a year, hopping between ships and itineraries if you want. you'll also get laundry service priority boarding, a bar, credit and other perks. >> i would hope laundry. >> i wanted to know what the bar credit was. yeah. >> how much? tell us. >> it's $100 a trip, $100 a trip? no, we're going to be through that in a minute. >> i mean, you know, maybe you're working from the ship and you can't always have a cocktail nearby. >> that sounds boring. >> why would >> robin: good morning america. snow emergency and james van der beek joins us live, and giving back on this giving tuesday. cold blast. icy conditions and more than five feet of snow leading to a pileup in michigan, shutting down the interstate in both

directions for almost seven hours. ginger is tracking the conditions with millions under snow alerts. >> michael: airport breach investigation. new video of the woman who authorities say snuck onto a flight from new york to paris. >> please. help me. i don't want to go to united states. >> michael: and removed from a return flight. how the tsa is taking action. >> george: new developments in the jonbenet ramsey murder. what authorities are saying now 30 years after the 6-year-old pageant queen was killed. >> michael: emotional moments in court. >> for the rest of my life i'm going to hate you. >> michael: a father speaking to the drunk driver who killed his daughter. >> robin: james van der beek, in his first live television interview, since announcing his cancer diagnosis. how the devoted husband and father of six is doing today and how he is helping others. ♪

♪ oh joy ♪ >> george: we're finding joy on this giving tuesday. the huge announcement from one of our guests, only on gma. plus one man's generous mission, launching the kind corps, supporting camp joy. how you can make an impact right now. >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> robin: i love it, kind corps. isn't that great? good morning america. it is giving tuesday. it's also travel tuesday so we have a first look at a new prescription cruise deal that allows passengers to hop on and off as much as they want. you know gio has more deals to show us. >> george: he's always tracking that. also this morning princess kate is taking part in her first state visit since her cancer diagnosis. we'll have the latest on that. plus on president-elect trump's transition. his pick for defense secretary faces new allegations ahead of their confirmation hearings. >> michael: we begin with the snow emergency around the great lakes. snow is still falling this morning adding to more than five feet already on the ground in some areas. the weather caused a pileup on a

highway in michigan involving nearly 20 vehicles. trevor ault is in adams, new york, with the latest for us. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. it is snowing once again this morning. we are in adams. it is very easy to find a giant pile of snow all around here. this is right outside the rescue squad. here in adams, they even had 45 inches of snow. some spots got an additional 20 inches more than this. we have lake effect snow bands coming off lake ontario, lake erie and lake michigan all at once this morning a wintry blast slamming the great lakes region. more than five feet of snow falling, icy conditions leading to a devastating pileup on a michigan interstate. >> waiting for better conditions. >> reporter: more than a dozen vehicles colliding, including three semi trucks. i-94 closed in both directions for nearly seven hours. >> i got at least ten check on injuries right now.

we'll need fire and evacuation. >> reporter: one driver in critical condition. >> vehicles that are coming up the rear can't always see what's going on. it's usually too late to stop. >> reporter: it comes as millions remain under snow alerts. lake effect snow blanketing portions of several states with up to 5.5 feet with more forecast in the next several days. in erie, pennsylvania, homes buried in snow. people left trapped in their homes. pennsylvania national guard called in to help with emergency support. >> we went in with our high clearance vehicles, facilitated maneuvering them to an accessible space. >> reporter: and, of course, the natural inclination in this weather is to stay inside and stay warm. but a lot of homes have snow piled up on their roof. the temperatures have really been dropping. we're already hearing from experts that nationwide electric heating costs this winter are expected to rise more than 13% from last year. robin. >> robin: that's tough. that scene where you are right now, trevor. thank you. ginger joins us now with the forecast.

good morning, ginger. >> ginger: good morning. the shot of cold air that is responsible for all of that lake effect has made it as far south as florida. nashville, tennessee. we start there, where they had their latest freeze on record on friday. then they got into some snow. up to half inch in central tennessee. it is 26 degrees in nashville but look at jacksonville, right at freeze. the freeze alerts go down to ocala. we've got teens in minneapolis. another shot of cold air by the end of the week. that comes behind an alberta clipper, named for where it forms, and moves fast like a clipper, a ship 30-50 mile per hour winds. at the coast i think a rain/snow mix, new york, boston, down to philadelphia. some snow adding up though if you're northwest connecticut, back to western new york. just wanted to show you some of the numbers. by thursday morning it is 15 below for the feels like in minneapolis and 10 below for chicago. >> george: okay, ginger.

thanks. now the latest into an airport security breach during the height of the travel season. new video showed the stowaway traveling from new york to paris. transportation correspondent gio benitez has the story. >> it's incredible how this woman got through multiple levels of airport workers. it's a stunning breach. this morning we are learning more about the woman at the center of it all. take a look. this morning a first look at the woman authorities say was a stowaway on a flight from jfk to paris. new video showing a delta crew member questioning the woman after she allegedly snuck onto the plane last week. >> she took ten minutes fumbling through her bag to find a boarding pass, which she didn't have at all. >> please, help me! i don't want to go to united states! >> reporter: another video taken days later as the woman was on a plane in france getting ready to be sent back to the u.s. >> she got belligerent so then more stewardesses came in to try

to restrain her. that's when everything started to escalate. >> reporter: in the video, you can see and hear the suspected stowaway shouting while crew members try to restrain her. >> get asylum against the united states. >> reporter: the woman was removed from the flight and remains in france. authorities say the woman is a russian national who is a legal resident of the u.s. she allegedly bypassed several airport workers at new york's jfk, going through the security screening but never showing i.d. and boarding the plane without a ticket. passengers say she tried to avoid detection on the full flight by going from one bathroom to another without ever taking a seat. unbelievable. this morning delta said it is conducting an exhaustive investigation. we don't know if or how the woman will get back to the u.s. and whether she'll face any charges. all of us are looking at this scratching our head saying, how is this even possible. >> george: so many layers of security to get through. >> michael: thank you for bringing that to us. now the trump transition. some of the president elect's

cabinet nominees are meeting with lawmakers ahead of their confirmation battles as trump's pick for defense secretary faces new allegations. senior congressional correspondent rachel scott is in washington. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: michael, good morning. in new allegations, could set the stage for a bruising confirmation battle for pete hegseth for detense secretary. he will face questions about it as he makes the rounds on capitol hill meeting with senators. this morning president-elect trump's cabinet picks on capitol hill trying to win over senators ahead of what could be a series of bruising confirmation fights. >> should i earn the trust and the nomination from all of the senators, i will do tphaoeu best every day to work tirelessly for the american people. >> reporter: later today pam bondi, trump's pick for attorney general, meeting with republican senators just days after matt gaetz withdrew his nomination for the job. >> she's a great choice and a long time friend. right person at the right time.

