is jamal abdi president of the national iranian american council and in london so sharp policy fellow at the european leadership network welcome to each of you i'd like to begin in teheran if this bill passes it stops unannounced nuclear site inspections it boosts iranian enrichment is this a direct response from the iranians to the killing of an iranian nuclear scientist in iran. it absolutely is in our nevertheless i would like to point out that i don't think it will fundamentally change the equation once by then it ministration comes into power iran has officially said and publicly said this that if the by going it ministration comes back to a nuclear deal then you're on is willing to roll back its nuclear activities according to the iran nuclear deal so if the biden administration actually does go down that path then i think it will be ok but is this an overreaction i mean surely what you're doing is not just about the incoming biden administration but you have european partners as well who are very skeptical that may well be this new deal that iran nuclear agreement plus certainl

is jamal abdi president of the national iranian american council and in london soho sharp policy fellow at the european leadership network welcome to each of you i'd like to begin in teheran if this bill passes it stops unannounced nuclear site inspections it boosts iranian enrichment is this a direct response from the iranians to the killing of an iranian nuclear scientist in iran. it absolutely is in our nevertheless i would like to point out that i don't think it will fundamentally change the equation once by then it ministration comes into power iran has officially said and publicly said this that if the by going it ministration comes back to a nuclear deal then iran is willing to roll back its nuclear activities according to the iran nuclear deal so if the biden administration actually does go down that path then i think it will be ok but is this an overreaction i mean surely what you're doing is not just about the incoming biden administration but you have european partners as well who are very skeptical that may well be this new deal that iran nuclear agreement plus certainly is

. >> i'm obsessed with mona kosar abdi. happy new year, everyone! 2021 turn up, but do it safely, mask up, have a good time. >> remember, get festive. >> from all of us at "world news now," happy new year! it's live with kelly and ryan! today, we catch up with leslie jones. plus, actor rainn wilson shows us his pet zonkey. also, stranger things star noah schnapp and chef michael symon teaches us some cutting edge kitchen skills. all next on live. and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. thank you! well... it's almost over. almost! 2020 is almost over. it's wednesday, december 30th. we're just having a great debate over here about who has the best pretzel bun in new york city because laurie told me that she had a double patty bacon pretzel burger at a place called emmy squared, and my stomach was growling when you were telling me about it. it's so funny, like, what occupies people's brains.

plays the teenage ifrah, who narrowly escapes war—torn somalia with a trafficker, played by barkhad abdi. ifrah thinks she's on a plane to see her aunt in minnesota, but instead, she arrives in dublin and is dumped at an asylum seeker centre. when a medical exam reveals she's a victim of female genital mutilation, the true horror of the custom begins to dawn on her. determined to save other young girls from the same fate, she learns english and launches a campaign to end fgm in ireland and beyond. the narration is a bit overbearing at times, but this is still a compelling film, beginning as a gripping thriller and turning into an inspiring story of activism. until girls like me are free of the fear, the pain, the shame, i will not stop. director mary mcguckian has a broad populist touch. as well as dark moments, there is hope and even humour. ifrah is thrown headfirst into western culture, baffled by everything from aeroplane food to cornfla kes. a girl from mogadishu is out on digital now. yo, give me your chips, man! i literallyjust bought them... shut up, fam! give me your chips. i do

plays the teenage ifrah, who narrowly escapes war—torn somalia with a trafficker, played by barkhad abdi. ifrah thinks she's on a plane to see her aunt in minnesota, but instead, she arrives in dublin and is dumped at an asylum seeker centre. when a medical exam reveals she's a victim of female genital mutilation, the true horror of the custom begins to dawn on her. determined to save other young girls from the same fate, she learns english and launches a campaign to end fgm in ireland and beyond. the narration is a bit overbearing at times, but this is still a compelling film, beginning as a gripping thriller and turning into an inspiring story of activism. until girls like me are free of the fear, the pain, the shame, i will not stop. director mary mcguckian has a broad populist touch. as well as dark moments, there is hope and even humour. ifrah is thrown headfirst into western culture, baffled by everything from aeroplane food to cornflakes. a girl from mogadishu is out on digital now. yo, give me your chips, man! i literallyjust bought them... shut up, fam! give me your chips. i don

