good morning, america. it's our second hour. mounting pressure for president biden. the growing questions over handling of classified documents. congress launching new investigations. how the white house is responding. new guidelines on adolescent obesity. the american academy of pediatrics saying kids should be proactively treated including medications and weight loss surgery. this as the cdc is out with new numbers on childhood vaccinations, dipping nationwide for the second year in a row leaving more than 200,000 kindergartners potentially unprotected against measles. ♪ shakira's record-breaking

diss track. the superstar slamming her ex gerard pique in her new song. the video racking up more than 63 million views in just one day. ♪ bullet proof ♪ meet the tv writer who brought humor and heart to the small screen. >> you know people can see you, right? ♪ simply the best ♪ now, monica heisey is taking a page out of her own story opening up about divorce in her 20s. >> it was isolating and a little lonely. "really good, actually. the growing gen-z population opting to live rent-free at home working full time. the cash flow fueling a so-called luxury boom. >> i buy it if i like it. >> the next generation of splurging as we say, good morning, america. ♪ good morning, america. glad to have you with us on this

saturday. janai has the weekend off. gio benitez is here with us on the desk. >> yes. >> so good to see you. you've got to check out janai's instagram. epic trip she's on right now. >> she's enjoying herself. >> she's already posted this morning. we're all a little jealous. we are following a lot of news starting with president biden facing growing questions and new investigations into those classified documents found in his former office and delaware home. >> both the president and the white house remaining silent for the most part on the special counsel probe into the potential mishandling of files. now house republicans are moving to investigate. abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks is on the north lawn with the very latest. hey, maryalice, good morning again. >> reporter: gio, good morning. president biden is back in wilmington, delaware, at his home where those classified documents were found in his garage. the president leaving the white house ignoring questions. >> are you confident you did nothing wrong, mr. president? >> reporter: silence on the news a special counsel was appointed to look into his handling of classified material. house republicans launching new

investigations, demanding answers about what exactly was in those documents found in the president's home. president biden's press secretary saying the white house does plan to fully cooperate with the newly appointed special counsel, but deflecting most questions on the subject. >> i would refer you to anything that is related to this to -- as it relates to the review to the department of justice or my colleagues at the white house counsel office. >> reporter: attorney general merrick garland saying the extraordinary circumstances require the appointment of a special counsel. >> this appointment underscores for the public the department's commitment to both independence and accountability. >> reporter: his pick for the job, a trump appointee, veteran prosecutor robert hur who in a statement promised to follow the facts swiftly and thoroughly. the move from the attorney general coming after he said the department of justice was notified of classified documents found in november at the penn biden center in washington, d.c. then in late december and again just this last week, president

biden's personal lawyers informing investigators that additional documents had been found at the president's wilmington residence, most in his garage. the white house counsel's office saying the documents were inadvertently misplaced and biden's team quickly responded to the, quote, mistake. the white house is also facing new scrutiny from republicans. two new house investigations from the house oversight and judiciary committee, those republican chairmen say they want to know what was in the documents and who exactly had access to them. whit? >> maryalice parks, thank you. we turn now to a "gma" health alert. the american academy of pediatrics updating its guidelines for childhood obesity as nearly 20% of children and adolescents in this country are considered obese according to the cdc. let's bring in board certified pediatrician and abc news medical contributor dr. alok patel. dr. patel, good morning to you. so, with these new guidelines what are the biggest takeaways?

>> the biggest takeaway is that it is time we view childhood obesity as the chronic serious disease that it is and that there is a more proactive treatment that is safe and effective. when you have one in five american children facing obesity, we have a risk set up for a milieu of serious illness that can spring up in adulthood. while some people out there say, hey, this is all lifestyle, we know that watchful waiting and hoping teens grow out of obesity is not working. it's a combination of a combination of genetics and a comprehensive approach is what we need. >> some include medication for children over 12 and bariatric surgery for those over 13 who meet certain criteria. some might consider that to be a little drastic for parents to fully understand. what's your opinion on this? >> well, some of the people who

consider that to be drastic were on this document is 100 pages long. it goes through a comprehensive plan that is individualized for kids and families including things such as motivational interviews and intensive behavior and lifestyle treatment. medications and bariatric surgery can be recommended in certain situations, but the document does stress a holistic approach looking at a family's personal situation, their resources and what that plan would look like for specific kids under the guidance of a health team. so it is a lot more inclusive than what we're seeing on social media and on headlines. >> while we have you, i do want to turn to a different subject. the cdc out with new numbers on childhood vaccines, declining for a second year in a row. how concerning is that for you? >> it's very concerning because it is a symptom of a very large problem. now, even though that number is 93% coverage for kids going to kindergarten as opposed to 94%, that is 250,000 kids who do not

