>> good morning, america. artic air dangerous bitter cold blasting across the country. 19 states under wind chill warnings this morning. millions feeling the bone chilling cold. plus mountains of snow smashing records. more than six feet falling in the east and the new winter storm warning right now. >> air security breach, an unauthorized passenger getting on a flight from los angeles to tokyo. the plane turning around after four hours when the crew realized he didn't have a ticket. chrissy teigen and john legend also on board live tweeting the mid air nightmare. how could this happen? >> shots fired manic at a mall on one of the biggest shopping

days of the year. storing packed on this holiday week. massive crowds scattering after gunfire erupts near the busy shopping center. >> prince harry sharing details about christmas with meg an markle. the couple sharing the holiday with the queen and the whole family. >> christmas was fantastic. we're looking forward to 2018. >> plus the prince sitting down with barack obama grilling the commander in the chief with the lightening round. >> good morning, america. it's a weekend take over in times square. what a mid air nightmare for passengers on that flight from l.a. to tokyo. you can see it turning around four hours after they discovered an unauthorized person on board. superstar couple on that same plane. they tweeted about it overnight.

we'll get into that story. i'm surprised they weren't flying private. >> we can dig into that as well. can you imagine the frustration for those passengers. they fly four hours and return for four. >> they've gone nowhere. >> running around in circles. let's get to the latest on the brutal weather. you're looking live at the dangerous icy conditions on the road in cleveland. if you're looking for an excuse not to go to work, you've found one. residents digging their way out with more than 60 inches as that stretches across the country. alex perez is in upstate new york for us. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, paula. some people waking up to bone chilling temperatures. we can't move too much. take a look around me. on lake erie. the waves turned into a mound of

ice. overnight millions of americans from the midwest to the northeast getting slammed by snow, ice and wind chills. >> i have to bear the cold. >> it's really cold. >> reporter: treacherous travel for millions returning home after the holiday weekend. spreading from cleveland to upstate new york. in erie pennsylvania record breaking snow fall of 60 1/2 inches since christmas eve forcing restrictions on i 86 and parts of i 90. blizzard like conditions leaving parked cars completely covered. >> it's a little ridiculous. >> reporter: in missouri five dead and 125 injury nd car accidents. the slippery roads forcing scar cars to slide off the interstate. flipping on their sides. in buffalo, new york residents

digging themselves out. >> this is something else. i have haven't seen this in a long time. >> reporter: more or tick cold, more snow headed for these areas that have been affected already. it's going to be a tough few days for everyone trying to survive all of this. >> alex, i got to admit you look pretty miserable. stay warm. the weather is brutal heading into the new year. let's head to rob marciano. >> mind over matter mabt work there. snow bands coming off lake erie. north and east of syracuse the national weather service says 14 feet has fallen there and over 50 inches in the last couple days. over 20 states under wind chill advisories. pink areas wind chill warnings. in chicago minus 13 feels like.

we've got near freezing air around the atlantic area. then tomorrow morning below 13 in biming ton and 14 below in boston, minus 2 in new york city 5 in phillie and 6 in d.c. >> use it as a rationale for couch time. now to the mid air security breach and unauthorized passenger getting on a flight to tokyo without a ticket. the plane returning to los angeles after four hours while chrissy teeg aen live tweeted the whole thing. matt gutman in l.a. with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the passenger was a parntdly on the wrong airline as well. authorities are investigating how it happened and whether there was any threat. right now it appears no threat only a massive inconvenience to all the passengers on board. overnight after that u turn more

than four hours into an 11 hour flight the a and a plane parked in a secure location at the l.a. x. airport. all passengers did he planed and all because says the airline an unauthorized passenger made it on board. this flight map shows the route of the plane as it touched down. according to the airline the cabin crew became aware oun of the passengers boarded the incorrect flight and notified the pilot. as part of airline security procedure the pilot decided to return to the originating airport where the passenger was disembarked. on board chrissy teigen and her husband john legend. the model life tweeting her experience. four hours into an 11 hour flight we're turning around

because we have a passenger on this plane. why do we have to go back. like many of the passengers teeg gan's mood seemed to sour as the flight headed straight back to los angeles. >> thank you so much for taking me on this awesome vacation, babe. >> reporter: she wrote they keep saying the person has a united ticket. we're on a and a. why do we get punished for one person's mistake. why not land in tokyo and send the other person back. the airline said it's researching situation. a and a adding they would like to apologize saying we take great pride providing customer service and on this flight we failed to do so. that tweet storm sent this story viral. security personnel questioned the passenger.

the passenger sitting next to the person in the wrong seat. it's unclear whether that person will face criminal action in addition to the embarrassment of having caused such a travel headache to so many. >> it's amazing the questions chrissy were asking were legitimate. let me ask you this, the passenger and i know we're waiting to learn more had to go through several layers of security in order to get on that plane right? >> so you can go through security at the airport and make sure you have a ticket. apparently the person had a ticket. you would think at the gate someone would have been able to verify whether he was going on to the right airplane. apparently that didn't happen, dan. >> so many questions remain to be answered. matt gutman thank you. >> thank you, dan. we want to move to politics and the latest on president trump who is in florida saying he's back at work. the president making himself heard taking a swipe at the fbi

and russia investigation. kenneth moton in west palm beach this morning. good morning kenneth. >> reporter: good morning paula. no public events scheduled for president trump. we know he's been consistent about golfing and tweeting. president trump spotted through the trees wearing that signature red hat. back hitting the links and back on twitter with a new years predictions. all signs business is looking really good for next year only to be helped further by tax cut bill. will be a great year for companies and jobs. the president also responding to a fox news report about the dossier alleging links between the trump campaign and russia. the president tweeted wow dossier bogus adding fbi cannot after all this time verify claims in dossier of russia frup collusion. fbi tainted.

