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101. other than that, we have not seen any metering lights at the bay bridge all morning and it is wet. >> number seven, it's not just hanukkah or kwanzaa. today is national candy cane day. it's the day after christmas every year. candystore.com says 1.7 billion candy canes are sold in the u.s. each year. >> a lot of candy is discounted today because it's the day after christmas. >> that would be nice. >> you know, if you go to cvs right now, right. >> christmas candy is on discount. >> oh, man. well enjoy it, sugar. ♪ ♪ >> janai: good morning america, new storms on the move, this s.u.v. skidded into a to you -- toe truck in vermont, mountain snow and the south braces for tornadoes and
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hail, millions get ready to hit the road and take to the sky. the post-christmas travel rush is ramping up now, what to expect if you are heading home this morning. >> gio: urgency investigation, a deadly plane that plummeted from the sky, chaos in the cabin, the plane broke apart on impact, 38 killed. miraculously, dozens pulled from the records alive. and this morning, a search for answers, how did it happen? >> whit: chaos in new york, a taxi jumped and plowed into the crowd, injuries six people, what we know this morning. >> janai: costco,-egg recall alert, the fda-raising this to the highest level, what you need to know before you eat breakfast. >> gio: new twist between blake lively, versus justin
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baldoni. the former publicist is suing the actor, days after blake lively filed a complaint accusing him of a smear campaign and sexual harassment. >> the windsors keeping with tradition, king charless and princess kate, smile has the royals celebrate the holiday. á message after a challenging year. ♪ ♪ >> the beyonce bowl. queen "b", sleighs on christmas day. performing an epic halftime show with all-star guests, including "the blue ivy". one step on the right ♪ ♪ >> bringing down the house, and the games giving the gifts of instant classic, lebron and steph face off on the court. >> steph curry! yes! [ cheers and applause ] he tied the game. >> janai: travis kelce. mahomes to kelce, touchdown chiefs. >> lamar jackson shattering
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records. >> jackson, holds. jackson! >> janai: we have all of the highlights! ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america! ♪ ♪ >> gio: good morning america beyonce, and good morning america, i am still digesting the ricotta cookies from my aunt's house. listen, beyonce, owned christmas. sorry, santa. we have more on that and the big game. >> whit: you guys watched sports for the first time together? >> janai: we watched "beyonce bowl", after you exchange gifts, what's left? more shopping. we will tell you where to find the best post-christmas sales, what you should know before you head to the stores with returns. and grab your mega-millions lottery ticket, we will tell
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you more about that. >> whit: you can't win if you don't play. live this morning at the new year's eve ball, that's the #5 right there arriving at one times square. we will be there as it gets attachedabs attached, as we count down to 2025. >> gio: there's a tornado threat in the south, we have dani, right here following it all. good morning. >> i love that you said good morning it beyonce specifically, i too, say good morning to beyonce, specifically. parts of texas here in new york city, the first white christmas in 15 years and we were not the only ones with a white christmas. overnight, millions experienced a white christmas, up to a foot of snow in parts of new england, creating dangerous road conditions, a frightening scene in vermont, this s.u.v. slammed into a vehicle being loaded on to a tow truck, a driver suffered
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minor injuries. near salt lake city this avalanche carried the man 150 yards and buried him, but he had a loc've locator beacon and he was dug out in time. days á after the historic collapse of this warf, it abrupt three split, handrails dangling toward the ocean. another round of severe storm system up through arkansas and louisiana, damaging wind gusts, large hail and a few tornadoes possible. major metro-areas, under the major threat. and, this is the canyon that you have to drive through to get to the best snow on earth. >> this next one bringings heavy rain avalanche warnings, wind alerts, as well. near the coast in oregon, 4-8" of rain with feet of snow for
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parts of cascades here in new york we are thawing out as we welcome in the new yire, with rounds of rain, as well. new year we could ring in 2025 on the wet side in the northeast. at least we are thawing out, that's a change of pace. back to you, gio. >> gio: thank you very much. >> janai: i will take it were here, to the post of this christmas travel rush, and others get an early start on new year's travel, the transportation correspondent, is also our friend gio, sitting on the desk, so, gio, starting with the roads what, do folks need to know before you head out? >> gio: sorry, sorry, sorry, is will be very, very busy, expect the roads to be jammed up, and you are looking at philly from six abc action news a live shot of i-95, you can see we are seeing many cars on the road, 119 million expected to travel over the holiday season, 90% of them are driving. and if you are among the millions hitting the road, triple a says the best time to drive is before 11 a.m.,
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expect plenty of traffic between noon-5 p.m., los angeles, no strange tore grid lock, you are expected to seat heaviest traffic heading out of the city today. >> janai: that's interesting and gio when we with talk about flying, my sister was visiting, whit had family visiting, lots of people flying and the airports are busy throughout the holiday season. >> gio: this is what's interesting, we haven't seen this kinda thing before, travelers are peak before and after the holiday. that's what we usually see, we see them consistently busy at airports across the country just about every day, 3.5 million expected to fly, making this among of the busiiest days of the season. >> i checked the á numbers and the weather can throat curveballs. american airlines says they are normal today, after the christmas eve disruption, which is now fully resolved. if you have canelations make
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sure you know the airline's rules, because you may be eligible for a >> whit: to the deadly plane crash in kazakhstan, dozens killed and dozens of surrivors, were pulled from the reckage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, a nationwide day of mourning declared for the plane's victims, there are questions as to what caused this plane to crash. new video this morning shows haro-ing moments shortly before this one crashed. á gaining and and pointing at the ground, shooting up, and then a final decent before with it crashed into the ground and exploded. two dozen survived, you can see them pulled from the wreckage, this is a gut-wrenchi through the remains of the
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plane, the tail is torn off and turned upside down. of the 67 people on board, 38 including both pilots, were killed. 29 survived and our hospitalized, including two children, some of the survivors are in critical condition. new video from inside the cabin, showing moments before the crash, passengers wearing oxygen masks, life vests on the seats and damage to the plane was visible. the azerbaijani was headed to russia, and re-routed due to fog to go to kazakhstan, the preliminary reports say the crash may have been due to a bird strike, leading to engine failure. and according to the wall street journal,? question if this is connected to the war in ukraine, and is playing a role in the crash? >> sound clip: one thing that's clear, the pilots had trouble controlling the airplane, that's a key factor in the crash. >> reporter: the black boxes
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have been recovered. we know russia defended the area from the ukrainian drone attacks, when asked if this was fired upon, the reporters were told "it would be wrong to speculate before the investigation is complete". >> janai: many outstanding questions. back home to a scary incident, outside of the macy's herald square store, a taxi jumped the curb, several walking in the area injured. terrifying, especially on christmas. >> reporter: good morning, so scary, massive crowds of tourists enjoying christmas day in the heart of midtown manhattan, an iconic holiday location. that yellow cab plowed into people walking on 34th and 6th, near the macey store in harold. six in total were hit by the car and a nine-year-old boy. herald square and the front of the car was
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badly damaged. the police feel this was an accident, the taxi driver suffered a possible medical episode causing him to jump the curb, three were rushed to the hospital in stable continue, expected to be okay. >> whit: now an fda-warning, recalling eggs over risk. >> the fda, escalates the warning from handsome brooke farms, distributed by costco, under the label, kirkland pasture raised. and this is a class-1 alert the most serious level. there's a reasonable use of or exposure to the product that will cause serious adverse health conquences or death. the recall involves more than 10,000, 24-count cartons distributed across tennessee, alabama, georgia, carolinas.
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the south there. so far no reports of illness but salmonella is nothing to play with, there are symptoms like nausea, diarrhea, hitting 6 hours to 6 days later. and, if you consumed these eggs and you experience symptoms see a doctor. if you bought eggs from costco, cartons have a 327 code on them and a use-by date, january 5th 2025. if you experience severe symptoms you may need to see a doctor. gio? >> gio: incredible and serious. thank you morgan. now to the holiday spending figure, strong numbers for online and brick and mortar stories, elizabeth schulze has the details. good morning. >> reporter: this is a first look at the report card for holiday shopping, it's looking merry and bright. the new report from the mastercard spending pulse, shows between november 1st-december 24th, overall on
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line sales increased, and e-commerce, on-line purchases, surged 7% up from last year, sales in stories up 3%. where shoperce spent their money, one of the categories is apparel on line. shoppers people bying clothes as gifts or for themselves, jewelry, electronics popular, shopping at department stores grew at a slower pace, the key them of the hol dishopping season is value. holiday consumers are willing to spend if they get a good deal, retailers offered deals earlier than ever, one 10th of holiday sales came between december 10-24th for the last-minute dash for gifts. >> gio: the top post christmas sales and more information is coming up. >> janai: to our favorite part, christmas of sports action, traditional nba games
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and the nfl hoping to start their own christmas day games. but look, it was beyonce who stole the show. with the block buster halftime performance. andrew denver has the highlights. it was the best superbowl halftime show, but it wasn't the superbowl. >> reporter: the nfl gets thanksgiving usually, college football new year's day, christmas is reserved for the nba, and not anymore ... football ... basketball ... beyonce. ♪ ♪ >> from the nfl to the nba, crim day brought fans cheer. as is tradition the nba had 5 marquee games, including a nailbiter between the lakers and warriors, lebron and steph curry went shot for shot. la got the win, 115-113, spurs took on the knicks in
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new york. >> here goes mini, incredible magic. >> reporter: espn presented the game in animated form, "dunk the halls", the first animated nba game. and from the hardwood to the grid iron, netflix wants to prove it can handle millions of viewerce after the buffering trouble during the mike tyson fight. viewers >> this was the recorded performance. ♪ ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ ♪ >> for travis kelce, he recorded his 77th touchdown. >> touchdown, chiefs. >> helping the steamrole their opponents and get to the next step. >> houston, the ravens ran away with a 31-2 victory, lamar jackson running into the record books as the all-time
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leading rushing quarterback. ♪ ♪ but the real headline? ♪ ♪ was at halftime. beyonce stealing the stage with her much-anticipated performance. >> daughter blue ivy, joining mom on the field for the cowboy carter fund. can ♪ ♪ one step to the right ♪ ♪ >> we headed to the dive bar ♪ ♪ whoo, whoo, whoo, ♪ ♪ >> if you missed queen "bs" epic performance, fear not, netflix will release her halftime show as a stand alone special, you can watch it on repeat over and over again. >> janai: when she says, "spin me in the middle blue", we have even more pop coming up, that's adorable. >> whit: the two of you, saying you are watching the football game as if you watch it every week. appreciate it. and, coming up here on gma, a development in the scandal
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rocking hollywood blake lively's acuization of acuization accusation of a smear campaign against justin baldoni. >> this is the perfect time to shop. i will tell you the best ways to save on toys, decor and more, stocking up to save this year may make more sense than ever, all coming up. >> gio: first back to dani, who in for ginger. all of the name, oh, my gosh. >> ginger is the nicest name anyone's called me, thank you so much. taking a look, wisconsin is beautiful, freezing fog settles on branches and it creates a winter wonderland, oklahoma city, not as beautiful, you can't see much of anything, dealing with dense fog in okc, the mid-section of the country in general is seeing dense fog, half of a mile visibility in
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week to see the damage and to snap pictures. santa cruz officials have shut down the wharf until further notice as they assess the damage. it's waiting for a damage assessment. preliminary. preliminary estimates are at about $20 million. now let's check. >> good morning. and we have got wet roads out there. drizzly sky and gray this morning. and because of the wet roads and tracks, bart is running at slower speeds. system wide. earlier accident. north side of the golden gate bridge south on 101 has been cleared. now traffic goes back to its normal light situation for this damp morning, and we still have not seen metering lights at the bay bridge. all right sue. >> thank you. meteorologist drew tuma has a quick
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we will be there when they give the year a "high five". >> we help put the finishing touches on it. i don't know what this is about yet. extra-sound affects happening, a lot going on this morning. first the top headlines we are following. >> whit: scary moments at the international airport in phoenix, arizona, shots were fired at a security check point, the airport police found three people shot in a terminal restaurant, two people detained and all five of those involved were known to each other. pet food company, northwest naturals is voluntarily recalling two-pound bags of the raw and frozen feline turkey recipe. as officials in oregon investigate the bird flu death of a cat linked to the food, and los angeles county health official say, don't feed your dogs and cats raw food, they warn against feeding cats raw milk after several were infected and later died.
