We learn overnight of the death of our friend and Family Member mike nichols. Mrs. Robinson, youre trying to seduce me. The director who led the best of the best in their finest roles. Winning oscars, tonys, emmys and grammys. Changing the way we see ourselves and the world. Love, movies, families, loving them, seeing them, is not something that can lose its pleasure for me. He made us laugh for generations and we are all so much better for. And good morning, america. We are playing let the river run, carly simon from working girl. We are celebrating the life of mike nichols. He directed that film. One of so many spectacular ones. Truly an extraordinary man. He passed away from cardiac arrest. We are thinking of diane. We have been in contact. All of us at abc, she is in our thoughts. They were an incredible and beautiful love story. And the world loved mike nick cools. And the gifts he gave us. One of mikes favorite quotes, the time to make up your mind about people is never. And as an oscarwinning director, ninetime tony winner you see before you a happy man. Emmy winner and a grammy winner. It is a moral issue. A moral issue. To me thats more interesting than a real issue. He brought us smart movies about smart people, enrapturing generation after generation, changing the way we see ourselves and the world. Youre one of our eras essential artists, mike. One of our essential people. Just 7 years old when he fletd nazi germany, he arrived in america speaking little english. But his enthusiasm never waned. It was at the university of chicago where he found his true calling, comedy. Meeting this woman, elaine may. They cemented their partnership as americas innovative comedy duo. Moving to new york, becoming famous. Its a moral issue. To me thats so much more interesting than a rel issue. Yeah. In 1964, he directed his first broadway show, barefoot in the park, win, his first tony. And he directed his first hollywood film at 35, whos afraid of virginia wolf. And soon after that he became a household name with the graduate, earning an oscar for the best director. Mrs. Robinson, youre trying to seduce me. A career from carnal knowledge to working girl, the birdcage and closer. And his ability to make us laugh at ourselves and the worl not only on film, but also on the stage. Winning tonys for plays like spamalot. An he brought home his ninth tone for the revival of death of a salesman. But he said his life didnt start until he was 54. Thats when he met the woman who would change everything. Spirited, hilarious, beloved. Father, grandfather and husband. It has been said by many that sitting next to mikeny cools at a dinner table was like winning the lottery. His genius, his laughter, his heart. And diane and mike enjoyed entertaining. When you were in their home. And you often ended up on the floor and looking up at mike. His humor, his intellect, the stories. And i would wat diane watching mike. And she would always say to me, thats my guy. Oh. Thats my guy. Yeah. It is incredible. But picking up on what you say, you feel smarter and funnier just being next to him. Incredible man. And what a career. What a career and so generous. Just and would talk about anything with you. I remember on gma way back when, we would say whats your favorite place to be . Locations, wearing one of mikes warm shirts and hearing his laugh. And a true love story. He knew what was important most, his family. Never stopped working either. Was working on masterclass with meryl streep. And i love what they said about mike nichols, he is the best of america, improves every shining hour. As does diane. Were thinking of you. Were glad you have your beautiful family surrounding you. All our love to you. Move on now. Ginger, the last of cold air hitting so much of the country. Not just the places we have been seeing the incredible pictures from, buffalo, new york. But look at this, this photo from atlanta. Were talking freezing all the way down into the southeast. That frozen fountain grabs your attention, this is not just the north. Records broken from jacksonville to tallahassee. Freeze warnings down to almost central florida. The numbers are cold from portland, oregon, to rapid city, windchill in chicago is 4. More snow in the great lakes. And that includes west michigan to our friends in buffalo. That is where we find our gio benitez again this morning. How is it going . Reporter oh, well, for the first time in three days, ginger, i can see the camera. Heres that headline, here we go again. Overnight, we saw lightning, there was thunder, there was freezing fog. And just as we come on the air this morning, word that an eighth person has died because of these storms. This morning, another round of heavy snow pounding the southeast. South buffalo slammed, tow trucks rescuing stuck cars and getting stuck themselves. Hard hits of lightning and loud thunder snow shaking the city. Booming warnings that this arctic blast is not over yet. Just this week alone the buffalo area expected to reach similar amounts of snow to what is usually the total for the whole year. Its going to get, in some ways, worse before it gets better. But when we say stay home, really stay home. Reporter leaving the house, not a choice for many. This garage door opening to a blanket of snow. Cars lost under the massive mounds of white. Somewhere under here theres a car. It is way down there. The roads still a mess. Hundreds of cars left abandoned on those snowclogged highways. Officials saying it could take days to clear them. The main road to the hospital, snowed in for hours. This baby girl taking her first breath inside a fire station after the snow made it impossible for her mother to get to the hospital. Snow mobiles becoming the main means of transportation for emergency personnel. So this is the hardest hit region. This is the only way into south buffalo. Look at all the cars here. Residents working to clean the damage and start digging out. The Buffalo Bills racing to shovel the 220,000 tons of snow covering Ralph Wilson Stadium in time for the game on sunday. Offering 10 an hour and free game tickets for volunteers. And right now there is another massive snowstorm over parts south of here. But the roads are so treacherous, not even we can get there. Be safe. Thanks so much. Now to the news breaking overnight. A shooting on the Florida State campus. Three students wounded, the shooter was killed in the showdown. 3 to 400 students pack inside the library. Some students leaving behind fair well messages to their families on white boards in the library. A daughter texting her father, theres a man with a gun in the library, i love you. The students unsure of what to expect. There has been a shooting in the library. Reporter overnight a terrifying scene on the campus of Florida State university. Students huddled in the library on lockdown after gun shots are fired. If anybody has been shot call 911. Oh, my god. Reporter three people injured in the gunfire. One in Critical Condition after police say the shooter, acting alone, opened fire overnight. Senior alex levine took this dramatic video from inside the locked down library. It was very stressed. Everybody was traumatized. Crying. Reporter it began around 12 30 a. M. The university putting out this alert online. Warning students of a dangerous situation and to seek shelter. A junior was in the starbucks located in the lobby of the library when he said chaos erupted nearby. There was total kmoengs and chaos, yelling about a shooter. Reporter 30 to 40 students were huddled around him, waiting for an hour, unsure of the shooters location. One recalled seeing the shooter just moments before. A kid who was up with me, he told me he walked past the shooter. A six foot tall man what red sweater. He saw him pull out the gun and he ran upstairs. Reporter police flooding the scene, securing the building. He was challenged by the officers. Reporter authorities confirming the shooter was killed by police. All of a sudden, 20 cop cars around the library. They were screaming, put the weapon down, they probably shot him 20 to 30 times. Reporter University Officials say all three victims were students. Classes are cancelled. While Police Believe this is an isolated incident, Campus Security is stepped up today. Thank you. And now concerns about safety in the skies. Alarming reports from one of the nations busiest airports. Pilots spotting unmanned drones flying too close as they prepare to land. David kerley has the story. Reporter a jetblue pilot sees something on approach. About two miles out on the final, looked like one of those unmanned drones was flying right on the final. Two mile final, 3400 feet . Thats right. Reporter the second sighting in two days. Sundays, involving two jets was closer. We had something over us, a drone or a balloon. Came real quick. Not showing anything over there. Reporter thats a Virgin Atlantic 747, preparing to land at 8 00 at night. Seeing the drone flying above 2,000 feet, far above the legal level. Then one minute later, a delta says a drone misses its wing by one foot. A foot. None of these aircraft took evasive action, all landed safely. But this is part of an alarming trend of drones that cost a couple of hundred dollars flying illegally in the air space of multimillion dollar aircraft carrying passengers. You fly it near the airplane, its vulnerable on final approach. Reporter the faa is researching and writing new rules, but their explosive growth is far ahead that have rulemaking. And those flying these small drones are playing a dangerous game at times. People are being incredibly irresponsible by flying these drones anywhere near where there might be airplanes. Reporter we reported about the program asking pilots to report the close encounters. Theres an faa and fbi task force to look into these. But they havent. Able to stop drones getting too close. They might have to take action. The battle over immigration now. President obama set to announce his plans tonight. An executive Order Granting legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. They are planning to fight it in congress and the courts. And we have the latest. Reporter good morning. The president will announce this with a primetime address tonight. Granting legal status to up to 5 Million People in the United States right now illegally. Republicans saying the president doesnt have the Legal Authority to do that. They are preparing to go to court to stop him there. And you can expect that the new Republicandominated Congress will try to stop him through legislation. And george, ted cruz, the senator that led the way to the shutdown two years ago said they should block all of the president s nominees until this is you been done. And you dont here anybody threatening a shutdown over it. Thats one thing off the table. One thing on the table, john karl, we have our First Official president ial candidate of 2016. Thats right. Jim webb. The former senator from virginia. He announced that he is going to launch a president ial explo exploratory committee. Hes a democrat and served under ronald reagan. He is a vietnam veteran. He is a serious political figure. But he will certainly be a long shot for the democratic nomination. Hillary clinton the front runner. Thank you very much. To amy with the top stories. Good morning. And a new showdown over the exploding air bags blamed for at least five deaths and millions of recalled cars. Today lawmakers on capitol hill are expecting to grill executives from takata. They are insisting that only cars in states with high humidity are affected. A major focus will be the propellant used in the air bags. The company is accused of using a cheaper propellant despite engineers safety concerns. And one of americas most popular vehicles, the minivan may not be as safe as you can. Front trash test ratings show they have damage. The nissan quest, dodgecare van and chrysler town and country had the lowest. The honda od si was best overall. And tensions flaring in ferguson, missouri, as anxious residents await the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting case. They were demanding that officer Darren Wilson be indicted. And the secret service arrested an iowa man acting oddly one block from the white house. He claims that someone had told him to go to the white house. Had a rifle and ammunition in his car. But since he made no specific threats, hes charged only with having an unregistered gun. In the wake of recent security breaches, the secret service is considering make the fence taller. One congressman suggested digging a mote might be a better idea. A kansas city man was caught on a Police Dash Cam crashing into a patrol car. He then tries to get away after injuring an officer. The officer fired more than a dozen rounds to stop the suspect before backup arrived to eventually cuff, ywow, that passenger. And raising fees and reducing leg room, jetblue will do this leaving southwest as the only carrier letting you check bags for free. They are adding seats in the hopes of raising more cash. And the grizzly bear with a career in photographer. He decided to see what all the fuss was about looking through the lens. And just in case this photo doesnt look real, theres actual video to prove that really happened. The bear walking up along the road, sniffing around. And then, yes, standing up. Here he goes, perfect posture, looking through the lens. He tried to reposition the shot a little bit. And got a little scared. The camera doesnt bite. Youre bigger than the camera. Isnt that cute . Thats adorable. I get it. All right, amy, thank you. Now a little bit of a break in the weather. Milder going into the weekend . Yes. Especially in the southeast. Show you the numbers. I dont know about you, i make a face when im cold. I get really frustrated. Whatever yours is, stop making it. Its going to get better. This morning in jacksonville, florida. The grass is all frosty. Record lows in the 20s. But bitter cold pushed up by the jet stream. And atlanta, going to almost 70 by the end of the weekend. Orlando to 81. So thats going to be much more like average. And even new york city here will have another little blast of cold toward the end of the week. 51 for sunday. The snowy cities brought to you by jcpenny. Good morning, washington. 36 degrees. Our temperatures this morning are about 10 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. We are making a little bit of progress. 28 at dulles. 36 and quantico. Gaithersburg is 30 degrees. Our temperatures will slowly warm up into the 40s for a change with 23 by 11 and 46 by 1 00. We will see a dip in the and we do not to want leave out the west. A parade of storms headed that way. But for them that makes a big smile face. That means more rain, which is good. They need that. Thank you. And a shocking new interview with bill cosby on camera. Pressed on the Sexual Assault allegations, he pressures the reporter not to air it. Plus gma on the lookout for you. Stranded in a blizzard . What to do if your car is stuck in a snowstorm, and what you should never do. And barbie backlash. A new book parents say is sending the wrong message. And frozen is taking over times square. Get ready for an epic performance. Its a marshmallow world in the winter. When the snow comes to cover the ground. Its a time for play, its a whipped cream day. I wait for it all year round. 