all back. starting today. new drinks include cranberry flavors, cranberry. there was also an app outage this morning, but that seems to have been fixed. >> how do you feel about cranberry? >> i don't drink it all that often. >> me neither. >> no. >> for the holidays, i do like it with a little like prosecco, you know? yeah, that's right. >> call that a little holiday party now, is it the juice or the berry in your glass? you'd be fancy. oh, yeah. >> a little berry. oh, yeah. i can get a bowl. >> robin: good morning america for our viewers in the west on this thursday morning. a wild fire raging out of control and the threat right now. a fast moving wildfire. more than 14,000 acres burning. residents running for their lives as thousands are forced to evacuate. each of those glowing dots is a home on fire. >> the fire is move incredibly

fast. >> robin: the red flag warning this morning. >> george: trapb stoeugs a second trump presidency. president trump huddles with advisers preparing to fulfill his campaign promises including mass deportations, implementing tariffs pardons for january 6th rioters as vice president harris delivers her concession speech. >> michael: this morning who could be joining trump in his new administration? the roles robert f. kennedy and elon musk could play. which members of his family will be working with him this time around. and what trump's election will mean for his legal troubles. >> george: the suspect in the idaho student murders case due in court as his lawyers fight to have the death penalty taken off the table. >> michael: new details into the investigation into the death of liam payne. police in argentina raiding homes in connection with the one direction star saying they have three people of interest. >> robin: new this morning the major retailers changing return policies just before the

holidays. >> george: what's the magic number? how many minutes of exercise do you need to make a big difference in your blood pressure? >> michael: and the discounts you can get this morning and make money at the same time. too good to be true? rebecca jarvis breaks it down with cash back deals you'll see first on gma. ♪ please please please ♪ >> robin: and she's the contender wowing america from paris to the dancing ballroom, with her strength, grace and fantastic sense of humor. we're inside training with ilona. and the dance party that will start your morning. why this dad and his kids send mom off every morning with these sweet moves. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> george: good morning america.

hope you're doing well today. let's take a live look at the white house. this morning president biden will address the nation for the first time since donald trump's victory. >> robin: the fed expected to cut interest rates today that could help bring those credit card bills down. >> michael: but we begin with the fast moving fire raging out of control in california. more than 10,000 people have been forced to flee. the blaze growing from less than half a squire mile to more than 16 square miles in five hours. mola lenghi is on the scene with the latest. good morning, mola. >> reporter: well, good morning, michael. this dangerously fast moving fire threatening tens of thousands of homes, destroying some like this one. this one burned down just a few hours ago. it is still smoldering. fire crews have their hands full this morning. with more than 14,000 acres of land burning in less than 24 hours. overnight the race to rescue residents as the fast moving

fire burns multiple homes in southern california. >> do what you need to do to save lives. >> reporter: the fire igniting early wednesday morning near camario. these fast moving flames are threatening thousands of homes and businesses with at least 14,000 residents told to evacuate. >> it's stuff memories are made out of. >> reporter: you can see the trail of destruction, visible from the sky. each of those glowing dots a home burning. dry conditions and santa ana winds fueling the fire gusting up to 85 miles per hour. first responders racing door to door, rescuing trapped elderly residents, some in wheelchairs. even moving these horses that were in jeopardy. >> every firefighter, every law agency available, every helicopter is here fighting this fire. >> reporter: crews battling the fire from the ground. as choppers dropped water on top of them.

>> bushes are burning, grass is burning agriculture fields are burning and structures are burning. this fire is burning dangerously fast. >> reporter: well, fire officials are hoping lighter winds today will help them get the upper hand on the ground here before winds are expected to pick back up tomorrow. the cause of this fire remains under investigation. >> robin: folks want to know. thank you. sam is here for ginger with the forecast. >> sam: lighter winds by this afternoon. here why this is so frightening. you watch these fires take mountain to mountain so quickly. when the winds are 85 miles per hour that fire's moving at 85 miles per hour. try to get out of the way of that. you can't. so this is hot dry air coming over the mountains then picking up speed as it blows through. we call it santa anas. it happens every season. this particular dangerous situation extremely critical was highlighted yesterday because of 85 mile per hour winds. the entire area is elevated again even though the winds come down a bit. why is this happening?

because this cold air that's finally delivering snow in colorado and real chilly temperatures in other parts of the area that we'll talk about later in the show has a nasty side. it's the winds that come off the desert and straight down into the very dry areas of southern california. i can leave northern california out either because though those winds will drop down to 6-12 miles an hour, it is still elevated here because of the strong winds in northern california. southern california gets better this afternoon but more trouble more. >> george: sam, thank you very much. now the latest on president elect donald trump. his team is planning for day 1 of his new administration. rachel scott covering the transition from mar a lago. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. president elect donald trump is here meeting with advisers, working the phones, speaking with lawmakers and foreign leaders as his team prepares a list of possible executive actions that he could take on day one. this morning the transition to a second trump presidency is already well under way.

