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. >> christmas magic in the mountains. ♪ everyone is waiting...♪ . >> the man with the bag delivered. nicky is unveiling important tips when it comes to the gift. including what to do if you get new tech or gift cards. happy returns or pricey ones. step into christmas with the legendary sir elton john. i'm one on one with the rocket man on his new chapter, retirement from touring. his family and what he hopes for in the new year. ♪ santa tell me ♪ ♪ if you're really there ♪ . >> and dunk the halls. the knicks and spurs getting animated. >> oh, gosh. >> with a little help from mickey and the gang. let's have a very merry g.m.a. christmas. >> good morning america. merry christmas to everyone at home and in the studio. >> we are prerecorded that's why

i did that. so all of us can celebrate at home. we hope you are having a fantastic holiday. >> merry christmas to all you a, a lot of joy, the morningholds now. >> good morning, gorge, happy holidays, storms stretching from coast to coast. frigid temperatures in the east creating frigid snow conditions. abc's andrew dinbar has the latest. >> reporter: this morning millions of americans waking to a white christmas some for the first time in years. on the west families snapping on snowchains heading to the mountains to spend time in the snow. >> christmas cheer, everyone is so happy and everyone is sliding so fast. i love it. >> reporter: more than an inch on ground in nine states in the west and across 10 sites from minnesota all the way to main. after a snowfall in new york city residents hoping to see a first white christmas since

2009. that christmas eve winter blast making for slick roads for last minute travellers from philadelphia, new york to boston. in new york city a man was killed after getting out of his vehicle after a minor accident and pinned by another driver. technical problems forced an american airlines to ground flights nationwide for an hour. >> i was a little worried when i saw the new, looks good for now. santa claus is coming through. >> 5,000 flights delayed yesterday. some of them thanks to a ground stop in dallas. storms bettering the area. the weather service warning residents to be on the look out for flooded roads, texas, oklahoma and louisiana bracing for damaging winds and tornados. >> storms expected to bring a lot more precipitation to the west coast. 6 inches of rain and snow in some areas.

lots of winter weather, thank you andrew. >> former president bill clinton released from a dc hospital in time for christmas. he was treated for the flu during a one day stay after developing a fever. turning to the terrifying boat explosion in fort lauderdale one person is confirmed to have died monday night and we hear from witnesses rushing to help. >> reporter: this morning authorities in fort lauderdale trying to figure out what caused the deadly explosion, captured by an earth cam webcam. the boat nearly splitting in half ripping apart in a ball of fire while docked at the arena monday night. >> we received multiple calls from people saying there was a boat exploding, people were in the water. water. >> a local restaurateur saw the explosion and rushed to help. >> one guy was on fire, another in the water. it was chaos at someone. >> reporter: one person killed.

five injured. three of them with traumatic injury. >> two boats on fire. >> newly released video from a firefighters helmet shows crews racing to douse the flames in the water. >> keep it there on the fire there. >> reporter: hours after the blast, the blackened remains of the boat visible below the surface. it's not clear what sparked the explosion. officials will get a better idea once they lift what is left of the boat out of the water. officials identified the person killed as a 41-year-old man from quebec canada. thank you, we are following breaking news, a plane crash out of the kazakhstan, around 70 people on board the azerbaijan flight headed to russia, half survived. there was fog in the area, the cause of the crash is u investigation. we'll fono it. follow it, here is a look at

your [ ♪ ] those are the top stories this christmas morning happy holidays, guys. >> now to one of the most inspiring sights of the holiday season, the reopening of the notre dame cathedral in paris, ginger takes us inside the centuries old church once again open to the public. merry christmas. >> ginger: this is a big stories, the beloved landmark welcomed the faithful visitors since the 1500s.

friends at national gee graphic take us inside to show how it's been restored to its brilliance glory. millions watches as the spire atop the notre dame toppled down. now, getting rare access to the cathedral as 200 worked to restore the landmark. this is one of the few allowed to document the restoration. >> because of lead contamination on the site they set up barriers and locker roomsless. you had to take off-street growths and put on has mat suits. it was a hive of activity. >> reporter: after days of work, it's open. >> the initial construction of the cathedral took over 180 years. amazing that france took an old know how that was not lost and the latest technology combining

