good morning. it is monday, december 25th, 2017. merry christmas. and welcome to "cbs this morning." new york's cardinal, timothy dolan, is here with a christmas message. he talks about celebrating togetherness at a time when events may be driving us apart. we'll take you inside the massive and controversial new bible museum in washington, d.c. how it uses high-tech displays to teach visitors about the ancient text. plus, television icon norman leer is still producing at 95 years old. we'll hear about the painful childhood experience that led to a lifetime of inspiration. but we begin this christmas morning with a look at today's eye-opener. your world in 90 seconds.

[ bells tolling ] the faithful around the globe celebrate christmas. >> pope francis used his christmas eve mass to urge the world not to ignore the plight of migrants. parts of the country are enjoying a white christmas, but snow and wind are also causing headaches across new england and the great plains. >> merry christmas. president trump stayed busy in mar-a-lago taking aim at the deputy director of the fbi on twitter. >> is he saying there are some bad apples at the fbi? >> he's making a point we have to make sure. >> rescuers are searching for survivors after a tycoon hit the philippines. a small plane crash in florida. five people are dead. >> a tragedy any of the day of the week. the worst tragedy on christmas. winter enthusiasts trapped in a ski lift in france.

luckily, no one got hurt. >> more on that. 103 yards! carolina panthers went to the playoff spot. >> all that matters. santa claus is coming to town. >> the president and first lady working the phones with norad, the agency that tracks santa. >> santa is going to treat you well, okay? really well. >> on "cbs this morning." >> 'tis the season for charles osgood and a little christmas music. ♪ have yourself a merry little christmas night ♪ this morning's eye-opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. and merry christmas,

everyone! and merry christmas to you, gayle. >> merry christmas to you norah o'donnell! >> how was santa to you? >> it was so early, we haven't opened our presents yet. but this is what i love so much. when the kids were little, we used to have a rule, which happened in my house. you could not be disturbed before 6:00 a.m. as they get older, they're now potty-trained and employed, so they're still sleeping in. christmas to me was still fun. it's no longer to us about the presents at our house. it really is just about being together. although we like a present at your house, though. they must have done lists for santa. >> they did lists. christmas is a big deal. they're usually knocking on our door. >> do you have a special time? or whatever you guys get up? >> they usually get up at 6:30. >> i like that. christmas never gets old. and we always hope that you get whatever you wanted on your christmas list. i love this time of the year. >> me too. and time with friends and family. we've got a really fun show ahead. so hope you continue watching. we also recorded parts of this broadcast in the days leading up

to the holiday. >> yeah, because we were thinking we might want to sleep in on christmas morning. but just in case, we have everything covered. but right now, let's head to the news room for a check of this morning's headlines. they're wide awake. >> good morning. and merry christmas. i'm tony dokoupil. celebrations marking the holiday are taking place across the world this morning. at the vatican, pope francis delivered the traditional christmas day message from the central balcony overlooking st. peter's square. [ speaking in foreign language ] the pope called for a negotiated two-state solution to end the israeli-palestinian conflict. and he said there should be a peaceful coexistence with internationally recognized borders. his comments come after president trump stoked regional tensions when he recognized jerusalem as israel's capital. millions of americans are waking up to a white christmas, but storms are making it tough to get around from coast to

coast. snow in seattle caused stuck cars, and near white-out conditions in pennsylvania. up to a foot of snow could fall in new england, and that's caused delays at airports, including bangor, maine. president trump is celebrating christmas at his mar-a-lago resort in florida this morning. last night, the president and first lady attended a christmas eve service at the palm beach church, where they were married in 2005. the members of the congregation gave the couple a standing ovation. earlier, they surprised children who called into the north american aerospace defense command to track santa claus' travels. chip reid is with the president in west palm beach, florida. chip, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. president trump and first lady melania trump called 22 children across the country. the president also claimed to have brought back the phrase, "merry christmas," tweeting, "i am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase." over the weekend, the president

continued his assault on fbi deputy director, andrew mccabe, who he accuses of bias in the investigation of hillary clinton's e-mails. cbs news has learned that mccabe is expected to retire by this march. democrats say the president is simply trying to divert attention from the special counsel investigation of his campaign's contacts with russia. the president also continued to tout support for the new tax law, tweeting, our insider polls are strong, but he did not say what specific polls he's talking about, and cbs news poll show that only 35% of americans support the new tax overhaul. tony? >> chip reid for us in florida. thank you very much. north korea is lashing out at new u.n. sanctions targeting the country, calling those sanctions an act of war. north korea's foreign minister also said it's a pipe dream for the u.s. to think his country will give up its nuclear weapons. on friday, the u.n. security council unanimously approved new

sanctions in response to pyongyang's latest ballistic missile test. north korea says its missiles can now reach anywhere in the mainland u.s. vietnam is bracing for a direct hit from a powerful and deadly tropical storm. hundreds of thousands have been evacuated, and the storm has already unleashed landslides and flash floods that killed at least 164 people in the philippines. more than 170 people are still missing this morning. and rescue crews are combing through mud and debris in search for survivors. all five people aboard a twin engine plane were killed when it crashed in florida. the plane went down at a municipal airport in polk county, east of tampa. the cessna had taken off moments before in thick fog. the victims are identified as four members of the same family and a friend. they were headed to key west for the christmas holiday.

a recent pew survey says nine out of ten americans are celebrating christmas this morning. but only 55% of adults say they celebrate christmas as a religious holiday. 51% were planning to go to a religious service on christmas eve or christmas day. cardinal timothy dolan leads worshippers as archbishop of new york. welcome back to studio 57. >> norah, gayle, a blessed kp s

christmas to you and all of your viewers. a joy to be with you. >> it's a blessing to talk about what this holiday season means. you wrote something is missing from the world and we need some help from outside. >> we do. that, norah, is what i would call the message of advent. advent are those four weeks of preparation for christmas. we're done with them now. because now it's christmas. but what that teaches us is there's a gap in the human heart. there's -- we're born with a hole in our heart. we're missing something. we're craving something. we're yearning for something. now, we go through life trying to fill that gap up, that void up, with a lot of stuff that doesn't satisfy for eternity. it will get us through for a while. but sooner or later, it comes crashing, and we're searching again. like me with a good meal. i think of a double bacon cheeseburger is going to do it and it will for a half hour and then i'm hungry again, okay? >> so you're a cardinal with good taste. >> thank you.

yes. thank you very much, gayle. so we go through life looking for ways to satisfy this deep hunger, this deep thirst in the human heart. and we know only god can do it. only god is the answer to the question posed by every human life. now, christmas, of course, says, god knows that. and at christmas day, he himself said his only begotten son is our lord and savior, to fill that hole. to complete that gap. >> but a lot of people are really very sad, cardinal dolan, because the world seems so off kilter to so many people. >> yep. >> a terrible year of men behaving badly. there was a big sexual misconduct, a lot of revelations. we ended the year with wildfires. >> yep. >> and hurricanes. racial relations -- race relations. >> kind of a toxic political climate. >> political

>> you would think we were back in 1950. >> how do you hold out hope when you say a lot of us have holes or the time seems so bleak? >> yeah. >> to so many people? >> and there's the basic question. thanks for asking it, gayle. god gives us the decisive answer. what he says at christmas is this. look, let's be realistic. people walk in darkness from the prophet isaiah. people walk in darkness. but light will prevail. you know what's going on in nature now, norah and gayle? what? two days ago, three days ago, we had the darkest day of the year. the sun was at the lowest. the ancient people used to say, oh-oh, is it going to keep getting darker? is sooner or later the sun going to die? is sooner or later light going to be extinguished? and every year they held their breath and around december 22, 23, 24, they saw the sun begin to creep back up, light conquers darkness, okay? now, no wonder we would

celebrate the birth of the s-o-n, the son of god, this very season, when the sun, s-u-n, is at its lowest and begins its creeping back up to show us that light will conquer darkness. is it any wonder that we -- that jews and christians celebrate hanukkah and christmas together at this dreary time of the year, when we're wondering if there is going to be any light left in the world? the feast of light for the jews, the feast of the birth of the son of god, christmas for christians. it's like god saying, my dear people, i know what you're going through. all right? every year, you're wondering if we can keep at this. but believe me, hope will triumph over despair, faith will triumph over doubt and light will trump darkness, okay? do we ever need to hear that? i would submit to you, gayle and norah, that the question you just asked, very realistic. we've been through a tough, tough year. >> yeah. >> if you and i went back to

some of the entire views that the three of us did in past christmasess, guess what, we would be saying the same thing. >> i wonder -- yeah. i actually wonder about that. >> we always think we're in the worst, gayle. we always think, oh, my god, it can't get worse. but yet we always come through. >> you know what, cardinal, we've never had a president like this that many people believe, whether you're a democrat or republican, that he's sort of tearing the country apart. that he's not unifying it. do you have any conversations with donald trump? >> not too many. periodically, i have. but wait a minute. listen, i've got my share of criticisms of the president. i do of all of them. but you're talking to an american historian. and we've all -- let's look back. you're too young for this. but let's look back to the depths of watergate. you remember what the country went through then. >> i'm too young. >> i know you are. >> no, but i -- >> you know from the news room. >> no, but i do remember. >> you remember the dreariness. >> yeah. >> it was so dismal, we thought, are we going to be able to

survive this? >> i do remember that. >> and darn it, we came through. it's like from the beginning of the human project, which is god's greatest work of art, we thought, are we going to survive, are we going to persevere? is the darkness around us just going to suffocate us? and every year we make it. and what god is saying is, trust is going to trump despair. don't give up. the light is going to win. goodness is going to be stronger than evil. life is going to be stronger than death. there's christmas. and i don't know about you, but we need a little christmas right this very moment. you didn't think i would sing, did you? >> no, we just saw pope francis celebrate with a bunch of pizza. how is pope francis? >> i think he's doing fine. just turned 81. he doesn't seem to be letting up. >> i didn't get your christmas present this year. is it coming later? >> i left it out -- >> oh, okay. because i got you the same thing as last year, just a different color. >> i know you did. i put it in the coffee. [ laughter ] >> no wonder i'm in a good mood.

