you. okay. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. from blizzard warnings to tornadoes, the major storm sweeping across the country. trail of destruction. at least 13 reported twisters touching down along the south. >> oh, my gosh. >> at least two people killed in louisiana. neighborhoods leveled. in oklahoma, winds at least 120 miles per hour ripping homes apart. now the new threats this morning and the blizzard conditions in at least five states. our team is across the nation this morning. fighting extradition. sam bankman-fried behind bars in

the bahamas facing charges in his company's collapse. >> this is one of the biggest financial frauds in american history. >> accused of running a massive years long fraud for his personal benefit. taking another hike. the federal reserve set to raise interest rates. impacting credit cards, mortgages and more. breaking overnight, russia's new drone attacks on the ukrainian capital as the biden administration prepares to send a potential game changer. the spy next door? a new hampshire man one of seven indicted for his alleged role in sending sophisticated american made technology to russia. how prosecutors say he did it. small suv scare. the new crash tests on a dozen new vehicles raising concerns about anyone who rides in your backseat. which ones failed and which ones passed. jay leno describing details. the comedian describing the moment his face went up in flames, as he continues to heal.

abc news exclusive. the mother and her young son who was thrown three stories from a balcony at the mall of america tell their story for the first time. the road to recovery after time in the hospital. what she's saying about the man who threw little landen. >> you say you forgive him. >> only on "gma" this morning. ♪ step into christmas ♪ are you ready for the super bowl of shipping? with 11 days until christmas we're inside one fedex hub with the important cutoff dates and the scams to watch out for. plus, from christmas crunch time to world cup crunch time. >> and that will end the game and argentina will play in the world cup final. >> fans gearing up for that messy magic one more time. ♪ it is good morning, america. big morning, 11 days until christmas. and we have an early gift being

delivered, george's wife ali is on her way. >> the idea of coming to "gma" that got her out of the sick bed. the flu is over doing well. >> she wasn't going to miss this. >> not going to miss this. >> how are you doing? >> i'm doing just fine. i'm coming down with a little cold right now. i might have to miss the second half. >> no way. >> proceed. proceed. >> we are going to begin with that big storm making its way through the country including blizzard warnings for at least five states right there in duluth, minnesota, expecting a lot of snow. >> across the south there were at least 13 reported tornadoes in four states and north texas alone at least five tornadoes were confirmed and there are more this morning. ginger is tracking the path around the country. but first rob marciano starts us off in new orleans. good morning, rob. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. this system carried so much energy from the pacific to the plains. and what's with tornadoes, is they have wind to carry them

through the night. that's exactly what we've seen in oklahoma, texas and now louisiana being the hardest hit. overnight, at least 13 destructive tornadoes hitting the south. damage reported across multiple states. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: near shreveport a young boy and his mother killed after their home was blown apart. >> it's a horrible mess. >> the child's father was at work and had to show deputies where his home once stood. >> we are following debris fields trying to find the actual residents then to try to find if there's people inside. >> reporter: widespread damage in farmerville. 25 were injured some critically. in four forks, louisiana, drone video capturing the destruction of multiple mobile homes gutted. in grapevine texas, five people injured after a tornado touched down there. this sam's club suffering major damage. the roof, torn right off. >> i've never seen anything like that in grapevine. >> reporter: sheets of metal

wrapped around power lines, alarms ringing out at dallas-fort worth airport. passengers urged to shelter in place inside the terminal. in oklahoma a powerful ef-2 tornado on the ground for nearly three miles with winds of at least 120 miles per hour ripping homes apart. people seen going through the wreckage trying to recover whatever they can. so tough for so many storm victims this morning. and we are far from through with this situation. we have a tornado watch remains up in southwest louisiana through the middle of mississippi. and new orleans will likely be added to that later on today. this is slow-moving. it will take a while to get through new orleans, all the way into the florida panhandle. and this is just the southern half of this massive system. mikele? >> so tough, as you said, rob. thank you. going to move north to the heavy snow and blizzard warnings, trevor ault is in snowy duluth for us. >> reporter: good morning, michael. huge swaths of the country are

under blizzard warnings, as right here in duluth. over the past couple hours we've watched the snow and the wind picking up. the wind is biding right now. and there's concerns of visibility. we have remnants of christmas lights across the water that are helping out with visibility. but conditions are going to get worse from here. in duluth, we could get 20 inches of snow. some locations to the north, could get 30 inches, particularly along the north shore of lake superior. this is lake superior right here. you will notice in mid-december, the lake is not frozen because it's been late warmer. and all of this water can serve as fuel as more precipitation. and also because the temperatures are right around freezing means we're not just going to get snow. we're also going to get some sleet and maybe some freezing rain. that can create dangerous conditions on the roads. as we get further into these blizzard conditions, travel could be very difficult, if not outright impossible, as this blizzard warning continues until tomorrow evening. robin? >> it does, trevor. you take care. we're going to find out what's next for this massive

sorm. ginger has that for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, robin. we start with the tornado watch that was extended into alabama. it includes hattiesburg and as rob mentioned, new orleans will get it probably if this moves east. that line still has embedded tornadoes as we speak. there's plenty of energy. it's going to move into the panhandle later. this is the timing. 4:00 p.m. right before folks get on the road for even thing commute in new orleans. and check that out, the way to orlando, tampa need to be watching as the line approach up to savannah. and this moisture comes on up and ice possible throughout appalachia, and snow from the coast. i'll time all that out for you, robin. >> thank you so much. we turn to ftx founder sam bankman-fried behind bars in the bahamas denied bail as he fights extradition back to the u.s. where prosecutors have charged

