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amy cho has our story. >> reporter: for all the little boys and girls at children's medical, santa claus is coming. >> are you feeling better today? to town. >> hi, william. merry christmas you to. he is video chatting each of the patients. his virtualr physical presents spread christmas cheer as only santa claus can. >> it's cool. >> being santa is the most wonderful job in the world. i get to travel all over the place and visit nice boys and girls. i don't wish this on anyone. that has to spend the holidays in the hospital. >> reporter: he knows the feeling all too well. before he was rolling down this hallway on a screen -- >> merry christmas to you all. >> reporter: last christmas a heart tack on the job left him rolling down a hospital hall on a stretcher. >> take me out the back door so the children don't see me. >> the heart attack was in the dangerous part as widow maker. bailey's doctor was able to work some christmas magic. >> blessed to take care of frn we get to take care of. it is a little special though to take care of santa. >> so i guess my personal experience being there

amy cho has our story. >> people need to learn how to sharing a pearl of wisdom. she's one of the 50 middle school girls who gathered today to talk bullying, body image, and being themselves. >> we looked at magazines and how they were all photo shopped and how nobody actually looks like that. >> there to help out, high schoolers who could relate all too well. >> i went through a lot in middle school. i think it's good to help people and talk about problems we had or what we saw to help their experiences be easier. >> they also should have girls' backs. >> since we know how hard it is to be a girl, it doesn't make any sense to me why we would be putting other girls down when we should be lifting them up. >> and of course, they talked boys. >> still going to be annoying. >> not to the same extent. everybody is going to lessen a little bit. >> the girls also made identity masks where they wrote traits they're proud of. one girl wrote confident, mask. >> this is a really great opportunity for girls our ages. i'm so excited to be a part of this. >> everyone is like pe

news4's amy cho talked to the crowds of people at a goodwill looking to do just that. >> clothing, okay> at the arlington goodwill the clothing and the cars just keep coming. >> good day for goodwill. >> the driving force behind all this? time is running out to get the donations in and take a deduction on this year's taxes. >> my son is showing me he's got the tax donation slip in his hands. >> saving a few tax dollars may feel good. but mostly it's more about doing good. >> you need a >> that's all right. thank you. >> that's not why i do it, sometimes you don't even take it it's more about getting things reused and not just thrown away. >> it's always good to pass stuff on. if you're not using it, someone else should be able to use it. instead of gathering dust in your closet. >> goodwill received tens of thousands of items each day. everything from your practical items like toasters, your not so practical items. to your big-ticket items like this hoverboard. all in all, these items should be tagged and ready to sell as earlying a as tomorrow. >> it never gets any less heartwarming to

in the district, amy cho, news 4. >>> if you plan to be out and about to ring in the new year, metro rail will stay open until 3:00 a.m. to help you get home safely. even better, all rides after midnight are free. it's the second year that miller light has partnered with for the free rides program. still have to tap your smart trip card but won't be charged if you enter the station after midnight. bus rides are also free. >>> turning now to the weather. we are looking forward to the weekend and -- >> yeah. >> -- hoping it looks good. >> i think it does look good. just like christmas weekend was pretty darn nice. i think new year's weekend is going to be equally as nice. >> all right. >> temperatures pretty similar to where they are, too. everybody's wondering what's it like at midnight, outside watching the ball drop or whatever you're doing? good there. we watch it inside here. let's show you what's happening out there toward the airport. a very nice evening. really a very tranquil night. look at the sheen off the potomac from the mgm. not much movement in that water. we don't have

amy cho takes us behind the scenes to sort it out for us. >> reporter: if there's anything that couldake the fun out of a holiday trip, it's those pesky long lines. >> i notice if i have to go to the regular line, it takes a long, long time. for everybody to take off their shoes and takeir >> i don't enjoy it. i would like to get through the lines very fast and get to my flight. >> here at reagan national airport today, passengers are sailing through in a matter of minutes because of a tsa team and a special room. >> my x-ray went down. the priority, i have to get this fixed now. >> welcome to the tsa operations center. >> that could cause a longer wait. they would have to cancel a flight. >> each morning, they her from the heads of the 29 busiest airports in the country. >> next standard wait yesterday was 23 minutes. >> goal is keeping it under 30 minutes for regular checkpoints and 15 for prechecks. screens, tracking, and checking the lines. green means good. yellow and red, that means the airport is getting a call. >> we can verify a report -- >> some of the fixes, adding more off

