who perhaps is not all that will happy with this pontiff so far?here are women who say he's not done enough for them. >> yeah, that's right. there would be some liberal voices inside and outside the catholic church that would say that the razzle-dazzle from the pope is terrific. but he has twice now said a form no to ordaining women as priests and also indicated while he wants to reach out to gays, he's not able to change church teaching on homosexuality. there might be a conservative chorus inside and outside the church, but some of hiscrittism of capitalism almost flirts with markism that will finds some of his is statements confusing. he's famously said god is not catholic. let's not lose sight of the big picture. the big picture is overwhelming grass-roots. >> plenty of politicians would like an 88% approval rating. john, we will be talking again later this hour. why? well, in less than 30 minutes, we're going to be taking a look at the pope's journey to the vatican, his rise to fame, the impact he's had and perhaps if big changes might be in s

the pontiff may be a celebrity but his emphasis remains on the place of the poor. during his sermon he noted jesus's humble beginnings. >> you are rich and you made yourself poor. >> reporter: this christmas eve provides another first for the church. having two popes living in the vatican at the same time on the holy day. earlier this week, pope francis visited with his predecessor benedict who abdicated in february. people gathered in st. peter's square. >> what he believes in and the barriers he is breaking, it's just something i want to believe in again. >> reporter: pope francis has built a reputation for doing things his own way such as riding in a simple car or being more accessible to the people than other popes. but this christmas eve, the catholic church's newest pontiff kept with traditions carried out by popes for thousands of years. at the vatican, alfonso van marsh kpix 5. >> the pope will deliver his christmas message from the balcony overlooking st. peter's square. >>> 4:46 now on a christmas morning. >> it's clear weather-wise unless you're travelin

the pontiff may be a celebrity, but his emphasis still remains on the poor.e noted jesus' humble beginnings. >> translator: you are rich and you made yourself poor. >> reporter: this christmas eve provides another first for the church. having two popes living in the vatican at the same time on the holy day. earlier this week, pope francis visited with his predecessor who resigned in february. people come from around the world to be part of his first christmas as pope and those that couldn't get inside the basilica have gathered here at st. peters square. this boston resident brought her daughter here. >> what he believes in and the barriers he's breaking, it's just something i want to believe in again. >> reporter: pope francis has built a reputation for doing things his own way. but this christmas eve, the catholic church's newest pontiff kept with the traditions carried out for hundreds of years. alphonso van marsh, the vatican. >>> thousands of troops are far away from home. in afghanistan, they sang hymns and prayed. in the u.s., about a half million fami

the pontiff discussed his past at a church near rome. he worked to make extra cash after college in buenos aires. we do not know if the pope had to get visit go with any bar patrons though. >> who didn't work and i job in college -- an odd job in college for extra cash? [laughter] >> all right. speaking of cool -- >> not cool today. mid to upper 50s, 60s on the way for tomorrow. then we will have an interesting sunday. >> not talking about the redskins. ♪ i love it! ♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ i picked it out in a snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was my camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday [dramatic music] ♪ >> oh. what's up? what up, what up, what up, what up, what up, what up? hey. hey, what's happening, dude? what's up? how you doing, baby? yeah. yeah. hello, and welcome to millionaire. we all know what week it is. it's double money week! [cheers and applause] more money, more money. al

the pontiff may be a celebrity, but his emphasis remains at the place of the poor. he noted jesus' humble beginnings. you are rich and you made yourself poor. >> this christmas eve provides another first for the church. having two popes living in the vatican at the same time on the holy day. he visited with benedict resigned in february. people have come from around the world to be part of francis' first christmas. those that couldn't get inside the basilica have gathered here. boston resident brought her daughter here. >> what he believes in and the barriers he is breaking is just something i want to believe in again. >> pope francis built a reputation for doing things his own way, such as riding in a simple car or being more accessible, but this christmas eve, the catholic church's newest pontiff kept with the traditions carried out for hundreds of years. at the vatican, kpix5. >> large crowds are expected tomorrow as well when the pope delivers his christmas message from the central balcony overlooking st. peter's square. >> if you are wrapping presents, take not

