high alert thihis mornin security scare. th man jumpingng over thwhite house fence while the rst family celebrates thanksgiving insidede. the secret service swarming within seconds, guns drawn. the white house on lockdown. how did he get over the fence? trump in trouble. the republican front-runner accused of mocking a reporter from "the new york times" who is disabled. >> oh, i don't know what i said, i don't remember. >> the newspaper is outraged but trumis not backing down. what he is saying this morning. oh here we go and ey're off. the black friday frenzy in full swing this morning. crowds busng through the doors overnight. more than 100 million americans racing to the stores today fighting for the best deals and just plain fightin this morning, how you can beat the crowds and find the biggest

hey, good morning. i'm dan harris. alongside paula faris. this is -- don't adjust your sets -- this is a weekend sara haines, tom llamas who we consider an honorary member of the weekend team and rob marciano is hiding behind the weather wall over there. >> hey, rob. can yoyou see ro >> you might be able to see him? >> peeking through. >> we do want to say happy friday, everyone. and unlike that video you just saw everybody here is playing nice, no fighting. hope you had a great thanksgiving and now it is time for the shopping. >> look at all these people storming the stores out in force this morning trying to grab those great black friday deals on this, america's annual orgy of consumption. >> oh, wow. >> washer and dryer and the vacuum i had my eye on today. don't go near them >> you're going big. >> i'm going big. but could clicking bring better deals than door rushing? our shopping gurus are standing by with the hottest online deals

to what not to buy on black friday so you can save even more which what we like to hear. >> they are gurus for sure. much more on that coming up. we start this friday morning with that dangerous holiday storm slamming t middle of the country causing flash flooding and blanketi parts of america with snow and ice and abc's aditi roy kicking us off this morning from denver. aditi, good morning to you. >> reporter: good momorning to you, dan. boy, these hand warmers are coming in handy. it is frigid here at the denver airport with temperatures in the single digits and across the middle of the country, heavy rain creating treacherous conditions. this morning, flash floods pounding texas. >> be advisesed doing water rescue right now on i-17. and have several others. >> reporter: the raging waters swallowing vehicles in its path prompting at least ten emergency high-water rescues near dallas, one deputy officer washed away during the search for a missing driver.

her gun, and she dropped her heavy equipment and went into the water to make that rescue. >> reporter: later the officer found hanging on to a tree. >> we have located the deputy. we are trying to get her out of a tree right now. >> rorter: heavy rain putting the city's yearly total at more than 53 1/2 inches, that's a new order of rainfall in a year. meanwhile, huge swaths of snow turning turkey day into a white thanksgiving for millions. flights delayed at denver international airport. triggering a travel nightmare for hundreds of stranded passengers. >> it's frustrating. >> you can see large parts of the runway glazed in snow. >> when the weather hi you are going to see the increase in accidents. >> reporter: accidents plaguing holiliday travers across the prairies. slippery conditions ditching ca to the roadside. one after another. gusts of 30 miles an hour blowing the ice. >> the sleet's actually pretty painful.

>> reporter: and back here in denver, the snow has let up. that's certainly good news but with those icy conditions that's the big challenge. >> stay warm. thisis storm ia beast on the move this morning and rob marciano is tracking it all. we've allowed him to emerge from behind the weather wall. good morning again, sir. >> a lot to talk about here. a multifaceted storm system and ongoing water rescues across parts of texas. johnson county. look at all these advisories across parts of the plains. warnings, more importantly for the next 48 hours is the heavy rain falling from midland to dallas up through tulsa and st. louis. there's your ice, obviously, but the rain keeps going for a good two days so we're looking at flooding rains here, dallas has alreadady brokenheir record for the year and we're not even into december. could see another 8 inches of rainfall. plus t fog in the northeast. dan, paula. >> i think whether we like it or are we ready to accept that fact?

thrones." >> that was very "game of thrones." >> i didn't mean that. holiday scare at the white house. a man draped in an american flag jumped over the fence while the first family was inside celebrating thanksgiving. the white house was put on lockdown for several hours and abc's mary bruce is right there for us this morning. good morning, mary. >> reporter: hi, paula. good morning. well, the president and the first family planned to have their holiday meal right here inside the residence, but they probably didn't plan on an uninvited guest breaching white house security showing up right here on their front lawn. a thanksgiving security scare in the nation's capital. this man jumps over the white house fence as the first family celebrates right inside. it's around 2:45 p.m. when joseph caputo essed in white and draped in an american flag is spotted leaping over the fence onto thehe north ln. >> he took a huge deep breath and he kind of just said, "all

right, let's do this," and before you know it he jumped over the barricade, took off, jumped over that white house fence. >> reporter: as he sets foot on the lawn, caputo steps to but drops to his knees within seconds as the secret service swarm, their guns drawn. officers carefully search him before taking him handcuffed into custody. part of the white house is cked dn for nearly three hours. >> in a park across the strereet. >> reporter: the secret service cleaeared pennlvania avenue of pedestrians and combed the a area before determining there is no threat. now, this latest incident comes just months after new spikes were added to the fence here after a string of security lapses. but the new precautions clearly not enough to stop this holiday guest who this morning faces criminal charges. dan. >> hectic scene, mary, t thank you. the race for the presidency now and this morning donald trump provoking fresh outrage, thisis time threpublican front-runner is accused of mocking a reporter who has a

trump, however, says he doubts he ever actually met the reporter in question and tom has more on that story. good morning, again. >> d, good morning to you. all over the country trump tells his crowds h how much hates the media. that 70% of journalists are dishonest then imitates some reporters he pesonally can't stand all part of the trump stump speech but now some say he may have crossed the line just to get some laughs. in a campaign of firsts donald trump appearing to go where no presidential candidate has gone before, the republican front-runner at a rarally in sth carolina this week appearing to mock aournalist who is disabled. >> now the poor guy, you got to see this guy, i don't know what i said, ah, i don't remember. >> reporter: that reporter, "the new york times'" serge kovaleski who has a chronic condition affecting his joints that limits flexibility in his arms. on thanknksgiving ump tweeting, i do not know the reporter for "the new york times" or what he looks like. i was showing a person groveling to take ck a statement made

longgo. "the new york times" saying we're outraged that he would ridicule the physical appearance of one of our reporters. it came as trump defended his claim that he saw people in new jersey cheering on 9/11, law enforcement and government officials now denouncing that as false but this is hardly the first time trump has come under fire for offending someone from some mexican immigrants in that campaign kickoff speech. >> they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists. >> reporter: to senator john mccain. >> he's not a war hero. i like people that weren't captured, okay. >> reporter: to women. >> you've called women you don't like fat pigs. >> only rosie o'donnell. oh, i don't know what i said. oh, i don't remember. >> reporter: trump not backing down this time either also tweeting, "if mr. kovaleski is handicapped, i would not know because i do not know what he looks like. kovaleski says he covered trump for years and in an interview with "the washington p post" kovaleski says, he was sure trump remembered him and his condition.

