police raids, links to the paris attacks are under way in belgium. active shooter in san bernardino, california. >> isil wants to bring this as a war between the united states and islam. >> to the youth of this city, i will seek justice on your behalf. >> another tape the city of chicago does not want you to see. >> they're bringing drugs, their rapists. complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> i cannot wait to stand on the debate stage with hillary

clinton. >> i'm sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mail. >> the pope of the holy see. >> if there's anything true about pope francis, he is close to the people. >> god bless america. ♪ joy to the world, the lord has come ♪ ♪ let earth receive her king ♪ let every heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ and heaven and nature sing ♪ and heaven and nature sing good morning. welcome to a special christmas day edition of "new day." merry christmas. you have your news elves. and whatever my name is. we're all here for you.

you were listening to the young people's chorus of new york city. we're also going to give you the latest news. as well as going through 2015. from the rise of trump to the ongoing terror threats home and overseas. >> and we'll have a look at the role that faith played in the headlines this year, including the pope's historic visit to the u.s. of course and cuba. >> and our show wouldn't be complete without talking about holiday returns. you probably got something today that you might not have had on your list. we'll share some tips to make the process painful -- painless. let's get a check of your headlines. >> good morning. and merry christmas. let's take a look at the top stories. the severe weather death toll rose overnight. with a record warmth continuing, the threat of severe weather

continues through the weekend. the national weather service issued a rare tornado warning for the sierra foothills. left behind toppled trees and damaged homes and car. a very different story in the southeast though. officials now say 14 people died as a severe thunderstorm tore across the region. at least seven of the deaths came from mississippi where the governor has declared a state of emergency. the weather service says at least 14 tornados hit that state alone. i want you to listen to this man east 's terrifying experience. >> i took off to take cover. >> officials say most of the damage came from one monster tornado. look at that. it may have been on the ground for 150 miles, all the way from mississippi into tennessee. six people there died.

in georgia as well, there was widespread flooding from heavy rains. the weather still causing headaches for holiday travelers. more than 100 flights already canceled this morning. more than 400 flights canceled in the u.s. yesterday on christmas eve with delays stretching several hours. airlines also bracing for a winter storm that could wreak havoc over the weekend. chad, good morning, merry christmas to you. we were joking about the warm weather we were going to have on christmas, but this is what you get with those unseasonably warm temperatures. some spring severe weather. >> it felt like spring. it still does here on the south. we did have tornados in california yesterday. two tornados in california and one down in the deep south. that's about what we expected, just one. we knew it wouldn't be a day like the day before where we had

like 20. today he's still going to be a wet day. really, even in california, there are two tornados on average every december. so i guess we got our two, now we're done, we don't need anymore. there's a lot of flooding. honestly, there are many many roads in the southeast either under water, impassable or have a blo a blockade over it. one shower after another, rain after another, on top of another, another. that's where we're seeing warm weather, human weather, lots of rainfall. d.c. today will be 24 degrees above normal. when you get that kind of warmth, you get humidity and you get heavy rain. back to you. >> chad, thank you. protestors staged what they call a black christmas in

chicago holding die-ins and calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. happening in response to the 2014 police shooting of laquan mcdonald. and tense moments inside a busy mall in charlotte, north carolina. the incident started with a fight between rival groups where the suspect allegedly fired his gun. it obviously drew the attention of an off duty cop. witnesses say the suspect pointed his gun at the responding officer who then shot and killed the suspect. right now, pope francis sharing his traditional christmas message to the world. during christmas eve mass, he urged catholics to not be intoxicated by possessions. until then, there's a look at your christmas morning headlines. back to you. let's begin this morning

talking about the role of faith in some of the biggest headlines of the year. we all remember the pope's historic trips this year. all the religious rhetoric surrounding the 2016 presidential race. let's discuss it with christine lee, father john devaney. and mckay, senior political writer from bud feed. let's looks at the best and the worst. when you think about faith, best manifestation of it this year? >> i think definitely pope francis' visit. >> why? >> well, i think there's something about pope francis. he said this himself. that when he looks at people, he sees the image and likeness of god in them. whether he's talking to president obama, a homeless person, he sees each person as

made in the image of god and treats them as such. that's so out of the ordinary in our very politicized world. >> the kim davis. i like how you tucked that in there. he had struck this almost secular vibe, boy, he's just going the right thing, doesn't matter what you believe. and then there was that meeting with kim davis. >> the pope has been interesting in the way he's kind of scrambled the politics in this country. i think the visit with kim davis was a nontoward the fact that the catholic church cares a lot about the issue of religious liberty. kim davis in particular has been a very controversial figure. she was co-opted as an icon of the religious right and the republicans. you saw mike huckabee and ted cruz aggressively champion her. i think that the issue of

religious liberty continues to feed into the 2016 race and well all through next year. there's also signs of real compromise that are to be had if people are willing to come together in good faith. >> real flip on the notion of religious liberty. this wound up being about essentially the right to exclude. kim davis of course the kentucky clerk. so father, that brings us to you. the worst manifestation of faith. what do you see out there, wow, this is not good for the world of faith? >> any kind of fundamentalism. now the threat of isis. pope francis talked about this not too long ago. any kind of fundamentalism in the name of god is blasphemous. >> your brothers and sisters do not like to hear that. they say the muslims are different. christians don't do that. what do you tell people?

>> we're all people of good will. if we believe in the one god who created us all, we view him as a merciful father, and for example, you know, we have christians in the middle east who are finding a place they can't live necessarily anymore. we have to believe everybody's children of god. >> we are dealing with this as a culture right now. whether it's president obama and what he decides to call terror, not saying the word islamic, what do you tell people when they say, but christians don't run around killing people in the name of christianity, they're different. >> i always go back to a great quote about the line between good and evil doesn't run through religions, it doesn't run in between religions, but through every single human heart. i think there can be a lack of

humility on the part of christians when you say there's a good us and a bad them. it's not a muslim or a christian thing. it's a human thing. i feel like with that, there should be some kind of understanding and a graciousness towards each other knowing we're all trying to do the best that we can. >> high bar when people deal with fear and anxiety and terror. what do you think needs to happen in terms of bridging this gap what is about faith and what is a perversion of faith? >> no matter what faith you come from, you can find historical examples of your faith being perverted and turned evil, right? this is a point president obama once made and it became very controversial. in our time obviously, muslim people of faith are dealing with this hateful ideology that's taken roots in some parts of their community.

one thing that can happen is if christians and people of all faith were able to reach out to muslim people. we've seen an interesting example of that in texas with the syrian refugee crisis. you saw religious organizations defy the conservative politicians in their state and take syrian refugees in and say we want to help these people regardless of the pulpit pounders and the comfort political world are saying. and they cite religious liberty at their right to do it. the more we see that, we see religious organizations reach out to muslims, i think that that will help to bridge the gap. >> christine, mckay, father john, thank you very much. merry christmas to you both. >> you too. >> you're a reporter. allison, we'll end it where we started with the pope.

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♪ donald trump rewriting the political play book this year sparing no one his insults and making loads of controversial comments. here to predict and discuss this wild year in politics, john avlon, editor and chief of the daily beast and errol lewis. gentlemen, great to have you here. >> merry christmas. >> no one other than perhaps donald trump saw this coming, his dominance in 2015, john. >> it's been through the looking glass this year. this is a circus unlike anything that we have seen in modern american politics. for the sheer style of a

celebrity demagogue. it's like someone with a telethon. it has been powerful. at this point, it ain't no joke. this guy could be a real threat to be the nominee. to say otherwise is irresponsible. >> well, look, it was slow going for a lot of people in the media to take him seriously. but now i hope that it has moved past that because there's too many polls saying it another way. people say it's a revolution. that they are done with politics as usual. they want someone from outside to has showed success and says it like it is. >> it's very interesting. you pivot where the media should have been all along. not so much what's going on in trump tower, but what's going out in the land. is it a man or is it a movement? i think there's something going on out there.

