good morning, america. breaking news. >> downtown l.a. on fire. >> massive fire raging this morning in los angeles. an entire apartment building up in flames. the blaze seen for miles. shutting down two major freeways. twin storms targeting both coasts. a nor easter brewing. and in the west, another major storm. fears of heavy rain, flash flooding, and mudslides. the big special leaving some viewers with a bad taste in their mouth. the scientist supposed to be eaten alive by a giant anaconda. was this tv's biggest letdown ever? welcome to new york. the royals land in the big al. with a bump. drawing crowds, cheers.

the empire state building lit up overnight in their honor. hat she wore. where they're heading this morning. we're taking you inside the royal road trip. ♪ they never blind me ♪ welcome to new york and good morning, america. hope you all had a great weekend. a little taylor swift right there for will and kate. arriving at the carlisle hotel here in new york last night. >> people so excited to have them here. their first trip to the big apple together. amy, you have been all over it. >> yes, we were there last night in the bitter cold. and william didn't have a coat, by the way. i noticed that. look at his mother there, princess diana walking out of those very same doors of the carlyle hotel.

they have a very busy 72 hours. first, we want to begin with the massive fire burning in los angeles right now. an entire apartment building destroyed. highways shut down. brandi hitt is in l.a. with the latest. good morning, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, lara. a building under construction erupted in flames overnight. fire and smoke visible for miles across the city. two major freeways had to be shut down because of this fire. what's left now will be smoldering through the busy morning commute. the good news so far, no injuries reported in the more than on 250 firefighters battling the flames have finally gotten the upper hand. george? now to the twin storms. a huge nor'easter brewing right now. and major storm targeting the west coast threatens floods and mud slides. >> those would be fraternal storms.

let's start with the east. a winter storm watch all in blue. snow will fan inland. coastal, a flood watch. we have heavy rain, big-time wind coming in. a small winter storm warning. let's talk timing. overnight into early tomorrow. tuesday, all rain, d.c., philadelphia, baltimore. new york city. boston, rain, too. on the backside, the cold air comes in and all the snow falls. should stay relatively dry but windy and cold through the midweek. that was thursday at 3:00 a.m. snow accumulations in some higher elevations quite heavy. that is far west of i-95 and quickly, it's the river of atmospheric rain that is headed for the west coast. the northwest early in the week. the is out west, if you thought last week was bad, the mudslides, the terrible tough, along with the much-needed rain, it is going to keep happening. wind gusts up to 70 miles per

hour along the west. >> thank you, ginger. now we want to turn to the buzz in the big apple. royal visit. prince william and kate, the duchess of cambridge are checked into the stylish carlyle hotel. the prince will fly to the white house this morning to meet with president obama. amy has more on their plans. what's up? >> it's an action-packed 72 hours with no downtime for the royal couple. a fitting schedule for their very first trip to the city that never sleeps. new yorkers rolling out the red carpet for prince william and a 5-month-pregnant kate. the couple flying first class on a british airways flight and then, it was off to an intimate dinner with wealthy donors of their royal foundation. the cambridges have a packed itinerary.

william heading to d.c. for a call on president obama just hours from now and a conference on preventing poaching and the illegal wild life trade. >> reporter: the duke meeting up with chelsea and hillary clinton later today. and kate will stay put in new york, heading to a harlem youth center, finally on the mend from her extreme morning sickness. an balance travels with the couple at all times due to kate's medical difficulties early in her pregnancy. and the security is tight. the nypd declining to discuss cost or details. >> the planning is complicated. demanding. and the balance you have to try to strike is providing the security you need without inconveniencing people more than you have to and ensuring they, themselves, can have something resembling a normal visit. >> reporter: after a busy day, game on.

they head to brooklyn and some hoops and a taste of nba royalty. the kiss cam could find them, though. >> it could. >> reporter: that would be a treat. and at practice yesterday, lebron james told reporters it's a huge honor to play in front of the royal couple and hi hopes to meet them after the game tonight. and yes, we will all be watching that kiss cam. >> something tell us me we won't see a kiss. we'll move on to the top-secret report on torture about to be made public. the most extensive accounting of the cia tactics after the 9/11 attacks. chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz has the latest. >> reporter: there is great concern this morning about potential for violence after the release of this shocking report. cables september to all

diplomatic and military facilities urging them to review all security procedures. the cia and the bush administration have already faced extensive investigation and criticism for interrogation techniques that included waterboarding that was stopped years ago. this report coming out provides far more detail. never heard before. which is described to abc news as very graphic, george, and very disturbing. >> which is why there could be such a backlash. on the failed rescue attempt over the weekend, tragic details. the south african prisoner may have been on the verge of release. >> so sad. a south african humanitarian group was just hours away from pierre korkie's release. having negotiated for months. of course he, like american luke somers was executed in this raid by the al qaeda terrorists.

this morning, the u.s. ambassador to south africa told the associated press that american officials were not informed of those negotiations when s.e.a.l. team 6 went in to try to rescue the men. we were completely unaware of those developments and had to act hastily. al qaeda had released a tape saying somers would be executed within 72 hours. the threat was imminent. >> thank you, martha. let's go to amy with the other top stories. a break for commuters at the gas pump. gas prices have dropped another 12 cents in the last two weeks alone. those lower prices are producing gains across the economy. we'll see the fastest growth next year. attorney general eric holder is announcing new limits on p

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police in florida say a black bear caused a chain reaction highway crash in the everglades that killed three people. the initial car hit the bear. a second car stopped to help. a third car struck them both. eight other people were injured. and police near chicago say a major chemical scare at hotel was deliberate. thousands of people in animal costumes attending a so-called "furries" convention were evacuated. someone left chlorine powder in a stairwell. and terrifying moments at a carnival in britain. heavy winds sent the cars on this crashing into one another. three collisions before the ride was stopped 200 feet off the grund. one woman calling it the scariest moment of her life. thankfully, no injuries. it's the newest scandal in the tabloids.

