>> gio: good morning, america. new overnight, fire flare-up.

the pacific palisades fire gaining strength forcing new evacuations, homes and businesses reduced to ashes. the eaton and palisades fire, now two of the most destructive in california history. the latest on the impact as homeowners salvage what they can and an update of the lives lost and questions being raised about water with the governor demanding an investigation. >> whit: major winter storm. 20 states with snow and ice from mississippi to the mid-atlantic. the city seeing record-breaking snowfall, plus the dramatic scene on the runway. the passengers evacuated onto the snowy tarmac. why the plane suddenly aborted takeoff. >> rhiannon: tiktok at the supreme court. justices deciding whether to allow a law banning the popular social media platform in the u.s. the issues of freedom of speech and national security and when the app could go dark. >> gio: president-elect trump sentenced in his hush money trial just ten days before he takes office as the first u.s. president convicted of a felony.

avoiding jail time or fines. what he told the court. >> whit: family feud. "dancing with the stars" alum allison holker blasted by the family of her late husband, dancer and "ellen" show deejay twitch box over what she wrote about him in her new memoir. how she's responding to them this morning. ♪ we were born for this we were born for this ♪ >> rhiannon: and football finale. the teams now set for the college football playoff national championships. espn's sam acho sizes up the teams along with the nfl wildcard weekend matchups. ♪ we were born for this ♪ >> whit: good morning, america. thanks for joining us. it's great to have rhiannon at the desk with us again in for janai. >> rhiannon: thank you. >> whit: and we do have a lot to cover this morning. firefighters in los angeles battling new flare-ups from the

pacific palisades fire overnight. the toll from these fires growing. at least 11 lives lost, more than 12,000 structures, homes, and businesses damaged or destroyed. more than 55 square miles burned and more than 150,000 people under evacuation orders. >> rhiannon: this captured the frightening moments flames close in on a home. embers flying and taking hold burning the home to the ground. >> gio: just unbelievable devastation. here is a look at where the fires are right now. the biggest fires right now are barely contained. we have team coverage, of course, and in a moment we'll join residents as they return to their homes now in ruins figuring out what happens next. but we begin here with the latest on the new flare-up. matt rivers is there. good morning, matt. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, gio. we've been struggling really for the past couple days to describe the scale of destruction, and so what we wanted to do this morning is put our camera up

10 or 15 feet off the ground and zoom out and give you a snapshot of one-half of one block here in altadena. that was a home here, another home behind mow, another one down the block. every single thing on this half block of altadena drive has been completely vaporized in a matter of hours because of that fire. giim i've been covering disasters for the better part of 20 years, and it takes a lot to shock me, but what we are seeing here is truly horrific. this morning, apocalyptic scenes unfolding across los angeles as multiple wildfires blaze through the city. the pacific palisades fire flaring up once again stunning aerial footage showing it growing stronger and stronger and firefighters fleeing from the scene forced to leave their vehicles behind. that fire only 8% contained. massive plumes of smoke filling the air as first responders attack the flames from the ground and from the sky.

it's just one of many wildfires scorching through california. at least 11 people dead including according to "the new york times" 82-year-old rodney nickerson, retired pharmacy technician erliene kelley, and 66-year-old victor shaw, who stayed to fight the fire. >> and i opened the front door and i just yelled in, victor, we got to get out, the fire is here, and i didn't hear him say anything. i heard him say nothing. >> reporter: authorities warning they won't know the true toll until they can safely enter those ravaged neighborhoods. in altadena and pasadena, the eaton fire blazing on, the hurst fire, the lidia fire, the kenneth fire and the newest fire to break out, the archer fire, also all still burning. more than 150,000 people under

evacuation orders, and more than 12,000 structures, homes, and businesses damaged or destroyed. >> this is just a devastating view as we fly over pacific palisades. you can see down there how quickly they spread. >> reporter: the extent of the destruction, entire city blocks erased from the landscape. streets lying silent in the aftermath, burned out husks, the only things left standing. these before and after images painting a chilling picture of vibrant communities reduced to ash. neighborhood after neighborhood burned to the ground. residents slowly making their return only to find out they've lost everything. >> look at that. there's nothing we can do. it's gone. this is total and utter devastation. >> reporter: charles nelson, a longtime resident of altadena, the fire decimating his home. >> you know, it's been our -- it was a dream home. you know, we brought up our kids there.

