schedule changes. >> number six san francisco gearing up for its big new year's eve fireworks show. tonight starts at midnight along the embarcadero. we have a list of other events around the bay area at abc seven news.com. >> number seven, if you're staying home this new year's eve, keep it here on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest begins at 8 p.m. it's live from times square, with performances across the country from the jonas brothers, carrie underwood, megan moroney, teddy swims, our alanis and so many more. >> happy new year. >> we'll see you next. don't worry, i ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good morning america. >> rebecca: it's already 2025 half way around the world. here? we are just hours away. the new year's eve ball getting a final test drop before the big moment. and the latest on the security preparations. the forecast for the world's

biggest party. and how ryan seacrest is getting ready. >> the most important thing is the 10-o. >> gio: miracle survivor, one of two who survived the south korea plane crash is speaking out. >> rebecca: honoring jimmy carter, details on how the country and his home town will pay tribute to the late president. and his grandson, jason, joins us live. and the moment when president carter joined gma live, for a special surprise for an incredible little boy. >> gio: new twist in the so-called "gone girl" case, the kidnapper is back in court, accused of two additional home invasions in 2009. prosecuters say dna, puts him at the crime scenes. what the "gone girl" victims are saying now. >> squid games, comes roaring

back, and juju theng is with the actors who played 4-5 and 1. >> down the sideline, gone for the touchdown. >> the trick that helped the lions take down the 49ers! ♪ ♪ >> gio: get out your esspresso, the countdown to new year's eve. >> what's your resolution? >> robin: together we thrive in 2025. >> michael: enjoy every day a little bit more. >> lara: i want to help rescue even more dogs. not all for me, for you. >> will: and george with a resolution everyone can get behind. >> george: more gratitude. >> will: our hopes for the new year, we get ready for tonight. i am headed up to the ball. hoping to avoid this historic

moment in the elevator a decade ago. stuck in the elevator, everybody, supposed to be on good good, but we can't get there ... ryan made it. will i be as lucky? >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america! >> rebecca: >> rebecca: we made it here, good morning america. it is great to be here with everyone on the last day of 2024. i can't believe t. you have your resolutions ready? it >> will: i have places to be, i have to get up to the ball and back, and i am bring you all with me, live. and, i am not the elevator fan, i hope i don't get stuck. >> gio: celebrations taking place in new zealand, that's what the new year looked like in auckland newzealand, one of the first places to celebrate 2025's arrival.

dick clark's "new year's rock' eve", with ryan seacrest. >> rebecca: can't wait, we get to the weather for tonight, greg from the chicago station, is here. and, greg, is it really gonna rain here in times square tonight? >> reporter: it is, but you get to seea true professional at his best. ryan seacrest will be out here in the elements. and i want to show you where it is, it's out there in chicago, so you can see the live view as you look towards lake shore drive off the museum campus, watch the snow on the back side, too, and in new york city, times square, 7 p.m., the rain starts and goes through dirntime, and party time. dinnertime. through mid night, and we will be out here in the elements live all evening, the temperatures in the upper 40es, wind chills in the lower 40s. not the warmest, not the coldest, could be a wet one

and a couple of flashes of lightning are possible. back to you, will. >> will: nothing will rain on our party, thank you for the up date, we will check in with you again later, and new year's security, getting ready for the ball drop, it's a tradition. aaron has the latest from up at the new year's ball, aaron, hello? >> reporter: hello, will, good morning, pretty soon just hour ferocity now, in fact, the world's attention will be on this gleaming sphere. hours for now from now >> people will be looking up, but the nypd will be looking down at them. >> streets around times square closing, the police officers are moving into position, dump trucks filled with sand border the area. mass gatherings, there's no threat to the new year's eve. >> the vehicle ramming incident in germany is the

reason we have trucks full of sand to block off the areas. >> the security plan involves drones, dogs and thousands of officers. >> plain clothes teams, k-9 teams, officers on horse back, helicopters and on boats. the full complement of officers will be here. >> spectators have to go through check points, umbrellas, backpack booze are off-limits. but the police can only do much. >> if you see something suspicious or if it doesn't look or feel right, tell a police officer or call 9-1-1 right away. nypd says all of the attention on this spot could mean new year's eve is exploited by people or groups with grievances but this should not distract from the revalry, and

the billions of shapes and patterns, meant to evoke hope and possibility of a new year. gio? >> gio: with that was beautiful, thank you aaron. and, to the plane crash in south korea, leaving 179 dead, one of two survivors is sharing his experience, we got a first look at the suspected bird strike video: we have more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gio, yeah, both of those survivors rescued from the tail section of the plane, you can see that behind me. south korea is carrying out 5 days of safety checks and inspections on all of the country's 101 boa constrictor boeing 737s. and boeing is here to inspect the crash. the horrific crash that killed 179 passengers and crew. they look at videos of this

moment, showing a flash and a puff of smoke from the jeju air flight minute before it touched down, experts believe it could be a bird strike and a contributing factor to the crash. two crew members in the back of the plane, miraculously pulled out alive. one of the survivors, a 33-year-old flight attendant is recovering from the icu, he told the already been rescued when we came to. >> and, others are processing such loss, three family members were on board for this man, he tells me "my heart aches, every time i speak i feel like i will burst into tears". >> sweeping through the area and combing through the reckage, there are in-flight magazines, safety cards and bits of clothing. trying to look for the

