♪ good morning, america. breaking overnight, severe turbulence, at least 20 passengers injured on a flight to hawaii, several sent to the hospital. this morning, the video inside the cabin and our interview with one of the passengers. the investigation into that emergency landing and what we're learning right now. polar plunge. at least seven states under wind chill alerts. plus, where we could see a white christmas with the holiday just six days away. the holiday storm on the move. state of emergency. authorities already sounding the alarm at the border with a pandemic-era policy set to expire. thousands of migrants expected to cross each day as el paso and other border cities brace for a surge. final hearing.

the january 6th committee expected to vote to recommend former president trump be criminally prosecuted related to the attack on the u.s. capitol. idaho murder mystery. new video raising questions appearing to show two of the victims hours before they were killed, with the killer still on the loose. catfishing mom? a mother arrested for allegedly cyberbullying and harassing her own daughter and trying to put the blame on the girl's classmates. ftx collapse. former crypto ceo sam bankman-fried expected to agree to extradition from the bahamas after a few nights in jail. stunning rescue. after plunging more than 250 feet into a canyon, a california couple is lky to be alive. how a new feature on their iphone helped save them. we hear from one of the them this morning. ♪ into christmas ♪ messi's mission possible. >> lionel messi and argentina

>> the 35-year-old's fairytale farewell defeating france. the nail-biter sending fans and our cecilia into a frenzy. and flying high. tom cruise just dropping in. >> have to get this shot. have a very happy and safe holiday. we'll see you at the movies. >> with the ultimate christmas card. ♪ ♪ merry christmas one and all ♪ good morning, america. only tom cruise could be that cool and that calm jumping out of a plane. i hope he found some land to land on. >> the antithesis of your video. >> exactly. >> we didn't get a high kick this time. >> no high kicks. >> much more on that and world cup fever. so many around the world on the edge of their seats to see if messi could capture the one thing that eluded his sensational career and he did it. fans back in argentina, meantime, took to the streets to celebrate their victory.

>> this was such a great moment, and in new york city -- i don't know if you guys saw it. people were packing every restaurant in new york, people outside the restaurants were looking in through the windows and watching the tv. i love that cecilia vega -- >> i'm still shook. what a game. >> some great moments. also ahead, this might be your last chance. we will have the need to know deadlines to get your gifts delivered on time. plus the latest with the holiday storm on the move. we'll begin right now with severe turbulence rocking a flight from phoenix to honolulu on sunday. at least 20 passengers were injured, several hospitalized. let's go right to our transportation correspondent gio benitez who's tracking the latest on this one. good morning, gio. >> hey, cecelia, good morning. it's incredibly rare for a flight to end up with injuries like this on a hawaiian airlines flight and the severe turbulence happened shortly before landing in honolulu but passengers said they were not warned. overnight, a terrifying ordeal in the skies over hawaii. >> hawaiian 35, do you need medical personnel at the gate?

>> yes, we do. >> reporter: sudden and severe turbulence bouncing passengers up and down, several hitting their heads. ceiling tiles cracked and bent. several onboard stunned and among the injured a 14-month-old child. one passenger temporarily losing consciousness. at least 20 injured, 13 of them taken to a local hospital after the plane made an emergency landing. three flight attendants who were moving around the cabin were among the ones others treated in the terminal for cuts to the head and bumps and bruises. >> no fatalities. hopefully folks don't have to stay in the hospital too long and can get back to their loved ones or if they're on vacation. >> reporter: the airbus 330 was carrying 287 passengers and 10 crew members. >> it look liked a tornado went through the space. >> reporter: we spoke with a

passenger on the flight when the chaos began just 30 minutes before landing. >> i thought i don't think the plane will withstand this. i don't think we're going to make it. >> reporter: passengers say they weren't given any warning when they were headed into the turbulent skies but the seat belt signs were on. >> this is the very reason the pilots constantly warn you from the cockpit to keep your seat belt fastened because, if we hit something like this, you can go flying. >> you often hear pilots recommend keeping that seat belt on just in case you hit turbulence. no doubt about it, rebecca, this was a scary one. >> absolutely terrifying. also, a good reminder. thank you, gio. now we turn to the brutal blast of winter and the holiday storm on the move with six days until christmas. alex perez is in chicago with more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. we're waking up to temperatures in the teens here in chicago, and much of the country will get a taste of this bitter cold this week. now the artic chill will slide

all the way down into parts of the south, but this artic plunge will be felt across much of the nation. in parts of the midwest and the northeast many are already coping with over a foot of snow that fell over the weekend and in some places over 2 feet of snow and in the west in cities like seattle they're already dealing with a new storm that's bringing snow and creating treacherous travel conditions. and now a cold blast is moving in as we head into the christmas holiday in the plains and the upper midwest. some spots will see windchill temperatures that feel like 60 below zero this week and it's important to remind people when te temperature is this cold frostbite can begin to set in less than ten minutes. a little good news, the temperatures are expected to be much more moderate next week. whit? >> all right, we'll take that, alex. thank you. now to a potentially explosive move from the house select committee investigating january 6th expected to refer criminal charges, including

insurrection, against former president donald trump as they hold their last hearing this afternoon. chief washington correspondent jon karl is on chill with all of it. jon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the january 6th committee will use that last meeting to present its final conclusions and recommendations. those recommendations will include recommended criminal charges, multiple criminal charges against donald trump for his actions related to january 6th and the attack on the capitol and his effort to overturn the presidential election. the january 6th committee plans to take a dramatic step this morning in its final hearing, recommending donald trump be charged with multiple crimes related to the attack on the u.s. capitol, and the events leading up to it. among the crimes the committee believes donald trump may be guilty of -- obstructing an official proceeding, defrauding the united states, and insurrection. after more than a year of

