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state of emergency with nearly 30 killed in new york state and a major city still at a nehbors the south reeling from a deep freeze too with jackson, mississipp water alert and this morning the west coast is getting hit as the new storm moves in. stunning admission. overnight newly elected new york congressman george santos admitting that he, quote, embellished his education and employment background. >> i apologize if anybody feels hurt or betrayed. >> and made misleading statements about his family's roots. what he said as he still vows to take office despite the mounting backlash. gaining ground. fierce fighting this morning with ukrainian forces moving to retake a key city in the east and kyiv saying it aims to hold peace talks in february. are negotiations possible? gift return game plan.

with sales surging this holiday season, what to do about those misses under the tree. how to send back presents without letting the giver know. and who wants to be a millionaire? the megamillions jackpot now up to a staggering $565 million and growing. what former winners say you should do first if you find seo ticket just before the new year. good morning, america. it is great to be with you all. great to be with my dear friends, gio and janai. i don't know about you all, but if i find myself with a winning ticket, first thing i'm doing is just holding on to it for dear life. >> absolutely. turning off my phone. >> you're not going to come and hang out with us anymore? >> we'll get to that, but first we have a lot of other things to get to. >> yes, a lot to get to. take a look, a live look at

buffalo. you can see a car there still completely buried in the snow after that storm that crippled the city, even more snow is expected there. we'll have a live report coming up soon. but first, janai, we are going to get to the southwest airlines debacle. the department of transportation now investigating the mass cancellation of flights as so many passengers, they are still trying to get home, and alex perez is live at o'hare airport in chicago with the story. alex, good morning. what a mess. >> reporter: hey, good morning, gio. yeah, frustrated passengers are stuck at airports across the country. the return home from christmas for many has become a flat out nightmare. this morning -- >> they said no one's getting on a flight, southwest flight for four days and they said we can't help you go home. >> reporter: southwest melting down in the wake of the christmas holiday. >> christmas was ruined. this was the worst christmas ever. >> reporter: while 3,800 flights were canceled across the country after the punishing winter storm, nearly three-quarters were southwest flights and the company has already canceled over 2,500 flights today with more misery expected this week. >> it's been catastrophic.

it is simply a failure of southwest management. >> reporter: when asked about the collapse, a spokesperson for southwest blaming the weather. >> i think it's just the sheer size of this storm. it's just the fact that this one started west, swept east and impacted almost every single one of our largest airports that put us in a position where we struggled to recover and we struggled to get our flight crews and airplanes where they needed to be. >> reporter: in a statement the company vowing, we'll work to make things rigt for those we have let down. but this morning federal officials are launching an investigation into the chaotic response. the department of transportation saying it is concerned by southwest's unacceptable rates of cancellations and delays and reports of a lack of prompt customer service adding, it will investigate whether cancellations were controllable. the airline's own employees blaming the company for not being better prepared. some southwest flight crews are being left on hold for up to ten hours while they wait for scheduling instructions.

from weary travelers sleeping on airport floors to unclaimed luggage pileups, the harsh reality was everywhere. >> unfortunately, our next available seats for rebooking are for the 31st and beyond. >> reporter: loudspeakers warning flyers in houston shouldn't expect to get a flight out for at least six days. others boarding crowded buses chartered by southwest. one bus headed from raleigh to nashville, a 500-mile ride that will take more than eight hours. >> i definitely did not anticipate having to go from an hour and a half flight to taking an eight-hour road trip. >> reporter: and it's expected to take more than a week of playing catch-up for southwest flight schedules to get back on track. guys? >> more than a week. what a total disaster. alex, thank you. gio, you, of course, are a transportation expert. we were talking about this earlier. we have never seen anything like this. >> the experts i've spoken to

have never seen anything like this. it is unprecedented. when you look at the other airlines and what happened yesterday, they weren't anywhere near what was happening with southwest. so rightfully so the department of transportation is says, wait a minute, why did that happen? what needs to happen now and we're going to see because in november we know they did fine some airlines over refunds so that's very possible in something like this. we don't know, but we'll keep following this. it's crazy. >> the idea of people getting on a bus for eight hours when a flight couldn't take off is unbelievable. >> unbelievable. well, now, we are turning to the brutal holiday storm blamed for more than 50 deaths. more than -- dozens of those, at least 29 in new york state alone and the city of buffalo still paralyzed. mona kosar abdi is back braving the cold for us as more snow is expected. good morning, mona. >> reporter: janai, good morning. i'm on niagara street, one of the main streets in downtown buffalo. this part of the street has been reduced down to one lane going in both directions, but we're

seeing a lot more traffic this morning, even though a driving ban is still in place. now drivers and snow plows are having to navigate around cars like this that have been abandoned here, some since before christmas. this morning, the death toll in western new york rising after what officials are calling the blizzard of the century. a winter nightmare unfolding. at least 51 dead nationwide. 29 in new york state alone. roads still impassable. forklifts used to clear vehicles. >> this blizzard is one for the ages. >> reporter: wanda brown steele's daughter among one of the victims found dead in her car after the snow rapidly piled up. >> it's so easy to ask yourself, why, god? why? >> reporter: emergency responders in buffalo fighting multiple house fires, leaving crews in a dangerous battle with both fire and ice.

more than 50 inches of snow have fallen in buffalo over the past three days. in many neighborhoods residents now turning to one another for lifesaving help. buffalo resident shakira aughtry took to social media after she heard joseph white in distress outside her home and brought him inside on sunday. >> i found him screaming for help. when i looked out the window, he was getting blowed up and down the street. it was out of control. >> reporter: aughtry updating social media taking white to the emergency room of erie county medical center on sunday with the help of strangers. and one mother with no electricity desperate to keep her baby alive when his ventilator suddenly stopped. speaking to our abc station wkbw. >> i was sitting there literally crying wishing someone would just knock on my door literally, and, you know, if they said they knock and no one was there, if they knew a mother and father and child were in there, they should have broke the door down. we were in there.