pope francis became the first pontiff to be chosen by latin america.is humble and easy going manner has won him popularity during the first nine months of his papacy. the u.s. magazine "time" selected pope francis as its person of the year for 2013. >>> and that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. >> pope francis delivered his first christmas day address from the central balcony of st. peters basilica in front of tens of thousands of tourists and children. he said he was joining in the song of christmas angels with all those hoping for a better world. for his first address, pope francis, who has been named person of the year by "time" magazine, called for peace across the world and spoke more particularly of syria and the central african republic. >> grant peace to the central african republic, often forgotten and overlooked. yet

the pontiff toured st. peters square and called everyone to place themselves at the service of the poor. >> pope francis loves to hug kids and kiss babies but he had a private moment with the grownups there. including gh ma's robin roberts and josh elliott. >> he said there is a common peace about the pope that is part of his charisma. >> as he prepares to serve the christmas mass it is already clear he is breaking the mold. >> reporter: he walks the streets, poses for pictures, embraces the sick and is not afraid to have a bit of fun. and engage, it seems, just about everybody. his twitter account, @pontifex is top five searched on the internet and most talked about name in the year 2013. former janitor and nightclub bouncer he's been called the people's pope. in just nine months, he's captured the imagination, not just of the world's 1.2 billion catholics but the world itself. he's also ushered in a kind of truce in the culture wars. when pressed about gays in the church, he responded, quote, a gay person

the first non-european pontiff in over 1,200 years. the style was different almost immediately.he thousands before him, as he bowed and said -- pray for me. >> suddenly, there was a connection with people. that set the tone for this papacy. >> reporter: the very next morning, he stunned locals and tourists alike, when he walked in st. mary basilica, unannounced. he then went to the hotel where he stayed for the election and paid his bill. just days ago, he celebrated his 77th birthday. and blew out candles, surrounded by children. julia and michael chandler, americans visiting rome, could not believe their eyes when they saw pope francis reach for and bless their baby, mary agnes. three days later, it happened again. >> when it actually happened, just get overcome by emotion of the moment. >> reporter: ethan mack, a student at boston college, had an idea to trade hats with the pope. and to his surprise, the pontiff went for it. >> for him, it was a small act of kindness, but for the two of us, he really made our lives. >> we asked for a good pastor with a good track record with

the pontiff may be a celebrity but his emphasis remains on the place of the poor. during his homily, he noted jesus' humble beginnings. >> you are rich, and you made yourself poor. >> this christmas eve provides another first for the church. having two folks leving at the vatican at the same time on a holier day. >> people have come from around the world to be part of francis's first christmas as pope and those that couldn't get inside the basilica have gathered here at st. peter's square. boston resident michelle brought her daughter here. >> what he believes and the barriers he's breaking, it's just something i want to believe in again. >> pope francis has built a reputation for doing things his own way such as riding in a simple car or being more accessible to the people than other popes, but this where i say mas eve, the catholic churches kept with the traditions carried out by popes for hundreds of years. at the vatican, alfonso van marsh, kpix 5. >> and large crowds are expected tomorrow, as well, when the pope will deliver his christmas message from the basi

onlieri has nor. >> the 76-year-old pontiff was born in south america. when he was named in march his impact was almost instant. he had earned a reputation for humility and commitment to the poor. becoming pope wouldn't change that. images of him kissing the face of a disfigured man would resonate around the world. kissing the feet of an inmate, and reaching out to all catholics with a survey asking for their views on controversial issues. and just this month, pope francis set up a commission to address the abuse of children by priests. >> as i think up until now there has been such focus on the judicial parts of this. but the pras o pass pastoral reo that the holy father is concerned about that. >> that alone sets him apart from the 264 popes in front of him. he has replaced the papal mercedes with a discussed up ford focus. the pope adding to his down to earth image recently revealed he was once a bouncer at an argentine night club. more than 3 million people turned out to see him in rio de janeiro last summer. poan francis was the most popular topic g

