mr. bush was walking by in the rose garden stop he said are you going to talk to fidel castro now you have been so successful with mikhail gorbachev? mr. bush paused, turned around and said "what's the point? all i would tell him is what i'm giving you -- tell them to give the people what they want and you will see what you should -- go down and lift those people up. president bush's immediate predecessor, ronald reagan, always at first before talking to them, the cubans had to kick out the russians. now the soviets were gone. what happened is really clear. soviet one, when the threat disappeared, u.s. policymakers reached into the cupboard and pulled up the plat amendment. they pulled out washington path civilizing responsibility, like self and william howard taft. today, we insist cuba's readers are misbehaving, that they are violating their citizens human rights and the united states cannot stand by quietly and allow this misbehavior to continue. that brings us to the third belief in our cu

mr. bush doesn't know what is in the mind of cuban-americans. how can i get you to vote for me in 2004? his pollsters told him tighten the embargo, and he did. in 2008, mr. obama's pollsters, every bit as competent, told him relax the embargo. going into the cuban-american community, the pollsters discovered that they were unhappy about being unable to visit their families and send their family money. and you can see when you leave. when you go to leave havana, you go through immigration and customs and into a waiting room before you go to board the plane and sit there. it is a room about as big as this room. there are people crying, just devastated because with the bush tightening they knew they were seeing their mother for the last time. their mother was old. they can't go back for three years. if there is a funeral, no extenuating circumstances will let you go back. and i think that is what controlled u.s. policy until recently. now the cuban-american community is all over the place. if you look at them demographically, cuban-americans they ar

and mr. bush paused, turned around and said what's the point? all i would tell him is what i am telling you, give the people the freedom they want and then you will see the united states do exactly what we should. go down and lift those people up. president bush's immediate predecessor, ronald reagan always said first before talking , with him the cubans have got to kick out the russians but now the russians were gone. the soviets were gone. what happened was clear in 1991 when the soviet threat disappeared, u.s. policymakers reached into the cabinet and pulled out the platt amendment. like teddy roosevelt and taft today we insist cuba's leaders , are misbehaving, that they are violating their citizens' human rights and the united states cannot stand by quietly and misbehavior to continue. and that brings us to the third believe in the cuba ideology which underlies both the neglect and commitment to uplifting. the existential core of our policy towards cuba today is our view of the region's inhabitants as a retarded a branch of the human species

what would we like to say about mrs. bush's style, laura bush? apparently not interested in fashion unlike barbara bush who was very interested. we think of barbara bush looking like a granny with her fake pearls but she was good friends with scoozi and had fancy dresses whereas laura bush doesn't seem to have been, she wanted to look appropriate and everything, but it wasn't an interest of hers. >> i just always think of her as being so mild. you see photos of her wearing soft colors. it's relatively demure, nothing that's going to shout out. i think she just has a very gentle, mild presence. >> no fake cowboy looking like he sometimes would put on. >> there was an interesting colorship though that went on. she was very taupe, sort of beige when they were running. when she came in, this beautiful red dress. and michael tells a wonderful story about coming actually to see the first lady's exhibit that mrs. bush asked him to look at the exhibition and see what color hadn't been used it recently so they didn't repeat a color. he said he didn't see

i think mrs. bush is fantastic. i would not want to be her husband.laughter] she really rules the roost. i remember when she made her first appearance as first lady on saint -- onstage at the kennedy center. this is coming after eight years of nancy reagan, who was a very different kind of woman. she walked out like this, and she walked up to this lady, and she took the microphone and said, well, what you see is what you get. [laughter] i thought, good for you. did we get out of sequence or something? i don't think so. i think he is emerging. >> that is his hair, anyway. >> i interviewed reagan in the white house very soon after he was shot. i thought it was wonderful that he would be willing to do an interview so soon. when i went in to sit down with him, i was studying him to see if there was any sign of the stress or the trauma or the loss of weight, the scar on his head, anything, any sign. nothing. i was within 3-4 feet of him. absolutely incredible. he looked not like an older feller who has been carefully done up and touched up, not a bit. he w

