An embarrassing moment at last nights Miss Universe contest. First miss colombia crowneds as the winner, then the host steve harvey had to admit he made a mistakes and miss philippines was the actual winner. Harvey owned it. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 21st. From abc news, this is world news now. We do say good monday morning. Were going to get started with the race for president. The candidates were back on the campaign trail for a couple of days this week before christmas. The major talking point following saturday nights debate was Hillary Clintons charge that donald trump was being used in isis videos. Trump not taking that all too lightly at all. Its your voice, your vote. Abcs devin dwyer with the details. Reporter at the democrats debate, only one republican candidate was mentioned by name. Donald trump. Donald trump. Donald trump. Reporter on abcs this week, donald trump fired back, taking on Hillary Clintons explosive allegation that trump is showing up in isis recruitment videos. Knowing the clintons and knowing hillary, but theres no theres nobody she just made it up. I mean, she made it up. It was a sound bite. Reporter after the Clinton Campaign couldnt provide hard evidence of videos, a top clinton adviser, pressed by George Stephanopoulos, tried to clarify. She didnt have a particular video in mind, but hes being used in social media. Reporter it wasnt the only clinton moment that made waves. We now finally are where we need to be. We have a strategy and a commitment to go after isis. Reporter jeb bush turning her comment into a campaign attack video. America has had enough of empty words of declarations detached from reality. Reporter as the struggling candidate also lashed out at the gop frontrunner. Just one other thing, ive got to get this off of my chest. Donald trump is a jerk. Reporter trump seems happy to have friends elsewhere. If putin wants to call me brilliant and other things that he said which were, frankly, very nice, ill accept that. Reporter meanwhile, his rivals marco rubio and ted cruz are in an allout brawl over immigration. I oppose amnesty. I oppose citizenship. I oppose legalization. Period. The end. The fact of the matter is that on multiple issues, hes changed his position multiple times. Reporter its a battle for second place nationally as trump heads into the holidays with a solid lead. The next chance the candidates have to debate face to face is midjanuary. Devin dwyer, abc news, washington. Thank you so much. Weve been following breaking thus this morning from las vegas. A deadly incident along the city strip. Last night, thousands of pedestrian Walking Around there, the famous street, a woman actually drove her car up onto the sidewalk in several locations one running people down along the way. Police say it appears to have been an intentional act and theyre ruling out terrorism. The woman behind the wheel is in custody and being tested for drugs and alcohol. At least one was killed, 36 others injured, several critically. A toddler was in the back seat unhurt. Many of the victims were french speak serious visiting from month trial. Of course, well continue to have more on that throughout the morning. Also in the west, rescuers in bakesers field pulled five bodies from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into an orchard. Air travel controllers can lost contact saturday afternoon as it was heading from san jose to las vegas. The plane did send out a may day call. The fa a is still looking into the cause of the crash. Weather conditions in the area were cloudy and rainy at the time. And also in california, two Southwest Airlines jets bumped into each other at Bob Hope Airport in burbank. One of the jets was pushing away from a gate sunday when it bumped into another plane parked at a neighboring gate. Both planes were removed from service to inspect for damage. What appeared to be a bomb on board an air France Flight crowded with Holiday Travelers prompted an Emergency Landing in kenya. A passenger found the device taped behind a mirror in a lavatory. The 5ir78 was on high alert since the paris attacks. Terry moran has the story. Reporter the stranded air france plane sat on the tarmac in kenya, a sign of how successful this hoax was. A boeing 777 carrying 473 passengers and crew, en route to paris from mauritius. A passenger discovered a suspicious object in the lavatory and the plane diverted for mombasa. There was no panic. Passengers were told there was a technical problem. Something wrong in the toilet. Like, it could be like a bomb, Something Like that. Reporter according to kenyan media, this is it. A sinisterlooking construction with a timer on top. When the plane landed safely, passengers were evacuated with emergency slides. Six were detained for questioning. But investigators quickly determined it was all just a false alarm. The thing was just cardboard, paper and a clack, said air frances president. The object was not capable of causing an explosion, he said. U. S. Government analysis of the device concluded it was obviously meant to look like a bomb. Perhaps this was a test run for terrorists, looking to find weak spots in a security system. Reporter air france has been the target of four bomb alerts in the past 15 days. Three on flights over the u. S. After the paris attacks, the french are on edge. And whoever this hoaxer is clearly knew it. Terry moran, abc news, london. Our thanks to terry there. The mother of the socalled affluenza teen is now a missing person. Ethan crouch failed to report to a probation officer earlier this month. His mother hasnt been seen since either. There is now a reward for the 1yearold crouch. He was given probation rather than a prison sentence for a drunk driving accident that killed four in texas. His lawyers argued he was too spoiled to be responsible. Police in madison, wisconsin are searching for the gunman who triggered a panic inside a packed Shopping Mall five days before christmas. Thousands of shoppers were sent scrambling for safety. Abcs phillip mena has the story. Reporter fear and chaos at this madison, wisconsin, mall on saturday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Gunfire sending Holiday Shoppers running for cover as Police Rushed to the scene. There is possibly reported one or two shots fired. There were 10 to 15 people fighting. Reporter brian haigh was working at the mall when a brawl broke out on saturday. I saw a lot of people panicking and running. They thought it was a big bang, but then when this he saw two guys running, thats when they were like, oh, someone got shot. Reporter he pulled out his cell phone and captured another worker helping a young man on the ground who had been shot. The 19yearold was sent to the hospital with a leg wound. You come here to go shopping for christmas, and then guns ring out inside the middle of the mall. Its just ridiculous. Reporter many shoppers fearing the worst. The mall going into lockdown for more than three hours. This has nothing to do with a mass shooting. Theres no link to terrorism. Reporter but thats exactly what tactical teams here in madison train for, once a month. Like so many departments across the country, long before that deadly attack in San Bernardino. Police here are still investigating this weekends shooting. But the mall is now back open for what will be a very busy week for holiday shopping. Phillip mena, abc news, madison, wisconsin. Thank you. The pharmaceutical executive arrested for securities fraud says the governments out to get him. Martin shkreli tells the wall street journal he was arrested for raising the cost of a life saving drug 5,000 percent. He says the government was trying to find anything to stop him. He has maintained a high profile even holding a fivehour live stream over the weekend. Many of those holiday cards and packages mailed last week are arriving today. The Postal Service says today is the busiest delivery day of the year. The agency expects to deliver more than 30 million parcels today and set a record by the time christmas rolls around. The forecast by the way, 600 million packages before the holidays are done or 10. 