A retired navy s. E. A. L. Acquitted of war crimes being called evil and toxic by some fellow s. E. A. L. S. Perfectly okay with killing anybody. The interviews recently obtained by the New York Times made public days after Eddie Gallagher met with president trump. Hacking lawsuit. The recent series of chilling invasions of privacy through Home Security cameras. Im your best friend im santa claus. The creepy case now prompting a class action suit against ring and amazon. And kates secret visits never before seen pictures of the duchess inside a hospital maternity ward. Her message to the staff and the touching images. Live from abc news in new york, this is Good Morning America. Good morning, and lets get right to our top story. A major storm moving west to east smack in the middle of the Holiday Travel rush. Yes. The storm already dumped feet of snow in california. Look at these people digging out in los angeles, county. Covering highways with ice. Several crashes reported from the texas panhandle up to nebraska. As we come on the air the storm is strengthening. 16 states from arizona to massachusetts are under snow, flood and ice alerts. We can see damaging winds in some spots today, maybe even a tornado. Lets kick things off with rob whos in glendale, arizona, following all of it. Rob, good morning to you. Good morning, will. We are here to kickoff the college playoffs. Well talk about that in a second. Lets talk about the weather. Huge impacts, going coast to coast. This snow video three feet in Los Angeles County mountains and all headed to the precursor of that freezing drizzle. Even having precip along i95 near gray, maine, shutting down the interstate for a while and we have alerts for a winter storm watch for parts of the northeast. Now an ice storm warning for parts of southern minnesota. Every mix in this as the low cranks you through the plains. Could see blizzard conditions and up to a foot of snow in spots and heat across the southeast. Severe thunderstorms, likely damaging winds. Cant rule out a tornado or two. A second round through the tennessee and kentucky valleys and the rain and moisture in the north eve. Just enough cold air for an icy mix across parts of new england for a monday morning commute not too good. Talk about that. And whats going on with espn game day in just a bit, for now, well toss it back to you. And Holiday Travelers trying to make their wane home in time for new years facing dangerous weather in parts of the country. Mona abdi is in Reagan National airport with the latest. Good morning to you, mona. Reporter and good morning to you, eva. That storm you mentioned is creating a Ripple Effect through the entire country. Already causing flight delays and dangerous conditions for the millions headed home this weekend and things could get even worse as the system moves east. This morning, that winter storm raising concerns for over 115 million travelers flying out or hitting the roads in the final weekend before the new year in texas, multiple Car Accidents including this one near lubbock involving two vehicles and two semi tractor tracks. Travelers trapped. Out west drivers stranded for hours. Southern california pounded with heavy rain and snow. At one point forcing parts of two interstates to shut down. Airlines already bracing for impact on flights, delta and united issuing travel waivers in minneapolis and denver. At d. C. s Reagan National airport, travelers refusing to take any chances. Been here since about 1 00. Yeah, 1 00. Our flight is leaving at 10 20. Unusual. Reporter many trying their best to be as prepared as possible. Concerned it would be a little crazy today. Reporter and travel experts recommend you arrive at least two hours before your scheduled flight to give yourself time to check in and go through the secretary checkpoint. Above all, make sure to pack your patience. All right, mona. Hey, before we let you go, want to say big welcome. I think this is your first appearance on weekend Good Morning America. Great job. Happy to have you. Reporter thank you for having me. It is. Watch out for will and eva. Theyre tough. Oh, stop. Exactly. At least we got to be inside. See what happens tomorrow. Mona, thanks again. Turn to less pleasant news unfortunately. The latest on the helicopter that went missing. The wreckage located in a remote spot. Will carr is on the island of kauai with what were learning. Reporter you mention remote, 80 of this island is uninhabitable. Tourists rush to take in the beautiful vistas what two families were doing in a helicopter when something went tragically wrong. This morning, the search for answers off the in a pauli coast of kauai. With Stormy Weather smothering the area, authorities waiting until daylight to search for the last victim, after a tour Helicopter Crashed carrying seven people, including the pilot and two families. There are no indications of survivors. Reporter so far the remains of six victims have been recovered. We owe it to these families to do whatever it is that we can within our power to go out and find the seventh passenger. Reporter the helicopter set out to see hawaiis remote mu t majestic views. It was along the prescribed route. Reporter the crash set off an intense search, battling rain, fog and poor visibility. The area is infamously known for having weather change in a heartbeat. You know, its mountainous. Reporter the helicopter is owned by safari helicopters, one of the Many Companies offering tours along the coast. On the companys website they highlight scenic tours. Sadly, tragedy has hit tourists here in hawaii. This past summer three people were killed in a separate Helicopter Crash and 11 people were killed in a skydiving accident. Whit . Awful discovery there. Will carr for us, thank you. We have breaking news to get to from overnight. A deadly attack in somalia, more than 70 people killed. Dozens injuries after a truck bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in mogadishu. Local Authorities Say the blast targeted a Tax Collection Center during the saturday morning rush hour. Theyre calling the bombing one of the deadliest attacks in recent memory in the somali capital. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast. Were going to turn to disturbing allegations against a retired navy s. E. A. L. Acquitted of war crimes. Stephanie ramos joins us with what some members of his platoon said in confidential interviews about special operations chief Eddie Gallagher. What you hear in these videos is stunning. In these videos, we hear from the navy s. E. A. L. Team members who accused their platoon leader Eddie Gallagher of a range of brutal acts. These guys told investigators they complained within their chain of command and say they were ignored until it went further up the chain leading to a war crimes charge. The guy got crazier and crazier. He was perfectly okay with killing anybody. Reporter this morning, evil and toxic some of the ways fellow navy s. E. A. L. S are heard describing special operations chief Eddie Gallagher. I heard rumors of eddie targeting civilians. Reporter the video interrogations conducted by Navy Criminal Investigators was obtained by the New York Times and was part of the investigation into gallagher who was acquitted of war crime charges and the killing of a wounded teenage isis prisoner in iraq in 2017. Gallagher was convicted for illegally posing with the teens dead body and was demoted in rank. In the video used in a New York Times documentary called the weekly on hulu, the teenage isis fighter appears to be barely conscious. Gallagher is seen crouching over the injured teen. Then a hand reaches up and turns off the helmet camera. One of the s. E. A. L. S describes what he. All of a sudden he started stabbing the dude two or three times. During gallaghers trial, that s. E. A. L. Dropping a bombshell claiming he killed the teen, not gallagher. President trump intervened in the case in november ordering the navy to restore gallaghers rank and later ordering the navy to let gallagher keep his trident pin. He was a great fighter. Reporter gallagher has gleefully praised the president for coming to his defense, even meet ing with trump last weekend. Handing the president a gift from his time in mosul. Gallaghers Attorney Says hes surprised the videos have been released. This was a small group of individuals who didnt like the chief, so they made up a story. Reporter in the end the Navy Secretary was forced today resign over his, quote, handling of the case. Gallagher was allowed tod retir with full pension. Gallagh gallaghers attorney has threatened to sue. The New York Times says they stand by their reporting. Formal officials said that because this trial did not run its course, it will have a serious impact on the navy s. E. A. L. Community. We know you have a military background, thank you for covering it, this morning. Appreciate it. Politics now. President trump is Speaker Pelosi exchanging barbs on twitter over impeachment while joe biden and Bernie Sanders mix it up on the campaign trail. Rachel scott is sin West Palm Beach where the president is spending the holidays at maralago. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. President trump has consistently railed against House Speaker nancy pelosi for withholding articles of impeachment. Lawmakers are locked in a bitter standof standoff. This morning the battle over impeachment triggering new attacks, but no resolution. President trump and House Speaker nancy pelosi sparring on twitter. The president blaming pelosi for the holdup, accusing her of presiding over the most unfair hearing in the United States congress. Pelosi is suggesting the president engaged in a cover up. The House Speaker under attack, not giving an inch. Withholding the articles of impeachment until republicans reveal what sort of trial the senate will conduct. The timing of the trial in limbo heading into an election year. I think that congress had no choice but to meet its constitutional responsibility regardless of what the consequences were. Reporter the five democratic senatorss splitting their time. Senator amy klobuchar. Part of the reason i got those 27 counties done in three and a half days was i realized i may not be able to come back like i planned. Reporter less than 40 days out from the first vote in iowa, the Democratic Candidates in a post Holiday Blitz through key early voting states. Bernie sanders criticizing joe bidens record on the iraq war and trade. Telling the New York Times trump will eat his lunch in a general election. When you have candidates out there, without naming them, you know who they are, who have voted for terrible trade agreements, you dont think trump will be talking about that . Reporter biden firing back. Ill give him the way it is. Reporter and the Democratic Candidates are racing to make the january debate stage. They have about two weeks left to make the cut, but so far only five of the 15 candidates still in the race have qualified. Whit . As you pointed out the Iowa Caucuses are just around the corner. Thank you so much. The fbi is now widening its investigation and looking into those close to accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein, including his girlfriend. Authorities want to determine whether any