>>> christmas eve in manger square at the church of the nativity in bethlehem. the birth of jesus christ has been celebrated for 2,000 years but the tradition continues today and is celebrated with grand processions, joyful music and thoughtful prayer. for christians around the world this is when god became man and a simple message of peace and love changed the world forever. >> hark the herald angels sing, glory to the new born king. every year christians around the world celebrate with songs of joys and prayers of thanksgiving. hello, i'm lauren green and welcome to our special "the nativity: fact, fission, and -- fiction and faith." >> 2,000 years after jesus christ walked the earth how much do we know about the nativity? is it truth? is some tradition? is any of it myth? we take you to israel and palestine to trace the remarkable story of jesus' birth. you'll see the spot in nazareth where word of a virgin birth first came to a teenaged girl, and a jaw-dropping view of this palace fortress of king harry, the ruler who wanted to kill the newborn king. the roa

muslims also reveer bethlehem.believe the prophet mohammed stopped here escorted by gabriel on a midnight ride to visit the birth place of jesus. >> of course for christians bethlehem the city of king david is the birth place of jesus christ. >> you can see how it attracts people from all over the world because this is the birth of the savior not just of an important historical figure. >> father jerome murphy o'connor served in israel for 40 years he took us on the tour of the church of nativity along side major square. he has seen many changes. >> where have all of the christians gone? >> they are afraid to come. >> they are afraid of all of the turmoil and fighting that has plagued this area. >> this bethlehem used to be 100 percent christian. now it stands only above 35. >> i talked with people who used to wait in line for hours to get into the church of the nativity. now it looks like you can walk right in. >> absolutely. the door we will be going through. >> so this is the traditional birth place of jesus? >>

at the historic hotel bethlehem, is this week, almost no room at the inn.ce still full of moravian culture. and on main street, despite the downpour of unseasonable rain, the little town of bethlehem was clearly bustling with christmas spirit. >> it makes it a beautiful place to be. when you think of christmas, you  >> reporter: as you can imagine, christmas events will continue into january here in bethlehem. though people here are hoping this rain will eventually turn into snow. we are live in bethlehem, randy gyllenhall, nbc 10 news. >>> a christmas gift for the homeless in atlantic city. nbc 10 atç sister gene's kitch at the presbyterian church. that's where alfie capers has spent the last three days giving free haircuts to men and women living on the streets. it's an offer he makes every year in the days leeing up to christmas. this is the tenth year he's picked up the tools of his trade to give back to his community. >> you have to make them feel good about themselves. >> he sees about 15 to 18 customers a day. the other 362 days of the yearr the 71

deliver over 3,000 packages in one day to bethlehem alone and they're probably doing the same.s why i said earlier i'm so proud of the job these guys and gals have done. >> reporter: the post master doesn't have the market cornered when it comes to christmas spirit. the owners of the moravian gift shop transform the building into a wonderland. there are several employees whose job it is to get this place ready for the christmas season. >> we have 11 buyers they travel all over to find something that's unique, something you won't find online, something you won't find anywhere else. >> reporter: and of course you have the dozens of historic museums and buildings you can visit by way of walking tours, bus tours, even horse drawn carriage. >> our museum sights are open until january 4th, decorated for the holidays. i can't speak about the shops in down but all of the christmas activities go through january 4th. >> reporter: for more information about christmas related activities in bethlehem, a link to the christmas city web site can be found on our web site, 6abc.com. reporting fr

but for those in bethlehem, it restricts their freedom of movement. and it places an additional break on the city's economy. >> two days before christmas peve, people getting in the mood in the west bank town of bethlehem. time for a short break and in we bring you all of the latest business news. >> guys are set to heat up again. -- thus guys are set to heat up again. -- the skies are s >> welcome back. airbus has delivered the first of its 8-350 passenger planes to qatar. >> it has been building more fuel-efficient midsize jet. company is set to compete with its american rival, boeing. >> the a-350 meters debut in june. -- made its debut in june. the exercised jetliner -- extra widebodied jetliner is 20% more fuel-efficient than comparable aircraft and carries up to 550 passengers. major components are manufactured in germany and assembled in the french city of toulouse. but the focus is also on the future of the a-380 superjumbo. airbus has indicated it could seize production of the world's largest passenger jet by the end of the decade. >> clearly

