a five car pileup in alamo. southbound 680 at stone valley road. and this one we're showing you is in fremont, southbound, 880 autumn parkway. slowing things down. >> number seven, an emotional pet robot, has made an appearance at ces in las vegas. the pet is being called a modern day furby. it can react to your cuddles and voice and hug you if you are sad, you know. >> good luck. good luck. i know whatever helps, i guess. i don't know. yeah, whatever. i want to know how much to. >> yeah. and you don't have to clean up too much after it. much better. >> i still prefer a dog or a cat. yes. pet rock. it's not a pet rock. bye. >> michael: good morning america for our viewers in the west. the death toll from the california fires rising, as we get a clear picture of the scope of the devastation, with fire still raging.

utter devastation. more than 10,000 structures destroyed or damaged, entire neighborhoods wiped out. families returning home to what looks like a war zone, hoping to salvage anything from where their houses once stood. overnight, the canyon fire quickly scorching 1,000 acres in just hours, forcing more to evacuate in a moment's notice. our team is on the ground covering it all. ginger with when the worst of the powerful winds will be over. >> george: snow and ice from texas to delaware. the major record breaking winter storm slamming most of the south. this morning the flights impacted and the dangerous driving conditions right now. >> rebecca: sentencing day for president-elect trump in his new york hush money case after the supreme court denied his last minute request to block him from becoming the first president ever sentenced for committing a crime. >> george: tik tok's last stand.

days before the ban is set to take effect, supreme court justices will hear arguments to determine the fate of the app used by an estimated 100 million americans. >> michael: instant classic. >> the kick is good! >> michael: notre dame kicking a game winning field goal with seconds to go, punching their ticket to the national championship game after beating penn state in the orange bowl. sorry, lara, but it looks like you and sam still had a lot of fun. >> announcer: live from times square, it's friday "good morning america." >> michael: good morning america. lara and sam had a lot of fun, win or lose, in miami after that close game. we're going to have much more from them ahead. maybe too much fun. they look -- >> george: look a little tired this morning. [ laughter ] >> rebecca: you can't take the two of themming to anywhere.

they're always so much fun. and the latest on the new jobs report that could provide insight about the economy as we get settled into the new year. >> george: we're going to begin with the fire emergency in california. one of the worst natural disasters in that state's history. 8,000 firefighters and emergency personnel have been deployed, including the national guard. firefighters have poured in from all over the country to help. overnight, officials said the death toll has now risen to ten people. a new fire, the kenneth fire, ignited in the west hills and quickly scorched nearly 1,000 acres in a matter of hours. want to show you this map that shows the fires and evacuation zones. so far 180,000 residents have been told to evacuate at some point over the course of this disaster. some people are now returning to what's left of their homes, block after block you see it right there obliterated. more than 10,000 structures destroyed or damaged. the palisades fire is the most destructive in southern california history. it's burned an area larger than the size of manhattan. chief national correspondent

matt gutman starts off our team coverage. good morning, matt. >> reporter: george, good morning. we talk about these numbers 10,000 structures destroyed, ten people killed as tens of thousands of acres, but you don't really get the sense of scale until you see it with your own eyes driving through here. look at that. cars obliterated like bombs went off. it's on both sides of the street. want you to look off into the distance over there. you might be able to see a plume of smoke. there are still fires going on in pacific palisades. this is the iconic sunset boulevard, the very heart of this town. it is obliterated, not just homes but businesses as well. firefighters say it is going to be weeks before they can go here, make this place safe to even allow people whose homes have not been destroyed, to go back.

people are being allowed in for a few minutes at a time at certain points in the day. this morning new harrowing images revealing the scale of the damage in los angeles. >> i don't know how we'll come back from this. i don't even know where to start. >> reporter: across the county more than 10,000 structures destroyed. overnight the number of fatalities jumping to ten. >> mars would be more habitable than this place. it's crazy. there's absolutely nothing. >> reporter: once densely packed neighborhoods, now a smokey wasteland. >> pacific palisades right now could be taken off the map. there is no pacific palisades. >> reporter: but trickling back into this hellscape were families hoping to salvage an heirloom, a momento. >> that is the living room. that's the front entrance. beyond that there was a bedroom. >> reporter: in the rubble, a condo building in pacific palisades remains unnoticed. is this your safe? >> it is. glad we got to it before the

looters got to it. >> reporter: gail has little left. passports, things like that? are somewhere here? >> yes. everything. everything. everything. >> reporter: the widow hoping her wedding ring survived this inferno. >> wow. >> reporter: mario pushed the safe off the building, cracked it open. for a moment gail held her breath. >> there's my wedding ring. >> reporter: there it was, still glittering. very cool. quickly police on the hunt for looters, came to investigate. how major of a concern is looting here? >> it's huge. it's huge. you have million dollar homes, rows and rows of them. there's really no way to police this area effectively right now. >> reporter: at least 20 people have been arrested for looting. check points everywhere. right now that young man on the motorcycle is being pushed away by the officer. he blew through this check point here. immediately they pounced and chased him. susan and tracy dozens who walked here in the homes of

being escorted back to their homes. >> i've been here since tuesday. i've got the same socks. everything is the same. >> it's almost at this stage in my life when i thought it was the end of the marathon, i'm at the beginning of a new marathon. we have to create everything from scratch. >> reporter: they got the call, jumped in the car and off they went. just a few minutes later. >> it's apocalyptic. it's like someone dropped a bomb. there's cars burned out. there's ash everywhere. we were thinking it was going to be bad, but i think we both had no idea how bad it was. >> reporter: like so many grappling with the loss of almost everything. >> if i could only have found one thing, this was it. this was the bell we had on the front of the house. it came from my husband's childhood home in somerset, england. it's damaged, but it's alive. >> reporter: these satellite images show the size and scope of the devastation. where there were once sprawling communities, now a wasteland surrounded by areas splattered in red fire retardant.

