good morning, america. deadly deep freeze. at least 19 killed from oregon to maryland. icy conditions spark hundreds of accidents. >> oh, my god, y'all. >> this fiery tanker crash in baltimore part of a deadly 67-car pileup. planes slide off slick runways. people trapped on board and at baggage claim for hours. thousands of flights delayed or canceled. now another shot of arctic air blasting the nation this morning. the electoral college expected to make it official for donald trump today. a last-ditch effort from celebrities and protestors to keep him from office, as new questions arise about russia's role in the u.s. election. and senators on both sides of the aisle call for a new investigation. highway nightmare caught on camera. >> oh, my god!

>> an out-of-control car pin-balling across the road, plowing into a light pole. >> what the? >> good samaritans racing to the rescue. we hear from one of them this morning. >> i'm a trauma nurse. ♪ jump, jump jumping for joy. the cowboys' star running into the end zone, leaping into a salvation army kettle. the rookie celebrating his record-breaking touchdown, but he could now face a major fine. what he says he'll do to turn that penalty into a gift for the holidays. and good morning, america. happy monday, how about that jump yesterday. we should take another look. >> boom! celebration, right? and then, i thought it was cute. he jumped in the salvation army kettle. apparently, the nfl didn't think it was so cute. they're saying ezekiel elliott will face a fine. he's like, fine me.

i'll match the money and give to it the salvation army. doubling down. >> boy, it was cold in so many cities yesterday. the nfl playing through all of it. you have to look at this. this is the bears game. check this out. carey, hit so hard, the decal came off his helmet. >> and vikings fans in minnesota, stage strong through the frimd weather. they're using the fire the stay warm. also, more importantly, perhaps, to keep their beers from freezing. because that would be a tragedy. >> boy, is it still could. look outside. that woman with the red scarf. couldn't see but her eyes a few minutes ago. schools closing in chicago and surrounding cities. ginger right here tracking it all. >> here's the thing. it's not just north dakota, south dakota, chicago, minneapolis. now we're talking about dallas. a frozen frown tan in dallas.

the cold made its way on south to texas. i want to show you the arctic cold numbers. houston feels like 20. south padre island dipped below freezing. kansas city at 15 below. right there in chicago itself. 27 below. we find eva pilgrim there. she wrote me this weekend, i know you have a lot of experience in the cold. i'm a south carolina gal, what do i do? >> reporter: oh, your tips were life saving. it's freezing here if chicago. actually, it's below freezing. the real temperature is 12 below zero. it feels like 27 below. the frigid temperatures are causing problems from the skies to the roads. fatal freeze. dangerously cold touch churs creating havoc on the highways. leaving at least 19 dead this morning. in baltimore, this truck kreend

off internate 95, exploding into flames. >> oh, my god, y'all! >> reporter: a stranded motorist watched as truck after truck -- >> stop, stop! >> reporter: drives straight into the inferno. at least 20 injured and three dead on a day where the maryland police responded to 377 accidents. in oregon, a large chunk of ice smashing this windshield after falling from a semi truck. pileups from new mexico to north carolina. planes sliding off the run way in chicago, landing in the grass. no one hurt. >> it's cold in chicago, just the way you like it. >> reporter: the sub zero wind chills not stopping the nfl. players and fans bundled up in denver, kansas city, and chicago, where it was so cold, a hard hit combined with negative 4 wind chills september one player's helmet sticker flying straight off.

it was unreal. to put it in perspective, we have boiling water. i'll toss it into the air here. you can see, it turns into snow. some water still dropping out of it. that is how extreme cold it is out here this morning. amy? >> i was just talking eva to the meteorologist in chicago, tracy. she was telling her viewers, good news, guys, it's going to get to 30 this week. they were excited it's almost at freezing. the winter storms are looming over a record holiday travel season. thousands of flights delayed or canceled in the last 4 hours. now overmillions expected to hie road. david kerley is at the airport with more. >> reporter: usually holiday travel is not much fun. already for today, the day just starting, 100 flights have been canceled. folks are moving through the lines. just yesterday, more than 1500

flights were canceled. more than 5,000 delayed. what a mess in denver yesterday. it looks like it was one airline's problem. frontier. hundreds and hundreds of bags stuck many baggage claim. one flight from atlanta, the passengers were on the tarmac in denver for five hours before they could get to a gate and get off the aircraft. denver international says this was frontier's issue. other airlines were not having a problem there. the only good news, it's spread out over the week whend people travel, it may help. the big question is the weather. airlines are worried about the weather. >> it looks like a nightmare over the weekend. a problem at l.a.x. a power outage. it didn't last long. >> reporter: two power bumps yesterday evening. it put the computers down. it took about an hour for the computers to come back up. about half hour in delays.

baggage claim down for a god part of the evening. they're trying to figure out what happened. that tells you how important the electricity is for us getting home nor the holidays. >> back to ginger. you do have that good news? >> i have to have -- >> 30 in chicago. >> it can't keep going down. you see 58 below or so over the week end. california, parts of arkansas, hard freeze warnings. there's the freezing line. and through the week it is going to get milder and milder, even bumping up to almost the canadian board. the numbers, y'all, for boston, 25 to 43. dallas from 37 to 63. things are getting better. you don't get a white christmas in a lot of places. i'll save that bad news for another day. >> we'll take the good news now. we move on to the latest in the trump transition. it's a decisive day. presidential electors meet in all 50 states to cast their

votes. that is pennsylvania's state capital in harrisburg. that state a key state for donald trump. extra security is in place. cecilia vega is here. >> reporter: good morning to you. donald trump's opponents need just 37 electors to go rogue today. a handful have said they plan to. despite the last minute push for a different outcome, the president-elect is poised to win the electoral college when members cast their votes. from celebrities making a last-minute appeal. >> republican members of the elect trorl college this message is for you. >> reporter: to pro testers marching on the national mall. and an online petition with nearly 5 million signatures. this morning, an unprecedented push for the electoral college not to pick donald trump when they cast their vote today. 538 members convening in every state capital and the district of columbia.

trump's opponents hope for a hail mary. the vast majority of electors insisting they're not changing their vote. >> it really slhows a lack of understanding of our democracy. it shows an honest lack and disrespect. >> i never realized what they had in mind. >> reporter: still amid ak zaugss of hacking in the election, 80 electors signing a letter asking the director of national sbel yens to provide them with classified briefings before they vote. and hillary clinton's campaign manager endorsing that request. >> what did trump inc know and when did they know it? were they in tush with the rush zblans. >> reporter: the trump team pushing back hard. >> the entire nonsense about the electors trying to use the russian hack issue to change the election results is really unfortunate. i think that actually undermines

our democracy more than any other conversation we're having right now. >> reporter: no laughing matter. but fodder for "snl." >> this is elf on the shelf. he's fun. you put it right here next the your internet router. >> reporter: "snl" is not letting up on this one. the intelligence agencies have all but denied that request. today's votes, not counted officially until january. >> that happens in congress. thank you. let's talk more now about senators chuck schumer and john mccain, who are leading the bipartisan call for an investigation on the russian hacking allegations and the election. see what senator mccain had to say. >> whether it would have affected the outcome of the election or not is why we need to have a select committee. if they're able to harm the electoral process, then they destroy democracy, which is based on free and fair

elections. >> our chief foreign correspondent terry moran is in russia. of you been talking to people inside the kremlin. what are they saying? >> reporter: good morning. talking to russian government officials, people close to putin's inner circle. they're laughing at us. they think this is a joke. they look at the post election chaos in the united states, the controversy in the electoral college, the call for hearings, they're taking delight in it. there were cheers in the russian parliament on election night. state-dominated media is mocking the americans. you talk to ordinary russian, they don't believe it. they think it's embasbarrassingr the united states. they can't believe that any hacker, and the russian government is denying they had anything to do with it, but that any hacker could undermine an election. >> what is their take on donald trump? >> well, that's interesting. because they didn't want hillary

clinton. it is striking the hatred you feel from russian government officials for hillary clinton. they saw her as an enemy or threat to russia. but they don't know donald trump. they see him not as some american liberals do as putin's poodle, but an american nationalist they hope they can do business with. >> let's get more from cokie roberts and jon karl. let's begin. we want to get to russia in a second. let's begin with the electoral college protests. we haven't seen this focus since the 2000 election. >> even then, it wasn't as intense. it's spurred on by social media. it's not going the go anywhere, george. we have seen protests before. with the electoral college. and pretty much every four years, there's a challenge. but then it's over. >> it's not going change the outcome. jon, one thing that may change. we're starting to see some signs

from the donald trump camp that once we get by this electoral college vote today, he might start to move forwards accepting the conclusions of the intelligence community that russia was involved in the election. >> we heard that from reince priebus. he said if the president-elect then president gets presented with evidence from the intelligence community on this, that is convincing, he would accept the conclusions. we'll see if that happens. this is something that's been fundamental. from the start, trump has dismissed the possibility. if he accepts it, it raises a very interesting question. what does he do about snit will there be retaliation taken? >> that's what i wanted to follow up on. we heard from president obama on friday saying there will be retaliation once the final report comes in.

but kellyanne conway saying he won't necessarily follow fthrouh on that. >> it's hard to imagine president-elect trump who is talking about warmer ties with russia, starting, as one of his first acts of president, starting retaliation. >> you have the pressure in the republican party. >> and historical pressure. republicans have been the party of opposition to russia. the soviet union before that. the hard liners. for them to suddenly say, oh, it's all fine is a problem for them and for trump. think it's a bigger problem if he doesn't accept the intelligence. these are the people he's going to be counting on for the next four years to tell him what is going on around the world. >> cokie, jon, thank you. overseas where evacuations have resumed in the war-torn city of aleppo, syria. thousands have been trapped there. days after the takeover by

government forces. the evacuations were delayed after militants set fire to buses that were supposed to carry people fleeing the city. today, russia and france are supporting a new compromise that will allow the united nations to monitor the evacuations and make sure aid is delivered. the latest on the the manhunt going on in arkansas after a road rage shooting killed a 3-year-old boy on a shopping trip with his grandmother. adrienne bankert is on the story. >> reporter: it's cruel and senseless. somebody pulling out a gun because they were in a hurry. police are hoping to find the man who shot a toddler in a fit of road rage. this morning, the manhunt is on for a driver who opened fire on this car, killing an innocent child in a deadly case of road rage. >> this is probably one of the most frustrating things that you will encounter in your career when it involves children.

>> reporter: kim king macon says she was taking her two young grand condition children on a shopping trip saturday night. coming to a halt at this stop sign. waiting to make a turn in the pouring rain. that's when police say the driver of the car behind her honked his horn, apparently angry she was going too slow. investigators say she honked back. that's when the man allegedly got out of his vehicle, firing his gun. macon giving off, pulling into this parking lot, where she discovered her 3-year-old grandson, ason king had been shot. he later died at the hospital. >> we're asking if there is anyone with information pertaining to this case, please come forward. >> reporter: detectives now offering a $20,000 reward for the killer they believe was driving a 2003 black chevrolet impala. police say the family is complecom completely innocent and had no

prior relationship with the gunman. unlimited grief for this family. they hope any information from the public will help. >> so senseless. >> reporter: you see those pictures, your heart just breaks. i mean, a 3-year-old child. to hollywood, celebrating the life of a legend this morning. zsa zsa gabor, the hungarian beauty just as famous for her love life as her many acting roles. >> i don't want to be remembered as a woman who married so many times. i'm very impulsive. i marry too fast. is man is that nice to me, i go. i go away, i can work. i marry sod many times because i fall easily in love. >> she came to the u.s. in the late 1930s, quickly becoming a house hold name along with her sister, eva. she was noun for her extravagant lifestyle and many marriages. including conrad hilton.

if you're over a certain age, you'll remember her on the talk shows calling everyone "darling." here's one of my favorite quotes. she said i'm a marvelous housekeeper, every time i leave a husband, i keep the house. still making us laugh. >> all summed up in one sentence. thank you, very much. let's go to ginger. >> i'm going to call you both darling today. look at the snow cover. i wanted to bring back last you0 seconds, first, though the select cities brought to you by walmart. >> reporter: i remember feeling

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a handful of issues as you head out. >> we'll step outside and meet with david murphy next.

