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the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. addressing the nation. >> she's in good spirits, she's relieved to be finally be heading home. >> reporter: cherelle also joining the president at the podium. >> it's a happy day for me and my family. i'm going to smile right now. >> reporter: nine months ago, griner was arrested at an airport for carrying a vap ca cartridge carrying hashish oil. a russian court sentencing her to nine years and she was recently transferred to a russian penal colony. in may, cherelle opened up to robin about the moment she learned that her wife was detained. >> this is my wife, the first

week i laid on this couch and cried my eyeballs out, i was numb, i couldn't move. i said you got to get up now. >> reporter: cherelle never giving up hope in the fight for brittney's freedom. >> more specifically it comforts bg, she's not forgotten and like, obviously, you know that it makes her feel good but she doesn't want to be forgotten. those moments i know give her some type of hope. >> cherelle was all smiles here at the white house, she's eagerly looking forward to reuniting with her wife. i want to tell you more about

these breaking details. what happened here today this release is a product of months and months of pain staking negotiati negotiations, the u.s. engaged directly with the russians to try and secure not only griner's release but also paul whelan's, the american who has been held in custody for years now, accused of espionage, biden had to make the difficult decision to accept this deal without whelan in order to get griner home because the russians very much believe that the whelan case is very different, george, i'll leave it back to you but these details are still breaking. still continuing to try to get whelan home. the russians made it clear the only they could secure griner's release was to release the russian convicted arms dealer viktor bout he was scheduled for

release in 2029, but just to reiterate this all came together in the last 48 hours, griner was moved from that penal colony to moscow, transferred to the united arab emirates, today she's currently en route to the united states, she's in good spirits, all smiles, she's extremely grateful and she's very much looking forward to being home, with her wife, her friends, and her team and that could happen within the president says hopefully within 24 hours we could expect to' her back on u.s. soil. >> good morning, america. can't wait for that let's go to mona kosar abdi in north carolina.

>> reporter: overnight, authorities -- overnight, authorities in south carolina confirming they're investigating new gunfire near an energy facility. law enforcement sources confirming to abc news a person opened fire near a duke energy hydro power plant. authorities saying the individual pulled up in a truck and fired what appeared to be a long gun before speeding away. no one was injured and there is no damage to the station at this time. it comes as authorities in north carolina ramp up their investigation into the attack on two duke energy substations last saturday which left entire towns in moore county without power. >> you think nothing of it when you turn on the light switch but whenever you haven't had power for a few days and turn it on, it means -- it's just everything. >> reporter: authorities now

seeking federal search warrants in that case and issuing a $75,000 reward for information. >> i think we're just days and moments and hours away from catching the culprit that did this tragedy. >> reporter: also this morning, more power companies reporting physical attacks on electric grids to the fbi. multiple power substations reportedly attacked in oregon and washington last month. the power companies are not saying how the attacks were carried out, but one briefly cut electricity to customers outside portland according to our station katu. >> and we have confirmed that this was malicious intent, this was no accident. >> reporter: and we've also learned through a senior law enforcement source that a number of utility companies have reached out to federal authorities in recent days about recent or past instances of sabotage and, michael, all are being reviewed. >> yeah, i'm sure they are. mona, thank you so much for that. now to the countdown to the holidays and an early gift, tumbling gas prices, falling so

much they could dip below $3 a gallon by christmas day. transportation correspondent gio benitez is at a gas station in new york city with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael. good morning, yeah, those gas prices just keep falling and overnight they officially hit the lowest point in a year. take a look at this right now because the national average is down to $3.32 a gallon for regular unleaded, that's below 3.34 mark it was a year ago today. the price is down by 14 cents just in the past week, and by 47 cents in the past month and remember that price in june, a national average of over $5 a gallon for regular unleaded? that's a sharp decline of almost two bucks. as of yesterday all 50 states have seen a big monthly drop in the national average. california down to $4.62 a gallon. texas still has the cheapest in the nation at $2.76. the biggest reason, demand in oil is down because of economic worries. now, experts still believe we could see a national average

drop to under $3 a gallon by christmas so that is some good news there, robin. >> that would be a gift. all right, gio, thank you. overseas now to germany and new details on the alleged plot to overthrow the government by far right extremists foiled by authorities. thousands of police and special forces staged raids across that country arresting at least 25 suspects. tom soufi burridge is in berlin with the latest for us. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. this network of far right extremists were according to prosecutors conspiring to assassinate leading german officials in their alleged plot to seize government ministries and storm the german parliament, and they had military men within their ranks. this morning, shocking new details of an alleged violent plot by far right extremists to assassinate leading german officials and bring down the government here in berlin. heavily armed officers swooping in arresting more than two dozen suspects across the country.

