police in germany now saying the people involved in yesterday's truck attack are still at-large. at this point they are not even sure the person that they have in custody was the driver. >> and a warning from police this morning, keep an eye on elderly family members and neighbors as the temperatures drop. a look at what prompted this warning. >> i'm storm team 4's lauryn ricketts. a gradual warm-up. how warm can we get for christmas weekend? all coming up in your forecast. good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 midday. i'm barbara

>> and i'm melissa mollet. police are urging you to keep an eye on your family. molette green is live for us. >> reporter: divers are now out of the water after a long and grim morning. we received word from police they pulled frances robinson from the frozen pond beyond these trees, between these houses. her tragic story can serve as a lesson to all of us. burke popped, where fairfax county police discovered a wo n woman's body in the partially frozen water at 6:00 a.m. this morning. >> actually in the shallow part of the pond which is one of the reasons it's taken us a while to look at her to determine whether there was foul play or not. >> reporter: police identified the woman as 67-year-old frances robinson. her family told

saw her around midnight and woke up this morning and discovered her gone wearing just a shirt and jeans and without a coat. officers made the grim discovery a few blocks away. a neighbor who lives near the pond is shocked. >> there's a lot of elderly in the community. yeah, that's all we can do is check on our neighbors. >> it was 20 degrees. we encourage everyone as we're rolling into winter to keep an eye on elderly family members, check on your neighbors. don't wait to call police if they're missing. time in these freezing temperatures is extremely critical. >> reporter: and as this investigation breaks down here, police are also questioning the victim's family as part of the routine process. they want to get a better handle on the victim's medical issues whether they played a role here and, of course, to be able to rule out foul play. in burke, molette green, news 4.

roads were slick in fairfax, virginia, this morning. we're looking at the slush that formed on main street after a water main broke. chopper 4 flew over the intersection of main street and robert road. fairfax city police told us the break caused some delays but they didn't have to shut anything down. and it was another cold morning. the sun is out now. meteorologist lauryn ricketts is here. any warming up going on out there today? >> just a little, guys. we will see more warmth as we get into the end of the workweek and even into your holiday weekend. you can see we have clear skies and it is just a gorgeous day from the inside because it's still a little on the chilly side out there. temperatures only at the 30-degree mark. a lot of us started in the teens and 20s, now warming up to the 40-degree mark for daytime highs. plenty of sunshine out there as we continue for the rest of your day. we have warming temperatures, as i said, right around 40 degrees.

but we're warming things up all the way through this week and even into the weekend so, of course, we have your holiday forecast for this weekend coming up. guys? >> thank you. major developments right now out of germany. police are calling a deadly crash into a crowded market an act of ter aror. 12 people died when someone drove a truck into a christmas market in berlin. this morning german chancellor angela merkel visited the site and laid a bouquet of flowers there. she also met with her security team today. police have arrested someone but as nbc's anne thompson tells us they're worried there's still a threat out there right now. >> reporter: police this morning towing away the truck that last night was the mass murder weapon when it was driven into the area. a suspect in the deadly truck crash in berlin after a semitrailer plunged into a crowd of holiday shoppers monday killing

dozens of others. overnight a suspect seen here with his head covered was arrested and is being detained. local media identifying him overnight as 23-year-old naved. they confirm he's from pakistan who entered germany in december 2016. turned up in berlin in february and applied for asylum. but those procedures had not been finalized. however, this morning the newspaper is quoting a senior police chief as saying, we have the wrong man and, therefore, a new situation. a passenger in the truck was pronounced dead at the scene. he is believed to be the original driver of the truck. police said the driver crashed into the crowd intentionally, calling it a suspected terror attack. the truck pulled into the market at speed without warning and with deadly force. a happy christmas market turned into a nightmare. german authorities say so far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. christmas markets in berlin are closed today in a sign of

i'm anne thompson in berlin. now back to you. >> before ministers of russia, iran and turkey met in moscow today, they are ready to guarantee a deal between the syrian government and the opposition. this comes a day after the deadly attack on shrussian ambassador which they say was meant to derail the process of normalizing the russia/turkey ties. he was speaking at an art gallery when he was shot in the back by a turkish police officer. he was killed by other officers. meanwhile, the d.c. police have this to say about your safety here in the nation's capital. in part they are monitoring and reviewing events and activities across the united states as well as the world for their potential impact here in washington. and we suggest that during your lunch break you might want to download the nbc washington app for all the latest updates on breaking news from around the world and right here at home as well. the d.c. council will consider two paid family leave oio