>> reporter: happy monday heading into the holidays, the cold is back. take a look at temperatures, 27 degrees in philadelphia. 23 degrees in allentown there's a bit of a wind blowing out of the north give you go windchills in the teens. this afternoon, cold, 35 for the high, brisk, too partly sunny, chilly, high of 39. wednesday winters arrives in the morning, we improve to 44 for the high. 47 on thursday, afternoon shower hopefully drying out in time for the eagles game. sunny and blustery on friday, 45. christmas eve and hanukkah on saturday, more clouds dry, 46. christmas day doesn't look like a white one this year, maybe a little wet in the afternoon with a possible shower. >> thank you, david. the electoral college is voting today to officially name

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delayed in the last 24 hours. and with just six day until christmas, guess what? it's peak mailing day today. the u.s. postal service say this is is will their busiest day for cards, letters, packages. amazon is warning you may not get packages on time. is there a pilot shortage? first, we get the newly released video of a star football play from the university of oklahoma seen punching a female student in the face. and pretty startling incident. it's back in the spotlight as running back joe mixon prepares for a bowl game. >> reporter: he's leading the oklahoma soon toers one of the biggest bowl game. video leaving many to wonder if he should be playing at all. a warning, the video is difficult to watch. he's known as one of college football's most electrifying players. this morning, okaying's star running back, joe mixon, is

under fire for his aks off the field. this newly released video of him punching a co-ed sparking outrage. early morning, july 2014. student mia sms molitor walking into this cafe. mixon not far behind. the two speaking briefly. mixon appearing to walk away. should'ved by molitor. he tries to make her flinch then sucker-punching her. knocking her out cold. quietly walking out. her jaw broken. mixon suspended for his freshman season. the video underwraps until an oklahoma court ruled it public record friday. mixon's own lawyers releasing it. >> he didn't want the distraction to follow the team into the bowl game. he made the decision to sort of rip the band aid off. >> reporter: mixon issuing in statement. a go up of apparently drunk

people started harassing us. the situation got tense. a woman shoved me. i reacted poorly. i struck her. adding, i am sorry. back on the team in 2015, dodging questions last season. >> what did you to do to get back on the team? >> um -- >> do you have any regrets at all, to anything, joe? >> no. >> reporter: now, many in college football, outraged at the university and coach bob stoops, arguing mixon should have been kicked off the team for good. >> you look that video and say, if that doesn't disqualify someone from playing football at oklahoma, what would? >> reporter: now mixon once poised to become a high round nfl draft pick could find that punch has put his football future in jeopardy. >> what team would say, i think it's a good idea to draft a guy throwing this devastating punch on video? >> reporter: he entered plea deal. as for the woman punched, the

video was released just hours before her graduation. her lawyers say she's still processing her emotions from the video's release. >> it's created new pressure on the university to take action. what is happening there? >> they seem to be poised to just let him play. they said he was punished for a year. suspended. he served his time, essentially. he's trying to turn over a new leaf. >> but he has no regrets? >> that's the interesting thing. his comments seem to show somebody without a lot of remorse. people are going to have a problem with that. >> there's a civil case going on as well. >> the video is the civil case. it's the heart of the civil case. i'll tell you, her lawyers messed this up. in 2014, you have a year to file the civil lawsuit. they filed a civil lawsuit on certain claims that didn't make sense inspect negligence. this is an assault or battery. that's what the claim should have been. instead, her lawyers filed the claims of negligence.

the judge threw them out recently. the only claim remaining is intentional infliction of emotional distress. the problem for her, with that kind of claim, with these facts is she waves him over to -- >> we want to show that on the tape. >> she waves him over. then she pushes him. he seems to be walking away. she then hits him again. this is in no way meant to defend what he did. you're looking at this as a legal matter and trying to prove intentional infliction, meaning he intentionally inflicted emotional distress, it makes it tougher. they should have pseudofor battery, assault. the basics. >> does it imply forethought? >> no, not necessarily. there has to be conduct where he was seeking to create emotional distress. his defense will be, i may have been wrong. i wasn't trying to create

emotional distress. she called me over. she pushed me. i overreacted. not to be defending him. as a legal matter, the claim on the table is not an easy one for mer now in the context of the civil lawsuit. >> what does this mean for the nfl? if he's drafted? >> it will be tough for them. now you're looking at him going into the league. whether he was right or wrong, he should not have thrown that punch. and he admits that. it will be a very dicey issue where he gets drafted, if he gets drafted at all. >> thank you. what a case. now to a tragic accident at a wedding in california, where a tree came crashing down as the wedding party posed for photos, killing one person. >> reporter: this morning, a woman killed and a child in critical condition after this giant tree came crashing down on top of them at a wedding party. >> we just watched some little kids go flat under the tree. it's crazy.

they were just running for their life. >> reporter: moments before tragedy struck, the grup was celebrating. taking wedding photos under a 100-foot-tall eucalyptus tree. it comes down. >> they're take pictures. the tree collapsed. >> reporter: several family members trapped underneath the tree. police and firefighters scrambling to rescue the vict s victims. >> respond to the person trapped incident. >> reporter: emergency crews using chain saws to cut away branches. while members of the wedding party waited and prayed. one victim receiving cpr at the scene. >> a lady with a little baby. and i didn't know what to do but she was screaming. >> reporter: five people rushed to the hospital including a 4-year-old girl. now fighting for for her life, suffering from a serious head injury. officials investigating what caused the tree to fall. saying long-term drought followed by heavy rains affected

the tree's health. >> we have seen this happen. trees are stressed. and as noted, we did have a large amount of rain. so there's some reason at the that tree failed. >> reporter: the tree is right there. you can see authorities have cut off all the branches. the debris field covers a half an ager. that would have been hard for anyone to escape. >> thank you, kayna. coming up on the big board. a dangerous morning for black ice. we'll tell you how the stay safe. pilots for the largest retailer, amazon, warning of delivery delays. will your holiday package arrive if time? hi, i'm paul.

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it's called black ice. national weather service issued an urgent warning on sunday. we begin with an update from gio in new fairfield, connecticut. show us why the black ice is so hard to spot. there that term black sis a tad deceiving. this stuff doesn't have a color. it's invisible. that's why it's so hard to spot. we found some here in connecticut. in is that black ice we're talking about. it's going to match whatever color the ground is, okay. so show you how dangerous this is, i have a hockey stick and puck. i can almost play some ice hockey right here on the road. that's how slick it is. how almost wet sit. that's how it's going to be on the road. it's just so dangerous for the cars when they're driving. they're not going to be able to stop easy on the road. you have to watch for that. you just have to look for the sort of slick ground. especially when the temperature is this low. guys, back to you. >> so scary when you hit those patches.