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and anger over the young boy killed in cleveland after playing with a toy gun. we'll speak to his mother in a moment. >> reporter: the wrongful death suit charges the police officers acted wreck lessly. the moment captured on this surveillance video. rice walking along a sidewalk outside a rec center when a cop car pulls up. a few seconds later, he false. the police claim rice's gun appeared to be real. the suit also alleged that the cop left rice on the ground bleeding without medical attention for four minutes. he died the following day. the city of cleveland named in the soout also. as new information comes to light about one of the officers. timothy loehman resigned from a nearby police department after questions about his emotional stability led him to resign.

>> we're joined by tamir's mother, somaria rice and her attorney, benjamin crump. we want you to know how sorry we are for your loss. what would you like to see happen right now? chlgt that the police be accountable for what they did to my son. >> and what does that mean? >> i'm looking for a conviction. for both of the officers. >> mm-hmm. >> what do you know about what happened that day? what tamir was doing? what happened on the scene? >> two little boys came and knocked on my door, it had to be about 3:30. they came and knocked on my door and said the police just shot your son twice in the stomach. they're telling me to be quiet and calm down before they put me in the back of the police car. i calmed down. as i looked over at the police

car that's on the grass, my daughter is in the car. and i'm asking them to let her out. she's only 14 years old. and then, when my -- when they finally let my daughter and my son go, my daughter told me that the police had tackled her and put her in handcuffs and put her in the back of the car. >> tackled her, put her in handcuffs? >> that's what she told me. she said they tackled me, mommy, and put me in the back of the car. i couldn't believe they tackled her and put her in handcuffs and put her in the back of the police car, in the same police car that was on the grass that the officer got out of and shot her brother. so my daughter is sitting there looking at her brother on the ground. >> and mr. crump, we know this comes against the backdrop of this consent decree calling for major reforms in the police department. you have filed a wrongful death

lawsuit. >> the family is focused on getting justice for tamir. they're very concerned because they look at what happened in the garner case where there was no indictment. where man was choked on video and the local officials did not indict him. they're very concerned about the local prosecution. >> and finally, what would you like the world to know about tamir? >> he was a bright child. he had a promising future. he was very talented. in all sports. i mean, he was just a wonderful kid. everybody loved him. he was very helpful. very caring. very kind. and he was my baby. he's the youngest out of four. and he was my baby. >> and we're sorry for your loss. thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> boy, this one is so hard to understand. we're going to switch gears now. yes, indeed, we are. the for virs ever college

football playoffs. the debate is still raging acro across the country this morning about the final four teams left to play. angry fans venting online throughout the night. paula faris has the story. >> reporter: if college football gurus thought their new playoff system would not be controversial? >> number one, alabama holds its spot. >> reporter: -- they missed the goal line. this weekend, a selection committee, including former secretary of state condoleezza rice, selecting four teams to play in the playoff. alabama, oregon, florida state, and ohio state. the buckeyes considered by some to be a questionable choice nudging out baylor and texas christian university. teams with similar records. critics challenging the decision. fanning angry their teams were left out. committee members admitting subjectivity played a part. >> i think they've taken a

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>> good morning, 7:26 december 8, i'm tamala edwards. let's go over to matt pellman starting on 422. good morning. >> reporter: at least it's dry this morning, but this is not the ideal way to start the workweek. 422 is a mess and jammed solid from royersford into route 23

where we have an accident on the shoulder. hopefully they are getting ready to clear it out, but the delays are massive this morning. watching a crash along bean road at north wales road. there's one on the turnpike a mile and a half past fort washington. speeds in the 20s him you're be lieuing at speeds on -- looking at speeds around that on i-95, as well. allegheny through cottman we have a broken down van. southbound we have early morning delays half-hour ride from woodhaven to the vine. >> let's go over to sky6 live hd and look out across center city. you can see it already looks gray. and boy david, is it cold. >> reporter: it's one of the chillier mornings we've had over the last several weeks. 29 in philadelphia. 20 in allentown when you factor in a bit of a breeze, feels like 17 in the city and ten in allen

town. better down the shore. high of 38 today with cloud cover getting thicker. i apologize the seven day is off. tomorrow we have heavy rain and wind conditions. we can bring it back here, on wednesday we're looking at a scattered shower, we can kill the graphic because it's not correct, thank you. showers on wednesday and thursday, maybe a snow shower, dry today, heavy rain arriving tomorrow. >> that's it for us, we'll be back to check in about 30. we'll send you back to "g.m.a."

ah! ♪ hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ classic scene from one of amy's favorite movies, "national l lampoon's christmas vacation." that was something. how people are trying to top it this year. >> they're topping it. >> my daughter and i drove around yesterday. it's begun in the neighborhoods. also coming up, damaging testimony in the trial of the montana home owner accused of setting a trap for a teenager and shooting him in the garage. so much buzz about the reality special last night.