them in a quick way, it's one of the most popular monuments in the world. it has special meanings at christmas time. >> in that short time more than 2,000 statues and decorative features were restored or recreated, including the 52 famous chamara statues, 43,000 feet of lead used to restore the roof. the spire tall again with a change. >> everything eggs has been rebuilt identically as it was before the fire except the rooster on the top. the main thing they changed is that the wings sort of turn into flames as they go up. it looks more like the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes. it's the only thing restylized. everything else they tried to get it as close as possible to the original structure. >> ginger: amazingly it's not just the fire damage, other parts of the notre dame got a top to bottom cleaning, we are

told the inside feels brand new. full collection of images at nextgo.com. that's where i'll look. >> thank you, let's go to france, from france to the uk to celebrate christmas at windsor castle. a look at the festive makeover at the royal residence. [ ♪ ] >> the festive season is finally here and the royal residence at windsor is getting in the holiday spirit. this is so exciting we are inside windsor castle come with us to look at the dazzling decorations over the festive periods. we had a sneak preview of the castle's christmas. look at this, magnificent. decked with thousands the twinkling lights, hundreds of bauble, and trees, the ancient castle home to queen elizabeth and where prince william and kate hold meetings. come along, we are stepping into

christmas and 1,000 years of royal history at windsor castle. this is the crimson drawing room, one of the most elaborate rooms at windsor chasm. easy to see why. for the first time ever mary's doll house, one of the most famous in the world is getting a christmas make over to celebrate a 100th anniversary. >> it's a special object. people love to see it. having christmas decorations in there for the first time is exciting >> reporter: the centrepiece is the 20 foot fir tree in the hall. grown in windsor park nearby. >> it's uponular with the families, the decorations add to the atmosphere and activities, it's a family >> thank you, and here in the us, the town of lebanon washington could be a christmas

massy town, thanks to the gingerbread factory and reindeer, will checks it out. >> reporter: there's christmas magic in the mountains. >> magical. >> festive. . >> wonderful. >> reporter: with more than half a million christmas lights making this the most xmassie cosmos south of the north pole. >> good morning america from leavenworth washington. >> nestled in the foothills of the cascade mountains of the pacific north-west the business of christmas is booming. >> this last week was a 20% game from the count last year. >> reporter: decorating starts in october taking a team more than 1,000 hours with lights weighing 6,000 pounds in total. erika and her family, three generations strong run the reindeer farm. >> i see 1,000 people a day coming to me saying i can't believe you live on a reindeer

farm and do this for work. >> reporter: what is the biggest misconception about reindeer. >> they don't eat carrots. >> reporter: what. >> they need soft food. >> the gingerbread factory celebrating 25 years of success. >> we bake, we have a line out the door. we are shipping. >> do you have a favorite creation you made. >> yes. >> and. >> it was the seahawk stadium. >> and the gum drop on top. >> we become a lot of family tradition. >> it's an incredible joy. the fact that we are part of these folks stories is an honor and privilege. >> to show me the money holiday edition. demarco morgan plays santa for holiday shoppers in chicago in time for christmas. [ ♪ ] >> reporter: nothing captures the magic of the season like chicago's chris kendall market. more than 50 vendors around the world spread the warm holiday

cheer. >> hot chocolate please. >> reporter: while its the season of giving shoppers hope it's the season of receiving our festive "show me the money" manned by santa's helpers, looking up names to see if anyone has unclaimed money in their stockings. if you find money, you get the idea. >> happy holidays. >> this woman ringing in there 42, put to guyed use. >> we bought chocolates paid for on behalf of the state treasury, thank you. >> show me the money. >> this couple revoice learning they have some amount of missing money owed from an employer. >> god is good all the time, baby. >> turned out to be $26. >> and this woman, flying

with a slay full of cash. >> wow. that will help. >> that from an old savings account she thought she closed. how can this happen. let's ask the illinois state treasure ear. >> people may have multiple accounts in a bang and call to close them all. the bang closes one, there could be a mistake. >> reporter: no mistake about the surprise waiting for the local salvation army. >> i'm demarco from good morning america how are you. >> i'm good. >> reporter: why do you do what you do. >> love guy and people. when we see a need we want to meet it. >> reporter: when you give back you know it comes back to you. >> yes. >> look at this check. >> this is $63,786.17 for all of the salvation army of greatest chicago. >> goodness, that is fantastic.

