the slow lane, and santa cruz mountains, north 17 near idlewild. an accident blocking a lane. >> number seven the pop tarts bowl is going viral again this year, a new mascot flavor emerged. that cinnamon roll you saw there. they also made the trophy into a workable toaster, and they toast the pop tarts in the broadcast booth during the game. after iowa state won the game, they chose to eat the pop tarts. so he went into the toaster and then he came out ready to be eaten. >> this is wild. >> that is wild. it's wild. it's also kind of dark. i love it. >> i love it. i'm here for that. ♪ ♪ >> good morning, america. this morning, honoring president jimmy carter from naval officer to peanut farmer. >> my name is jimmy carter, and i am running for president. >> to the highest office in the land. his time in office on human rights and civil rights and

forging a breakthrough in middle east peace. plus, how he redefined the modern post-presidency. >> make a full life even more full. >> it has been the best part of my life since i left the white house. >> building homes for habitat of humanity and winning a nobel peace prize. the carter story for the ages. >> president carter, you said often, marrying mrs. carter was the pinnacle of your life. >> oh, yeah, that was the most important thing in my life. >> this morning, we are remembering the life and legacy of the 39th president. >> 5 minutes of mystery, new details on the deadly plane crash in south korea and the boeing jet slamming into a barrier killing almost everyone on board. what we are learning about the two survivors. we are live on the scene. new year's eve security, the preparations around the world and here in times square and as we count down to 2025... 3-2-1!

>> ryan seacrest is here, the host of the biggest party in the world celebrating 20 years of bringing us into the new year. the last-minute preparations and the all-star musical lineup, and the confetti test. ♪ ♪ >> top dog, monty, the giant schnauzer taking care of business, "best in show" this monday morning. monty is here live in times square. >> live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> good morning, america, it is the final monday of the year, and it is great to be with you. speak with final monday and we have got monty here and we also have ryan seacrest, and we look forward to talking to him with the biggest new year's eve party right here in times square. >> he will tell us all about the preparations for the big night including lineup of performers and the confetti test, which i

didn't know is a thing. >> it is i thing outside of our window all ahead, but we are honoring jimmy carter as a former president who died yesterday at his georgia home surrounded by his family. it is hard to remember a time when he was not part of the national life. our senior national correspondent, steve osunsami, at the carter center, a major part of the former president's legacy. good morning, steve. >> good morning, the former president died sunday afternoon and as much as his family had been prepared for this moment, this is a very difficult time losing someone they have had to share with the world. ♪ ♪ >> he will always be the small town man who would teach the world to remember his name. >> my name is jimmy carter, and i am running for president. [cheers and applause] >> jimmyarter was georgia peanut farmer who never forgot where he came from. he was a man at the soil and the new south who took on

washington. >> i say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. >> his road to the white house began in the small town of plains, georgia, and he graduated from the naval academy and public service came calling. by 1970 jimmy carter was elected georgia's governor that he was still so unknown across the country that when he appeared on the popular game show "what's my line," no one knew who he was. >> is this anything to do with the world of fashion? >> no. >> come 1976, he was the democratic nominee. >> as a candidate and a president, i will never tell a lie. after a white house that saw scandal from richard nixon and pardon from gerald ford, jimmy carter was a new face who told voters it was time to turn the page. >> abc now projects carter is

the winner with 272 electoral votes. james earl carter jr. took an oath of office as jimmy. >> i, jimmy carter, will solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. the office of the president of united states. on inauguration day he and first lady, rosalynn carter left their limo and walked. >> this is more like the present in the old days. he pushed for human rights and foreign policy in one of his biggest achievements in the white house's historic peace agreement between israel and egypt, which still stands today. but stateside, his presidency was a challenge rising inflation and gas lines as long as the eye can see. issues he tried to address in an infamous speech where he blamed some of the country's problems on the crisis of the spirit, a speech critics say spelled the end of his success as a president. >> it is a crisis that strikes at the heart and soul and spirit of our national world. >> after a rainy and militants

took hostages in tehran, the president seemed powerless. american rescue mission failed. then after 444 days with americans following every detail, the iranians finally released the americans, but it was on the day that jimmy carter left the white house. our cameras were with him the final hours as their release was a reality. right on, that is great. that is great. >> i think that was the happiest day that i ever had not just laying down the presidency, which i did not want to do, but just knowing the hostages were free. >> he was 56 years old when he left the white house unsure of the future. >> we didn't know what we would do the rest of our lives, and we took on projects no one else wanted to do. >> instead of avoiding the spotlight, president carter and his wife stepped right into it in a different way. they worked for habitat for humanity building homes for

the poor and through the carter center, they traveled the world helping nations and disease and monitor foreign elections. his work promoting human rights won him a nobel peace prize in 2002. >> we can choose to alleviate suffering, and we can choose to work together for peace. no matter how far he traveled, his home was his farm in plains, and carter talked about spending more time there as he slowed down. in august 2015, he shared with the world he had cancer, melanoma, that it spread to his liver and brain. >> i have had a wonderful life. i have had thousands of friends, and i've had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence. but now i feel that it is in the hands of god whom i worship. and i am prepared for anything that comes. >> suddenly, the lines grew in plains, georgia, where carter for decades continued to teach

sunday school. >> then within months, the former president had beaten the odds announcing he was cancer free and through it all, he would tell anyone the best thing that ever happened to him was marrying his wife, rosalynn, in 1946. >> when i first had a date with her, the next morning i told my mother, that is the girl i want to marry. >> they were married 77 year until rosalynn's death in 2023. >> there is no doubt in my mind i love her her because we have been through so many things together. >> life with jimmy carter has been an adventure. >> overnight, president biden spoke of remembering his dear friend. >> millions of people all over the world, all over the world feel they lost a friend as well even though they never met him. that is because jimmy carter lived a life measured not by words but by deeds. >> president-elect trump did everything in his power to improve the lives of all

