Joy to the world and merry christmas, everyone. Stores slashing prices in the final hours. The breaking discounts right now, as santa takes off with his sleigh full of presents. Were tracking him live around the globe on this Christmas Eve. And good morning, america, on this Christmas Eve. Were already filled with the christmas spirit, thanks to our carolers. A lot more from them, coming up. We just saw santa. I think norads tracking him already. Yes. Took off from the north pole just a little while ago. Were going to be following him all throughout the morning. Hes over the Solomon Islands right now. It will be christmas in australia in about an hour. Were going to be tracking santa all through the morning. Kids, the journey has begun. We have a lot of news to get to. The deadline extended for 24 hours for people to sign up for obamacare, after a huge crush of visitors on monday. And the headline about pregnant women and peanuts. A new study saying that eating them during pregnancy could lower the chances of your baby having a nut allergy. Which explains all the reeses Peanut Butter cups and my kids not having any. Were going to begin with a big, christmas chill, freezing so much of the country right now. Ginger is here with all of the latest. This is more than just it feels like the holidays. This is becoming dangerous chill possible. What i want to show you, the numbers this morning. Give you and idea what is happening here. These are actual windchills at this hour. It feels like 22 below in minneapolis. It feels like 40 below in international falls. You say, theyre always cold. But look at this. There are freeze watches for parts of florida, georgia. Tallahassee feels like its 35. Atlanta, 21. With the cold, for some folks, will come a little peek of snow. Thats going to be a White Christmas for a lot of people, from minneapolis, parts of iowa, and yes, chicago. Thats exactly where we find a bundled up alex perez this morning. Alex, we worked there for a long time. Its a cold city. And it certainly is this morning. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, ginger. According to our thermometer, it is about 3 degrees below zero here in chicago right now. In some areas, it feels like 15 below zero. Some 95 Million People are traveling for the Christmas Holiday. And many of them are running into an ugly, wintry mess. This morning, a treacherous mix of rain, snow, and ice is creating havoc for Many Americans and their holiday plans. From the deep freeze in the midwest to the dangerous ice storms in the northeast, where thick ice coats roads, trees and power lines. Causing mass power outages, forcing families to scramble, right before christmas. We get a little heat from the stove, you know. Because its gas. Reporter more than 300,000 are without power in michigan alone, with crews working nonstop just to keep up. When they get one line repaired, now another branch is coming down, so its just theyre not really catching up. Reporter in vermont and maine, a similar situation. Crews have vowed to work through christmas to restore power for thousands. We have employees who are delaying Vacation Time for the holidays so that they, themselves, can be here and be a part of the process to get things restored. Reporter and theres a lot of work ahead. Those crews will stay all the way through the Christmas Holiday and work until as long as it takes to get power restored to everyone. It will be a long, cold day for everyone. It is. Thank you so much, alex. The coldest day in nine years in chicago. Not only with the snow, which would be the First ChicagoWhite Christmas, youre going to have the air move east. Were not getting away with it here along the east coast. Temperatures going to drop off. Washington, d. C. , 45. 36 by the end of the week. And look at this. New york city, we drop into the 20s. Its going to be very cold. Cold christmas. Huge difference from yesterday. Yes. Big drops. All right, ginger. Thank you so much. And happening right now, high above the earth, two american astronauts are making a dramatic Christmas Eve spacewalk to wrap up some risky repair work on the International Space station. Their urgent mission, to fix a critical cooling system. And ryan owens has the latest from the Johnson Space center in houston. Good morning, ryan. Reporter good morning, lara. That spacewalk now well under way. Look at this. What a unique opportunity. Were inside the air lock here at Johnson Space center. This is where those very astronauts trained. They start here before they head out into the dark necessary of space. American astronauts Rick Mastracchio and mike hopkins start their work. The test inside their space suits, bone dry. They gave them a close inspection on monday, food who can blame them. One leak, one tear, and they are dead in an instant. I know you train for it. But is it scary when youre up there and theres nothing else . It is scary. Its a matter of just managing that fear. Reporter recent problems with those 35yearold spacesuits have added to that fear. In july, an italian astronaut nearly drowned when water leaked into his helmet. I experienced what it was like to be a goldfish in a fish bowl, from the point of view of the goldfish. Reporter from part one on the spacewalk on saturday, a different problem with water in the suit. We want to dry that suit out overnight. Reporter plus, an astronaut kept explaining how cold he was. Its. Translator very, very cold. Reporter the american duo is hoping to finish their mission today, replacing this massive cooling pump on the space station. Doug did the same spacewalk three years ago. Hell be talking them through it this morning. How much do you think it helps that fear to have someone like you in their ear when youve been there . Its the difference between night and day. When you hear a calm, reassuring voice. Reporter and heres another look, more than 200 miles straight up. You see one of the astronauts right now on tend of that robotic arm. What a sight. As one of them told me just yesterday, they hope by tend of this 6, 6 1 2hour space walk that later today, there will be a brandnew cooling pump underneath the Christmas Tree just in time for Christmas Morning. Lara . I hope they do. We will be following it all morning. George . Thanks, lara. To president obama now. Enjoying some down time in hawaii. His staff back in washington, signed him up for Health Insurance under the Affordable Care act. He wasnt the only one. A crush of visitors to the website yesterday caused the white house to extend this years deadline for signing up to the end of today. Jon karl is with the president in honolulu. He has all of the latest numbers. Good morning, jon. Reporter good morning, george. Between health care briefings, the president has had a chance to get in a couple rounds of golf. But Officials Say today is really the deadline. If you want to have coverage by the first of the year, you must enroll today. That oneday grace period was granted because people faced long wait times on the website, as there was a crush of visitors trying to get in before the deadline. Officials compare this to keeping the polls open on election day for a few extra hours because of long lines. They say that yesterday, there were well over 1 million visitors going to that website. That was a record. And, jon, the president signing up for this Health Insurance. Hes already got the best health care in the world. So, what was this all about . Reporter well, the white house Officials Say this was a symbolic gesture. He does have the very best health care in the world. Doctors and a medical staff that goes with him wherever he goes, even on air force one. What he got was the cheapest plan, the bronze plan. And it was individual coverage, just for him, not for the family. For this symbolic gesture, george, he will be spending 400 a month. Thank you very much. Lets get the other top stories from dan harris, in for josh today. Hey, guys. Good morning. Happy Christmas Eve, everybody. Were going to begin with whistleblower Edward Snowden declaring mission accomplished. The former insider ho has been busy leaking secrets about the nsa, the National Security agen agency, tells the Washington Post quote, i have already won. In an interview from his temporary home in russia, snowden says all he wanted to do was give the public a say in how theyre governed. That, he argues, is already happening. A developing story this morning. Engineers in central ohio are trying to find out what caused a train derailment. This happened in chillicothe overnight, just south of columbus. 