>> locker city fights. >> those are my priorities. >> in that good morning, america. new round of tornadoes reported in the south. blizzard warnings in the north and an ice storm in the east. destructive tornadoes hammer louisiana. >> right here. they're right there. by my house. >> at least 50 twisters confirmed from texas to florida in over 48 hours. rob on the scene in new orleans. plus, the winter and ice storm warning taking aim at the east. ginger tracking it all. not done yet. the federal reserve signaling more interest rate increases ahead. what it means for your home, auto loans and credit card bills. finally free. our exclusive with an american who spent months in russian custody in ukraine describing

his torture after being released in a prisoner swap. the man charged with the attempted murder of speaker nancy pelosi's husband ordered to stand trial. the new evidence and 911 call played in court. leak in space. an unknown substance seen spewing out of a russian capsule as russian cosmonauts were to go on a space walk. the investigation this morning. remembering stephen "twitch" boss, overnight, an outpouring of tributes, the dancer, entertainer, husband and father passing away at 40 years old. breaking his silence for the first time, michael hollins jr. speaking out about the university of virginia football team shooting that killed three of his teammates. >> when did you realize something was wrong? >> coming face-to-face with the shooter. >> we locked eyes, and that was it. >> feeling powerless in the moment. >> if you could say something to the shooter, what would you say to him? >> and remembering his

teammates. harry and meghan, the the couple's claims in the latest episodes dropping overnight. >> i think it was terrifying to have any brother scream and shout at me and my father say things that aren't true, and my grandmother quietly take it all in. >> inside the palace summit between harry, william, charles, and the late queen. ♪ christmas is here again ♪ and meet the high schooler on a holiday mission, delivering thousands of toys to kids in need. this morning, we've got an incredible surprise live in times square. >> and how we do love live surprises here on "gma." good morning, everyone. thankful thursday. >> we're going to begin with tat massive storm sweeping through the country. blizzard conditions in the northern plains. that's a look right now at duluth, minnesota. >> and destructive tornadoes hitting the south. dozens now reported with this weather system.

rob marciano is live in louisiana near new orleans with just a glimpse at the path of destruction. good morning, rob. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. boy, it was a long night in the new orleans metro area and a terrifying 20 minutes or so late yesterday afternoon when a tornado tore across the west bank of new orleans. this homes with lifted up off its foundation violently slammed to the ground. the exterior walls caving in the family was inside and survived without major injury and everybody on this street, we're told, has survived without major injury. we have sheet metal wrapped around poles. walls completely collapsed. damage, dozens if not hundreds of homes this region now unlivable. >> tornado is still there. >> reporter: overnight, a tornado outbreak hitting louisiana for the second night in a row. >> it's right there by my house. >> reporter: deadly and destructive tornadoes hammering the state.

at least three people now dead because of the storm. drone video capturing one ripping through the west bank of new orleans. a massive funnel cloud seen looming over the city from the highway, and we were right there on the ground as the threat unfolded. new orleans now under a tornado warning, the rotation about five miles that way, just over the mississippi, but with all this rain, we won't see it coming, and it's heading right for downtown. >> reporter: louisiana not the only one reeling. at least 50 tornadoes reported from texas to florida since tuesday morning. brandon is a boat captain on the mississippi. he tracked the tornado for over four minutes capturing the moment it crossed the river. neighborhoods and places like harvey, shredded. residents here in shock. >> i survived katrina and rita and all these things i've survived. i've been so lucky and been so lucky and i guess it catches up to everybody at least. >> reporter: amanda in her home of nearly 15 years when the tornado hit away from her husband. >> i just grabbed the kids, just put them on the ground and got

on top of them. >> reporter: parts of the house now destroyed. what did you feel when you saw down the street when you got here >> everything else can be rebuilt, but you can't replace that. >> reporter: well, certainly great to see that family reunited and safe. the idea of the power, that's a 2x6 impaled into the windshield of this car. the gentleman who owns this car owns this home and built it with his own hands over the past several years and now looks to be unlivable. this is not the only tornado. one in new iberia. five injuries and damaged a medical building and one in laplace all coming a week before christmas. michael. >> yeah, bad time and very destructive, rob. thank you so much. we turn to ginger with where the storm is headed next. good morning, ginger. >> hey, good morning to you, michael. we're waking up for the third morning in a row with tornado watches in the country, so this morning it's crossing interstate 10. you can see it from north florida up into south georgia. i-75 will get it through the

morning and then eventually through the afternoon hours, so everybody from tampa to orlando all the way down to cape coral, fort myers needs to watch for the cell, late morning, early afternoon. it's a quick event. we have to go to duluth now, because, remember, there is a northern part. they've had 10 to 16 inches. live look down one of the streets. you got another foot or so of snow on top of all the wind that's going to come with this. south dakota, western south dakota, up to three feet already. they've had to shut down parts of major highways, some re-opening along the wyoming state line. but take this to the east and we're going to see. already a quarter inch in some parts of appalachia and end up with three-quarters of an inch of freezing rain. that means it falls onto this and freezes on contact. it freezes on contact and creates that glaze threw college station, george, snow? the green and white mountains. >> okay, ginger. thank you very much. the fallout from the latest interest rate hike. it raised rates by half a point. officials signal the fight against inflation has not been won, and rebecca jarvis has the

details. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, george. stomping out inflation is the fed's number one priority, and the job isn't finished. they actually expect inflation to remain stubbornly high for some time and won't get back to what we call historically normal levels until 2024 or 2025 based on the latest fed projections. to that end they expect to hike interest rates into next year as high as 5.5%. so what does that mean in real terms? it means borrowing costs get more expensive. it's more expensive to take out a new mortgage or a car loan. now, even if you're not planning on making a big purchase if you're using a credit card, this definitely impacts you. the average credit card balance right now in the country, $6,200. with these anticipated fed rate hike, it will cost you an additional $740 to pay off that credit card if you're only making the minimum payments. it's something to consider as we head into the holidays and

american are taking on more and more debt, in fact, they're taking on the most debt that they have in 15 years. robin. >> thank you as always for breaking it down in real terms for us. rebecca, thank you. now, we have the latest on the war in ukraine and an american freed in a prisoner swap after being held in russian occupied territory and spoke to abc news emotionally about his ordeal. tom soufi burridge is on the scene for us again there in ukraine. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. suedi murekezi is this morning in kyiv. our team was given exclusive access to that dramatic rescue mission here in the south in zaporizhzhia to get him out of russian-controlled land. inside the mission to get an american free. suedi murekezi from minnesota this morning telling us he's in touch with u.s. officials after being escorted out of russian controlled land by a team from ukraine's military intelligence. >> congratulations on getting out. >> thank you, thank you, i'm very grateful.

