good morning, america. breaking news, a deadly fire exploding overnight torching thousands of acres in just hours. forcing mandatory evacuations and rescues in california. people trapped in homes pleading for help. officials going door to door trying to rescue them. as wind gusts hit 68 miles per hour. fueling the flames. the race to stop the fire right now. overnight roy moore bombshell. the republican national committee reverses course, joins president trump in endorsing the senate candidate despite those sexual misconduct allegations. a new accuser comes forward against representative john conyers. the big announcement he's making this morning. terrifying hit. a pittsburgh steeler star seriously injured on this tackle as millions of stunned fans watch.

unable to move his legs carted off the field. what we're now learning about his condition. ♪ you're a mean one mr. grinch >> the grinches stealing christmas. the new warning about people using cyberbots to snatch up the hottest toy and sell them for massive markups. this $15 toy sold for a thousand bucks. outrage growing this morning. good morning, america. who is trying to make a buck on christmas? come on. >> bah humbug. major new developments for both roy moore and john conyers plus a new legal threat for president trump. that devastating wildfire spreading across california. a live look. take a look. it is just tearing through ventura county. it exploded from 50 acres for more than 31,000 and it did that

in just hours. >> that is fast moving and overnight this fire has forced thousands of people to face mandatory evacuations. more than 100 buildings are completely destroyed. we're going to go to abc's marcus moore in ventura this morning. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: michael, the fire here is illuminating the sky in the city of ventura. that is an apartment complex that has been burning this morning and it's not the only one. look at this. this apartment complex also in flames after the thomas fire continued to spread this morning and the fight to stop it is only just beginning. this morning, flames light up the sky in southern california's ventura county. a massive wildfire roaring through these foothills recording wind gusts up to 68 miles per hour. >> the wind shifts is the biggest problem. >> reporter: blasting fiery embers down the street. electrical lines going up in flames all as firefighters try to stop the spread.

this group panicked as the flames start closing in. >> we need to get out of here as soon as possible. that fire is right there. >> reporter: mandatory evacuation orders in effect as thousands race to escape the flames. >> all of ventura is on fire. all the streetlights are out. ashes everywhere. no one knew what to do. >> my son is a firefighter and i'm not going to wait around for somebody to have to come rescue me so i'm out of here. >> reporter: these flames continuing to spread to homes here in ventura county. it is a heartbreaking thing to see. you've lived here 19 years. >> uh-huh. this is home. but i don't know how much longer. >> reporter: you have to leave your home. >> it's too frightening for me. >> reporter: that fire captain stunned by the fire's speed. >> rapid movement. this fire has moved as fast as any fire i've ever seen. >> anybody home? >> reporter: police going door to door and emotions high as homeowners scramble whatever they can before leaving.

>> i was in disbelief. in shock. that's all. that's all. you never expected somebody to come over the hills as it did. >> reporter: massive power outages to santa barbara. nearly 200,000 people in the dark. this fire really has been burning out of control in some parts of ventura county and daybreak will be critical because it will be the first opportunity that firefighters have to try to fight this thing from the air with helicopters, they haven't been able to do that overnight because of the darkness and also the strong winds, michael. those santa ana winds only expected to get worse. >> we can hear when you were talking to one of the ladies the wind. but you look awfully close to that fire yourself. >> reporter: michael, yeah, we are at a safe distance from the fires. they are all around us. look on this hill. greg, if you can take a look at that house, the flames are continuing to burn. this is something we were seeing all throughout ventura and to

think that this fire started at just 50 acres and has exploded to 31,000 acres and this is what we're seeing here throughout ventura, certainly a difficult thing for residents to see as they will soon begin the process of trying to put their lives back together. >> all right, stay safe there, marcus. oh, my goodness to see those pictures. you mentioned the wind. go to ginger with the latest wildfire forecast and there are serious concerns about those winds, right, ginger? >> yes, this is impressive, the numbers nearly 70-mile-per-hour gusts with those winds. didn't look that windy but all it takes is one gust down the mountain and that could change very quickly. that's what makes these wildfires so erratic. he mentioned 50 acres to 31,000 acres in just nine hours. it is stunning to think about how quickly these blew up and how many more days we have ahead of these santa ana winds from santa barbara down to the mexican border. this could be the longest, strongest of not just this season, santa ana event but of

many seasons so i've been in touch with the national weather service. gusts still up around 40 miles per hour. by thursday, guys, there's another huge push of santa ana winds. i'll come back a bit more with the cold and storms in the east, george. we move on to major new developments in the alabama senate race. president trump is now openly backing candidate roy moore and the republican national committee has reversed course reinstating the support the party suspended after several women accused moore of sexual misconduct. election day just one week away and tom llamas with all the latest. >> reporter: the president, the rnc, all of that working in roy moore's favor and the timing couldn't be better for his campaign but those allegations against him of sexual misconduct with teenagers still looms large over this race. alabama senate candidate roy moore riding a new wave of trump support. the president now fully endorsing him and this morning, the rnc back to supporting moore when just over a week ago, the

head of the rnc said this. >> allegations were obviously very concerning and concerning to the degree that we pulled our resources. the alabama voters are going to have to be the judge and jury on this. they're going to have to look at the women that have come forward with these very concerning allegations. >> reporter: but overnight, abc news learning the rnc is now changing course and will be sending resources to alabama where tonight moore will rally with steve bannon, the president's former chief strategist. >> he's a courageous man and most importantly he's a righteous man. >> reporter: bannon helped moore win in the primary. moore posting on twitter the president told him he needs a fighter to help him in the u.s. senate. but the glowing support from the white house comes as eight women have accused moore of a range of inappropriate behavior including two who said moore sexually assaulted them when they were teenagers. >> but i now know for sure that he is a liar.

