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Wind toppling this semi and now strong storms on the move from the south to the northeast. Australian apocalypse. The new warning this morning as thousands race to evacuate. Catastrophic fires scorching more than 12 million acres and now temperatures on the rise. The americans flying in trying to help contain the epic flames this morning. An abc news exclusive. The three women who survived more than a decade in captivity in that Cleveland House of horrors now telling their stories. How were you able to withstand that kind of abuse . Their bravery, resilience and how theyre using their lives to help others only on gma. And also only on gma, actress and talk show host ricki lake here live for her first interview since revealing her secret struggle. Her message now inspiring thousands of women this morning. And it is a very, very busy friday morning here at Good Morning America. And the u. S. And our allies on alert after that dramatic attack on irans top military commander. Yeah, and irans Supreme Leader is now vowing revenge for the u. S. Operation that took out that man, general Qasem Soleimani who was killed in a missile attack at the airport in baghdad on thursday. The u. S. Saying he was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of americans during the iraq war as well as those protests earlier this week. At the u. S. Embassy in baghdad, also warning that he was actively planning attacks on american diplomats and service members. You can see thousands of his supporters taking to the streets protesting this morning. Our chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz starts us off there in washington. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, robin. Americans are being warned to get out of iraq immediately after this stunning and dramatic escalation with iran and now the world waits for the response from iran. What they do could have a profound impact on the region, possibly leading to war and given the threats this morning coming from iran, a response is almost certain. A fiery heap is all that remained of the motorcade that was carrying Qasem Soleimani, the powerful and revered quds commander in iran, a force labeled a terrorist organization by the u. S. Soleimani had just arrived at baghdads international airport, climbed into an suv and within minutes, he was dead. A sophisticated u. S. Drone launching powerful missiles into the vehicles carrying the elite commander and others supporting iranianbacked militias. An image of soleimanis hand from the smoldering wreckage emerging with a large ring he was known to wear. The pentagon saying in a Statement Last night that soleimani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and service members. Adding that the strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans. Secretary of state mike pompeo going further today. We want the world to understand that there was, in fact, an imminent attack taking place. The president s decision to remove soleimani from the battlefield saved american lives. Reporter soleimani in the crosshairs after the death of an American Contractor last week and the attack on the u. S. Embassy in baghdad that followed. President trump who gave the final order to take out the iranian official from his florida retreat, maralago, tweeting an American Flag last night and this morning tweeting, iran never won a war but never lost a negotiation. Directly targeting a Senior Iranian military official is a major escalation in trumps confrontation with iran and his socalled maximum Pressure Campaign which he began after withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal followed by crippling sanctions. Soleimani himself blasting the president in a speech last year. [ speaking Foreign Language ] let me tell you, mr. Trump, the gambler, he said, know that we are near you in places that dont come to mind. He is a hero in tehran for his battlefield exploits dating back to the iran iraq war in the 80s and the u. S. War in iraq where his quds force is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of u. S. Troops in iraq, according to the state department. But soleimani was also a leader in the fight against isis. A mix of intelligence and special operations, the quds force conducts deadly operations and leads fighters throughout the region including in syrias civil war to support the brutal dictator bashar al assad. Iran is all but certain to retaliate for the assassination with fears of an escalation that could spiral into war. Irans powerful ayatollah saying this morning of his righthand man, his efforts and path wont be stopped by his martyrdom, by gods power, rather a severe revenge awaits the criminals who have stained their hands with his and the other martyrs blood last night. Martyr soleimani is an International Figure of resistance, and all such people will seek revenge. U. S. Troops in the region are already on high alert days after the Embassy Compound in baghdad was stormed by a proiranian militia and its supporters. The twoday siege forced marines to deploy tear gas, an Apache Helicopter to fire off flares in warning. That attack came after u. S. Air strikes sunday killed 25 militia members, a retaliation for the death of that u. S. Contractor last friday. The u. S. Has deployed 14,000 troops to the middle east since may and an additional 850 arriving just this week. All of them now potential targets for an iranian response. Israel is also on heightened alert this morning and others across the region, and while soleimani was responsible for the death of so Many American forces in the past, it is unclear how this ends, robin. Martha, please help people understand how significant this is and how big of a blow this could be to iran. Reporter it is such a blow, and as you saw, thousands of mourners did take to the streets across iran this morning after friday prayers. There were three main chants, death to america, death to britain, and revenge, revenge, something we will likely hear a lot more of in the coming days, robin. All right, martha, thank you. Whit. Lets get more on the decision to carry out the strike and the reaction from the white house. Terry moran is there for us this morning with the very latest. Terry, good morning. Reporter good morning, whit. The killing of Qasem Soleimani is one of the most consequential decisions of the trump presidency. A game changer in the middle eeft. It will have unknown and major consequences throughout the region. The president in his resort in florida at maralago, tweeting that American Flag and a taunt to iran saying iran has never won a war but it has won a negotiation. Thats an apparent reference to the Obama Nuclear deal which this president detests. President trump meeting with political allies yesterday, House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy and matt gaetz who is dialed in and focused on the threat that Qasem Soleimani posed to americans in iraq and he took this action last night. It had been in the works for days apparently. Its the kind of attack, a killing, one of the most powerful leaders in iran that previous president s have shied away from but it is consistent with the president s hard line on iran, withdrawing from the nuclear deal, imposing harsh sanctions. Now this and now what, that is the major question going forward. Robin. All right, terry, thank you. We bring in our contributor, colonel steven ganyard, a former defense official and joins us from washington. What will be irans next move, steve . Well, weve got options, but they have fewer options than in the past. In the past they could use cutouts such as hezbollah and hamas and we have seen tankers mysteriously blow up in the gulf but the u. S. Has said anything that happens iran will be held accountable. So they wont be able to have the options of using cutouts to attack u. S. Forces, create terrorist attacks around the world. That is a big change. And the u. S. Action, its a real game changer with the relationship with iran, isnt it . It is. Theyre going to be held to account. Yesterday defense secretary esper made it quite clear hours before the attack that the u. S. Will go back to preemptive policies. When they see