good morning, america. cross-country storm. high winds and a wintry mix dumping feet of snow in california. the massive system heading east, bringing blizzard conditions. what's in store for the rest of the country? our weather team tracking it all. massive spill. the twin fears following the rupture of the keystone pipeline, environmental damage and pain at the pump. the update this morning. message of thanks, from the wife of wnba star brittney griner. her words of gratitude at being reunited after griner's grueling stay in a russian prison. moving tributes. renowned sports journalist grant wahl being remembered following his shocking death at the world cup. top sports figures paying their respects.

video game suit. a judge clears the way for a major class action case. is the wildly popular fortnite game intentionally designed to be addictive? brush with death. the close call for this hawaiian spearfisher, nearly run over by a boat. why he's saying it was his own fault. blockbuster season. the hopes the new christmas movies will bring crowds back to the theaters, as the 13-year wait for the new "avatar" sequel ends this week. and world cup victories. morocco stages a stunning upset, becoming the first-ever african nation to make it to the world cup semifinals. and defending champs france sends england packing. plus, the american football headline. the new heisman trophy winner announced overnight. caleb williams, the first for usc since 2005, and he's joining us live in studio.

♪ i'm on top of the world ♪ and you heard that right the heisman trophy winner live in the studio this morning, on a sunday. >> on a sunday. >> i put on real shoes just for him. >> dragging out early in morning. good morning, america. lot to cover, though, we begin with the storm slamming the west. creating whiteout conditions in parts of california. snowfall totals expected to reach up to 5 feet in some mountainous areas, plus, winds up to 50 miles per hour and heavy rain. >> and that's really just the bginning. as this system makes its way east, blizzard conditions expected for northern plains, severe thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes in the south. >> the storm expected to bring a week of tough conditions to just about the whole country. let's begin with abc's zohreen shah in sacramento. good morning to you, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. this storm has been intense, downed trees and power lines

throughout this region, one point at least 60,000 customers in california without power. some people telling me that they haven't seen rain like this in years. this morning, heavy snow piling up in northern california. as this powerful cross-country storm begins its move east. the epic storm system will be felt by most everyone in the lower 48 states as it travels the country. snow falling at more than 4 inches per hour, more than 5 feet expected in some areas. fierce winds knocking this chair lift back and forth at heavenly resort at lake tahoe. temporarily shutting it down. dangerous conditions on highways all but abandoned and rain flooding streets in sacramento, other roads blocked off by fallen utility poles. winds at over 60 miles per hour, knocking down trees. this woman was driving when power lines crashed down on. of her car. >> when it stopped i had a hole in my windshield and there was a huge power line going across the

top of my car. >> reporter: the rain raising fears of landslides, this cliffside giving way in los angeles county, a 2,000 foot chunk of rock falling to the beach below. officials concerned there could be more here and elsewhere across the state. this storm has been a three-part event. yesterday, last night and today. that rain coming down fast and hard leading to those concerns for mudslides. whit. >> zohreen, thanks. let's see where the storm is heading now with danielle breezy from our nashville affiliate, wkrn. danielle, good morning to you. >> reporter: and good morning, whit. we begin with that major storm out west that's bringing heavy rain to the coastlines. in the mountainous regions we're seeing heavy snow. we actually have now 14 states that are under wind and snow alerts, so that's a lot of

states. that's going to spread todd east and the middle of the country. wind gusts of 40, not to mention possible whiteout conditions, even blizzard conditions out there. wednesday morning, we could see 1 to 2 feet of snow, and then we're also watching the warmer could see severe weather in the deep south from new orleans to little rock, damaging winds and tornadoes. that's all possible. back to you, eva. now to the major pipeline spill in kansas, the largest spill on land in nearly a decade. abc's em nguyen joins us with more on the cleanup. good morning, em. >> reporter: good morning, eva. officials on the ground tell us it's a busy site with increased work forces, including remediation crews. this morning, an urgent federal investigation is under way into a keystone pipeline rupture that