>> reporter: debbie wesson gibson said she was 18 and he was in his 30s when they dated and penned this note to him when she graduated from high school. she is outraged that he is saying on the campaign trail he doesn't know any of his accusers. >> specifically i do not know any of these women. let me state once again i do not know any of these women. did not date any of these women and did not engage in any sexual misconduct with anyone. >> reporter: last month in an interview he did acknowledge he knew gibson. >> i can't recall a specific date because that's been 40 years but i remember her as a good girl. >> reporter: though moore denies all the allegations of sexual misconduct, gibson says she believes the other women. >> it's not hard to believe them. it's painful to believe them. it's sad. it takes what i thought was a very lovely part of my past and it colors it and it changes it

irrevocably. >> reporter: the campaign tells me what moore is referring to when he says he doesn't know these women are the women who are accusing him of sexual assault. moore has denied these accusations and the campaign describes gibson as active in democratic politic, george. >> tom, moore and more signs tht the republican party is in on this. >> a poll showed more than 70% of republicans don't believe the women. you have steve bannon who the campaign calls rocket fuel for this campaign and, of course, the president backing moore. >> tom llamas, thanks very much. george, a new accuser has also now come out against john conyers. this morning conyers is expected to make an announcement about his future. our senior congressional correspondent mary bruce has the latest on capitol hill. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, john conyers, the longest serving congressman is expected to announce he is retiring. the 88-year-old has been under mounting political pressure to step aside as the allegations against him have been piling up.

now his nephew tells us this is not the congressman waving the white flag, he insists the congressman is retiring, not resigning. as first reported by "the new york times" conyers is expected to make the announcement on a local radio program later this morning. he is now the first member of congress to announce his departure as part of this recent wave of sexual misconduct allegations. >> but we know fully well that this controversy hitting both sides of the aisle. a republican is under fire for coming to a settlement with one of his former staffers? >> reporter: and, robin, that former staffer is speaking out saying her decision to file a claim against congressman blake farenthold took a toll on her career and realized working in washington, quote, was no longer going to be in the cards. the congressman denies wrongdoing but is promising to pay tax bares fact for that settlement that reportedly cost $84,000. >> all right. thank you, mary. hitting both sides of the aisle as you say ricocheted across the country. a lot of other news backlash

for president trump's announce on the two national monuments, the largest rollback of protection in american history. new development on the travel ban. the supreme court allowing the latest version to go into effect while it faces challenges in lower courts. plus, new headlines in the russia investigation. prosecutors moving to tighten restrictions for paul manafort as they revealed he was working with a russian associate as recently as last week on tax evasion charges. to cecilia vega for more on this and cecilia, the prosecutors said they believe manafort's associate has ties to russian intelligence. >> reporter: yeah, george, hey, good morning to you. they're not naming this person but they do say this person is based in russia but you said it, the headline really is that this happened allegedly as recently as last week. robert mueller's team says that manafort was attempting to publish an op-ed written under someone else's name, ghost written that would essentially try to influence public opinion about him. this appeared to violate a

judge's orders, george, as you know to refrain from making statements in the case. >> also, cecilia, another top trump official in hot water with the senate for not revealing contacts related to russia. >> reporter: yeah, we're talking about k.t. mcfarland, a member of the president's fran significance team asked by senator cory booker of new jersey who serves on the foreign relations committee, a democrat, he has said that he's concerned. he told "the new york times" that she may not have told the truth when he asked her this question about whether she had had any contacts with mike flynn and his contacts with the russian ambassador. she said she was not aware of having a conversation like that but it appear, george, there are e-mails that show otherwise "the new york times" reported those and the president trying to jump start negotiations to keep the government open, the deadline just a couple of days away. >> reporter: you're right and democrats are expected here at the white house on thursday. they, you know, are trying to tie this funding -- the shutdown

to funding for -- characters the undocumented immigrants brought to this country illegally after that showdown where they didn't show up. he will meet with republicans on this front today here at the white house, george. >> we will see what happens. cecilia vega, thanks very much. we move from politics to the search for a motive in that tampa serial killer case. this morning we're hearing exclusively from the lawyer for the family of the accused gunman as he faces four counts of murder. abc's diane macedo has new details. >> reporter: how could 24-year-old howell donaldson turn from a college athlete to an alleged sear kil of four in a tampa neighborhood. >> they said we had a perfect life in america and overnight our world has changed. it's just a nightmare. the father continues to say that he tries to wake himself up from this. >> reporter: donaldson's parents are struggling to understand that question this morning as

their lawyer tells abc news exclusi exclusively they're being called to testify against their son this afternoon. >> we love our son. we support our son and we just pray for strength for the family members and ask they do the same for us because we all are devastated. >> it's been difficult for everyone as my wife said. not only for us but for victims in this case. and our hearts are heavy as their hearts are heavy. >> reporter: friday his heartbroken parents got the chance to see their son in a video chat for the first time since he was arrested. >> i had to help them get up from their chair because they did not have the strength to stand. >> reporter: the suspect's public defender tells local tampa station wfla this case will not be resolved quickly. >> it's going to take a significant amount of labor as well as a significant number of years to go through all of those tips.

>> reporter: one factor she's not discussing, donaldson's mental tate which some say could play a major role in the case. >> you see kind of two sides of this kid. could be psychological. he's probably going to go down the road of pleaing insanity and hopefully don't get a death penalty in florida. >> it's important to note police still have no possible motive. as for the quick thinking mcdonald's worker who called the police on donaldson she has now collected a $110,000 reward. she may have saved a lot of lives by making that phone call. got to feel for these parents. >> and the victims, my goodness. >> still so confusing. thank you. overnight the monday night football match-up between the bengals and steelers took a dangerous turn. ryan shazier suffered a major back injury in a routine tackle it seemed like. t.j. has more. >> we all love football. but we got a scary reminder of just what these guys -- you guys really put on the line every

single play. can be a life-changing event every play. let me show it to you here, folks. ryan shazier is his name. this looks like a fairly innocuous play. he immediately reaches for his back and he rolls over and what everyone took note of he didn't seem to be moving his legs. and that scared the mess out of everybody who was watching this game. now, we're told now he's in the hospital. he has what is called a spinal contusion and doesn't need surgery that is good but still we got to wait to hear more about this. with this backdrop two other things happened in this game that were scary as anything. that hit on vontaze burfict. look at it. what they're trying to get out of football. and then another hit and on antonio brown in a touchdown he caught in the end zone. he see his head snap back. again, strahan, brings you into this because this was a -- this is the only game last night. a showcase game for the nfl and this is what the country got to see.