americans. for that we all owe him a debt of gratitude. former president barack obama wrote that carter taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, in-service. from former president george w. bush he was loyal to his family, community, country and from the clintons he worked tirelessly for a better, fairer world. this was a president best known for what he did after he left the oval office. for the lives he touched across the world in the love he shared at home that guided him. >> make a full life even more full. >> i think so. it has been the best part of my life since i left the white house, but i've been gratified and honored and pleased and excited to be the president of a great country. >> president jimmy carter was 100 years-old. >> the family, the u.s. military and the people here at the carter center are still working on funeral arrangements here

>> there are plans that i have actually been in the works for decades, but they have to adjust them because of the new year holiday. there will be a state funeral in washington, d.c., and jimmy carter will be buried here in georgia next to his wife, gio. >> a beautiful love story and a legacy of kindness, steve, thank you so much for that. we will switch gears and go overseas to the worst plane crashes in aviation history, 179 people killed after boeing 737 skidded off of the runway and slammed into a wall. and now, this morning, 5 minutes mystery and what happened in those final moments before the landing? of britt clennett in south korea right now with the latest, britt clennett, good morning, britt. you can see the mangled wreckage of the plane at muan airport and you relate get a sense how sudden and catastrophic it was, south korean authorities say they will carry out a full inspection of the country's boeing 737 and u.s. officials landed to help with the

investigation. >> this morning, u.s. federal officials joining the investigation into the horrific airplane crash. the boeing 737 with 181 passengers and crew on board seen here skidding down the runway on its belly without landing gear and engine along the tarmac before crashing into a concrete wall. the aircraft exploding and parts of the plane engulfed in planes and thick smoke. 179 killed including five children as young as three years old. two people miraculously surviving, a male crew member receiving treatment in the icu and female member recovering. investigators retrieving the damage black boxes but the recorder was intact. south korean officials say around 9:00 a.m. local time, the flight arriving from bangkok with a warning of a bird strike. 2 minutes later, a mayday call and the plane makes unusual quick 180-degree turn crashing moments later.

>> a carrier with impeccable safety record. the airline ceo vowing an apology and distraught family members gathering as the lives lost read outloud. the daughter was on board. >> he said, "she was almost home." boeing releasing a statement saying, "we extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones. our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew." >> so much agony and frustration among those who have lost loved ones. south korea and seven days of national mourning canceling new year's countdown out of respect for those who died, will. >> thank you, britt, tragic and not the only incident over the weekend and two other incidents saturday. this video shows air canada express flight on its side hosed down by firefighters in halifax, nova scotia, after the plane had landing gear problem on touchdown. the crew and 73 passengers got out safely and in norway, a klm

737 after a crowd heard a noise after a takeoff from oslo and the plane landed and tore up and veered off the runway at low speed. there were no injuries there. well, let's bring in abc news contributor, colonel steve ganyard. there is a lot to talk about, good morning, and thank you for being here. let's talk about that south korean crash because authorities pointing to the bird strike. we know 5 minutes, we lost the flight radar data 5 minutes before they landed and then crashed. what does that tell you? did the pilots have enough time to deploy the landing gear? >> gio, when you look at mishaps, there are clues that would point us to an idea what might have happened. there is nothing we see in the video that tells us what might have happened. we did see a video that appears to show they ingested a bird in the right engine. we don't know what other birds might have hit the aircraft or

damage to the aircraft. we don't know why they landed with the gear up and it goes by the camera and you see the slats and flaps are up. it landed fast. it touched down the runway. why was it going so fast when they had almost 2 miles of runway to touch down earlier? so many mysteries, gio, nothing makes sense. >> steve, all of these big questions, how much are the black boxes going to shed light on answers? >> rebecca, everything is getting answered by the black boxes. again, the video doesn't tell us anything but raises more questions. they will want to read out the black boxes very quickly to make sure it is not systemic to the 787, but nothing points to the 787 being the problem. >> these other incidents this weekend, steve, canada and norway, what can you tell us about those? >> there is no superstition with pilots that this tends to occur in threes, but no correlation

between the three mishaps. the one in canada, an airplane with known landing gear problems for a long time. if you see that fire confined to the engine so people on board were not in significant danger. the klm incident, it should have been handled better but dribbled off into the grass. the other incidents were not serious, but it was an incident that would be the real problem and figure out why that actually happened. >> of course, 179 families waiting on answers from the korean incident. your heart goes out to them. steve, thank you for the information this morning and covering this with us. okay, the weather put a damper on traditional new year's eve ball drop in times square where security is suspected to be tight. senior investigative correspondent, aaron katersky, with the security preparations, and there is rain in the air this morning. >> there is rain, but it will not dampen anything because

hundreds of thousands of people in times square decked out for new year's eve, rebecca, and along with the gleaming crystal ball, confetti, and lights, metal fences, and concrete barriers and security checkpoints. while there are no credible threats, the police are mindful of the christmas festival attack in germany and a reminder vehicle ramming is an attractive attack for malicious actors. authorities are seeing an uptick in isis propaganda online that focuses on attacking christians in the holiday season. thousands of officers will be on duty in times square and the nypd will deploy drones, dogs, helicopters to look over the crowd cramming into the streets just outside to greet 2025 with hundreds of thousands of fellow revelers and our own ryan seacrest. and maybe even you, aaron. we will be well protected. we appreciate you. we have one week left to go in the nfl regular season. the playoff picture nearly