mr. bush, who is 90 years old is now resting at home. in a statement mr. aid he's grateful for the superb care. some people believe spilling salt brings bad luck. hopefully that's not case in chicago. take a look at this. today a wall collapse caized a huge spill at the morton salt facility. no one was hurt but the company's ad slogan sure rang true today-- morton salt, when it rains, it pours. some of the most accomplished actors are ones you never actually see. today, we learned kristine cavanaugh has died. the voice actor played chuckie in rug rats, dexter in dexter's laboratory, and the title role in the movie "babe." >> oh, beautifully done. i can't tell you how grateful i am to you all. >> o'donnell: no details in her death were released. kristine cavanaugh was 51. koalas are fuzzy lovable, and threatened. we'll show you what's being done to save them next. eh, you don't want that one. yea, actually i do. it's mucinex fast-max night time and it's got a nasal decongestant. is that really a thing? it sounds made up. mucinex fast max night time for multi

mr. bush is facing yet another christmas in the hospital. two years ago the 41st president spent the holidays in the intensive care unit with bronchitis and a cough that kept him in the hospital for two months. he eventually recovered. and although parkinson's disease makes it now difficult for him to walk, the former president has stayed active, even sky diving for his 90th birthday last summer. tonight though mr. bush is watching his christmas unfold once again from a hospital room. tamron. >> charles, thank you so much. >>> still ahead tonight, christmas in the holyland. celebrations in bethlehem, midnight mass at the vatican, tonight's message from the pope. >>> also, what goes up must come down, right? tell that to bao bao the giant panda. high drama tonight at the national zoo. >>> around the world tonight the christmas spirit is taking hold bringing comfort and joy to millions at gatherings large and small at celebrations at the vatican and at bethlehem itself. nbc's jim maceda has our report. >> reporter: at the vatican a solemn midn

mr. bush's condition or when he might be able to go home. two years ago, president bush also spent christmas in the hospital while being treated for bronchitis and an infection. >>> if that christmas turkey was dry or you want something easy to eat, some restaurants are staying open tonight. denny's is serving all night long. applebee's and some boston markets are going to be open. times and locations vary so call ahead before heading out. golden corral and ruby tuesday restaurants will also be open tonight. if you need a caffeine fix, you can go to starbucks, they're open for a few more hours as well. remember to call ahead. >>> the proof is in the plum sauce. google now has data to prove chinese food is in fact the most popular restaurant option when it comes to christmas. the data goes back to 2004. every year it shows a consistent spike in searches for chinese food tonight. the restaurants report that christmas is one of their busiest days for business of the spire year. if you're craving peking duck tonight, there will be a chinese food

a spokesman says mr. bush was experiencing shortness of breath. mr. bush who is 90 was hospitalized two years ago with bronchitis. >>> president obama is in hawaii where he and his family are continuing their christmas break at their vacation home. yesterday's activities included some hiking along the [ non- english language ] lighthouse trail as well as 18 holes of golf. >>> a round of violent storms in the southern u.s. is linked to the deaths of at least 4 people. the national weather service confirms at least two tornadoes touched down in louisiana and mississippi. as cbs news' tara mergener reports, powerful wind knocked out power to thousands. >>> reporter: a massive lightning strike is a string of storms ripped through the south. these homes in tangipahoa parish, louisiana, were no match. in mississippi the governor declared a state of emergency in two southeastern counties. >> like a third world around here. everybody pretty much every business on the bypass is gone or sustained some kind of damage. >> reporter: in columbia, mississippi, a man

mr. bush was experiencing shortness of breath yesterday evening and was taken to the hospital in houston as a precaution. mr. bush now is 90 years old and was hospitalized two years ago with bronchitis. >>> glide memorial church in san francisco getting ready to serve up one big christmas eve lunch. >> 3,000 people are expected to have prime rib for lunch thanks to glide family services in san francisco. house of prime rib is donating 2,000 pounds of meat. it all starts at 11 a.m. glide also plans a big christmas dinner for 5,000 people tomorrow. >>> the 14th annual lefty o'doul's toy drive is going on right now in san francisco. the young carollers are up early singing. the last-minute christmas eve toy drive started early and runs through 11 p.m. the goal is to collect 10,000 toys before tomorrow so if you have get a chance -- if you get a chance, stop by, drop off a toy. lots of special guests. greg suhr is there right now. ed lee is supposed to show up. and he is going to be stopping by to