end of trump, think again. nearly ery time he's had a controversy his poll numbers have gone up and up. we'll see what happens with this controversy, guys. >> if his past has told anything those indiscretions ven't hurt him at all. tom, thank you. >> that's true. we move to the black friday frenzy, more than 100 million americans are expected to flood stores today. the mad rush actually begalast night but if you'd like to skip the chaos and still get great savings all in for say aye. >> aye. >> thank you, sara. only sara a joins men that one, abc's rebecca jarvis is at a target store in chago with all the details. good morning, rebecca. >> reporteter: i'll in you, paula, good morning, aye would like to get the deals without going into the stores. target announcing they had record sales online and that's because so many of the record deals are now online.

they say they sold a new ipad every single second yesterday. they came. they conquered. overnit crowds of people floodingng in stor across the country, walmart, best buy, target and toys "r" us all hopi to catch consumers first with doors open before you could digest the turkey. >> they have a bluetooth speaker, a panasonic blu-ray player, beats headphones. >> we did our thanksgiving early to come get in line early. >> the deals is why we're shopping on black friday. >> reporter: this black friday brawl breaking out in one kentucky mall. fists flying as shoppers flee. but overall this year's thanksgiving shopping scene seemingly a bit more tame. in part because many retailers touting online deal the same if not better than what you'd find in stores, making it easier than ever to avoid the commotion completely. >> i thought maybe the line would be a few blocks. took us only five minutes to get

in. >> reporter: but if you weren't among the crowds of turkey day shoppers, there's still plenty of time to join the expected 136 million people who plan to shop over thanksgiving weekend. 75% of those shoppers will be out today for black friday deals. and for anyone who is planning to hit the stores today google has this new feature called think with google and they tell you l the peak times, the times to go to retailers, the time to skip retailers. they say between 2:00 and 4:00, that will be maximum capacity. that's when the most people will be hitting stores so you go before or after that, dan, and you are likely to have a little less stressful time in your holiday shopping. >> does the app tell you when to sit on the couch and watch television? >> reporter: that's all day long especially if "gma" is on. >> fair enough. all right, rebecca, thank you. we should say that one of the most prominent players in the black friday binge is, of course, toys "r" us. we have a live look at the flagship store right across the reet from our studio right

here in times square and joining us in our studio is the new ceo of the company, dave brandon, good morning, sir. >> good morning, dan. >> so we have footage of people invading the stores yesterday when you opened on thanksgiving itself. i understand you were actually working in the flagship store right here in times square. how's business thus far? >> it was fun to be there last night. we had lines going around the block and when the doors opened at 5:00, it was quite a scene and the store was really full and people were actively shopping and it was a good sight for those of us who want to have a great start to the season. >> yeah, mususic to yo eyes. no question about it. so we have toys here. walk us through what you expect to be e hot toys this season. >> well, we have a broad array of toys, youe going to have your staples. we're going to sell a lot of barbie dolls and play-doh and legos and games but a lot of what you'reing this year is technology being brought to the toy industry and so we have everything from this is clever keet, it sells for $39.99.

this is actually a pair keet you you don't have to clean the cage. he'll speaeak to you he'll learn n your nam he'll swing, he'll dance. you can carry him around on his little perch. he'll eat, he'll do everything that a real parakeet do except a little cleaner, a little >> fewer droppings. what else you got? >> this is smart toy bear. we have a smart toy bear and a smart toy monkey. this is actually a cloud-based toy, y can plug this into your phone and download information a parent and get this toy to help your child learn how to brush their teeth, learn how to eat well. dance, it's got a scanner and a camera in its nose where you can actually put flash cards in front and it will actually perform different tasks and interact with the child in a very edutional way. >> that's really cool. we just have a few seconds left. "star wars" is coming out, being released by our parent company future. will this play a huge role in the coming season, r r2-d2?

dedicated to "star wars." this r2-d2 drone is a perfect example of the kind of thing we have. this makes noises, it spins, it goes forward and backwards. it flashes a silhouette of princess la up on the wall. it does all kinds of cool interactive things and we have just about everything you could imagine "star war" related in antipation of the upcoming movie. >> that's awesome. one i uld play with and not let my son have. >> that's exactly right. >> r2-d2 sounds a lot like you, dan. if you're wondering whether ere to score the best deals and how to get strategic, we have answers this morning. abc's becky worley joins us from san francisco with all of the secrets. good morning, becky. help us out. >> reporter: good morning, paula. yeah, the big news this black friday, the online deals are finally comparable to the in-store deals. walmart says 96% of the deals they offer in store are also available online and that 4%, it's mostly limited inventory doorbusters that have already come and gone.

retailers push shoppers to mobile by offering app only deals. one i saw, rebecca minkoff bag, from amazon's app, 55 pbts off. >> incredible deal. so walk us through some of the other deals and tell us if we should wait for clothing for cyber monday. >> yeah, today is the day. let's start with phones. buy a phone today if you need one, the samsung galley s6, their note 5, they're both only a penny at target. love those. alsot targetapple watch deal. $349. that's list but th bundle it with a $100 giftard. staying on apple, the mini 4, 399 at meijer bundled with a $125 gift card. kindle fire tablet, $35, that's just insane, and you asked about clothing, kenneth cole, 50% off.

cocole hahn,0% off. there may be some more didiscountedn cyber monday but lots more we'll dig into. >> i know all the info is on our website online at "gma" on yahoo! see you in a little bit. let's check the other stories breaking this morning and tom has that. >> that's right. we start in chicago. protesters angry over the shooting death of an african-american teen by a white chicago police officer are threatening to shut down black friday shopping. after ys of protests demonstrators will march along the city's famed magnificent mile calling for justice for 17-year-old laquan mcdonald who was shot 16 times by officer jason van dyke. turning oversees to the latest arrested linked to the deadly terror attacks in paris, two weeks after the massacre two more people have been detaiained duri raids in belgium. officials say one person is being held as a suspect and the other may be a witness. meanwhile, the 130 people killed in the attacks were remembered this morning, france marked a national day of mourning with an emotional ceremony. a blimp flying over holiday traffic in new york was suddenly blown off course hovering close

to power lines. the pilot knew he couldn't reach the airport so he found a baseball field and touched down safely. >> there you go. >> and finally, one nfl quarterback had the day off yesterday and we know exactly what he was up to. too bad his kids didn't. there they are innocently playing around in the backyard of leaves unaware they were being stalked by a 6'4" turkey. that right there. >> oh, my word. >> oh. >> guys, that's tom brady scaring the heck out of his kids. turkey tom's facebook post now closing in on 1.5 million views. there's two camps here. there's the camp that says that's really funny and there's the other camp that is really creepy. >> the other camp says years and years of therapy. >> daughter knows that? she was like -- >> that was amazing. >> dan, how do they say scary with a boston accent? >> i'm not going to pull -- wait untitil the 8: hour.

