"gma" is paying off layaways.>> reporter: she came in to make a payment on her layaway account, the christmas gifts for her two small children. tough times lately? >> i totalled my car. i was a full-time student. i have a lot of home work i have been catching up on. i missed a lot of work. >> reporter: so christmas is depending on this layaway, huh? >> yes. >> reporter: on behalf of "gma," we're going to take care of this layaway for you. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: and we were just getting started. jasmine's gifts are for her baby nephew. today, it's on "gma." hi, how are you? >> hi, oh, snap. >> reporter: hi, i'm tim. nice the see you. >> smhut the front door. >> reporter: on behalf of "gma," we would like the pay for your layaway. >> shut up. >> reporter: i promise. >> thank you. tim tebow came up and paid my layaway. >> i'll take care of you. >> reporter: and single mom of two, christina, showing up to pay off her $280 layaway. we're footing the bill. how much did you have? >> a lot. >> reporter: a lot? >> yea

and look at all those layaway gifts. it's part of our "gma" layaway live.o grateful for that. a lot of grateful people out there as well. we have more surprises coming up this morning. cam's having fun with this one. >> spreading that holiday spirit. >>> and i think it's safe to say that princess kate is a big fan of j. crew. look how excited she is to meet jenna lyons, the creative director of j. crew. she was spotted wearing it at the basketball game monday night. so many people dieing to meet the royals. and to see her -- i can understand. jen is an amazing woman. fun little thing to share. >> i love it. i feel love it. i feel that way every day i see george. >>> and how to decorate your house for less. diy projects on a budget. >> say it with me. >> improve this. >> good. improve this, coming up. >> he was mocking me. >> no, i wasn't, george. i get excited when i see you. >> show the face every day when you see him. >> thank you, michael. the news from amy. >>> good morning, everyone. we begin with a big move from the nfl today following the high-profil

layaway angels paying for gifts.hy so many families relying on layaway are being told they're out of luck just days before christmas. >> that's tough. >>> start with stephen collins speaking out about the accusations detailing sexual abuse against children. he admits to it with katie couric. and tom llamas has the story. >> reporter: the sex allegations were so dark, so disturbing, they were hard to believe. but we heard his voice admitting it on tape. and this morning he's admitting it on camera. >> i love you, dad. >> i love you too, kid. >> reporter: he played the virtuous pastor on seventh heaven for seven years. but after shocking allegations of sexual misconduct of underage girls, he's a pariah. the undoing was the release of the recording from his estranged wife, faye grant. >> the exposure happened a couple of times. >> a couple of times? you told me once. >> no, tii said it happened several times. three incidents over three years. >> reporter: following the release of the tape, he lost the acting jobs, and t

layaway angels, they're called in the business.opping gift money a lot of places. $20,000 at toys "r" us in bellingham, massachusetts. $19,600 at another toys "r" us. $63,000 at a walmart in lake city, florida. so, who is this secret santa? well, that's still a secret. >> he wants to remain completely anonymous. just wants to be known as santa b. >> reporter: okay, santa b, a merry one to you. whoever you are. oh, and thanks for the inspiration. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and that is "world news tonight" for this tuesday from washington. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. until then, have a good evening and happy first night of hanukkah. good night. >> >>> next at 6:00 latest band of rain makes its way through the bay area >> preparing for protestors in the berkeley city council meeting and what demonstrators want to see >> san francisco's by the for the summer olympics. why local officials think we have the inside track. and... >> half of what we can see is unknown to science >> steps taken to bring rare fish b

layaway angels, they're called in the business.opping gift money a lot of places. $20,000 at toys "r" us in massachusetts. $19,600 at another toil toys ". $63,000 in lake city, florida. who is the secret santa? well, that's still a secret. >> he wants to remain completely anonymous. just wants to be known as santa b. >> reporter: okay, santa b, a merry one to you. oh, and thanks for the inspiration. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and that is "world news tonight" for this tuesday from washington. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. until then, have a good evening and happy first night of hanukkah. good night. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- a law student from new york, new york... a bartender from montgomery, alabama... and our returning champion, a writer originally from new orleans, louisiana...