>> it is. i was upstate this weekend. we saw two cars spun out in dramatic fashion. how does it form? it's invisible. >> what happened in the northeast, as you saw, we went from very cold on friday to much warmer over the weekend the. snow starts to melt and puddle and pool. then we see the temperature drop, well below freezing again. it almost flash-freezes. you can have fog or condensation sitting over the road. the temperature drop, it freezes. i grew up having my mom tell me, careful, there's black ice out there. >> what can people do the stay safe? we lost gio. >> because you don't want to brake on it. what do you do? sit about driving slowly? >> there's the normal ones. you don't turn. you can't turn into it necessarily. you kind of keep it straight. don't brake. this is good, if there is a patch of snow, go for the snow.

that gives you more traction than the black ice would. >> thank you, ginger. up next, crunch time for holiday shopping. less than a week before christmas. pilots now flying for amazon warning customers they may struggle to deliver in time for the holiday. becky worley joins us with more. are our packages going the make it on time? >> it's hard to know, amy. this is a he said, she said. but the it's the pilots saying there will be delays. amazon saying, everything is fine. here's the deal. amazon is trying to rely less on third party shippers. u.p.s., fedex. amazon has been able to contract with cargo companies. the pilot's union for the jets saying they're being mandated to work overtime to get the shipments delivered. the pilots went on strike last month. a federal judge ordered them back on the job.

they're now talking directly to consumers by taking out ads saying shipments could be delayed. this is a big but, amazon said they have rebalanced capacity so ensure no drupgss. they're added they're confident in their ability to serve customers. we'll see. >> they say they're going to do it. walk us through the deadlines we're facing right now. >> it's that crunch time. we all want that free shipping. but, sorry, that deadline has passed. the buzzer. it was last friday. we may see a few sites offering last-minute shipping. but n but don't count on it. standard shipping. tick tock. u.p.s. cutoff is today for most outlets. including am don. you'll pay for it. not as much. not as much as expedited shipping. cha ching. ouch. procrastination hurts. drop dead deadline for most stores, noon, 12/22.

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panic, concern, danger. eyewitnesses had all these emotions and more. a motorcyclist got it all on cape. what he also captures is the compassion of strangers. >> pull over, pull over! >> reporter: these are the harrowing moments caught on a florida highway. a car careens out of control. coming dangerously close to catastrophe. [ horn honking ] >> what the -- >> reporter: watch as the driver, apparently having a medical episode crashes through the street light and keeps going. >> what are you doing? pull over! >> he was like a pinball machine. back and forth. banging off the walls. >> reporter: despite blown-out tires, the cadillac picks up speed, chrrisscrossing the highway. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: slamming into a guardrail. >> pull -- you need to stop! bro, you need to stop!

stop. >> reporter: the driver appears disoriented. >> get out the car, it's smoking sflp we have to get out of the car. the car's smoking. >> reporter: nearly a dozen good samaritans jump in to help. >> i'm a trauma nurse if anyon . >> reporter: and he makes it safety to the hospital. we spoke to the driver. he said he thanks everybody who helped him. according to the florida place, after he was transported to the hospital, he refused treatment and walked out. we still don't know what the medical episode was. because he wasn't able to prove something happened, they ticketed him for reck less driving. >> you could tell he was listless. he wasn't all there. something was going on. >> reporter: he seemed like he was in a state of shock. >> the ticket is still outstanding? >> reporter: they told us they issued a ticket. he hasn't paid it. they haven't rescinded it. >> thank you. coming up next, we have gnaw parenting alert about screen

time. one doctor calling it as addictive as drugs. dr. besser here to help you find the right balance for your kids. for our kids, too. what's going on upstairs? we're ready for you to get up here. great audience. a special interview with jennifer lawrence. talking about her new movie. who she can't live without. we'll tell you coming up on "gma." hi, we're the hulford quads. (laughter) we're in 8th grade. technology is the only thing that really entertains us. i'm gonna use this picture on sketchbook, and i'm going to draw mustaches on you all. using the pen instead of fingers, it just feels more comfortable for me. be like, boop! it's gone. i like that only i can get into it and that it recognizes my fingerprint. our old tablet couldn't do that. it kind of makes you feel like you're your own person, which is a rare opportunity in my family. (laughter) so basically we have two production options... hey guys, i gotta call you back.

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>> hi everyone, good morning i'm matt o'donnell, 7:56, monday, december 19. karen rogers what's going on on the pennsylvania turnpike? >> reporter: big deal, matt, a fully engulfed tractor-trailer fire, eastbound past downingtown, look at the speeds, 10 miles per hour, we're watching the delay grow eastbound past downingtown. big scram, 10 miles per hour fire crews on the scene with a fully engulfed tractor-trailer. major problems with mass transit. so cold you'll be waiting an hour for your train. we have 60 minute delays on the regional rails for power problems, warminster, doylestown lansdale, we trenton and trenton delays for amtrak emergency roadwork. on the schuylkill expressway, starting to jam up, earlier it looked like people were taking

on them, now we're jammed on the schuylkill expressway approaching belmont. westbound traffic barely move heading toward king of prussia. >> taking a live look on sky6 live hd the christmas tree at dilworth park. it's cold this morning. here's david murphy. recently colder than yesterday, matt, 26 degrees, the temperatures have dropped by one degree in the last hour. 21 in allentown. of course with a wind blowing out of the north we have windchills in the teens this morning. this afternoon, 35 windchills in the 20s partly sunny tomorrow, improving to 39. still kind of cold. wednesday winter officially arrives before dawn. in the afternoon weapon get milder to 44. 47 thursday with an afternoon shower, sunny anne gusty 45 on friday. over the week we're back in the 40s were more clouds. >> the search is on for three masked men who robbed an elderly couple of $3,000 during a home invasion. it happened on west godfrey avenue in olney section. detectives say the robberies

forced the man at gunpoint into his own home. nobody was hurt. >> go for the two, win, kick the point and go into overtime. the debate on the eagles' call continues. read about it at 6abc.com.