yes. >> reporter: earlier our team part of the convoy driving down to the front line. this is the meeting point just a couple of kilometers back from where the exchange will be made and these guys from ukrainian military intelligence are going in to make the swap. >> reporter: this operation only possible because of a short local cease-fire agreed by russia and ukraine. once out, suedi telling me being beaten and electrocuted in russian jails wasn't the hardest part. >> the hardest part was hearing the screams of other people, men crying. you know, i heard one woman being tortured, you know, so i saw dead people. it was -- yeah, that was the hardest part. >> reporter: the russians released suedi from prison weeks ago but he says they took his passport. that's why he couldn't get out of russian-held land. now he's focused on getting back to minnesota. suedi murekezi telling me on the

phone this morning that he's in touch with u.s. and ukrainian officials. he's going through the protocol of being debriefed after his time in russian-controlled eastern ukraine. he's hoping to be back in the u.s. in time for christmas. george. >> tom, thanks. we're going to get the latest now on the assault of speaker pelosi's husband paul. his attacker appeared in court wednesday where prosecutors released new evidence including the 911 call. mola lenghi has the story. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, george. a judge decided the case against david depape, the man charged in the attempted murder of paul pelosi, has enough evidence to go to trial. in court for the first time, prosecutors played police body camera video showing the moment back in october, the 42-year-old depape allegedly attacked pelosi with a hammer, fracturing pelosi's skull. now, prosecutors say depape was on a suicide mission when he broke into the pelosis' san francisco home looking for speaker nancy pelosi. speaker pelosi was not home at

the time. prosecutors wednesday also playing paul pelosi's 911 call where he was heard asking the operator, are the capitol police around? i got a problem. a gentleman just came into my house waiting for my wife to come home. the operator later asking what is his name? prosecutors say depape could then be heard in the background answering david depape. now, paul pelosi continues to recovers from list injuries yesterday appearing alongside his wife as her portrait was unveiled at the u.s. capitol. depape pleaded not guilty to all charges currently held without bail. >> mola, thank you. the latest on the investigation into the college murder mystery in idaho. officials are revealing newly discovered surveillance video of a car racing by shortly after the murders. kayna whitworth has the details. >> reporter: this morning, a new clue in the idaho murder mystery, police now investigating this surveillance image showing a white car. it was taken from an exxonmobil station's camera around 3:45, the morning four university of idaho students were murdered. the station about a mile away from their home.

>> they need the community to help. >> reporter: the parents of kaylee goncalves, who was killed in the attack, now urging other businesses to turn over whatever footage they have before it's too late. >> there's a 24-hour mark on a lot of those little video cams. there's a seven-day. one week, one month. >> we're hitting the month. if the key part of the evidence is outside that residence, then we have -- >> we're losing it. >> -- to get it now. >> reporter: fearing that evidence is disappearing kristi goncalves shares what she thinks happened in the early morning hours of november 13th. >> i think this person went in very methodical. i think he really thought it out. i think he was quick. i think it was quiet, and he got in and he got out. >> reporter: leaving her daughter and three others stabbed to death and a community on edge. the campus now preparing to shut down for winter break. idaho state police letting us ride along in their ramped up 24-hour patrols. everybody is very aware of their

surroundings right now. >> they are, and really they should be at this point, and there will be a resolution to this, to this investigation, but certainly in the meantime, everyone should be vigilant. >> reporter: and he went on to say he is confident that justice will be served. in the meantime, xana kernodle's family is handing out flyers and hope to leave 5,000 of them on doors around the university, and kaylee and maddie's families have planned a joint celebration of life for the two to be held at the end of month. >> kayna whitworth, thank you. space news now. a substance shooting out of the russian soyuz capsule that carried an american astronaut to the space station and gio benitez has the story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, george, good morning. yeah, any time there is a problem 250 miles from earth, it's a big deal, and this time we could actually see it. take a look.

this is the leak that we're talking about here. this is the russian soyuz. this is on russia's side of the space station. nasa revealing it was a coolant leak and happened right before the russian cosmonauts were about to do the space walk, that was canceled. this ship brought frank rubio to the space station so also would be his ride back home to earth. now, nasa, the russian space agency and the european space agency, they're all working together to investigate this leak and then figure out those next steps. now, this morning nasa says that the crew members are safe and that no doubt they were not in any danger during this leak. but they've got to figure this out, guys. >> they certainly do, gio. thank you for your reporting. now to the tragic and sudden death of stephen "twitch" boss. the dancer and former deejay was found dead of an apparent suicide. heartbreaking for his wife and their three children as well as the many twitch inspired. matt gutman is in los angeles with more. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the entertainment industry reeling this morning.

that's because twitch seemed the personification of joy. beaming sunshine through our screens into our homes, now, the lapd has determined there was no foul play. this was a suicide, but seems it was one that no one saw coming. this morning, hollywood and fans mourning the tragic loss of artist and dancer stephen boss who went by twitch best known for his deejay gig on "the ellen degeneres show." >> how are you? did you have a great summer? >> i had a great summer. >> reporter: the l.a. coroner saying he died by suicide. twitch was a born performer whose effortless charm and hip-hop moves put him on first the dance competition show "so you think you can dance" in 2008 and then he was made a judge on the show creating cross generational appeal where he met his wife allison holker on season 7. ellen first bringing her on in

2014. he was so beloved he became a permanent fixture on the show and ultimately its co-executive producer. >> something i'll always remember, you gave me a place where i could just be myself. >> reporter: their affection genuine. >> i love you like crazy. >> i love -- sorry. i was not prepared. i love you. >> reporter: after his death, ellen tweeting, twitch was pure love and light. he was my family. twitch and allison have three children. their strong social media presence entertaining so many at the height of the pandemic with videos like this. ♪ >> come on. >> reporter: they also shared poignant family moment. twitch an active and present dad. the couple frequent professional clab iters also recently produced the disney plus original "the hip-hop nutcracker." overnight that outpouring of tributes from all over. michelle obama posting, stephen was an incredible force. someone who radiated kindness and positivity.

