good morning, america. this morning, the arctic blast. snow piling up in the midwest, drivers dealing with whiteout conditions. up to a foot and a half of snow predicted with bone-chilling temperatures. where the deep freeze is heading next. trying to pass. hold-out senators coming around to that new tax bill. the biggest overhaul in a generation. >> i know everyone's lives will be better off under tax reform. >> what's in it? what's not? and will it put more dollars in your pocket? new charges. the soccer coach who vanished with a teenaged girl. the center of a

manhunt. now facing a judge. >> sir, did you understand why it was i held you? >> what they're learning about their journey and the runaway plan may have been the teenager's idea. blockbuster opening. "the last jedi" a force to be reckoned with at the box office. fans packing theaters across the country showing their passion and paying tribute to a princess, will it be the biggest weekend ever? hey, good morning, many of us here on set feeling somewhat culturally ignorant because we haven't yet seen the new "star wars" movie. i have tickets for tomorrow with my wife. i know you're going tomorrow. >> have you seen it, tony? >> no. >> i'm going with dan's wife too. >> a whole different kind of

much more on it coming from topaz irvi tony reali and we'll start with a pair of quick-moving storms bringing frigid temperatures and some places getting over a foot. a lot of snow to shovel. >> creating chaos in the northeast. check out the low visibility at the empire state building. i promise you it's somewhere and shots of a wed ig picture in philadelphia. they got caught out in the elements. they look happy nonetheless. >> it's good luck if it rains on your wedding day. what if it snows. >> even better. where are these storms and what's -- >> showing up for meteorological expertise. >> i'll let meteorologist mike taylor show off his expertise. he's in for rob this weekend. mike, good morning to you. >> hey, good morning. happy to be here. you know, this system, i got to tell you, if you were in this last night but we had rough

take a look at the roads near philadelphia. police had to orchestrated traffic. the morning commute was fine but the drive home, the snow could not have arrived at the worst possible time and one scenario. erie, pennsylvania, not only trucks but cars sliding off the roads and we had some snow squalls, reports of seeing some of that lightning as far as convective snow bands flaring up. that system is starting to scoot off towards the east. now we're still seeing some snow squalls still passing through but will die down. one thing i'll mention, colder air, it is really starting to push in. we still have winter weather advisories and lake-effect snow warnings in effect and go from slush to crush to check out the bitter cold moving in, northern minnesota, negative 13 degrees, very cold air pushing in. but that's not it. we'll be talking about warmer conditions coming in. details in a few. >> we want to welcome you to "gma." we don't welcome that bitter cold weather. we wanto

major developments out of washington. including the republicans who are on the cusp of passing a huge historic tax bill by the end of the year. >> if it passes it will be the first major legislative victory for president trump and the gop but it comes as there are new developments in the russia investigation. matt dowd is standing by with analysis but start with david wright right there at the white house. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan and paula. the holiday rush looks a little different here in washington as republican lawmakers scramble to pass a tax break before they break for vacation themselves and the pieces do seem to be falling into place. the president even pushing back his departure for palm beach hoping to sign that first big piece of legislation. republican lawmakers believe they have the votes needed to pass the biggest tax overhaul in a generation. the house and senate compromise bill more than a thousand pages long. >> i know everyone's lives will be better o

>> reporter: republicans can afford to lose two votes in the senate and still have the measure pass. with vice president pence breaking the tie. tennessee's bob corker was the only republican to vote no on the initial senate bill. insisting he couldn't support anything that adds to the deficit. >> never, never ever, ever. >> reporter: now he's come around. so has florida's marco rubio and maine's susan collins making it likely this measure will pass. the final bill is expected to add 1.5 trillion to the deficit slashing the corporate tax rate nearly in half, but also doubling the standard deduction for those who don't itemize. the bill will still allow popular deducts for mortgage interest, student loans and state and local taxes but the caps on some of those deductions will be lower. the tax bill is one of two big items on the president's radar. next week his lawyers are expected to