a blessed christmas. >> thank you, cardinal. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. the museum of the bible has now been open in washington, d.c., for just over a month. it cost $500 million, making it the largest privately funded museum in the city. a big part of that money comes from the conservative christian family-run company, hobby lobby. chip reid visited the 430,000-square-foot museum. it's big, just blocks from the capitol. >> you're going to have a lot of sore necks. at 140 feet long and 40 feet high, this digital ceiling makes for a spectacular entrance. but first, visitors will pass through these 16-ton, 37-foot-tall bronze doors with texts from the book of genesis. with eight levels of 22-foot-high ceilings, the museum is the equivalent of a 17-story building. >> so this is the whole bible from first page to the last. >> first page to last. >> kerry summers is the museum's president. >> we wanted something close to the mall. we didn't pick this building, unlike some have said, because

we're close to the capitol. >> reporter: some 51,000 donors contributed to the construction of the museum, but the largest and most controversial donor is hobby lobby, the arts and crafts chain founded by the conservative christian, green family. >> this is not the steve green museum of the bible. >> it's not. >> reporter: steve green is the president of hobby lobby, which has amassed over 40,000 ancient biblical artifacts, one of the largest private biblical collections in the world. about 1,000 of them from dead sea scrolls to bibles over 1,000 years old will be on display here. the collection itself has been the subject of controversy. this summer, hobby lobby agreed to forfeit thousands of pieces from its collection and pay $3 million after it was discovered the items had been smuggled into the u.s. from the middle east. >> obviously, mistakes happened, and we were willing to pay the fine. >> reporter: green insists that the museum does not approach the bible from a particular viewpoint. u.s. capitol is over your

shoulder. some people have said the goal here is to knock down that wall between church and state. anything to that? >> well, no. because i think there is a separate role for the church and the state. and it's not the state's role to espouse faith. >> reporter: you have said that americans are as ignorant of the bible now as they have ever been. >> i believe that they are. and i think primarily because we don't teach it in our schools, as we once did. >> you get to learn history through seeing it, feeling it, and it's just amazing. >> reporter: there is a higher calling here to cutting-edge technology and special effects. >> this is so cool. >> reporter: aboard the fly board theater and experience the sensation of flying through washington, d.c. view the scripture passages inscribed on federal buildings. >> it's awesome to see the influence that christianity has had in this country. >> reporter: the museum invites you to walk through the history of the bible. the olive trees in this village of nazareth are modeled after the biblical garden of getting

sem knee. >> for "cbs this morning," i'm chip reid in washington. makes you want to go, right? >> absolutely. if members of my family tried to go during the thanksgiving holiday, and the line was around the corner. it was too long to wait. so -- >> so i'm thinking now that your family -- they might want to wait, because after looking at that piece, people are going to go again. tell everybody, wait a second, people. >> the bible has survived this long and the museum will continue to be popular. a texas tv reporter tracked down the driver she helped saved while doing a broadcast in the middle of hurricane harvey. what the driver says his first thought was when he realized he was in trouble. >> remember that. plus, we visit the home of producing legend, norman lear, one of this year's kennedy center honorees. how his own life inspired the iconic tv shows he created like,

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♪ legendary tv producer, norman lear, i bet you've seen at least one of his shows, brought uncomfortable conversations into living rooms all around the country. >> you were fearless in terms of the topics that you tackled. bigot re, sexism, abortion, racism. >> everything you have just listed, nothing was unfamiliar to every family in america. not one subject. >> not one, normal mn says. he gives his secret to adding time to your life. your local news is coming right up.

>> this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> good morning, i'm jim donovan, some of you spent the early morning finishing up some last minute gift wrapping , while others enjoyed the sound every music at midnight mass in philadelphia. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> those beautiful sounds were coming from the cathedral basilica choir, the saint peter and paul celebrated birth every jesus christ with midnight mass, after bishop charles chaput led the celebration, filled with if midnight was too early for to you take part, another mass scheduled for 8:00 a.m. this morning. let's check on the weather matt peterson. >> good morning, jim, everyone , waking to up a coating of fresh snow, up in the lehigh valley in the poconos, our neighborhood

network up in burn ville, and you can see some of the of the new white snow there on the grass, it wasn't an overly powerful system that came through here this morning, that gave us that little bit of snow, but we do still have the chance for slick roadways because of the snow, little wet out, there so winter weather advisory still in effect until 9:00 a.m. this morning for the lehigh valley and the poconos, storm scan3 shows not too much precipitation takes, and this afternoon chilly, windy, we go with high of only 37 degrees, jim, for christmas day. >> thank you, matt n are. next update 75:00, a up next on cbs this morning, the reunion of the driver trapped in his car during hurricane harvey, and the report

smoets ♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning" on this christmas morning. >> glad to be here. >> so glad everybody is here. here are three things you might not know about this christmas day. a recent study could make you want to give back some presents. researchers at the university of toledo say fewer toys may help toddlers learn better. they found children with only four toys were creative, played longer and were more focused. toddlers given 16 toys were more distracted. >> doesn't that make sense to >> absolute sense to me. >> does to me too. when kirby was 3, i kind of went crazy. she opened up 23 presents, norah. and at the end of 23 presents,