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if you thought the bald eagle was the official bird of the united states, you are right ... well, now you are anyway, a couple of days ago it was a different stor e. president joe biden, signed this into law christmas each. story the bald eag elf has been on the seal of the united states since 1782. it wasn't official. now it is. eagles >> gio: this is official, the mega-millions jackpot is still growing, no one won it christmas eve, it's now 1.15 million, the 5th largest in the game's history, the drawing is tomorrow night. things can change in the blink of an eye. [ snaps ] no odds here. a lot ahead here, including the post-christmas sales happening here. >> you know how much you could win if you won that mega-millions, how much you you could buy? and, blake lively, accusing
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her "it ends with us" co-star, justin baldoni trying to ruin her reputation, justin baldoni is hit with a lawsuit supporting the blake lively claims, of a smear campaign, a lot of developments, good morning. >> reporter: sure are nthis lawsuit, the former pu exposed the justin baldoni plot to destroy her and blake lively. she found text on a former employee's phone. >> justin baldoni. >> come o. what are you doing? on the former publicist, stephanie jones is accusing the crisis team, including the former employee of jones, of scheming to bury and destroy to protect justin baldoni and the suit alleges jones discovered this scheme among
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communications on a former employee's company phone. justin baldoni didn't respond to the comment on the jones lawsuit, days after blake lively filed her complaint, and justin baldoni says the accusations are sellacious. and, since filing, he's been dropped by his agency , a woman's agency rescinded an award just given to him. >> as your best friend, lily, if you take him back i will never speak to you again. >> reporter: playing lively's best friend and justin baldoni's sister in the film, speaks out in support of lively, saying i commend my friend, i admire her bravery and stand by her side. >> this is the latest cast member to publicly support lively. and her co-star, urges
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followers to read it, tagged her with the heart emoji, this is with the california civil rights department. we could be reporting on this for a while. it's in the civil system. >> whit: interesting how this has developed, now to danger of home fires during the holidays, this is a peak time of year for house fires, matt gutman takes us into the flames to share tips on how to keep and you your family safe. >> heart-stopping rescues. >> reporter: watch as these fire teams in fresno, rip a person fray raging inferno. >> from a saving a child in georgia that had to be thrown from the third-story balcony. cooking peak around the holidays, experts say, don't fight the fire, get out and call 9-1-1. here at the delaware emergency training center in 2019, the
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under laboratories built a model home under the super vision of the philadelphia fire department, we will light it up to teach you how to get your family out safely. >> everything in this room is synthetic, that means it's made out of oil. sofas, carpet, all of it burns. 30-40 years ago, everything might have been naturally made, now it will be much more flammable. back in the day you had 17 minutes to get out of a house, now you have 3 minutes, which is why it's important to get out fast. >> working smoke alarms are critical to giving you precious moments. >> don't worry about the pictures on the walls or the keys or the wallet. get out of the house. then call 9-1-1. >> the room, quickly erupts. >> cooking right through that couch, we will move back. >> with the safety of my respirator, i stayed inside to demonstrate how dangerous it can be if you wait too long to leave.
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>> 400 degrees, and the air is unbreathable. you would be knocked unconscious quick stay low and go, the lower you are, the cooler it is, and the cleaner the air. i will be walking out of here on my knees. >> i make my way outside, and i enter, through a door designed for the demonstration to show you how sleeping with a bedroom door closed could give you life-saving minutes if a fire breaks out in the middle of the night. >> the majority of deaths in house fires occur in the middle of the night. you might be sleeping, you wake up, you notice something's wrong. first thing to do, touch the door. is it hot? is the handle hot? if it is, do not, do not open this door. keep it closed, it's your fire shield. it will keep you safe. outside of this door, it's a thousand degrees. don't open that door. >> if you are trapped call 9-1-1. >> they are about two put the
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fire out. once the fire's out, the expert shows us why it's important to close before you doze. >> this bedroom, had the door left open. >> soot all over the ceiling, the pictures are melted. >> with the door closed? >> see how it buckled out. >> you see the big difference between burned up in the halttway, pristine in the bedroom. hallway with one survivable, the other experts say, may not be ... for good morning america, matt gutman, abc news, sharon hill, pennsylvania. >> truly important information. thanks to matt gutman for that. >> gio: coming up next, the holidays are over, but let the shopping begin, the biggest savings right now from apparel to toys, stick around, you are watching gma! ♪ ♪ gma." ♪ ♪ gma! ♪ ♪ toys or chronic kidney disease, farxiga can help you keep living life, because there are places you'd like to be.
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we are back with the start of the post-christmas sales season. >> gio: retailers are clearing inventory and slashing prices, becky found us the best deals. good morning, becky. >> reporter: gio, good morning, yeah, it's an interesting season, i go a little macro-economics to determine how good the discounts are. accord toth national retail federation, holiday sales, grew 2.5-3% from lastiary. according to the and, they are probably not
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drowning in inventory, no fire sales, but they need to clear the holiday items and gift selections and retailers compete at peak sales times, 26th is one of -- december 26th is one of those. >> old navy, and the gap, offer 50% off mark athleta, 40% off. target 50% off shoes and clothing for kids and adults,50% or more off the holiday deceer and pj's. decor take the gift cards and. gifts. and the whole inventory, you got janai's attention. you say consumers should double down on the holiday decor, explain that? >> reporter: think about the little holiday items that you buy. like pretty outside lights,
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trinkets and gift tags. all of those are on sale right now, and here's the thing that's unique this year, they are made overseas, so the looming tariffs proposed by the incoming trump aldistration could raise the cost of these next year, kohl's has them for 50% off, target offering 50% off of holiday decor. and i can't tell you exactly what the savings will be, but one of the best places for the deals the local and big pharmacy chain, slashing prices on everything. >> you said now could be a good time to stock up, i didn't think about "toys", but you have a genius idea? >> reporter: janai, i know you are going to 300 + birthday parties this year, so today's the day to buy some toys. this is the spend-to-save philosophy, stockpiling may stretch this month's paycheck,
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but could save you a bunder throughout the year if the tariffs come in. target has 50% off of games, and plush toys. and, select toys from barbie and hot wheels. check wal-mart and amazon for the deals of the day, and if you are lucky enough to have a local toy shop, a stroll in there today could net you great deals. >> gio: great idea and, becky will be back later on with the rules of the road for returns, those are the rules that i break all the time. [ laughter ] >> whit: that's true. you said it. coming up next, dani, we made it to one times square for the "play of the day", stay with us! that's the 5! ♪ ♪ ♪ (vo) what does it mean to be rich? maybe it's not just about the places you can go... but also the people who welcome you home. it's not about living like a star... but about feeling like one. rich measures life in laugh lines...