this picture shows obliterated homes. hazes obscuring the scene below. there that tattered flag covered in soot. waving half staff among the debris. of course the greatest loss, human lives. the new york times reporting 82-year-old rodney dickerson and arlene kelly were among the dead. 66-year-old victor shaw. >> i opened the front door. said, victor, we gotta get out. that's it. we got here. i didn't hear him say anything. i heard him say nothing. i ran to the car and i just got out. i just got out. i went down the street. there was a police car. i flagged him. and i said, my brother's in the house. i need help. he told me to get out. he said, go. >> reporter: his family later finding his body with a garden hose in his hand. >> i couldn't be here to save him.

i couldn't be here. that's what hurts the most. >> reporter: so you guys can see the fire still cooking in the rec center behind me. firefighters trying to put that out. they even got to put out the embers before they start new fires. just to our left that's the iconic rec center here in pacific palisades just to my left over here, that is the library. just beyond that, on the other side of the street, we're gonna shift here, is the elementary school over here. firefighters say that this place is not safe for people to be here. l.a.p.d. says they are still going house to house throughout these neighborhoods trying to assess the damage but also to see if there are additional fatalities. they believe there are additional fatalities here. it's going to be many, many months before people will be able to move back here to this

town. guys? >> michael: our thoughts are definitely with everyone there. another new fire erupted. the kenneth fire quickly scorched about 1,000 acres. kayna whitworth is tracking the latest. what do we know about the person that was taken into custody near this new fire? >> reporter: yeah, michael. good morning. we're learning a person has been detained in connection with that kenneth fire as they investigate it as arson. now that fire started as firefighters were trying to save communities like this in altadena that not only lost homes and businesses, but buildings as well. overnight the kenneth fire igniting in the west hills, quickly ravaging nearly 1,000 acres in a matter of hours. evacuation orders expanding rapidly. l.a.p.d. says they have detained someone in connection as they continue their arson investigation. >> the speed of which this fire

went is just unbelievable. >> reporter: santa ana winds picking up again friday. gusts already at 81 miles an hour. >> we are expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds. >> reporter: 180,000 residents told to evacuate and more than 300,000 without power. overnight, the palisades fire growing. early estimates of more than 5,000 structures destroyed. it's now the most destructive fire in california history, burning nearly 20,000 acres with just 6% containment. amid the fight, a civilian drone colliding with a super scooper damaging the wing, grounding the vital resource, a possible federal crime being investigated by the faa. scenes from above are unrecognizable. >> at one point we'll be able to do a more thorough search of these impacted areas. some of them look like a bomb was dropped in them. >> reporter: and not everyone made it out. the death toll rising to ten.

as governor newsom deploying 8,000 fire fighting and emergency personnel including the national guard. firefighters pouring in from all over the country to help assemble at the front lines battling the flames and the wind. lot of the damage out here looks more like a hurricane. when you think of life threatening catastrophic wind events, this is the after math. this is a pine tree that snapped at the top and went crashing down into the road. and for many, they fear returning is not an option. >> at our age, it's gonna take years to come back, for our village, for our beautiful town to come back. it's surreal. i'm numb. >> reporter: and that sadness turning into anger in many of these communities over the lack of preparation and the poor response by both governor newsom and mayor karen bass, who left the country knowing these catastrophic winds were forecast. the big questions here are

around budget cuts to fire departments, as well as reports of fire hydrants running dry for firefighters amid one of the hardest fights in their life. rebecca? >> rebecca: so many questions and such deep appreciation for those first responders, those firefighters. okay, kayna. thank you. we're gonna show you now a live look at our station kabc's chopper. it's above the palisades fire right now. hard to see some of the destruction. but you can really see those wild fires continue to burn. we're gonna go to ginger now, who's in altadena with the forecast for the fire zone. good morning, ginger. >> ginger: hey, good morning, rebecca. we are seeing winds relax a bit but are still going to see 40 to 50 mile per hour gusts. after the noon hour here that's when things really get better. we're gonna see them go down to even calm at a couple sites, only five miles per hour. red flag warnings are staying

today but will be gone after f p.m. we're gonna take a pause and go to an abc news special report. news special report. >> good morning everyone. i'm kyra phillips. we are coming on the air because president elect donald trump has just been sentenced for his conviction in the criminal hush money case in new york, making him the first american president to be sentenced for a crime. this comes just ten days before he takes the oath of office. now he will return to the white house as a convicted felon. let's get straight to our senior investigative correspondent, aaron katersky, outside the courthouse in lower manhattan. aaron trump fought to the bitter end to prevent this sentencing from happening. he hoped the supreme court would save him, too. clearly, that didn't happen. you were in the courtroom. how powerful were judge marchand's words to trump?

>> he sentenced trump to an unconditional discharge, as he promised he would. he said it was the only lawful sentence he could impose to respect both the sanctity of the jury's verdict, convicting trump of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, and also the duties of president that trump is about to undertake. but kyra, he took pains to tell trump that he was treated like any other criminal defendant in this courthouse. it did not stop the president elect from complaining that this had been a terrible experience. he came in virtually sitting next to defense attorney todd blanche, who he's nominated for a top post in the justice department. against a backdrop of two american flags. just extraordinary to see the president elect in that moment beaming into the courtroom virtually while the judge imposed the sentence, trump listed his now familiar complaints about his treatment and the case. but prosecutor josh steinglass said the

imposition of sentence cements trump's status as a convicted felon. and it's with that moniker, kyra. he will enter the office of the white house. kyra. >> let's bring in our chief washington correspondent, jonathan karl. now, john trump has made it very clear that he doesn't respect this judge, saying mershon was working really hard to try and embarrass him. marchand's ruling, however, proving that no one, even the president, is above the law, at least in this case, kyra. >> look, donald trump on one hand, there's no punishment for this. he got convicted by a duly sworn jury after a criminal trial that looked like any other criminal trial in so many ways. i was in that courtroom for some of that trial, donald trump was compelled to be there. he had to sit at the at the defense table. he had to listen to the witnesses against him, all like a regular criminal defendant. but despite the fact that there is no actual punishment, what this does, as you heard from aaron, in the words of the