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. deadly deep freeze. bitter whind chill and icy conditions. planes slide right off runways. more than 6,000 flights delayed or canceled. 19 sate under winter weather alerts. parenting alert. are your kids so grewed to the screens that it's turning them into junkies. dr. besser breaks down what you need to know. new this morning. will, kate, and harry team up far christmas party, as prince harry reveals he never really dealt with diana's death. what he's saying about his mother now? and why he says he buried his emotions for 16 years. and michael one on one with jennifer lawrence. every question on the table.

and wait physical you hear her answer to this. >> there's one person, you can't include me, you had to be stuck with on a ship for 90 years, who is it? >> as she says -- >> good morning, america. and good morning, america. welcome to this fantastic audience here on a monday morning. a lot of great pictures. >> i love it. >> we have a lot to get to. first lady michelle obama with melania trump. the first lady sat down with oprah to talk about the advice she was going to give the incoming first lady. a lot of planning for behind the scenes. wednesday is our fifth annual ugly sweater competition. >> take it ver seriously. >> viewers have been sending in

their pictures. this one from denise in ridgewood, new york. using this plant for inspiration. is it poinsettia or poinsettia? >> i say poinsettia. can i borrow that. >> a fire hazard. >> no fire hazard this year. but big surprises coming your way. 9-year-old madeleine. her elf on a sleigh twitter. this one took a lot of work. >> oh, wow. >> 1940 hours. it's a sweater for four. as you can see. we koild do that and call it a day. ? we could. >> fonzie, let's get up here and get in that foursome sweater. all right, not. >> let's get to news. dan harris downstairs. >> i'll save you from what appears to be an inappropriate

discussion. the extreme weather creating a travel nightmare. look at the luggage left behind after more than 100 flights were canceled. some people stuck on the tarmac for five hours. 19 deaths now blamed on the winter storms. the wind chill in chicago, 6 below. it was 58 below zero in south dakota. >> south bend, indiana, broke a record. 13 below this morning. this picture is from texas. it goes -- that cold goes all the way south into texas. the arctic cold reaching almost the entire nation. it feels like 10 in albuquerque. 14 below in kansas city. 11 below in detroit. things are about to change big-time. a lot of folks will see big-time

warming. chicago goes from 14 as a high today back to the freezing mark. that will feel just tropical. dan? >> yeah, i don't know about tropical. i'll take it. thank you, ginger. police in arkansas are offering a $20,000 reward this morning as they search for the man who killed a 3-year-old boy in a road rage incident. detectives in little rock say the boy was driving in his grandmother's car when the shooter, who was behind them, got upset because she was not driving fast enough. the electoral college is expected to make donald trump's victory formal today. people are citing hillary clinton's win in the popular vote and claims about russian hackers. speaking of which, intelligence officials have turned down requests about 80 members of te lek tomorrow claej the to be briefed on the investigation. trump's team is denying that

russians were involved. before heading to hawaii on christmas vacation, first lady michelle obama sat down with oprah. she revealed details of her meeting with melania trump and the advice she gave to the incoming first lady. >> that's one of the things i said to melania. when you get to place where you can digest all this, and you have questions, because you don't have questions, you know, the day after the election. it's just sort of like, you're looking around the house and like, what do you want to know? i don't know what i should know. i knew that. my door is open. that was the nature of -- >> the current first lady promised to do whatever is necessary to ensure a smooth transition. and finally, in honor of my friend, and role model amy robach, a fresh entry in the stupid criminal file. this guy broke into a restaurant called sexy salad, where he ate,

according to the owner, 11 bananas before he passed out on the floor. he was goin by the time everything showed up. he left behind an important clue. his driver's license. [ laughter ] soy think he qualifies for amy robach's stupid criminal category. >> a great entry, dan. >> he did you proud. >> that was really good, i feel it, dan, thank you. >> so many questions. so many questions. >>well leet those hang and move on the account pop news." >> good morning, everybody. happy monday to you and you. prince harry is quickly becoming known as the prince of the people. the release of a new documentary cementing that reputation, entitled prince harry in after ka. it fols him on his return to after ka. marking the tenth anniversary of the charity he founded there. he admits he never really dealt with the death of his mother, princess eye yan that. he turned to charity work

because he hoped somehow it would make her proud. now he sees it as an escape from the spot light and palace foron mallties. harry determined to make a difference. sometimes he cease himself as a ginger-haired guy who is pretty good at making kids laugh. >> he's always right there with those kids. the force strong this weekend qup rogue one" the latest in the "star wars" movie franchise, soaring into hyperer speed at the box office. scoring the second largest december opening in history. $155 million in ticket sales here in north america. close to $0 million worldwide. the only movie to beat that december record. >> that's what i thought. >> last year's "star wars." >> we're on a role. roll. >> this is the king of all franchises. so congratulations. in case you hadn't heard, "rogue

one" is set before the events of the classic 1977 film. telling a story of a group of rebels on a suicide mission. dan saying it may be the best "star wars" film to date. >> it could start a series of its own. >> and the cgi technology they used to bring people back is incredible. >> i'm excited. did we mention that disney is the parent company? we have talked about it a few times. but, you know, put your money where your mouth is. it's great film. finally this morning, the mvp of the red wings and duction match on saturday was not a player. it was a tiny superfan named mason. he unwittingly took over the yum bow reason to. every time he gets on the jumbotron, the crowd goes wild. anyone else, a bevy of boos.

take a look. [ crowd cheering ] [ crowd booing ] [ crowd cheering ] >> it went on like that five or six times. so cute. a mix of awesome and cute. the 2-year-old received -- the honorary man of the match from the detroit red wings. i'll say he earned it. gave everybody a lot of smiles. that is monday's "pop news." >> thank you, lara. speaking of kids and screens, we have something more serious. a parenting alert. as your kids settle in for the holidays, new concerns about your kids and screen time. dr. besser here with that. she n! ♪ (tea kettle whistling) (sighing) hey mom, can i help?