with special counsel robert mueller and his team, a rarity. the president's lawyers are hoping to hear that mueller's probe into russian meddling and possible collusion by the trump campaign is nearing an end. not clear mueller will oblige. >> there is absolutely no collusion. i didn't make a phone call to russia. i have nothing to do with russia. everybody knows it. >> reporter: on friday abc's jonathan karl and others pressed the president about whether he'd consider pardoning his former national security adviser who pled guilty to lying to the fbi and is now cooperating with the special counsel. trump wouldn't rule it out. >> would you consider a pardon for michael flynn? >> i don't want to talk about pardons for michael flynn, yet. we'll see what happens yet. we'll see. >> reporter: getting back to the tax bill, the republicans say for the average american family earning $75,000 a year it'll mean an extra $2,000 in your pocket. but the democts

of those lower and middle class tax cuts are like teaser rates on a mortgage. all of the individual tax cuts are set to expire in 2025. the corporate tax rates, the corporate tax cuts however remain. >> yeah, there's a lot to be explained about the tax cut bill. before we let you go senator john mccain is receiving treatment for his cancer right now. our thoughts go out to him. is he expected to be back in time for the vote, and if not, what kind of impact could his absence have on getting it passed. >> reporter: senator mccain is in the hospital at the moment. he is, of course, battling brain cancer. his friends and family say they hope he will be back on the job very soon but even if he doesn't make it back in time to vote on the tax bill, it's likely that the republicans have the votes they need to pass it without him. dan and paula. >> david, thank you. we're pulling for senator mccain this morning. let's bring in political consultant matthew dowd. matt, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's start here with general flynn. what are the political risks for donald trump if he

>> well, not to use -- not to overuse a monopoly analogy but he's taking a chance by presenting a get out of jail free card in the midst of this and i think it's either, one, bob mueller is not a dumb guy and my guess is bob mueller's gotten most of the information he needs from michael flynn if he's going to move any further on in that fear of a pardon of keeping the information, the fear of him getting a pardon so he won't cooperate i think is gone. i think it puts donald trump in an interesting position because you're basically holding out the promise of a guy that could be a witness against you that you might pardon them, so it is a question that somebody could ask, is there an obstruction of justice claim involved in just this promise of that possibly happening. >> a conflict of interest. let's go back to the tax bill. looks like this is going to pass. could this be a huge victory? how big of a victory could this be for the gop and trump. >> i think we have to separate a legislative victory which would be big from a political victory which i don't think it will be.

themselves to think that passing an unpopular tax bill pushed by an unpopular president through an unpopular congress is going to be helpful to them. if you take a look at the tax bill in 2010 when they passed obamacare which was no benefit to them, the lowest point of obamacare and the lowest pz of president obama is higher than where trump is today and where this tax bill is today. i think it will create another part of the wave next year but it's a problem. i think it's going to be a political problem for the -- >> you don't think it boosts the economy in some way that -- >> that's what they're hoping for. >> i think what's gone on with the economy is there's a huge separation between what the economic indicators that we've all talked about and what the political indicators are. right now donald trump's got a huge setting records on the stock market, unemployment at 4%. everything there seems to be going well but two-thirds of the country think we're on the wrong track and 59% disapprove of donald trump on the economy. i dent think

any benefit on it. >> thanks for your insight. great to have you here. >> on set. >> a monopoly analogy today. usually it's a sports metaphor. >> something i don't understand but i got that one. >> you got monopoly. >> yeah. >> you can do connect four. tic-tac-toe. >> checkers, not chess. >> thanks, matt. we want to stick with politic answer about to show you a moment in congress going viral this morning. >> it involves one of president trump's nominees for federal judge who gets grilled by a republican senator and floundzers through the questioning. abc's kenneth moton is in washington with that story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. it's definitely one of those did you see it moments. the republican majority pushed through many of president trump's judicial nominees but after this week's hearing a at least one top gop senator on the judiciary committee say he can't support matthew petersen. >> i'd be struggling to remember. >> reporter: this morning the judicial nominee's number. >> can you

dobear standard is? >> senator kennedy, i don't have that readily at my disposal. >> reporter: matthew petersen grilled on capitol hill. nominated for a lifetime federal judgeship by -- >> have you ever tried a jury trial? >> i have not. >> civil? >> no. >> criminal? >> no. >> bench? >> no. >> state or federal court? >> i have not. >> reporter: but the lawyer who serves on the federal elections commission struggled to answer basic legal questions. >> do you know what a motion in limine is? >> yes, i haven't -- i'm -- again, my background is not in litigation. >> reporter: video of the awkward moment now viral. sheldon whitehouse who sits on the judiciary committee tweeted the saad with the caption, hoo-boy. the questioner, john kennedy. >> you just can't walk into a federal courthouse for the very

it doesn't work that way. >> reporter: this week president trump set a record, the most appellate court nominees many conservative confirmed in a president's first year. >> this is a president whose focus on making sure we have judges in place that understand what their role is and that's not to create law, that's not to change laws, but it's to be actually focused on the constitution. >> reporter: the white house is standing behind its nominee matthew petersen. a spokesman said the media and president's political opponents are trying to distract from the record number of judicial comfortable makes. dan and paula. >> except the senator doing the questioning was a republican. kenneth, thank you. we want to move on now to the new very manies to tell you about in the case of a high school soccer coach who ran away with a teenage student. >> ryan rodriguez and caitlyn frisina were so ten of a nationwide manhunt and he says it was the teenager's idea to run away in the first place. >> reporter: in an

jumpsuit rian rodriguez soic for the first time in a federal court. the judge charging him with a second felony, sexual activity with a minor. >> sir, did you understand what it was that i told you? >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: according to the document he engaged in sexual relations on multiple occasions with 17-year-old caitlyn frisina. >> you lie to me and i find out i will hold that against you. >> reporter: the former soccer coach vanishing with her on november 26 sending federal agents on a day's long manhunt up the east coast. the two eventually detained in a traffic stop on december 1st in syracuse, new york, more than 1,000 miles from home. >> do you have any comments? >> reporter: rodriguez arrested and extradited to florida. the latest charge upgraded to first degree felony because rodriguez was in a position of authority over the teen who was a student at the school where he worked. he was good friends with her parents. >> we've known him for several years through the soccer and the schoolnd

>> reporter: frisina's mother seen in court at the state prosecutor's side. arguing rodriguez knew what he was doing was wrong but still continued the relationship but defense attorneys already foreshadowing their case saying it was the teen who masterminded the plan. >> her own statement she did most of the planning. >> reporter: the two were caught under 200 miles from the border with canada. authorities say rodriguez was trying to save up some money to leave the country with frisina. he faces up to 30 years in prison. his bond is set at $125,000. rodriguez has not entered a plea. he's due back in court on december 20th. >> extraordinary defense. >> it was her idea. >> erielle, thank you very much. really appreciate it. a lot of other headlines and it's over to dr. ron claiborne. good morning, sir. >> good morning to you, dan and paula. good morning, everyone. we begin in california where powerful winds are fueling the massive thomas fire threatening homes in montecito and along the coast in saunts barb. 8300 firefighters on the front lines of that

rescuers. cory iverson the first killed in the line of duty battling the blaze. the thomas fire scorched nearly 400 square miles and forced more than 90,000 people from their homes. also in california, the ex-wife of lorenzen wright is arrest accused of killing him seven years ago. he had multiple gunshot wounds. billy ray turner was charged with first degree murder in his death. hollywood is responding to the growing number of sex abuse claims against some of the biggest names in that business by forming an anti-sexual harassment commission. anita hill who accused supreme court justice clarence thomas of sexual harassment during his confirmation hearings in the 1990s will head that commission. the group forming that commission includes the head of lucasfilm and say the goal is to foster change throughout the tri and create a culture of respect. san francisco officials hav

