good morning, america. this morning, white knuckle christmas eve. hazardous conditions. on the roads. visibility down the zero. drivers slipping and sliding through the holiday. two dozen states under winter weather alerts. what you need to know before setting off to friends and family. plus, will those presents arrive on time? fighting back. the white house is denying claims president trump alledgedly made derogatory comments about immigrants in the oval office. the reports of tempers flaring. plus his twitter attack on the fbi's deputy director. miss america executives dethroned. top officers resigning following

winners over crude e-mails. an apology and the hope of change. >> right now, there's an opportunity for a graceful transition. >> how the organization plans to move forward. congratulations. >> royal christmas. spending the holiday with the queen. a fiance first. something kate middleton didn't get to do. >> it didn't happen for camilla. it didn't happen for diana. it didn't happen for kate. >> the preparations as she gets ready to join the royal family. hey, good morning. merry christmas eve. paula is off. very happy to have our congressional correspondent mary bruce in town for the holiday. thank you for being here. >> great to be here. thank you for having me. it's t minus one day until christmas. we're tracking the weather, the travel, including santa's travel, and the last-minute shopping deals. >> let's start with the weather. it's nasty in some places. look at this shot of shopper

this is in omaha, nebraska. in boston, ice-coved cars. check out this guy. >> i know it looks like my window is closed. but in fact. it's just icy. >> oh, man. that's great video. but the weather situation is no joke. we have one storm that just moved out. two new ones on the way. and then a big arctic blast that will swoop in after that. let's kick changes -- changes off with rob, who is covering it all. >> it gets us in the spirit of christmas. talking about getting through it. driving where you need to go or air travel is no joke. yesterday, this ice storm across parts of interior new england. got nasty. along the coast. eastern gloucester getting it as well. boston saw some ice. and it was really, really tough going. look at the advisories from maine back through the northwest. we have a series of storms coming in. we're just getting started with this bad weather.

heavy snow and ice. blasting cities from coast to coast this morning. as a pair of winter storms walloped the country. millions facing treacherous driving conditions this christmas eve. >> the roads are starting to get slick. so i gotta be careful. they're starting to freeze over. >> reporter: snow slamming colorado overnight. parts of i-70 forced to shut down for a time. shelters opening to stranden drivers. winter weather alerts issued across the country. 22 states from washington to maine in or expecting hazardous weather. in pennsylvania, slick conditions causing multiple accidents. drivers sliding off the road. cars stalling due to the freezing weather. the traffic slow. >> the ice. that's what makes me nervous. >> reporter: travelers in ohio warned of black ice. overnight, caring swerving on the roads. snow squalls causing low visibility. >> they're coming down a lot heavier than it was earlier. >> reporter: in wyoming, whiteout conditions on the roadways there. this suv practically disappearing in the blizzard.

icy conditions also causing drivers to put on their hazards has they slip and slide across the roadways. after dealing with tough driving conditions, many might get that white christmas after all. with system number yun now moving east of the east coast. cold air is in place for system number two. a white christmas developing here today. enough snow to cover the roadways, if not the sidewalks, too, and the grassy areas. midnight mass maybe an issue from pittsburgh up through cleveland and buffalo. snow there. a coastal low develops tonight through tomorrow morning. this will keep it more of a rain, snow, sleet mix. along the i-95 corridor. places inland. north and west of i-95. a fairly significant snowfall. interior new england. could see in some cases, eight, ten inches. maybe a foot of snow. it looks like it will stick around. look at the cold air diving down. e arct as for a wind chill in

re on this later in the program. dan, mary, back to you. >> a busy weekend in the weather department. thank you, robert. the other big prechristmas story is the last-minute shopping. >> yeah, there's no question. it's definitely crunch time. many stores are still open right now to help. erielle reshef joins us from seacaucus, new jersey. with the options still out there for pro cast naters. >> reporter: good morning, mary and dan. stores like this one open all through the night and plan to stay open. like toys "r" us. like kohl's. to get you to the finish line. on this christmas eve morning, the final push to get the presents under the tree. >> i'm still doing last minute. would you believe it? i thought i would stop. >> reporter: procrastinators, don't panic. amazon offering same-day deliveries in some cities for everything is run by order by technology and made e

