good morning, america. breaking news, terrifying attack. a driver in an suv plowing into a crowd of christmas shoppers in australia injuring more than a dozen. witnesses saying they thought a bomb went off. police calling the attack deliberate. now two people arrested. was it terrorism? and the security concerns here at home. holiday travel alert. a major storm moving across the country threatening coast to coast chaos. blizzard-like conditions. up to a foot of snow and ice already sending drivers off the road. the alerts from california to massachusetts as more than 100 mi

holidays. amber alert. the desperate search for this 6-week-old baby kidnapped from her home. police warning the suspect could try to pass the baby off as their own. >> think about anybody who all of a sudden has a child that you weren't aware they were pregnant. >> the fbi now joining the search. ♪ all i want for christmas and christmas crunch time. the last-minute deals and apps to use to get the perfect present just in time for the holiday using only your phone. and good morning, america. thank you so much for joining us on this thursday morning. it's great to have you, tom, here with us. a terrifying attack in australia. >> a driver rammed into a crowd of holiday shoppers during rush hour on a busy street in melbourne injuring more than a dozen people. >> police have called it

under arrest along with another person and james longman has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: amy, good morning. police are saying they still have no clear idea on motive, although the suspect's mental health issues are being raised. this is another deadly attack in a major western city. the white suv plowed through crowds as they crossed this busy street barreling across an intersection filled with pedestrians. 19 injured, several in critical condition. a preage school rushed to the hospital with a head wound. >> at this stage we believe it's a deliberate act. >> reporter: witnesses say the suv ran through red lights, railed onto rail tracks before deliberately taking aim at those going about their day. >> turned around. people scattered and rolled. some were nonresponsive. he made a collision with the

people but obviously a pole or curb and lost control of the vehicle and crashed. i saw a man getting arrested outside of the jeep, maybe 30 years old. >> reporter: they say the perpetrator has a history of mental illness. one witness posting this. this is the man would rammed into pedestrians. >> there was one sole person in the car that was the driver. that's the offender we have in custody and there was also another 24-year-old male in close proximity around that time filming that incident with his mobile phone and had a bag with possession of knives in it and taken into custody to determine whether he was in fact connected with the incident. at this stage we don't believe that to be the case. >> scary, obviously. >> reporter: the area still on lockdown. >> i heard what i thought was shots through the crowd. >> reporter: a similar incident took place just around the corner from here in january. that killed six people. as a result concrete blocks were

installed to prevent these car attacks but didn't manage to stop this. >> thanks so much. abc news's aaron katersky joins us from australia. tell us what the mood is like. >> reporter: good morning to you. christmas falls at the height of summer so the crowds are thick christmas shoppers going till midnight in the days going up to the holiday because of the nice weather and whether or not this turns out to be terrorism or something else, it does bring back memories of an attack just before christmastime three years ago at a shop when hostages were taken. the building came under siege and people were on edge, and i think it's those very memories this attack in melbourne brings back right here in sydney where the streets are still clogged with holiday shoppers toting gift bags as they go on about their night and it's

kind of thing that authorities across the u.s. and in europe and elsewhere have been warning about because of the heightened concerns regarding terrorism, christmas, isis propaganda, but here in sydney, there are sitil plenty of people on the streets even as it approaches midnight and they're findful of what happened in melbourne but still determined to going on about their day with the glitteringy lights and streets, christmas windows, although shoppers in shirt sleeves and i have to say, amy, there is no real worry here although people are telling me that they are worried that something may happen because they know as the counterterror chief for new south wales, the municipality in sydney has been telling them, another attack i

inevitable. >> aaron katersky, thanks so much. people being mindful of what could still happen there. tom. >> thank you. back here at home law enforcement is taking extra steps amid chilling threats online. millions of americans on the move for the holiday season. pierre thomas is in washington with the alert being sent out. pierre, good morning. >> reporter: tom, good morning. overnight the department of homeland security, the fbi preparing to remind americans to be on alert. federal law enforcement officials working on a new video which should be released soon encouraging vigilance. a draft of a dhs/fbi script says in part, as you travel, shop and gather to celebrate the holiday season, we ask you to stay alert. you play a critical role in keeping our nation and our neighborhoods safe. even though there is no credible safe law enforcement officials are on guard and

vehicle attempt and attempted bombing in new york city. one source telling us new york city would-be bomber was motivated to attack times square during the christmas season because of isis' call for holiday terror and just days ago they sent posters depicting the washington national cathedral on fire with a threat against new york as well saying, wait for us, we meet in christmas in new york soon. >> thank you. amy. millions of americans are on the move this morning heading out for the holidays. a look look at the roads out in new jersey, and then in chicago's o'hare airport. so many people traveling as that storm moves across the country and you know ginger is tracking it all for everyone. good morning. >> good morning. up to 40 inches of snow fell in parts of montana, and the roads look like this. not what you want to see when you're headed to grandma's house. it wasn't just there. minot, north dakota, looked almost blizzard-like. it wasn't officially

what i do want to show you where this tracks next. traveling 80 or 90 through really tomorrow night, that's where you see that cold front come through. dallas to memphis could see thunderstorms. friday night in massachusetts, including boston's airport, including interstate 90 and some of 80, i would watch out the farther west you go for some of the icing to happen so you could end up with 2 to 4 inches but a tenth of an inch of ice and that could be a problem. saturday night, new york and boston being rain and some in washington, d.c. and interior new england is where we end up with accumulating snow. ov overall not a ton of white christmas but a ton of cold. >> mother nature not cooperating. ginger, thanks so much. all that weather played a major role in holiday travel. 51 million americans expected to fly during the holidays as we showed you that line at chicago's o'hare, the line is growing and david kerley is at reagan national in

