students in a college cafeteria. a major breach of hillary clinton's campaign. a top staffer for bernie sanders fired for accessing clinton's private files. the dnc taking action as the rivals gear up for tomorrow night's big debate. courtside crash. lebron james slams into a fan. the 250-pound superstar collides with the wife of another star athlete taken out of the arena on a stretcher. her condition this morning and what lebron is saying about it. and the force finally arrives, "star wars" storming into theaters overnight. >> it was amazing. >> i have to go back and watch it again and then again and then again and then again. >> the movie already breaking rerds, fans out in full force and the mysteries finally answered. and good morning, america. happy friday. standing room only at midnight. theaters all across the country

last night, 4100 of them, of course, for "the force awakens." it is finally here. >> and, dan, you're seng it tonight. >> yes, m either going to dress up as boba fett or queen amididala. >> trust me you'll want to see it again and again and again. >> cool, i need to clear my schedule. >> moren that in just a minute. but we begin with those stunning new details from san bernardino. enrique marquez, the childhood friend of syed farook arrested on terror charges revealing to authorities the neighbors had planned other attacks. this all comes as president bernardino this evening. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with all of those details. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, amy. it could have been so much worse, authorities say today. if syed farook h had follod through on his other terror plot for southe california with attacks on a college c cafeteria and a crowded freeway at rush hour. that's the bottom line from the criminal complaint filed against farook's longtime friend enrique marquez. marquez was brought to court in the back of this fbi vehicle

after ten straight days of interrogation. he wore handcuffs during a brief court hearing when he said little other than yes when asked if he understood the charges against him. but according to prosecutors, he has freely revealed that he and his longtime friend, syed farook, planned terror attacks some four years ago whenen he first bought the two assault rifles used in the san bernardino attacks. the earlier plots involved an on students in this cafeteria of this riverside community college, where farook a and marqu attended classes. a piure on the news, it was him. >> reporter: the other plot was aimed at this california freeway during afternoon rush hour. the plan was for farook to throw pipe bombs onto the freeway and farook allegedly planned to then move among stopped vehicles shooting into them while marquez shot into vehicles from a position on a nearby hillside. according to the federal complaint, it was farook who persuaded marquez to convert to

islam some eight years ago and then radicalized him using online videos from al qaeda including the extremist preaching of the now-dead american anwar al awlaki. authorities also charge that farook got marquez to marry a russian woman who was an extended member of farook's family so she could come to the u.s. marquez confided to his friends it was a sham. >> he said he married her for the sa da and gave her 5 or 10 grand, whatever the money was. >> reporter: in the months befo the attack, according to the complaint, marquez wrote ridiculous. involved in terrorist plots, drugs, anti-social behavior, marriage, might go to prison for fraud, et cetera." prosecutors say there is currently no evidence that marquez was part of the terror attack that killed 14 people in san bernardino. but hours after that attack, they say marquez called 911 threatening suice, asked why

byby the opetor marquez said i don't know. my neighbor, he did the san bernardino shooting. the expletive used my gun in the shooting. you said he used your gun? yes, oh, my god. what was the guy's name that had your gun? it's syed farook. this morning, marquez is being held without bail after his first appearance in court and be back in court for a bail hearing next week on monday. if convicted on these charges he could face up to 35 years in prison, amy. >> and, brian, much of the trouble marqueuez is in from his own admissions before he had a lawyer. >> that's right, the fbi repeatedly said to him you have a right to remain silent and he continued to talk and may have talked himself well into prison for a long time. >> thank you. we move to the race for president now and some trouble for bernie sanders' campaign ahead of tomorrow's big debate forced to fire a top staffer who improperly accessed hillary clinton's campaign files as our

poll shows clinton with a commanding 31-point lead nationwide and we have more from cecilia a vega in w hampshire. >> reporter: george,ood morning to you. some big headlines this morning. the allegations that the sanders got an internal look on how the clinton camign is using data. ahead of the big debate. overnight a major campaign violation, a bernie sanders str fired accused of breaking the rules tapping into rival hillary clinton's confidential campaign database that contains valuable information about voters from around the country. as a result, the democrac national committee temporarily suspending the vermont senator's campaign from accessing the party's voter file. a major blow just as the race for the white house heats up before the crucial iowa caucuses. the sanders' campaign blaming a software flaw saying a glitch

seech other's private data. that's when the breach occurred. a sanders spokesman saying that behavior is unacceptable and that staffer was immediately fired. this new campaign turmoil coming just as sanders, clinton and former maryland governor martin o'malley prepare to face off in the final debate of 2015. sanders telling "the huffington post" he's already looking far past election day. >> i started writing my inauguration speech as opposed to the speech i have to give tomorrow, look, the answer is, yes. >> reporter: and there's plenty of supporters who want to see him go all the way. this wk the sanders campaign hitting the 2 million contribution mark mainly from small donations less than $30 each. overnight, hillary clinton also racking up campaign cash, her daughter chelsea there for the first time to help drum up those dollars. the star-studded new york city fund-raiser with celebrities like drew barrymore and katie holmes.

holmes posting this saying mothers and daughters #wearewithhillary. so far no sponse from the clinton team but ramifications for bernie sanders and his campaign could be huge. not being able to access voter files could be a real setback in the campaign. you can bet all this will come up right here in new hampshire tomorrow night. >> they'll hope that suspension doesn't ld. cecilia, thanks very much. let's talk about the debate and the democratic campaign with matthew dowd, our chief political analyst. we saw that commanding lead for hillary clinton, 31 points natiwide, but sanders does have some real strength. >> he does and if you take a look at the comparison between bernie sanders now and barack obama in 2007, when barack obama was 28 points behind hillary clinton anand ended winning iowa and then going on and securing the nomination, so they're very much in the same place. hillary clinton has a commanding lead. but bernie sanders just like donald trump on the other side is drawing huge crowds. he's got the biggest crowds of anody other than donald trump. he hashe largest number of contributors that anybody's ever

presidential race and his voters are very fervent, again, very ch like donald trump, so he has a shot, i think the question is is can he overcome -- >> so far at least he's ahead in new hampshire according to the most recent polls and saw this strange situation yesterday. vladimir putin at his year-end press conference praising donald trump and donald trump praising him back, a little bit of a bromance developing. does this have any political implications? >> they ought to get silvio berlusconi and call them incredible ego trio. whatever they call it. what's going to haen, donald trump's supporters will say, that's right. he's not even elected president and people who don't like donald trump are going to say he has the support of a dictator from russia, it will split along the supporters and opponents' lines, but his supporters will love the fact that putin is saying great things about donald trump. >> okay, matthew dowd, thanks very much. we'll be headed to new hampshire and our whole political team will be there with the debate

