impact as lava flowing from hawaii's erupting mauna loa volcano heads

towards the daniel k. inouye highway on hawaii's big island, one of the state's main arteries of transportation. the lava only a few miles away traveling at a speed of one mile per hour and as the flow reaches flatter land it could slow down but a breach could still come as early as tomorrow. >> the big operation that we're facing is thousands of residents and visitors that are flocking to the eruption site to view this current mauna loa eruption is creating a safety hazard. >> reporter: mauna loa is the world's largest active volcano. this, its first eruption in 38 years shooting fiery, bright orange lava up more than 100 feet into the air in some places. while authorities are not worried about the immediate threat to nearby communities, the main concern is the negative impact of vog, volcanic smog on air quality.

geologists say the volcano here is spewing the equivalent of ten dump trucks every second and in some places those lava streams, the bright orange streaks you see behind me are yards deep. officials say they are discussing the possibility of diverting the lava if the threat becomes too great. but, robin, they admit for that to work would be a long shot. >> that sight behind you, oh, boy. mola, thanks so much. now to the investigation into the brutal murders of those four university of idaho students. the community gathered to mourn them in an emotional vigil last night as the moscow police chief spoke to kayna whitworth in his first sit-down interview. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning. you know, as the father of college-aged students himself and like many on the force, a graduate of the university of idaho, these homicides have stunned the department and the community that gathered for the first time last night filling the football stadium to honor these victims and hear from their families. ♪

overnight vigils held across the state of idaho. mourning the deaths of four university of idaho students brutally murdered in their off-campus home. for the first time madison mogen's father speaking out about his daughter. >> when i would meet people ever since she was first born, the first thing i'd say, well, i have this daughter and she's -- she works hard and she has all these great friends in the sorority. >> reporter: the murderer still on the loose while authorities maintain this was a targeted and isolated attack without saying why. >> the reason why you believe it was targeted or the reasons are so crucial to the investigation that they cannot be revealed? >> and we are not going to reveal that. that's part of that investigation. trying to pull the pieces in that will help give us the before, the during and the after. >> reporter: in his first sit-down interview police chief james fry emotional about the

toll this has taken on the community. >> do you believe that you were prepared to handle something like this? >> so we're trained very well. we're also aware when we need to bring in the idaho state police and the fbi or atf. >> reporter: now a multiagency effort under way. investigators analyzing a mountain of evidence, but divulging no clear leads in nearly three weeks. >> there is no secrets in a small town. how is this a secret? >> that's why we're continuing to push through until we can ucover that secret and when we do, it'll be one of those days that a lot of relief will come to our community. >> reporter: patience, a hard thing to ask for of families desperate for answers. >> the community and the family members really want some assurances from you. >> what i can offer is that we are going to work continuously

and we're going to provide as many answers as we can. >> reporter: now when i asked the chief about this case being in its third week, he called that surreal. but, whit, he did go on to say they will not allow this case to go cold. >> but in the meantime, as you pointed out, still so much fear and concern in that community. all right, kayna, thank you. now to the aftermath from the deadly tornado outbreak that ripped through the south. more than three dozen tornadoes reported in four states killing at least two people and causing widespread damage. rob marciano is in alabama with more. rob, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. day two of damage assessment and recovery here in alabama. three other states with a total of 35 reported tornados. at least 10 of those confirmed ef-1 or higher. one of those hit this apartment complex with 110-mile-per-hour winds. you can see it completely ripped off the roof of this substantial building. this utility pole snapped like a

tooth pick. part of a playground strewn with building debris. 2x4s spiked with nails. you can't see behind the camera, but there's a full size piece of plywood impaled on top of a tree 30 feet high. what is most striking is what's behind me right here. the walls and ceilings of these bedrooms completely tore out. imagine lying there when it came through. miraculously nobody in this building was seriously hurt. an ef-3 out of caldwell parish, louisiana. people were trapped in this building and their neighbors helped pull them out. they too survived. we talked to a number of families now homeless but are grateful to be alive this morning. w whit? >> that is quite the scene, thank you. robin? we'll change gears now to the world cup and the u.s. getting ready to play its next match against the netherlands but the big question, will their injured star be able to play on saturday? will reeve, he's there live in doha again for us this morning. good morning, will.

>> reporter: good morning, robin. the short answer to that question is all signs point to yes. this is going to be the biggest game of christian pulisic's life. if the u.s. has any hope to advance to the quarterfinal for just the third time in its soccer history, they're going to need him on the field. they needed him in the last game against iran. he scored the only goal of the game and he laid his body on the line to do it. colliding with the iranian goalkeeper in a place you don't want to get hit, he had to go to the hospital to get everything checked out. the u.s. team saying that pulisic is day to day with what they are calling a pelvic contusion. pulisic took a photo from the hospital and said, don't worry, guys, i will be ready for saturday. he was then back at the team hotel celebrating with his teammates. yesterday, a day off for the team. pulisic, i'm told hanging around at the beach. everyone just getting ready for this massive game against the netherlands. if the u.s. wins on saturday, they'll be in the quarterfinal for the first time in 20 years. lots of belief around this team, guys. >> lots of belief, indeed. all right, will, thank you very much. i'm going to be watching the match on saturday right after

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drew: i'm abc seven drew tuma with your forecast. a messy morning with the rain, a level two moderate storm, on the storm impact scale later this afternoon the rain moves out. what to mid 50's, the afternoon high. some of the coldest air so far moves into night. freezing begins at 11 :00 p.m., temperatures in the 20's and 30's under clear skies. the accuweather 70 forecast, dry tomorrow, more rain over the weekek and we'll be right back on this friday eve, right? >> that's right. >> see you in a bit.