items at people's doorsteps in about an hour or two. >> reporter: a village of unlikely elves. spreading the christmas cheer. u.p.s. is using marketers and accountants and other professionals to help with holiday shipments. for fedex, a setback on supersaturday. turbulent weather temporarily grounding its planes at the shipping hub in memphis. they tell us systems are running well. they expect to make deliveries on time. >> i was working until last friday nonstop. i rested since then. decided to come out and get even's present now. >> reporter: as for the 6% of holiday shoppers hitting the stores today, there's still time to score deep discounts. >> turn to the apparel stores. a lot of the sale items are discounted up to 50%. so you're not only getting a discount, but you're also getting a sale on that discount. >> reporter: if you can't get to a store, amazon music unli

is giving new subscribers three months for 99 cents. nearly $200 billion in gift returns were what happened last year. maybe get gift cards. >> or a convenience store. get some koozies. they make great stocking stuffers. >> or that. to politics now. this holiday weekend is bringing no respite for the president. >> two stories brewing on this christmas eve. the first involves the president taking aim at the deputy director of the fbi on twitter. the second, a report in "the new york times" that the president made derogatory comments about immigrants in the oval office. kenneth moton joins us from mar-a-lago, florida. kenneth, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan and mary. white house officials spent the first full day of the president's vacation tackling these allegations they call outrageous. this morning, the white house fighting back claims president trump allegedly made derogatory comments in the oval office about im

>> the most sacred duty of government is to protect the lives of its citizens. and that includes securing our borders and enforcing our immigration laws. >> reporter: "the new york times" reports trump stormed into the oval office in june, enraged by numbers of immigrants showing how many had received visas to enter the united states since he took office "the time" says one source in the room and another that was briefed later said that 15,000 immigrants from haiti all have aids. last year, candidate trump pledged support to haitian-americans. >> i want to be the greatest champion. i will be your champion, whether you vote for me or not. >> reporter: trump also reportedly said once 40,000 nigerian immigrants had seen the u.s., they would never go back to their huts in afri xap trump widely criticized for comments about other immigrants in the past. >> they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists.

we're going to get the bad ones out. we're throwing them out of the country. >> reporter: tempers flared. in the meeting of top officials, including secretary of state rex tillerson and john kelly. several people said they did not recall the president using those words. and did not think he had. white house press secretary sarah sanders strongly denied that trump made the remarks. saying in a statement it's both sad and telling "the new york times" would print the lies of their anonymous sources. trump silent on the report. he fired up twitter to attack fbi direeputy director andrew mccabe, who is reportedly requiring in march. saying he's rushing to get full benefits. trump has accused mccabe of bias after his wife's campaign received money from a hillary clinton ally. mccabe consulted at the time with the bureau officials about the contributions. some gop lawmakers also alleging

anti-trump bias. mccabe spent hours on the hill being grilled by congressional committees. for more on the political news, let's bring in chief white house correspondent jonathan karl, in washington, where he'll host "this week." jon, great to see you. >> good to see you. merry christmas, dan. >> yes, merry early christmas. let's talk about the attacks on mccabe. do you see them as a way of discrediting law enforcement officials before any charges are or are not brought by robert mueller? the president said he has no plans to fire mueller. there's this rising anti-mueller chorus on the right. >> there sure is. i don't think this is part of a larger strategy. the president's own legal team has tried to discourage him from making these kind of attacks on the fbi and on the special counsel. i think the president is simply angry about all of this. he -- he in his view, the entire ve

is a witch hunt. if he wanted to run from his gut, he probably would fire the special counsel. but he's been advised against it strongly not just by his legal team but by virtually every republican leader in congress. >> let's talk about the story in "the new york times." about the president's alleged derogatory comments about immigrants. somewhat the likely effect of this? does it rile up those that are already against him? while supporters just dismisit as more fake news? >> the white house is adamantly denying it. you heard what kenneth reported. others in the meeting, including secretary tillerson, chief of staff john kelly, h.r. mcmaster, the national security adviser. all deny that the president used these words. one thing for sure, mary. is that the sentiment here, that there are too many immigrants coming into the country from countries like afghanistan and nigeria.

