but sometimes the turtle comes toward you. i gave him some space. [laughter] ♪ good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. the chaos on capitol hill and the impact beyond congress. the house divided. 11 failed votes to pick a speaker. will kevin mccarthy give in to even more demands from the hard-right republicans blocking him and how the stalemate is reverberating across the country and disrupting government business. chilling new details in the idaho quadruple murder case. what one of the surviving roommates saw and heard that night. did she come face-to-face with the suspect? plus, the newly released court document revealing the evidence law enforcement used to track down the suspect as we speak with the father of one of the victims after coming face-to-face with the suspect in court.

the bomb cyclone slamming the west. california, drenched. the major flooding and significant damage right now and this morning, the new threats taking aim. nine states on alert for flooding, mudslides, heavy snow, avalanche danger and strong winds. ginger tracking it all. and on this january 6th marking two years since the attack, the ceremonies honoring the officers who defended our nation's capitol. defying the odds. what doctors are saying about buffalo bills safety damar hamlin's improvement, now able to communicate. the first thing he wanted to know. plus, what the league decided overnight about the suspended game. fight against inflation. all eyes on the new jobs report. what the new numbers could tell us with news of more staggering layoffs at tech giants like amazon. jeremy renner's road to recovery. the "avengers" star shares his first video from his hospital bed as we learn new details about his horrific snowplow accident. the latest on his condition. one-on-one with prince harry.

new details emerging from the royal's memoir. the new reports on retracing his mother princess diana's steps the night she died. the rift with his brother and what he told me about their complicated relationship. >> how would your mom feel about your relationship with your brother now? only on "gma" this morning. good morning, america. seems like everybody can't get enough of prince william -- harry, and we can't either. >> we're still waiting for monday. >> we are. >> monday is the big interview, george, and i think it's going to open a lot of eyes to, you know, i guess his experience as part of the royal family. >> looking forward to hearing his side of the story. also ahead, we are tracking that dangerous weather out west. take a look. this family who had to be rescued from those floodwaters, ginger, of course, just getting back from that area will have the latest. first, the deadlock on capitol hill. the most contentious battle for speaker of the house in a century.

now in its fourth day. 11 failed votes with signs emerging overnight of another last-ditch bid to break the stalemate. rachel scott is tracking it all on capitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. 11 times the house has voted, and 11 times kevin mccarthy has failed. this is now the most contentious battle for speaker in 164 years. the battle for speaker of the house, now breaking a 100-year record with no definite end in sight. >> the house stands adjourned. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy failing on the 11th ballot overnight. the house hasn't been this divided for this long over choosing a speaker since before the civil war. in 1859. how long do you think this is going to drag out for at this point? >> i'd love to know but we're working through it. it's not how you start. it's how you finish. and if we finish well, we'll be very successful. >> reporter: but mccarthy has not gained any new support. even after making several concessions including changing the house rules so a single lawmaker could force a vote to

remove a speaker, none of it was enough. >> a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> reporter: a small group of conservatives making it clear they won't cave. >> it is not happening and as it's been said, we need to get to a point where we start evaluating what life after kevin mccarthy looks like. >> reporter: but those backing mccarthy growing frustrated. without a speaker, the house can't function. no members can be sworn in, no bills can be passed. congressman don bacon telling me he had to cancel a classified briefing because he lost his security clearance. >> our constituents call me and they want help with passports, visas, disabilities claims with the v.a. and all that is on hold and that's because these 20 people are holding us hostage. >> reporter: a bitter standoff mccarthy says will go on for however long it takes. >> no, i'm not putting any time line on it. i just think we got progress

going on, we've got members talking. i think we've got a little movement. >> reporter: so where do things go from here? the house will pick up with its 12th round of voting in just a few hours. we're learning that mccarthy is making progress with some republican holdouts, but he can only afford to lose four members of his own party, that group of conservatives may be small but still have the power to block his path to speaker. >> yeah, that small group doesn't seem to be moving at all. thanks very much. michael. we turn to stunning new details about the murders of the four college students in idaho. the alleged killer appeared in court thursday as investigators released an explosive affidavit outlining the evidence against him. kayna whitworth is in moscow, idaho, with the latest. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: michael, good morning. so that affidavit says that not only did one of the surviving roommates hear a male suspect that night, but saw one as well. it also says that authorities gathered phone records based on a search warrant to see if kohberger stalked any of the victims or conducted

surveillance on their homes and those records show that he had been in that area at least a dozen times prior to the murders all in the late evening or early morning hours. this morning, as bryan kohberger is held without bail in idaho charged with the murder of four college students -- >> do you understand? >> yes. >> reporter: -- a newly released affidavit revealing chilling new details from one of the surviving roommates who says she was woken up around 4:00 a.m. that night by what she thought was kaylee playing with her dog upstairs. shortly after she thought she heard kaylee say, there's someone here. the roommate looked out of her bedroom but didn't see anything and then looked out again when she thought she heard crying from xana kernodle's room, it was followed by a male voice saying, it's okay. i'm going to help you. the roommate opening her door a third time, standing frozen as she saw a man clad in black clothing and a mask that covered the person's mouth and nose noting he was athletically built

as he walked toward her. getting so close she could make out his bushy eyebrows, he then walked right out the sliding glass door. the roommate then locking her door and police not contacted for another eight hours. the affidavit also stating police used surveillance footage and cell phone data to place kohberger near the victim's home before, during and after the crime. based on cell phone data police suspect he was in the area at least a dozen times in the months before the murders and returned the morning after. but the night of, police believe kohberger turned his phone signal off at 2:47 a.m. until 4:48 a.m. it was just about 4:04 in the morning when video captured his white elantra. passing the victims' home. the car wasn't seen until 16

minutes later, 4:20 speeding off, and then at 5:30 a.m. after his signal was back on it shows kohberger traveling back to his home in pullman from moscow. the family of one of the victims, kaylee goncalves, now speaking out after coming face-to-face with the suspect in court for the first time. >> his demeanor was dishevelled, beaten, surprised, overwhelmed. he didn't have the swagger that i think he thought he was going to have being put in that type of situation. i think you see somebody who feels overwhelmed and defeated. >> reporter: kaylee's father steve who has been relentless in his pursuit of answers telling abc news overnight he wants to make this as uncomfortable as possible for the defendant. >> i want him to feel and see what he's done and if that means we have to be uncomfortable and we have to go through some things, then we will. >> reporter: we're also learning