among the conspirators at least one active member of the german military, army veterans and a former member of parliament. prosecutors saying the group's actions fueled by conspiracy theories like those of the american extremist group qanon. >> what law enforcement across the globe is experiencing an increase in violent attacks that are fueled by an online ecosystem that is saturated with conspiracy theories. >> reporter: overnight, prosecutors describing this miner german aristocrat and self-styled prince as a ringleader. the alleged plot to storm the german parliament reminiscent of events in washington on january 6th. >> the parallels to the storming of the capitol are very evident, and we also know that there is some ideological shared common ground between the group that was found here and groups in the u.s. >> reporter: well, people in germany are now taking the far

right reichsbuerger group seriously. until recently they were regarded as simply a delusional fringe movement here. some of the suspects are due in court today, investigators now working to establish how advanced the alleged plot was to overthrow the german government. >> what a scary plan, tom, thanks very much. donald trump and more classified documents have been found. as a criminal investigation intensifies and trump faces new criticism from top republicans. chief washington correspondent jon karl tracking the case. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. remarkably donald trump still had more documents marked classified in his possession months after the search of his mar-a-lago home and long after he had insisted that everything had been turned over. these latest two documents marked classified were found in a storage facility he was using in florida. they were found by a group hired by trump's lawyers to do a

search of all his properties. they show that it shows he's cooperating with us and they notified federal authorities. this happened because a federal judge ordered trump to do a more thorough search of his properties. >> and, jon, trump announced for re-election three weeks ago. since then, a string of defeats for the former president. >> reporter: i mean, it's been a disastrous three weeks, of course, the loss of the senate race in georgia, but beyond that, george, abc news has learned that just this week he hosted a group of far right conspiracy theorists associated with the qanon movement in mar-a-lago. that came after, of course, his dinner with kanye west and a white supremacist. beyond that, he has suggested shredding the constitution, suspending the constitution, so he could be reinstated as president. a disastrous three weeks which is why you have seen precious few republicans standing forward and endorsing his campaign.

>> not to mention the conviction of the trump organization. okay, jon, thanks very much. we turn now to the tripledemic of flu, covid and are, sv. adult hospitalizations are now at levels not seen the omicron surge a year ago. our chief national correspondent matt gutman is in los angeles where cases are pushing some hospitals there to the brink. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, rbin. that trio of covid, flu and rsv are surging here in california prompting health officials here in l.a. county to consider bringing back the indoor mask mandate and flu hospitalizations have nearly doubled compared to the past week and it's left pediatric wards at hospitals like this at or over capacity. this morning, health officials sounding the alarm as the tripledemic of rsv, flu and covid wreak havoc on our nation's hospitals and patients of all ages. >> right now it's just another ambulance came in. that's one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. >> yes.

this is not unusual for this winter. it's just been relentless. we're just seeing so many acute cases coming in all the time. >> reporter: over the last three days here in los angeles, nearly 10,000 new cases of covid-19 were reported in the county along with 28 deaths. l.a. county, the nation's largest seeing a faster than expected rise in covid, now considering an indoor mask mandate. 44 states as well as d.c. and puerto rico reporting very high or high levels of influenza-like activity. health officials warning adult hospitalizations are surging to alarming levels. with 80% of adult hospital beds full, this is the highest adult occupancy since last year's omicron surge. flu-related hospitalizations the highest for the time in the season since 2010. new york city seeing very high levels of flu-like illness for the fifth week in a row. >> these numbers are spiking way too early compared to historical trends, and we have 27,000 positive cases right now. >> reporter: children vrathis n

near 100% capacity. >> the emergency rooms are inundated with all types of, you know, just respiratory infections, but our pediatric floors and our icus have been full all across the country and in los angeles. >> reporter: you know, i've asked health officials maybe we're just seeing the peak earlier this year and the numbers will soon start to decline, but they say that is almost certainly not the case because people are going to start to travel and gather in large groups in december and then in january and that's when things get -- tend to get bad. now they say the best advice they can give since rsv and all these viruses tend to live in droplets is just wash your hands frequently. try to wear a mask and if you're sick, stay home. george. >> good advice. matt, thanks very much. now we're going to talk about the big deals in baseball. new york yankees fans, they got a sigh of relief after

aaron judge decided to stay with the yankees for a whopping $360 million, nine-year deal and overnight xander bogaerts leaving the boston red sox. they're not happy about that, but he has agreed to a massive 11-year, $280 million deal with the san diego padres. >> a lot of money being thrown around. >> i want to play baseball. >> yes, i saw that look in your eye. >> i'll go out to times square and practice batting. >> especially a left-hander. >> i can work on it. coming up, the harry and meghan documentary dropped overnight. our palace insider is in london with instant reaction. what the couple says about the royal family. celine dion revealing she's been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder. we have the latest on her condition and fight to get better. but first, good morning. i love the hair, ginger. >> thank you, doing a little something different. i'd play catcher, by the way. i don't know if i'd be good at it but i would try. sounds fun. let's look at what's happening. the crush of snow in the rockies is still going down and up to 20 inches outside of park city but west valley city, utah, closer to salt lake, just an inch and a

half but people are sliding all over the roads. then on interstate 15, a little farther south big problems, two trooper cars got hit in that and as we go into washington state, this is interstate 90, so they've been slammed and this was closed for a time. you can see why. a quick look at the parade of storms that's going to blow through and all of the winter weather advisories that stretch to wisconsin. your local weather now in 30 seconds. drew: i am abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast.