rob marciano can do it quite well growing up in connecticut. >> i sure can. we should point out that turkey wasn't hurt during that production. foggy, that post-thanksgiving hangover fog in the air. this is the new york thruway. i-87 in nayak. dense fog advisory till 9:00 a.m. coastal sections certainly in the valleys and rivers, all with warm, mild conditions and the

15 to 20 degrees above norma >> another update on the icy conditions in the plains in a few minutes. back over toou. >> you can go back around the corner now. >> thank you. see you later. >> we have so much more ahead. beware of black friday hackers. how to spot a cyberthreat that ght steal your personal data. mystery in the paternity room. a mom who thought her baby was gone after a hospital ninightmare.

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hey, happy friday. welcome back to "gma." the race is on. more than 100 million shoppers flooding stores today trying to grab those doorbuster deals and find the biggest savings, black friday shoppers are expected to

each, up 25% from lalast year. >> and how much time are they spending out there, as well? a lot. >> that's a stat i don't have. i'm sure it's a lot. >> which you can never get back. you know it's black friday, everody, when you come to work at 4:0:00 a.m., d you see people with huguge shoppi bags. >> yeah, i'm not quite sure what those shopping bags were filled with. >> we routinely see people at 4:00 a.m., not with shopping bags in hand. the major storm in the middle of the country could wreak havoc on shopps and people returning ho from the holiday. more than 25 million americans are on alert for flash flooding, snow and ice from st. louis to dallas. and donald trump stirring up controversy this morning on the campaign trail again accused of mocking a "new york times" the republican front-runner says he doubts he ever met the reporter. also ahead, people aren't just gearing up for the holidays by hitting the stores.

sara, tell us about that. >> it is time, paula, time to put up those christmas decorations. you'll never guess what song this family synced theirights to. it's not this one. more holiday displays ahead in "the speed feed" and why some neighbors want to pull the plug on n decking e halls. dan? >> what song? >> we talk about these displays all the time. would you want to live next door to that? >>ever. >> absolutely not. >> or live in that. >> blackout blinds. >> for sure and soundproof windows. much more from sara coming up. we want to start here, though, with a black friday warning while out hunting for the best deals you should be on the lookout, sad to say, for hackers trying to access the personal information on your phone d abc's gio benitez is here with how you can protect t yourself gio, good morning. >> reporter: hey, dan, good morning to you. i was shocked to learnrn this. retailers are offering shoppers good deals exclusively through apps on yo smartphone, but hackers are now taking advantage of that so this morning pay close attention to this warning.

bubut while oppers are swarming for this season's hottest gifts, hackers are after a treat of their own, your personal data. >> you're being tricked into installing this application and you're giving it all sorts of permissions. >> reporter: that's right. malware that one company says is disguised as an android app supposedly offering early access to a amazon.coblack friday and cyber monday deals. cybersecurity firm zscaler said they discovered the impostor. >> you're installing a trojan horse on your phone effectively. >> reporter: here's how they say it works. you get a link to download this fake app. it appears on your smartphone. >> it has the word amazon in there so you really have no way to tell by looking at it it's not the real deal. >> reporter: when you try to open it, it gives an error message. even if you delete it zscaler says the malware is now installed and runs in the background. >> you're giving it access to your text messages, access to your call logs, they can tap into your contacts, attack friends of yours. >> reporter: zscaler says hackers could use your phone to

make money by programming your phone to call or text premium 800 numbers, since the hackers register those numbers, zscaler says some of the money goes straight to the hackers. in a statement to abc news, the real amazon.com says we take security very seriously and we encourage customers to download content only from sources they trust such as amazon. google developer of android says the fake app has never been available on google play. now, there are ways to protect yourself. >> first off you don't want to install things from third party app stores. >> reporter: and don't forget to read that fine print. >> when you're installing it it'll show you all of the permissions, and if you're paying attention, and you should, you'll see that you're giving it all kinds of access, soou should really pay attention to those when you install an app. >>hat's right, pay attention. now one cybersececurity fi says they've discovered the most advanced scam yet. right at the point of sale. hackers have now developed malware to infect store computers and they're going to steal your credit card info from

those statements often. you're not responsible for any of these fraudulent charges. >> it makes me not want to use my phone ever. that's the only way to really protect yourself. >> and this new scam is at the >> i'll do all your shopping for you. >> sounds perfect? happy holidays. we want to move to a staring story. a mystery in the maternity room. a mother and her baby separated at birth finding each other it's an unbelievable story with so many unanswered questions and we get more nonow from a's >> my daughter. >> mom. >> reporteter: zella jackson-price's heartwarming daughter diane. from diane gilmore's twin daughters. >> said like hello my name is mehiska jackson. i believe that you're my grandmother and you're my mom's mom. >> she said my mother was born

november 25th, 1965, in st. louis, missouri, in homer g. phillips hospital. does that ring a bell? >> reporter: it sure did. zella agrees to a dna test and guess what, it's a match. >> and it came out 99.9997. that's my baby. >> we found your mom. we found your mother. >> yeah, mom. >> reporter: but how mom and daughter were separated five decades ago is a mystery. >> when she was born i was by myself. nobody was with me, no one. >> reporter: zella says she gave birth here at homer g. phillips hospital but minutes later she who takes her newborn baby girl and vanishes. baby passed. >> reporter: but now shehe knows her baby lived and has hired a brash tough-talking attorney al watkins to find out how it could have happened. >> babies were being sold out of it was pay for play, cash on delivery. watkins office here's the scene we found. one anxious mother after

another, allith the same searing question, could my child still be alive? >> they just took my baby and i want my baby back. >> reporter: u.s. attorney richard callahan began an investigation. >> if true, it was something terrib going on at the time that nobody knew about. >> reporter: but "20/20" has conducted its own eight-month investigation examining hospital records that tell a different story. the results stunning. >> this sounds like, what, the stuff of mystery novels. >> the only mystery is why the with. america," deborah roberts, abc >> some pretty outrageous claims. can you imagine? >> absolutely not and the way they did that story, i now really feel like i have to watch the show tonight. >> i know. "20/20," we do want to mention as deborah said they actually conducted a month's long investigation of zella'story,