>> reporter: but pete hegseth is fending off allegations of financial mismanagement and sexual misconduct which he denies. according to the new yorker he was forced to step down from leading two conservative veteran groups in part because of accusations of mismanaging funds and abusing alcohol while on the job. allegedly using official funds to party, sexually pursuing female staffers and repeatedly being so drunk in public, employees had to care for him including once when he tried joining the dancers on the stage of a louisiana strip club where he had brought his team. according to a whistle blower report obtained by the magazine. >> the article suggests you have an alcohol problem. >> okay. thanks, guys. >> reporter: abc news has not independently confirming the report. an adviser to hegseth telling us they wouldn't report on the outlandish claims by a petty former disgruntled associate.

the new york times obtaining an e-mail written by his mother accusing him of being an abuser of women who belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. the times said she fired off the original e-mail in anger with emotion during hegseth very difficult divorce. abc news has not obtained that e-mail but a trumps spokes person confirmed the exchange saying hegseth's mother expressed regret for her emotional message and apologized. as trump nominees continue to meet with senators the president lect announced he will be traveling to france to attend the reopening of the notre dame cathedral this weekend. it will be his first foreign trip since winning the election. >> robin: thanks to you. now the nfl reviewing that hit on jaguars quarterback trevor lawrence. will reeve, you've got the latest for us good morning.

>> breaking news for our viewers in the west. the nfl has made a decision. the houston texans linebacker has been suspended for three games without pay. this morning the nfl is suspending the texans linebacker for three games after this hit in sunday night's game. >> big hit on the slide. >> reporter: he laid out jaguars quarterback trevor lawrence in the second quarter. lawrence showing immediate signs of traumatic brain injury. his hands assuming the fencing posture. his jacksonville teammates came after al-shaar and a brawl ensued. lawrence was carted off the field and diagnosed with a concussion. the defenseman was ejected for the illegal hit. >> you understand what kind of damage you do when you go out there and exercise that kind of behavior? >> reporter: al shire writing in part to trevor, i genuinely apologize to you for ended up

happening adding, i would never want to see any player hurt because of a hit i put on them, especially one that's deemed late or unnecessary. fans pointed to this move o bra brady's throat as evidence of alleged dirty play. >> al-shiar got him right there. >> reporter: texans head coach said the team stands behind al-shiar. >> any picture painted that he's a dirty player or doing something intentional, that's the exact opposite of what he is. >> reporter: lawrence, meanwhile, posting gratitude for fans writing, thank you to everyone who has reached out and been praying for me. i'm home and feeling better. the nfl also writing al-shiar's disregard for nfl playing rules puts the health and safety of he and his opponents in jeopardy and will not be tolerated. he will be eligible to return to the team's active roster after week 17 as of right now. george?

>> george: now a guilty plea from the drunk driver who killed a bride in a wedding day crash last year. the victim's family gave emotional testimony in court. eva pilgrim here with the story. good morning, eva. >> reporter: it was supposed to be one of the happiest days offer that lives but moments after leaving her wedding, still in her dress, she was killed by a drunk driver. her family asking the judge to give that driver the maximum penalty. this morning the father of the south carolina bride who stood by her side on her wedding day now standing before the drunk driver who killed his daughter on her wedding night. >> for the rest of my life, i will hate you. >> reporter: 27-year-old jamie komarowski pleading guilty after killing samantha miller just hours after she got married. sobbing in court as she entered her plea, begging the family for forgiveness. >> how sorry i am, and i take full responsibility for my actions. >> reporter: in april 2023,

34-year-old samantha was leaving her wedding reception on a golf cart when their celebration turned to tragedy. her new husband eric speaking to abc news at the time. >> the last thing i remember her saying is she wanted the night to never end. >> reporter: komoroski was driving 65 in a 25 mile an hour zone, blood alcohol level three times the legal limit. miller, still in her wedding dress, was thrown from the cart and died. in court, samantha's mother sharing her unimaginable loss. >> we have been sentenced to a life time of pain. >> reporter: eric paying tribute to his wife. >> i wish i died that night so she didn't have to go alone. >> that's hard to watch. the judge giving komoroski the maximum 25 years belined bars. michael? >> michael: thoughts go to those families there, eva. thank you so much for that. we're going to turn to a dramatic rescue caught on police dash cam.

a deputy jumping in to save a pregnant woman in an out of control car unable to stop and approaching a lake. lara is here with this incredible story. good morning. >> lara: this story is so scary. good morning to you. a terrifying situation to find yourself in, but thanks to some quick thinking deputies, the woman is safe. this morning we are talking to those first officers to arrive on the scene. this morning a harrowing rescue caught on camera. >> i need help. my brakes won't stop. my car won't stop. my brakes aren't working. >> lara: a pregnant woman in illinois calling 911 saying her car wouldn't slow down and she was heading toward a lake. >> i'm 20 weeks pregnant. i cannot die today. >> lara: the car reaching speeds of over 40 miles an hour. >> you need to turn now. >> i can't. i'm scared. >> turn right at the next road, okay? >> i can't stop. >> if you don't turn, you're going to go into the lake. we need you to turn, okay. >> reporter: deputies spotting

her black malibu on the dead end road. one pulling his cruiser in front of her and slowing down. >> i'm gonna hit the cop. i'm gonna hit him! i didn't mean it. >> reporter: the deputy was the first to reach the woman. >> myself and two other deputies had jumped out and ran up to that vehicle to make sure that it was in park and the driver was okay. getting that close to the lake and what the temperatures as cold as it was, my main concern was safely getting it stopped to avoid her ending up in the lake. >> lara: the deputies stopped the woman's car just a few hundred yards from that lake. >> i'm just very happy myself and the other deputies were able to get that car stopped. >> lara: thankfully everyone walked away unharmed. amazing how calm the 911 operator was, saying turn, there's a lake there.

