, increasing winds of 40-50 miles per hour wisconsin. also, we're likely to see snow showers in the great lakes region. off of lake michigan into southern portions of michigan, northern indiana as well. kendis, diane? >> paul, thank you. >>> convicted south carolina church shooter roof on the other handed to undergo another mental evaluation to determine whether the judge ordered the exam out of caution. roof intends to represent himself during the penalty phase of the trial that starts tuesday. >>> also in south carolina, march 1st set for the retrial of former police officer michael slager. his first trial ended in a hung jury. he faces a civil rights trial also in the spring. >>> death toll of police officers at 135, hitting a five-year high. nearly half killed in the line of duty were shot to death. there was also another disturbing trend, 21 officers died in ambush-style attacks including eight officers killed in an attack in dallas and louisiana in july. that's the highest figures in two decades. according to the national law enforcement officers memorial fund who gathered the numbe

. drivers in wisconsin spotted an odd traveler on the highway, a 2-year-old black bear. the bear casually walked up to cars and people snapped photos as you can tell. the police arrived on scene, and the bear was taken to an animal rehab center. >> authorities say they will allow the bear to spend the winter there, but eventually, they hope to find a place for him at a zoo. was he trying to hitchhike? just wanted a ride. the thumb thing is complicated. >>> a problem this season, thieves stealing packages from someone's front porch. >> delivery services say there's not much they can do, so that means homeowners are taking action. in washington state, however, they are fighting back. abc with the story there. >> reporter: homeowners striking back against those porch pirates, the brazen thieves hitting in broad daylight, coming on foot, by car, and even by two wheels looking for easy loot at your doorstep. 23 million americans already falling victim to the crime, and now some are fighting back. jeremy set up a bait box that sets off a blank shotgun shell when grabbed. police say som

you are dashing off to grandma's house. rudolph, wisconsin, 34 degrees, a dicy drive there, icy conditions, be careful. santa, idaho got a fresh round of snow last night. it should be a white christmas there with more snow happening today. 28 degrees. evergreen, colorado, 35 degrees. on and off snow expected there. and windy conditions. 70 miles an hour at times. who can forget north pole, >>> good morping to you. and happy holidays. today, we are expecting high clouds and it is an awfully cold start, and 30s and 40s closer to >> all right.s and 40s closer to hope it's snowing where you are >> all right. hope it's snowing where you are and you're cozied up and enjoying this beautiful holiday. what are you doing dan? >> stop trying to pry it open. >> trying to pry it open. our candy. >>> anyway, there's a lot more coming up on "gma" on this christmas morning. we'll be right back. >> try the >> try the logo. it's edible. a little bit. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ what bad knee?u'll ask what throbbing head? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? adv

plane is skidding off the taxiway after landing safely in wisconsin. a tire sinking in the grass, the plane unable to move. firefighters helping take player after player slowly from the plane. 137 passengers and 11 crew members each having to get on this ladder carried down. >> houston, we have touchdown. >> reporter: five hours to deplane. >> whoo! >> reporter: the vikings not the only ones traveling this weekend. about 2.4 million are flying. >> this line is hideous. it's got to be, i don't know, what, a thousand yards long. the good thing is our flight is delayed. >> reporter: almost 3,000 flights delayed, and if it feels more crowded than normal, it is. airlines say they've added 100,000 seats for this holiday season to help get travelers home. >> we're here really early to make sure we got through all of security without any problems. >> reporter: and more than 93 million americans are expected to hit the roads. snow and ice and even the threat of a blizzard in the upper midwest greeting drivers. winter alerts issued in many states. the snowstorm in michigan so bad, forcing multi

wisconsin and northern michigan there. blizzard watch in parts of north and south dakota. the first snow going to hit parts of wisconsin and then a mix in chicago for tonight. so chicago is a problem tonight. los angeles could be a problem tonight so could seattle. that's what the first then second and look at the rain heavy rains along i-95 traveling tomorrow morning on the east coast, and then that second storm comes through. this is where it tightens up. this storm is the one that i'm most concerned about that's on christmas evening. >> all right, ginger. we'll have more on that i'm sure later in the broadcast. >>> in the meantime, we have the latest on the trump transition and the president-elect's surprising nuclear weapons tweet, raising questions around the world and at home. abc's mary bruce has more now in washington. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning. well, amy, for nearly five decades, presidents of both parties have tried to limit nukes but now the president-elect seems to say he wants more nuclear weapons, trump this morning is sparking fears of a new nuclear arm

