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Fisher. Somebody has to save our skins. Hollywood royalty both on screen and off dead at age 60. I dont know where you get your delusions, laser brain. From the role that made her famous. Short for a stormtrooper. To her struggle with drugs and Mental Illness. Im Carrie Fisher and im an alcoholic. Fans, friends and colleagues paying tribute this morning to the humor, the bravery and life of the woman who will always be Princess Leia. May the force be with you. And she will always indeed be Princess Leia. Good morning, america. Diana and i want to thank you for joining us celebrating the life of hollywood legend Carrie Fisher, the star who took the galaxy by storm as Princess Leia passing away four days after so many people still in shock that shes gone. Absolutely and thats why tributes are pouring in overnight from friends and fans all over the world. Carrie fishers on screen sibling from star wars, mark hamel tweetingover night carrie was a one of a kind, she was our princess and Harrison Ford reacting to the news saying she was funny and emotionally fearless. She lived her life bravely. I think we need to bring back that laser brain. Wicked sense of humor. Legions of fans are posting pictures of their daughters dressed up as Princess Leia lighting up the internet. Fisher was mentioned in 3. 1 million tweets worldwide. That number is growing and many using the maytheforcebewithher. So appropriate. Matt gutman has a look at Carrie Fishers extraordinary life. Matt, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, dan. As you guys mentioned Carrie Fisher was a hollywood rebel, may the front page of the l. A. Times before she was even born. She was most famous, of course, for playing that feisty princess in a galaxy far, far away but seems to have garnered such a massive outpouring over the past 4 hours, simply because in real life she was so human. She was the princess. Somehow ive always known. Reporter who became a general. I did miss you. Reporter this morning the world is celebrating a hollywood original. Carrie fisher who battled the dark side as the iconic Princess Leia in the star wars series. Arent you a little short for a stormtrooper. Reporter she battled her own demons. Im Carrie Fisher and im an alcoholic. Reporter fisher unable to recover after going into cardiac arrest friday on a flight to los angeles from london where she was promoting her new memoir the princess we have an unresponsive passenger so theyre working on her right now. Reporter her family including daughter billie lourd and beloved dog gary and brother todd by her side. Everybody is just a little bit in shock because shes so young and was doing so great and to have her have a cardiac arrest at this age is unexpected. Reporter Luke Skywalkers spirited sister, a child of royalty, father, singer, eddie fisher and her mother, americas sweetheart, debbie reynolds. Good morning reporter she found herself thrust into one of hollywoods biggest scandals after her father famously dumped reynolds to marry her best friend, elizabeth taylor. Reynolds putting out a statement thanking fishers legions of fans for your thoughts and prayers, theyre now guiding her to her next stop, love, carries mother. The relationship between mother and daughter provided fodder for fishers work and made postcards from the edge on her relationship. Most inspired by struggles in her own life. Love elusive and battled Mental Illness and drug addiction. Did you see one through over the cuckoos nest wasnt i fantastic . Reporter it was the force that always proved the constant in her life. At 19 auditioning for a then unknown space western that would soon launch her into the stratosphere. What . Reporter i became not a movie star but my character Princess Leia was more famous than i was so i became famous because i was part of a celebrated movie. Reporter her gold bikini becoming stuff of legend. Nearly being nearly naked wasnt a style choice but felt redeemed when she got to kill jabba the hutt. In 2015 the force ultimately drawing her back in. If you see our home. Reporter her brother says her bravery came naturally. Its a trait in our family. My mother is the unsinkable molly brown, truly. And carrie is gentlemetically 5f that and even 5 that have would be a lot. May the force be with you. Reporter we are told her 19yearold daughter billie lourd will handle funeral arrangements. Fishers brother telling us it will be a somber event but also a celebration. He said because carrie always did like a good party, and a good laugh too, she joked in her autobiography she wanted her obit to read drowned in moonlight strangled by her own bra. Okay, matt gutman, thank you very much. We should say bob iger ceo of disney abcs Parent Company and owner of the Star Wars Franchise reacting to the news saying she will be sorely missed and we join millions of fans and friends around the world who mourn her loss today. For much more lets bring in jess cagle, ediri of People Magazine. Good morning. So she was so open about her personal demons including as weve just heard her drug abuse and her depression. Do you think that honesty is part of why people love her so much . Absolutely. She was a fascinating character who spoke so openly about being the child of movie stars, about depression and addiction and being bipolar and spoke so honestly about her mixed feelings about Princess Leia. She was so ferris wheelly intelligent and she also was a little bit uncomfortable in her own skin. You know, she felt like an outsider and so she was able to look at her life from the outside and tell us about it. In such a compelling entertaining way. She had such a brilliant sense of humor. She once said, who wears that much lip gloss into battle speaking about Princess Leia but really her selfdeprecating style and how she owned her imperfection that is really helped her to overcome a lot of the problems she faced. Right. In addition to Princess Leia, th legacy. You know, yesterday anna ra which cox from mtv started sort of a movement on twitter where so many people are now coming out about their bipolar disorder and its a beautiful legacy that in addition to Everything Else that she did, Princess Leia and in the books and all the writing that she did, there is this the fact she was so honest about Mental Illness is just incredible. I think thats a massive contribution. Weve been talking about that throughout the morning. Back to Princess Leia for a second, there is a great line about Princess Leia, the character, she was, quote, a damsel who could deal with her own distress. Even though this was such a legendary role you mentioned Carrie Fisher had some mixed feelings about embodying it. She did. She knew it would overshadow Everything Else she did and people were so surprised, you know, ten years after star wars came out, she wrote, showed there was this whole other side to her, this brilliant writer, this, you know, one of the greatest wits of her age and that is who she really was much more than Princess Leia but i think she ultimately made peace with made peace with the character and being identified with it so closely, also, that character is a great character. I think she realized that. You know, this is a very powerful you know, not a damsel in distress. She could handle her own distress and perfectly tasked. I mean george lucas casted Carrie Fisher who wasnt the most glamorous, wasnt the prettiest but she had that thing, she had that strength and he knew that and knew that she would bring that to the character. It was really brilliant. Anybody wants to know how tough Princess Leia was, just ask jabba the hutt. Jess cagle. Thank you very much. Really appreciate it. Well be talking to you much more throughout the show. One more note on this, in a recent interview in Rolling Stone whether she feared death and her response was perfect, ive been there for a couple of people when they were dying. It didnt look like fun but if i was going to go it id want someone like me around and i will be there. Another example of her fierce wit. She always had the greatest responses. We want to turn to the weather causing chaos as it sweeps through the country, rain, snow and strong winds has been closing highways and knocking out power and it could cause some big problems for the holiday travel. Rob marciano in studio with more details. Good morning. Good morning. This is on the heels of the Christmas Day blizzard, these pictures of the Pacific Northwest spokane, washington, spinouts with trucks flipping over. Mt. Hood, two feet of snow in less than 24 hours, yeah, that will pile it up there. Some of the snowbanks over