up to $4.4 million. spouses and children eligible for a $600,000 payment, the hostages spent 444 days in captivity. >> we got a somber message from the pope during his christmas eve mass. pope francis condemned what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, pleasure, abundance and wealth while noting the simplicity of jesus' birth he said jesus cls on christians to act@in a way that is simple, balanced, consistent and capable of seeing and doing what is essential. in japan, t christmas traditioning is to line up for kentucky fried chicken. >> what's wrong with that? >> it's a little different. eating the colonel's chicken is so popular kfc starts taking reservations in october. the e it time can be as longs six hours iff you don't have a reservation. about3.6 million people will

>> in japan. 376 million people. good for them. i wonder if they prefer extra crispy or the original. >> original. >> i was always an original person back when i ate the bird. it was good stuff. >> love it. >> good yard bird there at kfc. ts is something of a christmas tradition, as well. water skiing on the potomac neaea the nation's capital. >> interesting. this is the 30th year st. nick made the splash joined this year by mrs. clause, elves, reindeer, frosty the snowman. surprised he didn't melt in this weather and even the grinch was there. we didn't spot any members of congress out there, but who knows. cheering them on. >> there was a grinch you mentioned. so i'm sorry, kidding. so kids if santa doesn't bring you what you wanted this morning, now you know what he was doing instead. the temperatures in d.c., yeah, upper 70s. >> can't resist. >> yesterda\. a lot of sleep in new york

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you'll see why in a second. this is at the state revenue office in eugene, oregon. those guys slow odd up, seven chickens left by an angry 66-year-old taxpayer. the motive? well, it's unclear. animal control was called in to remove the flock. >> it's not often that we take in seven chickens at once and certainly not under this circumstance. >> not often or ever >> you think? >> the chicken dropper is now banned from returning to the building. >> the chicken dropper? i guess whatlse do yoyo call him? >> yeah, i mean, yeye. >> so we don't know thewhy. >> the delivery man. >> we don't know the why he did it. i guess he got his point across somewhat because we're talking about it. >> absolutely. if he took those to japan on christmas day. >> kfc, done. >> turning now to the race for the white house and the rhetoric is apparently not letting up for christmas. >> not in the christmas spirit at all.

hillary clinton and donald trump running in a dead heat, donald trump's campaign is turning up the heat a a it's not just hillary clinton herself who he is targeting. ears abc's jim avila. >> reporter: no christmas eve quiet on donald trump's twitter feed tonight. retweeting this -- "why is hillary even allowed to run? e's a criminal." his campaign spokeswoman even summoning the ghost of her husband's scandals. >> hillary clinton has some nerve to talk about the war on women and the bigotry towards women when she has a serious problem in her husband. >> reporter: trump's campaign upping the rhetoric after he described clinton's loss to president obama a using offcolor slang of the male anatomy. >> she was favored to win and she got [ bleep ]. she lost, i mean, she lost. >> reporter: trump insists his use of the term was neither vulgar nor misogynistic. >> to me, that's really a reference to getting beaten and really pretty decisively. and when i said it, nobody in the audience thought anything about it.

that as being a horrible thing. >> reporter: but clinton's campaign calls trump's language degrading and disgusting. >> i really deplore the tone of his campaign and the inflammatory rhetoric. demonstrated a penchant for sexism. >> reporter: and that brought this veiled threat from trump about a penchant for sexism? who are you referring to? i have great respect for women. be careful." hours later, his spokeswoman >> i can think of quite a few women that have been bullied by husband's misogynist sexist secrets. >> reporter: no comment from the clinton campaign, but tonight, trump and his family go to church near his palm beach home, so, perhaps there will be a momentary truce. jim avila, abc news.

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have his voting rights restored. next. jerry brown gets another voter right there. >> exactly. coming up next, troubling news from rock star janet jackson. >> she posted this on instagram. she's postponinger unbreakable world tour till the spring because she must have surgery soon. jackson did not reveal what kind of surgery she would be undergoing but asked only that fans pray for her for their family during this difficult time. >> jackson told fans to hang on to those tickets that they would be honored in a special way when her new concert schedule is announced. >> i was looking forward to if. she was going to be in new york in february. >> did you get tickets? >> no, but was going to try to get some. >> stubhub. >> exactly. next to an early christmas present for the palin family. >> bristol palin who launched an abstinence campaign after giving birth as an unwed teenage mother seven years ago has given birth

sailor grace. palin saying our family couldn't be more cocolete. >> okay, so here'ss the issue. palin hasn't publicly identified the father of sailor grace but announced she was pregnant shortly after her engagement to marine dakota meyer was broken off this spring. last spring. myer also posted "best christmas present ever." >> abouthe baby, not the broken engagement. okay. to be clear. >> so yeah, so maybe he's the baby daddy? maybe there's an episode of "murray" coming up soon. >> tune in. finally the spirit of christmas comes alive in the locker room. >> this is really cool. something you just don't see often or frankly ever. carolina panthers running back fozy whitaker dressed up as rudolph the red nosed rain desinging the temperamentations version of silent -- let's have

sleep in heaven heavenly peace merry christmas to all of you, all of you we mean it merry christmas to all of you >> merry christmas, everybody. >> the temperamentations. >> do you know that? it's probably i'm showing my age here. that's classic and great christmas sonon there. >> i appreciated your attempt singing it. i'd like for you to continue that please. >> a lot of people do not appreciate it. that's what happens if you're 14-0, you can sing anything you want. >> in a reindeer costume, shirtless like that guy.

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tomatoto and the critics seem to love it. mike scott writes it's get pleasure entertainment and eends crump call is res it a to youring work as profound as it is plo feign. >> next up, an appropriate title for christmas "joy," starring jennifer lawrence, robert de niro niro, bradley cooper and david o. russell. it tells the story of a family across four generations and the woman who rises to become t t founder of a powerful family business dynasty. along the road to success is betrayal, treachery and more than a few surprises. >> hi. >> what are you doing here? >> i'm returning him to you. i don't want him anymore. >> what? >> he's damaged. he has no place else to go. he's been living in my house for two years. >> dad, i'm so sorry. but you know, tony's living in the basement. >our ex-husband shouldn't be living in your basement.

>> critics are saying that is no way to make a movie giving it a 58% on rotten tomatoes. i'm disappointed. pete ham nond writes jennifer lawrence problems a mop can be just as empowering as a bow and arrow. joshua writes the film does little to live up to its title or aspirations. that is such a bummer. what a great cast. >> jay law is getting a a lotf buzz for that film and a lot of oscar buzz for it. >> maybe the critics are wrong. >> i'm going to put this fleer the fire and see if it will just

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and the snowstorm that could slow down christmas travelers. accuweather has it covered. payback time. americans held hostage in tehran back in 1979, the surprising plan to send them millions of dollars in compensation. celebrating christmas. tension and hope at jesus crisis' birthplace and the pope's sermon hitting home this mornrng. >> and laterer tracking santa. the government operation going back 60 years, following old saint nick making deliveries. how the popular program started with a mistake. it is friday, christmas day, december 25th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. merry christmas. i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. >> and merry christmas. i'm kendis gibson just looking to sue where santa is.

at this hour right now. he's been very, very busy. >> very busy. yeah, if you live in that area, kids get to sleep. >> hopefully they're asleep by now. >> you never know. staying up, listening for those reindeer. >> of course. you know, we're going to start in the heartland of this country where it's a heartbreaking christmas day with the severe weather that's tearing thrhrgh thee south r rning this holiday for millions of people. at least 14 people are dead as tornadoes tore through seven states. >> they included one of the longest ted twisters ever observed in december. more now from abc's elizabeth hur. >> back it up. >> back it up. >> reporter: the tornadoes so powerful, homes were demolished. tractor-trailers flipped and debris tossed for miles. >> just rumbling thunder and then with the lightning strikingg then youou see it, that's w wn it was really, really intense. >> reporter: from tennessee to mississippi --

like a' train and then it was calm. >> reporter: at least two dozen reported tornados touched down cutting a path of destruction and leaving many homeless. >> it's devastating. kind of crushes you here at christmas. >> it's very heartbreaking. i don't even have the words to explain it. >> reporter: the damages areo widespread, a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and mississippi. state officials vowing to help everyone now beginning the process of recovering and rebuilding. >> this was a well organized effort and we will recover. >> reporter: and after reeking havoc in the south, that same storm system headed east triggering dangerous flash flooding in partsf georgia and alabama. kendis and marci? >> thank you, elizabeth. the severe weather extended all the way up to the great lakes bringing michigan its first december.

west of detroit with 90-mile-an-hour winds. there was some property damage but no reported injuries. there were also several tornadoes in northern california east of sacramento. some roofs damaged, trees and fences torn down, but there were no reports of injujues, as well here. one traffic accident blamed on the tornadoes though. the driver was distracted looking at the storm. if you are looking for a whist christmas, try omaha. the city buried by 6 to 8 inches of snow yesterday. snow plows got a late start making nearly everyone else late wherever they were heading and there were a whole bunch of fender benders and traffic on the whiz slowed to a crawl but at least they got their picture perfect holiday. not so much here in new york where not only is there no snow but yesterday's high temperature set a record, 672 degrees. still can't believe it. it was like that all over the northeast. holiday travel could be a nightmare in other parts of the country.

cam tran. good morning. >> happy christmas morning, kendis and marci. balmy in the east. if you're looking for a white christmas, head out west. pressure forming on the leaside of the rockies brings widespread into utah and western colorado and then that system will shift off to the north and east bringing snow into the rthern plains. we could see poor visibility as well as drifting snow making travel a bit dangerous. the system will move into minneapolis by saturday morning. but the big storm system we're talking about will be over the weekend. a major storm developing across the south that will bring blizzard like conditions into new mexico and the texas panhandle. we could seeee up to 10 inches of snow in el paso. heavy rain in east texas and lower mississippi heading back home for the holidays could be a bit dangerous. back to you, kendis and marci. >> thanks to cam there. chaos at a north carolina mall after gunfire erupted between two groups of teenagers.

