here's robin roberts. >> the tuskegee airmen fighting for america abroad when they didn't have equalrights back home, they were america's first black military aviators who served during world war two. but some never came back home ready. a farm in 1944, lieutenant fre brewer was just 23 years old, one of the 57 fighters assigned to escort bombers to their targets in southern germany. while in route to one of the targets, brewer. his plane crashed in italy, but brewer was declared missing in action and no remains were found. >> i went ahead and submitted the dna and basically in my mind, why not a tuskegee airman in my family? >> oh, wow. this is special. >> but generations later, a surprise discovery of unidentified remains from the area were sent to the defense. pow mia accounting agency lab in omaha, nebraska, who used dna samples to make a positive id should they go missing. >> we're going to come for them. >> there's an agency that knows who they are, knows their story, and we'll find them. >> lieutenant brewer finally laid to rest, bringing 80 years worth of closure to the brewe

it's the year 2023 with robin roberts getting ready to kiss 2023 goodbye tonight on abc. apple is seeking permission from the court to start selling the latest version of its watches again after the biden administration declined to intervene in a patent dispute. >> the international trade commission banned sales of the apple watch series nine and the ultra two watch after determining that apple infringed on the patent of a medical monitoring technology company. other versions of the apple watch have been and are still available. >> new numbers show encouraging signs for the economy. retail sales are up during the holiday season, but because of 3% inflation, those numbers may not be as rosy as retailers were hoping. >> here's abc's aerial reshef with the christmas rush in the rearview signs that despite inflation, consumers are spending retail sales up 3% from this time last year. >> but growth trailing the 2022 holiday season. mastercard reporting online retail. climbed 6.3% and apparel topping the categories for shoppers. the growth in sales, positive news for america's

now wednesday night it's the year 2023 with robin roberts getting ready to kiss 2023 goodbye wednesday night on abc impact. >> juicy, juicy drama news, celebrity politics, we got the lovers, we got entertainment is yay an anti-semite. >> i've never talked about this with anyone, and we take a long look in the mirror. >> come on doctor, i was like, when can i come in to take this out? this is the most dangerous operation in america right now. >> investigative reporter domino's. domino's across the country, around the globe, this is impact >> and it's getting close to dark now on sunset boulevard. it was just so hollywood. you're so hollywood. all right. >> i think many people out there have the rest of the week off, or at least the next couple of days. not us. but if you do, you might be headed to the movies this week and will be waltzed away into another world for a few hours. >> and one way filmmakers in trance, us in their worlds is with sound. danny new is here after speaking with two people who have the highly specialized jobs of creating sound effects for movies in unusual ways. >

and you can see the year 2023 hosted by our friend robin roberts.tral right here on abc. and coming up, the woman featured in people magazine's beyond the scale issue to hear how her entire life has been transformed. >> the year 2023 high stakes, high emotion, high drama. girl. >> new tonight. >> amazing. the absolute wildest year. >> we're breaking it all down taylor swift, beyonce, barbie, can you get all that in there? >> and the stories that make you go huh? >> are you kidding? can we say that on abc? deal with it. >> it's the year 2023 with robin roberts getting ready to kiss 2023 goodbye tonight on abc. >> right now. >> there's just so much happening in our world, so much at stake at the start of every morning. >> making sense of it all. that's not always so easy. >> and that's where we come in. >> good morning america. we want you to know every morning we're right here and we got you the daughter makes a gruesome discovery. >> her mother is found dead in her bathtub friday night. >> the stunning true crime. >> all of these little things creat

the result, here's abc's robin roberts. ♪ >> hi. >> look at you. bless your heart.down with you, you have something new going on. >> well, everything is new with me. every day is new because i wake up with new dreams every day and i dream myself into a corner, so i have to keep the dreams alive. one of the newest things right now is my rock 'n' roll album called "rockstar," and i'm excited about that. >> you are releasing a rock album, dolly. ♪ >> here i am 77 years old, i'm going to be a rock star. ♪ rocking, rocking, rocking since the day i was born ♪ ♪ i'll be rocking till the day i'm gone ♪ >> it's so great. i mean that the rock & roll hall of fame, the nomination and induction was the catalyst for the rock album. >> when they was going to put me in the hall of fame and i didn't think i had deserved that privilege because i had never spent my life in that and i thought, well, if i'm going to do it, i'll be like my daddy. i've got to earn it. i don't want nothing that i don't earn. >> "rockstar," dolly's 49th studio album and it's not just an album. it's an event

