no, it's uh, trout. [gags] ...it matters where you stay. fish tacos? team: carl. hilton. for the stay. good morning, america. bitter blast. cold temperatures sweeping across much of the country, wind chills below zero, plus storm and avalanche alerts. our weather team tracking it all. record turnout. early voting breaking records in georgia in the critical senate runoff race between raphael warnock and herschel walker. the final push to the polls, and what a win would mean for both parties. under review. iran saying it's rethinking the mandatory law that women wear hijabs following months of anti-government protests and the death of a young woman in custody. oil cap. the u.s. and its allies adopting a price limit on russian oil.

will it affect russia's ability to finance the war and hat it could mean for prices you pay at the pump. grief and anger. the heartbroken mother of 7-year-old athena strand allegedly murdered by a fedex contract driver speaking out. the pain she's sharing, and the tip that led to an arrest. suspension lifted. browns quarterback deshaun watson taking the field for the first time after settling claims with 23 women accusing him of sexual misconduct. some now planning to attend today's game. swifties sue. taylor swift fans taking legal action against ticketmaster. after that presale debacle. attorneys weighing in on the case this morning. goal for the dutch. >> and dreams deferred. the u.s. men's national team knocked out of the world cup.

>> we couldn't get it done, but i think there's a lot of things we can be proud of. >> but a learning experience for this young dynamic squad eager for their next chance in 2026. good morning, america. you know we're all still recovering a little bit, it's been a rough 24 -- i know it's been hard, that painful lost at the world cup, team usa knocked out after going down 3-1 to the netherlands but still so much hope for the future with this young dynamic team and the u.s. co-hosting the next world cup in north america. >> the future is bright. >> the future is bright. >> 2026, we believe. >> you know it. but first, this morning, the intense wintry weather hitting much of the country. take a look at seattle where

they got 3 inches of snow, that's as millions of americans are in the crosshairs of frigid wind chills even as a new storm moves into the west. >> so how long will that bitter blast be with us. let's check in with danielle breezy from our affiliate wkrn in nashville. danielle, good morning. >> we're waking up to some cold temperatures this morning, guys, as you can see that cold front moved through, it feels like 10 below zero in international falls. like 9 in chicago this morning. like 29 degrees in nashville. here's what's going on, we'll see milder air move in by monday and tuesday especially out to pthe east. new york city by tuesday, upper 50s. louisville, it's going to be nice and warm there, here's why, though, we're watching another storm system that's developing down in the south it's going to bring a lot of rain to the south, it moves to the northeast as we head into tuesday. we'll talk more about the totals coming up. >> all right, thanks, danielle in the meantime to politics now as we count down to the crucial senate runoff in georgia

now just two days away democrats hoping a win by incumbent warnock will widen their lead in the senate. while republicans are pinning their hopes on ex-nfl star herschel walker. the state already seeing record early voting. abc's elwyn lopez is in atlanta, with more. elwyn, good morning to you. upward of 1 million voting already. >> reporter: hey, janai. good morning. early voting broke records here in georgia with just two days to go before election day. now those polling centers are set to reopen for what's expected to be a busy tuesday, because all eyes are on this senate race the only one still undecided. now democrats already have control of the senate without georgia but a win for raphael warnock would give them a bit of a cushion. it would take away the power for any one senator to hold up legislation. a win for his republican challenger walker would slow down biden's agenda. inch the gop closer to a majority in 2024. now, some experts say it's still unclear whether former president trump's endorsement of walker

will help or hurt the former uga and pro football star. a reminder that in 2020 the former president was the first republican presidential candidate to lose the peach state in more than two decades. now what's clear is, both candidates are eager to get their supporters out to the polls based on the lines we saw during early voting they have already with 1.8 million people already casting their ballots here in georgia. janai. >> wow, staggering early voting numbers. elwyn, thank you. tune in later this morning to "this week" george stephanopoulos speaks exclusively with incoming democratic leader hakeem pjeffr role heading into the next session of congress. plus, abc news contributor and former dnc chair donna brazile has the inside story on democrats' plan to shake up the presidential primary calendar. whit. now to the tax fraud case against former president donald trump's namesake company, the case expected to head to the jury tomorrow. abc's aaron katersky is here with more.