off-duty officer killed one of the gunmen. panicked shoppers scrambling for cover as ten shots rang out.t. the officer was placed on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. an arizona man accused of helping attack a prophet muhammad cartoon contest in sexs is facing new charges. ma reek abdul kareem prosecutors say also planned to fight with isis and accused of trying to blow up the site of the super bowl game in phoenix awell as a mal. kareem was already charged with providing the guns used in the texas attack. 36 years after their capture, the americans taken hostage in tehran in 1979 are set to receive millions of dollars in compensation. it's news that brought tears to the eyes of the former hostage abc's tom llamas has the details. >> more than 30 years after the hostages were paraded before the

thth 53 americans seizedy an angry mob that stormeded the u.s. embassy in tehran in 1979. >> spend at least another night imprisons in the american embassy. >> they became gshl pawns. their ordeal dragging on more than a year. rodney wasne of them, a 22-year-old marine south carolinaing as a security guard at the embassy. >> being held hostage was 444 days of a bads nightmare where each day we woke up and thought we were dead. >> reporter: finally on the day ronald reagan was sworn? >> day one of treem for 52 americans. >> reporter: in all the years since, the former hostages fought for compensation. now it's finally come buried in a budget bill president obama signed last friday. they will each receive up to $4.4 million. that's $10,000 for every one of the 444 days they spent in captivity. he calls it justice. >> tom llamas, abc news, new york. the pope sounding a somber

mass, noting the simplicity of jesus christ's birth. pope francis condemned what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, pleasure, abundance and wealth. he says an jesus calls on christians to act in a way that is simple, balanced, consistent, is essential. the upsurge of violence in the holy land brought more tension to christmas celebrations. mahmoud abbas joined christian faithful in bethlehem for midnight mass. it has been at the center of violence but as molly hunter reports, the celebrations have retued. >> reporter: med fng between the celebration and the sad feeling. >> reporter: that sad feeling shared widely this year. after months of violence in the occupied palestinian territories and israel left 19 israelis and more than 130 palestinians dead, israel says more than half of

in manger square, the birthplace of jesus, the crowd's smaller. tourism suffering. people say they've never seen it like this. >> but at the same time, there is a certain feeling of resilience. people insist to celebrate christmas to send a message of hope that we, the christians and muslims, the palestinians are here. we were here. and we'll stay here forever. >> resilience and happiness says natalee. >> are you going to celebrate more this year because of the tension, because of the violence? >> because the only way you fight war is by happiness and by peace. peace by happiness, by music. >> merry christmas. >> molly hunter, abc news, bethlehem. back here ithe state environmentalists are delivering a bit of a buzz kill over america's christmas lights. while light displays are a small fraction of the electricity we consume annually, a new study finds that the lights we turn on

nations in a year. >> wow. >> el salvador, cambodia and tanzania are some of the countries that use less power than the u.s. over the days. your big christmas tree is bad news to the environment. >> yeah.h. well, there is something else burning in denver on christmas eve. a non-profit group gave free marijuana joints to the homeless and anyone else who wanted one. the group cannabis can says it bring people together. >> that's kind of them. that group says it's high time, high time, that the homeless had access to restrooms and showers. so it's raising money. an it's illegal to smoke marijuana in public in colorado but giving it as a gift is okay. the group wishes everyone "a happy canamas."

that's -- so they're a bunch of hungry homeless people right about now in denver. >> munchies with candy 'canes. >> medical use. they have arthritis, too. >> is that it? >> uh-huh. coming up "in the mix" if your gift wrapping technique is less than artful, we'll make you feel a little better. >> who is behind the bombshell plan to crack dow and deport immigrants? we'll tell you who is speaking out. later the government's popular santa tracking program following st. nick's big night of deliveries after six decades. we're revealing how it actually all started. >> remember to find us on facebook wnnfans.com and

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so check out this wise guy in miami. a burglar captured on surveillance camera, he enters a home as the couple sleeps upstairs. the man spots the cameras at one point but is unable to disable them but his face clearly seen. he stole more than $100,000 worth of items. the homeowner says the burglar was just feet away from his bedroom but never tried to enter. >> wow. >> but with $100,000 worth of items nearby, i would have -- i mean, i can understand why he he was busy. >> i guess so. the obama administration has launched a new salvo in the debate over illegal immigration. the department of homeland security is set to deport thousands of central american immigrants living here illegally since last year. abc's pierre thomas has the >> reporter: they came over the thousands. children and families, in some cases, fleeing violence and persecution in central america.

inside the u.s. >> turn around and go back. >> reporter: some facing angry crowds, while the government determined tir fate. now, with illegal border crossing spiking again, hundreds of those families are being targeted for deportation in a series of sweeps that could begin as early as next month, if approved by the white house. >> i think what they're trying to do here is send a message to ntral america, saying, don't come. and in order to do that, i think they believe that images of families being offloaded on planes in central america, that it's going to deter people from coming. >> reporter: the families targeted for deportation had their requests for asylum rejected by immigration judges. but the removal is sparking controversy, because the obama focused on deporting criminals, not families. >> very tough day, frankly, for eve. >> reporter: some administration critics said the plan is symbolic window dressing that of illegal immigration. in many cases these families will have to be tracked down. our sources say immigration and

confident they can be located. it's too difficult for families to hide. we'll have to see what happens. opposition to this plan is fierce. pierre thomas, abc news, washininon. mighthte a little bit too late advice. medical researchers have advice for parents about what not to give your children for christmas. before you buy flashy electronic device, consider a book or a simpler toy. researchers at the northern arizona university have found that playing with toys and books that don't require a power source is promoted more meaningful interactions between childrenennd parents. they say playtime with electronic toys fostered less meaningful interactions. >> and the kids will be thrilled. >> i'm sure they'll be thrilled. >> for grown-ups who can't resist those electronic devices we have got an after christmas deal for you. best buy is selling the apple iphone 6 s for just $1. >> a buck? >> yeah.

$200 but it applies only to the16 gig version and it's only for verizon and sprinin customers. theeal only good through sunday in stores or online. but a whole lot of fine print, as well. so, yeah, we've got to investigate this a little further. >> sounds good. coming up in our next half hour, donald trump turns up the heat. he is now taking aim at not just hillary but bill clinton's scandals, as well. and what he called hillary clinton in his latest tweet. >> first for those of us who have been nice this year, santa has taken flight. the team at norad is tracking his every move. but do you know why the government launched this mission in the first place. >> you're watching "world news now." >> he's in mexico. >> announcer: "world news now"

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nice and cozy. so as we fire up, you know, the yule log, santa claus has been flying around the globe for hours. he's just finishing up his deliveries here in america. look at him go. >> busy, busy man. worldwide, children have been following his travels thanks to norad's santa tracker which thi year turned 60 years old. ears abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: santa claus is under the watchful eyes of norad. >> so, on the screen, you'll see the last place that we've seen santa claus, which, in this case, was russia. and then it also tracks the number of gifts delivered, which

>> reporter: usually on alert for things like missile attacks, norad takes this very seriously. how important is this mission? >> oh, this is a no fail mission. >> reporter: a mission that goes back to the cold war, as the story goes, back in 1955, a sears newspaper ad gave kids a number to call santa. but that number was off by one, so, instead of reaching the man in red, kids were calling colonel harry shoup on his red phone. >> that red phone was top secret. >> reporter: the colonel order his men to play along. >> he was military through and through, but he loved kids. and he loved christmas. >> reporter: and a tradition was born. norad has been playiyi along now for 60 years. >> santa loves cookies and milk. >> reporter: 1,500 volunteers taking 135,000 calls from excited kids in 235 countries.

india right now. >> reporter: you might just reach terry, taking calls today for the first time ever. >> have you got cookies for him? >> reporter: colonel shoup was her dad. so, your first call, what does it feel like? >> oh, it's great. better than i even thought. it's wonderful. >> reporter: she says that went for her dad, too. a simple mistake he helped turn into 60 years of magic. clayton sandell, abc news, colorado springs. that is so cool. always a tradition in my family, put out the cookies and the mit can and check to see where santa is. >> still to this day. >> we're checking to see where kendis is. because he might be breaking into your home. >> i think i'm stuck. >> yeah. >> just trapped up there. >> i have to anchor by myself

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heartbreaking toll, the holiday clean-up and the snowstorm that could delay travelers. >> shopping center gunfire. the second shooting incident this week scaring holiday shoppers at busy american malls. how police responded this time. and new this half hour, an unforgetble way to raise a stink about taxes. >> seven chickens left at a department of revenue office, what happened to the birds and what police h he to say. and later on in "the skinny," disappointment for janet jackson fans. r concert tour called off and the personal reason lined it. it is friday, it is christmas day, december 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, and very merry christmas to you. i'm marci gonzales in for reena ninan. >> and merry christmas. nice to be spending the holiday with you and you, as well. thank you for joining us here. we want to get to our top story

deadly tornadoes in the south and mist that killed at lea 14 people. >> among the hardest hit areas northwestern mississippi where seven people have died. dozens more have been injured some seriously. abc's phillip mena has the story. >> reporter: severe weather still on the move. with blinding rain in alababa and flooded d ads south of atlanta. this after a devastating christmas week tornado outbreak. >> oh! i think that's a tornado brewing up! >> reporter: over 24 tornadoes reported. >> i looked up, the roof was blowing off the house. >> reporter: watch as these two tornadoes merge into one massive twister. swirling winds lifting this tractor trailer and sending it careening onto its side. in holly springs, mississippi -- >> monster tornado. >> reporter: the national weather service says this rnado was at least an ef-3 and may haha tracked over 100 miles across two states. >> it was like a war zone. >> reporter: first responders rushing to help the injured, including retired nurse sherry keel.

