enjoy the day and of course "cbs this morning" is coming up next. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] good morning to our viewers in the west. it is tuesday, december 24th, 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning." two american astronauts attempt another risky space walk. we'll look at the heavy, expensive, and troublesome suits they're counting on to stay safe. us ameca's retailers hoping for a last-minute christmas sales miracle. a historic meeting of two popes as francis prepares to lead his first vatican midnight mass. and oscar winner shirley maclaine talks about a lucky break and ""downton abbey."" >> first today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> i'm broke. i'm done. i'm going to work. then i'm coming home and resting. >> retail rush on christmas eve.

>> sales are down compared to this time last year despite the fact that some stores have been open nonstop since friday. >> drama 200 miles above the earth. astronauts on a christmas eve space walk to replace a critical cooling pump on the international space station. >> christmas eve travelers from the midwest into the northeast face headaches this morning. roads remain icy following a messy storm that swept across the country. >> edward snowden in an interview with "the washington post," the former nsa contractor now says his mission is already accomplished. >> americans have until midnight tonight to sign up for health insurance coverage that would begin january 1st. because of delays caused by record high traffic on healthcare.gov's site on monday. >> doesn't seem like there's a plan right now to fix the issues. >> target is still reeling from the data security breach. the government is now investigating. target's shares have dropped almost 3%. >> a 106-year-old water main burst in philadelphia yesterday. it flooded streets and caused

businesses to lose power. >> all that -- >> walmart back in march an intoxicated man purposefully drove his car into the store. >> to the playoffs! >> candlestick park. >> many victories, especially those victories we were able to kick dallas' [ bleep ]. >> and "all that mattered." >> it was a holy exchange at the vatican before christmas. pope francis paid a special visit to pope benedict. the two exchanged warm greetings. >> on "cbs this morning." >> datsyuk. >> falls right in back of his pants. >> christmas for one team. bah humbug for the other one. >> we have a good goal. [ horn ] >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose, norah o'donnell

and gayle king are off. i'm jeff glor with vinita nair. >> day before the big day. this morning two american astronauts are performing a difficult and delicate mission in orbit. they're in the middle of the spacewalk to finish repairing the international space station's cooling system. >> the astronaut's space suits are getting extra attention this morning after problems on their first spacewalk. terrell brown is monitoring the entire situation. he joins us now. good morning, terrell. >> good morning to you. the astronauts are relying on 35-year-old space suits to keep them alive. they provide oxygen, protecting against radiation, and apply pressure to providing the body from expanding in the zero-gravity environment. two recent incidents underscore the potential dangers of working more than 200 miles above earth. >> reporter: the suits astronauts are wearing today to protect them from the harsh environment of space were developed decades ago. >> the backpack that was worn on saturday was actually built back in 1984. so the hardware has quite a bit of time on it.

>> reporter: space suits weigh over 300 pounds, are made of fiberglass stainless steel nylon and composite materials, and cost between $3 million and $12 million. >> they're rally marvels of high-tech ingenuity. when you think about the environment the astronaut have to work in, that's a good thing. they're in a hard vacuum, traveling through space at 17 miles an hour. the suits are basically mini spaceships. >> to keep costs down, nasa designed the suits as interchainable parts that can mixed and matched. these are replicas. >> they have components enough to make three or four suits on board the international space station as opposed to having components making a dozen. >> reporter: the suits are regularly tested and updated, and although problems arise, they are rare. >> my fingers were cold but they're starting to warm up nicely now. >> reporter: rick and mike spent 5 1/2 hours in space on saturday, finishing their walk ahead of schedule. but at the end of that mission, while entering the station, mas track owe accidentally flipped the wrong switch.

>> that was a very brief moment. >> it was one or two seconds. >> reporter: that allowed a small amount of water into his backpack, which can be extremely dangerous in space. nasa was forced to delay the second spacewalk a day because he needed time to assemble a new dry suit. during a july spacewalk an italian astronaut suit started leaking filling his helmet with water. no relation to saturday's water leak. >> they have a very good safety record with these things and if they see any signs of trouble they simply don't go outside. >> reporter: the astronauts have snorkel tubes and absorbent pads in their helmets to keep them in case of water, nasa says unless something goes wrong they should be able to finish installing a new ammonia pump today. >> thank you very much. this is the final shopping day before christmas but it's not an especially jolly holiday for u.s. retailers. according to one research firm, sales were down last week for the third week in a row when compared to last year.

one thing that is going up, the competition for your dollars. anna werner is at the galleria mall in dallas. anna? >> reporter: good morning, jeff and vanita. good morning in the west. the stores are open here, the shoppers are beginning to come in, a good thing for retailers because they have this last crucial day of sales before christmas. today is the retail industry's best chance to improve its bottom line. over the weekend, brick and mortar sales were down 10%, hurting overall sales, more online shopping over the past month. there were six fewer shopping days this year because of the late thanksgiving holiday. and the big storm in the east two weeks ago kept would-be shoppers homebound. >> i think this is one of the most competitive christmas seasons and it really is up to retailers to, you know, step up their game and understand what the shoppers want. >> reporter: vice president at retail next analyzes shopping

trends. >> people are not afraid to wait to get closer and closer to christmas before they make their purchases. >> reporter: many chains generate 40% of their revenue during the christmas shopping season. spending last year was almost $740 billion. many stores were open around the clock over the weekend ringing up sales until 6:00 p.m. tonight. but across the country, consumers remain cautious. some are even holding out until after december 25th. >> the day after christmas, the bargains are really awesome. you can get ten times what you did when they were on sale the day before christmas. >> try that on. >> reporter: and now there's a new wrinkle -- consumers here in dallas and where else are worried about using their credit and debit cards after millions of shoppers' financial information was stolen because of the security breach at target, one of the largest credit thefts in u.s. history. >> i'd rather just use cash and i don't have to worry about it. >> well, the stores opened a