plays the teenage ifrah, who narrowly escaped war—torn somalia with a trafficker, played by barkhad abdi. ifrah thinks she's on a plane to see her aunt in minnesota, but instead, she arrives in dublin and is dumped at an asylum seeker centre. when a medical exam reveals she's a victim of female genital mutilation, the true horror of the custom begins to dawn on her. determined to save other young girls from the same fate, she learns english and launches a campaign to end fgm in ireland and beyond. the narration is a bit overbearing at times, but this is still a compelling film, beginning as a gripping thriller and turning into an inspiring story of activism. until girls like me are free of the fear, the pain, the shame, i will not stop. director mary mcguckian has a broad populist touch. as well as dark moments, there is hope and even humour. ifrah is thrown headfirst into western culture, baffled by everything from aeroplane food to cornflakes. a girl from mogadishu is out on digital now. yo, give me your chips, man! i literallyjust bought them... shut up, fam! give me your chips. i don

mona kosar abdi has how the bill will help many struggling now. >> nearly one week after calling it a disgrace, president trump is backing down, agreeing late sunday to sign a $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill, averting a government shutdown just hours before tonight's deadline. in a statement, the president saying, quote, i am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for the paycheck protection program, and much more. the president spending the weekend golfing in florida, had faced intense pressure to give in as unemployment benefits for 14 million americans expired. it took congress six months to negotiate the bipartisan relief bill. the president's own team, including treasury secretary steve mnuchin, helped negotiate it. but then the president last week demanding last-minute changes, tweeting, quote, i simply want to get our great people $2,000 rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill. some republicans criticized him for not raising his objections earlier. >> if you want to make i

here is mona kosar abdi. >> in this morning's "gma first look," the ultimate gift this holiday season. >> they brought her right to me. i was able to do skin to skin. she was crying. i remember saying i know, i know, but we just wanted to meet you. we're so happy to meet you. >> thanks to an act of kindness from a former high school classmate, sanchez and her husband joshua welcoming a beautiful baby girl this october after years of health struggles. >> i wish that everyone could feel what it feels like to have such an act of kindness to be done for them. i'm so happy i'll be able to tell my daughter she was born out of such great act of kindness. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., hear from the nurse who shared the ultimate gift with her friend. with your "gma first look," i'm mona kosar abdi, abc news, new york. >>> 30 families in the east bay received a special gift from the 49ers. the 49ers provided the video of staff members including sour dough sam right there providing gift backs to the commons neighborhood in fremont. the bags are filled with groceries, gas gift cars, 49ers gear and f

mona kosar abdi has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, canada now added to the list of countries halting passenger flights from the united kingdom as a new variant of covid-19 puts much of britain on virtual lockdown for christmas. >> as prime minister it is my duty to take difficult decisions to do what is right to protect the people of this country. >> reporter: france, belgium, italy and the netherlands among the other countries banning travel from the uk. the french shutting down the euro tunnel and the uk's main port threatening british food supplies. announcement of the lockdown triggered this rush at train stations in london. people fleeing before the new rules took effect. now others are calling for similar action here in the u.s. including the governor of new york where an average of six flights come from london each day. scientists say the new variant spreads 70% faster than the original virus, but health experts say mutations of any virus are expected, and they insist there's nothing to suggest this mutation is more deadly. mona kosar abdi, abc news, new york. >>> with

here's mona kosar abdi. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look," deadly shark attack. three people bit in the last two weeks from hawaii to oregon. where a 20-year-old surfer was lucky to escape. now speaking out by phone from his hospital bed. >> i didn't even really get to see it. it happened so fast. >> cole harrington was catching waves with friends when he believes a great white shark snuck up behind him and latched on to his leg. >> i was trying to fight for my life and make sure i got back to shore. kind of looking to the sky and just asking god to save my life. >> the shark puncturing his surfboard and biting his shin. >> we can expect more sharks in the washington waters in the future. >> what's the reason behind these decision shark encounters? we'll talk with an expert. with your "gma first look," mona kosar abdi, abc news, new york. >>> the warriors type off their preseason tomorrow night at the chase center. the dubs will be without james wiseman. it looks like he and draymond green will miss all three preseason games for the warriors as they come back fro