amy cho got to see one of those reunions at the fifth annual trauma survivors day. >> sam walking up and taking a seat, seems simple enough until you consider this was sam just a short time ago. >> the last time has been the most difficult nine months of my life. >> in february, he was hit by a metro train and nearly lost his life. that night, doctor libby schroeder was the one on call. >> he arrived in the trauma bay having suffered some pretty impressive injuries. >> but even more impressive, the way he's handled, it with the will power for weight lifting and the wide smile and the witty one liners. >> they said they were going to have to amputate my legs. but with the ladies. maybe not, but i'm trying my best. >> he was one of seven trauma patients who came back today to see the ones who saved them and say thank you. >> glad to see you're doing great. that's what we're happy about. >> up and walking. >> rewarding for me because these are the people who took care of me when i had no ability to take care of myself. >> thank you. >> one of those people, therapist mary chapelle. >> i

news 4's amy cho has our story. >> reporter: for all the little boys and girls at children's medical -- >> oh, you're a charm. >> reporter: santa claus. >> merry christmas to you. >> reporter: is coming. >> are you feeling better today? >> reporter: to town. >> hi, william, merry christmas to you. his virtual presence and these physical presents were christmas cheer as only santa claus can. >> it's cool. >> being santa is the most wonderful job in the world. i get to travel all over the place and visit girls. i don't wish this on anyone, to have to spend the holidays in the hospital. >> reporter: he knows the feeling all too well. before he was rolling down this hall on a screen. >> merry christmas to you all. >> reporter: last christmas, a heart attack on the job left him rolling down a different hospital hall on a stretcher. >> i said, just make sure they take me out the back door so they don't see me. >> the clot in his heart was in a dangerous spot known as the widow maker. luckily his doctor was able to work christmas magic. >> it is special to take care of santa. >> i guess my

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amy cho, news 4. >> do you like the music? ?? >> this hour hillary clinton is in washington. she's on capitol hill speaking at a tribute for requiring senator harry reid. these are pictures from capitol hill. clinton is one of several lawmakers speaking at the event after the ec unveiled. it is painted by a former member of the senator's staff. republican leader mitch mcconnell and house democratic leader nancy pelosi are also attending the ceremony. >> we are taking a closer look at the man newly tapped to take a cabinet position in the trump administration. why some climate advocates aren't happy. >> plus, the house passes an emergency spending bill but what does it mean for you? i work 'round the clock. i want my blood sugar to stay in control. so i asked about tresiba?. ? tresiba? ready ? tresiba? is a once-daily, long-acting insulin that lasts even longer than 24 hours. i want to trim my a1c. ? tresiba? ready ? releases slow and steady. works like your body's insulin. when my schedule changes... i want something that delivers. ? tresiba? ready ? i can take tresiba? any t

amy cho has our report. >> who has the ram? >> reporter: these secondary people can turn them on. >> the mother board is huge. >> reporter: make no mistake. the star program isn't just about fixing computers. it's about lifting up those who may have is never used one. >> he can hold that for you. >> we're going to have a giveaway night where we give these computers away to the people who don't have them. >> the biggest point they are learning is service to those in need. >> you guys are doing good work. >> the students got a donated computers. the rest is up to them. >> they are crazy smart kids. they pick it up fast. in a a second, they know 900 times more than i do. >> for some students, it's personal. they have 4,000 to spend, but computer parts aren't cheap. they have to make that money stretch as far as possible. >> rebuilding computers isn't always easy. >> it's red. >> it's it going to explode. >> but for all these students, they are learning what a great gift it is. >>> donald trum victory lap. he started in indianapoli

