captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. right now in america this morning, as christmas celebrations kick off around the world, a record breaking travel weekend comes to a close. >> millions taking to the roads and skies. but not every trip went as expected. how one young child was sent to the wrong city . >> weekend violence, shootings at two malls leave one person dead and holiday shoppers terrified. a suspect in one of the shootings now in custody while in florida, an urgent

manhunt is underway. what police are saying about the suspect. >> kicking off for the holidays, the nfl and nba gearing up for a christmas sports spectacular. we've got all the christmas eve highlights and a preview of today's games coming up. >> all of that. plus, it's a merry christmas for taylor swift. the record the superstar now shares with elvis. >> and just weeks after signing the biggest contract in sports history, shohei ohtani is putting his money to good use. see how he just surprised a teammate? >> and from midnight mass to surfing, santas, how people around the world are celebrating on christmas day, it's monday, december 25th. from abc news in new york. >> this is america, this morning. hey >> merry christmas. welcome. i'm danny new it's so good to have you with us. >> i'm morgan norwood rhiannon and andrew are off this morning. and we begin with christmas celebrations kicking off all around the all around the globe.

>> yeah. here in new york city, saint patrick's cathedral very famous spot was packed with folks coming in for a little midnight mass. and then in vatican city, thousands were in saint peter's basilica as the pope delivered a message of peace. >> and norad has been tracking santa as he makes his way around the globe. so far, it seems his right has been pretty smooth, but with millions traveling not everybody has been so lucky. abc's alison kosik starts us off this morning. >> spirit airlines conducting an internal investigation after an unaccompanied minor, a six year old boy was sent to the wrong city. the child was traveling from philadelphia to fort myers, but instead ended up in orlando after being put on a different flight. the airline saying, as soon as we discovered the error, we took immediate steps to communicate with the family and reconnect them. it comes as the holiday travel rush ahead of the christmas holiday broke records. santa's not the only one on the move. triple a says more than

115 million people traveled more than 50 miles from their homes, and with an estimated 7.5 million people taking to the skies, this will be one of the busiest air travel seasons ever. and it's come with some complications, flightaware says. over the weekend, across the country, there were more than 500 flight cancellations and more than 9000 delays. on friday alone, the tsa screening more than 2.7 million people. the weather, for the most part, has been cooperate, but there have been some issues at chicago's midway airport, nearly 40% of flights delayed this weekend due to intense fog. >> i did not think that i would be sitting in this airport for 14 hours southwest, also canceling about four dozen flights. >> i'm missing christmas the next direct flight they could get me isn't until wednesday. >> passengers waiting hours for their bags, some choosing to leave the airport without them.

christina bows. finally getting her suitcase a day late. >> i literally jumped up and down. >> travel has been strong this year, surpassing pre-pandemic levels despite many americans saying they're worried about the economy. so far, the tsa has already scheduled 12% more travelers than it had by this time last year, and 1.5% more than in 2019. jean danny and morgan thank you. >> allison. well, unfortunately, gun violence is made for a deadly christmas eve at a colorado mall. one person is dead and three others injured after a shooting in colorado springs. police say gunshots erupted after two groups got into some sort of fight at the citadel mall. this was sunday afternoon, multiple people are in custody and investigators determined that there was no threat to the surrounding community. but the mall was shut down after the shooting and it is expected to reopen tomorrow. >> and meanwhile, in florida, police are still searching for the suspect in a deadly shooting at a mall outside orlando. holiday shoppers panicking as

that gunfire rang out. here's abc's zohreen shah, the urgent manhunt for the florida shooter opening fire in a crowd of holiday shoppers just hours before christmas eve. >> ocala police searching for this suspect, albert shell junior wanted for murder and attempted murder. after what they say was a targeted shooting at the paddock mall. oh my god, soraya williams says she was with her mother at bath and body works when she filmed this video. seconds after hearing gunshots. there's no way that just happened. officials say 911 calls began after three on saturday afternoon for multiple shots fired video showing shoppers running and barricading in stores. police swarming the shopping center, recovering a firearm. but the suspect escaping before police arrived. >> we heard two shots and then everybody just rushed into our store and they like ran straight out through the back. >> police say the shooting killed 40 year old david nathaniel barron, another woman surviving after a bullet pierced

her leg. jennifer murti was wrapping presents at the mall when she heard shots and i saw the shooter with the gun in his hand. >> he just fell to the ground. >> police now asking for help from witnesses and threatening felony arrest to a person who they allegedly discovered on surveillance taking the suspect's red hat. >> there was a lot of people here shopping at the mall, which means there's a lot of witnesses that could potentially help us bring this case to a successful resolution. >> there's a $5,000 reward for anyone who can lead police to an arrest. as for the mall, it will be closed until after christmas. zohreen shah abc news, los angeles. so reena, thank you. >> well, the military says an american warship patrolling the red sea shot down four drones headed in its direction on saturday, according to the u.s. central command, the uss laboon was targeted from areas controlled by iranian backed houthi militants in yemen. the laboon was responding to attacks on at least two commercial tankers in the red sea saturday. one of those vessels was hit and