friend and fellow deejay d-nice sharing -- >> when i started club quarantine, twitch would be in there always. i literally would smile every time his name popped in. i'll never forget that experience. >> reporter: twitch's final instagram post a day before he died doing what he loved most, dancing with the love of his life. allison writing on wednesday, we love you, we miss you, and i will always save the last dance for you. now, if anyone out there watching is struggling with thoughts of suicide, call or text 988. that's the crisis line available 24/7. it's free. now, mental health experts remind us to check in with our loved ones and that sometimes it's the people who bring the most joy who carry the heaviest burdens unseen. guys. >> well said there, matt, and there were so many people online saying, you just never know what somebody else is going through.

you just don't know. >> i tell you what, he brought so much joy, so much happiness and you heard, love, love. he was a very easy guy to love. >> every time he went to "the ellen show," the joy he radiated. yeah. >> all right. thank you there to matt. we appreciate that. coming up, my interview with the college football player michael hollins jr. who survived a uva shooting after being shot in the back talking about coming face-to-face with the shooter and remembering his teammates. now over to ginger. >> with all that snow, 100% of normal in parts of utah. we had a hiker that made it into an avalanche, unfortunately, got trapped for 45 minutes. they did rescue him. he's in critical condition this morning, and some of the pictures coming out of there. where the snow is moving but coming up first your local weather in 30 seconds.

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i gotta... he hardly ever gushes like that. ♪ ♪ hey, get it, michael. oh, yeah, that's michael with the prancing j-settes. they're from jackson state university. we're going to look back at 2022 this morning, the big interviews. the big laughs. i think we have a lot of michael's moves. you're going to see coming up. >> i didn't know the rest of the dance. that's why -- they kept going. >> you sold that. >> the earlier part. >> if you watch really closely you might see some of my dancing too. [ laughter ] >> no. >> no. >> why do we fall for it every time? >> even i knew that.

>> oh, well. here are the top headlines we're following right now including the latest on the severe weather across the country. destructive tornadoes hit louisiana overnight. at least 50 twisters reported from texas to florida over 48 hours. plus, blizzard warnings continue for at least three states. ginger will have more on that. that will be throughout the morning. also, the fight against inflation after the latest interest rate hike, the fed signaled they expect to continue hiking rates next year which means new home and auto loans get more expensive. and if you hold a credit card and carry a balance, this could cost you. trending big overnight, news that henry cavill will not be returning as superman after all writing in part, this news isn't the changing of guard is something that happens. i respect that. cavill also writing, my turn to wear the cape has passed but what superman stands for never will. now fans are wondering what the former man of steel's next move will be. will he be shaking things up? >> is that a lil clue?

>> 007. we will see but big fan of hen tri and good luck to you. we have a lot more ahead including instant reaction to "harry & meghan" episodes that dropped overnight. that is coming up, robin. but right now to michael's interview with the survivor of the shooting last month that left three university of virginia football players dead. michael hollins jr. is still recovering from being shot in the back, but, michael, he says he has a story he needs to share. >> i'm so glad he shared it with me, robin. he is an absolutely amazing young man with an incredible story. when shots rang out on the team bus, he ran, but he went back in an attempt to help others to safety. that's when he came face-to-face with the shooter. >> so i knew in that moment that, you know, god had his hand on my life. it felt so surreal. knowing i'm in the middle of uva campus, a place where i felt safe before. >> reporter: university of virginia football player michael hollins jr. speaking out after surviving a shooting that killed three of his teammates

and injured another student. another student is charged with opening fire inside the bus as the group returned to campus after a field trip last month. when did you realize something was wrong? >> when i got up and the bus was stopping is when the gunshots started ringing out, and in that moment i knew we had to, you 46 know, get off that bus because it could get a lot worse. me and another teammate were the only two to get off the bus. i looked over my shoulder and realize we were the only two running. i didn't really think much in that moment. it was just literally an instinct and a reaction to go back. >> you said you were three or four steps on the bus. >> yeah, i was -- >> you see him coming off the bus. >> yeah, and it was -- i mean, he was just so close, and i felt so hopeless and so powerless in that moment. >> did he say anything? >> nothing at all. he just -- i mean, we locked eyes, and that was it. it was just a cold look.

it was -- i don't know. it was just like a numb look and in that moment, i just dropped everything and took off running. i felt him hit me in my back, but i just -- i knew i wasn't going down without a fight, and i found a premed student, and that was god again. he was -- she was there to help me. she kept me calm, you know, kept my breathing under control, was checking my pulse until the ambulance came. >> reporter: christopher darnell jones jr. was charged with the shooting. how well did you know him? >> i didn't know him. i didn't know him at all. i had saw him that morning before we got on the bus. >> and what was his demeanor when you saw him that morning? >> he was looking normal to me. >> and d'sean perry, devin chandler, lavel davis jr. were

your teammates. >> they were. >> and they were all killed in the shooting. when did you find out that they didn't make it off the bus? >> i found out two days later. i found out because i went straight to surgery, because i think i got hit in the small intestines, the kidney, and they were trying to see if it damaged my bladder. by the grace of god, it missed my spine by i think two centimeters or something like that. >> what was it like when you found out they didn't survive? >> i've never cried like that before. i mean, i really -- i lost a brother that day. i loved lavel with all my heart. loved devin with my all my heart, but, d'sean, it was different with him. it was -- man, that was my brother, so it was tragic hearing that he was gone.

>> and you if you could say something to the shooter, what would you say to him? >> i just would love to ask if he knew the magnitude of his actions in the moment, like if he ever thought how many people would be affected for the rest of their lives. >> and how has this whole thing changed you? >> it's just, i've never been as -- like i said, vulnerable or emotional, but now it's just like, i don't really care. i can't control it. i'm not afraid to, you know, tell my friends or my teammates, i love you. you know, i'm looking forward to seeing you again and really meaning it now. >> i got to say, even sitting here now and listening to your story and the way you're composed about it is just mind-blowing to me. >> i'm doing it for, you know,

my brothers i lost. >> like the same responsibility you felt that made you turn around is the same responsibility that you feel to tell your story? >> right. i'm still doing it for the people i love, for the people that were on that bus, and everything i do from here on will be, you know, in their name, in their light, and i just want to do as much as i can to keep their flame lit. >> and really a special young man, and, you know, after speaking to him and having the chance to spend an hour with him, i'm not surprised that he ran back. he said, i realized i was running, but the people i got on the bus with weren't coming off, and he felt a responsibility to go back and help them and put himself in harm's way. i'm happy he's okay. celebrate -- he had a birthday, so happy birthday to michael. i'm just glad he's around to celebrate his birthday with him. >> seems like he has a big heart. >> yeah. >> big heart, george. i've done a lot of these interviews. and when i tell you, i'm just

