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Three people died and hundreds injured during the Boston Marathon bombing. Now to a man with quite a story to tell. And its a true story about what hes recently witnessed. Hes a reporter used to finding himself in dangerous situations. Hes just back from a trip with isis. Of course, the grop thats proven its brutality time and time again. Abcs Hamish Macdonald reports. Reporter hes the First Western jornlist to gain unfettered access to isis. He spent ten days in syria andu rack alongside isis fighters. From that experience, he says the west is vastly underestimating the groups strengths. I have seen many wars. I was in iraq, afghanistan. Thats the Strongest Group i ever met. Reporter traveling through syria and iraq to the city of mosul, he says he met countless foreign fighters. Among them, americans. Maybe i met 12, 14 americans. I met american fighters from new jersey. You wouldnt imagine people from new jersey. Reporter the german journalist now believes it will be difficult to defeat isis. But he has some clear advice for the u. S. Government. Isis is a child of the invasion of iraq in 2003. If i could give advice to the American Government i would say do anything you can in iraq to integrate the sunnis and you will have partners in your fight against i. S. And stop your bombardments. It will not work. You can defeat an enemy only if you know him. Reporter Hamish Macdonald, abc news, london. As journalists were supposed to go after the big get. Thats one interview that id rather not get the interview with isis. You never know whats going to happen. This jornlist is 74 years old. Certainly has a lot of energy and a lot of experience. This came about after months of talks with the groups leaders to get him in and safety. Its an incredibly dangerous mission. Glad he made it out all right. When does offering too much information on social media result in danger . Probably when it results innior home being the target of thieves. A precautionary tale ahead. Announcer world news now continues after not only are plenty of people making lastminute christmas arrangements today. Lots of us are getting ready for a holiday trip as well. While you might be tempted to mention that an social media that youre going to aruba or some place great aunt mimi. Yeah, even aunt mimis. Experts say thats not a great idea as adeeddy roy explains. Back in the day youd have to peer in someones window to know if they were home alone. These days all it takes to know if someones home is empty is to rummage through their social media. You think posting wherever you go is fun, but you are actually letting people know, hey, im gone. Go over there and take what you want. Reporter laverne should know. Her home was cleaned out after her daughter posted their familys vegas evacuation on her Facebook Page tipg off the burglars monitoring the page that the family was out of town. Most people are checking in constantly. Were telling everybody else where we are and what were doing and the fact were not home. Were out somewhere else. Reporter one survey out of the uk says more than 78 of burglars are using social media to find their targets. How do you protect yourself from winter break breakins . Dont overshare on social media. And checkior privacy settings and Location Services on your phone. Go to settings and then scroll don to privacy. And then Location Services. And then all the apps down there are all the apps that use the Location Services. Your camera. Change it to never use Location Services. Click that. Or you can scroll back up to Location Services and just turn it off. Just like that. Just like that. Also dont check in on facebook from airports or hotels. That tells wouldbe thieves that youre leaving ton. While it may be attempting, dont post photos while away. Wait until youre back home to share them. Lake it a latergram. A latergram, yes. If you just cant help yourself, choose your friends and followers carefully. Keeping your home safe by securingior home page. Aditi roy, abc news, los angeles. Make those later grams. You think like you want to share it with your friends and family but you dont know who is really watching. Or who is really your friend for that matter. That said, what are you doing for the holidays . Now we cant talk about it, because its dangerous. A teen playing hurt and making shots when it matters. Her wild night an the court and the big prize she won for the crowd. Youre watching world news now. Write these down. Really studying those. Flinl this half hour, some college hoops. It was a great night for the rams of Virginia Commonwealth University on monday night. They beat east tennessee state. But the fans at the game will likely remember the free pizza they got thanks to an eighth grader. Reporter all