the elaborate high-fashion casino themed affair cost a whopping $250,000. reportedly the vision of kim's fiance kanye west. meanwhile, ellen and portia were inspired. >> it was inspired by kim and kanye's music video if you saw it. this is our holiday card this year. >> yes, their take on his instantly infamous bound two music video. >> while those folks went over the top, miley cyrus showed us what's under her top. in support of her campaign to end censorship. known breast enthusiast, hugh showed his love with crystal and his dog. and shared his card with six kids. none of their mothers made the cut. kobe and vanessa bryant went

glam in lakers colors, while kelly clarkson took a down home approach. not to be outdone, howard stern and his wife beth, who offered up a little gender role reversal to shake things up. we leave with a wish from all of us at "nightline" for a very happy holiday. >> thank you for watching abc news. tune in to "good morning america," weekend tomorrow, and as always we are online at abcnews.com. have a great weekend. good night, america.

tonight, an exclusive one-on-one interview with the mother of the teenager girl now on life support after being declared brain dead following surgery. >> a judge ordered a temporary restraining order from removing the girl from the device they believe is keeping the girl live. they told them to choose a neuroologyist for a second opinion. the family is hopeful she'll recover. the hospital believes that's unlikely. >> we're happy to cooperate with the judge's suggestion that an independent expert be provided to confirm yet again that brain death is the outcome that has occurred here. >> now, just minutes ago i sat down with

>> you got exactly what you wanted? >> it's not exactly what i wanted, but i'm grateful to have these three da days with her. i feel like i'm on borrowed time with my daughter. i have to call people and say everybody come to see her because we only have three more days. >> that's one of your major objectives is to make sure everyone can say good-bye? >> my major objective is to keep her alive. i believe she'll heal. >> this is not just your hope to keep her on life support through christmas. you want to keep her on life support as long as you can?

>> yes. >> hoping she'll recover? >> yes, i believe she is. i feel like she's recuperating. >> that isn't what the doctors tell you. how hard is that to hear it? >> it hurts a lot for someone to tell you that someone you love so much. i love my daughter before i even knew her when i was pregnant with her. i love her. i will fight for my daughter till i can't fight anymore. as a mother i don't know when a mother loses her fight for her children. >> you're not ready to lose this fight? >> no. no. >> the family will be back in court monday with the name of doctors they want to do the brain examination. the court expects to have the final report on her condition on tuesday. you can see the entire interview on the website.

two incidents involving gunfire at area malls and a man is recovering after being shot outside. gunfire broke out at a mall in tracy. >> reporter: the old navy is closed tonight. it happened right here in these parks spaces. >> people's clothes next to the car. >> reporter: this is what melissa hooks saw. two men got into an argument in the parking lot near old navy. one pulled out a gun and shot the other. is shooter drove off in a white compact vehicle. >> generally it's a safe area. i was very surprised and then there's yellow tape and place

everywhere. >> reporter: he doesn't think the mall is in the best area and is even more concerned. >> if i knew it happen today i wouldn't be here now. >> reporter: the question is is there a threat to the community. >> someone brave enough to do a shooting at broad daylight at a shopping mall at the east bay where there's many shoppers is quite capable of anything. >> reporter: the lieutenant says shoppers should feel safe because there's extra uniformed officers and undercover officers patrolling the mall. in addition, he's offering safety for passengers at three locations including the bay fair station. just minutes after the shooting there was another one at the west valley mall in tracy. a glass door was shattered but no injuries were reported. that shooter also drove off and hasn't been caught. man in a wheelchair has been killed in crash in san jose. he was hit by car at the corner

of monterey road this morning. police say it was dark and the driver likely did not see him. they're not sure why he was in the middle of the road as there was no crosswalk in that area. witnesses tell abc 7 knew the victim frequently drove his motor sized wheelchair on the road. another man died today. a grocery truck driver lit thit the target has more trouble tonight. five customers have filed class action lawsuits and some have started their own investigations

into what happened. we have the very latest on this right before the holidays. >> the head of target sent out this e-mail to customers offering credit monitoring to victim. the information may already be in the hands of crooks. target customers are waiting to see if they will see bogus charges pop up. >> close my account if what you're saying is true and what i'm hearing is true. i can't afford that to happen. >> reporter: hackers got into target security system and gr grabbed information from million credit cards between black friday and sunday. the security expert said the stolen data has been used to make millions of phony duplicates that's flooding the black market. >> this is shocking. a lot of people didn't expert it

to merge in the next couple of weeks but they're here now. >> reporter: target claims debit card pin numbers was not stolen, but the company is in full damage control mode. >> we get a 10% discount if you're team member. we want to extend that team member discount to all guests that come and shop this weekend wp. >> reporter: the biggest threat appears to be online purchases. >> if they use it online it's easy. no one will be checking your identification. they have all the information with that credit account or debit>> targeaccount. >> target says the victims will not be responsible for fraudulent charges. that will fall to the store your bank. you need to report any suspicious activity when you get your statement. a fake postal worker who walks away with packages may have struck for a fourth time.

