come. and in order to do that, i think they believe that images of families being offloaded on planes in central america, that it's going to deter people from coming. >> reporter: the families targeted for deportation had their requests for asylum rejected by immigration judges. but the removal is sparking controversy, because the obama administration has typically focused on deporting criminals, not families. >> very tough day, frankly, for this news to break, on christmas eve. >> reporter: some administration critics said the plan is symbolic window dressing that will do nothing to stem the tide of illegal immigration. in many cases these families will have to be tracked down. our sources say immigration and customs enforcement agents are confident they can be located. it's too difficult for families to hide. we'll have to see what happens. opposition to this plan is fierce. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. might be a little bit too late advice. medical researchers have advice for parents about what not to give your children for

before you buy flashy electronic device, consider a book or a simpler toy. researchers at the northern arizona university have found that playing with toys and books that don't require a power source promoted more meaningful interactions between children and parents. they say playtime with electronic toys fostered less meaningful interactions. >> and the kids will be thrilled. >> i'm sure they'll be thrilled. >> for grown-ups who can't resist those electronic devices we have got an after christmas deal for you. best buy is selling the apple iphone 6s for just $1. >> a buck? >> yeah. a steep discount from the usual $200 but it applies only to the 16 gig version and it's only for verizon and sprint customers. the deal only good through sunday in stores or online. but a whole lot of fine print, as well. so, yeah, we've got to investigate this a little further. >> sounds good. all right. coming up in our next half hour, donald trump turns up the heat.

scandals, as well. and what he called hillary clinton in his latest tweet. >> first for those of us who have been nice this year, santa has taken flight. the team at norad is tracking his every move. but do you know why the government launched this mission in the first place. >> you're watching "world news now." >> he's in mexico. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our

continues after this from our nice and cozy. so a nice and cozy. so as we fire up, you know, the yule log, santa claus has been flying around the globe for hours. he's just finishing up his deliveries here in america. look at him go. >> busy, busy man. worldwide, children have been following his travels thanks to norad's santa tracker which this year turned 60 years old. ears abc's clayton sandell. >> repepter: santa claus is under the watchful eyes of norad. >> so, on the screen, you'll see the last place that we've seen santa claus, which, in this case, was russia. and then it also tracks the number of gifts delivered, which is just over 2 billion. >> reporter: usually on alert for things like missile attacks, norad takes this very seriously. how important is this mission? >> oh, this is a no fail mission. >> reporter: a mission that goes

sears newspaper ad gave kids a number to call santa. but that number was off by one, so, instead of reaching the man in red, kids were calling colonel harry shoup on his red phone. >> that red phone was top secret. >> reporter: the colonel ordered his men to play along. >> he was military through and through, but he loved kids. and he loved christmas. >> reporter: and a tradition was born. norad has been playing along now for 60 years. >> santa loves cookies and milk. >> reporter: 1,500 volunteers taking 135,000 calls from excited kids in 235 countries. >> he's headed for ban galore, india right now. >> reporter: you might just reach terry, taking calls today for the first time ever. >> have you got cookies for him? >> reporter: colonel shoup was her dad. so, your first call, what does it feel like? >> oh, it's great. better than i even thought. it's wonderful. >> reporter: she says that went

a simple mistake he helped turn into 60 years of magic. clayton sandell, abc news, colorado springs. that is so cool. always a tradition in my family, put out the cookies and the mit can and check to see where santa is. >> still to this day. >> we're checking to see where kendis is. because he might be breaking into your home. >> i think i'm stuck. >> yeah. >> just trapped up there. >> i have to anchor by myself the rest of the show because he's stuck. >> we'll be back. does it make you feel warmer? >> it really does. loving this, so festive. >> can we turn the air up? all right. the rest of the show because

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terrible as these we're about to show you. this person forgot to buy christmas wrapping. >> what is that? >> happy birthday paper. under the christmas tree. >> happy birthday baby jesus. >> that must be the birthday. that might be your gift. that's why you're making excuses. this person wraps a chair. >> i think i know what it is. >> i think the real gift is an iphone on the chair. so a little clever. this next one someone decided trash bags are the best way to wrap gifts. >> this woman -- want to quickly show you this woman in kentucky wanted to include her dogs on the holiday tradition. and look at that. they were there. >> at the kids table. >> at the doggy table. this is the time we polka. >> hey, holiday shopping got you down?

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