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The couple hiking, forced to flee as the snow cops crashing down. How they managed to scramble to safety. And its gmas new years rocking morning. And counting down to 2015 with the dynamic duo, Ryan Seacrest and Jenny Mccarthy with everything you need to know to ring in the new year. In style, plus, taylor swift. Good morning, america. Great crowd out in times square this morning. We like to call this the calm before the crazy. Pretty crazy right now. Yes, it does. And 1 Million People expected right outside our studios tonight to ring in the new year. And this is the year from the famous ball. There it is. Just hours away from dropping. And ginger, will be up there later as we count down to 2015. I went up there yesterday. Its cold. Its cold. Its really cold. I can imagine. Its not going to get better tonight. But well get the forecast coming up. They are celebrating the new year down under, striking midnight in new zealand. A big happy new year to those folks. Beautiful. But not so pretty, the arctic blast, snow, ice, dangerous cold putting a damper on some celebrations. Ginger is tracking it all for us. Look at that. The picture from california, just north of santa barbara. Snowing in Southern California. Add that plus the wind. And big wind gusts that do this damage in Southern California. Look at that tree just ripped from the ground. Those wind advisories are in place throughout california. But also winter storm watches that extend all of the way into texas and oklahoma. Just a wreck on the roads this morning. Overnight, more than 130 people trapped on a california highway. Once we hit it, we started sliding down. All these cars were all coming down. Reporter at least a half foot of snow. Winds gusting to 50 miles per hour. Conditions so harsh that San Bernadino Fire Fighters using snow cats for the rescue. The same storm in the northern sierra sierra knocking over tree, killing two. One tree after another. Reporter winds near San Francisco, gusting to 50 miles per hour, toppling trees on train tracks, halting the commute. This redwood, puncturing a house in nearby napa and this parked pickup truck pushed right down the street. In battle ground, washington, a father and his 9yearold son digging out of the snow after getting stuck for more than 24 hour on a hunting trip. In Salt Lake City winds hitting 70mileperhour snow and ice causing major accidents. This car slamming into a tractor trailer carrying 8,000 gallons of crude oil. All of a sudden they started sliding sideways. Reporter cars overturned in bountiful, utah cars overturned. Winds snapping power lines. Icy roads leading to 100 crashes in lubbock, texas. And this deep freeze stopping this dam in chip what falls, wisconsin. And double thumbs up for the firefighters working overnight. Not a double thumbs up for all of the people trap ed ped. From utah, there in nevada, parts of oklahoma and texas. Back through kansas, up through wisconsin. Look at the numbers. 42 below. The feels like in jackson this morning. Yes, thats moving east. And at midnight, stop it here. We have been showing you every day. Temperatures havent warmed. Going to feel like the teens in new york. Northern plains, big zero. Those numbers look like my math scores from high school. Terrible. Depressing. We just got into tv. Yes. This is the answer, everybody. Thank you, ginger. By the way, not everyone is planning on celebrating on this new years eve. There are protests across america, people hitting the streets to demonstrate against police brutality. Abcs linzie janice is covering that story today. Reporter good morning, dan. Thousands of protesters are expected to gather alongside 1 million revelers here in times square. One of the groups organizing the demonstration says that the protests we have seen around the country must escalate in 2015. Thats why tonight is so important and symbolic for them. The nyp p d d is assureing everyone that security will be stepped up. This morning cities across the country preparing for a night of celebration. And in some cities, protests as well. Activist groups in major cities like l. A. , chicago, new york and others, organizing a series of new years eve antipolice demonstrations. Protesting Police Involvement in the deaths of eric garner and michael brown. The nypd says they are on high alert, deploying additional officers around new york city on one of its most crowded nights of the year. This after two nypd officers were ambushed in their patrol car and shot and killed earlier this month. There is a heightened sense of security during this detail. As we turn the Police Officers out, we remind them they have to look out for each other. And Work Together and make sure we all stay safe. Reporter one protest group even setting up this facebook page, asking people in times square and other areas around the city to, quote, rock in the new year with resistance to police murder. Encouraging them to chant we cant breathe and black lives matter. In boston, the city says it will accommodate activists planning a diein demonstration during the citys traditional first night celebration. An event that draws thousands of families and small children. Were asking the protesters in boston to do it in a respectful manner, to allow people to enjoy first night. Reporter Bostons Police commissioner asked protesters to reconsider, calling it an inappropriate venue. But in boston as well as in new yorks times square, the protests are expected to be overshadowed by the tens of thousands who come to celebrate. Amy . All right, linzie. Thanks so much. And now to the latest in the airasia flight 8501 disaster. Surf irs pulling more victims from the water overnight of but the recovery effort is being slowed by bad weather. Terry moran is there with the very latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, amy. As night falls in this part of the world. This is a massive recovery operation. Now, the First Priority bringing home the dead. 7 of the 162 who were on board flight 8501, have been recovered. While here at the airport in surabaya, air asia, the airline, is taking dna evidence from the families to help in the identification process. Today the first coffins carrying victims of flight 8501 arriving here where their journey started last saturday. While at this staging area near the crash site earlier, a body is carried across the tarmac to a local hospital where all the victims will be identified. It is pain staking work in several locations. This young woman was on the airasia plane and this will help you identify her . Yes. Reporter at this crisis center, we saw how workers are busy matching fingerprints and biometric data with public records. All part of the effort to help identify the bodies being brought in from the sea. Searching will be ongoing for all those in the vicinity. Reporter among the vessels, the uss sampson with hightech sonar equipment that could scan the sea bed for large abnormalalities that could be wreckage. Its a good starting point to say we see an abnormality, and then do further investigation from there. Reporter the search goes on for the sampson and the other vessels and planes. Heavy weather has been a major problem and will be in succeeding days. And this is now a race against time. Heavy weather and the currents can disperse and degrade those bodies. And still no sign of those black boxes. Dan . A race against time. Thank you. Lets get into the latest into the investigation on white housed the crash. The debris thats been found has been providing important clues. And david kerley is covering that angle. Good morning. Reporter good morning, dan. Only part of the mystery is being solved, the answers of why it crashed is locked in the black boxes. In the debris field, all the debris that is being recovered right now. Some of the latest airasia 8501 debris. This evacuation slide raft pulled on to a navy vessel. Authorities believe it selfinflated after the crash. Some of the bodies not wearing life vests, unclothed. Which could suggest the aircraft broke apart high in the sky. The ceo of the airline asked about that possibility. Theres rotlots of rumors going around. Until we had confirmation what you heard is speculation. Reporter