six feet. That same system going to ride a very strong jet stream and get into the northeast by tomorrow. Look at these Winter Weather we have winter storm warnings posted for Northern New England as this storm gets to the coastline, were probably going to see Coastal Development here. Probably starting out as snow, not a ton of cold air here, not going to be a blockbuster snowstorm but for interior sections away from i95 where its a mix of rain and snow could see a foot of snow. On the bright side this is a boon for ski resorts. Dan, back over to you. Thank you, rob. Now we turn to politics and that scare at trump tower on tuesday. Police evacuating the lobby over a suspicious package. Authorities later giving the all clear. The president elect was down in florida at the time. Meanwhile, donald trump doubling down taking to twitter again to shoot down president obamas recent suggestion that he would have won the election. Abcs mary bruce is at the white house with more on the escalating tensions between the president and president elect. Mary, good morning. Reporter good morning. Yeah, donald trump still on vacation in florida but still working. Hes holding transition meetings and still on twitter over the break hes been weighing in on the economy, Foreign Policy and still taking on this morning the president elect ramping up his fight tweeting president obama campaigned hard and personally in the very important swing states and lost. The voters wanted to make America Great again. The president elect digging in after obama suggested he could have beaten trump. I think i could have mobilized a majority of the american people. Reporter on the economy, trump is touting a postelection bump in Consumer Confidence boasting the highest level in more than 15 years. Thanks, donald. Throughout the holiday trump has been lobbing jabs on twitter even though he promised to tone it down. Im going to do very restrained if i use it at all. Im going to do very restrained. Reporter hes tweeted more than 200 times since his victory and according to his incoming press secretary dont expect that to change. His use of social media in particular is going to be something never seen before. He has this direct pipeline to the american people. Reporter one of his latest targets the u. N. , not pleased that the obama resolution condemning israeli settlements saying it will make it much hard story negotiate peace and hes getting an assist from republican lawmakers. We should seriously consider withholding all funds from the United Nations until this antiisrael resolution is rescinded entirely. Reporter now, secretary of state john kerry is expected to weigh in on that u. N. Resolution later today when he delivers remarks on the Obama Administrations plan for peace in the middle east. Also this morning, the Washington Post reporting that the white house is close to announcing measures to punish russia for interfering in the u. S. Election including possibly economic sanctions and covert cyberoperations. Dan. Mary, thank you. Lets bring in chief political analyst matthew dowd. Hey, matt, good morning. Good morning. Lets go back to this spat, this ongoing spat between president elect trump and current president obama. What does trump have to gain by keeping this thing alive . Well, i dont think he has anything in typical donald trump fashion most of what he communicates is done from a visceral place without i think a lot of strategic thought in it but if you think about president obama, president obama has a high an Approval Rating as Ronald Reagan did when he left office and won two elections with more than 50 of the vote and seems like not to psycho analyze donald trump but it seems like its coming from a place of insecurity. Donald trump lost the popular vote, donald trump didnt get 50 of the vote and in the 40s in his Approval Rating going into Inauguration Day so its a bit like a star is on stage and hes trying to shove the popular star off the stage but the popular star isnt leaving yet. No, it isnt. I got to ask, two members of trumps own Party Republican senators john mccain and Lindsey Graham are hitting the president elect over the issue of russia. You know, they visited estonia recently. Graham saying 99 of 100 senators believe that russia interfered as mary bruce just mentioned calling for sanctions. How do you see this playing out . Well, i think its trouble in the clubhouse, the gop clubhouse. The first example of real trouble there. I think there is a united situation in the senate, democrats and republicans are united on the fact that they believe Vladimir Putin and russia interfered in our election. They dont like it. They want to do something about it and donald trump seems to be the only person standing on the side with Vladimir Putin in this and so this is going to be problematic for donald trump in the course of this as we go forward in this and its a situation donald trump does not want to get pushed by his own party in. Well hear a lot more about this as you said, matthew, thank you. We appreciate it. On the topic of russia now we want to move to the Surprising New report on that russian olympic doping scandal. The New York Times saying that russia no longer disputes findings of a far reaching operation which led to more than 100 banned fromry quos summer games and abcs linzie janis is here with more. Previously russian officials have denied the existence of a doping operation but now for the first time they are admitting that russian authorities carried out one of the conspiracies in olympic history. This morning, an olympic bombshell. For the first time russian officials admitting in involvement in the widespread doping scandal involving hundreds of the countrys athletes across multiple olympics. Including the 2014 sochi games. The head of russias Antidoping Agency telling the New York Times it was an institutional conspiracy. The paper reporting the cheating scheme included tampering with urine sample, coverups and bribes. Allegations of widespread doping orchestrated by the russian government rocking the sports world this year and leading to more than 100 russian athletes being barred from competing in the rio summer games. We have never seen anything quite like this. Where statesponsored widespread doping has been found in an entire country. Reporter earlier this month the world Antidoping Agency releasing findings from their investigation saying over 1,000 russian athletes competing in sports can be identified as being involved in or benefiting from manipulations to conceal positive doping tests. But while this new admission comes after months of denial from russian officials nobody in russia in our country provide any program for doping. Reporter they still deny the doping keep was state sponsored insisting top government officials like Vladimir Putin were not involved. Well, the ioc has insisted the russians accept the findings of its recent investigation so that they can host olympic competitions again and this shifted tone is seen as motivated by their desire to move on from the scandal. Thank you, linzie. Thank you very much. I can see why they want to do that. We have a warmer story to tell you about from the world of sports. We want to show you great video of a young sports fan who had one fish, 10yearold austin deck curt has a rare heart condition. His wish to meet his hero, cam newton so austins teacher reached o sure enough, cam newton saw that message and paid a visit to the hospital. Check this out. Whats up . You doing good . I feel your heart, man. Going 100 miles an hour, man. You doing all right . Nice to see you, man. He doesnt want to let go. No, he doesnt. We should say austin is undergoing a procedure today and salute cam newton. That was really cool. He is known for doing things like this. I wish we could have seen on austins vitals. You have to imagine his heart rate is going up. Hes not letting go. Dutch a happy scene. Really great scene. Lets check the weather now with rob who unfortunately doesnt have such happy news for us. Ill give cam a dab on that one for sure. But to see that on a holiday week for sure. Santa ana winds blowing, 60mileanhour winds in some spots in the hills of east l. A. Driving into the intermountain west. Otherwise dry weekend roller coaster temperatures first week of 2017 today mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds nw 5 mph tonight increasing clouds. Showers developing after 2am. Lows 3036 winds se 5 mph thursday morning clouds, showers. Pm sunshine. Highs 4652 winds w 1015 g 25 mph few sprinkles nye; otherwise dry weekend roller coaster temperatures first week of 2017 today mostly sunny. Cooler. Coming up this wednesday, new details about George Michaels final months. 