good morning, aaron. >> reporter: good mrning to you, whit. former president trump hasn't been charged with the crime, but the jury heard a lot about him. the trial of his company now nears an end. prosecutors said trump explicitly authorized tax fraud when he signed off a part of scheme carried out by several trump organization executives, primarily allen weisselberg, former chief financial officer who's pleaded guilty. they showed checks trump paid to allen weisselberg for his grandchildren to go to private school, just one perk never declared as income. the defense told jurors they heard no evidence that donald trump was aware of anything improper. to limit how much weight to give statements about the former president because whether he knew about the scheme doesn't really matter. prosecutors believe his company is guilty because its top executives arranged their compensation to evade taxes and help the company pay less in salaries and bonuses. the defense argued the executives never intended to benefit the company, whatever the scheme they hatched the defense said was done solely out of greed, and whit, this may seem like small ammunition

against a giant target, a former president who's again running for the white house. >> something a lot of people are watching very closely. aaron, thank you. we appreciate it. eva, over to you. in indepeonesia, authoritie have issued its highest warning on the semeru volcano erupting with plumes up to 55,000 feet. blanketing nearby villages with ashes. and forcing evacuations. no casualties have been reported. we stay overseas, war in ukraine. with winter settling in many residents are without power and heat after recent russian strikes and the race is on to restore those essential services. abc's ines de la cuetara is in kyiv this morning. ines, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, janai. growing concerns that russian president putin will continue to weaponize winter as ukrainian officials warn fresh attacks on ukraine's power grid are imminent. as fierce fighting rages on, the

international atomic energy association saying that ukraine and russia could soon strike a deal for the zaporizhzhia power plant, which used to provide about 20% of ukraine's electricity. u.s. intelligence now saying it expects a slower pace of fighting in the war, though with winter setting in and with the ground freezing both sides could also opt to increase their counteroffpe and with no sign of a reduced ukrainian resistance u.s. officials also confirming that they're weighing an expansion for training for troops in germany. meanwhile the u.s. and its allies, set to cap russian oil at $60 to limit russia's ability to finance the war. but unlikely to drastically reduce russia's revenues. this after weeks of strikes on ukraine's power grid left millions without power, heat or running water. at this school in kyiv, students continuing to go to class even in the dark.

today's physics class electric circuits, telling us just going about their daily lives has become an act of defiance. >> i was told just our idea is to fight here, with the help of a piece of chalk but we're fighting. >> reporter: shops also powering through and this concert hall packed every night. ♪ musicians performing by candlelight. and the price cap set to go into effect on monday, ukrainian president zelenskyy said it doesn't go far enough, while russia is threatening to stop supplying oil to the nations endorsing the measure. now to more on that price cap impoesz posed -- imposed by western nations on russia. even as opec members meet this morning the question now, what impact could this have on fuel prices here in the u.s.? abc's elizabeth schulze joins us from the white house with more on that.

elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. the white house is touting this new price cap on oil from russia as a way to keep stability in the global market while depriving president putin of a key source of cash. administration officials say that this is an unprecedented move from the u.s. and allies. it's a balancing about, the goal here officials say for the $60 cap, it's low enough to limit the kremlin's revenues but high enough that russia won't retaliate and cut off supply. to the rest of the world because that's when americans would really feel the pinch. gas right now is cheaper than it was before russia invaded ukraine. gasbuddy predicts it could drop below $3 by christmas. president biden has pointing to his release of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve but it's important to reminder that oil trades in a global market. prices could go up again if we see any disruptions to that balance.