new details about the evidence law enforcement used to track down kohberger. police stating they discovered dna on the button snap of a tan leather knife sheath that was on the bed next to the body of victim madison mogen. police say they later linked that dna to kohberger by collecting his father's dna from trash outside the family's home and matching it to their sample from the crime scene. now, kohberger did not enter a plea yesterday. he does maintain his innocence. he has a status hearing set for next week, and, you guys, that will happen the day after classes resume here at the university of idaho. >> okay, kayna, thank you so much for that. let's bring in abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams and abc news contributor and former fbi agent brad garrett and, dan, i'll start with you, how strong is the prosecutor's case. >> this is a really powerful affidavit. the way they're able to link the car and the phone back to kohberger, back to his house, to the crime scene and then returning to his house later is

really astonishing and then on top of that, you have a very powerful piece of dna evidence from the scene linked back to him. you read through this and you see the police work. you see how they went through all the surveillance videos, you see how they were able to piece this together and then finally make the arrest. it's rare that i've seen a document this powerful in terms of the different kinds of evidence they were able to use and put it all together and link it to kohberger. >> let's bring in brad and talk about that powerful piece of dna evidence that you just mentioned. brad, authorities say that they found dna on a knife sheath and that they ended up being able to link it to his father through a familial match. is that a pretty critical piece of evidence here? >> there is no doubt. this case concerned me from the beginning if you didn't have a direct link to the crime scene via the suspect, this could have stayed unsolved so that, i think, is really the biggest

piece, the car is terrific, but the car doesn't put him in the house. the dna does. >> let's talk about a lot of the evidence that authorities say they had and they do say they found a lot of it. you mentioned the car, they've got video of the car and cell phone data. given his background in criminology, does it surprise you that they found all this evidence? >> well, just because he has a background in criminology doesn't mean that he's criminally sophisticated and so, you know, he left his dna there. he drove around way too much. i mean he was spotted there over 12 times and in up to november 13th. those are things that a seasoned criminal wouldn't do. so, yes, did he know enough to turn his cell phone off, of course, but he made big mistakes. >> dan, what could the defense possbly be? >> they're going to attack isolated piece of evidence, right, they'll say you can't rely on cell phone evidence.

it goes from tower to tower. they'll say that the car initially they said it was -- could be from 2011 to 2013. a hyundai elantra, now they expanded it to oh, it's 2015. they'll attack the dna evidence, et cetera. so what prosecutors will do is they'll try to put it all together the way i just talked about, and the defense attorney will attack individual pieces of evidence. >> and, brad, i want to ask you, police records show his cell phone was in that area around the victims' home at least 12 times as you said a little earlier, at least on -- around 12 occasions. over the span of several months before the murders happened. what does that tell you? >> it tells you that he's building up to do it. he's doing surveillance to decide who is in the house, when they're in the house, this is a guy that planned this murder -- i think probably fantasy driven -- for months until he finally got up enough nerve on november 13th to do it. >> setting for a plea, dan? >> i don't know. i mean i think he may take this to trial.

you know, there are questions, right, what was the motive? you don't need a motive in a case like this. so i don't know what the plea would be. the plea would have to be guilty. >> dan abrams, stay tuned. we're going to turn now to that state of emergency in california after a bomb cyclone slammed the west coast with powerful winds and flooding rains, along with mounting snow. mola lenghi is there in pacifica with the latest. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. yeah, you can probably hear and see intense waves crashing into the coast here this morning. but a brief break expected today after some fierce winds and rains pounded california over the last few days and another system expected over the next few days in the bay area here. businesses damaged this week. trees toppled. power knocked out across northern california. this morning, more than 50,000 people still in the dark. in southern california sinkholes and flooded streets in hollywood. in santa barbara this dog being rescued after getting swept

away in floodwaters. an entire family had to be rescued and pulled out of floodwaters in contra costa county. look at this pier collapsing after it was battered in aptos, california. the last ten days had been the wettest such period in san francisco since 1871, cecilia. >> really rough out there. okay, mola, thank you so much. ginger is tracking that new weather threat for us. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, it looks like the record is on repeat when you look at the satellite image. this is a new one and these often come in families on an atmospheric river and we've got quite a strong family with a lot of adults, because new flood watches just extended to san francisco bay area. it was inland now extended it and we'll see saturday morning one push, and then another round of rain really heavy on sunday night into monday, and a whole other one coming in by tuesday. in the next seven days we're looking for five to ten inches on a broad scale so monterey, pacifica where mola just was, just north of redding, that is where the 10 to 20-inch area goes. russian river, north bay, this is what could happen. 36 feet by next tuesday.

so rising 26 feet in just a couple of days. >> wow. ginger, thanks. no now to ceremonies honoring the officers on january 6 lt. >> hard to believe in congress this morning is pausing to remember two years since rioters descended on the capitol and tried to overturn the will of the people, members just a short while ago mostly democrats walking down the steps together, the same steps two years that were rushed by president trump's supporters turning into that horri horrific, violent scene. members are honoring the five officers who lost their lives as a result of that day. reading off their names one by one and then marking a silence, to remember the fallen and quite a contrast to

political chaos that's playing out inside the capitol right now. later this afternoon here at the white house the president will mark the occasion and bestow the nation's second highest civilian honor on several americans who fought against trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. including many of the police officers who valiantly fought back against mob at the capitol risking their observe lives, some of whom who have become household names, like yeugene goodman, more than 100 officers were injured in all. biden will also honor brian sicknick the officer who died after being assaulted that day. the president will recognize state and local officials who stood up to the baseless conspiracies. george? >>

michael. we turn to the new jobs report and what it could tell us about the economy. chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. this is strong report on the health of the u.s. economy. 223,000 jobs added if the month of december, the unemployment rate ticking lower to 3.5%, that's near historic lows. meantime when you look at wages they're rising but more slowly than earlier this year, now what does that mean for consumers? well, it means that you don't have to as much money to cover inflation, prices are causing american families to spend about $400 more a month at the same time they're spending about 11% more on groceries, vent up almost 8 m% from a year ago. but here's the thing, the federal reserve wants to see wages slow so that inflation will ultimately be stomped out and that's their biggest concern, why they continue to