and viewers apparently upset about "eaten alive." a researcher who promised us he would be swallowed by a giant anaconda, why it left people hungry for more. >> and the anaconda. >> they're bummed he wasn't eaten. >> broke nail, i think. we're going to start with new questions about the explosive "rolling stone" article alleging a gang rape at the university of virginia. shut down the greek's system. incited worldwide anger. now "rolling stone" is apologizing for getting the story wrong. the woman in the middle of it all hired a lawyer. >> reporter: over the weekend, a backlash against jackie on social media sites after holes have been poked in her account. everyone though rolling stone is questioning it, jackie is standing by her story that she was raped by several young men at a uva frat house. this morning, the woman at the

center of the story of sexual assaults on the university of virginia is now reportedly being rep accidented by an attorney. this, after the magazine said there were discrepancies in the story. doubt has been cast on three key allegations. in a statement issued by the fraternity last week, it denies there was a social event at the house the weekend of the alleged happening. initiations only happen in the spring. ritualized sexual assault is not a part of any process. according to the article, jackie says she was lured to the party by a member who works with her at the campus' aquatic center. >> as i kept reporting, other facts weren't lining up right. >> reporter: a reporter for "the washington post" interviewed jackie after the "rolling stone" article came out. he says her statements

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his grauarage. marcus kaarma's common law wife took the stand. >> who shot him? >> my husband. >> reporter: in court, the 911 call from the night marcus kaarma shot a 17-year-old german exchange student in his garage. >> where was he shot? >> um, i don't know. he's laying face down, he's barely breathing. >> reporter: the woman making the call is kaarma's common law wife. she was called to the stand by the prosecution. the night of the shooting, for instance, she told police the teenager cried out, no, no, wait, please, before kaarma killed him. now she says that didn't happen. >> i have never been in a situation not even row motely as traumatic as this. >> reporter: dae ticketive testifying friday that she seemed calm that night and talked about how angry she would

have been if her car was hit by the gunfire. while the 911 operator directed her to give dede first aid, she reportedly sponsored by going through his wallet and commenting, he's not even a u.s. citizen. >> my heart breaks for them. i don't mean to come across that way. >> reporter: prosecutors accuse kaarma of leafing his garage partially open hoping to catch teenagers that robbed him before. a hairdresser talked about kaarma saying he wanted to shoot some kids. one man said kaarma once pulled a gun on him while he was working on kaarma's lawn. >> i was scared. i was frozen. >> reporter: his attorney has pleaded not guilty. saying he was justified because he was protecting his family. testimony continue this is morning from a police sergeant

on the scene that night. the latest on the american teacher and mother of three murdered in the middle east. this morning, we're hearing from her ex-husband for the first time. alex marquardt has that story. >> reporter: this woman, expected of stabbing american school teacher ibolya ryan in a mall was acting alone. she was inspired by jihadist websites. she chose her victims randomly. an official said looking simply for anyone who looks foreign. >> i'm totally horrified by what happened. >> reporter: her expubd, paul, told cnn he's now arrived in abu dhabi to care for the couple's 11-year-old twin boys. >> one just needs to look at the video. tim ajs of that bathroom. it is -- it knox you out. knox you out. i still hope my children have not seen that. >> reporter: that chilling video shows the suspect, identified to

abc news as dalal al hashini. she left the mall, drove across town, and placed this bomb outside the door of an american doctor. it was diffused before going off. the raided her home within 48 hours, dragging her away and finding more evidence of possible attacks to come. on sunday, mourners held a vigil for ryan on the beach. >> we have lived here for 7 1/2 years. i have never felt anything but safe. >> reporter: for "good morning america," alex marquardt, abc news, beirut. >> thank you to alex for that. let's get the weather fr so cold up here, 25 degrees in new york city, the windchill look at this, throughout the new england area back into the parts of the great

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which the premise was that a researcher would be swallowed bay giant anaconda and live to tell about it. but as is sometimes the case on reality tv, things don't always go according to plan. abc's tom -- thomas llamas has the story. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: no, you're not al lose na hallucinating. you're looking at an anaconda trying to eat paul rosolie. the two-hour event taking viewers 100 miles deep into the amazon, where rosolie and team of trackers and scientists search and capture an 18-foot anacon anaconda. large enough to consume him whole. >> let's get the helmet on. >> reporter: he had a special suit made for the stunt, to protect his ribs so they wouldn't be crushed. the special helmet providing

oxygen and cameras to film everything. >> i smell like dinner. >> reporter: it seemed like dinner was served. watch at the snake wraps him up. >> he's tightening up. >> reporter: at one point, he thinks his arm will break. >> you need to get in here. >> reporter: in the end, no meal was had. >> i had very lay board breathing. it was spiking my heart rate even more. >> reporter: viewers on social media exploding. some upset no one was eaten alive. tweeting two hours of many life i can't get back. this dude's a quitter. others saying about the letdown of geraldo rivera's special about al capone's vault. despite the provocative concept, he's trying to bring attention to the amazon rain forest. >> this environment is being torn apart.