that sentiment nobody is denying that the president believes that. that he believes that immigration is still out of control. >> jon karl. always great to have your analysis. appreciate it. once again -- >> good to see mary bruce up there, by the way. what's going on? >> i got a little lost. >> merry christmas to both of you. >> our gain. thank you, jon. again, merry christmas. coming up on "this week" jon will talk to one of the president's most prominent republican critics. the outgoing senator jeff flake of arizona. >> and i sit down with congressman charlie dent of pennsylvania. both politicians are retiring next year and giving their unfiltered take on president trump and the gop. let's check the rest of the day's headlines. over to dr. ron claiborne. what's happening? >> dr. dan harris, thank you. mary. adrienne, robert. >> ronald. >> good morning to y

lifted parts of trumps a travel ban. ordering the administration to look at immigration. the american civil liberties union and jewish service says the current ban prevents people from reuniting with family already legally living in the u.s. in pennsylvania, the fbi and local authorities are trying to figure out why a native of egypt went on a shooting spree, targeting police officers in and around harrisburg friday. they're calling it a terror take. el-mofti was fatally shot by police. four teens in ohio could face homicide charges after throwing a sandbag off of an overpass. that driver struck died saturday from injuries. the four boys just 13 and 14 years old will face a judge next week. in los angeles, the bomb squad responded to a suspicious package addressed to treasury

the package was in a neighbor's driveway with a label on it saying it was from the american people. after a two-hour investigation, it was determined that the package was filled with manure. in miami, panic at mall as holiday shoppers run for cover after some people thought they heard gunshots. the aventura mall was placed on lockdown. then it was evacuated. this morning, police say there is no evidence that shots were fired. they don't know what actually caused that panic. the mall set to reopen this morning for holiday shopping. finally, michael sidemon, a senior from new york's success academy high school. had his heart set on attending tufts university. in medford, massachusetts. watch as he finds out he got accepted. [ cheers and applause ] keep watching. check it out. right? >> he was prepared.

>> he was already wearing a t t-shirt from his future alma mater. class of '22. congratulations. remember the days you got the fat envelopes and thin envelopes. i guess you find this out online. big day for him. >> that's all of our christmas made right there. watching that. we have to watch that all day. thank you, ron. let's talk about something a little less pleasant. when it comes to the holidays. a health risk. travel, parties, visits with the family. a perfect storm for getting sick. flu cases are climbing. >> check this out. here's the latest map from the cdc. showing the levels of flu-like activity across the country. abc's chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton joins us now with more on how to protect yourself. what do we need to know about staying healthy and virus-free? >> listen, mary and dan, these are the three viruses i want to put on everyone's radar during the holiday season. common cold virus. influenza. and noro virus. the so-called stomach flu.

hits hard and fast. will keep you in the bathroom for 12 to 24 hours. it can be difficult to tell the difference between the common cold and the flu. so take a look at these symptoms. with the flu in general, we tend to see high temperatures, severe headaches. body aches. coughs. we tend to think of those as symptoms that go full body and below the neck. the common cold, generally no temperature. sore throat. congestion, coughing, sneezing. symptoms above the neck. >> let's drill down on the flu for a second. what do we know about how bad this flu season is and how effective the vaccine may be? >> it's not looking good. the cdc puts out cases every week. we report them with about a one to two-week delay. as you saw on the map, 12 states in the country reporting widespread flu activity. we expect that. we did not expect the flu vaccine that looks like it is only 10% effective. it is well matched. but something probably hap

in the manufacturing process that's just not making it effective. i want to emphasize to people, 10% is not good. but it's better than 0%. >> what are the best ways to protect ourselves? >> hand hygiene. we say it all the time. it's so important. wash your hands. if you can still get a flu vaccine, get one. they're still available. if you get sick, even though it is so hard during the holiday season, please stay home. it's not only better for you. but bett eter for the people ard you. and do what we do in the hospital at the nurse's station. clean those surfaces with disinfectant wipes. you want to touch all the hot spots. the phones. the doorknobs. the handles. keep everything nice and clean. >> dr. ashton. always weighing in with useful advice. we appreciate it. merry christmas to you, dr. ashton. >> you, too, guys. as we have mentioned, this is a busy weekend in the weather department for a whole lot of reasons. let's get it back to

>> i could use hand sanitizer being on this end of the desk. >> oh. >> wow. wow. >> oh, i did it again. >> oh. >> brutal. >> show you some videos. >> getting some purel. >> one of my favorite spots. spent six years in portland. made my trip to meadows and timberline. they got some fresh snow. 110 inches so far this year. their production team, the last two years, crushes it with the videos. hey, just up the road. chris mall mountain. the base of mt. ranier. you have 119 inches so far. so you're doing well. snow coming in, potentially to the lower valleys. portland, seattle. these are areas that don't get white christmas very often. seattle, if they get it, first time in nine years. portland may have a better chance even though typically they have a lesser chance. if you like the warm weather, go to florida. key west, i was just there with the hurricane irma followup.

