this morning to share details of some of the songs he helped create for the highly anticipated movie, and new clips from the film. the movie is in theaters december 20th. disney is the parent company of abc seven. >> i'm really glad that lin-manuel miranda is involved. oh my goodness. i just saw hamilton at the orpheum theater friday night. it's still in great shape and it reminded me of what a genius this man is. >> he is everything you will know every single word of mufasa. every song is going to be catchy. we're going to be singing it forever. >> it reminds me of when i went on safari. >> did you go on safari? >> i did, >> george: good morning america. president biden pardons his son. snow emergency for millions. and a new retail reality on this cyber monday. breaking overnight. president biden pardons hunter biden days before he was set to be sentenced in his tax and gun cases. why the president changed course

now after saying he would not pardon his son. >> rebecca: reaction to president-elect trump's pick to lead the fbi, kash patel who's called for shutting down the agency's headquarters in d.c. and vowed to go after trump's adversaries. the new food recall involving costco. what's now being pulled from shelves. >> george: arctic out break. the coldest air of the season is here, plus snow alerts issued in seven states. >> wow, look at that. >> george: millions of americans affected. the emergency in pennsylvania. the national guard assists with evacuations and rescues for trapped drivers. ginger tracking it all, including the new storm. ♪ >> whit: 23 days to go. the christmas shopping sprint is on. we've got the best tech deals on this cyber monday, plus major discounts on gift cards. but buyer beware. the retailers charging if you make a return. and the bills charging through the snowstorm overnight. >> pitched it back to allen,

who's going to go to the goal line and gets in! spectacular touchdown! >> whit: josh allen making history as we fly into the week. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> george: whit, you talk about the bills win as a 49ers fan. [ laughter ] >> whit: my poor 49ers. it was rough out there. >> rebecca: it was rough but kind of fun to see the whole thing go down. the buffalo bills stadium was packed with snow and fans had to dig their way out to watch the game. we're gonna get more on that game and the winter weather emergency. trevor ault and ginger are standing by. >> whit: just tell me when it's over. i'll open my eyes. lot to cover this morning. also ahead after a busy holiday travel weekend we have new details on the woman who snuck onto a delta flight from new york to paris. >> george: you wonder how that is even possible. first president biden's decision to issue a blanket pardon for hunter a reversal from promises he made during the campaign. chief white house correspondent mary bruce starts us off.

good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is something president biden and this white house were adamant that he would not do, but this morning with just weeks left in office the president is now protecting his only living son with a sweeping pardon. overnight a sudden reversal. president biden issuing a full and unconditional pardon of his son hunter, ending a legal saga that the president now says was politically motivated. biden had long promised he would not interfere with his son's cases, telling our david muir in june such a pardon was not an option. >> will you accept the jury's outcome, no matter what it is? >> yes. >> have you ruled out a pardon for your son? >> yes. >> reporter: but now biden said he believes his son was unfairly and selectively prosecuted writing in a statement no reasonable person who looks at the facts of hunter's cases can reach any other conclusion than hunter was singled out only because he is my son, and that is wrong. the president accusing his

political opponents of trying to break hunter who has been sober now for over five years saying in trying to break hunter they tried to break me, and there's no reason to believe it will stop here. enough is enough. >> i'm extremely proud of my son hunter. has overcome an addiction. he's one of the brightest, most decent men i know. >> reporter: hunter biden was convicted in june on federal gun charges for lying on a federal form about his drug addiction when he bought this colt revolver in 2018. in september he pleaded guilty in a last minute deal to nine tax related charges accused of avoiding paying $1.4 million in taxes while living lavishly. taxes he has since paid back. he was scheduled to be sentenced this month potentially facing more than a decade in prison. but now hunter, seen with his father over this past holiday weekend, will face none of that. the president's pardon is sweeping covering not just those charges but any uncharged crimes

between 2014 and 2024. for months the president intentionally avoided commenting on the specifics of his son's cases not wanting to give the appearance of interfering. instead stressing his support for hunter as a father. >> i love him and he's on a straight and narrow and has been for a couple years now. i'm just so proud of him. >> reporter: at the white house aides were emphatic that the white house would not step in on his son's behalf. >> we've been asked that question multiple times. our answer stands, which is no. >> reporter: but now the president said, here's the truth. i believe in the justice system. but as i have wrestled with this, i also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice. adding i hope americans will understand why a father and a president would come to this decision. the about face comes just weeks before president-elect trump is set to take office. trump has vowed retribution against his political opponents and has repeatedly bashed hunter

and the biden family, accusing them, without evidence, of corruption. president biden clearly did not want to leave his son's fate in the hands of trump's justice department, now in a statement and a post trump said the pardon is the miscarriage of justice here. in a statement his spokesman argues the president's move underscores trump's claim that the justice department has been weaponized saying, quote, that must be fixed and saying that is what trump intends to do when he returns to the white house. >> george: let's bring in dan abrams. saw the president's words there called it a miscarriage of justice saying hunter was selectively prosecuted. is that a good argument? >> he has an argument, but he certainly has an argument with regard to the gun charge, right? there has never been another federal charge of someone charged under this set of facts. meaning the gun wasn't used in more than one crime. the person had no criminal record. the gun wasn't used in a crime. >> george: that's the definition