judge, is it cements his status as a convicted felon, not just a convicted felon, but the only convicted felon to serve as president of the united states. of course, the other trials for what many of trump's critics would argue are much more serious allegations and the classified documents case in the january 6th case, those are done. those investigations are done in large part and really solely because he was elected president of the united states again. so in that sense, he is above the law in those cases. but here today, we see the future president and the past president, a convicted felon, not above the law in new york. >> it's going to be a fascinating four years. jon karl, aaron katersky, thank you so much. our coverage, of course, continues on the west coast. that's for all of you watching good morning america. also, you can continue to watch along with me on abc news live. our david muir is in los angeles for a special edition of world

news tonight. he will have the latest on the wildfire emergency in southern california. i'm kyra phillips. have a good day. promising.have a good day. the jury's voice must not be put out. >> reporter: the jury found trump guilty of falsifying business records in relation to a hush payment -- >> ginger: back here in california, we will have more on the air quality and the conditions next week for another santa ana wind event. we're all covering the storm that's happening anywhere from nashville and memphis over to atlanta, who had a ground stop earlier today. already 2 to 3 inches. could be one of the biggest in sh years. it's gonna impact people driving in north carolina, virginia, all the way up into the northeast. lot to get to. that winter storm super disruptive, but you'll want to stay with us right here on "good morning america."

>> michael: coming up the adventures of lara and sam after

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morning on a 3.7 magnitude earthquake that has struck off of the san francisco coast, just about three miles or so from the san francisco zoo. and we've been hearing reports from people throughout our viewing area. they've felt it, of course, here in san francisco, we were actually in studio. i was reading a story when i could feel that jolt, because i think maybe something got hit here in the studio or something like a monitor. so i just kind of heard more than felt it. i heard it, and drew and amanda immediately reacted as well. >> yeah, this was at 702 this morning. we'll check in with drew in just a second, but we have been hearing from plenty of people across the bay area. i immediately tweeted, i'm hearing from people who say that they felt it near the airport. we're hearing that people in south city have obviously felt it. half moon bay, daly city, the east bay as well. and now we'll turn to drew to kind of give us some more background on what we need to know. >> yeah. amanda, gloria, when you feel those sharp but very quick jolts just for your reference, that

tends to land us in between a magnitude 3 or 4. and that's exactly what we saw just earlier this hour. so here is the latest. the epicenter right here. it's that red dot. it's about three miles off the coast of san francisco, occurred at 702, was a magnitude 3.7. and usually when we have a magnitude 3.7 earthquake, it really doesn't cause much damage at all. it's just a reminder of where we live and all the fault lines we have around us. and just because of the events that occurred last month with the tsunami warning and that major earthquake to our north, there is no threat of a tsunami with a magnitude earthquake of this size. a 3.7 would never generate that concern, but it just gives you a reminder of where we live and that we do need to be prepared. this earthquake right on top top of a major fault line, and because it was a magnitude 3.7, wasn't felt everywhere. of course, many folks in the city felt it.

daly city. some folks in oakland. but as you get farther south, no reports of folks really feeling it in the south bay. and that would be expected with a magnitude quake like that. so looking at the magnitude map, when you have a magnitude three, they're very minor. they're often felt and typically it leads to no damage. of course, we'll put our crews out there to see if there is any damage, but i would not expect that. it's just a reminder of where we live. get about 100,000 of these per year, so they're pretty common across the globe. so again, you probably woke up this morning not to your alarm but to an earthquake. and just to reset you here really quickly. this magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurred at 702 this morning. the usgs is saying the epicenter about three miles off the coast of san francisco, right along the san andreas fault, which is our major fault line here. so when you have a magnitude 3.7 guys, i would not anticipate any sort of

damage with this earthquake. it's probably not widely felt, certainly across the city, parts of the east bay. no reports yet of many people in the north bay or the south bay feeling this. but again, guys, just a reminder that we live in earthquake country. >> yeah, and a good time to remind you all to just get ready for anything that can happen. we are going to take a pause here for those of you watching at home, but join us as our coverage continues. abc seven news.com is where we'll continue with all this information about the earthquake. 3.7 magnitude ht off the coast. >> 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.

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a five alarm fire ripping through an apartment building. firefighters battling the blaze in the cold and wind. at least 100 people have been displaced. new numbers out this morning are expected to show the u.s. added 256,000 jobs in december, surpassing expectations. the unemployment rate mean time fell to a historically low 4.1%. we got a lot more ahead including the pandas, there they are, very sweet, getting ready to make their debut at the national zoo. you don't see them there yet. they're gonna make a debut at the national zoo and play in the snow. >> george: that is fun to watch. now to tik tok and the supreme court. justices will hear oral arguments regarding the law that would effectively shut down the video sharing app in the u.s. now president-elect trump is weighing in. dan abrams standing by to break down the arguments. first selina wang is at the court. good morning, selina. >> reporter: good morning george. tik tok will make its last stand, the app set to be banned

just days from now. tik tok is making its final plea to stay in america. it's one of the most popular social media apps in america, with an estimated 100 million users. ♪ posting viral moments on everything from how-to tutorials. >> you have to make these chopped italian sandwiches. >> reporter: to fashion and beauty trends. but in just nine days tik tok is set to disappear from america's app stores after congress passed a law forcing its chinese parent company byte dance to sell the app or face a ban. lawmakers from both parties and the white house argue this is a serious national security risk, saying the chinese government can force tik tok to hand over americans' data and use the app to spread misinformation. tik tok denies those claims, saying its american operations are separate and arguing the ban violates the first amendment right to freedom of speech. so far federal judges have sided

with the government, but later today the supreme court's nine justices will hear the argument that will determine tik tok's fate. after president-elect trump, who tried to ban tik tok during his first term, urged the supreme court to put the law on hold. >> it's sad. it's really, really sad. >> reporter: taking into balance, many content creators and small businesses who make a living off of the app. >> hey there i'm nadia. >> reporter: like nadia, who has over 4 million followers. >> if tik tok were to go away, we would be facing a really challenging situation. >> reporter: now, if the ban does go into effect, tik tok isn't just going to disappear from your phone. but new users won't be able to download it and you won't get those software updates so eventually the app would stop working. the supreme court is expected to make its final decision sometime next week before that january 19th deadline. guys? >> george: thanks. let's bring in dan abrams. this pits national security, that's what congress decided was

