dame frances cairncross spent several months looking into the future of local news.agmatic, and again, she gave me herfirst broadcast interview. in here is our treasured armistice edition. based in leeds, the yorkshire post is yorkshire's national paper. as editor, you become acutely aware that you are merely a custodian. 100 years ago, people got their news from the local paper. today, many of us get our news online while the internet has destroyed the market in classified advertising. according to the press gazette, 2115 local newspapers have shut since 2005 alone. there is a charm to newspapers, don't you think? the rustle and crinkle of newsprint, that faint pong as you leaf through the pages, and the irresistible whiff of proper reporting and the craft of clever curation. best of all, there are no weird adverts for nappies or marmalade based on your most recent online search. the trouble is, in news, convenience is king, and for a generation used to getting free stuff direct to their smartphones, newsprint just cannot compete. so what we have is essentially a bu

. >>> for the first time in more than 200 years, france's notre dame cathedral will not celebrate christmas mass. here's more on the back up plans after this spring's devastating fire. >> reporter: a song of praise tinged with sadness. these singers are part of the notre dame fire. they've been rehearsing at a nearby church. most are still struggling to accept that christmas mass at the iconic cathedral is canceled this year. >> to think that i was ill last christmas and missed christmas at notre dame thinking that i would go again this year with no problem. but no, yeah, i can't believe i'm not going to do christmas. >> reporter: the cause of the blaze is still unclear, but what is is that far more than brick and mortar has been effected. this film from 1948 shows the first ever recording of christmas mass at notre dame giving us a glimpse of the past that reminds us why the church remains so relevant to so many today. not even during world war i and ii did it close its doors. the french government is confident services will resume again by 2025. in the grand seem of things that doesn't se

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not even during world war one and two did notre dame shut completely. but france'sovernment is confident services will resume again by 2025. despite the collapse of lead roof and wooden steeple. in the grand scheme of things five or six years of restoration for a cathedral that's 855- years-old doesn't seem all that long but reconstruction experts say it could likely take longer. brazilian student eduarda barrea, who lives in paris, hopes worshipers use the time to reconnect with god elsewhere. >> people are trying to reconstruct and give everything to rebuild it, and it is maybe the opportunity to go to other churches to rebuild your faith. >> reporter: something notre dame's choir and congregation are doing until they can return to their spiritual home. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, paris. >> garrett: a fallen soldier will be flown home tomorrow, christmas day. sergeant first class michael goble was killed yesterday by a roadside bomb in afghanistan. goble, a 33 year old green beret from new jersey, was on his fourth tour of duty and was due home in less than a month. he

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. >> trey, what about the notre dame cathedral in france? were people able to worship there? >> normally people would worship at the notre dame cathedral, but for the first time in more than 200 years churchgoers had to go to a nearby church. all of this after a fire earlier this year devastated and destroyed the structure and left it in ruins. >> the recent heart ache because we are used to notre dame and the mess there is extraordinary. at the same time it is christmas. a celebration of hope. >> a common thread among humans around the world this christmas day, there is always hope. >> trey yingst, thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> authorities ramping up the search for two missing children among. those reports their mom may have joined a cult. another parents and some other family members are speaking out. if your glasses aren't perfect, we'll fix them. so will we. no we won't. don't forget to use your vision benefits before they're gone. now in-network with vsp. visionworks. see the difference. my bladder leak underwear.orried someone might see so, i switched. to alw

. >> but we say notre dame football, so we go with that. >> if you're in france, notre dame. >> i think words that i mispronounce. >> there's so many to choose from. >> target rich environment. this is four on four. >> but spencer corrects us. he's the grammar king, right? >> well, yes. >> and spelling. >> all right. if you thought santa claus only got around in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer, then you're in for a surprise. santa knows how to scuba dive too. the california academy of sciencesic canned off its annual scuba santa program. is that fun or what? santa will share what he knows about marine biology from now until christmas day. he has plenty of company inside. the academy's philippine coral reef habitat, more than 100 species of fish live inside the exhibit. with kids being outfor the holidays and school's out. >> it's raining so you want to be inside somewhere. >> do you scuba? >> you do, don't you? >> yeah, i do. i'm certified. it's hard enough getting the gear on. then putting the santa clothing on top of it. >> i guess if you do it every day -- >> this is a costume also. >>

called paris home for the past three years, it's the determination to restore notre dame she finds inspiring. >> for francethis is like a symbol, but i think that in the same time people are trying to reconstruct and give everything to rebuild it. and it's made the opportunity to go to other churches and to rebuild your faith. >> reporter: a symbol of faith that is already rising from the ashes. cbs news, paris. >>> coming up on the "morning news," how a girl found a cry for help inside a greeting card from someone claiming to be working against their will. >>> and it was picture perfect, a picture-perfect landing that is after a space mission went a little bit awry. t a little bit awry. it's just a cough. yeah right. and the earth is flat. ahhh!! treat your cough seriously with robitussin cf max. nothing lasts longer and treats more symptoms for your cough, cold and flu. robitussin. because it's never just a cough. don't judge ♪iss mongols. you ain't seen nothing. ♪ you try baking a pie. ew keurig k-duo brewer makes any occasion the perfect coffee occasion. family brunch! just add ground coffee for a cara

the first time in 200 years there will be no christmas mass held at the famed notre dame's cathedral in paris, francebeen closed since a massive fire severely damage the building back in april. notre dame has held christmas masses every year since the fresh french revolution, keeping it going even during two world wars. restoration of the cathedral is expected to take years. and it looks like even the president of the united states cacan't avoid doing some last minute holiday. here's what he had to say when asked what he got the first lady for christmas. >> we i got her a beautiful watch. we have a great relationship, still working on the christmas present. is that okay? there's a little time left. not too much but a little time left. >> something tells me he has a the card, but he got the same thing in april apparently. henry is on for the dail "the dy briefing." >> the president says he wants a fair shake in the present mike senate. hello everyone, i am ed henry in for a a dana perino end of is "the daily briefing." ♪ >> president trump: now we have the majority, and it's up to mitch mcconnell. we

. >>> and officials in france are raising new concerns about the stability of notre dame as the country marks the first christmas without a service at the cathedral in more than 200 years. nbc news's erin mclaughlin has the latest. >> reporter: around the world, the faithful gathered. and millions celebrate. at the vatican, pope francis calling for peace. saying change the heart, but in the heart of paris, there is sadness, for the christmas in over 200 years, the bee lofbled notre dame cathedral is dark and instead they celebrate across the river in another gothic church next to the louvrer. there is a 50% chance that the notre dame cathedral will be saved. the akonic gothic spire gone. now officials warn the cathedral is still vulnerable. prior to the fire, hundreds of tons of scaffolding were put in place, part of a renovation effort. now, there's concern it could come crashing down. on the already fragile structure. the government's goal, to reopen by 2024, in time for the paris olympics. but the recollecter says until the scaffolding is removed, they won't know that the cathedral c

that ceremony won't be held in notre dame for the first time since the french revolution, following this year's devaststating fire. france 24's correspondent has the details. >> the world watches as flames destroyed one of thehe greatest cathedrals in the world and the symbol of paris. there will be no midnight mass at notre dame this year for the first time in centuries. >> it is true the cathedral has always celebrated christmas since the revolution, the cathedral has always held a mass even during world war ii. >> following the fire, the famed virgin of paris statue andnd christmas celebraration have be moved to a temporary new home pending restoration work due to continue for another fivive or x years. christmas will be celebrated in exile at the gothic church in paris. >> obviously there is a lot of sadness because we won't be in notre dame, but there is an enormousus amount of hope becau it's only for a period of time. >> through song and prayer, the catholic community are hoping to keep the christmas spirit alive. >> it's time for some business news and here in france a landmark verdict has been handed down. a par

. >> for the first time in more than 200 years, france's notre dame cathedral will not celebrate christmas mass. the more than 850-year-old building is still being restored after a devastating fire in april. we have more from paris on how people there will celebrate christmas without the annual tradition. ♪ >> reporter: a song of praise tinged with sadness. ♪ these singers are part of the notre dame choir. since the gothic cathedral was devastated by fire in april, they've been rehearsing at this nearby church. most are still struggling to accept that christmas mass at the iconic cathedral is canceled this year. >> to think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas at notre dame thinking that i would go again this year with no problem -- yeah, no, it's -- yeah, i can't believe i'm not going to do christmas. >> reporter: the cause of the blaze is still unclear. what is is that more than brick and mortar has been affected this film from 1948 shows the first-ever recording of christmas mass at notre dame, giving a glimpse of the past that reminds us why the church remains so releva