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The fatal encounter was captured on Surveillance Video monday night. 3097yearold james two men. One suspect was wearing. Dont expect any 60degree warmth today. Instead were going to stay lockedded in the 40s throughout the day. Upper 30s will start the high. 46. Seasonable. Late tonight clouds develop and by Early Morning some rain showers, areas further to the north could have a few snowflakes mixing many. Maybe a few slick spots. The Higher Elevations a few inches of snow. Tomorrows high. 47. Look at friday, 40 degrees. Cold and windy. For the roads, mild for the most part. A trouble spot in weston. We are looking at leesburg pike. As you can see we are blocking a lane and we have some pretty heavy delays on your issue ride traveling on virginia seven. No issues to report southbound a nice ride through the capitol beltway. Well get you i just bought a book. And while i was telling you about the book, i downloaded a song. Oh, and full disclosure, when we were just chatting about that song thing, someone arranged a date. Guilty. The point is, life is digital. So, carmax, created a site where you can reserve a car online. Come in when its convenient, your car will be waiting. Just another thing to make buying a car better for you. Reads this tweet that i just posted. Oh, that appears to be trending. Lol. I dont know who you are or where you came from. From now on you do as i tell you, okay . Welcome back to gma. Carrie fisher there in the role that made her an international star. Prince william. Fans shocked fa fans Princess Leia. Well take a hook at her legacy and what she told amy robach about living as Princess Leia and trending on twitter. These photos with little girls posting as Princess Leia, may the force with be her and saying may the force be with you. So great and that interview she did with was amazing. Incredible. It went viral and well show it to you coming up on the show in just a few minutes. As millions dig storm is on the way. Blame rob marciano. This one is expected to dump more than a foot of snow on parts of the northeast. Donald trump launching another twitter attack. This time the president elect saying his predecessor campai campaigned for Hillary Clinton in swing states that she lost. And tennis superstar Serena Williams opening up about her place in sports history. Why she says if she were a man she would have considered one of the greatest athletes in history years ago. Thats coming up in a few minutes. Great to have sara haines as always. Thank you, dan harris. Good morning. Well begin with the mystery surrounding the death of george michael. New details about the final months of this pop legend who died suddenly at his home on christmas and abcs gio benitez is in london on the story this morning. Good morning to you, gio. Reporter dan, good morning to you. We are outside his london home and you can see it, so many people have been coming here to leave flowers, remembering him and just take ao a look right there. His range rover. People are writing messages of musical icon. Time can never mend reporter this morning a growing memorial outside George Michaels london home. Friends and fans paying tribute to the singer. Such a great guy. Gave his life for charity. Reporter his manager said he died of Heart Failure by while details are a mystery this morning were getting a clearer picture of George Michaels final years. According to friends michael had become somewhat of a recluse over the last couple of years, battling to overcome the drug and alcohol problems plaguing him through much of his career. To get better you have to shape up. You have to stop the drugs. You have to get physically in shape. Reporter the singer publicly taking on his demons in 2008 he was arrested in a public restroom for drug possession. Then in 2011 a major health scare for michael, nearly dying from a bout of pneumoniahi he was on tour. It was basically by far the worst month in my life but im incredibly, incredibly fortunate to be here. His partner telling the Daily Telegraph he discovered him peacefully in his bed on Christmas Morning saying everything had been very complicated recently but george was looking forward to christmas and so was i. Now everything is ruined. I want people to remember him the way he was, he was a beautiful person. And now stories of the pop icons incredible private generosity becoming public from the 25,000pound check he left at a restaurant to help a woman in debt to the millions donated anonymously to britains leading charity, for kids in crisis. And back out here live at his london home we can tell you there are reports this morning that he may be buried in this area right next to his mother. Dan. In and, gio, the big question everybody is asking when will we learn what reporter well, dan, well have to wait on those autopsy results to come in. No doubt about it, he battled Health Issues for years. In fact his longtime publicist said even though he was a musical genius there is a time he had such easy access to these drugs and thats what started it all. Gio benitez in london, thank you. So many people looking for closure this morning. Now to that Christmas Day murder mystery. The actress who went missing on her way to christmas dinner was found dead in her car. Police taking the man seen driving that vehicle into custody and abcs Mara Schiavocampo is here with more. Good morning, mara. Reporter paula, good morning. That woman posted on facebook she was headed to see friends for christmas and then disappeared without a trace. Police dont believe the suspect in the victim knew each other and still have no motive. This morning, the search for answers after a yoga teacher and actress is found dead. Yearold Tricia Mccauleys body discovered early tuesday in d. C. Proceeding rapidly. Reporter mccauley was a beloved yoga instructor. And its a great blow. Reporter and a longtime actor. Appearing in the 2006 film step up as Jenna Dewan Tatums backup. She didnt show up to christmas dinner with friends and missed a flight the next morning. Police immediately issuing an alert for her missing car and this man, apparently seen driving it. Within hours a passerby spotting the suspect. Seemed just really kind of aggressive or out of it. Reporter 29yearold adrian Dwayne Johnson apprehended at a nearby cvs. Mccauleys body found in her car. Now johnson charged with theft, simple assault and her murder. As the community mourns. And just to embrace the love of who she is just sort of t constant challenge i think right now. Reporter there are reports the suspect was supposed to be wearing a gps monitor in connection to a previous case and Police Confirm he was not wearing that device. He is scheduled to be arraigned today. Mccauleys cause of death appears to be trauma to the body but the autopsy not yet completed. It seems like a potential carjacking. Two people who did not know each other. That motive is just such a mystery seemingly no connection just so random. The community is devastated. This is a woman who was beloved. I can only imagine. Dan, where are you . On the other side of the studio. Tease whats coming up on the big board. I was annoying you and sara and sent me over to the big board apparently. Never. Im sure sara disagrees. Heres whats coming up. Soulcycle sued by a customer who claims she had to go to the hospital after an intense workout. Can gyms be held accountable for injuries . Ul and by now you might know me as the guy who switched to sprint because all networks are great. 