the 45th and now 47th president huddling with advisers at his florida residence, already preparing a range of possible executive actions he could take on day one. >> usa! usa! usa! >> reporter: sources familiar with the planning tell abc news they're focused on fulfilling top campaign promises like mass deportation and tariffs. >> we want to have borders. we want to have security. we want to have things be good, safe. we want great education. we want a strong and powerful military. ideally we don't have to use it. >> reporter: his team preparing detailed presentations to go over top cabinet candidates. now on the horizon a meeting at the white house with his former rival. president biden calling trump to congratulate him wednesday. the white house saying biden's pledged a smooth transition and emphasized the importance of working to bring the country together. president elect trump all speaking with vice president harris hours before she conceded the race. trump team saying he acknowledged her on her

strength, professionalism and tenacity throughout the campaign. and both leaders agree on the importance of unifying the country. >> now i know folks are feeling and experiencing a range of emotions. i get it. but we must accept the results of this election. >> reporter: harris addressing teary supporters at howard university in washington saying that while the race is over, the fight goes on. >> a fundamental principle of american democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. that principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny. and anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it. >> reporter: the vice president closing with this message to young people. >> it is okay to feel sad and disappointed. but please know it's gonna be okay.

on the campaign i would often say when we fight we win. but here's the thing. here's the thing. sometimes the fight takes a while. the important thing is don't ever give up. don't ever give up. don't ever stop trying to make the world a better place. >> reporter: trump's team tells us the president elect is looking forward to meeting with president biden at the white house in a short time. after president biden, he is expected to address the nation from the rose garden later this afternoon, michael. >> michael: rachel, thank you for that. let's look at who the players could be in a new trump administration. jon karl is here with details. good morning, jon. >> good morning, michael. now that he's won the presidency, donald trump is turning to the task of building an administration. who he will bring to washington with him and what they will do. this time around donald trump is no newcomer. he has his own people who have proved their loyalty. >> these people have been incredible.

>> reporter: sources tell abc news among his first actions trump plans to fire fbi director chris wray and to get rid of the career prosecutors who worked on the criminal cases against him. trump also made it clear he will fire special counsel jack smith who brought the 44 charges against him. the special counsel, however, will probably be gone before trump is sworn in. sources tell abc news smith is in active talks with doj leadership about ending both his cases. sources tell abc trump's transition team has already started preparing pardons for those convicted of charges related to the january 6th attack on the capitol. as trump begins the process of choosing who will serve in his white house and his cabinet, he's already made it clear two people he wants involved. >> a star is born. elon. [ cheers and applause ] robert f. kennedy jr. [ cheers ] >> reporter: both elon musk and robert kennedy have been huddling with trump since election night.

elon musk spent over $100 million to help trump win. trump talked about having him run the new department of government efficiency, promising to slash $2 trillion from the federal budget. >> we'll do at least $2 trillion. >> yeah! [ cheers ] >> reporter: musk recently said implementing such spending cuts quote, necessarily involves some temporary hardship but will ensure long term prosperity. >> your money is being wasted. the department of government efficiency's gonna fix that. [ cheers ] >> reporter: trump says kennedy, who has controversial views on vaccines, will be given wide leeway over public health. >> i'm gonna let him go wild on health. i'm gonna let him go wild on the food. i'm gonna let him go wild on medicines. >> robert kennedy jr. built his career as an environmental activist and lawyer, but trump has been absolutely clear that there is one thing he won't let kennedy touch and that is oil, with his promise to drill baby

drill. trump said kennedy will play no role in environmental or energy policy. george. >> george: how about ivanka an jared, are they coming back? >> totally unclear. they said they weren't going to be part of a second trump administration. they said that a long time ago. it is notable that they were both there in west palm beach when he had his victory celebration. in terms of the rest of the family, eric and don jr. both had significant roles in the campaign advising their father on the campaign. obviously, lara trump, eric's wife, was involved. we don't know if they're going to play a role. we do know this, melania trump is already making plans to staff up the office of the first lady. she will be going back to the white house and she's talking with the transition team about what her staff looks like. >> george: jon karl, thank you very much. >> robin: thank you, both. let's bring in our political director and washington bureau chief, rick klein, with the latest on the battle for control of congress. good morning, rick. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it's likely donald trump is

