. >> gayle king was among those invited by the family.he funer gayle will join us from south sh africa ahead on "cbs this morning." >>> time to show you this morning's headlines from around the globe. new york times says sheriffs are refusing to enforce tough new gun laws. they argue the rules are vague and violate the second amendment. in colorado 55 of 62 elected sheriffs joined the federal lawsuit challenging the >> pop constitution. >>> frances rejects the idea of objec naming a female cardinal. he talks about his first christmases. he believes the message >>> high pressure and offshore winds going to make today the warmest day of the week. in fact some of the temperatures getting near record levels by the afternoon. very mild outside, the low off the coast will spinoff a few clouds in your direction. temperaturewise, 70 degrees in santa rosa. redwood city 67. 71 degrees in san francisco. next couple of days very nice, then we cool things down big time on wednesday and thursday. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. >>> a

charlie rose, norah o'donnell and gayle king are off. i'm jeff glor with vinita nair. >> day before the big day. >>> this morning two american astronauts are performing a difficult and delicate mission in orbit. they're in the middle of the spacewalk to finish repairing the international space station's cooling system. >> the astronaut's space suits are getting extra attention this morning after problems on their first spacewalk. terrell brown is monitoring the entire situation. he joins us now. good morning, terrell. >> good morning to you. the astronauts are relying on 35-year-old space suits to keep them alive. they provide oxygen, protecting against radiation, and apply pressure to providing the body from expanding in the zero-gravity environment. two recent incidents underscore the potential dangers of working more than 200 miles above earth. >> reporter: the suits astronauts are wearing today to protect them from the harsh environment of space were developed decades ago. >> the backpack that was worn on saturday was actually built

. >> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.ssouri senator claire mccaskill, but first a winter storm is causing new headaches this morning in washington and along the eastern seaboard. the snow began yesterday and had a major impact on nfl action. the redskins couldn't deal with the weather in d.c. they lost to kansas city. >> there was a lot to deal with. there was more snow in baltimore, too, as the ravens scored with four seconds left to beat minnesota. the miami dolphins were way out of their element in pittsburgh, but they still managed to beat the steelers who stepped out of bounds during a trick play at the end of the game. and in philadelphia take a look at this. it was really hard to tell who was who. eagles ran through six inches of snow to beat detroit. our philadelphia station kyw is outside this morning in bryn mawr, pennsylvania. >> reporter: good morning, charlie, norah and gayle. we were only supposed to get a few inches of snow here yesterday, but we got that and more. a little bit of video here. you can see ph

. >> cbs this morning, charlie rose, gayle king, and o'donnell were on hand to ring the closing bell on a down day for stocks. the dow industrial lost 52 points. the nasdaq flipped 8. >> resident is seen overhead. what are you proposing? >> shoot it down. >> the idea of eyes in the sky is not the american way. so drone ordinance that goes up for a town vote. >> embarrassing attack. >> relentless winter weather across most of the nation. a slow moving storm made its way up the east coast and with colder temperatures comes icy conditions, slippery roads caused this 30-car pileup. >> i knew they were getting into an accident. >> the hill between frost middle school isa tilted football field of fun. >> is this like the best sledding hill you've ever seen or heard of? >> it really is. it's pretty steep and long, and although there's a lot of people here, it's still fun. >> no major problems from our winter weather here. many people stayed off the roads due to the federal government and area schools shutting down for the day. >> but that will not likely be the case tomorrow. debra is in be

gayle king is on assignment. >>> the house passed the compromised plan yesterday, 332-94.use speaker john boehner dismissed critic who is believed the spending plan is too bloated. >> this budget agreement takes giants steps in the right directions. it's not everything i wanted. but when groups come out and criticize an agreement that they've never seen, you begin to wonder just how credible those actions are. >> the budget compromise faces more republican opposition in the senate. senator marco rubio is one of the leading critics. he's on capitol hill. senator, good morning. >> good morning. >> let me ask you about speaker boehner's comments. he said the criticism is ridiculous. he blamed them for the shutdown and said they lost all credibility. do you agree or disagree? >> i think outside groups have a right to express their views. there are outside groups on both sides of every issue here. i have respect for spoker boehner and respect for chairman ryan and the work they're trying to accomplish. i was simply asked my opinion if this budget takes us in the right direction