where all things considered i'm peter lavelle time magazine's person of the year francis the catholic pontiff according to the managing editor the pope change the tone and perceptions of the roman catholic church this may be so but francis also be showing himself to be critical of the global economic order and capitalism is there hope for the church or is francis merely a p.r. product. to cross out pope francis i'm joined by my guest jamila bey in washington she's a journalist and public speaker also in washington we have a one hundred chef when he is the president of the at was economic research foundation and in madison we cross to scott rickard he is an expert on catholicism as well as the executive editor of chronicles a magazine of american culture all right crosstalk rules and in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage encourage it one hundred in washington per person of the year well deserved yes for sure few people have such respect as the pope. the catholic church still has so much kristie just so much influence around and around the globe so i'm a

i miss the shoes off and says he hopes the pontiff will be back to the soonest possible today i feel will retire as chief and economic revival and restore fiscal health the same time it was a tiny there's no other option. he says he wants to solve the economic recovery to reach and the color of the pack some of the nation can experience for robust growth. the cabinet will officially adopt the drop bars opponent tuesday cabinet members also approved an economic outlook which fall fall fall on the basis for japan's two thousand for the fiscal year budget. the government estimates real growth for the fiscal year will reach iran the one point four percent while nominal growth reflecting the rise in prices will be on iran to three point three percent. it estimates that japan's gdp will be over on four point eight trillion dollars in nominal times. this will be the first time in seventy as the country's gdp has reached that level. the government expects the country's economy will slow down after the consumption tax increase goes into effect in april however it expects this to mosman jones

what is pope francis' message to the world on his first christmas as pontiff. him so remarkable and in some cases controversial. let's go to edward beck and reverend david o'connell. father o'connell, can you just lay out for us what we can expect from the pope at this mass? >> well, i think just judging from his public celebrations up to the present time, i think a simpler approach will be evident in his style. the pope doesn't sing, himself, and so we won't hear him sing. i think his homilies have usually been a little bit shorter. so we'll probably have a more concise presentation in his homily tonight. >> yeah, and that's certainly, i think, one of the messages. and we heard this yesterday from him as well, talking about simplicity and focusing, i think, as we're watch being the processional i should say. he's focused more on simplicity and less on sort of i guess the material aspects of christmas. what do you think, father beck? how do you expect this to be different than past years? >> well, one difference maybe, is with remember with pope benedict, he wa

the pontiff very vocal recently about changing the global economy, speaking about income inequality. we're going to talk capitalism, economics and the church. and how much home does a million dollars buy you in different parts of america. our trademark million dollar homes feature is back. main street edition. meanwhile, sue, check in at the nyse where the sell-off continues. >> yeah indeed, it does. thank you. stocks in the red as investors chew over that budget deal. many thinking that perhaps that will lead to some fed tapering. we're going to talk about that. the dow jones industrial average is off 86 points at 15,887, the nasdaq is down 39 points, almost a full percent on the nasdaq and the s&p 500 is down 13 points at 188.64. we are moments away from the results of the key ten-year note auction, the last auction, last note auction before the fed and might give us some kind of indications if you will about whether or not the fed might be tapering or whether wall street thinks the fed will be tapering. talk about this with kenny polcari and bob pisani. kenny, you don't think they

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an unusual title for a pontiff.out the winning numbers from last night's $40 million power ball draw. 8, 35, 44, 51, 56 and the power number 18. no one correctly picked all six. wednesday's jackpot goes up to $50 million. >>> an unusual honor for pope francis. "esquire" magazine named him the best dressed man of 2013. the magazine said the pontiff's decision to dress humbly and break from tradition shows a humility rarely seen from previous popes. other fashion celebrities were also named. bradley cooper and joseph gordan lavet also named. >> let's get a final check of the accuweather forecast. here's francis. >> if you are traveling around the golden state, sunny skies and warm numbers. 66 in sacramento and very mild in los angeles at 78 degrees. 73 in beautiful san diego. no snow unfortunately in tahoe. 48 degrees there. temperatures today will be well above average. look for 60s, even near 70 degrees in some locations like santa rosa and santa cruz. 69 in san jose. 65 in oakland. the accuweather seven-day forecas