robin roberts has the year 2023 countdown to 2024 for dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest follows. then we have an edition of abc seven news on at 10 p.m, so we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for that countdown to midnight, one of the largest powerball jackpots ever, is up for grabs tonight in the final drawing of the year. the prize is currently estimated at $760 million. this would be the sixth largest prize in the game's history, and if someone wins, the cash price option is $386 million. the drawing starts at 8:00 tonight. an nfl star who lost his pro career after a domestic violence case is being honored by his former team. next. why the ravens are paying tribute to former running back ray rice and taking a live look outside, where you can see a little bit of cloud cover there, but definitely a break in the rain, spencer says. more wet weather is on the horizon. we'll talk about it next. >> coming up in sports, the warriors look to get back on the winning track tonight against dallas. plus the 49 ers closing in on securing the number one seed in the nfc. h

it's the year 2023 with robin roberts. >> getting ready to kiss 2023 good-bye. >> wednesday on abc. >st minute decorating ideas to the test. >> reporter: it's not too late to unleash your inner elf this christmas. ♪ everybody turning to tik tok for elf-like inspiration where hash tag holiday hacks have racked up 3.1 billion views. >> do you know the painter's tape hack? >> reporter: turning microfiber feather dusters into christmas trees. step one. detach the duster from the handle and trim it to a tree shape. i feel like i'm giving the grinch a haircut. dinner with me. i can't cancel again. now add fairy lights to your trees but beware. they are nearly impossible to untangle. five minutes of this riveting television. secure your minichristmas trees to styrofoam. boom. a tiny twinkley master piece. next up the trendiest way to level up your living room damage free. no hooks, taxes or tapes needed. >> look how it turned out. >> reporter: all you need is a shower curtain rod, tension rod and garland. some folks use a tie to attach it, but these branches do just fine. voila. mistletoe is

. >> wednesday robin roberts and gma go back to rolling fork, mississippi.ing america. >> welcome back to gma. it's been eight month since the tornado that devastated rolling fork mississippi. you went back. >> we did. we are going to watch them rebuild. i am telling you, the commitment from the residents there and from you, our viewers, you've played such a big part. we want to thank you. we're looking forward to showing you the progress that has been made. sam champion will be traveling with me this time. you know we're going to have a surprise. that's what we do at gma. [ laughter ] that is coming up on wednesday. but right now our gma cover story. a tre-mendous holiday debate when it comes to your christmas tree. should you bring home a real one or fake one? stephanie ramos is helping us spruce things up from a christmas tree farm in new jersey. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that is the question, isn't it? yes, we are here at the christmas tree farm in new jersey surrounded by plenty of real christmas trees. we are breaking d

it's the year 2023 with robin roberts. >> getting ready to kiss 2023 good-bye. >> wednesday night on i tell you don't really have happy endings, at least not yet. but this one does. it's about people joining forces to bring the rivers and canals of florida back to life which has been a life saver for the beloved inhabitants, the manatees. a magical moment, getting a glimpse of the florida's gentle giants, the manatee just off florida's west coast. the river has 70 fresh water spring, they stay 72 degrees year round. that's warmer than the ocean in the winter months. march 12 of 1993 this critical ecosystem was wiped out by a storm dubbed the storm of the century. >> it killed a lot of inhabitants. >> it has taken $40 million from the state and private donations. the river has been restored to pristine conditions. how much is a manatee eating on a daily basis? >> i believe the statistic is that a manatee can eat 10% of its body weight a day. if it weighs 1,200 pounds, that's 120 pound of grass. they have quite the appetite. >> to satisfy that appetite, more than 450,000 clusters of fi

