elton john, david foster, garth brooks turned it down. gene simmons said kiss would be in europe. andrea bocelli. the list goes on there. >> important thing to note about bocelli people descended upon him in mass to criticize him to say horrible things about him when it was rumored that donald trump was going to ask him to come on. lose lose for donald trump no matter. what the left has se him up to fail to matter what happens. harass anyone considered for the inauguration until they decide not to do it. and then mock him for not being able to get anyone to come on. it's kind of funny. i think if millionaires and billionaires and all the celebrities came down to his inauguration, they would say it looked like a coronation. but, because he can't get any celebrities to show up, any mock for had. it's kind of ridiculous. >> think about hillary clinton. how many got out to campaign for her from katy perry. the list goes on and on. beyonce, do the american people even care that the a. listers won't be there for the inauguration? if anything it might benefit him. >> exactly. it's an opp

kiss, celinety on, elton john, garth brooks, ice t, andrea bocelli and kanye west all reportedly turned down the president-elect. oh, no. yet other liberal stars like jennifer lopez, beyonce and usher, they have performed at or attended events connected to dictators around the world. [laughter] for big paychecks, of course. dagen: stop me! kennedy: big name liberals reportedly planning alternative events on inauguration day to distract from it. tyrus, how important are celebrities to celebrating an incoming administration? >> well, for one, i've wrestled for a dictator or two. [laughter] kennedy: you and i both. >> they pay. dagen: for a dictator or wrestled a dictator? >> no, you don't wrestle a dictator and live to tell about it because you have to let them win. let's keep it real, how many people are going do watch? nobody, we don't care. everybody wants to see the staredown between trump and the whisper, it's my house now, get out. and obama, i changed the locks. nobody cares about the performance at the indiana august ration. i never have -- inauguration. if you asked me who did it

among some of those who have declined requests so far, elton john, garth brooks, celine dion, andrea bocelli. the trump team has secured performances from the mormon tabernacle choir, the radio city rockettes and jackie evancho from "america's got talent" who will sing the national anthem. buon tsday inn exclusive interview with marie claire, one rocketteescribed the turmoil that's ensnared the dance troupe since they've been asked to perform. the dancer said we do a lot of events, but there have been no events that could cause trauma and doing this would add trauma to some people. this is making our show, our job, our name branded as right-wing. some rockettes fear losing their job if they refuse to perform. last week the company managing the rockettes told nbc news that for a rockette to be considered for an event, they must voluntarily sign up, are never told they have to perform at a particular event. for more now, i'm joined by former rockette, autumn withers. autumn, thanks for joining us. i'm trying to figure out. so we've got one current rockette speaking out, not anonymously

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he said he might do that and garth brooks now. i feel bad because trump is running out of people who will possibly perform at his inauguration. >> country, hello? they love trump. >> it is his people. i don't want to see him go, do you? >> what can you say? this is quite possibly the greatest thing i have seen in my life. i could sit here and watch you set up donald trump. give andy the day off and keep setting up clips. this is amazing. this is a moment in history. she is the anti-po the most scre who focus group test every line and make sure they play to the line. >> he is talking to you like he is the drinking buddy. >> the war on christmas is over and he is allowing you to say merry christmas again. >> did he declare a war on victory? >> it may be over. jill, i think obviously h is totally new to politics, but don't you think there are young people out there and he changinged the game forever. >> they probably think this is normal. >> he finds out who is coming at him. >> look back at the speeches that these presidents used to

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

from all of us, thank you for joining us and garth brooks is on "jimmy kimmel live!." >> we'll see you tomorrow. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, casey affleck. from "dancing with the stars," laurie hernandez. judge james and music from garth brooks. and now, while we're at it, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> 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

judge james and music from garth brooks. and now, while we're at it, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> 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 sometimes.

judge james and music from garth brooks. and now, while we're at it, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> 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 sometimes.

