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How senator sanders is now responding. Winter weather alert. The major coast to coast storm on the move right now. Slamming the west with heavy rain and snow. Now the midwest and northeast bracing. Airlines already offering waivers, the new timing and track. Kidnapping rescue. The 11yearold snatched on her way home from school and the alert drivers who spotted the car hours later helping police save her. And the 28yearold nfl star shocking fans, now the latest in a string of Young Athletes to leave the game. Why hes hanging up his cleats. And the prince goes public. Prince harry appearing for the First Time Since that bombshell announcement that he and meghan are stepping back from their royal duties. His new message this morning. And we do say good morning, america. It is a very busy thursday morning. Take a live look at the capitol. An historic day in the impeachment showdown about to begin. President trump is about to become the third president in American History to stand trial on articles of impeachment. It all begins today. Heres exactly what is going to happen. At 12 00 eastern the house Prosecution Team will present the charges against President Trump in the senate and read them out loud. Then at 2 00 p. M. Chief Justice John Roberts will arrive in the Senate Chamber to assume his constitutional role as presiding officer. He will be sworn in by the president of the senate, then he will swear in the 100 senators. They will take a new oath to do impartial justice. Then the senate will formally notify the white house of the trial and call upon the president to answer the articles of impeachment and to send his counsel to make the case. Our team is covering every angle of this story from the white house to capitol hill where senior Congressional Correspondent mary bruce starts us off. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning. We will see the beginning of the next historic chapter of this impeachment. The full senate will be sworn in as donald trump becomes just the third american president to face a trial in the senate. With a stroke of the speakers pen and an historic march across the capitol the house has passed hres 798, a resolution appointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment trial of donald john trump, the president of the united states. Reporter this morning the articles of impeachment are now in the hands of the senate. President trump put his own personal interests above the national interests, above our National Security and if not stopped he will do it again. For that reason he was impeached and for that reason the house managers will take the case to the senate and to the american people. Reporter chairman adam schiff is leading the team of lawmakers that will prosecute the case. Later today on the senate floor he will outline the charges that the president abused his power and obstructed congress by pressuring ukraine to investigate his rivals. Then the chief justice, john roberts, will be sworn in to preside and he will administer the oath to the full senate. During the trial, all 100 members will have to sit silently like jurors and weigh the evidence. This is the only body that can consider all factors presented by the house, decide what has or has not been proven, and choose what outcome best serves the nation. The senate is on trial. We will see whether they conduct a fair trial and allow the witnesses or conduct a coverup. Reporter now, the president s team says they think it is unlikely that this trial lasts more than two weeks, but its not really up to the white house. Even a handful of key republicans say they are interested in hearing from additional witnesses and if they can force the Republican Leaders hand by getting enough support to call for new testimony and additional evidence, well, then we could see a much longer trial. Thats the biggest unknown. Mary bruce, thanks very much. George, as this unfolds on capitol hill a former associate of Rudy Giuliani facing federal charges is making explosive new allegations overnight directly tying President Trump, Vice President pence and attorney general barr to the Pressure Campaign against ukraine. The issue at the center of President Trumps impeachment. Terry moran has those details for us. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, robin. Lev parnas, remember that name, he is the new witness who is now taking center stage in the impeachment. A u. S. Citizen born in ukraine and he was Rudy Giulianis righthand man in the campaign to pressure ukraine to investigate the bidens. Parnas is under indictment in new york on criminal Campaign Finance charges, but boy, does he have a story to tell. Overnight in a blockbuster interview lev parnas directly implicates President Trump in the alleged ukraine Pressure Campaign. President trump knew exactly what was going on. He was aware of all of my movements. He i wouldnt do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani or the president. Reporter and parnas who is an associate of trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani says rooting out corruption was never their mission. It was all about joe biden, hunter biden. It was never about corruption. Reporter parnas claims are mostly uncorroborated but he has handed over documents to congress including a handwritten note. It reads, quote, get zelensky to announce that the biden case will be investigated. Thats mr. Giuliani tasking you . That was always the main objective, correct. Reporter also in those documents messages between parnas and robert hyde, a trump supporter. Parnas says he didnt take hyde seriously, but this morning the Ukrainian Government has launched a criminal investigation into the matter. As to the effort to investigate the bidens, parnas says the attorney general was away what was happening. Attorney general barr was aware. Reporter a spokesperson says that 100 false. Parnas accuses mike pence of being heavily involved saying the Vice President canceled his trip to the inauguration of the ukrainian president because the investigation was not forthcoming. Reporter the white house is questioning parnas credibility. Parnas insists john bolton is a key witness. 100 . He knows what happened there. Reporter last night we contacted Rudy Giuliani to ask him if he had any comment about parnas. He said, quote, none, hes a very sad situation. Now the question is will the senate get to hear the testimony of parnas and others. Will they call witnessed next week . George . Lets bring in jon karl. This is a real curve ball for the white house. It is. We have a response minutes ago from the white house to this. The response is not to directly address the allegations made by parnas, but to attack his credibility. Stephanie grisham the White House Press secretary saying these allegations are being made by a man out on bail for federal crimes and is desperate to reduce his exposure to prison. He adds the president did nothing wrong. The president has said he may have photographs with parnas, but he doesnt really know the man. The most explosive allegation or one of them in that interview, is that the president knew what he was up to in ukraine and authorized it. The white house will point out in that interview parnas acknowledged he didnt directly speak to the president about any of this. He also has that letter from Rudy Giuliani saying hes working on the president s behalf. The big question will be how will the senate use this new evidence. Will they vote for more witnesses. We know theyre hoping for a far more quick process, even