at the historic hotel bethlehem, almost no room at the inn.still full of maravian culture and on main street, despite the downpour, the little town of bethlehem was clearly bustling with christmas spirit. >> it makes it a beautiful place to be. when you think of christmas, you think of bethlehem. >> reporter: while the town is busy tonight, many people would rather prefer to be 20 degrees colder, turn this rain into snow but unfortunately we are not going to be having a white christmas in bethlehem, pennsylvania. live in the lehigh valley, randy gyllenhall, nbc 10 news. >>> happening now, santa is on his way. the jolly old elf has left the north pole. his destination, millions of homes all ais kro -- across the globe christmas eve. look at him go. he does not need gps. they know exactly where they're going. some special volunteers are monitoring santa claus as he makes his christmas eve flight. the north american aerospace tracking the jolly ain't st. nick right now. if you'reç wondering where he , well, take a look, santa and his nine reinde

local historians say that bethlehem pennsylvania was chris stenned in a stable across the street fromtanding right now. no kidding. local officials cling to that moravian tradition a tradition that you mentioned even extends to the post office. talk about a hot christmas gift. every year the bethlehem post mastery receives tens of thousands of christmas cards from as far away as china requesting the postage be canceled with one of their two special christmas stamps, one of which has the star of bethlehem, the other bearing an image of the three wise men and all those requests are hand stamped. bethlehem post master dan myiases yo' says that's on top of all the other holiday parcels they need to deliver. >> we deliver over 3,000 packages in one day to bethlehem alone and they're probably doing the same. that's why i said earlier just so proud of the job they've done. >> reporter: bethlehem's christmas spirit is not limited to the post officers. over at the moravian book shop which first opened its doors in 1745 the owners transformed the store every year into a christmas wonderland. in

we're pinching ourselves all the time, that we are here in bethlehem for christmas what, a gift.t from god. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. god bless you. >> and the church of nativity's bells continue to ring tonight. among those celebrating christmas here in bethlehem, some of the 700 krchristians fr gaza that were -- bethlehem and by the way, it is officially christmas here, so merry christmas, john, and of course merry christmas to all our viewers as well. >> john, merry christmas to you as well. what a scene there behind you, thanks so much. >>> another white on black police shooting in the st. louis area, we will discuss it with the panel after a quick break. >>> everyone, every year i bring my family in to wish you a merry christmas, happy holidays and a happy new year. paul 7 1/2, daniel is 4 1/2 now, my lovely wife amy, i'm not going to tell you how old she is. paul, go ahead. >> from my family to yours and i hope you have a greet christmas and a great year. >> daniel? >> i hope you have a happy new year. >> good job. >> we wish you a blessed and happy 2015. >> w

in bethlehem nuns at one orphanage are doing all they can . hoping they might find a family for the infants. kurdish fighters in iraq claimed a victory against islamic state. taking back control of mount sinjar where thousands of yazidis have been trapped since last august. airlifted to safety by peshmerga forces, yazidis are not relatively safe. fighting continues in the region. taking us through how the peshmerga went about breaking the siege on the mountain. >> the leader of iraq's kurds relishes the moment. he's reached the top of mt. sinjar. the site had been under siege for months. >> what the peshmerga have achieved this historic. never expected to win all these battles. >> the sinjar offensive was launched last wednesday, coalition forces carried out assault on targets to allow fighters of kurdistan to move in. on the ground, the battle was fierce. as shown on footage filmed by the soldiers. this kurdish man was among the injured. at the foot of mount sinjar the town is where most of the fighting took place. >> we were fighting in the

badge bethlehem without christians. all this church would be is a museum.al community gives it meaning. without them all it is a stones. >> reporter: christmas festives in bethlehem will be subdued this year, after a year of violence, and church officials have decided to scale back celebrations. but that hasn't stopped people here from praying for a better future. >>> fighting has broken out in bethlehem at a christian ceremony at --. this comes at a time when palestinian chris representation in bethlehem is quickly dwindling. >>> a representative says she is optimistic that peter greste could be released soon from prison in egypt. >> i'm hopeful. i'm optimistic his appeal is listed for the first of january, so it would be very exciting if there were steps taken before them. >>> peter greste has written a christmas letter from prison in cairo. here is what he had to say in his message: >>> well, peter greste, mo, and baher mohamed have now been imprisoned in egypt for 361 days. they were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherho

we are democrated for the holidays. >> for christmas-related activities in bethlehem. link can be found on our website 6abc.com. reporting from >>> the game did not go well. they lost by 20 points. a game against number 10 an kansas. and fran dunphy and the owls take the subway. and a fight for a loose ball. owls up by 10 in the break. second half. jesse morgan. three owls and double figures. we scored 17 points. lead up to 20. a bit later will cummings. 19 points for him. the routh is on. storm the court. why not? >> it's our night. i loved to tell you that, you yu know, our offense wa >> and the commodores shoot better 57% of the a snap 79-50 defeat. irony for karma. we spoke fun on tony roma. it's the the eagles that lost three straight games in december. roma and company plays in january. his team will give it their all against the giants on sunday. >> it's gut-wrenching. that is what i am explaining. whether we are lost in this fashion they are gut-wrenching. we have to play one more football game. hey, new york let's not worry about it. they are not like that. th

celebrations taking place at the vatican and bethlehem.bc's jim maceda has our report. >> reporter: at the vatican, a solemn midnight mass. pope francis ushering in the holiday that marks the birth of christ for more than 2 billion worshipers worldwide. many in conflict zones. u.s. troops in afghanistan singing by candlelight. and pilgrims to christ's birthplace, bethlehem, and the west bank. >> merry christmas! >> reporter: american david bogary came from iowa. >> to proclaim the name of jesus, not to talk politics. >> reporter: but there are tensions here, even at christmas. palestinians in santa costumes protested israeli occupation and scuffled with police. elsewhere, santas were making friends and spreading joy. >> brought a little bit of christmas to thailand. >> reporter: in baghdad, bringing presents to christian children who had fled isis with their families. in france, scene of recent attacks by suspected islamist militants, police tightened security. so has the vatican. at christmas time there is perhaps no more symbolic target

you're looking at live pictures from bethlehem. let's go back to our top story, storage or janie and plane that went down in syria. i spoke to a former iraqi government spokesperson and now a senior director at the national endowment for democracy. >> over the last six months, isis has been holding war fronts and 4-5 major cities. 4-5 have been facing countries that are having air raids. it isnot contained and coming up with all of the surprising moves. this will add to its momentum in the region. it will expose jordan to more danger. >> what options does the jordanian government have? looks jordan, it was the right .ove to commit to fighting isis domestically, internally, there are a lot of sympathizers with would make jordan in a very weak fragile position. you bear in mind that up until now the threat of isis has not been well conceptualized and the air raids i'm not going to uproot them. they are very well rooted in the region. to maybe the first take the next right from isis. >> do they have more sophisticated weapons than ini

you want to take old bethlehem pike to get on by.vity on jasper drive near lower state road. use some caution. ukee, back over to you. >> love the big bands sound wonderful. who said wonderful? do you remember, wonderful? >> oh, i don't know. >> lawrence welk? you remember lauren welling? you don't remember lawrence welk? >> no, but i'm pretends. >> ringing in 2015 tomorrow. navy yard loaded explosives, fireworks shows one at 6:00 the other at midnight, using more than 4,000 devices view them live at penn's landing or wiggins park in camden. watching them from anywhere else listen to the sound track at midnight on our sister station, "kyw news radio 1060". >> you can just show up and see the fireworks for free, or you can get a ticket, and go ice skating and see the fireworks at the same time of course you can go inside, fire side smors, arcade games real magical place. >> it will be great time. not going in first in person, stay home and watch the fireworks on cbs-3 starting at 11:30, we'll broadcast live from pens rallying land to

fox's john huddy reports from bethlehem. >> reporter: inof hatican city, pope francis delivering hisnnual christmas message and blessing focusing on those caught in conflicts. >> open your hearts to trust and bestow his piece upon the whole middle east beginning with the land blessed by his birth. >> reporter: meanwhile in bethlehem the site where christians believe jesus was born tourists from around the world gathering for mass at the church of the nativity. >> we've been honored to be here all the way from the other side of the world. >> this is aof hery special feeling to be here in bethlehem today. and to see all of the things that for many years we have read of. >> reporter: president obama spending the holiday with his familiar until hawaii releasing his weekly address a few days early. >> merry christmas, everyboudd. >> reporter: the president and first lady asking americans to celebrate and honor us troops, veterans and their families. >> in just a few days our combat mission in aeavhanistan will be over. our longest war will come to responsible end. responsih.> reporter: sp