going to have an easier time getting some of these things done. he'll have a senate majority and likely he will control the house of representatives a well. that is not settled yet though abc news projects republicans will control at least 208 house seats. that's a gain of four. some was already to be expected because of redistricting. when we look at what's to be projected, 35 races out there. republicans just need ten to fall their way to have control of the house next year. there's about half dozen or so seats out in california that could take a few weeks to hash out. in the senate, it really is all good news for trump and republicans. the republicans will go from minority of 49, net gain of three so far. there are 52 at least. with these three races still to be projected. realistically we could see republicans grow their majority as high as 54 seats with incumbent democrats in pennsylvania and nevada still potentially losing their races with the vote counting still going on, george. >> george: rick, thank you very much. let's bring in rachel scott who also covers congress. that senate majority means

trump's hand will definitely be strengthened. >> reporter: yeah. exactly, george. president elect donald trump will not only be strengthened but emboldened by this solid majority over in the senate. republicans there also keenly aware that it was having donald trump at the top of the ticket that really helped boost their candidates in some of these very tight races. especially montana and ohio where the republican candidates went on to defeat the last two remaining state wide democrats john tester an sherrod brown. this will help donald trump push through his cabinet picks, tackle some legislative priorities that you heard jon karl lay out there. republicans in the senate will be electing a new senate leader. mitch mcconnell stepping down after decades in leadership. that election next week, george. >> george: rachel scott, thank you very much. robin? >> robin: now to the challenges for president elect trump's plan to end the war in ukraine. ian pannell joins us in london with that. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning,

robin. north korean troops have now engaged in combat with ukrainian forces for the first time. more than 10,000 north koreans just joined the fighting alongside russian forces. the clashes taking place in kurtz. this is the border region of russia that ukrainian forces invaded over the summer, partly taking over areas of it. it marks significant escalation in this conflict. it's going badly for ukraine and will present a huge challenge for president elect trump. president zelenskyy speaking to trump saying, i had an excellent call with him and strong an unwavering u.s. leadership is what i hope for the world and for a just peace. remember, trump promised to end this conflict within 24 hours. now his transition team is going to have to turn those promises into reality. vladamir putin making a keynote speech today. he is one of the leaders not to have called or congratulated. the kremlin saying today why would we contact them? michael?

>> michael: all right, ian. thank you for that. we're going to go to wall street now which rallied to another record. the markets could get another boost from the federal reserve. chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with details. good morning, rebecca. >> rebecca: good morning, michael. yesterday was the biggest point gain in two years for the dow. up more than 1,500 points, a new record. the s&p 500, which is what is most reflected in retirement accounts also hit an all time high of 2.5%. it is now up 25% so far this year. it is an important day today for interest rates. the fed is widely expected to cut interest rates by .25 percentage points later today bringing interest rates down to 4.5 to 4.75%. that could help drive some borrowing costs lower particularly in areas like credit card. when you look at things since september's half percentage point rate cut which was also

supposed to drive borrowing costs lower, we've seen the opposite happen to mortgages. they've been climbing from a two year low to about 7.1% this morning. i do want to drive home this idea about your credit card. the average apr right now is about 25%. this fed rate cut could move things a little bit lower in one to two billing cycles. you can also take matters into your own hands. call that credit card company, ask them to lower your rate. it can actually work. especially if you received anything in the mail with a lower apr on it, tell them that. tell them you are willing to change if they don't make a change for you. >> george: coming up the suspect in the idaho college murder cases this morn. his team is fighting a possible death penalty. >> michael: the latest on liam payne's death. >> robin: plus major retailers making changes to their return policy just in time for the holidays. first back to sam. we were talking about the fires in west. there's some in new jersey.

>> sam: you're right. they're gonna shift east. record heat and record dry is a terrible combination. we've had that in the east. i'll show you this fire in new jersey, ocean county. beautiful area. this is only 20% contained. when i widen out, anywhere from new jersey to new york, 7 to 8 inches below normal in rainfall for just the fall, it's been so dry. it is also dry in connecticut, massachusetts, rhode island. that's where a lot of the high fire danger has been. extends that into the hudson valley also into new jersey. we had a fire in the bronx at a park in the bronx. hartford connecticut, 84, 83, 82. we've been setting daily records. that's true. when you see the hottest temperature, the latest we've ever seen it since we've been keeping records, that's more than 200. 80 in nor folk, 87 tampa. we've got to talk about this hurricane. there's encouraging news that it does walk due west losing strength in the forecast.

it doesn't look like it's going to impact the u.s. coast. it is more likely to impact the mexican coast as a tropical storm. that's the weather around the nation. here's what you can expect this morning.

