after the bad bike crash. so look who stepped in to help at a huge concert overnight. chris martin and bruce springsteen, honoring the singer's commitment to a big cause, with a show for the ages. ♪ with or without you still marking up with a lighter. >> i know. the lighter. just right outside here. just a few hours ago here in times square. a night to remember just popped up like that. and with or without bono, the show went on. it went on. chris martin and the boss up there. >> what a backup plan. bruce springsteen right there, fills in for bono. got a lot of good friends. and we have a lot to get to this morning. beginning with the wild weather. heavy rain on the west coast threatening mudslides and flooding. temperatures plunging in the east. ginger is tracking it all. >> the flash flood watch from san diego to los angeles. back into the sierras. and not just that, watching the new storm. we have had round one. now it's this. you can see it churning, pushes the moisture up. and the people getting ready. look at the video from glendora, the sandbags piling up. and they're putting in the k rails. that's how they keep the water to stay right in the street instead of going into people's yards. how much water will come in? looks like a good three to five inches, anywhere in yellow there. as much as this is great for the drought because it will temper it, not eliminate it. but it's not great to come this quickly. on the east coast, the temperature change, burlington, 32 degrees difference, in the last 24 hours. pittsburgh, 20, new york city, waking up 19 degrees colder than we were just yesterday. it's going to plunge more. winter weather advisories, freezing rain warnings up and east. look at the purple and the pink. if you're under that, take extra time, and prepare. because snow, freezing rain, and ice will welcome you on this tuesday. that's a look for right now. i have a whole lot coming up including a warmup for december. it's going to make it feel more like october. >> nice. >> look forward to that. okay. good to have you back, ginger. thank you. now to the news breaking overnight. the end of the manhunt after four people were killed in a shooting spree in west virginia. the suspect found dead in his car. and abc's bazi kanani has that story for us. >> reporter: this morning, the manhunt is over. but the mystery is growing. police finding 39-year-old tow truck company owner jody lee hunt dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound overnight following a shooting spree that left four people dead in west virginia. police searching for this black pickup truck. leaving schools on lockdown. and residents on high alert. the victims all connected to hunt. his ex-girlfriend, who filed a domestic case against him just last month. she was killed along with another man found on the scene. hunt's first cousin was killed. and fellow tow truck driver doug brady. overnight, brady's wife, kathy, saying that hunt was jealous of his competing company. >> he walked through the garage, and walked over to where doug was at, washing the rotator, and shot him in the back of the head. >> reporter: now the search for hunt is over, police are searching for answers. >> the next steps are continuing to collect the puzzle pieces, from each scene and determine what happened and why it happened. >> reporter: john hunt posted a long note on facebook blaming the attack on relationship issues, saying he planned to hurt those who hurt him. police have not said whether they have found a hit list. george? >> okay, bazi, thank you very much. and the latest on the fallout from ferguson. p protests from the grand jury decision have spread across the country. walkouts from work and school. and president obama focused on ferguson at the white house yesterday, taking action to address the anger. abc's jon karl has all the details. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. the president says the issues raised in ferguson extend far beyond missouri. and he's determined to improve police and community relations nationwide. with ferguson protests scattered around the country, from new york to iowa city to washington, president obama brought community leaders and youth activists from ferguson to the white house. he said he was moved by what he heard. >> it violates my belief in what america can be, to hear young people feeling marginalized and distrustful, even after they've done everything right. >> reporter: but the question this morning, what's he going to do about it? the president is calling for $75 million in aid to help local police departments buy body cameras for on-duty police officers. something the brown family is calling for and what could have resolved the dispute among eyewitnesses in ferguson. obama is also announcing a new task force on community and police relations. and reviewing the standard for military-grade equipment for police departments. >> this time will be different because the president of the united states is deeply invested in making sure this time is different. >> reporter: but the president didn't want to talk about the grand jury's decision not to indict darren wilson. do you think justice was done by in the case of darren wilson? >> thank you very much, jonathan. >> reporter: 48% of americans agree with the decision not to bring criminal charges against wilson. but there is a huge racial divide. 58% of whites agree with that decision, and only 9% of blacks. as for president obama's handling of the situation, only 39% approve. and, george, about that image of the st. louis rams football players at sunday night's game, there's a dispute now between the st. louis police department and the rams about whether or not the team apologized. the cops say that the rams did extend an apology through a senior official of the team. the rams say that simply did not happen. >> some very delicate wording there jon. thank you very much. and now to adrian peterson, the nfl star. fighting back against the season-long suspension. the former mvp will try to get that suspension overturned after his plea deal in a child abuse case. abc's ryan smith is here. he has the latest for us. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, robin. it is a familiar spot for the nfl, star nfl running back fighting an indefinite suspension. but in adrian peterson's appeal today, possibly damning evidence and the ray rice decision could cause the nfl to get sacked again. this morning, minnesota vikings' star running back adrian peterson, taking on the nfl off the field in hopes of get back on it. the former league mvp sidelined indefinitely with pay since being arrested for beating his 4-year-old son with a switch. last month he agreed to a plea deal with no jail time. >> i stand here and take full responsibility for my actions. >> reporter: but now in football's version of deja vu, the star running back demanding his nfl penalty be overturned, just as ray rice did when an arbitrator ruled on friday that his indefinite sessiafinite sus attacking his wife in an elevator was arbitrary. he told nbc -- >> i took full responsibility for everything i did. i can hope and wish for a second chance. >> reporter: some say the decision in rice's case could also bode well for peterson. >> the nfl cannot be arbitrary. they cannot have abusive discretion. >> reporter: and peterson may have another secret weapon. the "usa today" reporting he has, on tape, an nfl executive saying that the nfl pro would be suspended as little as two games. one big difference from the rice case, his arbitrator was a