investigation, over a thousand sworn depositions and ten televised hearings, the central conclusion of the january 6th committee has been perfectly clear. >> the central cause of january 6th was one man, donald trump, whom many others followed. none of this would have happened without him. he was personally and substantially involved in all of it. >> reporter: the committee has made the case donald trump abused his power as president to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election, inciting his supporters with lies about election fraud. >> we're going to walk down and i'll be there with you. >> reporter: the committee may also call for action against others, too, including republican members of congress who defied committee's subpoenas. but prosecuting trump or anybody else is entirely up to the justice department which has already been conducting its own investigation for months, now overseen by special counsel jack smith. >> such an appointment underscores the department's commitment to both independence and accountability in

particularly sensitive matters. >> reporter: the committee will also release its final report later this week. today a lengthy, over one hundred pages long executive summary of that report will be released. whit, we can also expect to see thousands and thousands of pages of transcripts from all those interviews, the committee has done over the course of its investigation. >> jon, what if anything is the committee planning to do about lawmakers who snubbed subpoenas? >> reporter: there were at least four lawmakers who defied subpoenas from this committee, including the republican leader kevin mccarthy. i'm told the committee is likely to refer to the house ethics committee those lawmakers to look into whether or not they should be held on ethics charges.

of course those are all republican lawmakers. as you know republicans take over control of congress on january 3rd. >> jon karl, our thanks to you. we'll have complete live coverage of the january 6th committee's final public meeting at 1:00 p.m. cecelia? we're going to turn now to the border as cities on both sides are bracing for a surge. title 42 is set to expire this week. mireya villarreal has the latest from el paso. >> reporter: overnight, el paso city leaders pushing to prepare for a looming influx of migrants as temperatures continue to drop. >> there's not enough shelters to house what we could possibly see in the next few days. we want to make sure we have the ability to set up temporary shelters, sheltering systems. >> reporter: title 42 a health policy used by the trump administration during the pandemic to expel migrants without allowing them to request asylum is set to expire on wednesday. governor abbott predicting chaos during an interview with abc's martha raddatz. >> totally unacceptable. it's going to be catastrophic not just for texas, but for the united states of america.

>> reporter: for months the city of el paso has seen an influx of migrants, 2,200 on average each day this month alone. shelters are at capacity, and transportation out of town is limited forcing many of esgrant sidewalks prompting local business owners to help. >> at the end of the day these are just human beings. regardless of how we feel politically you have to put kindness first, humanity first. >> reporter: transportation and shelter are the main issue in el paso. you can see that right behind me. people sleeping on the sidewalks, waiting in line to get a ticket here at the bus stop. now right now, a number of republican-led states are asking the u.s. supreme court to step in. if the chief justice believes the entire court should hear this case, he could put a pause on title 42 expiring, giving both sides of this case time to prep.

rebecca? >> mireya, thank you. we turn overseas now and the anti-government protest raging in iran where officials have arrested one of the country's most well-known actresses, charging her with spreading falsehoods after she criticized the regime for executing protesters. lama hasan has the latest. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, rebecca. the iranian regime arrested taraneh alidoosti on saturday while she was at home, and reportedly in front of her 9-year-old daughter. she was taken to iran's most notorious prison. this country state media claim she was spreading false and distorted content and inciting chaos. it's hard to overstate the significance of this. taraneh alidoosti is one of iran's most famous actresses. she's known for starring in the oscar winning movie "the salesman." her arrest comes just a week after she defiantly voiced her support for the demonstrators to her 8 million followers on instagram, condemning an execution, a man who was killed

in connection with the protest. she also brazenly posted a picture of herself without a hijab. holding a piece of paper saying, women like freedom. that's a slogan of the protesters. her instagram page was quickly shut down. it's clear that the regime is dealing with one of its most serious challenges. so it's now changing tactics detaining high-profile critics to try to scare the protesters. whit? >> lama, thank you. we turn now to the so-called tripledemic. new concerns as we get closer to holidays. at least 45 states plus washington, d.c. and puerto rico now reporting very high or high levels of flu activity. the spread of covid is increasing in california and in the northeast, while rsv levels are still high in some places. erielle reshef has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, the tripledemic looming with holiday celebrations in full swing. some hospitals across the country pushed to the brink by that crippling combination of covid, flu and rsv. >> our emergency department has been seeing about 170% of our

usual daily volume. >> reporter: 15 million flu infections and counting. this the earliest and most severe season in the decade. with hospitalizations climbing to 150,000, 9,300 people have died from the virus. and while covid cases are leveling in some parts of country areas in the northeast and states like california are still facing increased spread. in l.a. county, hospital bed occupancy is at its highest level since the pandemic began. the white house urging vaccination is the best defense against both covid and the flu. >> the updated vaccine is essential for keeping people out of the hospital. so we're making the case that we're at a point where it's safe to gather but you still have things to do. >> reporter: studies show the new by

than people out of the e.r. compared to those who aren't vaccinated but vaccine fatigue has crept in. the cdc reporting only 16% of adults have gotten their updated shots. there is good news this morning. health officials believe the that rsv cases that have hit children so hard may be peaking and as they decline the white house says they hope that the spot shortages that we have seen some of children's medications may ease up. cecilia? >> erielle, thank you so much. we'll switch gears now to the story we can't stop talking about. the world cup final, it lived up to the hype and then some. my pulse is still racing and they are still celebrating messi's storybook win in argentina. i'm going to declare it so, will, best game in the history of the world cup ever. >> you know, fans are prone to hyperbole, but it is entirely reasonable to say this was the greatest game ever played, and lionel messi was the greatest to ever play it. messi completing his journey in pursuit of the one thing that had eluded him. >> lionel messi, world cup champion. >> reporter: this morning, a game that will reverberate