forensic clues they can find. >> they are trying to determine what happened from the 4-minute span, quickly making a 180 degree turn before its dissent, it crashed at 9:03 a.m. exploding into a ball of fire after hitting this concrete structure at the end of the runway. investigators are looking at the concrete structure that the plane crashed into, why was it so close to the end of the runway? >> rebecca: desperately seeking answers. thank you. and turning now to the preparations underway to celebrate the life of former president jimmy carter who died at the age of 100, he will be laid to rest, next week, and we have more from atlanta. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca, the former president's remain will be moved on saturday, first passing his boyhood home,

heading here to atlanta, first at the state house for a moment of silence and here where i am standing at the carter center, there will be a public visitation that will last a few days and people will be able to pay respects. after that, he will head to washington for a public viewing at the u.s. capitol, and then finally, the state funeral, thursday, 9th, current president joe biden will deliver the eulogy, and he'll head home then to be buried at a private ceremony at his home next to his wife, a spot the two of them picked out before she died. gio? >> gio: we have been talking about that love story, beautiful to see that play out. thank you for your reporting here. to the politics and the critical battle for the house speaker

is support mike johnson, house speaker. >> reporter: there are questions raised about whether or not he can hold on it his job, this morning, johnson is getting a boost from donald trump. this morning, president elect donald trump is giving the house speaker mike johnson a lifeline, backing him to keep his job, saying mike has my complete and total endorsement. trump adding speaker mike johnson a good, hard-working religous republicans, let's not blow this chance we have been given. >> i am excited, we worked well together, and we have a lot to do. >> johnson is not out of the woods. he's faced outrage from the right wing of his party. steve bannon, blast begin johnson to try to pass that spending bill. >> clearly johnson is not up to the task, he's gotta go,

right, he's gotta go. should johnson be speaker of the house? >> audience: no! >> president trump, he's are your people. >> the vote on johnson's fate is set for friday, it will be close. >> reporter: he could lose the support of just one republican, and still keep his job. and this morning, several remain undecided. one, congress thomas massey of kentucky makes it clear, he's a hard no, no matter what trump says, for the incoming administration, without a speaker, congress comes to a screeching halt, unable to certify trump's victory. so the big question now, will trump's endorsement quiet the rebellion within his own party, what's clear, it's a test not just for johnson but for trump and his sway over the party. >> thank you, the inauguration is in 21 days. >> will: a major breech at the treasure department. the officials say a

sponsored hacker gained access to treasury workstations, and in washington we have the latest from elizabeth. >> reporter: the treasure department calls it a major breech of systems, by china-state-sponsored hackerce. a letter to congress, the department learned hackers were able to infiltrate a third party software, remotely accessig -- accessing work they are trying to determine the extent of this breech, and the biden administration sounded the alarm, of china targeting critical infrastructure, a china-back group hacked into nine telecommunications companies, including at&t and verizon, and got texts of high level officials, and that's not

clear if it was part of this hack, but networks in the public and the private sectors need to strengthen defenses. rebecca? >> rebecca: that's reality, thank you, elizabeth. now to a rash of burglaries of top professional athletes. the fbi is formally warning that organized theft rings are targeting players. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: home burglaries are brazen, but it's a different level to target the high profile names in sports over the course of months. the fbi is stepping in to warn athletes, even though they have been on alert, the thefts keep happening. this morning, the fbi warning professional sports leagues that highly organized thieves are targeting athletes. it comes after luka donci was the latest star burgarized while he was out of town for the game.

no one was home at the time, luka, filed a police and theft groups have a perception that athletes may have high-end goods, they use social media to identify a pattern for a victim and conduct surveillance, knowing in advance where valuables are kept in the mome. several starce have been victimized since september, stars travis kelce, had his home broken into, more than 20,000 in cash stolen, patrick mahomes, his teammate and quarterback, was also targeted. >> player: this is frustrating, disappointing, i can't get into the details because the investigation is ongoing. >> reporter: thieves entered the home of joe burrow, cincinnati bengels' quarterback. >> player: i feel like my life has been breech in more

than one way. >> glass breakage sensors, it's about redundancy, it boils down to, if your house is too difficult to break into, they are typically moving on. >> and the leagues have warned players that thieves are highly sophisticated. they even pose at joggers to check out the home. >> gio: something no one wants a nationwide rise in respiratory illnesses. good morning, ike. >> reporter: respiratory illnesses on the rise across the country. according to the cdc cases of the cold, flu, vid and rsv are rising, and states in red have high level activity, others moderate activity, all of this happening as millions get together for the holidays. experts say these cases are expected to continue to rise in the coming weeks and so far, 37,000 hospitalizations for the flu, and 15,000 --

1500 deaths. e.r. visits are increasing due to rsv, particularly in young children. the best defense: vaccination said, health experts say vaccinations give you the best protection against sickness, but remember, experts say hygiene plays a big role in prevention, as well. >> rebecca: as a parent, it's tough out there, wishing you well. turning back to new year's for a moment, will you have business to take care of? >> will: i do, i am bringing my phone up to the ball, i am gonna take pictures. greg, thank you so much >> have a coat. >> rebecca: he's on the move. >> will: the massive ball, the most famous new year's celebration. >> gio: not something we said. right? >> will: no, just wanted to get to the view.