last-minute christmas shopping. >> there's a lady face down in the ditch. she kept asking about her child. >> reporter: that child, just 7 years old, didn't survive. >> i can't imagine -- i just can't imagine what that mom is going to feel when she's told that her child didn't make it. >> reporter: gwendolyn jones had no storm shelter. she and her family took celter in the safest place they could find. >> and we laid here on the floor and holding hands and praying >> reporter: the room her daughter and granddaughter live in, now destroyed. the community here coming together. shelter, hoping to salvage some this motor home was parked 100 yards away. and the only thing that stopped it was a two-story building, now obliteteted. and the trailer attachededo that rv, they found it a quarter mile away. phillip mena, abc news, holly springs, mississippi. a snowstorm hitting the dangerous.

foot of snow. the combination made driving a nightmare with a lot of accidents. meteorologist cam tran tells us snowstorms could make travel dangerous across an even wider area. good mornrng, cam. >> happy christmas morning, kendis and marci. if you're looking for a white christmas, head out west. an area of low pressure forming on the lee side of the rockies. we could pick up about a foot of snow there. and then that system will shift off to the north and east bringing widespread snow across the northern plains. we could see major travel delays in this area due to poor visibility and drifting snow and then the system will move off to the north and east into minnesesa bringing upwards o o 6 inches of snow into minneapolis. the big storm system developing over the weekend. we could see blizzard like conditions across new mexico into the texas panhandle and heavy rain into east texas as well as severe wther in the lower mississippi. heading back home from the

back to you. >> thanks, cam. other news, there were black lives matter protests on chicago. investigators released recordings of chicago police radio calls from the night teenager laquan mcdonald was shot and killed. the traffic shows only five minutes pass between a request for a taser and when officer jason van dyke opened fire. >> fired by the police. gunfire by the police. >> you guys okay? >> everything's fine. >> to protest that shooting, about 100 protesters marched along chicago'susiest shohoing didirict but thehis protest appeared to have less impact on merchants than a bigger one on black friday. and an off-duty police officer shot and killed a teenager at a north carolina mall following a dispute between two groups. last minute shoppers scrambled as the gunfire erupted.

this time, a shooting in a north carolina shopping mall, packed with last-minute christmas shoppers. gunfire sending many in the owd fleeing in panic. inside, this man finding safety, huddling behind a clothing rack. >> we were just walking and people just started running, yelling, screaming. so, i just -- my first thing to do is get safe. >> reporter: images from the northlake mall in charlotte captured the chaos and confusion. >> he started shooting. >> reporter: authorities say the shooting occurafter two groups of people inside the mall got into an argument. an off-duty police officer intervened and fatally shot one person who they say was armed. >> this is not a random act of violence. this is something that happened between two parties who were beefing back and forth. >> reporter: this incident comes just two days after a shooting at one of the country's biggest malls on new york's long island. there, too, scenes of panic when fired a gun in a struggle with a store security guard. in north carolina tonight, the

hospital and yet another cocounity on edge. york. the federal government is making plans for mass deportations that could start as early as next month. the targets would be thousands of central americans who have come here fleeing gang violence in honduras and el salvador. their request for asylum in the u.s. were denied but they haven't left. >> i think what they're trying to do is send a message saying that, i think they believe if there are images of familieie ing off loaded in planes in central america, that it's going toeter people from coming. > the plan has to be approved by the white house and opposition is fierce from both left and right and even within homeland security itself. 36 years after their capture, the americans taken hostage in 1979 are set to receive millions of dollars in compensation. that's after a provision in the spending deal signed last week. each of the 53 hostages and

up to $4.4 million. spouses and children eligible for a $600,000 payment, the captivity. we got a somber message from the pope during his christmas eve mass. pope francis condemned what he called society's intoxicationing with consumerism, pleasure, abundance and wealth. while noting the simplicity of jesus' birth he saididesus calls on christians to act in a wayay that is simpmp, balanced, consistent and capable of seeing and doing what is essential. in japan, the christmas tradition is to line up for kentucky fried chicken. >> what's wrong with that? >> yeah, it's a little different. eating the colonel's chicken is so popular kfc starts taking reservations in october. the it time can be as long as six hours if you don't have a reservation. about 3.6illion people will feast on kfc today? >> japan?

>> i don't blame them. good for them. i wonder if they prefer extra crispy or the original. >>r the original. >> i was always an original person back when i ate the bird. it was good stuff. >> love it. >> good yard bird there at kfc. >> this is something of a christmas tradition, as well. water skiing on the potomac near the nation's capital. >> this is the 30th year saint nick has made the splash. he was joined this year by mrs. clause, elves, reindeer, frosty the snowman. surprised he didn't m@lt in this weather and even the grinch was there. we didn't spot any members of congress out there, but who knows. mentioned. so i'm sorry, kidding. kids, if santa doesn't bring you what you wan this had morning, instead. the teteeratures in d.c., yeah, upper 70s yesterday. >> can't resist. >> i didn't get a lot of sleep

ice cream truck outside my apartment. ice cream truck on christmas eve. >> first time ever that has been the cause of a sleepless night in new york city. love it. >> coming up in "the skinny," christmas treasure coming to the palin family and california's governor sends a gift to hollywood "a" listers. >> also ahead a fowl protest at the revenue department. why did a taxpayer dump seven chickens and take off? oo and no immediate holiday truce between donald trump and hillary clinton. the war of words on social media takes a new tone. you're watching "world news now." so how ya doing? enough pressure in here for ya? ugh. my sinuses are killing me. yeah...just wait 'til we hit ten thousand feet. i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're new liquid gels. and you're coming with me... wait, what?! you realize i have gold status? do i still get the miles? new mucinex sinus-max liquid gels.

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office in eugene, oregon. those guys showed up, seven chickens left by an angry 66-year-old taxpayer. the motive? well, it's unclear. animal control was called in to remove the flock. >> it's not often that we take in seven chickens at once and certainly not under this circumstance. >> not often or ever. >> the chicken dropper is now banned from returning to the building. >> the chicken dropper? i guess whatatlse do you call him? >> yeah, i mean, yeah. >> so we don't know the why. >> the delivery man. it. i guess he got his point across about it. >> absolutely. >> kfc, done. >> turning now to the race for the white house and the rhetoric is apparently not letting up for christmas. at all. with the latest polls showing

running in a dead heat, donald trump's campaign is turning up the heat and it's not just hillary clinton herself who he is targeting. >> reporter: no christmas eve quiet on donald trump's twitter retweeting this -- "why is hillary even allowed to run? she's a criminal." his campaign spokeswoman even summoning the ghost of her husband's scandals. nerve to talk about the war on women and the bigotry towards women when she has a serious problem in her husband. >> reporter: trump's campaign upping the rhetoric after he described clinton's loss to president obama by using offcolor slang of the male anatomy. >> she was favored to win and shgot [ bleep ]. she lost, i mean, she lost. >> reporter: trump insists his use of the term was neither vulgar nor misogynistic. >> to me, that's really a reference to getting beaten and really pretty decisively. d when i saiaiit, nobody in e audience thought anything about it.

that as being a horrible thing. >> reporter: but clinton's campaign calls trump's language degrading and disgusting. >> i really deplore the tone of inflammatory rhetoric. it's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism. >> reporter: and that brought this veiled threat from trump, "hillary, when you complain about a penchant for sexism, who are you referring to? i have great respect for women. be careful." hours later, his spokeswoman dropping this bomb. >> i can think of quite a few women that have been bullied by hillary clinton to hide her husband's misogynist sexist secrets. >> reporter: no comment from the clinton campaign, but tonight, trump and his family go to urch near his palm b bch home, so, perhaps there will be a momentary truce. jim avila, abc news. >> coming up, california's governor has a big christmas

lister. >> and disappointing news for janet jackn fans. why the singer is stepping off the concert stage. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. meatball on white! next! you want mustard on that or not! come on, come on. i haven't got all day here! it doesn't come with peppers! they're extra! hurry up.pay the lady! next! the chicken's fresh. i killed it myself. so that's what you want? next! while we're still young! you know you told me you wanted mustard.

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>> exactly. coming up next, troubling news from rock star janet jackson. >> she posted this on instagram. she's postponing her unbreakable world tour t tl the spring because she must have e rgery soon. jackson did not reveal what kind of surgery she would be undergoing but asked only that fans pray for her, for her family and for their entire company during this difficult time. >> jackson told fans to hang on to those tickets that they would her new concert schedule is announced. >> i was looking forward to it. she was going be in new york in february. >> did you get tickets? >> no, but was going to try to get some. >> last second stubhub. >eah, exactly. next to an early christmas present for the palin family. >> bristol palin who launched an abstence campaign after giving birth as an unwed teenage mother seven years ago has given birth to a second child, a girl named sailor grace.

saying our family couldn't be more complete. >> okay, so here's the issue. palin hasn't publicly identified the father of sailor grace but announced she was pregnant shortly after her engagement to marine war hero dakota meyer was broken off this spring, last spring. meyer also posted "best christmas present ever." >> about the baby, not the broken engagement. okay. to be clear. >> so yeah, so maybe he's the baby daddy? maybe there's an episode of "maury" coming up soon? >> tune in. finally the spirit of christmas comes alive in the locker room. >> this is really coolol something you just d d't see very often or frankly ever. carolina panthers running back zzy whittaker dressed up as rudolph the red nosed reindeer singing the temptations version of silent -- let's have him sing it.

peace merry christmas to all of you, all of yououe mean it merry christmas to all of you >> merry christmas, everybody. >> the temptations. >> do you know that? it's probably i'm showing my age here. that's a really classic and eat christmas song there. >> i appreciated your attempt singing it. i'd like for you to continue that please. >> a lot of people do not appreciate it. that's what happens if you're 14-0, you can sing anything you want. >> in a reindeer costumeme shirtless like that guy.

