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A shock from her electric bill on her last statement. a charge for $284 billion. yes. that's billion with a b. she says she thought maybe she put her christmas lights up wrong. but then her son called the company and of course turns out the actual balance was $284.46. the decimal point was in the wrong spot. the woman says all she wants for christmas now is a heart monitor. patti ann she almost had a heart attack. that decimal point was way in the wrong spot. president trump says the sweeping tax will mean tremendous tax cuts. will will that help you in the final days of 2017 on 2018 tax bill....

>> quick headlines now on your christmas morning. a $284 billion electric bill isn't what anyone wants for christmas. one pennsylvania woman, though, shocked when she read her online statement showing her first payment of $28,000 was due next month. that's part of the $284 billion the electric company admitting it was just an online mistake. readjusting her real bill to $284 without all those other numbers; right? cleveland browns defensive lineman joe thomas trying his hand at being a weatherman. >> joe thomas here at soldier field. and if it looks like i'm turning into a snowman, that's beca...

>> lauren: the 35 million americans found to fall on their student loan. at "the wall street journal" reporting that's double from four years ago. 74,000 students failing to make a payment in the latest quarter. is this the next bubble? with us now, political analyst ron mayer and daniel mclachlan. hi, there. we should do ladies first but we are going to start with you. are you worried about this? what's the cost of this the taxpayers? >> talking about 5 million people are in default right now. that is up to $84 billion in loans, so president obama nationalize student loan debt so they don't p...

>> understandably psyched. shoot to win contest at the springfield game. his prize? a brand-new mercedes-benz. that is a christmas. he is due to report to georgia for basic training next week. so hopefully he has time to take a quick crews in that. >> wow. >> that, i can understand why he was so excited about that. >> absolutely. >> all right. still ahead, talk about a huge shock. how did this woman get a $284 billion electric bill? >> ouch. >> plus, easing the financial stress during christmas. our next guest has some tips to help keep the holidays stress free. >> and did you get a puppy for ...

Welcome back. i'm stephanie ruhle. time now for your morning primer action everything you need to know to get your day started. we begin with tampa police making an arrest in a string of serial killings that have had residents on edge for months. the 24-year-old suspect was taken into custody tuesday night after police received a tip from a local mcdonald's that the man had a gun. a family that lost eight members in the texas church shooting has filed a federal claim accusing the air force of negligence. the air force failed to report the gunman's criminal history to the federal authorities,...