of selective prosecution. >> correct. you can argue with regard to the gun charge. now, the issue is the that the gun charge got passed on in connection with the plea agreement that initially fell through. the tax cases is a little tougher. yes, it's true, that in a lot of cases when someone doesn't pay their taxes, they're allowed to pay them back. at worse they get a fine. it's also true people get prosecuted for not paying their taxes. so it's a little squishier with regard to the tax charge as to whether this was clearly selective prosecution. >> george: how about the idea this was a blanket pardon, protecting his son for anything that might have happened since 2014? >> that is certainly as sweeping as you can make. there's an argument he could have done something much more limited, meaning granting clemency. that would have meant the convictions stand but with regard to sentence, he doesn't get any jail time, there is no sentence. that's what clemency could have done. he didn't do that.

he granted him pardon on the two charges, plus on anything he could conceivably be prosecuted for. >> george: out of here he might be prosecuted. >> there are a lot of people, on the right in particular, who have been talking about crimes they wish hunter biden had been charged with, that he should have been charged with, etc. and i think that's the reason that that one happened. it's interesting when you hear the president's team, president-elect's team talk about the department of justice and weaponization. little tough to say that because this department of justice is the department that went after hunter biden. it's now the president stepping in to protect hunter biden from his department of justice. i think it's an important point to remember in this context. >> george: it is. dan abrams, thanks very much. >> rebecca: thank you. speaking of the president-elect trump's team, we have new information about his plan to choose kash patel to lead the fbi. it's an organization he has fiercely criticized. rachel scott's in washington with more. good morning, rachel.

>> reporter: rebecca, good morning to you. this is another controversial pick coming from president-elect trump. kash patel is a loyal trump ally. he has vowed to shut down the fbi headquarters here in washington and nomination to lead the agency already setting the stage for a bruising confirmation battle. this morning president-elect trump making good on his campaign pledge, calling for radical changes at the fbi, selecting one of his fearest loyalists kash patel to lead the agency. >> he's tough, he's smart, he loves this country and he is a warrior, kash patel. >> reporter: he served as a public defender and department of justice prosecutor has been an ally to trump for year, appearing at his criminal trial in new york. he's known as a hard liner who's called for shutting down the fbi headquarters in washington and in his book writing, drastic measures need to be taken and democrats should be very afraid. patel has spread false claims about voter fraud, january 6th and accused the so called deep

state for targeting trump. >> i want them vanquished from washington, d.c. and government service forever. >> reporter: and he has vowed to go after trump's adversaries in the federal government and the media, too. >> we will go out and find the conspiracies not just in government but in the media. we're going to come after you. whether it's criminally or civilly, yeah. we're putting you on notice. >> reporter: he was a vocal critic of the investigation into trump's ties to russia. during trump's first term, he served on the national security counsel before roles as the deputy director of national intelligence and pentagon chief of staff where he tried to push false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. trump even talked about making him deputy fbi director in 2020 and then attorney general bill barr opposed the move so much, said it would only happen, quote, over my dead body. he could face a challenging confirmation process. first trump would have to fire the current director of the fbi, christopher wray, who he appointed to serve a ten year term. the fbi said wray remains focused on the work.

>> rebecca: all right, rachel. there are also questions about trump choosing two in-laws for influential post. >> reporter: over the weekend he appointed family members to key positions including the father-in-law of his daughter tiffany to serve as an adviser to the middle east. he also selected the father-in-law of his daughter ivanka to serve as the next ambassador to france. trump, of course, pardoned charles kushner after he plead guilty to tax evasion. >> rebecca: rachel, thank you. whit? >> whit: now the heavy snow in the midwest and northeast coming just as millions are driving home after thanksgiving weekend. three to five feet of lake effect snow falling in parts of the midwest and western new york. trevor ault is in watertown, new york, where, trevor, the impact of that storm clear all around you there. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, whit. we've been watching them digging out this morning. look how much is piled up. this is the streets of downtown water town. just to our east in some areas

they saw 58 inches of snow. particularly lake effect snow which we've seen coming off multiple great lakes fueled by the fact that the water in those lakes is the warmest they've been on record. >> looks like they split off this ramp. >> reporter: over the weekend, millions of americans hammered by lake effect snow. snow alerts issued in seven different states, with three to almost 5 feet of snow blanketing towns in new york and pennsylvania. >> wow, look at that. >> reporter: in watertown, new york, off lake ontario, more than three feet of snow fell, with drivers stranded along i-le 1. we're in the midst of one of those lake effect snow bands in watertown. there is already several feet of snow here. you can see why it piles up so quickly because of how thick these snow flakes are. plows working to keep road conditions safe. the buffalo bills stadium packed with snow. fans digging out their seats and plows working to clear the field before kickoff. in pennsylvania, governor josh