11 cars jumped the tracks. Fortunately, there were no Hazardous Materials onboard. And nobody got hurt. Overnight, we learned that the Justice Department is investigating that massive target data breach. As many as 40 million credit and debit cards have been hacked. Yesterday, targets general counsel held a Conference Call with several state attorneys general. Look at this wild new video out of a walmart in san jose, california. Police say an intoxicated man deliberately crashed his car into this walmart store. Injuring nine people. This happened earlier this year. But authorities are releasing this video now as a part of an effort to find more witnesses. This morning for the first time, we are hearing from a man who was wounded in last months shooting at the los angeles airport. Brian ludmer is right now in the chicago area, visiting his family for christmas. He admits he had some pretty anxious moments when he returned to l. A. X. The other day to fly to chicago. He passed through the same terminal where a tsa agent was killed and he was shot. He had shot me once. There was nobody else in the hallway that i noticed at that time. Just me and him. And i remember staring at the floor. I remember the pattern on the carpet. And just expecting to be shot again. Terrifying. Hes had three surgeries on his leg. And there may be more in his future. The accused gunman is charged with murder. And attempted murder. And finally here, a crazy and confusing finish to a professional hockey game last night between buffalo and phoenix. Check this out. The game is tied. The puck is up in the air. And then, it seems to disappear. But look. It has lodged in the goalies pants. At which point he slides into the net. Making this one of the strangest goals we have ever seen. The goal counted. The sabres won. We should say that the goalie, not happy about that. No. No. That does not seem fair. He says its a violation of the rules. And actually, he may be right. How is that fair . He may be right. Maybe the refs called it wrong. I wonder if theres a name for that. That kind of goal. Yeah, ive got a lot of names coming through my head. I was so hoping i was baiting you. None of them could be said on national television. Not suitable at 7 11. Keep going. Thank you, dan harris. Keep us posted on that one. Im on it. We turn, now, to a big scare on the slopes at a resort in utah full of holiday skiers. Three of them nearly buried alive in an avalanche. Clayton sandell is at lookout mountain, colorado, with the story and some Important Information for skiers on how to survive an avalanches fury. Clayton . Reporter good morning, lara. This morning, thousands of people are getting ready to hit the slopes this holiday. But finding conditions across the west dangerous and potentially deadly. This morning, three utah skiers are alive. Search teams digging them out monday, at utahs alta ski resort, after they triggered an avalanche. The states 11th in 4 days. No one was hurt. We know the risks up here. And its you know, its nothing to play with. Reporter slides can trigger without warning. Watch what happens to edwin, skiing sunday in the back country near vail, colorado. His brother, davis, recording this dramatic video. Holy [ bleep ]. What . Thats edwin in an avalanche. Reporter davis speeds to the rescue. His brother, buried alive. Help breathe. Dig me out. [ bleep ] i was really panicky. Because it was basically like being buried neckdeep in cement or sand. And i couldnt move anything. Reporter experts say if you are caught, a swimming motion can help you get to the top or the side, out of the fastmoving snow. But if buried, try to create an air pocket to breathe. And always carry an avalanche beacon so rescuers can find you. But even experienced skiers and snowboarders are sometimes no match for the power of an avalanche. In april, five people were killed in colorado when this slope came railroading downhill at 60 miles per hour. At that kind of speed, that kind of power, you dont have much time. You literally have seconds to try and get out of the way. Reporter it may seem like more snow equals more avalanches. But experts tell us, more snow can actually cement and stabilize these layers. But for the next couple weeks, conditions out here could be treacherous. Lara . Thank you so much, clayton. Incredible to see those pictures. Avalanche beacon in your pack, if youre going skiing. Were going to turn now to breaking medical news. A new study with surprising information for pregnant women. It turns out that eating peanuts during pregnancy may make it less likely that the child will have a nut allergy. Abcs senior medical contributor dr. Jen ashson ashton with more on this. This is a big counterintuitive. How solid is this study . The larger question here, george, is whether a said behavior during pregnancy, in this case, eating peanuts or tree nuts, has a measurable medical outcome down the road. In this case, an allergy in the child. And the findings of the study found that pregnant women who ate nuts or peanuts five or more times a month, had a significantly less chance of their child having a food allergy than pregnant women who just ate them, lets say, once a month. This study did only show an association. It didnt show a cause and effect. But nevertheless, these findings are pretty noteworthy. Would you recommend that pregnant women eat nuts . Right now, obstetricians, pediatricians, allergists are all saying, go ahead in moderation. Eat these foods that are considered allergens. Theres no strict data that says you should avoid them completely. And how about if you suspect your child is allergic to nuts . Or other foods. What do you do . See a pediatric allergist. Get your child tested. If they are diagnosed with a real food allergy, make sure to have multiple epi pens all over. Various locations. Make sure people know how to use them. Speak to your childs doctor about having other medications like steroids, benadryl, or antihistamines on you or on that child. It can be scary and to be clear, lifethreatening. Thanks very much. And now, we turn to those very lastminute christmas shoppers, dashing through the mall. Some Department Stores having staying open around the clock to meet the rush. And still, big, big sales out there for those who have waited right down to the wire. Abcs linzie janis is here with all of the details and the deals. Good morning. Reporter good morning, lara. The window for holiday shopping, closing quickly. Retailers are doing everything they can to get us through the doors, one last time. Were here at best buy, where stores are open nationwide until 6 00 p. M. Tonight. The hot deal here, a free iphone 5c, with a twoyear contract on any carrier. One of the many bargains out there. Oh, yes, its here. The final shopping day before christmas. The sense of urgency is palpable. Just got here. But i plan to leave with a lot of bags. My feet are killing me. Reporter while procrastinating may be stressful, its likely to pay off, as retailers grow increasingly desperate to move merchandise. Discounts are 13 higher than last year. Backpacks, 50 off right now. If you really look, you can really find some good deals. Theres a sense of urgency to the stores. Consumers in the stores on Christmas Eve, theyre there to buy. Reporter according to shoppertrak, instore retail sales fell 3. 1 last week. The last full week before christmas. And foot traffic was down 21 , compared to last year. It helps explain the marathon hours at the biggest chains. Toys r us will be open until 10 00 p. M. Tonight. Closing its doors for the first time in 87 hours. Target will be open until midnight. Macys, until the wee hour of 2 00 a. M. Another lump of coal in retailers stockings. Despite strong online sales, Free Shipping and lenient return policies may be why u. P. S. Says it expects to ship 15 more returns. So can Christmas Eve, the fourth biggest day in the shopping calendar, give stores the boost they need in . Retail analysts say its unlikely. And that means, even more, you guessed it, sales. Typically the week after christmas can account for up to 15 of Holiday Season sales. Reporter the National Retail federation says the average american plans to spend around 740 this year on christmas gifts. You might want to wait, though, until after christmas to add up your purchases and see how they compare. Lara, you didnt spend more than that, did you . Never. Linzie, of course. Not. George . Me neither. Seemed like a lot to me. It does. It sure does. Gingers here with the weather. I have to tell you. Weve been talking about the cold thats coming in. Maybe youre in elkins, west virginia, or new hampshire. And you know that its going to be cold. What if youre in florida and you think youve gotten away with it this christmas . You didnt. Freeze watches. And were going to look for the temperatures this afternoon to be in the 50s, low 60s, to drop off. Look at atlanta by tomorrow morning. Just above freezing. Santa will be seeing his breath for sure. It is warm somewhere. Los angeles, close to 80 today. Your local forecast, coming up in 30 seconds. So it will be an easy drive to grandmas house. Dallas, 53 today, if youre making your trip. And coming up, were going to see santa ski and snowboard. Dont go anywhere. Looking for that. Hes a very busy guy. Also coming up, a worldrecord feat about to be set by 19yearold American College student in the coldest conditions on earth. Were going to hear from him. Also, the young waitress who did the right thing. Returning a wad of cash, left behind accidentally. And the big reward she got just in time for christmas. And inside the superfakes. 