good morning, america. new accusations against matt lauer. more women coming forward accusing the fired nbc anchor of sexual misconduct. one alleging he summoned her to his office, locked the door with a button under his desk then assaulted her. overnight, lauer missing from the famous tree lighting ceremony and new concerns this morning. were complaints about his behavior ignored by executives? the gop tax plan clears a big hurdle overnight as president trump pushes it over the finish line. falsely claiming he wouldn't benefit. >> this is going to cost me a fortune this thing, believe me. >> the president also faces new fallout over anti-muslim videos he retweeted getting

battle with the british prime minister. on the run, new images of that 17-year-old girl and the high school soccer coach she vanished with heading north. surveillance footage showing them hundreds of miles away at a gas station and a pawnshop as her parents beg her to come home. ♪ and christmas light fight. neighbors battling over this winter wonderland. 350,000 lights and visitors from all over clogging up the streets. the petition to stop it and the police chief stepping in. ♪ it's the best time and good morning, america. we hope you are well this thursday morning. boy, we have a lot of news to get to. president trump seems to be on the verge of a victory in the senate on taxes that will affect everyone. we'll have more on that ahead. >> something else that will affect a lot of people.

travel. an american airlines glitch could affect thousands of flights. >> oh, boy. and we'll start, though, with those new accusations against matt lauer. nbc fired the "today" show host after a woman came forward with allegations and more are telling their stories. abc's linsey davis is here with new reporting. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. some of the details that emerged are simply too graphic for morning television. there are accusations of lewd techs and comments of lauer exposing himself and one woman alleges to "the new york times" a sexual encounter in his office culminated with her passing out and lauer having his assistant take her to a nurse. matt lauer's fall from grace casting a dark cloud over what was supposed to be a bright night at nbc's famed christmas tree lighting. the former anchor scrubbed from the show. >> the atmosphere is electric. >> reporter: the star with a reported $25 million a year salary now fired. >> and, good morning, welcome to "t

i'm matt lauer. >> reporter: the female staffers' allegations of sexual misduct during and after the 2014 olympics in sochi. two more nbc employees came forward wednesday. one telling "the new york times" lauer summoned her to his office in 2001 during a workday, locked the door and sexually assaulted her. the alleged victim says she didn't report it because she felt ashamed and didn't want to lose her job. >> she says that he then asked her to unbutton her blouse which she did. she says he then came around from his desk, pulled down her pants and had sex with her. she says she does bear some of the responsibility for what happened but she felt like he was going to be using his power over her. >> reporter: after the sexual assault she passed out in lauer's office. he then asked his assistant to bring her to the nurse. the new allegations come after another scathing expose wednesday. virgin "variety" details the claims of several current and

anonymous nbc staffers. one told them he gave her a sex toy as a present and detailed how he wanted to use it on her another says he exposed himself then represent prix monthed when she didn't engouge. others said he had a button that would lock his door. several women complained to executives at the network about lauer's behavior which they say fell on deaf ears. >> matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> good morning, everyone. happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: lauer's illustrious career at nbc has included plum assignments like hosting the thanksgiving day parade and interviews with everyone from presidents to stars like tom cruise. >> you're glib. you don't even know what ritalin is. >> reporter: just two months ago he grilled bill o'reilly about sexual allegations that led to his own termination from fox news. >> you were probably the last guy in the world that they wanted to fire because you were the guy that the

revenues were built on. you carried that network on your shoulders for a lot of years so doesn't it seem safe to assume that the people at fox news were given a piece of information or given some evidence that simply made it impossible for you to stay on at fox news? >> reporter: but this morning, other clips are resurfacing too like this sexually driven sketch. >> ah. >> oh. >> drink it in, ladies. >> again, matt. >> really. >> it's the third time this week. >> former co-host katie couric said this about lauer in a game show lightning round in 2012. >> what is matt's most annoying habit. >> he americans me on the [ bleep ]. >> wow. >> tmz released this video wednesday, apparently showing him commenting on a co-worker's appearance on set. >> nice sweater. keep bending over like that. it's a nice view. >> reporter: this morning the "today" show seeming to sever all ties with lauer. his photo already scrubbed from

their social media accounts. despite claims to the contrary nbc news release add statement saying we can see unequivocally that prior to monday night current nbc news management was never made aware of any complaints about matt lauer's conduct. george. >> okay, linsey, thanks. we just got a statement from matt lauer. i want to read it to you right now. just came in on the e-mail. he says, there are no words to express my sorrow and regret for the pain i have caused others by words and actions. to the people i have hurt i am truly sorry as i am writing this i realize the depth of the damage and disappointment i have left behind at home and at nbc. some of what is being said is n untrue or mischaracterized but there is enough truth in the stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. there is more after that but that's the nub of the statement from matt lauer and we are joined also by the reporters who broke the story for "variety," ramen setoodeh and elizabeth wagmeister. elizabeth, we heard matt lauer say some of the stories have been mischaracterized. you were working on this for weeks befe

move. how many women did you talk to? what did they say. >> we spoke to three women and multiple sources. we did dozens of interviews. we investigated this for two months and we were told some very shocking and disturbing stories which are a stark contrast to the matt lauer that everybody is known for over 20 years. we were told that he gave a sex tape to one of his former employees along with a graphic note about what he wanted to do with it. we were told that he called a woman into his office and dropped his pants exposed himself and when she didn't want to do anything with him he represeimanded her. these women were scared because matt lauer had so much power. it's what we're hearing with all the stories. unfair power dynamic. >> it appeared to be an open secret from your reporting. we see these from the brass, andy lack said first time in 20 years he's heard a clapts and doubled down overnight saying unequivocally there were no complaints before monday night. that's at odds with your reporting. >> it is at odds with our report

