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. >>> and it's "gma's" new year's rocking morning. and counting down to 2015 with the dynamic duo, ryan seacrest and jenny mccarthy with everything you need to know to ring in the new year. plus, taylor swift. >>> good morning, america. great crowd out in times square this morning. we like to call this the calm before the crazy. >> pretty crazy right now. >> yes, it does. and 1 million people expected right outside our studios tonight to ring in the new year. and this is the year from the famous ball. there it is. just hours away from dropping. and ginger will be up there later as we count down to 2015. i went up there yesterday. it's cold. >> it's cold. >> i can imagine. it's not going to get better tonight. the forecast is coming up. >>> they are celebrating the new year down under, striking midnight in new zealand. a big happy new year to those folks. >> beautiful. but not so pretty the arctic blast, snow, ice, dangerous cold putting a damper on some celebrations. ginger is tracking it all for us. look at that. >> the picture from

you can see the video on "gma's" facebook page.ty perry. but she wasn't the most-tweeted about artist of 2014. that distinction went to those boys from britain, one direction. this is so true. every year, trying to find the trends. they're always trending. one way or another, zane, harry, liam, nile and louis winning twitter. top song of 2014, no surprise to anybody here. "happy" by pharrell. song of the summer. plrpt all right. youtube. and take a look, half a million views in just two days. in slovakia. two hikers thought a trail through the mountains was too difficult. they thought this was safer. a frozen river with ice so clear it looks like you're walking on water. no special effects here. they made it across safely. that's where you want to go on a first date to make an impression. right? lara, george, guys. please. >> that was spectacular. >> that was very beautiful. >> thank you, tony. >>> you know all week long we have been making christmas dreams come true with "gma's" layaway live. kicked off by tim tebow, paying off ac

it might end up on "gma."h it. >> that's right. and we have a special holiday edition of "shark tank your life," next. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's a marshmallow world in the winter. ♪ the best meat and the bests produce.ving it's my job to start a new legacy, the best wine beer and spirits. we travel all over california and the world to find all sorts of new craft spirits, craft beers, small production wines. ♪ brews from mendocino, and the finest wines from around the world. at raley's, we're really into craft, so we enjoy and are excited about carrying those products in the store. ♪ share your ideas, tell us on facebook. ♪ ♪ >>> playing your song. >>> playing your song. >> i know that music. >> you know that, too. back now with a holiday edition of our "shark tank your life" series. and joined by "shark tank" host and branding expert daymond john. >> thanks for having me. >> welcome, daymond john. >> thank you. >> and the competition is on. we are about to kick off a game that will help you find gifts for someone, or everyon

. >>> only on "gma." bill cosby breaking his silence. >> they don't like me talking to the media. >> speaking out for the first time. what he things about how he's been treated in the press. and what he think of his wife. the tape only on "gma." >>> and good morning, america. what a tense situation in australia right now. the nation's biggest city under siege. look at the police road block. the gunman just 100 yards away as midnight approaches in that city right now. they've been tense all day long. >> more than 12 hours into the standoff. five of the hostages managing to escape. you can see the fear on her face. >> the crisis began in the morning rush hour. at the heart of the holiday shopping season. brian ross is here with the latest. this is sydney's times square. >> reporter: you're right, george. this is 12 hours after the hostages were taken. the scene in australia remains highly tense at this hour. in a dramatic scene in the last now hours, at least five hostages managed to get free. apparently re

"gma" is paying off layaways.>> reporter: she came in to make a payment on her layaway account, the christmas gifts for her two small children. tough times lately? >> i totalled my car. i was a full-time student. i have a lot of home work i have been catching up on. i missed a lot of work. >> reporter: so christmas is depending on this layaway, huh? >> yes. >> reporter: on behalf of "gma," we're going to take care of this layaway for you. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: and we were just getting started. jasmine's gifts are for her baby nephew. today, it's on "gma." hi, how are you? >> hi, oh, snap. >> reporter: hi, i'm tim. nice the see you. >> smhut the front door. >> reporter: on behalf of "gma," we would like the pay for your layaway. >> shut up. >> reporter: i promise. >> thank you. tim tebow came up and paid my layaway. >> i'll take care of you. >> reporter: and single mom of two, christina, showing up to pay off her $280 layaway. we're footing the bill. how much did you have? >> a lot. >> reporter: a lot? >> yea

