. >> we are going to get to see omarosa's side of the story when she speaks with michael strahan thisorning. on good morning america. you don't want to miss that. >> the tea will be spilled basically at 7:00 a.m. >>> we're going to move on. because republicans are on the verge of a huge tax victory that could put the $1.5 trillion bill on the president's desk by christmas. >> they've agreed to bridge the house and senate version. they are expected to vote next week. the bill would dramatically cut taxes for the wealthy and >> we are so close right now. maybe we shouldn't talk about it. americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks, beginning in february. just two short months away. >> republican leaders have agreed to drop the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and drop the bill would cap the mortgage deduction at750,000, which is a middle ground between the senate and house versions. >> and the obamacare mandates would be dropped and the tax rate would be lowered from 39% to 37%. >>> alabama republican roy moore is refusing to give up. after a stinging defeat in the race for u.

. >> kind of like when i stand next to robin roberts or michael strahan. well, hello, good morning. >>> the nfl is handing out suspensions after monday night's steelers/bengals game, juju chang will sit out one game for his violent hit in the fourth quarter. and cincinnati's george eye loko was suspended for this hit. >> basketball action from >> good morning, morning people. "sportscenter" from los angeles. i'm doing this by myself because i've been bad. the wizards were awful. they weren't just bad. they were awful on monday. lost to the jazz by 47 then they go to portland and apparently nobody d'd up on bradley beal because he just went off. most points anybody has scored on the blazers, he had 19 in the first half and gets 51. the wizards plaster portland. >>> devin booker and the suns taking on toronto over the border. bartender give me a canadian club. surge ibaka. dikembe mutombo is there. there he is smiling. booker, a strained left adductor which i didn't know anybody tenth leading scorary en25 so we'll keep an eye on that so the raptors win. that

later this morning, she is sitting down with michael strahan for an exclusive interview right here on abc seven. denieda congressman who sexually assau has apparently taken his own life, found dead of an apparent gunshot wound. he insisted that claims he assaulted a girl in the basement of his home are untrue. hours before his death, he posted a facebook message asking people to take care of his wife and wrote that ptsd is a sickness that will "take my life." to nab the.c. trying guy behind a possible hate crime . out of nowhere, he starts pepper spraying that woman on the left. she falls to the ground and the guy runs off. he has already covered his nose and mouth ahead of time, all of this happening on georgia avenue northwest around 1:45 in the afternoon. marks five years since 26 people were shot and killed in the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. -- children and educators. president obama called for meaningful action on gun control. those go major pieces of legislation failed and the summit. advocates are holding a vigil outside the nra headquarters in fairfax. larry: the

pursue other opopopop >> there was quite a moment following her interview on good morning bherk michael strahan-host robin roberts, made this clip. >> she said she has a story to tell and i'll sure she'll be selling that story. >> it is often used as a dismissal for people unlikely to be used by anyone. >>> whether it is government, business or tech, a lot of attention on the consequences of lack of women in leadership. a new book, better together, makes the point that having more women leaders leads to better results. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> let's start with you. you are a middle age man and you say you only fund companies with females. why is that? >> i fun companies with females because women make incredible leaders, entrepreneurs and ceos. as a matter of fact, i wrote this book because of that. 80 female ceos followed over a 12-year period, it was found they outperformed their male peers by 226% return on equity. that's incredible. i want everybody to know about that and there are things all companies and teams can do to have more we will in senior leadership positions and

. >>> tomorrow on "good morning america," omarosa speaks only to michael strahan about her exit from. that's tomorrow morning at 7:30 on "good morning america" right here on abc 7. >>> a follow-up to that failed suicide bombing this new york city. he made his first court appearance today. here's the story. >> reporter: burned over his arms and torso, he appeared in court for the first time today via video conference. there was a bed sheet up to his neck concealed physical signs of his condition. the 27-year-old is accused of trying to brother himself up with a home made pipe stations, between new york city's port authority bus terminal. a terminal near he was charged with five terror related accounts including a use of a weapon of mass destruction. authorities believe he planned the attack for about a year and acted alone. >> a lone wolf is an isolated actor who, i detest the fact some people decide to use violence for whatever sad and sick reenlss, in many cases. >> his wife spoke with abc news from her home in bangladesh. she said she talked to her husband about 5:00 a.m. to wake h

michael strahan conducted the interview. she said she has a story to tell. i'm sure she will be selling that story. bye, felicia. >> she is trending now. all i can think is gosh, must be so proud. bye, felicia is still a thing. jonathan: it sounded like she was teeing up a book, though? c'mon. i have a story but you have wait. sky diver breaks the speed of sound five years ago. the first time ever. he jumped out of a capsule. they are figuring out how they shattered a bunch of records. nancy: wawa is all the buzz in d.c. we take you inside the brand new one opening its doors this morning. nancy: scientists figured out how the sky diver became the first to break the sound barrier. he landed after a 24-mile jump from the stratosphere. the scientists say the shape of his suit, helmet and the backpack allowed him to reach speeds of get this, nearly 844 miles per hour. the irregular shape caused irregular drag. michelle: wow! back to earth. after 139 days in space, three astronauts landed safely today in kazakhstan. a nasa flight

listen to what she told michael strahan. >> if i had confronted john kelly, a formidable person, it wouldtention from anyone in the room to at least take a picture or a video or something. the assertion i would do that in front of 600 guests at a christmas party and no one has reported that but one individual who has a personal vendetta against me. >> manigault newman was an assistant to the president and director of communications for the white house office of public liaison. however, many in the west wing say they couldn't say exactly what she did in her role. omarosa says she resigned and plans to leave her post january 20th. and coming up on "good morning america" omarosa responds to claims she tried to break into the president's private residence. that show starts at 7:00 a.m. right after abc 7. should be an interesting one. >>> and it got real interesting after the interview. one moment people are talking about on twitter when robin roberts reacted to omarosa on "gma." >> this is quick so pay close attention to this one. >> she said she had a story to tell and i'm sure she'll be sel