paramount, versus free speech. appeals court said national security wins. do you think the supreme court's gonna agree? >> i think so. i think it's likely. because this isn't really a case about banning tik tok. right? it's about forcing a foreign government to sell it. part of the argument here is, this is not just a media entity. this is a data collection agency as well, working for the chinese government. that's a pretty strong national security argument. typically, the court has been pretty deferential to congress and to laws when it comes to national security. >> michael: we see president-elect trump wanted to ban it. now he's interested in keeping it around. so if this ban does go into effect, can the trump administration do anything about it? >> not much. they can first try to repeal it, right? they can try to get congress to repeal it. the problem with that is it is a popular law. it was a bipartisan law. it would be very hard for the trump administration to convince congress to say, do you know

what? that law we passed, we're gonna retract it. the biggest thing they could do is assure the apples and googles of the world, we're not gonna enforce it. don't worry, you're good for now. the question will be, is that enough for them? to say, okay, they're telling us they're not gonna enforce it, but these fines are very substantial if someone does decide that they are gonna start enforcing. >> rebecca: one of the big questions about the app itself is the secret sauce inside of tik tok, the algorithm. that's the thing that makes sure you see what they want you to see so you keep playing around inside the app. what happens to that in all of this? >> and the chinese government is basically saying the reason they don't want to sell it, they aren't going to sell the algorithm. you have some american buyers who are saying, hey, that's fine. we'll take tik tok. we'll take it without the algorithm. who knows what's gonna happen with the algorithm. but the chinese are citing that as the main reason why there's no way, no how they can sell it. we'll see. if the court says, you gotta

sell it, we'll see if they stick with it. >> george: i've got to ask another question. if the administration says they're not gonna enforce it, can congress or some private party bring an action to force the administration to -- >> it would be hard. they could try. it will be hard. in the end, it's gonna be -- that's why there will be concerns from the googles and the apples of the world. is there really safety here? >> george: okay. all right. dan abrams, thanks very much. >> michael: thank you, dan. coming up next, lara and sam are in miami bringing us the best of the orange bowl. lara, it was a heartbreaker for you and penn state, unfortunately. >> sam: yeah. >> lara: it was, michael. it was. many are calling it an instant classic, a thriller, epic. it really was. this was a showdown between penn state and notre dame that came down to the final seconds. >> sam: yeah yeah. we have all the big moments from miami. guys, there was actually a bet, there was a wager going on here. because i took the notre dame side, someone lost the wager. i just can't wait to she you

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and then we didn't. they have not played each other since 2007. these two teams gave us a show though. they made up for it with a game for the ages. >> sam: there were three ties and then three turn arounds, 3 is points in the last quarter alone. >> lara: wow. suddenly sam knows sports, everyone. his notre dame fighting irish are going to the big show. >> to give notre dame the lead in the final seconds. >> lara: with less than ten seconds left on the clock notre dame clinching their birth to the national championship. >> the kick is good! [ cheers ] >> lara: just moments before penn state appearing to be in control of their own destiny marching down the field with the game tied and less than 1:00 left to play. >> they start with a hand off. he has a lot of running room. he has a first down. >> lara: but then -- >> whoa! it is intercepted! >> lara: penn state owned the first half of the game.

it was 10-0 until just before half. fighting irish quarterback riley leonard temporarily knocked out of the game after this hit. >> a big shot taken by riley leonard, down to the ground. >> lara: but after clearing concussion protocol, leonard was back, delivering a brilliant fourth quarter. the irish fighting for every inch and tying up the game 24-24. >> leonard throws, wide open! scores! >> what was coach's message to you in the locker room? >> yeah. he said history is written by conquerers. >> lara: and notre dame's coach, marcus freeman, making some history of his own. >> you are the first black head coach to go to a national championship game in college football. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] just hearing that response alone. how much does this mean to you? >> you know, i said this before.

i don't ever want to take attention away from the team. it is an honor, and i hope all coaches, minorities, blacks, asians, white, no matter, great people get opportunities to lead young men like this. >> lara: so very happy for coach marcus freeman. as we said, it did look like penn state's game. whatever coach said to those fighting irish in that locker room at halftime, it worked. notre dame came out with a different mindset in the second half. despite my nittany lions playing their hearts out, notre dame was relentless. what more could you want from a college football game? it was epic. sam's very first bowl game. >> sam: amazing. >> lara: we had so much fun showing you the rope, if you will. we will have a piece on all of that coming up. but there was something that happened here that was incredibly poignant. >> sam: i just want to share this with you. normally on a night like this, everyone, it's all about football. football is what american is concentrated on.

even in this stadium with these fans, there was a moment last night, even before the game got started when they made the announcement, talking about the victims of the los angeles fires. it was just a reminder that everybody's thoughts and prayers were there. there was a moment of silence in the stadium. the entire stadium, filled with fans. >> lara: you could hear a pin drop. >> sam: beautiful moment. >> lara: it was. so necessary, thinking about everybody there. >> sam: our hearts and prayers are with the folks in california as well. >> lara: guys, back to you. >> rebecca: absolutely. you can just feel, sports brings people together. thank you so much, sam and lara. we appreciate it. coming up next, elizabeth schulze is on panda watch for our "play of the day." we'll be right back. replay of the day. we will be right back.

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the 3-year-old giant pandas rolling, pouncing and chowing on bamboo in the snow this week. >> they are very active. and they're just a lot of fun and obviously super cute. >> reporter: the zoo keeper traveled with the pandas on board a fedex plane from china to washington in october, now part of the team helping them acclimate to their new home, complete with a shallow pool, rock climbing and gyms. >> we've had a long acclimation period. that has given the keepers staff a lot of time to get to know them, build relationships with them and get them crowds and noise. >> reporter: the female panda loves her toys and spends most of her day off the ground, while the male is already very social. okay. so this is the only zoo in the u.s. where you can see giant pandas for free. feeding these guys is no joke. they spend up to 16 hours of the day eating and foraging.