a great game but it's overshadowed by the brutality and, again, the two like those hits that were illegal finds probably going to come out of it. maybe suspensions, the first one happened to -- >> shazier. >> shay sheer, excuse me but one of those things, scared the mess out of you. > when you watch it it is one of the biggest referralries out there and they go at it quite a bit but when you see guys that take shots at other guy, it's so unnecessary. they don't think they can get hurt on that as well. i think that's where it's lost. we know they have long-term effects. this is where guys need to realize this is not about right now but your future. >> what is going on in that end zone hit. >> that is one of those he catches the ball, i need to separate him from the ball. need to make sure this is not a touchdown. i'd rather take the penalty instead of him score the points. and that's just what your mentality is when you're out there on the field but i got to say it's tough because with

shazier's injury, regular play, i've been out there and you've seen a guy's leg snap. you can hear it and looking at the guy. you are both look the at each other like do we have to do it but then it's business as usual. >> what about gronk? like that -- that was -- the guy was on the field totally out of the play and for him -- that's so unlike him. >> players haven't gotten i you're all fraternity. you're still a from terps and i'm told i got to stop here so let me leave it there. >> travel not advised at this hour. as we speak in north dakota, arctic air is coming in. tuesday trivia brought to you by wal-mart. >> ♪

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thankfully kimmel's son is doing well. pratt had a lot of fun you can see performs "time of my life" with chris stapleton. kimmel taking the rest of the week off to be with his family. tracee ellis ross, neil patrick harris and melissa mccarthy will also fill in. there was a lift too? >> you said he was performing, i don't know if that was actually performing. >> here's the lift. >> entertaining. >> oh, yeah. look at that. that was beautifully done. beautiful. >> well done. >> he was game. >> always. always. >> our best to jimmy and his son. >> absolutely. we'll begin with that defamation lawsuit against president trump. a former contestant on trump's "apprentice" show accused him of sexual misconduct and is suing for defamation. each will make their case in the courtroom. >> reporter: if president trump would not retract his statement calling her sexual harassment allegations a hoax summer zervos said she would take him to court. and now she's trying to make good on that promise. today's hearing is critical and

could determine whether that lawsuit can proceed at all. this morning, president donald trump's legal team is fighting to keep the president off the stand in a defamation suit brought by former "apprentice" contestant summer zervos. >> summer, you're fired. >> reporter: zervos is suing the president for his comments after she accused him of 2007 sexual assault at the beverly hills hotel. >> he grabbed my shoulder and began kissing me again very aggressively and placed his hand on my breast. >> reporter: the president denies all allegations while on the campaign trail. >> every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. total fabrication. all of these liars will be sued. >> reporter: but he never did sue. and that threat is now the center of zervos' defamation case which could force trump to testify about allegations ranging from sexual is salt to harassment and sexual misconduct

from more than a dozen women. >> since he has not issued a retraction as i requested, he is therefore left me with no alternative other than to sue him in order to vindicate my reputation. >> reporter: the president has moved to dismiss the case. his attorneys saying he cannot be sued in state court and calling the allegations false and scandalous. trump is now reportedly also questioning the authenticity of the tape that prompted some of those women to come forward. >> when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. grab them by the [ bleep ]. >> reporter: there is no evidence that the audio released is doctored or fabricated in any way. and then candidate trump apologized for his comments at the time dismissing them as locker room talk. >> i said it. i was wrong and i apologize. >> reporter: and on sunday the other voice on the tape, billy bush said in an op-ed in "the new york times" he said, of course, he said it. overnight bush reconfirmed that tape is authentic.

>> i would also like to say that's not me on the bus. you don't get to say that. because i was there and the last 14 months of my life i have been dealing with it. you dealt with it for 14 minutes and went on to be the president. >> reporter: the president's legal team says the case is politically motivated and should be dismissed or at a minimum delayed until after his presidency. now, if it does move forward president trump could very well be called to testify. his lawyer would certainly fight that but, of course, we've seen that happen before with president clinton who was forced to testify in a civil case, george. >> the paula jones case, thank you very much. let's talk about it with dan abrams. dan, this case is not getting so much attention but it's high stakes. >> and this particular hearing is maybe what it's all about. right? if she can get over this hurdle which is the motion to dismiss or delay the case, then you get into what's called the discovery process and that's what president trump does not want to deal with right now. >> what does that mean in first of all that he would likely have to testify as linsey points out.

>> under oath. >> under oath. bill clinton tried to fight having to testify while being president in the paula jones case. he lost that in the supreme court in a unanimous opinion and, number two is going to be what other information comes out? >> her lawyer has said we want to get access to all of the outtakes from "the apprentice," et cetera. that could be a very perilous situation. >> and could open the door if it's not dismissed to other accusers coming forward to testify as well. >> it's going to be harder to get other accusers to testify in this kind of case because this is a defamation case. keeping in mind this is not a sexual harassment case? they can say he defamed them. >> yes, they could but without getting too technical here when you're talking about getting in this kind of evidence you have to be able to show a pattern in the context of a sexual harassment case in the context of a defamation case. >> what are the chances this gets dismissed today. >> i think it's probably -- look, in the bill cosby case, similar issue came up, right? bill cosby tried to dismiss it

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all right, this has our blood boiling. back now with the grinches snatching up the hottest toys and reselling them at major markups like the fingerling toy which usually sells for 14.99 is now being sold for as much as a thousand dollars, amy is back and one lawmaker is upset. >> this is going to make everybody's blood boil because it is so frustrating to see what people are doing. they're calling it cyberscalping. sophisticated computer programs or bots used to make mass purchases online and driven up ticket prices for broadway shows

an concerts and many have experienced that. well, now, they are coming for christmas. with the countdown to christmas just 20 days away, plenty of parents are desperately trying to get their hands on the season's hottest toys. >> hello, dream house. ♪ >> reporter: but this morning many are out of stock and being resold online for hundreds or even thousands of dollars above list price all because of what some are calling grinch bots. the same cyberscalping technique that can make it hard to find tickets to concerts or sporting events now being used to buy up popular toys before christmas. >> cyberbot, we call them grinch bots are expanding their reach and unfairly scooping up the hottest toys before parents can even click buy. >> reporter: and the markups on these toys can be sky high. for example, this barbie hello dream house retails for almost $300 but here on ebay, a reseller was asking more than

