sot gwendolyn jones- christmas will still be christmas, whether i have presents or not. that's not gonna change christmas for me the community here now coming together - donations pouring in to this shelter - hoping to salvage some kind of christmas. on the east coast.. it's a christmas eve heat wave! city.. 72- degrees. this december is on track to being the warmest on record ever. up and down the east coast people are walking around in shorts and flip flops... even the ice cream trucks are rolling around! our coverage of the crazy weather affecting las vegas and the rest of the u-s is not over. tune in to good morning las vegas for weather and traffic updates.. as well the latest news. it all starts at 4-30 in the morning. new information on a government plan that could affect hundreds of families. the department of homeland security is finalizing plans to deport central american immigrants living here illegally since 2014. a series of sweeps could begin as early as next month if approved by the white house. tough day frankly for this news to break on christmas eve." m

gwendolyn jones and her granddaughter lost their home in holly springs, mississippi. at least 11 others lost their lives as tornadoes barreled through. the communities coming together donations pouring into the warehouse. >> christmas, whether i have presence or not, that will not change christmas for me. bazi: forced evacuations. >> we woke up to the civil defense telling us we had 20 minutes to leave our home. bazi: mudslides stalled traffic. >> it is dangerous. people get crazy when you get to an exit. snow snarls the commute in other places. >> it is like we will never get back. bazi: no white christmas along the east coast. >> loving it. everyone should have a hot holiday. i am fine here. bazi: on christmas morning here, the monument snuggled in a antoinette: boston police detectives will get significant raises. an arbitrator has ordered the city to boost their pay by more than 28% over six years. million. union leaders called it a fair deal. mayor marty walsh says he is disappointed in the decision. police in north reading are numerous car break ins. they happen

gwendolyn jones/ tornado survivor: and we all closed the door and laid in the floor (11:30:46) it lasted- we heard this great big whooo- train, and then it was gone (11:30:55)and it was over. a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and mississippi. forecasters say the threat of mostly over ... but heavy rain and flash flooding is a continuing concern across southern alabama and northern georgia. adlib let's go to chief meteorologist bryan scofield and 'weather first.' a stormy christmas is in store for las vegas with the action starting tonight. an upper level low pressure system will dive towards the city from the pacific northwest bringing a ton of wind and very cold air along with it. there won't be too much rain or snow associated with this low as it will dump most out over california but a few rain showers and even some very light and brief snow showers could move through the las vegas valley late tonight. the best shot for rain showers will be up in the mountains but a few drips and drops may make their way down from the higher elevations after around 10 tonight. the sh

((sot)) gwendolyn jones: "it lasted.. train and it was gone." at least two dozen reported tornadoes touched down.. cutting a path of destruction? and leaving so many.. homeless. ((sot)) weather pkg ms holly springs damage/reax "it's devastating. it kind of crushes you here at christmas." ((sot)) kathy swopshire/ church damaged: "it's very heartbreaking.. i don't even have the words to mississippi.. state officials vowing to help everyone.. now beginning the process of recovering and rebuilding.. ((sot)) phil bryant: mississppi governor tba elizabeth tag: and move.. the same storm system that wreaked havoc in the south.. is now triggering dangerous flash flooding in parts of alabama and georgia.. eh, abc news, ny. action news is getting new information on today's officer- involved shooting at a mall in charlotte, north carolina police say an off-duty officer shot and killed an armed man. they say that officer ran toward the sound of gunshots. when the armed man allegedly pointed a gun in his the officer fired his own gun. the gunman died at the s

gwendolyn jones: "it lasted.. we heard this great big whooo- train and it was gone." at least two dozen reported tornadoes touched down.. cutting a path of destruction? and leaving so many.. homeless. weather pkg ms holly springs damage/reax"it 's devastating. it kind of crushes you here at christmas." kathy swopshire/ church damaged: "it's very heartbreaking .. i don't even have the words to explain it." the damages are so widespread.. a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and mississippi.. state officials vowing to help everyone.. now beginning the process of recovering and rebuilding.. phil bryant: mississppi governor tbaelizabeth tag: ananmother nature is s ill on t te move.. the same storm havoc in the south.. is now triggering dangerous flash flooding in parts of alabama and georgia.. eh, abc news, ny. police in charlotte, north carolina, say an argument at a crowded shopping mall ended with a police offifir fatally shooting one person. there's not a lot of information yet, but a police statement says off-duty officers who were working at the mall