the pontiff loves children.the -- this is the institute that cares for sick children and you remember that he also received the distinction of time person of the year. and he said if joy is your message, share the gospel of god's love to everyone. he will certainly be happy with that. i like him a lot. >>> i wanted to do something on nsa but we decided it wasn't the time to do it. so fantastic, homeland season finale 3 last night. i'm not going to spoil it, but watch. >> go, driver, driver. >> so i'm not going to spoil it for you. the big question, does brody survive that episode? you have to see it. let me know what you think about it. hit me up on facebook.com slash eric bolling, no spaces. let me know what you think if you saw it. loved it. >> fantastic. i have to start with episode one so i'll get back to you in the next three years but hang tight for that opinion. it is a good one. greg. >> -- >> homeland is no scandal. >> i love scandal. no way. >> it is a great show. >> saturday night, we lost a legend, p

his remarks have surprised leftist politicians in italy who identify with to the pontiff. >> he knows the misery of the world. and as a pope who speaks out against the injustice in the world. he is a pope who has the world needs and the needs of the world require leftist ideas. some conservatives have gone so far as tog>%Ññññññ>Ñ>Ñ[Ñ 12/26/13 12/26/13 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] >> from pacifica, this is democracy now! we don't have playwrights in the theater. it is the daily news. it is not so much that we want to do it, but the media don't say it.

peter's scare as pope francis celebrates his first christmas as pontiff. >> in egypt the military interim government is declaring the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. deputy prime minister said there will be punishment for anyone who funds or gets involved with the brotherhood. earlier i asked why the government made this decision. >> the government has been under pressure for some time to declare the muslim brotherhood organization. the timing was right on "p. it's going to be a very divisive action because there is a portion of egypt's population that supports the muslim brotherhood. by declaring them to be a terrorist organization, anyone could por support them financia, involved in demonstrations, involved in their business could be seen supporting terrorism. >> is this ramping up tensions in egypt? >> yes, it will ramp up tensions in egypt. i think it may drive the muslim brotherhood underground while some will simply walk away from them. i think a lot of people will decide to continue their support but underground. in a way it criminalizes an organization that frankly, a

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al selfie or rudolph the red nose pontiff.celebrating here with newlyweds that work at a charity that bring clowns to sick children. pope francis is not content to hand down blessing from the balcony. he comforts the afflicted with his hands not just words. you've seen him cradling people. his mission is to serve as well as lead. father edward beck this is astonishing 87% of american catholics feel he's doing the right thing. that's off the charts, actually. >> right. there are poll numbers any politician would kill for, right? >> definitely. >> you know why they are so high? it's exactly because he's not a politician. i think, deb, what people see in francis is an authenticity. he is who he is. that's why they are respond tight. i really like when people are who they are. this man, if you looked at who he was as archbishop in argentina, he visited the poor, he lived in a simple little apartment. he kind of continued that whole train of being when he went to rome. so he's been consistent. then he's done all of this outreach to

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pope francis is celebrating his first christmas mass as pontiff.ope francis is "time" magazine person of the year and well liked by americans. according to the latest "wall street journal"/nbc news poll, americans hold a positive view of pope francis. the second poll by "the washington post" ask americans how they feel about the pope. a whopping 92% had a favorable opinion. away from all of this, of course, it is christmas time. and a billion-plus catholics around the world and those from all faith watch as religious leaders give meaning to the season. let's listen in and we will be back at the news desk momentarily. honestly, i'm not looking for five-star treatment. i get times are tight. but it's hard get any work done le this. then came this baby -- smal but with windows and office. it runs my work stuff. ...and i can use apps like flipboard for news, or xbox video to watch the shows i'm never home to see... and i can still get work done at the same time. cuse me, do you mind if i... yep. ♪ honestly, i wanna see you be brave ♪ >>> the u.n. secur

