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> i was at work christmas eve and i got the phone call from my mom talking about we can't find your grandma or the baby. >> "action news" was in mays landing with lameyer's worried father and he said that his grandmother made the ride before. and she used to work for new jersey transit. at last check barbara brilly is in critical condition. the family has not released a statement. >> and barbara's church in atlantic city second behalf church is having a prayer vigil tomorrow happening at 6:00. >> all right alicia thank you. the sudden death of actress, debbie reynolds was possibly caused by a stroke. she was rushed from her son's house in l.a. she was helping with funeral arrangements for her famous daughter, carrie fisher, who died one day before. she performed 20 shows in atlantic city including this one at the hilton casino in 1999. >> time to look at the closing numbers on wall street. all the indexes are down, the dow down 14 and s&p 500 dropping almost 1 point. >>> amazon may be turning to the skies for its next major project, the company got pat enapproval for a flying warehouse. pap

>> i was at work christmas eve and got the phone call from my mom talking about we can't find your grandma or the baby. >> earlier this afternoon her worried father was there and made the drive before and used to work for new jersey transit. state local and federal authorities continued to search until last night's discovery. at last check barbara was in serious condition at the hospital and the little girl is released and with family. the family has not released a statement at this time. >>> philadelphia police are searching for suspects in the deadly shooting of a man in the parking lot of a restaurant. chopper 6 hd was on the 1300 block of the tioga-nicetown section last night. police got a call of a person with a gun at 6:30, when they arrived they found cadir suffering from gunshot wounds in the back parking lot of a checkers restaurant and he later died at the hospital. >>> two people were hurt when a driver lost control of an suv causing it to roll down an embankment and hit a treeover sunlight. it happened at colonial and glendale roads in havertown. >>> a driver suspected of being

. >> your grandma has a painful one and if you rub it i'll give you a quarter. >> if you feel wiped out spending too much time with your relatives it's not just in your head. there is a name for this condition. psychologists have dubbed it family jet lag. we are going to call it fjl and dr. elizabeth lombardo is here with more. so, dr. lombardo, i bet a whole lot of our viewers right now, it is the week between, you know, christmas and new year's. people celebrating hanukkah as well and a lot of viewers are suffering from it. what exactly is family jet lag? >> yes, it is a condition that a lot of people are experiencing with the physical and psychological drain of traveling with your family. now, it can be caused by physical stressors like the travel, not getting enough sleep, changes in your schedule, you know, indulgences in your diet as well as psychological stressors such as, you know, wanting the holidays to be perfect or dealing with less than pleasant family members. >> yeah, expectations can be a huge problem here. what do you recommend viewers do to avoid feeling exhausted whil

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. >> reporter: with the help of an officer, jeff managed to get the girls and grandma out of the house safely. >> he's special. he's special. and i hope he knows that. >> reporter: the girls thankful too, making this sign for the mailman who helped save their home, and their christmas. >> our thanks to little fip for that story. for david and all of us here, thank you for watching. "gma" first thing in the morning. i'm tom llamas. i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. have a great evening. good night. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a writer and editor from east lyme, connecticut... an ob/gyn from wichita falls, texas... and our returning champion -- a stay-at-home parent from toledo, ohio... ...whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. hi, folks. boy, am i turning out to be a big jinx or what? i started the week saying i hope that we'd end this calendar year with some big wins. well, two days ago, stephanie won $13,000.

or the baby. >> barbara is his grandma lamire is his daughter. and as you can imagine he is struggling now. >> trying so hard not to cry. >> he has no idea what happened. his uncle spoke to his grandma on the phone and said she was lost and now trying to remain hopeful. maybe went towards the mountains and she is stuck and car broke down and can't get there. >> her niece says this doesn't make sense, she makes the drive often. >> she has made the drive avenue year and sometimes two three times a year. she too is holding on to hope. this is all going to help out. >> kept looking out the door last night, my twin sister was like why do you keep looking? because i'm waiting for her to pull up in that driveway. i'm just -- it's going to happen. she is driving a silver toyota rav 4, just a few hours ago the family packed their bags from here heading to virginia hopefully to find their relatives. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >>> emergency crews were called to rescue a worker that fell down an elevator shaft this afternoon. it happened at 12:30 a

