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blocking roads while in the west, northern california soaked with more than 17 inches of rain causing life-threatening flooding. our weather team tracking it all. >> janai: breaking overnight, new trump nominees. the president-elect announcing more picks to fill his cabinet and other high-profile positions to round out his administration. >> gio: bible-based lesson. >> 8-7, the motion passes. >> gio: the texas school board approving the optional curriculum for public schools testing the boundaries of the separation between church and state. does it violate the first amendment? >> whit: bluesky takes off, the social media platform gaining members by the millions. >> do you guys know that there's this new thing called bluesky? >> whit: and attracting celebrities. "gma" talking to the company's ceo about the app's sudden surge in popularity as an x alternative. >> janai: ready to roll. >> 200 miles an hour. >> janai: the biggest race in the world takes over the iconic

vegas strip, the formula 1 grand prix. who won pole position overnight, and can max verstappen make history on the track? ♪ >> gio: thanksgiving countdown. "gma" talking turkey, the meal deals to know about and the early black friday deals happening right now. ♪ holiday, it's a holiday ♪ >> gio: plus, the preps in place for what's billed as the oldest thanksgiving parade in the nation. ♪ holiday ♪ >> whit: good morning, america. so great to have you with us. we made it to saturday. >> janai: we made it. >> whit: weekend. big holiday weekend. a lot of travel. >> janai: a lot of travel. >> whit: talking turkey. >> janai: uh-huh. >> whit: getting ready. >> janai: pack your patience. >> whit: exactly. all that coming up. we got a lot to cover including president-elect donald trump close to filling out his cabinet. we'll have more on the billionaire he's chosen to be treasury secretary, plus the other high-profile selections overnight. >> janai: yes, we're keeping track of those.

and as millions of americans gather with friends and family for thanksgiving, some bad news you don't want to hear. whooping cough cases are on the rise across the country. what you need to know and the latest on the flu, covid, and rsv. cases are up in some states. >> gio: but we do begin with intense weather hitting both coasts this weekend. snowfall totals over 20 inches, plus significant flooding and more is on the way. so let's get the latest from abc's melissa adan in santa rosa, california. right now. melissa, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gio. well, we can see the impact of days' worth of rain. you can hear the rushing water from a creek that runs through downtown santa rosa. now, fire officials tell us, this is about six feet deep, and it's just one example out in northern california of the flooding we're seeing and, of course, of the severe weather we're watching coast to coast. this morning, northern california hammered with more than 17 inches of rain since tuesday. firefighters going door to door

checking on residents in flood-prone areas. water rescues under way. the sonoma county fire district rescuing two people trapped inside this jeep in the high floodwaters. >> and just like this right they're going to come across a hazard like this and can't get over to the other side or have to reroute. >> in an instant you could have an emergency rescue. >> you could. >> reporter: the bay area experiencing flash flooding. san francisco's airport seeing major flight delays and cancellations ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. in the northeast, the massive cleanup under way after the first snowfall of the season slammed the region. in pennsylvania, power lines down, trees shutting down roads and causing massive backups. trucks stuck in the snow after authorities shut off a 50-mile stretch of interstate 84 from outside scranton to the new york border for some time. in northern new york, crews went from battling wildfires to snow in just days. >> oh, i wasn't prepared for

this at all. >> reporter: in northwest new jersey, snow-covered roads and sporadic power outages in warren county. the wintry conditions stretching down to tennessee where the state opened warming centers for those who need shelter. now, back out here in the west, while we're finally going to get a break from this relentless rain, the city officials here in santa rosa tell us, look, it's actually helped them prepare, these latest rounds of rain, checking out how the rivers are preparing for the worst to come during our wet winter months. whit? >> whit: melissa, thank you so much. let's get the forecast from somara theodore. somara, it's going to be a messy and stormy week ahead for the holiday. >> somara: so, whit, i want to start with the east coast. here's the storm system that brought the first snowfall of the season. not as strong today. leftover alerts in the appalachian mountains. blizzard warnings for parts of west virginia. meanwhile, out west, we're monitoring these two storm