>> thank you, new this morning, the pontiff's popularity and what american catholics are saying about pope francis as he is ready for the first christmas mass. >> bay area company is paying tax to your online activity, the reason clorox is very interested in your messages that are 140 characters or less. >> a technical titan joins the "house of mouse," and how disney stock is doing to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> covering santa clara, east bay and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> the bridge is a reminder, you still have driving to do to fight the last minute christmas gifts. it is christmas eve. more on the remark and the forecast ahead. >> three skiers in utah are lucky to be alive after being partly buried as they were skiing. rescuers dug out all three who were not injured. a resport sam says the slide was accidentally triggered by a skier. they say it is unusual to have inbound avalanche in the area. 9" of snow fell in the area over the wee

"time" magazine said the pontiff made the greatest impact on the world this year. and so it honored him today. the magazine said that it chose the pontiff because it has changed the tone and focus of the catholic church in an extraordinary way in such a short period of time. i think we're talking about nine months. the pope beat out nsa leaker edward snowdon. and here is the pope being named person of the year is jeffrey sacks. director and worked with the pope. great to see you. great to have you on the program. first of all, what is your reaction from this honor from "time" magazine. >> first, they're right. and second, it's wonderful. because this pope is changing the world's perception on many crucial things especially social justice. >> you've met with the pope, and you have been meeting with the vatican, what are you working on? >> well, listening to the pope, the vatican is energized to look for new paths for social inclusion, social justice, fighting extreme poverty, and protecting the environment. those are issues all completely dear to my heart, so i've b

he says he has seen a big difference since pope francis became pontiff. >> there are more people whot to be involved, want to be engage, want to change the world together with us. and this is really one of the great treatments of the words of this pope. >> reporter: on this day, these volunteers are heeding francis' call to care for others humbly. alfonso van marsh, cbs news, rome. >> the pope also prayed for refugees and for victims of human trafficking and natural disasters. he said that he hoped for successful peace talks between palestinians and israelis. >>> up next, the holiday message from the man who exposed the nsa's secret surveillance program. >> allows him to feel that muscle back. >> how more pets suffering from injuries are getting alternative animal care. ,, ,,,,,, 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 had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned wa

delivering the first christmas address as pontiff from the balcony of the basilica. thousands other to hear him talk about conflicts and natural disasters around the world. he paid particular attention to the humanitarian effort in syria. from the vatican, here is a report. >> pope francis paused for a moment. this would be his third christmas day address -- first christmas day address. he seemed to want a chance to take in the moment, to absorb the sea of people that had filled st. peter's square. sweep -- ton to speak, he focused his attention on the world's war zones. he recalled the suffering in sea ruffled -- in syria. >> many lives have been shattered in recent times by the conflict in syria, fueling hatred and vengeance. let's continue to ask the lord to spare the beloved syrian people for their suffering. and to enable the parties in conflict to put an end to all violence. gain access to humanitarian aid. >> the pope talked about violence in several parts of africa and he highlighted the troubles of two countries that are in the news this christmas for the wo

. >>> pope francis celebrated his first christmas eve mass as pontiff. the mass was celebrated in a packed saint peter's basilica. it was broadcast around the world. tomorrow francis will deliver his first christmas message and blessing as pope. it will be delivered from the basilica's central balcony overlooking saint peter's scare. >>> wow! check this out. how would you like that next door to you? >> they decorate their home in elk grove with christmas music and lights. there are 500 extension cords. more than 100,000 lights. they are all led. it only adds 40 to 50 bucks to their monthly electricity bill. they've been doing this for the past five years. >> one day someone had a crying baby and they came and brought them outside to look at our lights and the baby stopped crying. i thought, wow, that's kind of cool. i could do that for a lot of people. that's kind of how it started and we just kept building on it and building on it. >> does th-- they also put out food donation box. that goes to the elk grove food bank. >> 70s tomorrow. >> thanks for join