it's widespread distrust with many of our institutions. you see that the schools aren't teaching, the factory's closed, government's been bought by the wealthy. people sort of get that there's this problem out there, so they have seized on donald trump because he has simple clear cut emotional solutions. just this kind of raw emotion that something's wrong, something's horrible, let's go get them, round up the pitchforks. >> i think the two things that are different about this, there's one celebrity, becomes his teflon. because he is a celebrity and he's seen as being brash, he can't say anything that's so scandalous that people are actually shocked. the second thing is the self-funding mechanismechanism. >> okay. that was one big political

surprise. another surprise award goes to john boehner. let's remember the moment that he announced his surprise resignation. >> i'm going to cry. >> listen to this. >> i rise today to inform you that i will resign as speaker of the house upon the election of my successor. i will also resign as the representative from ohio's eighth district at the end of this month. i leave with no regrets, no burdens. if anything, i leave the way i started. i'm just a regular guy, humbled by the chance to do a big job. >> there were lots of interpretations about why he chose that moment. some gave credit to the pope, that he had had sort of a come to jesus talk with himself about what his future was. >> maybe the pope helped him with the timing, but the fundamental forces relates back to the donald trump phenomenon which is massive discontent.

we replaced conservative democrats with whom republicans normally had some sort of ongoing working relationship with tea party republicans who are unyielding, who made an enemy of john boehner, forced him into all kinds of terrible choices. he got sick of it. i think he was right to get sick of it. it's been incredibly frustrating. i think the public that supports this working arrangement right now is going to realize sooner or later that this is not the way to run our government. >> it does seem that the gop avoided the baby bath water dilemma with paul ryan. maybe does become a breath of fresh air. >> absolutely. once they hunted boehner and eric canter out of office, you had this real crisis. kevin mccarthy pulls out of the race under murky circumstances.

the entire leadership has to beg paul ryan to come in and save their bacon. didn't want the job. ultimately took it. in this transition was actually two moments of grace. one is that boehner really made an effort to clean the barn for the next guy. he took on a lot of tough bits of legislation. he didn't just leave paul ryan with a festering mess. paul ryan has been a breath of fresh air. you talk to people on capitol hill, they feel galvanized, optimistic, more open style of leadership. paul ryan is the only person who could have united the gop -- >> for now. >> that's the big thing. >> that's for the new year's day show. >> hillary clinton had an interesting 2015. how would you at the end of it categorize? >> i think she got lucky, a couple of different times. she made her luck. >> -- met opportunity? >> exactly right. she diligently put together a

very aggressive campaign organization. she did the same in 2008 and it didn't work out. a lot of experienced hands who are not going to make some of the mistakes from the past. you can call it a circus, something unusual happening on the republican side, she really kind of got a pass on many things. the e-mails never really took hold with her base. she has an opponent who right up front said, i'm not going to attack her personally. it's a gift. she's made very good use of that gift. she's continued to raise money. she's continued to line up endorsement. she's got an eye fixed on the delegates which she screwed up in 2008. looks like smooth sailing for her. >> she had a rough spring and summer. don't kid yourself. all the energy in the activist class is surrounding a socialist from vermont is surreal.

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christmas ♪ ♪ and a happy new year ♪ good tidings we bring to you and your kin ♪ good morning on christmas morning. welcome back to our christmas day edition of "new day." certainly a lot to get to this half hour, including a look at the ongoing threat that isis poses to us here at home and around the globe. >> first, let's get a check of your headlines. >> good morning. let's take a look at your top stories this christmas morning. pope francis just finishing his traditional christmas blessing to the world from the central balcony at st. peter's basilica. during midnight mass, he urged catholics to reject lavish living and to focus on being simple of heart.

to be expected from the pope. >> reporter: pope francis very much aspires to being a peace pope. no surprise he would use this christmas day message to the city and to the world to issue a strong call for peace. he touched on a number of global hot spots. from the israeli conflict to syria, to the peace talks in colombia. he also denounced what he called brutal acts of terrorism in 2015, including the november attacks in paris that have left such a scar on europe. as europe deals with its most significant refugee crisis, he called on compassion for people fleeing situations from violence and poverty. he ticked off a serious of other social ills including child soldiers, human trafficking, unemployment. called for the respect of the dignity of every human life.

we got an x-ray of the social concerns of this pope using the prominence of one of the holiest days on the christian calendar to raise his voice in peace and dignity around the world. >> john, thank you. there have been three attacks, new attacks by palestinians on israelis in the last 24 hours. officials say a man stabbed two soldiers in the west bank. another tried using a screwdriver to stab israeli soldiers at a check point. all the attackers were shot and killed. this marks only the latest in a wave of near daily attacks by palestinians dating back to october. there was a deadly explosion in southern nigeria overnight as an industrial gas tank went up in flames. witnesses say the truck caught fire engulfing a factory and surrounding buildings. there are conflicts reports right now on the death toll.

the red cross confirms at least four or dead. some local reports put the toll at more than 100. russia turning to an unlikely partner in the war on isis, the taliban. vladimir putin will start exchanging intelligence with the long-time enemy. putin expressed concerns about jihadists going to fight with isis. more than 100 protestors in chicago staging what they call a black christmas. they marched along michigan avenue thursday blocking last-minute shoppers from stores and calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. the protest happening in response to the 2014 police shooting of laquan mcdonald. and christmas came early for iron man. california governor jerry brown

pardoned downy thursday. most of them are minor drug offenses that are no longer felonies under california law. that's a look at your christmas day headlines. allison, back to you. from the bombing of the russian passenger plane to the coordinated terror attacks in paris, the threat from isis continues to grow and evolve. let's talk about it and joining us to discuss is our cnn global affairs analyst and managing editor of quartz. great to have you here with us. there was that sickening litany of attacks that isis has been behind or at least inspired. yet we also heard there were moments that seem to be victories against isis. what is the status of the strength of isis? >> in terms of actual territory isis controls, they might have a

scooch less. they lost tikrit which was a big city. saddam hussein's hometown. an important strategic loss for them. they also lost some territory in northern iraq. when it comes to the idea of isis, isis more than anything else is an idea. a terrible idea it might be, but it is idea. as an idea, they've actually grown. they've shown all the way from san bernardino, california, to paris, france, to the sinai in egypt, to beirut in lebanon, they are attracting -- people no longer have to travel to syria or to iraq in order to join up and commit mayhem there. they're able to commit mayhem around the world. if you like, they are offshoring this idea, they are offshoring terrorism in a way that brings it closer to all of us. >> in that way, you would say

they've gotten stronger? >> they have absolutely gotten stronger. their reach is greater than it ever was. this is now far and away the most powerful, most dangerous terrorist organization that has ever existed. they now have al qaeda way back in the rear-view mirror. >> that's interesting you bring up al qaeda. barack obama has talked about how al qaeda has decimated. did it just morph into isis or is this a different group? >> this used to be al qaeda in iraq, which used to be a franchise operation of the core al qaeda. they morphed a great deal. a lot of the people who would previously go to fight alongside al qaeda, a lot of local terrorist groups in different parts of the world now have transferred their loyalties to isis and perhaps more importantly, a lot of people who gave money to al qaeda, that now

turns up in the pockets of isis. they've taken over that space. al qaeda still exists and they don't like each other very much. >> what are their disagreements? don't they hate western civilization and democracy and freedom? >> the differences are at the top. their differences are about what is okay and not okay. al qaeda likes to say that they're not in favor of attacking other muslims. whereas isis clearly has no such problems. far and away the vast majority of people isis has killed or fellow muslims. not just shiites or small minority sects. >> al qaeda is not being honest about that. >> absolutely. al qaeda is kind of wants to have its cake and eat it too. it does all this violence in muslim countries, but likes to present an outward of appearance

of being holier than isis. when it comes to foot soldiers, they can work together, they can cooperate. we saw that in paris this year when you had the brothers and the guy who attacks the jewish super market. they knew each other. they were two different operations. one supposedly for al qaeda, one supposedly inspired by isis. >> do you see more of an international coalition coming together to fight them? >> you see absolutely a bigger international coalition. whether that's automatically a good thing is a little unclear. right now, you have -- there are so many different military operations taking place simultaneously in sooe and iraq. you have russia, turkey, iraq, iran, the united states. all of these guys are fighting, we're not really coordinating. the different people fighting in that area have different

agendas, different final goals. there will be more boots on the ground. not necessarily american ones and not necessarily for the best. >> great to get your take at the end of the year. thanks so much for being here as always. let's get over to michaela and chris. police relations, race relations, it's really been swirling around in our culture. we're going to discuss, have communities and police made progress? >> but first, don't you think we need more music? >> oh, yes. ♪ now you dear old man ♪ing soon - ♪ here is what we hope you'll bring ♪ ♪ tell me if you can .