applause) our friends from cbs "this morning," including co-host norah o'donnell, charlie rose and gayle kingg the closing bell. but they tell us the dow lost 52 points today, snapping a two-day winning streak. there were presidents and prime ministers at the sceervi, but these were mandela's people. their story is next. >>. >> pelley: well, this might be a first: the picture of the day is a selfieen psident of the united states. here he is posing with prime minister's david cameron of the united kingdom and helle the memorial service for nelson mandela. and the photos seemed to fit right in with the spirit of the day. from soweto, here is mark phillips. >> reporter: the day was miserable, the people weren't. >> i came to cry and i think it's time to say thank you and let him go. >> reporter: gugu mbongwa is part of the soweto gospel choir whose trip to the service was fueled by song. the choir opened the main service, the voices of the once segregated township where mandela had lived and where so much of the liberation struggle was fought. this may have been a grand official state event, but

that's charlie rose, norah o'donnell, and gayle king, ringing the close bell at the new york stock exchangeesterday. the co-hosts are celebrating "cbs this morning's" 500th show and its upcoming second anniversary. >>> investors are looking to cash in on some of this year's big gains. the dow split on tuesday drop 5g 2 points to finish below 15,000. the nasdaq dropped 8 points. >> pizza owner digiorno has cut food supplies with a cheese farm in wisconsin. it shoes workers feeding, kicking, and've stabbing the cows. two have been fired. the farm's owner says he's making sure this never happens again. >>> uruguay is about to become the first company in the world to legalize marijuana. the senate lead as bill tuesday that lets the government control all access of pot from seeds to smoke. officials say it's an attempt to control addiction and drug violence. your kwa's president still has to sign the bill. >>> and someone in florida has a serious sweet tooth. they stole a truck of hershey's chocolate. it's worth about $120,000. officials say someone entered a secure area on tuesday and made off

joining us now cbs this morning cohost gayle king and actor forest whitaker they were both at the services earlier. and they have made their way now to johannesburg and they're with us, thank you both for coming this morning. gaylee what was this like? it must have been an amazing experience for you. >> bob, it really was. forest and i were talking in the car, we landed less than an hour ago jumped in the car came straight to you. both of us said a day that we'll never forget. nelson mandela for those who knew him say that he was a very simple man but there was nothing simple about this service today. as debra pointed out we were in kunu a very remote village but the way the dome was, it was so well produced, so well done that i think nelson mandela would have been very pleased today. at how he was bid farewell. >> schieffer: you were both there, i take it as guests of the family and really an exclusive group there, forest, what does it mean to you? >> paying tribute to someone who has shaped the world, shaped this country. i was moved. we were enveloped by the energy of all these people w

. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," gayle king in south africa on nelson mandela's funeral.ws." this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] now your most dazzling accessory can be your smile. colgate optic white dual action shines and whitens over 2 shades more than a leading whitening toothpaste. and whiten even more, with optic white mouthwash and the whole colgate optic white line. ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywhere, filling the air ♪ [ female announcer ] chex party mix. easy 15-minute homemade recipes you just pop in a microwave. like caramel chocolate drizzles. happier holidays. chex party mix. morning's top stories.k at this south africa unveiled a giant statue of nelson mandela this morning outside the union buildings in pretoria. the country's black president was laid to rest on sunday following a state funeral. the burial mark the end of a ten-day mourning period. mandela died on december 5th at the age of 95. >> and it is crunch time when it comes to christmas shipping. today the postal service

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charlie rose norah o'donnell and gayle king are off. happy holiday week. we begin with new fallout from the massive security breach at target. one of the banks putting limits on credit card data. >> a multistate investigation may be next. elaine is here. good morning. >> good morning. the target ceo says the issue at the center of the data sweep has been identified and eliminated. the lawsuits alleged the company could have done something sooner to prevent the incident from happening. less than one week after target revealed that 40 million debit and credit card accounts may have been impacted outraged customers across the country are filing multiple lawsuits againsts the retail giant. over the weekend, target offered 10% discounts and free credit monitoring services who's customers who's bank cards may have been compromised. may be too little too late. a post on the security blog claim as many of those stolen cards have been flooding underground black markets in recent weeks selling in batches of 1 million cards and going from $20 to more than $100 per ca