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In virginia, springfield 95 southbound dinette down at 644, tractortrailer slammed into jersey wall, to write lanes blocked. Is stacking up getting out of landmark headed southbound and you can see the traffic theyre not moving past at this. 66 eastbound is low to recover from gainesville heading towards the beltway. This is a 21 mile ride that is taking one hour and 10 minutes. All lanes are open. A pedestrianing may have been hit along colesville road at fenton street remain onand rescue the scene, traffic been detoured through the area. Traffic coming at us is northbound colesville road, they are able to get past the scene. Forecast seems cold. We are still well below the average, but better than yesterday. 36 degrees at reagan national. It 28. Ill factor is a few scattered clouds on our camera there. The regioncross especially off to the west, a couple of flurries in the Higher Elevations and western maryland should be dryus around our metros. It will be gusty. Temperatures are the 40s but will fill like but will feel like 30s. Tonight we drop back down below freezing. Thanks for watching. We will have another news update at 7 56 let it go let it go that perfect girl is gone w we know that song and goto have amy serenade us on the commercial break. It was fantastic. Part of this special event. Disney on ice, frozen takiing over times square. Firstever performance on television. There they are. Theres the cast. This is going to be so much fun this morning. Look at the little elsas that showed up. And olafs too. With their pink jackets. Its cold outside. It is. Theyre braving those temperatures. And we have been seeing them rehearse. Its adorable. See them coming up. And gma on the lookout as the snow piles up around the country. What you can do if you get stranded in your car in a blizzard, and the one thing you should never do. And it turn out it could pay to be good at reading people. Breaking down the value of being emotionally intelligent. Important stuff. But the latest on bill cosby. Allegations of Sexual Assault have his comedy comeback collapsing. And hes addressing those claims on camera, pressuring the reporter to scuttle it. Cecilia vega has the toir. Reporter overnight, an onslaught of new accusers out of the shadows, accusing bill cosby of sexual abuse. And new video of him speaking publicly surfacing, three weeks after the allegations resurfaced. The Associated Press releasing this november 6th interview with the 77yearold star. No, no, we dont answer that. Okay. I just wanted to ask if you wanted to respond about whether or not that was true. Theres no response. Can i ask you with the persona that people know about bill cosby, should they believe anything differently about what there is no comment about that. Oak. Okay. And ill tell you why. I think you were told i i dont want to compromise your integrity, but we dont i dont talk about it. Reporter listen as he refuses to answer questions about the decadesold allegations. Chastising the reporter. Can i get something from you . What is that . That none of that will be shown. I cant promise that. And i would appreciate it if it was scuttled. I hear you. I think if you want to consider yourself to be serious, that it will not appear anywhere. Okay. I appreciate what youve asked. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And we thought, by the way, because it was ap uhhuh. That it wouldnt be necessary to go over that question with you. Reporter this as a famous face joins that growing list of accusers. Former supermodel Janice Dickenson saying cosby sexually assaulted her in 1982. Though a lawyer from cosby says her story conflicts with other statements and is an outrageous lie. A woman saying he drugged and assaulted her. Saying that 13 others with similar stories offered to testify. They settled out of court with no admission of wrong doing. Criminal charges were never brought against him. In a statement that cosbys lawyer does not refer to the settled case, they called one womans claims old and discredited. He will perform as planned friday in florida. But this morning his comedic empire taking a hit. Tv land will no longer air the cosby show reruns. And nbc cancel a run, and netflix stopping a comedy special. Not worth the risk. Dan abrams is here. This cascade of charges. But is cosby in any legal jeopardy . Probably not. I think that both the criminal and civil statutes of limitations have probably expired. Remember, were talking about two different paths. One could be civil action, one could be criminal action. Theres a theoretical argument on criminal. If theres a crime, face up to life in prison, no statute of limitations. But i think thats theoretical. The real issue for him is his career and legacy. And we have seen the statements coming out from him and his lawyers. Theres been a mixed bag of what he said. This is the problem for him. When it comes to Janice Dickenson, its an unambiguous denial. It did not happen. 2005 case. It did not happen. Yet with some of the other cases, issuing a blanket denial saying theyre old and discredited. I think thats a problem for him. I think if his position is none of this happened. These are all lies, hes got to come out and call them lies. I mean, a lot of people if he believes theyre lives, does he have Legal Recourse . Thats what i was going to say, if this isnt true, theres nothing more defamatory that someone could say. He ought to be suing. If they are make these things up about him, theres nothing more defamatory than that. When youre talking about someone whos career and legacy are now in jeopardy, if these are lies, a, hes got to get out there and call them that. Unambiguously. Every single case, lie, lie, lie. And be, you know you probably want to be thinking very seriously about a lawsuit. You dont think the strategy which hes tried up to now of basically trying not to say anything, or refuse to answer the questions because of the numbers. New people keep coming forward. Thats the problem hes got. If its just one person as in the civil case, or maybe two, were not going to discuss it. But the problem is hes selectively responding to cases. And thats what he cant do. Cant come out with Janice Dickenson and be so specific that didnt happen. Yet with the other cases, say, well, its old and discredited. Thats the big problem for him. Thanks very much. And to ginger with the weather. So many of us feeling like we have fast forwarded right into winter, right through there. Blame it on mother nature. And a picture from chicago. They will break a record today, longest november streak of subfreezing temperatures. It has not gone above freezing since november 12th. 18 this morning. Look at the numbers through the day, only the 20s for highs, and early tomorrow morning, not looking strong. Des moines, 18, minneapolis, 10, far fargo, 14. The mild air doesnt come into play until the end of the weekend. Things will start to be above freezing. More like saturday into sunday. And hit on the west, freezing rain advisories, freezing fog, and winter storm good morning, washington. 36 degrees, but our windchill is 29. Early cloudy skies, it will be a greasy one with t all that weather brought to you by crayola. And i know we have a lot of frozen stuff coming up. Im going to keep blaming it on elsa. See how that works for you, ginger. Coming up, a major new stroller recall this morning. Important information for parents. And gma on the lookout. Stranding in a blizzard, what you can do if your car is stuck in the snow and the one thing you should never do. In a blizzu can do if your car is stuck in the snow and the one thing you should never do. 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More than twice the usual amount of snow covering the country right now. Driving has been dangerous for millions of americans. And getting stuck or stranded is a very real and lifethreatening possibility. It can happen in an instant. We arent going anywhere. Reporter youre driving in an unfamiliar area, and suddenly youre lost. Or worse, stranded in the snow. That truck aint going nowhere until we get help up here. Reporter it happened to four men in oregon on tuesday. Their gps sending them the wrong way into rough, secluded country. We didnt know how long we were going to be there. Reporter hunkering down for 18 hours until help finally arrived. We want to get out as soon as possible. Reporter and in western new york, this Womens Basketball team stranded for 30 hours after heavy snow brought traffic to a dead stop. We made it out. Reporter some are not as fortunate. In 2006, james kim and his family became stranded on this desolate Mountain Road in oregon. James set out on foot looking for help, dying from hypothermia. What happens when you get stranded . What do you need to do to survive . Above all, do not leave the vehicle. Reporter bruce is an expert with the Minnesota Department of public safety, taking me through survival tips. Were stranded in the middle of nowhere, temperatures in the teens. What to do . Stay cool and keep warm. Reporter bundle up. Make your car visible. Tie a rag or brightlycolored ribbon so people can find you. Run your vehicle about ten minutes for every hour. Have the heat running during that time and charge your cell phone at the same time. And stay with your vehicle. Dont leave this car. But i had to ask my instinct is to leave the vehicle and find help. How do you keep from doing that . Fight the instinct, keep your wits about you and stay with the vehicle. Its a lot easier to find you in the vehicle than to find you walking through that field right over there. Reporter theres a light, i feel like i can walk to it. You dont know how far that is. Reporter and a simple survival kit, with a whistle, bright rag, hand warmers, emergency blankets, protein bars and a flash flight with extra batteries and a first aid kit. When youre in a situation like we are in right now, it will save your life. Reporter doesnt take much. Most can fit in a very small piece of tupperware. Slide it into the back of the car. Being outside of minneapolis with it being minus 2 out there, you are better off surviving in here. Guys, back to you. Really good advice. We were all wondering about that one tip. Recharging that phone too. Really great. Thanks so much, rob. And coming up here, a major stroller recall breaking this morning. We have Important Information for parents right now. And also ahead, barbie backla backlash, why so many parents are outraged about a book about the popular doll, saying it sends girls the wrong message. And the inspirational story of a military mom who made it her mission to send Something Special to the troops. Come on back. Its a marshmallow world in the winter when the snow comes to cover the ground its a time for play, its a whipped cream day i wait for it all year round in winter its a marshmallow world before fii kept on top i was onof things. I was a doer. Then the chronic, widespread pain slowed me down. My doctor and i agreed that moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. He also prescribed lyrica. Fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. Lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. For some patients, lyrica significantly relieves fibromyalgia pain and improves physical function. With less pain i feel better, and can be more active. Lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. Tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. 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Thats what it comes down to. And mr. The telephone didnt steal your dime. Now you know. Bell telephone doesnt need your dime. Bell telephone gets millions of dimes every day, they wouldnt steal yours. They stole my dime. I insist on it. Well, sir, bell telephone, your dime, well be happy to return it to you. Its really important. Thank you very much. What is your name and address . That was so classic. I have so many fond memories. First time mom met mike, and she thought he was delightful and went back home to mississippi. I met mike, dianes husband, that was mike nick cools. Hes just delightful. So humble. Despite all of it. Exactly. She soon caught up. He was just regale you with story after story after story. Full of joy. Theres the song playing again. And you dont realize all that he was involved with for generations and generations. Real pioneer. All right. Well be right back. 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A couple of clouds across the region, 36 degrees. It will be a breezy day. When chill factor is that 28. Torture is 28 and some of the suburbs like dulles airport. 27 in manassas. About 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. Still about 10 degrees below average. Cold front will pass through our region for today, that will drop our temperatures act tonight into the 20s in most areas. Tomorrow, will be the coldest next day of the week, but a little warmer for the weekend. Thank you for watching. Another news update at a 20 5 a. M. Back to Good Morning America. The river run good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. And we are celebrating the life of an american icon. As we learn overnight of the death of our friend and Family Member mike ni kol ck cools. The director who led the best of the best in their finest rules. Good night moon, good night, stars. On stage and on the big screen. Making us laugh and making us all better for it. And its thankful thursday. Today the amazing military mom whos weekly care packages to her son inspired a national movement. My mission is to make sure that those that are in need receive something from back home. Let it go let it go and our huge frozen event taking over times square. Sing along with your favorite disney characters as they skate through a Winter Wonderland as we say good morning, america. And what a special treat we have this morning. Look at that right there. Frozen, disney on ice presenting frozen. First time ever on live television. And the characters are on the ice at the Prudential Center in newark, new jersey, and here live in times square this morning. They are turning right outside of our windows into a wintry wonderland. Great to see in times square and the crowd around. What a moment. Making use of the cold. Frozen is the proper word for that. And were celebrating the life of mike nichols this morning. Were thinking about diane, surrounded by that big, beautiful family. So happy she has them. And she made it clear. Shes been in touch with us. She said this is to celebrate his wonderful life. Celebrate his wonderful life. Hear from stars celebrating him. But first the news from amy. Good