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which number 10 will lead his team to victory? good morning, america. officials along the border with mexico expecting thousands of asylum seekers to cross the border this week if title 42 expires as scheduled on wednesday. the trump-era pandemic rule has resulted in more than 2 million expulsions since 2020. 19 republican-led states plan to take the case to the u.s. supreme court monday. if they lose, those people lose the right to seek asylum in this country. >> the mayor of el paso, texas, this weekend declaring a state of emergency, saying there are already hundreds of asylum seekers living on el paso streets. the declaration will allow the city to expand use of shelters and institute curfews if necessary. >> and the department of homeland security intelligence bulletin obtained by abc news warns that ending the border

restriction will likely increase migration flows immediately. let's begin with mireya villarreal. she is in fort worth. mireya, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. law enforcement all along the southwest border right now is preparing for another surge with title 42 expected to expire in just a few days. city leaders in el paso telling me right now they're sounding the alarm, they're asking for state and federal agencies to come together to help them respond to this looming crisis. overnight, el paso's city leaders declaring a state of emergency. hundreds of migrants without shelter, as temperatures drop and a larger surge looming in mexico. >> i really believe that today our asylum seekers aren't safe as we have hundreds and hundreds on the streets. >> reporter: many of these asylum seekers taking that dangerous journey from latin america through mexico to flee

poverty and violence in their home countries. border communities now directly working with state and federal partners bracing for title 42 to expire this wednesday. >> we saw 2,500 in the past six, seven days. we can imagine what it's going to be, that's doubling the flow. we want to make sure we're prepared for that and that we can react to that. >> reporter: in el paso alone u.s. border patrol agents recorded more than 2,200 apprehensions on average per day this month. texas governor abbott sitting down with abc's martha raddatz predicting things will only get worse. >> totally unacceptable. catastrophic not just for texas but for the united states of america. >> reporter: a u.s. court of appeals panel out of washington, d.c., blocked efforts led by 19 gop states that challenged the rule's expiration date of december 21st, leaving cities like el paso scrambling to prepare. >> i don't think that getting

all the money in the world right now would even help us because we just don't have the manpower, we don't have the facilities. >> reporter: so the good news is that state of emergency is in place for seven days it allows the city so get help with things like transportation, personnel, and also sheltering which is a big deal for them. now there are a lot of gop-led states that will say they will take this case to the u.s. supreme court as early as monday morning. so it's a hail mary pass, whit, but we'll see how this goes. >> something to watch closely. thank you, mireya. let's bring in martha raddatz who's just back from the border and will be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good morning. always great to see you. we just heard part of your interview with texas governor greg abbott. how are officials planning to manage this influx of migrants with title 42 set to expire? >> texas governor abbott thinks this is going to be complete chaos. they're trying to prepare for that, but they're overwhelmed right now and believe they'll be

overwhelmed on wednesday. he's one of the governors who wants to see title 42 remain and is going to the supreme court to try to make that happen. he does have the national guard out there, about 5,000 members of the national guard. we spent some time with them during our aerial tour of the border. i was surprised to learn that they have arrest power. governor abbott says they too can arrest mie gragrants when t cross over, and there's also this incredible show of force with this national guard. the setting i had with governor abbott, for example, we were in an army helicopter going over the border and they tried to form a blocking motion along the border, these armed national guard members, to intimate or a real show of force to the migrants but it's not stopping them, whit. >> it's quite a presence. you've been to the border many times covering immigration over

the years. we're now seeing this record number of border crossings. can you give us some context in terms of how just worried officials are now? >> well, i think you've seen senators, governors from all over the united states very concerned about this on both sides of the aisle. they do not know how to handle this at this point. they are trying to get more facilities and more money and more border patrol. this just days away. the biden administration says they're preparing for this. but we still don't know all the details of that. >> all right, martha, thank you so much. we appreciate it. tune into "this week" later on this morning. martha has more with her exclusive talk with texas governor greg abbott. on how his state is preparing for the expected end of the title 42 immigration policy and the potential surge of migrants

that could follow. plus, white house covid-19 response coordinator dr. ashish jha on how americans can safely celebrate this season. did despite the so-called tripledemic. to the final public hearing for the january 6th committee. abc white house correspondent maryalice parks has more on what it could mean for former president donald trump. good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: janai, good morning. after conducting more than 1,000 witness interviews and depositions, the january 6th committee is now wrapping up their investigation and getting ready to make this series recommendation that former president trump should face criminal charges. for months, the committee has been making their case. despite being told by his own advisers trump did everything he could to stay in office even when he was told that the election was fair and free and that his lies on election results inspired the attack on the capitol. tomorrow the committee will have their last public hearing they'll vote on this matter of criminal referrals, whether they should face criminal charges by the department of justice.