crystallized in a special mention for the philadelphia eagles who emphatically clinch their division yesterday with eye towards history. and here with the breakdown, ike ejiochi, good morning to you. >> good morning, my jets may not head to the postseason, but the philadelphia eagles clinching top spot in afc flying high with the dallas cowboys 41-7. they did it with backup quarterback, jalen hurts sidelined due to concussion protocol and stepping up with a.j. brown for the touchdown and launching the ball into the stands in celebration and realizing, wait a minute, he gave away the first touchdown ball. they asked the fan to give it back and the fan now, "i got you." now it's a big game for saquon barkley towards nfl history becoming the ninth player to rush for 2,000 yards in the season and 101 yards away from the record. the coach might opt to rest him next week but faces previous team, the new york giants.

so saquon barkley might feel he has something to prove. before we get to that game, the detroit lions taking on the san francisco 49ers right here on abc. an espn, guys. >> it keeps heating up and i love to see the vikings. coming up, former president jimmy carter's life and legacy after leaving the white house. the new move, the legal team for the menendez brothers and the lawyer wants to take the decision on the release out of l.a. b.a.s hands. getting ready for the new year's eve ball drop in times square but first, wls right here. >> i want to let ike know if he wants to join a new york team, chest saying. guys, we talk about active last couple of days across the u.s. with weather. check out this video and how terrifying crossing the highway, someone in a white truck near the trees. this is 110 miles an hour to get the trees to snap. four days spreading 50 plus

tornadoes and four storm-related deaths unfortunately and ef3 damage across the south near houston, texas. a stretch from texas all the way to the carolinas. the rain moves out and we have rain moving in for new year's. the local weather coming up in 30 seconds. ♪ ♪

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they are about to play a big show tomorrow night here in the city bringing in 2025 on dick clark's new year's rockin' eve and ryan seacrest to tell us all about the big show that starts tomorrow night 8:00 p.m. with the ball dropping at midnight. that is coming up. the festivities right outside of our window. >> will and i have been talking i can't believe it is 20 years. i feel like we have watched all 25 years. [laughter] >> oh, boy. the top headlines we are following, the devastating plane crash in south korea killing 179 with two survivors. the questions about 5 minutes of mystery. what happened in those final moments before that landing and crash. in florida high-speed passenger plane collided over the weekend with fire truck crossing the tracks. while responding to an emergency. and a dozen passengers and 33 firefighters entered. it is not clear why it drove into a plane and that

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>> i, jimmy carter, solemnly swear... >> he was the 39th president of the united states serving only one term. >> how much do you think what a second term would look like? >> looking back on it, i wouldn't change it. the life we have had for 35 years, carter has opened up a new center to serve 80 countries in the world. so much of the legacy president jimmy carter leaves behind from the 43 years after his time in the white house. >> you have now engaged in public service outside of the presidency longer than any other american president. how do you view on what you could do and the power that position over time? >> well, when i left the white house, of course, i was fairly young for survivors of the white house, 56, we didn't know what we would do the rest of our lives. we decided to take on projects no one else wanted to do. >> his long and blissful marriage with his wife,

rosalynn, lasting 77 years. the couple, an example of love and support, rosalynn, serving as an advisor to her husband. >> i think we developed a mutual respect. we can come home at night and i want to know what he's doing and it's an exciting moment. together with his wife, president carter focused so much on helping others. [applause] building homes for those in need. speaking against injustice. >> the number one abuse of human rights on earth is strangely not addressed quite often is abuse of women and girls. >> working to eradicate disease. >> i think this will be of a great achievement not for me but the people who inflicted and the entire world to see diseases like this eradicated. >> president jimmy carter leading by example and paving a path for subsequent presidents

on life beyond the walls of the oval office. >> when historians write the paragraph on jimmy carter a hundred years from now, what do you want to be at the top of the list? >> may be peace and human rights. i kept the country peaceful for four years and promoted peace for other people. >> a remarkable life and thanks to robin for that story. we are joined now by abc news presidential historian, mark updegrove. mark, thank you for being with us. we have talked about this extraordinary life. you met jimmy carter on multiple occasions. what stood out most to you about the man? >> rebecca, he was so down to earth and so acceptable and -- accessible and someone you could talk to easily despite the fact he was our 39th president and someone you can engage with easily. but also somebody deeply devoted to making the world a better place both as a public servant

and as governor, senator from georgia and governor from georgia and of course the 39th president of the united states but also has a private citizen where he spent 44 years of his 100 years as a former president, the longest post-presidency in american history. that is where he made his mark as a humanitarian and as a philanthropist. somebody who truly did make the world a better place. >> it is remarkable to see overnight all of the tributes pouring in. it seems to be one of the few things that can unite washington at a moment like this here to you posted recently a picture you and your wife meeting with the carters about a decade ago. what did he say then about what he wanted his legacy to be? of. >> you know, we visited the carters a number of times at their house in plains and went to church on a sunday and went to see him teach sunday school at the baptist church, his

church. we went back to the carter house a modest ranch-style home they built in 1961 that didn't change much and they moved back to plains after he left the white house in 1981 character they showed us around. we were going to have lunch, we didn't end up getting to lunch because we talk so long so naturally the carters practice a -- packed us a lunch putting in recycled paper bag and sent us on our way to atlanta. a wonderful visit one of many we had with the president and former first lady overtime. >> i think i might have seen that little paper bag in the photo that you posted on his 100th birthday. what should his legacy be? how should we remember the president, jimmy carter? >> you know, i think exactly what he told george stephanopoulos in that clip you played a moment ago, rebecca, and what he told me a number of occasions. he wanted to be remembered for peacemaking and human rights. of course, he is only former

president to become a nobel board and won the nobel peace prize in 2002. that is how we will remember jimmy carter, i think. he said many will remember me as a one-term president, but it is the work i did at the carter center. his nonprofit to be launched in post-presidency that he wanted to be remembered for. things like eradicating disease and monitoring elections and waging peace as well as building homes for habitat for humanity, a remarkable post-presidency, rebecca. >> a man who loved his country and sought to do everything in his power to make it a better place, okay, mark, thank you, deal. the more we learn about him -- thank you so much and coming up, the legal move that could help free the menendez brothers. stick around. you are watching "gma" on a monday morning. ♪ ♪ brothers.