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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc seven mornings, walgreens has launched free delivery of paxil vivid to people who have contracted covid, thanks to san francisco based companies, doordash and uber are part of this new service to get the treatment to the doorsteps of people who need it. walgreens has more than 8000 locations, offering same day delivery. all you need is a prescription from your health care provider. let's see what traffic's doing this morning. hi reggie. thank you. good morning, everyone. we're going to start here with the bay bridge toll plaza meeting lights came on at 5 37. you can see in the parking lot. there we have. some people pulled off to the side. the carpool lanes are clear, though, are dry times pretty much low across the board and dr hercules 41 minutes highway forward to the maze 29

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kathy bread. temperatures this morning. we are in the thirties and forties with additional cloud cover insulated, so it's not as cold as well. this time yesterday, dense fog found in the north bay first thing this morning. it will linger throughout the nine a.m. hours later today, rain returns to the forecast level one lightstorm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. the biggest impact will be slick conditions for the thursday even commute. we will have wet pavement will have low visibility and rainfall less than about 1/4 of an inch. for most of us, beautiful picture out there will thicken up those clouds this morning, and there's that rain this afternoon. and this evening, reggie thank you

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brittney griner is free. the wfba star was traded for a convicted arms trader viktor bout. take a look at this, ja morant making memphis history with his sixth triple-double to help defeat the oklahoma city thunder, but the celebration may outshine this achievement because that's his young daughter, busting a move there on the court. tiktok is coming up. robin now to harry and meghan's new docu-series, the first three episodes dropped hours ago and our royal contributors are standing by with their instant reaction. but first, lama hasan is at buckingham palace with the intimate moments behind their

palace exit. harry and meghan's early fears, the never before seen home videos and more. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning. we're getting unprecedented access to harry and meghan in these episodes. they are packed with personal photos and home videos because they want to tell their side of the story and their version of events from when they first met to how they say they were treated by the media and the royal family and finally documents their departure. now interestingly making a point at the beginning that all of these interviews were carried out before august 2022, which is before the queen's death. >> this is a great love story and the craziest thing is that i think this love story is only just getting started. >> reporter: overnight, netflix dropping the first three episodes of the much anticipated series "harris -- harry & meghan." >> so much of what meghan is and how she is is so similar to my mum. she has the same compassion, she

has the same empathy. she has the same confidence. she has this warmth about her. >> reporter: showing intimate home videos, the couple revealing how they met on instagram. >> someone who was a friend had this video, it was like a snapchat. >> oh, gosh. that whole thing -- >> dog ears -- that was the first thing, who is that? >> reporter: but from those early days of secret romance, the series turns to the issues the couple faced. >> i said to her, i remember this very clearly that this is about race and meghan said, mommy, i don't want to hear that. you may not want to hear it but this is what's coming down the pike. >> reporter: the pressure they say was unbearable. the couple documenting their departure from royal life. >> they are destroying us. >> my job is to keep my family safe. >> reporter: and now they're opening up about what they went through. >> we weren't allowed to tell our story because they didn't want -- >> that's the consistency. >> that is consistent. yeah. until now.

>> i guess that's why we're here. >> yeah. >> this family is ours to exploit. it's our story and our narrative to control. >> reporter: the couple saying tabloid interference was responsible for the estrangement of meghan's father. >> of course, it's incredibly sad what happened. she had a father before this and now she doesn't have a father, and i shoulder that because if meg wasn't with me, then her dad would still be her dad. >> reporter: and the pair talking about introducing meghan to the royal family. >> i curtsied as though i was like -- pleasure to meet you, your majesty. >> reporter: their first meeting with his brother william and wife catherine also rather formal according to meghan. >> even when will and kate came over and i had met her for the first time, i remember i was in ripped jeans and i was barefoot. it was like i was a hugger, always been a hugger.