up to eight weeks of paid leave but as news 4's tom sherwood explains there's a difference in it how they would be funded and that is causing a bit of controversy. >> i'm tom sherwood in the district. this d.c. government building is all decorated for the holidays but behind the scenes a bitter battle over paying for an expensive family leave program, a key vote is skcheduled in the council later today. right now the bill would impose a tax of less than 1% on all private employers to pay for up to eight weeks of benefits. the new city agency would run the program. in the last few days an alternative bill has surfaced. it would require private companies to offer the eight weeks of leave but not impose the tax or create the new bureaucracy. both sides say the vote later today is expected to be close. >> now federal government workers would not benefit from the bill since the district cannot impose taxes on the federal government. but for those who can benefit opponents argue that two-thirds of them actuall

income taxes. a holiday present for metro riders as the transit system ends early one day ahead of schedule. the work between east and west falls church started in late november. metro riders will get a break from track work until february because of the inauguration plans. and metro riders may be happy about the end of the year space track work. some were complaining about the system's new website. riders who use search engines to access the site are getting error messages. metro says it might take several days for those to catch up with the changes. it recommends just going directly to the website wmta.com. >> a new bus hub has been dedicated this morning in prince george's county ahead of the thursday opening. what it will mean for

>> reporter: and no doubt commuters in the area have been looking forward to this week for quite some time and now it's just a few days away until the transit center opens its doors. once it does, the agency expects some 12,000 riders to come through every single day. safely moved from the new hampshire corridor and into the state and centralized locations. now inside high canopies will protect from the elements and several screens will signal riders about their bus routes which will come from prince george's county, montgomery county, the university of maryland, and, also metro bus as well. there are special features for disabled riders including audio alerts and onsite ramps to provide access to this area here. now this project has been years in the making coming down to this week and on thursday it is set to open and again will serve thousands of riders each day and a

today. >> all right, thank you. k-9 officers are put in danger along with officers. the protection they are now providing those animals. >> the 911 call minutes after a grandmother realizes her 3-year-old grandson was shot and killed in a road rage incident. and the help police are getting torack down the killer. t

an urgent man hunt continues in arkansas to find the driver accused of shooting and killing a little boy. police say it was a case of road rage. >> it comes as investigators have released the dramatic 911 call moments after the shooting. gabe gutierrez has the latest on the investigation. >> acen has been shot. oh, my god! >> reporter: these are the horrifying moments when an arkansas woman realizes her 3-year-old grandson has been shot. >> i was it at the stop sign and the guy blew a horn at me, and i blew it back, and he shot but i thought he shot at the air but he shot in the car. >> reporter: little rock police urgently search for the gunman. >> it should shock all of our conscience. >> reporter: the chief butler says it appears 3-year-old acen king's death was a random act of road rage after a driver became upset the boy's grandmother wasn't moving fast enough at a stop sign. >> young people areng

hands of violence, specifically gun violence, and it's happening far too often. >> reporter: a black chevy impala drove up behind her in the pouring rain. the driver of the impala honked her horn. she honked back. that's when she says he got out and fired at her car. only after she drove to a department store parking lot did she realize the bullet had hit her grandson who was in the back seat. a bystander called 911. >> she was getting him out of the car, and that is when she realized he was shot. >> reporter: this is the second time in just four weeks that a toddler has been shot dead in little rock. last month 2-year-old ramaya was killed in aunt's car. >> what makes it so bad they're unanswered murders. that's the hardest part about it, to know these villains are out there carrying guns is scary. >> reporter: so far investigators don't have a suspect in this latest case but hope a $20,000 reward will bring new leads.