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>> all rise. district court is in session. >> reporter: attorneys for the man accused of brutally stabbing four university of idaho students to death arguing the prosecutors insistence on the death penalty violates both the constitution and kohberger's rights. >> defense team is throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, to try to death the get penalty off the table. >> reporter: in the state of idaho execution by firing squad is permitted if lethal injection drugs are not available. his defense team pointing to that directly saying, lethal injection is not viable. >> defense is arguing that this, the inability to choose, but being forced to have a firing squad is a violation of bryan kohberger's eighth amendment for cruel and unusual punishment. >> reporter: kohberger now facing trial in boise, hundreds of miles away from where the murders took place. kaylee's parents frustrated with the venue change and pace of the court. >> this whole community wants to

try this person. they deserve to have a hand in part of the healing and the justice. >> reporter: do you feel like justice is not being served because this is taking so long? >> i feel like we're being patient. as a consequence of that, we should be able to keep it here. >> reporter: the defense, who said kohberger is innocent, successfully argued kohberger would not have an impartial jury in moscow, citing extensive media coverage tainting the jury pool. now before the public hearing starts today, there is a private hearing to decide what bryan kohberger will be wearing. this trial is slated to start in august but a reminder, guys. next week marks two years since the murders. >> michael: wow. all right, kayna. thank you so much for that. now the latest in the investigation into the death of liam payne. police in argentina raided the homes of several people who had contact with the one direction singer. eva pilgrim is here with details.

good morning, eva. >> reporter: liam payne's family finally bringing his body home to england as investigators try to piece together what happened leading to his death. ♪ this morning the investigation into the death of former one direction singer liam payne intensifying. according to sources close to the investigation, authorities now focusing on three people as persons of interest. this, the sources say, as authorities conducted nine raids this week including the homes of two hotel employees, two escorts and a friend of the pop star confiscating possible evidence including cell phones, marijuana, one hard drive and three laptops. investigators also searched the hotel lockers of staff and reviewed security footage from the hotel. multiple sources telling abc

news hotel security cameras show drug purchases involving a hotel employee and a drug dealer. ♪ i know how it goes ♪ >> reporter: payne fell from the third floor balcony room three weeks ago. photos of the hotel room show a smashed tv and drugs scattered. an autopsy reveals there was a dangerous cocktail of drugs in payne's system when he died. police now actively searching for the drug dealer. payne had long been open about his struggle with addiction posting a video in july 2023 to his you tube channel saying he was six months sober after receiving treatment. >> good to be in this position. party's over. >> when you think about it, every generation goes through this. they have their star that, you know, leaves us way too early. >> at this time, no one has been charged in payne's death. as you can see, this is still a very active investigation. >> robin: so sad.

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>> michael: we're back with major retailers changing their return policies just before the days. becky worley has the story. >> reporter: many retailers are changing policies to crack down on fraud. rei saying a small fraction of returners will be banned from any exchanges or returns saying members in this group had an average return rate of 79% and returned $400 wortof gear in the past year with $1,400 of that product being used. while these members are still welcome to shop with us, they won't be able to make returns. target announced a right to refuse refunds and exchanges policy if they suspect fraud. plus earlier this year amazon tacking on a processing fee to items that have a high return rate.

so changes there. >> michael: becky, is this something that's going to affect those who are honest consumers especially those buying gifts that frequently get returned? >> right. from my reporting, this is not intended to impact your standard consumers. it's really about fraudulent, repeat offenders that cost all of us because the cost is passed down to us. the national retail federation estimating retailers lost more than $100 billion to the practice in 2023 adding 13% of returns were bogus like returned items that were used but not defective. that's a practice called wardrobing when they're being used. or when shoplifted merchandise is returned with fake receipts. or even high dollar items returned with knock off copies worth pennies on the dollar. it might inadvertently affect a very small number of consumers so it is good for all of us to be aware of the return policy whenever you shop especially

during the holiday season, michael. >> michael: if you didn't know, now you know. thank you. robin? >> robin: thank you. now a new study suggesting that just five extra minutes of exercise may help lower blood pressure. good news for nearly half of all americans who have high blood pressure. that's according to the cdc. our medical correspondent dr. darien sutton is here with more. break down the story. >> five more minutes. if anyone's like me, that five minute mark comes up and i'm off the treadmill and in my bed. this is motivation to keep it moving. it is a new study that looked at over 15,000 participants. it found just five additional minutes of vigorous exercise was associated with a drop in blood pressure. robin, that drop is only half point. as you know, small drops make an ocean. further found bigger investment yielded better returns. compared to sitting 30 minutes watching television. instead, getting out moving for 20, 30 minutes, physical