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>> in that penthouse that he used to work with his former colleagues at ftx and now alone with his parents. this was something. a wild interview. almost two hours we sat down. it felt at times like a therapy session. he took every tough question. he wanted to speak out about all the questions surrounding this collapse. remember, about a month ago he was worth about $20 billion. now he says he's worth $100,000. he's under investigation by prosecutors and regulators but he insists he did not commit fraud. let's take a look. >> a lot of people look at you and see bernie madoff. >> yeah. i mean, i don't think that's who i am at all, but i understand why they're saying that. people lost money. and people lost a lot of money and i mean at the end of the day, look, there's a question of what happened and why and who did what. what caused the meltdown -- and i think that is -- reads very differently. when you look at the classic bernie madoff story, there was

no real business there. the whole thing, as i understand it, i think, was just one big ponzi scheme, right? ftx, that was a real business. >> reporter: he was at the top of the cryptocurrency world. 30-year-old billionaire sam bankman-fried. >> you just need ftx. >> it's ftx. it's a safe and easy way to get into crypto. >> ah, i don't think so. >> super bowl ads, naming stadiums, steph curry, gisele bundchen. >> we did a lot to bolster our reputation, help our brand. >> reporter: but in the early morning hours of november 11th, it all came to an end when ftx filed for bankruptcy and bankman-fried stepped down as ceo amid reports of customer funds being used to pay alameda research creditors. this confirmed by former alameda ceo carolyn ellison during an

early november video meeting with employees. alameda, the crypto trading firm also founded by bank mean freed. abc news reached out to ellison for comment but as not heard back. >> one of the reasons ftx went bankrupt is because ftx deposits were used to pay alameda's creditors. carolyn ellison said you knew about that. is that true? >> you know, best i can tell, alameda did have a big position open on ftx. that position, i think, was, you know, very overcollateralized a year ago. there was a market collapse in its assets the last month and to some extent over the last year that threatened that position quite a bit, and i think that's, you know, as best i can tell a lot of what happened. >> i'm no cryptocurrency expert and i'm no finance expert, but i don't think you answered me question. i asked you, did you know that ftx deposits were used to pay off alameda creditors?

>> i don't know of ftx deposits being used to pay off alameda creditors. are you -- which creditors are you referring to? >> carolyn ellison said you all knew that these funds were used -- were put into alameda. they were the funds owned by your depositors. >> so i can't speak for who knew what. you know, a lot of the customers on ftx did have, you know, in dollars or bitcoin. >> as you know, the ftx terms of service tell the people who signed up, none of the digital assets in your account are the property of or shall be or may be loaned to ftx trading. but you're saying that happened. >> my understanding is a few things happened. the first is there is a margin trading facility on ftx by which

users can lend out funds, by which other users borrow funds and so there are explicit cases where there is, you know, borrow lending. >> if alameda is borrowing the money that belongs to ftx depositors, that's a bright red line, isn't it? >> there are a lot of cases where that's actually explicitly part of the program's end -- >> not here. here it says that the digital assets may not be loaned to ftx trading. they can't be loaned out. >> i -- there existed a borrow lending facility on ftx and i think that's probably covered -- i don't remember exactly where but somewhere else in the terms of service. >> they'd have to approve of that. they say they didn't approve. they're saying you approved of it. >> if you rewind to the beginning of ftx where, you know, some customers were, you know, i think in line with serving existing relationships

they've had, wiring money straight to alameda research in order to trade on ftx. >> so you do know and you did know that ftx deposits were being funneled to alameda? >> so i was vaguely aware that that was how some wires were being sent in the first place. >> didn't that set off alarm bells in your head? >> so there are a lot of people who were involved in that process and, look, i really deeply wish that i had taken like a lot more responsibility for understanding what the details were of what was going on there. i knew that legal was involved. i knew that other groups at the company were involved that, you know, there were agreements drafted up. >> but you're ultimately responsible. >> ultimately, absolutely. look, i should have been on top of this and i feel really, really bad and regretful that i wasn't and a lot of people got hurt and that's on me. >> here's what mark cuban has to

say about that. he said if i were him i'd be afraid of going to jail for a long time. >> at the end of the day, you know, it's not my call what happens and the world will judge me as it will. >> are you worried about going to jail? >> there are a lot of things that are worrying me right now. and, you know, as best as possible, i'm trying to focus on what i can do going forward to be helpful and, you know, let whatever, you know, regulatory and legal processes are happening play out as they will. >> i do want to move on. just finally on this, this is really a yes or no question. >> yep. >> carolyn ellison says you knew that ftx funds were being funneled to alameda. did you know that? >> i knew that there is an open margin position there and that that involved -- >> i know. that's not what i'm asking. she's in court and you're in court and she's under oath and you're under oath. >> yep.

