(nats of laughing)who undercover as eric schmitt- matzen of jacksboro...(nats) "what do you want for christmas?"but kids-- always know."i want a cotton candy machine."and santa never minds the attention."98 percent of it's fun."but those other times..... can be hard."sorry." like when-- a few weeks ago-- santa was called to the hospital bedside of a terminally ill 5-year-old east tennessee boy.how do you even begin?eric schmitt-matzen/ "santa claus""you have to start off with the stuff, you know. 'what's this i hear you're going to be missing christmas this year?' 'yeah, they tell me i'd dying.' 'really, well you're not going to miss christmas! the elves already had the you wanted this for a long ew time!'"santa gave the boy a toy... and-- these words.s/ eric schmitt-matzen/ "santa claus""when you get up to those pearly gates, you just tell them you're santa's number one elf.' he's like, 'i am?' i said, 'you sure are. i'm sure they'll let you right said, 'i know it.' and he just came up and he gave me a big hug. he had a hold of me and he just kind of look

we first told you about eric schmitt-matzen yesterday... and his story about delivering a present to a boy who died in his arms. well after a little digging... no news agency can confirm this actually happened.... no hospital records... no obituary... nothing. however... santa is sticking to his story. the holiday season is busy enough--- then comes the frustration of christmas lights. but one pennsylvania family found a loophole thanks to their clark griswold-like left you see a house decked out with colorful christmas cheer. next door --- the word "ditto" in lights. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj 4 --the countdown to chrstimas is ticking away. what you can do to help those in need ... while taking home the pefect gift for your imagine a world where the eat t.j. maxx, marshallsess.; holand homegoods,t joy again.yi we've imagined the holidays this way for decades. it's why we never have crazy sales. never make you clip coupons. and always have amazing prices on popular brands and thoughtful gifts. the today's tmj4 sports auction

to the bedside of a dying 5 year old boy.the stanta who sometimes tries to go undercover as eric schmitt-matzen of jacksboro... was there to deliver the boy a present. that's when the boy told santa he was scared about missing christmas. santa gave the boy a toy... and-- these words. that's when he passed." when you get up to those pearly gates, you just tell them you're santa's number one elf.' he's like, 'i am?' i they'll let you right in.' he goes, 'they will?' i said, 'i know it.' and he just came up and he gave me a big hug. he had a hold of me and he just kind of looked up at me and he says, 'santa, can you help me?' and that's when he passed." you still have a chance to buy a macc star to help kids living with cancer. this year's star was designed by bailey dove.the theme is "shave away cancer" and features a penguin with a mustache.the star costs 10 dollars and is available at balistreri sendik's food markets and buddy squirrel stores. still ahead on live at daybreak-- the four things you need to know before you start your including... more on the death of a 15 year old girl now it's ti

eric schmitt- matzen says, terminally ill boy, whose last wish was to meet santa claus. >> pam:he then says, that boy died in his arms. that was one of the many interviews the man has given. >> would you do me a favor? and he said shore. when you get to those pearly gates, you just tell him that you are santa clause no. 1 elf. >> pam:now, doubt is being cast on the story. >> pam:according to the daily mail online: the newspaper that originally published the story is saying it could not verify the story. daily mail says, it contacted hospitals in the area of knoxville, but cannot find one that' will confirm it happened. account --- but refuses to identify the family or hospital where it happened. >> brittney: we artistic few hours away from rainfall moving again on your thursday. i will let you know when the heaviest rain showers with pitt will hit your neighborhood. we live in a pick and choose world. love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime why settle for this? enter sleep number, designed to let couples sleep together in individualized comfort. sleepiq technology

eric schmitt-matzen does about 80 events a year as santa. he was asked to visit the dying boy a few weeks ago. >> steve: because a patrolman ordered him to visit her son. he visited the hospital in knoxville or the five year-old boy who was terminally ill ultimately died in his arms but not before it sets and gave the boy present. schmitt-matzen explain the boy told him that doctors said he was going to die. ".so i hung on to him." schmitt-matzen says it took him days to recover, but he's continuing to play santa. just when it looked like the 49ers hit rock bottom in chicago last week a new low yesterday at levi's stadium after building leads of 14-0 and 17-3 behind a great running game a 6 sacks from the defense the n.y. jets chipped away as the niners offense stalled and with 42 seconds left new york kicked a field goal to send the game into overtime then in overtime bilal powell's 19-yard touchdown run won it for the jets 23-17 it was the 49ers 12th stright loss but chip kelly is looking for the silver lining the raiders are now on the ou

eric schmitt-matzen. he joins me on the phone. i have to tell you, i watched this video, and i was weeping in my office earlier today. i just want to thank you for the time. and i want you to -- let's begin with you tell me about that phone call, about going to see this little boy. >> i'm sorry. tell you about the phone call? >> tell me about the phone call you got to see this special child. >> it was just -- i was driving home from work. i got a call from a nurse that i have done pictures for her kids with before. and she informed me that they had a child at a hospital that was in -- that was going to be passing soon, and he was more concerned about missing christmas than dying. she wanted to know if i could come see him. >> more concerned about missing christmas. >> i needed to come now. >> in your santa suspenders. the child was so hanging on that you couldn't put on the full santa suit. how long have you been santa claus in your community? years and years? >> no. i was drafted by the church like most of us for three years. the

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last sunday in a knoxvillenoxvie newspaper scheduled a storyr sce about eric schmitt-matzen-matze being mot but now the paper says the the story cannot be verified and a that schmitt-matzen is not revealing the identities ofiden the family. yesterday the newspaper officially retracted the voracity of the actor'sctor's accounts saying it did not aymeet the paper's standardstans verification t a lot of people talking about this thisin morning wisdom and holly.g absdd just hol really scratching their heads and trying to make senseee of it all. a you want to believe that this b was not a hoaxel but if it was i mean -- >> is it really that important a to go viral? is that the goal.viral? >> it feels ugly if it is a hoax. hoax i'm going hold on that it was and he's just wanting the t family have their privacy.ricy >> thanks mo.has mo >> 5:52 is the time right now.h. 'tis the season for giving andna one little boy from right nearhr our area is leading the way when it comes to >> tyler stallings and his momln are collecting items for homeless vetted researchers vet they've been going off a list