items clearing the store's entire layaway balance.mployees then called 154 customers to tell them their bills were paid in full. the balances ranged from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars. very cool. and you can celebrate the holidays with our joy of sharing campaign. buy a new unwrapped toy and bring it to one of our drop-off locations. for a list of those locations go to cbsphilly.com/joy or call us 215977 joys. you can text a donation text word joy to 41444. >> it looking like our last round snow is moving through the delaware valley, that last band of snow associate wade nor'easter that is still lingering over new england. right now we're seeing it mainly through the northern and western suburbs, places like montgomery county and even into philadelphia. phil in chestnut hill says it has been snowing and we've been seeing windy conditions. you can see the streets are wet and real pretty there but we do have some snow showers o going on there so thanks phil for that photo. to the north and west temperatures have been cold all d

the basis of the story is that a lot of people put things on layaway.n some cases they actually paid in full and then they got an e-mail from k-mart saying, sorry, you're not going to actually get that. >> two different situations here. there are one of the people who followed the rules. you know, that's what the lay-away plan is. it's a contract. i'll pay for it over time xshgs then it will be mine. the people who did pay and if you go on the intbt, a lot of people paid a week before it was due. they have a legitimate gripe. k-mart has a legitimate ability under the contract to say, hey, under the contract it was supposed to be paid by december 13th. it's december 14th. you didn't pay it. we're taking it back. it's the first group that you really question. why is k-mart doing this? this is a public relations nightmare, and it's very hurtful for individuals right here. >> especially because if they're not going to get the money back for 14 days, you got to wonder what k-mart is doing with the money, first of all. secondly, a lot of people, you know, tha

people were outaged when they were told that the items on layaway had been canceled. they were sent in they got the merchandise they ordered. >>> and back to basics for blackberry. the blackberry classic brings back the physical keyboard. that's a smaller screen than other smartphones. its design will remind fans of the 9900, a much-loved phone. >>> well a new look this morning at the elaborate holiday lights on display at homes across the country. the christmas decorations so bright you can see them from space. a nasa satellite captured these images over major metropolitan areas from atlanta to l.a. they say that night time light emitted during the holidays is up to 50% greater than the rest of the year. >>> when we come back, fearful screams and praying. a new look inside a plane as it hits severe turbulence. >>> and highway hazard. a wild collision caught on camera. give a journey. give a new perspective. give a little joy. a book is a gift like no other. and barnes & noble is like no other book store in the world. with so many books to discover and the new nook by

. >> new tonight a layaway angel stuns holiday shoppers central pennsylvania.an walked into a store in cumberland county and dropped off a check for $50,000 and that was enough cash to pay off the layaway balances for 100 people. the donor didn't want his name to be revealed. he said he should just be called santa b. >> hm. in weather tonight we have some light rain, we have drizzle, we have fog and that's going to linger at least for the next couple of hours. toward dawn we're going to clear it out but for now temperatures are still very mild across the delaware valley. we're going to start off in pennsylvania where barbara is saying in willow grove not much wind but still seeing the drizzle. the temperature is 45 degrees. to the north of that area, still 45 and irwin is saying in doylestown not much wind. the relative humidity almost maxed out with light rain. rainfall just about a tenth to .2 of an inch of rain. not a lot of rain. in glenmoore pa robert is saying the temperature is 44 degrees, light rain since 12:30 this afternoon. enough already. and it wil