shapiro signing a disaster emergency proclamation as parts of erie county were slammed by more than two feet of snow. roads and vehicles left buried. >> stay home, stay home, stay home. >> reporter: the national guard assisting with evacuations and rescues of trapped drivers, also performing transportation for essential health workers. >> my doors will not open. >> reporter: kim is snowed in and said conditions are posing major challenges. >> they did bring a plow down the road but the plow got stuck at the end of the road. >> reporter: and with all this snow on the ground, the temperatures this morning are very cold, only about 10 degrees right now, which means this snow will stick around for quite sometime. the region may be in for another blast of lake effect snow coming up later this week, george. >> george: trevor, thanks. ginger, what's going on here? >> ginger: as our climate warms we will be seeing in the short term more lake effect snow because there will be less ice on the great lakes because that shuts it down. so the season will be longer. we also have the warmer

temperatures. so the difference in temperature between the cold air coming over and the warm lake will make more snow, in the short term again. long term is gonna change. look at this. winter storm warnings still up for all of the west coast there of michigan into, say, erie, where one to two feet south and east of erie. syracuse is getting one of those heavy bands. most of this is for the next 24 hours. then we'll take a break and get back to it by the end of the week. lot of the cold air goes down south. ocala, florida, in a freeze warning. jacksonville around 32. these are not record lows but they are certainly cold. we'll get another chance of getting chilly by the time the next storm comes through midweek into thursday morning. >> rebecca: get those shovels ready. okay, ginger. thank you. we turn to news breaking overnight. a missing 21-year-old american israeli soldier has been confirmed dead. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has the latest and new calls for a hostage deal.

good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning. his family has spent more than a year hoping, believing that their son might still be alive but overnight getting the official word. omer neutra was a native of long island, new york, serving in the israeli defense force, a tank commander, when he was captured and dragged into gaza during the hamas terrorist attack of october 7, 2023. but this morning the idf confirming the young soldier was killed on that day. the news comes just days after the release of a new hostage video of an american israeli. a 20-year-old former new jersey resident. adan alexander, now held hostage for more than 400 days. >> i am an american-israeli citizen currently being held captive in the gaza strip. >> reporter: speaking under duress in the heavy edited footage, alexander calling on the people of israel to pressure israeli prime minister benjamin

netanyahu and president-elect trump to negotiate a hostage deal. his father speaking at a rally in new york echoing his son's plea. >> i stand here after seeing my son alive for the first time in over a year. president biden, president trump, prime minister netanyahu, i call on all of you to act. >> reporter: there are seven israeli americans still held by hamas, three including alexander believed to be still alive in gaza. national security adviser jake sullivan said the white house has been continuously working on a hostage and cease fire deal. >> we are determined to try to move rapidly to get those hostages home, get a cease fire in place. >> reporter: with the cease fire now in place between israel and hezbollah, the white house is more hopeful that a deal could be made with hamas but they have had hopes dashed many times before. whit? >> whit: that's right.

still some optimism there. martha raddatz, thank you. we move now to a new round of food recalls, this time over salmonella fears in eggs and cucumbers. eva pilgrim is here with details on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. two major salmonella recalls affecting two different types of food. one eggs, the other cucumbers. the eggs from costco sold under the kirkland band organic raised 24 count. they were sold at 25 locations. in total more than 10,000 packages have been recalled. to see if your eggs are affected just look at the side of the carton. those with the code327 are under recall. the second recall, cucumbers. these are from sun fed. these are whole american cucumbers sold between october 12 and november 26. so far 68 people have gotten sick across 19 states, 18 people hospitalized. they have a sticker that says sun fed mexico.

if you have these eggs or cucumbers, throw them away or take them back for a refund. be sure to clean using hot soapy water or dish washer any areas or surfaces those items touched so as not to spread salmonella. one of the symptoms, people end up with gastrointestinal issues and a fever from six hours to six days after being exposed. usually lasts from four to seven days. most people recover on their own. if your symptoms are severe, you may need to see a doctor. guys? >> george: four to seven days. okay, eva, thank you very much. coming up the latest on the investigation into the stowe away from new york to paris. we're learning new details about the woman. >> rebecca: it is cyber monday. becky worley is tracking down the lowest prices. >> reporter: we are indeed hunting the deals, rebecca. and we're going to show you a trick called stacking. that's all coming up in a little bit. >> whit: before you press buy now, we are breaking down the new rules for refunds and why more stores are charging when

you send things back and what you can do to avoid those fees. but first let's go back to ginger. >> ginger: good morning. san diego 72 yesterday, five degrees above average. gonna stay that way with this ridge up there. phoenix could break a record 82. your local weather in 30 seconds.