mona kosar abdi with how the bill will help many struggling right now. >> nearly one week after calling it a disgrace, president trump is backing down, agreeing late sunday to sign a $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill, averting a government shutdown just hours before tonight's deadline. in a statement, the president saying, quote, i am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for the paycheck protection program, and much more. the president spending the weekend golfing in florida, had faced intense pressure to give in as unemployment benefits for 14 million americans expired. it took congress six months to negotiate the bipartisan relief bill. the president's own team, including treasury secretary steve mnuchin, helped negotiate it. but then the president last week demanding last-minute changes, tweeting, quote, i simply want to get our great people $2,000 rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill. some republicans criticized him for not raising his objections earlier. >> if you want to m

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abc news reporter mona kosar abdi has the latest. >> reporter: los angeles county the epicenter taking new action requiring all travelers to quarantine for ten days as the region reports a 600% increase in deaths since november. >> on average, nine to ten people in l.a. county test positive for covid-19 every minute. >> reporter: 96% of hospitals in l.a. county had no room for emergency patients over the weekend. some hospitals now putting patients in conference rooms and even gift shops because of the lack of space. >> it's very challenging to know that patients are coming in to the hospital even sicker than they normally do because we frankly can't take them in all the hospitals that way. >> reporter: doctors growing more concerned just as a new possibly more contagious mutation of the virus is confirmed in north america reaching canada and likely already here in the u.s. >> i'd be shocked if it weren't here already. >> reporter: but the world health organization saying so far it's found no evidence that the new mutation has caused any significant increase in hospitalizations. in the

great to have deirdre bolton here in for mona kosar abdi. a lot of news to get to, so we begin with the latest coronavirus developments as the first vaccinations begin today. it appears top white house officials will not be among those receiving it first. a trump administration directive had called for top government officials including some at the white house to be offered vaccines as soon as this week but overnight president trump halted that plan. >> there is a shipment of vaccine arriving at the fedex hub in memphis, tennessee. from there, it is being distributed to hundreds of vaccination sites. the nationwide distribution of the first covid-19 vaccine is underway. inside pfizer's michigan facility, workers carefully packaged coolers loaded with dry ice into refrigerated carts. 2.9 million doses will be sent to 636 locations across all 50 states and u.s. territories. >> the american public can be assured of high quality and effective vaccine. >> the faa giving priority to the ups and fedex flights carrying this precious cargo. ups vice

that was zamzam abdi gelle. and finally, a0 years ago, tourism here in kenya was booming, with visitors coming for the wildlife as well as its beautiful beaches. the next witnesses were making a living playing music at hotels when they were inspired to write a song which went on to become a global hit. this is the story of jambo bwana. plays jambo bwana on saxophone. #jambo, jambo bwana! # habari gani, mzuri sana # wageni, wakaribishwa # kenya yetu, hakuna matata # kenya nchi nzuri, hakuna matata... that's the way it went. the tourists were just crazy about this song. #jambo, jambo bwana! it went silver, then gold, then platinum. that came as a complete surprise to me. # wakaribishwa, hakuna matata! i started the group, them mushrooms, in 1972. me and him were working at the cement factory in mombasa. there was a lot of tourists coming into mombasa, so it was a really vibrant scene in mombasa. we were playing mostly congolese stuff, and kenyan music, and whatever, but when we realised we could make more money an

i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm will reeve. kenneth is off. we begin with the mutation of the coronavirus, a new variant causing chaos in europe. >> london has been thrown into lockdown, and more than a dozen countries have suspended travel to the uk because of this new variant of the virus. >> here at home the second vaccine will begin arriving in hospitals today, but infections and hospitalizations continue to explode. >> overnight we learned california's governor is now in quarantine after a staff member tested positive, but we begin our coverage with a mutation of the virus. >> reporter: this morning, canada now added to the list of countries halting passenger flights from the united kingdom as a new variant of covid-19 puts much of britain on virtual lockdown for christmas. >> as prime minister it is my duty to take difficult decisions to do what is right to protect the people of this country. >> reporter: france, belgium, italy and the netherlands among the other countries banning travel from the uk. the french shutting down the euro tun

