[laughter] good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, election day in georgia. final senate battle.he senate.- with just hours to go warnock and walker crisscross the state in the last lap of the georgia runoff. voters turning out in record numbers to decide the last race of the midterm elections. power station sabotage. the fbi now on the scene of the urgent investigation into who shot up two north carolina substations, knocking out power for tens of thousands and why whoever did it may be liable for more than just the damage it caused. new fallout after unprecedented drone attacks deep into russian territory. the latest on the new escalation in the war in ukraine. texas police murder trial. the former officer who fatally

shot a black woman in her home, her young nephew who witnessed her death taking the stand. investigators now examining the movements of two of the university of idaho victims and what they're saying about an alleged stalking incident. royal reckoning. critics raising questions about some of the footage in the new trailer for harry and meghan's docu-series as the couple says they are set to reveal untold secrets about their exit from royal life. thisorsider joins us live with how the palace might respond. remembering kirstie alley. overnight, the emmy-winning "cheers" star passing away after a battle with cancer. this morning, we are celebrating her life and career from the enterprise, to laughs at the boston bar. >> you know, mr. malone, we've known each other only seconds and i'm already tired of look you. >> "look who's talking," "veronica's closet," "drop dead

gorgeous," and her big wins. >> i only thank god i didn't have to wait as long as ted. [ laughter ] >> the touching tributes from co-stars like ted danson and john travolta, giving us all the laughs from where everybody knew her name. and tom brady does it -- don't make robin watch it again. >> that was a big win for them tonight. >> leading the bucs to a miracle monday night football comeback but our number one saints fan still had a great time with eli and peyton. good morning, america. >> seriously. this is how you come back? this is how you come back? >> i went to bed. i thought it was over like you. who dat going to beat them saints? the saints beat themself. >> but when i was on with eli and peyton, the saints had it going but when i went to bed, like you, i thought, well perhaps. but as my daddy used to say, the saints find a way to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. [ laughter ] i still love them.

i still love them. i still love them. >> more on that coming up. but first, the senate runoff in georgia. final votes today. senator raphael warnock and the republican challenger herschel walker have been campaigning hard down to the wire. congressional correspondent rachel scott starts us off from a polling place in marietta. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. georgia voters will get the last word this midterm election cycle in one of the most highly-anticipated races. a win for democrats would give them more leverage, but republicans have one final opportunity to flip a senate seat. this morning, georgia voters heading to the polls one last time for the final senate battle this midterm election. >> before a big game i don't sleep because i'm ready. i want y'all to get ready. >> are you ready to win this election? [ cheers ] >> reporter: democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock and his republican challenger herschel walker crisscrossing the state with just hours to go, pleading with voters to turn out. >> that's what we're working on right now. we're working on turnout, turnout, turnout. >> reporter: more than

1.8 million cast their ballot shattering records. warnock won more votes in november but not enough to avoid a runoff, now heading into the election day feeling the momentum, urging his supporters to not let up. >> i need you to vote and tell everybody in your circle to vote like it is an emergency. >> reporter: walker with this closing message -- >> a vote for my opponent is a vote for joe biden. >> herschel walker is basically calling you a rubber stamp for president biden. what do you say to voters who might be worried about that? >> i am the 18th most bipartisan senator in the senate, period. now, i know that that's an inconvenient fact for mr. walker, but we also know that he's allergic to facts, even the facts about his own life. >> reporter: warnock insisting this all comes down to character, pointing to allegations that have plagued walker's campaign -- domestic abuse, lying about his resume or

the number of children he has and accusations that he paid for two women to have abortions which he denies. the two leaders of both parties, president biden and former president donald trump, have been notably absent in the final stretch. president biden has not campaigned here at all. herschel walker keeping his distance from trump, holding a telerally just hours before the polls opened. >> so many people have already voted in georgia, rachel. >> reporter: yeah, and democrats historically tend to vote early, so those record-breaking numbers that we were talking about could be a good sign for senator raphael warnock, but he knows that herschel walker is still very much in this race as republicans tend to turn out on election day and that is exactly what walker is betting on this morning. george? >> rachel scott on the scene, thanks very much. robin? and now to the latest on the sabotage at power stations that left a north carolina county in the dark. schools are closed once again this morning in moore county. an overnight curfew remains in effect. mona kosar abdi is in north carolina for us where the fbi has joined the investigation.

good morning, mona. >> reporter: robin, good morning. the lights are slowly coming back on here in moore county, but tens of thousands of households are still without power for a third straight day. the sheriff calling this eye opening as it underscores how vulnerable the nation's power grid is to vandals. the investigation into the gun attack on a north carolina power grid, now being closely followed by the white house. this morning, more than 30,000 people in moore county, about an hour from raleigh, are once again waking up without power after two duke energy substations were riddled with bullets saturday. >> what happened here saturday night was a criminal attack and federal, state and local law enforcement are actively working to bring those responsible to justice. >> reporter: now the department of homeland security, fbi and atf joining local authorities in the hunt for who is behind this critical infrastructure attack. moore county sheriff ronnie

fields tells abc news whoever did this may be liable for not only the damage to the substation but for any related accidents resulting from it. >> it could be classified as murder because what's been done here could cause the death of individuals. what was done, it was an intentional act, it was not a random act. >> reporter: prior to this attack law enforcement officials have warned about the vulnerabilities of the nation's power grid to domestic attacks. robin, as you mentioned, county schools have been closed for aother day and now duke energy officials are hoping to have all power restored by thursday. in the meantime, i spoke with a spokesperson for the regional hospital and she tells me that they are prepared to remain on generator power until then. michael? >> whatever it takes, mona, thank you so much for that. now we turn to the latest on the war in ukraine. in a major development ukraine striking deeper into russian territory than it ever has before with drones attacking two military bases hundreds of miles away. marcus moore is on the scene in

ukraine. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: well, michael, good morning. these strikes were unprecedented, hitting targets thought to be untouchable. as you said, new strikes overnight as ordinary ukrainians here try to stay warm. this morning, a drone attack igniting a russian oil depot seen in video circulating online. the blast coming after ukrainian attacks deep into russian territory monday. video circulating online capturing one of the explosions at a military installation. a top aide to president zelenskyy confirming ukrainian drones hit two russian air bases hundreds of miles across the border, damaging two long-range nuclear capable bombers. this satellite image showing damage to one of the planes from the attack at the air base here. ukraine's air force also sharing these images, they say, show the aircraft. ukraine says the two bases are the staging ground for the brutal russian air campaign in the country. the attack comes as russia launched a barrage of 70 missiles across ukraine but