>> reporter: for his nest stupt, he wants to go big. real big. tracking a legendary anaconda reported to be 26 feet long. for "good morning america," tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> i like the one that says, two hours of my life that i can't get back. what did he think the value of those two hours would be? >> it was worth someone dying for him to get his two hours. >> what's wrong with us? we're upset the guy did not get eaten by the anaconda. >> let's hear it for the rain forest. here's what's coming up. acid reflux. do you have it? maybe not even know it? what the president's health scare is teaching all of us? some of the most outrageous homes with christmas lights from across the country. ♪

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>> good morning 7:56, monday, december 8. i'm tamala edwards. let's head over to matt pellman checking on the boulevard good morning. >> reporter: attempting to, let me tell you there's a crash on the boulevard and he thinks southbound side approaching the schuylkill expressway taking out two of the lanes causing major delays south of 9th street through that point approaching 76. meanwhile, this is the ben franklin bridge looking okay, no big westbound delays. on the vine street expressway coming ebola e eastbound off the schuylkill expressway. we have a word of a broken down vehicle taking out the right

lane there. eastbound lane of the benefit construction not causing a huge delay. we had an earlier crash i-95 near 320. we had an earlier crash on 42 a solid jam from limerick/lynn if he would on in. >> looking live at the philadelphia international airport. the skies are gray, let's go outside to david murphy good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tam, the problem is the cold. along the shore north of atlantic city and up by surf city coming into atlantic county and southern burlington county and ocean county we have snow showers. with temperatures above freezing at the surface, should not last much longer. windchills are making it feel like the teens across the area. today's high, 38 degrees brisk and chilly.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and could you be suffering from acid reflux and you don't even know it? the symptoms anyone would hacou have and the latest on the president's health care. welcome to new york will and kate. all the details on the royal couple's first trip to the big apple. why it's drawing comparisons to princess diana's headline-making trip. are you an elephant or a tiger mom? the new approach making waves right now. ♪ bang bang into the room this just in. justin timberlake taking on a brand-new role. and "gma's" special layaway event. how we're making so many holiday wishes come true. as we say --

♪ welcome to new york >> good morning, america. and that's not all. a whole bunch of people bundled up in sometime times square, getting ready to meet nick cannon. there he is right there. signing autographs on his brand-new children's book. we say good morning, america. and also, george, we're following every move of the royal visit. there is the carlyle hotel here in new york city. they're staying there on their first trip here. their trip drawing comparisons to diana's headline maiking trip. >> would you like to know where william is? he's en route to the white house. this is his first trip to washington, d.c. they have never been to new york. and he's never been to washington, d.c. >> and they have to hustle back

here tonight. >> lots to do. brooklyn. >> an important game to get to. we're making holiday wishes come true this morning with "gma" layaway. it is live, we're surprising shoppers by paying off their holiday lay aways. i love this. look at this surprise. at the mall. mary was forced to stop working after a car accident. putting her layaway gifts in jeopardy. tim tebow is live in orlando changing that. ♪ oh what fun it is to ride >> they're singing and in the holiday spirit. >> they are. and in tune, too. some of the gifts out of "gma" paying people's layaway. cannot wait for the rest there. love hearing that singing. we have to get to some news. good morning, everyone. we begin with the breaking story sxwroefr night. dramatic video as fire engulfed a building in downtown los

angeles. flames towering into the air. sweeping through a luxury apartment complex under construction. about 250 firefighters trying to control the inferno as scaffolding collapsed. two major freeways had to be shut down. no reports of serious injuries. from a distance, you could see the size of the flames set against the l.a. skyline. look at that. no official word yet on what caused the fire. in northern california, violence erupted during the second consecutive night of demonstrations stemming from the grand jury verdicts in new york and missouri. clo crowds outraged over the choke hold death of eric garner. they threw rox at police and clashed with demonstrators trying to stop the violence. they blocked a highway in nearby oakland. well u.s. embassies around the world are on alert this morning, bracing for the release of a potentially explosive so-called torture report on cia

interrogations after 9/11. the tactics are outlined in graphic detail. those tactics, including waterboarding, were stopped years ago. walgreens pharmacy is investigating how some holiday wrapping paper that was meant for hanukkah wound up with nazi symbols in the design. the paper was pulled from the shelves. star-studded event in washington. president obama bestowing kennedy center honors on five artists. al green, sting, ma tricia mcbride, lily tomlin and tom hanks were all hon norpd the president said he wishes he could be called sting.

but he's stuck with potus. not a bad title. what happens when you try to throw a giant bear into the hockry kink. fans trying to make a giant donation. the bear was too cumbersome for them. the poor thing went through a lot before it got help from the hockey players. and the crowd cheered. and one lucky little boy or girl got to figure out how to get that into their car. i'm sure the parents were happy. the bear was not injured. >> we feel better now. we turn to the health scare for president obama over the weekend. when his sore throat wouldn't go away, doctors ordered him to walter reed. he had a c.a.t. scan. the result? acid reflux. >> it would be very unusual to have a sore throat be the only sign of acid reflux. the sore throat is with the

company it keeps. with runny nose, cough, fever, infection. a bad taste in your mouth. or a sore throat and heart burn, you think about reflux. it's the burning in your lower chest after you lie down or have a meal. >> when that's the case, how do you treat snit. >> you treat it by going after some of the causes. and one of the causes is, if you have extra weight that can push on your stomach. you see reflux when acid and food splash back from your stomach into your food pipe. losing a little bit of weight. raising the end of your bed can help. that will help use gravity to -- >> meaning head up? >> yes, like six-inch blocks under the head of your bed. eating small meels. trying not to eat three hours before going to bed. keep track of foods that may give you a problem. if you smoke, stop smoking. >> what the you don't catch it? what if it goes undiagnosed?