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transportation correspondent gio benitez here with the story. >> reporter: it is just a stunning story. the woman somehow skipping the i.d. check, actually going through security and bypassing the gate agent flying to france, only discovered because she kept going to the lavratory without going to a seat. this morning as the tsa is expected to have screened more than 18 million people during record breaking holiday travel, we're learning new details about the woman who snuck onto a delta international flight. french officials telling abc news the suspected passenger is a russian national who did not have valid travel documents to enter the country. officials attempting to send her back to the united states on another delta flight but according to sources she was removed from the plane after becoming unruly. she remains in france. authorities say the woman is a legal resident of the u.s. cnn reporting she's between 55 and 60 years old and had applied for asylum in france a few years before. >> i think the investigation has to take into account her

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♪ ♪ >> rebecca: we are back now with our cyber monday dream team. it is the last day of the big holiday shopping kickoff. elizabeth schulze is standing by to break down the new reality of returns. first becky worley is at a wal-mart in san jose, california, showing the best ways to save. becky, this could be a record setting day ahead. >> reporter: it really could, rebecca. they say spending is up big. they expect consumers to spend $13 billion today. in part that's because there's a short runup to christmas. just 23 days. while you have plenty of time to shop, today's the day to get those deals. >> it's on. cyber monday deals start now. >> reporter: this morning a sprint to save. >> there does seem to be pentup demand. we saw record breaking deals on black friday. we're expecting it for cyber monday. >> reporter: cyber monday is delivering on tech deals.

google pixel 8 pro was 999. now it' under $600. they also have echo and kindle devices discounted. the echo dot was $49, now $22. the kindle reader was 109, now $84. >> in the bag, in the purse, do it. >> reporter: clothing chains also offering blanket discounts on everything. gap, old navy and j. crew with 50% off site wide. adidas 40% off. nike 30% off. gift cards seeing major discounting. at costco you can buy $100 worth of gift cards and it will cost you $84.99.

roblox a $100 gift card cost just $80. >> gift cards are a great option for cyber monday. >> reporter: today's a day to think about stacking deals. that's when you have a discount. then the retailer throws in a bonus, and you buy through a cash back app adding up to an even better deal. an example. the epson refillable printer was $229. now $179 plus a $20 gift card and $23 cash back if you buy through rakuten taking it down to $151. now wal-mart also a major player in these sales. they have the air pods pro on sale. they were $249. now $154. that's lower than the price we saw on black friday. they also have the nintendo switch super mario cart edition now $249. we talked about xxl tv's. they have sony 75 incher, now $1498, $1,000 off.

very big nice tv. >> rebecca: huge discount. you mentioned toys. do we need to clear the decks and get this done today or do we have until just before christmas to get some great deals? >> reporter: it depends on whether you want to play chicken, rebecca. we do see the biggest deals on toys right in the days before christmas. but if it's a must have gift, i say buy now. an example at wal-mart they have this harry potter lego set. it was $79. now $45. this is a 730 piece lego set. your guy is too young for this, but more lego pieces means more time off of screens. this is a good deal. >> rebecca: time off from screens. we can all hope for that. thank you, becky. >> whit: before you buy let's get to the cost of the returns. a growing number of retailers now charge when you send purchases back. elizabeth schulze has details on this.

this is a deal breaker for a lot of people. >> it is. good morning, whit. this is a regular habit when you shop online. order that gift for someone else, maybe yourself, in a couple different sizes and styles and return whatever you don't like. you expect to get a full refund for that return. now that is not always the case especially if you don't read the fine print. with the record breaking holiday shopping season comes a season of making returns. >> my biggest issue is those darn return policies. >> reporter: the new reality that this year it may cost you. >> amazon new return policy is bananas. you might get charged a restocking fee. you might get a partial refund. or you might get zero refund. >> reporter: an estimated 40% of retailers now charge return shipping fees ranging from $5 to $10 from zara, h&m, j. crew, macy's and saks fifth avenue. amazon charges a $1 shipping fee if you return at a u.p.s.

store when options like amazon or whole foods are closer to your delivery address. >> retailers are charging more return fees because it's very expensive for retailers not only to send the product to customers but also pay the fees when it comes to returning that product. >> reporter: the fees are part of a broader crackdown from retailers who can spend an average of $30 to process a single returned item. the national retail federation telling the us, with more than $743 billion in merchandise returned in 2023, merchants and brands are prioritizing efforts to minimize losses from returns particularly those that are fraudulent. okay. the simple way to avoid these fees is to do your return in the store. also, critical to read the return window policy. for some brands you're only going to have 14 days or you'll just get a store credit, not a full refund. check when the clock starts ticking.

at zara you have 30 days from the shipment date not the date the package actually arrived at your house. >> george: some brands do offer extended holiday returns? >> reporter: for most purchase made at wal-mart and amazon between november 1 and the end of december, you will have until january31st to return. best buy the return is january 14th. target offers a 90 day return return and could be a year for target brands. that's a loft time to get your act together and get it back to them. >> george: thanks, guys. play of the day is next. the "play of the day" is next! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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and floods, what that means for your christmas tree? supply and prices as you get ready to deck the halls. >> rebecca: who's roaring into times square? lin-manuel miranda is here talking about mufasa, the lion king, sharing an exclusive first look. >> whit: class is in session. >> even a broken clock is right once. >> whit: janelle james is live in times square on the new season, upcoming holiday special and what happens after the bell rings. >> just don't do anything nasty on school grounds. if i can't, y'all can't. >> whit: it's going to be an a + morning. she's saying -- >> good morning america! >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> george: good morning america. hope you all had a good holiday weekend. good to be here with rebecca and whit. good morning. >> rebecca: it's great to be here with you, george. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. our set is decked out. we're ready to celebrate with

all of you at home. tory johnson is here to help with your holiday shopping. she has great steals and deals. all with free shipping. everything from skin care to sports gear. >> whit: they've got all the goods. also the big change coming to southwest airline flights to help protect passengers. >> george: first top stories breaking at 8. we start with president biden's decision to show blanket pardon for his son hunter, a reversal from promises he made during the campaign. want to go back to mary bruce. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning again, george. this is something president biden was adamant he simply would not do. but now with weeks left in office, the president is protecting his only surviving son with a sweeping pardon, saying the process has been infected by raw politics. overnight a sudden reversal. president biden issuing a full and unconditional pardon of his son hunter, ending a legal saga that the president now says was politically motivated.