>> bravo, right. happy holidays. the treasury says most of that money donations that never made it to the salvation army. now some of that $63,000 going directly to her chicago community center. >> words can't express how grateful we are. this is going to make a tremendous difference. >> we see families that don't have simple basic things, this is tremendous. thank you. >> to find out if you are owed lost cash go to missing money. if a website asks for feeds or percentage it's not an official website. look for family and friends and surprise them with a holiday gift of lost funds. >> or keep it for yourself. that's not the christmas spirit. sorry about that. are you ready to dunk the halls, so many celebrate with nba stars, this year the first

animated game happening in reel tim. will with a preview of what you'll see on the cartoon court. >> reporter: it's a holiday slam dunk with mick yi, mini, daisy, pluto and goughy. >> movie reel: how fun. >> reporter: cheering on the spurs and knicks on christmas day. the belove characters are getting in on the action as the nba heads to main street usa in disney's magic kingdom. the virtual rereaction of "dunk the hauls itself is getting an alley-oop." they are giving "gma" a first look. >> it's huge to use mickey, minnie, donald, daisy and pluto and play the game on main street in walt disney world is the environment. >> reporter: the immersive experience will feature cutting edge technology, cutting edge

replicating team members down hair and height. >> it's height of course, interesting. you have the players, recooection of the game with -- recreation of the characters, with animated characters in their place. it's different to other sports, wearing helmets or uniforms. >> reporter: what disney character is a billion feet tall that is. victor wembanyama. >> goover goofy. >> dunk the halls is plans to help young players. >> dunk is when a pass is head to a team-mate and they score. >> reporter: it's more than a fun game of hoops, it's a family experience full of disney surprises. >> we are going to see how many hidden mickeys. how many churroses, goofy can

eat. they'll decorate a big christmas tree. there's a big contest where the disney characters have a dunk contest. and who will win. >> for "good morning america," will reeve new york. >> what will they think of next. see "dunk the halls", when the knicks take on the spurs noon eastern and espn2 and disney flus. five games on abc and espn. starting at high noon. >> coming up as you unwrap your christmas presents. vicky with tips on setting them up. what to do with gift cards. what to know if you need to make a return. >> my one on one interview with sir elton talking about his new venture. >> and behind the screens an a holiday ole bum. >> wishing friends and family in arkansas happy holidays. >> hi, i'm with the pennsylvania

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your rise to stardom coming out. overcoming addiction. any part of your journey that captivates you still. >> i forgot about the early stuff. when i saw the footage of the first five years, and the records we made i was proud of what we had done. i was god we did a lot of incredible work in five years, 13 albums. >> reporter: "never do late" features footage from the rocket man's five decade long career. ♪ rocketman ♪ and reveals details about his time out use beginnings. >> robin: people have been familiar, not though that degree, about your father hating rock'n'roll and you wanted to prove him wrong. >> it was a difference era, robin, the 50s. when rock'n'roll came in it was like wow, i couldn't believe it. my mother was on my side. she was encouraging wanted me to

be a musician there was a side of her that could be incredibly abusive. i wasp frightened of her. that never changed. i wanted to leave my childhood behind and it caught up with me. i realized i put everything into my working there was nothing underneath it. i was a void. >> reporter: reflecting on what he's overcome on the rise to fame he remembered the bonds he had. >> robin: you talked about being on stage. it was electrifying for you, how did it impact you creatively in other ways that you don't have the time on the stage." >> it's wonderful. when i finished my tour in stockholm. i was excited and happy. i wanted to end playing and singing as well as i had if not better. i don't miss going on tour. i'm 77. i've down 4,500 shows, i've done how many flights, i have two young boys, david my husband.

i love spending time with my boys and being at the house. i understand why people find it hard to stop. i did not find it har. >> robin: joining from their home elton's husband david who co-directed the film. >> what i find exciting about elton's story is you can go through the diversity and setbacks. >> robin: you co-directed with r.j. cutler, what was that like. >> i was lucky, r.j. is a great documentarian, i knew i could bring an insight into the true elton, and our family. >> reporter: their two sons, zackary and elijah on stage at dodger stadium at the final show in 2022. an ode to where his career skyrocketed 50 years ago. >> this hangs in our kitchen, that beautiful moment on stage at dodgers, when elton wanted the world to see and feel why he

made the decision to stop touring. >> robin: do they know what a big deal their dad is. >> they do and couldn't. one thing employmenton does, if he does a show he comes home, he does not take a lot about what he does, did you not play his music all the time in the house, he's daddy. >> robin: what do you want your legacy to be. >> my music speaks for myself, and my legacy, great husband and father he'll second that. >> beautiful. >> the most important thing to me in my life is making sure my children are happy, they have a wonderful life and i was good to them. that's all that counts. >> robin: i enjoy sitting with elton john and inviting me into his home like that. of everything that he's doing, the most important roll to him is that of being dad. that is what he calls his most important role. and you can see "never too late"