amy cho, news 4. >> i'm going to have to use that more often.ta messed up. >>> if you need a new car but didn't find one under the tree you may want o to start shopping. car dealers are trying to clear their inventory before the end of the year. that means buyers have more bargaining power. there are deals and rebates available on the 2016 models. you can take advantage of the crop of vehicles recently returned are if leasing. they are often s price and avoi the value drop that occurs. >> the reds skins path to the playoffs becoming a lot clearer. there's still one more matchup to keep an eye on that's happening tonight. they are going to root for the cowboys. >> we're not asking anyone to put on a a cowboys enginejerseya dallas win helps the redskins. the redskins win their final game on sunday against the giants. it's on the screen. dallas wins and all the redskins need to do is win on sunday. but if the lions were to win tonight, there's more work to be done. not only do they need to it win, they need to win over t packers on sunday night. ja

news 4's amy cho has our story. >> reporter: for all the little boys and girls at children's medicalarm. >> reporter: santa claus is coming. >> how you are feeling? you are feeling better? hi. merry christmas to you. >> reporter: he's video chatting each of the patients. his virtual presence and the physical presents brings cheer s wonderful job in the world. i get to travel all over the place and visit nice boys and girls. i don't wish this on anyone. that has to spend the holidays in the hospital. >> he knows the feeling all too well. before he was rolling down this hall on a screen -- force. >> merry christmas you to all. >> reporter: last christmas, a heart tack on the job left him rolling down a different hospital hall on i had stretcher. >> i said just make sure they take me out the back door so the children don't see me. >> he was in the dangerous part that doctors refer to as the widow maker. luckily bailey's doctor was able to work some christmas magic. >> we take care of frn we get to take care of. it is special to take care of santa. >> i guess my personal experience being

this morning amy cho is live with some tips to help avoid any headaches.amy. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, lots to keen holiday gift returns. you'll want to keep the price tag on and don't open the box. a lot of stores will charge you a fee or won't take the item back at all. also take your gift receipts. the stores might still take back the item but you'll have to do an exchange or only get new store credit. a lot of stores opening up early today if you are looking to make those returns. walmart opened up at 6:00 a.m. fair oaks at 8:00 a.m. and pentagon city at 9:00 a.m. if you want to see a full list you can head over to the nbc washington app. i've also posted it on my twitter. that's the latest. we're live at potomac yard. >>> according to consumer reports ll bean guarantees that means you can exchange even if items are well used and you don't have a receipt. there's also no time limit. land's end has a similar policy to l.l. bean. you can get partial credit on most items without a gift receipt. we have the warning about stores known for their tough

live at the gaithersburg target, amy cho, news4. >>> good advice, amy. thank you for that.akes it easy to return those unwanted gifts. ahead in our next half hour we'll tell you about the stores with the best and worst return policies. plan to ship back, you'll have to wait until tomorrow. all u.s. post offices are closed today to observe christmas, that means no regular mail service. only priority mail express packages are being delivered today. fedex and u.p.s. also have limited delivery service today. locations will be back up and running tomorrow. >>> now besides those unwanted gifts, lots of boxes might be piled up in your house right now. but there is a good way that you can put them to use, use them for donations with the give-back box program. fill a leftover amazon box with things you want to donate. then go to give-back box.com. put on a shipping label. and they will send your donations to the nearest goodwill for free. ♪ ♪ >> bringing christmas cheer to a man who has spread so much. >>> up next we'll show you how a neighborhood paid tribute to a spirits, we y25en

news4's amy cho is at the university of maryland this morning where this took place.lace trees at least three feet away from a heat source and water them daily. we water them twice at our house just in case. >> a good idea, you really have to keep a tub of water underneath. >>> a dream come true for many of us. a pasta house. a new restaurant in dc that carb lovers including me -- >> and me. >> -- really love. and the people behind our instaam images.gr >>> today a local effort called a creative dc is taking over nbc's washington instagram feed. you may have seen it. here is morgan west who will tell us what creative dc is. what are you doing with our instagram feed today? >> sure, it's a social media project just under two years old, a community-based effort. >> tell me exactly who you're reaching out to and what you're trying to sell them. >> we have a hashtag feed where you or an artist or museum can share their perspective on what creativity looks like in dc. we have almost half a million uses of really incredible content from that feed. we curate it and put it ou

