good morning, america. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the final leg of the marathon holiday travel season. what's in store for passengers after the southwest meltdown that saw more than 16,000 cancelled flights? remembering barbara walters. we honor the tenacious broadcasting legend, the most important woman pioneer in the history of tv news. this morning, connie chung joins us live with her memories of our colleague and friend. honoring anita pointer. the grammy-winning singer and leating her legacy.first ov stas up auth mental health.literay arte

♪d tesome on > d m2023 better than ever. manifesting your biggest dreams, saying cheers to destinations and one of the country's top trainers is here with the best at-home workout gear. it's all ahead as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. this is "gma" and we have a star in the house this morning. >> yes, and this is actually her happy face that you're going to see. you're looking at the winner of best in show at the american kennel club national championship. her name is star and she beat out more than 5,300 dogs to win the prize. >> is she sleeping? >> the owner says she's a pet first and a show dog second. we go paw to paw coming up.

>> she had a late night. we begin with the end of a particularly messy travel season. there was a monster nationwide storm that forced thousands of flight cancellations and a major airline melted down. it's not been smooth sailing for passengers. will reeve joins us with the details. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, george. we're in final leg of the marathon holiday travel season and it can't come soon enough for southwest airlines after last week's meltdown that saw more than 16,000 cancelled flights since wednesday. southwest is back to mostly normal operations. over 100 cancellations so far today. today's the last day that passengers can rebook or go stand-by with no extra cost and southwest set up a special travel disruption website to deal with all of that chaos. on friday, bob jordan exclusively told "gma" that southwest would try to make this mess up to customers. it appears they are trying. many customers reporting get $250 gift cards above their expenses. the airline said it will still

be a few more weeks before everyone who got hit with that holiday disaster gets their disruptions handled. early where planes are flying, cars are driving. an anticipated aaa says today, january 2nd, one of the busiest driving days of the season. travelers jostling with commuters. if you're out there try to travel before 3:00 p.m. or after 8:00 p.m. if you can. george? >> all right, will, thank you. robin? george, the music world is honoring anita pointer, who lent her voice to a series of hits in the 1970s and '80s with the supergroup the pointer sisters. she died at the age of 74 surrounded by family members and our mona kosar abdi is here in the studio with more. good morning. >> good morning, robin. anita was the second oldest of the pointer sisters, the one her family says who kept them close and together for so long. her passing is a great loss to

the music world as the industry and fans remember the iconic group that transcended generations and barriers. ♪ doing the dance ♪ >> reporter: anita pointer, one of the founding members of the grammy-winning group the pointer sisters, has passed away. ♪ when it comes to love i want a slow hand ♪ >> reporter: anita along with her sisters june and ruth achieving success in the '70s. and '80s becoming mainstays on the music charts year after year with hits like "jump for my love." ♪ jump for my love ♪ >> reporter: and "fire" written by the one and only bruce springsteen. ♪ kisses like fire ♪ >> reporter: the pointer sisters would break barriers along the way, including in 1974 when they were invited to perform at the grand ole opry, the first black female group to do so. ♪ i'm so excited ♪ ♪ i just can't hide it ♪ >> reporter: the group putting

up 13 top three hits in all, with a sound grounded in the gospel from their upbringing, but infused with the r&b and pop sound of the time. anita pointer died just before the new year surrounded by her family at home. she was 74 years old. and tributes have been pouring in online. grammy award winning singer dionne warwick tweeting, knowing these sisters was like family, she certainly will be missed. my heartfelt condolences go out to her family and fans. rest in peace my sister friend. what i love about this too, a lot of their songs were used in movie soundtracks. it reminds you of the movies of the '80s. >> "love actually," the song "jump." what a trip down memory lane. ank you, mona. coming up on our "gma" morning menu, connie chung tells us about barbara walters, their mew e pes barbara will be rembed. also this morning, chris

