good morning, america. for our viewers in the west. millions waking up this morning in the path of two dangerous winter storms. winter storms causing chaos from coast to coast. the first heavy snowfall in the northeast, plus highway shutdown and avalanche threats in the west. we're on the scene on both coasts. mask up. with flu and covid cases rising nationwide, where officials in major areas are urging americans to mask up. the latest from the cdc on what it means for your holiday plans. 13 days until christmas. brittney griner's homecoming, the wnba star back in the u.s. after ten months in russian custody. this morning, top american

hostage negotiator, ambassador roger carstens, the man who helped secure brittney's release, joins us live. also, the latest on the growing pressure to bring home former marine paul whelan. oil spill disaster. the race to repair a massive pipeline leak. after 600,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into a kansas creek. the federal investigation under way. what went wrong and how it could potentially impact the price at the pump. lockerbie bombing breakthrough. after more than three decades, the man charged with building the bomb that brought down pan am flight 103 is in u.s. custody. new details on that tragic world cup death. what we know about american journalist grant wahl's final days and now another journalist dying at the games. urgent search. the young american college student missing in france and the last time his parents heard from him. we hear from his family this morning. the best discounts to save you some serious green. plus, the clock is ticking. when are the cutoff days for shipping your gifts on time? ♪ bring me a higher love ♪

higher level. >> here he goes! >> motivate your monday with this incredible college basketball star making a splash. plus, from the last pick in the draft to taking down tom brady, nfl rookie brock purdy's huge win. and all the love for the star taking on the role of whitney houston in "i wanna dance with somebody." naomi ackie joins us live. no pressure. >> good morning, america. hope you all had a great weekend. >> great weekend and it's cold outside on a monday and that's where we're going to begin this morning, there are dangerous storms on the move across the country. ginger right there in central valley, new york, tracking this mess on the east coast.

>> plus, the blizzard warning in the heartland. and the threats in the south. mola lenghi starts us off in truckee, california. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yes, you can really see northern california really getting the brunt of this storm here. cars just buried underneath here in truckee as you mentioned. anywhere from about 2 to 4 feet of snow here, but a similar story nationwide as much of the country getting blanketed from a few inches to a few feet of snow. overnight, winter storms causing chaos from coast to coast. in northern california, heavy snow, winds and rain bringing treacherous driving conditions. officials restricting parts of interstate 80 to only vehicles with chains on their tires after multiple spinouts. parts of the cascade mountains seeing more than 20 inches of snow. in southern california, torrential rain causing the santa ana river to swell. orange county fire department

rushing to this man's rescue. in utah, nearly 60-mile-per-hour winds knocking over this tractor-trailer. and while the west has seen the brunt of the heavy snowfall, the northeast getting hammered with its first major snow of the season. multiple wrecks in massachusetts, police reducing speed limits on parts of i-90 after at least seven cars involved in a wreck. one serious injury there. winds sending power lines down. on or near occupied cars. police telling drivers to stay inside until the proper crews could ensure their safety. and traffic conditions in the northeast also growing slippery with parts of upstate new york and new england, now digging out this morning. the threat continues this morning, as the storm pushes east, bringing with it the potential for rain, tornadoes and blizzard-like conditions. robin. >> we're going to talk about that right now. thank you, mola. let's go to ginger in central valley, new york, with more on the storms there. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: so many folks,

robin, did that big lake effect snow event. up here about an hour north of new york city we got an inch or two. this is nothing compared to what's been happening out west and what will happen with storm number two, because this one is gone, so most of the main roads are certainly fine here. can't be said for highways that will be blocked. blizzard warnings that include rapid city, the black hills there, western nebraska, high wind alerts all the way down to new mexico and winter storm watches into wisconsin. with the cold side on the north but the southern side is where we're more concerned about the severe weather outbreak tomorrow. so tuesday in louisiana, eastern texas, and far southwestern mississippi, including the city of jackson, this is a big event that could have an outbreak of severe storms if not tornadoes. feet of snow possible on the northern side. of course much more to come on both storms. back to you, robin.

we turn now to new mask advisories as viruses spike nationwide. 43 states reporting high level of flu-like illnesses. trevor ault is at a hospital here in new york with the details. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, george. we once again have health officials urging people to wear masks indoors. that's the case here in new york city and in many other prominent locations like california and arizona. not mask mandates but strongly recommending they wear the masks, the reason because of the continuous growing threat of quote/unquote, tripledemic, of covid, flu and rsv all at once. covid cases had been flat for a long time, but this past week, the number of infections and the number of deaths both climbed 50%. we surpassed over 10 million flu-like illnesses. in what could be the worst flu season in the a decade.

all these health officials are saying, wearing your masks indoors they believe can really reduce the risk of transmission, it's particularly useful if you're considered high risk for illness, the cdc is still recommending, as we're about to travel for the holidays, you still want to wear your mask on public transportation, planes, trains and buses, cecilia. >> a big recommendation there. trevor, thanks very much. we turn now to that cleanup of the biggest oil spill in the history of the keystone pipeline, more than half a million gallons spilling into a kansas creek. alex perez is there. big question, what will this mean for gas prices? >> reporter: this spill has been contained and the crews are working on the cleanup. but the big question remains, what went wrong? this morning, a race to repair a massive pipeline that spilled nearly 600,000 gallons of oil into this kansas creek and a federal investigation under way

to determine what went wrong. tc energy operates the keystone pipeline and is now working with the epa on the cleanup. it's the largest on-land spill in nearly a decade. the company telling abc news the exact cause of the leak remains unclear. >> we got our response crews working on responding to the incident and we also have our technical crews looking into the cause of this. >> reporter: this pipeline which carries oil from canada to refineries in the u.s. shut down for now. tc energy dispatching some 250 personnel working around the clock to keep the spill contained and manage cleanup. >> we won't restart our system here until it's safe to do so. until we have regulatory pr concerns the shutdown could jack up gas prices in the region. >> if the pipeline remains down for a week or longer, some areas in the plains states could see

gas prices stop declining and could see increases of potentially 25 to 40 cents a gallon. >> reporter: the spill in a rural area. officials say water sources for nearby communities remain safe and say there's no immediate threat to the public. but of course the long-term environmental impacts might not be known for some time. it remains unclear when the pipeline could resume normal operations. george. >> okay, alex, thanks. now to the man charged with building the bomb that took down pan am flight 103, now in u.s. custody after three decades. after the explosion over lockerbie, scotland, killed 270 people, mostly u.s. citizens. chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with the story. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: george, good morning. perhaps as early as today the man accused of building the bomb in the second deadliest terror attack on americans in u.s. history is expected in this courthouse behind him. the suspect bombmaker, after nearly 34 years he's now in u.s. custody currently held in alexandria, virginia, jail. for the downing of pan am flight