k minority said this only affects online layaways and those who put items on layaway in stores are notrading is underway on wall street and we will look at the dow, it is surging, up 219 points and the new york stock exchange is at 17576 continuing the huge rally of yesterday weapon investors are celebrating a rally in the energy sector and the federal reserve to be patient raising interest rates and that got them going and it is continuing today with the dow soaring. >> 300-point game yesterday and 200 today. >> ford is expanding a recall for faulty airbag innatureers to the entire nation adding 450,000 cars to the vehicles being recalled. they spread with too much force throwing shrapnel into the drivers and passengers. honda and mazda have expanded their recall. >> uber is making a promise to customers: they will focus on ride are safety in 2015. this is over concerns drivers are not facing tough criminal back ground checks. they will have a creation of a team to respond to passenger cop minutes of safety. >>> normalizing relations with cuba means the country's renownedcy fares are

it's called pay away the layaway.ts. he said merry christmas, printed in red on the front of each envelope. the employees didn't know the guy. it's not like he came in every day or anything. i guess the moral is pay it forward. >> yes. these are all people who have been blessed. and to whom much is given, much is required, the good word says. some people on the other side of the coin are having trouble with kmart layaways. >> some people are showing up to pick up and finding out their goods are not there, they're gone. when you think you're paying it off, you think they're holding it for you. >> they put it away for your layaway payment plan. >> our local affiliate in kansas city reported the story. they said when they came up to pay off their layaway, they were told their items were no longer in stock. some were told there money would not be refunded for ten days or more. >> if you're on that kind of a budget, you don't have the money to go and get something else in the meantime. >> i guess on kmart's facebook page,

this week, kmart canceled layaway orders. toys "r" us is doing the same.ailers, blaming cancellations on lack of inventory. this mother of three had been paying off the toys she bought from toys "r" us in september. she paid in full, but noticed online her orders had been canceled. and toys "r" us said there could be some cancellations or hot items on back order. being a toy retailer, we take that responsibility very seriously. >>> are you planning to give your kids a smartphone or laptop this holiday? it will probably go over very big. also recent concerns about their online privacy. parents can take measures like checking the privacy setting on the kids' social media accounts every few months, and they should turn off the location service on most apps, especially the camera to stop predators from following them. >> if you take the photo and post it online then you'll know where the photo is taken and you're broadcasting that to the world. >> the most important step is making your kids aware of all the potential threats out there in cyberspace. >>> this c

monday was the deadline to pay off those layaways, so the generosity covered nearly 100 accounts.that's a lot of christmas for a lot of people. store associates called customers with that good news and some people actually thought it was a joke. the donor said he's a successful businessman and you can just call him santa b. >> pay it forward. >>> you're watching nbc 10 news, nbc 10 news at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> we're following these two breaking stories this morning. first, a glimpse into the home of an accused murderer as authorities continue to try to track down the man accused of killing his ex-wife and five of her family members. >>> 84 students are dead and hundreds more being held hostage in pakistan after a taliban attack there. >>> and get ready efor some changes today outside. it will be a little warmer today. but it will come with a downside and that in the form of rain for many of you later this afternoon. good morning and welcome to nbc 10 news today. i'm chris cato. >> i'm tracy davidson. let's find out about the timing of the rain

a secret santa paid their layaway bills.for $50,000. >> very grateful for whoever did it. we don't know who. >> i feel like a million pounds of stress off my shoulders right now. >> santa apparently knew exactly how much the outstanding layaway bills would be when he walked in. walmart insists this was not an inside job. >> i love stories like that. >> so do i. >>> coming up next in our 6:00 hour we are getting a brief break from the recent record breaking rainfall but the storm problems are far from over. we will continue our storm watch coverage. >> synthetic fields where grass used to grow. 2 investigates looks at concerns at water saving artificial turf may cause a serious health risk. >> we are looking at a couple problems we have in the south bay and east by that might make your drive to work a little better. >> another .01 is falling in san francisco. we are this close from ten inches of rain already which put them at 425% of normal. and 1338 for the season which is 194% from normal. >>> heavy rain over night toppled