we needed help. >> reporter: shahida muhammad and her husband manually administered breaths to their infants for two days until good samaritans came to their aid. and elsewhere in the city, longtime residents opening up their homes to these visitors from half a world away after a knock on their door. >> they said we're part of a tour group from south korea and we have ten people in our vehicle and i said, get all of them inside our house right now. >> reporter: and all day yesterday we saw people coming back to their vehicles trying to get them out of the snow and good samaritans offering a helping help. now the airport is expected to re-open tomorrow. the airfield, guys, has been closed since monday. >> just an unbelievable toll that this storm has taken on the people of that city, mona, who are used to storms. thank you so much for that update. mary? the weather slam isn't over. the west is in now for a new big storm. will carr is in los angeles with what's on the way there. will, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mary.

mother nature is packing another punch. we have an atmospheric river sweeping through and it's going to dump heavy rain and snow up and down the west coast. there's the concerns for flash flooding and here in california, 'some parts could see more than three feet of snow. there's also a high wind warning. 100-mile-an-hour winds from california to wyoming. there's going to be a lull midweek but then heading into the new year holiday we're expecting more heavy rain both here in los angeles and in san francisco. mary? >> the weather hits just keep coming. will, thank you. gio? all right, mary. in the south now the deep freeze is aggravating the ongoing water quality crisis in jackson, mississippi. thousands there are once again under a boil water alert and matt rivers joins us now with more on that. hey, matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gio. people are frustrated, even angry in jackson, mississippi, as its tens of thousands of residents are once again asking, is their tap water safe to drink?

this morning, thousands of homes once again forced to boil their water in jackson, mississippi. a drop in water pressure in city systems on christmas eve prompting officials to issue the boil water notice on christmas morning. >> i don't know what to say. we don't have no water. we can't drink. we can't wash. we can't do nothing. >> reporter: a city statement saying, quote, we continue to struggle. the issue has to be significant leaks in the system that we have yet to identify. it's meant little to no water pressure for many for the holidays. >> frustrated because i'm paying my bill on time. frustrated. >> reporter: mississippi state capital has suffered through water quality issues for decades with city officials blaming among other things a severe lack of infrastructure investment. the chronic issues on full display this year, floods damaging city pumps in august that left residents without drinking water for weeks on end. >> the whole american dream of getting out and doing whatever you want to do, but then you have communities like jackson, like so many communities across

the country, who are still struggling with the most basic infrastructure problems. >> reporter: residents once again waiting in line for clean water and the federal government taking notice. right now negotiating with the city and state to mandate sweeping updates to water systems. now, the city's mayor says it could take more than $1 billion to really fix the city's issues, but there is some help on the way. just last week congress allocating hundreds of millions in its latest massive spending bill to try and improve jackson's water systems. gio? >> that's good news, matt. i was in houston during that last boil water order and it makes life very, very difficult. thank you for that report. janai? turning overseas now to the latest in ukraine where ukrainian forces are on the move to take back a key city and making moves on the diplomatic front as well. so let's go to britt clennett who is live in kyiv this morning. britt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, janai. well, fierce battles are under way in the east, ukraine edging

closer to kreminna, a heavily fortified city in luhansk, and reports that russian forces have moved command posts ten miles from the front line. ukraine saying if russia loses that city, the entire line of defense there will fall. this amid new fears of retaliation of that attack, three russian service members killed there. ukraine hasn't claimed responsibility, but called the attack a consequence of the war. on the diplomatic front, kyiv says it aims to hold a peace summit by the end of february while ukraine is pushing for russia to be removed as a permanent member of the u.n. security council. the man who is leading the charge telling us in kyiv that world peace and world security is at stake. jane? >> so much is at stake, britt clennett, thanks for that update. mary. to asia now and that provocative action by north korea sending drones across the border into south korea which responded by scrambling fighter jets. marcus moore is tracking the

latest from london. marcus, good morning. >> reporter: mary, good morning. the frequency of these new moves by north korea is truly remarkable. it includes missile tests and for the first time in several years, according to officials, these north korean drones threatening south korea's airspace. this morning, south korea responding after it says its military detected five north korean drones entering its airspace. it is north korea's second aggressive move in just over a week. south korean defense officials say they caught four of the drones flying around this will island while one managed seoul. a senior official with the south korean joint chiefs of staff saying that violating the airspace is a clear provocation by north korea. this latest incursion into south korean airspace also prompting officials to temporarily suspend

commercial flights at two of the country's busiest airports. south korean officials say the military fired warning shots. they could not confirm that any of the drones were hit. south korea scrambling fighter jets and attack helicopters in response. officials promising they will keep reacting sternly to what they call north korea's provocations. though this is the first such incident in five years it comes just days after north korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles in south korea's direction. the moves raising tensions on the korean peninsula. north korea has conducted more missile tests this year than in any previous year. and overnight south korea's president criticized the military saying it lacked preparedness and training for these drones and he called for improvements to the country's air defenses and, mary, some observers suspect that north korea's recent provocations are meant to bring about negotiations to ease sanctions on the north. mary? >> so much at stake here, marcus, we know you'll keep a close eye on all of this. thank you. gio? now we have an amazing rescue story in maryland. a father and a son kayaking out into icy waters to help save a pilot whose small plane had crashed into a lake and morgan

norwood is right here in our studio with the incredible story. hey, morgan, good morning. >> good morning to you, gio. it came down to the second. think about how quickly hypothermia can set in. the pilot was standing on the wing of the sinking plane and the man and his son fought through the frozen lake getting there just before the icy waters nearly pulled that pilot under. >> i do have multiple civilians with kayaks. it's pretty iced out here. >> reporter: this morning a heroic rescue. >> the kayaks are pushing themselves across the ice. >> reporter: a maryland father and son leaping into action after they watched a small single-engine plane plummet into this frozen creek. >> he was heading right for us. >> reporter: the ice buildup on the water so thick that even police boats had trouble navigating. >> you're pushing the whole ice flow. just keep it nice and slow. >> reporter: but the man and his son grabbed kayaks and shovels to chisel their way through the ic >>n do it. i need a shootte

pilot standing chest deep on the wing. >> get out of the water. just get out of the water and just hold tight and i just pickaxed backward and got my kayak back onto the ice. he was out of the water. >> reporter: a department of natural resources crew was finally able to cut through the ice and reach them and bring the pilot back to shore. officials say he is recovering in the hospital this morning. >> hypothermia can set in within minutes. absolutely probably saved his life. >> just an incredible rescue. by crashing into the creek the pilot avoided several nearby houses and, guys, it's still unclear what caused that plane to go down but that crash is under investigation. >> really incredible rescue and really incredible to have morgan here in the flesh. morgan norwood, our news 1 correspondent out in l.a. just moved from the west coast to the best coast. welcome to new york. so great to have you. >> thank you. happy to be here.

still coming up here on "gma," that newly elected new york congressman admitting he, quote, embellished his resume misrepresenting his work, education, even his family history but insists he will not step down. the outcry this morning. and caught on camera. the miraculous rescue of ten skiers after an avalanche at a mountain resort. their amazing survival story. plus, the megamillions jackpot now growing to $565 million. the drawing is now set for tonight. will some lucky person start 23s ltliai?t. >> put fest. your local weather now in 30 seconds.

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the department of transportation is launching an investigation into southwest airlines' flight cancellation fiasco. the airline canceling thousands of flights over the holidays with, get this, at least 60% taken off the schedule today stranding thousands of passengers, some still days away from getting home. and the snow is still falling in buffalo this morning. the city paralyzed after a deep freeze and more than four feet of snow blanketing the city. the president declaring a state of emergency in new york as the west gets ready for a new storm with fears there of flash floods. the power is back in washington state after four power stations were vandalized there over the weekend putting thousands in the dark on christmas day. federal and state authorities are investigating there as well. and the l.a. chargers punched their ticket to the nfl playoffs beating the colts by a score of 20-3. the defense dominating not allowing the indianapolis colts

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>> i apologize if anybody feels hurt or betrayed. i will gain everybody's trust back by just delivering results for them. >> reporter: in a series of interviews santos now confirming many of the details in last week's "the new york times" investigation that revealed how the long island republican seriously misrepresented his experience and parts of his personal life to voter. >> i'm not a fraud. i'm not a cartoon character. i'm not some mythical creature that was invented. i'm no russian puppet. i mean, for crying out loud. >> reporter: santos saying now he never did, in fact, graduate from college as he had claimed saying he, quote, embellished his resume telling "the new york post," i own up to that. >> the reality is i'm human. i'm flawed. i'm not perfect. >> reporter: he also admitted e goldman saks or

that he worked for a company that did business with them. >> i used a poor use of words but i did work in the industry for a number of years. i did do work with all the institutions i have mentioned prior and more. >> reporter: in other interviews santos addressing misleading statements like these he made on the campaign trail about his family's jewish roots. >> my grandparents survived the holocaust so these regimes of socialism and marxism don't work. >> reporter: now saying he never claimed to be jewish. he is clearly catholic and only said he was jew-ish. despite the controversy, the new republican insisting he won't be deterred and that he can still be effective in congress. >> i'm not resigning. if i have to leave congress, it's going to be by a pink slip by the voters november of 2024. >> reporter: but democrats have been quick to pounce on the allegations. >> we need answers from george santos. he appears to be a complete and utter fraud. >> reporter: now new york does not have any recall laws so some democratic members of congress are calling on him to resign or be expelled from congress. but the only way to expel him

would be if two-thirds majority voted him out and since his win helped republicans narrowly flip control of the house, republicans are counting on him being there. mary? >> just remarkably misleading and still vowing to fight on. all right, maryalice, thank you. gio? we turn now to an avalanche caught on camera at the moment it happens. ten skiers were feared lost until rescuers sprang into action. will carr is back now with more including what to do if you find yourself in an avalanche. will, good morning again. >> reporter: good morning, gio. getting out on the mountains can be exhilarating. it can also be dangerous. just this weekend, we saw a fatal avalanche in colorado and with more people flocking to the backcountry, we want to show you what you can do to survive if a disaster breaks out on the slopes. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: over the weekend this massive wave of snow and ice careening towards a group of

skiers in the australian alps. the heart-pounding video taken christmas day shows several members getting trapped prompting a massive search and rescue mission. 200 rescuers and 8 helicopters worked through the night to locate all ten of those skiers alive. here in the u.s. many americans are flocking to resorts and backcountry trails and the national skiers association saying 61 million people hit the slopes last season and while resorts use explosives to keep avalanches at bay, there are always dangers on the slopes. earlier this month 35-year-old travis haussener trapped for 45 minutes after an avalanche in utah. >> all of a sudden this slope collapsed and there was just a wall of snow coming at me. >> reporter: a rescue team on a helicopter unable to reach him. search and rescuers arriving to dig him out. experts say the best way to stay safe is to have a plan. i went to utah where solitude

mountain resort showed us how they perform rescues, burying us in five feet of snow. >> after you're buried if you're not found within 15 minutes the likelihood of you surviving drops by 80%. >> reporter: with time s ski patrol uses a canine to track us down. >> we have human scent on this and we're waiting for the canine to come in and rescue me. you can hear her coming in right now. here she comes. >> reporter: if you find yourself in danger, experts say you'll never outrun an avalanche. it's a tidal wave of snow. instead, cover your head to create an air pocket. and that air pocket is critical, so is an avalanche beacon and the preparation is everything. make sure that you check out the avalanche forecast before you head out. it can be a life saver. gio? >> will, i am so glad you brought us that story. so many people going skiing right now and they need to know this information. >> they absolutely do, so big thanks to will for that. still coming up here on "gma," what to know about returning holiday gifts and when

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estimated to have outpaced inflation, abc's erielle reshef joins us now as the post-christmas return crush is on. >> it is on and we have been talking for months, about this record-breaking inflation but that has not slowed the cost of things skyrocketing or the spending that we're seeing out there. it hasn't put a damper on the holiday spirit either and consumers are still spending this season. 'tis the season for spending. despite record inflation, retail sales surging this holiday up more than 7% over last year. consumers taking advantage as stores offered deep discounts. >> you saw a lot of people save a lot during this lockdown period, so now they're spending that savings. >> reporter: online shopping growing too, up more than 10%. but with all that holiday gifting comes an inevitable onslaught of returns.

>> i'm exchanging a jacket. it was a size too small. >> we're exchanging gifts. >> exchanging this one. >> i already have it. >> reporter: the national retail federation expecting nearly 18% of holiday season gifts will go right back, that adds up to roughly $171 billion. and experts say you can get what you really want without turning into a grinch by doing it discreetly. >> it's definitely possible for consumers to return gifts without the sender knowing. >> reporter: if you're returning to amazon look for your order i.d. oftentimes on the packing slip. select your return shipping option and make sure to opt for your refund on an amazon gift card. for most holiday purchases you'll have until january 31st. >> when it comes to returning products at amazon it is very easy, however, other stores may not be so easy. they will require a gift receipt to return product and if you don't have that gift receipt they will want a credit card and

in that case you would either have to call the person who gave you the gift or just be okay with store credit for that store. >> reporter: for presents from other retailers, read the return policy fine print. try to get those returns done in january and check if there's a shipping fee to send the gift back. all good tips there. remember, your receipt is going to be your golden ticket here. some stores will not accept returns unless the merchandise is in its original packaging. without a receipt some will give you store credit but they won't accept a return at all. there's always regifting. when in doubt -- >> if you're shopping online, you can avoid return fees by returning in-store. thank you, erielle. still coming up here on "gma," the megamillion jackpot climbing to 565 million bucks. past winners telling us how they spent their big winnings.

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what a new study says about following the eating plan. what moms-to-be need to know. ♪ how to have your best year yet in 2023 from making the most of your money to making over your love life. >> i would never have guessed this. >> with peak dating season under way, why one expert says putting your phone away could help you meet your match. ♪ yo, it's about that time ♪ and get ready to move and groove with our "gma" gym. the country's top trainers are here live to help you jump-start your 2023 resolutions and they've got something for everyone as they say -- >> all: good morning, america! >> let's go! ♪ it's such a good vibration ♪ and we got the good music and we do say good morning, america. it is so great to be here with mary and janai this morning at the desk.

just a few days left in 2022. can you believe it is the final tuesday of the year? >> it is hard to believe but all of the good vibrations. >> that too. >> and if one of your 2023 resolutions is to work out more, yeah, get ready for our "gma" gym. four of the country's top trainers are here. they've trained stars like jennifer aniston, alicia keys, tracee ellis ross and pink and they have four great ways to get moving right now and you don't even need equipment. we'll also be looking at how you can make over your finances and your love life. >> they are moving and grooving up here. but first this morning, the news, starting with the southwest airlines meltdown with thousands of flights canceled and things won't be much better today. alex perez is back with the latest. alex >>eporter: hey, good morning once again, mary. the u.s. department of transportation is now investigating southwest to determine what went wrong. for some passengers it will be several days before they can get

back home. about 3,800 flights were canceled across the country monday. nearly three-quarters of those were southwest flights and the company has already canceled over 2,500 flights today with more misery expected this week. at airports across the country frustratingly long lines, unclaimed baggage piling up and passengers sleeping on airport floors. in a statement southwest apologized and blamed the winter storm but the pilots union flat out blaming the airline for a lack of planning and preparation. it could be a week before southwest is back on track. mary? >> a week, what a mess. alex, thank you. janai? now to that deadly winter storm that rocked the country over christmas causing much of those flight delays and also now blamed for more than 50 deaths with many dozens losing their lives in new york state. mona kosar abdi is back live in buffalo, one of the hardest hit areas. and the governor, mona, calling

this the blizzard of the century. >> reporter: that, indeed, janai. i'm actually standing on the re, whh is one of the maina streets in downtown buffalo. well, part is blocked by the snowbanks and drivers decided to create their own lanes here so they can navigate around the snow-covered cars that have been abandoned here, some since friday. we are seeing a lot more traffic on this road today. people just anxious to get out but officials are warning that it is still not safe. this morning, the death toll in western new york rising after what officials are calling the blizzard of the century. a winter nightmare unfolding. at least 51 dead nationwide. 29 in new york state alone. roads still impassable. forklifts used to clear vehicles. >> this blizzard is one for the ages. >> reporter: wanda brown steele's daughter among one of the victims found dead in her car after the snow rapidly piled up.

>> it's so easy to ask yourself, why, god, why? >> reporter: emergency responders in buffalo fighting multiple house fires leaving crews in a dangerous battle with both fire and ice. more than 50 inches of snow have fallen in buffalo over the past three days. one mother with no electricity desperate to keep her baby alive when his ventilator suddenly stopped speaking to our abc station wkbw. >> i was sitting there literally crying wishing someone would just knock on my door. if they knew a mother and father and child were in there, they should have broke the door down. we were in there. we needed help. >> reporter: shahida muhammad and her husband manually administered breaths to their infant for two days until good samaritans came to their aid. although only one lane in parts of this road are still open, yesterday -- this time yesterday we were seeing snowmobiles navigating this street. now, parts of i-90 to the

pennsylvania border and also i-190 are still closed and the airport is expected to re-open tomorrow. janai? >> some glimmers of hope, but hard to imagine how devastating that storm has been, mona, with more snow on the way. thank you so much. >> it truly is. all right, coming up here our "gma morning menu," "flip or flop" star christina hall revealing she has lead poisoning and how she thinks she may have gotten it. and how to be your best self in 2023. tiktok's tori dunlap is sharing the money moves to make in the new year. plus, with peak dating season officially under way, dating expert bela gandhi is ready to give your love life a makeover in the new year. and our favorite celebrity trainers are here to help you get a jump-start on your fitness. also ahead, "laguna beach" staro beh to tnd to the bookshelfanout hebo, that's all coming up right here on "gma." ♪ baby, let me take you for a

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christina hall is known for turning drab problems into fab solutions on her hit hgtv show. >> i do love this one and it's cheaper. so definitely the best bet. >> reporter: but even she likely couldn't have foreseen how her career may have contributed to her latest health struggles writing on her instagram story, my scan said i have mercury and lead poisoning. most likely from all the gross houses i've been in, all the bad flips and i have small intestine bacteria overgrowth. >> you're flipping houses that were built, you know, in the 1950s, older houses, a lot of the paint is contaminated with lead. certainly puts you at a higher risk for poisoning. >> reporter: according to experts lead poisoning is more common than mercury with 1 million people reportedly dying worldwide each year.

young children whose brains are still developing most at risk. >> so one thing you can kind of say across the board for most heavy metals is a lot of them present with these gastrointestinal symptoms a lot of the times. heavy metals are very irritating to our g.i. tracts. >> reporter: headaches, confusion and loss of appetite, exposure to lead over time can iclude low blood cell counts, high blood pressure, damage to the nerves, the immune system and reproductive organs. the 39-year-old also sharing other health issues she is battling. reporting also experiencing inflammation, brain fog, swollen lymph nodes among other symptoms. doctors say you know your body best so when you think something is wrong, say something. >> trust your gut. if you feel like something is off it doesn't hurt to touch base with your doctor and get a second opinion. it doesn't hurt. >> reporter: christina says she thinks her anxiety actually causes major flare-ups and the biggest problems to her gut health. she says it's vital to trust your own instincts and address health concerns and don't just brush them off. janai? >> erielle, thank you for that. turning now to the new study about following the

mediterranean diet during pregnancy that links the eating plan to healthier pregnancy outcomes including a reduction of risk for pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes. abc news medical contributor dr. darien sutton is here to break it down. so great to have you, dr. sutton. tell us about this new study. >> we all know the mediterranean diet for its health benefits. it's endorsed by the american heart association, to decrease risk of cardiovascular disease and in general the diet includes a high intake of plant-based options -- whole grains, olive oil of course and then avoiding high saturated fats and meats and they gathered 8,000 participants in this study and they found women who had diets most similar to the mediterranean diet had an overall 21% decrease risk of complications in pregnancy. as you said that includes outcomes such as pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes and premature births and stillbirth.

>> obviously we've heard a lot about the mediterranean diet over the years. this is pretty easy for the average mom to follow, right? >> you know, that's a question, is this study general to the general population? that's a good question. when you look at it you're trying to understand what it looks like. unfortunately women of color were underrepresented in this study. that's important to acknowledge because women of color have a disproportionately increased risk of pregnancy complications, but i do think there are ways to combat this. number one, changing studies in the future to make them more diverse and another issue is access and cost and so meeting those costs and trying to stay within budget, there are some things that everyone can do, for example, shopping in season, buying in bulk, products like quinoa, beans and olive oil have great nutritional supplements needed in pregnancy. attending farmers markets and meal prepping. >> anything we can do to increase birthing outcomes in in this country? very important. what should moms-to-be know about changing a diet during pregnancy? >> in general there is no pregnancy diet. as a physician, you just want to make sure they have a wealth of nutritional value in their diet. key substances like vitamin a,

folate and protein are incredibly important and avoiding raw fish. >> good to know for moms at home about what they can do to help themselves have better birthing outcomes. thank you, dr. sutton. mary? now to getting off on the right financial foot in 2023 by breaking barriers. tori dunlap gives tips to her 2.2 million tiktok followers and now she's the author of a new book, "financial feminist." it is great to have you with us on "gma." thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> i love this term, financial feminist. what do you mean by that? >> it's this idea that when you have money you have choices and as a society and a system that disenfranchises so many people when you have money you have options. you get to travel. you get to start a business, donate to causes you believe in. so your entire life opens up to you when you have money. >> our society really does treat women and men differently about money. you know, what are some of those differences that many people may not even be aware of? >> it's the kind of whole thesis of my book but the big thing to keep in mind spending is the perfect example. if you think about frivolous

spending or what we deem frivolous it's lattes, manicures, designer purses, not nfl season tickets. so it's this very gendered distinct version of spending in a way that, you know, we're not expecting men and women to manage money in the same way. >> so how do we counter that? my latte is considered frivolous. my husband's nfl tickets not so much. you say the key to long-term financial success stems from unpacking a lot of these emotions around spending. >> so one of the things i tried to do with the book is i didn't see a lot of finance books out there that talked about the emotions or the psychology of money or sort of narratives you were believing about it like talking about it is taboo or the pursuit of health is bad or wrong and so we spent the whole first chapter talking all about that, talking about the emotions of money and the psychology of money and because i can't teach you how to budget or pay off debt until you understand what sort of hangups you might have. really your financial trauma. >> you said that "b" word. it's a word that scares a lot of

people, budget. you know, how do you get people to recognize that a budget, as you've explained, is actually a free pass to spend money? it's nothing to be scared of. >> i say the word budget and everybody at home is throwing up. the word budget doesn't mean deprivation or restriction. it's like bumpers in bowling, it's like the permission slip you need. we want to make sure that like when we're spending, we can afford it. that we're enjoying our life and it doesn't mean you're just saving all your money or spending all your money. it's finding the balance and we teach that as well in the book. >> breaking down a lot of barriers. so what is one thing you think everyone regardless of economic status can do to make their financial future just a little better? >> the first thing, give yourself some grace. life is hard. things are really hard right now giving yourself -- understanding you weren't taught this. we don't teach people how to manage money. understanding you will be new to this and it might not go so well in the beginning, and

that's okay. the second thing is automating savings as much as you can from your checking account to your savings account, even if it's $10, $20 a month. think of yourself as another bill. it's like paying yourself first. >> thank you so much for helping us break this down. also, demystify some of this. budget is not a scary word. "financial feminist" is available now. and as we count down to the new year, you might be looking for love in 2023. december 26th, this monday, was the first official day of peak

dating season and this morning we have the story of one couple who found love in an unlikely place. from being set up to meeting irl, in real life, to meeting online, there are countless ways to try to meet your match. but for this couple, their friends used a facebook mommy group to start a spark. >> they're like you have been having enough fun and traveling for the year, so, can we get involved? >> they decided to play matchmaker.>>nd said, we post on your behalf? i said, sure. >> reporter: matthew's best friend showed him the post about marisa. >> from the description it was really a fit for me. the picture was the icing on the cake. >> reporter: the two went on their first date in september of 2021. >> i don't think either of us wanted the date to end. >> our date lasted seven hours long and that was it. we've been dating since our first date.

i didn't go on a single date with any of the other guys. >> reporter: in july they became engaged and just this month 15 months after the initial post, they got married. ♪ have a good time ♪ >> if someone said that this is how i would have met my future wife, i wouldn't have, you know, dismissed it for sure but, no, i would never have guessed this. >> reporter: although they didn't imagine meeting this way, they believe it was meant to be. >> i think sometimes that is true when you're not looking for it. i guess it does come to you or if you let your friends post you on facebook mommy groups. >> trust the process. >> trust the process. what a good story that was. for more advice on how to boost your love life in the new year dating expert bela gandhi is right here. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. people and this onlinero

>> yes. getting set up by single people as we were talking about is the holy grail, right? that these social media groups - are doing that. i've had clients get posted in these groups and find dates. but now dating board of directors, another clever way -- >> i love this idea. dating board of directors. >> board of directors. leverage yourself into good setups. think of your network strategically. who are the super connectors in your networks that people that like to connect people and have a lot of connections, nominate them to your board. sit down, calendar them, give -- you're going to set me up for the month of january. so now you're meeting people through your own super connectors. it's amazing and you're delegating your dating life. >> i like the idea of that and you say that there's like the world's largest cocktail party, online dating. what are the secrets to -- look, i can tell you i met my husband on tinder. but what are the secrets for people out there to find not only dates but love. >> look, online dating for sure

wldarst rt busiest makeyolooknd sound ye. amg goto02anpick one or two apps to be on. dating is a marathon, not a sprint. give it 30 days. if they're not working out, then switch it up. and to avoid dating feeling like a full-time job, which it can feel like, limit your swiping 15 minutes in the morning, 15 minutes in the evening, okay? that's it. give it boundaries. let's say you've met someone that seems good and you're messaging, do not run out to meet them for a two-hour dinner. do video, crazy cannot hide for more than 10 to 15 minutes so set up a 20 to 30-minute video chat and avoid all the disappointment. >> play it cool. i may be dating myself because i met my husband through an old school setup. and you do say it's still possible to meet someone in person?

you have some tips for how to better your chances. >> first, put your phone away. put your phone down. if you are looking down, you're not looking up to see who is looking at you and smiling at you and then think about for 2023 the things that you like and that you're interested in. google things, i don't know, knitting, biking, wine tasting. go do things to be around like-minded people and then, last, if you're brave enough to go to the bars or the clubs old school style with your friends, vow to take a solo lap around the bar instead of standing there in those closed circles s,se ayo all know mighmaonnection. coupled up?ady >> do date night, but do something new and exciting. doing new things together can make even an old relationship more exciting and now, if you

like your partner, which i assume we all do -- you never know. in my world you hear it all. if you like your partner quickly jot down a top ten things that i love about you list. write it down on notebook paper. type it out. >> that is beautiful. >> i did this for my husband. hung it in our walk-in closet, yes, we share one and he has left it there for two years still. >> oh, i love that. >> that really is so sweet. >> see now we can't do it because all our people are watching. >> hopefully they'll do it. >> bela, thank you so much. in real life, tinder, instagram, you know, we got it all here. thank you so much. for more dating tips check out bela's smart dating academy podcast. and coming up here, it is time to get up and moving. four trainers, four workouts, the "gma" gym has something for everyone. are you ready, janai? >> no. >> let's do it. here we go. time to change.

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gusty wind will find brighter conditions later this afternoon , karina true, thank you. we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 ♪ i don't know about you ♪ ♪ but i feel good ♪ i'll tell you what -- ♪ i don't know about you ♪ ♪ but i feel good ♪ i'll tell you what -- >> 78, 79 -- >> are we doing it already? it was a workout just changing. we did it in three minutes. welcome back to "gma." we'll get you moving. janai and i just changed obviously and we are ready to go. a lot of people make a new year's resolution to work out more and get healthy. but why wait until next week? >> so let's get it going. we got four amazing trainers to show us how to jump start our new year's workout resolution. it's a trend that has taken off with december fitness challenges popping up all over social media. check it out. >> you ready to go? let's go! >> reporter: fitness goals in

the new year can be daunting. why wait? >> 3 for 31 is back. we'll move every single day in december. >> reporter: the #decemberfitness challenge taking off on social media with coaches and gyms sharing ways to stay active now. >> good morning. day seven of our december fitness challenge. >> reporter: studies show it takes an average of 66 days for a new habit to take hold. >> don't wait to start your fitness routine. make it a habit now and you'll be more likely to stick with it. >> reporter: the benefits in december, avoid the january crowd and get familiar with your gym. >> getting used to how you use that equipment and not vying for the same piece of dumbbell or mat for example will really allow you to feel confident in your new work-out routine. >> reporter: plus, give your routine a trial run. >> trying something new is exciting, but it doesn't always fit in with your lifestyle.

so fine-tune that now and be less discouraged in the new year. >> reporter: as for the trends for 2023 -- >> using exercise as a mental health tool and looking at the reasons why we're working out is going to continue to be important as we head into 2023. >> all right. he just said he's not going to have me pull a muscle on live tv. now we're ready to get moving with our all-star trainers. they'll show us the moves. no equipment needed. just these muscles. we start with adrian williams from peloton. >> yes. >> what's the advice for people who want to jump start new year's resolution? >> kindness, consistency and hard work. kindness to yourself. >> just be kind and i get fit? >> working out is challenging. consistency, make sure you have a routine and hard work. give it 150% while there. >> you'll show us h.i.i.t., high intensity interval training. that makes me scared. >> the first will be a push-up to a mountain climber, so you're going to place your knees on the knees on the ground. >> you're going to. >> and you'll watch it so it looks good. you got to do it with me.

