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Where they shot the star wars movies. tunisia. same thing, look familiar. the government has the it figured out though. this is their promotional video with music by pharrell. theyre inviting star wars fans to see what never really was until it was in the movies. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> i would love to see the set for "wizard of oz." >> a good one. i would like to have c-3po in my living room. >> dancing. >> yes, dancing. cheer my kids up. well, dont forget to check out our updates...

Smells like a field of awesome in here. so you and your guests can breathe happy. >> the drama of the music. >> the drama of the music. >> one of hollywoods greatest gifts. being able to transport us through the screen to any place or time. make it all feel so real. >> thats right. some of hollywoods iconic places are of course, just sets. and some of the sets forever etched in our memory. themselves, they have become a memory. until now. heres abcs john donvan. >> reporter: every now and then, ...

An opportunity, you know, to do warm-ups and see how it really feels to be a player. >> reporter: you know the rest of it. it was only one play. and it was only two points. >> ive got to be honest with you, he dunked that thing easy. >> reporter: but those two points were the opposite of heart sick. theyre what joy is made of. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> hes tall. >> oh, yeah. hes a big dude. hes a ballplayer. >> i like the assistant coach title by his name. >> this is another example....

So you and your passengers can breathe happy. ♪ georgetown university, celebrating a big basketball win this weekend. but it was mostly due in part to one player. >> he was sidelined because of a heart condition. but he started in this weekends game. the last in his career. heres abcs john donvan. >> reporter: watch this. two points for georgetown against seton hall. >> a slam-dunk. >> reporter: not last-minute. not game-winning. why were the announcers so worked up about it? >> a standing o...

Another way, by getting engaged. >> almost as good. 14 million couples got engaged which means it was likely a busy weekend for the man you are about to meet. his job capturing that once-in-a-lifetime moment, no pressure, of course, heres abcs john donvan. >> reporter: photographer james amblers mission on this day. >> theres a huge amount of pressure on me. i have no only one chance to make this work for the client. >> reporter: make someone happy by getting a happy picture. >> this is the most...

"shark tank" and getting money for it, he made it a business with a lot of clients, some 700 so far including these two. as always, one of the pair is in on the secret. [ music playing ] knowing that timing is everything, ambler rolls camera. and what a great moment for the two of them -- make that three of them because james is why they will have this picture forever. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> thats good. >> what was your moment like? >> we were on top of a mountain in south africa....

Than $300 million. that would bring the total returned to more than $7 billion, or half of what madoff lost. some investors will be getting back everything they invested with madoff. no one could interpret a song like the british rocker joe cocker. hes remembered for his raspy voice, body contortions and making any song his own. cocker was 70 when he died of lung cancer in colorado yesterday. abcs john donvan has our tribute. >> reporter: a voice that could do this with words -- ♪ what would...

Rocker in joe cocker receded a little bit. somewhat of a balladeer emerged. ♪ you are so beautiful >> reporter: one thing stayed there always. the grind around the syllables. the gravel. "you are so beautiful" -- ♪ to me >> reporter: yes, and so is the sound. listen. ♪ >> reporter: john donvan, abc news, washington. >> word is muhammad ali is winning his fight against pneumonia. the champ has vastly improved since being admitted to a louisville hospital with a mild case of the illness over...

Overtime. >> a mom was just about to give up buying her kid a bike this year. >> i feel like a million pounds of stress off my shoulders. >> reporter: layaway angels are dropping gift money at lots of places. $20,000 in bellingham, massachusetts. $19,000 in auburn, mass. $63,000 in lake city, florida. so who is this secret santa? well, thats still a secret. >> he wants to remain completely anonymous. just wants to be known as santa b. >> okay, im everyone to you, whoever you are and thanks for t...

Well have secret santa exchanges with friends and co-workers. how about a super secret santa? >> some unsuspecting shoppers were presently surprised when christmas came a bit early. here now abcs john donvan. >> thousands of times a day, clink, clink, clink. a gift that wants no thanks in return which makes it more perfect still but not quite in the scale of what happened here. the walmart in mechanicsburg. a secret santa made it possible for this to happen. >> we had a good samaritan come in to...