New questions about their future role in the white house. Hung jury. Dalia dippolito, walking out of court with a mistrial after being caught on camera allegedly hiring someone to kill her husband. Now her ex is speaking out about that bombshell decision. To be honest, im real surprised. The prosecutor vowing to try her again for a third time. She was an american the American Girl and her prince. The first photos of Meghan Markle and prince harry celebrating the holidays. The story behind the pictures. Are we about to have an american princess . And good morning, america. A lot of news to get to this thursday morning. And a lot of the country feeling a lot of cold. More than half the country facing a bitter blast. This is some of the coldest december air in decades. It feels that way. Portland, oregon, you see t snowy mess on the roads. Cars abandoned in the middle of the night. In cleveland, you know a Little Something about cleveland, george. Snow is falling there right now. That storm system is heading east. Lets take a look at the map. 30 states are facing alerts. Lets get right out to ginger who is actually outside in it right now in new york city and times square. There could be snow, ice and flooding. We got it all. That is for sure. My eyes are already watering because the windchill here is 16 and this is the warmest were going to be for the next 48 hours. Check this out. I want to show you across the nation. Those flood watches up through north dakota, even North Carolina windchill advisories. Western new york and start there, they have fresh snow on the ground and blizzard warning north and east of where our gio benitez is. Reporter hey there, ginger, i got to tell you i am wearing six layers. This is no match for these temperatures. Were talking about a windchill of negative 8. My face knows what that feels like right now. Look at all this snow we got here. Seeing all of this wind. Were seeing gusts up to 40 Miles Per Hour. Sometimes like a hurricane it feels like. I have to sort of turn around here. Were talking about 10 inches of snow on the ground right now. It fell fast overnight. So many of you waking up to frigid temperatures just like this. This morning a deep freeze for many across the country. 100 million americans bracing for bitter cold from the northeast to the pacific northwest. Watch as this school bus in portland loses control barreling down an icy hill. Oh, look out, look out. Before colliding with cars parked on the street. This highway in oregon shut down due to an avalanche and in upstate new york a total whiteout on this road. And in buffalo, thunder snow. And look at this daring rescue, new york state forest rangers racing against time airlifting two hikers stranded adirondacks for two frigid nights. Subzero temperatures in the midwest. In chicago, its expected to be negative 1 degrees this morning. I have two gloves on, my snow pants on and three pairs of socks. Reporter whipping winds making visibility near steer row in michigan. All right, and you can see a lot of these whipping winds right now here in the buffalo area. Buffalo right now is going to be seeing this wind all throughout the day. Thats going to be the big problem and to our east blizzard warnings, a rough day ahead for a lot of people here in this area, ginger. Gio, all right this morning, jfk winds gusting to 44. I am sure flights will be affected even though you dont see flights affected yet. First that air, yes, weve been warning you about it. Here it is 23 below the feels like in minneapolis. I the worst here tomorrow morning. 25 below for boston and heres a quick look at that storm coming the heaviest falling in southern minnesota, parts of wisconsin and certainly michigan and into western new york. All right, lets head back in to george. I always have all the great news but especially this morning. You come inside right now. Well move on to that breaking news about Vladimir Putin. U. S. Intelligence officials tell abc news the russian president was directly involved in that hacking scandal interfering with americas election. Dramatic new development in the case and our chief investigative correspondent brian ross with the details. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The plot thickens with u. S. Officials telling abc news russian president putin was directly involved in the hacking of the Democratic National committee. As putin arrived in japan this morning, a spokesman for him called the report that he was involved, quote, funny nonsense but based on what people in the Intelligence Community say is a new flow of information. Putin is being directly connected to what u. S. Officials say was a longterm effort to interfere in the american president ial election. The revelations disrupted and embarrassed the Putin Campaign and led to the resignati the dn. C and endless news stories. So far president elect trump has dismissed all these reports that russia was involved but hes going to have new investigations on his desk when hes in the oval office. Absolutely and has refused to accept the u. S. Intelligence findings. The russians are behind the attacks and given his praise of putin and his choice for secretary of state of a man with close ties to putin trump will be faced with a test of who he wants to believe, the kremlin or cia. And question about retaliation. Absolutely. There have been recommendations for instance that the u. S. Go after putin and some of his secret Bank Accounts overseas, either expose them or take some money out of the accounts. Thanks very much. George, we move on with more on the trump transition. The president elect meeting with top sill lon valley executives as he goes into the home stretch filling out his cabinet and abcs tom llamas is here with the new details. Reporter good morning. The president elect continuing to meet with Industry Leaders in an effort to shore up confidence in the economy. But its also leading to more business, his family and the white house. Inside trump tower, the president elect huddling with tech titans from amazon, google, facebook, paypal and apple. Trump making this promise. Were going to be there for you and youll call my people. Youll call me. It doesnt make any difference. We have no formal chain of command around here. Reporter a shift for the president elect who in the past took on some of the very Business Leaders who showed up to his boardroom. Last december trump tweeting, the Washington Post which loses a fortune is owned by jeff bezos for purposes of keeping taxes down at his no Profit Company amazon. But now with the market in the middle of a rally trump says theres reason for everyone to celebrate. Theyre all talking about the bounce so right now everybody has to like me at least a little bit. Even more importantly we want you to keep going with the incredible innovation. Reporter also at the meeting, three of trumps children, jr. Their presence raising questions about conflict of interest. The president elect saying hes going to leave his businesses to his sons and trump executives, but so far that hasnt happened. And his sons are part of the Transition Team helping vet cabinet members and sitting in on meetings like this with key Business Leaders. Were going to continue to see them in governmentrelated meetings while theyre running the Trump Organization . Heres what i do know . Are we . Theres a lot of activity with lawyers and protocol officers at great expense to the trump family, frankly, trying to figure out how best to structure and how best to comply with protocols. Now noticeably absent from trumps tech summit twitter, tweeting one of trumps favorite things in the whole world to do so what happened . Well, the Transition Team says theyre just not enough room for everyone and disputing a report it was over an emoji the Trump Campaign wanted to create. Okay, tom, thanks very much. More about this and those questions about conflict of interest and the trump children. Don and eric set to run the business even though details arent set but real questions now, ivanka trump and her husband, jared, may be coming for more formal roles inside the administration. Right, we hear reports theyre house hunting here, all kinds of washington activity going on as