make sure hips are forward. drop the chest to the ground and then press up for power. the progression of this is taking your knees off the ground pushing the naval navel toward the chest and then driving the knees into your chest. that's number one. >> second move. so you would do that for 30 seconds on, a minute off. >> that jump you did is not part of it. >> you could take it easy getting up. we go to number two. >> we'll have a little more fun. so reverse lunge. stand tall, hands work with you. go ahead. step back, uh-huh. >> want to do the other side? stay balanced. >> okay. >> put palms down. we'll walk our feet back. walk our feet back. walk our feet back and then stand up. >> progression, i did say progression. >> oh, wait, at the same time? then you place your palms out, feet back, feet in. oh. >> see. >> all right, gio, your turn. >> i'm with jeanette jenkins who works with celebrities like pink

and alicia keys, so good to see you. holidays can be stressful. working out can help with all that stress. >> 100%. get off the couch and come do some stretches with us. >> let's do it. what's your first move? >> we'll open up the hips. go ahead and take one leg and step it back. come on, get off the couch and open up your hips. >> yeah, yesterday was leg day. >> this is really feeling good. >> this is good. >> and then give me a little side bend going deeper into the hip, doesn't that feel so good. >> is this the greatest stretch? >> no, this is the greatest stretch in the wore. place your hand on the instep and reach. >> i'm feeling that. >> doesn't it feel like the greatest stretch in the world? >> what is this good for? >> this opens up the hips and it also helps with the lower back too. so when you add that rotation you get the stretch in the glute and in the hips. >> all right. we like that.

>> little core and lower back. go ahead and brace your abs and decline back and roll up so if you're at home i want you to give me about seven to eight of these roll-ups and now we'll roll like a ball so you'll make your body into the shape of a ball. round your, you want that beautiful "c" curve. keep your body in the shape of a ball and as the hamstrings by extending the legs. >> all that? >> all that. all that. you get the hamstring stretch and then we'll finish with scissors. keep your core tight, reach through your legs. you give me two little reaches and you switch so you keep the core tight as you reach through the legs, this a pilates move scissor. beautiful. >> roll it up. that's great. all right, janai, save me. >> yeah. right, okay. you guys, if you follow gio on instagram you know he has rock hard abs. i don't know what he's talking about. i'm with leyon azubike who trains jennifer aniston.

tell her i said hey. what's your advice for people who are just getting started or restarted with a fitness routine? >> i would say don't try to dive in too fast, right, a lot of times people try to get into their workout. it's like they want to do a lot, and one thing to remember, brick by brick makes -- >> brick by brick? >> yeah. start with steps. 2,000 steps a day, do 5,000, 10,000, then get into it. >> okay. so, once you get your steps up, and you want to start some boxing moves, where do you start? >> i'll show you exactly where we start. we're going to start with a basic move like this, feet shoulder width apart, drop down to a squat leg and come up, opposite elbow tuck, boom. so drop down, opposite elbow tuck. >> i can do this. >> our core and getting our mind right. some boxing moves. >> then we put it all together. >> now, look, i got a progression of three for you. >> oh. >> squat to tuck here. here tuck. here tuck, now we'll squat. wait for it, uppercut. fire that glute.

go ahead. upper gut. >> yep, fire that glute. >> yeah. >> now we can't forget the classical combo, a one-two. ready? hands up to the chin. on an angle, one, two, hands to chin, roll under, roll under, roll under. one, two, roll. roll. there you go, janai. >> i'm boxing. i'm awkward. i box lefty. >> just give it a big flex. >> yeah. >> let's see it, big flex. >> i feel strong. gio? >> just like that. >> gio, you're dancing. >> you feel strong but you look strong, janai. i see you flexing over there. amanda lacount who you've seen in music videos bila di georgia and katy perry. welcome to "gma." >> thank you. >> okay, i've never done stuff like this, so let's try it. >> great time to start. we're going to start pressing back with that right foot back and then i'm going to step on the left and throw the arms across. >> yes.

>> perfect. >> a lot of balance in this. >> yes, so back, cross and then other side, back and then throw cross. >> throw cross up. >> perfect. moving on to move number two we'll pull and throw. >> pull and throw. we'll do this. pull and throw. >> there we go. pull and throw. >> oh, yeah. >> why are you laughing over there? i'm hearing that janai cackle over there. >> pull and throw. awesome. okay. now this last move super fun. we're going to end it off with hip rolls. i saw you warmed them up. they should be loose. >> i got this. let's do it. of >> we go hip roll. >> okay. then tuck. and then hip roll, touch. hip roll, touch. hip roll touch. there you go. >> what do you do though if this seems too hard for people? what do you tell them? >> don't be scared to try new things especially in 2023 if you

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♪ ♪ we are back now with lo bosworth. you know her from "the hills" and "laguna beach" and now she

has reinvented herself as a wellness guru with an amazing new book out called "love yourself well," which she describes as a modern textbook to women's bodies. lo, thank you so much for being here. congratulations on the book. it's fantastic. you have made this really amazing pivot from being a reality star to running a million-dollar company. what's your advice for women who want to start their own business? >> absolutely. well, thank you for having me and happy holidays. for me i think it's really important to do something that you are genuinely passionate about and that is not new advice, you know, but it definitely holds true.