i didn't realize that is really jarring for a lot of brits. i guess i started to understand very quickly that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside. but that formality carries over on both sides and that was surprising to me. >> reporter: now, netflix also pointing out that the royal family declined to comment on the series but palace sources say this claim is wrong and they are not aware of any approach to buckingham palace. now, the second and final installment of the docu-series drops next week. brace yourself for more revelations. george. let's bring in victoria murphy and robert jobson. what do you think? >> george, i thought it's inevitably self-indulgent and it didn't drop any major truth bombs like the oprah interview. it really was in places quite difficult to watch. i thought some of the early footage when they were talking into their phones where meghan

was there with no makeup on, a towel on her head. these seemed like the early stages to me of what you should be talking to a professional and get them help. i just thought it was quite painful to watch but in other areas that's their story. it was quite predictable i think about the attack on the media, the media's got broad shoulders, it will take it, but a lot of it was slightly hypocritical because for example prince william and harry hit out at the diana documentary, william had said that after the report over here that criticized it, that's deceitful yet they used footage of the diana panorama interview. >> you share that tough assessment, victoria? >> yeah, i mean, i certainly share the view that there weren't many bombshells in this. it was three hours of programming and there was nothing that i think the royal family will feel that they need to respond to. they've said they're not

responding but unlike the oprah interview there were no specific new allegations. what it was was the couple's chance to tell their love story on their own terms. their critics say they wanted privacy but actually what they wanted was control. they wanted to be able to tell their story and have people see them how they wanted to be seen and i think that they will feel with this documentary that they have done that. i think that their fans will absolutely love the behind the scenes footage that there is. >> robert, you believe that the rest of the royal family will remain silent? >> yeah, i think they absolutely will. there's no point really, george, in getting involved in a tit for tat argument with harry and meghan or h and m as they call themselves. the reality is they got their own way. they've got their viewpoint. they have played the race card a little bit in this documentary which, you know, the royal family could hit back at and say we'll try to do better but there's no real point. they're doing that anyway. i think the king and prince william will stay silent and get on with what they're doing in actions rather than words and frankly, this is -- one thing i

did think, george, was t hat i found it -- i found it quite as i say difficult to watch in places because i think that there were times in that documentary where harry didn't know what day of the week it was, meghan looked really lost, and i'm not sure over the long term that they'll look back at this as their finest hour. >> victoria, how about the reaction of the british public? >> it's early days, people are sort of waking up and getting to this. i think we'll see reaction coming over the next 24 hours but i would say there's nothing in there that i think will move the dial as far as public opinion goes. meghan and harry do tend to polarize opinion and they have staunch supporters that will love the elements of this and get to see more of harry and meghan and then they got their critics who will talk about privacy who will say they're saying what they've said before. they're criticizing, they're portraying themselves as victims and i think people will criticize them for that. i can't see anything here that will move the dial. >> victoria murphy and robert jobson, thanks very much. overnight celine dion making a stunning admission about her

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in that instagram post this morning, celine admits she's been dealing with health problems a long time and finally has figured out the cause, a rare autoimmune disorder that affects her ability to perform. ♪ but it's all coming back to me now ♪ >> reporter: this morning, celine dion making a stunning admission about her health. >> as you know, i've always been an open book, and i wasn't ready to say anything before, but i'm ready now. i've been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it's been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that i've been going through. ♪ all by myself ♪ >> reporter: the superstar postponing her 2023 tour after being diagnosed with a rare

neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome. >> we now know this is what's been causing all of the spasms that i've been having. unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily life, sometimes causing difficulties when i walk and not allowing me to use my vocal chords to sing the way i'm used to. it hurts me to tell you today. this means i won't be ready to restart my tour in europe in february. ♪ the power of love ♪

>> reporter: it was just this past october when celine was forced to cancel the remaining dates of her north american tour citing a health issue. ♪ and in 2021 the canadian diva canceling a return to her las vegas residency after severe and persistent muscle spasms prevented her from performing. ♪ my heart will go on ♪ >> reporter: celine closing her heartfelt message out with a good-bye for now to the stage. >> all i know is singing. it's what i've done all my life, and it's what i love to do the most. i miss you so much. i miss seeing all of you, being on the stage. >> a really heartbreaking message there.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight, new gunfire at an energy facility in south carolina. amid the investigation into that power grid sabotage in north carolina. authorities now seeking federal search warrants and the new reward. plus, the other power substation attacks across the country now reported to the fbi. tiktok crackdown. the new lawsuit taking aim at privacy and child safety concerns. the social giant now accused of being a, quote, malicious and menacing threat as states and federal agencies ban the hugely popular app on some electronics. it's the dance scene taking over the internet. "wednesday star requests jenna ortega now facing backlash.