you can imagine, george. But, you know, weve had first daughters in administrations before dating back to james monroe and that first daughter, by the way, was highly unpopular in washington. But this is this family is very, very involved in the way that we really havent seen before. And its going to be really difficult to sort out where its appropriate and where it isnt. Halfway through the transition right now, Donald Trumps poll numbers are creeping up but hes still pretty far behind where his predecessors have been at this point. And i think some of it has to do with the fact that, of course, he was still very unpopular when he was elected and a lot of people who voted for him said they didnt like him but also youre getting daily reports of Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote by close to 3 million votes and so that probably affects attitudes and, look, george, look at this cabinet. I mean, it is a lot of white guys and i think that that might people might be looking at that and looking at their business connections and having their doubts. Okay, cokie roberts, Electoral College meets next week. Robin. We move on to that massive yahoo hack. Lets go to abcs Rebecca Jarvis for the latest on this. More than a billion accounts possibly compromised . Thats right. This was the biggest hack of one Company Users ever and its a big deal because of the information that we believe the hackers have obtained. User names, phone numbers, email address, dates of birth questions and answers that are supposed to keep us more safe in our accounts more safe, robin, we believe they also got ahold of those in this hack. Since theres no indication who did this, what should people do. The most important thing in yahoo is advising anyone with a yahoo account to do this, change the security names and passwords on all of your account, change those security questions, but not just on your yahoo account, if you have any account where youre using that yahoo name and password you need to change it there too so could be amazon or itunes account and netflix. Change it there and watch out for suspicious emails because we know when hackers get ahold of your email address they send suspicious emails along with it. Ive been wondering about that. I mean this is happening sometime ago. Why now . They just discovered it now because theyve been doing an investigation. As you know earlier this year we talked about another hack at yahoo impacting 500 million users and investigating it and the fbi is involved into l were get the latest on the dylann roof trial. It was an emotional day in Court Wednesday when a survivor of the Church Massacre told her chilling story. Abcs Steve Osunsami is outside the courtroom with the details. Good morning, steve. Reporter good morning to you, george. Closing arguments are happening at the courthouse behind me and we are expecting a quick verdict as soon as this afternoon. Hes coming. Hes coming. Reporter Polly Sheppard was hiding under one of these tables at her bible study trying to avoid gunfire when she reached for her cell phone on the floor and called for help. Theres so many people dead, i think. Oh, my god. Reporter by this point several people in the room are already dead including the dear friend whose phone she was using to place the call. Did you see him at all . Yes, hes a young 21yearold white dude. Hes got it in his hand reloading. How many shots has he fired . I dont know. Theres so many. Reporter a white man was shooting black the oldest black churches in the country, miss polly as shes known in church the gunman was gil who sat stonefaced in court and who police say is seen practicing with the same gun in his home. He asked me did i shoot you yet . I said, no. He said, im going to leave you alive to tell the story. Roof laughed, retelling the moment during this recorded confession. Do you remember telling that lady, im going to let you live so you can tell my story . Yeah, i remember saying that. Reporter sheppard says its tough but shes trying to forgive. Took me a little while. I didnt forgive immediately. Reporter for many friends and famies of the church if theres ever a case where the Death Penalty this, is one. Reporter Michael Graham the brother of cynthia told me something i will never forget. He said dylann roof should be executed because he took away cynthias dignity. That he tried to take away her blackness and for that and for cynthia and for the eight other victims, he says, that cannot stand. Those emotions so powerful. Thanks very much. With other top stories, the situation in syria getting so desperate. It is so difficult. At this hour thousands of civilians and rebel fighters are finally beginning to evacuate the wartorn city of aleppo, syria. Now that a new ceasefire deal with the Syrian Regime has taken effect, the situation remains chaotic with reports of shots being fired at ambulances, carrying people in need of medical attention. At least one person was killed. Several others injured in Early Morning clashes. And tensions could be rising in the strategically vital south china sea. Experts say satellite images appear to show china has installed antiaircraft and antimissile weapons on a chain of disputed islands. Beijing has insisted development on the islands is mainly for civilian purposes, but calls any defensive measures appropriate and legal. Back here in this country the city of corpus christi, texas, and its 300,000 residents use water from the tap. Officials say the citys water system may have been contaminated by a petroleumbased Industrial Chemical after a backflow incident. Residents are being told to use only bottled water until further testing is complete. And hollywood is remembering another veteran actor this morning. Bernard fox was best known as the womanizing warlock dr. Bombay on bewitched and played colonel kritendone on hogans heroes and had roles on titanic and the mummy. He was 89. Sometimes you got to know when to pick your battles. When it comes to Christmas Lights a woman in michigan knew she could not compete with her neighbors display so she set up that sign that says it all, ditto and points to the neighbors house. I would say that is a highly effective use of Christmas Lights. And save on the electric bill too. So smart. So smart and so funny, oh, boy. All right, everybody, we are wail waiting for the debut of rogue one, the movie expected to be one of the biggest openings of the year and nick watt is in los angeles and, nick, star wars fans are caulk in their super bowl. Reporter they are, indeed, michael and it makes some sense. Happens once a year, lots of snacks involved and the fans are obsessed including these ones camping on hollywood boulevard outside the tcl chinese theater before what could be a 150 million opening weekend. Please stop by during Daylight Hours to ask the obvious question. Why, oh, why. Why, oh, why, not. You know you can just go in line and buy tickets. Who would want to do that . This is our super bowl. A whole community of nerds were representing and probably got beat up in high school. Youre watching me on tv. Reporter they already have tickets for fun to raise money and awareness for the childrens foundation. I was here in 77 in the mayhem. I was 3 1 2. Reporter ever since people have been getting a little crazy over star wars. One of the winners of the fan video competition. Yes. There will be much death in the star system. Reporter meanwhile, las vegas pd just dropped this psa. Please drive carefully. And may the force be with you, sir. Reporter ft. Worth, pd trying to attract recruits with this. Youre still jerking the trigger. Hey, its not as easy as it looks. Reporter over in england a replica built for collin in his backyard. Weve been working on it rain or shine. Reporter dry ice, moving head and guns, maybe the happiest kids in the world right now. And they dont have long to wait. The previews in just a few hours. The movie opening nationwide torr michael, may the force be with you. It is, it is. But you know amazing here in new york city people will camp out in this weather. You need the force to get tickets. Yes, you need the force to get through this winter weather. A lot more on rogue one coming up in our next hour but now ginger is back inside. Back inside. It feels good in here. The wind alerts, i got to tell you were very windy. We were already seeing gio blown away. The windchill comes from that wind. 30 to 40mileanhour sustained winds. You could see gusts up to 70 Miles Per Hour and put it on at 4 00 p. M. Philadelphia, 50. Washington, d. C. , 43. Your local weather. Coming up, hung jury. That bombshell rocking the courtroom in Dalia Dippolitos murder for hire retrial. Now her exhusband is speaking out. Dan and nancy, you know theyre standing by live to weigh in on all this. A new development in the do 20 years after her murder. 