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mill trer the north american aerospace defense command, also knowns' norad. tracking santa and the reindeers' global trek. tell us how fast is santa's sleigh moving? >> some people say it moves at the speed of light. it certainly moves very quickly. >> back in the day, you would field phone calls from kids. how can they reach out now? >> the best way, frankly, is through the norad track santa operations center website. which is www.noradsanta.org. that's norad santa.org. and of course, we're also on nicebook. we're on twitter. if kids' parents can help them, there's plenty of ways to stay with norad all day as we track santa as he makes his journey around the world. >> journey around

but of course, all the kids here want to know when we can expect him to arrive in the states. what exactly is santa's path or track? >> we can confirm norad radars and satellites have confirmed that santa and his reindeer and sleigh left the north pole. they're currently making their journey westward. they start at the international dateline. and, they work their way slowly around the world. i know that the number one question that kids have is, when is santa going to be at my house? and the best answer for that is, that we know santa arrives sometime between 9:00 p.m. and midnight. and so, if he has -- gotten to their town, and it's between 9:00 p.m. and midnight and they're not asleep yet, he'll move on to another house. but, as long as they're asleep, then santa will go ahead and deliver his presents. santa will deliver his presents. >> thank you so much, captain scott miller.

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announcer: this is a "good morning washington" update. >> it is going to be colder today compared to yesterday. we made the low 6'

hitting the mid-40's. make sure you bundle up. eveningief showers this near baltimore and towards frederick. it should come down in liquid form. northwest of frederick, maybe a wintry mix. not expecting widespread slick spots. overnight, quite cold, 20's for the western suburbs. mostly cloudy. for christmas day, it is blustery. wind will have a big impact with gusts of 240 miles per hour. upper 20's to low 30's. no white christmas for the d.c. area. enjoy your holiday.

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the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. hey, welcome back to "gma" on this christmas eve. happening right now, heavy snow and ice blasting cities from coast to coast this morning, as a pair of winter storms make their way across america. hazardous conditions on the roads. visibility in some spots down the to zero. drivers slipping and sliding on the streets. two dozen states under winter weather alerts. contaminated makeup. the accessory store claire's is pulling some chimp's makeupkies off its shelves after reports that some the products contain asbestos. they say it's precautionary. countdown to christmas. the sun rising in bethlehem on this christmas eve. as christians around the world are preparing to

celebrations commemorating the birth of jesus. coming up right here. meghan markle's first royal christmas. how she's spending christmas eve. ahead of the big day tomorrow. as she gets to know her future in-laws. >> probably not nerve-racking. the shakeup at the miss america organization. >> top officers turning in resignations after reports of crude e-mails sents about past winners. marci gonzalez had more from the los angeles. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan and mary. major changes at the pageant after outrage and demands from former winners who now say this is just the beginning. >> miss america, the stage is yours! >> reporter: this morning, calls for more changes at the miss america organization. as the man at the center of the pageant scandal steps down. >> hi, i'm sam haskell. >> reporter: ceo sam haskell resigning after leaked e-mails from 2014 show sexist, crude, and demeaning co

contestants and winners. ing colluding miss america 19989 kate shindle and miss america 2013, mallory hagen. >> miss new york. >> reporter: belittled in the e-mails about her love life and weigh. >> it's been a pretty awesome day. >> reporter: celebrating his resignation on twitter after what the now former ceo said were e-mails conveniently edited. the pageant chairman and another board member stepped down, along with josh randle. he said over two months before my employment began, i inappropriately responded to an e-mail send to my personal account about a former miss america. i apologize to mallory for my lapse in judgment. the fallout coming after a petition signed by more than 50 former miss america competitors demanded reds nations from organization leaders. >> reporter: calling

thorough house-cleaning at the organization. >> it's time for something new. you know, let's just take a mulligan and, and let a new group of people step in and lead us into the future. >> reporter: and haskell said in a statement his character was being attacked daily which impaired his judgment in responding to inappropriate e-mails. mediately.ation is effective while randal and the chairman stay on to help with the transition. mary? dan? a busy weekend in the weather department. >> a fair amount of ice and other stuff north of here yesterday. >> stuff. >> that's a meteorological term. >> stuff. >> 101, baby. you gotta learn the terms. a young man goes out and checks on the ice. doesn't have skates on. maybe he could use them. oh, easy. easy. >> all right. come on. >> this is kind of fun. no concussions. put a helmet on if you're going to do that. he made it back okay. now there may be snow falling on

top of the ice in some of the northeast. at noon, chicago may see a dusting. getting into columbus. cleveland. detroit. maybe mits pittsburgh and buffalo also. you notice right along the coastline, from new york to boston. it will be mostly rain and a mix. might see some flakes mixing in in the morning. ski country could see a foot. a nice layer of powder on top of what you have gotten the last couple of days. here comes the cold air. what's in place is not nearly as cold as what is going to be coming. wind chills of 5 degrees expected in chicago. tuesday morning, minus 14. teens and single numbers across parts of the northeast. here are the christmas cities, with the dancing elf. christmas, florida. santa, idaho, 24. north pole, alaska, 8 degrees. what is missing from that elf? look closely. where is your nose? with ears like that who needs a nose?