she just got here this morning and came straight to "gma."ss has a new album and a brand new image after shedding nearly a hundred pounds. now sharing the secrets to his weight loss success in an exclusive interview with our sara haines. >> reporter: hip-hop magnate rick ross is a music industry heavy weight. ♪ pushing the boundaries for nearly a decade with hit after hit. ♪ and now the big wig music star, famously known for his big size -- and hustling his way to, well, a smaller waistline. telling "gma" exclusively how and why he shed 85 pounts pounds. >> two years ago i suffered two seizu seizures. and i woke up from that, wow, i really need to, you know, re-evaluate what i'm doing. so and so the larger than life rapper made some drastic lifestyle changes. >> i wanted to cut back on some of the drinking i was doing, sleep more, watch what i ate. >> reporter: what is a typical day? >> eat breakfast, maybe three eggs and turkey bacon and get ready for the workout. >> reporter: you do ross fit. >> put my own way on it. >> reporter: i see a ra

time for the "gma" royal etiquette cup.e have some evidence to show you. i don't know if this disqualifies me, but i am a member of the royal family. if i may still participate, appreciate it. >> don't look on the left side. great. >> lady lara, and here to help us is royal etiquette expert, micah meyer, she's worked directly with the british royal family and teaches a course called the duchess effect. >> i do. thank you for having me. >> excited to have a real expert. and we have pretend william and kate here. thank you for joining us. now it is time for us to get to the "gma" royal etiquette cup. it begins. all right. we begin now, contestants. time to go head to head. you have been cordially invited to the palace. there you are about to take tea. when i say go, use royal etiquette, stir five times and sip your tea. on your mark, get set, go. ♪ >> delightful. >> all right. now micah will score them. >> okay, very, very good here. i like what i see. the thing to remember, it's not clockwise or counter clockwise, it's 12-6,

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the tape only on "gma." >>> and good morning, america. what a tense situation in australia right now. the nation's biggest city under siege. look at the police roadblock. the gunman just 100 yards away as midnight approaches in that city right now. they've been tense all day long. >> more than 12 hours into the standoff. five of the hostages managing to escape. this is one of them. you can see the fear right there on her face. fear followed by relief. >> the crisis began in the morning rush hour. at the heart of the holiday shopping season. brian ross is here with the latest. this is sydney's times square. >> reporter: you're right, george. >>> anorth authorities now identify him as an outspoken cleric. the situation inside of the coffee shop remains very tense at this hour. in a dramatic scene in the last few hours, at least five hostages managed to get free. apparently released by the gunman as part of negotiations with the police. >> we have the very best negotiators in the world on the job. >> reporter: the gunman struck at 9:30 on a

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next up on "the gma heat index." her fans sleep. curbs depression. >> hello. this is marie again with you. >> reporter: a youtube sensation. millions watching maria fold towels. flip damageses. or tap her wooding brush. her fans hanging on her every quiet word. >> unique soft voices. >> reporter: a whisper feels intimate. >> it is. it almost sounds like you're part of something secret. >> reporter: what the secret? why would anyone want to watch this? >> it puts you in this yeuphori, like bubbly in your head. >> reporter: she's driming autonomous sensory meridian response. for people like her, there are certain sounds or images that trigger a sub lime sensation. do you explain this to people at a cocktail party? >> most of the time, i give them a video to watch. >> reporter: this video of her pretepiding to be a mup artist. >> one cheek, it feels very, very realistic. >> they claim some powerful results. but, again, this is untested. it's unvalidated. and it's really largely unresearched. >> reporter: now yet there a

. >> only on "gma," the force is strong with this one. the new "star wars" trailer already viewed more than 40 million times. this morning, exclusive new details about the movie everyone is talking about. who was that famous voice? and the secret connection to the very first film. >>> we do say good morning, america. we hope the force was with you on thanksgiving, yes. great to have everybody back. to see everyone. thanks for holding down the fort, you two. while we were away. >> that was scary. >> i bet. i can't believe the first day of december. and how about that "star wars" trailer creating the major buzz over the weekend. the new details about the movie that we're revealing just ahead. >> you brought the music back. appropriate for cybermonday. >>> a new threat from isis targeting active service members and veterans here in the u.s. brian ross is here tracking the latest. >> reporter: this is the strongest warning to date about possible isis attacks on members of the u.s. military stations here in the u.s. in a joint intelligence bul