biden had long promised he would not interfere with his son's cases telling our david muir in june such a pardon was not an option. >> will you accept the jury's outcome, their verdict, no matter what it is? >> yes. >> and have you ruled out a pardon for your son? >> yes. >> reporter: but now biden said he believes his son was selectively and unfairly prosecuted writing in a statement, no reasonable statement who looks at the facts of the cases can reach any other conclusion that hunter was singled out only because he is my son. and that is wrong. >> i'm extremely proud of my son hunter. he has overcome an addiction. he's one of the brightest, most decent men i know. >> reporter: hunter biden was convicted in june on federal gun charges for lying on a federal form about his drug addiction when he bought this colt revolver in 20 17. he pleaded guilty to nine tax related charges accused of not paying $1.4 million in taxes

while living lavishly, taxes he has since paid back. he was scheduled to be sentenced later this month in each case, potentially facing more than a decade in prison. but now hunter, seen with his father over this past holiday weekend, will face none of that. the president's pardon is sweeping, covering not just those charges, but any uncharged crimes between 2014 and 2024. now president biden comes just weeks before donald trump is set to take office. the president clearly didn't want to leave his son's fate in the hands of trump's justice department. trump has vowed political retribution against his political enemies and has repeatedly attacked hunter and the biden family. over night in a post donald trump saying it was the pardon was the abuse and miscarriage of justice. rebecca? >> rebecca: thank you. now the subway choke hold case. closing arguments are expected this morning in the manslaughter trial of daniel penny, the marine veteran, accused of

killing an unruly passenger last year. senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is here with more. >> reporter: this trial raises questions of race, mental illness, homelessness and safety in the subway. but for the jury, there is only one question. did daniel penny go too far? the marine veteran's fighting manslaughter and negligent homicide charges in the death of jordan kneely. he was a homeless man making threats on the subway last year. penny did not testify, but the jury heard him on video saying he jumped in to deescalate the situation because neely was frightening passengers. prosecutors conceded penny may have had lawedable intentions but said his actions became criminal when he held his neck for way too long. nearly six minutes. defense argued neely died from a genetic condition and drug use. it's all a lot for jurors. they all ride the subway regularly. if penny is convicted of manslaughter, he could face up to 15 years in prison.

whit? >> whit: aaron katersky, thank you. now a big change for passengers on southwest airlines, which says crews will start wrapping up in flight service earlier in an attempt to prevent injuries. our transportation correspondent gio benitez is back on that. got to finish your drinks and snacks early. >> so we've all seen videos of passengers and flight attendants injured in turbulence. now southwest will begin preparing for landing earlier starting wednesday. that means buckling up about ten minutes earlier than before including putting away tray tables and electron eubgs. on southwest, this will begin at 18,000 feet instead of 10,000. southwest said this is part of a collaboration between labor partners and safety teams. overnight we spoke with united airlines which told us they made a similar change a year ago preparing for landing at 10,000 feet instead of 8,000. the faa telling us it has a long history of working to prevent turbulence history. it was an airline change. we don't know if other airlines will be following southwest in

this, ending that cabin service earlier. we know many turbulence injuries actually happen during that decent. keep that seat belt on as often as you can. >> rebecca: maybe they can start service earlier, too. >> gio: okay. [ laughter ] all right. >> george: thank you, gio. coming up in our gma menu, christmas trees. how much they'll cost after the floods and droughts. >> rebecca: also ahead, it's hard out here for a parent especially during the holidays. this morning we are getting help when it comes to enforcing your rules, even when celebrating someone else's home. >> whit: plus everyone's favorite principal is here. abbott elementary star janelle james is live in times square. and lara is with a special guest. >> lara: it's a musical morning here. because of this man. lin-manuel miranda is here to tell us about mufasa, the lion king. he will share an exclusive clip featuring one of the songs from

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♪ ♪ >> george: crisp morning here in times square and our cover story is about christmas trees. will reeve has been looking at the trees this year and what you expect to pay. good morning, will. >> short and stout or tall and skinny, frasier to douglas, white lights or multicolored, real or fake. you've got enough to consider when buying a christmas tree without factoring in the weather or getting ripped off. here with some wisdom and strategy for picking the perfect tree.