have protection against tetanus, measles and polio. if we look at something like measles, for example, we know that we need about a 95% vaccination rate for that herd immunity. when we drop below that we're seeing outbreaks like we see in ohio. it will take more comprehensive education to the public and making sure people are getting into their pediatricians and doctor's office to catch up with routine vaccinations. the reason we don't see diseases like diphtheria, polio, measles, mumps, rubella at the time must, mumps, rubella is because vaccines work. we want to keep it that way. >> information information. dr. patel, as always, thank you very much. eva? coming up in our "gma morning menu," shakira smashing viewing records. what the superstar is revealing about her new ex-partner in the diss track. also, ahead how gen-z is affording to have a spending spree prompting a luxury boom.

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the new hit surpassing more than 63 million views in 24 hours making it the most watched latin song according to youtube. the singer una dissing her ex-husband gerard picard and his new girlfriend, clara chia. he has yet to comment on the track. ♪ >> reporter: the couple splitting in 2022 amid recent cheating allegations after 12 years of marriage and having two children together. ♪ this isn't shakira's first public song since separating. releasing -- [ speaking in non-english ] -- opening up about the end of her relationship. so, look, no matter how you feel about this, it's a hot song. >> it is. >> i'm team shakira. i have a feeling about this.

let's not pretend like that's not true. >> i have a feeling about it. >> a lot of people have a feeling about this. now to gen-z splurging on retail therapy. elizabeth schulze has the story. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: eva, good morning. this is a pretty stunning number. about half of adults in their 20s right now are living with their parents and it turns out that money they're saving on rent is helping to give a boost to luxury retailers. ♪ >> reporter: this morning a near record number of americans like 22-year-old lillian are living at home. >> why is living at home after college something that is frowned upon? >> reporter: saving and spending their extra cash. >> i don't feel guilty when it comes to hanging out with friends or buying something to treat myself. >> reporter: she landed a job in tech and moved back in with her parents unwilling to pay up to $3,000 a month in the san francisco bay area for rent. >> i personally have a good

relationship with my parents. so i feel like it's nice to live here and also nice because i can save money on rent. >> this past year 2022, about 48% of the nation's 18 to 29-year-olds were living with one or both parents. >> almost half of young adults are living at home as of the end of last year. >> yes. >> reporter: data from pew research center shows the number of young adults living with their parents has been rising for decades and peaked during the pandemic. it's stayed near the highest level since the great depression driven in part by rising rents. >> some metro areas rents have gone up considerably and that's, you know, impacting the ability for young adults to live alone independently. >> reporter: this generation living at home is proving to be a win for retailers. analysts at morgan stanley say young adults freeing up their budgets for daily necessities like rent or groceries are helping fuel sales of luxury goods.

>> living at home with my paents has allowed me to spend more money on myself and not just splurge on random things. ♪ >> reporter: 29-year-old fabian lives with his parents and three siblings in california. the money he saves on rent goes to what he calls retail therapy. >> i don't look at the price on that tag. i buy it if i like it. >> you're not looking at the price tag. >> i'm not spending money on a water bill. i'm not spending money on the gas bill. you know, i am going to buy a $60 skin care, you know, lotion. >> reporter: flores says it became more normalized during the pandemic when young adults wanted to live closer to family. but he adds there are broader cultural factors at play to explain why many twentysomethings aren't moving out yet. >> the mexican culture, people don't leave their home at such a

young age. growing up, i feel like seeing my uncles and aunts living in one house was so normal to me. >> reporter: another reason more adults are staying under their parents' roof, americans are waiting longer to get married. >> the young adults living with a parent are not married and don't have, you know, an unmarried partner with them in the household. >> reporter: lillian encourages others to spend time living back in that childhood bedroom. >> for my family we think of it as bringing our resources together to help everybody so we can meet our goals both personally and financially. >> reporter: now, researchers who study demographics say the number of young aye ddults livit home is likely to stay at this high until there are broader solutions to help address the high cost of housing and rent. eva? >> dying to know what types of luxury purchases are they making since they're saving all these money. >> reporter: purses are one of them. clothes and beauty supplies at

the top of the list. travel experiences, also where a lot of these young adults are spending extra cash but one thing else, both of those people we spoke to said they're still chipping in paying their parents every month for utilities, groceries or even a small share of rent to help out too. >> good to know they're not freeloading. i'm sure their parents are happy about that. >> reporter: a lot of parents want to hear that. >> elizabeth, thanks so much. whit? >> we were just thinking, like, a lot of parents like, i didn't plan for this. yes, they have some too. let's get a check of the weather and back to danielle breezy. good morning. >> good morning. i want to show you what's going on. a lot of rain out in the west coast and this is out of l.a. here. aytwo cars got stuck on top of each other. it went from 15 feet deep to 40 feet deep in two days. not a good situation there. now, it's not just here but montecito, the road collapses in front of tourists taking pictures, not a good situation and more heavy rain pummeling the west coast. snow for the mountainous regions

