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. >>> and pat sajak makes his ic fipu three weeks ago. where he was spotted over the weekend and what he told his fans over twitter about turkey, cranberries, and long naps. that's in "the skinny" on this monday, december 2nd. >>> good morning, everyone. happy first week here in december. >> i still can't believe it. it's december. >> it's december. 2019, 2020 is right around the corner. elizabeth hur is in for janai norman, who is somewhere -- typically she's off on mondays and tuesdays but check her instagram, she's going to be in the caribbean. >> good for her. >> enjoying warm weather, hot weather while we're here dealing with snow, sleet, ice, and all that stuff. and that is what we begin with, that deadly winter storm taking aim at the northeast. >> much of the region overnight is soaked and slippery from the first round of this st streets are slick right here in times square in new york city and in many other areas. >> it has been snowing in manchester, new hampshire, and throughout northern new england. and more snow is on the way

. >>> finally tonight here, with host pat sajak recovering, vanna white takes the wheel. t.j. white. >> and now, here's our host, vanna white. >> reporter: for the first time ever, vanna white stepping away from the letterboard and going behind the wheel. >> hello, hello, hello and welcome to "wheel." as i'm sure most you know by now, pat is recovering from surgery and hopes to be back real soon. i'm happy to step in and help out. my first thought was -- there's no way. i don't pay attention to pat. >> reporter: well, in 37 years, clearly you have. >> well, you would think so, but you know, i'm busy with my letters and my puzzle board. i mean, i hear him but i don't really pay that much attention. don't tell anybody that. no, i was petrified. terrified. but i did it. >> reporter: and her first spin of the wheel? just listen. >> that wheel is heavy. >> reporter: vanna thought she landed on bankruptcy. >> oh, no. my first spin, look at that. >> reporter: but she was okay. >> oh, no, i'm looking at the wrong arrow. how do you do this show? >> reporter: vanna back at it again toni

one, pat sajak is going into emergency surgery. two, we need you to host the show.ow, would you believe in 37 years of watching him there's still parts of his job she had to figure out how to do. >> it was horrible. just horrible. i mean, we've been together 37 years and it's not the same. it's -- we are a team. we're together. it just felt weird with him not being here on the set. >> announcer: pat sajak and vanna white. >> reporter: in her 37 years of revealing letters on "wheel of fortune", vanna white never worked a day without her longtime friend and host pat sajak. not until last month when he underwent emergency surgery for a blocked intestine just hours before a scheduled "wheel of fortune" taping. >> it was terrible. you think the worst. because you never know when you're going in for surgery, you never know what's going to happen. no, i was scared to death. >> how much information did you have initially about why he was going into surgery? >> it happened like that. i mean, he didn't even know. he was -- he was on a walk the morning of and just all of a sud

pat sajak speaking out in his first interview since his medical emergency. >> you go in and they don't know if i'm coming out. >> what it was like seeing vanna white take control of the wheel and what he's saying about leaving the show only on "gma." ♪ >>> and feeling the force. the starliner rocket blasting off moments ago. >> we've cleared the tower. >> this as "star wars" blasts into theaters. troops getting an early screening. fans lining up all night and now the breakout star is joining us live. >>> and good morning, america. happy friday. happy holiday friday. happy "star wars" friday. the day is finally here. "the rise of skywalker" about to hit theaters. >> crowds were lining up overnight for that premiere for the kickoff of that film, and people also lining up at airports this morning as the travel rush begins. >> it is already very busy out there and this is happening as a new winter storm moves in. the west is now bracing for snow, rain and possible mudslides. ginger starts us off with the very latest. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, cecilia. we're already seeing the

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. >>> coming up, pat sajak makes his first appearance in public since his medical emergency. >>> but first the online shopping records being set today on this cyber monday and the best deals available right now. >>> plus, a developing story this morning. why hundreds of millions of text messages may have been >>> we're back with a reward being offered by police in new orleans investigating a mass shooting just outside the famed french quarter. ten people were shot. two of them suffered critical injuries. a person of interest was taken into custody but no arrests reported. it came as tens of thousands of college football fans gathered in the city for the bayou classic. a similar shooting followed the same game three years ago. >>> well, online shopping is expected to smash all records on this cyber monday. one survey predicts 77% of consumers will shop today. "the wall street journal" reports foot traffic in stores on black friday was down 6% as more people used their phones to make purchases online. as a result more retailers are using their in-store workers to handle online orders.