a problem theyll take care of it preemptively and they couched this attack in those same terms. They said, were taking this guy out as a preemptive measure, a defensive measure. Its not offensive. Its not retribution, but when the u. S. Sees they have to take military action preemptively, the policy has now changed. Thanks so much. T. J. As we said iran is threatening revenge, particularly, ayatollah said severe revenge against the criminal so growing concern. Security is stepping up in major cities from l. A. To new york. Our chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas is tracking this for us this morning, and were talking about stepping up security but also concern this morning, pierre, about cyberattacks. Reporter indeed. T. J. , good morning. Were already seeing a response at home with the nypd which will likely be stepping up security at key locations throughout the city. New yorks mayor last night tweeting that he had begun discussions to protect against, quote, any attempt by iran or its terrorist allies to retaliate against america. The lapd is also immediately announcing that its monitoring the situation and will respond accordingly as necessary. No official response from fbi and Homeland Security officials but i expect one and soon as tensions have escalated when iran and its affiliates in the past year, Law Enforcement and intelligence officials have been on alert to an ongoing threat and fbi and homeland has expressed particular concern of the targeting of faithbased communities here at home. Among the threats listed, hezbollah and iranian agents. According to a recent bulletin two arrests in 2018 indicate iran may have ordered preoperational surveillance against jewish targets here in the homeland, t. J. So, pierre, is there good confidence that they do have capabilities to strike here in the u. S. . Reporter theres concern, t. J. Just three months ago a new jersey man was indicted suspected of having ties to hezbollah. According to the Justice Department he was trained by hezbollah in bombmaking accused of conducting intelligence gathering in new york city. Prosecutors claim he conducted surveillance on the statue of liberty, times square, the Empire State Building and local airports and tunnels. Theres evidence they have been trying to do their homework in preparation of potential attacks and theres history in 2012 the u. S. Charged a suspected iranian operative of planning to assassinate a saudi ambassador on u. S. Soil. T. J. , theres concern not only of physical attacks but also as you said cyberattacks here in the United States conducted by iran as well. All right, Pierre Thomas for us this morning, thank you, as always. Robin . And t. J. , the reaction to the strike coming quickly from capitol hill. Many republican lawmakers lining up to support president trumps decision while Many Democrats are upset congress was not consulted. Mary bruce has much more on all that for us. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, robin. Well, the reaction here from the hill overnight was swift and divisive. Republicans are touting this as a Trump Success saying the president made the brave and right call here. The president s top ally on the hill here, senator Lindsey Graham tweeting, wow, the price of killing and injuring americans has just gone up drastically, calling this a major blow to the Iranian Regime that has american blood on its hands. Democrats agree the iranian commander was an enemy of the u. S. But they are warning this is a reckless escalation that could have serious dire consequences, and democrats are furious that congress was not consulted. One senator, senator udall, tweeting, trump is bringing our nation to the brink of an illegal war. And robin, both sides of the aisle here this morning are now demanding more information. They want to know what comes next and whether there is a plan, whether the u. S. Is prepared in case iran retaliates. Robin . Many want to know what happens next. All right, mary, thank you. Whit . Robin, well continue to follow the developments ought of iraq and bring you more information as soon as we get it throughout the morning. We want to turn to breaking news of a knife attack south of paris. Were still awaiting to hear from police whether this is being investigated as a terror incident. James longman is in our London Bureau with the latest. Reporter good morning, whit. Were hearing reports of a stabbing attack just south of paris. A knife is thought lunged at passers at 2 00 p. M. Local time about seven miles south of the french capital. Police say he killed one person and injured three others before being shot by police. Two of those he stabbed are now in a critical state. This all took place in a park seemingly randomly. This is a residential area outside of the city center. Authorities say the attacker has been neutralized and investigations are ongoing with police on the scene. Now, this has left the city on edge, as you can imagine, and its significant enough for the countrys interior minister to head there. Paris and other european cities have unfortunately been targeted by these sorts of attacks. Nothing is confirmed, but it does seem to follow a pattern of indiscriminate and apparently unplanned assaults that weve seen across europe. This is a sad start to the year for france, whit . We do need to turn to some other top stories this morning including a winter storm that is on the move. Its bringing heavy rain, some flooding threats to the south and east just as millions of folks are still wrapping up their holidays and trying to get home. Ginger zee is tracking it all. Good morning to you, ginger. Good morning, t. J. Yes, those pictures out of jackson, mississippi as we anticipated warning of flash flooding, more than four inches of rain fell and caused it. Natchez, mississippi, a similar seen there. Theres a town south of that that has a dam thats nearing failure and its still raining this morning so were watching that. Weve got other issues. Today more than 2. 5 Million People are expected to fly so you know that the airports are going to be busy but will they be inhibited by weather . Atlanta, raleigh, strong storms in the florida panhandles. If youre flying to panama city, alabama, mississippi, watch for that. But then the rain moves to the northeast saturday. So saturday into saturday night is when we start to get blustery and rain may change to snow. There will be delays but hopefully not cancellations. Thats the good news. Now to australia where theyre facing massive fires, among the worst in the countrys history with more than 12 million acres scorched and officials are warning the next few days will be worse. Maggie rulli is there with the latest. Good morning, maggie. Reporter robin, the family lives here tells me they have been battling back the flames for the last two weeks getting only a couple of hours of sleep every night. People here are exhausted and unfortunately it looks like things are just going to get worse. This morning a Mass Evacuation under way as thousands flee their homes escaping an apocalyptic sight in australia. The massive bushfires now visible from space, engulfing the size of more than 50 new york citys. Not like these. Whats different . The blackness, darkness, the intensity of it. Its like an apocalypse. Its like something you have never experienced before. Reporter the blaze is a near constant threat for months. With winds starting to pick up you did see how dangerous hot spots are and how quickly they spread. Weve been here for minutes and it is rapidly spreading down the hill. Oh, my. Reporter some people deciding to stay behind to protect their homes. In this dramatic video a woman using only a garden hose fights back flames. This man and his family were on vacation when the fire closed in on them. Actually fleeing for our lives. Reporter a local hero rushing them to safety on his boat. The Australian Navy bringing in supplies and aid rescuing families trapped off the coast. Firefighters battling the flames from the sky. Water dropping aircraft are overhead pretty much nonstop. Trying to stay ahead of the fires as conditions are expected to get even worse this weekend. Tomorrow isday. Reporter and with conditions