him with a massive years' long fraud. chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the u.s. attorney's office in new york. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. and that bahamas judge denying sam bankman-fried bail. the former poster child for transparency in crypto considered a heightened flight risk. this morning, the founder of ftx, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world waking up behind bars in the bahamas. charged in a scheme that investigators say stole billions of dollars from customers and investors. >> this is one of the biggest financial frauds in american history. >> reporter: sam bankman-fried denied bail as he faces s.e.c. charges and eight counts of criminal fraud including money laundering and fire fraud. >> he used that money for his personal benefit including to make personal investments and to cover expenses and debts of his hedge fund alameda research. >> reporter: but in an interview with our george stephanopoulos, just two weeks ago,

bankman-fried repeatedly denying knowing ftx funds were being misused. >> did you know that these funds were being funneled to alameda? >> i did not know there there was any improper use of customer funds. >> reporter: bankman-fried's lawyer telling abc news, he's considering all his legal options. the 30-year-old founder once celebrated as the poster child fr transparency in crypto partnering with celebs like steph curry and tom brady. his parents, stanford law professors, by his side through its rise. his father allegedly giving legal advice and receiving payments but then nearly a month ago ftx filing for bankruptcy. bankman-fried stepping down as ceo and customers defrauded of over $8 billion according to federal authorities. entrepreneur evan luthra lost $2

million. >> what happened was an outright case of fraud. >> reporter: the new ftx ceo john ray testified on capitol hill calling it embezzlement. >> this is taking money from customers and using it for your own purpose. >> reporter: ray also revealing how the company kept track of business, using the chat app slack and quickbooks. >> there's no record keeping whatsoever. they used quickbooks, a multibillion dollar company using quickbooks. >> reporter: this is absolutely astounding for a company that was valued earlier this year at $32 billion. today the senate will hold its own hearings on ftx. sam bankman-fried will not be there. he continues to remain in the bahamas and looks like he will fight that extradition. and then you have the new ceo of ftx telling congress yesterday he'll do everything in his power to track down this money but there are billions still missing. sam bankman-fried was a major

political donor and invested in a number of companies and now there are calls for those politicians and those businesses to give that money back. michael? >> what an unbelievable fall, rebecca. thank you. now to the federal reserve set to announce another increase in interest rates this afternoon to battle inflation. but that's going to raise the cost of borrowing money. elizabeth schulze is in washington with more on how that could impact your bottom line. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, michael. for the seventh and final time this year the federal reserve is set to make it more expensive to borrow money as it stays laser focused on fighting inflation. the fed is expected to raise its key interest rate today by 0.5%. that's a historically big move but a smaller increase than the past four rate hikes. the fed has been raising borrowing costs at the fastest pace in decades going from 0 to 4 1/2% today. what does that mean? if you're taking out a fixed 30-year, $300,000 mortgage,

you're now paying about $500 more every month than at the start of the year simply because of those higher rates. if you carry a balance on your credit card, it's also more expensive to pay that off. what the fed is trying to do here is slow down spending to reduce prices and signs show it's working. new november inflation report showed that prices have cooled but the bottom line is that costs for everything from rent to groceries are still too high for the federal reserve. so it's going to be really important to watch what it says about rate hikes going into next year. robin? >> it will, elizabeth. thank you. we turn to the latest on the war in ukraine and the new drone attacks on ukraine's capital. this as the biden administration is possibly taking a major step in support of ukraine by sending the patriot missile defense system. tom soufi burridge is on the scene for us. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, guys. russia launching waves of drone attacks early this morning on

the ukrainian capital, more than a dozen deadly iranian made drones flown in and around the city. there have been explosions. president zelenskyy saying every single drone was shot down. thankfully no casualties reported. just damage to government buildings. this as u.s. officials confirm president biden is poised to sign off on the supply of long distance patriot air defense missile systems to ukraine. the patriots would be a, quote, game changer in the war. the ukrainians have been asking for these systems for months. russia's relentless air assaults like those in kyiv this morning have now made ukrainian air defense a priority for the u.s. months of russian strikes have crippled the power grid here, often leaving millions in the cold and dark as temperatures plunge below freezing. guys? >> okay, tom. thanks very much. we get the latest on a spy suburban ring. seven people charged with shipping sensitive u.s. technology to russia. among them a new hampshire man accused of basing it in his quiet merrimack home.

mona kosar abdi has the story. good morning, mona. >> reporter: george, good morning. it was here in this residential neighborhood that federal authorities say a man was aiding russia in circumventing u.s. sanctions, operating right out of this snow-covered home behind me, affectionately decorated for the holidays. this morning, a quiet new hampshire neighborhood is now at the center of an international crackdown involving an alleged russian smuggling ring. 35-year-old alexey brayman is one of seven indicted by federal authorities for allegedly purchasing and shipping advanced electronics and sophisticated testing equipment from the u.s. to the kremlin. his wife, daria, has not been charged. >> reporter: one thing odd i noticed is that there's always a lot of boxes there. i didn't know anything about it. do they have an online business? i don't know. >> reporter: brayman allegedly operating out of his quaint suburban home in the town of merrimack, festively decorated with frosty the snowman and

santa claus inflatables. the brayman family living a seemingly picturesque american life. seen in pictures posted attending a celtics game, family trips to the zoo and running an online craft store but behind closed doors, documents claim they were repackaged and reshipped to several intermediate locations in europe and asia, before arriving in russia. those items included bullets and materials used to develop hypersonic and nuclear weapons that could be used bier the russian military. this as russia's nearly year-long war in ukraine continues to escalate on the battlefield. >> the u.s. government takes extremely seriously items that are going to places like russia, china, iran. they have reported in some of these previous cases where items illegally purchased by these front or shell companies ended up on the battlefield in ukraine. >> reporter: alexey and six others have been charged with