couple hours early here at the galleria dallas. they'll be open until 6:00 tonight, but after that, that's it. post christmas, we're going to have to start talking about the afterchristmas sales. jeff and vinita? >> tank you. jpmorgan chase is reducing limits on its credit cards. the government is expanding the probe into the theft of those 40 million accounts. bob orr is in washington the with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is one of the largest credit card security breaches we've heard of, and now case is also one of the most investigated. target corporation now has revealed that the government's investigation into the cyber theft is actually moving on two fronts. in a new statement, target said we can confirm we were actively partnering with the united states secret service and the department of justice. for its part, the justice department would not comment on its part in the investigation. target also confirmed the

investigation is focused on malware that affected target's point of sale system. to achieve that kind of intrusion at the point of sale, hackers had to gain access to target's data processing networks. malware can often be inserted with a poisonous e-mail or sometimes a thumb drive or portable file that's introduced in some kind of inside threat. in addition to cooperating now into federal investigations, target has been in regular contact with a number of state attorneys general and about 17 million of its customers. target is using discount, trying to win back consumer confidence, but the company we're also told is facing a growing number of lawsuits. jeff and vinita, there's also some evidence now emerging that some of that stolen credit card information has been repackaged and is being sold now on the black market. jeff, vinita? >> bob, thank you very much. crews are struggling to restore power for almost 400,000 homes and businesses from michigan to new england. trees loaded with snow and ice

crashed down on power lines. some families face a christmas in the dark. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz is tracking the forecast. eric, good morning. >> good morning to you. this storm has cause sod much trouble in the past few days. finally saying good-bye to it this morning but it has soaked the eastern united states as well as brought ice to northern parts of the country like michigan and new england. rain off the coast yesterday evening. in the yellow areas, some folks picked up over 4 inches of rain, widespread totals, almost everyone in the east affected by it. now the cold moving in behind it. windchill advisories brutally cold around minneapolis, des moines, reaching to the chicago suburbs. windchill values as well as 45 below zero. much like santa, the air coming down from the north pole today. cold for christmas, teens in minneapolis, chicago, detroit, as power crews work across michigan, burlington and augusta, two towns very much affected by the ice storms staying extremely cold with power out for many.

new york city subfreezing on christmas day and even into florida, panama city in the 50s as we head through christmas. if you want the warm stuff, herd to the california, temperatures in the 70s to around 80 in l.a., maybe the best weather in the country. back to you. >> makes us more zealous. eric fisher, thank you. this morning nearly 200,000 customers face christmas without power in toronto and eastern canada. another round of freezing rain monday brought down branches in north america's fourth largest city. ice-filled trees sagged onto power lines. many families have been in the dark since saturday night. edward snowden says he accomplished his mission in exposing national security agency secrets. snowden faces spying charges and is in russia under temporary asyl asylum. the nsa leaker tells the post, "i already won." snowden says, all i wanted was for the public to have a say in ow they're governed. that's a milestone we left a long time ago.

he claims he is not a disloyal american. in his words, i am still working for the nsa right now. they are the only ones who don't realize it. healthcare.gov is seeing a christmas rush as americans try to sign up for health insurance that starts january 1st. the obama administration says the health care website had 1 million unique visits yesterday, the demand so high the deadline is extended through today. chip reid is in honolulu has the president continues his hawaiian vacation. chip, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, jeff and vinita. the white house was a bit reluctant to announce this one-day extension for signing up for health insurance because they were afraid it might add to the perception the website is still not functioning properly. in the end they decided it was more important to give people a little more time. in washington, d.c., signing up for health insurance was a race to the finish for mills, who was told monday was the deadline for people who want their insurance to take effect on january 1st. >> that was the deadline and i

definitely wanted to get the health care coverage. tried a couple times myself online and had issues. >> reporter: in austin, texas, brian horse and e elizabeth anderson also felt the pressure to get it done now. >> i tried to sign on the first day and it didn't work. so i waited a while and kept trying. >> it's not like we just woke up today and found out today was the last day. we've been trying this whole time. >> reporter: but monday turned out not to be the last day. the obama administration announced at the last minute that consumers could have one more day. white house deputy press secretary josh earnest. >> one of our operating principles throughout this process has been to give people as much flexibility to try to ease this transition that's under way. in order to meet the deadline and have coverage on january 1st, you have to begin that process on december 23rd. but you started that process on december 23'd, you have 24 hours to complete that process. we have total confidence in the system. i'm also confident there will be critics who say this is just

another day. >> reporter: the president, who played his second round of golf in three days in hawaii monday, had an aide sign him up for health insurance back in washington, d.c. the white house concedes it's only a symbolic gesture, though. the president will pay a $400 monthly premium out of his own pocket but, as commander in chief, he'll still get his round-the-clock health care from the military. now, it's important to make one thing very clear. if you want your health insurance to take effect on january 1st, today is now the deadline. but if you're not in a big hurry, you still have until the end of march to sign up. jeff and vinita? >> chip reid, thank you. this morning 150 u.s. marines are deployed at a base along the horn of africa. they were broughting in to help with more possible evacuations in south sudan. a growing conflict already forced hundreds of americans to get out. margaret brennan is at the state department. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and good morning to our viewers in the west. those 150 marines are on standby

to protect u.s. personnel and to evacuate americans as the fighting in south sudan gets worse. the marines were moved from a was in spain to djibouti. that's the home of the u.s. military command in africa. and they're there in order to be able to respond quickly if something happens. they're part of a force that was created after the fatal attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi back in 2012. in recent days around 380 americans and 300 people from other countries were safely evacuated by the u.s. over the weekend, a helicopter carrying four navy s.e.a.l.s was fired on. some of those troops were injured during an aborted evacuation attempt. but all of this has e erupted out of a power struggle between the south sudanese president and his former vice president. that triggered fighting between ethnic groups. the u.n. announced this morning the discovery of a mass grave containing bodies of around 75

fighters. overall, the u.n. estimates that violence has killed nearly 1,000 people in the past week. the u.n. has asked for thousands of military peacekeepers to intervene in order to protect around 45,000 civilians who were trying to escape. that request is likely to be approved with u.s. support sometime after 12:00 noon pacific time. in the meantime, a u.s. negotiate is or the is on the ground trying to broker a peace deal that could help to avoid a full-blown civil war. >> margaret brennan, thank you. on this christmas eve, pope francis is preparing for a full day of events tomorrow to celebrate the birth of jesus. monday he met with the retired pope. allen pizzey is in vatican city this morning. >> reporter: the highlight of christmas at the vatican is midnight mass. this one will be the first when two popes are in the vatican together. yesterday pope francis visited his predecessor, benedict xvi, who lives just behind st.