martha raddatz. tomorrow night, i'll anchor special coverage at 8:00 and be there live sunday morning with "this week." we turn who many are calling the most hated man in america. the drug company executive who became notorious for jackinup the price of a life-saving drug by more than 5,000%. he is now free on $5 million bond this morning after being arrested for fraud. abc's lins davis is here with that story. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, amy. earlier this month martin shkreli tweeted, i hate being in the news. well, this morning he's back in headlines again, this time accused of fraud, a ponzi scheme, but overnight a representative for shkreli issued a statement saying, ponzi victims do n not make t mr. shkreli's investors enjoyed strong results. this morning, the so-called bad boy of pharmaceuticals infamous for increasing the price of a drug from $13.50 to $750 a tablet out of

jail on $5 million bail ter being arrested thursday morning for unrelated fraud charges. >> shkreli essentially ran his companies like a ponzi scheme. >> reporter: court documents allege martin shkreli, the 32-year-old hedge fund ceo allegedly got millions from investors and when he lost their money through a series of bad trades took money in new investors to pay off the old ones and started a company called retrophin acquiring old drugs and selling them for higher prices. according to investigators, using that money to pay off his hedge fund investors. >> these charges in today's indictment highlight the brazenness and breadth of shkreli's schemes and the outrageous web of lies and deceit. >> reporter: shkreli pled not guilty on thursday. we interviewed him back in september. after he increased the price of drug used to help people with aids and cancer by more than 5,000%, donald trump called him a spoiled brat. >> there was a lot of vitriol t there targeting you, one of the headlines even saying at you were the most hated man in america. >> i'm not a greedy person. >> reporter: but at a later

event -- >> i could have raised it higher and made more profits for our shareholders which is my primary duty. >> reporter: the 32-year-old posting hours of video of himself online, eating, sleeping, on his computer, turning heads for tweets like thisis one, 50o 100 date solicitations a day for me.. thworld's most eligible bachelor. sorry, but you have to be a shareholder to meet me. >> i don't really care about people hating me. who gives a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: he purchased the only copy of a wu tang clan album by promising he wouldn't release it publicly. he is confident he will be cleared of all charges and attorney should actually raise their fees 5,000% to represent him. >> like 2 million for that album and the u.s. attorneys general money. >> police tweeted last night that they didn't seize -- this was a seizure arrest so didn't get the wu tang clan album.

another young man behaving badly, the most wanted teenager in the country ethan crouch escaped with just probation after killing four while driving drunk. he on the run now, pursued by the fbi and u.s. marshals and matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: investigators telling abc news the teen fugitive infamous for that so-called affluenza defense in court may have a huge head start on authorities. >> i believe they planned in time their getaway to give them the maximum amount of time to be gone before we started looking for them. >> reporter: abc news learning investigators are tracking the family's phones, financial records and possible passports. concerned the teen has fled the country. >> with the amount of wealth that these people have, there's a tremendous amount of different ways tt they could have gotten away, charter a boat, charter a plane. >> reporter: in 2013 the then 16-year-old loaded himself with booze and his truck with friends, he pleaded guilty to killing four in this horrific drunk driving crash.

his sentence, ten years' probation d zero jail time. his legal team argued he suffered from affluenza. that he was too spoiled to know right from wrong. investigators say shortly after this video was posted to twitr, purportedly showing him at a boozy party, couch vanished. now on the run authorities beeve with his mother. >> do you recall ever disciplining ethan for anything? >> sometimes i would take little things away from him or we would just discuss the problems. >> reporter: but now his mother may be thene to suffer consequences. it is a felony to aid and abet a fugitive and the sheriff tells us if there's any way to prosecute her they will. but ethan couch, because he's still considered a juvenile under the law, he's unlikely to o face any jail time if apprehended. george. >> hard to believe, ok, matt gutman, thanks very much. top stories starting with a major battle with isis overseas. for the first time in months

attack in northern iraq near their stronghold of mosul. hundreds of fighters launching at least four coordinated attacks but they were repelled by american air strikes and by kurdish and canadian forces. is does raise concerns that isis can still launch a major assault despite months of coalition air strike back in this country, in chicago, they're bracing for a day of demonstrations as the police officer charged in the shooting death of laquan mcdonald is set to appear in court. protesters are planning to block traffic near midway airport and in areas of the downtown. in los angeles, nearly 1900 public school students are being relocated because of health concerns stemming from a massive gas leak. infrared video shows the gas in purple hovering over porter ranch, the ongoing methane leak at a storage facility already has forced hundreds of families to evacuate.e. pope francis has paved the way for mother teresa to become

saint. he has now recognized the second miracle attributed to mother teresa known as, quote, the saint of the gutter for her work with the poor. she's expected to be canonized next september. and finally,heck this out. an amazing reaction to a convenience store holdup. look what happened when a shop owner in new york was confronted by a masked man wielding a shotgun. what does he use to fight back? he throws the slipper at the dudude. the gunman turns and runs and the store owner operating with one slipper chases him out the door, pretty incredible. the owner, by the way, was later asked if he's going to upgrade security and he said, no, he's sticking with the slipper. >> i mean -- >> respect. >> that's probably not something that police would recommend, though, if a shotgun is pointed at you. >> that's probably correct. yes, tt's probably correct. >> his intuition worked in that moment. >> it did. all right, now let's talk about a scary y moment athe cleveland cavaliers game last night, lebron james chasing after a ball slamming into the wife of another star athlete and she was taken out of the

gibson has the sry. >> reporter: as 6'8", 250-pound lebron james scrambled for a loose ball possession, he follows the ball into the courtside seats, then a frightening collision -- >> made contact right here. >> reporter: with a petite woman sitting in a courtside seat. >> she is still laying down. they're trying to help her up right now but she is still down on the ground on her back. >> reporter: that woman, ellie day, the wife of one of the top golfers in the world pga champion jason day. >> a phenomenal talent. >> reporter: he was by her side seen wearing all black. after several moments of laying on the floor, ellie strapped into a stretcher wearing a neck brace rushed to the hospital. jason running after her. after the game, relief from lebron who went over to check on ellie during a time-out. >> obviously, you know, her health is very important and, you know, hopefully she's doing well. the guys told us that she's >> reporter: for "good morning