this little child said to me, "is that it?" and then i realized i was setting a very, very, very bad precedent. that was sort of a wake-up call for me to say don't ever do that again. so i think this study makes a whole lot of sense to me. >> me too. if a break from cooking is on your wish list today, some big restaurant chains, guess what, they're serving food. denny's and waffle house are both open 24/7, 365 days a year. christmas day is actually denny's busiest day of the year. ihop, cracker barrel and buffalo wild wings are also open for this holiday. and it may seem informal, but there are historical reasons for writing the abbreviation xmass. the greek letter x is the first letter for christ. in the 1500s, christmas was even known as xtemmas. later it was shortened to xmas. >> i feel good about that. >> i use xmas a lot and

sometimes i feel bad about it. >> those are three things i did not know. norman lear is described as one of the most influential producers in tv history. he is a visionary behind classic sit coms like "all in the family," "sanford and sons," "good times," "maud". it earned him recognition in the kennedy center honors. now at the age of 95, this tv titan is still producing, going strong. a remake of his classic show, "one day at a time" premiers on netflix next month. so we visited norman lear's home to reflect on his iconic career. ♪ ♪ songs that made the hit parade ♪ ♪ guys like us we had it made ♪ those were the days

>> you don't have to be nervous with the colored crowd. just keep your eye on me. >> so inappropriate. and may have been uncomfortable territory for some would become a trademark for producer norman lear. >> come on, the weather? that's not what's bugging you. it's sex, isn't it? >> if arthur harr man found out at my age i was pregnant, he would laugh himself sick. [ laughter ] >> his iconic shows changed the landscape of television. >> 1, 2, 3! [ laughter ] >> the biggest problem our family faced in the years before "all in the family" was that the roast was ruined and the boss was coming to dinner. >> yeah. >> well, i lived through more problems. >> he says his dad inspired "all in the family's" archie bunker. >> you are a meathead.

>> described as a loveable bigot. and i always hated that term, because i thought is a bigot loveable? >> the intention was to show there's humor in everything. i never thought of him as a hater. [ laughter ] >> a fearful man of progress. ♪ my home sweet home >> the show won 22 emmys over its nine-season run. but behind the scenes, lear and carol o'connor, who played archie bunker, struggled to see eye-to-eye on the subject matter. >> why did you and carol o'connor butt heads the way you did? >> he bore the responsibility of carrying that character. >> oh! >> geez, i don't think i can get through this. >> and that was a heavy responsibility. soebody who was as unpleasant in the eyes of so many people.

>> come see my son. >> but i knew that carol's face and personality and soul -- >> a little boy, huh? >> would make him loveable, despite the way my dad was loveable. he said these terrible things, but i loved him. >> i don't want to argue with you no more, maud! and i want my chair back! >> lear created maud as a spinoff of "all in the family" in 1972. "good times" came two years later. the show was a hit, but there was a lot of turmoil with the cast of "good times." >> esther and john amos who played the first african-american parents, family, heavy responsibility. the country had not seen this before. they were the people representing their race to the rest of america. so we had to understand, that

was really difficult for them. >> bacon grease in my collard greens. >> the show faced accusations of promoting racial stereotypes. >> dino might! >> even prompting an in-person protest from the black panther party. >> you tell a story, black panthers showing up at your office looking for the garbage man, and the garbage man is you because they're very upset at the betrayal. >> i'm tired of living like this, always behind. >> they were very upset. why does the only black man on television have two jobs, taking a third, to make the living he required? >> that's a good question. >> that was a great question. certainly moved us in the direction -- >> to go to "the jeffersons". ♪ we're moving on up to the top ♪ >> "the jeffersons" quickly

became another hit spinoff. >> i didn't know the jeffersons had a couple -- >> a couple of what? [ laughter ] >> a maid and a butler. >> hemsley played george jefferson. >> hold it, diane. we are the jeffersons. [ laughter ] >> who were fearless in terms of the topics that you tackled. big bigotry, sexism, abortion, racism. >> everything you have just listed, nothing was unfamiliar to every family in america. not one subject. >> lear was fearless, both in and outside of his career. as a world war ii combat veteran, he continues to take a stance on what he believes in. >> it's dangerous, because that clown has access to a button. >> politics is one of the many subjects lear discusses in his new weekly podcast. yep, he's got a podcast. it's called "all of the above." >> russell brand, my god, he's

funny. >> and somehow still makes time to enjoy a little tv himself. who do you think is getting it right when it comes to tv today? >> well, if i want to be sure of a laugh, i will go to "south park." and i do believe laughter adds time to your life. >> my name is norman lear. [ applause ] and i have hundreds of times stood behind an audience, and when they belly laugh, and you will find them -- they come a little bit out of their seats. they go forward like this, and they come back like this. i don't know more spiritual moment than a belly laugh. >> music to your ears, right? >> yes. and time to my life. ♪ ♪ those were the days don't you think he's right

about laughter? what it does for you and how it makes you feel? >> yeah, nothing more spiritual than a belly laugh. i agree. >> when they asked me to do this for the kennedy center honors, i was talking to joseph, who is 27, 28. he said, who is norman lear, and i said no, joseph, no. but a lot of people under the age of 30 have no idea who he is. that's why i think these kind of pieces are important. and that's why i think the kennedy center honors does so well. >> it's history. >> norman lear is his name, and you can watch the 40th kennedy center honors celebrating norman lear and many others tomorrow night. it airs at 9:00, 8:00 central right here on cbs. in the middle of her broadcast during hurricane harvey, reporter brandi smith led first responders to a stranded driver. ahead, the touching reunion when you're watching "cbs this morning."

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an annual toy drive in houston is taking on special meaning this season, especially for victims of hurricane harvey. our houston affiliate, khou, joined forces with the salvation army to help families in need with the secret santa toy drive. in august, when the hurricane slammed ashore, khou broadcast one rescue live as it unfolded. reporter brandi smith led first responders to a stranded semi truck driver on a flooded road. she later tracked down that driver, robert roberson, to see just how he's doing. >> reporter: i cannot imagine how terrifying it would be to be stuck right there right now. you can probably hear in my voice the helplessness we felt as videographer mario sandoval and i broadcast from an overpass in houston.

>> i'm trying to get reconnected. >> reporter: communications were difficult. as remnants of hurricane harvey swamped our city. and we had just gotten word that we were alone on the air. water was gushing into our station. >> we're evacuating the building now. >> reporter: prompting staff to head for higher ground. >> he's hanging on the edge of the window. >> reporter: so as we peered into that cab with a man trapped inside, there was little we could do. that's when we spotted a rescue team from the harris county sheriff's office. >> there's a truck driver stuck here in about 10 feet of water. >> how high did the water get? >> just where you saw it on the picture, right there at the window. >> reporter: the driver inside was robert roberson. we caught up with him at home with his wife in mississippi. he says he didn't realize the water was that high until it was too late. >> and as you go in that water, and starts hitting your chest,

you get short of breath. >> reporter: his priority, he says, was finding his wate water-resistant phone which had sunk in his cab. he wanted to speak to his wife, virginia. >> i wanted to say, there's something going on here, pray for me. >> he said, my truck has been flooded, the water took over the truck. he said, and i'm going to be on television. that's the only thing he said. >> reporter: and the television camera was rolling, as rescuers entered the water. >> sir, they're putting the boat in just now. >> okay! >> reporter: they're on their way! >> all right! >> when you hollered out, lord saved me. >> reporter: and here he comes. >> we could barely contain our relief as emergency responders delivered roberson to safety. >> reporter: can i hug you? i am so happy you're okay. >> we don't know what kind of pressure a human being can really take. we really just don't know. >> reporter: until you live it. >> until you live it. can i get a hug? >> reporter: there were more hugs back at home, where robert roberson is getting back to work

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this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news." merry christmas everyone, able i'm jim donovan. re-enactment of george washington crossing the delaware will happen again today. earlier this month you may recall that "eyewitness news" told that you low water levels in the river may force organize tears cancel it. well, philadelphia water-borne , a non-profit that teaches both building skills to middle and high school students, they're loaning the organizers six hand made 12- foot row boats. now the boats only draw about 6 inches of water, which means , they get across the river under current conditions the re-enactment scheduled for 1:00 p.m. this afternoon at washington crossing historic parkment sounds good to me. we send it over to matt for a look at the forecast, matt? >> good morning, jim. going out to washington cross ing this afternoon, pack the jacket and the gloves, because it will be cool, and

it will be windy later this afternoon, now, this morning he is take a look at storm scan3, there is not too much going on, see couple of returns on the radar near the philadelphia area none that far right now reaching the grounds right now nothing reaching the grounds. wind gusts will be strong through the afternoon, gusting as high as 50 miles an hour, so wind advisory does go until 6:00 p.m. this evening, as we get a look at the forecast for the rest of the day, rest of the day, 37 our high here in philly, 38 down the shore, and we stay chilly in the poconos, as well, high of only 30 degrees,. >> thank you so much, matt. next update 8:25, coming up on cbs this morning the first african-american woman selected to serve as the highest

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♪ good morning! it's monday, december 25th, 2017. rock on, norah o'donnell. got on my christmas boots. merry christmas and welcome back to "cbs this morning." for the very first time, a black woman holds the highest student rank at west point. meet trail blazing cadet in "profiles in service." and the ultra-expensive gift you probably didn't get for christmas today so we'll take you for a ride in the new bugatti, the fastest car. first, here is today's "eye opener" at 8:00, christmas day. pope francis delivered the traditional christmas day message from the central balcony overlooking st. peter's square. millions of americans are

waking up to a white christmas. storms are making it tough to get around from coast to coast. president trump and first lady melania called children across the country, and the president claims to have brought back the phrase, "merry christmas." all five people aboard a twin engine plane were killed when it crashed in florida. the plane went down at a municipal airport. >> you believe the bible is good for the world. >> yeah, i do. >> the good, the bad and the ugly. >> makes you want to go, right? >> absolutely. members of my family tried to go during the thanksgiving holiday and it was too long to wait. >> reporter: there is a truck here stuck in ten feet of water. they're on their way! can i hug you? >> what a christmas she has given that family. >> i'll say. and we said you should send your resume tape to our producer here at cbs. >> you never know. i didn't get your christmas present this year. is it coming later? >> i left it out in the lobby. >> okay. because i got you the same thing i got you last year, just a