>> you know how hard it is to find red shoes? >> i think you're festive enough. the best costume change ever. >> festive is one word to call it. >> yeah. all right, well it is now time for "insomniac theater" if you can even listen to what we're saying with this distraction here. >> i'm trying to not get it close to the fire. >> definitely flammable. >> checking out two films opening this weekend. >> this week, we're going to start with quintin tarantinins latest adventure "the hateful eight," stars kirk russell and samuel l. jackson. they're trying to find shelter in a blizzard but end up getting involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. >> one of them fellows is not what he says he is. >> what is he? >> in cahoots with this one, that's what he is. one of them, maybe even two of them is here to see she goes free. >> ateful eight" is getting a solid 75% rating on rotten

mike scott writes it's get 100% tarantino pleasure entertainment and andy crump calls it a towering work as profound as it is profane. next up, an appropriate title for christmas "joy," starring jennifer lawrence, robert de niro, bradley cooper and david o. russell. it tells the story of a family across four generations and the woman at the center o it all who rises to become the founder animatetory arc of a powerful family businessdy nasty. but along that road to success is betrayal, treasury and more than a few surprises. >> hi. >> what are you doing here? >> i'm returning him to you. i don't want him anymore. >> what? >> he's damaged. he has no place else to go. he's been living in my house for two years. >> dad, i'm so sorry. but you know, tonyny living in ththbasement. >> your ex-husband shouldn't be living in your basement. that's not the proper way to be divorced.

>> critics are saying that is no way to make a movie giving it a 58% on rotten tomatoes. i'm disappointed. pete hammond writes jennifer lawrence proves a mop can be just as empowering as a bow and arrow. wow. >> why so angry. >> joshua sarns writes the film dodo little to live up to its title or aspirations. that is such a bummer. what a great cast. >> j. law is getting a lot of buzz for that film and a lot of oscar buzz for it. >> maybe the critics are wrong. >> i'm going to put this near the fire and see if it will just catch fire. >> festive little elf. >> might be a little bit too much. >> nice and toasty.

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holiday clean-up and the snowstorm that could delay travelers. shopping center gunfire. the second shooting incident this week scaring holiday shoppers at busy american malls. how police responded this time. and new this half hour, an unforgettable way to raise a stink about taxes. >> seven chickens left at a department of revenue office, what happened to the birds and what police have to say. >> and later on in "the skinny," disan bint 0ment for janet jackson fans. her concert tour called off and the personal reason behind it. it is friday, it is christmtm day, december 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, and very merry christmas to you. i'm marci gonzales in for reena ninan. >> marci is, merry christmas. nice to be spending the holiday with you and you, as well. thank you for joining us here. we want to get to our top story because it is tragic. deadly tornadoes in the south

least 14 people. >> among the hardest hit areas nortrtestern mississippi where seven people have died. dozens more have been injured some seriously. abc's phillip mena has the story. >> reporter: severe weather on the move. with blinding rain in alabama and flooded roads south of atlanta. this after a devastating christmas week tornado outbreak. >> oh! i think that's a tornado brewing up! >> reporter: over 24 tornadoes reported. >> i looked up, the roof was blowing off the house. >> reporter: watch as these two tornadoes merge into one massive twister. swirling winds lifting this tractor trailer and sending it careening onto its side. in holly springs, mississippi -- >> monster tornado. >> reporter: the national weather service says this tornado was at least an ef-3 and may have tracked over 100 miles across two states. >> it was like a war zone. >> reporter: first responders rushing to help the injured, including retired nurse sherry keel. she was on her way home from

>> there's a lady face down in the ditch. she kept asking about her child. >> reporter: that child, just 7 years old, didn't survive. i can't imagine -- i just can'imagine what that mom is going to feel when she's told that her child didn't make it. >> reporter: gwendolyn jones had no storm shelter. she and her family took cover in the safest place they could find. >> and we laid here on the floor and holding hands and praying all the while. >> reporter: the room her daughter and granddadahter live in, now destroyed. the community here now coming together. shelter, hoping to salvage some this motor home was parked 100 yards away. and the only thing that stopped it was a two-story building, now obliterated. and the trailer attached to that rv, they found it a quarter mile away. phillip mena, abc news, holly springs, mississippi. a snowstorm hitting the great plains making g avel dadaerous. the omaha area got about half a

the combination made driving a nightmare with a lot of accidents. meteorologist cam tran tells us snowstorms could make travel area. good morning, cam. >> happy christmas morning, kendis and marci. if you're looking for a white christmas, head out west. an area of low pressure forming on the lee side of the rockies. that will bring in widespread snow across utah and western colorado. we could pick up about a foot of snow there. and then that system will shift bringing widespread snow across the northern plains. we could see major travel delays in this area due to poor visibility and drifting snow and then the system will move off to the north and east into minnesota bringing upwards of 6 inches of snow into minneapolis. the big storm system developing over the weekend. we could see blizzard like conditions across new mexico into the texex panhandle and heavy rain into east texas as well as severe weather in the lower mississippi. heading back home from the holidays could be treacherous.

>> thanks, cam. other news, there were black lives matter protests across the u.s. on christmas eve including in chicago. investigators released recordings of chicago police teenager laquan mcdonald was shot and killed. the radio traffic shoho onlyy five minutes passetween a request for a taser and when officer jason van dyke opened fire. >> fired by the police. gunfire by the police. >> you guys okay? >> everything's fine. >> to prott that shooting, about 100 protesters marched along chicago's busiest shopping district, but this protest appeared to have less impact on merchants than a bigger one on and an off-duty police officer shot and killed a teenager at a north carolina mall following a dispute between two groups. last minute shoppers scrambled as the gunfire erupted. here's abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: it happened again. this time, a shooting in a north

with last-minute christmas shoppers. gunfire sending many in the crowd fleeing in panic. inside, this man finding safety, huddling behind a clothing rack. >> we were just walking and people just started runnnng, yelling, screaming. so, i just -- my first thing to >> reporter: images from the captured the chaos and confusion. >> he started shooting. >> reporter: authorities say the shooting occurred after two groups of people inside the mall got into an argument. an off-duty police officer intervened and fatally shot one person who they say was armed. >> this is not a random act of violence. between two parties who were beefing back and forth. >> reporter: this incident comes just two days after a shooting at one of the country's biggest malls on new york's long island. there, too, scenes of panic when a would-be robber allegedly fired a gun in a struggle with a store security guard.

people gone to the hospital and yet another community on edge. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. the federal government is making plans for mass deportations that cocod start as early as next month. the targets would be thousands of central americans who have come here fleeing gang violence in honduras and el salvador. their requests for asylum in the u.s. were denied, but they haven't left. >> i think what they're trying to do is send a message to central america saying don't come and in order to do that, i think they believe if there are images of families being off loaded on planes in central america, that it's going to deter people from coming. > the plan has to be approved by the white house and opposition is fierce from both left and right and even within homeland security itself. 36 years after their capture, the americans taken hostage in 1979 are set to receive millions of dollars in compensation. that's after a provision in the spending deal signed last week. each of the 53 hostages and their estates are set to receive

spouses and children eligible for a $600,000 payment, the hostages spent 444 days in captivity. we got a somber message from the pope during his christmas eve mass. pope francis condemned what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, pleasure, abundance and wealth. while noting the simplicity of jesus' birth he said jesus calls on christians to act in a y that is simple, balanced, consistent a a capable of seeing and doing what is essential. in japan, the christmas tradition js to line up for kentucky fried chicken. >> what's wrong with that? >> yeah, it's a little different. eating the colonel's chicken is so popular kfc starts taking reservations in october. the wait time can be as long as six hours if you don't have a reservation. about 3.6 million people will

>> in japan? >>? japan. >> i don't blame them. good for them. i wonder if they prefer extra crispy or the original. >> or the original. >> i was always an original person back when i ate the bird. it was good stuff. >> love it. >> good yard bird there at kfc. >> this is something of a christmas tradition, as well. water skiing on the potomac near the nation's capital. >> this is the 30th year saint nick has made the splash. he was joined this year by mrs. clause, elves, reindeer, frosty the snowman. surprised he didn't melt in this weather and even the grinch was there. we didn't spot any members of congress out there, but who knows. cheering them on at least. >> so there was a grinch you mentioned. so i'm sorry, kidding. kids, if santa doesn't bring you what you wanted this morning, now you know what he was doing instead. the temperatures in d.c., yeah, upper 70s yesterday. >> can't resist. >> i didn't get a lot of sleep in new york because there was an ice cream truck outside my apartment. ice cream truck on christmas

>> first time ever that has been the cause of a sleepless night in new york city. love it. >> on christmas eve, amazing. >> coming up in "the skinny," christmas treasure coming to t palin family and california's governor sends a gift to hollywood "a" listers. >> also ahead a fowl protest at the revenue department. why did a taxpayer dump seven chickens and take off? into and. >> and no immediate holiday truce between donald trump and hillary clinton. the war of words on social media takes a new tone. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now." i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? he has that dry scratchy thing going on. guess what? it works on his cough too. cough! guess what? it works on his cough too. what? stop! don't pull me! spoiler alert! she doesn't make it! only mucinex dm relieves bothwet and dry coughs for 12 hours

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those guys showed up, seven chickens left by an angry 66-year-old taxpayer. the motive? well, it's unclear. animal control was called in to remove the flock. >> it's not often that we take in seven chickens at once and certainly not under this circumstance. >> not often or ever. >> you think? >> the chicken dropper is now banned from returning to the building. i guess what else do you call him? >> yeah, i mean, yeah. >> so we don't know why. >> the delivery man. >> we don't note why he did it. i guess he got his point across somewhat because we're talking about it. >> absolutely. if he took those to japan on christmas day, man. >> kfc, done. >> turning now to o e race for the white house and the rhetoric christmas. >> not in the christmas spirit at all.

running in a dead heat, donald trump's campaign is turning up the heat and it's not just hillary clinton herself who he is targeting. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: no christmas eve quiet on donald trump's twitter feed. retweeting this -- "why is hillary even allowed to run? she's a criminal." his campaign spokeswoman evenenummoning the ghost of her husbandnd scandals. >illary clinton has some nerve to talk about the war on women and the bigotry towards women when she has a serious problem in her husband. >> reporter: trump's campaign upping the rhetoric after he described clinton's loss to president obama by using offcolor slang of the male anatomy. >> she was favored to win and she got [ bleep ]. she lost, i mean, she lost. >> reporter: trump insists his use of the term was neither vulgar nor misogynistic. >> to me, that's really a reference to getting beaten and really pretty decisively. and when i said it, nobody in the audience thought anything about it. they clapped, they didn't view