revealing she went to set feeling sick and ended up testing positive for covid-19. the reaction from fans and what she says about grind culture. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ and we're feeling so good, so good, so good this morning. the cast of "a beautiful noise," the cast of the neil diamond musical performed right here live in times square, and they're saying -- >> all: good morning, america. ♪ ♪ good times never seemed so good morning, america. neil diamond's musical performance is coming up later this morning. and tory johnson with "deals & steals." but the very latest on that breaking news the major announcement from president biden brittney dwrirn is free from a russian prison. >> happening with the backdrop of putin's war in ukraine

intensifying. want to go back to cecilia vega. > reporter: good morning to you, off a phone call with senior administration officials here at the white house and more breaking details to tell you about this, this all just came together within the last 48 hours brittney griner was in penal colony in russia, transferred in recent days to moscow as these negotiations came down to the wire, today she was transferred to the uae. she's currently as we speak now en route to the united states. the phone call there, president biden on the phone in the oval office surrounded by brittney's wife cherelle, that phone call took place when griner was on the tarmac in the uae. we're told she's in good health and offered widespread sport offers, she's an extremely upbeat mood, all smiles and she's extremely grateful, she's

pressing that she's very much looking forward to coming home and be reuniting with her wife cherelle. she was on smiles this morning. i will tell you, george the russians made it very clear in these negotiations the only way to secure her release was to release russians arms dealer viktor bout. paul whelan remains in custody. u.s. officials are working to secure his release, george. the new shooting near a power station in north carolina. it comes as investigators applied for federal search warrants in the power grid attack in north carolina that left tens of thousands without power for days. let's go back to mona kosar abdi in carthage, north carolina. good morning, mona. >> reporter: george, good morning. concern is mounting this morning about copycat attacks after authorities confirm another shooting involving a duke energy facility, this time in south carolina.

law enforcement sources tell abc news that an individual in a truck pulled up outside the hydro station in ridgeway, opened fire and then sped off. what was believed to be a long gun was used and this comes as the investigation into the north carolina power grid attack ramps up. abc news has learned that investigators there are pushing for federal search warrants and we've also learned through a senior law enforcement source that a number of utility companies have reached out to federal authorities in recent days about recent or past instances of sabotage and, michael, all are being reviewed. >> all right, mona, thank you so much for that. now we're going to turn to the tiktok crackdown. indiana is suing the chinese owned social media app over privacy and child safety concerns. joining a growing list of states and federal agencies taking aim over security fears. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is back with more. good morning, again, rebecca. >> reporter: hey, michael, nice to see you, and tiktok is one of the most popular social media apps in the world. they have more than a billion

users and many of them are young people. the u.s. military previously banned its members from using tiktok on government devices and now a growing number of states are also taking aim. >> it literally cuts the job in half. >> reporter: this morning a tiktok crackdown. >> you have all wrapped me in a blanket of love. >> reporter: the social media giant that advertises itself as a site to bring joy now accused of being a malicious and menacing threat by indiana's attorney general. the state filing two separate lawsuits against tiktok and its chinese parent company, bytedance, accusing them of threatening privacy and child safety. alleging the app's algorithm serves up a steady stream of inappropriate content to users as young as 13. and tiktok routinely exposes indiana consumers' data without their knowledge to access and exploitation by the chinese government and communist party. tiktok tells abc that privacy and security is a top priority and that they build youth

well-being into their policies including limiting features by age and empowering parents with tools and resources. >> china has laws that can compel companies to turn over data, now, tiktok has said it has never turned over data to the chinese government, but u.s. lawmakers have not taken the company at their word. >> reporter: this comes as more states move to ban the app from government-issued electronics including texas, maryland, and south carolina. >> it would take fairly unprecedented steps for the u.s. to ban tiktok throughout the country, but there is currently a review that the biden administration is undergoing and tiktok has expressed optimism that they'll be able to reach an agreement soon. >> reporter: so what can you do as the biden administration conducts this review? well, you have to go forward with your eyes wide open. while tiktok says it only stores u.s. user information here in the united states, these are very serious allegations and like other social media

platforms, tiktok does collect data about your location, your search history, and what you look at and for how long. it can also collect your contacts if you approve it. we were just talking about this. they're trying to feed you things that you will like. social media are trying to feed you things that you like. you have to be really clear about this, especially if you have children. talk to your kids about what they're seeing, because what they're seeing, they might feel like it's their choice but really these are social media apps are feeding you information to get you to consume more. >> that's so powerful that it can do that. rebecca, as always, thank you. coming up in our "gma morning menu," "wednesday" star jenna ortega sparking a debate about grind culture after she shot this -- after she said she shot this scene while waiting for her covid test results. also ahead, the latest on celine dion's condition after she revealed her rare diagnosis. dr. ashton will join us. plus, tory johnson is back with day two of "deals & steals" with gifts for everyone on your