next up on "the gma heat index."her voice helps her fans sleep. curbs depression. and loneliness. and abc's bazi kanani explains. >> hello. this is maria again with you. >> reporter: a youtube sensation. millions watching maria fold towels. flip pages. or tap her wooden brush. her fans hanging on her every quiet word. >> unique soft voices. >> reporter: a whisper feels very intimate. >> it is. it almost sounds like you're part of something secret. >> reporter: so what is the secret? why in the world would anyone want to watch this? >> it puts you in this euphoric, like bubbly in your head. >> reporter: she's describing a condition called asmr -- autonomous sensory meridian response. she says for people who are asmr sensitive, like her, there are certain sounds or images that trigger a sublime sensation. do you explain this to people at a cocktail party? and how do you do that? >> most of the time, i give them a video to watch. >> reporter: this video of her pretending to be a makeup artist. brushing the lens and the

you know we have been having our "gma" best photo contest.he facebook page and vote for them. why not just share some beauty or some storm you? chicago is the hashtag for that feet from nick. takes great ones with the shelf cloud over the city. and duluth with the fog coming up. thank you to tim for that one. go to our facebook page. we will reveal the big winner tomorrow. who's here for new year's day? anybody? going to be cold. rain in the south, and west texas could see ice. certainly going to see that cold air sticking around the southwest too. what did you say? it's going to snow? that was in the northeast. >> mostly cloudy skies, 38 degrees, with a brisk wind it feels like dirty and d.c.. light flurries and rain showers to the south of pushing out skies will be clearing out with lack of sunshine this afternoon and high temperatures in the upper 30's to the lower 40's. waking up to 20's across the region. >> oh and great news everybody. the glasses now certainly say 2015. can't miss that. let's head back inside. >> looking good. >>> and

you know we have been having our "gma" best photo contest. page and vote for them. why not just share some beauty or some storm you? chicago is the hashtag for that feet from nick. takes great ones with the shelf cloud over the city. and duluth with the fog coming up. thank you to tim for that one. go to our facebook page. we will reveal the big winner tomorrow. who's here for new year's day? anybody? going to be cold. rain in the south, and west texas could see ice. certainly going to see that cold air sticking around the southwest too. what did you say? it's going to snow? that was in the >> good morningings i am meteorologist mike nicco with the forecast. ing ins on the exploritorium tell you what is going on today, total sunshine, but chilly our tick wind. frosty cold night possibly tonight, through thursday night and it will be warmer and not so dry. we will have humidity in the air and fingers and lips are not so dry. low-to-mid 50's today but look at the temperatures tonight, 30's and 50's and with the wind chill it will feel ten degre

we'll announce them as we get closer to the new year's day on "gma."> reporter: thanks, ginger, david murphy here on the terrace. mainly cloudy skies and bright patches beginning to open up. light sprinkles well to the south in cape may county and southern delaware. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast we're moving from the low 40s to a high of 47. cooler than yesterday but above average. tomorrow chillier, breezy, high of 40. windchills in the 30s most of the time. 34 wednesday, 38 new year's day thursday. it will be cold new year's eve. 2005. also very grateful. >> what's your name? >> hanna. >> hanna, welcome to new york city. >> she looks cool. >>> i was saying before i'm not ready for 2015. still getting used to writing 14 on checks. >> you still write checks? >> more shocking. >> thank you for that sara haines. >>> moving on time for the morning stir and this morning, second addictions. recovering addicts often find themselves hooked on something else to satisfy cravings and all too often that new craving is for food. this is a story we f

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it's all coming up on "gma."ready on january 1st of this year. >> that's right. >> thank you ryan. >> that's a lot of ready. >> just a little over 41 hours away as we noted yes and as we head outside this morning i think the trend this week is easy morning commutes and then crazy afternoons. that was the case yesterday. today shaping up the same way. no delay here on 422 eastbound as you head in toward valley forge and king of prussia moving along just fine. on the mass transit front septa regional rails norristown high speedline suburban buses on normal schedules. the subways and city buses are on modified weekday schedules. same with njt's northeast corridor service. more holiday schedules go into effect tomorrow. david. >> all right matt. colder temperatures across the region this morning. a lost 20's out in the northern and western suburbs. just 25 degrees in fleetwood now same in slatington. 27 pottstown, 30 saint davids and closer to the freezing mark as you get closer to the delaware river. a lot of 30's i

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