. >>> and pat sajak speaking for the first time since the emergency surgery who says things came close to life or death. >>> plus mariah carey capitalizing on her holiday number one, a brand new music video out this morning. >>> and it seems to [ dramatic music ]ing ] ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! >>> here are the 7 things to know. this morning grief counselors will be at mark day school after a young boy died in an accident on the playground. officials have not said how l g would the boy was or what happened. >>> exams resume after a bomb threat from the main campus yesterday. the school says the public is safe. >>> and here is a live look at the airport where the holiday travel rush is on. officials say about 850,000 passengers are expected to go through that airport from now until january 6. >> and come sunday, that is when the next storm lights us with light to moderate rain. standing war sunday morning from this 2 moderate storm. >>> and we have a foggy commute this morning, this is a live picture of the bay bridge but you cannot make it out because it is so thick out the

vanna will be filling in for pat sajak.talk to her about that experience and here a bit of it in uruguay first look. >> how much notice was that before you actually had to go out there and start taping? >> we did it the next day. it was a very sleepless night. i was so nervous. but once i got up there i felt like you know what? the show must go on. i'm going to do this. i have to do it for all of us, the 150 staff and crew that we have here that puts on a show. >> you will see much more of my interview with vanna white on "good morning america." for now, out in beautiful l.a., i'm t.j. holmes with uruguay first look. >> don't you really want to go up to that board and touch it? >> yes. we should be able to do that. >> i want him to reveal his name. >>> still ahead, why you'll see a lot of santas roaming san francisco this weekend. >>> and it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. a >>> let's look at live doppler 7 and show you what's kcoming our way. this is our storm. it's looking potent and it will arrive this afternoo

. >>> pat sajak says is he on the mend. he has been he said i'm happy to say i'm back in the studio taping today. it's been four weeks since my episode but it feels longer. nice to be back. current episodes you may be watching we shotal. starting next week, vanna white will be hosting wheel. you can watch "wheel of fortune" every week night at 7:30 on a . abc7. it comes on after "jeopardy." >>> lizzo hit the stage last night and there were a few special guests in the crowd. the second grade students from pittsburg who went viral after turning lizzo's hit truth all right after they said how they can be great. >> a moment weeks in the making. dorothy mallari's class made it to san jose on thursday. our cameras were not allowed in during the meet and greet, but parents shared these photos. moments before we call the ka caught the classt l. >> t look at you don't know how many of us are watching you. >> last month the pittsburg unified school district posted this video to facebook. listen closely. ♪ >> reporter: mallari and her

the iconic letter board for the show and right into the shoes of host pat sajak, who's recovering fromestine, but it wasn't without a few hiccups. >> i'm going to give the wheel a final spine. that wheel is heavy. oh no! my first spin, look at that. oh no, i'm looking at the wrong arrow. how do you do this show? >> oh, fans can expect to see white host through december 20th. then we'll get a series of sajak's presurgery taped episodes through the holidays before white returns to host for just a few days in january. and i think she looked incredible, she sounded incredible, she was commanding as host, she did an incredible job, yes. i love -- you know, after that many years of doing that one role, and obviously witnessing the other, but she stepped right into it. >> yeah. >> she was awesome, i loved it. >>> all right, next to your girl, beyonce. the new cover girl for "elle" magazine. >> she learns fast, she knows queen bey is supreme around here. beyonce gracing the cover of "elle" january 2020 issue as she debuts her new gender-neutral line. soundtrack "this is my move forever." from

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so wow, incredible. >>> for the first time we're hearing from pat sajak about the health crisis that d in as host in his absence. sajak spoke with our paula faris about his terrifying ordeal. >> was it life or death at that moment? >> well, they -- i mean, my blood pressure had fallen dramatically. they had to wait till it lifted a bit so they could do the surgery. my wife and our daughter was with me, and they were -- you know, they didn't know. i mean, you go in, they don't know if i'm coming out. >> cannot imagine. the 73-year-old is already back at the studio and expects to be back on the air sometime next month. you can catch more of sajak's interview with paula faris on "gma" later this morning. >> if i had emergency surgery, you could step in for me. >> i can do two jobs at once. >>> when we come back -- ♪ there she is the new miss america ♪ >>> and serena williams gets some tips from mike tyson. >> what's he know about tennis? >> "the skinny" is next. the skinny" is next. mopping? anything! at the end of a long day, it's the last thing i want to do. well i switched to swiffer