systems getting ready to slam the coastline there. the atmospheric river not quite as strong, so like melissa mentioned, a little bit of a reprieve from the rainfall, but a lot of those rivers are still swoemen so places like santa rosa, flooding still an issue, and in the next five days, we're anticipating some snowfall from this atmospheric river. in fact, some parts of the sierra could see three to five feet of snow. that's a look at the forecast, janai, back to you. >> janai: she said three to five feet. all right, somara, thank you. this as millions of americans are getting ready to drive and fly in the next few days and are keeping a close eye on that forecast. record travel volume expected. abc's morgan norwood is here. morgan, we said it at the top of the show. pack your patience, because a lot of people out there. >> that's exactly right. from the roads to the skies we are looking at a wild holiday travel season, as somara just pointed out, and severe weather on both coasts threatening to uproot it all. airports are bracing for the crush. the tsa says they'll screen 18.3 million people starting on tuesday. that's the projected get out

day. 50,000 flights will take off. the agency is also urging travelers to brush up on the rules before they go, so those foods like gravy, cranberry sauce, wine and jams, all that must be checked if it's more than 3.4 ounces. our airlines are locked in too. united says it will be their busiest season ever. 6 million. american is looking at 8.3, and experts say, to beat the congestion, consider flying out early morning. if you are driving to thanksgiving dinner, listen up, you will not be alone. aaa is expecting some 80 million americans will hit the road, and it may not cost you as much to fill up. good news there. the national average for a gallon of gas, 3.05, and that's down from 3.26. gio? >> gio: a lot of people on the road. thank you so much. the coming holiday isn't slowing down the trump transition. the president-elect filling a number of slots overnight including billionaire scott bessent to lead the treasury department. abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks joins us now from washington. maryalice, good morning.

>> reporter: gio, that's right. several announcements overnight, scott bessent, a relatively more moderate choice for treasury secretary. other picks more controversial including the co-author of that ultra conservative blueprint for the transition project 2025. a friday night flurry of announcements from president-elect donald trump. first, his nomination for the top economic post, trump selecting wall street veteran billionaire scott bessent for treasury secretary, writing in his announcement that bessent will help me usher in a new golden age for the united states. bessent worked for years for democratic megadonor george soros, but has also been a prolific fund-raiser for trump. >> this is a trump economy. this is a trump stock market. >> reporter: in recent months advocating for deregulation and expanded energy production. if confirmed, he'd be the first openly gay treasury secretary and have to tackle major issues around trump's proposed tax cuts and tariffs. trump choosing nfl veteran and fox commentator

scott turner for housing and urban development. and in the health care space trump picking another florida native, dave weldon, to lead the centers for disease control and prevention, a powerful agency that sets vaccine standards. similar to robert f. kennedy jr., weldon had been skeptical of vaccine research and how the government tracks adverse reactions. to lead the food and drug administration, dr. marty makary, a fox news regular who pushed back against covid lockdown. >> we've got poisoned food supplies. we've got pesticides, ultra processed foods. >> reporter: in one of his more controversial decisions, trump bringing back his longtime adviser, sebastian gorka, to the white house to serve as a senior director for counterterrorism at the national security council, a close alley of trump strategist, steve bannon, gorka has doubted the threat of white nationalism in the country and pushed for pardons of january 6th rioters. >> anyone who didn't, you know, hit a policeman or, you know, break through the doors actually completely a full and unconditional pardon, absolutely. >> reporter: now trump also naming oregon congresswoman

lori chavez-deremer for labor secretary in a nod to unions and bringing back russ vought to run the office of budget and management, the key architect of project 2025, the conservative plan to overhaul the government. >> whit: maryalice, thank you so much. and the president-elect will not be sentenced next tuesday as scheduled on his conviction in the new york hush money case. judge juan merchan formally adjourned sentencing asking both sides to expand on their arguments over the next two weeks. trump's lawyers arguing the conviction should be thrown out to ensure a smooth transition. prosecutors saying they are willing to delay sentencing until trump leaves office to respect the jury verdict. judge merchan will have the final say. janai? >> janai: all right. now to the education board in texas approving a plan that allows bible teachings in classrooms. abc's christiane cordero joins us now live in washington. christiane, good morning to you. certainly testing the boundaries of the separation between church and state.