today the pontiff delivered his christmas message in st. peters square.ling for an end to fighting in the middle east and africa, and talked about the suffering experienced by children in war zones. >>> edward snowden gave britain's alternative christmas message to run counter to to the one made by the queen. >>> thousands have been killed in south sudan, and the un will now double its peace keeping troops. >>> the military interim government has declared that the muslim brotherhood is a terrorist organization. >>> most of the time we think of cloud sourcing as a way to fund personal projects, but in nepal crowd sourcing is being used to provide essential health services. al jazeera reports. >> reporter: at the community hospital in nepal's district, up to 500 people come for treatment ever day. people here say the hospital has been god send. its services are free and refers complicated cases to other hospitals and covers the cost. the hospital doesn't just indicator to locals. >> we have people from all over the far west who come here for the services. >

the pontiff said the church's first priority sp to poor people instead of being obsessed with doctrine. his blueprint for the future attack capitalism's focus on consumerism. >> there is a constant attempt to marginalize voices that call into western the supremacy of the market and the theory that trickle-down helps the poor is no illusion. -- is an illusion. >> since his election in march, pope francis has emphasized the duty of church and world leaders to help the poor. he has been shutting extravagance and focusing on social issues like the plight of migrants. >> scotland's regional government unveiled its independence ban on tuesday and made the case for a yes vote in next year's reference. the scottish national party says the country will have full control over taxes and oil revenues but will keep the pound and retain the queen as the head of state. scotland and england entered a political union in 1707. but only one third of scots back independence with the majority fearing economic crisis if they set aside from britain. >> in the early hours of wednesday, german political leader

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he's seen a big difference since pope francis became pontiff. >> and this is really one of the greatatment of the words of this pope. >> on this day, these volunteers are heeding his call to care for others humbly. >> pope francis also prayed for refugees and victims of human trafficking and natural disasters and expressed hope between the palestinians and israelis. >> you can call him the king of designers. lebron james held a nationwide contest for kids to come up with a t-shirt. it was a san jose boy crowned the winner. >> down in the second. wade looking for the return. >> king james takes competition seriously. and not just when he's on the court. >> do you also know that i paint? >> the two time champ challenged kids to take their challenge to the canvas. in honor of the 4 time mvp. >> do you think you can do better? >> 11 year old 6th grader did just that. >> pretty exciting. >> or you can say he killed it. labron announced the winner to his followers. >> the san jose student who loves art and basketball came up with design and sketched it in 45 minutes. >> really hard worker

. >> reporter: becoming pope was only one of many significant firsts for the new pontiff. >> he is thee from latin america. the first pope from outside europe in 1300 years. and of course he is the first pope to utter the word gay. >> so we have the first jesuit pope. it seems kind of strange that a pope would be a jesuit, because the jesuits take a vow to do what the pope tells them. >> reporter: but even more stunning to many was the name he chose. rita is a life-long catholic and writer for a catholic magazine. >> first pope to be named after francis of assisi. francis of assisi was a rebel and someone deeply committed to the poor and to prayer and a radical vision of living out krigs yan i christianity. this is the first pope to take that name, and it's not an accident. >> it's the most iconic name in the catholic imagination, because it used to be believed that no pope could take the name francis, because there was only one francis, and the fact that this pope did it told me two things right away, one, this was going to be a maverick pope, a guy who was not going to be shackled by

cold for the country has two great renewal in a comprehensive manifest in his seat on tuesday by the pontiff said the test is that our team up to help people instead of being obsessed with doctrine if you print the defeat to attack the citizens focus on consumerism. call me when they think that here is a constant attempt to marginalize voices that call into question the supremacy of the market. the theory that trickle down helps the pork is an illusion the only eagle day two of the day on the cbd that that's it the conference has emphasized that its yep it's that sound won't need is to help hold his lead by example sending extravagance focusing attention on sensitive to the likes of mike with us. and to reach the government unveiled its independence from on tuesday i made to pay for investment in next year's referendum his office an optional toppings that the country would have full control of the toxins on north sea oil revenues. but keep the pounds and retained the queen as head of state. scotland and england considered politically union in seventeen eighty seven holes cut he said. it's al