. >> these are a nod to robin roberts and her wife. they used this for their wedding.ew year's eve. >> we're celebrating. as far as the party happening this weekend you have some fun ways to kick that off, right? >> yes. we set it up in stations. the first station is going to be the wish wall. when your guests come in, they write down their wish for 2024 and put it on the wall. not the resolution, the wish. and then time to get glam. so you can put on something glam. everything is photo ready. this will be a great photo back drop. then we move to food. >> my favorite part. that's what matters most to me. every party i judge by the food they have. >> right. right. >> no party is complete without snacks. since new year's rockin eve will be broadcast from l.a., puerto rico, we have themed snacks. for new york we've got minicheese cakes. also plantain chips from puerto rico and hollywood popcorn from l.a. we recommend having drinks and snacks that you know your guests love. eva, we heard you were a big fan of cheetoh's. [ laughter ] >> who doesn't love them? >> exactly. >>

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the high stakes, high emotion, high drama now wednesday night, it's the year 2023 with robin robertsseacrest hosts dick clark's new year's rockin building a better bay area moving forward, finding solution. >> this is abc seven news. >> good morning everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc seven mornings. we're going to check in now with sue for a look at traffic. hi, sue. good morning kumasi. >> it's been light all morning long. continues to be the east shore freeway from vallejo all the way through past richmond and el cerrito into berkeley and emeryville. it's moving at the limit of really good clip. you can see in our live camera. no fog, nothing weather wise to get in your way, and some drive times continue to be all in the green. >> thank you sue. meteorologist drew tuma has your accuweather forecast after the break. >> you can't go back to preinjury life, but you can move forward to a better future. justice takes more than a fighter. you need a champion walk, a personal injury law call 866. walk up law. >> ask anyone who wants to put more ho ho ho in their holiday days at norcal ho

but let me tell you, folks around here are determined to rebuild. >> tomorrow, robin roberts and gma> announcer: and one amazing surprise that will change one family's life. >> can you feel the love? >> announcer: mississippi strong tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> back now with our "monday night football" ticket give away. this morning we're in a new york state of mind, michael surprising some life long giants fans with tickets to the big game. jess sims was there for the touchdown for the father and son. >> pass is caught! >> for over 30 years the new york giants were shawn's team. >> he is in, touchdown! >> reporter: since watching his first super bowl at 12 years old. >> i see the giants on tv. my cousins are giants fans. i'm like, what's this sport? i had never even seen it before. immediately got into it. i still remember laying on the floor and the carpet and what it looked and smelled like when we won that super bowl. >> creating rituals to ensure a win for his favorite nfl team. >> the first half of the game, defense. but if things aren't going so well it's offense to

. >> i love me some robin roberts. >> you gotta get in line. everybody loves robin roberts.hat is the best bathroom in the west wing? >> there's only one. >> i personally know. >> no. you knew. >> i had an idea. >> no. you had a contract. [ laughter ] >> we'll talk about that later. >> you have got to be the cool mom. you can't be -- >> i'm not a regular mom. i'm a cool mom. >> oh gosh. >> come on. >> good morning, guys! first ever morning show tv appearance in the u.s. ♪ >> we have a costume ready. i'm literally just going like this. like i'm a car. >> go! >> happy anniversary, honey. 22 years. 22 years of waking up on our anniversary alone in bed. i love you. come home. >> she won't answer my phone calls this morning. now i know why. carrie underwood, 22 years ago today. >> i hesitated. i haven't said it. i'm saying yes to marriage. i'm saying yes to marriage. we're getting married this year. who needs a wedding dress? [ laughter ] >> magical wedding for robin to amber. big celebration we've all been waiting for. >> why didn't somebody tell me how wonderful it is to be mar

-gma co-anchor robin roberts wed her longtime love, amber layne, in a beautiful backyard ceremony. marriage with an epic vow renewal in lake como. -this means so much more than 10 years ago. i don't want to be like corny or gushy about john, but i looked over at him and he was like... his eyes were like filled with water. it was amazing. -john and chrissy were also busy with babies this year. in january, they welcomed a daughter named esti, and in june, esti was joined by baby brother wren. [ both smooching ] speaking of babies, after rihanna kicked the year off with her soaring super bowl performance/baby reveal... -rihanna was peter pan! she was flying. -...she and a$ap rocky welcomed their second son, baby riot, in august. kourtney kardashian and travis barker also had an iconic pregnancy reveal and gender reveal... [ drum roll playing ] [ cheers and applause ] -it's a boy! -...and baby rocky joined the family in november. -i bet the baby will be so cute. i do think they need to have one more then and have a girl. -tennis icon serena williams aced her baby announcement in an unf