the victims uncovered will yield clues, are there burn marks . Did it tear apart . But the real answers are in the black boxes, and the debris can act as an arrow. Its been moving and spread by currents the past several days. Experts will track back the currents and put listening devices similar to this in the water. They will be towed in a crisscrossing manner, like mowing the lawn listening for the black boxes and the ticking pingers. The signals from different angles should allow them to pinpoint the boxes. The chips will reveal what the pilots were doing and saying. What happened to the jet liner . Now, indonesia has not named a partner in this investigation. Its possible when they find the black boxes, it could go to australia. Thank you very much. Lets bring in Steven Ganyard in washington, d. C. We know there is so much going on at the site of the crash, what is the priority for the crews on the ground right now . Amy, theyre having to balance the the recovery of remains and taking care of the loved ones with looking for the wreckage itself. We have debris and bodies on the surface of the ocean, pushed around for days now. But we need to find the wreckage of the aircraft on the bottom of the ocean with the black boxes in it. Theyre balancing two priorities. And, steve, right now, the clues possibly point to a miderica tas trophy how rare would it be that turbulence would bring down a plane like this . Extremely rare. I think in this Holiday Season when people are traveling with their families, theyre concerned. Did it come down by turbulence . Turbulence last brought down an airliner in 1966. Its been almost 50 years. We are two generations of airplanes beyond that. We have better training they are better designed, better constructed. People need to remember, turbulence does not bring airplanes down. People get hurt when they dont have their seat belt on. Stay safe, keep the seat belt on. We appreciate it. Good advice, thank you. And we want to turn to ryan smith with the other top developing stories this morning. Good morning, amy, dan. We begin with another apparent threat against Police Officers ending in gunfire. Police in philadelphia say that five officers were forced to open fire on a man who was trying to run them over. The suspect was killed. Investigatorers say he had posted several videos online threatening police. And take a look at this, a wisconsin state trooper survived a frightening ordeal. He pulled over this dui suspect when that happened, the man dragged the trooper 50 feet. The trooper recovering from his injuries. The suspect was later taken into custody. The fbi is looking for a few good hackers in the wake of resent high profile Cyber Attacks like the one at sony. The bureau is launching a campaign to recruit people with experience in what the agents call ethical hacking, okay . The fbi says the cyber world is now a part of everything it does. And russian president Vladimir Putin is under new pressure. One of the largest antigovernment protests in years broke out in moscow after his top political rival was sent to jail in a fraud case. The u. S. Calling it a disturbing development. Hundreds of protesters have reportedly been arrested. Talk about when it rains, it pours. In chicago, inspectors believe that the salt inside this mortons warehouse may have been piled too high causing that wall to collapse, sending salt pouring on to a car dealership next door. Some of those cars were buried in brandnew salt i should say. Most are a total loss because the salt likely damaged their suspensions. They must be salty, huh, dan . Well, played. There you go. Vocabulary humor in the morning. Take that with a grain of salt. Hey, all right. Its getting worse. Its getting worse. This is a tough one. A big mistake by a College Basketball player in the final seconds of a big game. Florida Florida State tied, and takes that, and he taps it into his own basket. Oh, thats tough. Show it again. He scored the winning basket for the other team at the buzzer. Im sorry, my friend. 2015s going to be a better year for him, im sure. Nowhere to go up. But this time of Year College Football has got everybody buzzing. I want to give you this programming note. The firstever College Football playoff starts tomorrow. Oregon taking on Florida State. And alabama and ohio state. Both games on our sister network, espn. And finally, a new and noteworthy addition to amys dumb criminal file. I think this one may be the one of the year. This guy broke into a house in houston. How did he get caught . Well, he fell asleep on the job. Thats him sleeping in the bed. The owner of the house found him and called the police. He had the courtesy to take off his shoes. I give him that. Exactly. But heres the kicker, it turns out he lives two blocks away and police say all the stuff he had stolen was piled up on his porch. Obviously not the best hiding place. Also had a half open bottle of booze on that porch. That might explain it all. I was goes to say, i dont sleep that well normally. Is he anxious at all . Oh, drink, got it. Mystery solved. Thank you. And now to the good news for your 401 k . The stock market hit record highs, and the economy is finally, finally taking off. Growing at the fastest rate in more than a decade. What does this mean for your money in 2015 . Our expert, abcs Rebecca Jarvis is here with more on that. Reporter good morning. If you have been staying the course and letting your retime savings ride i know how tough that must have been through the whiteknuckle days this year but youre coming out of a winner for the third year in a row. Stocks are going into the last day of 2014 up 12. 5 . Meaning if you put 1,000 in an s p 500 index fund at the start of the year, you would have earned 125. But compare that to if you put the same money in a bank account this year in the very very best scenario in an interestearning bank account, you would have earned about 10 on that thousand. Stocks have had an abnormally strong run since the great recession. They return about 7 a year. Which is why especially, anyone not planning to retire for at least a decade, they are much better off you are much better off putting money in stocks than a bank account. Which, good reason to kick off those new years resolutions with looking at the 401 k . Excellent, rebecca. Thank you. It is the last day of 2014. Its the last chance to make a new years resolution. Just hours away from the ball dropping on 2015. If youre going to do it, now is the time. Sara is in times square with more on what were all resolving to do in the new year. Reporter hi, amy. We have good intentions, but apparently not so much follow through. 44 of us plan to make them. Which i thought seemed low. But only 8 say they keep them. What are we planning to do in the new year . Its about now, these arent too surprising, being a better you, losing weight, followed by more exercise and stop smoking. Now thats a big one. So i got little anna here. Can you tell me what your new years resolution is . I wont fight with my sisters. Do you do that a lot . Not really, but sometimes. How long do you plan on keeping that resolution . For the rest of the year. A whole year. Im impressed. You guy, any new years resolutions, amy . I resolve to get rid of my cold. Thats not a resolution. Im following through on that one. Thats not quite a resolution. Well give it you, right . A resolution . Im going to stop fighting with little annas sister so much. Right. No, less bread. Ate too much bread. Thats a good one. Ive said this for a long time, im going to listen to you, dan. You are . Someday. Not optimistic. And dan makes fun of me for texting, i can do two things at once. I know you say no, you cant. You have a whole book about it. Whats the forecast . Lake effect snow, this is just south of buffalo. Thats cherry creek. And, guess what . And winter storm or lake effect storm warnings in watertown and in buffalo. I think watertown is going to get the brunt. Looks like 1 to 3 feet. Heaviest band is 2 to 4 inches of snowfall rates. The temperature at midnight, 23, buffalo, 20, pittsburgh. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. The brings will taper this afternoon. The sunshine will be chilled. Below average temperatures again. Freezing cold for many areas the first three mornings of 2015. It will also be dry. You will not need the umbrellas. Lowtomid 50s but it will feel warmer than yesterday without the winds and look at the 20s inrand and freezing temperatures around the bay. Tonight county the areas not affected by the freeze temperatures are the coast and coming up on gma, soccer star hope solo in court facing Domestic Abuse charges. Why the judge may dismiss the case. Also coming up. Running for their lives. An avalanche chasing a couple down a mountain. Their escape caught on camera. And the major risks of selling your old cell phone. Why wiping it clean may not be enough. On me that it could hurt your teeth. 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We have some widespread Power Outages in the bay area. 6,000 without power in the north beach. In the south bay 2300 customers without power. In the east bay 2100 in the dark. The number is a little higher on the peninsula, where 2900 customers are sitting in the dark. In the north bay 200 people are still without electricity. Pg e says theyre headed in the right direction, though, after 180,000 customers around the bay area lost power yesterday due to gusty winds, which are still sort of with us and make for dangerous conditions driving. Yes indeed. If you come up to a stoplight that is not working, its a fourway stop at that point. Heres a look at the macarthur maze. Traffic is light as you make it in from berkeley and up towards the bay bridge toll plaza. High wind advisories for all of our bridges. We do have an accident westbound side of 580 at canal boulevard. At least one lane is blocked, but no delays today. Well find out when the wind advisory goes away w female announcer its time to make room for the new mattress models during sleep trains huge year end Clearance Sale, get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempurpedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. Save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. Plus, free sameday delivery, setup and removal of your old set. Why wait for the new models . Sleep trains year end Clearance Sale is on now . Guaranteed your ticket to a better nights sleep good morning the winds have kept the temperature up in most areas. Its only freezing koeltdcold around concord, lafayette right now. Winds will stay up through at least noon and calmer conditions this afternoon. If youre heading to San Francisco for the fireworks, 46 at 10 00 dropping down to 42. Most of us will be in the 30s. We have a freeze warning for everywhere except for the bay and there it is. The famous ball just hours away from dropping right here in times square. Ringing in 2015. We are counting down to the Biggest Party of the year all morning long right here on gma. And sara is out with the crowd thats getting ready for tonights festivities. Like those moves. And we have hiphop legend dnice spinning the hottest music. Also ahead this morning, caught on camera. How a couple escaped a terrifying wall of snow. And gma investigators what you need to know what you need to know before selling your phone. Even if you have wiped it clean, your personal information could be exposed. Fascinating. But start with hope solo hoping to get Domestic Abuse charges dismissed. David wright has the latest. This case has a familiar ring to it. A highprofile athlete facing Domestic Violence charges. This is a woman, her hope to play in the womens world cup hang in the balance. This morning the olympic Gold Medalist is hoping a seattle judge will dismiss the Domestic Assault charges against her. The judge, now ordering hope solos accusers to submit to another round of depositions. This will include inquiries concerning the witnesss use of alcohol, drugs or prescribed medicines. Reporter this after the soccer star said her nephew and half sister refused to cooperate. Theyle refused to answer the questions when they are relevant to the case. Reporter solo with her husband in court on tuesday, is a goal keep per app twotime olympic Gold Medalist and a former contestant on abcs dancing with the stars. Shes accused of attacking both the half sister and the nephew last summer. Hope solo is going psychotic. Shes beating people up and we need help. Reporter but are the judge now says the nephews story has changed. One of the witnesses is now stating that the defendant slammed his head against a cement wall five to ten times during this event. According to briefing this witness made no such statement to the police during their investigation. Reporter the case is drawing National Attention because she is the latest of several highprofile athletes facing Domestic Violence charges. Unlike ray rice and Adrian Peterson in the nfl, solos league is giving her the benefit of the doubt. U. S. Soccer allowing her to compete with her team even as the case unfolds. The witnesses are due to face a second round of depositions on friday. The judge expected to rule on the motion to dismiss early next week. If he doesnt, the case goes to trial in a couple weeks, but it might be falling apart. Interesting. Thank you very much. Thank you and now to the incredible story of luck and survival. A couple hiking in Washington State forced to run for their lives when an avalanche hit. It was caught on camera. Clayton sandell has their story. Reporter its the nature hike that for colby dodson and girlfriend ashley suddenly turned into the run for their lives. It was definitely an experience that dropped your jaw. Reporter the two were on a weekend hike to popular ice caves two hours outside of Tacoma Washington when a rumble of snow and ice came for them. Listen dodson capturing the avalanche falling behind him on his cell phone. Almost sounding like a water fall rushing downhill. It was the blink of an eye, and closer and closer and all i did was look the opposite direction and start to run. Reporter they make it to safety but people are still inside that cave. Obviously were scared those people were hurt or going to be hurt. Reporter avalanches can be deadly. In the u. S. Last winter 35 people died. Youtube is packed with narrow escapes. At Copper Mountain ski resort in colorado, we simulated what its like to be trapped. You think of snow as being fluffy and white and soft. But really in an avalanche, it isnt. It becomes very hard. Very tough to dig yourself out. And very difficult to breathe. I was lucky to be rescued by ski patrol. My hero. Back in washington, it turns out everyone is okay. But on a scale of one to ten, heres where dodson ranks the terror of outrunning an avalanche. A good nine and a half. Reporter for good morning america, clayton sandell, abc news denver. Im amazed people are still rolling their cameras. Id be throwing that thing and running as fast as i can. I have never been good at math but i put the fear factor there at 13. Well said. Another check of the weather. And ginger a lot of cold air out there. So much. And florida, the only place in the 60s this morning. And the only place warmer in south florida. This is mirthle beach, down to 36. And look at the chilly holiday weather through the start of the new year. 2015 is going to feel like january. Louisville 40 for a high on thursday 47 on friday. Look at huntsville, slightly warmer but still quite cool and below average. Memphis and sclooefr port not warming up. And the picture of the year is from duluth. So thank you, tim. I love that one. The color, the fog. It won huge. So thank you for sending the good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. Still breezy. Notice the water on the bay. No white caps. Lowtomid 50s today. Below average temperatures with the sunshine. Calmer conditions this afternoon. It will be freezing cold the next all that weather brought twrou by welcomes actaid. So many people tweeting from honolulu. And orlando, still 71 today. Were just going downhill. This is january, guys. That january warmup i was forecasting yesterday. Is that not going to happen . Looking at the models i wanted to extra prove you wrong. Its not happening. Really . Do people in the south have winter coats . Your inlaws are there. Oh yeah they welcome it sometimes. It is just a day. And coming up Prince Charles at war with the bbc. Why it is pulling a documentary about the royal family. Yes, this is a fascinating story. Get to that. And gma investigateing the risks of your old phone. 