>> reporter: victoria desantis finding her home of 20 years reduced to rubble, but in that debris, a miracle. her engagement ring found by a firefighter. >> this is like apocalyptic. >> reporter: micah kelly builds homes with fires in mind including this one, one of the only houses left standing in a neighborhood that buckled under the flames. even he was surprised. >> for this even to withstand what happened here, if you look at the devastation, is incredible. like, i could take a blowtorch directly to the center of this, and this would not light on fire. it would just smoke. >> reporter: he tells me he believes local authorities should have been more prepared for something like this. >> this is a wake-up call for the city. it's only going to get worse. >> reporter: he's one of many residents voicing frustration with city officials as questions swirl over whether the city failed to supply enough water and deploy enough firefighters

and this morning the long and painful journey to rebuild for so many angelinos begins. the community united church was one of the many casualties of the pacific palisades fire, built in 1929, the blaze burning it to the ground. now, nearly a century later, its members promising, this is not the end. >> the church is not a building. the church is not a steeple obviously. the church is not a resting place. the church is the people, so it's only the people, and that's all that matters. >> reporter: as i can tell you right now, not very windy, at least in this part of los angeles, and that's a good thing, but we know over the coming days we are expecting winds to come back, and we know how quickly one ember can spread, multiple embers can spread leading to the kind of destruction we saw here. nothing to worry about right in this moment here, but certainly people across this area very much on edge after seeing all of this. whit. >> whit: yeah, bracing for what's to come. matt rivers for us, thank you so much. these fires impacting so many communities across southern

california wiping out multimillion dollar homes in the pacific palisades and malibu, and now growing questions about water supply issues firefighters had to deal with. abc's jaclyn lee joins us from malibu now. jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. there is destruction everywhere we look. we are currently standing in a shopping center here in malibu where there used to be a bunch of small businesses. but as you can see, they are gone. the only thing standing is a staircase. there is a lot of ash debris and some framing left behind. what you can't see is we are across the street from the pacific ocean, from pacific coast highway, and that place is famous for just the sheer amount of luxury beachfront properties. that is no longer there. it is wiped from the map, and what that shows us is this palisades fire burned so quickly to the south that the only thing stopping it was the pacific ocean. now, this morning we are learning more about water supply issues. a local fire captain telling abc

news that when a structure with a sprinkler system burns down, that water from that system continues to flow. that impacting the water supply and losing pressure for those firefighters fighting these fires here in los angeles. in addition, we're learning that a nearby 117-million gallon reservoir, it was taken offline for repairs before the fires. a brush fire burning close to that facility. governor newsom is demanding an investigation into the water issues. we also know the l.a. fire commission sent a report by the fire chief to mayor karen bass just weeks ago raising the alarm about cuts to the fire department's budget. there are, of course, a lot more questions than answers this morning, and coming up in the next half hour, i'll have more details about the human toll of these devastating fires. rhiannon. >> rhiannon: all right, jaclyn lee, thank you, and a thank you to all the reporters bringing us these images. our hearts break for everyone impacted. let's get to the forecast and more santa ana winds are

headed to california this week, and somara theodore has more. somara, mother nature not giving us any relief. >> somara: no, but this time this morning is crucial to firefighters as the winds have gone down. it's their time to make headway, because by this afternoon into the evening, the winds will pick back up and getting the classic setup back in play. this is going to lead to that critical fire risk from malibu and simi valley in the san fernando, riverside, anaheim, ontario. wind gusts could be as high as 65 miles per hour again and could be in for relative humidity between 10% and 20%, and it's not just the fires, it's that smoke coming along with the fires here. we have that apocalyptic low-level smoke headed down in santa monica reducing air quality even as far south as redondo beach. gio. >> gio: let's hope that they can contain more of those fires before those winds move in. thank you so much. while those fires rage in the west, a major winter storm has 75 million americans under weather alerts this morning.