robin roberts has the year 2023 countdown to 2024. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest follows that, and then abc seven news is on at a special time at 10 p.m, so we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for that countdown to midnight. all right. did our storm system dump snow in the sierra? see for yourselves. the uc berkeley sierra central sierra snow lab in soda springs said this morning that it received just two inches of snow over the last 24 hours. there are more storms in the forecast for the tahoe area next week. the snow lab says it hopes to bring a bigger boost to those snow totals. and i have friends who are in tahoe right now who are a little bit disappointed. >> of course they want to see the snow this was a warm storm, so of course it didn't produce much snow. now, the storm that we see developing for next week looks like a storm associated with colder air, which is likely to produce more than two inches of snow. >> so we shall see. hopefully it's not like as much snow we saw last year. >> oh no, t

. >> robin roberts has the year 2023 countdown to 2024. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest follows abc seven news is on at 10 p.m, so we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for the countdown to midnight on the peninsula. the waves are expected to be more calm today compared to yesterday. high tides and rough surf prompted warnings in pacifica saturday, despite numerous warnings. police say the waves attracted some people to the beaches. one resident traveled from walnut creek to get a close look at the waves. >> well, i've been watching it on channel seven and you know, and uh- kind of knew i was going to get what i was going to get when i got here and it's not disappointing. i seen people get knocked over practically down there, but they were on that side where they're not supposed to be the tides did cause some flooding and road closures. >> the high surf advisory issued by the national weather service is now over down south, southern california saw some large waves. the strong tides prompted urgent safety warni

robin roberts has the year of 2023 countdown to 2024. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest follows. abc seven news is on at 10 p.m, so we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for the countdown to midnight. and on new year's day, catch the rose parade. it will be here live on abc seven at 8 a.m. on monday. >> all right. we're staying on top of storm watch tonight. and the power is mostly staying on for p-g-and-e's customers, which is encouraging. here's a look at the current power outages. the biggest outage in mountain view that we told you about earlier has now been reduced fewer than 500 customers. there are without power. at one point it was about 600 customers. >> yeah that's a nice relief. but we still have quite the evening to go. >> we do. it's not over. meteorologists sandhya patel is back. sandia. >> yeah, nowhere near over yet. as we take a look right now, dan and amy, i want to show you live doppler seven. you will notice a large part of the bay area dealing with heavy rain. so let's get you into street

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>> who is robin roberts? successful transplant. as robin always says, blessed and highly favored. right? >> say that again. we love robin. >> we all love robin. coming up our morning menu. reality star teddi mellencamp is opening up about her battle with skin cancer. how a fellow housewife discovered it, and her new message to fans this morning. >> start your engines. the stars of "ferrari" adam driver and penelope cruz are taking us behind the scenes of the movie racing into theaters and getting award buzz. >>> fashion expert erica wark is here with how to layer up. plus josh weissman gets us ready for new year's eve with some easy dishes to feed a crowd including one of eva's favorites, chewy fudge brownies. that's coming up right here on gma. >> my favorite, too. >> okay, whit. okay, whit. my favorites, too. ♪ ♪ (vo) your pet's favorite products are now packed with rewards! earn points however you shop. and discover rewards you and your pet will love. download the mypurina app today to get started. mypurin

. >> don't look at me like that, robin roberts. >> we're gonna play with it later.n. this microsoft xbox wireless controller so sleek. it makes game play effortless. it has buttons on it so you can create custom controller profiles. it uses bluetooth, lara. it can be paired with a lot of devices. xbox devices, pc's, androids the colors you see here. ready for the wal-mart deal? >> yes. i'm getting this for my boy. >> $45. >> that's happening. >> so both under $50. >> really great. wild value. >> entertaining deals? >> yeah. >> here it comes, everybody. >> here we have a must have for holiday parties. have you been seeing the viral content about ice makers? >> yes. >> this is the hottest gift. if you're entertaining, you don't have to carry a big bag of ice. this is so much easier. >> this is really fun. frigidaire ice maker. it can do up to 26 pounds per day. wild party. >> if you want to do flavored water. >> have a little infusion. good idea. this has two ice cube sizes. the handy ice shovel. the price on this just $59. >> spending money today. great. >> we're goi