the most salacious parts of the dossier have not been corroborat corroborated. the president continues his working vacation in florida a state he's visited more than any other president. 12 trips. 40 days spent at mar-a-lago and more than sixty days at one of his golf clubs. by the time the president leaves florida to return to washington next week he will have spent more than 100 days at his properties, that 100 days nearly a third of his presidency. paula. >> the president of course maintaining he's conducting business while at mar-a-lago. let's send things to you dan. >> let's bring in matt dowd. matt a two part question for you. this has to do with the president's tweeting. do you believe the president and republicans are trying to politicize the russia probe and

do you think they're succeeding? >> well, it looks like they're trying to fire bob mueller or the fbi investigating this by proxy. i think it's really problematic. as you know we have tribalism that seeped into every institution in the count country with two exceptions the military and fbi. now we see the fbi being politicized and sperm prosecutor being politicized. you would think they would be trying to increase the credibility of the last two institutions. but no. >> do you think the president and the republicans if they are in fact trying to mire the thing down have reached the point if mueller brings charge that is people will disregard it? >> well, that's a big worry. i think the reaction we need to look at -- i think the american public will trust the fbi and the special prosecutor.

the question is will republican leaders who are now in part seem to be partners with donald trump in undermining it will they respond to it if bob mueller brings charges. that's a question we don't know the answer to. >> matthew dowd we appreciate your analysis. >> thank you very much. we want to move to the unprecedented security for the new years eve ball drop. nypd on high alert. gio benitez has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning to you. on new years eve this place will be packed with people and police. they learned so much from this year's attacks. that's why this year they are just pulling out all the stops here. the count down on for new years eve celebrations. in new york expect the most security ever with new garage

closures, streets blocked off, concrete barricades, armed and plain clothes officers plus additional check points before entering times square. banned backpacks, large bags and umbrellas. the strict rules come after two terrorist attacks in new york city just in the past two months. >> people should ekt pekt an increase in security this year because of the ongoing threat we've seen from isis over the past few years they sought to encourage followers to carry out low level attacks whenever they can particularly target people where they gather in crowds. >> reporter: a recent joint assessment by fbi, nypd and the new york port authority said they remain concerned about international terrorists and extremists potentially targeting times square where more than one million people are expected to

gather. also along the las vegas strip law enforcement increasing security following the shooting in ogt. >> they're going to be concerned about crowds gathering where there's vul nermt to those targets. >> reporter: there's one thing these police want you to bring to these ents, that's your patience. some things feel inconvenient and they will be but it's for your own safety. they want to prevent any scenario. >> it's a good reminder that all of this is for our own safety. i took my daughter to times square. the nypd have done such a great job. i felt so safe walking around times square. as always we have to be vigilant. >> patience and vigilance. we'll turn to the fourteen agers facing murder charges after throwing a sandbag off a highway killing a man below.

ear >> good morning dan and paula. a young man is dead and fourteens charged with murder. police say they spotted the boys running from the scene. this morning five families shattered. >> reporter: a deadly case of mischief turning into murder charges against fourteens. >> 911 what's your emergency? >> something hit my car. it hit my son. >> reporter: police say the boys stood on this overpass and tossed a sandbag below. that slamming through the windshield of a car crashing down on 22-year-old passenger marquise byrd. he later died from his injuries. prosecutors saying the teens would be held accountable. >> the state will be bringing forward a homicide charge on all four of the youth involved.

>> reporter: mr. byrd was engaged. he was traveling to toledo to meet friends before the holiday. his death comes after five teens in flint, michigan were charged with second degree murder after police say they flung rocks on this highway killing kenneth white. the teens in the ohio case have not entered pleas as of now. they have pleaded not guilty to earlier assault charges. they're egs pegted in court sometime this week. >> as you said five families completely torn apart. >> how do you teach your kids not to throw things off a bridge? now we have to. >> thank you very much. we'll switch gears and turn to the megamillions jackpot growing larger after no winners yet again in last night's drawing. it's climbed to $306 million. don't forget about the power

ball prize. >> i'm keeping track. >> the odds of winning megamillions one in 259 million. >> as we always say there's a chance. there's always a chance. >> let's get it back to robert. >> there's a chance it might warm up too. >> i don't think that's the case. >> it's solid. guaranteed by june. >> t >> visible satellite high resolution look at these streamers off lake ontario, lake areary you see the dynamics. we still have lake effect snow warnings in effect here and again a winter weather advisory for this little number that's coming across parts of the deep south this morning with some chilly air there might be some slick roads and another six to some cases 12-inches of snow here with this round of lake effect

snow but there's more cold coming in behind this so that will reinstigate the lake effect and there's really no warm air coming in at least for the next two weeks. we stay cold in this trend the eastern third maybe half of the country really through the beginning of the year. time for your wind chill forecast now brought to you by carmax. >> all right, we have a little bit of a snow shower that's popping into southern chester county and parts of new castle county, really light stuff. heading outside most of you are just looking at clouds maybe a little sun starting to break through. it's cold this morning with

temperatures in the 20's and wind chills in the teens in most neighborhoods. your exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, brisk and cold today, a high of 29. tomorrow blustery, very cold, 26. 29 again on friday, brisk, wind chills in the teens. the next few days. 29 on saturday with some possible morning snow. little light stuff. this. a cute shot of this dog. not a very big one. you have to be a giraffe to get through the snow. erie, pennsylvania. >> love the dog. hate the cold. nice try. >> don't be such a grump. >> coming up new developments in the mysterious mother of a texas mother of three. >> plus prince harry one on one with president obama. what prince harry revealed about his royal christmas with megan.