103 near lockerbie, scotland. we need to take a moment to reflect on why this was suchan important case. the plane was blown out of the sky as it flew to 31,000 feet after departing from london. the explosion killed all 259 people onboard, including 190 americans. among them, 35 students from syracuse university who had been studying abroad and who were on their way home for the holidays. the pieces of the plane were scattered across 800 square miles. so much falling debris that 11 residents of lockerbie were killed on the ground, george. >> pierre, this all goes back to the regime of the late libyan dictator gadaffi. >> reporter: the fbi identified the libyan officers. after his regime failed, he was taken into custody and allegedly admitted to his role in the

bombing. one official telling me last night while this extradition will be little solace for those lost so much, one said justice delayed is certainly not justice denied, george. >> pierre thomas, thanks. now to new details on brittney griner back in the u.s., reuniting with family and friends after being in russian captivity. we're learning about that high-stakes correspondent mary bruce is in washington with that. good morning, mary. >> reporter: brittney griner this morning remains at a military medical facility in san antonio, texas, taking the first steps to reclaiming her old life. this is the joyful reunion months in the making. brittney griner finally reunited with her wife cherelle seen in this new photo. that's the top hostage negotiator, roger carstens, who personally delivered griner back to the u.s. on instagram, cherelle thanking

the hands, seen, and unseen, that helped make it possible for me to see my wife again. after gaining her freedom in a prisoner swap in russia, brittney all smiles. greeting each crew member, carstens saying that she wanted to chat nearly the whole flight home, describing her ten-month ordeal in russian custody. >> she's in very good spirits and in good health. getting physical health care just to pack sure that he's ready for her re-integration into american society. >> reporter: her time in a russian prison camp, grueling. evident in video released by russian state media. her lawyer telling espn that she recently had the flu. and decided to cut off her hair because it kept freezing in the harsh cold. griner released in exchange for notorious russian arms dealer viktor bout. known as the merchant of death for supplying heavy weapons to murderous dictators and armed groups, bout sentenced for 25 years to conspire to arm a terrorist

group to kill americans. in contrast, griner was caught with hashish oil, a banned substance in russia and received a nine-year sentence. her harsh punishment, a sign that russia was using her as a political pawn, but biden's decision to release bout, has drawn criticism from republicans and some democrats concerned about the precedent it sets. >> we have to recognize why wide-eyed that right now as americans we have made it clear we're willing to do anything to bring a single american home. >> reporter: the white house is also under growing pressure to bring home detained american paul whelan, arrested on what the u.s. calls bogus espionage charges. whelan a former marine is now preparing to mark his fourth year in russia custody. >> they hold him differently because of these espionage charges, and so we're working through that now. we have a better sense of where the expectations are, and we're just going to keep working on it. ylors, pkiold espn she r c

for the first time in nearly ten months and the first thing she did, guys, she went straight for a dunk. i can only imagine how good that must have felt. >> i'm sure. all right, mary, thank you. coming up in our next hour, special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, roger carstens who was with brittney griner on her journey home. he's going to join us live with more details from that trip and he's also going to talk about the efforts to bring paul whelan home. cecilia. >> looking forward to that, robin. we'll turn now to tragic death at the world cup, beloved american journalist grant wahl collapsing during the netherlands/argentina game on friday. will reeve has been covering these games and has the latest. so much for young journalists coming up. >> reporter: good morning. he elevated the profile of the game he loved and grant wahl was known as the consummate journalist dogged in his pursuit of telling truth to power. beloved by friends and colleagues and those who consumed his work. it was at work, the world cup at

qatar, where wahl died suddenly inspiring tributes and unanswered questions about why and how. >> his love of football with millions. >> reporter: this morning, a shocking tragedy at the world cup, renowned journalist grant wahl suddenly dying while covering a game friday. in the waning minutes between the netherlands and argentina, wahl reportedly collapsing in his seat, paramedics reportedly trying to revive him on site before he was rushed to a mopt where he was pronounced dead. the cause of his death still unknown. the 48-year-old in many ways the voice of soccer in the united states. >> maybe convincing americans who didn't embrace soccer to embrace it. it was a bit of a harder sell. >> reporter: was covering his eighth world cup, his packed schedule of covering matches and recording his podcast, football with grant wahl, wearing on him, to the point where he visited a local health clinic.

>> my body i think told me, even after the u.s. went out, dude you're not sleeping enough. >> reporter: just one day before his death, wahl mentioning his battle with bronchitis. >> i'm coughing a lot. it sounds like a death rattle sometimes. >> reporter: his agent and friend tim scanlon had been worried about him. >> i said we can back off the schedule. he said, no, we can do the work. >> reporter: just three weeks ago, wahl wearing this rainbow t-shirt to a world cup game in qatar where same-sex relations are illegal. saying security initially refused to let him into the stadium. the u.s. state department says it's involved in getting wahl home and determining the circumstances of his tragic death and overnight reports of another journalist dead in qatar. there was reporting that a qatari photo journalist died suddenly on sunday. those circumstances are unclear. >> all right, will, thank you so much. we're going to turn now to the splashdown of nasa's orion moon capsule after the journey to circle the moon.