former and current staffers who say that there was general knowledge within all ranks of nbc between staffers, high ranking executives, other anchors that were on air with matt knowing detailing speaking about what matt was doing pursuing women. >> semantics here there were no formal complaints with the hr department. >> it seems like they're referencing paperwork as opposed to actual knowledge and i think that's where the story is headed. the question of who knew what when and many of the sources we talk to find it hard to believe they can issue this blanket statement saying nobody new. >> this appears to have been allowed to continue because of the enormous power he yielded on camera and behind the scenes. >> absolutely. i mean matt lauer, he makes -- made $25 million per year. he was there for over 20 years. he was the face of the "today" show. they didn't want to let anything ruin that. >> and it appears that from you we

seemed to focus on people at work. especially in recent years. >> this is an important aspect of the story. the wlasment occurred in the office. it occurred in his office. it occurred while he was taking work trips. it occurred in hotel rooms. this was behavior that he didn't do on his own or away from nbc. this was done within the halls of the newsroom. >> we were told that, you know, matt, he was very paranoid about being caught. he's a big star. so he knew that he could be caught by tabloid reporters. that's why he kept it within his stable and knew he had power there so he was pretty assured that these women would not complain about him because he was the big man there. >> you've talked to dozens of people. expect more to come forward. >> we've been in communication with more victims and we're in the process of vetting their stories. >> thanks for coming on this morning. sexual misconduct allegations also rocking politics. alabama senate candidate roy moore back on the campaign trail last night as one of his accusers issues an open letter.

tom llamas was at moore's event and joins us this morning from mobile, alabama. good morning, tom. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. with those accusations looming the roy moore campaign is now launching what they call a church door to church door strategy and will try to have the candidate in churches as much as possible through election day. churches where he was at last night he received a standing's ovation when he started to speak but met with some resistance. overnight roy moore speaking at a baptist church just outside of mobile. the republican senate candidate accused of molesting teenage girls telling supporters christian culture is under attack by the washington establishment. >> they're liberals. they don't want conservative values. they're the lesbian, gay, transgender who want to change our culture. >> reporter: in the middle of his speech -- >> the entire town?

>> hecklers interresucorrupt in interrupting moore. two accused him of sexual assault. he denied all accusations of sexual misconduct but admitted last night he has had second thoughts about running for senate. >> if i would have known the lies, the deceits, the things i would face in this campaign, i would not have gotten into it probably. but when you get into something that gods needs you to get into you have no choice but to live these things out in your life. >> reporter: one of those leigh corfman who says he molested her when she was 14 recently sent him a letter to ask him to stop calling her a liar. what you did to me when i was 14 years old should be revolting to every person of good morals. but now you are attacking my honesty and integrity. where does your immorality end?

forward to say that moore either sexually harassed or assaulted them. moore denied those accusations but many of the supporters i spoke to last night do not believe the women. one of moore's allies in church saying last night he'll take roy moore's 40 years of public service over those two weeks of accusations. robin. >> one of those supporters, steve bannon, is returning to alabama next week. >> reporter: yeah, this is a very big deal down here. steve bannon helped roy moore win in the primary weeks ago and he's going to come back next week. roy moore needs those trump supporters to show up on election day and needs them for victory. >> thanks. we move on to president trump facing fallout over anti-muslim videos retweeted from an extremist group in england. the president attacked the british smm and jon karl has details. >> reporter: good morning, george. the videos and the group that tweeted them have been condemned as hateful and insightful to violence but the white house

raising the issue of national security. the three videos the president retweeted were originally posted by a tiny anti-islam ultra nationalist party called britain first. a group known for hate filled incitement. they purport to show muslims engaged in violent acts. the office of british prime minister theresa may condemned the president for his tweets saying britain first seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions. it is wrong for the president to have done this. the president responded to may last night saying, don't know cuss on me, focus on the destructive radical islamic terrorism that is taking place within the united kingdom. we are doing just fine. and white house press secretary sarah sanders also responded to the president's tweets. >> it's important to talk about national security and national security threats. >> reporter: one of the videos claims to show a muslim migrant in the netherlands beating a dutch b

netherlands say that's not true and say the attacker was dutch tweeting facts do matter. still, the white house says it doesn't matter if the videos the president tweets are accurate. >> look, again, whether it's a real video the threat is real and that is what the president is talking about. >> reporter: and this morning there is an extraordinary statement from the mayor of london on all this saying in part, george, president trump yesterday used twitter to promote a vial, extremist group that exists solely to sow division in our country. many brits who love america and american also see this as a betrayal of the special relationship between our two countries and, george, the mayor of london is calling on the prime minister of great britain to revoke her invitation to donald trump to visit. >> we're seeing the fallout. yesterday was active for the president on twitter. even diing into conspiracy theories. >> all over the map. there was this, there were conspiracy theories calling

all, george, at a time when the white house is trying to focus on tax reform. >> they also have robert mueller out there and we just learned that jared kushner has been called in. >> yes, this was an interview with the special counsel and jared kushner that happened earlier this month. we're told it's primarily about michael flynn and that trump tower meeting where they were meeting with russians about dirt on hillary clinton. >> may not be his last interview. thanks very much. >> jon alluded to tax reform and president trump also doubling down on his effort to pass tax reform by christmas. the measure cleared an important hurdle in a senate vote last night. let's go to our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce on capitol hill for us. good morning, mary. >> reporter: robin, good morning. while the senate is inching closer to passing tax reform voting yesterday to begin debate but this isn't a done deal yet. republicans are now scrambling to negotiate changes hoping to get enough votes to finally get this done. this is a delicate and messy process, some lawmakers are complaining they don't know what version they'r

