And good tuesday morning. Merry Christmas Eve. We do begin with the severe Winter Weather hitting much of the country and making lastminute Holiday Travel very difficult. There will be more snow and ice in the upper midwest, from the cascades to the great lakes. Its been a rough couple of days. Wendy gillette has more. Reporter in hollowell, maine, streets of ice have turned streets into skating rinks. The ice is weighing down trees and power lines. Some utility workers say theyre on the clock for 17 hours to get the lights back on. It seems like we put stuff up. And stuff comes right back down. Reporter this is one of the worst ice storms Northern New England has seen in 15 years. When you look around and its like a war zone with all these trees down. Reporter near detroit, the hum of generators fills neighborhoods left without power. The harrisons were intending to Cook Christmas dinner for 25 people. It might be ham rollups, crab dip and ranch dressing for christmas dinner. Reporter the ice caused a delta plane to slide right off the taxiway yesterday morning. No one was hurt. The storm canceled or delayed thousands of flights across the country. Out west, Winter Weather is bringing other dangers. At least eight avalanches in utah since this weekend. The first major storm of the winder caused at least 11 deaths. But its effects will be felt much less today. Forecasters predict most of the country will be fairly clear. As people begin their final preparations for the holiday. Wendy gillette, abc news, new york. There will be some big changes in the weather today in the east. Where it will look and feel, again, just like winter. But there will be more of the same in the midwest. Heres accuweathers jim dickey. Good morning, john and diana. Turning much colder across the east. This traffic in comparison to the highest spots on sunday. And what theyre expecting today. Really crazy stuff. Pittsburgh, 72 on sunday. 28, the high today. 74 from 27, in charleston. Big changes to say, the least. The disturbing moving with it. Snow in western p. A. , western new york. Perhaps a brief coating. Staying frigid in the upper midwest, as well. John, diana, back to you . Jim, thank you. One more item from accuweather. Your chances of a White Christmas are the best if youre in the upper midwest, the Northern Plains and the rockies. The eastern seaboard will get quick snowshowers this evening. But it probably wont stick. Retailers hopining that bad weather will keep people away from the malls. Heres abcs paula faris. Reporter with two of thirds of us finished or nearly finished with holiday shopping, retailers expecting a blizzard of business over the weekend, got a lump of coal instead. Despite some of the deepest discounts ever. And stores like macys and kmart, open around the clock, there were fewer holiday shoppers. Theres retail panic across the country. From california to carolinas. Shoppers arent spending. Its a race against time. Reporter on saturday and sunday, 7 less foot traffic in stores. And consumers are willing to wait as long as possible. Even if that means doing their shopping after christmas. Not feeling the heat . Audio equipment. Headphone sales are up 14 . And sound bars, a staggering 80 . If youre hitting the mall theyre a little more than i want to pay. Reporter use your voice. With hidden cameras, our retail expert showed us how to ask for a better deal. Do you sometimes have coupons behind the counter . Reporter a connection that saved him 5 off his purchase. Clothes have been a tough sell this holiday season. But its where youre going to find the biggest bargains right now. At retailers like aeropose tall, you can find as much as 70 off. And old navy, upwards of 75 . John and diana . Paula, thank you. Good luck out there today. We move on to another story breaking overnight. Nsa whistleblower Edward Snowden giving an extensive interview to the washington post. His mission is already accomplished because the disclosures have brought about a conversation about the nations surveillance programs. Snowden says he is not trying to bring down the nsa. He says he wants to prove it. He does not way whether or not the leaks will continue. Also breaking overnight, a bomb exploded outside of Police Headquarters building. North of cairo. Killed at least 14 people, injuring dozens. Left the building on the verge of collapse. The government blamed the overthrown Muslim Brotherhood for this attack, a sign of egypts fragile atmosphere. The healthcare. Gov website was jammed with customers who had waited until the very last minute. And even though hell never use it, president obama signed up for health coverage, as well, as a show of solidarity. Nasa says a spacewalk this morning at the International Space station should wrap up repair work on the faulty cooling line. And now, theyll try to install a new one. The first effort went to smoothly, Mission Control said the third planned spacewalk might not be needed. Hundreds of samesex couples have married in utah, while the state battles over whether those weddings are even legal. It started friday, when a federal judge overturned utahs ban on samesex marriage. Since then, state officials have gone to court, trying to put the weddings on hold, while they appeal that ruling. And a meeting like none ever seen before to show you now. This happened yesterday at the vatican. Pope francis and his predecessor, pope benedict, getting together to Exchange Christmas greetings. Their meeting was the part of pope francis busy