, minneapolis and rhinelander, wisconsin for example, would have that mix of sleet or rain and we'll keep following that christmas and holiday travel forecast, but first, we have to get your local weather brought to you by walmart. >>> hello, i'm meteorologist mike nicco from abc 7 mornings. it is going to be hazy today. spare the air. no wood burping up until midnight. tomorrow's storm coming in faster and not as wet and i'm dreaming of a wet christmas. today, temperatures around 56 to 60. a mild day but our last one for a while. look at this tonight. yellows and ornls moderate to heavy rain and temperatures in the 40s. we'll get half an inch in the south bay to an inch and a half in the north bay and it is breezy at times friday. but >> not as many visitors at yell yellowstone when it's zero, but this is what old faithful looks like when it's zero so you get that cloud come up. beautiful. >> looking at it from the warmth of our studio. thanks, ginger. >>> coming up next here on "gma," a prominent atlanta attorney turning himself in overnight charged with killing his wife from the back o

, check out this cop in wisconsin who stopped college student trevor kini for speeding. kini was rushing because he had a presentation and needed help with his necktie. well, the officer gave him a warning for speeding and then he helped him tie his tie right after seeing this video, the police chief invited kini back to the station for further tie-tying instructions and we hear kini now plans to go back to the cops for help with his homework, dating advice and tips with his march madness bracket. >> and the officer's got his best ugly sweater on. >> absolutely. >> thanks so much, dan. >> what's poping? >> what is -- there's a lot popping and one of my favorites. we'll begin with hollywood legend dick van dyke. he stole the show as bert, the chimney sweep in the original "mary poppins" and now 52 years later he'll be back in "mary poppins returns" starring -- i love they cast him. and he'll be alongside emily blunt, lin-manuel miranda, meryl streep and angela lance burry, a great cast and the premise is still under wraps but lin-manuel miranda was on the show recently and i spoke

clinton. in wisconsin, the allegations of russians hacking the election to help trump persisting. in the end, it's the electors with the final say. in austin, texas, putting trump over the 270 votes who need it. >> we have, for president, donald trump, 36 votes. by the way, texas now puts president trump over the top. >> reporter: members of the house and senate will meet in the house chamber to count all the votes on january 6th. then vice president joe biden will announce the winner on that day, marking two weeks until the inauguration. janai norman, abc news, washington. >> coming up just one month away. >> exactly, for the inauguration. >>> and when we come back, we will get a look at the other headlines, including north carolina's so-called bathroom bill that was passed into law. hear why it may soon be repealed. >>> why the driver of a car that slammed into a police cruiser says she did it on purpose. you're watching "world news now." my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options

an arctic chill from texas to wisconsin. >> well, it looks like about 13 inches. >> reporter: major airports taking a huge hit on what's expected to be a record holiday travel season. take a look at this plane that slid off the runway in chicago's o'hare, landing in the grass. no one injured. more than 3,000 flights canceled. hundreds stranded trying to get home for the holidays. >> i'm not spending another night here. >> reporter: and these temperatures are no joke, guys. if you go outside in this weather right now, you can get frost bietd in less than ten minutes on exposed skin. if you are going to go out, make sure you cover up, paula. >> great advice. know when it's that cold it could be difficult to speak. thank you for your extraordinary reporting this morning and bundle up and go inside. thanks, eva. >>> meteorologist kate parker has been in for rob this weekend. how low could those temperatures go? >> they're going to continue to drop and move to the east. here's the thing. the cold air is sliding up underneath the rain creating dangerous conditions and freezing rain. take

it moves through, could see up to ten inches, maybe madison, wisconsin there. six plus in parts of michigan. this is going to affect you tonight through tomorrow morning. i focus on the northeast. a lot of airports will be busy tonight into tomorrow and this is going to be mostly tomorrow. looks like 1 to 3 inches new york city, back up into the higher elevations in new england. you could see more than a half foot, and then this is what i was talking about for that bears game. check that out. >> whoa. >> yes. sunday morning, the windchill there, 23 below. look at minneapolis. nearly 50 below for the windchill. michael is just shaking his head. >> no, you know what, in green bay, we did a minus 20 something, never again. if i could have walked in and said, just play this one without me, i would have. it was cold. >> they'll do it in chicago on sunday. >> has a great name. frozen tundra. >> well, it's funny to me they say when the weather gets that bad, ginger, what do they say? stay inside. take your animals in. football players, play. give us a game. wow. that's cold. >> this hit h

victory tour to wisconsin overnight, singing the phrases of former rival, paul ryan. >> he's like a fine wine. every day goes by i get to appreciate his genius more and more. after a day of all-star meetings from kanye west to nfl legends, and anna wintour as he prepares to host some of the biggest names in silicon valley at trump tower today. >>> newly released images showing dylann roof at target practice. before killing nine people at a black church. ♪ >>> and celebrating one of america's favorite dads. ♪ on the highway >> alan thicke passing away overnight. the star of "growing pains" known for his humor, wit and love. >> not only is this my son, but this is my best buddy. >> his final moments and the advice he shared for all dads just days ago as tributes pour in from actors, athletes and his family this morning. ♪ you and me we got to be >>> and good morning, america. boy, that news came as such a surprise overnight. alan thicke, one of america's most famous tv dads has died, suddenly of a heart attack yesterday playing hockey with his young son, and the tributes are pou

