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the latest group of civilian captives, and israel releases more palestinian prisoners. the snag that temporarily held up the deal, and the hope for americans to be included in the next wave. >> whit: young thug on trial. opening statements set to begin in the racketeering case against the acclaimed rapper accused of co-founding a violent street gang. ♪ i never killed anybody ♪ >> whit: how his own lyrics may be used against him. >> gio: cruise to nowhere. the passengers who signed up for a three-year voyage around the world selling homes and belongings ahead of the journey only to get their dreams torpedoed. >> devastated, disappointed, sad. >> gio: what the company is telling would-be passengers. >> erielle: and signs of the season. the cyber monday sales going on right now. "gma" chasing down the best bargains. plus, monday night football. josh dobbs, a rocket scientist

turned vikings quarterback on how the two roles are so similar. ♪ >> erielle: and beyonce at the box office. her movie's star-studded premiere. >> whit: and good morning, america. thanks for joining us on this sunday. great to have erielle reshef back at the desk with us in for janai on maternity leave. >> erielle: hey, janai. >> whit: good morning, janai and everyone at home. we do have a lot to cover here as we wrap up the holiday weekend. first, the four-day cease-fire between israel and hamas is holding, allowing both sides to follow through on promises to release hostages and prisoners. although there were some sticking points to work through ahead of the latest exchange. >> gio: israel's military releasing this video of tearful reunions as two girls ended their seven weeks of captivity into the embrace of family

members. while in the west bank, prisoners released by israel were also warmly welcomed by a cheering crowd. we'll have much more on that in just a moment. >> erielle: but we begin with the holiday travel rush, flightaware giving us a look at how busy it's going to get today. take a look at those flights in the air. the early winter storm could cause interruptions. abc's morgan norwood is at newark liberty airport this morning for us. good morning, morgan. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, erielle, and it's looking pretty good here at newark, but nationwide, we are starting to see some disruptions. in chicago, there are some delays. of course that is a major airline hub, but all that as 3.2 million americans make their way back home, and a winter storm sweeps across the country. this morning, from the skies to the highways, millions of americans returning home from their thanksgiving holiday on what's expected to be the busiest travel day of the season so far. >> we did get here five hours early and we can't check our bags yet. >> reporter: these were the tsa and bag drop lines at orlando international airport.

>> we usually go to the counter, you know, check in our bags real quick, but then my husband was, like, let's just check them in outside, and we walked in and there were so many people over there. >> reporter: in charlotte, the backup started well before travelers even got to the terminal. bumper to bumper traffic and an hour just to get to the terminal doors. airport, this line for for the bus. >> it extended as far as the eye could see. >> reporter: matt duff's already long trip even more delayed. he said the buses were quickly filling up and only running once every hour. the massive travel day comes as more than 10 million people from texas to new york brace for a winter storm that's threatening to upend air travel, but airlines insisting they're ready. >> we're investing in de-ice equipment and trucks and crews to make sure that we can deal with any winter storm weather. >> reporter: it's also set to be a record-breaking day on the roads. more than 49 million americans traveling over the thanksgiving holiday and weekend.

and if you are driving, the best time to hit the roads according to aaa is actually going to be now. you have until noon before that traffic really starts to build up, whit. the worst time to travel is going to be between 3:00 and 5:00. >> whit: okay, got to get that early start. morgan, thank you. and millions of americans are under weather alerts impacting post-holiday travel plans in some parts of the country. let's get right to somara theodore with a look at the forecast. somara, good morning. >> somara: good morning, whit. all right, let's get our family and friends home. so, take a look. if you live west of the mississippi and you're traveling west of the mississippi river, things look good for you. nothing to contend with. look at the midwest. we have got snow that's going to be coming down, this may impede much travel for that region. in the southeast, we could see scattered downpours. most of the rain on the east coast not picking up until later tonight, that's good news. wichita, you saw copious amounts of snow falling just yesterday. 6 to 12 inches of snow. big, wet flakes there.

