the unicycle. >> brian is on the unicycle, the hatchet is made by unicycle.com. he's sponsored and is good at it. he does well in the snow. >> could they get him a heated seat? >> oh, now you are talking. >> this is whacky.

>> he encountered a blizzard in boston, massachusetts. what makes it easier to do it on the snow is a low pressure tire. he says, and i don't believe you, brian, anyone could do this, if you can do a bicycle. but, brian ain't met me. you know, you make it look easy. we are going to watch you do it. ♪ >> we have to admit, when i found this, i wanted to take my nieces and nephews and your kids to columbus, georgia. >> take them. >> you would love this and so would they. can you tell me what that is? that is a ski lift for stuffed animals. you guys, this is columbus, georgia. this is part of the christmas spectacular. gary loody erected this thing, 20 feet in the air and across the street. this is part of a spectacular they have been doing a numb bore of years.

155,000 lights, 2.5 miles of extension cords. >> mr. moose about to take a spin. >> they set up in august, but in october, he showed this video. the mechanism for the ski lift. >> it looks like a lift from a slope. even though it is free, they say they will take donations for make a wish. last year, they raised $12,000. >> no way. >> although it is in columbus, georgia, this runs through new years from 6:10 every night. go to their website and get all the information you need. >> mr. teddy bear. hope you enjoying your ride. i know we are excited to see you ride around. ♪ what goes with christmas stories and milk? >> christmas? >> santa claus? >> packing slips?

>> a special individual because he decided to take the holiday challenge. >> the hockey one chip challenge. >> it's the chip that almost killed us. >> tries to bite this thing and still you were -- >> i also died. do not tell me how i felt, okay? he unwraps the chip. >> my hand is shaking. >> it should be shaking because this is not going to end well for you. >> 'twas the night before christmas and all through the house, not even a was stirring, not even a mouse. >> he's doing good. >> that's page one. >> he takes a sip of milk and continues. >> mama in her ker chief, and i in my cap, just settled down for a long winter's nap. >> forget it. time to chug the jug. can you see the tears running

down his face? >> as we move when we did our own, milk doesn't help. >> no, it doesn't. >> the objects below -- >> this is the one-chip challenge. it is the chugging game. >> is there another reaction? he is keeping it together. >> he's doing so well. >> gag, gag, gag. >> oh! >> now, he's regretting his decision. >> i don't think i can do this, sorry kids. >> wait, what happened in the story? >> the end. >> happy holidays. tis the season to be jolly, but -- ♪ >> why this song truly nails it. and, through the holiday season, hit the slopes.

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the holiday season, lots of folks head to the slopes. >> that's always the worst part about it, when people come up behind you. >> he collided with his homey. >> at least they are fine. >> they weren't injured. >> oh, my gosh! what? didn't intend to crash like that. >> he was moving and grooving. he was like, i got this. and he was not expecting that drop. >> or was it at the bottom? maybe it's hard snow. >> i don't know. i stay at the lodge. >> this last one looks like he got it all together. >> oh! >> okay, that was not as bad as i was expecting. >> look, he gets wobbly, then

he's like, i'll go with the fall. >> i wonder what freaked him out. he went into it super confident. >> if he's trying to change his body position. he realized he got off center and trying to bring the board back. >> next time, homey, next time. this has to be one of the dumbest videos, ever. ♪ dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. >> i was talking quite literally. the tune of "little drummer boy." ♪ i get stressed out ♪ because i'm going to spend some of my income ♪ ♪ buy presents for my wife ♪ she'll think they are dumb ♪ she smiles and says they're dumb ♪

>> you know this better than anyone else in the world. it's hard. ♪ don't get me anything ♪ you make that face, i know you are lying ♪ >> where do you get them? >> you have already giving him the one most important thing, your heart. >> oh, knock it off. ♪ >> she's not going to give you points for saving money. ♪ how about a book of yummy recipes ♪ ♪ i got her one more ♪ a dress that looked real good, i saw at the store ♪ ♪ she put it on and thought she looked like a whore ♪ ♪ what is wrong with me

♪ my presents are dumb >> he's walking around town. >> it says so much by saying nothing. >> why you won't want to do this to anyone this creativity.

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seriously, i think this guy feels that way. he's walking around town. >> it says so much by saying nothing. >> the way he's dressed, too. the sweater, the hair. >> making noise. okay. >> i wasn't making noise. >> why you doing that? >> i see something i didn't like. >> go over there, don't do it behind me. >> like he sprung a leak. >> now, he's going to go inside the ice skating rink. he starts walking around inside the rink. when anyone falls down, he does that. >> i don't skate. >> sorry. you can't be on the ice. >> i don't skate. >> it's a liability. >> he gets kicked out of the rink. he finds a news truck. >> what are you guys filming? huh? >> not filming nothing.

[ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> i work out. i bench 350, okay? [ laughter ] >> it's a universal language of disrespect. doesn't matter who you are. you get where this is coming from. >> people are going to go through the rest of the day wondering about him, not knowing they were part of a prank. you know he's not going back to every other person saying by the way -- >> in the big city. >> that would bug me. i would go home and look in the mirror and wonder why i got that. >> unreal. how is it going, boss? happy holidays from everyone here at "right this minute." see you next time on an all new rtm. ok, let's try this.

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>> it was like you were going four-wheeling. >> they said that the wind coming in was really bad, and he landed, and he thought he was okay and hit some ice. >> reporter: in between two runways, stuck in the snow. passengers weren't hurt, just a little jostled but cheering. >> pilot did fantastic job. everyone was applauding him at the end. >> reporter: greeted by firefighters helping them off the stairway in the cold and bussed back to the terminal. their plane still stuck in the snow. >> it was crazy. it was normal, then all of a sudden it started getting rough an fast. my daughter slept through the entire time, through the landing. >> that is a good sleeper! i'll have what she's having. slept the entire time. now let's get the details on the weather forecast. >> accuweather's paul williams is here with all we need to know. good morning, paul.

>> good morning, diane, gio. snowfall through wednesday, locally three to five feet off lak lakes ontario and lake erie. it's affecting i-75, 90 as well as 81. north central part of the country smacked with better cold air, lake-effect snow affecting in and around lake superior. a few showers along the coast. and then on wednesday look for not so great travel in the deep south as well as the northeast and northwest with a mixture of ice and rain. by late in the week, the deep south will face a possible ice storm with isolated power outages because of a cold front from the north. >> it is going to be so cold in parts of the country. president trump says he's getting back to work today after spending christmas surrounded by family at his mar-a-lago estate in florida. now the president and first lady wished the country a merry christmas, recounting the story of jesus.

and praying for world peace. now that the tax cuts have been approved, he is planning on taking on infrastructure. immigration and government funding. north korea is calling for the united states to produce evidence that it was behind a cyber attack earlier this year. they say it is baseless provocation aimed at stirring up tensions. the attack affected hundreds and thousands of computers in may with the wanna cry ransom ware. and thousands flooded the streets of peru to contest the release of a president. fujimori was released because of medical reasons. but opponents say it was a back room deal to protect the current administration being thrown out of office.wmakers led by fujimo

children helped derail an impeachment vote. police officers in california are mourning the loss of one of their own. andrew camilleri died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into his patrol vehicle. he and his partner had stopped their suv on the highway to monitor traffic. the driver was returning from a party and speeding and is in serious condition. the officer who is just 33 years old leaves behind a wife and three children. we are thinking about them. >> yeah. and now to a husband and wife in north carolina who had quite an eventful christmas eve. >> crystal travis was driving to meet her husband when she saw flames coming from a home. so she rushed in, not only helping the family escape but even saved some of their christmas presents. her husband roger, meanwhile, was driving to meet her when he saw a group of people struggling to perform cpr on a baby. >> luckily, roger is an emt, so

