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This year is just for him to be okay. >> brennan: about 300 kids will spend their holidays in the hospital. 17-year-old joshua alton will visit the holiday lights in the healing garden. do you have any special hopes fo the new year? >> to be done with cancer next year, not have a tumor on my spine anymore, hopefully, and start walking again. >> reporter: some kids have smaller wishes, too. weve a got a dog, blocks, plastic phone. so santa set up a workshop to make the holidays more normal and im...

Ein 20-Jähriger ist am Dienstag bei einer Auseinandersetzung in Tecklenburg (Kreis Steinfurt) durch Messerstiche lebensgefährlich verletzt worden.

Who passed away on the border. the white house still has not commented on the death and all of othis reminds us this debate isnt just talk, there are actual lives at stake here. now for an update, a 7-year-old in south carolina tell as local newspaper that santa clause is in fact real. this after a christmas eve phone call with president of the united states who was speaking to children on n oorad wanting to know santas exact location. >> how old are you? 7. wow. you still believe in santa? t...

There is this unholy alliance between democrats and teachers unions. new york city, for example, has teachers even accused of inappropriate behavior with students and all they do is park them and continue to pay them. we need to be able to fire people that are not up to the -- >> they are fired. im a tenured teacher. i have gotten my tenure in florida. so i am a tenured teacher. had i crossed the line, if i said that about santa, i dont think that parents would have defended me.at i think the sc...

Thousands still dont have power and some still dont have any water after the storm that hit back in september and some on the island are trying to make the most of the holiday season despite those challenges. cnn followed one of santas helpers, also known as manny rivera, on the night before christmas as he made sure that kids who had lost everything in the storm are not forgotten. >> reporter: even for santa, this christmas just hasnt been the same this year. >> the devastation was on another l...

From san juan with that story. layla? >> well, pamela, we went into the interior part of the island, one of the hardest hit areas and thats where we found the big man himself. we ended up spending the entire night with him, and from what i understand, he actually just wrapped up here in the last few minutes. even for santa -- >> merry christmas! >> this christmas just hasnt been the same this year. >> the devastation in puerto rico was at another level. >> for many, the magic of christmas has be...

Some in southern california yesterday. dozens of children from homeless families in los angeles they had a great time. look at them playing in 40,000 pound of snow. >> they called it christmas in july. even santa claus, wearing sandals and surf shorts, got in on the act. there were games. fun stuff to do. the snow, of course, was the real attraction. now santa can go rest up for a few months before the real thing. >> snowball fight. >> halfway through the year already. know what i mean? were alr...

Did i guess it? >> all right. z did you peek? >> poked a hole -- >> thats perfect. i love that. >> this is fantastic. the problem is its already christmas. i only have one day to where this. >> you could wear that all year. >> thats the gift that keeps on giving. >> its so long, i dont even have to wear pants around the house. >> wait, wait, santa have a sword or a light saber? >> thats a unicorn. >> no, look at that. >> look at santa. >> i didnt know santa was so violent. >> thats what im askin...