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to the championship game! >> rebecca: sam and lara were there for all the action. >> we are! >> rebecca: as they're saying -- >> good morning america! [ cheers ] >> announcer: live from times square, it's friday! good morning america. >> michael: good morning america. lara and sam are having a ball at the orange bowl. how's it going down there, you two? >> lara: hey. are we having fun? >> sam: it's been really fun. amazing. >> lara: most parts of it were fun. there are two parts to a football game, guys. michael, you know this. there's the game itself and everything that happens around it. >> sam: right. >> lara: i took sam to his first ever college bowl game to take in the sights and the sounds. we're gonna try not to talk to much about how it all ended. >> sam: what? how did it end? >> lara: we'll get to that coming up. >> rebecca: now he's a super fan. we can't wait to see you in a few. we're gonna hear from a great group of dads supporting one

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this morning those new harrowing images revealing the scale of the damage in los angeles. >> i don't know how i'll come back from this. i don't know where to start. >> reporter: more than 10,000 structures destroyed, and overnight the number of fatalities jumping to ten. >> palisades right now could be taken off the map. there is no pacific palisades. >> reporter: but trickling back into this hellscape were families hoping to salvage an heirloom or momentum. in the rubble of a condo building we meet gail and mario. is this your safe? >> it is. lucky to get to it before looters got to it. >> reporter: she left with just her scrubs and phone. documents, passport? somewhere here? >> yes. everything. everything. everything. >> reporter: the widow hoping her wedding ring had survived this inferno. >> wow. >> reporter: mario pushed the safe off the building then cracked it open. >> there's my wedding ring. >> reporter: at least 20 people have been arrested for looting. susan and madeline among dozens

who walked here in the hopes of being escorted back to their homes. >> it's almost like at this stage of my life when i thought i was at the end of the marathon, i'm at the beginning of a new marathon. we have to create everything from scratch. >> reporter: they got the call, jumped in the car, off they went. just a few minutes later -- >> it's apocalyptic. it's like someone dropped a bomb. there's cars burned out, ash everywhere. if you were thinking it was going to be bad, but we both had no idea how bad it was. >> reporter: so we're still on sunset boulevard. one of the few buildings that retains intact here. want to have our camera man vaughn point to it, fire station 69. just ahead here is the central business district of pacific palisades. the place is completely gutted. fire officials will be here for weeks putting out hot spots. they're not sure when people will be able to go back to their homes. the l.a.p.d. is telling me they're gonna start having to pick through this debris and the neighborhoods behind it because

they believe there's still more fatalities here. george? >> george: okay. thank you very much, matt. let's go to michael. >> michael: throw it back to ginger. ginger had a chance to spend sometime with the fire captain in the area. hey, ginger. >> ginger: yes. it is an incredible story. you keep hearing us describe row after row of homes that were disintegrated by the fire. as we were taking in all that horror yesterday, you can imagine when we saw these four homes remarkably sitting and looking untouched. you have to see why. this morning the eaton fire is still burning through altadena after thrashing this picturesque community. the fire bull dozed entire neighborhoods. but here on lewis avenue, four homes remain intact. the l.a. fire captain, who has lived on this street most of his life, was battling the hearst fire a few miles north. soon as his shift ended he rushed home to try to fight the fire that was threatening his house and his neighbors.

>> this is my house. >> ginger: when he got there, two neighbors across the street were fully engulfed and his house was next. >> i didn't have a fire engine. it was just me and my brother, who is is also a firefighter, my son. we were able to get enough hose to go for it. this is my house. >> ginger: then your mom lives next door. >> my mom lives next door. >> me, my uncle and dad are protecting our house. we tried to do these ones but the wind was too strong. >> ginger: you help in disasters. this is all you do. here it is at your home. >> i've been to other places where i've seen firefighters lose their houses. you always think about, you know, the devastation. you feel so bad for them. >> ginger: now the fire captain and everyone is having a watchful eye on the embers that could potentially reignite. >> i chose this career to help people. it is sad to me to see this. just wish i could have done something.

>> ginger: he has never been on this side of fire. right down the street, another firefighter lost his home that he grew up in. there was a firefighter just down the way. we're thinking about all of them this morning. >> michael: yeah, it is is your veal. it's hard to even watch, ginger. i can't imagine you being there in person. we're thankful that you're there for us. so many people lost everything in these fires. lot of people affected, homeowners were already struggling with an insurance crisis. we spoke to one woman who said her fire insurance was cancelled a couple months ago when the insurance company decided to leave the state. >> these insurance people decided to cancel their fire. and we're going through this. it just happened and they have no fire insurance! >> michael: rebecca, break down what some of these major insurance companies have done in the past few years. >> rebecca: yeah.

what we're seeing is the story you just heard there from lynn is a very common one. a number of insurers are declining to renew any kind of insurance. in fact, between 2020 and 2021, 2.8 million policies in california were declined to renew. lynn said the insurance her parents had for 70 years was dropped because her area was declared a fire zone. i hear it so many times from california owners. they are struggling to find a company to insure their properties. ten major insurers have left or reduced coverage in california in the last four years. during that time the number of homeowners signing up for california's insure last resort has doubled. i want to say the good news here, the woman that you just saw there, lynn, her home was spared. in fact, there were five other homes right across the street completely burned down. thank goodness for her and her family. that home, which her parents lost insurance on, spared. >> george: in the future, you

can imagine these insurance companies will be much less willing to issue policies. that will put a strain on that state back stop. >> rebecca: that's right. it puts the strain on the state back stop because the state back stop is funded by the insurers themselves. right now estimates for the insured losses are in excess of $20 billion in insured losses. that means the cost of just improving that community going forward is going to be exorbitant. on top of that, natural disasters are more and more common, and more and more of these businesses, these insurers are pulling out. you see both the costs going up and the availability going down. >> michael: california isn't the only state that's facing weather challenges like these catastrophes. is it going to change the insurance game as a whole around the country? >> rebecca: the short answer is maybe. i would say that the longer answer -- i talk to a lot of analysts about this. yes, it is changing. it's making it more expensive.