>> some of the world's biggest oil producers meeting right now to discuss global production. what impact could that have on gas prices? >> opec including russia actually snubbed the white house when it announced this production cut at this last meeting, most analysts say they'll keep supply at the current agreement to keep prices stable. but if they announce another cut and we see demand continue to stay strong, that's when you could expect to see prices at the pump, could keep them steady, eva. now to the tripledemic here in the u.s., rsv, covid and flu all combining putting stress on the nation's healthcare system, flu a particular concern, check out this cdc map. states in blue with the highest flu activity as of last weekend among the most severe, california. our medical contributor dr. darien sutton, an emergency room physician, joins us now from los angeles. as you noted you're an e.r. physician, so what are you seeing right now? >> it's incredible busy right now, i haven't seen numbers like this since honestly the delta surge that we saw approximately a year ago, the emergency room is very full, long wait times

and the waiting room is extremely crowded. a combination of all three, i'm seeing young adults with the flu, older adults with both flu and covid and our young pediatric patients with rsv and other common respiratory illnesses we see this time of year. >> according to cdc numbers over the last two months flu has killed an average of 75 people a day nationally, covid still killing about 300 people a day, do you think we're underselling the concern of covid? >> i hear that concern and i want to say that i think to be honest with you covid-19 has been lurking in the background since the begining of this pandemic and luckily we begin to understand how to risk stratify and understand those patients highest at risk. paxlovid for patients who are outpatients. the problem with the flu and rsv that provides an additional constraint on the emergency room, even for rsv, my pediatric patients thankfully only a small percentage require hospitalization but a small

percentage requires specialized care and resources. with the limitation of pediatric vents, my patients often have to board in the emergency room which creates crowding. there's a big secondary effect to these surges which is why we have to be mindful of controlling submission. -- transmission. >> it's the three of them, rsv, flu and covid, do you think things are going to get worse before they get better here? >> i'm tracking the overall numbers, nationally it seems the progression or the increase of rates is slowing down which i'm really grateful for, we haven't felt that yet in the emergency room, but we have to be cautious about the upcoming holiday period because we know more people are going to go indoors and transmission is likely. the good news also is the current circulating strain of the flu, the flu vaccine is geared for it. if you get the flu vaccine now, you can have that protection before the new year, christmas holiday period. >> dr. sutton, thank you. janai. turning now to china this morning authorities are

announcing more easing of covid restrictions following widespread anti-lockdown protests even as daily covid infections reach record levels. meanwhile, some u.s. companies are rethinking where they do business in asia. abc's deirdre bolton has more. >> reporter: at least china ordered 6 million people into lockdown due to an extremely high number of covid-19 cases. but hundreds of chinese workers took to the streets in protest of those and now in a rare move the chinese government is easing some covid restrictions, but for some american companies with factories in china it may be too little, too late. "the wall street journal" reporting tech giant apple accelerating its plans to shift some of its production out of china and one of its factories still missing tens of thousands of workers, which may delay iphone production and shipments at this critical time of year. apple by the way not alone the american chamber of commerce in

shanghai did a survey finding that 53% of american companies say they plan to leave china or reduce their footprint there. of those making the exit, 85% say that china's zero covid restrictions are the main reason. whit. all right, deirdre thank you. also this morning, word out of iran where the dress code for women could be changing bowing to months of pressure. abc's lama hasan joins us with more. lama, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, whit. after months of daily demonstrations in iran this could potentially be significant and shows that the government is concerned. iran's attorney general says that authorities have dismantled the country's religious police, they are the ones who enforce the islamic dress code and that includes the law that requires women to wear a hijab and cover their hair. parliament and judiciary are also reviewing those laws. but it's unclear what will change if anything at all. what's clear is that wearing the

hijab is still mandatory. now this important because you'll recall the wave of protests that swept through iran started after the death of 21-year-old amini, she was arrested by the morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly. and that ignited demonstrations led by women risking their lives, growing out in force on streets, ripping off their hijabs and cutting their hair. worldwide we saw acts of solidarity, and one iranian official said 300 people were killed but observers say that the number is much higher. protesters say this latest move to get rid of the morality police is not enough they want all of their freedoms back and they say that they'll keep fighting for regime change. whit. >> something to watch. lama, thank you so much. let's go back to danielle breezy with another check of the weather. they've got snow in seattle. >> very interesting to see this beautiful video behind me. they picked up close to 3 inches of snow actually and we're