we are in bethlehem. welcome to bethlehem at christmas. below us is manger square.t is pretty busy. there was thousands of people last night. you can see the tree and on the other side is of course the beautiful, the gorgeous, the holy church of the nativity. really things kicked off yesterday with the annual, the traditional procession led by the latin patriarch of jerusalem. this happens every year. they go through major square and they end up, they go inside the church of the nativity and things really culminate with midnight mass. and that lasted for just about a little over an hour. again it was packed here. thousands of people. they had a big screen outside in the square so folks were able to watch it. so it was a great deal. it was a great atmosphere. great atmosphere. but you can't talk about the celebration here without talking about the politics. i won't get too much into it, but of course the ongoing violence, the political strife that's been going on, violence even yesterday fighting along the israel and gaza border. that said, nonetheless, we met people

born in bethlehem of a virgin, fulfilling the ancient prophesies. the virgin's name is mary, the wife of joseph. humble people, full of hope and the goodness of god are those who welcome jesus and recognize him. and so the holy spirit enlightened the shepherds of bethlehem, who adored the child. then the spirit led the elderly couple into the temple of jerusalem and they recognized in jesus the messiah. my eyes have seen your salvation, simeon exclaimed, the salvation prepared by god in the sight of all people. yes, brothers and sisters, jesus is the salvation for every person and for every people. i ask him, the savior of the world, to look upon our brothers and sisters in iraq and syria, who for too long now have suffered the effects of ongoing conflict, and who together with those belonging to other ethnic and religious groups are suffering a brutal persecution. may christmas bring hope, with many exiles, refugees, children, adults, and elderly, from this region and from the whole world. may indifference be changed to end closeness and rejection

christmas eve services in bethlehem.ights broke out between security and a marching band in manger square. pope francis made that historic trip to bethlehem this past year. part of a banner year for the pope who also traveled to turkey. he helped bring longtime cold war enemies cuba and u.s. together for a new opening. we talked about that last week. on monday, pope francis used his christmas address to bring his own house in order delivering his most critical attack yet to the vatican's governing power calling it diseased with vanitiy and rivalry. let's talk about this here. let me bring in father edward beck and john allen live in rome. so exciting. looking at these beautiful live pictures, john allen, let me begin with you as we see crowds and cardinals gathering here. tell me just what is in store for the christmas events this week at the vatican and what is the message that we anticipate? >> as you indicated tonight pope francis will celebrate the traditional christmas eve liturgy. the mass of christmas night. tomor

all proclaim, christ was born in bethlehem. oh, harc the hurled angel sing we say glory, to the, thank you jesus. praise us. >> ♪ >> i'm so glad that over 2,000 you years ago, you brought him, lord. to leave your thrown and come down and eternity to born into generations. >> you were born. >>> ♪ >> you were the gift of life. >> you gave us the greatest of all. >> the greatest gift of all. gave us the greatest gift of all. >> the greatest gift of all. >> and we say glory, we thank you jesus. thank you jesus. you gave us the greatest gift, the greatest gift of all. >> ♪ >> man, they're good. thank you for that. wow. it makes it all christmasy. >> take to us church. >> bring us some church up in here. >> oh, gosh. >> he is really one of the biggest stars in the world right now, from philadelphia, north philadelphia, born and raised. >> yes, proud to call him our own. >> kevin hart. >> he sat down with quincy harris to talk about his new movie and more in the holidays. >> christmas day, a kevin h art christmas. >> how are you doing

so let's go to bethlehem.owers today gathered in bethlehem the traditional birth place of jesus and john is there with that. john? >> harris, i know the vatican is an incredible place to celebrate christmas but so is this. bethlehem is amazing. in fact, let me step out of the way so you can see it. it is an absolutely beautiful night. it's crisp, it's clear. no rain. thank goodness after several days of rain. but below us is the mainger square and across the square, i don't know if you can hear what's coming from the loud speaker, that's apparently bible verses being read in arabic. across the square is the beautiful, the historic, the holy church of the nativity. of course the site where jesus was born. and earlier today, thousands of people have been here all day. there's been music, food, and as tradition holds, earlier today, a procession was led by the latin patriarch of jerusalem, through the square, to the church and that really officially kicked off the christmas celebration here in bethlehem which is

thousands of pilgrims flocked to bethlehem am unpacking the public will -- packing the biblical birthplace. >> religious leaders used the opportunity to urge people of all faiths to come together. >> bells atop bethlehem's church of nativity called worshipers to morning mass. christians believe the church was built on the site where jesus was born. at the mass, the latin patriarch of jerusalem rate for peace between israel and the palestinians. there are also services at the church in damascus, syria. tens of thousands of syrian christians have had to flee their homes to escape violence and persecution. >> we pray for syria to return to the way it was and for the stability and safety to return to the country. >> the prayer for peace unites christians across the middle east. in baghdad, they came together at this church, protected by blast walls. despite the dangers they face, many expressed concern for their fellow christians elsewhere. >> the suffering of christians forced to flee their beautiful homes and their countries and take their personal belongings to live in miserable places. onl