>> reporter: it sure is, janai, and george to you. just to show you how contentious this is, the texas board of education held a meeting on it earlier this week. more than 100 people showed up to weigh in. this morning, for the first time ever, public school curriculum infused with bible lessons will be allowed and rewarded. >> 8-7, the motion passes. >> reporter: the texas board of education narrowly approved new state authorized curriculum 2.3 million public school students for kindergarten through fifth grade starting next year. material being taught includes the golden rule, using lessons from the bible and referring to the bible as a series of ancient texts. >> the way that they're taught, they're taught in a setting that children can study the bible as a piece of literature, which it has been recognized as for so many years in the western world. >> reporter: but the material pulls from christianity more than any other religion. critics say it alienates students of other faiths and violates the first amendment. >> church/state separation is

the shield that protects religious freedom for all of us. >> reporter: the curriculum that passed is optional, but schools that use the material stand to gain at least $40 per student in extra funding. >> what do you anticipate the next steps will be? >> well, for one we're urging all superintendents across the state of texas not to implement this unconstitutional curriculum. public schools are not sunday schools, and our lawyers are standing by. >> reporter: it's the latest in a republican-led push likely to face legal challenges. louisiana was set to place the ten commandments in all public schools until a federal judge blocked it this month. oklahoma's top education official ordered teachers to include the bible in fifth through 12th grade lessons. a group of teachers and parents filed a lawsuit to stop it. if successful, texas could become a model for other states given the incoming administration's promise to champion christian conservative

values and the conservative leaning supreme court. at the very least, each state is putting to the test the separation of church and state in the classroom. gio? >> gio: absolutely. a lot of people watching that, christiane. thank you so much. now to burglaries at the home of major sports stars, the nba and nhl joining the nfl in urging players to tighten security at their homes, and abc's aaron katersky is following this story. >> reporter: this morning, following a rash of burglaries targeting professional athletes, the nba and nhl are joining the nfl urging players to upgrade their home security systems and keep images of their personal life off the internet. an nba memo obtained by abc news says the fbi suspects sophisticated south american theft groups are behind the burglaries at the homes of bucks forward bobby portis. >> while i was at my game yesterday, i had a home invasion, and they took most of my prized possessions. >> reporter: and timberwolves guard mike conley was at a vikings game hyping up the crowd when his home ras robbed. to protect themselves, the leagues are urging players to

vet contractors doing work at their houses, and utilize dogs for home protection. the memo says, the burglars deploy advanced systems, things like drones and signal-jamming devices and install an updated alarm system though it notes in most incidents the homes were equipped with alarm systems that were not activated. the thieves have targeted the homes of chiefs star patrick holmes and travis kelce focused on stealing cash, jewelry, handbags and watches and tells abc news they recovered one of kelce's stolen watches in rhode island. for "good morning america," aaron katersky, abc news, new york. >> whit: and our thanks to aaron for that report. we turn now to the rising number of whooping cough cases across the country, the most in years. abc's ike ejiochi is here with what parents need to know. ike, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. this is concerning. the national numbers for cases of whooping cough have hit the highest levels in over a decade,

and according to the cdc, there have been over 25,000 cases of whooping cough across the country so far this year, and these numbers are likely an undercount due to delays in reporting cases to the cdc. now, the state with the most number of cases, pennsylvania, followed by new york, wisconsin, illinois, california, and washington. the cdc says the early symptoms of whooping cough can seem like a common cold. it's not until later you get those rapid violent and uncontrolled coughing fits. the illness is known for the whoop noise when someone gasps for air after a coughing fit. now, the best way to protect yourself from this is to get vaccinated according to the cdc, whit. >> whit: and, ike, what about some of the other illnesses that we see cropping up this time of year? >> reporter: you know, whit, it is a multifaceted story. according to the cdc, cases of the flu, covid and rsv remain low nationally, but rsv activity is elevated and increasing in the southern and eastern parts of the country. the government agency says young children are the most impacted in the rise with those aged 0 to 4 experiencing the highest rates