is his grandma, and lamaya is his daughter, as you can imagine he is struggling now. >> i'm trying so hard not to cry and he says he has no idea what happened and he spoke to her in virginia and she said she was lost. >> maybe she went towards the mountains and she was stuck and her car broke down and can't get home. >> the sister station was able to speak with the exon employee that spoke to them last. >> spent time with her and helped her get to her destination. and she didn't make it. >> via skype, barbara's niece says this doesn't make sense. her 17-year-old aunt made this drive often. >> she made this year every year, sometimes two or three times a year. >> she too is holding on to hope thinking this will work out. >> i keep looking out the door, my twin sister is like why do you keep looking i am waiting for her to pull up in the driveway. it's going to happen. >> she is driving a toyota rav 4. c 80-exls. >> the family packed their bags and heading down to virginia hopeful to find the two. bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you bob. >>> right now the temple owls are p

you see grandma trying to hand the money off. >> i don't want my money. i'm going to get me a salad and a hoegy and you pay for it. >> pay for it, we'll call it quits. >> i don't want it. >> these are the olives i bought for sheila. sheila. >> what did she say? >> you better take it. >> i didn't know you paid $7 for them. take the damn son of a [ bleep ] money. >> okay, you son of a [ bleep ]. give me, give me. >> little back and forth. the money finally exchanges hands. >> did you taste the olives? >> no, i did not. >> well, did you put them in a container? >> no, i did not. i didn't have time. >> the thing with these guys, they are always trying to get the last word. that's why they are going to live to 200, to make sure they get the last word. >> i didn't have time. i got too much to do. >>> that's a look at the day's top viral videos. for more check out rightthisminute.com or catch us on the next brand new episode of "rtm". fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds i

no accidents but people heading home from grandma's house or aunt ethel's house. time to get back to work tomorrow so it's a 4-mile jam on the southbound side of the new jersey turnpike. if you want to come down 295 that might be a bit better but it's still going to be crowded. elsewhere on the turnpike in mount laurel speeds around 40 miles per hour headed southbound. we are getting reports of a crash along 73 northbound just off the turnpike and i think that might be contributing to those southbound delays. across the river plenty of delays on 95 southbound as well from bridge street through this point at allegheny. eight vehicle accident here is off to the side. police are still blocking the right lane. so it is very slow as you come southbound with speeds like just 11 miles per hour near the betsy ross bridge. then farther south in delco just 17 miles per hour from ridley park down to 322. there was a crash earlier this afternoon along 322 that contributed to that. extra heavy traffic. on the platt bridge headed eastbound toward 26th street there's a crash. lu

memorial bridge, again, light volume, i expect some people to be making a trek or there to or from grandma's house, right now it's quiet. >> it was the day after christmas, all through the stores you'll be seeing gift returns ascertain bargaining hunting and people who want more. annie mccormick is live at the walmart in south philadelphia which opened a half-hour ago, annie. >> reporter: it did, so far we have seen a dozen people heading in there, this morning we were the only people at the walmart waiting for the doors to open. take a look behind me you can see the doors as more shoppers head in. we talked to people, it's not so much about returns, but more sales. take a listen. >> my grandkids have something they have seen before christmas i'm coming back later on and see if i can take advantage of a goodbye. >> 50% off christmas decorations. wow, you're thinking ahead. researchers tracking the shopping trends are seeing a dip in sales. many expected more last minute shoppers since christmas fell on a sunday, 20% of the returns happy -- happen during the holiday season. gift cards make up

might want to bring a light rain jacket around if you're dashing off to grandma's house. rudolph, wisconsin, 34 degrees, a dicy drive there, icy conditions, be careful. santa, idaho got a fresh round of snow last night. a white christmas with more snow happening today. 28 degrees. abergreen, colorado, 35 degrees. on and off snow expected there. and windy conditions. 70 miles an hour at times. who can forget north pole, alaska, 13 degrees for a high temperature. alaska, 14 degrees for a high temperature. s alaska, 14 degrees for a high temperature. alaska, 14 degrees for a high temperature. >> all right. hope it's snowing where you are and you're cozied up and enjoying this beautiful holiday. what are you doing dan? >> stop trying to pry it open. >> trying to pry it open. our candy. anyway, a lot more coming up on "gma" on this christmas morning. we'll be right back. >> try the logo. it's edible. a little bit. be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ what bad knee?u'll ask what throbbing head? advil makes pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? a

maybe getting out of town to head to grandma's house or doing that last minute holiday shopping. let's hit the maps. slow speeds on the big picture but only one red zone at this point on the schuylkill expressway westbound from montgomery county out toward belmont just 10 miles per hour. we had a broken down vehicle on 95 southbound by the betsy ross bridge. that's gone but still sluggish. tacony palmyra bridge wrapping up an opening. betsy ross would be a better bet. let's go to king of prussia right by the mall, gray hall right in there hello gray and there's the container store and the chipotle. you can see it is heavy traffic in both directions but we're not just jammed solid. in the lehigh valley a crash early this afternoon at 309 northbound near a tillman where a lane is blocked. septa's cynwyd line not running again this afternoon. take the paoli/thorndale line to overbrook and then hop on shuttle buses. let's do the commuter report one last time this week on afternoons like this the new jersey turnpike is busy and in cranbury there's an accident. reported here as northbo

grandma is so happy to be here for your very first christmas. i hear you're quite the expert at waking people up in the morning. let me show you how grandma does it. your daddy made this when he was a little boy. this is your dad at my house, where he had his first christmas. thanks for making the coffee. well look who's up. i'm really glad you're here mom. me too. look who's here! >>> all right, back now on "good morning america," hey, everybody's got to have their first time with santa. we thought why not have adrian's right here on television. ah, he gave the mirror ball a kiss. you already got this. what else do you want for christmas? he wants to give this to you for christmas, santa. can you give him a good ho, ho, ho? >> ho, ho, ho. >> that's not bad. he's not crying. we have won basically. hoping that all of you have the happiest holidays with your family but, of course, he's now checking him we have to get a check of the local weather, look baby, give a kiss. >> reporter: he is so cute, he was looking suspiciously toward santa. storm tr

if that's the route to grandma's or aunt ethel's house, no construction. all lanes are blocked queen village, southbound side of columbus boulevard, they are scheduled for 6:00 a.m., they started early, southbound columbus boulevard is blocked off as they continue work on the water main. no major issues along i-95 they have not blocked the off ramp to columbus, they wecht them to do that. schuylkill looks fine. we have broken down vehicle saint charles borromeo seminary, wynnewood lane at laches lane. a crash at center avenue at 611. fire in pottstown on high street. matt inyou have more on that. -- i know you have more on that. >> fire broke out pottstown in montgomery county. several people were inside and one never made it out. and joins us live at the scene, annie. >> reporter: matt we were talking to residents who were inside when the fire happened him we'll ghetto them in just a minute. first, i want to show you the fire activity matt pellman was talking about. these fire trucks are expected to be out here for several hours, because the investigation

and grandmas are always waiting with open arms. >> every year we come off the plane she is somewhere around here. >> my grandpa is in florida, he lives there. >> that is before you are going? he lives the the beach. can i go? >> no. >> at least the kids are honest. check your airlines about cancellations and delays, check in with tsa we learned today that there are cake and pies and cooked turkey with the flight with you. live from the philadelphia international airport gray hall, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> santa claus got a head start on his christmas delivery thanks to the septa yule tide drive. they collect toys and games and bikes and dolls for children in the need in the region. and just a few hours later santa claus himself handed out the toys in hunting ton park. >> one child went head over heels during his one-on-one time with santa. the nut cracker is a holiday tradition for families in this area. and this year even more were able to enjoy this timeless classic. ♪ ♪ this morning the pennsylvania ballet presented their first sensory friendly performance on

. >> still to come on "action news" at 4:00, people are flying out to grandmas big house for the holidays we are live at the philadelphia international airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year. did you know your business doesn't have to suffer from slow internet? comcast business now offers blazing fast internet speeds up to 150 mbps. that's 10 times faster than dsl. get internet for as low as $59.95 a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. did you know that sharing wifi with your customers could leave your business exposed? only comcast business offers wifi pro. two separate networks - one that's private for you, and one that's public for your customers. upgrade to wifi pro for only $19.95 a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> "action news" continues. >> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with a dad that has some complaints about his college student daughter and she is home for the holidays and apparently wreaking havoc. >> and a man gets the scare of a lifetime when his e-cigarette explodes in his pocket and the incident puts hi

she was about to be the new angry grandma. >> no way angry grandpa was letting that belaire go. it's a double christmas surprise. cars for everybody this year. >>> it's a time of celebration for just about everybody, but -- >> oh, the t-rex. >> yes, the wonderful, wonderful t-rex. great big jaws, strong leg, teensy little arms, which make all the christmas chores just that much harder. trying to hang up his christmas lights. >> that's how you get out of it. you know i can't. >> he honestly -- his wife said she'd let him go extinct if he didn't hang up the lights this year. climbs on the ladder and it's just -- well, it does look like the t-rex is going to win this one. but there are others out there. they decided, you know what, why decorate the house when you can go out and have some fun. see, a lot of people didn't know, this but t-rexes were around during the ice age. they injured themselves sledding, and that's how they died. the pitch in this story may not be historically accurate. >> the scary thing is, you had to say that. >> in today's society, you do. >>> michelle doesn