her numbers have quadrupled in sales since it was announcedc all these people saying no elton johns, garth brooks, celine dions, might want to reconsiderr just for the financial aspect.a. >> money talks. >> it does. ten, she wass enterprising she's 16.he's6. she's going to come sing the the star spangled banner and excited about it and her record salesor have reflected that.cted we have to remember that thehe country elected donald trump. >> right.ight. >> so, you know, putting your thinking cap on maybe going toot the inauguration and performin isn't such a bad ideat ch a >> how about the trump family itself? you talk before aboutbt ivanka wanting to get a place in georgetown.ge any update on that search?earc >> that's stilly rumor more she and her family are going to look for a home.ome. have been looking for they want to be that's an area e she knows well she went to school at georgetown for afor a couple of years, and so alsoo those rumors that the orthodoxdx jewish synagogue that's inagogu' georgetown would be their placea of worship. so so far, no. >> no confirmation.io they're in ha

elton john, garth brooks, kiss, david foster. when i asked does the country care, because president-elect trump when he ran for this office, that was not at all part of his campaign platform. >> this is about the people, always has been. he doesn't care. i don't think people care. ultimately, it's going to be a new kind of inauguration either way. >> we asked our viewers to weigh in. look at leslie's tweet. let the gifted people in armed forces entertain. we don't want or need the entitled entertainers. >> i like that. another tweet, the american people will be the celebrities at peotus trump's inauguration. >> smells good in here. smells like avocado toast. >> it's great. >>> are democrats the new party of no? well, they're already planning on throwing up roadblocks for the president-elect's picks for his cabinet. but can those nominations really be stopped on capitol hill? the publisher of real clear politics son deck to answer that. >>> and this greedy pup is going viral for her epic food coma. maybe she had too much avocado t

he will be here two nights with garth brooks. plus, billy crystal, lucas hedges and music from 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." ♪ when the nights got cold who 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 ♪ ♪ there's no need to pray you're welcome ♪ ♪ i guess it's just my way of being me ♪ >> 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 millio

gary sinise, garth brooks, and tricia yearwood, thanks for entertaining our troops. leaders of the national park service, thank you for what you do every day to remember these hallowed places and congratulations on your centennial year. distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen, just -- [applause] just prior to the attack 75 years ago, on a morning not unlike this one, people not unlike us, were waking up to enjoy another day in paradise. indeed, some of the veterans joining us were probably thinking about spending the day on the beach, playing baseball, hanging out with friends, or listening to the battle of the bands at block arena right here on this base. no one knew it would be the last moment of peace for almost four years. the horrific events that took place here caught america, her navy, army air corps, her marine corps, and the territory of hawaii by surprise. we were attacked all across oahu at schofield barracks and wheeler field, at bellows, hickam, and of course right here at pearl harbor. it fell upon the shoulders of brave americans like these here

. >> i was totally surprised, darius rubbinger and garth brooks my dear friend and cheryl crow and my original band they were all there. >> reporter: flash back to 1992 as former co stars gabriel anwar and chris o'donnell reinact the tango from the scent of the woman for legendary actor al pacino: also a heartfelt look back at the life of prolific gospel singer mavis stapel. >> i just feel good. i just feel so happy. i got my health and this just means a lot. >> reporter: previous honorary violin player itsack pearlman and placido domingo are paying musical tribute to martha argo rich and bitter sweet grand finally for surviving members of the eagles who were supposed to accept the award last year but postponed hoping that the late glenn fry would recover. >> everyone was really looking forward to, he was probably more excited, and so he will be missed. >> a passionate performance by bob seager of the song he wrote with fry, his trend, of 50 years. you won't want to miss all of the special performances, from the kennedy center honors hosted by stephen colbert starts at 9:00 tonight ri

gary sinise, garth brooks and trisha yearwood, thanks for entertaining our troops. thanks for remembering these hallowed places and congratulations on your centennial year. distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen, just prior to the attack 75 years ago on a morning not unlike this one, people not unlike us were waking up to enjoy another day in paradise. indeed some of the veterans were probably thinking about spending day on the beach, playing baseball, hanging out with friends or listening to the battle of the bands at block arena right here on this base. no one knew it would be the last moment of peace for almost four years. the horrific events that took place here caught america, her navy, army, army air corps, marine corps and territory of hawaii by surprise. we were attacked all across oahu, at scofield barracks, barrows, hickam and of course right here at pearl harbor. it fell upon the shoulders of brave americans like these here in the front rows to respond to crisis that fateful day. the surprise sought by the imperfectly japanese navy lasted 110 chaot