actually watching another storm system that's going to be moving into the pacific northwest as you can see bringing rain to the west coast, snow to the mountainous regions, and winter storm warnings where we can see 3 to 4 feet of snow and then, because of the snow in colorado lisa: good sunday morning. spotty showers still with us. as you look at the next couple of hours, you will notice some rain in the north bay here. area of low pressure offshore will keep the possibility of rain with us for the next several days, a slight chance of a thunderstorm, and we get through the afternoon with partly cloudy skies for most, upper 50's to near 60, and a level 1 bank system lingers tuesday. i do love seeing snow, it's beautiful to see but i also like to thaw out. >> from a distance.

that's true. >> i still like 90 degrees. now to soccer legend pele reassuring fans about his his health after reports that he was in palliative care, fans at the world cup and around the world sending get well wishes. the 82-year-old icon who led brazil to a trio of world cup titles, taking to instagram to say that i'm strong with a lot of hope and that every message of love i receive from you all over the world keeps me full of energy and then of course he reminded everyone to watch brazil in the world cup as well, they're taking on south korea tomorrow. >> a good reminder because so many people were of course watching the world cup yesterday, and now to that crushing loss for the u.s. men at the world cup. the team and its fan now looking ahead to 2026 when the u.s. will co-host the tournament with canada and mexico. abc's will reeve joins us live from doha, qatar, with more. will, you don't have the cheering brigade with you. >> reporter: no, not today. a valiant effort, though, from

the u.s. men's team, whose motto was brave, diverse and they captivated us with their play on the pitch. a tough loss but so much to look forward to because this talented young core will be together for the next world cup on home soil. >> moving on the quarterfinals. >> reporter: this morning, the u.s. men's national team is out of the world cup, falling to the netherlands in the round of 16 and the dreams of glory will be deferred another four years. >> i thought, you know, we deserve more from this tournament and at the end of the day we couldn't get it done, but i think there's a lot of things we can be proud of. >> reporter: american fans were indeed loud and proud, their excitement overflowing at watch parties across the country. >> we showed on the field that we're a really great team and we

can compete with some of these top, top level countries around the world. >> reporter: the young, scrappy team had its chances dominating possession early. christian pulisic deemed fit to play after a scary injury last week, just missing a golden chance early. the netherlands then grabbing a 1-0 lead adding to it just before half, the u.s. trying to mount a comeback but it wasn't enough. >> it really feels like an opportunity missed not being able to capitalize against the netherlands but they are a quality side. lots of depth. >> reporter: with pulisic, tyler adams, and other key players, all well under the 25, the future of the u.s. men's national team is bright. the light will be shining on them in four years. when the u.s. hosts the world cup in four years along with canada and mexico. >> it's a good situation for the u.s. men's national team. take advantage of that golden opportunity that's 2026 with the

world cup in your backyard. >> reporter: now the world cup here does roll on, lionel messi and argentina into the quarters. ronaldo, neymar, their countries all still alive. looking ahead to 2026 for the americans, here's an incomplete list in some of the cities the games will be played in. l.a., new york, philly, boston, miami and more. a couple in mexico and canada. it's a golden opportunity for this golden generation of american players, so let's get excited right now. >> we need to start planning doing a live show. >> i think so. i think so. >> i'm just going to put that out in the universe. >> i got misty eyed when the coach was embraces his players like tim, you know, you could feel the pain but there's so much hope for the future. >> they're so young. >> exactly. >> 2026 that will be our year. >> and whit johnson i love that it doesn't take too much to make you misty eyed. >> sports and disney movies always get me.

