thank god it's thursday. >> shonda was born many years earlier. >> i love you would be creative and escape. >> it was an escape. it was a way of challenging my creative but also my insecurities. what i loved most is my parents got it. she wants to play in the pantry, fine. let that happen. >> i'm glad you mentioned the pantry. my favorite production is not "gray's anatomy," it's canned goods in the pantry. >> the giant cans of yams were important people. it was interesting to me. my mom would knock on the door and say, i need vegetables. i would decide who would die so that she could make dinner. >> the light goes on at usc at film school. you graduate. what was the struggle like at the beginning? >> it was hard. i finished school. tons of student loans, totally broke. >> 9/11 happened. it sort of caused this reassessment or epiphany of what's important. what do i want to do with my life? >> i would not be satisfied with what i have done. i went home and i did the one thing i had always wanted to do, i adopted a baby and became a parent. >> she ha

for wright's story to, the atlantic, for shonda rhimes to read it.is article has done. with a lot of people. not just with shonda rhimes. >> information leading to the preservation of that site and others. amazing. >> really powerful stuff there. >> let's get to ginger. >> thank you. thank you so much, robin. okay. so now we've got to get to the disney ultimate toy drive. our parent company is proud to continue its longstanding tradition with the marine toys for tots program. we've got incredible news. disney has broken the record for the most toys collected during this campaign, with 250,357 donated so far. christmas eve is the last day you can get involved. for more information head to disney.com/toy drive. let's get a check closer to home. >>> coming up velvet voice of gregory porter. he performs live. (sfx: crowd noise. ref whistle) ♪ (music) ♪ but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a small fortune in fees. uh, no, thank you. banking with us means more fee-free atms than the two largest us banks combined. well, that would be co

. >> how about shonda. >> yes, shonda. what a shonda.would be such a shonda if you did not know these woerds. >> what were some of the finalists? >> some of the finalists. one of them is a situation shift. >> that i have not heard. >> i have not heard that either. >> it's not a relationship, it's a situationship. >> you're not sure where it's going. you're, kind of, going out with somebody. you're not really sure where it's headed. >> like a little netflix and chill situationship. >> yes. something i used to be familiar with. swifty, that's clearly taylor swift. >> that's direct. it's a massive fan of taylor swift. i know of course you're a massive fan of taylor swift. >> of course. >> of course. >> i actually think she's great actually. >> she is great. she is great. i should also note on the short list, i feel like we're making up words sometimes. so, a beige flag instead of a red flag is -- >> what? that i've never heard. is that a thing? has anyone heard of that? >> ono, no. >> kevin, you're in tune with the kids. >> i don't know. i'

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appeared some of the stars the president will see is steven spielberg, barbra streisand, rob reiner, shonda rimes and lenny kravitz. president biden and the first lady are set to fly back to delaware tomorrow. >>> covers high-speed rail project is getting a financial boost for the d.o.t. award the states high-speed rail authority more than $3 billion. that money will be used to continue building the rail line connecting los angeles to san francisco the writers will be able to travel in less than three hours. that technology it makes high- speed rail possible has been running since the 1960s. former governor jerry brown talk about the 50 year effort to make the service a reality in california. >> after started talking about this way back in the early 1980s. and all through those decades, we have to keep pushing it. schwarzenegger came along got the bond issue through the legislature. so it's been a group effort. but the big deal is we all know that we got to get off fossil fuels. reduce them dramatically. >> the department of transportation announced another 3 billion four high- speed rail l

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but i think it's hard pressed to find someone who thinks of this are shonda exact, you're barsha. do you think the voter apathy will play a part if americans are not excited about the selection? if it's, if it is a trump versus by one and 30 seconds please. i know, and i will see this, i know for a fact that the democratic party must work on voter apathy. it can be a problem for us. the one thing that i do know is that many voters are motivated to vote against trump. uh very clearly same as last time. it is also important that the democratic party works on his face to make sure that there isn't easy as him for buying both these things. the trip. all right, tim final word to you rascal has put out a folded show of 61 percent of americans. 61 percent said they don't want to see that free match. so if you talk about apathy or frustration you would have created on the nose. i think this is an odd case. we're a 3rd party candidate. it way, the way the system is set up but could have an impact on the outcome, but the 3rd party get in there may be enough people that are so frustrated on