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. >>> the grandma unit, a group of grannies who joined the force in one community. their two word job description, spreading love, and the common thread binding them together. >>> justin bieber, a wanted man, what the pop star says about it ahead on the skinny on this thursday, december 22nd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin with severe weather bearing down just as millions of us are hitting the road ahead of the holiday weekend. >> so much for never raining in southern california. it's raining right now in the southwest. looking at the radar, serious rain falling across california as well as arizona and check out the scene in san diego. just hours ago, this is a bowl between byu, they won 24-21. >> the rockies brace for a christmas blizzard. light snow in green bay where the packers play saturday. >> headed to key west? beware of this guy. a sheriff deputy dressed at the grinch gives out onions rather than tickets. as for the weather, accuweather joining us now for any onions in the forecast. justin, good morning. >> thanks. good morning. i

g for grandma. the new division has 11 grannies on patrol not to make arrests but to spread love and lots of hugs and who better to carry out the mission right? >> sometimes i'm not feeling good or i'm feeling low and someone will give me a hug and i feel better and then i share my hug with someone else. >> love the hugs, now all of these 11 grannies on the squad know the importance of spreading positivity and hope because they suffered abuse sometime in their life and are officially sworn in and have the t shifrts to prove it. they are ready to hand out the hugs on patrol. >>> and finally a beautiful stop and think and stop and give thanks kind of moment. ♪ ♪ >> i can let this whole thing play. the now viral singer giving this impro impr impr impromtu stop. the slater was squeaking while mom was singing. all i hear is one amazing voice. a sound and spirit we can all use right now on social media and they apparently agree. >> gave me chills almost. >> sounds like church on a sunday. >> lets get

you'll love these ladies in big talkers, one newly formed grandma unit. they are not pulling anyone over but on a mission to make people smile. how cute are they? and the holiday gift that keeps on giving as long as the markets are doing well. find out the best way to buy stock for a youngster this year and how to get them excited about the stock market. this is a good one. take us with you on the go if you have not download the the 6 abc news app. watch us streaming live on the smart phone or tablet. >> quick break and the accuweather forecast when we come right back. from meteorologist, karen rogers, as we look live from sky 6 hd at the jersey shore, a pretty picture of cape may on this first day of winter. >>> meteorologist, karen rogers, is back now first day of winter and mild temperatures that could extend in christmas. >> looks like the next seven days, afternoon high as above average. not bad unless you are a snow lover and then i apologize. lets look at stormtracker 6 live double scan around the area. and we are dry we are staying dry today. mayb

is grandma waiting for a turn to hold the baby? >> when you have monkeys, they share the duties. mama isn't sharing duties here. as you can see, mama hyena has a pup in her mouth. what did pup do? it ran away early in the morning, so mama had to go fetch it. you know what, this is kind of like being restricted to the house, like you can't go outside and play. >> right. mom had it coming and ruined the fun. >> taking this way too personally. >> i know, i feel like a hyena. every time i want to do something and jump off a cliff, my mom would be like, no. >> finally at the very end, mom lets it go, then walks up to the car, don't put that on facebook and judge my parenting skills. >>> once more we delve deep into the black hole that's dash cams of the world. it's a clear day. no problem. in fact, it's a straight road. no problem. things get weird. what's that in the distance? getting closer. >> oh! out of nowhere, what looks like a military helicopter, boom, just straight over the top of a top of the car. never can guess what's going to happen next. certain parts of the world it's g

she told her, scream, grandma, scream. our macy's annual campaign is effort. macy's will donate for every stamped letter to santa claus that you drop off at a believe box or submit online. >>> now you have to see this story. it's meg. a girl whose dream about to come true. >> my real technique is really big, fluffy powder brush. >> reporter: she's makeup maifb who stars in her own youtube tutorial. >> it's fun to experiment with. >> she believes makeup helps connect people as humans. serve the same as everyone else. >> reporter: at 8 months old, she was diagnosed with brittle bone disease. >> i'm completely humbled by her resilience. she puts a smile on her face and keeps going. >> reporter: now 13 years old and thanks to make a wish, the beauty queen headed to macy's to meet their glam squad. and pampered her with products to help her perfect future lovely looks. it's meg! i'm so excited. toive you a hug. putting her skills to the test, she stopped by to teach me a thing or two. >> you don't necessarily want to put in on the apples of your cheeks. you want to

