merry christmas, everybody. one thing we like to do that special day of the year is bing eat. who else to help celebrate than this. he wants to break another guinness book world record. he's broken four already. >> it's time to eat all the chocolates from an advent calendar. >> who wouldn't want to eat one in the fastest time. you have to wait every day to open the door and eat one piece of chocolate. >> here are the guidelines. >> there are all kind of rules and guidelines even though it's not been broken yet. >> you are not allowed to use homemade advent calendars. >> it has to be standard so if someone wants to break it, they have to follow the same thing. >> a lot of the calendars, the numbers are jumbled up. you must open each chocolate in order from door one to two 24.

chew and swallow and show an empty mouth to the witnesses after each chocolate, before you can commence opening the next door. if you accidentally rip a door completely off the advent calendar, you are disqualified. >> he wants to do it in under two minutes. that's what they established. he says he's been doing about 2:05-2:06. >> come on. >> they invited him to their new york offices to break it. will he do it in under two minutes? >> he's not chewing that chocolate. >> he looks so funny doing this. >> so seriously. >> they have to be precise. here we go with the last one. did he do it? >> well, they step away to verify some things.

then, when the guy comes back -- >> 1:27.84 seconds. a new guinness book world record title. >> congratulations to the guy. another world record. how many do we have? zero. >> feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. >> checking his christmas list, there are people on the ground spreading christmas joy. his first christmas joy helper here is simon. he's been pulled by a 4 x 4 on his skis on these very icy roads, spreading happiness, some ho, ho, ho, while riding a reindeer. >> trying to get what was going on with his legs. >> it's his reindeer. he can't control them as he greets people. he says merry christmas and throws the chocolates toward

them. >> merry christmas. >> it totally worked. look at all the people smiling when they see him come through on his reindeer. now, they decided to take advantage of this season to dress up as santa and hit the streets on chicago on this makeshift sleigh? >> they got a skateboard and pedalled it. >> before they know it, the wheels come off, they have to walk and put it together. they worry and sit around chicago. >> he has so many people available and willing to spread the christmas cheer. >> lucky to go through it 64 days of the year. >> instead of lounging around, he has to steer when christmas comes around. in fact, we have video of santa practicing his reindeer steering moves on the snowmobile. >> a man of leisure. he does his job, does it well one day and spends the rest of

the year busting out doughnuts in a snowmobile. >> wouldn't you? >> yes. the lifers are back with a holiday wrap that's -- >> way catchy. >> i have a wreath underneath and a partridge in a pear tree. >> why this tune is one you'll want to slip into your chr

have to be fabulous. >> love those lashes. >> look at that. tada! ♪ >> sparkling for the holidays. ♪ ♪ >> you may be getting tired of the christmas classics. all the songs they play over and over, they are great, traditional, but here is a new one ♪ it's christmas time, christmas

time, christmas time ♪ ♪ finally, it's christmas time ♪ >> christmas track? >> the youtube channel, drop this beat. it's part of the christmas in the sioux, volume 4. a various of artists put out this latest album to benefit a few local charities, including the mercy child advocacy center and casa of sioux city. money goes to them. ♪ sweaters ugly, pajama pants are plaid ♪ >> the sweater and the run dmc. thank you. >> i do like the dmc player. it's awesome. it's nontraditional, but catchy. we are bouncing around as soon as it started to play. ♪ come get the kids, bring them home ♪ ♪ put them underneath the tree

like hmm ♪ >> dance like, hey. it's good. >> you want to try and slip this one into the christmas mix around the house. nobody has to know. add this to your play list. update, the christmas player. >> nobody will notice. >> nobody will notice. bing crosby and the lifers. ♪ finally, it's christmas time, christmas time, christmas time ♪ ♪ finally it's christmas time, my favorite time of year ♪ warm wishes from our family to yours. thanks for watching. see you next time on rtm.

actor heather mensies who played louisa van trap died. she was recently diagnosed with brain cancer. >> her co-star says she is filled with sadness. she was 68 years old.

>> she's right in the center of that scene. and united airlines is facing another public relations nightmare. the airline is apologizing to a passenger who says the airline gave her first class seat to a texas congresswoman, sheila jackson. an airline spokesman said the internal system showed the passenger had cancelled her seat after weather delay, but she denied that she ever cancelled that december 18 flight from houston to washington. she was given a seat in economy plus instead. earlier this year, united faced backlash have dragging dr. david dao. or security officials did, at least. he had refused to give up his seat to make room for crew members for the airline. he later reached an undisclosed settlement with united. it's the day after christmas, also known as part two of the holiday shopping season. >> all right. so whether you're returning, exchanging, shopping a little bit late, or maybe using one of

those gift cards you received, there's a whole list of things you should know before hitting the stores. abc's maggie rulli has tips. >> reporter: if santa didn't quite stick to the list this year, you're not alone. americans return nearly $90 billion of holiday gifts. that's nearly a fourth of all the returns for the year. >> running back and forth, back and forth. >> reporter: she works at toys "r" us for the holiday season. >> after they have something already, they return it. so the return lines are up. >> reporter: the return lines are just as bad? >> it's just as bad, probably worse than just the regular lines. >> reporter: fearing those lines already, experts warn against going to the store on tuesday. >> people go on the 26 or 27th. i'd return on the first or second week of january where you may see discounts as well. >> reporter: and more than one-third of retailers offer

free return shipping online to avoid going on a trip to the mall altogether. another option, regifting. 56% of us admit to having done it. and when it comes to repurposing gift cards, some will swap out a card without christmas decorations. or you can sell it. >> you actually can get up to 90% back of the cash when you sell it. >> reporter: apps like carpool and gift card granny let you sell them with the click of a button. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> see, i'm not sure i'm going to be selling gift cards. >> no? >> i'd probably use that. >> oh, that's a good point. frank would like to know how he can return his santa hat. in and little. >> however, i am not returning it. i think it's the cutest thing ever. >> what about this little costume? >> his sweater. he's not loving the santa hat. >> this is awesome. well, there it goes. it's gone. >> all right, well. next year, frank. it's over now. and this is the perfect

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♪ all right, finally, gio, the moment we have been waiting all right, finally, gio, the moment we have been waiting for. we are going to have our expert sports analysis. >> this is good. >> here we go. all right. so, it wasn't pretty, but the philadelphia eagles have clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. >> jake elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal with 22 seconds left to secure the win over the

oakland raiders last night. derek barnett and the final score, eagles, 19, raiders, 10. five nba stars kept fans entertained. >> the timberwolves first ever christmas day victory with 12 straight points. midway through the final quarter to pull away for the win. >> kyle kuzma led all the scores, most by any rookie on christmas in 14 years but not enough to beat the wolves. and in oklahoma city, russell westbrook led the scoring, as the thunder notched their fifth straight win, beating rockets 112-107. houston's james harden was held to 29 points. he usually scores way more than that. he says he has no doubt the rockets will return to form as soon as they get back some of their injured players. that's the problem there. >> and you know what else happened? in oakland, it was an epic rematch with the nba finals

between golden state and cleveland. >> you bet. >> the game staying close all the way to the end. they were tied up at 92 until thompson knocked out a clutch. lebron trying to answer back but met by kevin durant in the paint. no foul was called. although lebron clearly wanted. warriors win 99-92. see you again, see you in the finals again. >> met by kevin durant in the paint? wow. gio, is it legal -- you're the expert here. >> don't do this to me. >> earlier, the wizards' john wall had a potential poster. they're called a poster, because you can make a poster out of it, but no luck. did you see what happened? bingo, bango, it does not go in. bounces off the rim. his opponent, kyrie irving did not let him live it down. take a listen. >> you missed your highlight. you missed your highlight. >> ooh, you missed your highlight. it didn't matter, though,

because they won the game. washington ended up beating boston. 111 to 103. wall finished with 21 points and 14 assists. how's that for a highlight? >> and wall is giving lots of assists off the basketball court. >> he and other basketball stars are spreading cheer with the nba cares program. and abc's t.j. holmes has more on that. >> reporter: on the court, 6'4", 210-pound wizards player john wall is a force to be reckoned with. >> for three! oh, wow! >> reporter: but when he's not ballin', he's giving back to the d.c. mentoring and inspiring families in need for his john wall foundation and nba cares. >> one day my mom said you could be known as a good basketball player, but be better known as a great person. >> reporter: as a special christmas treat this year, wall

hosted a private screening of "jumanji, welcome to the jungle" for 200 underprivileged kids and a special message from his co-star. >> you are taking kids to see "jumanji", which is the best gift ever, why? because i'm in it. >> it was easy to place that call. >> i'm kevin hart, i wanted to have an opportunity to show these guys a movie before the holidays and give them tickets to a game. and give them a private screening. >> reporter: but that wasn't the only holiday trick up this wizard sleeve. he had one more surprise for one special family. >> tracy harrison, where you at? >> reporter: the fields fell on hard times. the mom is battling cancer, the dad, craig, lost his job. inspired by their story, wall gifted them $1,000 worth of groceries, tickets to a wizard's game and paid tuition for the twins' private school.

>> that's one less thing you have to worry about. >> thank you so much for your generosity and kind spirit. >> just having a bad year this year, and i really appreciate it. >> reporter: what stood out to you about this family? >> i lost my dad at the age of 9 from cancer. i know how to deal with a parent battling, trying to survive. and with their mom going through that, i wanted to help. >> reporter: and at that wizards game, the fields had a field day, watching as the wizards beat the clippers. t.j. holmes, abc news. washington. >> great stuff that they're doing. but g:ouchlio, you were saying kevin durant block on lebron was illegal. can you tell us more about that? >> it was so clutch. it was super clutch. and look, we just can't stop showing you, we can't stop talking about it, because it's so clutch, right? >> and why was it a clutch, you think? >> it was a foul and -- >> because? >> because it was a foul.

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>> president trump's relentless attack on the media continues. the president also targeted fbi deputy director andrew mccabe, accusing him of bias during the hillary clinton investigation. >> when you look at what's going on with the fbi and the justice department, people are very, very angry. >> did you know he had lied to the fbi? >> well, i -- >> he said that's what made him fire him. >> i stand by everything i've said with regard to that individual and every other aspect of this. >> when he was fired, did you know he had lied to the fbi? >> what i can tell you is i knew he lied to me. and i now the president made the right decision with regard to him. >> just moments ago, members of the royal family stepping out, briskly walking the 300-yard walk from the sandrington estate heading to the charming 15th century church of st. mary magdalene. >> people were treated to a spectacular sight, and no, no,

it wasn't an early visit from santa. the rocket had everybody looking up. >> some players in the christmas spirit were inspired to belt out this little number. check it out. ♪ he's makin' a list and checkin' it twice ♪ ♪ going to find out who's naughty or nice ♪ ♪ santa claus is comin' to town ♪ >> that's cool. the blue devils. that's duke team. they take on northern illinois this coming tuesday. >> and she's back. it's official, mariah carey returning to new year's eve, one year after her disastrous times square performance. ♪ >> i'll just go through the motions, okay? >> i feel like kendis was too hard on that disastrous times square performance. >> do you? >> i'm glad she's back. >> do you, really? frank, mariah's back, aren't you excited? mariah's back.

good morning to you. i'm gio benitez in for k good morning to you. i'm gio benitez in for kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. a jetblue plane arriving at boston's logan airport skidded off the runway and ended up in a snowbank. luckily, no one was injured. the airport had been closed earlier in the day because of bad weather. and thousands of peruvians are protesting the pardoning of their former president alberto fujimori. he was serving a 25-year sentence for corruption and murder. and more than 200 people are dead after a storm in the philippines triggered mudslides and landslides. hundreds of missing with homes washed away. many spent christmas in emergency shelters. and a controversial call late in the game went golden state's way as the war war war r

the cleveland cavaliers 92. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, december 26. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> kendis is going to be so jealous of how you pronounced alberto fujimori. >> i missed it up, but that's okay. >> we appreciate the effort, though, and like i said, kendis will still be jealous of the pronunciation. we begin this half hour with the winter weather gripping so much of the country. >> parts of upstate new york are under winter advisories. some areas could get as much as four feet of snow and visibility on the roads, well, you can see, it's almost near zero. >> and jetblue passengers got a rude welcome to boston when their plane skidded. first it fishtailed and then it spun around before ending up in a snowbank.