mr. bush's condition or when he might be able to go home. two years ago president bush also spent christmas eve in the hospital while being treated for bronchitis and an infection. >>> coming up, holiday wishes from the obamas, and christmas wishes come true. a legendary toy drive finishes off even bigger than organizers were dreaming. >>> and before we go to break, it is known as the make a wish house, covered in lights and figurines. it is located on the 1800 block of cherry avenue in san jose. the homeowners raise money for the make a wish foundation. you can get pictures with mr. and mrs. claus for a donation. last year they raised $24,000. wow. the lights are going to be on from 6:00 until 9:30 tonight. >>> san francisco's last-minute toy drive came off better than even the old pros were expecting. thousands of children from the bayview, fillmore and tenderloin got to pick up the toys they wanted. the last minute christmas eve toy drive collected 15,000 toys in just 24 hours and got them out to seven different locations like this one on

president and mrs. bush, mrs. baker. honored to have you here as historic 23rd the fall of the f the of eastern opening europe. when did you feel certain that fall even if you didn't know when? >> we did know things were moving in that direction. goingof east germans were to hungary and then hungary was etting them go through to austria. wall had been circumvented, not breached, perhaps. things were going in that direction. had gone to october. nd said the policy for east berlin, not t in moscow. they were going to maintain easternpire in force to europe with respect to the gdr. me to those events led hink that it was possible that it was coming but we did not get a sense that it would happen it did. was one seriesre in the event. when we came to office, there yufrp.ferment in eastern we looked at that ferment and make it ant to other ones.an the it.want to encourage underneath that that would cause the soviets to they did before. we tried to encourage the kind f freedom attitude without stirring up the soviet union. the

so what would we like to say about mrs. bush's style? >> laura bush was apparently not very interested in fashion, unlike barbara bush, who was very interested in fashion. we think of barbara bush locking like a granny with her little fake pearls and stuff. but she was really good friends with scaasi and had very fancy dresses whereas laura bush doesn't seem to have been particularly interested. i mean, she wanted to look appropriate and everything, but it wasn't an interest of hers. >> i just always think of her as being so mild and seeing photos of her wearing soft colors and it's relatively demure. nothing that's going to shout out because i think she just has a very gentle, mild presence. >> no fake cowboy looking like he sometimes would put on. >> there was an interesting color shift, though. >> yes. >> that went on because she was very taupe. and sort of beige when they were running. and when she came in and -- and the beautiful red dress. and michael faircloth tells a story about coming to see the first lady's exhibit and mrs. bush

two years ago mr. bushd other issues. >> in the republic of congo, the unemployment rate is clearly high. one of the safest career paths has become a priest or pasture. several worship moods -- schools teach students. >> reporter: the school teaches students not only how to devote themselves to the lord but also how to put on a great show. >> there's competition. it doesn't say its name out there but there is sort of competition. part of the reason that people come to church is the setup, the music that's going on. the better it is, the more that people come. now people know that skill fall is the pastor, skiand now peopl know -- ♪ >> reporter: another crucial part of the curriculum is the so-called crucial prayer. now they've become so popular that any priest is expected to know how to conduct them. it's 7:00 a.m. on a sunday morning in a protestant church of central kinshasha. >> it's a big day for him. this is the first time he's leafing on a sunday. it seems to be going very well. rz. >> billy trained t

bush remains hospitalized at this hour. mr. and mrs. bush watch the houston texas games all together. official said quote we hope to have news about a possible discharge soon. end quote. mr. bush was admitted tuesday for shortness of breath. the 90-year-old bush is the country's oldest living president. now back to the man who killed os din laud with host peter doocy. >> 7,000 miles away from pakistan in washington, d.c. a small group of high hanking government officials are watching the raid on bin laden's compound and it is clear something has gone very wrong. captured in an iconic picture by the white house photographer. >> i thought it was a very good snapshot of history. >> the concern on secretary clinton's face the president sitting in a folding chair. doesn't matter where i sit. we need to do this. >> the president and top decision makers in washington crowded around the offices watching them screen really we are only able to see from high above what had happened and for a few minutes they weren't sure exactly whether the whole m

mr. bushas hospitalized on tuesday for shortness of breath the 90-year-old bush is the country's oldest-living president i'm kelly wright. you're watching8çu fox news, th most powerful name in news. >>> rob o'neil had one year of college under his belt, a job delivering pizzas and only a basic grasp of swimming when a recruiter convinced him to enlist and become a navy s.e.a.l. by january 1996, after five months of intensive swim training, rob found himself in great lakes, illinois, for navy boot camp. but boot camp was nothing compared to what came next. buds or basic underwater demolition field training puts recruits through some of the most grueling physical punishment anyone can endure. most recruits don't pass the first phase. physical conditioning. >> general workouts every day eventually wear into, you know, a thousand push-ups a day, a thousand sit-ups a day, hundreds of pull-ups, obstacle course. first time you do it, you fall and break your neck. miles and miles of soft sand running

