NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Dec. 26

>>> TONIGHT, MAJOR DELAYS AND. CANCELLATIONS AS A MASSIVE. WINTER STORM COMES ROARING IN. TENS OF MILLIONS UNDER WINTER. WEATHER ALERTS AS THE NEW YORK. METRO AREA BRACES FOR ONE OF THE. BIGGEST SNOWFALLS IN YEARS. LOOK AT THIS PLANE IN ROCHESTER. TAKING OFF DURING ROUGH. CONDITIONS. A THIRD OF FLIGHTS CANCELLED IN. SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S BUSIEST. AIRPORTS AND CARS CRASHING AND. SLIDING OFF THE ROAD IN. MICHIGAN.

PLUS, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE. THE MOST SNOW LATER TONIGHT. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, THE NIGHTMARE. WALL OF WATER. MUD AND DEBRIS SWEEPING THROUGH. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS HIGH AS. ROOFTOPS. WHAT OUR TEAM FOUND ON THE. GROUND. >>> THE NEW VIDEO OF U.S. STRIKES ON ISIS TARGETS IN. NIGERIA ON CHRISTMAS AND THE. SPEED. HOW HE WAS FINALLY CAUGHT. . >>> AND FROM LAPTOPS, TABLETS, EVEN OUR PHONES, THE FIRE THREAT. FROM LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ON. PLANES. ARE AIRLINES EQUIPPED TO HANDLE. THEM.

>>> AND THE POST-CHRISTMAS. RETURN RUSH IS ON WITH AN. ESTIMATED ONE IN SIX GIFTS SET. TO BE RETURNED THIS YEAR. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET. THAT FULL REFUND. >>> AND THE BIG QUESTION IN THE. SPORTS WORLD. DID TRAVIS KELCE ALREADY PLAY. HIS LAST HOME GAME WITH THE. CHIEFS AND WHAT'S NEXT. >>> AND GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE. KINDNESS OF STRANGERS AND. GENEROSITY BEING RETURNED WHEN. YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC. NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH TOM LLAMAS. >>> GOOD EVENING. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ IN FOR TOM.

WE START WITH A MAJOR SNOWSTORM, ROLLING IN ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST. TRAVEL WEEKENDS OF THE YEAR, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY UNDER. STATES OF EMERGENCY AS THE. NORTHEAST BRACES FOR THE BIGGEST. SNOWFALL IN YEARS. IT'S ALREADY CAUSING ROUGH. CONDITIONS AT AIRPORTS LIKE THIS. ONE. LOOK AT THIS MAP. SEE ALL THAT RED. THOSE ARE AIRPORTS DEALING WITH. MAJOR DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS. TONIGHT. THE AMOUNT IS LIKELY TO GO UP. BIG TIME. IT'S NOT JUST IN THE EAST. HERE ON THE WEST COAST THE. CLEANUP HAS JUST STARTED AFTER. DAYS OF CATASTROPHIC DEADLY. FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES OVER.

CHRISTMAS. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT. WITH SAM BROCK AT NEWARK. AIRPORT IN THAT SNOWSTORM'S. PATH. >> Reporter: A BURST OF BAD. WEATHER DURING ONE OF THE. BUSIEST TRAVEL STRETCHES OF THE. YEAR WREAKING HAVOC AND UPENDING. PLANS FROM THE MIDWEST WHERE A. SPATE OF ACCIDENTS STOPPED. TRAFFIC IN SAGINAW MICHIGAN, TO. THE NORTHEAST, WHERE THIS PLANE. IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, TOOK OFF.

IN TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS, SCREAMING WIND AND HEAVY. SNOWFALL. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY TONIGHT. UNDER STATES OF EMERGENCY, BRACING FOR THEIR BIGGEST SNOW. TOTAL IN YEARS AS THE REGIONS. THREE MAIN AIRPORTS ALREADY. SEEING CANCELLATIONS BETWEEN A. QUARTER AND A THIRD OF ALL. ARRIVING FLIGHTS. WHEN YOU SAW THAT ALERT, WHAT. WENT THROUGH YOUR HEAD? >> OH MY GOD, WHAT DO WE DO? >> Reporter: FRUSTRATED. TRAVELERS STRUGGLING JUST TO. REBOOK. YOU'VE SPENT ALL DAY FIGURING.