ice and snow from south to north. abc's ike ejiochi is in atlanta with more on this. good morning, ike. >> reporter: good morning, gio. this record-breaking winter storm is causing all kinds of issues throughout the southern part of the country from power outages, slick roads, and issues at the airport. this morning a massive winter storm blanketing the south. ice and record-breaking snow causing havoc for millions of americans. 20 states from texas to delaware on alert friday for snow and ice. six of them declaring states of emergencies. in texas, thousands without power. some areas in the lone star state seeing nearly 10 inches of snow. over in memphis, tennessee, residents there witnessing the biggest one-day snow total in 40 years. the storm halting travelers across the country as well, canceling over 3,000 flights, and at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson airport, an emergency on the runway. >> you said there's fire coming out of the right engine.

>> yes, that's what they're showing. >> all right. we're going to evacuate the runway. >> reporter: a delta flight headed to minneapolis suspended due to indications of an engine issue. that's according to the airline. more than 200 passengers forced to evacuate the plane. travelers seen sliding out of emergency doors as smoke visibly billows from the aircraft. >> this is crazy. this is us out in the snow. >> reporter: four passengers suffered minor injuries, and one was taken to the hospital with the faa stating the incident is now under investigation. delta releasing a statement after the incident writing, nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers, and we apologize to our customers for their experience. now, officials say this incident on the runway did cause further delays, but it's unclear if the weather had anything to do with the aborted takeoff. whit. >> whit: all right, ike ejiochi for us, thank you. we turn now to the fate of tiktok in the hands of the nine justices on the supreme court with the clock ticking on a u.s. ban a little more than a week away. abc's perry russom joins us from

washington now. perry, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. this case is urgent with the ban set to start in just a matter of days now after arguments yesterday. it appears the supreme court will uphold the ban. with the fate of tiktok now in the hands of the supreme court, a lawyer for the app says, if they do not win this case, tiktok will go dark in the u.s. in a matter of days. >> this country has never taken the step of shutting down a speech platform, much less such an important speech platform. >> reporter: tiktok argues the law forcing its chinese-based parent company bytedance to sell the app or be banned in the u.s. is a violation of the first amendment. >> there must be a solution that protects both our national interests and our constitutional rights. >> reporter: nearly 170 million americans use the app. that's about half the u.s. population. >> i am part of so many creators who support our own lives and have built careers off of this platform. >> reporter: the biden administration says china's control of tiktok through

bytedance represents a grave threat to national security. it appears the supreme court is likely to uphold the ban. >> so, are we supposed to ignore the fact that the ultimate parent is, in fact, subject to doing intelligence work for the chinese government? >> reporter: the u.s. government from congress to the cia fears the chinese government could weaponize the app by exploiting massive amounts of users' data and manipulating what videos americans see on their feeds and tiktok has long denied those claims. >> i have a warm spot in my heart for tiktok. >> reporter: president-elect trump has asked the justices to put the ban on hold so he can negotiate a resolution when he takes office. >> he could choose to go to the senate and congress and seek to codify some law that he feels allows it to continue to operate. >> reporter: and there are american companies who say they want to buy the app. that includes kevin o'leary from "shark tank." he's part of a larger group, but bytedance has said they will not sell. whit.

