where the military backed government has cracked down hard on deposed president mohamed morsi's muslim brotherhood, declaring it a terrorist group. that gives the government the power to charge any member of the brotherhood as a troirs. egyptian officials say this is because of a deadly bombing at a police station yesterday. the brotherhood has denied any involvement. >>> and in afghanistan today, the u.s. embassy in kabul says no americans were hurt when the embassy compound came under fire from the taliban. >>> meanwhile, tens of thousands of american troops still in afghanistan are spending christmas far from home and far from their families. for most of them, it will likely be the last christmas there before coming home, as the u.s. prepares to withdraw most troops by next summer. we have a report tonight from kabul. >> reporter: there are no silent nights for the troops in afghanistan. for the nearly 35,000 u.s. soldiers, all is not calm. just ask this specialist. it's business as usual. >> even though it's christmas, it feels like just another day. >> reporter: here at camp phoenix in kabul,

egyptian authorities have arrested twenty three activists from the pro morsi muslim brotherhood on accusations of inciting violence just days after declaring it a terrorist organization step marks a fresh crackdown on the group after officials accused them of being behind deadly attacks on a police headquarters. one member of the brotherhood was killed in clashes with pro-government residents. in both area thousands of protesters have marched through the capital sofia demanding the resignation of the socialist government involvement in fraud cases rather it was bolstered by crowds of students anti-government demonstrations have become a regular occurrence in bulgaria over the past six months since the government was caught up in corruption and. israel has long said new round of airstrikes on gaza in retaliation for two rocket attacks from the palestinian territory it's like wait three days the previous one left a three year old girl dead elsewhere in gaza the sole power plant there has stopped working through a shortage of fuel after israel closed the supply route palestinian officials blame i

. >> when i was in egypt it was pretty clear that mohammed morsi and the mother muslim brotherhood wheda, he let out some prisoners and turns that went and set up shop and they refuse to let the army go clean them out. so i think that what you will see it afte the egyptian referendum and then further elections, my guess is that you will see a major political trials of not just mohammed morsi but the muslim brotherhood and i wouldn't be surprised if some of them get the death penalty. lou: is a trial in the future of edward snowden? is he going to be brought to justice? and it was interesting to hear the former director of the cia saying that if he is indeed convicted, he should be hanged by the neck until dead. to put some emphasis on the matter. >> the thing about this is that some people are saying that maybe he should and there has been too categories and one is on the negotiation. so how you gather intelligence? how you listen to the phone calls and that does the most harm and that is what is starting to come out. lou: given that this was an act of treason, i am not sure if that'

he will start with our main story, age of branding the muslim brotherhood a terror group. mom and morsi was the president in july. now being blamed for an attack in the nile delta. is this justifiable, to brand the muslim brotherhood is a terror group? >> in fact, the muslim brotherhood was behind all the egypt sinceence in the last four or five months. and led to demonstrations in egypt. it pushed to violence. [indiscernible] an organization linked to al in thethey were working , attacking the army. this same organization says it was responsible for the blast that killed 16 persons. >> it is hard to imagine the muslim brotherhood was elected in the power. mohamed morsi was the first democratically elected president. the leader, of course, was in charge of the country. what happened to this wide support? will a go underground? ,> they have no other solutions saying they have a very short with the muslim brothers to be considered as outlaws and can be put in jail at any time. probably does not go underground. it is not the first time in 1954 it happened. today, we reveal more acts of ter

brotherhood. president mohamed morsi was ousted in a coup. huge demonstrations broke out after he was removed from power. security forces arrested the muslim brotherhood's supreme leader. by september 23rd the muslim brotherhood was banned, and assets and accounts were seized. mohamed morsi and other members were charged with conspiracy. they are accused of working with outside groups like hezbollah and hamas to destabilize the government. five days later 16 were killed in a car bombing. the muslim brotherhood said it was not involved in the attack. the government disagreed and labelled the group a terrorist organization. the government is trying to prevent more attacks and stop attempts by the muslim brotherhood to derail elections scheduled for the spring. >> pope francis used his first christmas message at the vatican to call for peace in war-torn areas, including syria. >> translation: let us continue to ask the lord to spare the beloved syrian people further suffering and to enable the parties in conflict to put an end to all violence and guarantee access to humanitarian aid. >> pope francis prayed for a better world and protection fo

he will start with our main story, age of branding the muslim brotherhood a terror group. mom and morsias the president in july. now being blamed for an attack in the nile delta. is this justifiable, to brand the muslim brotherhood is a terror group? >> in fact, the muslim brotherhood was behind all the acts of violence in

morsi. giving him an ultimatum to quit the muslim brotherhood. morsi refused. they ousted him and morsi is now on trial. worse politician, okay, the most defining political moment, pat buchanan. >> august, the american people rise up and say no to barack obama's war on syria. >> eleanor? >> the 16-day government shutdown. >> mark? >> i would say president obama has redline that he drew is a public assertion. undermining his credibility both at home and abroad. >> very well stated. it was good from me. >> democrats ending the 60-vote filibuster rule in the senate on the state of gridlock and the city. >> the most defining political moment is obama's on-air apology for misleading americans into believing him when he promised that they could keep their health insurance. okay, turn code of the year, pat buchanan. >> edward snowden. >> that's it? >> that's a pretty good name. >> that pretty much says it all. i would add marco rubio who transformed the reform and campaigned against a bill that he helped create. if you are talking raincoats, as a turncoat, i would put

prime minister called it a terrorist attack indirectly blaming the muslim brotherhood, the party that backs the ousted president mohamed morsi>> the muslim brotherhood tweeting it strongly condemned these bombings. the blast comes as see egypt is set to vote on a new constitution in the next few weeks. a draft constitution, it would ban religious political parties and put more power in the hands of the military. this is also significant because this is a very secure part of that area. government buildings hit, obviously a major breach of security. >>> and now to the world's newest country, south sudan which many fear could be on the brink of civil war. u.s. marines are on stand by right now ready to move in and rescue americans who are now stranded there. situation there is volatile. the united nations warns today that there are reports of ethnic killings and mass graves. want to get the latest from the correspondent barbara starr who you just got word secretary of state john kerry has talked with what, a key rebel leader who used to be south sudan's haven't. what do we know about this? >> well, u.s. government officials are

only may have pulled the trigger yes but it was the west that loaded the gun mohamed morsi and the muslim brotherhood didn't survive long at the helm of egypt he spent most of twenty thirteen behind bars when he was removed by the military after mass protests hit again we have seen the. credit government overthrown. is shameful that the western leaders are around. this is an old sanctioned military coup in tunisia and libya the chaos continues people are desperate to try and put a cover all of what has been created by the libyan disaster in the fall of gadhafi . one ton and most not going to the guards strap it into down to a chair then they put a mask over his face so that the detainee can't move bite or spit and the nurse snakes the feeding tube into a nasal cavity a mass hunger strike refocus global attention on the prison at one point most inmates were refusing food the prisoners has not met one another and speak different languages keep saying the same thing that we were tortured were abused very tied. to the chair they shackled our legs to the ground they. struck a cross and they forced in a tu

muslim brotherhood. president mohamed morsi was ousted in a coup. on-july 3rdrd. huge demonstrations broke out across the country. arrested the muslim brotherhood spiritual leader. he was charged with inciting charges. the government banned the muslim broadwhere are and ceased assets and accounts. mursi and 35 others are charged with conspiracy, and they are accused of working with hezbollah and hamas. 16 people were killed in a car bombing in mansoura. the government labelled the group a terrorist organization. the government is trying to prevent more attacks and stop attempts derailing elections for the spring. >> jarrod says the egyptian regiment has been cracking down on the muslim brotherhood since july. >> the dollars is linked to the mansoura bombing. the bombing was commenced but it is important to stress there's no evidence linking the brotherhood to the bombing. and it's clear that this decision is a continuation of the strong clamp down on the muslim brotherhood and others that have been going on since the military coup in july. there's another group in

morsi and the muslim brotherhood late last year.what's happening now is that they want to clear the streets. they want to clear all chances of protest of ahead of this major referendum that's really shaping up to be a vote on the legitimacy of the government that pushed aside morsi in july. >> and this really has to put the white house in a real pickle because this administration did support this democratically elected president. at this point, do we know what kind of response is coming from the administration, and what will be the relationship between the u.s. and egypt from this point forward? >> the response from the administration has been somewhat wavering since the beginning but it's been very consistent over the last couple months which is expressions of concern about these major outbreaks of violence in downtown cairo that have killed more than 1,000 protesters since july 3rd, but you've got an unwillingness to break with the egyptian military. the united states and the egyptian military have a really long very close history