>> gio: he's a fit guy, we will be timing him. he will get there fast. the "gone girl" case, the man convicted of that crime is back in court, prosecuters say they linked him to two other home invasions. >> rebecca: will's still making his way to the ball. >> gio: an elevator ride, he says he doesn't know where he's going. >> rebecca: go to the ball not the cake shop outside. over to greg. >> reporter: i am concerned for him, to get in there, it's a secret entrance, i hope he has good guidance, i hope you v i shovel in hand across northern new york, to watertown to stir cuse, there's gonna be heavy snow, look at this, a multi-day event, 1-2 feet, hastings to syracuse and south of buffalo, and with the northeasterly winds super-cold air, and the vortex, if this dice far

enough south. it will be below zero and across the northeast, back with a local forecast. dice in a three, a two. i'm abc seven news meteorologist drew timme with your accuweather forecast. a cold morning out there with freeze warnings. frost advisories posted. it's dry and partly cloudy this afternoon with temperatures mainly in the mid 50s for new year's eve this evening. it's a mix of stars and clouds, but it gets chilly by midnight as we ring in the new year. we'll have those temperatures mainly in the mid

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crossing the runway, an air traffic controller is yelling stop, stop, stop, and the jet stopped short of the runway's edge, but they are investigating. and testing aged row cow's milk cheese for bird flu, the agent -- agency will take 300 samples to see if there's bird flu present, they warn against drink raw milk that doesn't go through the process that kills viruses and bacteria. new charges for the "gone girl" kidnape muller, stephanie has mor this. >> reporter: good morning, a couple of kidnapped by with this man, matthew muller, and they initially suspected this was a hoax, perpetrated by the

couple, then muller went to jail on this crime. and now, these additional home invasion crimes. a new twist in the "gone girl" kidnapper, matthew muller, kidnaping and raping a woman after breaking into their home, and wrongly accused her of a hoax, labeling her girl", and in 2009, there were other home invasions that matched this. police say muller broke into both women's homes within weeks of each other, the cases were unsolved. >> dna-technology has gotten better since 20ten, recently we have been able to find the defendant'sna. 2010 >> he broke into a home and authorities say he tied up the

woman and her boyfriend, and kidnapped huskins holding her captive for 2 days. >> he opened the car door, i thought, this is it ... either i am gonna hear a gunshot and that's it, or i will be pushed off of a cliff. >> once freed the couple was accused of a hoax, fueling suggesting it was like the book & movie "gone girl". >> meticulously stage the crime scene. >> the couple whose store turned into a netflix documentary, went on it get married. we are aware of the charges and working with law enforcement, regarding additional cases, as well. >> reporter: investigators identified muller as a possible suspect in one of those cases but detectives didn't have enough evidence at that time to charge him. rebecca? >> rebecca: thank you stephanie. we turn now to the countdown it 2025, watching the clock, the anticipation is building

and will reeves you are outside in times square, climbed all of those stairs. glad you had your bone broth this morning. show us what's in store up there? >> will: you got it, i am feeling good up here, i got rid of the hard hat and the safety vest, i hope i don't have too much helmet hair, i had to see this upclose, 12,000 pounds, 3,000 led lights all of this stuff. i wonder if i yank on this switch, if we can get the year started early; but i will wait, tonight the ball drops here in the center of new york, in the center of the universe in times square, it will be the party of the century. [ cheers and applause ] >> will: all-around the world the sky is ringing in 2025. [ cheers and applause ] here in new york the countdown to mid-night begins. >> hold it. are you talking about dick clark's "new year's rock' eve" ? >> that's what i said. >> oh, my god, we love that

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milley cyrus, with recking ball. >> ♪ ♪ >> and so many more. from proposals .... will you mary me? >> yes! >> to full-on weddings, all eyes will be on the ball and looking ahead to new beginnings. although it's his 20th year as emce0, it's still not old hat. á >> the ball always drops and when the ball drops down, we say happy new year and it's magical, as if it's the first time every time. >> will: 2025 will show up on schedule, thanks to the inexoral so they tested everything, the ball is good to go, and everything's all set.

i don't know if i am allowed to touch it, just did, sorry, but it's going into retirement, anyway. this whole tradition started in 1907, the first ball was wood. you get to see all of them in the building "one times square ", going on display "next year", so that's tomorrow, i guess. we leave you on this gorgeous, gorgeous day, with the best view of times square, and tonight it's the center of the universe, you got dick clark's "new year's rock' eve" with ryan seacrest happy new year guys. >> rebecca: looking forward to that, thank you will, we will be watching with ryan seacrest tonight. and coming up next, juju cheng, takes us behind the scenes with the creators and players of the new season of squid games. and will reeves, you think he'll make it back here i think he can get back with for the "play of the day".