our space expert gio benitez has the details. good morning, gio. >> reporter: i like that title. george, thank you for that. think about this, they had to safely splash orion down at it entered the atmosphere at 25,000 miles per hour and 5,000 degrees of heat, and they did it. believe it or not, this right here, was the most critical moment the parachutes deploying after that intense ride home. orion sent back stunning images after a month-long trip around the moon, going farther than any other spacecraft built for humans. 270,000 miles away from earth. no humans were onboard because this was a test for the next mission. the goal is to establish a base on the moon and around it. to explore deep space. even get to mars, maybe. now the next mission artemis ii is set for 2024. astronauts orbiting the moon, and then in 2025, putting the first woman and first person of color on the surface of the moon. it's an exciting time to be covering space. >> we can tell. >> thank you, gio.

coming up, the urgent search for an american student studying in france, out of touch for more than two weeks, last seen on a surveillance video. new twist in double murder case against alex more murdaugh. why prosecutors say he killed his wife and son. but first let's go back to ginger. >> reporter: hey, robin, even southern california getting rain with this most latest system, there will be snow on top of it. there's actually more than a few feet of rain in some places like rocky view, but you're seeing the pictures there of the flash flooding that happened, and then the warnings, because there could be in some of the highest elevations more than a foot of snow. but interstate 5, that grapevine, the mix of snow, you could see that too. let's get your local weather in just 30 seconds.

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also, the latest on the race to repair a massive pipeline that spilled at least 600,000 gallons of oil into the kansas creek. the largest land spill in nearly a decade. the exact cause of the leak remains unclear. and, from the final pick of the nfl draft, to stunning fans by defeating tom brady, rookie quarterback brock purdy is the first quarterback to ever beat brady in the first start of his career. brock's dad wiping away a tear of joy. purdy said, to be able to give tom a high five at the end of the game was pretty cool. 35-7. that was your nfl coverage from me today. lot more ahead, including green monday, green as in cash, how you can save right now. it's all coming up. right now the search for an american college student in france, kenny deland jr. has been missing for more than a week. the fbi is involved. the young man's parents are

desperate for answers. demarco morgan is here with the story. >> reporter: this is a tough story especially around this time of year. kenny deland's parents said he was first reported missing when he didn't show up for class. he didn't check in with his host family, and with one week left before the holiday, his parents are hoping his friends, classmates, someone knows something that could lead them to their son. this morning, the urgent search for a u.s. student studying abroad. >> it's not characteristic of kenny to not reach out to us and let us know what's going on.anda was supposed to returne from yk, sotern france. buhis moth rconcerning pl in la novemb >>heado filepo b not seen him in 24 hrs. i'm not there i'm here. >> reporter: the last time his parents heard from their son was on november 27th. according to the family he boarded a train near the university and headed south, his phone pinging along the way.

on december 3rd, deland was tracked to this sports store, some 50 minutes away from his host's family home, seen here in this surveillance image, wearing a red jacket and gray hat, spending $9. french authorities are taking the lead in the investigation saying it is a worrying disappearance, but citing privacy laws prevent them from releasing as much information, classifying deland as an adult. >> help us with the officials. please help us. >> i've helped in cases where loved ones have had a missing person overseas, and if they had means i told them to fly there and to basically work with the police eyeball to eyeball but at the very least you have to keep your voice in front of these investigators, if not every day, at least every week. >> reporter: the family sharing they had been in constant contact with their son who they said was enjoying his time overseas. >> he loves to travel, so this

trip has been something that response.t s'lreceive >> khone. anyt that's what i text him. call me, text me, anything. >> reporter: the parents are so desperate for answers that they've created their own website and even reached out to elected officials back here in the u.s. still they're relying heavily on french authorities to bring their son back home. it's a tough story to take in. >> so tough. >> hopefully he'll be found soon. >> thanks so much. we'll turn now to a new development in the case of the disgraced south carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and son. prosecutors now say they have a motive. eva pilgrim is here with the latest ahead of the high-stakes trial. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. we're getting a first glimpse at this motive, what prosecutors

may argue was alex murdaugh's reason to kill his own family. this morning, a new twist in the double murder case of disgraced south carolina attorney alex murdaugh. >> there was a huge difference between who alex murdaugh professed to be to the outside world and who he really was, and only he knew.e se knew. >> reporter: prosecutors revealing murdaugh's alleged motive claiming he killed his wife and son to gain sympathy and distract from his alleged financial wrongdoings. writing in a filing, the evidence will further show these financial crimes were about to come to light at time of the killings. more specifically on the date of the killings. >> the day of reckoning -- he was out of cards. after playing every card he could for ten years. >> reporter: murdaugh is accused of stealing almost $9 million from his clients and law firm. he's facing nearly 100 charges. for allegations ranging from

money laundering to staging his own death so his son could cash in on his life insurance policy. prosecutors now asking for the evidence of his alleged financial crimes to be admissible in his murder trial. >> my name is alex murdaugh, please hurry. neither one of them is moving. >> reporter: murdaugh is charged with shooting his wife maggie and son paul in the summer in 2021 at the family's home. he's pleaded not guilty, his attorneys say he had nothing to gain from the murders. >> there's no elements of alex murdaugh -- the financial benefit of murdering paul and maggie. no evidence of life insurance. no evidence that maggie or paul knew of any alleged financial m proprieties. >> reporter: and this case is expected to go to trial in just weeks. the murdaugh trial is on the schedule to start in january. george? let's bring in our chief

legal analyst dan abrams, and dan, we see the defense spending a lot of time trying to pull out a motive from prosecutors. >> the motive is kind of weird, right? it's an odd kind of motive. this idea that the motive is that he wants to get sympathy and distract attention from his other -- up until this point we thought that maybe one of the family members knew something, right, maybe they found out about his financial shenanigans. that's why he had to kill them. the defense attorney saying right there there's no evidence, so the motive is one almost of the strongest arguments for the defense, they've made a big deal of telling the prosecutors, tell us exactly how it happened and why do you think it happened. >> so many wild twists and turns in this case, so the prosecution produces this report that basically says that murdaugh, they found blood on his shirt. that puts him at the scene of the crime, but then they come out and say there were flaws with this report. >> this is a critical piece of evidence, because the motive is

