he is currently living in exile in the ivory coast. spoke to a west african specialist in sweden about the development. >> there is the possibility of a major breakthrough. what we have been waiting for a long time is to see clear what helly happened, and how could have advanced. his warrant for arrest is an interesting step. he will be delivered to burkina faso for justice. it is difficult to say whether the new president will be installed on the 29th of happenr, and what will there. that will be interesting to know, what they will be talking about. of course, it is a different thing when you have a new elected president in these cases. >> do you think he is likely to be extradited? >> i am not -- it is difficult to say. the relationship between burkina faso and others are troublesome with phone calls captured them, and there's a lot of conversation about what is the true work of the city. in a way, it is not in the of the ivory authorities to refuse to comply. this is an issue that has to be dealt with. it is difficult whether to say

you've got terrible political problems in the ivory coast, it's quite corrupt, you've got child labor, you've got arms deals going on and cocoa, the money being used, et cetera. so it's-- it-- you know, the-- the-- the chocolate industry has made a mistake by holding itself to blame because of poverty in africa. it's not actually-- they-- they can't solve it because it-- you've got governments, you've got corruption, you've got things going on like that. so-- it's very sad and the-- the-- the average-- afr-- african farmer will be earning $2 a day, -- not very much. and i know for a fact that-- i have spoken to some farmers and they talk to me quite candidly. i said, you know, what do you want, you know, how-- what about fair trade. they say, fair trade, that's no good, i want free trade, angus. i want free trade, i want to be able to sell my cocoa beans for my price. and that's where the problem is because they can't 'cause it's all-- it's all controlled by government prices and things like that. >> so it's a collective price and they can't negotiate it separately? >> it's a fixed pr

he didn't identify them but said one family fled el salvador and one from the ivory coast. he talked about his christmas message god is everywhere. it's something he shared with savannah guthrie on the "today" show. >> there is a freshness and newness there all the time. this year i think especially because we so crave the hope and the light and the promise. >> reporter: cardinal dolan had a lot to talk about in is homily and his sermon. he also reminisced, gus, about pope francis's visit here just three months ago he shared an he can dote of what pope francis said when he arrived here to st. patrick's cathedral. a little bit taken aback, a little surprised when he saw the cathedral. we will tell you all that b. >>> and great to he so the cathedral with all the scaffolding off it after so many years. we will talk to you in a little bit. >>> speaking of pope francis he will deliver his annual christmas day message in st. peters square in just about an hour. at midnight he celebrated mass. the pontiff also delivered his homily at the vet can, he spoke out against what he call

>> of family who fled terror and the threat of retribution in el salvador and another, a muslim ivory coast. >> reporter: when the debate over the settling of syrian refugees has played out across the world use his homily to highlight the refugee struggled low he didn't name or single out the new york families being resettled by catholic charities. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon free as refugees from an oppressive king into egypt, you would join me in welcoming those two families. >> reporter: bohlen reflect on the highlight of his year, the visit of pope francis who wowed the city in september on his first trip to new york, his first stop when he got here in a pope mobile to deliver gas from this podium. >> we are here at the cathedral. he turned around and looked at st. patrick's cathedral and he said but it is right here in the middle of things. then he smiled and he said that is where it should be because that is where god is. right in the middle of things. i propose to you all this evening t

the threat of retribution in el salvador and another, a muslim family, refugee family from the ivory coast. >> reporter: when the debate over the resettling of syria refugees has played out across the world, used his holly to highlight the refugees struggled though he didn't name or sing aloud the new york families being resettled by catholic charities. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon we as refugees for safety from an oppressive king into egypt i think you would join me in welcoming those two families. >> reporter: dolan reflect on highlight of his year, the visit city in september on the first trip to new york, first stop when he got here, a ride down fifth avenue to deliver masse from this very podium. >> we are here at the cathedral and he turned around and he looks at st. patrick's cathedral and he said but it is right here in the middle of things. then he smiled and he said that is where it should be because that is where god is, right in the middle of things. i propose to you all this eveni