>> reporter: but clinton's campaign calls trump's language degrading and disgusting. >> i really deplore the tone of his campaign and the inflammatory rhetoric. it's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism. >> reporter: and that brought this veiled threat frou trump, "hillary, when you complain about a penchant for sexism, who are you referring to? i have great respect for women. be careful." hours later, his spokeswoman dropping this bomb. >> i can think of quite a few women that have been bullied by hillary clinton to hide her husband's misogynist sexist secrets. >> reporter: no comment from the clinton campaign, but tonight, trump and his family go to church near his palm beach home, so, perhaps there will be a momentary truce. jim avila, abc news. >> coming up, california's governor has a big christmas

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voter right there. >> exactly. coming up next, troubling news from rock star janet jackson. >> she posted this on instagram. she'e'postponing her unbrereable world tour at least until the spring because she must have surgery soon. jackson did not reveal what kind of surgery she would be undergoing but asked only that fans pray for her, for her family and for her entire company during this difficult time. >> jackson told fans to hang on to those tickets that they would be honored in a special way when her new concert schedule is announced. >> i was looking forward to it. she was going to be in new york in february. >> did you get tickets? >> no, but was going to try to get some. >> last second stubhub. >> y yh, exactly. next to an early christmas present for the palin family. >> bristol palin who launched an abstinence campaign after giving birth as an unwed teenage mother seven years ago has given birth to her second child, a girl named sailor grace. palin instagrammed this photo

more complete. >> okay, so here's the issue. palin hasn't publicly identified the father of sailor grace but announced she was pregnant shortly after her engagement to marine war hero dakota meyer was broken off this spring, last spri. meyer also posted "best christmas present ever." >> about the baby, not the broken engagement. okay. to be clear. >> so yeah, so maybe he's the baby daddy? maybe there's an episode of "maury" coming up soon? >> oh, yes. tune in. finally the spirit of christmas comes alive in the locker room. >> this is really cool. something you just don't see very often or frankly ever. carolina panthers running back fozzy whittaker dressed up as rudolph the red nosed reindeer singing the temptations version of silent -- let's have him sing it. >> oh, wow.

peace merry christmas to all of you, all of you we mean it merry christmas to all of you >> merry christmas, everybody. >> the temptations. >> do you know that? it's probably i'm showing my age here. that's a really classic and great christmas song there. >> i appreciated your attempt singing it. i'd like for you to continue that please. >> a lot of people do not appreciate it. that's what happens if you're 14-0, you can sing anything you want. >> in a reindeer costume, shirtless like that guy. i liked it. >> coming up, box office.

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mike scott writes it's 100% tarantino pleasure entertainment and andy crump calls it a towering work as profound as it is profane. >> next up an offering from another hollywood heavyweight with an appropriate title for christmas, "joy," it stars jennifer lawrence, robert de niro, bradley cooper and david o. russell. it tells the story of a family across four generations and the woman at the center of it all who rises to become the founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty. but along that road to success is betrail of, treachery, and more than a few surprises. >> hi. >> what are you doing here? >> i'm returning him to you. i don't want him anymore. >> what? >> he's damaged. he has no place else to go. he's been living in my house for two years. >> dad, i'm so sorry. but you know, tony's living in the basement. >> your ex-husband shouldn't be living in your basement. that's not the proper way to be divorced.

>> critics are saying that is no way to make a movie giving it a 58% on rotten tomatoes. i'm disappointed. pete hammond writes jennifer lawrence proves a mop can be just as empowering as a bow and arrow. wow. >> why so angry. >> joshua starnes writes the film does little to live up to its title or aspirations. that is such a bummer. what a great cast. >> j. law is getting a lot of buzz for that film and a lot of oscar buzz for it. >> maybe the critics are wrong. >> i'm going to put this near the fire and see if it will just catch fire. >> i think you should dance. you look like a festive little

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and the snowstorm that could slow down christmas travelers. accuweather has it covered. payback time. americans held hostage in tehran back in 1979, the surprising plan to send them millions of dollars in compensation. celebrating christmas. tension and hope at jesus christ's birthplace and the pope's holiday sermon hitting home this christmas morning. >> and later tracking santa. the government operation going back 60 years following old saint nick making his deliveries, how the popular program started with a mistake. it is friday, christmas day, december 25th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone. merry christmas. i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. >> and merry christmas. i'm kendis gibson just looking to see where santa is. he's heading for wichita, kansas

yeah, if you live in that area, kids get to sleep. >> hopefully they're already >> you never know. staying up, listening for those >> of course. you know, we're going to start in the heartland of this country where it's a heartbreaking christmas day with the severe weather that's tearing through the south ruining this holiday for millions of people. at least 14 people are dead as tornadoes tore through seven states. >> they included one of the longest tracked twisters ever more now from abc's elizabeth hur. >> back it up. >> back it up. >> reporter: the tornadoes so powerful, homes were demolished. tractor-trailers flipped and debris tossed for miles. >> just rumbling thunder and then with the lightning striking then you see it, that's when it was really, really intense. mississippi -- >> we heard this great big whoo

calm. >> reporter: at least two dozen reported tornados touched down cutting a path of destruction and leaving many homeless. >> it's devastating. kind of crushes you here at christmas. >> it's very heartbreang. i don't even have the words to explain it. >> reporter: the damages are so widespread, a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and mississippi. state officials vowing to help everyone now beginning the process of recovering and rebuilding. >> this was a well organized effort and we will recover. >> reporter: and after wreaking havoc in the south, that same storm system headed east triggering dangerous flash flooding in parts of georgia and alabama. kendis and marci? >> thank you, elizabeth. the severe weather extended all the way up to the great lakes bringing michigan its first tornado ever in the month of december. it touched down about 20 miles west of detroit with

there was some property damage but no rinjuries. there were also several tornadoes in northern california east of sacramento. some roofs were damage add, trees and fences torn down, but there were no reports of injuries, as well here. one traffic accident blamed on the tornadoes though. the driver was distracted looking at the storm. if you are looking for a white christmas, try omaha. the city buried by 6 to 8 inches of snow yesterday. snow plows got a late start making nearly everyone else late wherever they were heading and there were a whole bunch of fender benders and traffic on the highways slowed to a crawl, picture perfect holiday. not so much here in new york where not only is there no snow but yesterday's high temperature set a record, 72 degrees. still can't believe it. northeast. holiday travel could be a nightmare in other parts of the country. here's accuweather meteorologist

good morning, cam. >> happy christmas morning, kendis and marci. balmy in the east. if you're looking for a white christmas, you've got to head out west. we have an area of low pressure forming on the lee side of the rockies that will bring widespread snow into utah and western colorado and then that system will shift off to the north and east bringing snow into the northern plains. we could see poor visibility as well as drifting snow making travel a bit dangerous. the system will move into minneapolis by saturday morning. but the big storm system we're talking about will be over the weekend. we've got a major storm developing across the south that will bring liz zard-like conditions into new mexico and into the texas panhandle. we could see up to 10 inches of snow in el paso. heavy rain in east texas and severe weather possible in the lower mississippi heading back home for the holidays could be a bit dangerous. back to you, kendis and marci. >> thanks to cam there. chaos at a north carolina mall after gunfire erupted between two groups of teenagers. police in charlotte say an

the gunmen. panicked shoppers scrambling for cover as at least ten shots rang out. the officer was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. an arizona man accused of helping attack a prophet muhammad cartoon contest in texas is facing new charges. prosecutors say malik abdul kareem also planned to fight with isis. he's also accused of plotting to blow up the site of the 2015 super bowl game that was in phoenix as well as a mall. kareem was already charged with providing the guns used in the texas attack. 36 years after their capture, the americans taken hostage in tehran in 1979 are set to receive millions of dollars in compensation. it's news that brought tears to the eyes of the former hostages. abc's tom llamas has the details. >> reporter: more than 30 years after the those american who is tangs were paraded before the

the 53 americans seized by an angry mob that stormed the u.s. embassy in tehran in 1979. >> they will spend at least another night imprisoned in the american embassy. >> they became international pawns. their ordeal dragging on more than a year. rodney was one of them, a 22-year-old marine south serving as a security guard at the embassy. >> being held hostage was 444 days of a bad nightmare where each day we woke up and thought we were dead. >> reporter: finally on the day ronald reagan was sworn in -- >> day one of freedom for 52 americans. >> reporter: in all the years since, the former hostages fought for compensation. now it's finally come buried in a budget bill president obama signed last friday. they will each receive up to $4.4 million. that's $10,000 for every one of the 444 days they spent in captivity. he calls it justice. >> tom llamas, abc news, new york. the pope sounding a somber note during his christmas eve

jesus christ's birth. pope francis condemned what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, pleasure, abundance and wealth. he says jesus calls on christians to act in a way that is simple, balanced, consistent, capable of seeing and doing what is essential. the upsurge of violence in the holy land brought more tension to christmas celebrations. palestinian president mahmoud abbas joined christian faithful in bethlehem for midnight mass. bethlehem has been at the center of violence, but as molly hunter reports, the celebrations have returned. >> reporter: mixed feeling sad feeling. shared widely this year. after months of violence in the occupied palestinian territories and israel left 19 israelis and more than 130 palestinians dead, israel says more than half of those palestinians were attackers.

of jesus, the crowd's smaller. people say they've never seen it like this. >> but at the same time, there is a certain feeling of resilience. people insist to celebrate christmas to send a message of hope that we, the christians and muslims, the palestinians are here. we were here. and we'll stay here forever. >> reporter: resillence and happiness says natalie. >> are you going to celebrate more this year because of the tension, because of the violence? >> because the only way you fight war is by happiness and by peace. peace by happiness, by music. >> merry christmas. >> molly hunter, abc news, bethlehem. >> back here, state environmentalists are delivering a bit of a buzz kill over america's christmas lights. while holiday light displays are only a small fraction of the electricity we consume annually, a new study

nations in a year. >> wow. >> el salvador, cambodia and tanzania are some of the countries that use less power than the u.s. over the holidays. so your big christmas is bad news to the environment. >> yeah. well, there is something else burning in denver on christmas eve. a non-profit group gave free marijuana joints to the homeless and anyone else who wanted one. the group cannabis can says it wants to use pot for good and to bring people together. >> that's kind of them. that group says it's high time, high time, that the homeless had access to restrooms and showers. so it's raising money. it's illegal to smoke marijuana in public in colorado but giving it as a gift is okay. the group wishes everyone "a happy caimas." >> exactly.

of hungry homeless people right now in denver. they have arthritis, too. >> uh-huh. coming up "in the mix" if your gift wrapping technique is less than artful, we'll make you feel a little better. >> also ahead, who is behind the bombshell plan to crack down and deport immigrants? we'll tell you who is speaking out. later the government's popular santa tracking program following st. nick's big night of deliveries after six decades. we're revealing how it actually all started. >> remember to find us on facebook wnnfans.com and twitter @abcwnn. you're watching "world news now."@abcwnn.