of e.r. visits and hospitalizations. janai? >> janai: important to keep in mind, ike, thank you. i know so many parents out there like me thinking about all this with the 7, 4, and 1-year-old. i have too many kids. now to the number of e. coli keyses -- cases expanding after back-to-back outbreaks. 167,000 pounds of ground beef, fresh and frozen, have now been recalled due to potential e. coli contamination. the meat was distributed by detroit-based wolverine packing company and has a use by date of november 14th. health officials say at least 15 people in minnesota have been sickened including two who were hospitalized. meantime, authorities are expanding that e. coli recall of bagged carrots from grimmway farms after one person died. at least 15 were hospitalized. it gets hard to keep track of all of the recalls and everything. >> gio: it really is. >> whit: all right before thanksgiving. >> janai: exactly, oh, my gosh.

>> whit: people are going shopping with their families. >> janai: add that to the sickness. we got a lot to keep track of. we got it for you. time for a check of the weather, and somara has that too. >> somara: i have your holiday forecast. first we got to see what's been going on. we are headed to sugar bowl, california. look at all this snow. it kind of looks like -- you know when you see an ice cream sandwich where the top is off, i'm just so hungry this morning. so, thanksgiving week, let's get into it. everyone wants to know what's going to happen. we've got some heavy mountain snow for the sierra, we talked about that earlier. three to five feet over the next couple of days in the sierra nevada mountains out towards the west. meanwhile, on the east coast on tuesday, we are looking at another storm system that could bring heavy rain to places like new york city, those big airports like dulles and reagan. now, by thursday, this is thanksgiving day, look at what we're dealing with. we're dealing with rain throughout the southeast, look where the snow is situated. ohio, pennsylvania, parts of upstate new york. as far as the cities go along the east coast, maybe not as

much snow as farther inland, but is there could be snow throughout new england and the northeast into the weekend. it's also going to be a numbers game. it's going to be really cold. to get the snow we need the chill as well. this morning we have frost and freeze alerts in place. temperatures in the 30s for birmingham, alabama. tallahassee at 39 and even colder as we head into the thanksgiving week. this is the chill. it's going to feel like two degrees friday morning in fargo. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see what's >> somara: and that's a look at your forecast.

you guys, thanksgiving is right around the corner. i've got my tupperware ready. i just need your addies. >> whit: that's how -- >> gio: are we getting empty tupperware? >> janai: early christmas gifts. >> whit: i'll bring the cranberry sauce. from the can. >> somara: from the can. >> whit: yes. >> gio: thank you, somara, and the best formula 1 drivers are revving up on the las vegas strip, and history could be made as max verstappen from the netherlands goes for his fourth championship. abc's jaclyn lee joins us with more on this. jaclyn, good morning. vroom-vroom. >> reporter: gio, good morning. talk about twists and turns and even a crash during last night's qualifying round. all eyes on the championship tonight. >> he is approaching at 200 miles an hour the final corner and goes on to pole position. >> reporter: this morning the biggest race in the world taking over the iconic vegas strip. the formula 1 las vegas grand prix. drivers revving down some of the most recognizable landmarks on the planet at speeds over 200

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>> janai: welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. >> gio: you should see everybody dancing on set. >> janai: you just got to move when you hear that. man, after 100 performances of her "weekends with adele" residency in las vegas, adele will take one final bow tonight. the singer's already told fans that she will be taking a long and deserved vacation from the spotlight. oh, adele, how we adore you. >> whit: wow, another reason to be in las vegas today. >> janai: i know, right. >> whit: we're missing out. >> gio: formula. >> janai: the cosmo -- that buffet. >> whit: i've been to the buffet. yes, it's a good buffet. lots of eggs benedict and more. all right, we got a lot to cover this morning. let's get to some of the top headlines we're following on this saturday. happening right now amid a dangerous escalation, russia is vowing to mass produce those new advanced ballistic missiles that it used for the first time to

attack ukraine. the russians say it's capable of carrying a nuclear weapon and isn't easily intercepted. putin has called the attack a warning to the west. >> gio: also right now, hyundai kia and genesis are recalling electric vehicles over an issue where they can suddenly lose power while driving, and they're blaming a charging system for the failure. owners are urged to reach out to their dealers for their vehicles. >> janai: and this is expected to be a huge weekend at the box office with the phenomenon that many are calling "glicked" or "wadiator." "wicked" brought in $19 million in its week-long previews, and "gladiator ii" raked in $6.5 million on thursday alone. gio has been raving. >> whit: he told me i had to get my "wicked" tickets. i went to get them and they were sold out. >> janai: oh, my gosh. he sent me "defying gravity." he said, did you listen, did you listen?