>> that was gabe gutierrez reporting. the fbi has also joined the investigation and is offering an additional $20,000 reward in the case. >> and now to this developing story in prince george's county. investigators are trying to figure out how a man's body ended up at the brooke road neighborhood. they say the body was burned and still smoldering when a woman found it. they have identified him as a 27-year-old of landover and are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. 78 people were pardoned and 153 others had their sentences shortened thanks to president obama. the white house says it's the biggest number of individual clemencies in a single day by any president. the pardons issued were for a wide range of offenses. they have now 148 people during his presidency. he's also shortened the sentences of over 1,000 people including

life sentences. the alexandria police department tweeted this picture out of one of their k-9 officers in his new ballistic and stab protective vests. the money for the vest was donated by the nonprofit group vested interest in k-9s which has provided more than 2,000 k-9 protective vests across the country. they're not cheap. one protective vest costs about $1,050. for 26 years a home in prince george's county has delighted visitors with holiday lights and decor. >> for the first time the home has gone dark. homeowner ted alderman is taking a break as he fights cancer. the 7-year-old says he doesn't have the energy to spend the 400 hours that it usually takes to put up his display. over the years he has seen visitors from as far away as fraps and russia stop by. alderman says it was a tough decision this year. >> neighbors stopped by one night andsh

what's wrong, but i know something is if you haven't put the lights up. >> alderman says he plans to bring back his famous display next year. ♪ the best is yet to come >> well, it's pretty apro appropriate, tony bennett sings a song called the good life. he's 90 years old and he sounds terrific. tonight all kind of musicians and actors are going to honor bennett in a two-hour special called tony bennett celebrates 90, the best is yet to come. bennett sings and so do lady gaga, elton john. you can watch the special at 9:00 right here on nbc 4. >> i won't be awake but i will record it. >> wow. >> very cool. a look at who and how much you should be tipping coming up this holiday season. >> plus, we are hearing from players and

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kind of thing? do you draw the line? >> i don't have a personal relationship with them. only people you have a personal relationship. >> hairstylist, really anybody providing a service. i've never had the pleasure of tipping my trash man. that's a good idea. >> it is a question many of us have this time of year. who do you tip for providing you a service and then the question is how much? kip lilinger's recommends givin your mail carrier a gift card up to $20, the postal service won't allow them to accept cash. if you get a daily newspaper delivery $10 to $30 is appropriate. the same suggested for each of your trash and recycling collectors. a doorman, $25 to $100 is suggested. pretty much i realized i must be cheap or just wrong in general. >> i think it's always a guest what people are expecting. it is probably

there's still a chance for the redskins to make the playoffs, but it may be a long shot. >> there are two games to go and players are turning their focus this coming weekend. our new sports reporter talked to the team at fedex field. >> reporter: postseason play now in question. losing 20-16. if washington wants to make the playoffs they will need some outside help. it was summed up by the start of the second half. kirk cousins, sack, fumble. panthers recover and score two plays later, one of many missed chances by the skins who were not shy about what went wrong. >> the opportunity to do everything they were supposed to do. we didn't do nothing we were supposed to do. we had opportunities. >> everybody packing their bags getting ready to go to hawaii. everybody wants to win. they really do. fight, don't quit. you have quitters. >> that'sn

worried. put behind you something like this, a performance, a playing performance, play again quickly. get back out on the field, and hopefully that will be the remedy for us come saturday. >> reporter: that opportunity coming on christmas eve against the bears team that doesn't have much to play for while the redskins have everything to play for. at fedex field sherree burruss nbc sports. let's say what's going on with our weather today. it turned out pretty cold. warming up yet? >> we're warming up little by little but, yeah, it was certainly chilly last night for everybody that was at fedex field. temperatures falling into the teens and that's what we woke up to this morning but we also woke up to clear skies. that was also responsible for why we had such chilly temperatures overnight. clear out there now, all in all not bad. as we continue through the remainder of the afternoon, we're looking at sunny conditions. it's still going to be on the chilly side out there but all in al

winter, the winter solstice at 5:44 a.m. tomorrow and that's exactly when the winter is going to start. today the last day of fall. as we head into thursday, we are looking mild, maybe a few clouds. yesterday we had a few chances of rain on there. we have now taken those out. looks like a quiet weather week. current temperatures 33 in washington. 30 in gaithersburg. frederick still 28 degrees. everybody in the upper 20s or lower 30s at this point. slow to come up but eventually we will as we go through the day because i do believe we'll top out right around the 40-degree mark. sunshine out there but we are staying on the dry side so no rain to worry about. if you're traveling today not looking too bad out there. now the radar, nothing on it thanks to high pressure in charge. so we're looking good. let me even pop this out for you because we're pretty quiet across the eastern portion of the united states pretty much from the midwest all the way to the east coast. so if you are traveling, like i said, looking good. and travel forecast, that's

as far as your outdoor planner goes, end of this week, again, those temperatures are actually rise. christmas eve we could have a shower. christmas day cloudy but not bad. temperatures for this weekend are going to be right around that 50-degree mark. of course hanukkah, the first night of hanukkah, is also on saturday. it looks good. maybe a shower. but that's it. a little piece of energy moves out of southern california and up through our area. again, we're going to have plenty of clouds, temperature around 50. last year we were 69 degrees. baltimore was 71 for christmas day so, of course, not making it as mild as that but still fairly mild this time of year. the next chance monday night into tuesday. talking about traveling, a lot of people have a lot of places to go as we get into the holiday weekend. what airports and when we could have delays at area airports all coming up in just a few minutes. >> great. and speaking of hanukkah, we have some cooking for hanukkah coming up. >> just what we need

always delicious this time of year. a day after securing the presidency donald trump was back on twitter this morning, this time taking aim at former president bill clinton. a look at the latest exchange. and the new echo by amazon and google home are becoming more and more popular. why is it important to know how they work before buying one of them a what they're going tond

president-elect donald trump is hitting back on former president bill clinton. in a tweet he says clinton called him to congratulate him on his win after the election, not the other way around. earlier this month clinton told a small newspaper that trump called him after the election. it comes after the electoral college officially chose him as president. here's the latest. >> reporter: with a backdrop of protests members of the electoral college cast their vote at the state capitols of all 50 states. >> we have for president donald trump, 36 votes. for paul, one vote.

>> reporter: not enough to stop donald trump. >> working to make america great again. >> reporter: trump has an uphill battle. a new poll shows 54% of americans are either pessimistic or uncertain about a trump presidency. trump supporters tout his cabinet picks as his first accomplishment like the recent selection of former west point graduate vincent viola. >> i actually think these are the people who know how to grow the economy and know how to create jobs and we should give them a chance. >> reporter: others disagree. >> there are going to be a lot of issues that will arise if you look at the cabinet pick of donald trump. we need to be vigilant. >> reporter: the president-elect will have to find a way to unite a very divided country. the inauguration will be held january 20th near in

d.c. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. well, you don't have much time to get gifts and cards where they need to be by christmas day. today is the last day to send first class mail. tomorrow is the dead line for priority mail. shipping companies know a few of you may be interested in procrastinating perhaps. the u.s. postal service even extended its hours for you and now offers services christmas day. get your last-minute who wiholi shopping done now. walmart will close at 6:00 p.m., that's two hours earlier than last year. the retailer says allowing workers to get home to spend time with their families is important. take in more than $7 billion at the global box office. $2.7 billion in the u.s. and $4.3 billion internationally and among this year's hits captain america, civil war, finding dory

of its box office was made this year. >> there's questions about privacy around the hottest gifts, the voice activated home assistance, as they're called, sold by amazon and google. it turns out the device is always on, always listening, so what do you do to protect yourself and your family? nbc's tom costello ask the experts. >> santa? >> alexa turn off the light. >> reporter: in santa's bag the must-have gadget for tech geeks and the rest of us. he c echo from amazon nicknamed alexa -- >> alexa, what do i have on my cal endar? >> a dentist appointment at 2:00. your flight to portland is delayed by 30 minutes. >> reporter: and google home. >> google, turn the lights on in kevin's room. >> reporter: but here is what you may not

intelligence is always listening, waiting for the wake-up words. >> okay, google -- >> alexa. >> reporter: in california the potter family is always hooked on alexa. >> alexa, what day is christmas? >> christmas day will be on sunday, december 25th. >> reporter: answering questions on demand, playing dance music. ♪ even singing a song. ♪ oh, jingle bells part of the family. >> reporter: here is how they work. both devices are always on. they record your voice print and keep track of your questions. every inquiry is transmitted to a google or amazon server to collect your answer. but all the conversations that don't include alexa or google are supposed to remain off line until you say those key wake words. >> alexa, what's the weather today? >> current ly in oakland it's 5 degrees. >> reporter: david pierce writes about artificial intelligence for wired. >> these companies promise over and over in