it's really a terrifying story. so glad everyone is okay. >> michael: like a movie. >> lara: yes. woman, pregnant, lake straight ahead. i mean, it does not get scarier. >> robin: no, it does not. thank you, lara. coming up, james van der beek is here in his first live tv interview since announcing his colon cancer. >> michael: plus it's travel tuesday. gio benitez is back with an exclusive preview of what could be the next big travel trend. hey, gio. >> gio: if you're looking for your next vacation, you want to hear this. it's a special pass that could take you around the world jumping on and off cruise ships wherever and whenever you want. i will tell you if it could be the wave of the future. plus special family deals that could save you money. i know you'll want to stick around. that's coming up on gma. >> george: princess skate making an appearance this morning. we have more on that. but first back to ginger. >> ginger: i don't know if you saw this story. they have helped and rescued 200 sea turtles who got caught in the gulf of maine in hypothermia. here's what happened. they are now at a rehab center

in quincy, massachusetts. basically, they go with the gulf stream, which has been record warm the last couple autumns. then couple of them often get stuck on cape cod. but because the gulf of maine is the fastest warming body of water on the planet, they've seen more numbers of these. good news is everybody is okay. they're gonna send them down to north carolina, rehab them a bit more and then release. good news. also wanted to share this story because it's not cold everywhere. it is warmer in seattle washington, where they had fog issues interrupting flights yesterday. that's under that ridge. it's not only unseasonably warm but we could see records from san francisco to phoenix today, 82. helena, by the weekend, in the mid 50s. this is the trend above average for the rocky. this is next week. your local weather now in 30 seconds.

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the denver broncos get the win over the cleveland browns. take it to the end zone, young man. we got a lot more ahead including what could be a new travel trend. you're gonna hear it first. that is coming up, robin. >> robin: right now james van der beek has been in the public ever since dawson's creek made him a household name. now he is in the headlines for more personal reasons. just a month ago he revealed he was diagnosed with colon cancer. we are so glad he is here. both george, michael and i came over during the commercial break and gave you a hug. so wonderful to lay our eyes on you. >> thank you. >> robin: it's been about a year and a half since your diagnosis. so how are you physically and emotionally? >> physically, i'm great. feeling good. emotionally, it's a lot. it's really a ride. >> robin: no one wants to hear those words, you have cancer. what went through your mind when you first heard those words? >> i was honestly in shock.

i was doing what i thought i needed to do by getting a colonoscopy. obviously, i did need to do. i was in amazing cardiovascular shape, eating what i thought was healthy. i had a whole agenda for what i thought my year would be and what i thought my prayers would be. the reality that all of that was going to change and take a different trajectory felt like a nightmare at first that i couldn't quite wake up from. it's a lot. >> robin: you said your optimism, your optimism is helping you a great deal. how so? >> yeah. there are a couple things that i knew. soon as i got diagnosed, i knew, all right. this is gonna add many happy years to my life. i'm going to make changes that i would have never made otherwise that i'll look back on in 30 years and say, thank god this happened. so what can i do right now in order to make that the case? that's how i was about 90% of the time.

i would say about 10% i was a sobbing mess. >> robin: sure. >> which i feel like that's a good percentage. 90/10 is good. but, yeah. it's been an exercise for being present for all of it and really just allowing the fear to come up and look at it. why is this in my prescription? why are all these emotions coming up? how can this be great for me? >> robin: you were, i'm so grateful that you were able to be private about this for so >> robin: yeah, yeah. so why now? why have you decided to share your story now? >> well, i mean, a couple things. i had a tabloid call and say, we have this story and we're running with it.

fortunately, i had started to put some of the wheels in motion about how i would talk about it. i agreed to do the real full monty, two hour special on fox where a bunch of celebrities learn and perform the full monty striptease to raise awareness for early cancer detection. i thought that would be a really good thing to do, be good support for the guys. just having been in the public eye as long as i have, i thought there's going to be a purpose for this. of cancer is twice as prevalent now as it was in the '90s. >> robin: younger. >> younger and healthier people. the more i could get the word out to get your colonoscopies, get scanned before you have symptoms. they just dropped the age to 45, 40 if you have a history of it. whatever i can do to get that word out and to, you know, as amazing and cathartic as this year has been, it's been tough.

if i can help anybody, spare anyone the experience of my last year, i would want to do that. >> robin: the outpouring, the outpouring of love since the time. you had your wife kim. she was there. you said she has been your rock. how has she helped you? >> i'm gonna lose it. she's been amazing. she really taught me what unconditional love is. and someone who is always in the past tried to do everything for everybody and never ask for help myself. this has put me in a position of having to ask for help and having to seek help. and the beautiful blessing of that has been seeing how many people in my life have shown up. >> robin: you and kim are blessed with six incredible children.

i was telling you during the break i love how you said, same ingredients, same recipe, but they all come out different. >> they all come out differently. >> robin: how are they handling everything? >> it's a lot of little hearts to look after. they all respond differently. they all hide differently. some of them are very outward with their fears and they talk about them. some of them it manifests in other ways, other behavioral ways. they get really quiet. if i can get them to stop calling it butt cancer, i'd be psyched. [ laughter ] my 6-year-old, daddy, how's your butt cancer doing? so, yeah. they keep it light. again, that's also an opportunity for connections to really go deep with them and ask them, how are you feeling? and be there with them. that's been some really beautiful moments. >> robin: a connection you might not have had before.