the president says wealthier americans like him will be hurt under this bill. but according to analysts that is simply not true. wealthy americans, those making more than $100,000 a year would likely see big tax cuts while most americans earning less than $75,000 a year are projected to pay more by 2027. republicans examine only afford to lose two votes. more than half a dozen have serious misgivings. the one thing they seem to agree on failure is simply not an option. >> that is something they do agree on. all right, mary, thank you. also this morning, new developments in that serial killer case in tampa. the 24-year-old suspect due in court today and abc's victor oquendo has new details about his past and what they've discovered on his cell phone. >> reporter: howell donaldson was captured tuesday after his co-worker said he asked her to hold a bag con staining a bag. he said he owns the gun purchased less than one week before the

not admitted to committing any of the shootings. the. >> the gun is what we needed. >> reporter: police say donaldson's gun was used in all four murders and data from his cell phone was matched to three of the crime scenes and when they searched his car they found clothes that matched the items the suspect was wearing in these surveillance videos. >> the motive will be someplace in his computer, his phone, in social media or with friends or associates or co-workers. >> reporter: last january donaldson graduated from st. john's university in new york where he played for the basketball team. his former teammates say he was competitive but not violent. as for the florida community that has been on edge for weeks now breathing a sigh of relief. >> now it's like a weight has been lifted off our shoulders. >> reporter: donaldson's first court appearance is this morning. overnight the manager at the mcdonald's who handed the gun over to a police officer released a statement saying she is surprised and overwhelmed by everything that's happened. right now she is thinking about

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fix that. new images of north korea's latest missile test. north korea says it's nuclear capable. could reach the entire u.s. mainland. during a speech wednesday president trump called kim jong-un a sick puppy and u.n. ambassador nikki haley warned these could lead to war and called all countries to cut off ties to north korea. tiger woods is back returning to the golf course competing for the first time since he withdrew from a tournament wednesday and underwent a spinal fusion surgery. the atlantis resort in the bahamas will start later today. tune in for that. >> interesting to see how he does. now to that search for a missing 17-year-old girl from florida who officials believe is on the run with her soccer coach. newly released images show the pair together in south carolina. abc's linzie janis is here with the latest and, linzie, we're learning more about hair relationship. >>

in a relationship together. authorities including the fbi trying to track them down. they fear the couple may be heading to canada. police say these new surveillance camera images show high school senior caitlyn frisina with a 27-year-old boy's soccer coach if her high school ryian rodriguez. >> she is with a person ten years her senior in a supervisory capacity over her as a coach. >> reporter: her parents think she climbed out of her bedroom late saturday night leaving behind her cell phone which she had wiped clean. >> if you see this, we just want you to know that we love you and we miss you. >> reporter: her father says he helped rodriguez get the coaching job. >> he a family friend. we've known him for several years through the soccer and the school and everything. >> reporter: police say the teen's bank card was last used on sunday when she withdrew $200 from

georgia, 100 miles away from her florida home. at 9:00 a.m. that same day the pair were spotted inside a gas station at a rest stop in st. george, south carolina. caitlyn wearing a sock cap. later that afternoon, rodriguez spotted on this surveillance camera walking into a pawnshop in fayetteville, north carolina. >> we don't know that she's okay. so we're going to treat this until we find out that she is okay as that she may be in harm's way. >> reporter: well, that was four days ago and again investigators believe they are heading to canada so law enforcement agencies across the east coast and northeast are on alert if anyone spots the couple they are urged to get in touch with police. robin. >> linzie, thank you. we'll bring in dan abrams and former chief up specter with the u.s. marshal service lenny depaul. this video is huge. what are the takeaways? >> it is big. we know one thing for sure caitlyn and rian are still together captured in about four

in two different states wearing the same clothes. they haven't changed it appears. it appears they're heading northbound. one of the video cameras picked up surveillance on their vehicle. they're still in that red car which is a home run for law enforcement, florida plate, hopefully get some license plate readers picking up that plate on the highways appears they're heading northbound and have family -- he has family in pennsylvania and canada and i believe she has family right here in new york. >> she does, that's right. >> big for hem. >> the soccer coach still hasn't been charged with anything. >> first of all i think they're going to catch him within a week. >> why do you think that. >> i think that, you know, they're not pros at this and they're already making a ton of rookie errors. if you're trying to hide they're making a lot of mistakes in terms of what you do. my prediction would be that they're going to find them within a week but there's a question, right, as to she's 17. he's 27. she left voluntarily and some people say, well, what's the possible crime here? you see that the authorities are being careful not to say he's being charged with a crime.

in. they want him to come forward because as of right now, we don't know if there was a physical relationship between them. if there was, that would be a crime in the state of florida based on their age, age of concept in florida is 18. there are exceptions if you're under the age of 4 which he is not is and also remember as they go state to state, he may also be committing crimes in each of those states depending on what those state laws are, as well. >> as we've been alluding to and heard in the piece about moving north, families there. so how do police handle that knowing they have family in the area. >> they're doing their homework. looking at everybody and their trusted circle of friends, i'm sure they're all over those people and looking at them. peripheral investigate and whatnot. probably countersurveilling doing a discreet locate on these families. it's not just them but that tight circle of friends they have. they're traveling and have to be communicating somehow. somebody has a device and picking up the phone. she says she wiped

clean and left it at home. >> you can't wipe your phone clean. >> you ka wipe it but there are ways -- historical stuff. what kind of calls and text messages done prior to taking off. >> they'll need money. they're going to need asset, right. so they'll have to figure out either how people will help them which means you have more potential witnesses or they'll have to try and get money which will lead to more possible evidence to find them. so, remember, this just happened recently. we're not talking about a long time missing persons case here. we're talking about this weekend. and that's why i'm confident that they're going to find them pretty quickly. >> if you wanted -- surveillance camera in a pawnshop. that $200 didn't get them too far. >> the police is not charging him because they don't want to think he did anything wrong. he knows he did something wrong. >> put aside strict legalities. the fact that he's the coach at the school poses all sorts of additional potential moral and legal problems for him and for

isn't just a 27-year-old with a 17-year-old. this is a teacher effectively, a coach with a student. and that fundamentally changes the type of relationship you're talking about. >> absolutely. all right, lenny, dan, as always, thank you very much for your insight. michael. >> all right, thank you, robin. coming up that christmas light fight. why some neighbors are saying this display is no winter wonderland. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ for those who know what they're really building. always unstoppable.

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back now with a neighborhood fight over christmas lights. decorating for the holidays is big business, americans spent $7 billion in 2015 and one connecticut family has been putting together this display for nearly two decades drawing visitors from thousands and some fire from their neighbors. gio benitez is here with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: listen, the family says they put this massive display together to raise money for a children's hospital and while some neighbors love it, others complained it was turning their street into a carnival. in a small connecticut town a big display of holiday cheer. 350,000 christmas lights illuminate the so-called wonder land at roseville. walking through the wonderland. >> yes. >> look at this. this is unbelievable. you got trains and you got santas and, of course, lots and lots of lights. attracting people from all over. >> it's amazing. like the amount of time and energy, incredible. >> reporter: for 18

hollowell family has turned this into a dazzling community event and donations go to the local shriners hospital for children. how important is it for you and your tramley. >> it's everything. >> reporter: neighbored circulated this petition with 45 signatures asking the town and police to do something about the excessive traffic at the event which they say brings constant noise and litter to nearby yards. >> we were very disappointed that she didn't take the time to come to us and say, i've got a problem. >> reporter: the police chief stepping in to keep the peace. >> some of the neighbors had their way, they would be very happy if the fairfield police department could in some way top this event from occurring. >> reporter: elaborate christmas displays are nothing new. and neither are neighborhood light fights. candycane lane has been on the map for years with the whole neighborhood decorating their homes. but this year some residents are fed up by littering and disrespectful behavior from

those who come visit? a friend of mine had several things stolen from her yard. >> reporter: today google maps says it's only open for four hours a day. but back in fairfield, connecticut, a neighborly solution. police are helping manage traffic. >> thank you for coming. >> reporter: and the event ends earlier. how do you feel about this resolution? >> we're happy with it. >> you're happy with it. >> it's going to work out all right now. >> little compromise. the family says this is an example of neighbors working together to find common ground. now, the neighbor who wrote that petition, she says she never asked for it to be shut down. she just wanted a safer traffic situation. >> they received that. i mean the compromise that happened. >> after nearly two decades is there a chance it might be shut down. >> the family thinks they found a solution. they just want to keep it going and like the donations to the hospital. >> doing it for a good cause. >> neighbors helping neighbor. >> that's right. >> exactly. i. >> love that, george. thank you, gio. speang

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holidays. 000s of flights could be affected. our senior transportation correspondent david kerley is at reagan national airport with the story. good morning, david. >> reporter: george, this tells you how much we rely on computers these days. up to 7 million passengers could have been affected by this computer glitch. we're talking about 15,000 flights according to the pilots union that were affected by this computer glitch. now, here's what happened. piles have the opportunity to opt out of a flight on this computer system but because of the glitch, they were actually able to get out of flights when they were needed and that's a problem for american airlines. they ended up with this shortage of pilots and now trying to figure out how they can get all these piles back on the schedule for the last two weeks of december so that everybody is get home for the holidays. american has been scrambling for the past five days working to find pilots for all those flights that are scheduled and they're making some progress, george. >> filling the hole going to

>> reporter: it's going to cost them a lot of money. they say they have some reserve pilots that will fill some of these flights. they won't tell us exactly how many flights. it's the union that says it's 15,000 and they're paying time and a half to get the pilots to take those scheduled flights to get them back in the cockpits. >> so bringing home everybody for flying what should passengers do? >> reporter: so there is advice that we can give you. american airlines is saying they don't think they'll have to cancel any flights. in a statement they say that they are working to make sure that everybody gets to where they want to go at the end of next month during the holidays, the last two weeks of december. the best advice, george, is probably wait a week, check to make sure your flight is still scheduled. americans telling us they don't expect to cancel any flights. >> david, thank you. >> making note to self. call one week before because i'm heading to hawaii. >> a lot of flights to try to scramble and fix. >> good to know now. >> instead of later. >> exactly. all right,en, coming up a

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the latest on those allegations against matt lauer. more women now coming forward with stories about the fired nbc news anchor accusing him of sexual misconduct and the new concerns now that complaints about his behavior were ignored by his bosses. health alert. the new flu warning. why this season could be one of the worst and does getting that flu shot really protect you? dogs versus cats. which animals are smarter? the new research that settles the question once and for all. have we all been barking up the wrong tree when it comes to which she's cease is the cat's meow. ♪

