want to deny the virgin birth.swakd go into paganism and find towns of miraculous births. you often have the gods having sex with a woman. that's reprehensible. jesus was born in a stable when caesar was in a palace running the world. the contrast in other words is set up immediately. >> when you read the gospel it is clear that the gospels are not written to record history. they are trying to tell a story in such a way that is believable, that is acceptable, that is enticing. >> when we come to the new testament we have a decision to make. are we going to accept it as it is written or are we going to look for some clues to disbelieve the miracles that are on the pages? >> stay with us for more on the birth offffff >> it is more important in world history than any one might have thought. here now a look at the day and life of nazareth at the time of jesus. >> modern day nazareth is predominantly an arab city. today you hardly know this as a place jesus grew up. but right in the secenter of to is a small village bui

the star marks the place where traditionally mary gave birth to jesus. so as we step to the left we have the main jerry, the alter of the manger, which serve as jesus' crib and then the altar of the magi. >> the writers of the bible were greek and translations shape meaning. >> why did they go into a cave to have a baby? well, luke tells is they laid him in a manger because there was no room in the inn. now, this word "inn" trips us up every time. the greek word is a very simple ward, kataluma and means the guestroom or upper room. it means the house is full, and there's no privacy. and rather than being able to give birth in the guestroom, they take her down 0 into the basement cave where things are quiet, where there aren't a bunch of childrenning running around, they can have swarm she gives birth there but clearly she is in a family setting. >> and born in the cave and laid in the manger. a manger is a trough. where animals feed from. that's where they put him for a bed. the swaddling clothes and the cave in which he is born is reminiscent of the cav

he said as an example the birth control pill. think about how that must have set out to create one of the most important inventions of all time. something that was -- would completely fundamental change marriage, reproduction. he never said who invented the birth control pill or how we got it and i became curious. it struck me as audit that anybody would have on their agenda in the 1950s a pill for the sexual liberation of women, something that would free women to control their first to leave when men were condoning all the drug companies. that's what the idea came from. i became curious. i found this incredible story of these outsiders, underdogs who had no enfranchisement, no government support, no university support setting it to do something better with album was impossible. >> host: can you sketch out what life was like before the build? >> guest: i think people today, survey i took it for granted, i think many people took it for granted you for the 1960s when the pill became commonly used the options for contraception were

she much preferred the term birth control that she she has and then did. but she organized this huge conference in japan, an international conference on reproductive developments. and she was in her late 70s then. and i just thought you know, she's an older woman and she's still incredibly active even at the time people say she's an old has been, i don't care that her that she was still very active. >> guest: and it was 1955 when she hoped the conference in japan and abroad came over and told the press they were going to declare this new form of birth control had been discovered and there was going to be an oral contraceptive and this was going to change the world and john said you can't go over there. we have only tested on 30 women. you cannot declare the success to declare victory. but he always loved headlines and was confident that this was going to work so he made the speech and even though it was perhaps foolish it was one of those things that open up the floodgates because now women all over the world were writing to their doctors and saying when c

up next on booktv, "after words" with guest host this week jonathan and his new book the birth of the pill which presents what he describes as a grand story of radical feminist politics that started with margaret sanger in the 1930s and ended with test trials in puerto rico on the cusp of the sexual revolution. this program is about an hour. >> host: i am here today with jonathan eig. this is such a wonderful book, the "birth of the pill." i learned so much. it was exciting. you take this story, a lot of it is about medical merchandising and you make it incredibly exciting and i'm curious to know your previous books were about baseball. what made you the subject? >> guest: i didn't have it on my radar at all and ten or 12 years ago i heard a rabbi gives a sermon about the importance of thinking of yourself as a partner of god and being able to change the world but to the responsibility to think about how we can transform our existence. think of how the birth control pill must have set out to create one of the most important inventions of all times but was completely fundamentally chan

ten states changed or repealed their laws against birth control.i can add the end of 1964 to that, it makes it 13. so, that's kind of a national movement. >> nearly 7 million american women are now taking oral contraceptives, and they are said to be almost 100% effective. >> the birth control pill meant suddenly women could finish their education, they could go in the workforce. and that is what radically changed, i think, life for women in america, was that ability to not only plan their families but to plan their lives. >> what happened when you went inside? >> well, when i went inside, it said "no women." >> what do you feel about this idea that they won't hire women? >> we feel that it's unfair, because we feel that women will work just as good as men and better. >> we're not hiring women at this particular time for the very simple reason. the jobs we have available are jobs that only men are able to do. >> when the 1964 civil rights act was going through congress, an amendment was inserted to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gen