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"truth & lies: the informant" examines a white supremacist group that plotted to blow up a community of muslim immigrants in kansas and the fbi informant who risked his life to stop them. host of the podcast and author dick lehr is joining us from boston. good morning to you. great to have you. >> yeah, good morning, whit. how are you? >> great. so you wrote "white hot hate," a true story of domestic terrorism in america's heartland. it's a fascinating case here and what was it about the details that drew you to the story? >> i think what was really fascinating, compelling about it is because of the secretly recorded tapes that the fbi informant dan day was able to secure. it provided an unbelievable rich behind the curtain reconstruction of exactly how something so hateful and potentially tragic came together by these far right militia members who were conspiring to make bombs to blow up a whole bunch of somali immigrants who

settled in garden city, kansas. >> tell us about this kansas community and how it became a home for hate and a violent plot that officials say could have surpassed the death toll of the oklahoma city bombing if it had been successful. >> oh, i know. garden city is a really fascinating community because, as many have called it, it's a multicultural mecca. because of the, you know, humongous meatpacking plants in the surrounding area, it's been a draw for decades to immigrants looking for work. there are mexican americans and then in the '70s, the vietnamese fleeing the fall of saigon and more recently a lot of african immigrants and especially from somalia in the last two decades have moved to garden city. word that gets around there's work there and it was a growing population. at the turn of the century it became a majority/minority community which seems surprising in the middle of the southern great plains.

>> what more have you learned about the ksf militia and its plans? >> well, we, you know, thankfully because of the courage of dan day and the infiltration of this group of extreme domestic terrorists, the bomb was thwarted and we just learned how this can come together, you know. we just come off the, you know, congressional hearings into january 6th. this was in 2016. and it's a precursor, almost a canary in the coal mine, so to speak. and through this compelling case, we're able to see how something like this comes together and how they're driven by such hate and bigotry emboldened by donald trump just the way the insurrectionists were emboldened on january 6th. >> you mentioned that fbi informant crucial to thwarting tell us about him and how he ended up becoming an informant. >> dan day is a remarkable man. he showed a lot of courage. a native, you know, resident of garden city.

and the fbi approached him in the summer of 2015, the local resident fbi agents who were concerned about what they were hearing about the militia movement gaining traction and asked him to be their eyes and ears. in the beginning he had no real interest in it but said, okay, he had an interest in public safety. had done some work at a juvenile detention facility. he also has deeply abiding christian faith and he felt that god, you know, he was doing the right thing and answering a call. so he did it and had no idea at the front end of this how deep and dark and threatening it was going to become which it did over the course of 2016. >> well, i can't wait to learn more about it. dick, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. and you can listen to season 2 of "truth & lies: the informant" on abc news app or anywhere that you get your podcasts. coming up right here on "gma," tory johnson is in the house, "deals & steals" all about wellness.

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look fr something to read or watch that might make me feel a little less alone. i couldn't quite find what i was looking for. >> there's a line in the book that says not everyone is divorced but everyone has had their heart broken. why was heartbreak what you wanted to tackle in this book? >> everyone goes through it a couple times in their life and so if you're in the depths of it even at the worth part, some part of you should know you'll survive it. you've probably survived it already. it's like food poisoning. you start to feel like i live on the bathroom floor now. >> the fact you're able to write about divorce and breaking up with humor, i think, shows that like that feeling of being on the bathroom floor doesn't last forever. >> yeah, it really doesn't. it was important to me that the book end on a slightly hopeful note. the main character is not -- has not sorted out all her issues but i did want there to be a glimmer for readers, particularly anyone who found themselves relating to maggie.