when you combine mr. bush and christie, establishment candidates with rest of former and current governors. there are a record nine of them who are looking at running for governor. that is astonishing number. it raises questions about all the speculation about mitt romney getting in. with this many current and former governors in the race, there is very real possibility that mitt romney, who leads most of the polls will ultimately decide not to get n he said he wouldn't. but he hasn't exactly closed-door. his advisors are pushing hard for him as you know, leland. for governors, jeb bush and chris christie is making a lot of noise. chris christie will go to a cattle call for presidential candidates in iowa. what it is called the freedom forum. christie accepted along with ted cruz, rick perry, mike huckabee and rick santorum. in less than a month we'll have a first gathering of would-be presidents for 2016 leland. >> the chess match begins. carl cameron in washington covering it all. thanks, carl. >> as usual t

mr. bushwas rushed to the hospital last tuesday due to a shortness of breath, he is 90 years old and suffers from a form of parkinson's disease which allows him to get around in a wheelchair. >>> sony announceding some positive news about it's movie the interview obviously causing a lot of controversy, but it turns out it's been a good thing for sony. the company says that the film brought in $15 million in its first four days. the film was released in a couple hundred theaters as well as online and on sites like youtube. sony says the film was rented or purchased online more than 2 million times. sony was forced to the release the interview digitally after all major chains refused to screen the film in the wake of hackers -- four days after hackers shut the online gaming service down completely. the hacker activist group known as lizard squad claimed responsibility for hacking both microsoft and xbox network saying they wanted to expose security flaws in both systems. microsoft security was r

mr. bush90 years old. >>> a new york congressman who once threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony may soon get thrown himself behind bars. republican michael grimm is now a convicted criminal. but he's refusing to give up his job on capitol hill. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: after vowing to fight the charges against him tooth and nail, congressman michael grimm plead guilty to one count of lying on his taxes. that confrontation with the reporter was about this investigation. but the congressman admitted as the owner of the new york city restaurant healthalicious, he cooked the books. he'll pay three years worth of state and federal taxes he owes. congressman grimm is now a convicted felon. under the house rules, he is allowed to keep his seat but may not be able to vote on the house floor. he now faces some serious questions. >> i am certainly truly sorry for it. but i also accept full responsibility. >> congressman, will you resign? >> reporter: at first he ignored that questi

i'll read it for you, president and mrs. bushed watching the houston texans baseball game today. as we indicated previously the president will remain at the houston methodist hospital this evening, we hope to have news about a possible discharge tune. mr. bush, as you know was rushed to the hospital last tuesday due to shortness of breath. he is 90 years old and suffers form a form of parkinson's disease, which allow us him to get around in a wheelchair. >>> sony announcing some positive news about the movie the interview causing a lot of controversy, but it's turns out it's a good thing for sony. the film brought in $15 million during it's first four days. the film was released in -- the film was renteded or purchased online 2 million times. sony was forced to offer the movie digitally when theaters refuse ed to refused to ---the hacker activist group known as lizard squad claims responsibility for disrupting both the playstation and microsoft xbox live networks, claling they wanted to expose security flaws in both systems. >>>

a big pay day for mr. bushto a company that's booming under the same health care law that he's been bashing. >> the best way to repeal obamacare is to have an alternative. we never hear the alternative. show how obamacare flawed to its core doesn't work. >> it sure seemed to work for mr. bush's bank account, though. perhaps it didn't work in a gop primary debate. did the governor think we wouldn't notice his sudden allergy to the affordable care act? nice try, but here's a diagnosis from dr. sharpton, we gotcha. [ narrator ] on a mission to get richard to his campbell's chunky soup. it's new chunky beer-n-cheese with beef and bacon soup. i love it. and mama loves you. ♪ ♪ we come by almost every day to deliver your mail so if you have any packages you want to return you should just give them to us i mean, we're going to be there anyway why don't you just leave it for us to pick up? or you could always get in your car and take it back yourself yeah, us picking it up is probably your easiest option it's kind of a

