the mega ball was 6. the jackpot now jumps to $348 million on friday and there's always tonight's powerball drawing worth $294 million. keep hope alive. well, this week millions of children are tearing into the latest high-tech toys. so much childhood excitement now revolves around media and technology. >> that's why more parents than ever are trying to make sure their kids don't spend too much time on those flashy new devices. here is abc's becky worley with some tips. >> oh, an xbox. >> reporter: the joy of the gift, the excitement of playing, but before christmas is even done -- >> you guys. you've been on that thing all day. get off! >> reporter: jim steyer, founder of common sense media, explains the issue. >> so with kids, self-regulation is tough. it's really helpful i think to set time limits. >> reporter: his first tip, create a media contract. common sense has them available for download.

>> you can talk about what the limits ought to be and you get the sense in their brain, as tough as that may be for them, that, you know, this is a privilege, not a right. >> reporter: but for many families that's not enough. i fired up the gaming consoles with common sense parent's editor, sierra filucci. >> i think they finally figured out that parents really want more control over what their kids are doing. >> reporter: next tip, use those parental controls. create a separate user profile for your kid and do it today. final tip, do not try to set all this up on the console itself. >> this is not easy. >> reporter: instead for both the xbox and ps4, go to their websites, create a family group and add your child. from there it's pretty easy to create time and content limits and think about the interactive elements, too. >> you can also change whether they can have voice chat so they can talk to people, whether it's friends or strangers. >> reporter: now for another popular gaming system, the nintendo switch -- >> so in order to set up the parental controls, you first have to download an app and then

you follow the registration process through the app. >> an app on this thing or on your phone? >> on your phone. >> reporter: this can take about an hour, but trust me, in the end it will save you so much arguing. >> they're going to be spending so much time with media and technology over the holidays and in general that this is now part of parenting 101. whether we like it or not. >> becky worley, abc news, new york. >> parents have so much to think about now when they get kids those high-tech toys, thinking about all of the parental settings to make sure that, you know, kids are safe, obviously. >> life used to be so simple, huh? >> right. absolutely. it used to be. also, i like that your iphone, like, will tell you how much time you're spending on the phone. >> right. i think there are some of these cutoffs that adults are using, too, to make sure you're not spending too much time on instagram or facebook. >> anything. when my phone tells me i'm down a percentagei feeliki go sco yeah. >> that's right. "aquaman" is making a big splash, topping the box office. the superhero avenger made more than $11 million on christmas

eve. surpassing the $500 million mark globally. >> that total comes despite stiff competition from disney's "mary poppins returns" and paramount's "bumblebee." "mary poppins" sequel has earned $39 million since its release last wednesday. of course disney, parent company of abc news. movie going typically slows down on christmas eve, but theaters will see a boost on christmas day and that should carry through new year's. so lots of people, you know, around the holidays, getting out to see these movies. >> it's the time to go check it out. you know, i don't spend much time at the theater. i feel like i got to go check one of these movies out. >> oh, no. i don't do movie theaters. >> you don't do it? oh, no. >>we, en we ack, 'll nd >> we're looking back the othet e house yore watchin"wld now."

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duchess meghan celebrating their couple alongside prince william and duchess kate. >> the royal power couples arrived together for church in sandringham, england for the royal family's traditional christmas day service. queen elizabeth and prince charles also attended. and that christmas celebration tops off an especially busy year for the british royal family. >> it really does. abc's molly hunter brings us up to date on just how packed the year 2018 has been. >> reporter: of course the year belonged to meghan and harry. last spring with that wedding just weeks away, meghan was first treated to a lightning tour of britain and britain was treated to meghan. and the crowds adored her, the kids adored her and we, the press, even adored her, too, but no one expected this, hugging out in the open like that. no royal had ever done that. as fairytale weddings go, this

one did not disappoint. 29 million of us tuned in to watch. she looked gorgeous. he looked so handsome. a perfect day. barely had the confetti settled then off they jetted for a 16-day pacific tour. more adoring crowds, of course. by now royal hugs had become the new norm. plus an insane round of tree planting, nose-rubbing, selfie posing, more nose-rubbing, wreath laying, invictus posing, you name it, and all those outfits. meanwhile, the royal baby mill continued to deliver. kate and william brought forth another child, prince louie arthur charles they've called him. the crowds, the nutters and seemingly every reporter in the country still turned up for this now well-rehearsed introduction. prince charles, he turned 70 this year. poor charles, he'd probably like to be king, but mom shows no signs of giving up the throne any time soon. high spot of his year was

getting to walk the lovely meghan down the aisle as her dad was, well, indisposed. and the other royals, well, there's lots of them, and they're still all around, anne and edward and andrew and sophie and beatrice. there's loads more besides, just look, doing, well, whatever it is they do. prince philip, 97 now and as dapper as ever. he's retired from public life but still rocked up for the big wedding. so the queen, god bless her, soldiers on pretty much solo these days. 92 herself now and still packing in all manner of appearances and duties. she still opens parliament and entertains presidents to tea. she seems to love it all and look like this. the queen and meghan laughing and giggling together. good buddies, so it seems. did i mention meghan and harry? october brought the news that they're expecting. prncies, t pressbsse

eagey g gns theustomaryanic coth bab. lots and lots of baby toys. but just as the rosy royal glow we've all bathed in this last year grew ever rosier, came this bombshell. >> there is a storm brewing in the british press about a possible growing rift between meghan and kate. >> reporter: oh, no, a royal rift after such a wonderful year? i really do hope not. molly hunter, abc news, london. >> a busy year for the royals. and of course queen elizabeth is getting skewered on twitter. people criticizing her over her annual christmas address, saying that she's out of touch talking about, you know, lecturing everyday britains about avoiding anger and tribalism as she sat in front of this giant gilded grand piano in her opulent room inside buckingham palace, so -- >> look at all that gold there, huh? >> exactly. a little bit out of touch? >> just a -- just a little bit. i think she's an easy target,

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new york city, the empire state building, still all lit up for christmas. clear skies as santa has come and gone. >> that's right. that shot never gets old. >> never does. so there is nothing like being home for the holidays, but if home isn't your speed, how about someplace a bit more -- a lot more magical? >> yeah, believe it or not, christmas day is one of the busiest days of the year at disney world. our own abc's very excited rachel scott has this "world news now" exclusive report. >> reporter: we're inside magic kingdom before the park opens, and this is any disney fan's dream, including mine. it's the most wonderful time of the year at the most magical place on earth.

we are taking you inside all of the holiday magic here at walt disney world. when it comes to the holidays, walt disney world knows how to make the season merry and bright. and, of course, it takes a little bit of magic. >> how long does it all take? >> oh, i'm so glad you say that, because that's our goal. we want everyone to feel like it is completely transformed overnight, but it actually takes three nights at magic kingdom. >> reporter: as the clock strikes midnight, the team works as swiftly as santa's elves, hanging more than 16,000 lights, draping eight miles of garland and decorating about 1,200 trees. the result, a holiday makeover that is sure to make mickey mouse proud. >> it's so immersive. from the music -- ♪ >> -- to the food, to the shows, there's no better place to be. >> there's also some really cool holiday apparel. >> reporter: and if you're looking for a sweet treat, disney's resorts have you covered with giant dazzling gingerbread displays.