in wisconsin. for the first time, trump appeared in public with house speaker paul ryan who repeatedly criticize d him, as you recall, during the campaign. while some people booed at the mention of ryan's name, but trump calmed the crowd and praised ryan. >> he's like a fine wine. every day goes by, i get to appreciate his genius more and more. now, if he goes against me, i'm not going to say that, okay? he's a great guy. >> if only he'd be more honest. so trump also uses the rally to praise his pick for secretary of state. he called exxon mobil ceo rex tillerson one of the greatest global business leaders of our time. tillerson is facing political opposition over his close relationship with vladimir putin, but trump sees it as an asset. earlier in the day, trump played host to kanye west and personally escorted the rapper down to the lobby of trump tower. trump called kanye a friend and a good man. west said he just wanted to take a picture. he later tweeted that he was there to discuss multicultural issues. west was recently hospitalized after a series of bizarre rants and

wisconsin, where he's set to appear with house speaker paul ryan. >>> all right, and the countdown is already here. the countdown to the super bowl. yes, advertisers -- >> you mean the one that the patriots are in? >> the one that the patriots are going to be in, yes. >> wow. >> everybody in boston is loving you right now. i tell you that. >> kidding. >> advertisers are already getting ready for the big game which commercials are one of my favorite things and budweiser always a big player with their famous clydesdales. as you can see there kicking a field goal. >> classic. >> this year, one major company is calling it quits on the super bowl. much more on that. >> we don't know if the patriots will be in the super bowl. we do know this guy will be there. that's a definite. >> i will be there covering it. >>> the latest on the trial of dalia dippolito. a woman caught on tape talking about hiring a hit man to kill her husband. she decided not to take the stand. so both sides have wrapped their cases. there were some surprises. >> there were big surprises yesterday in court as this tr

is 7:23. president-elect donald trump is heading to wisconsin today as part of his thank you tour. adrienne: the president-elect is holding a rally in west allis at state fair park. vp elect mike pence will be there too. trump and pence both made several trips to wisconsin during their campaign. the rally is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. >> overnight, a fatal crash closed down i-94 in kenosha near highway 142. according to the kenosha county sheriff's office, one car hit the median and spun out then another car crashed into it. a woman in the first car was three people in the second car are in the hospital this morning, they're expected to be okay. >> and wisn 12 news time now is 7:24. we are looking outside. we head to break, chilly out there. >> to traffic watch, this is a live look at membering con road and we are moving along well in this area. some of the side roads are still the drive times now... >> now to weatherwatch 12. >> here is sally severson with a check on the forecast. sally: the temperatures are single digits and low teens. 13 at the airport. 9 waukesha. 2 beaver dam.

. how cold? try this for size. fargo, 30 below. including wisconsin, minneapolis 20 below, and 10 below near chicago. kendis, diane. >> our thanks to paul. >>> now to a bit of a scare overnight for this transatlantic passengers. their airbus a380 was diverted to jfk airport after a phoned in bomb threat. the flight took off from houston en route to germany when the pilot made the decision to land in new york city. the plane was searched and no bomb was found, but passengers are spending the night in hotels. >>> the international red cross says time is runninging out for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in eastern aleppo. syria government forces control nearly all the city now with rebels forced into a few neighborhoods. russia, which backed syria, refused a u.s. plea for cease fire to allow the rebels and civilians to leave the city peacefully. >>> and there's new details about the man suspected of blowing himself up inside a cairo chapel during sunday mass. the man seen here in surveillance video has been arrested and beaten by police two years ago after taking part in

votes. the recount changed the final wisconsin results by fewer than 1800 votes. jill stein says the recount was not about changing the outcome of the election, but meant to validate the vote and restore confidence in the system. donald trump tweeted saying the final wisconsin vote is in and votes. the dems and green party can now rest, #scam. >>> controlling most of the city, a victory there gives assad's regime control of syria's five major cities, but believed civilians are still trapped in the few remaining rebel controlled neighborhoods. the united nations is worried about reports of atrocities against the civilians. the red cross says time is running out. >> to get a cease fire and peaceful end to the siege failed this weekend. that would have allowed rebels and families and other civilians safe passage out of the city, but the russians rejectsed it. the state department spokesman john kirby said the u.s. was frustrated, but not surprised. >>> russian air strikes killed 1500 civilians in iraq, far greater than the death toll of 173 that u.s. officials they blame the discrepancy