a team of volunteers from the group pay away the layaway. helped out lucky customers at the k-mart in hayward. the group paid a total of $7,000 at this store alone. >> my angels! thank you, thank you, thank you. i saw it but didn't believe it would ever happen. >> i'm a single mom. it means so much that the kids get taken care of for christmas and it's a huge relief. >> pay away the layaway depends on donations. to donate go to our website for a link to our website. you may be spending a lot of time in the malls these days. most of us go there to buy gifts forever but you may be tempted to buy something for yourself. michael finney explain why you might want to resist the temptation. >> this is a familiar sight in the days leading up to christmas. stores packed with shoppers combing the ails looking for the best deals. potential impulse buys surround you. >> too hard to resist. i do try to wait, if i can. but if i want something or it would be nice to have then and there, it's just hard to resist temptation. >> but the experts say resist if

there's still time if you haven't yet to learn to be a layaway angel.ng us help others. that's fantastic. and we have more surprises tomorrow from different stores across the country. can't wait. >> that is going to be great. >>> town to a new project that could change what we know about autism and how and why it effects people around the world. it's a collaboration connecting scientists across the globe with google. these are images of dna, the building blocks of life. and a brand new research project decoding them may unlock one of the great medical mysteries. >> it is not enough. we don't know what causes it, don't have a cure. and very few treatments. >> reporter: no one knows that more than the families affected. tommy hill figger is a parent of a child with autism. >> when you first find out about it, you begin to question yourself and say, why us? >> reporter: and now some of the questions on the verge of being answered through the missing front. an unprecedented collaboration between autism speaks and web giant, google. >> this is the most promi

it is specific to online layaway contracts.yaways. >>> a truck carrying hundreds of amazon prime packages overturned early this morning in physical tl. the top of the truck ripped off and the neatly stacked boxes tumbled out. all the packages have local shipping addresses. the driver of the truck was taken to the hospital but expected to be okay. >>> amazon making other news today. the company launched one-hour shipping in new york city. the service is called prime now. costs $7.99 per delivery. get household products like paper towels, shampoo, toys and batteries but need to be enrolled in amazon prime for $99 a year. the company hopes to offer one-hour shipping to additional cities in 2015. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> good evening. it was a cold thursday for us. temperatures dropping back to average. we're going to stay dry as we push into the weekend as well which is nice, especially if you have traveling to do to get home for the holidays. rainy for us as we head into next w

[laughter] >> actually it wasn't secret santa but the layaway angels.eam of volunteers from the group "pay away the layaway," helped out lucky customers at the k-mart in hayward. the group paid a total of $7,000 at this store alone. >> my angels! thank you, thank you, thank you. i always see it but didn't believe that it would ever happen to me. >> i'm a single mom. it means so much that the kids get taken care of for christmas and it's a huge relief. >> "pay away the layaway" depends on donations. to donate go to our website for a link to our website. >>> you may be spending a lot of time in the malls these days. most of us go there to buy gifts for others, but you may be tempted to buy something for yourself. michael finney explain why you might want to resist the temptation. >> this is a familiar sight in the days leading up to christmas. stores packed with shoppers combing the ails looking for the best deals. potential impulse buys surround you. >> too hard to resist. i do try to wait, if i can. but if i want something or it would be nice to have th

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some kmart shoppers seeing the as they apologize for the online layaway system. customers who put gift items on layaway have been told they are out of stock. kmart says the notices were inadvertent. it leaves many without their orders with christmas days away. those are your top headlines. the best part of the morning -- we are channeling our inner marie internet because it is part of our -- marie antoinette. we bring you our world-famous macaroons. they entered the modern age in 1993 when the chairman stepped it up. over the past decade they expanded internationally to london then to buy, kuwait and saudi arabia before touching down in new york city in 2011. usacopresident of laduree we've been looking for to this all morning long. and up and i can wait. >> you keep talking and i will walk around here and pick up this box of macaroons right here and start at the head of the table and that i will hand them around. >> as you expand to two stores in new york city, how do you handle your brand? >> we are very happy to open the store to true use ago and we have to sa