ukraine touting their air defenses, downing more than 60 of the incoming missiles. and as the fighting rages in the east, we met volunteers in donetsk evacuating the elderly, the disabled and the injured. this work is being done in the midst of constant shelling in the distance. larissa leaving her home of 25 years and her beloved dog uncertain of what lies ahead. nearly two months after an explosion rocked the bridge connecting russia and annexed crimea, vladimir putin visiting the site, driving himself across in a largely symbolic move. putin trying to put on a brave face there. here in ukraine authorities are warning people to prepare for another wave of attacks as russia targets the country's power grid. george? >> marcus moore, thanks. now to the supreme court where oral arguments heard in a case with far-reaching implications for same-sex couples and free speech rights. senior national correspondent terry moran is at the supreme court. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning,

george. this is the case of lorie smith, a wedding website designer in colorado, who does not want to do business with gay people. the colorado anti-discrimination law, however, requires that any business open to the general public serve all equally. smith says that civil rights law would force her to endorse gay marriage and violate her free speech. it was clear in this arguments, obvious that the conservatives on this court are deeply sympathetic to smith's position. alito saying the government can't force that or any point of view, but liberals pushed back hard and sonia sotomayor said if the court rules for smith, it would be the first time in history that a commercial business open to the public would be able to deny service on the basis of race or sex or sexual orientation, the first time since the supreme court established those lays back in the 1960s during the civil rights era. justice ketanji brown jackson

forcefully reminded the court that religion was used to justify slavery and segregation as well. so this case as you say has huge implications. we are expecting a decision sometime next june. robin? >> all right, terry, thanks so much. now to opening arguments in the murder trial of a former texas police officer who fatally shot a 28-year-old woman in her own home. mireya villarreal has more, including testimony from the woman's young nphew. >> reporter: this morning, the former texas police officer accused of shooting and killing atatiana jefferson in her home in 2019 is standing trial after multiple delays. >> i really don't like talk about what happened. >> reporter: after opening arguments jefferson's nephew zion carr who was 8 years old at the time of the shooting, testified that he was playing video games with his aunt before witnessing her death. it was an early october morning when aaron dean and his partner showed up at jefferson's house after a neighbor called the department's non-emergency line to report the family's front door was open. >> it's not normal for them to

have the door open at this time of night. >> reporter: zion testifying that his aunt had cracked the door to let in fresh air after cooking some burgers. dean seen in this body cam video approaches the back of the home, never identifying himself as an officer before fatally striking jefferson through her back window. >> put your hands up. >> reporter: zion says his aunt grabbed a handgun from her purse to investigate a noise she heard outside and kept it pointed down but the defense hammering him. >> when we talked before, you said that she did kind of pull the gun up a little bit. do you remember that? >> no, sir. >> i just want you to remember exactly the way you do. do you remember if she had the gun up or down? >> down. >> reporter: the jefferson family meanwhile relieved that their day in court has finally come. >> we've been fighting and fussing about having this day and making sure that, you know, accountability is served for my sister's death. >> reporter: and those jurors have also been the focus of scrutiny.

there is not a single black this verdict.that will decide - testimony will begin later on today right here at the tarrant county courthouse. if found guilty this former officer could face between five and life in prison. michael? >> all right, mireya, thank you for that. and we're going to turn now to the life and career of emmy award-winning actress kirstie alley. overnight, kirstie's children sharing the news that their mother passed away. the "cheers" star brought laughter into our home and to the big screen. lara is here with more. good morning, lara. >> yeah, sad morning, michael. as you said, kirstie's children shared the sad news that their incredible, fierce and loving mom had passed away after a short battle with cancer. so this morning, we raise a glass to rebecca howe, kirstie's classic character at the bar where everybody knows your name. ♪ where everybody knows your name ♪ >> reporter: we all knew her name. >> don't you stop loving me. >> reporter: overnight "cheers"

star kirstie alley's family sharing the news of her sudden passing after a battle with colon cancer saying it was only recently discovered. adding, as iconic as she was on screen she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother. >> by all means take me here, take me now, please, please. >> reporter: it was behind that boston bar where she first found superstardom. >> i prefer the fortune 500 type, one who owns blocks, not one who plays with them. >> reporter: playing the acerbic dry-witted bar manager with an eye for ted danson's sam malone. >> that was all well and good. >> thank you. >> how do you plan on getting the bride and groom back together? >> i'm going to rely on my wits. >> well, you're halfway there. >> you better believe it. >> reporter: the role earned her a golden globe and emmy in 1991 for outstanding lead actress. she stayed on the long-running sitcom through its 11th and final season before going on to co-star with john travolta in the "look who's talking" movies.

>> hey, slow down! the first stage of labor could take hours. >> yeah, so could the midtown traffic. >> reporter: travolta, a lifelong dear friend to alley, honoring her on instagram writing, kirstie was one of the most special relationships i've ever had. i love you, kirstie. i know we will see each other again. >> we were supposed to do a dance together and i was real cocky, and he says look, who has done these movies they're dancing in. >> reporter: the 71-year-old actress started her career in 1982 on the bridge of the enterprise as a vulcan officer in "star trek ii: the wrath of khan." in the '90s she starred in the sitcom "veronica's closet". throughout her life she publicly sharing her strength and weaknesses. >> so i stayed in bed for five or whatever days. >> reporter: a public battle with weight led to a career comeback for alley who starred in the hit reality mockumentary series "fat actress." >> do i look fat? >> no. >> okay.