OUT HOW TO GET HOME? >> YES. FROM THE MORNING UNTIL NOW WE'RE. ON THE PHONE. >> Reporter: THE TRAVEL TROUBLES. ARE HARDLY ISOLATED TO NEW YORK. WITH SAN FRANCISCO UNDER A. TWO-HOUR GROUND DELAY FOR HIGH. WINDS AND FLORIDA AIRPORTS. EXPERIENCING HUNDREDS OF DELAYS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO. STABILIZE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BUT NOT BEFORE A WHITE CHRISTMAS. TWO DAYS LATER . THE BIG APPLE MAY EXPERIENCE ITS. LARGEST SNOW EVENT SINCE 2022. WHEN 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN. CENTRAL PARK. THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF. SANITATION STANDING BY WITH 700.

MILLION POUNDS OF SALT AND. DECLARING A SNOW ALERT FOR NEW. YORKERS, AS MILLIONS MORE JUST. HOPE TO GET HOME. >> SAM BROCK JOINS US LIVE FROM. NEWARK AIRPORT. HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING ACROSS. THE COUNTRY? >> Reporter: NATIONWIDE THERE. ARE MORE THAN 6,000 DELAYS RIGHT. NOW, MORE THAN 1500. CANCELLATIONS, THE LION'S SHARE. AT THE THREE NEW YORK CITY AREA. AIRPORTS. ALSO HUNDREDS OF DELAYS RIGHT. NOW IN SAN FRANCISCO AND. ORLANDO. WE ARE BEING BLANKETED BY SNOW.

HERE AT NEWARK. BACK TO YOU. >> SAM, THANK YOU. LET'S BRING IN METEOROLOGIST. KEVIN JEANS FROM NBC CHICAGO. THEY HAVEN'T SEEN SNOW LIKE THIS. IN YEARS, RIGHT? >> THE SNOW IS PICKING UP, GETTING HEAVY LATER TONIGHT AT. SNOW RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES. PER HOUR. HEAVY SNOW COMING DOWN LASTING. OVERNIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW. MORNING. THEN IT'S GOING TO BE MOVING OUT. THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS. TOMORROW. SO CONDITIONS IMPROVE BY. TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BUT BIG-TIME. SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS UPSTATE NEW.

YORK TO NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK TO SYRACUSE, ALBANY AND. PARTS OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT AND. MASSACHUSETTS WITH WIDESPREAD. 6-8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 10. INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS IMPROVE ACROSS THE. NORTHEAST. IMPROVING WEATHER FINALLY OUT. WEST FOR SATURDAY. SUNDAY RAIN DEVELOPS AROUND THE. MIDWEST. 50s FOR CHICAGO BEFORE COLDER. AIR MOVES IN. GOOD TRAVEL WEATHER ACROSS THE. NORTHEAST AND THE WEST COAST. SUNDAY. >>> MUCH OF CALIFORNIA STILL. DIGGING OUT AFTER DAYS OF. TORRENTIAL RAIN, FLOODS AND. MUDSLIDES.

DANA GRIFFIN IS IN HARD-HIT. WRIGHTWOOD, WHERE THE CLEANUP IS. JUST STARTING. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, A TRAIL OF. DESTRUCTION IN WRIGHTWOOD, HOMES. AND CARED BURIES IN FEET OF MUD. AS A RAGING WALL OF WATER SWEPT. THROUGH THIS TIGHT-KNIT. COMMUNITY. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A WALL OF. WATER, MUD AND DEBRIS COME DOWN. LIKE IT DID? >> NOT LIKE THIS. >> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS AT THE. POPULAR SNOWBOARD RENTAL SHOP. REMOVING SLUDGE BY THE BARREL.