. >> we had a good samaritan come in today and they paid off your layaway. >> reporter: some generousmart asking to pay off the remaining bills, $50,000 worth of anybody who had been buying christmas toys an layaway, which is where you buy in installments overtime. >> a mom was just about to give up buying her kid a bike this year. >> i feel like a million pounds of stress off my shoulders. >> reporter: layaway angels are dropping gift money at lots of places. $20,000 in bellingham, massachusetts. $19,000 in auburn, mass. $63,000 in lake city, florida. so who is this secret santa? well, that's still a secret. >> he wants to remain completely anonymous. just wants to be known as santa b. >> okay, i'm everyone to you, whoever you are and thanks for the inspiration. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> john is right. it is inspiration for a lot of people. you may not have $20,000 but there's a lot of good you can do that can help a lot of people. >> people out there are doing good. we cover so much negative. we've had some great stories the past week or so. >>> that's the news this half

a huge mixup leaves thousands of layaway customers without holiday gifts in america's money. >>> the move that brings a park designed to honor a bay area teen shot to death by a sheriff againty a step closer to reality. >> 49ers head coach jim harbaugh ready to move on with an offer that makes him the highest paid college coach in the country. >>> a shot from our exploritorium camera of the bay exploritorium camera of the bay and the bay bridge. glad much going on right now ♪ ♪ it's a marshmallow world in the winter. ♪ two times four is eight! bravo! when sebastian was diagnosed with a brain tumor, his parents turned to st. jude children's research hospital. we've changed how the world treats brain tumors. and no family ever pays. i have the answer. and for kids with cancer, so does st. jude. go to st. jude dot org or shop wherever you see the st. jude logo. ♪ ♪ >>> cover santa rosa, berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> good morning, at 5:13. remark is light and the deck is wet from the early showers and drizzle. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco

. >> how layaway angels are making christmas count this year, paying off strangers' layaways to the tunemartina mcbride invites jenna bush hager home for the holidays. >> do you ever put your own music on and sing along? >> i don't. that's kind of weird but i don't. >> that's kind of weird but i would do it. >>> this dancing dog can't contain herself when she spots her owner. we'll show you the video that has the internet buzzing "today," tuesday, december 23rd, 2014. >>> first time in new york city! >> good morning, friends and family, back in florida. >> 20 years in love. ♪ >> all that's left on my christmas list is to come to the "today" show. >> all i want for christmas is to be on tv. >> we're from greenville, south carolina, merry christmas to all our friends and family back home. >> whoo! ♪ >>> we're back now, 8:00 on a tuesday morning. it's the 23rd of december. and i think we can adequately say it's not the nicest day today. rain in the northeast. it's going to get a little worse through tomorrow. lots of travel issues. good day to check with your local airports and carriers. >>

it wasn't secret santa but was layaway angels, a team of volunteers from the group pay away the layawayout some very lucky customers last night at the kmart in haywood paying a total of $7,000 at this store alone. >> my angels. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. you always see it but didn't believe that it would ever happen to me. >> as a single mom it means so much the kids are taken care of for christmas and it's a huge relief. >> the group depend on donations. to donate go to abc7news.com for a link to their website. 8:16 is our time. for holiday shoppers, the clock is ticking louder every hour. they'll be packing malls heading down to the wire and the saturday before christmas is expected to take the top spot as the busiest shopping day of the year. abc news reporter gloria relative yriviera has more. >> reporter: bigger than black friday, stronger than cyber monday, could today be the biggest shopping day of the year? it's called super saturday and ex he perts anticipate americans will shell out roughly $10 million shopping for those last minute holiday deals today. that's a billi

