christmas 2014. pope francis says the world needs god's tenderness during midnight mass at the vatican. in this country, rough holiday weather turns travel into trushl. protesters clash again with police in suburban st. louis where a white police officer shot a black teenager tuesday night. police say the teen point add gun at the officer. and now playing, "the interview." the controversial north korea comedy is available on the internet and opens today at hundreds of independent theater. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, december 25th, 2014. good morning and merry christmas. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this is the day when billions of

people around the world celebrate the birth of jesus christ. thousands flock to christmas services in the biblical town of bethlehem where jesus was born and thousands more went to the vatican last night where pope francis celebrated the traditional midnight christmas eve mass. anna matranga is there. >> reporter: pope francis celebrated the traditional christmas eve mass at the basilica. in his homily francis spoke of the den derness of god's live and the need for more tenderness in the world today. he said god's message of peace is stronger than darkness and corruption. this is the message of christmas night. the plight of christian refugees

is very important. early today he called and told them i bless you and i'm close to you. non-catholics also heard his call. jin lu came all the way from california. >> reporter: so he inspires you. >> i think he has inspired many, many people. not only me. i think many, many other people as well. >> reporter: although the mass was largely traditional, pope francis put his own stamp on it. an arrangement by mozart replaced a custom aird gregorian chant and instead of the deacon the pope himself cared an infant and then there was a blessing nearby. there's new fallout over the killing of another black teenager by a white police officer near st. louis. dozens of protester clashed with police for the second night at

the scene of the shooting of antonio martin. police used pepper spray to break up the demonstrations. as omar villafranca reports, the young man who died took his gun out first. >> reporter: three surveillance video from a gas station showed the moments before and after an officer shot and killed antonio martin. >> the individual produced a pistol with his arm straight out pointing at the officer from kind of across the hood of the police car. at that point the officer produced his service weapon and fired what we think at this point is three shots. >> reporter: a 9 millimeter handgun was found at the screen. officers were investigating a theft in missouri last night when he approached martin and his friend. the shooting sparked violent protests. police say several officers were hurt. a woman who identified herself as martin's mother said her son was trying to get his life back

together. >> we was trying to get him back in school and stuff. he was right on to get back in job kofrps. >> reporter: the incident happened just two miles from ferguson where officer wilson shot michael brown in a protest. thinget got heated. >> call it what it is. a police officer has killed another young black man. >> truly you don't believe that every person -- every black that's killed is because of a white policeman? >> reporter: the city and county are both investigating the shooting. omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. new york city police are on higher alert this christmas morning. there's extra security at police stations citywide after two brooklyn stations received threats. this follows last weekend's murder of two nypd officers. the police commissioner has

ordered all officers to work in pairs as an added safety measure. in atlanta, a center for disease control lab technician faces three weeks of monitoring for possible ebola exposure. a cdc spokesperson said the lab experiment used the live ebola virus. samples that should have been inactive were between labs. it was used without proper protective gear. and former president george h.w. bush is spending christmas in the hospital. pret president bush was taken to methodist hospital. all is well. there is no news to report. he is 90 years old. he spent 2012 in the hospital because of the same bronchitis cough. "the interview" is making its debut this morning. now they're celebrating a

limited release. don champion is outside of new york city theater showing the meesh. don? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie, we're told that plans to release it to independent films has been in the works for weeks. it can be downloaded at home. >> you want us to assassinate the leader of north korea? >> whaaat? >> reporter: across the country films are playing "the interview." sony originally shelved it when larger theater chance said they would not show it because of threats to movie makers. they're saying they chose to stand up to those who try to suppress free speech. president obama who criticized sony's decision praised the move

from hawaii. cinema village here in new york city is just one of hundreds of independent theaters who agreed to show "the interview." sony also made the film available online. this group sat down to watch it in our station in san francisco. reactions were mixed. >> they should lighten up. >> after watching it i can sort of see why they wouldn't want it released. >> reporter: people who want to watch it at home may do so on a variety of video platforms including google play, microsoft xbox and others for a fee. it's not sure why weather they can recover the 40 million dlurs it took to make the film. we've not been told if they plan to release it to the larger

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forecast in some cities around the country. time now for a check of the national forecast. a windy christmas day is on the way for the northeast. warm temperatures will fall across the region. a big snowstorm system in the midwest with gusty winds, rain, and thunderstorms will cause travel delays. a winter storm over the rockies will move eastward toward the high plains. it will bring snow, some of it heavy, with hazardous travel conditions. and stock markets are closed today for christmas but the dow

jones industrial gained 6 points. the s&p was down a fraction and nasdaq rose 8 points. the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was a seasonally adjusted 280,000. that was the lowest number of applications in seven weeks. >> fedex put limits on christmas package deliveries. officials at the shipping giant said the busy holiday season forced them to restrict the number of packages retailers could ship. fedex blames slowdowns at west coast ports plus other factors. fedex claims it is meeting its delivery commitment this year. and this morning millions of children are finding out what santa left them under the tree. of course, toys are the most popular items kids are asking for. >> ho, ho, ho. >> reporter: it's the stuff

christmas memories are made of. a photo op and a chance for kids to deliver their christmas wish list straight to the big guy himself. >> i want just a bite. >> an xbox. >> robot and a soccer ball. >> reporter: and after weeks of listening to kids rattle off their request, santa says there's a definite trend. >> frozen is really hot. >> reporter: santa is certain he knows best. the national federal reation association found that frozen merchandise is the number one item for girl this year pushing barbie to second place for the first time in a decade. for boys, legos are supreme. but it's not all about is to and gants. what's your greatest part about christmas? >> spending time with family. >> reporter: most tell us the

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. and here's another look at this morning's top stories. most of the world's 2 billion christians are celebrating christmas. pope francis is tells thousands of workers in vatican city that the world needs god's tenderness. and sony's controversial comedy "the interview" is officially out just days after it was put on the shelves.

it's available online and hundreds of theaters will show it later today. windy and wet weather is causing last-minute holiday troubles for travelers. more than 300 flights were canceled or delayed wednesday. craig boswell reports from reagan airport near washington. >> reporter: millions of americans are hoping the weather doesn't ruin their travel plans. >> it should be okay. it's snowmaggedon or something. >> reporter: it's one of the busiest days of the year. many are taking flight delays in stride. >> i'd like to say it's not stressful but we're going to go with the flow. we've lower ourd expectations exponentially. >> reporter: cancellations here at reagan have been light so far wheel chicago's o'hare has take an bigger hit. >> you have to make the best out of bad situation. >> reporter: by wednesday afternoon 100 flights in and out

of o'hare had been canceled but most americans are taking advantage of the lowest gas prices in five years and are driving to their holiday destinations. >> it's wonderful that it's low. you all ought to lower it more. >> reporter: 9 million will celebrate with a road trip and overall it's the highest travel vacuum since they started keeping record in 2001. craig boswell, cbs news, reagan national airport. a man got on their bus this week and gave out 13 100 dollar bills. one for each passenger and the drive. it came with a note that said do something nice for someone else. at the national zoo bao bao is back in the zoo after spending the night in a tree. she came down after being up there for more than 24 hours.

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when there's money on the line slade divac can still perform. he won a $90,000 jackpot with a perfect shot. his money goes to the children's foundation and laker's youth foundation. and millions of kids will be opening their presents in their pajamas this morning but some children don't have warm things to wear to bed. julianna goldman has her story. >> reporter: far from the north pole there's a special delivery just in time for christmas. >> oh, my god. look at this. wow! >> reporter: inside these boxes are pajamas, 00 degrees of them,

all for d.c. area foster children. >> when they come into foster care, they have nothing. they come in with the clothes on their back. child and family services, they're great at getting clothes and jackets and shoes and stuff. even they admit they hadn't had pajamas. they had other things to woe about. >> reporter: kathy jackson did. she's known as the pajama lady. >> most people grow up with pajamas as part of the christmas tradition and i like the idea of passing that down. >> reporter: she launched the pajama drive in 2010 after a brutal year of battling leukemia. >> when you were going through treatment, you found comfort in pajamas? >> i spent a total of 12 weeks in the hospital. for those 12 weeks the only thing i could wear was pajamas. >> reporter: jackson wanted to make that christmas extra special for her three adopted

children. they came to her home three years earlier with trash bags full of clothes that didn't fit and she remembers how excited her son tyler was the first time he got his pjs. >> he was running around his apartment, i love my pajamas. >> reporter: from 352 pairs that first year the drive has snowballed. >> now you're in your fourth year. >> we're in our fourth year. last year we got over 1,500. >> mississippi, this is maryland. >> reporter: this year she expected even more. with sets from all 50 states. jackson says it's her way of fostering as many children as possible. >> it's kind of overwhelming when you start thinking about kid after kid after kid opening up christmas presents and it's just -- it's great. it's great. hey, tyler, look. avengers. >> reporter: a different kind of superhero for kids who need some rescuing. julianna goldman, cbs news,

washington. >> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the head of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops talks about pope francis and the gift of christmas. and wynton marsalis profiles ballet legend patricia mcbride, one of the kennedy center's honorees. that's the "cbs morning news" for this christmas morning. thanks for watching. i even 'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >> good morning, today is thursday, december 25th, you know what in a means, merry christmas, i'm erika von tiehl. >> i'm nicole brewer in for ukee washington. stories we're following today, i'm sure you noticed today it is a windy christmas, into the white one. storm scan3 showing the rain is still here and the winds of course picking up. >> pope francis also he celebrates christmas at the vatican, and delivers a message on what he believes catholics need. and, a christmas interested that's notes an important moment in american history. washington crossing the delaware. >> hopefully nice weather for them today. i know it can be chilly. >> but this morning, i had my windows cracked, i was sweat ago little bit. >> yes, in the 50's right now, katie. >> on december 25th.