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state farm. >> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's 7:23 on this wednesday december 27th. let's head over to matt pelman. we've got a nasty accident there in mercer county, new jersey. good morning. >> yeah, major mess closing a parking lot -- causing a parking lot. hearing three vehicles involved and chopper is panned out a little bit. a nasty accident. someone reportedly thrown from one of these vehicles. at this point traffic squeezing by on the right shoulder as the investigation into the accident just gets under way. and the backlog is colossal. let's hit the maps and look at the speeds. they are not pretty at this early hour. 2 miles per hour you start to jam just north of olden avenue up to that scene approaching route one. you really want to think alternates unless you like this sort of parking lot which i kind of doubt.

i would stick with route one, quakerbridge road even 130. 295 northbound an absolute mess in mercer county. here in springhouse montgomery county, just a broken down vehicle, southbound 309 by norristown road partially taking out the right lane. tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. we're going to take a short break and come back to accuweather. >> ♪

>> we have a fair amount of cloud cover across the region. storm tracker6 live double scan shows you every now and then there might be a flurry. it's really hard to see but underneath where it says wilmington there's a light snow shower not a big deal. the bigger story is the temperature. 22 degrees right now in philadelphia. and the wind chills right now are making everyone feel like it's in the teens. that's going to be the case throughout the day. the today's high just 29. wind chills in the teens. 26 tomorrow. and 29 again on friday. no relief in sight just yet, tam. >> okay, thank you, david. that's it for now. we're going to send you back to "gma" but we'll see you

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>> welcome back to "gma" on this wednesday morning. you're looking live at the edge of lake erie this morning. ice covering everything in sight. 19 states facing bitter wind chill advisories. record breaking snow mountains up to six feet in some areas. >> i'm a great fan of the great lakes except for december, january and february. we want you to take a look at this. panic at a mall in memphis overnight. it was packed with holiday shoppers. they heard gunshots outside the mall. many people running, screaming. two people shot. no one killed. memphis police detained four people. here's a crazy site. for millions in new england

overnight. people reported seeing a bright fire ball. how would you say that, dan? >> a shooting star. >> fire ball object in the sky. one facebook user said i saw a bright blue flash while i was shoveling. then a fire ball like a missile passed over me. the flying object was likely a meet right. we said likely. going back to the department of defense program that covert program we learned about which was to investigate ufos. that's why we need a program like that. >> put them on the case. let's start with prince harry's latest gig on bbc radio. one of his high profile interviews was a friend and former president a guy named barack obama. eva pilgrim is here with what they discussed. >> good morning. the prince with the mike this morning. talking about his own headlines. his fairytale romance and

friendships with former presidents. harry taking this hosting opportunity to chat with and about some of those closest to him. >> reporter: prince harry taking to the air waefs overnight. >> we're joined by our guest editor prince harry. >> now i understand the point of coffee. >> reporter: opening up about his fantastic first christmas with fiance meghan markle. >> she's done an absolutely amazing job. she's getting in there. it's a family i suppose she's never had. >> reporter: the newly engaged royal guest editing bbc 4's morning program even sharing a candid interview with his friend. >> if you start using long pauses between answers you'll get the face. >> let me see the face. okay. >> reporter: former president barack obama. in his first interview since leaving office the prince asked him about his last day in the

oval. >> you sat through the inauguration with your game face on not giving much emotion away. what's going through your mind? >> the sense that there was a completion and that we had done the work in a way that preserved our integrity and left us whole, that we hadn't fundamentally changed i think was a satisfying feeling. that was mixed with all the work that was still undone and concerns about how the country moves forward, but over all there was a serenity there more than i expected. >> reporter: the president and harry becoming fast friends after attending the invictus games in toronto last september. clearly comfortable enough for the lightening round. >> boxers or briefs. >> sorry we don't answer those

questions. >> lebron jals or michael jordan. >> jordan. although i love lebron. i'm a chicago guy. >> will the obamas be invited to the royal wedding? the guest list hasn't been released yet. lots of speculation about who will get a golden ticket to the royal affair. >> and where do you seat them? >> yes. you've got to be careful with international affairs. >> we want to move to the new developments in the 2016 of a fitness instructor and mother of three found inside a texas church. the victim's husband saying he's powerless when it comes to finding her killer. mark moore in texas. >> reporter: good morning, paula. a new statement from the

victim's husband say he's moving on. he's not giving up on the police investigation that remains open. more than a year after texas fitness instructor missy bevers was found murdered the killer is still on the loose. in a statement to abc news nearly two years after his wife's death brandon bevers said it's time to refocus. i have spent many months driving myself crazy. i'm power less to believe i have any ability to solve this. the murder of the mother of three left this community stunned. bevers was found murdered inside the church that sits along a rural texas highway. >> my wife was a -- she was a great woman, a great wife, a great mother, a grate friend.