spilled nearly 600,000 gallons of oil into a kansas creek on wednesday. emergency crews scrambling to clean up what's the nation's largest on-land spill in nearly a decade. the pipeline was forced to shut down, sparking new concerns about higher gas prices. >> we certainly could see an exponential increase on the effect of gas prices if the pipeline remains down for more than a week. >> reporter: officials on site say it's not clear when the line will restart. >> i think they're still trying to assess what all the damages are and the implications. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg saying his agency is closely monitoring and investigating the keytone pipeline leak. this spill raising questions from environmentalists about whether the pipeline operator should keep a federal permit that allowed the pressure inside parts of the keystone system to exceed permitted levels. >> what high pressure does to a pipeline it really finds the weakest point and will, if it's

high enough, can rupture from that point, but there are a lot of other potential causes for a pipeline to fail. >> as investigators continue looking into what caused this leak environmentalists are urging congress to pass stronger regulations on pipelines. whit. >> em, our thanks to you this morning. now to brittney griner, the wnba star finally reunited with her wife who's giving thanks to all of those who had a hand in the prisoner exchange deal that led to griner's release from a russian penal colony. abc's faith abubey is in san antonio, texas, with the latest. faith, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, whit. this is the first time we're hearing from the griner family since the wnba star and her wife reunited here in san antonio, texas, after nearly ten months apart. griner's wife cherelle is personally thanking the collective efforts of so many people who she says have now made her heart whole again. posting on instagram, quote, i'm humbled by their hearts to care for another, a stranger to some, a friend to some, humanity in its purest form.

as b.g. and i start our journey to heal our minds, body and spirits, i wanted to personally say thank you to some of the hands -- seen and unseen -- that helped make it possible for me to see my wife again. cherelle perhaps griner's biggest advocate while she was detained in russia, putting prsu on the bide to bring the wnba star home. we're waiting for an update on when griner will leave this medical facility here and see the rest of her family and friends. she was brought here on friday for a full medical checkup including a mental health evaluation. in the meantime, new public comments from viktor bout, the convicted arms dealer, he describes to russian broadcaster rt this moment when he walked past the wnba star on the tarmac, saying, quote, i wished her luck. with bout no longer part of the equation, there are questions about when the u.s. could offer russia to release former marine paul whelan.

he spent years in russian custody on espionage charges that u.s. officials say are a sham. the pressure on the biden administration to get him home quickly has only grown since griner's release. even cherelle telling the supporters of griner to continue to use their platforms, their voices, and their resources to bring whelan home. whit? >> whelan's family desperate to bring him back to the u.s. tune into "this week" later on this morning. martha raddatz will go one-on-one with national security council coordinator john kirby on the mounting controversies surrounding the prisoner swap that freed wnba star brittney griner. plus representative adam kinzinger joins us with a preview of the january 6th committee's final report. that's set for release in less than two weeks. janai? now to tributes pouring in for u.s. journalist grant wahl, writer credit for popularized the sport here, died while covering the world cup in qatar.

abc's elizabeth schulze is here with us. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, janai. grant wahl was a prominent reporter and writer who helped introduce americans to some of soccer's biggest stars. after his sudden death this weekend, friends and family and readers and listeners around the world are still in shock. >> the world cup continues today without one of the sport's best voices and biggest advocates, grant wahl. >> reporter: this morning, tributes pouring in for renowned sports journalist grant wahl, wahl, who was covering his eighth world cup died friday after collapsing in his seat in the press area during the argentina/netherlands quarterfinal. medics performing cpr and then rushing wahl to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. just a day before wahl telling listeners on his podcast he had bronchitis, but that he was feeling better. >> i can't wait to be on the other side of what i have. >> reporter: a passionate supporter of soccer, he also an

outspoken critic of fifa and a champion for human rights. wahl speaking about human rights issues in qatar on his podcast back in november. >> nearly 90% of the workforce in qatar is not qatari. the history is that they're not paid well, they're not treated well. a lot of people have died. >> i think if grant would want to be remembered for anything is that he covered those stories. he would like to see a greater focus on that topic. >> reporter: the white house press secretary calling wahl an inspiration to many. tennis legend billie jean king, u.s. men's soccer player tyler adams, and actor brendan hunt also among the latest paying respects. >> the american soccer community suffered an unspeakable loss he helped raise the popularity of soccer in the united states to new heights. >> reporter: the white house and state department say u.s. officials are in touch with wahl's family to make sure they get the support they need. eva. >> elizabeth, thank you. to the war in ukraine now,