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welcome back to this special christmas day edition of "new day." tensions between police and communities seemingly not letting up this year. let's discuss. harry how can, retired nypd, and mark lamont hill. merry christmas to both of you. >> merry christmas to all you guys. >> i know you both got a lump of coal. cnn family foundation poll reveals one in five african-americans say they were treated unfairly because of their race by the police in the past 30 days, comparison 3% of whites saying the same. harry, do we have a problem? >> i don't think we have a problem. i think a lot of people think they have a problem and a lot of people's hatred for the police, when they're answering questions

like that and they may be black, they say yeah, i'm having a problem with the police. i don't really go by these types of polls. i don't think they show any truth in the system. >> it's an opinion poll. so it shows what people think. if one-fifth of a community feels as if they're being targeted, the fact that one-fifth of them feel that way, the numbers haven't gone much differently in 2000 when we did the same study. it hasn't changed much over the past 15 years, that suggests there's a problem. i would disagree lastly with the idea that it's just based on the media narrative. before there was a media narrative about black lives matter, we were still having this problem. >> boy, has the media taken a beating this year. >> the police. >> the police are a player in the dynamic. i'm saying that now every time we have a social problem, the

media gets a black eye by both sides. those that are pro cop, that should be all of us. what it comes down to, why am i bringing that up? it comes to your ability to deal with the problem. i have no feelings at this point. the idea -- do you want to deal with the problem. even though you say you dismiss this poll, it does seem this year we got into a different layer of dialogue about these situations. but do you see that there is more discussion of it in an open way as opposed to holding tight? >> i got no problem with the discussion. i have a problem with the false rhetoric and the lies about the police out there. and the assumption that every time the police is involved in an incident, it's automatically a racial issue. that's my problem. why do we report white cop shoots black man. why do we say police officer shoots perpetrator. why do we have to make it a

racial issue when it happens? >> what if it is an issue that is racial? >> if there's evidence to indicate it is a racial issue, i have no problem with that. some of the shootings we've talked about in the past year, that were racial incidents, such as ferguson, staton island, baltimore. we don't know if -- >> justified, can you still have an issue of race involved in a use of force? >> absolutely. i wrote a piece on this study. first of all, it's not just white and black, right? black cops can do this to black people as well. i don't feel safer when a black cop pulls me over necessarily. for law enforcement, it's not about being white, it's about being blue at that level. even if a police officer does not intend to be racist, there is still scripts we have in our minds -- and psychologists bear this out, we have ideas about

who people are based on race, agenda, age, other factors. they may make a different judgment when a black kid standing up like tamir rice than a white kid. >> one thing that surprises me about you when sometimes you're reflexively defensive in these situations, they were the first ones to ask for more community policing. you got to let me get in this community when i'm not booking somebody. when i'm not making an arrest. whether it was african-americans or anything else. they wanted to be there because they saw this problem. the only time you see me i'm coming hard at you, you're not going to trust me. >> that's why i'm very pro community policing. i walked a beat in a black neighborhood where they assassinated a white police officer two years earlier. this is 1978.

i got to know everybody. i got to know the bad guys. people invited me in their homes for dinner at night. i played ball in the kids in the street. this is what we need. what happened was, the money disappeared for that and police officers were put in police cars because they can patrol more of an area. it's all about money. these politicians are talking about better police departments, let's give them more money to put a cop out there walking beat and get to know the people. >> people will not believe this. but you two are friends, are you not, and you participate in a very productive dialogue? >> absolutely. >> we haven't had a chance to go out for drinks yet because this guy's so busy. >> 2016 i'm busy too. we'll get there. >> okay. >> a whole year he's busy. >> you don't even do a whole year on me. i usually get at least six months lead time. >> that's being generous. i'm kidding. there's a lot of love in this

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♪ so you're at the house, unwrapping all those gifts. so much joy. for some, christmas means enjoying brand-new gifts. for others, it's time to go back to the store for returns. should you re-gift it or do you return it? here with wisdom, our chief business correspondent christine romans. >> get the money. >> you do not support re-gifting? >> if you didn't want it, how do you know somebody else is going to want it? >> ask authority. >> level of couth that i don't have. >> 38% of people are going to return gifts. that's just the way it is.

more than a third of people. it's mostly electronics. more than anything, it's clothes. grandma and grand parks i'm sorry that i'm not going to wear your sweater. make sure you bring your receipt. some places have very good, very generous return policies. others don't. billions of dollars are lost for the retailers in something called wardrobing. they wear it through the holiday season and try to return it. the retailers really look hard to make sure -- >> how do they know? >> going back, very -- >> to me. >> tag on the back. property of van na. >> and teen retailers have the most strict return policies. there's one i can think of that has 21-day return policies. don't do it on december 26th. there are a lot of people

shopping on the 26th. know the return window, is it 21 days, is it longer? always try to give a gift receipt when you give a gift. they're going to try to get you to open a store credit card. don't do that. >> why? >> sometimes it can make you appear financially risky on your credit report if you get a whbuh of store cards open. also if you're prone to overspendi overspending. >> what about the sale gift cards? >> there are online marketplaces for your unused gift cards. some of them you can get as much as 90 cents on the dollar. you're never going to get 100%. there are a lot of different sites you can go to. some of them are more reputable

than others. i'm not recommending them. >> sounds like you're recommending them. >> there are a lot of them out there if you want cash for your -- if you get a lowe's card and never shop at lowe's. >> i've learned so many things from you today. >> do you re-gift? >> let's try that again? >> i have been known to regift something if i knew for example my neighbor really liked them. >> what do you give people? savings bonds? bags of money? >> do you tell them you're re-gifting the gift? >> i do. if i get something, i got this, i can't use it. >> every time you've re-gifted something you've told the person that this is a re-gift? i've known you for a long time. >> what is this -- >> i am sad, though.

>> the most important thing to me is that people don't hurt themselves by spending too much money. if you need to return something, return it. clutter is bad. too much credit card debt is bad. let's go on a financial diet for new year's. >> grabbing back to high ground at the end of the segment. >> do you re-gift? >> nobody gives me anything. we've got good, good stuff for you today. you're going to meet a really driven hard-nosed ceo. what she makes of it, that's what makes her the good stuff. she just launched her own not for profit organization designed entirely to deliver blankets to people who need them. she's the ceo. something she's been passionate about since the age of 5. she saw a man on the street during the dead of winter. >> i was like wondering how does he keep warm, how can he sleep.

>> so that's how it -- her blanket drive came about. >> even kids get the need. since then, she has collected and handed out hundreds of blankets. >> go ahead, girl. >> just formed a nonprofit to keep track of it all. her parents say they help, but really she's all about it. >> being kind, being caring, showing love. coming from a 7-year-old, it brings a whole new life. >> i like doing this because it helps people. >> she may be my new favorite 7-year-old. >> me too. that's so inspirational. >> it should be inspirational. a 7-year-old does it, why don't you? we have a lot more of our special christmas day edition of "new day" right after this quick break. >> are we having a snowball fight first? >> romans is going to throw one at me and it's going to have a

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>> i cannot wait to stand on the debate stage with hillary clinton. >> sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> i've lost more sleep than all of you put together. >> the pope of the holy see. >> if there's anything true about pope francis, he is close to the people. >> god bless america. ♪ ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ ♪ we wish you a merry christmas ♪ ♪ and a happy new year ♪ good tidings we bring to you and your kin ♪ ♪ good tidings for christmas ♪ and a happy, happy, happy new year ♪ ♪

good morning, everyone. welcome to a special christmas day edition of "new day." i'm allison cam rot ta along with chris cuomo and michaela pereira. we're going to look back at 2015. all the big news stories, the terror threats we faced here at home and overseas and so much more. >> and in case reruns of "home alone" starts getting repetitive, we'll have a look at some of the best movies to check out. >> christmas story is my favorite. and a very special holiday tradition here. the white house christmas decorations. all that and much more ahead. first a check of the headlines for you at the news desk. >> good morning. let's take a look at the top stories this morning. the severe weather death toll rose overnight as officials

count the number killed by dozens of tornados across the country. and the threat continues through the weekend. in california, a rare twister sightings like this one triggered tornado warnings from the national weather service. the tornados left behind toppled trees and damaged homes and cars. fortunately, though, no injuris reported. a far more tragic turn of events in the southeast, though. officials say 14 people died as a severe storm tore across the region. the weather service says at least 14 tornados hit that state alone. listen to this man easter fieing experience. >> when it started sucking my bedroom window open, i took off to take cover. >> officials say most of the damage came from one monster tornado that may have been on the ground for 150 miles all the

way from mississippi into tennessee. six people died there. a state of emergency has been declared in tennessee and in georgia as well. ongoing weather headaches for holiday travelers yesterday and on into today. more than 100 flights already canceled this morning with major airports gripped by heavy fog and storms. more than 400 flights canceled in the u.s. on christmas eve yesterday with delays stretching several hours. airlines also bracing for a winter storm that could wreak havoc over the weekend. let's bring in chad meyers. good morning, merry christmas to you. >> i mean, merry christmas to you, too. we have a trough in the west which means it's cold and rainy. even had tornados. they were small compare to mississippi. and then this warm air. we could break a record in new york city again today.