skyscraper court documents say a ken nan man, cholo abdi abdullah, enrolled in a flight school in the philippines three years ago and did research on how to hijack a plane, how to get a u.s. visa and look for information about the tallest buildings here tipped off by u.s. intelligence agencies philippine police arrested him in july 2019 with intense coverage by local media. he was brought t the u.s. to face terrorism charges and appeared today in a new york city courtroom. the fbi says tonight it's a reminder that overseas terror groups remain committed to attacking americans and are still obsessed with hijacking airplanes. lester >> all right pete, thanks. >>> growing pressure on president trump from key republicans to concede his election defeat. here's kristen welker. >> reporter: tonight more key republicans acknowledging joe biden's win. >> one candidate gets more than 270 electoral votes that's president-elect. >> reporter: following top republican mitch mcconnell's lead but even though biden's election is a lega certainty, a defiant president trump tweeting, mitch, too soon to

i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm will reeve in for kenneth. we begin with the new mutation of the coronavirus. >> it is believed to be far more infectious and now millions of people are heading to the airport for holiday travel raising fear that a christmas surge in cases on top of the deadly thanksgiving surge will overwhelm hospitals even further. >>> in the meantime, some good news, congress overnight approving that $900 billion covid relief package, which includes $600 stimulus checks for most americans. >> more on those in a moment. but first what we're learning about that new variant of covid-19. this morning, dr. anthony fauci warns the new coronavirus variant is likely already in the u.s. >> given the travel throughout the world, i would not be surprised if it's already here. >> reporter: the mutation, which could be 70% more contagious, has forced parts of london into a shutdown. more than 40 countries suspended travel to and from the uk. scientists say it's not unusual for viruses to mutate and the covid vaccines are likely effective

i'm mona kosar abdi. >> and i'm will reeve in for kenneth. we begin with a pair of stunning announcements out of the white house. the president rolling out a wave of controversial pardons late tuesday. on the receiving end, convicted republican congressmen, a former campaign aide who lied to investigators during the russia investigation and u.s. contractors serving time for war crimes in iraq. >>> meanwhile, trump is threatening to not sign the $900 billion covid relief bill unless lawmakers boost the stimulus checks to $2,000. the announcement upending the bipartisan package, which was passed after months of debate and the last-minute demand could delay those direct payments that are supposed to be sent out as early as next week. abc's faith abubey has the details in washington. good morning, faith. >> reporter: hey, good morning, mona and will. it's unclear right now whether president trump actually plans to veto the bill once it arrives on his desk or refuse to sign it. if he doesn't sign it, the bill would become law in just ten days. ove

i'm mona kosar abdi. >> and i'm will reeve in for kenneth. we begin with president trump unleashing more chaos in the final weeks of his administration. overnight the president arrived at mar-a-lago for the holidays after issuing a new round of pardons for more convicted felons and throwing a wrench in the covid relief package. >> the president also vetoed a bipartisan defense spending bill so popular it passed with a huge majority in both chambers. now the stage is set for a possible override, which would be the first of his presidency. for the very latest, abc's faith abubey joins us live from washington. good morning, faith. >> reporter: hey, good morning, mona and will. president trump has been threatening for months now to veto this national defense bill even though it has overwhelming support, bipartisan support here on capitol hill. now, president trump not only objects to language in the bill that allows renaming military bases that honor confederate leaders, but he's also claiming that this bill is a gift to russia and china, plus tr