celebrations in bethlehem, midnight mass at the vatican, tonight's message from the pope. >>> also, what goes up must come down, right? tell that to bao bao the giant panda. high drama tonight at the national zoo. >>> around the world tonight the christmas spirit is taking hold bringing comfort and joy to millions at gatherings large and small at celebrations at the vatican and at bethlehem itself. nbc's jim maceda has our report. >> reporter: at the vatican a solemn midnight mass. pope francis ushering in the holiday that marks the birth of christ for more than 2 billion worshippers worldwide. many in conflict zones. u.s. troops in afghanistan singing by candlelight. and pilgrims to christ's birthplace, bethlehem in the west bank. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: american david bogeri came from iowa. >> to proclaim the name of jesus, not to talk politics. >> reporter: but there are tensions here even at christmas. palestinians in santa costumes protested israeli occupation and scuffled with police. elsewhere santas were making friends and spreading joy. >> it brought a little bit of chr

bethlehem, north hampton county.eople have made christmas part of the town's identity for nearly 300 years. >>> are you not alone on christmas. that's the message and the mission of a local clarity that offers comfort to homeless veterans. jesse gary is live for us with this story. tell us about this program and the people it aims to help. >> reporter: for the past decade, members of the veterans group have been coming to places like logan square on christmas. the philadelphia -- west philadelphia nonprofit houses and cares for dozens of vets from the korean war to our country's current conflicts. twice a month including today, staffers gather donations and food from in-house stock and handing it out to homeless vets around the city starting in center city. >> there's a lot most of people out there that's worse off than we are. and we're trying to help them. whatever we have, if we can spread it around, we'll gladly do it. not a problem. >> reporter: and coming up, i'll tell you some of the things they will be handin

you can take old bethlehem pike as your alternate there. then in falls township, this is minor, but still something for you to be aware of. 32 bridge street we have an accident on the northbound side and the northbound side is okay. for drivers in new jersey. this is what 73 looks like and no incidents to deal with there. chris? >>> imagine working 36 years and never taking one sick day. septa bus driver eugene smith will retire in a few days with that record. septa honored the man they a affection affectiontally referred to as smitty. he started his career in 1978 and hang up his hat on new year's day. over the years he has received several commonendations from his employer and from riders. >> my philosophy is don't take it personal. do your best and let god do the rest. it worked for me all this many years. >> great advice. right there smitty told us that he knew he wanted to work for septa after getting on a trolley when he was a kid. he was inspired by the driver. we wish him all the best. >>> well 24 hours before the i dos, a bride get

celebrations in bethlehem and midnight mass at the vatican with a special message from the pope. we are live this christmas morning. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. and merry christmas. i'm ayman mohyeldin. getting home for the holidays has been a big hassle for millions of americans, thanks to snow, flooding and thunderstorms. according to flight ware.com, more than 13,000 flights had been delayed, and more than 1200 flights canceled nationwide this week alone. so how did last minute travelers fare? here's nbc's chris pollone. >> reporter: at new york's laguardia airport christmas eve, santa and his elves tried to keep holiday spirits bright, serenading travelers with christmas carollers, perhaps distracting them from dreary weather causing flight delays and cancellations. it was windy and wet from maine to florida. by midday, 200 flights across the country had been canceled, more than 1,000 delayed. travelers in new york seem to be taking everything in stride. >> so far it's been great. no problems for us. we're hoping it will continue to be this way. >> repor

you can take old bethlehem pike and that is a good option to get around it. outside a live look at the blue route, no accident, no delays to report there. for drivers in chester county this morning, the majors are looking really good. free of any delays or accidents and same situation on the route 30 bypass and southbound from 76 to 29. we'll take you about seven minutes. tracy e? >>> no new gas tax. one new lawmaker gives up his plan to pass it on to drivers. this morning a new suggestion to cover the bill. >>> new sign jeb bush is considering a run for the white house. but who would republicans pick if it comes down to bush versus new jersey governor chris christie? we have the early numbers. ur car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> 5:13. happening today a mother killed by police in mayfair plans to rally at the sight of he