news, new york. >> lebron so concerned aboutut this tweeted out a sweet message, "ellie day, i hope you're doing okay. my apologies. hope you guys come back to another game soon, love lj." >> she might sitn the second row. >> yeah, absolutely. >> you're powering through this morning. >> was it all the screaming at the cavs game? >> absolutely, go, cavs. yeah. i don't sound good. hopefully i look okay. >> you look fabulous. >> okay. so does ginger but not that destructive storm out t there in the northwest? they got smacked again. they'll get another one by sunday. look at i-90 in washington state. wrecks on the highway. these photos closer to the coast, eight plus inches of rain, a sinkhole, landslide. people trapped and like i said there's more to come. through the sierra winter storm warnings and advisories up to montana and idaho. flood watches coastally. there you can see the storm coming through, the second c cold front by sunday. some of the heavier rains great

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welcome back to "gma" and t.j. holmes stormtrooper marching towards "the force awakens" midnight showing last night. he's got his game face on for

and we'll talk to a lot of fans who saw it last night bubut we promise no spoilers. >> don't spoil it for anyone because there's just this moment -- >> okay, stop. >> you don't want to ruin it for anyone else. i said my peace. the neighbor of those san bernardino killers arrested on terror charges. enrique marquez revealing to authorities he had plotted with syed farook to attack a community college and ambush drivers on the highway. he is back in court on monday. plus, adele fans desperately trying to get seats to her upcoming tour getting shut o online. adele fighng bk against scalpers who bought so many seats and raised t prices. and we want you to take a look at this christmas photo released by the royal family overnight. prince george and princess charlotte with their mom and dad. >> that iso sweet. >> look at that little baby smile. so great. more on that but we begin with the former prep school student accused of assaulting a classmate.

owen labrie is speaking out since his conviction that you'll only see on "gma" today and gio benitez who followed the story all summer is here. >> reporter: labrie is appealing that conviction with the new hampshire supreme court but among other things the young man whose story made national headlines is spending time building a chapel. it was a trial that lived in the headlines this summer. an alleged sex assault. one of the premiere boarding schools in this country. >> i was raped. >> reporter: a 15-year-old st. paul school student claiming she was raped by a fellow schoolmate owen labrie. >> this someone was going to get what he wanted and not take no for an answer. >> it hadn't my intention going into the night of having sex. >> reporter: they convicted him on misdemeanor sexual assault. this is owen labrie now, out free while he appeals his one-year prison sentence. instead of stuing at harvard's divinity school as he planned he is now building a chapel speaking out for the first tim

the now 20-year-old still insisting he had done nothing wrong, telling "newsweek" in an exclusive interview it was the only thing that sustained me knowing thatat i had td the truth. i had done what was right. i walked out of the courthouse with my chin up. >> he's adamant about his innocence in this. but he's also resigned to the consequences. >> reporter: labrie expressing no regret about refusing plea deals that would have required him to admit to sex with the girl butut him behind bars for less than a month with no sex offender registration telling the magazine, he'd handle his legal decisions the exact same way, but he wears the sex offender label like a scarlet letter. >> it's fairly small town up there and, you know, people come up to him, you know, and use words that you can't use on television. he's gotten a lot of support. there were a lot of classmates and their parents who gave to a legal defense fund and he gets it from all sides. >> reporter: now at home with his divorced parents, the once

harvard-bound superstar student is under a strict curfew. sometimes he says even defiantly still wearing his st. paul's shirts. >> how could someone so smart with such a brht future ahead of them, whatever you think abouout what m have happened that night, how could he have risked so much? >> reporter: and perhaps most surprising, "newsweek" tells us that he is personally trying to handle his appeal himself reaching lawyers and experts across the country t to prove s point but he could still face charges for deleting messages on facebook during that investigation. now we've tried to reach the accur's family abouthis interview but we have not heard ba. it is a very, very complicated case. >> at least it seems like he's making the best of his time. "newsweek's" exclusive with owen labrie hits the stands next week. now to that dramatic rescue on the highway. a police officer springing into

from that offificer and c's reena ninan has the story. >> hmight be passed out. >> do you want to stop him? >> reporter: this morning, we're hearing for the first time from the heroic officer who stopped this semitractor trailer barreling down a nebraska highway. >> knew what we needed to do, felt comfortable doing it so did it. >> reporter: senator todd volk leaping on and into the semi's cab taking over the wheel as the driver was suffering a seizure. >> but i just had the perfect angle, there's not much speed left in me. >> reporter: sprinting at 20 miles per hour stopping the ten tons of moving steel before anyone was injured. >> there's so many different possibilities that couldld have happened even beforere. >> reporter: many who saw it think rgeant volk looks like a stuntman. >> open the door when i tell you. >> reporter: similar to tom cruise attempting to stop a plane as it takes off in "mission: impossible" and this scene "the transporteter"

sergeant volk says he did what needs done. >> my wife keeps telling me this might be one of the crazier ones. >> reporter: the driver grateful for the officer jumping into action. for "g"good morng america," reenninan, abc news, new york. >> amazing what he did. coming up, we have supermodel bar refaeli arrested. the "sports illustrated" cover model suspected of tax evasion, did all those celebrity freebies land her in trouble with the law? and those long lines for "star wars" fans. t.j. holmes is there for "the force awakens," a lot of excitement all across the coununtry and ound the world

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and we are back now with the story of one of the most beautiful women in the world facing some ugly charges. supermodel bar refaeli has been arrested in israel charged with tax evasion for failing to report income and free gifts including luxury cars. abc's linzie janis here with the story. hey, linzie. >> good morning, george. she's the "sports illustrated"

looking good in a bikini into a a multimillion-dollar fortune but this morning authorities accusing her of mishandling those millions. >> right here for me. >> reporter: this morning, bar refaeli this morning best known for this steamy 2009 "sports illustrated" cover and for dating leonardo dicaprio being investigated for allegedly failing to pay taxes on millions in income. israeli authorities allegi refaeli lied about living outside of israel even putting a swanky apartment in her mother's name to be exempt from paying taxes on earnings abroad. investigators arresting and questioning both women for several hours thenen confiscing their passports. overnight, their lawyer saying they did nothing wrong telling israeli media there's no drama and this is just a civil dispute. israeli media sources reporting the 30-year-old swimsuit model is also allegedly accused of failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in free

cars. >> the taxing authority is saying, you have to claim that product and the value of that product in the same way you that was provided to you in exchange for your services. >> reporter: refaeli who received a style icon award in 2013 reportedly earned over $2.3 million that year, working on campaigns for brands including the gap and samsung. >> this case is going to be a wake-up call for many individuals who are accustomed to receiving big gifts in exchange for using their image, using their likeness t to promot a product. >> reporter: refaeli and her mother have been barred from traveling abroad f six months without permission from israeli authorities, both could face serious fines and, of course, if she can't travel that's bound to affect her income going forward. >> and t this isnd to impact so many others running to their cpas to make sure they have all their ts crossed. >> staying inside the lines.