a little bit odd, the prosecutors say that there's blood spatter on his shirt, that's a really big deal if they can show that. the problem is, that's evolved over time, meaning initially the expert had said we can't really see any blood spatter. additional new kind of tests were done where the experts said actually yes, i can find blood spatter here. the problem is, now that shirt has effectively been destroyed, and when i say effectively, literally, in the process of doing the testing, a, you're destroying the shirt and, b, the defense got the shirt and they say, wait a second, with this kind of testing this is useles to us. >> does this all weaken the prosecution's case? >> look, this is not an easy case. i mean, it's definitely the case that this guy was up to no good, it sure seems, in a lot of different ways in his life. but on the murder case you can't use just the financial crimes you can't say he was in a lot of

financial trouble, you got to be able to show he murdered his own wife and child, and that's a big one and so this is not going to be the sort of slam dunk that i think that many people who aren't following the case that closely. >> authorities had to take down a picture of his grandfather that was in the courtroom. he comes from a huge legal dynasty in south carolina. does that affect his ability to get a fair trial? >> i think it was smart to take down the picture. that's how important this family is, right? that the grandfather has a big picture in the courtroom and even the defense agreed it's probably best to take down that picture during this trial. >> and again, 100 charges he's facing. >> over 100, yeah. >> all right, dan, i know you're keeping up on this. we appreciate it. coming up next, becky worley tells us about green monday, last day for big online discounts before the holidays. good morning there, becky. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, it's one of those made-up shopping days that has big implications for making your

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break down the best discounts online right now. good morning there, becky. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, happy green monday? >> all right, so what exactly it's been around for about a decade. some folks aren't familiar with it, what exactly is it? >> reporter: well, it's called green monday because the green stands for money, maybe it's retailers making money, but also shoppers getting one last day to find those discounts before the final rush to christmas, many consumers are realizing there are less than two weeks left for shopping. those cutoffs are just around the corner, so you know they vary by about ten days before the holiday and they vary by carrier, but it's coming, guys. >> so what kind of discounts are you seeing out there? >> well, let's start with the xbox gaming console. it's $239 at walmart, that's $60 off. 10 bucks cheaper than any other

retailers i saw. also, i found playstation consoles in stock at sam's club, they're coming and going with availability, no price reduction to speak of. the apple watch se, the first generation, it's $199 at amazon which is $80 off, and that's $10 within its lowest price all year. at target, a lot of buy one, get one 50% off deals on toys, board games, lol dolls. one other deal at target, there was a bike with training wheels, it's 59 bucks. that's $17 off, and i always love the blanket discounts on the clothing chains. so jcrew factory store, 50% off everything. i got an awesome flannel shirt, by the way. $13.50 just for that. levi's 40% off. madewell, 40%. the gap had 50% off of pjs. those discounts may change a little bit, so keep an eye on those. >> i love those discounts, too. right across the board like that. is there a cutoff for getting gifts in time for the holidays?

>> reporter: december 14th is the cutoff day for fedex ground. december 17th is the cutoff for u.s. postal service ground, all to get your packages delivered by christmas eve. it gets more expensive after that. tick tock, gang. >> i can't wait to see you sporting that flannel. >> i got the cozy thing going. >> as always, becky, appreciate it. coming up next, a really special "play of the day" for you. you won't want to miss it. ♪ ally special "play of the day" for you. you won't want to miss it. want . i mean, take a chestnut, it doesn't just say “oh, beg pardon, sir, but is now a good time for a jolly bit of window cracking?” i mean, if they did, you wouldn't need a geico claims team that's available 24/7. but, near as i can tell, chestnuts don't talk. or maybe they're just really quiet. geico. your claims team is here for you, 24/7. well, got things to do mr. chestnut, so...

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good morning, america. it's good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. millions waking up this morning in the path of two dangerous winter storms, coast to coast. the first heavy snowfall in the northeast. plus, shutdown highways and avalanche threats in west. we're on the scene on both coasts. this morning, top american hostage negotiator ambassador roger carstens, the man who helped secure brittney griner's release joins us live. new details on her journey back. plus, the latest on free paul whelan. mask up again? with flu, rsv and covid cases rising nationwide the major areas where we could see masks return with 13 days until christmas. ♪ adele on stage. the singer talking about therapy and revealing an insecurity to

her live audience that may surprise you and what's made her the happiest she's ever been. ♪ picking up the pace. a new study reveals the simple way you can live longer, dr. ashton is here with what you can do every day. ♪ plus, she's back, we're kicking after our "emily in paris" week with the star of the hit show, lily collins, dishing on the fashion. and what happened after that cliffhanger. ♪ i wanna dance with somebody ♪ and the star of the new whitney houston biopic, naomi ackie is here live and she's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ i wanna dance with somebody ♪ this is "gma," good morning, america, we're looking forward to talking with naomi and you know what, it's always a good time when that man, sam champion is here, and did you bring someone? he brought chef carla hall with him. >> a little bit of trouble.

looking forward to that. can't wait to get there. >> they're not waiting at all. also ahead, our series one match, second chance. this morning, the story of a young man who spent most of his life waiting for a bone marrow match. we'll tell you about him and the nba star in his corner helping to keep up his spirits and courage. >> that's all coming up. first, dangerous storms on the move across the country plus a blizzard warning in the heartland. ginger is in central valley, new york, tracking all the weather on both coasts. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: a chilly morning here, george, that's for sure. but good morning. it kind of looks like a holiday card, just enough to cover the ground, thankfully it's been gone for six, seven hours, most of the roads are okay. that's for the northeast. up to 9 inches in parts of western massachusetts, look at this video, nothing compared to what's been going in the sierra nevada, that's truckee, california.

