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christmas, so-- it's good for the grandkids. >> reporter: according to a.a.a., 97 million travelers will drive to their destinations between today and january 1. that's up nearly three million compared to last year. air travel is expected to increase just over 4% to 6.4 million fliers. >> l.a.x. will be a busy place today and tomorrow. >> reporter: a.a.a. spokesperson jeff spring says it's the ninth consecutive year for increased travel during the holidays, and fliers on two legs and four-- oh, hi! how are you-- at lgz international airport are feeling the impact. >> it's a lot of traffic. >> there are more people traveling and it's because they're having more confidence in the economy. they feel like they can spend more and so they're out there doing it. they're flying and they're driving. >> reporter: it turns out many don't care about being home for christmas, but instead are counting on family time in warmer weather. >> they're all sunny

orlando is number one. anaheim is number two. followed by cancun. >> reporter: a white christmas with either snow or sand has people on the move. to get to their destination ahead of the holiday. today is the busiest travel day here at los angeles international airport with more than 250,000 people take to the skies. over the entire holiday season, more than four million people will use this airport. reena, experts say if you want to avoid the crowds, fly on christmas day or new year's eve. >> ninan: thank you very much, jamie. well for more on the weather and how it's affecting holiday travel, let's go to meteorologist barry burbank of our boston affiliate, wbz. barry, good evening. >> well, the weather is still causing some tricky travel in parts of new england after today's ice, rain, and even some snow way up north. some spots had 4-8 inches but that's going to be moving offshore so we now turn our attention to a little batch of snow moving across the central rockies to the central plains, 1-3 inches there. not going to be a big storm but

here, mainly 1-3 inches later it were night. then we're looking to a second storm forming on the coast. it looks like it will miss the major cities in terms of getting major snow. 1-3 inches not too far away from new york city and not too far northwest of frill philadelphia. during monday that's where there will be snow in new england, christmas morning, 3-6 inches snow there, and could be more in eastern maine out of that. it looks like christmas day it will be on the cold side as well, with temperatures seven below zero in fargo, 51 in dallas, 43 in atlanta. the warm spot on christmas day will be miami, 82. but most of the rest of the nation will be turning colder, except the southwest where it will be above-average temperatures there in the 60s and 70s. that's your travel forecast. reena. >> ninan: thank you very much, barry. well, if you still have some last-minute holiday shopping north to worry, stores are ready. this is super saturday, considered the biggest day of the year for retail sales. roxana saberi talked with some shoppers. >>

christmas, martha carrera is wrapping up her holiday shopping. >> there's just never enough time. >> reporter: the national retail federation says more than half of adults in the u.s. plan to shop on saturday, the last full shopping day before christmas. >> so it's big for shoppers, for procrastinators and for retailers. >> reporter: charisse jones covers business and the economy for "usa today." >> the last two years, super saturday, which is the last saturday before christmas, has been the biggest shopping day of the year. and that's going to be the same case this year with 126 million people expected to shop. >> reporter: more men than women were planning to shop on super saturday, also known as "panic saturday." >> panic saturday would be me, so. >> reporter: are you panicking? >> uh, i'm almost there. >> reporter: why procrastinate? >> well, just busy and, gosh, not really sure what we want to do, what i want to buy. >> reporter: but many shoppers say they intentionally waited until this weekend to get good

deals. >> there's a lot of bargains. they're trying to get this stuff out of here. >> reporter: the stuff that's selling the most this holiday season-- clothing, toys, gift cards, books, and electronics. and just over half of last-minute shoppers are buying their gifts online. >> i do the online shopping where i have the luxury of time, but as you know, the holidays are, you know, tomorrow. thank you so much. >> have a nice day. >> reporter: the national retail federation predicts by the time the holidays are over, the average american will spend just over $600 on gifts. for true last-minute shoppers, some stores will still be open on christmas eve and christmas day. reena, 5% of shoppers surveyed say they won't finish buying gifts until after christmas. >> ninan: thank you so much, roxana. the f.b.i. says they've stopped a christmas terror plot. a former marine was arrested friday accused of planning an attack in san francisco. justice reporter paula reid is in our washington, d.c. bureau. pa

about this plot. >> reporter: well, reena, everitt aaron jameson, a 26-year-old tow truck driver from modesto, has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization. f.b.i. officials began investigating him in september after a source reported that jamieson was expressing projihadi views on social media. now, court documents reveal jamieson told an undercover source he wanted to travel to syria to join isis. but later in the investigation, he began talking about carrying out a suicide attack here in the u.s., using skills he learned during a stint in the marine corps. now, he praised the recent truck attack in new york and believed that pier 39 in san francisco would be an ideal target for him because it is especially crowded during the holidays. >> ninan: paula, do we know how the f.b.i. was able to actually stop this planned attack? >> reporter: well, after several months of gathering evidence, the f.b.i. actually almost tipped jamieson off to their ongoing surveillance. earlier this week, an f.b.i. employee here in washington, mistakenly dialed