morning, everyone. And we begin with the details coming from overnight from Florida State university where a man armed with a pistol opened fire in a crowded library. Three students wounded, one krit clay before Campus Police shot and killed the suspect. Classes at Florida State are cancelled today. And people in western new york are bracing for another round of blinding snow. By the time the latest blast is over, the buffalo area could see up to 9 feet of snow. The epic storm has already claimed at least eight lives, hundreds of cars abandoned. It could take crews to next week to clear the roads. And some people could be trapped for days as they struggle to dig out. Another morning of record cold temperatures all the way south to florida. Gingers forecast coming up. Praup esident obama is taki his plans to overhaul immigration tonight. He will talk about granting legal status to undocument immigra immigrant. Critics are going to fight in courts. And 5 million of some of the most popular baby strollers made by graco will be recalled today after reports of children having their fingers mangled or cut off when they fold. You can log on to Good Morning America on yahoo for more details. Brian ross has been investigating troubling flaws in the product recall system nationwide. Recall roulette tomorrow on gma and on 2020. A new mom who gave birth in hawaii is protesting a staggering, almost unbelievable hospital bill. Totalled nearly 1 million. Jennifers baby, reese, was born prematurely and had to spend two months in icu. Shes from canada. But before travel, bought insurance and got her doctors okay. Now that Insurance Company is refusing to pay one cent saying she has a preexisting condition that was not covered. We hope she figures that out and they get a resolution there. Finally, as we close in on the holidays, buzz around one restaurant chain. T dprks i fridays will be flying drones with a mistletoe attached to the drones. Its going overhead, and guaranteeing awkward moments for couples and strangers alike. It has a kiss cam. Captured for all to see. I dont know about that. What could possibly go wrong. Cheesy price. Trying to get potato skins. Exactly. What another use for the drone. Marry christmas. Thank you. Now to the remarkable life of mike nick cools, the american icon. And passes away from cardiac arrest. He made so many memorable movies. Directing and mentoring the top stars in the world. They loved him right back. Here are some of hollywoods brightest stars talking about one of its greatest directors. Michael igor, i cant believe you didnt stick with that. He is now known around the world as mike nichols. And what doesnt mike do . Hes a director, writer, producer, hes an amazing comic. He does broadway, movies, television. Mike is one of the few people in the world whos an egot. Hes won an emmy, a grammy, an oscar and a tony. I remember on silkwood once, you said to me, you know, directing is like making love. And i said, ewww, i dont know him that well. Why is he telling me this . Because, he went on, you never know if youre doing it right. Or as well as the other guy. God bless you, sir. Youre more than a a great director. Youre a real artist down to your toes. Because youre insanely courageous. You allowed us to work from ourselves. No one has ever done that before or since. And see diane just beaming all the time in his presence. And you did. You left his presence feeling better about yourself. He just had that magical way of doing that. I loved hearing Dustin Hoffman say that, god bless mike nichols. I love the emotion in all of those actors emoting the love. Julia and meryl and all. So grateful. Pop news and weather coming up. Now to lara in the social square. Thank you so much. We begin our morning menu with this. The snow as you can see, beginning to fall. I need my coat. But first, heres a look at whats coming up in pop news. A special edition. Robin and ellen going head to head in a holiday game. And a barbie backlash, some parents are saying that a book is sending the wrong message to little girls. And this lovely lady, my pal, tory johnson is here. Its cold, im going to keep you warm in the snow. And she has great deals and steals. Luxury for less, like 80 less. All that and an epic performance from disney on ice. Frozen is coming up in times square. Are you ready . Lets dance. All that coming up on Good Morning America. Hi, oh, hi. Soft holiday music ] can you help me up . [ snow intensifies ] [ sleighbells ring in the distance ] aleve. All day pain relief with just 2 pills. Get back to being you. Ok. Then we will do it all together. Treats teets. Teets. Teets. 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You feel the rhythm coming up on your feet through the window, mickey, minnie, goofy. All bundled up. Thats graceful. Figure skating. That looks like us. On ice. That is us. Its all in honor of our big frozen celebration. The huge performance is coming up. Yeah, very cool to have them all right here in the middle of new york city in times square. Right now to pop news. And begin with you, miss robin roberts. Indeed, it was a very merry, very funny christmas on Ellen Degeneres daytime show. The gift was having robin on set with ellen. Bringing her agame to a holi y holidaythemed competition. There you go, robin. Oh thats what happens at 9 00 a. M. I cant believe you didnt break out the robot or the sprinkler. I did it last time. Your repertoire is extensive. You have a lot to choose from. Acting out wintery phrases for her teammates to guess before time runs out. Lets look. Drinking hot chocolate. Santa, oh, Gingerbread House making. Going up the roof. Sliding down the chimney. That was the saddest that was the saddest round i have ever seen. Ellen is keeping it real. You got that, right . It was the tree. Its funny. Its called gestures. Its a fun game. Love that game. Yeah. And they bring somebody from the audience. Abbey and al from. I remember a alpha, her mother is omega. I am a triangle. Theyll get it eventually. But the moment you walk into that studio, you are just its so much fun. Thank you. So i was there to talk about thank you america, the special. Great job, robin. And great job triangle. You win. George got it. George gets everything. Thats true. You win every contest we ever have, george. Time now for indiana spencer and the temple of tapes. This wont end, im calling spielberg, we will have episode 14 soon. Heres the clue, this movie star no, that is not a movie star. It is a not even an actress. Todays clue, this movie star, hes far from green with envy. He has a big heart, though some would call it normal. Any guesses before we roll the tape . I think so. Go ahead, just say it. Are you too afraid . Yeah. All right, roll the tape. You can run, but you cant hide. You zap one pimple, another one appears. You need to zap, zap, double zap. Fight ones you dont. Nothing works like this to fight pimples and oil. Wow. Thats mark ruffalo, zapping on to screens in a clearasil commercial. He acted as the incredible hulk in the avengers. He was in a mighty heart. Hes talking about foxcatcher in a little bit with george. In a little bit. Thats todays installment. Who knows what indiana will dig up tomorrow. Just want it to be george. I dont think we will ever stop falling for the cat. This is the cat who try as she might, falls short of making that giant leap. See, now theres a followup. We have found, not sure but this ferret oh. Gosh. Stands on the precipice of life. No, no. No. The ferret is fine, everybody. I just want you to know that whats he trying to do . Hes trying to get to the other side. He knows there must be something much better on the other side. Is it warm . The radiator . The radiator. Who knows what drive us to take the chances we take in life. Theres a moral message in this. Go for it. Shall you fail . Perhaps, but you get up and try again. Those are the words of the cat and the ferret. That is pop news. You draw a lot from a ferret. I draw a lot from a lot of things. Its a problem. Heat index coming up, to ginger. I dont know that ferrets are known for jumping, cats are. Luke is going to be a big brother. The paulers, big announcement. And a storm being birthed in the pacific ocean. Yeah, i stretched on that. Im with you, lara, im a little weird. The rain out in the west. Most of that great news for folks. Some of the Higher Elevation welcomes ice with it. And freezing fog, and eventually as it moves across, snow. Buffalo, good morning, washington. It better today. 