i'm addicted now. >> gio: so good, cynthia erivo and ariana grande just crushed it. >> whit: can't wait to see it. we do start this half hour with the rise in popularity of the social network bluesky. they're enjoying a huge growth in the aftermath of the presidential election. our rebecca jarvis spoke to the ceo about her company's vision. >> reporter: it's the new social media app gaining huge buzz. >> do you guys know there's this new thing called bluesky? >> i'm having more fun on bluesky than i have had on twitter in years. >> reporter: bluesky surpassing 20 million users with a flood of new people including celebrities like lizzo, gabrielle union, and ben stiller. >> what's the biggest reason people are signing up for bluesky right now? >> well, most of all, i think people trying it out are having a great experience, and people are saying, they forgot what it feels like to have fun online again. but they're having it here. they're talking to real people, not bots. >> reporter: we spoke to the ceo, jay graber, about its surging popularity and the type of dialogues happening on the platform. >> what are the conversations happening on bluesky?

>> there's some politics. there's also a lot of sports, fandoms, people talking about art, a lot of artists posting their art. now you just have people form around their interests like the gardening feed or cats. >> reporter: the platform looks a lot like twitter. that's no accident. it was invented there in 2019 hoping to give users more control over their data, but since then it's been spun off, and today it's its own independent app, and in the aftermath of the recent election, some users say they're drawn to an alternative to x. >> i think elon musk's association with our newly-elected president was kind of the straw that sort of broke a lot of people's backs. >> what determines whether something is seen by a lot of people or not? >> we don't have a single black box algorithm that is pushing stuff into your feed. what gets shared is what's popular among your community. >> reporter: while bluesky still has a fraction of users compared

to x's estimated 318 million and threads' 275 million, the ceo has high hopes for what it can become. >> we built something that anyone else can use and take a piece of it and run it for themselves. that's very fundamentally different. it means as a user you have tons of controls, and you can change your experience however you want. >> reporter: for "good morning america," rebecca jarvis, abc news. >> gio: all right, fascinating story there, rebecca. thank you. now to the jam-packed day in college football. espn's jess sims is live from columbus, ohio, ahead of today's big ten conference clash between number two ohio state and number five indiana. hey, jess, good morning. good to see you. >> reporter: good morning, gio. it's great to be seen. we are live in columbus to kick off yet another top five matchup. this is the fifth one this season, and guess what, "college gameday" hasn't missed a single one. i must say we do bring a little bit of underdog energy, because the last four matchups have favored the lower ranked team. so it's about to be a great one

today. now the indiana hoosiers are off to ab absolutely historic start. they're 10-0, but are they battle tested? this is their only second ever top five matchup, the last one in 1968 against usc. and guess what? ohio state has had two against oregon and penn state this season so that's why we're here. on the show we have both head coaches, ohio state's ryan day and we the indiana hoosiers' kurt cignetti, and we'll have the quarterback for the pittsburgh steelers justin fields as our guest picker. pat mcafee is trying to give or field goal kicking contest and so much more so don't miss that starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern. later tonight alabama is headed to oklahoma on the road for a big game. these are two of the most winningest programs in college history but this is only the seventh time they've ever faced off. that game is starting at 7:30 p.m. eastern time. alabama is wanting to make sure