activity. that was associated with a blood pressure dropped so much so that it reduced the risk of chronic disease. heart disease, reducing risk of stroke. which is why these findings are consistent with what we know from the american heart association recommendation. >> robin: this is so promising. we want to emphasize. this is in addition, an additional five minutes to your already routine. >> additional. >> michael: vigorous five minutes. >> robin: intense. what qualifies as vigorous, intensive exercise? >> so vigorous exercise is getting your heart rate up, making you breathless. just the point where you start to sweat. that's when it qualifies as vigorous. everything else can be moderate or mild. so you got to get that heart rate up. >> robin: michael makes me breathless and makes me sweat. [ laughter ] does that count? [ laughter ] >> i didn't see that in the study. >> robin: how can you get the most out of those five minutes? >> you can do things like cycling, running, jogging,

talking to michael. you can all do other things. you can do pushups, body weight activity, lunges, squats. i recommend intervals, 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off. that's how you want to use that five minutes and make it official. >> robin: lara does one minute fast, one slower. >> doing intervals are fun to do. get your heart rate up. your heart is a muscle. the more you work it out, the better it is. >> robin: all right, gentlemen. thank you very much. [ laughter ] you were messing with me earlier. thank you. hey, coming up later, we're going to have more ways to save money on your holiday shopping. the cash back day starting now with exclusive deals. gonna hear first on gma. next, sam has our play of the day. >> sam: me? >> robin: it is very sweet. come on back. very sweet, come o back! ♪ ♪ ♪ open. ♪

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residents running for their lives thousands forced to evacuate. the blaze uncontained at this time. >> this fire is moving dangerously fast. >> george: the extreme fire danger this morning. >> robin: mammogram and anxiety. are you delaying that appointment? why there's less to fear than ever before, and what doctors want you to know this morning. >> michael: start your shopping. this morning how you can save for the holidays, getting paid for the shopping you're already doing with exclusive offers you'll only hear on gma this morning. ♪ just dance gonna be okay ♪ >> robin: maher mania. inside "dancing with the stars" with ilona and alan. >> it's been almost like olympics. >> from day one she's a completely different dancer. >> robin: they're saying -- >> good morning america. >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> michael: good morning america. we're looking forward to going behind the scenes in the

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fire fighters continue to have their hands full because this fire has burned more than 14,000 achers in less than 24 hours. in that time, it was a race to rescue and to evacuate thousands of residents here in ventura county. first responders going door to door in some cases after that fire sparked early wednesday morning. dry conditions and those intense santa ana winds really fueling the fire. wind gusts getting up to 80 miles per hour. fire officials hoping slightly lighter winds today may help them get the upper hand. make no mistake, the winds remain a concern for the fire crews on the ground. meanwhile, george, this fire remains under investigation. >> george: okay, mola. thank you very much. now the latest on president-elect donald trump. rachel scott is covering the transition from mar a lago. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, we are learning his team is putting together a short list of

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thing or two about getting down. sam champion is going to give us a look behind the scenes. >> sam: did it in real life and "dancing with the stars." can you guys believe that hit show hit the air 19 years ago? since then it's captured our hearts and souls. by soles i mean the blisters on my feet to this day. now season 33's brightest star, olympian ilona maher is giving us a glimpse at her time on the show. strength, grace. ♪ i have the time of my life ♪ >> sam: and girl power. ♪ let's go girls ♪ olympic rugby player ilona maher and her partner are an unstoppable force on the dance floor. >> people love seeing a girl like me move. they see themselves out there.

i think they've been loving to see alan working with me and how he supports me. >> ilona is the epitome of the show. taking somebody who has never danced before, giving them an opportunity to show how much, a, they want to learn. and how much they can grow. >> sam: the duo becoming breakout stars on tik tok. >> but my legs went on. >> she's exactly who she is on social media in person. she's funny. she's loud. she's authentically herself. >> sam: fans even want her to be the next bachelorette. this video gaining over 1.5 million views. >> i will dance for america. that's what you want to see. >> sam: when it's time to dance, they get down to business. harnessing the adrenaline of winning a bronze in paris to take home the gold right here in the ballroom. >> it's been almost like another olympics in another way.