eyes were on veronica dance as she set out to complete an almost impossible shootout. Sink four shots in just 35 seconds. She made the layup, no problem. And hit the free throw on her first try. But the threepointer didnt want to drop. I kept missing the threes. I was like, all right. This is the end. When i finally made it i was like, now this is the end because i knew i wasnt going to make the half court shot. I was not expecting her to pull off the halfcourt shot. Nothing but net from a 13yearold girl who wasnt even wearing tennis shoes. And did i mention she has a torn acl . I was so like i couldnt believe it. I was so lost. I was like, whats happening . Is anyone shooting behind me that made it . I just didnt believe it was me. Just disbelief. I went to catch the ball to throw it back to her and when it just went through the net i just caught the ball and slammed it down. I got really excited for veronica and ran and gave her a hug. I was just really happy for her. Reporter the feat captured everyone a attention, even the coaches and players couldnt take their eyes off of, they mazing young lady. Good start to your holiday . Yeah. It was a good start. It was a good little present. How awesome is that . Do you think you could do that . No. Carmelo cant even do that. He hasnt hit four shots since the nuggets. Fighting words. Just saying. Fighting on the set. Amazing young lady. Look at that. Look at my guns. Do we have tickets for the gunn show. They have not been smuggled an a delta flight. That is fantasting. But anyway we do thank you for joining us. Its been great getting to know you. Follow us on facebook, everybody. This morning on world news now deadly storms. The human toll after tornadoes slammed the south and snow and rain threaten the midwest and the east coast. The travel headaches on Christmas Eve. The feds say a gun smuggling operation involving Delta Airlines flights. A wakeup call for Airport Security after ak47s were smuggled on board. This gun could shoot through a car door, can shoot through an apartment door, can shoot through a bulletproof vest. How did so many guns make it on board for years undetected. Fashionable feet. Trendy socks making their way into your christmas stockings. Socks are like a very good intro for a guy just deciding, i want to be more stylish. How an nba star is cashing in on the stylish trend. Its wednesday, Christmas Eve, december 24th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. We say good morning to you on this Christmas Eve. Im kendis gibson. Im tai hernandez. Kendis is new. Ive only known him a couple of hours. I know nothing about you. Tell us about yourself. Im kendis. I like long walks on the beach. Whoa this is not my tindr profile . No. Im from the d. C. Affiliate and now a correspondent. We like to mix things up. Really good to have you here. Great to be here. Our top story this half hour millions of americans are on the road for holiday vacations, but the weather is not cooperating. The worst is in the south where severe storms are more than just troublesome. They are actually deadly. Abcs rob marciano has more. Reporter the deep south under a dangerous threat. Severe damage in amite, louisiana. And at least four dead in mississippi where the governor declared a state of emergency. Winds there so strong they flipped cars on the highway, including this ambulance. At least seven tornado reports, plus hail and wind damage as the storm steamrolled across the gulf coast. Today was even worse. A lot of fog. A lot of light rain around the storm. It was almost impossible to see anything unless you were directly hit by it. Oh, man it is storming. Reporter near baton rouge, rain rates up to four inches an hour. Definitely white in the midwest. Snow plows out in full force. In rapid city, south dakota, visibility don to a quarter mile. In machine minnesota, rain turn snow. The Rocky Mountains buried in snow. Over two feet of it. A boon for ski resorts but getting to the slopes is a problem. Interstate 70 shut down for more than 100 miles leaving drivers in colorado and kansas stranded. The entire system pushes to the east on wednesday. The core moves off to the northeast where wind and rain will be a problem for your Christmas Eve. An the back side, cold air into chicago could see snow. That accumulates for a White Christmas there. Rob marciano, abc news, new york. Some Holiday Travelers got their wings clipped, literally. Two planes had a fender bender on the ground at laguardia airport. An outbound Southwest Airlines jet and Incoming American Airlines jet collided. There were no injuries but the top of the southwest jets wing was torn off. More than 4 million passengers are expected to pass through chicagos two airports during this holiday period. And it may seem like all of them were there