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Retailers try to improve lackluster sales to make up the difference retailers may slash prices for after christmas sales before christmas like today. Lets find out how the traffic is doing out there. We have a little bit of a problem near sfo planning on making it out there for a flight. We have a crash. Watch out for that causing delays. Southbound side of 101 as we take you into the north bay, northbound side of 101, we debris in lanes. Be careful of that up to highway 37. Eric . Thank you very mu. Welcome back. Check out the temperatures. Mid30s to 40s in both neighborhoods. Check out the haze hanging around. Poor air quality is possible everywhere. No wood burning through at least midnight. The way it looks downtown San Francisco right now. Temperatures about one to three degrees warmer than yesterday. Mid to upper 60s. Yesterday 67 oakland was a record. Sevenday forecast, warmer santa claus is coming to town santa claus is coming to town santa claus is coming to town i know he is santa claus is coming to town santa claus is coming to town how do you like that . Singing us into Christmas Eve right now. Thank you, guys. A lot more from them ahead. Were tracking santa all morning long. Norad has their sights on santa. He left the north pole just a little while ago. Now over parts of new zealand and siberia. Christmas has started to roll over across the globe right now. Its so exciting. Im not sure how santa feels about this invasion of privacy. I know. A tricky issue for him. We cant help it. We want to know every minute. I know. The paparazzi. He is santa. Also coming up, the young waitress who did the right thing, returning a huge wad of cash that somebody left at the restaurant. And the big reward she got just in time for christmas. I love this story. Its a great story. And the next generation of highend counterfeits. Theyre called superfakes. What you should know so you dont get fooled. An undercover, hidden camera investigation. Coming up. We have a wonderful story for Christmas Eve. A little baby, one of the smallest ever born. Defying all of the odds and finally headed home. All that coming up. Plus, our one on one with Leonardo Dicaprio. That was my christmas present. Looking forward to sharing that with you. Now, we turn to that world record about to be set by a courageous American College student in the chilliest conditions on earth. Dan harris has the story. He is a brave one. He is incredibly brave. This is a rough and risky mission. Its happening right now at the bottom of the planet. A 19yearold american is expected to set a world record in a matter of hours. And we spoke with him this morning. Parker had been battling the elements in one of the most unforgiving and remote parts of the world for the past 19 days. On a mission this morning to break the world record for this journey. Right now, were close enough that im impatient. Reporter hes a sophomore from yale. And hes attempting to be the youngest person ever to ski across antarctica, with no outside help, except a truck that follows and broadcasts his exploits. Its a coasttopole trek that covers a span of more than 397 miles. A grueling slog through temperatures that dip as low as 89 degrees below zero and winds that rise to 55 miles per hour. At one point, they almost had to pull the plug on this mission, over fears that parker had hypothermia. All the while, he and his partner lug 176pound sleds, carrying the supplies they need to stay alive. Were pulling our sled, 11 hours a day. It could be through sunshine. Or it could be through 40knot winds. Reporter and even at the bottom of the earth, this college institutestudents got, you guessed it, ramen noodles and oatmeal. New haven pizza is what im going to have before i get home. Reporter this effort to break the record landed him on times 30 people under 30 changing the world list, parker insists his goal is not recognition, but instead, environmental awareness. Through the research, were contributing to better understanding the planet system. Reporter a little hard to hear him from the south pole. But you might have caught as soon as he gets home, hes having pizza. Even after he sets the world record later today, he is going to return to the everyday responsibilities of being a college kid. When he gets back, he has a geo chemistry exam to complete. Aw, man. Congratulations on setting a world record. Is this going to count . For course credit . It should. And his face covered. Typical college, though. Pizza. A great, great story. We wish him a lot of luck as he heads to the finals. Also love this story for the holidays. It involves a huge wad of cash and an honest waitress. And what she got in return for her good deed. Linsey davis has the story. Reporter Samantha Knight has been waiting tables nearly a decade. And never experienced anything like what happened last week. Two different tables that cashed out around the same time. The first table had left money in the booth. I recognized the guy that was standing at the hostess stand. I thought that was the guy that had dropped the money. Reporter so, she gave him the money. All 1,000 of it. Then, the next day, a woman called the florida restaurant, claiming she was with the man who actually lost the 1,000. And as this Surveillance Footage shows, it turns out knight gave the wrong patron the money. I was crying. I felt really bad. I called the guy and apologized. Reporter the man who lost the money then contacted a local news station to see if they would air the Surveillance Video to see if anyone would recognize the patron who got the money. The very next day, in walked the man who mistakenly got it. He explained it all was a misunderstanding. And not only did he return the cash, he gave knight a 100 tip. Knight called the moneys rightful owner, who gave her an even bigger shock when he said its yours. And he said, merry christmas. I was in shock. I couldnt believe it. Called my mom crying. Reporter the waitress who is six months pregnant with her first baby, said she would have to work two to three weeks to make 1,100. I am grateful and appreciate the whole situation and the experience. It brightened by holiday. Made it a lot better. Reporter in turn, the restaurant is offering chuck, the man who gave knight his money 1,000 in restaurant credit. The season of giving full circle. For good morning america, linsey davis, abc news, new york. Love that. Everyone wins. I want to go to that restaurant. Never know. The man who lost it got lucky not once. But twice. Just shows great. All right, terrific. And hold on. This just in we are tracking santa. The big man, well on his way in his giftfilled sled. Over japan. There you see it. Norads hightech interactive site. Keeping tabs on his flight from the north pole. Theres a twist to st. Nicks trip not everybody likes. Neal karlinsky explains. Reporter this morning, millions of anxious, pajamaclad kids are logging on to their parents computers, to zero in on santas latest position. Tracked by norad. Big red one is moving over the arctic ocean with no problems. Reporter the same agency tasked with keeping americas skies safe. Good, harmless fun, right . Not so fast. Santa is getting a security detail this year. And it really is sparking a Christmas Eve controversy. Reporter norads fun, little teaser video this year, included this clip. A pair of military