laurie hernandez and garth brooks on the way. first if you're anything like me and everyone tells me you are, you live in constant terror of not being in the know, what the thanks to hulu you can always be in on the conversation as our pal guillermo learned the hard way. >> guillermo: okay, who wants to give gracias first? >> i would like to give gracias to "modern family." especially the episode where luke runs for class president against manny. >> guillermo: i also want to give many gracias for "modern family." >> which episode? >> guillermo: the one where the dog by accident, into the house -- >> what? >> that's not an episode of "modern family." >> no, no, that's not "modern family." >> jimmy: omg, i've never seen the show, how do i get out of this mess? i can pretend to choke on a turkey bone. i cab throw gravy on my mother and make a getaway. maybe i'll hide under the table >> happy gracias-giving, guillermo. you don't need to hide from the family. >> guillermo: i don't? >> no. hulu has the best of tv and movies including o

he told me he's coming on the show, garth don't take this the wrong way, he said, garth brooks is on, do you know who that is? >> jimmy: to you? >> yes. and i said, i do know who that is, the man's a legend, are you telling me you don't know who he is? he said he didn't know. >> jimmy: no! >> i want you to know, hang on. >> jimmy: he's like 17? >> he's like 10 years old. he didn't know hoy was either and i'd done a movie with him. [ laughter ] so he doesn't really know what's going on around him. kids these days. so when he comes here -- >> jimmy: i hope he doesn't see this. >> who are we talking about? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: nobody, garth. nobody at all. the director, kenneth lonigan is his name. had you worked with him before? >> i did a play with him when i was really young in london. i'd auditioned for him many times because he's one of my favorite writers and i never got the job. then i heard they were doing his play somewhere else. he lives in new york. i went and auditioned for that. and i got it before he knew that i was getting the role. so i snuck int

thank you, garth brooks. >> no, thank you. it was my honor to sit here and watch you write that. yourself from this? >> no, no, that was great. ? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's right, boogaloo, you did me wrong! thank you, garth brooks. tonight on the show lucas hedges is here and we'll be right back with garth, so stick around! [ cheers and applause ] ? during the ford year end event, discover why ford is america's best-selling brand. ?i'm on top of the world, hey!? with the most 5-star ratings... and the highest owner loyalty... giving drivers what matters most. that's how you become america's best-selling brand. during the ford year end event get an extra thousand dollars black friday bonus cash on top of all other great offers. it's an amazing time >> jimmy: tonight from the movie "manchester by the sea," lucas hedges is here. we've got a big block party outside tonight. garth brooks from the amazon music stage. tomorrow night billy crystal, music from geezy featuring french montana. our first g

garth will be here tomorrow night too. we have a big outdoor concert we're closing down the block behind our theater. if you want to come, go to our website at the bottom of screen, you can't just show up, you have to go to the website, that way we can make sure you don't have bedbugs. we'll get it all set up. garth brooks is with us all night tonight and tomorrow night as well. [ cheers and applause ] you know, donald trump has been getting some big-league congratulatory calls this week. from presidents clinton, george w. bush, george h.w. bush, jeb hanukkah bush. the bushes all called. yesterday he heard from the crmem de la kremlin himself. russian president vladimir putin called him on the phone. trump said next time he definitely wants to hire a translator because he didn't understand the whole thing. but trump and putin agreed to continue to speak over the telephone and eventually they're going to meet face to face. does this sound like a couple world leaders or two lonely people who just met on tinder? i'm sure you'

>> garth brooks and tricia yearwood. it was amazing. kidd: and look what happened tonight on the red carpet. tonight was all about the country legends. ? >> not had enough practice to know yet. feeling great. don't feel much different than 1979. kidd: well, that's good. he was not the only legendary charlie at the show. >> glen campbell and i cohosted one of these, but it was not quite as big. kidd: country royalty showed up olympic realty showed up to present cma's. pop country played nashville tonight. and the most royal of them all? >> the one and only dolly parton. kidd: i got chills when i heard that you would be part of the tribute. >> thank you, we were excited. >> just overwhelming happiness and, i don't know, gratitude. she was an in a tribute so legendary is nice. kidd: it was a pretty incredible night, and now the next phase of the night is here on broadway. trying to get into the bars to continue the celebration. live in nashville, i'm kidd o'shea, abc 7 news. back to you guys. jonathan: have you ever been to jonathan: but i