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izabh deborah roberts, connie chung. barbara walters on her last day at "the view" and joining us now former abc news anchor and correspondent connie chung. go mning to you, connie. thank you. thank you for being with us. >> it's so good to see all of you, really. i'm delighted to be here. thank you. >> bless your heart.

tell us about the first time you met barbara. >> it was gulp, 50 years ago, more than 50 years ago. oh, my god. she was already at the top of the heap. she was doing the "today" show, and i was scared. you know, i should have been and i was. i was in local news. i will tell you we developed a special bond, something that was unique. it wasn't just personal. it was personal. it was really personal. she, you know, her father was a night club owner, he created the latin quarter in boston, new york and miami, but the time for nightclubs was over. so he ran into bad times. she supported her family financially and morally and emotionally along with her mentally disabled sister, her

older sister. and i did the same, i supported my parents. so we both needed our jobs. we were afraid of being fired and we had to have our jobs because we were the bread winners. secondly, we both forgot to have babies and so she had -- she adopted jacqueline, her daughter, and i adopted our son matthew years later. and the third biggie was the fact that barbara was the first woman to be named an anchor on the evening broadcast, the abc evening news. it was "world news tonight." was it called "world news tonight "? it was called "world news" i think with barbara and harry reasoner. i was the first at cbs but i was the second to barbara walters. we both worked with people, men,

who despised us and it was pretty clear that they despised us and we both lasted just two years. she was tanked after two years and i was tanked after two years. only barbara could console me because she completely understood what happened to us. >> what did she teach you professionally? >> how to -- how to conduct myself and to be -- to get her famous gets. she would -- i knew because barbara'ed me, she called, she wrote, she faxed, she checked in, she wanted to have lunch, she wanted to have dinner, she wanted to go to the theater together, she was my best buddy even though she was before, and

she barbara'ed me and that's what she did with everyone, she maintained personal relationships with them so that they trusted her and she played she shrink with them. she got into their heads when she interviewed them. that's why she would make some people cry. >> tell us about her competitive spirit. there's a funny story -- >> it was incredible. anwar sadat of egypt and israel were snagged by walter cronkite, walter, the great walter cronkite.

he had gotten a plane to fly them to israel, and sadat was going to speak. barbara found out through her boss at abc that they were on that plane so he sent barbara, sadat looks outside the plane and barbara's waving her arms, she's on the tarmac, going, you know, wait, wait. and walter describes it in his book, sadat looks out the window and sees barbara, barbara. he lets her on. she gets on the plane and she's in -- she sends a little note to the chief of staff of sadat that says can i interview you? a little note that says, yes, check, or no, check, or together, check, or alone, check. it comes back yes, yes. so she got -- when she interviewed him he said, by the

way, i told anwar that we should do this together for barbara. >> oh, wow. >> oh, my gosh. >> she got the first joint interview which turned into the 1979 peace accord. >> they were barbara'ed too. just like you had been barbara'ed. >> they were so barbara'ed. walter was furious. absolutely furious. but you know what, walter respected her. >> yes. >> unlike some of the younger men who came along who didn't respect here and i tell you i despised them for that. they owe her a debt, the men do, because she taught them so much more than they ever would have been. >> connie, thank you for being with us this morning and for sharing all of those stories. it's great to see you.

you stay well. take care. >> oh, thank you, robin. i'll miss her and i think all of us will. >> we will, but she'll always be remembered. you can see more about barbara's life and career on "our barbara" streaming now on hulu. linsey? turning now to chris powell the health and fitness expert for extreme makeover weight loss edition, always appearing so positive now revealing his struggle with mental health. trevor ault spoke with chris, he's here now with the story. good morning, trevor. >> good morning, linsey. happy new year to all three of you. this is a time of year when a lot of people are setting their health goals for the new year. this is a great remainder that even a person who looks like the pinnacle of fitness can go through some really dark internal struggles. as chris told me, as you set new goals, you have to keep mental health top of as the host of "extreme makeover