$1700. the nintendo super nes classic edition sells for $80 but being resold for 13,000. and this 14.99 turquoise fingerling money for 14 goes can go for a thousand dollars. >> it takes away from the true meaning of christmas. >> i don't think it's good. i christmastime. we got skroofrns out there and santa is watching by the way. >> reporter: some lawmakers agree. new york senator chuck schumer wants to make it illegal and is call on retailers to help crack down on these online scrooges. >> stores and the people who make the products are block the bots. they can. and they should be protecting their customers. >> reporter: overnight the national retail federation telling abc news it is working to strengthen enforcement against bad actors and take away the tools being used to against innocent customers. and the retail industry leaders association saying it's committed to taking precautions

to mitigate fraud and illegal transactions. but for now experts suggest shoppers may need a little patience before making their purchases. >> maybe you're going to have to wait a couple weeks or months to get the toy you want but that's a better solution than rewarding these people that are fleecing customers. >> reporter: senator schumer wants to expand an exist law for ones that buy up concert tickets and it won't happen before christmas so he wants them do block bots on their own. we reached out to ebay regarding resale price and told us as an open marketplace ebay is a global indicator of trends in which supply and demand dictate the pricing of items. as long as the item is legal to sell and complies with our policies it can be sold on ebay. even if it's at a ridiculous price. >> this is a passion project for amy. >> haven't you guys gone to get tickets and think, i don't mind paying the money if it was going to the actors and production but

the fact that someone else is profiting off their performance is frustrating. >> these are gifts that parents are trying to get for their kids. >> i'm for blocking the bots. but don't pay the money. don't do it. >> $13,000 for a toy. >> for a nintendo. >> don't encourage them. >> decent reward them. might have to take a little more time to get what you want but don't reward them. >> it's hard to tell your kids to wait a few weeks and it's coming. you just might have to do it because $13,000 is not cutting it, kids. amy, thank you. you were so passionate about that i love it. coming up on our big board, the incredible stunt that appears to defy gravity. check this out. so many people are trying to do it it and how did this cheerleader pull it off? she is going to show us next. i want to try that. the invisible box. >> try it in six-inch heels. >> i'm doing a push-up. when it comes to moving packages on a global scale,

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check out my man dontez heinz, the first to get attention doing it. boom. look at him. he knocks it out real well. this was retweeted tens of thousands of times but this young lady, ariel olivar, a texas cheerleader down in high school in texas. she's the one and her video picked up some 200 plus thousand retweets saying, wow, this lady is amazing. >> she proved it was not and released this video and reached out to her and showed us how it's done. here it is. >> first, let me reassure you there's nothing here. nothing to be hidden or seen, no ropes or anything. so i will show you how the whole thing looks. like so. >> just keep your foot

stationary. >> roll the video again. everybody, i know we're looking at the feet and legs. look at her upper body. you're controlling -- it's a body control issue. >> her core has to be perfect. >> you have to have it together to do it. >> a lot are trying it but it's various degrees of success. >> that's one way of putting it. >> you all judge for yourselves how people are doing it. >> not so much. >> that's way up. >> come on. >> like he's doing the two-step. my man here. let's see how this goes. i love people pat. there's nothing here. >> so try it at home but don't do it in front of people. >> i did try. it's hard. >> it is hard. >> i'll post later. >> thank you. coming up how one mom is struggling to lose weight shed more than 100 pounds with the help of her instant pot. come on back. coming up "gma's" fall concert series presented by carmax.

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of sun today and i'm catching some right now so it's nice with mild temperatures, it's 54. here's the satellite and radar image showing nicely socked in with the clouds. we could see a sprinkle or shower ahead of the rain. steady rain comes late this afternoon into this evening. here's your seven days, mild today with rain arriving. 63 for your high. enjoy it. tomorrow it's windy and chilly, 49 for an early high and in the afternoon it will be in the mid 40's but it will feel even colder with a gusty wind. thursday brisk and chilly, 45. on friday, after a day of sun we could see a late night snow shower and possibly a snow shower on saturday, too matt. >> the school board in in the upper perkiomen school district elected board to voted five to toker to stop building the middle school over concerns of higher taxes.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. that devastating wildfire explodes overnight going from 50 acres to more than 25,000 in just hours. people trapped in their homes. first responders go door to door to rescue them. the race now to stop the fire in its tracks. get ready for the instant pot. the black friday best-seller. the cyber monday smash hit. how it helped this mom change her life losing over 80 pounds. getting back on the road to living healthy. inside the instant pot sensation sweeping the nation. ginger's incredible story. you know her for fearlessly covering natural disasters so why does she call herself one? her struggles with depression, the moment her life changed out in the field. the relationship that changed everything. and why she says she's now so full of gratitude.

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people to evacuate and this morning, thousands of people are without power, michael. >> all right, thank you, marcus. >> a little trouble with the sound right there. we move on to that big development overnight in the roy moore senate race. the rnc changing course endorsing the alabama republican and tom llamas has been tracking it from the start. >> george, good morning again. so much happening in this race and a lot of it will likely help roy moore. the president officially endorsing moore, the alabama senate candidate posting on twitter the president told him go get 'em, roy. the president saying he needs more to further his agenda in the senate and this morning abc newslettering the rnc has changed course and is back to supporting moore. they'll send resources to help him out with the special election a week ago but allegations of sexual misconduct on teenagers are still dogging roy moore. a woman who says she dated him when she was 17 and he was in his 30s is lying when he says he doesn't know any of the eight

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>> thank you. >> congratulations on last night. >> appreciate it. coming up, how a mother used one of the hottest holiday gifts, the instant pot to help shed more than 100 pounds. can't wait to hear about that. lara, you're upstairs. what is going on? >> very special guest with me, the one, the only ginger zee, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] so proud of her. her new book is incredible. opening up about her life, her love and how she overcame some serious struggles in this memoir. we cannot wait to talk to you coming up on "good morning america." >> ah. can't wait. >> so lucky to get her. she's avenue here. a great crowd. come back to "good morning america." [ applause ] orite holiday meal memory... [storyteller 2] uh, christmas dinner, grandma's house in philadelphia. my sister brings her fiancé over. this guy comes in with a cheesesteak that he eats instead of my grandmother's cooking. [storyteller 3] and everybody's like, we were just laughing, like what are you going to do? i mean, the dog ate the ham. sorry, mom. [storyteller 4] we would eat the entire christmas eve fancy dinner on the floor. [storyteller 5] we discovered that the family recipe

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all right. what a wonderful audience that we have here. ooh. it is great, it is wonderful to have you here on this tuesday. you may want to come back on friday. we have a big announcement. luke bryan is going to perform for us this friday right down the street at opry city stage here in times square. [ applause ] you know how i love me some luke. the show is free but you'll need a ticket to get in so go to our website to find out how you can get one of those precious tickets to see luke bryan on friday. [ applause ] i'm in. i'm in. i'll arm wrestle you for it. right now we have some "pop news" with lara. >> good morning to you, guys. good morning to you all and to you and we begin with kristen wiig in the midst of promoting "downsizing" had exciting news.

the actress revealing she and her writing partner are in the final rewrite process for a new movie and just to remind you guys this is the same duo behind the screenplay for "bridesmaids," i mean, i love that movie. it's been a while. in yes. >> that script earned them the nomination for best original screenplay at the 2012 oscars. wiig didn't reveal the plot but in idea bridesmaids" is any indication. "barb and star go to vista delmar." i mean i'm in. not to judge a book by its cover but i'm judging. looking forward to that kristen wiig. kevin spacey may be off the show but "house of cards" is coming back. we learned this morning that netflix is in. they made the announcement they will give fans what they deserve, a final season. the streaming giant will make eight more episodes with robin wright's character taking the lead. the fate of the show has been

uncertain since spacey was fired. no word on how his character's absence will be explained on the show but a netflix rep says we're excited to bring closure to fans. absolutely. [ applause ] >> she can carry it. >> oh, yes. >> it'll go into production early next year. so we'll get that at some point next year. finally, i know what michael strahan wants for christmas. i'm just guessing. maybe 2019 lamborghini urus. >> oh, you shouldn't have. [ laughter ] >> guy, this is the world's fastest suv. capable of 190 miles an hour, can go from 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds. it's an ssuv like a super suv. super expensive suv too. it can go fast and it can empty your wallet even faster, the price starts at $200,000.

>> a lot. >> you shouldn't have. that's totally too much. but i do appreciate it. thank you. [ applause ] >> did you know about that? >> yeah, i knew about it. >> a lot of press. i thought it was cool it can go so fast so quick and empty your account so quick. >> all these like super car companies are making super truck, great market for them and jumping into it. >> are you jumping? >> you made my day. i got a great present coming. great news. great "pop news" there, lara. now to our "gma" cover story about a mom that's inspiring so many. she is using one of the most popular holiday gift, the instant pot to shed more than 100 pounds and save money. here's how she did it. growing up brittany williams was a serial fast food eater. >> from the very young age our diets just weren't stellar. >> reporter: packed on the weight topping out at 260 pounds in 2012 and after trying all sorts of diets she decided to start cooking with a trendy

cooking device her husband got her called an instant pot. >> it makes cooking healthy food fast and that's what i was missing. i was missing the convenience factor. >> reporter: in instant pot is an electric pressure cooker which makes food very quickly n unlike a crock pot which can take four to six hours for a meal. >> that's what makes it special. you can have 30 minutes till dinnertime, throw everything in your instant pot and make it to the dinner table in time. >> reporter: in 2017 she made it her goal to cut out all processed foods from her diet and cook her meals in the instant pot every day. now she's lost almost 80 more pounds. >> and tiegs are my shorts from last summer. >> brittany says she's not great at planning meals but knew eating well can only be sustainable if it was convenient. her success with the instant pot was, well, instant. and last april after losing 40 pounds in 4 months she shared this post on facebook writing, in january i kicked processed

food and eating out to the curb. i was confident with my instant pots, i have two now, we could successfully stop eating out. well, we're doing it. >> the reaction that i got was overwhelming. >> reporter: now she feels the instant pot will not only keep her weight off but give her kids a legacy of healthy eating too. >> it makes me feel an immense sense of pride for how far i've come. [ cheers and applause ] >> and we are joined now by our chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton. thank you for joining us. always love these segments. people are always trying to lose weight and want to lose it in the right way. you have a degree in nutrition. what does the science say about the best approach. >> i love this story because it shows one person's success but the reality is any diet can work short term. it's keeping it off long term and we know that unfortunately at the two-year mark about 85% of people are back up their starting weight because our body

wants to restore its equilibrium to its heaviest point. my medical advice for anyone who wants to lose weight is it needs the three ss. needs to be safe, it needs to be simple and sustainable long term and i think that's what this woman's story shows. this was sustainable for her. >> and so her approach, you feel like, works. >> right. >> but what could be some of the downsides. >> there's nothing magical about the instant pot. when you talk about any kind of cooking device the advantages are you're avoiding all the excess salt, sugar, oils that can go in processed meals. it could potentially be healthier and the downsides are minimal, the time, effort and cost of the machine but i do believe you could probably save money with this. >> she says she stopped eating processed foods. >> yeah, i mean, look is super convenient and i'm all about the convenience and laziness factor but they're loaded with sodium and sugar and hear it over and over again and need to remember for people with true obesity, severe obesity who are having

problems there's a big push now from the medical weight loss aspect of this to really aggressively treat this before it causes the other symptoms, so i think that people with those issues, especially if you are struggling with high blood pressure, joint problems, diabetes, sleep apnea, you need to seek medical advice because this is a very serious situation. >> yeah. >> but i love this method. >> i love this method too and she looks great. we always love your advice on this. >> thank you. >> all right, michael, we are talking about your "gma" moment. me and my new friends here, you know it's tuesday and robin always says tuesday is a tough part of the week. caisson from georgia would agree. caisson is six months old. arms out being pulled a around by his uncle. he's living life, right? they said they could do this for hours. when we had the house with the wood floors my son loved it

too. caisson ray you're giving a good smile this morning. hopefully you could give us a big smile. we love to see your pets, your friends, we would love to see your lol page. post that video we want to see you on tv for your "gma" moment but for now let's go ahead and get a check a little closer to home. >> hey, everybody we've got some sprinkles that are trying to move their way through but some steadier rain still out to the west. let's check this forecast. it's already 54 degrees, lots of clouds over the ben franklin bridge. let's take a look at the day ahead. a high today of 63. so, very mild today with the rain arriving. a sprinkle at any point but the steady rain is late this afternoon into this evening. when it arrives. tomorrow turning windy and chilly 49. thursday brisk and chilly, 45. what's not to love about this woman, ginger. she is not just our chief

meteorologist, but also -- well, she has a new memoir called "natural disaster: i cover them. i am one." and she's sharing her life story and showing us a side of herself you have not seen before. you got this? >> yeah. i hope so. >> so proud of you. i've read the book, ginger, i know, get ready. you refer to yourself as a natural disaster. why do you give yourself that title. >> i mean it goes well beyond you see me on the cover. i am messy. my husband will tell you that too but it's well beyond me being messy, it's choices i made and some of the life developments i've had. some of the frustratings i've been through and what i've learned in the short time in life i know i've had so far and so it goes -- it dives into that while i'm covering the world's biggest natural disasters. >> you are very humble. you said why me to write a book. you said what have i accomplished? you know that she is the first female chief meteorologist of

the network level. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. it's exciting. women in science. >> all right. and when i'm out on the road you are someone that people ask me about. little girls look to you. so what made you change your mind and want to do this. >> i sfeel member oir is a weir word. i didn't know if i had done enough but i fought a disease. i fought a disease called depression that a lot of people fight every single day and just like any disease there is a stigma or -- unlike other diseases there is a stigma surround it and want to help the hundreds of thousands or millions that are dealing with or dealt with something i did and i want them to be able to fight without shame. >> well, i got too tell you, reading your book, you do not hole back. you are so -- it's beautifully written. it is heart felt. it's very candid. it's very candid and that was very important for you to talk about depression.