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♪ ♪ we are back with the play of the day. and we where days away from the new year. dani beckstrom is on the 22nd floor of one-times square, way up there where they are getting ready for the iconic ball drop that rings in 2025. dani, you have the hard hat on the gear, you are ready to go? >> it was always my dream to wear a hard hat on gma you are in the business of dream-making. i said i hope to be on a billboard on times square, i should have clarified not on top of the billboard but in the billboard, we are 22 stories up, a beautiful look at times square, 1 times
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square. i wing the camered around here -- camera around here, this is the 5 of 2025. the new year doesn't arrive without this being hoisted rumorhas it. it will meet up with 202 friends up there at the top, we get to issue the command to have it hoisted. no one should give me this much power, on the count of 5, obviously ... ready? i heard it's your first time, it's my first time, we are in this together. 5-4-thirty-three-2- fuve five, four, three, two, one, hoist! i have fun facts, ready for it at the studio? the first time we had a new year's eve celebration in times square, 1904, first times numbers and a ball 1907. that means these numbers, and the ball tradition are older than alaska, hawaii? and in 1907, oklahoma became a
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state. that's how long the tradition has been standing and we reveal here on gma with this is the final time this current ball and number set is actually going to be hoisted. before it ends up being retired. don't worry it will have a happy retirement, going to the time travel museum here at 1 times square. if you want to seat numbers in person, they are incredible, that thing was taller than me, i am not tall, to be honest, but ... it was incredible to see. >> you made it sound real big. [ laughter ] >> on top of times square. i am so lucky. >> janai: thank you so much, dani, we are lucky, and more gma is coming up after this! ♪ ♪ we. stick around. there is more "gma" coming up after this. ♪ lean on me when times are bad ♪ ♪ when the day comes and you are down ♪
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out there. drew >> okay, we're looking live at our east bay hills camera. uh not much to see except that rain on the lens this morning. you'll see. live doppler seven. some scattered showers. uh, most of us are seeing cloudy skies that drizzle along the coast this morning. and in our hills. we're at a level one today for the scattered morning showers. we do get a break midday from the wet weather, but then tonight, widespread rain returns. you look at your rainfall chances, is really low throughout the morning and then the really ramp up this evening and later tonight. it's widespread. so looking at highs today we'll stay cloudy all day. upper 50 to the lower 60s. amanda >> all right drew thank you. we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. and always on our news app and abc seven news.com. >> hot tub hot tub. hot tub. feature 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 tub starting at 29.95. all
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tornado in hail. >> returns 101, you got the gifts now what to do with the ones that didn't quite fit right, and the ones that just aren't right for you. we have everything you need to know, from can do with gift cards for stores you don't shop at, to deadlines to return, so you don't get banned as you bring everything back. ♪ ♪ >> gio: looking back at a "wicked" good year. >> hello! >> gio: the musical that defined gravity, to moana sailing back into our hearts and charlie, making is a good thing, the 90s makinging a come back, the obsessions of 2024, as we say, good morning america. making ♪ ♪ some things i cannot change until i try ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> whit: good morning america. are you fixing your lipstick there? >> janai: i was, i didn't realize we were back.
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>> whit: post-christmas morning. we have stuff to do. >> janai: we are just trying to make it. >> whit: getting through it, we have janai, and gio at the desk, we are excited for the big party on new year's eve, we helped the famous new year's ball turn 2025. a billion around the world will watch when the ball drops less thane week from now. -- than a week from now. >> janai: a billion people, that's beautiful. and a winter wellness guide for you, dr. camila philips is here with everything from ways to stay active, foods to boost your immune system, tips to help you feel your best as we get through the drudgey winter months. >> gio: two major strikes, starbucks and amazon, who's back to work? >> whit: top stores breaking the 8, we have dani, the with latest on the storms targeting
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the west and the south as millions are returning home after the holidays, good morning, dani. >> good morning, this active pattern continues, i start with a look at flooding in texas on christmas eve, this is outside of dallas, and they delt with several inches of rain, and houston dealing with flooding, as well. a round of potentially severe weather expected today, severe storms forecast for part was texas, arkansas, louisiana, and the primary concerns: damaging wind, large hail, and we are talking about houston up through wawithcco-- wacco, and under severe warning. >> and snow falls, more is another storm system pushes to the west, it will bring heavy mountain snow and significant rain, looking at avalanche warnings and high wind alerts everywhere shaded in yellow, into utah and idaho, feet of snow will be falling and near
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medford, we could see 4-8" of rain and snow near the valley, we could see that in parts of jacksonhole, and park city, as well. janai? >> janai: thank you for that, now to the latest on the high profile strike, starbucks workers are back on the job now, the strike that's impacting amazon , we secret -- we have the latest there. >> reporter: starbucks had a 5-day strike, it was the biggest in the union's history, 5,000 bariftas demanding higher wages, walked off the job christmas eve shutting down 300 stores across barista the coffee chain accuses the union of walking away from the bargaining table, saying we are ready to talk about the negotiations over pay and benefits and the week-long
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amazon strike is on pause, the teamsters union says they picted nationwide, seeking better pay and better working conditions. picketed amazon says this had no impact on the delivery of holiday packages, but big picture, the unions say the fight is not over, there were more strikes last year than any year since 2000, and that trend does appear to be intensifying, guys. >> gio: something to watch. >> whit: elizabeth schulze thank you, coming up here on the gma morning menu, returns 101, what to do about the holiday gifts you don't want, including the gift cards. >> gio: getting financially fit, moves to make the most of your money before january 1st. >> and we have more on beyonce's gift to her fans. the spectacular nfl halftime performance coming up with will in pop nuse. >> janai: there's a winter glow-up, here with advice for