>> whit: so, perry, what does this mean for millions who have tiktok on their devices or who want to download the app? >> reporter: tiktok has said the app will go dark, but it's not exactly clear what that means. some tech experts say it will likely no longer be available in some of those app stores, and then after a while those updates to the app will not go through, so basically over time it will stop working. >> whit: we'll stand by and see what happens. perry russom, thank you. >> rhiannon: ten days before his inauguration, donald trump heard his sentence in his hush money case, and despite no punishment, he plans to fight the case. abc's aaron katersky has more on the day in court. so, aaron, this means that chapter is not over yet. >> it's not quite over, but it's mostly over now, rhiannon. nine days from now in washington donald trump's going to take the oath of office for a second time, but his sentencing here in new york means he will be carrying a new distinction, the first president to enter the white house as a convicted felon. this morning, president-elect trump is sentenced, but not punished, for falsifying business records to hide from voters a 2016 hush payment to adult film actress stormy daniels.

judge juan merchan handing down an unconditional discharge, no prison time, no fine, no probation calling it the only sentence he could impose. >> to be clear, the protections afforded the office of the president are not a mitigating factor. they do not reduce the seriousness of the crime or justify its commission in any way. >> reporter: trump listened remotely, his face on courtroom screens. he declared his innocence and vowed to appeal. >> it's been a political witch-hunt. it was done to damage my reputation, so that i'd lose the election, and obviously that didn't work. >> reporter: prosecutors said trump was convicted based on overwhelming evidence. >> far from expressing any kind of remorse for his criminal conduct, the defendant has purposefully bred disdain for our judicial institutions and the rule of law. >> reporter: trump faced up to four years in prison, but the judge the minimal sentence was due to the unique age remarkable set of

circumstances. he left trump with this parting message. >> sir, i wish you godspeed as you assume your second term in office. >> now, if trump were not about to take office again, he might have been sentenced differently. the judge said he had no options and decided he should receive the benefits of those once again and his once formidable legal issues now end with a whimper. >> gio: so many twists and turns and have been there through it all. thank you so much, aaron, for your reporting. we're going to turn now to the latest numbers on jobs taking everyone by surprise and sending stocks tumbling, so what does that mean for you and your money? abc's alexis christoforous is here to break it all down. good morning, alexis. >> reporter: good morning, gio. stocks took a hit on wall street after that blow-out december jobs report had investors betting on fewer interest rate cuts from the fed. the dow plunged nearly 700 points.

the s&p 500 sank 91. the nasdaq slid about 320 points. investors reacting to news that the job market ended 2024 on a high note adding 256,000 jobs last month well above the 155,000 expected. the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, also better than expected. in the final jobs report of his presidency, joe biden touting what he called the transformational progress the economy has made under his watch, but some economists say the strong job market may convince the fed to hold off on cutting interest rates. instead of two rate cuts this year, analysts predict we could get just one or none depending on whether inflation starts heating up again. that means borrowing costs on things like credit cards, car loans, mortgage rates could stay higher for longer. wall street also reacting to the wildfires. investors dumping shares of insurance companies with exposure to california like allstate, travelers, and chubb.

jpmorgan estimated insured losses from those fires could top $20 billion, one of the costliest in the state's history. the wildfires are also expected to disrupt hiring, meaning january's job reports could look very different from the blockbuster numbers we saw in december. guys. >> whit: yeah, some of these numbers showing the difference too between wall street and main street, how everyone is reacting to all this. alexis, thank you so much. we appreciate it. let's go back and get another check of the weather. somara theodore, you're watching these winter storms, as well, moving east, and we're seeing the snow in new york. >> somara: we are and saw it in the south. take a look at this. huntsville, alabama, you picked up 4 1/2 inches. i hope you were able to order that stanley before it. you can see the beautiful snow there glazing the ground. in the northeast, we did pick up some of that snow, but that system is actually exiting. behind it it's all about the reinforcing cold air, so prepare for that chill, that arctic air dipping down. it's going to feel like below zero from north dakota down to north carolina. boone, north carolina, feeling

like minus 1 wednesday morning. new york city waking up to that coating of snow on the ground this morning, by tuesday feeling like 22 degrees, even in chicago feeling like minus 8 headed to work tuesday morning. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see what's g >> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. you know, something else worth mentioning, memphis saw their most snow in a single day