worsening, the u. S. Embassy has warned all american tourists inside the fire zone to get out immediately, guys. All right. Youve covered fired and you see someone with their garden hose out your heart goes out to them. People forget the radiant heat alone can burn your skin. The flame doesnt need to touch you directly. If you get close enough, it can be devastating, absolutely. All right. We are following a lot of other stories this morning including the dramatic new twist in the search for those missing idaho siblings. What were learning about their mother. Why police say they believe she knows where they are and what happened to them. And our exclusive with the brave young women who survived that horror in cleveland, kidnapped and trapped for a decade. Their incredible story and how theyre doing almost seven years later. Back to ginger. Midjanuary known east of the rockies for the coldest air of the year. Well, look whats happening. January 10th through 16th, much above average for a lot of folks, especially southeast and northeast. All right. Your local weather in 30 seconds. First though, the weekend getaways sponsored by progressive. Like we said, a busy morning and ricki lake is going to join us in our 8 00 hour. Well be right back. Well be right back. N our 8 00 hour. Well be right back. 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The pentagon warning he was planning more attacks on americans overseas. Now irans Supreme Leader is vowing, quote, severe revenge. This is a developing story that we will continue to follow all morning long. We do have other headlines we are following right now as well. A new travel threat as millions head home from the holiday. Flash flooding is wiping out cars in some places and now strong storms stretching from the south to the northeast. Also, the crisis is growing in australia. They face some of the worst wildfires ever, more than 12 million acres scorched so far, and temperatures are still on the rise. Back here now hollywoods race to the oscars. It kicks off this sunday with the Golden Globes hosted by ricky gervais. Uhoh. We now know some of the presenters including Charlize Theron, much more on that ahead. Youll be there, right . I am headed out. I have the tux. Looking forward to that. We do want to get to the latest though on that urgent search for two children missing in idaho. Police are now issuing a warning to their mother saying they believe she knows more than shes saying. Amy is here with all the developments on that story. Amy, good morning. Reporter good morning. The brother and sister were last seen in september in rexburg, idaho and more than a month after police opened their investigation, a chilling development. This morning, a dramatic twist in the search for two missing children. Authorities say they strongly believe the lives of 17yearold tylee ryan, and her brother 7yearold joshua j. J. Vallow, are in danger. They believe their mother is refusing to help find them. They were last seen in september in idaho. Police say they have information indicating their mother, lori, knows either the location of the children or what has happened to them and that despite having this knowledge, she has refused to work with Law Enforcement to help us resolve this matter. J. J. s grandmother says she hasnt heard from him in months. It was a 35second facetime. Hes 7. Hes autistic. Hell call you 50 times but he never called back this time. Reporter in november after receiving calls from concerned family members, Police Conducted a welfare check. They say lori and her husband said that j. J. Who was adopted and has special needs was staying with a friend in arizona. Police say they later learned that was a lie. Authorities say lori also told witnesses her daughter had died a year ago. One day later, police say lori and her husband left the state. Earlier this year she married chad daybell after his wife tammy died and now police are investigating tammys death. This is her talking about religion in a podcast. If you did something bad yesterday, the lord wants you to say youre sorry today and just do better tomorrow. Reporter colby ryan, tylee and j. J. s older brother, says he has no idea if his mother knowing anything about where his siblings are. The reason im talking about it is because im in the dark just as anybody else and thats a hard position to be in when those are your siblings. I have absolutely no idea where they are. I cant imagine. I just hope and what ive thought and prayed for and everything is that everybody is safe. Reporter now, through their lawyer the daybells released a statement saying they are both loving parents and spouses, adding, they look forward to addressing the allegations once they move past speculation and rumor. So many eerie layers to this story. Police are now calling for the couple to come forward though. Thats right. The police say this whole investigation could have been avoided if they had just been honest from the beginning and want them to come forward. There are a lot of serious questions and serious allegations, namely, where are those two children . Absolutely. Amy, thank you. Now to hollywood. Hollywood award season kicking off sunday night with the Golden Globes. Some of the biggest stars up for awards this year but many are noting that no female directors were nominated again. Deborah roberts is here with more on that. Good morning, deb. Reporter good morning, robin. On the eve of this Golden Globes show, some may be asking, is it really deja vu all over again . Two years after the start of the me too movement a Record Number of women brought big films to life in 2019. Yet none is being recognized. For all of its star power, this years Golden Globes may be more notable for whats missing. Not one woman nominated in the best director category. Even though women were behind critical favorites like little women. Im angry nearly every day of my life. Reporter and hustlers. I was a centerfold once. No way. Reporter but hustlers did manage a nod for star jennifer lopez. You can go into a fairy sit. Reporter nominated for best supporting actress, its only her second golden globe nomination since her starmaking turn as selena in 1998. It doesnt matter. I love him. Reporter brad pitt, another 90s actors critics expect could win, up for best supporting actor for his role in once upon a time in hollywood. Are you an actor . No, im a stuntman. Reporter a win would earn pitt his first golden globe since his role in 12 monkeys in 1996. Jennifer aniston is a big star to watch also nominated for her role in the morning show. She wasnt won a golden globe since 2003 for her role as rachel green in friends. And this years best actress trophy could signal an Academy Award showdown between Charlize Theron for bombshell. You do understand i have to be above this, right . Reporter and Renee Zellweger for judy. And you dare to dream. Reporter both taking home their last golden globe for acting in the same year, in 2004. Theron as best actress in monster and zellweger for best supporting actress in cold mountain. And, of course, both zellweger and theron went on to win oscar gold in those categories. Also we should mention that eddie murphy is being nominated in the best actor category for his role in dolemite is my name his first nomination since his 2007 win for dream girls which we all remember. And which he should have won the oscar for. Thats another story. Women of color. Women of color. We talk about women directors not being recognized but women of color are also taking a pretty big hit so, you know, even though were in this movement of recognizing women theyre not necessarily always getting the recognition and the jobs. Lots of work to be done. It feels like here we go again. Thats right. 