hike interest rates even though that means the cost of your borrowing gets more expensive their objective is to keep the jobs market as strong as it can while cooling inflation. michael. >> you said it, rebecca. hard to escape without a doubt. thank you so much for that. coming up, the new details emerging from prince harry's memoir and what he told me about his complicated relationship with his brother, prince william. and the latest on damar hamlin. what doctors say about his progress and the first question he asked. first back to ginger. >> does this all rain help the drought or get rid of it? i've been asked so many times. with the new drought monitor that came out you can see it will take a whole lot more to get rid of it. so look at last week's. the new year's rain alone, that deep red, that is the exceptional, highest level. that was taken away with just the new year's rain. and so, yes, there is dent happening, but lake mead, for example, lake powell, those are

fed by colorado, so this rain really doesn't have much to do with it. a quick look at the snow. snowpack is where we get big time into the reservoirs, more than six feet this weekend. your local weather in 30 seconds now. drew: i am abc 7 news meteorologist threw two but your accuweather forecast. a level 1 light storm in the impacting the north bay. most of us are seeing a mix of sun and clouds, 50's and 60's. tonight, a stronger storm alive, a level 2.

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also on this january 6th, marking two years since the attack, the longtime partner of capitol police officer brian sicknick who died from injuries from the attack filed a wrongful death lawsuit against former president trump and two people in the crowd today. and u.s. reacting skeptically to vladimir putin's call for a brief cease-fire. ukraine is rejecting the move saying there will be no truce until russia withdraws its forces. we will take a look at a woman who's bringing hope and light to the children of ukraine. and tonight's mega millions jackpot has soared to 940 million bucks, the sixth largest lottery jackpot in history. no one matched all six numbers and the mega ball since october. we have a lot more ahead including jeremy renner sharing a video from the icu. what we're learning about his recovery coming up. right now, michael, a lot

more from your interview with prince harry. >> that's right, george. i spoke and had a one-on-one with the royal ahead of the release. one of the many things we spoke about was the rift with his brother prince william and what his mother princess diana would think. take a look. overnight, new details emerging from prince harry's memoir, "spare," after the book incorrectly went on sale in spain ahead of its official release tuesday. media outlets poring over every word. in an excerpt obtained by "people" magazine harry recalling a visit to paris in 2007 where he says he retraced his mother princess diana's steps the night she died. harry driving through the tunnel his mother was killed in asking his driver to go the same speed she was traveling, 65 miles per hour. harry reportedly writing, quote, as the car entered the tunnel i leaned forward counted my heartbeats, and in a few seconds we emerged from the other side. i sat back. quietly i said, is that all of it? it's nothing. just a straight tunnel.

no reason anyone should ever die inside it. the prince says he asked the driver to go through again describing how a decade after her death, that drive unleashed a new wave of grief. reportedly writing, quote, it had been a very bad idea. i told myself that i wanted closure but i didn't really. deep down, i'd hoped to feel disbelief. doubt. instead, that was the night all doubt fell away. she's dead, i thought. my god, she's really gone for good. other outlets reporting on the rift with his brother prince william. "the guardian" detailing that alleged physical confrontation between the siblings in 2019. harry reportedly writing william, quote, grabbed me by the collar ripping my necklace and knocked me to the floor. in a new interview airing on "gma" monday, i asked prince harry about their complicated relationship. how would your mom feel about your relationship with your brother now? >> i think she would be -- i think she would be sad.

i think she'd be looking at it long term to know that there are certain things that we need to go through to be able to heal the relationship. i have felt the presence of my mum more so in the last two years than i have in the last 30. >> you know, he's only 12 years old when his mother passed away. you can still see the influence that she's had on his life. the reason he said when he went through the tunnel he realized he was gone because he played a game with himself to say she's only in hiding and will come back to my brother and me one day. he's dealing with a lot of trauma and a lot of grief and putting it all in the book. and "spare" is out tuesday and you can see my interview with prince harry monday on "gma" and streaming on hulu, cecilia. we're going to turn now to the latest on damar hamlin. he is awake and communicating with visitors after suffering

that cardiac arrest on the field monday night. the buffalo bills are calling his improvement remarkable and alex perez is at the university of cincinnati medical center with the latest on his condition. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, cecilia. it's hard to overestimate just how remarkable hamlin's recovery has been in short amount of time. doctors say they have every reason to be optimistic. this morning, damar hamlin defying odds, a remarkable improvement in his recovery from that terrifying cardiac arrest on the field. >> he is beginning to awaken and it appears that his neurological condition and function is intact. >> reporter: doctors calling this a turning point in the 24-year-old's recovery. not only has hamlin been able to move his hands and feet, he's using a pen and paper to communicate. the first thing he wanted to know, who won the game? >> when he asked did we win, the answer is, yes, you know, damar, you won. you've won the game of life. >> go ahead and go over to the cot. i don't like how he went down.

>> we're going need everybody. all call, all call. >> reporter: for the first time we're hearing the dramatic moments as first responders scrambled to help. in this audio posted by "the new york times" -- >> call, bring everybody. >> reporter: the buffalo bills safety suffering that horrifying collapse on the field after this tackle during monday night football. >> not what any of us want to see and now everybody is around him. >> reporter: hamlin's doctors crediting the swift actions of first responders, medics began resuscitation less than one minute after his heart stopped. >> to get the return of spontaneous circulation with immediate bystander cpr that was performed well is what has led us to be able to discuss these good outcomes today. >> reporter: hamlin now facing a long road ahead. he's breathing with help from a ventilator and still in the icu but word of his recovery a relief for tee higgins, the bengals wide receiver hamlin tackled. >> feels good just knowing that he's okay, he's doing better and it makes me feel better inside. >> reporter: hamlin's emotional

teammates back at practice preparing to take the field again sunday. >> being on that field, it -- you lose sleep. you hurt for your brother. i think putting that helmet back on today was a really good thing for our team. we just keep hearing good news about damar. it just keeps pushing us forward. >> damar's father spoke to the team and really his message was the team needs to get back to focusing on the goals that they had set for themselves. damar would have wanted it that way. >> reporter: and overnight, the nfl announcing that monday's suspended game will be canceled. >> alex, thanks so much. let's bring in abc news chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton with more. doctors say he is still in critical but we hear that news he is communicating through writing and say they're

optimistic about his prognosis. what do you make of it? >> we heard the word remarkable. my medical opinion would be the exact same thing. there are still obviously a lot of hurdles that need to be cleared. but when you hear neurologically intact, that is the best possible outcome that we could hope for in someone who suffered an out of hospital cardiac arrest. the next phases will be weaning him off the vent and then, again, seeing how he does in terms of his neurologic function, cardiac function, his pulmonary or respiratory function, but right now doctors and medical centers are very cautious about giving kind of prognostic reading the tea leaves, what we heard yesterday was an incredibly good sign. >> what does it mean that the neurological function is intact. >> when someone is on a ventilator we have to sedate that person for their comfort and also for their protection. but when you start to see people wake up off the vent before we lighten up that sedation, that means they have spontaneous