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Ginger following all the latest. Thats scary. Also right now top intelligence officials are telling abc news that Vladimir Putin was personally involved with the hacking that interfered with the u. S. Election and putin calling it funny nonsense. As everyone gears up for the holidays a big travel headline. More americans than ever are set to hit the roads and skies, aaa projects 103 Million People will travel between dec january 2nd and we have some from the fine state of louisiana lined up. You know, you only show my alma mater lsu. I didnt know you would not have come in i had seen no, love the tigers, as well. Love for the whole state of louisiana. Cut out the state of louisiana. She did a great job. Pretty tough to do that . In the show rell room last night. Speaking of travel Meghan Markle traveled to england, to spend time with prince harry and first picture of those two out and about and tell you the story behind the picture coming up in our big board. That is coming up. First the stunning news in the Dalia Dippolito trial. The judge declared a mistrial after jurors couldnt agree to convict her and, amy, another surprise. It wasnt a lone holdout. They were split right down the middle. Pretty stunning, george. And dippolitos defense team took a different approach this time around in court focusing on what they say the police did wrong during the investigation and, guess what, it seems to have worked for after further deliberation still cannot reach a unanimous verdict. Reporter a bombshell announcement in the murder for hire case against Dalia Dippolito, the jury deadlocked. I must declare a mistrial. Reporter now the man at the center is speaking out. I have to be honest, im real surprised. Reporter michael dippolito, the now exhusband of the woman caught on tape allegedly hiring someone to kill him in 2009. The supposed hit man actually an Undercover Police officer. You definitely want to do this. Im positive like 5,000 sure. Reporter her attorneys attacked the dismrpt for filming the conversation with the undercovering cop claiming they were more interested in starring the reality show cops instead of properly investigating the case. The police also came under fire for telling dalia her husband was dead knowing he was actually alive. Okay, im sorry to tell you, maam. Hes been killed. Reporter in 2011 dalia was convicted in just three hours. Sentenced to 20 years in pron appeal in 2014 and now shell go back on house arrest where she spent the last two years. Prosecutors vowing to try her a third time. Its mildly humorous to me but, listen, i wish her all the luck in the world. Im trying to move past it. Its a little hard when you have to do it every other year. Reporter shes always maintained her innocence telling me she was acting on those tapes. Did you want your husband dead . No, absolutely not. Reporter one juror who didnt believe her story voting to find her guilty telling abc news, it was real and she thought he was dead and this is what she wanted. State prosecutors are vowing to take another shot at convicting dippolito who remains under house arrest. The judge says he will hold a hearing in january on how to proceed. George. Okay, a lot to talk about here with dan abrams, nancy grace, thanks for coming in this morning, dan. Let me begin with you. You know, it seemed like a real surprise not only was there a hung jury but it didnt seem chose to a conviction. This legal head scratches. This is one case we looked at and almost laughed at the defense. If it was i was in a reality show defense, we were all in cahoots together. Me and the person you heard there, it was all fake. The problem is that this time around, thats not what they argued. So the jury doesnt know that the first time they argued something completely different than what theyre arguing in this case and, you know, when you look at it from 10,000 feet like we can, theres something troubling about that, right. The fact she gets to say one thing in one trial is i thought i was in a reality show and this case, we were all victims of the police and this time at least to some degree it worked. Is that what made the difference, nancy . It may have made the difference but what its really burning me up is to attack the police, because they tell her after they stage a death scene that hes dead and instead of her saying, what, they killed my husband, this was a script. How can they kill my husband . No, she never even says, what happened . Hes dead . And then not once, if you look at those tapes, when they arrest her when this he bring her in does she say, this was a reality show script. But that wasnt her defense this time, nancy. That wasnt her defense this time around. It wasnt a reality show this time. Look what i am saying is, look at the videos and also not once did it come up about allegations that she tried to poison him and in earlier date with a starbucks chai tea. Not only that, if you look at the documents, the police documents where they tapped her phone and looked at her texts, she is still contacting her hooker clients trying to set up dates up to july before this happens. All she wanted was his money and his town house and him dead. And now polices fault. Did the prosecutors blow it . You know, look, did they blow it . I think theyll do it differently the next time around, right . I think theyll end up untrying to is there thats right. Trying to undermine the credibility of the informant more than they did this time around. Right . Dont you agree, nancy that they i got a question for you, dan in yes, nancy. Talking about a criminal head scratcher, this girl is on house arrest. How did she jump up and get pregnant on house arrest with her mother and then she uses her baby as a defense at trial. Let her go home to her baby and her family. What . Im not going to explain to you how she could get pregnant while on house arrest. It happens with teens in homes all the time. But, you know, but thats a separate question. Shes only supposed to get out to go to church, people. I do think, though, that as a be critical in this next case is, is undermining you have this witness that cops forward that was the informant who basically says the police were pressuring me. I didnt want to do this. The police were pushing me. You pressure every confidential informant. What criminal or confidential informant wants to be part of a Police Investigation . Nobody. Nobody wants to snitch. Theyre afraid theyll find out. Its not just the exlover. Its the cop too. She told both of them that, both of them. Theres no doubt about it. But if you look at her behavior, so i always come back to, is how she acted at the time of her arrest. To me that tells it all. And we will be back in january, thank you, guys, very much. Whats coming up on the big board. Whoo, that was spirited. Coming up on our big board a major announcement in the Jonbenet Ramsey case. What investigators are now going to do 20 years after her murder. And everyone 5 is talking about new photos of prince harry an well talk more about those when we come back in two minutes. Jay knows how to keep nice shorts, dad. G. This is what the pros wear. Uhhh. Thats why he starts his day with those two scoops in heart healthy kelloggs raisin bran. Ready to eat my dust . Too bad i already filled up on raisins. Kelloggs raisin bran. Deliciously heart healthy. Come on r2 we gotta go woohoo the best place in the galaxy for everything star wars. Walmart. You all situated . Doing all this. You got it. All right. Welcome back. It is time now for our big board. Our team