>> reporter: the cameras captured the suspect. >> i ask everybody out there to review the video. the person has a very distinct walk. there's a very distinct mannerism about this person that should be very apparent to somebody. >> reporter: the person in the video never identified. early in the investigation police search warrant suggesting a financial and marital struggle between bevers and her husband detailing a creepy message she received on-line and noting flirtacious communication she had with another person of interest but police ruling them out. >> at this point none of the family friends or co-workers of missy bevers are considered suspects despite various theories none of the people named in the affidavits are sus pekded. >> reporter: meanwhile bevers husband holds out hope the killer will be caught telling abc news my faith is in the all

mighty and the investigators. this morning there's a $10,000 reward for information in this case. authorities here in texas are saying their investigation is still underway. they haven't said what weapon was used to murder bevers. her husband tells abc news they were not going through financial troubles. >> we want to bring in abc news consultant brad gart who's in washington this morning. the husband writes this e-mail and says he doesn't want to focus on the killer anymore and his duty is memorialize his wife, not to find the killer. what do you make of that? >> i can tell you working with homicide and families it's such a strain on the family. you lose focus on your children that are left. my guess is he wants to move on to deal with that and also to separate the kids from this horrible agent.

>> you heard the husband saying he wanted to clarify they didn't have financial difficulties. missy bevers was murdered in april 2016. what do you think it's going to take to solve this case? >> really just a phone call. this is a unique case. somebody pretending to be a cop, has on tactical gear. is in that church walking around very leisurely. came upon her and killed her. it's going to be solved looking at the gate and who can identify them. this is not that difficult, but someone is not coming forward. >> for the sake of her family we hope this murder gets solved. brad gart, thank you. >> coming up the real housewife in real trouble arrested for battery after an incident with a police officer. what she says happened on christmas eve. he kitchen. so you know how you have to

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>> we want to move to the reality star publicly apologizing for being arrested on new year's eve. luann de lesseps and victor oquendo has the story for us. >> reporter: she is known as the countess on the hit reality series after her run in with law enforcement a judge told her she

needed an attorney because the charges she's facing are serious. on the real house wiefs of new york luann de lesseps is known for dishing out relationship advice. >> be cool. >> reporter: in real life the 52-year-old who once wrote a book on manners and sang a cheeky hit called "money can't bayou class" is in hot water after being charged with battery and disorderly intoxication in palm beach florida. according to a attorney she kicked at least one police officer and screamed i'm going to kill you all after the reality star began causing a scene. de lesseps apologized and said this is is the first time in palm beach since my wedding. last year de lesseps married tom

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most popular. slow cooker, rice cooker, yogurt maker all in one. >> yogurt maker? >> yes. number one sports gift golf balls. top fashion item men asics running shoes. >> fashion? >> we count that. best selling pet products was the be di agree dentist strip for dogs. top three products all for dogs. i know you're a cat fan. >> the reason why cats are superior they're less expensive. >> they're not as needy. >> amazon has prime now that promises delivery in two hours. somebody took advantage of that. >> i confess i might have. the last prime now ordered was in baltimore on christmas eve on

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>> ♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's 7:56 now on this wednesday december 27th. let's head over to matt pelman. you're keeping an eye on 295 in jersey. good morning. >> yeah its one glaring problem we have this morning on the traffic frontal and and it's a big problem. hamilton township mercer county nasty three vehicle crash. someone was thrown from one of the vehicles. happened here in the northbound lanes of 295 in hamilton township, mercer county approaching route one and you can see the backlog. it has developed because they've only been letting some traffic by on the right shoulder for the most part all lanes are blocked. coming out here, you can see the backlog here as well by sloane avenue northbound side is just a parking lot north of olden avenue on up to the accident scene, the blockage point approaching route one. single digit speeds. you want no parts of this. stick with route one, quakerbridge road even 130. 295 northbound remains a mess but on other roadways like 95, here in port richmond it's

really not too bad. no southbound delay and mass transit for the most part we're in good shape but keep in mind those septa trolleys and buses remain on a modified weekday schedule tam. >> thank you, matt. now let's take a live look here outside at the commodore barry bridge. lovely if you're looking at the view inside but if you're outside let's hope you're in a car where the heater is really working david. >> yeah, if you have to be out on the bus stop or something heavy coat and extra gear a good idea. storm tracker6 live double scan most of our earlier light flurries and snow showers are now clearing the coast. your exclusive look at the temperatures. maybe you want to look away. 22 degrees right now in philadelphia. 22 in wilmington. still in the teens in allentown and reading and wind chills making it feel like it's in the teens and staying that way today. today's high just 29. tomorrow 26. friday 29. all three days wind chills in the teens most of the way, tam. >> okay, thank you david. philadelphia police are searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash. investigators say a 58-year-old man was hit and killed as he tried to cross city avenue at 54thth street.

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>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. double trouble. major snow and bitter artic air across the country. wind chill warnings stretching across 19 states and the record smashing snow piling on. the new storm warnings and dangerous bitter temperatures right now. sky security breach. chrissy teigen and john legends mid air nightmare. an unauthorized passenger getting on their plane without a ticket. >> "star wars" stunner luke skywalker's big regret. why mark hamill is apologizing for krit siesing the last jedi saying he was wrong about luke. ♪ >> plus the pient size break-out

star to watch the 7-year-old dazzling audiences in the stunning must see movie of the year. robin teams up with the brilliant kids of the florida project as we say good morning, america. >> good morning once again everybody. happy to be with you on this wednesday morning post holiday. >> is it bad i'm still listening to christmas music? >> no judgment here. >> we have a lot to get to this half hour including what you need to know before you reach for your vitamin. the bombshell question fg they really help and the potential risks involved. >> this is the time of day most people are taking vitamins. let's turn to the mid air security breach. an unauthorized passenger getting on a flight from los angeles to soak i don't without a ticket. chrissy teigen on that plane.