frustrated kmart shoppers who put gifts on a layaway plan are now being told their items are out of stockding to their frustration, many were told they had to pay in full by december 14th to ensure their layaway items would be delivered before christmas. kmart is offering refunds and in many cases, get this, the refunds won't arrive until after christmas. angry customers say that leaves them short of cash with little or no money remaining to buy gifts. it's not clear how widespread this problem might be. i will continue looking into this. >>> still thinking about putting up a christmas lights this year? you may be wondering whether it's worth it to pay more now for l.e.d. lights. l.e.d. lights can cost two times what you pay for incandescents. the extra money is worth it in the long run. >> it's been estimated that if you were to light a six foot christmas tree for 12 hours a day, within ten years that will cost you $122 for incandescent bulbs compared to just $18 for l.e.d. bulbs. >> tonight at 6:00 p.m., i will preview the big after-christmas sales and whether it's worth it to wait to p

those who used layaway in stores are fine. their products are there. kmart is issuing full refunds.retailer is also trying to find another source for those out of stock items. when it finds them, it will let the people know. apparently it will be deeply discounted as well. >> thank you, michael. >>> up next, five families, five cars. the local auto body shop making dreams come true just in time for christmas. >>> i'm cheryl jennings in the abc 7 newsroom. new at 5:00, the manhunt for a west coast tagger ends with an arrest. how police are celebrating this evening. >>> plus -- up next, why santa claus rode in on a harley and how he rode out with a bag of toys. >>> tonight on abc 7, the middle airs at 8:00 followed by the goldbergs, modern family and blackish. after that, it's nashville at 10:00 and abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> today was one of the busiest days at san francisco's memorial. several streets were blocked off so the agency could hand out soup to people in need. each bag contained turkey or chicken, fruit, pasta, rice and beans. an army of volunteers were there to make the bag

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. >>> well, coming up, the layaway debacle surprising shoppers at a major retailer a week before christmas. >>> and a weatherman shot several times walking into work. an update on his condition. >>> and what one duo used to rip off walmart. >>> stock markets across asia staged a powerful rally overnight, rebounding after positive news from the federal reserve. fed chairman janet yellen said that the fed would be patient when it comes to raising interest rates. that sent u.s. markets to the best day in more than a year. all three major averages gaining two points. >>> and kmart's parent company has a mixup over christmas gifts, and they are apologizing. people had items cancelled. many of the notices were sent in error, they got the merchandise they ordered. >>> and back to bakes for blackberry. the blackberry classic brings back the physical keyboard. that's a smaller screen than other smartphones. its design will remind fans of the 9900, a much-loved phone. >>> and the holiday lights at homes across the country. the christmas decorations so bright you can see them from space. nasa capture

this time of year really brings out the best in people, paying off a stranger's layaway bill to leavingdness this holiday season. something amazing is happening this christmas season. >> oh, my god, i'm going to cry. this stuff never happens to me. >> it means so much to me. >> reporter: in random acts of kindness, thousands of holiday shoppers are getting a santa surprise when they go to pick up their layaway presents. >> this man said that he was paying it off for me. >> reporter: not so secret santas called layaway angels show up at stores and pay off balances for family whose can use a hand. >> well over 300 families, you know, right around $63,000. >> kindness and love will change the world. that's what we're doing, spreading a little kindness, little love. >> reporter: no question tis the season. waitress got tip bombed by an anonymous group of good samaritans for a $128 tab, they left a $1,200 tip, simply to spread holiday cheer. and what can you say about a real-life grinch who steals someone's grinch decorations? >> hate, hate, hate. double hate. >> reporter: and when you find