busy and see the lines right behind you. >> reporter: yes, absolutely. this is kind of the peak more the morning rush and folks have been getting in for their flights taking off this morning. today and tomorrow the very busy days before christmas as folks try to get home for the holidays, about a 3.5% increase in the number of travelers this year compared to last year, and, of course, the busiest places are going to be these tsa lines, in fact, tsa tells us they're expecting about 20% more travelers coming through their spots. the busiest airports, guess it, atlanta, where we had the problem with the power outage and caused problems across the country. december 26 will be particularly bad there, the day after christmas, l.a.x., plan for extra security tomorrow and more travelers could mean longer lines at the tsa security lines. part of the reason are new requirements about electronic devices, anything bigger than a cell phone has to be taken out. now, you

precheck line but they may ask you to take it out of your bag, tom. if they don't it's because it's being phased in. don't be surprised if they don't ask right away. >> we saw that wild headline about american airlines and a scheduling glitch that left some flights without pilots over the holidays. did they resolve that issue? >> reporter: yes, americans telling us they have using reserve pilots and the reason it's continued into the holiday season is that they have to assign them 24 hours before the flight and say it's taken care of. all of the airlines are worried about the weather but so far as ginger showed us it may not be that bad. >> we'll see. reserve pilots. hope they have enough. amy. from the airways to the highways nearly 100 million people are expected to be traveling by road between this weekend and new year's day. the worst of it expected today and tomorrow. abc's eva pilgrim is out on the new jersey turnpike with an early look at conditio

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. get ready for traffic jams. more than 97 million people are expected to be traveling on the roads this holiday season. that's despite the fact that gas prices are slightly up, about 17 cents more to fill up this year than last year. instead, we are expecting another record year with more people hitting the roads. it's up about 3% -- more will be hitting the roads this year. you can see when you look at the traffic right now there are cars -- this is normal morning traffic but today is slated to be one of the busiest days on the road. tomorrow will be bad, as well, and if you're traveling in the afternoon, that is the tough time of day to travel. expect to sit in traffic. the worst cities for traffic, new york, washington, d.c., chicago and boston and the gridlock times pretty much that afternoon rush hour between 3:00 and 6:00. >> sometimes even later.

what about the best days to travel. give us those days. >> reporter: well, the best days to travel are christmas and new year's. so if you wait till everyone gets to where they're going then you hit the roads, you won't have to deal with all the traffic. >> stay safe. tom. >> new year's day always a little tough to travel. turning to other major headlines, president trump on the verge of signing that $1.5 trillion tax overhaul calling it a middle class miracle but democrats strongly disagree and mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, tom. well, republicans are savoring this first big win calling it a christmas present for the middle class saying it will lead to economic growth and higher wages. not everyone is convinced. this morning, republicans are riding high. >> it's always a lot of fun when you win. >> merry christmas, america. >> reporter: this is also a political gift for republicans. at the white house they

gleeful back-slapping victory lap. >> a year of extraordinary accomplishment for the trump administration. >> reporter: something this profound could not have been done without exquisite presidential leadership. >> reporter: the president fist pumping as they fulfill their promise to overhaul the nation's tax code. >> we are making america great again. >> reporter: most americans will see a tax cut at first. but the individual tax cuts expire after eight years. while the large corporate tax cut from 35% to 21% is permanent but democrats aren't convinced the big breaks to corporate america will trickle down to middle america. >> accord to our republican friends tax cuts for the rich and the big corporations are the answer to our problems. >> reporter: over the next decade the ultra rich are predicted to see their taxes go down while americans making $75,000 a year or less will see their taxes go up. the bill also gets rid

obamacare mandate that all americans have insurance. the president is touting it as another victory. >> obamacare has been repealed in this bill. we didn't want to bring it up. i told people specifically be quiet with the fake news media because i don't want them talking too much about it. >> reporter: now, polls show right now this bill is not popular, but republicans are convinced it will be once americans start to feel the changes in their wallet. now for some that could happen as early as february. other provisions won't likely be felt until 2019 once you file the 2018 tax returns. >> and no doubt campaign on this as well. we heard it in your story, republicans jubilant over that big win but there is a looming and possible government shutdown. >> house republicans met over a burrito dinner to hash out a plan forward. it seems their current strategy is to fund the government just until the middle of of next month. punting on t

clear if enough republicans are on board. bottom line there is no agreement and the clock is ticking. they have until midnight friday. >> we'll wait and see. mary, thank you. as we heard president trump praising at&t for promising to share the wealth from the corporate tax cut with their workers and other companies are doing the same and rebecca jarvis has more. good morning. >> good morning. yes, a number of companies have rushed to announce special bonuses and wage hikes in the aftermath of the tax bill like at&t which says those $1,000 bonuses will go to all 200,000 of its union represented nonmanagement and front line managers and says if he signs it before christmas they will receive it over the holidays and comcast paying out $1,000 bonuses. banks, wells fargo gone and fifth third say they'll raise the minimum wage to $15 an

and fifth third is throwing in a $1,000 bonus for employees. >> i bet a lot are saying what are you going to do for me? what are some ways they're investing these tax dollars. >> boeing also came out with its own message and say they will spend $300 million of the tax savings on workplace training including $100 million in employee training and education and to enhance boeing facilities and know a number have said they'll put it into share buy-backs and it would benefit shareholders. rebecca, thank you so much. now to breaking news just in, that baby who was kidnapped taken from her home has now been found. abc's marcus moore is in houston with the latest developments on this story. marcus, what a relief. >> reporter: what a relief, amy. this is the news that people here in houston and