peter's basilica. the simple meeting and modest car that took francis there were hallmarks of his style. in his first apostolic exhortation, francis slalted what he termed ideologies which defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. he's made significant strides towards reforming the church's government and focused on bringing the church closer to the poor. one recent tweet, for example, "christmas celebrations are often full of sound. it would be good for us to make room to hear the voice of love." such sentiments, along with comments like who am i to judge in relation to homosexuality, contributed to make the pope "time" magazine's man of the year. a recent survey showed the chuch attendance has increased significantly in europe, mainly lapsed catholic coming back to the fold. a professor of notre dame university sees the so-called francis effect as a growing phenomenon. >> i think catholics who eight months ago were deeply concerned about the catholic church and its ability to move forward in

the 21st century feel there's hope, that things are different. >> reporter: francis recently noted that jesus was born a homeless person, an observation that goes some way to explaining why this pope seems to relish taking on the high and the mighty in the name of the humble and the poor. for "cbs this morning," allen pizzey, vatican city. it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. human rights activists say new air strikes in syria this morning killed at least 15 people in the country. "the washington post" reports the syrian government is turning to so-called barrel bombs. the white house says 300 people were killed this weekend alone in aleppo. the obama administration is condemning the assault. the bombs are dropped from helicopters. they're oil drums packed with explosive, nails, and other shrapnel. >> "the new york times" looks at new developments in the execution of north korean leader kim jong-un's uncle. his death may be linked to a featherweight over businesses. officials say the uncle and kim

clashed over control of valuable exports like coal, clams, and crabs. >> the "anchorage daily news" says alaska airlines canceled dozens of flights on sunday and monday but not because of the weather. pilots and flight attendants called in sick. the airline's pacific northwest hub is being hit with what it calls a very unusual cold and flu season. alaska doesn't expect the illnesses to cause cancellations today. and "usa today" says pregnant women who eat peanuts are less likely to have kids with nut allergies. the study finds the more they eat, the disclosure risk for the child. nut allergies in children are triple the rate from the 1990s. good morning, roberta gonzales in the kpix 5 weather center. here's what you need to know as you're heading on out the door on this christmas eve. yet another spare air day. the 17th of the winter season. near or record warmth on this christmas eve and little change all the way through new year's day. today, 65 in san rafael.

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fate of a brain- d and good morning everyone, 7:26. on this christmas eve. i'm frank mallicoat. neurologists could decide the fate of a brain dead teenager in oakland this morning. 13-year-old jahi mcmath has been on life support following attonce electmy earlier this month -- a tonsillectomy earlier this month. 30 others arrested 49ers' final game at the park. regular season game anyway. and votes have expected to be held next month on at no timetive contract agreement between b.a.r.t. and ifdownon that represents the transit workers. got your traffic and your weather on this christmas eve coming up right after the break. stay right there. ,,,,,,,,

good morning, we are watching an injury accident and it's right around the airport. near sfo in san bruno. southbound 101 two lanes are blocked right past the airport. anyway there are some delays rice mouse southbound. northbound is okay but just a heads-up because we have a flight to catch. out to the bay bridge now no metering lights and no delay into san francisco. everything is all very quiet across the bay bridge. and the nimitz freeway. northbound and southbound 880 moving at the speed limit. that's the traffic. horse roberta with the forecast. official sun. >> ed: this morning at #:-- sunup this morning at 7:23. right now into the 30s. otherwise 40s bayside and upper 40s in san francisco. now what you can expect is a 17th spare the air day of the winter season. near or record warmth today we're talking about temperatures into the 60s up to 70 degrees. no weather pattern change all the way through the weekend. ,,,,,,,,

♪ lots of tears and probably some cheers in cambridge, minnesota. more than 140 soldiers are back home just in time for christmas. the troops are from wisconsin and minnesota they spent the last eight months clearing roads in afghanistan. welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, why would an airline need to know your marital status or shopping history before selling you a ticket? peter greenberg is here with a look at customizing airfares. plus, italy can't afford to keep anoth last years,

shez dane shez cassim has been works as a consultant in dubai. after kassim posted this parody mocking that, authorities arrested and enter gaited him. >> shez is in jail for making a video. and we call for his human right to be recognized and that he be released. >> reporter: on monday, a court sentenced cassim and several

others for up to a year in prison for producing the video. the video spoofs martial arts training. including using shoes as the ultimate weapon. >> nobody mess with us! >> reporter: cassim was born in sri lanka and graduated from the university of minnesota in 2006. at the beginning of the clip, they included a disclaimer saying the production was fictional and meant no offense. in a statement, the family said this so painful and unfair we can hardly believe it. adding, it's obvious the intent and content of the video is not meant to cause harm, yet shez is in jail. >> we're submitting this for chez. >> on the website funny guy.com, they're expressing support. >> if you want to be viewed as

an international death destination, don't put people in jail for making videos. >> reporter: mr. cassim conviction is contrary to rights to freedom. for "cbs this morning," don dahler, new york. the holidays mean packed flights. passengers pay extra for everything from baggage to air flights. peter greenberg is with us. good morning, peter. >> good morning. >> when i heard this, i thought this could go one or two way, either really good or evil. >> it's all about customizing airfares. the airlines have a lot of data on you every time you book a flight. they know how much you paid. how long you want to fly with a particular destination, who you went with, et cetera, et cetera. it's a revolution 787.

it has nothing do-to-do with the dreamliner. it has to do with the proposal to reach out to passengers with customized situations. >> what does this mean? you logon online do you get different prices? >> based on history as well. if you spent x number of dollars you may get a solicitation saying we got a great package about the same time you went last year, with the hotel and airfare. difficult to be transparent there. then is gets crazy there. let's say you went with your buddies and paid x number of dollars. but if you went with your wife, they may customize that to say, oh, maybe he'll spend even more. it's based on your marital history, the age and gender. >> we understand how the airlines benefit. do any passengers benefit from giving more information? >> you know, the concept the week before the super bowl and

thanksgiving, you know ahead of time. but there are no real deals anyway. the key here are you going to be a real good competitive shopper. >> can you somehow lock in the price, though, without them knowing who you are, before you put that information in potentially? >> no, they want to know more about you. in order for to you qualify about this, they want to know about your marital status. they want to know where you live. your zip code. it could be red lining, too. the bottom line is how do you find a decent fare to have his happen. there's another issue, many of us are going through this, there's no hard data on this, but there's a lot of anecdotal evidence. when you surf online for a fare and many people do. saw the fare from new york to los angeles, it's $300. you say i'm come be back an hour later, i'm not sure. you come back an hour later, it's $350. how did that happen?

the airlines argue this happens all the time. they update their airfare 250 times a day. that's true. basic law of supply and demand. what about des moines, iowa, 3:00 in the afternoon in march. i tested that. >> it's a hard route. >> i tested that route. went online at 1:00 in the morning. got a fare. went back online at 2:30 in the morning and it went up $30. how many people are looking for that route for march. there's no heart to that evidence, but maybe, did the computer recognize my ip and my computer? it's all about cookies. if you're going to book a fare, at least shop for a fare on one computer. go back to book it on another. >> or find a friend that can book it. >> peter greenberg, thank you. in washington, a yearful of partisan gridlock is almost over. a pair of female lawmakers are reaching across parties line for

a deal in the making. as nancy cordes reports they want to establish a museum honoring the accomplishments of women. >> reporter: on the national mall there are museums dedicated to natural history, spaceflight, american-indians and more. the museum dedicated to african-american history is under construction. but about 15 years ago, some members of congress began to wonder why one museum was glaringly absent. >> lo and behold, they came to realize there was not a specific place to come together and celebrate what american women have done for freedom. >> reporter: house republican masha blackburn and house democrat caroline maloney are studying a new women's museum in washington, d.c. they say it doesn't have to be on the mall, just near it. they don't even want federal money. >> i really do think it's noteworthy that women have said, give us the task, we will get it

done, an we'll paid for it as we're doing it. >> we even have a museum that honors buildings. >> reporter: maine republican senator susan collins has been pushing for a women's museum since 2003. in 2010 the bill was blocked by fellow republicans who wrote this to senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, the establishment of a national women's museum while laudable would be duplicative of the more than 100 skifgt federal, state and private women's history entities across the country." >> some argue the museums that have exhibits that honor women, the contributions for american women throughout our history deserve their own museum. >> reporter: contributions like founding the red cross, winning the right to vote, or taking over industrial jobs during world war ii. earlier this month, blackburn and maloney were finally granted

a hearing before the house administration committee. they see it as the first step toward the goal that should have been fulfilled long ago. for "cbs this morning," nancy cordes, washington. italy is taking on a crisis at the clol see yum. colosseum. >> reporter: what do you do if one of your greatest national treasures and biggest tourist attractions is an unholy mess but your reception and the economy says you don't have the money to fix it up? i'm allen pizzey in rome. i'll tell you the answer to that $300 million question later on "cbs this morning."

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only flyers. >> served her right. >> goodness. fighting to save the past but facing the economic needs of today. allen pizzey shows us the modern-day approach to rescuing a piece of the roman empire. >> reporter: in a famous prophesy a medieval monk wrote of this structure, rome will exist slopgs the coliseum does. when the coliseum falls so, will rome. when rome falls so, will the world. that moment isn't at hand, although the coliseum is a mess. traffic pollution is has blackened once colorful walls and bits have fallen off. the recession means the city can't afford to clean up the ultimate symbol of inchent rome's might and majesty so it took up an offer from a modern italian icon, the luxury leather goods company owned by diego delavalle. you're spending $33 million to

fix this place. why? >> because i am italian. i am very proud to be italian. and it is one of the most important italian monuments. >> reporter: they'll get the publicity value of saying they footed the bill but won't be allowed to put advertising on the structure. to make sure the 4 million tourists a year who come to trudge in the footsteps of gladiators and emperors aren't shortchanged, work is limited to sections smesh you aring 150 feet by 150 feet at a time. taking down and rebuilding the scaffolding nine times and the painstaking nature of the cleaning means it will take three years to complete. exhaust, pollen, algae and fungus forms a coating the restorers call black rust, which has to be washed with nonchemical solutions and rubbed off gently in order not to damage the stone work. only when it's clean can they begin the task of restoring any damage.

it's tiring work but francesca loves it. >> it's very beautiful, my job is a beautiful job to restore. >> reporter: not everyone who perhaps ought to thinks that way, however. >> the goal now is focusing on other things, maybe, and not very close to the real problem for the italian people at the moment. >> reporter: the city council came under fire for restricting traffic around the coliseum. but it still can look like a modern version of the chariot races in the 1959 movie "ben-hur," which took the usual hollywood license. the races were held a half a mile away at the circus maximus. the roman emperors would have never believed private enterprise would be needed to hold up their showcase. complaints over the way it was tendered but in the end no one wanted to put the prophesy to the test. for "cbs this morning," allen