and they'll also release their final report with some of their findings and other security recommendations. they've been working against the clock to try to finish the work before the end of the year. republicans will take control of the house in the new year and janai, it's important to remember any final decision about whether to bring charges against the former president, that's still up to the department of justice. janai. >> that's the bottom line. maryalice, thank you. we'll be covering all angles of this. tune into our live coverage, of the investigation into the attack on the capitol, that's monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern. and former president trump also facing a decision about his tax returns. the long legal and political struggle to release them hitting a new phase this week as a house committee takes up the question. abc's aaron katersky joins us with more. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: janai, good morning to you. after a four-year court fight the house ways and means committee took possession of former president trump's tax returns last month. on tuesday, the committee is

going to vote on whether to make them public. they need to evaluate an irs audit program. to trump it was a fishing expedition and now republicans are accusing democrats to rushing the embarrass former and possible future president before they lose the majority in january. trump was the first presidential candidate in modern history not to release his tax returns, although some spilled out anyway. the recent tax fraud conviction here in new york of his company revealed trump reported nearly a $1 billion in operating losses over a two-year period. 2009 and 2010, and he reported more losses in each of the next eight years. belying the shrewd business model that helped carry him to the white house. tuesday's closed door committee vote could result in more personal information coming out about trump's wealth as he mounts this new run for office. it might shed new light on why he fought so aggressively to keep his financial information

secret. >> aaron, thank you. now to holiday travel picture. the rush is already on with millions of americans flying this weekend. abc's elwyn lopez is at hartsfield-jackson airport in atlanta. where we can see it's already very busy behind you. good morning, elwyn. >> reporter: good morning. that holiday rush is indeed on tsa screening on friday alone nationwide, 2.4 million passengers, that's close to that post-thanksgiving high of almost 2.6 million. here at the atlanta airport we're expecting to see nearly 5.2 million passengers through january 3rd. the big trend now, americans traveling earlier and returning later. experts say that's due to the newly found work flexibility during the pandemic. the sky's a little less crowded during those peak days. officials here tell me you should try to get to the airport about 2 1/2 hours before your domestic flight, and if you are bringing gifts, make sure that

they're not wrapped, that way tsa can easily open it and you can avoid any unnecessary t delays. eva? >> wellelwyn, thank you. looking now to the roads as we head into the final holidays of 2022, abc's alexis christoforous joins us with a look at the falling gas prices and the best times to drive. good morning, alexis. >> reporter: tis the season to sit in traffic. aaa expects 113 million people to travel to their holiday destination, most of them by car. since we have both christmas day ad new year's day falling on sundays this year many people are extending their travel time. mow drivers are getting an early christmas present in the form of falling gas prices. according to aaa, the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.15. that's about 15 cents less than we were paying this time last year, and experts expect gas prices to dip below $3 a gallon by christmas day. as for the worst times to travel, aaa said that would be friday afternoon or saturday

morning. exactly when a nor'easter could hit us here in the northeast, making for treacherous road conditions. you're going to want to avoid peak travel times as well. try to get on the road before 11:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. if possible. bottom line, expect delays, pack plenty of patience and make sure you've got a full tank of gas. whit? >> great advice. alexis, thank you. if you're considering leaving the driving to others, you may want to reconsider if you're in new york city, new york city uber drivers are set to stage a 24-hour strike. this after the judge blocked a wage increase for the drivers. that was to take effect this week. the strike comes as tourists are once again making their way to new york city for the holidays. turning overseas now and russia's new nuclear threat, a weapon the country says could hit any place in the world in 30 minutes. abc's tom soufi burridge is in kyiv with more. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning, janai. another warning from russia to the west about the arsenal of nuclear capable intercontinental