you thought at one point about taking your own life. i remember when you started here and what you did right prior to coming here. >> i mean that's how i started book by saying, ten days before i started my job at abc news i checked myself into a mental health hospital. and that took a lot of guts to start there and bury the lede. there's some joy in there. there is a lot of comedy. there's a lot of other things but you need to get to the crux of it and that is i had a disease, i will always have that disease. it's not something that just magically goes away but, boy, i sought help and i actually committed to getting help like anybody with cancer or any other disease, they go to the hospital and that's okay. and you're allowed to do that and we should all be allowed to be who we are even though that happens to be the disease we fight. >> well, you're fighting cancer, you lose your hair. people are like, oh, you're sick. when you're going through depression or some sort of illness like that, people don't see it. >> and often it's even worse

because you're putting on the best face you can so that they don't see it. >> how did you do it. >> that's how i did it. my career was always going up. i was always -- and i was so lucky and fortunate in times where i had made bad choices my career still was on the upswing. at home my personal life was regularly falling apart and from childhood on i had a lot of chaos and addicted to chaos and addicted to self-harm and had to seek help at the hospital. once i did that and i said, honesty, honesty with myself, honesty with everybody around me and now transparency, i hope this is the last step. i truly hope this is it where i say, i fought it, i have great tools now, if it ever starts to loom. >> what are your tools. >> one of pie big tools is called the fence. a simple thing but if you're upset i'll tell you, six years ago, i would have taken all of that absorbed it very selfishly and thought first of all it's my fault. everything she's upset about i should be upset. everybody from postman to, you

know, the grocery store to my parents to the people closest to me, i was big absorber and that does not do you well. you have to learn that fence so i put up a fence and say, okay, this is how robin is feeling today. i can help her, i can -- maybe i did have something to do with it. i should take responsibility for that but i shouldn't take it on and then we can go together and communicate and that's what changed. i have communicated with myself. >> you learned how this is -- i'm telling you all, i'm going to bury the lede here. you'll get the book at the end of this. >> hey. [ applause ] >> i couldn't wait to share. because everybody is trying to absorb everything -- trying to absorb everything you're saying. don't worry you will get the book. >> a lot of k4579ers. >> talk about gulfport, katrina and how that was a defining moment in covering the storm. >> where the two parts of my life come together so i had just been engaged to be married. i went to cover katrina and i went there as a nerdy kid meteorologist. my first storm. katrina was my first storm. and i dove into that storm

thinking i got to see how high the water level is. i got to see the science part of it. i get there. i saw body bags for the first time and real people with real struggles and walked away ten days later with such real survivor's guilt and such empathy and humanity it taught me that's not what this is about. this is not about the water line or storm surge or any of that. it's about telling people's stories and it's about their loss and the life that they're now going to have to live and i know you're from there. your family is from there and know we're till talking about it so at the same time i came back with such perspective and that's what makes my stories that are not unique, i don't think unique is that got to see them in parallel with these huge natural disasters and come back and say i am so grateful for my shoelaces let alone whatever else was going on in life and that helped me to make some good choice, some bad. >> we have 30 seconds before the computer is going to take us off because i would just sit here and talk to you till the cows come home. gratitude. >> yes. >> that's how you talk about it.

gratitude. expecting your second child. a loving relationship with ben. gratitude. >> i never thought this would happen and i think that's what i wake up with every day, i can't believe i got here. i am so grateful and that's what makes me emotional is that i got through it but everybody else can too and i say this in the book. the clouds are there at this time but they won't last forever. they can't and they won't. that's how the atmosphere works. >> ginger zee. [ applause ] love this kid. "natural disaster" is out now. as i mentioned everyone in our audience is going home with a copy. your "gma" moment brought to you by the frame from samsung. the most beautiful tv you've never seen.

>> ♪ >> good morning, it's 8:27 on this tuesday december 5th. the traffic carousel continues to turn with i-95 and matt pelman. >> what a fun ride it is, at least a slow ride for sure here along 95 southbound side from this point at cottman into girard, we had a crash on the bridge street on-ramp to the southbound lanes. that's cleared out so now it's just volume. still a 31 minute delay though as more than double what it ideally should be on 95 southbound. had a crash on the pennsylvania turnpike westbound side by willow grove. looks like it's now pushed off to the side because speeds are back up into the low 60's. still though some slowing as you head towards fort washington and on 309 we've had three separate accidents this morning. still one out there northbound in flourtown but it's now off to the side so the lanes are opened. also watching a couple of serious crashes in delaware in newark there's one on 896

southbound. i would use 72 instead. but 72 wrangle hill road closed in bear because of a crash by the bp station. 301 or route seven can get you around that matt. >> thank you, matt. david is off, meteorologist karen rogers joins us with a nice day from accuweather. karen. >> yeah, we've got nice temps. i was enjoying the breaks in the sun 20 minutes ago now i'm just stuck in the clouds. look at these numbers. it is 57 in cape may. already 54 in philadelphia. and even 50 degrees in the lehigh valley. we are off to the races with the temps today. it's really our last mild day we're going to see in awhile. 63 for your high but lots of cloud cover. chance for drizzle at any point with some steady rain arriving late this afternoon and evening from west to east. tomorrow it's turning windy and chilly, 49 degrees. it's going to feel a lot colder than there with a gusty wind. thursday brisk and chilly 45. friday night we could even see a snow shower around matt. >> thank you, karen. members of the philadelphia eagles volunteer for habitat for humanity as they spend