i knew it could be big. >> it's amazing. she's the first female partner who can lift her male partner on the show. it's awesome. >> sam: ilona is inspiring millions, redefining femininity. >> for me it's showing how powerful and important it is to be strong physically, mentally. to see my muscular body that's mine. >> sam: ahead of the 500th episode, the duo giving their all, working overtime to make the finals. >> from day one ilona is a different dancer completely. we had small break throughs every day. >> i think young girls see me dancing the rumba, this muscular build trying to be as graceful as you can in these outfits where i want to show off my body. it feels like it's not just for me, it's for others. >> sam: they are such a good pair. love the attitude. next week's show will feature one of the hardest competitions

yet. get this. it's called an instant dance challenge where the stars will have just five minutes to learn the entire routine before they have to perform it live in front of the country and the cameras and the blocking. "dancing with the stars" on its 500th show -- should i have done that with bruno's accent? it airs next tuesday on abc. >> robin: because of all those twists they put in, that's why it's lasted 19 years. >> sam: you said it this morning, everybody's watching it. >> robin: what do you remember most? >> sam: blisters. [ laughter ] >> michael: would you do it again? >> sam: would i do it again? i think i'm too old now. i aged out. i'm older than everybody. that's it. thank you though. [ laughter ] >> robin: now we have anxiety that many women live with. getting a mammogram. no matter how long it's been since you got one, you shouldn't wait any longer. erielle reshef is here. you are here to tell us a way to

overcome the anxiety. >> you can relate to this. it does create anxiety. i have mine scheduled tomorrow. whether it's the exam itself or the potential results, the idea of a mammogram can be daunting. doctors say screening has shown to reduce breast cancer deaths by 22%. we spoke to two women about how they tackled their fear and anxiety and made their appointment. 51-year-old megan kennedy skipped her mammogram for two years during covid. nervous, she thought maybe it would be easier not to know her cancer status. >> i just didn't have time for cancer. >> reporter: deborah hall worried about a recurrence before scheduling hers. >> initially it was a kind of terror. i would say it's evolved to high anxiety. >> i see this all the time. when women are overdue for a mammogram, it becomes more emotionally difficult to schedule their mammogram because they are feeling anxious or guilty or nervous because

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that's of worry that needs a follow-up. >> also made treatments far less toxic and far less invasive than they used to be. there's lots of reason to have hope. >> reporter: a good way to cope, make your mammogram a group effort. >> get a buddy to go with you. get someone who will push you out of the door, if that's necessary, to go get it. >> my very dear college friends and i made a pact that we would hold each other accountable for screenings. >> reporter: whether you missed your mammogram for a year or missed it for ten years, doctors say there's no time like right now to get it done. >> it's never too late. even if you're overdue. just remember to do your mammogram. >> hopefully, this is taking a big deep breath for all of us. breast cancer detected at stage 2 or 3 still allows for a wide range of treatments that can lead to long term survival. if you are worried about how to pay for your mammogram check your local department of health. they may offer free screenings. that is critical.

try and get rid of some excuses we build up. got to go even if it produces anxiety. >> robin: fear the diagnosis, not the mammogram. you're going tomorrow? >> i'm going tomorrow. >> robin: thank you very much. what you got for us? >> sam: if you're a weather geek like me, you love watching big weather systems on the board and how they interact. let me show you something i think is fascinating. there's a big area of high pressure off in the atlantic and a hurricane moving in to the gulf of mexico. what it's doing to south carolina is a strong wind. south carolina's sandwiched in between the two of them. lot of rain. there's the system here. you can see a lot of action going on. you've got that little area of rain coming in right there. savannah, columbia. that's some flooding rain, flash flood warning. we also have a front moving into texas that's going to deliver

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you. you. please. thank you, thank you, thank you. yeah. it's good to see you all. particularly good to see my granddaughter sitting in the front row here. hi. how are you, honey? for over 200 years, america has carried on the greatest experiment in self-government in the history of the world. and that's not hyperbole. that's a fact. we're the people. the people vote and choose their own leaders, and they do it peacefully. and we're in a democracy. the will and elect trump to congratulate him on his victory. and i assured him i direct my entire administration to work with his team to ensure a peaceful and

orderly transition. and that's what the american people deserve . yesterday, i also spoke with vice president harris. she's been a partner and a public servant. she ran an inspiring campaign and everyone got to see something that i learned early on to respect. so much. her character. she's a backbone, like a ramrod. she has great character, a true character. she gave her whole heart and effort , and she and her entire team should be proud of the campaign they ran. you know, the struggle for the soul of america since our very founding has always been an ongoing debate. and still vital today. i know for some people, it's a time for victory. to state the obvious, for others, it's a time of loss . campaigns or contests, sort of competing visions. a country chooses one or the other. we

accept the choice the country made. i've said many times, you can't love your country. only when you win. you can't love your neighbor. only when you agree. something that i hope we can do. no matter who you voted for, you see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow americans. bring down the temperatintegrity of the americn electoral system, it is honest. it is fair and it is transparent , and it can be trusted. win or lose. i also hope we can restore the respect for all our election workers who busted their necks and took risks at the outset. we should thank them. thank them for staffing voting sites, counting the votes, protecting the very integrity of the election. many of them are