more severe weather yesterday across the deep south. but it's not unusual for tornados in parts of california. should get two tornados a year in december per month right there in december. but also because we're in el nino, that number could even go higher for january and february. severe thunderstorms still in the central plains and the southeast. we're still going to see flooding, potential for wind damage. no tornados today. i really don't think so. the bigger story is flooding. watch where you're driving, especially if you don't know the road. there has been areas here in fwa ga, alabama, and mississippi with 4 to 6 inches of rain. it is still raining right now and it will continue to rain all day. even though temperatures are hot, there's an awful lot of rain out there. >> we hope it is as clear as you're hoping it's going to be. protestors staged what they call a black christmas in chicago. more than 100 people marched

blocking last-minute shoppers from stores and calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. it happened in response to the shooting of laquan mcdonald. violence to tell you about inside a busy mall in charlotte, north carolina, as police shoot and kill a suspect they say pointed a gun at an officer. the suspect allegedly fired his gun, that drew the attention of an off duty officer. witnesses say the suspect pointed his gun at that officer who then shot and killed the suspect. in rome, pope francis offering his tra documentation l christmas day message. he called for peace in various hot spots including syria and for compassion for refugees, the poor, and people fleeing violence. he also denounced materialism urging catholics to not be intoxicated by possessions. that's a look at your christmas

morning headlines. back to you. it's been quite a year. donald trump, carly fiorina, ben carson, the anti-establishment candidates have held the top spots in the polls and made some of the most outrageous claims of 2015. what will happen in 2016? ladies, thanks so much for being here. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> to both of you. sarah, if you had to give 2015 a title, would it be the year of the outsider? >> it would absolutely be the year of the outsider. i think it really took people by surprise how angry voters have been at the establishment, not just in terms of democrats, but at their own party. you see the rise of people like donald trump and for a while ben carson. these are folks new to the political arena. they talk about, you know,

approaching things differently. that's really resonating with voters who are just so frustrated. >> is it more than just the game? is there a movement afoot. you're too young to have any real history with being abused as a member of the press. do you think we're in a special moment right now where the people really have had it and it's more of a movement than it is about any particular candidate? >> all of the polls show that there is deep anger, not only at parties, but just big institutions in general. i think 2016 will be the big test of whether or not this is a movement or a moment. we'll see once people start going to the polls. form being that the establishment normally wins and that sort of outsiders eventually fade out. we'll have to see in iowa, new hampshire, nevada and south carolina whether or not people

carry that anger to the ballot box and vote for some of these outsiders. they have been responding so far saying that they like the outsiders. we'll have to see if there's a middle road, somebody like ted cruz who's both an outsider but has those insider credentials. >> the cnbc debate, suddenly all of the candidates seemed to turn on the moderators. let's go back in time and remember that moment for a second. >> and it's not a very nicely asked question the way you say that. >> the questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the american people don't trust the media. >> even in new jersey what you're doing is called rude. >> even in new jersey that was rude. >> and cruz popped off after being asked a question about fiscal policy, by the way. >> sarah, tell us about that

moment. >> it is pretty incredible. look, republicans, we always know, do well when they attack the media. i feel like this cycle has taken it to a degree we have not seen before. it's been debate moderators, reporters, across the board. republican voters who have tuned in early, they love this. donald trump gets huge cheers at his events when he attacks the media. it's a great way to get their base riled up and rallying for them. people have so many different outlets they turn to that they did look at their own narrative wherever they want. they can read something that reinforces their views and belief that the media is stacked against their candidates. this has been a really potent line of messaging for republicans this year. >> sarah putting her finger on a big point there.

the proliferation of blogs massacre raiding as media. very dangerous thing. are you impressed by allison and sarah being able to carry on an objective conversation about this when they have both been targeted. >> they very much have been. by name called out and criticized. >> i don't take a position on whether or not it was warranted, by the way. >> it was not warranted. i will take a position. but, yeah, this is a really new thing. then you have the echo chamber of not only different blogs, but also of a giant that is social media. twitter being another very loud echo chamber amplifying. >> angry place. >> all of these voices. one of the things you've seen, in some ways we've been sidelined and a lot of the credibility we've had histo historically of fact checkers,

people who can push back against people who don't necessarily tell the truth, that's been compromised i think because there's so many people out there who have their own versions of the truth. >> absolutely. everybody has, you know, their own resources that they go to. and then they have their own facts that they believe. sarah, look into your crystal ball for 2016. will the outsiders still prevail? what do you think as we head towards iowa? >> this is going to be the huge challenge. for no one is it bigger than donald trump. we know he draws the biggest crowds. we know he tapped into this frustration, even people who don't normally vote. the question for him, can you turn these big crowds into big turnouts and into support at the ballot box in places like iowa, in places like new hampshire. i think that's going to be the ultimate test. is it a moment or a movement? if we see a huge turnout for

donald trump, his staff predicts they'll run up the numbers and get people to show up, if we see something like that in iowa, i think that's a sign to you that this is real, that trump's support is real. even so, he's going to have to broaden his base, he's going to have to talk to republicans and win over republicans who have seen the donald trump show of strength and are still sort of not really sure if they can get behind this guy. >> what do you think? radical change from what we're seeing right now? or do you think it stays the way it is up through summer? >> look, these guys are the experts. >> are you kidding me? >> i would say it is hard to argue with the momentum we've seen so far with trump. it would be hard to see how that changes at least before iowa. your thoughts? >> i'm beif you hadfuddled how

talked me. >> merry christmas. >> thanks so much. you know, today counts. you guys have to be nice to each other on christmas day too. doing final touches on our tree. our elf did a beautiful job. a treasured tradition at the white house is the christmas decorations. we're going to talk with the woman who helps bring it all together. that's next. first let's listen again to the young people's chorus of new york city. ♪ ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ ♪ fa la la la la

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more than 60 christmas trees. here to share some of the secrets is our friend and author of "christmas with the first lady." she is a white house historian. we're hoping that she won't judge our little charlie brown tree behind you. that's why we put it to your back. how are you my dear? the white house christmas tree is looking beautiful. >> as always. >> such a tradition. such a beautiful time of year at the white house. this year, they tie in tradition to the theme. >> a timeless tradition. mrs. obama always brings forth what's important to her. again, we have the military front and center. the blue room tree this year is color blocked red, white, and blue. >> gorgeous. >> ipads there to send digital messages. we know that that's an important

thing for all us. i understand only -- is this true, the statistic, only 10% new material are decorations used? >> this year. >> incredible. >> there has been a push in recent years to recycle and reuse. i saw these silver rain dear i put on the eastern trees last year are now on a mantle. >> we do that. >> we like seeing things that are warming to our hearts. >> it also gives and poses a bit of a challenge. >> how do you mix it up, make it interesting. >> make it fresh. >> yes. every year, they pull out all the stops. it really comes from the first lady. i like to joke she's the commander in chief of christmas. what's important to her is the military and children. this year, for the first time, gum ball trees. mrs. obama -- >> sugar in the white house. >> in moderation. i guess in decoration.

it's okay. >> it should be a treat on holidays and the christmas season is supposed to be a treat anyway. sonny and bo, obviously a big part of the obama household. a presence in the white house. >> absolutely. >> that's a lot of christmas trees to have a couple dogs running around in. >> i always say they are the real celebrities in the white house. this year, 68,000 people are going to come and tour. life size made out of yarn. >> of course. >> they have their own treats. they are still front and center. children who come to visit really love them. when we're decorating on the floor, they're part of it. >> dogs are always curious. >> very friendly. >> they want to know if there's a snack available. that's what the bottom line is. >> i think you've met them. >> there's a common theme

through them. gingerbread houses are a big deal. >> well, this one is 500 pounds. >> that's made of gingerbread? >> it's gingerbread and chocolate. >> dark chocolate. >> the past couple years they've been white. but there is really stunning and neat and stands out. the dogs are always at the gingerbread house. >> they love it. >> they work off blue prints. it's like a real house. >> this is not something you can throw together like my house, it's a chaotic, put these things up. there is a plan. it starts when? >> months and months ahead. we joke that no sooner does the tree come down than we start thinking about the next one. in january, there will be white house elves thinking about next year. >> it will be significant. you'll see more i'm sure of their personal touches in it do you think? >> normally what happens -- mrs.