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we welcome you back to "gma" and i love that conversation that we had with ginger zee and, you know, i was having a conversation and looked out into the crowd. there's stacey sager. she was married to craig sager, a dear friend. stac stacey was there last night and talking about how she's carrying on the legacy of her husband. wonderful to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> we don't talk enough about those care givers and what you had done for craig. >> absolutely. you know, the care givers and selfish as this may sound but care givers have to take care of themselves first. without the care givers the patients can't get through their treatments and it's just so

important to give a shoutout to all the care givers out there. so i appreciate it very much for everything you did last night. >> you embody that. great to see you. >> thank you. >> craig would be very proud of you. [ applause ] remember craig was flamboyant in how he dressed. >> so talented. the personality was always am e amazing and i think everyone enjoyed watching him. thanks for being here. we really appreciate that. [ applause ] and now we've got a fantastic guest we're going to bring to the table. so talented, this guy, oscar nominated actor who says if they ever make a movie about him he wants his brother to play the lead. i like that. well, he and his brother are teaming up now on the big screen. please welcome "disaster artist" james franco. [ cheers and applause ] >> congratulations.

>> good to see you, man. >> good to be here, man. always. [ applause ] all right. >> you have one of the best smiles ever. >> i did get best smile in my high school yearbook but i had braces at the time so big smile like this. >> you know what, congratulations on everything. you're so talented. yes, this movie -- [ applause ] this movie is getting a lot of buzz. it's about the making of a movie called "the room" which was called the best/worst movie ever. >> "scitizen kane" of movies. >> you haven't gone. >> not to midnight screenings. i'd fall asleep. were you one of those -- people -- >> i was not. so it's been playing for 14 1/2 years. once a month in almost every major city. it plays in london, paris, tokyo

and the guy, tommy, he goes around and he is like -- he's like the king -- they get so excited. >> what's his deal? >> that's exactly the question. what is his deal? well, there's three mysteries about tommy, okay. how old he is because he said he was in his 20s when he made "the room." he's probably in his late 40s. where he's from because he sounds like this. i played had him in the movie. he sounds like this which you will guess is maybe like eastern europe but he say he from new orleans, all-american guy. and then where he got the money because "the room" despite looking like it was made for $60 cost $6 million. and he -- he financed the whole thing. he says it was from his like levi's jean selling outlet but i'm like, tommy, there's no way you sold $6 million worth of jeans and he's like, james, you embarrass yourself.

you don't know anything about retail. i'm like, okay, tommy, so -- [ laughter ] >> it's hard -- you direct and star. you have to stay in character throughout. how do you do that? >> it was -- i'm sure it was more bizarre for everyone else. my brother and seth rogen, and everyone but i was -- i was directing the film. i was acting in it, playing a character that was a director acting in his own movie. >> directing the film, did you talk like tommy. >> i talked like tommy. so i'm sure it was bizarre but it also like set an atmosphere because they were all playing arcs in tommy's movie so it just sort of like -- i think it made it easier. they -- like we had a lot of cameos, we had like bryan cranston, sharon stone, melanie griffith. all these incredible people. [ applause ] but every time -- and like every great comedian around hamel

bure buress, my brother and seth would prep them. okay, the set isn't normal. james is directing in character. >> quickly we want to show a clip. tell them one of the people that came to visit was seth's grandparents. >> okay. >> you've known seth. you guys have known each other for 20 years. >> yes. >> tell everybody the story really quick. >> well, obviously -- seth brings his family to every set, the grandparents, parent, his wife lauren and they know me and like they did not get it. because it was like 2 1/2 hours of prosthetics every morning and they were like where is james? and lauren, his wife who i've known almost as long as the grandparents, she just wasn't having it. she hated it like i was dead to her for like three months like she just did not want to be around -- >> do you guys want to see some? >> yes. >> no, no --

? i'm hearing an eastern european accent. >> no, that's from new orleans. >> where? >> new orleans, you heard -- you know. >> where? >> the big easy. >> oh, new orleans. i thought -- i didn't know what you were saying. >> yeah. >> can we just try to lose the accent? take it again. [ applause ] >> what is tommy think about all this? >> tommy like talked about is a bit of a mystery, an enigma but i think he loves it. i asked him finally like he didn't want to watch it alone. we were going to screen it for him alone. he wanted to watch it with a thousand people at south by southwest for the first time. it was fortunately like an incredible screening but he sat there with the glasses on in the theater watching the thing and he wasn't making any reaction. i was like, oh, man, maybe he hates it and i asked him after. i was like, okay, what did you

think. well, i approve 99.9%. and i go, what's the -- then i go what's the 0.1% you think he'll be like i never said that or never did that. he goes, director to director he goes, i think you should look at lighting in beginning of film is a little off. and i'm like -- i realize, i realize he's wearing the glasses the whole time. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i tell you what, you've created another classic. >> thank you. >> you know that. you really have. it is the "disaster artist." it is in theaters now. make sure you go check it out. james franco, everybody. coming up how you could get meghan markle top looks for hundreds of dollars less. everybody likes to save money. [ applause ]

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we're back now with meghan markle mania. millions trying to copy her looks. we decided to make it easy for you. melissa garcia is here to show you how to get the markle sparkle for a lot less sparkle and a lot less money. i love that. a lot of these looks are a little unattainable. the look, the engagement picture look, so to speak. that was like equaled 3,000 dpz. >> you're right.

it was about $3,000 and everyone is buzzing about this look all about i think her white coat. it's that royalesque feel. it's crisp, clean. so but again expensive. >> expensive and shut down the website, right. >> totally crashed. >> everybody wants it but not everybody can afford it. >> we'll show you how to get it and afford it. >> come on down. let's see our first model, joanne and i honestly freaked out. when i was scouring the story, you like doing flea market finds so you know you find that one piece, i found the mother lode. it was $39.99 and looks just like the original, so much less expensive. the dress is from h&m. $34.99. >> right now. >> i got it right now and shoes look like the aquazurra. >> you did a good job. >> i love that. our second look is the navy coat and skirt she wore for an