done before the president s scheduled state of the union on february 4th. The white house would like to see a trial go no more than two weeks. Theyre prepared to fight and bring witnesses in. The president has sent mixed signals at times suggesting hes open to witnesses at times suggesting he wanted other witnesses such as the bidens. This is not a certainty here. We know at the very least republicans are saying they want to see the beginning of trial. Jon, what do we know about who is dog to be making the case in the senate . We know of pat cipollone, hes the white House Counsel and jay sekulow who is the outside counsel for the president. Jon karl, i know youll join us for our live coverage of the Senate Impeachment trial that starts at 12 00 eastern right here on abc. Michael . George, well turn now to the race for the white house and those rising tensions between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders captured in new tapes of their postdebate confrontation where they call each other liars. Linsey davis is here with the latest. Good morning. Good morning to you. Boy, people were trying to read lips, read body language, right, for nearly 24 hours. The contentious moment that happened after the debate was replayed and analyzed to determine what was said in that Terse Exchange when senator sanders handshake was not reciprocated by senator warren. Now we know what was said and both senators are accusing each other of lying on national tv. Overnight, cnn releasing postdebate audio between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders right after the tense moment she refused to shake his outstretched hand. I think you called me a liar on national tv. What . I think you called me a liar on national tv. Lets not do it right now. You want to have that discussion well have that discussion. You called me a liar. You told me all right, lets not do it now. Reporter the Tense Exchange came after the pair traded blows about a 2018 conversation in which warren claims sanders said a woman could not win the election, a claim sanders denied during the debate. Well, as a matter of fact i didnt say it. Anybody knows me knows that its incomprehensible that i would think that a woman could not be president of the united states. Reporter warren not backing down. I think the best way to talk about who can win is by looking at peoples winning record. So, can a woman beat donald trump . Look at the men on this stage. Collectively they have lost ten elections. [ laughter ] the only people on this stage who have won every single election that theyve been in are the women amy and me. So true. Reporter their argument was seen live on air but without sound. Cnn says they pulled the audio from backup recordings of wireless microphones and released the clip 24 hours later. The onstage confrontation inadvertently broken up by tom steyer. I dont want to get in the middle of it. I just want to say hi bernie. Yeah, good, okay. Sanders wife jane was asked about the comments and told the Associated Press sometimes people misremember things. She went on to say shes not attacking Elizabeth Warren but knows the comment about a woman not being able to win is nothing her husband would ever say but tom steyer, he said, boy, now he couldnt wait to get out of the way. You can understand why. Neither one of them in the debate actually really wanted to get into it. I mean as a matter of fact, i think he said, i dont want to have the fight with her and she said bernie is my friend. Its still he said she said. Thats what it amounts to. Linsey, thank you. Now to the major new storm that is moving coast to coast hitting the west with snow and rain, now barreling east. Airlines already offering waivers. Rob is here tracking the latest. Good morning, rob. Good morning, robin. Already this is an impressive storm with winds gusting to 60 miles an hour along the oregon and washington coast line. Now its shifting to the south. So california is going to be in it today. Winter storm warnings posted for the sierras above 3,000 feet and near San Francisco youll see snow on the mountaintops. I5 as we go down towards los angeles up and over the top of the grapevine, four to eight inches potentially along the interstate and could see travel issues there. Also rains down at the lower levels. This is going to go coast to coast. We get it in the plains tomorrow, a mix of rain, sleet and snow accumulating snow for minneapolis to chicago tomorrow night. That gets into detroit, pittsburgh eventually new york and boston on saturday. I80 looks to be the cutoff, a mess and travel difficulty over the next two days, george, over to you. It looks tough. Rob, thanks very much. We turn to the dramatic rescue of an 11yearold girl kidnapped on her way home in school. Hours later alert drivers spotted the vehicle and police were able to save her. Will reeve with the story, good morning. Hey, good morning, george. Its a nightmare scenario, a child abducted getting off her school bus. An amber alert going out hoping someone sees something and says something. Luckily thats exactly what happened and the little girl was saved. [ cheers ] reporter a family erupting in celebration after receiving the joyous news that 11yearold Charlotte Moccia had been located hours after being kidnapped. This Surveillance Video shows her usual route home from the bus stop this past tuesday. Just seconds later a blue honda civic drives into the frame. Police say the very next day she had just gotten off the bus when a man grabbed her and forced her into the back of a blue honda civic. I came out and i heard the kid hollering for help and by the time i got down here to get over, try to get the plate number, all i saw was an individual bent over throwing her in the back and shoved her in the door and took off. Reporter her disappearance triggering an amber alert and mobilizing police. Six hours after she was taken a flurry of 911 calls from the mass pike. Law enforcement able to close in on the car where moccia was sitting in the backseat. The traffic was down to a crawl and at that particular time, we conducted a Motor Vehicle stop of that vehicle. Want to just grab him right here . Well stop him. We quickly located charlotte in the backseat of the vehicle and removed her from the vehicle. Confirming you have that female. Affirmative. Reporter her kidnapper, miguel rodriguez, taken into custody. She is an amazing little girl. I couldnt believe how she kept it all together and just speaking with us, its amazing. Reporter theres still no word yet on what connection, if any, the suspect has to charlotte or why she was targeted. Those officers said theyre eternally grateful to the people who acted on that amber alert. Time is of the essence in Something Like that. Glad shes okay. Thank you, whit will. We are too as well. Will, we appreciate that. I said whit. Will. I got whit coming up right here. [ laughter ] there you go. Hey, its early in the morning, people. What can we do . Now to the new developments in the world series cheating scandal. The Boston Red Sox opening up about firing the manager. Now the heat is on the new york mets and their manager, carlos beltran. Who you gonna talk to . Who you gonna talk to . Im talking to whit johnson. Yes, he is at fenway park with the latest. Good morning, whit. Reporter michael, good morning to you. The Boston Red Sox are asking fans to reserve judgment until the investigation is complete. But the outrage is growing, the dominos are falling with many now calling on the new york mets to take action. This morning, the signstealing scandal sending