. >>> blaise compaore is wanted for questioning, compaore fled to ivory coast after being convicted lastzing the body of president tomas, sankara. several brults have been found in his body. >> burundi's president, au wants to send 5,000 troops and worried that the country is headed towards civil war. pierre nkurunziza decided to run for a third term. mohammad adow has the story. >> government of burundi was able to protect civilians. they also said they will appoint a commission of inquiry to look into the killings that have happened in the country, since april but particularly, the killings that happened on the 11th of december. on that friday 87 people were killed in the capital bujumbura. they have only one more option, ang act which allows them to maintain in a country even before the divorce. fest they can only be done at the summit. only can be invoked by african presidents. however, they have not agreed on invoking it in the past. and that is where burundi might get its escape. >> rwanda's president has praised last week's referendum which cleared the way for him to run for a thi

the revolution last year in the ivory coast. for now the authorities are not making any comments. >> we are pleased. everyone wants to know the truth. stinks that this case has gone forward. >> according to autopsy results released in october, the probable remains were riddled with bullets. the family's lawyer gave more details on dna test. >> the state of the remains mental laboratory could not find detectable dna, but it doesn't mean that the case is in continuing. several people have already been charged. >> among those who have been charged, his right-hand man during that 27 year rule. the one who led the attempted to against transitional leaders in september. >> in germany, a country that has become a magnet for refugees fleeing from war and economic migrants in search of a better life. germany has taken in close to one million people this year alone and is struggling to cope with those record numbers. as we have explained to us now, german authorities are rejecting an increasing number of asylum seekers. deportations of ne

two small countries, the ivory coast and ghana produce 70% of the world's cocoa. >> there is word aboutocoa becoming powdered gold. >> there's another reason why chocolate is rising like gold. you, me, we are the real-life augustus floops. >> don't do that, please i beg you, augustus. >> we eat a lot of chocolate. on average, americans scarf up between 11 and 12 pounds of chocolate a year, and other countries eat more. and new chock-oh-holics eat more. smaller bars, more of what the industry calls inclusion. like creams and crispies. >> the cheapest bit is sugar. you are finding that generally as a trend chocolate is getting sweeter with more bits in it and it's getting smaller. the industry is promoting the fact that it's good you're getting a smaller bar. >> less spin. >> less calories, no it's not, it's less chocolate. antioxidants, no it's not, chocolate can taste amazing. >> kennedy says you can tell if you got the high-quality stuff in a snap. >> it's called a snap test. so what you want to do is pick up one of these and then literally break it and listen. >> i didn't hear anythin

he was just hitting the ivory coast. he's given out 4 billion presents so far.will be tracking him the entire night. he's moving. of course, people leave out hot chocolate. it's going to be warm, santa. see you back here at 11:00 tonight. >>> developing news tonight. a state of emergency after a ferocious tornado outbreak tears through several states. at least 11 people are dead, including a 7-year-old boy. entire neighborhoods destroyed. >>> panic at the mall. gun fire erupts on christmas eve. a police officer shoots and kills a gunman inside a store as frightened shoppers run in fear. >>> winter summerland. late december and temperatures in the 60s and 70s across much of the country. the warmest christmas ever. shorts and t-shirts, a day in the park instead of by the fire. >>> and holy night. celebrations in bethlehem, at the vatican and around the world. "nightly news" begins right now.

people attended midnight mass, cardinal dolan welcoming refugees, including a muslim family from the ivory coast. the plight of refugees on the mind of pope francis as he balcony of st. peter's basilica. he denounced the atrocities in places like syria and libya. >>> for so many people this was day of giving, and the gift was their time, helping those who need a hand. so many good examples of folks in the tristate doing just that today. mayor de blasio was one of them helping dish out food and goodwill in harlem. our stacey sager was there. feliz navidad >> reporter: it was all about the children. hundreds with their families. >> this is not about what you get. this is about what you give. >> reporter: and about feeling blessed no matter how much they've struggled. >> i'm just grateful to be alive. >> reporter: others just struggling to find a christmas meal. out here on 145th street, no shortage of people for this event. it's already the middle of the afternoon and they're still lining up. >> i just want to be more humble, treat everybody nice. you know what i'm snake. >> reporter: the mayor us