government accused students supporters of the muslim brotherhood of sabotaging exams and the academic year and rallies held by supporters of the ousted president morsi have escalated this week since the muslim brotherhood was declared a terrorist organization. at least one person died in fresh classes between throughout thousands of security forces and protesters in bangladesh a twenty one year old student was killed after police fired rubber bullets at the crowds demonstrators are demanding the prime minister cancel upcoming elections hundreds have been detained ahead of the polls. in the libyan capital tripoli protesters besieged the foreign ministry building demanding the government step down it comes a few days after dozens of our men blocked a port in the capital and the entrance to the central bank drove up to the building in trucks and allowed staff to leave first the militias are demanding the resignation of the country's prime minister ali zeidan article but. israel has shelled neighboring lebanon after two rockets struck its northern territories witnesses say over twenty shells hit lebanese border areas no injuries or damage have been repo

in egypt the emotion was freedom democracy and that was manipulated by the backers of the muslim brotherhood morsi and at all to bring the brotherhood into power and discard the least legitimate student democratic protests. the i suspect that the same networks that created the orange revolution back in two thousand and three four and that is the national endowment for democracy freedom house various. front organizations of us speak of are one are quite active in this protest and the . trying to steer it and build it in a very professional guided way enough to kind of color revolution if you will mark mark two for ukraine and hopefully the government starts responding a little bit more intelligent the police chief has a head of national police has. died for the excessive use of force and violence but it is going to take much more than that and what i did what do you make of the fact that to european and have been seen talking to opposition members here actually in kiev is that in effect may be that in stirring up trouble and perhaps a long march in an attack on a country sovereignty i should actual

mohammed morsi and his co-accused, have been accused of hespionage to carry out acts of terror in egypt and giving out secrets, carrying out military exercise to achieve the aims of the muslim brotherhood. and now the allegations date back to as far as 2005. in effect it adds up to challenge of treason. we've been in touch with mohamed morsi's lawyers, who say they have not received the details. they say they're still waiting for details of the former response. you i think we'll see these as trumped up charges. >> over 40,000 people have been forced from their homes by torrential rain in gaza. they have named gaza as an disaster area and calling an once in a century event. >> after days of torrential rain manareas look like this. thousands of people have had to leave their home. she went back to check th--theyk to check the damage. >> even the walls and the floor are damaged. i need $15,000 to repair my house. look at this equipment. everyone is ruined. >> the u.n. has provided aid to about 8,000 people. all of them in refugees. many were trapped in their homes by the rising waters, and it's only now that this man was able to enter his shop. >> we've been trying for a week. only today

mom and morsi was charged along with 35 others, including the muslim brotherhood's top three leaders. this comes to miss a crackdown underage or kanye new protest law that severely restricts the right to demonstrate. for more we go to egypt where we are joined by sharif abdel , based in cairo. his latest piece is, "repression deepens in egypt: at first it was the muslim brotherhood. now dozens of journalists, non- islamist activists and students have been detained and beaten." welcome back, sharif. >> thank you. >> your reaction to this latest announcement from the egyptian coup government? >> morsi and senior members of the muslim brotherhood have been facing charges for inciting violence. these new charges, which as you mentioned carry the death penalty, are the most sweeping and heaviest accusations against the brotherhood yet. they accuse morsi and the brotherhood of being involved in this terrorist plot stretching back to 2005, that they conspired with groups like hezbollah, have mass, the revolutionary guard, to carry out a wave of attacks around the country. it --rights groups,

morsy is now standing trial with other top muslim brotherhood leaders on charges that could lead to death sentences. this is not the first time the muslim brotherhood has been outlawed by the government. the political party was first banned in 1954, as a result it turned to establishing a large social welfare network around the country. providing educational and healthcare services to poor rural areas. it was legalized after the fall of long time dictator. the overall death toll since his oust in july of this year is estimated at over 1500 most killed were morsy supporters including hundreds gunned down by security forces after a protest vigil was cleared. at least 350 members of the security forces have also been killed in bombings and shootings since this summer. for the latest we are joined by peter who joins us from cairo. welcome to the program, has there been any reaction from the muslim brierhood beyond that tweet? from the brotherhood on air talking about or rejecting the statement, remember, that the brotherhood has never accepted the military government, they have all the descri