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But Technology Experts now warning consumers to be careful. Most people have no idea how much information is on the phone. Reporter to better protect you, a group of forensic analysts in boston set out to do an experiment. We went on to ebay and bought five or six auctions worth of old cell phones. Reporter to see how many people dont properly wipe personal data from their phones before reselling. Out of nearly 100 phones 31 of them had what i consider to be some pretty disturbing personal information. Reporter and theres real information that a real crook can do something with. We found Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, passwords passwords. Reporter simple information like doctors appointments can be dangerous in the wrong hands. They call up were from the Doctors Office havent received payment. We need your credit card number. Reporter they tracked down lacey, an original owner of one of the phones they bought online. I havent slept thinking if it had been in the wrong hands. Reporter she sold her phone to a company that promised to wipe her personal data. At the time 120 cash and i bought a new phone. I thought it was a good deal. Reporter but off ebay . 13,000 Text Messages, hundreds of email messages. 120 bucks is not worth your entire life. Reporter a common mistake, putting it back to factory settings. For an iphone, thats a reset button. We reset our producers old iphone 3 fwrksg. Edit and manually deleted any old Text Messages and emails. Were going to see if we can bring it back. Reporter and with a little digging, we find all of her original information still on the phone. 2,838 photos extracted. They use a state of the device and special software to extract data anyone can download programs that retrieve data for free. How to protect yourself . Each phone is different. Go into the settings and youll erase all data. Reporter for our producers iphone its a few easy steps. Erase all content button. And this should wipe it totally clean. Thats right. Even with all this equipment, we wont be able to get anything ban. Reporter so for an iphone, remember the phrase erase all content and settings. Others have similar options and have your data on a memory card inside the phone. Just take it out. By the way, we tested that was password protected. And it was hard for the experts to extract data from that. Good to remember. All right. Great tips. Thank you so much. Good to know. Thanks. You remember those Matthew Mcconaughey ads that went viral for lincoln . Can he do it again . There are new ones coming. Im thinking he can. And Ryan Seacrest and Jenny Mccarthy revealing the secrets abouttheir biggest new party ever. Stay with us. announcer from the company that invented litter comes litter reinvented tidy cats lightweight. With a clumping litter this light. And just as strong at neutralizing odor. 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All right, all right all right. Matthew mcconaughey is back bearded, and deeper than ever. Taking care of yourself takes more than just yourself. Reporter his latest ads for lincolns mkz hybrid coming to a home near you during the College Football games on new years day. Say what . And there he is again, taking cover from the rain at a diner. Until here we go. Reporter destination viral. If his first set of pensive ads for the struggling car company are any indication. Wracking up more than 5 million views since september. Sometimes you have to go back to move forward. Reporter his roadside wisdom parodied on saturday night live. A big step back, like from winning an oscar to doing a car commercial. Reporter ellen, and south park. But lincoln was laughing all the way to the bank, with overall sales rising 25 since the commercials debuted. And with the new year and the new ads, lincoln is hoping for a new rev up in sales for 2015. And there will most likely be more of the ads because mcconaughey is signed on for a multiyear deal with the car company. Who writes that . Some amazingly funny person. Hes a brave man. Whats he talking about . We dont know. Coming up on gma, throwing the most perfect bash . How you can have the most buzzed about music, drinks and desserts for tonight. Keep it here. You know that i love you oh im on the cookie air diet. You just. And thats it. I prefer real food fruit, nuts, and whole grains. Great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. More processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. Lets get real. Over 20 years 31 Million Students started college, but didnt complete a degree for lots of reasons at Devry University we believe there are also lots of reasons to finish so we help you maximize qualifying credits youve already earned so you can graduate sooner and get on to a great career because whatever kept you from finishing before. 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Welcome to new york welcome to new york happy, happy new years eve, everyone. Look at the crowd out in times square. Everyone decked out. Ready to ring in 2015. Were decked out too. Are we saying 2015 or 2015 . Either one. 2015 sounds cool. Sounds scifi. And by the way, Ryan Seacrest and Jenny Mccarthy are here. Hosting the Biggest Party of the year, Dick Clarks Rockin new years eve with Ryan Seacrest. And there will be taylor swift, who you hear right now, one direction, jason, iggy azalea elton john and florida georgia line. We will have a preview this morning. And speaking of right here, the new years eve bash already started. We have our party glasses. D. Nice spinning some of his favorites, ready to ring in the new year. You are looking smooth. I like the tilt of the hat. Got to tilt the hat. One word for it. Hey, yall. 2015. Yeah. And check out ginger way above times square with the iconic new years eve ball. Shes going to tell us more about tonights huge show. And an exciting exclusive for American Girl fans across the country. There in silhouette, there she is, 2015 girl of the year. She makes her official debut in stores tomorrow. But we get a first look right here this morning. A lot of little girls in the studio waiting to help us out with that. There are two little girls that belong to you. Among the American Girl fans. Among the cute little girls. Those are not my children. Well get them on camera. They are cute too. Check out the mornings headlines. Back to ryan. You lost the glasses and hat. Thats right. Thats right. Good morning, both of you. Take a different turn here. Begin with the dangerous cold that ginger has been telling us about. Overnight more than 130 people had to be rescued in harsh conditions from a california highway. At least a half a foot of snow falling and winds gusting above 50 miles an hour. That same storm claiming at least two lives in california. Toppling trees across the state. In texas, icy roads. Causing more than a hundred crashes in lubbock. And gingers forecast is coming up. And new york and other major cities are on high alert, higher than usual this new years eve. Activist groups promised protests tonight. Their antipolice protests. And one asking for times square revelers to chant antipolice things. Boston a diein could happen tonight. And in chicago, los angeles, preparing for protests. Bad weather is hampering efforts to recover my victims and debris from the wreckage. And the airasia disaster. Overnight the first victims coffins arrived in the indonesian city where it started. They are collecting dna samples for identification purposes. The u. S. Navy destroyer is using sonar equipment to scan the seabed for more wreckage. And new video of the frantic moments inside a plane heading to las vegas. They had to turn back. Their landing gear was stuck. The cabin crew prepared everyone for the worst. Passengers brace, brace. Heads down thats them chanting there, thats the crew on Virgin Airways flight telling everyone to brace for impact. That plane, thankfully, landed safely at Gatwick Airport outside london. And a rare confrontation between the British Royal family and the bbc. It appears the royals may have