>> PILES OF MUD EVERYWHERE. IT WAS HONESTLY HEARTBREAKING TO. HEAR THIS PLACE WAS GETTING. WASHED OUT. >> Reporter: WATER RUSHED IN SO. FAST HERE SOME RESIDENTS HAD NO. TIME TO GET OUT. >> BY THE TIME THOSE. NOTIFICATIONS CAME IN, THE ROADS. WERE ALREADY IMPASSABLE. >> Reporter: DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. TEAMS TODAY CANVASSING THE AREA. HOW CATASTROPHIC IS IT? >> SOME OF IT'S COMPLETE. FAILURES. WE'VE HAD HOUSES WASHED OFF. FOUNDATIONS AND HOUSES TWISTED. ON FOUNDATIONS. SO IT'S VERY SERIOUS. >> Reporter: THESE ARE THE. STUNNING IMAGES UP CLOSE.

THIS OVERTURNED CAR WAS PARKED. 50 YARDS IN THAT DIRECTION. AREAS NEAR WRIGHTWOOD RECORDED. MORE THAN TEN INCHES OF RAIN. MONDAY. ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MORE. THAN 100 PEOPLE WERE RESCUED BY. BY BOAT OR HELICOPTER DURING. FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS IN THE HARDEST-HIT. COMMUNITIES NOW CLEANING UP THE. DESTRUCTION LEFT BEHIND. >> IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE. I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE'RE ALL ABLE. TO BAND TOGETHER AND GET THIS. PLACE CLEANED UP AND HOPEFULLY. READY TO START BACK UP THE.

SNOWBOARD SEASON IN A COUPLE. WEEKS. >> Reporter: DANA GRIFFIN, NBC. NEWS, WRIGHTWOOD, CALIFORNIA. >>> NOW TO A MAJOR MILITARY. ESCALATION OVERSEAS. PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCING. STRIKES ON SUSPECTED ISIS. TARGETS IN NIGERIA ON CHRISTMAS. DAY. NBC'S JULIE TSIRKIN IS TRAVELING. WITH THE PRESIDENT AND HAS. QUESTIONS ON WHY THERE AND WHY. NOW. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE FIRST. IMAGES OF AMERICAN MISSILES. LAUNCHING FROM A U.S. NAVY SHIP,

KILLING MULTIPLE ISLAMIST. MILITANTS IN NIGERIA, ACCORDING. TO THE PATH, WHO POSTED ABOUT. THE SURPRISE CHRISTMAS DAY. ATTACK AFTER REPEATEDLY WARNING. TERROR GROUPS THAT IF THE. SLAUGHTER OF CHRISTIANS DID NOT. STOP, THERE WOULD BE HELL TO. PAY. NIGERIA'S GOVERNMENT WORKED. DIRECTLY WITH THE UNITED STATES. TO CARRY OUT THE MISSION, BUT. THE FOREIGN MINISTER ALSO. PUSHING BACK AGAINST PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S CLAIM THAT CHRISTIANS. ALONE ARE BEING TARGETED BY THE. ISLAMIC STATE. >> THIS IS NOT ABOUT RELIGION.

IT IS ABOUT NIGERIA'S INNOCENT. CIVILIANS AND THE WIDER REGION. AS A WHOLE. >> Reporter: THE STRIKES COME. JUST ONE DAY AFTER THE PRESIDENT. THANKED U.S. TROOPS ON CHRISTMAS. EVE FOR LAST WEEK'S ATTACK. AGAINST ISIS IN SYRIA. >> IT WAS A BIG ATTACK. YOU REALLY DID A BIG JOB. I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW. NO MERCY. YOU CAN'T SHOW MERCY, BECAUSE. THEY SHOW NO MERCY TO US. >> Reporter: IN RECENT WEEKS THE. U.S. MILITARY HAS LAUNCHED. STRIKES AGAINST ISIS TARGETS IN. NIGERIA, SYRIA AND SOMALIA.