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♪ is you ♪ ♪ baby ♪ . >> reporter: the birds are back celebrating holiday cheer for a good cause with another holiday album, a philly's special christmas party. >> we started this to brighten people's time during the holidays. >> reporter: this record is a grand conclusion to the triology from eagles legend jason kelce and lane johnson and jordan my latte. >> what made the third album special. >> getting a group of people together to sing songs about christmas to raise fund for children in phillies, that's the special part. >> reporter: musical guests include philly's boyz ii men. >> itself christmas time. >> -- it's christmas time. >> and, yes, stevie knicks. [ ♪ ] >> reporter: their collab on "maybe this christmas" heating up the charts. dethroning the queen of christmas herself mariah carey. >> thank you all for coming out.

>> reporter: ahead of the release lucky eagles fans had a front-row seat to a live performance with philly favorite mt joy and their tune "santa drives an astro van" [ sings ] >> incredible. enzifled with fans. >> the birds first two raising $4.5 million, supporting 40 charities in the filly area. >> a lot of friends spending quality time together having fun. >> george: love hearing that. they have teed up with fun for the school district to launch operation snowball. an ambitious to give gifts to every child in the district. proceeds go to operation snowball. >> robin: i love that. coming up later a special moment for my family, my beloved nephew jeremiah taking a second chance

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to know how st. nick makes the magic of christmas happen. twas the night before christmas all through the house not a creature was stirring. >> mom, how does santa come in the house. >> reporter: until adrian and his questions pounce. >> how. >> ginger: i think like tim allen. >> how many houses. >> like 92 million. >> all in one night. >> ginger: yes, i'll need help. >> i did a calculation. this is don lincoln, a scientist and an expert in how santa delivers the goods in one night. he said there are 2 billion kids on the planet. lucky for santa they don't all celebrate christmas, only about 15% do. he still has to visit some 92 million homes. because of time zones and variations in sun rise and sets he has more time thank you think. 32 hours of darkness.

in order to span the 42,000 miles he has to move really fast. about 800 houses every second. >> fast enough to go from new york city to los angeles in six seconds. >> reporter: to travel that fast. they need special fuel. >> we think that santa eats the cookies, but you know what he is doing is actually taking the cookies and using that energy to power the sleigh. >> it makes a lot more sense, we use corn and soya beans, pretty much everything at this point. and the reindeer. we think they may get energy from reindeer toothpaste which is easy to make. who is ready to make reindeer toothpaste. yes. back et of yeast. warm water. mix it together. the warm water and the yeast. once mixed i'll take care in pouring hydrogen peroxide. parents you should handle the hydrogen peroxide.

>> dash of dish soap. >> red and green foodcoloring. >> here is comes. >> feels warm because we are having an exothermic reaction, and you know that energy is going to power the reindeer. wait a minute. want the presence. gifts for all the kids weigh more than 3,000,000 tonnes. instead i think he uses a 3d printer. and finally, how does he know if you are naughty or nice. he has special santa software, pinging when you send a mean text or posts something online. it's stored an a computer server, that has to stay cool, why else would he live at the north poll. adrian and miles's questions are tougher since then, santa will be a welcome guest in our house, we have the milk and the cookies waiting. coming up. my return to the ballroom.

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should either discard them or return them to costco to get a full refund. now we check on the forecast with drew. >> hey julie, good morning, east bay hills camera live. look outside. we're off to a mostly cloudy start. it's also chilly out there right now. we have temperatures widespread 30s and 40s as we get you going on this christmas morning. so the day planner will be a quiet one. mostly cloudy skies, temperatures later today. we're maxing out in the 50s. we're dry all day today, which means hanukkah beginning this evening will stay dry as well. keep the cloud cover and cool temperatures in the 50s. accuweather seven day shows you rain is back here first thing tomorrow morning. we'll keep those scattered showers through the upcoming weekend. julian. >> looking good, looking good. thanks so much, drew. we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 min. you can always find headlines on our website. gma continues right now. >> with the huge retirement sale at jeffrey's diamonds, and goldsmith has been extended for one more week. shop stunning diamonds, colored stones and much more. no reasonable offer will be refused. it's now orer