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grind culture. demarco morgan is here with those details for us. good morning, demarco. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. we've all seen the signs around. if you are feeling sick, stay home, but one of the stars on one of the top shows on netflix is causing a lot of buzz this morning after she recently revealed she had covid while filming one of the most talked about scenes and some people are not happy about it. ♪ it's the dance scene that's taking over the internet. millions on tiktok re-creating the choreography performed by "wednesday" star jenna ortega. the show smashing records as it holds the spot for the third most popular english language tv series of all-time. >> no, i don't really feel better. >> repte but this mornin the dance inall threon ortega facing backlash after re fiinthe famous scene, teing nme, it's crazy because it was my first day with covid, so it was awful to film. i woke up and i had body aches.

i felt like i had been hit by a car and that a little goblin had been let loose in my throat and was scratching the walls of my esophagus. they were giving me medicine between takes because we were waiting on a positive result. fans expressing their concern online calling ortega's actions irresponsible, an example of grind culture, putting work before health. >> when you look at the definition of grind and hustle, it's telling you that there really is no room in your life for that because it's all-consuming like the ideal worker ideology was. ♪ >> reporter: ortega further revealing she wanted to give the scene another chance saying, i asked to redo it, but we didn't have time. i think i probably could have done it a bit better. >> there's something wrong about this place. >> reporter: leaving some to wonder if the set promoted unhealthy working habits. >> are you feeling okay? you look a little pale.

>> reporter: the production company behind the show says strict covid protocols were followed and once the positive test was confirmed, production removed jenna from the set. >> some are saying we should be making the time to get better and not spread the disease. >> reporter: abc news has reached out to netflix and the show's director, but have yet to hear back from them. the show is still on track to take the number two spot for the most watched series on netflix surpassing "dahmer." >> all right, demarco, we thank you so very, very much. we'll get to ginger? yeah. get to ginger now. yes, i came out here quick so we could sing together. good morning, everybody. how are y'all? oh, we cannot wait to get some neil diamond on broadway, but we have to check in on the forecast because i put my jacket on. it's a little chilly. good thing we're not out here tomorrow morning. boston is looking nice on that earth cam, but look what happens, that front gets further away from us. the windchills drop into the teens here in new york city. philadelphia will go to 22. even pittsburgh there still subfreezing, but we've got those

rounds of rain, and then sunday night into monday, how about we get to snow? that's the big picture. now drew: i am abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. clouds thicken, rain returns. a level 1 storm. expect slick conditions for the thursday evening commute. rain ends close to midnight. temperatures in the 30's and 40's. tracking a stronger storm this weekend. a level 2 moderate storm on saturday with heavy rain, gusty now to more on celine dion's heartbreaking message overnight. the singer revealing she's been diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called stiff person syndrome. >> we now know this is what's been causing all of the spasms that i have been having. unfortunately, these spasms affect every aspect of my daily

life. sometimes causing difficulties when i walk, and not allowing me to use my vocal chords to sing the way i'm used to. >> and joining us now is dr. jen ashton, and boy, i watched the agm.ome?posted on >> you know, robin, when i was in medical school, we were not taught about this. this is incredibly rare, but as you've heard, it's a neurologic condition that's often chronic. it's often progressive, and the hallmark features are spasms of muscles. now when you talk about muscles, we're talking head to toe, right? we need our muscles to swallow, to speak, to sing, to breathe, to walk, and that

spasticity, those spasms can be incredibly painful. >> how has this taken so long to be treated? >> most doctors by definition have never seen this. oftentimes it's a diagnosis of exclusion. we go through other things and say it's not that. to know what it isn't, that's valuable information. it's a combination of blood tests, sometimes a muscle biopsy, and when you arrive at someone saying to you, you have a rare condition, that is terrifying. olthiostav when youreold th >>- rarity in medicine o sciee, but, in fact, if you look just statistically at all of the americans who are told they have a rare condition, this condition, stiff person syndrome, incidents of 1 in a million, but if you add up all the so-called rare conditions,

that's estimated to be by the nih 25 million americans who have been told, you have a rare condition. that's scary. that's frustrating. you can feel alone. it's hard to get a good medical team around you, but the nih actually has a program called the undiagnosed or rare diseases program, and you can submit an application to be evaluated at the nih in bethesda or at nationwide sites and try to get some answers. >> i guess what i hear from some folks who say that, they say that their son or daughter has a rare condition, a rare disease or something like that, and they just want to know that it's getting the attention as other diseases. >> that's right. that's why the mental component, we talk about it all the time, connecting the dots from the psychological, the emotional, mntal to the physical. that is so important to always have hope, always give the patient hope. >> yeah. >> give them support even when there's not the answer that they might be looking for, and recognize that when you are talking about a chronic

condition for which there may be no cure, there's management, and so if your symptoms are at a ten, even getting them to a seven or a five on that symptoms scale is going to be a victory, and that's what we need to remember and celebrate. >> jen, thank you so much. thank you for helping us understand. >> it's hard to watch her message, but by bringing attention to this, it's going to help. >> it will. okay. michael? all right, robin, thank you. we're going to switch gears now for "deals & steals." 'tis the season for holiday shopping, and tory johnson is here with great products for everyone on your list. you can get all these deals by pointing your cell phone camera at the qr code on the screen. tory, good morning to you. you as always are bringing us great deals. what have we got? >> first up, this device is the new face trinity, fda-cleared that will help to tighten, lift, firm skin. they call it the five-minute facial. we also have their mini version which is really great, a three-minute treatment to be able to use for blurring fine lines and wrinkles right around the eye area, lip area, helping them look fuller. this is a product that i have