. >>> i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell and anthony mason.ve in much of the u.s. temperatures are below zero this morning. across minnesota there is also snow in the upper midwest. that storm is going to build up into a serious weather event for the northeast. meteorologist megan glaros of wvbm is tracking the new year's forecast. good morning. how does it look? >> good morning. well, gayle, norah anthony, we're talking about a major storm system. we get it first in the midwest where they already have winter weather advisories that have been posted. those areas shaded in purple could see as much as three to six inches of snowfall. then the low pressure pushes eastward joins forces with a low that will move up the coastline. that will be the problem. helps the low pressure system tap into extra moisture. a good likelihood for snow in new england. questions remain for accumulation in philadelphia. this is a look at what will happen as the snow pushes all the way through the northeast heading for new england. and eventually off the coastline goi

among those paying their last respects were oprah winfrey and gayle king. bishop desmond tutu was me knowledge those leading the procession. it was broadcast live throughout south africa. people gathered in stadiums or whether there was a television to pay their final respects to the family who reconciled the country in i had most volatile period. he passed away at 95 years old. >> new this morning a dispute over the cause 6 death of the woman who went missing at the general hospital. she was found dead in a stairwell back in october. her attorney says the coroner's report was wrong. he says she died of starvation or dehydration. she went missing for 17 days. also new this morning, federal officials have now green lighted disaster assistance for areas affected by a massive weinshienk wildfire. while the rimfire damaged 257,000 acres from august to october and after the fire was out, fema turned down a request for aid. but it reversed that decision on friday after governor brown filed an appeal with new damage estimates. those estimates now exceed $54 millio

our own gayle king has a front row seat to history. she attended the final farewell to nelson mandela. this morning she will join us from south africa. >>> plus they are the first images from the surface of the moon in nearly four decades. how china is getting in the space race. >>> and today is one of the busiest shipping days of the year. we'll have a behind the scenes look at how two shipping giants make sure all those packages get there in time. >>> the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. >>> all right charlie, we will see you then. >>> classes will not be in session today at the toll or colorado high school -- at the colorado high school where a student opened fire. >>> coming up the plea for prayers where the girl wounded in the attack fights for her life. >>> a water line rupture has shut down a good chunk of the airport in san jose. a live report, coming up. ,, good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we h

customize airfare and what it will mean for the prices you're paying and actress shirley mclean tells gayle kingom. >> merry christmas and happy new year to you. >>> top story now, americans looking to get health insurance through the affordable care act have until midnight tonight if they want to plan by the new year. >> the white house extended the deadline for purchasing health insurance by 24 hours to accommodate more people who do want coverage. delia goncalves is live in the newsroom with more. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, mike. this is very good news for those folks who need coverage by the first of the year. the administration extended the deadline because of the high demand that actually slowed the website. more than one million americans visited healthcare.gov yesterday. that's five times more than last monday. but 14 states including d.c. and maryland have their own state-run exchanges and while d.c. did not extend its deadline, maryland will accept applicants until friday. virginians are using the federal website so their new deadline is midnight tonight. a

." >> gayle king joins us live from new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. two people who i don't know. nice to meet you guys. >> nice to meet you, too. >> reporter: nice to see you both. ahead a rabbi goes to the supreme court in a fight over, listen to this, frequent flyer miles. what? we have a case that could impact the way you fly. plus a bourbon burglary and a $10,000 reward. we are at the kentucky distillery with a rare and coveted whiskey vanished. and rick warren is in studio 57 with a new mission. how he hopes his group loses 250,000 pounds. the news is back in the morning. we'll see you at 7:00. anne and juliette, tell frank and michelle i said hey. >> frank lost his voice and michelle is on assignment so we are going to get them back soon. but thanks. good to talk with you. >> yeah. >> nice to meet you both. bye. >> get a couple of sick calls, you get up. [ laughter ] >> that's right. >>> "cbs this morning" starts at 7:00. >> it's 6:51 now. 80,000 californians have signed up for insurance through the state's real affordable healthcare exchange. t

and actress shirley mclain tells gayle king. which member of the rat pack she had a bit of a crush on. the news is back in the morning. see you at 7:00. >> all right. have a great show. and a good holiday as well. we'll see you at 7:00. >> should have told her to say hi to chris and lindsey for us. >> it is 6:51 now. down to the last couple of hours for shopping, where holiday sales stand this career coming your way. >> good morning, i'm ryan takeo at candlestick park. we'll tell you about that coming up. ,,,, sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. from the shelf, and to your home. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now that voice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what's wrong with my voice? yeah man, bee got swag! be h