(nats/sot) "monster tornado" gwendolyn jones and her granddaughter lost their home in holly springs, mississippi. at least 11 others lost their lives... as more than 24 reported tornadoes barreled through this week. (nats tornado) those communities, now coming together on the holiday-- donations pouring into this ?warehouse-- for families like the joneses. (sot jones) "christmas will still be christmas, whether i have presents or not. that's not gonna change christhe flood watches continue on this holiday for parts of the south. minutes to leave our homes. a mudslide after the heavy rains stalled christmas eve traffic on a main highway in dekalb county, georgia. (sot from new wsfloodingga) "it's dangerous out here. people get kinda crazy when you get to an exit." for drivers in omaha and other this is insane. it's like i'm never going to get there. no white christmas along the east coast this year... where record high temperatures from florida to vermont... mean more jogging and less skiing. (sot jogger) i'm loving it. everyone should have a hot holiday. i don't have to go to califor

gwendolyn jones/ tornado survivor: and we all closed the door and laid in the floor (11:30:46) it lasted- we heard and then it was gone (11:30:55)and it was over. a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and mississippi. forecasters say the threat of new tornadoes is mostly over ... but heavy rain and flash flooding is a continuing concern across southern alabama and northern georgia. a stormy christmas is in store for las vegas with the action starting tonight. an upper level low pressure system will dive towards the city from the pacific northwest cold air along with it. there won't be too much rain or snow associated with this low as it will dump most out over tahoe and the sierra in california but a few rain showers and even some very light and brief snow showers could move through the las vegas valley late tonight. the best shot for rain showers will be up in the mountains but a few way down from the higher elevations after around 10 tonight. the shot for snow will be very brief, and there won't be any accumulation in the valley. there may be a few particularly determined

gwendolyn jones/ tornado survivor: and we all closed the door and laid in the floor (11:30:46) it lasted- we heard this great big whwho- train, and en it was gone (11:30:55)and ititas over. a state of emergegey has been declared in both tennessee forecasters say tornadoes is heavy rain and continuing concern across southern alabama and northern georgia. tim: iowa got a bit of a dusting this morning, parts of central iowa seem to be getting it the worst, even prompting a closuer of interstate 8 8 locally we mayay have gotten less but down in omaha they weren't so lucky. the omaha metro area got over a half a foot of the white stuff. the snow began falling before dawn this morning causing several fender benders and spinouts on roads. tim: of course christmas eve means time with the family.... but some folks are enjoying a family tradition of another kind as well... a return to some sioux city classicscs abc 9's bria bell l caught up with folkat a couple of those "holiday hot spots" and is with us now. bria: once a siouxlander, always asiouxlander... many people that are here in siouxland t

(nats/sot) "monster tornado" gwendolyn jones and her granddaughter lost their home in holly springs, mississippi. at least 11 others lost their lives... as more than 24 reported tornadoes barreled through this week. (nats tornado) those communities, now coming together on the holiday-- donations pouring into this ?warehouse-- for families like the joneses. (sot jones) "christmas will still be christmas, whether i that's not gonna change christmas for me." (nats??) the flood watches continue on this holiday for parts of the south. in georgia and alabama-- forced evacuations. (sot) we woke up to civil rains stalled christmas eve traffic on a main highway in dekalb county, georgia. (sot from new wsfloodingga) parts of the midwest... it's snow snarling the commute. (sot) it's just impossible for me to get there. this is insane. it's like i'm never going to get there. no white christmas along the east coast this year... where record high temperatures from florida to vermont... mean more jogging and less skiing. (sot jogger) i'm loving it. everyone should have a hot holiday. i don't have t

((sot)) gwendolyn jones: "it lasted.. we heard this great big whooo- train and it was gone." at least two dozen reported tornadoes touched down.. cutting a path of destruction? ((sot)) weather pkg ms holly springs damage/reax "it's devastating. it kind of crushes you here at christmas." ((sot)) kathy swopshire/ church damaged: "it's very heartbreaking.. i don't even have the words to explain it." the damages are so widespread.. a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and mississippi.. state officials vowing to help everyone.. now beginning the process of recovering and rebuilding.. ((sot)) phil bryant: mississppi governor tba elizabeth tag: and mother nature is still on the move.. the same storm system that wreaked havoc in the south.. is now triggering dangerous flash flooding in parts of alabama and georgia.. eh, abc news, ny. nevada governor brian sandoval.. was in the holiday spirit today.. he tweeted out these photos of snowfall at the state capitol.. he also thanked his staff for putting togeer the state holiday display. and not far from there.. in big bear,