SEIZED OIL TANKERS OFF VENEZUELA. AND EARLIER THIS YEAR HIT. IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD. POSITIONS INSIDE IRAN. BACK IN FLORIDA, PRESIDENT TRUMP. IS EXPECTED TO HOST PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY ON SUNDAY. THE UKRAINIAN LEADER ANNOUNCING. TODAY THE TWO WILL DISCUSS. SECURITY GUARANTEES AND SAYING A. U.S.-NEGOTIATED PEACE DEAL WITH. RUSSIA IS 90% READY EVEN AS THE. KREMLIN CONTINUES TO HAMMER. UKRAINE LAUNCHING NEW STRIKES. THROUGH CHRISTMAS. >> JULIE, THIS IS ALL HAPPENING.

WHILE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS. COMBING THROUGH A MILLION PLUS. DOCUMENTS RELATED TO JEFFREY. EPSTEIN, RIGHT? WHAT'S THE LATEST ON WHEN WE. COULD SEE THOSE DOCUMENTS? >> Reporter: IT COULD TAKE. SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL WE SEE ALL. OF THE RECORDS. THE PRESIDENT POSTED MOMENTS AGO. SAYING THE DOJ IS BEING FORCED. TO SPEND ALL OF ITS TIME COMBING. THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS AND. CALLING IT ANOTHER WITCH HUNT. BUT MANY OF THE PRESIDENT'S OWN. SUPPORTERS WANT TO SEE THE. FOR FELONY ALLUDING, THEFT OF A.

MOTOR VEHICLE AND ASSAULT. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC NEWS. >>> NOW TO AN NBC NEWS. INVESTIGATION INTO THE RISK. POSED BY RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. ON BOARD PLANES. THE FAA REPORTS A RECORD NUMBER. OF LITHIUM ION INCIDENTS THIS. YEAR. MOST AIRLINES DON'T CARRY THE. CERTIFIED BURN BAGS TO CONTAIN A. FIRE. HERE'S TOM COSTELLO. >> Reporter: FROM A LITHIUM ION. BATTERY FIRE ON AN AIR CHINA. FLIGHT IN OCTOBER TO A SOUTH. KOREAN PLANE DESTROYED BY FIRE. AFTER A BATTERY CHARGER CAUGHT.

ON FIRE IN JANUARY. LITHIUM ION BATTERY FIRES POSE A. LETHAL RISK TO PASSENGER PLANES. WHILE NOT MANDATED BY THE FAA, AIRLINES DO CARRY BURN BAGS. THOUGH RESEARCHERS SAY MOST. DON'T CARRY THE CERTIFIED BURN. BAGS THAT CAN CONTAIN A PHONE OR. BATTERY PACK FIRE. YOU'RE CONCERNED THE PLANES ARE. AT RISK. >> I'M ABSOLUTELY CONCERNED. >> Reporter: UPS CAPTAIN BOB. BROWN LED THE D.O.T.'S LITHIUM.

ION BATTERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WHICH COUNTS TWO INCIDENTS. GLOBALLY. IN THE U.S., THE FAA REPORTS 80. INCIDENTS WERE REPORTED IN 2025. AS OF MID DECEMBER, WITH TEN. MORE PENDING VERIFICATION, A. POTENTIAL RECORD NUMBER. FLIGHT CREWS AND PASSENGERS. OFTEN POUR WATER ON LITHIUM ION. FIRES, THEN PLACE THE DEVICE IN. A BURN BAG. BUT FAA TESTING VIDEO SHOWS SOME. OF THOSE BAGS MAY NOT CONTAIN A. FIRE. MOST AIRLINES BOUGHT THEIR BAGS. BEFORE THE FAA'S TESTS.