park after two swimmers were bitten by sea lions in less than 24 hours. one person bitten on the arm, the other on the leg. unclear if the same sea lion was involved in both. carolina panthers defensive linebacker thomas davis at thing up to help young athletes. the harding high school football team once considered the worst in the tar heel state won its first state championship in football since 1953 but some of the players couldn't afford the $400 championship rings. davis then heard about it and donated 15,000s bucks to pay for the rings for everyone on that team. >> i love that. that is something those kids, something tangible they can hold on to. >> for a lifetime. >> wearing them when they're 85. where is your championship ring? >> yeah, didn't -- my badminton team -- >> a championship of a different kind. >> i did get married. >> bianca is.

ring. >> didn't quite make it. send things back over to the weather department and rob marciano as we mentioned is off this weekend so we have meteorologist mike taylor from our baltimore affiliate wmar filling in. mike, great to have you here this morning. >> hey, thank you. nice to be here as well and unfortunately we're talking about another extreme fire danger for los angeles. you know, unfortunately they're dealing with that thomas fire now. the fourth largest on record and it has the potential to even go beyond that. wind alerts in effect and going to pick up. red flag warnings are in effect for many locations around los angeles. mainly because of the winds. what they're going to be doing. right now flowing inland and relative humidity up. as we look at the santa ana winds, that dry desert air mass type wind flow is going to dry things up so that's going to be a concern. into the overnight kicking up the winds and bringing back drier conditions, not a good thing, looking at the saturday outlook things good look. wichita, 61 and seeing heavy snow in the rockies. it's going to be

resorts and things of that sort so things will be pretty good in some spots but a lot to watch on the we yeah, so unfortunately looks like those fires over in california, it's going to be a cause for concern in the coming days once again. just can't seem to break that pattern. >> by the way, thanks for filling in for rob. i knew i liked you when you told me you were from michigan. >> jackson? that's right, from detroit. >> motown mike. >> have you seen the new

>> 0 for 5 at the table. >> i have to get caught up on all of the "star wars." i haven't seen one strgssters movie. this will be my first one. >> this will be my first one. >> you know what, i really resent you. >> on national tv. >> i'm going to go see it. >> i'm not going to be able to hide my jealousy for the rest of the show this morning but good job this morning. >> speaking of "star wars," the newest "star wars" film is primed to be the hit of the galaxy. >> yeah, the premiere of "the last jedi" is expected to be one of the biggest domestic openings ever. espn's tony reali one of our favorite guys in for adrienne and has a look. >> yeah, it's a fever and the only prescription -- >> oh, no. >> is more life sabres. "the last jedi" like all "star wars" is not a movie. it's a force to be reckoned with projected to make 425 million worldwide just this weekend. and fans of all ages and all costumes coming out to see what lies ahead.

>> show me my place in all this. >> reporter: the force stronger than ever this morning. eighth installment of the series from a galaxy far, far away, already raking in $45 million in previews. the second highest domestic preview of all time. "the last jedi" follows 2015's "the force awakens" which left fans with a cliffhanger literally with rey coming face-to-face with luke skywalker. fans waiting in line and camping out for days to see the film. >> it's just a passion. it's, you know, people have their hobbies. this is a huge hobby. >> reporter: a passion often passed down from one generation to the next. >> i like rey. >> i grew up on "star wars." it's become a family tradition showing up with my son. >> reporter: wookie, stormtroopers, jedis invading over 4,000 theaters across the country. even the late carrie fisher's beloved dog gary got tickets. >> he looked up and his ears perked

tribute to the fallen star. >> if you have a lightsaber please raise it in the air in tribute of carrie fisher. >> the reviews are great, 93% fresh on rotten tomatoes. all about the fans. you are going tomorrow, dan. how do you get comfortable -- >> with ron. >> and your wife. >> how do you get comfortable when you're wearing the jar jar binks costume. >> suffice to see i'll be going as boba fett. >> that's who we are, sure. >> thanks, tony. coming up on "gma" this morning the high-profile attorney who once advised harvey weinstein now coming under fire accused of seeking payments for women who considered coming forward with sexual misconduct allegations against donald trump. what lisa bloom is telling abc news. they set a wedding date. the new details on meghan and harry's plans for the big wetting.

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>> well, we are expecting to turn warmer this weekend, but it is a cold start to our saturday. temperatures below the freezing mark in the d.c. metro. be mindful of isolated slick spots on any surfaces untreated yesterday. if you're headed to race across america, bundle up.

temperatures in the 30's by 9:00 a.m. 40's by lunchtime. 46 for a daytime high today, pretty close to average with sunshine. we turn cold once again. overnight lows in the upper 20's to low 30's perfect add that heavy coat if you have any holiday parties tonight. tomorrow we'll start out with sunshine. increase in cloud cover throughout the afternoon. temperaturings should get a few degrees above our average perfect that's the theme next week. notice monday and tuesday with highs in the 50's temperatures in the upper 40's on thursday. a look towards christmas eve could be a little unsettled. temperatures are closer to average.

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♪ rocking around the christmas tree ♪ >> we are rocking around the christmas tree. we want to welcome you back to "gma" on this saturday morning. take a look at this. a lot goes in the making of the holidays at disney specials. you can get an inside look at how disney parks and resort hotels across the globe transform into a winter wonderland. decorating disney holiday magic it premieres december 18th which is monday on freeform hosted by the incomparable whoopi goldberg. >> happening right now this morning, bitter cold, bone-chilling temperatures taking aim at the northeast and snow? the great lakes. some places expecting up to a foot and a half before this thing is over. the snow

treacherous with drivers facing treacherous conditions. package deadline. today is the last day to mail a first class package through the u.s. postal service and get it to its destination in time for christmas if you're not relying on santa. if you're sit getting christmas cards out, you have until tuesday for letters. i haven't even had our photo taken for our holiday. >> cards? >> i think we'll do a new year's card this year. >> maybe digitally. >> digital or maybe even a valentine's day card for procrastinating. coming up, setting a date. the latest news on prince harry and meghan markle's royal wedding. when it is and where the couple will say their i dos. but first here on the show women's rights lawyer lisa bloom taking heat. >> responding to a report claiming she tried to arrange compensation for women who were thinking about going public with allegations of sexual misconduct against donald trump just before the election. now, bloom is explaining it all and eva pilgrim joins us with

hi, eva. >> reporter: she's often on the forefront representing women on women's rights issues, however, she was forced to defend herself for her role in advising harvey weinstein as his scandal broke and now she's on the defense again this time after a bombshell report regarding trump accusers. this morning, high-profile attorney lisa bloom who's represented celebrities like kathy griffin and blac chyna -- >> we had a complete and total victory. >> reporter: now defending herself after an explosive new report accusing her of trying to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations for women who accused then candidate donald trump of sexually inappropriate behavior. >> donors reached out for the first time and said, oh, my god, what can we do to help these women? >> reporter: bloom represented four women who were considering making accusations against trump last year. >> if you're a single mom unemployed on the verge of bankruptcy and thinking about speaking out

trump an offer of relocation and round the clock security is very meaningful to you. >> reporter: the hill talked to two of those women examined text messages and other documents they say showed bloom tried to get money for them offering to sell alleged victims' stories to tv outlet, arranging a don't for to pay off one trump accuser's mortgage and attempting to secure a six-figure payment for another woman. >> the only compensation i would receive under our standard retainer agreement would be a percentage of the very tiny ams that a media outlet would offer for, let's say photo licensing. >> reporter: bill o'reilly claiming vindication since it was released. bloom represented some of the women who accused him of sexual harassment. o'reilly tweeting -- >> i told you guys from the very beginning that many allegations were false and politically driven. just a few days ago o'reilly hinting to glenn beck he knew info related to the story before