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>> janai: time for the gma cover story, christmas message ferocity king charles and princess kate after a year of medical battles for both royals, we are lalama, in london. >> reporter: it's that time of year most gath around the tv to watch the christmas day message, reflecting on the last 12 months and this year, it's no surprise the king's address
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poignant one . king charles leading his family to the christmas day service, joined by princess kate, prince william and their children, george, charlotte and lieui-- louis. >> fans wishing them well after a tumultious year after both the king and the princess were diagnosed with cancer. >> it's been a difficult year for them, kate was there, there was excitement to see her, she's been missed on the world stage. ♪ ♪ >> in the christmas day address, king charles, broke from tradition and recorded his message from a former hospital chapel, rather than a royal pal ace. >> from a personal point of view, i offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who, this year, have supported me and other members of my family through the
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uncertainties and anxieties of illness. >> the king, thanking the medical staff that helped he and his family. >> i am deeply grateful, too, to all of those who offered us their own kind words of sympt thee and encouragement. >> sympathy and encouragement his daughter kate, expresser her thankfulness in the concert airing on christmas express and, it is love that is greatest gift we can receive, not just on christmas but every dave our lives. >> in 2025. we know princess kate is taking on more royal duties and the king's treatment continuous through next year, he will have a busy schedule, plans to go on overseas trips, positive signs of his progress. >> sure is. llama, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> whit: post holiday returns, 101, according to the
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national retail federation, the returns are expected to reach 900 billion this year. [ audience oohs ] >> whit: gio is making up for 800 of that, becky has a way two unload on these returns, how much time do we have to make the returns before it's too late? >> yeah, whit, i can help most people, maybe not gio, but here's the deal. the windows have changed. in order to get shoppers to buy gifts early as halloween, stories had to change the 30-day return windose, not all did, but the big ones, amazon, most items purchased november 1-december 31st, can be returned all the way through to january 31st. windows apple branded products have a tighten timeline, due january 15th if you want to swap them out. if you bought directly from apple between november 8-december 25th; those products have to be returned by january 8th.
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so that is tight. and, at target, most new and unopened items can be returned for a full refund within 90 days of purchase, so that does mandate knowing when the gift was bought. >> you said, "new and unopened", so you can't return the target christmas decorations, gio. but returns can be a hassle, becky, how do we make it easier? >> reporter: start on line, sign into your account for the options. give that chat bot down in the little corner a try, the a.i.'s gotten a lot better, especially with returns. here are the questions to figure out, no matter where you go on the site. if you bought it on line can you return in store, what are the drop-off locations? can you take in the qr code once you start return and use the phone, or do you have to print out a label and box it up with tape and everything? amazon doesn't make you box products if you return it to whole foods kohrl-- koh
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ups-stories. >> gio: so if i forget my receipt, what do we need tow do, how do we make these returns? to >> you need the receipt if you can, but bring your id, the national retail federation reports more than 13% of returns in 2023 were fraudulent, a lot of stores want to see your id, and track your returns. don't open the box if you can help it. hopefully you have the receipt, but if you don't, use your loyalty number, or the loyalty number of the person who bought you the gift, if you can't find a receipt. >> whit: what about gift cards to stores to where you don't shop, but you don't want the money to go to waste, what are the options with that? >> gift card roulette, that's real. sell the gift cards you don't want, sites buy them and will
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give you cash. i don't remember using an online market place, craigslist and the like, use a dedicated gift card reseller, gcx, formerly "raise", and website "cardcash.com", sell these for a slight discount off of the face value ai genius solution. >> gio: awesome tips, get the receipt e-mailed so it's stored on the computer. and, taylor, beyonce, demure, wicked, pink & green, so much more, 2024 was a year of obsessions, and in tonight's prime time special, judy tang taps into our passions of the year, take a look at this! ♪ ♪ >> sound clip: oh, hello. ♪ ♪ very demure. very mindful. >> defure, may be dictionary.com's word of the year, but what comes to mind
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about the 2024 obsessions? >> i think we are obsessed with obsession. >> one of the most important questions in 2024: what kinda summer did you have >> charlie went on the pantone color chart! and, back in style, 90s fashion. >> cargo shorts are back, it's "my time", i recognize my place in it all, and it is no to not go back to wearing capri-pants. >> people went back to movie theatres in 2024. >> maximum effort. >> whelps two of the biggest comic characters joined forces. deadpool and wolverine, grossed 1.3 billion dollars at the box office! >> sound clip: come on, i blew it, the only thing i will remember is the god-awful
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dismount! >> if you were to finish the sentence, moo -- moana is .... >> it's in the dna. >> moana 2 is a megahit. making a slash, and making history with the best thanksgiving opening ever! and, inside out ii, heightened emotions. >> it should be nothing but smooth sailing from here. >> hello, i am anxiety, where can i put my stuff? >> and higher box office numbers, making this the highest grossed animated feature of all time. >> my butt is in the seat to see new hoties in gladiators. >> we are not talking about gladiators two and not starting with denzel washington. >> girl, girl, girl, girl, girl. >> there's a rhino. there's a rhino. they flood the coliseum, and there are sharks irk am not kidding you. >> i am and if grew up as a theatre