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>> and now the new twist to the menendez brothers case. they are low you're claiming conflict of interest and that attorney general should take over the case as the brothers seek their freedom. stephanie ramos following the details, good morning, stephanie. good morning, geocode joked good morning, everyone. this could be a big deal with a new district attorney's office could mean a major shift in the menendez brothers case. if the case transferred to california attorney general's office, the family believes that brothers have a better chance of

being released. >> this morning a significant development in the decades long case of erik and lyle menendez. attorney, bryan freedman who represents 24 members of katie and jose menendez and supports the release plans to file to transfer their case from los angeles district attorney's office to the california attorney general. >> kb's, older sister, jose's older sister, those are the people in looking out for to have a voice in the process. he argues conflicts of interest in the l.a. district attorney nathan and his appointee katherine katie, the newly named director of the bureau of victim services. katie served as attorney for the brother hilton anderson the only family member opposed to the brothers released. she resigned from the role upon joining the team. >> it is unknown whether or not the county attorney general will have sentencing but

at least at this point, bryan freedman believes he will get a far better with attorney general for an l.a. attorney. sworn in early this month, has removed two deputy attorneys previously advocating for the brothers resentencing and told abc news he will review all evidence and speak with those who deciding the case which has renewed attention following recent documentaries in traumatization. >> i told them everything, okay go to about what? the california attorney genera, rob bonta, would like to be more supportive of release if the case is transferred. the menendez brothers in their 50s have been incarcerated since 1996 conviction for the murders of their parents, katie and jose in 1989. and their aunt, katie, a sister, a staunch advocate for their release. >> the truth is lyle and erik were failed by the people who should have protected them.

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then earned a nobel peace prize for human rights and promoting peace. his wife, rosalynn, by his side for seven decades. >> we have always grown deeper for our love for one another. >> this morning we remember the life and legacy of our 39th president. >> 5 minutes of mystery, new details on the deadly plane crash with the boeing jet slamming into airport. barrier killing almost everyone on board appeared to what we are learning about the two survivors life on the scene. the giant schnauzer the nation's number one dog in the country comes in on top. >> monty, the magnificent, the giant schnauzer named best in show at the afc championship he is here lives. the countdown is on... >> 3-2-1! >> we are ready to ring in 2025 with ryan seacrest with the biggest celebration that is here

what we can expect from the party of the year and he is saying... >> good morning, america. >> live in times square, this is "gma." >> we do say good morning, america, and i did the math less than 40 hours to go to the new year. >> wow! who needs a world clock, right? we have for gio clock. will and rebecca, and lori bergamotto with tips on making the most of those gift cards we received for the holidays coming up. >> tomorrow and "gma" a sweet game frenzy and season two taken with juju chang behind the scenes with creator and players for, five, six, zero zero one. to the top stories breaking at 8:00 starting with the death of president jimmy carter. joining us from the hometown plains, georgia, with more faith abubey. good morning, faith. good morning, rebecca, at the small community of plains, georgia, wrapping arms around the family as they mourn their

native son. around here, the former president was known as mr. jimmy. locals to start paying tribute in the form of makeshift memorial here in the coming days. that before the world knew him, this is where the harder story began a small house with no running water. but he made as a georgia senator, governor and the president of the united states the former president never forgot his roots always coming right back here. in fact, he settled after his presidency with his wife, rosalynn carter, who passed away a year ago. this is where he passed away yesterday surrounded by his family members. i spoke with a community member yesterday and he puts it this way, jimmy carter lived a full life. he was 100 years-old and he accomplished a lot. his death is not tragic, however, there is a lot of grief in the community because i sense a pillar of peace has left the earth, gio. >> so many well-deserved

tributes, faith, thank you so much. the south korean airplane crash one of the worst in aviation history. this morning for investigation into 5 minutes of mystery and what happen in the final moments before the south korean passenger plane landed, skidded and then slammed into a wall. live at the crash site in south korea, good morning, brit. >> i am at the airport and you see the crumpled remains of the airplane behind me and you really get a feel of how catastrophic it is and how sudden it was. the boeing 737 carrying 181 passengers and crew went skidded along this runway without landing gear before slamming into a concrete wall and exploding. 179 people killed in a remarkable way two crew member survived. a team of u.s. officials to help the investigation but still more questions than answers as to what exactly happened here.