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Reporter these three brave women are sharing their stories of hope and resilience, years after being held against their will in a house of horrors. How were you able to withstand that kind of abuse . It was difficult. I had to go blank. Any time he was doing anything to me, i had to put myself in a different place. It was like he knew everything, every move that we did. Reporter their kidnapper and abuser, ariel castro, luring each of them into his home, physically and emotionally abusing them. There were so many tiny rules we had to live by. We got a little sliver of soap about, like, that thick just to wash our bodies with. We had to put the pan in the center on the stove. Like it couldnt be a little to the left or a little to the right. Reporter on Christmas Day in 2006 amanda went into labor giving birth to castros baby. She named her jocelyn. What was her relationship like with her father . Normal. I mean, she loved him and he loved her. Would he touch her . Would he ever think about touching her because he had his problems. But ultimately he never did anything, he never laid a hand on jocelyn. Reporter after almost 4,000 days in captivity help me, im amanda berry. Ive been kidnapped and ive been missing for ten years and im here. Im free now. Reporter their miraculous escape. Charles ramsey is Ariel Castros neighbor sitting on his porch eating his big mac and hears this noise. Boom, boom, boom, boom. What the hell is that . He goes next door to see whats happening. She says get me out of this house. How do we say this i destroyed ariels property getting her out of the house. Reporter slowly but surely, michelle, amanda and gina were able to readjust to life and each making her own impact. Your precious daughter, shes a teenager. So how is she . Shes happy. Shes vivacious. Shes doing great. Shes in middle school now. Our foundations name is the Cleveland Family center for missing children and adults. My center is located right next door to where i was held at. Girl, you know how powerful that is to put it on that street . I want to turn the neighborhood i want to turn it into positive and i want to give back. Everybody in life that goes through a tragedy thats been in the dark for so long needs to see the sun rise. Just show the people that have harmed us that they dont control us anymore. Like i said they are thriving. I mean for gina to put her center right there on seymour, on the very street. I have to tell you, gentlemen, i have had the pleasure of being in their company over the years, and i always walk away just in awe, and it is always so emotional too. Gina, this last time i was with them, gina actually gave me a gift. It was a beautiful gift. Its called hope. Here it is right here that she its a picture of the two of us and with the word hope and thats what their story is all about. They want to give people hope. I was struck by how much they opened up to you in that conversation as well and its not just hope but its never giving up hope. Even though few people have experienced the horrors they have been through, people can resonate with that message and connect with it. So much. You know they have their struggles. Sure. But to see them, they are actually thriving. They have come out of this and are flourishing in a lot of ways. In a lot of ways and when you think of amanda, were going share all their journeys but for amanda, her daughter jocelyn just turned 13. She was born on christmas in 2006 and youre going to hear how she talks to her about her father. I have to say thanks to our abc station in cleveland, wewstv. They were there from the beginning with all this and have been helping us with the footage for this special that youll see tonight and so much more in our twohour special, 20 20 trapped. It airs tonight at 9 00, 8 00 central here on abc. 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Security now stepped up in major cities from l. A. To new york. We have the latest for you this morning. A gma exclusive. Ricki lake oneonone after her very personal post revealing her 30year struggle with hair loss saying its been debilitating, painful, scary. The outpouring of messages and support for her online. Now shes here live right here in times square. Are you ready for love in 2020 . This could be the biggest dating sunday ever. The keys to making your profile stand out as you get ready to swipe right this weekend. And here comes turbulence. New bachelor peter weber is ready for love. Im, like, the bachelor officially. I think you are. Were taking you behind the scenes of the first highflying group date and hes saying good morning, america. Bring me a higher love what the what segment were not supposed to let you near . Im such a big bachelor fan. Dhoent they dont want me to fan boy out. Thats what it is. He has to hold back a little bit for tv. Can you tell its friday . Not just any friday. Its the first happy friday of 2020. Exactly. We have a big show today and important conversation, robin, sitting down exclusively with ricki lake. I cannot wait for this. She has so much to share. Last night, did you see when she landed in new york and tweeted this. Back in nyc eating late night chinese and this was my fortune. Yep, the future the fortune says fearless courage is a foundation of victory, and many people are saying that about her. Her courage to let everybody know what she had been dealing with for 30 years, and she says its been liberating and free, and shes gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. We cannot wait to talk to ricki. We appreciate her coming here love. That trademark smile and giddiness. Looking forward to that. First, we have a lot of news to get to starting with that breaking news overnight. Iran promising revenge after an u. S. Air strike kills their top military commander. His supporters protesting this morning. Martha raddatz is backtracking it all from washington for us. Good morning, again, martha reporter good morning, robin. Across iran this morning, thousands of iranians were on the streets with calls for death to america and revenge, revenge after a u. S. Drone took out the top Iranian Military commander while he was in iraq. The secretary of state saying that Qasem Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack american diplomats and service members. He said an attack was imminent and as the head of the iranian quds force, a u. S. Designated terrorist organization, soleimani was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of u. S. Troops in iraq dating back more than a decade. But this bold and dramatic air strike on an iranian official will almost certainly provoke a violent response from iran with fears of sparking a regional war. Pompeo saying just moments ago that the u. S. Is prepared for the iranian response, but in the meantime, warning americans to get out of iraq immediately, robin. Okay, martha, thank you. Robin, as iran threatens revenge concerns growing back here at home. Security stepping up in major cities from los angeles to new york. So lets get back to our Pierre Thomas who is tracking the latest from washington. Pierre, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning. Were already seeing a response here at home with the nypd which will likely be stepping up security in key locations throughout the city. The lapd also immediately announced it was monitoring the situation closely and will respond as necessary. No official response from fbi and Homeland Security officials but i expect one and soon as tensions have escalated with iran and its affiliates in the past year. Law enforcement and intelligence officials have been on alert to the ongoing threat. According to a recent bulletin, quote, two arrests in 2018 indicate iran may have ordered preoperational surveillance against jewish targets in the homeland. Just three months ago a new jersey man was indicted suspected of having ties to hezbollah. According to the Justice Department he was trained by hezbollah in bombmaking and he was accused of conducting intelligence gathering on key locations in new york city. And it will be a concern of physical attacks but concern about irans ability to attack the u. S. Through cyberwarfare. Whit. Pierre thomas for us in washington. Thank you. Well keep everybody updated on all the abc platforms today. Coming up, ricki lake here live sharing her struggle with hair loss, something 50 of women face in their lifetime. How she is now feeling liberated and free. Marsai martin, there she is, here live. Were going to check in with her, always ready to go. Always ready to go and our audience upstairs ready to go as well. Are we ready . Were ready. 