abc's matt gutman is back with that story. hey, matt. >> reporter: good morning dan. that flight for the second time winging its way to tokyo. authorities investigating how the passenger got on the wrong plane traveling with the wrong airline. you can see the boomerang path returning eight hours later. the airline saying in the statement the cab and crew became aware one of the passengers boarded the incorrect flight and notified the pi low who per procedure turned the plane around. chrissy tiegen live tweeting about this. asking many questions including why do we all get pun ued. why don't we land in tokyo and send the one person back.

the airline is apologizing and investigating how this happened. it's unclear whether the passenger will face any criminal action in addition to the shame of adding 15 hours of travel for all those people. >> he won't get free tickets to a john legend concert any time soon. paula. >> we want to move to the bitter cold gripping the country. more snow expected to pound the east coast. alex perez back from a very frigid buffalo, new york. good morning, alex. >> reporter: the bitter cold is relentless. i can't move around too much. we're standing right along lake erie. those are supposed to be crashing waves. nothing but ice there. some people waking up to temperatures feeling like 30 below 0. the lake effect snow in erie,

pennsylvania they got more than 54 inches since christmas. warnings from cleveland to upstate new york and the millions trying to get away -- or get home the roads have been treacherous. in missouri at least five killed in car accidents. more artic cold, more lake effect snow headed to pound those hard hit areas in the next few days. paula. >> if i could i would send you a big cup of hot chocolate. sending you warm thoughts. thank you, alex. >> it's hard to speak when the temperatures are that low. he's doing a great job. now to an amazing surprise. allan robinson and walter macfarlane grew up in hawaii together. they've been friends for about 60 years. they separately used a dna matching site to look for

family. turns out they're brothers. they have announced it at a blended family gathering over the holidays. they're saying they plan to enjoy travel and retirement together. it's moving. >> you can't always choose your family, but you can choose your friends. that's my greatest wish that we would find out you and i are brother and sister. i have always said i'm the little sister he wanted. >> this is when discretion tells me to not make a comment. >> we're breaking down the secret to shedding serious pounds. >> a heart warming holiday surprise for hurricane victims. how a hometown hero went above and beyond. >> but trend setting fashion for 2018. how to rock the hottest looks if you're ringing in the new year.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> we say welcome back to "gma." hello to a terrific crowd. thank you for joining us on this wednesday. >> so much energy. >> i know. >> some good looking people in this room. >> i think they had a lot of caffeine. >> as you did. >> who's ready for "pop news"? >>. [ cheers and applause ] >> let's talk about the force awakening us this morning along with caffeine. a big apology from luke skywalker. he made a comment not trusting last jedi director ryan johnson. >> i had trouble accepting what he saw for luke, but, again, i

have to say having seen the movie i was wrong. >> well, there you go. he said while promoting the last jedi. now hamill posting a tweet saying all i wanted was to make a good movie. ryan johnson made an all time great one. no love lost between the two. [ applause ] >> however, if anybody is going to question the director i think mark hamill has a right to. he has been there since the begin. >> he is luke. >> the dude is luke skywalker. >> we never question our directors and producers here. >> you haven't seen it yet? what have you been doing? >> christmas, the kids. >> kid. >> i'll make time. >> dan and i saw it, not together. >> she didn't want to go with me and be embarrassed p.u.ublicly.

>> you are a "star wars" freak. >> dan is also a music buff, undercover music buff. we're breaking down what's behind your favorite work out sound. dan, you have a jam you like to listen to. >> i have lots. >> beasty boys. >> oh yeah. >> hall las queen. >> hall las queen with collard queens. this morning i chose katy perry's "teenage dream." ♪ >> this is your work out song? >> i knew this wasn't going to go well. >> i can see dan grooving out on the treadmill for this.

>> when dan has his ear buds in, we know he's listening to katy perry. >> when you connect with those feelings it's like you're running with katy perry, she's with you and helping to inspire you. we're working out together with those artists. for me it's -- not me. i'm dedicating this song to my make up artist brook. this song by the spice girls. i couldn't think of a song, so i'm dedicating it to her. >> mine is eminem "lose yourself." >> no one asked me. i love kid rock and my guilty pleasure is nickel away. >> much respect to you. >> it's not as good as katy perry. >> that is "pop news."

[ cheers and applause ] >> we want to turn now however to a new warning about the vitamins you might be taking with your breakfast. calcium and vitamin d may not help fight bone fractures. dr. jen ashton joins us from boston. hi there, dr. general. >> hi guy. >> this seems to contradict everything that's been thrown at us our entire lives. what do you make of this? >> this was a big analysis that appeared in the journal of the american medical association. looked at 33 other studies of of aye drlts 50 years of age and older. 50,000 people took them compared them to both of those together and separately. found it did not reduce the risk of fracture. if there does not appear to be a benefit, we have to question this used to be standard medical

health and wellness advice. >> you see patients with osteo pro sis. what do you think is the important take away? >> when you talk about osteo pa ro sis which can affect almost every aging adult you have to get the calcium and vitamin d from food sources. leavy green, salmon, dairy. i recommend they get a weighted vest and wear that walking around. avoid smoking and excess alcohol. these are things that can help your bone health instead of popping a pill. >> i like to pop a pill and i know people are taking their vitamin d and calcium supplementings. are there benefits? >> for certain groups of people

or on the advice of a physician. routine don't reach for those pills. they don't appear to have a benefit and can have risks. >> all right dr. ashton we'll be coming back to you in a bit. >> sounds like the answer is strap on headphones and listen to katy perry. >> love it. >> it's the season of giving. even though we witnessed destruction from hurricanes destroying so many homes. we also saw people banding together. rob marciano, nickel back fan you met a guy determined to make a difference. >> yeah. this is a nebraska state trooper. he was inspired by a story on "gma." it was about families in the florida keys struggling to recover. he decided it was time to help out. before he knew it he started a movement. >> reporter: meet state trooper