fighter jets, escorting santa. A boston Child Advocacy group pounced, calling it troubling. And arguing that the military might leave kids frightened that the beloved holiday icon might be attacked and shoot back if he is. The reaction to that is swift. And perhaps predictable. People on their high horses these days. Reporter after all, tis the season for controversy. I feel like were getting upset for the sake of getting upset. Theres nothing violent about this video. I dont see a mixed message at all. What i see is a situation that theyre trying to set up that is fun. Reporter norad this morning put out nothing short of a full general to calm any concerns over the militarization of santa. America, good morning. This is Major General charles luckey, from norad. Understand theres been a little bit of a discussion or concern about the latest website that norad has and the way we track santa. Norads doing what norads been doing for almost 60 years now, making sure that santas travels are safe and secure. Reporter fighter escort or not, the controversy cant last long. Christmas is officially just hours away. For good morning america, neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. Id love to be in the head of that general. I got in this business to protect america. And here i am talking about santa. He at least has the right attitude. All business. Its his job. I love thats manned by military and civilian. All volunteers. They do it all night long. They said its so worth it to hear the voices of those children so anxious to know how close santa is. Critical work. So is ginger zees work. Yes. Yes, and you know, before santa, before we started tracking him on his christmas, he took a little prechristmas vacation. And he did this in steamboat springs, colorado. Merry christmas. Yes, that was santa snowboarding. All of that champagne powder. Doesnt that look nice. We also want to check in on the west. Theyre going to be more mild. Look at portland at 46. See these boxes . All that color. That would be air stagnation. Once santa gets there, going to have to be careful. Maybe wear a mask when hes flying through. Because we have some air thats been stuck. Salt lake city, 38 today. 35, boise. Reno, right there. Not too bad, either. Theyre on the Southeast Side and get the flow from the south. Heres the christmas outlook. Santa still flying. Kind of awkwardly. Meteorologist max loves that icon. Good morning. Near record warmth again today. Low to upper 60s but poor air quality for probably all of us. A pair the air today and possibly through friday. Temperatures will taper a this Weather Report brought to you by progressive. And i have to point out honolulu. A lot of people do go on vacation. Close to 80. A few showers. Including the president. Thank you, ginger. Coming up, the superfakes. The highend handbag investigation. What you should know about your new purse this christmas. And miracle baby. One of the tiniest little ones ever born. Just 14 ounces. But about to go for his first holiday home. Heaven and nature sing ing we use this board re Car Insurance rates sidebyside, so you get the same coverage, often for less. Thats one smart board what else does it do, reverse gravity . [ laughs ] split atoms . 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And we want to tell you about a warning for all holiday shoppers. Its about the new superfakes. Handbag knockoffs. Nearly impossible to tell from designer originals. And they dont come cheap. We took our hidden cameras to the streets to keep you from getting swindled this christmas. Abcs Bianna Golodryga has the story. Reporter knockoff designer handbags for sale, on the asphalt aisles of canal street. New yorks semisecret world of count counterfeits. We all want bargains. We want cheaper things. So, we say, fine. Ill take a fake. Reporter not just any old fake. The next generation counterfeit handbags. Its called a superfake. Counterfeiting expert valerie gave me a pop quiz with a 900 Louis Vuitton handbag. And its superfake twin. Which is the real . And which is the fake . Reporter this is the real . Fake, wow. Time to go shopping. Fashion law professor susan takes us on a quest to score a superfake in manhattans chinatown. We reject several garden variety fakes. Finally, were offered something special. A chanel bag. Thats beautiful. Thats nice. Reporter the real thing goes for nearly 5,000. A runofthemill fake might cost 40. This one wasnt nearly so cheap. 600. Reporter we haggled and got the price down to 430. All right. Well do it. Reporter we are now the somewhat ashamed owners of a superfake handbag. No one has any sympathy for a big handbag brand. Reporter a little guilt might be a good thing for shoppers. You may care how much misery counterfeiters are spreading with your money. Certainly, we have evidence that its gone to fund organized crime. Its gone to fund terrorism. Reporter thats a lot of karma to carry around with your brandnew fake handbag. For good morning america, Bianna Golodryga, abc news, new york. Good advice. Thanks, bianna. Coming up, the baby born just 14 ounces. Thats one of the smallest ever in the u. S. Now, headed home just in time for Christmas Eve. And then, oh, a Little Christmas present for the ladies. One on one with Leonardo Dicaprio. Youre not too excited about that, are you . Im not. At all. And the play of the day. A crazy, new twist on your traditional holiday greeting. Keep it here. Traditional holiday greeting. Traditional holiday greeting. Keep it here. Which is why in here youll find levian, the worlds only chocolate diamond jewelry, the open hearts collection by jane seymour, the leo diamond the first diamond certified to be visibly brighter. Neil lane bridal from hollywoods premier jewelry designer. All this amazing jewelry and more in one place kay jewelers, the number one Jewelry Store in america. Every kiss begins with kay maybe im wrong and nobody ever says goodbye right then. Heres the play of the day. Angels sing hallelujah glory hallelujah feeling it . I feel it. Thats ray nance and friends, singing us into a Christmas Eve play of the day. Wouldnt it be awesome if those guys followed you around all the time. Im working on that. In your head they do. Lets do play of the day. Were counting down to christmas tomorrow. This is putting a whole new spin on your traditional holiday greeting. These are iphones. 2,000 iphones, as they topple over. Lets see the finale again. We have it in slow motion. At the end, you will see fireworks. And blamo. Theyve done this before. They did it one time with 10,000 iphones. Wow. That is impressive. Very impressive. You were impressive, pushing through that. You mean, with the music . Theyre just slightly as loud as the other voices in my head. We have a new update. There he is. Over some sort of water. Santa is over papua new guinea. Santa is over papua new guinea. Ive been to papua new guinea. Iday, dont get stuck at the corner of n] oh you got me something and oh. This is awkward. Remember, walgreens has a great assortment of little somethings, and were always nearby, so its easy to get in and out. See you on your lunch break. Swing by walgreens for lindt lindor truffles, hallmark cards, and more. Plus most stores are open Christmas Day. Here at the corner of happy and healthy. [ chicken caws ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. Heartburn relief that neutralizes acid on contact and goes to work in seconds. Tum, tum tum tum tums on our new network. Ryan is a total hottie mchotterson. Obvi. Hes amazeballs. Hes, like, the hottest hottie that ever hottied. Hes, like, a hottie times infinity, plus another infinity. And his smile is totes adorbs. Totes mcgotes. Its craycray adorbs. Totes mcgotes. Trouble understanding others on the phone [ male announcer ] in honor of the important things you do, due to a hearing loss . Save up to 100 on any new phone visit sprintcaptel. Com or call 8778055845. When you switch to sprint. Like the enticing aroma and distinctive taste of nespresso. Elegant capsules meet masterfully crafted machines, and one touch creates the perfect coffee, cappuccino, and latte. Tempt all your senses with one extraordinary coffee. [ Penelope Cruz ] nespresso. What else . [ male announcer ] available at these fine retailers and nespressous. Com. Santa claus is coming to town good morning. Im eric thomas. Thousands watch the 49ers snag a win over the pelicans in the final regular season game but there were some problems. Police made 30 arrests and issued 7 citations. 