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and back now with "gma on the money" and black friday is not just about dealsrom retailers, dan was looking forward to ts story. you can also save big on travel at abc's rebecca jarvis joins us again with how you can cut your vacation costs even more. hi, rebecca. >> reporter: hey, paula, yes, it is a great time of year for that. we've shown you the great deals on tvs and toys and ipads, but did you know right now is one of the best times of the year to

book that travel? day-to-day life in the feinstein house is -- >> very crazy. we have three, very busy kids. vacation is a much needed time to keep them connected and >> we need to hihit our ret button. >> reporter: but their dream vacation to key west is proving with a budget of $4500, their currenitinerary is over budget. >> the cost dramatically affects our ability to take vacation. >> reporter: enter genevieve brown, abc news' own travel insider. her first point of business, flights and rental cars. they want to fly directly into key west. >> it's a little more remote than a lot of destinations and that makes it a little bit difficult to get to. >> reporter: instead, always fly into larger airports. changing the arrival airport to miami and driving to key west. >> philly to miami. all of a sudden that $480 flight

we have now taken the price of your flights from $2400 to $700. >> wow. >> reporter: that's a savings of $1700. >> rental cars, intermediate car priced at $33 a day, that's a big difference from $78 a day. >> reporter: next, hotels. use hotel booking websites like backbid which asks hotels to bid for your business or hotelied that uses your social media profile d tches you to hotels. if you're less than 30 days out stayful is great for last-minute deals. our family wants to stay at a four-star hotel. so backbid is finding them a comparable deal for close to $1,000 less. >> $214 a nigh >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: with this revised itinerary, they're now under budget from over $5,000 to $1720.0. >> reporter: in all our experts

$4,000. more tha$4,000 in savings. imagine that. well, you don't even have to, because right now like we said is one of the best times of the year to save on those hotel, on those airfares. we've seen a number of offers this morning as low as 75% off and hotwire.com crunched the numbers onon this. they found that december 1st, if you want to get the very best deals on hotels, december 1st is the day to book on average, 15% off, dan and paula, so all i ask is now, where are we goioing? >> that's exactly right. >> we'll get back with you on that one. how about that? under budget. that is music to ourars. we can invite everybody actually. i think we can expand the party. >> we can let rob come out from behind the weather wall. invite him it's going to be awesome. >> thanks, rebecca. coming up her on "gma," the craziest christmas lights you've ever seen coming up next

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time for "the speed feed." hainesy, what you got? >> according to a new udy, 25% of americans start their holiday decorating the weekend after thanksgiving but a lot of people just can't wait for that and, in fact, 43% start their

week. just check out some of these over-the-top displays getting hundreds of thousands of views on youtube. heavy metal lights posted by, of course, slayer bob. noisy but otherwise pretty maybe a little christmassy and what about these giant lightsabers, another bob, the guy who made them, says he knows they're crazy and ridiculous but the kids think they'll great and end up as part of a larger christmas display but sometimes people are not so cool with this stuff. in plantation, florida, authorities are trying to pull a plug on this massive display calling it a nuisance, too noisy and saying it causes excessi traffic understandably. the hyatt family that puts up the display says it's their tradition and use it to raise money for charity, up to several thousand dollars each year. we hope for patience with your neighbors and understanding. >> if i lived next to the heavy metal people i'd make a nice call to my attorney. >> dan, you would take your drum set out and play along. come on. >> no, not at all. >> what was that, slipknot? > was it ipknot?

metal band? i listen to the indigo girls. >> it was hard core. >> nothing says christmas like slipknot. >> not quite. but when we come back at the top of the hour, super shopping secrets, what you should buy for, also, tom will have all the latest headlines, keep it here, much more "gma" coming up. coming up "gma's" countdown to thanksgiving brought to you by walmart. share wonder every day. from the gts they want, to the ones they really want. from b gifts that mean a lot, to little ones that mean everythining. get the perfect gift for everyone and share wonder on christmas day.

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holiday toiler. it's t hottest new craze that out. literally. >> i thought it snded fun and so we threw bunchems at each other. >> why bunchems have parents going crazy. and is your kitchen in leftover overload? the mouthwatering recipes you've never seen before and the surprising ingredients to make your perfect post-turkey day sandwich. i'm a fireball all that plus superstars say -- >> good morning, america. beautiful [ cheers and applause ] and we do nt to say good morning, america. weekend crew has invaded your >> we've taken over times >> the bosses are nervous. >> you know who's not nervous and who else is taking over, mariah carey, taking on a few

the superstar talking all about her new book this morning as well as her directorial debut. we cannot wait for that especially dan. >> you know what we should mention we've got a great crowd here in times square on a friday morning. thank you for coming out. on a holiday weekend. let's be honest, they're here to see sara haines, we'e're cool th that. >> it's okay, i know. >> we should say millions of americans are heading to stores all over the country. they'll be packed with shoppers hunting down those black friday bargains this morning, but you might, might score a better deal if you hold off on your shopping spree just a little bit longer. our becky worley is here with some clever ideas coming up. >> i love it when you talk about getting a bargain, dan. i really do because you totally don't shop. there's nothing sexier than a man talking about a bargain, but first let's go inside to tom llamas with this morning's rundown. >> good morning, guys. the big story this morning, high water rescues near dallas. flash flooding pounding parts of texas, swallowing up vehicles with at least ten people rescued overnight. during the search for one missing driver, an officer was actually washed away.

to a tree. the national weather service now says this is officially the wettest year ever in that area. rob's forecast just ahead. and a holiday security scare draped in an american flag jumped the fence. the first family was at home celebrating thanksgiving when this happened. the man, joseph caputo, was quickly taken into custody. you can actually see it happen, the secret service moved in. the white house was on lockdown for several hours because of this. a charter flight carrying more than 140 people to mexico city hit the tarmac hard after its landing gear collapsed. you can see it there. left side wheel buckle. passengers nervous as you can imagine were shocked. nobody was injured. and we're g getting a before and after a horrific attack in new orleans. new video showing a medical student staring down the barrel of a gun aft stepping in to help a stranger. more from abc's ryan o owens. >> reporter: a new look this morning at the bravery of a good samaritan. his willingness to help nearly

is surveillance video first obtained by fox station wvue shows 25-year-old med student peter gold checking on an intoxicated woman on a new orleans sidewalk just after 4:00 a.m. friday. the man who just robbed her pulled a gun on him. gold was shot once in the police say the shooter then tried to finish him off with a few bullets to the brain, but remarkably, his gun jams. >> m male shotn the stomach. >> reporter: new orleans police have since arrested and charged him with attempted murder. the new surveillance video also tulane university student peter gold after he was shot. comes to and tries to crawl toward the good samaritan. the spital, a place he normally works. this morning he'in stable e condition, and his family says he continues to improve.