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in miami. a brazen burglar captured on surveillance camera, he enters a home as the couple sleeps upstairs. the man spots the cameras at one point but is unable to disable them but his face clearly seen. he stole more than $100,000 worth of items. the homeowner says the burglar was just feet away from his bedroom but never tried to enter. >> wow. >> but with $100,000 worth of items nearby, i would have -- i mean, i can understand why h didn't enter the bedroom. he was busy. >> i guess so. the obama administration has launched a new salvo in the polarizing debate over illegal immigration. the department of homeland security is set to deport thousands of central american immigrants living here illegally since last year. abc's pierre thomas has the latest. >> reporter: they came over the southern border by the thousands. children and families, in some cases, fleeing violence and persecution in central america. many bussed beyond the border. inside the u.s.

>> reporter: some facing angry crowds, while the government determined their fate. now, with illegal border crossings spiking again, hundreds of those families are being targeted for deportation in a series of sweeps that could begin as early as next month, if approved by the white house. >> i think what they're trying to do here is send a message to central america, saying, don't come. and in order to do that, i think they believe that images of families being offloaded on planes in central america, that it's going to deter people from coming. >> reporter: the families targeted for deportation had their requests for asylum rejected by immigration judges. but the removal is sparking controversy, because the obama administration has typically focused on deporting criminals, not families. >> very tough day, frankly, for this news to break, on christmas eve. >> reporter: some administration critics said the plan is symbolic window dressing that will do nothing to stem the tide of illegal immigration. in many cases these families will have to be tracked down. our sources say immigration and customs enforcement agents are

they say it's simply too difficult for families to hide. we'll have to see what happens. opposition to this plan is already fierce. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. might be a little bit too late advice. medical researchers have advice for parents about what not to give your children for christmas. before you buy a flashy electronic device, consider a book or a simpler toy. researchers at the northern arizona university have found that playing with toys and books that don't require a power source promoted more meaningful interactions between children and parents. they say playtime with electronic toys fostered less meaningful interactions. >> and the kids will be thrilled. >> i'm sure they'll be thrilled. >> for grown-ups who can't resist those electronic devices we have got an after christmas deal for you. best buy is selling the apple iphone 6s for just $1. >> a buck? >> yeah. a steep discount from the usual

16 gig version and it's only forverizon and sprint customers. the deal is only good through sunday in stor or online. but a whole lot of fine print, as well. so, yeah, we've got to investigate this a little further. >> sounds flashy and good. coming up in our next half hour, donald trump turns up the heat. he is now taking aim at not just hillary but bill clinton's scandals, as well. and what he called hillary in his latest tweet. >> first for those of us who have been nice this year, santa has taken flight. the team at nod is tracking his every move. but do you know why the government launched this mission in the first place? >> you're watching "world news now." >> he's in mexico. >> announcer: "world news now"

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nice and cozy. so as we fire up, you know, the yu log, santa claus has been flying around the globe for hours. he's just finishing up his deliveries here in america. look at him go. >> busy, busy man. worldwide, children have been following his travels thanks to year turned 60 years old. >> reporter: santa of norad. >> so, on the screen, you'll see the last place that we've seen santa claus, which, in this and then it also tracks the number of gifts delivered, which

>> reporter: usually on alert for things like missile attacks, norad takes this very seriously. how important is this mission? >> oh, this is a no fail mission. >> reporter: a mission that goes back to the cold war, as the story goes, back in 1955, a sears newspaper ad gave kids a number to call santa. so, instead of reaching the man in red, kids were calling colonel harry shoup on his red phone. >> that red phone was top secret. >> reporter: the colonel ordered his men to play along. >> he was militaryhrough and through, but he loved kids. and he loved christmas. >> reporter: and a tradition was born. norad has been playing along now for 60 years. >> santa loves cookies and milk. >> reporter: 1,500 volunteers taking 135,000 calls from

india, right now. reach terry, taking calls today for the first time ever. >> reporter: colonel shoup was so, your first call, what does it feel like? >> oh, it's great. better than i even thought. it's wonderful. >> reporter: she says that went for her dad, too. a simple mistake he helped turn into 60 years of magic clayton sandell, abc news, colorado springs. that is so cool. always a tradition in my family, put out the cookies and the milk and then check to see where santa is. >> still to this day. >> we're checking to see where kendis is. because he might be breaking into your home. >> i think i'm stuck. >> yeah. >> just trapped up there. >> i have to anchor by myself the rest of the show because he's stuck. >> we'll be back.yself the rest of the show because

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>> it really does. loving this, so festive. >> can we turn the air up? all right. >> time now for "the mix" and a lot of people are probably pulling an all nighter right now trying to get the last minute gifts wrapped. i still have a few. take it easy on yourself. as bad as your gifts may look, they cannot possibly be as terrible as these we're about to show you. >> really? mine are pretty bad. >> this person forgot to buy christmas wrapping. >> what is that? >> happy birthday paper. under the christmas tree. >> happy birthday baby jesus. >> that must be the birthday. that might be your gift. that's why you're making excuses. this person wraps a chair. >> i think i know what it is. >> i think the real gift is an iphone on the chair. so a little clever. this next one someone decided trash bags are the best way to wrap gifts. don't bother with the wrapping paper. >> this woman -- want to quickly

wanted to include her dogs in on the whole holiday tradition. they were there. >> at the kids table. >> at the doggy table. this is the time we polka. >> hey, holiday shopping got you down? come on, let's polka with the westside sounds. politics and foreign wars, all the weather all the scores that's the world news polka business news from tokyo, stuff you saw on koppel's show that's the world news polka it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants so grab your "world news now" mug and everybody dance hey have some fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal do the world news polka who cares what the network

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heartbreaking toll, the holiday clean-up and the snowstorm that could delay travelers. >> shopping center gunfire. the second shooting incident this week scaring holiday shoppers at busy american malls. how police responded this time. and new this half hour, an unforgettable wayo raise a stink about taxes. >> seven chickens left at a department of revenue office, what happened to the birds and what police have to say. and later on in "the skinny," disappointment for janet jackson fans. her concert tour called off and the personal reason lined it. it is friday, it is christmas day, december 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, and very merry christmas to you. i'm marci gonzales in for reena ninan. >> and merry christmas. nice to be spending the holiday with you and you, as well. thank you for joining us here. we want to get to our top story because it is tragic.

and mist that killed at least 14 people. >> among the hardest hit areas northwestern mississippi where seven people have died. dozens more have been injured some seriously. abc's phillip mena has the story. >> reporter: severe weather still on the move. with blinding rain in alabama and flooded roads south of atlanta. this after a devastating christmas week tornado outbreak. >> oh! i think that's a tornado brewing up! >> reporter: over 24 tornadoes reported. >> i looked up, the roof was blowing off the house. >> reporter: watch as these two tornadoes merge into one massive twister. swirling winds lifting this tractor trailer and sending it careening onto its side. in holly springs, mississippi -- >> monster tornado. >> reporter: the national weather service says this tornado was at least an ef-3 and across two states. >> it was like a war zone. >> reporter: first responders rushing to help the injured, including retired nurse sherry keel. she was on her way home from

>> there's a lady face down in the ditch. she kept asking about her child. >> reporter: that child, just 7 years old, didn't survive. >> i can't imagine -- i just can't imagine what that mom is going to feel when she's told that her child didn't make it. >> reporter: gwendolyn jones had no storm shelter. she and her family took celter in the safest place they could find. >> and we laid here on the floor and holding hands and praying all the while. >> reporter: the room her daughter and granddaughter live in, now destroyed. the community here coming together. donations pouring into this shelter, hoping to salvage some this motor home was parked 100 yards away. and the only thing that stopped it was a two-story building, now obliterated. and the trailer attached to that rv, they found it a quarter mile away. phillip mena, abc news, holly springs, mississippi. a snowstorm hitting the dangerous.

foot of snow. the combination made driving a accidents. meteorologist cam tran tells us snowstorms could make travel dangerous across an even wider area. good morning, cam. >> happy christmas morning, kendis and marci. if you're looking for a white christmas, head out west. an area of low pressure forming on the lee side of the rockies. snow there. and then that system will shift off to the north and east bringing widespread snow across the northern plains. we could see major travel delays in this area due to poor visibility and drifting snow and then the system will move off to the north and east into minnesota bringing upwards of 6 inches of snow into minneapolis. the big storm system developing over the weekend. we could see blizzard like conditions across new mexico into the texas panhandle and heavy rain into east texas as well as severe weather in the lower mississippi. heading back home from the

back to you. >> thanks, cam. other news, there were black lives matter protests on christmas eve including in chicago. investigators released recordings of chicago police radio calls from the night teenager laquan mcdonald was shot and killed. the traffic shows only five minutes pass between a request for a taser and when officer jason van dyke opened fire. >> fired by the police. gunfire by the police. >> you guys okay? >> everything's fine. >> to protest that shooting, about 100 protesters marched along chicago's busiest shopping district but the this protest appeared to have less impact on merchants than a bigger one on black friday. and an off-duty police officer shot and killed a teenager at a north carolina mall following a dispute between two groups. last minute shoppers scrambled as the gunfire erupted. here's abc's ron claiborne.

this time, a shooting in a north carolina shopping mall, packed with last-minute christmas shoppers. gunfire sending many in the crowd fleeing in panic. inside, this man finding safety, huddling behind a clothing rack. >> we were just walking and people just started running, yelling, screaming. so, i just -- my first thing to do is get safe. >> reporter: images from the northlake mall in charlotte captured the chaos and confusion. >> he started shooting. >> reporter: authorities say the shooting occurred after two groups of people inside the mall got into an argument. an off-duty police officer intervened and fatally shot one person who they say was armed. >> this is not a random act of violence. this is something that happened between two parties who were beefing back and forth. >> reporter: this incident comes just two days after a shooting at one of the country's biggest malls on new york's long island. there, too, scenes of panic when a would-be robber allegedly fired a gun in a struggle with a store security guard. in north carolina tonight, the

hospital and yet another community on edge. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. the federal government is making plans for mass deportations that could start as early as next month. the targets would be thousands of central americans who have come here fleeing gang violence in honduras and el salvador. their request for asylum in the u.s. were denied but they haven't left. >> i think what they're trying to do is send a message saying don't come and in order to do that, i thi they believe if there are images of families being off loaded in planes in central america, that it's going to deter people from coming. > the plan has to be approved by the white house and opposition is fierce from both left and right and even within homeland security itself. 36 years after their capture, the americans taken hostage in 1979 are set to receive millions of dollars in compensation. that's after a provision in the spending deal signed last week. each of the 53 hostages and

up to $4.4 million. spouses and children eligible for a $600,000 payment, the hostages spent 444 days in captivity. we got a somber message from the pope during his christmas eve mass. pope francis condemned what he called society's intoxicationing with consumerism, pleasure, abundance and wealth. while noting the simplicity of jesus' birth he said jesus calls on christians to act in a way that is simple, balanced, consistent and capable of seeing and doing what is essential. in japan, the christmas tradition is to line up for kentucky fried chicken. >> what's wrong with that? >> yeah, it's a little different. eating the colonel's chicken is so popular kfc starts taking reservations in october. the wait time can be as long as six hours if you don't have a reservation. about 3.6 million people will feast on kfc today? >> japan?

>> i don't blame them. good for them. i wonder if they prefer extra crispy or the original. >> or the original. >> i was always an original person back when i ate the bird. it was good stuff. >> love it. >> good yard bird there at kfc. >> this is something of a christmas tradition, as well. water skiing on the potomac near the nation's capital. >> this is the 30th year saint nick has made the splash. he was joined this year by mrs. clause, elves, reindeer, frosty the snowman. surprised he didn't melt in this weather and even the grinch was there. we didn't spot any members of congress out there, but who knows. >> so there was a grinch you mentioned. so i'm sorry, kidding. kids, if santa doesn't bring you what you wan this had morning, now you know what he was doing instead. the temperatures in d.c., yeah, upper 70s yesterday. >> can't resist. >> i didn't get a lot of sleep

ice cream truck outside my apartment. ice cream truck on christmas eve. >> first time ever that has been the cause of a sleepless night in new york city. love it. >> coming up in "the skinny," christmas treasure coming to the palin family and california's governor sends a gift to hollywood "a" listers. >> also ahead a fowl protest at the revenue department. why taxpayer dump seven chickens and take off? oo and no immediate holiday truce between donald trump and hillary clinton. the war of words on social media takes a new tone. you're watching "world news now." so how ya doing? enough pressure in here for ya? ugh. my sinuses are killing me. yeah...just wait 'til we hit ten thousand feet. i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're new liquid gels. and you're coming with me... wait, what?! you realize i have gold status? do i still get the miles? new mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast

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those guys showed up, seven chickens left by an angry 66-year-old taxpayer. the motive? well, it's unclear. animal control was called in to remove the flock. >> it's not often that we take in seven chickens at once and certainly not under this circumstance. >> you think? >> the chicken dropper is now banned from returning to the building. >> the chicken dropper? i guess what else do you call him? >> yeah, i mean, yeah. >> so we don't know the why. >> the delivery man. >> we don't know the why he did it. i guess he got his point across somewhat because we're talking about it. >> absolutely. if he took those to japan on christmas day, man. >> kfc, done. >> turning now to the race for the white house and the rhetoric is apparently not letting up for christmas. >> not in the christmas spirit at all. with the latest polls showing hillary clinton and donald trump

trump's campaign is turning up the heat and it's not just hillary clinton herself who he is targeting. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: no christmas eve quiet on donald trump's twitter feed. retweeting this -- "why is hillary even allowed to run? she's a criminal." his campaign spokeswoman even summoning the ghost of her husband's scandals. >> hillary clinton has some nerve to talk about the war on women and the bigotry towards women when she has a serious problem in her husband. >> reporter: trump's campaign upping the rhetoric after he described clinton's loss to president obama by using anatomy. >> she was favored to win and she got [ bleep ]. she lost, i mean, she lost. >> reporter: trump insists his use of the term was neither vulgar nor misogynistic. >> to me, that's really a reference to getting beaten and and when i said it, nobody in the audience thought anything about it. they clapped, they didn't view

>> reporter: but clinton's campaign calls trump's language degrading and disgusting. >> i really deplore the tone of his campaign and the inflammatory rhetoric. it's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism. >> reporter: and that brought this veiled threat from trump, "hillary, when you complain about a penchant for sexism, who are you referring to? i have great respect for women. be careful." hours later, his spokeswoman dropping this bomb. >> i can think of quite a few women that have been bullied by hillary clinton to hide her husband's misogynist sexist secrets. >> reporter: no comment from the clinton campaign, but tonight, trump and his family go to church near his palm beach home, so, perhaps there will be a momentary truce. jim avila, abc news. >> coming up, california's governor has a big christmas present for a hollywood "a"

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>> exactly. coming up next, troubling news from rock star janet jackson. >> she posted this on instagram. she's postponing her unbreakable world tour till the spring because she must have surgery soon. jackson did not reveal what kind of surgery she would be undergoing but asked only that fans pray for her, for her family and for their entire company during this difficult time. >> jackson told fans to hang on to those tickets that they would be honored in a special way when her new concert schedule is announced. >> i was looking forward to it. she was going to be in new york in february. >> did you get tickets? >> no, but was going to try to get some. >> last second stubhub. >> yeah, exactly. next to an early christmas present for the palin family. >> bristol palin who launched an abstinence campaign after giving birth as an unwed teenage mother seven years ago has given birth to a second child, a girl named sailor grace.

more complete. >> okay, so here's the issue. palin hasn't publicly identified the father of sailor grace but announced she was pregnant shortly after her engagement to marine war hero dakota meyer was broken off this spring, last spring. meyer also posted "best christmas present ever." >> about the baby, not the broken engagement. okay. to be clear. >> so yeah, so maybe he's the baby daddy? maybe there's an episode of "maury" coming up soon? >> tune in. finally the spirit of christmas comes alive in the locker room. >> this is really cool. something you just don't see very often or frankly ever. carolina panthers running back fozzy whittaker dressed up as rudolph the red nosed reindeer singing the temptations version of silent -- let's have him sing it.

peace merry christmas to all of you, all of you we mean it merry christmas to all of you >> merry christmas, everybody. >> the temptations. >> do you know that? it's probably i'm showing my age here. that's a really classic and great christmas song there. >> i appreciated your attempt singing it. i'd like for you to continue that please. >> a lot of people do not appreciate it. that's what happens if you're 14-0, you can sing anything you want. >> in a reindeer costume, shirtless like that guy.

find red shoes? >> i think you're festive the best costume change ever. it. >> yeah. all right, well it is now time for "insomniac theater" if you can even listen to what we're saying with this distraction here. >> i'm trying to not get it close to the fire. >> checking out two films opening this weekend. >> this week, we're going to start with quintin tarantino's latest adventure "the hateful eight," stars kirk russell and samuel l. jackson. they're trying to find shelter in a blizzard but end up g gting involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. >> one of them fellows is not what he says he is. >> what is he? >> in cahoots with this one, that's what he is. one of them, maybe even two of them is here to see she goes free. >> "hateful eight" is getting a solid 75% rating on rotten

mike scott writes it's get 100% tarantino pleasure entertainment and andy crump calls it a towering work as profound as it is profane. >> next up, an appropriate title for christmas "joy," starring jennifer lawrence, robert de niro, bradley cooper and david o. russell. it tells the story of a family across four generations and the woman at the center of it all who rises to become the founder animatetory arc of a powerful family businessdy nasty. but along that road to success is betrayal, treasury and more than a few surprises. >> hi. >> what are you doing here? >> i'm returning him to you. i don't want him anymore. >> what? >> he's damaged. he has no place else to go. he's been living in my house for two years. >> dad, i'm so sorry. but you know, tony's living in the basement. >> your ex-husband shouldn't be living in your basement. that's not the proper way to be divorced.