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the chaos on capitol hill. 11 failed votes to pick a speaker. will the new offer from kevin mccarthy to hard-right republicans yield a deal? how the stalemate is reverberating across the country and disrupting government business. chilling new details in the idaho quadruple murder case. what one of the surviving roommates said she saw and heard that night. did she come face-to-face with the suspect? dating sunday warning. as we head into the biggest dating weekend of the year, with romance scams on the rise. one woman sharing her story after losing her life savings. the signs to look out for. ♪ you've got the love ♪ shining a light in a time of darkness.

the woman on a mission traveling across ukraine delivering solar power lanterns to those in need. her message to those around the world. ♪ kelly osbourne claps back at her mom sharon. the new grandma sharing details about kelly's baby without her permission. >> she won't let a picture go out of him and i'm so proud of her. >> that's enough. that's enough. >> how can you establish boundaries with relatives? our experts weigh in. ♪ if i could turn back time ♪ #turningmymomintome is taking over tiktok with 300 million views. parents raiding their kids' closets for mini makeovers, trading cardigans for crop tops. we're taking on the trend live with moms and dads as we say, good morning, america. ♪ ♪ if i could turn back time ♪ good morning, america.

i'm just sitting here thinking about getting a makeover from my kids. >> i feel like it's a unanimous decision. >> my girls try every single day. >> they say this is someone whose mom is with her in new york city today. that's probably not happening in our house. that's the trend. turning my mom into me. it's sweeping tiktok with kids turning back the clock, hence the song on their parents' style. we have two daughters and their moms, we've got a father and son who will show us this tiktok transformation and will do it live. we're looking at the befores, michael, you might change your mind after you see the afters. >> i don't think so. i'm good. i'm pretty set. >> i'm with you, michael. we're going to start with the news and deadlock on capitol hill. the most contentious battle for speaker of the house in a century. now in its fourth day, 11 failed votes with signs emerging overnight of another last-ditch bid to break the stalemate. want to go back to our congressional correspondent rachel scott on capitol hill. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning to you again.

11 times the house has voted. 11 times kevin mccarthy has failed. it is now the most contentious battle for speaker in 164 years. the battle for speaker of the house, now breaking a 100-year record, with no definite end in sight. >> the house stands adjourned. >> reporter: kevin mccarthy failing on the 11th ballot overnight. the house hasn't been this divided for this long over choosing a speaker since before the civil war, in 1859. how long do you think this is going to drag out for at this point? >> i'd love to know but we're working through it. it's not how you start, it's how you finish. and if we finish well, we'll be very successful. >> reporter: but mccarthy has not gained any new support. even after making several concessions. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> a speaker has not been elected. >> reporter: a small group of conservatives making it clear they won't cave. >> it is not happening. >> reporter: but those backing mccarthy growing frustrated. without a speaker, the house can't function. no members can be sworn in. no bills can be passed.

congressman don bacon telling me -- >> our constituents want help with passports, visas, disability, claims with the v.a., and that's all on hold because these 20 are holding us hostage. >> reporter: a bitter standoff mccarthy says will go on for however long it takes. >> i'm not putting a time line on it. we got progress going on and members talking. >> reporter: the house picks up its 12th round of voting in a few hours. kevin mccarthy is making progress with some republican hold-outs, but the opposition from that small group of conservatives is strong and it's enough to block his path to speaker. george? >> we will see. okay, rachel, thanks very much. michael. all right, george, we're going to turn now to stunning new details about the murders of the four college students in idaho. let's go back to kayna whitworth in moscow, with the latest on what one surviving roommate saw and heard that night. good morning, again, kayna. >> reporter: yeah, michael, good morning again to you as well. now, steve goncalves, kaylee's

father told me that in the very beginning, he was alerted that potentially someone in the house saw a suspect that night. this affidavit proving that suspicion to be true and authorities saying it was dna evidence left behind at the scene that led them to kohberger. this morning, as bryan kohberger is held without bail in idaho charged with the murder of four college students -- >> do you understand? >> yes. >> reporter: -- a newly released affidavit revealing chilling new details from one of the surviving roommates says she was woken up around 4:00 a.m. that night by what she thought was kaylee playing with her dog upstairs. shortly after she thought she heard kaylee say, there's someone here. the roommate looked out of her bedroom but didn't see anything. then looked out again when she thought she heard crying from xana kernodle's room. it was followed by a male voice saying, it's okay. i'm going to help you. the roommate opening her door a third time, standing frozen as she saw a man clad in black

clothing and a mask that covered the person's mouth and nose, noting he was athletically built as he walked toward her. getting so close she could make out his bushy eyebrows. he then walked right out the sliding glass door. the roommate then locking her door and police not contacted for another eight hours. overnight the family of one of the victims, kaylee goncalves, now speaking out after coming face-to-face with the suspect in court for the first time. >> his demeanor was dishevelled, beaten, surprised, overwhelmed. >> reporter: kaylee's father steve who has been relentless in his pursuit of answers telling abc news overnight he wants to make it as uncomfortable as possible for the defendant. >> we want him to feel and see what he's done. >> reporter: now, steve also told me that they plan on having family representation there every single time that kohberger has a court appearance. kohberger did not enter a plea yesterday so the next step here

is a status hearing to be held next week. guys. >> okay, kayna, thanks very much. coming up in our "gma morning menu," the woman bringing hope and light to ukrainian children whose lives have been plunged into darkness. about romance scams as we head - into this peak dating weekend of the year, one woman sharing her story after losing $175,000. we'll tell you how you can spot bad actors. and kelly osbourne pushing back against her mom sharon after she revealed her new grandchild's name on tv. how yo can establish boundaries with your family. and our friend lori bergamotto, she's here with "the right stuff." this time she's talking best facial cleansers for every kind of skin. stay with us. we'll be right back. ♪ the right stuff ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪

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a beautiful friday in times square. welcome back to "gma." so we want to get right to this "gma" cover story, it's got us talking. we're approaching what's called dating sunday. it's supposed to be one of the biggest dating days of the year and then there's this according to law enforcement reports of romance scams on the rise costing americans $1 billion. whit johnson is here.

we had questions about this. very popular time to be on dating apps. tell us more. >> cecilia, good morning. the criminals know that too. experts tell us this time of year from the holidays to valentine's day is prime time for romance scammers to prey on their victims. the impact can be devastating and we spoke with one woman who lost nearly $200,000 and she warns just how convincing these scammers can be. when rose martin met diego francisco she thought she had found her match. >> he sent me a picture of him in a muscle t-shirt and he was showing me this dessert he made but i didn't pick up on anything out of the ordinary. >> reporter: authorities say behind the facade of her italian suitor were actually six suspects indicted in federal court in 2021 accused of running a $3.5 million romance scam. >> these people are predators and they're conducting emotional and financial warfare. >> reporter: it's a reboot of an

age-old scam says the irs tricking new victims today. >> the story that they used often was the scammer was reporting to be on an oil rig. >> he sent me a video of him doing the job under the water. then all of a sudden this was going wrong and that was going wrong and he would ask me to send money to get the machine fixed. >> reporter: over the course of several months rose telling us she sent the man she thought was diego more than $175,000. the scammers so convincing rose said they would send links to fake websites showing bank accounts flush with funds to reassure her she would get her money back. even video chatting with her. >> that's what they're doing now. something as low tech as taking someone's video off social media and just dubbing your own voice over it. >> reporter: investigators telling abc news the six suspects behind diego are nigerian. one defendant pleading guilty this october sentenced to over four years in federal prison. according to the indictment,

his shell company received over $700,000 from multiple victims including money from rose. >> in this case the money went to luxury items for themselves and they put money back into their business to send out documents that appear legitimate that are fake. >> reporter: documents like the photo of this passport claiming to belong to diego. abc news used reverse imaging on the photos of him sent by the alleged scammers and learned that they are instead pictures of t.r. pescod who works as a model. the images matching to his confirmed instagram account and arranged for rose to meet him virtually. >> it's so very nice to meet you. >> it's nice to meet you too. >> as you can tell, my voice is not the same, i guess, from the person. >> no, it's not. it's totally different. >> it's been crazy. i have to say over the past four or five years, almost every week i receive up to a dozen messages, more, from women around the world saying that i

scammed them, but also showing me different profiles of other aliases using my photos. >> reporter: the u.s. secret service who jointly investigated this case with the irs says they've recovered $100 million from such bad actors in 2022 alone. >> one of the tips is to do some of your own detective work. bad actors are many times lazy and they will look anywhere they can for a photo, many times you'll find that that image is posted in instagram, pinterest or some other social media-type service. >> reporter: now, in this specific case three of the six defendants have already pleaded guilty. they've been sentenced from several months to several years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of up to $1 million. the remaining defendants have pleaded not guilty. their cases still pending. as for the victim rose who we spoke with she has not received any financial restitution but tells us she's hopeful to get something back in the future,

especially because that money she sent to the scammers was her entire life savings, guys. >> that's horrible. >> we hope she can recover, whit, thank you so much. now to kelly osbourne pushing back against her mom, sharon, who shared details on her uk talk show about kelly's new baby seemingly without kelly's permission, it's raising questions about establishing boundaries with loved ones and erielle reshef has more. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: it's a tough one, michael, to share or not to share. many of us have had loved ones slip up and mention something that should have been kept under wraps. well, kelly osbourne is making it clear she is not following sharon's lead and she is keeping her baby out of view. kelly osbourne is speaking out. fiercely pushing back to protect info about her new baby after her mom sharon osbourne spilled details including the baby's name which we aren't going to show. >> your daughter kelly has recently had a baby. >> she has, yeah. >> reporter: kelly taking to her instagram story to reclaim her

little one's privacy writing, i am not ready to share him with the world, adding, it is no one's place but mine to share any information on my baby. experts say drawing the line about when to share and when to keep quiet can be tricky in any family. >> when it comes to setting boundaries with grandparents and extended family it's best to do it as early as possible. let them know when you'd like the world to know and what they can share on social media. >> reporter: though the 37-year-old has lived parts of her life on reality tv she's remained relatively mum about becoming a mom with boyfriend sid wilson only posting about her pregnancy back in may when she showed her sonogram with the caption, to say i'm happy does not quite cut it. i am ecstatic. so in an age where any news can be shared in an instant, how do you carefully set boundaries? even when your loved ones have the best of intentions. >> talk to them about the boundaries both online and in person. if the grandparents do overstep

those boundaries, don't be afraid to have that conversation again and keep bringing it up until it's a rule that everyone follows. >> reporter: and experts say it can really help your family members to respect your wishes if you explain to them why you are sensitive about keeping your child's identity or their details private and, remember, you may have to revisit this conversation as you approach milestones like birthdays, first days of schools and holidays. ask first-time parents what they prefer and take a little pressure off them. >> just wait for the teen years. >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> from experience? >> thank you, erielle. now to one woman's mission to literally bring the gift of light to ukraine forcing constant blackouts. britt clennett is in ukraine with her story. good morning, britt. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, i've been visiting hospitals and refugee centers with the inspiring woman who

delivers her solar-powered lanterns to ukrainians because of russia's attacks on their energy supply. it's been more than ten dark months since russia's invasion of ukraine. more than ten months of needless war, countless deaths and widespread destruction. this neighborhood like many in kyiv deal with rolling blackouts, repeated attacks on the energy grid enveloping this country deeper into darkness. but now alice min soo chun on a mission to shine a light on the times of darkness, alice traveling across central ukraine to deliver her solar-powered lamps to those in need. >> i knew i had to come and bring the lights to the children because i know the impact that it has and these lights in particular, the colorful lights, they were used for ptsd in children after hurricane maria in puerto rico. >> welcome to kyiv. >> reporter: alice's so liked lanterns championed by our bob

iger and his wife willow bay. they saw her work on apple tv plus' "gutsy," a show where hillary and chelsea clinton showcase some of the world's bravest women. >> this is the megapuff, which is a bigger version of that but has phone charging. >> now you're just showing off. >> reporter: they are lightweight, solar, and easily collapsible which makes it great for disaster zones. >> i have a present. >> reporter: in kyiv, alice visiting this children's hospital meeting kids caught up in the horrors of war. >> he says that you coming from usa and you coming to ukraine makes some magic. >> reporter: 14-year-old artem wounded by shrapnel. from a rocket. >> now you have the power of the sun in your hands and if you keep fighting with that light in your heart and your imagination, there's nothing you can't do and it's the greatest weapon against injustice.