an anonymous layaway angel pays off 150 accounts at a massachusetts toys r us.ient and single mom of two kids, emily burlingame. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> i can tell you're still smiling there. we were all touched to hear this. so you work nights. tell us a little bit about that and you were headed into toys r us to pay off how much was left on your toys r us account? describe that. >> i had a little over 200 left on the account. >> so you were work nights. you had no idea that this was going to happen when you walked in. describe to us what happened to you when you walked into the store. >> i walked in and i walked up to the counter and i went to go pay the balance and the lady told me that the account was already taken care of. at first i thought it was a mistake. so i just said no, i still owe a little bit more. and she said no, the layaway angel took care of it. i guess i was kind of in shock. i didn't really understand what she was saying. so she explained it to me that somebody had came in and taken care of all of the layaways and that the

the problem with layaway items shipped to homes. stores and shipped to homes. kind are horrible timing. >> what are we, seven days before christmas? >> yeah. i do want to say, a lot of people are writing in on twitter today that you don't have your tie on. >> yes, i'm having some medical issues. >> medical issues? >> this is not for the aesthetic -- >> we thought maybe you had a come to jesus moment and let go of your tie. >> no, no, no. i've been praying to jesus about my physical problems. no, this is functional. this is nothing about the aesthetics at all. tie will be back. >> a lot of viewers have noticed. >> do not get used to it, people. >>> give you a look at the weather now. snow in the midwest. thunderstorms along the western gulf coast. snow in kansas city. dry along the west coast until another rain storm moves in later. >> minneapolis is the deep freeze zone with a high of 26. miami the hot spot reaching 80. new york, boston should both reach 44. kansas city will just make it past freezing. and los angeles will top it ou

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. >> just to let you know we had an anonymous guest come in and pay off your layaway. so when you're ready we actually have your lay off ready for pick up. let us know. thank you. have a good day. >> i just said thank you god, thank you god. that's what i said. >> reporter: bianchi picked up the list. >> reporter: the secret santa wishes to remain anonymous but the mother wanted to show her gratitude. >> i just want to say thank you so much for making our christmas the best christmas i've ever had. >> reporter: bianchi hopes her story will help others. >> i want other people to not give up. that a miracle can happen. >> reporter: secret santa paid bianchi's account just in time. people's accounts will be cancelled if not picked up by tonight. secret santas paying lay aways anonymously is a nationwide trend. in massachusetts, a woman walked in and paid $20,000 and paid everybody's accounts. >>> a man caught a tornado on camera. it's not kansas. the national weather service says a small tornado did touch down in south los angeles around 9:20 this morning. as you can see

. >> we had a good samaritan come in today and pay off your layaway. >> i feel like a million poundsngelina jolie has chicken pox. >> she does. a lot has been going on in the movie industry in hollywood these days. folks, if you want to see more of what happens, a lot of crazy stuff seems to happen on the air. but some of that behind the scenes stuff, the in case you missed it. all of that off the wall stuff. is that a good way to put it? >> wnnfans.com. check it out. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. two decades. hey guys...guys! pillsbury cinnamon rolls, with cinnabon cinnamon, are an irresistable sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. make breakfast pop! i like to mix things up a bit with grands mini pot pies only four ingredients. and a few easy steps. week night dinner in a flash. and my family devours them. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop. >>> good morning. i'm reena nina >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. here are some of the top stories we're following -

. >> that's the reaction from a shopper who just had her layaway items paid for.representative from a charity paid off the layaway bills for a number of surprise customers in witch wichita, kansas. and those are your number ones here. , $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ we're for an opens you internet for all.sing. we're for creating more innovation and competition. we're for net neutrality protection. now, here's some news you may find even more surprising. we're comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." the fbi's investigating the death of a high school student in north carolina. 17-year-old lennon lacy was found hanging from a dog leash, a belt he didn't own and shoes that didn't fit him. his death was ruled a suicide but his family says he wa