won. The bbc agreed to postpone the documentary called reinventing the royals how charles hired a Public Relations expert to improve his and camillas image after princess dianas death. Its been postponed indefinitely while several issues are addressed. But the publication that broke the story said lawyers intervened to stop the show from airing. And finally a wedding that really took the cake and possibly a new world record. Take a look at this. This wedding cake is more than six feet tall. It was baked for a celebrity couple in the philippines today. It was briefly the top trend worldwide on twitter. The current world record holder for the largest wedding cake weighed 6 tons. But that cake was only for display. This cake you can dig into and theyre doing it right there. Really . I wonder if it tastes good. Its got to be at least something good. Its like the pretty cakes, dont also taste good. They have that weird stuff on them. I dont trust it, but id eat it anyway. Cant stop me. Thank you, by the way. And ginger, how are you doing . Doing great. Hanging with my girl, t. Swift. Were about to party new years eve style. But first a forecast for the big cities. Lets get into it, this is midnight temperature. So now i want to just go ahead click ahead, dan, if you can if you can. Anyway, a lot of temperatures are cold across much of the nation. And then the midnight temperature here in new york city, going to feel like the upper teens or low 20s. With the wind. But put the bodies together, should be just fine. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. The brings will taper this afternoon. The sunshine will be chilled. Below average temperatures again. Freezing cold for many areas the first three mornings of 2015. It will also be dry. You will not need the umbrellas. Lowtomid 50s but it will feel warmer than yesterday without the winds and look at the 20s inrand and freezing temperatures around the bay. Tonight county the areas not affected by the freeze temperatures are the coast and San Francisco. At and we are already on that countdown right here with the huge beautiful ball behind us. And the coproducer of the times square new years eve, jeff strauss with me. Thank you for being with us this morning. Thank you. Im always so tempted to do this. Theres the reason we brought our friends, iggy azalea taylor swift, just a couple of acts. No one brings the party like dick clarks new years rockin eve. We have taylor swift, idina menzel, everyone is going to be singing quotelet it go. Its a great party. It always is. A lot of people have questions. The viewers sent in some for you. Jonathan wants to know, whats the most stressful aspect of the show . Oh, my golly. Counting down, waiting for the ball to come. Its the most stressful and the most fun. Yeah. Up until that point, then let loose. And samantha is coming to times square. She wants to know, where do i stand to see taylor swift the closest . Shell be performing right on we are so excited. We have much more coming up right here. Including more on the Waterford Crystals in the design this year. For now, to sara with the morning menu. Thank, ginger. Heres a look ahead on whats up on the show. You remember the ice bucket challenge . We take a look back at the biggest stories of the year. And the funniest moments of 2014. And Ryan Seacrest and Jenny Mccarthy hosting the Biggest Party of the year in times square tonight. Joining us with a preview. And were getting your Party Started. Its pinterest ready. Revealing the mostbuzzed about appetizers desserts and drinks. All coming up on gma here in times square. 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Before the ball drops, honor a tradition at gma with a look best at the most unforgettable moments. So many good news stories, and so much fun. Here is the best of 2014. Oh, here we go feel it in my soul we need it need it dont go got to feed it the control will it need it, need it were going to have a fun morning. But we have a lot to get to first. Breaking news. Right here in Southern California. This morning here here in glendora. Were in greenville, north carolina. Pensacola. Here in gaza. Flight 370. The key to solving the mystery is finding any type of debris. See the plane in the darkness, good night, mh370. Ebola. Ebola. Ebola here in america. This is the most deadly virus that we know of. Ferguson, missouri. I can still smell the tear gas in the air. The grand jurys decision not to indict Police Officer darren wilson. Do you feel any remorse . Everyone feels remorse when a life is lost. The grand jury decision no indictment for a new york city Police Officer in the death of eric garner. Dont shoot, hands up. This is an issue we have been dealing with for too long. And its time for us to make more progress than weve made. Were going to turn now to the war on isis. That shocking execution. They have plotted against us. F18 fighters taking off, heading for syria. President putin, the First American broadcast interview. Are you concerned that the terrorists may choose to strike in other parts of russia . Flight mh 317, the flight ripped out of the sky over the ukraine. Nearly 300 girls taken by armed men. Are you afraid . Yes. I know that you have a birthday wish. The nigerian girls being released from abduction and to be freed. An attack on sony and a threat to american movie goers. The u. S. Expected to say north korea is behind it all. I wonder what a north korean citizen would think of the movie. Some say america has lost its first cyber war. A line of storms blasted through here just hours ago. Oh, my god. Entire lives completely ripped to shreds. It feels like one degree. This is what were dealing with. And these flames, they just keep shooting up. Look at the firenadoes. Oh, my god. The climate situation that were in seems pretty dire. Climate change is already affecting americans all across the country. Absolute outrage this morning against Los Angeles Clippers owner donald sterling. I think he was brought up to believe those things. What things . Segregation. Bill cosby under siege. I knew i was in danger. Cosbys lawyer says that he is being vilified but these accusations just keep coming. Now to the firestorm from the ray rice Domestic Violence case. I made a huge mistake, i want to own it. Oscar pistorius, the former olympian convicted of culpable homicide. Oscar, how are you feeling this morning . Tony stewart cleared of charges in the deadly accident. This is one of the toughest tragedies i have ever had to deal with. Big night for republicans. Sweeping wins across the board. They will win control of the senate. Immigration. Immigration. Immigration. Those members of congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, i have one answer. Pass a bill. You have Speaker Boehner talking about suing you. For executive actions the suit is a stunt. Do you think the climate is different now for a woman running for president . I think its different for women across the board. Why was it so important to you that we recognize the rosies . This is the start of the real womens liberation. I am going to go out that door. The door after that, and the door after that. And i invite all of you, come with me. The tragic death of Philip Seymour hoffman, brilliant actor. How was i . Lift up your hearts. Each new hour holds new chances for new beginnings. Ill see you on the set, on the beach and in the kitchen and at the movies. You make us laugh. You make us feel good, robin. You know that . Its a good job. I like it. Its my day job. You do madonna, madonna, madonna. Hello ill tell you whats popping. Here we go. So happy to report that mr. And mrs. George clooney are making it official. Show us the ring the ring jay z family drama caught on camera. Brad pitt and Angelina Jolies wedding. What is a paint ball wedding . We thought, you know, its different. The hat that unofficially won the grammys. The song is, of course, happy. Hop along if you feel like a room without a roof because im happy bring me down cant none bring me down because im happy if you feel now this is how george feels these days. Surrounded by chicks. Hello. Oh, my no, no. Hold it. Hold it. Hold it. I want to let everybody know, toast is okay. She hasnt moved. You know the dog