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his articles are getting millions of views in chiavocamp more. >> reporter: kids spend an average of seven hours day in front of come signed of screen. now that doctor is arguing for many kids, any screen time is too much. it can be addictive and lead to disorders. this morning, one doctor arguing that all screen time is worse for children than previously thought. adding some technology from sta smartphones to tablets could turn kids into psychotic junk kooes. you're calling it digital heroin. >> it affects our brains. >> reporter: his articles have gotten millions of views.

the author of "glow kids" saying any screen time for young kids can be bad. possibly leading to adhd, anxie anxiety, depression, psychotic effects. why? it's too much for children's developing brains to handle. overstimulating their reward system. interfering with reality. affecting normal development. >> most of us will drive a car at some point. i'm not throwing my 7 or 9-year-olds the car keys just yet. they're not neurologically equipped to drive a car yet. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. some screen time is okay for younger kids. some educational programming is beneficial. the doctor says when it comes to kids under 10, the key is to go cold turkey. what is youred a sis? >> hold off as much as possible. an ounce of prevention is worth

a pound of cure. i treat teenagers with tech addicti addiction. >> reporter: not all screens are equally bad. he sees the biggest problems from interactive screens, with violent video games. if your kid does have to use something for school, he says to try a desk top computer. >> all right, mar are. dr. richard besser joins us. this is my world right now. i have teenagers in my house and younger kids as well. he compares mobile devices, he calls it digital heroin. what you to make of that? >> i don't buy that. i'm a pediatrician and parent. linking it to heroin, for one, it's not fair given what we're dealing with in the opioid crisis. if you left kids on their own, they're going to use screens far more than we want them to. >> definitely. >> definitely. we have to limit it. it's not fair to say it's

equivalent to heroin. >> what about the doctor making a claim to linking screen time to the rise in adhd cases. >> adhd is on the rise. the data showing it's from screens, it's not good. a lot of kids with adhd had more screen time. they may be harder to manage and the parents were parking nem from front of screens more, not that it was caused by the adhd. >> i have the kids put the mobile devices in the itchen before bed. limit to it a couple of hours. >> those are good things. let's compare kids 2 to 5 and those 6 to 12. 2 to 5, the parents should be doing wit a child. use an educational app. like the sesame street apps. limit it to an hour a day. the older kids, 6 to

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back here on "gma," a lot to celebrate. stacy's 40th birthday. and our 10th annual warm and warm hearts coat drive. 63,463 coats so far. that is so special. for now let's get a check of the local weather. all right, ginger, the numbers keep climbing on the coats. storm tracker 6 live double scan

we're dry this morning. heading outside we have a lot of cloud cover over dilworth park and the city christmas tree on sky6 live hd. everybody bundled up this morning. today's high, 35, we're in the 20s with windchills in the teens and this afternoon with windchills in the 20s. coat and extra gear weather. 39 tomorrow, cold, 44 on wednesday as winter officially arrives in the morning. 47 on thursday, with a couple of showers. lawrence, the "passengers" star sat down with michael strahan. >> there's something else going on here. i love sci-fi. it was a genre i didn't see for myself. once i read it, it was just unbelievable. what do we do now? >> reporter: it's a nail-biting,

out of this world thrill ride. they journey 10 years into the future for life op a new planet. >> hello? is anybody here? >> do you know what's going on? >> reporter: when something goes terribly wrong. >> we woke up 90 years too son. >> reporter: do you think that is something you would be able to do? jt as things are right now, i can't see saying good-bye to everyone i know and love. i think the journey sounds great. >> reporter: is there one person, you can't include me, you had to be stuck with on a ship for 90 years, who is it? >> she's not a person. i couldn't leave without pipi. >> reporter: pipi? >> not longstocking. lawren-stocking. >> pipi is your dog. >> yes, pipe called her people. we're on a date. >> very nice. >> took you long enough to ask.

>> reporter: the decision at the end of the movie that puts you in a situation where it's a bigger choice. >> yeah. would you leave love? you die, i die. >> reporter: have you thought about that? would you leave love? >> i guess it depends on the love. does that sound mean? supercallous? >> reporter: some love is better than others. >> a good job and the love that you're with, kind of, maybe, momentary. you feel like this is love for the rest of my life, then screw the job. >> reporter: one of hollywood's most fearless actors, the oscar-winner is not afraid to speak out on issues she cares about. equal pay and the recent election. >> i didn't mean to speak to only people who voted for hillary. i meant to speak to the divide for any presidential candidate being very extreme is scary. left or right. for me, i was the star of "the hunger games."

i had a lot of 12-year-olds and 11-year-olds and i know that they look up to me and are listening and watching. when the election happened, i couldn't help but think of those girl who is were 18. i completely understand when people say, just shut up and act. but for me, there are times when i feel a need to speak to those girl. >> reporter: you're very aware of your position, if you want to call it that. i think it's appreciated. i appreciate you, jennifer lawrence. >> thanks, michael. >> i appreciate that interview. great job, michael. "passengers" looks fantastic. opens nationwide wednesday. coming up, the pressure to find the perfect gift. how to buy something people won't want to return.

>> good morning, it is 8:27, monday, december 19. i'm matt o'donnell. karen rogers has an update on what's going on on the turnpike. >> reporter: they implemented plan x as ominous as it sounds. shut down the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound is shut down between downingtown and valley forge. pennsylvania turnpike eastbound shut down with this fully engulfed tractor-trailer fire. this is a live look at the schuylkill expressway eastbound to 422 westbound, we can see this accident off to the side right now partially blocking the ramp right now. be careful of the left lane blocked here with police on the scene with an accident on the schuylkill expressway eastbound on the ramp to 422 westbound. huge problems with mass transit.

all regional rails seeing 30 minute delays, these four lines seeing one hour delay. that's the airport, landsdale, warminster and west trenton line, they are having power problems, matt. >> we're going back into the chill, here's meteorologist david murphy. >> reporter: sun is starting to break out from behind the clouds on the terrace here, but it's cold. 26 degrees, the windchill making it feel like 17 or 18. bundle up extra gear. this afternoon, brisk and cold, high of 35 windchills making it feel like the 20s. tomorrow, partly sunny, cold, 39. 44 on wednesday, winter arriving officially in the morning clouds building on thursday with an afternoon shower or two, high of 47 hopefully dry for the eagles at night. 45 under the sun with a gusty breeze friday and clouding up over the holiday weekend. >> remembering the jet setting hung grearn -- hungarian actress