on a one to ten scale what would you give me? >> i would give you a ten. >> you look great. >> you would? >> reporter: and on "dancing with the stars" she stunned audiences and skeptics by stepping into the finals with her partner maksim chmerkovskiy. she even managed the impossible pulling george onto the dance floor right here on "gma." ♪ yes. we have proof. >> 2011. 2011 right before my time, you're lucky. >> and never since. we thank kirstie for that. more tributes to kirstie this morning. rhea perlman saying how kirstie was a unique and wonderful person and friend and that her joy of being was boundless going on to say i feel so thankful to have known her. and ted danson speaking out this morning saying i am so sad and grateful for all the times she made me laugh. i send my love to her children. as they well know their mother

had a heart of gold. >> she was so, so talented. she came in for shelley long who was very popular on "cheers" and she stepped right in and was there till the end. >> great, great time. >> funny, funny. >> thank you, lara. more on kirstie alley coming up in our next hour. also, we have the reaction to the new trailer for the "harry & meghan" docu-series. our royal insider on how the palace might respond. and the latest on the university of idaho murders as police respond to speculation on the killings and their investigation. first, good morning, ginger. >> good morning, robin. two weeks ago we had that epic snow in western new york. you'll remember buffalo with more than five feet, well, watch this time lapse because in two weeks, five feet goes bye-bye and we go down to zero. just a couple of lonely piles left behind. so we're starting over winter-wise, but don't worry, there's a lot of precipitation to come. it'll come in the form of rain, though, first, so a lot of rain in tennessee, we've got some areas there that could pick up three to five inches.

these fronts are all connected and also will impact kentucky, parts of appalachia all the way up. so this is the region that we're most concerned about as we go into the midweek and the end of this week and, of course, we're watching for, again, three to five inches. if you have any elevation that can make a difference. they're in a bit of a drought, so perhaps this helps as long as it falls more calmly. we'll be very warm though, the mild air sticking around in the 50s, the big cooldown and all about the snow in the west in just a bit. your local weather in 30 seconds.

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>> we are looking forward to that. following a lot of headlines this morning as well, including the last lap in the georgia runoff. voters casting their final votes. the race will decide if the senate is an even 50/50 split or the democrats have an outright majority. also, car rental company hertz will pay $170 million after falsely claiming some of its customers had stolen its vehicles resulting in some paying customers being arrested at gunpoint. please take a look at new footage of the eruption at the mauna loa volcano. the lava flow is moving closer to a major highway in hawaii which runs nearly the length of the big island. the national guard has been activated. and ucla's undefeated women's soccer team are national champions pulling off a miracle comeback against north carolina. they were down a goal with just 16 seconds left but they tied the game with the corner kick and then went on in the second overtime and scored a third unanswered goal to beat unc, 3-2, and capture their second national title. congratulations to the ucla women's soccer team.

and we got a lot more ahead including the dangerous gender bias in heart health care. the new study that finds who might be getting better care and what you can do to lower your risk coming up. robin? now, michael, to new questions on the unsolved murders of those four idaho college students. police releasing a long and detailed new statement on the case attempting to tamp down growing speculation and also outlining previously undisclosed avenues of the investigation. kayna whitworth has the latest for us. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: robin, good morning. so authorities saying that they looked at an alleged stalking incident that kaylee had told her father about a month prior to her murder and found no evidence it was related and now this morning their focus is shifting to another time line. this morning, police zeroing in on the movements of two of the university of idaho victims, xana kernodle and ethan chapin, the night they were murdered looking specifically at the hours between 9:00 p.m. and 1:45 a.m. when the couple was believed to be at ethan's

fraternity. >> why are you looking for more information specifically about where xana and ethan were? in regards to his fraternity house. >> that actually seems to be one of the larger areas we don't have a lot of information in, so being able to locate what they did that night to maybe who they contacted, maybe any routes they took home, that would be important for the investigation. >> reporter: xana and ethan stabbed to death less than a block away along with kaylee goncalves and madison mogen who were found on the top floor. two roommates survived along with kaylee's dog seen in this tiktok video. authorities now say the dog was found inside the home but in a separate room from the victims. how important is the behavior of the dog in your investigation? >> we don't believe that there was any appearance of forced entry into the home, as well at

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latest on harry and meghan's documentary already stirring reaction two days before its release. we'll speak with robert jobson in a moment. first, trevor ault on the trailer rocking the royal family. good morning, trevor. >> good morning, george. it's clear a lot of this is about harry and meghan facing intense media scrutiny and there's already scrutiny all over this. even before it premieres some are saying this documentary is al hd ooeah happen? >> reporter: this morning, mounting tension in the royal family just two days until the premiere of harry and meghan's new documentary, and the fallout

is already here. >> there was a war against meghan to suit other people's agendas. >> it's about hatred. it's about race. >> it's a dirty game. >> reporter: the six-part series promising an unprecedented and vulnerable look at their relationship and their exit from royal life. >> there's leaking but also planting of stories. no one knows the full truth. we know the full truth. >> reporter: but british tabloids are already blasting it calling the doc misleading. critics pointing out some of the footage actually doesn't have anything to do with harry and meghan like this picture of photographers. it's actually from 2011 five years before they started dating, or the swarms of cameras when meghan says -- hey rectll filming president trump's former lawyer michael cohen in 2019. this shot they were filming uk celebrity katie price last year. >> the couple are facing accusations that some of their representations of media moments are misleading. bviously have to see the

whole thing but if the media is a big villain in this, which it seems that they will be, i think we are going to see pushback if people feel there's unfair representation. >> reporter: harry also draws direct parallels between how the media treated his mother and how they treat his wife. >> the pain and suffering of women marrying into this institution, this feeding frenzy. >> reporter: emphasizing his biggest fear that meghan would meet the same fate as princess diana. >> i was terrified. i didn't want history to repeat itself. >> reporter: still, critics are wary of the timing of the release on the heels of william and kate's trip to the u.s. premiering three months to the day after the death of the queen, her funeral the last time the couples were seen together. >> william, kate, harry and meghan put on a real show of unity for the queen's funeral but i think that was always a show of unity and we see now with this documentary coming out and harry's book coming out just

how raw those disagreements still are. >> and perhaps unsurprisingly there's still been no official response to this series from buckingham palace and, remember, the series is going to be followed as you just heard by harry's memoir "spare" coming out in january. >> okay, trevor, thanks. let's bring in our royal contributor robert jobson. robert, thanks for joining us again. you've been covering the royals an awful long time but i suspect you've never seen anything quite like this. >> no, not really, george. in the days of modern media they're using harry and meghan, every tool available to them, documentaries, books, everything, to get their story, their side of the story across. i think we've heard a lot of the story actually in other interviews, but they claim that a lot of it is still to be told. my feeling is i've almost heard enough and i think with the inaccuracies of the trailer are quite worrying. >> which inaccuracies? >> well, there's one particular one i can tell you about because i was there.

there's a picture of meghan and harry carrying little baby archie. it was taken when they were on a tour of cape town and it was inside the home of archbishop tutu. i was standing where this picture was taken in an accredited position, which you know all about, and next to the press secretary to them for that particular trip, which was a taxpayer-funded trip.fact washes implicatiothat they re hoded by the media a there were three accredited reporters in a position that they'd agreed standing next to the press secretary. so i found that uncomfortable that that was the narrative they were trying to get across in the trailer which was simply not true. >> what are you hearing from buckingham palace? >> well, the moment they're keeping quiet, george, because i think they don't want to get involved in any tit for tat rows at the moment. they haven't seen the rest of the documentary. like you and like everybody i

haven't seen the documentary yet so i can't make any judgment. they are going to wait until they've seen all of it. there is talk, though, they will be pushing back if there are clear inaccuracies that they believe are wrong and they may well do that. but at the moment they're doing nothing at all and they're going to sit and watch and wait. >> we've heard these allegations before but harry and meghan appear to be doubling down about charges of racism. >> well, that's going to be their perspective. all i can say i have no experience of that. i would say that just repeat what prince william has said that they're not a racist family. i also know that in the last few months that william at the behest of the king has been driving a diversity drive at the palace. i think there's 8.52% ethnic minorities working for the royal household. they want to push that up to around 15%, 18%, and i know william is very much behind that. but equally, you know, like a lot of institutions, not only in london and around the world and

the uk there are issues on race. there are issues on ethnicity that need to be resolved. >> any way to knit the family back together after this comes out? >> difficult to see it, george. i think when you've got a book of this coming out with this documentary as well, it depends what's said, but i think it will be quite difficult. the brothers clearly are at loggerheads. it's difficult for the king, his new position that he's just taken over a few months ago. but, of course, he loves both his sons but this will be difficult. i think this will be very difficult for them to come back from because it depends what's said. but it's very personal and damaging, i think, you know, ultimately any parent, it's your son or daughter talking about you in derogatory terms you don't have to be royal for it to hurt. >> robert, thanks very much. michael? coming up next, we have our "play of the day." moderate-to-severe eczema. it doesn't care if you have a date, a day off,

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we can't wait also to catch up with darlene love. she will put us in the holiday spirit with chris ruggiero later this morning. >> that will be a lot of fun. and my old boss is here. i don't know how i should feel about this. i'm happy, i guess. i love this man, tom coughlin was the head coach for the giants super bowl xlii win and has written a book about that incredible year. we're going to reminisce about that and find out why he fined me for not being early enough for a team meeting. i wasn't late. >> not early enough. >> not early enough, george. >> that is coming up. first the senate runoff in georgia. final votes today, senator raphael warnock, republican challenger herschel walker have campaigning hard down to the wire. rachel scott at a polling place. >> reporter: good morning. this is the final senate battle. georgia voters will get the last word and a highly anticipated runoff between democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock and republican challenger herschel walker.

both candidates crisscrossing the state urging voters to turn out today. warnock did have a slight edge on walker in november but not enough to prevent a runoff. he says that this race is all about competence and character pointing to several controversies that have plagued herschel walker's campaign. walker has made his closing message tying his opponent to president joe biden. polls are open this morning. more than 1.8 million people voted early shattering records. a win for democrats would give them an outright majority in the senate and more leverage but this is the final opportunity for republicans to flip a senate seat, michael. >> thank you so much, appreciate your reporting. now we're going to turn to the latest on the sabotage at power stations that left a north carolina county in the dark. schools are closing once again this morning in moore county and an overnight curfew remains in effect. let's go to mona kosar abdi in north carolina who is tracking the latest for us, good morning, mona. >> reporter: michael, good morning. today marks day three of no power for the folks here in

moore county. now, duke energy has been making progress restoring power to about 7,000 households yesterday but that is still just a fraction of the 45,000 households affected by this massive blackout. meanwhile, the hunt is still on for whoever orchestrated this attack. the department of homeland security, the fbi and atf have all joined this investigation and the white house is closely monitoring the situation. the moore county sheriff says that this intentional sabotage has been eye opening as it underscores how vulnerable the nation's power grid is to domestic attacks. he says he is in communication with state officials about what improvements can be made. he also reiterated the seriousness of this attack adding that whoever is responsible could potentially face murder charges if someone dies as a result of this blackout. robin. >> all right, mona, thank you for your reporting. now to the nominees for one of the nfl's most prestigious awards, walter payton man of the year. each team has a nominee for the

humanitarian award and getting the nod from the houston texans, linebacker christian kirksey, he appeared on "gma" in september surprising the uvalde high school football team. gifting them with new uniforms, equipment for the season helping the team heal following the deadly shooting in may. the rest of the nominees will be revealed later today. >> all doing great work. >> uh-huh. coming up here on "gma," our morning menu, some of our favorite moments with kirstie alley. remembering how she made us all laugh. the dangerous gender bias in health health care that finds men may be getting better care. plus, don't miss the "glee"ful reunion, lea michele and darren criss. and lara's upstairs with a four-time grand slam champion. >> naomi osaka in the house adding children's book author to her list of accomplishments. it's called "the way champs play."

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"good morning america." ♪ welcome back to "gma" and we have an exclusive reveal of the new "sports illustrated" sports person of the year. drum roll, please. it is, there he is, steph curry. >> whoo-hoo. >> in 2022 steph won his fourth nba championship and was named finals mvp and he graduated from college. 13 years after leaving for the nba. congratulations to steph for such an amazing year and being such an inspiring person. >> congratulations.