81 people were thrown out and some with counterfeit tickets never got inside. Heres mike with the christmas forecast. Thank you very much. We have some issues here, too. Spare the air day. No wood burning until midnight. Low to mid60s. 68 in santa rosa. Near 70 in sunnyvale. Warm and dry. Safe travels on this Christmas Eve. I have a report of an accident in san jose. You come right up to santa teresa boulevard and delay there slowing highway 85. Northbound traffic not affected that the time. Eric . Thank you very much. The news continues now with good morning america. See yo good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. On Christmas Eve. So much to unwrap in a jampacked holiday hour. Starting with two of hollywoods hottest leading men. Lee far doe dicaprio, one on one. Outrageous. Outrageous. Get ready. And Christian Bale, here bringing the hustle. And theres still time to bake. Good christmas cookie recipes you can start right now. With secret ingredients that will have your mouth watering. All that, plus, were tracking santa, live. And our gma carolers here to deck your halls as our times square audience says all good morning, america. Santa claus is coming to town santa claus is coming to town our Christmas Carollers this morning. Were having so much fun in times square this morning. Santa claus is coming to town thats whats happening here in times square. Were also tracking norad. He is over australia. Already delivered over 500 million presents. That is billion with a b right there. Look at that hearty crowd out in times square. So fantastic. We wish you all a very merry Christmas Eve. And coming up, the miracle baby defying the odds. 14 ounces when he was born. Now, hes well enough to go home just in time for christmas. His incredible story, coming up in a moment. Lara asked me to discuss this next story because she cant talk about it without hyperventilating. But shes going to go one on one with Leonardo Dicaprio. And not for nothing. We also have an Academy Awardwinner named Christian Bale, telling us all about his role as a con man, American Hustle. Great movie. Well reveal the winners of our search for secret santa contest. As you may know there he is. We hid this santa. Oh, hes very busy. Hes making a list and checking it twice. We hid him around the set over the past few days. And we also asked him where he was in our studio. There he is with d. J. Skribble right there. Up to 500. We have a special surprise for someone in our times square audience. A special gift from gma for two lucky viewers. Thats all coming up. First, lets get the news from dan harris. Excellent. Lets start it off with the Severe Weather in the northern half of america right now. People from the cascades east to the great lakes are socked in by heavy snow, ice, and extremely cold temperatures. Hundreds of thousands are people are without power. 11 people have died. Up in space, two american astronauts performing a dangerous spacewalk. They are hoping to fix that broken cooling system onboard the International Space station. Nasa is paying very close attention to their spacesuits. During saturdays spacewalk, one suit had water in it. And the other caused an astronaut to be extremely, perhaps dangerously cold. Breaking news out of san diego this morning. Two people shot outside a mall. Man and a woman found in a car across from a macys. The woman pronounced dead at the scene. The man was taken to a hospital. No one is in custody. Pope francis will be leading the faithful at a Christmas Eve service today. People will be talking about his meeting on monday with his predecessor, benedict. The popes, and its unusual to be able to say that word, popes, exchanged Christmas Greetings at benedicts residence at the vatican. Now, gma would like to apologize for reporting the wrong price for an ipad air, 128 gigabyte at walmart. The correct price is 799. The ipad air 16 gigabytes is priced at 499. We regret any inconvenience this has caused. And finally, do not wait. Sign this kid up for a football scholarship right now. Isaiah Lawrence Johnson arrived in this world weighing in at nearly 14 1 2 pounds and 22 1 2 inches. He was born in florida. Mom and isaiah are doing fine. He is scheduled to come home from the hospital today. Later on gma, well be talking about that christmas miracle, the smallest baby ever born. 14 pounds, 14 ounces. 14 pounds. 14 ounces. Thats a lot. A turkey leg. Thank you, dan. Pop news coming up. First, lets get some weather from ginger. Good morning to you. And merry Christmas Eve. Look at this party crowd out here. A 44th birthday. Whats your name . Julie. Julie, enjoying her 44th. And my new friends from louisville. Love it on christmas. Lets get right into the forecast, though, because we have to check in on chicago this morning. Boy, is it cold. Oh, my goodness. Looking along lake shore drive there. A little fresh snow. Theres some lakeeffect, trying to be bands coming through. But its all about the cold. It is sub zero this morning. Windchills, 20 below zero. 17, the high. And then, that snow will come through. Thats this afternoon, as it moves into the northeast. Well get a little White Christmas for some folks in the Northern Plains and great lakes. And how about a christmas forecast . Christmas, florida, in the 30s. Rudolph, wisconsin. All of the fun cities named after one of our favorite holidays here at gma. Were looking across the nation. That right now is the big picture. I have found one of the cutest kids ever right in the crowd. Look at this little guy with his antlers. Lara, back inside to you. So adorable. Heres whats coming up on our gma morning menu. First up, in pop news, why billy joel has us in a new years state of mind. And two pop news favorites are making an appearance today. And then one of the tiniest babies ever born here in the u. S. Now, finally headed home, just in time for christmas. And the ingredients for a tasty twist on your holiday cookies. The secrets. Well pick them out. All that and Leonardo Dicaprio coming up on good morning america, here in times square. And wonders of his love and wonders of his love [ female announcer ] jared the galleria of jewelry presents a commercial for women only. This is levian chocolate diamond jewelry. Levian, masters of jewelry design for centuries is the only company on earth to make jewelry with chocolate diamonds. And jared is the only place where youll find such an amazing levian selection. With styles you wont find anywhere else. Levian. Thats why he went to jared. Today we honor an email sent by rachel. Unsubscribe [ male announcer ] in honor of the important things you do this Holiday Season trouble understanding others on the phone due to a hearing loss . Save up to 100 on any new phone visit sprintcaptel. Com or call 8778055845. When you switch to sprint. [ male announcer ] even wellplanned holidays can wind up at the corner of stockings are stuffed and quick duck luckily, walgreens is always nearby, so its easy to get in and out for extra stocking stuffers. Or anything else you might suddenly need. Stop by walgreens anytime for hersheys kisses chocolates, gift cards, and more. Plus most stores are open Christmas Day. Here at the corner of happy and healthy. Some victories are uplifting. Plus most stores are open Christmas Day. Some inspire us to new heights. And some victories are worth striving for. But at famous footwear, we believe. 