you will see that in natural birth. for 30 years, katherine morrison has been providing abortion and now, opening up the very first natural birthing center housed inside an abortion clinic something inconceivable 22 years ago. >> the 73 of buffalo is preparing for a street fight between those in favor of abortion and those against abortion rights. >> buffalo is one of the -- >> this is a dead human being. >> after staging successful demonstrations in wichita t kansas, the antiabortion group operation rescue found a receptive audience in the largely catholic area. >> i don't believe murder is debatable. >> the group was invited by the democratic mayor. >> if they can stop one abortion, i think they have done their job. >> buffalo was not wichita. operation rescue was met with heavy resistance. >> hold the line in buffalo, that will have an effect of what happens in columbus what happens in schenectady. >> thousands took to the streets, leading to hundreds of arrests, patients harassed and buffalo women's services. >> why

but it is great to be part of it with the birth center. we had a wonderful birth.o be part have of it. >> congratulations. >> thanks for holding out the tears, we appreciate you good all right mike and alex. huge party planned here december 14th to celebrate 10,000 baby. >> i cannot thank them enough, 36 years of families. >> thank you all, and come to the party and celebrate. >> thank you. >>> coming up on 14th, thanks lauren. they are tweeting out what number baby you you were if you had one of your 10,000. i a had three of my babies there. tweeted out my birth numbers of my children. >> what numbers. >> i was 5,000, 6,000 a 9,000. >> you blew it. if you could have just held on. >> 10,000 baby. >> all right. lauren, thanks for keeping us abreast of the situation in bryn mawr. >> 9:26. >> i cannot figure out how to keep my roof on my ginger bread house it slips off. >> so quincy is teaching us a thing or two this morning about ginger bread houses. >> how do you keep the roof on. >> ginger bread 101. >> it is very tricky, yes. >> unaudible. >> ♪ >> absolutely. >> o

. >> and the big story on "action news" is a memorable christmas birth. instead of maivrpinger this baby came into the world on septa train. and instead of three wise mep the mother had three transit police officers. live outside hahnemann hospital with the dramatic details. sharee. >> and rick, talk about a special delivery for baby who could not wait he was actually born on that septa train today bringing the train to a complete stop. thankfully, two septa police officers were ready to jump into action. >> my water broke my water broke. >> loretta and michael were on the train when it halted. >> next thing you know the l stopped and we wanted to know what the commotion was about. >> the commotion was a woman in labor ready to give birth right there on the train. >> a baby on the l. couldn't believe it. >> peterson began rolling with his cellphone camera. >> female in labor aboard train car 1166 15 eastbound 15 eastbound i have a woman in labor aboard train notify rescue. >> sergeant daniel kaban works the subway line and was first to respond. >> i rushe

even if you were careful, because birth control is not perfect. but think about this way, from the time you have your first period when you're, like,11 or 12, to the time you have your last period which could be as late as 50, you have to be preventing pregnancy every single month except when you want to get mr. president -- >> a -- pregnant. a little more than 30 years. >> an enormous time to practice everything. i talk about that in the book, this hypervigilance we demand of women, this perfect performance. at the same time, we demand women be incredibly hypersexual. young girls are supposed to be hot virgins, they're supposed to go all the way and then not do it. how does that work out? >> it doesn't work out well for anyone. >> so i think, you know, we're at a -- someday, i don't know, maybe they'll be better, definitely better birth control than now. there'll never be perfect birth control, and we just have to accept that. i think that women who have abortions should not let themselves be put in this position of someone else judging them as c