for the time being take old bethlehem pike to get on by.o the shoulder there ukee, back over to you. >> talking sport now. eagles have wrapped up the year disappointing end to the season that started so-so well. the roads cleaned out yesterday in the lockerroom, emptying their lockers at lincoln financial field. the team finished ten and six but out of the playoffs. some fans are calling for changes, and some are even looking for new quarterback some, nick foles, though he has his own ideas. >> i expect to be back here. i expect to be the quarterback. you know, i love my teammate. i expect to be back out there leading them and winning some games. right now it is the off season. so i'm excited to come back, better than i ever have been. >> bring it home next year, bill figure owe -- fellow. good luck to you. >> flyers try to end losing streak when they take on the colorado avalanch in denver. last night in phoenix the fly guys were down three-nothing. when they started to come back. r.j. umberger scored couple of ghost in the thirds periods,

your alternate for the time being, take old bethlehem pike. police activity out in shore sham. jasper drive near lower state road. otherwise, 95 northbound from the blue route into the vine street expressway, still pretty clear, 16 minutes, 12 minutes 202 route 30 to the schuylkill. >> three's on your side with a scam alert from the philadelphia parking authority. the ppa says several people have complains about receiving emails, asking for money for unpaid tickets. now, if you get the e-mail, please do not sends any money because it is a scam the ppa only asks for payment on out standing tickets through regular mail. erika? >> 5:35 right now. in business news this morning which movies top the list of most pirated films of the year? >> and what analysts are looking at as they plot today's moves in the market. money watch's jill wagner joins us up at the stock exchange in new york, morning jill. >> reporter: good morning, ukee erika investors watching for new data on housing prices, the dow snapped its seven day wing streak yesterday following 15 points, the nasdaq was flat. >>>

you can take old bethlehem pike.have volume building in the normal spots on 76 right near girard avenue. traffic is still moving eastbound into center city philadelphia. heading out on 422 this morning, starting to see volume right near oaks and not impacting your drive times too much. but that delay of three minute eastbound from route 29 to 76. it will take you about nine minutes. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> clouds are overhead but the temperatures have been coming down steadily. a cloudy view of center city. not much view but a breeze blowing at the airport to settle down a bit at 7 miles an hour and makes 33 degrees feel like 27 this morning. colder all around and the big bear has been making steady progress overnight and making snow. the pocono mountains will see cold air for snowmaking right into the new year. doylestown is 26 degrees and now below freezing for trenton and wrights wrightstown and in chester county meadow farm down to 31 and down to 21 degrees in we

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our correspondent imtiaz tyab is joins us from bethlehem. imtiaz tyab what can you tell us about this? i do apologise, we don't have the connection with our correspondent imtiaz tyab in bethlehem. we'll try to get him back in the programme. let's move on now. >>> to northern iraq, where kurdish are fighting to regain some of the ground lost to islamic state of iraq and levant. they are trying to free the town of sinjar near the syrian border. thousands from the minority yazidi kurd community fled to the mountains above sinjar, where they were besieged for months. they opened a corridor for them to escape to safety. i.s.i.l. fighters kidnapped 3,500 women and girlfriend, as mohammad respects, the families fear their loved ones are sold as sex slaves. >> whenever the family comes together, their discussion is dominated by their missing daughter. the 7-year-old was kidnapped by i.s.i.l. fighters when they attacked the veil uj near the sinjar -- village near the sinjar mountains four months ago. the pain of losing her is unbearable. >> translati

imagine bethlehem without christians. all this church would be is a museum. without the presence of the local community the church has no meaning. without them, all of this are just stones. >> reporter: after the continuing unrest in occupied east jerusalem, church officials have decided to scale back celebrations. that has not stopped people here from praying for a better future. al jazeera, beth will hem. in the occupied west bank. >> al jazeera continues to call for the release of its staff, mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste. the three of them have now been imprisoned in egypt for 361 days. they were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they're appealing against their conviction. >>> every year tens of thousands of visitors flock to buenos aires to enjoy it's cafes and old world time. but a group called stop the demolition say that it's architecture i is undergoing instincts. >> reporter: with its stunning architecture it's monuments and well-pre-deserved cafes, argentina's capitol is regarded as a jewel.