other crimes were committed in conjunction with the sex trafficking charges. Sources say no new charges are imminent and the ongoing probe is at the most preliminary stages. Here in new york city the nypd is stepping up patrols after a string of antisemitic incidents during hanukkah. One of the seven reported attacks caught on camera. Surveillance video showing a group of teenagers knocking a man of the jewish faith to the ground. The citys mayor met with religious leaders following a shooting threat. A controversial figure in the world of media has passed away. Don imus has died. Heres reaction and a look back at the life of don imus. Good morning to you. As with any controversial figure, the reaction to his death will be mixed. His off the cuff and flagrant comment captured audiences but deeply offended others, costing him at least one coveted position. On the radio all over the country. Reporter the infamous radio giant spent nearly 50 years behind the mic. His career beginning in new york city before his sharp and controversial tongue launched i mus in the morning nationwide. Ladies and gentlemen, imus in the morning. Reporter beyond his savage commentary, for some imus will be remembered for his philanthropic work. Frequently using his platform to solicit donations. His own words caused his own downfall. The disk jockey came under fire multiple times, including for his racist comments towards the Rutgers UniversityWomens Basketball team in 2007. It was completely inappropriate and we can understand why people were offended. Our characterization was thoughtless and stupid. Were sorry. Reporter and there were other comments, including those about Football Player adam pacman jones. At the time, he blamed his cancer on stress and appeared to have come to terms with his mortality. Ill be fine. If im not fine, then i wont be fine. Reporter on friday imus passed away from complications of lung disease. He was 79 years old. Theres been a mixed bag of reactions on twitter. Joe scarborough thanked imus for his show. Many of the Africanamerican Community had been unforgiving saying good riddance. Thank you. Appreciate it. An investigation this morning into a massive fire that destroyed a prized turn of the century home, flames tearing through the 6,500 square foot historic home in concord, massachusetts. Multiple Fire Departments working to fight that blaze. The home built in 1897 was valued at 2. 9 million. No one was home when the fire started. The fda has raised the legal age limit for anyone buying cigarettes or Tobacco Products nationwide. The minimum age to buy all Tobacco Products in the u. S. Is now 21. Up from 18. The new restriction with bipartisan support includes to back oh, ecigarettes and vaping. Lets get it back to arizona and rob who is covering todays fiesta bowl and the weather, kind of double duty. Whats happening . Reporter hey, dan, its a heavyweight fight here in the desert later on today. The fiesta bowl, two undefeated heavy weights taking on each other, ohio state and clemson vying for a shot at the National Championship game in two weeks. Theyll play the winner of the peach bowl which is played today at 4 00. Lets talk about the weather. Weve got some serious snow thats fallen across even outside the mountains here in arizona. But this is video out of la county where the snow is so deep there, the la county Sheriffs Department air rescue team, they had to trench to the snow to get to the gas pump. Everybody is struggling with this. The Snowfall Forecast of whats to come with this next system is bringing heavy snow. Denver finally a little snow today. It breaks their this system gets into the northeast on monday and tuesday with maybe six plus inches of snow. Looks to be a nice night as opposed to last year for times square and new im lisa argen. Ay morning. A beautiful view from our east bay hills camera. But its cold out there with patchy frost. In our inland valleys, the rain returns tomorrow, probably by this time in the north bay. But its a dry end to 2019 and dry start to 2020. Highs today under mostly sunny sins should be a nice afternoon with 56 in fremont. Napa sand rafael. 54 in San Francisco. 58 in san of course, everybody is jazzed about the playoffs, but the big buzz is the news that dan harris won his fantasy football championships, accolades all over here. I havent been bragging about it. I got subtle tee but other than that i havent been bragging at all. When we say dan won fantasy football, thats questionable. A 10yearold. A 10yearold. Congratulations. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you so much. Still bothers me, by the way. Your first time playing fantasy football wins the league. Its the best part. Unbelievable. You lost to jj. Got it. Im over it, over a new year. Security prep is kicking into high gear. Ahead of new years eve, heres a look at what the nypd is putting into place. Diane, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. I think i definitely have the best assignment of the day. We all know the new years eve ball is the big star of the show. The workhouse behind the scenes is the nypd and all the other agencies trying to insure this celebration is a safe one. The Police Commissioner says theres currently no Credible Threats to any events in new york city. Still, he says plans for this new years eve started when the last piece of confetti dropped last new year. And when you hear what they have in store, its easy to understand why this take as year to plan. There will be thousands of cops in times square. The bomb squad, radiation detective teams. There will be trucks blocking every intersection. Emergency units.