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it is 7:46 and we have been talking about it all morning, the wait finally over. fans flocking to theheaters overnight and early this morning to see "star wars: the force awakens." among them, t.j. holmes. he's at a theater down the block from us. good morning, t.j. >> good morning, and what's better than with your eggs and bacon in the morning than a little "star wars." the film played all night playing all morning, yes, 2:00 a.m. show, 5:00 a.m. show, 7:00 a.m. shows. you cannot miss this movie, i got my fans, i got my stormtroopers. everybody is good to go but what did people think last night? some of the first to get in line, check them out. it's finally here, the wait is over. >> i told my mom all i w wanted for christmas was for the "star wars" to begin. >> we're really excited.

movie. >> reporter: they're coming out in full force to see the newt installment of "star wars." >>e wanted him to be princess leia, he refused. reporter: even a wedding in line in l.a. theaters everywhere are prepping for the huge onslaught of faithful fans, some venues even adding extra security. >> clearly, this is one of the biggest nights in moviegoing history and we'll be ready for it across the board. >> nothing will stand in our way. >> reporter: fandango breaks an all-time record, most ticket sales on their site ever, even beforere openingight. >> it's true, all of it. >> reporte so what's the verdict? >> the force has awakened. for sure. >> it was amazing. >> it feels totally true to the old films. >> oh, it was an emotional roller coaster. >> it redeemed the prequels entirely, thank god. >> i have spent the last almost 20 hoursrs watchinthe past six movieses and i c't believe that after that all that i was not prepared for it. i have to go back and watch it

again. >> and, lara, i must admit since the time i was a little boy this is the money shot i have been waiting for my entire life. >> he's got his game face on. >> i have to tell people -- yes, it was crazy last night. it was crazy last night and a lot of places were sold out but a lot of people think, well, i can't get tickets. yes, there are millions of tickets still available to see the show this weekend. a lot saying they're coming back twice. even some folks i talked to last night, they had never seen any of the previous six movies but they wanted to see this toto be a part of the cultural experience and that's exactly what it was last night. >> that's awesome. that's great. we also, t.j., have me pictures of very young fans, check out this one. >> ah. >> i love that. that's from facebook founder mark zuckerberg with his newborn dressed up -- at's he dressed as, dan? >> that's obi-wan kenobi. >> she.

>> she looks like a slightly annoyed version of obi-wan kenobi, i would say. >> i wonder why. then i know you have a photo, a video for us. >> i made a little video of my son alexander in the bathtub. don't worry. yoda, i gave him c3po and put the droid's head in his mouth. i warned him that might adversely make it malfunction. he ignored me. >> you're a bona fide nerd on the "star wars" stuff. >> i'm a nerd on a lot of stuff. it came out when i was 6 or 7 and i had a little brother. my mom used to bring us in the middle of the movie and leave us until we stopped caring. >> the answer is yes to my question >> yes. >> can't wait to hear what you think, 2:30 you're watching it toda >> 2:30. >> all right, okay. we'll get a review from dan in a bit. can there be too much christmas?

all these gifts under the tree. she's now facing an online fire storm after posting this online. she's here live to tell her side

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force awakens" has finally hit theaters. fans packed theaters last night to catch the first showings of the latest movie in the massive franchise. the series has become a major part of popular culture with star wars themed everything. today marks the first full day of showings, and today marks the first full day of showings, and some metro theaters have showtimes as early as nine a-m. theaters have showtimes as early as nine a-m. elias: local five caught up with the family of heather belieu, one of two victims in a recent metro double homicide. the two children that were inside of the home that day now live with heather's mother and grandmother. the family recently got help from a man they call their "angel." josh dobson of j-d construction took the family on a big shoppingr trip, not just for christmas gifts, but necessities the grandmothers will need to raise the kids full-time. sabrina: meterologist sam schreier is watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib:

good morning, america. 's 8:00 a.m., and we have the mom under fire for over 300 presents under her family's tree. shamed hundreds of thousands of times online for this photo.

for thfirst time. hello from the other side backlash over tickets to adele's huge concert tour, fans crying foul after concert t tickets sold out in minutes now being resold for thousands of dollars. how adele tried to stop the scalping and help her heartbroken fans. underneath the tree reveal their royal christmas card. charlotte and george steal the show playing in the family's backyard. new details now about the little and the perfect holiday cool tricks from "gma" viewers to decorate your home in a flash, all ahead as we say -- >> all: good morning, america. >> andood morning, america. happy friday. one weeko go till christmas. and there they are. our diy experts helping you crack those christmas dilemmas. all kinds of tricks to help you with this holiday.

>> i like that garland as a pom-pom. >> yeah. >> that's a good idea. >> or a feather boa. >> that too and then we also have live in times square, the mom whose christmas tree photo caused a major online uproar. she says all those presents are in the christmas spirit but some say she isn't actually getting the true meaning of the holiday. what she has to say directly from her coming up next in a "gma" exclusive. >> that sounds great. also, powering up your phone. we all know that sinking feeling when yr battery starts to die. becky worley has tested the newest backup batteries on the market. i'm excited about this and she'll tell us which ones should be on your christmas list. >> that is all coming up. first let's get to dan harris with the morning rundown. the big story, the longtime bernardino attackers is now beinheld without bail until his appearance in court on monday. enrique marquez bought the rifles that syed farook and his wife used to kill 14 people and prosecutors say he has freely revealed that he and farook planned attacks on a local