gayle king joins us now from new york.morning, i have to say frank slept in this morning. >> reporter: i was just going to say, i don't hear frank's voice but i hear you, brian. where is frank today? >> he is on vacation. >> oh. lucky him. good to see you both. >> reporter: ahead, more on one of your big stories. i know you've heard. we'll take you to the two stores that sold winning tickets for the mega millions jackpot including one right there in the san jose area. who was that person?! plus, a high stakes mission to repair the international space station. we'll ask "cbs this morning" contributor what goes wrong and right as astronauts conduct risky spacewalks? and the library of congress picks new movies to be saved forever. we'll take you behind the high- tech preservation center. into us is back in the morning. see you at 7:00. michelle and brian, whoever won, i hope it's an office pool. they're great. >> they are. i know. it wasn't us. we had an office pool here but -- none of us won. we're still here. >> everybody

gayle king is off. >>> leaders and public are taking one last look at nelson mandela. >> his casket wass similar to these voted in the first democrat election. today they stand to pay respect to that man that gave them democracy, nelson mandela. some have been waiting for just over five hours. they don't care. they're so determined to see the body of the man who gave them their freedom. there's a wonderful symmetry his coffin lays in the same office when he took 1994. they saluted as the coffin was driven through the streets of pretoria draped in south african flag. family was allowed in first, dignitaries and ordinary south africans. they are expecting 2,000 to file past the body every two hours. >> thank you. president and mrs. obama are back at the white house. they flew all night from south africa after attending the mandela service. the white house released photos of the two presidents this morning. >> a white house official said they all were together. they had dinner together the bush bushs, obamas and hillary clinton. >>> they say there's no meaning to the president's handshake

gayle king is on assignment. >>> the first vote in a rare bipartisan federal budget deal is set for today> but some conservative groups are urging house republicans to vote no today. they say the deal doesn't cut the deficit enough. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and charlie. john boehner had choice words for the groups essentially. essentially, he's tired of them pushing his members to sink deal after deal. take a listen. >> mr. speaker, most major conservative groups have put out statements blasting this deal. >> you mean the group that came out and opposed it before they ever saw it? >> yes, those groups. are you worried -- >> they're using our members and they're using the american people for their own goals. this is ridiculous. listen, if you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement. >> reporter: and that message appears to have gotten through to republican members, many of whom say they're backing this deal and will vote yes today, even though they say it's not perfect. it seems like everyone is in the mood for

. >> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.n in afghanistan has claimed responsibility for an attack on the u.s. embassy in kabul this morning. two rockets exploded in the compound before dawn. hundreds of diplomats and aide workers had to take shelter. an official said no one was hurt and a suspect has been arrested. this is first christmas at the vatican for pope francis. this morning he asked roman catholics around the world to be peacemakers. the pope delivered the traditional christmas message only in italian. last year pope benedict offered greetings in 65 languages. other christian pilgrims are celebrating the holiday in bethleh bethlehem. crowds there were the largest in years. >>> troops celebrated christmas in afghanistan. some prayed, lit candles and sang hymns in kabul. >>> a cold christmas morning for a half million utility customers from maine, michigan and canada. they're still in the dark after this weekend's ice storm. it could be days before they get power. at least 24 deaths are blamed on the storm. >>> chris

hello to you, i'm gayle king with nora o'donnell, anthony mason. charlie isn't feeling we'll.with the prom is of vast, new riches. >> because they picked the winning numbers in the megamillions drawing, 8, 14 17 20, 39 and the megaball 7. winners will share at least $636 million. that is the second largest jackpot in u.s. history. a whole lot of money. john blackstone is in san jose. good morning. >> reporter: well good morning, nora, anthony, gayle. someone walked in jenny's gift shop and walked out. the same thing happened in atlanta. this jackpot has rolled over 21 straight times. that's why it was so big. that's because of the new rules. instead of picking six numbers between 1 and 567,56 they have to choose six number between 1 and 75. the chance matches skyrocketed to 1 in 259 million from the much more likely 1 in 176 million odds that players had before the change. despite these seemingly impossible odds we're likely to learn identity of the winners some time soon because both california and georgia are states where the identities of megamillion winners are considered