>> and you're asked did you know that these funds were being funneled to alameda, what is your answer? >> i did not know that there is any improper use of customer funds. >> you also took out a $1 billion loan. what was that for? >> that was generally for reinvesting in the company. that was not for consumption. i -- you know, to my knowledge i have basically nothing left. you know, basically everything i had was invested in the business. i expect i'm going to have nothing at the end of this. i have $100,000 left in my bank account last i checked and i think i have one credit card working with that right now. >> earlier this summer you thought you had, what, 32 billion. >> probably 20, but a whole lot more than i do now. >> i can't imagine what it feels like to go from $20 billion to $100,000. >> yeah. it's -- i mean, it's been a

really -- it's been a really humbling falling in a lot of ways. >> how do you explain the failure? was it inattention, arrogance? >> it's a good question. >> was it unethical? >> some part of it was just literal distraction. i really should have spent some time each day taking a step back and saying, what are the most important things here? right? and like how do i have oversight of those and make sure that i'm not losing track of those and, frankly, i did a pretty incomplete job at that. i spent a lot less time looking at assets and looking at balances and positions because that's not where revenue came from and so i wasn't seeing it as a core business driver. obviously it was a core risk and that was a huge mistake of mine not to think of that. >> you said one of your great talents in a podcast was managing risks. >> right. >> that's obviously wrong. >> well, it's -- i think that there is something even deeper

wrong there which is i wasn't even trying. like i wasn't spending any time or effort trying to manage risk on ftx, trying -- like -- and that obviously -- >> that's a stunning admission. >> what? >> that's a pretty stunning admission. >> yeah, i mean, i don't know what to say. like what happened happened and if i had been -- if i had been spending an hour a day thinking about risk management on ftx i don't think that would have happened. i think i stopped working as hard for a bit. you know, honestly if i look back on myself, i think i got a little cocky, i mean more than a little bit and i think part of me, like, you know, felt like we made it. >> as i said, that was a pretty stunning admission. the whole job of the head of a firm like that is managing risk. >> exactly. and he wanted -- he reached out -- >> desperately.

he went against the advice of his lawyers. he thanked me at the end. we talked for close to two hours and he didn't flinch on the tough questions even though he had a hard time at times answering them. and, you know, he just wants to speak his mind. now, one of the reasons he said he wants to speak his mind, he says, he still hopes in some way he can contribute to the idea of getting some of the depositors' money back. i asked is that delusional? >> because that's a lot of money. >> it's a lot of money and he has no role in ftx right now, but he is facing several investigations at this point, but wants to tell his side of the story. >> i wonder how the people who lost money will respond to this interview, because clearly he struggled to answer a lot of these key questions. >> we will see. >> yeah. >> all right, george, thanks so much. coming up next, we have the royals taking on boston, the controversy that could overshadow will and kate's trip as they are set to meet with president biden. come on back. my a1c stayed here, it needed to be here. ray's a1c is down with rybelsus®.

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met with the mayor and caroline kennedy as it was president john f. kennedy's moonshot that inspired prince william's earthshot prize, the reason he and his wife are in town. >> like president kennedy, katherine and i firmly believe we all have it in ourselves to achieve great things and that human beings have the ability to lead, innovate and problem solve. >> reporter: but overshadowing the trip controversy back at buckingham palace. the prince's godmother lady susan hussey redesigning amid accusations of racism. ngozi fulani, the founder of a women's nonprofit and a black woman born in the uk, says tuesday at the palace hussey repeatedly asked where she was really from, implying she wasn't really british. a spokesperson for prince william condemning those comments saying, racism has no place in our society. >> i don't think it will overshadow the whole trip. on the initial outstages it will, of course, cause a problem for the trip because you got their own spokesman making

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>> she does it all, right? >> she does. >> definitely looking forward to that. also ahead, the father putting the rest of us to shame. the tidy dad, george, this guy is going to help us both out. a major instagram star with strategies to stop stepping on toys, get the kids out of the house with both mittens in time and even get them to help with the laundry. i met him. i spoke with him to get some of his important tricks. >> that is one phase of early fatherhood i do not miss. [ laughter ] >> exactly. right now the latest on the race to avert a national rail strike that would severely impact the economy and supply chains. let's go back to our congressional correspondent rachel scott back on the hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. and congress is now scrambling to avert a nationwide rail strike and avoid a shutdown that would have a devastating impact on the economy right before the holidays. the senate could vote as early as today on a bill that would force workers to accept a tentative agreement that president biden helped negotiate