country have been hoping for. just moments ago the houston police department announcing that they have found 6-week-old shamali flores in an apartment complex in southeast houston and she appears to be unharmed taken to the hospital as a precaution at the center of a massive search when her mother was found stabbed to death in their houston apartment. an amber alert followed with this girl's picture and the police urging the public to help them find clues where she might be and the fbi joining in. we know they used bloodhounds and canvassed that enneighborhood for any trace of that little girl. and they were telling about the suspect possibly being a woman, perhaps someone who may have lost a child and kidnapped this baby girl but this morning we're just getting this news they have found shamali at that apartment plex, but, amy, still a mystery this morning as to who killed her mother

tragic story, obviously everyone is so relieved this baby has been found and truly this was just good police work. that's how they found this baby with bloodhounds and lots of questions? >> reporter: yeah, and, amy, we don't know exactly how they tracked her down but put out that message to the public and in her neighborhood where there are a lot of immigrants they told them their immigration status would not matter. they just want information on where this little girl might be. >> thank goodness they found her. >> good work. back to weather and the official start of winter, ginger? >> yes, happy winter solstice to all of you. we're starting out at 11:28 a.m. not feeling it, go to mt. washington. they have seven-foot snowdrifts. the snowy cities now.

more than a week fog & showers for saturday christmas - chance morning light rain to flurries today: lots of sun, but cool winter solstice: 11:28 am highs: mid 40s winds: variable 5 mph overnight: partly cloudy, cold lows: 25-32 winds: northwest 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy, mild highs: lower 50s coming up, a big story. amy's one-on-one story with tonya hardin

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veronica: a few minutes warming the car this morning, maybe a little bit of shivering to your bones. temperatures are starting out below freezing in most neighborhoods. out as a whole today, 45 your high temperature. we go up to 60 on saturday, but it is looking wet with showers at times, but just rain showers. the chance of snow flurries possibly on christmas morning. julie: a closure on 28 each direction off of 66. a truck is blocking the southbound lanes of

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tracking that storm moving across the country bringing snow and ice through the rockies to the northeast by tomorrow which, unfortunately, could lead to a lot of dangerous travel conditions. this just in, the official engagement photos of prince harry and meghan markle released by kensington palace. the photographer said it was a great privilege to witness their love and, quote, i cannot help but smile but look at the pho photos. such was their happiness together. i'm smiling too. all right, first this half hour we want to turn to a big story, mckayla maroney suing usa gymnastics and says they tried to buy her off with a secret settlement reportedly worth more than a million dollars. why? to silence her after she accused former team doctor larry nassar of repeated sexual assault. linzie janis has details. >> reporter: she signed that

after years of sexual abuse and psychological trauma. her lawyer says it was illegal and she will no longer stay silent. she was famous for her near perfect vaults at the olympics. >> unbelievable! >> reporter: mckayla maroney along with fierce five teammates ali raisman and gabby douglas says they were abused by larry nassar and this morning maroney is suing her saying they gave her a settlement to keep the abuse silent. >> the truth is my client was molested by him not once but 50 or 100 times by insisting as a condition of paying her money for therapy and the suffering she's incurred that she has to keep larry nassar's secret and has to keep usa gymnastics' secret is repugnant. >> reporter: she signed it reportedly worth more than a million dollars in late 2016 but

her lawyers now say its n nondisclosure clause is illegal because it involves the sexual abuse of a minor and she auses usa gymnastics, the u.s. olympic committee and others of covering up his conduct as part of a culture and atmosphere that conceals known and suspected sexual abusers. >> in 2015 when usa gymnastics admits that they became aware that he had molested girls, they didn't call child protective services. he was allowed to stay in the treatment room and treated dozens and dozens of little girls over the next year. >> reporter: maroney's teammate ali raisman spoke but the abuse. >> i'm still trying to put the pieces together today. you know, it impacts you for the rest of your life. >> reporter: maroney was in court when he was sentenced to 60 years. >> guilty as

>> reporter: nassar also pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual misconduct is being sued by more than 140 women who say he sexually abused them. usa gymnastics tells abc news the settlement with marrone think was in accordance with state law. the u.s. olympic committee is denying any involvement. >> maroney could be sued for speaking out? >> she's doing this even though she is worried she could be sued. the agreement essentially protected an alleged pedophile. in exchange -- revictimized her by requiring her silence. revictimizing her. >> definitely speaking out now. thanks so much. tom, to the scandal that rocked the figure skating world back in the headlines. i sat down with tonya harding about the attack on her competitor nancy kerrigan weeks before the '94 olympics, an incident still drawing intense interest nearly a quarter of a

century later. do you still care what people think about you? >> no. yes. i mean, i care but i don't care. >> you've said this, that 23 years later there are still people who believe that you actually carried out that whack. >> yes. >> why do you think that is? >> because they don't listen. the media had me convicted of doing something wrong before i had even done anything at all. i'm always the bad person. is it a challenge from the lord to see how far i can be pushed until i break and become nothing? you can't push me that far anymore because i've been nothing and i've been nothing several times. but it's my faith in myself and my father that comes back to me

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shipping. it varies by retailer. >> reporter: the clock is ticking. two-day express shipping ends tomorrow at noon eastern time and 9:00 a.m. on the west coast. for you amazon prime members, the cutoff for that is tomorrow and if you aren't a prime member but have a lot of shopping left, hey, how about that 30-day free trial of prime but make a note on your calendar to cancel it in early january or you'll pay the $99 annual fee. now, let's talk experiences. a new survey says 40% of shoppers plan to give experiences as gifts. we're talking dinners, wine tastings, concert ticket, spa certificate, music lessons, i can go on and on but an experience, amy, is a gift that keeps on giving. >> i'm ray big fan of the experience gift, also maybe i'm a big fan of procrastinating. i'm in luck i noticed yesterday in some last-minute shopping there are deep discounts going on.

they're talking about early after-christmas day sales, but it's hard to see that combining with expedited shipping to actually be a deal. now, in physical stores totally different story, the price slashing may start big time in the mall and especially in toy stores this weekend, hint, hint. >> all right. i got a few more gifts to get. thank you, becky. >> i have to hit the stores. coming up, the gifs that keep on giving. the person behind this one has more than 200 million views and t.j. holmes on deck. stay with us. take guinea pigs. they're not pigs at all, nor are they from guinea. or take this haircut. i may look all business, but look out... . but there's a party going on back here. kinda misleading, isn't it? well, at carmax, you don't have to worry about being misled. the price online is the same price in the store, which is the same for everyone.