. >> reporter: gwendolyn jones had no storm shelter. she and her family took cover in the safest place they could find. >> and we laid here on the floor and holding hands and praying all the while. >> reporter: the room her daughter and granddaughter live in, now destroyed. the community here now coming together. donations pouring into this shelter, hoping to salvage some kind of christmas. this motor home was parked 100 yards away. and the only thing that stopped it was a two-story building, now obliterated. and the trailer attached to that rv, they found it a quarter mile away. phillip mena, abc news, holly springs, mississippi. >>> a snowstorm hitting the great plains making travel dangerous. the omaha area got about half a foot of snow. the combination made driving a nightmare with a lot of accidents. meteorologist cam tran tells us snowstorms could make travel dangerous across an even wider area. good morning, cam. >> happy christmas morning, kendis and marci. if you're looking for a white christmas, head out west. an area of low p

is going to feel when she is phil: so many losing so much, so close to cripple christmas, but gwendolyn jones feels blessed. >> whether i have presenters mo, that is noting if to change christmas for me. j. ed: donations are beginning to pour in tonight to help those families but still a long road to recovery ahead. heather: >> erika: police are he investigating an officer-involved shooting. the shooting involved a fight between two long feuding groups. officers shot 18-year-old man after he pointed the gn in the officer's direction and shoppers locked themselves in store and stormed the exit. multiple weapons were found at the scene. no other injure ares are reported. phil: americans on alert right now overseas. the american, french, and british embassies in beijing have issued warnings to staff of possible threats against westerners in the city's popular shopping district. embassies are asking people to be extra vigilant. up security at malls and shopping centers. erika: some new rules for the airport security line. the next time you fly, opting out of going through the tsa body scanners ma

gwendolyn jones had no storm shelter. she and her family took cover in the safest place they could find. >> we laid here on the floor and holding hands and praying all the while. >> reporter: the room her in, now destroyed. losing so much so close to christmas, but this family feels blessed. >> christmas will still be christmas, so, whether i have presents or not. that's not going to change christmas for me. >> reporter: the community here now coming together. donations pouring into this shelter, hoping to salvage some kind of christmas. tom, this motor home was parked 100 yards away. and the only thing that stopped it was a two-story building, now obliterated. and, the trailer, attached to that rv, tom, they found it up in those trees, a quarter mile away. >> incredible. all right, phillip, thank you. >>> and now we want to bring in rob marciano, outside in new york city. rob, those powerful storms, are they over at this point? >> reporter: still happening, tom. especially across the southeast, where it was a mess today.

. >> gwendolyn jones and her granddaughter lost their home in holly springs mississippi, at least eleven others lost their lives as more than 24 reported tornadoes barreled through this week. those communities now coming together on the holiday. donations pouring into this warehouse for families like the jones'. >> christmas, whether i have presents or not, that's not going to change christmas for me. >> the flood watches continue on this holiday for parts of the south. in georgia and alabama forced evacuations. >> we woke up to civil defense pounding on our door telling us we had about 20 minutes to leave our homes. >> a mud slide after the heavy rain stalled christmas eve traffic on the main highway in georgia. >> it's dangerous out here. people get crazy when you get to an exit. >> no white christmas along the east coast this year where occurred from florida to vermont meaning more jogging >> loving it. everyone should have a hot holiday. i don't have to go to california or florida. i'm fine right here. >> on christmas morning here in the nation's capitol, the monuments snuggled in a

. >> reporter: gwendolyn jones had no storm shelter. she and her family took celter in the safest place they could >> and we lalaid here the floor and holding hands and praying >> reporter: the room her daughter and granddaughter live the community here coming together. shelter, hoping to salvage some kind of christmas. this motor home was parked 100 yards away. and the only thing that stopped it was a two-story building, now obliterated. and the trailer attached to that rv, they found it a quarter mile away. phillip mena, abc news, holly springs, mississippi. >>> a snowstorm hitting the great plains making travel dangerous. the omaha area got about hf a foot of snow. accidents. meteorologist cam tran tells us snowstorms could make travel dangerous across an even wider good only five minutes pass between a request for a taser and when officer jason van dyke opened fire. >> fired by the police. gunfire by the police. >> you guys okay? >> everything's fine. >> to protest that shooting, about 100 protesterers marched along chicago's busies