that was zamzam abdi gelle. a0 years ago, tourism in kenya was booming, people coming to set a while but beautiful beaches. the next witnesses were making a living playing music at hotels when they were inspired to write a song which went on to become a global hit. this is the story ofjumbo bwana. plays saxophone. that is the way it went. tourists were just about this song. # jambo bwana, habari gani. it went silver, than gold, then platinum. that was a complete surprise to me. i started the group, the mushrooms, in 1972. me and him we re mushrooms, in 1972. me and him were working at the cement factory in mombasa. there was a lot of tourists coming into mombasa, so it was a really vibrant scene in mombasa. we we re vibrant scene in mombasa. we were playing mostly congolese stuff, and canyon music, but when we realised we could make more money and play less time for the tourists and hotels, we switched to playing versions of p0p switched to playing versions of pop music from europe and from america. one night, i

federal prosecutors say that cholo abdi abdullah was a member of the al shabaab and trained as a pilot with plans to hijack a plane and fly it into a building in the u.s. abdullah was arrested last year in the philippines. some news coming in tonight vice president pence says he will publicly receive the coronavirus vaccine on friday. and cbs news president-elect biden is expected to get his shot as soon as next week. now it comes as the president-elect says he will have the most diverse cabinet in american history. here's cbs's ed o'keefe. >> president-elect joe biden said his choice for transportation secretary pete buttigieg would be tasked with helping get the country back on its feet after the pandemic. >> he's got a vision of the next generation leader. >> a former primary rival of mr. biden, the 38 year old is going to be become the youngest member of the cabinet and while buttigieg has no professional experience in the transportation sector, he said. >> i faced a constant bat well that natural enemy of all mayors, the pothole. >> notably buttigieg would be the first openly gay

skyscraper court documents say a kenyan man cholo abdi abdullah, enrolled in a flight school in the philippines three years ago and did research on how to hijack a plane, how to get a u.s. visa and look for information about the tallest buildings here tipped off by u.s. intelligence agencies philippine police arrested him in july 2019 with intense coverage by local media. he was brought t the u.s. to face terrorism charges and appeared today in a new york city courtroom. the fbi says tonight it's a reminder that overseas terror groups remain committed to attacking americans and are still obsessed with hijacking airplanes. lester >> all right pete, thanks. >>> growing pressure on president trump from key republicans to concede his election defeat. here's kristen welker. >> reporter: tonight more key republicans acknowledging joe biden's win. >> one candidate gets more than 270 electoral votes that's president-elect. >> reporter: following top republican mitch mcconnell's lead but even though biden's election is a lega certainty, a defiant president trump tweeting, mitch, too soon to give up. rep

federal prosecutors say that cholo abdi abdullah was a member of the terror group al shabaab and trained as a pilot with plans to hijack a plane and fly it into a building in the u.s. abdullah was arrested last year in the philippines. some news coming in tonight-- vice president pence says he president pence says he wil coronavirus vaccine on friday, and cbs news has learned that president-elect biden is expected to get his shot as soon as next week. now it comes as the president- elect says he will have the most diverse cabinet in american t story. here's cbs's ed o'keefe. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden said his choice for transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, would be tasked with helping get the country back on its feet after the pandemic. >> he's got a vision of the next generation leader. >> reporter: a former primary rival of mr. biden, the 38-year- g d is poised to become the youngest member of the cabiet, and while buttigieg has no professional experience in the transportation sector, he said: >> i faced a constant battle with that natural enemy of all mayors, the pot

that was zamzam abdi gelle. and finally, a0 years ago, tourism here in kenya was booming, with visitors coming for the wildlife as well as its beautiful beaches. our next witnesses were making a living playing music at hotels when they were inspired to write a song which went on to become a global hit. this is the story of jambo bwana. plays jambo bwana on saxophone. #jambo, jambo bwana! # habari gani, mzuri sana # wageni, wakaribishwa # kenya yetu, hakuna matata # kenya nchi nzuri, hakuna matata... that's the way it went. the tourists were just crazy about this song. #jambo, jambo bwana! it went silver, then gold, then platinum. that came as a complete surprise to me. # wakaribishwa, hakuna matata! i started the group, them mushrooms, in 1972. me and him were working at the cement factory in mombasa. there was a lot of tourists coming into mombasa, so it was a really vibrant scene in mombasa. we were playing mostly congolese stuff, and kenyan music, and whatever, but when we realised we could make more money an