coming up, we have a lot of stories we're covering this morning. dw grief and anger, the family of athena strand speaking out following the arrest of a delivery driver in the death of that 7-year-old girl. and swift suit. how fans of taylor swift are targeting ticketmaster after that online concert ticket disaster. we'll be right back. i'm getting vaccinated with prevnar 20®. a pfizer vaccine! so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. i'm asking about prevnar 20® because there's a chance pneumococcal pneumonia could put me in the hospital. if you're 19 or older, with certain chronic conditions like copd, asthma, diabetes, or heart disease or are 65 or older, you may be at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. prevnar 20® is approved in adults to help prevent infections from 20 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. in just one dose. don't get prevnar 20® if you've had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients. adults with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine.

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. the driver of the truck was trapped inside by the fire and sadly died. investigators say it appears the driver of a white ford crown victoria was racing another car when it hit the truck. which then slammed into a concrete barrier and overturned on broadway. the car's driver fled the scene and lisa arching good morning to you. let's get a check of the forecast behind the cold front. we've got unstable air and a band of showers approaching sonoma county and into the north bay later on, so we are looking at partly cloudy skies right now upper forties there and today it will be near 60 for the niners game with on and off showers through tomorrow. all right, lisa. thank you. thanks for joining

♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma" on this sunday morning. taylor swift you're not the problem, your fans say ticketmaster is. there is some "bad blood" between swifties and the ticketing service, that of course after the disastrous ticket sales for her eras tour, now they're suing, all those details coming up. >> did our friend will ganss get in on this suit? i feel like he's among those angry swifties. >> yes, but he was fortunate to have a friend that helped out. let's take a look at some the other big stories, law enforcement officials investigating the murder of the four university of idaho students say they've received more than 6,000 tips online and

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>> dogs are the best. we start this half hour with a mother's anguish, her 7-year-old daughter murdered, police say, by a contracted fedex delivery driver, now investigators said he confessed to kidnapping and killing athena strand after dropping a package at her home. abc's reena roy is here with more. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine the shock and grief this little girl's family is going through, one minute she was in her bedroom and the next she was gone. her mother now remembering her saying she was the brightest, happiest soul you could ever meet. this morning, the heartbroken mother of 7-year-old athena strand speaking out, after her little girl was murdered in this small town of paradise, texas, posting to facebook saying, in part, i love my daughter beyond words and i'll always love her. i can't describe the pain and absolute anger i feel, my

princess was taken from me from a sick, cruel monster for absolutely no reason. fedex contract driver tanner lynn horner now behind bars, charged with capital murder and aggravating kidnapping, the 31-year-old confessed to killing the first grader after dropping off a package. >> they're devastated, they're angry, because of what happened, precious child taken from their lives. pray for these folks so they might be relieved of some of the pain. >> reporter: investigators believe athena died within an hour of her abduction. athena reported missing on wednesday evening by her stepmother who was unable to find athena at home or around the neighborhood. hundreds of vontrs t sne find the desperate search lasting more than 48 hours until there was a break in the case.

a neighbor alerting authorities that a fedex truck had been in the area at the same time athena was last seen. teaming up with fedex using digital everyday to track down the suspect, horner has no pass criminal record. a horrific tragedy before the holidays as deliveries ramp up. >> children if they're home maybe and people deliver packages let the driver walk away before you open the door. make your children aware, you need to educate them to stay away from strangers. >> reporter: fedex saying, words can't express our shock and sorrow surrounding this tragic event and we continue to cooperate fully with the investigating authorities. we have asked fedex if the company now plans to review its hiring process, but stressed under current protocol contract drivers are vetted and given criminal background checks. it's unclear if the suspect had delivered to her home in the

