making news in america this morning, high alert. an arsenal of weapons found in a new york city apartment. at least half a dozen threats made against police this week. out in the streets as demonstrators protest against police in missouri, violence and vandalism break out in other american cities as tensions remain high this holiday. ready, set, return. retailers hoping to break out today on what is supposed to be the second busiest shopping day of the year. what you need to know before you hit the stores. and a christmas miracle. a mother goes into labor on a train. no doctor is in sight. the quick-acting cop springing into action playing santa as they deliver the most precious present of all.

good morning, i'm michelle franzen. >> i'm kendis gibson. we'll get to our top story. six people have been arrested for making threats against the police. in one apartment, the law enforcement allegedly found an arsenal, a shotgun, automatic brass knuckles, bulletproof vests and more. that suspect spent christmas day in jail. >> other new yorkers spent christmas at the sight where two police officers were murdered while sitting in their patrol car. the wake for one victim is later today. his funeral tomorrow. the funeral for the other officer shot has not been scheduled. but there are still protests over shootings by police for a third night in a row. there were protests in st. louis suburbs. >> but as elizabeth hur reports they were tampered by the

holiday somewhat. >> reporter: calling the march no time off, protesters out again on christmas night from the st. louis suburb of berkeley, missouri, to the streets of oakland, california and cleveland, ohio, all determined, they say, to fight and rally will in the name of justice. >> this is a human rights issue in that everyone should be a part of some type of action to raise awareness. >> reporter: most remained peaceful but police in oakland kept busy responding to reports of vandalism including smashed windows and burning dumpsters. >> amen. >> reporter: meanwhile, in brooklyn a show of respect for new york city police officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu killed in the line of duty last saturday. this event organized by reverend al sharpton who has been at the forefront of the national movement against police brutality following the deaths of eric garner and mike brown. but on this day, sharpton offering a message of reference

and unity as a city in mourning prepares to bury officer ramos. >> we are against the shedding of any innocent blood and we respect and appreciate what ramos and liu was doing in policing just like we respect and appreciate the value of the lives of those that we mourn here today. >> the head of sony pictures says the sold out theaters that "the interview" is playing in is proof that cybercriminals cannot silence free speech. the film is now in hundreds of theaters nationwide and there's few ticks to be had. before sony released the film was pulled because of threats and the hack attack on sony's computers. seth rogen who directed and stars in "the interview" showed up at its first showing in l.a. >> wasn't for theaters like you and for people like you this literally would not be [ bleep ] happening right now.

>> the trade magazine "variety" says christmas screenings made nearly a million and the film posted online. other studios alooking at this simultaneous introduction to see if it's successful. russia is offering its support to north korea following the sony hacking controversy. a spokesman for vladimir putin yesterday said north korea's anger over being accused of orchestrating the hacking was quite understandable. he added that the u.s. has offered no proof of north korea's involvement and that threats of retaliation are counterproductive. now some weather and destructive windstorm in western new york state. gusts of up to 60 miles an hour brought down part of an old silk mill in buffalo, new york. demolition crews came in taking down more of the building making the surrounding areas safer. neighbors said when if fell the noise was simply frightening. >> sounded like a sonic boom, you know. like there was an earthquake.

>> residents near the scene had to be helped from their homes. developers had been considering putting up apartments in the building. those plans are probably changing. yeah, holiday travelers will find both storms and unusually mild conditions across the country. >> that let's get the details f justin pavic at accuweather. >> thank you. i'll tell you what, finally sunshine on the way for the northeast waiting and along with sunshine quite warm. we call it mild with temperatures in the 40s. some spots into the 50s. for now no mention of snow. high temperature, 48 in pittsburgh. 52 in d.c., into the south and east pleasant weather, as well, slight chance for showers into the southeastern florida. kendis and michelle back to you. ten years ago the world was just starting to learn of the horror unfolding after the

indian ocean tsunami. it was set off by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and triggered enormous waves from indonesia to thailand and survivors and locals have been leaving flowers at a memorial wall in thailand and there are remembrances today across the region hit by the disaster which killed some 230,000 people. a spokesperson says former president george h.w. bush is in great spirits while remaining hospitalized in houston. he suffered shortness of breath. mr. bush, as you know, is 90 years old. his wife and son visited him on christmas day. the former president is being kept in the hospital, we're told, as a precaution. the christmas message from the vatican had a somber tone. pope francis addressed about 8,08 thousa 0,000 people. francis also spoke about the world's children who are