when i started my company, love wellness, gosh, it's been seven years since i started it and i created the company through my own health journey and it's a really common story. a lot of people have chronic health issues that they can't quite pinpoint and it took me over a dozen doctor visits, 18 months, to finally get a blood test that said, oh, you have vitamin deficiencies and those vitamin deficiencies might be caused by a gut health problem and so that experience really ag m te all th lneally rougth proce sy sinessne create innovative clean products that actually help women's bodies and the book is very much the same. >> and as you have been building this brand and you look back, what's been the best learning experience for you or maybe even a failure that when you look back on really helped you grow? >> i think failure is really what makes us to be totally honest and for me when i first

moved to new york, because i've been here for almost 11 years now, i was starting on a different company that failed. i was in the food cooking space and i was working on a show that was maybe going to be on tv and that didn't come to fruition either and so really it's those failures that force you to kind of look inward and take what you have, what's at your resources right then and make something of it. i was going through that health experience at the time and i thought, oh, my goodness, because i have been able to get better wouldn't it be incredible to share this story, this education with everybody that i know, with love wellness. >> you have such amazing advice. we all know this, the holidays can certainly be a stressful time to say the least. what are your top tips for helping just to manage some of that stress this time of year? >> all right, most people are probably watching at home with their families, they've been with their families for a couple of days, and one of the things that i would definitely recommend is taking some time for yourself every day. get that 30-minute walk in, go in your room by yourself for a couple of minutes, i would say that mindful eating is really important. in the book we have a five-week plan that is an elimination diet and it's not for weight loss but to help identify food that can be inflammatory for you and so mindful eating is really

important so i would look into any kind of elimination diet and then just enough rest, enough water, balance in general. >> lo bosworth, such fantastic advice. congratulations on the book. it's wonderful to have you here. we appreciate it. "love yourself well" is and coming up here, country star bailey zimmerman performs here live. you won't want to miss this one.

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we are back now with one of the hottest new country stars of 2022, bailey zimmerman. his debut album "leave the light on" was the biggest streaming country debut of all time. i was streaming it last night and the most streamed debut in any genre this year. he also earned his first number one hit and two platinum-selling singles. bailey, congratulations. welcome to "gma." >> thank you so much. thank you for having me today. >> i heard that you're going to be ringing in the new year on "dick clark's rockin' eve with ryan seacrest." >> yeah. exceduthat? >> it's so insane, man. it's like two years ago i couldn't afford my truck payment and now i'm on tv and i'm just blessed. it's really crazy. >> all the work that it took, it feels like it happened like that. all the work that it took to get there. then you got your tour coming up. tell us about that. >> it's -- i played my first arena show with brooks & dunn and afterwards i got in this car to go to chicago and my manager called and said we got crazy stuff. we had to turn down this one

tory and it was one of my favorite artists. i was like, why? he said, morgan wallen is going to take you on tour next year and we started crying because, man, this is why we work so hard day and night writing songs and doing all this stuff. so it's -- it's going to be a crazy year. i'm really excited. >> that is amazing. you're watching all of your hard work pay off. are you ready now to sing for us? >> more than ready. let's do it. >> yes. getting your voice hyped a second ago. performing "rock and a hard place," off his debut album "leave the light on," here is bailey zimmerman. ♪ ♪ we've been swinging and missing ♪ ♪ it ain't broke yet, but damn, it needs fixing ♪ ♪ been a while since your kiss felt like kissing ♪ ♪ and it's just different ♪

♪ we've been talking about toge♪er since we've been sething about rg makes you think we're better off with all this but we're caught in ♪ ♪ between a rock and a hard place ♪ ♪ red wine and mistakes, tears rolling down your face ♪ ♪ as i walked out that door and that's when i lost it ♪ ♪ a midnight in austin, damn, i'm exhausted ♪ ♪ what the hell's this all for ♪ brea betwe aock and a ha♪r it

so i'd ther ride it out for better weather together ♪ ♪ between a rock and a hard place, red wine and mistakes ♪ ♪ tears rolling down your face when i walked out that oor ♪ ♪ and that's when i lost it a midnight in austin ♪ ♪ damn, i'm exhausted ♪ ♪ what the hell's this all for ♪ ♪ is this where it mends or it breaks between a rock and a hard place ♪ ♪ the tears rolling down your face as i walked out that door ♪ ♪ that's when i lost it midnight in austin ♪ ♪ damn, i'm exhausted what the hell's this all for ♪

♪ is this where it mends or it breaks ♪ ♪ how much more of this can we take ♪ [ applause ]

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decker, the rockingest new year's ever kicks off on -- told them, ryan. >> "good morning america." >> our thanks to bailey zimmerman for that great performance. that was fantastic. >> so great. he was so awesome. before we go we want to say a major thank you to sean conklin retiring after 26 years as a lighting director at abc, not only here for "gma" but "all my children," "the city," so many shows. he's a three-time emmy winner and beloved member of our crew, so, sean, we wish you the very best and a whole lot of rest where you can sleep past 2:00 a.m. >> thanks so much for making us look so good with this light. thank you so much for watching. have a great day and we will be back tomorrow. >> yes.

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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning to you. i'm karina nova with abc seven mornings. let's get a check on traffic with sue and sue any better out there. not really. unfortunately, i wish i had better news still over 70 incidents on the chp log. we've got flooding, high winds, hydro planning san mateo bridge you can see visibility is pretty poor because of the water kicked up under your windshield once you get over to the peninsula north 11 at willow. we still have a sig alert in effect for standing water drew. yes. so the good news is we are through the worst. of the rain, but we still have some scattered downpours out there in the south bay. a similar story. there's the end of our storm, moving through the north base of the storm has now been downgraded to a level one light storm over the next few hours. residual roadway flooding is the biggest concerns. we'll find drier conditions as we go throughout

the afternoon, karina alright be safe out there and try to stay dry time now for live with kelly dry time now for live with kelly and ryan deja vu: it's live with kelly and ryan. today, one of our favorites, ryan reynolds, plus a performance by the amazing leann rimes, and we'll take a look back at the adorable dogs some of our staff have rescued over the years. all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! zeitgeist! you got your finger on it. good morning, deja vu. good morning! ahh. [scattered cheers and clapping] -come on in. -thank you. -thank you. -you're very welcome. -mm. -oh, boy. it is tuesday, december 27th. -boy, is it. -i mean, all the excitement and all the-- can you tell it's tuesday? all the glory of christmas, and now