yesterday. Long lines. But pushing through the crowds was a chore. Todays winter storm watches and warningings may cause delays and cancellations and make travel today more frustrating. Serious concerns about Airport Security as new details emerge about a brazen gun smuggling ring. Loaded weapons carried on to at least 20 commercial flights between atlanta and new york. Investigators call it an inside job that bypassed even tsa screeners. More from abcs stacey sager. Reporter the timing of the indictment couldnt be worse. As thousands are about to get on airplanes for Holiday Travel all over the country, the news of a major gunrunning operation on commercial flights. Five men now charged. At the center of it, two, a former delta employee, mark henry and a current one, Eugene Harvey who smuggled 153 guns on delta flights over the past eight months. What kind . This is an ak47. This gun can shoot through a car door, can shoot through an apartment door, can shoot through a bulletproof vest. Reporter prosecutors say henry had a lifetime of free companion flights because his mother was also a longstanding delta employee. He used them to transport the weapons. But cops say henry was at it for years in brooklyn. We know his gunsmuggling went back to 1991. This person literally has facilitated genocide on the brooklyn streets. Reporter authorities pored over Surveillance Video showing henry allegedly carrying a full backpack after Eugene Harvey, the deltsa baggage handler passed him the guns in an airport bathroom in atlanta. Harvey, an employee and not subject to tsa screen chicago the d. A. Says should be a major wakeup call. This was an egregious breach in our nations Airport Security. These guys wanted to make money off of these guns but there are groups out there that want to kill us. Reporter stacey sager, abc news, new york. Were following a developing story this morning from texas where former president george h. W. Bush is spending the night in a houston hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. His office says the hospital stay is a precaution only. Last year, mr. Bush spoent seven weeks at the same hospital when he was treated for bronchitis and other health issues. Authorities are on alert about a possible terrorist attack on the memphisarkansas bridge. The fbi received an anom muss tip that islamic militants wanted somebody to blow up the brj. That was passed an to local authorities. The bridge connects tennessee and arkansas. The navy s. E. A. L. Who claims he shot Osama Bin Laden is now under investigation for possibly revealing classified information. He spoke to several journalists last month about the bin laden raid. Another navy s. E. A. L. Had been under investigation after he wrote a book. Congressman Michael Grimm is insisting hell hold on to his seat even though hes a convicted felon. The republican plead guilty in federal court yesterday to a single count of tax evasion. After his court appearance, grimm apologized for his action saying what he did was wrong. Democrats in the house are calling for grimm to be forced out. And in an aboutface, Sony Pictures now says a limited number of theaters will show the interview on Christmas Day. The movie, of course, sparked outrage in north korea and threats from hackers. But that hasnt stopped some fans from already buying their tickets. Heres abcs emmett miller. You want us to kill the leader of north korea . Reporter the show will go on. Independent theaters in atlanta, dallas and cleveland will be airing the trofrl film the interview an Christmas Day. And the list is growing. Moviegers are already buying tickets. Kim jongun is not going to tell us what woor going to watch. Im not the least bit worried about my own safety. Reporter seth rogan and james franco responded. Victory, the people and the president have spoken. Reporter last week, sony announced theyd not release the film in part because theater owners were worried about violent threats from the guardians of peace, the grop that hacked sonys computers. North korea has been struggling to stay online. Internet to the communist country was knocked offline for ten hours on monday. Cybersecurity experts call north korea an easy target for skilled hackers with a primitive infrastructure and only a fraction of the ip addresses found here in the u. S. The fbi has been in close contact with all the theaters planning to screen it. They are warninging the public to stay vigilant and knrpt suspicious activity. The fda wants to limit a lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. Those men who are sexually active are not allowed to donate blood. It was imposed dearing the early days of fear and panic sorry rounding the aids epidemic. Easing the ban could ease the blood supply by 4 a year. A utah man is fully recovered from Health