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Thank you so much. Good morning, everybody. We begin pop news with this. He didnt start the fire. But hell help light the flame for the Biggest Party of the year. Billy joel, now announcing he will perform one of his classic hits just after the ball drops on dick clarks new years rockin eve 2014. The piano man joining a lineup that includes, miley, macklemore and ryan lewis, florida georgia line. Blo blondie. Enrique iglesias. Check the big event, new years eve, starting at 8 00 p. M. Here on abc. And tomorrow, the christmas fun keeps on going. After gma, at 10 00, 9 00 central, with disney parks Christmas Day parade. Whoa, whos that . Who is that . I know. I had the honor, i do mean the honor, of cohosting this years with nick cannon and the one and only neil patrick harris. Along with are they dressed up there . No. There he is. That is a musical dance sequence. No. Im not going to tell you what happened next. Lets just say, there was dancing in the streets. Neil patrick harris. It was great fun. Great fun. The choreography. You got to do the whole thing . Ill show you, but not on camera. I had a very small part. I begged for a larger part. And they said no. Please do join us for some christmas magic tomorrow, after good morning america. Its the 30th annual disney parks Christmas Day parade. A great way to spend your morning. Yeah. Congratulations. And finally a little holiday hello from two of our pop news favorites. More animals . Yes. First, christmas came early for teddy bear, the talking porcupine. Lets see what he found under his Christmas Tree. Show me what he gave you. What did he say . He said corn. Lara believes that porcupine talks. She does . Just go along with it. Two, three. He said yeah. Youre right, lara. Teddy bear. A moment of zen for you, starring our friend lil bub and a yule log. The feline sensation has more for you and your family. Its called lil bubs magical yule log, which is an hour of this. I could watch that and ease seamlessly into a nap. By the fire and purring. Its been watched over a million times. Wow. Not surprised. Thanks, lara. Now, to the tiniest holiday miracle. A premature baby born at a mere 14 ounces. Now, after spending the First Six Months of life in intensive care, comes the greatest gift his family could ever have this christmas. Heres abcs paula faris. Reporter he is their ultimate christmas miracle. Its a great feeling to beat the odds. Especially, right in time for christmas. Reporter baby connor, who didnt even weigh one pound when he was born in june, is finally home from the hospital. Ive been dreaming of this day for so many years. Reporter connors parents, holly and eric, spent eight years trying to conceive. Once they did, early complications forced a premature csection. I didnt even know what was happening. They came into my hospital room and said, okay. Were going to prep you for surgery now. Reporter Connor Sorensen was delivered at only 24 weeks and weighed just 14 ounces, becoming the smallest baby ever born at florida hospital. I literally took my wedding ring off, put it around his leg. And there was still plenty of room. Reporter his chances of survival, about one in three, according to his doctor. The doctors were saying, you know, some babies make it. But most dont. Reporter he underwent five intestinal surgeries, countless medications. But today, at 6 1 2 pounds, baby connor has beaten the odds and given his family the best gift they could ever ask for. Its a christmas miracle. Didnt even get a chance to wrap any other gifts. Hes the main one under the tree this year. Reporter for good morning america, paula faris, abc news, new york. Wow. You think about the wedding ring. So small. So small. Didnt even it fit easily over his leg. Thats extraordinary. Mom works in the nicu. Every time this time of year, its so hard for parents. Im so happy they get to see him go home. Great story. What a year we had here at gma. Were going to celebrate it right now. Looking back at all of the fun, all of the performances, all of those unforgettable moments that made 2013 so special for us. Take a look. Hi. Its robin. And i have been waiting 174 days to say this. Good morning, america. I love it i got this feeling on a summer day when he was born i watched it and let it burn i dont care i love it i dont care i love it good morning, america. Always a good time carly rae jepsen. Yes. Are you ready, matey . Bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan gots to hide your crazy. Thats the weather around the naked nation. Are we going to brush past the fact he said naked in the first half hour . I think we might have to. Gma, weekend coanchor, dan abrams. Dan abrams. Dan abrams will be coming up soon. Ill be dan harris. Our weekend anchor, dan abrams. I want to call you dan abrams. Thank you, diane sawyer. We appreciate that. Theres something we call no followup. Taking the month off now or after she has the baby. Ooh, followup. I have a followup. You have a followup question . The followups keep coming. I know. Dont go chasing waterfalls tlc. I feel like im in one of those 3d movies. Bears on the loose. The bears in the pool. I got a buddy on my shoulder. A bird. My gosh. Youre like snow white. A split screen and show you the similarities. Blob fish. Macklemore and ryan lewis. Put your hands up, new york. Looking for a want to have some fun . Buckle up. When you know the song, lara spencer, you buzz. Name this game show tune. Lara spencer . I did it too soon. Lara spencer. We buzz in when we know. Okay. I dont know it. My button doesnt work. I cant hear with you talking. This is like me right now. Thats a hot mess. Thank you for playing, name that cloud. Buzz your buzzer as soon as you know the answer. Just testing, george . Please dont buzz in before. George. Mary wells, my guy. No. Run to you. No, you can no longer play. Youre out. Put your hands make em touch give me the feeling that was out. Good morning, america. Yeah i never get up this early. Jennifer lawrence. You look so good. Thank you. You look fantastic. For the weather today, a chance of a sprinkle. We are. I believe i can fly. Yeah. In case you need some other costars. Look at sam. Sam looks like hes on the run. Like hes hiding out in new york as a weatherman. We all know he killed some people in missouri. Hes not even gay. Its all a we cant stop miley cyrus. We wont stop katy perry. Kim kardashian. Kanye west. Macklemore. I see you. Olivia pope. What did you do . George clooney. Ron burgundy. Veronica corningstone. One blockbuster you will only see on gma. We need a response team. I call shotgun. I just shaved my mustache. I had no idea that lincoln had a british accent. Hot, right . Youre on fire. Youre on fire. Its getting hot in here nelly. So take off all your clothes its getting hot in here. Im talking about the fireplace. My fireplace is not on now the back of my dress just popped. It popped . I dare say this is a tv moment. Ole. Us magazine. Who wore it well . Who didnt. One direction. I send you love im honored to take you inside the original reunion between Service Members and their loved ones. This is daddy, sweet girl. The great gma car giveaway. Oh, my god, oh, my god this is wicked awesome. Wake up the neighbors. We just won a new car. Jason derulo. I wont be able to ask aloud i say, girl will you marry me will you marry me . Yes. We have a yes. We have a yes i pronounce you husband and wife. The eye of the tiger a fighter dancing through the fire high schools all across the country submitting their roar videos. I was truly touched. Emotionally. I laughed, i cried. I was blown away by some of their creativity. Roar, roar ive got the eye of the tiger a fighter dancing through the fire hello, robin. I always knew this day was coming. Welcome back, girlfriend. We are excited to start our morning with you once again. Im on top of the world imagine dragons. Im on top of the world i share this morning, this day of celebration, with everyone. [ applause ] robin is going to be honored at this years espy awards, with the arthur ashe courage award. Thank you. Thank you. Big day here today because we are celebrating robins first birthday. Im a big girl now [ applause ] when the world is taking you under hold on just a little bit longer he knows this is going to make you stronger its the first day of Breast Cancer awareness month. Youre being so strong today. Youre going to live, have a mammogram. Never had that. Im 40. Im the age. And i have been putting it off. You know i didnt really want to have that mammogram. And just a few short weeks later, words i never expected to hear. I was told that i have Breast Cancer. And having you to push me to do this, you said, you can do this. You saved my life. Abc news saved my life. You saved your life, amy. Early in the morning its a dawn of a new day welcome back to amy robach. Open up my eyes and open up my mind im thankful to be alive. And its good to know that you get to be thankful to be alive. Good morning, america lets have a party. Party. Ask and you shall receive. Five. Four. Three, two. One. You all having a good time . Dont stop the party yall having a good time sometimes you just gotta dance. You just gotta dance. Gnats what i say. When i dip, you dip, we dip. None of us can dance. At all. Not even that. We love it. Dont stop the party hi. Its robin. And i have been waiting 174 days to say this. Magma. No. Thats for the christmas reel. Im out. Well, boy, did we get a lot in. That was a big year. My gosh. Im out of breath from watching all of that. The milestones, the robin moments, just take your breath away. Amys journey and battle. And look. And now, the new year begins. A new journey with you. Many, many, messups to come that will make that reel were taking notes. Were checking it twice. Saw dan harris dance in that. A little cabbage patch. I tried to get that edited out. But it didnt work. Thank you to the producers who put that together. Did such a great job. Amanda, jen, matt, liz, and seth. Boy, they did such terrific work on this. Thank you, guys. Such a great job. Be right back. Good morning, everyone. Im eric thomas. Californias Health Care Exchange is offering a grace period for anyone that tried to sign up before yesterdays deadline. Officials wont say how long it lasts. 