missiles it has at its disposal. equipped with a nuclear capable hypersonic missile system called "avangard," on active combat duty. like other russian missile systems has the range to potentially strike the united states. what's significant about these hypersonic missile systems is not only the speed at which they can fly, several times the speed of sound, but that they can change course once they re-enter the earth's atmosphere. they can baffle air defense systems, making them incredibly hard to shoot down. that said one russian analyst can calls it unnecessary expensive propaganda. there's been plenty of nuclear saber rattling. there have been no concrete signs that russia's actually preparing to use nuclear weapons. the u.s. warning off the kremlin saying it would respond. eva. >> thank you, tom. now to the latest on those americans tourists in peru visiting sites like machu picchu

finding themselves stranded following protests after the ouster of peru's president. alex presha has the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: fwogood morning, e. what's happening in peru is nothing short of a political emergency now in its second week of conflict, a state of emergency declared. but the latest numbers we have right now -- at least 20 people dead. more than 180 injured, protests sparked after the country's ex-president was arrested for trying to illegally dissolve the country's congress. the country's former vice president taking his place, and caught in the middle of this, hundreds of american tourists trapped in the historic mountain city of maw chew -- picchu. many of the rural roads blocked by demonstrators. the u.s. embassy in peru will continue to evaluate the security situation and it encouraging american citizens to shelter in place until safe transportation options become available. now a nearby airport has now reopened, and at least one

passenger plane seen leaving there, as the government says they'll trying to help tourists get out of the country and many are saying they've run out of money. >> all right, alex. hopefully those tourists can get home soon. we appreciate it. now to iran and the jailing of one of the country's famous actres actresses. according to state media, the performer was arrested after instagram posts. expressing solidarity with an anti-government protester who was executed. abc's lama hasan is following the story for us. >> reporter: good morning to you, whit. it's difficult to overstate how significant this is. alidoosti is one of iran's most successful actresses starring in the "the salesman." alidoosti was arrested on saturday by the islamic republic after she showed solidarity with anti-government demonstrators and she was also detained on charges of spreading falsehoods on the protests

like freedom, the slogan of the demonstrators. now the actress is bravely and publicly criticizing the regime at a time when it's changing tactic in the way it's responding to these protests, because they're carrying out ecsothing she condemned recently, we know of at least two executions associated with the demonstrations. at least 20 others facing the same fate. it's unclear how long the regime will detain alidoosti for. but what's clear is that more and more famous iranian actors, actresses, singers are supporting the anti-government protests. many of whom have also been arrested, janai. >> all right, lama. certainly captivatinging the attention of so many around the world. turning now to weather and we'll check of the forecast with larry from our chicago station wls. good morning, larry. >> good morning, after a rough week of weather this past week, the week ahead is shaping up to be quite cold across much of the country.

let me take you to north dakota, they saw 2 to 4 feet of snow. a wind-swept landscape there. this arctic air that's coming our way as we head into christmas weekend, it's going to surge southward and drop our a , minneapolis this week. and that cold air heads to the deep south. frid lisa: wednesday morning, awfully cold out there. frost in the in land valleys, a warm upcoming next week. as for today, it is going to be pleasant with temperatures shy of average, fat -- clouds thickening for your monday and tuesday. 58 in san jose. the accuweather 7 day forecast, cloudy for your monday at today, winter arrives warmer

all i can see is that it's cold. >> yeah. now to the world cup, croatia taking third place after defeating morocco 2-1, and this morning the big finish, argentina versus france. ines de la cuetara is in paris, where fans are hoping for a re you are cheering for. good morning, ines. >> reporter: good morning. we're here at the bar, you can see the excitement here is building. the game is just a few hours away and fans are transfixed, because this isn't just about france versus argentina. it's a showdown between two of the greatest players of all-time. this morning, the final countdown as france, the reigning champs, and argentina prepare to face off in the much anticipated world cup final. argentine fans streaming into doha and already celebrating.