also, garth brooks is back. and it's not just garth, he has a very special veterans performance with a surprise guest. >> >> we're also going to celebrate veterans day with an inspiring amazing story. i got to sit down with joey jones and his wife meg and got an inspiring message about living with no limits. incredible story. >> you know what, we have puppies, it's friday. and a big "gma" mission pawsible update. very proud to share it with you. and there are some veterans having a good time with those pups. we'll get to that in a bit. >> every day is puppy day at "gma." >> we love that and now we have to get the morning rundown from tom llamas. >> good morning. the big story this morning, anti-trump anger again spilling into the streets of american cities and dozens arrested in portland, oregon after a protest turned violent after they attacked police, smashed windows and vandalizing cars and oakland saw its third night of protests and 11 president-elect trump took to twitter blaming the demonstrations on, quot

garth brooks live. what's got his wife trisha yearwood popping on the diamond glasses and the record he's broken held by the beatles, the ultimate garth morning right here and only garth can say -- >> good morning, america. ? >>> okay, how much do we love garth brooks? >> so >> we're not the only ones, a great crowd. he is going to be performing live for us coming up in just a half hour. >>> the countdown clock. he'll join us just about 28 1/2 minutes. cannot wait for that. michael, you guys met some special guests during one of the breaks. >> yes, todd and robin williams and their daughter works at the affiliate station in durham. there we are, wtvd so we got to say hello to the daughter, taylor. >> we didn't know. >> for now. we also have more of our mission pawsible. "gma's" month-long dog adopt-a-thon. the first 24 hours you guys have been just terrific. we have had some great success stories. we'll share them with you. we've got puppies going to their forever homes. >> a lot of homes that is great

right now i want to tell you about garth brooks. for a guy who retired years ago, some time off but to come back and win entertainer of the year, his fifth time doing it. the last time he did it was 18 years ago, guys. so well deserved. >> took some time off, 14, 15, 16 years and comes back, you're right, makes the most of it. don't you want to grab the banjo or something and play along with your guys there, lara. >> i mean, you know. >> i can touch my banjo. >> there you go. >> chill out. >> she was up all night celebrating with garth brooks and they were celebrating all night in chicago as well. so many excited cubs fans. >> we have one of the biggest vince vaughan here live. there he is last saturday game four singing "take me out to the ball game" showing off his vocal skills. >> look forward to seeing him. kevin james will be here, as well. first the morning rundown from amy. >> i bet you will never guess what i'm starting with? the big story of the morning, massive celebration for the chicago cubs. the new world series champio

be a garth brooks sirius x-m announced he will host a new channel... now he's set to star in a weekly series on facebook live! "inside studio g" is scheduled to premiere july 18th, and focus on garth's current tour... and preview of his new album, due out this fall. michael strahan has learned to >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. jummy: multiple suspects in police opening fire. morning ashange this you step outside in feely increase in humidity at a guess at what's coming next. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] first things first, news involving a united airlines flight headed for chicago. sam: we just learned that a boeing 747 has declared an emergency and is trying to land in edinburgh, scotland. it is in a holding pattern right now. this 767 is trying to burn fuel before it can land. right now it's too heavy. they tweeted that a pilot on board said that there is some sort of fuel issue. at this ho

he's no carrie underwood, that's for sure but anyway, well, this week mike and garth made it happen for real. take a look. ♪ know a dream is like a river every change ♪ ♪ and the dreamer is just is an eskimo that must follow where it goes ♪ >> so cute. mike is into it taking it very seriously. >> not bad. >> the car, i think he's been working on it over the last three months preparing for that moment. >> while singing in the car. >> true. >> his wife is carrie underwood, guys. many could on. >>> all right. but don't -- i wouldn't feel too bad for carrie because i have a feeling she'll probably get her moment to shine with garth and i did love her facebook post of that video because she says, she's going to see if wayne gretzky would mind, you know, wanting to play a pickup game of kind of genius. >> you should hear me sing "the wheels on the bus" to my 1-year-old. moi voice, so beautiful. >> coming up next week. the wheelsen 0 the bus go round and round. >> i hear that song one more time i'll jump out a window. >>> i'm sure there's more "pop news." >> this one you'll really like

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[singing] that is danielle who got to sing in front of garth brooks and trisha after winning a meet and greet through a radio station. after hearing her story and her voice, garth made a quick request. >> he sits down at the table "i told you so" on stage today at the 3:30 show. i was like okay. are you nervous? you don't have to do it? are you kidding me? let's do it. i would love to do it. michelle: she says that she is healthy but her doctors recently found a spot near her liver. but she is on cloud 9 because of her debut performance earned her an invite to nashville to meet with garth and trisha's manager. breaking news keeping an eye on out of oklahoma city. the man shot at will rogers airport has died. according to the abc affiliate the victim was found injured at the ticket counter and shot in the parking lot. walked up to the ticket counter and said he had been shot. the airport shut down. no passenger flights coming or going and no word of a potential suspect in the case. you are looking at video from earlier when we saw s.w.a.t. teams going where every layer of the parking gar