chicago, we're just getting this party started with flurries coming down in front of wrigley field here. here's what you can anticipate as we track this through chicago. reduced visibility. while it's only 1 to 2 inches, remember that critical time frame it's coming down during. then we see this move to the east coast as we head into tonight. more coming up. for now, gio, back to you. >> gio: all right, we're watching that storm. all right, somara, thank you so much. the tsa is facing one of its biggest tests ever today. let's bring in the agency's federal security director for michigan, reggie stephens. director stephens, thank you for joining us here on "gma." this is really your super bowl. how's it going so far? >> thank you, gio. thank you for having me. it's going pretty well so far. as stated, we're expecting a record-setting day of 2.9 million passengers to travel across the united states. we're off to an excellent start. passengers are arriving early. we're working with our airport and airline partners to make sure that today's a smooth day for everyone involved. >> gio: that is good news and just about everyone thinks this may be the busiest travel day possibly ever. somara was talking about that

snow in the midwest. what's your advice to travelers to make this as smooth as possible? >> for travelers, just make sure that you arrive at the airport early. give yourself enough to get to the airport, parking, to check in at the airline ticket counters and also to go through security, and when you go through security, just make sure that you're listening to the instructions being provided by our officers at our checkpoints. >> gio: and you're in detroit right now. we see those new x-ray machines there behind you there. that's new technology that we're seeing in detroit and other major airports here. what do people need to know especially if they haven't traveled in a while? >> so, with the new computer tomography x-rays, it's important to note that you're going to actually put your carry-on bag inside of a bin. electronics and liquids and gels and aerosols are not required to be removed from your bag so it really makes it convenient for when you are going through the actual screening process. you're less likely to leave items behind at our checkpoint.

just make sure that if you have items on your person, that you're putting it into your carry-on before you're submitting it through the x-ray. >> gio: i know this isn't your purview, but the weather, of course, everybody is watching that. are you at all concerned about the number of travelers we're seeing today and that storm that's moving through the country? >> so i think it's important to note that we work with our airport and airline industry partners to look at projections and also to understand if there's any disruption to operations due to weather, and so we'll stay in close contact with those partners to make sure that we have resources available where needed across the country. >> gio: all right, and i know you will. thank you so much for all of your hard work today. director stephens, thank you for joining us here on "gma." >> erielle: we turn now to the israel/hamas war and the release of dozens of hostages during a four-day cease-fire. emotional reunions as israelis and foreign nationals are back with family. abc's matt gutman has the latest from tel aviv. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning,

erielle. this three-day cease-fire so far is holding and today we expect the third batch of hostages to be released. israel expects between 10 and 13 israelis, but possibly other nationalities on that list and one of the major questions right now, are americans going to be on that list? overnight, hamas releasing a second group of hostages. one by one, you can see gunmen transferring them into waiting red cross vans. among them, 9-year-old emily hand, a wounded teenager, these thai nationals. welcomed to freedom by red cross personnel. a total of 17 hostages were released. 13 of them israeli and 4 thai nationals, bringing the total of 40 released so far. none are american. from there, the hostages were whisked to egypt, then across the border to israel and finally to hospitals in israel to receive medical care and the first embrace of family. it was part of a deal brokered by the u.s., egypt, and qatar for a four-day cease-fire in

exchange for 50 hostages. last night's swap nearly collapsed. hamas accused israel of violating the agreement by not allowing enough aid trucks into northern gaza and for opening fire on palestinians trying to return to northern gaza. the idf disputing these claims and saying that humanitarian aid had entered gaza yesterday via the rafah border crossing and more aid is expected to arrive today. what ensued was a grueling seven-hour standoff in southern gaza. with the hostages safe, israel releasing an additional 39 palestinian women and teenage boys from israeli jails, and thousands waited to greet them, welcomed as heroes with fireworks and confetti. in israel, dozens of families still waiting to hear on the status of their loved ones still in the hands of hamas. what is it like not knowing if she's going to be part of one of these deals? she's 75 years old. >> and it's just not my mom. it's everybody.

we are -- it's nerve-racking. we don't know what will happen next. everything is -- the trust level is so low. >> reporter: in tel aviv, nearly 50,000 people crowding hostage square marking nearly 50 days since the attack on october 7th. demanding israel's government work to release all of the hostages. one of those released overnight is emily hand, just 9 years old who was sleeping at her best friend's house when she was abducted by hamas. my colleague, matt rivers spoke with her father, thomas, who was told his daughter had been told she had been killed and when he was told she was kidnapped, he made this promise. >> we'll get you home, and never let you out of our sights again. >> reporter: and overnight, thomas did just that, wrapping his arms around his little girl and holding on. so good to see thomas and emily reunited. this was designed to be a four-day cease-fire with the option for hamas to extend the cease-fire for 24 hours for each