shock waves through major league baseball. Sources tell espn the new york mets are assessing the situation concerning their new manager carlos beltran. Beltran was a player on the astros in 2017 during their world series win. Mlb investigators say beltran helped orchestrate the scheme using a camera in the stands to record signals from the opposing teams catcher, then notify their batters what kind of pitch was coming by banging on this garbage can. In the air to watts. Reporter beltran was hired by the mets in november. Now his future is in doubt after the firing of red sox manager alex cora who was also with the astros in 2017 and is considered the possible ringleader. Yesterday was a sad day because we all have such respect for alex. He admitted that what he did was wrong. Reporter in a separate probe the red sox are also under investigation for potential illegal sign stealing in 2018 raising questions about the legitimacy of the teams world series victory over the l. A. Dodgers. As we stand here today, do you still believe you beat the dodgers fair and square . Absolutely, yes. Reporter now, there are some key differences between the red sox and the mets. The mets as a team are not under investigation. Remember, beltran was implicated as a player for the astros. Guys. Okay, a lot to sort through right there. Thank you. Were following a lot of other stories including a new twist in the case of the missing mother of five from connecticut. A new accusation against her estranged husband. And prince harry making his first public appearance this morning since announcing his royal exit. His message, but first lets go back to rob. Cold air pouring in guys ahead of this storm system. Look at this. Minus 30 in minneapolis. 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John roberts will be sworn in to preside over the trial and will swear in the senators. Happening as new allegations emerge directly implicating the president in the Pressure Campaign against ukraine. Also right now, nasa revealed 2010 is the hottest decade on record. 2019 was the second warmest year ever. Scientists say its driven by human activity and point to the brush fires in australia causing so much devastation. Also this morning, the force is strong with star wars fans, the rise of skywalker crossed the billion dollar mark at the box office. 1 billion. 1 billion. We turn to a new twist in the case of fotis dulos, the connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife. Now newly unsealed document paint a troubling picture of what was going on in their home and paula faris has the details. Good morning again, paula. Good morning george. According to previously unsealed search warrants, jennifer was terrified of her husband. The documents reveal he chased her around the home allegedly even tried to run her over with a vehicle. Jennifer vanished in may. In newly unsealed search warrants Jennifer Dulos confided in the family babysitter about how her husband, fotis dulos, had tried to run her over with a vehicle in august of 2017. Adding, jennifer was very afraid of her husband and he threatened to take the children permanently to greece. Allegations that dulos attorney denies. Dulos, his girlfriend Michelle Troconis and his former civil attorney Kent Mawhinney were all arrested last week in connection to jennifers death. And now this morning, newly released voice mails raising questions about the relationship between dulos and mawhinney, his former attorney. Hi this, is fotis dulos. I just wanted to reach out. Reporter wtictv obtained several voice mails. The station reported he left for mawhinneys estranged wife. I [ bleep ]. Its fotis dulos. Hope youre doing well. Im just trying to touch base with you to see what the plan is so i can plan my afternoon evening accordingly. Call me back. Thanks so much. Bye. Reporter mawhinney in the middle of a bitter divorce of his own arrested on charges of domestic violence, police say his estranged wife feared for her life. He was charged with violating a protective order to not contact her after asking dulos to do so on his behalf. The stamford advocate reporting in an arrest warrant last june mawhinneys wife claimed dulos was working with her estranged husband to get rid of her. That is a ridiculous allegation. That is a made for television sort of b grade theme that has no place in the case. Reporter wtic releasing new video of a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt captured outside mawhinneys wifes home last april carrying what she says is a gas can and crowbar. Police interviewed a suspect who the station told them he was asked by mawhinney to repair the garage door. Mawhinneys Attorney Says he cant comment on the ongoing investigation. Now, fotis dulos, who was charged with murder and kidnapping, posted 6 million bail. Hes out as is his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis also posting bail. But the judge, george, issued a protective order. He is not allowed to communicate in any capacity with his five children. Dulos is due next to court on february 28th. Okay, paula, thanks very much. Lets bring in dan abrams for more on this. Lets talk about the phone records. Yeah, so the phone records in conjunction with the Surveillance Footage allowed them to thread together everything they think happened with regard to dulos and his wife, et cetera. They become critical because they place him, the lawyer and the girlfriend, troconis, at places that they dont want to be. They also help discredit exactly what they said and some did interviews with police, particularly her, as to where she was, when she was there, et cetera. The phone records can help disprove some of that so its both to show where she was and where he was and where they werent. Oh, my gosh. New details as well that are coming out from the dulos family babysitter who said that jennifer once said that once her estranged husband tried to run her over. Is that something that could come up in trial . This is the bombshell sort of from these search warrant applications, et cetera, because we didnt know about this up to this point. Thats going to be a big legal fight as to whether that comes in. Typically you dont admit past bad acts, meaning allegations that someone did something awful in a case about lets say a murder case because you say its too prejudicial but there are arguments that can be made as to why Something Like that could be admitted. If they can show it was a pattern and practice in the way that he behaved and somehow this was the culmination of that then its possible that Something Like that could come into evidence but it will be a hard fight for prosecutors to get that in. Then you have the exwife of Kent Mawhinney who said she believes she is part of the conspiracy to be killed herself. Right. I mean, its crazy. Now were starting to hear her lawyer saying he thinks she may have been a potential victim of them as well. He is now charged with conspiracy to commit murder in this case. Layers and layers. Its bizarre. All right, dan, thank you so much. Now were going to go to the latest on the royal exit this morning. Prince harry is making the first public appearance as he and meghan announced plans to step back. James longman is at Buckingham Palace where harry just made that appearance. Good morning, james. Reporter yeah, good morning, michael. Harry back on public duty for the First Time Since that bombshell announcement. He is championing issues he cares about, sport and Mental Health. Meanwhile, his wife meghan is over in canada. Shes been visiting projects associated with womens