>> i'm norah o'donnell with gayle king and anthony mason. charlie rose is off.pics. >> the attacks yesterday and this morning killed more than 30 people in volgograd, about 400 miles from the olympic site of sochi. elizabeth palmer is in london. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well the russian government is clearly worried. it's already released video of the president and the prime minister discussing this bombing. and president putin has ordered increased security across the country. but of course it's these pictures that are going to grab all the attention. volgograd's main railway station where the blast from the first bombing was actually filmed by a security camera and then the debris less than 24 hours later from another bomb aboard a volgograd bus. no one has claimed responsibility but the main suspects are chechen rebels. their leader has called on his fighters to stop the sochi winter olympics from going ahead. this fall russian president vladimir putin lit the olympic torch and promised the safest games ever. but with the opening ce

. >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.re killed last year in a terror attack. mark phillips is in london with new information on the shooting. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. well, a staff member at the school he worked at identifies the dead american as ronald smith, a 33-year-old chemistry teacher. he was apparently out jogging when he was shot reports say, by a group of men. ronald smith was working at the international school in benghazi. in what appears to be his twitter account he described how his wife left to go home and talked about leaving himself at the end of next week. also realized he'll be flying home on friday the 13th of december. it was nice knowing you all. the internet is full of heartfelt condolence messages from his students. he appeared to have a young son as well. why he was shot? he was an american in a place where that can be dangerous. the u.s. ambassador and three others were killed in the at dak on the u.s. consulate last year. some of ronald smith's internet posts may also indi

gayle king is on assignment. miles north of its final stop. don dahler is at the scene in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah and charlie. you can see the deraile train behind me as well as all the activities and two cars that were lifted and set back on the track this morning. it was a terrifying time for passengers including dr. joel zaritsky. he said no matter how many times he's made this trip, nothing could prepare him for what happened. >> it didn't feel real. it didn't feel real at all. it was like a movie. i left on the 5:50 train coming out of poughkeepsie. a very relaxing time on the train. in fact, i started to fall asleep and it was right after that that i actually felt the car lift off the tracks. everybody in the entire car was dazed. not a sound. there was a lot of smoke. there was a lot of dirt. and a lot of gravel going around. after the first 30 seconds that's when you started hearing the screaming and the yelling. that's when i looked down and i realized that my hand and my

. ♪ >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. temperatures are hitting 20 below zero in parts of the dakotas. snow and ice are making driving difficult in many areas and the cold weather is now pushing east. our station wcco is in minneapolis. >> this storm has already dumped two feet of snow in northern minnesota, and it's proved to be deadly. four people have already been killed and the weather is expected to continue through tomorrow morning, but we're not the only area that's dealing with this weather. heavy snow moving from the rockies blanketed colorado residents with snow overnight. today temperatures will drop into the single digits in some areas. denver could get up to 15 inches of snow. highways stretching from utah to the northern great plains were in bad shape yesterday as the snow decreased visibility schools closed early and some flights were canceled. the cold weather there is expected to continue throughout next week. this storm has already proved to be a major inconvenience for most of the country, and it's only

>>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.. >> investigators still do not know if a mechanical problem or operator error kept the train from slowing down. jeff pegues is at the accident scene at the bronx. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning charlie, norah and gayle. the destruction caused by this derailment evident in newly released mta video. it shows the extensive damage done to the rail cars and the tracks. this morning the rail cars have been cleared from the scene. there's still work to be done on the 800 feet of rail that was damaged in this derailment. the preliminary investigation according to the ntsb shows this train was traveling way too fast. 82 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour curve. the brakes were applied too late. only five seconds before the cars came to a stop. new york senator chuck schumer explained the exact cause of the crash has yet to be determined. >> there are two choices. one would be human error on behalf of the engineer the other would be mechanical error on the locomotive. they will

>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. visited the mandela home this morning. he announced a state funeral will be held sunday, december 15th. >> mandela will be laid to rest in the village of qunu. that's where he was born. alphonso von marsh. >> reporter: they're coming to grips with the news that nelson mandela, the man achks etly known as man deeb -- madiba has died. >> it was around midnight south african time when jacob zuma announced the news. >> our nation has lost its greatest son. >> reporter: nelson mandela, he said, passed on peacefully in the company of his family. >> he is now resting. >> reporter: south africans, black and white, young and old, rich and poor, flocked to his home in the suburbs of johannesburg, mourned equally by all, tears of both sadness and joy will be shed here today. absent from his bedsign, zindzi and zenani. they were attending a premiere of a movie of mandela's life. unaware of the news. >> he's fine, thank you. he's just old. >> reporter: prince william was among the first to express

