. >>> a christmas commercial for the british retailer marks and spencer is getting a lot of attention this holiday season. it may have launched a new star into orbit. >> the marks and spencer christmas ad is out, and five-year-old seth white is a happy, bouncing blur across the screen. in fact, you display to remind and because to see him. but that one shining moment grinning ear to ear is just where his mother wants him. >> they created where he is not singled out or labeled. i think that's why it has been so successful. >> he is the first child with down syndrome to be featured in a major brand's ad campaign in britain. his mother, carolyn, got the idea while shopping with seb and his brother dominic at the british retailer marks and spencers. >> i happened to be at marks and spencers and saw the back to school campaign. i felt passionate he should be represented. he started school this year, the same as every other child. it was an exciting milestone for us. i contacted n and s on their facebook -- m and s on their facebook page. within a week we had a call. when he was born we did

. >>> a christmas commercial for the british retailer marks and spencer is getting a lot of attentionhis holiday season. it may have launched a new star into orbit. >> the marks and spencer christmas ad is out, and five-year-old seth white is a happy, bouncing blur across the screen. in fact, you display to remind and because to see him. but that one shining moment grinning ear to ear is just where his mother wants him. >> they created where he is not singled out or labeled. i think that's why it has been so successful. >> he is the first child with down syndrome to be featured in a major brand's ad campaign in britain. his mother, carolyn, got the idea while shopping with seb and his brother dominic at the british retailer marks and spencers. >> i happened to be at marks and spencers and saw the back to school campaign. i felt passionate he should be represented. he started school this year, the same as every other child. it was an exciting milestone for us. i contacted n and s on their facebook -- m and s on their facebook page. within a week we had a call. when he was born we didn'

. >> mark spencer. pimped>> my constituent is currently stuck in cuba, despite having a british passport. i wonder if the prime minister could encourage cuban authorities to look with speed to try to get him back with his family for christmas. >> i understand why my friend raises this case -- he was born in cuba and entered the u.k., but obtained a british passport in 1997. we are in regular contact with the cuban authorities, who have advised him that he should expect to receive his cuban passports this week, which will enable him to travel. ultimately the decision does rest with cuban authorities, but to assist him and we will keep in touch with the gentleman. >> in april, the prime minister stated energy efficiency will be placed at the heart of government policy. on monday of this week, the government's fuel advisory group warned that there could be over 9 million households in the fuel poverty. and that is 25% of all households in stoke-on-trent. can the prime minister tell us why for next year, ex

. >> mark spencer. >> thank you my constituents is currently stuck in cuba despite having a british passport. i wonder if the prime minister could encourage the cuban authority to look with compassion and speed to try to get you'll be back home for christmas with his family? >> i quite understand why my honorable friend raises this case. because he was born in cuba, entered the uk, but is paying a british passport in 1997 by understand why he raises this case. we are in regular contact with the cuban authorities who have advised as he should expect to receive his cuban passport this week which will enable him to travel. ultimately, this decision does rest with the cuban authorities but british officials will continue to assess him and we will keep in touch with the honorable gentleman. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in april the prime minister stated that energy sufficiency -- efficiency will be laced at the heart of government policy but on monday of this week the government's -- advisory group warned there could be over 9 million households in fuel poverty, and that is 25% of all households. c

mother carolyn got the idea while shopping with seb and his brother dominick at british retailer marks & spencer'sl campaign and i just felt really passionate that he should be represented because he started school this year, the same as every other child and, you know, it was a really exciting day for us. i contacted m & s on their facebook page and the response was phenomenal and within a week we had a call. when seb was born, we didn't know he had down syndrome until afterwards. and it was a really big shock. and at the time we were devastated. and -- but i now realize that the reason i was so devastated was because i had such an outdated view on the condition. over time, as i fell in love with seb and saw the effect he had on people around him, he started to change people's attitudes. and i just felt if i could take it to a much wider audience, he was the best to help change perceptions of what down syndrome means today. >> get out! >> reporter: the public response has been overwhelmingly positive. carolyn's facebook page is now flooded with support of messages. she has this advice for parents