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ohio state led by will howard at quarterback and jeremiah smith. they have been excellent in these playoffs. offense has been rolling. the texas defense has been giving up a lot of points. texas will have to rely on its offense led by their quarterback who started his career at ohio state. he never played a game there. he transferred to texas. he has been great for them. if texas wins, this would be their first ever appearance in the college football playoff national championship game. if ohio state wins, it will be their third appearance. they actually won the first ever cfp title game in 2015 right here on this field. so lots at stake tonight. we already know one finalist. who will be the other? will it be ohio state? will it be texas? who knows? you got to tune in tonight 7:30 p.m. eastern on espn. everybody is ready to go, right?

[ cheers ] >> michael: all right, will. >> george: lara and sam will be back from the orange bowl in our next half hour. >> michael: looking forward to that. now we are starting strong with a group of fathers who started their own parenting club bringing together hundreds of dads for community and connection. we're gonna speak to them live in just a few moments. but first take a look. >> can you describe fatherhood in one word? >> blessing. >> tired. >> michael: being a dad is a full-time job but for some men it can be isolating. >> all right. just became a dad. what the heck do you do now? >> michael: according to researchers at ohio state, 66% of parents report feeling lonely due to the demands of parenthood. >> it is crazy. i am learning to become uncomfortable. this is my first night alone with my son. >> michael: first time dad joe gonzalez decided to turn to social media for a hand. >> if you are a dad or know a dad, my name is joe. >> michael: helping the former community of dads dedicated to helping one another start strong as the best fathers they can be. >> i'm a new dad myself. i am willing to meet up.

>> michael: that first meet up eventually becoming the brooklyn stroll club an online community made up of over 400 new york dads. >> my goal is to connect with people who are dads themselves and share experiences and grow together. come, hang out, let's do a little walk, grab a coffee and let's connect. >> michael: all right. we're now joined by the founder of brooklyn strong club joe and his son seoul. plus some of their stroll club friends. everybody here have babies. i miss the sound of a cooing baby. there you go, on cue. joe, thank you, thank you all for being here. joe, how important is it to build this community? >> yeah. fatherhood is such a unique experience. sometimes it feels like you're doing it alone, just you and your partner. for me it's been good to find people who are going through the same experiences as me, who understand the nuances of the

craziness of farehood. >> michael: i know you helped joe build up the online community with this, the online platform. nearly 500 dads share advice and all these different things. what have you learned from each other, from all the other dads? >> that's a great question. i think, you know, we all live lives where dads are working. we're trying to take care of family and business and everything. to find community outside of the events we host torque be able to throw in a chat like, my baby is teething today and it's really difficult. can you give me some pointers, some advice? we have dads that had babies two days ago to dads who have kids in high school about to go to college. to have that range of just support and knowledge and wisdom to pass through the group is really amazing. >> michael: it's got to be nice to have guys to lean on, who understand what you're going through. joe, you did a callout on the must have items for the dad on

the go toolkit. can you show us some items we have here? >> absolutely. you have to have in your toolkit diapers, extra, extra diapers, wipes. also got to have hand sanitizer. gotta stay clean. also have some bags in case you need to take the diaper on the gop have a change of clothes as well. never know what's gonna happen out there in the real world. also got burp rags. bottles, i always carry two bottles with me, if i'm alone and my wife is not there. just to have some feeding for him ready to go. my swiss army knife of distractions. got toys, book. just things to help him stay entertained a little bit. >> michael: well, thank you for giving dads that advice, what they need for the go. we know the brooklyn stroll club, you have a meet with 50 dads this month, which is a lot of pops. our friends at bugaboo, they want to keep you strolling so they're gonna send 50 award winning ultracompact bugaboo butterfly strollers to all the

dads to take home from that event. [ dads reacting ] >> thank you! >> michael: that's comfortable. little different than my days. that's not all, you guys. all 50 dads will also get these warm muffs and a $50 gift card. there you go. little something when you show up and talk about your babies and walk away with something to help you with your babies. >> thanks. >> michael: thank you all for being here. i love what you started and i love the community. makes me want to have another baby just to join you. [ laughter ] i don't know about that. let's go to ginger in altadena, california. hey, ginger. >> ginger: thank you, michael. thankfully the winds have been decreasing. after the noon hour it will get so much better. by tonight we'll be able to get rid of the red flag warnings. even humidity by saturday.

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last night notre dame took on penn state in the orange bowl with the fighting irish winning and advancing to the national title game. lara and sam are back with us from miami, where they got an inside look at all the on and off the field action. hey, lara. >> sam: yep. >> lara: hey, you guys. sun is out here. sam and i both were in miami at the orange bowl, as you said, representing two of the most storied programs in college football history yesterday. >> sam: lara, this was an amazing day. it was my first bowl game ever. it was an incredible game. it made me extra proud, really, to be a newly minted notre dame fan. we had a blast here yesterday. guys, tailgating is everything. meeting tons of fans from all over the country. i know i didn't just discover it, but i did just discover it. we had a lot of fun with a couple mascots. one of them, like your bear. >> lara: okay. it's a lion. this has been going on for 24

hours. it's a nittany lion. >> sam: whatever it was, the guy inside the thing was tons of fun and really nice person. lara, look at how lara turned me into a college bowl football fan. >> lara: super fan. >> sam: she came into miami. this was so much fun, guys. >> lara: please roll em. we're here. i thought you might like to come to the football game. >> sam: i would love to come to the football game. which team has the advantage? >> lara: wait a minute. i thought you didn't know about this game? >> sam: i'm ready for you, lara spencer. i know nothing about it, but i'm definitely ready to go. ♪ the nittany lions and the fighting irish, two college football programs with an intense rivalry. >> the kick is good! >> lara: and timeless traditions, whether it's touchdown jesus on notre dame's campus. >> we are!

>> lara: or penn state's notorious whiteout. sam? >> sam: yes. >> lara: if you're going all in with the notre dame thing, i want to give you something that feels right. did you know there's a tradition that the notre dame football players go out of the tunnel and every one touches this sign that ironically says play like a champion today. >> sam: you know i have one of these by the weather center as well. ♪ >> lara: wow. that's great. >> sam: now you know. >> lara: this is our theme song. ♪ arriving at hard rock stadium in miami, we were ready to get the party started. [ cheers ] [ boos ] >> lara: how big of a fan are you? >> we've had season tickets for 51 years.

