This renoir. The museum says it was swiped off its walls. Why their battle is now heading to court. Youre looking at live pictures of times square. Snowcovered new york city. What a difference. Forget the confetti. Its now the show. We say. And tgif because we need it. No ones in times square. Its the emptiest ive ever seen it. And many of you watching with your kids at home this morning. Schools canceled across the country. Much of the northeast, slowgoing this morning. New england, boston, hit hard overnight. The snows still coming down there. And its not just the snow. Some serious winds overnight. Gusting as high as 55 Miles Per Hour in some parts of massachusetts, creating whiteout conditions. And for millions across the country, were also dealing with the bitter cold that david was just talking about. Our extreme weather team is covering all of the angles this morning. Ginger zee is in central park and starts us off. Ginger, good morning. We have seen some improvement. Good morning to everyone. Here in central park weve got about 6 inches of fresh, fluffy snow. The winds were blowing, making it feel sub zero. This is nothing compared to what the nation is feeling. Look at some of the number, boston well over a fast snow. North and west of boston, they had two feet or so and chicago well over a foot. A lot of suburbs, even ohare and midway really close. Of course the numbers even in delaware, very high. The storm, next question, when is it pulling away . Its pulling away very quickly. We have to check in what the windiest conditions were, cohasset massachusetts. We find Ron Claiborne. Reporter im in the epicenter of this noreaster. The hardest hit area of wind and snow. Were looking at a foot, 15 inches maybe more of snow. Wind gusts reported at 55 miles an hour. This is an inlet eight, ten hours ago. Its now frozen over. Looks like some scenes out of antarctica this week. The snow is abating. So is the wind. Its been a rough, rough ride overnight. Noreaster nightmare. Overnight, the mammoth winter storm exploding all of the way from pennsylvania to maine. Freezing, blizzardlike conditions. Winds howling up to 35 Miles Per Hour. Snow falling in some areas at a rate of one inch every hour, causing a sloshy mess for drivers. Im going sideways, even if fourwheel drive. You have to take it easy. Reporter boston hit hard overnight with about a foot of heavy snow. Schools and even the state government, shut down. So much snow there, streets transformed into ski slopes. And a frigid farewell to bostons longtime mayor, tom menino, stepping down from office after 20 years. I guess Mother Nature wanted to give me one more gift. Reporter new york city slammed overnight with about six inches of snow and still falling. Governor cuomo, issuing a state of emergency, urging people to stay off the streets. In coastal massachusetts, flood warnings, as freezing waves crash into homes. Youll see water probably coming up over the top of here into the parking lot. Reporter and as far south as north carolina, it wasnt heavy snow but icy roads that sent this car sliding on to its side. The chilling storm already ripping through states like indiana and michigan, creating chaos on roadways. Even snowplows couldnt escape freezing. Conditions still pretty bad here. Very cold. But its going to get a lot colder as the temperature is expected to plunge later today, going on to the minus Single Digits and windchills, even colder. Ginger, back to you. Reporter ron, thank you. So much improvement on the way. It is not going to be clean on the rails or on the roads. For traffic update we go to lisa in wabc in new york. They had rough wins 30 to 35 Miles Per Hour. Lisa . Reporter still experiences blizzardlike conditions in long island. Of the wind is blowing and 8 inches here. Governor cuomo took a preemptive strike shutting down major highways at midnight. The long island expressway shut down. They wanted plows to plow the roads with no obstructions. No other people on the roads. Theyre using mass transit. Operating on a weekend schedule, limited service. They are asking if people can stay home to do so. A amy, back to you. All right. Lisa, with a look at the travel. Talk about travel. Air travel, almost 3,000 Flights Canceled or delayed. Linzie januais is at laguardia. Good morning. You can see one of the very long checkin lines. People spending the night in airports. Overnight in chicago, passengers stuck on the runway for three to four hours after too many flights landed at midway at the same time. Yesterday, there were over 10,000 delays and 3,000 cancellations. This morning more than 3,000 flights delayed already and more than 1800 canceled. New york area airports are faring the worst so far followed by philly, chicago and boston. Its freezing temperatures and more snow on the way it could take days to untangle this mess. You definitely want to check with your airline before you head to the airport to travel. David . You should havezine the jaws dropping in the studio. 10,000 delays in the last 24 hours. Thats unbelievable. Going to be a tough day ahead. Chicago one of the all rightesthit cities. Now that the snow has finally ended there, its the frigid cold were talking about. Gio benitez has been in chicago. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you, david. I heard you ask that question, how long does it take for frostbite to set in. Im asking myself that right now. Here we are in temperatures that are below zero. Talking about 2 below zero all morning long. Windchills at 12 below zero. Take a look at snow. Talking about the same kind of snow were seeing in new york. Its light and fluffy. Thats the bad news. Well have Winter Weather warnings when this snow blows all over the place when the winds pick up. Then we have temperatures over the weekend and into next week. Monday and tuesday were seeing temperatures way below zero during the day. Thats the first time in 30 years thats happened in this area. So, clearly, cancellations, schools may be canceled. Classes may be canceled here in this area. And we may have other activities canceled throughout the week. Amy. All right, gio benitez, thanks so much. And speaking of the bitter cold, temperatures bulging. Lets go back to ginger in central park for the details how cold this is going to get, ginger. Reporter not just recordbreaking but potentially recordshattering. Thats the cold air for next week. Its plenty cold this morning. New england has been there and will be there for days. Lets look at the numbers as far south as tampa. Yes, we are talking windchill advisories in florida this morning. Parts of georgia and parts of Winter Weather advisories, too. The numbers of are Single Digits and teens and even parts of tennessee this morning. They we have a look what happens in the next cold blast. The numbers not just plummet but this is the wicked wild, brainfreezing. We use the word dangerous. Its when the pets absolutely need to come inside. When we go to 25, 35 below zero. You have to be outside for a short amount of time for frostbite and hypethermia to set him. Well talk about another storm but for now dave and amy. Talking about the temperature, extreme pem temperatures, frostbite. You have to be concerned about this. I want to bring in our medical editor, dr. Richard besser. You talk about frostbite. What you see is whitish or gray color to the skin. A firm or waxy feel. A numbness. You dont know you have it, you too have look at the people around you. Hypothermia is very serious. How do you know youre going to that situation . Normally its 80 degrees. If it drops to 85 degrees thats hypothermia. Babies may have bright red skin. How long does this take before any of it sets in. You saw the temperatures ginger said are coming. Were dealing with this for days to come. What concerns me is not just the temperature but the wind. Its a matter of minutes, you can have frostbite set in, you can have hypothermia. People indoors without heat can get hypothermia. With a few seconds left, a lot of kids playing in the snow. What do you do. Its not hot watt never. You want luke warm water to warm them gradually. That will prevent damage and burns. Hippothermia. Get help . To a doctor right away. Lets get the other top stories from bianna golodryga. Good morning, everybody. Good morning to everyone at home. We begin with more money. The dow plunge d 135 points. Yesterday, the first time stocks have fallen to start the year in 6 years. Analysts said it was a return to reality after the market got a little overheated last month. This morning, stock futures are up slightly. We have some breaking news to report. The u. S. Is telling americans in south sudan to get out or youre on your own. The state department has all but shut its embassy and pulled its staff from that wartorn country overnight. It organized one last evacuation flight for u. S. Citizens. And next to a massive manhunt for an escaped mental patient connected to a brutal double murder. This morning theres questions about how he got away. Abcs Muhammad Lila has the story. Reporter police in South Carolina say 39yearold Jason Mark Carter should be considered dangerous. We just want mr. Carter to be returned to the facility in columbia. Obviously, we dont want to see anybody hurt. Reporter carter has been committed for almost eight years since the death of his mother and stepfather in 2006. I remember the case did receive, you know, a good deal of publicity. Investigators searched. They made their way to the basement. When they made entry, mr. Carter was inside the locked room. And his deceased mother and stepfather were in the same room with him. Reporter he was found incompetent to stand trial. Police say he has family in north carolina. And he may be headed towards that area. For good morning america, Muhammad Lila, abc news, new york. Our thanks to muhammad. Meantime, with more than 2 million americans joined the ranks of the insured, it appears obamacare could make things worse for emergency rooms. An oregon study shows the newly insured are 40 more likely to head straight to the e. R. The findings contradict the key argument that obamacare would help rein in e. R. Visits and costs. And californians from sacramento to hollywood are puzzling over an unidentified object they saw new years eve. They say the glowing object hovered for some time. And then, zoomed away. The air force, of course, says it didnt pick up anything on the radar. They always seem to say that, right . And to a shocking sight in new orleans, where number 11 oklahoma took down thirdranked alabama in the sugar bowl, 4531 last night. The crimson tide were heavily favored. But oklahoma quarterback Trevor Knight passed for 348 yards and 4 touchdowns, completing 32 passes setting a sugar bowl record. Good for him. And finally, i thought this was fitting. Heres an Ice Sculpture to end all Ice Sculptures. Take a look. It was an actual working pickup, made out of blocks of ice. It could be driven and was, however. It may be hard to believe, given todays weather, the ice melts. This pickup is already gone. 11,000 pounds of ice. Cold feet. Yeah. Ginger zee wants one of those, right away. Well get on it. Now, to the dramatic rescue in antarctica. All 52 passengers, safely aboard a new ship this morning. But their return home is delayed because it turns out the rescuers may need rescuing themselves. And this morning, were hearing from some of the passengers as they try to head home. Abcs Alex Marquardt has the story. Reporter as the chinese helicopter crossed 16 nautical miles of ice, a red ship, their rescue, came into view. After ten days stuck in the ice, the ice breaker was a sight to behold. Their new passage home. The weary passengers were hoisted up on to the deck in a small boat and warmly shown to their rooms. I was immensely relieved for the people under my care. I was pleased with having extracted them from that situation. Reporter smiles all around, as the fivehour rescue mission, which included nine helicopter trips, was pronounced a success. I was just a feeling of having relief. And having completed the job safely. And everybodys back onboard. Reporter as the sun set, the ship got under way, plowing through ice several feet thick. As you can see, its not exactly slicing through all this ice. Thats surrounding us. This ship is dealing with it. But were certainly making slow progress. Reporter the passengers original ship remains stuck in the ice. Some of it almost ten feet thick. But the 22man crew has been resupplied and are waiting until they can break free or another ship can reach them. The ship is now on standby out in open water, in case it has to go back and rescue the chinese ship. They say theyre going to try to break free in the coming hours as tidal conditions change. Amy . David . We know youll be watching, thanks so much. Good to see the storm is hitting london, too. This next story, was it a deal or a steal . I hope lara is watching this next story. A woman says she purchased this painting at a flea market, 7. A painting that was painted by the great renoir. The museum saying it was stolen from its collection wants it back. Theres a tugofwar. Who should get it . Abcs jeff zeleny. Reporter a lucky find . Or a stolen treasure . This morning, thats the question for a federal judge, with a oneofakind renoir painting. At the center of an intense legal battle. The tiny work of art, the size of a napkin, is an 1879 landscape called on the shore of the seine. A virginia woman says it is hers. She bought it in a flea market in 2009, for just 7. The Baltimore Museum of art says that price was a real steal. Thats because they claim the painting was actually stolen in 1951. And they want it back, now that its resurfaced. The fbi seized the painting until a judge determines the rightful owner. In court papers filed this week, the museum produced a list of evidence it says proves the renoir was stolen, including a 60yearold police report. Old museum catalogs and even a receipt, showing a patron bequeathed the painting to the museum. The museum claims it was stolen and claimed it owned it. The museum has to prove it was, in fact, stolen and they did own it. Reporter neither she nor her attorneys would speak to abc news. Her brother says she took the painting years ago from her mother, an art aficionado. Even if she paid 7 or 70,000, if the painting was stolen, a thief cant pass ownership on to somebody else. Reporter now, both sides are scrambling to paint a convincing picture to the judge when they face off in court next week. For good morning america, jeff zeleny, abc news, washington. Not that anyone wants a lawsuit. But thats why lara spencer brakes for yard sales. Thats why we should, too. Take you back outside. Live picture of times square this morning. This is not impressionism, folks. This is the real thing. There are a few people outside our gma studios. Let me give them major credit this morning. They are gathered. They are waving to us through the windows. But the rest of the city deserted this morning. Thats because the snow and the bitterly cold temperatures. Theres one person out in central park, though. And she looks happy because she loves this. Ginger zee . I am. I do love it. I just hope everybody is safe this morning because ive got to tell you, even though we have about two to five hours of the snowstorm left, thats from here up through the northeast, new england, too, this is whats going to happen. You have blowing snow. You have drifts that are created by plows. Thats going to be an issue because not only does it stay because of the cold. But some areas, getting more snow that already had so much. Lets look at the next snowstorm. Weve got to move on to the forecast, of course. St. Louis, you thought you got away with it, huhuh. You get a shot of snow this weekend. These are numbers through sunday. Chicago gets more. Detroit gets more. Indianapolis, right in that pink zone. And then there were travel issues in san diego that had fog rerouted flights because of it. Conditions are improving. You will see a nice day shaping up from there to l. A. , to much of the southwest. And dont go anywhere. The extreme team does not quit. After the first half hour, we have so much more on this monster storm. Amy and david . All right. Ginger never quits. Are you kidding . Coming up here on good morning america, the former firefighter now behind bars after being accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill his wife. 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And we have to give a big welcome. Were happy to have Alicia Menendez here. From fusion. Not miami, is it . No. Im going racing back to miami. Youre lucky if youre racing back. About 10,000 flight delays, beware at jfk here. Great to have you. Great to be partnering up with fusion. Well have more from alicia as the morning goes on. The california priest that was found dead on new years morning. We have more on that. A suspect taken into custody. Well have the latest this morning. And the new year is a big time to go online looking for love. But how can you stand out from all of the other popular dating sites . We have the secrets to making your profile stand out. How to take the perfect picture. I know where theres a pretty picture. Central park. Ginger zees out there. I know its cold. And i know its dangerous. But it looks beautiful, ginger. Amy, does this look pretty . Does this look pretty to you . You can see, ive got the tears coming out. The windchill here, because of the winds gusting to some 22 Miles Per Hour, still at this hour. It makes it feel like its sub zero. We have a halffoot of snow here in new york city. I have to tell you there are bigger numbers and breaking news for you out of boston. Theyre at 14. 6. Looking at snow totals. I want to show you the list. Wilmington, delaware, just under ten inches. North and west of boston, they had two feet. So, there are areas that had a whole lot more. D. C. Picking up one to three inches around this region. Theres still winter storm warnings, at least for the next couple of hours, that includes most of the east coast there. Parts of southern new england. Up through maine. Of course, they got quite a bit, too. And then, even colder air behind. Im already talking about sub zero. Youre watching the numbers tick. And by tomorrow morning, heres what it feels like. Actually air temperatures, 2 below boston. 9 below in portland, maine. And 6 in new york city. Certainly the coldest air of the season so far. And weve got even more to talk about. For now, lets go up to massachusetts and Ron Claiborne. Reporter hey, ginger. Im about 20, 30 miles south of boston. It is still snowing and blowing. Were getting pretty good gusts here. I would guess maybe 20 Miles Per Hour or so. And the snows still coming out. Its hard to gauge how much snow we have had because its drifting around. Im going to stick my foot in here. Looks like a good ten inches or so. Theres much higher piles a few feet away. This area has seen gusts up to 55 Miles Per Hour overnight. Pretty powerful gusts. A little bit of flooding. Some homes affected. But nothing too serious yet. There will be another high tide in a few more hours. And the temperatures expected to go way down later today. Were looking at minus 5, minus 8 degrees below zero. Going back to you, ginger, now. And its a bad situation out here. Ginger, back to you. And its only getting worse, ron. Thank you for that report. We have to check in with gio benitez. Hes been in chicago, first with all that snow. And now, dealing with the cold. Gio, ive been seeing people in central park sticking to their new years resolutions. But in shorts. This is not shorts weather. Reporter not at all, ginger. Not at all. Unless youre inside, of course. Here we are. We were talking about that light, fluffy snow were seeing here. Its so cold here that a lot of this is really frozen solid here. Into giant snowballs. And im wearing ski gloves, ginger. Youll be proud of me. But even with these on. My hands are cold on the inside, even with these thick gloves on. Were talking about sub zero temperatures right now. 2 degrees below. Windchills at 12 below. And we have art tick temperatures coming in. Zub zero temperatures during the day. Back to you. All right, gio, thank you. We understand. You see the size of the gloves, you need those out there. The bitterly cold temperature range were going to see the next week is serious. It takes minute for frostbite and hypothermia concerns. Everybody has to be very careful out there. We move on in the meantime to the exfire captain. Very hot water here. Edward jones facing charges that he tried to hire an undercover cop to kill his wife. Abcs Steve Osunsami has more on what turned out to be a very emotional day in court. Im afraid for my life. Reporter an emotional Michelle Jones, begging a South Carolina judge to slam the jail shut on her own husband. Retired charleston firefighter, clinton jones. He has no remorse. He needs to stay behind bars. Reporter prosecutors say he offered 8,000 on new years eve to a hitman he hoped would kill his wife. But the man turned out to be an undercover officer. In this police report, investigators say he thought Michelle Jones was about to leave him and take the kids. When you go to extreme of wanting to hire somebody to murder your wife, thats lifechanging. Reporter according to police, the retired fire captain gave the undercover officer his wifes photo and a work address. And asked him to make sure that he finished off his wife because he did not want to visit her in the hospital. I dont know why i would talk about such a thing. Its not me. I would never hurt anybody in my life. I help people. Reporter family members tell us he hasnt been is same since surviving this massive fire at a sofa store in 2007. Nine other firefighters were killed. But his wife isnt hearing any excuses. This cannot be blamed on medication. This is a sick plan thought out to take my life. To leave our kids with no mother. Reporter april jones is one of those kids, torn between mom and dad. I love you, dad. I love you. Reporter she broke down when the judge said no to bail and ordered him to keep away from his family. Jones has not yet entered a plea. For good morning america, Steve Osunsami, abc news, atlanta. Our thanks to steve for that. Now, to a popular california priest who was found murdered in the Church Rectory on new years day. Police have a suspect in custody at this hour. A man they say had other runins with authorities in the hours leading up to that killing. Abcs reena ninan has the story. Reporter a rare glimpse this morning at an accused killer and his erratic spree that eureka, california, police say ended in the murder of father eric freed in the rectory of his own church. It seems to be a crime of opportunity. We have not established a motive. Reporter the day before the murder, on new years eave, Gary Lee Bullock was arrested for public intoxication. Acting so erratically, he was sent to a hospital where he had to be restrained, according to police. He was eventually released. Hours later, police got a call about a suspicious person at father freeds church. Police found him and referred him to a shelter. Soon after that, a Security Guard said he saw a man matching bullocks description around the church. And asked him to leave. There were a lot of people who hung around that rectory all the time. I would see people sleeping in the doorway. Reporter today, we know it was bullocks family that directed police to a house, where father freeds car was discovered nearby. He was arrested while driving with his fatherinlaw. Were collecting evidence off of him as well as interviewing him. Reporter Police Investigating father freeds murder say there were signs of blunt force trauma, a violent struggle and forced entry. Where we go from here is continue to analyze the evidence weve collected, examine for dna, do the autopsy and determine the exact cause of death. Reporter one parishioner can envision where father freeds typical kindness may have exposed him to a killer. I can almost imagine what he was saying to him at the time. Why dont you sit down. Well talk about it and see. Im sure he said that. Reporter for good morning america, reena ninan, abc news, new york. Glad we got some answers there. Well keep everyone updated on that story. Speaking of updates monster storm. Ginger zee out in central park. At least we put the bench out there for you, ginger. I do. I sit there between the hits. Alicia menendez, i have to get you an extreme team coat. I see you hitting there all warm. Were going to be coming out today. Well talk about the forecast. I have too many coats layered up on top of each other. Thats what so many folks, not just here in the northwest and new england, thats the midwest has. But as far south as tampa this morning. We have windchill advisories, frost and freeze warnings and numbers that are in, not only this morning, the 30s for so many folks. And feeling like the Single Digits, but tomorrow morning, its going to be an issue, too. And then a milder weekend. Kids, if you want to bundle up and play in this snow, you better do it now. Look at new york city, it gets up to 41. Well see quite a bit of melting by then. Thats on sunday toward the end of the weekend. Raleigh up to 54. Look at orlando, from the 50s today, low 50s, to 80 by the time you end the weekend. And then, that shot of cold air next week. Well be talking about so much more coming up. All that weather, brought to you by walgreens. And now, taking in, amy, it does look pretty. A little of the snow globe effect, when you dont get the 25mileperhour wind gusts. Thats for sure. Ginger, look over your left shoulder. Theres one runner out there keeping your company. Can you believe it . People are dedicated out there. And a skier. All right. And a plow. And a plow. Very important. A lot more ahead here on good morning america. The man who allegedly faked being a navy s. E. A. L. To con people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. What happens when we confronted him. And the holidays may be over. Theres still some great deals to be had. 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Comfort individualized. 44 minutes past the hour here on a friday morning. A cold and snowy friday morning for much of the country. We turn, now, to a stunning story of deception and greed. A. J. Dicken allegedly convincing so many people, including investors with deep pockets, that he was a former navy s. E. A. L. With connections to the cia. He promised those contacts would help him launch a business with huge profits for everyone involved. But the truth was much different. Abcs matt gutman with the confrontation. Reporter navy s. E. A. L. S are the stuff of american legend. Most of us might react the way Carol Robbins did, when she met a. J. Dicken. What was your First Impression of him . Hes a big guy. He commands authority by his size. Reporter it was 2011. Carol herself, a navy vet, was a student at dickens popular militarystyle Defense School in carson city, nevada. But he wasnt just any old s. E. A. L. He claimed to be the most decorated s. E. A. L. In history. He even said he fired the kill shot of osama bin laden. He told carol he had his sights on creating an International Security firm and wanted her to work for him. He convinced a pair of local doctors to invest 850,000 in his company. He said, im an exnavy s. E. A. L. I went into the cia when i retired. Reporter he even landed a contract with an affiliated firm in new york. You actually quit a good job in order to work with dicken, because you thought the money was going to be coming in. Yep. I had seen the contracts. Reporter a 500 Million Contract to do security in africa. All of a sudden, it was like, were leaving for africa in a week. Reporter but the work in africa burned into a bungle in the jungle. The whole situation there was just dangerous. Reporter and back at home if i get one more phone call asking me to verify if a. J. Dicken was ever a navy s. E. A. L. Reporter don shipley, a real navy seal. S. E. A. L. Outs dicken as a fraud. I knew you were a fake. Ill check your name. A couple of key strokes and ill tell you if he was a s. E. A. L. Or not. Reporter and dicken never served a day in the military. It was all a great big fraud. Reporter dicken headed to the hills. But nobody knew which hills until we recently tracked him down in arkansas. Finally, we know where he is and where hes going to be. How are you doing . I have nothing to say to you. Reporter folks in the navy s. E. A. L. Community say youre not a commando, but on con artist. I have nothing to say to you. Reporter he is facing felony firearms charges in nevada. For good morning america, matt gutman, abc news, miami. This is really something. You can see more of matts investigation tonight as we track down a whole load of hoaxsters and serial liars. On a special 20 20 the big lie. 10 00 eastern, 9 00 central here on abc. You know, 20 20. I always watch it. Its a perfect night to watch. Coming up here on gma this morning, keep the shows straight. Losing 20 pounds 20 pounds in 4 weeks . 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And we continue to follow breaking news in daly city. So there was a car crash, and after that a man jumped the median on 280 and was killed this morning. Sky 7 hd shows the slow lane on southbound 280 is open now, but all other lanes southbound closed from john daly boulevard into San Francisco. Sue hall has the latest. It was a busy morning on 280. We do still have that almost closure, like you said, the southbound lane one lane, slow lane, getting by. All northbound lanes have just been reopened. And chp is hoping to have the other southbound lanes open before 11 00. They are continuing their investigation. Still, i would suggest 101 is your best alternate or b. A. R. T. If you are heading toward sfo certainly. Mike with your forecast. All right, sue. Thank you very much. Good morning everybody. Record high temperatures, mostly sunny. But unfortunately it is a spare the air day. Lets take a look at tonights temperatures. A little cooler, low 30s to mid40s. 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Com or call 18007526631. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Whiteout. Monster winter storm. We have the latest on the snow and the bonechilling cold paralyzing the country. Extreme weight loss. A man who dropped more than 300 pounds is live in times square, sharing the secrets that made his extraordinary slimdown possible. And superstar tom hanks tells about his golden globe nomination for his riveting portrayal in captain phillips. And reveals his favorite thing about all those award shows. I get to go to a lot of really cool parties. And its a party on deejay friday, as we say good morning, america. Youre looking at the cheerful and chilly viewers out there this morning in times square. A very snowy times square here in new york city. Gone is the confetti. In is the snow. We wanted to show you the swiss alps this morning. Thats actually scituate, massachusetts. Unbelievable. Thats on the south shore of boston. I remember it well, as a boston reporter, covering a snowstorm. Can you imagine . I like looking at it from the warmth and comfort of times square studios. Thinking about you in new england this morning, as you wake up with us on good morning america. It might be a little cold outside. But look inside. Ms. Mix is here. And theres a party just across from our desk. Spinning us into the weekend. Were lucky to have her this morning. If you were worried that robin, george, and josh and lara have not been here, theyre back on monday. We promise. Ginger zee, bianna and Alicia Menendez. Playing with your iphone. Whats the temperature in miami right now . Its 63 degrees, thank you very much. A high of 66 today. The next time we call, you might want to check out the forecast. As long as im not ginger or gio out there, im very happy to be here. Its all perspective. Right here, its nice and warm. Nice for you to be here, alicia. Well have you doing some pop news in a bit. Also ahead, part two of our half their size event. This morning, we have two more remarkable transformations. Hundreds of pounds lost. And theyll share their secrets with you as so many people jumping on the treadmills for the start of the new year. Incredible stories they have. Lots of people kicking off the new year by signing up on Online Dating sites. This morning, the secret to creating the perfect profile picture. How you can get noticed in a crowd. Well introduce you to an extraordinary selfmade millionaire. Theres always hope. 17 years old. Were a little past 17. Raking in big bucks as a teenager. What inspired her to start her own company this morning. It was the power of no. Well explain. Also, pop news, as i mentioned. So, well get to that in just a minute. First, lets get the top stories at this hour. Were going to start with the powerful snowstorm slamming 20 states. The misery stretching from chicago to maine, with parts of massachusetts under two feet of fresh snow. New york and new jersey have declared states of emergency. And more than 4,000 flights have either been canceled or delayed. Well have much more from ginger in just a moment. Now, to a developing story from texas. The family of Melissa Sowders was pretty sure that a body pulled from a lake yesterday was her. The pregnant mother of four has been missing since the day after christmas. Her estranged husband has been charged with her murder. She was supposed to meet him and pick up their youngest daughter when she disappeared. And a new tally from the vatican shows just how Popular Pope Francis really is. Since he was elected in march, 6. 6 Million People have visited. Thats almost threetimes as many went to see his predecessor in all of 2012. And watch for changes coming to cheerios. General mills said it will stop using geneticallymodified ingredients. They say the oats never were. But some ingredients might have been. It only applies to the original flavor. And take a good look at this seemingly harmless card table and chair set from walmart. The black padded chairs may collapse and amputate fingers. The retailer is now recalling more than 70,000 of the sets that were sold last year. And finally, talk about raising the stakes for crazy basketball shops. From atop dallas reunion tower, 500 feet up, 1 guy tosses a basketball into a moving hoop into the parking lot below. And he made it. Without watching . A long three point basket. The guys are famous for their shots. I wish Ron Claiborne was here. Hes our biggest skeptic. And he thinks theyre all staged. How many times did they try to get that done, though . Thats true. 14 edits in there. Thats true. I could try a million times and wouldnt get it. Good point. Ginger zee is a trooper for us. Shes leading our storm coverage from central park. Ginger, you said theres more to come. Yeah. We have a couple hours left of this storm. And you see, its the light, fluffy stuff. Its going to compact and wont go anywhere until the end of the weekend. A lot of people tweeting and worried about how warm i am. Dont worry. I have 77 hand warmers and toe warmers stuck to myself. You should, too, if youre coming behind the storm. Oh, my goodness, is it cold. Look at the numbers. As this pulls away in the next two to three hours for most folks in the northeast, were going to see single digit and teens as highs for so many of us. Look at burlington, vermonts, number there. Buffalo, too, not warm. Were wont call anything warm in the next week or so. Look at also another winter storm to talk about. Not only the winter storm warnings here for the next couple of hours. But new stuff in the northern plains. Blizzard warnings in north dakota, parts of montana under Winter Weather advisories. Again, moving 35mileperhour winds and extreme cold. Here goes the low pressure system. The next one we have to worry about. Even parts of the south are going to pick up some of the storm totals. 2. 2 inches in jackson. 2. 8 in nashville. Look at the numbers into parts of tennessee, kentucky and even buffalo, getting more by the all of the hand warmers all over my body. I have to tell you, alicia, its actually warmer inside this suit than it is in miami. Im not sure about that, ginger. Youre a trooper. Heres a look at whats ahead on the gma morning menu. The new way men may be able to get their caffeine fix, even if they skip their morning coffee. Also, the secrets to saving money in the new year. Where to find the biggest deals right now. And cracking the code, creating the perfect dating profile picture. All coming up live, on gma, here in a very snowy times square. With an ultrathin coating and fast absorbing advil ion core™ technology, it stops pain before it gets worse. Nothing works faster. New fast acting advil. Look for it in the white box. Ive quit for 75 days. 15 days, but not in a row. 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Beyonce is singing into the new year on a very high note. Topping out the billboard chart for a third week in a row, with that new album that took all by surprise. Over 1 million copies sold so far. Beyonces incredible sales share the spotlight with someone unexpected. The hint, she dreamed a dream. Yep. Susan boyles i dreamed a dream was the last album to sell 300,000 copies in each of its first 3 weeks. That was back in 2009. No offense to susan boyle. I wouldnt put her in the same category as beyonce. I dont think most people would. But apparently, both big sellers. Big sellers. All right. Bow down, david muir. All right. Men, you can shave a few minutes off of your morning. Skip brewing that pot of coffee. Maybe theres a new shaving cream out there that can supposedly give you some morning buzz. Im talking caffeinated shaving cream. A threeounce container of the stuff packs a punch, of a can of cola. Saying your energy boost will take effect in about five minutes. More than one way to make your morning a little less hairy. It all looks so good on david muir. It absorbs in your skin . Of course. I dont need anymore caffeine. Clearly. Clearly. Its a miami thing. The dry shampoo. Hitting me with new products. I want to check them out. Want to keep you in the know. What could be better on a friday morning than puppies . Right now, were watching exclusive video of the 2014 puppy bowl airing on Animal Planet on super bowl sunday next month. Like the slowmo. Taking him down. Wow. This is our sneak peek, guys. How do they do it . Thats not slowmo. Its extra special stuff this year. The puppy bowl experience is coming to discovery times square. In honor of the events tenth anniversary. Can someone please take david muir pretending to be a puppy . Its almost as cute. Come back for this. Please, do it. On january 28th, i hear gma is hosting its own puppy bowl. How fun. Wow. Robin and george will be back for that. David wont be doing any reenactments. Thats it . Thats it. You were so into it. Lets hear it for alicia. Bow down, david muir. Bow down. Snap. That will be the last time. We love having you. Thank you, alicia. Next, we have the holidays. And you know, theyre almost over. Almost. Almost. You can still get in theyre over . They are over. The confetti is gone. President s day. The deals are out there. Maybe its time you got a present on your own. Great time to buy. Retailers saving their best deals for the new year. And heres our chief business correspondent, rebecca jarvis. Reporter its the top of the year, which means rockbottom prices at many of your favorite retailers. Thats new years deals on sale this weekend. Major markdowns, including winter coats galore. As much as 70 off. In macys, this puffer, now 130, down from 280. At eddie bauer, down jackets like this one now 80 bucks, down from 200. And at old navy, this wool peacoat on sale this weekend for 30. Boots up to 60 off. At kohls, these riding boots, originally 90, now 35. Best buy offering electronics 40 off. Like this iphone 5s, typically 200. Now, 125 with a twoyear contract. Trying to get rid of their old merchandise to bring in the new. That means even more discounts on holiday sweaters, holiday merchandise, boots, winter gear, and electronics. Reporter plus, its the best time of the year to stock up on christmas cards, ornaments, wrapping paper and home decor. Target, walmart, macys and even many grocery and discount stores, offering upwards of 70 off holiday merchandise, hoping to clear out last years stock this weekend. And something for anyone who wants to get healthy or lose weight in 2014. You are in luck if your new years resolution is to work out more. A lot of that merchandise is discounted, up to 50 to 60 , because people want to buy treadmills. Even gym memberships. Reporter for good morning america, rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. All right. Deals. Got your big screen, new clothes, youre ready to go. You might want to jumpstart your january with a new romance. If youre planning to go look for love online, heres a bit of advice. Image is everything. Or close to it. A new study finds that the best way to get your profile to pop is making sure its pictureperfect. Abcs sara haines is here to explain. Sara . Reporter thank you, amy. As an online dater myself, i have some tips. And you should trust me. It works. He put a ring on it. If a picture is worth 1,000 words, its never been more true than with Online Dating. Never fear. We found out exactly how you can up your game online. Oh. The clock strikes 12 00 and magic happens. Or not. Its estimated that each year, thousands of singles make a resolution to find mr. Or mrs. Right. Their first step, going online. Two weeks right after christmas, result in approximately 25 increase over the previous two weeks. Reporter Online Dating site zoosk, says its home to over 25 million singles worldwide. And a recent internal study of 4,000 of its users, it says it cracks the code to making a profile stand out. Like some of the employee pages. And zoosk says it starts with this, the profile picture. Think about the image you want to convey with that photo. It should be a photo of just you alone. Reporter tip number one, full body is best. Zoosk said it found that singles that showed off their figures, received 203 more messages than the average user. Ladies, skip the head shot. Go fullbody. When it comes to selfies, zoosk says it found men who use a selfie get fewer first messages and responses. Ladies, on the other hand, they get about 4 more first messages. Go ahead, take the shameless selfie. Last but not least, ladies should stay indoors to perfect their pic. Zoosk said it found they got 60 more first messages. While guys who head to the great outdoors, tend to get more attention. Full body, indoors. And action. Donna brown made it her new years resolution to start dating more. She joined zoosk, but agonized over this profile picture. The ones that i did end up choosing i felt showed off my sense of adventure. Reporter only problem, its not fullbody. We challenged her to take a new profile pic. Which one sizes up better . Fellas, you be the judge. So, maybe dont take my example exactly as i did it. I played a little bit with that. But the tips are definitely there. Get in a wind machine. Youre telling me, you would have been attracted to this . I am right now. Its working. Thats why i watch you on the weekends. We asked you out there for your tips. Everyone had a couple to share with us on twitter. We had nicole saying, take tons of pics and choose the best. Enlist friends to help you pick. Show your natural, beaming smile, not plastic perfection. And this. I do a lot of goofy pics. Must have worked since i met my fiance of three years online. I think showing your humor. Being goofy, i think guys like that, right . Yeah. Really goofy. They know what theyre signing up for. Exactly. Exactly. It gives them a little its not false advertising. Thank you for the tips, hopefully helping make love connections around the world. Appreciate it. Sara, we appreciate it. Im glad you found a man, sara. Were also excited to be kick off 2014 with some incredibly inspiring individuals. Yesterday, you recall we met three women who managed to lose half their size by committing to eating light and exercising. Today, we welcome two more people featured in people magazines blockbuster half their size issue. And michelle tan, Senior Editor of people, is back with me. I cant wait to hear their stories. But first, lets hear from them. Charisse had always been a normal weight. But at 13, she was on her own after school. I no longer had parental control over my food. Reporter she would gorge on chips, pretzels and cookies. I would hide food. So, my parents wouldnt know how much i was eating because it was embarrassing. I had all this freedom. At the same time, i knew it wasnt healthy. Reporter she peaked at 256 pounds her senior year of high school. Thats one of my lowest points, was breaking down at a store with my fam because i was 17 and i had to shop at womens plussized stores. Reporter her breakthrough came after her second attempt at losing weight. I was sitting in the car with my mom. And i was just crying. I was just sabotaging myself. That was the moment i was like, im done. By age 13, i was wearing 3x tshirts. Reporter by high school, mike tipped the scale at almost 500 pounds. And it didnt stop there. When i graduated high school, i went up another 100 pounds. I didnt do much. And what i did do was eat. So, played video games and watched tv. And i ate. And i was good at it. Reporter but after being in a minor car accident five years ago, mike began to think about his own mortality. The next day, i laid down on my couch. And the cable went out. Screen turned black. And i was laying there without my shirt. And i saw my stomach hanging over the side of the couch. And i broke down and i cried. And i promised myself i would change. Michaels story is especially inspiring. But they all are. Im ready for this, michelle. We had so much fun with this yesterday. Our first guest is here, charisse. You see her before photo. And now, lets see charisse today. Come on over. How do you feel . I feel amazing. You look amazing. How much weight did she lose . At her highest, she weighed 256 pounds. Today, she is 135 pounds, which means she lost an amazing 121 pounds. 121 pounds. How does that feel when you hear thats how much weight you lost . Its crazy. Thats a person. So, its crazy. And we wanted to clarify it for our viewers at home. What this equates. Look at what we came up with. This is a huge 121 collection of popcorn boxes. Wow. When you see that, how does that make you feel . Well, i love popcorn. So, i would eat a lot of popcorn. And seeing 121 pounds of that much popcorn is mindblowing. Im sure you can eat some popcorn. Its all about moderation, how you lost that weight in a few minutes. Well hear from michael, as well. We want to show you what michael looked like before his incredible weight loss. Theres his photo. Now, lets see a much thinner and healthier michael. Come on out. Oh, my goodness. Wow. Come on over here. You look incredible. This deserves a hug. Oh. How does it feel to see that video and see what youve been able to overcome . Well, i say, its like im on the moon now. Gravitys been turned down. Its incredible. Its changed your life. Changed my life entirely. How much weight has he lost . He weighed in at 607 pounds, if you can believe it. Now, he is a lean 215 pounds, which means he lost an astounding 392 pounds. 392 pounds. Thats three people. 392 pounds. Big people. And for folks at home, just trying to imagine how much weight that actually is, i dont know if you can imagine it. It actually i can, a little bit. I can imagine it, yeah. Its actually the combined weight of ten first grade children. There they are waving at you. Im sure theyre there cheering you on. Lets talk about how all this happens. Theres a lot of hard work and dedication. And obviously, commitment to losing the weight. Lets start with you. Theres all these Healthy Foods here. And its all about portion control for you, right . Yes. And im a student. Im a fulltime graduate student. Im always on the go. So, portion control and meal prep really help me stay focused and succeed in my goals. I have smoothies in the morning. When i get to class for lunch, id have a veggie wrap. For snacks, Almond Butter and apples. And i would eat veggie quinoa. Your husband was losing weight with you, as well. Did that held . He lost 93 pounds. Good for him. Hes amazing. We hold each other accountable. We both like to prep our meals. And we workout together. Michael, you, obviously, focus on changing your diet and eating habits. What was the most challenging part for you . The challenging part is its daunting. You think, i have to lose weight, no matter how much, its daunting. Start out slow. Dont quit anything cold turkey. We have a natural progression of things. I love bacon as much as the next person. I loved bacon when i was big. I love it now. But to cut it out, you take a blt. Everybody loves a blt. You lessen the bacon a little by little. Becomes an l. T. Sandwich. You start taking it out. Exactly. Swap out whatever you want. You started new things in your life you never have done before, right . I rode a rollercoaster for the first time the last couple of years. I went kayaking. And i went to my first music concert. Climbed my first mountain. So many firsts. So many firsts. Congratulations. Youre such an inspiration. Michelle, thank you for bringing their stories. Want to thank all of our guests today. People magazines half their size on stands now. Coming up, we sit down with the one and only tom hanks. Im kristen sze. We have an update to breaking news we have been following all morning on highway 280 in daly city, the scene of a fatal accident. Sky 7 hd shows a slow lane on southbound 280 is open now, but all other southbound lanes are closed near john daly boulevard. Around 5 30 this morning two cars collided in the northbound lanes. One of the drivers jumped the median and was hit by at least one car in the southbound lanes. Sue hall has a new development in that situation. Yeah, the final car has just been towed away from the northbound direction, but as you can see on our map here that southbound is still very, very slow, still just one lane getting by. Chp hoping to get their investigation wrapped up and the other lanes open by 11 00. Across town northbound 101 weve got another accident. You can see very slow traffic right at the northbound 101 at central freeway split. An overturn blocking lanes there. A tough drive in San Francisco this morning, kristen. Sue, thanks a was voted product of the year, finish quantum better homes and gardens best new dishwasher detergent, and it has the Good Housekeeping seal. Giving it more honors than ever before. Take the finish shine challenge and see what it can do for you. Good morning. 32 in napa, 32 in santa rosa, cool spots right now. Mid to upper 30s inland, low to mid40s around the bay shore. San francisco and halfmoon bay already making a run near 50 degrees. A lot of sunshine, a lot of high clouds. I think the high clouds will dissipate as the day goes on and temperatures will be anywhere from about seven to 13 degrees above average. Near record high [ cheers and applause ] look at our intrepid crowd outside in times square. It may be blowing snow and Single Digits out there. But look how happy they are all. Guess what. Its a snow day for so many kids. Mine, included. Honey, have fun with them, all five of them. Everybodys enjoying an early start to the weekend. If you were lucky enough to stay home and if youre lucky enough to stand outside times square studios. Guess what. If you hear something, we couldnt cycle outside. These are our cyclers for survival. And theyre working out for a very good cause, helping fund rare cancer research. Were going to have much more on their inspiring story, straight ahead. Thats right. Cycle for survival. What a great thing theyre doing. Deejay friday under way. Ms. Mix this weekend. Its been great to be here, along with amy and bianna and ginger in the park and Alicia Menendez from fusion. Coming up, oneonone with tom hanks. Nominated for a golden globe for his role in captain phillips. And the man behind the super shred diet is here. Dr. Ian smith is here. Going to tell us how to lose 20 pounds in one month. The monster winter storm is the story of the day. Thats where we want to begin with ginger zee, who has been in central park all morning long. Wait, youre shoveling . Ginger, what are you doing . Theres workers out there to help you with that. Just like so many americans, i thought, why not get a little workout this morning. How about the park . Thank you so much, by the way, to all of the emergency workers who work during these storms. And all the folks who get us plowed and ready to go because what a mess its been for millions this morning. We want to talk about the timing of the storm leaving, getting out of here. And we also want to get you into what is going to happen behind it. First, we have to see some twitter photos because you take them and we put them right on tv. Lets look in chicago. Thats a lakeeffect snow band. I love when nick sends me pictures. Thank you for doing that. Im putting my shovel down. And queens, an updated number. Theyve had over ten inches. Short of 11 inches of snow. Some people north and west and east, all around new york city, got more than a halffoot we had in central park so far. Its still falling. It will. Look at the numbers. Well warm it up and melt some of it by the weekend. Some of us getting into the 40s. Thats so brief. Even colder air, colder than weve seen, and we keep saying it. The coldest of the season. And this is what it becomes wicked cold. The brain freezing, the teeth chattering. You come up with the adjective because youre going to need it, especially in the northern plains, part of the dakotas. Im starting to do that thing when your lips freeze a little bit. All right. This Weather Report is brought to you by the university of phoenix. And, everybody, i am for hire. Just got to keep doing it with the knees. Save the back, right . Save the back. And frozen lips. Thanks, ginger. Clearing the way for all of the joggers in central park. We have a really impressive story here. Its always great to hear those selfmade millionaires. This one were about to tell you about is truly extraordinary because this selfmade millionaire is just a teenager who was challenged by her parents to start her own company. And she succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Abcs Abbie Boudreau has her story. Reporter she may seem like a typical teenager. But shes a selfmade millionaire. And shes only 17 years old. This is origami owl. Reporter when she was 17, she turned an ordinary locket into a living locket. We developed our own charms and the custom chains. Reporter in three, short years, her company, origami owl, headquartered in chandler, arizona, catapulted into a multimilliondollar jewelry empire. On pace this year to make 250 million in revenue. And it all started with the word i went to my parents. I was like, hey, i want you to buy me a car when i turn 16. They were like, no, no, no. You have to work for what you have in life. And things cant just be given to you. Reporter how did she react . She said, all my friends are getting cars when theyre 16. She said, i dont understand. Why do i have to work for mine . And no one else has to . Reporter bellas parents told her to start a business and save up her own money. So, with the help of her family, especially her mom, chrissy, origami owl has taken off. 700 employees. And young bella, front and center. Were the 35th company in the nation for supplying jobs. Look at that. Reporter this teenage millionaire insists shes like everyone else. I hang without with my friends. I go to school. I go to public school. Im a part of the theater troop. I own a company. Reporter how proud are you of bella . Shes amazing. But to see when your children succeed is all you can ever hope for. Reporter if youre wondering if she bought that car she always wanted have you had a chance to thank your parents for telling you no . All the time. Reporter for good morning america, Abbie Boudreau, abc news, chandler, arizona. When i turned 16 and asked my parents for a car and they told me no, i got a job at macys. Can you imagine that . Thats incredible. Told her to start a company. Tell those five kids. Believe me. No car, figure it out. I can see Warren Buffett calling her soon. Were going to switch gears now. Tom hanks is once again the subject of major oscar buzz. This time, with two movies. Saving mr. Banks and captain phillips. Hes received a golden globe nomination for captain phillips. And he sat down to talk about it. Theyre just fishermen. Theyre not here to fish. Reporter tom hanks tapped this near for his role as captain phillips, has a lot of experience at the golden globes. This is his eighth nomination. Theres shots of you when youre nominated and you lose. Not just you quite merciless, right. Reporter and the smile is fake, right . Youre petrified. You cant be a jerk. Your head is in a little box somewhere. Reporter this movie tells the tale of a reallife hijack of a u. S. Cargo ship by somali pirates in 2009. The reallife captain phillips wrote a book, which became a movie. How do you get on with the real captain phillips . He was a great guy. He was fine with meeting me and understanding that i was going to be representing him. He probably wanted some other actor to play himself. Thats always the case. He wanted clooney or one of those guys. Clooney, pitt, brad, you know, all those bradley cooper, probably wanted him. Got stuck with me. Reporter also nominated for a golden globe is a guy called barcad abdi, who plays the pirate chief. Im the captain now. Reporter he never acted before. He was working as a chauffeur in minneapolis. We never met facetoface until they took possession of the bridge. Reporter the director, a onetime documentarymaker, planned it that way. It was terrifying. And we knew it was fake. A lot of stuff came out in the course of these very clumsy things that were not scripted but were very much in the moment. I didnt know what they were saying in the movie until i saw the film. And i could read the subtitles. Reporter the movie made me feel like i was inside the heads of the crew and the pirates. Hence, four nominations in total. Do you care about being nominated anymore . You know, you won so much, been nominated so many times. Without a doubt, its fun. Its fun to be nominated. I get to go to a lot of really cool parties. Nice and gently, okay. I got you. Reporter for good morning america, nick watt, abc news, los angeles. One of my favorite actors. And captain phillips will be back in theaters nationwide on january 15th. And available on dvd on january 21st. Coming up, how to lose 20 pounds in only 4 weeks. The doctor behind the super shred diet is here to explain. Welcome back. Its deejay friday. And if you are struggling to keep that new years resolution to lose weight, we have help for you this morning. The bestselling author of shred, is a quickacting Weight Loss Program to get in shape. Dr. Ian smith is out with a book called super shred, the big results diet. You say you can lose 20 pounds in just 4 weeks with this program. This is a program you want to do it fast. If youre going to a wedding, on vacation or starting new years off, you want to start that out. We have found that people who had a plateau went on super shred, and the weight loss started occurring again. And you go under the 2,000 calories people typically eat . Sometimes. If you dont have 20 pounds to lose, youre not going to lose 20 pounds. If you have more than 20. The average weight loss is 20 pounds. Some lost more than that. The four weeks. Lets start with week one. This is a sample of a day in your first week. This looks like a lot of food. It is a lot of food. Its a fourweek program. This is a sample of day one. Four feels and two snacks. You see here. And people complain, how do i eat all this food in one day. You can do it. The key with super shred is timing. Youre going to eat every two hours. And dont skip meals. You end up shred says to you, you have to eat perfectly, just better. We have four snacks here. But week two, people are now this is called accelerated. Youre now dropping your calories a little bit. But youre going to see the weight loss really increase. How many calories are you dropping in week two . 1,200 calories over the week. You can have pancakes and bacon, a turkey sandwich and stir fry. Pancakes and bacon . Yes. You have to be realistic. This is week three, a tough week. Most people stop their weight loss in the third week. This is how we push through. We cut down our meals to two meals. But you dont see them here. We have four snacks, 150 calories or less, that help you make it between the meals. People end up liking week three because its big results. And you have week four where you get more sustenance. We have four meals. We have a smoothie. This is a blueberry swizle. Apple butternut squash. Pizza, my favorite food on the planet. The book teaches portion control. At the beginning of each chapter theres a grocery list. And after the four weeks, you go on to the regular shred diet and keep losing the weight. This is only a booster program. Then, you go to the regular Shred Program for the longterm weight loss. And people love to mix it up because you keep doing that diversity that makes a difference. To read an excerpt from super shred, a grocery list and two recipes, go to our website, goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo . Com. Coming up, the driving force behind abcs hot, new spy thriller is here, live. Welcome back on a friday morning. Were joined by drew chapman, having an epic january. About to release his first novel, the ascendant. Hes the executive producer and head writer of abcs spy thriller miniseries, the assets, which debuted last night. How about a welcome this morning for drew. Thank you for having me. My friends make fun of me because i give away the plots, they say. I wont give it away. But for those who did watch, this did get moving last night. We lose one asset over in the soviet union. One asset. And right away at the end of the episode, we see that there is a defector coming in from the soviet union. We dont know who he is or what hes about. And in episode two, hes going to sort of get the plot really rolling. The mysteries unfold from there. Theres aldrich ames, who ends up the reallife story. Sandy grimes is the reallife woman behind the story. A cia agent, a wife, and mother. Keeping this from her family at home. Thats fantastic. Heres this woman. A suburban soccer mom. A devoted wife. A devoted mother. At the same time shes a cia officer and saving the country. Keeping us safe. Keeping democracy safe. And its like that fantastic combination. And she could never tell her family any of it. I cant underestimate. You have to watch this at home and watch her crack the case as this unfolds. Next thursday night is the next one. Watch the first one at abc. Com if you havent seen it yet. The International Thriller is the next big project going on, the ascendant. This is involving our american economy. I wondered, in reading about the book, how much it was based on the 2008 collapse and how striking that really was for america. It was terrifying. I remember sitting there watching just stocks plummeting and banks freezing up. This is an amazing thing. The layers of the onion are being peeled back. Were seeing the interworkings of the american economy. And this thing we only get a glimpse of. Kind of invisible world. And we only get a glimpse when people like Edward Snowden show up and dump massive amounts of data to the press. And we see whats going on. Edward snowden, in sort of our reporting last year and history will tell how hes looked back upon for revealing the sweeping surveillance program. But your book talks about 200 billion stolen from our economy. I wont give away where the trail leads but. But again, its where we read in the papers. Its about a bond trader on wall street. The beginning of the book, he discovers that somebody is selling off massive amounts of u. S. Treasuries to attack the u. S. Economy. And he gets recruited by the military to figure out who is doing it, why theyre doing it and how it can be stopped. What makes it so thrilling is it could happen in real life. Drew chapman. Best of luck with the book and the assets which continues next week. Coming up here, cycling for a good cause. Well remember that. And we remember three very important faces here at gma. [ angelic music plays ] toaster strudel best morning ever [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. Toaster strudel [ female announcer ] try new pillsbury heatngo mini pancakes. [ male announcer ] dont wait for awesome. Totinos pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. You hear that music to my ears. I love spinning. And these bikers are spinning for a terrific cause, which makes it even better. Its called cycle for survival. A nationwide effort to raise money for cancer research. Every dollar raised goes to research. Here to tell us about exciting events, the cofounder of cycle for survival, jay lynn, and joss and jay, who have a personal connection, as well. Tell us how it started. It really came about through tragedy. A personal loss of your own. It was my wife, jenna. I started cycle for survival, an indoor team cycling event. Every dollar goes to research on rare cancers to benefit patients around the world. When it started, it was just she and i. Now, with equinox, its become a national movement. And we see fun and inspiring events that anyone can make a difference in the fight against cancer. So many people want to contribute. Josh, i want to get to you. You started participating with your own son, jake. Youre in remission because of your hero sister, lily, who gave a donation, right . And this is a story close to our hearts, with robin, as well. How are you feeling about this right now . I know youre participating in team jake. We feel great. You know, we got involved in this because we wanted to honor jake and his courageous battle against leukemia, and his sister, who was only 5 years old when she donated bone marrow to save jakes life. We wanted to honor both of them. We wanted to give back to the amazing doctors and nurses and staff at sloankettering, who treated jake. And fight back against cancer by raising money for research. You are jakes hero. You have to get ready for the race. I think you can do it. Amy, david, i know robin would want to be here to wish them well. Absolutely. Its such a great cause. We want to thank them all for working so hard for such an Amazing Group of people who need all of your support. Looking happier in the studio. Speaking of spinning, we want to thank ms. Mix for spinning us into the weekend. And we have a very special thank you and a very special goodbye to three members of our crew. These guys. Who are retiring today. Adrian best has been with us for 38 years. Eugene kelly, 37 years. Derek ferrar, 27 years. All the way back to charlie and joan and diane and charlie, and robin and george. Happy new year. But add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese and fold up the crescent dough and presto, tuesday night just became crescent pizza pockettastic pillsbury crescents. Make dinner pop. He loves me. He loves me not. He loves me. He loves me not. He loves me thats right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands [ girl ] make dinner pop people across america are eexperof finish quantum, shine voting it product of the year, better homes and gardens best new dishwasher detergent, and now it has the Good Housekeeping seal, giving finish quantum more honors than ever before. Finish quantum delivers amazing clean and shine, which cascade actionpacs just cant do. Ke the fe and see what it can do for you. Good morning. Im kristen sze. Continuing delays on 280 around the daly citySan Francisco border. Lets get the latest from sue hall. Ongoing investigation, kristen. Northbound is fine coming up from culma into daly city, but southbound three lanes remain blocked. If youre trying to head out of San Francisco due to this Ongoing Investigation one lane is open southbound 280 at daly city. We have a new accident northbound 101 at alamany this in San Francisco at the central freeway. Thats been cleared but the new accident is blocking the right lane, three vehicles involved there. You can see by censors continued slow all the way up from candlestick park. Kristen. Ill take it over here, thanks, sue. I know, my turn. Record highs today. Good morning everybody. High clouds but then sunshine this afternoon. Mid to upper 60s. Tonight will be a little cooler thanks to the lack of cloud cover, frost inland, 47 in san announcer its live with kelly and michael. Today, the incomparable tom hanks, and hunger games heartthrob, josh hutcherson. Plus, Colbie Caillat sings her hit song hold on. And tune in for your chance to win a luxury trip to st. Croix. All next on live. [captioning made possible by isneyabc domestic television] announcer now here are kelly ripa and Michael Strahan [cheers and applause] kelly thank you, thank you so mu
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