conspiracy, money laundering and smuggling and facing bank and wire fraud charges. >> thank you. now to the major scientific breakthrough that some are calling the holy grail of clean energy. harnessing the power, the process that powers the sun to reduce or even end our dependence on fossil fuels. will reeve joins with how science fiction is coming to life. and, will, this is a big deal. >> reporter: it is, michael. the two most important words are at the core of this. thus, at the future of energy. experts say think of nuclear fusion like bottling the sun. it could mean a bright future. this morning a huge new breakthrough. some are calling the holy grail of clean energy. for the first time american scientists replicating the same heat and power of the sun to make energy. >> america has achieved a

tremendous scientific breakthrough. >> reporter: scientists at the lawrence livermore lab pointed lasers at a container holding hydrogen isotopes. creating incredible heat, just like the sun. >> reporter: scientists say we could rely less on fossil fuels. if this looks and sounds like something out of a science fiction movie you're right. >> my job is complete. >> reporter: that lab in california was actually part of the film set for "star trek: into darkness." nuclear fusion part of the plot in "spider-man 2." >> the power of the sun in the palm of my hand? >> reporter: now, science fiction coming to life. >> we're still a few decades away. this is a game changer, and it will be kicking in just in time

to prevent the worst effects of global warming. >> reporter: one expert likened this to the miracle of flight saying this is a wright brothers moment. we're off the ground but still a ways to go before we're flying jumbo jets but know it's possible. >> good way of putting it. now i got it now. coming up our exclusive interview with the little boy thrown off the third floor balcony at the mall of america. he and his mother are telling their story for the first time. >> you will have to hear what they have to say. what you need to know to get your gifts delivered on time. first back to ginger. >> good morning. philadelphia is cold this morning, but we are going to see that cold mixed with a bunch of moisture and get into a little flake of snow before it's all rain. that's tomorrow afternoon and evening. wanted to time that out. it's not just heavy rain but becomes icy talking freezing rain and hits the cold surface. any of the higher elevations watch for that. at the coast we should remain mostly rain. this event will go through friday. let's get to your local weather now in 30 seconds.

i'm abc 7 news meteorologist drew timoth your accuweather forecast. it is a cold morning with freeze warnings and frost advisories in effect later this afternoon. it's bright, but it's brisk once again temperatures in the low and mid 50s tonight. we do it all again freeze warnings come back frosted advisories as well. we're dipping well into the 30s if not the upper 20s and our coldest spots as we head into your thursday. here's the accurate with the seven day forecast a dry pattern the next seven days the weekend looking nice hanukkah begins at sundown on sunday. we'll be right back.

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history was made on the ice last night. nhl superstar alex ovechkin scoring his 800th career goal. he's one goal away from tying the number two of all-time. then it's another 93 to become then it's another 93 to become the greatest goal scorer of all-time. that record right now is held by the great one, wayne gretzky. but perhaps the biggest winner of the night. check out who got one of ovechkin's hockey sticks. >> aww. >> can you imagine that? good for you, young man. congratulations to alex. we've got a lot more ahead including what you need to know to get your holiday gifts delivered on time and the scams to be on alert for. that is coming up, george. right now our interview with a boy critically injured in an attack at the mall of america 2019. he and his mother sharing his remarkable journey. eva pilgrim has the interview. >> reporter: good morning, guys. they were celebrating the end of preschool.

but his mom said she had a weird feeling going into the mall so she prayed what would seem like a simple prayer that god would protect her and her son. she says she could never imagine what happened next but she believes that her son is alive because god answered that prayer. >> there's not a day that goes by that i don't look at him in complete awe. >> reporter: for the first time carrie hoffman and her son, landen, are speaking about that day that changed their lives forever. >> a 5-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a stranger threw him from a balcony. >> when your friends ask about what happened to you, what do you tell them? >> i tell them that it was me that got thrown and they said, really, then i show them everything on me. and then they believe it. and then sometimes like some people don't believe it but i don't care if they do or not. i just care that lots of people do care about me and i care about them too. >> a stranger came up and was

whispering to these two little boys. happened in a blink of an eye, he snatched them and ran. and i was just frozen. like, what, you can't react? it happened so fast then i screamed no after he was already thrown. >> reporter: kari says she ran to 5-year-old landen. the stores in the largest mall of america weren't open but several nurses were inside rushing to her side to help. >> then they would say, they could get a heartbeat. you bet, we got a heartbeat. they're like we think he took a breath. >> reporter: landen was rushed to the pediatric icu. kari staying every night by his side. in those early days what were you asking god for? >> complete healing and restoration. we're walking out here. we're not going to leave in a wheelchair. >> reporter: he was thrown three stories and they're not like normal stories in a house. >> he caught himself, he landed -- that's why his arms were broken and nose was smooshed and i believe angels

caught him because i prayed for angels coming in there. got him. >> reporter: what did the doctors tell you. >> this is a miracle. he should not be here. >> reporter: the man who threw little landen, 24-year-old emmanuel aranda had previous run-ins at the same mall including two arests in 2015. he was sentenced to 19 years behind bars after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted murder in 2019. the prosecutor reading the family's statement at his sentencing. >> i refuse to be full of anger and hatred. i refuse to let you take my joy. my sweet, precious baby, my amazing gift from god, is going to be okay. >> reporter: you say you forgive him. i think that's something that's really hard for a lot of people to understand. >> yes. and i don't believe that forgiveness is a feeling. i think it's a decision that you have to make. and i needed to remove him from my mind. i was in the mode of landen is living.

this has nothing to do with that man. >> reporter: in 2021, the family sued a lawsuit against the mall. at the time they say landen's medical bills totaled more than $1.7 million. that suit has since been settled in a controversial agreement. the mall of america working with the family to improve safety. saying in a statement, they are jointly pursuing policy changes to existing trespass limits for violent criminals so as to give greater ability to preclude such persons from their premises. landen spent four months hospitalized. two broken arms, a broken leg, facial fractures and brain injury. >> you're in there just trying to complete your daily task of we're healing this now. his wrists and elbows are healed. we healed his leg. it was like checking off. it was always a countdown to something, which makes the time go. >> you're doing the landen dance? >> reporter: while being in the hospital was difficult he has many happy memories there.

what about the hospital do you remember? >> they gave me popsicles. >> reporter: every step of the way determined to get better. >> you think he'll have a completely normal life now? >> i think he can have the life that he wants to have. yes. >> welcome home, landen. >> reporter: today kari's prayers for healing have been answered. he is an active excited soon to be 9-year-old. >> the dude gave me this and the dude is at the hospital and he is a guy that he plays bingo. >> he loves his cat joy and playing hockey. >> i'm going on this. you get the puck and then you score. >> reporter: now nearly 3 1/2 years later this family filled with gratitude. these journals from those many tough nights and this scrapbook, a record of what they have been through. >> i'm so thankful for breath, for life, for heartbeats. it's just, you take those things for granted until they almost got taken away from you. >> and kari told me she wanted to share their story because she

wants people to know they were given this miracle. it's been a long journey but having him she celebrates every day and recovery is remarkable. this last weekend he scored multiple hat tricks. he told me ovechkin is his favorite hockey player. >> and he is a miracle. >> i got so many chills. >> it's remarkable that he is where he is today and doing as well as he's doing. >> that's great. >> thank you for bringing that to us. we appreciate you. thank you. we're going to turn now to jay leno sharing new details about his terrifying accident and describing the moment his face went up in flames. matt gutman has the story. >> you want to do this? >> come on. >> reporter: jay leno sharing new details about the fireball that ignited in a gasoline explosion leaving him with severe burns to his face, neck and hands. leno telling "people" magazine

he was working underneath his 1907 white steam car unclogging a fuel line, when i got a face full of gasoline. adding, i knew i was close to the pilot light. he described the moment his face went up in flames. it felt exactly like my face was on fire. maybe like the most intense sunburn you've ever had. that would be fair to say. the 72-year-old was hospitalized for ten days, receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy and skin grafts. and just two weeks after the incident -- >> we got two shows tonight, regular and extra crispy. >> reporter: returning to his sold out crowd in hermosa beach. >> now back out working again. >> reporter: as he continues to heal, the comic says he knows this could have had a very different outcome. leno saying, i'm sure i'll continue to do the same stupid things i've always done, just maybe a little more carefully. what's incredible is that even as his face was engulfed in flames, leno had the wherewithal

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>> how am i qualified? thank you for asking. i am not. >> plus, ali and chef maria loi are serving up one of george's favorite greek treats. it's day 12 and they're both saying -- >> both: good morning, america. from us greek ladies. [ speaking non-english ] >> ali is still working on her greek. >> after all these years still working on it. >> good morning, america. one of our favorite mornings because ali wentworth is here. and when she is here, it is a takeover. >> it is. and she's here with maria loi for our 12 days of christmas cookies. making one of your favorites, george. >> i'll pronounce it, kourabiedes, sugar almond cookies. they are delicious. can't wait to share it with everyone. >> how do you say it again? >> kourabiedes. >> your greek is good?

>> my pronunciation is good. >> are the cookies good? >> yes. >> we'll find out later. the massive storm that is making its way through the country including blizzard warnings for at least five states and across the south. there are at least 13 reported tornadoes in four states. ginger is tracking it all. good morning, again, ginger. >> good morning. the warnings still popping. so now up to 16 reported tornadoes and that will keep growing. the video out of grapevine, texas, that crossing the highway. fortunately nobody hurt but more tornadoes in texas, in louisiana and at least one person has been killed. so the damage from louisiana there and then the tornado watches that now extend into alabama, that includes hattiesburg, new orleans, outside of it, on the left side of the lake or west side, it will eventually become a tornado watch, we're sure. then go into the pandemic as we get into tonight. this is going to be an all-day event. all on that line and lots of embedded tornado warnings. watch mean, okay, the ingredients are there, get somewhere near a shelter.

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let's get right to our cover story. megan thee stallion taking the stand, the grammy winner giving emotional testimony in the assault trial against the rapper accused of shooter her in the foot. stephanie ramos has the details. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, michael. good morning. superstar rapper megan thee stallion said fellow hip-hop harter tory lanez was a friend until he ordered her to dance before he shot her in 2020. she says she couldn't walk for awhile and says she still has nerve damage. overnight rap star megan thee stallion taking the stand testifying against fellow wrapper tory lanez who prosecutors say shot stallion in both her feet after a party in 2020. ♪ stallion a three-time grammy award winner like with hits "body" -- ♪ and "her" describing a heated argument she got into with lanez and a close friend after leaving a party at kylie jenner's house

in los angeles which she says led to the shooting. the rapper telling the court lanez began to immediately apologize saying, please don't say anything. i'll give you $1 million. i already got caught with a gun and added, i can't go to jail. i'm on probation. lanez's attorney refuting his client fired the weapon saying this case is about jealousy and envy. >> you'll hear more when the witness, the neighbor who will tell you there were two women fighting and that the same witness told the police five minutes after the shooting that he saw two females fighting. >> reporter: megan's attorney telling abc news the defense's jealousy claims, a are, quote, obvious distraction tactic in a case in which he's obviously guilty. she's the victim of a shooting and that's what this is about and that's the truth, end of story. >> megan's testimony was emotional but i think probably more importantly it felt authentic and that makes sense because i think one of the