and a major blow for the key black seaport city of odesa. russian drone attacks cutting almost all of the electricity to the city. ines de la cuetara is in kyiv with more. good morning, ines. >> reporter: good morning, eva. new air raid sirens going off here in kyiv this morning. as new drone strikes on critical infrastructure in the port city of odesa leave over 1.5 million people without power. ukrainian president zelenskyy addressing the attack last night calling it a very difficult situation and saying it could be days before residents get their power back. local officials meanwhile saying it could take months to fully repair. this is of course just the latest example of russia's strategy to weaponize winter here. putin once again vowed to target ukraine's energy grid. the goal here to make everyday

ukrainians' lives to make it as miserable as possible. on the ground, ukrainians we're speaking with are undeterred and they tell us time and time again that they're willing to power through winter. this is also an example of russia relying on foreign countries for weapons, we know that these drones that targeted odesa were from iran. these 50 drones were fired. ten of them shot down. this comes as russia looks to replenish its arsenal. the uk's defense ministry saying that iran has emerged as one of russia's top military backers. that relationship and support is likely to ramp up in the coming months. whit? >> another major concern this morning, ines, thank you. now to the mystery over an american college student who's been missing for two weeks while studying in france. his parents said he remained in constant contact until his disappearance. now they're pleading for help. abc's lama hasan is in london with more. lama, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, whit. it is every parent's worst nightmare.

kenny deland's last contact with his parents on november 27th. they haven't heard from him since. they're desperately trying to find him. this morning, a mystery deepening as the parents of missing american college student kenny deland are desperate to find him. >> i'm thinking this can't be possible. how did he go missing? what happened? >> reporter: the 22-year-old, a senior at st. john fisher university in new york, was on a study abroad program in southeastern france. due to return home next week, but in late november, mom carol received a call from a college liaison. >> she had filed a missing person report because they hadn't seen him in 24 hours. >> reporter: the family is in shock as they had been in constant contact with their son. he said he was enjoying his time abroad. >> he loves to travel, so this trip has been something that he's really looked forward to, and it's not characteristic of kenny to not reach out to us and let us know what's going on. >> reporter: the last time

parents heard from their son was on november 27th. according to family, he boarded pa train and headed south, his phone pinging along the way, on december 3rd he was tracked to this sports store, seen here wearing a red jacket and gray hat, spending $9. >> it would be extremely important to understand who he has talked to, maybe in his age group in france, or maybe he's talked to people back here in the united states, on the phone. >> reporter: french authorities are investigating and say it's a worrying disappearance but citing privacy laws as kenny is an adult. his loved ones just want answers. >> if anybody has a way to help us and find him, help us. with the officials, please help us. >> reporter: now, as french authorities investigate kenny deland's disappearance, his parents have taken matters into their own hands launching a website, asking for the public's help hoping they can find him and bring him home for christmas. janai.

>> just around the holidays too, lama. thank you for that update. back here at home, the new details on the search for the killer of four college students in idaho. as families gathered on campus for fall graduation ceremonies so many questions still lingering. abc's phil lipof is here with more. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning, janai. it's a very unsettled weekend at the university of idaho in moscow as it's a very real, real fear as it's been a month now since four students were murdered in off-campus housing and the police chief there in an effort to calm fears has made a statement saying, you'll see us at commencement as well as around town providing safety. still idaho state police combing through thousands of tips in the deepening mystery. now investigators looking for a white 2011 to 2013 hyundai elantra.

like these stock photos. they say it was in immediate area. they believe the occupants, quote, may have critical information to share about the case. according to her family, kaylee goncalves was supposed to graduate this winter, the univet the ur sdent is enorusndhat they should notavbeen taken by this senseless violence. all of this while police continue to remind everyone in the area to remain vigilant, and now to travel in groups. janai? >> heartbreaking that there's still not been an arrest. phil, thank you. turning now to a rally calling for justice that was held for american shanquella robinson who died while vacationing in mexico back in october. family, friends and local leaders gathered in her hometown of charlotte, north carolina, saturday demanding answers and an arrest warrant has been issued in the case but so far no arrests have been made.