muslim brotherhood clashed with egyptian police at a university in cairo. students have been protesting for weeks against the ouster of former president mohamed morsi. e muslim brotherhood was labeled a terrorist organization by some this week. >>> a nursing home has agreed to provide long-term care for a 13-year-old girl who's been declared brain dead. that's according to the family's attorney. her family maintains she's still alive. she went into cardiac arrest after tonsil surgery earlier this month. >>> in libya, the government has released four detained americanings. they were being held in the city west of the capital of tripoli. they were part of security prepared dlns efforts when taken into custody. they were checking potential evacuation routes for diplomats at the u.s. embassy. >>> and the city of denver started issuing licenses friday that will allow businesses to sell recreational marijuana there. retail marijuana sales will begin in colorado new year's day. in our next hour, former congress patrick kennedy will join me live to talk about his personal fight against those new laws legalizing marijuana in colorado and other places as well.

. >> ifill: mohammed morsi's organization-- the muslim brotherhood-- denied any role in today's bombing in this country, the u.s. postal service won a temporary rate increase today, after losing $5 billion in the last fiscal year. the postal regulatory commission raised the price of a first- class stamp by three cents to 49 cents as of january 26. rates for bulk mail, magazines and packages will rise 6%. the increases will last for two years. grammy-winning musician and composer yusef lateef died last night at his home in shutesbury, massachusetts. the renowned tenor saxophonist and flutist was one of the first to incorporate world music into jazz. and, in 2010, he was named a national endowment for the arts jazz master, the nation's highest jazz honor. yusef lateef was 93 years old. still to come on the "newshour": samantha power on the violence in two african countries; one reporter's exclusive interview with edward snowden; the dwindling number of monarch butterflies wintering in mexico; a year end assessment of public education reform and an entrepreneurial alternative to college. >

muslim brotherhood. protesters have been clashing with police all day. here's the latest from cairo. >> reporter: supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi and members ofslim brotherhood took to the streets today in defiance of a recent decision by the government that effectively outlawed the organization. now, egyptian riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to try and disperse the crowds. this was a very important day for the news limb brother rood, the first friday, a day marked by violent protests. it was since then the muslim brotherhood said they would be undeterred, have been calling on supporters and members to take to the streets today. and it seems that many of their followers did in fact heed that call. the egyptian government, though, is not backing off its threats. they have already arrested close to 150 supporters of the organization. they have vowed that anybody caught leading a demonstration or leading a rally belonging to the muslim brotherhood would be dealt with severely in accordance with the law. that has a lot of people here in egypt concerned that the egyptian government may be overreaching its authority in trying to crack

in cairo, egypt, today, by islamic university students demanding the return of muslim brotherhood president mohamed morsi, who was removed by the military in july. it was the second straight day of clashes between students and egyptian security forces. at least one student was killed yesterday. >>> back in this country, a nationwide man hunt for an alleged cop killer an bank robber appears to be over. the fbi says the suspect was killed today in a shootout with police in phoenix. here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: a phoenix detective is being hailed as a hero tonight for jumping in when he heard a fellow officer under fire, not knowing the suspect was the same man wanted in a brazen cop killing just days before. >> because he responded, we have two officers that were involved in this ordeal and they're both alive. >> reporter: according to officials, the suspect's deadly crime spree started two days before christmas in atlanta when the man with a black mask, pattern jacket and semiautomatic handgun made off with money from a customer at an atm. that same day 300 miles away in mississippi, offici

the president morsi and the muslim brotherhood.ore that, we send billions in planes and tanks to hosni mubarak, a dictator we called our ally. common sense tells us we should not be sending dictators or the muslim brotherhood our money, our treasure. common sense tells us that we should not be delivering advanced weaponry into unstable situations where the outcome is completely unpredictable. i will tell you one thing. one thing of which i am certain. we should not be sending foreign aid to nations that burn our flag. without question, it is a mistake. [applause] in 2012, i introduced a bill in the senate that calls for holding -- halting the transport of weapons to egypt, pakistan, and libya. in february i introduced an amendment that would have prevented the shipment of weapons to the muslim brotherhood. i think the american people are with me. they realize we have limited resources and should not be sending weapons to people who hate us. but the senate defeated this legislation. this past summer i introduced another bill to prev