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kid, this is a boon of a year, wicked is a hollywood film, finally. >> can i call you elfie >> that's perky. i know, you can call me galinda. >> that is your name. >> if last year was barbie-core, this year's pink-and-green, star bucks, matele, legos. there's a wicked collaboration involved. >> wicked flew in with the best opening of a broadway movie adaptation, this year, pop culture defied gravity! ♪ ♪ >> gio: what a good year for the arts. robin hosts a 2-hour special "year 2024". tonight at 9, 8 central time, here on abc! and tomorrow on hulu. really exciting stuff, huh? really amazing. >> janai: it's been a good year. >> dani, has a look at the
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weather. hi. >> i have the best view of new york the new year's eve ball is here, the numbers are being secured right now. it's freeing, 20 in new york city. i wish i had a pair of gloves (as if i didn't know because i do weather for a living) >> across the south and the northeast, we are talking hice of 50 degrees above normal in new york city by sunday, as we approach new year's eve, a few rounds of rain, milder temps, but we look like we have a
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>> time for pop news, will is here with the winter suit you described. >> the winter suit, and most importantly, it's about the beyonce boll, queen "b", lone star-studded halftime show during the nfl game, this is the first time "b" performed anything from the cowboy carter album, in front of an audience, the first live televised performance in more than four years, no wonder we were thirsty for t. he had post malone, and her daughter, blue ivy and shaboozy, was there, adell, britney spencer á and reina roberts. you called it. and, the ravens game, chicked -- kicked off, and we got a
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backstage pass to talk to the national anthem singers. >> we are singing the national an them, aka, the openers for beyonce. we where calling it that for ourselves. [ laughter ] >> by the way, they ate that national anthem up. they were as excited about beyonce as the rest of us were, "b" is teasing something, this is the teaser coming january 14th, fans believe it could be a cowboy carter tour, visuals for the album or act three of this renaissance project. >> janai: are we ready? >> we will be, we will be. act three. all right, guys, in the news this morning, a christmas update from michael bolten, the singer was diagnosed with way brain tumor, underwent surgery before the hol dis and this year he's home for the holidays, his family posted
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this picture on facebook, the caption is "warm wishes for a holiday season filled with peace, love and joy, may the new year bring health, happiness and joy to countless moments", beautiful moments in 2025, which, by the way, he's scheduled to perform in london, this summer. he's back already! >> janai: that's fantastic. >> super excited to hear that. for the next store "it's all in the hips". adam sandler. that's right. putting the "happy", in happy holidays, a first look at happy gilmore ii. >> great to see you back mr. gilmore. yeah, baby! >> gilmore. that's my dad, right? >> shooter mcgavin. you are right. red lobster, let's catch some grub. [ laughter ] >> travis kelce is in the trailer, julie bowen reprises
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her role as bennett. >> sandler, shared the teaser, happy hanukkah, merry christmas, and happy gilmore to all. >> at long last "somebody's closer" to happy gilmore two, hitting it in 2025. >> nailed it on national television." it's all in the hips". finally to my favorite christmas diva, hannah, is an 8 it-year-old, her love of the holidays racked up more than 50 million views on social media. i'm sorry i was wasting a lot of your money, am gonna have to get a nutcracker and an ornament. >> mom, this the the best tree ever. >> can you buy these? >> you can. >> i spoke to hannah, and her mom, she purchased a dolphin
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ornment, hana and her brother á have siftinosis, she hope so this most á in the tiktok fanverse, hannah, says watch "rattato >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> a chef in paris. >> maybe you could have a mouse in your hat that helps you cook? >> yeah. >> she's adorable. >> the best. she got it. santa delivered. oh my god. yeah, and she's going to be able to cook those macaron macarons, ornaments and ornaments. yeah. thank you. will. thanks, guys. so great. thank you. all right. coming up here. seasonal skincare guide with how to keep your skin glowing in the winter months.
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>> okay. if you were just crowned national champion dog by the akc, what are you doing the very next morning? you're coming to gma? of course. monday morning. the only place to see the akc top dog winner will be right here on good morning america. >> the year 2024 historic. consequential. extraordinary. from tragedy to triumph to awe inspiring. and of course, the unexpected. >> the year 2024. are you kidding? >> life changing. kind of crazy. >> this is what i dreamed of. >> history making about me. now, tonight on abc, we're running it all back from the obsessions. >> taylor swift was america's sweetheart. america's homecoming king and queen. >> to what we still can't stop talking about. very, very demure. very mindful. the biggest hits you just can't get
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out of your head like you know that. me? espresso. espresso. plus, celebrities in love and out of love. the breakout stars glen powell. >> i am all the way in on chapel road. >> and the stories that make you go, girl. >> goodbye. >> pull up a seat. 20-24. i got a couple things to say to you. >> it's the year 2024 with robin roberts. >> are you. >> is that my gto? somebody stole it 15 years ago. hi, dad. >> there's the thief. >> i need a place to stay till i figure out what the rest of my life looks like. >> so a couple of days later, dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest. >> now from abc. seven mornings. >> good morning. i'm amanda del castillo from abc. seven mornings. let's get a look at traffic with sue. >> we're getting a little busier out there, amanda. we've got wet roads and no metering lights at the bay bridge, which is great news. however, we do have a problem in daly city. this
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is south 280 approaching serramonte. not one, but two overturned vehicles, and it's starting to stack up past highway one towards 19th avenue. so give yourself a little extra time this morning. all right. so thank you. >> meteorologist drew tuma has your accuweather forecast after the break. >> the huge retirement sale at jeffrey's diamonds and goldsmith has been extended for one more week. shop stunning diamonds,e colored stones and much more. no reasonable offer will be refused. it's now or never. sale ends january 4th. >> we all have the power to shape the world. we're connected to, the world we share to each other. i am future, i wait in the world of echo, echo, the spectacular new show by cirque du soleil, opens april 8th under the big top at santa clara county fairgrounds. >> tickets at cirque du soleil.com. >> the world is yours to create.