. ♪ >> i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell and jeff glor. charlie is off today.s tapped into the credit card scanners and stole customers' financial data. the scam went on for weeks. chip reid is in alexandria, virginia. >> reporter: good morning, target confirms this morning they are aware of unauthorized access to customer information and they are working with law enforcement to try to determine which customers may have been affected. in a statement, target said approximately 40 million credit card and debit card accounts may have been impacted between november 27th and december 15th. at this point it appears that only shoppers who shopped in stores were affected not people who shopped online. norah, gayle and jeff? >> chip thank you. and now to a story you're seeing first on "cbs this morning" involving food safety. consumer reports is out with its most comprehensive testing ever on meat and poultry. it finds potentially harmful bacteria in 97% of chicken breasts examined nationwide. the magazine's director of consumer safety and sustainability, good morning.

. >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.leader received the nobel peace price. >> dozens of world leaders attended the service in spite of the rainstorm. bill whitaker is in soreto this morning. good morning. >> reporter: morning, charlie, norah and gayle. there's been a steady rain here this morning. but not enough to stop the enthusiasm of the crowd. people started screaming five hours before the service. they might say they made a joyful noise. now the rain that we might frown upon in the u.s., here, the people embrace it. they see it as a good omen for the departed. heavens opened up their gate and are welcoming the departed. meanwhile, as people were streaming in here, cars were dropping off droves of world leaders and celebrities including president barack obama who was very warmly received here. he was aco komccompanied by firy michelle obama and three former presidents, george w. bush and bill clinton accompanied by former secretary of state, hillary clinton. barack obama spoke passionately about how he was inspired

. ♪ >> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell.cific northwest to the deep south and from the midwest into new england could be hit. the forecast calls for ice, snow flooding rains and in some places tornadoes. meteorologist from our chicago station wbbm is tracking the wild weather. >> charlie, norah and gayle on this very busy holiday travel weekend we're talking about an issue from flooding rains to very heavy snows anywhere from the deep south there could be severe weather, then possibly as much as 6 to 12 inches of snow just north of the very busy airport hub of chicago. so we are really anticipating a busy weather weekend with a storm system that will be impacting anyone from chicago to atlanta, new york with rain detroit with the possibility of some ice accumulation and in terms of what you're going to see going into christmas, even christmas day, still expecting a high chance of a white christmas for the pink shaded area and that means many of you might feel quite festive. a white christmas means anybody with one inch of sn

gayle king will join us shortly back from south africa.ity agency for collecting american's personal information. >>> yesterday a court ruled against the nsa surveillance program exposed by edward snowden. jan crawford is in washington with the story. jan, good morning. >> it was a 68-page blistering i think is the word for it decision. that said the program was probably unconstitutional. the first of its kind. in this ruling judge richard leon said the program was almost orwellian and the founding fathers would be aghast to say how invasive it is. the program collects and stores data of hundreds of millions of telephone records, not who made the call or content of the call but things like when the call took place and how long it lasted. the administration says it uses that information to help find connections between potential terrorists. this decision the timing of it also comes as the obama administration is reviewing which surveillance programs they're going to continue to operate. so regardless of what the courts eventually decide on

the real king is jesus. >> aaron gayle and -- bring gospel analysis and archaeology into focus at a placed joseph could not avoid on their way to nazareth from bethlehem. >> herrod was very concerned about security. herrodian. important politically for places like this to be not just impressive but intimidating. >> no matter which way you traveled from nazareth to bethlehem, this volcano shaped mound is clearly visible. it's just one of herrod the great monumental building projects in the year before the birth of jesus. >> just a little imagination, it's easy to visualize how beautiful these places would have been because what we're looking at now are the bones of the structure. but imagine that we are in a palace where the walls are decorated with lavish frescoes and brilliant colors. gelding, mosaic. water is one of the principle features of a roman palace, also demonstrates a command of resources. that's pretty impressive and it's meant to impress. >> herrod the great, appointed as king of the jews by the roman senate, ruled judea and much of palestine from 37 to 4 b.c. >> he built --