christmas schedule. And today, he will lead the faithful in a Christmas Eve service. Thats something you see only once in a lifetime. No doubt about it. Thats wonderful to see. Nice Merry Christmas to them both. Coming up, were tracking the big man, santa. And target is becoming the target of a lawsuit. This is after the massive Security Breach that could keep happening. And what a finale. Fans celebrate the last game of a famed football landmark, candlestick park. Welcome back. Target says it is cooperating with the federal and state agencies investigating its data breach. The retailer says there are investigations by the Justice Department and secret service and it has spoken with state prosecutors. Target also warns that scammers are now contacting some customers, offering protection. But really, what theyre trying to do is get personal information. And the u. S. Credit card industry itself may be partly to blame. Experts say the country lags behind in payment card security. Relying on an easytocopy on magnetic strip. Smart chip cards are more secure and cost fourtimes as much. And would require merchants to buy new payment terminals. The markets closed early today. The dow closed up 73 points to 16,295. It is the 48th record close this year, the most since 1995. Theres the socalled santa claus rally. But Analysts Expect this one to continue. Holiday sales have slumped. Sales are down more than 3 over this time last year. As shoppers hold on this money. The figure does not include online sales, though. The National Retail federation says it is sticking with its forecast of a 4 sales increase. Lamborghini offering its first look at a new supercar. Its powered by a 610horsepower engine. The top speed is 210 miles per hour. And it will go 0 to 60 in 3 seconds. The first deliveries will be made to dealers next spring. Gave away my Christmas Present for you, diana. I wanted to surprise you. Wouldnt that look nice with a little red bow on top of it. It would. You can get me the same thing. Thats actually under the tree. Thats it . Come on. Next on this tuesday morning, the link between peanuts and pregnancy. Eating nuts could actually help your child later on in life. And 20 million gallons gone. A water main break at the worst possible time. 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Residents in the area reported low water pressure, as well. It could take months to fix. Most will be dry today. With a light coating of snow and the east. If youre flying, airport delays are possible in minneapolis. Yesterday, we told you about a teenager whose glasses saved her life after she was shot. The deputy was shot in the legs sunday night. But luckily, his pocket knife was just in the right place. It blunted the bullets impact. Leaving him with bruising but no serious wounds. He found the bullet in his pocket. Sometimes its okay to bring a knife to a gun fight. How about that . Theres been an legal victory for an oklahoma, california, family hoping to keep their daughter on life support. A judge ruled that jahi mcmath must remain on a ventilator for another week. An independent doctor examine the girl. The hospital declared she was brain dead after she suffered severe complications following a tonsillecto tonsillectomy. Ryan booker needed to get to Tufts Medical Center for his transplant. The problem was, the traffic was so bad on the morning of his surgery, Massachusetts State Police had to be called in to provide booker an escort. They talked about it yesterday. Its a good feeling to know they appreciated what we did that morning. Its amazing. Its really an amazing field what they do. I cant be more grateful. Eight days after his transplant, booker was back home. No escort was needed to get him back there, though. Some alarming video from a wild scene at a san jose walmart. This is back in late march. This is when an intoxicated man purposefully drove his car into the store. He ended up attacking customers. Nine people were hurt. Three of them were hospitalized. That suspect has had a history of bizarre, drugfueled crime. Central florida santa claus on the naughty list. A guy wearing a santa hat and a beard demanded money. He got away with cash. And the present turned out to be hummus. A medical note this morning. A new study shows pregnant women are not raising the risk other children will have peanut allergies by eating peanuts in pregnancy. The women who ate the most nuts during pregnancy had a much lower chance of giving birth to a baby with a nut allergy. That study is published in the medical journal pediatrics. Until theres another study, if youre pregnant like me, pass the nuts. All right. And theres a reason. Its going to be a very Merry Christmas for a family in orlando. Hes little conner sorensen. Take a gander at him. Hes born back in june. He weighed 14 ounces. Now, he is a plump 6 pounds, 8 ounces. He is a fighter. Take a look at him. Having gone through so many surgeries in his First Six Months of life, we absolutely love the outfit. Total cutie pie. Wow. We start with some sports now. And the first golfer also known as president obama. He was on the links yesterday during his Family Vacation in hawaii. He might be out there again today. As for monday night football, here are our friends at espn. Good morning, america. Happy holidays. Yes. Absolutely. Hes stan. Im neil. And this is the sportscenter set in los angeles. Our gift to you. Were going to head north. San francisco. Final regular season game at candlestick park. Falcons and 49ers. Three minutes to play. The falcons came to play. 48 yards. Touchdown to tony gonzales. Then, the onside kick because theyre down three. They get a great bounce. Got it. And atlanta advanced it. Theyre already in field goal range. They can tie the game with a field goal. But its picked up by novarro bowman. And he takes it in for the touchdown. Great team effort by the 49ers to get to the playoffs again. Heres the heat. Miami, hosting atlanta. Lebron james. Oh. Al horford, dove by him and over paul millsap. Michael beasley. Were in overtime. No, no. James, yes. Beasley had been fouled. Hell have one after the free throws. 