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. >>> and tonight, robin roberts with elton john, and what he reveals about his health. and will he ever record again? >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night. we'll get to those two thanksgiving storms we're tracking in a moment. >>> but we do goint with the breaking news from the justice department. special counsel jack smith moving to drop both of the federal criminal cases he was prosecuting against president-elect donald trump. jack smith making it clear tonight, quote, the government's position on the merits of the defendant's prosecution has not changed, but the circumstances have. pointing to the election and citing long-standing justice department policy that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted. hours after smith's request, a federal judge agreed, officially dismissing the election interference case. the other case involving sensitive documents taken from the white house to mar-a-lago, that case now going away, too. the strategy for the trump team had been in large part to delay these cases and it would appear that strateg

a special congratulations for good morning america's robin roberts. she was honored last night at the poynter institute's bow tie ball in tampa, florida. the event celebrates the power and importance of journalism. roberts was presented with poynter's medal for lifetime achievement. the award recognizes her dedication and excellence in the field. roberts, of course, is an icon who has been broadcasting for more than four decades. and spencer, you've had so many positive experiences with her. i remember meeting her during a good morning america taping. she spent so much time personally speaking with every member of the audience, making them feel so special, taking pictures with them. and that's what she does. >> so gracious. she's just a wonderful, talented and gracious person. yeah. and she is what she appears to be. she's for real. >> yeah. and that's nice to hea, especially because sometimes you wonder, are these people as nice in real life as they are on television? she really is. >> yeah. >> how special is announcer: hey, bay area, it's time to sha

shook everyone's hand and gave her a hug, and robin making someone feel that special, that is robin robertst: exactly. that's the robin we know. congratulations. >>> all right. we got a lot more ahead here on "gma" this morning. crime targets. what authorities are saying about a string of burglaries at the homes of nfl and nba stars. >> janai: and holiday travel deals. it's not too late to book. expert advice just ahead. >> gio: nfl week 11, coach herm edwards joins us to preview the big matchups including the cowboys and the texans on monday night. we'll be right back. we're watching "gma" on a sunday morning. >> and brings pressure. ♪ ♪ ♪ get your motor running. ♪ ♪ head out on the highway. ♪ ♪ looking for adventure ♪ ♪ and whatever comes our way. ♪ ♪ born to be wild. ♪ harlem has everything. but i couldn't find pilates anywhere. so i started my own studio. and with the right help, i can make this place i love even better. earn up to 5% cash back on business essentials with the chase ink business cash card from chase for business. i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein.

but after good morning america ends, robin roberts, george stephanopoulos and michael strahan are gettingfamilies ready for thanksgiving. so how do our friends over at gma spend the holidays? they gave a little bit of insight to better homes and gardens magazine. george says he is in charge of the turkey, while his wife, ali wentworth, handles the sides. michael told the magazine quote, let's just say this if you're not the one in the kitchen, it's best to stay out of the way and make sure you compliment the chef a lot, which is what i do more often than not. michael also told the magazine. when it comes to his thanksgiving table, the more the merrier. that was a sentiment shared by robin, but this year, she says it's going to be a different kind of holiday telling better homes and gardens quote, normally we have a big family gathering, but this year amber and i are spending thanksgiving just the two of us in key west. it's our happy place and i'm looking forward to reflecting on our blessings in a peaceful setting. george and michael also told the magazine they're thankful for family and

and robin roberts patting him on the knee, so sorry, kamala harris says you are the victim of a modern-dayg, and no one should be judged on the basis of their sexuality. wake up. wake up, everybody. this is a very embarrassing thing, and i would like to see a little embarrassment evident. >> jesse: that's not happening. >> greg: not here, anyway. >> jesse: you have made this point before. remember the time period this was happening. this country would like a tinderbox, greg. if this had gone the way he wanted it to go, who knows -- >> greg: this was a bigger crime than what -- he was trying to foment a race war. and we talk about hate crimes, well, a hate crime hoax is a hate crime. it was a hate crime against whites. and this case was important because it was providing an incentive against committing hoaxes, and now that evaporates. now there are no disincentives for fomenting racial wars, racial division or hate crimes, it is just another -- i can't remember how many hate crime hoaxes actually ended up with a punishment. psychiatric counseling. this guy admitted basically killed by forfe

. >> a special congratulations for good morning america's robin roberts. tute's bow tie ball saturday night in tampa, florida. the event celebrates the power and importance of journalism. roberts was presented with poynter's medal for lifetime achievement. the award recognizes her dedication and excellence in the field. roberts is an icon who's been in broadcasting for more than four decades. look at her in that chair. >> robin, we love that. >> well deserved. >> remember when she came in? >> yes. the best energy i can only imagine. >> lucky. lucky you. >> yeah. she's incredible. she was in the field. >> i was so sad. i missed her. yeah. but she seems so positive. and very much so. see, that on the screen radiates for sure. yeah. >> what you see is what you get. totally. >> outside this. we are tracking clear skies, cool temperatures. right now. we're mainly in the 30s and in the 40s, but later on today it is sunny. we'll have temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s for daytime highs. now, overnight tonight, we do have another freeze warning that wil

. >> gma's robin roberts was the highlight of this year's poynter institute's bowtie ball.there she is. the iconic journalist was honored in tampa, florida, saturday evening with a medal for lifetime achievement in journalism. the poynter president presented roberts with this medal of honor. she was praised for her dedication and excellence in broadcasting the award symbolizes journalists freedom of expression, civil dialog, and compelling journalism. roberts has been in broadcasting for more than four decades. what an incredible honor. congrats to robin. well, nature, celebrities and celebrations, that is. those are among the themes of new postage stamps. the u.s. postal service will debut next year. and here's a look at some of them. collections include the appalachian trail, dahlias and baby wild animals. a simple love stamp featuring iconic art by keith herring and musician allen toussaint, who will be honored in the black heritage series. you see late actress betty white getting her own stamp. there will also be a lunar new year stamp for the year of the snake, and the

he said few journalists connect so genuinely with their audiences the way robin roberts does. ight. there were a number of local journalists that were recognized for their exceptional coverage during the hurricanes that have impacted the area there including abc action reporter larissa scott and dennis phelps. dennis got a huge standing ovation. >> george: i'll bet you did, too. [ laughter ] >> robin: we were among college students from the university of florida reporting about the former president of florida. made national headlines. al.com the alabama journalists. their investigative reporting really making a difference in so many lives. like us, gma, poynter celebrating 50 years. >> george: all right. >> rebecca: happy birthday, poynter. but especially, robin, you have just made such a difference in our lives here and the lives of so many people all over the world. thank you for being who you are. >> robin: i appreciate that. >> rebecca: really, much deserving. okay. coming up in our gma morning menu, ready, set, save as we get closer to black friday. what you need to know a

the irish man also following in robin roberts' footsteps with sean evans on hot ones.is really a challenge anymore. >> okay. final frontier. >> yeah. >> lara: robin, can you confirm? >> robin: i can confirm shawn is a great host. >> lara: yes. >> robin: he is a great interviewer. i'm sure he pulled a lot out of paul. >> lara: in between your tears you learn a lot about him. >> michael: shawn has an iron gut. >> robin: right? >> lara: i got a preview. it's really fun. you should watch it. in between bites he talks about the movie, talks about wardrobe challenges, even some irish slang. the new episode of "hot ones" drops at 11:00 a.m. eastern on his you tube channel. so who's ready for a little live country music? list of more performers for next week's cma has just come out. it's going to be a good night. dierks bentley, luke bryan, chris stapleton, lainey wilson hitting the stage. we just learned this morning first time nominees post malone and shaboozey will show us why their songs are such great hits. casey musgraves also joining the lineup. kelsey ballerini will pe

cheers from robin roberts.ouchier look. you want to see what the market has and find what's good for you. >> lara: you found some awesome styles. they have common concerns. they're going to model a few styles. we're gonna bring out our first one. her name is maria. come on out here. want to hear from you, young lady, what your concerns are when it comes to finding good denim. >> whenever i purchase my size, i notice within the first 30 minutes they stretched out a lot. very uncomfortable. very unflattering. i have to be pulling them up. nobody wants that, you know? if i go down a size it just doesn't stretch out as much. what do we do? where do i go? >> lori: that was her style emergency. comfort was so important to her. we know she wanted jeans that stretched, lara, but that did not stretch out. right, maria? >> yeah. >> so we went to the made well perfect vintage wide leg. this is that wide leg i was telling you about. the key here is this fabric. lot of us think it's the cut. no. sometimes it's the fabric. s

"here" directed by robert zemeckis, costarring robin wright.e first time! >> tom: throw up the first one. >> stephen: 30 years after "forrest gump." no change. one, two. there you go! absolutely. there we are. no difference whatsoever. >> tom: it's like the band is back together again except we are not performing "please, please me." we're performing the white album. it is a slightly different thing. >> stephen: fifth movie with zemeckis, obviously there must be some profound connection there. what is it? >> tom: this is what bob does to me all the time. he says, "you know, you know what we should do? you know, if you have any like -- if we had any balls, what we would do is, you know what we would do -- we would make, you would make half of the movie fat, and then we would take a year off and then you would just, you would just get really skinny and then you come back and we'll do the second half of the movie. if we had any balls." that's how we made "cast away." >> stephen: first it was just be fat, then skinny. >> tom: it wasn't the opposite