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from politics to pets. they're the top memes and moments that had our attention this year. the viral moment a tv guest's children barged in has been viewed more than 30 million times. >> my apologies. >> reporter: and this stock photo now known as distracted boyfriend spawned dozens of iteration landing it on thrillist's top 50 memes but according to one search engine this is the one that blew up twitter this year, white guy blinking viewed 226 million times shared by everyone from stephen colbert to ava duvernay to express disbelief. drew scan long is the white guy and nobody is more shocked than he is from how it clipped from a video live treatment from four years ago has turned into one of

giveing. >> we don't have a communication of communicating body language over the internet with text and memes are kind of that. >> do you use themmy. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> journalists. you all are writers. let's clear this up, gif or gif? the whole world, the internet says it is gif. that's what they want to use, gif because it's graphics, but the guy that invented it said it's gif like jif peanut butter. >> it is give. the correct way to say it. you have favorites. this is mine and easy. this is -- you can't beat that. the president just -- if say what. >> can't beat it. but you guys, i didn't want to see yours yet. >> who's is up first? put mine up. >> it's what you -- that look your mom gives you when they

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closed. northbound plates -- northbound lanes can get by. this is a 22 minute ride. that is the traffic watch. let's get a check on the forecast. we see sunshine. it starts with us early and it will be sticking around. higherut tomorrow, temperatures expected across the eastern third of the nation but we track this system to bring more rain so by christmas could go ton the light snow showers. something holiday like falling from the sky. christmas day, 37. cold with arctic air after that. autria: you can get the traffic, news and weather updates at any time with the good morning america mobile app.

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just this week, plus the bride-to-be's unprecedented invitation from the queen as the first fiancee to ever attend the buckingham palace christmas lunch. ♪ long lost siblings reunited. the biological brothers attending the same college without even knowing it, the incredible moment they finally found each other after 20 years. this morning they share their story live, all that as we say good morning, america. ♪ and good morning, america. so great to have you with us on this thursday morning. great to have tom llamas here as well. we have so much coming up including a big surprise from oprah taking us into her kitchen making one of her favorite dishes with her weight watchers. that is all coming up. also a lot of news. to that breaking news we've been following. a driver crashing into a crowd of holiday shoppers in australia. abc's james longman has the

james, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tom. police have declared a major incident and are calling it a deliberate act though they say no direct correlation to terrorism. it's thought the driver sped through red lights and across those rail lines before plowing into pedestrians in the intersection. witnesses say he appeared to speed up as he did so. 19 injured. 4 among them in critical condition and one was wrestled to the ground. the perpetrator a 32-year-old understood to be suffering from mental health issues. a similar incident took place in january where six were killed. authorities installed concrete blocks to prevent similar attacks but don't seem to have made a difference here. >> james, thanks so much. amy. thank you, back here at home as millions of americans get ready to travel for the holiday, there are new concerns now about

the cdc has issued a health alert, 12 states are now facing widespread flu activity and our dr. jennifer ashton is here with more on this. i am listening. >> these are the new numbers. you saw the map of confirmed cases. there is also widespread flu-like activity so this represents unconfirmed cases. we do expect this to go up and global numbers of flu estimates, higher than previously thought. well over half a million estimated flu deaths in the world every single year representing a significant public health issue. >> a very serious issue and a lot of people, as you know, are traveling this week for christmas holiday so getting on planes. i always feel like i get sick on planes. what can people do? >> here's really important information. the flu virus is known to be airborne and can spread from three to six feet from a person sick, not just from coughing and sneezing b

talking so if you are sick and it is possible, stay home. hand hygiene is very important. coughing and sneading into your arm. those masks you see, controversial whether they help reduce transmission. >> basically just washing your hands. good hygiene and holding your breath. >> if it's possible to stay home, stay home. i can't make a house call to everyone. even though the vaccine thought to be only 10% effective, 10% is better than nothing. >> thank you very much. coming up next here, a very royal christmas. the new engagement photos of prince harry and meghan markle. plus, how they are celebrating with the queen. that incredible reunion. two long lost brothers finally finding each other at the same college telling their story live on "gma." steal their style. how to dress like the hottest stars for hundreds of dollars less. but on the inside, i feel like chronic, widespread pain.