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we met with one man who is making a profound difference in the lives of his neighbors. this morning, the scope of the destruction and human toll now unfolding. fire tearing through homes and businesses. many seeking refuge at pop-up shelters like california's famous rose bowl stadium. this family telling our mola lenghi they escaped their burning home with their two kids and dog with just minutes to spare. >> i take it you lost everything. >> lost everything, yes, so we're here collecting diapers. for our 16-month-old daughter. >> reporter: shawn came back to his palisades neighborhood to find precious valuables completely gone. >> you lost everything. >> yeah, so there's nothing. >> reporter: to david silverman returning to his home of 20 years for the first time seeing the destruction up close. >> i think the gas lines must have exploded. that pretty much demolished everything.

>> we have to go, everybody. >> reporter: but when thousands evacuated, one man, dr. chester griffiths, stayed behind to save his and his neighbor's homes. >> because my son and my wife evacuated, but our neighbor stayed, and i wasn't going to leave him alone. >> reporter: he and a few neighbors were certified by the los angeles fire department to serve as resident first responders in a disaster and after the first long night of fighting one of the most destructive fires in los angeles history -- >> it's all gone. >> reporter: -- covered in soot, ash, and anguish all over his face. there was still a victory. >> we did it. the house is here. >> reporter: griffiths realizing they had just saved all five of those homes. >> why is it worth it to you to want to stay behind to protect this rather than evacuating? >> it's what we live for. it's our heart and soul. it's our family. it's our community.

>> reporter: and i do want to point out that when we arrived for that interview, a hot spot broke out. dr. griffiths was literally fighting a fire when we showed up to meet him. rhiannon. >> rhiannon: we thank dr. griffiths and all those heroes out there helping. thank you, jaclyn, for that report. we know the weather a huge factor for the fires and over to somara with more. >> somara: i think a lot are wondering why. it's very layered. one of the components to seeing these wildfires is the drought. just this past week los angeles was upgraded to a severe drought. you know it's the longest second driest may to december on record. downtown los angeles has only seen 16 inches of rain since last may. to put that in perspective, between october 1st and today, we should have received over 4 1/2 inches. that's like me saying, i'll give you $5 for lunch, but i only end up giving you a quarter. that coupled with the winds,

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>> rhiannon: welcome back to "good morning america." as the widow of stephen "twitch" boss battles the backlash over her memoir and what she wrote about her late husband now

allison holker now feuding with his family. abc's morgan norwood has more. >> a real family feud brewing. beloved dancer stephen "twitch" boss last behind a lasting legacy on and off the dance floor, but shocking claims from his widow, allison holker, who says she found a stash of drugs shortly after his death, and that has his family firing back. there is an exclusival battle to keep his memory alive. >> my wish is that twitch would come out here and dance. ♪ >> reporter: the legacy of beloved artist and former ellen deejay, stephen "twitch" boss, at the center of an intensifying feud between his family and his widow, "dancing with the stars" alum allison holker. holker's comments in an exclusive "people" interview igniting the disagreement sharing intimate family details in her upcoming memoir, "this far." she found a cornucopia of drugs including mushrooms, pills, and other substances i had to look

up on my phone shortly before the funeral. >> it was very alarming to me to learn there was so much happening that i had no clue, but also helped me process that he was going through so much, and he was hiding so much, and there must have been a lot of shame in that. >> reporter: boss' mother slamming the claims writing on social media that she is absolutely appalled by the misleading and hurtingful claims, adding, we will not stange by while his name and legacy are tarnished. he does not deserve this. twitch's death shocked the world in december 2022. the l.a. county coroner ruling his death a suicide saying there was no foul play. holker defending herself on social media writing in part, hopefully you'll see my intention is to celebrate the love and life i shared with stephen and our three beautiful children and also the more complex aspects of both of our lives adding, i believe that if stephen were able to choose, he would choose to have his story told if it meant saving even one life. >> i hope that this book can be a beacon of hope for people to see that if you're having a low