>> i want to see messi win his first world cup. it's going to be big for him. >> reporter: the high-stakes game capping off almost a month of historic twists and turns. that saw saudi arabia pulling off a historic upset beating argentina in one game. germany's spain and portugal getting knocked out early as morocco became the first african and arab nation to make it to the semifinals only to get beat by underdog, croatia. and a duel for the game's biggest prize. on the one hand, argentine forward lionel messi considered one of the greatest players of all time. winning seven golden ball awards, but he's never won a world cup. and messi saying this world cup will be his last. on the other side france's kylian mbappe at 23 could look at another world cup victory. his second in a row. the two men know each other well, both playing for paris' team, both wear number 10 for

their country's team and both now looking to cement their legacies. some concerns though for the french team, at least four players coming down with a virus, and having to isolate while fighting flu-like symptoms. meanwhile police in france bracing for rowdy crowds. officials saying over 14,000 officers will be on duty across the country. over half a million people packing the famous champs-elysees when france won four years ago. and the mood here, guys is just electric. you can see it behind me. just a few hours away. >> oh, my gosh. that looks like a good time. >> the first team to win two world cup in row after brazil in 1958 and 1962. >> and they're taking big precautions for a rowdy crowd. ines, thank you. >> she's brave doing a live shot from a bar. >> very brave. we're all hoping for a shootout in the game. >> we want lots of goals. >> we're excited. still coming up here on

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homes in the diamond heights area. one of the homeowner says he woke up to a bang yesterday morning and found water gushing into his basement. the homeowner says water continued for about 45 minutes before city crews were able to turn it off. now let's check in with meteorologist lisa arjun. we heard the damage that that cold weather may have caused. it's still going to be cold today. definitely we are in the low forties this morning downtown, and in fact, thirties and twenties elsewhere, pretty view there from santa cruz. and this afternoon into the mid fifties, once again. all right. thank you so much. lisa thank you for joining us. the news continues right now with good morning

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jamie spears telling the daily mail, quote, not everybody's going to agree with me, but i love my daughter with all my heart and soul. where would britney be right now without that conservative -- i t know if she'd be alive. he also saying, for protecting her and also for protecting the kids the conservatorship was a great tool. britney spears began performing as a child. she dominated pop charts. shortly after her marriage to backup dancer kevin she faced a number of legal and personal issues publicly. jamie claiming that also saved her financially telling the daily mail she was broke, she had no money whatsoever. the conservatorship set a resource where she could get back financially and you know we worked and she worked and she got herself straight up financially. the singer successfully argued to have the conservatorship d

dissolved last year, after years of being in the conservatorship under her father. during that time, britney's fans became vocal, britney sharing a video to her nearly 10 million subscribers on her youtube channel. speaking about her father. >> he loved to control everything i did. i had to two along with it because i knew they could hurt me. >> reporter: and abc news has reached out to reps for both britney and jamie spears, but we have yet to hear back. janai. >> all right, moe that -- mona. thank you. now to the health scare for sharon osbourne, who we've learned suffered a medical emergency while shooting a reality show, police confirmed that she fell ill on friday night. her son jack posting on social mdia, thanking the outpouring of support and writing, quote, she's been given the all-clear from her medical team and is now home. as to what happened to my mum i'll leave it to her to share when she's ready. it's still unclear what landed

osbourne in the hospital. she has been about health battles before including a struggle with weight that led to surgery in 1999, she's also a cancer survivor famously keeping cameras rolling during her struggle and recovery. ten years ago she had undergone at hfrom her hwe're d she caught whit? >> absolutely, janai. a look at the weather now and in upstate new york, buffalo fans got in trouble for throwing snowballs onto the field. the game was temporarily delayed. fans were told that if a snowball hits anyone it would be a 15-yard penalty against buffalo. the bills ended up with the win. now we turn to larry who has more on our winter weather from our chicago station wls. good morning.

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expensive than they were this time last year as per the data, but the one exception, air fares. the latest set of data shows prices in the airline index fell 3% in november. over the past several months, airline ticket prices have gone up and down but with airfares lower at the moment, is it better to pay now with your frequent flyer miles or with cash? >> to use a stash of frequent flyer miles that i got to book a flight or some money i have in the bank, i like to make sure that i'm going to get good value for my miles. the standard rule of thumb, if you can get at least two cents per mile, then you're in a good position. >> reporter: but if you plan on relying heavily on loyalty programs to get the best deals you may want to think again. airlines are considering changes to those programs. with delta and now american revamping how frequent flyers can qualify for certain perks. >> come 2020, even 2021 with the pandemic raging and so few

people flying the airlines had a real dilemma -- how do you hand out elite status with so few people flying. by this year, by 2022, they found they had a glut of members with elite status so they no longer need to incentivize people to travel. >> reporter: most experts say book now even if it's for the summer you'll get a better price and you have nice plans to look forward to, whit. >> i like the fireworks behind you. thanks so much. coming up on "gma." not just the thought that counts how to up your gift-giving game. hands-on advice just ahead. how to up your gift-giving game. hands-on advice just ahead. game.

