After a violent system of tornados devastating a swath of the country, making for catastrophic cleanup from the deep south extending north to michigan. And to add insult to injury, another wallop of weather could hit the south as millions of holiday travellers are expected to return home on the roads or in the air. We begin tonight with nbcs mark potter. Reporter in holly springs, mississippi, families spent Christmas Day trying to salvage christmas. Speak of the grinch that stole christmas. But spared our lives. Reporter the spirit of giving took on new meaning in this community, with donations pouring in. Christmas toys along with food and clothing. We came out with the clothes we had on our backs. When something happens like this, we all come together and make sure everybody is taking care of. Reporter as many as 20 homes are gone around clarksdale. My heart goes out they are in pain and it hurts me to see them suffer. Reporter so far three people are confirmed dead across three states. Youngest was nicholas who was killed in mississippi. There is a parent out there that doesnt have their kids. Reporter max and ellen kroxton together for 30 years died this their home. Their daughter took to facebook adding, i know i will see them again one day. It doesnt make the heartache any less painful though. In tennessee, antonio and his 69yearold wife annie were killed. Three teenagers also died in that state. The warm weather system is blamed for the torrential rain in georgia. That is, i think, our picnic table on the deck. Reporter that has trapped dozens of residents in their homes. In alabama several families had to be rescued and millions are bracing for more flash floods through the night. Mark potter, nbc news. Rough situation at any time of the year christmas and some of them are thought of tonight. Elsewhere across the country in today, Church Services and celebrations and airconditioning for many on the warmest recorded. Plenty of happy faces playing with new toys an gadgets, but for some disappointment when the promised deliveries didnt make it in time. Kristen dahlgren wraps it up. At fedex today there was no christmas break. A lastminute scramble for employees that volunteered to get gifts where they need to be. The shipping giant slammed on social media for not delivering packages on time. One mom posting i hope to find a open store. Martys holiday sweets are stuck in transit. Many me bake goods arrive moldy, it is what it is. And hopefully ill get a refund. Reporter in a statement, fedex said they are doing Everything Possible to get customer shipments delivered by christmas. Delays due to heavier than planned lastminute shipment volumes and Severe Weather outbreaks. There are weather extremes across the country. In new york, the headline sauna claus says it all. The mercury soaring to a record high of 66. Santa hats topping sleeveless shirts. And ice cream replacing cocoa. What do you guys think about eating ice cream on christmas . I like it. Reporter so does the ice cream man. Best christmas ever. Reporter it was a golfers paradise near providence. I was going to put my shorts on. Reporter while in buffalo, where christmas is usuallyieny encased in ice, there were jet skis an scuba diving. But there is a flip side out west. Reno saw it piling up. In washington state, some drivers were stranded after snow closed i90. You just have to roll with it. Reporter for u. S. Troops far from home, it was about making the best of it. And messages to loved ones. The pope had a christmas message as well. Calling for peace in the new year. While back in new york, christmas newborns were welcomed by santa himself. And here in Rockefeller Center tonight, the warm weather isnt stopping anyones christmas spirit. You could see how many people are out to see the tree. Many of them telling us they will take this weather as a gift, thomas. Knowing winter will get here eventually. It all helps them get the selfie by the tree. Kristen, thank you very much. Merry christmas to you. We want to check in with wnbcs david price and talk about the temperature. We see this aboveaverage temperature continuing for much of the country. But explain what we are looking at over the weekend especially for the rush back home for many. We have violent weather through many parts of the country. Moments before we went on the air we heard of a tornado in the area of the south side of birmingham, alabama. To the troubles may be a holiday for some but Mother Nature is working over time. A postcampus storm will add to the weather troubles in the south and the southeast. And blizzard conditions are affecting sections of western texas and eastern new mexico. And now a thunderstorm providing troubles from texas to oklahoma and into mississippi. And then heavy, flooding rains working through the deep south up through the ohio river valley. Portions of the Northern Plains could see six to ten inches or more of snow from tonight into saturday night. And finally, the northeast, where all of these recordsetting temperatures have been, will finally see winterlike conditions for the first half of next week. The same storm slamming the south will swing up to the interior sections by