drafting of the 2012 document began after the overthrow of mohamed morsi, to read it of the islamist influence of the muslim brotherhood. but the text is controversial because it consolidates wide ranging hour for the military. a referendum must now be held. at a time pro-morsi protesters have returned to tire rear square in significant numbers -- have returned to tahrir where. >> teargas & rent returned to the street in cairo as police pull out all the stops to clear square protest. first time supporters of president mohammed morsi gathered in large numbers for over a year. protest -- toe to continue to denounce what they call military role. justice fornding the martyrs of january 25. all of the martyrs who have fallen under military rule. god willing we will not leave here until military rule was brought down. reins army has held the of power since morsi was ousted in july. they have consolidated their strength thanks to the new draft constitution. states military courts can try civilians who have attacked soldiers or damaged army property. the army can also approve appointments of the minister of defense and neither

muslim brotherhood. huge demonstrations broke out after morsi was pushed from power on august 20th. security forces arrested the muslim brotherhood's spiritual leader and he was charged with enciting violence. by september 23rd they banned the muslim brotherhood and seized its assets and accounts. they were accused of working with outside groups like hezbollah and hamas to destabilize the government. the muslim brotherhood said it was not involved in the bombing, and the government disagrees and label it a terrorist organization. the government says it's trying to prevent more attacks and stop attempts by the muslim brotherhood to derail up elections scheduled for this spring. for more on this and the government's response to the muslim brotherhood, let's bring it halid, an egypt-american and a fellow at the saban center at the brookings institution. it's great to speak with you again. it's been a while. this move by the government to designate the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization, does this come as a surprise to you? >> well, i mean, it is -- it was a bit surprising in te

you this, when i see the president give f-16s, tanks, 1$1.5 billion to mohamed morsi the former head of the muslim brotherhood which obviously could be used one day against israel, that troubles me. getting in bed with iran the way he's trying to right now as they move forward and play this cat and mouse with nuclear capabilities is naive to me. the president dissing beeb bebe netanyahu like he has. >> you're certainly entitled to your opinion. no thank you so much. >> you look at opinion polls around the world, the standing of the united states in the eyes of the world is higher than since the clinton era. >> you can't make up facts. no, it's not. that's not true. >> to true hand disparage a president that represented this country with great honor and pride today. think of those with african-american dissent. >> let me ask you a question, do you think it's smart to give a guy that referred to israelis our allies as apes and pigs, is it smart to give him tanks and 1$1.5 billion of the taxpayer's money? does that sound smart? >> i think it's a false dichotomy. >> i didn't ask you about a false dichotomy, do yo

morsy the first official reaction. spokesman for the company. appeared to blame the muslim brotherhood and who said that they had been designated as a terrorist organization however shortly afterward the prime minister hasn't we emerged to say that the the muslim brotherhood had not being so designated that they aren't officially considered to be a terrorist organization and it should be said that it's very common for quite casual connections to be drawn between the brotherhood and terrorist activity for their own part of course the brotherhood denied any involvement and condemned the attack. ajor permitting same turmoil since the military coup that led to the with world the president morsi interlined this year the new interim government launched a massive kwan down his party the muslim brotherhood which still maintains a wide support an age where some experts say that the government's concentration on the persecution of the forwarding party is dragging the country into deeper calles . theory the interim president. made a decision that they had to see. the muslim brotherhood for the sa

they can do this after egypt's interim military government declared morsi's political party, muslim brotherhoodrrorist group. >>> el salvador, this volcano is hot on fire. >> nearby homes are being evacuated as scientists look for signs of fresh lava. so far nothing, big old fat zero. last time that volcano erupted was 1976. >> those pictures are amazing. >>> even better at nighttime. >>> not if you're too close though i'm sure. there's controversy speaking of too close because january is right around the corner from the efforts to repeal it to the glitchy website and the troubled rollout, it really did dominate the headlines in 2013. and now there are concerns about obamacare in the new year. the impact it could have on the upcoming midterm election. political editor of townhall.com, and julie, a former political advisor to senator frank lautenberg, both fox news contributors. happy new year, great to see you. >> happy new year to you. >> i'm sure you could see this topic coming. we're so close to january 1. we heard earlier about patients' concerns and doctors' concerns, what about politician

