chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> lots of choices today.go to the movies. >> sure >> good morning everyone, 4:30 a.m. on this monday, december 26. tam is off, alicia vitarelli joins us, here's what we're following for you. >> christmas may be over, but not the shopping, as the retailers prepare for posthole day rush. >>> a -- post holiday rush. >> pop star george michael has died, we'll tell you what we learned about his death. >> matt pellman is here along with karen rogers, did everybody

he sits down tonight with chris connelly. >> reporter: long before "the notebook."is status of hollywood's low-key leading man and this week's golden globe nomination ron gosling was a teenager from cornwall, ontario, who moved to l.a. to be an actor. >> it's not easy to leave your hometown and your family and come out to los angeles to pursue a dream where the odds are not in your favor. >> reporter: that same yearning sustains his and emma stone's characters in "la la land." >> my dream. >> this is the dream. it's conflict and it's compromi compromise. it's very, very exciting. >> it helped reinvigorate my understanding and love for l.a., i think. it can also an place where really incredible things happen. >> reporter: not much more incredible than gosling's quiet rise to the top of the a-list, bolstered by a mix of offbeat and heartfelt films. from the brash "drive." to the tender "blue valentine." ♪ you always hurt the ones you love ♪ >> he won a national math competition in china -- >> reporter: the comedy ensemble "the big short." >> i'm sure of the math. >> r

chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> lots of choices today.o go to the movies. >> sure is. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. ♪ >>> 'tis the season for great viral videos as we wish you a very happy holidays "right this minute." the families gather for christmas dinner when mom spies a big present. >> what could it be? >> the moment she realizes this gift is alive. >> oh, oh! >> look who used a plane to reach an italian village where he -- >> brought gifts to the children of the area. >> find out why this is no ordinary santa stop. >> ho-ho! >> that's awesome. >> a man spots a dog stuck in the ice. >> no time to wait for emergency services. >> the rescue that seems impossible until he finds an ingenious solution. and a pranker it becomes a christmas cop. >> wearing the v

. >> chris connelly runs down his list of the best bets. >> celebrating the holiday with a trip to aie theater? head for space. it's not only "rogue one" taking audiences into the deep beyond. >> they are requesting a call sign. >> it's rogue, rogue one. >> maybe you have heard, jennifer lawrence and chris pratt are in a movie together. >> we woke up too soon. 90 years too soon. >> when their hibernation ends too early there's tenderness and trouble. and passengers. >> we're just on our way to work at nasa. >> based on actual events story of african-american women whose brain power help to get the u.s. academy voters may also be taking notice as denzel washington directs while he and viola davis reprieves the role in fences. annette benning could be looking at her fifth career oscar nomination for her role as a matriarch amid the company of el fanning. all of them, 20th century women. >> don't you need a man to raise a man. >> no, i don't think so. >> for kids a host of appealingly animated animals with underdog pasts make their way to the stage and sing. ♪ >> i guess that's a baldin

. >> reporter: i'm chris connelly in los angeles. >> we debated on set, but who is hotter?reynolds or ryan gosling. >> i don't know. >> what? >> that's all you got? i don't know? >> i got nothing. >> we have a poll on our twitter page. >> the soccer fan >>> making news in america this morning, donald trump's high-profile meetings with titans of the tech industry and kanye west. this as the president-elect fills out his cabinet and gets set for some bruising confirmation fights. >>> arctic blast that has millions of americans saying, it's too cold too soon. all of this with the official start of winter still a week away. the forecast coming up. >>> alan thicke gone too soon. the entertain enand famous sitcom star has passed away after suffering a heart attack. we have emotional reaction coming in. >>> a former pro wrestler with a take-down coming to the rescue when a would-be robber tries to steal at a gas station. he says he's no hero.

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award seasons kicking into high gear with the golden globe nominations, and chris connelly tracking it all. >> i have never seen it. >> oh, my. you know it's playing at the rialto. >> reporter: "la la land" as well as leading roles for emma stone and ryan gosling. superhero megahit, "deadpool" might be its only competition. as well as comedy, and best actor for ryan reynolds. "moonlight." and supporting actor for herschel ali. >> get in the car. can't until you unlock the door. >> whatever you decide, you can always stay with us. if he wants to come up weekend. >> do you want to be his guardian? >> he doesn't want to be my guardian. >> we were trying to loosen the kid up at this point. >> reporter: also for best motion picture drama, affleck, for best actor in a picture drama. >> we are nourished by the word of lord. >> some of to us could go for a grilled cheese. >> reporter: and "black-ish." for a musical. >> why am i so bothered by that girl? >> reporter: and tracie ellis ross. >> why are they so much better than we are? >> i don't know. >> reporter: and best actor, anthony anderson