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birth and then come back to tiger beach? i can't put my finger on it yet, but if i play around with the data and get recaptures you can see the puzzle pieces coming together. >> when the shark is up here and you're processing it, it looks like that's when the research happens. it swims away, and it doesn't end there. >> definitely not. you're seeing the precursor. right now while we're having this conversation the sharks are doing my work for me so i can do this. >> you know, it brought me back to my days in the rain forest. i just love that feeling of working with a team, working hard in tough physical conditions. i was just amazed. there were two young women there who were juniors in college, and they're out there doing this work. i'm always just amazed with science careers because a lot of young people out there don't realize what they could be doing as their summer job when they're 20. >> that's incredible footage. how did we get that? >> it was awesome. we were shooting above water. we were shooting in the water. jim ab

she had her son dash at a birthing center. >> i never worried.pport. >> in britain, 90% of the births are in a hospital. in u.s. it is more 98%. >> i think i feel more safe at the hospital in case of emergencies. >> onstet ri stet rikbstetricia gynocologists think hospitals are still best. >> dopplers like to deliver babies in the hospital because that is where they can ensure the safest and healthiest mother and baby outcome. >> but even in the u.s. views are changing. rossi wilson of los angeles had her first son in a hospital and her second at home. >> it was a great experience. i felt very empowered by it and i felt it was a very natural, comfortable environment for me to be in. >> so could american moms join the british revolution? >> we have been taught that you go to a place to have a baby. you don't have someone come into your home to have a baby. will that change? yes. but slowly. >> reporter: still, for a growing number of moms, the more natural way is the better way. nbc news, london. >>> when we come back here tonight, a piece of hist

>> ezra's birth was an anomaly. of another successful pregnancy with holly's own eggs. if holly and john wanted another child, they'd have to either adopt or find an egg donor. >> the idea to use donor eggs was just instantly -- >> it really was. in that very consultation meeting, let's just move into talking about the donor eggs. what's the next step, how do we keep moving on this timeline? >> determined to have another child, their search for the perfect donor is under way. every day holly goes online where hundreds of egg donors agencies thrive, acting as brokers between recipient and donor. the hardest part is picking the right donor. there are many to choose from. >> as you can see right here, in this bar, there are a million things that you can choose. >> how many profiles have you looked at already? >> thousands. >> really? >> yeah. for me, it's a chance to improve upon yourself. you're looking at those donors and you're like, well, i always wanted to be taller, so let's just kind of check that in. then maybe

. >> coming up next, birth >>> a bay area group is hoping to begin clinical trials on technology theyieve could revolutionize birth control. >> as cheryl jennings reports, it's aimed at men. >> for millions of men, condoms are vasectomy are the two choices for male birth control. >> just seems crazy but here was a better method. nobody was developing it. >> this birth control advocate heads up a foundation spearheading the develop of a kind of injectable sperm stopper. >> it's like a gel vasectomy. it blocks sperm. >> as seen in this animation, it aejected into the tube that sperm swim through and works like a filter, allowing fluids to pass but not larger sperm. researchers say it's proven effective in preventing pregnancy in animal testing but the gel has one more intriguing advantage according to developers. unlike a vasectomy, it is designed to be easily reversible. a second injection is used to dissolve the polymer. they received a grant and raising additional moneys with the goal of conducting human trials as early as next year. if approved advocates believe it could revolutioni

birth rates for women over 35 reached the highest levels in about 50 years. birth rates for women between the ages of 15 and 44 have dropped 10% since 2007. the sharpest drop occured among teens whose birth rates fell 10%, just in the last year. >> sreenivasan: we're learning more about that failed hostage rescue attempt in southern yemen. u.s. special forces tried to free photojournalist luke somers from al-qaeda militants yesterday. but the kidnappers fatally shot somers and another hostage, south african teacher pierre korkie, just before the commandos could get to them. the bbc reports u.s. special forces didn't know korkie was being held there. a charity working on korkie's release says he was set to be freed today. i'm joined now by reporter adam entous who chronicled the raid for the "wall street journal." ed in the past24 hours,3 we know any more information about any other casualties during this raid? >> no. the latest wead was the as assess that about six or seven aleda mill and none of the special that were involved in the operation, at0 totalone o

