. >> salvation army communications merriken forsyth says his holiday charity does much more than give help to parents on their luck to purchase toys for they're children during the christmas season, and right now the kettle bell program is about 400,000 dollars behind its targeted goal. >> we have the programs that help with heating, there are a number of other programs, some in the summer that send kids to camp. so it's a broad reach with some of these kettle dollars going. >> for whom the salvation army bells toll will end saturday night but you can still donate online or with a check. >>> it's been a remarkably smooth day future air travelers and it's shaping up to be within of most chaos-free periods in a long time. one reason, the weather is cooperative, and in addition there are 1% fewer people crowdingth airports this christmas season. fares are up 16%. that might be part of the reason. but it's all worth it, according to the families we saw having happy reunions at the bwi airport in maryland. >> he looks like a little elf! >> it's nerve-wracking. it's exciting. but it's also