throughout history, lionel messi and argentina winning the world cup in the penalty shootout defeating france in an instant classic that may go down as the greatest world cup game ever. it's messi's first world cup victory. this the only missing jewel in his crown as the greatest of all-time. the 35-year-old messi who has said this would be his last world cup, celebrating the win with his wife and children. mbappe messi's potention heir to the throne reeling from the loss, consoled by french president emmanuel macron. it's argentina's third title, its first since 1986. the soccer-mad nation euphoric at the win. the game between the two heavyweight nations was chaotic. and unpredictable. argentina leading 2-0 up until

the 80th minute when mbappe tied it up, scoring two goals in two minutes. taking it into extra time. messi and mbappe each scoring one time in extra time. then off to penalties for just the third time in world cup history. argentina capitalizing and sealing the win. >> yes. >> lionel messi and argentina have won the world cup. >> after he had been carried around on his teammates' shoulders after he figuratively carried them on his the whole tournament, messi says he wants to play a few more games for argentina as a world cup champion. he said he won't be there in 2026 when the world cup is here, mexico and canada. >> will, you did a great job covering. >> it was an honor and privilege. >> we got to get back to work now. coming up, the couple who plunged more than 250 feet into a remote canyon. we'll tell you how their phone helped save them with a feature they didn't even know they had. and ftx founder sam bankman-fried expected to agree

to extradition from the bahamas. what's next as he faces charges and the crypto company's collapse. new video of two victims from the university of idaho murder mystery and how it could help the investigation. but first let's go to cheryl scott from our chicago station in for ginger with the latest weather. good morning, cheryl. >> good morning, everybody. we're tracking brutal cold and a powerful storm this weekend. the wind chill forecast the heart of this cold air arrives wednesday into thursday. places like the dakotas will feel like 50 below. all of this cold air plunging so far south to the gulf. christmas could be the third coldest on record for places all of this storm system will get going tuesday into wednesday moving into the middle of the country. the upper midwest with rain and heavy snow with blizzard-like conditions for some and up the i-95 corridor. now a check of your local weather.

drew: i am abc7news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. a dense fog advisory in effect until 11 a.m. this morning. once that fog lifts, partly sunny skies, temperatures below average in the low and mid-50's. overnight tonight, patchy fog redeveloping. a mix of clouds out there. 30's and low 40's. here's the a forecast. it was sunny skies over the next few days. winter officially arrives on wednesday and brings warmer weather. nice new glasses, whit. >> i'm trying to figure out how to use them. >> stay with us.

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also, unless santa is your shipper we're hitting last-chance deadlines to get your packages delivered on time. today is the last day you can send a gift priority mail to have it under the tree for christmas morning. we have the deadlines for the major carriers coming up in our next hour. some big moments on the gridiron. watch this. the minnesota vikings started the second half down to indianapolis colts 33-0. then the vikings started coming back scoring five touchdowns. they forced the game to overtime, and then the kicker nailing a 40-yard field goal as time expired, clinching the largest comeback in nfl history and their place in the post-season. >> if you thought that was wild, check this out. the wildest ending of the year in the nfl. patriots versus raiders, the score was tied, time expired. the patriots could have accepted overtime, but what happened here is bizarre. cross-field lateral and then intercepted. runs it back. the raiders win, 30-24, unbelievable weekend in sports.

>> i like sports announcer whit. >> you like that? >> yeah. >> it's fun. we have a lot more ahead including the michigan mom accused of cyberbullying her own daughter and then trying to frame a classmate. but first, though, the unsolved murders of those four college students in idaho. as the investigation enters its sixth week with a possible new clue, new audio and video of two victims captured just hours before the killings. kayna whitworth has the latest. kayna, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. so while authorities are analyzing that new video, i spoke with the parents of kaylee goncalves who say they now have her belongings and her car has been released to them. they say they're holding out some kind of hope that maybe the vehicle's 360 cameras caught something that can help provide answers. this morning, new video possibly shedding light on what took place just hours before the four university of idaho students were murdered in their beds. abc news obtaining this surveillance footage that shows kaylee goncalves and madison mogen walking down the street

with a man who police have confirmed is not a suspect. their conversation caught on camera. >> what did you say to adam? >> i told adam everything. >> reporter: the footage submitted to authorities as part of the investigation. kaylee's family lawyer telling abc news they have seen it and they don't believe the adam referenced is a suspect. >> what were they talking about that night? were they concerned about anything? had anybody bothered them? these are all sort of leads police will have to look at. >> reporter: less than a block away, kaylee and madison seen at a food truck at 1:40 a.m. while police have ruled him out as a suspect, they have expanded their search for the occupants of a 2011, 2013 white hyundai elantra like this, captured on a gas station security camera taken around 3:45 a.m. the morning of the murders.

gas station employees telling abc news they told investigators the video shows the car speeding in the direction of the murder sce scene. but still more than a month after the murders, officers asking the public for more help. >> if we get the word out there, maybe your neighbor has one in the garage they don't drive very often, maybe there's one that's not on the registration database so let us know. >> reporter: now i also spoke with the university provost who tells me he remains hopeful that students will return to their in-person learning in the spring semester. the campus getting ready to shut down at the end of this week for the holidays. rebecca? >> so many people looking for answers on this. kayna, thank you. now we turn to disgraced ftx founder sam bankman-fried, expected to agree to be extradited to the united states as early as today. he'll face charges in the crypto company's collapse. that's the first step in what's likely to be a long legal battle. this morning, disgraced ftx founder sam bankman-fried

expected to agree to extradition from the bahamas. the former crypto ceo accused of stealing billions from customers and investors was denied bail last week and previously declined to waive his right to challenge extradition, but after a few nights in the jail, labeled as inhumane in a 2021 state department report for its poor nutrition, inadequate sanitation and inadequate medical care sources tell abc news he could drop any opposition today. if that's the case, a u.s. government plane will bring him to new york where he faces eight counts of criminal fraud and charges from the s.e.c. >> he's realized that fighting extradition is a fool's errand in the bahamas. the argument would have to have been they got the wrong sam bankman-fried, and that's just a ridiculous argument to make. >> reporter: the 30-year-old who once ruled the crypto world partnering with celebs like steph curry and tom brady,

allegedly purchased lavish real estate including at least 19 properties in the bahamas valued at more than $120 million and made nearly $40 million in political donations before it all ended amid reports of misuse of ftx >> this is one of the biggest financial frauds in american history. >> reporter: in an interview with our george stephanopoulos earlier this month bankman-fried denied knowing that customers' funds were being improperly used. >> did you know that these funds were being funneled to alameda? >> i did not know there was any improper use of customer funds. >> now, that nearly $40 million in political donations is putting a lot of pressure on the politicians who received the campaign contributions. many say they'll donate what sam bankman-fried gave them. cecelia, it's going to take a long time to get all this money back, if ever. >> rebecca, thanks so much. we'll turn now to a terrifying crash for one couple whose car plunged more than 250

feet into a remote california canyon. they miraculously survived thanks to a new phone feature they didn't even know was there. mona kosar abdi is in los angeles with the latest on this good morning, mona. >>ter: cecilia, good morning. just incredible. you have an iphone the sos feae latest veroneed -fi and that's what one couple says saved them after getting into a serious car accident. a stunning rescue thanks to a new feature on the iphone 14. >> no one survives this and it's literally like we survived. >> reporter: the two air lifted out of the national forest after plunging nearly 250 feet into a canyon. >> even when the guys found us from the helicopter and he landed, i was like crying hysterically. i was like oh, my god thank god.

>> reporter: they say a driver sped past them, forcing them to swerve off course. >> hitting at least two trees, the back took most of the damage and just rolling right on top of like the roof of the car and then just remembering just being upside-down and click seat belt. how do we get out? >> reporter: desperate for contact, the couple finding chloe's iphone 14, but stranded with no cell service. >> he found it away from the car in a little thing of mud and immediately the phone said crash detected. >> reporsor:fecontacting authorities via satellite. chloe says within 30 minutes the search and rescue team arrived. >> they had the coordinates that were in the initial emergency notification from apple. >> reporter: deputy sheriff paramedic said apple's sos feature makes it easier to locate off-course victims. >> unless somebody would actually have seen them, there's no way they would have been able to notify and initiate the

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bizarre case of a mother accused of cyberstalking her own daughter. the michigan woman is now facing felony charges and trevor ault is here with more. trevor, the motive is still a mystery this morning. >> it is, cecelia. there's no confirmed motive, but some theories being floated out by prosecutors including where they're calling it cyber munchausen by proxy to make their child feel bad so the child comes to them for comfort. whatever the cause these allegations are extensive and incredibly alarming. >> even when we realized it wasn't a kid, we weren't expecting that it would be the parent. >> reporter: this morning, a startling story out of michigan, prosecutors accusing a mother of catfishing and harassing her own daughter. authorities allege kendra licari secretly sent her daughter and daughter's boyfriend thousands of hateful months. >> whether messages to her daughter or some of her daughter's friend the digital footprint was insane.

>> reporter: according to prosecutors, her daughter first received these messages in early 2021, with licari and the daughter's boyfriend's parents then reporting to officials at the school which then referred the situation to law enforcement. the messages allegedly continued. investigators claim this spring they discovered that licari was the source when they traced the messages back to her. >> when they informed us later in the spring they were suspecting it was possibly her, it shocked all of us, i think everybody involved. >> reporter: authorities alleged that she used software to hide the origin of the messages. she used several numbers and area codes, even allegedly trying to make it look like her daughter's classmates were behind it all. >> it would shield her and cloak her identity, her digital idti. eventually we were able to see her ip address was popping in and out right before and right

charges including stalking a minor and obstruction of justice. she was released on $5,000 bond. police documents show when confronted with the evidence, she admitted the messages came fom her. she and her attorney said they have no comment at this time. now she's facing four felony counts which each carry the possibility of several years in prison. according to investigators, these messages were reported to the school when she was working there as a basketball coach. whit? >> such an alarming story. trevor, thank you. coming up next, our "play of the day." next, our "play of the day." our "play of the day."

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good morning, america. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight, severe turbulence. at least 20 passengers injured on a flight to hawaii. several sent to the hospital. this morning, the video inside the cabin and our interview with one of the passengers onboard. the investigation into the emergency landing and what we're learning right now. polar plunge. at least seven states under windchill alerts, plus, where we could see a white cristmas, the holiday just six days away, the holiday storm on the move. brittney griner speaking for the first time since returning to u.s. soil. describing her time in russian custody. how she wants to use her platform now, and what she's saying about her future on the basketball court.

rihanna sharing her newest gem revealing her baby boy to the world in her first-ever tiktok. ♪ bring on the holidays. with just six days to go until christmas the shipping deadlines you need to know and where to find great last-minute gifts and the holiday movies you need to binge, from the classics to the unexpected. >> invited to christmas party by mistake. who knew? and we're kicking off our search for the ugliest christmas sweaters in the country. and shaggy is here to celebrate christmas with us island style, and he's saying -- >> good morning, american. good morning, america. good morning, shaggy. great to have you all with us. it's the final scramble here heading towards the holidays here, six days to go. lots to cover in our christmas countdown.

>> we have cookies which i'm very excited about. we're looking forward to "gma's" 12 days of christmas cookies. lara is there with alex guarnaschelli, the cookies are in the oven. plus, if you still have a long shopping list, we have some great suggestions for all the procrastinators. the three of us are included. we'll begin with severe turbulence rocking that flight from phoenix to honolulu, at least 20 passengers were injured, several hospitalized. let's go back to our transportation correspondent gie good morning again, gio. >> reporter: good morning again, cecilia. the airbus 330 was carrying 287 passengers and crew members when that severe turbulence hit. passengers say they got no warning. overnight, a terrifying ordeal in the skies over hawaii. >> hawaiian 35, do you need medical personnel at the gate? >> yes, we do, hawaiian.

>> reporter: sudden severe turbulence causing passengers hitting their heads, ceiling tiles cracked and bent. video from inside the cabin shows several onboard stunned. among the injured, a 14-month-old child. one passenger temporarily losing consci consciousness. at least 20 injured, 13 of them taken to a local hospital after the plane made an emergency landing. three flight attendants moving around the cabin are among the injured. others treated in the terminal for cuts to the head, bumps and bruises. >> it looked like a tornado went through the space. >> reporter: overnight, "gma" speaking with a passenger on that flight when the chaos began just 30 minutes before landing. >> i thought i don't think the plane will withstand this. i don't think we're going to make it. >> reporter: passengers say they weren't given any warning when they were headed into the turbulent skies but the seat belt signs were on. >> pilots should constantly warn you from the cockpit to keep your seat belt fastened when you're in the seat regardless of

flight conditions. if you're not strapped in you can go flying. >> reporter: thankfully everyone is expected to recover, but it's a good reminder here to always keep that seat belt on any time you're sitting down. and there's some breaking news right now. another severe turbulence flight is heading into houston, this one? >> that's right, a united flight arriving from brazil landing at george bush intercontinental houston airport. we are hearing reports of passengers and crew members possibly injured by turbulence. we'll keep watching this one, cecilia. >> thank you, gio. whit? now to the bitter arctic blast and the holiday storm on the move with six days until christmas. let's go back to alex perez in a very chilly chicago this morning with more. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning once again, whit, we're waking up to the coldest temperatures of the season so far here in chicago, but this bitter cold will impact much of the country this week. now the arctic chill will slide all the way down into parts of the south and parts of the

midwest and northeast many are already coping with well over a foot of snow that fell over the weekend and in some places more than 2 feet of snow and in the west in cities like seattle they're dealing with a new storm that's bringing snow and creating treacherous travel conditions in the plains and upper midwest and some spots will see windchill temperatures that feel like 60 below zero this week. on the bright side temperatures are expected to be much more moderate next week. guys. >> you got us all talking about how cold you look. get inside, my friend. coming up on "gma" morning menu, brittney griner is sharing her thanks to those who helped her come home. now her commitment to help those still detained. plus, what she is saying about getting back out on the court. plus, this morning, how the jewish community is celebrating hanukkah this year. plus, the fight against anti-semitism. the last-chance shipping deadlines to get your gifts delivered in time. lara is with two very special guests this morning. hey, lara.

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this morning. brittney gr silence after being freed from prison in russia and stephanie ramos is here with more on this. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. the medical center where brittney griner received treatment is the same facility trevor reed was sent to when he was freed by russia, the army's largest intake hospital where they treat former hostages. griner was there for a week, doing post-isolation support, easing her back into her old life, and now she has a message for everyone who stood by her these last ten months and helped bring her back to the u.s. brittney griner is breaking her silence, saying she's grateful to be back home. the 32-year-old sharing these images on instagram, one photo her first steps back in the u.s. and another, embracing her wife cherelle after nearly ten months apart, writing, it feels so good to be home. griner describing her time in russian custody as, quote, a battle at every turn. adding, i dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped me going.

the olympic gold medalist detained in a moscow airport after officials say they confiscated vape cartridges containing less than a gram of hashish oil which is illegal in russia. griner pleaded guilty drug charges and was sentenced to nine years in prison, president biden announcing a prisoner swap with russian officials and the top american hostage negotiator, ambassador roger karstens who personally delivered griner back to the u.s. >> 18-hour flight. >> we talked about a lot of things. i left with the impression this is a woman who's very self-aware, very kind. very humble. >> reporter: griner's post including a note of gratitude to president biden and addressing the americans that remain former u.s. marine paul whelan,

writing, you brought me home and i know you are committed to bringing paul whelan home. i will use my platform to do whatever i can to help you. looking ahead she says she'll be back on the court in 2023 telling fans, i intend to play basketball for the phoenix mercury this. -- season, and in doing so, saying thank you to those fans. cecilia. >> really great to hear her voice. we move now to holiday shipping deadlines that are creeping up very quickly, today's a very big cutoff day to send packages to family and friends, and for retailers too. becky worley has all the details. becky, good morning. >> good morning, whit. >> okay. so let's get to the deadlines. starting with today, what are we watching? >> reporter: well, it's attention holiday shoppers and holiday shippers, christmas is

six days away, that's the headline you're referring to. today is the cutoff for priority mail packages for the u.s. postal service. so if i was shipping a four-pound box of cookies, i would pay money. tomorrow, tuesday t 20th we would move to u.p.s. select, and fedex saver cutoff, and the cost to send is that box of cookies more than doubles. $51. if you wait until december 23rd that's the deadline for usps priority express, $72 at that point, whit, you may be getting a digital gift card, no cookies. >> let's talk about online shopping, can they still make it by christmas? >> yes, certainly if you buy today and many places, it's a lot of people's relationship

status on social media it's kind of complicated. eligible for free two-day shipping or two-day shipping in general based on where you live and where the product is coming from, and the retailer you're buying from, what their options are. if you buy something on december 22nd with two-day shipping, it could make it to you by christmas eve, but you have distribution processing that's making it really tight. buy it now. get it. >> some of us like to live dangerously. thank you so much. appreciate it. if these are hanukkah gifts, you are already behind. last night. it's a celebration of light and miracles this year, taking on special meaning as jews in america and around the world face growing anti-semitism. erielle reshef is back with the rise above hate. nice to see you again, erielle. >>reporter: as you know,

hanukkah is a time when jews come together to celebrate the triumph of light. a growing list of celebrities, politicians, athletes and influencers using their platform to drive out hate and replace it with hope. andleslo jews across america and around the world are celebrating the festival of lights, but the holiday comes as jews are facing a wave of darkness not seen in decades with anti-semitism in the u.s. surging to alarming levels. >> back large against kanye west after his repeated anti-semitic remarks. >> anti-semitic remarks have been at an all-time high in this country. >> reporter: incidents targeting jewish institutions jumped 61% from 2020 to 21. the staggering uptick fueled in part by celebrities, politicians and other public figures with massive platforms, spreading misinformation about jews to hundreds of millions of followers.

jews are a minority worldwide. 7 million in the u.s. >> to many of his supporters must think he's speaking the truth to mainstream ideas. >> reporter: now a major push to combat that hate. the white huse announcing last week a new interagency group to counter anti-semitism as jewish and non-jewish celebrities speak out on social media. >> if you're not currently speaking out, then you're part of the problem. >> reporter: former pro football star and activist emmanuel acho spoke to us about the urgent need of ally ship the need to stand up to anti-semitism. >> it's not black versus white

or non-jewish versus jewish. >> it's time for everyone to take action. >> the only way to fix the current rise of anti-semitism is through integration. talk to a jewish person. sit down with a jewish individual. equality is not a finish line that you cross but a road that you travel. we have to collectively to travel that road together. >> reporter: influencers using their platforms for purpose. >> as much as possible i'm trying to share being -- i'm going to get emotional again -- being a proud jewish woman and sharing at a time where there's so much hatred out there towards cumeinrsonal nnection to thhocaust for >> your great grdma knew she ath.e marched to her how much important is this education given the rise of

anti-semitism? >> it's more important than ever, and i said to myself, if i have these millions of followers maybe i can be that education for them. >> reporter: now more than 3 dozen organizations are uniting for a campaign to shine a light increasing awareness and only case encouraging americans to stand up. >> when you speak out against one form of hatred, you are fighting against all forms of hatred. >> reporter: and one of the most popular hanukkah songs tells us that we each have a light, and when we stand together, we burn even brighter. this is really a holiday of joy and love so wishing a happy hanukkah to all. >> absolutely and to you, erielle. such powerful words throughout the piece. thank you, erielle. all right, we want to go now to cheryl scott from our chicago station wls who's in for ginger. a big week weather-wise, powerful storm system here. stah ook,ce, this

semi sliding off the road and similar situations like this likely set up this week because of this winter storm. winter storm alerts all over the map across the pacific north west, des moines, iowa under a winter storm watch. heavy snow, high winds expected over the great lakes. blizzard-like conditions. now a check of your local weather. drew: i am abc7news meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. a dense fog advisory in effect until 11 a.m. this morning. once that fog lifts, partly sunny skies, temperatures below average in the low and mid-50's. overnight tonight, patchy fog redeveloping. a mix of clouds out there. 30's and low 40's. here's the a forecast. it was sunny skies over the next few days. winter officially arrives on wednesday and brings warmer weather. the moment we've been waiting for. >> yes. >> "pop news."

>> on the of pressure and lot of time. we begin this morning with rihanna, going viral on tiktok and it has nothing to do with her music or business empire. her baby boy. attracting almost 15 million views since the video was posted. with fans flooding the comments with well-wishes. the couple has not shared the little guy's name or his exact age, but she did talk about how much she loves being a mom. calling her son funny, happy and amazing. thank you for sharing. in movie news, "avatar: the way of water" had its way with the box office this weekend. it's made over $134 million here in the u.s., and $300 million internationally. the gift that keeps on giving

for director james cameron. "avatar 3" already finished filming, no word yet on when it will be released. "avatar: the way of water" is in theaters now. also in movie news, here's your first look at the trailer for "barbie," starring margot robbie and ryan gosling. take a look. >> since the first little girl ever existed there have been dolls. but the dolls were always and forever baby dolls. until -- >> there she is. the oscar-nominated duo co-wrote the script, and

star-studded movie. we're talking about kate mckinnon and others all starring in the movie set to hit theaters july 21st. >> that's a great cast. switching gears now, so college acceptances are just started to roll in, always fun to watch the videos of the kids opening the e-mails to great news. like this 18-year-old from philadelphia who finds out whether or not she gets into her first choice, the ohio state university. take a look. [ screaming ] >> what? >> it gets me every time. >> she was accepted to the prestigious dance program. congratulations on becoming a buckeye. finally, we're as you might

know, less than one week away from christmas and one of our favorite traditions is our very own ugly christmas sweater contest. this year robin is always very into it as well but we decided to get out and see the ugly sweater in all of the land. will ganss is starting our search in a very appropriate spot. will, good morning to you. >> good morning, lara. that's right, we're live from the christmas capital of the continental united states, santa clau sae left no stone unturned. we were thinking maybe in maine or garland, texas, or we considered following the star all the way to bethlehem, pennsylvania, but take a look

around me and you'll see why we wound up here in santa claus. santa claus is here himself and the cool thing about santa claus, indiana, the christmas spirit has been going since 1856 which is an entire century before christmas sweaters even became a thing. santa, this is the ugly sweater that i got from you as a gift for visiting santa claus, what is it about this sweater that reminds you of santa claus, indiana? >> this sweater is very special, it contains magic, because when people see them, it brings a smile to their face. and that's something that santa claus, indiana, has been known to do for a long time, whether it's our theme parks or local businesses, letters to santa, it's all about spreading joy and happiness. vontrsweng0,to sanus year, le.

