>> gio: good morning, america. home for the holidays. the rush to get to grandma's house by air and by road. the latest travel numbers, and the promises from the airlines if they are at fault for any travel interruptions. plus, your christmas day forecast. will it be wet, warm, or white? >> stephanie: breaking

overnight. the search for a suspect in a deadly florida mall shooting. >> there's no way that this happened. >> stephanie: panicked shoppers heading for the doors. what we know at this hour. >> trevor: christmas celebrations canceled. our live report on the somber mood in bethlehem while war rages between israel and hamas. and the nativity scene with a message, a baby jesus in the rubble. >> gio: no cease-fire request. the call between president biden and israel's benjamin netanyahu on the war strategy against hamas. >> i had a long talk with netanyahu today. >> gio: with civilians caught in the middle. and new reporting -- was israel looking to launch a pre-emptive strike on hezbollah forces? ♪ >> stephanie: and real-life rudolf. ♪ reindeers are better than people ♪ ♪ sven, don't you think that's true ♪ >> stephanie: "gma" heading north to learn more about these

beloved animals and the herders who watch over them. the surprising myths about dasher, dancer and the gang that are only reindeer games. >> gio: good morning, america, on this christmas eve. whit is enjoying some time with the family. so good to have stephanie ramos and trevor ault at the desk with me. merry christmas. >> stephanie: merry christmas. it is great to be with you. trevor, we haven't anchored together in years. >> trevor: it feels like forever. what a nice little early gift. >> gio: an early gift. we're all excited about the reindeer story, but we're also tracking santa. already making his first stop moments ago on the other side of the world. later in the show we'll go to the official santa trackers at norad. >> stephanie: they've been doing that for 60 years. i love this story. there's also a full slate of nfl games today. we'll be previewing the key matchups ahead of the playoffs. plus, our look ahead to monday night football.

>> trevor: we also have some handy tips if you find yourself on the receiving end of maybe a gift that doesn't make the cut. we know it's the thought that counts. not every gift is perfect. however, more and more retailers are charging return fees this year. >> gio: say it ain't so. but first, let's get right to the travel and weather outlook. abc's meteorologist somara theodore is here with the forecast and whether anybody will be getting a white christmas. good morning, somara. >> somara: good morning to you. i know the pressure is on. very few places around the country are getting a white christmas. saranac lake, how does it feel to live in a postcard? you have some white heavy flakes coming down right now. if you look across the country, very little snow fall. 12.7% of the lower 48 is covered by snow. this is some of the lowest we've seen in decades. where's the snow falling right now? nebraska, good morning. it's coming down, but it's just getting started. as this revs up, we're anticipating alerts to be going off for kearney, nebraska. we could see blizzard warnings.

omaha, lincoln, under a winter storm watch. 55-mile-an-hour winds that could lead to drifting snow. usually in the rockies we see higher totals. we could see up to 18 inches in parts of nebraska through thursday. stick around, we're going to talk about all the rain headed for the southeast on christmas day and some mild conditions. stephanie? >> stephanie: we'll be here. thanks, somara. that storm may be affecting travel. today could be one of the smoothest days in most parts of the country on what's expected to be a record-setting holiday period. abc's reena roy is at newark international airport this morning. how's it looking, reena? >> reporter: stephanie, good morning to you. i can tell you, so far so good. we've seen travelers trickling in to the tsa security line here early this morning. we've gotten a chance to speak to a couple of them. they say things aren't too bad. this morning, the mad dash going strong with millions racing to their destinations in hopes of making it just in time for christmas.