. >>> pat sajak has been a fixture for almost four decades.had a medical emergency, fans were really concerned. and this morning sajak is opening up to paula faris about the terrifying moment. >> was it life or death? >> well, i mean my blood pressure had fallen dramatically, they had to wait until it lifted a bit so they could do the surgery. leslie, my wife and our daughter with me and they don't know if i'm coming out. >> scary. so you can see more of the interview coming up on gma at 7:00. >>> the new movie cats is in theaters and the reviews are scathing. the movie stars a ton off celebrities. jennifer hudson, ian mckellan, even taylor swift. it has only received a 19% rating on rot tten tomatoes. the beat says the worst thing to happen to cats since dogs. variety says poorly conceived and executed. a claw testimony mistake. "rolling stone," the bottom of the 2019 barrel and arguably of the decade. experts say that it will still be a commercial success. >> the show debuted in 1981. there are people who love it despite what anybody has to

. >>> pat sajak appears to be in good health following his emergency surgery.3-year-old was spotted at a washington capitals game over the weekend. he was sitting courtside with his daughter. sajak had surgery last month for a blocked intestine. his co-host vanna white took over the show for a few days. >> we muggles will experience some magic. you are ready? >> i think i'm ready. harry potter and the cursed child just made its official west coast debut. [ applause ] a sold-out crowd erunted into cheers at the end of the two-part play yesterday. the show is about harry potter's life as a father and his son's experience at hogwarts. tyler patrick hennessey plays a young harry potter. >> you can't really break it down to one scene because the show is amazing. it's so fun to be a part of. it's so fun to, like, express the story. >> okay. you go ahead. thank you. san francisco and new york are the only u.s. cities where you can watch the tony award winning play. tickets are available right now. harry potter and the cursed child will be in san francisco through july

for nearly 40 years, vanna white finally hosts "wheel of fortune" how she's stepping up to help pat sajak, today, tuesday, november 10th, 2019. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hey, everybody, welcome to "today," thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. we're talking about that cold air that's coming here. it ain't here yet. >> no. >> 58 degrees here in new york city. check out our crowd, you all. this is like. >> in shirt sleeves. >> they don't even need coats, it's a beautiful day but that is going to change. >> right now bundle down but then bundle up in a little bit. >>> let's get to our top story, a historic day about to unfold in washington. democrats will announce two articles of impeachment, official charges against the president accusing him of using the power of the presidency to shake down a foreign government to help him in his next election. at the same time, a long awaited department of justice watchdog report on the russia investigation is finally out and it found the investigation

tracee: van disna white steppin to host the show after pat sajak undergoing surgery. what's happening now. cheryl:happen.lauren:happening.. cheryl: let's take a look t how your money is moving this morning. we've got red arrow. we're coming back a little bit. we were down triple digits at the top of the show. 12 minutes later, dow is only down 71, nasdaq down 18 and a quarter. it's concerns about the tariffs being imposed on chinese goods starting sunday. still ahead, theism g report is out -- ig report is out and democrats may be celebrating its finding no signs of political bias. it also found more than 20 serious errors. will that throw a roadblock in their victory lap. and social media went banana thats fosfor a work of art. wait until you see what popeye's is going to do with a chicken sandwich. keep it here. ♪ proud mary keep on burning. ♪ rolling, rolling, rolling (vo) the moth without hope, struggles in the spider's web. with every attempt to free itself, it only becomes more entangled. unaware that an exhilarating escape is just within reach. defy the laws of

. >> taking over the wheel for the first time in the show's 35 year history while pat sajak recoveredsurge surgery. several stars tied the knot in 2019. dwayne johnson married longtime girlfriend lauren hession, chris pratt and katherine schwarzenegger got hitched. jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez announced that they are engaged. complete with an instagram post of that ring. last year's biggest wedding was this year's big baby news. prince harry and meghan markle welcome their son archie to the royal family. >> never again with violence. the only win when you maintain your dignity. to speak to >> the oscars top honor at best picture went to "green book." olivia coleman each nabbed and oscar for best actress and act actor. when we all fall asleep, where do we go? from newcomer billie eilish with the top board of 2019. will not as ex-old-time road featuring billy ray cyrus was a song of the year. blockbuster took their place in cinematic history. disney is live action remake "the lion king "and "aladdin" top to the billion-dollar market globally. ♪ "joker" the first letter r-rated movi