>> he photographs really well. look at him. >> he's looking good. slouching. has that perfect slouch. i'm going to try to do it. >> a lot of practice in front of the mirror at home. >> congratulation, steph. now to our "gma" cover story, remembering actress kirstie alley. while she was a staple on tv and in movies, we also got to know her quite well right here on "gma." we dug into the vault for some fond, fond memories. >> we've known each other only seconds and i'm already tired of you. >> reporter: for decades kirstie alley was a household name. her career taking off after starring in the long running sitcom "cheers" and the highly successful "look who's talking" movie franchise. >> look, if you have to know my life history i was artificially inseminated. >> reporter: and right from the start, she made visits to "gma." back in '85 she came to talk about the for tv miniseries

"north and south" with actor james reed. >> i think they are attracted to me because i have an attractive voice and it's hard to find women that talk like this. >> reporter: then in 1989 joining us to preview "look who's talking," she described a very special experience she shared with john travolta before shooting a scene. >> john and i watched this baby being born and, boom, amy said, come in the other room and we did the scene right after that, and so when i was pretending like this baby is coming out, it was the biggest miracle i've ever seen in my life. >> reporter: kirstie at "gma" again in 1990 talking from "sibling rivalry" set describing how she found humor. >> my mother and father were in a car wreck and my mother died which is not funny. that's the most devastating thing that can happen to you. we were sitting in the emergency room, my sister and i, and i said, well, where were they going? she said, they were going to a halloween party. and i said, well, what were they dressed as? my mother, who was very funny

herself would have loved that you could have humor in her own death, you know. >> reporter: starring in "fat actress" in 2005 where she played a fictionalized version of herself admitting to diane sawyer that her journey with weight gain inspired the show. >> i went, all right, there's got to be something funny and good and entertaining about this fat thing and there was and that's when i created the show. >> reporter: and kirstie telling me about what she called her life-changing turn on "dancing with the stars." >> is this experience what you thought it would be? >> it's so much better. you know, i love dancing and i wish to god i had been a dancer. it changed my life. it's cathartic. i feel younger now than i felt when i was 20. >> what do you have planned? you always surprise us. >> i'm done with reality tv. i just want to act again. but what i have that i haven't had before that i'm excited about is, i really want to keep dancing. i want to be his spokesperson for his dance studios and in

exchange, i want to walk in there any time and have some, you know, hot dance guys just -- because i would like to do it -- i would like to do it like three hours a day. >> i remember she was the runner-up. >> she did great and said she would dance the rest of her life. >> thank you, thank you, thank you and just thinking of her family, her friends and all that she held close to her heart, george. >> we all are, thanks. now to a health alert for women. heart disease remains the leading cause of death but a new study indicates that women may not get equal treatment to men. dr. jen ashton, welcome back. tell us about this study. >> we've talked a lot about heart disease and even though it's the same disease, prevention, treatment, diagnosis, symptomatology, all can differ men versus women, so this study looked at prevention, looked at high risk individuals for heart disease and how they were recommended to prevent their first cardiac event and what they found, big difference, men versus women.

if you were a woman, 40% more likely to receive behavioral modifications, things like lose weight, exercise more, stop smoking. if you were a man, 20% more likely to be prescribed statins or cholesterol lowering medications, pharmacologic management for prevention a much more aggressive way to prevent the first heart attack. >> men and women often exhibit different symptoms of heart trouble. >> they do. i mean overall, that chest pain is still the most common, the so-called hollywood heart attack, that crushing chest pain, more common with men, women, much more likely to have other symptoms, flu-like symptoms, nausea, back pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, so, again, when you look at this disease, very different in almost every single way men versus women. >> what should we all know about prevention? >> if you look at the american heart association, they have a list and it is really, really

important because 80% of heart disease can, in fact, be prevented. things like diet, more fiber, less saturated fat, managing your weight, exercise, being active, moderate to low alcohol consumption. if you smoke, stop. and, again, i want to be crystal clear, if indicated, blood pressure medication, cholesterol lowering medication for both men and women have been shown to save lives. >> jen ashton, thanks very much. ginger. yes, we are in the second week, george, of seeing avalanche warnings around this country and watch this. that is video from a hiker caught in an avalanche. you can see the debris of the avalanche about 100 feet wide and a foot deep. that video is now part of an official investigation of the incident and today there are more avalanche warnings for the backcountry around vail, the gore range, elk mountains and that all happens through tomorrow night. those watches go through thursday. you'll want to watch northerly and easterly facing slopes especially where they're super

drew: morning showers with a level one light storm on the storm impact scale, leading to drier conditions this afternoon. we max out in the mid-50's later today. rain and cloud cover is out of your latest night. clear skies and temperatures in the 20's and 30's in our coldest spots. tomorrow is the only totally dry day we have. our next storm arrives thursday which will linger into the weekend. oh. >> we have a whole plan here. >> we got a whole plan. >> we do. you all ready. start with "pop news." big finale. we'll begin this morning with the rocket man announcing plans for another of his last shows. >> this is getting to be a joke. come on. >> sir elton john was interviewed by robin and now he's sharing how he will make his final bow in his homeland. we now know it will happen at

the 53rd annual glastonbury music festival next summer. elton writing the festival's genuine support for the best emerging talent is something i've long admired. this will be his first time there and, again, his last show in the uk. >> right. >> because after glastonbury the final farewell tour continues in france, switzerland and denmark before he wraps up his three-year-long, 300-stop farewell tour in sweden on july 8th. >> nobody wants him to end his tour. just keep going. >> we made it clear that the one in dodger stadium was the last one in the united states. >> in dodger stadium. [ laughter ] >> the last time -- >> hey. >> -- in the uk it will be very special. i think. >> we can't get enough of him. >> we love you, sir elton that was a fun interview. all right, hey, also in "pop news" this morning, a "glee" ful reunion for lea michele and darren criss, the two former

co-stars posting a video to tiktok from the back of the car here in new york city. check it out. ♪ streetlights, people ♪ ♪ don't stop believin' ♪ ♪ streetlights, people ♪ >> it doesn't sound like that when robin and i do it. >> no, it does not. >> lea writing when you're with your best friend and "don't stop believin'" randomly comes on the radio, i guess that's what happens. the song, journey's '81 hit was definitely covered on "glee" throughout its six seasons. both darren and lea are still making music. darren on his "very darren christmas" tour promoting his holiday album and lea doing great right here on broadway in the revival of "funny girl." that was fun. thanks, guys. and finally, it's the battle of the comedians on the next episode of "the $100,000 pyramid."

jason alexander facing off against bobby moynihan while rosie o'donnell squaring off against pete holmes, and michael got in the holiday spirit. aww. you look so cute. we'll give you a sneak peek. the clue here is things that start with the letter "y." >> it's a board game. >> yahtzee. >> jewish people language. >> yiddish. >> it's fun to stay at the -- >> ymca. >> i mean, we're making it look easy. >> oh, man. >> we're making it look easy. we're making it look easy. >> these are empty, michael. these are empty, but our hearts are full. >> yeah, you are tearing up the set, man. >> possibly the best player we've ever had. >> really? >> i'm not spoiling -- no spoiler alerts here but i'm just saying. >> wow. >> it was fun. fun. >> it looked fun. you looked really nice. >> thank you. >> the answer is, why is michael wearing that? >> you won't see it again.