of insiders standing by for more on this mornings top stories. Lets start with a Jonbenet Ramsey case. This christmas i cant believe this 20 years since she was murdered. Now, investigators say they are exploring new dna testing using an fbi database that has dna from millions of criminals. Former fbi agent brad garrett will join us with more. Whats your take on this, brad . Well, this is potentially, robin, a big deal because our ability to analyze degraded composite dna which is more than one if a sample and a small quantity of dna have gotten much better so they may have a perhaps more precise shot as to were found at the crime scene. And, but, brad, even with the new dna, new testing, do you expect results to be different than they were in the past . What would make they any different than results in the past . Well, the problem is is that the one nail they apparently have dna of is in no database. The other is can the new technology separate the composite dna and refine that down to a particular individual. Well have to wait and see. Brad, as can you imagine the Ramsey Family lawyer has issued a statement lin wood and he said the family firm believes that dna evidence will eventually identify the man who murdered jonbenet and that theyre hopeful it will result in progress. Do you share that same optimism . Well, possibly. Here is the problem. Is the dna on her underpants and leggings actually the bad guys because theres a problem with other people touching it. Well have to wait and see. But, yes, i think its going to robin, to actually solve this case. I know, 20 years, its just so hard to believe its been that long. 20 years. So many questions and hopefully this will help answer some of those. Thank you, brad. Up next, the first pictures of prince harry and his new girlfriend together. The Sun Newspaper publishing the photos of him and Meghan Markle and terry moran joins us from buckingham palace. What can you tell us about the pictures and whats going on in these pictures . Well, michael, good morning and i got to tell you whats going on in those pictures is the young couple clearly in love out for a night on the town in london. Prince harry and Meghan Markle, american actress girlfriend took in a play and went for a stroll right down piccadilly to astonishment of theatergoers that night and yet they only seem to have eyes for each other, everyone said and also been seen around town, they went out and bought themselves a Christmas Tree. No any relationship so they were seen out buying themselves a Christmas Tree. Its clear that they are very much stuck on each other and they enjoyed what so many people come to london to do, they went to a play last night. Exactly, a lot of people do that and, you know, he, prince harry, has been very vocal about wanting to protect her privacy but theyre still saying, hey, they can go out in public. What is ken sing ton palace saying about this . Reporter well, right now, robin, we did reach out to Kensington Palace which is where prince harry lives and they offered no comment but youre absolutely right. Hes been fierce in defending Meghan Markle from an onslaught that she received. This ive been dating since the summer as you know and in social media where apparently all the worst people go to exercise their worst impulses she really did face a lot of racist and sexist abuse and he stood up for her. But as you say, that doesnt company. Everybody that saw them, the Christmas Tree, the people who saw them at the theater, they are clearly stuck on each other. And, terry, since theyook the big step of going Christmas Tree shopping together which is a big step can we assume theyre spending christmas together . Thats another big step. Reporter you know, the royal family is different. It would certainly be a sign if you go Christmas Shopping with your girlfriend or boyfriend, that is a landmark event but the royal family spends christmas together with her majesty the queen. She is sheer right now but they will be at sandringham which is their estate in the country, their traditional place for christmas and only wives and those who are and fiancees are allowed to spend christmas with the royal family. Shes not there yet. But, you know, this theres still ten days. Maybe on christmas she gets the ring. Hey, slow your roll. We know where terry stands. If youre a couple and buy a Christmas Tree together, big step. It certainly is here in the u. S. So something only brad garrett would say. I had the pleasure of spending some time this year with prince harry, around the Invictus Games and spent time at the palace and here. He is in such a great place. It doesnt surprise me. It seems like hes in a place where hes ready to have somebody in his life. I think everybody here wants him to have that. I mean im so happy for him. I just wish theyd leave him alone and let them breathe and enjoy themselves. You are saying that and were shooting the photo. A watching from police about leaving your car to warm up while you walk away. Dont do it. When i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. I just snapped a photo and got an estimate in 24 hours. My Insurance Company definitely doet have that. You can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™ Liberty Mutual insurance only abreva can heal it in as it penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. Dont tough it out, knock it out, fast. Abreva. And we are back now with that winter warning for drivers, so many of us have warped up our cars before getting in but that could create a tempting target for thieves and abcs Clayton Sandell is on the lookout. Watch these car thieves roll denver and seeing its empty steal it moments later. This guy cows a car, parks, approaches and darts to open the door but its locked. The homeowner sees whats going on and scares the thief away. Here in this, paing lot you see a thief casually walk then speed up to get in the car. The driver comes out to stop him but its too late. Cars left running to warm up. Puffers. Bad guys call them a golden opportunity and Police Departments across the country are again warning drivers not to leave their running cars unattended. Came out, started up the car. Less than 60 seconds. Reporter thats all it took to steal gregorys car. Bad enough but the thieves also got away with the keys to his second car. Later that night they came back to steal that one too. Went back for my car. Reporter you might not realize in many states its illegal to leave a car idling with the keys inside and depending on your state and. Com, that could even mean in our own be doing it. More than 57,000 cars stolen in 2015 had the keys inside. We got people leaving the cars running everywhere. Reporter in lakewood, colorado, we hit the streets in january with Sergeant Dave hoover. Within minutes his officers spot dozens of puffers idling in 18degree weather in front of homes and stores. You know why im bothering you . No. Your car is left running unattended while youre in the store. You cant do that. Reporter this driver hit with a 57 ticket. I wanted to sit in a warm car on the way to work. Reporter not far away ricks car has been stolen. Pulled out. Go back inside and maybe four minute, come outside. The car is gone. Reporter so as you can see leaving it running by itself on a cold morning like this can snag you a pricey ticket unless you have one of these. Its a remote start device that you just hold the button here and the car starts up. It warps up. That will not get you in trouble. But if you dont have a remote start we if you want to keep your mirrors from icing up put a plastic bag over the top with a rubber band and pull it off in the morning, totally icefree. If your door handles orring los start to ice up you can get this commercial deicing fluid to spray in there. Its about 5 bucks from many Auto Parts Stores and finally, if you want to keep that from icing up get a yoga mat, put it on there overnight and take it off in the morning, look at that. Completely icefree. Namaste, guys. I knew he would say that. I didnt know its illegal. I knew it was a bad idea but illegal . Learning every day. Coming up, rogue one is opening and Forest Whitaker is opening up about his role on gma. Whats happening upstairs. Lots happening. Big crowd. Great crowd and if you dont have all your Christmas Gifts yet, dont tory is in the house with great deals steals. Thank you, i will. The big finale of our Big Christmas cookie search coming up on gma. Right now at kohls its time to give the perfect gift so let him be a kid again make her sparkle and help him save the galaxy. At kohls youll save a little more with an extra 15 off and earn a little more with kohls cash so you can give a little more this holiday. Kohls. When are they leaving . Grilled cheese and campbells tomato soup go together like grandchildren and chaos. Made for real, real life. Dry skin problems eufor over 100 years. Ing discover eucerin advanced repair. It moisturizes dry, itchy, rough, skin. For immediate relief for healthierlooking skin. Look for eucerin, now in the red cap. Come on r2 we gotta go woohoo the best place in the galaxy for everything star wars. Walmart. Grandma is so happy to be here for your very first christmas. 