it's why everybody from carole king to garth brooks to taylor swift collaborates with him. it's what makes him among the most prolific and admired positions of our time. james recently went through all of his songs and kept coming across the same stories, songs about fathers and traffic jams, love songs, recovery songs. i really love this phrase, hymns for agnostics. [laughter] pres. obama: he said in making music, there is the idea of comforting yourself. there is also the idea of taking something untenable and communicating it. that's why it feels like james is singing only to you when he sings. it feels like he is singing about your life. the stores he tells well on our most enduring and shared experience. "carolina on my mind" is about where you grew up, even if you did not grow up in carolina. "angels of fenway" is just about the red sox. [laughter] pres. obama: if you like that -- if you are a red sox fan, you don't like that song, but that's ok. james is a consulate truth teller about a life they can leave us lots of questions and unsatisfying answers, but holds so m

those not performing including eliminate ton -- including elton john, garth brooks, kiss. on social media there has been this boycott bocelli movement and some of these artists have gotten scared, there are going to be a whole bunch of people who will boycott their concerts. some should stand up and perform for him. he is going to be our president. what happened to saying -- robert frost did a poem at jfk's inaugural. it was so bright that day with the sun and everything. he couldn't read the paper. he memorized one of the previous poems and read it out. he just wanted to be there. >> not all have reportedly said no. all the ones listed, they are not going to be performing. brian, karma can sometimes come back and bite you. >> show some guts, are you a performer or not? jackie is someone who wowed our studio audience here when she came on as a kid. she committed. >> i think she was the runner-up for "america's got talent." she's now the top of the charts. her christmas album is blowing up. she's agreed to perform at the inauguration. >> here's jackie standing up and, you k

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 >> his pick, "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

. ♪ i'll be home for christmas >> reporter: while garth brooks and trisha yearwood raise the temperature with their lively performance of -- ♪ feliz navidad [ singing in spanish ] >> reporter: "gma's" jesse palmer part of the festivities. >> and now the moment you've been waiting for, santa claus himself led by eight not so tiny reindeer. >> reporter: no shortage of stars in this special, but this one is bound to steal the show. there is no way to upstage santa. that is for sure. it's a great show as always and christmas is a great time to watch that parade to watch basketball or your favorite christmas movie which -- >> tony says he has ten hours of football to watch today. >> yeah, the nfl week 16 is today and then tomorrow is 13 hours of basketball. this is how i live my life. >> i don't know how you stay so skinny. >> i'm 10% happier. >> all right. >> i like your way. >> i appreciate it. like i say, how do you stay so thin? you sit around watching -- >> i won't be after tonight. we have the feast of the seven fishes in the reali household. >> we were talking about the feast of the

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. >> garth said that was perfect. room for improvement. >> you may be thinking there is something different about these two. >> that's because we got animation makeovers. >> savannah giving us options there. she used to be a dancer maybe. >> did you do the hand thing again? >> take three. >> welcome to "today." i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. >> somebody yell lunch. >> where is my s.a.g. card? >> reporter: once they had chosen the animal characters, this guy working with her voice and state-of-the-art software and $20 mirror to get her expressions right, is bringing savannah the stork to life. but where's matt? along the hall, another team at work. >> half of the performance done by moses and the other half by nichol nicholas. >> welcome to "today." >> coming to a theater near you, matt lauer is raging bull. >> he has the laid back style. >> i like the new look. >> reporter: finally the big reveal. >> drum roll, please. >> welcome to "today." i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. >> you may be thinking the

♪ 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 ♪ i know every bench, every tree, every squirrel -- -hey, what's up, andy. -andy: hey! same with my banking. with my bank of america mobile banking app, i can see my accounts all in one place. i can easily manage them and if something doesn't look right, i'm going to know. plus, i can set up alerts to help detect unusual activity. so i feel secure. in other words, no surprises. morning. hey, abby. like i said. the mayor. >> jimmy: welcome back to the show. tonight, he's a writer, director and a very well-known fashion designer. his new movie is called "nocturnal animals," tom ford is here. very talented guy. [ cheers and applause ] then later, from right here in los angeles, their debut ep, it is called "truce," we will have music from frenship. no "i," no "d," frenship. tomorrow night the force is with us as