whisperer. They mark their territory by urinating. Thats why you have the hat on. Are you kidding me . Mr. Barry white. Can we crank up barry white just a little bit . I love this song. If you can play barry white, you got me. Jerry and ali go way back, because she played his girlfriend. Can i call you shmoops . No, you cannot. Im okay. Oh. Im okay. I fell down. It is a busy monday as well right here. You just said hello to lara twice. Three times. Hello again, lara. The ugly sweater showdown 2014. And i wore a sweater. You actually followed the rules. I sit on you. Gonna dance. Go ladies. The way i dance with you were expecting you come on. Come on, george. This is all you, george. The love boat there we go. Let it go let it go cant hold it back anymore ready, set, go. Here we go. Working it. There you go. There you go. Oh, yes. What you got . What you got . Extreme. Now, i can let go of this extreme wedgy that i have. This door just opened. Go ahead, go ahead. Oh oh you have a great snap. The gma games, two, one. That was insane. Oh, oh. Okay. We got it just stopped. We got a winner. The gma cup. Go hit the net. Oh and thats how you do it. All right. Okay, back to work. Always a privilege to be your eyes and ears here on the red carpet. And a whole lot of fun too. Lara. Oh, my god. Maybe its the hair spray. Yes, danny, its another fire. George. I cant begin to tell you what the weathers like up here. Oh, no, no. Lets do this. Bang, bang into the room i know you want it, bang, bang all over you George Clooney and amal. And maleficent, ariana grande. Maverick is here. And cute Little Prince george. I only just learned to walk. Been George Clooney three years in a row. Have you really . The streak is over. I have never been happier or healthier than i am right now. Today marks my eighth round of chemo. This is my final treatment. The doctors say i graduate today. Deltas pink plane transported 145 Breast Cancer survivors to join our event in times square. Aint no Mountain High enough one man saving a strangers life by donating his stem cells. Thank you so much. One nurse has touched hundreds of families like no other. Fabienne. My childrens story can never be told without you. I never thought that people thought that way for me. Were going to take care of this layaway for you. Oh oh, my gosh. All of me loves all of you do you take alexandra to be your lawfully wedded wife . Our ginger, she is getting married. Youre all to me, i give my all to you you are being inducted into the nfl hall of fame. Congratulations. I remember being in the gym, and my dad says, son, one day itll pay off. And, dad, i got to say, it paid off. Robin has been inducted into the broadcasting and cable hall of fame after 30 years on tv. Thank you very much. When you said 30 years, i feel old. When i started back in broadcasting back . 1972. Wake up, america. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, america. Morgan freeman. [ snoring ] get that man a cup of coffee. The o shot. Whats the o shot . Its breakthrough science, george. Thats shown Breakthrough Results in treating female desire. Good morning, america, i like the sound of that. I have no idea where george is. I might have tied him up. Been doing an ab workout for the last five minutes. The seat broke. So ive been spare no expense at gma. You even sang. Oh sang. I thought you said you saying. And i was like, i said what . What did i say . I dont know. I see you guys doing this. Thanks so much for joining us. Very nice. Its super star, demi lovato. Paramour. Sam smith. Jason on gma. Taylor swift. The haters gonna hate, hate, hate im just gonna shake, shake, shake shake it off wiggling, well be popping. Break, break, break and the fakers gonna fake, fark fake, fake, baby im just gonna shake, shake, shake shake it off never miss a beat shes beating it. Shes beat deaf. Im not a dancer. Its okay. And george is going to do the nay nay to it. Dont hold your breath. Whatever i do youre going to shake a tail feather here on this show. Its never going to happen. Oh it happened its been done it has been done. We truly have seen it all now. We truly have seen it all. Cause the players gonna play, pray, play, play and the haters gonna hate hate hate, hate im just gonna shake, shake, shake shake it off shake it off shake it off whos me now, t. J. . Shake it off i shake it off i shake it off i shake it off thank you. Come on, who isnt dancing at home right now, right . Dont we have the best jobs in the world . Yes. I really feel that. And so happy to share it all with you. And coming up we are counting down to new years as our partner, pinterest, shows you how to make the trendest appetizers drinks and desserts for tonights Perfect Party. In good morning im kristen sze. Thousands of partiers are expected to ring in the new year in San Francisco. In fact hundreds of thousands. Barricades went up yesterday for preparations and the folks from pyro spectacular are putting the finishing touches on the 15minute show. Police will be watching for duis. If you dont have to drive b. A. R. T. Will run until 3 00 a. M. Muni and caltrain will be free. Leyla, if youre driving its not that tough right now. Go to our website and well have links to really good deals as well as changes in scheduleholiday. The bay bridge toll plaza is wide open. Quiet conditions around the bay. Theres an accident southbound ten 1 at 680. Wight now we haveright now we have a ambu bulldog well pup, its out with the old and in with the new during mattress discounters year end Clearance Sale. Pup look i found a red tag bulldog that means folks can save up to 40 on clearance mattresses. Pup oh heres another bulldog that means up to 48 months interestfree financing on tempurpedic. Pup i found another red tag bulldog what . Where . 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In fact freezing temperatures inland. It will be close to freezing ar. It is a great crowd out here in times square. It is cold. It is seriously cold. We can feel the buzz ahead of tonights big celebration. And ginger is with the iconic ball, made from thousands of Waterford Crystals. Much more from way up above times square coming up in just she manages to look warm in a any temperature. Few. No matter where. Were counting down to the ball drop tonight, but the new Years Eve Party is already in full swing. We have dnice spinning us into 2015. Yeah. That has been nice. And look another all of these little happy bakers. American girl doll fans so excited for the American Girl doll reveal. The 2015 doll of the year. Were going to find out who she is. What is that silhouette . Thats a good clue. An exclusive first look coming up on good morning america. Sara, over to you. Thank you. Its the final day of the pinterest Perfect Party series. Its about the trendiest, which i didnt know was possible, appetizers, desserts and drinks to serve at your new Years Eve Party tonight. Here to show us how to whip them up is blogger and pinterest expert alejandra ramos. Got that right. Yeah, you did. This looks delicious. Thank you so much. Lets start with these delicious nuggets. These are puff pastry shells with chorizo and dates and pine nuts. We made the shells ourselves. You can buy them . You can, but they are hard to find. I just used regular puff pastry sheets and cookie cutters. You can use the top of a spice jar, anything. Just mark out the center. And hook it with a fork. And then fill it with the filling. Please tell me its easy. I dont cook a lot. Its so easy. Its like five minutes. Can i try that . You show me, ill try it. Im a good eater. Its a lot of fun. For the filling, i use fresh chorizo for this. I love its good, right . I can taste the chorizo. I love cooking with fresh sausage. Its got all that seasoning in there. Saves so much time. You brown it, its good to go. Added the dates, the pinenuts, and a sweet and savory mix. So good. Can you do this in advance . A lot of times its about getting everything done at the same time. You can do this up to two days in advance. You can do this right now. Make this right now. And scoop it in a the end. Heat it up quickly, and scoop it in. Save you time. Now i see chocolate. I dont want to rush you, alejandra, but this is my jam right here. This is my favorite. These