it hits select theaters today and already scoring major award show bus and he sat down with chris connelly about making old school hollywood magic. >> reporter: before "the notebook"? thousands of a. a mortgages. >> reporter: and leading man status ryan gosling was a teenager from who moved to l.a. to be an actor. >> it's not easy to leave your hometown and your family and your support system and come out to los angeles to pursue a dream where the odds are not in your favor. >> reporter: that same yearning, sustains his and emma stone's characters in "la la land." ? she captured a feeling sky with no ceiling ? >> reporter: at the outset of this freshly imagined musical his l.a. dream of a life playing jazz under serious siege. >> i hear what you're saying but i don't think you're saying what i mean. >> i don't think you hear what i'm saying. you're fired. >> reporter: he experienced so much rejection he is on 9 verge of becoming a very bitter and angry person. and that's the worst time to meet a potential love interest but that's exactly when he meets her. >> as he and stone's mia connect,

abc's chris connelly is in los angeles with all the details. lines in the wake of all those grammy nominations. what jumps out is the strong showing across the board by women artists. especially in some key categories. sets up some serious showdowns. ? the host of a-list ladies of multiple grammy nominations to celebrate. tuesday's announcement putting her higness beyonce at the front of the line leading the way with nine nods. thanks to her visual album ? they don't love you like i love you ? >> reporter: clean sweep would make queen bey the most honored woman in grammy history. that won't be easy given her competition. ? hello from the other side ? >> reporter: that's right. it's diva fever. adele squaring off with beyonce in three top categories. album, record and song of the year. pop powerhouses currently sharing the mark for the most grammys won by a woman in one night. six. >> reporter: wait, there's morey has eight new grammy nominations to enjoy. on february 1th will she be the one doing work? ? here's another female first. three women

award seasons kicking into high gear and chris connelly tracking it all. >> yo, cap, super, step aside, superheroes. the top grossing nonanimated films do not figure to be among today's golden globe nominees. >> why did you think that is? >> because you like me. >> reporter: smaller movies like denzel washington's "fences" and martin scorsese's "silence" which still haven't been shown to paying audience, it's their time to shine. >> i've never seen it. >> oh, my. you know it'slying at the rialto. >> reporter: likely to learn ultimate nominations "la la land," the exuberantly star powered musical and "moonlight," the pitch perfect drama of an alienated child coming of age. linked to other top contenders the much praised "manchester by the sea." >> are you ready? >> of course. >> reporter: and the provoke tiff polarizing "jackie" with natalie portman mourning jfk's death. >> i can take care of you. >> i know that. >> reporter: there's "uplift." a good morning for the two leads of "loving" for meryl streep but not in a drama and singing badly. ♪ and for "empire's" taraji p. henson calcula

for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, san francisco. >> can't do better than that adviceloved by so many. definitely. >> such a sad story. looked so young and vibrant rnlts we move on to last night's big honor for robin. she was inducted into the sports broadcasting hall of fame. there you see it, of course, she was a star at espn before coming to "gma" full time and look at her. she was radiant last night. let's listen. >> i am just so thrilled and i know that this honor was made possible because of the opportunities that i was given, the many, many all of us, all of us as a matter, man, woman, black, white, gay, straight, we just want the same opportunities. >> robin really was glowing last night. ginger and i were lucky enough to be there and see her honored and it was really beautiful to see how she came up through -- oh, yeah, see, we took a selfie. we dockabled it. how she came up and just -- in a man's world really in sports casting and such a trail blazer and awesome to be a part of that. congratulations again, robin. that's why she's not here because there was an

the 69-year-old "growing pains" star passed away from a heart attack overnight, and abc's chris connellyis legacy goes way beyond the small screen. ♪ >> reporter: a family sitcom on abc in the 1980s help the multitalented canadian, alan thicke, forge an enduring connection with audiences in the states. on "growing pains." >> this is my best buddy. >> reporter: from 1985 to 1992 thicke starred as jason seaver, work at home shrink. >> you know how impossible doctors can be. >> yeah, i've heard. >> reporter: and spouse to joanna kerns maggie, father to kirk cameron's mike, tracey gold's carol and two younger sibs. >> we will make sure this is the most boring, uneventful night of our life. >> how do we do that? >> come on. i don't know have to tell you how to make a night -- >> reporter: young leonardo dicaprio was featured in the show's last season. just before "growing pains" he would be a talk show host on "thicke of the night" and from the beginning, central to his identity, was his life as a musician. co-writing theme songs to a fistful of shows, including "the facts of life," and ""dif