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i don't know, guys. ever. lobster afterwards. >> i can't get my cats to do that is just ftastic. >> because they're cats, dan. they don't do anything. >> i did say i would use my hour. lobster. that's how you say it with a boston agoccent. you're welcome. sara, that's going on? what's ahead on the "gma morning menu."." getting started. why you should focus more on the when than where to get the best deals. plus, mariah carey has "all i how her holiday hit inspired her new book and dicious recipes for your post-turkey day ingredients you'd never think of. there? >> yum, yum. that. all coming up live on "gma" >> we shld put some lobster in

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that was new footage of the new "star wars" movie, "the force awakens." it's a tv spot, a whole lot of action in there and all of the stars of the highly anticipated movie are going to be here in times square starting on monday. >> are you allowed to actually come to this studio on monday? >> i'm just going to stand in the wings and watch them. it's going to be awesome. >> i'm so intrigued. my kids arare gettininto it. i just want to know who the new darth vader is. >> you'll find out. all will be revealed in a few weeks. now though to our super shopping secrets holiday edition. abc's becky worley joins us again to tell us what to buy hey, becky. >> good morning, dan. yeah, sometimes the best price sometimes when you buy, so let's get right to our black friday clothing, it's seriously discounted today, the gap, 50% off everything. athleta, 20% off, trina turk, 30% off, at uni qlo alst everything in the store

take a look at men's clothing. joseph banks, their house brand suits for just $129. there will be more discounting cyber monday but with clothing you got to try it on. so today is the day for that. >> huge sales on electronics yesterday. was that the day to buy or are there any deals left there? >> yeah, tv prices were slashed yesterday. they're always a hot doorbuster item, but there are plenty of good deals left today. you need a tablet, the ipad mini 2, this isn't the most current but it's still a good device, it's $199 at walmart. that's 70 bucks off. today's the best day for beats are on sale at radio shack over 25% off. and over a million drones are expected to sell this holiday. this is the parrot drone. it's $100 off at target. by the way, this is not the toy caught in children's hair, but it could happen so >> i'm sure e faa is delighted

sold. i understand you're really big on discounted gift cards. any deals there today? >> it's like free mone yoshould look for itunes gift cards in the 20% off range today. >> that's pretty good. >> amazon has a great gift card deal. buy a $50 card, you get a free $10 credit, and the best source, the gift card hub at ebay ere the company sells directly to you. this is not buying froother ebay users, really good deals there. and we want to tell everybody for more on today's sales and the inside scoop for the best deals on cyber monday, youou can go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> these were the little toys getting stuck. >> the bunchems. >> can i just stick it in your hair? his hair is like a thing of magic. i don'n't want truin it. one of the hottest toys as some rents say it's causing a bunch of problems. get it, bunch. bunchems are colorful building balls but the story we first saw in "wall street journal." when not used properly they don't just stick to each other they're getting stuck in kids'

hair. build li no other. th're -- >> all: bunchems! bunchems have kids going crazy. >> the amazing new shapeable bit that sticks and stays and pulls >> reporter: they're ocks to bill and create all these different shapes and even animal >> reporter: the trend yy must have toy this season had texas mom bonnie brushwood tangled in knots, literally. >> the hair came in one direction and then it came in another and then it really just kind of tangled together and we were lost. >> reporter: for over three hours she picked and pried over 65 colorful mini balls out of her daughter and two friends' hair. >> i thought it sounded fun and so we threw bunchems at each other. >> reporter: and there's others with bunchems conundrums. one mom writing online, have a 5-year-old who gets on your nerves?

play with it unsupervised. another dad on amazon posting, "i can't feel my arms now after attempting to pull this spawn from hell toy that matted itself witnessed before well, bunchems maker spinmaster has warning labels on the box. the company told abc news "we recently changed the color of the warning to make it even more we are also very careful to avoid depicting any creations in our marketing materials that show an end result that could be worn or placed on or near hair." and since receiving complaints, spinmaster posted on how to untangle tutorial. >> gently pull and slide the bunchems with fingers to the end. >> they are kind of therapeutic and they remind me of burs you find outside like tree burs. >> me and dan's hair. >> i did that at commercial. >> what a way to ruin my toupee. >> you don't he a toupee. >> came out eastly, though.

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battles a rare form of dwarfism that's left him partially blind and deaf never once stopping him from entertaining his millions of fans. >> i really don't care how popular i get as long as the people who are watching me enjoy them. >> reporter: devina knowing herselelf at a yng age. >> was born a boy, but i didn't ever felt like a boy. >> reporter: her parents learning to accept another daughter into their family. >> i saw the signs very early on and, frankly, i didn't want to see them. it got to the point where i cocould no lger deny her. >> reporter: and believing their acceptance will have a greater impact beyond their family of fifive. >> i truly believe that we are going to change the world by having other parents understand that accept your child. >> yes, so a pretty interest ging family that i think my eyes will be glued to for sure. >> my eyes are glued to this table right now. >> because there's food, paula. there's food. >> doesn't even smell like leftovers. now to our countdown to thanksgiving the morning after. so what do you do with all those leftovers?

we have some ideas to help you spice things up. we're joined by stephanie smith, the senior editor of yahoo! food, author of "300 sandwiches." please welcome, stephanie, everybody. [ applause ] ] anthere you go. so, nobody wants to waste a turkey or ham for that matter so it's all about kicking it up a notch. what's your number one go-to bit of advice to kick it up? >> to have fun you have all that turkey and all those trimmings in your refrigerator and so many different combinations of things you can possibly make so just get creative. >> okay. >> you can have so much fun with what you make. >> all right, so what are we making this morning? >> first we'll do the "gma" -- >> it's called the "gma"? >> the "gma." i made it special for you guys. >> we have our own sandwich? >> y you guys ve your own sandwich. >> 301. >> mon cristos are ham and i did it with a thanksgiving twist. with cranberry sauce and turkey. first all you do is s smooth oa little bit of cranberry sauce on to your bread, use whatever bread you like. i like to do two sides because i like it sweet. okay? >> that's what i'm talking