garth brooks has a new box set called garth brooks: the 134,000 copies in its first week that includes his new studio album "gunslinger" set for a stand-alone release tomorrow. they stopped by recently to sing a special duet. here's "whiskey to wine." ? ? yeah she's nice yeah she's pretty and she's crazy about me ? ? she's what every man's hoping ? she's always a lady and that's driving me crazy 'cause after you it's like going from whiskey to wine ? the same high i miss the fire the burning desire ? ? we fought like we loved and we loved all the time ? ? we're no good together but it's sure as hell better than going forever from whiskey to wine ? ? when i talk he listens he don't show up missing ? refined he's handsome romantic ? ? but the problem is damn it that after you it's like going from whiskey to wine ? ? whiskey to wine it's just not the same high ? ? i miss the fire the burning desire we fought like we loved ? we're no good together ? ? but it's sure as hell better than going forever from whiskey to wine ? ? it's probably best we rejoin the rest and try to have what they cal

are you guys excited to see garth brooks? [ cheers and applause ] they're just a little excited. ♪ got a fever >> reporter: like word on the street here is that you're a huge baseball fan. >> yeah, i am. second to music but, yes, i love baseball. i love the history of it. >> reporter: how do you >> if you have to get pumped for this show you're dead. ♪ hold on tight >> reporter: brooks was the first ever country concert to take place on this famous field. >> it's going to be fun. because the truth is, if you're going to play something like yankee stadium you better come to represent. >> oh, i can see the "g" right there. >> isn't that great. >> it's like you carry the flag at the olympics and carry country music into yankee stadium. thanks for doing all that cool stuff. >> oh, my gosh. knock it out of the park. for "good morning america," rachel smith, abc news, new york. ♪ [ applause ] >> always a great time when garth brooks is in town. love his music. you guys are like one big family. you know, you know. i can feel t

. ♪ b >> and garth brooks, trisha yearwood, a very special christmas duet right here and look who is saying -- >> good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] ho, ho, ho. ♪ >>> good morning, america. and what a fantastic audience we have with us today. everybody in our audience they told us they've been nice, not naughty this year. >> he's checking. >> we've got the list. >> he's going over his list. >> i think i see michael on the naughty side. >> oh. >> he needs to update his technology. >> yeah. >> no. >> can you computerize that thing? >> no. santa is perfect. >> santa is perfect. >> listen, though, if you're not as prepared for the big weekend as santa is, we got you covered even if you're still there's still time to pick up a gift or two on the road. >> wait. is she at a convenience store? is that lori bergamotto at like a 7-eleven. >> i did that story one year. >> she's like -- merry christmas. here's some beef jerky. >> nothing says thoughtful like jerky. >> thoughtful like jerky but also rewinding the year's best and buzziest moments celebrating 2016 the only way that "g

a lot of great musical acts, garth brooks, kelly clarkson. it's so festive and so much fun. tonight down there is chilly. not as cold as last year but enough to get in the spirit. all right. well, just down the street from the white house, you have probably seen it. though you may not have noticed but you are looking now. a tiny ho corner of 17th street and constitution avenue. it dates back more than 180 years. it was the entry point to d.c. we look at the changes in place for the lock keeper's house. >> it's an effort to open the door. the walls, sink and the floor had their day. >> we are upstairs in what is a bedroom. an account by the national keeper, his wife and 13 children lived in 35 square feet. it has a name. the lockkeeper's house but the tourists rely on the outside description. >> i stop to read to see. i never heard of it before. >> it serves as a home and the office for the lockkeeper. >> he attended the lock where the city can join the city canal. it used to be a waterway, canal. >> they used to help navigate changes in elevation along the canal. >> he colle

garth brooks! >> we are so damn lucky to be part of this thing called country music! >> reporter: from -- ? i'll always love you ? >> reporter: to legends of dolly honored with a lifetime achievement award. >> i just want to thank all my fans, everybody, for allowing me to see my little girl dreams come true. >> reporter: and then the surprise performance of the night, beyonce, with the dixie chicks. ? ? >> reporter: there you have it, so many great moments, and if you missed any of it, it's okay, because all the performances are posted right on abc.com. kendis and linzie? >> good to know. >> good thing it's posted because so many were watching game seven of the world series. >> yes, they were. >>> this morning on "world news now," hell has frozen over. >> the chicago cubs are world series champions. >> and the cubs have finally won it all! >> with game seven now in the books, the celebrations have begun. wrigleyville now a land of winners leaving the cleveland indians in the underdog dust. >> we'll have all the highlights heading into the championship city of chicago