>> he crept up the chimney and stuffed a tree up. >> reporter: with just 23 days to go, there's no place for the grinch this year. christmas trees are everywhere and prices are holding steady. >> cost increases should be nominal. most growers have tried to cap their costs. >> reporter: experts say although weather has been a concern across the country, overall it won't impact this year's harvest of trees. >> there were some concerns, of course, with the floods from hurricane helene, but for the most part they are able to get the trees out. >> reporter: farmer and owner jack sangilo in new jersey says a dry summer and drought this fall were difficult, but didn't stop supplies. >> we started watering our fields for the first time in 25 years. we lost a decent amount of seedlings. any of the big trees survived well. >> reporter: in wisconsin, a third generation partner of northern family farms supplies trees to retailers across the

midwest and says demand is high. >> supply is really good this year. the trees grew beautifully. we had awesome weather the last few growing seasons. >> now remember, you get the best selection by shopping early. here in new york city vendors pop up on the sidewalk. that's where i went with my fiancee, amanda. we chose one. that's me there with the guy from quebec he brought all those trees. i'm the same height as that tree. he cut it on the spot. there's stella, our dog. my man cut it so we could put it into the base. and then amanda and i -- essentially just me, walked it home. >> george: that's a good looking tree. >> that's the final result. amanda was the decorator and designer. >> rebecca: that's beautiful. >> lara: good job, amanda. >> she's the aesthetic queen. there's a christmas tree situation. we're good to go. >> lara: and you've motivated many. thank you. >> try to serve the community. >> george: thank you, will. let's go to rebecca. >> rebecca: what a service to the community.

that's very sweet. okay. we're going to turn now our parenting play book and the dilemma parents can have when we face the holidays. how to maintain the rules when you're visiting people who might have other standards. family doctor and resilience expert dr. deborah gilboa is here with some tips. nice to see you. >> good to be back. >> rebecca: i talk to a lot of moms, parents around the holiday. they're thinking, how is all of this going to look? how is it going to look when we go to a house with a different set of rules? you say talk to the kids first, on the way there. >> best thing for their resilience and yours is to set clear expectations ahead of time. nobody handles it when they are embarrassed or in the moment. >> rebecca: right. how much of a conversation are you actually having? if i talk to my 5 1/2-year-old daughter, she might end up saying something at the party and we all feel weird. >> don't talk about the other family because you are totally right. whatever you say might come out

of her mouth. talk about you guys. remember our rules about -- pick three things you think are most likely to come up. what you're allowed to watch, what you eat and how you treat people. those don't change no matter where we are. >> rebecca: how about when you are actually there enforcing rules with kids. how do you do that? >> consistency. for someone your daughter's age, do it exactly how you would do it in any other setting. for older kids, you might ask them if they want to have a nonverbal cue. document to have a sign before you get in trouble out loud for me? would you like me to pull my ear or give me a look so you're not embarrassed but you understand you're at the edge. >> rebecca: there's a safe word ahead of time. >> exactly. >> rebecca: how about calling ahead of time to the other family and saying, this is how we're going to behave. >> that can be useful but you're an expert on your relationship with them. if you're going to stay with someone for a few days, that's a useful conversation to have. if you're just going someplace and you think they might watch a movie you wouldn't let your kids watch. you might call and say, can we

keep the movies pg. i'm just really strict. don't talk about them. i'm the meanest mom ever. or, hey, in case there's an activity my kids aren't allowed to do, is there a place if i brought an activity for my kids that we could do in a separate room. >> rebecca: what do you think of being more lax around the holidays? like, okay, whatever's gonna happen is gonna happen, let's just roll with it? >> if you say whatever's going to happen is going to happen, you're going to get a kid that you'll have to deal with it. there are times you want to relax your rules because something else is more important. maybe you don't usually let your kid eat this sweet but somebody made it for them in particular and you want them to be kind. just pick which ethic, which value is more important. >> rebecca: prioritize. >> exactly. >> rebecca: dr. g, thank you as always. happy holidays. >> you, too. time now for pop with lara. >> lara: we've got a lot to talk about starting with the box office bonanza. moana 2 shattering records,

over the holiday weekend, riding the waves to the top of the box office blowing previous title holder frozen 2 out of the water. the sequel to the 2016 animated film bringing in $221 million domestically. it's on tap to reach $368 million globally. bounty was plentiful over the weekend for all the films. it was the highest grossing thanksgiving weekend ever at the box office. dwayne johnson, who lends his voice to maui, was thrilled with the results. take a look. >> what's happening right now with moana2 is just, at the box office, is bananas. just shattering every record. ever. it's crazy. every five day record just bananas. i'm so grateful. >> lara: bananas. wicked and gladiator 2 rounding out the top three at the box office. i saw wicked. it's so great. all of them in theaters now. >> rebecca: matt and isabelle saw moana 2.

this weekend. we already have tickets to go see it again this weekend. >> lara: you are a good parent. all right. also at the box office, the most successful movie adaptation of a broadway show ever casting a spell on moviegoers and taking down the decades old record held by grease. just like danny and sandy did it in the '70s, the songs and dance moves going viral on social media. we loved this fan's post. check out cody turner in his hotel before they took on the saints. look at him dancing with what is this feeling from the movie. look at that. he's good! for reference, here's the original. featuring ariana grande and all the students. turner said he saw a dance tutorial posted by the wicked

choreographer showing how everyone can be a student of his. one student commented get him on "dancing with the stars." we agree. rams beating the saints. trevor also winning with his wicked dance video. it had 2 million views on tik tok and counting. >> rebecca: new tongue twisters in there, lara. >> lara: thanks. [ laughter ] >> whit: you said it all. >> lara: thanks. hey, a match made in comedy heaven. congratulations to eddie murphy and martin lawrence. their kids are getting married! eddie's 35-year-old son eric and martin's daughter announced their engagement over the weekend. the fathers, of course, have known each other a little longer. they starred in boomerang in 1992. and in the dramady life. jasmine and eric sharing on instagram their engagement and love feels like destiny. it wasn't even their dads who set them up. it was jasmine's uncle who brought them together.