>> guys, you can catch the show with possibly the best player ever which insults all of us on the holiday-themed episode of "the $100,000 pyramid," so fun, it's tonight 10:00 p.m. right here on abc. >> so now is what? >> now it's time. >> for? >> for the big strut. >> yeah. >> come on. >> it's time for "deals & steals." >> like steph curry would do. do it. ♪ >> now i'm heading over to tory johnson's "deals & steals." the "deals & steals," everybody, it's all for a good cause. we are celebrating our "gma" gives back event all month long. and our winter display there are products from 30 brands that are all giving back and giving us big savings on the way. you can go right to the deals by using the qr code on the bottom of your screen. let's get started by saying good morning to tory johnson. >> good morning. okay. so we're starting with a little bling-bling. i love sparkles, sparkles are always a great gift.

and we've got a bunch of our "gma" viewer favorites. so we've got maya j, daniela swaebe. sterling forever. these are all "gma" favorite things. plus right in front we have these cool wallets great for guys, these crossbody bags that allow you to touch screen with your telephone without taking it out of the bag. huge assortment in the jewelry and accessories category starting at $12. >> robin and lara are nodding their heads so merry christmas. >> oh, yes. >> thank you. >> these are christmas presents. what else you got? >> were you going to do your strut this way too? >> oh, i forgot. >> started over. come on over the right way. there you go. okay, so, next up, clothing and shoes. these are great options. if you know somebody's size and style, this is always a welcome gift and then if you don't, socks are great because you can match personality to socks.

so we've got a lot of options. we've got right over here merge four with compression socks, in front, fanatic was really just fun, funny socks and, michael, if you are giving somebody a gift card instead of putting it in a boring package, pocket socks is such a cute way to stash a gift card and cash when they're on the go. we have a huge assortment in the category of clothing and shoes and all of these deals start literally at $5. >> i love this shirt. >> that shirt is fun, too, and then right here, all of this stuff is for home and kitchen. that chunky blanket, it sold out. i begged for a restock. we got it but all of these, i like to say, are functional gifts, so whether it's a bird house, wine purifier, cozy blankets, kitchen gadgets, i love these bluetooth speakers here. they're cycling through but it comes with a remote control so if you want to change the color, you can do color options, right? isn't it fun?

really fun options here. also, in the front we've got the identity protection rollers so, again, functional gifts. i love these all. we've got a huge assortment. you'll save at least 50% from all eight of these brands in this category. >> i love a functional gift. something you can use. >> something else, gifts that don't break the bank. these are all $20 and under and gift giving should be joyful, not debt inducing, and so there's lots of options here that are just under $20. this is one of my favorites, a luminary, pop that light into there. is robin giving you faces? >> no, you said it's not debt inducing. i wish my kids were up right now. >> got it. we'll send them some tips here. candles, i love this crossbody bag to be able to hold your water bottle. this shower cap is awesome. >> do it, do it. put that on. put that on. >> no, this is a lara thing. lara would put the shower cap on. >> yes! >> thank you.

>> you know what, popcorn back in the day, that's what i look like. okay, that didn't work. >> how about this, this is -- he did it. he did it. you guys made him do it. this is all of our -- we've got lots of options for just like bath and body, calming, this is one of my favorites, herban essentials. doesn't it smell good. enjoy the orange for a second before i put peppermint on you. that's so good. what i love about these, it's a great gift on its own but they come in individual packets so you can stash some in each of the stockings, peppermint, that's really good too. these are like instant mood boosters. it's like invigorating. what do you feel? >> invigorated. >> okay, good. so we've got luxurious hand soaps and face masks, we've got little bath and body products. these products here start at $2.50, so we've got something truly for every budget from all 30 of these brands.

they're phenomenal companies so i hope you give it a chance. >> all right, tory, come on, strut with me. come on. >> no, you got it. you got it. >> bad influences have crept in on me here at "gma." >> do it across the table. >> everybody, hey -- >> like a runway. >> come down to times square. check out our beautiful windows in person. there's something to see and we partnered with these companies on these deals. shop all of them by heading to goodmorningamerica.com and coming up, i'm walking back, tory, darlene love and chris ruggiero. they are here to perform live for us. we'll be right back. you don't want to walk? come on. >> you got it.

building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc seven news. good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi, aaron from abc. seven warnings going to check in now with job in a for a look at traffic. hydro vina kumasi. thank you. good morning, everyone. so we are going to start in san francisco where we're following a multi car crashes, causing a major delay on north to 80 past al anani. you can see there your speeds are down to around six mph and that section. the bay bridge toll plaza has not let up. we did have a stall on the bridge. i just passed the metering lights that moved out of the way but still impacting you there. the rain has finally let up in san rafael, but expect a wet ride there is you travel along 101 and still delays on bart as well. 10 minutes system wide due to the wet weather kamasi. thank you. josina

take a look at live doppler seven this morning. we have scattered showers out. there are some light showers working through parts of the city, the east bay this morning, even parts of marin county like stinson beach right now, it is a level one lightstorm and exclusive abc seven storm impact scale this morning. the biggest concern is slick roadways out their central tower having cloudy skies from our view this morning showers in the forecast this morning. they don't last long they're out of here this afternoon will dry out will clear out those clouds max out

in the fifties kamasi. thank you drew. we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on our news ♪ they're singing "deck the halls" ♪ ♪ but it's not like christmas at all ♪ >> you know the song. darlene love's classic, "christmas, baby, please come home" making her comeback with chris ruggiero and they join us now. welcome to you both. >> hey, guys. >> thanks for having us. >> of course. it has been 25 years since you recorded a christmas song. tell us about the comeback. >> i did my last one with luther vandross, needed his first chs buthey wrote this song and said, let's get darlene to sing it. that's actually how it happened because i'm one of his original backup singers. >> for luther? >> oh, yeah. listen, luther record -- i'll be back there. my favorite person to do background behind because luther was a background singer.