>> reporter: artem told alice he's going to use the light to go camping with his sisters in a forest near his house. >> these kids have been through so much more than anyone would ever want for a child. these children are the most innocent and they're in a war and they have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: in a kyiv suburb where blackouts have become part of everyday life, alice visits 10-year-old ruth and her sister eva, both burgeoning musicians. >> thank you very much. >> oh, you're welcome, sweetheart. what are you going to use the light for? >> maybe when we will don't have electricity. >> this one has yellow. >> reporter: ruth playing guitar for alice while her mom serves up traditional ukrainian borscht. >> what's important for me is to

be able to come here and tell them we haven't forgotten about them. that the world still cares about them and that there's hope for peace and victory for ukraine. >> reporter: it's a very important holiday for ukrainians here, orthodox christmas, and later alice plans to go to a dimly lit church to give kids her lights that bring so much joy here and, you know, the people we came across as alice was delivering these solar lights telling us that the sun is really one thing that russia cannot take away from them. words of defiance against the darkness of war. george. >> what an inspiring story. okay, britt, thanks very much. to ginger. >> george, thank you. we've talked so much about this recent storm on the west coast about the rain and coastal flooding like the video you'll see here. this is actually from santa cruz and just that push of wave and water, yes, that's where the initial danger is, but there is benefit from these storms and there are more of them coming. look, more than six feet of snow possible in the sierra. remember, we've had a huge season already.

at this moment, the sierra in general has an average snowpack of 179% above average but that's the sierra nevada which goes west into northern california, into parts of southern, but look into parts of southern, but look what happens with the colorado river which is where lake mead and lake powell get things from. tha has to get the snowpack building in colorado which is above average but we'll need decades of that to get out of this 22-year megadrought. just an update. a check a little closer to home. drew: i am abc 7 news meteorologist threw two but your accuweather forecast. a level 1 light storm in the impacting the north bay. most of us are seeing a mix of sun and clouds, 50's and 60's. tonight, a stronger storm alive, a level 2. on-and-off downpours through saturday and early sunday. the accuweather 7-day forecast. we are watching monday morning very closely.

♪ i'm living my best life ♪ now to better than ever and the dry january challenge. this morning, we're going to spell out some of the benefits you could see from going for a month without alcohol. we've got four s's on the board and dr. jennifer ashton is back to do her best vanna white impression. >> those are big shoes to fill. but i'm going to try. >> i'm not worried about you. we got these four words that all start with the letter "s" and they're all in areas where you may see improvement if you go dry in the month of january. >> that is correct. we'll go through them. i would say probably not may, you will. so let's start with the first one which is skin. >> great job. >> thank you. >> i've been practicing. alcohol known to be not good for the skin. it leads to dehydration, increase in alcohol consumption has been linked with certain types of skin cancer, so even stopping/cutting down for one month you will see an improvement in your skin. >> which is great.

number two is something we all could use more of, i think. >> sleep. >> sleep, okay, big one, people think initially and they're correct that alcohol kind of causes you to be tired which it does, it's a central nervous system depressant, but it is a huge sleep disrupter, michael, even with moderate alcohol intake which for a woman is seven servings a week you could see a 24% reduction in the quality of your sleep. so you will get better sleep if you cut down. >> and don't save them all up and have seven in one day, i got you. >> that's correct. >> one thing i think we would like to do a lot more of which is -- >> let's see what this one is. savings. people don't oftentimes think about this. even for social moderate alcohol intake, it adds up so you will see an improvement in your bank account if you stop for a week. i did some quick math. just one glass of wine a day, $5 on average a glass adds up to $1820 a year. so, again, there's some

motivation there. >> that's a lot of motivation. the last one is an added bonus. >> let's see what that one is. all right, scale. okay, and listen, i can't emphasize this enough. you've heard me say it before as a doctor, nutritionist. don't drink your calories. obviously once in a while you may want to enjoy. let's say you're drinking just a glass of wine, 100 calories a glass, that's ten pounds a year. >> what's the 500? is that a margarita? >> oh, this is a pina colada which i like to refer to as dessert. >> all right, doc. you just changed my habits. appreciate that. great job flipping those letters. coming up, parents are taking on a popular tiktok trend and getting a mini makeover from their kids. you don't want to miss it. we'll be right back.

building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc. seven mornings and gabbana has like a traffic. thank you, reggie. good morning, everyone. so we are going to start with a couple of issues that we're following right now, beginning in san francisco with a new, it looks like a stall. actually, it's not a crash, but it is causing a major backup here on north bend to 80 before ocean avenue. your speech have dropped to around nine mph. at least one lane is blocked in that area. just one of the weather impacts here. closure from felton to santa cruz north. southbound at glee gary road due to a mudslide in that area if you rely on bart just give yourself an extra 20 minutes to your trip time because of weather impacts, reggie we're going to check in with meteorologist street tumor

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effect for the entire region, reggie drew, thanks for the warning. another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. you can always catch us on our news, app and abc seven news .com. ♪ you got the love ♪ws .com. ♪ you got the love ♪ all right, we'll say it again, welcome back to "gma." we're talking tiktok right now, and there is a trend taking over social media, the app called turning my mom into me. take it away. >> well, these posts, they're getting over 300 million views where gen-zers are giving their parents mini makeovers with their own wroebs. take a look. ♪ it's the social media trend that has parents going from their classic wardrobe to trendy crop tops and baggy jeans. the #turningmymomintome has more

than 300 million views as parents swap out their clothes for what's in their kid's wardrobe. moms and dads taking a dip in the fountain of youth through fashion. even superstar lizzo's mom is getting in on the fun. now the tiktok phenomenon has users wondering if age really matters when it comes to what's in their closet. >> all right, i'm not going to lie, i was really hoping to see you in the girls' clothes in that piece. joining us to help us take on the trend is our fashion guru, style expert, our friend, preston konrad. he will make some tiktok transformations in real life with parents and their kids. so great to have you. >> how fun is this? >> it's so fun. why do you think it's taken off? this is all over the place. >> it's like that "freaky friday" thing a little bit, right? i think two things, i love that the kids and parents get to bond over this and have this shared social media experience together, but it's also teaching

the parents that they can kind of break out of their comfort zone a little bit and try something they normally wouldn't wear. >> sometimes parents get stuck in the time when they feel good, sometimes the '80s, not a good thing. we'll start first with brianna. she's here with her mom lanette. they're backstage right now. come on out, briana. what is your mom's traditional style? >> she usually wears tight-fitting clothes and brighter colors to make her skin pop. >> she's got some style. are you ready to see your mom? >> i am. >> come on out, lanette. >> come on out. >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> oh. >> how cute. very cute. the whole lap. take a whole lap, yes. >> hey, you losing all your shine. [ laughter ] >> this is so cute. first of all, i love that this is totally exactly like your style, the looser fit but what we did was this '90s pairing of the turtleneck underneath the sweater. nordstrom turtleneck.