several feet this season. we're looking for more in the way of snow. i'll tell you exactly how it's coming in. boston, massachusetts, the roads being plowed and they had trouble at logan getting some of those flights in and out last night. albany picked up somewhere around a half-foot. this is really our first snow of the season, so it's super impactful. storm number two is what we're watching for the blizzard warnings. gusts up to 35 miles per hour and that snow wrapping around, robin. it's super impactful, and number two is what we're watching for. rapid city included there. you'll have all that snow wr wrapping around. mostly, the southern end of this has a tornado threat for

jackson, mississippi. >> certainly keeping all of that in mind, ginger. thank you. now to new mask advisories as viruses spike nationwide. let's go back to trevor ault, he's at a hospital here in new york. as 43 states are reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illnesses. good morning, again, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, again, robin. these are mask advisories. you have all these health officials once again, urging people to wear masks indoors. they're not mask mandates, they are recommended. health officials once again urging people to wear their mask indoors. they're coming strongly recommended. the case in new york city and other prominent locations in california and arizona. because of this growing threat of quote/unquote tripledemic, with the flu, covid and rsv all at once. covid cases the number of infections and the number of deaths both increased 50% from the week before. with the flu officials believe we topped 10 million likely flu-like illnesses already. all those states with high or very high transmission, this would be the worst flu season

that we've seen in a deck kaaded officials know as we're all about to get together for the holidays, there's no end in sight. the surge could continue for quite some time. while it may not be popular, officials say wearing a mask indoors can help slow the spread. >> trevor, appreciate your reporting. coming up on our "gma" morning menu, the latest details on brittney griner's release from russian custody from one of the men who brought her home. ambassador roger carstens. he's going to join us live here in studio. also this morning the new study that says picking up your pace could add years to your life. plus, adele on stage talking to her live audience about her therapy tune-up. and lara, sam and a special guest. >> oh, my gosh, we're so excited about our "emily in paris" week, with emily herself lily collins is with us. sam is beside himself. we have a lot to talk about

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your space. you were surprised by her response? >> she was having none of it. look, i've been listening to russian for ten months. i want to speak english, i want to chat with people. she walked past me and went right to the crew and started introducing herself to the crew members, i watched her and she connected with everyone, looked in their eyes, shook hands, when that was all done she went back. i was impressed with how she valued the other people. >> 18-hour flight. >> indeed. what else did you discuss and your further impressions of brittney griner. >> 18 hours, she slept for six the rest of it was just chatting. we talked about a lot of things, anything from her time held in the russian penal colony, going through the trial process, obviously her love for cherelle, her teammates, everything that she missed, the things that she misses about the united states and america, but i think i left with the impression that this is

an intelligent, impressive woman who's very self-aware, very kind, very humble, and above all, authentic, you get b.g. when you're talking to b.g. >> you sound like cherelle right now, because she always refers to her as b.g. no time line for the recovery process there in texas, but we also hear she played basketball for the first time. you said her wife was really instrumental in this effort. >> oh, my goodness. cherelle was a great partner. we met with cherelle and met with the agent, and we started to work on how we're going to partner together. working with cherelle we were able to pull together -- she pulled together members of the nba, and wnba, she started to work with the bring our families home campaign, and in doing so she was able to elevate awareness and work with us as a partner. at the end of the day it's a partnership between families, ngos, members on capitol hill, i'll give the shoutout to the

texas delegation, representatives allred -- and a lot of people put time and earth into this, people in the media who want to tell the story. >> when i sat down with cherelle she mentioned paul whelan. she mentioned the e -- desire o bring him home as well. many thought this was going to be a two for one deal, paul whelan would be a part of it. was he ever a part of this negotiation, this deal? >> i talked to paul only hours after i landed in texas. i landed at 4:30 in the morning, at 9:30 paul called, i explained it was one or nothing, we weren't able to get you out. but i understand you're a little frustrated with that. but hear me, we're coming to get you. the president's focused.

the secretary's focused. we're meeting today, monday morning, to go through the next steps of the strategy, but paul, we haven't forgotten you. >> the work is still ongoing. >> ongoing on the plane coming home with brittney. >> you know well that republicans and democrats have been critical of this deal saying that the u.s. traded too much, it was too much of a bargaining chip with viktor bout, how do you respond to people who feel this was not the right deal? >> well, maybe two, three points. the first one is our national security experts and determined that viktor bout being released was no longer a threat to u.s. security. i would say secondly, i start -- i kind of flip it around, what's unacceptable is not viktor bout, what's unacceptable is an american wrongfully detained held in a foreign jail cell. the secretary of state in his pocket keeps the list of all

those wrongfully detained and he looks at it daily. the president of the united states is briefed. he knows all these cases by name. this is important for us. while it's tough to make some of the decisions that we've made, we start from the premise and from the belief that it's our moral obligation to get an american. two things we care about, are they wrongfully detained and do they have a blue passport? if you have a blue passport, you've got to know your country's coming to get you. >> your passion is quite evident and speaking with many family members they have often talked about your compassion and your commitment. >> thank you. >> ambassador, thank you so much. >> thank you, robin. >> keep us informed on paul whelan and all the others. >> thank you. >> george. ginger, in central valley, new york. thank you, george, first trace to an inch of snow around here, 147 inches in lake tahoe already this season. two of the most recent feet came

in just 24 hours over the weekend, you can see why that would be a problem even at ski resort because they had the chair lifts being touched by snow drifts and the winds were up to 100 miles per hour over some of the ridges. then more snow will fall, we ha h an active pattern. that's the big picture. let's get a check a little closer to home. drew:ws meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. we have a lot of sunshine on the way, but it feels brisk this afternoon. temperatures maxing out in the low and mid-50's later today. tonight, freeze warnings going into effect in the north bay for good reason. 20's and 30's there, with widespread 30's and clear skies. accuweather 7 a forecast. the storm door will temporarily close. dry conditions over the next seven days and temperatures in the 50's. now to the new study about a

simple way to help you live longer. dr. jen ashton is here. basic idea, pick up the pace of your daily activity. >> the saying, slow and steady wins the race. they might win the race, but according to this study, it's not going to help us live longer, and this study for people who can't stand this done in the uk looked at non-exercisers just going about their day-to-day activities wearing a wearable device that tracked their heart rate and literally three minutes a day, three one-minute or short bursts of doing what they do faster. pushing that grocery cart more quickly, walking your dog more quickly, walking up the stairs more quickly, reduce their death -- risk to death of all causes by 40%. it's based by association and observation and not cause and effect i think people are going to like the result. >> reporter: that's interesting. i thought long walks at any pace were good. short bursts.