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of 77 years, rosalynn. steve osunsami is back with an enduring bond, steve, good morning. >> good morning to you. we were there very last television interview three years ago. the way the former president marched into the room was inspiring. he was early and wanted to get started right away. we sat down with a former president and the former first lady and didn't talk about politics or world events but instead of, we talked about their love for each other and how it was empowering them to this world and into the next. >> throughout his life, president jimmy carter loved sharing that marrying his wife was the greatest and most wonderful decision. they are love story began in the farming community of plains, georgia. she was the girl next door. he came home from college and asked rosalynn smith out to the movies and the worlds were never the same. they married in 1946 and started a family a year later. and jimmy carter entered the public life, he worked

tirelessly behind the scenes. >> i, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear... >> after becoming the u.s. president in 1976, he would often say his wife, rosalynn, was his secret connection helping him connect with more americans. as first lady she shined on mental health issues helping seniors and human rights. >> for too long, they have not received the care they need and caring society should provide. when they left the white house in 1981, they created the carter center which to this day continues to help end human suffering around the world >> and that two became known for helping the poor. with more than 77 years together, they are the longest, married presidential couple in american history. >> president carter, you say often marrying mrs. carter was the pinnacle of your life. more than any presidency. >> oh, yes, that was the most

important part seeing my life and it was happy and joyful and obviously long-lasting. the campaign and this successful campaign was a great event in our life together except for getting married. >> he is pretty wonderful in my life. >> what advice do you have for people who want to make it last? >> first of all, choose the right person to marry. and then, give each other plenty of space. let the other person have a full life in what way they choose. help when you can and share things a lot. >> do things together. we were always looking to do things, from things we can do together, like fly-fishing and birdwatching. >> every night, we try to make

sure they are completely. [inaudible] before we go to bed. so we also read the bible every night. >> it is hard to go to sleep angry if you have read the bible. >> so never go to bed angry? we try not to. >> it is exciting, so we still love each other very much. maybe even more than we did at first in our marriage. we have always grown deeper and our love for one another. that is extraordinary. >> the carter family, the u.s. military, and the people at the carter center are finalizing details on his funeral. there actually has been a schedule in place for decades, but they are having to adjust it based on the new year holiday.

there will be a state funeral in washington, d.c., and jimmy carter will be buried here in georgia next to his wife. >> and he will be remembered so finally. -- finally. and steve, i remember the first time watching that interview you did with the corridors. -- the corridors. it was powerful than anything more powerful to see it now. think you, steve. >> thank you. >> we are getting ready to welcome the new year tomorrow night. the* because parties and times square dick clark's new year's rockin' eve. here on abc, ryan seacrest, you are back. great to see you again appear until this is the 20th anniversary. >> i can't believe two decades of doing that show. dick clark, who said i want you to step in and take over into the show every year. i look forward to it and i get excited every time we are about to watch the ball drop. >> what are your favorite memories? because i have 20 years of memories. >> the haircuts. the freezing temperatures and the cold rain. actually, the weather is always a great memory because it creates a story. i think it will be warned that

-- warmth that raining for the whole show, they share, but when it is challenging outside, it makes for a little more fun. >> back in the day, the cold weather is not just the tips that were frosted. [laughter] you have got some amazing performance is as you will be as do. big guests and all this amazing staff. what should we expect? times square, phenomenal at everything. we have got over 60 songs being performed on that show. carrie underwood doing the "idol" coming back for the third time and the jonas brothers from the beginning, they are coming back to celebrate 20 years have been a band together. lenny kravitz, blake shelton, i atlantis morrissette and i can't even remember all of the performers go to bed it is an action-packed night. >> it is a big night. >> is there anything you do every year because we are all at home having fun with our friends and you are there --

>> rub it in. [laughter] >> and we are enjoying it. is there a mantra? a new year's eve mantra? [laughter] >> we all get together and you are welcome to join. we will broadcast that. i used to eat barbecue but then i got thirsty during the show. i used to eat quite a bit but now that i turn 50, i don't eat as much before i go on the air. we actually do the entire show, a five-hour show or five and a half hour show before we go live. the whole thing in the afternoon and take a 90-minute break and do it again. >> you said you turned 50 and big, big birthday, but how did you celebrate and how do you plan to celebrate tomorrow night? i celebrated with an elbow brace and a knee brace. >> come on! >> aches and pains. i celebrate with my family and a we did a traditional fondue dinner with my brother, sister-in-law, niece, parents in l.a. and it was quite fun. i don't know what 50 will feel like because we've been so busy. >> a lot of american institutions turning 50 ryan seacrest,

"good morning america" and a wheel of a fortune. >> it is the trend of 2025. >> i have a little ways to go, but how are you celebrating 50 season of "wheel of a fortune?" i can't believe this is an amazing franchise and an important part of people's lives. as i learned that contestants and i watched it growing up that we will celebrate milestones as well along the way and important things that have happened in their lives. we will give away a lot of cash and i am determined to give away $1 million. we have gotten close a couple of times. so i think 2025 is the year. we'll of a fortune will give away another million dollars. >> you heard it here first, a big deal. >> where is the allocation website? >> you might be dqed. i would like to buy a vowel. do you ever call anyone after the show because we are wishing

our families happy new year's. who is the first person you would wish happy new year to you? >> i don't get a chance to get on my phone and it is very busy but we are running up and down times square. about 1:33, and 13 seconds, we are finished with the live portion of the show and i call my family, parents and i call -- i don't call my sister but i usually text her. my parents are up with a tv dinner watching so i usually get them before they fall asleep. i don't want to see how many unread text messages. quite a few, right? you can get on-air, hi, everyone. i'm back, happy new year! >> just to let you know, do you have any -- are you afraid of anything or anything scary? [laughter] have a seat and let's talk a while. >> in terms of the show, okay, about it. you never know what will happen. i don't think scary is the word but i think excited in a way and

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at the start of the year. that is something that is so rare and so significant and so special and so magical to watch. hopefully, if you are at home you have tuned in and that they get that happens at what time, will? >> midnight. every year, same time and same guy. >> best guy for the job ryan seacrest. happy new year. great to see you. in case you missed will's foretelling of the big event, dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with ryan seacrest. it begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern on abc and the ball drops midnight and now it does, it will. [laughter] we will go to the meteorologist greg dutra from chicago station wls and for ginger. it happens at midnight. a lot of people take styling cues so we need to know who makes the poncho because he will be donning fat some point during the broadcast. another cross-country storm and

rain gets out of the northeast by noon time and 7:00 in the morning and chicago and by right around midnight, it is in times square. new year's eve a little bit wet with drizzle possibly right as the clock strikes 12:00. let's get a check little bit >> all right, time for the holiday gift cards. 64% of us find that gift cards as holiday gifts but on average bank rates a $240 of unused gift card sitting around there.