we have trisha yearwood and garth brooks going to sing. we have entertainment to enjoy. starts at 4:30. it lasts an hour and a half. the lighting of the christmas tree, the first family will be here and it will be an awesome event. i will have continuous updates from this year's christmas tree lighting. we head to anna-lysa gayle who is a little bit lower. not on a riser at the ground level. what is going on? anna-lysa: well, steve; like you said, a lot of people are here early. they are eager and they are holding their programs with the details everything they need to know about the national christmas tree lighting. look at all the excited faces. a lot of people feeling lucky to be here today because this was a lottery process to get the tickets. among the pre-show fairfax, pennsylvania, gaithersburg, waldorf, maryland, orlando and, of course, in d.c. according to the program tonight's host is eva longoria. she will introduce the u.s. force band airmen, reverend debra havkin for the invocation and then the introductions. that will be followed by the moment we are all wa

we just got done watching james taylor and garth brooks has been on. kelly clarkson has been on. a whole, whole, whole wide range of the fantastic entertainers. it's a really fun night out here. talk about the weather. it's going to cool down and cool down more as you head through the overnight. the glasses and the sunglasses. we will have temperatures chilly for the weekend but not so bad. meteorologist brian van de graaff will be in shortly to take a look at the full forecast. in more detail. talking about the weekend and often mean traffic problems. richard reeve in mobiletrak7 with what he is seeing. how bad or how good is it? richard: look at constitution avenue. we are going nowhere fast. they are diverting traffic to 18th street. you can see eastbound we are not eastbound is going nowhere fast. the best idea is avoid this area. from mobiletrak7, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. you can get warning about the traffic problems near you while you are out on the road. go to wjla.com/text. if there is a traffic jam you will know about it right away. what it has to

he will be here two nights with garth brooks. plus, billy crystal, lucas hedges and music from jeezy featuring french montana as they say. our first guest is one of the biggest movie stars in the world, literally, he's enormous. you'll see. starting november 23rd you can hear him fully in song as the demigod maui in the new disney movie ?moana.? stole you fire from down below ? ? look at that oh ? ? also i lassoed the sun you're welcome ? ? to stretch your days and bring you fun ? ? also i harnessed the breeze ? ? you're welcome to fill your sails and shake your trees ? ? so what can i say except you're welcome ? ? for the islands i pulled from the sea ? >> jimmy: please say hello to america's favorite dwayne, dwayne johnson. [ cheers and applause ] ? [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: good to have you here. >> amazing crowd, wow. >> jimmy: what were you doing there? is that for instagram or periscope? >> this was for 70 million fans on the gram. >> jimmy: on the gram. [ cheers and applause ] >> on the gram. thank you for partic

buy gunslinger the new album from garth on cd or download it exclusively at amazon music. >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series presented by ciroc. let's get it. >> jimmy: i'd like to thank lin-manuel miranda, ken jeong, albert tsai and apologize to matt damon we ran out of time. "nightline" is next but first this is her album, it's called "the altar." here with the song "train wreck," banks! ? hey i heard it from the state they told me you were never gonna ? ? let me get away and if you took me fishing you would never give me bait ? ? i had to get away i had to get away hey hey ? ? you try to compensate for thinking with your one brain i should decapitate ? ? you showed me all your letters that i should've confiscated but both my eyes ? ? were weighted i had to get away talking to ears that have ? as i can remember a self-medicated handicap so i speak to myself and i try so hard ? ? to get his stupid deaf ears to hear that i become illiterate i become dumb ? ? yeah yeah when i come through you were dark blue ? darker days born to take care of you or i thought so ? ? maybe it

when garth brooks announced his 2016 world tour, they knew they had to be there. >> we saw him together, 1997. horace: ticketmaster started selling seats online, they clicked on best seats available. >> ticketmaster, were a your dreams go to die. but then you lose your place in the imaginary line. horace: she opened more browsers, nothing. >> i went to the mobile, text messaging him. she lashed out on twitter, along with other frustrated fans who could not get through. >> the playing field is not level. horace: the new york attorney general released a scathing report, a three-year investigation revealing most concert tickets are held back for insiders. less than half of the tickets are made available to the general public. ticketmaster says there is a way to win and offers tips. use the ticketmaster website, but don't use wi-fi, it will slow you down. also try the ticketmaster app. clubs and critical companies. and use more than one computer, but only one browser on each device. >> magically i finally got through on my phone. horace: an hour later they got seats behind the stage. but th