volunteers who do it simply out of love for their country. and as they did, as they did their duty as citizens. i will do my duty as president. i'll fulfill my oath and i will honor the constitution. on january 20th, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in america. for to all our incredible staff, supporters, cabinet members, all the people who've been hanging out with me for the last four years, god love, who is my mother would say, thank you so much. you put so much into the past four years. i know it's a difficult time. you're hurting. i hear you and i see you. but don't forget. don't forget all that we accomplished. it's been a historic presidency. not because i'm president. because what we've done, what you've done. a presidency for all americans. much of the work we've done is already being felt by the american people. with the

vast majority of it will not be felt. we felt over the next ten years. we have we have legislation we passed. it's just only now just really kicking in . we're going to see over trillion dollars worth of infrastructure work done, changing people's lives in rural communities. and communities that are in real difficulty because it takes time to get it done. and so much more. it's going to take time, but it's there. the road ahead is clear. assuming we sustain it. there's so much, so much we can get done and we'll get done based the way the legislation was passed. and it's truly historic. you know, we're leaving behind the strongest economy in the world. i know people are still hurting , but things are changing rapidly. together, we've changed america for the better. now we

have 74 days to finish the term . our term. let's make every day count. that's the responsibility that we have to the american people. look, folks, you all know it in your lives. setbacks are unavoidable. but giving up is unforgivable. >> setbacks are unavoidable. but giving up is unforgivable. we all get knocked down. but the measure of our character is. >> my dad would say. how quickly we get back up. remember a defeat does not mean we are defeatedeat does not mean we are defeated. we lost this battle. the america of your dreams is calling for you to get back up. that's the story of america for over 240 years. and counting. it's a story for all of us, not just some of us. the american experiment endures. we're going to be okay, but we

need to stay engaged. we need to keep going. and above all, we need to keep the faith. i'm so proud to have worked with all of you. i really mean it. i sincerely mean it. god bless you all. god bless america and may god protect our troops. thank you, thank you, thank you. >> president biden in the rose garden to applause there at the white house. his first comments after the election, the loss of the election by vice president kamala harris. president elect donald trump, he spoke of the phone call with him. he spoke of the vice president as well, calling her a partner, a public servant, saying the country got to see a side of her he has known since he began working with her, her character, her true character, he said. kamala harris gave her whole heart that she should be proud. but of this election, he said, we accept the choice. the american people have made. and he went on to say something. we have heard from him before. you can't love your

country. only when you win. you can't love your neighbor only when you agree. i want to bring in our chief white house correspondent, mary bruce. >> mary david, this was a chance for the president to speak to what we know is a very divided country. and as he said, to assure you know, his supporters, kamala harris's supporters, and also those who voted for donald trump, that it is going to be okay as he said, that this is how democracy is supposed to work. you heard the president there reiterating his commitment to a smooth transition. of course, drawing a contrast with how the last transition went. of course, donald trump refusing to participate in that. but you heard the president saying, you know, as you said, you can't love your country only when you win. and also making a plea, really for unity to bring the temperature down, he said. and he went on to say setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable. and david, it is notable that he did offer a bit of defense of his own administration and his own agenda and policies there at the end, especially on the economy. given that what we saw from so many voters across this country can really be interpreted as a

rejection of what this administration has done. >> mary bruce at the white house. mary, you're absolutely correct there at the end there and talking about the president and the central challenge of this election. mary, thank you. i want to bring in jon karl, our chief washington correspondent, because this in looking back at the demographics, the votes, who voted which way, a resounding victory for donald trump on the economy and in particular from working class americans across the board from different backgrounds who said, we need to we need to turn the page here. our our our paycheck did not go as far these last few years. and you heard president biden there talk about the infrastructure, the plan that he passed got it through congress. he said the jobs will just start being created now. he talked about the strongest economy in the world, inflation has come back down, the envy of the industrialized nations. and again, you can talk about 40 stock market highs over the last year, the biden administration. but it all comes down to are americans feeling it? and who's got the better message about how they'll make your paycheck go further as we go forward?

>> look, it's a bid for history in a lot of what he said is correct. i mean, the american economy is arguably the strongest in the world. he did pass a series of historic pieces of legislation, the impact of which will be felt for many, many years to come. but david, the reality is what we saw on tuesday was a rejection of the biden-harris administration, an utter rejection by the working class in the united states, donald trump not simply winning back the white house, but winning a majority of american voters, something he did not do in 2016. and obviously he did not do in 2020. but look, you and i spoke we all spoke many times in recent days and weeks about whatever would happen in this election. roughly half the country would be distraught, would be upset. this was a campaign where where biden and harris both talked about donald trump as not just somebody that had bad policies, but somebody that was a threat to the