robinson was just 25 years old. eva. now to inflation and another big week ahead as the federal reserve considers raising interest rates again in an effort to get prices down. abc's deirdre bolton joins us with more. good morning, deirdre. >> reporter: good morning, eva. this is a big week and it's been a big year for the fed, it has raised rates for the past six consecutive meetings and by the most aggressive amount since the 1980s. there's more to come this week. so many say the fed is achieving its goal of lowering inflation in certain areas. the red-hot housing market cooling off. the fed moves a big part of mortgage rates rising. now, overall inflation is coming down s shopping will tell you those prices are only raising less fast. eggs still 43% higher than they were this time last year. butter, margarine, still up more than 33% compared to this time

last year. renters still seeing their monthly increases since august 1990. >> so what does the fed's decision mean for all of us? >> collectively we are all going to have more expensive borrowing costs, so our credit card rates will be higher, our mortgage and car loan payments will go as well. the fed widely forecast to raise another 50 basis points on wednesday. it will also get one last read on inflation before that report and while that will not change what the fed does it will influence the tone into the new year.'soting th whi ye.rics are pang m bmes st while many of us are complaining of higher coasts, costs, as a nation we're still spending which is worth two-thirds of our economic activity, eva. >> a merry christmas. >> that's right. >> thanks, deirdre. time now for a check of the weather and danielle breezy from our nashville affiliate wkrn. it's feeling like winter out there now.

yeah, eva. it is cold. we were talking about our first accumulating snow in the northeast. we have a winter weather advisory for upstate new york, massachusetts, connecticut, pennsylvania, and even new jersey here. here's the timing on everything. the snow's already moving into western new york. as we head into the afternoon and evening hours, it's going to ramp up for the upstate new york area. along the coastline i-95 corridor for new york and boston, it'll be mainly rain. the good news, that snow should be winding down by the monday morning rush, but there

and i will tell you it's going to be raining in new york city. snow could be mixing in. i know you like that, whit. >> we were holding out for awhile here. i thought it was going to be a little bit longer. the snow finally caught up with us. >> new york. >> exact lily. thank you. we'll chat in just a bit. turning now to the latest in the mini upsets at this year's world cup after defeating portugal, led by cristiano ronaldo who left the field in tears yesterday. morocco is now the first african team to ever advance to a world cup semifinal, and both semifinal matchups are now set. argentina will play croatia on tuesday, and defending world cup champ france eliminated england with 2-1 win yesterday the french team will take on morocco on wednesday. the world cup final will be played next sunday.

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with here more. good morning, mona. >> reporter: eva, good morning. parents alleged that the game severely impacted their children's behavior claiming they stopped drinking, eating and even showering. epic games say they're ready to fight those claims in court. this morning, the makers of the wildly popular video game fortnite facing a new lawsuit. that newly authorized class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of parents in canada, say they designed fortnite to create a dependency in users. they failed to provide warnings of the risks associated with play. the online video game has more than 250 million registered users worldwide. this boston mom says she noticed her 12-year-old and 13-year-old sons became obsessed almost instantly. >> they were coming home from school and they didn't want to go outside and play basketball, they didn't want to go and physically hang out with their friends. >> reporter: the world health organization has categorized video game addiction as a mental

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welcome back to "gma." the man grateful that a run-in with a boat didn't mean the end of his life and now blaming himself for a very close call. this morning, a spearfisherman is lucky to be alive after this dangerous close call caught on camera. christopher lastra was spearfishing off magic island in oahu when he came to the surface for a split second as a boat plows over him. >> the boat definitely hit me and luckily it didn't hit my head. >> reporter: incredibly, the

30-year-old honolulu resident was unharmed with damage to only one of his flippers. >> that's my fault. i don't have a buoy. >> reporter: without a buoy after losing his the week before. >> i lost my dive buoy last week because the current ripped it away while i was diving. didn't notice. >> reporter: hawaii's state law requires spearfishers to display a red flag to alert others to their position in the water. >> i shouldn't have broken the law. i'm grateful to be alive. >> reporter: lastra with no hard feelings to the boat driver even inviting him to church. >> reporter: very grateful that he turned out okay. lastra was scheduled to pick up a replacement for his lost buoy that night, but risked it for a short dive. now he says he's learned his lesson and advises people not to be like him, and also says

