carissa? >> jared hill in new york, thanks. >>> well, pope francis delivered his annual christmas day address, appealing for peace in the world, while blasting the weapons industry. frances made the speech yesterday from st. peter's basilica. he asked for an end to israel's campaign in gaza and called for the release of hostages. he also criticized the weapons industry, which he said was fueling conflicts around the world. pro-palestinian protesters calling for a cease-fire in gaza scuffled with police in new york city on christmas day. hundreds of demonstrators marched in areas popular with tourists who were celebrating the holiday, including the iconic rockefeller center christmas tree. at least six people were arrested. one officer suffered minor injuries. >>> blizzard warnings continue from northeastern colorado across nebraska and into south dakota, lasting through tonight. the dangerous combination of snow and intense winds led to several cars sliding off interstate 80 in central nebrask

i'm carissa lawson in for anne-marie green. we begin with seven million americans facing a massive winter storm sweeping across the central u.s. blizzard warnings and winter weather alerts are up across nine states from colorado to minnesota with snow, ice, and high winds creating whiteout conditions. check out this video from bismarck, north dakota, where the street turned into an actual ice rink. many places got anywhere from 9 to 14 inches of snow. that snow is now heading east bringing heavy rain and possible flooding. cbs' jarred hill joins us here in new york with all the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carissa. the timing of these storms in this peak post-holiday travel could be less than ideal. we've already seen some headaches in the middle of the country. generally speaking, knock on wood, it's been fairly smooth sailing. a post-holiday winter wonderland making for dangerous driving in the midwest and great plains. >> just for safety's sake. we'll stop and stay wherever we end up. >> reporter: thick

i'm carissa lawson in new york.tate ruled thursday that former president donald trump is ineligible for the state's primary. the ruling will be appealed to the maine superior court. hours later, california's secretary of state said that trump will be on that state's primary ballot. >>> this powerful wave in ventura county, california, sent thursday. coastal flood and high surf warnings are in place across the >>> and the detroit pistons lost their 28th game in a row last night, tying the nba record for longest losing streak. they'll try to avoid breaking it tomorrow night when they host the raptors. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in for norah. we begin tonight on the campaign trail for the 2024 republican nomination. nikki haley is facing a barrage of criticism, not for something she said during a new hampshire tow

i'm carissa lawson in new york.ah soto, the pregnant texas teen who disappeared last week, has been found. it was discovered alongside the body of her boyfriend, matthew guerra, in guerra's car. police could not say what caused the deaths, describing it as a perplexing crime scene. >>> secretary of state antony blinken and dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas will be in mexico today. they'll meet with the president of mexico to discuss the record numbers of migrants at the southern border. >>> and the kennedy center honors airs tonight on cbs and streaming on paramount+. billy crystal, queen latifah, and dionne warwick are among this year's honorees. the broadcast begins at 8:00, 7:00 central. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> i'm jericka duncan in for norah. we begin tonight with 7 million americans under a threat of a massive winter storm sweeping across the central u.s. blizzard warnin

i'm carissa lawson in for anne-marie green. we start with big developments in the presidential race. maine is now the second state to remove former president trump from its primary ballot citing the 14th amendment's clause against insurrectionists holding office. meanwhile, his gop rival nikki haley is walking back her controversial comments about the civil war. jarred hill joins us from new york with the fallout. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, a big question here is will any of this matter to the first batch of gop primary voters. the crucial iowa caucuses are now less than three weeks away. this morning the trump campaign is vowing to challenge the decision by maine's secretary of state to remove the former president from that state's primary ballot. >> i am mindful that no secretary of state has ever deprived a presidential candidate of ballot access, and i'm also mindful that no presidential candidate has ever engaged in insurrection under section 3 of the 14th amendment. >> reporter: the trump campaign

i'm carissa lawson in new york. the u.s. back against iranian-backed militia groups in iraq. the order from president biden came after three u.s. service members were hurt in a drone attack, one of them critically. american troops have come under dozens of attacks since the october 7th massacre in israel. >>> holiday travel has been mostly nice but with some naughty disruptions. airlines prepared for massive waves of travelers this holiday pto avoid a repeat of last year's debacle but once again southwest had to cancel hundreds of flights over the weekend. >>> and it's santa versus the grinch in a harness race to save christmas. santa came from behind to win by a length in his one-horse open sleigh. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in for norah. we begin this christmas night in gaza with some of the most intense fighting since t

i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. >>> it's thursday, december 28th. officials head south to address america's border crisis. what mexico wants in return for helping to stem the influx of migrants.

i'm carissa lawson in for anne-marie green.begin with the crisis at the southern border as a massive convoy of migrants is making its way through mexico and toward the united states. secretary of state antony blinken is back in washington this morning after a quick trip to meet with mexican leaders. this as the democratic mayors of three major u.s. cities call on the federal government for help. cbs' jarred hill joins us here in new york with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, it's not just those mayors asking the government to step in, mexico wants help to address root causes including poverty and violence in some latin american countries, but congress is stuck in a stalemate. as thousands of migrants move through mexico hoping for a new home in the u.s. this new year, top american officials held high-stakes immigration meetings with leaders in mexico city. afterwards, secretary of state antony blinken posted on x, "we are committed to partnering with mexico to address our shared challenges includi

i'm carissa lawson in for anne-marie green. we start with christmas day celebrations around the globe. the faithful are gathering to mark one of the holiest holidays of the wyear with war. the pope leading mass saying our hearts are in bethlehem. in new york city, cardinal timothy dolan reminded congregants to keep the middle east in their christmas prayers. and as the sun rose over bethlehem this christmas morning the typically bustling city resembled a ghost town. cristian benevides starts us off this morning. ♪ >> reporter: in bethlehem the biblical birthplace of jesus, a midnight mass even as most other festivities and celebrations were called off due to the ongoing israel-hamas war. >> nowadays bethlehem as any other palestinian city is mourning. >> reporter: the same is true in jerusalem where the typically bustling city streets look like a ghost town. >> it's the special day, and so it's like we especially need that spirit of christmas today. >> reporter: at the vatican -- pope francis led the faithful in prayer. people

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is looking forward to the next generation continuing to run the family business with his daughter carissa and son-in-law paul and staffed by several grandchildren. isn't this just a wonderful story? really warms your heart as we head into the holiday season. we all know santa's job is a hard one. and it's also no small job running the santa claus house for the world. in addition to the family, there are between 40 and 60 employees year round working there. besides being a delightful tourist attraction worldwide, the santa claus house understands the true meaning of christmas and uses its name for recognition -- uses its name recognition for good works in the community. organizing food drives for the fairbanks food bank that is used throughout interior alaska and many other issues of charity. mike said i think we've -- i think we have really worked hard to bring the spirit of santa to our community. the sprirpt of giving -- the spirit of giving and family and caring about one another. i hope we have done a small slice in this service of helping realize -- helping people realize that christ

good morning, carissa. good morning, everybody.out some heavier rain showers up north. but out to see this is kind of our future taking us to around the noon hour or so. no. again, we talk about all of this. remember is going through a drier atmosphere. so therefore, it's going to rob a little bit of the rain that, quote, should reach the grounds are rainfall totals are not as generous as they may appear on radar. this amount hamrick a picture and yeah, look at that. we have some rain drops actually on the lens there a little bit. also overcast as well. a little bit shaken from some winds that we have tahoe where they get out of this. they get rain and showers early on. it would have been talking about the rain. the situation is going to change by the middle of the week with the secondary system bringing in some colder air helping lower the snow levels down to the resort levels. and you can see the surface temperatures also fall a little bit too. problem is by wednesday, the out drops off. there another 3rd system that does scrape