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well, we begin with a "gma" "pop news" exclusive. we have the first look at oprah's brand-new weight watchers commercial shot in oprah's own kitchen. they're making -- wait a minute, i have to say it like oprah. they're making tacos! check it out. >> welcome to my taco fiesta. who wants a taco? >> i want one. >> how do you feel about the freestyle program. >> i love it. >> you can have anything you want. >> it is real food. >> so much easier for y'all to eat now. >> feels great. >> you are living dangerously. >> here's to freestyle. >> ladies, you know, tacos are serious. tacos are for real. >> i always do a taco dance when i have tacos -- i saw all of them doing the taco dance. i do that too. >> you teach us all those moves. oprah may have lost over 40 pounds on weight watchers but gained over $300 millio

investing in the company in 2015. yeah, nice investment and weight watchers has gained 600,000 subscribers since she bought a 10% stake in the company. they call that the oprah effect like her boy clubs back in the day. one more look at oprah behind the scenes. >> people still can't believe what i eat in a day so i thought i'd film it and show it. starting with eggs and bread! [ laughter ] >> i saw that rose in her fridge too. my eye went straight to that. >> the rose is after the bread which, again, we're all singing about when we can afford to eat those calories. >> i like freestyle. it sounds a little san diego use. >> not with weight watchers. huh-uh. she's looking svelte. she's look great. congratulations are in order for khloe kardashian posting a photo to confirm her and boyfriend tristan thompson of the cleveland cavaliers are pregnant.

one but the best bundle of feelings i've felt in my life so we are excited and happy for the pair. congratulations. [ applause ] lots of bundles. >> yeah. >> lots of fun ahead, khloe. good stuff. well, "entertainment weekly" has announced its entertainers of the year and jimmy kimmel made the list thanking "ew kw for the honor. >> entertainment is what "ew" knows best. it's like if "bon appetit" named me potato of the year. thanks for making me the number one --s it number one, isn't it? -- number one entertainer of the year. [ applause ] >> i love his reference to potatoes. yeah, sure, you're the best potato. congratulations. other worthy ones include gal godot,

king whose terrifying novel inspired "it." something for everybody. congratulations to all and that's "pop news." >> thank you. now to our "gma" cover story taking you inside meghan markle's royal christmas celebration with prince harry, the happy couple just releasing those new engagement photos. take a look and markle getting an unprecedented invitation that hasn't been extended to other fiancees before and diane macedo has all the details and possible drama. diane, good morning. >> there is a lot going on and they are in love and clearly they are photogenic. twitter is going crazy over prince harry and meghan markle's official engagement photos and this comes as they get ready to mark another milestone. meghan's first christmas with the queen. meghan markle and prince harry just might break the internet today after releasing their official engagement photos. the pictures share on twitter show them cuddling up and showing off that

as she prepares to become the first fiancee to attend the royal family's traditional christmas celebrations. >> people at sanderingham tend o be close friends of the queen. i think the invitation for meghan shows that the queen is someone who loves her grandson very much and wants him to be happy. >> reporter: the queen kicked off the festivities with her pre-christmas lunch at buckingham palace. >> the purpose is to have more extended members of the family who won't join her at sandringham together for a christmas gathering and would have been the first time the many extended members would have met meghan. >> reporter: but meghan looked calm as she arrived with har i sporting $5,000 diamond drop earrings and a glimpse of the outfits $240 black and white dress from self-portrait sold out in

william and his family joined afterwards. as they prepare to head to the estate meghan may have at least seven holiday outfit changes as she joins the royals for the celebration. >> they gather for a big black-tie dinner an christmas eve and not christmas day and the tradition is to give her joke presents. >> she'll walk with the royals to church on christmas morning. here's hoping the weekend goes as smoothly as christmas lunch did. meghan reportedly jumped right into british tradition by reading a corny joke and everyone apparently found her delightful which, by the way, if that is the criteria for a royal, i'm ready. corny jokes. >> thanks so much. we want to go to our incredible reunion, what if you knew you had a long lost sibling set out to find them and then discovered they lived just 15 minutes away. well, that happened to two young men separated more than 20 years ago. they have reunited not just as

we are going to speak to those brothers in just a moment live. first take a look at their journ journey. >> kieron graham was just 3 months old when he was adopted. he began to wonder about his biological family. eventually his adoptive mother buying him an ancestry dna kit as a christmas gift. he learned he a likely brother, 29-year-old named vincent ghant and connecting via facebook. kieron writing this is going to sound so wild but i think you're my brother. vincent, yes, he said, you are my mother. he wanted him to have a better life and the pair and their families meeting. the long lost brothers discovering some things are genetic and attend the same university and have the same major and minor and are fans of the same football team, the

aft atlanta falcons. watching the game with my brother for the first time, every little thing is cool. look who we have here, vincent and kieron. good morning. thanks for being here, guys. >> good morning. [ applause ] >> kieron, your reaction finding out your long lost brother just 15 minutes away. >> i was super surprised. i was amazed. i didn't know what to think. i had so many emotions running through my head. i was just super excited to finally get to see what he looked like. talk to him on facebook. >> know you could visit at any time because you were so close and, vincent, i can't imagine your reaction when you get this message saying, hey, i think you might be my brother. >> i was in disbelief and surreal moment and took a while to set in and, you know, as the conversation progressed, it finally hit me, this is really my brother and it was amazing. >> ah. it's such a beautiful thing to see the two of you together.

kieron, what was it about now, this point in your life that made you want to find your biological family. >> i'd always been interested in getting to know them. my parents growing up were open with my adoption so a few weeks ago my adopted mom bought me a dna test kit and last tuesday i got the results and was looking through and i saw -- i recognize the his name and looked him up on facebook and there he was and i was just like, wow, finally after, you know, 20 years of, you know, thinking about it, there he was. >> i just got chills because when you saw each other was there recognition on a dna level basically. >> for sure, yeah. >> it was like looking at a mirror when we first met. >> and, vincent, you were nearly 9 when kieron was born. do you have memories of him as a baby. >> almost certainly. my vivid memory is seeing a baby smile for the first time and it was him and helping my mom take ca

parent so i remember making bottles and helping my mom change the diapers and playing with him a lot so it was a great experience. >> when you all first met again because you obviously had met at one point, you don't remember. you do, vincent, what was your initial reaction? was it just -- was there any awkwardness? was there just love, a connection? >> you know, like i saw him walking up to me and he called my name and we stared at each for like 10 or 15 sicks and this is real and approached each other and gave each other a hug and shed some tears and walked into a local place and talked to for a few hours. >> what's amazing is that you both -- is it kennesaw state. >> yes. >> you're both at the same college. i hail from georgia. there are a lot of universities you could go to. the fact you are both at the same college. you have the same major and the same minor. >> yep. [ laughter ] >> yeah, what are you majoring and minoring