mr. bush experienced a shortness of breath earlier this week. his wife, bash, a and son, kneel, visited him on christmas day, at 90 years old mr. bush is the oldest living former us president. >>> theatres across the country including one in our area started showing the controversial comedy the interview, despite threats from north korea. some movie chains decided not show that film after the sony hacking scandal and threats made against theatres run it. "the interview" came out on christmas as plan, but only in select theatres. movie theater at penn cinema gave it a thumbs-up. >> it shows perspective from the side of north korea, from what their people see, verse us what we actually see. it shows the difference between propaganda, and how we perceive it, and how they portray it. >> pen cinema says wilmington police will provide extra security, staffers say the movie's first showing was so strong it nearly sold out. >> now, movie-goers in the big apple lined to up seat interview, as people flocked to these tears suit movie, sony's ceo michael ly

now -- (laughter) >> stephen: this is ironic considering mr. bush has always valued loyalty above all else. for four years we as a nation followed the president. we questioned nothing. aluminum tube, saddam's link to 9/11, bush's claim that he really read the stranger. recently, however, recently people have expressed doubts. and these doubts have even infected the administration. take a look at what the president said last sunday on "60 minutes". >> there's a perception in some corners of the country that are you stubborn. >> oh, yeah, well -- >> agree with that, people say that. >> do i agree that i'm stubborn or do i agree that people think i'm stubborn. >> people think you do, what do you think. >> i think i'm a flexible, open minded person. i really do. >> stephen: flexible and open minded? if we wanted that, we would have elected al gore. the fact is -- (cheers and applause) >> stephen: if there is one one thing the american people respect, it is strength. as henrik ibsen a true american patriot once said, the strongest man in the world is he

he says mr. bush remains in high spirits. he was hospitalized tuesday night for shortness of breath. he suffers from parkinson's disease. now, back to bulls and bears. >>> as the president's executive action for illegals is pushing forward, the price tag is running up. they are spending nearly $50 million to hire and house 1,000 new federal workers to process the expected 5 million immigration cases. gary b. you say this is just the beginning? >> brenda, it's happened quicker than we forecast. we talked about this on the show just a few weeks ago. in fact, to a person on the panel, we said oh my gosh, this is going to be another government sinkhole where more and more money, if they estimate 50 billion, it will be 500 billion. you watch, this is going to grow to the size of the state departme department, the department of commerce, any other idiotic agency. we don't need it. in washington, the only way to achieve power, brenda, is to grow your agency. no agency head is ever come and said you know what? this year, we need less

mr bush, the 41st president of the united states was hospitalized in texas tuesday night after experiencing shortness of breath. he is 90 years old. >>> now to the weather - for some parts of america it was a white christmas. meteorologist kevin corriveau joins us now. >> that's right. you mentioned before who experienced it in the tropics. believe it or not, hawaii. you had to go to 11,000 feet on the island to see the snow. blizzard warnings were effect there. across the united states it was the west. really, over to the east it had been rainy for the last couple of days. the snow on the ground was mushy. no fresh snow there. towards the west, people travelling to go skiing are seeing amazing conditions. a lot of white new snow. friday, more snow in the forecast. saturday more snow is coming into play as well. it will be great there. the next big system coming through will drop temperatures across much of the west of the united states, well below average. tomorrow morning, friday morning, as we go to the west, denver will begin the day with a temperature of 10 degrees. billings at about 1

mr. bushe hospital when he was treated for bronchitis and other health issues. >>> authorities are on alert about a possible terrorist attack on the memphis-arkansas bridge. the fbi received an anom muss tip that islamic militants wanted somebody to blow up the brj. that was passed an to local authorities. the bridge connects tennessee and arkansas. >>> the navy s.e.a.l. who claims he shot osama bin laden is now under investigation for possibly revealing classified information. he spoke to several journalists last month about the bin laden raid. another navy s.e.a.l. had been under investigation after he wrote a book. >>> congressman michael grimm is insisting he'll hold on to his seat even though he's a convicted felon. the republican plead guilty in federal court yesterday to a single count of tax evasion. after his court appearance, grimm apologized for his action saying what he did was wrong. democrats in the house are calling for grimm to be forced out. >>> and in an about-face, sony pict