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Colds are gonna call. Answer them with zicam zicam. Get your better back. Now in great tasting crystals. Time for our big board breaking down more of the mornings top stories and lets start with a new lawsuit against soulcycle which raises the question how hard is too hard. A woman sued after claiming a strenuous first time workout and areva martin joining us this morning. Areva, good morning. What can you tell us . Its a personal injury lawsuit. This woman is claiming on her very first time of going to soulcycle which is this high intensity Indoor Cycling class she suffered very serious injuries and claiming the instructor knew it was her first time but despite that he increased the intensity on her bike, she became ill, had to be hospitalized for one week and now shes claiming permanent muscular injuries and shes seeking personal injury damages. So she says she was permanently injured. Does she have a case or just a case of people need to know their own limits and when to dial it back difficult for her to prove. First theres the issue of causation. She has to prove that her injuries are related to that high intensity workout and next theres the issue of waiver. In most cases when you go to a gym or you take one of these classes you sign a release of liability, a waiver which prohibits you from suing the gym. So very important lesson for anyone taking this class and joining any gym. Read the fine print because you may be giving up your rights to a lawsuit even if youre injured and in some cases if you die from a workout. Read the fine print, great advice. Next up the story is going to give you chills. A child flying solo to visit her grandparents, 800 miles was left unattended in the airport upon her arrival and Steve Ganyard is here with more. So, steve, you know, some people that live far away from family, theyre forced to, you know, pay this 300 round trip fee to accompany the minor. This is every parents worst nightmare. What happened. You think about it. Youre giving up your child and losing control. Theyre flying someplace else. Youre handing them over to a stranger and in this case, as you say, paying 300 extra dollars for the privilege of doing that. Thankfully in this case the grandmother found the child just happened to look down a hallway and found the child so it had a happy ending but the airlines will actually take your money but sometimes they will outsource the person that is going to take care of your child so youre losing control at two separate points and never should have happened. Infuriating. United Airlines Told abc news, were in touch with the family and have apologized for their experience. We are continuing to review the situation to ensure we provide Exceptional Service to each of our customers. Steve, this is not the first time Something Like this has happened so what should airlines be doing better and what should parents be doing better . Its a real black eye for united. Theyll have to go back and look at procedures. Something that no airline wants on their record but there are some things that parents can is look at the weather. If theres snow, if theres thunderstorms, somewhere around the country, even if its where your child is not going it may have a cascading effect on delays across the country. The other thing you can look at is the time of day. Oftentimes delays happen later on in the day, you know, if one flight is late it has that effect so try to schedule an early flight if you can. The other thing, just be a good parent and do diligence at the air lean and look at them and make sure they havent had a problem in the past with these sorts of missing children. Steve ganyard, thank you. Now to tennis great Serena Williams in an interview with espn shes sparking a real debate on the role of gender in sports. Take a listen. Being a woman is just a whole new set of problems from society that you have to deal with as well. If i were a man i would have 100 been considered the lets bring in christine brennan. Does she have a point . Would she have been considered the greatest a long time ago and is there a double standard in sports. Absolutely she does, yes, there is a double standard. Think about it. We always say womens tennis or womens golf. Do we say mens golf or during march madness, we say womens basketball. We dont say mens basketball. There are two. Its not just one tournament. There are two. We should use that pesky adjective mens as well and also simone biles, the gymnast, katie ledecky, we dont say womeners swimmer or game mass do you that affix that label. A great conversation for the nation to have and our culture and im glad shes bringing it up. The pay disparity is another issue when it comes to men versus women. As her career winds down what do you think her legacy is going to be . I think, paula, shes not only the greatest womens tennis player and one of the greatest tennis players, period, i think she is the greatest female athlete to play any sport in history. I think shes that the most difficult and competitive time in the history of womens tennis or tennis in particular. She has been so dominant and when she only wins one grand slam tournament somehow a disappointment in her mid30s she is still just as great as there is and i think again at this competitive time for her to be on top of her game, i think the greatest female athlete in any sport we have ever seen. Well, thats high praise right there. Real quick all three of you, your greatest athlete of all time, areva . Paula, i love serena but id have to go with muhammad ali. There you go. Steven. Im a serena fan as well but Michael Jordan will get my nod. There you go. And christine, youre sticking with serena . Well, ill go with serena but in history jest which owens the way he defied adolf hitler at the olympics in berlin and what he stood for and such an historic figure before world war ii. Paula . I have a couple. Thats kind of cheating. Muhammad ali, michael phelps, dan harris, my number three. Yes, i am up there. Dan is good at badminton. Pretty much nothing. Ill go with muhammad ali. Carrie fishers wicked sense of humor. That incredible interview with our amy robach that went viral just years ago. Youll see it again after a quick break. Really good. If youve been diagnosed with cancer, searching for answers like where to treat, can feel overwhelming. So start your search with a specialist at Cancer Treatment centers of america. Start with teams of Cancer Treatment experts under one roof focused on the delivery of precision Cancer Treatment. Start at one of the Cancer Treatment centers of america hospitals near you. The evolution of cancer care is here. Learn more at cancercenter. Com experts Appointments Available now. Good. Then youre ready. Really, marie. How else do you think you do it . I have the perfect guy. I dont happen to find him attractive but you might. She doesnt have a problem with chins. Carrie fisher not only shining on the Silver Screen in the galley far, far away but making us laugh in roles like we just saw in when harry met sally and we were reminded of that wicked sense of humor in her terrific interview with Abcs Amy Robach just a year ago. Heres some of that very funny conversation. With us. Look, i wouldnt be anywhere else at this hour except on tv. Well, i appreciate that and you brought along a friend. I did because his tongue matches the sweater. Its a good look. This is gary. This is gary and hes very, very famous on twitter. He wears that tongue well. I want to talk a little bit about this movie. I understand that george lucas personally asked you to come back. Did it take some convincing . No, im a female in hollywood. Over the age of lets say 40 and then we could also say 50, so we could say it but not with real conviction. Or excitement. You dont have to ask if you want to work at that age. Youll see someday. Youll be excited. Im over the age of 40. I hear you. Now thats up setting. What was your reaction . I looked like that. No, you know, youre going to do it. Ive been Princess Leia for 40 so, what, im going to stop now when its ridiculous to be someone named Princess Leia and people will say, this, i get. Princess leia, like im supposed to go, yes. What do you do when people say that . I thank them in my mind, yes. No, you know, i try not to respond as an adult. You actually physically transformed for this role. Yes. I did lose weight. And i think its a stupid conversation. Not with you. Well move on. Not with you. I mean its good with you but normally i wouldnt talk about it with someone else but youre so thin lets talk about it. How do you keep that going on . Do you exercise every day. I do work out every day. Is it boring. Yes. Gary is falling asleep by the way. Gary is bored as hell. Can you imagine . Hes just crying. His eyes are closing. Ive never had someone fall asleep during my interview. That you know of. Thank you. I love her for her love for gary. Has his own chair. She brought him everywhere. 1 of about 75,000 Amazing Things about her. So much in that interview to love. Amy said so much of it they couldnt even fit in enough of the funny moments so a lot had to be cut. She really picked on amy. She did but it was priceless. Amy did a great job. She did. Amy still laughs about that interview so were going to miss that but coming up in our next hour the Science Behind salt therapy. The simple treatment helping people breathe better but is it safe . I will never wash my hair again. I will never never wash my hair again now, i fuel it new pantene doesnt just wash your hair, it fuels it. 