>> this weather report is brought to you by kay jewelers. for all of you procrastinators out there. nothing says i love you like something shiny in the stocking. >> last-minute shiny is fine. >> what was the deal with no nose? >> some elves don't need a nose. >> there were budget cuts in the graphics department? times are tough. times are tough. coming up on "gma," meeting the future in-laws. what is on the schedule as meghan markle prepares for her first royal christmas? and how your favorite celebrities are saying merry christmas. all ahead in "pop news." [000:35:51;00] celebrities are saying merry christmas.

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which happens to be the royal look at their traditions. what is on tap for today and tomorrow? what has she got ahead of her? >> reporter: well, good morning to you guys. i can tell you that the christmas celebrations with the royal in-laws are now in full swing. prince harry and meghan markle leaving their home and heading to the queen's sprawling sandringham estate. and in keeping with tradition, they'll open presents tonight on christmas eve. >> congratulations. >> reporter: prince harry and his bride-to-be meghan markle putting on a dazzling display. releasing their official engagement photos just in time for the holidays. if you can't get enough of this glamorous couple, fear not. we're about to see them again. >> it's a big deal that the queen has agreed for meghan markle to be the first royal fiance to be at a christmas lunch table. it didn't happen for camilla. it didn't happen for diana.

it didn't happen for kate. >> ror rry.ere last week with prince on the way to the annual christmas lunch. with more than 50 members of the extended royal family. >> for meghan this is a moment to actually see how the royal family works. this is more of a traditional way the royal family do things. it's important, i think, going forward, that she understands the way that the queen operates these things. >> reporter: the queen and prince philip have already kicked off festivities. traveling by train to her christmas retreat at sandringham before the younger royals arrive today. prince harry and meghan are expected to stay with the duke and duchess of cambridge. and prince george and princess charlotte. the family will be enjoying three action-packed days, including a black tie dinner. a 300-yard walk for the christmas service at the 16th century church. and a walkabout, meeting all of those well-wishers.

we'll be watching all of the holiday festiv royal fold. hopefully, we'll find out if little prince george did get that police car that was on his santa list that prince william had to deliver to santa. >> i love the story about meghan markle. she's incredible. what a great addition and a modernizing force. for that family. lama, thank you. you're a great addition, as always, to the show. coming up on "gma," quick, do-able tips for handling holiday stress. how to bounce back in our "weekend download." followed by "pop news." it always boosts resiliency. >> oh, yes. news. it always boosts resiliency. ♪ this holiday, the best gift you can give, is your time. volunteer at neighbhorhoodofgood.com.

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there are stratees resilience expert and paralympian bonnie st. john. one of the things you say in this book is, it helps to put a label on your feelings. what do you mean by that? >> using words to describe how you feel helps you stay in control. in the holidays, we're going to be in crowded traffic. crazy malls. bad conversation with uncle charlie about politics. putting labels on how you feel actually downsizes the fight or flight response that we have. it helps you stay in control. just, i'm angry. i feel like a 5-year-old around my family. helps you to stay conscious. >> knowing what you're feeling can minimize the chances of those feelings owning you. you talk about smells and bells. what do you mean? >> sounds and smells are very

primitive. they go straight lymphic system. they cool down the hot response we have in stress. cinnamon. mint. peppermint. nutmeg. vanilla. those things have a -- an interaction. they change the pattern of activity in your brains. you can lean into the sounds and the smells at the holidays. just be conscious of those things when you feel yourself getting upset. >> we all eat a lot of sugar in the holidays. you say there's way to take the edge offer what sugar can do for you. >> sugar will put you on an up-and-down roller coaster. it will make it harder not to say something you'll regret. mix nuts or cheese, some protein to balance out those swings. >> bonnie st. john. appreciate it. if you want more, check out the 10% happier podcast. up next, "pop news."