. >>> marks and spencer is praised for starring a 4-year-old boy with down syndrome in the christmasd that little boy, his name is second white. some will point out that persons with disabrits indistinguishable from the rest and say a move like this is long overdue. >>> the pakistani teenager the taliban tried to murder is getting better at a hospital in england but malay la yousufzai has become a symbol for women. >> reporter: she has a long way to go including skull reconstructive surgery last month. >> you have seen homework she has done in the last few days is that correct? >> she has been reading. she's been doing everything possible to keep up with her education, because that's her thing. she wants girls and children around the world to get educated. >> such an absolutely inspiring story, sad story, too. do we know, have any idea when she is going to get out of the hospital? >> not yet. she still has to do that reconstructive surgery in january. so, some serious therapy that has to happen. >> i assume they will have surgeries throughout, oftentimes it takes a series of surgerie

marks the arrival of winter at 3:12 a.m. on friday. we have showers on saturday and sunday, and finally beginning to dry out and clearing up on monday which is christmas eve. >> thank you, spencersts say they have determined the most likely reason rudolph the red nosed reindeer has a red nose. the reason? it over heats. they ran tests to investigate this. this is video released by the medical journal. they say rudolph exerts so much energy pulling santa's sleigh that he over works his cooling mechanism. there could be less likely reasons such as rudolph has a chronic cold and a parasitic infection or alcohol intoxication. >> rudolph is not drunk. i am on record. >> he actually might be. >> not rudolph. >> he is sober as a judge. >> if i am peta i am concerned about a reindeer on the treadmill. can we start with that before we get to the drinking? whaz going on here -- what is going on here? in sports the warriors are back home and they had a tougher time than expected as the hornets gave them a scare. a couple of exhornets saved the day. sports is next. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong, i don't wanna be right ♪ [ abrupt record scratch, music stops ] what!? it's not bad for you. it ju

marks the arrival of winter at 3:12 a.m. on friday. we have showers on saturday and sunday, and finally beginning to dry out and clearing up on monday which is christmas eve. >> thank you, spencer>> dutch scientists say they have determined the most likely reason rudolph the red nosed reindeer has a red nose. the reason? it over heats. they ran tests to investigate this. this is video released by the medical journal. they say rudolph exerts so much energy pulling santa's sleigh that he over works his cooling mechanism. there could be less likely reasons such as rudolph has a chronic cold and a parasitic infection or alcohol intoxication. >> rudolph is not drunk. i am on record. >> he actually might be. >> not rudolph. >> he is sober as a judge. >> if i am peta i am concerned about a reindeer on the treadmill. can we start with that before we get to the drinking? whaz going on here -- what is going on here? in sports the warriors are back home and they had a tougher time than expected as the hornets gave them a scare. a couple of exhornets saved the day. the day. sports is next. with my keurig vue brewer, i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? inside th

marks the arrival of winter at 3:12 a.m. on friday. we have showers on saturday and sunday, and finally beginning to dry out and clearing up on monday which is christmas eve. >> thank you, spencer scientists say they have determined the most likely reason rudolph the red nosed reindeer has a red nose. the reason? it over heats. they ran tests to investigate this. this is video released by the medical journal. they say rudolph exerts so much energy pulling santa's sleigh that he over works his cooling mechanism. there could be less likely reasons such as rudolph has a chronic cold and a parasitic infection or alcohol intoxication. >> rudolph is not drunk. i am on record. >> he actually might be. >> not rudolph. >> he is sober as a judge. >> if i am peta i am concerned about a reindeer on the treadmill. can we start with that before we get to the drinking? whaz going on here -- what is going on here? in sports the warriors are back home and they had a tougher time than expected as the hornets gave them a scare. a couple of exhornets saved the day. sports is next. >>> back from a spectacular road trip they almost got caught at the finish by the last placed hornets. he should be on

. >> andrew spencer is lanes of negotiations they must know, " a major setback. >> as well marked makers or on avoiding the fiscal cliff. talks get " a major setback over social security benefits. both sides agree to push for. >> i wonder want to know i want to get this done. i need a dance partner. >> vice president joe biden is apparently that person for which mcconnell. >> the two are taking over talks. if nothing is resolved by midnight tonight. tax breaks for all americans will increase. democrats say it will mean about $2,000 for the average middle class family. >> a michigan woman said to me that is a month worth of groceries. also gets up to three years transportation to and from work. >> democrats want taxes to increase for americans earning over to london $50,000. republicans want texas a the same period >> republicans want taxes to stay the same period >> i offered over a trillion dollars in additional spending cuts so that we would have $2 of spending cuts for every $1 of increased revenue. >> the senate reconvenes at 11:00 a.m. so as americans celebrate the beginning of 2013