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Tell your doctor if youve been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if youve had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flulike symptoms or sores. Dont start humira if you have an infection. Talk with your gastroenterologist about humira. With humira, remission is possible. What if an Insurance Company wasnt only there when things went wrong . Because for every tornado. Theres a twister. For every crash. An even bigger collision. And for every tailspin. Well, tailspins. State farm understands that getting the most out of life doesnt just mean being there when things go wrong. Its about being here. In all of lifes moments. When things go perfectly. Right. Here we go. Snapchatting, were snapchatting live on gma right now. Welcome back. Great crowd out here. A little chillier for sure. Folks from pensacola, unzipped. You are cold. Where are you spending new years eve . In pensacola, florida. Back to florida. Smart move. Chilly up here. For the secelebrations up here, windchills below freezing. Not too horrible. In los angeles, hollywood and Good Morning America is brought to you by adt. From abc 7 news this is a good morning washington update. Good morning, washington. Im susanne kennedy. This afternoon the man charged in the death of oclock owe gal instructor Tricia Mccauley will appear in court. 29yearold Adrian Duane Johnson was arrest early tuesday morning. At the time of his arrest he was supposed to be wearing a gps ankle monitor from another recent arrest. Johnson was also awaiting a Mental Health evaluation in that same occasion. Alexandra police are investigating two armed robberiesers the most recent happened around 3 30 this morninged a Convenience Store down the road from the federal courthouse. A man wearing a mask came in and pulled out a pistol and stole cash. Earlier in the evening there was another robbery in old town. Police are still trying to figure out if they are connecte weather now. Heres veronica johnson. Dewpoint expect any 60degree warmth today. Instead were going to stay in the 40s throughout the day. Upper think abouts will start the high. 46, seasonable. Late tonight cloud develop and resource in areas further to the north. Maryland could have a few snowflakes missioning in. Maybe a few slick spots. The Higher Elevation four to six inches of snow . West virginia. Friday, 40 degrees, cold and windy. It is still a very mild commute for this wednesday. We are not looking at any juror problems on the capital beltway. We just cleared the crash in reston if youre traveling eastbound on virginia seven. Leesburg pike, you can see the delays from the earlier accident activity. Ramp restrictions are going to be in alexandra. Going to impact your ride on the the accident were good to the. Thanks. You can get more news, traffic and weather updates on good morning washington on newschannel 8. Have a great day everyone. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. And we are remembering Carrie Fisher, tributes pouring in overnight for the star wars princess. Who are you . Someone who loves you. From fighting in a galaxy far, far away to making the world laugh. I dont happen to find him attractive but you might. She doesnt have a problem with chins. Looking at the legacy left behind by a hollywood original. I did miss you. Winter weather alert. A major storm threatening millions, rain and snow closing highways across the country. And leaving thousands without power. Well tell what you it means for your new years weekend. The new trend that could be the best kept health secret. Breaking down the Science Behind salt therapy. How this simple treatment is helping people breathe the royals big move. Prince william and kate planning a change of address reportedly returning to Kensington Palace full time. What it means for george and charlotte as we say all good morning, america. [ applause ] hey, good morning, america. What a wonderful audience we have with us in times square this morning. We are, of course, celebrating the life and legacy of Carrie Fisher who we miss already. We certainly do and well miss her wicked sense of humor, as well. And we also want to talk about lifestyle expert gretta monahan. We have photos of her on video mixing up a special beauty remedy and i love this. This is something that we all can do at home. Shell reveal her quick and easy winter beay ingredients found in your kitchen, dan. Any ideas what those might be. My kitchen, it would be mustard and stale cereal. Im guessing she may not be using those. Great exfoliator. The things in my kitchen finally are being put to use. Also ahead, why drake and Jennifer Lopez have everyone talking about those matching instagrams posted overnight. Thats coming up in pop news. Im intrigued. I am intrigued too. You seem terrified rather than intrigued. No, super excited. This could be really cute. Between friends. That makes it even beter. Quite a tease. Hes get the morning rundown first with t. J. Holmes who is downstairs. Good morning, gang. We start with the United States about to take action against russia. The Obama Administration is close to announcing new economic sanctions against russia as well as a ven interfering with the election. Vladimir putin denied it and accused democrats of being sore losers. Russia and turkey agreed on a ceasefire according to turkish media. It could take effect at midnight in it holds, it could pave the way for peace talks. The weather is hampering new years travel plans. A storm system that moved through the Pacific Northwest dumping nearly two feet of snow in some areas is now pushing east and will bring rain and snow to the northeast on thursday. Major cities including d. C. , new york and boston will get rain, but Northern New England will see snow. A series of earthquakes jolted the nevada california state line overnight. The largest was a 5. 7 quake that was felt as far away as fresno. Several aftershocks have also been reported. A search is under way for a new jersey woman and her 5yearold greatgranddaughter who went missing during a road trip to north carolina. They were last seen saturday at a gas station in virginia. 71yearold Barbara Briley was last seen on Surveillance Video after asking for directions. A ping from her cell phone was picked up in virginia yesterday but no sign of them. Amazons popular voice command device echo which is known as alexa at the center of a new battle. Police say a murder suspect had one of the devices in his home. Theyve issued a warrant for the voice data saying it could include evidence. Amazon is refusing to turn over that data citing privacy concerns. A heartstopping moment for a b. A. S. E. Jumper. This was a bad landing. This happened in phoenix. The jumper took a gave off a cliff but hit the canyon on the way down, hit the wall. He is expected however to recover fully from his injuries. And on a final note now, an uber driver in new york may have driven himself into the record books. Listen, noah foreman says he sailed through 240 consecutive green lights, you heard me right, 240 lights in new york city. Now, guys, before you go try to track him down and find him as the best driver in all of new york, i have a huge caveat, he did this in the middle of the night. There werent a lot of cars on the road. You do this at 5 00 in the afternoon, then im impressed, noah. Until then, keep making late night videos. T. J. Is tough to please. Yes, i am. I get a ticket so good for that uber driver. Sara wanted to know if they sped it up or he was speeding. Other issues with noahs video. The speed limit is 25 in new york so just timed it perfectly, well done. I say well done as well. Thank you, t. J. Lets do pop news with sara haines. [ cheers and applause ] im going to start pop news like this because im ignoring dan and they wont refeed us so time now for pop news. Does hollywood have a new superstar couple . Drake and jennifer posting this cozy photo overnight and sending the internet and myself into a frenzy. Rumors about the two have been swirling for weeks now and after drake went to two of j. Los las vegas shows backtoback and guess who unfollowed lopez on instagram over the weekend . Drakes ex rihanna so who also happens to be friends with lopez so i dont like that part. Thats a downer but how cute are they . Adorable. Are they still friend . Lo i think an unfollow speaks volumes. That not a good thing. Thats like the worst thing you can do to an ex friend. I unfollowed dan and i know he hasnt gotten over that. I followed you twice and made up for it. How cute if theyre a couple. Adorable. Post some more picture, j. Lo. Next up, surprise Christmas Gift from one Country Music legend to a policeman in gainesville after officer Keith Bartlett lost his home in