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ah...we still say pretty sweet. it's basically the same. ♪ i'm excited. i have a pavlovian response every time that techo music comes on. >> oh, yeah. me, too. >> we're starting off things with -- >> an angel gets its wings. >> an angel gets its wings. and sara's got a new baby girl. somebody who sat in this chair. you know her well. sara haines welcoming in this beautiful bundle of joy. sandra grace. weighing in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces with her husband, max. she's named after sara's mother. sara used to present "pop news" right here on weekend "gma." she recently came back to co-host for a weekend. she had announced her pregnancy

"the view" back in june. she said she looked forward to little girl since she grew up with two sisters and a brother, as well. the couple's first child is 20 months old. alec. two babies at once. i have to say. she looks beautiful in that hospital bed. i'm not that brave. i give you super duper uber kudos for allowing somebody in your maternity room with that camera. well, sara will have to go quick photo shopping in order to add the baby. well, here's a look at our favorite celebrity cards. kevin hart turned his christmas card into a movie poster. he recently welcomed a new baby, kenzo. mark wahlberg used this shot. for the christmas card. no sign of snow there. some people are mentioning mark's dad bod. i think it looks amazing. he's still very much in shape. that's all we can say. we want to be appropriate. i think he looks great. >> it's mark wahlberg. >> he can do no wrong. >> yeah, he can do no wrong. speaking of another dad, steph curry and family put their dogs front and center.

and holly robi card from ten years ago. take a real close look. they have the same outfits on. and the baby is now a teenager. jennifer garner. you're going to like this one. it involves pets. on instagram, sharing books with birdie. with her golden retriever on her lap with the book "elves and the shoemaker." listen to this. >> who do you think the boss might be? can you guess? foreshadowing. >> thank you. >> the boss. maybe santa. she is speaking to the dog like it's her baby. that is cute. >> that is one chill dog. >> the dog was falling asleep. >> yes. >> what i'm going to do when my kid stops talking to me. which may happen soon. >> no, it's not going to happen. very, very sweet. jennifer was interested in the big audience getting back into it. birdie was sleepy. let's roll ahead and talk about our food. a sweet ending.

doughnut plant in new york is known for ripple doughnu. i like to call it the turducken of doughnuts. it's a gingerbread, surrounded by a mint chocolate pudding doughnut, within a red velvet doughnut. you have to tell me what you think, rob. >> you can break it up, too, if you don't like to do it together. >> mint chocolate pudding? >> it's amazing. is there any way to get this delivered intravenously? >> that's no fun. >> dan doesn't eat sweets anymore. we're going to help him out. >> before we go. a quick christmas salute to amazing people here in new york city. there they are. some of the people who work at a hospice where i volunteer. they're employed by the visiting nurse service of new york. their job is extremely challenging. they embody the christmas spirit every day of the year. shoutout, as well, to one of the residents there.

ronny getter. i'm a fan of his. he's taught me an enormous amount about life and how to live it. >> give me a lesson. give me a lesson. we have a few more seconds. >> he's right there every day. the biggest thing that keeps him alive is having great friends in s life. speaking of great friends, love all of you guys. merry christmas. thank you, everybody, for watching. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. from abc 7 news, this is a "good morning washington" update.

quiet right now. some sno the ohio valley, which will and back rest are in our area this evening. for the redskins game at 1:00, bundle up. mid-40's for a daytime high today. and little disturbance will be passing through this evening. a chance for a few spotty showers. we are well above the freezing mark still at 7:00 p.m. and baltimore,s gaithersburg, and frederick, very spotty. northwest of frederick, a better chance of a mix, but we're not expecting slick spots. mostly cloudy tonight. mid-20's for western suburbs. 35 for the d.c. metro. tomorrow morning, it will be very cold and blustery. winds should be a factor with wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour.

upper 20's will need that extra layer if you're heading to grandma's house or if you have christmas day plans. the cold weather lithograph for a while. -- the cold weather will stick around for a while. temperatures struggling to hit the freezing mark by thursday. by friday, it will be getting more active and we will be

watching for a potential system. have a happy and safe holiday today and tomorrow. this week, with george stephanopoulos starts right now. end aing the year with a bang. >> keeping my promise. i'm signing it before christmas. >> a big win for the president on taxes. his first major legislative victory. >> we're making america great again. you haven't heard that, have you? >> and a rare moment of unity for republicans. >> today we are giving the people of this country their money back. >> the president says the tax cuts will be rocket fuel for the economy. and help the middle class. but who really benefits? and will the new law help or hurt his party in 2018?