past and police said he didn't know athena or her family. investigators still working on pinning down a motive. we do move on now, to the hefty pay raises on the horizon for delta airlines pilot, a tentative contract deal coming just as the holiday travel season reaches peak demand in an industry dealing with pilot shortages. mona kosar abdi has more. mona, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. after a long period of tense negotiations delta and its pilots union have finally reached a tentative agreement narrowly avoiding a strike during this holiday season. for years the airline's pilots have pushed for better pay and improvement in schedules. as well as vacation time. they say the pandemic and rocky recovery have left them overworked and exhausted, pointing out that they've helped the airline return to profitability, and now under this new agreement, pilots would receive raises topping 30% over

four years and in a statement to abc news, a delta spokesperson said that we're pleased to have reached an agreement in principle for a new pilot contract, one that recognizes the contributions of our pilots to our success. if accepted by the union this is set to have a ripple effect across the industry. it could impact negotiations currently going on at american and united. also adding to the strain is an industrywide pilot shortage that has led to an increase in airfare but it seems that travelers aren't affected by that, by inflation or rising interest rates as of now, janai. >> certainly hasn't slowed down the desire to travel. mona, thank you so much. time now for the weather and danielle breezy, today a pretty good day for flying. >> yeah, pretty good day for flying, it's going to be a little cold out there this morning, but i will tell you rain is on the way. i want to show what's going on, this is atlanta, from our earth cam here, beautiful day out

there for your sunday but the rain is on the way. here's how it all plays out. heavy rain will be moving into the deep south and we could see anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain, you see all that rain continues not only monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday, it's a soggy, wet, stagnant pattern unfortunately that we'll be in. we're talking about probably 1 to 2 inches in the purple color here, but anywhere from 2 to 4 inches. tennessee under a drought, so lisa: good morning to you. some dry air moving in today but still unstable, keeping a level 1 on a storm impact scale. scattered showers throughout the morning hours. a little but of sun, upper 50's today,y, it's sunday, nfl day, you it's sunday, nfl day, you know i'm telling you, cold to the games but dry eagles, let's go. let's go. >> are you going to start shouting the eagles chant now

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welcome back to "gma." welcome back to "gma." as quarterback deshaun watson heads back to the gridiron following his 11-game suspension for violating the ndt cle bwn playing against his former team with some of the women who made accusations against him reportedly set to be in the stands. abc's demarco morgan is here with more on that story. demarco, good morning to you. >> reporter: janai, good morning to you. it's indeed a big day for both deshaun watson and his accusers. watson hoping to make a big return on the field. his accusers not letting up one bit on their accusations. as embattled cleveland brown

quarterback deshaun watson takes the field in houston tonight several of his accusers plan to be at his game, too, it will be his first season appearance following an 11-game suspension and a $5 million nfl fine after accusations from more than two dozen women accusing him of sexual misconduct. nfl commissioner roger goodell calling his behavior predatory. >> it's a dark day in the national football league when a man who's accused by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct and had settlements with many of those women is allowed to play football and start for an nfl team. >> reporter: watson speaking to reporters for the first time on thursday. >> there are only football questions that i can address at this time. >> reporter: the penalties faced by watson are among the most severe in league east, but some

of his accusers think his apology wasn't enough. >> i'm apologizing to all those affected by this situation. >> reporter: one spoke out in august. >> what do the actions say to little girls -- that it's not a big deal. that they don't care. >> reporter: watson has settled a civil lawsuit with 23 of his accusers and was ordered to go undergo an evaluation and receive treatment in order to return to play. still he remains one of the highest paid players in the nfl with $230 million guaranteed contract with the browns. >> i'm not worried about the atmosphere i got to go in and make sure i execute the game plan. >> reporter: as watson is about to come face to face with his former team on the field, in the stands his accusers won't go away quietly. >> this is a story way too important to be swept under the rug and everyone just return to football. >> reporter: now, watson has apologized and he has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. two texas grand juries declined to indict. as for the nfl they released a statement saying he must complete his mandated treatment program successfully. janai.

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we're back now on "gma" with taylor swift fans targeting ticketmaster over that presale debacle now taking legal action and we're learning a lot more about this case. abc's phil lipof is here with all of it. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, whit. multiple states attorneys general, members of the united states congress, even president biden weighing in on the topic of high fees and also a lot of concern about monopolies, so now

swifties themselves are taking the fight to court. this morning, bad blood is boiling over into a lawsuit. ♪ >> reporter: 26 swifties suing ticketmaster and its parent company live nation alleging fraud and price-fixing. claims the presale snafu for her upcoming tour is just one example of the tight grip ticketmaster has on the industry. the lawsuit alleging the company charges excessive service fees far higher than any similar service in other markets, it said ticketmaster is a monopoly that's only interested in taking every dollar it can from a captive public. >> what they're saying is, as fans we should at least have the fair opportunity to get some tickets. >> reporter: fans were devastated when they couldn't find affordable tickets for the presale, other claims they didn't receive the codes they needed to purchase tickets. a fan for 16 years, after spending more than ten hours trying to get tickets, she had

had enough. >> i feel like ticketmaster needs to see and acknowledge that there's a prblem with the way they're doing business and they're really hurting fans. >> reporter: the suit filed in los angeles county friday claims ticketmaster has allied with stadiums to entrench its dominance to harm consumers in california and across the united states and that lack of competition allows it to impose higher prices on concert attendees. >> they messed with the wrong fan base. >> reporter: one of the attorneys who filed the suit. >> this is a classic case of david versus goliath. >> reporter: the plaintiffs claim ticketmaster has also forced attendees to exclusively use ticketmaster's secondary ticket exchange. which they offer for the resale of concert tickets. >> ticketmaster makes more money on the secondary market. so they're double dipping. the exclusive outsource for these tickets it creates a

monopoly where they're creating this artificial inflation on prices. >> reporter: in a recent statement, live nation said, does not set or control ticket prices. the fans are asking for restitution and for the court to hit the company with a civil fine of $2500 per violation, that could wind up being a very big number. taylor swift weighed in, too, her original statement she said, quote, it's excruciating to watch mistakes like this happen. it's why she says she doesn't like trusting outside entities. by that we assume she's talking about the ticketing industry. i will mention one more thing, it's safe to point out that will ganss wasn't a part of this. >> i know that you're a fan as well. >> absolutely. absolutely.

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we've had too much fun this weekend. we've had too much fun this weekend. thank you guys for watching abc news. we're always online at goodmorningamerica.com. and we'll have much more later this morning on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. nopoulos. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning, everyone. i'm liz kreutz, a sideshow in the middle of the night near embark at the embarcadero in san francisco has raised questions about a slow response from police. this was the scene near the ferry building just before midnight

friday night. observers sent us these videos of cars, kicking up smoke and driving recklessly. one of the people recording says the show went on for about 15 minutes. by the time the police arrived, all of the driver was were gone. we reached out to sfpd regarding that claim, but the department has not responded. dozens of brave advocates plunged into the frigid burial waters yesterday to save a crumbling san francisco landmark aquatic park pier or municipal pier was recently closed to the public because it's structurally unsafe . the historic pier once enjoyed by fishermen and tourists, is in need of repair. it was built in 1933, and it's now owned by the national park service. now friends of the pier are urging federal officials to fund its skyrocketing repair bell. all right. lisa arjun showers on the way, but a little break right now. that's right, liz. you can see an upper level low offshore. there it is pinwheeling to the north and west of us in the thunderstorm activity, mainly up in the north bay, heard from a

viewer in monitory aware they were hearing thunder, and there's a lightning strike, thereby granville. so this line of showers moving through the north bay in the next couple of hours. fog is with us from fairfield to nevada, and you can see i was trying to brighten up in emeryville upper forties to near 50, but still level one system today and look how dark it is from the golden gate bridge 43 in nevada right now, so that level one system with upper fifties today spotty rain showers, mainly to the north of us, but this is going to linger through monday even into tuesday with the 10th of an inch to nearly an inch liz through the next several days. all right, lisa, thank you. and this week with george stephanopoulos is next. we'll

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