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a petite 40-year-old financial adviser have been upgraded hours after her alleged victim died from her injuries. rohihinie biser now facing second degree murder charges in what police say was a completely random attack. >> we still can find no correlation between the two. we still believe them to be complete strangers. >> reporter: police say bisesar, a professional with no cminal history, attacked a woman at a drugstore last week and stabbed the victim without provocation leaving her in critical condition. la wednesday, 28-year-old rosemarie junor succumbed to her injuri. junor worked at a private clinic in toronto and had been married less than a year. her family devastated by the loss. >> we're all trying our best to make sense and to try to figure out exactly what happened and why. >> reporter: police say bisesar fled after the attack and was on the run for four days. shortly before her arrest, a canadian newspaper says they received an e-mail from her

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weome back to "gma." just one week until christmas but one mother of three is feeling backlash now, not the spirit of the season after

her christmas tree surrounded, actually dwarfed, by hundreds of presenents. critics say she's spoiling her kids. well, she is firing back and we're going to talk to emma tapping live in just a moment. but first her story. how do you know if there really are too many gifts up the tree? e mom found out after sharing this photo of her family's massive present pile on instagram sparking a christmas controversy. the stack of 300 gifts sharered by mother of three emma tapping instantly going viral after outraged critics shared it with the #toomanypresents. one post shared over 100,000 times captioned the tidal wave of yuletide loot. time for all the materialistic parents to compete and broadcast how many presents their kids others calling it disgusting and a perfect example of spoiled brats, but tapping is fighting on her febook page, she writes "i refuse to reply to people messaging me telling me how i should spend my ristmas. how about concentrating on your own."

the gifts are for adult family members and that the entire bounty ct just $2300 adding please try and remember this is about three little children, their christmas, their tree. and emma tapping joins us now speaking outut aut this for the first te about all this >> thanks for having me. >> i understand to each his own but when you put it out on up for criticism. why did you put it out there, this photo? >> i putt out there, i put up the decorations me and my daughter made and put it up every year on facebook which is closed to my facebook friends and upon instagram for it to be shared all over the world and the way i see it is thousands of pictures go up on instagram every single day, do we have the because they have a better car or a better -- >> wld you do it again? >> yes, i'd do it again. absolutely. nobody is going to tell me how i spend my christmas.

spoiling your children and been insensitive to those who have christmas spirit that some people think is about, you know, your children are being spoiled. were there ctain comments that hurt you more than others? >> comments about the children obviously, but since it's come out, america has kind of been protective over me and on social media said she's just a mum. she pays for them herself. they're her own children. let her do what she wants to do. >> go ahead. >> so, what haveou told your kids about it? >> the kids just know it's normal christmas, and i said because i don't -- you know, my eldest is on social media. everybody knows that know my kids know they're lovely, lovely kids and i'm hoping th i canan share with, you know, with the public, especially america, get as far as america and show how i save money all year round and how i save up to get my christmases this way.

>> 300 presents under the tree, 85 for your two girls, 30 for your son. >> yes. >> i know you don't want to give away, but what could you possibly have inside that they need? >> a lot of things are tngs they need because i don't spoil them throughout the year. so they get their clothes for the year. they get their smelly, their bubble baths, their perfumes, makeup for the older one for the year because if they want anything else, they have to save up for that themselves. >> what's a smelly? >> a smelly is like -- >> thank you for asking that. >> is that very british? >> yes, very british. >> i'm'm really rry. smellies is your bubble baths and your soaps and your little hand lotions. >> girls love those.. >> so, we don't have to buy shampoo or bubble bath throughout the year once christmas is done. >> $2300 the equivalent in the u.s. and you say you know how to save and you've got some tips that for the christmas season. >> absolutely. yes, i've been doing it for years.

under there, mom, please don't judge but it's a $100 coat for $5. >> because you buy tngs when they go on sale in the summer -- >> yeah. >> or i -- it's another british way, i haggle. i will haggle. >> i haggle too. >> ye, i love a haggle and i think it's important for people to know how to fight the major stores and get a bit of m money -- - the smellies? i know what days to hit the sales, the january sales. i did not like that picture but you make a pretty good case. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. that's how i feel. you know, i hope everybody has a the picture offend, don't look. >> just stroll up, right? >> exactly because i'm being blasted as a bad mother when ree little children at christmastime -- >> right, and if you're saving year round and this is the way you do it -- >> it wasn't excessive spending but maybybe excesse wrapping.

>> listen, thank you for coming >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we're going to move on to that backlash over adele tickets. fans are crying foul afterer concert tickets sold out in minutes online. some seats priced below 100 abc's rebecca jarvis with mo on what happened. >> hey, george, pretty incredible. what is more depressing than an adele song? well, apparently if you're trying to buy tickets to her upcoming north amecan tour, that is it. fans taking to twitter this morning voicing their frustrations while the scalpers, the resellers, they have already swooped in with tickets at outrageous prices. so hello from the other side >> reporter: perhaps this fan said it best, "ello from the tickcket line. i've click refresh a thousand times" after tickets for her 56-state north american tour sold out in under an hour.

prices originally set for $39.50 to $149.50 on ticketmaster but scalpers immedialy flooding the internet with resales of those seats. many at more than 8,000% maups. we found tickets on stubhub going for as much as $11,000 so how are regular adele fans supposed to afford to see their idol? ththe ticketcalping market is now an $8 billion a year industry. the president of ticketmaster telling "the new york times" that artists who charge the least suffer from scalpers the most. they use lightning quick computer programs to monopolize ticket buying and upcharge to stubhub and vivid seats. to kourptszact this artists like adele teamed up with song kick, a site that specializes in ticket sales through artist sites and fan clubs. they sold 235,000 tickets for adele on this tour, they say, blocking at least 53,000 scalpers saving the real fans $6.3 million in markups. but there were heavy restrictions on the site in north america, and it accounts

tickets. heartbroken fans venting their anger online. one posting this scene from the movie "mean girls." personally victimized by ticketmaster?" one pers writing "attempting to buy adele tickets is more depresng than an adele song." >> whenever there is aig tour there is a huge rush for tickets and occasionally compuers go down for awhile. >> never in my memory has it happened on this scale. >> oh, the pain. how do you score tickets to one of those shows? many of the true fans who did get tickets yesterday, they did it through the ticketmaster app on their phone and joined adele's fan club and got access to presales but check with your credit card company, they do frequently also give people access to presale and a lot ofhe tickets get sold through presale. >> very good tips. thank you so much, rebecca. i have this happening to me more and more now, that panicked feeling becacause itit'sappeni

like every day whehen your pne battery is about to die. yeah, i know, what are you going to do? abc's becky worley joins us from san francisco with a solution to tt digital dilemma. an exclusive reveal of the top picks backup batteries for your pho. take it away, becky. >> reporter: amy, yoare so right. there is no worse feeling than having 10% left on your phone and knowing you have to be connected. so, bring inin the batry packs. they are flooding the market so consumers can recharge on the go but choosing the right one is a lot more complicated than you think. so we put them through their ces to help you stay charged. a dying phone, ah. prodts like these can save the day, but with brand names you may never have heard of coming in all manners of shapes and sizes, how do you decide? enter mark smirniotis from tteries, they're all the same. just buy the cap one. >> no, absolutely not.