are chocolate dessert shooters. Everyone loves the individual dessert. They dont want to share. No one wants to share dessert. It looks fancy. So fancy, but so easy. We make these with chocolate chips. Let me just get that out of your way. Some semisweet and bittersweet. Do you want me to help you . Then we add the eggs. Yeah. Pour in the heavy cream. This is made in the blender. This is like a blend and go type thing . Totally. You dont have to get in front of the stove or do any stirring or anything. Good. I dont use my stove. Youre good here. All right. Turn it on for a quick second. And there you go. And this is yeah. You scoop it into these Little Things . Yeah. You can actually just pour it right in from the blender. Thats how easy it is. That sounds too easy. Thats all it takes . Thats all it takes. Its really great. Better than instant, but tastes 10,000 times better. Do you serve them right away . Serve right away or refrigerate up to one, two days before. Im going to keep this. Not a Party Without something to drink thats fun and festive. Oh my god, new years eve, you totally need a little fizz. Look at the colors. I know, right . This is the fun homemade soda. Use fresh lemon juice, and some bitters. It adds some awesome flavor. Put it in the mixer with ice, do a little shaking and pour it into your glasses. And for fun use different colors too. Yeah. Were using these really cute rock candy. Thats rock candy its so great, kids will love this, grownup kids will love this. Thats a blast from the past. Totally. Everybody can choose their favorite color. And if you want to save a little time, take pressure off the host so important. Put it in a big old jug and serve yourself. Exactly. Let everyone help themselves and you can enjoy the party. Thank you for the tips. For complete recipes, and even more Party Planning tips and tricks, visit pinterest. Com gma. And in just a few hours that ball will drop here in times square. But we wanted to get the Party Started a little early. Help me out. The countdown, ready . Three, two, one happy new year tonights gonna be a good night we are counting down to new years eve at midnight. All eyes will be on times square. And i got to spend time up there with Ryan Seacrest and Jenny Mccarthy. Just hours from now, hosting the Biggest Party of the year. Dick clarks new years rockin eve with Ryan Seacrest. 2015. Thats live right here on abc tonight. Ryan and jenny gave us a preview. Take a look. Three, two, one. Happy new year. Reporter new years eve starts early for you guys. How do you keep the energy up to make it until midnight . We start at noon. This is it. Times square. The energys easy, because once it gets dark and the crowds are in and the music begins, it just sort of takes you away. You do. You feed off of them. Plus its really cold. Keeps you awake. Its like the entire world is represented. Sflr sflr. Reporter this is your fifth year together. How to mix it up . I would say from the five years i have been here, its the most performances. This is the busiest show. 38 performances. 38. Thats a lot. 38 in one night. Thats the biggest. We havent pulled it off yet. No. Reporter but among the acts. Some names people might be familiar with. Elton john, taylor swift. What else . Lady a and nashville. One direction, on the show for the west coast party. Iggy azalea is going to be out there. Meghan trainor. Anyone who had a hit song or a big year is on the show. Reporter last year you had a kiss at midnight from your thenfiance, donnie wahlberg. If my maths correct, new years eve is your exact four month anniversary . Youre right. Do you have a gift ready . And we met on this show. The new kids and backstreet got together and performed on new years. And he was going up to be interviewed by you and said hi, Jenny Mccarthy. Hi, donnie wahlberg. Even wahlbergs going to get excited tonight, i think. I could tell he wasnt listening to a word i was saying, he was thinking about jenny. Reporter will there be a kiss at midnight . I will kiss him again, but hooking up two strangers. And doing a little singled out. Reporter i like that. You had a big celebration on christmas eve. You turned 40 on christmas eve. Welcome to the best decade of. Is it true . Reporter yes. Im getting acclimated, im excited. Its because you dont care anymore. And thats whats scary. Its going to be fun to not care. Yeah. Reporter do you feel 40 . No. But i look it. Reporter no, you dont. No, you dont. So last year i talked to you guys you said one of the first things you do after the show is over you eat. I knew i liked you when you said that. Do you have plans for your meal after you get off here . We do. What is yours . Same as yours. Is it . I think. I order kentucky fried chicken. Oh, im having sushi. This is why we work well. A little yin and yang. Exactly. Reporter we have a lightning round. Im going to ask you the first thing that comes to your mind with these questions. The new years resolution for 2015 . To find someone to kiss on new years eve. Thats so sweet. To stop selfcriticizing myself. Reporter very good. Whats the first thing you buy yourself in 2015 . Me . Scented candles. Puts me at ease in my old age. Probably a trainer. Reporter very good. Very good. If you werent doing a new years eve show, where would we find you . Literally on my couch. Same. Sitting on the sofa in thermals. Reporter and if you could have one super power in 2015 what would it be . Grow. Be taller. Reporter this is awesome. Thank you for doing this in front of the most amazing Waterford Crystal ball ever. Do you think its smaller in real life . Reporter i think it is. Im surprised my Engagement Ring wasnt that big. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Its gonna be good. Dick clarks rockin new years eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015 starts tonight at 8 00 7 00 central tonight on abc. Now up to ginger with the ball for the final check of the weather. Ginger. Im up high in times square, and so close to this big thing. Its smaller my producer was saying its smaller than he thought it would be. Anyway. Its superimpressive and its still pretty chilly. We wanted to start with the weather headlines out in the southwest. We have pictures coming in overnight. So many people trapped on the highway have been rescued in california. The Winter Weather advisories and warnings stretch into texas. There are a couple of pockets in utah, colorado, new mexico and arizona. That cold, if youre not seeing snow, youre feeling cold, even in Southern California this morning. A look at the midnight temperatures. Dallas, close to the freezing mark. And thats a minus zeros. We dont have a category for that. Thats how cold it is in the northern rockies. Good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco. Still breezy. Notice the water on the bay. No white caps. Lowtomid 50s today. Below average temperatures with the sunshine. Calmer conditions this afternoon. It will be freezing cold the next cou all that weather brought to you by mazda. And we are just hours away from the big party. And the big ball drop. Thats why tom brennan is here. Master artisan for waterford. And i know you have one of the crystals in your hand. I have. Every year you change some up. Every year, 288 panels get changed. They are designed in waterford, ireland. The crystal is at the center of the entertainment, or the center of that good feeling. This year its about fortitude. Its about the inner strength and character, determination to carry on. We love this. You are so talented. This is a beautiful crystal this year. Strength, thats part of some peoples resolutions. We have a couple to share. Yes, it probably is. I want to share a couple from our viewers. We asked you to send them in and picked them earlier. Theyre going to be on the confetti that goes out. We picked them earlier. Lots of confetti. Stick to a budget, get bills paid off quicker and start the process of buying a home. I like that one. Good luck. I like that one. Kayla says, i like this one. To give love a second chance. I wonder what the story behind that one is. So do i. Thats what i want to know. So do i. And then, of course, final one, to spend as much time when my daughter before she graduates and goes off to college. I love it. You have one . I do. Tolerance, communication and fortitude. Youre from waterford, ireland . Im from waterford ireland. Second generation craftsman all the way from waterford, ireland. My resolution is now to learn your accent. Coming up on gma, we are going to reveal the new American Girl doll for 2015. Dont go anywhere. Walking on broken glass is there an elk in your bed . With sleep number, now theres an adjustment for that. Only at a sleep number store, find the lowest prices of the season, with the c3 Queen Mattress set only 1199. 