and she was the first hero of the birth control movement.an incredibly interesting feminist newspaper, the word feminism is used for the very first time. by 1913, everybody's talking about feminism, so at the very time when marston was coming of age as a young person interested in psychology thinking about women and men, he was watching this incredible flowering of political activism on the part of women fighting for the right the to vote, feminists who were fighting for a much bigger set of ideas about equality and birth control activists. and then olive byrne moves into his household in 1925 -- >> even though he already has a wife. >> he's already married. he and his wife and olive byrne come to believe that they should live together as a threesome. they raise their family together. it is a form of sex radicalism. so there are two really different routes for what marston is thinking about women and power. when he creates wonder woman in 1941, her grandmother really is margaret sanger and the women rebels from 1914. >> yeah, it's fascinatin

iet was calm and amazing. >> the woman goes she just gave birth. we're like? >> paramedics escorted the family to a nearby hospital. >> a pack of peanuts and clean towels. >> yes. >> a storm coming our way. talking about potentially flooding rains and damaging winds. so let's get into it. cloudy skies and many watches and warnings to tell you about that will be produced by the storm. a high surf advisory from 10:00 tonight to 10:00 a.m friday. and breakers may exceed 20 feet. and dangerous rip currents are possible. let's talk about the wind. higher elevations gusts to 80 miles per hour down trees and power lines are likely. and now, flood potential. a flash flood watch from wednesday evening to thursday night. and ponding could also occur. in sierra, a blizzard warning from 10:00 tomorrow night to 1:00 p.m friday. we expect 10-20 inches of snow there. winds gusting 50-80 miles per hour. forecast starting at 7:00 tomorrow evening, at that point we expect rain to have arrived already. and wide spread rains beginning to push south ward and eastward by 7:00 the s

there is so much support. >> in britain, about 90% of births are in a hospital.the u.s., it's more than 98%. >> i think i feel more safe being at the hospital in case of any emergencies. >> the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists says home births are still more risky and hospitals are still best. >> sometimes disasters do happen. and doctors like to deliver babies in the hospital because they can ensure the safest and healthiest mother and baby outcome. >> but even in the u.s. views are changing. she had her first son in a hospital, her second at home. >> it was a great experience. i felt like very empowered by it. i felt like it was very natural, comfortable environment for me to be in. >> so could american moms join the british revolution? >> we have been taught that you go to a place to have a baby, you don't have someone come into your home to have a baby. will that change? yes, but slowly. >> still, for a growing number of moms, the more natural way is the natural way. nbc news, london. >> and you get to take them to yoga. >> because nothing'

. >> coming up next, birth here's some news you may find surprising.e're for an open internet for all. we're for creating more innovation and competition. we're for net neutrality protection. now, here's some news you may find even more surprising. we're comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. >>> a bay area group is hoping to begin clinicalrials on technology they believe could revolutionizbirth control. >> as cheryl jennings reports, it's aim at men. >> for millions of men, condoms areasectomy are the two choices for male birth control. >> just seems crazy but here was a better method. nobody was developing it. >> this birth control advocate heads up a foundation spearheading the develop of a kind of iectable sperm stopper. >> 's like a gel vasectomy. it blocks sperm. >> as seen in this animation, it aejected into the tube that sperm swim through and works like a filter, allowing fluids to pass but not rger sperm. researchers say it's proven effective in preventing pregnancy in animal tting but the gel has one more intriguin

this is a picture of me and his birth father. >> she lost touch with the father before he was born. she started to search for her son. she wanted to wait until he was an adult out of respect for his family. she received a response from her son 3 months ago. >> there was an e-mail from him that said a letter to my birth mom. and that was just an unbelievable joy. >> ken, a captain in the air force is based in ohio. he admitted he was apprehensive she was looking for him. he thought about it a long time before he was ready to meet linda. >> it is a positive thing she tried to contact me. sometimes it turns out the children try to find their parents and the parent wants nothing to do with them. >> how do you feel? >> at san francisco international airport, linda and her husband waited anxiously so they could meet. >> oh, my gosh. i missed you so much. >> she hopes her story encourages others not to give up. linda describes her joy as all the christmas eves in her life bundled up into one day. >> we have a lot of talking to do. >> 30 years worth. >> that's it for this week's second look