language that they're not sending any data anywhere until you say that wake word. >> reporter: still, once on, the devices are always listening to conversations that could be mundane, financial, or intimate. >> nothing really to hide there, so i guess i don't think about that too much. now i will. >> reporter: both echo and google home light up when the wake-up work connects them to servers. you can go in your reviews and delete your previous queries. all voice queries are encrypted as they're transmitted to the server hopefully making them hack proof. amazon tells nbc news they were designed with privacy and security as part of the design not an afterthought. google says that only stores voice base d queries after receiving a hot words. >> what a lot of the it tech companies figured out consumers will pick cool features over privacy. that's been ca

part of the family. look what happened when one family change d the wake-up wor echo. their beb's first words -- >> echo. echo. echo. >> incredible. tom costello reporting. he adds the devices can be very useful as long as you remember that it's always on, always listening. >> it creeps me out completely. i can't handle it. i need 20 years for that. >> rock 'n' roll -- talking about 20 years, it's been more than that -- has announced next year's inductees. >> one artist will make history by joining the ranks of other musicians. the late tupac the first ever solo hip-hop artist to be inducted. next year's others inductees include pearl jam, journey, yes, electric light organization have a and joan baez. 2017 was the first year pearl jam and tupac

a nomination. an unexpected and valuable donation for the salvation army. plus, the holiday travel rush is building. lauryn will have the travel forecast in

a rare coin was found in a red kettle bucket. somebody with a heart of gold dropped it into the bucket this past weekend. it's worth about $50 for face value but might be worth as much as $1,200 to a collect or. >> going through our daily routine of all the dimes and the nickels and when this came out

wye stopped and we stopped and everybody froze. they do plan to sell it to a coin collector and use that money hopefully still in time for christmas. listen up, we have something for you. >> you said it will be cold this weekend. >> temperatures will be above normal. it will feel cold in the morning but then we are topping out. remember how humid it was last year? >> i remember no coat to church. >> i remember sweating putting presents in my car. >> i remember that, too. white christmas out. >> unfortunately. i'm a big fan. that's not the only time i want some snow around here. it doesn't look like we'll see any of that white stuff around for this christmas and, in fact i'm not seeing a lot

the yunited states. it's pretty quiet. if you are traveling, maybe heading to dulles take a look at the camera. it's a gorgeous day. those temperatures are going to finally move up. we started in the teens to 20s. we're at 33 degrees and eventually are going to warm up as we get into the day. you can fill in the pieces. still pretty chilly out there. a look at your radar, nothing, nothing going on out there. maybe a few clouds. it is clear all the way back to the midwest. now today as we get into thursday and friday we've got a specific northwest system that

region. that may happen with some rain coming up and eventually that will move to the northern rockies. the northern plains so, again, looking at areas to the north coming through. that could have some snow. that's about the only area you're going to see some snow. the usual places, for us here saturday and sunday, the first day of hanukkah as well as christmas eve. sunday, christmas day, we could have a few light showers. anything we do see is light. lower 50s on sunday. not bad. really don't think it will be that chilly on sunday morning as kids wake up to maybe get those presents. 41 degrees. look at the temperatures rising.

a few more clouds but we took the rain chances out and again, not bad if you're traveling this week. we have the rest of the ten-day forecast. >> thanks, lauryn. this year the start of hanukkah and christmas eve on the same day. >> a treat that will work from either

this saturday evening at nightfall the first candle on the menorah will be lit, festival of lights will continue sunday, january 1st, with another candlelit every night. it's a joyous time with gifts and traditional songs and lots of traditional foods. and joining us our friend the kosher baker who brought along one of her sons. jake, welcome. dwd to have you with us today and they're going to make her famous doughnut holes for hanukkah. >> the tradition is to have fried dough. it's a yeast dough. it gets nice and thick like this. we have eggs and vanilla. a little bit of salt. all purpose flour.

you mix this up and add more flour. i'll show you what it looks like when it's done. and then you have this nice spongey dough. >> how long do you let it rise? >> about an hour. i do all rises pretty short. roll it out half of an inch thick. for little doughnuts this little cookie cutter and cut these circles like this. you could make a bigger doughnut like that. >> and you then roll them in your hand? >> you cut them and you have this and you let them rise for a few minutes. and my mini deep fryar. take my doughnuts and gently put them in.