5 more than last year. Are you one of those who requested delivery . I do order things late at night, but yeah. Thats what we do. Okay. And where better to fight the darkside than at church. That was the idea two pastors in training for the star wars service. Some of the con gra gantz dressed up as their favorite characters. The Service Included a clip from one of the earlier films. The pastors obviously both big fans say there are many parallels between the bible and star wars. I got to hear this one. There are a lot of people actually did say that over the years that there was something religious in essence about i thought there was a is that it . Just a lightsaber. I thought we would hear something from the sermon how the darkside and the lightside. There is its been one of those things over the years that have talked about the mythology of star wars and the bible. And the good book. This is the first parallel ive heard about the two. No, there is a force. There is a force. Who exactly is darth vader . Never mind. Yeah. Coming up, turning unwanted gift cards into cash and how you can even make a profit. Also ahead, i am exhausted. And back from my Airline Mileage run. An exhausting it attempt to rack up frequent flyer points and perks. Its what we call the first problem. Thats where i was. 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Bribe them by going to the bank. Get a free lollipop. It is the season of giving. So theres a good clans youre going to be buying or receiving a gift card. But many of them just end up in a drawer and never get used. So true. Ive got some from my wedding six years ago. Never used them. Before you toss those cards into the black hole of your junk drawer, theres other options. Linzie janis explains. Reporter its the present that almost everyone gets, the gift card. I love receiving gift cards. Reporter theyre so popular. 130 billion are expected to be loaded on to them this year. They can be used to purchase anything from a meal to clothing. One company even allowing you to give the gift of stock in major corporations. But what if the card you get doesnt suit you . Probably regift it. Reporter you may not know it but you can turn it into cash. Websites like raise. Com and giftcards. Com will buy your unwanted gift cards and give you cash, though usually not for the entire amount. That sounds like a fantastic idea. Reporter and some malls and Grocery Stores have machines like this one, making that swap for cash even easier. Whether you keep your card or trade it in, consumer expert Lauren Lyons Cole says do it soon. The gift card wont expire until five years from the date of purchase, so you do have plenty of time to use it, but you might get hit with an inactivity fees or you might lose the gift card. Reporter in fact, so many of us misplace or waste gift cards. According to one study, 750 million went unredeemed last year. And thats why our expert says the most popular gift card of all is a bankcard. Its like a prepaid credit card, and can be used almost anywhere. Linzie janis, abc news, new york. Bank cards, remember that, kendis. Its a popular gift. Sales have risen 124 maryland this year alone. And with your sixyear mark you kind of hit that i should look into it, huh. I should regift those gift cards. Yes. Coming up, globe trotting with yours truly. Well follow kendis, this is incredible, his whirlwind eb vaekz and find out why he did it. It was kind of a vacation. It was torture. No, it was youre watching world news now. Were so glad to have kendis back. He took a little time off because you treated it like a job, about you. Im just glad they didnt use a darth vader theme there. Thats right. So a special place that many people try to avoid this time of year. Airport, of course. And well, actually lots of them. Also i can receive some pretty incredible benefits that frequent flyers enjoy. Take a look. Reporter im on a mission. I need to fly 14,000 miles before the end of this month. And it wont be easy. Millions of other travelers will be taking to the skies this holiday season. One of the busiest travel times of the year. Why would i do something so crazy . Because i need the miles to reach the next level status with my airline. Im blanning whats called a mileage run. Theres two main types of mileage runs. The first is to accrue miles cheaply. The second type is with the focus of elite status. So that you have all those benefits for the entire next year. Reporter here at jfk, i meet with brian kelley, an expert who employs all sorts of tricks of the trade. You dont have to be a professional to enjoy the perks of Airline Status. All types of the travelers. You can enjoy the lounge. Im going to take six consecutive flights starting in new york city, on to seattle, down to alaska, down to phoenix, crosscountry to charlotte, overseas to san juan, puerto rico and back to new york city all in 52 hours. 40 hours to go. 19 hours into this trip. But unfortunately for me, it wasnt enough. Im still 400 points short. I could cry right now. A lot of airlines these days are reducing the amount of miles you earn so that cheap economy tickets are not earning as much. Reporter still brian says there are ways to save on your Holiday Travel this year. Tip one, be flexible on your schedule. It may make sense to drive to another airport. Thats how you get frieses down. Number two, consider using a low cast carrier. The fare is one component of a ticket. Do the math and see what the total price is to fly. Reporter tip new three, use frequent flyer miles. Airlines release a ton of frequent flyer award availability over the holidays as for my mileage run, success and my Airline Status coming days later thanks to yet another flight to miami. It looked incredible. It was a lot of fun. Alaska was absolutely amazing. Anchorage, the people i just got to see it for about eight hours is. People were great. A couple quick travel tips i found out from other frequent travelers. Saying you dont want your see the mate to put their see the back. They usually turn the air toward their see the mao mate so they wont bring their see the back. Does that work . Its kind of mean. Write down this number now. 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