you will look for shower activity over the next hour. it will move west. this is for another hour or two. we are looking at temperatures that are going to be in the 60's. nighttime lows are from 55-60 degrees. on christmas day wow temperatures in the upper 60's to around the degrees. the warm weather has to come to an end and it will. details coming up in a few minutes. leon: we have this drive window over the area just in time for those of you to go out and get a last-minute if. -- gift. kimberly: are there any? leon: you want to bet? ipass about 1000 coming into work. kimberly: break -- brianne, busy other -- out there? reporter: there are tons of people here in springfield town center. you can see through the christmas decorations the flock of people.

down one more level is a hold of a group of folks at springfield town center trying to get this last-minute gifts. we have been here throughout the day. we have seen people filling the hallways. many going in and out of the stores trying to get last minute deals. with how people trying to buy presents to get them under the tree while others researching for some deals for themselves. retailers are advertising last-minute sales hoping to draw people in and stand before the end of the year. many shoppers say they wait until the last minute hoping to get the discounts on items they would buy anyway. others say they don't have time before today. >> i did want to give up but i was dragged out and now that i'm out i'm shopping. >> last-minute shopping. reporter: why the last-minute? >> people are busy. reporter: some people work two jobs and did not have time to get to the mall before today.

the benefit at springfield town center, the gift wrapping. a local organization set up an area where they would also give draft your items today for a donation towards a local organization for military families. there were a lot of guys lined up at that giftwrapping booth. it closes at 6:00 at springfield town center but there are a few other stores across town that will remain open until around 9:00 or 10:00 tonight. the clock is ticking. brianne carter, abc 7 news. reporter: i am livid reagan national airport. aaa says about 2.5 million area residents will travel 50 miles or more this holiday travel period. we saw a lot of activity at the airport even though they were

doing so by far. -- car. a lot of happy reunions just in time for christmas. arriving airline passengers could not contain their holiday cheer, reuniting with family. >> my family is here. we are going to sing christmas carol and laugh and play. reporter: for some the waiting in anticipation was overwhelming. >> it's hard but i'm excited to spend christmas with them. reporter: she last saw her husband over thanksgiving. he needed to stay in alexandria. >> we spent every night -- we used to spend every night having dinner together. reporter: many travelers say they haven't overdue for a d.c. visit. >> the last time was before she got pregnant. reporter: he flies from indianapolis to see grandchildren and excitement is always there. >> i got up at 5:30 this morning to be here on time. reporter: her husband finally

arrives. >> a little bit of nagging. reporter: she only had to wait about 10 minutes but after 70 weeks without much longer. >> got to get home and fix things the and start fixing christmas dinner. reporter: aaa reports that holiday travelers will top 100 million for the first time in american history. santa claus is picking up airline passengers with an early christmas gift. gas is averaging about it dollar $.99 per gallon. ultimate in this beautiful 70 degrees weather and you can drive to grandma's house with the windows down. mike carter-conneen, abc 7 news. kimberly: from gifts to decorations in the big holiday meal, we would love to see your scenes of the season. pics@wjla.com. leon: many of the republican

presidential candidates find agreement on one thing, they say the washington post cross the line that the ticket takers -- ted cruz hitting back after the washington post ran this editorial cartoon online to taking his two daughters as trained monkeys. >> not much ticks me off. of making fun of my girls, that will do it. leon: the cartoonist was criticizing this political ad. the candidate in listing his young girls and an attack on hillary clinton. >> i will use my own and no one will be the wiser. >> all of us learned in kindergarten don't hit little girls. it's not complicated. don't make fun of a five-year-old girl. reporter: his rivals are backing him up. marco rubio called the cartoon discussing.

both donald trump in jeb bush defended cruz on fox news. >> is one thing to talk about your children but it's another to -- the way they were depicted. >> he is right to be outraged. leon: the washington post took down the cartoon saying if the post's policy to leave children out of it. but not before cruz forwarded it to fund -- it shows a desperate the liberal media is to attack and destroy me and my family." the candidates are taking a break for the christmas holiday. donald trump not taking a break from twitter. he's going after hillary clinton in a series of tweets there. kimberly: a 12-year-old gaithersburg boyhood nearly lost his life to liver disease is spending this christmas eve helping others. he is not even really recovered yet. chris papst has his story. reporter: on the outside his