>> i hear there is a woman known as disney's gingerbread lady. she's kind of a legend around here. you are known as disney's gingerbread lady. >> yes, i've been a gingerbread lady 20 years now. this is my 20th year. i've had ladies this past week that were here 20 years ago, and they said we wanted to come back just to see if their gingerbread house was still here. >> you also have life-size gingerbread houses. >> we have a life-size gingerbread house. do you smell the chocolate? >> i smell the chocolate. >> it's behind each and every piece. >> reporter: no hardware needed for this house, just 10,000 pieces of real gingerbread and 800 pounds of flour. a special surprise made this visit even sweeter. >> oh, my gosh. what a surprise! epte whether it's tasting your way through the parks and resorts, dancing alon ofheolidayn runng >> happy new year, everyone! >> reporter: in orlando, rachel scott, abc news.

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good morning. i'm janai norman. >> and i'm zachary kiesch. here are some of your top stories right now on "world news now." a migrant child from guatemala has died in u.s. custody, the second death this month. officials say the 8-year-old boy was treated at a hospital in new mexico for a 103-degree temperature. was then released to only return a few hours later, vomiting. he died a short time after. u.s. customs and border protection say an unprecedented number of children are crossing the border during peak of flu season. the agency is now ordering medical checks on all children in its custody. at least one person is dead after a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in sioux falls, south dakota. the person who died was on the plane. two homes were badly damaged. federal investigators are headed to the scene. new questions about a hole that formed in the soyuz capsule

docked at the international space station. a russian kosmonaut claims the hole was drilled from inside, suggesting sabotage. nasa says the astronauts were never in danger. americans are expected to return nearly $90 billion worth of holiday gifts and today and tomorrow are the busiest days. some stores give you just 15 days to bring items back. even if they've extended that return period, be warned, not all products may be included. those are some of your top stories. this is wednesday, december 26th. from abc news, this is "world news now." if you're heading out today, all those department stores will be so busy -- >> the lines. >> -- with returns. yes, so busy out there. >> stay away. stay away. >> but in washington, it is anything but business as usual. we begin this half hour with the first full business day since the government shutdown. president trump is insisting that funding for his border wall will be included in any deal to re-open the government.

>> democrats accuse him of using scare tactics and so far there is no sign of any progress in ending the stalemate. abc's kenneth moton has the new details in washington. >> reporter: this christmas, president trump spent the morning speaking with u.s. troops overseas. >> i can't tell you when the government's going to be open. i can tell you it's not going to be open until we have a wall, a fence, whatever they'd like to call it. >> reporter: overnight, the president and the first lady attended church at the national cathedral. the trumps, who delayed their holiday vacation because of the shutdown, also made calls to children across the nation on christmas eve. >> i'd rather not be doing shutdowns. i've been at the white house, i love the white house, but i wasn't able to be with my family. i thought it would be wrong for me to be with my family. >> reporter: the presidentor the netiations with moats are offering substantially less will

continue when congress is back thursday. >> the only one that doesn't want the wall are the democrats. >> reporter: democratic leaders argue they support increased border security but not in the form of a wall. firing back and accusing the president of plunging the country into chaos. the president's twitter feed has been busy, airing his grievances with democrats, some republicans and members of his administration who are leaving. but it was his attacks on the federal reserve that's being criticized for heightening fears about the economy. >> they're raising interest rates too fast. that's my opinion. >> reporter: over the weekend, the treasury secretary by phone worked to reassure the heads of the six largest banks but the unusual move caused the stock market to plunge. the worst christmas eve stock decline in history. the market uncertainty is not over, especially as this partial government shutdown goes on. there are indications from the president, the white house and lawmakers this shutdown will continue into the new year. janai and zachary? >> and the shutdown continues. our thanks to kenneth moton there. we turn to a developing story overseas. indonesian authorities are warning people in the tsunami zone not to return home. at least 420 people are

confirmed dead after saturday's tsunami along the sunda strait. dozens are missing. the massive wave was triggered by undersea landslides caused by a volcanic eruption. abc's ian pannell is there and shows us the devastation. >> reporter: yeah, janai, zachary, good morning from one of the areas hardest hit by that massive tsunami that swept through here on saturday night. the sea is behind me. i guess probably about 150 yards. but so big were the waves that they surged right between these two buildings. originally the government said that the waves were only three feet high, but residents and survivors have told us in actual fact they were closer to 15 feet high. you can see the damage they have wrought. look at this building here. the wave surged through, we were told three ways, through the back of the house, punching out this front wall. you can see this is a solid brick wall. a massive search and rescue operation is now under way. we were speaking to a team leader of one of those teams and he told me that they, just their small team operating this area, have recovered 42 bodies. and even today they're still out

looking for more. and that's because more than 150 people are still missing from this tsunami. more than 400 have been killed, 1,500 injured and, of course, hundreds of people have lost their homes. even so, we are seeing people coming back, trying to pick through the wreckage, trying to get some belongings. all the while in the background we can hear the rumbling of the volcano that triggered the tsunami in the first place. it continues to erupt sometimes as many as 99 times a day as it has since june. and the government's warning people do not come back into this area. the danger still exists. there could be another tsunami at any moment. janai? zachary? >> damage is incredible over there. thank you, ian, for that story. also overseas, an airport in italy is back and open after eruptions from mount etna forced it to close. europe's highest and most active volcano has been spewing ash and lava since christmas eve. more than 130 earthquakes were recorded during a three-hour period on monday.