>> reporter: maggie getting her fictional glimmer of hope but before we let monica find hers, we gave her some >> in or out? they're breakup related. in or out crying at work? >> in. freak them out. why not? [ laughter ] >> in or out, commenting on your ex's social media post? >> that has to be out. >> saying yes to a second date when you're unsure. >> ooh, in, i think. there's lots of reasons people can mess up on a first date. i think a second chance is always in. >> always in. i always appreciate the second chance. >> "really good, actually" hits bookshelves in a few days on the 17th and the novel has already been optioned for tv. >> wow. >> oh, that's going to be good. >> it'll be hilarious. >> i said, how is the book and you said -- >> it's "really good, actually." it's veryisom . anu w

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♪ welcome back to "gma" and thriving in pink bringing breast cancer awareness into the new year as americans resolve to get back to the gym. this morning we're focusing on breast cancer patients and survivors and mind/body benefits of yoga. samantha harris joins us now. so you've been very open about your journey. >> yes. >> how are you doing now? >> i am at now 49, more fit, healthier and more vibrant than i have ever been. >> and i think your story is interesting because you actually found a lump 11 days after a clear mammogram and you say that's in part because you were so aware of what was going on with your body. >> i was. i think being able to exercise

ng aftorkouto be nourish found ump 11 d later. it's easy to stick your head in the sand. i got a clear mammogram and i'm good to go. i had to get quiet and something that allowed me to get quiet is what we're doing right here which is turning inward, yoga. >> such a good reminder to be advocates for themselves. there's a lot of talk about fitness routines. we don't often talk about exercising after breast cancer or surgery, but that's what we're talking about. >> after the new year it's all about go, go, go, hit the gym hard, lose the weight and leave out this population of the breast cancer community. those in treatment, those going through recovery and so it's very exciting because now, i know i'm certified as a trainer. before my days on "dancing with the stars" and all i did in the

hosting world i got into yoga but for madonna's arms. > they were everything. after cancer, i didn't know how to move safely. i had three surgeries in 2014 and as a trainer, i was lost for how do i move my body safely. and so i wish there had been a program which is something special that we're launching today. >> so you're going to demonstrate a move for us. this is something that breast cancer patients and survivors can do. >> yes, first of all, just today we're launching yoga works pink. a dedicated first ever program for yoga that has been created for and tailored to the entire breast cancer community and the best part that yoga works and susan g. komen is doing is

allowing it to be accessible for three months at no cost. one move that is important is called warrior 2 which we are all warriors so it's a lunge position where your back foot is at an angle and open up the pelvis and build up lower body strength. i was not able to move my arms this high up as so many breast cancer survivors can do so start with hands on hips or move to your heart center with palms together and eventually arms pointing downward and eventually when you have that range of motion built up. >> how is this good for those who are in their breast cancer journey? >> stability, motion. as we're coming out of recovery, you can't push yourself out of a chair so building up core strength. we hold emotion, mindfulness allows us to activate that parasympathetic system. we can calm that anxiety and the fear. we can then turn to this which

is warrior one. arms on the hip, heart center or low and eventually as that mobility works all the way up, all of these poses really help as they're adapted through yoga works pink because we can then level up as we build back our strength, reclaim our body once again and i really changed the trajectory of my own career as a tv host and still have "tug of words." super fun. if you like word play, you can check that out every day. i became a certified health

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covered california, this way to health insurance. enrollment ends january 31st. go to coveredca.com. we were talking about yoga. thank you so much for watching. see you right back here tomorrow morning. >> go do the child's pose. >> a little savasana, whit? >> you got it. child's pose. >> a little shivasana, whit? >> you got it. >> abc 7 mornings. liz: part of a road has collapsed and is closed to the alameda line. for those who live in the area, this is a route to get to the tri-valley and interstate 680 or i-5. made church in alameda has

extended shelter hours to help people get out of the rain. they are open all week long. they have around 20 people who have utilized the services the church is providing. the program is connected to other nonprofits to help people get off the streets permanently. frances dinglasan, let's check of the forecast. frances: wet and wild this morning. a level 3 storm on our impact scale. some areas just this morning received over two inches of rain. that is the yellow and the orange where there are heavy downpours. the heavy rain is starting to move east toward stockton and gilroy. check out all the areas that have reported some storm issues. you see a lot of trees down, flash floods, 26 reports of flooding, heavy rain and eight

reports of trees down. until midday, we are still storm level 3. gusting winds up to 50 miles per hour. ngerous rf conditions will expire at 10:00 this morning with a high surf warning. we still have a coastal flood advisory all the way through will tell you about some dry days ahead. liz: up next, mudslide damage. destruction in marin county.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> we are going to see trees down, power lines down, people without power. it all comes down to where the storm impacts the bay area. liz: a prediction coming true as we deal with another round of heavy rain and strong winds, yet another storm. breaking news santa cruz county. emergency evacuations are underway in felton grove because of the weather. santa cruz county tweeting updates, saying deputies are in the area. if you live in the neighborhood, please leave now. they are concerned about ofiv rer later evacuationnts