he pulled over, jumped into action reviving the baby. they are calling this a true christmas miracle. listen. >> we are like, what are the odds? it is the craziest day ever. >> god put us at the right moment at the right time for the people who needed it the most. >> welcome to our crazy life. >> it's amazing. they say they didn't think twice before stopping to help. everyone made it out okay and the baby is doing well. >> i love the idea of them showing up where they were supposed to meet. oh, so sorry i'm late, there was a fire and i had to save a family. sorry, i was late. i had to meet a baby. you always one-up me. he is a volunteer firefighter. he said it was a scary situation. he was still nervous about the situation. but obviously, he did incredibly well. and crystal has gone back to visit that family. they are displaced, but everyone

is doing well. a great happy ending to a story. >> we love that on christmas. united airlines is apologizing after a dispute over a seat taken by a congresswoman. we'll tell you what led to this confrontation. also, if you're heading to the store to return some of the crazy presents the family bought for you, we have the top tips to save you time, money and aggravation. first, let's take a look at today's forecast, speaking of aggravation. "world news now" weather, brought to you by my pillow. you by my pillow.

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>> she's right in the center of that scene. and united airlines is facing another public relations nightmare. the airline is apologizing to a passenger who says the airline gave her first class seat to a congresswoman, sheila jackson. an airline spokesman says its internal system showed that she had canceled her seat after a weather delay, but she denies she ever canceled that december 18 flight from washington to houston. she was given a seat in economy plus instead. earlier this year, united faced backlash have dragging dr. david dao. from his seat, or security officials did. he had refused to give up his seat to make room for crew members for the airline. he later reached an undisclosed settlement with united. it's the day after christmas, also known as part two of the holiday shopping season. >> so whether you're returning, exchanging, shopping a little bit late, or maybe using one of those gift cards you received,

there's a whole list of things you should know before hitting the stores. maggie rulli has tips. >> reporter: if santa didn't quite stick to the list this year, you're not alone. americans return nearly $90 billion of holiday gifts. that's nearly a fourth of all the returns for the year. she works at toys "r" us for the holiday season. she says if we think pre-holiday lines were bad, wait until after christmas. >> after they have something already, they return it. so the return lines are up. >> reporter: the return lines are just as bad? >> probably worse than the regular lines. >> reporter: experts warn against going to the store on tuesday. >> close to 40% of people doing their post-holiday returns will do it on the 26th and 27th. i'd return on the first or second week of january where you may see discounts as well. >> reporter: you may be able to avoid a trip to the mall all together.

another option, regifting. 56% of us admit to having done it. and when it comes to repurposing gift cards, some will swap out a card without christmas decorations. or you can sell it. >> you actually can get up to 90% back of the cash when you sell it. >> reporter: apps like card pool and gift card granny let you sell them with the click of a button. >> i'm not sure i'm going to be selling gift cards. >> frank would like to know how can he return hess santa hat. i don't think, however, i'm not returning it. i think it's the cutest thing ever. >> what about this little costume? >> his sweater. he's not loving the santa hat. >> this is awesome. well, there it goes. it's gone. >> all right, well. next year, frank.

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♪ all right, finally, gio, the moment we have been waiting for. we are going to have our expert sports analysis. all right. so the philadelphia eagles have clenched home field advantage through the playoffs. >> jake elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal with 22 seconds left to secure the win over the oakland raiders last night. and then as time was running

out, derrick barnett recovered a fumble for a touchdown. the final score, eagles 19, raiders 10. five nba stars kept fans entertained. >> the timber wolves beat the lakers. the wolves scored 12 straight points. midway through the final quarter to pull away for the win. >> kyle kuzma led all the scores, most by any rookie on christmas in 14 years but not enough to beat the wolves. and in oklahoma city, russell westbrook led the scoring, as the thunder notched their fifth straight win, beating the rockies 112-107. houston's james harden was held to 29 points. he usually scores way more than that. he says he has no doubt the rockets will return to form as soon as they get back some of their injured players. that's the problem there. >> and you know what else happened? in oakland, it was an epic rematch between golden state and cleveland.