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[ cheers and applause ] i thought the first time you came across you were supposed to talk. welcome back, everybody. monday morning here on "gma." heading into christmas. a lot to talk about. in that theme those. >> about giving gifts. 1 in 3 gifts you give is actually returned. it's like a pretty high threshold. >> that's upsetting. i try hard. >> that's a good batting achblg. .333. >> that's why i don't give gi gifts. >> you don't? >> well, i buy for one person. >> debra cohn is studying why people don't like the gifts they

receive. we'll start with the first one with a clip from "friends." take a look. >> this one's from me. >> oh. >> it wasn't on your list. hopefully, you'll think it's really fun. >> a scooter. [ laughter ] >> stick to the list. always stick to the list. >> that is very good advice right there. >> that's an example. how many have you got an gift where it's like, to you, for me? hey, your husband gets you a big screen tv right before the game. look, honey, look what i got you. it's for him. don't buy a gift for the person out of spite. like, a mother-in-law giving her daughter-in-law -- >> a good piece of advice. >> like giving her seat of cook ware saying, since i know you can cook, right, thought this might help. don't buy gifts because you feel obligated. it feels like -- the one that

gets returned. and also, this is the one i don't know. they say that people return gifts when people give them to them because they're opulent. like they're bragging. look what i bought you. >> i have no problem with those. >> i like those. >> i want to make more friends like that, actually. >> around the holidays, will smith who was here last week. gave great advice. said just do it. give gifts all year long on day that doesn't make sense. otherwise you end up getting stuck. >> i like giving experiences. they can't return them. they don't break. you don't lose them. >> they're memories. [ applause ] >> can you -- can you give experiences out of spite? >> possibility. like mother-in-law says you'll be with me at the spa for three days. >> you're going take cooking lessons. >> i got that. i had that happen. >> we say, oh, we're going on vacation for christmas.

great gift. then the list comes in. >> it's like it doesn't count. all right, well, obviously that was stressful for all of you. are you done? >> this is like therapy. >> are you done shopping? >> i am done shopping, yes. >> today,ly be finished. >> how about you guys. you close? >> no. >> tomorrow, all right, good. today, just relax and enjoy. topic two talking about goody bags. seeking of unwanted gifts. how do you feel about having to make them for your kid's party. >> look at all the nos. >> boo! isn't this a birthday party you're attending. why does everything attending get a gift, too? >> i don't know. they're fun to open. [ applause ] everybody needs a pencil. >> then you get these back from your kids. i feel strongly. there's crap all over my house. i don't even want it.

>> i'm used to being the grimpl in this group. but you guys are tough. >> you invite the entire class. you have to come up with 3030 gender-appropriate gift bags for everyone. >> you can tell amy has strong feelings on this. >>ky feel the rage wafting right off of her. my 2-year-old had his birthday last night. and, there were gift bags. >> oh, happy birthday. >> i enjoyed opening them. my wife made them. >> they were not for you. >> i enjoyed it. >> what's in a goody bag for a 2-year-old? >> a ball i started to throw. >> we made some. tease are rubber duckies. a car. give this to your son. happy birthday. >> you want know what a grinch i am. my kids weren't looking, i would be like, trash, trash. >> they're watching now. >> the reason we're talking about this is a woman -- >> this will be discussed in

therapy. >> later in life. >> yeah, that's true. be careful of that. one mom posted on her blog, scary mom, she said no more goody bags. she's putting together the perfect mix to try to impress kids is a total waste. kids don't appreciate it. >> i throw them away and they don't know. >> hands. is anybody going to bag the goody bag? sit over? or you can still -- [ applause ] >> all right. >> i'll miss them terribly. >> let me change the subject from scary mom on my left here. ah, who here makes new year's resolutions? >> i do. i do. >> a smattering of applause. if you make them, a new study shows your chance of succeeding, less than 10%. >> wow. >> i would say that's about right. >> i don't mind keeping the --

sticking to the resolution. for any length of time in a significant length of time. i actually think 10% is not that bad. >> oh, boy. are we getting to the -- >> i'm not talking abthat. >> you like that percentage, don't you? >> what i'm saying is if it's important to you, you have to try and try again. a lot of things are tough to do. if you do it ten times, you'll get there. that's the extent of my math. >> congratulations. i think i love new year's for the opportunity for a clean slate. and to say, you know what? i can do something a little bit better. i love it. i take it ears sli every year. with mixed results. i agree. try, try again. >> do you have one? >> i haven't given it thought. i just always want to try to live a little better. do things a little -- >> they end up in the same universe. >> be a better mom. >> mine are to take all my vacation days. the last few years. >> did you hear that, guys?

that was for our bosses right there. >> silent after i said that. >> i do little once through the year. i think just if you get close, it's good enough. >> mine is to make better goody bags. >> aw. >> i do want to cut back on sugar. last night at the afore mentioned birthday party, i had so much cake that i have frosting coming out of my pores this morning. i do want to cut back on sugar. >> i can't unsee that. >> sorry. >> it's all right. we love you. >> thank you, dan. coming up, marion cotillard is going one on one with >> rachael: it's our annual

wrap-along show! but this year. >> the best part of wrapping is, of course, the unwrapping. >> rachael: our audience is tearing up it in our unwrap a-box. next "rachael." >> rachael: hey, philly. today we've got our annual wrap along show. we'll learn how to wrap anything and everything. the best part about wrapping is the entire audience is going to celebrate an unwrap-a-thon. hold onto your santa hats. we sent james to santa's school. don't miss out on this giant calzones stuffed with ricotta,

back here on "good morning america." you have to see, grandma sandy is in georgia. she's on face time with us this morning. wanted to say hi. that's awesome. she's screaming right now. she told her, scream, grandma, scream. our macy's annual campaign is effort. macy's will donate for every stamped letter to santa claus that you drop off at a believe box or submit online. now you have to see this story. it's meg. a girl whose dream about to come true. >> my real technique is really

big, fluffy powder brush. >> reporter: she's makeup maifb who stars in her own youtube tutorial. >> it's fun to experiment with. >> she believes makeup helps connect people as humans. serve the same as everyone else. >> reporter: at 8 months old, she was diagnosed with brittle bone disease. >> i'm completely humbled by her resilience. she puts a smile on her face and keeps going. >> reporter: now 13 years old and thanks to make a wish, the beauty queen headed to macy's to meet their glam squad. and pampered her with products to help her perfect future lovely looks. it's meg! i'm so excited. toive you a hug. putting her skills to the test, she stopped by to teach me a thing or two. >> you don't necessarily want to put in on the apples of your cheeks. you want to bring it up here, too. >> it looks really pretty.