amy cho spent time with special shoppers in the mosaic district. >> two nights before christmas and all through the shops, all the last-minute shoppers were here pulling out all the stops. amidst all the last-minute shoppers is this couple. they say for them, being tardy is typical. >> we generally do it. >> yeah, we're good at last minute. >> we're best under pressure. >> what goes with that, sweetheart? >> they say there's a reason they're always late. if you're thinking the beard and mustache look familiar, well, you just might be on to something. >> we keep very busy during this >> that's right. they also go by claus. santa and misses. >> i have one special one coming up for physically and mentally disabled adults who have a hard time taking pictures with santa. i put that in first. that's my first goal, to take care of that. >> all that time picking out gifts for other people's kids can leave little time to pick out their own. >> this is adorable. >> now, it's our turn to take care of our people. >> our kids, yeah. >> we always get ideas from the kids when they come see santa. they

news 4's amy cho has more from the town's mayor. >> reporter: the town of cheverly is a small one, about 6,000 people, but they say this mystery has left them with a big problem on their hands. >> august 9th was boom with an exclamation point. >> reporter: in nicky's hands, a calendar. she's been keeping track of all the booms. >> then november at 7:50 p.m., on the 28th. >> reporter: in total, she says it's been happening for decades. >> sounded like it struck the side of the house always and sounds like a mack truck rams into your home. >> reporter: but even more striking, the fact that nobody knows what causes it. over at town hall, the mayor has been trying to figure it out since he took office. >> the booms are one of our amazing little mysteries that drive us closer together. you know, every community has its lore, has its as i said, the lockness monster exists. >> reporter: for this piece of lore, there are lots of theories. >> there's always the popular theory that they're digging a tunnel under our town as an escape route from washington, d.c., to get to andrew's air force base.

amy cho takes us inside a tsa operation center to see how workers keep the lines moving. >> reporter: if you have ever waited in a long line at an airport, well, this is where they try to fix that. there's the operation center where they're constantly tracking up to 29 busiest airports in the country. this screen over here shows the average wait times at the 29 busiest airports. you can see green means good, red means bad, yellow in between. if you're looking for specific numbers, this screen here tracking the average weight time at dulles airport. the wait time is about five minutes, so well below the goal of 30. i'll be telling you what tsa does when the lines get too long and why it's not only more veernlt. it's actually safer for you. that story coming up at 5:00. >>> turning now to the snowfall earlier today. didn't last too long, but it sure was pretty. >> it sure was. posting pictures and videos on social media all day long for us. saying the snow leaves as quickly as it comes in. doug is in the storm center. what about our weekend, doug? >> you know, the snow, a lot of us exci

. >> if you're looking for holiday cheer amy cho knows just the place for you. >> if you flip through the stations out and about you heard these christmas songs. what exactly does it take to bring that holiday cheer into your car? we decided to pay a visit to washington christmas station to find out. >> 97.1, merry christmas, happy holidays. it is great to celebrate the further than sabrina conte. >> one of my favorites. >> one of the voices bringing the spirit of santa to d.c. >> you are the station that everyone comes to to feel warm and fuzzy, that's a big responsibility but the best kind of responsibility you could have. >> every year since 2001, it's been the only radio station in d.c. to keep christmas carols on around the clock. >> lots of research and many years of uploading those holiday songs into the system. then every year kind of keeping on track of what's new. what's happening? what can i do for you. >> another big part of the job? taking requests. >> one song i would like you to play for me. >> sure. i'll try to swing that in there for you. that's fun to be able to do t

. >> reporter: amy schumer, tig notaro and margaret cho each looking for their first and the fourth womancountry music -- ♪ church bells ringing >> reporter: carrie underwood joins miranda lambert, and maren morris holding down four of the five noms in best country solo performance all up for glory on a night that may indeed prove that the future is female. and if you're wondering what woman has the most grammys, that would be one of my favorite performers on planet earth, bluegrass artist alison krauss with 28 of them. >> love her! >> wow. >> good luck to beyonce and all nominees, guys. >> yes, yes, yes, but girl power on display. >> you're excited about the comedy. >> yeah, tig notaro, my hometown is celebrating. she has family that lives there. she once lived in the pass. she might be our first. >> watching that, i was so proud to be a woman. right? i did nothing to earn any of it but i'm proud watching it. >> own it, baby. own it. >>> coming up in our next hour, a workplace revolution. the new policy that could change the game for parents. >>> and where is lara? she's upstairs. [ appl