>> yes, he was. >> it was great. >> hey, does your family ask you to sing a lot around the christmas tree? >> no, thank god. when i was small, my father was a minister, had his own church, three brothers and a sister so we all had to be at church. we always sung at christmastime in all of those but thank god they never asked me to sing. >> chris, you said this duet is a dream come true. >> oh, yes. >> how did this collaboration come about? >> darlene was actually watching an interview that i had where i said that one of my dream duet partners was darlene love and the next thing you knew, we met right here in manhattan actually, and it was love at first sight for the both of us. we hit it right off and it was actually at a time when i was starting to record my christmas album and there was this one song i didn't know exactly what to do with and, well, that's the song we recorded together and darlene actually at first weren't familiar with the song. >> i never heard the song before but it's one of the greatest christmas songs ever sung and then when i looked to see who

had recorded it, natalie cole, barbra streisand, i'm going where have i been. so now we did it and plus, let me tell you, for a young man that's 23 years old. >> 23! >> he's such a gentleman. a real gentleman, chair, thank you, miss, i mean the whole background. >> raised right. you were raised right. >> exactly. exactly. >> how is it for you to be with the darlene love? >> it's everything you would think, times a thousand. it's a dream come true and darlene is everything i thought she'd be and more. she's beautiful on both the inside and the outside. darlene, you're the best. >> you're wonderful. >> i love how simple it was. i got an album too. [ laughter ] >> okay, you got it. >> chris, show us the way. it will be out featuring darlene love but we're so happy you two are here. always great talking to you. they they have a special performance

of their b you're on your way to chat with another -- >> what is it about us all walking today. >> strutting. >> i'm in six-inch heels. i don't have my slippers on anymore but i think i will give you a little hey, how are you doing? remember how people walk over. we are with four-time grand slam champion naomi osaka. she's here in times square. how are you? help a lady upstairs. good to see you. i love what you're wearing. >> thank you. >> please sit. you saw michael came over and just talking to you. we are just huge fans of you on and off the court and now you have this children's book, "the way champs play" and it's all about empowering young people through sports. now, i saw you reading it to your dog, i love his name, butta. how does it feel you're sharing it with the world? >> it feels really incredible.

for me i just remember being really inspired by books growing up, so to just pass it on to the next generation is cool. >> how did it personally for you, naomi, yes a pro athlete, but even if you hadn't gone into professional sports how did playing athletics, how has it just helped you in every aspect of your life beyond being the pro player that you are? >> yeah, i think it definitely taught me like perseverance, but i also think it taught me a lot of stubbornness which may not be good but i think it's worked out in my favor and just like being dedicated. >> that dedication and that's something that is so important and what you need in all aspects of life and can we just say, thank you so much, you have used your voice, you stepped up and you said, i need to take care of my mental well-being. and other people really started to look and follow suit. why was it important for you to be so open about that and thank

you for being so open about it. >> oh, yeah, well, i kind of pride myself in being a really honest person and that gets me in trouble sometimes, but i don't know, i like to express how i feel and for me it was ki so i guess that's how everything happened, but i wouldn't have wanted it any other way because i learned a lot during that time. >> what did you learn? >> i don't know, i think that for me i felt like it was necessary, but i kind of felt ashamed in that moment because as an athlete you're kind of told to like be strong and kind of push through everything, but i think i learned that it's better to like regroup and address the feelings that you have in that moment and you can come back stronger. >> yes, indeed. and you're coming back as an author and doing all these different things and you have an organization, remind me what the name of it. >> play academy. >> play academy where you really

encourage especially community sports and also the proceeds from your book is going to help. so can you tell folks a little bit more about your organization. >> so play academy is basically an organization where we give grants to like schools and other organizations around the world so that little girls and boys can play and there are activities and little like after-school programs and stuff. >> it's wonderful to do that because, you know, because a lot of sports is being eliminated in the schools so to be able to have community programs like you're really doing varied places is xtremely helpful so let me get this right. you're an author and started a production company, okay. you've got this -- the book coming out. people want to know, will you be returning to the court in 2023? what can we expect from you on the court? >> i don't know. for me i feel like i'm a very curious person, so i've really been grateful to be given all these avenues to explore, so i'm

definitely looking forward to doing a lot of stuff but i am a tennis player so, you know, if i don't play tennis for too long i get an itch. >> oh. well, we get an itch when we don't see you on the court. we love seeing you out there but just more importantly, thank you for being so -- vulnerability is a strength, it's not a weakness and you're so authentic in all you do and wish you all the continued success and love this look. >> thank you. >> you got it going on. thank you, naomi. "the way champs play," it's a beautiful book for kids. it is out now. coming up, oh, giants super bowl winning coach tom coughlin is here live. i think michael may know him. hmm. come on back. hm (vo) it's a fact! two out of three americans who qualify for medicare do not receive all the benefits they deserve.

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welcome back to "gma." it is time now to reveal our "gma" book club pick for december. ginger is closing out the year with this book and it's all about a topic that hits very close to home. >> almost too close to home. at the beginning it was a little ptsd. i was like, whoa, from covering so many hurricanes this book is a fictional look into the future where the consequences of climate change have transformed our world. our final pick of the year is "the light pirate" by lily brooks dalton. here she is to tell us about it. >> good morning, america. "the light pirate" is a book about a family in a small coastal town that is struggling to navigate a rapidly changing climate.

the daughter, wanda, as the youngest of the family, is the future of this place and the story centers on her. as the storms come faster and harder, as the sea level rises, as the temperatures scorch, the town begins to erode but a new way of life begins. i'm so excited to share this book with you. i hope you pick up a copy. >> so i got a chance to sit down with lily and talk about that novel. we'll have much more with her coming up next week. >> and then in the meantime, "the light pirate" is out now. you can pick up a free copy at a little free library near you. you can also visit our website, goodmorningamerica.com for more information and keep reading along with us, please, on our instagram @gmabookclub. it's really fun. while that's very fictional, but i do have one note about hurricane season which is officially over but a little activity in the atlantic. a 50% chance that develops if it becomes a named storm in december, we haven't done that

drew: i am abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma. morning showers leading to drier conditions. level 1 light storm. tomorrow is totally dry. our next storm arriviv i was with our next guest at one of the happiest times of my life when our giants won super bowl xlii. well, now, coach tom coughlin has written a chronicle of that season, "a giant win: inside the new york giants' historic upset over the new england patriots in super bowl xlii." big welcome to coach tom coughlin. coach, welcome to "gma." >> thank you. >> welcome to "gma." great to have you here. this is very meaningful to me. we won the super bowl together. i know you won two super bowls. i only had the opportunity to win that one with you. >> if you had stuck around you would have. >> if i had stuck around, i was an old man. you didn't want me anymore. but why didn't you write about