♪ 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 ♪ >>> check out the reds on live doppler 7. right in thealitiy mont from pass to discovery bay heading up toward antioch. that is where the heaviest rain is. look at pink and white purple and there is gropple and snow and rain falling in the mountains south of there. we'll transition over to showers in the next hour to hour and i half and the possibility of thunderstorms with some brief heavy rain, hail, lightning, thunder all of that during the afternoon hours and into the evening hours. snow levels down to 2500 feet, reggie. >> a.k.a., you need the rain jacket. thanks, mike. another update in about 30 minutes and always on our news app and abc7news.com. there is a live look at the san mateo bridge as some people are working this morning or traveling to their destination. and there is a live look at afoot an

. >> reporter: entertainment website the wrap says garth brooks will not perform. no doubt trump will have performances, just perhaps with a lot less pop. >> i actually don't doubt there will be people there at the inauguration. i don't think, though, that they are going to get people who are out there on the campaign trail for hillary clinton. i also don't think they are going to get the level of celebrity star power that you saw for barack obama's first inauguration. hollywood leans left. and donald trump has to work against that. >> reporter: the trump team is downplaying any difficulties getting a-listers, confirming to cnn they booked the mormon tabernacle choir. also saying yes, jackie ivancho of "america's got talent" fame will sing the national anthem at his swearing-in. other possible performers, musicians who stumped for trump like ted nugent and kid rock. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >>> the next hour of "newsroom" begins after a quick break. >>> i'm about to show you some of my must-see spots in l.a. welcome to amir's garden. in 1971, a massive bru

they performed at the bill clinton parties, right now we don't have elton john or garth brooks but we have jackie opera singer and beach boys in operation. >> beef boys there you have them. fine group it shall big board not near 20,000 but down 17 points 19911 tech stocks underperforming at the election. apple is up. netflix is up but rest of them are down. how about the retailers report this morning that brix and mortar sales are down 4% by mid-december. that's not good. wal-mart is down. target is down. macy's, kohl's nordstrom ever so slightly higher that's what's happening on the market. now this -- ivanka trump clearly harassed on a commercial jetliner this happened yesterday the story is the demand was shouting at her and her children. i want to bring in the author of we the people. that would be juan williams it is friday, so quan is with us. juan, how are you? >> good, by the way if i clear my throat an sing like andrej you think i might get invited to sing at the perform at the trump inaugural? >> slim to none. >> but liberal entertainers who don't want to go -- >> is that ri

garth brooks will not perform. at the inauguration. though earlier he said he would be honored to perform. so that's a little bit confusing. >> what garth brooks actually said was it's a service to your country if you're asked to do it you do it as a service to your country. but now, you know, there are reports, too, alisyn now that the beach boys are mulling an offer. >> the rockettes? >> the rockettes are going to perform apparently. but now there are some of their members coming out and saying that they are embarrassed and upset by the fact that they weren't consulted directly before the invitation from the -- the -- and chris help me out here, owns it -- >> dolans -- >> james dolan just said that they would perform. so you know, there's still all of this back and forth and push/pull here. >> everybody walking on eggshells. everybody tiptoeing about what to do. >> yeah. >> you know unlike bush, unlike obama we see trump's approval or disapproval ratings. we're a much more divided country than we were eight or 16 years ago when those

♪ 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 ♪ >>> back now at 8:52 with our series "today's" stress-free holiday. less than 48 hours to go until big day. >> we've called in the queen of holiday entertainment. any kind of entertaining. martha stewart to help you cross some last-minute items off your to-do list. easy diy ideas from martha stewart living. happy holidays. you are going to divide and conquer this morning. >> you are always remembering the other person that you haven't wrapped a gift for and you just have to have some >> you go to a party, you forgot with that host you have a bottle of wine and you can make this look like you thought about it in advance. >> grab a beautiful bottle of wine and beautiful vintage or brand-new dishtowel. roll it up like this. tie the top with a nice little piece of twine and add, if you can, a corkscrew. you kno