mistreated. for everyone he offered, quote, may christmas bring them hope. and in her recorded christmas message britain's queen elizabeth praised doctors and medical workers fighting ebola. she called them selfless. the queen has been delivering her christmas message since 1952. president obama spent part of his christmas thanking u.s. military members. mr. obama and the first lady took time out from their hawaiian vacation to visit an oceanfront father reason base. the president says much of the world can enjoy peace and prosperity thanks to the military's many sacrifices. listen to this. here's a great christmas present that a military family in new jersey will certainly never forget. >> yeah. >> that present was an army national guard kormg matthew morrison. >> picked up at philadelphia's airport by a u.p.s. driver and taken to his family's home all a surprise. you can see the surprise and the

reaction of his stepson. his wife and the rest of the family came out when they heard the commotion. morrison even neal ekneeled dow the commotion. morrison even neal ekneeled dow kiss their unborn earlier this week where the dad was wrapped in a box and the young girl took four minutes unwrapping that present and he pops out. ah, beautiful penny. see who is absolutely buying nothing on christmas. also ahead, why today could be a make or break day for big stores on this second busiest day of the year for retail. and thinking smaller to make big money. it could be apple's next iphone plan.

well, today could be make or break for some retailers. the day after christmas is always busy for stores but this year, even more so. >> it may actually help determine whether some retailers are even around next christmas. abc's byron pitts has the story. >> reporter: it's another day for die-hard shoppers. stores are cutting prices, redeeming gift cards and taking back those unwanted gifts. >> i got these very fuzzy slippers. >> reporter: it's down to the wire for retailers hoping customers are willing to spend more after the holidays than they did before christmas. black friday and super saturday sales were lackluster for brick and mortar stores so for the day after store managers are seeing dollar signs because shoppers

are anxious to use gift cards before they lose value. >> card companies start to charge a fee, a monthly fee for basically doing nothing except keeping track of the fact you have this card out there. >> reporter: expect bargains on hot clothing. electronics are also discounted as stores clear inventories and for the best deals do your homework and find them online before you head to the mall. >> if there's a retailer you frequently shop at, sign up for their newsletters. they're going to be frequently be releasing special deal, promotions and coupons directly through those channels. >> reporter: many national retailers are opening doors as early as 6:00 a.m. hoping to squeeze a little more profit out of the remaining days of 2014. byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> okay, so say you got one of those gift cards byron was talking about, chances are walmart will honor it. even if it's from a competitor. you'll need to go to walmart's website to redeem that card and you may not actually get the full value, but walmart sees

this as an tuptsd as much as a billion dollars in gift cards will not get spent this year and most shoppers using gift cards spend more than the value of the card. and more and more women found firearms under the christmas tree this year. >> what? >> stores say they saw a spike in sales of weapons intended specifically for women. they're designed for smaller hands and often come in bright colors like purple or bisque. men are worried about their wife, girlfriends and daughter, says one store owner. >> interesting gift. good news for those who think the iphone 6 is too big. an analyst says a smaller version may be released next year. the phone would be the same size as a previous iphone and have a smaller price tag while iphones get smaller that same analyst predicts a bigger ipad will be introduced, as well. little something for everyone. hackers took aim at lonline video games. both microsoft's xbox live and

sony's playstation network are having connection failures. a hacker group is claiming responsibility for the problems. they began christmas day just as many people unwrapped those new game consoles. it's not known if any user data was stolen. a very different problem with playstation. for a man in colorado when he opened the box he found bags of rocks. he says a walmart employee told him it had had been returned to the store by another customer. at first walmart's managers were skeptical but eventually they gave him a refund and good thing he opened the box first before giving it to his niece. >> she might not have been too happy. there is a growing movement that retailers wish was not getting any bigger. >> interesting movement. called buying nothing. the project here and it just orchestrated what's called buy nothing christmas. people join the groups on facebook where they offer like new items that others might need for loved ones.

there's no buying or selling. >> buying nothing christmas means buy nothing. have christmas, enjoy your family and don't stress about your budget. >> members are divided into different groups based on their neighborhood or city. it started just 18 months ago and now already has some 80,000 members in nine country. >> a growing movement indeed. when we come back, fire engulfs a mosque attacked in sweden, smoke billowing out as people made their escape. and a christmas miracle delivering a little christmas miracle on the train. ♪ ♪ ♪ abe! get in! punch it! let quicken loans help you save your money. with a mortgage that's engineered to amaze!