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The queen sleep number 360 c4 smart bed is only 1299, save 400. Ends sunday [ cheers and applause ] we welcome you back to gma. We have to say we have a terrific audience with us here. [ cheers and applause ] we got them riled up. We got them riled up. No doubt. They are in it to win it. Time for pop news with janai norman. Happy friday, guys. T. J. , i have to say thats a very nice pocket square. Thank you. Looking very dapper. I was with them for a full hour and they didnt mention it at all, so thank you, janai. I know you wanted it mentioned. We begin this morning with the Golden Globes, guys. It is official awards season and while we may not know who will be taking home a globe we do know who will be handing them out. The Hollywood Foreign press Association Just announced presenters for the 77th annual Golden Globes awards and they include Charlize Theron, octavia spencer, daniel craig. Also presenting, chris evans, margot robbie, scarlett johansson. A whole list of people. And for comic relief, tiffany haddish, will ferrell, amy poehler and Kate Mckinnon will also take the stage to hand out some hardware. A big lineup there already. Uhoh, uhoh. Ricky gervais is returning as host for the fifth time. [ applause ] you know its going to be good. It all goes down on sunday, and t. J. , youre kind of like mr. Awards season. This is the big party award this is the one for t. J. This is the one they let me go to. They let me attend this but daniel craig, im a huge 007 fan so im really excited. Hope you get to see him. Youll be there backstage sunday. Yes, yes. Have fun for us. Justin bieber is back. The singer has been teasing some new projects for the last week and now he just dropped a new song. Its called yummy. Yes, t. J. No, go ahead. We were talking about this song before. Its his first solo whit and i are just going to lean out. His first solo in more than four years. Check it out. Yeah you got that yummy yummy yummy yummy yeah you got that yummy yummy yummy yummy [ applause ] so i mean its his new single. Maybe hes going for an older crowd. Either way, biebs is back, that song already getting millions of listens overnight. Bieber is hopping into the new year getting right to work. He has a very basis 2020 in store releasing a new album. Has a new documentary set to hit and hes set to hit the road for a 45stop tour kicking off in may. I didnt realize t. J. Was such a bieber fan. We talked about this before. His music over the past several years has shifted. Im a huge bieber fan. Im not kidding. See. Older audience. 007. Older, ouch no. Not the teenyboppers. All right. All right. From an older audience to a very, very Young Special guest, speaking of kicking off, i got quite a surprise from this human im growing in my belly and it happened during commercial break anchoring world news now with my amazing, beautiful, fabulous coanchor and friend kenneth moton. Look at this. Oh, i thought im sorry. I got kicked and i thought you poked me. I was ready to swat you. Oh, my gosh. The baby was probably, like, watch this. Oh, my god. [ applause ] thats amazing. Very strong kick and i was like whats going on . But you have to look at this. Kenneths response. So many people screen shot this when we shared the video. Also at one point you see his eyes shoot over to me. Those are the only things that looked, but he tweeted this right there. Whats going on . He tweeted saying the baby in utero is trying to set you up. Wonderful. I hear its somebodys birthday tomorrow. Janais birthday tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. Thank you. All right, we have our gma cover story. Beloved actress and tv personality ricki lake recently opened up about her secret struggle with hair loss. This is something she has faced for nearly 30 years. Now she is here for her first interview. Were going to speak with ricki in just a moment, but first, lets take a look at her story. Beauty comes from the inside. Thanks for watching. See you next time. Reporter this morning, former talk show host and actor ricki lake is embracing her own beauty after opening up about the struggles she faced during what she says is her 30year hair loss journey. Hi, courtney. Im tracy turnblatt. Reporter the hairspray star who said it was her actual hair in the film sharing the new look on her social media media pages, writing, it has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all the things. There have been a few times where i have even felt suicidal over it. Lake goes on to write, i know that by sharing my truth i will be striking a chord with so many men and women. I am not my hair reporter lakes message to be real resonating with thousands on social media. Tosha gibson posting, i did the same thing a few years ago. It is freeing and you feel like youre able to start fresh and start to feel like you again. Women like stacy and amanda also inspired by lake to not let their hair define them, lifting the veil on hair loss. There is a Huge Community of us that support you and each other and we look forward to hearing more from you. So my hair is off to you. I wanted to thank you so much for putting such a beautiful public face on such a normally very private issue like female hair loss and, girlfriend, im almost with you on the shaved head. I think you might have inspired me to go full peach fuzz. Thank you. Thank you. A warm welcome for ricki lake, please. [ applause ] good morning. Breathe, breathe, breathe. The outpouring has been amazing. What has this meant to you . I mean, this was personal. This wasnt about i mean, im overwhelmed by the reaction. I was really scared people were going to say mean things. I was really i was sort of at the end of my rope. This has been something that has plagued my for so, so long. It was my secret, you know, and im an open book. You guys grew up with me. I wear everything on my sleeve. I talked extensively about my husband who died by suicide almost three years ago. Like, ive shared. Im an oversharer as my man would say but this this, i just was at the end of my rope. It had gotten too, too difficult to manage. What was that moment . As you said youve been dealing with this for on and off. It wasnt all the time. You know, i would wear extensions. I would try to make my hair look fuller. I was using this system that a friend of mine had created that was really working for a long time but i just did a stint in london on x factor and went on a crash diet. So for me, its ironic. You were doing the half your size yesterday, and that was really what started this whole thing. Between hairspray, and the hair that was damaged then, and then losing 100 pounds when i was 21 on a crush diet, the weight fluctuation, messing with my hormones, it all contributed. Plus genetics and hormonal Birth Control was a perfect storm. Youve always been open about your struggle with your weight. And then for this to happen and now do you feel like in a sense a weight has been lifted from you . Oh, my gosh. Its yes. I do. I feel like im finally i can finally be truly me, and i actually i dont think i look that bad. You dont. I like my head. You have a nice head. [ applause ] showering, for women who have struggled and men who struggle with this issue, seeing the hair in the drain was so traumatizing. I was afraid to take showers and in the process of blowing out extensions which pull on my hair and hurt. Now to take a shower it is like orgasmic. It is like i cant believe it and the time it takes to get ready. This is new. I just this is like my second day in public. Even when you were in the airport coming here people were stopping you. I had a hat on so, yes, you know, yeah, people definitely are noticing me more but i feel like if i can be a beacon of hope for so many people, it wasnt what i set out to do, honestly. This was my own personal thing and looking at the time line of like the new year, the new decade and new you. Im done. New me. How about your boys . Amazing. Theyre 22 and 18 and they are and super proud of me and this in some ways is the bravest thing ive ever done in my life and ive gone through a lot. Do you know a lot of women deal with this. A lot of women deal with this. Over 50 of