a fire the Community Rallied behind him including randy travis, jumping with a brandnew gibson guitar. Also donating furniture to the family of seven. It turns out randy and his wife were old friends with the officer who first met the Travis Family while responding to a theft on their texas ranch a few years ago. I love those heart warmers. Really great. Seems like a really nice guy. He seems like a great guy. [ applause ] i think were still more excited about the j. Lo story. Were moving on. Finally the royal family is getting ready for big changes. Prince william and Kate Middleton along with their children Prince George and princess charles have plans to make Kensington Palace their full time home. Theyre looking into new schools for george after deciding to leave anmer hall in norfolk . Who knows . Lets move on. Norfolk. It was just a name, kids. Norfolk. Leaving it behind for city roots and preparing to take on added royal laughing, paula, as william considers trading in his career as a helicopter public for more public service. That is more or less how norfolk, virginia, is pronounced so youre okay. It usually is that because people tweet at me if i dont so norfo norfolk. I would have made fun of you as well. Say something nice about something. Something nice about sara. Remembering hollywoods princess as we celebrate Carrie Fishers lifetime of work both off and on screen if i survive this commercial break seated next to you. Gmas morning menu is brought to you by the fast powerful cough relief of robitussin because its never just a cough. Someone does something you nice for youis, and you feel obligated to do something nice back. Maybe your aunt sent you a crocheted scarf, you sent a thank you note. And the crochet just kept on coming. Well, at carmax, you dont have to return the favor. 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I have a chemical imbalance that in its most extreme state will lead me to a mental hospital. She did it with both Brutal Honesty and fearless humor. The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgment calls. Just every kind of bad judgment because it all seems like a good idea at the time. A great idea. Reporter even in the midst of her anguish it would be warmer if we share. Reporter under the rainbow was the one where i was completely crazy. I was not sleeping. I had a she is our on the set. Have idea what shes taking. Pill, demerol. Reporter chronicled it in her semi autobiographical novel postcards from the edge. In the movie version she was played by her friend meryl streep. Off camera fisher was known as a brilliant screenwriter and bestselling author. Im Carrie Fisher and im an alcoholic. Reporter including the book wishful drinking a memoir that became a celebrated onewoman show. Many of us only seem able to find heaven by backing away from hell. And you know, while the place ive arrived at in my life isnt precisely everyones idea of heaven, i could if im quiet enough i can hear the angels sing. Wow. She was amazing. Jess cagle editorial director of People Magazine is back with us now. You interviewed her many times. Tell us about the first time. The very first time i was writing, it was 1992 and i was writing a story about sister act for end taken many weekly and it was a huge hit but we didnt know that at the time. It was a very, very troubled production and Carrie Fisher had been a script doctor on it because a lot of people dont know that throughout her career she had a hand in dozens and dozens of movies and made a huge living being a script doctor. So she had come on to sister act to work on the film and all of the great maggie smith stuff in tis ser act came from Carrie Fisher because she had such a talent for characters through her writing and for story and so they had to figure out a way for maggie smith to sort of be the mother superior to be at odds with the films heroine but still be likable so they found a way through all that and so she could do these incredible oneliners but in a few lines of dialogue they built that wonderful character of maggie smith. Found ways to surprise us all. We will have the opportunity to see her on the big screen next december and thrilled her role in the next star wars which will be out in december but what does this mean . What does her passing mean for the future of the star wars fwran choose. I think the future of the Star Wars Franchise will be what the Star Wars Franchise was always going to be. I dont think it will impact the making of the films at all. Im sure the filmmakers are trying to figure out what theyll do with Princess Leia and, you know, whether or not she will you will see her pass away in an upcoming film or what else has already happened . I dont know but im j. D. Abrams who is obviously working on those films had a he loved Carrie Fisher and they had developed a great relationship so im sure hes thinking seriously about what will happen. Jess cagle, we appreciate your analysis on this sad day. Thank you very much. Coming up on gma the secret behind salt therapy. How the simple treatment can help People Better breathe and more. Just ahead right here on gma. Whats the best way to get tw v8 or a fancy juice store . Ready, go hi, juice universe . One large rutabaga, with eggplant. Done thats not fair. Glad i had a v8. The original way to fuel your day. For huge deals across the entire store. S today like a free hefty 15quart storage tote with purchase of a hefty 66quart storage tote for only 8. 98. 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What a great crowd we have out here. Some have been here since what time. 5 30. So 40 degrees so feels colder than that. It feels very cold. How is that coffee . Warm or cold. Its done. From san diego, how does it feel you to. Really cold. Youre doing okay. Theyre tough in san diego and tough in arizona, right . Or how does it feel to you. Freezing. Okay. Well, its going to get even colder. Its not so bad out here. The great crowd and we are standing by for salt r otherwise dry weekend roller coaster temperatures first week of 2017 today mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds nw 5 mph tonight increasing clouds. Showers developing after 2am. Lows 3036 winds se 5 mph thursday morning clouds, showers. Pm sunshine. Highs 4652 winds w 1015 g 25 mph few sprinkles nye; otherwise dry weekend roller coaster temperatures first week of 2017 today mostly sunny. Cooler. Thank you, rob. As rob just mentioned time now to kick off our new series project wellness. And were looking at some new therapies being used to treat chronic medical issues. One simple treatment, salt therapy which one of the best kept secrets that abcs Kayna Whitworth checked out. Reporter sure, it can make your food taste better but did you know it might actually make you feel salt therapy, aka halotherapy has been around for, well, as long as salt has but its only now gaining ground in the u. S. Salt therapy is simply breathing in salt air. Detoxifying, antiinflammatory. Reporter the treatment is simple. Just sit, relax and breathe. A halo generator does all the work. A generator pulverizes the sauld into tiny breathable particles that can enter the pores and blows it into the room. I think it might like the worlds best crept secret. Reporter for dominique its been life changing. I had been suffering with a skin disorder all this year. Like very itchy hives and all over from head to toe. It was hard to sleep at night. It was causing me a lot of distress. Reporter she says she tried everything with no relief until this. A lot of the improvement im feeling is the inflammation and the relieve of having itchy skin all day long. Reporter beyond skin cond help with allergies, Cystic Fibrosis and chronic respiratory issues. Ive always had bronchitis, as ma and allergy, just a lot of wheezing, coughing. Reporter after seeing progress in just three months rob says its now become part of his lifestyle. My breathing feels just better. Just overall changed my attitude toward managing what i need to do for myself. Reporter experts say that is the key here. Its not a cure but rather an all natural way to manage your ailments. Were talking about something that may based on patients report improve symptoms of chronic lung diseases of various kinds. Reporter for Good Morning America, Kayna Whitworth, abc news, los angeles. I got to say it is fascinating. Abcs senior medical contributor dr. Jen ashton joins us now. Jen, this is fascinating but we have some examples. Heres himalayan salt and regular table salt. Are there dangers in this treatment . Perspective. In a hospital setting we use salt aerosolized in nebulizer treatments for breathing and