>> reporter: mark breaks the backup batteries into categorories by psical size and factors and many things including cost, shape and features of the pack. is that a light? >> in a lot of these they do thw on a little flashlight. >> reporter: "gm also teaming up with cadex electronics in the battery testing industry to put up 17 different backup batteries through a test. >> this is the cadex 7400-c battery analyzer. we'll use it to test the capacity of different batteries. >> reporter: the test looks to see how much of the batteries' listed capacity meaning the amount of available charge on the box is delivered. gary tests three of each model then mark analyzes the results and makeis top picks. in the credit card size if you need a f extra hours on your phone, at the top of f the list, the amazonbasi portable power bank currently listed for less than $5 or this incipio offgrid, $40 model for iphones and for the small pack category, that's

cards, giving you at least two or three full charges, the easyacc power bank is the top pick at $17. and while much of your buying decision is based on how you plan to use the battery. >> it depends on what you really need. >> reporter: the real power in picking one of these lifesavers is doing your homework and buying one that's been tested and reviewed. we posted all the informatn on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! but here's the deal, the best backup battery is probably the one you haveharged and with you, so enter battery cases. you keep them on your phone all the time. when the phone charges, the backup battery charges too, set it and forget it. apple just announcing their version last week, the cost $99. now, our friends over at the wire cutter say that this anchor battery case is also a top pick at just 40 bucks. amy, i know you have to be a phoneaholic in this job, so merry christmas. >> oh. >> it makes the phone so heavy but you like it, george. >> oh, george. >> example. >> that's right. >> george has anger management

problems. >> no, his pne is too heavy. >> i got a good 85 in there. >> all right. but it's weighing, what, like a ton of bricks in your pocket. i hate it. it's too heavy for me. >> this is fascinating. as much as i'd like to hear about it, we have weather to get to. >> all right. happy friday, everybody. this is colin, this is liam. you guys are from new jersey but you like the dolphins and then you said, wait, you like what time, collin? >> the giants. >> i'm very confused. you need to get your wardrobe fixed. let's go ahead and start with the forecast and talk about some lake-effect snow. already snowing and even flurries in areas north and west of chicago but from the u.p. of michigan all the way through t lower peninsula, you'll get a little bit, nothing like whas going to happenor the beginning of the weekend. south of watertown, look at that. some totals above a foot.

that's the big picture. >> that's a nice message. lara. >> yeah. >> that's beautiful. now get in here because it's time for "pop news" and i don't know if you've noticed but i'm a little hoarse. doing my best brenda vaccaro today, so dan has offered to help me. >> that's right. >> i'll pass the baton to dan and i will just intercorrect. >> this is the highlight of my journalistic career. the fourth time is a charm. nwa being named into the rock and roll hall of fame led by dr. dreher and ice cube. their biopic

a straight out hit at the box office and a great movie for anybody who hasn't seen it. >> time for a musical change. >> yep. >> there we go. >> thank you, lara. driving me crazy >> that is, can you rec -- can anybody >> a little "jungle love." >> the rock and roll hall of fame is feeling some love for "jungle "love, steve miller, deep purple, chicago and cheap trick, pop pioneers, the class of 2016 will be inducted with a ticket ceremonat the barclay center. >> number two, go. >> in the world of the great jimmy buffett, it's 5:00 somewhere. >> amen. >> good line. >> amen. >> parrot heads are raising a glass to this son of a son of a sailor with an item -- i don't know. about jimmy buffett but the news that he will make "margaritaville: the musical." it's been percolating for awhile but took him some time to find the right people to tatake his story to the stage. he has frank marshall who has a

few producing credits on broadway and worked on major movies like "indiana jones" and "back to the future" and maybe they'll find that lost shaker of salt. >> thank you. thank you. >> lara wrote that. i take no responsibility for the bad puns. >> no, but you delivered it well. >> this last one is actually i picked it for you. so -- >> you did? >> yes. >> all right. here we go. finally, everyone, and we mean everyone seems to be excited about "star wars." just take a look at these flightless friends at the edinburgh zoo. >> that's what chewbaccaca does when han sole lee -- >> if it were a real "pop news" they would talk next. >> in semi related news the cover of "the new york

it was brought to my attention wear the same color lipstick if you're wondering, it's blankety it's 8:27 ... elias: moines teen tragic end. authorities recovered the old sam kemp

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well, i just learned something on this friday morning but look at that great holiday card right there. the royal family just released this morning. princess charlotte's first christmas. there is big brother prince george right by her side ting a few steps right there.

>> a big step coming up after the holiday. >> nursery school starts for prince george in jaary. love looking at those pictures. ginger, we cannot w wait to see your pictures. this is your last day before becoming a mom. >> so great. >> what a trouper working up until the very last day. >> what else was i going to do? really. >> i don't know, re. >> we've been tracking -- >> there it is. >> every step of the day. >> the adorable baby bump growing. >> look at itpop. >> eddie, thank you very much. eddie took those photos. that great laugh you hear, that t one, that's him taking those pictures. so sweet. >> we want to send you off on your maternity leave with a little surprise so cue the surprise [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my goodness. >> wow. >> look at that. >> thanks a lot, you guys. this is outstanding and not at all -- that is obviously nonalcoholic. >> no, it's -- >> i made it this far.