obama can do whatever she wants. often times they'll go back and look at what were their favorite things over their administration and we'll see that pulled together. >> next year, we expect a whole lot of fun from you. >> it's going to be fabulous as always. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> thank you for joining us on our "new day" christmas special. santa has his list, checking it twice. he's going to find out which politicians were naughty or nice. oh, and it rhymes. first, we want to listen to the young peoples chorus of new york city. who are they are. ♪ ♪

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♪ the glories of his righteousness ♪ ♪ and wonders of his love good morning. welcome to a special christmas day edition of nu"new day." we have a lot to get through this half hour including which politicians were naughty and nice. >> the list might be a little heavy on one side. let's get a check of the headlines, though, first from the news desk. >> good morning. merry christmas. let's take a look at the top stories today. pope francis finishing his traditional christmas blessing to the world from the central balcony at st. peters basilica. during midnight mass, he undered catholics to reject lavish living. let's go live to rome this

morning. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning. happy christmas to you from a gorgeous city of rome here on christmas day. pope francis, as you know, very much aspires to be a peace pope. it's no surprise we heard a strong call for peace in his annual message to the city and the world. he touched on a number of global hot spots from the israeli/palestinian conflict, including in libya. as europe grapples with the most significant refugee crisis since world war ii, we also heard him issue a strong plea for compassion and calling on host governments to be generous in integrating these people. in a context of a year marked by significant acts of terrorism, including the november terrorist attacks in paris, pope francis

denounced what he called brutal acts of terrorism and praying that god will liberate the world from them. one of the holiest days on the christian calendar, raising his voice in defense of peace and human dignity around the world. that was the story from rome on christmas 2015, boris. >> thank you, john. to the mideast now. there have been three new attacks by palestinians on israelis in the past 24 hours. another palestinian with a screwdriver tried to stab israeli soldiers at a checkpoint. a third attacker tried to ram soldiers with a car. this marks the latest in a wave of near daily attacks by palestinians. in africa, dozens of nigerians filling cooking gas tanks were killed overnight and

many others injured when an industrial gas tank explode the. witnesses say a truck caught fire engulfing a factory and surrounding buildings. the president of nigeria issued a statement offering condolences in the victims and their families. russia turning to an unlikely partner in the war on isis. vladimir putin will start exchanging intelligence with russia's long-time enemy hoping to stop growth of the number of isis fighters in afghanistan. putin expressed concerns about jihadists. back in the u.s., more than 100 protesters in chicago stage what they call a black christmas. marching along michigan avenue thursday holding die-ins, blocking last-minute shoppers from stores and calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. the protest happening in response to the 2014 police shooting of laquan mcdonald.

a special christmas eve present under the tree for robert downey jr. california governor jerry brown pardoning the iron man star on thursday for drug offenses in the 1990s. just one of 91 people granted clemency by the governor. most of them drug offenses. that's a look at your christmas day headlines. back to you. it has been a very busy year. the politicians who joined the presidential race, boy, they've been having to deal with difficult topics affecting the united states at home and all around the world. this year, who did the job the right way and who did not do it as right as we would have liked? let's bring in ryan lizza to help break down the naughty and nice list. we thought it was seasonably

appropriate. merry christmas, good to have you. >> thank you. >> what do you want to start with? >> let's save naughty for last. >> nice it is. here's the nice list. >> let's start with john boehner. poor john boehner, ousted as speaker of the house. >> is he the tiny tim of the christmas pageant? >> he tried to fwov eagovern, b own party wouldn't let him. he passed a whole lot of legislation that his fellow republicans didn't want him to touch, but he did it for the good of the government. he had a more successful career than people give him credit for. did a few things he's not always given credit for. and he left town with grace. >> he makes the nice list. >> okay. >> see you, john. next. >> you know, george h.w. bush was the subject of a biography

this year that was a reminder of a different time in american politics, when bipartisanship actually worked. helped end the cold war and reduced the deficit in a very tough deal that probably forced him to lose reelection. that book this year reminded us of a time when politics actually worked in washington. >> there was interesting tidbits in that book as well. >> his son is realizing it is a different time. a lot of jeb bush's troubles on the campaign trail is the modern republican party is a lot different than the one his father faced. >> who else is nice? >> shoutout for joe biden. >> controversial. >> well, he's been vice president longer than -- he's seen the job up close. but bowed out, i think, with a lot of grace and dignity and had a very difficult year. it must have been very difficult

for him to make that decision. >> let's get to the naughty, shall we? >> this is tough. there was a lot to choose from. >> how did you narrow it down in. >> shocker. >> i don't think anyone will be surprised by donald trump being on this list. although, i can see people tweeting at me already. someone who offended just about every group in america this year i think probably deserved to be on the naughty list. he doesn't just single out one group. >> equal opportunity offender. >> he'll say he's not being offensive. he's just telling it like it is. next. >> mitch mcconnell on the naughty list for sticking into the end of the year legislation a piece of -- a rider that would allow big donors in america to have more influence in american politics. and so mitch mcconnell who has never liked our campaign finance laws on the naughty list for trying to give the big donors in

america a little bit more of an edge. >> that's interesting. that's something that other people -- >> it's something that he has championed for a long time. he believes that money is free speech, as the supreme court has said. he's tried to loosen the campaign finance around the edges. and finally senator bob menendez of new jersey. not going a lot for new jersey's reputation as a state that produces honorable politicians. he was indicted back in april. not convicted yet, but the details of the indictment reveal a very sketchy relationship between a senator and a donor. he's accused of doing favors for a close, close friend. >> only indicted, though. >> only indicted. he could still beat the rap, as

they say. even if he's not convicted, chris, the details of the relationship with this donor are not something we want our congressmen -- >> what list do you put camerota on? >> i think i speak for all viewers -- >> wait a minute. >> i speak for all viewers that she will be on the nice list. >> thank you, ryan. >> you feel comfortable. >> completely. >> that's the way you see yourself? >> yes. personification of nice list. >> what list would you put me on? >> if you have to ask -- >> wow. >> what's your prediction for 2016? what are you looking at? >> the big story -- >> what are you keeping your eye on? >> can trump keep it going? can he survive the final two months? >> who can beat him? >> marco rubio can beat him, even jeb bush can make a

comeback and beat him. >> where's your point, at this point we will know that somebody has reached trump? >> we've had people at the top of the polls late into the year before the election that completely sputtered and burned out. >> never for this long. >> i'm saying people at the top -- >> her man -- >> he didn't have it for months. that's true. >> we're all over you, ryan. you're getting beat down on this. >> i don't believe the early polls. trump will be there in the end. probably about three candidates. the field will start to dwindle after iowa and then we'll actually have some clarity. ignore the early polls until one month. >> when does hillary clinton's positive negative go in neutral to positive for her? >> that's a tough one. her biggest problem is that -- what people know about her is set in stone. when you've been around in politics for that long, people know everything they need to know about you and it's hard to

give them new information that will change their minds either pro or con. she has a low ceiling and a low floor. she's got that narrow band. i don't think she can do a whole lot to turn that around. >> ryan, thank you very much. >> merry christmas to both of you. >> thanks for playing along. >> heavy controversy. in the camerota household, i heard you were down 2-1 on the naughty list. >> very funny. >> more controversy. why did you leave this -- >> who are you over there with? >> i did? >> blame a guy for trying. also naughtiness going on around here. we're going to talk about films. up next, we'll take a look at the best holiday movies to check out this weekend. stay with us. ♪

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♪ so christmas day, not everyone likes to sit home around the holiday table. if you're one of those people, hollywood's got great offering at the ready. here to guide us through the very best, brian stelter. >> this is the fun part. merry christmas. >> it is. and hollywood not disappointing. first and foremost, i believe it's what the l.a. times refers to as the equivalent of el nino, the release of "star wars." >> we've heard about it once or twice by now. "star wars" is everything. many people at this point have seen it several times, going to the movies again and again to see it. this season, it's "star wars" and then everything else at the

box office. >> if you didn't get a ticket, you might be out of luck. >> so many places sold out right away. old generations of fans who love the originals and brand-new generations of fans, that's what disney has been so effective at by creating new excitement for this franchise. it's kind of like a rising tide. it's going to help other films as well. remember this time last year, we were talking about "the interview," that north korea threat. there's nothing like that this season. >> might be a good time for another sequel. >> are you a "star wars" geek? i mean fan. >> i'm a geek at heart, but i'm new to the "star wars" franchise. >> he's too young. >> it's not just that i'm too young. i actually wasn't that into them as a kid. i tried them, didn't like them. but now i am a fan. there's millions of people like me that have been sucked into the franchise.