no injuries were reported. the pentagon says there have been at least 15 attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea since mid-october. sober. more fallout from the fighting between israel and hamas. the us military also says a chemical tanker was struck in a separate incident in the indian ocean over the weekend and officials say that that vessel was attacked by a kamikaze drone launched directly from iran. abc's liz landers joins us with more. what is going on in the middle east? liz? good morning. >> good morning. danny with many major airlines suspending flights to israel, the war between israel and hamas has severely impacted tourism to the middle east region during what would normally be a busy time of the year. it's a different kind of christmas holiday today for millions around the world and in the holy land. >> i never saw bethlehem that sad because, you know, the war in gaza affected us. >> that is the message from one shopkeeper in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus, a quiet, empty town. this holiday in the west bank. as the war between

israel and gaza rages on this year, christmas is canceled. palestinian security forces patrol holy sites during the christmas season, when tourism usually accounts for 70% of income. officials say 70 hotels in bethlehem were forced to close, impacting the local economy. the latin patriarch of jerusalem crossing into bethlehem for what would normally be a time of celebration at the church of the nativity in stead urging a cease fire. >> it is a very sad christmas as we, as we saw, there is no there is no atmosphere of peace because we are in a war, a terrible war. and the message of christmas is not violence, it's peace. muhammad prime minister netanyahu, addressing israel, saying they are deepening the war in gaza. >> meantime, president biden speaking with his counterpart over the weekend, had a long talk with netanyahu today. >> and it's a private conversation. i did not ask for. and in ukraine, that wartime

nation also recognizing the holidays amid a somber backdrop in kyiv, is still on the president zelensky of ukraine calling it a christmas with a different mood, context and different taste. >> zelensky also said that during this holiday time, it's not important how homes may be decorated, but instead how ukrainians are protecting their homes during this two year long russian invasion. danny >> liz, thank you and time now for your christmas day weather. and merry christmas and it's a white christmas in places like carney and nebraska all the way to aberdeen, south dakota. >> but it comes at a cost of the blizzard, gusty winds and white out conditions. but the winners when it comes to snow totals. winter in south dakota seeing 12 to 18in. and on top of that i've got icing all the way from omaha nebraska to thunder bay. they're seeing slick roads and slippery

sidewalks. remember the sidewalks? penguin shuffle to stop you from falling back to you >> well, coming up, we are celebrating the life of the man who was declared the oldest working actor in the country. >> also ahead, the family of a 27 year old woman killed by police is speaking out. why? they say they're now suing the police department. >> and we've got two game winning plays from christmas eve football and a preview of today's lineup

night on abc. >> mrs. kessenich that book you're waving about is hardly. it is considered by many critics to be the classic novel about the 1960s. it's graphy. >> no, no no no. >> the supreme court says it's not an and its author, mr. man, that is mike nussbaum in field

of dreams. >> the actor died saturday at the age of 99. he was known for his extensive career on stage, as well in roles in fatal attraction and men in black with the cat o'brien in 2019, actors equity claimed that he was the oldest working actor in the country, such memorable roles and he'll certainly be missed. >> well, the los angeles police department is now facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit after a woman was shot to death by officers who were who were responding to a call that she made for help. >> yeah, her family says that there was no reason to kill her. here's abc's derrick dennis this morning. >> a plea for justice in the death of 27 year old deonte finlayson at a vigil over the weekend, friends and relatives mourning her loss after she was shot and killed in a confrontation with los angeles county sheriff's deputies earlier this month. deputies responding to finlayson's home on a domestic violence call say they encountered her holding a large knife and threatening to

stab her ex-boyfriend for pushing her daughter. police claim they shot finlayson to stop her from harming the man more shots in the back. >> it's ridiculous. where are the training for these officers? >> my heart is so, so broken. i hate it for him her children. i hate it. it's devastating. >> finlayson's family disagreeing with the deputy's account of what happened and filing a $30 million lawsuit against the department and the county. finlayson's lawyer says she was not a threat and only had the knife to protect her and her daughter from her ex-boyfriend. >> officers should be trained that they are not supposed to shoot, shoot and kill when they don't know what's who's there or what the surroundings are. >> the sheriff's department says the shooting is under investigation. sometimes you just can't cry enough. >> it will never bring her back. but justice has to stand the

l.a. county sheriff's department says it has not officially received the family's lawsuit claim, but say they will release the body camera footage of the incident next week. >> more on danny. >> thank you derek. well, hawaii was rattled by an earthquake described as minor. the 4.1 magnitude quake hit saturday afternoon. it was centered off the southeast coast on the big island. you can see there. thankfully, no injuries or damage were reported. >> that is the good news. well, coming up, we've got the results of sunday's big games. >> and speaking of sports, the $700 million man, how baseball superstar shohei ohtani used some of his money to surprise a some of his money to surprise a teammate's wife there's challenges, and i love overcoming challenges. ♪ when better money habits® content first started coming out, it expanded what i could do for special olympics athletes with developmental needs. thousands of bank of america employees like scott spend countless hours volunteering to teach people