suburb getting creative to prevent street sign theft in a move that cannot be sitting well with pat sajak. it is dropping the veloz. one road in germantown maryland is now missing the u. the double meaning has proven irresistible to thieves who have also been targeting stoner drive it. the county has also reinforced the sign poles and placed the markers higher up out of reach. >> that is a better option than renaming the street. >>> there are tesla lovers and this guy. >> putting technology and has skin allowing him to unlock his tussle with a rape wave of his hand. and as jordan hogan tells us, that is not all this man can do. truck tim workman is one of the few people turning to implants. simply speaking, there different types of computer chips that let you do different things with the workmen can unlock his car. you can unlock doors at work. log on and off of his computer, and share contact information using the same text used for apple pay and android pay. you may wonder what inspired someone to do something like this. for workmen it is simple. >> in all reality, it was extremities an

. >>> pat sajak says he is on the mend. away from taping the show after surgery for a blocked intestine. sajak tweeted yesterday i'm happy to say i'm back in studio taping today. it's been four weeks since my episode, but it feels longer. nice to be back. current episodes you may be watching we shot before he went into the hospital. >>> starting next week, vanna white will be hosting wheel for its two-week secret santa holiday giveaway promotion. this morning she is talking about her reaction when she was asked to fill in as host. she spoke with t.j. holmes about sajak's emergency surgery. >> what were those moments like? >> it was terrible. you never know what will happen. >> she said no way at first when asked to host but she did it. next week vanna white will be hosting for the first time on her 37 years in the show. she had some disney friends ♪ you are the one ♪ light of my life ♪ i love you so ♪ you are the one light of my life ♪ ♪ i love you so ♪ you are one light of my life ♪ ♪ i love you so please be my wife? yes!

. >>> pat sajak appears to be in good health following his emergency surgery.on capitals game over the weekend. he was sitting courtside with his daughter. sajak had surgery last month for a blocked intestine. his co-host vanna white took over the show for a few days. >>> in today's "gma" first look, lori loughlin's daughter is back on youtube. olivia jade is talking for the first time since her parents were charged in the college admissions scandal. >> in this morning "gma"i lough is speaking out. >> hi, everybody, it's olivia jade. >> reporter: in the two-minute clip the 20-year-old chooses her words carefully, not addressing those bombshell federal charges leveled on her parents earlier this year. prosecutors accused them of paying $500,000 in bribes and fees to get olivia jade and her younger sister as students.stud. following the steps of her father, the rising makeup landed lucrative deals? so what does this do to her brand? all that coming up at 7:00 a.m. i'm lindsay davis, abc news, new york. >>> apple is holding a press invite in new york city today. b

. >> white filled in pour pat sajak when he had emergency surgery. the episodes filmed last month started airing last night. >> that wheel is heavy. oh, no. my first spin, look at that. i'm looking at the wrong arrow. how do you do this show? >> you are right, vanna. you just do whatever you want. minnie mouse you see in the corner helped reveal the letters while vanna was spinning the wheel. you can watch week nights at 7:30. it's right after "jeopardy" here on abc 7. >> i'm for this. i'm for vanna whitehost i'm for minnie mouse being at the board. i like it. i'm not saying but i'm saying. >> don't say it. >> okay. i'll say this, you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> that's a safe thing to say. the fog in the central valley we'll keep an eye on it, me and jobina will, for your morning commute. showers coming in spreading from north to south. some weak storms with lighter rain amounts. for today a 1 on the storm impact scale that comes in during the evening. most of the day it will be quiet with mostly cloudy co

first time in 37 years, vanna white take as spin at hosting wheel of fortune while stepping in for pat sajaky surgery for a blocked intestined. >> pat is recovering from surgery and hopes to be back real soon. i'm happy to step in and help out. thanks to disney magic. mini has the power to light up the puzzle board. >> host three wheex while say jack recovers. wish him well. brian: why hasn't she had the opportunity before hasn't pat sajak been sick? ainsley: they tape their joe shows. jillian: like you. brian: we don't tape our shows all in one day. steve: pretty much live. that's why we when we go out to janice dean on fox square you never know who is going to be driving by in an ambulance or a fire truck. janice: i think it's a fire truck. new york's bravest. look at all these wonderful people who came out today. thank you for coming. a beautiful day in the neighborhood. i will tell you we have this cold front moving through. take a look at it. make things a little bit tricky. very cold air behind us with dangerous wind chills across the northern plains. what a mess over parts of the sout