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It has been closing earlier since the programs been in effect. Also at todays meeting the board will discuss an incident on the red line where six rail cars detached. Two Police Departments in our area will announce critical updates to their body camera program. They will update what impact that has on reducing crime. Also today Police Officers will begin wearing body cameras. Officers will be able to review video from their cameras before filing reports or testifying court. In case you havent noticed arctic air has moved . Today is going to be one cold today as well as tomorrow. But today were going to get all the wind with it. The temperatures dropping throughout the day from the upper 20s to mid and low 20s. Winds gust to about 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour. Windchill ratings in the Single Digits. Less wind for tomorrow. Rain returns sunday afternoon, and take a look at next week. We start off awfully cold. Weve got stopped traffic northbound 395. Due to the fact we have Police Activity on the 14th street bridge. They have traffic completely at a stand still. We have reopened lanes on the 14th street bridge so were trying to get moving once again. 270 southbound collision, otherwise morning connect with the beltway. You are going to hit the if breaks has you head toward the American Legion bridge. You can get more news, traffic and weather on newschannel8. Ill be back in another 30 minutes with anoth good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Lifethreatening cold. Temperatures plunging below zero for 100 million of us. 30 states are on alert. Drivers battling through whiteout conditions as a new storm moves toward the midwest. Health warning. Alan thickes sudden heart attack raises new concerns. Do you know how to spot the warning signs and how cold weather exercise can impact you. Dr. Richard besser is here with how to stay heart healthy. When harry met meghan. The story behind the photo. Holiday deals steals just ten days till christmas and tory johnson is here with savings up to 77 off. All i want for christmas the big finale of our christmas cookie search and we have the ultimate live and theyre saying good morning, america. [ applause ] oh, wonderful audience we have here on this thursday morning. Cookie monster. What weve been doing these last few weeks with this challenge. Ten days until christmas. You said that. Oh. Good thing tory johnson is here. Exactly. [ cheers and applause ] Christmas Shopping done this morning. Them their is fighting word, saints next to the giants. Who dat. Okay, all right. Remind you of that. Oh. In new york. Earlier, cookie monster is here and he is our judge. Cookie monster will help us choose a winner. Hes here to judge. Cookie, youre a judge. Youre not to eat the cookies yet. Dont do it. Me have control issues. Not easy for monster. Cookie. Be a good boy. There you go. Okay. Doing great so far. Amy with the morning rundown. Good morning and the big story this morning, the breakout news about Vladimir Putin. U. S. Intelligence officials tell abc news the russian president was directly involved in the hacking of the Democratic National committee. They say it was a longterm effort to interfere with the u. S. President ial election. Moscow calls the allegations nonsense and so far president elect trump has refused to accept any claims of russian hacking linked to the election. And the other breaking story right now is an encouraging sign of progress in aleppo, syria. A new ceasefire deal is holding allowing convoys to evacuate wounded civilians from the besieged city. Thousands of people have been trying to flee since the takeover by syrian forces. And back here in this country people from the midwest to the northeast are bracing for dangerously cold temperatures. It feels like 0 degrees below zero in parts of the upper midwest and its so cold schools are closed in some areas. Drivers being reminded to check their tire pressure. Abcs gio benitez is in buffalo, new york, in the thick of it. Gio. Reporter amy, good morning to you. The big story right now here in the buffalo area, all of this wind seeing gusts up to 40 Miles Per Hour at times and that makes these frigid temperatures feel even colder. Were talking about a windchill of 10 below zero right now in the buffalo area. Some ten inches of snow fell overnight here. They fell hard. They fell fast, and as this wind continues to pick up, its going to be blowing this snow all over the place making it even worse for so many people here. Blizzard warnings to our east. Dangerous conditions out here, amy. All right, gio, stay safe. A rare snowstorm left thou commute in portland, oregon, which does not use rock salt to treat the roads. A school bus sliding down that hill slamming into another vehicle. Thankfully no serious injuries were reported. This morning yahoo is waiting to find out how another massive data breach may affect its bottom line and revealed 1 billion customers have been affected by the breach which compromised users passwords and phone numbers and now verizon is said to be reevaluating its plan to buy the company. Well, a heartwarming keen from california. 2yearold formerly conjoined trinhs have been reunited for the First Time Since being separated during a 17hour surgery. Thats eva and Erika Sandoval that once shared a bladder, liver and leg before the operation. Doctors now expect them to fully recover. Prince harry and his girlfriend actress Meghan Markle have been photographed together in london. The Sun Newspaper publishing photos of them on a play. Harry is quote very serious about her. And we want to pause to remember a beloved friend of this program and an icon in the beauty industry. Hairstylist to the stars, vincent roppatte, known as the man with the golden hands with a client teleprompter that included jackie onassis, Liza Minnelli and our own diane sawyer. He spoke to his two children every day. He was 81. He will be missed. I will miss his warmth, his kindness and that infectious smile he always had, guys. Absolutely. All those years we had to see him every morning and that was a perfectpicture of him and diane. So close. Going to miss him. He was ledge di and did Marlene Dietrich and judy garlands hair. A lot of broadway stars so figured i would news. Saturday night live alum taran killam is headed for the great white way in a big way. He will make his way in none other than hamilton. Ooh. You guessed it. Quite a way to start your career on broadway. In january he will take the throne in the role of king george which was originated by Jonathan Groff and hell be terrific. He was great on snl. [ cheers and applause ] guess its all in the family. His wife from how i met your mother is also coming to town. Yes. Shell be making her debut in present laughter. Well be watching. Hamilton, thats how you do it. That role is fantastic. I. Youre hes on the stage for i think nine minutes total but steals the show. Big impact, though. Absolutely. Also in pop news this morning, get ready for another comic book based movie. I like this story. Margot robbie is reteaming with suicide squad director david ayer for an all female villain movie. The upcoming film just sounds fun, showcase top female bad guys from the d. C. Comic world including robbie as harley quinn and poison ivy. No word on casting those roles yet. They were featured in the d. C. Comic series called sirens. I gist it was very, very popular. Hence why its going to hollywood. Highlighting popular villainesses from the batman universe fasttracked into production. Do you guys like that . [ cheers and applause ] superheroes. Super bad guys. Wonder woman. I cant wait to see wonder woman. Power to the women. Yes. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, michael. And finally, who played rock, paper, scissors when whats your go to . Not supposed to go rock though. Rock is a loser, right. You get covered so are you sister or i always go paper. I dont remember. I went scissors. You would have beat me. Again she gets me so anyway if you think rock, paper, scissors was only reserved for the playground check this out. This japanese tournament will convince you otherwise, im quite certain. [ speaking a Foreign Language ] oh. The stakes were high. 98 people competing for a spot in a music group that will record a cd and that round went to see who would be the lead singer. Apparently no matter who the better singer is but who does better rock, paper, scissors. This group fronted by the person who knows what you know. Although she won. Right . Yes. So you said never start with evidently im wrong. Im still wondering is that real . That was real. Thats a big are they theyre going to front a singing group. They basically weeded out people who could sing . Hopefully by singing is what im trying to get to if based on rounds of rock, paper, scissors. Look for that cd. It should be fantastic. Itll be okay. Singing is secondary. You play rock, paper, scissors, you got a shot. I think we got a grammy. Its on gma. Thank you, lara. We appreciate it. Dr. Besser is here with an alert about keeping your heart healthy. And weve got, yes, and weve got holidays deals steals that will get to your house by christmas. Dont want to miss that. Tory johnson has something for everyone. Thats just ahead. Walgreens presents, a holiday mini miracle. Hey this is for you. Did you really . Didnt have too getting the gift you almost kept for yourself . Now thats a holiday mini miracle. And its easy to create your own at walgreens. With 50 percent off the gifts of the week, just around the corner. Walgreens. At the corner of happy and healthy. As after a dvt blood clot,ital i sure had a lot to think about. What about the people i care about . Including this little girl. And what if this happened again . I was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me . So i asked my doctor. And he recommended eliquis. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. Yes, eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots. Eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. Both made me turn around my thinking. Unless your doctor tells you to. Eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. Dont take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. If you had a spinal injection while on eliquis call your doctor right away if you have tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness. While taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily. And it may take longer than usual for bleeding to stop. Seek immediate medical care for sudden signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. Eliquis may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. Tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots. Plus had less major bleeding. Both made eliquis the right treatment for me. Ask your doctor if switching to eliquis is right for you. How else do you think he gets around so fast . He reins this holiday and get the mercedesbenz youve always wanted during the winter event. Now lease the 2017 gla250 for 329 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. You want to know ill tell you whats awesome okay, i wont. But this guy will toysrus is having a 2day sale this friday and saturday only buy one, get one 40 off all calico critters and all fisherprice imaginext toys. Plus, all bikes are on sale toysrus. Awwwwesome we are back now with a health alert after the sudden passing of alan thicke. He seemed healthy when he was playing ice hockey with his teenage son when he decided and attended a Christmas Party days before. Rich besser to talk about it. Again, you know, he looked happy. Looked healthy. Out there playing ice hockey. Not that unusual though for someone to have a heart attack in this situation. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. And a surprising thing is half of the men who die suddenly from a heart attack never had a symptom before. They didnt know it but not all heart attacks are the same. So when you think about a heart attack its a cutoff of blood to part of the muscle of the heart. If it cuts off blood flow to a large part of it it will be fatal. Another way to be fatal if it takes out that nerve conduction system that causes the heart to beez properly and have an arrhythmia. If its not treated right away it can be fatal. Reports are his teammates acted quickly. What should you do if you feel these coming on . You want to act quickly. First thing call 911. The sooner someone gets to the hospital the more likely they are to survive. If theyre alert and awake and have an aspirin, take an aspirin, baby aspirin, adult aspirin, chew it up. That will help, as well. Quick question, is that something we should be doing preventively every single day at a certain age and carrying them in case its a good thing to carry if youre somebody at a high risk for Heart Disease and hit the age 50 your doctor will tell you to take an aspirin but its not really something that Everyone Needs to do. If there are not conscious and down you want to start cpr. You dont need to breathe for them anymore. Just doing chest compressions to the beat of staying alive. Remember that. An aed, e. Term defibrillators are available. Take that out, put it on their chest. Theyre designed to be used people who arent medical. What should people do to reduce chances. He was playing ice hockey. People are thinking, wow, you shouldnt exercise but exercise is actually one of the best things you can do for your heart health. It doesnt mean now that its winter you want to go out there in subzero wealthary shoveling your driveway but getting daily exercise is really important. The other thing is know your Blood Pressure. You know, you want to make sure that you know what your Blood Pressure is. Its called the silent kirill because it may be high and causing damage and you dont know it. Go to the pharmacy. You dont have to make a doctors appointment. I just purchased one recently. You can do it at home or down at the pharmacy its free. Usually there by the drug counter and if your Blood Pressure is high, get it checked out. Blood pressure, high Blood Pressure always leads or just causes organ damage. It can cause damage to your heart, blood vessels, kidneys and people wont know its high if they dont look. Its not about exercise. Its about the intensity i assume. Exactly. You know, you can exercise as in intensely as you want but a lot of people who arent getting exercise all the time, you want to take it slow. You want to get checked out before you start out. But dont ignore the exercise. Its really good for you. Great advice. Lots of good advice. Tory is here with great deals steals. The things that i consume on a daily basis, a lot of it is very acidic. The enamel on my teeth was actually weakening. The whiteness wasnt there as much. My teeth didnt look as healthy as others. My dentist said that pronamel would help fight against that erosion that foods and drinks were causing. So it was really important to start using the pronamel. Itll be one less thing you have to worry about. Pronamel is now giving me the confidence to know that im doing the right thing. So its nice to know that its as simple as that. And let roomba from irobot help with your everyday messes. Roomba navigates your entire home. Cleaning up pet hair and debris for up to 2 hours. 