12-year-old looks like your everyday happy and healthy kid. but he has a unique story. >> it was -- i was just scared. >> i was screaming like this cannot happen. this is not happening. he was just playing basketball 10 days ago. reporter: in april he was diagnosed with acute liver failure caused by root disease that has no cure. >> he had zero energy and did not want to be on the phone. reporter: as he recovers, waiting to find out if you need a transplant, he is helping others. he spent hours raising money is out of bowl america's charity bowl. a portion of the proceeds will go to his chosen charity. georgetown university hospital's liver transplant clinic which he credits with saving his life. in october he started the fundraising campaign with a

raffle at his high school. he raised $464. the goal today is to beat that. >> my doctor told me -- i said to myself i want to raise money for kids that are having the same disease i have. >> i just want him to be happy. reporter: chris papst, abc 7 news. kimberly: i thought that was going to be a strike. leon: he got one later on. coming up at 5:00, southern storms and deadly weather living to the south and the damage left in its wake. kimberly: chipotle may not know what is making people sick but they are making a bunch of changes to cover all the bases. leon: we will introduce you to the star force

leon: how does the president and vice president get into the holiday spirit? the playlist was released on the white house spotify channel. the tracks range from frank sinatra and -- to destiny's child. for the obama's. for the bidens he goes from neil

diamond to coldplay. when worlds collide. a special 7 on your side holiday exclusive. a group of shares cadets are sure to warm your heart's. they are part of a program like none other in the d.c. metro area. kimberly: they are challenging all law enforcement agencies to follow in their footsteps. fight back against crime investigator jennifer donelan explains, once you meet them you will cheer them on. >> you look so good. .i'm so proud of you reporter: it's a rollcall like none other. 20-year-old captain texas he does team's uniform ready. >> size, nameplates. reporter: they are filled with the proud members of the special star force cadets. [applause] reporter: it's a program for children and young us with intellectual disabilities. >> they want to be a law

enforcement officer, a deputy police officer. we are able to make them feel like $1 million. reporter: the captain was key in making this a reality. a labor in luck commission in 2007 with the first round sworn in by a judge. kerry in school resource officers said it was a student named luke that got them moving on the idea. >> he was there at the front door waiting for me every morning. as i walk in you would say "hey steve." he was sick and will be your partner today. reporter: that and a lot of hard work and help in the area special olympics turned them into this. >> this is having. he is a -- havoc, a three-year-old german shepherd. reporter: it was the first cadet program ever for the intellectually disabled in virginia and this is their first time on television. >> i love you, buddy. it's a tv show. >> high.

hi america. reporter: how long have you been a cadet? >> to be years now. -- two years now. >>. it's teamwork >> i like learning about police stuff, how they protect us and how they work. reporter: he falls under the autism spectrum. >> there was not a lot of outreach programs out there for special needs adults. reporter: his biggest challenges our shyness in directing that others. but now he is in command. >> it made me feel confident in front of people. reporter: when the meeting ended >> -->> i would love to sing a special song. reporter: it was time for the holiday party. and you can't turn down the electric slide. ♪ >> it's all about inclusion. it's all about respect. it's about unity and hope. to does not want that? reporter: jennifer donelan, abc 7 news.

leon: ok, that is it. that's my favorite story of the week. that is wonderful. the star for student program is open to county residents with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 13 and 22. because they have such big hearts when they graduate of the program the sheriff's office does not simply send them all the way. they become advisors and stay with the program. abc 7 is working for you. don't miss our 7 on your side 30 minute special next week on tuesday at 8:00 p.m. on abc 7. kimberly: that whole shiniest thing but out the window. everybody warmed up by the electric slide. super cool. did you see our twitter poll? a lot of people don't like this weather. steve: for christmas they don't like the weather. asked him the question of january 10 and they will love it. we set records all -- at all

three airports today. we smashed them. anyway you look at it. 71 degrees at all three. 69 was the old record at reagan and 65 at bwi was the old record. the sun has set. is beautiful out there right now. looking over at national harbor and the big wheel aglow with beautiful christmas colors. temperatures will stay above average as we head of the evening hours. now we're at 66 in d.c. 70 in manassas. the cooler spot at annapolis and 56 and 50 -- 67 at woodbridge. 45 degrees is where we normally are this time of year. that record was set back in 1933. temperatures are cooling off a little bit. holding onto the 70 degree mark in manassas.

64 and hagerstown. southern maryland in the upper 60's. last hour virginia beach was at a. they have cooled -- they were at 80 and have cooled to 79. 40's in chicago. detroit at 45. indianapolis now at 49 degrees. we had heavy rain earlier this morning. that's why we woke up and saw the wet pavement. showers quickly came to an end. know of in just a few spotty showers right now. gaithersburg now finally beginning to dry out. had to this extreme southern maryland and we have showers even a few embedded thunderstorms. nothing expected to become severe but look out for southern maryland, extreme southern maryland. mostly cloudy skies. a few showers and a little bit

of patchy fog early morning. waking up christmas morning something is wrong with this picture. lower 60's in brentwood. for the kids getting brand-new bikes they will be able to go outside quickly. fairfax looking at upper 50's and the same for aspen hill. futurecast shows wide showers only a 30% chance of the morning hours. many of you will see sunshine later in the day. by 9:00 tomorrow night, clouds over the mid-atlantic. as we head of the day on saturday we will have a better chance for showers. maybe a rumble of thunder to the south of d.c. and hides a little bit cooler but still above average at around 60 degrees. and look at the forecast as we head through the daytime hours tomorrow. christmas day looks fantastic. they will look for temperatures eventually making it to just around 69 to 70 degrees. that record high at reagan national stands that 72.

we will come really close to it tomorrow. 60 on saturday and a chance of showers and monday. look at monday. a little bit of a reality check with highs only in the upper 40's. that will put you in the post-christmas spirit. as weekend 2015, temperatures still well above average. looking at january, three or four days of really cold weather but during that time sunny. leon: really cold is relative. steve: i like it. kimberly: coming up at 5:00 we will take you to the birthplace of jesus, that. -- bethlehem. leon: the town ravaged by recent pilot is trying to celebrate. reporter: foam rubber and cancer. coming up, with the agency has

to say about the athletic field assembly could put your kids at risk.

leon: christmas in bethlehem, always a special time to be there. always a special time to be there. kimberly: molly hunter is in bethlehem with that story. >> the next feeling between celebration and the sad feeling. reporter: that sad feeling shared widely this year after months of violence in the occupied palestinian territory that left 19 israelis and 130 palestinians dead. israel says with a half of those palestinians were attackers. in manger square the crowd is smaller. tourism is suffering. people say they have never seen it like this. has celebrations kick off in bethlehem, christmas is a more somber time this year. the christian population is shrinking, fleet persecution

from iraq to syria. >> there is a certain feeling of resilience. people insist to celebrate christmas to send a message of hope that we do christians and muslims and palestinians are here and we will stay here forever. reporter: resilience and happiness. are you to celebrate more this year because of the violence? >> [indiscernible] reporter: molly hunter, abc news bethlehem given leon: leon: how many people's information could be exposed.next kimberly: to damage the behind after a series of tornadoes ripped to the south.

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>> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00 on your side. leon: i have been watching a string of tornadoes in the southern part of the u.s. we will get to that just a minute. kimberly: nationally things seem to be calming down. tornadoes happen with the atmosphere is on settled. are we unsettled? steve: to a degree. we have the warm air overhead right now and a cold front moving through that will bring this cooler temperatures this weekend. the action as well to the south of us. the storms we had yesterday now

long gone. but for the futurecast and emotion. tomorrow morning for those who might be heading out on a flight early in the day you could expect delays. eventually over towards dallas. all this moisture will slowly move closer to the mid-atlantic. by 5:00 tomorrow afternoon widely scattered showers and maybe if you rumbles of thunder south of d.c. we are looking for anything to become widespread in severe. daytime highs will be in the lower six in new york city -- 60 in new york city. head over to detroit, upper 40's. .chicago in the lower 40's winter trying to make a comeback but for us we stay above average for the next couple of days with a bigger cool down by monday of next week followed by a moderate warming trend next week. more on that coming up in just a bit. leon: nationally the weather has called down. 10 people are dead after

tornadoes in mississippi. there were many more injured as nearly two dozen tornadoes. it makes for a devastating christmas for many families. elizabeth hurr with a look at the destruction. >> there is a big tornado in front of us. reporter: destruction and devastation across mississippi arkansas and tennessee. >> it makes you feel terrible. you just do the best you can. reporter: at least 24 reported tornadoes touching down, ripping homes apart and flipping tractor-trailers on to their side. >> in looks like there are two. reporter: terrified watching these two become one huge tornado right before their eyes. >> a monster tornado heading towards holly springs. reporter: holly springs mississippi hit especially hard. >> i am seeing devastation i've never seen.

reporter: parts of the town destroyed, two people killed, including a seven-year-old boy. >> whether it is a death or the devastation to the homes of all of these people on christmas eve, it's very hard to deal with. we will pull through. we ask people pray for our community. reporter: without about to rebuild a promising sign in the town of clarksdale. this christmas tree somehow is still standing. the home was torn to pieces of the homeowners are grateful they survived. authorities say the damages are still being assessed. all the can ask for our prayers. elizabeth hurr, abc news, new york. kimberly: she is now the victim of a violent carjacking. we first brought you the story on abc 7 at 4:00.

she suffered a broken nose broken teeth and a broken jaw. she has already undergone one facial reconstructive surgery as a result of the beating. last friday night she was outside her home in the 300 block of l street. she says two men attacked her out of nowhere. they knocked her out, kicked her in the head and drags her across the pavement. and they took off in her car. >> the doctor said he is positive i can fully recover. kimberly: she says she will not live in fear. the d.c. police are turning to the public for help. they are asking everyone to be on the lookout for her four-door silver honda civic, eg 2475. if you see it or have any information, call d.c. police. of a development in the controversy over crumb rubber.

the environmental protection agency is responding to a house committee questions on what is new between the links between crumb robert and cancer. investigator joce sterman is back. have answered your questions? reporter: not exactly. the epa was asked 10 questions by lawmakers. the agency did finally write back with a provided almost no specifics. that has parents also angry now. they say that of a thicket but their kids at risk is only continuing on. crumb rubber is what you have seen on sports field and your children after practice. we found it has been used on at least 50 facilities in our area. it raises concerns about the potential link between two cancers. they asked the epa for answers. the agency responded this week

saying limited studies do not show an elevated health risk from playing on the field with a higher crubmmbs but they don't cooperatively address concerns. they are working with the california group studying the issue. but a local advocate who has been fighting against fields and fairfax county says the feds need to take action and stop passing the buck. >> is really do that -- it is really too bad. the federal government is obviously not interested. reporter: the studying california is spearheaded by a group called cal recycled. to lawmakers were concerned and asked for independent testing say the aggregate have a conflict of interest because it works to recycle tires. joce sterman, abc 7 news. leon: officials with the hyatt hotel chain says the system has been hacked. they said it they found out

where -- malware on computer systems. they have not confirmed if any information was stolen by the hackers. they are now using stronger security measures and they say customers can be confident using their payment cards at hyatt hotels worldwide. chipotle is announcing changes in the way the company prepares food to prevent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. they are taking action after customers were second by e. coli. kendis gibson with the story. reporter: changes are coming for fast food chain chipotle just days after the cdc began investigating a second outbreak of e. coli affecting customers in three states. they announced overnight over the next few weeks they will start adjusting the way they cook and prepare ingredients including emerging onions in boiling water before they are chopped and covering them with lemon or lime juice to kill germs.

chopping tomatoes and cilantro and centralized locations rather than in stores so they can be tested. testing samples of meat and marinating rock chicken and plastic bags rather than open bowls. they tell abc news with all these program components in place we will be able to reduce the risk of contamination within our system to a level near zero. >> some consumers are questioning if this is the best way to do this. why was this not in place beforehand? reporter: this comes as the company is struggling to regain customer trust after two outbreaks of e. coli second several people in several states. and 140 college students were second after eating at one of its restaurants in boston. >> is no closure until the customer feels they know what happened and they have isolated it and figured it out and make necessary changes. leon: ahead at 5:00, we look

into whether the fbi is getting more aggressive in the wake of terrorist attacks in san bernardino and harris -- paris. kimberly: ski resorts can't survive without cold temperatures. a look at the round topped ski resort and its battle with the elements. ♪

steve: take a look at the holiday forecast. tomorrow's daytime high temperatures around 70 degrees. are's -- our record stands at 72. saturday will be a bit cooler with temperatures around a few degrees.

on sunday back to around 70. let me show you the seven day outlook. colder air on the way and you will feel the difference by monday. scattered showers and highs only in the upper 40's. bouncing back to the upper 50's by tuesday and wednesday. abc 7 news

leon: the american, french and british embassies in beijing have issued a warning about possible threats against westerners in the shopping district on or around christmas. they are urging for extra vigilance. beijing police beefed up their presence at large and medium-sized malls. the threat did not say if it was related to the earlier ones. a belgian man is under arrest. belgian prosecutors say he was arrested tuesday. he is the night person to be arrested. prosecutors say he had extensive ties with a woman who died in a siege by police in the paris suburbs. kimberly: the fbi is under pressure to break terrorist watson united states. following san bernardino federal agents and taken several suspects into custody. jeff barr has been tracking what the fbi has been up to. reporter: eight days after the

terrorist attacks and san bernardino california, across the country in minneapolis fbi agents took this man into custody on charges related to terrorism. was a knee-jerk reaction to tamp americans grow as death growing fears? >> if there is pressure now to have arrests, to see isis slowdown in this country, i think that is a good thing. reporter: he has no known connection to the san bernardino mask your. he was the first -- san bernardino massacre. he is the first suspect in the week following the attacks. >> is been a wake-up call to intensify all measures.they can begun to work these attacks reporter: agents of pickup suspects in maryland pennsylvania and ohio. if one looks back to november kim and six arrests in the past six weeks. counterterrorism experts say law

enforcement makes about 3.5 terrorist related arrests each month. there has been an uptick. >> you don't get people to nervous about the threats, but at the same time if you don't present a realistic picture of the threat, one of the outcomes is local police will not be prepared. reporter: president obama noted media saturation of threats and recent national public radio interview. >> if you have been watching television for the last month old you have been seeing and hearing about is these guys with masks or black flags were potentially coming to get you. reporter: depending on your view america is either panicking or downplaying the threat. >> i do think they understand the seriousness of the threat. >> i do think that efforts need to be made to tamp down what is becoming a panic within united states. kimberly: the treasury

department says the irs incorrectly issued around $46 million in tax refunds in 2013. the treasury inspector general audit released cited in efficient oversight of refunds and faulty computer programming for that expensive error. the irs programming glitch ignored a process that allows it to delay refunds considered potentially fraudulent. it automatically released over $27 million in tax returns are for the iris to pick up on the mistake. >> bureaucracies are resistant to change. the irs is resistant to change. but will have problems of terrible service are hard-working taxpayers and at the same time fraudulent returns given back to people who do not deserve that money. kimberly: the other $19 million was due to improper screening. is a shame because of all these imposters the irs is -- a lot of wasted money. leon: we go to the roundhouse

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leon: ski resorts can deal with

at a white christmas. they do need cold temperatures. kimberly: the warmer than average temperatures are really hurting the ski season. paul has details from round top mountain resort in pennsylvania. reporter: you can see steam rising from the piles of snow here at round top ski resort. it is literally disappearing in front of our eyes. most can do without a white christmas, but it's the cold temperatures they want. just north of york, pennsylvania, an unfamiliar site for christmas eve. the slopes are bare because of the temperatures some dirty degrees above average. they say they will likely open on or around the cymer 30. -- december 30. what they want is winter temperatures to arrive. >> one of the trade-offs of the winter holidays is the busy times. this winter that is not

happening for christmas but we have high hopes for new year's. reporter: maryland's only ski resort says they planted opening saturday and a full two weeks after the opening day last year despite the warm temperatures. reporting from pennsylvania and round top ski resort, abc 7 news . leon: those folks can sit and wait because it will happen. kimberly: that has to go below freezing right? winter golf. steve: i like this weather. the ski resorts needed and a lot of people like the ski. i think we will get a little bit man-made later on in january. looking at national we'll, just a few -- wheel it's a beautiful evening. if it going to midnight mass you might need to take a light jacket. warm and humid at this hour. 68 degrees at andrews. 66 in frederick.

near 70 at bwi marshall. we set records at bwi, reagan national and dulles. all airports at 71 degrees earlier today. radar, most of the heavy rain has moved up towards the east. is to the south or we are looking at the heaviest rains right now. around the capital beltway if you have travel plans, it is dry. pavement in some areas still wet. forecast for the overnight might see some patchy fog. i don't think it will be enough to bring us any types of delays. tomorrow morning 55-62 for the overnight lows. still well above average for this time of year. christmas morning will feel more like early june rather than the end of december around here. inside the beltway temperatures around 60-62 degrees. germantown and asked for -- ashburn in the upper 50's to

around 60 degrees. mostly cloudy skies for the evening hours. moving to the day tomorrow he will see abundant sunshine north and west of d.c. northern montgomery county in frederick county, look for a mix of sun and clouds. as a good for the afternoon hours the clouds will increase. maybe a few showers so keep the umbrella handy. by saturday not the prettiest of days the temperatures around 15-18 degrees about where we normally are this time of year. scattered showers back into the forecast. the christmas cast for the evening. 60's for the overnight in terms of low temperatures. christmas day will see a high of around 70 degrees. if we hit 72 at reagan, that will tie the existing record for christmas day. things cool down a bit for the day on saturday. 70 degrees on sunday and a bigger drop in temperatures on monday.

upper 40's to around 50 for a chance of showers. enjoy the mild temperatures while you can. we don't see it often around here in washington. leon: the skins should be able to get a lot of work in to get ready for the game on saturday. robert: a win on saturday and the skins fans will not want anything else for christmas. back on the field today focused as ever. they beat the eagles to clinch the nfc east. you don't even have to worry about dallas the following sunday. you want to finish strong but it does not make a difference. jake cruises focused on philly at the moment. >> i try not to get to ahead of myself. i'm not even going to think about that. there are a lot of issues involved. the health of the football team you have to deal with. there are a lot of things to think about. let's not put the horse before the carriage. is at the same? character for the horse.

something like that. [laughter] robert: whatever. that is it. one reason the skins are in this position, their fearless leader is having a good year. 22 touchdowns and only 11 picks. you see kurt coming into his own. >> look at what putting our foot on the gas pedal has done. basically, it's just like -- the first seven or eight games you don't want to put it on me because i am new. but now that we are doing that, it's our best shot. robert: speaking of the cowboys. does brian raising the horse. he did not win but he came close. almost too close. you be the judge. who does win? kimberly: i think he was ahead

of the horse for most of the race. robert: they say he did not win. leon: have the horse can catch up, sign him. [laughter] leon: coming up ahead at 5:00, the future of atms. why you might never have to carry a card again.

kimberly: a look at what can be the future of shopping on this busy holiday shopping day. a new technology that would make an atm card a thing of the past. >> agent confirmed.

reporter: it's like a scene out of "mission impossible." biometrics are no longer the future. they are here. and exclusive look inside and innovation lab where they are testing this high-tech atm that uses your eye got a card to verify your identity. >> we are looking for innovations that will bring simplicity to your life. reporter: the maker shows us how it works. >> this is very double of seven -- this is very 007. >> let's say you wanted $60. you say ok. reporter: when you arrive -- >> there is no more card, no more pin, no more receipt. reporter: bank of america says it is testing them and jpmorgan says it all lance to also out in late 20.

-- 2016. they say the new technology makes her bank account even more secure. >> is the second most reliable marker on your body behind dna. >> when people are thinking of iris scans their thinking of putting eyeball in front of a missing -- machine. >> that will happen. >> it will have security by providing a level of uniqueness that does not exist with simple passwords. reporter: the electronic frontier foundation says that could be older abilities -- older abilities -- vulnerabilities. kimberly: if it gets rid of passwords, bring it on. right now on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- >> a shooting involving a three-year-old over the summer. kimberly: the nba enlists big names to stop gun violence.

new information as the team tracks concerns about crumb rubber fields and your kids health. from midnight mass to last-minute shopping, and airport reunion. we're helping you countdown to christmas. >> you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00 on your side. leon: we begin at 6:00 with a sobering note. 12,942 people have died at the hands of someone with a gun this year. the numbers are only three yesterday but it points with violent 2015. jeff goldberg at a look at one approach to try to stop the violence. reporter: it's coming from what might seem an unlikely source, the national basketball association. tomorrow the nba gets political on gun control, taking part in a 32nd ad that la plata repeats of its five christmas day games. two airing right here on abc 7.

from some of the biggest stars to families of the victims. >> someone put a bullet in the back of my 14-year-old son's had. -- had. -- head. >> both of us felt like this was army mission in life. reporter: their daughter was shot and killed in august while reporting on live tv new roanoke along with cameramen adam ward. >> is a tough holiday for us. reporter: we spoke to them on skype. they filled this interview two weeks ago in boston with spike lee, known for films including "do the right thing." >> the mba has done the right thing. reporter: the mba support march the first time -- nba's support is the first