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stranger to have a second chance giving them a gift of life with a stem cell trance plant:. >> george: taking a spin, ryan sea cast and vana talk about the first seen on "wheel of fortune", and the joy at giving all that mon >> let's go to the si of lights celebrating sights, sounds and tastes of paris, it's magnifique. [ ♪ ] . >> michael: and snoop dogg santa, the rap icon movie star and martha's best friend tells us about a special project - his dedication to give kid hope year around. [ ♪ ] . >> michael: re ring in the holiday with the trans-siberian orchestra and the young people's choir of new york city,

performing a classic as we say good morning america, and merry christmas. >> michael: good morning america. merry christmas to everyone at home and here in the studio, thank you for joining us on this christmas morning. >> robin: we are hear but not really here, we prerecorded this morning, so all of us can celebrate at home. hope you don't mine about that. . we hope you're having a great holiday and we will bring you some of our favorite moments from 2024 with stories that really meant so much to us. >> george: name -- make christmas to all of you. we want to talk about my favorite interviews and we have the friday afternoon club. the famous family and have some the favorite books. >> michael: we want to get we want to get to the top headlines with erielle reshef. >> erielle: good morning. we begin with a president joe biden's decision to commute the sentences of nearly all the federal inmates on death row. president-elect donald trump is attacking party's decision. he is promising to direct the

justice department to expand the span tape. nicole d'antonio has the story. >> reporter: reaction on the commuting of death sentences. president donald trump posted on social media, saying he will direct the justice department to "vigorously pursue the death penalty when he takes office. some of the families are also slamming president biden's decision. >> we were told that the constitution this is the final answer. which is very frustrating to hear. >> reporter: one department took office, he parked on federal executions as it were devout catholic he says he believes the death penalty should only be used in cases of hate motivated mass murder and terrorism. now only three men remain on federal death row. the surviving boston marathon bomber, the massuda who attacked the synagogue in pittsburgh and the gunman who killed nine people and charleson south carolina's mother emanuel ame church. also the victim's families

expressed anger with biden's decision, some advocacy groups are urging the piston to make it more difficult to president-elect from to use capital punishment in the future. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. 1015 pope francis is delivering his annual christmas miss you today after a celebrating a minute mass. the pub kickoff jubilee 22355 knocking to open the holy door. a once every 25-year tradition is expected to drop 32 million pilgrims. >> deborah: and the data privacy. annual report suggest that certain smart appliances that connect with an app might be recording users into their phones. andrew dymburt has more. >> andrew: an appliance may be expired. certain air fryers are harvesting users' data. >> a are taking information like are you male or female? they are taking your location. >> andrew: concerns are not new

but air fryers are feeling the heat after a recent report they claim public first from -- are not only sharing data with companies like facebook and tiktok but also storing users' data on chinese service. some experts are even speculating the devices or recording conversations. >> the chinese companies when you know in their application, they are effectively asking for access to your microphone. they produce a few excuses as to why they are asking for this information. but it is very, very active suspect. >> andrew: they did not comment and denied selling personal information to third parties or that their airfare recorded audio. i think respecting user privacy has always been a month shall be core values. so how can consumers protect their data when buying a connected device. expert say do your research on a company's data collection practices. read reviews and when downloading an app to control the device, limit as many permissions you give as possible. >> they may he may ask you for access to a context but it may ask you to assess for your

location. it may ask you to access the microphone and you can say, no, no, and their no. >> andrew: when in doubt, stick to an appliance that does not connect to the internet or your phone. >> consumers should demand better privacy protections from manufacturers and regulators. and until those are in place, it really the safest pass is to stay informed, minimize your exposure, and pushed back against unnecessary data collection. >> andrew: lawmakers are also concerned about the issue. the consumer financial protection bureau is asking congress to regulate >> eva: thing we are following. news this morning. a plane crash out of kazakhstan around 70 people were on board the azerbaijan airlines flight and authorities say that about half of them survived. there was fog in the air about

>> erielle: and those are your top stories this christmas morning. happy holidays, guys. >> robin: , mayor, a second chance for a donor. my nephew, jeremiah. how he came through for someone with a stem cell donation. >> george: and my conversation with snoop dogg. he is giving us the gift of new music. just wait for that. >> robin: and there are's trip to the city of lights. we will see the highlights.