♪ what would you say to me give the gift of garth. baby let's lay down and dance ♪ garth brooks the ultimate collection. 10 cd's just $21.25 when you use the target cartwheel app. only at target. baby let's lay down and dance ♪ >> jimmy: welcome back. tonight, from the movie "nocturnal animals," andrea riseborough is here. we got pedestrians in our room, and we will go outside for music from blake shelton. we had a santa come to the show today after rehearsal. believe it or not, we rehearse the show. so a lot of the parents who work here brought their kids in to take pictures with santa. we brought my daughter in, guillermo brought his son benji. benji just turned 5, right? >> yeah, he's 5. >> jimmy: he's very cute. i chatted with him. what does he want for christmas? >> he wants the "star wars" toys. >> jimmy: did you get them for him? >> yes. >> jimmy: which one did you get >> i don't know their names, but most all of them. >> jimmy: how does it work? you say santa brought them? or do you take any credit at all for them? >> no,

some of the musicians included james taylor, garth brooks, and kelly clarkson. - dry & cool weekend ahead - next chance of rain tuesday - another big cool down late next week today: mostly sunny. breezy and cool. highs: 48-54 winds: w 5-15 g 25 mph tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 31-38 winds: w 5-10 mph saturday: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. breezy donald trump doubling down, tour. the campaign promises he says he'll keep as he prepares to go into the white house. donald trump is back enished. emerge everyday with emergen-c packed with b vitamins, antioxidants, electrolytes plus more vitamin c than 10 oranges. why not feel this good everyday? emerge and see. if you could see your cough, it's just a cough. sfx: woman coughing you'd see how often you cough all day. and so would everyone else. robitussin 12 hour delivers fast, powerful cough relief that lasts up to 12 hours. making the first stop on his victory tour. and while in ohio - a big announcement - the president elect telling the crowd he's chosen retired marine general james "mad dog" mattis as secretary of defense. his cam

a star-studded event, james taylor, garth rooks clarkson just some of the stars shining tonight. everyone lucky to enjoy the show that their tickets by entering a lottery. >> we were very excited to have the special family event tonight. jonathan: and for some, bittersweet knowing this is the last time they will enjoy the tree lighting with president obama. >> 10 years from now, she can look back and say, hey, i remember going with dad with president obama. down, it was time for the president and first lady to give their final christmas tree lighting countdown. president obama: 4, 3, 2, 1! jonathan: and as in years past, santa joined the first family for a sing-along on stage, a crowd favorite, "jingle bells." lots more festivities ahead this month. the 2016 capitol christmas tree lighting happens december holiday spirit, this holiday season you can give back to those in need. join us at the national harbor this saturday, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., and bring an unwrapped gift for a child. this is toys for tots. jonathan: a small town in idaho is festive thanks to an army of run o

garth brooks and trisha yearwood al perform during the ceremony on the ellipse, december first. james taylor, chance the rapper and kelly clarkson were already scheduled. - around 70 this afternoon - saturday a 2 season day 1st half: sunny, breezy, & mild 2nd half: rain, wind, and rapidly falling temperatures - unseasonably cold sunday & monday - showers by thanksgiving today: mostly sunny. chilly start, unseasonably warm afr tonight: mainly clear and cold. lows: 38-47 winds: light saturday: sunny, breezy, and mild through lunchtime. late day showers, windy, rapidly falling temperatures. highs: 63-69 winds: sw 10-15 to nw away here on good morning washington. starting monday we begin three days of giveaways! we have special prize packs with a suprise a day to give away. thats starting monday right here on good morning washington. jennifer lopez surprised guests at the 17th annual latin grammy awards last night. when she performed with and presented an award to her ex-husband marc anthony. she described marc, the father of her 8-year-old twins as "a living legend" as she presente

judge james and music from garth brooks. and now, while we're at it, here's jimmy kimmel! ? >> jimmy: hi, there. welcome. thank you. hi, everybody, i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. it's very, very sweet. i hate to start with bad news but that's the way it has to be

tonight -- garth brooks, tom hiddleston, and from "manchester by the sea" lucas hedges. and now, moving forward -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ? >> jimmy: thank you. hi, everybody. welcome, welcome. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. that's very nice. we have so much. we have a jam-packed show tonight. but i want to start with

performers include garth brooks, kelly clarkson, james taylor and marc anthony. this is the 94th annual tree-lighting. the ceremony begins at five o'clock tonight - just in time for rush hour seven tonight, parts of constitution avenue.. 15th street and 17th street northwest will be closed. but it's not just the closings all those pedestrians on their way to and from the ellipse will also slow traffic, so be on the lookout. those deadly storms in the south, moving east. coming up - stormwatch seven is tracking where the system is taking aim at right now. and here in our area - the rain, clearing for sunny skies today. meteorologist eileen whelan has your drier forecast, next. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. l ed jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. - more seasonable for the first of december - dry & cool for national