>> for most people, it's just ann annoying. for some, you know, long periods of reflux can cause scarring in your esophagus. rarely, cancer. for people with asthma, it can trigger an attack. >> thank you, rich. you have to scoot the social square. i'm going. here's what's coming up own our "good morning america" did you see i stretched that out, the morning menu. in pop news, justin timberlake's new move. and move over tiger moms. why elephant parents are on the rise. they couldn't be more different. we'll explain those differences. and tim tebow, there he is, making holiday wishes come true for some lucky shoppers. how you could spread the joy as well. oh, look at this. how lucky am i? nick cannon, the gentleman, is here urks talking about his new

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t. t.j. holmes here to take it away. >> thank you for having me back. you said if you're coming back, you gotta bring it. i went out and recruited. nick cannon. i had to recruit. two is better than one. we're going to do this accou"po news" thing. >> you're a fan of j.k. rowling? >> absolutely. >> she's going to be putting out 12 new stories. one a day starting december 12th. it's potter more, you have to solve a mystery. a riddle. would you be good enough? >> probably not. my hogwarts history, i'm not good with that stuff in potterland. >> you're not going to get the stories. everybody else you have to unlock them. >> start typing quidditch. man crush? on anybody? >> yeah.

you! >> all right. that was too easy. now george clooney. we showed you this picture last week. a lot of people got a man crush on this guy possibly. i use the picture to get into the other part of the story. his better half, amal, a human rights lawyer. now a fashion icon. so big, she has a bag named after her. are you familiar with this brand? affect you are. forgive me. i'm still in the target aisle. >> it's italian and fancy. >> they're calling that bag now the amal. if you want, you can dress like here. you can carry the amal. >> for a certain price, i'm guessing. >> what would you guess? >> a big price. >> 1200 bucks. >> the burkin is named after a person, too. >> this is the amal. and the last thing here. are you more comfortable behind the scenes as you are in front

of the camera? >> i try to be in front of the camera, behind the camera. an entrepe-tainer. >> justin timberlake is one as well. he picks up a camera. this is at the memphis grizzlies game. he's having fun. why is he allowed to do this? he's justin tim ler babertimber. but he is a part owner of the grizzlies. he put this on instagram. his grandmother, sadie, in the stands. >> i wonder if the director took a single one of his shots though. did you see that? >> he was all over the place wit. >> we're going to be talking to you later about the book. >> got my book here.

trying to get my j.k. on as well. you don't need no riddles to get this one. stories right here. >> is that all right? i got to bring somebody every time. >> awesome, t.j. >> you alone is more than enough. >> look at this. let's end on that, please. let's go to ginger right it's a fresh 17 for the winter out here, we're loving it. we are celebrating and celebrating weather in green bay they are not celebrating, but they are driving carefully that's what they are running into that's to wbay photo. tonight into tomorrow you'll need an umbrella in new york city. the snow will fall inland that would be snow tuesday through thursday, all the pink. the higher elevations will get 6 to 12 inches. some of the areas in the washington state and oregon will get rain.

let's get a check closer to home. >> reporter: thanks, ginger, david murphy on the terrace. it's cloudy and windy and chilly and we have a snow shower down the shore. brisk and chilly. heavy rain arrives before dawn tomorrow and continues through the morning and into the early afternoon. it's winds high of 44. mostly cloudy wednesday with a high of 43 and lingering shower around. a wet snow shower possible on thursday. athens, georgia. george? >> thank you, ginger. now to today's "morning stir." tiger moms, move over. we're hearing elephant moms are on the rise. this is more about nurturing. that's pretty. and abc's juju chang takes a look at what it's like, how to figure out which method is right for your kids. >> reporter: we know tiger

parents employs extreme discipline. not so much the lovie dove i have stuff. now there's an elephant in if room. in atlantic magazine, a blogger describes some parents' need to nurture, protect, and encourage their children, especially when they're still impressionable and young. the blogger comparing the loving way she was raised to being an elephant. her tiny legs stuck in the water and her mother pulling her along and supporting her child uncondition unconditionally. writing about her own daughter, our 4-year-old will ask us to put her shoes on and feed her. she has the rest of her life to do it herself. some applaud it. others believe being reprimanded is necessary. discipline is a big part of being a person. experts saying that parents should trust their instincts and

find the style that works for them. >> the tiger mom is tough. the el mant mom is soft. i like the middle approach. the parent is is tough but loving. >> reporter: for "good morning america," juju chang, abc news, nor new york. >> and we're here are robyn silverman. what do you think of that? >> i think that the elephant mom approach is all about nurturing and protecting. the tiger mom is get it done, do it now, do it right. a child needs different approaches at different times of their lives, most of the best parenting is nuance and happens somewhere in between. >> it's about mix and match, listening, learning from what works. >> exactly. when we have a child, we have to understand that that child is going to grow and learn and change throughout their lives. i like to tell parents that we need to listen to the child and

really tune in. we need to listen to our gut and tune in. because the sweet spot is where those two meet. >> and also give yourself a break. you're going to make mistakes. >> we're going to screw up. but parenting is not about being perfect. it's about really tuning in and listening. it's about being present. and you know what? if you crscrew up, parenting is the ultimate do over. you can do it over and over again and get it as right as you can. >> thank goodness for that. to the "gma heat index" and the royal visit. let look at prince william and kate's new new york palace during their three-day stay. the carlyle hotel. a favorite sport of william's mother, princess diana, who became america's sweetheart over 25 years ago. kate is following in iconic diana's footsteps becoming a charitable role model herself.