♪ 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 ♪ >>> we are back now on a friday morning. it is the 23rd day of december, 2016. 7:30 in the morning and a huge pre-holiday crowd out in rockefeller plaza. we'll get outside and say hi to those nice people in just a little while. >>> we are going to celebrate christmas eve eve with them. >>> back inside studio 1a, let's check out today's headlines. >>> the prime suspect in the deadly berlin christmas market attack has been killed in milan. the 24-year-old man was stopped by police for a routine check when he reportedly pulled a gun from his backpack. he was shot in the confrontation that ensued ending the global mubt f manhunt for him. >>> russian president vladimir putin is speaking out this morning o nuclear arms race with the u.s. putin said his nuclear military is "sfrong "stronger than any a" and denied

. ♪ baby it's cold >> 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 traveling, 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 20

♪ 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 to the show. tonight, one of the great chefs of the united states, he is here with a holiday recipe, adam perry lang is here. adam will be cooking something called a steamship round, which, from what i understand, is a big, round piece of beef. it's like a beef pancake. so we'll eat that tonight. tomorrow night, ryan seacrest and zoey deutch will join us, we'll have music from james vincent mcmorrow, and later this week ryan gosling, t.j. miller, jennifer aniston, tom ford, the cast of "rogue one" will be here, we'll have music from pentatonix and a tribe called quest. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest has saved the world more times than super and iron man combined. he has a new movie, opening december 16th called "collateral beauty." please welcome will smith! [ cheers and appl

. >> reporter: entertainment news website, the wrap, reports garth brooks will not perform. no doubt, however, trump will have performances. just, perhaps, with a lot less pop. >> i actually don't doubt that there will be people there at the inauguration, i don't think, though, that they're going to get people who are out there on the campaign trail for hillary clinton. i also don't think that they're going to get the level of celebrity star power that you saw for barack obama's first inauguration. hollywood leans left. and donald trump has to work against that. >> reporter: the trump team is downplaying any difficulties getting a-listers, confirming to cnn that they booked the mormon tabernacle choir. also saying yes, jackie evancho of "america's got talent" fame. she will sing the national anthem at the trump's swearing in. other possible inaugural performers, musicians who have stumped for trump, like ted nugent and kid rock. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. >> we'll be right back. it's your last chance to save during the final days of the ford year end event. hurry in f

among those who have declined requests to perform, elton john, garth brooks, an opera singer, andrea bocelli. the wrap also reports they couldn't book celine dion. tmz reports that the band, kiss, turned down a request, too. and "the washington post" reports that david foster has also declined. however, the "new york post" reported that the beach boys have been asked and have yet to make a decision. i'm joined by lynn winstead, as well as ted johnson, senior editor at "variety," sitting next to each other, i believe, in minneapolis. but, ted, let's start off with this. because it does look like this is shaping up to be an inauguration free of celebrities, which would be kind of unprecedented. barack obama had every celebrity imaginable and hillary clinton did at her convention. >> i keep on thinking back to 2009, when president obama had a concert at the lincoln memorial and it was a-list talent after a-list talent. bruce springsteen was there, beyonce was there, u-2 was there, pete seger was there. it's just not going to happen for donald trump, because where we are right now is hol

. >> entertainment news website the wrap reports garth brooks will not perform. no doubt he will have performances, but with a lot less pop. >> i don't doubt that there will be people there at the inauguration. i don't think, though, that they're going to get people out there who were on the campaign trail for hillary clinton. i also don't think that they're going to get the level of celebrity star power that you saw for barack obama's first inauguration. hollywood leans left, and donald trump has to work against that. >> the trump team is downplaying any difficulties getting a listers. confirming they booked the mormon tabernacle choir. also, jackie evancho of "america's got talent" fame. she'll sing the national an them at the swearing in. musicians who have stumped for trump like ted nugent and kid rock are other possible performance. we've just learned from the beach boys that they say they've been asked to participate but haven't made a decision yet whether or not they'll show up for trump. as far as whether or not big stars will turn out, the trump camp is

♪ 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 ♪ >>> thanks for sticking around. still freezing cold in one area on this map. 31 in santa rosa. so the frost is out of here about 9:00. look at sunshine but increasing high clouds is the next storm and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s today. this time tomorrow we say good buy to the steading rain and transition over to showers. still a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. >> we'll have another update in 30 minutes and always on the free abc 7 news app. join, reggie, mike, alexis and jessica and me ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ ♪ everywhere you go >>> all right. welcome back to "gma," everybody. we've got a great, i got to say, great christmas festive audience with us this morning. [ cheers and applause ] >> great holiday audience. >> if you weren't already in the holiday spir