thank you so much. lara, how incredible is the scene here. >> you're looking very good. an impressive start. not over yet. you're busy all week making stops all over the united states on will's quest. tomorrow he'll be live in san diego, california, with a larger than life christmas sweater. >> okay, it's all leading up to "gma" great ugly christmas sweater showdown right here in times square. families competing for the title of ugly ultimate ugly christmas sweater. it's all going down here right here in times square on friday. coming up, lara, you're not done yet. cookies. you and alex guarnaschelli are making one of your favorites. i hear there's chocolate involved. >> yes. bay area

. is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc seven mornings and japan has a look at our monday morning traffic. reggie. thank you monday morning traffic incredibly light. i mean, hello . take me with you already on vacation. this is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. i mean, this is giving holiday traffic levels that we're seeing right now. of course bog is a big story. the chp has issued a number of advisories for the ultimate past. still in place, also for san mateo county, westbound 92 or 2 80, also around napa, as well, especially for state route 29. this is a live look at sandra fell, showing up one on one. you can see some of that log off in the distance. and i know reggie that drew will be back with more on drew will be back with more on that. you will. i life is uncertain.

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thirties and forties going into the fifties later, two day, reggie thank you. drew. we're gonna have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. you can all right, welcome back to "gma." we have been baking up a storm and we're also eating up a storm. none of us could wait. our 12 days of christmas cookies we're sharing some of our very favorites. this morning, lara, you're up, lady. what are you cooking? >> let's take them out of the oven. there you go, chocolate candy cookies. classic chocolate chip cookie but lose the chocolate chip and add in some m&ms for that extra crunch. you can do them with blues for

hanukkah, or red and green for christmas. one of my favorite chefs is here to show us how to make her version, star of alex versus america, my pal alex guarnaschelli, everybody. alex, you like this idea and you have your own take on it, classic, gooey, tollhouse yumminess. >> absolutely. in here, brown sugar, white sugar, butter, mix it, you add an egg, vanilla, baking soda and salt, you mix it. >> is it already in there? >> that's already in there. that's just to show people. you take it out of the mixer and you have your batter and we just add the flour last because we don't want to overwork flour. don't take flour to the gym it doesn't want to work out. >> what would happen if i overworked my flour? >> it gets tough. you don't get that tender. i take it off the mixer and i just gently add the flour and i

say hello, flour, you're going be good for us this holiday what youl eyanan okies, christmas cookies, kwanzaa cookies. you can sort the chips or in this case, the candy. >> listen, i have no beef against the chocolate chip cookie but something is a little extra about -- yes, i can tell, i know you're picking up what i'm dropping down. >> you're saying, yes, any whole candy, we don't want to do chopped up candy bars because they weep and leak into the dough. you know what i'm sayin'? and we just mix this together and we just scoop. >> you like to use a scooper? >> i like to use a scooper or you can use a tablespoon or a teaspoon.

you don't need a scooper, right? you bake them -- >> here's my question, i like them when they get a little ter? th hhy scoop. ke them longer at little bit of a wer heat. >> oh. that's a great ft higatsoft, whbake ty have that room. >> you've taken it to the next level, because this is the perfect cookie to make the perfect ice cream cookie sandwich. >> be playful with it. pistachio ice cream to go the extra step for the holidays. >> these are so awesome. >> they're so fun. >> you're going share your version of my mom's favorite

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we're breaking down the best in entertainment. something for the long week, we brought back the air horn. the long week with the family, the kids are home from school yo but you might still have a lot to do, so send them on a trip to north pole see all three "santa claus" movies all streaming now. should keep them busy and entertained. take a look. >> you stop believing, and it loses its magic. >> i'm retiring. >> wow. i didn't even know you could do that. >> i want to see what the rest of the world is like as normal people. >> i'm making a list of all the things i can do. i can be a crossing guard.

>> dad. >> a little bit of mint in there if you have that. chop up some cookies and sprinkles. >> and for the order? >> santa. >> sir, many joy joob b is hard. >> so on "santa claus," tim allen plays a great santa claus, but what's better than santa during christmas? if you are looking to mix it up, you have some everyday movies with hints of holiday cheer. >> do i get an air horn? >> wait for it. dra dramatic pause. >> we have movie recommendations, or are they? here are the picks that aren't necessarily traditional picks. >> there are so many christmas movies you should be watching around the holiday season. starting out with the harry potter franchise. they have so many great christmas-inspired moments and they have that great warm, holiday feel to it. "die hard."

that came out after "lethal weapon," and it got jingle bell rock, and all the flashy lights. superhero christmas movie disney plus has "iron man 3." >> on santa claus, tim allen plays santa claus. cecilia some everyday movies what else? >> the best under the radar christmas movies is "mean girls requests. it's the jingle bell rock performance, and we have a special message from one of the stars about his newest holiday hit. >> hey. it's jonathan bennett here, and now if you are in the mood for some jingle bell rock, you can revisit my classic movie, "mean girls," and then check out my all new movie, "the holiday center" for hallmark channel. >> nothing says romance like "mean girls" but as far as jonathan's character goes, we're in for a real treat because

aside from find a love connection, he's stepping in as a sitter for his nieces and nephews. what could go wrong? >> that one's available to stream right now too, and we're excited that jonathan is going to join us in the studio this friday as a celebrity judge for "gma's" great ugly christmas sweater showdown. of course we, we can't wait for that. lara, you have one to round out the list? very dear to my heart, this one. >> i believe this is something we share in common. as we know, christmas doesn't always go quite exactly as you planned, so bring out the eggnog because we're going on a national lampoon's classic comedy. i know you are a huge fan. do we have the video of you in your fashion sweater choice? can we see it? >> oh, yes. one of our christmas sweater

competitions right here on "gma." >> it did have a national lamp lampoon's "christmas vacation" te theme. >> it did. >> how did you fare? i am a two-time champion as well. >> we'll see. >> also, i want to say a lot of people get offended when you say ugly christmas sweaters. i say extra special. they're not really ugly. they're amazing. >> we have a great list here with something for everyone as we mentioned. now though, let's get a check of the weather and go to cheryl scott from our chicago station wls in for ginger this morning. rning, we're feeling the christmas spirit, and here's a view of a christmas scene. you can see all the snow here. this is in vermont, picking up over a foot of snow in the past 48 hours. places in vermont picked up 30 inches of snow, and now we turn to the dajngerous cold. we're talking about a polar plunge. look at these windchills, near