they continue to be in the college football playoff contention, and oklahoma, this is their senior night. they are bowl eligible, so 7:30 p.m. eastern on abc and streaming on espn plus. >> janai: all right, jess, a lot of excitement. thank you so much. turns out whit always wanted to participate in one of those field goals. >> whit: the field goal kicking contest, as a soccer player, i always wanted to try it, but never have. >> janai: how do you think the knee will hold up? >> whit: the knee is not in good shape. it would need ice after. >> janai: time for the weather. somara, that used to be another old hobby of whit's. >> somara: this shade is eclipse level. tucker county, west virginia, a foot of snow, oh, my goodness. as a result we're seeing alerts that have been put in place and winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings as well for parts of the appalachian mountains in west virginia. the same storm system has moved into the northeast spewing some snow in higher elevations but

mainly rain for parts of new england and, boston, boy did you need this rain in. 83% of the country is abnormally dry, but in boston they are under an extreme drought. now, this is the autumn drought, so since september 1st the normal for this time of year is >> somara: that's a look at the >> somara: and that's a look at the forecast. my friends, back to you. >> whit: all right, somara, thank you so much. coming up on "good morning america," helping you get a handle on that thanksgiving feast. the founder of the crazy coupon lady is here, and we mean that as a compliment. she is going to help us out with how to save and still impress your guests. save and st guests. peeking. —okay. okay.

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what is bargain bliss? prices are too high, but grocery outlet has the name brands you love for way way less. that's bargain bliss. this thanksgiving budgets are stretched tight, so we are giving you a little extra help this season. $3.99 for a jennie-o 14 to 16 lb. turkey. when you spend $35. head to your neighborhood grocery outlet today because this offer is available only while supplies last. >> janai: welcome back to "gma" and with thanksgiving just days away, those guests will be knocking at the door.

joining us with money and time-saving advice is heather wheeler, co-founder of the crazy coupon lady. thank you so much for joining us, heather. you're one of two crazy coupon ladies, self-proclaimed, so we want an impressive spread for our guests, but we also want to keep costs in check. so, what's the best way to do both? >> so, if you haven't bought your thanksgiving turkey yet, there's still some great deals. so there's four stores that will give you a free turkey when you spend between $300 and $400. the good news is this promotion has been going on since october. all of your purchases since then will count. so at acme when you spend $300 you'll get one. at shoprite when you spend $350 you'll get a free turkey and giant and weis when you spend $400, they'll give you a free turkey. >> whit: what about for those of us who don't like cooking or don't have the time? >> if you're saying no thanks, there are still great deals. costco is selling a six-item thanksgiving meal for only $5 per person. >> whit: wow. >> gio: what a deal. >> that's crazy. you couldn't buy it and cook it all for that much. and at sam's club, they have

a meal for $100 that will serve 10 people, and there's 8 items in that, so that's a great one, as well, and then there's restaurants that are doing the same thing. and so at cracker barrel, you can buy a $160 thanksgiving meal. that will serve eight to ten people, and at golden corral they're doing the same thing, but it's only $120. so there are some really great deals if you're not looking to cook. >> gio: i know during the break you were telling us, i got to talk about these black friday deals. that's where the good stuff is. >> give it to me. >> gio: what did you find? >> okay, so all of the black friday sales are already happening right now. amazon kicked us off in a huge way, and so the apple airpods pro are only $160. the regular price is $250. >> gio: wow! 90 bucks you're saving. >> yes. and at best buy, all of their black friday sales are going right now. the apple watch 10 is only $359, regular price, $429, so that's a great price. and then at target, their black friday sale starts tomorrow on

sunday and we're looking forward to the nintendo switch, only $225, normal price 300. >> whit: okay. great stuff. you got a lot in. thank you so much. and the crazy coupon lady, of course, in the most complimentary way we mean it. thank you. coming up here on "good morning america," a look at the oldest thanksgiving day parade in the nation and the stars appearing in it this year. the appearing in it this year. we lose 1% of our collagen every year, starting in our 20s, which means we must start banking collagen for plumper, glowing skin. do it with neutrogena collagen bank.