lawrence joked with jimmy kimmell that his only goal for this hopeful future wedding was to get eddie to pay for it. [ laughter ] we'll see how that goes. and just really quick. word of the year everybody, according to the oxford dictionary, two words. brain rot. how someone's mental state can be affected by overconsuming trivial material like social media, mindless scrolling. an affliction. we want to go to ginger with some important news. ginge. >> ginger: i've got really critical news. that would be all that lake effect snow. in northern michigan more than 42 inches. look at that. looks like somebody trying to peek out of the big mound of snow. western new york close to 60. orchard park here where the buffalo bills play, they were clearing it. people had to clear their seats out. how much more to go? we still got a foot or two in some spots. the winter storm warnings and advisories go until tomorrow afternoon. at best 24-36 hours left.

plenty of cold air over the record warm temperatures of the lakes. look how far south the freeze alerts go ocala, florida. wednesday night into thursday mostly rain. >> whit: all right. it is time now for cyber monday deals and steals. tory johnson is here with greatest gifting ideas. all with free shipping. the qr code on the bottom of your screen to take you right to the deals. tory, you finally got a toy for

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you quote the lion king, right? it's so part of our bloodstream. >> george: when you see a script, is it something different every single time that inspires you and gets you going? >> yeah. i think for this one it was like, i could -- and this is very rare for me. i could just see where the songs went. i was like, oh.

the script was so great i was like, that's a song, that's a song, that's a song. that's very rare. it was really a lot of fun. >> rebecca: when we think of disney balads, there are some great ones. elton john, celine dion. tell us about the balad for mufasa. >> oh, sure. i mean, listen, that original 1994 soundtrack, all bangers, no skips. that's the crazy thing. circle of life, be prepared, just can't wait to be king, can you feel the love tonight. every single one of them. the fun of this is, what are the songs you need to tell the story? and the balance really exciting. we haven't had a balad in a disney movie in a long time. it's been a minute. there's one "i know it's you" around the third act of this movie. i'm proud of it as anything i

have ever been in. >> whit: let's look at a clip. ♪ ♪ let's go let's go let's go ♪ ♪ >> whit: i love watching the new movie. >> i'm getting to see this kind of for the first time right now. you see lots of story boards along the way. but, yeah, that song is called "i always wanted a brother." i knew i was going to be okay when i heard my kids singing i always wanted a brother. all right. the beta testers like it. >> whit: i was going to say, beyonce is reprizing her role as nala in the film. i understand you always wanted to write a song for her? >> any songwriter alive wants to

write a song for her. >> whit: what kind of song would it be? >> i'm so close and yet so far. she doesn't actually sing in this movie. you can say i'm holding space for that collaboration down the road. >> rebecca: your kids, i know this doesn't come out for a few weeks but have your kids seen it? >> they've seen every iteration of it. that's the wild thing about living in my house. by the time you all were hearing we don't talk about bruno, my kids were sick of it. they had it two years during covid in lockdown. they hear every version. they hear daddy screaming the lyrics from his office. >> rebecca: did you ever incorporate their feedback? >> 100%. 100%. and they're always right. >> george: do they know if something is off? >> i can tell. if i find them humming it without knowing i'm around, it goes -- >> whit: you're on the right track. >> george: wicked had a big weekend. you were there when john shoe

the director met ariana grande and cynthia for the first time? >> that was so crazy. john and shue directed in the heights. i'm so proud of his work. he's a really close friend. i was in london for a night. i knew he was in prep so i texted him. hey, i'm in london, are you around? he's like, i'm on my way to have my first sit down dinner with cynthia and ariana. come with me. come with me. i couldn't possibly -- okay, all right! i got on the train with him and, yeah. that dinner. i believe we still have the text thread, one short night in my phone. yeah. i was very lucky to just kind of be at the beginning of that journey for them. >> lara: could you see there was a crackling? >> already. his work is so incredible. i'm so proud of all of them. >> lara: it's so good. can't stop thinking about it. >> george: we can't wait for mufasa the lion king on december 20th.

thank you for coming in. when we come back, abbott elementary star janelle james is here.

