. >> speaking of family, john bickford your stepfather. >> he's the hero in this book. >> you gave him a lot of credit. >> luckily my mom met him when i was very young, and he presented the race car to me, and my sister. she wasn't interested. now she's like i could have been danica patrick. [ applause ] but, yeah, no, absolutely. he is the one and not just -- but he guided me along the way. >> and i tell you. the book is very candid, and one thing you're very candid about is your ex-wife. and in reading it, i couldn't, you know, help but think about ricky nights." >> i wasn't -- i wasn't thinking of that when we wrote the book. but i've had a lot of people comment about that but honestly like i go back to that time of my life and i go, who was i? it was crazy. i mean life was good on one hand because of all the wins and the success and my lifestyle was just booming and blowing up and all that, but on the other side it was like, this is not me. this is not who i am and so, yeah, there was definitely some ricky bobby moments during that time. >> one thing i love, man, i'm a connoisseur of rap

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like john krasinski, sienna miller, sacha baron cohen with big brands like prada, burberry. larry hackett is with us. with more on this trend. i had to look up what a fashion film was. i was kind of confused. is that a big commercial, larry? >> in many ways it is. the old rules are changing in media. it used to be completely unshakable. movie stars didn't endorse things. they were on top. tv stars were below that. and that's the way the world was. the fact of the matter is the one commercial getting a lot of attention and has for a couple of years is matthew mcconaughey for this car company. for lincoln. he became famous basically for his character on "true detective." yes, he, indeed, won the oscar. and it's a character from "true detective" he's playing in these commercials. these are for people who have really kind of firm public feelings about things and the idea their reputations won't be sullied by making commercials. if you're doing fashion by the way, fashion is pretty groovy, right? people want to be in fashion ads and been doing these ads in magazines for years. so the i

online all combining big stars like john krasinski, sienna miller, sacha baron cohen with prada and burberry. larry hackett is with us. i had to look up what a fashion film is. is that a big commercial, larry? >> in many ways it is. the old rules are changing. it used to be completely and that's the way the world was. the fact of the matter is the one commercial getting a lot of attention and has for a couple of years is matthew mcconaughey for this car company. he became famous basically for his character on "true detective." he won an oscar and he's playing it in these commercials. these are for people who have really kind of firm public feelings about things and the idea their reputations won't be sullied by making commercials. if you're doing fashion by the way it is pretty groovy. people want to be in fashion ads magazines for years so the idea that now they're moving pictures is only going to be good are to the people who are in them and good for the fashion companies. >> well, i haven't heard groovy since "austin powers." >> that's why i'm doing it, michael. >> you mentioned

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chieftain fidel castro. john f. kennedy just elected approved the cia trained invasion force of 1,300 cuban exiles who went ashore at the bay of pigs. castro demolished them. a huge propaganda victory. in 1962 american spy planes discovered castro had let the soviets put nuclear missiles in cuba. >> translator: yes, we were very close to the nuclear war, extremely close. soviets removed the missiles. even castro's critics praise his advances in health care and in education. but the inefficiency of cuba's soviet-style economy produced dissent. in 1980 more than 125,000 cubans, some expelled, many allowed to just leave braved rough seas and dehydration to come to the united states in the mariel boatlift. in the early 1990s the fall of the ussr cost cuba billions of dollars in soviet aid and trade in rations. in 2006 just before intestinal surgery, he gave up power temporarily to his younger brother raul. he never took the reins again, made it official in 2008. then suddenly in the summer of 2010 he began displaying his indomitable drive again in public. giving tv interviews, laying flow

country. some businesses in the dmv opened their doors 12 hours ago. john gonzalez is live at the clarks burg maryland out burg. what are you finding out there? >> unbelievable to see how many early morning hours. some folks have already been out here for 6, 7 hours this morning. these stores, 90 stores open at 6:00 last night. they will stay open for 28 hours straight. this young man here, husband of the year i called him earlier. you got out of the line, in there for about an hour? >> about an hour. >> how is it going. >> well. >> a lot of shopping. tired? >> regenevanateed. took a nap. keep it right here. watch good morning america coming at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've always believed the holidays should be about joy. where days are filled with magic, not madness. >> reporter: you'll notice more clouds than sunshine. also the possibility of a little bit of a sprinkle coming our way after 1:00. against probably able to get by without the umbrella. tomorrow, the other side of the system the wind will pick up, we'll clear out. temperatures topping out tomorrow about 57 degre

the deadly shots now second-degree murder charges sms investigator arrested john may moe after he fled in his carp e. we're learning he temporarily lived outside of ran kal right's home. detective sas the suspect checked in on him who suffered is strike. the two fought. he was shot once in the chest and died in the hospital. >>> it's the holiday season and two -- we have a fame now suffering and two lives reunled over an if you're traveling to see family or friend traffic is incredibly light. a live look from our camera. i-275 and ashley drive. things looking great. you can follow us on on twitter. a lot of sunshine out there on this thanks giving morning. >> that's right. lots to be thankful for today. our current temperatures are in the upper 50s to low 60s all around the way area and we're going to warm up very ni by hour forecast. temperatures in the low 70s by is 1 a.m. and into noon and we warm up to 80 degrees as four hoarkt high. we are going to see more in the waive humidity. that's because our winter shifting morest her i will. more moisture. a few more clouds and our hu

: longtime friend and collaborator, john legend, saw the warning signs and he was concerned by west's recent behavior. >> we were with kim and i was concerned by what i saw so hopefully he's getting some rest and some time to figure things out. >> reporter: in his last interview before being hospitalized, west tells "surface" magazine he's uncompromising as an artist. >> and i refuse to negotiate. i can collaborate, but, you know, i'm an artist, so as soon as you negotiate, you're being compromised. >> kim kardashian is said to be by her husband's side. so far, no comment from either of their camps. the e! network which airs her reality show also confirms they did not film the 911 call and are not filming at the hospital, so it sounds like they are going through this in relative privacy, at least for them. >> of great concern. >> thank you. >>> now to that football star's secret health scare. j.j. watt is one of the houston texans' top defensive players now revealing how close he came to losing his leg and his career. abc's ryan smith has more on this. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good m