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well, snow doesn't faze some people as a winter storm dropped four inches in the denver area and as much as a foot in the colorado rockies. those stores that were open on christmas did a brisk business in shovels and other supplies. and that's the region where driving will be the most difficult today. slippery roads extending into some of the midwest. they'll be somewhat wet in the northwest and eastern oklahoma and texas. if you're flying, airport delays are likely in denver and salt lake city. let's turn our focus to sweden where police in stockholm are investigating a fire at a mosque as an arson attack. flames and smoke poured from the windows yesterday. the mosque is a place of worship for some muslims living nearby.

20 people were inside when the fire started. at least five of them were injured. an american woman who had been held in the southeast ashays nation of tease timor is waiting to fly home to the u.s. dr. stacy addison was arrested after sharing a taxi with a stranger who picked up a package of methamphetamine. they found the package and took everyone in custody. anon line campaign publicized her case and now released. she's awaiting the return of her passport to fly home to oregon. >> did you hear about this? a special christmas night delivery aboard a philadelphia transit train. a baby, the mother went into labor just as the "l" was arriving at a station. two police officers dashed on to it and began the delivery. other than disentangling the umbilical cord no problems and gave the baby to mom wrapped in dad's shirt to keep the infant warm. one of the cops said he had already opened his present at

home and then got one more last night. >> mom and baby doing well. now a christmas miracle involving a boston terrier. the dog survived a 15-story fall in sacramento, california. sam is 13 years old and doesn't see very well. his owner says the dog became disoriented and fell off the balcony but managed to land dead center in a hot tub. sam has a fractured pelvis and ribs but the vets say he's going to be walking around in a couple of weeks. >> 13 years old but still very lucky there, sam. all right, here's something of a christmas surprise for drivers on new jersey's garden state parkway. >> yes, a busy road but none like this. exit 15 renamed for clark griswold, the chevy chase character in "the national lampoon" vacation movies. >> the sign usually says clark westfield. the police and the people who

maintain the road not so happy about pranksters' handiwork but our graphic guys clearly are. >> treacherous out on those roads. now sports, college football's bowl season is cranking into high gear. there are three bowl games today and five of them tomorrow. >> that's right. but when it comes to christmas day sports it's all about the nba. the highlights from our guys at espn. kevin connors, john buccigross. five games christmas day including a good one in south beach. >> lebron james makes his return to miami as a member of the cleveland cavaliers hugs and kisses. all around in miami before the game and then when the game began here comes dwyane wade. put-back, puts the heat back by five. fourth quarter, down by nine, lebron james and one, made the three-point play but could not get closer.

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>> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's friday, december 26 we have what some call a christmas miracle. a baby born open the septa train and we'll hear from the officers. >> today is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. some gifts go back to be returned and other shoppers looking for marked down deals. ahead the best bargain and changing of the guard for a mummers string band. their big parade is days away and cool down as we look to the new year. and cool down as we look to the new year. "action news" is up in two. aboabout "the interview" it was easy to forget the rest of the them. >> chris connelly with all the best moments from our favorite christmas classics.

>> reporter: even for the holiday season, the most wonderful time of the year can offer unexpected and overlooked cinematic or made for tv surprises. >> ebenezer scrooge. >> reporter: like this version of dickens' "a christmas carol" starring the cartoon character of dickens' "a christmas carol" starring the cartoon character mr. nikki kimbrough reporter: did you recall "diehard" takes place on christmas eve. >> i got to be here for new year's. >> i got to be here for new year's. kim jong-unr: a "star test skills. "elf" among the most satisfying

holiday films. ♪ welcome christmas >> reporter: some holiday movies have hidden heroes. ♪ deck the halls >> reporter: a seasonal peek with contract christmas vacation." lights out funny unless you're a cat. >> i told you had too many plugs in one outlet. >> oh, god. >> wow! >> reporter: kids in bed. no seriously they're sound asleep, right? several manifest takes of grown-up romance starring hugh grant, colin firt and more. many find this holiday heaven but it's "love actua evan goldberg goldburg seth

>> here is what is happening friday, december 26. many stores open early this morning the day after christmas is filled with deals and gift returns. there's been another hacking this time sony playstation and microsoft xbox. >> and special delivery of birth of a baby inside a train. >> good morning it's 4:30. let's good right over to meteorologist karen rogers in nor david murphy and matt pellman is watching the roads. >>