according to the fbi, cholo abdi abdullah, a 30-year-old kenyan, attended flight school for two years in the philippines, completing tests to get a pilot's license, and was in the process of trying to obtain a visa to come to the united states. an indictment alleges abdullah researched "jihadist propaganda about al qaeda's attacks on 9/11," "how to breach a cockpit door from the outside" and "information about the tallest building in a major u.s. city." >> it just shows this enduring terrorist interest in aviation, despite everything we have done. >> reporter: abdullah was arrested in july of 2019. he was allegedly found with a handgun and homemade explosives. authorities claim he is a member of al shabaab, an affiliate of al qaeda, responsible for recent attacks across kenya, including in a nairobi hotel that killed 21 and an attack on a military base that left three americans dead. abdullah was secretly flown to the u.s. on tuesday and today in new york pleaded not guilty. authorities are declining to say which buildings in which cities were being targeted. david? >> a chilling case

according to the fbi, cholo abdi abdullah, a 30-year-old kenyan, attended flight school for two years in the philippines, completing tests to get a pilot's license, and was in the process of trying to obtain a visa to come to the united states. an indictment alleges abdullah researched "jihadist propaganda about al qaeda's attacks on 9/11," "how to breach a cockpit door from the inside" and "information about the tallest building in a major u.s. city." >> it just shows this enduring terrorist interest in aviation, despite everything we have done. >> reporter: abdullah was arrested in july of 2019. he was allegedly found with a handgun and homemade explosives. authorities claim he is a member of al shabaab, an affiliate of al qaeda, responsible for recent attacks across ken day, including at a nairobi hotel attack that killed 21. today in new york, he pleaded not guilty. authorities are declines to say which buildings in which cities were being targeted. david? >> a chilling case, indeed. pierre, thank you. >>> and tonight, president-elect joe biden making it official. nominating pete

whitney bowe about it in a moment but first mona kosar abdi has more on hailey's story. >> reporter: supermodel hailey bieber opening up to her fans about her skin care journey and the condition she says she's been struggling with for years. the 24-year-old taking to social media sharing a photo of her cheek and writing, quote, since i like to be as transparent as possible about my skin i have something called perioral dermatitis. perioral dermatitis is an inflammatory racial rash that affects people across all ages, races and ethnicity but mainly in adult women. roughly 90% of them are women between 18 and 50 and it usually appears as a rash around the mouth that spreads to the mouth or nose and can resemble acne. she revealed her diagnosis to her followers and warning her fans about what triggers her flare-ups including, quote, trying a new proceed. a product that's too harsh, weather, masks and sometimes certain spf and one of the biggest culprit, laundry detergent writing she has to use hypo-allerganic organic laundry detergent always joining dr. barbara sturm in conversations sh

mona kosar abdi, abc news, new york. >>> hospital beds and resources have prompted some bay area health care systems to delay or cancel elective surgeries but not all hospitals are responding in the same way. john muir and sutter and kaiser making adjustments at this point. kaiser is delaying many surgeries because of the rise in covid cases. >> we're still doing surgeries with cancer and urgent procedures and we're doing emergent procedures that need to be done and things that can be delayed even for a week or two until we can get this surge under better control. >> hospitals tell abc7 news they're seeing a significant impact from thanksgiving and are now preparing for the impact from christmas. >>> new contact tracing information suggests that travel may pose a low risk of covid-19 transmission. data from the state of new york suggests that the rate of covid exposure is low. about 1% for activities like retail shopping, traveling and going to restaurants. however, it is extremely high for household and social gatherings at 74%. >> we've said all along that small gatherings are or hous

i agree with vice president -- i mean, the president-elect, joe biden, it's an abdi case of president trump's responsibility not to sign this bill and not to allow the government to continue to operate. mike: house lawmakers return tomorrow to start the process of trying to override president trump's veto of the national defense authorization. how awkward is t for the gop to clash with the president on defense and stimulus, kristin? >> it's putting a lot of republicans in a very tough spot because some of the president's most vocal advocates are also those who would say we need to be giving a lot of funding to our defense, we cannot be allowing this to lapse and so it's putting them in a tough spot. what's ironic, on the one hand, the president is right to complain about the fact that these bills are enormous, that things like the stimulus bill or the covid relief bill that they are enormous bills, full of tons of stuff and yet at the same time the president is calling to add a detective policy piece to a military bill, sort of asking to add something to a bill where it would be bette