>> we came from new york. here to spend the holidays with my dad. >> reporter: aaa calling it the busiest holiday season ever with 7.5 million air travelers expected. the tsa screening nearly 2.6 million passengers saturday alone. despite the record-breaking crowds and severe weather, american airlines says they've had minimal cancellations. and in first three days of this holiday travel period, on-time departures were 17% better than last year. many travelers in chicago saying so far so good. >> it wasn't crowded at all. it was -- it took maybe 30 minutes to get through tsa and everything. it was pretty quick. >> we had a great flight. no issues so far. >> reporter: and if there are issues nine major airlines have agreed to free rebooking, meals and hotels if they're at fault for a travel interruption. the white house calling on them to do so after this chaos last holiday season when some travelers were left stranded for days.

meanwhile, droves of drivers are hitting the roads. aaa projecting 115 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home. still, some opting to avoid the roads altogether. this driver in boston says he's staying home. >> i already know it's going to be busy. my kids are grown. i'm just going to stay home and have a glass of wine. >> reporter: certainly not a bad idea there. but if you are planning on heading out, today's actually one of the best days to do so because the roads are expected to be pretty quiet. trevor? >> trevor: heading to the airport after the show. great news. reena, thank you very much. we're following breaking news overnight. a shooting at a florida mall. one person killed, another wounded with the suspect on the loose. abc's zohreen shah is here now with late developments. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, trevor. a couple of terrifying scenes at malls across the country. and the latest just happening

overnight. officials in florida say they evacuated a mall after reports of an active shooter. this morning, an urgent manhunt after police released this image of a person of interest in a deadly shooting at a busy florida mall. officials say the suspect left 40-year-old david nathaniel barron dead and another woman injured just hours before christmas eve. >> actually it's the worst thing we can imagine right now at this time of the year. someone has suffered a loss. >> reporter: this 18-year-old woman was shopping at bath and body works at paddock mall saturday afternoon when she heard gunshots, filming this video. >> there's no way that this happened. >> reporter: footage showing officials running inside. one person on a stretcher. >> we just seen a lot of people and then we heard two shots and then we noticed that everybody else took heed to it. we heard like a couple more and then everybody rushed into our store and ran out through the back. >> reporter: police later stating the shooting may have been targeted.

while they've recovered the gun, the suspect who fled on foot from the mall remains at large. but the shooting coming as across the country many wrapping up last-minute shopping. some law enforcement stepping up presence. at arden fair mall last weekend, sacramento police department saying someone brought a loaded gun, accidentally firing it leaving one person injured. >> these events are extreming overwhelming, stressful, scary and rapidly evolving, so we always encourage people to just remain vigilant. >> reporter: that's good advice. that person who was injured was a 22-year-old man. police say he suffered a minor injury from the bullet shrapnel. stephanie? >> stephanie: absolutely frightening. thank you so much, zohreen. overseas now it's a somber christmas eve in traditional birthplace of jesus. the city of bethlehem foregoing the usual celebrations because of the war in gaza. abc's britt clennett joins us now from bethlehem. britt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning,

stephanie. i'm at a lutheran church in bethlehem, where you can see in place of traditional holiday decorations there's this. it's meant to represent gaza, it's symbolizing jesus entering the world in a pile of rubble. quite a powerful statement. usually at this time of year this place will be inundated with thousands of tourists and pilgrims from all around the world to visit the place where jesus was born. but this year, as the death toll soars in gaza, there's a somber feeling here in bethlehem. streets are empty. many christmas events canceled. in fact, christmas itself appears to be canceled. this is very much a city in mourning. now the reverend of this church i spoke to said, if jesus was born today, he would be born under rubble. people here saying it's really impossible to be joyful and feel the christmas spirit when there's so much death and destruction taking place. more than 20,000 people now killed in gaza, that's according to the hamas-run health ministry.

more than 90 people were killed in air strikes on two homes over the weekend, including dozens from just one extended family. the palestinian red crescent said that this morning a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by an israeli drone attack while inside a hospital in khan younis. these stories, these victims very much front of mind in bethlehem on christmas eve. gio? >> gio: so much heart break all around. britt, thank you so much for your reporting. and the impact of the israel/hamas war is being felt here at home. law enforcement is monitoring increasing threats of violence against both jews and muslims. now, abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is speaking exclusively with deputy attorney general lisa monaco about the threat environment and one heartbreaking case in particular. take a look. >> the jewish community has been impacted, but the muslim and the people of arab origin as well. that case of the 6-year-old boy stabbed 26 times, allegedly by

his landlord, do you recall where you were and what was your reaction to it when you heard about it? >> it's heart breaking, pierre. i remember actually asking my staff, 6 years old? 6 years old? the hub of this conflict is thousands of miles away, but its spokes extend here. >> gio: and pierre joins us now. pierre, good morning to you. i know that you've been following these threats very, very closely. what is the deputy attorney general most concerned about here in the america? >> reporter: gio, this is the most concerning threat environment since 9/11. what they're most concerned about is the so-called lone wolves and small groups acting out in response to that war in the middle east and many other grievances. the fbi's literally going full tilt, running down hundreds of leads, gio. >> gio: pierre thomas, thank you so much for joining us. be sure tune in to "this week" with pierre's exclusive with

lisa monaco on domestic terror threats and heightened political rhetoric heading into the new year. plus, pierre speaks with republican senator lindsey graham about the immigration debate on capitol hill and the legal challenges former president trump now faces. trevor? >> trevor: thank you both. we also know that president biden spoke with benjamin netanyahu saturday. the president then spoke with reporters afterwards. let's go to jay o'brien for more from the white house. good morning, jay. >> reporter: we're learning more about that call between president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the president telling reporters yesterday that on that call he, quote, did not ask for a cease-fire. the white house adding president biden stressed to the israeli leader the need to protect palestinian civilians as casualties continue to mount and israeli forces continue their campaign against hamas in gaza. netanyahu has previously vowed israel will fight there until the terrorist group is destroyed. other nations have been pressuring israel to scale back

its operations. at the united nations after objections from the u.s., the u.n. security council stopped short of demanding a cease-fire in gaza, and instead passed a resolution calling for more humanitarian aid to civilians there. the u.s. along with russia chose not to vote on the resolution. meantime, here at home, president biden is also facing pressure from within his own party with some progressive democrats calling on the president to push israel to stop its offensive. all of this comes after a report in "the wall street journal" that in the days after that october 7th hamas attack, president biden successfully pressured the israeli prime minister not to mount a pre-emptive strike against hezbollah forces in lebanon which could have led to a wider war in that region. stephanie? >> stephanie: certainly do not want a wider war. jay, thank you so much. now to the busy football weekend with teams vying for a spot in the playoffs.

abc's ike ejiochi joins us with a preview of the big games. good morning, ike. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. can you believe it, it's week 16 of the nfl season. just three more weeks of regular football left. this week expect to see a little bit of everything from teams trying to play spoiler to a possible super bowl preview. it is a busy nfl weekend. the matchups in week 16 are full of playoff implications, with only seven teams eliminated from the postseason so far. >> a lot of wild card spots are still open, so this is what makes this year such a competitive year. in every division for the most part there are teams that are still fighting for wild card spots. >> hail mary, end zone. >> reporter: some matchups to watch, the cleveland browns taking on the houston texans. cleveland currently holds a one-game lead over texas. they'll be without c.j. stroud. their rookie of the year candidate at quarterback. next, the dallas cowboys versus the miami dolphins, the two highest scoring teams in the nfl

going head to head. dallas needs a win to get one step closer to winning the nfc east. miami in a similar position, looking for two in a row after their 30-0 lashing of the new york jets. but there's no game bigger on the docket this week than monday night football, a possible super bowl preview. the ravens taking on the 49ers on christmas night. >> you're talking about two teams that have very good quarterbacks. they have top five offenses and they both have top five defenses, and that's unique. >> reporter: both teams on top of their conferences. both teams have an mvp candidate at quarterback. but only one team feels disrespected. baltimore entering the match as an underdog for the second time this season. that didn't sit well with the players. still, the 49ers don't seem to be taking them lightly. >> they stand out on tape. they play fast. they play physical. they understand where to go in passing lanes. very well rounded. they can do anything you want them to do.

>> reporter: of course you can catch the ravens taking on the 49ers on a very special christmas edition of monday night football right here on abc and espn+. guys? >> trevor: going to be exciting. and it's the semifinals of the abc news fantasy football league. >> stephanie: which you started. >> trevor: yes, i'm the commissioner. i was eliminated long ago, but there's a lot of implications for this weekend. ike, thank you very much. weather could play a factor too. let's get back to so theodore with a look. >> somara: we're headed to chicago to visit our friends and family out that way. look at this, chicago. you're waking up once again to fog, what's new, right? we've got the city veiled in fog there. i want you to be careful if you're hitting the road early this morning traveling to and fro. quarter of a mile visibility in indianapolis, chicago. detroit, really low visibility there. let's time out this system. we have snow monday morning in nebraska and south dakota. look at where the heavy rain is situated, from chicago, from parts of the midwest into the southeast.

then we see that rain on tuesday morning make its way into the carolinas. if you're traveling home tuesday along i-95 in the south, keep that in mind. and finally, santa's got great weather traveling to the east coast as far as temperatures go. minneapolis, 57 degrees christmas eve. your record was back in 1957 of 46. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see what's happening a little closer to home. >> somara: and that's a look at your forecast. yesterday we were talking about our favorite holiday movies. trevor, you're here with us.

you strike me as a hallmark guy. >> stephanie: here we go. >> trevor: ouch. "home alone 2." >> gio: that was will's too. >> somara: i guess i can't read them well. >> stephanie: he also wasn't a fan of some hallmark classics, but that's okay. that's okay. >> somara: two things in common. >> i want to add "noel." have you seen "noel"? >> gio: it's a great movie. >> stephanie: it's one of my favorites. >> gio: speaking of "noel," let's go to this. it's christmas eve and santa has already taken to the skies. norad has eyes on him all along the way. they provide air protection for both the u.s. and canada. joining us now is lieutenant general blaze frawely, a very experienced fighter pilot with the royal canadian air force who is part of this very important mission. lieutenant, welcome to "gma". this is go time for santa and his reindeer. where are they now? >> good morning, gio and good

morning, america. we're tracking santa over new zealand. >> gio: he just finished there in new zealand. it's a long trip around the globe. how's the weather looking? i know you're tracking that. >> the weather's obviously -- as he makes his way around the world there's going to be some bad weather, some great weather. it's unpredictable in some areas which is why it's so good that he has rudolph up front with that nose so he make it through that bad weather. >> gio: absolutely, rudolph's nose. what kind of help does norad offer santa on his journey? >> what we do predominantly is track him through most of his journey. once he makes it over north america, towards our coastline, over north america, we'll intercept him with fighter aircraft and we're going to make sure that his path is clear. as we intercept him, we'll wave at him, he waves at us. he knows we're there and he's quite happy that we're escorting him as he makes his way around north america. >> gio: keeping him safe. i know your team started

tracking santa 60 years ago. how did this all start, lieutenant? >> back in 1955, a young child called into the continental air defense at the time. the number had been misprinted in a local advertisement, and it connected right to our operation center at continental air defense. the colonel who answered the phone played along and pretended he was santa claus. norad took over continental air defense mission in 1958 and we've been tracking santa now because of that one incident, tracking him for 68 years. >> gio: wow, just incredible. general, i know kids around the world are still calling you on the phone to track santa. >> absolutely. in fact, our call center opened at 4:00 this morning. we had already had 2,500 calls before the call center opened. the center will be open at 1-877-hi-norad. there's about 100 people answering the phones at any given time, about 1,200 people

throughout the day all volunteering their time. it's a good day for all the folks at norad. >> gio: it really is. tracking santa is a very big deal. what else does norad do? what's the mission? >> norad is a binational command, binational organization with the united states and canada. we defend north america. our main missions include maritime warning, aerospace warning and aerospace control. in the aerospace warning and control mission we essentially defend against missiles. we track missiles and aircraft and defend against them. really, we maintain the sovereignty of both canada and the united states. >> gio: such important work. lieutenant general blaise frawley, thank you so much for joining us. merry christmas to you and your family. we so appreciate the work you do. >> it's our pleasure, and merry christmas from everybody at the norad team. >> gio: thank you so much. noradsanta.org is how you can track santa.

>> stephanie: i would like to sent santa a message and let them know my kids updated their lists last night. it's completely different. so help me out. >> trevor: truly their mother's sons. truly their mother's sons. >> gio: any coal under the tree? >> stephanie: no. definitely no coal, but a little chaos today after the show. >> gio: coming up on "gma," unhappy returns. the gifts you just want to give back, why that could cost you this time around. >> trevor: and we're journalists, so we're doing a reindeer reality check. the people who herd reindeer for a living, they're going to set the record straight what hollywood got wrong about reindeer. "gma" will be right back. ♪ (vo) your pet's favorite products are now packed with rewards! earn points however you shop.

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>> gio: to all of you celebrating, we wish you a very merry christmas and a joyful holiday season from all of us here at "gma." >> stephanie: absolutely.

there are so many people behind the scenes here who work so hard to get our show on the air every morning. they're right here. i'm looking at you guys. here, here, here, here. >> trevor: thank you to each and every one of them. >> somara: merriest of christmases to you. ♪ you're here where you should be ♪ ♪ snow is falling as the carolers sing ♪ ♪ just on christmas day ♪ ♪ alone on christmas day ♪ ♪ presents, what a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ don't mean a thing if you're not holding me tight ♪ ♪ you're all that i need underneath the tree tonight ♪ ♪ i'm gonna hold you close ♪ ♪ make sure that you know ♪ ♪ i was lost before you ♪ ♪ christmas was cold and gray ♪ ♪ another holiday alone to

celebrate ♪ ♪ but then one day everything changed ♪ ♪ you're all that i need underneath the tree ♪ ♪ you're here where you should be ♪ ♪ snow is falling as the carolers sing ♪ ♪ just on christmas day ♪ ♪ presents, what a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ don't mean a thing if you're not holding me tight ♪ ♪ you're all that i need underneath the tree ♪ ♪ i found what i was looking for ♪ ♪ a love that's meant for me ♪ ♪ a heart that's mine completely ♪ ♪ knocked me right off my feet ♪ ♪ and this year i will fall ♪

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♪ welcome to my christmas song ♪ ♪ i'd like to thank you for the year ♪ ♪ so i'll be sending you this christmas card ♪ ♪ to say it's nice to have you here ♪ ♪ i would like to sing about all the things ♪ ♪ all the mind can see ♪ ♪ so hop aboard the turntable ♪ ♪ oh, step into christmas with me ♪ ♪ step into christmas ♪ ♪ we can spend it together ♪ ♪ we can watch the snow fall forever and ever ♪ ♪ come along with me ♪ ♪ step into christmas ♪ ♪ take care in all you do next year ♪ ♪ keep smiling through the days ♪

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crisis, the toxic time in washington. plus trump, colorado and the supreme court this morning on abc's this building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. >> this is abc seven news and good morning to you i'm zach fuentes in the east bay. >> one person is dead and another is recovering after a shooting last night in oakland. police say two people were shot while at a business near the intersection of international boulevard and 71st street. officers found one victim who died on the scene. the other victim was taken to the hospital and is listed as stable. according to authorities today in san francisco, the winter walk is one way the city is trying to bring more people downtown, centered around union square, the winter walk. it's filled with holiday decorations and features a skating rink, food trucks, bar options and live music. this year's event will be the largest one since it started back in 2015. it starts at ten this morning and goes through nine tonight. the walk is on stockton street and stretches between o'farrell and post streets. all right, let's get a check of the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen.

hey, zach. >> very foggy out there. we have high tide at 6.7ft at 846. so some minor bay shore flooding here. look out for that. but look at the cloud deck here. we are looking at some cold temperatures, low visibility in novato, 41 in hayward, as well as san mateo, 46 downtown. it's a colder start out there. 47 here in santa cruz, going for a high of 61. but look at these numbers. 35 santa rosa, napa is at 34 concord and livermore very cold this morning. and we're looking at that 24 hour temperature change 2 to 6 degrees colder. so you're definitely feeling it later on today we'll be looking at the clouds lifting and bright skies high clouds moving in towards the latter part of the day. 61, santa rosa 62. in san jose. and then rain returns on wednesday. zach. >> lisa, thank you so much. and thank you for joining us this week with george stephanopoulos is next.

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