reasons that meg thee stallion has been so successful is her authenticity and relatability a lot of people, and that really came across in her testimony. >> reporter: lanez is charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm, discharging a firearm with gross negligence and carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle. if convicted he could face up to 22 years behind bars. >> oh, my, thank you. we turn to new photos of bruce willis, demi moore and their blended family getting ready for the holidays. eva pilgrim is back with those details and, eva, this has been a tough year for bruce willis. >> reporter: that's right, robin. bruce willis has had a tough year health-wise, but his family is rallying around him, focusing on what's important around the holidays, being together. this morning, bruce willis and his blended family sharing the spirit of the holiday season on instagram. >> we'll get together, have a few laughs. >> reporter: the "die hard" actor appearing in photos with the caption, we are family getting into the holiday spirit

posted by ex-wife demi moore alongside their three daughters, tallulah, scout and rumer and his current wife with their two daughters. sharing the message of togetherness commenting, what a fun evening, adding a pair of heart and heart eyes emojis. >> do you ever get scared? worried? being here all alone. >> reporter: the dinner coming eight months after bruce and his family announced the actor would be retiring from acting as a result of being diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that affects a person's ability to communicate, speak, or understand language, often a symptom of an underlying neurological issue. in a joint statement at the time, the blended family sharing the message, we are moving through this as a strong family unit. now, hand in hand, side by side, together this holiday season under one roof, they appear to be doing that just fine. and parenting experts tell us

this united front is huge and important tore kids to feel protected and love and comfortable and that the most important thing kids feel like they have a solid family unit even though both parents aren't in the same house, good reminder for all of us as we head into the family celebrations coming up. >> thanks very much. we turn to a story about living apart together. more married couples are deciding to live separately while staying in the relationship. almost 4 million americans right now. will reeve back with the story we first saw in "the new york times." hey, will. >> reporter: hey, george. that 4 million is a surprisingly high number when viewed through a traditional lens, but in a moment, you will hear from some people it's worked for, for a number of reasons. high among them, independence and identity. it used to be simple. a couple gets married and moves in together. >> we were inseparable. we did everything together down to grocery shopping, going out with with our friends, everything. >> reporter: but some for married couples like sana and her husband adnan, the loss of autonomy from living single began stirring up a need for

independence. >> i ended up feeling emotional about not being able to live that life. >> reporter: to get the best out of both worlds she had an idea staying married but living separately. it's a practice called living apart together. >> why can't we give it a shot? >> reporter: so for eight months in 2021 the couple downsized apartments in new york city living a 15-minute walk away from each other and saw each other on weekends and had zero regrets. >> i think for me the biggest thing was getting that sense of independence back and remembering the things that i enjoy outside of being a married couple. >> i think as women, we are just told to be good wives and mothers and, you know, et cetera, and for the first time i feel like i was able to see who i am outside of those labels and it was really fun and interesting to find out who i am. >> reporter: living apart together is a growing trend. the percentage of married couples living separately rising by more than a quarter between 2000 and 2019. >> couples do like to live apart together. they have their own sense of

self and style and love being with their partner but don't necessarily want to live in the same space together. i think life is changing for our society, for everyone and people are really starting to honor themselves, honor their boundaries. >> reporter: the toughest part aside from telling friends who believed living apart was a sign their marriage was in trouble, was just missing each other. >> i think it was definitely like at night when you're done with your days and just want to hang out with each other and like not having that companionship. >> reporter: living apart together was not forever. when adnan was transferred to los angeles in june, they moved into the same home, reunited once again, but aren't losing that independence. >> now i make sure that i have my alone nights where he's doing his own thing, i'm doing my own thing. >> reporter: sana considers herself part of a movement of women recognizing they don't have to sacrifice happiness or family for their career. >> play marriage counselor.

people want to make it work how do they do it? >> i am unmarried. i live alone but we do have experts on the case so thinking about doing this yourself, the biggest con to living apart together is that you can grow distant so before you go down this road you want to make sure you already have a high intimacy level, good communication skills and are completely transparent. seems like a good starting point. >> my guess is your instagram just blew up with offers. >> exactly. >> i'm honest. [ laughter ] let's go to ginger. >> can't wait to see your feed later, will. [ laughter ] how about we go to utah. the beautiful pow. they got in parts of utah up to 39 inches with the storm creating big-time blizzard conditions in the plains now but as that moves east and behind it you know we're going to get colder but talking about significant cold. is ali wentworth working on will reeve already? she's trying to get to the bottom of it. that cold settles in by next tuesday. look how cold for christmas week.

whoo. well below average. that's a deep blue.thank you, a. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist, a. drew timoth your accuweather forecast. it is a cold morning with freeze warnings and frost advisories in effect later this afternoon. it's bright, but it's brisk once again temperatures in the low and mid 50s tonight. we do it all again freeze warnings come back frosted advisories as well. we're dipping well into the 30s if not the upper 20s and our coldest spots as we head into your thursday. here's the accurate with the seven day forecast a dry pattern the next seven days the weekend looking nice hanukkah begins at sundown on sunday. we are going to turn to "the parent test." it's the brand-new unscripted series where parents are put under the microscope. 12 families with different child rearing styles are put through stress tests like this one. >> i can't. nope. >> can't? >> nope, i can't. >> come on. it's not even that bad. that's not bad.