>> yep, and then you can just put a little bit of brie. i use brie because it melts down nicely. >> do yoyou need hp? should we he you? >> yeah. >> it's sticky. >> layer that on. >> yeah. >> then i like to do -- >> she's eating. >> i'm eating. >> sara, you just needed to wait 30 seconds. thatat's okay. >> she can't even wait 30 seconds to eat, everybody. >> that's what usually happens at my house too. people can't wait till the food comes out of the refrigerator. >> she's pregnant. give her a free ss. >> exactly. exactly. >> okay, so that's assembled. we go over to the egg wash so you just combine egg and milk and cinnamon and nutmeg and just dump that in. >> then you put that in there and that's the monte cristo. >> that's the one i should have tried. >> and i like to serve it nice and hot. take it out. it's better hot.t. >> let's see your next one. >> exactly, exactly. >> now you take that, paula.

i want to make sure she gets it. let's go to the second sandwich. >> so, the second one, that's delicious, right? >> i love it. >> it's pretty good, right? >> good pregnant food. >> this is my favorite sandwich. >> that's a lot of bread. i love it. >> this is a shooter sandwich. basically what you do is pile all of your leftovers into one sandwich and take a round loaf of bread and hollow out the inside and layer on what you like, press it down and cut it into -- >> what about the third? i don't want to miss this. >> that is the curry turkey salad. your turkey salad is usually mayo but i zhush it with curry. >> give it a little pop. >> use whatever bread yoyou like. wheat, wte, whatever. >> take a bite of this. go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! for the recipe for the monte cristo plus other treats. rob and stephanie. want a bite? >> sure. >> oh, yeah. how tasty is that.

the holiday is not only about food, it's obviously about giving back, especially to children of families in need. for more than six decades our parent disney has supported the u.s. marine corps reserves' toys for tots with a $5,000 donation this year. joining me is gunnery sergeant benjamin ortiz. gunney, as they say, why is this important for the marines to be part of it? >> it's important because it gives us an opportunity to give back to our community and gives hope to the children that are underprivileged that don't have a toy for this christmas. so it's super important. >> well not only do you serve and protect us but you're giving back to the kids in need. we appreciate that. we appreciate your service, both of you sergeant s, dressed in their dress blues looking good and we've got families die nating. this is a wonderful program. here's how you can be a part of it. >> every kid deserves a little joy. a toy, it's not just a thing it's a chance to spread joy from one person to another. this holiday season be inspired. donate a new unwrapped toy to toys for tots. go to

toysfortots.org/beinspired. they're cited. you guys are looking sharp. pretty warm in the new york area but in california, my goodness, it's going to get chilly. the entire west we've got frost and freeze advisories wall the toys for tots, get on it. the guys have something toay. >> all: sara, back to you. >> oh.

thank you, gentlemen. >> speaking of throwing, tom and i still have bunchems. okay? it's the day after thanksgiving but we still got a full serving of celeb instagrams to dish up this morning. dressed to impress in the kitchen across the pond wishing their u.s. fans a happy turkey day then supermodel super chef chrissy teigen baked some fab sweet potato streusel pie. >> y yes, of crse, she is. >> tom! >> but carrie underwood was not so lucky calling this dish pumpkin faure a la mode and saved it with the a la mode. meanwhile, the rock shared a video of his adorable french bulldog hobbes who doesn't seem especially thankful right now. but don't read into that face. >> that's totally not the -- >> on this thanksgiving, we got to go, buddy. let's roll. >> oh, wow. >> he'tuckered out. >> that is totally not the kind of dog i would think the rock would have.

>> the rock is a mush. >> i would think the rock would have a rottiler. >> no, i got to meet him. he's really like sensitive on the inside. perfect kind of ma i guess he did not want to smell what the rock -- i had to. >> if you're really good, you can have the rest of this. >> two more to go. i got to earn that. we've got a lile music to set the mood for this next big announcement. [ playing the "peanuts" theme ] that's right, guys, monday marks charlie brbrown chrimas" and we are throwing a huge paparty. kristen bell will host "it's brown." a look back at the "peanuts" classic through the years. isn't that how the teacher -- >> wah-wah. >> that's usually what dan and rob say we sound like. >> it is. there will be live performances of iconic songs from the series to take a trip down memory lane remininiscing abt their favorite charlie brown christmas moments.

you can catch it all right here on abc monday starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. and finally i love this, beyonce has lo known the many benefits of the wind machine as most of us girls do and thankfully pets are now getting in on the action. check out these pups whipping their fur back and forth as they get a blow dry. > sexy. captures her customers in slow to music to match the pet's personality. for example, this pampered poodle enjoys a taylor swift soundtrack. aydream look in your eyes >> now, it should go without saying that jess and her dashing dogs are a huge hit on instagram with 45,000 fans and counting. >> that's fantastic. >> isn't that adorable? >> greatest "pop news." i didn't throw one bunchem at you. >> because you love me. > mariah cey talking about her new book and directorial debut and, yes, totally love you. >> good job. it's getetting clor.

abrams. ueuesday, hasolo himself, harrison ford. plus, tory has the cyber monday "deals & steals" to die for in realtime on "gma."elias johnson... it's 8:27 ... elias: the overnight and rain lead to a build up of icy on trees and powerlines in central iowa.... due to the ice, were reported around the

power flicker off for a few minutes late last night... there were a couple reports of broken limbs falling as well. elias: the west glen towncenter super target had to shut down last night due to a fire... the flames came from a fryer in a kitchen area for employees...most of the fire was put out by the time fire crews arrived on scene. the entire store filled with smoke though . so all the holiday shoppers and employees had to go outside. elias: sam schreier is watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib: today we're going to see a very cloudy and cold day after all our rain and snow from yesterday. roads will be slick especially in western iowa with temperatures remaining below freezing for all of the day. cloud cover will be thick again today, and highs will only climb to the low 30s with a strong north wind keeping us cool today. there will be a showers moving in during the morning

accumulations across fairly scattered and light. overnight we low drop into the low 20s here in the metro, but the wind will make it feel like we are in the teens the whole night. saturday is cold day with highs in the mid 30s but a lot less wind. rain will forecast sunday the evening from the south. that rain should turn into a wintry mix monday and then snow by the end of the day through

that gradual war i wanna freak in the morning and freak in the evening all through the night to the [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome back to "gma." what a great crowd we have out here on the plaza.