women during their lifetime and i love the india. Arie song we are not our hair. We are the soul that lives within. Why do you think we have this construct of what is beauty, you know, and i dont want to blame but like these women that we emulate, you know. Whether its the kardashians or, you know, all of them are using fake hair. Its not real and im not suggesting anybody do anything that doesnt work for them. Anyone should do whatever works for them. But, you know, this is what works for me at this time in my life and i feel like ive been set free. You know, i truly, truly feel like i feel like im ready to take on anything after this. Im sure. [ applause ] you know, theres so many people that have reached out. Theres one person rachel from vermont who wants to know what were some of the barriers you encountered that may have delayed your decision to talk openly about your hair loss . Being a public figure and everyone is so obsessed with, oh, my god, you look amazing, you lost weight. I was implicated in all of that. I loved sharing my story i lost 20 pounds in five weeks. I mean thats this last stint. I lost a lot of weight. Heres the thing. When i was wearing this extension piece, i didnt want to exercise. It was hard to exercise because i would get sweaty, and then i would have to shower which meant pulling on it. It was like one or the other to lose the weight for the job i went on a crash diet, 500 calories a day for six weeks and its effective. Five or six weeks and lost 20 pounds but then three months later like clockwork just when i had my babies too, i had my babies and stopped breastfeeding and im sure all of you women can relate, your hair starts shedding. To not have to see hair on my shoulder anymore. You know, im just my hair is weird. The color is weird because i was coloring it. In two weeks it will probably be gray and silver. And sexy, baby. [ applause ] 2020. What are you going to do . 2020. I have a film, new film, documentary, most of you know i make documentaries mostly about Womens Health called the business of Birth Control. Its looking at hormonal Birth Control. This is part of the story was this but this was not about that movie. I have that coming out and i really think i want to write a book about my hair journey. Its ironic, from hairspray to weave wars on my show and i would almost make light of that like with these women, with these weaves, i was almost not making fun of, but i was making light, and theres nothing to laugh about with this. This is really its really personal, and so i have learned. I have learned the hard way, and i really im holding my head up high. I have never been prouder of myself, and im really touched by the reaction and the fact that i can help others through this process. And it means a lot you came here. I wanted to talk to you and only talking to you so thank you, robin. I remember there are various reasons why women lose their hair and i lost mine because of chemotherapy and it was shocking to me some women forgo treatment because they dont want to lose their hair. Yeah. Like you it was liberating for me when i took off my wig you looked amazing. Like watching you every morning and held your head up high and have been an inspiration to me. You are an inspiration for so many. Thank you for being here. My pleasure. I love you. I love you right back. Back over to ginger. Ginger. Oh, i loved seeing that and hearing that. Thank you so much, ricki. Lets get a check now closer to home. All right now to a popular new years resolution, to find love in the new year like two of our audience members right here. According to dating apps this sunday is expected to be their busiest matchmaking day of the year. Bela gandhi, the founder of Smart Dating Academy is here to take us into the gma dating zone this morning. Yeah, the love zone. Well introduce our guests in a moment. First, i have to ask you, why are so many people turning to apps this weekend . So, look. Almost half of americans are single, and its after the 1st. So what are we doing . Were making resolutions to get out there and fall in love. Second, sundays are always the busiest day of the week. Why . Hangovers are over. The music is down. So by sunday night were feeling a little lonely and start swiping so those two things combine to make sunday kind of dating super bowl. Youre going to get everybody ready to go for this sunday. You got it. So we want to get the audience involved here. Everybody has paddles. True, false, you can be lively. Its all right. All right. So heres what well do. Ill ask the audience a question and tell me if its true or false. Heres the question, if you really like someone and theyre really good for you, you should feel heavy butterflies in your stomach. True or false . True . A lot of trues. Bela, the answer . The answer is, eh, false. Oh. Why is that . This is why were not dating well as a culture. Were taught to think that butterflies in our stomach are good. Its interest, and were excited. You can have a little before the first date but after the first date if your stomach has heavy churning butterflies, its your gut telling you danger, will robinson. Its fear. Its anxiety. Get out of dodge. Got it. Lets bring in our guests here. First we have to check in with our single 22yearold hannah from minnesota. Thank you so much for being here. Hannah, what is your question . What is your question for bela . Hi, bela. Ive been on a few dates and am selfconscious. Im looking for some tips on how i can build my selfconfidence in order to strike up a conversation and ask a guy out on a date. Oh, yay. Good. Im so glad youre doing that. When youre on the apps you dont have to have long deep conversations by text. What you can do to see if you can build chemistry is take it to the phone. When you talk to someone on the phone before a date, actually speak and talk, youre actually creating a connection so that when you get on the date it doesnt feel so awkward. And if you really want to up your game, you can set up the facetime. Right . You can actually see and hear what this person is like. Lets bring in michael. You call yourself a hopeful romantic. Youre from atlanta but living here in new york. Whats your question . So the dating world has changed a lot so my question is about tradition. Is it okay to bring flowers on a first date or is that doing too much . So, today a gentleman. I love that. But in todays dating world its probably a little much to bring flowers right away. Go on the fourth, fifth, sixth date. If you feel like it will be well received then you can bring out the flowers. The 20s are an awesome time to get out there and meet people in real life. Go to the weddings, go to the parties. Go to everything, say yes. Were out of time. Thank you so much. Bela joins us tomorrow on gma saturday with more details. Well be right back here in just a moment. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] back in just a moment. 6 good morning, north bay. Lets get up and get going. This is abc7 mornings. Good morning. Im kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. We expect to learn more about the suspects arrested in the death of a man who got his laptop stolen from an oakland starbucks. Two of the suspects could make their First Court Appearance today, and the third suspect has not been caught. The man was killed on his birthday, new years eve and the victims parents are flying here from china to identify his body. Good morning, everyone. We have a couple of slowdowns due to road construction, and the first issue is in concord in willow pass road and the on ramp to southbound 680, and one lane is blocked because of an earlier issue because of the tractortrailer and the back of it detached from the truck, and now it is blocking that area, and they are working to clear it up. And caltrans is on the scene, and in san jose, this is eastbound between north first and zanker and you can see the now, the accuweather forecast with drew tuma. We attract thick fog in concord and visibility is down zero miles. We will show you the camera from walnut creek right now, and a live look and you can see that the fog is very thick around this area, and the good news is that it going to lift quickly over