monday afternoon bringing snow to much of new england and a wintry mix to pittsburgh, new york, connect and rhode island. Thank you, appreciate it. Tonight a new fight over illegal immigration. Is planning raids to report hundreds of families from Central America that have surged across the southern border. The 2016 candidates are already weighing in and Kelly Odonnell has the details. Reporter during the obamas hawaiian holiday, his administration is working up a new plan to deal with one of the hottest issues on the campaign trail. If you didnt bring up illegal immigration, which is a huge problem, we wouldnt be talking about it. Our immigration system is broken. And we need to keep families together. Reporter tonight, this new action involves plans to carry out raids across the country, to deport a few hundred undocumented immigrants from Central America, already ordered to leave by u. S. Courts. Immigration and Custom Enforcement said the focus on those who pose a threat to national security, Public Safety and border security. But relatives, undocumented spouses and children with no criminal records would be sent back too. Criticism from the president s political left. Bernie sanders writes, im very disturbed. Hillary clinton has real concerns and points to the need for a full and fair hearing. But the gop frontrunner eagerly claimed credit. In classic trumptweet speak. Wow, because of the pressure put on by me ice to launch largescale deportation raids. Its about time. Experts say announcing the plan now over the Christmas Holiday is meant to maximize attention, especially in Central America. The government is sending a political message to americans that they will enforce Immigration Law and in Central America, if they try to come here illegally the government will send them back. Reporter and tonight the white house isnt commenting as the obamas celebrate the Christmas Holiday and visit troops based here in hawaii. Officials from Homeland Security called this part of normal operations for recent Border Crossers who do not qualify for asylum in the u. S. Thomas. Nbcs kelly from a pictureesque honolulu. Kelly, thank you. For than three decades since the worldwide hostage drama in iran. The americans held captive and finally won millions of dollars in restitution. Part of a huge spending bill passed by congress and signed into law by the president. Each of the 53 hostages or their estates will receive up to 4. 4 million in compensation for the ordeal which lasted 444 days. Vikes of terrorist attacks such as the 1998 u. S. Em baddy bombies in east africa will be eligible for benefits. One of the topics likely being discussed this week as families get together is the threat of terrorism after what weve seen late this year in San Bernardino and paris. Tonight we have an in side look at the ring leader of the paris attacks who made a name by himself by documenting his reign of terror inside. We have rarely seen images and videos that might tell us future of isis. Reporter this is a virtual diary of. Photos and individuals belonging to abba youd, the ringleader of the paris attacks. You could clearly recognize him here in the middle. I would say at least three quarters of the material you showed me is new to me. For experts and officials that have reviewed the images, they offer a rare inside glimpse into the life of a terrorist. The material is extremely interesting. And it is important because it gives us an insight about what life is about in the land of isis. Reporter the photos and videos which first surfaced in 2014 show him recording horrific scenes of death and brutality, joking about beheadings and posing lime any other 20something. The fact he is taking selfies and doing videos is the making himself a made man. Reporter syrian prodemocracy activists secretly got their hands on the material. One who calls himself ali appeared on condition his true identity was concealed. When you saw the pictures of the paris ringleaders images on news channels around the world, a bulb went off and you said ive seen this guy before. Yes, exactly. Reporter he was able to commit atrocities, honing his combat skills and plan terror attacks unscathed. He is seen wearing a gopro camera to further document his rein of terror. He was from belgium and able to travel in and out of syria several times exploiting europes porous borders and lack of intelligence sharing. How come he was not arrested. He was not identified. This of course, leading to the big failures of intelligence. Reporter those intelligence failures are there for all to his associates are seen trying to recruit for isis. Some of the same images from his phone were shown on television in europe ten months before the paris attacks. And authorities were still unable to catch him. The fact that his face was in public view all over europe and he was still able to move is just incredible. Thomas, the concern among western Security Officials remains the number of european and american passport holders who are fighting in syria and could return to europe and the United States while planning their attacks. Thomas. Nbcs a men mohyeldin. Thank you. 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