this one? >> i think in my opinion it's the greatest super bowl victory of all time, certainly the greatest upset of all time. when you stop and think about the new england patriots under belichick and brady, the number one scoring team in the history of the national football league and in week 17, they beat us 38-35 and, of course, the super bowl a few weeks later was nothing like that game because for our defense to do what we did on that particular day, to hold that team to 14 points, it's incredible. >> yeah, pretty unheard of. no one could stop them all season. and there's one thing you said throughout the year that really stuck with us, tell me i can't do it. you always say that. where does that come from. >> that's my whole life. i started out in a small town, waterloo, new york, a little town, and very much involved in athletics and so on and so forth. but the great motivator for me, never had a lot of good jobs but someone would say i can't do something, that was a little -- that was something that gave me a little extra inspiration and a little extra hope and i think

that's what the book will do. >> you always gave us a little extra something like extra rules. you had to be five minutes early or you were late. you had to have both feet on the floor. you couldn't wear hats. >> that's it. >> if a cell phone went off in a meeting you might as well just answer it because it's like a $5,000 fine. >> absolutely. >> you fined me and i still have a this. you fined me $500 for being early to a meeting. >> i can still see you running through the locker room knowing you were a little bit late and you come bursting in and -- but your great quote is i was three minutes early and two minutes late. it was the opposite. >> three minutes early and two minutes late. >> that's the way we left it. i can remember looking at me at the end of that meeting and i said, michael, i don't fine you. you fine yourself. we're five minutes early. all the clocks are set in the whole building that way. >> coach, "gma" starts at 7:00, not 6:55. that's all i'm saying.

>> yeah, one of the greatest compliments you ever paid me is when you started your working life as you know it right now, your watch was ten minutes fast. >> you got me setting it to ten instead of five because i'm panicked now thinking about you if i'm late for anything. >> there you go. >> this is the image that a lot of football fans know because become a little synonymous and famous. my mom actually never called me after the game wondering if anybody was okay until she saw this during the game in green bay, did you get frostbite? she was really worried about you. >> i'm glad she was. but you know what, you remember this very well. but the second half, i didn't even feel anything. > coach, you were frozen. that's why you couldn't feel -- it was minus 20 -- minus 24 windchill. >> our guys are walking around in short sleeves like it was 75 degree. was smart jd idea to walk without sleeves. >> i went out with a baseball a.

>> it was cold. >> i want to get back to the super bowl because i always said, we would not have won if it were not for your wife, judy, who i know recently passed away. she was our football mom. >> she really was and i never realized how much she did behind the scenes as well. you know, but if you talk to the guys with career-ending injuries and how she helped them through the most difficult times in their lives, you get the feeling, which i know she was outside the locker room always hugging, always kissing, win, lose, whatever, she was there for our players and she was the ultimate, ultimate coach's wife because what she did for me, michael, she gave me an opportunity to pursue my career and she did everything else, i mean everything else. >> and when we talked and you say you were married for 55 years and i know you were her caretaker at the end and you

said we were married for 55 years, she took care of me for 50. i took care of her for five. >> that's exactly how i said it. i said theas years, i was judy's caretaker and the first 50 years she was my caretaker and i mean that. i mean she was good at everything. she built houses, you know, she paid all the bills, she did all of these things, half the time i didn't even know what my kids were doing. but she kept it that way so that, you know, i had that tunnel vision deal. >> we were lucky to have her in our lives and lucky to have you in our lives, coach, so i truly believe i wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. i'm glad eli manning made the cover of the book and i didn't. i got the last laugh. i got the last laugh. i made -- >> i wondered when that was coming. >> making george dance, hard to do. i love you and thank you so much. "a giant win" is on sale now. make sure you go pick this up, all right, it is a great read and coming up, darlene love and chris ruggiero, they are back

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back now on "gma" it is the moment we have been waiting for all morning, darlene love is here with chris ruggiero to perform her first new christmas song in over 25 years. so here they are with "grown-up christmas list." take it away. u reme your knee ♪ ♪ i wrote to you with childhood fantasies ♪ ♪ but heaven only knows that packages and bows could never heal a heart ♪

♪ no more lives torn apart that wars would never start and time would heal all hearts ♪ ♪ and everyone would have a friend ♪ ♪ would have a friend ♪ ♪ and wars would never win and we would never never end ♪ ♪ this is my grown-up christmas list ♪ ♪ what is this illusion called ♪ ♪ the innocence of youth ♪ ♪ maybe only in our blind belief

can we ever find the truth ♪ ♪ whoa, no more lives torn apart ♪ ♪ torn apart ♪ ♪ that wars would never start never start ♪ ♪ and time would heal all hearts ♪ ♪ and everyone would have a friend ♪ ♪ would have a friend ♪ ♪ and right would always win ♪ ♪ always win ♪ ♪ and love would never end ♪ ♪ this is my grown-up christmas list ♪ ♪ this is my only lifelong wish ♪ ♪ this is grown-up christmas list ♪ [ applause ]

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bill a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. good morning , everyone i'm kumasi, aaron from abc seven mornings. here's josina. now the look at traffic hydro bina kumasi. thank you. good morning, everyone. so i want to let you know that that bart commuter alert has been upgraded to a 20 minutes system wide delay due to wet weather. so please be aware of that as you head out the door this morning. if you rely on bart also want to wrap up here with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza redrew it looks like the rain is picking up. up in this area, and we're tracking that on live doppler seven will press on in closer to that region. we have some light, scattered showers across the city and in parts of the east bay this morning, and that's how the day shapes up. it's a level one lightstorm was slick conditions on the roadways. the biggest impact out there. the forecast for today it will show you that we have showers early on this morning, giving way to drier skies later this afternoon temps

in the fifties kamasi thank you drew. now it's time for live with kelly and ryan and we'll be >> deja: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, stand-up comedian sebastian maniscalco. and from the hit series, "abbott elementary," janelle james! plus, a good news story of the day. also singing superstar josh groban takes a seat at the "live" desk. and now, here are kelly ripa and josh groban! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> kelly: hi, darling. hi,