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performing lineup on the "new year's rock' eve". and the forecast for the world's biggest party, gretting ready for the big moment. >> rebecca: honoring jimmy carter, the late former president's grandson, when president carter joined gma live for a special surprise for an incredible little boy. >> president: i am glad to see you. >> guest: i am glad to see you, too. >> will: get your esspresso. >> robin: together we thrive in 2025. that's our family motto. >> lara: i want to rescue mores dogs. >> george with a resolution everyone can get behind. >> george: more gratitude. >> we take to you space this morning, and into party central here in times square as we say, good morning america. ♪ ♪

>> announcer: live in times square, this is gma! ♪ ♪ >> will: so glad to say, good morning america, for the final hour of gma in 2024, and rebecca and gio, so much to look forward to as we count down to the new year. >> rebecca: it's already 2025 in sidney australia, it won't be long for us. together we thrive e thrive in 2025. love that robin said that, tonight's "new year's rock' eve", with ryan seacrest, starting 8 p.m., on abc. so many big guests as ryan counts down to 2025. >> rebecca: top stories breaking at 8, starting with the forecast, we say bye-bye to 2024. greg is outside in times square, greg? oh, you are inside now, it's nice sotee you. >> -- to see you? >> i have the running shoes on

today, not the dress shoes, so looking at the new year's forecast, it all starts in chicago, rain is coming down, now we will track this system, this is coast-to-coast, bringing rain into new york about dinnertime, through the new year when the ball drops. on the north side, there's cold air behind it, new york city, temperatures in the upper 40s and you could see a flash or two of lightning, but it's warm and clear across the north, you could ring in 2025, the dakotas with the northern lights. >> gio: appreciate your running shuse, and now to the new year's eve preparation. shoes. aaron has a viewst entire area. view of the entire area the world's attention will be on this giant le ball. and, it takes thousands of officers, bomb-sniffing dog,

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on new year's day, texas meets arizona state in the peach bowl, oregon and ohio state play a rematch in the rose bowl. georgia plays notre dame in the sugar bowl. >> rebecca: ringing in the new year with football. thank you, ike. and we are remembering a former colleague, aaron brown, first anchor of "world news now", and "world nuse -- weekend edition", and he's passed away, he earned awards for the cnn-coverage of the 9/11 attacks and he's remembered as an uncompromising journalist and incredible, grew up in minnesota, i looked up to him as a kid. he will be remembered. coming up in the gma morning menu, jason carter, the grandson of the late president, joining us live. >> will: ishes ands for

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♪ ♪ >> rebecca: welcome back to gma, on this new year's eve, thanks for starting your last day of 2024 with us. we are about to talk to jason carter grandson of the late president jimmy carter and

look at this moment from the gma vault, when president carter joined gma live for a special surprise for an incredible little boy. mattie stephanek, an 11-year-old with muscular dystrophy. take a look: >> sound clip: you talked to jimmy carter on the phone, he took your phone calls? >> yes. i would like to meet him. >> reporter: how about today? >> any day. >> reporter: look on over there, i think you will find he's here and would like to meet you. huh! oh, my gosh. hello. >> president: one of the great ambitions in my life is to meet mattie stephanek, i am glad to see you. >> i am glad to see you. >> president: i am proud of your poetry book, i wrote one a few years ago, but i never got on the "new york times" bestseller list. [ laughter ] >> rebecca: what a special moment and, we are now joined by jimmy carter's grandson,

jason carter, nice to see you, jason, good morning. >> guest: thank you for having me. good morning. >> rebecca: we are sorry for your loss, but we also want to remember the man jimmy carter. you were a toddler when he was president. what are your memories of growing up with way grandfather who happened to be one of the most powerful men in the world? >> guest: as you saw from the clip, he's also a pretty great just "regular guy", one of the best things we have been talking about lately, fur 40 years there's been a carter family trip they hosted over new year's, so new year's eve is a day we spent together for my whole life, a huge number of my memories with him are sipping champagne on new year's, hanging on, exactly like today. >> rebecca: so you all enjoyed a champagne on new year's eve. do you have favorite memories? >> guest: of course, he was

my grandfather, like others do i have memories of him taking my fishing, sitting around and talking about what i should do in my life, when i graduated from college, he and i sat down and i said what would you do if you were me, and he said would go to africa and join the peace corps, so i did that. he's an interesting guy, but he was a grandfather to me, first. >> rebecca: you end up in politics, so i am curious, i am sure that came up in conversation with him, what did he think of all of that, and how did he guide you? >> guest: i think, you know, he's one of those people who demonstrates that you can be in politics and not change who you are, that you can be an honest person, a person who out faith and love and still be in politics. and i think that was my hope. and you know, politics is messy. and he was always one of those rare people who was able to reach the highest levels of it

without compromising who he was. his campaign advice was not super-helpful but advice about how to be a good person was great. >> rebecca: what was the campaign advice that didn't pan out? [ laughter ] >> guest: he ran for office in a time where he shook 600,000 hands to run for governor, it was talking to people, and these days it's more about raising mony and trying to get on tv, et cetera, it's a different world. money in many ways a worse one, but he was a remarkable person who did change with the times and, you know, never -- that picture of him and my grandmother i think sums up who they are, that love story is one of the great american love stories. >> rebecca: a truly beautiful relationship. speaking of money, he was famously frugal, i understand there's a funny story about replacing appliances or he didn't want you to do such things? >> guest: even to this day, the microwave in the kitchen

in their house ticks when you turn it up to 2 minutes, tick-tick-tick. the phone has a cord, today. because why would you get a new phone if this one works fine? they grew up in the depression era, spent 8 years in politics and the other 92 years he was at home in plains georgia, working around the world, doing things for the carter center and otherwise. and but really he was a small-town guy .... who lived out that faith that is reflected in that picture. and the love that's reflected in that picture. >> rebecca: i think a lot of people can relate to that idea of small-town principals, depression era grandparents, for example. and how are you now furthering your grandfather's vision at the carter center. >> guest: i mean he built this remarkable organization. over 40 years, it's been his life's work, and there's 3,000

employees that work all over the world. he won the nobel peace prize for work at the carter center, working on peace, democracy, human rights and health and the carter center continues to do that work today. of those 3,000 employees, 200 are in the u.s. and the rest are located all over the world where the centers can do the most good for the most people internationally, and it's been remarkable for me to be the chair of the board for the last several years and do that work with him. >> rebecca: we wish you and your family well, we know you will be delivering a eulogy, at the funeral, we appreciate you sharing the lovely memories with us this morning. >> guest: thank you very much, this day is a day of reflection for all of us, looking back, we are looking towards the future, all continuing the legacy, thank you very much for having me. >> rebecca: thank you, jason, happy new year to you and your family. >> guest: you too.