>> yeah. it's really scary for them. we've had a close friend pass from an incredibly rare brain tumor at the same time. there was a lot of cancer talk flying around and a lot of it was really scary. so, yeah. they're doing great. >> robin: great. what is your message, your hope, for people hearing your story for the first time today? >> my message would be, first of all, get tested, get scanned. the whole point of the full monty was, if we can stand on stage to raise awareness for this, you can have a conversation with your doctor. >> robin: well put. true. >> that's kind of the idea behind it. then the other one is, wherever you're at, wherever that diagnosis is, there's always hope. there's really so much we don't know about cancer and how to treat it. i think we're discovering things every day. lot of research you can do. i would just say, yeah. have hope. you're not alone. and you got this.

>> robin: you're doing more to raise money. >> yeah. >> robin: yeah. varsity blues? >> yeah. i'm selling varsity blues jerseys on my instagram. cancer's expensive. even with insurance. and so i'll be paying for my medical bills and helping a friend that's got an organization that helps people deal with just the financial burden of this. not only -- lot of times people can't work. i'm lucky, i'm back at work. that's going well. yeah. it can be really financially devastating for people. so i think that that's an area that i want to get into. go to my instagram page and look around there if you want to buy a signed jersey. >> robin: hopefully, with the four. i don't know. james, thank you so much. >> robin, thank you for having me. >> robin: you're making your mess a message. you're making a difference. you're making an impact. >> thank you for sharing what you have as well. >> robin: we got to tell people,

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we have a really crowded bay bridge toll plaza right now. you can see on our live look. the metering lights are still on and traffic is backed up to the maze. and looking at your drive times for this morning so far, we are seeing a few delays in the usual spots. tracy to dublin 47 minutes san rafael to san francisco 23 minutes antioch to concord 44 minutes. drew. >> hey, gloria. looking outside with sutro tower, it is nice and sunny out there on your tuesday morning. it is chilly. we do have temperatures still mainly in the 30s and 40s, but we do have a very, very nice afternoon on the way. so looking at the forecast, we'll have sunny skies across the board, daytime highs mainly in the 60s. we'll get some areas possibly into the low 70s. we could have 1 or 2 record highs later on this afternoon. 71 in san jose, 65 in the city, 67 in oakland, about 65 in napa, reggie aqui. >> drew, thank you for streg us on the abc seven bay area app. abc seven at seven continues. everybody else is watching. good morning america.

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leading to a pileup in michigan shutting down the interstate in both directions for almost seven hours. ginger's tracking the dangerous conditions with millions under snow alert. >> george: jonbenet ramsey. the unsolved murder of the 6-year-old dominated headlines for nearly three decades. what sources tell abc news about the new investigation. princess kate stepping out this morning for the first time since her cancer diagnosis. and why queen camilla is missing another royal engagement? >> robin: the science of you. sleep edition. how to stop the stress and racing thoughts that keep you awake. the changes you can make now to shet the shut eye you need. ♪ defy gravity ♪ flying high. ♪ you and i will defy gravity ♪ >> robin: after a record setting box office weekend, the "wicked"

soundtrack is casting a spell on the music charts, with a new record that defies gravity, as we say "good morning america." >> announcer: live in times square, this is "gma." >> michael: good morning america. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas inside and out. our lori bergamoto is here with how to add yuletide wow to your yard. >> george: we also have new images of princess kate. those are coming out. >> robin: first a look at the top stories starting with the snow emergency around the great lakes. the weather caused a massive pileup on a highway in michigan involving nearly 20 vehicles. let's go back to trevor ault in adams, new york, with the latest. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: hey, good morning again, robin. we still have more snowfall coming down. we had these wild wintry blasts coming off several great lakes at once.

hammering the region. 65 inches of snow. here in adams they've had 45 inches. there's snow piles everywhere. this has caused a mess for a lot of drivers. you mentioned that pileup in michigan just east of lake michigan. almost 20 vehicles including three semi, one driver in critical condition. because of those conditions, we know some emergency crews had a difficult time even making it there to the scene and it was shut down in both directions for nearly seven hours. in erie, pennsylvania, plenty of people there have been trapped in their homes because of how much snow came down. the national guard was called in to assist with emergency support. still today across this region, millions of people remain under snow alerts, likely more coming down. even if you are able to stay inside and be comfortable, we still have a little bad news there because experts are saying the national average for electric heating this winter is expected to rise more than 13% compared to last year. >> george: that's a big chunk.

okay, trevor. thank you very much. now the trump transition. president elect's cabinet nominees are meeting with lawmakers ahead of their confirmation battles as trump's pick for defense secretary faces new allegations. let's go back to rachel scott in washington. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning to you again. yeah, president trump's cabinet picks are back on capitol hill making the rounds this morning, trying to win over senators. pam bondi, pick for attorney general, meeting with republican senators again today. it comes days after matt gaetz withdrew his nomination for the job. trump really doesn't want to lose any more picks but his choice for defense secretary, pete hegseth is already fending off allegations ranging from financial mismanagement to sexual misconduct, all of which he does deny. according to the new yorker hegseth was forced to step down from two conservative veterans groups, in part because of accusations of mismanaging funds and abusing alcohol while on the job. he allegedly became so drunk in public employees had to care for him. the magazine reports in one

instance where he allegedly tried to join the dancers on stage of a louisiana strip club where he had brought his team. abc news has not verified that reporting and his advisers said they would not comment on such outlandish claims by disgruntled former associates. as they continue to meet with senators on capitol hill, the president elect announced he will be traveling to france to attend the reopening of the notre dame cathedral his first foreign trip since winning the election. michael? >> michael: rachel scott, thank you very much for that. now to princess kate, back to her royal duties, taking part in first state visit since her cancer diagnosis. eva pilgrim is back with more. good morning again, eva. >> good news to share. we've just seen princess kate back to her royal best, looking stunning in burgandy. she, alongside prince william, welcoming the leader of qatar. this is a state visit the first that she's taken part in since her cancer diagnosis. she is the most popular of the royals. people very pleased to see her returning to duty.

the visit kicked off with all the pomp and pageantry. but notably absent was queen camilla, missing another event due to a lingering chest infection. the queen has missed several engagements, but aides say there's no cause for concern. her husband, the king, was, however front and center. so three out of the four most senior royals on parade, that's what they say today. given all the health troubles they've been going through is rare to see and nice to see. >> michael: very nice to see. >> george: thank you, eva. coming up in our gma morning menu, what abc news learned about the investigation into the murder of jonbenet ramsey. the child pageant queen whose death made national headlines. >> robin: are you having trouble sleeping? well, our becky worley spoke with a sleep psychologist. they are breaking down what you can do right now to get the rest you need, and the hormone that may be disrupting your night.