rights, but the war with the press, that continues on both sides of the pond. This morning, prince harry making his first public appearance since announcing that he and wife meghan will be stepping back as senior members of the royal family. Prince harrys hosting the Rugby World League 2021 draws at Buckingham Palace. Hes the royal patron of the rugby football league. Hes launched a new initiative surrounding Mental Health and the rugby community. The perception of rugby league is you need to be tough. You cant show your feelings, you have to grin and bear it. But Something Like the Mental Fitness charter will help us make real progress. Reporter the duke also announcing the new location for his popular charity, the Invictus Games, an international multisport competition for wounded veterans. In 2022 the Invictus Games will travel to a new country, a new home for respect for our armed forces. Reporter with the queens blessing for the couple to live in canada part time during the transition, meghan has got to work across the pond. She got rave reviews following her first appearances since the crisis visiting a Womans Center in vancouver. She didnt talk about her life as a royal. Her interest was very much focused on the women. Reporter that same day the duchess spending time with another charity, justice for girls, which aims to promote social justice for teenage girls living in poverty. The organization posting these photos from the visit on twitter. But once again a battle with the press. Canadas biggest newspaper the globe and mail out with a scathing editorial reading in part, canada is not a Halfway House for anyone looking to get out of britain while remaining a royal. Its not really ideal to be working out these family problems in this way because in this case the family is actually part of the canadian system of government. Reporter the editorial arguing it isnt appropriate for the country to house senior royals as a member of the commonwealth. The family of nations where the queen is head of state. That might be exactly the reason why it makes sense. In 2018 she made harry youth ambassador for the commonwealth. Theyve made it very clear they intend to continue their work with charities, however, exactly what their future roles will look like has not been finalized. Reporter for harrys brother a display of business as usual wednesday. William and kate making their first public appearance since the family drama visiting Diverse Communities to promote social cohesion. And discussions around meghan and harrys future continue although we understand it will be a little while before harry is able to join his wife and son in canada. Were liking to see them in these official and unofficial engagements while the transition continues. In other words, stay tuned. Thank you. Coming up, the nfl star walking away from the game, just 28 years old. His Emotional Message and why hes retiring now. Come on back. Nd why hes retiring now. Come on back. Youd do anything to get rid of this car, but whod buy it . With the cd changer thats stuck playing limp bizkit. Over and over. And over. Just sell it to carmax. Well buy any car. Even this one. Because thats the way it should be. Carmax. When in your gut,dent because thats the way it should be. You feel confident to take on anything. 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Reporter the seventime pro bowler fighting back tears as he explained why hell be hanging up his cleats for good. Theres only one way to play this game is fast, physical and strong and at this point i dont know if im able to do that anymore and thats the part that is the most difficult. Reporter kuechly, no stranger to injuries throughout his career. He suffered multiple concussions that forced had him to miss seven games from 2015 to 2017 also suffering from shoulder problems including a torn labrum in 2015. And this that left him sobbing on the field after a tackle. Nobody loves the game of football and is loved by this city and loved by his teammates more than that guy. Lets hope hes okay. Reporter he had two years and more than 20 million remaining on his contract intercepted by luke kuechly. Reporter is just the latest football star choosing to walk away from the game during their prime. The only way forward for me is to remove myself from football. Reporter in the last year alone kuechly joins colts quarterback andrew luck and new England Patriots tight end rob gronkowski. I need to recover. I was not in a good place. Football was bringing me down and i didnt like it and i was losing that joy in life, like the joy. Reporter for kuechly the reaction has been overwhelmingly supportive. His desire to play outweighed by his desire to do whats best for him. Now many asking if the decision signals a possible new era in player mentality prioritizing themselves over the desire to win at all costs. I still want to play but i dont think its the right decision. So its sad to hear him say he wants to play football and believes its not the right thing to do. Calvin johnson, you go back to him, andrew luck, these are all pro top of their game guys making decisions. We were saying we remember barry sanders, he was 30 but that was like the first one we remembered walking away. But im glad hes getting support. Andrew luck, people were hating on him. How can you do that when someone is doing the right thing . Football and fandom. These guys have more information than you had when playing football. Yeah. About what their lives could look like down the road and theyre able to make decisions now. Thats the thing. You say its sad and it is sad but its also very wise. How you feeling . I dont know whats going on with me. Im over here sweating. Im sorry. You all right . Im not feeling great. There you go. Im sorry, guys. Put that on your head. Just wanting to be here for the team. Youre up sweating over here. Coming up, we have the crossfit canine. You have to see it to believe it. Its our play of the day. Medic lets clean you up, man. Wherever we want to go, we just have to start. Autosave your way there with chase. Chase. Make more of whats yours. Mom . You start. We started fostering kyle when he was six years old. I knew that routine was important for him. Dad, your turn. 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Hash browns and pancakes and now make those pancakes all you can eat for a buck. Thats where the duper comes in. The all new super duper slam just seven ninety nine. See you at dennys. Iclimate is the number 1ove priority. Sage. I would declare a state of emergency on day 1. Congress has never passed an important climate bill, ever. This is a problem that continues to get worse. Ive spent a decade fighting and beating oil companies. Stopping pipelines. Stopping fossil fuel plants, ensuring clean energy across the country. How are we going to pull this country together . We take on the biggest challenge in history, we save the world and do it together. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Historic day on capitol hill. The senate trial of President Trump about to begin. The impeachment articles now in the senate. The chief justice will be sworn in. Were live from washington as it happens. Winter weather alert. The major coasttocoast storm on the move right now. Heavy snow, ice and rain, 22 states on alert from california to illinois and the east bracing for a weekend hit. Rob is here with the new timing and track. The new Health Headline this morning. Research revealing that womens Blood Pressure rises higher and at a younger age than mens putting women at a higher risk for Heart Disease. Dr. Ashton here with the latest and the actions you can take starting right now. Looking for some hot stuff were heating up deals steals with a kitchen addition. Tory slashing prices and cooking up sizzling savings this morning. Bang bang into the room gma exclusive. The 21yearold soccer superstar that even his teammates compare to a superhero. Captain america, lovely assist. The powerhouse player breaking records. Now the global hope of american soccer. Oneonone with him this morning and hes saying good morning, america. Captain america. Good morning, america. Great to have you with us on this thankful thursday. Weve got a surprise coming up for one exceptional student. Keke palmer is at that Students School here in new york right now. How is it going, keke . Hey, im in the hallway at the school of a very impressive student. Kids coming through the hallway bringing back memories. One gets a chance of a lifetime. I cant wait for you to meet her. Back at you. Hey yall. In her element. Keke. Leaving her alone. Were looking forward to that. We have a lot of news to get to as well starting with a historic day on capitol hill. Its about to begin. President trump will become the third president in American History to stand trial for articles of impeachment. The proceedings start at noon today. Want to go back to mary bruce in washington. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, george. Well, today we will see the beginning of the next historic chapter of this impeachment. Later chairman adam schiff who is leading the team that is prosecuting the case against the president will take to the senate floor and outline charges that the president abused his power and obstructed congress by pushing ukraine to investigate his rivals. Then the chief Justice John Roberts will be here to be sworn in. He will preside over the entire trial and then he will administer the oath to all 100 senators who will be acting as jurors throughout this entire trial. Now, one big remaining question here is whether they will be hearing any new testimony or evidence like the explosive new allegations from lev parnas. Hes the former associate of trumps personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and he claims the president was fully aware of the campaign to pressure ukraine. The white house though this morning is still insisting, george, that the president did nothing wrong. Mary bruce, thanks very much. Shell be joining us for our live coverage that starts at noon eastern on abc. Now to that major new storm hitting the west with snow and rain. Its now barreling east. 22 states on alert this morning. Rob is here tracking the latest. Good morning again, rob. Good morning, michael. Washington got the worst and first. This is aerial video just shot north of seattle. Low elevation snow. When this happens it is a wet snow, sticks to the evergreens but its pretty but dangerous on the ground. This is what it looked like in bellingham, washington just below the border. Winds whipping to 50, 60 miles an hour moving to california with heavy mountain snow and winter storm warnings posted. Elevations around San Francisco and l. A. Will see some snow and this pushes into the midwest. By tomorrow night des moines to chicago and minneapolis, accumulating snow over to i80 and changing to sleet and rain. So a bit of a mess. Same deal for saturday, saturday night across parts of the north, it will accumulate. Away from i95 is where well see the most significant accumulation. Either way its going to be a huge swath of some difficult travel. Robin, over to you. Were going to take a moment and this morning well celebrate the life of Pro Wrestling legend wwe hall of famer and father of to dwayne johnson, rocky johnson, aka the soulman. He began his career in the 1960s best known his tag team matches with tony atlas, the soul patrol. After his retired in 1991, his legacy would live on through his multitalented son who he helped train and he became hes just electrifying in all kind of ways so we just wanted to say, dwayne, were thinking of you and your father who was 75 years old, strong, and a wonderful relationship they had in his passing. Dad was a bad man. He was, soul patrol. Loved watching him growing up. Bless him. The new alert about womens Blood Pressure rising higher and faster than mens. Dr. Ashton is here to explain. And meet the soccer superhero known as captain america. Our oneonone with the 21yearold from hershey, pennsylvania. 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[ applause ] okay. Yep. Set your dvr. Who plays music for their dog, for their pets . Anybody . Well, spotify now is offering curated playlists catered to your pets personality so that they can enjoy easy listening while youre out of the house. The Music Streaming Service teamed with famed music colleges david tay to target pets predilections for music. All you need to do is go to pet playlist website and answer a few questions about him or her such as interests, energy level, et cetera. They i did it. They will create a list that will soothe even the most savage beast. This is reba, everybody. Wait a second. What are your dogs interests . Thats reba. Her interest is ruining my house. So the whole thing started when spotify conducted a survey showing 71 of pet owners played music for their pets. Almost 50 of owners believe that really happened. Thats just like a normal night. Pray for me. [ laughter ] and please rescue. Anyway go check out spotify pet playlist. Its a really cool thing. Nice to give your pets a Little Something to listen to. [ applause ] ill tell you late what their interests are. Apparently the name 24 hour fitness doesnt mean theyre staying open 24 hours. Thats what this guy in utah found out about his workout chain after the pool he was working out, swimming laps into 2 30 in the morning, dont ask why, only to find out that workers left him locked inside. Dan hill, he stayed calm. He posted some photos on facebook writing doesnt the name suggest they stay open 24 hours . I called police. They told me theyd call me back and then i called my wife. She said find a comfortable place to sleep. Dan eventually made it out. He is sharing the picture of the cops that broke him free. Yeah, yay, dan, the next day he went so far as to make it known he was back in the pool and wrote i still love my 24hour even if its now my 20. Maybe this is a workable solution. So there you have it. Were glad dan is okay. Glad it all worked out. Worked out. And finally, a warning from police in kenosha, wisconsin, alerting citizens about a highly addictive substance soon to be on the streets. Police say it goes by several different names like thin mints, tagalongs, Peanut Butter patties. Their Facebook Page goes on to say the operation is run primarily by young girls who get you in with a good cause story and soon get you hooked. If you come in contact with any of these addictive products drop them off at the police department. Officers will be happy to assist with proper disposal. [ applause ] whats your favorite . Thin mints. Thin mints. Full sleeve, frozen. All so good. Frozen. Thanks, lara. Now to our gma cover story. A new study finds womens Blood Pressure have you all heard about this . Womens Blood Pressure rises higher and faster than mens high Blood Pressure generates, you know, Heart Disease and things like that so we want to keep that in mind so dr. Jen ashton, youll help us. Good morning, robin. So what are we finding here . It is about gender specific pled cal research out in jama cardiology done by researchers at harvard and the Barbra