you're hired. >> i got so many opportunities to do things i have always wanted to do. thank you so much macy's and make a wish. >> oh, i love that girl. she has a real future. a nice touch. meg and i made a behind the scenes video. see it on her facebook page, megaquickly. don't forget to drop a letter at your local malet's get a check l weather. that's a nice effort. storm tracker 6 live double scan we're dry, but it's chilly out there. temperatures in the 20s, windchills in the teens, this afternoon 35 keep the winter coat handy. 39 tomorrow, up to 44 wednesday, winter officially arrives a little before dawn. saying high whole state this morning. such a great crowd. we have one upstairs, too, george. >> back here with cokie roberts to talk about her new children's

book, "ladies of liberty." this is your first time with the audience. >> it is. it's a great group. >> this book, real labor of love for you. >> it is. i have written two grown-up books about the founding period. i never knew they were grown-up books but they are. the publisher wanted children's books of each. founding mothers came out a few year ago. now, "ladies of liberty" with the fabulous illustrator diane good. she has delightful pictures here. s sa sacagewea with her baby on her back. >> louisa adams. >> the only other first lady to be born outside of the country. her father was the american consul in britain. her mother-in-law, abigail adams

called her a half breed. but she felt that her vocation was to get her husband elected president. which she wrote in a letter. it's hardly new that first ladies are playing this role. >> one thing that is new is talk about ivanka trump working in the white house. maybe having a formal role. we have another one there. eliza monroe. >> she was president james monroe's wife. she was sick lip the white house had been burn bid the british right before that. she had a lot of work to do to fix it. her daughter, eliza played a role. everybody hated her. >> why? >> she was mean and haughty. she thought she was royalty. hat doesn't work well in america, as you know. >> it does not. all of our kids coming out of hamilton love the music.

introduced to historic figures, including eliza hamilton. >> she a wronged wife. al zand se not my favorite. he went off and had the duel and got killed, leaving her penniness with seven children. that's not a nice thing to do. she worked with isabella fwraem, a character in the book who you probably don't know. who was this remarkable scotswoman who came to america poor. started a fancy school here. all the government children went. george washington's granddaughter, martha's granddaughter went there. her real mission was to help the poor. she started an orphanage with eliza hamilton. thankfully, we have the records. it's still in existence helping new york today. graham-windham is still here. >> talk about a mission.

first lady obama wants everybody to get moving. the organic garden in the white house. there she is there doing the exerci exercise. >> first ladies have always had something going. people think it started with eleanor roosevelt. not. martha washington lobbied government for veterans benefits. she was at camp with the soldiers. she wanted to make sure they got what was coming to them. >> a perfect time for a become like this. >> it is a good time. a lot of people saying, oh, women have been beaten down again. we didn't reach the goal of presidency. but women have come back and fought throughout our history and done it. these women did wit no legal rights. married women couldn't own property. no political rights. they still went forward and forged a better nation. they wove the social safety note make america a better place.

>> important lesson. i'm going to bring it home. thank you, cokie. come up, marion cotillard on her new film. oh, here comes nancy. wow, she's sure making a splash in that designer dress! and with a thicker, more fabulous formula, she's not splashing. you can wear anything and pour bleach. and her whiter whites, just dazzling. clorox splash-less bleach. also try crystals and packs.

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we're back now with oscar-winning actress marion cotillard. she stars in "assassin's creed." we sat down to talk about the movie. the real reason she turned down a role she really wanted. how she's celebrating the holiday. >> do you have keys? >> never needed them. >> reporter: she's a siren on the silver screen. oscar-winner marion cotillard, starring in block busters like "the dark night rises." >> i'll take the couch. >> you'll sleep on the roof. >> reporter: and "allied t"alli" >> what do you want from me?

>> reporter: she stars alongside michael fassbender. she plays a scientist who taps into people's memories to connect them with their ances r ancesto ancestors. it's a bit of a departure for you. what made you take the role? >> i didn't know anything about the game. it was an erpt taning move i have. very pro found questions about humanity. >> reporter: if you could go back have you thought about where you think it would take you to look back into your ancestors? did it get you curious about your own personal family history? >> yeah, absolutely. i wanted to do research on my ancestors a few years ago. i wanted to do it by myself. it's too much time. my name is dr. sofia rankin. at 6:00 p.m. yesterday evening, you were executed. >> reporter: she is french, admitting the english accent is

not always easy for her. >> i remember turning down a movie i wanted to do because i had to have the perfect american accent. and i didn't have enough time. >> reporter: how difficult is it for you to -- is the american accept hard? it seems so easy to me. i'm kidding. i'm joking. >> oh. try french. >> reporter: i can't even say -- i say pred manger. movies is something we like to do. do you have a hol da tradition? >> not traditions. just spending time together. it's not a tradition. it's just a joy to be reunited with the family. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> a joy talking to her. "assassin's creed" opens

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>> hello, everyone, 8:56 monday, december 19. karen rogers is following what's going on on the pennsylvania turnpike. >> reporter: the turnpike is

shut down eastbound between downingtown and valley forge. eastbound is shut down you see speeds near the area, four miles. they are forcing everyone off on route 100 southbound 30 eastbound to 202 to get to the schuylkill expressway from there. pennsylvania turnpike shut down because of a fully engulfed tractor-trailer fire. we have major delays with mass transit. we're seeing 90 minute delays with the airport line, landsdale doylestown line, warminster and west trenton this is up from an hour, it's 90 minutes at this point. think about everyone waiting in the cold for so long. also all regional rails seeing 45 minute delays, we're dealing with the power problems media/elwyn canceled some of their trains. >> the cold returns, here's meteorologist david murphy. all right, matt we're off to a chilly start, we're seeing the sun over the terrace. 25 degrees in philadelphia. the windchill making it feel like the teens. 23 in allentown.

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a cold high of 35 degrees, the mild shot of air over the weekend is in the distant past at this point. it will be brisk and cold with windchills in the 20s. tomorrow partly sunny, cold, 39. 44 winter arriving before dawn on wednesday. shower thursday afternoon, sunny and gusty winds on friday, clouding up over the holiday. >> electors vote in every state formally to elect donald trump as president. we're following information about the gunpoint robbery of an elderly couple during a home invasion in philadelphia. "live with kelly" is next. i'm matt o'donnell have a great monday and a great week. hey julie, i know today's critical, but i really...

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