also ahead this wednesday, the most popular pontiff in decades is "time" magazine's pick for person of the year. how pope francis has altered the image of the church around the world. >> woodruff: plus, lessons at ni

his message comes just days after "time" magazine named the pontiff its person of the year. i'm rosa flores. you're watching cnn, the most trusted name in news. >> it's easily the most contentious piece of real estate in the world. and there's no hope, none, of ever talking about it without pissing somebody, if not everybody off. maybe that's why it's taken me so long to come here, a place where even the names of ordinary things are ferociously disputed. where does falafel come from? who makes the best hummus? is it a fence or a wall? by the end of this hour, i'll be seen by many as a terrorist sympathizer, a zionist tool, a self-hating jew, an apologist for american imperialism, an orientalist, socialist, fascist, cia agent, and worse. so here goes. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i was raised without religion. one side of the family long ago, catholic -- i think. the other side, jewish. i've never been in a synagogue. i don't believe in a higher power. but that doesn't make me any less jewish, i don't think. these guys sandbagging me at the wailing wall, they don't seem to think so either. >>

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the pontiff and the former pope exchanged greetings and an embrace before praying together.arlier this year the two men have only met in public once for an official vatican ceremony in july. >>> from moscow, edward snowden told the "washington post" he is working to improve the nsa. six months after leaking more than a million documents to the media, he said his mission is accomplished. snowden told the post all he wanted was for the public to have a say in how they are governed. >>> americans wanting health insurance by the start of the new year must finish signing up by the end of the day. the january 1st signup was originally intended to end monday. >>> next on al jazeera america, a concern for new parents controversy over the vitamin k shot. >>> and a christmas eve space walk as repairing are being made right now to the international space station. >>> today marks the second christmas eve space walk in nasa history, and in addition control has confirmed it will not interfere with santa's operations, just in case you were concerned. astronauts are doing some very importan

the pontiff addressed a crowd at st peter's square, which is world aids day. >> for 30 years peter has been living with h.i.v. >> i'm used to it. >> his prognosis is good. >> h.i.v. is not a death sentence, but a life innocence. we have it for life and concern ourselves with living, not dying. >> the autolook was bleaker in the "80, in 1981 magic johnson announced he was h.i.v. positive. many assumed it would kill him. he's going strong today. >> now when a person is diagnosed with h.i.v. access to health care, housing and good nutrition, they can live a near-normal life span. >> a million americans are infected. diagnosing and treating infections early can control the virus. >> these days there's a test that can be brought at the pharmacy and be used at home. >> advocates hope it will reach 20,000 americans that don't know that they are infected. >> despite advancing like these challengeses remain. >> h.i.v. is disproportionally affected. socially marginalised. that continues today to include gay men of all races. women of colour, transgender women. >> there are troubling numbers. mor

claudia is in rome and looks back at the pontiff's pretty eventful year. >> reporter: it may look likeny other christmas here. the faithful are queueing, but there is a growing sense of participation, because to proside over it -- all there is one special pope. he went from being a little-known archbishop from argentina to time magazine's person of the year. everyone recognized his chosen name as pope, francis. from day one he proved to be just as humble as his namesake. he became known as the people's pope. he dodged security to be with his flock, and was especially interested in the well-being of the displaced, disabled and children. on his first trip back to south america, he received a hero's welcome. 3 million people came to see him, turning coca cabana into a catholic wood stock. francis became a word wide icon, but an accessible one. he spoke freely to reporters, answering tough questions on homosexuality and the role of women in the church. many catholics around the world will look back as 2013 as an dramatic your when a church marred by scandal was rejuvenated by pope francis.