>> rebecca: out to greg. >> reporter: eerily empty out here, but me and it 999,999 of my closest friends will be out here tonight, look at the cold air moving in, temperatures drop into the single digits, across the midwest, upper teens through new york city, and potential for cold to go into the deep south, in a three, a two. i'm abc seven news meteorologist drew timme with your accuweather forecast. a cold morning out there with freeze warnings. frost advisories posted. it's dry and partly cloudy this afternoon with temperatures mainly in the mid 50s for new year's eve this evening. it's a mix of stars and clouds, but it gets chilly by midnight as we ring in the new year. we'll have those temperatures mainly in the mid 40s. accuweather seven day shows you will keep it dry tomorrow and thursday. showers back in the forecast friday to level one with drier skies over the

>> rebecca: ready for pop, will? >> will: sure am, the final pop nuse of 2024. without delay, we have just hours to go until we ring in the new year, we figured we would share a few of our new year's resolutions with all of you, check it out. >> robin: our family moto: together we thrive in janai? >> my resolution is to become conversational at spanish. >> lara: i want to rescue three e more >> gio: i started learning the piano, i want to master the piano. >> i want to shred on the electric guitar. >> i would love for the new year to do more yoga. more meditation, more yoga. >> george: more gratitude.

>> i like that. >> whit: i am looking for ways to avoid arguments with my daughters, looking for solutions for a better relationship in 2025. >> michael: enjoy every day a bit more. "cheers" to the new year, everyone. cheers! >> will: gio shared his, what's yours, rebecca? >> rebecca: i will be more patient with the family and take more vacations! >> oh! how about you, will? >> will: lara inspired me, write creatively every day, sleep more, and stop procrastinating which i will get to tomorrow, buse ryan seacrest stopped by to tell us about the dick clark "new year's rock' eve" line ups. because and the past 19 new year's eve's he's hosted, the maiden voyage, was alongside dick clark. ryan called it "terrifying",

because he was nervous to be with the legendary dick clark. #4, jonas brothers, first time they performed in times square was 2008, they are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a new performance tonight, that will be great. #3 and #2, the weather, rain, snow, cold, making any experience in times square more interesting, in 2009, they got soaked with christina aguilara. >> taylor swift came straight from a performance ... and, ryan gave her his jacket to wear. >> rebecca: a man of many coats we have learned. >> will: #1, ryan's favorite things about new years, his ability to store his winter and rain coats here in our studio. he has top-secret .... >> gio: did we find the closet? >> will: he calls it "the cage".

>> rebecca: it's a 2025 resolution: find the cage. >> will: dick lark-- dick clark's "new year's rock' eve", with ryan seacrest, on abc. that's what we will be watching. 2024, new, new year's trend originate on tiktok. this involves eating 12 grapes underneath the kitchen table on new year's eve. it began in spain in the 1800s. >> i did this as a kid. >> rebecca: you did? >> will: represents a month of the new year, consuming grapes brings good fortune and prosperity. we have here. >> rebecca: did you count these out? >> will: you have 12, gio and i started eating these. >> gio: you were doing an important interview, we were doing the taste-test. >> rebecca: i want to make sure it works. >> will: the modern interpretation of the danish tradition of plate smashing. the og-practice, was done at

the doorstep of friends and family to bring good luck, now people write things down they want to let go of in the new year and smash plates with friends and open the door at midnight, let the old year out, bring the new year in, like the irish do. however you choose to celebrate, we hope that everything pops for you in 2024. >> gio: nice way to end that, good final pop news of 2024. keep popping the grapes >> will take a walk. if your new year's resolutions is to get finances in better shape, we have our finance guru, here to help. a new book called "money for couples", he's joining us with good advice as we head into the new year, rameet, nice to meet you. and, this is something people talk about, how do you have that conversation with your partner in the first place? >> guest: i think if you look at how couples talk about money, most couples don't have

a positive conversation about money. it's "why did you spend that, i can't believe you did that", and one person wants to talk about money while the other want wants to avoid, and you get into a cycle. so the real solution in 2025 is to totally change the cycle. and you can have your first positive conversation about money. it's four parts. start off, the first person goes and says look i want to talk about money because i want us to feel connected. i want us to do this together, this is how i feel today, i feel alone, maybe i feel overwhelmed, how about you? and then here's how i want to feel. i want to feel "confident", i want to feel like a team. and then the last part? when are we gonna talk next, no numbers no complexity, keep iticism and he will positive. -- keep it simple and positive. >> gio: it's so important, you say one person usually likes to handle the money and one who doesn't. >> guest: that's a no-no. in so many couples there's a