john lewis. he patrols the streets of nebraska. to niergt the father of four handing out gift cards. >> it's his own band of neighbors and friends he coined america's neighbors and the idea all started here on "gma." >> my daughter want to go home. she asks me at least every other day, mommy, when are we going home? >> got to break your heart. >> it does. and that's the hardest part. it's not fair. and that -- i'm not the only one going through this. >> john lewis, reached out to media facebook and wanted to adopt my family for the holidays but he's taking it another level. he's getting families in his neighborhood to adopt future feels here for that day when i can hug his neck in person and really express my gratitude.

>> jen and i have now made night miami. >> trooper lewis and his wife jennifer flying over 1700 miles from nebraska to the florida keys to meet us here in the heart of the devastation. >> where did you have the idea to adopt a family? >> you know, it's not just theresa's family that's affected. why not let her make contact with those around her and i'll do the same and we'll put it altogether. >> together building a network of support matching 14 families. did you think that it would launch to this level donation-wise. >> no, no. i was just a guy with an idea that wanted to adopt a family and that kind of spread. >> back at sugarloaf school many of those teachers impacted gathered for their after school meeting including theresa. >> rob marciano he's back. >> unknowingly to all they were about experience a "gma" holiday surprise. >> i have somebody that i want you to meet. state trooper john lewis and his wife, jennifer. [applause]

he and his friends developed this network. know that you're not alone and they haven't for got about you. >> you're welcome, you're welcome. [applause] and he's not alone 'cause there's more. we'd like you all to come outside. we have a special surprise. i'm not sure you can see the license plate but it says it's from nebraska which today might as well be the north pole. john, what do you have in there? open them up. >> gifts handed out one by one bringing both tears and joy from a much needed propane tank and freezer in this hot florida keys, to brand new mattress. how much is this going to help you? >> tremendously. >> how does that make you feel when you see the outpouring from across the country. >> the resources coming in from all over the country absolutely amazing and overwhelming at the same time. >> yes, rebuilding the keys will take time but it makes it a little bit easier with some help from new friends. >> pay it forward and help everybody else. for me it's been a big part of

my own healing process. >> aww. >> did you ever think this christmas would turn out like this. >> they're not just a family that has adopted, we'll be friends with them for a very long time. thanks so much. >> you bet. >> i love it john and theresa they don't want to stop there. they hope to find a way for american neighbors to keep on helping those affected by natural disasters in the future and you can find out more about america's neighbors on our web site. just truly inspiring what they have done and his wife jennifer and everybody back in nebraska, nobody blinked an eye. they all wanted to jump in and help. >> so cool meeting some of the people in our live studio audiences so many from across the country many from houston affected by the flooding there. amazing to see the power of one, just one family helping out and helping out so many others. >> you're not alone, that's for sure and those teachers are heroic. a lot lost their homes and they're still teaching those kids who needed them. >> thanks for bringing us that story.

>> want to bring you something else because i know dan loves this stuff. it's your "gma" moment and it is a dog playing in the snow. let's have a look. behind me it's beautiful, people. >> beautiful and the beautiful doggie. >> german shepherd in erie pennsylvania, five, 6 feet of snow. a life rope because it's so deep there in erie with more snow on the way. >> that's what it's wearing. >> a life rope. >> it's a running -- >> very cool. >> more snow coming to erie and other places. but the cold is not going to stop. thanks, guys, you look great over there. >> great audience. >> that's your "gma" moment monitor. time now for a look at your local forecast. [applause] >> my daughter got a little snow in seattle and sent a very similar picture with her dog and a lot less snow. erie has gotten hammered. we've got a light snow shower west of wilmington. everything else is off the coast. outside we go and the big story this morning is the cold. we're in the 20's right now in most neighborhoods. and wind chills in the single digits and teens. those single digits up north. 29 is today's high.

brisk and cold. wind chills in the teens through the day so bundle up. blustery and cold, 26 tomorrow. and another brisk day on friday. breaking down the game changing new diet different for every individual in a new book called "the personalized diet" it details how measuring your blood sugar could be the key to losing weight. >> reporter: it's the ground breaking science sparking a new approach to weight loss. the researchers behind the diet say shedding the extra pounds starts with accepting there's no one size fits all solution. >> we've been searching for the silver bullet diet that works for everybody. we've been failing. that's because the best diet has to be tailored to that individual. >> reporter: this is turning conventional wisdom on its head.

>> right. >> we met up with these doctors at the key to culinary education. the key, watching how your blood sugar dissolves in your food. the doctors tested blood sugar levels in 1,000 people. their findings were dramatic. >> we were surprised to find that different people react very uniquely even when they eat the same food. >> reporter: foods that created a healthy response in some produced an unhealthy blood sugar spike in others. you have to be willing to suffer a little pain by pricking your finger after meals. the doctors say it will show what foods to avoid. >> what we were surprised to find out like any other food there's no such thing as a good bread. the response to bread was

individualized. >> reporter: and what foods to add to your diet. for some smearing foods with fat can help normalize blood sugar. for athletes a mind blowing food bust all the bananas and dates could be doing you in. there are foods the doctors say less likely to cause crazy spikes like meats and cheeses. >> i never met a cheese i didn't like. >> when you don't have carbohydrates those foods don't spike your levels. >> reporter: they may work in the short term, but may not be sustainable. >> our solution gives you a way to find out which carbs would be best for you. >> reporter: for "good morning america" abc news new york. >> dr. general ash tan back with us. dr. general all i heard is butter is good. testing your blood sugar sounds

laborious. what are the pros and cons? >> there is no one size fits all for a diet. you have to find what works for you. at this time no rigorous peer reviewed evidence based science to produce or support the evidence of checking your blood sugar after you eat. while interesting it's not ready for prime time yet. >> explain physiologically what happens to us when blood sugar spike. >> our cells run on glucose. when you eat a meal that sugar enters our blood stream. the pancreas releases insulin and gets the energy to the cell. whatever is not used immediately does get stored at fat. this is basic physiology. we are talking about nondiabetics now. that's a completely different category. >> do you recommend this approach?