a for effort. >> birth scel for men. new technology developed right here in the bay area. >> tonight we show you how it in the bay area. >> tona remote that livesw it on your phone. more wi-fi in more places. a movie library you can take wherever you go. internet speeds that have gotten faster 13 times in 12 years. the innovators and inventors at comcast labs are creating more possibilities for more people every day. comcast nbcuniversal. bringing media and technology together for you. >> bay area group is hoping to begin clinical trial in technology they believe could revolutionize birth coychlt as cheryl reports it's aimed at men. >> for millions of men condom or surgical virginia secretary tome the two choices for male birth control. but now bay area group believes it could be close to offering alternative. >> it just seemed crazy that here was sit ago better method and nobody was developing it. >>reporter: birth control advocate elaine heads up the foundation that is spear heading the development of this gel. kind of

on. >> we are a sort of hospital or birthing center culture.lace to have a baby. you don't have someone come into your home to have a baby. will that change? yes. but slowly. >> reporter: even here, less than 3% of babies are born at homes and some question whether the new advice is about saving money. >> we're not just numbers on a spreadsheet. >> reporter: there's a concern that if something does go wrong, rushing to the hospital could be traumatic and potentially dangerous. >> it can be a very, very traumatic thing and it's something that lots of women would obviously prefer to avoid. >> reporter: the national health service says this is not about money and they're not trying to push women out of hospitals. they say it's simply about giving women options. lester, erica? >> kelly, thanks very much. thoughts? ? >> in some ways they say it's not about money and trying to push it, it's nice girlfriend women that option. i think women in the united states, i had boepts my kids at the hospital, but i think they sometimes feel like it's harder for

iet was calm and amazing. >> the woman goes she just gave birth. we're like?cs escorted the family to a nearby hospital. >> a pack of peanuts and clean towels. >> yes. >> a storm coming our way. talking about potentially flooding rains and damaging winds. so let's get into it. cloudy skies and many watches and warnings to tell you about that will be produced by the storm. a high surf advisory from0:00 tonight to 10:00 a.m friday. and breakers may exceed 20 feet. and dangerous rip currents are possible. let's talk about the wind. higher elevations gusts to 80 miles per hour down trees and power lines are likely. and now, flood potential. a flash flood watch from wednesday evening to thursday night. and ponding could also occur. in sierra, a blizzard warning from 10:00 tomorrow night to 1:00 p.m friday. we expect 10-20 inches of snow there. winds gusting 50-80 miles per hour. forecast starting at 7:00 tomorrow evening, at that point we expect rain to have arrived already. and wide spread rains beginning to push south ward and eastward by 7:00 the storm reaching

they do believe the bible narrative of the birth of jesus. prized. >> i'm not surprised at all, bill. these numbers have been around for a long time. we know that the u.s. is an unusually religious country given how wealthy we are. so not surprised at all. i have to sigh what saddens me though as a scientist and educator is that not more people believe in global warming, evidence logs or, you know, the effectiveness of vaccines, for example. but not surprised, no. >> okay. is it foolish in your opinion that people, for example, believe in the virgin birth? is that fool hardy? >> i wouldn't say it's foolish. i believe it's not much evidence in my opinion that it actually happened. >> it's a matter of faith. if you believe that jesus was god, certainly god can do anything because god created the world. if he wanted son virgin birth god can do anything. that's the explanation. coming from religious perspective, are you surprised at the high numbers here. >> i'm not surprised at all. i think there are a lot of folks out there like me who believe

. >>> a story that got a lot of attention this past week in england about giving birth. and you know more about it than i do. >> well, yes, that's true. new guidelines say for women who are healthy and have uncomplicated pregnancies, the hospital may not be the best place to have a baby. kel kell could be has more. >> reporter: the delivery with mid wives at home or birthing centers is actually safer for 45% of women. >> the principle reason is they're kept away from doctors with their knives. >> reporter: professor mark baker wrote the new guidelines based on a government study that found healthy women had more epidurals, more cesarean sections and more complications in maternity wards. >> we have over medicalized delivery, and we're doing more harm than good as a result. >> yes! >> reporter: for first time moms like jennifer kennedy, giving birth at home is still not recommended. she had son dash at a birthing center. >> i never thought for a moment that i was in danger, no. there is so much support. >> reporter: in britain, about 90% of births are in a hospital. in th