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the reason about the breakdown with the relationship with his father and brother and the idea the palace was jealous about their success and actively planting negative stories about them in the press. overnight netflix releasing the final three episodes of the six-part docu-series "harry & meghan." >> to see this institutional gaslighting that happens is extraordinary, and that's why everything that's happened to us was always going to happen to us, because if you speak truth to power, that's how they respond. >> reporter: in these episodes harry getting personal. his relationship with his brother william under fire giving details of that heated family summit discussing the couple's departure from royal life. >> it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me and my father say things that just simply weren't true and my grandmother quietly sitting there and sort of take it all in. >> reporter: he also says his brother's aides put out a statement in his name without even asking. >> i was told about a joint

statement that had been put out in my name and my brother's name squashing the story about him bullying us out of the family. i couldn't believe it. no one had asked me. within four hours they were happy to lie to protect my brother, and yet for three years they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us. >> reporter: the duke and duchess of sussex arguing their popularity threatened some within the monarchy. >> the issue is when someone who is marrying in should a supporting act is stealing the limelight or doing the job born to do this, that upsets s - people and shifts the balance. >> reporter: and alleging this led to briefings against them. >> all of a sudden these tabloid stories started to appear criticizing meghan for every little thing. >> there's leaking, but there's also planting of stories, so if you want to remove a negative story suspect about their principal, they will

trade and give you something else about another principal. so the offices work against each other. >> that drip feed of constant attack on an individual who is a real person has an impact. >> reporter: in meghan's case it was terrible. >> i remember her telling me that she had wanted to take her own life, and that really broke my heart. >> i was devastated. i didn't deal with it particularly well. i dealt with it as institutional harry as opposed to husband harry. >> reporter: they say that stress by the tabloids caused meghan to lose a child. >> the first morning that we woke up in our new home is when i miscarried. >> i believe my wife suffered a miscarriage because of what "the mail" did. i watched the whole thing. >> reporter: there's been no comment from the palace so far, but elsa anderson, the queen's former press secretary has hit back at the couple's claims. >> in the 13 years that i worked for the royal household, there was not one occasion where i

ever briefed against another member of the royal family. it would be completely counterproductive and it would damage the institution and would be wrong and the queen would not sanction it. >> reporter: well, how is all this going to be received? i think it's fair to say we've heard a lot about meghan and harry over the years. we rarely hear quite so much from them. people are clearly interested. this is breaking records on netflix. i found it shocking in parts very moving in others, the royal family say they're not commenting. we will see them out in force, though, later today at a christmas service. they'll want to show very much that this is business as usual, guys. >> james, are you getting a sense of the reaction from folks there, the public, how they're receiving this? >> well, look, i mean it's early days, these last few. i think people are really interested to hear from them. you know, we've heard -- there have been so many headlines about meghan and harry but seeing particularly meghan, hearing how this impacted her, seeing her get emotional, i think that is landing with people. there's a big generational divide. the polls say they're unpopular

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we love sports in part because we know we get to witness history being written but without a script. sunday, the call sheet, messi and mbappe, we'll get to that in just a second but first how did we get here? morocco's dream run coming to an end. 2-0 loss to france. france scored early, added another late, a furious and valiant comeback attempt from morocco falling short, the first african and arab nation to make it to a semifinal. the first world cup in the middle east, no less. the moroccan fans absolutely absolutely fantastic from my time in doha. they were omnipresent. maybe the best except for possibly the argentines as their dreams of glory continue. lionel messi one game away from winning his first world cup. that would crown him as the greatest of all time. he's 35, and he might win the golden boot as the top scorer. he has five tied with the man on the other side of the pitch, kylian mbappe, going for his second world cup ever.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. deadly tornadoes hammering louisiana. >> right here. they're right there. by my house. >> at least 50 twisters confirmed from texas to florida over 48 hours. our team on the scene there near new orleans. plus, blizzard warnings in the north with an ice storm already in the east. you know ginger is tracking it all for you. not done yet. the federal reserve signaling more interest rate increases ahead. what it means for your home, auto loans and credit card bill. we are turning back the clock on 2022. breaking news from buckingham palace. >> the biggest news stories of the year.

taking you around the world. >> good morning, from the capital of ghana. >> good morning, america, from iceland. >> welcome to switzerland. >> remembering some of our favorite life-changing surprises. >> one more number to put up there. $1 million! plus, the big fun. >> he's available. >> and the dancing. ♪ >> so much dancing. >> yay. ♪ candy cane lane ♪ it's "gma" gives back. meet the high schooler on a holiday mission delivering thousands of toys to kids in need and spreading christmas cheer. this morning, you're celebrating her with an incredible surprise live in times square. ♪ ooh-la-la ♪ and the creator of "emily in paris" darren star plus chef gabriel lucas bravo joining us

live less than a week before season 3 premieres. ♪ oh, happy holidays ♪ bring on the holidays with the ultimate cookie creation. "gma" viewer kristen abbott is back sharing her recipe inspired by my mom's christmas punch as we say -- >> both: good morning, america. >> so good. i can't wait. >> we are delighted that viewer, "gma" viewer kristen abbott is back. when she was here in 2014 thee -- she created a pie inspired by my mom's favorite christmas punch and now what she's done? has turned it into a cookie. i cannot wait to taste it. >> you're not the only one. take a look at our hidden camera. you see that young woman in our green room. she think she's telling us about

her inspiring holiday mission delivering toys to children for over a decade. but this morning we also have a big surprise for her. a special guest is here to help. we better get upstairs. >> my momma's cookie. santa, back off. we're going to take a look back at 2022, the big laughs on set. lara provided plenty of those and the biggest stories from around the world coming up as well. that massive storm sweeping through the country. tornadoes hit the south, dozens reported. want to go back to rob marciano in louisiana near new orleans. good morning, rob. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. over 50 reported tornadoes from oklahoma to florida in the last 48 hours, one of which cutting right across the west bank of new orleans, about 4:00 last night. we're just about a mile from the garden district of new orleans right here. this home, which is almost about to collapse on us, this was lifted off its foundation, the family was inside. it was slammed down. they are okay but describe it as being in a faulty elevator. a little better home but the back side, that roof was blown