38 degrees when chill of 31. Notice some of the clouds of that have pushed in across the region. They are patchy right now, as a cold front entrance our region. We are getting a little warmer today than yesterday. 30 at dulles 36 and winchester. 35 in andrew. 37 in a annapolis. A happy 98th birthday to californ georgia in california. Lets go inside. Time for the heat index. Roll some of horrible bosses. We have seen the movie. It shows what it means to work with someone with zero emotional intelligence. Cant wait for the sequel. But if youre good at gauging other peoples emotions. If you have high emotional intelligence, you might earn a bigger paycheck. Identifying those emotions, reading other peoples faces and cues. And those who scored higher were making more money. They knew when to and for the raise and when not to. Maybe a bad day for the boss. How to impress their bosses. Yeah. It makes perfect sense. Did you know were exactly one week away from thanksgiving . Yes. And i know you all were thinking this, what would the turducken of desserts look like . Do tell. I have been given the pronouncer 21 time 00 times. Pumpkin a. M. Its a combination of pecan pie and pumpkin pie and apple pie. Its from houstons three brothers bakeries. I will take one for the taep. What are the three . Its pumpkin pie, pecan pie and apple pie. But. But the pecan pie is wrapped in the middle of a chocolate situation that unbelievable. Its pretty good. 23 1 2 pounds, 12 inches tall. And this is what i didnt to want hear, 20,000 calories. At least. 2,000 in a slice. Well, thats four pies. Im for 12 whats the name of the bakery . Houstons three brothers. Genius. And find out how to make this on our website on goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo. Just share it. Dont eat it all by yourself. Hold this bite, talk about the morning stir now. And a bit of a backlash over barbie. Outrage over a book called barbie i can be a computer engineer. In spite of of the title, parents say its the wrong message and Mara Schiavocampo has the story. Hi, guys. Reporter mom, helen, says she was excited to share the book, barbie i can be a computer engineer with her two young girls until she opened it up. We were shocked. Reporter the book starts with barbie designing a computer game. But she quickly gets into trouble. A virus crashing her laptop. Her solution . Bring in the boys. It will go faster if brian and i help, says steven. Barbies reply, great. The boys fix the problem. And after a high five celebration, barbie proudly pro claims i guess i can be a computer engineer. I wasnt angry, i was disappointed. Reporter shes not alone. The book getting tons of attention online after her friend wrote a blog about it on pamie. Com. Shared and liked more than 8,000 times calling it insulting and dangerous for young minds. Online reviewers agreeing. One writing, thank you, barbie, for showing me that its aokay for women to sit back and let men take care of everything. We want the girls to think theyre capable of everything without question. Reporter the books author who worked in technology for years says shes shocked at the reaction and only made barbies friends boys because technology is a maledominated field. I was doing that to show its a team effort. In no way trying to degrade women by doing that. Reporter in a statement mattel says the book was published in 2010. Since that time we have reworked our barbie books. The portrayal of barbie in this specific story doesnt reflect the brands vision for what barbie stands for. A feeling many clearly share. I love barbie. I grew up with barbie. I think we can do better. Reporter late yesterday random house announced the book has been discontinued. We reached out to mattel for more information, but they would not say why the decision was made, but it probably has something to do with the backlash. One of the other things the author notes is she did make barbies Computer Science teacher a woman. She takes full credit for fixing the problem, never admits she got help. Its the wrong message all around. Maybe a lesson to be had in talking it out with your child. The mom said at least it opens the door to talking about the issues with her girls. Over to robin. Luxury for less, all the codes for the bargains on the website. What do you have today . First up from danielle stevens, brand new leather totes. With beautiful stud detail. And i love that theres an inside liner that you can pull out if you wish. Great for washing. So, you know, how a lot of times its oh, yeah. Five different colors. Big, big savings. Normally 295, slashed by 77 . 68. Leather stunning ba inning bags. No good deal. This one got a lot of oohs and aaahs. This is from the watch company. And this is a small assortment of what we have. We have stainless steel, rubber bands, round, square, womens mens, normally 195, these are all slashed by 79 . 40 bucks each plus Free Shipping. Plus free ship. Like thats not enough. Exactly. We were talking about these footsie folds. This is the luxury edition, extra cushioning and gorgeous embellishme embellishments. And you can put them in your bag, especially with these big, fancy exactly. That was really good. Thats good. Thats okay, whatever it takes. Whatever it takes. Big deal on these as well. Normally 55, these are slashed by 69 , 17. 17. Good. Thats a good deal, right . I love a good deal. I love these too. These are brand new. These are called the little collection. A little tiny diamond. All diamond. I wore a star for you. I see that. A star and a musical note for frozen day or nighty. Thats the look of these. And adjustable chain which everybody asks for. Big savings and eight different styles. Normally 168, these are slashed by 100, 60 . 