CONNECT PREP OnAir & Social Media ready features, kickers and interviews. WEDNESDAY, December 23rd, 2020 LIFESTYLE AND OFFBEAT Kid Punches The Grinch In The Face AUDIO: NATS SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:05 LEAD: More and more parents have forgone the traditional Santa pictures, and opted for a hilarious meet and greet with the Grinch. And usually, the kids scream, cry then run away. But one little guy is going viral after sucker punching the Grinch. The green monster sneaks up behind him, the boy turns around and WAM. Right in the face. I guess the Grinch won’t be stealing HIS Christmas. OUTCUE: (crying fades) Santa Determines Reindeer Are His Best Flight Option AUDIO: Sacramento Resident SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:05 LEAD: Looks like Santa was going for a bit of a test flight earlier this week but things didn't turn out well at all. Rather than taking his reindeer along with him, he tried to paraglide instead. Turns out that's not the best way to get to a chimney. Kris Kringle flew right into a power line, forcing the Sacramento Fire Department to rescue him. Good thing he tested this out ahead of time, otherwise Christmas would be a nightmare! One local agreed that Rudolph should continue to guide St. Nick. OUTCUE: so many problems KFC Says They Have The Best Console Of All AUDIO: 'KFConsole' Promo SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:25 LEAD: Forget the chase for Playstation or Xbox. KFC says they actually have the best console of all. In a new promo video, KFC introduces a sleek and futuristic looking air fryer contraption that they call the "KF Console." The heavily produced promo sheds little details about the product. It's most likely a prank though with no release date or price point given anywhere. But it's definitely not for gaming. The video shows deliciously cooked fried chicken strips emerging from the machine. OUTCUE: (music fades) Rudolph Gives Birth And Is King Of The Earth In AI Generated Christmas Song AUDIO: 'Rudolph, The All Gracious King' Song SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:40 LEAD: Robots are getting pretty smart. But they don't quite grasp the spirit of Christmas just yet. A musical YouTuber threw some melodies and Christmas lyrics into an AI generator. The goal was to make a new Christmas song. The robot spit out the results, which the YouTuber then performed himself. Titled, 'Rudolph, The All-Gracious King' the creepy but catchy earworm focuses on Rudolph who has both a red nose and belly, gives birth, and is king of the entire planet. OUTCUE: (music fades) Google Homepage Features Song For First Time Ever Today AUDIO: 'Year In Search 2020' Clip AUDIO: "Together" by Chance the Rapper and Cynthia Erivo SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH cut 1: 00:00:41 LENGTH cut 2: 00:00:43 LEAD: If you go to Google.com today, you'll see something that's never been done before. For the first time ever, the behemoth search engine is featuring a song on its homepage. The song, called, "Together" was put together by more than 80 Black artists, engineers, producers and musicians. Chance the Rapper and Cynthia Erivo provide lead vocals. The song is also featured in Google's 'Year in Search 2020' video which so far has around 100 million views. OUTCUE: still searching Hundreds Line Up For Grocery Store Gift Cards AUDIO: Maria Gomez SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:08 LEAD: COVID-19 relief is on the way but people need help now. Who knows when those stimulus checks will come? Hundreds in Miami were lined up to get a $250 dollar gift card to a local grocery store. The city is handing them out to those in need. Maria Gomez stood in line and says she has no job, no food and no money, and is desperate for any help she can get. OUTCUE: don't have anything Man Who Escaped Plane Before Take Off Speaks Out AUDIO: Antonio Murdock SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:07 LEAD: A man busted open an emergency door on a plane and went down the slide. He took his fiancé and dog down with him. But there was no emergency. Antonio Murdock said he asked flight attendants to get off the flight but they wouldn't let him. Now the 31-year-old says he did it because he has PTSD and anxiety. He says it's from spending 10 years in prison for bank robbery. Murdock says what he did isn't a crime. Delta says repairs to the plane will cost about $173,000 dollars. The man was charged with felony criminal mischief. OUTCUE: mental health issues CORONAVIRUS LIFE Dr. Fauci Receives COVID-19 Vaccine AUDIO: Dr. Fauci SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:26 LEAD: Dr. Fauci, who became a household name during the pandemic, received his vaccine yesterday. He did it publicly in front of cameras. He said he was getting the shot because he's a physician who sees patients at the National Institutes of Health. But he also said he wanted to show people that the vaccine is safe for everyone to get. And if you're curious which shot Dr. Fauci got, it was Moderna's. Let the conspiracy theories about Pfizer's vaccine begin. OUTCUE: end this pandemic Grandma Of Cayman Island Prisoner Asks President For Help AUDIO: Grandma SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:04 LEAD: President Trump has been alerted about the 18-year-old behind bars in the Cayman Islands. Skylar Mack was sentenced to 4-months in prison after breaking the country’s quarantine protocol. She snuck out to go watch her boyfriend’s Jet Ski competition. The girl’s grandma sent an email to the president himself, pleading to help save her. She says he read it and is trying to help. Some good news? Yesterday Skylar’s sentence was cut in half to two months. OUTCUE: where to turn POLITICS President Trump Completely Slams COVID Relief Bill AUDIO: President Trump LENGTH: 00:00:25 LEAD: Congress took months to agree on a new COVID relief bill. But President Trump is threatening to veto it. He slammed the bill for being more than 5,000 pages, most of which had nothing to do with COVID. He mentioned a long list of items in the bill that included sending money to foreign countries, and among other things, paying $2.5 million dollars to count the number of amberjack fish in the Gulf of Mexico. The President says Americans should receive $2,000 dollars instead of $600 dollars and urged Congress to amend the bill. OUTCUE: for a couple President-elect Biden Says More Stimulus Is Coming AUDIO: President-elect Joe Biden LENGTH: 00:00:16 LEAD: Though Democrats and Republicans came together to get a COVID relief bill done, Democrats are saying more needs to be done. President-elect Joe Biden agrees and says during his administration more stimulus checks are coming. He says he can't determine how much it will be for because it has to be negotiated. But he said people in the country are desperate and need to be helped. President Trump still has to sign the most recent bill, but in a video released last night, Mr. Trump called the bill a disgrace. OUTCUE: rebuild the economy MOVIES AND TV Lifetime Releases First Trailer for Whitney Houston Documentary AUDIO: Trailer Clip SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:19 LEAD: Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown's story is coming to Lifetime. The network released the first trailer for “Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn’t We Almost Have It All.” The documentary is about the troubled lives of the late mother-daughter pair. Whitney died in 2012 and her daughter followed in 2015. The movie premieres on Lifetime Saturday, February 6th. OUTCUE: make any sense How To Watch ‘The Office’ When It Leaves Netflix AUDIO: "The Office" Theme Song SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:32 LEAD: ‘The Office’ has been transferred to Nashua... OK, not really. But fans of the NBC comedy who have grown accustomed to binge-watching (and re-watching) on Netflix will have to subscribe to a new streaming service starting on January 1st. The show is leaving Netflix and headed to NBC’s Peacock. OUTCUE: (music ends) The Bachelorette Gets Engaged AUDIO: "The Bachelorette" Engagement SOCIAL MEDIA: Video LENGTH: 00:00:16 LEAD: The Bachelorette’s Tayshia Adams got her happily ever after. On last night’s season finale of “The Bachelorette” she accepted Zac Clark’s proposal. The 36-year-old is an addiction recovery specialist. He popped the question during the final rose ceremony with a 3.25 carat Neil Lane ring. OUTCUE: a thousand times TV Preview AUDIO: 'WWE NXT' Preview LENGTH: 00:00:22 LEAD: Tonight on TNT, it's night two of the NBA's return with the Bucks taking on the Celtics at 7:30pm ET. At 8pm ET on USA, it's 'WWE NXT.' At 9pm ET on ABC, it's the final episode of the season of 'The Great Christmas Light Fight.' At 10pm ET on TNT, check out, 'All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite.' OUTCUE: Kyle O'Riley MUSIC Diddy Gives His Mom Million Dollar Check And Bentley For Birthday AUDIO: NATS (Instagram) SOCIAL MEDIA: Photo LENGTH: 00:00:09 LEAD: Diddy is making big moves for his mom's milestone birthday! In honor of Janice Combs turning 80, the hip-hop mogul gifted her with a check for a million bucks and a brand new Bentley.