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♪ ♪ >> george: we are back with our gma cover story. new developments in the jonbenet ramsey case. sources are telling abc news progress is being made in the investigation into the 6-year-old's unsolved murder nearly 30 years ago. mola lenghi has details.

good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, george. to date, nobody has been convicted of the murder that shocked the nation nearly three decades ago. it remains one of the country's most high profile crimes. jonbenet's family is hoping that, plus renewed public interest, plus new dna technology might finally close this case. this morning an update in the infamous decades longs cold case surrounding the murder of 6-year-old beauty queen jonbenet ramsey. sources telling abc news progress is being made in the investigation. >> obviously a homicide, a criminal act has been committed. somebody did it. >> reporter: according to sources close to the investigation, a team of experts is going through the remaining evidence, using the most modern scientific and cold case techniques to try and crack the case. it was the day after christmas in 1996 when jonbenet's parents discovered she was missing from their home. a hand written ransom letter

demanding $118,000 was lift behind on the stairs by the kitchen. hours later the father, john ramsey, finding the young girl dead in the basement. the unsolved murder captivating the nation. >> jonbenet's family is heart broken. her murder has frightened residents of boulder. >> reporter: jonbenet's brother and mother cleared after additional dna evidence was discovered. >> someone killed this 6-year-old child. >> reporter: the crime now back in the public eye due in part to the newly released netflix docu series cold case who killed jonbenet ramsey. byron pitts sitting down with john ramsey to discuss how modern advances to dna technology could be key to cracking the case. >> there's been a number of old cold cases solved using this genealogy research. let's do a reverse family tree

and see if he had a relative living in boulder in 1996. that's what we're asking the police to do. >> reporter: the boulder police department citing increased attention on the investigation. >> i beg anyone that has information that has not been % contact us. that includes those responsible for this crime. please help us and our efforts to secure justice for jonbenet. >> law enforcement officials tell abc news investigators continue to follow up on tips that have come in as recently as last month, but it remains to be seen whether there will ever be enough provable information and evidence to support charges. guys? >> george: thank you very much. >> robin: 30 years. good to have you in studio with us, by the way. we're going to turn now to the science of you. this week we're going to focus on sleep. big topic around these parts. this time of year could impact sleep patterns more than you realize. between the upcoming holiday

travel, less daylight. becky worley looked into how to manage sleep related disruption. good morning, becky. >> robin, good morning. if you wake up 3, 4 in the morning tossing and turning, i am your comrade. it's the worst. there's one possible culprit. cortisol. i set tout do battle with this foe and help us sleep through the night. 3:27 a.m. i should be asleep. but instead -- i have a dentist appointment. why did i say that? ugh. i can't get back to sleep. sleep psychologist janet kennedy said it is a common complaint leaving people -- >> frustrated, angry, desperate. desperate, worried. >> monkey brain? >> for sure. racing thoughts. all of those things. >> one cause could be cortisol. the body secreets melatonin at

night to help us fall asleep and then increases cortisol to help us wake up. it's part of our normal rhythm. but if cortisol levels are out of whack it could disrupt sleep and keep us from falling back to sleep. >> the waking up itself is not the problem. you wake up whether you're aware of it or not. the problem comes in when you're unable to go back to sleep in a reasonable amount of time. >> for women changes in estrogen may upset cortisol patterns. or otherwise impact sleep. talking to your doctor about hormone replacement therapy could be a starting point. other tips kennedy gives her clients? >> the first thing you do if you're up in the middle of the night, our thoughts are scarier, harder to manage when we're lying down. when we sit up, we get our defenses back, get our rational thought back. >> she suggests a cold pack for your forehead if you can't make monkey brain stop.

>> it slows down the thoughts that are pinging around in there. it also has a bonus of helping lower your core body temperature, which signals that it's time to sleep. >> and she says let go of the anxieties that many of us have about our sleep. >> forget about perfection. forget about those banner five star nights. we're talking about good enough being the goal here. the more you chase sleep, the faster it runs away. >> the more you chase sleep, the faster it runs away. i love that. listen, few other tips. i love my sleep tracker, my oura ring. or the apple watch. there are many of them. for me it gives me data that supports the good enough idea of sleep. for some people all that data stresses them out. don't get in your head about your sleep. let it go, if you need to. dr. kennedy also says she doesn't recommend using melatonin except in very specific cases, such as for jet lag issues. i really like this idea, robin. sleep is not something you do

it's something that happens to us. our friend told us that. let go and let sleep. >> robin: i read a book that really helped me. well, anyway -- i want to share. could physical conditions affecting hormones also have an impact on sleep? >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, it's smart to talk to your doctor, see if there's a medical reason like apnea. or if you are perimenopausal, menopausal and a woman who wants to try hormone therapy, that's a big reason to talk to your doctor. many of us can recommend with a short course of therapy to manage the anxieties that are keeping you up at night. your doctor is a good place to start. glad you're sleeping better, robin. >> robin: i am. diane's book is too detailed to go into. that's why i was hesitating. but it is a great read. >> great read. >> robin: and you have helped as well. i agree about the oura ring.