ten additional hostages it releases. the question is what happens when that's over? israel has said it will resume fighting hamas and trying to destroy it as soon as this is over. whit? >> whit: all right, matt gutman for us. the video of those reunions just so powerful. thank you. so far, no americans have been released during this pause in the fighting, but president biden appears optimistic that that could soon change. abc's maryalice parks joins us now from the white house with more. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. the white house says they are hopeful that three additional women and children who are dual american and israeli citizens will be released in the next few days as a part of this deal. in a statement yesterday, they underscored the fact that two americans had already been released who have been held hostage last month. i asked the white house specifically if they were worried that americans might be held longer by hamas so that hamas could maintain some sort of additional leverage. they would not answer me directly on that question. now we know the president

continues to be pretty hands-on in this process. yesterday he spoke directly with the qatari amir who has been a key mediator in all of this about that delay in the planned hostage release. his team we are told was also talking all day yesterday with the israelis and the egyptians. the white house continues to say that they are not pushing for a permanent cease-fire, but they have said that they hope that there's an opportunity here, that these delays in fighting, that this pause could potentially open up the possibility for more pauses in fighting, extended pauses in fighting, and perhaps an avenue to try to get more aid in. whit? >> whit: maryalice parks for us, thank you. and tune into "this week" later on this morning. jonathan karl speaks to the white house national security adviser jake sullivan and democratic representative ro khanna about the latest hostage negotiations. plus, 2024 presidential hopeful chris christie as he looks ahead to the first republican primary contest in january. gio? >> gio: all right, whit, and now to the embattled republican

congressman george santos who's facing an expulsion vote this week. over corruption allegations. abc's em nguyen joins us now from capitol hill with more on that. good morning, em. >> reporter: good morning, gio. yeah, representative george santos is speaking out ahead of that expulsion vote slamming the situation as a smear against him. embattled congressman george santos facing a pending house expulsion vote unleashing in a live-streamed interview on friday in x spaces, seeming to acknowledge the looming end of his political career. >> i know i'm going to get expelled when this expulsion resolution goes to the floor. i have done the math over and over, and it doesn't look really good. >> reporter: the house ethics committee released a scathing bipartisan report last week that found what it called substantial evidence of alleged law-breaking by the new york republican. the months' long investigation says santos allegedly used campaign funds for personal purposes such as thousands of dollars on botox treatments,

trips to atlantic city, payments to onlyfans and thousands more on luxury goods. while santos has survived two previous expulsion votes, a growing number of republicans say no more. >> george santos doesn't deserve to be a member of congress. it's in the best interest of the house of representatives and it's in the best interest of america that he no longer serves as a member of congress. >> reporter: in his rant on social media, santos taunted his congressional colleagues calling them hypocrites, claiming they let other unethical behavior in the house go unchecked. he defiantly rejected the ethics report against him. >> it was designed to smear me. it was designed to force me out of my seat. >> reporter: expulsion in the house is rare, and has only happened five other times in u.s. history, and despite mounting pressure, representative george santos says he will not resign, though

he does add that he will not be running for re-election. a vote to expel him is expected this week. erielle? >> erielle: it is quite a story and we thank you for covering it, em nguyen for us. now to the holiday shopping season kicking into high gear. early numbers showing consumers are already spending. abc's alexis christoforous is here with that, and a look at cyber monday deals. good morning, alexis. >> reporter: good morning, erielle. it is the year's biggest online shopping day and despite discounts as early as october, many inflation-weary consumers put off their shopping until cyber monday in hopes of finding bigger and better deals. it's round two for consumers ready to let their fingers do the holiday shopping. >> cyber monday is a two to three-day affair depending on the store. some are just running their deals straight through the entire weekend. >> reporter: like amazon extending its black friday deals right through cyber monday on everything from toys to tech including the amazon echo dot which was $50, now just $22.99. target, best buy, and walmart all kicking off their cyber monday deals today.

walmart-plus members gaining access to online deals three hours early at 4:00 p.m. eastern like saving over $500 on these kitchen knives. target's offering up to 50% off thousands of items like this kitchenaid stand mixer on sale for $250. that's a $200 savings, and at best buy, tvs, laptops and cameras are on sale including $100 off this gopro hero 12. it's not just tech. >> cyber monday is also getting a reputation for great fashion and beauty deals. >> reporter: ulta and sephora slashing prices up to 50% on makeup, skin care, and fragrances starting monday. so far the holiday shopping season is off to a strong start. much of it happening online. consumers spent a record $9.8 billion online on black friday, up 7.5% from last year, and they're expected to spend a record $12 billion on cyber monday.