. >> of family who fled terror and threat of retribution, a refugee family from the ivory coast. >> reporter: the debate over the resettling of syrian refugees has played out across the world, used his homily to highlight the refugees struggled though he did name or symbol of the new york families being resettled by catholic charities. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from soon flee as refugees for safety from an oppressive king into egypt, i think you would join me in welcoming those two families. >> reporter: ebola requested the highlight of his year, the visit of pope francis who wowed the city on his first trip to new york, his first stop when he got here, right down fifth avenue in his boatmobile to deliver masse from this podium. >> holy father, we are here at the cathedral and he turned around and looked at st. patrick's cathedral and he said it is right here in the middle of things, then he smiled and said that is where it should be because that is where god is. right in the middle of things. i propose to you all this evening that

the man is believed to be living in the ivory coast. he was driven by power after he tried to change the constitution to allow him to extend his 27-year rule >>> greece's parliament is about to vote on whether to recognise palestine as an independent sovereign state. it is a symbolic gesture and non-binding. it will be followed by an address by the president. on monday he said the palestinian authority will issue passports bearing the name, state of palestine, next year. current passports are stamped with the words "palestinian authority". in 2012 palestinian was given nonmember status at the u.n. general assembly after a note so recognise it as a sovereign state. the last country to vote in naifr to recognise palestinian as a state was france and that was back in december last year. palestinians in the occupied west bank have been raising money to help rebuild homes destroyed by israel's army. since october at least ten houses have been torn down. as part of a policy of wrecking down homes. our correspondent has this report. >> reporte

he said one family fled el salvador, another muslim family from the ivory coast. he also reminisced about the pope's visit three months ago and how pope francis seemed surprised to see st. patrick's cathedral in the middle of it all, accessible for all to visit. >> as the holy father commented, it's right here in the middle of things, and then he smiled and he said, that's where it should be. because that's where god is. right in the middle of things. i propose to you all this of christmas. >> reporter: and cardinal dolan did say that that is his christmas message, that the church is everywhere, that god sever wr. we want to give you a live look at st. patrick's cathedral, no more scaffolding, this hasn't been scaffolding here since pope francis's visit. it's amaze to go see st. patrick's cathedral here, the first christmas day mass will take place around 7:00 this morning and you will also hear from cardinal dolan coming up in the next half hour, something he shared with the "today" show also part of his christmas message. back to you. >> looking forward to heari

the ivory coast request intervention, too. and the only application that security council referred two situation, libya and darfur. but the, i don't think they're trying to blame other country. they're just trying to do something that when they have no idea what to do, to stop massive atrocities. >> how do you remain impartial with so many of these cases that you dealt with when there's, there's often clearly a right and a wrong. how do you approach some of these cases? >> because i had to investigate the crimes and i had to respect the law. that, for me, was very helpful. because i'm not taking sides. >> you said respect the law. >> yeah, that's it. that was for me the beauty of my position. i could be tough but also firm and respectful. >> coming up on talk to al jazeera. ocampo reflects on his early fights for justice against the junta in argentina. >> i'm richelle carey and this is talk to al jazeera. joining me this week is argentine lawyer and former procecutor of the international criminal court. >> let's talk about you

campaore who now stands accused of being an accomplice in the murder is believed to be living in the ivory coast was driven from power last year by protesters after he tried to change the constitution to allow him to extend his 27-year rule. >>> just over an hour greece's part lament will vote to whether to r*ez recognize palestine. on monday abbas said they will issue passports. the currents passports are stamped with the word palestinian authority. palestinians have been raising money to help rebuild homes detroit by israel's army. since october at least 10 house have his been torn down part of a decades old policy of did he mall irving the homes of palestinians accused after tacking israelis. here is imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: these are the ruins of what was his home. it was demolished by the israeli military earlier this month. the rest of the multi-story building which he shared with his extended family, was also badly damaged. making large parts of it uninhabitable. he accused by israel of shooting dead a settler couple in okay. he's been in prison ever since. his wife says she doesn't know

he also welcomed a muslim family, a mother, a father and their three children from ivory coast. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon flee as refugees for safety from an oppressing king into egypt, i think you would join me in welcoming those two families. >> again, thousands enjoying that midnight mass, thousands expected to be back here today. the day. live from st. patrick's 7 eyewitness news. cardinal dolan. speaking of cardinal dolan, he also celebrated mass with those who otherwise could not because firefighters. cardinal celebrating in midtown manhattan. one of the firehouses that responds to fires at st. patrick's cathedral. >>> mass as well at the vatican where tens of thousands joined pope francis last night. the pontiff celebrating a late night mass at st. peters basilica. he spoke against what he calls society's intoxication with consumerism and wealth, and we are now taking a live look at the vatican. thousands are expected in st. peters square this morning to hear the pope's christm