i want to encourage you to try it. >> nope. >> no? >> hey, soleil, if i jump, will you? >> no, the answer to that is no. >> and we are joined by parenting expert dr. adolph brown and doc brown and you know ali wentworth, my wife. welcome to both of you. >> by the way, after watching 20 some odd years of you getting to have work spouses, i now have a work spouse. [ laughter ] how do you like that? [ laughter ] meet mine. we are very happy and he gives me jewelry. >> give us your parenting tips based on watching those families go to work. >> well, it's very important to recognize that every parent is leading from love regardless of their parenting style. and what's really ironic is that these parents are willing to let us see their parenting styles under a microscope and they hold these parenting styles really closely to their chest so the

show is kind of -- there's a lot of heart, a lot of humor but -- >> very emotional. >> exactly. >> successful ones share any traits? >> they loved their kids. they are -- they listen to their kids. they're there for their kids. they have breakfast with -- oh. [ laughter ] no, but they're with their kids and, by the way, doc has eight kids. >> eight? >> eight, yes. >> one of the producers says he has a leg up on you. you only have two. but that's two legs up. >> you have eight. >> do you think he has a leg up on you? >> i feel like he's got the full gamut of every kind of child. we just have perfect and perfect. but i would turn to doc all the time during the show and ask him parenting questions. because, you know, george and i look at each other all the time and george will say, well, what are you going to do? i say, well, what are you going to do? he's a plethora of knowledge when it comes to parenting?

>> how do your eight kids feel about the show? >> well, they love it. they love the idea that i'm talking about children, my wife thinks i'm an expert. ali thinks i'm an expert. the degrees i have confer that. but -- [ laughter ] >> oh, excuse me, doc. excuse me. >> but my mom laughs and she laughs at the fact that i'll often call her regarding issues with our children. >> we know that you put all these parents to the test but what about your own parenting styles? and i'm curious, with your spouses, who is more strict? >> oh, what? what's that look? [ laughter ] i guess george is more strict. is that what you want? oh, george is so alpha. i'm so scared of him. yes. he's more strict. i would say you're more strict. >> actually my wife is more strict. >> really? >> well, she's allowed to. she has eight babies.

>> and my schedule over the years has required me to travel, so she's there. and providing consistency, structure, limits and boundaries is really important and she's quite good at that. so in our family we say my wife gives them their grounding and i give them their wings. >> oh. that's beautiful. >> i give our kids both. [ laughter ] >> do a little -- >> yes, rapid-fire. >> scenario out there and then the first thing that comes to your mind, okay. first up, your kid draws on the wall with a sharpie, what do you do? >> we're going to paint. >> yeah, we're going to paint. >> okay. >> your kids max out your credit card, what do you do? >> oh, call daddy. [ laughter ] >> no. >> i'm not -- >> they're going to work it off. >> i was going to go to returns. >> this is the classic one. i think a lot of people with

resonate. your kid comes home past curfew. what do you do? >> for every minute late, is a week without privileges. >> ooh. >> wow, you're tougher than we are. >> had i talked to you a while ago -- >> we don't have curfews. >> really? >> no, we don't. >> you never have. >> we never had. we said we're going to trust you. if you blow it you'll have a curfew and go to catholic boarding school in switzerland but until then and they've never taken advantage of it. >> we got an 8-year-old coming in at midnight. that doesn't scare you? >> no. [ laughter ] not with her little short-shorts and top. no, they -- we trusted them. we started with trust and so far has paid off. >> what do you think people will get out of watching this? >> well, i think it's -- there's nothing like it on television where we're actually looking at all these different parenting styles in search of the best one.

>> also you're going to find as i did when we did the show, you're going to see all these different parenting styles and you're going to pull from them. you know, i had no idea that we were like a traditional family style. and but then, of course, george has taken our kids to church every sunday their whole lives so you sort of pull different styles and you create your own, and it's very, very thought provoking. >> that's right. >> and very helpful to know you're not alone. everybody is struggling with different things.pparenting is . ask doc's wife. [ laughter ] >> no, it's not. >> hey, ali, the premiere, episode of "the parent test" airs tomorrow night 10:00 p.m. eastern on abc. watch episodes on demand and on hulu the following day. hey, stick around because ali is sticking around for our 12 days of christmas cookies. >> yes, i am.

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kgo along the embarcadero. we have sunshine. it's another, bro. risk fueling daily thursday . we'll go into the fifties kamasi thank you drew. we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes, you can always find the latest on our ♪ step into christmas, let's join together ♪ i got to say back here on "gma" we are baking up a storm here in times square during our 12 days of christmas cookies, we're all sharing our favorite cookies and having some of our favorite bakers show us how to make them. it's george's turn. what do you have? >> i brought in maria loi from here in new york and she is going to make kourabiedes. they're a greek almond cookie. we serve them all the time at our christmas. >> ali with her new show. >> and ali with her new show. you understand i married a greek man and nothing for me.

>> i think you're more greek than he is. >> yeah. >> let's do the kourabiedes now. >> uh-oh. look at that. >> see how nice they are. >> you start with the almonds but you have to toast them. >> yes, also sometimes i use pecans, and my friend celia has a small farm in america and i love that and pecans are better. i change a bit. usually, you know, we make it with butter and grease, but we are on the healthier side of life now so we use olive oil. makes life taste better and healthier. >> great. >> so now if you want to toss them it's okay. if not, it's okay as well. >> start mixing up here. >> the olive oil, sugar and the water. okay. make sure that you have it in your refrigerator before, you know, you start making your kourabiedes, because it will make your life easier. >> yeah. >> make sure you dissolve the

sugar. you can do that in the mixer but -- >> now we had enough. >> okay. >> george. >> so you just mix it, okay. mix it, mix it, mix it. let's say that it's mixed, all right. >> i'll keep mixing. >> you're a lucky girl. excuse me. >> i'm lucky. >> you are. you are. so then we put the rest, okay, honey, make sure it's greek honey, okay. honey, honey. >> greek honey, no? >> yes. greek. >> greek. >> oh, my. so and if you want you can put brandy in there or whatever you want. have children at home, take care of that don't add but -- >> what is this? >> brandy. >> greek brandy, okay. >> so, yeah. brava, george. >> look at ali. >> that's enough. >> that's enough.

let me take that away from you. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> here is cinnamon. not greek dessert without cinnamon. you know why they use that? years of greek, because it lowers actually the glycemic -- >> i did not know that. so, yeah. >> very healthy. >> yes, exactly. so we have to take care of our health. that's it. so now, my grandma. coming with me. mix it again and dissolve all the sugar, you know, in here and that's a key because otherwise, you know your cookies will be like flat. >> okay. >> so then we have the baking powder. you mix it in here. >> with the flour? >> yes. that's the best way. >> baking powder in greece is known as an aphrodisiac, no? >> you don't need that. you don't need that.