we have another half hour ahead. pitbull is bringing us into the weekend heating up times square with a fiery performance of his brand-new single. promise that the guys are going to be dancing to pitbull, right? >> everything is better with pitbull. >> tom is his biggest fan. >> you notice how tom refused to answer the question whether he'd >> don't make promises you can't keep. >> he will be dancing. >> can you do a stanky leg? >> stanky leg. the whip, the e nae. we'll be doing it all. but we're going to start here with another pop star, mariah carey, the best-selling female musical artist of all time, a singer who has become synonymous with the holidays. her song "all i want for christmas is you" is a classic, and she set her words to a children's book. amy robach sat down with mariah to talk about the book, her directorial debut and the holidays in the carey home. >> welcome to "good morning america." >> thank you. >> you are one busy lady. >> i've been a little busy, yeah. >> "all i want for christmas is

best-selling songs, christmas and otherwise, 14 million copies i know you said -- >> -- it was your dream for it to become a christmas classic. can you check that box now? >> i guess so. it's kind of amazing to me because i wrote it just out of love for christmas and like kind of like my most famous song. i don't want a lot for christmas >> and for those who want to share this love of this song it's beautiful. >> thank you. >> why did you want to write a book? >> well, first of all, because really it is just the lyrics to the song but the the song is so amazing to me. so we made it with a little girl, she wants a puppy for christmas and just thought it uld be something nice to share with my own kids, as well. >> we mentioned you have a lot of holiday projects. now, your tv movie airs, "a christmas melolody."

incredible. you star in it, but this was also your first time directing a movie. what was that like? >> my directorial debut. >> how do you compare being behind the camera instead of in front of the camera? the feet because you don't have heel shoes. >> just flats. >> i put on a pairf flats. it was cool. was christmas and you know i start getting into the holiday spirit early anyways. >> what is christmas like at >> christmas is quite the i have -- santa claus comes every year. he's my good friend. real reindeer there, as well. it's been fun through the years for the people who have shared the holidays with me. >> "gma" is celebrating its 40th anniversary here and found some footage in our vault of you in the early '90s. >> i'm very frightened. >> don't be frightened. it's quite spectacular. let's tatake a lisn. >> oh, dear.

was all whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh that you turned out turned out to be turned out -- >> i don't want to interrupt. >> interrupt. >> it is so beautiful. do you remember that moment? >> vaguely. >> to be able to sing like that at, what, 7:00 in the morning. >> getting up early and singing is not easy and in the beginning of someone's career like that, you know, getting used to that is tough. always for stopping by. >> thanks so much. >> amy also asked mariah if she's working on new music, her answer, there's always something >> yes. >> kind of a tease. "all i want for christmas is you" is out now -- what's that? >> all you want for christmas is us. >> all i ever want is you guys. love my colleagues. and we should say that "a christmas melody" premieres december 19th on the hallmark

channel. sara. >> well, now to our countdown to yes, you heard me right. just go with it, you guys. the holiday is over. an if you're tired of eating turkey, we've got some other ideas for you this morning. i went to one of the top restaurants in the city for a cooking lesson from one of the best chefs in the world. new york city, home to some of the world's finest cuisines anand e of those culinary havens is at the nomad hotel. i am headed to the nomad to get inside secrets on what makes their food so delicious. i already smell it. i got an exclusive invite to happening out with the duo masterminds behind "the nomad cookbook." chef daniel hummmm and restaurateur will guidara. >> i'll cook for you. >> i'm official now. >> reporter: i i'll admiit, the kitchen, not my forte but i'll try to learn the elusive nomad recipes and surprise my foodie friend amy robach. >> amy i is eatingll my food.

>> amy will eat it. she'll eat anything. >> reporter: with a multicourse meal. >> making a beautiful salad. >> why do you rip these? >> i think they'rere just a ttle too big. >> it was just that obvious? >> yeah. >> i thought there was something abouout the flor. >> now we get to the hot dog. the sausage is wrapped in bacon and then it is fried. >> mind if i taste it? mm-mm. amy loves food. this hot dog is going to be her favorite. >> okay, here we g go. have cookies and cream. yes,ut a littltle bit onhere. cheers. >> mm-mm. why don't we ever starwith deert. >> this is nice, no? >> so, after cooking up a storm. amy is waiting for me and i'm not telling her i made it until the end or she won't eat it. thanks for letting me share your kitchen. mwah. >> enjoy your meal. >> bye. >> my really crazy morning. >> really nice to meet you guys. >> nice to meet you, as well. >> welcome to nomad. we have a lot of food prepared for you today, so i hopyou brought your appetite. >> always, you can count on for that. > what mas this place so

special? >> it's about our cocktails. it's about the food. we wanted to just re-create through the modern lens a sense of old-school luxury. >> all right. time to let the feast of food and cotails begin. >> enjoyoy your me. >> this chicken is like crazy. >> oh, it's so good. full confession right now, amy. i actually helped cook all this. >> that's incredible. >> i know. >> you actually didid a real good job. >> i do want to give you a gift so you can cook for me next time. >> "the nomad cookbook." you know what this looks like, a bible. >> this is my favovorite par the secret passage, cocktail book. that's nice. it's a bible within a bible. so this is how i can cook like you? >> in a few weeks i'll be coming to your house and expect a spread like this. >> just keep waiting for that invitation. but do not hold your breath, i warn you. >> for "good morning america," sara haines, abc news, new york. >> and i just want it put out i

she did say -- she was nice on camera -- but if she had known that i cooked it she may have been a little more tentativive with h trying. >> who could blame her. >> tom and i were talking. we've both been to that restaurarant, it'selicious. >> the chicken, people. >> hard to get a reservation. >> when you come in with amy robach, you get a reservation. and "the nomad cookbook" is available now so, rob, i hope you have food or something good. away from the cocktail cookbook. this is an often neglected corner so somebody flew 100 1100 miles from orlando. no doubt about that. but the rain is in texas and just to the west of texas and oklahoma city cold enough for that to be ice so big problems there and also with the amount of rain we'll see

going to cau >> all right! great crowd out here. nobo has gotot the post-thanksgiving day like we do. no doubt about that. we are into the holiday season. >> rob, thanks so mu. >> we want to talk about rooney mara generating so much oscar buzz oncnce again. you remember her from "the girl with the dragon tattoo," she was so fiee in that role now sharing the scene with cate blanchett in "carol" and nick watt sat down with her. >> reporter: c certain fms just smell like oscar contenders. "carol" is one of ththem. dodo you enj that speculation >> i try and like turn that station off. >> and your first name? >> therese. >> therese, not theresa. >> reporter: it's a 1950s love story that really takes you >> we shot the film in

thought was a crazy idea at first. >> reporter: it turned out to be a master stroke from director todd haines. new york can't look like this anymore. >> that did feel like we were stepping back in time. you know, with the cars and the props and the costumes. >> and the smoking. >> and the smoking. >> all the smoking. >> yeah, todd was very generous in sort of sharing his homework with all of us. you know, made us all these mixed cds of music from the time and gave us films to watch and made this beautiful book of visual references for what he wanted the film to look like. >> where did you learn so much about train sets? probably. >> reporter: cate blanchett is society's conventions to live a lie. >> i don't think it is a political l movie. maybe people will get ings like that from it, and that's great but really at its core is a love story and in that sense, anyone can relate to it. >> reporter: carol falls in love with rooney mara's shop girl, therese.