"gma" contributor, lori bergamotto to figure out what to do with all of these. >> exactly, i will tell you and you can treat yourselves. >> $25 if you have a gift card. >> exactly, so if you have that gift card, gio, we start with sephora characters have or have a sale event so you can get 20% off additional sale items. but what we are telling you to do, we found this amazing pallette from down from $40 down to $24, a sub for brand. this is the tips and tricks, right? they obviously sell you the brand under the sun but if you look for the four brand, you might get a better deal. not just* on the it in that fashion as well as old navy. we found extra highway flared jeans down from $49.99 down to $29.99. so you can get a pair of jeans for under $5.

a lot of fashion items on sale this time of year, and those are the castoffs and i don't want to buy that. not the case and make sure you don't fall into that trap because what happens those jeans we talked about will be a big trend for 25. -- 2025. so get them now. >> exactly. now we have $50. we will kick things off with macy's. don't sleep on department stores. macy's is having a humongous sale up to 70% off in some departments. we chose t to go for beauty because the name brand we are looking for from clinique, a value that they packaged up for the holidays to save you money. a discount. plus the sale. now you're getting even more so you can get it for 3850 and still have a little bit left over. and then let's go ahead and see our next one there. lululemon is a great. i've seen those. and the gma viewer we know that they love and everywhere belt

bag. they don't often go on a discounted price. so this is down from $48 to $29. so it's a great thing that you can get. and if you've been lucky enough to be gifted a $100 gift card, that's what i'm saying. >> this is the big one. >> this is a really good one. okay, okay. so we know a lot of people are also shopping for families. so we wanted to show you lands end, which is known for their really high quality bt affordable prices. the kids squall jacket goes down from 109.95 to 54.97. >> and get that for will for the rainy new year's eve. exactly. >> and look at colors, because we even found some different colors for $40. so you can get a lot of different ones. and then last but certainly not least, nordstrom. they are having their half yearly sale. do not miss this. that's a that is an ugg shearling lace up boots $180 down to $90 and on uggs. who doesn't want that? you can get those for new year's eve too. with your with your poncho. >> so smart you listen. you always have the right stuff. thank you. so those gift cards i brought your other segment intoi this right stuff. all right.

scan the qr code on your screen right there. it's going to pop up here because you can shop these products. and lori is going to be back tomorrow with more deals. and one of the other things that i like to do with gift cards, sometimes i don't forget, i go ahead and get them over to one of those amazon. all right, monty, the best show the best in show is coming up here on gma. stick around. >> we have 96 hours to build a house. let that sink in. >> this is moving day. let's go. >> you know i will carry you home. >> now from abc seven mornings. >> good morning. i'm reggie aqui. 827. and here's a look at traffic. hi, sue. >> good morning. reggie. we are going to the macarthur maze. we've had a pretty big backup on the east shore freeway. we couldn't figure out why. and now we heard of a non-injury accident in the maze. i'm

looking at the camera. i don't see anything blocking. it may have been cleared, but you can see the slow and go traffic. no problem. once you get, though, to the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights, in fact, all the way around in general, it's a pretty nonexistent commute this morning. reggie. sue. >> thank you. and let's talk about that weather with drew tuma when we come back. >> good morning, i'm cindy bigelow. i hope this morning you do something just for you. enjoy a warm cup of bigelow tea. sojoy grab a mug and tea proudly. >> 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. 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. a moment for you. someone you love. >> oh, it tastes really great.

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advisory continuing for the next 30 minutes for most of the region where temperatures right now 30s and 40s. so you look at the 24 hour temperature change compared to this time yesterday. we're running about 10 to 20 degrees colder. so we got rid of the rain, but now cold air has moved in. so right now at 37 in napa, 45 in oakland, 50 though in san jose today we'll get lots of sunshine, temperatures a little bit below average in the mid 50s for the niners game tonight at kickoff temperature coming in at 53 degrees reggie aqui drew thank you. >> we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can always catch us on our on our news app and abc7 news.com. the news continues right n >> welcome back to "gma" live from times square. >> i love that song, welcome back to "gma." some hot news with will. gio and rebecca, prevailed on instagram yesterday that she was diagnosed with massive blood

clot in her brain back in february while she was eight months pregnant. the wonder woman actress writing she had excruciating headaches and mri finally revealed the cause and adding, "it was a stark reminder how quickly everything can change and in the midst of a difficult year, all i wanted to do was hold on and live." she wanted to share the news to help spread awareness with serious but treatable condition and support anyone in during a health crisis have their own. she says she is fully healed , filled with gratitude to be with her family, which does include her newborn baby daughter, and the name means a lifetime. >> it was the light at the end of the tunnel. >> i'm so happy she shared that and everything is well. >> we are glad to hear that as we end this new year. and also this morning, the minnesota vikings telling the world they are all in this together, diving in the pop-culture fault all season long, rebecca.