great fun color. we know you like bright colors, we got it from gap and stole these from your closet. all about the big baggy jeans and boot from american eagle. >> do you like it? >> absolutely. very comfortable. very comfortable. >> now you see what all the hype > i see. >> really cool. >> you look amazing and can fit in your daughter's jeans. what, what? i know, all right. we got another one, guys. >> thank you. >> thank you, friends. caroline, we've got caroline coming out next. we're about to see your mom in a few different styles. hi, thanks for coming. are you excited to see your mom? >> i'm so excited to see her. >> what do you think we'll get? let's see, kim, come on out. >> yes, kim. >> yes. >> how fun is this? >> what are we seeing? >> okay, so, first of all, we know that caroline loves a cool oversized staple so we went with this blazer but i noticed on the back of your jeans there was a little leather fully back right now so we popped her in this

great double-breasted leather and that's something you can wear over a dress. you don't have to be scared with it and we went risky with the crop top but fits so beautifully and looks so amazing with this wide leg pant and stole these boots from your closet. this chunky boot just to give that extra height. >> kim, how are you feeling? >> i feel sassy. [ laughter ] >> are you going to be raiding her closet now? >> yeah, when she goes back to college especially. [ laughter ] >> love the boots. looks really great. >> thank you. >> and finally, we have a father/son duo to try out this trend. johnny, there's johnny. >> all right. >> he has his dad john is here. >> johnny's shoes for a minute. >> johnny -- yes, they're great. comfy. >> totally. >> yep. >> so was your dad cool? you know, you think he's cool to try your style? >> yeah, yeah. definitely. yeah. >> you excited to see your dad? >> i think he looks good. >> you think he looks good? >> seen him already? sneak peek. come on out, john.

[ applause ] >> how funny is this? so john is usually in his work gear so we wanted to give him that cool athleisure vibe but on the slimmer end. the trend is more tailored so we did this great kind of like jersey knit button down with a hood over this great henley and then these really great slim joggers from american eagle and a cool pair of new balance but we had to show our philly pride these guys have. we stole this jersey from your closet. >> you said philly, and he looked at me. >> i remember you. you used to get us back in the day. >> i like the gold chain too. >> john, you like the look? >> i'm feeling fresh. looking good. almost as good as michael over here. [ laughter ] >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> yeah. >> this has been a lot of fun, thank you so much. >> you look amazing. want to see everybody? >> one more ? one more round? where is everybody? >> come on out. [ cheers and applause ] you guys look great.

you all look really great. >> all right, kids, better lock your room door. >> hide your closet. >> thank you all so much. coming up, lori bergamotto has "the right stuff." the best facial cleansers for all skin types. ♪ the right stuff ♪

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all -- we're talking best facial cleansers today. you guys know this, all you got to do is scan the qr code on the bottom of your screen. okay, it's an important time of year, it's cold outside, so you might want to switch it up. there's one breaking the internet right now. >> yes. so we went to google and were like, what is everybody searching for in our, you know, better than ever endeavor here and people really want to know what the best cleansers are for dry skin. i mean as you said it's winter. combination skin, and if you have acne, so we sussed that all out for you and cleansing balms. are you familiar with a balm? >> i like a balm. with tv makeup, you got to get it off. >> we'll talk about that. first we went to an expert. we went to dermatologist dr. jeremy a.brauer, and we talked to him about what we should be looking for. you know the marketplace is really crowded. so we're going to talk to you about what is our best overall, our unicorn. >> the unicorn. >> tell me about it.

>> facial cleansers. >> i've seen this out there. >> what's so great about the cerave hydrating facial cleanser, this one is really affordable under $15, you guys. it's the value size so you'll get a lot for your money. now, what dr. brauer told us, is that you want to protect the skin care -- the skin barrier and make sure that you're replenishing the hyaluronic acid and ceramides because we all know you can buy the most expensive serum in the world, but if you're cleaning your skin it's not going to work, like putting paint on a house that's rusty. you have to clean that rust off, clean it and prime it and start over. >> this is the one the internet loves, everybody is using this. >> over 100,000 positive reviews, dermatologists love it. reviewers, customers love it. you can really do no wrong because again what you want to do is replenish, not strip that barrier, that skin barrier. you want to keep it intact. >> smooth, clean, not squeaky clean, they say.

>> exactly. that is going to leave your skin feeling nice and smooth but also cleansed. >> important. so you've got this one, am i right, this is for if you have oily skin. >> this is from bliss. the name is clear genius, now, this one has salicylic acid and our expert told us the most important thing if you have oily skin is not to overdo it. i think sometimes the instinct is my skin is oily, i need to keep scrubbing it. and scrubbing it until it's bone dry. no, do not overdo it. so this one has salicylic acid which will help exfoliate. sometimes you'll see cleansers that have glycolic or salicylic acid. it will give you that glow. they both he can foliate. the difference with this one from bliss which is $10, the salicylic acid will reduce sebum. gentle but effective. >> this time of year it's so dry. you want to help with the hydration. you have one for dry skin. >> this is from first aid

beauty. pure skin face wash. what we love about this one, it will not strip that skin barrier, keeps everything really replenished. this is a top seller at sephora and dermstore, and that's because it's dermatologist tested. fragrance-free. have dry skin stay away from fragrance. looking for the word gentle on eerything and that's going to be key for that. >> we were talking about these. >> yes. >> this is kind of like the new wave of facial cleanser. >> i feel like this is also -- as you said a tv person's dream. >> yeah, if you wear a lot of makeup and want to get clean, twice clean. are we doing it? get in there. >> put this on. >> and you'll take a little water, there you go. water that up. this is the slay, drunk elephant cleansing balm, another top seller. incredible because it will leave skin really replenished and what's important about all the formulations here is that this will work for any skin type but you want to make sure that if you have dry skin you're using something that's cream based and oily.