republic, a threat to american democracy. so i thought that >> and he made thco, who is in florida. rachel, we actually the most important know the work on the transition words that he said there, as we heard with harris yesterday, is has already begun. >> yeah. it is. well underway a reassurance to the country. here at mar-a-lago. former this is how democracy works. president donald trump and now president elect donald trump has people have made their choice. been meeting with his team of we're going to accept it. there's going to be a peaceful advisers. he's also been working the phones. he's been speaking transfer of power and those very simple words, we're going to be with lawmakers over on capitol hill. we know late last night he okay, we're going to be okay. also spoke with some foreign leaders, including ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. as trump's team puts together a list of possible cabinet picks, they've been putting together some detailed presentations. we are told to brief president elect trump and also a list of possible executive actions that president elect trumpoffice. we know he has a long list of campaign promises, from tariffs to mass deportations, as well. and of course, president elect trump will be emboldened now by a republican controlled senate and it was donald trump who pushed many of those republican candidates, especially in some of those tight races, like montana and ohio, across the finish line. >> david, a republican controlled senate and perhaps a republican controlled house. we

continue to watch that very closely. if that's the case, this is a very clear mandate for the republican party, and a lot of people will be watching. do they get the things that they promised done in washington? rachel scott in florida, covering the transition for us. rachel, thank you so much. our coverage continues on abc news live. abc news.com. i'll be back with the entire team for world news tonight a little bit later today. i'm david muir in new york. my thanks to john, mary and rachel and we'll see you a bihave moves! >> michael: i have young friends in south carolina, utca spoke to 3-4 of the football players, kicking but glad they're doing well. >> sam: got that family atmosphere. and that's pop news. >> robin: what's coming up? >> sam: coming up, ladies and gentlemen, tory's back with more deals and steals. i really don't know what's coming up. i'll say this. our skin

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>> george: we are back with our $20 dinner challenge, four people less than $20. this morning caroline chambers has two recipes from her cookbook "what to cook." welcome back to gma. >> thank you. i am so happy to be here. >> george: what are we making? >> cheesey sweet potatoes and a lemon cake. >> george: walk us through the shopping list. show us how you did it. >> we did this all for under $20. here's our grocery list.

ground beef is great simple ingredient for me because it is so inexpensive. $4.99. all of these are fact checked. these are real prices that we found. you could use any ground meat. you could use ground turkey, chicken. whatever is on sale will be perfect here. cook this down. cook it until it's crispy like this. we are using some spices from our pantry. so we've got paprika, garlic powder. this is how we're keeping it under 20 bucks. use whatever's in your pantry. if you don't have smoked paprika, oncare. use more cumin, more garlic powder. >> george: use any spices you like. >> this is for like a taco seasoning. you could also grab one of those inexpensive taco seasoning packets if you don't have these. cook that down. once our beef is cooked do you want to add these sweet potatoes?

i shredded those up on a box grater. i have three little boys, 5, 4, 2. they won't touch a vegetable right now. >> george: so you sneak it in. >> everyone assumes because i'm a cook, my kids are great eaters. no, my kids won't eat anything. it makes the mixture sweet. all the kids want to do is eat sweet stuff. >> george: also makes it more filling. >> has starch, all the good things, getting a vegetable in their life is very important. over here we have our tortillas. just roll these up. they are traditionally fried. here's our filling. they are traditionally fried. when we don't feel like cooking, we certainly don't feel like busting out like the deep fryer and having to deal with the oil. so we are cooking these, baking these in the oven. take this. then just roll them up super

tight. tight tight tight. then into our baking dish. nailed it there. i said tight, george. perfect. also if you wanted to just put it here, use tacos. if you really don't feel like cooking. here we have our crispy baked tortillas. just add some toppings. add shredded lettuce. if you're feeding your children, which i always am, you're not going to put this anywhere near them. put this far far away. avocado. >> george: kids generally like avocado. >> they do. then we have really simple sauce of just chili powder, smoked paprika, salt and lime juice. at home we're not gonna put it in a squeeze bottle but here we'll make it look really sexy like a drizzle. then take this and do a drizzle.

how happy is that? >> george: dessert? >> in the book, this frosting is made with cream fresh which can be pricesy. in the book there's a swap to use sour cream. we doubled up the ingredients. used the sour cream there and here which is how we were able to get in under 20 bucks. it's a lemon cake that uses lemon jello in the batter to make it delicious. ice it in there. doing a casual swoop. then you'll just put your lemon zest right on top. again for the children, i would keep this away because they will be like, what the heck is that? but for us, how pretty is that. under 20 bucks this whole meal. >> george: you get these recipes at good morning america.com. and "what to cook when you don't feel like cooking" is out right now. we'll be right back.

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