Streisand Womens Center at cedars sinai. They compared not women to men, women to women, men to men and as you said what they found over time and they have 43 years of followup, womens Blood Pressure started to go up at a younger age and it went up faster and higher than mens. Really suggesting here that we are not dealing with the same disease entity when you talk about vascular disease which as you know increases the risk of heart attack. So whats the theory behind this . There are a lot of theories. Its not conclusively known why it happens to women but some include theres hormonal influences at play. There can be genetic and chromosomal factors. The way women and men process or live life and environmental differences can be at play and size is important. The average womans organs are smaller and blood vessels are smaller so really again lending more weight to the fact that when you say Heart Disease as the number one killer, it is actually in many ways a different disease in women than it is in men. All right. So what can we do . I think this is the most important thing when you talk about Heart Disease because 80 is preventable. Number one 80 . Yes, which is the good news here. Know your ob gyn factors. This means pregnancy complications or things like pcos which can increase the risk. When we say know your numbers, that means your Blood Pressure, cholesterol. Genderspecific research is critically important. We need to study Heart Disease and other diseases specifically in women. This isnt like just study them. They can behave differently. We have these foods here, people know about reducing sodium intake in our foods, but increasing potassium intake in our foods can make a big difference in Blood Pressure control as well. So some of these things are good options. Whats this . Red wine in moderation. Okay. [ applause ] i thought id ask. Over to you, george. Thank you guys. We turn to the Young American athlete taking the soccer world by storm. Christian pulisic is a 21yearold from hershey, pennsylvania, now being called captain america, commanding the field in england. Maggie rulli sat down with him and joins us from london. Hey, maggie. Reporter hey, george. We know christian and i just moved to the uk a couple of months ago so i asked if theres been any culture shock. He said something he also struggles with is calling this game football. Because for him it is always going to be soccer because watching him out on this field is incredible. Not only is he fitting in but he is standing out among some of the best players in the world. 20. Pulisic on the score sheet again reporter americas first homegrown soccer superstar, his teammates comparing him to a superhero. Captain america, lovely assist. Reporter now Christian Pulisic lighting up the scoreboard for one of the uks biggest team, chelsea football club. Thousands and thousands of fans. Its the best feeling in the world. I get excited still every time i walk out. Pulisic, the stepover. Reporter at just 21 scores. Reporter christian is one of chelseas most lethal weapons becoming the youngest player to score a hat trick for the team. Absolutely brilliant. What a day for that lad. Reporter christians been dreaming of moments like this since he visited chelseas headquarters as a kid. You practiced how to sign your autograph. When i was younger i was already practicing. Really . Yeah. Reporter despite the hype he feels like a regular guy from hershey, pennsylvania. The sweetest place on earth as i like to call it. Reporter both his parents former players. What are some of the big life lessons your parents taught you that sticks with you today . The number one thing, just kind of putting confidence in me telling me to always believe in myself no matter who im playing against. Reporter christian took that confidence and at just 15 he moved to germany determined to become a pro. That had to be a little scary. It was terrifying to be honest. It was kind of a big sacrifice. I didnt know what was going to happen. I didnt speak any german. I had huge dreams and thought why not go for it. Reporter the big gamble paid off. Just 126 when he signed with german powerhouse borussia dortmund. A year later the wonder kid started making his mark, scoring goal after goal. Christian pulisic [ speaking Foreign Language ] reporter it wasnt long before the biggest Soccer League in the world came knocking. Chelsea buying him out of his contract for a record 73 million making christian the most expensive american Soccer Player ever. Christian pulisic this is where i wanted to be my whole life playing professionally for a massive club, playing for chelsea. Its the biggest honor in the world and, yeah, ive been loving it so far. Of all your training and leaving the u. S. Did you ever feel like you missed out . Definitely but there are some things i got to come home and see my friend. What did you make it home for. My senior prom. The next morning early flew back to kansas city and played for the National Team and scored my First International goal. Stop. Thats amazing. Yeah. Reporter many predict he will become americas first soccer megastar. Being the american out there . People, they always try to put that extra pressure. Beat the american. I try not to think about it. What about the litt kid playing kinder kicks back in the states, if they asked how do i do what youre doing, what would you tell them . To just give it everything and, you know, if you really want something to dream big because thats what i did. Well, now Everyone Wants to know how do we make the next pulisic, is there a secret sauce . He said theres no secret sauce. No diet, he played all sorts of sports growing up and asked him who his hero in sports was and he told us not a soccer star, lebron james. Although i do want to note before he said lebron he did say it was his mom and dad. George. Makes a lot of sense. Okay, thanks very much. To rob. I love it. Move over, messi, here he comes. Check this out. We all remembered when weve seen snow for the first time. Well, we had some friends in the oregon zoo that saw it for the first time. These are baby otters, pups, had a little low elevation snow in the hills and they were fired up to play in it. Dont confuse these guys with beavers. Beavers are vegetarians and otters get very upset when you confuse the two. Something big is [ cheers and applause ] now to deals steals, kitchen edition. Tory johnson is cooking up big savings this morning and we are in the perfect setting. 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[ applause ] matthew cherry joins us now from los angeles. Matthew, first of all we want to say congratulations on your oscar nomination, my friend. [ cheers and applause ] well done. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Most people, we always ask our guests where were you when you found out you were nominated but we actually know where you were because you posted it but did you actually have a watch party at 5 30 a. M. . Yes, yes, we did. Yeah, we had a lot of the crew come over. We checked it out. It paid off to wake up that early, i can tell you that. It did. Yeah, yeah, we were really excited about it. Rightfully so. Issa rae, we heard her. She is the voice. Shes the voice in the animated film. She was also the one who announced the nominations. She did a great job with that. How special was that that she was the one who did that . It felt really amazing. You know, it was very serendipitous when we found out a couple days prior she was announcing it. Man, i hope she announces our category and when she did and said the name it was just like pure joy, you know. Thats so fantastic. It was pure joy for us to watch. I have to ask i cant even imagine, to be so successful on the football field and now to be at the top of your game in this realm. How is that for you are you processing this . Yeah, you know, its very its hard to explain just its very validating, you know, like i moved to l. A. 13 years ago and kind of started over when i retired and started as a p. A. And just kind of worked my way up doing music videos and short films and a couple of indy features so to be here at the highest level now is so crazy. All that hard work has paid off. The film, it is beautiful. It is really, really beautiful. Its great. Thank you. You know, some people think you must be a dad. But youre not. So what inspired i know, right. What inspired this . Yes, so, you know, basically a couple years ago i was coming across a lot of viral videos of africanamerican fathers that were doing their daughters hair and it was weird because they were going viral and obviously because they were cute but i it really seemed like it was anominee. People were sharing because they werent used to seeing it and for me i know so many Young Fathers that are great dads and just wanted to normalize and shine a lot because often time black men get a bad rap not being involved in their kids lives so wanted to showcase a strong black family unit and show dads are present and willing to do whatever they need to do to take care of the family. I am very present in my girls lives, but, boy, i messed up some hair. You reposted some of the beautiful reactions from some of the young girls that theyve had when they see this movie. How gratifying is it for you to see these reactions. Its incredible. You know, we had a really great team, you know, with Karen Toliver and bruce smith and evert downing and a group of people that helped to work on the project and make it as authentic as possible so to see these young girls being able to see themselves in the film has been validating. Got to be so great. It is. [ applause ] just want to share with everybody. I love your story. You alluded to, you worked your way up, p. A. , worked your way up and directed an episode recently of blackish. I want to share you were actually worked on the set of another show with Tracee Ellis Ross as the person who walked her from her trailer. Yeah, yeah, yeah, when i moved to l. A. My first year, i was a p. A. On girlfriends and so last month i got a chance to direct her on blackish and its going to be coming out the same week of the oscars ironically enough. Nations. Love this story. [ applause ] hey, matthew, kp it going. Thank you so much for joining us and best of luck. Wow. [ applause ] making it happen. Coming up we have the stars of the hottest scifi series project blue book, they are here live so come on back. [ applause ] case in point, if you savget xfinity internetple. And mobile together, big savings on your wireless bill. Write this down, this is important. Amy, this is actually a life saving class. What a nice compliment, thank you save on fast internet and the best Wireless Network together. What can i say, i love what i do. Thats simple, easy, awesome. Get xfinity internet and mobile together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. Youll get unlimited talk and text and no activation or line fees. Switch today. Did you know this is where you can harness your inner jedi . And tear around radiator springs . Or get your flex on with the incredibles. Kids enjoy the magic for just 67 per child per day, with a 3day 1park per day ticket. Luca told me he chased me to the airport. To kill you . No. Because then id be mad. Were book now with a new special focused on trailblazing comedian Richard Pryors life. Almost 15 years after his death, were now seeing never before seen interviews about his life and legacy. Nightlines byron pitts is here with the exclusive first look at the last days of Richard Pryor. Why are we talking about him now. The great producers at abc news found these interviews to give you new context about his life and today every great comedian we know will tell you they were inspired in part because of Richard Pryor. At his peak in the 1970s he was the funniest man on the planet, period, full stop. In this series you will see that he was also an incredibly complicated man. There was a darkness to his life we explore tonight. Lets take a look at a clip where we meet one of his five wives. Lets check it out. I definitely felt that richard was my soul mate. Love of my life. Thats why i married him twice. Richard pryor had seven marriages to five women, two of them twice. Richard pryors first wife was named patricia price. Then he married shelly. After shelly came debra then after debra me. And there was flynn. He married her twice. And then me. How many times is that . I really am trying. I really am trying. But its hard to wake up and see the same person all the [ bleep ] time. He said you have to wake up with the same person day after day so really what he was addressing was the kind of boredom of daytoday living. The night after he was married with jennifer, he knocked on his lawyers door and said i want a divorce. The following morning. That was because richard felt that it was critically important for him to conquer you and then once you gave in, well now the interest was very much less. As a result of when you dpru up in the whole house and theres lie, cheating, all of those things in that world. How do you grow up liking women when youre born and brought up in the house of prostitution . I would think that you would think that every woman was on the make or on the take. I did. Boy, some of the best comedy comes from pain, i guess, but he was quite the complicated figure. Oh, brother, his complications had complications. I mean seven wives, seven marriages tells you a lot. I mean, he was this is a guy who was raised in a whore house and everything you can imagine that could happen to a child happened to him. He was addicted to drugs. But one of the things in watching this special in its entirety last night i think for any of us who have ever been wounded by life, you will see yourself in Richard Pryor. And for those of us of a certain age who enjoyed his humor youll find reason to laugh tonight and if you believe in redemption, watch tonight. I know ill be blewed to the tv. Cant wait to see it byron, thank you very much. The last days of Richard Pryor airs tonight at 9 00, 8 00 central on abc. Rob. I want to show you vehicle out of grand targhee, wyom she has an invisible handled go pros. I havent figured it out. Theyve had 223 inches of snow so far. This is kneedeep fresh powder and get in it, my friends. So were joined now by the stars of the hit tv series project blue book. It is based on the top secret investigations in ufos and aliens by our government in the 50s and 60s and welcome aidan gillen and neal mcdonough. Well get this out of the way. Do you believe . Do you believe in aliens, in ufos and other thing is . Do you believe. Yes. The idea of us not being the only life forms in our universe is not outrageous, you know. Id like to think at some point in our future wed be able to make contacts and probably will so, yeah, but im just not sure how its going to i imagine youve been influenced because the show is based on reported incidents and things that happened alleged will i in the 50s and 60s. This is an amazing stat. 2 Million People on facebook last year pledged to storm area 51. They wanted to get in and find out what was going on. 2 million and 2. 2 million and 2. History said, no, no, boys. I think only 150 people showed up. But only one arrest. Its interesting. You know, being a devout catholic, you know, who knows what else is out there, for us to think that its just us, im not so sure but i certainly dont look at the night sky the same way anymore. I go outside with my five kids and wife and look at the sky, hmm, i wonder if. You hear the music from close encounters. I do. I hear it all the time. This is the kind of show that a family can sit around and watch. You know, everyone can take a little bit of something from the show. It is. Thats why its great. Weve been blessed. Want to see a little bit . This is where aidans character, dr. Hynek, discovers something strange. You see something . Ill be right back. Theres more than one crash site. Thats some good news there. [ applause ] something creepy. Season two will focus on area 51, right. Right out of the gates. You know, the way they devised it this year, david and sean and what jack and jackie have done, theyve allowed us to delve into characters this year. The first season was great. It was amazing. But this year were really delving into for my character in particular watching harding fall apart and the emotions of what happened in 1947. Its been great. I get to work him. Straight with area 51 and even before that roswell so the idea to come back with some, you know, stories that people were familiar with, you know, we didnt make it especially easy for ourselves the first time around by going for, you know, more obscure, you know, events or happenings or reports. It was a good way to go about it but i think weve earned the right to go straight in with these big you sure do. It is great. Check it out. Season 2, project blue book premieres on history, january 21st. Do not miss it. Michael, that is coming up on your show . Lara, i cant wait to see that. We have a great show coming up for you today. Were going to meet a hospital worker who brings comfort to sick children, one page at a time. Plus, boxing Champ Laila Ali is back. She will show off her softer side with ors and crafts can you do at home and remember the titans actor ethan is here to share his weight loss journey. He looks great. Check us out at lunchtime. Keke is not here because shes there, outside a classroom of one exceptional student who will get the surprise of a lifetime when we come back with more gma. At walgreens, we understand the speed of life never slows down. Thats why were helping you get the care and attention you deserve even faster. Thats our promise. Now, you can skip the line with walgreens express, get in and out quickly with 24hour locations, or have your prescriptions delivered whenever you need us, were always just minutes away. Walgreens. Welcome back to gma. This morning, we are surprising one inspiring young woman with the opportunity of a lifetime landing a spot in Disney Dreamers Academy which helps 100 extraordinary young people get closer to making their dreams a reality so this student is a real superstar at her high school and speaking of superstar, keke palmer is there with her. Keke. Hi, keke. [ cheers and applause ] hey, im here at the mary louis academy. The Disney Dreamers Academy filled 99 of those 100 spots and right now were about to make the academy complete. Myah mitchell is one of the top students in her class and has an incredible story. Check it out. Hi, im Myah Mitchell. Im 16. Im in the 11th grid and i want to be a disney dreamer. When i first discovered i wanted to be an astronaut was at 5. Mae jemison sets the bar higher. I can go higher. Being black, being a female, theyre like, oh, i dont think that is for you but i know what i want to do. For me to have the opportunity to be the Disney Dreamers Academy would be an amazing opportunity for me. I tend to like want to blend into the background a little bit. I want to be more confident. Although ive never met dr. Mae jemison its one of my biggest dreams. I look forward to being able to basically say i accomplished my dream. Ive been dreaming about this for a long time. Nothing can get in the way of me achieving my dreams. [ applause ] lets meet myah, you guys. Follow me. Hi. How is everybody doing . Is Myah Mitchell here . Myah, come up to here to the front of the classroom. Im here to tell you you are live right now on good morning america. Do you have any idea why im here . Disney dreamers . [ cheers and applause ] for you. Our friends over at walt disney told us what you submitted in your essay to the Disney Dreamers Academy and i actually have a very special message from someone you consider to be a role model. Hello, myah. This is dr. Mae jemison and i had the pleasure of reading your essay submission for the Disney Dreamers Academy. And i was instantly a fan. Youve managed to get the secret, science, compassion and humanity all mixed in. Congratulations. Youve been accepted to the Disney Dreamers Academy. [ cheers and applause ] whoo myah, so excited to be here with you. Your emotion and your dedication shines so through. Youre an inspiration to me and everyone in the classroom. Come on up here, guys, and join us. How does it feel to see that message from someone you admire so much. Amazing. Oh, my gosh. Can you put it in one word . Awesome. Now, of course your principal mrs. Ann ohagen is here. How does it feel to see this from being a violinist to s. T. E. M. She is exactly that. The musician, the Robotics Team member, the one who wanted to start the girls poet program here and volunteers with vets and mentors young children. Wow. Every saturday she had always volunteering. Myah is going to soar to great heights. Oh, my gosh. I have this hat for you. So happy to join you. Speaking of that, i cant wait but in the words of Marianne Williamson when you let your light shine you unconsciously give other people the permission to do the same so keep shining, myah. Im so proud of you. You guys. Oh, my gosh. That was incredibly, incredibly special. Shes going to soar. She is going to soar. Were go announcer come on now, whats better than a smile . How about making someone else smile . Now lays and gma are challenging you to spread smiles across america. Tell us how you or someone is going beyond to bring smiles to others. If it makes us smile wide you might end up featured on a bag of lays smiling for everyone to see. Go to smilewithlays. Com to find out how to enter. Good morning america is sponsored by Liberty Mutual insurance. Only pay for what you need. I bet myah is still smiling. Thanks for watching, everybody. Have a great day. 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Here is mike nicco with our forecast. Hi, everybody. The strongest part of this storm, the beginning of it moving into our interior east bay areas, martinez, down through oakland, alameda, berkeley. Sfo this morning, you can barely see it because of heavy rain falling there. And look at the heavy rain in the southern peninsula. It will eventually make its way into the south bay over the next hour or so. Watch out for standing water on the roads, hydroplaning a high likelihood. Here is frances with more on the commute. Were still following this sig alert, Traffic Alert for a fatal crash if pacifica. 101 traffic is being skyline. Kumasi . Now time for live with kelly and ryan. Well be back at 11 00 for midday live. Announcer its live with kelly and ryan today, from the comedy crime series, carter, jerry oconnell. And get a better night sleep as we continue wellness week. And your comments and questions direct from the inbox. 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