and switched at birth -- it is every parent's first nightmare -- wosrst nightmare. we will have more on two french families now suing for 12 million euros. all that and more coming up. we go straight to brussels where u.s. secretary of state john kerry is hosting the first high-level meeting of the coalition trying to combat the islamic state militant group in iraq and syria. kerry is meeting with leaders from countries at the nato headquarters to discuss the best strategy against the group as well as looking at how to stem the flow of foreign fighters joining the jihadists. >> in opposing these terrorists, our diversity is, in fact, a source of remarkable strength. it gives us the credibility and the breath of reach to move against them not only in iraq and syria am about to counter any support that might exist for it around the world -- iraq and syria, but to counter any support that might exist for it around the world. >> the pentagon announced washington's longtime foe had conducted airstrikes against islamic state targets in eastern iraq in recent days. a senio

. >>> a woman who gave birth on a southwest airlines yesterday is said to be doing well along with her. people nearby didn't realize what happened until they heard a baby crying. >> i was like, there are no babies on this flight and the woman there said she just gave birth. >> no noises, mom didn't say anything, dad didn't say anything. >> the mom was flying to phoenix when she went into labor and fortunately a doctor and nurgs were on board and offered to deliver the baby boy. the plane landed safely. you can take 6abc.com with you anywhere you go. it is designed to fit any device no matter how large or small your screen. visit 6abc.com. skippy!! yippee!! fun fun fun! shiny! you never listen! what? is someone talking? skippy!! yippee!! look a ride! (vo) made with the funnest peanuts ever! skippy. yippee!! >>> mazda will issue a nationwide recall with vehicles with potentially defective airbags after rival honda made the same announcement. at least five deaths will linked to the defective airbags made by takata. they can send debris flying at passengers. >>> the company uber is being s

catholics gathered to celebrate the birth of jesus jes christ. the pope is delivering his christmas day message to the city and to the world. >> hours earlier at christmas eve mass, the holy father placed his own stamp on the christmas tradition, unveiling the baby jesus. said the birth every jesus showed the patience, closeness, and the tenderness of god. >> how much the worlds needs tender necessary today. life must be mets goodness, with meekness. when we realize god is in love with our smallness, to better encounter us. >> earlier the pope made a phonecall to iraqi christian refugees forced from that home by militants. compared that to the plight of infant jesus. >> ♪ >> in bethlehem, christ's birth place, christians gathered for midnight mass at the church of the nativity. the central manger square is decked out in white and yellow lights, you see on the screen, also a towering christmas tree. bands from around the world performed on stage singing christmas carols and original christmas rock ballads mostly in english. >> not all the noise ev

zoo officials say the birth went off without a hitch.irst born cub weighs 181 grams and measured 22 centimeters. the second cub was born a few hours later. she weighs 186 grams and measures 21 sent meters. the panda keeper at the zoo says she's overjoyed. >> translator: i'm so delighted. i just hope they grow up healthy and strong. >> the panda is in her early 40s in human years. she's the fourth time she's given birth, making her the mother of seven. and her partner is a 22 from china. that puts him in his late 60s in human terms but that hasn't slowed him down one bit. he's already fathered 13 cubs that's all for this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. >> garrison keillor: maxine kumin lives on a farm in new hampshire where she breeds arabian and quarter horses, writing poetry, four novels, more than 20 children's books. she says, "i don't want to write poems that aren't necessary. i want to write poems that matter." >> this is a little one called after love. afterward, the compromise. bodies resume their boundaries. these l

it's a new closeness, because i had never witnessed the birth of child before.w her giving birth to our son, - yes, it's very emotional, a very special moment." so is men's equal participation in home and child care the final stage of feminism, as i mentioned earlier? gary barker, who founded promundo thinks it is:. barker: we're not going to achieve full equality for women in the workplace and all the other places where women want to succeed, politics and everywhere else, if somebody is not doing half of the unpaid care work. so even if we have subsidized daycare, we still need somebody to do the care work after hours. and i think that the data we have from around the world finds that when men do more of that, women's income goes up, women are more likely to achieve what they want in the workplace and it turns out that men are usually happier as well. barker: we are paying attention, women are enjoying to lean in, right? we need the equivalent for men. right? so is it men we need to diaper up or to care up? but there's something we need men to do as another par