the three-year-old was in the car with his grandma and one-year-old. the person behind her honked his horn. when she honked back, the man jumped out of the car, and fired one shot. she took off and called police. it wasn't until she pulled over to get the kids out of the car to find the three-year-old was shot. the child died in hospital. >> the family is completely innocent and has no connection to the shooter. police are offering a $20,000 reward in this case. >> firefighters say they sensed the true meaning of christmas in a letter from a boy to santa claus. in the letter, he asked for a heart for his mom. the firefighters at the fire house in houston decided to surprise him friday. they brought him gifts as a token for his admiration for his love for his mom. >> for him to be selfless and not ask for anything but his mom to be healthy at christmas, it put us back. >> me and my dad play for my mom. all we want is to see my mom happy. >> the gesture moved his mother saying those firefighters will never know what their act of kindness will mean to the

. >> my grandma woke us up, she said run, because there's a fire and we were going to grab her bogs, but they stayed in there because they were really scared. >> i was crying, my god, the dogs, dogs, i hope they find them. >> reporter: red paws relief found them a short time later. firefighters had issues fighting the fire because live wires fell in the street. red cross is assisting people forced out of their homes. fire crews were grateful no civilians or if it firefighterse injured. >> it's unfortunate when someone's house catches fire during the christmas period. companies made sure everybody got out. we have red cross here and we're working with peco and police and unified effort to make sure we're taking care of the citizens that this fire affected. >> reporter: back out here live, family and friends helping each e each other boarding up windows and doors of homes where they are not allowed back inside. two homes majorly affected. seven people are getting assistance from the red cross days away from christmas, fire officials are trying to figure out a calls cause. reporting --

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really, hillary's now just hoping to win a mug that says "world's best grandma." because person of the year -- [ laughter ] [ applause ] i do want to distinguish, because "time" does, it doesn't necessarily mean best person of the year. it's just person of the year. although don't tell donald trump that. he's excited. he did interviews about this, which is funny just to start. he said it's a very, very great honor and "time" is a very important magazine. i think he's more excited about this than being president, to be honest. [ laughter ] some of the people of the year in the past include mahatma gandhi, joseph stalin, winston churchill, richard nixon, putin, obama, and hitler. so trump is definitely fitting in there, you decide where he fits in for yourself. the president-elect, he's really come a long way from his first "time" magazine cover, an honor he received in 1989 where he was working as a magician in atlantic city. [ laughter ] isn't that something? so anyway, congratulations to donald trump. and to the photographer who got him to sit still and not tweet

in fact, she decided she was just going to take some time to spend time with grandma. >> so they are breaking up. >> surprise her. no! these are actually friends of one of our producers. person recording is her long-time friend. >> tell them to turn the phone sideways. >>> this is a birthday gift in the next video. this 13-year-old girl is celebrating a big day. now a teenager. she's getting a little gift. it's headphones. she doesn't seem particularly excited or ecstatic, right? >> in reality, the gift they could not wait to give her is in the other room. this was just a decoy. before they even finish opening the box, mom says, honey, come on, we have something for you over here. now, her excitement level goes from zero to 60 in a split second. she's excited about a kitchenaid mixer, a food mixer. >> i can feel her excitement. what's she going to bake? >> cool thing is, she can make her own birthday cake. >> are you crying? >>> this requires just five minutes for you to see three dash cams, roads out there are scary. >> this video you can tell this mom is prepared. look at her strol

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i want to be around just to be a grandma. learn more at cancercenter.com/philadelphia >> we are back with our tenth annual warm coats warm hearts coat drive partnering with burlington and kids fashion delivers. a big check on there tally. drum roll please, 41,061 coats an incredible number and we still have time. first here's a look at our friends who are giving back. >> hey america it's brett. >> katie. >> hi, i'm katie holmes. >> emeril. >> getting cold outside. donate coat. >> all giving. >> donating is so easy. all you have to do is bring it into our store drop in it box and we take care of the rest. >> and every gently used jacket burlington receivers in store goes to a good home. in colorado nuggets basketball player darrell arthur and his wife chariot donated 300 brand new coats to denver rescue mission. >> to be in a position to give back is always good for me. >> put your hands up like this. that's it. >> these kids are very excited about it. you can see by the smiles on their faces. >> it keeps me warm. [cheers and

. >> it's grandma. >> oh. >> grandmas has come to town. >> that one is the size of a grizzly bear. look at the size of that thing. >> can you imagine both of those sleeping in your bed if you were the spouse. >> no. >> going crazy downstairs. >> they were happy to see grandma, but this dog, a husky p pup, happy to see snow. this dog having a wonderful time outside. >> this is where i'm supposed to be! this is me! >> the dog disappears in the snowp at some point. you can see the owner is skiing. let's just say the dog is like, i give up. >> that is a cool day out for the dog. especially a husky. >> to go out and have him running beside you it's so cool. >> some dogs are like -- like i don't want to go outside. this dog is like, let's dive in. >> he scares his wife all the time. >> some of us can't help it. >> next "right this minute." and still to come -- they document their travels together. >> and here they are at the top of a volcano. >> find out why she feels on top of the world. >> that's crazy. look at that. that's a postcard. that's one of the best shots we've ever seen. >> p

. >>> it is 4:53 and next on "action news," see the grandma who was stealing christmas gifts off the front steps of homes. that story at 5:00 a.m. >> up next a car smashes into a police officer hurling him into the air. >> ♪ >> a suspected drunk driver set off a chain reaction crash that left a police officer hurt. it happened while the officer was conducting a field sobriety test on a nan el paso texas friday morning. investigators say while that was going on, 23-year-old sherri rodriguez lost control of her car and slammed into a police cruiser. the officer was able to push the man out of the way before he, himself, was hit by the patrol car. the officer suffered minor injuries. the man who was performing the sobriety test was not hurt but was still arrested for dui. that is rodriguez. police also arrested her after she failed a field sobriety test. >> money phones go top a south jersey food pantry went into a pockets of thief. ron and marie murdez have been collecting money for food pantry. someone managed to friday the collection box off their home and took off with the cash. >

. >> hoping to win a mug that says world's best grandma. >> check out trump on "time's" cover. i don't understand why he distrusts the media. it looks like they snuck up on him to take the photo. don't think i didn't notice you put the devil's horns right on his head. >> he's come a long way from his first "time" magazine cover an honor he received back in 1989 working as a magician in atlantic city. >> "time's" person of the year is quite an honor unless you're named person of the year in the year when zika broke out, the earth was the hottest it's ever been, muhammad ali, prince and david bowie died. syria exploded and brexit happened, congratulations, you're the face of the worst year ever. >> congratulations to donald trump and to the photographer who got him to sit still and not tweet for 30 seconds. that's the guy who should be person of the year this year. >> saw a lot of those jokes coming. they had fun with it. >> you might as well, right. that's what's making news in america this morning. do stick around for "good morning america" and follow us at atmfans.com and make

she realizes she now -- she says she now realizes that the grandma was just the keeper of the gift for this night. or that she was. >> i think tom got a little help from above. >> a poignant night. absolutely. it's going to be a cold day tomorrow and sets off a period of three or four days. >> three days and then another shot of arctic air next week. could be colder than this one. be prepared. find that heavy winter coat. storm tracker 6 live double scan. showing we have a dry and cold night out there. don't have to worry about any rain or snow tonight. that'll be different by sunday fight, monday morning. but live sky 6, really tells the story. look at camera. see how it's doing a little bit of a dance. that's because the winds are picking up. winds right now sustained out of the west 22 miles per hour in philadelphia. the same in beach haven. 14 miles an hour in allentown, and 14 in wilmington. you combine that with the temperature. the wind chill 21 in philadelphia. allentown, wilmington, 19 in lancaster. 24 in trenton. the poconos, the wind chill currently 10 degrees. satellite 6 a

really, hillary's now just hoping to win a mug that says "world's best grandma." [ laughter ] [ applause ] i do want to distinguish, it doesn't necessarily mean best person of the year, it's just person of the year, although don't tell donald trump that. he did interviews about this, funny to start, he said it was a very, very great honor and "time" is a very important magazine. i think he's more excited about this than being president, to be honest. some of the people of the year include gandhi, stalin, churchill, nixon, putin, obama, [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how was it? >> guillermo: terrible! i don't want to go back. >> jimmy: i'm glad you got out. guillermo's been busy lately. in addition to drinking tequila he's my cohost on an award-winning educational show. every afternoon on cable access television we help kids with their homework. if you'll allow to us show off for a little, it's time for another fun-filled segment of learning with "the homework helper guys." >> science, geography, mathematics and anatomy, physics and biology, if you want to get wise, call the homework