it was hosted by -- one family fled el salvador, the other from the ivory coast. thousands packed the cathedral for the service. more than half a dozen more masses are scheduled throughout the day. let's look at the commute with lauren scala. >> good morning. i hope you're opening presence and not heading out the -- presents and not heading out the door. an accident blocking two lanes. on the trains today, plenty of ways to get around. expect reduced service. alternate side of the street parking and meter rules are suspended. parking or paying the meter. >>> we'll be right back with raphael's holiday forecast. >>> merry christmas everyone. tracking patchy fog to the west of town like yesterday. otherwise, mild today. temperatures back to the mid-60s. the warmest christmas on record in new york city. couple of showers possible late in the day. overnight, down to 49 for a low. a few more showers a possibility. then it changes as we get into the weekend. finally cooling down a bit for tomorrow. 52 the high. still above average. spotty showers. mid-60s. record warmth

might enjoy the last voyage being there of the torpedoing and sinking by a german submarine off the ivory coast. amazon could do individual stocks, too. wouldn't that be great? today the sellers trashed the consumer package goods companies like under 75, clorox, kimberly-clark. but somehow kellogg's was unscathed. you could have a little icon using the company's logo, see the current price and see the company hasn't been hit yet. for those of you who hate clorox, voila, you're shorting kellogg. you doesn't have to worry about delivery. amazon's got that solved. you don't even need to know if they really relate. they'll tell you those who sold general mills sold kellogg. who knows. you just have to work on the ramifications. it would be nice to know the darn thesis, though. the company mentioned it was being squeezed by a broad base base. hey, that's a code for walmart. the same way that a supplier for apple never mentions apple. the customer is always right, whether you're selling chips into apple or potato chips into walmart. then again, a thesis is hard to come by. that's how america, delta a

welcoming two refugee families to new york, brothers and a muslim family that was here from the ivory coast. back to you. ho, ho, ho. steve: very nice. thank you. all right. pope francis delivered his christmas day message in blessing. thousands gathered at st. peter's to listen to his words. the pontiff spread his message of mercy in a world torn by war, poverty and extremism. he prayed that peace processes for syria and libya will succeed in entering the suffering of people in the countries. he praised the people that have taken in refugees. >> dreams of a white christmas has been put on hold. >> we're not complaining. many people wearing coats in central park today. nick gregory is here to tell us how long the weather will last. nick: merry christmas. looks like the weather will be changing over nit night, trending to cooler weather. we did have record highs today. 64 in new york city. that tied the record set in 1982. it's 62 in the park. 50s to the north and west. low 60s to the jersey shore. upper 50s as you get across long island. we are watching some rain come in. as you look at fox

one is a muslim family from the ivory coast in west africa who fled to the u.s. to escape political persecution at home. the other family includes two teenaged brothers from el salvador who fled gang violence there and are now reunited with family here in new york. on the christmas eve celebrations for you here at st. patrick's throughout the night on cbs 2. reporting live from st. patrick's cathedral, in midtown, brian conybeare, cbs 2 news. >>> thousands of catholics around the world packed manger square in bethlehem the birthplace of jesus. festivities were held ahead of midnight mass including a tree and in front of the church of the nativity. >>> a live look from st. peter's basilica where pope francis just finished mass. children invited from countries the pontiff recently visited and tomorrow, tens of thousands will gather in st. peter's square outside the basilica to hear the pope deliver his traditional speech at noon, 6 a.m. our time. >> let's check the historic cathedral in rockville centre. coming up in just a moment. we are going to -- [ music ] >> w

he welcomed siblings from el salvador and a muslim family from ivory coast. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon flee as refugees for safety from an oppressive king into egypt, i think you would join me in welcoming those two families. [ applause ] >> today people came from near and far. >> we came from nigeria in africa. >> where did you visit from? >> i'm from philippines. >> our kids gave up their christmas presents to come to new york. so we're from tampa florida. it's pretty special to us they did that. >> because family's more than presents. >> are you having a good time? >> yes. >> a sentiment shared by so many. >> it was really peaceful and quiet and it was nice to spend the first part of christmas here. >> a christmas experience that won't soon be forgotten. at st. patrick's cathedral mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >> a message of peace on earth during his annual address at the vatican. pope francis urged catholics to spread the church's message of mercy in a world torn by what h