>> critics are saying that is no way to make a movie giving it a 58% on rotten tomatoes. i'm disappointed. pete hammond writes jennifer lawrence proves a mop can be just as empowering as a bow and arrow. wow. >> why so angry. >> joshua sarns writes the film does little to live up to its title or aspirations. that is such a bummer. what a great cast. >> j. law is getting a lot of buzz for that film and a lot of oscar buzz for it. >> maybe the critics are wrong. >> i'm going to put this near the fire and see if it will just catch fire. >> festive little elf. >> might be a little bit too

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the long road back following these deadly storms. tornadoes where we don't usually see them. then today's holiday around his christmas blessing before his message to the masses and the rather unusual christmas tradition being enjoyed in japan right now. is a crackdown coming against hundreds of immigrant families who have had their requests for asylum rejected? how much longer could they have in this country? something of a surprising admission from chipotle about an e. coli outbreak linked to some of its restaurants. what the company is saying coming up. and we do say good morning to you on this christmas morning. this is anything but a white christmas for most of the country. heavy rain, of course, unseasonable temperatures and tornadoes. not exactly something for bing crosby song.

the south where christmas was ruined for many americans. abc's kenneth moton has the latest. >> reporter: holiday weather for the record books. this christmas morning the weather threat continues for parts of the south with heavy rain causing flood watches. >> we woke up to civil defense pounding on our door telling us we had 20 minutes to leave our homes. >> reporter: people evacuated their homes to escape floodwaters from the south the weather turned deadly. more than a dozen killed when 24 tornadoes. and one stretched 150 miles destroying homes and lives. >> if you look at the damage here, it is as bad as any tornado that we'vevead and i've been t tough a lot of them. >> reporter: in wisconsin, crews are working overtime to restore power after strong winds wreaked havoc in other parts of the midwest, snow and lots of it.

nebraska, caused a traffic nightmare before christmas. >> it's impossible for me to get there. it's insane. >> reporter: along the east coast it's not a white christmas but it's definitely a warm one. record highs from florida to vermont. in new york city, 70-degree weather had people in shorts and t-shirts. >> i'm loving it. everyone shoulul have a hot holiday. i don't have to go to florida or california. i'm fine right here. >> reporter: those residents should enjoy the warm christmas because temperatures are expected to drop next week. kenneth moton, abc news, washington. there were several tornadoes in northern california east of sacramento. >> some roofs were damaged. trees and fences torn down. but there were no reports of injuries. one traffic accident is plamed on the tornadoes though the driver was distracted by the storm. holiday travel could be a nightmare in other parts of the country. here's accuweather's cam tran, good morning, cam. >> well, happy christmas.

it'll remain balmy oututn the east so if you're looking for a white christmas you have to head out west. pressure will bring widespread snow utah and western colorado and will shift and brings it into the northern plains. could see poor visibility as well as drifting snow making travel a bit dangerous. the system will move into minneapolis by saturday morning but the big storm system we're weekend. we have a major storm saling across the south that will bring blizzard-like conditions into new mexico, even into the texas panhandle and could see upwards of ten inches of snow in el paso, as well looking at heavy rain in east texas and severe weather possible in the lower mississippi so heading back home for the holidays could be a bit dangerous. back to you, kendis and marci. breaking news from africa where more than 100 have died in a gas explosion. it unfolded when a tanker truck ignited an inferno at a gat

hundreds of people were lined up to refill their cooking gas cylinders in time for christmas. witnesses described the horrible scene with many of the victims burned beyond recognition. and from the vatican, t t pope sending a somber message during his christmas eve mass. >> noting the simplicity of jesus christ's birth pope francis condemned what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, pleasure and abundance and wealth and said jesus calls on christians to act in a way that is a little more simple, balanced, consistent and capable of doing what is essential and delivers his christmas message and blessing and he'll do that in 50 languages. fewer pilgrims in the holy land put off by a surge of violence between israelis and palestinians. the palestinian president joined christian faithful for midnight mass in bethlehem.

in north carolina chaos at a ll after gunfire erupted between two groups of feuding teenagers. police in charlotte say an off-duty officer shot and killed one of the gunmen. panic shoppers scrammed for cover and the officer was placed on administrative leave until an investigation is complete. there were black lives matter protests on christmas eve including in chicago. investigators released recordings of chicago police radio calls from the night teenager laquan mcdonald was shot and killed. the radio traffic shows only five minutes pass between a request for a taser and when jason van dyke opened fire. >> shots fired by the police. shots fired by the police. >> you guys okay? >> everything is fine. roll an ambulance over here. >> reporter: the protest about that shooting 100 demonstrators marched along chicago's busiest

protest appearere to have leses impact on merchants and a bigger one held on black friday. the obama administration is getting gting to launch a new salvo. >> the department of homeland security is going to sent thousands of immigrants living here illegally. pierre thomas has the latest. >> reporter: they came from the southern border by the thousands. children and families, in some cases fleeing violence and persecution in central america. many bussed beyond the border inside the u.s. some facing angry crowds while the govererent determined their fate. now with illegal border crossings spiking again, hundreds of those families are being targeted for deportation in a series of sweeps that could begin&as early as next month if approved by the white house. >> i think what they're trying to do is send a message saying don't come and in order to do that, i think they believe their images of families being offloaded in planes in central

people from coming. >> reporter: the families targeted had their requests denied but their removal is sparking controversy because the obama administration has typically focused on deporting criminals, not families. >> a very tough day for this news to break on christmas eve. >> reporter: some said the plan is symbolic window dressing that will do nothing to stem the tide of illegal immigration. in many cases these families will haveo be tracked down but immigration and custo enforcement agents are confident they can be located. it's too difficult for families to hide, they say. opposition to this plan is already fierce. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> well, straight ahead, 2015 is so over when it comes to your money. what wall street is looking forward to. > fedex not making any friends this morning thanks to some deliveries tha still need to be made. yeah, so what is the company doing about it. the americans who spent 444

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their ordeal dragging on for more than a year, rodney sickman was one of them, a 22-year-old marine serving as a security guard at the embassy. >> being held hostage was 444 days of a bad nightmare where each day we woke up, we thought we were dead. >> reporter: finally on the day ronald reagan was sworn in -- >> they won freedom for 52 americans. >> reporter: in all the years since the former hostages fought for compensation and now it's finally come. buried in a budget bill president obama signed last friday, they will each receive up to $4.4 million. that's $10,000 for every one of the 444 days they spent in cap difficulty. sickmann calls it justice. tom llamas, abc news, new york. some personals in the news this christmas morning. bristol palin gave birth to sailor grace. she hasn't publicly identified

present ever. troubling news about pop star janet jackson. she posted on instagram that she is postponing her u ureakable world tour until the spring because of an undisclosed upcoming surgery but told fans to hang on to their tickets rescheduled. california governor jerry brown has given actor robert downey jr. an official pardon for that 1996 drug conviction that landed him in prison. brown's office says he has since lived an honest and upright life. the ironman's conviction will remain on his record but voting rights to him will be restored. five games on the nba christmas schedule including a rematch of last season's finals between the warriors an cavavaers. >> as for the christmasas eve fofoball action, highlights now from espn. good morning, america. and especially those watching in utica who like john buccigross. >> merry christmas to my favorite utica viewers.

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>> these panthers aren't all rough and tough, though. they have a seasonal musical side as we check them out right now. >> really? >> yeah. sleep in heaven heavenly peace merry christmas to o l of you u all of you and we mean it merry christmas to all of you >> merry christmas, everybody. >> merry christmas. i love that they were hitting the notes while completely stark naked, the other guy there. >> i like it as well and i like when you sing along to it. >> i'll pass on that but that's panthers running back fozzy whittaker in his rudolph suit and his friend all nude hitting all the right notes in the carolina locker room after practice. a simple suggestion, guys, don't

>> i'd give money to watch more of this. >> really? >> oh, yeah. also hitting a high note on the way in to christmas, a nonprofit group in denver that gave free marijuana joints to the homeless and anyone else who wanted one. the group cannabis can says it's high time that the homeless had access to rest rooms and showers so the group is raising money. >> oh, by giving this to them. it's illegal to smoke marijuana in public in colorado, by the way, but giving it as a gift is okay. the group wishes everybody, quote here, a happy cannimas. >> very festive. >> so there are a lot of home guysysith the munchies this morning in denver. >> all right. more news coming up. >> i'm going to burn this over there. just head around the corner to walgreens when you're searching for that perfect little something. walgreens has great gifts

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prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu, tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. the most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea a d vomiting. anti-flu? go antiviral with tamiflu. our top stories more than 100 people are dead following a gas explosion in nigeria. the disaster unfolding when a

at a gas industrial plant. at least 14 people are dead after tornadoes ripped through the south. there was also heavy rain, flooding and at least one mudslide. seven of the deaths were in mississippi. > eaky weather also inin michigan. a rare tornado there in detroit and several to northern california. the brief twisters east of sacramento damaged cars and property, but there were no serious injuries. and looking at today's weather, chilly in the west, a free watch for the bay area. snow across the upper plains. more rain moving into the ohio valley. and finally on this christmas morning let's take a visit, shall we, to what's being called california's miracle manor. it's an apartment complex for families with children who are critically ill. >> the miracle manor is near what is known as choc, the children's hospital of orange county. kabcbc reportete greg lee paidid a visit. >> reporter: bridgette colby unpacks boxes while her two kid ss

it may not seem like much but to them it's a miracle. >> our family is whole and that we can be a family and do what we need to do. >> reporter: when she was 1, doctors diagnosed sophia with hlh, an extremely rare disease that causes her immune system to attack her own tissues and organs. she began intensive treatment including chemotherapy and her family spending weeks at a time at children's hospital of orange county, all of it taking >> is it the meded is if the food? all those things add up exponential. >> reporter: the family nearly lost their home and the nonprofit asked them to be the first family to move into the miracle manor, an apartment complex less than a mile when choc built specifically for families with critically ill children. >> a place where they could feel safe and comforted and part of the community. >> reporter: doctors continue to monitor sophia after a bone marrow transplant from her

doesn't know what to expect the 11-year-old's just enjoying her new home and the friends dealing with the same things. >> i like it very much and i like how it's for families so that way there's more kids to play with around here. >> reporter: the cols manage the property for four other families with critical illnesses, and wle they wait to open their presents, bridget said ts new community is more than a gift, it's a miracle. >> this gives the ten years of what we've been doing a purpose and hopefully we can help them get through it a little easier than we did. >> reporter: construction is under way on seven more units. miracles for kids hope to have families moved in by the spring. reporting in orange, greg lee, abc 7, eyewitness news. >> our thanks to greg for that. and that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america" and have a wonderful christmas. >> merry christmas. making news in america this morning, severe holiday weather. rain across the south forcing

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