in addition to extra patrols sanitation trucks will line the route to garth against a repeat of the truck attack in france. >>> those giant balloons came to life thanks to the efforts of the inflation crews. always a cool thing in new york city. they work late into the evening as plenty of spectators gathered to watch. among this year's new balloons, >> almost as fun watching them inflate the balloons as the parade itself. >> as a kid that was the highlight going to see that. >> good stuff. >>> americans will enjoy plenty of turkey but tater and toth will not be on the table for meal time. >> thanks to president obama clearly having a good time during his eighth and final presidential turkey pardon, abc's janai norman has all the highlights. >> reporter: president obama letting the bad puns fly. >> but this is the doing this so we're not leaving any room for leftovers. >> reporter: even in the absence of first daughters sasha and malia the annual turkey pardon was stuffed full of dad jokes. >> i've established another tradition. embarrassing my daughters with a corny-copia of bad dad joke

performers included garth brooks and chance the rapper. there. >> that is, completely. beautiful scene there. and the 12 days, by the way, of christmas. we always talk about this, will not cost much more than it did last year. apparently some folks at pnc bank did the calculations. the cost of all the gifts in the song, and it's only .7% more than last year. the total is $156,508. >> go ahead then. the biggest increase was in the two turtledoves, up more than inflation. seven swans are the most expensive item, over $13,000. that's more than the eight maids of milking, nine ladies dancing, and eight maids a milking. >> we all know that. but apparently the turtledoves are more expensive this year because of lack of availability. we looked into it. >> nice. >>> coming up, the wild ride as miles per hour. how it finally came to an end. >>> on the first anniversary of the san bernardino massacre, some new evidence that officials say could have brought about the rampage. it's an abc news exclusive. that's straight ahead. >> we're finding new information that could have led to

horace: when garth brooks announced his 2016 world war, this person knew they had to be there. >> we saw him in 1997. as ticketmaster started selling tickets, she clicked "best seats available." >> you will lose your place in the imaginary line. horace: she opened more browsers. nothing. >> i went to the mobile, text messaging him. horace: a along with other frustrated fans who cannot get through. field is notg level, ordinary fans are disadvantaged. : the new york attorney general released a scathing investigation saying that most tickets are held back for insiders. less than half of the tickets are made available to the general public. ticketmaster says there is a way to win it offers tips for getting the best seats. use the website, but don't use wi-fi, it will slow you down. also try the ticketmaster app. watch for presales from fan clubs and critical companies. and use more than one computer, but use only one browser on each device. >> magically, i got through on my phone. an hour later, they got tickets behind the stage. but they bought them. they tried again. >> night floor se

. >> and last, these are the nominees for cma entertainer of the year, garth brooks, new guy? luke bryan, chris stapleton, carrie underwood and the one and only keith urban. >> dude. >> yes. >> deserving. >> thank you so much. >> yes. >> all right. hey, guys, congratulations on those nominations, thanks for helping us out. but, keith and dierks, you guys got three nominations each. you're going up against each other in a couple of those categories. how do you feel about that? >> yeah. >> i love keith urban. he's like one of my favorite entertainers, any genre, any music so we're good friends off the stage but it's always cool just to be in any nominee category with keith so i feel pretty good about it. >> absolutely. >> cam, i know you can't hear me but congratulations to very exciting. >> he said congratulations, cam. >> but tell me, the cmas are always such a great show. any favorite moments from the past ones? >> any favorite moments from the past ones. >> i got to present last year. i got to present with my arm candy, brett eldredge and were presenting best new artist to c

♪ what would you say to me give the gift of garth. baby let's lay down and dance ♪ garth brooks the ultimate collection. 10 cd's just $21.25 when you use the target cartwheel app. only at target. baby let's lay down and dance ♪ >> announcer: ho ho ho! it's time for "live"'s christmas party! 'tis the season to kick up your heels and enjoy the famous radio city rockettes. and get ready for a special holiday duet from country superstars garth brooks and trisha yearwood. and some lucky members of our studio audience could come away with some christmas cash, when we play our holiday games. and the man in the red suit is here: santa claus. plus, actor christian slater is kelly's special holiday cohost. all next on "live"'s christmas party. [festive music] and now, here are kelly ripa and christian slater. [cheers and applause] >> kelly: wow. >> christian: amazing. >> kelly: the rockettes! >> christian: hey! >> kelly: oh, my goodness. hi!