68 and Free Shipping from la soula. And i love this, this is from freckles and kitty. Matching outfits for girls and their dolls. These arent the ones that match, but there are four that do match. So adorable, 18 inch doll. American girl or any doll of that size. Normally 93, these are slashed by 65 . Starting at 30. Really fun treats for everybody. See the little elsas. Gorgeous. I have been looking at that, going, the doll. The doll, the doll. This is really all the time, but especially today. Fun. Get all the links and codes at goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo and online exclusive deals. Julianne moore and mark ruffalo. Live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. A 27 is your time on this thursday morning. A. M. Is her time. As you head up towards the interchange at 198 will be in slow traffic. There has been a crash. Virginia 95 south in springfield at 644 getting up this tractortrailer crash. To write lanes are blocked. Beltway, int the tysons accident activity, blocked left lane, that the late creeps back towards annandale. Slow traffic in that area. Our cold front is coming through. We will get some cloudiness. The most part a drive frontal passage. Evaporate before they hit the surface. Dont be shocked if you live in Northern Maryland and you get a flurry here or there. Otherwise, temperatures in the 30s. 30 at dulles. A little warmer today than yesterday. Skies will turn partly cloudy again, especially as you head into the afternoon hours. It will be a breezy day, highs in the 40s will feel like 30s today. A chilly night will come ahead. Tomorrow will be colder. Highs will be in the 30s. Will see you back at 8 56 a. M. Tell them to open up the gate the gate for the first time in forever take a look at that. Frozen on ice live from the Prudential Center in newark, new jersey. What a special event we have got coming up right here right now. Really do love this song. And dream dry hair salon im sorry, were seeing the snow here. Is transforming lots of little fans into their favorite frozen characters all morning long. Oh, look at all those adorable elsas and annas and its just snowing here. Why would it not . Not snowing outside, but snowing in social square if you believe it or not. Look. A couple of frozen little olafs. Very little. So sweet. Lara. So great. So frozen melted all of our hearts, of course, when it debuted a year ago. And the enthusiasm has not stopped since. This morning, taking over gma with a special performance just for us. Its a unique live event in times square and happening in newark, new jersey. So lets join anna, elsa, olaf and kristoff for a magical and inspiring performance. The window is open so is that door i didnt know they did that anymore who knew we owned a thousand salad plates for years ive roamed these empty halls why have a ballroom with no balls finally theyre open up that gate therell be actual real live people itll be totally strange wow am i so ready for this change because for the first time in forever therell be music, therell be light for the first time in forever ill be dancing through the night dont know if im elated or gassy, but im somewhere in that zone because for the first time in forever i wont be alone [ bells ringing the bells, the coronation. I have to go. Let it go let it go cant hold it back anymore let it go let it go turn my back and slam the door and here i stand and here ill stay let it go let it go the cold never bothered me anyway standing frozen in the life ive chosen you wont find me the past is all behind me buried in the snow cant hold it back anymore [ cheers and applause ] so fantastic. And disney on ice presents frozen is currently on a 37city tour. Tickets are on sale right now. And right now back to ginger for a final look ant weather. Oh, lara. You think youre going to have this beautiful, big gma ice and i wasnt going to put skates on. And this great crowd. Good morning, everybody. This is the good part of cold. The ice skating, the skiing. But it is nice to warm up. Do that first. Head to hawaii. We have rainbows to show you. Right there in maui from lori, thank you for sharing the floph. And san francisco, rainbows all around. And be positive. By the weekend, warming up. Some of those places that froze. You can cheer for that. Thats exciting. Places like orlando, e 38 degrees right now. With upperfactor 20s. Still feels a little chilly because of that brees. A cold front that brought aew clouds across the region. Robin, all that weather brought to you by macys. Im staying out here. Great moves as always, ginger. Looks like a good time out there. Time now for thankful thursday where we honor people making a difference. You are about to meet a mother whos care packages to her marine son have turned into gifts of love for thousands of others in war zones. This is a story about something beautiful. Amid the ashes of war where men become brothers and acts of kindness endure. Your marines, they become your brothers. Reporter evan joined the marines at 17. Just months later at combat in iraq. A land of chaos and pain. Poverty, death, destruction. Reporter in december, 2006, evan was injured by a roadside bomb but refused medical attention so that a fellow marine who was more seriously injured could be taken care of. I could feel the shrapnel, and i remember taking a piece out. And they said the lieutenant was down. So we ran to him. You didnt know if your son was going to return. And i have a lot of faith. And thats what pulled me through. Reporter both marines recovered, evan even earning a purple heart. But it wasnt the first time evan displayed such selfle selflessness. In 2005, his mother pat would send him letters every day and a weekly care package. His nickname was post office. One day he noticed a buddy wasnt getting any mail at all. He was disappointed, and when it was a all gone, he hadnt received anything yet. Reporter he made a special request. I had a mom send a package, keep it secret. Mom, could you send him a package, but dont tell him where it came from. I dont want him to know. I felt so bad, you know, with his friends that werent getting anything. Reporter the package was received and something magnificent began. Evan and his mothers little act of kind said hness has turn int this. An Assembly Line of love, packages, goodies and magazines. Each personalized. He wants nonchocolate candy. Reporter they are pride packages, each with a dose of love. They like skittles, gummy bears. They want mac3 raise ezers. My mission is to make sure those in need receive something from home. Reporter pat and her thanksgivi thanksgiving elves in illinois have sent over 3,000 packages since his deploipt. We found one of the recipients. I found one of the pins she puts in the care package. Reporter she has a message for pat. Love you. Im so thankful foryou and what you mean to so many people. She does mean so much to so many people. We know now why evan is such a great young man. His mom, pat. If you know someone who deserves a big thank you, submit their story on goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo. This is all leading up to our special one week from tonight, thank you america, honoring unsung heros on thanksgiving night at 8 00 very 7 00 central. I hope youll join us then. Coming up, mark ruffalo when you hear it, you cant help but sing along. And now to celebrate the release of frozens new sing along, gma and disney want to send you and your family on a vacation to disney world. Go to Good Morning America on yahoo to find out how to enter. And fresh off his emmy for the normal heart, mark ruffalo and his costars getting oscar buzz for their roles in foxcatcher. He is caught up in the world of the eccentric multimillionaire played by steve carell. Take a look. Hey. Really sorry about your mother. No, no, no, its fine. Are you okay . Yes. You sure . David, we have a lot of work to do in the next couple of months. And youre an integral part of that. You understand . I understand. Were going to need you. And i will be relying on you to a great extent. I want more than anything to win a gold medal. And mark ruffalo joins us now. Boy, that scene shows so much. Youre starting to bond a little bit yeah. With mr. Dupont. But your brother. Cant quite take it. No. No, hes theyre not doing so well at that