weight loss edition," chris powell was the picture of health. >> i'm chris powell. >> i'm heidi powell. >> reporter: a duo unmatched in the fitness world. but while chris was inspiring people with what seemed like relentless positivity, off screen his journey took a turn for the worse. >> i have been working out regularly since i was 14. i had to peel myself off the couch to go on a walk. you know something's wrong in my life. >> take us think the last seven years. >> my wife and i were going through some really difficult times. i literally started to shut down. i couldn't think straight. i couldn't carry on conversations. i started withdrawing from life. i started to lose hope in everything. >> reporter: that mental health battle was especially amplified as his ten-year marriage fell apart in the public eye. >> what's really scary is that the side of me that was starting to come out was the worst version of me and it was the worst version of me for heidi and it was the worse version of ally needed some help.ei realed solution, over the next five

years, chris says he saw six different therapists. >> the final therapist i went to, i got up to use the restroom and i looked at her note pad and she wrote anxiety disorder and circled it. i thought, wow, okay, there's a real issue here. the first thing i thought, i'm a statistic now. this is a mental health issue i have to deal with. >> reporter: now hoping by sharing his story he can once again inspire people to keep climbing. >> i took a picture of myself and i almost deleted it. i only shared pictures of me smiling with people. i decided to keep it and you can see the emptiness in my eyes. >> how do you feel when you look at the photo now? >> i think about the journey that i'm on and i feel grateful. if you can weather that storm and stay through it, you'll come out on the other end and it will be so much better. >> you spent your entire life in

the fitness community and motivating people. >> if you asked me ten years ago about helping someone transformed i would tell you about diet and exercise, but the moment you throw in behavior and mental health, it changes everything. if we don't take care of the wholistic health, in addition to the physical health, physical health will only be a short-term solution. >> chris now has a brand-new podcast out called "i needed that." the first two episodes are out today. he told me a point i've heard ginger make before. mental health is like physical health. you don't just fix it and leave it. you need to keep working it to make sure it stays fit. guys? >> thank you, trevor. now to our better than ever series. we're starting 2023 with the dry january challenge. millions of people do it every year, including our dr. jen ashton. good morning to you, jen. remind us about the principles of dry january. >> reporter: good morning, george. happy new year to you.

listen, this has been a popular trend for the last several years, millions and millions of people do it, and it's really about revisiting our relationship with alcohol. you know, you can think of this as a wellness challenge and an experiment in self and a lot of people have been doing it myself included the last several years. >> who can benefit from it? >> reporter: well, first, it's really important to talk about who this is not for actually. this is not for people struggling with abuse or dependence or overuse. this is not for people who really need to abstain or be sober for the rest of their lives. this is for e consin moderate level but if you look at serving size, george, five ounces of wine is the definition of one serving. it's so easy for women to be over seven servings a week, for men to be over 14 serves a week.

you can think you're consuming alcohol to a moderate degree and very, very easily be way over that. >> what difference can a month make? >> reporter: well, that's the interesting thing. now that this is so popular there's published data on this. some studies have shown that people who do this dry january actually tend to consume less alcohol when they come out of the month. then there are physiologic benefits. you can lose weight. your skin improves. your sleep gets better. your mood improves. these benefits can be noted within 30 days and then people tend to keep it going to some degree. >> what tips do you have for people who want to start? >> reporter: fill the boat, recruit some friends.

we'll be doing this throughout the month and hearing from our viewers, what kind of experiences they have. every year i ask robin to do it th m and she says i'll do it in february, it's a shorter month. but i think -- [ laughter ] >> robin was just sitting here minding her own business. >> please continue. please continue, dr. jen. >> reporter: i think it speaks to the fact that people like to do this with friends in a community and i send you guys some mocktails. >> we'll take them. >> reporter: the mixology is exploding. so this has some fresh blueberries, some seltzer. i'll be toasting you with my water. >> thank you, dr. jen. you can find more on dry january on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. let's go to ginger.