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dance. were just watching whit - it's the start of hanukkah tonight, and christmas is a week away. we are all busy wrapping those holiday gifts. joining us this morning from hendersonville, tennessee, how to give those presents some presence. thank you so much for being with us, lauren. >> thank you so much for having me. >> we're so excited to have you. none of us are good at this. wrapping gifts is always a challenge, we want them to look pretty. give us some of your best tips to get that professional wrapping job look. >> yes, okay, great, well, i think that sometimes the gift can be less exciting than actually the outside of the present, so i'm going to show you how to do that. first and foremost i like to conserve paper, i want, for the average t-shirt box i like to go

length-wise i can use as much paper when i flip it over. fold over a little bit over the edge. now, you guys have double-sided tape, a professional like me uses hot glue, which i found it's so easy to use if you got these dolly parton fingernails like me. you can use them like your tweezers almost. how are you guys doing? coming along. >> making progress. >> so, she gave us a basic instruction already and either me and whit are right or eva's right. what about adding some bling to it? >> okay, perfect. so, once you've got it all together and you really, if you creasing the edges with your credit card, but once you're ready to add somebling, i love

floss or a thin ribbon or creating a little bundle of ornaments. see this? isn't that cute? >> all right. tie it on the gift. >> it just adds this great little fun little touch, it brings all the colors in, look at how cute that is, you guys, oh, my gosh, i can't stand it. >> as ours are coming along here, what about those awkwardly shaped gifts that are difficult to wrap like a football or a stuffed animal? >> you know what, i could sit here on national tv and tell you all some fancy way of doing that, but i'm going to cut straight to the chase and say, d like my grandma did and throw everything in a bag. gone are the days of trying to figure that out. we're trying to make this easy, not hard. >> grandma was smart.

>> yes, exactly, and then you can even put one of these -- if ornaments aren't your thing you can always add fun little toys, stocking stuffers, even candy, or if you're a last-minute person like me you can even run outside and get some greenery and shrubbery and add that. beautiful lit touch. it's all about embellishing the box and it won't cost you a lot of money. >> nicely wrapped gifts could also be a decoration for your home, right? >> girl, you're talking my language, i boxed up every old box around here to make it look full and fun. my kids are getting like rice and stuff for christmas once they open the boxes up. >> lauren, thank you so much. sorry. we got a little carried away here, we're out of time. what do you think? i think mine still needs -- the front looks great. the back needs some work. lauren you're the best.

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and martha raddatz hosting "this week." have a great week, everybody, and happy holidays. happy holidays. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc seven news. good morning. i'm amanda dogus stelio developing news this morning northbound highway 85 near guadalupe parkway in san jose, is back open after a deadly single car crash that happened around 2:30 a.m. chp says. when crews arrived, the car was found wrapped around a pole. one

person was proun isa staffers at about 100. starbucks stores across the country are off the job this weekend. it'sar ongoinh the company and in san francisco workers at the 18th and castro starbucks continue their three days strike that began friday. they're fighting what they call unfair labor practices and the company's refusal to bargain for an initial union contract. but starbucks has blamed the union for the lack of progress at the bargaining table. now let's check in with meteorologist lisa arjun for look at our weather. lisa chile. yes, it is cold out there. amanda colder than yesterday, and we are below freezing and many neighborhoods . how about that? 29 in santa clara 30 in palo alto? we are 36 half moon bay, 43, 7 francisco and santa cruz 40 right now, mid fifties for highs later on right along the central coast there. how about that? 27 in nevada, 28

fairfield, santa rosa. 30 conquered livermore. so, yes, that is about 2 to 3 degrees colder for most 14 degrees colder at the shore line and eight mile visibility with our dense fog advisory out towards the delta have mild visibility in nevada, and we recover under mostly sunny skies with 52 anti ac 57 in santa rosa, 58 san jose, mid fifties oakland, san francisco. the accuweather 70 forecast cloudier milder to start the week. winter arrives on wednesday. then in his mild for christmas, and next weekend, all right, th

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