. >> reporter: i'm chris connelly in los angeles. >> we debated on set, but who is hotter? or ryan gosling. >> i don't know. >> what? >> that's all you got? i don't know? >> i got nothing. >> we have a poll on our twitter page. >> the soccer fan comes down with a tie. >> team reynolds. >> team gosling. >>> this morning on "world news now," the latest stop on trump's thank you tour. he's now calling ryan a great guy and comparing him to a fine wine. we have more on the rally and the trump transition, coming up. >>> and top headline overseas, a battle for aleppo nearing an end. and a cease-fire has been declared yet again. now officials are evacueeing the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in that city. >>> and a nurd more hire case in florida. jurors in the dalia dip oo lito trial tell the judge they can't reach a verdict. he's expected to ask them to try again today. >>> alan thicke, best known as the dad jason seave r on "xwroe pains" has died. those are some of our top headlines on this wednesday, december 14th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good mo

jimmy kimmel is getting a new gig as host of the new academy awards and chris connelly has all the details. we saw chris rock kill it last year. you think kimmel is up for the challenge. >> i think he's got a great shot, michael. this year's excellent movies mean the 9th ago may feature tough choices but this was not one of them. jimmy kimmel getting his first shot at the big gig and from the look of things he's rested, ready and in expectant. >> i read online today that in february i'll be hosting the oscars. >> reporter: his monologue saw jimmy kimmel confirming the big news. monday's announcement marks the first time the abc late night host has been given the academy awards gig. >> the producers and academy went through a long list of names and in the end they decided since i'm already right across the street from where closest person to host. >> reporter: for more than a decade his after the oscars show has been star studded and funny. >> the meeting of the handsome mens club will come to order. >> reporter: from the boardroom at the handsome men's club. >> oh. >> reporter: to oprah in

. >> reporter: i'm chris connelly in los angeles. >> we debated on set, but who is hotter? ryan reynolds or ryan gosling. >> i don't know. >> what? >> that's all you got? i don't know? >> i got nothing. page. >> the soccer fan comes down >>> good morning, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. here's the headlines this morning. donald trump heaps praise on paul ryan december pidespite clashing in the campaign. he called him a great guy comparing him that he appreciates more and more. more on the rally and trump transition coming up. >>> battle for aleppo nearing an end and a cease fire declared again, and officials focus on evacwaitsing tens of thousands of social security the trapped in the war ravaged city. >>> jurors in the murder for hire trial tell the judge they >> alan thicke has died at age 69. in real life, thicke was the father of three sons, incoming robin thicke. those are some of the top headlines on this wednesday, december 14th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you. we begin this half hour with the president-elect resuming his

chris matthews sat down with the screenwriter of the new movie kwaetd jackie" about one of our most memorable first ladies. watch. >> of course. i love crowds. >> you remember governor and mrs. connelly. >> welcome to dallas, darling. >> that was natalie portman brilliantly portraying jacqueline kennedy on that trackage dacday in dallas in 1963. it's a scene from "jackie" which chronicles how she faced the whirlwind of her life following the assassination of her husband, john f. kennedy. she said i lost track somewhere what was real and what was performance. here's a clip. >> people won't stop asking until you do. >> and if i don't, they'll interpret my silence however they want. her brow furrows. her lips are drawn. she holds back her tears bought she can't hide her anger. >> most writers want to be famous. >> you want to be famous? >> no, i'm fine as i am, thank you. >> you should prepare yourself. this article will bring you a great deal of attention. >> in that case, any advice for me? >> yes. don't marry the president. are you afraid i'm about to cry? >> no, i say you're more likely to scream. >> scream what? >> my husband was a great man. >> i'm joined by the screenwriter of th

connelly and other d hx s employees are collecting coats for the aisles group. a nonprofit that is fostering self reliant families for 35 years. it's part of chris of service. >> you want adam outside? okay cecily wants you outside. >> she stole my umbrella. >> you stay right here. >> thank you monica. good get outside. >> it's a little cold out there. rain and sleeting at times and mixing in as well. looking live this is a snapshot from camelback on sky 6 hd, there you can see that is snow that is being company toured on this particular image here and we are expecting 2 to 4 inches of snow in the mountains. but around here it is all in the form of rain. you see the little patch of white in the poconos that is some of that fall snow that is falling and you see the bright bands of yellows and oranges and reds. and where you see the reds pushing through trenton right now, it's not necessarily heavy rain with the radar is seeing is that the beam goes up into the radar in the horizontal and vertical given the double scan you are picking up ice in the clouds and called bright banding and blinds the radar and enhances the radar's color and that could

connelly. >> thank you. >> for unanimous consent. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent that the written statements from democratic whip and senator elect chris be enteredthe record. >> without objection, so ordered. >> we'll recognize the panel of witnesses, and i'm pleased to welcome to this morning, the honorable christopher hart, chairman of the ntsb. mr. matthew wellbieses, mr. paul wiedefeld, who is the general manager of the washington metropolitan transit authority. mr. jack evans, chairman of the washington metropolitan transit authority, and mr. raymond jackson, second vice-president of the amalgamated union. this is an oversight committee hearing and we do swear in all of the witnesses. so if you'll please rise. raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give before this committee of congress is the whole truth and nothing but the truth? the record will reflect that all witnesses have answered in the affirmative. i think, maybe not everybody has been here, but we try to limit our testimony to five minutes. and if you have requests for additional information or testimony to be added to the record