>> once she arrived, new york realized what a star they had. >> reporter: she was born to be a princess? >> i would say she was born to be a queen. >> reporter: kate will be taking a page from princess diana. she changed the per sepgs of aids at harlem hospital nearly 25 years ago. there were poignant moments on the first trip. most notably, i would think, holding that baby. holding that child who had aids. >> just a simple gesture. just by picking up a baby, hugging it. diana was able to send a very important message. >> reporter: william and kate will pay a visit to a city kid's foundation project. the same charity die qua that helped to support more than two decades ago. >> when you left, there was sense that around you, a great big show was about to start. >> reporter: it was 25 years ago

you walked through these doors with princess diana. what was it like? >> it was fantastic, like it is now. it's a wonderful, happy place. it was like walking into a party. >> reporter: and she was the belle of the ball. william and kate's new york home away from home, also one of her favorite hideaways. >> he was setting up his magazine, "george" and asked the princess to be on the cover of the first issue. she said, that's an honor. she said, i would like to be on the cover of your 50th issue. >> reporter: wow. >> sadly, for neither of them was that possible. >> reporter: william and kate have captured the world's fascinati fascination. bringing some of that diana magic back to new york for the first time. and kate is actually heading just two blocks away there that now famous harlem hospital that diana visited at a child development center in new york with the first lady of new york.

>> if you happen to run into the royals. you don't need to courtesy or bow. a little bow. like i do to you every morning. continuing now, we all know the band kiss and their outranls outfits and makeup. they didn't care what people thought of them. now front man, gene simmons daughter, sophie is following in her dad's footsteps in a clothing line she created to help women celebrate themselves. >> reporter: she's best known as the daughter of legendary rocker gene simmons and former model shannon tweed. 22-year-old sophie tweed-simmons is making her own mark. ? we have a little bit of everything. >> reporter: just like her famous father. >> i can get down.

>> reporter: she's not afraid of breaking the rules. designing a new fashion line that doesn't discriminate. clothing that fits every type of body. >> yes, we're not trying to thin-shame. we're not trying to fat-shame. we're saying there's not an option for girls that look like me. grab it, grab it. >> reporter: growing up in front of the camera on her family's reality show, she says her body was constantly judged. >> gene simmons chubby daughter. i had to be comfortable. >> reporter: she chooses not to have her photos digit tally enhanced. >> i don't want to lie about what i look like. this is how i look. >> reporter: and unlike other celebs accused of altering their own images, sophie refuses. >> you're telling your followers, i don't think i'm pretty enough. what is that saying for these young girls? >> reporter: wearing size 8 to

10, she was frustrated with how clothing fit her body. she marter inned with the style club online to launch a new year's eve collection. her look a combination of rocker meets conservative. >> sexy rocker grandma. >> reporter: a clothing line promising to fit women of all shapes and sizes. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> i wasn't thinking grandma. >> no, no. >> nor was i. >> cute stuff. >> i can't get the sexy grandma thing out of my head right now. jus thi >> just think about her. coming up, one lucky mom. she's going to be surprised live. and cristian bale is here.

>> george, a firefighter -- good morning a firefighter suffered a minor injury battling a suspicious blaze that broke out at 1:00 a.m. 8 people in the nearby home were evacuate because of a precaution. 8:27, december 8. i'm tamala edwards. let's head over to matt pellman it's slow on the schuylkill expressway, matt. >> reporter: the schuylkill expressway eastbound is not where you want to be. crash approaching the curve, the vehicle is badly damaged. no emergency crews on the scene taking out the left lane giving us a solid jam toward 76. if you're heading toward the schuylkill expressway, southbound side is heavy approaching 76. the good news the crash we told

you about the last half-hour has cleared out. the schuylkill expressway by south street another crash no emergency crews on the scene jammed solid from the boulevard through this point at south. >> let's head outside to david murphy, you can see looking at you shiver, david how cold it is. >> reporter: it is a cold start, tam. we have a wintry mix occurring down by the shore. looking at storm tracker 6 live double scan. for the last hour or so we're tracking snow showers coming in off the ocean close to atlantic city. probably not a big deal, but slow down if that starts sticking. 29 degrees in philadelphia. the windchill making it feel like 16. bundle up. today at high, 38 staying brisk and chilly. tomorrow heavy rain through the morning and afternoon, windy and high of 44. >> nick cannon brings fun to the last half-hour of "g.m.a." and we'll wrap things up in the

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♪ this is attention walmart shopper. attention walmart shoppers. today "gma" is is paying off layaways. [ cheers and applause ] >> and a lot of excitement down at that walmart in orlando right now. tim tebow surprising folks all morning long with our layaway live event. much more from him coming up. >> big smiles and great holiday spirit there. also ahead, there he is. our very own santa. the one and only nick cannon is in the holiday spirit adds well. he's got a new christmas book out for kids. he's a busy man. and then we have, it's a star-packed half hour. christian bale is here. looking forward to hearing about his new movie, "exodus, gods and

kings." t.j. and i saw it together. >> 3-d. >> phenomenal. in the spirit of giving, we have a gift for "once upon a time" fans, a deleted secene. you can see it on our website. to tony reali. he's in the social square with today's speed feed. >> it was in your feed all weekend. still there this morning. a youtube takeover. the little girl who likes herself some grateful dead. me and my uncle is a song being played by coyote and crow. not everyone a brooklyn subway platform able to resist her call to get down. check her out. down with your bad self. dance like no one except 4.5 million. on youtube are watching. 4.5 million hits watching her dance to the grateful dead.