these are live pictures out of bethlehem. last night thousands traveled to the biblical birthplace of jesus for midnight mass. pope francis delivered his christmas day blessing a beautiful ceremony as thousands filled st. peter's square. >>> back here at home the nation's capitol is just waking up. live pictures of the white house. earlier today, president obama and the first lady wished americans happenly holidays and spent a special thanks to the troops. >>> it is a bit of hollywood history wrapped up in a christmas miracle. after nearly being derailed by a north korea cyber attack "the interview" has made its debut. >> hello, north korea! >> the james franco/seth rogen comedy premiered online yesterday, available for download on youtube at the google play store on xbox and the web. it is the first time a major motion picture has ever been made available online before its theatrical release. the film dominated twitter within minutes of hitting the web with #theinterview trending across the country. one watcher tweeted two t

shear live look at the bethlehem pike. you can see some of the fog there, in the background, but otherwise major roadways, speedometers, right where they should be, 53 coming up 202, watch for some fog out along the pennsylvania turnpike, out near morgantown. we slide on over to fire location in narberth. >> this has montgomery avenue blocked, at old gulph road. so at least for the time being, lancaster avenue, is going to be your best bet for the alternate. south on the new jersey turnpike, this tractor-trailer accident at exit two, a jackknife tractor-trailer. now, traffic is getting through. but as we get into the rest of the morning rush hour, may want to use 295 295 as your alternate headed south down toward the delaware memorial bridge. headed out of town? expect possible delays today at the airport because of the weather and the fog. so far all of the flight are getting out on time. but there is only light volume. about 6:30, quarter to 7:00. when the arrivals and departure numbers start to pop. benny, whitman, comm

♪oh little town of bethlehem, how still we see thee lie!ream less sleep, the silent stars go by. ♪ yet in thy dark streets shine yetd, the ever lasting light -- shineeth, the ever lasting life. the hopes and fears of all the years, are met with in thee tonight. ♪ o for chiesz is born of mary and gathered all -- for christ is born of mary and gathered all above. while mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondering love. ♪ oh morning stars, together, pro claim thy holy birth. and praises sing to god, the king, and peace to men on earth. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. mallicoat. we begin with our pitch....i . >>> welcome to bay sunday, good morning, everybody, i'm roberta gonzalez, i'm filling in for frank who is vacationing. we begin our pitch, if you have a show idea we would love to to hear from you. go to facebook.com/baysunday, and comment to the page and we would like it hear from all of you. we begin this sunday morning with shen union, they feature culture that a

rush hour as we go back to my maps here route 309 at toll gate road just before 663 use the old bethlehem pike as the alternate. for gang leaving south jersey they are wrapping it up on the 42 freeway, still two lanes blocked approaching 295 but we should be ready to roll there any minute there back to normal heading in toward philadelphia bridges look fine and mass transit running with no delays chris and dawn back over to you. >>> breaking news this morning, the search for the missing air asia flight 8501 taking a really grim turn. crews found several bodies floating in the water near where that plane was last seen. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce live from the news room with the very latest on what you are finding out good morning jen. >> good morning. >> reporter: officialness indonesia are report ago this six bodies have been spotted in the java sea, three of been recovered so far this discovery comes as hundreds of search crews have been endlessly scouring waters for any sign of wreckage. several pieces of debris have also been spotted in this sea. the debris need to be examined to confi

. >> he led the annual procession from jerusalem to bethlehem. >> this time every year, the patriarchf jerusalem makes a 10 kilometer journey from his home in the west bank to hold mass in the holy city of bethlehem. he has to pass through a number of security checkpoints along the way. his greatest desire is the palestinian and israeli people can one day break down the walls that keep them apart. >> i hope we can get rid of all these walls and build bridges and shake hands in peace. it can only come with justice. our cause is just. we hope next or will be more also full -- more merciful. >> tens of thousands of people waited for the archbishop to arrive. positions entertained visitors. the arrival was marred by a brief boisterous scuffle. his supporters try to get as close to the catholic patriarch as possible. bodyguards had difficulty fighting them back. finally, he made it through to the church of the nativity where he will conduct the traditional midnight mass. >> the border between finland and russia was the scene for a christmas reading on wednesday. >> russia's version of fath

in bethlehem, thousands attended midnight mass inside the church of the nativity where jesus christ was born. at the vatican, pope francis celebrated with a traditional mass at st. peter's basilica where the crowd spills into the square. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: he said, god's message of peace is stronger than darkness and corruption. that is the message of christmas night. a message even some noncatholics want to hear. >> i think that he has inspired many, many people not only me, i think many, many other peoples, as well. >> reporter: that message spread some 2,000 miles to the ancient catholic community in iraq a short distance from isis front lines where hundreds packed a church to hear a letter from the pope urging them to stay strong. >> reporter: in new york city, catholics gathered in st. patrick's cathedral. cardinal timothy dolan delivered the sermon calling for renewed faith in a city shaken by protests and the recent killing of two police officers. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> today the pope delivered his traditional world view speech at st. peter