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back now with the latest on the breaking news. brittney griner is free, and president biden spoke moments ago with brittney's wife cherelle. >> good morning, folks, and it's ra good morning. moments ago i spoke with brittney griner. she's safe, she's on a plane,

she's on her way home. after months of being unjustly held in russia. held in untolerable circumstances. she'll soon be in the arms of her loved ones and she should have been there all along. this is a day we've worked hard for all along. we never stopped pushing for her release. it took painstaking and intense negotiations, and i want to thank all hardworking public servants across my administration who worked tirelessly to secure her release. i also want to thank the uae to help us facilitate her return because that's where she's landed. these past few months have been hell for brittney, for cherelle, and her entire family. people across the country have learned about brittney's story, advocated for her release, stood with her throughout this ordeal and i know that support meant a lot to her family. i'm glad to be able to say that brittney's in good spirits. she -- she's relieved to finally

be heading home, and the fact remains she's experienced a needless trauma, and she needs space, privacy, and time with her loved ones to recover and heal from her time being wrongfully detained. brittney is an incomparable athlete, a two-time olympic gold medalist for team usa. she endured mistreatment in russia with characteristic grit and incredible dignity. she represents the best about americans across the board, everything about her. she wrote to me back in july. she didn't ask for special treatment. even though we've been working on her release from day one. she requested a simple quote, please don't forget about me, and the other american detainees, please do all you can to bring us home. we never forgot about her, or

paul whelan. who's been unjustly detained in russia for years. this was not a choice of which american to bring home. we brought home trevor reed when we had a chance earlier this year. sadly for totally illegitimate reasons, russia has treated paul's case differently than brittney's, and while we have not yet succeeded in securing paul's release, we're not giving up. we will never give up. we're remaining close in touch with paul's family, and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their mixed emotions today. we'll keep negotiating in good faith for his release. i guarantee that. i say that to the family, i guarantee you. i urge russia to do the same, to ensure paul's health and humane treatment are maintained until we're able to bring him home. i don't want any american to sit extra day if we can bring that person home. my administration has now

brought home americans held hostage abroad, many of whom who were held since before i took office. and today we also remember the other americans who are being held hta andll de rsia or anywhere else in the world. their loved ones and they remain a priority. every person in my administration is involved in this, and we'll continue to work to bring home every american who continues to endure such an injustice. we also want to prevent any more american families from enduring this pain of separation and injustice, and i strongly urge all americans to take precautions including heeding the state department's travel advisories before they travel overseas which now includes warnings about their risk of being wrongfully detained by a foreign government. make no mistake about it, this work is not easy. negotiations are always difficult. there are never any guarantees, but it's my job as president of the united states to make the hard calls to protect american citizens anywhere in the world,

and i'm proud that today we have made one more family whole again. so welcome home, brittney, and now i would like to invite her wife up here. she's not excited at all about this. cherelle, it's all yours, kiddo. >> thank you. over the last nine months, y'all have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life and so today i'm just standing here overwhelmed with emotions, but the most important emotion i have right now is just sincere gratitude for president biden and his entire administration. he just mentioned this work is not easy, and it has not been. there's been so many hands involved, and so i would like to take a moment to just specifically mention a few. vice president harris, secretary blinken, jake sullivan, the

national security council, the hostage envoys office. a special thank you to governor richardson, the mercury players, the wnba for your advocacy, and also you guys may not know this, but my family has been tremendously supported by the agency, b.g.'s agent linsey colis has been amazing me and my family throughout this process. today my family is whole, but as you all are aware, there are so many families who are not whole. b.g. is not here to say this, but i will gladly speak on her behalf to say we will remain committed to the work of getting every american home, including paul whose family is in our hearts today as we celebrate b.g. being home. we do understand that there are people out here who are enduring

what i endured the last nine months of missing tremendously, their loved one. so thank you, everybody, for your support, and today is just a happy day for me and my family. i'm going to smile right now. thank you. >> thank you, everyone. >> what a happy day for the griner family. now let's go to ginger. george, we are on day four of fog along the gulf coast. i-10 has been really difficult in so many places. this is from the florida panhandle. you can see the fog even taking over the camera there. we're seeing visibilities less than a quarter mile. that means it's so dense that you can see accidents form with this. there are pockets all the way up along the mississippi river which is pretty cool, and some beautiful pictures from bryce canyon, utah. this just to say there is more snow in the forecast, up to a foot in parts of utah, but up to 3 or 4-plus feet in the southern sierra where they've already had such a kickoff of the season. that's the big picture. let's go ahead and get a check