i sense a sequel and copy cats on the way. were you "fresh prince of bel air" fans? trending, will, carlton, jeffrey, uncle phil, both aunt vivs are coming to netflix. what put it in a stratosphere was when one direction fans reminded us how much their guys like the theme. ♪ in west philadelphia on the playground is where i spent most of my days shooting some b-ball ♪ >> gotta be a top five theme song of all time. one of the biggest trenders. the trend of a favorite. french toast crunch is back. happy times for fans. they've been trying to buy boxes on ebay.

i question how old those boxes are since the cereal went off the shelves in 2006. it will be back very soon. speed feed, george. i know you're excited. time for "gma's" layaway live. so excited. surprising shoppers all across the country. tim tebow is at a walmart in orlando right now. take it away, tim. >> hey, george. everybody loves santa. but getting to play santa is way more fun. take a look. every year, it happens all across the country. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: good samaritans playing off complete stranger's holiday layaways. >> i can't believe it. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: can you tell me your story? >> i decided to do something anonymous for family. and went into a layaway department and didn't know who i was helping.

chose one family with toys on layaway. >> reporter: this year, we wanted to get in on the christmas magic. attention walmart shoppers. "gma" is paying off layaways. hitting walmarts all across the country. >> what do i have on layaway right now? >> reporter: she came in to make a payment. the christmas gifts for her two small children. tough times lately? >> i totalled my car. i was a full-time student. i have a lot of home work i have been catching up on. i missed a lot of work. >> reporter: so christmas is depending on this lay away, huh? >> yes. >> reporter: on belaugh half of" we're going to the take care of it for you. we were just getting started. jasmine's gifts are for her bay be nephew. today, it's on "gma." hi, how are you? >> oh, snap. shut the front door.

>> reporter: nice to see you. on behalf of "gma," we would like to pay for your layaway. >> shut up. >> reporter: i promise. >> thank you. tim tebow came up and paid my layaway. >> i'll take care of you. >> reporter: and single mom of two, christina, showing up to pay off her $280 layaway. we're footing the bill. how much did you have? >> a lot. >> reporter: you can put that money back in your pocket. "gma" wants to pay off your layaway. >> oh, my god. thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. a store full of holiday spirit paid in full. guys, there is nothing better than making someone smile at christmas time. this was awesome. >> you're surrounded by smiles. if you would like to become a layaway angel, you can go to our website and find out how. or you can donate at a store.

or pay a portion of someone's account. just ask a store manager for help. >> a great idea. to ginger for a final check of the weather. >> such a party. i wasn't paying attention. we we have a lot going on today, including the snow in wisconsin this morning, check it out, this is happening overnight we have slick roads. in madison, wisconsin they have ice around central. in phoenix, warm in the upper 70s, low 80s. through wednesday heavy rain that represents 2 to 3 inches in the red and the purple areas will transition to snow some of the higher elevations away from the coast. denver today, mild, 54. that's the big picture, let's get a check a little closer to home. >> reporter: thank, ginger, david murphy on the terrace under mostly cloudy skies, cold this morning, temperatures in the 20s and windchills in the

teens. high today, 38. tomorrow, heavy rain at times, 44. the holidays? abc family is. the stars are all over it this weekend. the winter wonderland party on ice to mark abc family's annual not to be missed 25 days of christmas marathon. all your favorite holiday classics every day until the big day. the star of baby daddy, so good to see you, chelsea kane. >> hi. so good to be here. >> you have a special baby daddy coming up. i love the title. >> it's a wonderful emma. a baby daddy episode. ben is bah humbug about the whole christmas thing and wishes christmas away, and with that, he wishes emma away because he met her mom at a christmas party. it's about how our lives would

be different without her. it's sweet. it tugs at your heart strings. >> it does. a beautiful coat, by the way. i know you have brought a few for us. >> yes, yes, for your warm hearts, warm coats pile. on behalf of abc family, we brought these coats. >> so far, our eighth year of doing this, we have now 65,373 coats. you can help join the cause by going to any burlington store and donating a gently worn coat. or go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! to find out how and when to donate. use the hashtag coat notes. abc family shows. special holiday episodes airing this week. including baby daddy. on wednesday, 8:30 eastern.

>> we're looking forward to that. also looking forward to christian bale.