at least 43 people have been killed after an attack on a government compound in afghanistan's capital city. officials say the building was targeted by a suicide bomber and by extremists armed with assault rifles. they say the attack was identical to previous attacks by the taliban. back here in this country, bernie madoff's former secretary annette bongiorno wants an early release from prison. she was one of five of madoff's employees convicted in a $20 billion ponzi scheme. her lawyer says she entitled to an early release under the new prison reform act signed by president trump. it allows judges to order some prisoners released to home confinement after they serve 2/3 of a sentence. by march, the 70-year-old will have done exactly that and served 2/3 of her sentence. a new jersey school board has called an emergency meeting today to discuss a controversial haircut at a high school wrestling match. the referee says andrew

johnson's hair did not conform with state athletic regulations and he would have to forfeit the match if it was not cut. video of johnson's dreadlocks being cut off has now gone viral. the referee has been suspended. the state's attorney general is investigating and the wrestler's family is considering a lawsuit. other referees have come forward to defend the actions taken that day, saying the ref was simply enforcing the rules. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. the lakers may have won the big christmas game against the golden state warriors but they lost lebron james. he sprained his left groin and will undergo an mri today to determine the severity of his injury. he's reportedly in good spirits with his recovery considered day to day. the lakers won the game, 127-101. that's funny. i think i know now why my husband went to bed early. probably down because of that loss, lebron james. get well soon. >> lebron will be back. >> yeah. well, we turn now to a christmas wish come true for someery deseing children. >> united airlines took a group of kids fighting serious

illnesses on the ultimate fantasy flight to the north pole to meet santa, and abc's david kerley has more on that magical ride. >> reporter: for 125 kids -- >> welcome aboard snowflake one, service to the north pole! >> woo-hoo! >> reporter: -- it was a fantasy flight. >> welcome on board. thanks for coming with us. >> reporter: to see santa. all these children battling illness getting a little holiday cheer. >> this is just amazing for her. things like this give her the strength to keep going. >> reporter: the united airlines 777 decked out to deck the halls. the crew, those on the ground, all volunteers. >> we're just here to give back, provide support and show the children a wonderful time. >> reporter: with a bit of magical supersonic speed. >> throw your hands in the air like santa cares. woo-hoo!>>epte the jet arrives the gates of the north pole. with a gauntlet of cheers, a aking it all2-year-old .

baisstatufthe s t th it's pretty crazy. >> reporter: and then -- ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the man they came to see. the man in the red suit. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. hi. >> reporter: alex is in remission. he got his time with old saint nick, thinking about his younger brother who didn't make the flight. >> mainly, i want legos. >> legos? >> and i want my brother to be able to talk since he can't because he has down syndrome and autism. >> you know what? thank goodness he's got you. thank goodness he's got you to be his brother. >> reporter: a flight filled with fantasy. faces filled with holiday joy. >> big thanks to david kerley for that sweet story. well, coming up, beating the odds. one man's incredible luck at the poker table in atlantic city. also ahead, we take you to radio city and take you behind the scenes at the rockettes.

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we're back with lots of santas hitting the slopes in idaho. dozens of these kris kringles turned out for the annual santa ski-a-thon. it turns out santa needed some rest and relaxation after flying around the world delivering those gifts. nice getaway. in northern new york, one family is showing off their 18-foot-tall snowman. >> whoa. >> look at that. >> his name, he's got a name, too, franklin. but they have a brehm, they can't find a scarf that fits him, so they're asking the public for help. stitching together a 20-foot-long scarf to keep him warm. >> oh, my gosh. that scarf. what about his hat? how did they even do that? >> some people need scarves. well, one man who visited atlantic city is extra warm this holiday week. he cashed in on a relatively inexpensive gamble. >> he bet 5 bucks at the poker table in a game called six-card bonus. and, well, he was dealt a royal

flush in diamonds. the odds of getting that hand are less than 1 in 20 million. when he told his wife, she expressed her disbelief with words we cannot use on tv. >> i can imagine what his wife had to say. another story from atlantic city to -- radio city, excuse me, and a beloved new york christmas tradition that's now in its 85th year. >> the radio city christmas spectacular has kicked the season into high gear and this morning we're going behind the scenes to meet a few of those high-kicking rockettes, the driving force behind this holiday classic. here is abc's ginger zee. >> reporter: for more than 80 years it's been a holiday tradition. door, radio city music hall. here we go. >> welcome to radio city! >> thank you! >> reporter: the christmas spectacular starring the radio city rockettes.for e first time there are four sets of sisters

performing in the new york show. from returning dancers to identical twins in their first season. >> we first saw them when we were 8, and ever since then we were just infatuated and we just set this goal together. and the fact that we reached it together is very special. >> this is my 14th christmas. >> 14th christmas? >> it's become our holiday tradition, really. >> right. >> it's so special to be on stage and not only sharing it with your sister, but also with sharing this experience with the audience. because it is a family tradition for so many families. >> if you haven't been to this theater, it holds 6,000 people. there are 80 rockettes and 36 of you on stage at the same time? >> yes. >> reporter: more than 1,100 costumes are worn throughout the show with each rockette changing eight times. >> i love our 12 days costume. >> wch ithisne. our 12 days. so it looks like we're wrapped up like a christmas present. i love the holiday spirit -- >> yeah. >> -- that the costume brings. a little sassy tutu.

>> and then hat wise? >> i would go with the classic, wooden soldier hat. >> feather check. >> take a nice salute. very good. >> it doesn't matter where you're from. this show is iconic. >> absolutely. we have rockettes coming from all across the nation as well as the world. we have some australians. we've had women from england. i mean, it's just amazing that such a powerful company can have such an outreach like that. >> so the show's first performance was back in 1933. they've been going for a long time. and all of those costume changes, it's either like, you know, a huge gift to get to put on all those clothes or a huge pain. >> 140 performers out there. >> yeah. >> that is a big -- >> a whole crew. >> -- squad. absolutely. >> what's their christmas party like? >> you know what it's like. >> like massive, right? >> it's a party. >> high kicks. i don't know. something fun i guess. >> have you ever been? >> i have not been. >> to the show? >> uh-uh. why, have you? >> looks like ginger could

actually have a future out there. >> she did "dancing with the stars." maybe. let's start a petition to get ginger on there. >> ginger out there. all right. coming up, we're taking a look at the year-end assessment for your financial picture. >> we're checking out some tips to minimize your tax bite and maximize your savings. you're watching "world news now." "world news now." p tips to minimize your tax bite and maximize your savings.

welcome back. so maybe you maxed out your credit cards buying presents, but it's not too late to end the year in good financi shape. vera gibbons, financial expert and founder of nonpolitical news.com is here with her top year-end money moves. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> let's start with 401(k) plans. if you have one, what should you be doing this time of year? >> max it out if you can, ideally. the maximum contribution limits are $18,500. you're getting a nice tax break, saving on your liability and saving for retirement.

if you can, try to max out before the end of the year. >> what if you are not able to max it out? >> even if you just contribute a few hundred dollars more, that's still going to better your cause, still help you save for retirement. it's a good habit to get into. you probably have maybe one more paycheck at this point. i would go into your payroll department and say, look, can we put a few hundred dollars in or a little more than that. do whatever you can do. it's just a good habit to get into. and like i said, you have a little more time to actually get it done. >> good to think about. it's been a roller coaster year for stocks. your advice is cut your losses. what exactly do you mean? >> well, at the beginning of the year we saw some great gains, and as you very well know, a lot of those gains have probably been wiped out. so i would go back and look at where those losses are and whether or not it's a good time to actually cut those losses, sell some of those loser stocks to balance out the gains. it's a good time in general to take a look at what you have in general, your mix of stocks, bonds and cash. if you do have those loser stocks, you might want to dump them.

>> get rid of them. one good way to get a deduction in your taxes is to contribute to charities. what is your advice? >> right. so you have a little more time, too, to actually make that charitable contribution. you have until the end of the year. cash, checks, whatever way you actually want to go but you don't have a grace period. so you've got a little more time to actually donate to your favorite charity or charities. you're going to itemize your deductions. you're going to take it on your schedule a. good time to get that now. >> okay. lastly, what should we all be doing now to get ready for the tax man, in addition to the 401(k) contributions, charitable donations, what else? >> i think you should just actually take a look at your situation in general. you're not going to have your 1099, you're not going to have your w-2s, you're going to have those at the end of january. take a look at your paperwork and get things in order. tax time comes right around the corner and then people stress out and make mistakes. i say just get your paperwork in order and take a look at last year's return and figure out how you can get the best break for 2018. >> absolutely. good takeaways there.

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>> reporter: the candy cane might just be christmas' simplest pleasure. now some might tell you that candy canes are grown in forests. >> seven levels of the candy cane forest, past the sea of swirly, twirly gumdrops, and then i walked through the lincoln tunnel. >> reporter: they are not. they're made in factories and they're made in candy shops. i am in cresco, pennsylvania, at callie's pretzel factory to experience the magic of seeing candy canes get made. >> let's get ready to rumble. >> mark reisenwitz and gretchen kelly-reisenwitz are high school sweethearts who own a small pretzel factory and a candy cane shop. mark and gretchen make candy canes by hand. mark does the heavy lifting and gretchen does the heavy charm. the first step is to heat a mixture of sugar, water and corn syrup, to 310 degrees. then mark pours the mixture on a

marble table and let it thicken. >> this mixture of sugar, water and corn syrup, that's the base recipe for any hard candy. s it thicken. >> this mixture of sugar, water and corn syrup, that's the base recipe for any hard candy. >> reporter: then he adds red food coloring to some of the mixture for striping. did you know that the red stripe is not where you find a flavor in the candy cane? >> is there a flavor in that yet? >> very good question. there is not. we always put the flavor in the base part of the candy, the bigger part, which on this peppermint candy cane will be the white. and everybody wonders how you get the stripe around the candy cane. while i stretch this, i also roll this on the table. and by rolling it, that's how we get the stripe to wrap around that candy cane. >> reporter: my two hours at the candy cane demo was filled with fun people, facts and christmas spirit. and unlike with hotdogs, people who like candy canes will like

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this morning on "world news now," a young boy from guatemala this morning on "world news now," a young boy from guatemala dies in u.s. custody, the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month. new details overnight on how the boy died and the investigation now being launched. a new claim in the government shutdown saga. president trump says many federal workers support the shutdown because they want his border wall. the new developments from washington. also this half hour, it's the day after christmas and all through the house everyone's playing with their new electronic devices. >> yeah, that's right. we have tips for parents on how to make sure your kids don't spend too much time on their new devices. and talk about a perfect christmas present. a record mega million drawing on christmas night and another jumbo jackpot up for grabs tonight. it's wednesday, december 26th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." you return any gifts today? >> return any gifts? >> yeah. >> already? >> it's a big day to do that. >> i feel like you need to marinate on it for a couple of days? >> oh, really? >> you bring it back? >> absolutely. >> i didn't get too much for gifts this year. >> oh, okay. >> no returns. i like the fact i don't have to spend time in those lines. >> that's good. i'm looking forward to the good deals. we begin with the developing story. an 8-year-old boy from guatemala has died in u.s. custody in new mexico. he becomes the second migrant child to die in u.s. custody in just three weeks. >> according to u.s. customs and border patrol, the boy appeared to have a common cold and was taken with his father to a hospital in new mexico. he then developed a 103-degree fever. he was prescribed antibiotics and ibuprofen and was released only to be returned a few hours later, vomiting. he died just before midnight. several members of congress are already demanding an investigation. >> it's just tragic, and we're thinking about his family right

now. just what they must be feeling to have lost their child on christmas day, to be in a strange country, not to know what's next for them. so we want to do everything we can to help that family. some of these kids when they get here who have been traveling for 2,000 miles, they really need some help, they need medical attention, they need for us to be looking out for them. >> customs and border protection has now ordered medical checks on all 2,500 children in its custody. officials say an unprecedented number of migrant families are crossing the border just as the peak of flu season hits. in this case, officials say the boy illegally crossed the border december 18th with his father. and while in custody they received several welfare checks and routine meals before the boy's hospitalization. of course security along the border is the main sticking point in washington as the federal government shutdown enters day five today. >> at issue is money for the president's border wall. abc's tara palmeri has the latest from the white house.

>> reporter: in a to the troops, president trump still fuming about the wall as the government shutdown heads into its fifth day. the president skipping his vacation in florida out of solidarity with the 400,000 federal employees who are working over the holidays without pay temporarily. >> i love the white house, but i wasn't able to be with my family. i thought it would be wrong for me to be with my family. >> reporter: but still unwilling to budge. trump even claiming that the federal workers are fine with the furlough. >> many of those workers have said to me and communicated, stay out until you get the funding for the wall. these federal workers want the wall. the only one that doesn't want the wall are the democrats. >> reporter: the deadlock in this funding fight over the wall along the u.s.-mexico border. and negotiations between democrats and republicans have come to a halt. with both sides digging in, there seems to be no end in sight. the white house has backed off

its demand for $5 billion in border funding, but house minority leader chuck schumer and the democrats, who take the house majority next week, won't budge above $1.3 billion. house minority leader nancy pelosi accusing the president in a new interview of using, quote, scare tactics to get the wall funding. the democrats are set to take over the majority in the house on january 3rd, just intensifying the shutdown fight. tara palmeri, abc news, the white house. the government shutdown is taking a toll on the financial markets, but in his latest comments, president trump expressed confidence in his treasury secretary and the federal reserve, even though he reportedly discussed firing the fed chairman for raising interest rates. abc's rebecca jarvis has more on what we can expect on wall street this week. >> reporter: this is traditionally the time where you see stocks go up between christmas and just after new year's, historically the market goes up a little more than a percent, but this christmas eve following that 650-point dow

plunge, we are now in the midst of the worst december for stocks since the great depression in 1931, and there are a lot of factors leading to the plunging stock market. first of all, you have interest rates, which are rising. trade, the uncertainty over that with china, and finally, the slowing economy, not just here in the united states but around the globe. that spells trouble ahead for what's to come in the new year. even though currently the u.s. economy is on relatively firm footing with the jobs picture healthy, continuing to improve and wages going up, there are still some big questions about what comes in the next year. plus, add to that the political uncertainty, and that spells trouble and volatility for the stock market. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to rebecca there. and turning overseas today. authorities in indonesia are asking people living near an island volcano to avoid the coastline because of more possible tsunamis. at least 420 people are

confirmed dead after saturday's tsunami along the sunda strait. dozens are missing. search crews are going village to village hoping to find survivors. the tsunami was triggered by undersea landslides caused by a volcanic eruption. authorities say a new warning system that can detect that kind of tsunami will be built next year. back here at home, a major storm system is moving into the central part of the country, bringing snow to the plains and possible flooding later today for parts of texas and louisiana. in california icy conditions caused a series of crashes on interstate 15 in hesperia, that's northeast of los angeles. ten people were injured here. check out those conditions. accuweather's paul williams has the forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning. now we are keeping a close eye on this low pressure system that's going to create massive thunderstorms throughout the south central part of the country and the cold side of it creating massive snow as well. here's how that's going to happen. this low pressure system will push right between warm air coming out of the south, cold air that's already in place, snowstorms north of the track, flood and severe storms south of that same track. here's how it's going to

develop. we're looking for a mix to slide right in between these two areas. with storms to the south and snowstorms to the north. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. a couple in georgia is celebrating seven special gifts this holiday season. >> candice and larry logan recently adopted seven little boys from the same family. not snow white's seven dwarves, but they're all cousins between 3 and 7 years old. >> there's a set of four brothers and then there's another set of three. the couple previously served as the boys' foster parents and now candice logan, their new mom, says every year she prayed to god for a child and now her prayers have been answered. our atlanta station wsb spoke with the new mom. >> it was like a rubberband, you know, we wanted it for so long and so long and then finally we got it. i mean, our whole life has changed. i feel like they rescued me just as much as we rescued them, you know? >> relatives have set up a gofundme page to help cover the costs of buying a new van to help with their expanded family.

what a christmas miracle there. >> i love that story. i don't know if i told you, i'm adopted. >> oh, really? you never told me that. >> yeah, my sister and i are both adopted. i feel like it's the greatest gift. great story. i love that story. breaking news about the mega millions jackpot. >> also ahead, tapping the brakes on technology. how parents can take control of their children's screen time after getting all those new electronics for christmas. and later, the movie that made quite a splash on christmas eve. leaving an umbrella-toting nanny high and dry. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now." still fresh... ♪ unstopables in-wash scent booster ♪

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day after christmas, times square. a couple people out there. >> just a couple. just a couple. >> yeah, i mean, you know, it's not the middle of the afternoon, but people are getting out already. good for them. >> the city that never sleeps. >> apparently not. even some cars out and about. well, hopefully santa treated you better than mega millions did. nobody won the $321 million jackpot last night. the numbers drawn were 2, 8, 42,

43 and 50. the mega ball was 6. the jackpot now jumps to $348 million on friday and there's always tonight's powerball drawing worth $294 million. keep hope alive. well, this week millions of children are tearing into the latest high-tech toys. so much childhood excitement now revolves around media and technology. >> that's why more parents than ever are trying to make sure their kids don't spend too much time on those flashy new devices. here is abc's becky worley with some tips. >> oh, an xbox. >> reporter: the joy of the gift, the excitement of playing, but before christmas is even done -- >> you guys. you've been on that thing all day. get off! >> reporter: jim steyer, founder of common sense media, explains the issue. >> so with kids, self-regulation is tough. it's really helpful i think to set time limits. >> reporter: his first tip, create a media contract. common sense has them available for download. >> you can talk about what the limits ought to be and you get

the sense in their brain, as tough as that may be for them, that, you know, this is a privilege, not a right. >> reporter: but for many families that's not enough. i fired up the gaming consoles with common sense parent's editor, sierra filucci. >> i think they finally figured out that parents really want more control over what their kids are doing. >> reporter: next tip, use those parental controls. create a separate user profile for your kid and do it today. final tip, do not try to set all this up on the console itself. >> this is not easy. >> reporter: instead for both the xbox and ps4, go to their websites, create a family group and add your child. from there it's pretty easy to create time and content limits and think about the interactive elements, too. >> you can also change whether they can have voice chat so they can talk to people, whether it's friends or strangers. >> reporter: now for another popular gaming system, the nintendo switch -- >> so in order to set up the parental controls, you first

have to download an app and then you follow the registration process through the app. >> an app on this thing or on your phone? >> on your phone. >> reporter: this can take about an hour, but trust me, in the end it will save you so much arguing. >> they're going to be spending so much time with media and technology over the holidays and in general that this is now part of parenting 101. whether we like it or not. >> becky worley, abc news, new york. >> parents have so much to think about now when they get kids those high-tech toys, thinking about all of the parental settings to make sure that, you know, kids are safe, obviously. >> life used to be so simple, huh? >> right. absolutely. it used to be. also, i like that your iphone, like, will tell you how much time you're spending on the phone. >> right. i think there are some of these cutoffs that adults are using, too, to make sure you're not spending too much time on instagram or facebook. >> anything. when my phone tells me i'm down a percentage, i feel like i got a good score on a test. yeah. >> that's right. "aquaman" is making a big

splash, topping the box office. the superhero avenger made more than $11 million on christmas eve. surpassing the $500 million mark globally. >> that total comes despite com "marins retus"nd paramount's "bumblebee." "mary poppins" sequel has earned $39 million since its release last wednesday. of course disney, parent company of abc news. movie going typically slows down on christmas eve, but theaters will see a boost on christmas day and that should carry through new year's. so lots of people, you know, around the holidays, getting out to see these movies. >> it's the time to go check it out. you know, i don't spend much time at the theater. i feel like i got to go check one of these movies out. >> oh, no. i don't do movie theaters. >> you don't do it? oh, no. >> nope. well, when we come back, we'll take a trip across the pond. >> we're looking back at 2018 and all the action over there at the house of windsor. you're watching "world news now." my digestive system used to make me feel sluggish but now, i take metamucil every day.

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christmas day turned out to be a royal affair across the pond with prince harry and

duchess meghan celebrating their first christmas as a married couple alongside prince william and duchess kate. >> the royal power couples arrived together for church in sandringham, england for the royal family's traditional christmas day service. queen elizabeth and prince charles also attended. and that christmas celebration tops off an especially busy year for the british royal family. >> it really does. abc's molly hunter brings us up to date on just how packed the year 2018 has been. >> reporter: of course the year belonged to meghan and harry. last spring with that wedding just weeks away, meghan was first treated to a lightning tour of britain and britain was treated to meghan. and the crowds adored her, the kids adored her and we, the press, even adored her, too, but no one expected this, hugging out in the open like that. no royal had ever done that. as fairytale weddings go, this one did not disappoint.

29 million of us tuned in to watch. she looked gorgeous. he looked so handsome. a perfect day. barely had the confetti settled then off they jetted for a 16-day pacific tour. more adoring crowds, of course. by now royal hugs had become the new norm. plus an insane round of tree planting, nose-rubbing, selfie posing, more nose-rubbing, wreath laying, invictus posing, you name it, and all those outfits. meanwhile, the royal baby mill continued to deliver. kate and william brought forth another child, prince louie arthur charles they've called him. the crowds, the nutters and seemingly every reporter in the country still turned up for this now well-rehearsed introduction. prince charles, he turned 70 this year. poor charles, he'd probably like to be king, but mom shows no signs of giving up the throne any time soon. high spot of his year was getting to walk the lovely meghan down the aisle as her dad

was, well, indisposed. and the other royals, well, there's lots of them, and they're still all around, anne and edward and andrew and sophie and beatrice. there's loads more besides, just look, doing, well, whatever it is they do. prince philip, 97 now and as dapper as ever. he's retired from public life but still rocked up for the big wedding. so the queen, god bless her, soldiers on pretty much solo these days. 92 herself now and still packing in all manner of appearances and duties. she still opens parliament and entertains presidents to tea. she seems to love it all and look like this. the queen and meghan laughing and giggling together. good buddies, so it seems. did i mention meghan and harry? october brought the news that they're expecting. as is customary with royal pregnancies, the press obsessed with meghan's midriff.

eagerly seeking signs of the much-awaited baby bump. also as is customary, an ectatic couple showered the happy couple with baby toys. lots and lots of baby toys. but just as the rosy royal glow we've all bathed in this last year grew ever rosier, came this bombshell. >> there is a storm brewing in the british press about a possible growing rift between meghan and kate. >> reporter: oh, no, a royal rift after such a wonderful year? i really do hope not. molly hunter, abc news, london. >> a busy year for the royals. and of course queen elizabeth is getting skewered on twitter. people criticizing her over her annual christmas address, saying that she's out of touch talking about, you know, lecturing everyday britains about avoiding anger and tribalism as she sat in front of this giant gilded grand piano in her opulent room inside buckingham palace, so -- >> look at all that gold there, huh? >> exactly.

a little bit out of touch? >> just a -- just a little bit. i think she's an easy target, huh? >> merry christmas. tmas.

know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this holiday season get what you want about the colonial penn program. here to tell you if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase,

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new york city, the empire state building, still all lit up for christmas. clear skies as santa has come and gone. >> that's right. that shot never gets old. >> never does. so there is nothing like being home for the holidays, but if home isn't your speed, how about someplace a bit more -- a lot more magical? >> yeah, believe it or not, christmas day is one of the busiest days of the year at disney world. our own abc's very excited rachel scott has this "world news now" exclusive report. >> reporter: we're inside magic kingdom before the park opens, and this is any disney fan's dream, including mine. it's the most wonderful time of the year at the most magical place on earth. we are taking you inside all of

the holiday magic here at walt disney world. when it comes to the holidays, walt disney world knows how to make the season merry and bright. and, of course, it takes a little bit of magic. >> how long does it all take? >> oh, i'm so glad you say that, because that's our goal. we want everyone to feel like it is completely transformed overnight, but it actually takes three nights at magic kingdom. >> reporter: as the clock strikes midnight, the team works as swiftly as santa's elves, hanging more than 16,000 lights, draping eight miles of garland and decorating about 1,200 trees. the result, a holiday makeover that is sure to make mickey mouse proud. >> it's so immersive. from the music -- ♪ >> -- to the food, to the shows, there's no better place to be. >> there's also some really cool holiday apparel. >> reporter: and if you're looking for a sweet treat, disney's resorts have you covered with giant dazzling gingerbread displays.

>> i hear there is a woman known as disney's gingerbread lady. she's kind of a legend around here. you are known as disney's gingerbread lady. >> yes, i've been a gingerbread lady 20 years now. this is my 20th year. i've had ladies this past week that were here 20 years ago, and they said we wanted to come back just to see if their gingerbread house was still here. >> you also have life-size gingerbread houses. >> we have a life-size gingerbread house. do you smell the chocolate? >> i smell the chocolate. >> it's behind each and every piece. >> reporter: no hardware needed for this house, just 10,000 pieces of real gingerbread and 800 pounds of flour. a special surprise made this visit even sweeter. >> oh, my gosh. what a surprise! hi! >> reporter: whether it's tasting your way through the parks and resorts, dancing along to entertainment or watching the fireworks light up the sky, disney plans to keep the spirit of the holiday season running through the new year. >> happy new year, everyone! >> reporter: in orlando, rachel scott, abc news.

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this morning on this morning on "world news now," a young boy from guatemala dies in u.s. custody, the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month. new details overnight on how the boy died and the investigation now being launched. a new claim in the government shutdown saga. president trump says many federal workers support the shutdown because they want his border wall. the new developments from washington. also this half hour, it's the day after christmas and all through the house everyone's playing with their new electronic devices. >> yeah, that's right. we have tips for parents on how to make sure your kids don't spend too much time on their new devices. and talk about a perfect christmas present. a record mega million drawing on christmas night and another jumbo jackpot up for grabs tonight. it's wednesday, december 26th.

from abc news, this is "world news now." you return any gifts today? >> return any gifts? >> yeah. >> already? >> it's a big day to do that. >> i feel like you need to marinate on it for a couple of days? >> you bring it back? >> absolutely. >> i didn't get too much for gifts this year. >> oh, okay. >> no returns. i like the fact i don't have to spend time in those lines. >> that's good. i'm looking forward to the good deals. we begin with the developing story. an 8-year-old boy from guatemala has died in u.s. custody in new mexico. he becomes the second migrant child to die in u.s. custody in just three weeks. >> according to u.s. customs and border patrol, the boy appeared to have a common cold and was taken with his father to a hospital in new mexico. he then developed a 103-degree fever. he was prescribed antibiotics and ibuprofen and was released only to be returned a few hours later, vomiting. he died just before midnight. several members of congress are already demanding an investigation.

>> it's just tragic, and we're thinking about his family right now. just what they must be feeling to have lost their child on christmas day, to be in a strange country, not to know what's next for them. so we want to do everything we can to help that family. some of these kids when they get here who have been traveling for 2,000 miles, they really need some help, they need medical attention, they need for us to be looking out for them. >> customs and border protection has now ordered medical checks on all 2,500 children in its custody. officials say an unprecedented number of migrant families are crossing the border just as the peak of flu season hits. in this case, officials say the boy illegally crossed the border december 18th with his father. and while in custody they received several welfare checks and routine meals before the s . esident's border wall.e to stiy abc's tara palmeri has the latest from the white house.

>> reporter: in a christmas call to the troops, president trump still fuming about the wall as the government shutdown heads into its fifth day. the president skipping his vacation in florida out of solidarity with the 400,000 federal employees who are working over the holidays without pay temporarily. >> i love the white house, but i wasn't able to be with my family. i thought it would be wrong for me to be with my family. >> reporter: but still unwilling to budge. trump even claiming that the federal workers are fine with the furlough. >> many of those workers have said to me and communicated, stay out until you get the funding for the wall. these federal workers want the wall. the only one that doesn't want the wall are the democrats. >> reporter: the deadlock in this funding fight over the wall along the u.s.-mexico border. and negotiations between democrats and republicans have come to a halt. with both sides digging in, there seems to be no end in sight. the white house has backed off its demand for $5 billion in border funding, but house

minority leader chuck schumer and the democrats, who take the house majority next week, won't budge above $1.3 billion. house minority leader nancy pelosi accusing the president in a new interview of using, quote, scare tactics to get the wall funding. the democrats are set to take over the majority in the house on january 3rd, just intensifying the shutdown fight. tara palmeri, abc news, the white house. the government shutdown is taking a toll on the financial markets, but in his latest comments, president trump expressed confidence in his treasury secretary and the federal reserve, even though he reportedly discussed firing the fed chairman for raising interest rates. abc's rebecca jarvis has more on what we can expect on wall street this week. >> reporter: this is traditionally the time where you see stocks go up between christmas and just after new year's, historically the market goes up a little more than a percent, but this christmas eve following that 650-point dow plunge, we are now in the midst

of the worst december for stocks since the great depression in 1931, and there are a lot of factors leading to the plunging stock market. first of all, you have interest rates, which are rising. trade, the uncertainty over that with china, and finally, the slowing economy, not just here in the united states but around the globe. that spells trouble ahead for what's to come in the new year. even though currently the u.s. economy is on relatively firm footing with the jobs picture healthy, continuing to improve and wages going up, there are still some big questions about what comes in the next year. plus, add to that the political uncertainty, and that spells trouble and volatility for the stock market. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to rebecca there. and turning overseas today. authorities in indonesia are asking people living near an island volcano to avoid the coastline because of more

possible tsunamis. at least 420 people are confirmed dead after saturday's tsunami along the sunda strait. dozens are missing. search crews are going village to village hoping to find survivors. the tsunami was triggered by undersea landslides caused by a volcanic eruption. authorities say a new warning system that can detect that kind of tsunami will be built next year. back here at home, a major storm system is moving into the central part of the country, bringing snow to the plains and possible flooding later today for parts of texas and louisiana. in california icy conditions caused a series of crashes on interstate 15 in hesperia, that's northeast of los angeles. ten people were injured here. check out those conditions. accuweather's paul williams has the forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning. now we are keeping a close eye on this low pressure system that's going to create massive thunderstorms throughout the south central part of the country and the cold side of it creating massive snow as well. here's how that's going to happen. this low pressure system will push right between warm air coming out of the south, cold air that's already in place, snowstorms north of the track, flood and severe storms south of that same track. here's how it's going to develop.

we're looking for a mix to slide right in between these two areas. with storms to the south and snowstorms to the north. i'm accuweatial gifts this holiday season. >> candice and larry logan recently adopted seven little boys from the same family. not snow white's seven dwarves, but they're all cousins between 3 and 7 years old. >> there's a set of four brothers and then there's another set of three. the couple previously served as the boys' foster parents and now candice logan, their new mom, says every year she prayed to god for a child and now her prayers have been answered. our atlanta station wsb spoke with the new mom. >> it was like a rubberband, you know, we wanted it for so long and so long and then finally we got it. i mean, our whole life has changed. i feel like they rescued me just as much as we rescued them, you know? >> relatives have set up a gofundme page to help cover the costs of buying a new van to

help with their expanded family. what a christmas miracle there. >> i love that story. i don't know if i told you, i'm adopted. >> oh, really? you never told me that. >> yeah, my sister and i are both adopted. i feel like it's the greatest gift. great story. i love that story. breaking news about the mega millions jackpot. >> also ahead, tapping the brakes on technology. how parents can take control of their children's screen time after getting all those new electronics for christmas. and later, the movie that made quite a splash on christmas eve. leaving an umbrella-toting nanny high and dry. you're watching "world news now." now." tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget.

i'm 54. alex, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the #1 most popular whole life insurance plan, available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month. no medical exam, no health questions. your acceptance is guaranteed. and this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. so call now for free information. and you'll also get this free beneficiary planner. and it's yours just for calling. so call now.

day after christmas, times square. a couple people out there. >> just a couple. just a couple. >> yeah, i mean, you know, it's not the middle of the afternoon, but people are getting out already. good for them. >> the city that never sleeps. >> apparently not. even some cars out and about. well, hopefully santa treated you better than mega millions did. nobody won the $321 million jackpot last night. the numbers drawn were 2, 8, 42,

43 and 50. the mega ball was 6. the jackpot now jumps to $348 million on friday and there's always tonight's powerball drawing worth $294 million. keep hope alive. well, this week millions of children are tearing into the latest high-tech toys. so much childhood excitement now revolves around media and technology. >> that's why more parents than ever are trying to make sure their kids don't spend too much time on those flashy new devices. here is abc's becky worley with some tips. >> oh, an xbox. >> reporter: the joy of the gift, the excitement of playing, but before christmas is even done -- >> you guys. you've been on that thing all day. get off! >> reporter: jim steyer, founder of common sense media, explains the issue. >> so with kids, self-regulation is tough. it's really helpful i think to set time limits. >> reporter: his first tip, create a media contract. common sense has them available for download. >> you can talk about what the

limits ought to be and you get the sense in their brain, as tough as that may be for them, that, you know, this is a privilege, not a right. >> reporter: but for many families that's not enough. i fired up the gaming consoles with common sense parent's editor, sierra filucci. >> i think they finally figured out that parents really want more control over what their kids are doing. >> reporter: next tip, use those parental controls. create a separate user profile for your kid and do it today. final tip, do not try to set all this up on the console itself. >> this is not easy. >> reporter: instead for both the xbox and ps4, go to their websites, create a family group and add your child. from there it's pretty easy to create time and content limits and think about the interactive elements, too. >> you can also change whether they can have voice chat so they can talk to people, whether it's friends or strangers. >> reporter: now for another popular gaming system, the nintendo switch -- >> so in order to set up the parental controls, you first

have to download an app and then you follow the registration process through the app. >> an app on this thing or on your phone? >> on your phone. >> reporter: this can take about an hour, but trust me, in the end it will save you so much arguing. >> they're going to be spending so much time with media and technology over the holidays and in general that this is now part of parenting 101. whether we like it or not. >> becky worley, abc news, new york. >> parents have so much to think about now when they get kids those high-tech toys, thinking about all of the parental settings to make sure that, you know, kids are safe, obviously. >> life used to be so simple, huh? >> right. absolutely. it used to be. also, i like that your iphone, like, will tell you how much time you're spending on the phone. >> right. i think there are some of these cutoffs that adults are using, too, to make sure you're not spending too much time on instagram or facebook. >> anything. when my phone tells me i'm down a percentage, i feel like i got a good score on a test. yeah. >> that's right. "aquaman" is making a big splash, topping the

the superhero avenger made more than $11 million on christmas eve. surpassing the $500 million mark globally. >> that total comes despite stiff competition from disney's "mary poppins returns" and paramount's "bumblebee." "mary poppins" sequel has earned $39 million since its release last wednesday. of course disney, parent company of abc news. movie going typically slows down on christmas eve, but theaters will see a boost on christmas day and that should carry through new year's. so lots of people, you know, around the holidays, getting out to see these movies. >> it's the time to go check it out. you know, i don't spend much time at the theater. i feel like i got to go check one of these movies out. >> oh, no. i don't do movie theaters. >> you don't do it? oh, no. >> nope. well, when we come back, we'll take a trip across the pond. >> we're looking back at 2018 and all the action over there at the house of windsor. you're watching "world news now."

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first christmas as a married couple alongside prince william and duchess kate. >> the royal power couples arrived together for church in sandringham, england for the royal family's traditional christmas day service. queen elizabeth and prince charles also attended. and that christmas celebration tops off an especially busy year for the british royal family. >> it really does. abc's molly hunter brings us up to date on just how packed the year 2018 has been. >> reporter: of course the year belonged to meghan and harry. last spring with that wedding just weeks away, meghan was first treated to a lightning tour of britain and britain was treated to meghan. and the crowds adored her, the kids adored her and we, the press, even adored her, too, but no one expected this, hugging out in the open like that. no royal had ever done that. as fairytale weddings go, this one did not disappoint. 29 million of us tuned in to

watch. she looked gorgeous. he looked so handsome. a perfect day. barely had the confetti settled then off they jetted for a 16-day pacific tour. more adoring crowds, of course. by now royal hugs had become the new norm. plus an insane round of tree planting, nose-rubbing, selfie posing, more nose-rubbing, wreath laying, invictus posing, you name it, and all those outfits. meanwhile, the royal baby mill continued to deliver. kate and william brought forth another child, prince louie arthur charles they've called him. the crowds, the nutters and seemingly every reporter in the country still turned up for this now well-rehearsed introduction. prince charles, he turned 70 this year. poor charles, he'd probably like to be king, but mom shows no signs of giving up the throne any time soon. high spot of his year was

getting to walk the lovely meghan down the aisle as her dad was, well, indisposed. and the other royals, well, there's lots of them, and they're still all around, anne and edward and andrew and sophie and beatrice. there's loads more besides, just look, doing, well, whatever it is they do. prince philip, 97 now and as dapper as ever. he's retired from public life but still rocked up for the big wedding. so the queen, god bless her, soldiers on pretty much solo these days. 92 herself now and still packing in all manner of appearances and duties. she still opens parliament and entertains presidents to tea. she seems to love it all and look like this. the queen and meghan laughing and giggling together. good buddies, so it seems. did i mention meghan and harry? october brought the news that they're expecting. as is customary with royal pregnancies, the press obsessed with meghan's midriff. eagerly seeking signs of the

much-awaited baby bump. also as is customary, an ectatic couple showered the happy couple with baby toys. lots and lots of baby toys. but just as the rosy royal glow we've all bathed in this last year grew ever rosier, came this bombshell. >> there is a storm brewing in the british press about a possible growing rift between meghan and kate. >> reporter: oh, no, a royal rift after such a wonderful year? i really do hope not. molly hunter, abc news, london. >> a busy year for the royals. and of course queen elizabeth is getting skewered on twitter. people criticizing her over her annual christmas address, saying that she's out of touch talking about, you know, lecturing everyday britains about avoiding anger and tribalism as she sat in front of this giant gilded grand piano in her opulent room inside buckingham palace, so -- >> look at all that gold there, huh? >> exactly. a little bit out of touch?

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new york city, the empire state building, still all lit up for christmas. clear skies as santa has come and gone. >> that's right. that shot never gets old. >> never does. so there is nothing like being home for the holidays, but if home isn't your speed, how about someplace a bit more -- a lot more magical? >> yeah, believe it or not, christmas day is one of the busiest days of the year at disney world. our own abc's very excited rachel scott has this "world news now" exclusive report. >> reporter: we're inside magic kingdom before the park opens, and this is any disney fan's dream, including mine. it's the most wonderful time of the year at the most magical place on earth.

we are taking you inside all of the holiday magic here at walt , walt disney world knows how to make the season merry and bright. and, of course, it takes a little bit of magic. >> how long does it all take? >> oh, i'm so glad you say that, because that's our goal. we want everyone to feel like it is completely transformed overnight, but it actually takes three nights at magic kingdom. >> reporter: as the clock strikes midnight, the team works as swiftly as santa's elves, hanging more than 16,000 lights, draping eight miles of garland and decorating about 1,200 trees. the result, a holiday makeover that is sure to make mickey mouse proud. >> it's so immersive. from the music -- ♪ >> -- to the food, to the shows, there's no better place to be. >> there's also some really cool holiday apparel. >> reporter: and if you're looking for a sweet treat, disney's resorts have you

covered with giant dazzling gingerbread displays. >> i hear there is a woman known as disney's gingerbread lady. she's kind of a legend around here. you are known as disney's gingerbread lady. >> yes, i've been a gingerbread lady 20 years now. this is my 20th year. i've had ladies this past week that were here 20 years ago, and they said we wanted to come back just to see if their gingerbread house was still here. >> you also have life-size gingerbread houses. >> we have a life-size gingerbread house. do you smell the chocolate? >> i smell the chocolate. >> it's behind each and every piece. >> reporter: no hardware needed for this house, just 10,000 pieces of real gingerbread and 800 pounds of flour. a special surprise made this visit even sweeter. >> oh, my gosh. what a surprise! hi! >> reporter: whether it's tasting your way through the parks and resorts, dancing along to entertainment or watching the fireworks light up the sky, thnn >>apew year, erye! >> reporter: in orlando, rachel scot a

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making news in america this morning, another migrant child dies in u.s. custody along the border. this time an 8-year-old boy. new details overnight about what happened hours before his death and the new action border patrol officials are now taking as they try to cope with a surge in children illegally crossing the border. the government shutdown, day five. a new claim from president trump that federal workers are on his side when it comes to the border wall. as millions of americans prepare to return unwanted presents today or spend new gift cards, the new figures just in on the christmas shopping season, what it means for the economy. the record mega millions drawing on christmas night. the numbers and what we've