important event recently. we would love for you to break it down, the markle sparkle. >> so this she actually just wore on friday. again, it's all about a statement coat. so here she's wearing one. it's so beautiful. this one is very expensive from a brand called package $800 and her skirt is a thousand dollars, her turtleneck 250 so it all adds up to about $3,000 yet again. >> oh, my. so let's see the melissa sparkle. let's see our model. >> yes, here we have lola. and i found this jacket at new york and company. now, this jacket actually had a fur -- like a faux fur collar on it but i removed it. >> ki come over here and look. look at the back. turn around. >> it has the same silhouette. exact same silhouette but only $114, you guys. >> really. >> so much less expensive. her skirt from banana republic on sale for 53 bucks and the whole look pulled together for

under $250. >> i got to tell you, it looks exactly like it. see if you can do the third one. red carpet look. if anybody can do it it is melissa. so tell me the markle sparking look first. >> it is coming. again, here this was pre-harry. and what i love it shows she has that classic tailored style. that is who she is. she doesn't have to change who she is to fit into the new role but here again a basic black blazer, the leggings, real leather. >> $900. >> helmut lang all adds up to $2,000. >> let's get the melissa sparkle. come on down. >> i love this because i wanted to get a look under $100. a complete look and was age to do it here. the blazer is from h&m. i love these little faux leather leggings. they look like the real leather ones. these are only $24.99 and the whole look under $100 which made me happy. >> give it up, melissa. you nailed it on all three.

lady, you look great. thank you so much. we'll give you information on our website, >> oh, sorry, we're talking about babies and baby names. [cheers and applause] wells fargo for their holiday food drive. donations have been coming in to support local food banks. over the weekend one of their mobile food banks popped up in minneapolis. they'll be visiting several other cities throughout the month, the month of giving. help by bringing nonperishable food items to wells fargo branches through december 30. she works at wells fargo, look at that. mississippi. let's get a check a little closer to home. >> audience participation. you got to love it. steady arrives late today but you can see we have some sprinkles here or there. let's check the forecast for you. mild high of 63 with lots of clouds and sprinkles and rain arriving late.

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he was just serenading everybody in the commercial break. >> it was fun. >> thank you for being so kind. he's been here bright and early walking the halls, talking to everyone. four time grammy award winning artist seal. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> his career spans more than three decades and now he's going back even farther with his new album "standards" performing some of our classic, classic

favorite classics but it's been wonderful to have you here. frank sinatra classics. what was the inspiration behind it. >> timing and passion. people were so passionate about the project and i had always shown a natural propensity towards singing these songs so we did it. >> they must have thought i was going to sing so they didn't give me a mike. >> just like i'm going to sit in a three-point stance. >> were you a little nervous about taking on frank sinatra. >> not nervous. i knew it would be a challenge but that's pretty much why i did it because i wanted to find something that would push me and push me in a different direction to sing and so it was something i'm glad i did. >> what are some of your favre sinatra favors. >> god, "it was a very good year" and "bewitched." >> and the one you're go to sing is really beautiful. >> i can't wait to hear this.

if you -- is there one song you get a chance to sing it all day every day which would it be? >> "smile." the most beautiful song ever written in my opinion. >> well, i'm sure sure we're going to smile when you perform this song. >> oh, very smooth. [ laughter ] >> he is smooth. how about seal with "luck be a lady." [ applause ] ♪ they call you lady luck but there is room for doubt ♪ ♪ at times you have a very unladylike way of running out ♪ ♪ you're on this date with me

the pickins have been lush ♪ ♪ and yet before the evening is over you might give me the brush ♪ ♪ you might forget your manners you might refuse to stay ♪ ♪ and so the best that i can do is pray ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ luck be a lady tonight luck be a lady tonight ♪ ♪ luck if you've ever been a lady to begin with luck be a lady tonight ♪

♪ luck let that gentleman see how nice a dame you can be ♪ ♪ i know the way you've treated other guys you've been with luck be a lady with me ♪ ♪ a lady never leaves her escort it isn't fair it isn't nice ♪ ♪ a lady doesn't wander all over the room and then blow on some other guy's dice ♪ ♪ let's keep this party polite

never ever get out of my sight ♪ ♪ stick with me baby i'm the guy that you came in with hey luck be a lady tonight ♪ ♪ luck be a lady tonight [ applause ] "gma's" concert series is presented by carmax. drive what's possible.

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walgreens. trusted since 1901. >> announcer: time to share the warmth with children and families in need. >> warm coat, warm hearts. bring your gently used coats to your local burlington store. >> everybody, donate. >> stay warm. >> announcer: go to any burlington store to donate a coat and join our annual coat drive. [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks to seal and the band, thank you. [ applause ] what a beautiful way -- >> i have to say like coming back to new york playing with these musicians honestly puts your mind at rest because you

know everything is going to be right. >> everything is just right. >> "standards" is out now. >> ♪ >> matt pelman wants to end things inon 422 so why not. >> let's do it because since last we spoke, matt o'donnell a crash happened here on the

four's and the two's eastbound side. happened approaching trooper road and they just got it pushed off to the side. you can see there in the left lane some people rolling through it looks like a little fuel spill but they're getting by. it's just extra slow from collegeville into this point approaching trooper. bucks county southbound side of one cleared out but still speeds in the 20's as come south on 95 don't forget in hilltown township bucks county hilltown pike is closed all day today and tomorrow for pipe replacement. rickert road gets you around that. they'll be patching potholes along the blue route through delaware county so you may want to avoid that as well starting in just a few minutes matt. >> thank you, matt. david is off and you know what, karen rogers a good day to patch some potholes. >> it is, that's right matt. temps in the 60s good day to do anything you need to do outside except for a little drizzle. hard to see but in a few spots we're catching a little bit of drizzle. you see that rain out to the west hasn't even hit

harrisburg yet so this steadier rain that arrives late this afternoon and this evening. we're stuck with clouds maybe a bit of drizzle but a mild high of 63. it all changes tomorrow. it turns windy and chilly, temps drop through the day. 49 degrees for an early high. thursday brisk and chilly, 45. friday a high of 41. we may have a late snow shower friday night or a few rain or snow showers on saturday, matt. >> thanks karen. coming up on "action news" at noon how the curiosity of a goodwill store worker helped save a valuable piece of world war ii history. james franco is on "live with kelly and ryan." that's next here on 6abc. i'm matt o'donnell. have a great tuesday, everyone. >> ♪ michael: i'm thankful that

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>> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, start of "the diaster artist," james franco and from the new film, "darkest hour," lily james. holiday hits week continues with a performance from recording artists brett young. all of this on "live" ." and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪ >> ryan: how are you? how are you doing? [cheers and applause] ♪