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grandma is so happy to be here for your very first christmas. i hear you're quite the expert at waking people up in the morning. let me show you how grandma does it. your daddy made this when he was a little boy. this is your dad at my house, where he had his first christmas. thanks for making the coffee. well look who's up. i'm really glad you're here mom. me too. look who's here! happy holidays from crayola. so when do i start? um, shouldn't it be "spokes-crayon?" can somebody turn on the a/c? i'm melting here. ♪air marker spraayer!!! chemistry, baby! so i just hold this part and spraaaaaay... i'm okay. the holidays just got more surprising. you can find these great gifts and more in the crayola aisle. aaaaaah! each sold separately. [ cougshh. i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. better take something. dayquil liquid gels doesn't treat a runny nose. it doesn't? alka-seltzer plus cold and cough liquid gels fight your worst cold symptoms including your runny nose. oh, what a relief it is! give your home the gift oright now at lowe's. l

as my grandma would say, hmm, hmm, hmm. >>> could sarah palin be headed to washington? the former vice presidential nominee and trump loyalist is reportedly being considered for secretary of veterans affairs. abc cokie roberts joins us now to weigh in on this so what are you hearing about this, cokie? >> well, what we're hear something what abc news has been reporting and sarah palin has been taking our story and posting it on social media saying veterans affairs. i have to say, robin, that fair or not she has become basically a laughingstock and donald trump was so adamant throughout the campaign about the great care that he was going to show to veterans that putting her in that position could be a problem for him. >> well, cokie, also if he does appoint her do you think she's going to have trouble with congress? >> sure, she is. i mean, absolutely. she's -- you know, she's a very controversial figure. now, she was for trump very early in the campaign, so he probably does feel he owes her something. but this is more than he probably wants to take on and think of poor j

grandma's jar of bees. can you bring this? >> i hope not. >> no. >> i'm going to say no. >> george. all right. actually, you're not complete l wrong. you have to check with your airline. each airline has an individual insect policy. >> but insects that sting? >> you said carry on. >> yeah. >> so they open up the jar and the bees come out? >> that's what i'm being told by my producers who have studied this in depth. >> i'm sticking with no. >> check on the bees. >> for all those people at home that were going to do that tonight, you're welcome. >> okay. >>> oh, boy. "pop news" time. such great time for movies. movie news. "moana" made a huge splash at the box office. brings in the number two thanksgiving launch of all time. "moana" raked in over $81 million, thanks in large part to dwayne johnson in the lead. warren beatty's "rules don't apply" and "bad santa 2" didn't do as well as predicted. >> i didn't see "allied." >>> also in pop news, the buddy system. the postal department offering a new service. it's called an outdoor buddy plan. postal workers are offering to take elderly pe

he did not tell his grandmother so we should all tell grandma if we change our numbers but this is evidence it can end up a wonderful story. >> lucky for jamal. >> lucky for jamal. i want her to send me a text accidentally so i can come to thanksgiving dinner. >> maybe we'll just show up. >> much cooler than the mistaken techs i get. >> i agree. diane, great to have you here for "pop news." >> i do have "pop news." we start with the queen of soul, please enjoy while i talk about aretha franklin earning om r-e-s-p-e-c-t this thanksgiving with an epic four-minute 35-second long version of "the star-spangled banner." take a look. ♪ and the home of the brave so this was during the lions/vikings game, impressive vocals but the length has people talking. one football fan tweeted i cooked my whole turkey, ate and did the dishes during aretha franklin anticipate national anthem performance. some are saying she should be charged with delay of game but the general consensus seems to be she's aretha franklin. she can take however long she pleases. >> she can take 20 minutes if she wants. >> amen. >>

grandpa was giving grandma a flower. >> that was well done. >> none of these -- >> oh! >> there we go. there needs to be a fight at the table. >> i figured you would like a look at that one. then there's this one. everybody's at the table having a good time. then there's this person with the gravy. >> you blew it! >> and this next one i really love because, charity, do you notice something about all the men in the kitchen with aprons on? they're doing all the cooking, but i love how there's that one person who's like me who can't wait. >> just warming your body up. you're getting yourself ready for the rest of the food that comes later. >> or they're taking too long and you ran five miles so you could eat everything you want to eat that day but they're not ready when you're hungry. >> i'm so hungry now. >>> there's a pretty fantastic effort by a former service member that i think we can all be grateful for. >> hi, i'm the founder and ceo of camis and canines in san diego. we serve our community by helping homeless veterans. >> the organization provides vets with clothin

she went to spend the night at grandma's house. when grandma dropped her off, her mom went outside and said, hey, dad's not coming home until tomorrow, but he sent you a present. you see, dad works out of the country, hasn't been home for two months, so there she is in her bedroom, opening the box. >> what do you think it is? >> her mom is trying to point out where she should go. climbs on the bed and tells, mom, push it. >> it's too heavy, darling. you have to unwrap it. look, around the front. come around the front. pull that tape off. pull that tape off. open the flap. open it. what's inside? >> so she follows mom's instructions. >> life-size barbie. here we go. >> mom convinces her to get that one piece of tape she was focusing on. >> all right. go open the flap. >> daddy! >> this was a pleasant birthday surprise for little leah. >> come here. >> daddy! >> happy birthday. >> yeah! >>> if you've watched "right this minute" long enough, you might know that the name is synonymous with cold. >> oh, yes. this dude. >> i love this gu