. >>> pat sajak on the road to recovery.peared in public for the first time since his emergency surgery a few weeks ago, the washington capitals hockey game enjoying it with his daughter maggie. >> so great to see him doing so well. >>> and now to a terrifying vacation incident. a mother says her 10-year-old daughter was attacked by dolphins while swimming in a pen that was supposed to be safe. paula faris is here with that story. >> good morning to you, mary. good morning, everyone. this little girl was swimming with dolphin, it was a vacation excursion when her mother claims the dolphins tried dragging the 10-year-old underwater. the mother says she thought her daughter was going to die. this morning, a family is still in shock after they say their dream vacation in paradise turned into a real-life nightmare claiming 10-year-old lexi yeo was attacked by dolphins. her mother tells "the sun" it was terrifying. i thought she was going to die. saying she watched in horror as her daughter began screaming as the couple of dolphi

pat sajak had surgery. she did all right. started quite swell of support. >> she should get the chance to do this. basically, put it on paper. who has a better resume' to fill in on "wheel of fortune" than the woman been there the whole time. she films upwards of 7,000 episodes at this point. that, i never done 7,000 of anything. nobody has the kind of experience that she has for "wheel of fortune." she deserves it. she did a great job. neil: apparently very fast on her feet. that is harder than it looks. >> yeah. she is an icon to be there day after day. i once ran into her at the new york stock exchange. i was like, vanna white. >> i'm sure she gets it all the time. >> i didn't say anything because i didn't know it was her at the time, she looks famous, but who is this lady at new york stock exchange. neil:obviously you know, she has a lock on that job if she wants it. >> absolutely. i have to wear heels on the network obviously. i get to set down in them. i don't know how she runs around in the shoes. i look like a baby bi

he's directing at 89 >> amazing >> pat sajak he's fine but you know he didn't hoover last night. >> vanna did >> how do you know that? >> okay. to the woke, my friend. >> but you didn't see it >> i heard she twisted the thing around and accidentally hit the wrong one. i grew up with her >> pat is funny. he's unbelievably good at doing that she's fine she's not pat but she made up -- >> doing it for the next three weeks. >> getting old is a bitch i'm telling you. he had an intestinal blockage. emergency surgery. i'm fine, i think. >> i hope so just the two of us today >> maybe it is just gas. why are you laughing you know what i'm talking about. if anybody knows auto sales falling in china for the 17th straight month in november down 0.6% more than 5% in september. ford expects 2019 loss in china to behalf of what it lost last year a statement to caution that should be considered official guidance for the china performance. sticking with china, consumer inflation rose to an eight-month high as the price of pork doubled from a year ago. it appears to be nearing a peek. chinese imports of am

she stepped in to host after pat sajak underwent emergency surgery.nie mouse is going to take over her spot, virtual minnie mouse, like not real. i think it's kind of cool. what do i know. dagen: i met merv griffin once who created wheel of fortune and jeopardy and he looked at me and said, you have a very large head, i bet you look good on tv. vanna white has a large head too. maria: quick break and celebrating made in america, one company makes educational toys right here in america. we're going to check them out when we come back. stay with us. ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪ ♪ all around the wind blows ♪ we would only hold on to let go ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we needed somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ all we need is someone to lean on ♪ colon cancer screening for people 50 plus at average risk. some things are harder than you thought. and others are easier. like screening for colon cancer with me, cologuard. i'm noninvasive and you use me at home. i'm also effective. i find 92% of colon c

"wheel of fortune" host pat sajak makes his first public appearance since emergency surgery.d at washington capitals game with his duarte. he had surgery for a blocked intestine three weeks ago. >>> roseanne barr is scheduled to line a super bowl event at mar-a-lago. donald trump, jr. will also make an appearance. the president is expected to be at his florida resort that weekend as well. the gala is scheduled for february 1st. ed, over to you. ed: thanks, nicole. with just over two months to the iowa caucuses, joe biden launching eight-day, 18-county no malarkey bus tour throughout the state. as. pete: has been surging among caucus-goers there, leading the polling average at about 24%. kamala harris not even cracking the top five. our next guest who is just in iowa last week, warns all the candidates are facing real challenges. he is john thomas, republican stratgift. good to see you. >> good to see you, ed. ed: let's walk through why biden is on the bus tour. he was dismissing buttigieg's surge as he launched the bus tour yesterday but it seems like it is real at at time wh