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mr. bushing at home and a spokesman says he was grateful to the doctors and nurses for taking care of him. >>> five guantanamo prisoners have been transferred out. the u.s. moved the men from guantanamo in cuba to resettlement in the central asian nation of kazakhstan. they were held for a dozen years without being charged, two men from indonesia and one from pakistan. they say they no longer pose a threat. >>> security will be very tight on new year's eve in times square tonight. about a million people are expected to watch the ball drop in 2015. kris van cleave reports on the preparations. >> five, four, three, two, one, happy new year! >> reporter: with the flip of the switch the new year's eve ball is lit up and ready to go. organizers powered on the 32,000 l.e.d. lights and hoisted the ball in position above times square square. >> over 990 million americans will be counting down in unison. >> reporter: encrusted with more than 2, 600 waterford crystals it weighs in at 6,000 pounds. bomb-

mr. bush was type houston methodist hospital tuesday night after experiencing shortsness of breath. a statement from his office says he'll remain in the hospital through the weekend as a precaution. >> daughters of former virginia governor bob mcdonald's says one spern to plame for his downfall their mother. the daughters wrote a scathing letter to the jm saying her materiallism and mental health issues are to blame. mcdonald's and his wife were convicted of using governor office to promote a dmp exchange for lavish gifts and loans and their daughters say the mother has always been preoccupied with getting freebies and discounts. >>> a mall in western pennsylvania was forced to shut down early yesterday after several fights broke out involving teenagers. a shopper at the monroeville mall captured the scene on camera phone. you see right there. hundreds of young people were involved and at least two were hospitalized and investigators say the teenagers began showing up right around 5:00 and at one point the crowd swelled to as many as 1,000. >> a grieving father gathers courage to re

supposeman said word of his discharge could come soon but for now doctors want to continue monitoring mr. bush. the 90-year-old was taken by ambulance to methodist hospital tuesday after experiencing shortness of breath. >>> officials say the death toll could rise from a fire at a senior living apartment building near san antonio. five people are confirmed dead in a fire that broke out sunday in the 11-story high-rise. 150 firefighters responded. the cause is under investigation, but it appears to have started on the third floor. >> the third floor hallway is absolutely gutted the doors are charred, the fire and smoke were communicated throughout the building so we're very fortunate that we're not standing in front of you talking about a greater loss of life. >> ten people remain hospitalized. officials say not all of the 216 residents listed as living there are accounted for, but it's also not clear how many were in the building when the fire broke out. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," playstation goes back online and the movie "the interview" sets the record for sony. jill wagner is at the new y

once again a family spokesman says mr. bushains "in high spirits and continues to make progress." but he will stay yet another night at houston methodist behind me. this will be his fourth night since being rushed here by ambulance on tuesday after having some trouble breathing. at 90 years old, he's the oldest living former president and suffers from parkinson's disease that makes it difficult for him to speak or walk. we're told he spent christmas day with family at the hospital as he did two years ago with bronchitis and a persistent cough. so, kate, he's doing well but not ready to go home just yet. >> good news. jacob, thank you. >>> tonight, we learned the name of a company recalled caramel apples after an outbreak of listeria that killed five people. and made nearly 30 others sick in ten states. it's the happy apples company of washington, missouri. the affected apples have a best used by date of november 23rd, consumers are being warned by the cdc to throw those apples away if they still have them at home. >>> ten years

doctors are discussing when to send mr. bushhome. >> one person is dead and hundreds more were stranded after a ferry caught fire in the waters between italy and greece. there is no word, those on what exactly caused that fire. >>> a second crisis at sea near italy. a turkish cargo ship collides with another vessel and sinks in the northern adriatic. two crew members killed and four more missing. the other ship involved in the crash suffered only minor damage and was taken to port for the investigation. >>> isis saying it killed a top commander of iran's revolutionary guard. iran says its official died during a battle against those terrorists in iraq while he was helping iraqi troops defend a city near baghdad. the commander's funeral is set for monday. >>> a ceremonial end to the longest war in american history. u.s. and nato leaders returning security responsibilities in afghanistan back to its people. and trying to reassure the world that the troubled nation will have continuous support from the west. the majority of u.s. com