money-person. money is not like a couple, like where one person empties the dishwasher and the other mows the lawn, it's more like parenting, both partners need to be involved. you have to both talk about money regularly and both of you are involved. >> gio: is it easier said than done when you talk about debt, in particular. that's a stressor for many people. >> guest: debt sucks the energy out of the room, it's hard to imagine a rich life when you talk about debt, but the good news is, live a rich life even with debt all you need to do is make a plan. see, when i talk to couples, 90% of them do not even know how much debt they owe. wow. so the solution is simple. go online. debt payoff calculator. plug in your numbers. and now you have a light at the end of the tunnel. you know when you will be debt free. >> what are some habits that you

can put into practice right now as we start this new year that can help you? >> this is why i like making a plan beyond resolutions. i want couples talking about money every month. you have an agenda. i know that might seem weird, like a business, but you are running the business of a household. you talk about money every month and you do it together. >> you do it together. ramit, thank you so much. we so appreciate you. so the book is called money for couples and it is available right now. coming up, finding love in 2025. stick around. you're watching gma on this new year's eve. >> we just love waking up holiday mornings with you. >> good morning america. good morning america. >> good morning america. good morning america. >> good morning america. happy new year from all of us here at good morning america. >> woo! 2025. >> bring it, bring it, bring it. january mornings on gma. >> it is time to start strong in 2025. let's do it people. >> how you feel, how you look. living your best. >> come on, start strong. come

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roadways in the entire bay area, and it's moving at a really good clip this morning, so that's indicative. golden gate bridge just a gorgeous morning. absolutely crystal clear as drew's been saying. a little chilly, but moving at the limit from marin county. some fog descending on marin. one thing to note. south bay, south of gilroy. we've got a road closure. north 101 due to an accident. >> how about the fireworks forecast? drew has that when we come back? >> let's see if triple a can take us somewhere fun. let's go somewhere, sandy. let's go somewhere magical. but first, let's get this fixed. >> triple a, your membership to go. >> good morning, i'm cindy bigelow. i hope this morning you do something just for you. enjoy a warm cup of bigelow tea. so 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. >> yes. it was always bigelow tea. wow. >> that's what my family hopes for. >> cheers. cheers. >> more moments are made at home, so why not enjoy them with new flooring and countertops from the floor? store bay area flooring authority. >> our new years clearance sale is going on now up to 50% off storewide. 18 months free financing and no sales tax. >> hey, let's go somewhere fun with triple a. let's go for a night on the town. no kids. let's go for a weekend away. okay, let's bring the kids. but first, let's get this fixed. >> triple a, your membership to go.

>> take a look outside. live at san jose this morning. sunny skies out there. it is cold. look at these temperatures. we're at 38 in fremont, 34 in saint helena, at 42 in oakland holding at about 35 in danville. so we do have frost advisories and freeze warnings posted this morning until 9 a.m. for these chilly temperatures later on today, under partly cloudy skies, we'll go into the mid 50s for the evening festivi. as we welcome the new year, we'll have mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 40s. reggie drew, thank you. >> another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can always catch us on our welcome back to gma lifetime from times square. >> rebecca: welcome become to gentlemen jeem with. the gma, the stage is set for later tonight, talking about earlier in the broadcast, something will confided in us, he said this was not his first

time visiting the big ball. it happened in 2002? and tharchings to the amazing behind -- and thanks to the amazing behind the scenes team, they pulled up the archived video. >> will: i came here with my parents in 2002, i was 10 years old, usually i was not allowed to stay up until mid-night, i was cranky ... so cranky. my mom, who was normally never mad at me said you better shape up, we were in the middle of times square. >> gio: we got it right there. >> there's my dad. right there. there was me. and you are in the hat? >> i was in the hat, it said 2002. there's my dad. there he is. >> rebecca: did you choose that hat and classes, -- glasses, in the 2000s, you could do the glasses that had the year. 2002,

symmetriical. >> good way to start 2025. i will stay up to mid-night, because we are hosting people, i gotta watch all of the dick clark's "new year's rock' eve", with ryan seacrest. and then i will be i guess, staying up to 12:01 a.m.. >> rebecca: now talking about love. >> will: love in the new year, the first few days of the year are the busiest, of the entire year, joining us is a relationship expert, anna morganstern, tips for finding love in the new year, thank you for being with us. the first step, someone can take to set up for relationship success in the new year with is what? >> guest: thanks for having me here.

i felt the love coming into this segment. one thing i love to do, i tell all of my clients to do this is write the list of characteristics, what you are looking for in a partner, and take it a step further, take stock of the previous year and see who were you in 2024, who do you want to become in 2025. i like to break it up between mind/body/spirit. a goal could be taking a class stolearn something new, nigh class to learn something new, a new skill, join pickleball or a run club but if you are not athletic i am not either, backgammon, and in-person groups. it's important for self esteem and confidence to do something that makes you feel good about yourself, get into volunteer work, join a religous organization, meet people that way, too, you have a powerful

list of values to bring to dates and to talk about. >> rebecca: i love that idea of also just feeling good inside. because i think new year's, it can bring up reflection, and the reflection is not always positive, you may look back on the previous experiences and love, and feel negative. how do you overcome that in the year ahead? >> guest: it's really easy to think about the negative stuff, but anytime you feel a bit down, think about the positives and i am sure we have done plenty of things in the last year, so many things you can do, making goals that are realistic is important, and so a couple of things that you can do every week and they feel important. check in on family members, anything like that. >> will: talking about 50 dates here, we have lee michael who has a question for you, take a look. >> sound clip: tons of men are struggling to show up on first dates, they are not confident, not able to communicate effectively, and feeling