murder on layaway.taurant, but she has no idea those atf agents will be there, too. you're right here at the olive garden, people are having dinner, like most people would at the olive garden -- >> right. >> -- and you're waiting for her to show up with cash. >> right. >> and you're waiting and you're waiting, and she's not here. >> exactly. >> and no sign of her? >> no sign of her. >> suddenly, stood up by their dinner date, concerns racing through their heads. has she changed her mind? does she now want out of that lifetime movie? or worse, has she taken action on her own? they finally get her on the phone. >> hey, where are you? >> and where had she been? her son's soccer game. so you get her on the phone? >> get her on the phone. >> and where is she? >> she's over at the exxon. >> over here. they learn she's now just a few hundred feet away. >> okay, she's moving. he's going to go now. >> the agents scramble, their wires, their cameras out of position. >> listen, he's going to have to walk over to t

then we are making holiday dreams come true with our layaway live series.e for lucky families coming up and how you can too all coming up next on "gma." matt and tam. >> good stuff amy. thanks so much. see you in a bit. >> to the not so good stuff we is your passed the hour mark on 95 southbound, the travel time about four times what it should be. >> ooh. >> an hour and two minutes to get from woodhaven to the vine. there's a crash involving three or four vehicles just past allegheny taking out the left lane. this is the scene approaching that accident scene. a little wind out there, too, as you can see. >> yup. >> in havertown west chester pike eastbound side past eagle road a disabled vehicle taking out a lane. david. >> that's not good, either. all right, matt on the big board we have chilly numbers this morning. up are 30's in some spots like coatesville and kennett square. low 40's in pottstown and chester, 38 quakertown and across the river in south jersey, 40 degrees in buena and gained's beach. 36 in hammonton. 40 in avalon. 40 from hockessin down t

. >> we had a good samaritan come in today and paid off your layaway. >> i feel like a million pounds> yeah, that's one of my favorites. i can't believe angelina jolie has chicken pox. >> she does. a lot has been going on in the movie industry in hollywood these days. some crazy stuff. folks, if you want to see more of what happens, a lot of crazy stuff seems to happen on the air. but some of that behind the scenes stuff, the in case you missed it. all of that off the wall stuff. is that a good way to put it? >> wnnfans.com. check it out. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. . >>> making news in america this morning -- digital dilemma. companies scrambling to make sure they're not the next cyber attack victim. as fallout from pulling the interview continues and the new revelation from george clooney. what he tried to do to get the movie in theaters. >>> a storm with dangerous conditions for people getting to their christmas destinations. tracking it all. >>> downhill danger. a skateboarder speeding down a hill coming

two customers paid off thousands of dollars in layaway accounts.called layaway angels paid off the bill of 275 people at a cost of nearly $40,000. t toys-r-us said this is the largest donation of this holiday season. >>> adrian peterson will not play another snap this season. the league denied his appeal of a season long suspension for violating the personal conduct policy of the nfl after being charged with child abuse. according to espn, peterson said he has considered retiring but will appeal the decision in federal court. >>> for now a famous supermodel has joined a lot of people accusing bill cosby of drugging her. her story is so vivid a lot of people could not turn away from it. >> a grieving mother says her 17-year-old son's death was wrongly ruled a suicide. i went to north carolina this week, sat down with her and her family. you will hear why she claims her son was lynched. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays

someone pays the layaway bills for more than 100 people at a toys r us. jason is one of them. viewers loved it. great story. great example of paying it forward. >> beautiful, loving human beings. god bless the lay away angel and the pay-it-forward guy. >> agreed. we need to hear more of these type of stories, especially this time of year. >>> next up, a mom's wish for her son this christmas. alex needs 24/7 care. music is bonderful therapy. her mom hoping for some holiday cheer puts an ad online inviting anyone who wants to play music for alex to just stop by. the response was overwhelming. countless people volunteering their talents. and countless viewers responding to our story. >> heartbreaking and beautiful. this is the christmas spirit. god bless all those musicians with a heart of gold. >>> next, we love those soldier homecoming surprises, especially at christmas. six-year-old tiana couldn't wait to open her present. little did she know, her soldier mom was inside. lots of tears from our viewers. now, this is christmas. stop, i'm crying. welcome home. have a love-filled

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