a lot more on tha ahead this morning. >> look at bb88 coming. he'll the one of the most popular. what a weekend in the east. central park packed. there i i is. people running in orts. ke a lk at this, as well. mountain skreek ski resort in new jersey. that's last year. here it was on sunday. nothing. nothing at all. we all know about green bay. coldest place in the world to play football. not yesterday. they don't wear shirts even when it's cold. even when it's the frozen tundra. >> those cheeseheads are seris. no doubt. >> ginger will have more. let's go to kendis gibson, he's in lufkin, texas. powerful srms there. >> reporter: george, powerful being the key word. this give use a sense of how powerful the storms were. this, riright here, 1 of 64 freight train cars tossed around. across the highway, there goes ananother one. today, a massive cleanup effort under way here as well as other rts of tes. >> reporter: and it was. a weekend of wicked weather terrifying texas. >> a white wallf stuff flying everywywhere. >> reporter: three tornadoes touching down. >> tornado just hit my neighborhood. >> reporter: that home completely obliterated. the homes to the left and right, missing the twister. at least 50 houses suffering dama. the mayor of lindale declaring a diszaster. >> i think the lord sent us away and he spared us. >> reporter: this morning, as people are left cleaning up, the red cross on the scene to help. and here in lufkin, that tsed freight train. >> we had really heavy winds. >> reporter: winding picking up and fligining 64 car on their sides. a lot le a frozen tundra. blizzard-like conditions sent cars slidi off the road. this tractor trailer getting bogged wn. crcrs struggling to keep up. texas d.o.t. officia cleared the highway just in time for the morning rush hour. but with 62 more of these cars to go, it will be days before they're all upright. robin? >> quite a scene. kendis, thank you. the weather a headline here for a different reason. record heat in the east. tetemperaturesitting the 70s in some areas on sunday, including the new york area. it's going to be warm on christmas. let's head outside to ginger. >> this mild and warm pattern is going nowhere. ju the fact that i can stand heren a dress in mid december and not be chilled at all, you know something's up. let's look up at lake superior. you canan see last year, the snow and the ice covering it. we've been allowed this kind of tropicical warmir coming up. dozens of highs brokeover the weekend. cleveland hit 70. new york city central park, 67. the jet stream, all through next week. blocking the polar air. it won't block santa. will be much above average. we're talking 10 to 20egrees by the timime we reach mid and end oaf next week. george? >> wow, that is something. the re for president now. the big shakeup as gop kptds get sed set to face off tomorrow night. ted crse is surging in the polls. closing in on donald trumump nationally. >> reporter: good morning. onon of the iowa polls shows senator cruz with a ten-point lead. trump o usually loves the polls when he's winning, calling that poll biaiased towards him. he's still the front-r-runner nationally, as you can see. on the eve of the debate, the this morning, a shakeup inhe gop race for president. back-to-backolls showing senator ted cruz now the manan to beat in iowa. dornld tru not happy about it. >> you look at how he has dealt with the senate. he goes in there a little bit li a maniac. >> reporter: cruise reacting on social media. posting a vivid yo othe famous maniac dance scene. she's's a maniac maniaiac at your love >> reporter: but trump not laughing offer the audio of cruz speaking behind closed doors with dononors surfaced, questioning if trump was fit to be commander in chief. >> that a question of strength. but it's also a question of judgment. >> reporter: trump striking back. tweeting i was disapappointed that tedruz w wld speak behind my back, get caught. target on his back. >> the only budge he's voted for is a budget that cut defense spending. >> rorter: over the weekend, "snl" takg a look at the gop race with blast from the past. > rubio and cruz sounds like a miami law firm. if you've been injured on the job, call rubio and cruz. >> reporter: will ferrell repriseing his role as george w. bush. jobing he is entering the race. >> they wnt someone who is cuckoo for cocoa puffs. >> reporter: controversy has been brewing. he took on the media and moderators. tomorrow, we'll see if he take on trump. we're all going to be tuning in. >> we are. let's talk to jon karl. cruz really firming up his support. these new iowa pols is ted cruz. he's surging. jumping more than 20 pointnts since october in that d moines register poll. while drump's numbersave essentially remained the same. if you look deeper into t the poll you see cruz has more potential to keep rising. fox news poll, 30% say they would never voteor donald trump. only 6%6% say they would never voteoror t ted cruz. the most unpopular republican in iowa right now, is by far, j bush. >> ted cruz is above 50% if you add up some of the numbers. the last one before the christmas-new year's freeze. it is crucial. >> once again. donald trump will be at center stage. gegege, five debates. all ve, donald d ump has been in the middle because he still has a commanding lead i the national polls. for the first time, ted cruz will be standing next to him. becaus he has surpassed marco i'll be lookiking for how both trump and marco rub ye go at ted cruz. he nowow i competition to be the alternative to donald trump. >> and chrishristie back on the big stage well. abc news sponsoring the neck democrating debate thi saturday. >> and national security is sure to be a hot topic. president obama heads to the pentagon this morning for a meeting on the campaign against isis. as we learn major government lapses oned the door for one of those san bernardino killers to enter the country. brian ross iss here with that. >> reporter: good morning, robin. nish the u.s. and eure deal with warnings about possible isis attacks to disrupt the christmas holidays. new question this is morning about where the pakistani woman involved in the san bernardrdino shooting r rampage should have been allowed to come here in the first place. credible intelligence reports at isis leaders wan a paris-yle take here timed t to christmas. over the weekend, two men were arrested for the manufacture or transport of explosive or toxic gases as a search continued for four others. in california this morning, the fbi is not saying whwh, if anything, it found in its now compmplete search of this lake. still investigating if more attacks could be coming in the u.s. and now, abc news h has learned that a secret u.s. policy evented immigration investigators last year from looking for tashfeen malik's extensive social media messages that the fbi says i iluded talk jihad and martyrdom. >>uring that time period, immigratn officials were not allowed to vieiew social media as >> reporter: john co-hen, now an abc news consultant, says homemend officials a aed for new policies last year. but they were opposed by the department's office of c civil rights and civil lishties. >> the primary concern was that it would be viewed negatively if disclosed publicly >> reporter: malik received her fiance visa last year i just three weeks, with no check done for whether she had any online messages. >> had they checked her out more, maybe she wouldn't have got a visa. maybe those people inan bernardino wld be alive. >> reporter: if a a statement to abc newshis morning, the department of homeland security says it has started three pilot prprogra to search the social media of visa applicants. insiders say it's still not a widespread policy. and major impedint. >> a lot of people are >> notidespread yet. a deadly police shooting in los angeles is getting scrutiny this morning. sheriff's deputies opened fire on an armed man. police say video shows he was ill holding his gun. ryan owens has the stor [ gunfire ] >> reporter: two los angeles county sheriff's deputies unleashing haiail of gunfire. 33 rounds in alall. thr target this man. we willll nothow you theest of the video. cops keep firing even after he had fall on the the ground and is crawling away >> 911, somewhat your emergency. >> there's a black male walking down the street shooting a gun in the air. > reporte this is 28-year-old cholas robinson earlier. armed with a gun. walking erratically in the street. >> we don't know. >> h many times did he shoot >> at least six, seven tes inn the r. >> reporter: the deputs said they repeatedly told him to put down the gun. he refuseded. when he walked away there them and toward this crowded gats station, deputies say, they fired. >> two people, two wom and three children in a car at gas pump within five feet of him at the time. >> ife goes into theas station and takes hostages or shooting somebody, we'll have a different topic to talk about. like why didn' the police officers do something? >> reporter: robertson's fily questioning whether he had to die. some members of the community coming o the to protes >> they shot h in the shlder. he was crawling to this gas station. they could have tasered him. >> reporter: in response on sunday, the sheriff's department reelsing this freeze frame from a nearby camera. even when he was on the the pavement, e even after initially handnds. investigators think this all started when robertson had a fight with his wife. this morning, he's survived by that wife and three young chililen. george? >> okay, ryan. thank k u. l l's go to amy for today's other top stories. starting with a new fbi investigatn. attack on two mosques south of los angeles are under investigation as hate crimes. vandals defaced the mosques wit spray paint and left a fake hand grenade outside one of th. a fire police s s was delibeberately s by a man now in custody. police 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the video. he just looks and goes, every day. can you imagine? every d day facing that. >> he just keeps leading the on. he's got dinner for a week. ththat's a no-brainer. >> ththat's one way of looking at it, sse. thank you. thank you, amy. it is the bigst movie event of the year. who knows, maybe ever. the "star wars" world premier is in los angelestonight. the blockbuster opening for the rest of us at the end of the week.. ni watt is in the center of the galaxy in hollywood. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good norng, robin. there are already "star rs" die hard fans camped out outside the chinese theater, hoping to snag the bestt seats for opening night, whihich isn't until thursday before then, the premier that starts in 14 hours and abou15 minutes. >> get ready. >> okay. for what? >> reporter: for the stars aligning at tonight's premier, security is tighter than the oscars. four blocks of hollywood boulevard closed since last thursday. >> hap "star wars." already these fans have been in ne. caroline and andrew from australia are serious. getting married in the line. on thursday. who's officiating? >> we have a good friend who is a celebrant and is named obi sean. >> reporter: "the force wakens" will debut on overr,000 screens this week. back in '77, "star wars" opened on 32. an instant hit, darth vader was soonon leaving his footprints here outside the theater. >> george lucas watched the the first one from here. are you kidng me? this is the place to be. >> feels grea >> reporter: in 1999, for "the born. >> i met my husband in line. >> reporter: and this is the result? >> thiss the result. >> reporter: nate's been in line alread screen, a little kid insid me issaying, is this really happening. >> there's a center of the universe ib "star ws jts nerddom, that's right here. >> reporter: these nerds, their word, not mine, are making money for a children's charity. it rained overnight. it's chilly by l.a. standards. they have another 80 hours to go. i'm not sure i can takee it. can you guys? >> nerd is a high complimentt for them. >> we're going to a special screening torrow in new york. wean't get details. it's so top secret zplp no phones. they take them when you walk in the door. this is all lockdown. >> can't blame them for that. >> we're given instructions. >> not going to say anything on wednesday. >> no, we can't. another big storm in the west. this one hits san ancisco? >> nick was just alluding to it. this is san pablo, california. trees into homes. aa look at w where that storms now. up through the dakotas with winter weather advisories and warnings. the select cities now brought to you by walmart.rain and snow combo tomorrow afteteoon. then we'll see a transition over to pure snow by tuesday night into early wednesday. expect a tenth to a quarter inch of rain and less than a half inch of snow. today's forecast calls for a moing mix then we'll have cloudy skies and a high of 40. the w tonight is 28. tomorrow's high is 39 with an 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>> we sold t tusands of these and had zero issues. the reason is, a l of companies are trying to me a quick buck. they're using the cheapest chinese batteries on the market today. the products we have are revolutionary. we spent a huge amount of battery technology. >> the it'ss the baddedey that is the problem. how do they catch fire? >> a cheap chinese battery doesn't have a board protection. it will never overheat. if it does, it shuts down t the battery. >> how do you check? you don't want to rip it part.. how do you kno what kind of battery is in it? >> deal with a reputable company. make suret's branded. say it, chance are it's a cheap battery. >> in some places like neyork them on the streets. what i iyour advice to parents. >> number one, deal w wh a reputable company. adache sure that they're big and located in the u.s. number two, buy a branded battery. sony, lg, samsg. number three, make sure that all the boards come with a one-year warranty. >> that gives you an idea that it comes from a reputle company. >> cheap batteriess will not last past six months. >> thank you, tony. you can go to our website for more information on buying the proper hoverboards. let's go inside to george. >> coming up, a touching story why he's wearing a purple heart. when cigaretteteravings hit, i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fafast-dissolving formula. it s stas toto relievesudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. feel a cold coming on? 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"we don't see many of them that occur in the united states just because the media doesn't pick it up, but i pick it up so i see all these things going on around the world and people needing help and so what i do is i just tell all my friends around the world, 'hey, this country is suffering right now in this particular community...this area and and they need help," said harrington. jessica rae: harrington says he has been in around the world, jessica let's check in with for the weather. matt: we've got some rain and mixed precip to deal with this morning. another system will approach us tomorrow. we expect to see a light rain and snow combo tomorrow we'll see a transition over to tuesday night into early wednesday. expect a tenth to a quarter inch of rain inch of snow. today's forecast calls for a morning mix then we'll have cloudy skies and a high of 40. the low tonight is 28. tomorrow's high is good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. major health alert. new fears hundreds of infants may have been exposed to tuberculosis. the rac the find those at r risk right now. you've got that james dean a world exclusive. taylor swift, one on one. >> getting ready for this, i wondered about a lot of things. >> the fans, the stars, the aming moments. the secrets behind her huge 1989 >> this was very collaborative and fun. >> we have your all-access ss. as apple music takes you behind one of the biggest tours ever. the countdown to christmas is on. just 11 days lef are you ready? 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take texting, which typically assumes this posture, and say it can contribute to sad or depressed mood. >> so what do do about it? >> well, posture. cht up, shoders back. head neutral. eyes forward. >> so hold it up a little bit. >> this might benefit more than just your posture here. if your posture can affect your mood, i'm all in. >> if you get a bad e-mail, you're still in a bad mood. and it givesoun arching inging posture posture. >> thank you, jen. another major health concern, concussions. they're a huge problem in football from the peewees to the pros. the newovie with will smith shining light on the problelem. we're going to talk live to the doctor who inspired it. fit, a look at his story. will smith's passion nal per form mans erped him a golden floeb nomination. >> tell the truth. tell the truth. >> reporter: the man smith proper trays in the film is dr. bennet omalu. a nigerian born forensic pathologist. >> reporter: his discovery, chronic traumatic encephalopathy. it is found mostly in athletes who play contact heads like football. >> hard shot on welker. effectcan lead to dementia, even suicide. >> you're going to war with a corporation that owns the day of the week. >> reporter: i a recently published new york times op ed titled don't let kids play football, the doctor rowwrote, as a society, the question we have to answer is, when we kningly and willfully allow a child to play high-contact sports, are we endangering the child? >> i am not done! >> he is not done. he's here with usight w. dr. bennet omalu. it's so good to see you again. ii wched the film last night. having spent time with you, will smith really got it right. adds you know, he got a golden globe nomination. he said i'm grateful to the hfpa for recognizingr. omalu's story. he'll see you at the golden globes. will smith is such a wofrl individual. and he reminds me of my -- my childhood fate. reaffirms it. and believe in the american perfectionism. hepitomizes that per fesks. he took my story and the story of cte from the depths of the california central valley to the peak of the mountain top of the american mountain and the american psyche. and for this, i am profoundly grateful. i wish him the best of luck and may piece with with m. >> it's bring something much attention to an issue that not only affects, the nfl, peewee, l contact spor. you made headlines not just for the movie be you for your op ed where you really talk to parents and you said, kids should not be playing peewee football. what is your message to them? >> high-impact contact sports.. my message is to remember we're one american family. one joy, one hope, one love. knowing what we know no as a society, we'e're evolving. as we evolve, we give up less intelligent ways we did this in the past because we're becoming more intelligent. to we continue to expose our dhoirn the risk of permanent brain damagage? this is not anti-football, anti-spots. exposure to your head has an inhempbt risk of damage like we have done with smoking, alcohol, sex, shouldn't we protect our children, the most vulnerable. the most precious giftsf our lives and let them become adults? if you become an adult and as a to play, i i'll be the fist to stand by y your side. but not our children. >> i think you get a lot of attention when you say, as a parent, you don't let your child smoke, drink. you have a demonstration in the movie. >> this is what you cled a model. >> a model. >> this is a simulation. the jar is the rigid skull. the pink balloon is the brain. your brain floats freely inside your skull. look what happens in your brain when you have ann impact. the brain bounces around the skull. you take paddle, this padding will simulate the let mel. look what happens. so with our without t helmet, your brain still bounces around your skull. so knowing what we know now, with or without a helmet. with or without concussions. repeated ploes of your head as a damage.. >>ou know the nfl. they have taken issue with you inhe past. i want to say wt they responded. they've made n numerous changes to the gameo enhance the health and safety of players at all levels offootball. including nearly 40 rule changes in the last decades strict concusussions prototolls, better training and sideline medical re. are day doing enough? is this enough? >> cte and post traumatic enreceive encephalopathy is not about concussion. concussion is a disease. ct serks a disease. e both are caused bay blow to the head no matter how much y reduce concussions, you're still exposing yourself to repeated blows, your risk of developing cte is still there. but, the movie is not about the it inty fwritty of the science. it's about the spirit of the american family that i so much it's a story about what sit to be american. to seek t the truth. to become enlightened. the truth does setou free. >> and your name really means at. >> yes. >> in your native tongue, et means -- >> he who speaks. >> and spe the truth. >> the truth defis us as americans. >> i think people watching this film will have beateunderstanda better understanding of your work and passion. you're not anti-football, aept anti-sports. i was talking to jesse. you were not as aware. >> it was something as you talk about, we just didn't have the education at the time. you didn't understand, i thk, the significance of how that could impact your life moving away there football. i'll say this pip saw the screener for this movie. it's extremely powerful. i'm curious to see how this affects parents, the if they wacht, whether or not they'll allow their dhoirn play. and how this impacts the popularity of the sport. it's a powerful film >> jesse, thank you. dr. omalu, always a pleasure. >> thank yo >> and will is on this week. >> he's amazing. all right, thank you, robin. get ready, taylor swift fans. we have a world exclusive you'll only see here on "gma." the singer just releasing the trailer for the 1989 world tour live concert film, which you'll be able to watch on apple music startingsusunday. this morning, we have something more for you. jesse? you have the details. >> get set. we have your exclusive first look at a behind-the-scenes interview with taylor swift for apple music while they were filming in sydney, australia. walk to new york >> reporter: she's performed around the globe. shake it off shake it off >> reporter: even showing us how to shaket off in times square on "gma." >> getting ready for this, i wondered about a lot of things. >> reporter: and over 1.5 million fans have seener latest tour. and if you haven't, now you can, too. >> i wonder what it would be like to perform for70,000 people. >> reporter: taylor swift and happenand apapple mus teaming up to show us the film. we never go out of style >> repeporter: the sen-time gammy-award winner giving ussn exclusive look inside her world. and now, swiftfties can watch the show on t their big and small screens. >> what would happen if i invited the most amazing artists with access the film. including appearances by justin timberlake. mick jagger. is there this was an indicator of which musians love music so much to pop up on stage just for the love of it. it was collaborative, fun. hey, you want to come out? cool, we'll learn your song. back. i'll never doctor i'm going to hold on to them for dear life. >> reporter: swift saying how she reached out to the rolling stones legend. >> i had no idea mick was g going to be in town. i had a hoe the next day. i said, hey are youn nashville? do you want to come out and sing? he writes back, oh, what will i wear now we got bad blood >> reporter: a swift show wouldn't be complete without her squad. >> it would be weird to not include my friends. these are the people who helped me get to this point where i could make this album. we had some of the most amazing memories, just around thetour. my friends would fly out. it became a way for us all to get together when we're all really busy. we would be like, allll right, meeting up in london, hyde park show. let's do this. >> you can see taylor's full intervie on apple music's beats one radio station at noon eastern. and apple music members around the world you watch the 1989 world tour live movie exclusively starting sunday at apple.com/taylor swift. >> i is she 25 yet? >> she's 26. >> yesterday. >> texted mick, we're all meeting up in london. it's okay. >> her birthday was yesterday. >> a year ago, she was here. a konser at "gma." >> we were just talking about that. >> here's the video. time fls. >> on her tour, you never knew who was going toop up on stapaple with r. she's just that kind of person. >> my daughters said it was the favorite moment of the summer. she puts on a show. it's a group effort. you know wholse puts on a show? ginger? >> i'll do my best t. swiut here. i have lancaster, south carolina. an these lovely ladies from where inmaryland? elikette city. >> maybe you're traveling out of the east coast. there's fog causing ground delay. laguardia, philadelphia, you're seeing that rightthere, check ahead. you might be delayed a little bit. freezing rain, winter weathered a vieys in northern maine. so mild out here. temperatures won't be this warm for the rest of the e week.rain and snow combo tomorrow afternoon. then we'll see a transition over to pure snow by expect a tenth to a quarter inch of rain and less than a half inch of snow. today's forecast calls for a moing mix then we'll have cloudy skies and a high of 40. the w tonight is 28. tomorrow's high is 39 with an afternoon mix. here's the 7 day forecast. another system will approach us tomorrow. we expecto see a light rain andnow w combo tomorrow afternoon. then we'll see a transition over to >> we've got a little work to do to makt taylor southwest make itaylor swift ready. the ultimate guide to the holidays. mark wahlberg here live to talk about his new movieith will ferrell. >> it's a funny one. how's this for an invite? >> oh, my gott. >> and will ith. >> all of that beauty is a natural distax. sweaters.from santa claus yesterday. besides santa's visit, attendees could also purchase ornaments for one dollar. ronald mcdonald house charities will receive t money generated from sales of the ornaments as well as 20 per- cent of sunday's brunch sales ththe money raised will be used to help purchase totoiletry items for milies duri their stay at the ronald mcdonald house. "it's kind of a fun holiday time to let the kids come in and and see santa, minerva's is so generous to let us do this d they give us 20 percent of the proceeds from today's brunch to go back to the house, which is fantastic. it's a great amount of money that we can't say thank you enough for," said jessica rae: minervas and the ronald mcdonald house charities of siouxland have successfully hosted the santa brunch for several years now. jessica let's check in with for the weather. matt: we've got someain and mixed precip to deal with this morning. anothther [ cheers and applause ] welcome back. he's getting a lot of work out here. >> yes, he is. >> yes, yes, yes. the hottest new "star wars" character, bb8 is here. helping us countdown tohe premier tonight in los angeles. is there he has a little burn mark from space. >> tough to run around like that. believe iad or not, "star wars" not the only movie. square. he stars with will ferrell in "daddy's home." so funny. it's great. talk to him in a little bit.t. in the meantime, if you heard christmas is just around the corner. it doesn't feel like it. it's getting down to the wire for holiday shopping. we're tracking the hottest gifts people are searchingng for in our guide. becky worryley tells us about one head phones. >> reporter: previkted to be the this season. to find the best, we turned to brian ng. tech editor at cnet. what do teens and 20 sosomething' want? >> design and bass. a lot of kids love the deep booming sound. this t the is beats solo2. you have the flashy colors and clean design. yoyou can go big and large and just, you don't care what anybody thinks. these are the monster 24k. >> reporter: is there a budget model? >> the m50-xs. great, great headphones. >> reporter: on ear. over ear. which is better? >> how it feels. some people don't like the idedea of an over-year headphone. it cuts your ear off b it's the best sound. >> reporter: if you're buying head foens for someone who is a commuter? it's all aut noisecanceling. >> it send res verse frequency in here. it deadens the sound around you. it cates a chamber inside. it's like your own, isoted room. reporter: let's talk xaeper ear buds.. >> somere around the $120, $150. that's a lot. the $40 to $50 speetspot, you'll get evething you need. those picks on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. becky is with us. a lot of them are expense pich whatat areou getting for a $300 pair versus a $100 pair. >> that is tult mat question. people who are into sound they can hear a difference. me, i'm not so su. this is about brand, design, fashion. there are mirrors in the headphone aisles in the electronics store. how do i look? >> thelook festive. my daughters just want them to be pink. thank you, becky. i'm here with mark wahlberg. he's teaming up with will ferrell in the new comedy, day's home. a dad and a step dad square off for theove of their family. helmets on the half pipe. we have to with safe here. >> half pipe? >> that's cory fro red bull. >> you have a sponsor for my backyardrd? >> and mark wahlberg joins us. the whole family watched this last night. had lot of fun. dusty iss the ultimate cool dad. >> yes, aside from his inability to be responsible and commit. >> but he comes back and throws ththe whole family into an uproar. it must have been so much fun to team up with will again. >> he's such a great guy. one of the rare comedy guys. his humor comes from a nice place. he's a nice and happy guy. he enjoys making people laugh. >> it ts intosomething. this is a dynamic happening in a lot of families. grows out of something al. though it's pretty outrageous. >> yeah, usually the step dad is the bad guy. the evil one. and, you know, he's a genuinely li sweet guy who wan to be accept bdty kids. somemebody nows living in my role. and soy come back to reclaim my family and craziness ensues. >> skrou have four kids now, right? >> i've got four. >> did they weigh in? > they suspepect seen it yet. mom is the censor board. >> you d an stain gram of the christmas sweater, right? sal and billy wearing them. >> that's more inappropriate than the content of the movie. but yeah. my picture looks more like you. that one looks like dick clark right there. >> that is dick clark. not mark wahlberg. a didn't note. you have said you oh so much or of you success to your catholic faith. you had the chance this fall, whenen pope francis came in, to play apart. what was that like? >> it was amazing. i sat in church. at church, but not be involved. they asked meo do the collection. they asked me to host the pope. you can say no. i don't do good at hosting. families from different continents. mispronouncing their namesas an issusue. it was a big job. amazing to see how many people he's got coming backk to the church now. he's's trying to change things. > t spirit he unleashed was so great. >> i've been around a lot of famous people pip have never seen so many people excited about one person. >> you have your wahlburgers going on. we're opening one here. you did something special after the paris attacks. >> donating proceeds to the red cross. paris is my favorite city inhe world. i was forge gnat enough to work there. made a movie there. a bad movie. it was great experience. >> you did a gat thing. "daddy's home" is great movie. >> thank you. i heard my smile tak over the world. oh, yes, it does. very nice xhil. it's time now for "gma's" fofootball countdown. i'm here with the holy cross high school knightsts from flushing squeens. yeah. you c can get excited. and tonight's "monday night football" game on espn, new york giants are in miami to face the dohins. mike green berg and mike golic on espn and espn's mike and mike gave u their picks. they say giants take the win. . ihave to give you a winning forecast. in miami, it will be so nice. this forecast sponsored by nationwide. the kickoff temperature, 78. light winds. pretty perfect. even a little warm, we may say. the action alltarts tonight att 8 clp 15. tune in to find out the game afternoon. then tuesday night into early weesday. expect a tenth to a quarter inch of rain and less thaa half inch of snow. today' >> and now for another smile that lights up the world. >> you canlso dab real it's a. just give them one of -- whoa, we'reabbing here on "gma." w we're counting down to christmas with t best present two high school sweethearts could hope to have. a supersecret surprise right out ofa fairytale. rachel smith has the story. >> reporter: every love story deserves a fairy god mother. and for high school sweethearts, their fairy godmother turned out to be abc family. and breakup star chelsea kane. >> that is the scent of >> he dropped down, i was like, wait. my eyes and mind were not synchronized. >> reporter: the surprise was not just a diamond ring. [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome to the family. >> to share this experience with the people that mean the most to , it brought it full circle. >> i was so fttered to have been included. i love love. >> reporter: just like every great le story. >> i could not be anymore excited. starting our own family and continuing to push forward and pursue our dreams. >> there's a happily ever after. for "good morning america," york. >> what a surprise that couple is never going forget. coming up, the star-studded cast of "joy." jennifer lawrence, robert de niro, bradley cooper. opening up about their new the movie "joy" doesn't't hit theaters until christmas day. it's already picke upwo golden globe nominations. has more. >> . what are you koing here? >> reporter: is jennifer lawrence at the top of her game. loosely inspired by the real-life home shopping mangano. >> my name's joy, by the way. >> reporter: it chronicles the rise from struggling single m mom to head of her own business dynasty. >> the world doesn't owe you a thing. >> reporter: lawrence teams for the third time with bradley cooper. robert de niro, and david o. russell. alg with an all-star cast, virginia madsen and edgar ramirez as her eccentric ex-husband. i want to start with you, david? >> why? >> i thihink the movie i about the e emotion, joy, when you're compromises. another inspiration was to see america. true unconditional love goes beyond divorce. >> it'ss beautif thing. unconditional love means that that love will transform itself. so in a way, gives us, gives me hope that true love doeses really last forever. >> people have talked about the fact that so many of you who is work sod many times togethe now have a special chemisisy. >> we met her. she w 20 years old. on "playbook." before hunger games. >> i asked cooper what it's like to be in the tabloids? was like, the tabloids say you're dating j.lo, is that true? then david called action. >> reporter: it is no wonder russell cast lawrenc in his first film with a female lead. story. >> i think there's no such thing as a normal family. david says he finds the extraordinary in the ordinary. and then just examining it and opens it up and peels bacack layer after layer after lalayer. it's kiting to work that way. >> reporter: and the on-screen chemistry between cooper and slaurns palpable. do dploi you have that chemistry? >> yeah, when i'm with you, i feel safe. like i can -- i can turn my brain off as an actor and, yeah, i feel safe i guess is the word. >> david made us a bizarre fororm of sib flings a way. >> i think having to learn that dance routine. i was -- that was -- we didn't know each other. >> on "silver linings playbook "? >> i understand what bradley's we have a troop feeling. certatain comfort and confidence with each otother. and feeling of being safe. yes. and all those things that -- many dirtors -- t finest directors have done over the years. >> reporter: and that special ar of david o. russell is traps lating into movie gold. the film snagged two gololden globe nominations. you've been nominated for a golden globe for best actress. amy schum one of your best friends, said, you're going down. >> i hope i am. i want to see that sweet little -- up on that stage. i' trying to organize us wearing the same exact thing. that's think dream. >> are you going root for her or you? >> we're both rooting foror her. >> repter: for "good morning america," elizabeth vargas, abc up next, robin talks with journalism. linda ellerbee. after more than 4 rears in the business, t last 25 of themm hosting nick news. linda is retiring. they'll air the special, hello, i musbe goi. this morning, she's here with us. what a pleasure. you. >> all these years. two generations of talking -- two generations have been with you. >> it is. really. we have some kids that were 10 when wee startrt that now have 10-year-olds that are watching. we have kids that grew up watching us that worked on the show. until, you know, just recently until we produced thee last show. >> we had in on o staff so excited because they grew up watching what was the m mt challenging story your 25 years that you had to explain to children? it was -- when we started in '91, it was a huge, hugestory. not that it shouldn't be daday. but, it was then. and, the problem with explaining aids was, you have to explain, you have to talk about sex. and, in our age group of 9 to 14, there are kids in there who actually haven't had the sex talk from their parents yet. so it was tricky. how do ialk about aids without talking about sex. well, you can't, really. >> you had to keep all these ththgs in mind. you know yr audience. you chose to be there so many years. what will you miss most? >> the kids themselves. if there's one lesson i take aw there 25 years of listening to kids, you're never too old to learn from young. >> never too eld to lea from -- out of the mouths of babes. >> yeah. they taught me. they educated me. in fact, the last part of the show. this last one. is really sort of about a personal piece about whatt you taught me. what kids taught me. >> what they taught you? before that, back in the day, that's you -- >> that's me,t abc. >> you were part of the "gm" >> big hair. big shoulders. big glasses. and big mouth. >> we do remember that part, too. what to you remember most of your time here? >> i had a greatat time here at abc. i worked on a wondederful sho called "ourworld." a primetime show about recent american history. every week, i came to work and they would give me a wox of magazines an books and movies from a particular year. i would think, okay, this week i'm living in 1961. this week, i'v living i i 1942. and, in fact, i get so immersed in the timime period of the show that i once found myself in the year 1987 writing a check and >> no, no you didn't. >> because that's where i was spending the week in our worlrl >> so immersed in it. i know that you, a maybe it's not a joke, people say,hat next? you say retitirement, people say, what xt. you say you want to be a shepherd?? >> i got tired to explaining to people that after 51 years of working, i was hoping that quitting work would mean, i could getet up every day and think,k, what wld line da like to do? arent lirks i'm supposed to have a project. i s started to say, i'm goingng to do nothing for awhile. joyfully. and i'm very grateful. i need to say this. that i'm able to retire. because too many americans are not. d i'm very lucky -- i had a great time. in television. i'm leaving with my head still on my shoulders. at my ownhoosing of the time. and my soul still mostly in tact. and, you are just well deserving of allllthat. thank you. ways for - >> you, too, ma'am. >> and we're fellow thrivers. i like to say that. >> i traded both my breasts for my life in 1993. and i have never once greated the trade. >> i love when you do the voice like that. yes, what a great trade. i'm glad you d d that. you're here with us right now. >> and you, too. >> linda elrbee, everybody. >> bye, bye. tomorrow night on what a great show day. >> great to see linda ellerbee here. >> oh, adore her. will smith will be here tomorrow. >> will frell later in the week have a great day, everybody.manufacturer clai can stop on thursday, the fda cleared d the "x-stat-30" wound dressing for use by the general population. itit had preously been used only on the battle-field. the sponge be used to threatening where a tourniquet cannot be used, the armpit. . 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