>> you know, i think for any diet to work it has to be safe and sustainable. you have to watch the sugar. in front of you is a day of my healthy eating. >> where's the butter? butter, meat and cheese, my type of diet. coming up robin and the brilliant kids of the florida project. that's coming up on this wednesday morning. [ cheers and applause ] >> 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 wednesday december 27th. i'm tamala edwards. let's head over to matt pelman he's still keeping an eye in mercer county. good morning. >> we're still standing still thanks to this crash tam. northbound lanes of 295 in hamilton township a nasty three vehicle accident that happened around 6:30 this morning. someone was thrown from one of the vehicles. they're investigating and blocking pretty much all of northbound 295 and there you can see the backlog. let's go to the ground. another vantage point of that huge northbound delay here with the taillights stacking up by sloane avenue. in fact, the delay starts north of olden avenue and then it's single digit speeds out to the scene approaching route one. so, route one itself quakerbridge road or even 130 would be alternates you don't want to use 295 northbound in mercer county. but at least the other

highways look pretty good this morning even the schuylkill expressway nice and clear here by the boulevard. and still have those downed wires in fort washington blocking virginia drive. highland avenue gets you around them, tam. >> thank you, matt. now let's go out to a cold dave murphy. go,. >> it is cold for everybody stepping outside this morning tam. storm tracker6 live double scan we had a couple snow showers. there's still one down by areas west of wilmington, southern chester county. some northern suburbs in the teens much everybody has got wind chills in the teens or even the single digits up north. 29 is today's high. clouds eventually giving way to more sun but it stays brisk and cold with wind chills in the teens all the way so bundle up in layers as you head out. tomorrow blustery very cold, 26. 29 on friday, still brisk. and staying in the 20's through the rest of the seven-day forecast. if you have plans to head to the eagles game on sunday or head out at night, tam, layers. >> layers indeed. thank you david. that's it for now. back now to "gma."

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>> welcome back. as we said we have a pretty fantastic audience. >> we have girls excited about the boy band coming up. >> dan also has that on his ipod as weldil. >> here we go. >> this morning we're taking a look at the hottest styles of 2018. take a look. >> three, two, one. ♪ >> as we count down to the new year it's time to ditch the dated trends of 2017 and freshen up your look. emmy ross some and julianne

moore's hair stylist are breaking down their top beauty trends for 2018. first the textured bob. >> not a simple bob. it's all about texture. put some wave into it. >> ashley's make up tip bold eye liner lime kim kardashian. >> go big or go home. we're using a creamy pencil. you can take your finger and blend. >> for trend number two arson and ashley taking inspiration from rihanna. >> when i suggest a pixie hair cut, they get scarred. >> rihanna launched her make up line this year. it's flying off the shelves. you can pop a little on the lip so you have a full highlight glow. >> finally a relaxed half up style like we've seen on beyonce, demi lovato and jessica

alba. >> normally it's more structured. now it's more loose. >> to compliment the look try cherry red lips. >> it's a blue based red with a little glossy finish. i'm using a crayon. it saturates the lip and gives a beautiful shape and definition. it's a fun statement when you're wearing an up do. >> i love a nice red lip. i'm so glad it's in style. here to show us how to pull it altogether is lori burr ga m. >> i think we're going to start with our first trend which is feathers and ultraviolet. >> we have a fashion show everybody. >> yes. it's very exciting.

>> like i said it's bold. it's a little trim, something flirty. ultraviolet you may remember is the color of the year. it's a mystical kos mick purple. you want to see what it looks like? >> i'm dying to see it. >> our first model -- >> it's subtle too. >> right. so the top which has been -- everybody is ooing over this top. you can see the feathers and day time embellishments. this top is $94 which can be expensive. today -- this is for everything you're seeing. this is 25% off. >> you're making me do math in my head. >> about $20 off. >> there we go. love it. >> what's so great is you can wear it with a lot of different things. here on carrie we have the pump

from nine west. what we love about this is the pump has a little fringe. you can wear them to work or for fun. the color you can see i'm wearing one that's sort of ultraviolet as well. >> i feel so muted and boring. >> i'll give you my heels after this. >> your feet are too small. >> if maybe feathers aren't your thing, you can do ultraviolet pumps or anything. you'll see it on accessories or textiles. >> i do like that. carr carrie, you're doing a great job. >> thanks, paula. >> everything you're seeing will be discounted. a lot of these trends started in the fall and they're carrying over to spring. this is the week to shop. >> who wants to bring back the

'90s? >> i'm like an '80s girl, but we're talking rainbow stripes. >> yes and also we have the fanny pack. come on out, nicole. >> not around the fanny. >> no. this is the 2018 way to wear it. this is multicolored, a little more muted. this is kind of the new way to wear a fanny pack. it's not around your waist anymore. it's cross bodies. we've seen celebrities wearing it like this. this is the new way. it's nice because you can be hands free. >> how much? >> under $100. >> nice. >> really good time to shop. finally can't be without our male trend. >> we know about the dad body. this is the dad core. >> remember normal core?