earlier this year. that would give rail workers their biggest pay increase in decades but some unions say it does nothing to address their biggest concern, paid sick leave. the white house says, of course, the president does support paid sick leave for all americans, including rail workers, but he does not support anything that would delay getting this bill on his desk as quickly as possible because the impact here could be catastrophic. by one estimate, it could cost consumers and businesses up to $2 billion a day driving up the cost of everything from gas to groceries, again, right before the holiday season, george. >> meantime, history making change in the democratic leadership in the house. >> reporter: exactly, george. congressman hakeem jeffries now the new democratic leader in the house, the first black lawmaker to lead a party of congress. house speaker nancy pelosi officially passing the torch saying this new generation of leaders represents the diversity of our nation. george? >> rachel scott, thanks very much. robin? now to some holiday hope for the economy and gas prices dropping. let's go back to chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis there on wall street. good morning, again, rebecca.

>> reporter: hi, robin. nice to see you again and the trees are up here on wall street, all decorated. and the price of gasoline is coming down. the national average this morning, $3.47. in a month we could be celebrating at christmastime gas below $3 a gallon according to gas buddy. now fuel prices are one component of inflation. they're important, but other prices have also started to come down and the federal reserve is signaling that the rate hikes that we have been experiencing will continue, but won't cntinue as dramatic of a pace which means while credit cards and mortgages will get more expensive, they won't get as expensive as quickly. one thing to note, the national average for a credit card is 22% interest rates. that means if you're throwing down the plastic this holiday season, it's going to cost you more if you're not paying off bills on time. so think twice and give yourself

that financial peace of mind. robin? >> always good insight there. thank you so much, rebecca. whit? now to new hope for a four-day workweek thanks to an experiment involving 33 companies and nearly a thousand workers in a six-month program to reduce the workweek to 32 hours over four days at the same pay. the results, employees and employers are both sold. workers say they got more done and felt less stressed and the companies averaged a 38% increase in revenue. i always love how they ask the employees they survey, as if anywhere going to say, no, no, keep it five. >> good point. coming up in our "gma morning menu," my interview with french president emmanuel macron on his partnership with president biden and ending the war in ukraine. also ahead, we celebrate the life and talent of fleetwood mac's christine mcvie. plus, tory is back with more "deals & steals," gifts and gadgets starting at just 5

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biden and macron do see eye to eye, but they do have some differences, and they are in a league on ukraine and macron as you'll see has no problem speaking his mind. >> what exactly do you hope to accomplish this week? >> i hope, i would say, to resynchronize in a certain way and build new ambitions for the future. >> have they been out of sync? >> i think so regarding economic issues. >> why? >> because i think we're perfectly working closely together when we speak about war, ukraine, geopolitics. but when you look at the situation after february of this year, gas and energy prices, they're sky rocketing in europe because we're buyers of -- >> americans think they're skyrocketing here too. >> but the situation is very different when you take oil, perhaps, but when i look at the gas prices paid by your companies and the european companies, it's absolutely not the same. but o top that, a series of

decisions -- we do share the perspective, inflation reduction act perhaps very good for the u.s. economy. as they were not coordinated with the european economies, they create just the absence of a level playing field. >> you're the first french president to ever have two state visits to the united states. of course, the first one was under president trump. he announced two weeks ago he will run for president again. what would it mean for the relationship between the u.s. and france if donald trump became president again? >> first, i try not to make any type of political fiction as i'm not -- >> political fiction. >> i'm not a player of this party. >> you'll be president if he's re-elected president. >> i never speculate about future outcomes of elections in my country so i will not do so for others. i'm very much engaged and my willingness is for the two years

to come to deliver maximum results with president biden's administration. >> let's talk about the war in ukraine. is ukraine winning the war right now? >> ukraine is clearly having very positive counteroffensive saying they are winning the war is probably too early. >> how about vladimir putin? you said you expected to speak with him again. do you know when you're going to speak with him? >> yes. >> when? >> in the coming days. i want to first have the state visit and have in-depth discussion with president biden and our teams together. >> do you have a vision of what a successful peace looks like? >> a sustainable one. >> what does that mean? >> it's for the two parties to decide and the rest is international community to be here to guarantee and to protect, but what i do believe is -- what i do believe is that it's a good peace is not a peace which will be imposed for the ukrainians by orders, number one. a good peace is not a peace which will be -- which will not be accepted in the long run by one of the two parties.