no one was injured. >> and believe it or not, portland, urge organize, what its sixth white christmas in in more than 130 years and first in a decade. dozens of fender benders reported. some roads had to be shut down. they're expected to refreeze overnight. >> we're going to get the forecast from paul williams. >> up to wednesday we're going to see another three to possibly five feet of snow in some areas, staying frigid in the northeast. very cold in the north central part of the country. high pressure in full control of the weather. and we're looking for a few rain showers for the western coast. as we go into wednesday, the rain's going to settle in more. by thursday, friday, cold air punches from the north and we'll have ice throughout mississippi, alabama, georgia, the carolinas. and cold weather coming out of the south. but more impacting snowshowers throughout the north central

part of the country and really cold throughout the northeast. diane, gio? >> chilly. >> very cold. now president trump is making it clear that his christmas break is going to be a working vacation. >> the president spent christmas at mar-a-lago with the first lady, their son barron and other people in the miami. tweeting he's getting back to work today, as he gets ready to take on infrastructure and immigration and much more. we have more on the president's weekend activities. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady bringing christmas cheer. >> melania and i are delighted to wish america and the entire world a very merry christmas. >> reporter: tweeting this video and even posting selfies in celebration. the morning tidings after a christmas eve spent golfing, making calls to troops overseas and fielding childrens' calls into the norad santa tracker program. he also attended church where he and the first lady were married and posted this late-night tweet. people are proud to be saying

merry christmas again. i am proud to have led the charge against the assault on our cherished and beautiful phrase, merry christmas. some believe it began when retail stores began swapping out the term merry christmas for happy holidays. and by 2005, the change upset several cable news hosts like bill o'reilly. but frustration with the term may be less about religion than politics. a poll conducted found 66% of democrats prefer use of the term happy holidays, while 67% of republicans say stores should only say merry christmas. on the campaign trail, candidate trump promised to bring back the phrase. politics aside, mr. trump is not the first president to say -- >> merry christmas. >> reporter: his predecessor used the term every year. >> merry christmas, everybody. merry christmas. merry christmas everything. >> reporter: past presidents also use the phrase happy holidays.

which comes from old english from the term "holy days." and christmas is the only federal holiday based on religion. serena marshall, abc news, washington. the navy escorted a ship close to american waters. video shows the russian ship being trailed. there's been a recent uptick in russian activity in the area and they warn they will not tolerate any forms of aggression. and the most serious challenger facing vladimir putin has been banned from running from running for president. russian's election commission ruled alexei navalny's conviction has made him ineligible. he's calling on russians to boycott the election. and a california police officer is dead after a

suspected drunk driver crashed into his patrol vehicle on christmas eve. highway patrolman andrew camilleri was killed. the driver who hit the officer's vehicle was under the influence of alcohol and possibly marijuana. 33-year-old camilleri leaves behind a wife and three children. he joined the california highway patrol just last year. now the nfl is change its concussion protocol after high-profile cases prompted investigations. now an unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant will be required at the lead command center for all games to monitor injuries. an impact seizure will be treated as a loss of consciousness and a player will be taken out of the game. all injured players will be given a concussion assessment. the late-season changes are now in effect. and if santa skipped your house this christmas, maybe one of the national lotteries will put a little something in your stocking. >> ooh, i like that. there was no winner saturday

night for powerball. so tomorrow's night's jackpot will be an estimated $337 million. there was no winner for the megamillions on friday. tonight's prize will be a mere $277 million. >> is that all? neither one is close to a record by the way, but i don't mind. >> i would do it. >> i would happily take the 277. no problem. and checking out the box office, "star wars" "the last jedi" won more than $100 million. "jumanji" came in second. in its opening weekend with $52 million. "pitch perfect 3" rounds out the top three with 25 million bucks. the world health organization is about to recognize a new mental health problem. you're looking at it. video games. >> the organization early next year will declare that gaming disorder is the inability to control how often and how long someone plays video games. now the designation will mean

doctors and insurance companies can use gaming disorder as a diagnosis. >> now this doesn't mean all video gaming is bad. in fact, it can apparently improve hand-eye coordination, relieve stress, and enhance problem-solving abilities, but everything in moderation. >> right. you have to keep it in control. >> you have to love the timing of this. parents surely went out and bought their kids a ton of games. now, the kids are all excited for the games. they're out there testing them out and now they come out with this study. parents are thinking, could you maybe have told me this two weeks ago. the kids are thinking, can you stop reading these studies? >> i used to play games all the video games. mario brothers, all that stuff. i used to do it all the time. i'm fine. >> not sure how that health insurance collection will go, gaming disorder, i would like to be reimbursed. coming up, some tips on how to figure out your new year's resolution. maybe that could pertain to gaming.

>> why you should really dig deep and go for that dream job in 2018. but first, thousands of americans spend christmas in the dark, as puerto rico struggles still to get back on its feet after hurricane season. we'll take a look at some of the new relief efforts. first, here's a look at today's temps. "world news now" weather, brought to you by sandals.

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♪ ♪ it's been nearly 100 days since hurricane maria pummeled puerto rico and many people there are still without power and a lack of resources on the ground is making it difficult to help victims who are in need. >> yeah. abc's breanna stewart talks to one legendary dancer who have teamed up with red bull to provide what much needed help. >> reporter: richard cologne, a-k-a crazy legs is one of the most famous b-boys. back in the '80s, the new york city legend starts the rock

steady crew. he went from break dancing on the streets of the south bronx to dancing all over the world. that's him there dancing as jennifer beal's body double in "flash dance." crazy legs has a long history of giving back to his community. and now he is using his connections as the hip-hop ambassador to provide disaster relief. >> i said as soon as you see a plane in the sky, i don't know how i'm going to get there, but i'm going to be on one of those planes. >> reporter: with the help of red bull and ways for water a nonprofit group that provides free water all over the world, he and his longtime hip-hop buddies started rock steady for life. it gives on the ground aid to victims affected by hurricane maria. >> oh, man. >> reporter: what was it like the first time you were back after the hurricane hit, seeing your home for the first time and the damage in the community? >> really heartbreaking. it looked like a bomb literally destroyed everything. >> reporter: it's been three months since hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico.

the category 4 storm caused an estimated $95 billion in damages. the number of people killed is still in question. the official death toll is 64, but unofficially, it may be more than 1,000. >> i couldn't tell you what a day is like over there. i can't even imagine, because i have the luxury of walking away. >> reporter: nearly 300,000 puerto ricans have fled to florida. many expected to stay in the u.s. mainland it for good. but tens of thousands remain on the island. reeling in the aftermath with few having access to shelters. >> what does it cost to fix this? >> we can put this again. because we have nothing. >> we're here, man. we're going to keep coming back doing as much as possible to help the people. >> reporter: slow emergency response and water contamination are blamed for the high death toll. while fema says most areas have potable water, independent data

shows most residents are still at risk, particularly in areas without electricity. more than 30% of the grid is not generating power. >> so, this is the filter. it traps everything in here that's biological. >> reporter: that's rob mcqueen. he's been on the ground with crazy legs, distributing water filters to areas in need. they're teaching communities how to use the portable system and showing them where to safely source their water. just one of these filters can last a family of five up to 20 years. how do you convince people that it really works? >> you use yourself as a guinea pig. does that make you feel good? a lot of people see something like that. they have no knowledge of it. you're going to be suspect about it, i don't know. and you got to demonstrate it. you let them know that you also live on the island as well.