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zoo officials say the birth went off without a hitch.irst born cub weighs 181 grams and measured 22 centimeters. the second cub was born a few hours later. she weighs 186 grams and measures 21 sent meters. the panda keeper at the zoo says she's overjoyed. >> translator: i'm so delighted. i just hope they grow up healthy and strong. >> the panda is in her early 40s in human years. she's the fourth time she's given birth, making her the mother of seven. and her partner is a 22 from china. that puts him in his late 60s in human terms but that hasn't slowed him down one bit. he's already fathered 13 cubs that's all for this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us. would you rather spend your weekend mowing your lawn - or relaxing in your backyard? when you choose native, drought- tolerant plants for your landscape, you can attract wildlife, stop using unhealthy pesticides, and save money on your water bill. a native plant is one that grows naturally in your area and climate. because it 's adapted to living there, it can withstand the he

when we when we think about the black folks, these are african-americans who did not have birth certificates, many never have left the surrounding confines of the plantation. not trying to serve as leaders but provide help. we celebrate the 50th anniversary, spoke before the credentials committee she talked about being beaten.

the 39-year-old gave birth early this year. we have a report on the homecoming. >> the 4 1/2 hour drive from the bay area is the longest trip she has made in nine months. this journey is short. compared to the recovery process it took to get her home. she fell into a coma in march while pregnant with her baby boy. she was hospitalized because of a seizure caused by a benign brain tumor but carried the baby to full term and delivered the boy by c-section. >> it has been a challenge. real challenge. you put on top of that the emotional burden of knowing your daughter is ill and going to be ill for a long-term and the sadness you have to carry around. atoday is the first time she has seen her baby in two months and the first time in two months her husband has been with both of them. her parents took the boy home to fresno in october while he commute between the bay area and fresno to spend time with his wife and son. >> i am thrilled i don't have to have my family torn apart 180 miles from each other and i don't have to keep makin

masses are celebrated traditionally add midnight to commemorate the birth of jesus being born at night. several other masses were held today at the cathedral basilica. >>> christmas day lunch for those people less fortunate. second pilgrim baptist church in fairmount has been offering christmas meals for the last 20 years. organizers of the lunch say helping their neighbors is what the holiday is all about. >> that's what we. to we just love everybody. we all need some help. that's all it's about. helping someone else. we love doing what we doing. we love it. i wouldn't change my place with nobody. >> in addition to the lunch the church also gave out clothes and shoes to those people in need. >>> and others spent the day waiting in line to see the controversial movie that sparked a cyber attack. the interview opening today in select theaters including wilmington's penn cinema riverfront. we were there as police dogs checked out property this morning before the first showi showing. brad satin caught up with people coming out of the much anticipated first showing. >> reporter: this theat

the birth of muni had been a long-time coming. over the years the city was disjointed privately owned companies. horses and steam and electric-powered vehicles. creating a hodgepodge of transit options. none of them particularly satisfying to city residents. the city transit system like the city itself would have changes during the san francisco earthquake. the transition that will pursue from this aftermath would change san francisco's transportation system once again. facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the experiment including public transit people. owned by the people and for the people. the idea of a consolidated city-owned transit system had begun traction. and in 1909, voters went to the polls and created a bond measure to create the people's railway. would become a reality three years later. on december 28, 1912, mayor sonny rolph introduced the new geary electric streetcar line and the new san francisco railway. that he said would be

. >> the story of christmas forever associated with the birth of very special baby boy. tonight, it's not only that miracle but incredible delivery on l train that is cause for great joy. it's thursday night. jim is off. i'm rick williams. verymerry christmas to you and yours. the big story on "action news" this evening is baby on board. infant boy born during the ride of his life. police officers doing the delivery. "action news" reporter sharee williams is live outside hahnemann with the video you have to see, sharee. >> and rick, this is truly the definition of a special delivery no one saw this coming a baby boy who could not wait. he ended up being a get for his mother and also the two officers that stepped in to help. >> i can't hearing hearsay my water broke my water broke. >> these two were on the twlain it halted. >> the next thing you no the l stopped we wanted to know what the commotion was about. >> commotion was woman in lane or ready to give birth there on the train. >> baby on christmas on the l. couldn't believe it. >> feeter son began controlling with hi