98. Plus 24 month special financing on all beds. Know better sleep with sleep number. [male announcer] in ireland, we live in what we like to call the now. Its a wonderful place where the conversation flows. In the now the sun always shines, even when its raining. You might even meet friendly locals with long shaggy hair. And find yourself lost in music in the middle of the day. Jump into the now. Jump into ireland. Visit ireland. Com to find out more. Is there an elk in your bed . With sleep number, now theres an adjustment for that. Only at a sleep number store, find the lowest prices of the season, with the c3 Queen Mattress set only 1199. 98. Plus 24 month special financing on all beds. Know better sleep with sleep number. We have been waiting all morning for this big news. American girl fans are very excited. Its an exclusive first look at the 2015 girl of the year. And joining us for the big reveal is American Girl president jean mckenzie. Thanks for being with us. Good morning. There are impressive figures here. Nearly 30 years, started in 1986, more than 25 million dolls and 147 million books have been sold. Why is the American Girl so popular . We create this bond with girls. They not only love their dolls, but reading our books and watching our movies and maybe dining at the restaurant with their own special doll. And maybe they dont even know but theyre learning about history. Thats what i loved about it for my daughters, who are here with me this morning. Its a big trend for girls and parents are excited about it. But before we give away the big we veal can anyone guess why were wearing aprons . Shes a baker. Maybe shes a baker. We have smart girls. American girl fans are smart girls. How about the big reveal. A drum roll . Tada. There she is. Girls. This is grace thomas. Do you like her . She is the girl of the year. What do you guys think of her . Shes awesome. Tell us about grace. She is a working entrepreneur . Grace is definitely a baker. She loves to bake, thats her passion. But she wants to start her own business. Which is part of what the girls will learn about when they read her books. Her friends all join together to help her be successful in the dream. I like a Good Business girl. Good to hear. And i also love that she has a special message of working together and helping others. And for that you have partnered up with no kid hungry campaign. Yes. So no kid hungry is all about getting healthy food to kids. We have created a baking tool kit for grace that girls can actually on our website get. And then in their own local Community Host a bake sale and charity will go to feeding those great kids. Some of the girls who love to cook are part of a cooking club. Its about working together, being businessminded. You are getting this, right . Yes. Yes. Yes. We love that about the doll. And we want to mention grace, the 2015 girl of the year, is available on the American Girl website and in Stores Starting tomorrow. Coming up, taylor swift with an encore performance. But first, everybody gets dolls. Yay come on out. Look at that. Arent those great . Thank you. Beautiful. Female announcer when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight. Because they went to sleep trains ticket to tempurpedic event. Choose from a huge selection of tempurpedic models including the new tempurchoice, with headtotoe customization. Plus, get 36 months interestfree financing, two free pillows and free sameday delivery. Are you next . Make sleep train your ticket to tempurpedic. Your ticket to a better nights sleep welcome to new york its been waiting for you this right here is the preparty in times square. By the way, in just a few hours taylor swift is going to perform live here in times square. Its the second time shes done that this year. In case you missed it, she was here for gmas epic taylor swift 1989 concert. Her performance of welcome to new york, which is her big love song for the big apple was so great, we decided to give you an encore. Check it out. Good morning, america. And welcome to new york. Walkin through a crowd the village is a glow kaleidoscope of loud heart beats under coats everybody here wanted somethin more searchin for a sound we hadnt heard before and it said welcome to new york its been waitin for you welcome to new york welcome to new york welcome to new york its been waitin for you welcome to new york welcome to new york its a new soundtrack i could dance to this beat beat forevermore the lights are so bright but they never blind me, me welcome to new york its been waitin for you welcome to new york welcome to new york when we first dropped our bags on apartment floors took our broken hearts and put them in a drawer everybody here was someone else before and you can want who you want boys and boys and girls and girls welcome to new york its been waitin for you welcome to new york welcome to new york welcome to new york its been waitin for you welcome to new york welcome to new york its a new soundtrack i could dance to this beat beat forevermore the lights are so bright but they never blind me, me welcome to New York New York its been waitin for you welcome to new york welcome to new york like any great love it keeps you guessing like any real love its everchanging like any true love it drives you crazy but you know you wouldnt change anything, anything, anything let me see you put your hands up in the air welcome to new york its been waitin for you welcome to new york welcome to new york welcome to new york its been waitin for you welcome to new york welcome to new york its a new soundtrack i could dance to this beat the lights are so bright but they never blind me welcome to new york new soundtrack its been waitin for you welcome to new york the lights are so bright but they never blind me welcome to new york welcome to new york welcome to new york [ cheers and applause ] ryan said he was going to cut carbs as his new years resolution. Amy and is like no no. Im carbo loading. Im going to eat my chocolate croissant. Thank you to dnice. Happy new year, everybody. Bulldog the red tags mean save up to 40 on clearance mattresses. Get up to 48 months interestfree financing on tempurpedic. Pup i found a red tag [laughter] bulldog mattress discounters year end Clearance Sale ends soon female announcer get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempurpedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. Save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. The year end Clearance Sale is on now at sleep train. Your ticket to a better nights sleep good morning im kristen sze. Meteorologist mike nicco has your new years eve forecast. Mike. Well start with the winds. Theyre still biting until about noon today and then theyll taper as we head toward the afternoon hours, meaning its going to feel like 46 at 10 00 and 42 at midnight while youre watching the fireworks here in San Francisco. If youre elsewhere, dress for temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. Freezing cold inland for several hours so protect the pets and plants. Accuweather sevenday forecast, couple more freezing mornings before a warming trend this weekend. Theres a big accident southbound side of 680 near crow canyon. A big rig plus an overturned vehicle on its roof. Were still dealing with this accident southbound side of 101 at 680. A car veered across all its live with kelly michael. Today, one of our favorite leading men hugh jackman. And scandal star kerry washington. Plus hideaway. And a fabulous vacation could be yours. Tune in to win. All next on live. [captioning made possible by disneyabc domestic television] is now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan