reporter: donning their santa hats and toothless grins, the washington capitals stormed into the pediatric ward at georgetown university hospital and immediately felt the tug at their own heart strings. >> the first kid we saw was going to be a year in a week. that kind of felt sick a little bit because our daughter just turned a year. i was getting nervous that it was going to be a bunch of young kids and how i was going to feel about it. >> reporter: the players weren't the only ones feeling a little uneasy at first. >> look, they have stuff for you. >> 3-year-old nolan is up and at um after a visit that left him feeling anew. >> he jumped up and threw some m&ms in his mouth, he hadn't ate all day, and here we are. he's so happy. it's made him so happy. >> we were in there and the one girl wasn't eating or drinking the last couple days. we left and she started eating and drink. things like that that just make you feel so good about it. as hard as it is coming in, it it's worth it, that's for sure. >> i love it. there were a lot of smiles and hugs. all of the children able to spend five to ten

the entire team visited the pediatric ward of georgetown university hospital.they gave out pictures and spent time in each room, something carl alzner knows will go a long way. >> that five or ten minutes we were there might last for the next you know, next couple hours, next couple days. something they can talk about and enjoy and time moves slow when you're in the hospital. you need whatever you can to try and distract you. whatever kind of joy we can bring. sometimes we don't realize how big a deal it can be. it's pretty special for us. >> let's get a big smile. >> always great to see >> jordan smith. >> if you've been watching "the voice" and following the itune stars, this is no surprise. jordan smith from team adam crowned the winner of season 9. it's coach adam levine's third win. >> ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what m

chief sellers traded his police uniform for a red coat to surprise children in the pediatric ward ataiser hospital in santa clara. santa brought cheer along with presents which were provided by the elves with the santa clara fire department is. >> cute to see that baby. >> i foe. how happy the kids are, they need holiday cheer. >> that's very nice. >> thanks for joining us here at 5:00. up next, "nightly news" with kate snow. >> hope to see you back here tonight at 6:00. good night folks. >>> tonight, a massive school scare shutdown in los angeles. threats to new york and l.a. trigger the sudden closure of hundreds of southern california schools now being called a hoax. did l.a. officials overreact? is this the new normal after san bernardino? >>> fight night in vegas. trump versus cruz. cruz versus rubio. and fireworks on the strip, as national security takes center stage. >>> targeting brain cancer. a new device that's prolonging lives. doctors calling it the most promising treatment for brain tumors in years. >>> weather whiplash. record snow in the west. record heat in the east.

santa claus and the rest of the delco cruisers will be here visiting with the kids in the pediatric ward. this is the 9th year for the toyed run it's called the holiday cruise for kids part of the toys for tots program. everyone brings an unwrapped toy and police escort leads 100 cars and motorcycles to several local hospitals and the marine corps base. the event this year held a special meaning after the sudden death of a marine who was a delaware county first responder. 32-year-old scott jones, firefighter and paramedic and marine was killed last saturday in a car crash. he was laid to rest last week and hundreds of toys were donated at his funeral in his memory. >> the kind of effort he would put forth, supporting others, it doesn't matter, toys for tots, charity events he was there for people, near and dear to them, just the community as a whole. >> scot was a great guy, always smiling. he was part of a big family, one of 8 children. his actual family, his firehouse family as well as his marine corps family. >>> scott's birth day was december 23, his twin brother tell tells us he lov

the entire caps team today visiting the pediatric ward of medstar georgetown university hospital. lots of pictures, lots of hugs and smiles. yeah. there are a lot of guys in there. big boost for the kids, though. came away with some souvenirs and a lot of memories. >> if you think about it, that five or ten minutes we were there might last for the next, you know, next couple hours, next couple days, can be something they can talk about hopefully and enjoy and time moves slow when you're in the hospital so you need whatever you can to try and distract you. whatever kind of joy that we can bring and sometimes we don't realize how big of a deal it can be. so, yeah, it's pretty special for us. >> let's get a big smile. >> i mean, how cute is that, right? oh my goodness. >> pretty cool. >>> college hoops might see a show if you're going to watch georgetown at verizon center tonight. hosting monmouth. a small school from central new jersey. their bench has taken the country by storm. team on the court, though, isn't too shabby knocking off guys like notre dame, ucla already, but that be

donning their santa hats and some toothless grins, the washington capitals stormed into the pediatric ward at medstar georgetown university hospital and immediately felt the tug at their own heart strings. >> how old is luca? >> he's almost 3 years. >> the first kid that we saw was going to be a year in a week. and that's, like -- i kind of felt sick a little bit because our daughter just turned a year, too, so i was getting nervous this was all going to be a bunch of young kids and how i was going to feel about it. >> reporter: the players weren't the only ones feeling a little un uneasy at first. >> i know. look. they have toustuff for you. look. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: 3-year-old noland is up and at them after a visit that left him feeling anew. >> he jumped up and throw some m&m's in his mouth, hadn't ate all day. here we are. he's so happy. it's made him so happy. >> we were in there and the one girl wasn't eating or drinking the last couple days and we left and she started eating and drinking. it's like things like that that just make withdrew feyou feel st it. as hard as it

ward. when i was under a practice i practiced pediatrics and sometimes would have people say to me i'm guessing some people say to you i don't do how you take care of patients who have cancer. i am often struck by the use of humor in healthcare and humor in a setting that you normally think of. patients and family use humor. certainly nurses and healthcare teams. talk of over-the-top use of humor to cope with the difficulty. >> guest: people in healthcare can find very offputting not to say disturbing. but i don't think it comes out of being callous or uncaring. i got very attached and i felt his death. profoundly. after he died he had a lot of narcotics left for and asked us to get rid of it. you have to give a reason why you are wasting and the patient die died isn't one of the reasons. so together we would put the patient refused, which struck us as hilarious. we were laughing so hard people heard us out in the hallway. >> host: great example. you talk about what it's like to be in the healthcare system that sometimes seems to forget that it's working with human beings and sometimes are caug

ward. when i was in the next practice by practicing pediatrics and i sometimes would have people say to me i don't know how you take care of the kids. i'm guessing from people that say to you i don't know how you take care of patients that have cancer it seems so depressing. >> guest: that is exactly what they say. >> host: but i'm also struck by the use of humor and health care and in the setting that you normally think of as depressing and difficult, but patients and families and nurses and healthcare teams use humor. talk little bit about the use of humor to talk about the difficulties. >> guest: i think people not in healthcare can find it offputting but i don't think it comes out of being callous or uncaring. so giving the patient, i didn't know him very long but i got attached to him and i felt this very profoundly. after he died he had a bout of narcotics left over so i needed to get rid of it and another nurse helped me. you have to give a reason why you are wasting. and patient died is not one of the reasons. so together we decide to patient refused to which struck us as hilarious

ward. when i was in direct practice, i practice in pediatrics. i would sometimes have people say to me i don't know how you take care of sick kids. i'm guessing people say to you i don't know how you take care of patients who have cancer, seem so so depressing. >> guest: yes, that's exactly what they say. >> host: i'm often struck by the use of humor and healthcare. humor in a setting that you normally think of depressing and difficult, but patients and families use humor, certainly nurses and healthcare teams use humor. talk a little bit about the use of humor to talk about difficulty. >> guest: within the classic of humor which people not healthcare can find very offputting if not to say disturbing. i don't think it comes out of being callous or on caring. but in the book i had a patient die, i had not known him for very long. i got very attached to him. after he died he had a lot of narcotic left over so i had to waste it, get rid of it. another nurse helps me. you me. you have to give a reason why you are wasting. a patient died is not one of