before you click check out make sure you comparison shop and use browser extensions like honey and slickdeals to make sure those online deals really are deals. and to make sure you're staying safe while shopping online, experts say avoid clicking unsolicited popups, links, or attachments, and if you get an email or text asking you to update your payment method or shipping address, contact the retailer directly to make sure that's legit. whit? >> whit: okay, important advice. alexis, thank you so much. inflation is showing signs of a possible slowdown. mortgage rates fell again this week, marking the fourth consecutive week of drops. this after seven weeks of increases. the latest data from freddie mac shows this falling to an average of 7.29%. that's down from 7.44% the week before. last year, it was just at over 6.5%. the increase has kept some homebuyers away. existing home sales have now

fallen to a 13-year low. may be a deal out there, but the highest interest rate to go with it. >> gio: there's a lot of inventory, that's for sure. >> whit: yes, that's true. let's go back to somara theodore. this holiday weekend storm, people are watching it, and norwalk, connecticut though. >> somara: changes are on the way. take a look right now. norwalk, good morning to you. you have rain moving in a little later today. take a look at the timing on this. we're tracking the storm. this is 9:00 p.m. notice where the heaviest of the rain is situated right here along the east coast into new england, still seeing parts of the great lakes. by 3:00 a.m., the storm really enhances and gets going and we start to see the heavier totals piling up in states like massachusetts, connecticut, even some snow up into northern maine and parts of northern new england there. as far as totals go, anywhere from about less than an inch to an inch generally speaking, but we could see 1 to 2 inches throughout parts of new england. for snow totals, good for the ski resorts.

in vermont to new hampshire, a foot to a half of foot of snow. that's what's going on across >> somara: and that, my friends, is a look at your local forecast, and just one last thing i would like to leave our friends on the east coast with. if they're planning on hitting the road today, the earlier the better because the rain really ramps up tonight. >> whit: right after from "gma." >> somara: yes, after "gma." >> gio: thank you, somara. let's go to monday night football now, and one of the most unusual stories of the season.

the rocket scientist/quarterback who finds himself in the spotlight starting for a playoff contender. we're talking about josh dobbs who came to the vikings when star kirk cousins was injured and abc's martha raddatz had the chance to talk with dobbs about his double career. >> i guess quarterback, you know, you're given a ton of problems over and over, you know, defense is presenting different fronts, different blitz packages, different coverages, and you're tasked with critically thinking of how to solve those problems on a 40-second clock and get your team the right play and execute. as an engineer, it's the exact same thing, like, how these engineers are tasked with real-life problems and they're forced to solve them with the knowledge that they learned in school or the equations that they know, their concept. it's been cool to see those crossovers and the correlations between, you know, my football life and my engineering life. >> gio: what a cool guy, the rocket scientist. more from martha's interview with josh dobbs later on "this

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suspension. i like the story from erielle reshef who was held prisoner by her brothers and her husband. >> erielle: i was. having to watch this game. that interception at the end was quite impressive. even i as a non-football expert was on my feet. pretty cool. >> gio: she has a house full of boys. she had no choice whatsoever. let's take a look at other big stories we're following on this sunday. happening right now, divers have recovered the flight data recorder from a navy plane that landed in the water near honolulu last monday. officials say the plane with nine people on board overshot the runway and then came down in the water. thankfully no one was hurt. the navy's aircraft mishap board is trying to determine what happened. >> erielle: also right now, italy's mt. etna has erupted again. you can see the volcano spewing ash and hot lava down its snowy slopes in sicily. quite the sight. etna is europe's most active volcano and has been

consistently active since 2013. >> whit: and marty krofft, the man behind legendary children's tv shows like "land of the lost" has died. krofft was known as the king of saturday mornings. he and his brother sid produced family shows for more than 50 years. krofft's representative says that he passed away saturday from kidney failure. marty krofft was 86 years old. >> gio: what a legacy there. and we are going to start this half hour here with our -- how lyrics are expected to be used as evidence in the trial against rapper young thug. opening statements are expected tomorrow as he faces gang-related racketeering charges. alex presha is in atlanta where that trial is happening. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, gio. it took nearly a year to seek away and set to go. the future of one of rap's biggest stars at stake. ♪ this week, opening statements in the trial determining the fate of one of hip-hop's biggest stars get under way. grammy award-winning rapper young thug whose legal name is