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fans just coul and good morning everyone. 7:56 on this christmas eve. i'm frank mallicoat. let's get you caught one some headlines right now. dozens of 49er fans just couldn't control themselves last night as they hosted the final regular season nfl game at candlestick park. 81 people were ejected from the game and 30 people were arrested and at least one person injured but in the seriously. and some developing news this morning about the young oakland girl on life support after that tonsillectomy that support has now been extended until at least another week. a judge will get results of another examination of jahi mcmath this morning doctors performed more tests to see if she has a chance of recovery. got your traffic and your

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good morning, we have been watching an accident southbound 101 right there by sfo. it is now cleared. so all lanes are now back open. and in from the longest delay all the way through san bruno northbound or southbound 101. in fact traffic all across the bay area is extra holiday light. no problems up and down the nimitz. in oakland and the bay bridge. the metering lights have remained off. all morning long. that is your latest kcbs traffic. your latest forecast here's roberta. the bit on the hazy side. good morning everyone. out the door eight now 30s 40s and now up to 50 degrees. in pacifica. otherwise later today this is what you need to know. it is yet another spare the air day. sunny with near or record warmth anticipated in fact 65 degrees in san rafael will be a record today. mid and high 60s across the silicon valley and notice the warming trend will continue through the end of the week.

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♪ it is 8:00 a.m. in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." right now astronauts are on their second space walk to fix the international space station. a dangerous problem with a space suit pushed the mission back a day. some people talk about a war on christmas. tennessee davis say tensions started 350 years ago. the author behind the "don't know much about" series is here in studio 57. shirley maclaine remembers half a century of stardom. first, here is a look at today's "eye opener at 8." >> the astronauts are relying on 35-year-old space suits to keep them alive. >> let's go to work. >> two american astronauts launched a difficult and delicate mission to finish repairing the international

space station's cooling system. for retailers, they have this last crucial day of sales before christmas. target corporation now has revealed the government's investigation into the cyber theft is actually moving on two fronts. the storm has caused so much trouble over the past few days, it has soaked the eastern united states. ice to northern parts of the country. the white house was a bit reluctant to announce this one-day extension for signing up for health insurance because they thought it might add to the perception that the website is still not functioning properly. you're spending $33 million to fix this place. why? >> because i am italian, very proud to be italian. the airlines will update their airfares about 250 times a day. a lot of people between new york and l.a., what about new york to des moines, iowa in march at 3:00 in the afternoon. >> it's a hot route. >> just stand in line.

i'm jeff glor with vinita near. astronauts are trying to finish repairs to the international space station just in time for christmas. >> the astronauts are replacing a broken cooling pump. today's mission was delayed one day so the astronauts could assemble a space suit. mast track i don't accidentally sprayed water inside his suit at the end of the first space walk. cold weather across much of the u.s., a problem for people who lost power in this week's ice storms. nearly 400,000 homes and businesses were blacked out from michigan to new england. toronto, canada, also hard-hit. many drivers are struggling with the ice as americans get on the road for christmas. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz is tracking the holiday weather. good morning. >> jeff and vinita, good morning to you. the storm is moving out.

places in minneapolis waking up to windchill values as low as 45 degrees below zero. dangerous conditions to be outside. that cold is on the move coming right down from the arctic. most of us will feel it as we head to christmas day. you see the temperatures across the midwest. chicago in the teens. in detroit, cold air as power outages continue. burlington also affected by the ice storm. that's on going. dangerous cold there. new york city, sub freezing for christmas day. even in the south, atlanta staying in the 40s for the next couple. memphis in the 30s. in panama city beach, you can go for a walk, staying in the 50s for today and tomorrow. the warmest air across california, high pressure and downslope winds, around 80 in san francisco for christmas. most of the snow in the rockies and central u.s. jeff and vinita, back to you. more than 45 million people are expected to fly nationwide

this holiday season. even if you don't take anyone with you, chances are you'll hear a familiar voice at the airport, the one reminding you to watch your bags or not park in a loading zone. correspondent lee cowen reveals the woman at the microphone. >> welcome to new york kennedy international airport. >> reporter: in a way, she's a lot like your airport. >> welcome to charles de gaulle international airport. >> reporter: everywhere you go, there she is. that gentle but authoritative voice echoing in the center of chaos. >> it's a soothing voice. >> she says it in such a nice way. >> reporter: that midwestern accent hales from a place you might not expect, a little village in northern maine. >> thank you for your understanding. >> reporter: where that voice has a face. carolyn hopkins' face. >> while on the moving sidewalk, please stand to the right -- >> reporter: at 65 years old she

e-mails those little greetings from her modest office. >> ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. >> reporter: most she says she does with a smile. >> traveling can be such a bummer nowadays that people need a friendly voice. >> reporter: she started almost by accident. she worked at innovative electronic designs, the company that sells paging and public address systems. they had a product. she had the secret ingredient. >> my father had a big, deep, booming voice, and i always kind of imitated him. it was a little strange for a girl, but that's all right. >> reporter: her voice has gone places she herself has never been, 200 airports all around the world. subway stops, train stations. she even does weather warnings. >> this is a tornado emergency. >> reporter: but she's not perfect. there are some things even the voice can't quite spit out. >> two words, similarly and

regularly. i just die when i see them in a piece of copy. >> reporter: the next time you hear an announcement that isn't such good news. >> departure has been delayed due to -- >> reporter: just remember, she's only the messenger and a jolly one at that. for "cbs this morning," lee cowen in los angeles. >> great stuff. for some this time of year brings concerns about making christmas too secular. there was a time when the holiday was actually banned in parts of the u.s. the first war on christmas came from an unlikely source. historian kenneth c. save vis is the author of the "don't know much about history" series of books. merry christmas eve. >> merry christmas eve. >> can we say spectacular christmas vest. >> very festive today as we should be. >> the first war on christmas is hundreds of years old?