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>> echo. thanks. it's official partner. air canada. air. what? >> mom? >> happy holidays. >> from our family to yours. >> living spaces. >> 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 bemore. no refused. it's now or never. sale ends january 4th. >> in the forecast, we're looking live at santa cruz. just a drizzly, gray morning out there. a high surf advisory is
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in effect along our coast today for excessive breakers 20 to 30ft. here's live doppler seven. scattered light showers out there right now. we will be at a level one today for those scattered light showers. widespread rain is back here tonight in that high surf along our coast. looking at our rainfall chances throughout the day. pretty low throughout the morning and early afternoon. and they ramp up this evening where that widespread rain comes back. so a lot of cloud cover today, upper 50s to the lower 60s. amanda. all right, drew, thank you. >> we will have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc seven news.com. the news ews welcome become to gma. live from times square. >> okay, now to the importance of taking the time during the hustle and bustle of the holidays to give your skin the care it deserves. it's all about self love and self care, beauty editor and
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expert, here with the winter glo-up guide. excited to have you here to shopt brands, scan the qr code at the bottom exfoliating this, i used this one two nights ago. >> guest: i think exfoliation is important, the first order of beauty busy is about soft skin. to me, true beauty is radiating from within, these products help us glo-up, this is not just a look, it's an energy, this product is one of the most viral exfoaliators of all-time. >> not viral to be viral, but because it's good. >> it works, i have been a beauty editor for 10 years at magazines and every dermatologist i interviewed loves this. it's full of salicilic acid, exfoliates all skin types, helps with congestion and
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pores, it's a deep clean for the skin. >> and you make sure the skin is hydrated? >> we have to strengthen the skin barrier, this is an incredible black, asian-owned skincare brand. this is amazing moisturizer. the texture is fluffy. >> you let us moisturize hands during the break, it's so soft. yeah.think of this as draping t skin one of the most famous serums of all time. ever since i started using it, in the bedtime routine, i go to bed and then in the morning, i have this ... i woke up like this, glow. it's like, youth in a bottle. secret sauce. >> i am excited for that to be in my routine starting tonight. you soften the skin and you
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were hydrating softening. what's this focused on? >> this is we want to max out on moisture and remarge the skin and -- recharge the skin and layer a lot ofingedibbeds, i love this product from topicals. it's amazing, topicals, one of the coolest, culture-forward brands in the business. they address skin conditions for all skin types. i have eczema and have had it my whole life, i put it on the flare-ups and it's clinically proven to soothe all skin irritation am taking that one home for my babies itchiness and dryness or inflammation, it's in the name, makes your skin feel like butter. >> tell me about the spray. i bet this smells good.
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like a garden on your face. >> so nice. >> i love this. >> this is the finest particle ever. see that? it makes your skin feel like ... >> oh, that feels good. >> i want that on my face. >> you feel like you stepped out of a spa, extra hydration. love it. >> >> this is a hyloroni serum, when i need ha on tap, i reach for this, this is a skin-vestment, but it's worth it. >> skin-vestment. got it. good masks here, gio says all of the celebrities use these? >> they use these before the big-red-carpet moment, these work, this is not yust for selfies. >> this is for optimal hydration. not just i like being part of the dewy skin club, if you want to be part of the movement, use
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masks, these are incredible. you put these under water and they activate. >> easy to travel with, too. >> in three seconds. >> love it, we are going the glazed donut look, i am all moisturized up before i go to bed, you at home can shopt products by scanning the qr code or going to our website, goodmorningamerica.com, and gio is waiting to get the goodies. setting yourself up for financial success in the new year, we have the goodies coming up, financial planner, alexa is here with expert advice, starting with ways to make extra cash as gio grabs the goodies. >> gio: all of it, al (packet tears) (tea bag clanks) (water pours) - listening to people that drink bigelow tea is so important to my family, because making that perfect cup, it's the reason we do what we do hi, guys! - hi! - hey! - so what are you guys drinking? - constant comment. - when i'm drinking bigelow tea, it's just a moment for me. it's just me time. - that's what a cup of tea is. - it is.
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- a moment for you, someone you love. - aw! (customer sighs) - it tastes really great. - yes! it was always bigelow tea - wow! that's what my family hopes for. cheers. - cheers. (bright upbeat music)
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♪ ♪ >> whit: back with ways to create your own holiday bonus, many of us suffer from holiday over-spending hangover a bit, so, certified fannel planner and founder of inspired capital, alex is is here with experts to set you up for success in 2025. financial and alexa good morning to you. >> happy to be here. >> whit: talking about the over-spending, a lot of us are guilty of busting the budget, how can we make extra cash? >> guest: if your house is like mine, it's a disaster, start to make piles, the first piles, what can you return,
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what do you not need, and the second pile should be, take stock of what's been in your house for two years that you have not used, facebook market place is a great place to sell unwanted things, old baby stuff, bassonets and strollers, and the third bucket is, i have three kids and all of the kids clothes, there's a company called thread-up.com, you put them in seasonal bins and they are easy to sell, finally, if you have new fancy things this year and you are not using the old handbag, the real reel, helps you get rid of these, and the final tip, i am an author, i wrote a book "money matters", it's about bringing your kids along with you and your financial lessons, have them make piles, too. my 9-year-old will make her own pile of things we can sell and donate, have the kids do it with you. >> whit: the apps make it easier for us. and so what's another way to
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make the most of our money and there are accounts we should look to make cont bugs to. -- contributions to. >> guest: the first tip is fsa, flex spending account. there's an amazing website called fsa-store.com, you can use the dollars on allergy meds to sun screen, use it or lose it dollars go away. and, the second thing, squeeze in the contribution to your 401 k, your kids 529 plan, you can do 7,000 2024, into your ira, sneak those in. maximize your savings right now. that's right. >> whit: we have a viewer question here. from alfredo. take a look. >> guest: i am afraid of credit debt, so i use a lot of cash for my spendings and, i have been wanting to build my
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credit score for next year, what should i do? >> whit: great question, how do you build up the credit score? >> guest: these are incrediblely important, this is a wonderful question, i love a website called kovocredi. and it allows you - without taking out debt - to make small payments monthly and you report it to all three bureaus. kov i love a new year, new you, whit. three tips, i want you to get ahead of the contributions we discussed, don't sneak them in at the end of the year, but the sooner you do contribute to the 401 k, you get an extra year of growth, do it sooner and automate these, i like public.com or acorns to make that easy. and the second big tip, i love this, time is money, in 2025, with all of of the incredible