different color. >> i know you did. i poured it in the coffee. [ laughter ] >> that's why i'm in a good mood. a blessed christmas. >> a blessed christmas. happy christmas morning to you. i'm gayle king, and you are -- >> norah o'donnell. >> norah more ahan o'donnell. i bet your kids are probably still sleeping. >> one of the best compliments i got this holiday season when someone came over and said, your house always smells like bacon. >> that is a good compliment, norah. really is. >> so i hope everyone has bacon on their christmas morning. >> i love me some bacon too. we recorded parts of this broadcast in the days leading up to the holidays. >> now let's head to the news room. >> good morning and merry christmas. i'm tony dokoupil. pope francis is warning the faithful this morning that, quote, the winds of war are blowing in our world.

[ speaking in foreign language ] speaking at the vatican, the pontiff used his traditional christmas message to point to dangerous tensions in the middle east. the korean peninsula and africa. he also focused on the suffering of children in those regions. it's a white christmas for much of the northern half of the country, and storms are making travel hazardous in many places. roads in oregon and washington state were dangerously slick after a couple inches of snow coated the ground, causing tires to spin. in the east, gusty winds caused near whiteout conditions in pennsylvania and up to a foot of snow could fall in new england. president trump is intensifying his attacks on a top fbi official. the president used a series of weekend tweets to take aim at deputy director, andrew mccabe. he accuses mccabe of political bias over reports that mccabe's wife received a large political contribution from a group connected to an ally of hillary clinton. cbs news has learned mccabe is

expected to retire by march. the president and first lady are spending christmas at mar-a-lago in florida. last night, they helped norad field calls from children eager to know the location of santa claus. some shared their christmas wishes with the president. >> so you want your grandma to get out of the hospital. that's what your wish is? that is great. >> this was the 61st year for norad's track santa tradition. meghan markle brought some american charm to the british royal family's christmas morning. she joined fiance prince harry and other members at the queen's outside london. our partner station, bbc, is there. >> reporter: good morning from the queen's estate, where the royal family traditionally come to spend christmas day. we're seeing them this morning go to church here at st. mary magazine daless than church. the queen driven up to the

church gates. the rest of the royal family walking from the main house. and in the midst of the royal family today was meghan markle. prince harry's fiancee walking arm-in-arm into the church. it is the first time we have seen meghan markle as part of the wider royal family in public. it's a break from protocol. normally you don't get the invitation to christmas with the queen unless you are already married. but because meghan markle's immediate family are in the united states, it was felt that an exception should be made this year, and she has been invited here to spend christmas with the royals. there have been hundreds of people here to see the royal family and plenty of americans amongst them. if you come here to see what many have called their own american princess. back to you,

united states military academy has been training the next generation of army leaders for more than two centuries. never in its history has west point had someone like cadet simone askew, the first black woman to command the corps of cadets, a role previously held by douglas mccarthur and four-star army generals who command forces in south korea and afghanistan. we introduced you in the first installment in our series, "profiles in service." it's a look at people who dedicate their lives to helping others. we visited the 21-year-old at west point to learn what inspires her commitment to service. ♪

the u.s. military academy is america's oldest service academy. more than 200 years old. but never in its history has it had someone like simone askew. at 21, she is the highest-ranking cadet at west point, commanding a brigade of 4,400. you're the only one with this amount of stripes and stars. >> yes, exactly. >> reporter: askew is the first african-american woman selected to serve as first captain of the corps of cadets. >> my focus now is really to be the best first captain i can be, regardless of gender or race. and that when the first class graduates in may, i'm remembered as a good leader and not necessarily as a good african-american female leader. >> reporter: and yet gender and race do set her apart. as the child of a white mom and a black dad, askew says she often felt excluded.

>> it forces you at a young age to be okay with my own sense of identity. so in all senses, it was a positive thing. >> reporter: at west point, 22% of cadets are women. and less than 4% are black women. >> seeing someone, at least at the surface, who you can relate to provides a motivation. >> i'm very encouraged by the attention that you guys provided today. i would just ask you to strive for greater things. >> reporter: for some, that person is simone. and for her, that person is pat lock. >> it makes everything that you do, that you endure, worth it. >> reporter: in 1980, locke was one of the first two african-american women to graduate from the academy. >> we've been building to simone for the last 35 years. you see so much of our nation in her. the way that she thinks. the way that she carries herself. she knows she wants to be a

leader because she can make a difference. >> reporter: it's a dedication to service, as cue learned from her mom. what does service mean to you? >> definitely giving when there is not a foreseeable benefit, or beneficial outcome to yourself. >> reporter: so when did that idea of selfless service come to you? >> it was definitely the example of my mom. >> reporter: pam askew develops affordable housing for primarily black communities in washington, d.c. >> that is service to a community that she doesn't receive benefit from. or at least initially does not have any connection to. and seeing her do that and be committed and devoted to that was something i knew i wanted to do when i grew up. just to be exactly like her. >> reporter: how much do you credit your mother with where you are today? >> about 110% of it. i mean, every single ounce of