>> is a man capable of making a decision like that capable of negotiating a peace? >> this is exactly the question. >> i know. what's the answer? >> if i had the answer, i would be around the negotiating table with him and would be somebody in charge. >> is he still rational is the question? >> i do hope. i do believe in that. my conviction and my pragmatic approach is to say, i have to engage with the existing leaders and the one in charge of the country. because if we do believe in national sovereignty, we cannot decide say a precondition to start negotiating. i think he made mistakes. is it impossible to come back to the table and negotiate something? i think it's still possible. >> you've talked about a crises of democracies -- >> yes. >> -- around the world. what does that mean? >> look, i think all the western democracies are under very strong pressure. we see the extremes. we clearly see in our society a

sort of fascination, big transformation of this past 10 to 15 years, social networks. i can come from my twitter account or post on my facebook or instagram account a very long message, i'm called nuts -- i don't know what. nobody knows why but saying crazy things about a vaccine, a pandemic, the war and i will bring together some piece of evidence with no link, no verification. it's the beginning of a doubt. doubt is good, but when it's based on argumentation and we start on the same ground. >> right now we're facing a situation where just in the last couple of days elon musk said he will relax all the content moderation policies, covid misinformation back on twitter. he's making it worse, isn't he? >> i think this is a big issue. i think it deserves to be largely engaged. what i push for is exactly the opposite, more regulation.

regulation is not -- >> can you do that in france on twitter? >> we did. and we are implementing it and we did it at the european level. free speech in democracy is based on respect and public order. you can demonstrate. you can have free speech, write what you want but there is responsibilities and limits. the limit is that you cannot go in the streets and have harassive speech, anti-semitic speech. you cannot put at risk the life of somebody else. violence is never legitimate in democracy. and this is for me what is very important to defend now. in democracy you can change your leaders. you can change the one who -- >> if you accept the change. >> and vote you, yes. and the point is as long as you have these roles you are not entitled to be violent.

you decide, but you do not go to the streets -- you can go to the streets to protest and demonstrate with your words, but you have to accept at the point of time the rule of democracy and when in one of the biggest democracies and the oldest democracies in the world, you can have leader and supporters deciding on purpose to refuse the results because this is the one they didn't want to see, this is just the beginning of the end of the democracy. i think whatever you think, whatever your side could be is just -- we have to protect where we stand. because what is the alternative of this model? perhaps it's not perfect. i do agree. perhaps especially when you belong to the minority where you lose an election, you are not happy with the outcome. i imagine that a lot of democrats were not happy in 2016.

did they invade capitol hill? no. so my strong belief is that we have to stick to the rules because this institution and the democratic framework is much more important than the others. >> boy, strong words about january 6th there. >> very much so and he just really cuts right through it. he is very confident. >> no question about that. he's got a big day ahead. he's got the meetings with president biden today and, of course, the state dinner. >> that's right. that's tonight. thank you, george. two big interviews you brought to us today. thank you. we're going to remember the life and legacy of a force from fleetwood mac. yes, we're talking about songwriter and singer extraordinaire christine mcvie and chris connelly joins us from l.a. with her impact in the world of music and beyond. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. an absolute legend whose straight from the heart songs with fleetwood mac lent genuine emotion and pure pop craft.

christine mcvie wrote and sang music that registered with multiple generations. ♪ baby, for a girl like me ♪ ♪ you know, i'm falling, falling, falling at your feet ♪ >> reporter: a pillar of fleetwood mac and a popular music paragon. christine mcvie was a brilliant pioneering songwriter and singer of so many soft rock hits. ♪ 'cause when the loving starts and the lights go down and there's not another living soul around ♪ ♪ you woo me until the sun comes up and you say that you love me ♪ >> reporter: "say you love me" on the band's 1975 lp and 1977's "you make loving fun." ♪ you, you make loving fun ♪ >> reporter: behind the keyboard, solo or in harmony with stevie nicks she sang her lyrics of desire, yearning for connection and vulnerability with the warm earthy voice of a strong uncompromised woman. ♪ why not think about times to come ♪

♪ and not about the things that you done ♪ >> reporter: joining forces with lindsey buckingham for "don't stop." ♪ don't stop thinking about tomorrow ♪ >> reporter: christine mcvie's death wednesday at the age of 79, a devastating blow to her longtime listeners. from president bill clinton, "don't stop" was my '92 campaign theme song. it perfectly captured the mood of a nation eager for better days. i'm grateful to christine and fleetwood mac for entrusting us with such a meaningful song. i will miss her. in a handwritten note, a heart broken stevie nicks called her my best friend in the whole world since the first day of 1975. see you on the other side, my love. always, stevie. ♪ and the songbirds are singing like they know the score ♪ >> reporter: no one could absolutely tear your heart out with just a piano and her voice like christine mcvie. ♪ like never before ♪

>> reporter: so many wonderful songs. so many musicians citing christine mcvie's influence. so many fans drawn to her melodies and lyrics, touched by her knowing voice and her romantic soul. robin? >> well put. >> yeah, exactly right. >> thank you, chris. let's get over now to ginger. >> we could play that music all morning. i'd be fine with it. good morning, everyone. i want to show you snoqualmie summit. more than 26 inches of snow they picked up in the latest storm. a lot of folks will be headed out trying to do skiing and snowboarding because it's all opening but i do want to mention that there are some avalanche warnings that are starting to pop up. with the new storm comes some pretty volatile things and those avalanche alerts are in parts of idaho and in colorado so watch for those. the winter storm warning through the sierra could bring another 40 to 60 inches by the end of the weekend. drew: i'm abc seven drew tuma with your forecast.