nervous. what are the tips and advice to help men show up comfortably, confident and nail the first date? >> guest: i mean, listen, it's just a first date, not married at first sight. people need to be not so hard on themselves to put too much pressure on first dates. a trick that's helpful is having a security blanket with you. a physical object, you don't have to use it but knowing it's there, simple as having a screen saver on the phone, a picture that tells a really good story you want to share on the date or something like bringing a deck of cards if you like playing cards, if there's a lull, you could be like "let's play a game of rummy" or anything that can be fun, it can calm nerves. >> if you know magic, that would be cool. >> rebecca: i can juggle. [ laughter ] >> will: say the first date goes well, how do you go about getting the second date? >> guest: to make the first date go well, you need to spark a connection, build a

chemistry, you do that by sharing stories. you don't have to ask people, where did you grow up, boring questions. ask them about a favoritehood -- favorite childhood memory. ask the whys and the how's. when you share stories you build intimacy and connection. and then you are probably getting a second date, because they will feel good leaving you. listening and asking questioning is the way to go. >> rebecca: do you talk about a second date on the first date, is that something you should do? >> guest: i like that, the idea of building, you know, an idea -- >> rebecca: lock it in. >> guest: how do you spend your time, are there things you want to do, mention those things and if they react well on the date, do not wait, if you feel they are excitedwhy not? >> will: match maker friend of the show, anna morganstern,

we wish you a happy new year and for all of you looking for love, take anna's advice, you will find it sooner than you think, we are looking for love birds across country, headed for their happily ever after. tell us why you want to propose to your significant other, you may be included in a giant proposal on valentine's day. >> gio: that's a good qr code to scan right now, stick around on this new year's!

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♪ ♪ >> rebecca: back with way winter warn being chimneys, the statistics show there are more than 16,000 home fires related to fireplaces and chimneys, resulting in 20 deaths every year. gio has ways to keep your family safe, this is important, gio. >> gio: it's important, we don't think about it when we think about the chimney, it's not just the fire, we will show you there's a hidden danger inside, too. take a look. >> watch as firefighters battle flames spewing from the top of this chimney in arkansas. that one was contained.

just look at what a chimney fire did this to home in kansas. the flames spread. >> gio: i am gio with good morning america. to make sure the home owners were safe, we went door to door in 2019, in teaneck new jersey, inspecting chimneys above, below and within. the master chimney sweep, michael, inside of is chimney, he discovered creosote glaze, a byproduct of burning wood. the blaze is combustible, if a spart goes up, it would ichnite and result in a chimney fire. ignite we leave the home with instructions to follow up. and remember, it even if you don't have a fireplace, you may still have a chimney, some are connected not to fireplaces but heating equipment like a furnace, boiler or hot water heater, a concern here comes debris

falling into it and clogging the vent, pumping deadly carbon monoxide back into the home. check out this vent from the furnace, we were shocked. >> there's a bird, you want to look? >> sure is. we have a bird in there. >> dig deep and pull out leaves by the shovelful. it could build up if not removed. up on the roof, the lead technician, christopher, shows us how the debris got in. there's no chimney cap, leaving it wide open to the elements. we installed one on the spot, a fix to this potentially serious problem. >> get chimneys inspected once a year, make sure the inspector is certified. >> rebecca: important information there, how do you realize there may be something wrong? >> gio: it was tricky, have a look outside, one thing you can do is look outside, see if there's cracks in the chimney, and look for any white or black stains, loose bricks or if there's soot going into the

house, those are things to look for, one thing you always, always need, a carbon monoxide detector, you want one on every floor. >> rebecca: important for everyone, not just people with chimneys. thank you gio appreciate t. back outside to greg, who is up at the new year's eve ball. hi, greg. it >> reporter: they have me running around again, feast your eyes, this may be one of the last times you see me and this six ton friend nice and dry, the new year's eve forecast is going to be wet, storms stick around through the midnight hour, a couple of strokes the lightning. if you are in the northern u.s., north dakota, you have a chance to see the northern lights as the calendar ticked over from 2024 in three two i'm abc seven news meteorologist drew timme with your accuweather forecast. a cold morning out there with frost advisories and freeze warnings. we'll get you into the mid 50s today. here's the

accuweather seven day forecast dry for new year's eve. tonight a quiet start to >> will: as we have been say, the final countdown to 2025. and our lifestyle contributor, lori bergamotto is here to kick off the "start strong", series for 2025. >> it's new years eve. >> lori: everyone's getting ready for the celebration with all of the preparations happening, here in new york ahead of the new year's rocking eve, sponsored by planet fitness, this morning is all about taking care of our bodies and building strength. >> gio: you have an upper body move to show us here? i am not quite dressed for this. [ laughter ] >> guest: if you have time for one move in the morning, and we know you have time for the one move, our friends at planet fitness, told us about the dumbbell press. bend your knees slightly,

engauge the corp. have palms facing up as you reach the top of the curl, and rotate, so palms are facing out at the top of the press. you don't want to lock your elbows, keep doing this, maybe reps of 8. and it works your biceps and shoulders. >> gio: how do you keep people motivated? >> guest: it's a factor, you can keep going if you want. start the year strong, try plantet fitness, get moving with cardio and their equipment. and you will love this, many locations are 24 hours open. and you find time to work out. good for your schedules. you can fiped time to work out no matter your schedule, it starting today, gio, you can join planet fitness $1 down $15 a month, cancel anytime. find you can get a jump of making 2025 your strongest year yet.