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out who moses really is. >> how do you know moses? >> you know how i know him. >> so you're not his sister, then? >> of course not. >> place your arm on the table. >> ramses. don't take this any further. >> don't take this any further or what? >> do not take this any surter. >> are you quite sure about that. get your hand off it or use it now. >> oh. such an intense scene. so great to have christian bale with us. when riddy scott first approached you, you said, oh, no. >> who would? i know myself to be such an idiot. this is such an ah iconic figure. you have healthy amount of

self-doubt about playing such a target. >> you did a tremendous amount of research. reading torah, the bible. trying to get a feel of it. >> watching life of brian, mel brooks version. >> interesti ining choice. >> it's where you have to start. you do something with as much weight and gravitas as this, you have to see where the red flags are. brilliant films. you know. there's so much to see. charlton heston. >> of course. >> burt lancaster. oh, hey, mate. thank you very much. and, uh -- and then reading the torah. that was something that was a real eye-opener for me. i had never read from the the beginning through to the end. i discovered moses is one of the most fascinating, challenging, and come plet characters i have

ever read about. sense the relevance and why his story has resonated for mill len ya. >> you said at one point he was barbar barbaric. >> and i think if you feel that way, read the entire torah. our film is focused on the relationship between moses and ramses. numbers 31, 14-18 is quite well known. >> not only the relationship between moses and ramses. and the relationship between moses and god. i was struck. all movie goers will be on how ridley chose to portray god. what did you make of the choice? >> i think it is a bold choice.

he's a messenger of god. moses wrestled with his constantly. they disagreed. it was a tumultuous relationship. >> you were in the canary islands for some of this. >> yes. where they shot spag getty westerns in spain. they should be like paille westerns. and we shot in pinewood. as well. these incredible locations that ridley managed to find. nowadays, you have incredible technology. and, ridley is a master of -- he's a real artist. with what he creates with his film images. he's able to create this wonderful human story, after all, the only important thing.

special effects mean nothing without a great human story. >> i want to mention, love you on the mike. are you going to sing something for us here? >> i like hank williams an awful lot. >> we had some microphone difficulties. thank you for taking on the stick mike. "exodus, gods and kings" opens nationwide on friday. coming up, we have nick cannon here live. hey! it's mister monopoly.

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in the book is called "roc and roe's twelve days of christmas." >> thank you. >> so sweet. >> now they're dem kids. they're 3 1/2 years old. they're so full of personality. i was inspired to write the book. yesterday, we went to legoland. i was like, i gotta write about this experience. it wore me out. so much fun. during the holidays. to focus on family. just have a good time with them more than anything. >> and there they are. we first got a look at them with the great barbara walters. and, now -- i can't believe they're almost 4 years old. did they help you with the -- it's cute. some of the 12 days of christmas gifts. not your partridge in a pear tree. >> it's fun and over the top in our family. i remember when we were

designing the characters like they put, they had input. my daughter was like, daddy, my glasses don't look like that. i had to make sure they were happy with the characters. >> you and i were talking. even though mariah and you are separa separated, christmas is about family first and foremost. >> always. always focused on family. we'll forever be family. we're there for our children, making them the number one priority. understanding they're love and can have an amazing holiday. >> tell us a tradition you'll do in your house. based on these 12 days, there's some fun once. >> it's always a house full of people and pets and dogs. christmas eve, we like to have sleigh rides, reindeer. everything seems over the top. but it really happens. >> it does. this is a glimpse into your life with mariah and the twins. in addition to writing the book

and efg else you do, you're popping over to radio city music hall to their spectacular? >> yes. i'll be there with the book and reading. literacy is very important to me. anytime you can get around a bunch of kids and read a book, you can't go wrong with that. >> when are you at radio city? >> i'll be there today. >> you know the royals could pop in. >> i can read to them, they could read to me. >> it's their first trip to new york. you're there for a tradition. stranger things could happen. >> makes sense. >> the real housewives -- >> the real husbands of hollywood. kevin hart and i have a show where we get to have a heightened version of our lives. i think i'm the mayor of beverly hills at this point.

>> it's a parody. >> they say it's the fakest reality show on television. we have fun. >> how could you not? >> everybody stops through. boris is on. chris rock stopped in. >> you never let down. i'm so thrilled to hear that you and the family are okay and you'll have beautiful christmas together. thank you for giving us this gift. >> no problem. >> it's called "roc and roe's twelve days of christmas." before you go. you're going to donate a coat? >> of course. right over here. let's do it. >> thank you. >> it will be chilly without it. but we do so appreciate it. we'll be right back, everybody. thank you. >> no problem. >> good to see you. good to

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okay. >> did you just say that, ginger? >> i sure did. >> great monday, anna kendricks is going to be here. >> have a great day. jingle those bells. >> good morning, police in burlington county, new jersey are questioning a man in in connection with the discovery of a woman's body found in the

trunk of the car in the hotel parking lot. we'll have a live update on "action news" at noon. 8:56, monday, december 8. i'm tamala edwards. let's head over to matt pellman for the last look the traffic. >> reporter: we're making progress on the schuylkill expressway accidents, but progress is slow. eastbound from gulph mills through this point approaching the conshohocken curve, accident police on the scene off to the side. you break up but then you hit the breaks from the boulevard east into south street where the left lane is blocked. another accident that's a solid jam eastbound from the boulevard into south. watching a crash in cherry hill 38 westbound at chapel avenue, two right lanes out of commission there. >> let's find out about our cold, cold morning from david murphy good morning. >> reporter: it's chilly and breezy, tam, plus a sign that we have entered the winter season, take a look at storm tracker 6

live double scan down along the coast over the last couple of hours, we have rain showers that have entered cooler air along the ground, surface temperatures are above freezing, so it's not an issue. 29 degrees in philadelphia. windchill in the teens. today's high, 38. tomorrow, heavy rain in the morning and afternoon. later showers later in the day and high in the mid 40s. >> coming up on "action news" at noon, william and kate are here, we'll have a live report to the royals first visit to manhattan. we'll have an update on the fire in the frankford section of philadelphia that injured a firefighter. "live" with kelly and michael is next. (vo) nourished.

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