Problems caused by chugging eggnog. He downed a quart of eggnog in 12 seconds without taking a breath at an office party. He soon began coughing and gasping. Doctors told him hed gotten some of the eggnog in his lungs. He was put on oxygen and antibiotics and released from the hospital after three days. The eggnog was nonalcoholic. Whats the point . He takes the last sip and is down on the table. Poor guy. I think he won a Gift Certificate to a steak house for all his trouble. Exactly. Ruths chris. An ohio man has earned a place on his towns naughty list for giving neighbors a nightmare before christmas. Jauson dixon has been ordered to take down his unconventional nativity scene. It feetures life size zombies and frightening baby jesus with glowing eyes. He admits he has his critics but says many people love it and dozens of them stop by to take pictures every night. Officials, however, are not amused. They say it violates town ordinances because of its size and location and they want it gone asap. Thats where they draw the line. Because of the size and location, not because of the psycho baby jesus or exactly. Right. You have to find that right code to get what you want in the law, i suppose. And thats the theme music playing. Coming up could it be true, drinking on the job makes you perform better . Stay tuned for cocktails in the mx. First, the historic accord between the u. S. And cuba and hopes for our Tourism Industry in havana. Were going to take you there. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by Mucinex Fastmax. Eh, you dont want that one. Yea, actually i do. Its Mucinex Fastmax night time and its got a nasal decongestant. Is that really a thing . It sounds made up. I cant sleep when im all stuffy. I take offense to that. Im not going to argue with a talking ball of mucus. I think youre being a little hasty. Hes not with me. Mucinex fast max night time. Multisymptom relief plus nasal decongestant. Breathe easy. Sleep easy. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Got some positive Economic News that sent wall street into record territory. The Dow Jones Industrial average this morning opens above 18,000 for the very first time ever. The index has gained nearly 1,000 points in just five days. The running of the bulls seems to be more than the annual santa claus rally. Investors are reacting to encouraging news about the job market and low gas prices. Theres been a surge in signups for obamacare before christmas. The latest numbers show nearly 6. 5 million signed up for Health Insurance plans through healthcare. Gov. Nearly 2 million new customers with coverage in the new year. Another sergeant in signups is expected by midfebruary. Thats the deadline for open enrollment. The new raerks in relations between the United States and cuba is just about a week old now. Hardly enough time to make any judgments about any aspect of it. One part of life that this new era directly impacts is the possibility of more u. S. Tourists going to cuba. Serena marshal has more from havana. Reporter cuba, an island frozen in time, just 90 miles south of the florida keys. Memorialized in movies like the godfarth. This forbidden fruit of the caribbean was a vacationers paradise. World class beaches, colonial architecture, even detroit iron. Totally different than anywhere weve been around the world before. Just so different. Very,nique. Reporter roaming the streets, americans look bill and Marjorie Springer of naples, florida. While some americans might take an alternate route to this embargoed nation, the springers came legally as part of a cultural people to people program. Started in 2011 by president obama to increase interactions with everyday cubans. Those wishing to go experience the island must go with a tour group who have special licenses. The springers 6,000week long are too mant they joined the more than 80,000 americans who visited so far this year. You really are not an you c island if you are part of a dozen preapproved groups. But that could expand under president obamas recent announcement and you can experience the country once thought to be forbidden. Did you ever think that you standing here in havana would be possible . Not back then, no. Not for many years. Into the 70s and 80s. Maybe the way we felt about china. It would never get there. Reporter a neighbor closer to being reopened for business a half century later. Serena washl, abc news, havana, cuba. Its interesting because so many people want to go because its a place statistic in time. But that will change as more tourist dollars flow through the country. Its interesting. Its necessary change. I was there just in september as a are tooist. Its a beautiful country. A lot of broken down buildings that need help there. Well see how it develops in the next year or so. Coming up, all the rage. And you might be wearing a pair of them right now. Were talking about socks. Always a popular holiday gift. And probably a bigger part of the fashion industry than you might think. Later, we take flight with this years hot seller, drones. Plenty of buyers, but plenty of serious concerns. Thats in our next half hour. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now continues after this from our okay. Ill admit it. I didnt purchase socks for anyone an my shopping list. They asked me if they thought i would have, though. I was a little insulted by that. Why . Its the gift. Even though you didnt, plenty of others are putting socks under the tree for someone. A lot of socks have plenty of style. And were up all nightline with Dan Kloeffler on this. Reporter rarely on a wish list, but always under the tree. Socks. It was the butt of the jokes. I got socks. Thank you issue grandma. Reporter that once dreaded holiday gift now a nearly 6 billion industry. Socks are look a good intro for a guy just deciding, i want to be more stylish. Reporter known for his style and his slam dunk, miami heats dwyane wade is on his third direction for socks. Some have my socks on and dont know it. I met people who talked about socks and looked down. Those are some nice socks. You luke these . Yeah, i designed them. Reporter from snoop dogg to rob kardashian, stars are jumping in. Sock sales skyrocketing in the last two years. For wade, stylish socks are more than about making bank. My mom told me when i was young, your life is bigger than basketball. You are capable of a lot more. Reporter Small Business sockpreneurs. This man quit his job on wall street and is following suit. The 4 1 2 years youve been here, youve seen the trend pick up and Gain Momentum . The sock industry is blowing up. Its not the more subdued and argyles. Reporter shes shelves are stocked with nothing but highstyle hosiery. Ior high ticket item here . 100 cashmere socks and retail for 100. Reporter whatever the price point, whatever the pattern, pinteresn and sidewalks alike are showing were amid a revolution. A once loathed gift may be an your wish list. We certainly know what lebron james is getting this year. Shopping done for you. Hes done. Reporter for nightline, im Dan Kloeffler in new york. Where do we get dans sweater . Guaranteed to be the gift that you lose by boxing day or by the day after. Do you have some fancy socks on . No. Oh, look at that. Apparently i do and some fancy new red hair. Pippy longstocking. I hope we can get some of those. I hope they are giving you equal play here. Where is kendis in his socks . Were out of time. Well check them out after the break what youre really wearing. Coming up, the Christmas Eve mix. 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We want to welcome you, kendis. So good to have you here. It is good to be here. You hail from . The washington, d. C. , abc affiliate. Still have the new car smell after two days of being here. Excellent. Well, its good to have you. Well begin with the deadly storms in the south and the Christmas Travel nightmare shaping up. A major storm is brewing from the midwest and east and that may mean some travel delays. Our coverage begins with abcs josh haskell. Thats a tornado. Reporter that massive dark cloud is a tornado in ellisville, mississippi. Severe weather killed four in the deep south tuesday night. Just look what the storms did to this ambulance and this home. Oh, man reporter wind so strong they left buildings without roofs and towns without electricity. We had a lot of fog, a lot of light rain around the storm. It was almost impossible to see anything unless you were directly hit by it. Reporter in tallahassee, florida, the problem is rain. The National Weather service declared a flash flood emergency with over six inches. No White Christmas in the south. But in the midwest, snow plows out in force. And in the rockies, ski resorts now have two feet of fresh snow. With millions of people on the move to make it home by Christmas Eve, airports are crowded and things moving slow. Still waiting for our luggage. Reporter at Charlotte Douglas airport, 84 flights arriving or departing were canceled. 241 delayed. About an hour and a half. They told us it was raining here. Reporter according to the flight tracking Service Flight aware, the u. S. Saw over 5,000 delays on tuesday and 582 cancellations. Disruptions due to the poor weather expected to continue today. Josh haskell, abc news, new york. With that rain in the northeast and snow around chicago, its going to be a challenge for travelers today. Our coverage continues with accuweather where meteorologist Justin Povick is tracking it all. Good morning, justin. Thanks, kendis and tai. While the northeast deals with rain, looks like were sharing the wealth with more wet weather in the northwest. Busy travel day. Looks like its going to be a little busier around seattle and portland with heavy soaking showers and gusty winds. Snow into the cascades. If traveling along 90 or 94, watch out for slippery travel. Poor traveling conditions in the northwest and all throughout the eastern seaboard. Kendis and tai, back to you. Turning to the protests in new york resuming despite calls for a cooling off period after the deadly attack on two police officers. Hundreds of demonstrators marched across manhattan calling for an end to police brutality. The mayor and others asked for a pause in the rallies until the officers are buried. Protesters say their cause has nothing to do with the ambush. More tributes for those two slain nypd officers. Lights were dimmed for five minutes at the empire state building, one World Trade Center and other landmarks. Earlier mayor bill de blasio led the city in a moment of silence for officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu. The mayor laid flowers at the memorial in brooklyn where the men were killed. To a developing story in houston where former president george h. W. Bush is spending the night in the hospital. An ambulance took him there after he experienced shortness of breath. His office is calling the hospitalization a precaution. He spent seven weeks at the same hospital last year after complications from bronchitis. Mr. Bush is 90 years old. A new york congressman who once threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony may soon get thrown himself behind bars. Republican Michael Grimm is now a convicted criminal, but hes refusing to give up his job on capitol hill. Heres abcs david wright. Reporter after vowing to fight the charges against him tooth and nail, congressman Michael Grimm plead guilty to one count of lying on his taxes. That confrontation with the reporter was about this investigation. But the congressman admitted as the owner of the new york city restaurant healthalicious, he cooked the books. As part of his plea deal hell pay three years worth of state and federal taxes he owes. Congressman grimm is now a convicted felon. Under the house rules, he is allowed to keep his seat but may not be able to vote on the house floor. He now faces some serious questions. I am certainly truly sorry for it. But i also accept full responsibility. Congressman, will you resign . Reporter at first he ignored that question, but finally admitted he plans to stay. I can close this chapter in my life. Doesnt accepting responsibility mean resigning . Absolutely not. Reporter the fbi said not only did grimm fail to pay his fair share of taxes, he also lied under oath to conceal his criminal activity. Next month hell be sworn in as a member of the 114th congress. Six months later, he may be headed to prison. David wright, abc news, brooklyn. Actor james franco is celebrating what he calls a victory adding the people and the president have spoken. That is his reaction after Sony Pictures reversed course and decided to release the movie the interview. It will be shown at a select number of theaters. Fans have already started buying tickets for the Christmas Day showing. Now we can begin saying how bad of a movie it is. Reviews can come in. A consumer alert to anyone with a keurig k10 machine. About 7 million of its single cup mini plus brewers are being recalled. They can overheat and spray hot water. Dozens of injuries have been reported. Keurig is offering a free repair kit. Consumers can still use the machines, but dont stand too close and dont brew more than two cups in a row. Starbucks is making a major shift to its food policy toward kinder and gentler treatment of animals. The coffee chain is promising to phase out eggs from caged chickens. It will no longer use poultry and pork from animals raised in gestation crates. The company will also urge suppliers to stop using hormones on livestock. New regulation in california could cause egg prices to go up. Starting january 1st, chickens must have more space to move around. Regulations call for chickens to have nearly twice as much space as they have now. Consumers will likely end up paying for that extra space. Egg prices could increase by 20 . There may be such a thing as too much Holiday Cheer in one place at least. Youll have to prove it. But lets see. A woman in wisconsin might have gotten a little carried away decorating this year. Judy hall collected 52 christmas trees. Thats twice as many as the white house, by the way. She somehow managed to cram them all into her tiny onebedroom apartment. Man. As you can see, the trees come in all colors, and they range in size from 1 inch to 7 feet tall. Why not . You know, this year i dont even have one because we have a baby crawling around, and we were nervous about it. I should go to judys house. Im actually really regretting it now. How do you decorate 52 trees . I dont know. Fulltime job. Poor husband. I think shes single. Maybe. Im assuming she is. If she has all that free time. Coming up, what adam sandler, johnny depp and ben stiller have in common in the skinny. And important advice at this hour. How to look rested. And even when you are run down, how to perk up your appearance and hide your exhaustion. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by delsym. Coughing can really be disruptive. With a record breaking fifty million votes, your superstar is. Thats why theres delsym. Delsym helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours with an advanced time release formula for all day or all night relief. Up to twice as long as other cough liquids. So the only sounds youll hear are the ones you want to hear. 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Retailers expect sales for the Holiday Season to be up by more than 4 . Yesterday the government reported that Consumer Spending last month rose at its fastest pace in three months. Lets hope youve done all of your Christmas Shopping and found everything you wanted to give your loved ones. Plenty of gadgets and gizmos will be unwrapped, and some of them will be in the air shortly thereafter. Abcs gio benitez reports that drones as gifts have taken off, for better or worse. Reporter forget simple gifts like sleds remember, dont try this at home, kids. Reporter or snow globes. The Christmas Gifts flying off shelves this Holiday Season, drones. Some stores reporting demand soaring. As more and more states try to figure out how to deal with private drone use, aviation officials are not only sounding the alarm but also launching a new campaign. Know before you fly. How do you make sure you stay off the naughty list . We want you to know before you fly. Reporter posting Online Safety videos easy for kids to understand. Do fly your Unmanned Aircraft below 400 feet. Dont fly your Unmanned Aircraft beyond your line of sight. Reporter they range from 50 bucks to thousands and are sold in stores like walmart, best buy and even toys r us. Sites like amazon, which has created a safety website of its own urging customers to fly responsibly. More like this guy. Santa reporter and less like this one. But some are feeling more holiday fear than cheer over the new hightech trend. Aviation powerhouses, including the faa and association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International now warning that drones in the wrong hands could equal disaster. The problem is that people dont have the warnings necessary to know if they get too high or get in the wrong place they can interfere with air traffic with people aboard. Reporter those small drones creating real dangers in the air. Listen to this jetblue pilot on final approach in new york just last month. About two miles out on the final, maybe around 400 to 300 feet, looked like one of those unmanned drones was flying right on the final. Reporter in just the past two years, more than a dozen close calls between planes and drones. Even out of the sky, a small drone plummeting onto a busy manhattan street, just feet from a person on the ground. Weve got people out there using these things innocently, and they dont realize they could be dangerous. Reporter gio benitez, abc news, new york. Absolutely dangerous, but some of the video you get from some of those drones fascinating. I saw one in a fireworks display during the fourth of july. Absolutely beautiful. But be careful about where you fly those things. Thats an interesting perspective. I was going to say, it seems like kind of a guy thing. Why is which i love it. Music to my ears. Your Christmas Gift is flying around somewhere here. Pretty cool. You cant carry anything heavier than 50 pounds with your drone. Thats surprising you can put something even that heavy on it and it will still go, go, go. My goodness. Amazon will be doing deliveries soon using drones, so cant be a heavy package. Interesting stuff. When we come back, weve got not just any skinny, the Christmas Eve skinny. Ive been waiting for this all year. A list no actor wants to be on and a gift from folks working on the entourage movie. Stick around. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now continues after this from our abc stations. Skinny so skinny welcome back, everybody. And it is my first skinny. You always remember your first. So lets get to it, okay . Make this one count. The list no hollywood actor wants to be on. The annual forbes list of the most overpaid actors. And its got a familiar face. Isnt that redundant . Overpaid actors. They do make a lot of money. Adam sandler tops the list for the second year in a row. To compile the list forbes looks at an actors last three movies, calculates what they were paid and what the movie earned. So its not subjective. They use numbers for this. Sandler once again offering the least return and earning the most. Second place, johnny depp. Who . Hes had some blockbuster hits but also recent flops. Many of them. Quick, can you name five good johnny depp movies . Well, not from the past year. No. Im a fan. I like johnny depp. And ben stiller. Ben stiller was third. Misses like the watch and tower heist get him included on that list. I think they are laughing all the way to the bank. Still making good money. Next up, the confirmation of the breakup of a long time hollywood couple. Actress Helena Bonham carter and director tim burton called it quits. Technically, they were never married, but were together 13 years during which they had two children. They say they plan on coparenting their son and younger daughter. Burton and Bonham Carter met while working on planet of the apes and teamed up for charlie and the chocolate factor and alice in wonderland. Tough to Work Together in hollywood. It is. Tougher to live together, clearly. They actually did nine movies together. Wow. There you go. On a brighter note, the boys of entourage are coming back. The trailer for their upcoming movie dropped yesterday. Its an early Christmas Present for the fans of the former hbo series. Good to see the guys back. All the regulars from vince to e to turtle and johnny drama. Ari, too. Looks like some money issues involved. Youre upset. Upset . I gave you 100 million. Youre 15 million over. You agreed to not go over. Because you said i couldnt direct unless we agreed. Okay. So the trailer seems to indicate that ari hasnt mellowed one bit despite now being a studio head. The entourage movie hits theaters june 5th. So good to see ari back. Lets hope theres no plot dealing with north korea. We will see this movie after all. Some big movie news as well. Paramount pictures has filled whats going to be the biggest opening directing job out there. The studio has picked justin lin to direct star trek 3. Hes given credit for reviving the fast furious action series. The first two installments of the current star trek franchise were directed by j. J. Abr abrams. Those are huge shoes to fill. Really good movies in my opinion. Hes now directing the upcoming star wars movie, j. J. Abrams is. So the star trek films have grossed more than 840 million worldwide. Amazing. Nice reboot. To have someone like me really love those star trek movies, thats no small feat by j. J. Abrams. I really love those first two. Take it you arent a fan of scifi. Its got to be really good. Definitely fit the bill. And so does bill, an identity thief who stole marys identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. 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But what you like if you are getting enough or not enough, like some of us, you still need to look well rested no matter how much sleep youve gotten. Good question. Weve got answers from abcs sara haines. Reporter its the three little words no one wants to hear you look tired means you look old. Reporter you look tired. Who can blame you with work, the gym, child care and that endless Holiday Shopping list. Who has time for shuteye . Not so wonderful when you wake up feeling exhausted and drained of color. Reporter of course, theres nothing a good nights sleep cant fix. If you are one of the onethird americans who arent getting the recommended 7 to 8 hours and still need to look fresh, the good life magazine gave us an inside look at some refreshing beauty tips. Combination of completely Natural Solutions and really easy makeup tricks that pretty much anybody can do. Reporter first that green tea isnt just for drinking. Dermatologists say you can apply frozen boiled green tea bags to your eyes in the morning. The cold and the caffeine will bring down the redness and great plant compounds that naturally take the puffiness out as well. Reporter another trick right in your fridge. Pull out your whole milk. Soak a washcloth in it, and gently lay it on your face for a few minutes. Reporter skin care professionals say the lactic acid in the milk has a natural exfoliating effect. And it feels good, right . Uhhuh. Reporter when it comes to makeup, use white eyeliner underneath the lid. It whitens and brightens the eye. Reporter a bright lipstick to make the focus the lips. And theres nothing a good brush of blush cant freshen up. If you only have time to do one thing, make it a pop of blush. Reporter Simple Solutions to keep an eye on the prize, no sleep required. Sara haines, abc news, new york. Ive got a really good trick. What . Avoid the mirror. Thats what i do when i wake up in the morning. 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