>> you know, i like your damp january, robin. everybody's got a different thing. let's start with a look, though, at the weather. this is from arizona, so sedona, just north, flagstaff, 10.2 inches in 24 hours, up to a half inch of ice possible in northeastern nebraska, sioux city. just north of that, easily more than a foot of snow. in some of these places, including the twin cities, a glaze of ice and then 4 to 6 inches on top. drew: i and meteorologist drew tuma wur f a level. involved less than half inch. the biggest impact will be slick roadways and slower travel. take the umbrella with you, you will need it. a strong storm moves in wednesday and thursday, a level three strong storm. the flooding threat will be high as everything is so saturated right now. coming up, the best at-home workout gear so you can feel better than ever in 2023. >> this is so good. >> it is.

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♪ t zbljtsdsing welcome back to "gma." as we kick off the n our effort to be better than ever we brought in an expert to help recommend the right stuff. to help we have celebrity trainer and founder of gloveworx, leyon azubuike. he's here with some of the best at-home exercises.

we actually have one of these. this is really popular. it's actually the most searched exercise equipment for the house online. tell us about this, five weights in one. >> so this dumbbell set is an important piece for your home equipment. it gives you a very tight and snug grip so you don't drop it. you got some bicep curls going, right, do some rows with it. >> look at this. veouweht y do .ing like a you can up it a little bit. put it right in there and we can get up to 25 pounds and, yeah, you know, you can adjust it. put a little weight on that thing. >> he picked it up him nlfot do this. let's talk about this pad. a lot of people like the balance boards, but you're fan of >> i like the balance pad. if you're not under the supervision of a trainer, you're at the desk, the uneven surface will give you a chance to wake up those small muscle groups and you can do like three sets, 12 to 15 reps. give the body a wake-up call.

>> jessie, look at you, looking good. tell us what we have here. i'm not seeing these little slidees. >> the llulemon sliders, very cost effective, $28. use it to take your workouts to another level. you can use them for mountain climbers, hit the lower abs, get the obliques in there. they have two surfaces, so you can use them on a hardwood floor, gym floor or even your carpet. >> the foam rollers, i thought that was just kind of to stretch. >> so the foam rollers, the staple of any home gym, any gym really. they're great for a couple postwork-out. if you're having some mobility issues, get on the foam roller before you work out, unlock thve more eea you can get them on trigger

point for $26.65. >> what about people who want to have muscles like this, biceps like that, what do we have to do at home to get that in? >> get your carbohydrates and when you go to dumbbell set make sure you adjust it to 25. >> what if somebody doesn't have any of the extra accoutrements here? they just have the basics at home, what would you suggest? >> as long as it's something that's a sturdy surface, doing dips on a chair, or elevated planks on a chair, make sure it's stable so you don't fall over. it's always safety first. if you don't have a balance pad, dy the same wa yr ve i do it. >> that's right. >> leyon azubuike thank you so much. by the wk, the f coentions to help give you a better than ever

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wonderful to have you here, especially the first monday of the glorious new year. >> i feel like i get this blessing of being able to be with you on the first few days of every year. >> we look forward to it and you're starting off the new year with a manifestation challenge. first of all, let people know what you mean by manifestation. >> when we're manifesting, we're aligning our thoughts and our energy with what it is we desire. so we're actually creating what we want to bring into our life. lot more power than we think. >> it's more than just saying. it's like putting -- i always say you to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel. how do you put this into -- so many folks, those new year's resolutions. how does manifestation play into that? >> yes. i like to ditch my resolutions every single year i believe a resolution sometimes implies

there's something to be fixed. whereas manifestation has this energy around it about setting an intention that's going to be free and attracting what it is you desire, much more powerful. >> it is much more powerful. you talk about the energy, shifting your energy. can you give us some techniques and help folks to know how to do that? >> you're going to like this one. so i always believe that the universe is a yes for what ever it is we're putting out. so this new year, what are you a yes for? yeah, you. relaxation. you just came back from a two-week vacation. >> yes. >> grounding. when we claim we're a yes for, think about it. >> i don't have to think about it. i'm hesitating. i'm saying yes to marriage. i'm saying yes to marriage. we're getting married this year. it's something we talked about. we put it off. she became ill. it was just -- and it's saying yes to that. >> you're claiming it. i want you -- she said it. >> all right, go ahead.

