He had a record and a rap sheet. Why hes asking for forgiveness 30 years later. Should the original bad boy be given a clean slate . And good morning, america. Welcome to t. J. Holmes. Hey, hello. Just trying to make lara proud. Always do. Try not to mess up the seat here. Its interesting to see how the marky mark story works out. He admits he made a very big mistake as a kid. Now hes seeking redemption for his own kids. Were going to begin with the outrage in the streets. Protests from coast to coast for the second night after the grand jury decision in the eric garner state. Abcs Ron Claiborne is in Staten Island this morning, the site of the deadly confrontation. Good morning, ron. Reporter good morning, george. Im in the calm eye of the storm of protests that are sweeping the country. Those protesters chanting i cant breathe, the last words of eric garner, and also dont shoot. Holding up their hands. This as were learning more about the inner workings of the grand jury that didnt p
After the bad bike crash. So look who stepped in to help at a huge concert overnight. Chris martin and bruce springsteen, honoring the singers commitment to a big cause, with a show for the ages. With or without you still marking up with a lighter. I know. The lighter. Just right outside here. Just a few hours ago here in times square. A night to remember just popped up like that. And with or without bono, the show went on. It went on. Chris martin and the boss up there. What a backup plan. Bruce springsteen right there, fills in for bono. Got a lot of good friends. And we have a lot to get to this morning. Beginning with the wild weather. Heavy rain on the west coast threatening mudslides and flooding. Temperatures plunging in the east. Ginger is tracking it all. The Flash Flood Watch from san diego to los angeles. Back into the sierras. And not just that, watching the new storm. We have had round one. Now its this. You can see it churning, pushes the moisture up. And the people getti
Their take on the christmas classic right here as we celebrate christmas on gma. Happy holidays. Singing songs of good cheer and we do say good morning, america on this Christmas Morning. Everyone there celebrating at home. We to want let you know that we are on tape this morning. So we could be home too spending the holiday with our families. Trust us, we dont look like this at home right now. Were all around the tree. We have a special holiday show this morning. We hear the nyu madrigal singers, back with us again this year. Singing all morning long. Back by popular demand. Beautiful. And coming up, christmas breakfast, part of the morning for so many families. And we have great recipes to spice it up. Thats cuoming up. And we go to ryan smith. Good morning and Merry Christmas, im ryan smith. Christmas celebrations are well underway at the vatican, hoetly land and down under. Lama hasan has the details. Reporter overnight, pope francis was ushering in the Christmas Day. And he said t
Let me take a selfie. And this is about to be the most popular gift under the tree this christmas. Could it be . Beyonce is crazy in love with it, so many more are too. Why is the selfie stick being called the greatest invention of the year. Is it about to change the way we snap those selfies . Let me take a selfie. Good morning, america. I want my kids to know this right away, they are not getting a selfie stick. Not going to happen. Laras got one right there. Very fun. I like it. Hold on. Let me try to adjust. Okay. Looking good. I look like kilroy. This is a first. I have to say, in all my years at good morning america, doing a selfie to begin the show. Its a big shopping day tomorrow, Super Saturday. Some may be looking for it. No question about that. The question is, are they going to be able to get to the stores when they do it . Millions of americans getting ready to travel. Snow and rain could make it hard to get home for the holiday. Ginger is tracking it all. How about this .
Korea retaliate . What can they do . And gma is home for the holidays. We have seen the incredible reunions this week. Now weve saved best for last. This mom about to get the christmas surprise of a lifetime as gma says ho ho ho its Christmas Eve and good morning, america. We are not going to keep santa for long. We know he has a lot of work to two this morning. And thank you for joining us this Christmas Eve. It is a busy one. A busy day. We are going to bring you all of the latest on president bush in a moment. But first, that deadly storm. Look at this picture from columbia, mississippi, an ambulance overturned there. And this after a storm swept through the area. We want to get to matt gutman in columbia, mississippi, with the very latest. Good morning, matt. Good morning, lara. Now, in the light of day, were getting the full scale of the devastation here. This was the interior of a tire store. All of it got pushed back about 20 feet into that stand of trees. The buts of the place