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>> robin: welcome back to gma on christmas morning, this trey lafleur welcome back to jamie on this christmas morning and this is a story that is very close to my heart. in our series one match second chance is a good chance he usually refers to the present in the stem cell transplant. time, it is about a donor. and datona is my nephew, jeremiah. here is his journey. sometimes treatment for cancer can lead to other serious medical issues and that is what i'm facing right now. this was the moment i shared my diagnosis of mds. myelodysplastic syndrome. it is a rare blood disorder that

affects their marrow. and might need for a life-saving stem cell transplant. thankfully, my eldest sister, sally ann, was my perfect match. she is going to be my toner. she is going to be my donor. but 70% of patients don't have a fully matched donor in their family and must rely on donations from czech strangers on the registry for the best chance for a cure. my sister's house healthy cells giving me the gift of life. >> we begin what we [indistinct] that if you think about it, it is the five phases of your journey. okay? for the first phase is the chemotherapy. go, sally, go. [cheers and applause] >> robin: there -- >> there is nothing in joy in knowing that you have something in your body that can save another human being's life. >> robin: my nephew, jeremiah, the kid who love to bring his

experiment suit watching on throughout the journey. >> jeremiah: i think what stands out to me most about the time is just my aunt's unwavering strength. >> robin: sally and convincing her then teenage son to sign up for the registry. >> basically my mom for me to sign up, right? kind of like a mandatory suggestion. >> robin: and to his surprise, surely later, he got there. he was a match. but he said we /*

hotels transportation picture mya traveling from new york to houston. for the big day. >> jeremiah: all right, i'm at the hotel. i'm definitely feeling some of those eggs. >> robin: as the nation day arrascaita could not help but check in on my nephew and wish him well. those fears that you have the first time around, how are you feeling? >> jeremiah: what i'm doing here versus what this person is going through, it is just incomparable. >> robin: you are a superhero. you are a superhero. >> jeremiah: i'm trying to do the right thing for a second

time. >> robin: for a lack of saving impact. i'm very proud of you. you know how much i love you. >> jeremiah: i'm grateful to god that i can go from pretending to be a hero to growing older, learning what it is important and actually saving a life. every thankful. >> robin: you know, i never knew that. i never knew that he did not do it the first time. he was holding such a shame about that. and it was something that was really, she was so grateful to get that second chance. and when he did, he did not hesitate. and he said it was him that got the second chance. and you can find out about being a donor from the national marrow donor program. go to and mdp.org. >> michael: great job. will go to m conversation with entrepreneur, actor, and rapper snoop dogg. [laughter] a lot of flat, though.

we sat down to's three which has been filled with surprises and new chapters including his latest movie and making new music. ♪ snoop dogg ♪ >> michael: hits like "who my" catapulted snoop dogg to hip-hop fame and later "drop it like it's hot" would bring him to the top of the billboard charts. now three decades in, the time grammy nominee in a business logo and pop-culture icon. being in the music business to being a businessman to being act with to being producer, to do all those things, how are you doing? >> snoop: i'm mastering the craft of who i am. and to me the best of who i am is to do the things that make me feel good. the main two things is life. win and funds. if it makes fun and is fun i'm

in. snoop is having fun on screen in his movie the underdogs. playing two jays, doing a public service coaching. >> i'm a football legend. . >> reporter: hoich of you is in. >> 895%. and 15" >> you know the old school style of coaching. >> reporter: before be can be the best we have to master the fundamentals. >> you missing pass after pass. >> i love the title of the files. >> it's where you can become the greatest you can be.

>> i recommended community services. i thought i would give a stuart tony gonzalez is in the movie. >> you were in there too. would you like for me to show you, you can hit play. >> some would say who needs family when you have money fame and a tv talk show. i was at the pinnacle of the comeback. and i was about to become a part of his family. you see, heap ain't is part of my family. see that. if love you man. >> michael: not what i was expecting. >> not what i was expecting. i was the same. >> oscar award winning. underdogs on me. what's my name. >> michael: what made you want

to make this film. i believe my youth football league inspired me to make the family. so many kids coming out of my league. offscreen he is known as coach snoop. his love of sports driving him to create the league, making the sport accessible for so much to keep the kids from not playing. i spent my money on new equipment and fields that we rented. referees, rule books, all the right way. >> you talked how lucky it is that you were able to find something that didn't let you get caught up in the streets. is that why you do the league to give kids hope. >> football is the best thing that happened to me as a kid. it taught me how to have discipline and respect. i wanted to give some of that back. >> michael: we had a lot of fun talking about what snoop had down in the past and in the future.