the game staying close to the end. they were tied up at 92 until thompson knocked out a clutch. lebron trying to answer back but met by kevin durant in the paint. no foul was called. lebron clearly wanted it. warriors win 99-92. see you again, see you in the finals again. >> met by kevin durant in the paint? wow. illegal, you're the expert here. >> don't do this to me. >> earlier, the wizards' john wall had a potential poster. they're called a poster, because you can make a poster out of it, but no luck. did you see what happened? bingo, bango, it does not go in. bounces off the rim. his opponent, kyrie irving did not let him live it down. take a listen. >> you missed your highlight. you missed your highlight. >> ooh, you missed your highlight. it didn't matter, though, because they won the game.

washington ended up beating boston. 111-103. it was a close one. wall finished with 21 points and 14 assists. how's that for a highlight? >> and wall is giving lots of assists off the basketball court. >> he and other basketball stars are spreading cheer with the nba cares program and t.j. holmes has more on that. >> reporter: on the court, 6'4", 210-pound wizards player john wall is a force to be reckoned with. but when he's not ballin', he's giving back to the d.c. community, mentoring and inspiring families in need through his john wall foundation and nba care. >> one day my mom said you could be known as a great back player, but be known as a better person. >> reporter: he hosted a private screening of "jumanji, welcome to the jungle" for 200

underprivileged kids and a special message from his co-star. >> you are taking kids to see "jumanji", which is the best gift ever, why? because i'm in it. >> it was easy to place that call. >> i wanted to have an opportunity to show these guys a movie before the holidays and give them tickets to a game. and give them a private screening. >> reporter: but that wasn't the only holiday trick up this wizard sleeve. he had one more surprise for one special family. >> tracy harrison, where you at? >> reporter: the fields fell on hard times. the mom is battling cancer, the dad, craig, lost his job. inspired by their story, he gifted them $1,000 worth of groceries, tickets to a wizard's game and paid tuition for the twins' private school. >> that's one less thing you have to worry about. >> thank you so much for your generosity and kind spirit.

>> just having a bad year this year, and i really appreciate it. >> reporter: what stood out to you about this family? >> i lost my dad at the age of 9 from cancer. i know how to deal with a parent battling, trying to survive. and with their mom going through that, i wanted to help. >> reporter: and at that wizards game, the fields had a field day, watching as the wizards beat the clippers. t.j. holmes, abc news. washington. >> you were saying that kevin durant block on lebron was illegal. can you tell us more about that? >> it was so clutch. it was super clutch. and look, we just can't stop showing you, we can't stop talking about it, because it's so clutch, right? >> and why was it a clutch, you think? >> it was a foul and -- >> because? >> because it was a foul. it's obviously a foul. >> slapped him! >> look at it? >> he slapped him! >> and what constitutes a foul?

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attack on the media continues. also attacking andrew mccabe, accusing him of bias during the hillary clinton investigation. >> when you look at what's going on with the fbi and the justice department, people are very, very angry. >> did you know he had lied to the fbi? >> well, i -- >> he said that's what made him fire him. >> i stand by everything i've said with regard to that individual and every other aspect of this. >> when he was fired, did you know he had lied to the fbi? >> what i can tell you is i knew he lied to me. and i know the president made the right decision with regard to him. >> just moments ago, members of the royal family stepping out, briskly walking the 300-yard walk from the sandrington estate to the church of st. mary magdalene. >> people were treated to a spectacular sight, and no, no, it wasn't an early visit from

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making news in america this morning, winter weather making travel treacherous and not just on the roads. >> all of a sudden we started sliding then we started spinning and ended up in a snowbank. >> airline passengers get a scare when their flight goes skidding off the taxiway and near the great lakes some areas are expecting up to four feet of snow. president trump takes to twitter over the holiday vowing to get back to work today with taxes behind him, the big issue he's taking on next and the challenges ahead. this morning, the rush to return on this day after christmas, the top tips to save you time, money and aggravation in the stores and when you should plan your trip to the mall. and two rescues, one