>> it's true. it goes back to the beginnings of american history. the pilgrims, we think of the pilgrims coming here and beginning american traditions. one of the traditions they began was banning christmas. they did not allow christmas festivities. why? they were a festive bunch and loved to celebrate. no. their idea of christmas was you go to church and pray for three hours and be told you're going to burn in hell. the real reason that goes back to the roots of christmas, they thought it was too catholic. these were protestants and christmas was a very what they call popish holiday. that continued for a long time in america. christmas didn't become a federal holiday in america until 1870. >> when did the modern version of christmas, how we celebrate it, emerge. >> really in the early 19th century. two literary events are important. "a night before christmas" is published in 1823 that introduces the idea of santa claus as we know him.

it's significant that that's new york. that was a german, dutch colony so all of those traditions were allowed. christmas is celebrated in different ways in different parts of early america. a little later, 1843, charles dickens writes "a christmas carol." it's really cemented that christmas is a family event. before that, it was kind of an event, a holiday where there was a lot of riotous drinking, kind of like santa-con. there was a riot in 1806 called the christmas riot in new york city. >> vinita was trying to introduce that in studio before the broadcast and we nixed that. the modern version of santa claus, how did he come to be in what he looks like? >> like a lot of things about christmas that we love and cherish today goes back to a very ancient tradition before

christianity. a norse god that ran across the sky on a horse. that became the beginnings of the father christmas idea that got merged together with this character named st. nicolas. the dutch called st. nicolas sinter claus and gets changed to santa claus. a norse god, an old christian pitch opinion from long, long ago and the dutch all come together. that's american christmas, we bring together all these different traditions from many immigrant traditions, many immigrant countries, and they all get kind of merged together when they get to america. >> when you look back historically, is there a point in time when people say it switched over to really a holiday based on gifts? i feel like so much of it now is just about getting stuff. >> it was a gift-giving holiday from the very beginning, partly because of the image of st. nicolas, this early christian saint being a generous spirit

who gave gold coins to young pim who were very poor. he actually threw them through the window which is the idea of how the gifts coming down the chimney comes into play. that's a very old idea. st. nicolas was celebrated on december 6. that was his feast day. gradually that december date gets connected to gift-giving into christmas. it's really a much more recent tradition in terms of the big boxes on christmas morning that we think about. that's a 19th century thing. as i mentioned, christmas doesn't become a federal holiday until 1870. that was because they wanted to bring the north and the south together after the civil war. they used this date, this day of christmas as a sort of american holiday that we could all share. >> ken davis, thank you for joining us on this

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♪ important news for the sleep deprived. hitting the snooze button repeatedly before getting out of bed can be hazardous to your health. >> director of sleep medicine and maria kournikova wrote about sleep. good morning, ladies. jeff and i know a lot about sleep deprivation. i'll start with you. people think extra minutes, how does that hurt you? >> we don't understand two basic principles of sleep, the amount and the time. it's like bread and water. when you go to sleep at night and wake up in the morning and

expose yourself to light. that sets an internal clock, sleep rhythm. one that's important is meltonin. melatonin will be there at night and decrease when you get up in the morning. you keep hitting that snooze button. what that means is you're sleeping, still need more sleep and interrupting the normal process. melatonin is not yet dissipated. you're getting up and your brain is still in this sleep process while you're awake. that sounds unusual to people but that can really happen. parts of your brain can be fully awake while the rational thinking part is still in the sleep process. >> maria, tell me more about sleep inertia. >> it's what we feel when we're getting up and our brain hasn't caught up to our bodies. you think you're awake but your brain has other plans for you. >> before the coffee kicks in. >> exactly. coffee makes everything better.

but your basic functions have come online but your prefrontal cortex, cognitive part of your brain that tells what decisions you're going to make, like am i going to press the snooze button right now, that part of the brain isn't going to come online for two hours. depending how sleep deprived you are, it might take up to four hours. so you're not going to be fully you for quite some time if you're not sleeping properly and if the timing is off. >> carol, i have to ask, though, can a nap compensate for what you didn't get during the night? i was fascinated, it sounds like in one week's time you can put yourself at risk for problems. >> exactly. timing is critical. if you get up at the same time every day you will keep that internal clock set, you won't have to hit the snooze button, use an alarm clock, you will get up. if you find you're creating sleep -- what happens, demand and expectation so we're exhausted and sleep in. typically do that on the weekend

and reset that clock. when you get up at the same time every day and take a nap, you maintain that rhythm. take you a nap during the day to offset the sleep debt and not the rhythms. that nap can help sleep inertia. >> as long as you know what your proper nap is. has it ever happened you wake up from a nap and you felt worse than when you went to sleep? that's probably because you woke up at the wrong part of your sleep cycle. you weren't ready to be awake yet. it's important to time your naps properly. >> the issue here, is it the snooze button or the fact we're not getting enough sleep. >> we're not getting enough sleep so we tend to want to sleep in. the problem is when you're trying to make up for sleep debt you offset that circadian rhythm. it's the amount and the timing. the timing is critical. people don't realize that.

very important part of the timing. as maria is saying, if the timing is off, the release in melatonin will be you're getting up in the morning and the body is still releasing that melatonin, so you're getting out of bed at a time when physiologically your body is still in the sleep state. it hasn't transitioned into full wakefulness. >> that might explain why we're both so cranky in the morning. dr. carol ash, maria kournikova, thank you so much. yesterday was a fantasy holiday at least on "seinfeld." >> at the festivus you gather your family around and tell them all the way they have disappointed you over the last year. >> we'll see how one u.s. senator is doing his own airing of grievances on twitter, up ahead on "cbs this morning." >> cbs morning rounds sponsored by lyrica. thought to be the result of over-active nerves

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this morning good morning everyone. 8:26 on this christmas eve. i'm frank mallicoat. here's some head leans around the bay area now. some developing news this morning about the bay area girl on life support. support was extended until at least next week. a judge will get results of another examination of mcmath later this morning. and police is r searching for a smash -- are searching for a smash and grab robber last night. the suspect smashed one of the cases at the jewelry rather, grabbed some jewelry and then ran off. nobody was hurt. and san francisco wants to host the america's cup one more time. in 2017. the mayor lee sent a letter to organizers saying pier 27 through 29 could again serve as the main venn you.