>> no, i don't need that but other greek people do. [ laughter ] >> so you mix it, mix it, mix it. okay. and then if you like, i add some more honey but i think it's okay. more? >> sure. >> because, so -- i'll tell you why the honey is good. you know, my grandma was putting it under her eyes. >> oh. >> how is that? >> you look good. >> 100 years younger truly beautiful. >> 2,305 years old because i mentioned greece. >> more flower. >> more flour and that's enough. >> let's move, george. let's move, we're greeks. >> keep going. >> so now if you want you can add the almonds there or you can add anything else you like. and here, what you have, more flour. >> we have a lot of flour. >> we have a lot of flour.

but let's say that the dough is ready, okay. yeah. >> flour and every other thing. >> scoop it. >> scoop. >> yeah, okay. %-p ready, okay? 270 -- depends but don't put it high. okay. brava. >> 325. >> meet kourabiedes. amazing. that's it. okay. that's it. and then they are like this. >> yeah. >> and then, then like this. how is that? >> amazing. look at this. >> they used to be like this in greece. they used to make these kind of baked cookies but i like the small size of it. >> what do you think? >> they're very light. >> olive oil. >> olive oil. very tasty. >> you like my olive oil. >> i love your olive oil and your restaurant, maria. >> and i love you. i love you. thank you. >> scan the code on your screen to get the recipe.

and see more of chef loi starting tomorrow -- >> no, new year's eve. >> robin, your turn at cookies tomorrow. coming up, the stars of "emily in paris." ♪ n paris." ♪

♪ ♪ back now with our "emily in

paris" week. it's a big week for us and this morning, we're joined by emily's eccentric french co-workers. take a look. >> i'm so in on team whatever this company is called. >> you can help us choose. [ speaking non-english ] >> no, something more heroic. [ speaking non-english ] the gatekeepers. >> sounds like a marvel movie. >> stop, stop, i can't hear any more awful names today. >> all right. a little sneak peek right there. we have philippine leroy-beaulieu with us who plays sylvie, bruno gouery would plays luc and samuel arnold who plays julien. welcome to the show. give it up. give it up. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> and, bruno, i want to start with you. you are a lifelong parisian and in the show you're showing emily all around town and giving her tours and -- of everything but for you it's the -- first time

you've seen a lot of these places yourself. >> first time i went on the top of the tour eiffel. the first time in the restaurant there. it's every time like this because when you're on the city, you don't know the city. yes, i was with darren on the empire state building and he said first time for me on top of the empire. >> it's true. when you live in new york you don't quite do a lot of things you do here. when you live in paris i'm pretty sure it's the same thing. philippine, your daughter posted a very sweet tribute to you at -- from the premiere of "emily in paris." what does she think about you being on the show? what was her reaction? >> oh. well, she was super happy to know that i was in "emily in paris." she loves the show and i was really touched. i mean, what she wrote was way too much. we usually don't expose our feelings like that in our

family, wow, why didn't you send it in a private message? >> a little embarrassing for you. >> it was a bit embarrassing but it was so moving. she's a -- i mean, she's all my life. i love her. >> that's awesome to hear. samuel, you three spent a lot of time together on set. okay, so who is the biggest jokester? >> well, i don't want to point fingers but -- [ laughter ] it's like making us break characters all the time on set. and, yes, it's just -- >> he's like, that's my job. my job is to make you laugh. >> that's what he does. >> first thing i notice, these are three of the most fashionable guests we have ever had. here at "gma." so when you're on the show, you're on the show, a lot of fashion, "emily in paris." so do you -- is there anything you've worn on the show, anything you've taken home or want to take home? >> well, to be fair speaking for myself like julien's outfits are so iconic, i feel like if i took it home, no, i'm not taking anything home. >> what you're wearing right

now. >> this is me. dripping. >> well, how about you two? >> i would like but they told me every time, bruno, there is another season so you cannot take it. >> because you always dress the same. [ laughter ] >> i have one outfit. >> no, i couldn't wear them. high heels, for instance, in real life, no way. no way. no, i need to be on flats. but, yeah, it's great costumes. >> we know, bruno, you're in "emily in paris" which is a huge hit but you're also in another show that wrapped up that i'm catching up on, no spoiler alerts. "white lotus." i'm curious, i heard that the cast, they tried to get you to tell what happened on the show before the season finale premiered. >> yes. >> did you give up any secrets? are you a good secret keeper? >> i think i a good secret keeper. very difficult especially with

ashley, every day, come on, bruno, say to me, who is going to die and -- i said to her, i cannot spoil. same thing for "emily in paris." so can you imagine two weeks everybody all come on tell us about "white lotus" so "emily in paris" and i can't spoil it with that english, it's very difficult. [ laughter ] >> that can always -- i didn't understand what you're saying. i'm glad you didn't say anything because i haven't seen the finale yet. and everybody is trying to spoil it and i'm fighting it. all right, but i really appreciate the three of you being here and i can say the three best dressed guests we've had here. >> thank you. >> "emily in paris," make sure you check it out. "emily in paris," season three premieres globally on netflix december 21st and we have more guests from the show tomorrow right here on "gma." now, we're going to go to you, ginger. >> thank you, michael.