>> announcer: from abc news in new york, this is "world news now" with kenneth moton and mona kosar abdi. >>> good monday morning to you. thanks for starting another week with us. hope you had a safe weekend. >> safe, not fun? >> is there anything fun anymore? >> just safe. >> just safe. that is 2020 these days. >> such a 2020 greeting. hope you had a safe weekend. wear your mask. >> i just read something where someone said they're not seeing anyone say anything pretty much like, 2021 is going to be the best year ever. like no one is saying that this year. >> end of story. you know what else i'm not hearing? >> what? >> a lot of complaints about masks. now that the weather is dropping, that mask comes through. i underdressed for how cold it was in new york this weekend. i kept my mask on inside, everywhere. >> i like my hot breath. >> that makes one. >>> we have a lot to get to today including the latest developments in the coronavirus emergency at this hour. >> the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani says he's recovering quickly while hospitalized in washington, d.c. with the vi

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the nypd now searching for suspects and mona kosar abdi joins with us that story. mona, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. the brazen attack took place on new york's fifth avenue in the heart of manhattan. cell phone video capturing the chilling moment a group of bicyclists swarmed an suv while the driver says he and his mother were inside frantically calling 911. this morning, one person in custody as police search for as many as four others following this attack on a car in the heart of new york city. these videos taken earlier this week show the group punching a bmw, side mirrors, throwing their bikes onto the vehicle and at least one person smashing the windshield. >> i was fearful for my life and my mother's life. >> reporter: inside, a 36-year-old man and his mother, the pair had just finished donating items to a local charity when the group swarmed the car. >> they started pulling up in front of me on either side of me, they're ripping off the side mirrors and trying to start to bang the glass and ripping off the grill of the car. >> reporter: t

mona kosar abdi has a look at the contributions they made in 2020. ♪ >> reporter: in a year with so much chaos and uncertainty, "people" magazine honoring four who have stood above the rest in 2020. >> it's really important for people to celebrate people who have been a force for good and all of these people have been a great force of good this year. >> reporter: across four separate magazine covers "people" magazine honoring their people of the year from selena gomez who in new inclusive makeup line, a tv show. >> what are you going to teach me? >> organized a takeover for influential black voices making sure her 195 million followers heard their message. regina king and george clooney honored for their efforts to help marginalized communities speaking out for social justice as well. clooney giving more than $550,000 to the equal justice initiative in the wake of george floyd's killing? >> that's what we're dealing with. >> reporter: and, of course, dr. fauci. >> dr. fauci really was a fairly straightforward choice and stepped up to be the doctor america needed. >> reporter: four people

the fbi says cholo abdi abdullah was part of a plot from an overseas terror group to hijack a plane and fly it into a tall u.s. building. abdullah, originally from kenya, enrolled in a flight school in the philippines three years ago. investigators say that he conducted research on how to hijack a plane, including how to break into the cockpit. they say he looked into how to get a u.s. visa and searched for information about the tallest buildings here prosecutors say the plot came from al shabaab, the al qaeda offshoot in africa that made worldwide headlines years ago from killing 72 people at a shopping mall in kenya the decision to move the embassy from israel to jerusalem made the group plan to kill others in response it included a businessman at a hotel in nairobi tipped off by intelligence agencies, philippine police arrested abdullah in 2019 and he's been detained ever since. he was brought to the u.s. this week to face terrorism charges abdullah appeared briefly in a new york city courtroom on wednesday to formally face the charges. he pleaded not guilty. he was ordered held with