off. the woman was with her young boys and tried to get to the bathroom. her husband called and told her to do it. didn't make it and got down on the floor and covered the boys with her body and they all survived as well. everyone on this street remained t go without injury but every home is damaged or completely destroyed. this is an entire section of roof and wall right there and look at that home. that is obviously unlivable and the threat continues, george, here into florida but they're thankful the folks here survived. >> wow, they were lucky. thanks very much. okay, we turn to ginger with more on the tornado warning and the storm that is heading our way. good morning, again, ginger. >> reporter: robin, good morning. we have a brand-new tornado watch that now includes tampa, orlando and daytona beach. so we've got this storm that is still sliding to the east and happening throughout the morning hours and the early afternoon. so if you are in a tornado watch, and this region that you are watching for it that goes up to charleston, you get a

warning, get to shelter immediately. that's how you stay alive in these types of tornadoes. we've seen plenty of them with this front. that same system had the strong northern side of it. look at duluth, minnesota, sliding around. they've had close to a foot, foot and a half. could see another foot on top of it can blinding winds. that's a live look at what's happening now. we'll move this storm up into the northeast. it's already happening. we have frozen precipitation. i mean, ice into the appalachia altoona to college station and at the coast rain, say adirondacks, more than a foot of snow possible. now to the fallout from the latest interest rate hike, the fed signaled its work is not done yet and back to rebecca jarvis on wall street, but what it means for your bottom line. good morning, again, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the fed sees its number one priority as stomping out this stubbornly high inflation, even though it's cooling, it's still remaining way above what we normally pay in prices.

and to that end, they will continue to hike interest rates, as much as 5.5% into next year so what does that mean in real terms. borrowing getting more expensive. new car loans, new mortgages, credit card debt. a big one for the holidays gets more expensive. if you look at the average credit card balance, $6,200, you will pay an additional $740 as interest rates climb. something to really keep in mind as you spend throughout this season with americans taking on more debt at the highest rate in 15 years. guys. >> okay, rebecca, thanks. coming up in our "gma morning menu" turning back the clock and reliving our big moments from 2022. lots of laughs in this unforgettable year. also this morning, there's "gma" viewer kristen abbott making a special cookie inspired by my mom so it's got to be delicious. plus we are celebrating an incredible young woman who has delivered thousands of toys to

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♪ we welcome you back to "gma." 2022 has been a year like no other. the world re-emerging after a few challenging years with fun

and in-person connections coming back into our lives in a big way. >> they did. we were more than ready for it with the big news stories that captured the nation's attention. >> so grab a coffee and settle in just as we are in our studio. get ready to laugh, smile and reflect on an incredible year. >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> here's what we know for sure. republicans did not get the huge red wave they were hoping for. >> with the death of queen elizabeth ii, her son, king charles iii will legally ascend to the throne. >> is president biden still convinced that putin is going to invade ukraine and has anything changed? >> robin, you had a real scare right in the middle of the interview. >> yeah, that's right, george. >> air siren right now. >> let's hope not for long. >> reporter: breaking overnight, shots fired at the university of

virginia. at least three people killed. >> you say you were three or four steps on the bus and you see him coming off the bus. >> yeah, and i mean he was just so close and i felt so hopeless and so powerless in that moment. >> you said one of your great talents was managing risk. >> that's right. >> that's obviously wrong. >> i wasn't spending any time or effort trying to manage risk on ftx trying -- like and that -- >> that's a stunning admission. >> now to the breaking news, ftx founder sam bankman-fried arrested in the bahamas set to face a judge after u.s. prosecutors filed criminal charges in connection with the collapse of his company. >> a lot consider you to be the ultimate con man. was it more to prove yourself or more for money. >> it was to prove myself and once again, i was totally wrong. >> breaking news from buckingham palace, an official statement from the palace saying that the queen's doctors are concerned about her health. >> we've loved you, ma'am. our hearts are broken. one here.

>> i struggled to find a sense of home. >> the two other lights, your daughters sharing an apartment that you and your husband come over for dinner. >> it's fun watching them become themselves. >> what are you going to do to make sure those that are most vulnerable get boosted? >> it is essential that every adult more than five months out get that booster. that's how we'll save lives. >> a senior pentagon official said before the invasion you were likely in the last few hours of peace on the european continent for a long time to come. bottom line, are we closer or further away from war? >> you have to ask president putin. >> the man capable of making a decision like that capable of negotiates what you call a good peace? >> this is exactly the question. >> i know. what's the answer? >> now to concerns over the safety of wnba star brittney griner. she's detained in russia facing drug charges after being stopped

at an airport with a bag allegedly holding vape cartridges containing hashish oil. has it been comforting to see all the wnba courts with bg 42? >> i know that it is good because she doesn't want to be forgotten. >> we have breaking news. abc news has learned that brittney griner, the wnba star has been released from a russian prison. >> you have to go into a locker room in the most macho sport in this country, did that scare you at all? >> i just wanted to show it doesn't matter your sexual orientation. there were some difficult times and really struggling with who you are and trying to figure out your life. >> the state's parental rights and education bill referred to as don't say gay. >> it takes away the only guaranteed safe space from the majority of the entire lgbtq population here. >> you said you got a call from god. >> yes, i did. >> how does that work? >> collect call. i needed to promote change and that's what we've done. promote change. have we? >> all: yes.

>> i saw your eyes light up when you talked about getting the juice. how do you know when you're getting through? >> there's some light that comes on in people's eyes when they get it. >> you are the first black woman explorer/storyteller on the cover of "nat geo" magazine. >> i never saw explorers that looked like me, so it's mind blowing to see this picture. >> and i think we have one more number to put up there. $1 million! [ cheers and applause ] >> now to robin's big milestone, ten years since your lifesaving bone marrow transplant. >> i'm hoping to be a living, breathing, symbol. everybody's got something. i want to be a symbol of this too shall pass. >> you are. >> back on "gma," we moved robin's anniversary party outside. [ cheers and applause ] yeah! >> hey, good morning from the capital of ghana. >> good morning, america, from iceland.

>> welcome to this glacier in switzerland. ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ >> there he is right there. how amazing is that? >> look at you both. i'm home. welcome to ghana. >> and the best way to introduce you to ghana is with the second lady herself. >> ghana has the warmest people. ghana is the star of africa. >> sometimes people forget this is a coastal city. >> yes. >> majestic coastal city. whoo! >> that was incredible. this is called a living laboratory for the climate change and for the crisis this, is right in the middle of it. >> new fires burning across france. a lot of the activity of all of the volunteer firefighters has been on these country towns to save them. >> two polar bears laying in the sun but, no, they're laying in the cold but they look cute from up here. ♪ we are family ♪

>> now to all the dedicated staff who not only help get "gma" on the air every morning but make it one big family. >> leslie and monica need their cocktails and bikinis and would be set. >> you go, brad. look at those skills right there. >> that is like a struggle though. >> come on, keisha, let's go. nice ride, nice ride. >> big thank you to our "rise & shine" crew in houston. >> big thanks to everyone down in south carolina this morning. >> thank you to our delaware rise & shine crew. >> bessie coleman was the first black woman to own a pilots license in 1921. >> keisha pitched the story this morning. we also have an all female stage manager crew on "gma" here in the studio. >> who runs the world? >> exactly. >> girls. >> look what we had going on right here. >> oh, wow. >> that is sal right there. i'll include stage manager brad in this.

>> brad. >> rocking the flannel. >> rocking the flannel. [ laughter ] >> it's 100% cotton. ♪ who let the dogs out ♪ >> he is available. >> i just think about george going next thing you know they'll tell us -- >> i know. i know. >> see, george. >> i almost forgot about that. george forgets nothing. ♪ >> how are you able to make this man laugh like nobody else? >> why, because he's just a solid block of ice. >> no. >> he has a very joyful side. >> okay, thanks very much. sorry. [ bell dings ] >> trying to hide it. >> mute it. >> i'm trying. >> great to see -- >> you lost your mic. >> it's going to make the blooper reel for the end of the year. >> yeah. >> there he is waving at us. there we go, george. we're off to a great start. ♪ let's get it started ♪ >> all: good morning, america! >> good morning, america.

>> good morning, america. >> humpback whale day. >> it's better than just being full of it. >> i have a virginia ham in my bag. >> your book has -- ooh. upside down cake. >> oh, i know how to dollop. >> the rams with a big comeback win beating the bengals and a thrilling end to super bowl lvi. >> got it, touchdown. >> we heard horns honking, people shouting, celebrating the rams' big win in their home city. always schooling me on sports. how do you get a half a sack? thank you. [ laughter ] >> thank you. >> i was just checking. >> always good when a ginger is getting on a boat tour. >> always making us happy is ginger, on the road. stopped a few times.

got in a workout. >> i'm charged up. >> we will be right back. ♪ >> i love all you guys. >> you get the shoutouts like "gma" viewers since birth from colorado. he's 7 years old. that's his level of "gma" with ciara. >> you're about to go on the scavenger hunt of your life. >> will you marry me? [ cheers and applause ] >> a little birdie told us that you are a fan of allyson felix. >> i just wanted to wish you all the best at the special olympics. >> i trained so hard to accomplish my dream to come true but now i am really here in the usa games. [ crowd chanting, "usa, usa" ] >> the splash test. are they still on? >> take a look, everybody. ♪ >> you were young and hungry, huh?

>> i needed the money, george. i needed the money. >> with our burgers. ♪ hold me closer tiny dancer ♪ >> glasses that you see in -- >> oh, my god. you look good in those. >> michael hit me once and i spat out my whole rib cage. >> taking it over. >> yes. >> you are sipping my tea. >> well, some people can separate. yeah, that was fun. i watch a movie and someone's after me. [ laughter ] >> all right, george. >> you were saying where will he go next. where will serena go next? >> i don't know. outside of disney world, you know. [ laughter ] >> what kind of director is ben? >> ben is -- >> you went to space, right? [ laughter ] >> i'm a mensa. >> a mensa is spiritual.

>> i'm out there fighting. you have a masters in journalism. if you had taken that path what would you be doing -- >> sitting right here. >> that seat is looking real nice, michael. [ laughter ] >> i get an escort. >> my man, jimmy johnson is here to talk about his new memoir, "swagger." ♪ >> you ready to dance? >> yes. see there. you didn't know he had moves. >> he's already breaking it down. ♪ >> prices go up. >> blessings coming down. that's right. ♪ yay. >> boom, boom. ♪

>> how do you decide what to do for an encore? >> i don't do encores. i just do the entire show again. >> good morning, america. ♪ can i go? i love you. ♪ all i'm asking is for a little respect ♪ ♪ just a little bit ♪ >> cheers to more fun, indeed. our thanks to our tireless team. spent the year making that time capsule. our producer and editors, as well as steve and marcelo and alberto reyes. well done, guys. >> always fun to look back. >> it's really fun the behind-the-scenes people. brad and sal and everybody like that. [ cheers ] >> he's already getting ready for next year's tape. there you go, brad. >> we got to give a shoutout, our control room. >> yeah.

[ applause ] >> isn't that our president? she's here today? just happens to drop by while we're having a party. all right. but it's just wonderful and it's really great for people to see everyone that makes this happen. it does take a village. >> i told simone watching that makes me realize how great it is to be here and how much fun we're able to have on top of everything else we have to handle. i'm glad people get a chance to see that. >> happy every day to come in. >> how about we do it again in 2023. until then, let's get a check a little closer to home.

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♪ step into christmas let's join together ♪ ♪ we can watch the snow fall forever and ever ♪ time for our 12 days of christmas cookies all sharing our favorite cookies. today is inspired by robin and her family. robin, take it away. >> i will, ladies and gentlemen, may i present to you the ginger, lime and strawberry sandwich cookie right here. hot, hot. no oven mitts. hot, hot, hot. kristen abbott right here, she is fantastic. she is a "gma" viewer, she was here a while ago, was it 2014? >> yeah. >> when we had this contest. you made pies for us and you made one based upon the christmas punch that my mom

made. >> yes. >> now you've made it into a cookie. >> yes. >> how have you done that? >> well, when i create new recipes, i always draw my inspiration from people that inspire different ingredients and i was inspired by your connection to your family. as awe viewer you're always talking about your family and that connects with me. i cherish my family and wanted to connect something that meant something to your family so your mom had done a segment on her christmas punch which is lime sherbet and strawberries and took those flavors and put them into your pie but that day when we were here with the pies you were so kind to me. >> i got emotional. >> extra special kind but took time with me after the show and were very encouraging and always remembered your kindness and it stuck with me and shows how the importance of kindness is so all these years later i've always remembered that. so this year i needed cookie recipes, i do a lot of cookie swaps and said, i was thinking of you and your kindness, i'll take the flavors of the robin roberts pie and make the robin

roberts christmas cookies so these are your christmas cookies. >> that means a lot. it starts with an oatmeal. >> we have a ginger oatmeal cookie, which is a sandwich and we're filling it with lime filling. that's the lime sherbet topping it with strawberries. it's all the flavors of your mother's punch in a cookie, and this way, you know, her recipe now has a new adaptation so bringing old traditions into new tradition. >> my mom, the best thing she would make was a reservation. she could make a reservation. >> she knew what she was doing with the punch. >> get us started. >> so we'll first -- the first thing we have room -- butter softened to room temperature and sugar. we'll turn this on. beat that together and can you do the wet ingredients. >> i can do that. >> these three, we will add vanilla extract and egg. >> one egg. >> and molasses, don't skip this. there's not much molasses in there but everyone says do i need that, yes, you do.