heat to 265 degrees and they're going to cook for about 45 seconds and we turn them over. that is all. >> and they puff up right away. you can use a saucepan and make sure it stays at 365. i do lots of things. we'll roll them in blue sugar like here. i have a homemade nutella. >> and they'll be all done in 45 seconds. in the saucepan you can make more of them. >> they turn themselves in. if they're crowded they don't cook as well. jake, we're ready to go. it's turning over. >> jake is timing it for me.

if you were doing it for christmas, you could roll them in red and green sugar, a brunch during the year, you could roll them in pink. >> can we get them out and into the sugar? >> the key thing for the blue sugar is you take them out, roll them while they still have some oil on them. >> i'm going to believe it. >> there we go. we rolled them in the blue sugar. >> the kosher baker. >> so happy to be there. happy holidays. >> great to have you with us. melissa back to you. >> made in mahaiti. our specialeries christmas. s

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december in haiti is very different. the ambassador in haiti to the island nation of the island nation, especially during the holidays. >> we visited his residence and found a piece of the tropics on cold rainy nights. just outside washington, d.c., in chevy chase, maryland, this residents is decked

twipg willing lights and charming lanterns spilling the warm pink glow of cannedals. it spells out love to visitors. >> good evening, barbara. what an honor to have you here. this is ambassador paul altidor of the republic of haiti. he and his wife returned from travels later in the evening. it's a home filled with magnificent art and artifacts created by haitian hands in colors that rival the bright reds and greens of christmas. displays with tropical blooms and foliage add a hint of warm sunshine on a cold night before christmas. how

in haiti? >> this is a time where folks are families gather together. this is a time communities come together. >> most decorate their homes for the holidays with flowers and wall hangings in red and green and candles all aglow. it is a decorated christmas tree. >> it's like any other very important part of the tradition in haiti. >> ambassador altidor says everything is handmade by haitian artisans. >> even this piece of artifact here is made out of bark. there's a woman who makes this. >> the frenchff

beauty and elegance is apparent in so much of the haitian style. even this painted on the glass doors to the garden bear the look of art nouveau. >> the director of the national school of the arts in haiti was visit iing for christmas. >> the artwork on the wall is made by him himself. >> he says haiti has enjoyed a vibrant arts scene. he believes it's important for reviving the haitian economy after the devastating earthquake of 2010. the iron market of port-au-prince depicted in the painting was destroyed in the earthquake but recently rebuilt and it work resurrected by artisans across the island nation.

here. >> outside the garden fence is adorned with iron laced like medallions that resemble giant snowflakes frozen in place for the holidays. inside the house an angel made of scrap pieces of metal is an enchanting work that a christmas stands for glory near the tree. a strikingly colorful harkens back it to colonial times in haiti, a grand party under way with music and dancing. no doubt there would have been the flavors of haiti's decisional dishes, the savory and the sweet, the fish and the meat. >> and this? i like those. no haitians party without. >> in the dining room the table is set with the official seal of

guests to know almost everything here is haitian made. >> we want the glamour. we hope that is a gift that will keep on giving. he says his hope and work is all the things haiti has to offer because they need visitors to come back not just for humanitarian work but to enjoy the beauty of this country. the children come to the drawing room for another holiday tradition the telling of the christmas story. >> mary was about to have a baby. >> the ambassador held his daughters who at 1 and 2 years old didn't quite understand the story yet. the rest of the children listened intently but were most like ly

likely dreaming of the gifts they would find under the tree. none would be complete without music and dancing. merry christmas. and tomorrow we will sit down with the ambassador of colombia. >> time now for a final check of weather with lauryn. i love those stories. we are eventually warming up keeping this week dry and even into the weekend maybe a chance of a passing shower as we get into christmas eve, also the start of hanukkah and christmas day. the next chance of rain doesn't look to be until next week. >> that's it for news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. we are back on air. >> first at 4:00. remember, you can get your news and

washington app. we hope you'll have a great day and we're going to celebrate hanukkah.

♪ stand by, everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. ♪ ♪ and think of all the boys i haven't kissed ♪ ♪ if you check off my christmas list ♪ >> no buzzer for heidi. great. >> santa baby is almost here and thank you, heidi. who knew she could sing, too. >> her voice was fantastic. >> there she is with sal. remember the pizza guy. >> salvo valentineny. they had the holiday spectacular last night. i thought it was so fantastic. you see sal there. they brought back some of the