>> political studies and science. that came up so we were just like, wow, we're the same person. this is crazy. >> and you both like the atlanta falcon. >> we love the atlanta falcons. >> tell me you're going to root for the georgia bulldogs. i'm from georgia. we have to stick together. we need everyone rooting for us. what is next for you two? >> just getting to know each other more, talking about life and, you know, experiencing things we haven't gotten to experience. >> creating a stronger bond and, you know, taking this relationship to the next level, let it blossom into something bigger. our families have become huge because of this so last week, you know we've been inseparableable. i saw him probably nearly every day. >> so great you're so close and more people to love. what an incredible christmas gift. thank you so much. we wish you the very

[ applause ] oh. warps your heart, ginger, even in this cold weather. >> a perfect "gma" moment. now it is time for your "gma" moment and we actually have to head to grand forks, north dakota, where this morning the temperature is 6 below but you wouldn't know it. look at gavin. it wasn't this morning he was doing it. he is ringing that bell giving people a little show for the salvation army and saying -- i'd put so much money in the bucket when 5-year-old gavin is dancing like that. his mom says he's usually shy but, huh-uh. you won't know it because he's doing it for a cause. please send your "gma" moments to my facebook page. anything that makes you smile or laugh and wetoday - coldest in more than a week fog & showers for saturday christmas - chance morning light rain to flurries today: lots of sun, but cool winter solstice: 11:28 am highs: mid 40s winds: variable 5 mph overnight: partly cloudy, cold lows: 25-32 winds: northwest 5-10 mph friday: mostly cloudy, mild highs: lower 50s

and now to winter wellness skin care solutions. chapped lynns,ing kraed heels. we're all feeling it. board certified determine toll swiss and my friend dr. whitney bowe to help us with homemade remedies. almost everything you're about to show us we have in our home already and we'll start with the face. >> or the grocery store. >> or store. you can get it easily. face, people this time of year get -- ? dry patches and overall dull complexions. so i brought my favorite mask recipe and this is an avocado yogurt mask and the

the yogurt. it contains probiotics but also lactic acid which is a natural exfoliant and sloughs away dead skin cells and gives you back that healthy glow. take a half an avocado and mash it with the back of a fork and two teaspoons of honey and add one single serving full fat plain greek yogurt and mix it together. sara is applying it to her face right now. sara will leave that on for about 15 minutes and then wash it off with warm water, pat dry with a clean towel and put on moisturizer. >> then eat the rest. let's do lips. they are separate and this is a different treatment. >> and chapped lips. i love honey for chapped lips. it acts as a humectant. so you just use a little warm water, dampen the lips and spread honey.

i love manuca honey. it shows it has a potent wound healing and anti-inflammatory property in it and put a coat of vaseline so you don't lick off the honey and seal it in. leave it on 20 minutes. ideally overnight. amazing for chapped lips all winter long. >> and your sweetie gets a soft kiss. with petroleum jelly. inside out. a couple things you can eat. >> we all know drink plenty of water. but there are new studies emerging showing that actually healthy fats can help hydrate the skin from the inside out so you want to look for things like walnuts and avocados, salmon, flaxseed. those healthy fats keep the skin credits mruch and supple but don't forget your yogurt and kefir so fermented foods rich in probiotics great for the skin, like lactobacillus --

>> and been shown to help strengthen the skin barrier and trap moisture in the skin. >> wow. >> fats, probiotics. >> like what you put on your face you could eat. last one, i feel like i'm turpining into my mother. of course, we all do. feet, so dry. >> so my favorite recipe for cracked heels, a couple of drops of lavender oil mixed in with coconut oil and put it over your feet and throw on a pair of cotton socks, it will just heal those heels overnight. >> it'll be all better. see, mom, we have a solution. thank you so much, dr. bowe. wasn't that great? easy to find all those. we're not done, coming up, will smith will take us inside his next movie next. so you'll want to stay with us right here on "gma." i'm taking all of it and hydrate. your "gma" moment b

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>> seven is on your side right now with live, local news from good morning washington. autria: if you plan on hitting the roads for the holidays, you will have company. aaa says today will be the single busiest travel day of the holiday season. more than 7 million people are hitting the roads in the dmz. the worst possible time is whenen 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. travel times could triple. larry: unchartered political territory. hi. republicans challenged this win and a won the challenge so now, to determine a winner, t

board of elections will pick a name out of a hat. but no date has been set for that to happen. check on the get a forecast. veronica: cold out there this morning. on the groundow there. the snow resorts are loving this temperature. good ski not be weather but by monday, it sure will be. so hold on if you plan on getting skis for christmas. could see flurries across the area. julie: we are looking at a closure here. a pedestrian was struck as a result of this crash. the cleanup continues.

