julianne and derek hough are here. as you saw. [ cheers and applause ] and they have a very special announcement, and they're going to perform for all of you just ahead. >> can't wait for that. >>> and something else to be excited about. we have "cake boss" buddy valastro and his family here. that means we're going to eat good today, everybody. they're sharing their favorite holiday recipes with us. >> we have not stopped with the cookies and now this. this is all part of your big countdown. it's our great american christmas cookie search. the finale is tomorrow. thankfully, find a way to say thank you, america. keep sending in recipes, though. we're sharing them with you on goodmorningamerica.com. [ applause ] we have been really honing in on the really great ones. that one yesterday -- >> banana. >> yes. >> that was good. >> let's go to cecilia vega for the morning rundown. >>> save me cookies, guys. good morning to you. the big story this morning, tech titans descending on trump tower for a face-to-face with the pre

hough. lots of celebrities taking part including kelly clarkson. >>> the jarring new cell phone video of a mom in texas getting arrested. >> she called to report that her 7-year-old son had been assaulted but wound up getting tackled by a police officer. that officer is now on restricted duty and abc's erielle reshef joins us with the story. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning. what began as a call for help now prompting calls for a ft. worth officer to be fired. a mom and her daughter caught on video pleading for an officer's assistance but ending up in nd >> you don't have the right to grab and choke nobody's son. >> reporter: this is the moment jacqueline craig tells a ft. worth officer a neighbor choked her 7-year-old son for littering. >> why don't you teach your son not to litter. >> reporter: the officer turns on the mother. >> it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> why not? >> because he don't. >> reporter: as the

hough. the big discounts will get bigger after christmas as you know. >> yes, they always tend to get better after christmas, but they're still pretty good right now. what about store hours? >> well, with christmas falling on a sunday, this christmas eve is the ultimate panic saturday so let's run through your options, kohl's open till 6:00 p.m. tonight. toys "r" us open till 9:00 p.m. target open till 10:00 p.m. >> wow, and this is a sign of the times, because delivery is still an option in a lot of places. >> shocking, right? there are same-day delivery services still available in select metro areas. amazon prime now offers delivery today. stores like best buy, bloomingdale's, a bunch of other ones are using a start-up called deliv, same day delivery christmas eve in 17 cities, city is the operative word there and suburbs, that's kind of where you're limited. >> i love the amazon calling it the procrastinator's delight if you order by 9:45 on amazon now tonight. if you're not willing to le

on santa knee's and brother derek. she's coming back for another season of "dancing with the stars." >> great. >> they're one powerful brother/sister act. >> yeah, yeah. it's a good thing. it's a good thing to celebrate. >>> definitely, a time for giving. kate hudson treating her 6 million instagram followers to a soulful rendition of a christmas classic. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas ♪ ♪ make the yuletide gay >> that's kate hudson. who knew she could sing like that. she's amazing. onesies for all. again, it's the years of the onesies. very, very cute. >> all clearly very short. >> again, it's okay, dan. >> it's a blessing. it's a blessing. >>> finally, pop stars to star wars, the force is still strong for "rogue one," the film dominating the box office over the holiday weekend and taking in a $15 million christmas weekend alone. an oregon man dozed off, he ended up being inside the theater all by himself at 1:00 a.m. on christmas eve and he triggered the alarm. because they didn't know he was in there