♪ ♪ >> lara: back now on gma. we've got janelle james here who plays the principal on abbott elementary. did you have a great thanksgiving? >> i did. uneventful, which is what you

want now a days. >> lara: that's all you want. did you eat too much, i hope? >> i did. [ laughter ] >> lara: well, thanks for being here this morning. i want to start by asking a little bit about the show. what do you think it is about "abbott elementary" that just continues to attract an audience? season four premiere 9 million viewers. >> yeah. i think it's a lot of things. we came out at the right time. we came out when comedies were leaning dark. we came out with a true sitcom format. >> lara: yeah. >> it's a subject matter a lot of people can relate to. everybody's gone to school and had teachers. and we're funny. >> lara: chemistry. do you have as much fun as it looks like you do when you guys are filming? >> i do. >> lara: i can't imagine what those table reads must be like. >> our table reads are legendary because the whole, not only the cast, the whole crew comes to the table readings. i'm told that's not usually how it goes. >> lara: right. >> we are doing it at the table

read. we're not just reading. we're in character. trying to sell these jokes. >> lara: sell your jokes. test them out. people are still talking about one particular scene. you dancing. you're in the gym season 3. thank you for showing this. just so people can -- you are just feelin' it, girl. >> yes. [ laughter ] >> lara: talk to me was that improved? >> are you asking if the dance was choreographed? no. i'm super proud when i see this. this dance comes after i have run into the gym at music time. that was the first part of the scene. me running in heels into the gym. i just love it because i'm doing so much physical comedy and i've never done that before. for this to be the season opener and it's like iconic. that song is -- any time it plays everybody is looking for me. i'm not doing that for free.

[ laughter ] >> lara: but you've said it wasn't a slam dunk, so to speak, your character was not -- it wasn't an immediate hit. people were not in love with her right away. >> she was a hit with me when i read it. immediately i was like, i have to try out for this part. i really love the part because i think just like myself, i love winning people back, you know? i knew she would be controversial and people would have feelings about her. i knew they would come around. quinta and the writers have made such a well rounded comparison. she is so fun to play. i get to use all my skills as a comedienne. >> lara: she is a stitch. >> yeah yeah. >> lara: tell us about the -- you are doing a holiday special. >> we are. >> lara: tell me about it. >> i feel like that's another

reason people like it. we are following a true sitcom format. we get to time our episodes with what's happening. holidays are coming up. we're doing a special episode. >> lara: it's a little bit old school. >> yes, yes. gather round with the family. >> lara: right. >> we're doing an hour long special. old school. a very special episode of "abbott elementary." quinta, her character and tyler's, they have their first christmas eve together. we have a special holiday performance led by barbara, of course. >> lara: of course. >> and then there's me and my potential love interest that i have. >> lara: i believe we have a clip. let's take a look. >> any luck with the projector? >> it's working great. there's a rabbit. i'm a janitor, not an apple genius. get your i.t. man here. >> oshawn. >> you know his name, huh? >> hello, ava. to what do we owe this visit to the second floor? >> somebody came in asking for you. the story was fishy. i gave him a badge just to see what happens.

[ laughter ] she loves chaos. yeah. i totally forgot, we are also going to meet melissa and jacob's family. that's cool. that special visitor for jacob is his brother. we haven't really learned much about his background. a lot happening. one hour. >> lara: so good to see you. >> thank you for having me. i will wake up any time. >> lara: thank you very much. great to see you. everybody, you can see the one-hour abbott elementary holiday special. it airs this wednesday, 8 p.m., 7:00 p.m. central. airs the next day on hulu. let's go to ginger. >> ginger: the weather is cooperating. when it comes to feeling like a holiday special. we dropped below freezing for the first time. it was about two weeks behind average in new york city. philadelphia did, washington, d.c. did. but don't get too, too used to it. the next few weeks looking like the pattern is cool. this is the winter outlook. much warmer across the southern tier and above average in the northeast.

when you're looking at precipitation, we've increased this around the great lakes. indiana, ohio n that much more rain and snow area. dryer than normal across the south. let's get a check closer to home. >> rebecca: lara is already shopping behind the scenes. tory johnson is back with more cyber monday steals and deals, all with free shipping. free shipping! >> tory: you got it. smells so good. >> tory: it does smell so good. we're starting with the easiest way to get smart clean fragrance system for home and the car. super easy. plug in to any outlet. you control the scent, the whole scent just from your smart phone. >> rebecca: love that. >> tory: we've got their favorite scents.

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tour with a version of christmas eve. right now they are going to perform christmas canon for us with some help from the young people's chorus of new york city. take it away, guys. ♪ merry christmas merry christmas merry christmas merry christmas ♪ ♪ the joy that he brings the joy that he brings the joy that he brings the joy that he brings ♪ ♪ ♪ this night we pray our lives will show this

he had each child still knows ♪ ♪ he had this night we pray our lives will show he had this dream he had each child still knows ♪ ♪ each night we pray our lives will show he had this dream he had, each child still has ♪ ♪ this night on this christmas night we pray on this night on this very christmas night ♪

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or accidents on 880 in the oakland area, but a lot of folks metering lights on at 530 this morning still backed up and spare the air day today. take mass transit. lisa. okay, so good morning. we're looking at sunny conditions and temperatures in the mid 50s oakland, hayward, san jose. so nice start to the day. our roof camera light winds and a bit of an inversion. so we're not getting a lot of mixing. and it will be a little hazy in the north bay and south bay today. mid and upper 60s. amanda. all right lisa. >> thank you. time now for live with kelly. and mark will be back at 11:00 for my live. have a great day. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and mark!" today, actor, writer, composer, and director, lin-manuel mir