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that is so smart. two super smart things. >> stocking stuffer alert. >> yes. >> everything from aquavault also half price and start at $14. then we're coming down here for some fun. >> bring it home, tory. >> stay on this side. the lighting is better on this side brad said. stand here where the lighting is good. >> you don't have to tell me twice. >> turn your backyard into an amusement park or our studio, look what we had going on right here. that is sal right there. that's called the fun roller. >> oh, my gosh. >> can you believe that? that's sal taking one for the team. >> i have so many thought bubbles. >> not only do we have that but big inflatable bouncy houses that were actually too big -- >> wait till you see that video. >> set up in the studio. sal will have to show us that from his backyard. plus, look, we have little arcade claw games and so many different things from the company. big inflatables. >> the loungers are great.

>> the loungers for the pool. just a delightful assortment. i wish we could have taken over the place. yes, but just having that moment with sal is good enough. so all these ideas are really about just bringing warm wishes, fun in the sun. a lot live in warm climates. others will travel to them. this deal, these prices start at $7.50 and free shipping from hoovy. >> wow. that's not all. tory will be back in the next half hour with even more holiday deals, you guys, check them out but coming up first, mindy kaling is here live. did i mention that we love her? see you. coming up on "gma." >> announcer: next week even santa is going to love this. two "gma" holiday concerts. tuesday, darlene love and chris ruggiero and backstreet boys live. sponsored by carmax.

bill. a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc seven news. good morning on this rainy thursday. i'm reggie aqui from abc. seven mornings. dubina house traffic going, reggie. we have a couple of issues out there. we're going to start with the live look at the richmond san rafael bridge because this has been a problem with spot throughout the commute this morning, we had crashes. you approached it a stall on the bridge itself. so just be aware that you are going to run into ponting on the roadway is also some spinouts as well. and bart. this is a big issue for our commuters. now because system wide the delays have expanded its going to be about 20 minutes behind schedule for every bart line, giving you an overall view of the bay area here. you can see all of that fog in the north

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impact scale will have that heavy rain with us this morning. we will dry out later this afternoon, reggie. thank you. another abc seven news update and about 30 minutes. you can always check out the weather by going to abc seven news. .com. ♪oing to abc seven news. .com. this summer i did the minority executive training program at yale. you guys, i'm like really smart now. you don't even know. you could ask me, kelly, what is the biggest company in the world and i'd be like, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, giving you the exact right answer. >> mindy kaling has been making us laugh for nearly two decades starting out on "the office" as the hilarious kelly. she is a quadruple threat, actor, writer, producer, comedienne and adding publisher with her new project, mindy's book studio. would you please give it up for the one and only mindy kaling. so many fans in the studio.

>> intro made me feel really good. i'm not gonna lie. >> meant every word of it. i can't believe it's been almost ten years since "the office" has gone off the air. what go you think your character would be up to now? >> i think she probably would have quit dunder mifflin to be an influencer and probably been canceled almost immediately. [ laughter ] so that's what i would see for her. >> pretty accurate. >> most of the characters on that show probably would be canceled. >> one of the great things about "the office," a whole new generation of fans are getting into it now. we were talking about your kids a moment ago. at what point do you introduce them to the series? still a little young, right? >> i kind of think maybe never. that show is so inappropriate. i mean, we always talk about the writers i'm still in touch with, how much of that show we probably couldn't make now. tastes have changed and honestly what offends people has changed so much now and so i think that

actually it's one of the reasons the show is popular because people feel there's something kind of fearless about it or taboo that is talks about on the show so i mean i think when they're teenagers they'll probably want to. a 15-year-old boy is the biggest fan of "the office". >> i had a 15-year-old girl who spent all of covid watching "the office" again and again. >> i'm sure that was great for you. >> made me feel like a real failed parent. tell me about mindy's book studio. >> one of my most favorite things i'm working on. i was raised reading books. they were, like, my babysitters. so i've written three. i love writing and i love reading. it makes me a better writer and the mission of mindy's book studio, which is an imprint of amazon publishing is to spotlight women and emerging voices and establish voices, and women of color, and it's one of the most exciting things i'm doing right now. >> one of your books "the vibrant years" and the author has a special message.

>> it is such an honor and i am so thrilled that "the vibrant launch mindy's book studio.l - i have been a huge fan for decades now. i do believe that the work you have done has changed the pland. it has changed the game for us so thank you and cheers and congratulations again. here's to big things for mindy's book studio. >> oh, wow, gosh. >> that was so -- this has been the nicest morning. >> you really have been a game changer just as she said and you wanted to provide for the next generation of mindy, something you didn't have, the support of somebody who looks like you. just tell us, what resonates with you about her story? what inspires you about her story? >> it's very easy with an author like sonali. she's just so talented and the book is incredibly entertaining, you know, like i grew up, i love

movies and film, obviously. and i wanted juicy, funny stories that are relatable to everybody, so much of my career has been taking things that are mainstream and putting people that we don't normally see as the protagonists in the lead like "gone girl." i want to show different prota protagonists. this has three generations of indian women with the juiciest story, sex and lies and incredibly joyous. i cannot wait for people to read it. >> great fascinating project you're working on. i want to shift gears and have to say you're the co-creator of "the sex lives of college girls." thanks for making me say that on tv. what inspired you to write it? >> definitely not my own college experience. i want to put that out there not that it's surprising to people. we talk about showing stories from different perspectives and i grew up watching movies like