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jedi." there he is. that's his rescue dog millie. we have something he'll want to hear coming up about dogs and cats. he'll like the report. >> you never knew who you'll see in our audience. bring your animals. first we'll get to more that have fall out growing over matt lauer and those sexual misconduct accusations since nbc fired the "today" show anchor more women came forward with their stories and we are hearing from lauer for the first time as well this morning. linsey davis is back with this. good morning again, linsey. >> reporter: good morning. new allegations of sexual misconduct this morning against embattled journalist matt lauer including a former employee who told "the new york times" that after a sexual encounter in his office she passed out and had to be taken to the nurse by lauer's assistant. 24 hours after his termination, we're finally hearing from lauer this morning. his longtime co-host savannah guthrie read his statement. >> it's a difficult morning here again because our top story is once again about our former colleague matt lauer. >> and in fact

ago received a statement from matt. some of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized. but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. i regret that my shame is now shared by the people i cherish dearly. repairing the damage will take a lot of time and soul searching and i'm committed to beginning that effort. it is now my full time job. >> reporter: long running host of the "today" show was fired as a result of one complaint after a female colleague and her lawyer went to human resources accusing lauer of inappropriate sexual behavior during the 2014 sochi olympics. the complaint alleges that the behavior continued after the games. "variety" magazine now says that more alleged victims are coming forward against lauer and they're currently vetting their stories. >> thank you. now to the republican tax push. lots of questions who will get the benefits. back to mary bruce on capitol hill for the latest. good

>> reporter: george, good morning. well, republicans have voted to begin debate and they're hoping for a fine vote later this week but they till don't have the votes to get this done and now they are scrambling to make last-minute changes. now, the president says this bill will hurt wealthier americans like him. but analysts say this is not true. wealthy americans making more than $100,000 a year would likely see big tax cuts under this plan. while most americans earning less than $75,000 a year are projected to pay more by 2027. now, republicans can only afford to lose two votes and by our count there's still more than half a dozen with serious misgivings but republicans also know passing tax reform is do or die for them politically. >> they are holding together right now, mary bruce, thanks very much. here's a story we've been waiting for. new scientific study this morning that may finally put an end to one of the hottest debates in history. it turns out, everybody, dogs are smarter than cats. >> we knew that. >> don't shoot the messenger here. i'm just here telling the

neurons while cats only have half of that. that's 265 million for those who have to figure that science out. according to researchers that means dogs have the ability to do more complex flexible things with their lives than cats do but the cats have nine lives. that's a problem. now we are all dog people and all have dogs but there are a lot of cat lovers out there and we have to say, you know, don't give up. they still claim cats are smarter but they do only because they know how to use a litter box. my dog rings a bell to go out. >> no way. >> really? >> yes, he does. he is a brilliant one. >> he rings a bell. he did it last night at 11:30 even though he didn't need to go out. >> better than what our dogs do at 11:30. >> we don't want to know, george. coming up a new warning about the flu. why health officials are worried even getting the flu shot may not help. it is a supersize holiday deals. tory and the big man himself santa are here

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rocking so many different industries and raising a lot of questions about how parents should talk to their children. >> and the most recent involving matt lauer and children are used to seeing morning tv hosts in their homes every morning and they can even feel like a part of the family and psychiatrist janet taylor is here to help us answer some of these questions so thank you, janet for joining us. you know, a lot of these people being accused are well known in the home and kids see them every morning and i'm sure children have questions. how should parent as dress them. >> you want to find out what they do know. you certainly don't want to lay too much on them. keep it basic related to how hold they are but also tie it into other aspects, maybe harassment that they've had if it's bullying or even sexual questions that they have so that you can -- don't take -- keep it so far externally they can't relate to it. >> if you have a son or daughter, the conversation is different depending. >> well, yes and no. i mean certainly we want to talk about the emotional health of our children because we know when they can

feelings they're more apt to relate to the emotional feelings of others and have to look at how we have this boys will be boys and boys don't cry and really tune in to our boys' emotional health as well. >> what is your advice for teaching kids how to stand up for themselves if they are experiencing inappropriate behavior. >> we need to teach them that no means no and if they have something that happens to them and if it's a question, a comment, a touch that makes them feel confused that makes them feel angry and shame they need to be able to talk to us about it. which means as parents we need to listen and take action. >> i imagine it is age appropriate. you have to, of course, take into category the age of your child. >> certainly but, you know, our kids are exposed to more and more younger ages and know our preteens and adolescents certainly have a lot more sexual harassment type of things that happen to them, so it's real and just because they're young doesn't mean that they can't be exposed to it as well. >> on the flip side of that

say, if your child, you find out your child is the harasser, how do you approach that? >> you have to stop that behavior immediately and help them understand how the other person feels, find out what they're feeling and enforce consequences and teach them how to be empathetic which means they understand how other people feel. >> bottom line this for us. if you're a parent and, you know, like, well, you can't pick up your phone, you can't turn on tv without seeing something like this. >> well, as parents we need to take a breath because there's always something. but it's about being mindful of what we expose our children to because most of what happens reeled to trauma still happens in the home and be mindful of that but also help them be good and kind people and listen to them. always keep the door of communication open. >> yeah. >> very important. >> that is very important and also we got to feed our own souls. i know you moved to florida not too long ago. things are going well. >> it's well. i have gratitude every single day, i love my job, the people, the sunshine,bu