judge with no affiliation with the nfl. peterson's case is being heard by a long-time counsel to the nfl. that's allowed under league rules. it could give the nfl a leg up. >> challenging times. all right, ryan, thank you. and turn now to the desperate search for a college student who disappeared on thanksgiving. shane montgomery was last seen at a philadelphia bar that morning. the fbi is now joining the hunt. and abc's tom llamas has the story. good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. a reward is growing in this case. hundreds of volunteers working around the clock. and the volunteers, philadelphia p.d. and the fbi are asking the same question, where is shane montgomery? he was home for the holidays, and then gone without a trace. >> i wish that shane would come walking in the door any minute. >> reporter: now, as shane montgomery's family prays for a miracle, philadelphia police are scouring the city, even canals, for any sign of the missing college student. his disappearance so baffling the fbi has joined the case. >> we're trying to use everything available to us. >> reporter: police say everything about this case is unusual. starting with the victim. 21-year-old montgomery was a popular student at pennsylvania's westchester university. and from a close family. >> we have had moments of great despair thinking and worrying about where our shane is. >> reporter: then there's the time and the place. montgomery was out with friends and his cousin at this quaint philly bar on thanksgiving eve. when police say he left alone and on foot, never to be heard from again. >> there had to be people in the neighborhood. there had to be people to see something. >> reporter: eyewitnesses say montgomery wasn't drunk, but that he was asked to leave the bar after bumping into a table. they say he left without incident just before 2:00 a.m. then at 2:30, his cell phone sending a final ping by this cvs. less than a mile away. a bar bouncer says he saw and spoke with montgomery nearby. and in another strange twist, police say montgomery has yet to show up on any surveillance footage from that busy area. >> there's not even one person that we're keying in on at this point. >> reporter: a reward now up to $25,000. and shane's mother tells me her son had no enemies, no problems with depression. she strongly feels he was not that intoxicated that he could not walk back home, which was just more than a mile away. george? >> okay, tom. boy this is a strange one. let's go to amy for the other top stories. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the long-awaited testimony stemming from the deadly "costa concordia" disaster. the captain arrived at an italian court 45 minutes late, taking the stand for the first time nearly three years after the shipwreck that killed 31 people. francesco schettino, called italy's most hated man, could face 20 years in prison for abandoning ship. he claims he accidently fell into a lifeboat. also breaking overnight, a possible setback for isis, a wife and child of the elusive leader have been arrested. if true, it could be a blow to al-baghdadi, or a bargaining chip against his group. and a frantic race against time in washington state to save a driver trapped in a sinking car. the woman slid off an icy road and landed in a frigid canal in the middle of the night. her car was quickly filling up with water as she made this desperate 911 call. >> i can't get out of my car and it's filling up with water. please help me. >> oh. and police were able to break a window and rescue her just before her car sank. thankfully. and a tragedy averted at a utah high school. police say a student brought a loaded gun to class and intended to shoot a former girlfriend and then open fire on the school. well, a classmate saw the weapon and told authorities in time. disturbing video of an alleged drunk driver near tampa. his car goes airborne before flami i slamming into a pickup truck, splitting it nearly in half and badly damaging another car. the driver was sitting nearby and was arrested. shares of apple tumbled in unusual trading yesterday. using 3% in one minute. nearly $23 billion. still, it's up almost 44% this year. cybermonday appears to be losing steam. online shopping rose yesterday at less than half the rate it did last year. with consumers spreading out their purchases rather than being lured by one-day deals. and bill cosby's academic career is the latest loss in his sex abuse scandal. koz cosby has resigned as a trustee at temple university. a post he he would for 32 years. and the board chairman said that he did not want to be a distraction. finally, a virginia woman who is happy as a clam. and here's why. it had a four and a half karat lavender pearl in it. she bit down on it while she was eating the clam. it's about a 1 in a million clam find. because of the size and because it was grown on a farm not found in the wild, the pearl about $3,000. the bag she claims she bought it, just 15 bucks. so lara, think that's hi you and i should star breaking for clam bakes. >> well said, my friend. you're 1 in a million clam. i love that. >> i thought clams were in oysters. pearls were in oysters, not clams. >> apparently they're in both. >> we all learn something new. and i'm going clamming today. >> all right, you guys. now to a high-profile trial getting under way in california this morning. apple being sued in a case looking into the company's earliest days of remaking the music industry with the ipod. and the star witness? steve jobs, three years after his death. neal karlinsky has the story. >> this amazing little device holds a thousand songs. >> reporter: it is a potentially $1 billion case. a class-action lawsuit nearly a decade in the making. and if you bought an ipod between 2006 and 2009, you could be eligible for damages if apple loses. at issue, the claim that apple previously would only allow music bought from the itunes store to work on the ipod instead of music from competing online stores, which attorneys fighting apple argue was anti-competitive behavior that left consumers paying more. and here's the twist. a key witness, despite the fact that he passed away three years ago, will be apple founder steve jobs himself. addressing the court in a never-before-seen video deposition. >> his deposition could very well be damaging to the company. >> reporter: "the new york times" reports they'll include e-mails from jobs as well. possibly including a reported 2003 note about a competitor. we need to make sure that when music match launches their download music store, they cannot use ipod, he wrote. >> i am somewhat surprised he was not more cautious about what he was doing. >> reporter: apple declined to comment on the case. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> a big one. all right, let's turn now to that blowout concert that happened right here in times square last night. some of the biggest stars in the world coming together for a great cause and banding together for one of their own. ♪ with or without you >> reporter: at first glance, the band rocking times square with this impromptu concert may look like u2. ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh >> reporter: and sound like u2. ♪ oh oh oh >> reporter: but listen closely. ♪ it's a beautiful day >> reporter: because one of these is not quite like the other. that's right, that is not bono. it's coldplay's chris martin. ♪ you let it get away ♪ you're on the road ♪ what i'm looking for >> reporter: just one of the megastars stepping in for u2's famous front man. bono organized this worlds aids day concert and intended to be there, front and center. but the superstar, forced to stay behind in dublin as he continues to recover from serious facial and shoulder injuries suffered in a bike accident in new york city last month. >> send it out to bono. >> reporter: the band didn't want to give up on a good cause, though. raising aids awareness. so they got by with help from their friends. ♪ we're living in a 21st century ♪ >> reporter: kanye west joining in. ♪ you can change the world >> reporter: carrie underwood getting into the act with u2 guitarist the edge. the event taking on the name u2 minus one. but with bruce -- >> i want to send this one out to bono in ireland. >> reporter: and chris martin, wearing a shirt which reads, "substitute," bono still found a way to provide a beautiful day for charity. and the thousands of new yorkers who found exactly what they were looking for. ♪ still haven't found what i'm looking for ♪ >> what a show. what a show. and u2 wrote on the website, we want to thank all those who graciously donated their time and talents to save the world aids day event from cancellation. >> how wonderful. bono is always stepping up and doing for everyone else. and so for his friends to say, we got this. we got this for you. >> i'd like to hear a little more carrie underwood. >> she's great. >> you listened to that, you thought that was bono. chris martin. >> really sounded great. >> i'm just curious. if something happened to one of us and we needed somebody to fill, i don't think, like, i could get my third cousin to come in and work for me. >> michael. >> i've met your third cousin. he's good. he's good. the weather kind of cooperated a little bit last night. >> yeah, i think so. >> now this cold weather? 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"flashdance" is back. 1983. that's jennifer beals right there. now here's something i didn't know. she left a lasting impression, so did her name. jennifer was the top girl's name a year after it hit theaters. so we're going the tell you today what big names are influencing this year's list. >> yeah. >> oh, no. >> here we go. >> i think that was -- i used to listen to that over and over. >> you were just moving and grooving as soon as you heard it. >> oh, yeah. i love that. also ahead, that wild chase caught on camera. a suspect speeding through the streets of l.a., then trying to get away on a skateboard. how a reality star, i'm not kidding you. how a reality star helped take him down. and an important consumer alert for anyone shopping on cybermonday. the new scam targeting your personal information and how to protect yourself right now. >> pay attention to that. but first, a lurid murder trial in texas, where a former justice of the peace is accused of gunning down a district attorney and his wife. they say the motive was revenge. brandi hitt has the story. >> premeditated plan to seek vengeance. >> reporter: cold, calculated revenge. that's what prosecutors say drove eric williams, a former justice of the peace to commit capital murder. >> guilty or not guilty? >> not guilty. >> reporter: he's accused of gunning down kaufman county district attorney mick mclelland and his wife, cynthia, in their home over easter weekend. >> he took down a defenseless cynthia mclelland in a hail of bullets. >> reporter: her son-in-law, a police officer, discovered their bodies. >> i was hollering for mike. mike, mike. then i saw cynthia laying on the ground. >> reporter: williams, on trial for the murder of cynthia is accused of killing mark hasse outside a texas courthouse just two months earlier. the alleged motive for all three slayings, a bitter grudge after hasse and mclelland successfully prosecuted him two years ago for stealing county-owned computer equipment. seen here in this surveillance video. >> took the monitors and the memory. >> that's what i can remember. >> reporter: prosecutors say williams purchased a getaway car, started target practice and rented a storage unit to hide evidence and weapons between killings. the crime spree terrorizing this community so much so that prosecutors wore bullet-proof vests to work. >> we'll never forget them. but it just brings back the fear. >> reporter: he sent the police an anonymous e-mail claims credit for the murders. >> all rise. >> reporter: their pursuing the death penalty. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. now to the wild high speed chase on the streets of l.a. a suspect trying to get away in a car, then on a skateboard, and then on foot before a -- are you ready for this? a reality star who happened to be driving by stepped in. abc's cecilia vega has that story. >> reporter: it started out like every other high-speed, southern california car chase caught on camera. >> oh, i think he clipped that guy. >> reporter: the driver of this allegedly stolen bmw hitting 90 miles per hour in the streets of l.a. >> oh, just barely missed that guy. >> reporter: before slamming into another car. he jumps out of his car and to the disbelief of even the chopper pilot in the sky above -- >> what's he carrying, is that a gun? skateboard. >> reporter: there he goes, skateboard in hand. it looks like the suspect might get away. but he gives up on the extra set of wheels and starts running again. almost getting hit by not one, but two cars. before, out of nowhere -- >> oh, got pinned in by that car. bam. >> reporter: a good samaritan in a pickup cuts him off. police have their man. >> see the guy running with a skateboard in his hand. he's running from the cops. they're right on him. like six or seven cops. >> reporter: now, this being los angeles, the driver, no. he's no regular guy. he's reality star lou pizarro from trutv's "operation repo." >> it ain't no joke. >> reporter: and yes, he is driving the same truck from the show. >> it was just instinct just to, you know, block the guy off and slow him down a little bit. that's all i could do. >> reporter: how is that for reality tv? for "good morning america," cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> well, it ain't no joke. pay that note. >> and by the way, people, if you're going to run away from police, in l.a., there's always a helicopter in the sky. always going to get caught. >> yep. >> i love the play by play. when they're running all around. >> now he's got, what's that in his hand? it's a skateboard. >> of course it's a skateboard. >> it's l.a. >> made for the movies. >> that's it. another check of the weather? >> yes, and i was teasing to this earlier. check out what december looks like. this is the overall month average. above normal. that looks exciting if you don't love cold weather in the great lakes and the midwest. back to the west, average. below average along the gulf. i like to temper this and make sure you realize that above average could be a half a degree above average. it's not like we're going to be basking in the sunlight in 80 degrees. for example, this would be considered above average in new york. not bad. it's a better idea, so you're not expecting too much out of this. but, yes, december looking more like november should have in so many places. now back out in the west, we're watching that storm. the timing of the rain is on and off throughout the day. some of the pockets heavy at times. we're concerned about 2 or 5 inches of rain. up and in the sierras and the mountainous areas, up to 3 feet of snow. so a lot of snowboarders, skiers, very happy with that one. a look across the nation. and dry in the northern plains, and the gulf coast, a little cooler than average. good tuesday morning. certainly soggy through the rest of the morning. the rain will pick up again toward the later part of the morning with colder air and the possibility of thunderstorms. low-to-mid 60's today. more heavy rain >> all that weather brought to you by macy's. i think i need a skateboard to get back over here. rolling. >> all right, ginger, thank you. coming up, how safe is your car seat? 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power. >> and you are? >> olivia. >> reporter: strength. or even a little raw ambition. >> my name is zoe barnes. >> reporter: this morning the next generation of olivias and zoeys are filling up the most popular baby name this is year. and it seems some new parents may be shonda rhimes fans. >> jackson, i'm pregnant. >> reporter: jackson, topping the boys list for the second-straight year. >> that's -- >> olivia pope. >> reporter: a lot of knew gladiator girls as well. olivia, number three. turns out pop culture has been a common inspiration for baby names. >> mallory may have a point. >> reporter: mallory and her "family ties" premiered in 1982. by 1983, the name mallory appeared on the most popular list. ♪ what a feeling >> reporter: the top girl's name in 1984, jennifer. as in jennifer beals. >> what about the other families? >> reporter: odds are good of a boy being named after "hunger games" star liam hemsworth. new parents probably didn't have this little girl in mind from "the walking dead" when they made her name, sofia, the number one choice for girls. this sophia, sofia vergara, that's the one. >> what name have you given this child? 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>> yes. >> put us to the test? also ahead, so many shoppers taking advantage of the black friday sales. but if you didn't get the chance to cash in on cyber monday, you're in luck. we're going to tell you where you can find the best deals all the way to christmas. >> great. michael has done so much great work with st. jude's children's research hospital. he just spent some time with those amazing kids and he made a beautiful psa. and i think we're going to share a little bit with you. >> how old are you kids? >> 4. >> 7. >> 9. >> we're about the same age. >> how old are you? >> guess. >> one, two, three -- >> this will take a while. i love it. every year i shoot a psa with st. joouude. it is the most incredible organization. helps so many kids. you expect the kids are going through so much. they uplift you. it's the thing closest to my heart. thank you. >> that's great. >> you're appreciative of the healthy children you have. you refer to the twins as your babies. >> my babies. they'll be 30, and you keep your hand off my babies. >> they will. >> love that. let's get some news now from amy. >> good morning, everyone. and we begin with the ongoing fallout over the grand jury decision in ferguson as protesters across the country voice opposition to the michael brown shooting by walking out of school and work. president obama inviting community leaders and activists from ferguson to the white house. the president vowing to improve relations between the community and police nationwide. also calling for $75 million for body cameras for officers. and there are conflicting claims this morning from the st. louis rams and local law enforcement. police say the rams apologized for the silent protest by five of the players during a home game on sunday. but the team insists no such apology took place. overnight a manhunt in west virginia coming to an end. state police were looking for jody hunt after finding four people shot dead at three different locations. hunt's body was found in his pickup, apparently a suicide. his alleged victims, an ex-girlfriend and another man plus one of hundredth -- hunt's cousins and his former business partner. on facebook, hunt said he planned to hurt those who hurt him. meantime, a manhunt in beverly hills ended with shots fired inside a swanky hotel. officers cornered a suspect in in the lobby of the luxe hotel on roe day owe drive after a bank robbery. he was armed. and police fired shots, hitting the suspect who is now in critical condition. one of the best known manufacturers of child car seats is facing new scrutiny. graco now suspected of dragging their heels on a massive recall. linsey davis has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. child product maker graco on the hot seat this morning for potentially delaying a recall of more than 6 million child seats. the largest child seat recall in u.s. history. and the federal government now says it will investigate if graco violated the law by not notifying the proper agency within five days of a safety-related defect. documents published online indicate there were more than 6,000 customer complaints about buckles becoming stuck as far back as october of 2012. but graco did not issue a recall until this year, initially blaming the problem on food and dry liquids. in a statement to abc news, graco said we thoroughly analyzed all data relate to the buckles and took the required actions to keep our consumers safe. this was two weeks a of graco was recalling 5 million child strollers due to a fingertip amputation hazard. amy. >> thank you. and a new honor for pitching phenom mo'ne davis. "sports illustrated" named her sports kid of the year. she's the first girl ever to pitch a shutout at the little league world series thanks to a 70 miles an hour fast ball. her thrilling performance last summer redefined what it means to throw like a girl. didn't she? >> she is handling all the attention so well. >> just in stride. >> pitch perfect. >> good for her. >> thanks, amy. we have "pop news" and weather coming up. but let's go lara now in the social square. >> thank you so much, george. and what's coming up on the "gma morning menu." in "pop news," why the internet is hoping there's magic between emma watson and harry styles. but are they really going in the same direction? plus the best deals from now until christmas. help you save big. and why your cup of coffee may be replaced with broth. could it be the new super food? all that plus these guys. the cast of "the taste." and that's live on "good morning america." so don't go anywhere. good morning. how are you guys? >> great. >> hi, everybody. we'll be back. we'll be back. you don't need to think that makes our lives possible. because we do. we're exxonmobil... and powering the world responsibly is our job. because boiling an egg... isn't as simple as just boiling an egg. life takes energy. energy lives here. do it...take the nature's bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. if your hair, skin and nails don't look more beautiful, we'll give you your money back. i did it...and i feel beautiful. visit naturesbounty.com for details. even more medicares now a prepart d plans.cy in if you're a member in a plan where walmart is a preferred pharmacy, you could save up to 80% on your co-pays over other pharmacies. and this could lower your prescription co-pays to as low as a dollar. there's an easy way to save, so you can spend your time doing the things you enjoy the most. learn about plans available in your area by calling 1-800-966-2790 or visit walmart.com/healthcare. save money. live better. walmart. saffect over 1 million homes a year and can cost thousands of dollars to repair. thankfully, rid-x has enzymes to break down waste and time-released bacteria to reduce tank buildup. rid-x. #1 in septic maintenance. and now for rvs too! suddenly you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone. so you can breathe and sleep. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. remember the saying about chicken soup, why broth may be the new super food. what it can do for your health. and they may know something about cooking. the hosts of "the taste" are here. >> are you excited? >> oh, yeah. >> are you ready? >> yeah. >> keep it right here. we're celebrating the season with our chicken tortellini alfredo, made with five cheeses, and topped with smoked chicken, add a crisp, classic caesar salad for a pairing that brings comfort and joy to your dinner table. only at panera bread. needs long term relief. eucerin calming creme. it soothes dry, itchy skin with a triple-acting formula. no wonder calm, comfortable skin starts with eucerin. it's holiday time, and no fruit is as versatile as our ocean spray cranberries, which is why were declaring it the unofficial official fruit of the holidays! the fig's gonna be so bummed. 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"pop news" time? >> let's do it. >> and begin with the news in the fashion world. the fashion police are back on patrol. e announcing what many suspected, kathy griffin will take over from the role left over by none other than her mentor, joan rivers. melissa rivers has given kathy h her blesses and is excited. and he will join the panel when the show resumes in january to cosin side with the golden globes. celebs are on notice. she's so funny and honest, i think it's a great energy. >> i do too. >> there is only one joan. but joan would be pleased with the choice. the internet is going wild for two british celebs. this is when harry met emma. one direction singer harry styles and actress emma watson are not a couple. but fans are in full support that have changing. styles presented watson with an award in london at the british fashion awards, and be twitter lit up with them together. if they dated the world would be such a beautiful place. >> all it would take. >> that's all it would take. it's so simple. harry and emma, please do it for us. the world is depending on you. >> i wonder who has the better hair. wow. >> tossup. >> and both very fashionable. >> very. >> so just saying. and finally, we have our favorite holiday activities. i like hot cocoa, george likes ice skate. >> and the tree too. >> the tree. decora decorating. >> yeah. >> you? >> i love hot cocoa and eating. >> we have the things that feel like christmas. one of my personal favorites is on. it's the uller festival in colorado. packed with viking helmets. and it's dedicated to thor, the god of snow. and you will compete in the ulimpica, tossing a frying pan the furthest. nothing says christmas more than that. i love to do it every year. and across the pond you can go get your pudding on. this is a race where you must carry christmas pudding through an obstacle course. it is very intense. and they take a very seriously over in london. do not confuse this, robin, you're thinking about this, the gravy wrestling festival. that's in july. >> my bad. but a stone's throw away, or a christmas tree's throw away in staffordshire, the annual christmas tree throwing competition. take off the ornaments and toss them as far as you can, and the proceeds go to charity. >> not just how hard, how high. >> there's a distance. you did well last year at it. >> i did. the reigning champ. you have an ugly sweater, i have christmas tree tossing. >> we do -- >> don't give them any ideas. >> exactly. that one i'll try. i'll try the christmas tree toss. >> you might win that one. >> but the pudding carrying looks like black friday. >> there a shopping bargain? no. just a strange-looking trophy. >> that's all it takes with us. wear we're in. >> we'll take it. >> heat index cup, ginger with the check of the weather. brady is here for the 80th birthday of grandpa ray. we're celebrating what? >> 14 years. >> is that wood or paper, just come on "gma." >> come on "gma"! >> check out the forecast. not the greatest of morning in central indiana. there are slideoffs all over the roads. freezing rain from there to ohio and freezing rain warnings. run into slick roads. the north, higher elevations in pennsylvania, new york, up into new england overnight into wednesday. not the prettiest of days in the northeast. but here along the coast, mostly rain. dry, and the pleasant conditions in the southwest. and los angeles up to seattle, good tuesday morning. it is certainly soggy. we will get into some cold air behind the front that could trigger thunderstorms today. the snow will be piling up in the sierra. look for showers. it could be heavy at times. right through the afternoon. temperatures in the 60's. by the late afternoon and evening hours, the showers become more spotty and another wave of heavy rain tonight into tomorrow and the showers linger through friday. >> okay. you have to see this. sienna has won the coolest hat contest. you see the ears? you can make them flop. watch that. we love it. all right. i'm taking that with me, thanks. let's go inside. no contest, the winner there. kicking off the heat index, secrets to the best holiday shopping deals. missed out on the big deals over the weekend, there's still lots of time. abc's becky worley found some of the best deals between now and christmas. >> reporter: for whatever reason, you missed the sales event of the year. what? there were sales? fear not. cyber giving lives on. we are now into cyber week. >> these stores are going to have week-long cyber monday sales. don't get the deal today, check back tomorrow. >> reporter: start with amazon. new deals rolling out for eight days. like this dewalt power tool set, 65% off retail. walmart, this vizio 55 inch l.e.d. for $658 with a $100 walmart gift card. and together, cyber week through december 6th. the kitchenaid mixer at the cheapest price online. home depot, big ticket appliances. let's talk clothing. my kids are growing out of everything, shirts, pants, dresses. i need a sale. >> you see giant sales from clothing retailers. >> air row pose tail, 20% off through the end of today. and kmart, when you spend 125, 25% off. and carters is 25% if you buy $50 worth through wednesday. you might be concerned that the thing you bought on sale could get an even bigger discount. good news, there's an app for that. slice. it tracks your purchases. if there's a price drop, it alerts you. most stores have a price drop refund policy if you act fast. for "good morning america," becky worley, abc news, okay, california. >> worth it. if it saves you money. >> ideas there. and the "morning stir." looking at bone broth today. some are calling the new food craze a super food, saying it can make you look and feel better. pay attention, lara. >> i am. >> and juju chang has the story. >> reporter: your grandmother is saying i told you so. the hottest new health craze is old school. bone broth isn't just for colds anymore. now being touted to improve joint pain, leaky gut, osteoporosis, and even help your hair and nails go. is it magical? it's a cup of hot, steaming deliciousness. it is the new juice craze and may replace your afternoon cup of joe. it's bone broth. the standard that mom makes when she has hours and hours to brew up soup. it's a hot now hot beverage. touted by gwyneth paltrow, and adored by the paleocrowd. now sold out of this tiny window called brodo, italian for broth. >> this is a batch of the beef. it'll be ready tomorrow in like 18 hours. >> reporter: what's the virtue of simmering down the bone? >> you get all the minerals, the calcium and magnesium. the gelatin and the cool la gen, and the amino acids. >> reporter: he say it's good for inflammation and dieters. >> low in calories, high in nutriti nutrition. people see lists of super foods. and you see blueberries, and i think that broth is a super food. >> reporter: and unlike the juicing craze, it's low in sugar and high in protein. >> does it hold a medical or nutritional value? probably not. is it unhealthy? definitely not. but i think it's -- the reality is somewhere in the middle. it's a low-calory delicious food. >> that's the organic chicken. >> reporter: wow. his customers dig it too. >> i have digestion issues. once i started drinking broth, it made everything okay. >> reporter: the flavors include organic chicken or grass fed beef with optional infusions. meanwhile, he's enjoying the attention. this is like a huge success. >> it's been pretty great. we're three weeks in. don't to want get ahead of myself. a couple of saturdays ago i ran out at 3:00. i had no idea it was going so well. >> reporter: once i started looking into bone broth, it's popping up everywhere. from prevention and even business insider. but nutritionist say be careful about store bought, lots of salt and msg. most at home can be made for less than a dollar. >> you have to do it right. >> it takes 18 hours to simmer down. when you do, you get the calcium, the magnesium. and even the things that people take for joibt pain. and the gelatin helps your hair and nails grow, and it can line your intestines and help your leaky gut. >> we did it last week with the turkey. >> great. >> back to lara. >> follow up on leaky gut? get into that later. and the heat index, finally. big, bold, lush eyebrows, one of the biggest beauty trends for the holidays. there is something you can do to make yours more fashionable. and mara schiavocampo has our story. >> reporter: call it a highbrow moment. on trend eyebrows, today's must have beauty feature. >> brows are just the frame of the eyes. the first thing you see. >> reporter: pencil thin are so yesterday. today it's all about shape and volume. so-called brow fluencers leading the way, beyoncé and others. >> it's a fuller brow. you have the signature shape of the defined averag e earch. and gives a better framing to the face. >> reporter: it's a big business, powders and gels and others raking in an eyebrow raising $143 million. with sales up 35% from last year. cosmetics companies have taken notice. benefit says they sell one brow product every minute for every hour of every day of the year. now thanks to this brow-volution, there's brows a go-go, a stand alone brow bar. map your brow. >> the brow should start from the inner of the nose straight up, okay? and then the brow should arch from the outer end of the nose, and end where the nose and eye meet. >> reporter: and they have brow rehab for all kinds of issues. for full brows, they suggest waxing and shaping. for light colored brows, a little tinting. sparse brows are filled in. and with those with virtually nonexistent brows -- i'm in your hands now -- a gel formula with fibers. >> it's like they grew out of my face. >> it is. >> reporter: putting the wow back in brous. and if you're feeling a little more adventurous, there are a number of orbrow services, including brow bling. sticking crystals to your face. and some offer eyebrow extensions to add hair if you need. >> we can't take our eyes off your eyebrows. >> they taught me how to map my brow. you can do it at home. i don't have eyebrows. i don't pluck or wax. >> your eyes pop. >> big difference. how about the maintenance? >> if they can give you a lesson how to map it, you can do that yourself. waxing, you have to go back more regularly. >> i love it. >> thanks. and coming up, a dramatic weight loss story. you'll meet a woman who lost nearly 300 pounds. good morning, i'm kristen sze. happening now, sfo is reporting nearly four-hour flight delays because of the rain. it's a wet morning across the entire bay area as the third storm in a week moves through the region. >> we haven't had rain in a long time, so i like rain. >> you have to get the sandbags out and make sure it doesn't come inside. >> this is driving along 80 in the westbound direction. as you make it up to the macarthur maze it is stop and go there. we have a few sig alerts. northbound 101 at 380, lanes blocked because of flooding. northbound highway 87 to northbound 280 lanes blocked there as well. >> thanks a lot. we'll check out start a revolution a revolution in coffee quality with the finest nespresso coffee blends. a revolution in technology with unique centrifusion. a revolution in taste with a naturally formed crema on both coffee and espresso. nespresso vertuoline. experience the revolution of coffee. good morning. we've got heavy rain in walnut creek, antioch, highway 4 and a slug of moisture ready to hit parts of the north bay. it's been light in santa ♪ in olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking now heaven knows ♪ ♪ anything goes how great is that? lady gaga and tony bennett off their album "cheek to cheek," singing "anything depose." that was the sneak peek back in september. and we are so excited. they are going to be here live tomorrow right here. >> that's exciting. >> yes. and you know what also is exciting? our good friend meryl streep is here today. she's opening up about her latest role in the highly-anticipated new movie "into the woods." and george has a new suit for you, corduroy. >> just for meryl. >> i really like that. just want to touch it. >> there you go. >> just for you, meryl. and we're so excited to have the cast of "the taste" with us this morning. we're going to talk to them about the exciting new season and put them through our very own "gma" taste test. and our partners at yahoo are bringing us a very important story for parents this morning. it's keeping your kids safe behind the wheel. katie couric gets an early look at groove. the device that blocks incoming texts when a car is in motion in an effort to prevent distracted driving. take a look. >> look underneath the steering wheel. see if you can see where that goes. >> reporter: oh, there, i see it. >> that's it. simple as that. >> reporter: that was easy. that's it? >> everybody who takes a look says i didn't know that was there. >> reporter: hop in. >> now the device kicks in when the car is over 5 miles per hour. and responds to text messages with a notification that the person is driving and unavailable. incredible technology. life-saving technology. >> fantastic idea. >> you can check out the full story on yahoo.com. every parent should have one. >> driving down the highway the other day. back from thanksgiving. we could not believe it. a guy was going 30 miles an hour, texting the whole way. looking down. it was crazy. >> that device is going to save a lot of lives. that device right there. now to tony reali in the social square with the speed feed. >> good morning. tops on twitter this morning, #xmaslistinthreewords. is it possible? i don't know about that. this was started by the comedy central show "midnight." it's going to be in your feed all morning. some of the wishes, los angeles, snow. not sure that's going to happen. a six day weekend. pretty sure that's not going to happen. like everything on twitter, it gets back to one direction. and the tweets asking for the guys, the big wish is for concert tickets. a little bit easier to stuff those in a stocking than harry styles. hot on youtube, this little one. sea otter pup 681. two months old, being cared for at shedd aquarium in chicago. here she is playing in the pool. otterly irresistible. but the little girl needs a name. 681 doesn't fit her. aquarium is leaving it up to you and here are the choices. cali,elly, luna, poppy, ana or anna. her new name will be revealed on december 12th. and breaking right now, a "gma" exclusive from snapchat, the app with a huge audience. here's a picture of sadie robertson from "dancing with the stars." let's you send pictures and videos to your friend. we have had some fun recently. fun with janel parrish, and taylor swift in concert. and pitbull in concert. and look at the filters. these are the artwork that turns your posts into cool postcards with just a swipe of the finger. the big reveal today is you can create your own filters and submit it to snapchat. and may be chose ton represent your favorite place. i shot one in times square. be one of the first to check it out. see fun ones on "gma" on snapchat. gma underscore abc. that's the speed feed, lara. and if you're looking for for inspiration to lose weight, we have an incredible story for you. a woman who lost nearly 300 pounds, transforming her body and getting her life back. abbie boudreau has our story. >> reporter: at 457 pounds, rhonda martin could barely walk. even breathing became a chore. she never imagined she could one day look like this. >> i was just existing. i wasn't -- i had no social interaction with people. >> reporter: desperate to lose weight, she tried countless fad diets, even weight loss pills. but she always gained it right back. >> i knew if i didn't get the weight loss off, there was great risk of me dying soon. >> reporter: fearful for her life, she ditched her old, unhealthy eating habits and started drinking protein shakes. >> it's only two shakes a day, and the other three meals would be just regular food. so i wasn't limiting myself to the shakes. >> reporter: rhonda says she began counting her calories, drinking eight glasses of water a day and using a pedometer to track her steps. pushing herself to walk 100 more steps each day. >> by setting the tiny mini goals along the way, it kept me focused. >> reporter: and when walking wasn't enough, she began riding this electric bike. >> it was amazing for a woman my size to be able to get on a bike and be able to move as freely as i was able to move. >> reporter: tracking her two-year-long weight loss journey with her 14,000 devoted facebook followers, rhonda went from 457 pounds to about 180. a dramatic 280 pound weight loss. >> i never thought that would be possible. >> reporter: but her journey didn't end there. >> the spring sprint triathlon. after the race, i signed up for the next one. >> reporter: since then the 43-year-old has completed three half marathons and four sprint triathlons and now is training for a full ironman. >> i am living my life and the way i want to live it. >> reporter: for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> that ironman will happen. something tells me. out to ginger with a final check on the weather. we're doing that little game. can you smile? can you -- she had a half smile. it's so cute. you all are from? >> lincoln, nebraska. >> lincoln, nebraska. help me out with the weather, right? all right. and far west, the flood watches, san diego, los angeles. up through the sierra. oakhurst is included. that's the flash flood watch. there's a lot of rain coming your way. that's good because places like san francisco and los angeles still almost 7 inches below average for the year. well, it's not good to get it this fast. some places in that 3 to 5 inch range will be seeing it all within 24 to 36 hours. that's no good. the sandbags out. we'll watch for that. good tuesday morning. certainly soggy through the rest of the morning. the rain will pick up again toward the later part of the morning with colder air and the possibility of thunderstorms. low-to-mid 60's today. more heavy rain >> all that weather brought to you by the u.p.s. store. sorry, you have a friend from what? >> we have a friend from nashville that's here with us. but she's in bed. >> well, friend. we're celebrating her -- maybe she had a good birthday last night, lara. >> she needs to get up, though. because the one, the only meryl streep is with us live. so don't go ?e ♪ ♪ ♪ families. we are so lucky to have meryl streep with us today. she's starring as the witch in the new film of stephen sondheim's classic musical, "into the woods." here we see her drawing the bakers into we are web with a challenge and a promise. ♪ you wish to have the curse reversed ♪ >> i'll need a certain potion first. go the -- go to the wood and bring me back -- one, the cow as white as milk. two, the cape, as red as blood. three, the hair as yellow as corn. four, the slipper as pure as gold. bring me these before the chime of midnight in three days time. tis then the blue moon reappears which comes but once each hundred years. bring them. and i guarantee a child as perfect as child can be. go to the wood. >> and here she reappears right now. meryl streep. so, blue hair was freaking you out there watching it. >> the hair was pretty. everything was really pretty. >> it was pretty. now i had read that you turned down roles like this in the past. but decided this was the one you want ed to really grab. why? >> well, i had turned down witch roles because i had -- when i turned 40, in one year i got three offers to play three different witches. and it -- >> didn't hit you right. >> it didn't. it didn't feel good. and also i just don't like the trope of witches. i think it's -- politically, i don't like it. it's demonization of women. >> but this is a different kind of witch. >> well, yeah. this is a -- a force who sets in motion a series of stories and -- and events. and this is stephen sondheim. this is great music and a fantastic cast and a magical setting. >> he paid you a great compliment. he said you have the ability to find colors in a lyric. never sounded the same way twice. >> that's really good. that could mean it was off-pitch. >> i don't think that's what he meant. and emily blunt has been giving some interviews, you know? you tormented her in "the devil wears prada" and here a bit. she's ready to turn the tables on you. she wants you to play the dress maker the next film together. >> her dress maker. oh, sowiewing tiny clothes. >> i guess so. is this true she saved your life on the set? >> yes. yes. it's sort of true. it's a story that james is making who's -- >> the baker, yeah. >> emily's husband in the film. he's been telling this story. but actually -- actually it was rob marshall who ran over and saved my life in many scenes. he's the director. >> that is good to hear. we have a lot of questions coming in on social media. one from michelle matthews, she wants to know, is there any character you feel you cannot play? you pull off every person you portray with such ease. >> well, i've only played one man. >> only once. >> yeah. so that might be fun. i don't know. i don't think about things that way. i think about stories. and it's the story that pulls me. and if i feel something in me that responds to a character's dilemma, if i feel like a little -- like a bell rings. and i say that feels like me. and so there's some part of me that responds to it. >> you can find it. you had a great honor last month. president obama gave you the medal of freedom. we want to show just a bit of that. >> i've said it publicly, i love meryl streep. i love her. her husband knows i love her. michelle knows i love her. nothing either of them can do about it. >> ready to run away there. that must have been a great moment. >> yeah. that signal i was making was to michelle. i was saying -- >> we're okay. >> yeah, we're okay. you know, the two of us. but, no, it was -- it was a great, great honor just to be in the company of the other medal of freedom winners and i -- when i heard about it, i did try to talk him out of it. >> no. >> yes, yes, yes. you know, because i feel like i haven't done, really, anything worthy of that kind of honor. but i -- now i'm sort of going to concentrate on trying to earn it after the fact. >> i think you've already done it. we're glad the president gave it to you. congratulations. "into the woods" opens christmas day. back to robin. we're talking about thanksgiving in the social square. i'm here with nigella, anthony, marcus, ludo. the cast of "the taste." thank you for being here. we're going to show a clip. you haven't seen this yet. it had us all laughing. episode of "modern family." it was one of your sultry voices, let's say, that caught our interest. take a look, take a look. >> tuck the wing tips under the body of the bird and place in a roasting pan. >> as you wish, my crumpet. i am cooking thanksgiving dinner this year. huge step for claire to trust me with this. i have help, it's international super chef nigella lawson. i can program my name, she's guiding my every move with that sultry british voice. >> nice! nice. >> sounds like a great idea for an app. >> well, i have got some apps. but i don't have -- i can't program it so i can talk to people via name. but you never know, technology moves apace. >> not an app for that yet. stay tuned. >> we are in social square. >> yes, that's right. and much more from the cast of "the taste" coming up. and we are going to talk about their brand new season. and a fun game. are you ready? a "gma" taste test. >> are you ready? >> i'm ready. abc's hit cooking show, "the taste," it's back, baby. it return this is thursday. this cooking competition pits aspiring and professional chefs against one another to have their culinary creations judged with just one spoonful. >> you know, i can only choose one spoon to go up. i need that spoon in five minutes. >> finish it quick. >> build the spoons, let's go. >> don't rush. where's the white meat? >> i just have dark meat, chef. >> [ bleep ]. >> and that was the mild version. oh, my goodness. we are so excited to have all four mentor judges here. four mentor judges here. we are so excited to have all we are so excited to have all anthony, the contestants -- you picked teams, but you bond with everybody on the program. >> sort of reluctantly. but inevitably over time we all get really close. not just to the teams, but we care about the cooks on the other teams as well. it's stockholm syndrome or just a natural inclination to like and admire people who cook well. >> ludo, you started a cooking class in l.a. with kids 7 to 13. the kids loved it. one of the kids said you are very powerful. but you say he's a softy? >> he blows his top, he's angry, atrocious language. but he really cares. you can watch ludo teach people who can't cook how to cook. which i wouldn't have thought possible. >> a talent. >> an extraordinary teacher of cooking and a guy who really, really cares about, you know, his people. >> ludo, sign me up. that sounds perfect. and you're getting a little sampling of it. you guys fight a lot. i know it's in play. nigella, do you feel you're the traffic cop? >> and i feel like i'm a maternal influence. >> oh. >> i try to calm them. like right now i'm worried about the food getting cold. because i think -- you know, that's bad. so i'm always worrying about everything all the time. but i tenth tend not to be a shouter. i tend not to be a shouter. >> we don't need to. we want you to taste the food. what we have done. is just a spoonful of a dish that represents one of us. either one of our favorite dishes or represents our personality. >> okay. and the first one, a southern dish with spanish and french influence. >> give it a taste. who do you think it represents? >> a big bite. >> mmmm. >> mmmm. >> that's easy. easy. >> marcus has the answer. >> robin. >> that was -- we can start off easy. >> that food is good. >> pretty good one. >> great heat. >> the same sort. >> i love the -- >> number two, george. ready? where's number two. will you help me? okay. southern dessert. number two. >> southern. >> peach cobbler. >> nice big bite. i love the bites. get it, anthony. come on, anthony. >> amy? >> yes. >> good. >> peach cobbler. >> nice. >> way to go. >> and then the next dish is a little fishy. which is not to say the anchor who picked it represents that. a taste. >> oh, it's crunchy. >> nice. >> that's good. >> very good. >> any thoughts? >> ginger? >> yes. >> all right, girl. >> lake superior and lake michigan. >> from michigan. >> from michigan, the great lakes. >> and whether there was some beer in the batter. >> yes. >> with ginger there is always beer in the batter. >> we don't have time for the last two dishes, what are they? the last two dishes? >> one is spicy curry chicken, and the other one is -- >> this looks like spanakopita. >> yes. >> i wonder who that could be. >> we did make that easy. >> spicy, spicy, spicy. >> thank you all very much. congratulations. new season on thursday. later this morning anthony an y nigella are headed to playing hoops, sam is number one. at st. jude i was number two. yeah, but that was a good thing. sam was the second of seven patients to receive a new cancer treatment available only at st. jude children's research hospital, and that discovery will be shared with hospitals all across america. st. jude gives kids like me a shot. a great shot. go to st. jude dot org or shop wherever you see the st. jude logo. start a revolution a revolution in coffee quality with the finest nespresso coffee blends. a revolution in technology with unique centrifusion. a revolution in taste with a naturally formed crema on both coffee and espresso. nespresso vertuoline. experience the revolution of coffee. big bite there, marcus. we have not stopped eating. thank you, again. tomorrow, we will have lady gaga and tony bennett. tomorrow, we will have lady gaga and tony bennett. fousugar. only six?ns. six grams of sugar? that's really good. excellent, delicious... and yummy! honey bunches of oats. tasty! yummy! good morning, i'm eric thomas and the rain is falling. let's check the forecast now with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi there, eric. we've got heavy rain towards oakley and antioch. highway 4 another slug of moisture poised to hit marin county and also san francisco getting in on the act a little later on this morning. so much more to go. we're looking at an urban and small stream flood advisory throughout the day today until 7:30 for all bay area counties and looking at thunderstorm activity perhaps this afternoon. as we take a look at your drive through hercules, we do have this accident. right now it looks like that drive through walnut creek also quite bad but this is a multiple vehicle crash northbound side of 101 at 380, a sig alert due to flooding. >> time now for "live with kelly & michael." announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, a holiday performance from seth macfarlane. and from the new film "top five," gabrielle union. plus, tasty and delicious presents as we continue "live's" holiday gift guide. all next on "live." 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