hyper tonic saline we use. What there isnt is good data on salt chambers yet but i think in terms of risk benefit, the risks are probably pretty low. Irritation to breathing is a possibility, of course, it can irritate your eyes or your skin if youre sitting on a block of this and then cost. Its going to vary place to place. As a doctor would you recommend this type of therapy and treatment . Gosh, well, not put you on the spot. Not at the expense of something thats been subbed to rigorous Scientific Study and not instead of so if its an either or, no, because we need more data. If its in addition to something or adding it to a Wellness Program everyone can consider it. Ill admit, im going to try it. Im a sucker for marketing and i will try it. Testimonials got you. Ill sit on this block of salt. She will do that right here. Right after the show. You can watch that live demo on twitter. Your handle is dr. J. Ashton. Sit on the salt. Im not going to sit on the salt but explain how salt works. A little science and chemistry. Coming up, performing a classic of 0 his new hit holiday album, Brett Eldredge. Well be right back. Let it snow let it snow let i snow. There are conflicting reports about a Deadly Police involved shooting in northeast d. C. Officer killed a man on christmas after responding to a domestic disturbance. Police say hall threatened officers with a knife. The family says body cam footage shows she did not have a knife. Theyre asking the Mayors Office to release the video to the public. For more detailsen this story watch police chief sit down and take questions on news talk. That is at 11 00 oclock on newschannel 8. For an update on the weather heres veronica dont expect any 60degree warnth today. Instead were going to stay in the 40s throughout the day. Upper 30s will start at the high. 46. Seasonable. Late tonight clouds develop and by Early Morning some rain showers, areas further to the north and northern m. D. Could have a few snowflakes mixing many. Maybe a few slick spots. The Higher Elevations snow in west virginia. The ride on interstate 666 smoother is sailing. One we have a crash on the ramp on issue 66. Thats tying us up on the eastbound lains. Got some westbound rubber necking through that stretch. Northbound 395, a live look here as you cross 14th street bridge. Were also heading toward is it u. S. Isjust wanna see ifa again . My score changed. You wanna check yours . Scores dont change that much. I havent changed. Oh, really . Its girls night they said business casual. I love summer weddings oh no. Yeah, maybe it is time. Maybe i should check my credit score. Try credit karma. Its free. Oh woah. Thats different. Check out credit karma today. Credit karma. Give yourself some credit. [ applause ] hey, welcome back to times square on a wednesday morning. We have a great audience. Can i mention we have a special guest. We have special guests. Yes. But one in particular catching my eye, your daughter carolyn. Sweet caroline. Hi, sweetie. You know my family, we had 15 people here over the holidays. Some are still here, my sister mary with her daughter faith and christopher her son, my brotherinlaw tom and my husband john. My mom short shrift to your husband. Look at that handsome guy. I told you john was going to be here i think every guy here at gma has a minor crush on you. Minor. Is that okay . As long as you do. That man something. All right, you guys, its a time of year we have some very unique items that are served to us at the holiday parties that weve been attending. Of course, the creamy cheese ball known as the cheese ball. Ive never really tried it. Do you make cheese balls, any of you . No. I eat those orange ones. I make toast once in a while. You make toast. And you have stale cheerios and mustard in the kitchen. Is this regional . I cook, ive been in kitchens my whole life. This is not a thing. Who makes cheese balls . Raise your hand. A smattering of applause. Im in the midwest. There are apparently regional cheese balls. Regional cheese ball. Jalapeno bacon cheese ball in texas or worcestershire and dried beef this is your olympics. Is there crab in this. This is my moms recipe, a shrimp cheese ball. Say you like it. Its good. Mom amongst your family members. No, back with my dad watching. Okay. It looks funny like those jellos with things in it but its really good. Like the jiggly jello things. You like it, dan. Yeah, tastes good. No sugar in it so this in case your mom is watching it tastes really good. My mom used to make this on Christmas Eve and would eat it when we had a party so there is some crab in there, right . Shrimp. Shrimp. You can continue to eat your hors doeuvres, i think were going to games, right . Oh, game night. [ applause ] okay. Another thing people are enjoying this time of year with loved ones visiting and sometimes snowed in how many of you play games with your family over the holidays . [ applause ] okay. Sara, can you raise your hand higher . No, that was as high as it goes. Also big among celebs and jude law posted an instagram playing this popular one, watch cha mouth. Could have gone with an easier title. Could have gone with an easier game. Dan refused to participate. We have that one here. Katy perry playing pie face showdown a couple of days ago. I think we have it here. [ applause ] okay oh. Yes. See, thats fun for everyone. Especially katy perry because dessert. Oh, my. T. J. , we heard you guys dont play games. We dont. Im the nonregional guy from the south who didnt play games and didnt have cheese balls. Im sorry but were still a tight group. No, we my sister and i played this, operation and that was it. A little sound effect. That one annoys me. The stress games annoy me. When you get older and drinking age and Start Playing it takes on a whole new meaning. The game is a blast. Never thought of a drinking game. Its a blast. Paula, i know you guys love it. You play watch cha mouth. We just bought this. I have a photo of pretty much my whole family playing. I have to tell you we were rolling on the floor laughing. Its hilarious. Well all try it. Paula has volunteered. Yes, heres my two, three, my brotherinlaw tom playing pie in the face. Great fun games to play but watch cha mouth and have to put retainers in. Its a little visual. You put the retainer your mouth. I have too much leftover cheese ball for that at the moment. My phrase would be theres a wasp in my pepsi. But you have the retainer in and its almost impossible to understand what youre saying. Dan picks on me. I have asked dan because hes fun with me and participate in the pie showdown. [ cheers and applause ] oh, my god, youre doing it. Youre doing it. Okay, are you ready . Okay. So. The crowd is on my size. Sara. You hit this button as much of the time as you can because you want to make it oh, my gosh, youre cheating. Whoa. I think we need a redo. Do it again. Do it again. More whipped creams. Its like popping up. Whoa, paula. Ready, go. Put your face down. Oh, my god, oh, my god. Why isnt it going up . Aaghh [ applause ] this is it the best day of my career. Thank you. Thank you. Dan, you had the crowd cheering for you. How did you do that . You dont play game. This felt like that movie gladiator. In the best possible way. You made a victory lap. I do ill be running a victory lap after we go to commercial break but dont want to pull a ham string. You wonder why we dont play games in my house now. Can you pass the whipped cream. Oh, yeah. No, no, no, no. What do you think, i was born yesterday. I was going to skirt some in my mouth. Wait. Theres one more game. My game, that was not my game. You still have some on your forehead. I have it up my nose, guys. Who thought this was a good idea. I did. Have you ever played taboo . I think i did in have you ever seen four christmases with reese witherspoon. You still got us. Still up there. No, on the references. Okay, wait, ill do one card. I cannot say cerin try to get you to say them. This is something you do in a sport that paulas husband plays. Basketball. Basketball. Well, thats not the word. You shoot, you dribble. Dribble. Yeah. I couldnt say drool, saliva, pit spit, basketball or bounce. Dribble. You have dribble forms that are different of dribbling. We have only have one. Enough with the games. You guys looking for something to do with friends and family this time of year. Do i have it on my face still . Yes. Check it out. Other side. By the way, im not really into games, lets do more of these. Tomorrow morning. Of course, you are because youre 20 against sara. That was awesome. You cheated somehow. He did. He always cheats. We want to turn to the movie Nocturnal Animals, the