2. 3 seconds. No. That was after atlanta decided to dribble away seven seconds. Heat, 121119. If youre not done with your Christmas Shopping youre in trouble. Get up now. Yeah. Head out there. Yeah. Thanks for watching. Guys, thanks. A little more about san franciscos candlestick park. You saw one shot from the postgame fireworks in sports there. Last night, was the 36th monday night Football Game ever at the stadium. It is an nfl record. After becoming the niners home back in 1971, the stick hosted eight nfc title games. Next season, the team moves into a brandnew stadium in santa clara. Up next, making art in the snow. Plus, the big man on the move. Tracking santa. Its all coming up next in the pulse. Abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1 2 days when used at the first sign. Without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell. Unlike other treatments, abreva penetrates deep to block the virus, to protect healthy cells so cold sores heal fast. As fast as 2 1 2 days when used at the first sign. 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Thats when an ad in Colorado Springs misprinted a phone number for kids to fall santa directly. Reporter the number that was printed was for norads hot line. The soldiers had to tell kids where santa was. And thats how it all started. Can you believe it . And thats what norad looks like right now. You can see the updates on the bottom. Santa is in the north pole. And mrs. Clause just gave santa a kiss. It has been updating every couple of minutes. He had breakfast already. Hes got to get a move on. But he knows his team line. The runways been plowed. Staying in the christmas spirit. A song making the rounds this morning. Its a celebrity serenade, thanks kevin bacon. Take a listen. On the first day of christmas my true love gave to me ten lords aleaping nine ladies dancing six geese alaying five golden rings four calling birds three french hens two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree not all professional singers. All of them wellknown. We like the effort. I enjoyed that. Half of them i dont know who they are. But i know there is some kind of hollywood structure somehow. Yes. Finally, some incredible art in some rather remote places. Its being done by simon beck. He uses snowshoes to create amazing patterns. It sometimes takes him up to ten hours to finish one of his designs. Hes working at one of the largest ski areas in the alps. Check out his facebook page, you can search simon becks snow art. Its never going to melt away. You think they can paint, away. You think they can paint, too . H 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. Not financially. 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On Christmas Eve. Hope you have your shopping done. Otherwise it will be busy. The weather is pretty nice. But we do have haze. The weather is not frightful. We will look and see what is going on with visibility. Now much in the way of fog with visibility three miles are on better and unlimited at Half Moon Bay and fairfield with clouds, though, butting up against the coast. They will not hang around very long. The Embarcadero Center leaves the lights on for the better part of the morning on Christmas Eve and christmas day. That is the backdrop to talk about record warmth with lowtoupper 60s inland and around the bay and lowtomid 60s at the coast. I will show you where the air is poorest in a minute. So far, so good with travel. We do not have crashes and it is quiet. We have construction. If you are making it in the eastbound direction along highway 24 from highway 13, to the end of the caldecott tunnel we have three lanes closed and that will last until 5 00 this morning. We have a second bore closed, as well. And over the apartment pass 25 minutes from tracy to dublin and 101 is great and the bay bridge toll plaza is wide open away from the maze and into surface. We are fast approaching the moment of truth for last minute christmas shoppers. Stores that have been open aroundtheclock will close their doors this evening. You could find great deals. Our reporter joins us from union city with more on what shoppers can expect. Amy . It is 4 30 in the morning . Look at the parking lot at walmart, there are plenty of shoppers. Are they the last minute shoppers . Procrastinators . Though are looking for good deals. This is an important day. Retailers hope this last day brings in a big push to make the numbers for the shoppers. There are reports that say sales have fallen in the last these weeks. One tracking company puts it down do 3. 1 percent down compared to this week last year according to shopper track. Retailers are taking a hit because of discounts being offered and the Free Shipping offered by the online sales. It is the time to expect discounts. Observers are saying they are here. They are deep. They are early. North of 50 percent already