20,000 people were signing upper day as the deadline approached. An update now on the travel into work Christmas Eve. As we take a look at the drive into al bahny, we have a new crash at Central Avenue and one lane is currently blocked right now. Clear conditions, though, as you continue that drive in the westbound direction. Eastbound traffic also nice and clear and at top speeds. If you rely on mass transit, tomorrow everything is going on a holiday schedule. Check in with me on twitter. Eric . Will do. Thank you very much. Of happier holidays. Time to enchant, delight and amaze. Safeway will help you gather everyone round. A smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. Starbucks is just 6. 99, thats a cup of good cheer. Get sweet clementines for 4. 99, enough for everyone here. Turns out this season less is really so much more. So make your holiday merrier than ever before. Safeway. Ingredients for life. We are looking at temperatures mid30s to mid 40s except for in San Francisco, 48. Half moon bay already 54. Talk about the air pollution. All of us under spare the air and poor air quality for those most susceptible. Stay inside today if you can. Big story, otherwise. There are above average temperatures by about say one to eight degrees today. O come emanuel that morn the lowly angel did hear until the son of god appeared so beautiful, live music, from our special Christmas Carolers this morning. Tonight, a very busy night for santa. We want to let you know where he is right now. Norad has been tracking the journey. And hes making his way to the united states, george. Got a ways to go. We both had our secret santa here all week long. And now, the time to reveal the winner of our search for secret santa. Hes been all over the set in recent days. Asking you about your favorite holiday traditions. Based on our essay, we have a winner right now. Congratulations to christian andros. How are you today . Im good. Thank you so much. Im so excited. Tell us about your tradition. Well, we have a 18monthold daughter, named jordan. Were starting out with our new family traditions. So, this year, she and i made a couple christmas cookies together, although she made more of a mess than help. We made christmas air pins for her hair and bows. And were starting with christmas books. Shell get a couple books before christmas, to learn more about the season. We hear her yelling in the background. Wheres mommy. You have a chance to win up to 500. We got a lot of people here in our times square audience. Theyre holding up numbers between one and ten right now. Snowflakes. You have to pick a number from one to ten. And then, well find out who is going to help you win your secret santa prize. Lets go with number eight. Number eight right there. Whats your name . How are you . Chris. Where are you from . Im from minnesota. Youre well prepared for the snow. Absolutely. Are you ready to get in there . Absolutely. Were going to set the clock to 40 seconds. Hes going to grab as many snowflakes as he can. Were going to count it up. Each one has dollars written on it. And well find out how much chris wins. Ready to put the clock on . Lets go. Go, go, go, go. What kind of technique does he have here . Hes using the sweater. He is definitely using the sweater. 15 to go. 15 to go. You can cheer him on. Keep scooping. All right. Good job. You look like you gained a little weight there. I think youre going to be happy. Were going to count up all of the flakes and tell you how much you won in a little bit. Lets get a final check of the weather. My goodness. How exciting. I love games on this early tuesday morning. Lets check in on that forecast because weve got a couple of twitter photos we want to share with you. You send them. We put them on tv. And Panama City Beach is a little stormy when that was taken. Just yet, mike took that in whitehall, michigan. Lakeeffect in full effect. Feet of snow to come. And the warm front comes across the great lakes. Chicago, 2 1 2. Grand rapids, over three. That would be an extra White Christmas fo good morning. Near record warmth again today. Low to upper 60s but poor air quality for probably all of us. A pair the air today and possibly through friday. Temperatures will tape this Weather Report brought to you by abreva. Savannas here. What do you want to say . Thank you. And the wolf of wall street hasnt hit theaters yet. But its napped two golden globe nominations. I recently sat down with star, Leonardo Dicaprio, about playing a crooked wall streeters during the 90s heyday. 26,000 for one dinner. This can be explained. We had clients. The pfizer clients. The porter house. The champagne. We had to buy champagne. And tell them about the sides. The sides. 26,000 worth of sides . What are these sides . Do they cure cancer . Were so happy to have Leonardo Dicaprio with us. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you for having me. Its great to have you here. What can you tell me about Jordan Belfort . I picked up this book, seven years now. And i was fascinated of this mans account of his time on wall street. He was so candid and honest and unflinching. These incredibly embarrassing stories where he became incredibly selfindulgent. Consumed a lot of drugs. Was with a lot of women. And became consumed by greed. Ultimately, i felt he represented, you know, something about our culture. Right. You know . And soon after the crash of 2008, i became really obsessed with making this movie. Directed by martin scorsese. What is it with you two . I feel incredibly lucky to work with someone that i see as one of the great directors of our time, as one of the great artists of our time. He keeps challenging me and pushing me. Its fantastic. To be on a set where youre made to be just horribly decade decadent. Was it a good time shooting it . It was a good time. I dont think marty ever had a better time making a movie, to tell you the truth. But kind of a disgusting world he lives in, on a personal level. I wouldnt want to do a lot of this stuff. But when you have no moral compass and theres no one you really need to answer you to, it frees you up as an actor. I do love shoes. I wonder if youre doing ankle weights or something . I sprained my ankle. Nothing serious. Its not a fashion statement or a tracking device . No tracking devices. No tracking devices. Movies not out. Two golden globe nominations. Is that kind of heady . For me, its incredible because it was a miracle this movie got made. Im really proud we got the film made and people are acknowledging it in some sort of capacity. Thats cool. It sounds decadent. Its outrageous. Its outrageous. Get ready. The wolf of wall street hits theaters nationwide Christmas Day. Leonardo dicaprio. Happy new year. Happy holidays. To you, too. Mazal tov. Im here with some Little Christmas presents. All season long, weve been getting into the holiday spirit with a special effort to cheer children with serious illnesses. Macys teamed up with makeawish for their sixth annual believe campaign, in which your letters to santa have helped make many Sick Childrens dreams come true. Take a look. The power of a wish. The spirit of giving. Were here. Santas got a lot of letters. Reporter the sixth annual believe campaign combines two powerhouses, macys and makeawish, to help provide wishes for children with lifethreatening illnesses. This Years Campaign kicked off right here in times square. Santas elves are already on the case. Reporter for every stamped letter that was written to santa and mailed at a macys believe box across the country, macys donated 1 to makeawish. And on one special day, macys doubled that amount to ensure that even more wishes could come true. We saw firsthand the power of those wishes. Help, batkid. Reporter batkid, saving a city in peril. Meeting teen adoll josh hutcherson. A princess dancing with a real prince. And baking with none other than the cake boss. Highfive. Reporter just a handful of wishes among thousands across the country, bringing joy, smiles and hope for families. Thank you, macys. Thank you, makeawish. Good morning america. So many beautiful stories. And here with us now for our grand christmas finale to this campaign, are macys chief operating officer, marcy reardon. And the president and ceo of makeawish, david williams. Good morning. Marcy, lets start with you. I know you got more than 1 million letters. What does that mean to the amount of money youll be donating to makeawish. We are so proud to say we will be donating 2 million to the makeawish organization. What does all this money mean for your organization . Its amazing. Theres 27,000 kids that are diagnosed with a medical condition. For every family were helping, theres a family were not. What a donation like this does for us is enables us to close that gap. Martine, what does it mean for macys . Giving back is such an important part of the macys brand. To give back to an organization, like the makeawish organization, it benefits children with lifethreatening diseases, it feels so good to be able to help. And were only making help here. But were really proud of the work we can do with the makeawish organization. Its been six, great years. 