>> there is a tape, an audiotape of an anti-trump person offering $200,000 to a woman to accuse donald trump of untoward behavior. >> bill o'reilly and i can tangle again. i'm confident i will win again. don't go after the trump accusers. >> one of bloom's clients and a trump accuser jill harth saying coming forward was one of the hardest things she's had to do saying i'm terribly disappointed that anyone would suggest lisa was trying to pay women to come forward. it's simply not true. >> all right. eva pilgrim, a lot there. thank you very much. really appreciate it. let's check back in with mike taylor from our baltimore affiliate. mike, what's happening? >> still dealing with the snow as far as the winter weather advisories and what's going on right now mainly for western michigan but lake-effect snow warnings are also in effect so not done with the snow just yet. a lot of these snow streamers will continue to push in an easterly direction and

especially areas near buffalo and also look at areas like watertown as well but talking about brief relief. winter came early but now we start to warm up. look at that for new york city, 52 degrees. that's going to be the warmest air we've seen in the northeast region roughly in about a week or so and also notice that d.c. is going to reach near 60 degrees but the more important question we're going to be moving towards the holiday season. this is a stormy pattern that will be setting up. cooler air pushing in. something we're going to have to monitor definitely in the coming days. and today's weather is brought to you by geico. and geico, yeah, they -- that's my insurance company. >> there you

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get our your dcalendar if you're a royal watcher. >> have you marked the date? >> repeatedly. >> they have set a date and reportedly very involved in the planning of their special day and molly hunter joins us from kensington palace. hi there, molly. >> reporter: paula, good morning. meghan is not your average bride. she will have a little bit of extra help but she's looking at a very busy five months. and the royal countdown is on. kensington palace announcing prince harry and meghan markle will tie the knot on the 19th of may. the newest royals will say their i dos at st.

windsor castle. >> it is a really special place. he was baptized there. he and meghan have spent a lot of time there, a place they enjoy. ♪ >> reporter: inside the same gorgeous chapel harry's father, prince charles and his stepmother camilla received a blessing back in 2005 but would will do the honors for harry and meghan. >> we believe the archbishop of canterbury will do the honors. he's also openly congratulated the couple. >> reporter: for the modern couple which royal traditions will they keep and which will they ditch? >> of course they're getting married in windsor an hour more than london and looking unlikely they'll prepare on the buckingham palace balcony. >> prince charles and diana did it in 1981 and william and kate in 2011.

an open carriage giving the crowds a good just like prince ed wand and countess sophie in 1999. in just a few week, the royal family will be having their traditional christmas celebrations at san drink ham house and meghan will the first royal fiancee to join them there. it's the most exclusive invitation in town. we're just 154 days away from the wedding of the year. just enough time, guys, for those save the dates to make their way across the pond to you guys. paula, dan. >> yeah, i don't think we're getting a save the date, molly. but you'll be there. you need to save the date. >> yes, she'll be covering it. many parents use santa and the whole thing about the naughty and nice list to cajole good behavior. how can you keep it going all year long. >> i have a feeling thas

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♪ and today's weekend download the spirit of giving is alive and well we hope during the holiday season but how do we keep it going for our kids? after the holidays, joining us is ericka souter from mom.me. ericka, good morning. i have a 3-year-old. how do i get him to think about being on the nice list as opposed to the naughty list throughout the year. >> right, that's exactly what you want to do. capitalize on those fears all year roun

they should be doing their chores, helping out, being kind and respectful. not the month leading up to christmas but santa keeps this list all year round and so this is important for us to be good people all the time. >> i like it. one challenge, though, with kids is i've seen is to get them to think about people other than themselves an important this time of year. >> important to teach giving. a lot of churches and schools will have drives for maybe kids, where you can go out and buy a gift with your child to show them we're going to give this season but i like to take it a step further and we like to do before the holiday let our kids know you have to get rid of five used toys we can also donate to make room for the new ones that santa will bring you. important that kids know there are people in need and we should help them. >> that's really good. i'm going to do that. other tips for making this time of year meaningful for your children. >> well, if the holiday has a religious importance to you and your family make sure you share that with your children.

traditions or ceremonies or church service, that goes a long way in teaching kids it's more than just about getting stuff and presents. >> thank you very much. ericka souter from mom.me and we'll be right back with "pop news." yeah. time for medicare, huh. i have no idea how we're going to get through this. follow me. choosing a plan can be super-complicated. but it doesn't have to be. unitedhealthcare can guide you through the confusion, with helpful people, tools and plans. including the only plans with the aarp name. well that wasn't so bad at all. that's how we like it. aarp medicare plans, from unitedhealthcare.

