they are big business now, apparently, and here's abc's ryan owens. >> all right.ugly. >> reporter: from jingle bells to pom poms. there is no garnish too garish for an ugly christmas sweater. >> sold! >> it's my christmas sweater. >> reporter: on "modern family" and bridget jones' bow. the new ugly sweater is uglier than ever before. but if you think this extreme seasonal wear is just for laughs, think again. now, more little guys expect to make big profits. jeremy turner considers himself an expert in kitschy christmas couture. he opened this dallas popup store and has a jingle on youtube. turner says he's on track to sell out of merchandise this season. nearly 10,000 sweaters. >> if it has anything that's 3d, like, my shirt has a beard. >> reporter: the more crap hanging off it, the better. >> yeah. >> reporter: his customers can't get enough. >> i kind of like this one. you have big santa on the front. >> reporter: oh. >> and a furry nice beard, too. >> reporter: but this year, turner has plenty of competition. >> they say it's ugly, i say, thank you. that's wh

ryan owens has the latest. >> this is a look at the gunman that police say tried to kill a tv weather man. >> a few passing clouds from time to time -- >> 25-year-old, michael crawford. he was shot several times wednesday morning when he got into his car in the station parking lot, police say that the gunman approached him from behind and they exchanged words and the suspect opened fire and then ran off. crawford managed to drive his car just far enough to flag down help. remarkably doctors say oh will make a full recovery. >> including his wife, mother, who is also a meteorologist at the same small station. >> he doesn't know the man that shot him and never met him before the parking lot confrontation, police have no other leads just the sketch and by now the man who for some reason wanted the weather man dead could be anywhere. ryan owens, abc news los angeles. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 12:30, the full accuweather forecast and if you are still shopping for christmas find out which tech gadgets can you get for your kids that may get them on their feet. that is coming up in

>> ryan owens for us in houston. ryan, thank you. >>> new developments tonight in the fight against isis. the terrorist group claiming they shot down a coalition fighter jet. the u.s. firm little denying it. the f-16 flying raids over syria as part of the u.s.-led air campaign, is now in the hands of isis. the jihadists, you can see them there, capturing and parading the 26-year-old pilot from jordan. the defense department trying to investigate the cause of the crash. >>> back here at home, big news about that movie at the center of the massive hollywood hacking scandal involving north korea. sony delivers the christmas surprise this time. "the interview" is available right now online and will be in hundreds of theaters across the country, starting at midnight. here's abc's bazi kanani. >> kim! >> reporter: the surprise gift from sony pictures on christmas eve. comedy fans now renting "the interview" on youtube, google play and microsoft xbox, a day before its release in the theaters willing to show the film. sony s

abc's ryan owen is there. >> reporter: the former president has looked frail for years. confined to a wheelchair for the last two. late tuesday night the 90-year-old experienced a shortness of breath and was rushed by ambulance to houston methodist hospital. a place he knows well. bush xli as he's known spent time in the hospital with bronchitis, some of it in the icu. george h.w. bush was last seen a month ago at a houston texans football game. he and the former first lady even caught on the kiss cam. weeks before that his son, president george w. bush, paid tribute to his father at his presidential library at texas a&m university. >> he gave great contributions to my presidency, was the comfort he provided. >> reporter: he's the one that could use comforting, but the former president is not a man who stays down long. on june he celebrated his 90th birthday by jumping out of a plane. just like he did when he turned 75, 80 and 85. the white house says the current president who is on vacation with his family in hawaii has been briefed on the former president's condition.

ryan owens, abc news, houston. >>> the president sending those wishes from his vacation in hawaii.ister of malaysia. after putting on the 18th green, mr. obama responded to a reporter's question saying he's glad sony pictures has released "the interview." last week he called the studio's decision to pull the film a mistake. and on a lighter note, you might say, the president told reporters to watch themselves with, quote, those fruity drinks. that's all the fun in hawaii as a reporter. >> nice of him to do that. >>> a christmas tradition in southern california. >> lines were typically long at broguiere's dairy. fans of their eggnog coming from around the region. broguiere's is one of the one and only dairies that bottles the eggnog in glass. people waiting all year for it. >>> about 30 miles from there, a popular tamale place was cranking them out as fast as possible. the mexican christmas specialty features chicken, beef or pork. they expected to sell more than 6,000 yesterday alone. >>> all right. coming up, the former wrestler and tough guy actor showing a softer side. wait unti

ryan owens, what are we hearing tonight?> reporter: it appears the former president will be spending a fourth night in the hospital. we just received a statement from his spokesperson. it says mr. bush is in high spirits and continues to make progress. the 90-year-old has been in the hospital since tuesday night. he was rushed here by ambulance. suffering from shortness of breath. on christmas day, he was visited by barbara bush and one of his sons, neil bush. we're told this isn't nearly as serious as his stay two christmases ago. but clearly he's not ready to go home just yet. >> okay, ryan, thank you. >>> now, to the secret service. already under institute security breach. tonight there's a new concern over a report in the "new york times." some of the cars in the presidential motorcade driven by volunteers. with little or no emergency training. here's jim avila. >> reporter: the president on the way to work out this morning in hawaii. his presidential suv buried in the middle of as many as 20 imposing secret service blac

for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >>> watch this video.old boy nearly choking to death on a piece of candy as hi mother desperately tries to get him help. there's a happy ending. a police officer arrived just in the nick of time. david right is with us with the story. >> reporter: so much talk about police body cameras these past few months. these are the little cameras that police wear on their chests. this amazing scene was captured on one of them. the officer didn't hit the record button. a 3-year-old boy upside down on a police officer's knee and choking to death. >> you okay? >> reporter: accidentally turns on the officer's body camera as the officer struggles to save him. >> 911, somewhat the emergency? >> this is ray calling -- green valley groceries 24, i need an balan ambulance. >> yes, what's going on? >> reporter: the cashier called 911 after two panicked parents rushed into his store in nevada with their son. >> lady came in with a child. is he choking? yes, he's choking. >> it was just scary. >> reporter: little damian was se

for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> ryan, thank you. >>> and now turn to anas been found, but what was in it and the driver are missing, and police believe he could be in dangerous. david wright has the story. >> reporter: good morning. this is a real mystery and an urgent manhunt is underway for the drive. he's listed as missing and/or endangered. in amarillo, texas, a big money mystery with a life possibly on the line. an armored truck abandoned in a vacant lot. >> the armored truck was here facing the truck in this area right here. that's where the police officers were at. >> reporter: the engine running, the vehicle empty. driver, 24-year-old trent cook vanished without a trace. and police are not saying what was in the truck. >> is he okay? did he leave that truck because he wanted to or somebody made him? >> reporter: police issued an all points bulletin, 5'6", blond hair, and last seen wearing a company uniform. he's not an armed employee. >> first concern is the welfare of the driver. >> reporter: cook's parents are adamant it's not an inside job. he'

ryan owens has the story. >> reporter: patrick crawford just finished the early morning shift in wacotexas. it was a fun morning. he just won an ugly christmas sweater contest over his colleagues at the anchor desk. proudly posting these pictures on facebook. but when the 35-year-old walked to the parking lot, something happened that he could never predict. >> gentleman walked up and started firing at him. multiple times, striking the vehicle and him. >> reporter: he drove his bullet-ridden car far enough to flag down construction workers who gave him first aid and called 911. he was a weather man in new orleans and is in stable condition at a texas hospital. at his side, his wife, a meteorologist at the same station. >> heat index not playing a big role. >> reporter: this morning the gunman is on the loose. and just as elusive, his motive. >> for him to be out there. nobody knows where he went. >> reporter: police say he walked up behind crawford as he was getting in his car. the victim tells investigators he didn't recognize the gunman, a white man between 30 and 35 with a receding

bush spent christmas in the hospital and ryan owens has new details on his condition. od morning. >> reporter: good morning, ryan. the former president waking up after his third night in the hospital here. his spokesperson continues to insist he is doing well. but the fact is he has been here now since tuesday night after he was rushed by ambulance suffering from a shortness of breath. bush 41 knows this hospital and spent christmas here two years ago. family and friends say this time around it's not nearly as serious and he expects to be home in a couple of days, but for now our oldest living president at the age of 90 remains in the hospital behind me. ryan. >> and we wish him a speedy recovery, ryan owens, thank you. >>> finally a special u.p.s. delivery, one military family is never going to forget. corporal matthew morrison had himselfed picked up by a u.p.s. driver. the family had no idea he was having himself delivered for christmas. the driver called the morrisons' family outside and the truck doors 234r50u open to reveal that present. he has a knew days to spen