welcoming refugees to the service including siblings from el salvador and also a muslim family from the ivory coast. >>> the plight of refugees also on the mind of pope francis as he gave his christmas message from st. peter's basilica. the pope praised countries that have taken in refugees and he denounced atrocities in places like syria and libya. st. peter's square was under heavy security as he spoke as it has been ever since last month's terror attacks in paris. >>> coming up, the childhood home of former president bill clinton goes up in flames. why this morning authorities accident. >> also, in flames 900 acres dozens of homes threatened. california. we'll tell you more about >> and meteorologist jeff smith who has some news to share himself on this saturday morning. it's good news, >>> well, no letup with the rough weather in the south. a tornado touched down in all times. the powerful twister sent the insides of many homes in birmingham spilling out into the streets. searching the rubble of damaged homes for anyone who is still trapped inside. several people were taken to the hospital but

he also welcomed a muslim family, a mother and father, their three children from ivory coast. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon flee as refugees for safety from an oppressive king into egypt, i think you would join me in welcoming those two families. >> and throughout the morning we've spoken with people who say they look forward to mass here every year and others who are attending for their first time. mass will be held throughout the day. live from st. pats, mallory hoff channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> happening today jersey city who were killed in a tragic christmas night accident. shawn carson and robert win died when their cruiser plunged off an open drawbridge and fell into the hackensack river. we all remember that terrible accident that christmas night. the officers were crossing what was then known as the lincoln highway bridge while responding to a call. this was on christmas night 2005. two years later the bridge was renamed in their honor. >>> in a few hours queen elizabe

in history and he is now accused of being involved in the murder is believed to be living in the ivory coasted last year after mass protests of attempt to change the constitution to extend his 27-year rule. human rights groups say gold and diamond sales have been used to finance conflict in the central african republic and attempt to keep conflict diamonds off the market and the gold is proving much more difficult to trace and we went to visit a gold mine and we have more. >> reporter: everyday at 7:00 a.m. these men come to dig for gold in one of the world's poorest countries. and he started working at the human mine a year and a half ago after his father was killed in the civil war. >> translator: the income here is good. some of us collect money so we can go back to school, others want to save enough to be able to return to our villages and have a comfortable life. >> reporter: the war which started three years ago between muslim and christian malitias cost thousands of lives and the fighting has now stop but divisions run deep between communities u be in the mine muslims and christians w

cathedral as nolan welcomed two refugee families to the u.s., one from el salvador, the other from the ivory coast. >>> fedex deliverymen will be out in force making up for packages that did not make it under the tree yesterday. to try to catch up it's going to deliver packages today. it will open its express blaming the delay on bad weather in parts of the u.s. >>> dreaming of a white christmas in these parts, dreaming is as close as we'll get to it. record warmth. >> it already happened after midnight. we'll get back into the low to mid-60s. central, southern new jersey, an advisory until 10:00. look at the fog bank, which is now swallowed up lower manhattan and is moving inland. maybe manhattan gets included in that dense fog advisory. low and mid-60s, best chance to see sun will be north and west. it's cool there, mid-40s to low 50s. low to mid-60s this afternoon, more clouds and sun, a few breaks. probably dry, showers tonight. bill back to you. >> the fog bank that swallowed lower manhattan. live with kelly and michael what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy ca

family who fled terror and the threat of retribution in muslim family, a refugee family from the ivory coast. >> in a year when the debate over the resettling of syrian refugees has played out across the world, dolan used his homily to highlight the refugee struggle. >> i think you would unite with me as we celebrate in this night when jesus was born away from home into a family that would soon flee as refugees for safety from an oppressive king into egypt, i think you would join me many welcoming those two families. >> dolan also reflected on perhaps the highlight of his year, the visit of pope francis who wowed the city in september on his first trip to new york. his first stop when he got here, a ride down fifth avenue to deliver mass from this very podium. >> and i said, holy father, we're here at the cathedral, and he turned around, and he looked alt at that time patrick's right here in the middle of things. then he smiled, and he said -- [laughter] that's where it should be. because that's where god is. right in the middle of things. i propose to you all this evening that that is the m