>> next up, we are watching this. i know that you're excited about this. >> i am. >> and fans of the rocky franchise. "creed" is coming out. >> in the early reviews and the early theaters where it came out, it's been doing really well. it's been performing really well. >> this is one of those movies, maybe like "star wars," i don't know. it kind of captures a moment in your life as well. >> true. >> rocky is an ethos as much as it is a charactr. a little controversial that it's about the son of creed, but he's not in the movie. >> i love that actor, though. he was on my soap opera. >> michael b. jordan. >> you're a soap opera girl? >> i was. he was great -- it's been canceled. i loved him then and i can't wait to see it.

>> he really does look like weathers. >> he does. next up, i cannot wait to see this, "sisters." >> this is in some ways the perfect christmas movie. >> it's family. >> everybody's going to love this movie. >> that's -- i don't know what that was. >> not for christmas viewing. >> this is one of the few comedies that is going to do really well. >> and the two of them can bring the funny. >> that's for sure. >> on the other sides, we've got comedy here. there's a couple movies you brought our attention to. >> the biggest one has been "concussion." the will smith drama about the nfl's issue with concussions, with traumatic brain injuries. it's obviously going to be controversial. but i think it's going to draw a big audience. >> especially because the guy, the doctor -- we've all covered this story for years. you've never heard of him.

>> it's not the only one. "spotlight," a great movie, uncovered the sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. there's also jennifer lawrence in "joy." a very big film in the coming days. >> do those heavier subject films, do they tend to do well over the holidays? >> they have to come out before january 1st to get oscar nominations. that's why they're scheduled right around christmas. then they have a long life in the weeks to come. >> i have a prediction. i think people want to laugh. >> more so than ever right now. >> everything is so hard all over the place. i bet you things that make people enjoy life and laugh, they're going to do better than expected. >> and a little sweetness for the kids. "the good dinosaur". >> they're so good about making

these films that are for kids, but really for everybody. >> it's definitely got a kid focus. >> from everything i've seen so far, very appealing for adults as well. they're so good at making films. >> good thing because you're going to have to watch it 55 times. >> it might make the "frozen" theme go away for a while. we love olaf. do you predict it's going to be a big movie season? >> thank to "star wars," this should be the biggest holiday box office ever. all these films are talking about helping to get it over the top. there's always netflix -- >> i just watch add very murray christmas. it was great. not for everybody. merry christmas. i'd pull out the mistletoe -- here it is. >> you can't hold it up and not

give some sugar. >> dangerous. >> bad things happen to you. i want you to know that. >> thanks, brian. ♪ ♪ dashing through the snow ♪ in a one horse open sleigh ♪ through the fields we go ♪ laughing all the way ♪ jigg j jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> so great to see you. merry christmas. such a pleasure to have i yosmt and let's talk about your chorus. they're obviously wildly talented and also multi cultural. tell us what they are known for.

>> we're known for bringing people together from all over new york city. there are 1 400 children in this program. and we're inviting everyone to come together and sing. >> and yet you are the same every year. >> he hasn't changed. you have watched his kids grow up. >> yes. the average child stays between 8 and 10 years and we help them all the way through not only different high school bus different colleges. >> usefulness of the arts in education. >> how many are moving on to college next year? how many of you? all right. well nice having you guys here. >> so the rest of you have no ambition at all. you're going nowhere. [ laughter ] >> they do about 35 to 50 concerts a year.

rehears possibly 3 or 400 hours a year. >>ing through for the pope. >> yes. what an honor. to celebrate in the ecumenical service. >> and let the people sing competition. tell us about that. >> every three years there is a ebu puts this together and every country submits one choir. and we went to the finals and competed in the children and youth competition. we were the first choir, american choir to win the ebu. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. they will now perform an original. something we all need. "let there be pause on earth."

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♪ and heaven and nature sing ♪ good morning. welcome to a special christmas day edition of "new day." merry christmas. you have your news elves. alisyn, michaela, and whatever my name is. we're all here for you. you are listening to the young people's chorus of new york city. we're going through all the big stories from the rise of trump to the ongoing terror threats home and overseas. >> and on this christmas day we'll have a look at the role faith played this year. including the pope's visit to the u.s. and cuba. we'll discuss that with the round table. >> and any show wouldn't be complete without talking about holiday returns. >> uh-oh. >> you got something today you probably didn't have on your list. something to make the process painful or pain less.

>> strong correction there. >> but first a check of the head lines. >> let's take a look at the top stories. a severe weather death toll rose. as officials count the number killed by dozens of tornados across the country. and the threat of severe weather continues along with record temperatures throughout the weekend. rare twister sights in northern california. look at this. this triggered a tornado warning from the weather service. toppled tree, damaged cars. fortunately though no injuries reported. it was a very different story in the southeast. 14 died as a severe stormer to across the region. dozens injured. and the governor has declared a state of emergency in mississippi. at least 14 tornados in that state alone. listen that this man easter fieing experience. >> when it star iring -- i took

off to take cover. >> most of the damage took place from one monster tornado that may have been on the ground for 150 miles. six people died in tennessee and in georgia as well where there was wide spread flooding from heavy rain. more than a hundred flights already canceled this morning with major airports gripped by heavy fog and storms. more than 400 flights canceled in the u.s. christmas eve, yesterday, with delays stretching several hours. airlines also bracing for a winter storm that could wreak havoc over the weekend. for the latest here is meteorologist chad meyers. what to we know about the potential for more severe weather this weekend. >> certainly possible sunday into monday. there is another big storm that will make severe weather possible right through the same

areas here. texas, louisiana, arkansas, mississippi and alabama. yesterday, three reports of tornados. two in california. it's not that rare. we probably could see some january, february and march as we well. isolated severe storms across the midwest and also the southeast but the big story today is the flooding. if you are driving around a place where you are not familiar with because you are visiting someone, there are flood watches and warnings everywhere from missouri, into indiana, alabama and georgia. we've seen significant rainfall. the red area 4-6 inches. that water is in the rivers. many areas flooding roadways. don't go around barricades if you see them. the rain is still coming down and it has no intention of stopping for the next 48 hours in some spots. >> a very important message,

avoid the flood waters. protesters staging what they call a black christmas in chicago. more than a hundred marched along the street thursday. holding die-ins, in response to the police shooting of laquan mcdonald. and a mall in north carolina, shooting started between a fight between rival groups. that drew the attention of an off duty cop who then shot and killed the suspect. this morning pope francis called for peace in global hot spots and compassion for the refugees and poor fleeing violence. in his christmas day message, he denounces materialism, urging catholics to not be intoxicated

by possessions. we're going to take you to roam live in just about 20 minutes. until then that is a look at your christmas morning headlines. let's begin this morning talking about the role of faith in some of the biggest head lines of the year. the pope's historic trips. the religious rhetoric surrounding the presidential race. and of course what we're dealing with in terms of terror. let's discuss with christine lee, father john deveney and our senior political writer from buzz feed. great to have you all hear. when you think about faith, what demonstration of it this career? >> pope francis.

there is something about him. when he looks at people he sees the image and likeness of god in them. whether he's talking to obama, a homeless person or addressing or kim davis . stha that's so out of the ordinary in today's world. >> i want to bring in a controversy in there. he had struck this vibe where boy, he's just doing the right thing, doesn't matter what you believe. and then the meeting with kim davis, which started to play into the inside politics. >> it's been interesting how he's kind of scrambled the politics in this country. but i think the visit with kim davis is a non toward the fact that the catholic church cares about religious liberty. kim davis in particular has been a controversial figure.

you saw candidates like huckabee and cruz aggressively champion her and almost turn her into a speech line. but i think the issue of religious liberty continues to feed into the 2016 race and will all through next year. and i think that there are also signs of real compromise that are to be had if people are willing to come together in good faith and work it out. >> there was a real flip on the notion of religious liberty. we have been playing with it in terms of inclusion. this wound up essential about the right to exclude. kim davis, not wanting to deal with gay marriage. so father, that brings you to you the worst manifestation of faith. what do you see out there that's not good for the world of faith? >> fundamentalism. the threat of isis. pope francis talked about this not too long ago. any fundamentalism in the name

of god especially with murder is blasphemous. >> don't like to hear. that muslims are different. what do you tell people? >> we're all people of good will. and as we view him as the merciful father, the big thing the catholic church is in right now the extraordinary jubilee year of mercy. and christians fining it a place they can't live anymore necessarily. >> we're dealing with as a culture right now. whether it is president obama r or --. what do you tell people when they say well christians don't run around killing people in the name of christianity the way muslims do.