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The temperatures dropping from the 20s to the mid and low 20s late. Winds gust to about 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour, and look in the windchill ratings, in the Single Digits. Its a partly sunny day tomorrow, wintery mix Early Saturday Morning and rain returns sunday afternoon. Take a look at next week, we start off awfully cold. You mentioned the wind. We have Wind Warnings on all our area bridges, extra caution, especially our high profile vehicles. The first thing youre going to notice is how the wind is shaking our camera activity. Delays on the southbound side. General Assembly Cost you 30 minutes from 118 to the beltway. Speaking of the belt way, inner loop delays from the mixing bowl to ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, welcome to the greatest show on earth. And good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] the first female ringmaster in the history of the ringling brothers and Barnum Bailey circus. Were going talk to her live. Her name is Kristen Michelle wilson. Good morning, kristen. Congratulations. Thank you so much and good morning to all of you, good morning, america. So how was last night . Your second night as ringmaster . How did it go . Yes, thrilling. I am so honored and excited to be the first female ringmaster of the ringling brothers and Barnum Bailey circus and that is just a thrill to even say it. You never break character, do you, kristen. This is something you dreamed about for a real long time, huh . Absolutely. Ever since i was a child, i have loved performing and entertaining. Ah. So to join the greatest show on earth is truly just the biggest thrill of my life. Its a bucket list level opportunity i never even imagined and to find myself here surrounded by these amazing people. Were sighing pictures of you as a little one and that smile, so infectious and just this is a moment that you wanted. I wish you could come out of your shell a little bit more. You seem so reserved, kristen. Oh. I definitely have a larger than life personality and im really really one of the best things about being a ringmaster. You get to be yourself but you get to be the grandest version of yourself. I get to guide audiences on this incredible journey around the world with the circus extreme, so it is really just such an exci excitement. Hey, let me ask you. What is the coolest thing or most surprising thing youve learned about the circus since becoming the head honcho as we say . Well, the ringling brothers and Barnum Bailey circus has been around for 146 years. Which makes me the 39th ringmaster. 39th . Almost like being a president. Yes, indeed. I am a member of a very exclusive club of ringmasters and im so honored to join this incredible tradition. I have just been so excited to learn everything that i can about this incredible history and its really exciting to travel the country, all of the amazing people out there, hello, america. And show you all of the Amazing Things that human beings can do. Oh, thats great. Well, president wilson, we love you. Yeah, yeah. Yes, we do. [ applause ] ringmaster wilson. How much do you want to now go to the circus because of her . Look at everybody behind her. They do not break character. No. Watching them juggle that much. Youre the best, all the best. Yes, congratulations. First female. First female. Breaking that glass ceiling. Obviously you can see why she got the job. Yeah. Very infectious personality. That is awesome. You know, a lot of people go to the circus but how many go to the movies . [ applause ] well, going to give you a little movie etiquette. Theater etiquette. Because some people seem to lose that when they go into the movies and we all see those signs that say do not text. Do not talk and do all those want to give you some other things you dont do. Show up on time. How many of you show up right when the movie starts . Yeah. So aggravating. How many go for the previews . [ applause ] how many of you send someone else in and say save me a seat . Oh, you do it. Youre not allowed to do that. Can you do that. But can you do it, george but they say if you send someone this to save you a seat if the theater is full that seat is only until the previews start. I dont know about that. I dont know about that. Yeah. I just keep thinking about that seinfeld episode when elaine was trying to save all those seats. Yeah, and yeah i love our producing staff. Look, they have it right will. Only save a seat until previews, after that the seats are fair game. Only save one seat, right . Only only one seat. Do not put your foot on the back of seats or, worse, between seats. That bugs me. Yeah. Thats a nono. Proper etiquette. Do not bring of child of an inappropriate child to rrated movies. Oh, boy, that was universal. George just said oops. Well, your daughters are older. Their answer all the time you let us see bridesmaids we can see anything now. Those girls are smart. Those girls are smart. Because a lot of people think that the kids are going to sleep in the movies and theyre not going to go to sleep but the biggest thing just be mindful of other people. Dont try to save too many seats. Dont sit next to somebody when the theater is almost to capacity and dont sit next to somebody when theres 400 in a 200seat theater. What is that. All these seats and they sit right next to you. Come on. You get up and move. No, i looked to him and said are you kidding me and he got up and moved. Twitter. We asked what they think is the rudest. Take a look. Texting, no surprise, 52 . Talking, of course, 46 . See, nobody minds saving seats. Nobody minds. I think some theaters now you can have the reserve seating . Yeah. So to add a Little Something to that, dont sit in the seat that you know you didnt reserve. Yes. But i dont mind texting lights up the whole theater. Thats a little distracting. We gave the audience popcorn today but chewing the popcorn is so loud. Why cant please chew quietly. But, you know you guys are fabulous just so you know. Speaking of the theater, eating popcorn and youre always mesmerized when you see this man on the big screen, please welcome liam neeson [ cheers and applause ] i adore you. Liam. Ha love you. [ cheers and applause ] i know. Hey. I know. Actually we had to get extra security today for you. You hear all that screaming. Uhhuh. Its tough. Im serious. Ive always had the biggest crush on him. He knows and i love these two new movies you have coming out. Thanks, robin. A monster calls. A little bit different. Tell me, connor omalley, what should i destroy next . What . This is most satisfying. I can assure you. Come on, tell me. What should i destroy . Snap the chimney. The chimney. Yeah. A monster calls. Out a week from your choice is unmistakable. Its about an imaginary friend. Tell people more about it. The story is about a young boy who is like 12 whos going through an incredibly difficult time in his soul, in his home. He has nobody to turn to so he conjures up this tree, monster. Not really a monster that kind of teaches him, teaches him little stories about life and how complex life really is, you know. He a little horrifying looking than he is. Yeah, exactly. And hes partly a yew tree which legend in mythology was a healing tree, mischievous healing true but a healing tree. Your choice, you know why were so quiet. Were just listening. Yeah. No, no. You can read the phone book. Its true. Im sure people are always asking to you do that and then this next film that im really excited about. Martin scorsese worked on silence, 28 years. Yeah. And the pope, its been pope approved. Im not sure if hes seen it but certainly lots of seconds and jesuits, 200 jesuits saw it a couple of weeks ago and its about jesuits in 16 in japan in the 1600s when christianity was really oppressed. And these young gejesuits with going out to find me a jesuit who disappeared several years before and theyve heard that he has apot at tsticized which mea renounced had is faith. I was their mentor and confessor. We can see that ourselves because we have a clip of it. Because they look just like me. You see jesus in and believe his trial is the same as yours. They would never compare themselves to jesus. Do you have the right to make them suffer . Ooh. That looks so you know [ cheers and applause ] but we cant let you get away. So excited about those two but tis the season, love actually. Love actually. I mean, it is on constantly. This time of the year, yeah, it seems to do hello. Thats my favorite movie, by the way. We made that 13, 14 years ago. And it still holes up. Its a great movie. Holds up. I want to watch it again tonight. Just a great movie. One of those movies that no matter where it is when you sit down, it doesnt matter where it is in the movie you will sit down and you will watch it. Sorry, robin. I was going to say the very opening on that film grabs you because its a voiceover that says, all the victims of september 11th, all the messages they left were love, it was all about love. And youre immediately grabbed when you hear that, you know. Doesnt let go. Beginning to end. I also love the end, those actual scenes at the airport because nothing is better when youre going home for the holidays in the airport. Yeah. Thank you, liam. Thank you for coming in. A monster calls in theaters december 23rd. Well be right back. Weve gone high tech with our all right. We are just hours away from rogue one a star wars story and lama hasan sat down with Forest Whitaker who stars in it. Take a look. What is your call sign, pilot . Rogue one. Reporter the actionpacked jawclenching movie rogue one is about to be unleashed. The film sets out the rebels plan to disable the empires death star. If you continue to fight reporter Forest Whitaker stars in it. You pay a rebel who i think has gone off the rails a little bitty. He lives a little bit more in the gray. Hes been in so many, so many battles and so many conflicts but the spirit is alive in him. Jyn, is it really you . I cant believe it. Reporter youre a guiding force, i think, to jyn erso. I rebel. Definitely. I took her as a child, young child and so i raised her for a long period of time. You left me behind. You were already the best soldier i was 16. I was protecting you. You dumped me. Reporter she was hardcore he he herowine. You wouldnt want to mess with her. And finds what she believes and what is right and will die for it if she must. Rebellions are built on hope. In the end its about freedom. Its about hope for freedom and the hope for a possibility of a good life. Reporter anyone else you would like to play in star wars. Now is your chance. If i had to pick one it probably would be gurira. Tick, done. Another plug, another plug from may the force be with us. Reporter for Good Morning America, lama hasan, abc news, london. In yes and rogue one a star wars story in select theaters tonight. Cookie, joining our big and its time now for our Great American christmas cookie search. See these Beautiful People behind me. Weve had so many great submissions. Take a look. Good morning, america. Ooey gooey delicious. They are to die for. We set out to find the best christmas cookie ever. Online submissions pouring in from every nook and cranny of the country. Roll the dough. Really thin. Never reroll your scraps. One womans story left us wanting more. Love in cookies. Born with down syndrome, colette never let that stop her. We spent a lot of years with people shutting doors on her. Its exciting. Reporter instead she star d colletteys. God put her on earth to change the way people around the country. Reporter the orders have been rolling in. Over 50,000 cookies requested. Thank you so much. Reporter encouraging others to follow their dreams. These are our biggest hit. One cookie at a time. [ cheers and applause ] love that story. Joined by our finalist and judges, we have our judges, cookie monster. [ cheers and applause ] and special projects director of food wine magazine. Gail simmons. Not as exciting as cookie monster. Ive had a few cookies. Im excited. You brought some favorites. These are two of mine. A chocolate mint wafer cookie. The fill something marsh mellow creme with a little peppermint extract. Youll want that. These are dulce de leche crispies. Almonds, crispy, crispy rice. Fiveingredient cookie. Cookie. Hes ready. You want one . Yes, me always ready for cookies. All right. Well, those are delicious and im telling you, we had wonderful, wonderful entries, youre one of the finalists, cherie. Whats your secret ingredient. Mine is a pumpkin Graham Cracker cookie and i added Graham Cracker into the cookie itself. So thats something that really you need to know about with the frosting thats where the pumpkin comes into play and use a pumpkin in a can so it makes it easier to cook with. Sure, why not. Good idea because getting the meat out of a pumpkin roasting it is a lot of time. Who wants to mess with that . Youre right about that, cookie. Lets get this going. Make the cookies. Lets do this. I know youre ready. Im ready. Yes. So you put all those ingredients in. But this is the key right here. You can have the pumpkin all year they are delicious. Thank you, cherie. And so move on down, hi. Pumpkineriffic. Mine are the banana pudding cookies and my secret ingredient is the instant pudding mix. It is a soft batch cookie and i add a nil la wafer on top for that extra crunch. Yum. Banana pud something such a Southern Comfort food, one of my favorite desserts. This is a simple way to get a little taste in a cookie. Little shortcuts you take. Yeah. Save time. No one has extra time during the holidays. Yum, yum, yum. [ cheers and applause ] all right. After all, after all its come down to the final two. Our esteemed judges have been testing. And have been tasting. Are you ready . Who is the winner . Drum roll. Here we go. Here it is. Here is the winner. Oh, boy, oh, boy. Cookie, cookie and i decided, its cherie. [ cheers and applause ] yes. Yes. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you so much. Congratulations. Thank you so much. We love your cookie. You know what, everyone, everyone is a winner, everyone is in our waistline these last few weeks, so, gail, cookie monster, thank you very much. Always a pleasure. All our strand restoring ading a fathers faith. Stronger is being a typical kid. Despite a rare disorder. Stronger is seeking answers and not giving up until you find them. Because we dont just want kids to grow up. We want them to grow up stronger. With your support, we can find more answers faster. Make a gift today at childrensnational. Org givenow Good Morning America is brought to you by macys. Congratulations again, cherie. All your friends at the university of North Carolina and were gearing up for our ugly sweater contest next week. Send us your pictures. Cheers. From obvious seven news, this is a good morning washington update. Good morning, washington, im melanie hastings. Heres a check of your stop stories. Police retail trying to figure out how a man ended upshot to death in an officer on routine patrol found him lying there with several gunshot wounds early this morning. The victim has not been identified. Andn; right now but the district is ready. Overnight road crews spread salt on bridges and overpasses. Additional services will be available to protect residents from the severe cold including emergency shelterings. That cold air is here and its windy too. Heres veronica johnson. Today is going to be one cold day as well as tomorrow. But today were going to get all the wind with it. The temperatures dropping throughout the day from the 20s, upper 20s to the mid can low 20s late. Winds gust to about 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour, and look at the windchill ratings. In the Single Digits from 1 oclock to 7 oclock and into early friday morning. A little less wind for tomorrow. Its a partly sunny day tomorrow. Wintery mix saturday morning and then rain returns sunday afternoon. And take a look at nex those cold temperatures impacting the ride for those heading from Silver Spring down 16th street. We have a water main break and of course that means frozen water on the roadways. Black ice southbound 16th street into the district. Capitol beltway just volume delays heading into the district on northbound 395 youre on the brakes as you pass pentagon cit melanie. Thank you so much. More news, traffic and weather on wjla. Com. Have a great day. Stay warm. 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