intense thriller. So good. That sara loves, its going to keep you on the edge of your seat and Michael Strahan sat down with Fashion Designer turned director tom ford plus Mikan Shannon and aaron taylor johnson. When you love someone, you have to be careful with it. If the second film for tom ford, a tense psychological thriller about the choices that define us. Its a cautionary tale about what can happen when you let go of people. Im a very loyal person. I keep people in my life. I dont let them go. Todays culture is so throwaway. We throw people away. Everything is disposable. Everything is but people shouldnt be. Reporter with an allstar cast Nocturnal Animals weaves together story lines from the past, present and imagined. The glove compartment. Im a gemini. My favorite color is petitional pink and i love long walks and kittens. Your role is a dark character. What did you study to get into the frame of mind to play this disturbing cashes, serial killers like ted bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and went into that kind of mindset. When you two read this crypt did you say, okay, this is going to be good . I was scared. I thought it was very dark. Imagining being in the situation that jakes character is in in this movie is horrifying. But its something, you know, you contemplate and you think, well, would i be the hero . Would i stand up for what i believe in . I thought that was something worth exploring. Action. Reporter another thing worth exploring, what to wear for a meeting with tom ford . Yeah, im not a real fashion plate. But michael, youve got a look. Youve got a look. Every time i kind of realized after i got there like, oh, maybe i should have dressed up a little bit but was i you were perfect. Pretty much like you are now. I think a florl shirt would be good too. The important thing to find what suits you, type the thing youre comfortable in and thats your style and you definitely have style, michael. [ cheers and applause ] style, thats a pretty good thing. Movie is so good. How about tom ford. His second movie hes hey, did i tell you the time where i played with her when whipped cream and it hit her in the face. Hes never going to let this die, is he, sara. Nope. Whatever. Nocturnal animals, everybody, is in theaters now. Coming up, winter beauty fixes, Simple Solutions for you. Just ahead. She wont be using cheerios or mustard. Okay. [ cheers and applause ] nice crowd out here. We are how are you guys doing . From maryland. How are the holidays treating you. Good. Where you spending new yearss eve . Back at home. Whats a tradition for you any big plans. To have fun with friends. Stay up late till midnight. Yes. Are we negotiating that right now. Dont want to get into frahm ladies puts. Frost covered trees. Where are you from. New jersey. And what do you got planned for the holiday. Nothing. Staying up late . Look, going to the rockettes. A good one too. Few sprinkles nye; otherwise dry weekend roller coaster temperatures first week of 2017 today mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs 4550 winds nw 5 mph tonight increasing clouds. Showers developing after 2am. Lows 3036 winds se 5 mph thursday morning i know somebody thats going to bed probably at 8 00, 9 00 on new years eve. Sara haines, back inside to you. Thats what a baby does to you. Time for timesaving winter beauty fixes. Gretta monahan is joining us with some simple Home Remedy Solutions for cold weather problems. Courtesy of our sponsor the beauty brand number 7. Welcome, greta. So good to be here. This one applies to me. Chapped lips are a Winter Weather nightmare and ive got two easy tips for you to take care of this and save time. Number one, a clean new toothbrush. All you do, sara, take that in circular motions and rub it along the lips on a couple of passes, naked lips and takes all that dead skin off. Second one is an at home easy little mixture i makeup to polish and condition the lip, cinnamon, honey, sugar and warm water. Equal parts, make this really cool little paste and all you do is apply it a little on the lips, really expensive products are made this way for 20 and up and you can make this. Exfoliate it or leave it on overnight. Polished and get rid of that dead skin. Second one, this is keeping our skin healthy. You want to when you want to save time and supercharge your skin care regimen, i love number 7. This is an intense serum, so basically its number 7 and its an intense advance serum and what that means is a serum is packed with nutrients that deliver directly to the skin and literally take care of so many things about our skin that we want, the antiage, give you so many incredible benefits under your moisturizer. First thing, cleanse your skin, you apply a serum and then you do your moisturizer on top so its sandwiched in there and works for you all the time. The best part doesnt have to be expensive. You can get number 7 protect and perfect intense advance serum at target for just under 30 bucks. I love really affordable. Youre a spokesperson for them. I love it. Its just so easy to use. There are things we can eat which help our skin too because it starts on the inside. Not all about what you put on the outside of your skin. It is about that and i think again antioxidants in products like number 7 are great but also what we eat. Yes. I thought wed do a fun little game. The first thing we have our friends over here in the audience are going to help us. Raise your hand if youre helping us. Yes. What were trying to do there they are. This is about do you know checking your i. Q. Do you know which has the most antioxidants and vitamin out of all of these . Ill spin and lets see what they say. What do you think . This one. What is that . The orange. The orange. Actually its the red pepper. Thats amazing. I did not know that. Im telling you a lot of people dont. Antioxidants are so important to give us that daily glow from inside out. Thats great. And the last who knew, right. [ applause ] okay. Dry hair, flaky scalp. Who wants that, something that happens always in the winter because we get our hair and scalp gets off balance. Really simple tip. Sara, just fill a spray bottle with water. One tablespoon of sea salt, shake it up and all you do ill do it because i want to show you. All you do on dry hair no fuss, no time. Look at this hair. This is going to rebalance the scalp. Also going to take the buildup 0 of products off your hair. One we can all do. For more of grettas tips go to our website and everyone here gets a bag from our sponsor number 7 and target. Coming up a performance by country superstar Brett Eldredge. [ applause ] Country Music superstar Brett Eldredge is topping the billboard charts with number one hits like wanna be and baby its cold outside now performing the holiday classic let it snow off his album glow. [ applause ] oh the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful and since weve no place to go let it snow let it snow let it snow oh, it doesnt show signs of stopping and ive brought some corn for popping the lights are turned way down low let it snow let it snow let it snow when we finally kiss good how ill hate going out in the storm but if youll really hold me tight all the way home ill be warm the fire is slowly dying and, my dear, were still goodbying but as long as you love me so let it snow let it snow let it snow lets go. When we finally kiss good night how ill hate going out in the storm but if you really hold me tight all the way home ill be warm the fire is slowly dying and, my dear, were still goodbying but as long as you love me so let it snow let it snow let it snow baby let it snow let it keep on falling down [ applause ] all right. Okay, ready. Go. A rematch. Oh. [ cheers and applause ] oh. Can you see . My whole life. Thank you, gm g. How did it feel. Oh, my gosh, it was so nice to beat him. Im fine, question. Are you sure youre okay. Where do i go to get my dignity back if you know what show you work for, right. Youre welcome. Our longtime fonzie, its your birthday. Happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday, fonzie. Happy birthday dear fonzie thanks for watching, everybody. Make it a great wednesday. Dan will regain his dignity tomorrow. Announcer its live with kelly. Today we talk about divorce with Sarah Jessica parker, and actor Sullivan Stapleton is here, plus theres a doctor in the house, and were getting our flu shots, and Richard Curtis is back to cohost, all next on live. [upbeat music] now here are kelly ripa and Richard Curtis. [cheers and applause] kelly i like this danceoff. I like it. Yeah. Richard oh, my gosh, get this girl. Whoo come on, guys, kelly