. >>> leading the news on nbcnews.com, dalene bowden fired after giving hungry student free lunch. her firing sparked out rage on social media. the district says it's been in communication and presented an opportunity for her to return to employment. >>> during the holiday season, there are neighborhoods where the christmas lights show has been elevated to high art. we found one of those neighborhoods where decorating for the holidays takes on a whole new meaning. >> reporter: every town has one. a neighbor or neighborhood where the christmas lights have to be seen to be believed. in brooklyn, it's diker heights. bungalows and houses decked to 30 years at this and she can't stop. >> let's put that there, let's go buy that. and it becomes -- >> reporter: lucy's house. cops block the street so it's safe to stroll. >> you're happy. you're smiling. how can you not smile when you see all this decoration. nobody does this. >> reporter: well, maybe not exactly. there's a house in tracy, california, fitted out like it's a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away and a guy in las vegas whose

dalene bowden says she gave a hot meal to a 12-year-old girl with no lunch money. she says her supervisor christ her on leave -- placed her on leave for stealing from the school district. she was fired later. a petition got her job back. here is a site you do not see every day, a tornado in california. a viewer sent this photo. the twister touched down in el dorado county, just outside of sacramento, plowing through about eight miles of the full sum lake area. residents nearby say they've seen roof damage, overturned trees, and i'm from california, never seen that. we get earthquakes. jeff: not tornadoes. i've not seen a weirder christmas for weather. it is record-breaking back east. 80's in virginia. chloe: last year, the east coast was getting destroyed by the amount of snowfall. now, it is nonexistent. crazy. certainly bizarre weather patterns across the u.s. as we take a look outside, it looks pretty nice, but not so much. still prettyindy outside. take a look at the current conditions. nhere's a look at the peak winxistdte.crazy.los modelos de clima extraos gu

the school let go of dalene bowden, saying she stole from the cafeteria. bowden says she served lunch to a child, who didn't have any money. so far, the school has not commented on the allegations. bowden says she loved her job, but she would do it again for the child. antoinette: a muslim family from london is turned away from their dream vacation to disney. 11 members of the mahmood family, including 9 young and teenage children, were turned away at the gate as they were about to board for los angeles. they say they were not given any reason why they couldn't fly, and believe their religion and appearance had something to do with it. travel regulators say they cannot comment on the case for privacy reasons, but that religion plays no role in matters of immigration. randy: an illinois woman is reunited with her wedding dress tornado. a farmer found the dress while hauling debris from the april tornado off his land. through a post on facebook, the farmer was able to track down the owner, who had lost her house in the twister. and get this before he gave it

this is dalene bowden, a lunch lady in idaho. she seems nice enough but recently got fired because she gave a 12-year-old girl who -- a meal from the cafeteria. she's a lunch lady there at the cafeteria at the middle school and apparently the young girl was hungry and didn't have any money for the meal. this is a termination letter. but instead of praising her, the middle school fired her. they say for stealing. >> oh, no. come on. >> yeah. can you believe that? the supervisor actually refused to allow her to even pay for the lunch for this young lady. >> what? >> after a little bit of blow back from that, we has been offered her job back. not sure if miss bowden plans to take it. >> also because my cafeteria ladies in tampa, florida, always gave me extra tater tots. i was a pathetic little child. >> sthoutout to lewis elementary. >> you like that. >> yes. >> a lot of people coming over whether it's grandma's house, friends house for the season. take a look at the weird places people are staying. childhood beds where adults are r

the school let go of dalene bowden, saying she stole from the cafeteria. bowden says she served lunch to a child who didn't have any money. so far, the school has not commented on the allegations. bowden says she loved her job, but she would do it again for the child. the time is now 5:47, we are taking another live look at the roads. this is the east mixmaster. starting to pick up a little bit out there. do not expect the morning commute to be as early -- as busy as it usually is, but there will be travelers out and about for the holidays and there could jason will tell us more aboutpraised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. >> weather is never more than five minutes away, only on "kcci 8 news this morning." jason: merry christmas eve to you, 5:51. we have got a lot to get thr

the school let go of dalene bowden, saying she stole from the cafeteria. a child, who didn't have any money. but the school says there have bowden. they said in the spirit of the holidays, they are offering walter herrmann job back. the beatles hitting the web on spotify and amazon prime music. 17 albums are going on sale including "abby road" and the greatest hits collection. suspension for odell beckham for unnecessary roughness for panthers quarterback josh norman. beckham released a statement yesterday admitting his poor sportsmanship. antoinette: the celtics head home for christmas with a win in their stocking. they took on the hornets down in charlotte last night. kelly olynyk led the way with 20 points. and as a team, the cs pull out 25 assists. 102-89 the final score. randy: it may not feel like it, but winter is in the air and the winter classic at gillette stadium is a sure sign of that. preparations underway right now for the january 1 game. the bruins taking on their rival canadiens. antoinette: it started as a wellness check for a retired california veteran. but it ended