michelle obama and daughters sasha, performers at the ceremony included james taylor, mark anthony, garth brooks and chance the rapper. >> it's like america. a veritable melting pot. >> of music. >>> still ahead, he has an estimated net worth of more than $3 billion and now this ceo stepping down. >>> and a former nfl player shot argument. new details on the investigation and the suspect under arrest. >>> plus, moonwalker on the mend. new pictures of buzz aldrin before his evacuation from the >>> well, it seemed like a beautiful nighttime launch and then went horribly wrong. within minutes this unmanned russian cargo spaceship exploded over siberia. the cargo craft was to deliver supplies including fuel, water and food to the international space station. >>> the nfl this morning mourning the death of former running back joe mcknight shot and killed in what appears to be a case of road rage. investigators say mcknight was when another driver opened fire. mcknight died at the scene. the shooter surrendering to police. mcknight played for the jets and chiefs and in college for usc. >>> what

among them, elton john, garth brooks, andrea bocelli and even -- ♪ i want to rock and roll all night ♪ >> reporter: even the rock band kiss. this week trump tweeted as though the whole thing doesn't bother him, "the so-called a-list celebrities are all wanting tickets to the inauguration, but look what they did for hillary, nothing. i want the people!" ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah with a month to go before inauguration day, at least two acts booked and confirmed. the mormon tabernacle choir and a 16-year-old former contestant on ""america's got talent," jackie evancho. the whole thing now fodder for jokes on "snl." >> i've put together a list of people who have agreed to perform at your inauguration. >> so many great names here, really. i love them both. >> reporter: alec baldwin tweeted he's willing to step in provided he can choose the song. ♪ highway to hell david wright, abc news, new york. >> and our thanks to david wright. >>> we turn now to new arrests in connection with the terror attack on the berlin christmas market. three men taken into custody in tunisia, including the

just recently she won a meet and greet with garth brooks and tricia yearwood. she told them her story and she was invited to sing during the sound check. both of the musicians were impressed and when they found out she was a huge carrie underwood fan, they came up with table says that's let's sing tonight at the show. he was like -- you don't have to do it if you're nervous -- i was like -- are you kidding me? >> she brought down the house. she says she is healthy, her doctors recently found a spot near her liver, she found -- he is staying positive about it. that is awesome. larry komen how awesome is that? proud of you, good luck. larry: hateful messages on facebook from government officials towards the first lady with new fallout this morning. first, scary in the skies, a call that forced pilots to make larry: two flight attendants, suffering from injuries after their airplane swerved to avoid a midair collision from what the investigation this morning into what the pilots of a plane with 54 passengers on board saw coming towards them leading to their severe

. >> be sure to watch "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] >>> there's only one garth brooks and friday he's coming to "good morning america." >> are you ready? >> i am. >> in an exclusive live performance and a so where is the only place to be friday morning? tell them, garth. >> good morning, america. >> presented by carmax. >>> this is a good morning washington update. good morning, washington. i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your top stories. hills electricity turned off because the buildings management company owes more than $400,000 in bills. residents have been told they have about 40 hours to move out. >> save track search nine wraps up tonight after six weeks of work. there will be full-service on orange line tomorrow and friday. but come saturday get ready search 10 begins in the redline is reducing service for weeks. the tracks between normal gallaudet fort totten will be and rhode island avenue stations will be close. >> let's get updated forecast. here's veronica johnson. >> wednesday looking at low temperatures across the area coldest start of the season many neig

garth brooks, lume nears, kelly clarkson are at the lighting of the national christmas tree. michelle: the first lady helped to get in the spirit of the season inside the white house. we look at this year's holiday decorations. kevin: james taylor is playing at the ceremony, too. the pennsylvania avenue. 92 volunteers worked to craft the displays. the theme is about not just receiving but giving. highlights receive 56 lego gingerbread houses in the state dining room. one for each state and territory dedicated to fit the respective culture and the landscapes. there is a gingerbread white are on the roof. let's not forget the christmas tree on display in a blue room, 19-foot douglas fur donated by a pennsylvania tree farm. the first lady unveiled the decor with military families by her side. if you wonder at home how much it cost the white house says it used 90% of the decorations it already had on stock at the white house. so the tax dollars are put to good use. or at least reused. repurposed. gingerbread when it's done. michelle: maybe they leave it for the trumps. kevin: it

garth brooks and trisha yearwood and luminiers perform. james taylor, chance the rapper and kelly clarkson were already scheduled to be there. larry: speaking of trees, the topic in smart shopper series. expensive it can be to take trees down when they are a danger to your home. troubleshooter horace holmes joins us and you found a way to save a viewer big bucks for their tree troubles. horace: big money for a big tree. i had no idea how much it cost to take down a trim or even trim one. it costs thousands of dollars. all the more reason to get the right bid at just the right price. we did just that. for the viewer from alexandria with the help of consumers checkbook. loved the quaint alexandria home for the 21 years they have lived here. when they moved in, this tree in their backyard -- >> started as a little thing. >> but. >> as it started growing up, it started growing sideways. horace: now they think it is ready to fall. >> i'm afraid it will take out the shed. horace: other trees in yard knee limbs chopped off. so they heard about us