it's still real life and so i mean just because you live somewhere you're not insulated from what happens so it's about balance. >> love to hear that. >> yep, gratitude. biggest part of life. >> it is. now up to george. i'm here with dr. jen ashton with that warning about the flu season. jen, thanks for coming back. >> yeah. >> nih is warning this could be a pretty tough one. >> let me explain why. we're tracking what's going on in the southern hemisphere as a preview as what will come here in the next couple of months and numbers out of australia as of mid-october are concerning. what they're showing is about over 200,000 cases of flu, compare that to what they saw in 200 with the h1n1 with 59,000, this is concerning and the current circulating strain which is in this year's vaccine showing the vaccine only thought to be 10% effective. you hear that, it sounds bad. better than zero percent. if you look at this map this is the current activity in the united states right now. things are pretty qu

it's early but we are seeing high flu activity in the south, louisiana and mississippi. >> you do tell us all to get the flu shot. i've gotten mine this year but surprising to see only 10% effective. >> it's the worst vaccine we have and that's why there's so much interest and research and need to develop what's called a universal vaccine. right now the flu vaccine takes a long time to develop. it's grown in chick egg, adaptations can occur in that process that make it not a great vaccine but let me show you why there's so much interest in developing what's called a universal sax convenient and want to use the roses as an example. if i give you this bouquet you know they're roses but there are different colors to the rose petals. you can think of those like the circulating strains but there are also leaves, stem, thorns. in the development of a universal sack convenient we would almost cut the color of the rose petals off. you still know that these are roses, you still have the stems, the leaves and the thorns and that's what a universal vaccine would ago like. it's actually a more general vaccine that you would only need on i

you still know those are vorose >> we're not there yet. what can you do. >> still get vaccinated. 10% efficacy is get better than 0% and people can get sick and die of the flu. practice good hand hygiene. we hear that again and again. if possible if you get sick stay home because you're only infecting other people. >> good advice there, thanks again. over to ginger. george, it's time for your "gma" moment which is one of our favorite times of the morning. and this one is little fiona. this is pre-k graduation. you know when the music just takes over. takes over your body. yeah. look at fiona go. she's letting loose. she gives them joy every day but this day she really let go and went off script. she was in brooklyn, new york, and we are so happy to celebrate her and her graduation and all of her classmates today. all right. that is- dry for the national

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the superstar's problems were well documented mainly by the artist themselves after rumors of his cheating beyonce released "lemonade" then jay released "444" where he admitted to them and rapped about becoming a bet he man but guess what, in a new interview with "style" magazine he said they recorded together using the music as therapy before releasing those separate albums. you will never listen to either one of those albums quite the same way. >> that baseball bat looked a little different this time. >> yeah, they were already past it by the time we got it. they were already over it. they used it. >> works for them. they did it well. >> they seem to be doing pretty well. >> it does seem like they're doing well. >> all good and beautiful music. also in "pop news" this morning, prince william may have an ulterior motive for wanting his younger brother to get married. while talking to a reporter he started with the usual, how happy he is to

but then he gives his little bro a little jab. >> wish them all the happiness in this exciting time and for me personally i hope it means he stays out of my fridge and scrounging my food for the last couple of years. [ applause ] >> bachelor role. why go to whole foods when you can go to your big brother's apartment which is just a short walk away from harry's cottage. i have an idea for william, fresh direct account. as a wedding gift. and then finally in "pop news" this morning, you had me at guacamole. why would i say that? because there's so many questions. that's what online dating service zeus is saying analyzing 364 million messages and which correlated with an increase in return messages and the top three were guacamole, number two, potato, that's the quick way to my heart and n

all of those doubled your chances of getting a positive response. so imagine if you said guacamole potato chocolate. you're in, baby. [ applause ] so guacamole number one boosted your chances for finding love by 144%. >> really. >> all of this is very scientific, george. the worst food to name drop may not surprise you. don't, you know, talk about your love of yams apparently. [ laughter ] it's not going to get you a hot date and that is "pop news," robin roberts. [ applause ] >> that's the news right there. >> thank you. always try. well, i'm so -- i was so excited coming upstairs about "deals & steals" that i was doing a little walking, robin said i dare you to walk like that before -- >> i dare you. >> i'm going to head over here to see tory johnson. we're going to do a supersize "deals & steals" sales event. that was my

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training drill between 9:00 and 11:30. another pleasant day but changes are coming. today is not going to be nearly as warm. that was yesterday but today mid 50s a couple of degrees above the average high. we'll track a few clouds today and we'll get through the christmas tree lighting just fine and 50 by late. saturday 55 on sunday and colder air next week. on our traffic watch capitol beltway mostly gridlocked on i-270 southbound. we have residual

eastbound 66 a lot of volume. we'll g john mccain called it wone of the most pristine and beautiful parts of the world. now donald trump and republican leaders have a tax scheme that will put it up for sale. why? to pay for tax cuts for billionaires

the top 1% get a tax cut. we pay the price. tell representative comstock, don't sell our wild lands to give billionaires a tax cut. welcome back to "gma." and as we do every day we have a great audience with us this morning. yes, we do. [ applause ] and you have to have a great guest and we are bringing a great guest to the table bringing the infamous tonya harding/nancy kerrigan began scandal to the big screen. please welcome the star of "i, tonya," margot robbie. [ cheers and applause ] >> yay. it's finally here. >> welcome back. >> thank you. good to see you. >> love the

loved it. loved it. oh, my gosh. >> long time. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> that dress is divine. >> isn't it? >> wow. >> trying to dress like a news reporter when i come here. >> since you're at the table, at the desk. >> you know, welcome. welcome to the show and we love -- this show and robin always talked about how incredible you are and how uncanny you are as tonya harding and how much did you know about the story before you did the movie? >> i didn't know anything. i've never heard the name tonya harding before. i read the script and when i read the script i thought it was complete fiction and i thought it was -- i was like, wow, this is so creative coming up with this crazy, bizarre stuff and love the fake mockumentary style and then i found out it was all true and i was blown away and fascinated. >> did you have the chance to meet her. >> i did. i met her right before we started shooting. >> and? >> it was great, yeah. i had done all my character prep beforehand and decided exactly

character and i kind of wanted to keep her and the character separate so i waited till the last minute to meet her. >> that's interesting. it's not a facsimile. >> because there's so much footage of her already like interviews when she's 15 to 44 when i play her from 15 to 44, i could -- and everything in between i could do all my research -- i could study her manner itches and accent and everything i did six months of studying her and then which met her i wanted to meet her as a person. >> did she have any special requests or -- >> no, she was great about it. i mean we said to her this isn't a traditional biopic. not traditional at all and it's not a documentary, you know, it's a feature film and we feed to have liberty on set to really run with these characters and let them do their own thing in that space and she was really understanding about it and really lovely. she asked me like how i was going with the skate training and was honestly more worried about me than i was about her. she was like do you need help? i can help train you if you want.

do you have your skates with you? >> how much did you train for it? i covered the story when working at espn and which was seeing the movie i was seeing tonya. how much -- [ applause ] >> thank you. it was all me. [ laughter ] it wasn't. we replicaed all her skate routines like to the move so hopefully people who do remember it will look at it on youtube and kind of see the comparison -- >> the triple axel. >> the triple axel. even if i had 20 years to train, i was never going to be able to do a triple axel and in fact no one could. not even our skate doubles. they couldn't even do a triple axel so we were like, well, surely -- no, i've never even attempted a triple axel and sold we had to cgi. only six women in the world have done a triple axel since tonya did 25 years ago. >> the first american woman to do it in competition. >> it's amazing. >> you want to see some of the film?

>> oh, my god. i mean, it was totally the most awesomest thing. leading up to it, you're like, i can't do it. i can't. i can't. bam. i can. all those people who said i couldn't make it, well, [ muted ]. i did. i proved every one of them. [ applause ] >> so nailed the look. and i understand that you sort of got into the '90s of it all. >> i did. everyone keeps asking did you take anything with you from set. i was like the scrunchies. ing took so many scrunchies with me. i wear them all the time and started dressing very '90s as well. >> rubbed off on you. >> and the skating, you touched on it. much of it is you. you were a hockey player which i didn't know. >> yeah, i mean that makes me sound like i'm really --

>> ice hockey. >> i played ice hockey when i first came to america because i always wanted to do it when i was a kid but there was no ice where i grew up. i come from the gold coast, very coastal town but, yeah, figure skating and ice hockey it turns out are very different feats. a toe pick on those skates which i found out very quickly and got no padding on so when you fell, when you fall it's painful. >> big rangers fan. >> big rangers fan. [ applause ] >> go, rangers. thank you so much. thank you so much. and the movie is "i, tonya." it hits theaters december 8th. make sure you go check it out. >> thank you. thanks for having me on. >> you're very welcome. coming up, luke skywalker himself mark hamill is here live. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ welcome back to "gma" and our audience. they are so excited because luke skywalker is here and amy is here with me. hi, strangeer. >> missed you. the original "star wars" star, mark hamill, joins us. how incredible. we didn't see you until the final moments of "the force awakens" what was your reaction when you found out you were returning for one scene. >> i thought this i

elaborate entrance of my career. [ laughter ] everybody talks about me for two hours. i'm reading it thinking -- i kept marking down skywalker is too powerful. everybody is talking about me. it was a shock. it was a big surprise but i think there are much bigger surprises in "the last jedi." the most important line he says this is not going to go the way you think. >> oh, wow. >> when i read the script i was stunned. these films now are being made by people that were children when the first films came out. they're the generation that grew up and as fans and now are in charge of the franchise and it's just wonderful to be associated with something that makes people so happy and is escapism. you know, people want to get away from -- we don't want real life. it's too

i'm in. i'm in the escapism business. >> but you've been at this since 1977 so what made you come back for this new generation of flips? >> well, it was kind of intimidating because we never expected that -- we thought if they do another trilogy it wouldn't involve any of our characters. it would be all new characters. so i thought, well, it's all or nothing. it's got to be harrison and carrie and all of us. i said, well, harrison will never do it. he's so accomplished and, you know, i thought for sure that he would say no. when i read in the paper he signed for harrison ford i said to my wife, well, i've been drafted. >> me too. >> there's no turning it down now. [ applause ] >> you mentioned carrie fisher. she makes her final appearance in this latest film. >> oh, carrie. >> you all were friends for 40 years. >> yeah. >> how would you describe your relationship with carrie? >> it was

because we blew hot and cold. we hate to admit we were more like each other than we would have said ourselves, in fact, when we found out we were twins we both went, are you kidding me? you're just doing this to top the -- >> i thought you guys were romantic. it really bothered me. what, they're brother and sister. >> imagine how i felt. [ applause ] i mean -- it was like the worst good news/bad news joke in the universe. the good news is there is a really attractive young woman in the universe. bad news she's your sister! it was horrible. >> you have a son nathan. now, nathan, when he was born you were just into these movies but how was it for him? for your kids to grow up with their dad as luke skywalker. >> he was born in england when we were making "empire strikes back" so has two passports.