much to your delight. yesterday's entree was there a version we are all in this together the final dance routine from the high school musical from a fumble recovery from a crucial game yesterday battling green bay. minnesota with offerings from the vikings this season including last week's camp rock dance from 2008 disney head. earlier this month, hit the dance battle from white chicks. personally, i think may have been october and secret handshake. as rebecca well knows, next week the vikings faced the detroit lions with number one seed in the nfc on the line >> a happy dance because they will win it. [laughter] >> speaking of winning, by the way, we are in the presence of greatness right now. it is time for some pup news,

monty, the giant schnauzer has not been sitting here the whole show that won "best in show" 2024 american kennel club national championship in orlando. he joins us with the owner and handler, katie bernardin, and katie monty, thank you for joining us. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> so many questions, but first, how do you get the eyebrows like that? >> lots of trimming. products. we like to have him on point. >> he looks fabulous. monty won amongst 6,000 dogs and put his best paw forward. in that show. how did monty win at all? >> that is what the judges look for and his attitude. monty loves himself. he loves himself. monty is loving himself, a lot like gio. well-groomed. that was a compliment. >> thank you. >> physical specimen, he's fantastic. >> back to monty. >> katie, what is your training secret to help monty show so well?

>> lots of consistency, training, routine, and we do the same thing every day and try to see a lot of training and activity. >> how much training is there? he does this every weekend so there is a routine and before hand, we get a lot of obedience for listening so a lot goes into it. >> consistency breeds results. >> that is right. >> anyone with that voice. monty is on the move. is he hungry? does he have a favorite? >> monty is always hungry, and he likes a good medium-rare steak. >> i like it. how does he feel if it is not medium rare? >> he always goes for the rare. [laughter] >> he needs a treat and come on and join and what is next for monty? >> we will be back for westminster, and monty will do other activities and be the family pet. >> does he get a vacation? >> he gets to run in his paddock

and be as dirty as he wants. >> but he is sure hat so that is amazing. >> he grew up with my baby, and she calls him happy. that is her puppy. >> he should call him champ because he is a winner. monty, the giant schnauzer, thank you for joining us. that was flash pup pop news. >> i love that, i love up pop news of the world. coming up, how to get your job of your dreams in 2025 and maybe he will be top dog, too.

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>> we are back now with setting career goals for the new year. and joining us is career expert and lori bergamotto with great tips. it is nice to see you, lori nice to see you. >> it is great to be back. >> there is a lot of people that look at the new year as a new opportunity you say there could be a good work opportunities for people in the new year. january is that amazing time to look for jobs because decision-makers back in the office and projects are getting underway. and we will also get a slew of people who quit maybe after they got end-of-year bonus or maybe they didn't get him to of year bonus. is a time to make a plan to following up. >> if you were sending out emails last year at this time and not getting follow-ups, good good to just rereach out to them. >> absolutely the people hiring

you usually not their job that most of the jobs in the country small businesses. they don't have the job of hiring so go back and follow up because they are a little busy and has nothing to do with you about a little busy. >> i try to think it's never about you and i always tell young people to not go that route because you don't want to get in that negative headspace. >> absolutely, don't take it personally. >> okay, we have a great view where question, will white from huntington. let's take a look. how can i focus on my strengths and apply for a new job? >> standing out especially in this world everything is digital so how do you do it? >> your strengths are hidden in three places. but first, look at the compliment you are getting. it is nothing and brushing it off that what seems mundane to you is magical to others and strengths lie in that magic. the second is your win so pick 3-5 things you did well either professionally or personally like in your place of worship or fantasy football. what habits, skills, trades to

bring about to get those goals to successes? and then lastly, think about what didn't go so well. when they do have to learn and what skills did you have to bring about to persevere to the other side of the challenge? on that number three, how should people framed that idea and how much should you bring that to an interview conversation for example but that question of what are your weaknesses? what do you say about that? the worst answer is i work too hard. that is not a weakness. so let's talk about what you really did. in 20 years of executive search when i listen to people to see if they can turn the mirror back on themselves and are they blaming other people or here is what i did and here is what i learned so it wouldn't happen again and i can get better. >> what is the one word people should never use? >> you never want to hear the word "deserve." because deserve a promotion so

let's talk about how you earned that through specific quantitative results. all right, laura, thank you so much as always. we will go to greg dutra in for ginger, hey, greg. >> go to the gulf coast they said, and beautiful shots from houston, texas, and all the way to naples, florida, as we have a very warm day in the northeast. we have already pummeled a record high-low temperature for the lowest warms in philadelphia by 8 degrees this morning. guess what, it will not last long. we have a pocket of vortex coming down in upper midwest gives this burst but all the way to the east coast by the middle of next week and it will be the biggest chill of the season. >> all right, for readers 2024

is one for the books. so we rounded up some of our favorites and one of our favorite people to break down that list, will ganss, hello. we are in the library i don't know if you noticed. so let's get to it. this first one every mood, the first novel is "timeless tale transformed." >> this is revisiting a story you have read and we all loved, but it's been transformed. this is james by -- a story of huckleberry finn reimagined from the perspective of james mark twain with an escaped slave with short chapter so you will plow through it and you will move through it very, very quickly. and for me, i love revisiting a story as an adolescent and senior from a fresh perspective and more mature perspective. it is a joy to read. >> i just read it over christmas, and it is

magnificent. i can attest. but we cannot spend too much time with james because we have to move on for anyone out for a thrill. this is the pick for the best thriller of the year. "the god of the woods" by liz moore and so much fun to read. i thought i would love it as a suspense thriller and i love it 13-year-old girl who goes missing during a sleep away camp that her family actually owns let's get this, her brother went missing from the place 14 years earlier. spooky, suspenseful and i cannot recommend this when i math. -- this one enough. >> we will move down to "love in the air is filled with." this is for the summer by abby and a "good morning america" book club pick and it is about a guy who feels like he has cursed because he breaks up and immediately move on to find the love of their life spiritual and a girl who has the same curse meets on reddit and decide whether to date for the summer and move on to point soulmates but things start to go awry when maybe they developed feelings for each other.