military coup that led to the overthrow of president morsi in july the interim government launched a massive crackdown on his party the muslim brotherhood which still has wide support in egypt blogger a journalist told me the blame game your story is playing with the muslim brotherhood is dragging the country deeper into chaos the government has been leading. a propaganda call the war on terror basically they've they've used people to support them to crack down on terrorists this is what they've chosen to do and this is is this is the way the security forces have chosen to deal with the with the muslim brotherhood is a security solution and a rhetoric of war on terror so i think that what we've seen over the past few months is that all the blame. to the muslim brotherhood and someone even a representative from the police has said that the killing of protesters on twenty eighth of january was also the muslim brotherhood's fault it's basically rhetoric and they don't have a lot of evidence for it but they're using the rhetoric and pushing it and polarizing the country a lot more coming up later this the arctic thirty may be going home soo

part in the muslim brotherhood activities or promoting those activities by word or action or any other form. >> yet a year and a half ago the muslim brotherhood's political leader mohammed morsi was inaugurated as egypt's first democratically elected president. it was a high point for the group and lasted barely a year. since then they have gathered under the anti-coup alliance. under a wide interpretation of the new decree, all these demonstrators would be recorded as supporters of terrorism. >> from the beginning of this military coup he has been calling anyone who is opposing him a terrorist or a terrorist--calling the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. this is not going to make any kind of difference. we are still protesting on the streets with the egyptian people to oppose this military coup and get back to th. >> the bombing attack killed 16 people. although the muslim brotherhood condemned the bombing, the government accused the muslim brotherhood from being behind it, and declaring it to be a terrorist group will have a profound affect on egyptian politics. >> this can't lead to more democracy, it leads to more authoritarianism. and we're talking about a gro

morsi. his protesters have been demonstrating since he was removed. the muslim brotherhood is expected to boycott the constitution. >> john mccain and chris murphy told protesters in ukraine that their future lies in the west, not the east. congress would consider sanctions if violence is used against the protesters. demonstrations began when a trade agreement was refused. the e.u. is taking the offer off the table. an e.u. official tweeted that words and actions are far apart. the ukraine president viktor yanukovych will visit moscow on tuesday to talk about trade agreements with russia. . >>> plenty of snow in the north-east. wrapping up, but the snow showers continuing around the great lakes. it will be a cold start to the north-east, ending the cold air in the areas that have melting snow or shower activity. that is where we'll have black ice and slippery spots. otherwise, the folks are really enjoying the snow, that's the ski resorts. we have a range of forecasts up to a foot or more snow. that and what happened. vermont or new hampshire, this is where we saw 14 inches

that led to the overthrow of the president morsi in july of this year the new interim government launched a massive quantities on his party the muslim brotherhood which still maintains wide support and egypt some experts say that the government's concentration on the persecution of the former ruling party is dragging the country into deeper chaos. theory the interim president. made a decision that they have to see. the muslim brotherhood for the sake of survival. you need to carry a very strong. really months since the change in power over the summer and unfortunately. really the more important aspects that were egypt's got to go in the future not yet be acted on in the full scope people really need is immediately nomic to goldman they need jobs here a future the future of a hail holder koskie has been the number one topic in the foreign media since the former russian oil tycoon walked free following a presidential pardon from holder of course case plans to fight for his imprisoned congress to putin's reasons for letting him out of jail the five day says the exxon accounts release has been full of speculation and analysis and marcus papadopoulo

that led to the overthrow of the president morsi interlined this year the new interim government launched a massive quantities out on his party the muslim brotherhood which still maintains wide support and egypt some experts say that the government's concentration on the persecution of the former ruling party is dragging the country into deeper chaos. theory the interim president. made a decision. to. the muslim brotherhood for the state can survive. in a very strong. really months since the change in power over the summer. really the most important aspects of it's going to go in the future not be acted on in the full scope people really need is. the goal we need jobs in the future. coming up on our team to national over a week old violence has seen more than a thousand people killed in south sudan and they world here's a state of blunders into chaos we'll look at what american corporations have to lose in the oil rich country. and so it's a not so merry christmas in france europe's second largest economy faces a huge rise in the number of homeless people they'll be spending the season of goodwill out on the street. but he. has been the number one