ended the call when jamieson answered. when jamieson called back and got the employee's voice mail, which only gave him a name and didn't tip him to the fact this person worked for the the f.b.i. that same day, jamieson told an undercover investigator, "i don't think i can do this at all upon i've reconsidered." the f.b.i. uncovered three firearms, explosive materials and a note taking credit for a planned attack. jamieson was subsequently arrested and he now faces up to 20 years in prison. >> ninan: paula reid. thank you so much, paula. now to the scandal at the miss america organization. the top leadership resigned today. a dozen former winners demanded he step down after some scandalous emails written by c.e.o. sam haskell were leaked inspect them he wrote abusive things about previous pageant winners. in the philippines, officials say at least 120 people have died from the severe tropical storm lashing the island. another 58 were

missing. flash floods roared through towns sweeping way housing and people and triggered mudslides. now that president trump has signed the massive tax overhaul bill, he has plans to keep the momentum going. next on his agenda: overhauling our nation's failing infrastructure. but democrats say they'll fight him on that, too. chip reid is is with the president in florida. >> reporter: it was an ebullient president trump who arrived in west palm beach friday and the reason was no mystery. his signing earlier in the day of the republican tax cut bill, his first major legislative accomplishment. the signing had been scheduled for early january. >> i watched the news this morning, and they were all saying, "will he keep his promise? will he sign it by christmas?" you were one. but "will he sign it by christmas?" and i called downstairs, i said, get it ready. we have to sign it now." >> reporter: he confidently predicted what he thinks it will

for the american people. it's going to be fantastic for the economy. and i consider this very much a bill for the middle class and a bill for jobs. >> reporter: but democrats and many economists say the wealthy and corporate america are the biggest winners, and the president confirmed that the business community is over the moon. >> corporations are literally going wild over this. i think even beyond my expectations. >> reporter: a solid majority of americans will see their taxes drop, but most of the personal cuts are scheduled to expire in 2025, while the corporate cuts are permanent. next on the president's legislative agenda-- infrastructure. democrats are predicting a tough battle, but the president appears to think it will be a breeze. >> i could have started with infrastructure. i actually wanted to save the easy one for the one down the road. so we'll be having that done pretty quickly. >> reporter: "the new york times" reported today that in june, president trump flew into a rage during an oval office meeting over what he called a

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gog chew our food and eat slower. we're going to practice. chew. put down your fork. taste the turkey. it's delicious. okay? >> reporter: it is delicious. you know, but i'm thinking about the next bite. >> i know. >> reporter: and the bite after that, and the meal i had yesterday, and maybe the meal i'm going to have tomorrow. >> well, this is going to help. >> reporter: so i have to concentrate on this meal, right? >> exactly. >> reporter: as we concentrate and devour a lovely meal the question becomes how do we stop? >> i'm saying don't overdo it. >> reporter: right. >> when you feel satisfied, maybe it's time to stop. so, let's have some wine. >> reporter: right. >> which is really good. when someone says they have a glass of wine we don't know what size that is. >> reporter: it could be four ounces, it could be 12 ounces. >> exactly. >> reporter: so you have to be aware of exactly the measurement. >> right. >> reporter: cheers. >> cheers and health and happiness and slower eating. >> reporter: at the end of the day, everything in

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>> ninan: well, turns out there is a santa claus. just ask the people of a texas town who lost almost everything on during hurricane harvey. this secret santa, along with some special helpers, gave them a gift that they won't forget soon. here's steve hartman. >> reporter: joann petty isn't exactly in the christmas spirit. and who can blame her? >> these are my christmas dishes. >> reporter: four months after harvey flooded beaumont, texas, joann and hundreds like her, are still living in these conditions-- virtually homeless for the holidays. which is why the man in red made beaumont his first stop this year. >> i'm secret santa. >> hi, santa! >> you got hit hard, didn't you? >> yeah. >> reporter: joann says she lost everything, couldn't even afford to buy her grandkids christmas presents, until now. >> that's a secret santa $100 bill. okay? and here's another one. >> reporter: he gave her 300 total-- not much in the sch

some mope. >> god is with you. >> reporter: and that's what this anonymous businessman does every year with his own money. >> for real? >> reporter: travels the country giving out about $100,000 worth of $100 bills to random strangers. >> thank you! >> reporter: but this year was a little different. this year he had a secondary motive-- to call attention to the beaumont police department for their extraordinary sacrifice. >> well, we had two feet inside the house. >> reporter: half the officers in the department had their homes damaged, too. and yet, like sergeant rick boaz here-- >> this is the hot point, the water line. >> reporter: ...virtually all of them showed up for work the next day. but you literally did not have the shirt on your back. >> no, sir. >> reporter: did you do it because you felt like you had to? >> no, because i felt like i needed to. >> i want the officers to know that their heroism, their sacrifice is not unrecognized. >> reporter: so as a thank you, some of the most

each-- not to buy what they want, but for a greater joy. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: to give it all away. >> thank you so much! >> reporter: tiffany pantillo says she's had a few run-ins with the law before, but none quite like this. >> oh, lord! >> reporter: and for the officers, turning those tables -- >> no! >> reporter: ...breaking down those barriers... >> here you go. >> reporter: ...sharing these moments of catharsis... >> i know it's stressful. >> reporter: ...after the year they've had, this is just what everyone needed. beaumont will now celebrate christmas with a fresh start, based on renewed trust and overwhelming kindness, thanks to america's secret santa. steve hartman, "on the road," in beaumont, texas. >> ninan: small gestures with incredible impact. from all of here at "cbs weekend news," we want to wish you a merry christmas. later on cbs, "48 hours."