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♪ "good morning america" is brought to you by pronamel toothpaste. protect your enamel against the effects of everyday acids. >> it's "pop news" and one of our favorite people, espn's tony reali in for adrienne this weekend. how are you doing? >> "pup news." get with the program. there's no place like home for the holidays and the holidays this year may be with one of these furry friends. we'll talk about the holiday gift of a pet in your life. ma matthew carroll is here with advice. good morning. a few things better than a christmas morning surprise when you wanto

is that a good idea. >> a great idea but what you make sure you want to do is have the family pick out the pet together so pet under the tree instead of a pet under the tree put a collar under the tree or doggie sweater. >> good idea. >> so all the kids and family know what the idea is. >> after the holiday. >> you head down to your local shelter. >> it is a lifetime commitment. >> absolutely. it's 15 to 20-year commitment. and you want to make sure the whole family is on board and you know what, there's nothing better than going to the shelter with your kid, with your wife and husband and picking out that animal together. >> bonding experience. >> so you go to the adoption agency together. what should the family be thinking when picking somebody out. >> make sure you pick an animal for your lifestyle. again, we have adoption counselors on the floor every day speaking to the people that come in and make sure we find the best fit for you and your family so if your family likes to get out and

hounds, these dogs are active. they want to go out and run and play. maybe your family is a couch potato. bulldogs are great. >> dan, sorry, dan. >> should ron get a st. bernard. >> to rescue me. >> oh, yeah. >> absolutely. >> i get lost all the time. >> randy is ready to read a script for me. who else do we have. >> you're holding randy. i'm holding ralphie right here. both of these animals, all the animals on set today. >> harry. >> that's harry and down at the end is marley. all of them -- all from a large breeding facility in the midwest. we rescued about a week and a half ago. great idea. next weekend, sponsored by zappos for good free adoptions for approved adopters. friday, saturday, sunday, all free adoptions for approved adopters. every time you single one you save two

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it's so good then i tried to rewind it to the point and he -- >> he caught you. >> called me out. >> red-handed. it's never the crime, it's the cover-up. >> i was not smooth. >> tony, thanks for being here. thank you very much. >> thanks to mike for being here. >> we'll be back with more "gma" tomorrow morning right here on abc. centreville, virginia you can see the sun

the parking lot a sheet of ice so anything that as untreated yesterday sidewalks, driveways could be slick this morning. that due to temperatures are below freezing. .c. metro across the region 20 manassas and 22 culpeper so you jacket, heavy winter hat and scarf. going to reach across america it should be low 30's. sunshine building through this afternoon and temperature 40's and we are topping out at 46, around average. will melt.nd ice overnight anything that melts could also freeze. temperatures upper 20's to low 30's mostly clear and the winds are a key component to the forecast. it will heat us to close out the weekend and into next week so but then bump up into the upper 40's and low

toward fredericksburg with increase clouds so i think we will see more sunshine today and good afternoon to get the christmas tree with the family. next weekorecast into 53 on monday and 56 by tuesday before nitely well average. taking a break from the harsh cold. off winter thursday olstice at 11:28 partly cloudy and temperatures around average. your weekend and happy holidays.

>> "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. >> hi everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my basecamp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown." you know, every time i visit a new wildlife park, i always hope to return. so what's new here now? >> oh, we have so many new babies! >> and check in on the animals. golly day. i've never seen that before. and reconnect with old friends. i've hand reared quite a few kangaroos and we learn. today, you'll see five great