it. my mom kept me busy. and she'll tell you, it was to keep me away from boys and out of trouble. and it worked. >> reporter: she credits a big volleyball tournament in high school, with helping her learn what she calls one of the most important qualities of leadership. temperament. >> it was down to maybe the last game point, and i freaked out. i didn't feel comfortable, and we lost the game. and i accredited a lot of that to my inability to remain calm. and that lesson alone, among with many others, taught me a lot about what i valued in leaders. and also the type of leader i wanted to be. ♪ >> reporter: now askew says she's trying to be a leader her fellow cadets deserve. after listening to you, i keep thinking about how temperament leads to performance, leads to success. >> yeah. yeah. it's so important.

because it sets a climate in your own head, but also in the atmosphere around you. making sure you make other people feel comfortable is really the key to success. in a lot of what we do in the army. because it is a people business. >> norah, i love this girl. she has so much poise for somebody so young. is it wrong to start thinking president askew. >> no, it's not. and guess what, she just got a rode scholarship. she'll be at oxford next year. >> i love her poise, and i love her mom, too. congratulations, simone askew. you have big fans in the room. the most important part of his concerts is the music. the cma winner explains how he teams up with his wife on the road to create the perfect harmony. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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country music star, chris stapleton, picked up the cma award for album of the year last month, and he just got one, two, three grammy nominations. his latest debuted at number one on itunes this month. stapleton invited anthony mason into the national studio where he pours himself into his music. i like this already. >> good morning. chris stapleton found himself in lofty company when his solo debut album was a surprise smash hit. the expectations were sky-high for his followup. ♪ >> reporter: to make his record -- ♪ chris stapleton returned to rca studio a in nashville, where elvis and dolly parton recorded. why did you come back here? >> i just love it here. i like places that have history

in the sense of you feel responsible to it. >> reporter: yes. >> does that make sense? >> reporter: yeah. you've got to live up to something. >> well, or at least try to. ♪ >> reporter: stapleton also has to live up to his own success. it was here in studio a that he recorded "traveler," the record that literally changed his life. ♪ how would you describe what happened? with that record? >> oh, lightning in a bottle stuff, man. ♪ >> reporter: the best-selling country album of 2016, "traveler," earned two grammys and a bucket load of academy of country music awards. some now on display at an exhibit at nashville's country music hall of fame. you needed a truck to leave that

night. >> it's just really weird, man. it is. >> reporter: stapleton was seeing the exhibit for the first time. >> things like this matter a whole lot. >> reporter: they do. >> it's validating in a lot of ways, that -- >> reporter: to be in here with people you respect. >> to be in here with people you respect. ♪ >> reporter: the son of a kentucky coal miner, stapleton has written more than 150 songs that have been recorded by other artists, including adele, george strait and tim mcgraw. for years, stapleton would write, day and night. >> because i just loved it so much. and i love it that much still. i just don't do it as much. >> reporter: what did you love about it? >> plucking something out of the air, waiting on something to be there that wasn't. you know? >> reporter: it wasn't until the release of "traveler" in 2015 that stapleton went out on his own. but not exactly solo. ♪

his wife, morgan, sings harmony with him. ♪ >> reporter: what has morgan been for you during all of this? >> well, she's my partner in life and business and on the stage, in every possible way, shape and form. ♪ she believes in me more than i do, a lot of times. >> reporter: they met working at adjacent publishing houses in nashville. he asked her over to co write one friday night. >> we didn't write anything. that evening. we have written since -- >> reporter: you wrote a whole new story. >> we wrote a whole new story. ♪ >> the success of "traveler" has lifted the 39-year-old stapleton on to a much bigger stage. >> we're still adjusting. as far as touring goes. like, i remember i had somebody

tuning guitars for me. that was a moment. i said, man, this is the greatest thing on earth. one of the best feelings ever. >> reporter: it's the little things. >> it's the little things. >> reporter: it's a new-found luxury you're living with. >> for sure. >> reporter: yeah. the singer who started out playing bars is now selling out amphitheaters and arenas but still trying to make them feel intimate. how do you do that? >> i just make them play. and we set up just like we always set up in a club. and we don't change that. >> reporter: and you pull the audience into you. >> hopefully. but i don't know that i could do the other stuff. i don't know that i'm entertaining in any other way. you know? does that make sense? >> his success is really -- >> reporter: i like him. >> yeah. so many people in the music industry are happy to see his success. because he's just -- he was a

great songwriter to start with, and he's an extraordinary performer, too. >> and i love that his wife is by his side, and that she sees something that he didn't. i love a good love story, too. >> nice story. one of the most exclusive sports cars in the world is like a missile on wheels. ahead, a heart-pounding test drive of the new bugatti, with speeds topping 360 miles an hour. you're watching "cbs this morning."