. >>> there's only one garth brooks and tomorrow he's coming to "good morning america." >> are you ready. >> i am. >> in an exclusive live performance and brand-new song so where is the only place to be tomorrow morning, tell them, garth. >> presented by carmax. >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by new drug-free aleve direct therapy. washington update. big problems on the roads right now let's go over to angela foster and the traffic center. >> melanie on the roads right now we are still shut down northbound on the baltimore-washington parkway a serious motorcycle collision. as you approach greenbelt 193 our ramps are track seven try to get back to the scene will update you in our next report. for now give you a live look at interstate 95 in virginia where we have the northbound list with the tractor-trailer involved here. as you approach morton road see the heavy delays on the approach to the scene as you make your way toward springfield. southbound i 270 clear a crash in a band at 80 dealing with volume delays as you head into germantown. melanie back to you. morning here's

♪ what would you say to me give the gift of garth. baby let's lay down and dance ♪ ction. 10 cd's just $25.49 when you use the target cartwheel app. only at target. baby let's lay down and dance ♪ somewhere just beneath tluck is waiting. you may not see it, but it's always there... just beyond reach. and someday, by a lake you had not tested or a stream you had never tried, it will come. ♪ >> jimmy: i'd like to thank david spade apologize to matt damon. "nightline" is next but first, playing us off the air with the song "for whom the bell tolls," once again -- metallica! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ make his fight on the hill in the early day constant chill deep inside ♪ ♪ shouting gun on they run through the endless grey on they fight for they're right ♪ >>> this is "nightline." >> tonight, fiery thoughts. >> the russians didn't make hillary the most unlikeable human being to ever wear a pantsuit. >> 24-year-old t

buy gunslinger the new album from garth on cd or download it exclusively at amazon music. >> jimmy: welcome back to the show. music from hologram hunter hayes in nashville. but before that, can we check in with wrigleyville? i want to know what the score is. hey, guys. >> hey! >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> well, jimmy, it's currently 1-1. >> jimmy: oh. >> two outs with runners on first and second. but i think we're going to be all right. >> jimmy: all right. hey, ryan. i just want you to know, we sent you to game five. if this game remains tied and there is a game eight, we will send you to that game as well, okay? >> ha ha! yeah. >> jimmy: all right, thank you. >> yeah! >> jimmy: thank you for the courtesy laugh, ryan. good luck, guys. >> thanks so much, jimmy. later, maybe we won't, i don't know. in addition to making kids cry over their candy, we have another cherished tradition on this show involving my cousin sal and a doorknob. every year we hide cameras on a porch and let cousin sal wreak halloween havoc on all the kids who dare come to his door. ? ? >> oh, no, is today halloween?

garth brooks announced shows in baltimore friday and saturday are postponed. tickets will be honored on another date to be determined. meanwhile, mike carter-conneen reports the fate of other events remains unclear. mike: to beat the blizzard a george washington women's home game moved from saturday to friday at noon. at umd all athletic events this weekend have been postponed. games at the verizon center this weekend are still scheduled but the capitals and the wizards say they are tracking the forecast. >> no matter what the weather is we'll stand in solidarity. >> today, tens of thousands of antiabortion protesters began arriving in washington with a few extra supplies just in case. >> i have clothes and granola bars. i think i'll be all right. >> the reason we are here is a pilgrimage thing. we might have to go without. >> mayor bowser called on march organizers to make good decisions for the participants but they say they will go on even if there is a dip in attendance. >> many groups have had to cancel. the march will go on and there will be a few brave

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garth brooks? >> no. >> no? someone told me garth brooks. >> adele, celtic woman, shania twain. >> we want to hear a little bit more of your amazing voice and you have a song this morning you'd like to sing for us? ♪ early in the morning it's a dawn of a new day ♪ ♪ new hopes new dreams new ways ♪ ♪ early in the morni my eyes and open my mind and i wonder how life will surprise me today ♪ >> yeah. >> you got a new sister act here. >> i know. "beautiful day." ind ind india.arie would be proud. >> beautiful day the lord has met. let us rejoice and be glad in it. >> amen, amen. >> thank you for sharing that with us. thank you, marlana. >> too cool. not fair. >>> be sure to stay with nbc for the convention coverage. i hope we have more surprises like that. "gma" "world news" and "nightline," all live from cleveland. we have a network special report every night in prime time 10:00 p.m. eastern with the entire political team every night and gavel to gavel coverage on our livetreatment channel. >> this has