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mr. bush, as you know, is 90 years old. his wife and son visited him on christmas day. the former president is being kept in the hospital, we're told, as a precaution. >>> the christmas message from the vatican had a somber tone. pope francis addressed about 8,08 thousa 0,000 people. francis also spoke about the world's children who are mistreated. for everyone he offered, quote, may christmas bring them hope. >>> and in her recorded christmas message britain's queen elizabeth praised doctors and medical workers fighting ebola. she called them selfless. the queen has been delivering her christmas message since 1952. >>> president obama spent part of his christmas thanking u.s. military members. mr. obama and the first lady took time out from their hawaiian vacation to visit an oceanfront father reason base. the president says much of the world can enjoy peace and prosperity thanks to the military's many sacrifices. >>> listen to this. here's a great christmas present that a military family in new jersey will certainly never forget. >> yeah. >> that present was an army n

mr. bush is 90 years old. he spent 2012 in the hospital because of a bronchitis-related cough. >>> "the interview" is making its debut this morning. just days ago it was canceled. now they're celebrating a limited release. don champion is outside of new york city theater showing the movie. don? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie, we're told that plans to release it to independent films has been in the works for weeks. not only can it be seen in the theater but also in a stunning move "the interview" can be downloaded at home. >> you want us to assassinate the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> whaaat? >> reporter: across the country films are playing "the interview." sony originally shelved the seth rogan/james franco film when larger theater chains said they would not show it because of threats to moviemakers. they're saying they chose to stand up to those who try to suppress free speech. president obama who criticized sony's decision praised the move from hawaii. cinema village here in new york city is jus

mrs. bush said, i have gone through six years of snow at the white house and i don't want it to stop. she said it's a wonderful tradition that nancy started and you can see in the foyer how it looks like it has been in a snowstorm. >> it's very beautiful. >> here we are with the bushes. >> what are we looking at? >> mrs. bush favored literacy. they hung books on the trees. they were part of the table top decor. you were looking for apples. and books served that purpose. all literary characters. >> this was another year. were you familiar with annabelle dolls. nancy clark went up and met with the people of that company and we baut the basic structures of these ornaments and animals and brought them back and hand painted them and created all the animals, cape and clothing for the dolls and that went on the trees and mantles. >> must marry her. >> i think this is the year of the needle point where the plus room ornaments were done by needlepoint. >> and they did a whole needlepoint village, like a

mr. bush is the oldest living former president. he suffers from parkinson's disease and has lost use of his legs. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. >> good morning. here on wall street the markets reopen after the christmas holiday. the dow is over 18,000. it's at its highest level ever after gaining six points wednesday. the s&p was down less than a point and the nasdaq was up eight points. tokyo's nikkei added a fraction. hong song's hang seng is closed for the holiday. >>> the minimum wage in washington state will soon be the highest in the nation. on january 1st washington's lowest legal wage will be $9.47 per hour. the bump in pay will affect more than 67,000 workers. >>> walmart will exchange holiday gift cards from other stores. for the next few weeks, you can go online and turn in gift cards from 200 other retailers. walmart says it will give you up to 97% of the value. they will vary by the retailer. >>> holiday sales were reportedly just meet industry predictio

a spokesman says mr. bushreat spirits and in the hospital as a precaution. >>> meanwhile, president obama and first lady spent part of their christmas thanking america's military. they visited an oceanfront marine base in hawaii where they're vacationing. the president says the military sacrifices are paying off. so much of the world he says can enjoy peace and prosperity. >> now, a christmas miracle involving a boston terrier. the dog survived a 15-story fall from a condo balcony in sacramento. sam is 13 years old. and doesn't see very well. his owner says the dog became disoriented and fell off the balcony but managed to land dead-center in a hot tub. sam has a fractured pelvis and ribs. but the vets say he will be walking around in a couple weeks. he may be 13 years old. pretty lucky after that. >> one lucky dog. >> absolutely. >>> so santa didn't waste much time after his around-the-world odyssey. before hitting the beach. a surfer of course. >> santa and plenty of others dressed like him got in the water

mr. bush turned 90 this year. he uses a wheelchair because of the form of parkinson's disease. two years ago he spent two months in the hospital for treatment for a bronchitis related cough and other health related issues. >>> developing right now two mississippi counties are under a state of emergency after storms killed four people. thousands of homes and businesses are without power. down trees, power lines and other debris have shut down three highways into columbia. survey team will head in the area to determine whether a tornado was responsible. >>> much more to come on "eyewitness news" sony pictures does an about face or releasing the interview which local theater will show the the interview, we will tell you. >>> can the flyers make it four in a row? that is the the question. we will have the answer. we will be it will open up in penn center wilmington tomorrow. sony took heat have after threats from hackers led them to pull the film. "eyewitness news", spoke to the theater's owner on the phone. >> people feel as though buying a ticket to see this movie in and of itsel