>> reporter: in terms of the impact, what kind of change does this bring? >> well, put yourself in a disaster. instead of having to go travel three or four, you know, villages over or towns over and put yourself at risk to get to clean water, now you have the ability to have water in your own house. >> reporter: congress is delaying a vote for a possible $81 billion disaster relief package until january, funding that can provide much-needed resources to the american territory. and what do you find is most vulnerable in this crisis? >> the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, those people are really forgotten. >> reporter: with "empowered", crazy legs and his teams are also installing solar lights inside of homes without electricity. despite the long road to recovery, crazy legs vows to

continue his relief efforts in puerto rico for the long term. >> i'm puerto rican, so i'm there forever. you can still have fun while doing this. it can tap you out mentally. so in order to be fully effective, have a little fun, too. because are you doing a good thing. >> reporter: breanna stewart, abc news, new york. >> certainly is doing a good thing. thanks to breanna stewart for that report. it's incorrect that they're still dealing with this. florida is still trying to bounce back. the mayor of houston asked for another $200 million. saying they still need more for recovery there as well. >> so many people still need help. we'll be right back with more "world news now." >> stay with us. "world news now." >> stay with us. treat goodness, eet hold on to your tiara kind of day. get 24/7 digestive support, with align. the #1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. also in kids chewables. that cough doesn't sound so good.

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♪ boxing day in the uk, where my in-laws are celebrating. >> oh. >> and there was this other family celebrating christmas over the weekend in the uk as well.

>> and that family is growing with duchess kate expecting a third and meghan markle now getting to know everyone before she marries prince harry in may. so, abc's maggie rulli has more. >> reporter: it's a royal holiday for meghan markle. >> an american, how amazing. >> reporter: and this american is making history, as the first fiancee to ever celebrate christmas with the queen. >> it is a big deal for the queen to agree for meghan markle to be the first royal fiancee to be at the christmas lunch table. it didn't happen for camilla, diana or kate. >> reporter: linking arms with prince harry, the two walked side by side older siblings prince william and cakatherine. then with queen elizabeth and prince phillip. they are staying at the queen's christmas estate of sandrington. >> this is a way for meghan to sort of actually see how the

royal family works. this is more a traditional way that the royal family do things. and it's important that she understands how the queen operates these things. >> reporter: tradition like the queen's annual christmas day broadcast, this year taking on a new meaning with a focus on home. >> for many, the idea of home reaches beyond a physical building. to hometown or city. >> reporter: the crowds waiting to see the royals outside church were bigger than normal. perhaps everyone trying to get a glimpse of that markle sparkle. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> you know who didn't get the invite? frank. and he's very upset, because he wore his christmas hat. he was all ready to walk to church with them and nothing. >> and that's a good hat. >> the queen would love though hat, i think, right, frank? coming up, find out how getting back to the gym can save you big bucks in the new year. >> what do you think, frank?

>> oh, oh. see, he's upset with the queen. queen. >> his new year's resolution is getting that thing off. you think

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there are lots of opportunities to be had. second, give up those bad habits. bad habits are costly. the numbers don't lie. two-thirds of americans are either overweight or obese. the cost over a lifetime, nearly $260,000. as for smoking, another killer, that could easily cost upwards of $5,000 a year, depending on how much you smoke. it also significantly increases your insurance costs. next, stop waiting for a wind fall. americans have a lot of debt, and many are waiting for something miraculous to happen to bail them out of their predicament. why do you think so many people play the lottery? because they think this is their best chance for improving their financial situation. sad but true. and what's particularly disturbing is that those earning an annual $13,000 or less spend a whopping 9% or more on lottery tickets.

even though the odds of striking it rich are as slim as 1 in 195 million. save your money and use it instead to chip away at the credit card debt. also, think wellness, wellness, wellness. 2018 is expected to be the biggest year yet for wellness. the year that self-care is seen as a necessity and not indulgence. give yourself some tlc, unplug, unwind. keep the body in mind, energize and take advantage of the company's wellness program. you'll be more productive and save on health insurance. and finally, make new friends. there's a motivational teacher who's been quoted as saying your income is the average of the five people you spend time with. it's not a good idea to spend time with those dragging you down financially. find a better group. i'm vera gibbons with non-political news.com. for "world news now." happy holidays. >> thanks. now frank's re

this morning on "world news now," the trump administration's final push in 2017. >> yeah, while spending christmas with the family in florida, president trump hopes to keep up the momentum after passing the gop tax cuts. the latest from mar-a-lago. on what's next and the possible road blocks. vladimir putin's fiercest critic is now banned from running in next year's election. why the opposition leader who had the left shot to challenge the russian president is now denied. and dozens of people are injured during a christmas fireworks display. children are among those hit. and maybe it's time to turn off those christmas lights. once the electric bill hits the billions? we'll check that one out. see what happened here on this tuesday, december 26th. from abc news, this is

"world news now." >> yeah, that electric bill. >> that one, yeah, i've had some bad ones but never quite that bad. happy boxing day, everyone. welcome to the set. gio benitez in for kendis tonight. >> thank you. thank you. how was your christmas? >> that was a slow clap. >> that was a holiday slow clap for you. good holiday? >> yeah, it was nice. >> we hope you all had a good holiday as well. hope everybody on set had a good holiday. and now it's time to get back to work. >> i'm glad we still have the christmas tree. >> we're keeping it festive as long as possible. we're going to start this half hour with president trump delivering a video message as he celebrated his first day in office. >> the president tweeted that he's getting back to work today and claimed that making america great again is happening faster than anyone anticipated. abc's kenneth moton is traveling with the president in florida. good morning to you, kenneth.