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a.i. advancements, think about ways to save time, i love this company called "buckbill." , get duckbill.com,ats automated a.i. assistant, designed for busy working á parents, it will make your doctor appointments, plan birthday parties, return gifts, cancel subs -- subscriptions and safe 10-15 hours a week for people. save start thinking about "time is money", try duck-bill. and get ahead of health care expenses, 50% of people have a sizable unplanned health care expense that may not be accurate, so think about a company called "sheer health". not only does it let you play offense, whit, but as a mom of three, it lets you look at your appointments in advance, get a sense of what you will be billed and then you upload it and it will make sure the bill is correct. >> it's difficult to make
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sense of these bills. thank you so much for the information. to doni- dani, near for ginger this is 20 years since one of the deadliest natural disasters in history, the deadly tsunami, no warnings, and 100 foot high. waves. tsunami - race against time, includes video stories never before seen or heard. tsunami - race against time, now streaming on disney >> all right, the new year is just days away, for many it means dry january. leaving alcohol behind is not
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just for january anymore, one trend that caught our attention is sober vacations, morgan has more on the story. >> reporter: some might think taking a vacation means relaxing on a beach with cocktails. now there's a growing trend to ditch the adult beverage. >> we saw dry january, we saw sober october, and now we are seeing "dry tripping". >> according to hotels.com, 40% of the travelers were likely to book a detox trip in 2024. >> gen"z"-e sober travel. >> somewhere to go for walks hikes will this place fit my lifestyle goals. >> consider excursions and your comfort level with alcohol before booking. >> if i could do it over, i wouldn't go to an all-inclusive. >> we leave tomorrow for a cruise, my husband bought the
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drinks package i did not. >> the consensus, dry vacations are worth extra planning. >> one of the biggest perks of being sober on vacation, was the time i spent with my teenagers. >> when i was in cabo, i got up super early, before everyone else, walked around and saw just >> raise the mocktails to the new improved r & r, for good good morgan norwood, abc news, new york. >> gio: some of the mocktails are so good. >> janai: absolutely. >> whit: the winter wellness guide,
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listen ♪ ♪ >> whit: welcome back to gma, the countdown to 2025 is on, and the fun of the holiday festivities come with impacts on health at times, so joining us with tips on how to feel our best during the winter months is dr. cam ail philips. welcome. camila. the temptations with the sweets and the drinks, it can take a toll on our bodies. what gives our immune system a boost? >> doctor: i recommend ginger to my patients, it's overlooked but it has to be fresh, ginger is packed with antioxidants that support a healthy immune system. we have ginger here. the next is green tea, probably the most consumed
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beverage ... yeah, you are right, you are on to something, right? so there are so many compounds upwards of 600 in green tea that support a healthy immune system, one in particular egcc, the ability to help sells repair themselves. cells repair themselves he's kinda right. [ laughter ] >> doctor: the next are oats, we forget oats are a superfood. oats have sink, iron, selenium, all of the things needed to support a healthy immune system. and ... the fiber in oats, matches well with the gut flora, happy gut, happy immune system. we are learning so much about how the gut impacts your immune system, you can't go without oats this winter. >> quick question. before we move on, steel cut or quick oats, instant? >> doctor: you want the whole, steel cut. not anything instant, because you want it as natural as possible.
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>> janai: and yogurt? >> doctor: yogurt is interesting, greek yogurt, nothing with too much sugar added. there are studies that show that people who have more yogurt have lower rates of inflammation, inflammatory markers in body. this should be on the grocery list, all of these things. yeah. >> gio: i love it when it gets darker out earlier, i know, i know, a lot of people love that. a lot of people struggle with it mentally, physically, a lot going on, what should we be doing? >> doctor: winter is hard especially coming from california, i think about the three things. first is sun. sun. sun is really helpful, so, sun therapy, going out intentionally when it's light outside, making sure you have on the sunscreen, but getting outside, changing the lights in the home may be helpful, most of us are warm-lighting people, maybe we go brighter, okay? and the other is to socialize, we are social people, we need each other.
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so, being isolated, compounds the bad mood, so make you're intentional about friends and family. vitamin d, we need this to make a happy neurotransmitter called seratonin. vitamin d helps you make seratonin and helps you feel better. >> gio: match that up with vitamin k, right? >> doctor: that's right. >>i love it, i love it. >> doctor: finally, being intentional about diet and exercise. what did you have this morning? a cinnamon roll. carb highs and cracious are not grit for the mood. be intentional with the diet and the exercise. crash and thank you for including me in the group chat, when they bro'd out about working out. how can we inspire ourselvess to work out? >> doctor: we need a lower bar
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at times especially what's hard to get outside. you want to demonstrate? >> janai: sure. >> doctor: you can do squats. >> janai: oh, we're not sitting. we are squatting. >> whit: putting you to work. >> doctor: you can squat, okay, nice, you can use chair for squats. love it. that's a variation. a variation. >> whit: that you may or may not want to try at home. >> doctor: use household items like a can for lifting. if you have injuries you will burn. you will burn. there you go. there you go. now, multitasking now, love that. love that. and the other thing sput on a backpack, put weights in the backpack. cleaning your house, you can have that serve as a weighted unit. and i would say, finally, can we cue the music? there's something. ♪ ♪ >> someone's got to dance with me. >> doctor: there's nothing
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that 40 minutes of beyonce, right? >> whit: you want to do it? >> gio: i can't hear the song. >> janai: it's low but take my word for it. >> doctor: 40 minutes, get your family involved. this is improving your mood, getting your cardio together. ♪ ♪ >> oh, yes, we got with this. >> whit: time for a commercial. thank you, and we will be right back. please go to commercial now!
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accident in daly city south. 28. yay! it's been cleared, drew. right on. >> all right, so we'll take you to our south beach camera. some mist, some drizzle out there. just a gray morning looking at live doppler. seven showers are widely scattered in nature and extremely light will be at a level one today for those light scattered showers this morning. steadier rain will move in later on tonight. we have a high surf advisory along our coast, so a low chance of showers this morning. those chances ramp up later on this evening. amanda. >> all right drew thank you. >> time now for live with kelly and mark. we'll be back at 11:00 for midday live. have a great for midday live. have a great day. it's live with kelly and mark. today, superstar tom holland plus "saturday night" star lamorne morris and 'tis the season for dry skin, but we can help. all, next, on live!

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