they're different. >> the line between good and evil doesn't run through religions. doesn't run between religions or nation states but through every single human heart and i think that there will be a can be a lack of humility on the part of christians when we say well there is a good us and a bad them. and to me that is a lack of self awareness about the reality of sin in our own hearts and it is not a christian thing or a muslim thing it is a human thing. and there should be a graciousness knowing that we're all just trying to do the best that we can. >> high bar when dealing with fear and anxiety and terror. what do you think needs to happen? >> well i think that -- and no matter what faith you come from you can find historical examples of your faith being perverted and turned evil, right? this is a point that president obama once made and it became very controversial harkening back to the crusade.

now in our time obviously muslim people are dealing with this hateful ideology that's taken root in some parts of their community. but i think that one thing that could happen that hopefully would bring people together is if christians and people of all faiths were able to reach out to muslim people. i think we've actually seen an interesting example of that in texas with the syrian refugee crisis. where you saw a lot of christian religious organizations defy the conservative politicians in their state and take syrian refugees in and say that we want to help these people regardless of what the pulpit pounders and the conservative political world are saying. we want to help these people and they cite religious liberty as their right do it. i think that the more we see that we lisa religious organizations whether they are conservative or liberal in the middle reach out to muslims, i think that will help to bridge the gap. >> christine, mckay, father john, i this very much and merry christmas to you both.

you too. >> thank you. >> i --. >> trying to give you a nod to objectivity. alisyn. we'll end wit with the pope. he cut it off saying be kind. be kind. always be kind. >> simple yet profound. now to the other end of the spectrum, politics. donald trump dominated in 2015 becoming the undisputed republican front runner. will the same be true in 2016? we'll discuss in our special christmas edition, when we continue. but first. ♪ olay regenerist

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donald trump rewriting the political playbook this year. sparing no one his insults and making loads of controversial

comments. what will happen next? here to predict and discuss, john avalon, and erel lewis. gentlemen, great to have you here. >> maerry christmas. >> so no one other than donald trump saw this coming. his dominance in 2015. >> this is a circus unlike anything we've seen in modern american politics. a celebrity demagogue. like huey long plus someone with a tell-thon but it's been remarkably power. and it ain't no joke and the republican party needs to get its head around but this guy could be a real threat to be the nominee. to say otherwise is irresponsible. >> look, it was slow going for a lot of people to take him

seriously. but now i hope it's moved past that. and people see it as a revolution, not a circus, who follow him. they are done with politics as usually. they want someone from outside who shows success and says it like it is. >> right. very interesting. it's not so much what's going on in trump tower but in the hinterland. and the people who support him. i think there is something going on and it's clear it is wide spread distrust with many of our institutions. you can go interest the local level to the white house. the schools aren't teaching the factory's closed looks like the government is bought by the wealthy and the people forget this problem out there and they have seized many of them on donald trump because he has very simple clear cut emotional

solutions. this raw emotion, something's wrong, let's go get them. round up the pitch forks. >> he can't say anything that's so scland louandalous that --. the real danger is forces we're playing with right now. >> that was one big political surprise of 2015. another award goes to john boehner. let's remember the moment he announced his surprise resignation. >> i'm gonna cry. >> here i rise to inform you that i will resign from speaker of the house. i leave with no regrets.

no burdens. if anything, i leave the way i started. just a regular guy humbled by the chance to do a big job. >> there were lots of interpretations why he chose that moment. some gave credit to the pope that he had had a come to jesus talk. >> well maybe the pope helped with the timing but the fundamental forces relates back to the donald trump phenomenon which is massive discontent. over the last couple of cycles we replaced conservative democrats with tea party republicans who are unyielding, who are ideological. who made an enemy of boehner. who wouldn't give him their votes, who forced him into all kinds of terrible choices. he got sick of it and rightfully so. it's been incredibly frustrating. and the public that support this is whole working arrangement

right now is going to probably realize sooner or later this is not the way -- >> although it does seem that the gop avoided the baby bath water dilemma with paul ryan. getting him to come in and take it over maybe is a breath of fresh air for the party. >> absolutely. and once you rhino hunted bayner and kanter out of office. you had this real crisis. and really the entire leadership has to go beg pall ryan to come in and save their bacon, which he ultimately did. didn't want the job. took it. in this transition was two minutes of grace. one bayoehner made an effort to clean the barn. he didn't just leave ryan with a festering mess. second thing is paul ryan has been a breath of fresh air.

people feel optimistic. and probably paul ryan is the only person who could have united the disparate factions of the gop. >> for now. >> for now. >> very quickly on the flipside, hillary clinton had an interesting 2015. how would you categorize it at the end? >> i think she got lucky a couple of different times. and of course she made her luck. lot of hard work. she diligently put together a very impressive campaign organization. did the same in 2008 and it didn't work out. but she's got the wind at her back at this point. a lot of mysterious hands. and because of what was going on, you could call it a circus. you could call it something unusual on the republican side. she got a pass on many things. the e-mails never took hold with her base. they just don't care. there is a lot of other stuff going out in in the world.

her opponent bernie sanders, who right up front said i'm not going to attack her personally. and it is a gift and she's made good use of it. continued to make money, continued to line up endorsements. has an eye fixed on the delegates she screwed up last time and looks like smooth sailing for her. >> yeah. >> she had a rough spring and summer. don't kid yourself. and the bernie sanders sanders phenomena. the fact that all of the energy surrounding is surreal. but hillary clinton, merry christmas. you got out okay. >> the gift. >> that's right. >> thank you so much. one of the biggest political debates is president obama's strategy against isis. we're going discuss the effort to defeat them next. here's a little healthy advice.

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♪ and a happy new year >> welcome back to our christmas edition of "new day." certainly a lot to get to this half hour. >> first a check of your headlines at the news desk right now. >> i'm boris sanchez. pope francis called for peace in various hot spots and for compassion, for refugees, the poor and people fleeing violence in his traditional christmas day message. he urged catholics reject lavish living and focus on being simple of heart. john allen is in rome this morning. >> reporter: happy christmas to you. pope's usually use this christmas day message to the city, rome, and the world.

and that is very much what pope francis did today. beginning with a strong plea for peace. the pope mentioned the israeli/palestinian conflict, he talked about the conflict in syria, in libya, the democratic republic of congo. discussed of peace talks in colombia. also in the midst of europe's most dramatic refugee crisis since the second world war called for compassion for people fleeing situations of violence and conflict. called on host nations to be generous. the pope also denounced what he called a series of brutal acts of terrorism in 2015, including the november attacks in paris that have left such a scar on europe. he mentioned a series of other social ills that concern him. child soldiers, trafficking in

human persons. unemployment. he also mention ed --. so very much what we saw was a peace pope trying to use the visibility afforded by one of the holiest days on the christian calendar to raise his voice in defense of peace and human dignity around the world and that was the story from rome today. there have been three new attacks by palestinians on israelis in the past 24 hours. one man stand a soldier at the west bank. another at the check point. and a third tried to ram soldiers with a car. all of the attackers were shot and killed. this marks only the latest in a

wave of nearly daily attacks dating back to october. >> over night an explosion killed dozens who were there refilling their gas tanks. the president offer condolences to the victims and their families. >> and the russia's foreign ministry confirmed this unlikely partnership, vladimir putin has been trying to find waying to stop the growth of isis in afghanistan amid concerns more were joining. that is a look at the headlines this mornings. merry christmas. >> from the bombing of the russian passenger plane to the

coordinated terror attacks in paris, the threat from isis continues to grow and evolve. let's talk about i. and joining us to discuss is bobby gauche, merry christmas. there was that sickening litany of attacks that isis has been behind or at least inspired and yet we also heard that there were moments that seemed to be victories against isis. so at the end of 2015, what is the status of the strength of isis? >> in terms of the actual territory isis controls at the end of 2016 they might have a scooch left. >> 2015. >> beg your pardon. 2015. they lost tikrit. they lost territory in northern iraq. but when it comes to the idea of isis. and let's remind ourselves that isis more than anything else is

an idea. a terrible idea it may be but it is an idea. as an idea they have actually grown. they have shown that all the way from san bernardino, california to paris france to sinai in egypt, to beirut in lebanon. they are attracting. people are no longer having to travel to syria or iraq in order to commit mayhem there. they are off shoring terrorism in a way that brings it closer to us and makes it much more dangerous. >> would you say in that way they have gotten stronger. >> absolutely they have gotten stro stronger. their reach is greater than ever before. they now have al qaeda way back in the rear view mirror. >> that is interesting that you

bring up al qaeda because president obama has talked this year about al qaeda has been decimated. did al qaeda just morph or is this a different group. >> well this used to be al qaeda in iraq. which used to be a franchise operation, off osama bin laden. a lot of local terrorists in different parts of the world which paid homeage now have givn their loyalty to isis. and a lot of that money now turns up in the pockets of isis. so they have taken over that space. al qaeda still exists. and they don't like each other very much. they disagree on fundamental things. >> such as? i mean don't they hate western civilization and democratization and freedom?