she took several parcels today. they think she also tried the same thing. californians have talked about splitting the state in two for decades. now it's being taken a step further. he wants to turn california into six separate states. he's put up this website. his argument is that california is not represent in t u.s. senate adequately. pulled from the wreckage of a burning plane, next, the maizing video of a daring rescue. that's what touched our hearts. >> some deserving bay area kids will have a merry christmas after all.

the unbelievable gift one woman gave to her best friend

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plane trying to land after stalling one of the officers rushed over and pulled the pilot to safety as you can see here. the officers says the pilot is a hero by maneuvering his crash landing so no one on the ground was hurt. on wednesday we hear the story about the journals that students kept. a report tump etouch the heart restaurant opener. today he made it an early christmas for those kids. you have the story you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: santa took the kids by surprise. they wouldn't he would come to their school. >> we want to express the love for you. >> what was it like meeting santa claus? >> amazing. >> reporter: most are from immigrant families. everyone got a present here.

the school in the heart of the district that has drugs and mental illness. for many city academy is a refuge. each student keeps a journal. what they write is gripping and raw. my mom and dad were on drugs. when i was little i was homeless. i was poor. living without my dad is like living without heart. no emotions come through me without him. not all the passages were sad and dark. some were positive. sometimes don't want to live fling anymore. i'm going to overcome this by forgiving. he brought toys to all 120 students in the schools.

>> it makes noise. i got this brush. >> i got play-doh. >> is that what you wanted? >> yeah. >> what do you think about santa? >> he's a nice guy. >> our story wednesday was one of despair and also hope. today, hope won. it was a small but significant victory over despair. >> for the kids to know someone in their community cares about them is really special. when an iowa woman was diagnosed with cancer her best friend offered to make a lifelong dream come true. doctors discovered she had brain tumors after she pass out at the gym. they wanted to start a family no

matter what the future held. before treatment she froze her eggs. her best friend offered to act as a surrogate. she wanted to keep part of laura, her best friend of 24 years alive. she lot her battle after the baby shower and never got to see the baby born but despite the sadness there is hope. she was blessed with a healthy baby girl. she said it's like having a bit of his wife back and he can see her every time his daughter smiles. our give where you live campaign keeps on giving tonight. last night we introduced you to the winner of our $7,000 give where you live campaign. he pledged his support for bay area food banks. an abc news viewer saw the story and donated a bit so he could

buy gifts for his family instead. it's not too late for you to give where you live. click on see it on tv for a food bank near you. plenty of time to help those in need before the christmas holiday. >> nice of that viewer to step forward. let's turn our attention to the weather now. >> winter is here. >> it's not going to feel like it. as we look at a time lapse this is 4:54. the sun went down from our camera. it was crystal clear. temperatures this afternoon mid-50s to mid-60s. let's check out live dlaer. no super bowls of rain on the horizon. skies are clear across the bay area. the winter soltice takes place tomorrow. as we look beyond tomorrow it's

it's looking dry. i want to driest year in san francisco. just over 5.5 imnches. if we continue on this pace, it will be a record. we need the storms. they're not coming over the next seven days. visibility is great. 42 in oakland. 45 in san jose. feeling the championship chill at 37 degrees. it's a very festive look there as . napa 35 degrees.

it will be chilly tomorrow. blue skies over the financial district of san francisco. chilly inland. milder tomorrow as winter alives. we're looking at a dry pattern right on through christmas and beyond. if you're still going to run out there and brave the crowd, at least the weather will be dry. we're not expecting any system, not even the hint of anything coming our way over the nec seven days. 30 in napa.41 in san jose. low 40s oakland and san francisco in the 30s and 40s. tomorrow we're looking at a nice day. 60 in san francisco. 63 oakland. palo alto in the low 60. .

temperatures will remain on the mild side for the second half of your weekend as well. take the kids out to the park, doing some golfing. christmas eve travelers looking fine weather wise and christmas day santa will have no problems. i can't find any. >> that's remarkable. we'll all take the day off. >> reporter: we'll start 2014 with some storms. the warriors are having rough moments. >> he challenge

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warriors host the lakers tomorrow night. the warriors seem the high expectations. they couldn't stop the spurs missing the big three, lack of execution on a last second final shot of them. video provided by the warriors. klay thompson talks openly about his struggles. >> i know he's going to have it rough but that never affects how you play the rest of the game. i think i play bad. that's probably my biggest fail. i've had my faults.

only your plans go rough. >> very can did comments. less lee johnson with the hammer. little guy got up and hit 17 points. no kobe, no problem. the lakers would pull away. in state championship they have 15 number one players. the spartans have been down there road before. this will be an interesting tip. >> they're a great team. there's talent all over the place. everybody is well coached now which is the real tough thing to

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