>> yes. >> dad core plus the parka. i'm going to show you what that means. come on out, nick. this is my husband. he's a dad to my two kids. >> you're taking one for the team. >> this is lands end parka. they have the good housekeeping seal. we love it's very technical. it has the designer flare of the camo. >> nick, can you twirl for us? >> it's super warm. this is a little priceyer. for a coat you can spend more. nicholas, if you take off your coat, he reveals jag core. >> look at him. he knew what to do with that. >> this is all from old navy. starts at $13. you can get that button shirt for $12.95. nothing is more than $25 that

he's wearing. >> nothing more than 25 bucks? >> no. all at old navy. this is like dorky dad central. >> you're not a dorky dad. >> i don't know. a little dorky. he's super dad. >> give you >> come here. >> lori, thank you so much. coming up, the pint size cast of "the florida cancer challenges us.

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>> our warm coats and warm hearts coat drive. go for it, guys. [cheers and applause] bring urgy worn coats to any burlington store. you can make a big difference like these guys just did. are you psyched for your performance? [cheers and >> time for your local forecast. check it out. >> all right, rob, little puff of snow to the west of wilmington. it's light moving east but probably falling apart pretty quickly. today bring and cold 29. wind chills in the teens and more of the same on thursday with a high of 26 and 29 on friday. febreze.

dan, back to you. >> thank you, rob. now to the little film. it's one of the must see movies of the year. it's "the florida project." robin sat down with the pint size stars stunning audiences on screen and off. >> i got a video tape of the kids illegally entering the utility room. >> reporter: the florida project is an authentic look at a community living in poverty in the shadow of disney world. bree i can't vin plays a young single mother to brooklynn prince. >> they live in some extreme

circumstances. children see things differently than we do. it's sort of i guess the struggle they're going through through their eyes and the adults that are struggling around them and trying to figure life out. >> reporter: you're a mother daughter dual in the movie. such a bond you have. >> she's my mini best friend. >> reporter: how did you connect brooklyn? >> we started playing barbies and reading books together. >> reporter: moony leads her band of rascals with va leer i can't cotto and christopher rivera. >> they're both little trouble makers. they meet janney. >> that's you.

>> they just become altogether in the little rascal gangs. >> these are the rooms we're not supposed to go in. >> reporter: the welfare motel where they live is managed by hollywood veteran will i can't dafoe who quickly captured the hearts of the star. >> i'm going to talk to ashley. when your friend puts you in charge of her kid that kid becomes your responsibility. >> reporter: mr. dafoe. >> yes. >> i love mr. dafoe. >> he's the best. >> mr. dafoe was awesome. he wanted to blend in. >> reporter: while the film has moments of happiness and humor it highlights a serious issue of marginalized communities living in poverty which is a reality for many. >> if somebody saw the film, i would say how is the film, they would say it's sad, funny, very

emotional. then i would say i know, but don't let that happen to your family and in the real world. >> i hope people walk away realizing this is a serious thing happening in a lot of different communities. >> i want them to help. >> reporter: i hope people have a reaction to watching your talented faces. >> thank you robin. >> reporter: you're very welcome brooklyn. to prove i was watching -- ice cream? >> oh, my god. >> i'm actually really excited. >> reporter: remember the last time you had ice cream for breakfast. >> what just happened? >> you want sprinkles? >> this is the best morning ever. >> reporter: we didn't ask your moms. mom, is that okay?

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much for watching on this winds. great job guys. >> great job. >> ♪ >> good morning it's 8:56 on this wednesday december 27th and i'm tamala edwards. let's head to matt pelman for your last look at traffic. good morning. >> not a whole lot of holiday joy here in mercer county this

morning, tam. still a lot of red brake lights and a red travel time of over an hour and some speeds that are around, oh, two and 3 miles per hour. all on the northbound side of 295 because of a crash that happened about 6:30 this morning. three vehicles involved. someone was thrown from one of those vehicles. really was a nasty crash and they're still out there investigating. so instead of northbound 295, keep using those alternates, northbound one, quakerbridge road, even 130. 295 is still a mess in mercer county. on the big picture otherwise, not terrible. there is a crash in gladwyne along 23 at youngs ford road. broken down vehicle on city avenue northbound by 30 by the seminary and we had some debris on the vine expressway westbound by eighth street but it has cleared out of the way, tam. >> okay, thank you, matt. now we'll go outside and find out just how cold the day is going to be from dave murphy. good morning. >> well, certainly feeling pretty raw this morning, tam. under the clouds as we take a look, we've got storm tracker6 live double scan just a little very light blip of snow to the west of wilmington and in

southern chester county. this is kind of falling apart and drifting east. i doubt it really has much of an impact. 22 degrees currently. that has an impact especially when you consider wind chills are in the teens right now and the single digits in the northern and western suburbs. this afternoon stays cold. 29 degrees, brisk, wind chills in the teens. and more of the same on thursday and friday, tam. >> okay, thank you david. coming up on "action news" at noon the hunt for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run. police believe a red lexus hit and killed a 58-year-old man as he was trying to cross the street near the saint joe's campus. we'll bring you the latest on that investigation coming up at noon. now it's time for "live with kelly and ryan" here on 6abc. i'm tamala edwards. have a great wednesday. >> ♪

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