>> reporter: gio and diane, good morning. president trump spent his first christmas as president with the first lady and other family members at his mar-a-lago resort. >> my fellow americans, melania and i are delighted to wish america and the entire world a very, merry christmas. >> this christmas season we celebrate our blessings as americans and we pray for peace all over the world. >> reporter: the president and mrs. trump recorded a christmas message to the american people. the president tweeted that video out with merry christmas in all caps. the president is now preparing to ring in the new year with an ambitious agenda after signing that $1.5 trillion tax bill into law before leaving washington. now it's on to infrastructure, the planned wall on the southern border and immigration. the president is looking to work with democrats on infrastructure to fix roads and bridges. the democrats have signaled major pushback on the president's immigration policy.

just a reminder, the government is only funded until january 19th when congress pass a temporary measure. so we could be facing a major showdown. president trump anxious to get on the same page as gop leaders. the white house said he's invited mitch mcconnell and paul ryan to discuss their 2018 agenda. diane and gio. the presidents what the guest of honor at state visits to china, south korea and vietnam. and queen elizabeth has invited him to the uk. the white house says the president is hoping to host a state visit early next year, but there's no word on which government might be getting the invitation. the united nations is bracing for the possibility of another financial blow. the u.s. is slashing nearly $300 million from the u.n.'s annual budget and hinted that may cuts may follow. president trump recently threatened to pull aid from member nations for condemning his decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of

israel and he's complained that the u.s. contributes more than 20% of the u.s. budget. now ambassador nikki haley said they're looking to improve efficiency. overseas, russian opposition leaders are calling for a boycott of next year's presidential election after it was determined that alexei navalny can't run for president because of his former prosecutions. he's widely viewed as president vladimir putin's most serious challenger but putin is expected to easily win elect whether or not navalny runs. the election is march 18th. and in cuba, dozens are injured after a fireworks explosion during christmas eve festival. at least six children are among the annual event. the annual event draws thousands of tourists and cubans each town. it features a fireworks contest between two neighboring towns. the cause of the explosion is under investigation. >> yeah. that does not look safe there. back in this country, the roads are slippery in new england and are the runways.

>> a jetblue flight from savannah skidded off the runway in boston, passengers say they felt the plane fish tailing before they spun out and ended up in a snowbank. >> wow, nobody was hurt and the passengers were eventually bussed from the plane to the terminal. now, earlier in the day, the airport stopped all flights because of that bad weather. millions of people in the northern half of the country may find it hard to travel back to work this morning. >> it was a white christmas and then some in new england and around the great lakes. four feet of snow could fall in parts of western new york. bitter cold and strong winds could also create whiteout conditions making travel impossible at times. >> and then the west, snow blanketed roads east of portland, oregon. let's get the latest from paul williams. >> good morning, gio, diane. cold continues for the northeast. we're expecting three to five feet of snow along lake erie. and ontario with biting winds

across the northeast. then, throughout the northeast part of the country, another push of cold air and wind. a few rain showers along the northwest coast. for wednesday, travel not so great in the northwest again. lingering snowshowers throughout the northeast and bad travel throughout the deep south. as we were tracking santa's sleigh on christmas eve. >> very important. >> very important. i was doing that on twitter all day long. there was one resident that we never got a fix on. >> it's the temporary home of retired colonel mark van high. like many of us, he hung stockings, only his go on the ceiling rather than the mantle, because he is on the international space station. >> oh, gosh, gifts were sent up from earth last month. of course, they came from the north pole. >> only area where santa had to travel upward. >> i know. >> from the north pole. >> i love that.

>> so cool. i love watching every time they do anything on the iss. and we also got a little treat from nasa showing in christmas years past on the international space station. some of them went all out on the decorations. you got to love the floating christmas tree. and their santa hats have the perfect perky shape. you excited? >> you got to have that. >> maybe the thanksgiving turkey isn't quite as abundant on the international space station. but it looks like a fun way to celebrate christmas. maybe next year, "world news now." >> the space station edition. i'll volunteer for that one. all right, coming up, frank is in the house, joining us for a very special book club. and our bookmaster mitchell stopped by. and funny reads of the year.

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♪ welcome back to "world news now." we are going to kick things off now with the story of how two african-american police officers are making a difference working to bridge the divide between their communities. >> we're up all "nightline" with abc's juju chang. >> this is my old neighborhood. >> reporter: when lieutenant yolanda williams walks these familiar streets, it's like she never left. you literally know everybody. >> yeah. i used to walk the beat. >> reporter: as she strolls through this san francisco neighborhood where many view police as a foe, most everybody sees her as a friend. >> hello. how are >> reporter: across the in pittsburgh, it's the same for officer aundre wright. they used to call the former

football player dre the football player, now he's a cop. but he insists not much has changed. >> we're at homewood. that's where i'm from. this is my people. it is what it is. >> reporter: at a time when tensions between police and black communities are explosively high, the divide between americans can feel irreparably deep, yolanda and andre caught in a precarious balance. as one called it, too black for the badge and too blue for the hood. there's a black lives matter and a blue lives matter in this country. >> yes. >> reporter: where do you fall in that? >> well, you know, i have told people that i am always going to be black. but i'm only blue as long as i continue to wear the uniform. >> reporter: she joined the force nearly 30 years ago as part of the justice department's push for diversity in sfpd's ranks.

she was an unlikely candidate then. >> i complained about blatant drug deals, i complained about police cars that drove by the area like they didn't even exist. >> reporter: these police officers said stop complaining, get in the game. >> right. >> reporter: back in the early days, walking the beat, she was hopeful, idealistic. >> i feel like this is my ultimate calling, and i love it. i thought we one big happy family until 2015. i found out there were some who didn't feel the same connection. >> reporter: two years ago one of her colleagues had been convicted of fraud. but during his appeal, investigators stumbled upon racist and sexist texts between him and other cops. shockingly, they singled out one sergeant, yolanda williams. >> i thought, get out of here. >> reporter: you didn't want to believe it? >> i did not want to believe it.

>> reporter: what messages stick in your mind? >> i was someone's black n-b. it horrified me. >> reporter: she testified on a blue ribbon panel that there was bias in the ranks. rather than defend yolanda, the union president rebuked her, writing that her testimony was largely self-centered and grossly unfair. soon after, she left the police union. the union responded saying we are concern that the vast majority of our members do not agree with her either. the department of justice had been investigating sfpd. and in october of 2016 it strongly recommended nearly 300 institutional changes, identifying numerous indicators of inflicted and institutionalized bias against minority groups. that fall, yolanda was promoted. she identifies with the mistrust and fear that many have toward

the police. when you're not in uniform, and you see blue lights behind you and you get pulled over. >> my heart stops. and i all of a sudden find myself in a situation where, what did i do? okay. keep my hands at the steering wheel. don't move. >> reporter: i don't have that reaction when i get pulled over by a police officer. >> you don't? >> reporter: hm-mm. >> wow. >> reporter: but doesn't that tell you something about where we are? >> something wrong. >> just a fascinating piece there. >> yeah, our thanks to juju chang. coming up you in the next half hour, retailers hoping for another shopping boom, but will consumers head back to the brick and mortar stores or hit the bricks? after the break, barry's book club. the greatest pokemon in showbiz is taking a break to tell us his favorite memoirs of 2017. that's next on "world news now." ♪ that's the pumpkin polka lka ♪

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>> that is our polka maestro, barry mitchell singing our polka theme for more than 25 years. >> and apparently, he's a funny man who likes to read books, especially if they are books written by funny people. >> if you have a bunch of amazon gift cards burning a hole in your pocket or you want to return some of your christmas gifts, frank got this lovely christmas sweater from donna. we won't be returning this gift, but some may be less happy with their gifts, so barry has great book suggestions for you. >> you know, i love showbiz memoirs, especially those written by comedians. what drives someone to live a nomadic life seeking the laughter and approval of strangers? here are some of my 2017 favorites. maybe you've never heard of doug stanhope. on the circuit for 25 years, he's earned a loyal international following.

this is not fame. it's obscene, down and dirty, but stanhope is a thoughtful, intelligent truth teller. it's actually a literate, entertaining read. now comedian, todd barry, no relation, doesn't smoke, doesn't drink or do drugs but will tell you where to get the best burrito in spokane. thank you for coming to hattiesburg. one comedian's tour of night quite the biggest cities in the world. of course the grand daddy of all comedy clubs is the improvisation, founder bud friedman along with the co-author tells it how it all began in a former vietnamese restaurant in new york's hell's kitchen in 1963. here it is "the improv." an oral history of the comedy club that revolutionized stand-up. and by the way, rick newman, when are you going to write "catch a rising star"? whitney cummings is known for

comedy central and "2 broke girls." i find it reassuring to read about comedians' messed up personal lives. so, i'm enjoying "i'm fine and other lies." her vicious zingers once made some to cry, reflecting, jokes are like knives. you can look them to cook a beautiful meal our can use them to straight-up stab people. now in political comedy, check out -- got to take a breath -- the awkward thoughts of w. kamau bell. tales of a 6'4" african-american. asmatic black and proud blerd, that's a black nerd, mama's boy, dad and stand-up comedian. well, that's all the time we have, folks. no. bell describes the time he

attended a ku klux klan meeting burning for his show "united shades of america." and i want to mention this one "kicking through the ashes." my life as a standup by rich shneidner. this is what it was really like. and finally, "frankly speaking" my life in show business, by "world news now" frank the bunny, the hair-raising, side-eyed adventures of america's favorite mascot. published by hopper collins. happy nibbling. >> frank, this is good stuff. i guess you can say i've always had nose for news. >> i can sniff out a good story a mile away. i love the quotes on the back. these are the people endorsing this book. from his privileged perch, frank dishes on the true behind the scenes stories of "world news now." that's from roger rabbit. >> his contract dispute went all the way to a pellet court.

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♪ all right, time now for "the mix." we're going to kick things off with a woman in pennsylvania who got quite a surprise when she looked at her electric bill. >> not fun. >> yeah, around the holidays you can hang lights and it can be higher than usual. check that one out. over, nearly $300 billion. >> billion. >> is what her bill came from. >> look at that monthly payment. amount due, $28,000. >> she says, we wondered if maybe we did something wrong with the christmas lights. >> you think? >> the company says they're pretty sure they just put a decimal point in the wrong place. like the really wrong place. she apparently only actually owes $284.46. >> that makes a big difference. >> yes. >> so she did probably use l.e.d. lights. >> thank you. check this out.

we've got the selfie museum. that's coming to los angeles. >> oh. >> i like that, that's cute. >> mona lisa, hey. >> they're going to answer these big questions, like, is the selfie art? and why do we disdain selfies? oh, i love these. this is good. this is good. whoever the producer was on this thing, good for you. >> now, i mean, when in rome, right? >> you're going to do it? >> we have to do it. >> i definitely think there is an art to taking a selfie. >> an art? i hope i don't disappoint you, gio. >> this one's not going in the museum. okay? oh, oh. she did that rapid fire thing. >> is that the technique? >> i think that works. oh, look at this one. >> oh, that is a good one. we don't have the earth in the background of our selfie. >> mirror bathroom pics are headlining the selfie museum.

over to a man in south africa making headlines not for a selfie but for this video. he was seen with a bull elephant here, who charges him multiple times. watch as he does not move. >> oh, wow. that's amazing. >> so this happened more than once. the guy's name is alan mcsmith. and all he does is calmly walk toward the elephant and uses a stick to veer him off. he says this kind of thing shows how complex these animals are and how they can have a meaningful relationship with you if you keep your calm. >> that is beautiful. >> you first. you can keep calm if those circumstances. an elephant charging me, i don't think calm is my state of mind. the dolphin high-five. check this out. here we go. with his dorsal fin. let's do it. there we go. >> frank -- high-five. >> frank, can you do it? high-five, frank. high-five.

this morning on "world news now," passengers get a scare when it their plane spins around, skidding off an icy runway. travel is expected to be a challenge for millions on the roads today. we'll tell you the trouble spots in the forecast coming up. and just one day after north korea tells the u.s. it's dreaming if it expects them to give up their nuclear weapons, the north korean regime has a new defiant message as it claims america is trying to stir up tensions. and new this half hour, an incredible coincidence for a husband and wife, each of them, helping strangers in trouble. >> pulling off those heroic rescues while they were really trying to meet up with each other. and lebron's rematch of the

nba finals comes down to the wire. the highlight that could have been. we'll check that one out. john wall's definitely hearing about this one this morning on this tuesday, december 26th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> so close. >> you're watching. >> so, so close. we'll have more on john wall's very, very near highlight coming up. we hope everyone had a nice christmas. but we're going to start things off with that winter weather. if you were hoping for a white christmas, many areas got that and then some. making the trip home tough for millions of americans today. >> that's rights, parts of new england were hit hard by blizzard-like conditions. and at boston's logan airport a jetblue flight skidded off the taxiway, spinning out of control. our boston station spoke with some of the passengers. >> we were straight and then all of a sudden it started fish tailing, yeah, it starting getting rough. >> once i realized we going off the runway, i was like, ah-oh. >> reporter: is this how the

jetblue flight from atlanta ended up, the plane, spinning, sliding, facing the opposite direction. >> all of a sudden, we started sliding and we started spinning and spinning and spinning. and ended up in a snowbank. >> it was like you were going four-wheeling. >> they said that the wind coming in was really bad, and he landed, and he thought he was okay and hit some ice. >> reporter: in between two runways, stuck in the snow. passengers were not hurt, just a little jostled, but cheering. >> pilot did a fantastic job. everybody was applauding him at the end. >> reporter: greeted by firefighters helping them off the stairway in the cold and bussed back to the terminal. their plane still stuck in the snow. >> it was crazy. it was normal, then all of a sudden it started getting rough and it happened pretty fast. my daughter slept through the the entire time through the landing. >> that is a good sleeper! i'll have what she's having. >> you need that for any regular flight. >> slept the entire time, nice. now let's get the details on the weather forecast. >> accuweather's paul williams is here with all we need to know. good morning, paul.

>> good morning, diane, gio. snowfall through wednesday, locally, 3 to 5 feet through lakes ear rear and ontario. it's affecting i-75, 90 as well as 81. we could see up to two feet of snow in some areas. north central part of the country smacked with better cold air, lake-effect snow affecting in and around lake superior. we'll have light snow in inland areas and the northwest. a few showers along the coast. and then on wednesday look for not so great travel in the deep south as well as the northeast and northwest with a mixture of ice and rain. and speaking of ice and rain, by late in the week, the deep south, now, get this, they're going to face a possible ice storm with isolated power outages because of cold air filtering in from the north. gio, diane. >> it is going to be so cold in parts of the country. president trump says he's getting back to work today after spending christmas surrounded by family at his mar-a-lago estate in florida. now the president and first lady wished the country a merry

christmas in the video, recounting the story of jesus. and praying for world peace. and now that the tax cuts have been approved, the president is planning on taking infrastructure, immigration and government funding. north korea is calling on the united states to show evidence that backs up the claim that they were not behind the cyber attack this year. the official called the claim is aimed at stirring up tensions. it affected hundreds of thousands of computers in may with the wannacry ransomware. the official called the claim reckless and vowed to retaliate. and thousands flooded the streets of peru to contest the release of a president. alberto faujamori was serving 25 years for corruption and sanctions death squads. he was released because of

medical reasons. but opponents say it was a back room deal to protect the current administration being thrown out of office. lawmakers led by fujimori's children helped derail an impeachment vote. police officers in california are mourning the loss of one of their own. andrew camilleri died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into his patrol vehicle. he and his partner had stopped their suv on the highway to monitor traffic. police say the driver was returning from a party and was speeding. he's in serious condition. camilleri who is just 33 years old leaves behind a wife and three children. we are thinking about them. and now to a husband and wife in north carolina who had quite an eventful christmas eve. >> crystal travis was driving to meet her husband when she saw flames coming from a home. so she rushed in, not only helping the family escape but even saved some of their christmas presents. her husband roger, meanwhile, was driving to meet her when he saw a group of people struggling to perform cpr on a baby.

>> luckily, roger is an emt, so he pulled over, jumped into action reviving the baby. they are calling this a true christmas miracle. listen. >> we are like, what are the odds? it is the craziest day ever. >> god put us at the right moment at the right time for the people who needed it the most. >> welcome to our crazy life. >> it's amazing. they say they didn't think twice before stopping to help. everyone in the house made it out safely, and the baby is also doing well. >> i love the idea of them showing up where they were supposed to meet. so sorry i'm late. there was this fire and i had to save a family. well, sorry, i was late, too. i had to pull over to the side of the road and save a baby. you always one-up me. he is a volunteer firefighter. he said it was a scary situation. he was still nervous about the whole thing, but obviously, he did incredibly well. >> it was a baby. >> situation. and crystal has gone back to

visit that family. they are displaced, but everyone is doing well. a great happy ending to a story. >> we love that on christmas. united airlines is apologizing after a dispute over a seat taken by a congresswoman. we'll tell what you led to the confrontation. also, if you're heading to the store to return some of the crazy presents the family bought for you, we have the top tips to save you time, money and aggravation. first, let's take a look at today's forecast, speaking of aggravation. "world news now" weather, brought to you by my pillow. pillow.

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heather menzies-urich was 68 years old. >> she's right in the center of that scene. and united airlines is facing another public relations nightmare. the airline is apologizing to a passenger who says the airline gave her first class seat to a texas congresswoman, sheila jackson. an airline spokesman said the internal system showed the passenger had cancelled her seat after weather delay, but she denied that she ever cancelled that december 18 flight from houston to washington. she was given a seat in economy plus instead. earlier this year, united faced backlash have dragging dr. david dao. or security officials did, at least. he had refused to give up his seat to make room for crew members for the airline. he later reached an undisclosed settlement with united. it's the day after christmas, also known as part two of the holiday shopping season. >> all right. so whether you're returning, exchanging, shopping a little bit late, or maybe using one of those gift cards you received,

there's a whole list of things you should know before hitting the stores. abc's maggie rulli has tips. >> reporter: if santa didn't quite stick to the list this year, you're not alone. americans return nearly $90 billion of holiday gifts. that's almost a quarter of all returns for the year. >> running back and forth, back and forth. >> reporter: she works at toys "r" us for the holiday season. >> after christmas and all the kids have something already, they'll return it. so the return lines are up. >> reporter: the return lines are just as bad? >> it's just as bad, probably worse than just the regular lines. >> reporter: fearing those lines already, experts warn against going to the store on tuesday. >> less than 40% of team doing post holiday returns will go the 26th or 27th. i'd return on the first or second week of january where you may see discounts as well. >> reporter: and more than one-third of retailers offer free return shipping online to

avoid going on a trip to the mall altogether. another option, regifting. 56% of us admit to having done it. and when it comes to repurposing gift cards, some will swap out a card without christmas decorations. or you can sell it. >> you actually can get up to 90% back of the cash when you sell it. >> reporter: apps like cardpool and gift card granny let you sell them with the click of a button. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. >> see, i'm not sure i'm going to be selling gift cards. >> no? >> i'd probably use that. >> oh, that's a good point frank would like to know how he can return his santa hat. >> however, i am not returning it. i think it's the cutest thing ever. >> what about this little costume? >> his sweater. he's not loving the santa hat. >> this is awesome. well, there it goes. it's gone. >> all right, well. next year, frank. it's over now. and this is the perfect transition.

coming up, what john wall's opponent taunted him after missing. >> and why wall was actually having the last laugh. "the skinny" is next. breathe freely fast with vicks sinex. my congestion's gone. i can breathe again! i can breathe again! vicks sinex... breathe on.

♪ all right, finally, gio, the mo we are going to have our expert sports analysis. >> this is good. >> here we go. all right. so, it wasn't pretty, but the philadelphia eagles have clinched homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. >> jake elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal with 22 seconds left to secure the win over the oakland raiders last night. and then as time was running

out, derek barnett recovered the fumble for the touchdown. for the final score, eagles, 19, raiders, 10. five nba stars kept fans entertained. >> the timberwolves scored their first ever christmas day victory with 12 straight points. midway through the final quarter to pull away for the win. >> lakers lakers lakers lakers k all the scores most by any rookie on christmas in 14 years, but not enough to beat the wolves. and in oklahoma city, russell westbrook led the scoring, as the thunder notched their fifth straight win, beating the rockets 112-107. westbrook lan 11 points. houston's james harden was held to 29 points. he usually scores way more than that. he says he has no doubt the rockets will return to form as soon as they get back some of their injured players. that's the problem there. >> and you know what else happened? in oakland, it was an epic rematch with the nba finals between golden state and cleveland.

>> you bet. >> the game staying close all the way to the end. they were tied up at 92 until thompson knocked out a clutch. three-pointer clutch. so clutch. lebron trying to answer back but met by kevin durant in the paint. no foul was called. although lebron clearly wanted it. warriors win 99-92. see you again, see you in the finals again. >> met by kevin durant in the paint? wow. gio, is it legal -- you're the expert here. >> don't do this to me. >> earlier, the wizards' john wall had a potential poster. >> oh. >> yeah called a poster because you can make a poster out of it. but no luck. did you see what happened? bingo, bango, it does not go in. bounces off the rim. his opponent, kyrie irving did not let him live it down. take a listen. >> you missed your highlight. you missed your highlight. >> ooh, you missed your highlight. it didn't matter, though, because they won the game.

washington ended up beating boston. 111 to 103. wall finished with 21 points and 14 assists. how's that for a highlight? >> and wall is giving lots of assists off the basketball court. >> he and other basketball stars are spreading cheer with the nba cares program. and abc's t.j. holmes has more on that. >> reporter: on the court, 6'4", 210-pound wizards player john wall is a force to be reckoned with. >> for three! oh, wow! >> reporter: but when he's not ballin', he's giving back to the d.c. mentoring and inspiring families in need for his john wall foundation and nba cares. >> one day my mom said you could be known as a good basketball player, but be better known as a great person. >> reporter: as a special christmas treat this year, wall hosted a private screening of "jumanji, welcome to the jungle"

for 200 underprivileged kids and a special message from his co-star. >> you are taking kids to see "jumanji", which is the best gift ever, why? because i'm in it. >> it was easy to place that call. >> it was easy, i'm grateful for kevin hart. i wanted to give you guys an opportunity to show a movie before the holidays and give them tickets to a game and give them a private screening. >> reporter: but that wasn't the only holiday trick up this wizard sleeve. he had one more surprise for one special family. >> tracy harrison, where you at? >> reporter: the fields fell on hard times this hard time. the mom is battling cancer, the dad, craig, lost his job. inspired by their story, wall gifted them $1,000 worth of groceries, tickets to a wizard's game and paid tuition for the

twins' chase and hairson's private school. >> that's one less thing you have to worry about. >> thank you so much for your generosity and kind spirit. >> just having a bad year this year, and i really appreciate it. >> reporter: what stood out to you about this family? >> i lost my dad at the age of 9 from cancer. i know how to deal with a parent battling, trying to survive. and with their mom going through that, i wanted to help. >> reporter: and at that wizards game, the fields had a field day, watching as the wizards beat the clippers. t.j. holmes, abc news. washington. >> great stuff that they're doing. but gio, you were saying that kevin durant block on lebron was illegal. can you tell us more about that? >> it was so clutch. it was super clutch. and look, we just can't stop showing you, we can't stop talking about it, because it's so clutch, right? >> and why was it a clutch, you think? >> it was a foul and -- >> because? >> because it was a foul. it's obviously a foul. >> slapped him! >> look at it? >> he slapped him! >> and what constitutes a foul?

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for united airlines, this is the busiest day for this holiday season, 500,000 passengers being moved today. >> president trump's relentless attack on the media continues. the president also targeted fbi deputy director andrew mccabe, accusing him of bias during the hillary clinton investigation. >> when you look at what's going on with the fbi and the justice department, people are very, very angry. >> did you know he had lied to the fbi? >> well, i -- >> the president said that's what made him fire him. >> i stand by everything i've said with regard to that individual and every other aspect of this. >> when he was fired, did you know he had lied to the fbi? >> what i can tell you is i knew he lied to me. and i now the president made the right decision with regard to him. >> just moments ago, members of the royal family stepping out, briskly walking the 300-yard walk from the sandrington estate heading to the charming 15th century church of st. mary magdalene. >> people were treated to a spectacular sight, and no, no, it wasn't an early visit from santa.

with a payload of ten satellites aboard, the rocket had everybody looking up. >> some players in the christmas spirit were inspired to belt out this little number. check it out. ♪ he's makin' a list and checkin' it twice ♪ ♪ going to find out who's naughty or nice ♪ ♪ santa claus is comin' to town ♪ >> that's cool. the blue devils. that's duke team. they take on northern illinois this coming tuesday. >> and she's back. it's official, mariah carey returning to new year's eve, one year after her disastrous times square performance. ♪ >> i'll just go through the motions, okay? >> i feel like kendis was too hard on that disastrous times square performance. >> do you? >> i'm glad she's back. >> do you, really? frank, mariah's back, aren't you excited? mariah's back.

america this morning. making news in america this morning, winter weather making travel treacherous and not just on the roads. >> all of a sudden we started sliding, and then we started spinning and ended up in a snowbank. >> airline passengers get a scare when their flight goes skidding off a taxiway in boston, and near the great lakes some areas are expecting up to four feet of snow. this morning what to expect and the areas being hit the hardest. president trump takes to twitter over the holiday vowing to get back to work today with taxes behind him. the big issue he's taking on next and the challenges ahead. this morning, the rush to return on this day after christmas, the top tips to save you time, money and aggravation in the stores and when you should plan your trip to the mall. and two rescues, one family.