drew: drew tuma with yourcheck accuweather forecast. rain returns this afternoon and evening. a level 1 light storm. a stronger storm coming this weekend. a now to finding savings in your kitchen that so many of us fall into this trap. we toss something into the back of the freezer or pantry and just forget about it. becky worley is helping us find meals that are hiding right there in plain sight. good morning, becky. i love this. >> reporter: good morning, lara. yeah. despite our best intentions, we accumulate things in the pantry. leftovers, you know, unused staples or maybe bits, but with a few smart strategies, you can use them and save a bundle. >> oh, that smells amazing. >> reporter: when i was growing up, my mom called them saturday night specials. maybe you called them kitchen sink dinners. >> i've even heard them called trash meals. it's that throw it all together

meal that stretches your food budget. >> reporter: but making them delicious, yeah. for help on that, we've asked a nutritionist from "good housekeeping." >> the first step is taking inventory of what you have. >> got it. assignment accepted. i've got everything out on the table. >> reporter: i pull everything out and stephanie says, we need to reverse engineer our meal. she says with farro, garbanzo beans, and spinach, i can make something. also a pie crust in the freezer. i could make a quiche. it turns out that pie crust is key, there are always a few inexpensive staples to have on hand like potatoes. >> they're the backbone of shepherd's pie. you can make the base with any ground meat, and it's an awesome way to get all your leftover vegetables thrown into one meal. >> reporter: another one, tortillas. they can be frozen, and they're great for combining leftover chicken, salsa, onion, peppers,

enchiladas. and then there are beans. to make these meals healthy, stephanie has another genius tip. >> any time i have leftover vegetables, i cut them up and put them in here, because you freeze them and they're good to go. >> you can repurpose those things in so many ways. you can saute them as a side dish. you can add them to stir fries. shop in your pantry and fridge, and it's the ultimate way to give yourself a raise, right? you're going to save so much money on the grocery bill. >> reporter: and the results, yummy. the funny thing is, that those meals, soup, enchiladas, shepherd's pie, those have become some of my kids' favorite meals. lara, isn't it weird the things your parents make suddenly become, like, mythical in your childhood, right? >> totally. i love those tips. i'm going to go home and start

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instagram page, using her professional and personal experience, she helps families transition home. the 29-year-old creating an audience of 235,000 followers in just one year. >> as a first-time mom i don't really know a lot of the things that come with bringing a baby home. >> and that's why you have me. i'm here, yes. >> reporter: karrie's first tip, make bath time a two-step process. >> focus on maybe the body first. get them all cleaned up, get them dried off. new jammies, fresh diaper, and then we can focus on their hair. i want you to swaddle baby. you have control of olive's head here where you can submerge her scalp underwater by the faucet. wash her hair, shampoo. >> reporter: when tummy troubles strike, karrie recommends the i love you abdominal massage to relieve gas. >> you're making an i, l, and u. you start on the other side, of their abdomen, go across and

down to make that l, and then you do a nice, big arch to make the u at the end. yu always want to be moving in like a clockwise position because that's the way the baby's gut moves. >> reporter: finally, create a nursing cart filled with mom and baby essentials like sna >> i alway running to get more things and i was, like, why don't i just have something on wheels that i can just take with me? it's so much more convenient. >> i know that all of these things are going to help me. >> great tips. we'll

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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 warnings checking in now, with that being a fortune for a look at traffic hydro benham city. good morning, everyone. we are going to begin here with the live. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup has not let up since the metering lights came on at 5 37. so just giving you a reminder there to expect delays. the golden gate bridge there nice and light for you this morning. be aware some minor fog in the north bay highway forward to the maze drag down 29 minutes highway 85 to the san jose airport 13. we are still tracking pockets of dense fog in the north bed and in parts of the east bay. we're down to a quarter of a mile novato. three quarters of a mile in livermore rain returns this afternoon to level one light storm on the storm impact scale, creating slick conditions for the thursday evening commute. clouds thicken as the morning goes on later this afternoon and evening will track those scattered showers. moving through kumasi.

thank you drew. now it's time for live with kelly and ryan and we'll be back at 11 from midday >> announcer: at live with kelly and ryan today kathryn zeta-jones plus a series showdown with matthew macfadyen also a new york couple that are lighting up the night are the focus of our good news story of the day all next on the alive. and now here are kelly at ribeye and seacrest. >> ryan: good morning. [applause] ♪ ♪