and we are looking forward. looking forwards to new music:. >> george: we'll take a turn in one of my favorite interviews, an actor, director and producer behind some of my favorite producers, we spoke about his favorite memory in the "friday afternoon club." >> i didn't know the title. i new the sub title was "a family memoir." it wasn't going to be my personal career celebrity kind of thing. there are a lot of celebrities in it. it was impossible to tell by parents that are growing up without the drive byes, and famous people all my life. you know, i was writing it. i was stunned by the amount of names that we - lives intersected with of all the extraordinary people. it's a beautiful story of a friendship, friendship with cary fisher. tell everyone about your late

nights sharing a typewriter. >> we were room-mates, not far from here. >> she's been in her room: i thought of this. i will be in my all of a sudden i would be in my room and hear it. and i go game on. some piece of dialogue ridiculously funny opening line. >> george: the whole book is haunted by the murder of your sister. i can't imagine how difficult it was to revisit those moments. >> it was difficult not in a writer's book, like reliving

the trial as a travesty, the man that killed her was 3.5 years, they didn't call it murder. l i. and -- but i just -- i just wanted to get it down and get it right and i did not have to say, oh, this is terrible or -- was . >> it was implicit. lay down the facts, and the reader will be horrified. >> it was horrifying. horrifying to read. you dedicate the book to your brother alex. >> yes, i do. >> george: how did he take t. >> well i wanted to write a family memoir, i calmed my brother alex. who was wildly intelligence, a brilliant character, and much loved. and i said alex, i want to write this book. i can't write about my family without writing about you. he is fine, he went through

struggles with mental and bipolar, some 20 something years ago. in his brilliant mind, and he said griffin write what you want about me. have it come from a place of love. >> george: enjoyed the book so much. here are favorites. my friend cobin "think twice", and doris. married to richard. this is a love story, a beautiful book. and "gentlemen." this year it was "table for two." >> everyone talked about. >> all the insightful writers. >> can i borrow it. >> george: you can have all three, all four. merry christmas lara. >> lara: thank you. >> ginger: i would take a re-gift. >> lara: as soon as i'm done, it will be our hone book club.

>> ginger: until then how about a favorite experience of the year, we went back stage to the ballroom in the 500th episode of "dancing with the stars." before the mirio ball trophy i went behind the scenes of 33 seasons of salsas, celeb >> come in. i'm more ready than i was moments soing. >> sequins my favorite. >> the mirror ball is waiting, i didn't win. so good to be home again. how are you. how are you. >> i remember what you have and did you see? >> yours is better than mine. that is hot weather. the stars. feeling the heat for the 500th episode. it's a big episode. huge! we're very excited. like no extra pressure. like extra pressure. let's be honest. this is really so special to be here

for such a milestone. backstage, i had to check one thing off my list. that is how you do it. well done. now into the ballroom. this is what i remember. full audience. all the lights, that background music and the anticipation. the night full of excitement on the dance floor. time comes around. >> oh. outside. >> that kind of encompasses, what, 500 episodes is. that's what 500 episodes is. >> it's shefs. where are you from? >> to celebrate the love. yours truly. getting to share the love. and i'm so proud to be a small, small part of what has been the fabric of this show. all of these great people. carry on a big night of tens. ten, ten. hey, after nabbing the first ten of the season weeks earlier and reaching new heights, dwight howard and daniella's journey coming to an end. >> oh, i had an amazing experience. danielle is an amazing partner.

>> endless great memories. george, we'll get you one time. no you won't. coming up, lara brings us to the city of lights for unforgettable paris adventure and music from the trans-siberian orchestra. nice to my final. >> it's the rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony, as music's highest honor goes to this year's inductees with performances by today's biggest stars. thank you so much. the 2024 rock n roll hall of fame induction ceremony. new years day on abc. >> now from abc seven mornings. >> good morning. i'm julian glover from abc. seven mornings. merry christmas and a happy hanukkah to you and your family. well, no one is going to be celebrating christmas as a newly minted billionaire this morning. nobody hit all six of the mega millions numbers tonight or last

night. rather, the jackpot went off at $1 billion. this means it will rise to at least 1.1 billion for the next drawing that's scheduled on friday night. someone who bought a ticket in the central valley, though, did get five of the numbers, and that's worth about $1.7 million. not bad. drew tuma is back in a second with a look at that accuweather forecast. stick around. welcome to toyotathon. >> we're taking your friends to the snow in a highlander. >> oh, you met human friends. >> lisa rav4 for 279 a month or shop. toyota's new hybrids, like the redesigned land cruiser, toyota. let's go places. hot tub. >> hot tub. hot tub. major manufacturers and warehouses. >> clearance of new 2025 inventory friday through sunday. stoneridge mall over 100 hot tubs on display and everything must go. new 2025 inventory hot tubs starting at 29.95. all inventory 40 to 80% off. see the revolutionary swim spa in action and save up to 60%. trade ins welcome. free delivery. we'll even haul away your old hot tub, worry free installation. 18