jeffrey lamar williams, charged as part of a georgia rico case indicted last year along with two dozen others. five of them standing trial with the rapper. >> it's a rico case meaning that the prosecution is using any and every action they can of the six defendants going to trial to show they moved in furtherance of that gang activity. >> reporter: he's accused of being a part of the street gang ysl. and using his music to promote their exploits. attorneys argue ysl is simply a record label. williams has pleaded not guilty. ♪ young thug's lyrics became a crucial part of this case. a judge allowing prosecutors to introduce more than a dozen sets of the rapper's lyrics, so long as the words are related to crimes he and others allegedly committed. songs "like anybody." >> it's lyrics like this and songs like this that are going to be used against young thug during this trial. >> reporter: many in the music

industry arguing the lyrics should be protected by free speech. >> it could have a chilling effect on the rap industry. it could mean for rappers when they go into that recording booth, they've got to treat it more like an interrogation room, in that anything they rap about could be used against them. >> reporter: fulton county district attorney fani willis firing back, i think if you decide to admit your crimes over a beat, i'm going to use it. now, defense attorneys in this case have argued that this is a tactic specifically used against rap artists. johnny cash they say, never faced any prosecution for any of his lyrics. bob marley didn't face prosecution for his famous line "i shot the sheriff," but now this will go before a jury. erielle? >> erielle: alex, thank you. now to the premiere overnight for one of the most anticipated movies of the year, "renaissance," a film by beyonce had its first showing overnight, and abc's zohreen shah has more from there. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: hey, good morning, erielle.

this event was held tightly under wraps. no cell phones inside or no major details before it started. beyonce is one of the world's biggest pop icons. so, as soon as the premiere was over, details started spilling out. >> i'm out of breath. >> reporter: and so was the packed crowd who watched beyonce's big movie premiere which was kept under wraps at a private screening in los angeles. it was a star-studded event with celebrities and the beyhive gathering to see "renaissance," the film. it's an upclose look at beyonce who directed and stars in her own film highlighting her "renaissance" tour which shattered a record for the highest grossing tour for a black woman at nearly $580 million. >> time is my biggest obstacle. it's impossible to not realize how fast it's going when you are looking through the eyes of your children. >> reporter: the queen bey releasing behind-the-scenes images thanksgiving day. "variety" senior music writer steven horowitz was in the

theater saturday night. >> the closer you get to perfection, the harder it is to see the process. so i think in a way, that made the movie so effective. >> reporter: and bey dropping her film weeks after taylor swift's "eras" tour premiere. ♪ where beyonce made a surprise appearance. >> it is possible that artists could take a note from this and start doing it more, but again it's beyonce and taylor and they're at a level that is superhuman. >> reporter: and that's why some of the most human moments in the film were some of the strongest according to steven. he said that beyonce talks about a knee injury she's put up for with for a very long time and finally dealt with, and then watching her go to her hometown, houston, and just a side of her we don't normally see. the movie hits theaters nationwide on friday.

>> whit: i know how she feels with those knee injuries. >> erielle: you and beyonce have so much in common. >> whit: if she can do it, you're telling me there's a chance. i love it. the comeback, 2024. let's get a check of the weather now. somara theodore, what's going on. >> somara: you have to give them context, he's a soccer player. >> whit: yes, an aging one that is. >> somara: so, we are talking about lake-effect snow, okay? this is like a machine once it gets going here. this is a look at earth cam pictures from cleveland, ohio. hey, how you doing? we get that cold air moving over the warm water, and all that really turns up the machine and we get this lake effect snow and a lot of this tends to happen east of cleveland there in ohio. so you can see here we have winter storm watches as a result, areas like buffalo or just south of buffalo. they've got lake effect snow warnings up into watertown and oswego. we could be seeing that as well. look at these totals, this is very impressive. from 6 to 12 inches, it happens very quickly there, and near watertown, that's prolific. 1 to 2 feet of snow potentially.

that's a look at the weather across the country. let's see what's going on a >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. whit, are you still actively playing soccer? >> whit: believe it or not, i am. despite everything my orthopedist says, i'm still going, but not strong. thank you, somara. coming up here on "good morning america," how a promised three-year luxury journey on the high seas turned into a cruise to nowhere. (vo) if our cats could talk...what would they say? we all wish we could hear our cats' voices. that we could understand how they're really doing. and now, thanks to petivity... we've come one step closer. the petivity smart litterbox monitor tracks your cat's litterbox behavior and weight... and alerts you when changes could require a vet visit.