>> there seems to be something about this concept of either muscle confusion or high intensity interval training, a baseline to a burst, a baseline to a burst, something that about the stress that it dozen your heart, your lungs, your vascular system, whatever it is the key is that you don't have to get on a treadmill for 30, "60 minutes" although that's good for some things as well, this is just going about your day-to-day but throw in some urgency in your pace. >> what's the bottom line? >> a lot of people can use fitbit or wearable devices, with some kind of technology, to get an idea of what you're doing in non-exercise day-to-day thing. in this study they used breathlessness as a guide. you should be a little short of breath as with any exercise routine, and if you are concerned about any of your symptoms, talk with a health

care provider. >> thank you. now our series, one match, second chance, the spotlight on bone marrow donations. we can all play our part. this morning, we're meeting justice, who has spent most of his 19 years waiting for that lifeline. >> i'll always knew that i had a medical condition in that my life was a little bit different. >> reporter: for justice brooks living with sickle cell disease. >> i never know what to expect. different health issues that i never knew existed. >> reporter: justice was diagnosed at just 11 months old. his mother raycelle says she knew early on that something wasn't right. >> when i touched him he moaned. i was crying because my touch would make him cry louder. >> reporter: sickle cell disease is a group of inherited blood cell disorders where cells clog. blood vessels and cause pain.

it is most common among african americans. last summer after years of waiting for a life-saving bone marrow transplant justice came very close to having one but because his donor wasn't a perfect match things didn't go as well as they hoped. >> i caught a lung infection and they had to stop it immediately. >> my earth stopped moving and i normally am very strong for my baby. i couldn't look at him. it took everything out of me. it was hard for me to breathe. i remember sitting there, and i think day two i was sitting in the same spot, just to say, mommy i'm going to be okay. i never felt so hope plless in life, but i was so happy he pulled through. >> reporter: only 7% of the 9 million u.s. donors in to be the

match registry are african american. >> if you're from european descent you have a 80% to find a match. if you are black or african american like justice, your chance is much lower at 30%. >> reporter: now for 19-year-old justice, time is of the essence. >> as i get older the chances are decreasing that i'll have a successful bone marrow transplant. >> reporter: something else that justice couldn't have predicted his budding friendship with celtics' marcus smart. >> for me it actually hits home. i lst my oldest brother at a very young age to cancer and i lost my mom to cancer as well. to educate people and get that notice out there that we need this to increase when it comes to getting matches. >> reporter: their friendship becoming a bright spot for them both. >> thank you. >> thank you for educating the

rest of the world. >> really great to see the work he's doing and continuing to stay positive in his life. >> i'm just made a bunch of memories and i'll never forget these things. i really appreciate marcus. i feel hopeful that one day i'll have that perfect match. >> he's clinging to that hope. justice's relationship with marcus smart has kept his spirits up. they're waiting for his second chance at bone marrow transplant. this is such an important story because you've been reporting, communities of color that have the hardest time finding those matches. >> when you hear the numbers. we heard it in the piece and just 7% of the more than 9 million u.s. members on to be the match registry or black or african american. that's why we're telling these stories to make everyone aware of them.

we want to show four others. four other beautiful young people who have sickle cell disease waiting for that important call. meet little ruby, little ruby is 6. to learn how you can help make the difference, scan the qr code on your screen to go to to be the match website. >> we want to share it's very easy to do. just do it. >> appreciate that. some "pop news," lara. we'll begin this morning with adele, getting candid with her audience about mental health the grammy winner telling the crowd at her vegas show on friday night she's been going to therapy as part of her preparation for her residency, revealing that her therapist helps her talk through the stress and anxiety she feels before she performs. >> i love making music but it's something about performing it

that fills me with dread. this experience of being in a room this size, i think -- >> she shared that she's the happiest she's ever been professionally saying playing two shows in a week in a smaller, quote, supportive room, seeing people receive and enjoy the music upclose that feeds her soul and she'll probably stick with smaller venues like this one moving forward. see it in action adele in her happy place at caesars palace in vegas. pwho's with me? i got to see that. can we do a live show? >> that's real. honestly that's real. you can't be comfortable standing in front of a crowd that size and putting yourself out there. some performers might be. >> right, but i love she was not afraid to share that. also in the news this

morning, the shocking season finale of the white lotus. the hbo series coming to a full boil, wow, during last night 80-minute conclusion, hence the bags under my eyes, the fate of each character, i promise this report will be spoiler free. >> thank you. >> some of you haven't gotten there yet. we'll focus on fan reaction, it was explosive. the hashtag of white lotus on twitter -- fans calling the seven-part limited series a g.o.a.t. piece of television. a push from fans for emmy nods. thankfully this isn't the end of the high-end resort antics. season three has been given the green light. no dates yet. the creator tells deadline it might be the perfect exotic backdrop for another over the top guest experience. >> 30 seconds. >> all right.

>> only 20 now. taylor swift is a quadruple threat, george, adding feature film director, for a movie she wrote with searchlight, no word on when that's happening. that woman can do anything. and i made it. >> 30 seconds. >> all right. >> 20 now. >> right. >> taylor swift congratulations. she just got a directing no word on when it's happening yet, but i thought it was cool because that woman can do anything. and i made it. with time to spare. to spare.

building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning, everyone i'm kumasi. aaron from abc, seven mornings. want to get right now to job in a fortune for a look at traffic? hydro bina, marcie. thank you. we're still following a similar to in martinez right now, right around the venetia bridge. the good thing is that it's in the process of clearing northbound, zany past the toll plaza. there we do still have a system wide 10 minute delay on bar due to the wet weather conditions and then the bay bridge told positive impact as well. meeting late came on at 5 35 will wrap up with a live look in walnut creek, showing 6 80 that south dont traffic is slowing kumasi. thanks, josina. meteorologist through tumor has are accurately forecast