they have a power crew on the scene there, old bethlehem pike is the best alternate instead of route 309 through the first half of the rush hour and crews are still working on 422 between stowe and route 100 down to one lane through pottstown and mass transit looking good with no delays, chris and dawn, back to you. >>> we have to start off with breaking news a missing air asia flight 8501, bodies have been found floating in the waters near the place where the plane was last spotted. >> fox 29's jennifer joyce is live in the news room with more on the tragic new developments jenny. >> reporter: ap is report ago this six bodies have been spotted in the java sea, three of been recovered so far this discovery comes as hundred of search crews have been endlessly scouring the waters for any sign of wreckage. the at least 30 ships, 15 aircraft and seven hell cooperate are are involve in the active search. several pieces of debris have been spotted in the sea including white, red and black objects. air asia's jets are red and white. the debris still needs to be examine at this point. they a

fox's john huddy reports from bethlehem. >> reporter: in vatican city pope francis delivering his annualchristmas message and blessing focusing on those caught in conflict. >> open heart trust and may he bestow his belief upon belief beginning with the land bless by his birth. >> reporter: in bethlehem the the the site where christians believe jesus was born tourist from around the world gathered for mass at church of the nativity. >> we have been honored to be here all the way from the outside of the world. >> there is a very special feeling to be here in bethlehem today and to see all of the things that for many years we have read of. >> reporter: president obama spending the holiday with his family in hawaii releasing his weekly address a few days earlier. >> merry christmas, everybody. >> reporter: the the president and first lady asking americans to celebrate and honor u.s. troops, veterans and their families. >> in just a few days our combat mission in have again stan will be over. our longest war will come to than a end. >> reporter: assuring them u.s. support will continue. >> i

pilgrims from around world are in bethlehem celebrating, the at the birthplace, of jesus christ. >>>appening right now many people headed to the movies, today, a tradition in a lot of families and this movie the interview has caused a lot of confusion, backlash, threats, but it is opening, and is a sabina kuriakose is at penn's cinema in river front but there is no showing just yet, are there. >> not yet, sue. the first one is a matinee at a 1:00 but everybody is waking up to their christmas morning. there might be a crowd here when the movie theater opens and that movie theater is shown. this is a total reversal from just last week, the advertisements for the the interview are up, tickets are ready to be pick up. but if you are looking for a theater to go to to watch the interview in, well, it is still tricky. penn cinema is one of three in delaware, 300 nationally screening the movie, still limited release it was expect to be released in 3,000 theaters nationwide of course, just a fraction on of that today. penn cinema is telling local media any security concerns it may initially h

two mile parking lot you want to head to bethlehem pike this morning. now another crash between stowe and route 100 taking out a lane. >> reporter: we have the kids dressed up in heavy coats we have temperatures in the 30s matt. 35 in pottstown, 28 in saint davids. 31 in warning ton. 32 in quakertown and 30 in chester. 28 in woodbine, 27 in hammonton, 30 in smyrna. a quick look at the errand planner. you want to wait until later when it gets milder, high of 44 degrees between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. ♪ ♪ discover all the naturally moisturizing flavors of burt's bees lip balm. >> 6:55 let's update our breaking news story, chopper 6 remains over the scene of a house fire. look at that structure. the inside is the completely gutted. there's a car in the garage. you can basically see into this house. along commons drive in lower potsgrove township. the fire broke out at 2:30, firefighters called two-alarms before they were able to get it under control, but not fast enough to save the home. >>> a construction worker was hit and killed on a chester county highway.

. >>> and christians gathered in bethlehem to mark christmas eve. the square was decked out in white and yellow lights and a towering christmas tree. about half of pilgrims made the journey. analysts blame the war in gaza for the lower turnout. ♪ >>> and church goers gathered in the lehigh valley towni[u)r in bethlehem county. >>> 5:32 a.m.. you are not alone on christmas. that's the message and the mission of a local clarity that offers comfort to homeless veterans. jesse gary is live in center city. and you mentioned problems veterans have from getting help. is this beyond the scandal involving the wait times for treatment? >> reporter: it is. last hour we mentioned a report that showed the number of homeless vets in the country has declined, but that same report shows the national v.a. call center missed thousands of tuptss to connect with homeless vets because their phone calls went to a recording during peak times. it's that type of gap in the system that has led many nonprofits around the city to take to street several times each month to do o