if you head out to grandma's house for the holiday meal you could be seeing showers. lets head over to the "action news" big board with meteorologist, david murphy, has a look at your forecast. >> prior to the parade we saw showers developing to the west and they came through during the parade and most of them in philadelphia were fairly light and nuisance shower activity and we have this pushing out of northeast philadelphia through southern buck county and up into mercer county, new jersey. and a little bit down to the south and in some cases highlighted in shades of green and yellow, that is steadier rain, this pushes through quick and you only have to deal with that for five or ten minutes in those cases. we have lots of clouds and the rest of the day is mostly cloudy and additional rain in west virginia that could make its way across and perhaps produce a light shower in the afternoon or this evening. we are not totally out of the woods but the rest of the day a spotty or two. 58 in wilmington and 48 in trenton and 43 in allentown and down the shore, milder mid t

. >> once you get there, to grandma's house or aunt ethel's house, hopefully it's fun then and hopefully you enjoy your turkey. we are gritting our teeth be bearing the delays. just jam packed traffic on the highways and that is the case on 676, parked in both directions river to river on the vine the delays join up with those on the schuylkill and those on 95. speaking of the schuylkill speeds like miles per hour as you head westbound on south street. on the eastbound side off ramp to spring garden a disabled vehicle blocking the ramp and that ramp will be closed tomorrow for the thanksgiving day parade. everything is open now on the parkway at eakins oval. coming up at 6:30 for parade preps. there goes the disabled vehicle we watch life as it pushed off to the side west of gulph mills but causing slowing goes west of 476 the blue route and mass transit. already issues this afternoon. septa's wilmington newark line suspended, someone struck by an amtrak train. of course we'll keep you posted as the afternoon progresses. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this wednesday, 20

guys, i have to mention, even though we've got the problems out west, if you're dry now and going to grandma's house and got good weather not going to be the case when you go back. i have the sunday forecast in just a couple of moments when everybody comes back from the holiday. >> the other end of the story, all right, ginger, thank you. airport officials are warning flyers to arrive early. louisville, long lines after a power outage and in chicago, lines are growing there too. abc's alex perez is at o'hare airport with plenty of company there. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. that's right. we do have a lot of company. you can see the crowds starting to grow here at terminal one already. the good news they are moving quickly. if they're more busy and crowded, 27.3 million will fly. 2.5% more than last year, 2.5 million passengers at airports today alone. now, in fact, airlines are adding 74,000 seats each day just to keep up with demand. now, the tsa since the summer added about 1400 additional agents and has made many part-time agents full time. but even with all of

let's hope grandma's pie and stuffing was worth your while. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at philadelphia international airport and katherine, when we first checked in with you this morning it was a little quiet. that's not case any longer. >> reporter: there's been a lot of hustle and bustle here at the airport this morning with everybody heading out of town for the thanksgiving holiday. we're at the security checkpoint between terminals d and e and you can see there's been a pretty steady line throughout the morning and we are starting to see a little bit more volume. the t.s.a. recommends that if you're flying domestic it's good to be at the airport up to two hours before your flight because as it's busy now, it's just going to get busier as it gets later. aaa midatlantic estimates more than half a million philadelphia area residents will travel 50 miles or more away from home today through sunday. nationally that number stands at 49 million. >>> that's the most since 2007. most will travel by car. 9 percent will travel by

if you're waking up going to grandma's house or just to work like us, let's show you what it looks like on the roads. this is a live look at route 100 at commerce drive. if you're coming in from phoenixville or chester springs, we're looking good. we've got light volume here on route 100. no problems. you may have a slick spot or two in the roads. i had some frost on the windshield this morning. you might want to warm up the car. parade preps going on already. eakins oval you'll see restrictions. they'll block it off from 9:30 until 3:00 today and again from 6:30 tonight. all the dancers are out there. i've enjoyed the pictures of that. bless go to the commuter traffic report right now. we found r rider six out here talking about an object on the road on the blue route near west conshohocken so watch for that heading out and thanks to r rider the ramp to 295 northbound from hook road that accident is cleared. but one out here in upland borough so on sixth street and mcchin tock drive. i want to show you this though with the waze app. they've analyzed the traffic patterns and it looks li