month interest free financing. millions of dollars of inventory must be sold. the tent sale at stoneridge mall. free admission. free parking. call 833. >> spa sale tucked in the bay where the warriors reign. fans are prepping for one beast of a game. a christmas day matchup on abc seven. wait, what? that sounds like sports heaven. free throws and threes. oh. so pretty. an epic rivalry for the city. warrior spirit as strong as can be. no stinkin laker can steal christmas from me. see you on game day. who says i'm a grinch? >> welcome to toyotathon. we're taking your friends to the snow in a highlander. >> oh, you met human friends. >> lisa. tacoma for 229 a month or get 2000 cash back on tundra. toyota. let's go places. >> in the accuweather forecast. a live look outside from our east bay hills camera. it's a

mostly cloudy morning out there. it is quiet. we are dry. temperatures are on the chilly side, 30s and a lot of areas right now. good morning danville. you're at 39. 38 currently in napa. so for christmas day, expect those clouds to hang around all day. but we are dry. mostly cloudy this afternoon. temperatures will get you into the mid and upper 50s later on today for hanukkah beginning at sundown. mostly cloudy. it's dry and it's cool. those temperatures will dip into the low and mid 50s. accuweather seven day rain is back here tomorrow. continues through the weekend. julian. >> picture perfect for the holidays. thank you so much, drew. we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. inhe the meantime, hers gma. monuments, museums, cafe,

no wonder 27 million visit paris each year. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> reporter: from the fine is food to the most luxurious shopping, g.m.a. is hitting the city of light ahead of the summer games, first ups award tour of a bakery founded in

1859. >>. >> hi, bonjour. >> master baker has the perfect mix for the best crews on >> -- croissant. >> you want the best cross on the. >> it's like the best cross-point in the world. we create. >> you have flour, water, sugar, sat, yeast and the mint. >> and, of course, butter. >> wow, this is hard. no wonder you use the machine. >> this is the olympic. >> olympic croissant to the perfect spread. mustard used in dijon france becoming engrained in french culture, we come to the my shop in paris, a staple since 1747. i never saw anything like this, this is a mustard tasting bard.

how do you take your mustard. >> i only nee dijon. >> do you like strong, not too strong. >> i never had it with flavors except honey mustard. i like it not too spicy. >> charbonnet and black - you have to come to paris or dijon. >> reporter: now let's shop what, is more french than perfun. it's the perfume capital of the world. damian helps us pick outs the perfect scent: in that way. musk. which is strong keep the smell. then they see it up. this is your creation. >> it is fresh. >> good morning america. >> yes. so the next stop is roler.

this is the oldest beret store in france. moi [ ♪ ] >> bonjour. the star of the day. the barrett. i -- beret. this is the most echronic. why is that. most iconic. >> the simple of france. >> lara: why is that? >> the workers and the workers and farmers wore the beret to protect themselves from the sun. >> you'll measure my head. >> we'll measure our head. 59. not as big as you thought. >> the cofounder and guide of we taste paris taking us on a wine and cheese tour in a private cellar. >> let's talk cheese. >> how many varieties of cheese in france. >> there's 12-00 varieties. you can have great cheese without great wine. >> cheers.

>> lara: my favorite part is bringing james to his first flea mark. he was somewhat terrified by the ends it was converted. he brought home a couple of treasures, the whole trick mag nif eke. >>

>> g >> ginger: back with my spin behind the scenes of "wheel of fortune" as rhine seacrest

took -- ryan seacrest took the reins as host. it was an iconic moment. >> all: wheel of fortune. >> ginger: the category is next host. we'd like to solve the puzzle. [ cheering and applause ] . >> ginger: ryan seacrest taking the reins on "wheel of fortune", he's full of smiles. >> it's energetic, positive, fun. i'm excited. >> ginger: i was thinking about the words, we used them frivolously. in something like this monum monumental. it was out of the body for me to have watched vena and the show and pat and what they built with audiences across the country and what the show means to people every night with their families and generations. it's a special thing that doesn't exist anywhere else. >> ginger: is there something you did to prepare for this job.

>> yes, i watched endless episodes of pat and ven on "wheel of fortunes", we played mock "wheel of fortune" games depending where i am. conference, rooms, to get the game play and timing and pacing down, wherever i am. >> we have a million dollar winner. >> vana white has been entertaining families at the famous puzzle board. here we go. kick it. >> what the heck. >> it's a family show everyone of all ages watch and enjoy and still do. they want to solve the puzzle. if you walk by the tv and it's