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welcome back to "good morning america." we have someone hooping and hollering here. i hear a lot of whoo-hoos. adrienne, you were kicking things off with a look at a will smith and joel edgerton new netflix movie called "bright" and really mixes reality with fantasy in an unusual way. >> it's an insane mash-up. i'll just say thatch the way the movie came about netflix wasn't even a contender and will smith said they sent it to all the studios and netflix put more money behind it than anyone in hollywood in another move to put

your hand. >> get out of this neighborhood. >> reporter: "bright" is big and bowl and unlike anything you've ever seen. >> give me one word to describe the movie "bright." >> bizarre. >> twisted. >> reporter: it merges the world of medieval fantasy and police drama. when you talk about this movie, yes, there will be fairies and there are going to be elves and a magic wand. >> and a magic wand. >> and the lapd. >> if you imagine the creatures from "lord of the rings," 4,000 years ago and they came forward into modern day and now we're in modern day los angeles but there's that. >> the first ork. >> i have to google ork. a mythical goblin or ogre-like creature. >> the first ork to be allowed on the nypd. >> reporter: his

takes three hours of makeup every day. >> everybody is trying to get along. smith is touched by the message about the world we live in. >> i'm a black police officer in the movie but my character is racist against orks. sort of a flip of social hierarchy. >> a fairy tale that allows you to talk about stuff that we don't like to talk about or we don't talk about enough in terms of how we treat other people in society. >> we just have to treat each other nicer. >> reporter: the most expensive ever made by netflix cost $90 million to make. it may be precedent setting in how we go to the movies. this could be the new way you could watch it in a theater or from the comfort of your own home. >> i remember when i went from "fresh prince of bel-air," the weekend that "independence day" came out staying in a hotel and friday, will, will, and after "end pen dense day" that monday was the first time somebody

called me mr. smith, right? >> you graduated. >> so there's something about that silver screen that definitely does something inside of people. >> unrelated to the movie, is the story about you andjada going on a cajun swamp tour with tiffany haddish -- >> that's 100% true. >> i got me a groupon to go on this swamp tour. >> on a groupon. >> yeah. the cajun swamp tour was fantastic, though. she was driving strangely. >> ives on the steering wheel ike this. >> i was trying to get away and tiff knows how to create environments. >> thank you for joining our environment. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> the one thing i would have done besides ago for more details on that tour is have will and joel freestyle a rap about it because smith has become synonymous with "summertime" and -- ♪ here come the men in black" but they've got a

soundtrack and featuring future and so many other artists out in theaters and netflix tomorrow. >> could be a trio. you've got a nice voice. i picked up on that. >> all part of the album. >> a sprinkle of that. we have an update on our 11th am warm coats and warm hearts drive. thousands have donated and this year they are needed more than ever. so many americans have been affected by natural disasters from the hurricanes to wildfires, but your donations are already helping. take a look. >> donate a coat. >> reporter: it's been a high wattage start to the burlington season. >> the truth. >> reporter: thousands of coats dancing their way into donation bins. >> make sure you donate a coat because it's cold outside. >> reporter: with the help of our "gma" celebrity guests. >> donate a

person warm. >> reporter: as well as people like christina salvo from connecticut. her story going viral as posting this video. >> please give you this coat. she rushed to this man's aid after seeing him walking in frigid temperatures without a coat heading to her local burlington to buy him a warm jacket. delivering it with a hug. her generosity inspiring so many and prompting burlington to give 500 coats to the charity of her choice. >> it's so warm and it's pretty. >> reporter: in new york city donations being handed out to evacuees of hurricane maria. including jonathan and dianitza coming from puerto rico getting accustomed to the new york winter. >> we came to new york because since the hurricane, there's no electricity, no water, and it hit us hard. >> we want to make sure every

safety as well as their comfort. >> reporter: this is just one of the hundreds of organizations across the nation passing out coats donated by you. >> this year every single person can make a difference. >> coats do stay in the communities we collect them. whichever store you bring them to, it will get to people in need in that area. >> reporter: in harlem, new york, children getting the gift of warmth. >> all: thank you, burlington. [ applause ] >> and these coat donations are so important during the cold winter months. this year we're focusing on community and three ways to help. donate a gently worn kate at your burlington store or spread the word or make it a day of giving. should we see how many coats we donated so far? drum roll, please. the answer is 85,218.

nice work. but you can still do it till the end of the month. guess what, we're not done on "gma." coming up how to dress like a celeb. maybe meghan markle for the holidays. but you can do it for hundreds of dollars less.

all right. it is the season for holiday parties. this morning we'll steal some of the top looks from our favorite celebrities for a much better price. hundreds of dollars less. sometimes thousands of dollars less. here to show us how is "people's" style director andrea lavinthal. they always look flawless. any tips when we're walking out the door, how to look like a celebrity for less. >> well, the good news is actually much easier than you think to dress like a celebrity. i mean you can shop online, shop

and i like to use celebrity looks to inspire my own outfits. see how to style the things in your closet. new ways to wear them. >> one of our first celebrities we love to follow is reese witherspoon and always looks amazing. this was a few weeks ago. break down what she's wearing. >> she is wearing a very festive metallic cocktail dress from dra draper jane's retailing for 275 and paired it with st. laurent heels about $800 and a great neck last from sarah chloe. a beautiful holiday look. >> definitely in the thousands. >> about $1200, sure. >> thanks for doing the math for me. let's bring out our first model. we're going to show how you can get reese's look for less. beautiful. >> yes. [ applause ] so this is sarah and she is wearing a dress from aqua at

bloomingdale's. nearly identical except it costs $88 and her shoes, they're $36 and sarah swears that they're comfortable. >> yeah, they look so much like the st.-laurent ones. >> except without the price tag. 30 something dollars. >> the whole look with the neck last is 150. >> fantastic. sarah looks amazing. all right. our next celebrity we'll discuss, she always looks fabulous. jennifer lopez. we'll take a look at her earlier this month. i love this look. and it comes with a very hefty price tag. >> yes, it's pretty expensive so the bag alone is like $4,000 from tom ford. no big deal. booties are like 700 and she has $1500 earrings so in total you're looking at like $8,000. >> just give or take a few. $8,000. she looks fantastic but that's pretty much out of everyone's price range. we have a way to get the