THOUGH AN UNDERWRITER'S. LABORATORY'S CERTIFIED BURN BAG. CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. >> THAT MEANS BEING ABLE TO. CONTAIN A FIRE FOR A LONGER. DURATION UP TO SIX HOURS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN. A CONTAINMENT DEVICE. >> IF YOU NOTICE YOUR ELECTRONIC. DEVICE OVERHEATING, NOTIFY THE. NEAREST FLIGHT ATTENDANT. >> Reporter: THE AIRLINE. INDUSTRY SAYS CARRIERS CONTINUE. TO IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE. POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH. THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF THE. BATTERIES, PROHIBITING.

RECHARGEABLE DEVICES IN CHECKED. BAGS, SOME EVEN REQUIRING POWER. BAGS TO BE VISIBLE IN FLIGHT IF. IN USE. ONE STUDY SUGGESTS AN ON-BOARD. FIRE CAN TURN DEADLY IN 19. MINUTES. >> IT ABSOLUTELY COULD BRING. DOWN A PLANE IF YOU CAN'T. CONTROL THAT EVENT. >> Reporter: THESE DAYS. PASSENGERS OFTEN HAVE FOUR. DEVICES WITH THEM ON BOARD A. PLANE, A PHONE, AN iPAD, A. LAPTOP, E-CIGARETTE, EACH WITH. LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND IT. ONLY TAKES ONE TO CATCH FIRE. >> TOM, THANK YOU.

>>> NOW TO RACE TO RETURN. THIS YEAR SHOPPERS ARE PROJECTED. TO TAKE BACK AN ESTIMATED ONE IN. SIX HOLIDAY GIFTS. THEY MIGHT FIND IT A LITTLE BIT. MORE EXPENSIVE. BRIAN CHEUNG ON WHAT YOU NEED TO. KNOW ON HOW TO GET YOUR FULL. REFUND BACK. >> Reporter: ON THE DAY AFTER. CHRISTMAS, THE RETURN RUSH IS. JUST BEGINNING, BUT THIS YEAR. MANY STORES ARE MAKING IT HARDER. TO GET THAT FULL REFUND. FROM BEST BUY'S 15% RESTOCKING. FEE FOR SOME OPENED ITEMS TO. MACY'S 9.99 RETURN SHIPPING FEE. FOR NONMEMBERS.

NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF. RETAILERS ARE NOW CHARGING FOR. AT LEAST ONE RETURN OPTION, UP. FROM 2024, CITING SHIPPING COSTS. AND RETURN FRAUD. BUT FEAR NOT, THERE'S AN EASY. WAY TO SCORE A FULL REFUND. >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST WAYS TO. TRY TO AVOID A LOT OF THESE. DIFFERENT COSTS IS TO DO. IN-STORE RETURNS. >> Reporter: NEW JERSEY SMALL. BUSINESS TONS OF TOYS UNDERSTAND. SHOPPERS WANT FLEXIBILITY, OFFERING STORE CREDIT ON ITEMS. PURCHASED ELSEWHERE.

>> IF SOMEONE BOUGHT SOMETHING. FROM TARGET, THEY COULD BRING IT. BACK AND RETURN IT HERE? >> YES, THEY CAN. BIG BOX STORES, SOMETIMES. THEY'RE A LITTLE WORSE WITH THE. RETURN POLICIES. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE IT AS EASY. AS POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO SHOP. >> Reporter: FOR THOSE RETURNING. ITEMS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO. TODAY. MAJOR RETAILERS HAVE EXTENDED. RETURN POLICIES FOR ITEMS FOR. THE MOST PART BOUGHT AFTER. HALLOWEEN. BEST BUY TAKE MOST RETURNS. THROUGH JANUARY 15th. AMAZON AND WALMART GENERALLY. OFFER RETURNS THROUGH JANUARY. 31st. WATCH OUT FOR EARLIER DEADLINES.