joy -- robin harris, juan felipe herrera, robert martin, jon meacham, ruth simmons and pauline yu. the reseep cents of the national medal of art, alex cat, joe perl otto, queen latifah. ly debt quintanilla accepting on behalf of selena and stephen spielberg. the recipients of the 2023 national human dismedal, kimberly witherspoon accepting on behalf of anthony bourdain, lavar burton, ross chap. nicholas canelo, robin wall kimerer. and accepting on behalf of the melon foundation. aaron sorkin. darren walker and rosito werr. ♪ >> distinguished guests president biden and chair maria rosario jackson and national endowment for the humanities chair shelly lowe. ♪ [applause] house. the poet, a past recipient of the national arts and national humanities once said that sometimes it's easier to stay home while it's easier to stay home, >> welcome to the white house. the poet, a past recipient of the national arts and national humanities once said that sometimes it's easier to stay home while it's easier to stay home, art urges voyages. the artists, scholars and patrons we're honoring tonight

. >> robin: oh, all right, robert. >> it's thanksgiving, right? for us to get the pumpkin flavor in a vessel that everyone might enjoy. >> all right. simple. pumpkin cheese cake 101. cream, pumpkin. you probably don't bake your pumpkin, right? you probably buy the can. >> lara: yes. >> just be honest. >> lara: i don't bake anything. i order the whole thing. [ laughter ] if i'm really being honest. >> little honey. little cinnamon. >> robin: all very simple. >> orange rind or peel. that gives a nice taste. >> lara: that's what i'm tasting. >> remember pinch of salt is everything. three fingers is one ounce of salt, just so you know. eggs. >> lara: that's a lot of eggs. >> eggs are good for you. >> lara: yes, they are. protein. >> instead of using regular cream cheese, i use ricotta cheese. it's lighter. it's better. this is where you need the mixer. that's called my arm. >> robin: you do it so well, robert. >> you see here cheesecake. when you mix this, slow it in the oven. if you don't have a crust, use a spring form pan. just means it boils or bak

robert and then robin , take me here, tell us about it. >> here is a story based on a graphic novel byns passed from one fixed place in the world. at the core of the story is the one between tom hanks and robin , but what we see passing through our view is time and life, and things that happen as life goes on. >> robin? >> i love listening to you. we all have a great synopsis. it is that, but every life experience we could ever have in a family is what takes place in front of you. you are watching the evolution, not only of the world, coming to and from, so it is not chronologically. you will be in 1962, and tom and i are 18 years old, with the help of visual effects, and then boom, you have this cool, robert zemeckis transition shot of lightning bolts and you are suddenly with the dinosaurs. it is everything happening in that location, in that time, that is what you see as a viewer. >> we were talking before we came on. this beautifully captures all the celebration, the heartbreak , the joy, the pain that comes through that room through any family, through any light. what was it about

robin wright forest in jenny then are reunited with their oscar winning director robert zemeckis basedchard mcguire, graphic novel. kids uses cutting edge technology to tell the story of thousands of years on one piece of land from the dinosaurs to the small house where 3 generations of family come and go as in forrest gump. moments of history in this movie are seen and heard on television, but they're not the primary focus. it's almost hard to tell what is the transition from one era to another. never let you connect or care about the characters, the story lines that were felt fully developed. >> hanks and right. get digit lead e aged, which is interesting. but mostly i found distracting here had a lot of potential but never delivered much of it. it's a dean's list. c minus as always. you can get my movie reviews and home video picks sent right to your phone's every week. >> just by texting the word, dean to 9, 7, 9, 9, 9, and i hope you have a great weekend in chicago and dean richards. 10, 50 is the time the annual report card about bay area. roads says that there's actually been no

robin goes one on one with sir elton john. he is revealing something this morning and how it is impacting his music. then chef robertrvine is here. he's going to put a signature twist on some of our favorite thanksgiving dishes, and will gans and tori johnson are getting you ready for your holiday shopping sprees. a game plan for when you should buy certain items, and then some key shipping deadlines you don't want to miss it all on gma. >> ginger, you'll be proud of me. i did not make my stovetop for our friendsgiving on friday. i made a brand new. i also didn't make the recipes that you all offered, although i really thought about it. instead, i went the stuffing route and i made from scratch a hawaiian themed stuffing. >> i'm proud of you. that's because that's hard. and doing all these different steps i love. how did it turn out? >> drew, was it good? drew says it was delicious and i agree, it turned out really well. >> okay. >> yeah, i'm really happy with that. i think i'm going to make it. >> i'm proud of you. >> thank you. yeah. >> no, i also had questions from everybody around me to ask if you did withhold f