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there? >> very christmas like afternoon, we have a few areas here this morning, where we could still see few snow showers, overall, the precipitation this morning has been wrapped up. but could still see few snowflakes, roads still slick headed out to the lehigh valley, winter weather advisory still in effect until 9:00. so about half hour or so for the winter weather advisory. temperatures, for us right now , hovering mid 30's, here in philly for most of the morning, could dip another degree or two before we start to rise back up. so, we're going to go with a temperature this afternoon around 37 degrees, mix every somebody and clouds, wind gusty to high of 40-50 miles an hour, so windchills will be a factor for us, down to the lower 20's later this afternoon then we get blast of arctic air as we go through this week, highs could only maybe be in the 20's by the time we get to wednesday and thursday. >> twenty's, oh, my, next

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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." a new super car might be the ultimate christmas gift. the bugatti chiron can go from 0 to 60 in less than two-and-a-half seconds. it is said to be the fastest production car in the world. only 500 were built. kris van cleave visited a connecticut showroom to take a ride. >> reporter: good morning! that is what $3 million sounds like. about what it's going to cost to get behind the wheel of the new bugatti. it's the most expensive production vehicle made. and if you think it looks good sitting here in the showroom, wait until you see it on the roads. the new bugatti chiron is designed to get your attention.

but you had better look fast. >> i'll accelerate and hit the brakes pretty hard at the top. >> okay. whoa! [ laughter ] like being in a fighter jet. wow! >> reporter: like a fighter jet, we pulled nearly two gs, hitting 116 miles per hour in just a few seconds. but that need for speed doesn't come cheap. you'll need to be in the tom cruise or jamie foxx tax bracket to afford one. what am i going to spend if i want a bugatti? >> i would say the average is $3.3 million. >> reporter: $3.3 million. >> correct. >> reporter: he is the car-maker's chief operating officer. >> you get 1 of 500 cars built worldwide. you get a car, which is the most powerful, most beautiful and most luxurious car in the world. . our customers they want an average of 30, 35 cars. and they want to make it the pinnacle of the collection. >> reporter: relaunched in the late '90s by volkswagen, the

bugatti name traces its history to ettore bugatti who was under the motto no car could be too beautiful or too expensive. today bugattis are individually built by hand in france where nearly every detail from the carbon fiber skin to the color of the hand-sewn stitching in the leather seats can all be customized. the 1500 horsepower, 16-cylinder engine is the fastest in the world. bugatti engineers had to cap the top speed at 261 miles an hour for safety reasons. how fast could it go if you didn't have to limit the speed? >> listen, we don't know yet. >> reporter: how is the gas mileage? >> you know what, that's a very good question. we don't consider that. no customers ask about that. >> reporter: but the car does come with four years free maintenance. so there's that. of course, for the same $3 million, you could buy about nine average american homes, give 13 kids an ivy league education, or buy a rolls-royce phantom for each day of the week. but a harvard degree can't do

this. >> under two-and-a-half seconds from 0 to 60. >> reporter: that's fast. he is bugatti's official driver. yes, that's a real job. >> this is the moon shot. from the beginning, this car was meant to be no compromises. >> reporter: well, bugatti did make one compromise. wow. they let me drive it. that's ask very little throttle. >> i was being conservative, because it's not my $3 million car. >> reporter: it performs like a missile. and like most people on the planet, i'll never be able to afford one. so fun! can i take this home? >> believe me, you wouldn't be the first to have asked. >> reporter: so that's a no. >> that's a no. >> reporter: to get one of these, you're going to need to be patient. there is at least a three, three-and-a-half-year waiting list. but you'll be one of only 140 or so in the u.s. to own one. what you don't get for $3 million is a whole lot of trunk space.

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>> good morning, i'm jim jim donovan, the re-enactment of george washington crossing the delaware will happen again this christmas day. earlier this month, " eyewitness news" told you that low water levels in the river may force the organize tears cancel t however, philadelphia water-borne, a non-profit boat building skills to middle and high school student sent loaning the organizers six hands made 12-foot row boats. the boats only draw about 6 inches of water, that means, they get across the river under the current conditions. the re-enactment schedule to be at 1:00 this afternoon at washington crossing historic park. let's turn to mat pat for a look at today's forecast. >> jim, good morning, everyone , it has been a cool start to the day, we woke to up little bit of frozen

precipitation, across northern parts of the viewing area, as well, for the most part, we take a look at storm scan3 right now not anything falling out there. but, few streamers are slowly working their way across central pennsylvania, snowflake or two not commodore barry immediately ruled out in areas across the lehigh valley and poconos, not going to see accumulating snowfall this morning, temperatures cooler north and west of the city reading at the freezing mark, it is 36 here in philly and actually sitting at 40 degrees in atlantic city, it is going to stay chill think afternoon, winds are already gusting to 39 miles an hour here in philly. we will be watching for those wind gusts to stay as high as maybe 40-50 miles an hour, later this afternoon, because of that we do have wind advisory in effect until 6:00 this evening, do be careful if you are out and about today. for the eagles game this evening, 31 degrees at kick off. it will be cold. it will be blustery. little bit of clouds cover out thereby the time the game is wrapping up. go with a temperature of 29. but add in the wind you will be looking for windchills to be in the teens, jim, staying

with the partly cloudy skies, and then it stays very cold, all week long. >> thank you, matt, that's " eyewitness news" for now, joining us for "eyewitness news" today at noon, i'm jim

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