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good morning, let's get a check of mass transit right now. everything is good. b.a.r.t. system wide on time and they are on a regular weekday schedule today. ferries on a slightly modified holiday schedule and that's the same thing with ace caltrain, regular service no delay. and checking some drive times around bay area. there was a stalled northbound

880 approaching fifth and embarcadero. one of the only slow spots everywhere you go it looks something like this. very light traffic with no metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's the traffic. here's roberta with the forecast. it's a live station station weather center -- kpix 5 weather camera looking live to the building. you can even see a crane there. that's because somebody is working on this christmas eve. also working because the conditions are conducive. very dry. currently 38 in livermore and 48 degrees in san francisco. today forecasting a record high of 65 in san rafael. shattering the old record of 63- degrees and notice these numbers in the low to mid-and even high 60s. as far as extended forecast is concerned, high pressure stagnant. therefore it's another spare the air day. and high temperatures -- the air day. and high temperatures unseasonably mild for this time of year all the way through friday. enjoy your christmas eve. [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays.

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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." on this christmas eve. coming up in this half hour, gayle visits actress shirley maclaine. the kennedy center honoree opens up about her brother warren beatty. and "the rat pack" and how she joined the cast of "downton abbey." the secrets to taking better christmas photos without you paying for more. george lange shoots for some of the top magazines. he's here with tips. "the new york times" looks

for cash and influence inside the republican party. at least a new dozen super pacs for 2014. they're seen as a challenge for the gop establishment and carl rhodes american cross roads. the national journal said embracing the happy festivus. the republican senator is airing his grievances on twitter. the nsa, i need more than 140 characters for this grievance. not all serious business. and paul complains democratic senator cory booker doesn't repeat him enough. the senators tweet their agreements to take on the war on drugs. >> come on tweeting. >> you got to get on twitter, vinita. new york's daily news, a former executive will spend a year in prison.

incorporate grid lederhaas-okun. researchers studied 100 high school students outside of new york city those who showed high attitudes of gratitude reports high gpas, less depression and envy. and gayle king talks with shirley maclaine. >> it reading like a hollywood script. it took off and givie ing macla her big chance. ♪ good times and gbum times i'v seen them all ♪ >> i think of carol haney years ago. >> carol haney, you were her under study, she broke her ankle and they said, shirley, you're in.

>> well, she didn't break it, she sprained it. that night when i showed up, they said you're on. >> were you nervous at that point because you hadn't really done this role? yet, there was a part of you that must have known i can do this. >> well, remember i'd been dancing since i was 3 and this happened when i was 19. i had the sense of professional that i must do it. that's the dancer's mentality, of course, i was nervous. every time i think about this experience again, i get such flutters in my heart. >> why? >> because i want to please those that expect you to be good. or, change the minds of those that think, oh, no, this will never happen. >> look here, we had two wonderful months this summer. but that was it. happens all the time. >> where did your confidence come from? you seem to have had it at a very early age and it's been very consistent with you. >> it has. i've learned to be free and

rather on my own when i was very young. >> reporter: that confidence was apparent in her dancing from a verier age. born shirley beatty, she group up in virginia with her parents and younger brother warren. i didn't know for years you and warren were brother and sister? >> yeah, we're very different. >> reporter: i know. you said, thank god he's a boy that i didn't have to wore about competing with him as a girl. >> right. i looked at a lot of other women who had sisters and went through that. with him, i felt more of a protection, because he is -- >> reporter: he's your younger brother. >> three years younger, yeah. >> reporter: does he ever call you up and say, why did you say that, or why did you do that? >> yeah, he did. and i do the same with him. >> university most wonderful, most beautiful thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: we've watched maclaine for many years now and been paired with heavyweights

like jack nicholson. >> do you think you can put the top up? >> the top's at home in the garage. >> reporter: to frank sinatra. >> marry me tonight. >> oh, dave, you shouldn't carry on like that. >> reporter: everybody assumed that maybe you were involved with somebody in the rat pack, but that's not true ask. >> absolutely not. wasn't even interested. had a bit of a crush on dean. frank was not my type. too too late, too skinny, too short. i liked click indicated macho type. and -- >> reporter: you did have a relationship? >> i loved his complication. and i was wondering where his demeanor came from. >> reporter: i think it's better to be the mascot than the rat pack? >> absolutely. that time will never come again.

>> reporter: where do you stand, though, on sex and love at this stage in your life? are you interested? do you have friends with benefits? do you have people you can call? do you have a secret lover you that don't want us to know about? did shirley maclaine have bootie calls? >> what are you talking about? i don't know any of that language. what say friends with benefits thing? >> reporter: you really don't know friends with benefits? >> no. >> reporter: maclaine lives alone very happily with her dogs. mementos of her career are on display in her home. beautiful here, shirley. i like the altitude here. 8,000 feet. >> reporter: i'm having a hard time breathing but okay. >> i have bear all around me and elk. >> reporter: and why is bear all around you a good thing. >> and i have bear all around me. >> reporter: check, please.

one of the man reasons i wants to come is i wanted to see this in person. and it's from the movie. >> where we had all the confrontations together. >> reporter: where are you sitting? >> here. at the head of the table, jeff sanders was there. >> why should i be happy about being a grandmother? >> reporter: you won an academy award in "terms of endearment." >> give my daughter the shot! thank you very much. >> reporter: where does aurora sit with you, for a lot of people, that's how they know you? >> she was everything. she understood herself. she stood her ground. she stood her humor. she stood her anger and her

preferability to what she'd gone rather than what does gone. i adored her. still do. >> good, because i so much understand why he gets to inherit my late husband's money. >> i know, it's funny, isn't it? >> not everyone shares your sense of humor. >> reporter: were you a "downton abbey" fan before playing in the cast? >> no. my agent called. i said i don't know what that is. then i went to have my hair done, and the women in the salon in malibu were talking about "downton abbey" and they were so obsessed. >> remember my 17th birthday party when you lifted your skirt up in front of all of those people. >> i did not lift my skirt. it twirled up. you always remember the bad stuff, don't you? what about the big band that i got to play at that party, do you remember that?