we have a lot more to get this morning including an update on that fire that devastated france's famed notre dame cathedral earlier this year. because of the damage, the church failed to host christmas services for the first time in more than 200 years. and this morning, there's growing concern the building may nbc's molly hunter has more on that molly, good morning. >> craig, good morning that's right a lot of disappointed tourists in paris this christmas and a lot of disappointed parisians who have celebrated christmas mass at notre dame for centuries. and there's no guarantee it will ever return to what it was for the first time in more than 200 years, the famed paris cathedral was dark on christmas. its congregation, clergy, and choir decamped to a nearby church and it wasn't quite the same. >> probably many, many families have that tradition of going every year for christmas services that is quite a break in tradition. >> such a revered monument for catholics like notre dame. i think it's terribly sad they won't be able to have mass here. >> eight months after that fire ravaged the 12 centur

in france many people, churchgoers, who attended mass at notre dame cathedral had to worship at a nearbytructure in ruins. >> there is a heartache because we are used to notre dame and without mass there is extraordinary. and at the same time, it is christmas spirit of the celebration of hope. >> a common thread of people celebrating christmas around the world today. there is always hope. >> leland: there's always hope when you're looking at a guy wearing a jacket like that. merry christmas to you. i know that karen is your reducer. the voice that we heard, a great crew over there. best to you and the team. merry christmas. >> molly: all right, first first out for santa claus. it cost them waves during the surfing sciences event. thousands of attendees gathered to watch this christmas eve festivity dominatin donating toy organizations. cash prizes given out for the best costumes. a little competition and sent a gear. >> leland: those costumes would give him out run for his money. >> molly: i can't get him out of my head and the jacket. >> leland: the showdown over impeachment is certainl

this might surprise you, is thar cities in france, as a lot of towns in spain and in italy, maybe even in the unittes, that have beautiful monuments like notre damen somethini from thi and the way it was handled. in the end, that's what r want e future. >> brown: lead contamination inside the cathedral has slowed the cleanuand forced workers ti wear hazmat suits. in july, authori offered s veral media organizationa tour of the interior, but not long after, issued a dramatic new warning: that the entire structe is still in danger of collapse. and stabilizing the walls is a priori before turning to any restoration of the spire and roof. at the lab outside paris, aline magnien explained it this way: >> ( translated ): the's a risk that notre dame's vault will become unstable, which would result in more stone falling and would put the public in danger. so we have to establish to what extenthe stones are damaged and whether they still have some resistance. and then, which stones we can keep and which ones need tbe replaced. >> brown: here, scientists study how stones drenched with werer in the aftth of the fire expand or contract as they dry. >> this

and other officials from the west bank and in france after a devastating fire earlier this year worshipers who normally attend mass of the famous notre damedral had to break a long-standing tradition, the 12th-century cathedrals empty on christmas for the first time in 200 years. a good reminder the even in the worst times in some of the worst places and toughest places on earth humans are able to find hope and happiness. >> thanks very much. in his christmas message donald trump called for unity and respect in palm beach. 24 hours ago he said nancy pelosi hates the republican party and all trump voters while complaining about the impeachment stalemate. once in a republican taking issue with the white house, working with the senate majority leader on impeachment strategy. richardson is following the president with the dueling narratives of respect and politics. >> reporter: for donald trump is christmas break from discussing impeachment at least publicly, the president spending his holiday privately with his family in mara lago. democrats and republicans debate their impeachment strategies if there is a trial in the senate. christmas gree

>>> there are new concerns in france about saving the notre dame cathedral after a devastating fire earlierrector of notre dame told the associated press that the paris landmark as of today is, quote, not out of danger. he warned that there's a 50% chance that the church may not be saved after the fire destroyed its roof and iconic spire. yesterday marked the first time in more than 200 years that a christmas service was not held at notre dame. french president emmanuel macron vowed to open the cathedral by 2024 in time for paris to host the olympics. however, restoration work is not likely to begin until 2021 due to efforts to rescue the cathedral's struck turn. john meachem, this past year it was a sickening day watching notre dame go up in flames. this more bad news, that the center, what many believed to be, what i believed to be really the centers of western civilization may still not be -- well, it may still not be able to be saved. >> yes, it may not be salvageable. i don't know much about this restoration work, but surely, surely we have the technology or the wherewithal to do this.