"animal house" and just movies that were the quintessential east coast college experience and was all guys. i went to dartmouth. had a great time there and you don't get to see young women coming into their ages and just having fun and making big mistakes and heartbreaks and so that's kind of why i did the show. >> you have a college -- >> i was going to say. now you have to -- [ laughter ] >> i know. >> maybe you and -- you guys can watch. >> kind of right. it's when i'm watching next to my girls that it gets a little -- >> yeah. >> keep doing this. just keep -- >> thank you. >> cannot say enough. you are a true game changer and so humble about it all. so you can come back and we'll do a love fest for mindy any time you like. >> i'm so happy to be here. thank you for having me. >> you're very welcome. join us and see -- you can pike up "the vibrant years." i'm over here. first, it's the first book for mindy's book studio.

it is out everywhere right now. a close-up of mindy. okay. coming up, tory johnson is back with even more "deals & steals" for the holidays. come on back. the holidays. come on back.

we're back with our insta-parenting series. back with the tidy dad. you spent some time with him. >> look, all the dads need help. we got to stick together and the tidy dad is helping out. a huge following online helping

us with things parents struggle with. things like keeping a clean home and getting the kids out the door on time while getting the little ones to pitch in sometimes. if the laundry is piling up and the toys are scattered everywhere, it might be time to turn to tidy dad. father of three tyler moore creating the instagram alter ego to help his 380,000 followers tidy their lives. >> cleaning, tidying, organizing, it feels overwhelming for people but if you put systems into place, it can be a bit more manageable. >> reporter: desperate parents turning to moore for his routines and systems to help. one tip, get the kids involved. >> laundry is this big headache, everybody wears clothes, everybody has these piles of laundry and so after it's washed we bring the laundry home. we put it in one big pile. we all work together to sort.

we all work together to fold. >> reporter: for parents who struggle getting the family out of the house, tyler recommends setting up a system. now is the time we need coats, gloves, hats. how do you deal with that? >> we have a getting out the door area. we have it organized by person. >> all those key items all in one place. >> so, everything is centralized. we have hooks with the coats that are accessible to the girls. so they're able to grab their things. >> reporter: if your home is starting to feel like a cluttered toy store moore has a solution for that too. mountains of toys. it can be very overwhelming. how do you organize that? >> when our daughters were young we established a toy rotation. kids oftentimes when they see the same toys again and again, you know, there can be some fatigue with playing with the item. but with a toy rotation things can feel fresh and new. >> reporter: with the toy rotation, most of the toys are stored in a closet to reduce clutter in the playroom. >> this is the space where they play.

this is not the place where toys are stored. >> if you're like me and feel like you spend your whole weekends cleaning and doing chores tyler has a solution. he has a free weekday cleaning checklist and says if you tidy and clean one room every day you can free up your weekends for enjoying that time. >> great advice. >> i like that. >> i found him to be very helpful and his stuff on instagram can really great. >> i just like saying tidy dad. >> tidy dad to the rescue. >> i will be showing that one to ben. i can't wait. now we have to get to a beloved cartoon character that is returning to the screen after nearly 95 years away. oswald the lucky rabbit was walt disney's very first breakout star and now he's coming back with a brand-new hand drawn adventure. the magical animated short part of the kickoff celebrating disney 100 years of wonder. you can see oswald the lucky rabbit on youtube.

now a check a little closer to drew: -- later this afternoon we will try out. here's the forecast, a cold nini ♪ jingle bell ♪ that music is the sign that tory is back with more "deals & steals." part two of our holiday extravaganza. robin. >> that's good. >> you did that really good. >> thank you so much. >> thank you, thank you. >> extravaganza. let's do it. let's go. small business, you can buy them by using the qr code. >> this is my drap. you get right here these premium napkins. >> i'm looking at the deals. i was shopping. >> exactly. so look at this. you get these napkins on this roll here. they're pre-perforated. you have a perfect cocktail

napkin. what's awesome about that is it is washable and reusable up to six times. it's also 100% biodegradable if you want to throw it away. >> with the holiday. love. >> we have so many different patterns, colors, options, place mats, different sizes of the napkins, this is a really smart one and start today at $7.50. >> great find, tory. i'm in. >> this is really fun. these right here are all museum quality prints that just celebrate the stuff that we love, so all the dog breeds. look at that up there. american house -- >> the parks is beautiful. >> broadway costumes and from there scratch-off charts so this turns kind of a bucket list into wall art. >> am i supposed to scratch? >> yes. scratch offense way park. -- off fen fenway park right there.

>> we'll be back after this commercial break. >> okay, well -- >> but you get the idea. >> i didn't give you a strong thing to scratch it with. sorry. my fault. >> imagine i scratched it. >> you get to see the stadium underneath. they made incredible gifts that someone will put on their wall for years and start at $12.50 a lot of stun. you were admiring these. -- fun. >> these are puzzles that look like art. >> they are art, in fact, that's because they work with independent artists around the world to create every single one of these patterns so the artists really participate in the profit and the process and we've got three different sizes, we have puzzles that range from 250, 500 and 1,000 pieces. they are gorgeous. it's like an immersive experience as you build the puzzle and packaging is fabulous. these start today at $12.50. we got a nod from robin. we got breyer. what's great about these, they are all hand made. no two horses are identical. if you have a horse lover in your life of all ages they are collectibles, a huge assortment you'll find online. even more than what you see

online. these start at $8. >> the bangles. >> i pulled out some pink and some beautiful blingy silver. what i love about these is so three of these are deals like $17.50 for a set of three. that's a lot of bling for your buck. and we also have from them, look at these clear new makeup cases they created so you get to see where everything is. there's lots of little compartments inside to make sure everything goes in the right place. these are really terrific stocking stuffers as well or a gift on their own. these today from pursen start at $14. >> all right. >> fun. >> good job. >> then spongelle, this is always a "gma" favorite from spongelle but we have lots of new things from them too. so candles, sorry. taped down. >> these are not. >> this is fun. a little sponge where it's body wash infused buffer so the body wash is already in there. you just get it wet, lathers up. then we have from them i am in

love with this. this is a little set where there's individual hand creams that you'd keep in your purse so that when you need one you've got a little hand cream to go. these are $5. everything, 5 to 20 and free shipping from spongelle. >> stocking stuffer alert. >> yes, yes, okay. then finally floopi. robin is always in the studio with hers too. these are a whole new assortment of styles. she's got her heels on now but when she's not on camera she's switching over. >> she's flooping. >> this is great. not going to break the bank. these are $17. >> by the way, also very cute styles so check those out. we have partnered with all of these companies on the deals. you can shop all of them plus tory's biggest holiday "deals & steals" gift guide ever done on goodmorningamerica.com. do check that out. tory, thank you so much for all that you do. coming up we have a special live performance from the cast of broadway's "almost famous."

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welcome back. critics are calling broadway's "almost famous" the hottest new musical of the season based on the film about a teenage "rolling stone" journalist in the '70s who gets swept up in the rock 'n' roll lifestyle playing at the bernard jacobs theater and here's the cast performing "tiny dancer." ♪ ♪ blue jean baby l.a. lady ♪ ♪ seamstress for the band pretty-eyed ♪

♪ pirate smile you'll marry a music man ♪ ♪ ballerina, you must have seen her ♪ ♪ dancing in the sand ♪ ♪ and now she's in me always with me ♪ ♪ tiny dancer in my hand ♪ ♪ jesus freaks out in the street ♪ ♪ handing tickets out for god ♪ ♪ turning back she just laughs ♪

♪ the boulevard is not that bad ♪ ♪ piano man, he makes his stand ♪ ♪ in the auditorium ♪ ♪ looking on she sings the songs ♪ ♪ the words she knows the tune she hums ♪ ♪ oh, how it feels so real ♪ ♪ lying here with no one near ♪ ♪ only you and you can hear me when i say softly, slowly ♪ ♪ hold me closer tiny dancer ♪

♪ you had a busy day today ♪ >> i have to go home. >> you are home. ♪ hold me closer, tiny dancer ♪ ♪ count the headlights on the highway ♪ ♪ lay me down in sheets of linen you had a busy day today ♪ ♪ ah, ah ♪ ♪ ah, ah ♪

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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 as you can see, it is raining vienna. how's that affecting the roads? okay reggie, so it is affecting the roads in a big way right now, especially if you are trying to come out of san francisco eastbound 80 at fourth street as you try to get on to the bay bridge is all clogged up right now due to a crash. if you're traveling in the westbound direction, also expect delays. we have a wind advisory issued for the bay bridge and it's coming down now. and walnut creek live picture here showing 6 80 let's get to drew for more. pedro being a i do want to get to the very latest with live, doppler said. we have very heavy rain across the city. moving on to the peninsula's for that fact. a flood advisory has now been issued for the city and all the peninsula until 11 30 this morning for that heavy rain that

heavy rain is falling across the city. it's moving into the peninsula as well. we'll have that heavy rain early on will clear out later on this afternoon with some cold temperatures tonight, reggie thank you. now it's time for a thank you. now it's time for a live with kelly and ryan. deja vu: it's live with kelly ryan. today recording artist and actor, common. plus, our holiday gifts bargains week continues with gifts for the home exclusively for our viewers. also, get ready for another amazing story on the next edition of live's good new story of the day. all next on live. and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. don't ask me how i know, i just was told. no sources, no message. morning, deja. [audience applauding and cheering] thank you. -all right. -is it really december first? it's thursday, december one. welcome to the show.