>> i'm still stuck on that on reddit. i will have to read it to understand what's going on. the fiction for the fearless. >> this is the pick for why a book of the year, but it is not just why a book of the year but sleeping girls live by -- it is about a girl who goes to a boarding school and meets her roommate and she's like i have a oh great, i have a new best friend she goes missing after the first night. a gripping thriller. it is fantastic and for ya fans or adults who love ya but this is really, really great. >> well, you are supernatural but rooted in reality. >> this is our pick for historical fiction book of the year and limited by kristin hannah. it is so fantastic. it is a woman who chooses to go to vietnam during the war to serve and the follow-up that happens when she returns. this quote from the author, "the woman had a story to tell, and the world was not quite yet to hear it in three simple words,

"we were there." it is really heavy so don't think you will be able to read it and go to, i don't know, new year's eve party and feel totally fabulous. this one is going to stay with you, okay? >> i hope you stay with us because you are the best, will, for reading the books and educating us. now we will read them. and i will let you know, you can shop for all of these books on goodmorningamerica.com. it is the place to buy books these days. you look really good. >> thank you, tomorrow is new year's eve, will reeve. >> it sure is and because it is, that chef is here for great dishes for your new year's eve party. stay with us on "gma." ♪

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new york city. joe isidori. >> that is me! i am back i met. new year's eve, we have to get festive. >> we will have to start with a cocktail. you guys are doing the work. i'm not doing anything. the strawberry puree, -- it is called the rossini. >> wow! that is a lot! >> like a smoothie. that you know what, take this. [laughter] >> i already messed it up. >> that is what happens when you make us do it. >> let's start the new year. cheers! >> okay, let's get to work, folks. we will make a truffle, carbonara style rigatoni. the first thing i will do is get some rigatoni and here are come on, mushrooms, onions. listen, folks this is new york italian carbonara. it has some cream in it and it

you are heads are going to explode. i'm excited. >> i'm excited for you. >> we have the pasta cooking over a year let's put some peas. >> peas in the pasta? oh, in the sauce, got it. throw the mushrooms and there. i love it. and the bacon over there with a little parsley and a little lemon zest. this guy is eating already. >> this is a new york carbonara, a little bit different than realm that roman carbonara. >> i don't know if you heard i'm from new york. >> the pasta in here, and now, we will go back to ramen a little bit. >> get out, at some cheese. you have to keep the eggs moving i heard. >> we will know that and a little pasta water, a little pasta water. i will make a mess. i will make a mess. >> okay, okay. >> so i have -- i'm a professional. we have the rigatoni, we have

this, that, truffle oil. just to make it look serious, okay? >> is this on the menu? >> carbonara on the menu. >> this has a special carbonara. >> afterwards we like to make it rain, baby. >> yes, yes! >> i've got a little something for you. gio is already gone. >> cheese, cheese! >> here we go. >> fabulous. make it smell, make it smell. all right, we have rossini, we've got the carbonara, and we talk about new york. next thing we have crab dip parmesan, okay? so, this sucker is great, okay cream cheese in it and crab in that. >> i don't know why you are not sharing. it has parmesan in it. you know what i like to do? >> oh, boy, oh, boy!

>> you can't upstage me. we bake it in the oven, and i don't know, 45 minutes or so. >> wow! wow! wow! nice golden brown and crispy and you can have it with rossini. i don't know who's this is. >> could you do this in advance? >> you can make this a day ahead and put it in the refrigerator. bake it, put it in the refrigerator, and bake it again. it is great. what are you doing new year's? because you have a new restaurant. >> i have a new restaurant on 39th at the hotel. you should come by. i will be popping. i think i know a guy. but besides that, i have to be honest, new year's eve is kind of boring and i like to stay home with the family. i'm always on and so that's what i do and so new year's eve, i like to take the day off. another thing you can do is spinach and artichoke with this. you can do different flavors. it is great.

even the rigatoni, you can do different things with. like i said before, the peach and all different types of things. but look, 2025 is going to be the year, a year to remember. and i'm looking forward to it, and i hope you are looking forward to it. >> we are looking forward to it. >> you are awesome and we appreciate you. >> keep the energy up. >> keep the energy up and get that recipe goodmorningamerica.com, we will be right back here. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ probably hundreds of times over the years. two or three days into quitting again. i go get into a vehicle and guess what? there's a pack of cigarettes in there. i mean, i've got the unlit cigarette in my hand and i said to myself, why do i even try to quit? when if i'm going to cave so easily every time. something clicked in my head that told me i can do this?

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problems at the bay bridge. we do have slow up and over the altamont it's a little bit better than a normal commute. there you go. 42 minutes on 580 west 101. getting into the city over the golden gate from marin. not bad, just a little sluggish and highway four is looking great this morning. drew. hey there sue. >> so we're going to our east bay hills camera. it's nice and sunny out there. the frost advisory is over, but we're still chilly out there later on today with lots of sunshine. we'll get you into the mid 50s. reggie. thank you drew. >> time now for live with kelly and mark. we'll see you back on the air at 11 for midday live for midday live. until then,e it's live with kelly and mark. today, the fonz himself, henry winkler. plus actress juno temple. and wish you could turn back time? we've got amazing anti-aging tips.