>> i like the hat. how hard is it to pretend to fall in love with cate blanchett? >> it's very easy. i mean, cate is as magnetic i film as she is in real life. there's no one like her. >> reporter: nicwatt, abc news, los angeles. >> we thank you for that report. "carol" is in theaters right now. coming up, one of the biggest blockbusters of the year, two of the stars from "the hunger games" coming up. "gma's" countdown to

share wonder every day. how did sosomething joyful as a daughter finally finding the mother she never knew, even introducing her to her granddaughters lead to a was she stolen at birth? tonight -- >> babies were being sold out of the parking lot. cash on delivery. >> the mothers who say their babies were taken.

>> the mystery, the controversy and the american hospital at the center of it all. an explosive all new "20/20" tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. welcome back, everybody. "the hunger games" is burning up the box office. you guys want to go see it a little later? the final installment of the blockbuster series was nunumber onend amy robach sat down with two of the stores. >> we're here with "the hunger games: mockingjay part 2" stars jena malone and mahershala ali. jena plays johanna, and mahershala plays boggs, one of the few people katniss can trust as she tries to take down the capital. so, what does it feel like now that the final, the epic of this movie is over? how does it feel to have it out? >> a bittersweet thing because you get to travel so much and form a friendship which is like a family on the set but really you gn up to the films becse of the books, you know, and the last book is so epic, that to really have, you know -- i mean, i just love the ending so much

that i feel li i've just been like sitting on my hands waiting for it to come out. >> and as much as it is bittersweet, i think i definitely appreciate the closure getting to start an end and being able to kind of encapsulate that experience and walk away. >> tell me about boggs and their relationship really evolves. >> i think boggs has grown to really respect katniss, and he sees her put herself out on the line like several times, and so i think he becomes distrtful of coin, and he begins to really trust katniss and really be a really grereat ally r her. >> and johanna, she's a feisty chick, isn't she? >> she is, but she's still -- it's fny like pretty much all my stuff is with katniss this time. i like they both speak their minds to each other and they're oddly each other's confidantes to have a woman like johanna mason who has had everything stripped from her, her hair, strengths, family, clothes and katniss can see herself in her.

>> i tease you because i said you'll always be remy to me, so awaiting season 4. want to give us any sneak peek about what we can look forward days? strong season. like thahat. >> when have you ever gotten a tidbit from an actor this way? we can't talk about it. >> i'm reading your face. i saw -- >> i hear it's a great season like i really -- that's what i've heard. >> and, jena, there's a lot of speculation about an upcoming role you have, "batman n versus superman" alongside ben affleck. you don't want to tell me anything either? >> we can n talk abo bagels, we can talk about like a lot of things, it's just -- >> "the hunger games: mockingjay part 2" is in theaters now. >> and just a reminder, because if you didn't hear amy just say it, it is in theaters now and we are going to go see it together, right?

>> well, the four of us are going to go. sara will baby-sit our children. >> no. i'm pregnant. >> no baby-sitting needed when pitbull joins us with an incredible performance of his

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i say baby baby baby baby i'm a fireball i'm a fireball >> yes. >> let's go. baby, baby, baby, baby i'm a fiball i tell her baby, baby, baby, baby i'm a fireball i wanna freak in evening just like me me if you are that kind of man 'cause i'm that kind of girl >> how many freaks in the club. get loose now. i gotta freaky secret everybody sing 'cause we don't give a damn about a thing get loose now 'cause i will be a freak until e night until the dawn we have off for the night till the early morning you wanna know i'll take you around the hood do the gangsta lean cause we can any time of day it's all good for me do you wanna get at on the weekend do a little freakin' go ahead and be the freak girl nurse by day but at night she's my type whew go ahead and be a freak girl teachers let your hair down take your glasses off teach go ahead and be a freak girl

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>> "gma," let's go. working hard yeah picture that for the kodak better yet go to times square take a picture of me with a kodak took my life from negative to positive i just want y'all know that and tonight let's enjoy life pitbull, nayer, ne-yo that's right tonight i want all of you tonight give me everything tonight give it to me for all we know we might not get tomorrow let's do it tonight break it down break it down you can turn your life from a negative into a positive let's tell them

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bright side of car buying. it's time to share the warmth with families and children in need. >> let's do it, guys.

>> oh, wow. >> do you have a coat to donate? >> thank you. >> our theme is kids helng kids. >> keeping warm. >> donating coats. >> go to any burlington tore to donate a coat and join our annual coat drive. >> a couple pieces of business before we leave you. first of all, i want to thank you for putting up with the weekend crew on a friday. it was a pleasure for allll of us second of all, on monday we'll start having the stars of the new "star wars" movie and it's going to be awesome. third i want to say i got some bunchems, i'm going to put them in sara's hair. >> i'm going to put them in rob's hair. we'll see you tomorrow morning.

bye, guys.it's 8:56. elias: plenty of hawkeye fans have already made the trip west for today's heroes game against nebraska... the iowa team hopes to finish up their regular season with a win, giving them an undefeated record and the most wins in program history. you can catch the game right here on local five, with kickoff at 2-30 this afternoon. elias: a thanksgiving miracle for a colfax family...after missing for five days, the family's therapy horse "buddy" has returned home safe and sound. he was last seen just before last week's snow storm.

volunteers from all over were helping in the search. buddy was found just a mile from the barn in great condition. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is current conditions... sam/ weather adlib: see a very cloudy and cold day after all our yesterday. roads will be slick especially in western iowa with temperatures remaining below freezing for all of the day. cloud cover will be thick again today, and highs will only climb to the low 30s with a strong north wind keeping us cool today. there will be a few more snow showers moving in from the southwest during the morning mainly, but accumulations across the state should be fairly scattered and light. overnight we are going to see our low drop into the low 20s here in the metro, but the wind will make it feel like we are in the teens the whole night. saturday is going to be a dry and cold day with highs in the mid 30s but a lot less wind. rain will

afternoon through the evening from the south. that rain should turn into a wintry mix monday and then snow by the end of the day through tuesday morning. after that gradual warming comes back to the

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