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with more. >> reporter: good morning, so we know this about the holiday season, usually a big one for the movie industry. kids off from school, many parents off from work and this year an extra boost the blockbuster is coming back. >> here we go. >> reporter: while the summer box office sizzled with "top gun: maverick" and other franchises like minions and "jurassic world: dominion" dominating ticket sales, domestic box office sales hitting $3.34 billion, still down almost 21% from 2019. the thanksgiving weekend box office hit a disappointing $95 million in sales, the lowest in more than 30 years. when the average ticket price was just over $4. but then the next two weeks may break the pattern. >> if you want to live here you have to ride. >> let's do it. >> "avatar" is going to be enormous for a number of different reasons, first off it's the biggest film of all time and people have been salivating and waiting since

2009 for a sequel to come out. >> reporter: never mind the 13-year wait, one analyst said it will have to make at least $2 billion to break even. >> why do you come to us? >> "avatar: the way of water" has screened for critics and had its world premiere, the buzz for this movie is off the charts. >> reporter: if animated "puss in boots" also looking to capitalize. >> the story of the 2022 box office is sequels. it's predictability, it's characters that we've known for a really long time in most cases, it's knowing what you're going to get before even buying your movie ticket. >> reporter: blockbusters may also finally make inroads into awards conversations and not just in the technical categories. >> this is going to be a fun awards season because we're going to see pictures in the best picture category that most

people have actually seen, get their names called, i think "top gun: maverick," "wakanda forever" and avatar probably are going to find themselves in that top ten. >> let's get it done. >> as a reminder, marvel films, movies produced by disney company, the parent company of abc news, but getting back to the oscars some of these blockbusters may even scoop the smaller indie picks, so we could see angela bassett, we could see tom cruise, kate winslet's name is out there. it's starting. >> a lot to look forward to. >> excited about i did the ride several times. >> because the kids wanted it, right? >> the kids, yeah. >> thank you, deirdre. coming up on "good morning america" -- caleb williams, the newly crowned heisman trophy winner overnight, joins us in the studio.

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the most prestigious award the most prestigious award in college football handed out in new york city overnight and caleb williams, the quarterback for the usc trojans, was named the winner. caleb joins us in studio this morning. i know you haven't slept. we appreciate you coming in. congratulations. >> he said he got an hour. >> that's not enough. how did it feel to hear your name called last night? >> i'm not a nervous person, but right before they announced the name, my heart was beating through my chest and it felt like could kind of see it through my shirt, but it feels great to be able to, you know, hoist this trophy and hoist it with a few of my teammates here. >> what do youttes what ist mes you reat? >> one, my family. my mentors. and then, my coaches and my teammates.

i've put in a lot of hard work, yes, but i wouldn't be able to be in this position without all of them. >> have you practiced the pose? the heisman trophy is in studio, it's right there, have you been practicing the pose? who are the idols you look up to in the game? >> actually i have practiced the pose. >> you did practice? >> holly rowe showed me how to officially do the pose. i'll show you. to officially do the pose. cross the legs, tuck he arm and then -- >> there you go. it looks good on you. >> and someone or a few people that i've watched over the time of heisman has been rg3, joe burrow, lamar jackson, the main three that pop up. those guys are pretty special. to be a part of thiss

awesome for me. >> we were talking you're not eligible to go in the nfl, what are your plans going forward? >> one, to win our next game here coming up versus tulane in the cotton bowl, jerry's world, and then after that use that as momentum going into the next season and then go hopefully, possibly be back here and after here, you know, playoffs and then hopefully national championship. >> real quick last night you gave a shout-out to your high school coach, what did your high school coach mean to you? >> he's i said last night he's -- i appreciate him for all that he's done, there have been a bunch of things that people me, and so to be able to have him here in new york, at the ceremony, was awesome for him. he's been special to me.

especially at gonzaga, as a ninth grader. one of the toughest high school conferences in the country -- >> caleb, we're out of time. but congratulations again. hope you get some rest before getting back to southern california. thank you for watching, everybody. have a great rest of the weekend. weekend. thank you for watching, everybody. have a great rest of the weekend. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc seven news. good morning, everyone. i'm liz dozensf nsffhets. e playerss nog hosted its 10th annual gun buyback in san francisco. donors get $100 for each handgun for e.

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