50 below across the northern tier of the u.s. that's sliding all the way down to the gulf. we're talking perhaps record cold for some of you in texas and houston into the christmas holiday with all of that cold air sliding to the east. drew: dense fog advisories until 11 a.m. this morning, turnley partly sunny -- turning partly sunny later. winter arrives on wednesday. we have a warming trend underway. all right, turning now to taking the stress out of last-minute shopping for christmas, less than one week left to go, you still have to cross people off your list and lori b. is in house to help you out. hey, lori. >> that's right, you don't have to buy gifts weeks ahead of time for that wow factor on christmas. this segment is sponsored by shipt, and we have some tips to

make the last-minute rush a breeze. 'tis the season for giving and there's still time even if it's for those last-minute gifts. first, think outside the box. have a cooking enthusiast on your list? get a spice rack and fill it with a family recipe. bonus points if you whip them up a special batch. traveling the holiday? try an airport to grab gifts on the go. get some last minute things in a pinch. i'm having great luck here at laguardia terminal b. who doesn't love new york, grab some signature souvenirs. grab some local delicacies from where you live, and entice them to come visit. do your best to avoid the busiest times, saturdays between noon and 3:00.

research shows that the best time to go shopping is, cue the horn, mondays at 3:00 p.m., which means i've got to get in there. >> this holiday season shop smarter not harder. >> reporter: she is from our sponsor shipt, a nationwide service. she says last-minute shopping should be simple. >> over 200 retailers is the one place you can go to check multiple things off your list, whether it's home decor, apparel, beauty, gifting needs and of course your favorite local grocer. it can be delivered in as little as an hour. >> reporter: finally get help when you need it. >> on shipt you can place a order on december 24th and have it delivered on the same day. >> reporter: your gifts can still be top notch. thanks to our sponsor shipt for those tips. guys i have one more, you want to tap into something you know they love or design the perfect day with them, here we took the

idea of a person who's local movie buff and we got them a gift card to a local movie theater, some popcorn, candy, we pulled all the cinematic bells and whistles. that's really how you elevate a gift card. you know you can do things with gift cards so they feel special. >> great idea, lori. your tips are always number one. coming up, shaggy is with us live to perform. live to perform. we love when he's here, live on detect this: living with hiv, i learned i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched to dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. detect this: no other complete hiv pill uses fewer medicines to help keep you

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we're getting there, and congratulations you just got a big grammy nomination. >> thank you. >> your album -- i love this idea where you are singing frank sinatra songs. >> in reggae. >> how did you get the idea to do this? >> we were in europe, and i started to sing the sinatra song while he was in the cold water. i said, that's my style. he said we should do this. crazy idea sat around for two years during the pandemic and we said let's do it. >> crazy idea that actually works. amazing. >> we had so much fun. >> we have your christmas album. you're going to sing us a song. what are you doing for christmas? christmas in the islands? >> in the islands. i'm here to let you know how warm you could be. >> all right, we'll get to hear it now.

here's "christmas in the islands." take it away, guys. ♪ well you know it's tropical christmas ♪ ♪ from the sun rise to the moonlight it's christmas in the islands ♪ ♪ the islands ♪ ♪ when the sun shines and the mood's right ♪ ♪ it's christmas on the islands ♪ ♪ the islands ♪ ♪ sunshine on a silhouette, caribbean's vibes the best ♪ ♪ a place where the girls play hard to get can't believe my heart she get ♪ ♪ baby ♪ ♪ that day i don't regret a christmas i won't forget because right now i'm feeling kind of fortunate ♪ ♪ i love you with my heart to death ♪ ♪ from the sun rise to the moonlight it's christmas in islands ♪ ♪ when the sun shines and the mood's right ♪

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bill. a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc. seven news. good morning . i'm reggie aqui from abc, seven mornings and joe pena. is it still a ghost town out there is so this is going to be the quickest traffic update ever. all i want you to know is that you should be prepared for some fog on your commute. otherwise we don't have any major blacking issues to report so great news for your monday. hi, drew. fog we have issues in the north bay and the east bay this morning, you probably looking out your window and seeing great conditions. we have a dense fog advisory, in effect for solano county. that will be until 11 a.m. this morning. right now. you can see temperatures were in the thirties and in the forties , so there's that great picture of south beach camera point towards the bay bridge will have partly sunny skies today. temps in the fifties. it is a spare the air day. we do have moderate support. air quality across the region have temperatures getting chilly by nine p.m. in thefos. w

time now for live with kelly and ryan. we see you again at 11 am ryan. we see you again at 11 am from midday. live unticen'ith,. ve the sound of the carolers. it always puts me in the holiday spirit. me, too. where does this go? where do i put this? well, that's a centerpiece. so it goes-- ah-- in the center. -thank you. -how nice. okay, i got it. i understand. okay. looks beautiful, huh? thank you. i can't wait for the guests to arrive for our holiday potluck feast. i know that katharine mcphee and david foster's holiday dish will be amazing. they will not disappoint. you know, they say all musicians know how to cook. that's like a statistical fact. and i'm sure gelman will bring something very exciting and wholesome that he grew in his basement or under a pair of socks. oh. and don't forget the radio city rockettes. how could i? we're going to need more chairs with lots of leg room.