day, lean on someone, and you can get that help to get better. ♪ >> reporter: holker and boss met on season 7 of "so you think you can dance." >> will you marry me? >> reporter: and married in 2013. their dance videos making them a household couple. ♪ but now a deep divide apparently between holker and boss' relatives. his cousin elle writing on x, you did our family so dirty alleging holker made me and his actual family sign an nda just to even attend the funeral. holker writing in her book that an nda was needed in order to protect the privacy of her late husband. >> the reason for having an nda in 9 -- the first place is to keep sensitive information completely private. it's extremely rare for family members to be asked to sign an nda about a deceased family member. >> now, meanwhile, holker hopes sharing her story will help other people recognize what she said were missed red flags.

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card weekend, and here to break it all down in person in living color espn football analyst and former nfl player sam acho. what's up, sam? >> i'm so glad to be here with you. great weekend for football. >> gio: it is. so glad to have you here. let's talk about notre dame facing off with ohio state. who is going to get it? >> i think ohio state is going to get it. ohio state has been playing like the best team especially over the last several weeks and have one of the most high-powered offenses and their defense is outstanding. though notre dame seems like a team of destiny, ohio state has so much depth on the line. there's a player by the name of caleb ransom. he is a true sophomore. last year he was at alabama and he was dominant there as a true freshman. nick saban called him one of the smartest players he's been around and all of a sudden he's raised the level for ohio state. >> whit: love the playoffs, a few weeks ago you wouldn't have been looking at these teams, and now, look, both have made it. great to watch. let's turn to the nfl. wild card matchups kick off today. we're talking about the ravens and the steelers. who do you think has the

momentum going into this? >> i think baltimore has all the momentum, the reason why, pittsburgh has lost four straight games coming into the playoffs. there's such a thing as momentum. momentum is real, and so one team, pittsburgh, is limping into the playoffs whereas baltimore with lamar jackson at quarterback is playing at an mvp level. for me i think baltimore wins this one based off lamar jackson and their play, but keep an eye out for the pittsburgh defensive line like t.j. watts and cameron heyward. >> rhiannon: who has momentum is the kansas city chiefs. >> whit: we're not talking about them today. >> rhiannon: let's talk about the chargers. postseason in a three-game winning streak. if you're the texans how do you slow down their offense and justin herbert? >> the biggest thing is to slow down their true freshman or call him a rookie receiver in ladd mcconkey. so ladd mcconkey has been outstanding and they want to be a run the ball first football team, but ladd mcconkey

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now from abc seven mornings. >> good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. the san francisco health department announced a presumptive case of bird flu in a city resident. the patient was a child who did not need to be hospitalized and has since fully recovered. the child was found to have influenza. a bird flu is a type of influenza, and further testing came back positive for the virus. health officials say there has been no evidence of person to person spread, and the risk to the public remains low. they urge residents to avoid touching sick or dead birds and to not drink unpasteurized milk. a heads up if you take bart starting monday. bart is making

some schedule changes. it's part of an effort to sync schedules and improve transfers with other transit systems. bart encourages riders to check the schedule to see if their trip is impacted. all right, let's get you outside. good morning lisa. >> good morning stephanie. sunny right now. but upper elevation winds are quite gusty with our wind advisory through 10:00 on sunday. look at that. 48 mile an hour gusts from mount umunhum and 43 miles an hour up towards mount tam. so the northerly dry winds continue throughout the day at the surface. it has been quite gusty throughout napa, the delta even at the coast. wind gusts north winds up to 20 miles an hour. 42 here in santa cruz. it is 51 in san jose. sunny san francisco above average today. already in the mid 50s. from that dry air mixing down to the surface. and we are much milder by 13 degrees in livermore. so today, the warmest day of the weekend, 64 in oakland, with those breezy to windy conditions, particularly in the upper elevations. 66 in san jose. and the accuweather seven day forecast for cooler

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