i can do another cple days. >> my mom was drinking beers on the night i was born. i think that's why i'm so short. but go for it. >> thank you very much >> how are you feeling? you come in every morning with a huge smile on your face and full of positivity. i know it can't have always been easy. >> i feel like i'm lucky because i've had a really good pregnancy and everyone has been so supportive.. thank you, you guys, because it does make a difference with working with all the people behind me. i'm going to get a l little emotional. >> do you like your -- >> ye, that's autiful. >> a you nervous. >> i'm so nervous. i'm staying up at night once a while in the middle of the night which we wake up at 3:30 in the morning. that's been theardest part. i feel him movg and there's a real human in here, i feel. >> happening. >> and you're about to meet him. >> you'll be a great mom. >> to ginger. >> to ginger. >> thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] >> cheers. >> i'll see you in a bit. don't worry, i'm cing back. people keep asking that. no, i'm not going to make the baby jump off a mountain too

soon. >> we can't wait to meet him. >> congratulations. >> thank you very much. we have a great story we turn to. a christmas miracle for more than 100 christians, a dangerous mission. "20/20" anchor elizabeth vargas with an incredible story. >> these 149 iraqi refugees are from t o oldest christian city in iraq. isis invaded their town telling them they had 24 hours to convert to islam or b be killed. instead, they fled to a church in the nearby city of irbil where they've been liviving in a church courtyard for 15 months, that is, until two americans, came up with a daring and risky plan to get them out. as joseph and michele assad enter the courtyard of this church it's all systems go for

soon release 149 iraqi christians from the tyranny of isis. >> when they began bombing two children and a woman died. >> reporter: their bags are packed. the charter plane is ready. with tears and heartbreak they have said their good-byes. thenen suddenly a bombshell. the airport at irbil closes as they are ready to launch air strikes against isis attacks in syria. 48 hou later the airspace opens and this modern exodus from the shadow of isis begins. inside the buses, people are oblivious to the threat outside. >> very good. >> reporter: the buses arrive saly at the airport. for most of them this is their first time flying. the luggage carts and check-in process, everything is a new experience. the flight is called.

their chartered airbus a320 that will carry them away. >> it' a real plane. >> reporter: the passengers settle in. and the plane pushes back wit no delay. the lights dim and on takeoff, a cheer goes up. as on a wing and a prayer the people break free of the bonds of their bloodied country. and those people will spend their first christmas in slovakia, all been paid for by donations. glenn beck did a show on this and they raisedd more than $12 million from listeners, also the hudson institute is paying the salary for joe and michele assad, a lot of people chipping in to help them. >> many countries turned them away. >> 12 countries turned those christian refugees down before slovakia said yes and there are millions and millions more

we're still encountering a lot of anti-refugee sentimentere in the u.s. and around the world. >> cannot wait to see the rest of this piece on "20/20" tonight at 10:00, 9:00 central right on abc. outside to lara. ll season long we're celebrating macy's annual believe campaign helping bring joy to children with life-threatening medical coitions. macy's will donate $1 up to 1 million to make-a-wish for every stamped letter to santa you drop off at one of these special believe boxes at macy's. or submit online. we want to introduce you to a brave young woman whose wish was to lend a voice to a special animated holiday story, reena ninan has it for you. >> reporter: 'tis the season t to believe and when it comes to believing, 17-year-old taylor y is an expert. eight years ago at the ages of 9 she was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoblastic lymphoma. >> i had allergic reactions and

hospitized five weeks straight. >> reporter: difficult though the time was it cemented in her a deep sense of faith. >> having plaintiff a andaith is so important and just to believe everytng is going to get better. >> reporter: it was only appropriate then when taylor and an aspiring child actress w given a chance to have a wish granted she asked t voice a role in the holiday special "yes, virginia," the story of a little girl and the importance of believing in santa claus. >> where have you been. >> went to see santa. >> reporter: taylor voiced taylor, a chacter named after and made to look just like her. >> she's so much fun. she's s bubbly and so energetic. >> santa brorought me train set. >> he brought mow a dollhouse. >> i got a bow and arrow. >> it was a blast to be able to voice her. >> reporter: for taylor and her mother the making of "yes, virginia" is just what the doctor ordered. >> it meant everything to her which of course meant everything to me to see my daughter doing what she loved. >> reporter: today taylor is

cancer-free, a full time college student and proof positive of the power and importance of believing. >> i wouldn't change my wish for the world. >> reporter: for "od morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >> that is great and you can hear taylor on "yes, virginia" on abc, 8:30, 7:30 central and if youant to help grant a wish drop a letter at your local macy's's in the box o submit one online. go to our website to find out more. right now over to ginger. >> yes, come on over here. i'm with the ladies from louisiana and triplets. i don't know how your mom did it. i only have one coming from texas. you are how old? >> 16. >> 16 today. 16, 16 and 16 and hopefully you're staying warm because we're going to get cold tomorrow. the windchill, 21 richmond, 24, boston, panama cityty, 38. don't worry, if you are sticking around for next week we are becoming much more mild.

new york city, atlanta, right up into the mid-70s, even detroit all right. that's the this weather report brorought to y youy toys "r" us. did you know it's national ugly christmas sweater day. yeah, we celebrated a day early. maybe you saw it with our big showdo. although, lara, you looked beautiful. robin did take the top honors and the cake literally though we want to thank our friends at country crock for presenting the big surprise, an ugly sweater cake made for the occasion and we've taken a little chunk out of it right here. >> it is reaeal cake. >> might be able to finish it by next season.

momma. coming up ongma," sister-in-lawle solututions to your christmas dilemmas, o our holiday hackers are with us to

we are counting down to christmas with a holiday installment of "there's a hack for that." simple shortcuts for things to make life a little easier and

>> i am a hack reporter and you can read that two ways actually. tips and tricks to make christmas merrier. all of these come fro "gma" viewers so we'll start with jaime scott with amy and runs a blog called hot and grace where she writes about her family, home, design, craf. pretty much everything and you e showing us how to take thanksgiving and/or halloween and turn it into the holidays, christmas. >> i love that. >> yeyes. >> so i had a lot of pumpkins left over after thanksgiving and i didn't want to just throw them out but they didn't go with my christmas decorations so i thought i would turn them into a snowman so all you need. you just need three pumpkins and you'll spray paint them all whwhit and then you're going to stack them up and you can glue them. >> you'l'llot glue them together so they don't fall apart. >> and need buttons and a little carrot. >> anything that you find at

mouth. with this. >> you can. >> kids can help and -- hot glue gun. this is fun. it. >> with continue sell. >> adorable and won't melt. >> i hope not. after halloween it might be melting. thank you. >> okay. next up we have, no, it's not hack. >> i'm super crafty. >> no, he's not. he's t. next we have janell inez but she has her own web series called handyman and a surefire way to spruce up an imperfect christmas tree. think charlie brown. >> we'll about to turn that bit of garland. >> the tree. >> this is the tree. >> longing for more branches. >> looks like it needs something to eat. >> we'll feed it with garland.