>> george: i got rid of it for that reason. >> lara: i wake up and read the data and it's so disturbing that i'm up. >> michael: i feel great then i read the data. >> robin: i'm with you, becky. [ laughter ] i'm with you, becky. >> lara: ignorance is bliss. >> robin: whatever works for you. >> lara: that's the bottom line, whatever works for you personally. >> michael: pop news works for us. >> lara: pop news works for everybody! yeah! all right, everybody. we're going to begin with news on wicked continuing to cast a spell on fans now with a sound track debuting at number two. highest debut for a big screen adaptation for a musical. the sound track also tops three other bill board charts coming in at number one for top album sales and vinyl albums charts making it a number one best seller just ten days after the movie hit theaters. the wicked sound track also marking the sound track debut since a star is born back in 2018. and biggest sound track

streaming week of 2024. goodness gracious. you could say they're flying high on the news. it continues to soar. the movie is terrific if you haven't seen it. we have officially entered award season. last night the stars descended on new york city for the gotham awards. 39 feature films, that will get your cortisol going. thinking about all the movies we need to watch. big winners "a different man." the gothams also handed out tributes to some of hollywood's biggest including angelina jolie. zendeya for challengers. loved that film. she dedicated the award to her mom who was there in the audience. and timothet

bob dylan biopic called "the complete unknown." he will also receive the 25 chairman's award for complete unknown. the festival chair saying his performance showcases his talent as he brings depth and nuance to the role. it is certain to generate oscar buzz. >> robin: award season is upon us. >> lara: it is upon us. merry christmas and happy award season. finally, a great holiday gift idea. tsa unleashed its annual 2025 canine calendar. there's one of the calendar babes. 12 dogs who help keep travellers safe across the country. there are over 1,000 canine teams at 100 of the nation's airports, mass transit and maritime systems. while they all deserve their own calendar, this one is available to download now. it's free with the tsa website. go check it out and support these wonderful canines. >> robin: i love the eyes. >> lara: i know. >> robin: let's go now to ginger. >> ginger: i love my sleep ring.

i'm dedicated to it. got another one over here. it's been a really raucous 24 hours around lake michigan. grand haven yesterday had more than 7 inches of snow. now they have the lake effect machine on again. with a different disturbance down in sanford, north carolina, we're also seeing snow flakes fly. the cold has gotten as far south as north florida where it is freezing in jacksonville, actually 32. now we've got this new alberta clipper wednesday and wednesday night into early thursday. it will be mostly rain and snow at the coast. let's get a check closer to

>> michael: it is time light up your yard with shop gma outdoor decor for the holiday. lifestyle contributor lori bergamotto is here with festive finds to make your yard the talk of the neighborhood. good morning, lori. let's get started. eight foot inflatable santa. >> lori: indeed. tis the season. we love a good inflatable. we know you guys do, too. this one we found on amazon. starts at $29.50 so they're affordable. this is representative of a new trend. you don't just plop them on your front lawn, you have them doing something. you see santa is coming down the side of the chimney. lights up. got a gift bag and hilarious expression on his face. this guy is climbing up the ladder. gives a little motion and action to your home. >> michael: i like that. we have some classic decorations.

with a twist. >> lori: these are from fun boys. if you're not familiar with fun boys, they are all about effortless joy. they act like a pool float. most inflatables you plug in. that's how they work. these you just blow them up. they can go anywhere indoor or outdoor. what's great about these guys is they are weatherproof. they have a base in the bottom so you don't worry about them blowing away. they're double sided. lot of time with decor, you're always looking at the back of something. these ornaments, michael, they are oversized. they light up as well. you can put them on your lawn. lot of people put them near your pools. really fun. their cyber monday sale is still happening. you get a great deal. up to 40% off. >> michael: they're gary size. i like that. >> lori: i knew it was coming. >> michael: this is a customizable light. >> lori: i'm so excited about

this one. we found this on amazon. let me explain this. hanging lights can be tricky, right? you don't want to do it all the time. what's really neat about these, if you hang them once, you can keep them up all year because they are customizable. franky and our props team downloaded the app on his phone. it was super easy for him. they are preloaded. we are doing holiday. we have santa. we have a sleigh. we have ornaments. all different things. see how it's animated. there's a santa hat right there. >> michael: that's cool. >> lori: isn't that cool? all just doing that from his app. when halloween comes or valentine's day comes, you can do a heart, a pumpkin. do it one time, they're up all year. these are affordable. amazon time. they really do. they really do. and then let me come over here. >> outside the inside. >> there you go. so we're going

to shop our set. right. let's do it. okay. so we are going to shop our set from grandin road. we've got amazing trees here. this one is the park city tree. it's. you feel like you're in park city when you're next to this tree. it's lightly flocked and there's a mix of globe and sparkling lights here. these come in two different sizes. those downswept whimsical trees. right over there also are great if you have a bit of a smaller space and you need a smaller footprint, but it's not just trees, michael. you want more? what else we got? all right, there's more. so this is from their all is bright collection. we've got pre-lit garland here that lights up and you can put that around your door. or if you just want the urns, they are just bursting with jewel toned ornaments. they light up, they're sparkling and they really are just very classy. we love a classy holiday around these parts, and the all is bright collection that's right, all is bright here with you. michael strahan, thank you. >> thank you so much, lori. you know what? thank you to lori again. and you can shop all of

these products on our website. so make sure you check them out, including those brass reindeer over there i like that. all right. coming up. we had a man on a very kind mission. we'll be right back. >> tomorrow morning. it's go time. looking good. robin and robin, the fitness challenge. robin's taking the challenge. so are you ready to join in with so her? tomorrow on good morning america. >> it's time to light up the holidays. let there be light. >> the great christmas light. fight. i just love christmas. >> and the season has never been so much fun. that is crazy. the great christmas light fight premieres thursday on abc. >> now from abc seven mornings. >> good morning, i'm amanda del castillo from abc, seven mornings. let's get a look at

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mary, he's made charity work his life's work. now launching the kind corps. >> kind corps is designed specifically to help other charities. every month we collect donations. we pool them all together.