listen to what she told michael strahan on "good morning america." >> i had confronted john kelly, who is a very formidable person, it would garner enough attention for anyone in the room to at least take a picture or a video or something. the assertion i would do that in front of 600 guests at a christmas party and no one has report that had except for one individual who has a personal vendetta against me. >> she was an assistant to the president and director of communications for the white house office of public liaison. however, many in the west wing couldn't say exactly what she did in her role. omarosa says she resigned and plans to leave her post january 20th. later on, omarosa responds to claims she tried to break into the president's private residence. all that have starts at 7:00 a.m. here on abc 7. >> looking forward to that. the oakland a's have reportedly agreed to acquire an outfielder from the cardinals. a big reason behind the trade is unusual and it's pretty incredible. so the a's traded for steven piscoti, a bay area guy who grew up in pleasanton, went to stanford. the

way who wasn't part of the interview and people were speculate using she wasn't sitting with michael strahan doing the interview but she had a lot to say about omarosa >> relationship with him again , yes. >> fourth time could be a charm. >> she has a story to tell, aim sure she will be selling that story. >> we will see. >> yeah, bye felicia. >>> i love her. >> well, maybe they were trying to remove bias here because she's clearly bias for her to be like bye felicia that is like bye omarosa. >> she's very polarizing, a lot of people in the african-american, people don't like her, the connection, trying to stay away with her. >> she has back and forth with a lot of prominent african-american women. she was supposed to represent african americans in the white house. >> wendy williams. >> did did you see where she was responding to this whole thing with the bye felicia moment. she said thinks a civil war, it will be a lot ofes lacing and things to be said on both side. >> i cannot wait for the book, put it auto marosa. >> she said what happened? she said wait until after january 20th when she

. >> now, chris, omarosa told abc news this morning she did an interview with michael strahan.o have a lot to say once she's no longer employed so i guess that's at the end of next month. here's how she put it. >> as the only african-american woman in this white house, as a senior staff and assistant to the president, i have seen things that have made me uncomfortable, that have upset me, that have affected me deeply and emotionally, that has affected my community and my people. and when i can tell me story, it is a profound story that i know the world will want to hear. >> okay. chris, that sounds like a pretty incredible threat. >> again, this is someone who is still on the payroll through january 20th, at least as far as we know. it's remarkable. it's essentially saying as an african-american -- i was at the top salary level. i was in a position where i felt uncomfortable and i have a lot of stories to tell that i will tell as soon as they stop paying me on january 20th. it's a remarkable thing. that said, april made the point, the reason that omarosa is in the white house i

. >>> finally, i know what michael strahan wants for christmas. i'm just guessing.have. [ laughter ] >> guy, this is the world's fastest suv. capable of 190 miles an hour, can go from 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds. it's an ssuv like a super suv. super expensive it can go fast and it can empty your wallet even faster, the price starts at $200,000. >> a lot. >> you shouldn't have. that's totally too much. but i do appreciate it. thank you. [ applause ] >> did you know about that? >> yeah, i knew about it. >> a lot of press. i thought it was cool it can go so fast so quick and empty your account so quick. >> all these like super car companies are making super truck, great market for them and jumping into it. >> are you jumping? >> you made my day. i got a great present coming. great news. great "pop news" there, lara. >>> now to our "gma" cover story about a mom that's inspiring so many. she is using one of the most popular holiday gift, the instant pot to shed more than 100 pounds and save money. here's how she did it. growing up brittany williams was a serial fast food eate

. >> i want to let y'all know if you eat those you grow up to be big and strong like me and michael strahans is kind of tough. i like both the secret ingredients. all right, kid testers, which one is it, which one is the winner? can you decide? can you let us know. ayesha, ayesha, eayesha. >> that's my man right there. >> he wants to play >> they want to be chefs. >> yeah, right. >> disrespected up here, man. we getting disrespected. >> you cook with your kids in the kitchen. >> and i love your show. >> thank you, thank you. >> i love you. you know, okay. all right. get these recipes on our website and watch "the great american baking show" tonight here on abc. ayesha is the winner. >> all right. we'll take it. the 60th birthday, also celebrating our 11 annual warm coats and warm coat drive partnering with burlington and delivering good. bring your gently used coats to your local burlington store and we got to get the tally, 46,358 coats donated so - another coldf air tomorrow through the weekend - tracking a coastal little to no impact in the dmv - staying unseasonably cold next week today

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talked about omarosa's exit from the white house and her interview with good morning america michael strahane. when she finished her interview by saying shed a story to tell at a later date host robin roberts had quite the reply. muttering, bye end of the segment. omarosa got wind of it and responded to roberts saying "that was petty. it's a black women civil war ". so i think it's fair to say it's not the end of this celeb dish story. >> nope. nope. shushes cease talking after january 20 and when she can talk. let's see what omarosa has to stay. >> let's move on to this. taylor swift accused of being tone deaf. the singer generated bad blood after declaring 2017 a great year for her. she wrote in an instagram post to mark her 28th birthday. here's what it said i love you guys so much this was a photo taken at jingle ball in london a few days ago i couldn't have asked for better year. all thanks to you. can't wait to see what 28 will be like. a lot of people got angry about that some hopped on twitter to attack swift letting her know 2017 was not a good year. read the room, taylor. there isn