8. 5 million in total donations. Were thrilled to continue to do this great program. 2 million. And weve seen the benefits play out right here on our broadcast. Thank you very much, guys. Coming up, our crazy holiday cookie challenge. The secret ingredient, putting a tasty twist on your christmas. Keep it here. Checkin target off my list, last minute deals on toys and gifts. Thats my holiday, thats my kind of holiday. Wrap it up, pop, lock and shop, buyin presents that i forgot. Thats my holiday. Thank you grandma for the dolls. I love it im ninja kicking through the halls. I love it moms posting pictures on your wall. Thats my kind of holiday. Jingle bell, jingle bell welcome back. Oh. Presents giving on this Christmas Eve. And we are rocking the holidays. Right now, with some christmas cookies. Unlike any weve ever tasted or so were hearing, were joined by kelis is a martin, of tasting table. An online food lover site. Everything you need to know about cooking and dining. Shes going to put us to the test. Were going to try to guess the secret ingredient that gives these cookies the extra special something. Be brave and dive in. What are we starting with . Were starting with these decadent chocolate truffles. Truffles are great for the holidays because they require very few ingredients. And theyre pretty fun to make. These have an extra crunch, thanks to an unexpected college favorite. Can you guess . Ramen noodles. Instant ramen noodles. Thats really good. And its a great alternative for anybody with a nut allergy that wants to add some crunch to their chocolate. Really good. So, for these lovely linzer cookies, heads up. They have something savory sandwiched inside. It looks meatlike. It is definitely meaty. Oh, no. Give it a try. Any guesses . Pulled pork. Close. It is bacon. Specifically, bacon jam. Really . Now, i like it even though i didnt like it before. Sweet and savory desserts are popping up all over. Bacons not just for breakfast anymore. So far we have adorable gingerbread cookies. But they have a twist. They look very friendly. But as soon as you bite into it, youll notice he is extra spicy. Oh, thats so good. So good, right . Yeah. You know, ill bet all of these cookies would be a welcome surprise. Close, another spice. Ill just tell you. Its sriracha. These are so good. Theyre so good. Really spicy after theyve been there for a little while. You will love these. There are three different types of ginger in these cookies and a hit of the hot pepper sauce to really round it out. Loving the spicy gingerbread. Which one wins . Well i vote for ginger. I do, too. I always vote for ginger. All these cookies are really fun to make as a group. Mix them in on a cookie tray for delight to friends. Go to goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo coming up, Christian Bale, oneonone, American Hustle. The lord is come let earth receive her king American Hustle is one of the mustsee movies of the year. Its generating all kinds of oscar buzz. Its packed with oscar winners like Jennifer Lawrence and star, Christian Bale. He sat down with josh to talk about it. It is fair to say oscar winner Christian Bale is having a good month. He has not one, but two Oscar Buzzworthy films. Out of the furnace and American Hustle, his second go around with the fighter director, david o. Russell. It just opened this week. It means more Christian Bale to love, figuratively and literally. Take a look. I feel like we have a secret, just the two of us. You know, like that thing when you just want to be with one person all the time . You feel like the two of you understand something that nobody else can. I could just tell her everything about myself. I never had anybody like that in my life before. And i felt like finally, i could truly be myself, without being ashamed. Without being embarrassed. A beautiful shot. Beautiful capturing of a fascinating relationship. So great to have christian with us here today. A fictionization of the abscam sting of the 70s. I was struck by something, we saw amy adams say about irving, the character you play. Never met a more charming character than your irving. This is a man who really wanted to improve his own life, not just swindle. Its what david and i really found to be fascinating about the piece. Looking at it as dreamers. We would have a sense of our dreams and reinvention of ourselves. Thats really what we liked about these characters. The reinvention of the characters themselves and the people playing them. He said one of his personal favorite things to do was to see the stable. The bradley, Jennifer Lawrence and you and amy, disappear into new characters. We were doing something radically different. This is one of the most consummate con artists. But you have this crazy combover. Who does he think hes kidding . Its like one ear throwing a lifeline to the other ear. Its a great contradiction that you get in good character. For someone who prepares, a obviously, as you do. Is there a private joy in descending into the lives of the characters youre going to play . Definitely. I really love having a job where i really get to investigate and meet with really fascinating people. What is the trauma on your body . At this point in your life of the characters youve inhabited . Ive possibly gone a little too far. But it felt appropriate at the time, with body weight loss and weight gain. Obviously, thats the case with irv. I saw this rolling ball of momentum. And i wanted to achieve that. I would imagine that makes it all the more fun, all the more challenges. Yes, it does. American hustle, so incredibly worth it. Christian bale, congratulations. So glad having you here. 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Joy to the world the lord is come let earth receive her king let every heart prepare him room and heaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing and heaven and heaven and nature sing he rules the world and make good morning. Im eric thomas. Happening now at union square a massive lastchance toy drive. Collecting toys every Christmas Eve and then Christmas MorningSan Francisco police and firefighters distribute the toys to the citys forgotten children. If you can help, its in San Francisco. Heres mike with the christmas forecast. Nice to hear that good news looking a this. The grinch stole the clean air. In fact, we could have a spare the air through friday. Temperatures near record highs again today. About, say, six to ninerees warmer than average with mid to upper 60s today and tomorrow. Unfortunately, we dont have anyone with a holiday spirit here at this accident. Westbound side of 80 at powell street. Profanities are yelled because of this accident. Over to the should we are a kelly twas the night before christmas when all through the house michael not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Kelly a mouse [screaming] cocoa er get your hot up arm blanket as we cozy for live. From the secret life of walter mitty, ben stiller is here. Plus our studio becomes a Winter Wonderland with a new disney production. And kelly and her kids invite us into their home as they whip up a family holiday treat. Plus some of hollywoods hottest stars share their favorite christmas memories, including jennifer hudson, emma thompson, Mark Wahlberg and