and in france after a devastating fire earlier this year, worshipers would normally attend mass a at the bemus notre dameathedral. the 12th century cathedral was empty on christmas for the first time in 200 years. a good reminder that even in some of the worst times in some of the worst places and toughest places on earth, humans are able to find hope and happiness. mike, merry christmas. >> mike: merry christmas to you. thank you very much. in his christmas message president trump called for unity and respect from his private club in palm beach. 24 hours ago the president said house speaker nancy pelosi hates the republican party and all trump voters while complaining about the impeachment stalemate. and correspondent rich edson is with the dueling narratives out of respect for politics. >> for president trump christmas break break discussing impeachment. he's spending the holiday privately with the family in mar-a-lago. they are debating this. >> we give thanks to the millions of americans who come together to make to care for others with compassion and bring the warmth and bliss of this holy season to

and in france, after a devastating fire earlier this year, worshipers who would normally attend mass at the famous notre dame cathedral. had to break a long-standing tradition. the 12th century cathedral was empty on christmas for the first time in 200 years. >> a good reminder that even in some of the worst times in some of the worst places and toughest places on earth, humans are able to find hope and happiness. mike, merry christmas. >> mike: merry christmas to you. thanks very much, trey. in his christmas message, president trump called for unity and respect from his private club in palm beach. 24 hours ago, the president said house speaker nancy pelosi hates the republican party and all trump voters while complaining about the impeachment stalematee one senate republican taking issue with the white house working with senate majority leader on impeachment strategy. correspondent rich eidson is in west palm beach, following the president with the dueling narratives of respect and politics good, good evening, rich. >> good evening, mike. for president trump, a christmas break break discussing impeachment.

dame cathedral. the landmark is undergoing restoration after a devastating fire destroyed its roof and spire earlier this year. the iconic paris cathedral celebrated midnight mass during both world wars. even during the nazi occupation of france. the mass will instead be held at a nearby church. >>> one week left in the regular season the nfl playoff puzzle is nearly complete the chiefs are a lock after cruising to an easy win over the bears. reigning mvp mahomes was on fire, rushing for a touchdown and putting up two more in the air. k.c.'s defense stifled chicago, allowing a single kick through the upright. chiefs win it, 26-3. cowboys are on the outside looking in after a crushing loss to the eagles. head coach jason garrett was already in the hot seat and is practically on fire this morning. phillies took the lead and never look back. win it 17-9. if war scarson wentz and compann win next week, they'll be in the playoffs also, baltimore got a win over the browns cleveland got on the board first, but lamar jackson took over, making another case for mvp, throwing for three touchdowns and running over 100 yards. ravens win it, 31-15 it was a stunning up in seattle, where the arizona cardinals beat the playoff-bound seattles

dame in paris was a devastating fire, demoralized everyone. it is still out of commission right now, since the first time since the french revolution. but even the nation as secular as franceallies around the cathedral and it's going to be rebuilt and all of its glory. so big hit to the french nation. >> i'm glad you picked because seed the drill instead of the notre dame program. that's much harder. >> i hit for boris johnson the conservative leader who won a resounding victory at the polls this month against the labour party. a lot of people are congratulating exit. and it's true the british people are fed up with the big government rule out of the european union union. but he think it's also true that this was a big defeat for labor, and particularly jamie corbin who had very radical far left ideas. i thinkld that they better watch out. >> zero here maybe in the united states? bernie sanders? >> paul, my head is going to go back to the new job creations in the united states. back before the 2016 election, the congressional budget office predicted that by now the economy would have predicted created 2 million new jobs. since the trump tax cuts and deregulation of 2017, t

dame burnt. one of the first references they made in the european news was to another reconstruction. one was to york minster, which was much later. but rockefeller largely funded the reconstruction of this cathedral in france. it also has some controversy, it wasn't quite in the same way because it was controlled so much by the foundation. i think the issue with the library as they were trying to make it on american project with all the little people contributing, whereas rockefeller had a much stronger hand in shaping what that would look like. it is fantastic if you get a chance to see it. >> thank you. it was a great talk. i have a question about the german pows that worked with the quakers and others to rebuild europe. did they get paid to do that? where they forced to do that, or did they volunteer to get out of the pow camps? dr. proctor: they did not volunteer. [laughter] put it that way. i just wrote an article on this, so i know the answer. the pows who were working for the quakers were paid, but they were not allowed to get their money while they were pows. what the quakers did, and i think this is fascinating and wonderful material for anyone who wants to do a dissertation on this, they sent a t