look for less. our next model looking fabulous right now. i love this. >> it's great. all right. so how did you pull it off? how much does it cost. >> this was surprisingly easy to copy. wearing an $85 coat from pretty little things. shoes are h&m. $50. her turtleneck is $19, the earrings $19. the whole look is $300 for every single thing she's wearing. you don't have to buy it all but if you wanted to -- >> it's a fantastic -- i love the coat with the jeans. >> just like jennifer if not better. >> i'll copy that. all right. next for the guys. because we can't leave them out. we have nick jonas at the amas in black. let's break down what he's wearing. >> in head to dzhokhar tsarnaev john varvatos. the showpiece his coat which is about

wearing henley, cool printed pants and those boots. >> so now we have nick jonas and our last model looking chic and fab. >> this is ben and his jacket is forever 21. it's $44. >> no, it is not. >> so much better, right? >> oh, my goodness. shoes on sale for 39. apartment 9. everything he's wearing is super affordable. . this whole look is like $160 compared to nick's which was 3,000. >> wow. >> that is fantastic. i have to say you did such a great job, andrea. this is all so we can look like the celebrities and not break the bank. thank you very much. we appreciate it. ginger, let's throw it over to you. >> let's do that. we have quite a crowd outside, amy. including colina who is

today. 60! from syracuse so she's excited as are all of us here because steamboat, they just do things different. they got seven inches of snow and said, santa, you're going on a horse with some cowboys, 53 inches and opening new runs. look how bitter cold, y'all, it will be on christmas morning, 2 below the feels like in chicago. minneapolis at 20 below and that slides east so the day after christmas, so many people still off. whoo. one below for saranac lake. 6 in boston. i don't know that i'm ready. winter officially begins at 11:28 eastern time. we'll just celebrate it. let's do that.

>> this weather report brought to u by st. jude. home sweet home and a life-changing makeover for a little boy kurtly of ashley home store. abc's rob marciano helped make a heartwarming wish come true. you got to see this. >> this is my bed where i sleep. >> reporter: this is 8-year-old trenton watley's bedroom. makeshift curtains. mattress on the floor and old paint on the walls in need of a major makeover. his great aunt is raising trenton and says this room will be life changing. >> how big of a weight is this going to be off your shoulder to give him a proper room? >> it's going to mean everything. now i feel like a super mom. this is going to be like the biggest christmas he ever had. >> you've been helping too many people for too long so let us help you. get out of here. we got work to do. >> oh, i do. >> with the help of interior

desi designer joyleene and ashley, we get to work. >> we'll take all of these stickers off the wall. our fresh coat of paint then we'll have really big surprises in store. >> first we get rid of all the old furniture then time for a fresh coat of blue paint. >> looking good. looking good. >> reporter: next our new furniture arrives and while we're hard at work. trenton is at andretti's having fun riding go-carts. in the back of the house we're ready assembling his new bed. he will be so psyched. this ashley hope to dream campaign is more than just a room really. it's about the bed. >> the bed is where it all starts for these kids. the key to success is really getting a good night sleep and just dreaming big. and that is what the hope to dream campaign really has accomplished. >> with the room now done, there's just one thing left to do. let's do it. three, two, one. have a look. >> oh, my god. [ screaming ]

wow! >> what the heck is going on right now. >> these are the guys that made you a new room. high-five. bring it in, good job, guys. >> this is the best day of my life. >> for "good morning america," rob marciano, abc news, noonan, georgia. >> i love seeing those stories. coming up, we are getting in the holiday spirit. who wants to hear some brett eldridge. yeah. he's doing a christmas classic right here on "gma." "gma's" home sweet home is brought to you by ashley home stores. this is home. my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house."

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classics and he stopped by for this rendition, incredible rendition of "the first noel." ♪ the first noel the angels did say ♪ ♪ was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay ♪ ♪ in fields as they lay keeping their sheep ♪ ♪ on a cold winter's night that was so deep ♪ ♪ noel, noel, noel, noel born is the king of israel ♪

♪ ♪ they looked up and saw a star ♪ ♪ shining in the east beyond them far ♪ ♪ and to the earth it gave great light ♪ ♪ and so it continued both day and night ♪

♪ noel, noel, noel, noel born is the king of israel ♪ ♪ [ applause ]

>> announcer: the next boy band that has everyone talking. ♪ i can feel it in your heart >> announcer: wednesday they take over the morning. all right, before we go we have a big congratulations to one of our editor, christine derosa and her husband matt on their daughter audrian. >> look at those eyes. >> so sweet. thanks for watching. have a great thursday. >> thank you to our great audience.

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side with live, local news from good morning washington. autria: breaking news in fairfax county. larry: more about the crash on 28 and 66. we just found out that a police officer responding to the crash was hit by another vehicle. according to a fairfax county police spokesperson, the officer's injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening. let's get to julie wright. southboundl there, as you approached 66 and northbound traffic can get by. we have sunshine. temperatures coming up from the deep freeze. we are due to hit the mid 40's. the winter solstice, we are a couple of hours away from it starting to roll in with the shortest day out of the year.

with atures will go up forecast high for friday with 60 degrees expected on saturday but yes, rain falling through the day on and off. the enbrel a handy. there will be showers not only here locally but up i-95 and 81 into the deep south. so if you are traveling or have someone coming into town, just enough to delay them or delay you from heading out. onfor the high temperature sunday. rain could switch to a few flurries as the temperatures drop. larry: a traffic, news and .eather updates at chico flip over to newschannel 8. join us.

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in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan" 'tis the season week. today, we continue the festivities with our spectacular holiday sweater party. get ready for academy award-winning actress kate winslet and star of the series "mindhunter," jonathan groff. plus, a performance from the world-famous radio city rockettes. also, members of the studio audience take part in our holiday sweater fashion show. all next on "live." now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [cheers and applause] >> ryan: oh!