if you have really oily skin you want to make sure that you're using something foaming and more drying, everything that we're seeing today is under $40. really affordable. you have to remember what our expert said. you want to get rid of that stuff so that all your other fancy skin care creeps can work. thank you for coming to my "right stuff" spa. better than ever. >> i love you do all the research for us. you make it easy. thank you so much, lori, for these great picks. shop all these products on goodmorningamerica.com. all you got to do is scan that qr code right there on your screen, ginger, over to you. >> i just got a drunk elephant bar, facial bar, because i don't want plastic and i love it. so i'm glad to see them over there. okay. also, football because that's a really easy transition, the finale of the nfl regular season does kick off tomorrow. i'll be watching that too. i have a son so into this right now. two key match-up, playoff implications are there and chiefs facing the raiders at 4:15 eastern and kansas city needs to win to clinch that top seed and also, go big or go home

for the titans and jaguars, that game starting at 8:00 eastern all on espn and right here on drew: i am abc 7 news beat meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. a level 1 light storm mainly impacting the north bay. seven-day, stronger storms over the weekend and early next now to our first "gma" buzz pick of 2023, it's "the bandit queens" by debut author parini shroff. here she is to tell us about it. >> hi, "good morning america." i'm parini shroff, and this is my debut novel "the bandit queens." it's a dark comedy following a woman living in modern-day india. her husband disappeared five years ago. she didn't kill him but everybody thinks she did and it's a rumor that just won't die. soon the other wives in her village demand her help so that they too can become self-made widows. should she help them? for fans of the years "dead to me" it's an uplifting tale of

female friendship. you can be the king this year watch the queens conquer. >> you can read along with our instagram @gmabookclub. chase rice performs live coming up. ♪ outlaws, whether you can feel that thunder in your bones ♪

♪ i hate cowboys ♪ ♪ i hate cowboys ♪ back now with a special performance from chart-topping country star chase rice set to release his fourth studio album. "i hate cowboys & all dogs go to hell." he's going to perform the brand-new title track for us. we're going to talk for a second, man. you got to get a kick out of the title but one thing i know is very personal to you, your new album, the cover of it is a picture of your dad. we see right there, daniel rice. >> yeah. >> why did you choose that photo for the cover of your album? >> i always wanted to use that picture. it's just a pretty iconic picture of him in the '80s in wyoming. that was my dad to a tee. but, man, i just -- i never had

the right music for it and now after ten years i finally figured out not only what i don't want to do, what i do want to do and the first full album i pieced together. i know what i'm doing now and it's music i think he would be proud of other than early stuff. he'd be proud of this. >> no doubt. you're getting ready to kick off your "way down yonder" tour. march 3rd, nevada. what can fans exhibit when they show up? >> a lot of this album. usually i do two or three songs off the new album. this one i'll play it all and play "eyes on you," "drinking beer," a lot of hits but this is mostly what they'll hear. >> and you're going to perform for us in a second "i hate cowboys," because i hate cowboys too but it's a different kind. [ laughter ] >> no, it's basically about -- it ain't about hating cowboys.

obviously my dad was one but, it's more about a guy just being better at the game than you and walks in the bar and steals your bar. if he has a cowboy hat and looks confident you better hold your girl close. >> you'll sing it for us right now. off his upcoming album, "i hate cowboys & all dogs go to hell" which drops february 10th. here's chase rice exclusively debuting the title track, "i hate cowboys." ♪ ♪ i hate cowboys their hats just look so stupid ♪ ♪ i hate the wranglers and their boots and all them jukebox songs ♪ ♪ i hate cowboys ♪ ♪ they think they're scared of nothing ♪ ♪ run their mouths about bulls bucking ♪ ♪ but eight seconds ain't that long ♪ ♪ i wish they'd stay at home

because they think that they're john wayne ♪ ♪ walking through the door ♪ ♪ turning every head including yurs ♪ ♪ pretty thing has never seen one before ♪ ♪ got a thing for bad guys ♪ ♪ ask her to dance while you're at the bar ♪ ♪ starts talking about them texas stars ♪ ♪ next thing you know you got a broken heart ♪ ♪ she's gone, and that's why i hate cowboys ♪ ♪ now they're gone just like the wind ♪ ♪ he took a hard one on the chin ♪ ♪ and i still ended up on the losing end ♪ ♪ because they think that they're john wayne walking through the door ♪ ♪ turning every head including yours ♪ ♪ pretty thing has never seen one before, has got a thing for bad guys ♪ ♪ yeah, asked her to dance while you're at the bar ♪ ♪ starts talking about them

texas stars ♪ ♪ next thing you know you got a broken heart ♪ ♪ she's gone, and that's why i hate cowboys ♪ ♪ they think that they're john wayne walking through the door ♪ ♪ turning every head including yours ♪ ♪ pretty thing has never seen one before, has got a thing for bad guys ♪ ♪ ask her to dance while you're at the bar, starts talking about them texas stars ♪ ♪ next thing you know you got a broken heart ♪ ♪ she's gone, and that's why i hate cowboys ♪ ♪

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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc. seven mornings. angelina has your friday morning traffic. thank you, reggie. good morning , everybody. so we are going to start with an issue that we're following in a primary commute corridor rather than focus on some of the other bigger issues due to the weather because we talked about them a lot this morning san francisco northbound to 80 before ocean avenue. this earlier was a stall. now it has turned into a crash blocking at least one lane down to around 10 mph there if you relying on bar at about 20 minutes to your plan travel time today due to weather impacts, hydro. we're looking at live doppler seven. we have a light showers out there right now it's a level one on the storm impact scale and the main impact is william the north bay less than a quarter of an inch today. for most of us, it's a mix of sun and clouds. but this weekend get ready for the flood

threat to continue a level two on the storm. impact scale. reggie please be careful out there everyone this weekend. the time now for live with kelly and ryan, i'm going to see you again at 11 today, from "the wedding veil" trilogy, lacey chabert! and a better year could be starting today as we continue "the best me in '23". also, another edition of "the inbox," and joining ryan as a cohost, and now, here are ryan seacrest and me!