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annual red cross charity run. you got sprinting santas, surfing santa, santa can do it all. >> got to work off the cookies right? well, there were some big nfl games on christmas eve starting down in the 305. the dolphins and the cowboys squaring off. but the name to know here is the kicker for the dolphins jason sanders. he put the team on his back and his quadriceps. that's the game winner right there. he hit five field goals against the cowboys, including the game winner with two seconds left. the dolphins beat dallas 22 to 20 and the patriots and the broncos got off to a little bit of a slow start, but things did finally pick up in the second half. >> new england scored twice in a six second span in the third quarter. they had a 23 to 7 lead, but it was denver rallying in the fourth, tying the game. but the patriots, they had the last laugh here. chad ryan's 56 yard field goal right at the end. the patriots went on to win 26 to 23. and look the holiday sports are just ramping up. danny >> yeah we got more football

action and of course a whole lot on the court. once the presents have been opened later today, how about one more gift for sports fans? some of the best matchups of the year. we got five christmas day games in the nba. day two are on abc, starting with steph curry and the warriors traveling a mile high to take on the defending champs, the denver nuggets. the warriors will likely still be without draymond green, who is suspended indefinitely for, you know. then tonight the celtics and lakers renew their historic rivalry, considered the league's greatest, the games in l.a. so maybe this lakers pair will make another courtside appearance. and regardless of the outcome, i think we all know how king james is celebrating christmas after tonight. >> i'm looking forward to drinking a bottle of wine. >> meanwhile in the nfl we got three games on tap. the raiders are in kansas city to take on their afc west rivals. the chiefs, starring mahomes and the world's most famous future hall of fame boyfriend. cause baby, now we got bad blood fans wondering two things one will

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the pulse and we begin with a merry christmas for taylor swift. >> swift's 1989 taylor's version returned to number one on the billboard 200, thus that marks its 67th week that she's had an album in the top spot, which ties her with elvis for most weeks by a solo artist for the number one album. >> but keyword solo artist because the overall top spot belongs to the boys from liverpool. 132 weeks with the number one album congratulations to taylor. >> and next, the age old question is die hard a christmas movie? >> we've debated this a long time about the 1988 bruce willis classic. of course, it's an amazing action movie, but is it also kind of technically a great christmas movie? well, one expert who is a much respected authority on christmas weighs in . you know, an official red ryder covid-19 200 yard medley rifle. >> you'll shoot your eye out, kid. >> that is, of course, peter billingsley, who played ralphie in a christmas story. the actor openly declared die hard to be a

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out across gaza. meantime, at least 70 people were killed in an israeli attack on a refugee camp. prime minister netanyahu said his military is intensifying operation lions and today's weather christmas day rain in the northwest. >> heavy snow in the northern plains, at least a foot expected up there, and then more rain from the midwest all the way to florida. >> morgan and finally chevy chase raised the bar for every dad looking to outdo the neighbors with their christmas lights. >> but even the great clark griswold might finally have competition in. hey looks familiar. how many lights go into your display? >> 25,000. just like the movie, everything has to be exact. all the area for the last 11 years, greg and rachel osterlund of wadsworth, ohio, have erected an increasingly even more accurate recreation of the display from the 1989 classic national lampoon's christmas vacation. they've landed their portions of

their yard as well over the last decade, as the family has roped in neighbors and expanded the production, the house has actually become quite famous. they type in griswold house. our house is usually the one that shows up just like chevy chase's house. i think we're all in for a very big treat. >> and in fact, greg and rachel have even chatted with the movie stars. chevy chase and beverly d'angelo. we had a lot of fun discussing the house. >> she pulled it up on facebook. this is your house. and yeah, we're this is what we do. so the cardboard cut out would not be complete without. >> but perhaps most impressive, over the last 11 years, they've collected donations and raised more than $50,000 for a nonprofit called great strides. it funds research for curing cystic fibrosis, which greg was diagnosed with at six years old. having felt this good in a long time just because of some of the research that they've done, some medicines that have come out joy to the world world. but greg says if they do find a cure for this disease, it's not like his

family is ever going to stop bringing this much joy to the world. >> and then we're going to figure out what to raise money for next. >> my favorite thing about that couple, greg and rachel, rachel had not seen the movie before. when they met. >> i hadn't seen it, but she's seen it now many times i would say yes. >> all right everyone, that is what's making news in america this morning. >> have a right now in america this morning, as christmas celebrations kick off around the world, a record breaking travel weekend comes to a close. >> millions taking to the roads and skies. but not every trip went as expected. how one young child was sent to the wrong city . >> weekend violence, shootings at two malls leave one person dead and holiday shoppers terrified. a suspect in one of the shootings now in custody while in florida, an urg