>> create a wedding vision. boy, she's sweating. create a wedding vision board. put on that board everything you really want to experience that day on your wedding. and images, flowers, art. meditate on it every single day. >> meditating on the marriage, not the wedding. >> all right, there you go. even better. thank you for teaching me now. yes, meditate on the feeling that you want to cultivate, not on that day, but in that union and really bringing forth all that positive energy to that marriage and the next thing is to claim it and trust it. just know that when you put your positive intentions into it, it's going to manifest exactly as you want it to. >> i even -- i do this at the beginning of every year. i do a letter to the universe where i write, and i did that yesterday, and i wrote down what i was most grateful for before it happened in 2023. how powerful is that when we make that our intention like >> claiming unapologetically

what it is you desire, being unapologetically about what you desire, putting on the page, claiming it, owning it and believing it in. we manifest what we believe. >> you know, gabby, so many people that are into it, they want to, but they're like, i can't. they feel like the anxiety and you have some techniques, don't you, to help people with that. >> anxiety is the biggest block to our manifesting power. when we're that in that frantic energy, we're blocking the natural order. we're blocking what's possible. i like the heart hold. put your hand on your heart and hand on the belly. breathe that deep belly breath. allow the diaphragm to relax and that breath practice of a heart hold with a breath really grounds you and puts you into that power place of attracting what you desire. >> how long do you hold it? >> oh, gosh, you can do it 1

minute to 20 minutes, however long you have. stay in that heart hold. >> you know what else we have in common, meditation, meditating. how does that play into everything? >> when we meditate, we relax our nervous system and we calm our energy and in that place of a more calm centered space we become more aware of the manifestations around us. when we're really scattered and frantic, we're completely blocking it. grounding our energy allows us to get in tune with our manifestation. in your case, meditate on the feeling of that marriage, the love in that marriage and all you're creating. >> i want everybody to know we've already talked about it. amber and i talked about it with our families and all that. >> you claimed it, though, on live of the tv. >> there's something about that. i mean, i'm -- even though i have been talking about privately with family and friends, to say it, and that's

a lesson to us to put things out into the universe, is it not? >> put it out there, claim it and when we set that intention and we celebrate that intention we bring so much momentum to it and you're doing it here right here right now. putting it out there and claiming it. >> what's your yes for the year? >> to be more grounded. i'm feeling really grounded right now. i want more of that. >> even with a 4-year-old? >> even with a 4-year-old who had a two-week vacation. >> bless your heart. thank you in all sincerity. my favorite time of the year is to have you here, to set our intentions, and that 21-day manifestation challenge. for more on gabby's tips -- see that segway? for more on ways to start the new year off strong and information on her 21-day manifestation challenge, scan the qr code on the screen or you can go to goodmorningamerica.com. bless you. >> bless you and your marriage. >> thank you very much. you don't have to keep saying it. getting a little nervous now. hey, ginger. >> i got goosebumps for

everybody. okay. i'm going to go ahead make my kids do that. writing a letter to the universe is a grand idea. we'll be watching football. my 7-year-old can't help myself and the holidays are keeping on. football fans starting with two big bowl games on espn. usc trojans taking on tulane in the cotton bowl at 1:00 p.m. followed by utah facing penn state at 5:00 eastern. switching to the pros a marquee matchup with playoff implications, the bills versus bengals. the showdown is tonight at 8:15 eastern simulcast on espn right here on abc. look, it's going to be warm, bengals. look at the beginning of the week. much above average.