>> lara: 51 years your family has been cheering on the fighting irish. what is it about that team that everyone's so passionate about? >> i mean, it's religion, it's just a way of life. i mean, it really is. i was born and bred for notre dame. >> lara: oh wow. >> sam: wow. >> lara: this is the suit. >> sam: i may covet the whole thing. are there any special traditions that you guys do that are notre dame traditions that i need to know about being a new fan? >> lara: fan pushups. >> in the stadium, every time notre dame scores somebody lays flat and they push them up and down for however many points. >> sam: i have to lay on the ground and push you up. >> no, no, in the air. the fans push you up. >> sam: oh. >> lara: one of the memories of being a penn state and notre dame rivalries? >> snow. >> lara: and brutal games.

they fought so hard, both teams. >> rivalry is right here. >> lara: when it comes to mascots penn state's nittany lion has been roaring for 121 years while notre dame has been cheering for half that amount. sam has a question for you. he doesn't seem to understand what our mascot is. i have tried to explain it to him. >> sam: she showed me one that she was standing beside that kind of looked like a prehistoric bear. then someone said it was a lion. is it a cat? >> it is the king of beasts. that's what it is. king of beasts. >> sam: we want the lions! we want the lions! we want the lion! i want to see this. >> lara: there he is the nittany lion. >> house cat. a house cat. >> lara: that's not nice. we stumbled upon the lion out here in the wild. sam was immediately smitten. just two hours from game time, pregame prep is on.

>> sam: i didn't know they looked this big from right here. >> lara: can you imagine how far they run? just before game time we had a chance to catch up with head coach james franklin. you've been here since 2014 at penn state. how does this moment feel for you? >> it's awesome. been a ton of work that's gone into this. we came to penn state at a challenging time. to do this, we couldn't be more proud. i'm excited for our kids. >> lara: then we were off to watch a football game that people will surely be talking about for years to come. >> sam: use all those sports things like nail biting, seconds away from the closing. we get to 27-24. what a close game it was. but lara did lose the bet. the bet is that she has to dress up and serve me breakfast. lara, is this -- maybe you don't notice this, but it's a gorgeous leprechaun. what is this called? apron. and bucket hat. >> lara: i lost the bet. i do want to say congratulations

to notre dame. you guys, it was a great game. it was a great game. >> sam: coach freeman standing on this field until almost 1 a.m. taking pictures with fans. >> lara: he's the best. sam, i understand you did a little research. >> sam: i did some research because i'm confused by the lion/bear thing. i found out that it's basically not -- >> lara: it didn't always look like that. i think in the '70s they changed what the mascot looked like. i just want to clarify. there it is. that's how it used to look. today he is the gorgeous -- he's perfect. >> sam: little more confusing. >> lara: he's perfect. he is the most perfect mascot. i just want to say nittany isn't a type of lion. it's a place, mountain, near penn state, which is where that lion roars. also, just want to say thank you to coach franklin for taking time. right before the game to speak

with us. >> sam: really nice guy. >> lara: really do appreciate that. again, congratulations to notre dame. [ laughter ] >> michael: you paid off your bet, lara. looking good. i know it hurts, but you're looking good regardless. >> lara: love you, guys. >> michael: it changed like that. it was interesting. looked a little hot, though that old one. coming up, we have the tennis champion who played through her breast cancer treatment to win a medal at the olympics.

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>> george: we are back with the tennis player who revealed she was competing while being treated for breast cancer last year and won a bronze medal at the paris olympics. eva pilgrim is here with the story. good morning, eva. >> good morning, george. gabriela dabrowski hadz a great year playing tennis, but now she's revealing what was unseen, sharing on instagram that she was battling breast cancer and how it's changed her perspective on life. she's a four time grand slam doubles champion and olympic mixed doubles medallist. >> excellent performance. >> reporter: but this morning 32-year-old doubles tennis great, gabriela dabrowski, is opening up, telling the world she has breast cancer. >> they break again. and they will serve for the championships. >> it was shocking, as someone who would consider themselves relatively healthy. but cancer doesn't discriminate. >> reporter: in an instagram

post, gabbi saying she felt a breast during a self-exam in spring of 2023. a doctor initially told her it was nothing. a year later another doctor had a different opinion. >> the wta tour, the tour i play on. they organize very comprehensive physicals. she wasn't sure what it was but wanted me to get a scan to make sure we knew what it was. >> reporter: after receiving her diagnosis in april 2024, she had two surgeries and made the courageous decision to play through her treatment. >> what a pickup from gabriela dabrowski. >> it was an olympic year. i really, really wanted to be able to compete at them because i'm 32 and it could be my last olympics. >> reporter: her resilience led to big wins in 2024 including a women's doubles victory at the wta finals in november. >> dabrowski! >> reporter: initially, she said she was hesitant to go public,

but choosing to speak out after she realized she was part of something bigger than herself. >> i really feel like it's a privilege to be part of the sisterhood of breast cancer survivors. and it's come to a place of peace and wanting to help and give back. >> gabby said i am okay and will be okay. really wanted people to remember early detection saves lives. you heard her say it's a privilege to be a survivor, even commenting that if you saw her smiling more on the court last year, that was real. this experience has given her so much more gratitude for her life and for what she's able to do. >> george: what a terrific story. thank you, eva. let's go to ginger. >> ginger: george that storm in the southeast is as messy as we warned it would be. 2 to 3 inches have already fallen in atlanta. they're having major problems from georgia back through tennessee, arkansas. little rock.

nashville. look at nashville getting in on the show. it's more snow and ice if you're in that pink area. winter storm warning includes raleigh. richmond, virginia. if you're planning to drive i 95 please take some extra care. it will be >> rebecca: we are gonna go now to our gma book club pick for january. "home seeking" by karissa chen. i sat down with her to talk about it. congratulations on being named a gma book club pick. >> so excited. >> rebecca: how did you find out? >> i was out with friends and i didn't check my phone the whole day.