>> their differences are at the top. what is okay and not okay. al side like to say they are not in favor of attacking other muslims. where isis has no such problems. far and away the vast number of people isis has killed are fellow muslims. al qaeda doesn't like that. >> there were muslims killed on 9/11. so al qaeda is not being honest about that. >> al qaeda kind of wants to have its cake and eat it do. it does all its violence in muslim countries but likes to present a outward appearance. this difference is in leadership soldiers. they can cooperate together. we saw that in paris this year.

t the. >> do you see more of a national coalition coming together to fight them in 2016? >> we see a bigger national coalition. whether or not that is a good thing is unclear. right now there are so many different military operations taking place simultaneously in syria and iraq. russia, turkey, iraq, iran, the united states. all of these guys are -- all of us are fighting there. we are not really coordinating. and the different people fighting in that area have different agendas, different final goals. there will be more boots on the ground. not necessarily american ones. and not necessarily for the best. >> great to get your take at the end of the year. thank you so much for being here. isis a big concern to be sure. but not our only ones. police relations, race

relations. it's really been swirling around in our culture. so we're going to discuss. have communities and police made progress? >> but first, don't you think we need more music? >> oh yes. >> let's been to the young people's chorus of new york city. ♪ joy old saint nicholas ♪

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edition of "new day." let's discuss. cnn law enforcement analyst. retired nypd detective and mark lamont hill professor at morehouse college. let's look at this poll. reveals one in five african americans say they were treated unfairly because of their race by the police in the past 30 days. comparison 3% of whites saying the same. harry, do we have a problem? >> i don't think we have a problem. i think a lot of people think they have a problem. and i they lot of people's hatred for the place and especially the rhetoric in the prior year when answering questions like that might say yeah. so i don't really go by these types of polls.

i don't think they really show any truth in the system. >> it's an opinion poll. so it shows what people think. i think if 1/5 of a community feels they are being targeted even if every black person in america and wrong t fact that 1/5 of them feel that way, when you look at the fact it hasn't changed e much over 15 years that suggests a problem. if you are trying to police a community where 1/5 of the community feel they have been treated unfairly in the last 30 days by police. and this is a media matter. and before that -- >> it is not new but boy has the media taken a beating this year. it is very interesting on the social cataclysms. >> the police -- >> the police are a player in the dynamic. every time we have a social -- pro cop. and that should be all of us. pro good policing of a

community. and why am i bringing that up? it comes to your ability to deal with the problem -- >> [ inaudible ]. >> no i have no feelings at this point. do you want to deal with the problem? >> right. >> and if though you say you dismiss this poll, it does seem we got into a different layer of dialogue. does it seem there is more discussion of it in an open way as opposed to just holding tight? >> i like the discussion. what i got a problem with is the false rhetoric and the assumptions that every time the police is involved in an incident with somebody who's black and a police officer is white it's automatically a racial issue. that's my problem. and why do we white cop shoots black man. why do we have to make it a racial issue when it happens even when it is not an issue. >> what if it is an issue that was racial. >> well if there is evidence to indicate it is an racial issue.

but we have no evidence that there were racial incidents such as ferguson, staten island, baltimore. we don't know if there are racial issues but it's been thrown out that they are. >> and -- can you still have in a use of force. >> absolutely and i wrote a piece on this study. and one of the things i talk about, first of all it is not just white and black. black cops can do this to black people as well. i don't feel safer. -- i also think here that even if a police officer does not intending to racist. even if they don't have a racist bone in their body there are still scripts we in our minds and psychologists bear this out that we have ideas on who people are based on factors so even if the cop doesn't --.

and that is why i think race is something we have to constantly think and talk about. >> harry, one thing that surprises me when sometimes you are reflexively defensive in these situations. many in my experience, they were always the first to ask for more community policing. i got to work with this community better. whether it was puerto ricans or african americans the cops wanted to be get in there and be with them. because they saw this problem. if the only time you see me i'm coming hard at you are never going to like me or trust me. >> when i was a cop in new jersey before i came to new york i walked a beat in a black neighborhood where they assassinated a white police officer two years earlier six square blocks. i got to know everybody. i got to know the bad guys. i played ball with the kids on

the street. this is what we need. but what happened was the money disappeared for that. and police officers are put in police cars now because they can patrol more of an area. it is all about money. let's give police departments more money so they can put a cop out there and walk a beat and get to know the people. >> let me finish on this because this is christmas day. you two are friends and you participate in very productive dialogue. >> absolutely. i haven't invited him over for dinner yet. >> -- >> a whole year he's busy. you don't even do the whole year on me, mic. i usually get at least six months lead time or something. >> that's being generous. there's a lot of love in this room today.

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you know what i'm talking. should you regift it? or return it? that's the question. >> get the money, get the money, get the money. >> really? you do not support regifting? >> you can regift if you want. but if you didn't want i, what says someone else is going to want it? >> about 38% of people are going to return gifts. quite frankly. that is the way it is. more than a third. and it is mostly electronics. toys, video games but more than anything it is clothes. grandmother and grandpa, i'm sar i'm not going to wear your sweater. some places have very good very generous return policies and others don't. here is why. billion of dollars are lost for retailers where people buy something and wear it for the holiday season and try to return it and retailers really look

hard to make sure. >> how to you know? >> the tags are gone. and lipstick on the color. >> and some places limit the time you can do the returns. >> oh yeah. and -- there is one --. don't do it on december 26th. there are a lot of people shop on the 26th. do you need the receipt or not. i always try to give a gift receipt. they are going to try to get you do open a store credit card. don't do that. >> why? >> well sometimes it can make you appear financially risky on your credit report if you get a whole bunch of those score cards opened. also if you are prone to

overspending, don't open a bunch of extra store cards. >> but what about the sell gift cards? if you don't want them, what is that about? >> there are online marketplaces for your unused gift cards. and some of them you can get as much as 90 cents on the dollar. you are never going to get a hundred percent. some give more money than others. one of my favorite it is "gift card granny". >> do you regift? >> -- i -- i -- >> you're putting her on the spot. >> let's try that again? >> do you return gifts? >> i have been known to -- >> what do you give people?

like savings bonds? bags of pennies? >> i give them a book. a book club. >> do you tell them you're regifting the gift. >> i do. if i regift something i say. >> every time? >> but i don't usually regift. >> every time he -- >> it sounds like he's on some evidence. >> i've bonn been -- >> to the most important is people don't hurt themselves by spending too much money. if you need to return something. return it. cluter is bad. credit card debt is bad. go on the financial diet at the beginning of the year. >> roman is grabbing back the high ground at the end of the segment. never answered my question. >> do you regift? >> i don't know. nobody ever gives many anything. who wants coal?

already. this ceo, it's the good stuff. and this is seven-year-old mica robinson. launched her own not for profit organization entirely to deliver blankets to people who needs them. it's something she's been passionate about since five. she's an old hat at this. and listen to this. >> i was wondering how does he keep warm? how can he sleep? >> so that is how her blanket drive came about? >> since then she's collected and handed out hundreds of blankets. just formed a non profit "mica's care ministry to keep track of it all. her parents help but really mica is all about it. >> being kind. being caring. showing love. you know, coming from a 7-year-old, it brings a whole

new light. >> i like doing this because it helps people. >> she may be any new favorite 7-year-old. >> me too. that's so inspirational. >> it should be. we're done here. christmas day though is just beginning. merry christmas to all of you. it's cheesy but true we feel you are a gift to us every day. so thanks for the opportunity. >> from all of us, merry christmas to you and yours. >> make it a safe and happy one. hug your family members. we're going to hug ours certainly. we'll be right back after this short break. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars.

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