♪ 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 ♪ >>> back now at 8:40 this morning. a stress-free holiday. it is stocking stuffer times to help you cross those final items off your contributor and lifestyle expert. these are all cute things to get to put in a stocking before christmas. >> some can be failed to you. you can go to the sites i'm going to give you and find retailers near you. a lot of these things are available at targets, walmarts, all of those places. >> what shouldby get for our teen? >> emoji is huge. this is emoji nail polish. it has emoji shaped sparkles in it. >> it is so cute! >> from color club and it is $8.50 a bottle. emoji continuing the trend. this is like the beanie baby of today, called sticker beans. they are $4.99. >> for the women in your life? >> you know how you get to the bottom of your foundation and it makes you so angr

. >> ♪ baby it's cold outside >> with a spectacular garth and trisha duet only on "good morning america." ♪ you're in the band >> we want to say thank you to all of our broadway stars for that incredible performance this morning. >> wow, that was some mash-up and also want to say a big thank you to one of our amazing graphics artist, mark on his last day at abc after 35 years. most of his years were spent right here at "gma" and he will be missed by all. also don't forgoat to watch this guy, "world news tonight" anchor. >> everybody is coming uptown. with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella adds a smile to any morning. one jar; so many delicious possibilities. nutella - spread the happy! >> announcer: it's "live with kelly." today, straight from the big screen, it's kyra sedgwick, and we get a lesson from dj khaled himself. plus, from "designated survivor," actor kal penn. also, things get sticky in today's holiday games, and our co-host is christian slater. all next on "live." [upbeat music] ♪ now here are kelly rip

. >> ♪ baby it's cold outside >> with a spectacular garth and trisha duet only on "good morning america." ♪ you're in the band >> we want to say thank you to all of our broadway stars for that incredible performance this morning. >> wow, that was some mash-up and also want to say a big thank you to one of our amazing graphics artist, mark on his last day at abc after 35 years. most of his years were spent right here at "gma" and he will be missed by all. also don't forgoat to watch this guy, "world news tonight" anchor. >> everybody is coming uptown. >> good morning i'm tamala edwards, 8:56 now, thursday, december 22. let's head over to matt pellman taking a look at i-95 good morning. >> reporter: all was merry and bright early this morning on i-95 with the news that the fourth lane opened in both directions by cottman avenue. now there's a roving pothole repair crew on the northbound side, one lane is squeezing by as they make their way northbound. you can see northbound traffic is moving slowly past the betsy ross bridge. just off i-95 repairs continue on the water main break from t

the guy, garth jennings who directed it, sent me this idea. and he had seen this character i did on "kroll show," this european guy who is sort of like, for breakfast, we'll do two or three cigarettes and like a bar of chocolate. and then -- but then we'll do two, three bottle of red wine. and then -- four, five -- so he heard that and we turned that into gunter. and it's been -- it's super fun. but jimmy, i want to play a a game. i feel like everybody who gets to come on the show gets to play a game. i want to play a game on the show. right? [ cheers and applause ] i want to play a game. >> jimmy: no. >> no? >> jimmy: well no, we just played a game with viola davis. >> i know, wasn't it great? [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: it was good we're not -- were not playing a game. >> we're not playing the game? >> jimmy: no, i just want to know about the movie. is this the game? okay, it's the interview game. is that the game we're playing? >> jimmy: no i'm just gonna actually have a normal interview. >> yeah, yeah, the questions on boy. yeah,

♪ 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,

♪ 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: hello there and welcome back. blake shelton and andrea riseborough are on the way, but first, you know, this year, 2016, is a unique year, because this year, the first night of hanukkah falls on christmas eve, which hasn't happened since 1978, which means hanukkah and christmas are on the same day this year. only difference is jewish kids get their presents over eight days, whereas most other kids get them all at once. like the kid version of winning the powerball. you have too medication a decision, to make a decision. you want it as a lump sum, or you want it spread out over time? >> dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel. >> jimmy: what is that? did somebody -- did you hear that? >> dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel. >> jimmy: oh, no, not this again. no! >> hello! happy hanukkah! happy hanukkah! i