mona kosar abdi joins us with this incredibly heartwarming story. good morning, mona. >> reporter: eva, good morning. katy sanchez and christy acevedo met years ago at the halls of their high school. little did they know their paths would cross once again through a facebook post that would change the course of both of their lives. for new mom katy sanchez it's a holiday season like no other. >> she was crying and i remember saying, i know, but i know but we just wanted to meet you. we're so happy to meet you. >> reporter: thanks to an act of kindness from a former high school classmate sanchez and her husband joshua welcoming a beautiful baby girl this october after years of health struggles. >> katy with her baby, it makes it 100 times worth the sacrifice that i made. >> reporter: babies were certainly on the brain for the sanchezes after their 2017 wedding but a shocking cancer diagnosis of glioblastoma made the journey challenging. katy undergoing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation all before being accepted into a clinical trial aimed at combatt

mona kosar abdi has more. good morning, mona. >> reporter: michael, good morning. it was a hometown episode like we've never seen before. instead of tayshia hitting the road to meet with the families of the final four men, it was her suitors who brought a slice of home to her but this morning, host chris harrison tells us there's still some red flags tayshia needs to look out for. it's the most unprecedented season of "the bachelorette" bringing plenty of face-offs and heartbreaks. now we're catching up with the man at the center of it all in an exclusive interview with chris harrison. >> we just had this great group of guys after clare and they were a little bit cheated out of their experience in finding love too, and it's been an extraordinary season. >> reporter: after a tumultuous journey the group of guys down to four -- brendan, ben, zac and ivan. >> she's ready for a man to get down on one knee and propose to her. >> reporter: meeting the families for the first time. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: the families tough on tayshia. >> is he asking you where

mona kosar abdi has the details. >> reporter: it was an episode high on drama. >> noah, you create this drama every step of the way. >> personally i think you're intimidated. i'm sorry you can't express how you feel. >> tayshia shedding tears. while eliminating four suitors including blake and noah. >> first thing i learned about myself i give this weird condescending smug look to the camera. i never knew that. >> i'm glad people saw the real side of me, every single side good or bad and call me weird do or whatever you want you know what you have in me now and i'm happy with that. >> reporter: the feud between noah and bennett one of the biggest story lines right up until the end. >> i just thought that was kind of weak and also knew once he did that i was going to go home. >> for bennett, i felt like he would go out of his way to be condescending. >> i lean towards noah's side in the end but maturity isn't defined by age and so i was on noah's side for a lot of things he did in the house and continue to stand on that side. >> it's like hit me that i sent an amazing man home. >> report

abc's mona kosar abdi joins us with all the details. mona, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. prince harry and meghan markle are no strangers to making headlines, but now they're the ones bringing us stories from around the world from some very prominent voices, but it's the last voice that we hear from on their first episode that has us all buzzing this morning. prince harry and meghan markle turning their podcast special into a family affair. >> welcome to our 2020 holiday special from archewell audio. i'm harry. >> and i'm meghan. >> reporter: the duke and duchess of sussex delighting listeners with their holiday special, ending with a cameo by their 19-month-old archie. his parents encouraging him to take the mic. >> you can speak into. >> archie, is it fun? >> fun? >> fun. >> reporter: as a family, the trio signing off with holiday cheer. >> after me. ready? happy. >> happy. >> new. >> new. year. >> yay! [ laughter ] >> reporter: the this marking the first time the public is hearing the almost 2-year-old archie's voice.

mona kosar abdi has more and an exclusive sneak peek. >> reporter: this morning, bachelor nation is on the cusp of a season finale like ever -- never before. >> i have these concerns about proposing that i haven't been able to shake. >> reporter: three men still vying to win tayshia's heart. >> engagement is right around the corner, and i want to go into it extremely confident. >> reporter: after saying good-bye to ben last week who so many thought was the one. >> i should have told her how i felt when i had the chance. after my hometown. >> reporter: tayshia reflecting on her journey this season with an instagram post saying, quote, at times the range of emotions have taken a toll on me, and other times brought me so much hope, cheer and joy. i genuinely gave it my all during the whole experience and will take something away from each of the men i had the opportunity to meet and connect with. the final episode almost here. tayshia now has a giant decision to make. former bachelor nick viall telling "gma" exclusively about who he thinks will ultimately win her heart. >> i think zac's t