>> get on over here, dan. >> do something. >> wrap it arou, fill it in. shovee it in there. >> okay, all right. here we go. >> fill the holes like so. >> all right. >> dan, you're not helping. >> she's doing all the work. >> this how you treat your wife at home. >> this is exactly how he looks at home. >> and add stuffing? >> we want to show everyone right here if you guys, our reveal. >> beautiful. >> this is the one dan did not do. >> yes. >> this is amazing. >> and it's easy. >> everything at home and you're done. >> get everyone involved. the whole family. now we have one more, i don't want to miss you, tanya. >> tanya. >> i was told this. so tanya stewart. now she posted a video on facebook that went viral and it's been viewed 17 million times. this is called thinking outside of the box. show ginger and amy -- >> how many types have you lost half of your box. i'll show you how to turn it

take it, foal it to increase it. you'll turn and fold it and crease it again. you're going to take -- absolutely and take your scissors, at the creases and you're going to make a slit on each side -- >> you're turning it into a new box. >> then you're going to do the -- there you go. you're going to bend them in. >> nice. >> you're going to fold. >> yeah. >> all right. >> one box. >> amy, you did it. >> you did it. >> that is a great one. thank you, tanya. [ cheers and applause ] >> for me go to

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hostage by his greatest fan laurie metcalf. juju chang sat down with the star. >> rorte we saw him must many his way through five "die-hard" blockbusters so bedridden inmisery" may seem surprising by a return to his early acting days. theater flecking a different musc? >> well -- yeah, there's no stopping. it's all live. >> reporter: live theater is a family busininess the days. oldest daughter rumer finished her broadway run in chicago after winning "dancing with the stars." >> rumer and val the champions. >> you shed a tear or two. >> yes, i did. >> mr. tough guy. >> i'm very proud of her. >> reporter: bruce also proud of his current lay based on the stephen kingovel about a crazed fan who takes a famous writer hostage after a car wreck and ultimately tortus him. >> what's the nickname for it.

>> the "misery" go-round. here's annie's shrine. who is this, mr. man? >> handsome guy. >> the latest book. >> this is awesome. >> you better start showing me a little more appreciation around here, mr. man. >> reporter: the movie that made looemgs of number one fans think twice before picking up a sledgehammer. >> i'm your number one fan. >> what goes through your mind as you're about to hobble him? >> don't miss. >> reporter: the psycho number one fan on stage, laurie metcalf who won a string of emmys as rosie tomboloann's brash little sister. >> my child has oreo breath. >> we've both been fortunate to work in theater and films and tv and as i've gotten older i think sometimes i just choose projects based on who the person is that you want to work with. >> so you didn't rewatch the movie? >> misery. >> kathy bates is iconic in it and it would just stick in my head.

>> i wanted it to be our thing, you know, just our idea of trying to scare a thousand people. >> what's that? >> that i so -- >> how could this come in handy. >> it so gives me the chills to look at it. >> the hobbleizer. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's for the best. >> pretty please. >> can you feel the anxiety as the sledgehammer is about to erupup >> they know that scene is coming. >> i get anxiousbout it knowing -- >> he doesn't like to look down at his own feet. >> i don't like to look down at my own feet. we lk after each other. >> i'm your number one fan and trusust m there ain't no number two. >> reporter: juju chan abc news, new york.

stars of "good morning america" is brought to you by fitbit. find your fit. >> so if you've already seen "star wars" you m want to sea." ron howard's epic movie tells the story that inspired "moby dick." abc's rachel smith caught up with the stars. >> it's the sweeping sea faring epic tale. of the ill-fated nantucket ship 1820. this true story was the inspiration for the novel "moby dick." >> top of the loft. take the helm.

>> reporter: in "in the heart of the sea" stars chris hemsworth, benjamin walker and tom holland as "essex" crew members hunting for whale oil. thing. >> we all starved together, didn't we? >> yeah, something about together. >> reporter: to convincingly play starving men adrift at sea for months they all went on a highly restricted diet. i'd love to know what the conversation was like in between takes on set. >> food. >> always. >> it got catty. there was a lot o like did you see ed had a cheeseburger last night. >> did he eat a piece of chocolate? >> yeah. >> prepare to abandon ship. >> we can't roll away home. >> reporter: because it was such an intense diet, did that help you get into character even more? >> i think like when you change your physique you're like embodying a new person so half the job is done. >> as i live and breathe he's mine. >> i was?

why some men choose to defy all odds and push. >> these guys are going out for years on end on these voyages to get whale oil. are they ego driven, brave? >> i think a lot didn't have a choice. that was the industry and it was like going off to war. this he didn't come back, some of them a lot of the ti. >> and it was the only way to light the lamp in your house really so it's easy to be judgmental of them but they were working with what they knew >> do you guys have a greater respect for nature after this film? >> massively. >> oh, yes, especially the sea. >> oh, man, i'm not going back to sea any time soon. >> we were cursed. amica," rachel smith, abc news, new york. >> and "in the heart of the sea" is in theaters right now. >> guess what, we have some more baby news before we go. yes, we'd like to welcome a new addition to the "gma" family. look at that.

her wife has a new baby girl, juliette elizabeth. congratulations, ginger. good luck.ier wife has a new baby girl, juliette elizabeth. congratulations, ginger. good luck.ser wife has a new baby girl, juliette elizabeth. congratulations, ginger. good luck.r wife has a new baby girl, juliette elizabeth. congratulations, ginger. od luck. wife has a new baby girl, juliette elizabeth. cogood morning i'm elias johnson... it's 8:56. sabrina: the wait is finally over, "star wars the force awakens" has finally hit theaters. fans packed theaters last night to catch the first showings of the latest movie in the massive franchise. the series has become a major part of popular culture with star wars themed everything. today marks the first full day of showings, and some metro theaters have showtimes as early as nine a-m. elias: local five caught up with the family of heather belieu, one of two victims in a recent metro double homicide.

the two children that were inside of the home that day now live with heather's mother and grandmother. the family recently got help from a man they call their "angel." josh dobson of took the family shoppingr trip, not just for but necessities the will need to raise the kids full-time. meterologist sam schreier is keeping a close watch on the current conditions... hey sam... sam/ weather adlib:

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