>> for what? >> for flavor and it will enhance the spices and texture. we want a soft cookie because we're making a sandwich. good enough. now we have our dry ingredients in a separate bowl. mix these up before we add them in there. to our flour we will add whole oats, not instant oats. >> instant fans here. it's like the whole ones. >> this is texture. >> texture. >> then we'll add spices. receive our cinnamon. >> love cinnamon. yes. >> then we have our ginger. >> ginger. >> this is the important one, there's a lot of ginger in here because that's the ginger ale from the punch. we want that flavor to come through and nutmeg and cloves. and salt and baking powder. >> ooh. that's here. got it. >> that all gets mixed together. >> i thought you were pouring a can of ginger ale up in that puppy. i didn't know you had ginger. >> not a bad idea. this is also really good. >> i'm on to something. >> this goes into there.

how did you do that all this week? >> you got it. it's fabulous. that's the beauty of baking. you get to do it your own way. so that's all going to get mixed together. you did fabulous. >> thank you very much. >> so then you'll add up with dough and will you scoop and i will roll. so scoop about one-inch scoops. perfect. scoop it on to the cooking sheet. roll it and get it into a spherical shape and we want nice circles. place them two inches apart. the key, you will bake them to seven to eight minutes and 350 degrees. >> soft. so don't overbake. >> when you take them out they won't look done yet but they'll keep baking from the residual heat and then they'll set up as they cool. leave them right there. don't touch until nice and cool. >> the lime. >> this is where we bring in the lime. i'll fire this up. we will start with -- can you add these. let's trade. trade spots. go behind me.

so i'm going to do -- you'll whip up softened butter into that and add fresh lime juice. that's where we get our lime flavor in. >> the lime juice. >> lime zest. >> oh. come on out there, lime zest. let me get out there. there you go. >> well done. >> then we have some heavy cream which, again, is not a lot. it's important for texture so don't skip that. >> okay. >> beautiful, and then this powdered sugar, which we'll do a little for show. we don't want it to go poof, everywhere. that's all going to get mixed up and end up with this lovely lime filling and you get a pastry bag. >> oh, goodness. what if you don't have a pastry bag. >> you can use one of the zip top bags have you in the kitchen. snip off the corner. >> you don't want to overfill. >> the key -- look how satisfying it is. >> whoo. >> you want to leave it -- >> pretty. >> you want to leave an edge around the very edge without any

filling and the reason for that you'll take your top cookie. >> oh. >> and place it on the filling and press it slightly so it becomes a sandwich. that's why you leave the edge. >> a little overfilled. now, how about -- well, guys, you guys -- >> we've been eating? >> done. >> now how about the strawberry. >> that's going to be our decoration and put a little dollop, a fun word on the top of your filling. >> a dollop will do you. >> every time and take a strawberry and plop it right on the top. and so now we've got the flavor, ginger ale. lime inside and the strawberries. do you like? >> momma, mm-mm. you've done it again, kristen. >> oh, thank you. i thank your mother every time i make these because she knew what she was doing with with these flavors. wanted you to know this is a

celebration i made because you were so kind to me. this way your mother's memory lives on. we're only here for a short time but love is permanent. >> yes! [ applause ] >> you can scan the qr code on your screen to get the recipe at goodmorningamerica.com. thank you, bless you, thankful thursday, indeed. "emily in paris" week on "gma." darren star and lucas bravo are here. this is delicious. you are so kind. >> thank you for being so kind to me. >> those are great. >> i'm so glad.

♪ i told him not to bother coming back and now i'm short-staffed. >> i'll fill in. i waited tables in college. >> you? >> put me in, coach. >> you don't even understand the menu. [ speaking non-english ] >> my french has gotten tres better. >> so happy to have the cast. that was a clip from the upcoming season three of "emily in paris" as we celebrate our "emily in paris" week here on "gma." we now have the creator of the series, the wonderful darren star is with us and the incredible chef gabriel, a/k/a lucas bravo with us on "good morning america." thank you for being here. >> thanks by having us. >> yay. already renewed in the books. >> netflix gave us such a vote of confidence after season 2 and renewed two seasons of "emily in paris" so we are know we're good

through season 4. >> lucas, as one of the main characters does that give you more freedom like knowing before you even start filming season 3, you're set for season 4. did that give you more confidence in your role? >> well, you can never expect where darren is going to bring us, so the confidence, i wouldn't say confidence but it's just giving you a duty to give the best because when you have two episodes ordered you just want to deliver. >> yeah. can you tell us anything about this upcoming season? you're very busy in the kitchen. >> yes. >> you're also very busy in your love life. >> i'm sorry. we're talking about the show, right? [ laughter ] >> i knew i liked you. can you give us a hint? your co-stars were so gracious. we would love just a little something. >> um, i would say, um -- for me this is the best season darren

has ever written and i was -- i shot the grand finale, i saw it being shot. >> yep. >> and yet when i saw it i was completely -- i was upside do you know. >> really? >> i think you're going to -- yeah, you're going to be on the you edge of your seat. >> that's what lily said as well. >> he goes on quite a journey this season. >> was that so fun for you as a writer, creator? >> absolutely, just to give these guys so much more to play and just deepen their characters and i feel like -- hopefully i think the audience will make even more of a connection to the show with these guys. >> certainly we're all connected to "sex and the city" and it was fun to see your friend, your dear friend kim cattrall with you on the red carpet. >> yes. >> for "emily in paris." >> she came out to support us at our premiere in paris last week. >> it seemed -- off camera we chatted about it. you create this family dynamic with the shows. is it a family set for you, a

family feel for you, lucas. how does he do it? >> you know, he takes care of everything, from the casting to the writing to the directing, the addition at the end, it's so crazy, so the intricacies of how he creates the chemistries is mystery, it's the secret sauce but for us it is a family because we used to say that season 1 was childhood. season 2 was teenage life and season 3 is -- >> adulthood. >> and retiring home on screen vacation -- >> no, no, no, we need a 5 and a 6. >> yeah, i hope so too. i do. >> what a great perk. i mean, did you think -- i want to do a show in paris because, gosh, i'd love to be in paris. >> i love paris and i always thought about the idea of doing a show about an expatriate in paris. i always dreamed of living there, now i get to do both. it's fantastic.