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back. it was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime for meredith shay. >> people, places and things. i am excited to experience. >> reporter: talking to "gma" in march about this first of its kind three-year cruise around the world, but now she says it's suddenly cancelled. >> and how did i feel about it? devastated, disappointed, sad. >> reporter: the life at sea cruise was set to kick off in istanbul in early november with stops in 135 countries across all seven continents, with prices ranging from roughly $30,000 per person each year to well over 100 grand. keri witman tells us she already paid $32,000 for the trip, also selling her home and most of her possessions, preparing for a life on the high seas. >> even in planning, there were challenges, like, there were no -- no travel insurance companies that could put a plan together for three years. >> reporter: now the would-be passengers like meredith and keri left wondering if they'll get their money back.

>> i'm hopeful that they will hold up their end of the contract and pay us back in the time that they've outlined. i really do hope that happens. if that doesn't, then that's another story. >> reporter: abc news obtaining messages passengers received from the owner of life at sea's parent company saying the company was unable to purchase a ship after investors declined to support us further due to the unrest in middle east. after that, we tried to purchase another vessel, in which we could not succeed. in a message the next day confirming a life at sea cruise trip is cancelled, but telling "usa today" on saturday, we're in talks to acquire a similar vessel. if the december 1st sail is jeopardized, we offer alternative departure dates or expedited refunds. we reached out to life at sea cruises, but have yet to hear back. despite the that statement from

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>> whit: welcome back to "gma," and as we look ahead to monday night football, the vikings hosting the bears. both teams looking to bounce back from last week's losses. espn football analyst and veteran head coach, herm edwards, our buddy, joining us once again. good morning, coach edwards. how are you? >> i'm fine, whit. how are you doing? your 49ers are good, so i know you're happy. >> whit: you know it. you know it. i'm liking the way they're playing these days.

let's talk about the vikings/bears here. this quarterback josh dobbs, he's got an incredible story. a rocket scientist. he's played on multiple teams. now he's doing great. tell us, what's the key to his performance success, and what it's like for a quarterback to join a team so far along in the season? >> well, let's start from the backside of that question. it's very difficult when you think about playing the quarterback position. the verbage of the language in which he has to set formations, how he has to call plays are entirely different than where he was before, right? so i think the coaching staff did a nice job of limiting some of that, but he's been magnificent. i've dubbed him josh "cashmere" dobbs. you know those cashmere sweaters that you have to buy your wives for christmas? he's very smooth, very calm, and this team has followed him and right now the minnesota vikings are trying to catch the lions. i don't know if they can do it or not, but they're playing pretty well with him at quarterback.

>> whit: that cashmere sweater, i'm putting that on the christmas list. i have to pick that up for my wife. let's talk about the quarterback on the other side, justin fields, he returned last week in a loss for the bears. what do you expect to see from him in this matchup? he's been dealing with some injuries. >> well, he has been dealing with injuries and that's the shame of it all. i think this guy has a great upside. he's a fantastic runner. i think the hopes is that he'll become a jalen hurts, become a more efficient passer, but right now he's a guy that's, you know, a work in progress. moore is his favorite receiver. i think they'll be a competitive group today against the vikings. it's always one of those interconference games. his ability to run and throw the ball downfield, that's what you like about him when it's tough. >> whit: coach, not much time. who do you like in this one? vikings? bears? >> we're going with cashmere. they're pretty smooth right now. we're going with josh dobbs. and the vikings.

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>> good morning. i'm stephanie sierra in the south bay san jose police are investigating a deadly crash that killed a pedestrian. it happened at the intersection of east capitol expressway and copperfield boulevard just after 1230 this morning. authorities say this is the 44th fatal collision and the 46th traffic death in san jose this year. and as you head out this sunday, beware of sneaker waves and rip currents across parts of the bay area. high tides have prompted a beach hazard warning from sonoma county to monterey county lasting through tomorrow morning. the national weather service is also warning people to stay out of the water and never turn your back to the ocean. all right. it's chilly outside. let's check in with lisa. good morning. >> good morning. yeah, looking at the current wave heights, they're still pretty high, 11ft off the north coast. they're coming down. but the seas very energetic. the high swell there. so we're still concerned about dangerous conditions there

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