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we'll get temperatures this morning. we're starting off cool , thirties and forties for the most part, but you combine that with a bit of a breeze out there. we've seen gus close to 20 mph this morning. it does make it feel a bit cooler than those numbers you saw on the screen. outside, we go live. look at the exploratorium camera. we have clearing skies. the clouds are breaking down. we're finding increasing sunshine. and here's how your day shapes up. we'll find sunny skies today. it is a dry day this afternoon but temperatures and low in mid fifties by four pm later tonight it gets cold freeze warnings and effect for

the north bay for sub freezing temperatures overnight. kamasi thank you drew. we'll have another abc seven is updated about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on ♪ i wanna dance with somebody ♪ live here in times square, we're excited for our next guest, she's taking on the title role in the new film whitney houston "i wanna dance with somebody." please welcome naomi ackie here to "good morning america." we've been having fun chatting with you in the break. are you ready, are you ready for folks to see this? >> i'm really ready for folks to see this, i am, because i've been having this project for two years now, from getting the part until this moment. >> tell us about getting ready for it, you worked with her family in. >> yes, yes. so in particular i worked with

pat houston, i met gary houston, clive davis, and it felt really good to have their support, you know to know that when i got the part they were a big part of saying yes, she's the one, it gave me the confidence i needed to start the work on working towards portraying this amazing woman. >> the first time seeing whitney was 6 years old in cinderella, this is full circle for you. >> it's crazy, like i remember watching her, i always grew up with her music, but first time i remember seeing her was that and she's the fair god mother. in a way kind of grew into my love of performance and seeing a black cinderella was like, oh, i can do this, and the dresses are so pretty and this woman is amazing. after that i started slowly working toward that whole acting thing. >> and look at you now.

>> the film re-creates some of whitney's iconic moments when she sang the star-spangled banner. here's a clip. ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> you know it's good when you gave us chills. you do some of the actual singing as well, so what's that like to be singing like whitney? >> well, there was two parts to it. i only sing like one song and it's when she's much younger and she's finding her voice and stuff.

everything else is whitney, the thing i would do, though, i had to sing every single song anyway to make it sound like i was singing. crank up the music like out loud. because i was like, nobody needs to hear my voice right now. >> you said you grew up with her music, did you come up with any new favorites after doing the movie in. >> it does change a lot, all the time, you know, the classics like "i will always love you" is really rsonate to me, the songs have more context now that she's gone and i will always love you will always be a -- i can start listening to all of her music. >> so how did you get your head into this role taking on such a figure like whitney houston? >> getting to know the person behind all of the superstardom, she's just a beautiful woman a simple woman who just loved to sing, so it took a lot of work to not be like -- whitney houston and it's, who is that person and make that person really interesting and somebody that, you know, people are

reminded of how amazing she was. >> tell people more about yourself. >> me? >> yes, you. >> my name is naomi. >> we got that part. >> i'm from east london. i'm 31 years old. do acting. >> i'm not going to ask you what sign you are. a little bit of your back ground. people are meeting you for the first time here. >> i've been acting for more or less my whole life but professionally for about six years, i'm really just into creating work and creating

platforms for other people to tell stories and that's hopefully what i'm going to continue doing. >> wonderful to have you here. we'll have you back time and time again. you have a home here. >> i'm having a good time. >> have fun tonight. big night tonight. >> thank you. >> "i wanna dance with somebody" it hit theaters next friday. coming up, lily collins is here live. >> raining fashion. >> raining fashion. >> yes. life is uncertain. it's okay to feel stressed, anxious, worried or frustrated. calhope can help access, calhope free and secure mental health resources today. call our warm line at 833-317-4673 or livechat at calhope.org

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we're going to talk about we're going to talk about that song, welcome back, it's el emily in paris week here on "gma." we're kicking off with star of show herself actress lily collins, the big upcoming season 3 premiere, we're so glad you're here, we can't wait to ask you all the questions. >> i know, i need a full week with you. i really do. >> cool. i'm so happy to be here. >> the song we just heard, diana ross, "i'm coming out." >> emily was going to show everyone who she's worthy of. using the vibe of that song to solidify. >> a power anthem. >> yes. >> it is. >> i need to ask a very important question about the

trailer, this, i mean, really and truly, it made seem it was like emily's cry for help when she trimmed -- i can't even say it -- when she cut the bangs. >> how can the show make this first of all a cry for help, number one, which panicked me. is she all right? >> everything's fine. women change their lives, they change their hair. sometimes everything's fine. no, it was a life choice that i chose last year when i was promoting season 2, i always wanted them, it takes a lot to take the plunge, i cut them and i wanted to keep them. are you thinking about keeping them season 3? i feel like emily needs a little shift. we kept them, we worked it into the story line that right off the get-go, like she just cuts them, she drunkenly cuts them.

i'm like, okay, slightly different from how i did it. but it was a hairpiece. >> is it -- is there an underlying message? >> you know i think emily, emily feels a shift within her life, we're into season 3, she's more french, but also she's here to stay, she really wants to change it up a little bit and like i said at least for myself when i feel a shift in my life i like to change my hair and change my look up, it felt appropriate it was an emotional turning point. >> i'm glad you mentioned the fashion, because it's just a joy to watch what you all will wear each episode, but have they ever presented -- i had the privilege of meeting your team -- have they ever presented

something, like, even i am courageous, and says maybe -- >> emily has made me a lot more courageous with fashion i'd say. always presents these amazing collaborative looks. i go, wow, that's a lot. but i'm going try it. i've learned a lot to try -- i've learned to try it. this is one of the looks this season i was really excited about. is it too on the nose? no i'm playing emily, of course it's not. paris alone is a character that just screams, you need to have those fashion moments and there's these incredible shapes and whimsical colors this season we get to ramp up. >> last season a lot of cliffhangers, a sneak peek of the new season, an idea of where emily is headed. let's watch this.