i know you will. >> gio: just a buck, tune into the dick clark "new year's rock' eve", 8 p.m. eastern here on abc. the ball drop, you know the time, mid-night, coming up here we are putting together a glamorous look for new year's eve, st

♪ ♪ >> rebecca: we are back now, if you are looking to elevate your look for tonight's festivities, we are here to help. we have a style expert, erica to put together looks for new year's eve. you brought it today. you look absolutely stunning. >> guest: i had to show up as the ball, basically. >> rebecca: be the ball, that's what i say. there's a lot of great things that you brought with us this morning, we start over here with this look. >> guest: yes, so, it's last-minute, you have had

plans changed and you finally decided to go out, what will you wear? you want to take some of your wardrobe staples that you love, add a bit of festive sparkle to it. that's what i did here, a classic oxford buttondown, paired with an indigo-wide-leg denim, from h & m, i blinged this up, i add add a bustier over top of the oxford, this is great, because it has a bit of bling, not too in your face, you can wear it for new year's eve and beyond. this is a great option, bustiers are trending in a big way, if you don't want to expose too much skin, this is the way to wear it. >> rebecca: this is the comfortable way to wear a bustier. >> guest: you can swap the oxford shirt for a sheer body suit or even a classic black turtleneck. then you add a bit more bling to the accessories, that's

what i did here with the cute earrings, or ... >> rebecca: those are great. >> guest: or the sling-back silver pump. >> rebecca: interesting you paired it with the wider leg jeans. >> done on a darker wash, it elevates your look and makes you feel more dressed up. this is a classic little black dress, we all have one at home, this is the easiest way with to build an out fit especially for new year's eve. this acts like a blank canvass, i started off with sh net tights with crystal embellishment on them, $7 from amazon, great price point. you will notice here the crystal embellishment stops around the ankle, you want to go to a soft boot. i love this one, it's done in a satin-affect, instantly making it feel more elevated and more dressed up. from there, you want to add

bling in fun areas with the little black dress to tie it together, this is a rhinestone belt under $20 on amazon and, a i added fun earrings, go bold or subtle, whatever you feel like and, accessory bags. >> rebecca: put more sparkles in the mix, and you will be on point. perfect. okay, so there will be a lot of people outside, outside here in times square. it's not the coldest of the cold new year's eve, but it will be chill , in a lot of places. you can bring the party to your outdoor look, as well. >> i will pop this on you, you will be my model. >> i remember you want to go "bold", and with that you want to go bold with color. i love this wool coat. >> rebecca: thank you. >> guest: this is from the banana republic, this is

crimson red, with a built-in scarf, it's removable, through the button in the back, you have it for an extra layer or not. you look gorgeous in this color by the way. >> rebecca: don't mind if i do. >> guest: she's serving realness here. and, you can elevate with the faux fur earmuffs. this feels a little star wars but i love it. [ ughter ] >> guest: you could go monochromatic or bold with the accessories, you can color block. >> rebecca: you don't have to be totally matching. >> guest: do some color blocking techniques, using hot pink with a red, you will stand out, if you are in the crowd tonight, i am finding you in this bit. >> rebecca: happy new year everybody, thank you so much, happy new year to you. you always bring it, and you it shop for these looks on

goodmorningamerica.com and you don't have to wear this one just like this, but you can wear it kinda like this. [ laughter ] >> guest: so

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>> we love spending this last day of 2024 with you. but before we go, we want to send our best wishes to graphic artist steve korn. he is starting 2025 by beginning a new chapter, retiring from abc news after 37 years. he's earned three emmys alg the way. thank you, steve, for making us look so great, and i hope he made that graphic. >> you're invited to the best party in the world, dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest, starting at 8:00 eastern tonight right here on abc. happy new year. >> happy new year 2025. bring it, bring it, bring it. january mornings on gma. it is time to start strong in 2025. let's do it people. >> how you feel, how you look. living your best. >> come on, start strong. come on, start strong. come on. start strong. >> finish with this one. >> love is in the air. and gma is looking for lovebirds who are thinking about popping the big question and getting married. scan this qr code and tell us your love story and you may be part of a giant proposal live on

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tracy or up and over the altamont pass. everybody is in the green. looks like the fog is starting to diminish in the san rafael area for visibility purposes. drew has more on that. >> yeah. hey, sue. looking lovely from our east bay hills camera this morning. lots of sunshine out there. it is chilly right now in the 30s and in the 40s. later on today under partly cloudy skies will max out in the mid 50s. then for the festivities later on this evening, we'll find partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 40s. reggie. drew. >> sounds good. thank you. time now for live with kelly and mark. we'll see you again at 11 for midday. again at 11 for midday. live. ♪♪ deja vu: it's "live with kelly & mark." ♪♪ today, actress ali wong and "late night" host seth meyers, plus a performance from the one and only alessia cara. ♪ so raise your glass if you are wrong ♪