>> speaking of secret sauce, secret i learned about you, lucas, is that you don't just play a chef on tv. you actually are one. >> i was, yes, i was. i was a sous chef in a restaurant, you know, just to put food on the table. >> he made that omelet on the show. >> i insisted. >> it was perfect. >> it was. >> some people have a stunt double to jump from planes and i have stunt double to cut my vegetables in the show. i'm like, please let me cut my own vegetables. >> you made him cook. >> yes. >> you are quite a good cook. >> i mean, yeah, he makes me cook every day at the end -- when we wrap the days like i come home and i, you know, i take my microphone off and cook for darren. >> whip something up. >> nice perk. darren, congratulations, you've done it again enjoying every second and so happy to celebrate "emily in paris." great to meet you in person. >> likewise. >> "emily in paris" season 3

premieres globally on netflix next wednesday, december 21st. ginger, can you tell i'm excited. >> i am too. if i could be in paris or ski at steamboat, they've had 52 inches since the 1st of december. what a start to the season, our friends there, just skiing enjoying their lives, snowboarding but colorado has had a snowpack above average. a great start. we need to keep this going droughtwise and this is just a little preview, much colder as we get to christmas eve and i mean a whole lot colder. santa santa is saying, i've been naughty or nice? >> nice. absolutely. no doubt about it. >> you see. no doubt about it. okay. much more of "good morning america" when we come back. yes. thank you, santa.

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back now with "gma" gives back. this holiday season we're spotlighting heros who give back in a big way to their communities. >> yes, i want you to meet this young woman right here, 17-year-old emily meyer who personifies the spirit of giving back. now, this segment is sponsored by netspend and we're celebrating her generous work inspired by her own experience and she made it her mission to give children in her community the special christmas they deserve. >> we'll chat with her in a second but first a look at her story. ♪ >> i hope when a kid receives a toy not only do they feel happy and excited but i honestly hope it helps the pain go away. >> reporter: 17-year-old emily meyer is a high schooler on a holiday mission. >> want to grab the stickers down there. >> reporter: 13 years strong her emily's awesome toy drive

delivering toys to hospitalized kids. >> i remember the first year that i collected 100 toys and i thought that was crazy. it was literally -- it was such a good feeling and now, just last year i believe i collected about 5,000. >> reporter: in 2009 emily was admitted to the hospital on christmas. the then-4-year-old receiving gifts during her stay and experienced her passion to give back. >> when she woke up and saw the toys and i saw her excitement it made me feel better because i felt like you're getting better but she was insistent on making it happen the next christmas. >> she is a kind-hearted motivated, enthusiastic and humble girl. she knows what it means to receive a toy while in the hospital. >> reporter: jaden rodriguez is one of the many children who has received a toy from emily. the 11-year-old inspired by her kindness joining emily in a toy drive effort. >> it's tough being in the hospital for most of your life. i just wanted to make other

children happy to receive gifts and toys like it made me feel. >> it's not just a toy. it's meaningful. as a parent, seeing your child suffering, that little smile makes all the difference in the world. >> reporter: the toys meaning more than just being able to open a gift on christmas. >> being in a place that may be dark and having beeping and noise, that toy brings you back and gives you almost like a comfort of home and it gives you a sense of somebody cares about you. >> i know there's kids out there that needs these toys and i don't want to let them down. >> and we are sure you have not let anyone done. welcome, emily. give it up for emily and what she's doing. emily, watching that piece you started this when you were 5 years old. >> yes. >> now you're a senior in high school. so what has emily's awesome toy drive come to mean to you? >> the toy drive is such a special part of my life and just so, so important to me.

i remember collecting 100 toys the first year and it just going to one hospital and i know that it's grown so much, i know that once the fall season starts to end and it becomes a little more christmastime people are putting up lights, tree, toy drive season is now starting and we get to prep and get those toys out to the hospital and that just excites me because i know that i could bring more smiles to kids' faces. >> and you will. you started with just one hospital. but at this point you have collected more than 20,000 toys and counting. >> yes. >> how does it feel to see that work grow and how did you do it? >> i honestly didn't even believe how much the work was going to grow and how much it has grown. i do remember collecting 100 and giving it to just one hospital and now it's up to thousands and giving to several hospitals and excites me that these hospitals cannot only use it for the

holiday season but also they can continue to use the toys throughout the year for other holidays, birthdays, occasions, after difficult procedures and that just makes me happier too. >> for over a decade you worked with good samaritan university hospital and they posted some reactions to some of the gifts that have been given through your toy drive. one little boy called it the best christmas ever. how does that make you feel knowing you're making that impact? >> that is honestly just the best feeling. it fills my heart so much. i can't explain to you but that's why i'm doing it, i want them to be as happy as they can because they're going through their difficult situations, so i'm so happy that the kids eel like that. it makes me so happy. >> your friends at good samaritan have made you a special white coat. yeah. walking it out because you are officially named their awesome toy ambassador. congratulations. >> yes.

>> you know, emily, it's not just them, since you have done so much to make everybody's holidays so special we wanted to do the same for you so we called in a big favor from santa. come on out. [ applause ] yes. >> ho, ho, ho. >> emily, our sponsor netspend loves to help people to plan for a better financial future by delivering a wealth of kindness like you have and were so inspired they're giving you $10,000 to keep spreading that holiday cheer. [ applause ] >> oh, my goodness. >> nobody better than santa to deliver the check. >> thank you so much. >> a pleasure. >> congrats. >> yeah, emily, congratulations and what you're doing is absolutely amazing. you know, keep up the great work. >> thank you so much. i really appreciate it. >> we appreciate you. stay there. we'll be right back, everybody. "gma" gives back is sponsored by netspend. their all access mobile account helps you manage your money and build a better financial fut

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