ignore wisconsin and michigan, okay? i mean i know this is an insane analysis. she lost the election because her ideas were bad. >> reporter: and the president-elect also downplaying the daily intelligence briefing. >> i get it when i need it. i don't have to be told -- like i'm a smart person. i don't have to be told the same thing and the same words every single day for the next eight years. >> reporter: two years ago, trump attacked president obama over a similar issue tweeting, fact -- obama does not read his intelligence briefing nor does he get briefed in person by the cia or dod. too busy, i guess. the president-elect sticking to doing things his way including with his likely pick for secretary of state exxonmobil ceo rex tillerson who has deep ties with russian leader vladimir putin. >> i've known him since 1999 and i have a very close relationship with him. >> reporter: a plus for president-elect trump. >> to me, a great advantage is he knows many of the players. and he knows them well. he does massive deals in russia. >> reporter: trump's transition also in the spotlight on

now is 7:24. now to a live look outside as we >> a check on the morning commute, 94 at wisconsin one hundred. we are looking at the drive times. big delays minutes. now to weatherwatch 12. >> here is sally with a check on the forecast. >> yes, the d.o.t. pictures have changed a lot over the weekend. partly cloudy skies for the today. we are going so see a few peeks o the sunshine. the upper teens to the low 20s. the cool front to the north and west. it is triggering a few flurries. right now, 23. feels like 12. just press "clean" and let roomba from irobot help with your everyday messes. roomba navigates your entire home. cleaning up pet hair and debris for up to 2 hours. which means your floors are always clean. you and roomba, from irobot. >>> welcome back to "gma" and take a look at the mass turnpike near boston. rainy and wet. tough commute up there. dangerous driving conditions across the northeast. albany seems to be clearing up but they have to clear out the roads. millions authorities are warning people to stay home if they can. flights already delayed or canceled. lines at o

lindsey slater. >> winter storm warning continues until 8:00 p.m. across southeast wisconsin. expect an additional three to five inches of snow to fall by the end of the day. the heaviest will be from daybreak through about 10:00

of today is dry. by this southeast wisconsin. look for steady snow >>> it is a beautiful albeit brisk morning in central park. if you wouldn't mind i'm going to slide back inside for the next half hour. >> i asked paula. she said you do have to stay outside for the rest of the show. >> i didn't. >> sorry. >> it's actually dan that told you had to be out there to begin with. it was all dan's fault to begin with that sent you out in the right here. >> we'll settle in the commercial break. there's a lot of other news and for that we kick it over to ron claiborne. >> i think he should stay out there for authenticity. he can come back tomorrow. >>> good morning, we begin with breaking news, the senate averting a government shutdown by passing a spending bill and president obama promptly signed it and democrats have been delaying the vote asking for coal miners and it will keep it going through april. >>> new development in the deadly hot air balloon crash that killed 16 in texas this past summer. authorities saying that the pilot had taken a cocktail of medications prohibited before

$25 per month and 90 night free trial. >> a serious accident. >> it happened near wisconsin avenue and this is video from the crash that happened last night around 9:30. details are limited but we know that at least one person was airlifted to the hospital after a car crashed into a home. no word on that person's condition. >> overnight, a deputy involved in a crash along i-43. about two hours this morning while emergency crews worked to clear the scene. we are told the deputy was >> now a check on your morning commute. this is a live look from the department of transportation cameras at county q. looks pretty good. current travel times on your screen. no issues on the roadways. we are in the green. albeit, a cold one. our mission is to produce programs and online content for african women as they try to build their businesses and careers. my name is yasmin belo-osagie and i'm a co-founder at she leads africa. i definitely could not do my job without technology. this windows 10 device, the touchscreen allows you to kind of pinpoint what you're talking about. which makes communicati

outer loop. right lane blocked after wisconsin avenue before you get to i270. you can see the delays. we're got some inner loop delays through the stretch. virginia, 28 southbound collision blocks 2 lanes in sterling, just before you get to the dulles toll road. major gridlock here but take a look at this. capital beltway at the wilson street bridge not too bad for now. we'll send you back to good ? [ applause ] >>> all right. welcome back, everybody, and as usual we have a great audience here in times square. [ cheers and applause ] you know what else we have, we have the most popular cookie on pinterest underneath this tin. what do you think it is? >> chocolate chip. >> okay. >> george. >> that's a pretty safe geshgs right? all right. you know we'll be wrong, though. >> george, you were actually right if you take a look at what cookie it is. >> george is all about safety. it is the buttery thumbprint jam cookie. >> those were your cookie, right? >> that is the most popular cookie on pinterest. more people want to find out how how is it, george? >> pretty good. >> it's good. so that