no, you only remember that my skirt accidentally twirled up. >> and you weren't wearing any underwear. >> this is what a fan said about you, i love this, some performers are absolutely indelible. we fall early and we fall hard for them. and we follow them for the rest our lives. that's our shirley. do you know who said that? meryl streep. said that about you. >> oh, my god. >> that's our sheryl. >> okay. did she really say that? >> reporte >> uh-huh. what does that mean to you? >> that really -- because she's the best there is. and i've always been mystified how she does it. >> she said that one of the things that she really admires about you that you were really huge during the, quote, middle

years of your career. when for so many women no one is seeking you out. >> yeah, i really love that she said that. >> how do you explain that about yourself? could it be that you're just good, shirley maclaine? >> i don't know what it means. i'm asking my friends, what is this icon business, that they're saying this about me. i truly don't get it. >> do you like that word about yourself, an icon? >> i don't understand it. >> well i think it's certainly flattering. you'll take that, won't you? >> sure, i'll take that. mother mary is an icon. >> okay. >> i'm mother something, but i don't think it's mary. ♪ >> so great to see. >> you don't see those legs as much anymore. but they are beautiful legs.

>> when meryl streep says you're a great actress. scenes from postcard from the edge, shirley maclaine just classic. tomorrow, we continue our conversation with this year's kennedy center honorees, music legend herbie hancock, norah at the piano of a lifetime. >> i'm really nervous. >> herbie hancock on "cbs this morning." and you can watch the 36th annual kennedy center honors sunday night at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on cbs. you can make your christmas photos unforgettable.,,

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the authorch "the unforgettable photograph: 228 ideas, tips and secrets for taking the best pictures of your life." good morning. you say number one, stop trying to take perfect pictures. >> the least revealing picture, the person standing there smiling at the camera. you want to show what makes us human and trying to take pictures of what makes our lives amazing. >> but you still have been to be well framed and focused. you talk about 228 ideas and tips. are there a few that stand out to you? >> the whole idea, photograph, take the pictures that we aren't taking. we're always trying to set up this perfect picture. meanwhile, all the interesting pictures are kind of orbiting around that. and you want to try and really -- these are the really special moments. this is like never going to happen again. rather than a group pose picture that can happen anytime. >> unstaged stuff? >> exactly. >> you even have a technique,

you say if you're getting your family together, once you line them up, what should you do to capture those moments, those interesting tidbits. >> moving in. moving in is always a good idea. i'll move in on a group and do small pieces of the group and step back and dot group. that makes them more comfortable. those little pictures on the inside are more intimate. oftentimes, when people are getting ready for the group shot, more interesting interactions going on than when they're posing for the camera. >> for the folks who are instagraming mashed potatoes at every meal this holiday season. i mean, there's a lot of foot photographs out there now. any tips for them? >> i want to know what your dessert tastes like. i'm less interested in what it looks like. i took a picture the other night, downtown in new york. afterwards, there was chocolate spa sauce around on the spoon i photographed that, rather than the dessert. >> let's talk about lighting.

i think as people move from novice to more professional photography. they always think i got to get big expensive lights. you say that's not the case, you don't need lots of light. >> especially for the cameras that we're using, turn off the flash, the flash is the least flattering. we have amazing lights on in the house all through the year and it changes. if you just become aware of the light in your house, what it's doing on the third floor or back room or different places. even when you're setting up a birthday party your tree, set it up, taking pictures there, were the lights beautiful. >> if you can see something lit enough, that's enough light for the camera. >> absolutely, all the cameras need very little light. >> smartphone cameras now are great? >> they're amazing. the thing that we did with the ice cream the other night. a friend lit up their iphone, and they lit the dessert that was there, too. you can use it even as a light

source, if it's a dark -- really dark place. most of the time, there's plenty of light to take great pictures. >> i love that i never take good pictures. george lange, thank you so much for joining us this morning. and "the unforgettable photograph" is on sale now. he's going to instagram that. >> he will. you might be crossed off in the box, though. >> thank you. ♪ run run rudolph a subaru...

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hi everyone, good morning, 8:55 is your time. i'm frank mallicoat on this christmas eve. some headlines around the bay area on this christmas eve day. as san francisco's candlestick park hosted etc. final regular season game last night. police say 81 people ejected from the ball game between the niners and if atlanta falcons. 30 poem arrested. seven were cited and at least one person was injured but not seriously. by the way the niners won that game as well. some news this morning about the girl on life support after a tonsillectomy. that support has been extended until at least another week. a judge will get results of another examination of jahi mcmath early this morning. they have performed more tests to see if she has a chance of

recovering. of course it's christmas eve and here's roberta in for lauren. >> in the kpix 5 weather center. good morning everyone. the clear skies outdoors albeit a bit on the hazy side. jet another spare the air day. out the door in the 30s in our inland areas, it's 33 degrees in napa at this hour. mid 40s across the central bay to 48 degrees along the coast and pacifica. later today we're talking about near or record warmth. in fact going for 65 in san rafael which would be a brand new record for this date. 67 degrees in san jose. and nearly 70 in throughout the trivalley. notice the extended forecast, it's a stagnant weather pattern each day we cloud back up again by saturday but no rain through sunday. a look at traffic coming up after this.

good morning if you're doing any last-minute holiday shopping today. so far the roads are really clear. in major hot spots or accidents around the east bay. westbound 580 is great so far coming through the altamonte pass. the nimitz and east shore freeway so far moving at the slim. b.a.r.t. system -- speed limit. b.a.r.t. system wide on time. they are running a regular schedule today. ferries and ace are on a slightly modified holiday schedule. but everything is on time. outside we go and here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. traffic looks good out in marin county and to the bay bridge now. very light getting into france with no moot -- san francisco with no metering lights. have a great holiday. ♪

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