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city of brotherly love, and our will ganss has much more on how philly is getting ready for the big morning. hey, will. >> reporter: hey, whit. once upon a time about a century ago a team of real-life reindeer pulled santa's sleigh through the streets of philly during its thanksgiving day parade. the reindeer have since retired to the north pole, but that tradition of magic has sustained the country's very first thanksgiving day parade for 105 thankful thrilling years. ♪ it's a turkey day tradition older than green bean casserole, a three-hour extravaganza serving up holiday magic in the streets of philly swapping santa in for rocky when the parade wraps up on the steps of the philadelphia art museum. >> santa is timeless, and regardless of the cookies he eats he is always in great shape. if he is circling the globe in one night, he can certainly make his way up the museum's steps. >> reporter: touted as america's very first thanksgiving day parade, it began in 1920 with just 15 cars and, of course, jolly old st. nick. starting as a gift to orphaned and disabled children from the famed gimbels department store,

it also helped promote the start of the holiday shopping season. back then chimneys were child's play for santa. shimmying up a 100-foot fire truck ladder into the window of gimbels toyland and marched on during the great depression and world war ii and with each another heart helping of star power from president eisenhower and the first lady to an up-and-coming soap star, kelly ripa. >> this is the parade i watch every year. >> reporter: in 1986, gimbels was sold, and the parade almost came to an end. thankfully our friends at abc -- >> we are back now. >> reporter: -- stepped up and took over. >> we knew we could put a parade on television. we didn't know how to put a parade together and have been doing it ever since. ♪ holiday, it's a holiday ♪ ♪ it's a holiday ♪ >> reporter: now it's just days away from celebrating its 105th year with 6 abc's rick williams and cecily tynan back to host

along with our own sam champion. there's just no better way to kick off the holiday season than with the parade that started it all. all right. this year's special guests include lisa ann walter from "abbott elementary," darlene love, carson kressley, the cast from "m.j.: the musical" and the eagles cheerleaders. just to name a few when the 6 abc dunkin' day parade starts off in 5 days, 9 minutes and 23 seconds. >> whit: who's counting? >> the countdown is going. >> gio: it's always such a blast. >> i love a parade and never been to that one. >> janai: dunkin' sponsors it so we love that. >> america runs famously on dunkin'. >> gio: thank you so much, and "gma first look" and "gma" will be live there in philadelphia on thursday. you can watch the parade on our abc station wpvi or stream

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♪ ♪ >> janai: we are back now with our "play of the day," and it's a celebration. the california school of the deaf winning their championship title for the third year in a row. the cubs cheering their victory overnight. the players and coaches there, they use american sign language to communicate. congratulations to them. three years in a row. three-peats. >> whit: incredible. i love that story. >> janai: still coming up on "gma" in our second hour, a look at luke bryan's new show on hulu about fellow nashville stars. >> whit: plus, malcolm washington joins us in the studio to talk about directing his own family as part of his new movie. "gma" comes back just a little bit later. stay with us, everybody. >> janai: we're coming back. e c.

abc7 news starts right now. >> good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. we're following new developments in the case against protesters who blocked traffic on the golden gate bridge back in april. the chronicle reports a judge has thrown out most of the charges against them. 32 in fact, of the 44 charges against those protesters have been dismissed, most of them counts of false imprisonment. however, some federal conspiracy charges still remain. one defendant's case was dismissed entirely on the peninsula. a deal has been reached ending a labor dispute between samtrans and bus operators. the san mateo county transit district's board of directors approved the latest four year contract, affecting about 400 union operators. members will receive close to 4%

average raise each year. the contract also includes pay adjustments for job sam's trans says we're below market value. operators had been working without a contract since the end of june. to weather. now let's check in with lisa. >> all right. we are 118% of normal in san francisco. after three and a third inches of rain for the month so far. level one system with a few light showers today and then sunshine in the afternoon. we do have slick roadways. this is where we're looking at some rain up towards lagunitas and around santa rosa. also the peninsula here, but we are going to see the clouds mixed in with some sun. it is 54 san francisco and a random shower out there, but you can see the sunshine here in the south bay. it's 50 in petaluma today. look for highs from the upper 50s to near 60. stephanie. >> lisa. thank you. up next, all eyes are on the russian river with concerns it's going to cause significant flooding. how residents there are repairing. abc seven news at 8 a.m. is nex.

now abc seven mornings live now at eight. >> the worst of the storm is behind us. this is what the live doppler seven looks like this morning. residents across the bay a