we give a huge grant to a different charity every month every year. >> george: the organization helps donors support a variety of charities from across 12 major categories including education, animals, health and youth. >> lot of times when people donate to a charity, you might give 10 buck, 50 bucks, 100 bucks. whatever it is. that's great. charities rely on that funding. but what charities need to grow and expand their services is a large amount of funding all at once. >> george: the first charity kind corps will serve, camp joy which helps thousands of under served children explore nature. >> i think mary would love the idea of kind corps because she was always looking for new ways to help. you don't have to have $1 million. you don't have to have even 100 bucks. you can have five bucks and give five bucks a month and be part of a major impact to a charity and the people they serve every month. >> george: what an inspiring story that is right there. we'll have more on giving tuesday coming up when robin

sits down with melinda gates and the ceo of giving tuesday, asha curran. michael? >> michael: i'm here with best selling author shira gill. her new book is called "lifestyles." she's hear with tips to help us cut the stress this holiday season. something we all want to do. thank you so much for being here with us. give it up. holidays are under way. everybody has a lot to do. don't have a lot of time. you have a great way, kind of an organizational tip for everybody. >> you got it, yes. meet the activity tote. this is a game changer for the busy family. for kids in sports during the holiday time. >> michael: you're on the go. >> we've got one tote for each activity. we can put in the shin guards. we got the water bottle. we got our soccer cleats. we got the jersey my daughter always forgets to bring. one place for all of it. just got to remember to restock when you get home as a gift to your future self. >> michael: get ahead of it, right? >> that's right.

next up the holiday tote. the holidays can be so stressful for people. >> michael: big time. >> here we want to centralize everything you need. we've got the gift wrap. all of the supplies. we've got gifts you can grab and go wine. >> michael: grab and go wine. >> grab and go wine. we got a kid's book. we got chocolate. >> michael: i was ready to go. >> we're ready for party season. okay. next up, we love to take a road trip during the holiday, but i hate when my car turns into a garbage can. we got the road trip tote. got a little garbage can so the kids can dump. we've got the tissues. we've got games to keep them entertained. >> michael: entertainment, yeah. >> we've got the bingo, the hand sanitizer. you've got snacks. everything in one place so you don't have to get whiplash every time they want something from the back seat. >> michael: they can put this wrapper after they eat into the garbage can. >> a bonus.

>> michael: what about the family, you're overwhelmed. you say it' not about the gifts. experiences are a big thing for the holidays. >> yes. here's the great news. if you don't have to spend a lot to give a lot. we've got some thoughtful experience gifts here. this one happens to be my favorite for the ice cream lover. a gift card to your local scoop shop. you can support a local business. pair it with an ice cream scoop, some cones. good to go. anyone would love that. who doesn't love a trip to the movies? we got some movie passes, some candy, some popcorn. you can even do this at home. with your own fresh popcorn and a pillow fort for the kids. >> michael: you know me well. thank you so much for the gift. >> you got it. then the coffee lover's gift. we've got a cute mug. we paired it with a coffee gift card. some madeline cookies. who wouldn't love that? easy for everyone. >> michael: great ideas. i love that. experiences are a big big part of it.

also, finally, what takes the stress out of gift wrapping? i do get stressed when i have got to wrap. i really do. i want it to be perfect. >> this is not about perfection at all. we don't have to buy anything. this is about reusing what you've already got. so first up, we've got our super sustainable gift wrap. we have a pretty ribbon here. you can pair it with a fresh cinnamon stick from your pantry. sprig of green. maybe some berries. look how festive that is. just put that on any box and you're good to go. >> michael: that looks like you put a lot of thought into it today. >> and it smells amazing. >> michael: you have a fun idea. >> i do. >> michael: entire family. ugly gift wrapping. >> the ugly gift wrap contest. yes. this is one of my favorite ideas. you don't have to buy anything. you challenge your crew to an ugly gift wrap contest. we got an old t-shirt here. we got a poster from the movies. there we go. isn't that fun? >> michael: that's cool.

>> we could do an old towel. >> michael: old dish towel. >> hopefully, not used. >> michael: that one looks a little used over there. >> we have a map. we can wrap this up the ugliest one wins. everyone has fun. no waste, zero dollars, lots of entertainment. >> michael: i'm gonna have to try that this season. >> let's see. can you do one of these? >> michael: we're gonna find out. this t-shirt may not be big enough. >> let's see if we can make this happen. we're gonna wrap with a poster. >> michael: you can make them both together. >> that's right. the uglier the better. we also have kids art here. you can always repurpose the stacks of art they've made. >> michael: that's ugly. i don't even care. >> yours looks better than mine. this poster is not working with me. >> michael: it's about what's inside. >> that's right. it's the thought that counts. >> michael: thank you so much. your book is available right

now. for more on tips, just scan the qr code, everybody. coming up the ceo of giving tuesday, asha curran, and melinda gates are here this season of giving. we'll be right back. ill be righk

>> robin: been looking forward to this. we are back with our celebration

of giving tuesday. since the movement started, it has fueled -- get ready for this -- $15 billion in charitable giving in the u.s. alone. now giving tuesday's ceo and philanthropist melinda gates are here to tell us about it. good to meet you, wonderful, melinda, to see you again. >> yes. thanks for having us. >> robin: giving tuesday, what a wonderful, wonderful initiative. i know with you, melinda, giving back has been one of your core values since way back. even your high school had the model of being service of others. >> yes. my high school, my parents sent us out in the community. i served in the dallas county courthouse. i served in the local hospital. i tutored in the public schools. i learned from tha one person can make a difference in someone else's life. >> robin: it's stayed with you. >> all this time. >> robin: asha, bless you for starting this. >> thank you. >> robin: tell people the ways they can give back.

not just today but every day. >> yeah. today is a wonderful entry point into the world of giving. but my experience is that evyby is already very generous in their own way. something they don't give themselves credit for. today is an incredible day to examine what are the causes you care about. even to give and support a cause that someone you love cares about. there's a million ways to do it and it does not have to involve money either. acts of kindness. just brightening someone's day. >> robin: your time. giving of your time. >> absolutely. there's data that shows just paying for someone's coffee in the morning makes you and them happier for the entire day. >> robin: we all have been there when that has happened. it's a great feeling. >> it is a great feeling when we help somebody else because we're so joyful about it, right? >> and then they want to do something generous. >> robin: cdc says one in three americans say they feel lonely. you believe that you can combat th by being generous, by

giving? >> by giving. if you go out in your community and you give your time. say you decide you want to be part of a food drive or serving food to the homeless. you have a connection then. you unders the community. but you also have an authentic connection not just with the recipients but with others who are doing that work. i think it helps us feel good about ourselves and known authentically to others. >> robin: i think often when people have said they are feeling bad, if they do something for someone else, get outside of themselves, it automatically makes them feel better. this is something i was not familiar with. collective generosity as opposed to individual generosity. collective generosity, you say, can be even more powerful? >> i think you are very familiar with it and maybe haven't given it that name. it's when a group of people come together to make a difference. it could be picking up trash.