the next hour or so, and the planner is going the show you sunshine later on, and the highs in 50s to low 60 walking on sunshine im walking on sunshine back here on gma, here now with one of the stars of abcs hit show blackish shes just 15 years old but shes already the youngest executive producer in hollywood history. She has her own production company, just made forbes 30 under 30 list. Please give it up for marsai martin. [ applause ] oh all that you have going on, please tell me you slowed down long enough to celebrate the new year. Oh, yes, of course. A girl needs a break, for real. All week actually, yes. Love watching you on blackish. Also social media. You took part in that decade challenge. I did. You showed a picture of yourself from ten years ago. When you see this and your first play in elementary school. Yeah, that was back in dallas, texas, where im from and i was yes. Whats good . Yeah, that was my first ever play in my elementary school. I was excited. I was hyped. A raggedy orphan. Can you imagine all thats transpired for you in the last decade. Its surreal. Its hard to express how i feel because it doesnt even feel like that long ago. Like im still young so its crazy how everything evolves in a way where its just gods work. Amen to that. Amen to that. Blackish, blackish, i mean [ applause ] you are oh, we love it when you all stop buy here. We want to show a clip from the upcoming episode. Your character, diane, do you see her yes. Diane, shes heading to the salon. Yes. And having a few little issues. Yes, she is. Lets take a look. Eh, eh. Dont scratch. You got to relaxer coming. Unless you want that hair to be on fire you have to pat. When you tell me to scratch its just more. This is torture. Torture . Oh, sweetie, your generation got it easy. With your latex gloves and your vaseline. [ applause ] we were just having a discussion with ricki about hair. I mean that is like almost a daily discussion for so many people. But lets talk about what is it like with the cast . You know, all these years still together. Do you still enjoy each other as much as from day one . Of course. I mean, shoot, we get were like a family like for sure. Like thats literally us but its always energy on set. Like great vibes, i always feel like i learn something every day from like whether its anthony, tracee, even miles and marcus or jara. You feel right there at home. I know how is it that everyone is always calling you the wonder kid. You are doing so many things at such a young age and i hear when somebody asked you back in the day when do you want to be when you grow up. What did you say legend. You want to be a legend. Yeah. That girl was bold. So we have some young people here in the audience. What do you say to somebody who has some big dreams at a young age . I would say i mean you dont need to know everything. I dont know everything about the plan im going through. Its always taking one step at a time. Feel comfortable in the space that you are in. You know. Theres no rush like either. Like life is short for sure but like theres no rush in anything. Like you dont have to like overplan or overdo something. You know, like plans always work but always feel comfortable in the space that youre in. Like whether you need to take a break or not, just make sure you are in the right path for yourself. Can we have a little fun along the way too . Yes. Have fun along the way. Okay. Thats the best part . Thats it. Well, its always the best part having you here on gma. Thank you. So our best to everybody and thank you so much. Continued blessings. Keep it going. Keep it going. I will. I know you will. Blackish airs tuesday nights 9 30 eastern right here on abc. Ginger. That is some wisdom i just got there. My goodness. We are so happy to do this now. It is time to cook up some comfort food perfect for the whole family. Our sponsor campbells is bringing us recipes so simple the kids can jump in and help. We have their spokesperson, Geoffrey Zakarian showing us how its done and brought along his two daughter, madeline and anna. [ applause ] you dont need me. We actually dont. We already talked and feeling like you could walk off at any point. I will if you ask me to. I want to say i want to be a legend too. It is important to have your kids in the kitchen, is it not. Yes, it is. Were doing something here so incredible taking one can of this incredible creamy soup and stretching it to about six things and making a delicious brussels sprout and sausage gratin. Its so easy to do, madeline, start us off. This is the bread crumb topping and im putting some parmesan cheese, panko bread crumbs and chopped parsley, olive oil and garlic. Would you like to mix it up. Already delegating. In the next pot i have chicken sausage in here and well add like quarter chopped brussels sprouts and you mix this up until its like nice and caramelized. Then you have a tip to make this parmesan crust really crispy. Cast iron. It can heat up really, really to a High Temperature which gets the panko crispy and caramelizes the vegetables really well. Wow. There you go. All right. So this is this is how it looks once its like caramelized and, dad, would you like to do ill add chicken stock. Very simple. Then we add the magic. Condensed cream of mushroom. Where all the flavor pops in without you even having so flavorful, its seasoned beautifully. Yeah. You dont have to think about that part. I dont like messing with the sauce. Once thats in, you stir it up. Good day for this. It is. Let me tell you. Lets jump on that. So we can go to anna. Bread crumbs on top. And you bake it for 25 to 35 minutes in a 400degree oven. I love it. Anna, lets do it. Bring us right into it. So you want to start off with some broccoli in a bowl and you can toss it with olive oil, salt and pepper. And after that you can cook bacon, onions and garlic. In the bacon, i imagine. Yes. And then you want to add your bacon, onions and garlic. Now you have one tip we have to get to. When adding campbells what is your tip . Use a whisk because when you stir it around, when you add two liquids different temperatures, they tend you want to make it more smooth to get out the lumps. Nice and creamy. Dont use your wooden spoon there. Use that. Right. Ah, perfect. I imagine the pasta comes in last. Then we add the pasta. All right. Can you put it all together . I will a give it a taste. Running out of time. Madeline, anna, i dont think we need dad next time. Geoffrey. You can get these recipes on our website and coming up, we are counting down to the new season of the bachelor. Yes, an inside look. [ applause ] gmas souped up recipes is sponsored by campbells. No matter how much you clean, does your house still smell stuffy . Thats because your home is filled with soft surfaces that trap odors and release them back into the room. So try febreze fabric refresher. Febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics and cleans them away as it dries. Use febreze every time you tidy up, to keep your whole house smelling fresh air clean. Fabric refresher even works for clothes you want to wear another day. Make febreze part of your clean routine for full home freshness. La la la la la [ dramatic music ]ing ] ahhhh ahhhh elliott. You came back welcome back to Good Morning America. Folks, im told you need to brace yourself for a pretty bumpy ride. Yes, the bachelor is back in three days and we have now some exclusive footage from the very first group date. Abbie boudreau went behind the scenes for us. [ cheers ] reporter fasten your seat belts and prepare for departure. Pilot peter weber is looking for love. To new beginnings. Reporter after just one night, feelings are soaring. Hi. Hello there. Im in love youre liking this. Im getting the hang of it and feel like a bachelor officially. I think you are. Reporter viewers will finally see why bachelorette hannah b. Makes a surprise appearance. Hannah. Reporter but she wasnt the only hannah on his mind. Hannah n. Hannah . Second hannah, thats actually her first line says she wants to be your lucky charm. Reporter the threehour premiere includes peters first date where we get an exclusive behindthescenes look as he puts them through a vigorous flight school. Im so