>> all right, all right, you've been unemployed for 72 hours? >> i'm just saying we always talk about work/life balance. now i'm about life. yesterday i walked 20,000 steps. i have accomplished so many things on my to-do list. >> can i see this list? >> don't judge. >> okay, so, we've got the cat combs, nice. >> she's very nice. >> so love is huge part of this story and the many people and kinds of love. but what do we find out about your love this season, there's a love triangle, it's complicated. >> this is the season of gee metry, because there are many love triangles this season. yes and that's the beauty of this. you never know where this is going to go. the finale hits you right in the

face and it says actually no, hold on. so it's really exciting this season because, yeah, there's the elfie/gabriel and then there's two other triangles that appear. >> breaking news, everyone. >> it's definitely -- it's definitely quite a mathlesson. it really is. >> in all seriousness, the show has just exploded. the numbers are staggering, netflix's top ten in 94 countries. already renewed for season 4. what's the biggest change, biggest shift in your life? >> oh, my god, honestly, you know, i'm half english, i've already hd european love in my life for so long but to go into the city of paris open up and embrace our show so much and to be able to bring this into people's homes all over the world, we had no idea that season 1 would come out during the height of covid, that

laughter, escapism, travel, all of these things needed to be seen more than ever. to bring joy to the people watching it is truly the greatest gift of all. >> just say merci. thank you so much. "emily in paris" season three plo premieres globally on netflix on december 21st. more of the show's stars on "gma" all week. now to ginger. >> reporter: ginger in central valley, that emily in paris does. once we catch up on emily in paris you'll want to watch monday night football, tonight espn 8:00 p.m. eastern time, the patriots taking on the cardinals, why not look quick at the arizona forecast because the radar is actually quite active the futurecast, the mountain snows, winter weather advisories around tucson things clear out closer to the game. clearing out. that's the big picture. let's get a check a little closer to home.

drew: we are drying out tod after a weekend storm. expect sunshine, but brisk conditions, with temperatures in the low and mid-50's. a freeze warning in for the north bay tonight. all morning long. look at who's here, sam and carla. 12 days of cookies. we're just getting going. carla will show the oatmeal cookies. that was your line.

we're back with our 12 days of christmas cookies. some of our favorite cookies. favorite chefs for a holiday spin on them. >> george, it's not just about the sweater, carla, come on. can i show carla's boots before we get to cooking? because this is, america, this is how carla hall is in the

kitchen and that to me is everything, but this is a true classic. i had to show them. i mean, come on, right, this is a true classic oatmeal cookie. it's got -- if there's anything different or new about it's white chocolate and a little bit of cranberry. you're going to catch carla host of holiday food baking championships. let's do it. >> first of all, i'm creaming my butter and my white sugar and brown sugar. but when you see on a recipe, room temperature butter a lot of times people's butter it's too soft you want to make sure your butter holds its shape. i can bend this butter but it holds its shape. >> look at it. when someone me like soften the butter that's the easy to do it. let it sit out. >> let it to sit out. mix the dry ingredients into the flour. we have baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder.

>> do you really trust me with this? >> i do. >> because you measured it out. >> i'm adding eggs to this one at a time and also you don't want to overmix your butter, it's not a cake, you want to keep the structure of your butter and your mix. >> that makes the difference in how the cookie is dense. >> it makes a difference also when it spreads, yes. you know, all those cookie exchanges that are going on out there, come on. >> carla, this goes into all of it -- >> put the flour in here. >> because you're a cookie, really a cookie connoisseur. >> yes. >> you care about this.

>> i care about cookies. i love cookies. i had a cookie business and i really love textures, tiny cookies, you know, i put the flour in there and then the other thing, we're putting oatmeal in here, cranberries and white chocolate, but you can mix these, for the oats, not quick oats, but whole oats. >> anything i do wrong. whole oats. >> that goes in, instead of white chocolate you can do dark chocolate. >> i kind of like this because this is a little bit different. i like the flavor because we ate them during the break. >> we did. you can do apricots, milk chocolate, dark chocolate. >> all right. >> the other thing is, you can make this dough ahead, freeze it up to three months, i have it in this bag, you can stack the bags in. >> that makes your holiday so easy.

when people are coming home it's like, bam, bam, bam. >> exactly. cut this like this just like this because we cut the dough, take this and put it on the sheet pan. >> i don't have to shape it or roll it. i don't have to -- carla. thank you. >> look, you have the milk and everything, try another one. >> are you guys ready? p>> to dip or not to dip? actually gone. sorry. >> 350, 8 to 10 minutes. there you have it. >> they're good. >> they're good. >> cookie cheers. >> cookie cheers. i mean. >> thank you, carla. give us, carla, because people are intimidated by cookies?

regeth ft ckie spreadll over your sheet pale bit crispy h od.dhe don't include the oatmeal. >> correct. when the cookies look just about done take them out of the oven. because the residual heat of the pan will cook them. scan the qr code on the bottom of your screen to get this recipe. you'll want it. catch the lovely carla hall on the holiday baking championship, gingerbread showdown, on mondays.

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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 going to check in now with job enough for a look at traffic. hi, joanna. thank you. good morning, everyone. so i'm bringing in our walnut creek camera because i want you to check out the north bong traffic and how slow it's going right now. that's because we have a new crash reported on northbound 6 80 right before willow pass road and conquered where at least one lane is blocked there and also, unfortunately, the chp has confirmed a deadly fresh in oakland on northbound 80 80 right around hagan burger. so be aware of those delays as well. drew. we're looking at temperatures right now, and we're sitting in the thirties and forties. combine that with a little bit of a breeze this morning asking about 10 to 15 mph. it feels a little bit cooler than these numbers, but increasing sunshine live. look from the golden gate bridge. the clouds are breaking down this morning mid fifties later today, a freeze warning begins at

midnight for the north bay commodity. thank you drew. now it's time for live with kelly and ryan and we'll be back >> deja: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from "glass onion," edward norton. plus, starring whitney houston in "i wanna dance with somebody," and naomi ackie. and chef millie peartree. and the wonderful mark consuelos joins kelly at the co-host desk. all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos! >> kelly: here