the pontiff vocal about the impact of globalization and the gap between the rich and the poor.alism, economics, and the church. we'll tackle 'em all. meantime, back to you, scott. >> ty, thank you so much. >>> the countdown so sochi is under way with 57 days to go. our next guest has been called the frying -- the flying tomato for his flying snowboarding skills. he will make the third winter olympic appearance in february this weekend, competing in the dew championship tour. shaun white is live from breckinridge, colorado. yes, shaun, the flying tomato. apologize for misspeaking. >> yeah. oh, good. >> you going to make it three in a row in sochi? >> hopefully. what's interesting is this time around the sport of snowboarding has grown in the olympics. we have two disciplines -- one is halfpipe, which would be, yeah, threepeat, and the first-time-ever for slope style, a series of jumps in one run. >> i'm looking at the -- >> so going for both. >> -- at the front page of "usa today" sports, i don't know if you've seen it -- >> mm-hmm. >> japanese team could challenge white. >> i h

nancy gibbs saying the pontiff has had the greatest impact on the world this year.ince march the pope has changed the tone, perception and focus of one of the world's largest institutions. edward snowden came in second. >>> now to south africa where dignitaries and now thousand -- thousands of mourners continue to file past nelson mandela. flowers and candles lining the sidewalk outside of the south african call sole late in new york. nelson mandela first visited the united nations after leaving prison in 1990. it was one of many visits to the u.s. his picture also hanging outside the un security council dham cham -- chambers. >>> vice president biden is expected to speak at a memorial service in washington. civil rights leaders and others expected to attend. >>> in south africa the wait see the body of nelson mandela is now starting to look like the lines of blacks waiting for hours to vote for the first time in that country. allan, today's mood more somber it seems? >> reporter: that's right, dell. things have really changed a bit. it's time to say good-bye now. a

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. >> reporter: many jumped up and down with excitement to hear his first christmas message as pontiff. >> this is what christmas bids us to do, give glory to god. >> reporter: pope francis called for peace in war-torn countries including syria and south sudan. >> prince of peace, in every place turn hearts aside from violence and inspire them to lay down arms and undertake the path of dialogue. >> reporter: here at st. peter's square, pope francis' message seemed to be resonating not just with the world's 1.2 billion catholics but to a broader audience. >> there's clearly people from all over the world, all different ideologies, religions, uhm, so that's definitely a change, i think that has to do with this new pope. >> reporter: this american isn't catholic but says the pope's outreach to minorities makes him the pope of the people. >> i'm impressed with pope francis and i'm excited to see him. so this is a highlight to our trip. >> reporter: many catholics waved flags from their home countries, bidding for the pope's first speech. alfonso van marsh, cbs news, the vatican. >> thousan

the pontiff celebrated his first mass last night. >> reporter: midnight masses in the vatican.ong for pope frances. approaching the statue of baby jesus in the manger himself instead of an aide doing it and keeping with the theme of humility. >> translator: god loves us. he gave us his son to be light in our darkness. >> reporter: the traditional christmas lesson of light and love from the most untraditional pope. in just nine months, pope frances has shown the world. >> his message of hope and love translates into every language. he's humble. >> reporter: the leader of the catholics, he still came across as a friendly grandfather, reaching out to all especially children, the poor and the abandoned and afflicted. opening the doors for the church. on gay priests, he said, who am toy judge. on women in the church, he said they are essential. a change in catholic dogma or just a change in style? >> there is certainly a style change which is simplicity. but he's not somebody who's going to be throwing out doctrine. >> reporter: his message to the church though is harsher. clean up

this is pope francis' first time celebrating christmas mass as bishop of rome and supreme pontiff ofe universal church. we see the procession beginning led by a

. >> the pontiff asked for a moment of silence to think the persecuted christians around the world. he appealed for freedom of religion to be more fully realized. that is all we have time for, but you can head to our website. that's dw.de, for all the latest news and information. >> thanks for watching. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- g>%Ññññññ>Ñ>Ñ[Ñ theressure is mounting on turkish prime minister amid a widespread corruption scandal. police are accused of blocking the investigation. .e was accused of complicity was named as part of the investigation. good evening. what is the latest you can tell us? >>