also in pop news, an extra preview of the harlem hell fighters made by robin roberts production companyar i. take a look. >> the story of the fighters is the greatest story you've never heard. >> the best regiment in all of world war i. >> they served the most days in combat. >> they never lost an inch. >> black soldiers return to an america that is hostile. >> we return from fighting. we return fighting. >> the story of a country built on nothing but ideals and the people who dared that country to live up to them. >> little was known about this incredible group of heroes, most from right here in the new york area. the harlem hell fighters confronted racism as they trained for the war. they helped bring jazz to france, and they fought the germans for longer than almost any other american troops. these soldiers helped protect our country and they paved the way for the many generations to come. the harlem hellfighters documentary premieres sunday, february 4th, 9 p.m. on the history channel. >> not many people know about them. they're better known in france than they are here in our own c

their head coach, ron roberts, robin olsen, said his guys will hit the ground running with practice righttheir game that's on sunday afternoon. but coach robinson telling me just about a half an hour ago above all, he is thankful that because of generous strangers, his whole team will be able to experience this all together. >> there are still people in the world with great hearts and you know that they're now opening up their wallets to the best, to the east bay family. they're now part of our family and we are very appreciative. >> mom, as i mentioned, trying her best to get that one athlete on a flight this afternoon so that he can fly with some parents of teammates who are heading out to florida later today so that he will be able to make it in time for that sunday kickoff. that game starts around noon. the guys here very excited to hear the news also that their teammate will be able to join them. they say now their sights that is set on that big game on sunday. reporting live in san francisco, i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu fox two news. >> bailey thank you. the 40 niners are gearing up

so the question that i was asking robert at the top of the show is how much the u. s. can be blamed for it, i understand robin's point that, you know, he doesn't see value in assigning blame, but that so many of our viewers are asking this very same question. if you have one party to the conflict that is not directly involved, but that is allowing the other to carry out the war and the result of the war is starvation and a humanitarian crisis. how much do you blame that supporting party? and that's, you know, that's the central question that we're asking today. i mean, i think it's there, i mean, complicity is simplistic. even the u. s. has been directly involved in this genocide since it's since the very beginning with generals on the ground with something weapons and bombs and, and financial aid for some diplomatic cover and supports continuously. we also can't forget that we talked about guys uh uh, and the gaza strip right now in terms of genocide. but before this genocide started because it wasn't a really precarious position. there was put in security. they didn't have any water to drink. there was no seg

’s real name is robin gunningham and he is a graduate of the cathedral school in bristol, and banksy himself, by the way, denied this, and according to another version of banksy is roberte musical group massive attack, and the musician said that in his youth he was fond of graffiti, and banksy is his close friend, but still, to be honest, i don’t really trust this version, because i really often - they say that art critics say that this could be a group of people, that it could even be a whole group of women, artists, so i don’t know, do you believe this version? well, what’s so wonderful about bengsi is that it’s such a constant intrigue that they’re trying to uncover, figure it out, but it’s still there he doesn’t figure it out at all, listen, why is humanity so interested in what is inaccessible, i don’t care what his name is, the main thing is that he sows art and goodness, maryana vasilyevna, don’t undermine the foundations of the universe, some kind of manifesto came out, but from me, banksy probably came up with this idea, if it’s one person or if it’s a whole group, so he came up with such secrecy and thereby also attracted attention. well, let's move on to the

robin. michelle is a columnist of the new york times, offers of the means of reproduction, sex, power in the future the word, and robert maher served -- west falmouth and author of the new handbook for a post roe america. still, ahead the downfall of rudy giuliani, from america's made a to -- a long tie donald trump in fulton county sprawling r.i.c.o. case. now, he's been ordered to pay 100 and $48 million in damages to two election workers who he defamed. then, white house and senate negotiators are at work this weekend, trying to come up with a deal to send military aid to ukraine and israel. efforts that were once bipartisan, but, now republicans are demanding action on border security in exchange for their support. we'll talk about what's at stake in both of those wars and why immigration reform has been such a thorny issue in washington. another hour of velshi begins right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good morning. it's saturday, december the 16th. i'm ali velshi. we began this morning with just a search for a ir of election workers who were defamed by america's mayor and terrorized by donald trump's supporters. yesterday, a ju