now let's check the latest tally in our month long "gma" gives back event with the ultimate toy drive with disney. 155,000 toys have been collected for toys for tots, and "deals & steals," they're helping you get involved. you can shop for a good cause right in our window here. we have a display with products from 30 brands that are giving back. "gma's" providing a donation for toys for tots made possible with all these companies. point your cell phone camera at the code on the screen. all holiday season we'll do this and meet incredible people who worked tirelessly in their communities so on thursday we're going to introduce you to a high school student who has delivered thousands of toys to hospitalized children. he's on a mission to make sure all kids get the christmas they deserve.here we go, and three t, abc 7 news meteorologist routine with your accuweather forecast. it is a freezing cold start this morning with freeze warnings and frost advisories later on this afternoon. it's brisk and it's bright temperatures in the low in mid-50s. we'll do it all again tomorrow morning accuweather seven day. we're dry the next seven days. coming up, our friends charlie and kate gibson are here sharing their favorite books of the year.

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we are back with our two favorite book lovers. charlie and kate gibson. >> it's always a pleasure to be here. >> great to have you here. >> and the plug shamelessly. >> absolutely. >> you just got it in in the first 30 seconds. pretty good. we'll pick our favories of the year. let's start with fiction. >> okay, fiction for me, this is for the person on your list who wants to know about the author before the author is huge. right here, sidik fofana, "stories from the tenants downstairs" intertwined short stories takes place in a building being gentrified. it is in harlem but could be anywhere in the u.s. he is amazing. >> first novelest and a teacher. public schoolteacher in bushwick, brooklyn. charge is an amazing book. >> how about yours? >> my fiction book, "demon copperhead," barbara kingsolver.

it's around david copperfield, about rural appalachia where she lives, and it sounds like it might be depressing. it is not. >> it is a joy to read. >> she writes exquisitely. you should buy a copy for somebody on your christmas list and buy a second copy for yourself. >> that's good. my favorite one, ali and i liked it so much, we're trying to turn it into a television series called "let's not do that again." a great, great book. it's set in the political world but not about politics. it's about family, a little bit of a thriller as well, and it was really, really fun. >> nobody's optioned it yet? >> i did. >> you did? good for you. >> i can't follow up my fiction up often with, i've optioned it.

>> nonfiction? >> for me, i love "broken in the best possible way" by jenny lawson. she is for me the funniest writer i've ever read and read and loved her forever. somebody wrote about her. come for the jokes, stay for the inspirational tale of survival in the face of debilitating mental and physical illness adn also more jokes. show writes about depression and very funny. we had her on the show, and i'm a huge, huge fan. >> they're wonderful books. she goes on what she calls these parenthetical rants, which are very funny and -- but she is a severe, severe depressive, and how she -- well, she says humor has saved her life, and you understand why. mine would be the brand-new jon meacham. i've read five biographies of lincoln and jon meacham has a new one "and there was light" and it is -- doesn't break a lot

of new ground but timely for today. he is a great writer and but he writes about how lincoln took over the country so deeply divided and the lessons that exist today for that. and how lincoln evolved his position on slavery, that where he wound up he could never have been elected with that position. but we don't allow our politicians now to evolve in their -- you know, we call them flip-floppers but lincoln evolved and brought the country along with him or at least a major part of it and it's a very, very readable 420-page lovely written. >> mine is called "secret city" and it shows the story of untold number of heroes serving their country even when the country didn't want them to be serving and also shows how the fight against communism was parallel

with the fight to keep gays down in the closet over 50 years and how those two things work together. brilliant, brilliant book. >> have you optioned that? >> i have actually, yeah. >> seriously? [ laughter ] >> george is -- george is a conglomerate. >> we'll see what happens. but it's a brilliant book and i recommend it to anybody. i want to get to children's books. before that you must read so many books. what is your favorite reading experience? like what is the -- what is your ideal reading experience? >> well, i have a favorite chair, curl up, oprah when we started this thing, she was our first guest. she says i do it right. i open the door, i can feel -- she's in hawaii but i feel the breeze coming in fromout side. i have a fire going, dogs sitting at my feet. >> i'm sure there's a cashmere afghan. >> i'm sure there is. but, yeah, i have a favorite chair and love to curl up. >> for me it's just any time the

kids are in bed. [ laughter ] because i'm like, yes. so, yeah, for me it's -- i love you, kids. i love you very much. >> how about you, george? >> i have to do it during the day. i like to read a chapter of a book or half a chapter at night. if i do it in bed -- >> how many pages do you get through? >> when i'm in bed, five? [ laughter ] >> which i then reread. >> exactly and i have no idea what happened in those five pages. >> kids' books. >> i always love "good night moon." we love finding the mouse on every page but there are a billion reasons it shouldn't work. bunnies own kittens. the kitten isn't taking care of the mouse. there is a bearskin rug in the house. i don't know but it stands the test of time and my kids love it. >> ten years old, "the day the crayons quit." if that's not in your library, it needs to be. >> oh, yeah. >> duncan, the little boy goes

to color the picture and orange and yellow are feuding over what's the right color for the sun. red says i'm overused and sick of it. black is tired of being an outline. >> brown is tired of the gross things he has to color. we'll leave it at that. >> has his own problems. the only one that's happy is green. but it's a very funny book. >> that sounds -- you know this well. we're out of time. i'm not being rude. new episodes of their podcast drop tomorrow. they'll have a holiday buying guide from independent book stores. we'll be right back. ♪ everyone telling you, be of good cheer ♪ ♪ i

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