after two miscarriage, we were finally successful when, in 2013, we gave birth to our baby girl, jet. are you going to help daddy cook? >> all we cared about was having a healthy baby but, of course, we hoped she would be smart, too. so for fun, we started to test her. >> where is the turtle? where's turtle? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> where's sea horse, jetty? where's sea horse? yeah. >> did she inherit her father's academic prowess? or will she have more of her mother's outgoing personality? >> give me five. good job. >> jet's genetic hand has been dealt and only time will tell if she turns out to be our baby genius. what if you could shop for smarts? it may sound like the stuff of science fiction. in the 1980s, one man didn't think so. so 30 years ago, what robert graham tried to do, in manufacturing genius was hugely controversial. nevertheless, he was inundated with people who wanted to utilize his services, like a couple who lives in this building in new york city. before finding the repository, adrian and david ramm tried for years to conceive naturally but with no success. >> at what

many of its number shared his country of birth. the fifth confederate infantry consisted largely of memphis by then, formed amalgamation of the second and tennessee infantry. 21st their particular claim to corporalthat it was robert coleman credited with shooting general james mcpherson in atlanta, the same day that their colors were captured. one of their number recalls how the men of the regimen hero worship cleburne almost to idolatry. unsurprisingly they were ready to claim his final moments , recording that at franklin cleburne sought out the regiment, charged with it, and died with it. another of those who died, his body was found on the first of december, 10 feet inside the union marks near the cotton gin punctured with bayonet wounds. ,but just as it was a bad day for irish confederates, franklin also severely impacted many irish who fought for the union. the records that survive for those in federal service allow us to paint a picture of the impact of battle on those left behind. take some of the men of the 72nd illinois.

in cuba catholics are not only celebrating the birth of jesus christ they're also celebrating the newshat the united states and cuba will resume diplomatic ties. >> now we can be united and love each other like brothers. be united with love and peace. >> reporter: meantime, across the atlantic in the united kingdom -- >> for me the life of jesus christ the prince of peace whose birth we celebrate today is an inspiration and an anchor in my life. >> reporter: queen elizabeth second par thaiing in her traditional christmas broadcast. the queen calling for reckon silage across the world and taking time to praise medical workers fighting ebola in afri africa. >> i have been deeply touched this year bite selflessness of aid workers and medical volunteers who have gone abroad to help victims of conflict, or of december like ebola report roar the queen made her first christmas broadcast back in 1952. then it was an radio. in new york, leland vittert, fox news. >> a christmas day lunch for those less fortunate. second pilgrim baptist church in fairmount has been offering christmas moles for th

his mother also seen here in exclusive video had just given birth to the baby minutes before on an eastboundrain. septa officers durell james says he helped with the delivery. >> we got down there and we went in. the baby was breathing. just maintained the head and make sure the cord didn't wrap around the neck and everything like that. >> reporter: he was joined by septa sergeant daniel, we were just getting our gloves ready and went into delivering the baby and that's all we could do. >> derek cunningham shot cell phone video as a witness to the christmas miracle. >> i got really jittery for the fact that wondering how that police officer because it was all men on the scene how they were going to handle that. one lady i think she got a peek. she was like oh he's cutie pie. and everyone was happy for the mother, for the baby. congratulating the police officer. >> reporter: the officers say they were just doing their jobs with a lot of it on instinct. >> it was a wow factor for myself. i know i was just at the right place at the right time. >> i have three kids. my wife is pregnant again. so

but that's not the most memorable part of the young boy's birth.o rides a subway anywhere likes a delay, but at least the one that stopped the subway in philadelphia yesterday had a reason no one was going to complain too loudly about. >> i had a patron just tell me a-- she believed somebody is going into labor. >> reporter: philadelphia transit police officer darrell james and sergeant daniel caban were on patrol just before 6:00 p.m. when a passerby told the officers a woman was ready to give birth on the train in the station. >> we went on the scene. we saw the baby getting ready to come out. we went right into action. her husband was there. he gave us a shirt off his back, and we wrapped the baby around. >> axelrod: within minutes, a new baby boy was born. just after that, e.m.s. workers arrived, and then the new family was off to the hospital. >> i have three kids. my wife is pregnant again. it was just get in there and help. i mean, that's what we do. >> we delivered a baby for her, so it was like her christmas present but it's also a blessin