High schools across america streaming in hundreds of entries for our live concert event. With katy perry. Were down to five amazing picks. Wait until you see the stories behind them, as katy reveals the first finalist this morning. In moments, only on gma. Hey, gma. Are you ready to make the announcement . And happy monday, everyone. Robin off today. Great to have lara to my right. Sara haines to my left. Welcome to you. Boy, we have a lot to get to this morning. Two big exclusives this morning. House Speaker John Boehner sat down with me for the First Time Since the shutdown. Hes not budging an inch. Neither is the white house. Well see what he says about the bigger fight ahead, americas debt limit. That is shaking up markets. And a special first look at Diane Sawyers exclusive first interview with malala, the young pakistani 16yearold called the bravest girl in the world. How she became globally famous after the taliban shot her and why she cannot, will not be stopped. She is not bei
And good wednesday morning. We begin with breaking news. That massive weather system along the eastern seaboard has 135u7bed what appears to be a tornado in north carolina. At least two injuries right now in moorehead city. Pictures coming out of the area, showing downed trees, downed power lines. Roofed ripped off buildings. Minor damage at a hospital. 12 people had to be evacuated from a condo along the beach. And the storm thats caused this damage is affecting millions of people, stretching from south florida all the way up to maine. Its happening on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Abcs Tahman Bradley is live in a rainy washington, with all of the delays there and holiday headache. Good morning, tahman. Reporter good morning, diana. Good morning, john. People not already hat grandmas house are going to have a hard time getting there. Its a mess, on roads and highways and at airports across the country. It came at the worst time. A ferocious storm system on one of the bus
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Concert like this. Thousands lined up for blocks, all night in the freezing cold. Waiting all night for you, one direction. We love you. Get ready for the fab five, live in central park, in just moments, only right here on gma. Lets start this party right now, gma. All good morning, america. And good morning, america. Lets go right to central park right now. Look at that crowd right there. Wow it may be wintry weather. But that hasnt stopped the biggest crowd weve ever seen in central park, for one direction, right there. And inside the one direction bus right now, liam, harry, niall, louis, and zayn, all ready for this huge concert. It was something to see the crowd swell throughout the night. And this is what we have. They were out so very, very early, as you said. Lining up for the tickets to get inside the park. Thats where well be shortly. And another sign of just how big this band is. Their new album came out just 24 hours ago. And its already number one in 96 countries. Of cours
Living on a prayer i love hearing that. What a trio. Who had the biggest thrill in that trio . I dont know. I think it has to be the prince. Go ahead. Go ahead. I think he did. It was great. What a great way to start this holiday getaway. 43 Million People living on a prayer on the highways and in the air. Look at those people coming in across the country right now. Holiday travel mess, as the thanksgiving eve storm takes hold. A lot of travelers facing lot of trouble up and down the east coast. And the midwest. And the travelers, including the champions from dancing with the stars, the bad weather impacting them. The champions. Derek, for a fifth time, amber riley. And theyre just arriving right now. All bundled up. Getting here to our studios as we speak. Again, all the travel woes, its great to have them here with us. Can we have a count of how many times derek has won . Five. Five times, wow. Amber was so jubilant when she won. Saying, she wants women of all sizes to know they can