i finally get this text message from my publicist being like, please check your e-mail. there's probably video somewhere of me really excited. >> rebecca: we need that video. >> oh my god! >> rebecca: karissa chen's debut novel "home seeking" spans 60 years and thousands of mile, following a couple from shanghai to los angeles. >> home seeking is the story of two childhood friends. they fall in love. but before they can progress in their relationship, the chinese couple had to break out. he was in the army and they are separated. they are reunited in their 70s in l.a. that's when we start ebbing phroring if there's a possibilities for a second chance. >> rebecca: the epic story inspired by chen's own family history. >> the genesis of this book really came in 2005. my grandfather had passed away and we were going through his things. and we found this photograph of him weeping in front of his mother's grave. that was the first time i had

ever seen him cry. it was really moving to me. i learned later that when he was 19 years old, he had gone to taiwan. because of the chinese civil war, he was not able to return to shanghai where he was from. so he never saw his mother again. i found out that his story was not unique. that actually he was one of 2 million people who had gone to taiwan, often with the army, thinking they would go back to china and never being able to go back. >> rebecca: chen, working on "home seeking" for a decade. >> i was really interested in specifically these stories of families that had been separated. obviously, there was a lot of background research about the war and what the context of the big political forces were. what was moving to me was how that plays out on a human level. >> rebecca: do you believe after doing all of this research and work on your own family and your story, that it is possible to

find home again? >> yes, absolutely. to me, home is about the people, right? for this couple, even though throughout their lives they're moving from place to place, they're learning new languages. they're learning new ways of how to be among new people, i think part of what sustains them and part of what is really home for them is their love for each other. and their love for their family. they always have home with them. >> rebecca: guys, it is a really beautiful book. vivid, vivid imagery. beautiful. and about belonging, which i think is a universal topic we can all appreciate. karissa chen's "home seeking" is available now. you can scan that qr code to get it. coming up "scam goddess" podcaster laci

>> michael: we are back with the scam goddess. laci moseley's podcast covers frauds and cons. now she's diving deeper in a tv

series from abc news studios. good morning, laci. >> good morning to you, king. >> michael: thank you for being here. thank you for being here. big fan of yours. i know you started your podcast 2019. >> yes. >> michael: next thing you know you wrote a book. now you have this series coming out. you go behind the scenes of these crimes. you speak to the people involved. >> yes. >> michael: it seems fascinating to me. what does it mean to be a scam goddess? >> well, i do want to clarify that on national television. >> michael: please do. >> i am scam goddess. i did name my podcast and my book and television show all scam goddess. keeping the brand strong. but i am not a criminal. i am not a criminal. >> michael: people think that? >> they do. i am here to warn and protect people against scams. it is a comedy show. there is some light hearted moments in all of it. it's mostly because i'm making fun of the scammers.

i think they're very unserious people. when i'm speaking to victims, it is more emotional and empathetic. >> michael: how do you balance that? you are a comedienne. this is a comedy show. but these are very real scams. how do you balance that? >> so i balance it with going beyond the headline. lot of times if you see a headline, prince scams people in ohio out of $14 million you think, that's so ridiculous, right? but when you sit down with the victims in that town and get to know the culture, you start to realize how close these scams are to all of our doors. yeah. when i'm speaking to someone who has been a victim of a scam, it's more about sharing information, erasing shame. you're not a fool if you've been scammed. you're not dumb. you all have needs and there will always be someone who wants to prey on those needs. >> michael: you've researched scams for years. >> yes. >> michael: what is your best advice to avoid falling for a scheme? >> my best advice is know that you can fall for one. lot of people think it's so

ridiculous. i say scammers are fishermen, right? maybe that's not your bait, but i'd hate to see you on the hook. if you see some weird things, don't assume it would never happen to you. >> michael: you say something like say it out loud? >> say it out loud, call a friend. you'd be surprised when you say something out loud how ridiculous it sounds. >> michael: if i give you $1 i'll get $1 million tomorrow. oh, that sounds like a scam. >> yeah. bruno mars needs $20,000 from my grandmother. >> michael: yeah. okay. when you say it out loud it does sound ridiculous. we'll talk about the first episode. it covers rita cromwell, the largest municipal fraud in u.s. history. >> yes. >> michael: you had a chance to talk to the whistle blower so let's take a look. >> i took the statement and hid it in my car. and then about three days later the mayor came into my office. he started to talk to me, how bad we were in dire strait, the city.

and i just sat back and said, jim, i have something to tell you. i said, i've gotten a statement from fifth third. i've never seen this bank account before. so he immediately called the fbi. >> no hesitation? >> no. >> michael: eventually you get caught. if you had an opportunity to speak to one scammer, who would it be and what would you ask them? >> anna delvey. >> michael: really? >> yes. i love that she spoke to the judge and said, i'm not a good person. i'd love to know how she targeted her marks. what to look out for, who she would prey on, so i could do the exact opposite. >> michael: pretty interesting that she would do that. most people would say, i am a good person and i had no ill intentions. i think you need to make that happen. >> i want to make that happen. anna, if you're out there listening, tap that ankle bracelet and get at me, okay? >> michael: there's the comedy side right there. laci, we appreciate you being here.

we really do. "scam goddess" premieres wednesday at 10 p.m. eastern on freeform and available on hulu the next day. make sure you check it out. be careful out there. >> be careful.

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light traffic, including at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're metering lights have been turned off, and there is no delays at the tolls. it's also a nice ride across the golden gate bridge. easy breezy as you make your way across the northbound direction or southbound direction. and that's it for now. hi, drew. >> all right. it's really quiet out there. temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s with full sunshine today. it's another mild afternoon. a few records are possible again now. tomorrow does turn windy in our hills. a wind advisory will kick in here at midnight tonight in our hills could see gusts upwards of 30 to 50mph. so the forecast tomorrow. it's a windy saturday. lighter winds on sunday. amanda. thanks, drew. >> time now for live with kelly. and mark will be bact 11:00 for midday live. haveve. a greatt deja vu: it's live with kelly and mark. ♪♪ today, he's the host of the traitors,

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