major fundraising events, including last night with some hollywood heavyweights, steven spielberg, shonda rhimes, rob reiner. i was talking yesterday to jef jeffrey katzenberg and he told me it will be the most successful in campaign fundraising since president biden announced his election in the spring. >> kevin liptak, thank you so much. >>> still to come for us, the u.s. is facing backlash after it vetoed a u.n. security council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. this comes as israel advances its military operations in southern gaza amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. >>> > "the lead"d" with jake ta, cnn mondayay at 4:00. >>> new today, reports of heavy clashes across gaza between israel defense forces and hamas. the idf says it is engaging militants in northern gaza near the refugee camp, as well as in areas of khan younis in southern gaza, and it comes as the israeli military issued an urgent appeal for civilians to evacuate areas of khan younis today. the fighting showing no signs of slowing down, after the u.s. vetoed a u.n. resolution calling for an immediat

the course of the weekend, including last night with some hollywood heavyweights, steven spielberg, shonda rhimes, rob reiner. the president went after president trump there, talking about how he's a threat to democracy. i was talking yesterday with jeffrey katzenberg, a film mogul and the co-chair of the campaign. he said this will be the most lucrative 36 hours of president biden's campaign since he announced his re-election effort back in the spring. >> kevin liptak, thank you so much, in los angeles. >>> now to iowa, where many of the republican white house hopefuls are stumping today. the state's caucus, the first in the nation, will take place in just over five weeks. nikki haley, governor ron desantis, vivek ramaswamy, all holding events today in an attempt to court voters. cnn's eva mckend is on the ground. people have flooded all of these rooms to hear from these candidates. what's being said? >> reporter: fred, they want iowans to get out and caucus in a few short weeks, vivek ramaswamy, governor desantis, they spoke at a faith and family forum this morning. that's so important b

the president's 2020 for re-election campaign tonight hosted by hollywood star steven spielberg, shondainer lenny kravitz is also slated to perform in a clear and according to deadline tickets for the event range from $1000 to as high as $500,000. the biden administration has announced billions of dollars in federal funds for california's ongoing high-speed rail project. capitol correspondent eytan wallace shares what this means for the project's timeline and brings us reaction from state leaders on both sides of the aisle. >> we're looking at the future of high-speed rail in california. a project that has been under construction and development for several years now. and one that eventually seeks to connect southern california to northern california. and now the project is getting a boost in the form of a 3 plus billion dollar federal investment from the biden administration. >> california leaders including former house speaker nancy pelosi, responding to the news on this zoom call this massive federal investment takes us one step closer. high speed rails a reality. this is a game chan

spain and his partner, interior designer michael smith, the host committee led by steven spiel werg, shondats comes controversy. [ chanting ] >> reporter: hundreds of people flocked a holmby park nearby for a pro-palestinian rally. >> we condemn all of the support that biden and the democrats have given to support israel's genocide in gaza. >> there's a lot of people in los angeles and surrounding areas who feel very strongly about defending humanity. >> reporter: and although the demonstration was mostly peaceful, the lapd did bring in extra patrols after there were reports of bottles being thrown at vehicles arriving for the party and officers. [ chanting ] >> crowd became unruly and began challenging the fence, as well as began throwing objects at the officers that were behind the fence. >> reporter: with the second largest jewish population in the nation, analysts say it's a delicate dance for all politicians in need of younger voters who are demanding change, not only here in los angeles but all over the nation. >> the united states has had a long and deep history of support for israel

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and shonda rhymes his last finished product saying his talent was undeniable, but it was his genuinech a brilliant actor and gentle man. he leaves behind a wife and three sons. he told variety they were his number one priority and that he never regretted his decision to put family first saying of his career, quote, i think it could have been larger, but it would have been at the expense of my own life. >> he had his priorities perfect. >> he sure did. he will be missed. >> yeah, he will be. thank you for sharing that with us, lara. appreciate that. coming up next here on gma, trevor ault is gonna bring us a very bright play of the day. hey there, trevor. >> hey, robin. everybody needs to get ready to feel bad about their holiday light displays. we're at the house that has the record for the single most amount of lights on any residential property. it is huge. we'll show you just how big it is and how they're generating a ton of money for charity, coming up nex g.t on are generating money for charity coming up next on gma! ♪ ♪ students in a new kind of classroom. ♪ using our technolog

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