he's the most passionate "star wars" fan in my family. griffin likes it but he's like, he likes david cronin berg films better and chelsea is also a fan and she's also my personal assistant and so, you know, i keep my family together. but, you know, i heard on a sleepover the boys talking, you know, with their friends and their friends were saying, it must be so cool to have luke as your father and nathan goes, luke skywalker doesn't tell you to clean up your room. and do your homework. >> amazing. speaking of son, by the way, speaking of being a dad, the internet is obsessed with your look-alike. sebastian stan. you've even called him your son. he had a message for you that we're going to play right now. >> oh, yeah. >> dad, hey, i know, i think the beard looks good, you know. i was sort of thinking of looking at your picture but i'm pretty good with it now. anyway i want

got eggs and everything in the fridge so when you get home you should be all good. >> ah. [ applause ] wow. >> do you see the resemblance. >> at first i said he's way too handsome to be compared to me. really? but, you know, then they morphed us together and i thought that is kind of spooky but he's a wonderful actor. people say will you support him to be, you know, the young luke skywalker when they make those movies and i thought, he doesn't need me. he's an accomplished enough actor to get it on his own and i shouldn't put my thumb on the scale because it's not my choice. it's disney and lucasfilm, you know, i don't want to, you know, cut short any other potential lukes but -- >> definitely a contender. >> oh, yeah and i would love to work with him. i could play his father any day. >> we're glad you came here to work with us today and talk about the movie. [ applause ] and "star wars: the last jedi" flies into

15th. mark hamill, everybody. [ applause ] >> thank you. michael and amy and mark hamill we are celebrating our 11th annual warm hears and warm coats drive partnering with burlington and delivering good. so many as we've seen, garth brooks, charlie puth, a bunch of people have donated their coats and you can too. all you have to do is bring your gently used coats to burlington. let's see how many. you guys ready for this. how many have we donated so far? drum roll, please. there it is. 30,396. and we're just getting started. go to our website to learn more about how you can get of novembf atlantic hurricane season, too) - dry for the national tree lighting this evening - spotty showers overnight - dry & cool first weekend of december - cold pattern comes late next week today: mix of clouds and sun. cooler, but still above average. highs: 55-60 winds: ne to se 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. spotty showers. clearing by dawn. lows: 38-44

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welcome back to "gma." gingerbread edition. nicole farb back with us. with our sponsor michael's inviting everybody to the event to do gingerbread houses this saturday 1 to 3:00 p.m. purchase a gingerbread house and michael's provides august the goodies to make earth gorgeous. that's really fun. supplies are free. let's talk about gingerbread house, classic, you have ideas to make it more modern and fun. >> we do. we even have shapes that are modern like the "a" frame and ginger has the castle. >> i thought ginger forgot a roof. >> i'm already eating.

>> modern shapes. >> modern shapes and three easy tips, it's a competition. people go skimpy on the icing. do not. go -- we did that for you but we put big thick layers of icing. >> you recommend -- i always left some of the house brown. you say go for it. >> you can leave some of the house brown. on the places you want to decorate glob it on. eat a little and big candies. >> we're going to put how much time on the clocky 20 seconds? >> oh, my gosh. >> 20 seconds. >> 20 seconds. y'all can do it. you'll see four amazing houses. >> we got an extra ten seconds. >> there was panic. there was panic. >> so you like that as a roof. >> big candy just like this, right. and then do your little candy, three some candy at each other along the way. >> whoa. we're not allowed to touch. >> i thought we started already. >> she's just giving ideas. >> right? >> that's really pretty. >> big candy first, little candy next. don't forget y'all have

use these things. >> ready. should we do it? >> okay, 30 seconds. >> ready, one, two, three. >> make it. >> amy went wild. [ applause ] ♪ >> there. oh. five, four, three, two, one. stop. candy down. [ applause ] >> not afraid to get my happens dirty. all right. >> oh, my gosh. yours actually somehow or another yours looks like a gorgeous mess, amy. >> thank you. >> i had people walking in the front door. >> look at your hands, michael. [ applause ] >> i did like a doghouse like a guest house. >> who has t

>> michael. >> oh, well -- >> the bigger the hands, the bigger the house. >> cutest house is amy's. >> looks really good. >> thank you. >> what! >> the don't impress technique works. >> congratulations. >> i love that. >> something for you. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. >> you can go to your local michael's to decorate your own gingerbread house this saturday 1 to 3:00 p.m. it's really fun. we'll be right back on "good morning america."

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>> anchor: good morning washington. happening today it is the 95 annual national christmas tree lighting the president and first lady will carry on the tradition. kathy lee gifford and dean cane will host. you can find the full list of details about the event by downloading our abc 7 news app. all right a look at traffic here is angela. we are dealing with gridlock volume delays for the most part.

you get around it. inside the beltway from springfield northbound on i-395. on our traffic land cameras a live look at what is happening merging with the bridge. today is not going to be nearly as warm. not getting into the upper 60 or 70 degrees. mid 50s. tracking a few clouds across the area today and rain. we'll get through the christmas tree lighting just fine and 50 by late. high of 52 on saturday for toys for tots 55 on

>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the hit comedy "will & grace," debra messing! and one of the stars of "darkest hour," ben mendelsohn. plus, my performance from the hot country band old dominion. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning! how