AT TARGET AND AMAZON FOR APPLE. AND OTHER ELECTRONICS ITEMS. >> PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THE. ITEM IS, IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG. DIFFERENCE. >> Reporter: BRIAN CHEUNG, NBC. NEWS, WESTWOOD, NEW JERSEY. >>> WHEN WE RETURN IN 60. SECONDS, AIRPORTS ON ALERT AFTER. PASSENGERS WITH MEASLES TRAVELED. THROUGH. >>> HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING. ABOUT POSSIBLE MEASLES EXPOSURE. AT TWO MAJOR AMERICAN AIRPORTS.

NOW, SOME TRAVELERS MAY BE AT. RISK ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING. ONE OF THE BUSIEST TIMES TO FLY. >> Reporter: IF YOU FLEW THROUGH. DENVER INTERNATIONAL OR BOSTON. LOGAN EARLIER THIS MONTH, HEALTH. OFFICIALS SAY YOU MAY BE AT RISK. OF CONTRACTING MEASLES. ON DECEMBER 11th, AUTHORITIES. SAY AN UNIDENTIFIED TRAVELER. FLEW FROM DALLAS TO BOSTON AND. MASSACHUSETTS BEFORE FLYING TO. LAS VEGAS THE NEXT NIGHT. THAT SAME EVENING OFFICIALS IN.

COLORADO SAY AN OUT-OF-STATE. TRAVELER WITH A CONFIRMED CASE. OF MEASLES TRAVELED THROUGH. DENVER WHILE INFECTIOUS. MEASLES IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS AND. CAN BE DEADLY. IT SPREADS BY AIR EVEN TWO HOURS. AFTER AN INFECTED PERSON LEAVES. THE ROOM. SYMPTOMS CAN TAKE THREE WEEKS TO. SHOW UP. >> SYMPTOMS ARE FEVER AND A RASH. AND GENERALLY ONE OF THE THREE. Cs. THE THREE Cs ARE COUGH, PINKEYE. AND A RUNNY NOSE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR THE CDC. REPORTS MORE THAN 2,000 CASES, INCLUDING AT LEAST THREE DEATHS. OUTBREAKS FROM ARIZONA AND UTAH. TO SOUTH CAROLINA ARE ALSO. FUELLING THE SPREAD. EXPERTS SAY THE MMR VACCINE IS. THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT. YOURSELF. BUT NBC NEWS'S PROJECT "THE. VACCINE DIVIDE" SHOWS THAT 77%. OF COUNTIES AND JURISDICTIONS IN. THE U.S. HAVE REPORTED NOTABLE. DECLINES IN CHILDHOOD. VACCINATION RATES SINCE 2019. MEANWHILE HHS SECRETARY RFK JR. HAS PUBLICLY QUESTIONED VACCINES.

AND TAKEN STEPS TO CHANGE THE. CHILDHOOD VACCINATION SCHEDULE. JESSE KIRSCH, NBC NEWS. >>> WE ARE BACK IN A MOMENT WITH. ASHLEY BUZZARD PLEADING NOT. GUILTY AFTER HER DAUGHTER'S BODY. WAS FOUND AFTER A AFTER A. MASSIVE SEARCH. >>> PLUS, HAVE WE SEEN TRAVIS. KELCE'S FINAL HOME GAME. >>> WELCOME BACK. A STABBING AND CAR RAMMING. ATTACK IN NORTHERN ISRAEL IS. BEING CALLED TERRORISM.

ISRAELI AUTHORITIES SAY AN. ATTACKER FROM THE OCCUPIED WEST. BANK KILLED TWO PEOPLE IN. ISRAEL'S GALILEE REGION. THIS COMES AS TENSIONS RISE. BETWEEN ISRAELI SETTLERS AND. PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK. HAMAS CALLED THE ATTACK AN. EXPRESSION OF ANGER BUT STOPPED. SHORT OF CLAIMING. RESPONSIBILITY. >>> ALSO TONIGHT, ASHLEY BUZZARD. PLEADING NOT GUILTY AFTER SHE. WAS OFFICIALLY CHARGED WITH. FIRST DEGREE MURDER. THE 40-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIA MOM. WAS ARRAIGNED TODAY. AFTER THE BODY OF HER 9-YEAR-OLD. DAUGHTER MELODY WAS FOUND IN A. RURAL AREA OF UTAH MORE THAN TWO. MONTHS AFTER SHE WENT MISSING.

PROSECUTORS ARE SEEKING LIFE IN. PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE. ASHLEY BUZZARD WAS ORDERED HELD. WITHOUT BAIL. >>> AND TRAVIS KELCE MIGHT HAVE. PLAYED HIS LAST HOME GAME AT. ARROWHEAD STADIUM FOR THE. CHIEFS. THE CHIEFS LOST TO THE BRONCOS. 20-13 LAST NIGHT. THE SPORTS WORLD HAS BEEN. SPECULATING THAT HE MIGHT RETIRE. SOON, BUT WHEN ASKED ABOUT. RETIRING FROM THE GAME AFTER. LAST NIGHT'S LOSS, HE SAID HE'LL. MAKE THAT DECISION WITH HIS. FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS AND THE. CHIEFS WHEN THE TIME COMES. WE SHALL SEE.

>>> WHEN WE COME BACK, THERE IS. GOOD NEWS TONIGHT. HOW A PRESENT IN A PARKING LOT. TURNED INTO SO MUCH MORE. >>> AND FINALLY, THERE IS GOOD. NEWS TONIGHT OUT OF SAN DIEGO. ABOUT A VERY SPECIAL GIFT. HOW ONE STRANGER'S KINDNESS IS. GETTING RETURNED HUNDREDS OF. THOUSANDS OF TIMES OVER. >> I'M SO SORRY TO BOTHER. DO YOU BY CHANCE KNOW HOW TO. WRAP A CHRISTMAS PRESENT? IS THERE ANYWAY YOU COULD HELP. ME OUT? >> SURE. >> WHEN A MOM WAS STANDING WITH. HER KIDS IN A PARKING LOT, SHE.

THOUGHT SHE WAS HELPING A. STRANGER WRAP A GIFT. >> THAT'S SO SWEET. I'M SO GLAD YOU STOPPED ME. >> FOR YOU. >> ARE YOU SERIOUS? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NO, YOU'RE NOT! YOU'RE KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW! >> I'M SO SERIOUS. >> YOU'RE KIDDING ME! >> TURNED OUT THAT GIFT WAS. MEANT FOR HER. >> YOU'RE AMAZING. >> YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME AND MY. KIDS ARE HOMELESS.

>> OH MY GOD. >> I'M IN SO MUCH NEED RIGHT. NOW. I'LL SHOW YOU ALL OF OUR STUFF. >> I BELIEVE YOU. >> WHO ARE YOU? YOU'RE HEAVEN SENT, DUDE. >> THE MAN BEHIND THE RANDOM. SURPRISE CONTENT CREATOR JESUS. MORALES SHARED THE MOMENT. ONLINE. WITHIN HOURS, STRANGERS WANTED. TO HELP. >> I CAN BREATHE NOW. >> DONATIONS POURED IN, ROUGHLY. $280,000 AND COUNTING.

WHAT'S NEXT? >> A HOUSE. I WOULD LOVE TO JUST CONTINUE TO. DO WHAT HE HAS DONE TO ME. I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE. 11,000 PEOPLE, 12,000 PEOPLE OR. HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL. GIVING TO ME. >> DOES IT FEEL LIKE SOMETHING. MORE POWERFUL AT PLAY HERE? >> 100% BELIEVE THAT. I GENUINELY THINK IT COULDN'T. HAVE GONE TO A BETTER PERSON. >> A SIMPLE ASK, A SMALL ACT OF. KINDNESS. >> FOR YOU. >> NOW A LIFE-CHANGING MIRACLE. FOR A FAMILY JUST IN TIME FOR. CHRISTMAS.

>> GOD BLESS YOU. OH MY GOODNESS. >> THAT IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". FOR THIS FRIDAY. I'M GADI SCHWARTZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING, AND HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR. ♪♪. AND HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR. ♪♪.