he's been at houston's methodist hospital and abc's ryan owens has new details on the former president'son. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ryan. the former president waking up after his third night in the hospital here. his spokesperson continues to say he's doing very well. but the fact is he has been here now since tuesday night after he was rushed by ambulance suffering from a shortness of breath. the former president knows this hospital well. he actually stays here two christmases ago. that time he had bronchitis and was here for almost two months. family and friends say it's not serious this time. they expect he'll be going home but still the oldest living president at the age of 90 remains in the hospital. ryan. >> and we wish him a speedy recovery, ryan owens, thank you. >>> finally a special u.p.s. delivery, one military family is never going to forget. corporal matthew morrison had himself fick picked up at the airport by a u.p.s. driver. the family had no idea he was having himself delivered for christmas. the driver called the morrisons' family outside and the

for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >> that is a strange one. >>> turn nowinger for the weather. >> yeah. we had all the rain, we saw the mudslides and all that action. there was the silver lining this was it. 55% of california can was an exceptional drop. the rain did help. more rain happening north of the bay area. you look for the heaviest of which to come in parts of coastal oregon and washington. also in the cascades. it will diminish as it goes east. it will get warmer in palm springs. warming up into the low 80s. phoenix is back to average in the mid to upper 50s. las vegas warming to 70 by the end of the week. we'll see warming for lncht -- la in the next several days. let's get a check closer to home. >> reporter: thanks, ginger, david murphy under the clouds on the terrace. we're in the 30s. brisk and chilly later today, 41. 39 chilly on saturday, 42 on sunday with winter arriving in the evening. talking to max ups. he tells me when i do well, when i don't. >> talking to max -- >> from tampa, florida. can you tell it's a friday? friday before chris

for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >> that is a strange one. >>> turn nowger for the weather. >> yeah. and i wanted to bring you up to date on california. you had all of the rain. we had all of the mudslides and all of that action. but there was a silver lining, and this was it. 55% of california was in exceptional drought. watch it shrink away from the bay area, down to 32%. so, you know it's far from over, the whole drought problem. that's a three-year issue, but it did help. now that we have caught up on that. more rain happening just north of the bay area this weekend. you look for the heaviest of which to come in parts of coastal oregon and washington. also in the cascades. this is a relatively warm system and will start to diminish as it goes east. you know who's going to get a lot warmer? palm springs. they have been cool, and now 15 to 20 degrees above average, into the low 80s christmas week. phoenix, back to average in the mid to upper 60s, and las vegas, also warming to almost 70 by the end of the week. certainly going to see warming for l.a. in

ryan owens has that story. >> reporter: she was last seen with him on this surveillance video.ng in the parking garage at an upscale mall north of dallas, very late one august night. this morning, almost four months later, the man side by side with christina morris is behind bars. police say he kidnapped his former high school friend. something he's denied. including this interview last month with our dallas station. >> they feel like they were waisting their time on me when they could be look at somebody else that is actually the suspect or the person who did it. >> reporter: police spend the weekend searching aroche's house over the weekend. they took his car. they found dna ed in his car. >> a lot of deception on his part that we believe was intentional and created problems with our investigation. >> reporter: they also believe he knows what happened to christina morris. despite months of searching, even with this drone, there's though sign of her. >> do the right thing and lead us to christina. in my heart, i feel like we're going celebrate christmas with her. >> reporter:

ryan owens is outside houston methodist hospital with the latest. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, george. the bush family is insisting this trip to the hospital, just a precaution. but the fact is, the former president was rushed here by ambulance late last night. and let us not forget, he is 90 years old. former president george h.w. bush was experiencing shortness of breath, according to a spokesman, when he was rushed to houston methodist late tuesday night. at the time his wife was reading "'twas the night before christmas" with houston texas star, j.j. watt at a public event here. she left immediately after and told people only that her husband was at home. this is hardly the 41st president's first trip to the hospital. almost two years ago to the day president bush was admitted for a bronchitis-related cough. he spent christmas 2012 here and almost two months, including time in the icu. the elder bush has experienced a series of health issues since his presidency. he was diagnosed with graves december in 1991, a thyroid condition