actor james van der beek on his battle with colorectal cancer.eek" was diagnosed in august of last year, saying it came as a shock. he spoke with robin on "gma" this morning and became emotional when asked about the support from his wife, kim. >> outpouring of love since that time. you had your wife, kim, she was there, you said that she has been your rock. how has she helped you? >> oh, she's -- this is where i'm going to lose it. >> oh. >> she's been amazing. she's really taught me what unconditional love is. >> david: he says it is important to speak out about this with cases of colorectal cancer on the rise. he also says he's back to work. and we're glad to hear it. >>> astronomers tracking two asteroids tonight. one on a collision course with earth. the first asteroid, about the size of the empire state building. it will come within 1.3 million miles of earth overnight. a much smaller asteroid burning up in the atmosphere over siberia today, just about 27 inches wide. discovered just hours before it lit up the sky right there. >>> when we co

abc news reporter zohreen shah tells us why van der beek is talking about it. >> actor james van der ek opening up about getting a diagnosis he hadn't imagined colon cancer. >> it felt like a nightmare, honestly, at first that i that i couldn't quite wake up from. >> the 47 year old actor, perhaps best known for his starring role on the 90s tv show dawson's creek, telling gma's robin roberts the diagnosis came as a shock. he thought he was in great shape and eating healthy. he said he immediately tried to approach cancer with hope for the future. >> as soon as i got diagnosed, i, i knew all right, this is going to add many happy years to my life. i'm going to make changes that i never would have made otherwise, that i'm going to look back on in 30 years and say, thank god this happened and that's how i was about 90% of the time. i would say about 10% of the time i was a sobbing, terrified mess. >> he says getting present with loved ones has helped. getting very emotional when talking about his wife. >> this is where i'm going to lose it. she's she's been amazing. i'm she's really taug

>> plus, james van der beek, the star of classics like dawson's creek.ait for our lives to be over. and varsity blues. >> let's be heroes. >> sharing his shocking colon cancer diagnosis could spare anyone the experience of my last year. >> i would definitely want to do that. >> how he says his wife helped him through it. >> she's really taught me what i'm unconditional love is why he's now auctioning off his varsity blues jersey and the two biggest pop stars. >> and for a fortnight there we were, fortnite. singer taylor swift and beyonce at the top of the list. this ain't tactics. >> ain't no holding. >> who's number one place those texas hold em bets. >> nightline will be right back. >> nightline will be right back. hey, look, i'm ction with just nine essential ingredients. no sulfates, no silicones, no dyes. ♪ dandruff protection, minimal ingredients. job done. many remedies you take for chest congestion only mask the symptoms. you're gonna love this property. try this. mucinex 12 hour treats the mucus that causes chest congestion for all-day relief. a

snow emergency and james van der beek joins us live, and giving back on this giving tuesday. cold blast. icy conditions and more than five feet of snow leading to a pileup in michigan, shutting down the interstate in both directions for almost seven hours. ginger is tracking the conditions with millions under snow alerts. >> michael: airport breach investigation. new video of the woman who authorities say snuck onto a flight from new york to paris. >> please. help me. i don't want to go to united states. >> michael: and removed from a return flight. how the tsa is taking action. >> george: new developments in the jonbenet ramsey murder. what authorities are saying now 30 years after the 6-year-old pageant queen was killed. >> michael: emotional moments in court. >> for the rest of my life i'm going to hate you. >> michael: a father speaking to the drunk driver who killed his daughter. >> robin: james van der beek, in his first live television interview, since announcing his cancer diagnosis. how the devoted husband and father of six is doing today and how he is helping others

snow emergency and james van der beek joins us live, and giving back on this giving tuesday.blast. icy conditions and more than five feet of snow leading to a pileup in michigan, shutting down t

add to that, james van der beek gives us an exclusive health update on his cancer battle and joins a few friends to strip down, all in the name of cancer awareness. plus, our exclusive look at days of our lives emotional tribute to soap icon bill hayes. straight from his on and off screen wife susan seaforth hayes. it's all just moments away on access hollywood. back to you. okay, thank you very much. here's what's coming up on prime time tonight on at 8:00, the voice followed by brilliant minds at ten. and then we'll be back at 11 for our live local newscast. hope you join me. it's going to do it for us here at 7:00. thanks for being with us. enjoy the evening. have a nice din din. we'll see you at 11. >>> selena shares her man's number one romantic super power, access hollywood starts right now. >> i'm just going to ask a

. >> james van der beek, adored by millions. l live interview only on good morning america. it was december 24th on hollis park after dark, when i seen a man chilling with his dog in the park. >> it's christmas time and we got this period. >> snow's on the ground, snow white, so bright. >> what song is that? >> now from abc, seven mornings. >> good morning. i'm amanda del castillo from abc. seven mornings. let's get a look at traffic with sue hall. >> good morning, amanda, and hello everyone. it is a spare the air day, so you might want to consider mass transit. bart is. well, it's a new day and a new delay for bart. ten minutes now in the oakland antioch direction. due to a train having been taken out of service. got a stall right there. you can see on camera at the richmond-san rafael bridge toll plaza. tow truck is there trying to clean that out of the way. it's not helping with the backup there. it's stretched now back towards castro and we've got metering lights on as of 530 this morning. stall on the upper deck past t that

james van der beek gives an emotional update on his cancer battle. and shares a heartbreaking