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Lanstuhl. the president and first lady paid tribute to the nation's troops as part of their annual holiday message. listen. >> many of our troops and newest veterans, this might be the first time in years that they have been with their families on christmas. in fact, with the iraq war over and the transition in afghanistan, fewer of our men and women in uniform are deployed in harm's way than at any time in the last decade. >> and that's something that we all can be thankful for. >> and for the president, an early christmas gift of sorts, signups for obama care surges as americans scramble t...

Stops. discounts of 20%, 30%, 40%, and other retailers not just toys "r" us being open for so many hours but kmart, kohl's, macy's, some of their stores open for more than 100 consecutive hours over the last few days. so the retailers here, toys "r" us, hopes to see more shoppers stop by throughout the day. but as you saw and are seeing, richard, not a whole lot of shoppers here right now. back to you. >> reporter: you know, gabe, you can call me lui. i'll call you gutierrez and we'll be even there. >> reporter: mr. lui i should have said. >> a lit tool formal, my friend, especially on the hol...

Linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> i love that, the 26 lights. and a lot of folks are talking about these 26 random acts of kindness, one act in honor of each of the victims who were killed inside the school. that's a great way to honor their memory. that's picking up some steam. you see some stuff in social media about that. that's something that is happening, as well. also cool, the whole newtown police force gets to be off today and spend christmas with their family because all of the other cops around the state saying go home, we'll pick up the slack on christmas. that's so great. they...

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>> erica hill, nbc news, new york. >> oh, that is so sweet. well, coming up next, britain's queen elizabeth goes 3-d for her holiday message, plus go behind the scenes to see what it takes to decorate the nation's most famous residence. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself.