after the reform figure francis of assisi.last year, he explained why he chose the name saying -- "for me, he is the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation. these days we don't have a very good relationship with creation, do we? he is the man who gives us this spirit of peace, the poor man." austen ivereigh, if you could respond? >> i was there when he said those words to the 5000 journalists shortly after his election. he was explaining why it was he took the name of francis of assisi. he is identifying himself with a figure that is really the icon in the catholic tradition of poverty, of humility of identification with the poor but also a man who was famous with his love of creation and an actual world and i were he saw mankind, as it were, man fits into human beings fit into god's creation and god's creation is much more than just us. we are stewards of the planet. we're been entrusted with the responsibility for the planet we must not damage it. we must care and embrace it. we must suppor

but this pope writes "francis"-- just "francis." humility has made the former jorge bergoglio a star, and a lot of his fans aren't even catholic. but don't mistake humility for weakness. just plain "francis" is also being signed on orders to transform institutions fossilized by tradition and stained by corruption. last spring, when we first reported this story, we talked to some of the people who know francis best. but don't ask them what he's likely to do next because, god only knows. in st. peter's square, march 2013, 100,000 faithful waited for a light to split the curtain. they'd adjusted their eyes to what they were accustomed to seeing-- regal robes and a gold cross aroun the neck of a european. instead, they saw an emissary from the new world with a world of new ideas. ( cheers and applause ) >> robert mickens: he was just dressed so simply. there was no cape. there was no fur. there was no... and he was just standing there. and in a simple silver cross evidently the one that he wore when he was in buenos aires. >> pelley: ro

peters square and around the world await pope francis's traditional christmas message. we'll bring it to you here live. >>> the controversial film "the interview" gets its first outing in cinemas and online after a cyber attack and row over its release. >>> the u.s. military dismisses claims by islamic state militants that they shot down a jordanian war plane in syria. jordan confirms one of its pilots has been captured. >>> hello, and a very warm welcome. we begin with events in vatican city, where pope francis is due to deliver his annual christmas day message very shortly. we can show you now the scene live at st. peters square, where i understand hundreds of thousands of people have gathered. you can see them there. it's the pope's second christmas as pontiff. and his second message to the city and to the world. i think we can go live to our correspondent in rome, james reynolds. james, his speech is expected to continue the theme of empathy for refugees, which the pope highlighted in his midnight mass hominy, isn't he? >> yes. the pope every year at this time, no m

this was pope francis's second christmas as pontificate. and his second urbi et orbi. >>> well, let's stay with this theme, because in her annual christmas message, queen elizabeth has praised medical workers involved in the fight against ebola. she said she's been deeply touched by the selfless efforts of those doctors and nurses who have gone to west africa to tackle the outbreak. she's also spoken about the importance of reconciliation. in the message which is broadcast around the commonwealth. >>> spain's new king has attacked corruption by public figures in his first christmas message to the nation and said it must be stamped out. felipe vi said people who enjoyed positions of public responsibility did not have the right to profit or become rich. the king made no specific references to his sister, princess cristina, who has been indicted of two counts of tax fraud. >>> the controversial film about a plot to kill the north korean leader has opened in some american cinemas, and been released online in the united states by sony pictures.

pope francis says the world needs god's tenderness during midnight mass at the vatican. in this country, rough holiday weather turns travel into trushl. >>> protesters clash again with police in suburban st. louis where a white police officer shot a black teenager tuesday night. police say the teen point add gun at the officer. >>> and now playing, "the interview." the controversial north korea comedy is available on the internet and opens today at hundreds of independent theater. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, december 25th, 2014. good morning and merry christmas. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this is the day when billions of people around the world celebrate the birth of jesus christ. thousands flock to christmas services in the biblical town of bethlehem where jesus was born and thousands more went to the vatican last night where pope francis celebrated the traditional midnight christmas eve mass. anna matranga is there. >> reporter: pope francis celebrated the traditional christmas eve mass at the basilica. in h

the plight of christian refugees is very important to pope francis. earlier today he called a group of iraqi christians forced to flee by muslim militants and he told them, i bless you and i'm close to you. non-catholics also heard his call. jin lu came all the way from california. >> reporter: so he inspires you. >> i think that he has inspired many, many people. not only me. i think many, many other people as well. >> reporter: although the mass was largely traditional, francis put his own stamp on it. an arrangement by mozart replaced a customary gregorian chant, and instead of a deacon, the pope himself carried the infant jesus to the nativity and then blessed the children nearby. anna matranga, cbs news, vatican city. >>> there is new fallout this morning over the killing of another black teenager by a white police officer near st. louis. dozens of protester clashed with police for the second night at the scene of the shooting of 18-year-old antonio martin. police used pepper spray to break up the demonstrations. as omar villafranca reports, the

between them francis and bartholomew lead more than 1.5 billion christians. using their combined moral weight to deepen their commitment to what francis said suffering communities in the middle east including christians. their call for christians to work together for peace and the dignity of every person. in a press conference on his plane, francis said he told the turkish president that it would be good if all leaders condemned violence as being against the koran. his final event was a meeting with about 100 young refugees. the message from one of them was an echo of the popes. >> we the christians of iraq are connected to all our christian faith. >> for francis it may well have been the perfect note to close his trip. allen pizzi, cbs news, istanbul. >> public or private forms of expression. here is julianna goldman. >> after his wife left him and took their with to chirp, anthony elonis. prompted a visit from the fbi he lashed out at law enforcement too, little agent lady pull so close, pull my 95, slit her throat. elonis said he wasn't being truthful. now

get back to being you. >>> pope francis celebrating christmas eve mass.n that we've been watching and listening to this hour. now, though, we are going to go elsewhere. people around the world are celebrating christmas as you know. so let's go to bethlehem. thousands of followers 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 h

pope francis is ushering in a new era in rome. jeffrey brown has that. >> brown: this is the second time pope francis has delivered a christmas message to the world's catholics. almost two years ago in march of 2013, averagen tine cardinal jorge mario bergoglio became the first non-european pope since the year 741. he was a surprise choice and has captured the world's attention ever since. francis chose a simpler lifestyle residing in the guest house rather than apostolic palace, having a plain black sedan instead of should ever mercedes. he has taken more active role in diplomacy, visited turkey where thousands fled the forces of the islamic state. while there he reaffirmed the use of military force against i.s. now we've learned of his key part in shepherding negotiations led to an opening between the u.s. and cuba. in september of next year, francis will travel to philadelphia for an international meeting on the family and is expected to stop in new york city. a new biography begins to fill in more of the story of the man, the

he will only be here for a short period of time but the name francis and francis make sense. maybe not this time around but maybe in the future. >> it is exciting to hear the archbishop made that invitation. a lot of people were putting the two together. we'll talk more when we come back. we're talking, and both are working behind the scenes at the archdiocese of san francisco making sure everything is running and reminding people of why we are doing all of this. good morning it is mosaic. i'm chris lieford, we'll be right back. . >>> good morning. welcome to mosaic. my name is chris lyford. i'm here with father anthony who is the director of the development at the archdiocese and we're going to get a chance to get a glimpse inside the workings, sort of the behind the scenes thing, the practical things, but also the why of what we do, spreading the gospel of jesus in the archdiocese of san francisco. you're a vicar of the administration and moderator of the kyrie. can you explain what those things mean? >> i can. i want to explain to people where we are. a lot of people don't

>> as you probably know i am very fond of pope francis. i think he has shaken up not only the catholic church but i think the world's perception of religion. one of the things that strikes me is how he has reached more secular people. i think more secular people are paying attention to him partly because of his very open attitude the idea that he doesn't sort of dismiss theological differences. he is a christian and a catholic. but he has also put heavy emphasis on how people of goodwill across religious lines ought to cooperate on making the world better. and he's opened up a really new kind of debate in the catholic church that you really haven't seen since the second vatican council and pope john xxiii. the closest thing to really open debate among bishops that you've seen in a long time. that makes some bishops uncomfortable. i think one of them said this looks a little protestant to him. but maybe it does look a little protestant, put it actually looks a lot like the second vatican council. these are issues that have been there for a

retired bishop francis george, pope francis create ad impression that catholic doctrine is up for grabslike many predecessors, the pope appears to welcome the vigorous debate. >> the pope, before francis they were afraid of open debate. they thought it would endanger the your remarks the reputation of infallibility. >> reporter: the pope's latest push to address climate change may play well into the hands of skeptics who have seen global warming fears as religious in fervor with biblical themes of eden-like planet tarnished by man, followed by loss of grace and coming doomsday. jon? jon: doug mckelway in washington. thank you. arthel: here is what we're working on the second hour of "happening now." cracking down on crime in the windy city, is it working. the latest in the battle to take back the streets of chicago. >>> plus a fight of another sort. the battle of bulge which many of us will resume this week. some tips how to take it off in 2015. >> we will see you back here in one hour. >> "outnumbered" starts right now. >> this is "outnumbered." i'm kennedy. here today we have -- today

think pope francis recognizes that. >> thanks. alec, we will start with you. >> i always feel to make good cardinal. i wonder the panelists will address the attitudes within the cuban armed forces. the armed nce of forces, which have extended themselves and the economy and the reaction caster will feel. you a question? >> it is interesting to note the role that canada played in this process. this is the administration canada has been probably the opposition to cuba. there's a lot of concern in that canada would out u. s. the u. s. on its hard-line stance. so, it is interesting to note that the next candidate for elections is the son of a friend of fidel castro. have is -- to what extent is the upcoming the americas -- was the u. s. going to attend, was going to attend? >> thanks. gustavo. >> thank you. the venezuelan aspect of the problem was not an issue in the room today. i think our speakers are right about that. but, in venezuela, it is a very especially to present maduro. carlos spoke about how eloquent was with castro. but,

peter's square to hear pope francis deliver his traditional christmas message and blessing. in contrast to the usually jovial man, he appeared austere as he talked about human suffering across the world. in his christmas message, pope francis delivered her somber lament for those suffering from war and upheaval in ukraine, africa, and the middle east. condemning islamic state in all but name. >> i asked the savior of the world today to look upon our brothers and sisters in iraq and syria who for too long have suffered the affect of ongoing conflict and who together with those belonging to other ethnic and religious groups, are suffering brutal persecution. an unusually grave pope francis went on to decry the kidnapping and killing of innocent people in nigeria and the democratic republic of the congo askingresponsible to commit to dialogue and to overcome differences. the pope bemoaned the widespread suffering of children and singled out the brutal killing of more than 130 students in pakistan last week. the pontiff also thanked the people who were trying to help, not least,

pope francis addressing a european parliament. in the members represent the diversity and the variety of europe. under manikin unparalleled crisis, particularly dramatic in their institutions, both the national and european level. however, with that confidence and trust no institutions can persist on a permanent basis. therefore the cooperation is required in order to regain that trust and that confidence. the concerns of the european union and its institutions and those of the catholic church to a large extent proceed, the values of tolerance, respect, equality , frivolity, part and parcel of our comment task. stands for standing together, being together. difficulty in finding a job and finding their place in society. looking for a future for themselves and for their children. people are looking to the institutions for protection, social justice. the opportunities the opportunities in life, the situation of our people and our societies, peace and war , the neighborhood of the european union. we union. we are facing common challen

what pope francis said was more like this. holy scripture teaches us that the fulfillment of this wonderful design also affects everything around us. which is a nice thing to say. it's just not you'll see your dog in heaven. it was just wishful thinking on the front page of the new york times. wishful thinking. >> first thing you need to know >> first thing you need to know about this story is this -- mazel tov. that's hebrew for congratulations. so like you get a job promotion or birthday, mazel tov can also mean good luck. so mazel tov 101. a few days ago, a letter surfaced written by scott walker back when he was a county executive. it was a letter he wrote in response to a request that the county host a menorah lighting ceremony outside the milwaukee courthouse for hanukka. and scott walker wrote in reply in this letter, thank you for your letter regarding the menorah display. yes, we would be happy to celebrate the eight days of hanukka here at the courthouse. then he told the guy who he should contact to organize the lig

it's why the president is embracing, i think, pope francis.ime and got concessions from the catholic church. there's still religious oppression in cuba. that should be said. erin, this was a prisoner swap. we gave three prisoners up. we got two back. the president, i think, is trying to also wrap this in the mantle of pope francis. there is no doubt pope francis was a part of this but he's trying to bring leaders together all over the world, not only in cuba. my concern is the pope is a political end here to sort of paper over that this is a prisoner swap and now we are talking about getting rid of guantanamo bay, vatican said that was part of the conversation with the president in march. remember, this is president obama campaign promise, to normalize relations with cuba and close guantanamo bay. he should do that on his own. he doesn't need pope francis to do that and the congress has to lift this embargo but it's wonderful to see pope francis doing what his predecessors did and what he's renowned for doing, which is bringing warring faction

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pope francis called him out for that.ill more bishops and cardinals be called out for living a lavish lifestyle. >> i don't know. i think he made the point that we are supposed to live like everybody else lives. >> there has to be some descension regarding the comments. >> i guess there are you have to know the man. he's a straightforward person calling a spade a spade. sometimes it might be nice to call a spade a shovel to take the strength of it all. will we see push back among other higher ups in the church? >> until they get used to him. >> reporter: the question for the catholic church is how to stay relevant. in today's fast-changing world, when the ancient catholic doctrine holds firm. when you look at polling there's a disconnect between american catholics and the teaching of the catholic church. american catholics tend to be more liberal. in a poll in 2014, 76% of catholics in america said abortions should be permitted in some circumstances. 59% supported women to the priesthood. what do you do about the disconne

very strong words from pope francis today. he looked very somber as he delivered those. >> reportedly, there were some tens of thousands of people out there today with you on st. peter's square. what was the atmosphere like today? >> it started off as a very vibrant, very joyful, very positive atmosphere. we had the bands playing the italian national anthem was played. with of this varies message, i saw people in tears. i think people were very moved by pope francis pyramid he pilgrims came here from around the world to see him, not only from italy to move by kendrys as far as mexico, taiwan, turkey, egypt. they traveled here to see the pope. i think they might have been a bit surprised by how somber and how solemn he was today when he was at pains to remember those suffering, particularly in iraq and syria, sending that message home to people. this is not just a day of celebration, particularly for those who lost their homes and fled violent conflict in the middle east. >> thank you for that report from the vatican. meanwhile

pope francis stepped in. sent letters to president obama and raul castro, urging beth to resolve gross' status. and push talks forward. the vatican welcomed officials to rome last october. all happening with nobody really knowing about this except for the parties involved. then as you said, mr. obama, and raul castro hammered this out. rest of the deal in the phone conversation last night. >> to what extent can congress stall this if not stop it altogether. >> congress is not as divided as it once was. republicans are in charge of the house and senate. not clear if votes are there to everride a veto. if they try to pass legislation. forcing the president's hand. he would veto it. probably not enough votes to everride that. marco rubio would block any ambassador to cuba. so interesting to watch that process play out. the president is determined to put one there. wants to starve the administration of funding to open an embassy. what the administration said. and white house press secretary said today, andersen.

mike any more information about the roll pope francis played in this?> fascinating really david when you look at how this has unfolded. particularly off it accelerated over the course of the last month, and the vat tan and pope francis playing that instrumental role in securing this agreement. you have to look at this as a confluence of circumstances lining up together. and even though president obama is a lame duck, with just two years left in his term, and we have seen evidence of that already, in democrats not marching in line behind the president, but there is still power in the presidency, and no one saw this coming. so it is a combination of pope francis, who of course is an argentine, who has spoken out repeatedly about latin america, and comes from that part of the world, a second-term president -- no hah matter what the americas, i cannot imagine president obama taking this step if he were facing reelection in two years. and there is still the matter of a very large and important swing state of florida, and as antonio and david mention, the eco

pope francis has not shied away from controversy.re things that the pope took on in 2014. >> reporter: it was a banner year for pope francis. change, the pope says, happens in small steps. but this year, francis has made some pretty bold moves. he inserted himself into the palestinian conflict during a landmark trip to the middle east, touching a wall that divides israel and the palestinian territories. he played peacemaker in an historic deal between the u.s. and cuba. >> i want to thank the holy pope francis. >> reporter: last year he shook the church with a few simple words. who am i to judge when asked about gay priests. this year he hosted a church meeting to discuss more welcoming stance against gays and divorce. he thinks it's a sign of the openness that can lead to making the right decisions. i would be worried and saddened, he said, if there weren't animated discussion. pope francis in 2015 will visit the united states. >> he's coming not to rally troops, to become crusaders, but he's coming to encourage those who are in mar

so pope francis traveled to turkey last week.e urged muslim leaders to unite and publicly condemn the violence of isis extremists. he reflected on his meeting with bartholomew, the head of the oisht dock church. i said lord heat us put an end to these wars. it was a moment of sincere prayer says pope francis. those scenes, reminders of scenes like this from the cold war. pope john paul ii kissing the ground in poland in 1979. the pope meeting with both mikhail gorbachev and president reagan along with margaret thatcher. ralph peters, good to have you with us. obviously different circumstances in many ways but this is a pope who is popular around the world, and is also a quite fearless individual it seems. >> there is no question pope francis is an admirable man. he may turn into a great tree forrist pope if they can overcome the vatican bureaucracy. the comparison with john paul and the fight against come anything just doesn't work. john paul ii had the ultimate home court advantage. while pope francis is playing the ultimate awa

just ahead, pope francis as peacemaker and politician.here will he lead the catholic church in the year ahead? and we're hearing a lot about "the interview," but there are other big movies out this christmas. a top film writer will reveal her list of must-see films. female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale is on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ make the best entertainment part of your holidays. catch all the hottest handpicked titles on the winter watchlist, only with xfinity from comcast. >>> you are looking at live pictures from the vatican where pope francis is celebrating christmas mass at st. peter's basilica. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the service is the highlight of a very busy couple of weeks for the pope. soon to come his traditional christmas day greetings and next week his new year's address to people around the world. it is unlikel

>> i think pope francis, john. i think he beats out matthew mcconaughey. [ laughter ] >> is that a private joke? [ laughter ] >> you don't know matthew mcconaughey? you better go and look. >> put me on your list. eleanor go ahead. >> i second on pope francis, but i also give it to elizabeth warren who really made an impression this year. that's right. >> really? >> yeah. >> george w. bush who was taking a line and said very positive things about the clinton, which i think is good for the health of the nation. >> who else has he said? >> republicans. >> his brother. >> his brother. >> right. he wants the brother to run. >> yeah. >> well i'm still going to go with bill clinton whom i find in every aspect that he participates in public life still exudes a certain kind of magnetic appeal that's unique in american politics. >> more like yourself, mark. >> thank you very much. i do it more on an alphabetical basis. >> the most charismatic prince william and kate middleton a.k.a. katherine duchess of cambridge. they are t

what i find to be very interesting in the francis affect as they call it. people do have sense that the church is listening to them also that he is speaking to their deepest desires. if i can in some way emulate that example then i think that i'm probably on the right track. >> o'donnell: what do you mean by that, what to you is the francis affect? >> i think that people today find that the holy father is looking at people, addressing people in a way that shows deep respect. but also realizes that the world, our communities are deeply divided. he is trying to make sure that we come together and not leave anybody behind. and i think that is nothing that i want to continue to do in my ministry. >> o'donnell: many people have watched pope francis say that he emphasizes the pastoral approach. pope benedict more emphasized orthodoxys there a change in terms of emphasis in the catholic church? >> i explained it by nice phrase that i heard, that is that john paul ii told us what we should do. benedict told us why we should do it. and pope francis is saying, do it.

it is very much in the spirit of francis.there is a live debate about this, francis has always been up for the culture of encounter and bring people together even though they might have such bitter feelings over time. the vatican has been very good at diplomacy for a very long time and this is the fruit of it. the irony of it is we have kept relations with cuba even though he got very difficult under castro, was never very easy, took a long time for john paul ii to get there, but it is better to have relations than not having them. >> it seems this particular pope has gotten more involved in these sort of things that have little questions around them than others. your thoughts on that. >> . they tried to test the boundaries and think outside of the box. i know one day i was getting out of the elevator and somebody said is it true the pope called assad. as a better check with somebody. he obviously wants to push the edge of the envelope and where it can work to help make it work. on the other hand a painstaking work that goes

pope francis used his annual christmas speech to mount a scathing attack on the vatican. the pontiff attacked the central administration of the roman catholic church accusing cardinals, bishops, and priests of hypocrisy. he also said there using their careers to grab power and wealth. >> of christmas speech, but there was little festive cheer in the room. faces worst tony is pope francis lasted what he called the 15 elements of the vatican central administration. -- faces were stony. >> he called for members to examine their consciences, condemning the evils of gossip and announcing clerics for read and what he termed spiritual outsiders, forgetting why they became priests in the first place. >> they are victims of careers and opportunity. that honor people. they are people who are concerned about what they had to receive, not what they have to give. >> unlike previous pontiffs, pope francis never worked in the cuerria before he was elected. is not the first time he has criticized it, but it is the harshest. but in my opinion, it shows this year to reforms, there is still

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i agree with pope francis. we would like to have a world where we can all hold hands and sing kumbaya, but wolf, there are some regimes where human rights violations are so extreme and there their is a regime that has killed u.s. citizens and killed u.s. residents and now to get alan gross' release we have to negotiate and give away everything that we could share with a free and democratic cuba. i think that we gave away too much and i feel bad for all of the human rights dissidents who are suffering today and will be suffering tomorrow and still have no freedom. we did not help the cuban people get freer today by this deal. >> ileana ros-lehtinen. >> i welcome alan gross. i'm glad that he's home. >> all of us are glad he's back in the united states. >> ileana ros-lehtinen, republican from florida. >> let's get another perspective joining us in the situation room, ted cruz, republican from texas. senator cruz, your father was from cuba so you have a personal stake in what's going on. you've obviously been very

fox'fox' heather chilled dress s details. >> pope francis wrapped up his three day visit to turkey onhe children and teens have fled from iraq, syria and other conflict zones and meeting with the pontiff meant a lot. >> i very love him. and i wish to see him again. >> i'm just so happy. >> why? >> i see the pope today. my dream. >> on the way back to rome the pope spoke out against terrorist attacks saying they're not a true reflection of islam and called on muslim leaders to condemn the acts of violence. >> it is true when onsies these terrorist acts there's this reaction. if this is islam i'm going to get angry and so many islamic people are offended many say terrorism is not islam. >> during the trip, pope francis also prayed with the leader of the world's orthodox christians. the two issued a joint declaration calling for an end to the violent persecution of list christians in the middle east and asked for dialogue with muslim leaders to promote peace. >> no longer have the luxury of isolated actions. >> pope francis spent time praying alongside istanbul at a mosque in a symbol of

takes headlines. >> instead of christmas cheer, pope francis dished out bitter medicine. he told the rule of cardinals, bishops, and priest that some church authorities had become afflicted with a kind of spiritual alzheimer's. >> this usually comes from the pathology of power, from the complex of the chosen, from the narcissism of those who look upset of those who look obsessively at their own image and don't see the imaging -- image of god imprinted on the faces of others, especially the weakest and most needed. -- and most needy. >> he listed 15 things that threaten the top ranks. they included careerism and opportunism, arrogance, cronyism, and what he called "the terrorism of gossip." he also warned them not to let their hearts turned to stone. >> a member of the curious -- c uria who does not feed himself daily spiritual food will become a bureaucrat, a clerical worker, a branch on the -- on the vine that dries up, slowly dies, and is driven far away. >> francis said he hope these illnesses could become cured in the next year. he has not shied away from criticizing

what was pope francis' role in this? >> pope francis got the ball rolling.n has a long standing diplomatic core used to delicate conversations. pope francis got it going. he is all about building bridges. it's what he calls the culture of encounter. i'm sure not everyone in the u.s. is happy with what's happened here. there's no doubt about that. we've already seen that. and yet he says it's always better to be talking than not talking and that's really what this was about. >> part of what's interesting about pope francis is that he surrounds himself with men who are very capable and hopefully women as well. but in particular, in this instance perhaps, the secretary of state we should mention. he may be one of the unsung hearhea heroes in this. >> he is the main foreign minister actor for the pope. the secretary of state and with ample experience in delicate diplomatic things with china and with vietnam in the past as deputy foreign minister and just the previous job he had before secretary of state was in venezuela. obviously another very complicated place

francis?hank you very much. >>> an overnight police shooting of a robbery suspect in berkeley a few miles from ferguson has left a black 18-year-old man dead. and a short time ago, the town's mayor said the investigation is ongoing but said all evidence so far suggests the officer acted appropriately. >> we reviewed the video. and it appears that there was a gun pointed at the officer before the officer fired. police released part of the video of the shooting. you can see, we've highlighted it there for you. you can see a police officer responding, police say, to a report of shoplifting. two men later identified as suspects are then seen approaching the car. and about a minute of tape goes by before police say one of the men raises his arm, carrying according to police, a gun which is difficult to see in this video. police say the officer fired his weapon, possibly three times killing the 18-year-old. >>> and a woman on the scene who identified herself as toni martin says the victim was her so

planning for pope francis's visit is picking up. organizers from the world meeting of families say hers tackling issues large and small, everything from housing and transportation for the more than 1 million expected visitors to buying and storing mass booklets and communion wafers. it will be pope francis' first trip to the united states. >>> happening later today in bucks county, a christmas tradition dating back to 1776 will be renewed along the delaware river. thousands are expected to witness the annual reenactment of washington's crossing of the delaware. they row across the river in replica votes. they will do that around 1:00. they haven't been able to do it for the last two years because part of the river was frozen. that won't be a problem today. historians consider the crossing as a turning point in the american revolution. >>> if for you got something, some stores in the area will be open on this christmas day, that includes most 7-elevens, cvs, rite aid and walgreen's. most of those stories will have hours between 8:00

. >> pope francis also he celebrates christmas at the vatican, and delivers a message on what he believes catholics need. >>> and, a christmas interested that's notes an important moment in american history. washington crossing the delaware. >> hopefully nice weather for them today. i know it can be chilly. >> but this morning, i had my windows cracked, i was sweat ago little bit. >> yes, in the 50's right now, katie. >> on december 25th. >> off to nice mild start, for sure, guys. we ended up with record high yesterday. we hit the records hyatt 8:30 or so at night. crazy stuff. so we were into the mid 60s as of that point, now temperatures are gradually starting to fall, because of the passage of this front, which obviously isn't out of here just yet. we go back out to storm scan3 first, you can still see, lingering rain as expected. i would say, though, by the time perhaps you're headed out to go visit grand ma, something like that, you're very likely going to be completely done with the wet weather t looks as though maybe eight, 9:00 at the latest, that we see any additional raindrops,

pope francis reminded worshipers of the dire effects of war on children. he said this christmas there were too many tears being shed. his call for reconciliation had begun the evening before during his christmas eve mass when he said the world needed tenderness and warmth. the pope concluded his address with his traditional christmas day blessing to believers around the world. [speaking foreign language] for the world cost 1.2 billion catholics, the occasion marks the high point of the seasonal festivities. >> a woman's right to drive, it is not something many people around the world spent any time thinking about. but in saudi arabia, which has a strict driving ban for women, getting behind the wheel can land a woman in jail. >> that is the stark reality now facing two saudi women who defy the ban and have been behind bars for nearly a month. saudi arabia follows a strict form of islam. >> women that are in custody will be tried in an anti-terrorism court, not just for daring to break the ban, but for the offense of speaking out against it on social media.

the secret talks that led up to it and the role behind the scenes pope francis played a role revealed who supported our efforts, thank you. and his hoeliness pope francis whose moral example shows the importance of pursuing the world as it should be rather than settling the world as it is. >> he calls him, quote, the real deal. here to talk is father thomas reese, senior analyst. pope francis wrote letters to president obama and raul castro, there was a diplomatic meeting in october. do you know how this played out behind the scenes? >> well, it all began last january when john kerry visited the vatican and personally asked the vatican for its help in getting alan gross free. and then president obama, when he came to the vatican in march followed up followed up on that. and eventually the pope wrote a letter to both presidents, president of cuba and president of the united states encouraging them to resolve this issue. >> and hearing not only president obama but also raul castro today thanking pope francis in their speeches, it underscores the significance of this and the influence of