i can't go straight to star, sorry, congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> we've been talking about it, and then to actually say it out loud, i'm very excited. >> welcome to the club. >> thank you both. time to meet star the 3 1/2-year-old bulldog. just won best in show at the akc national championship. she beat out 5,300 other dogs. she joins us now with the owners kevin mason and alaina moulton. how did star stand out? >> the first time i met star she tentioe away.s th's what it really takes to win the biggest dog show over p. >> as the handler, i'm curious what it takes to really make star stand out? >> well, star kind of stands out on her own. what makes her so special is her confirmation and her

personality. so we have what they say x factor in the dog world. some dogs have it and some dogs don't. she's beautiful and special. >> it's like she knows we're talking about her. >> yes. >> she's saying say more. >> your daughters came up with the name star. >> yes, my daughters, i have two daughters, one's 10 and one's 6, holly and morgan. they came up with the name. they knew she was destined for greatness. they were right. she's definitely a pet first. my girls love her. my wife natalie loves her and everybody loves her. and she's -- she's a show dog second but she's definitely a pet first. >> this is her happy face we established. alaina, what's next for star? >> we'll keep her out for the next year. her next show is westminster. we're hoping to have a record-breaking year. >> did she get a special treat for winning? >> come on. what was it? >> we ended up going to the hotel room, and she was rolling

his girls were rolling around with her. she was wild. she got steaks and treats and all types of stuff. >> that's good to know. >> thank you all for coming and congratulations to star. >> thank you. >> thank you. usbo her nk "the lly black tells stolen heir."

we're ba we're back with bestselling author holly black. she took over tiktok in 2018 with her book the cruel prince more than 750 million views, she has a brand-new series that kicks off with "the stolen heir." welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> what can people expect from "the stolen heir"? > so, this is a story of a girl who has been living outside her childhood home until the prince comes along and drags her along

on a quest. >> on a quest? >> on a quest. >> read e ok to find o what the quest was. this is the first book in a series. there's going to be a follow-up, a sequel. >> i was interested in doing a duology and do something that's narratively different. we're going to find out things about the first book in the second book that we couldn't have known, you know the secrets that we have set up are revealed. so it's a really fun structure and i'm looking forward to it. >> you have such a devoted fan base. what will surprise them? >> the ending. it's not necessarily going where they think it's going. >> a lot to look forward to. you're an executive producer on the upcoming disney+

"the spiderwick chronicles" based on the same name. how's it going? >> it's going great. we just actually went up to vancouver to see the sets and to meet everybody and it was incredible. it was incredible to walk through and see everything. it's looking great. >> very different skills from sitting down and writing the books. >> it is and it isn't. you're still telling a story, so -- >> you started writing so young. what advice do you have for young writers who want to start out? >> so, when i was a kid, i never met an author. i had no idea how that would ever work. i was lucky there were some arts programs back then that sadly are not funded now. but when i meet kids i want them to know if i can do it they can do it. it takes perseverance. you just have to keep going. we think of rejection when we send the book out, but finishing is one of the hardest things. that's the thing i want them to know. keep going. >> do you remember your first story?

>> i remember a lot of very bad poetry and i remember writing a very bad book about a dragon who was holding vampires prisoner. >> oh. he's a fan. >> one of my assistants. >> you also have a secret library in your home? >> i do. >> what is that? >> it's a book shelf door that if you push in you're in the room, so you can put it on anything you can hide a bathroom like that. any room can be secret. >> okay, not secret was your costume party on new year's eve. you've been doing that a long time. >> 20 years. >> a special treat for all your guests. what was the theme?

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welcome to the 2023 rose parade presented by honda, the theme "turn the corner" as we turn the calendar to a brand-new year. >> the president of the pasadena tournament of roses association, amy wainscott. >> good morning and welcome to the 134th rose parade presented by honda. 30 years ago i stood on this very corner as a first time volunteer for the pasadena tournament of roses. a big change from my home in the small town of eagle river, wisconsin. that first year i marvelled at the incredible equestrian groups, the talented marching bands, and as they passed this