moment. No. And youve likened this movie, which is just an amazing film, to a greek tragedy. Yeah, i think it has that kind of sort of deep, complex, human struggle in it. Thats tied up in family and ambition and success and sort of having to choose between those things. Yeah. And the character you play, dave schultz and his brother, both olympic gold medalists, yet both kind of struggling in life. Yes. For the u. S. Wrestling at that time in america, there was really no support for them from, you know, from the state. From the federal government. So they were really struggling to to go to the olympics and to maintain this level of of excellence for which is why they got hooked up with this millionaire. What did you think when you first walked in and saw steve carell like that . I was repulsed. I i was with someone who was very close to dave schultz, a guy named john, his best friend who was on the farm with them when this all happened, and he looked up. And he blanched. He saw steve coming around the corner and he literally went white. I was looking, and i turned around, and there was carrell looking very much a stunning transformation. A careermaking performance. All tee of you, and Channing Tatum was here last week. You were a wrestler, he said it was the hardest thing he had done. I thought i knew what i was getting into. It was an different level. The amount of commitment. Channing and i started working out seven months before we even shot a single frame of wrestl g wrestling. And i had to put on 25 pounds. And it was it was really challenging for both of us. But, you know, we really bonded during the course. And it really, really paid off. You have a birthday coming up. Thats right. This week. And we have a special tribute for you. Take a look. Oh, no. Hi, dad. You didnt pick me up on that fatherson trip. Whenever you want to call me, we can do a fishing trip or something and catch up. If you want. I miss you. Aw. Thanks, son. Kids are all right. What a great movie too. That kids all right too. He certainly is in josh is doing so well. Hunger games, thats great. Foxcatche foxcatcher, great as well. And whos coming up next, theyre on the twitter mirror. Theres a selfie. Julianne moore coming up, shes from hunger games. So we say Julianne Moore is having a good november. A best actress trophy at the hollywood film awards, and front and center on the new Hollywood Reporter and stars in hunger games mockingjay part 1. Heres a look. When you fired your arrow at the force field, you electrified the nation. There have been riots and uprisings and strikes in seven districts. We believe that if we keep this energy going, we can unify the districts against the capital. You left peeta in the arena to die. Katniss he was the one who was supposed to live. Miss everdeen, this revolution is about everyone. Its about all of us. And we need a voice. You gave that character quite a voice in nice to see you. You too. Talk about president coyne. And you walk into the incredible franchise and beefed up the role. Well, yeah, i mean, shes written kind of slightly in the books. Really just from katniss point of view. When we talk eed about the character, who she was and develop her and give her a personal and political evolution. How would you describe the president that youve created . She is someone living underground for a real long time. Has been theyve had very few resources. Shes incredibly patient. They have been waiting for the moment for the revolution to happen. And shes sort of at that moment prepared to make it work. But she really it really is all about freedom for the individual. And maybe not as keen as the others on jennifer lawrence. Maybe you dont see for character what others see about her strength. What my character sees about her is she has ptsd. So traumatized by the echkts of the games, my character doesnt believe shes capable of leading the revolution. And you were able to turn it around. Leave it at that. I loved reading that it was your kids that really get the credit for getting you involved. They totally do. My son loved the series of books. And he was online for the midnight showing for the hunger games. And i bought him mockingjay. Heres the third book in the series you like. And then my daughter started reading them a couple years ago when she was t10. And we were on vacation, i had nothing to read. I picked up her copy of hunger games. Wow. Couldnt put it down. And i finished them. And my kids were delighted. Im never in anything they want to see. We joke, whats the defining moment where youre somewhat cool to your kids . Right. Did it do it . Did this put you over the edge . They were pretty excited about it. What is it like to come into the tight knit group. We have spent time with all of them. Theyre really, really incredible. I have never experienced anything quite like this. They were so generous, really. Fun, funny, easy. The set was a really lively place. People cracked a lot of jokes. I mean, it could not have been a nicer experience. And you have worked with them, josh hutchinson. The kids are all right. The one and only Philip Seymour hoffman. He was a wonderful actor. One of the best of his generation. And its a sad, tragic loss. Indeed. But the movie is a celebration, if you will, of his work and also just this group thats come together and has brought it in a big, big way. So thank you so much for coming and stopping by. And congrats on being a part of it. Everybody, check out the hunger games mockingjay part 1. Let it go vo let it go thanks so much to our friends from disney on ice. What a great frozen performance this morning. So much fun. A big finale to the shark versus shark competition tomorrow. And nickleback is going to perform. Have a great day, everyone. Live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. Good thursday morning im Autria Godfrey. Let us get a check on the roadway. It is kind of Getting Better now on the outer loop of Prince Georges County that of a medical call up, everything is gone, and our delays are easing out nicely. 95 virginia springfield Getting Better. The tractor and the trailer have been removed. Department a transportation remains on the scene. Right lane remains locked. That delay has creep back into landmark on 395 south headed into springfield. On the inner loop, late delays from braddock road headed up towards the toll road were there has been a crash on the shoulder. That is nine miles and about 35 minutes. Plan a headache as it affects the toll road and 66 east trying to get onto the inner loop. Todayfortysomething later read that is kind of one. We are still about 10 degrees cooler on the cool side. Front movinga cold through today, that will reinforce that core therefore tomorrow. It is also trying to bring a couple of flurries into Northern Maryland. All of what youre seeing here is not reaching the ground. Not be shocked if you get a flurry. Temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s right now, and we will get into the 40s this afternoon, but it will be breezy. Or seven afternoon, and a cold night ahead. Thank you for watching. We will see right back here announcer its live with kelly and michael. Today, from the film foxcatcher, mark ruffalo. And a performance from the broadway and film star kristin chenoweth. Plus, turkey day tips from guy feara as we continue superstar thanksgiving secrets revealed. All next on live. [captioning made possible by isneyabc domestic television] announcer now here are kelly ripa and Michael Strahan [cheers and applause]