excited. This could be my first real date with my wife. Im so excited for today. This is a special place for me. This is where i learned to fly thine years ago. My parents met in the sky. Flying just runs in my blood and happy to show you why i love it so much. Oh, no. Hopefully you dont throw up. Reporter one of the women pushing themselves a little too far during the date with peter ready and willing to assist in the emergency. Before the adventure begins the girls take a pop quiz on their aviation knowledge and even learn cpr. Hannah using that to make her move. Have you seen him build a genuine connection with anyone. Definitely hannah ann. Shes been aggressive and good for her. What are you looking for. I want to sigh the girls let loose, be silly. For me a competitive woman is so sexy. I want to see that. I want to see that fire and i got a little surprise for the winner at the end. Beyond a rose . Yeah, oh, yeah. All right, well, well be watching. Reporter for Good Morning America, abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. So weve got another hannah issue apparently. All right, pilot pete is joining us live on monday before the big premiere. Ginger, over to you. [ applause ] another hannah issue. Okay, not an issue here but maybe one of your new years resolutions for 2020 is to read more . Anybody . Yeah. Well, were going to help you out because it is time to reveal our very first Gma Book Club pick of the decade. Are you guys ready . [ cheers and applause ] dim those lights and drum roll, please. [ drum roll ] whoo. There it is. Our january book is long bright river by liz moore and critics are calling it one of the most anticipated novels of 2020, even comparing it to gone girl. A thrilling and mysterious page turner set in a philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis. A little special message from the author. Youll hear it right now. Hello from philadelphia. Im so grateful long bright river was selected for the Good Morning America book club. This is part suspenseful crime story and part tense family drama and hope it will connect with each of you. Thanks so much again for your support and ill talk to you soon. I am already making it through. It will be available in stores tuesday, january 7th but our entire audience doesnt need to wait because you are all going home with a copy of long bright river. Go to our website to read an excerpt and be sure to read along with us on our instagram if any of you are readers you may know about this. Turning to a World Exclusive premiere from our sponsored starz. The official trailer for the upcoming fifth season of outlander. Im just as excited as everybody. It premieres february 16th. Dont miss gmas outlander week where i visit their set in scotland starting february 10th. Lets do it. Heres the trailer. Everything is pointing you towards something. Space, time, history. Im grateful every day we have. Whatever tomrow bring it is a blessing you came to me. Phrasier, the time has come for you to fulfill your oath. Do not disappoint me. Tonight we show if there is a war, it would be safer in your time. You want to go back, dont you . Our family is here. You are my family. I am to keep people safe here. I need to know whats causing their illnesses. Isnt this playing god . I swore an oath that i will not stand by and watch my kin killed. People consider this to be the spark of the american revolution. If we stop this fight now, america will never become america. Promise, jamie, promise me youre coming back. I swear it. We cannot see what might befall us. Just as you give you my word i give you mine. Stand by my hand. What kind of world is this . The only world. No, it isnt. The sleep number 360 smart bed. Prices of the season on can it help keep me asleep . Absolutely, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. 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Nurse you should know, he did it as mayor, hell get it done as president. Mrb im Mike Bloomberg and i approve this message. We are back now with breakout country artist matt stell. His debut ep everywhere but on including the billboard number one hit i prayed for you and heres matt performing live. [ applause ] ive never been one to ask for help if i need a mountain moved, i move it myself i aint the church pew regular twice on sunday quote you the scripture kind im far from a preacher but im a believer cause every single day before i knew your name i couldnt see your face but i prayed for you every heartbreak trail when all hope fell on the highway to hell i prayed for you i kept my faith like that old king james said im supposed to its hard to imagine bigger than i could fathom i didnt know you from adam but i prayed for you for someone to love me like you do graceful eyes to see me through a smile that steals me a heart that heals me a touch that kills me too baby, youre perfect i guess the good lord heard it cause every single day before i knew your name i couldnt see your face but i prayed for you every heartbreak trail when all hope fell on the highway to hell i prayed for you i kept my faith like that old king james said im supposed to its hard to imagine bigger than i could fathom i didnt know you from adam but i prayed for you every single day before i knew your name i couldnt see your face but i prayed for you every taillight fade in the goodbye rain girl even today i prayed for you i kept my faith like that old king james said im supposed to its hard to imagine bigger than i could fathom i didnt know you from adam but i prayed for you i prayed for you baby, oh, yes, i did i prayed for you [ cheers and applause ] gmas Concert Series sponsored by carmax. But i prayed for you when we were looking he wanted someone super quiet. Yeah, and he wanted someone to help out with chores. So, we got jeanpierre. But one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with renters insurance. Yeah, geico did make it easy to switch and save. Oh no. Theres a wall there now. Thats too bad. Visit geico. Com and see how easy saving on renters insurance can be. Thanks again to matt stell. You got a great team around you, matt. Top to bottom, i sure do. Love it, arkansas boy. Football fan, big wild card game between the bills and texans 4 30 eastern on our network. See you. [ dramatic music ]ing ] ahhhh ahhhh elliott. You came back work so hard give it everything you got strength of a lioness tough as a knot rocking the stage and we never gonna stop all strength, no sweat. Just in case you forgot all strength. No sweat secret. All strength. No sweat. For your worst sore throat pain, try Vicks Vapocool drops. Its not candy, its powerful relief. Ahhh vaporize sore throat pain with Vicks Vapocool drops and try new vapocool spray. Good morning, bay area. Lets get up and get going. This is abc7 mornings. Good morning. Im kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. Heres drew tuma with the forecast. Hi, kumasi. We are tracking the fog in areas and again, dense in concord and down to a quarter of a mile and mile and a half in fairfield, but not everybody is seeing the fog. From tam cam, a lot of us are seeing the sunshine and the high clouds, so it is off to a nice morning for most of us. The highs today, and we will rebound nicely from cool start. Upper 50s to mid60s and under tons of sunshine. Enjoy today. Jobina. Thank you, drew. And now we will look at the issue with concord and this is past willow road, and a trailer detached from the back of a truck to block one of the lanes in caltrans and you can expect delays there. And moving to san jose, from north first to zanker and emergency road work there going on until ryan its live with kelly and ryan. Today, actor ashton kutcher, and from hustlers, constance wu. Plus riverdales own camila mendes. And your chance to win an amazing trip to mexico, but you got to tune in to win. Also a performance from the one and only ben rector. All next on live. Like a river ryan and now here are kelly ripa and me, ryan seacrest. Wherever we go, and white lines flyin by who knows what well find . You and me tonight [cheers and applause] like a river connects ryan whats up, folks . To the ocean this pavement touches ryan gotcha. [cheers and applause] good morni