it could be cooking food for the local community center. it could be placing flowers on the doorways of your neighbors. anything people do together to make their community and world better. so giving tuesday is an incredible example of collective giving. it's millions of people giving together. doesn't mean you have to be physically with people. but feeling like you're part of something bigger than yourself. anything melinda said. starting a giving circle. there's so many ways. when you feel like your impact is magnified by giving people around you and the effect on your well being, the well being of your community, your mental and physical help is so profound. >> robin: i knew that. i just didn't know it had a name. now i do. melinda, you come bearing gifts, as always. you say you have a big announcement. >> for the next ten days, i am basically going to match up to $1 million any gift that's given to one of two organizations.

either the rosylan carter center for care givers. 'cause so many of us are giving, care giving for others these days. also to vote mamadot foundation. what vote mama is doing is collecting information if a mom wants to run for public office, what that's going to be like. >> robin: thank you. giving tuesday, not as much money we like go to those organizations for women and for girls. for you to do that and match it, how helpful is that, asha? >> it's incredible. a match is one of the best ways to inspire people to give. i love the idea of their impact being doubled. you're absolutely right. women's and girl's organizations are tremendously under funded especially smaller or local ones. >> robin: what's your final message? people say this is wonderful. i'm not in that position. can you just emphasize to people again that there are different ways to give on tuesday? >> i would say you have your time, which is precious. you have your choice to speak

out. you have expertise to give an organization. or even a $10 donation makes a difference. if you go to the website that's being shown, you will see different people who are raising money, whether it's for school supplies or someone who is homeless or a school in south africa. there's just so many ways to give back. giving doesn't -- we say joy doubles when you share it with somebody. i think giving doubles when you give to others. >> robin: could you ever imagine giving tuesday would turn into what it has? >> not at all. now that it has, i'm not surprised at all. i am reminded of the innate generosity of every human being every day of the year. >> robin: thank you for that reminder. asha, good to see you. melinda, thank you, as always. >> thank you for having us. >> robin: any time. let's do it again next year. >> all right. every year. >> robin: in the mean time, let's go to ginger. >> ginger: thanks, robin. time to reveal our gma book club pick for december. "the last one" by rachel howzell hall.

an action packed fantasy about a woman who wakes up in the woods and has no idea how she got there. what happens next is a whirl wind of adventure, romance, power and secrets. "the last one" is available now. we >> lara: coming up on gma, the best books of the year. "new york times" top ten list revealed live right here on "good morning america."

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>> lara: back with the editor of the new york times book review. here to exclusively reveal your top ten books of the year 2024. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me.

>> lara: i understand you did five fiction and five nonfiction. we'll start with fiction. we've got a list we're going to show everybody right here. i want to ask you, what made you choose these books? what was it about these five that stood out? >> of course, there's so many books that come out every year. when you read as be books as we do, you feel like you've seen something. there's something if each of these looks that reals fresh and original and surprising. >> lara: love that. this is a good template for winter reading. tell us what it's about and why it resonated so deeply? >> sure. it's about a middle age female artist who tells her family she's going on a road trip. 20 minutes out of town she makes a shocking decision to change her life. it resonated with us because it's about that period in mid life when you're a partner, you're a wife, you are a mother, you are someone who thinks they

understand their life and maybe you turn 45 and you say, is this the life i really wanted to have? >> lara: wow. >> george: how about james, won the national book award. reimagines the huckleberry finn story. >> james tells the huckleberry finn story from the point of jim who takes huckleberry finn to mississippi. from the moment we read this we knew it was going to be one of the year's best books. it has that familiarity. many of us have read huckleberry finn before. by changing the perspective, putting it from the point of view of jim, it sort of reintroduces us to the story in a brand new way. >> george: sure does. let's look at the nonfiction. your five choices for nonfiction. what stood out here? >> so we were surprised that we enjoyed the reagan biography so

much. there have been many autobiographies of ronald reagan. considered to be one of the best presidents of the second half of the 20th century. the author worked on this for a decade. each presidential biography builds on those who came before. having this book arrive now at this time while we have a new administration coming in, we thought it had a lot to say about the country, republicanism, conservatism where we've been and where we're going. >> george: any ties or was there something unique about each one that stood out? >> it's easy for nonfiction books to get the facts right. they have a lot of facts and do a deep dive. each was written so beautifully and gracefully it made you fly through all of the facts that can sometimes be overwhelming. >> lara: another one "the wide wide sea." can you tell us about that and why you chose it? >> i love sea adventures. i think there are a lot of people in our lives that do. this is about captain cook from the 18th century and his third and final voyage through the south pacific.

if there's anyone in your life who likes sort of high adventure books, this would be a perfect one for them for the holidays. >> lara: great holiday reading. >> george: thank you for coming in. give us a lot of ideas for our vacation reading. appreciate it. you can scan the qr code on your screen to shop for these books. we'll be right back.

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packed out there at this time. the traffic is backed up to the foot of the maze. and let's check out our next camera. here we have a bay bridge camera and traffic is flowing, but it is a little slow as you drive into san francisco, but no major delays. hey gloria, looking at temperatures, we are warming through the 40s and into the 50s right at 9 a.m. lots of sunshine out there. >> it feels very nice. so the planner today calls for that sunshine all day long. temperatures mainly in the 60s. a few spots will get into the low 70s. do you have the chance of seeing a couple of record highs today? 71 in san jose, 67 in oakland, hitting about 65 in the city. amanda. all right. drew thank you. >> time now for live with kelly. and mark will be back at 11 for midday live. have ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and mark!"