laura: pope francis is creating saints at quite the lake, 800 so far. what sort of a role model is he creating for the catholic faithful? father martin: she is one of the great saints of modern times. she says the poor are important. she talked about finding christ in distressing disguise, not only looking for god in beautiful places like churches and things like that but in the poor, the homeless, the sick. she is a shining example of caring for the marginalized as jesus asked us to do. been dead for only two decades. that is where for someone to be considered for sainthood after such a relatively short time. father martin: it is fairly fast. people knew she was a saint when she was alive. that miracles that are better we did to her are intercession. laura: in this age of technological advances people could be forgiven about being skeptical about miracles inc. performed. why is sainthood still so crucial to the catholic church and this idea of forming miracles? father martin: god is the one who creates the saints, holy people, men and women. is a lotor

the store closed in 2005. 3 3 pope francis delivered his traditional urbi et orbi message to the city and the world. as anna matranga reports... in his christmas day speech, the pope called for peace in ria, libya and other parts of the world. 3 (nats) buon natale (nats pope (track 1)pope francis condemned brutal acts of terrorism in his christmas day message and prayed for an end to war and human suffering. (quick nats of speech) he also offered hope. (sot translator for pope francis) "the grace of god can convert arts and offer r nkind a wawaout of humanly insoluble situations." tens of thousands of faithful packed st. peter's square.(sot hana anderson/tourist)"he uses his influence and who he is and his role in the catholic church to bring our attention to the things that jesus would want us to bring attention to." and pilgrims had to go through two o curity checks before entering.(sot michelle mcfetridge, tourist)"it's part of life right now, i'd rather know that we're safe here." (bridge anna matranga/cbs news, vatican city) "the pope also spoke of those closest to his heart, the

pope francis inspired people. that's really what popes do. they inspire people to get right with god and with their fellow neighbors. ernie: do you think his influence will continue through next year? it's only three months. will it continue for a while? >> i think he got people really fired up about changing their lives for the better. i think this is something you ernie: all right. i wanted to call you walter. it's andrew walters, knights of columbus. thank you for joining us. good holidays to you and your family. >> thank you very much. ernie: still to come, my question of the night. it's about filling in the blank when it comes to being wasteful. check this one out. >> something go to waste? ernie: we'll find out what new yorkers had to say. next week we'll tackle the issues involving designer dogs monday. tuesday, the daylight savings debate. why many people want to put an end to the seasonal changes and keep the same time year round. interesting issue that we'll explore next tuesday. we're coming right back after when a moment spontaneo

pope francis' christmas message was full of pleas for peace in conflict areas... pleas th seem to have fallen on deaf ears in the holy land.the latest from there ahead, but first... 3 a gas explosion in nigeria has claimed several lives and injured several others. the cause of the deadly blast, coming up after the break in 3 at least four people are dead in southern nigeria following a gas explosion yesterday.the red cross says another four were hospitalized with severe burns.residents in the area were gathering to buy cooking gas when the explosion occurred.one resident said a tanker caught fire and ploded while offloaoang s, whicicengulfed a factory and several l surrounding buildings. it's unclear what triggered the blast -- but a red cross official says it seems proper procedures were not being 3 in his annual christmau day message, pope francis lashed out at the recenterror attacks around the world and prayed for peace in a series of global hotspots from the holy land to syria and libya. as fox news correspondent john huddy reports... the pontiff's message wa

. >> meantime, pope francis presides over midnight mass, in vatican city his christmas message the crowd of thousands. >> another day of record warmth temperatures are set to climb once again but with that comes some thick fog to deal with on this christmas morning, it is a good thing that rudolph has that red nose, light up the night. good morning, i'm nicole brewer. >> and i'm jan carabeo. merry christmas to you. at last check, santa was now in alaska, so he's made his rounds, here in the delaware valley. luke you said, yep, rudolph had his work cut out for him this morning. fog lying in thick. actually dense fog advisory posted for our region, we start things off there. but you know what, this is one of the situations where you kind of make up for it, when you have the warmth that we're going to be expecting here through the next couple of days, definitely evan flow on the they are mom term, but we stay above average for the majority of the days. we breakdown first and for most is the fog. let's start off with "skycam 3". you can see the halo effect over some of the lights on the boar

pope francis, as you said, is celebrating this mass for the holy family. this is part of a special jubilee year of mercy that the pope has called for. he's actually asked catholic basilicas all across the world where they have holy doors to conduct their own masses for families, and all of this underscores how important the family is as a theme to pope francis. he's convened two extraordinary summits of catholic bishops from around the world called synods where they've wrestled with very tough questions, whether divorced and civilly remarried catholics should be able to receive communion, the right tone in talking about gay and lesbian relationships. people living outside of marriage. sometime very soon, pope francis is expected to issue a major document, perhaps as early as february, dealing with all of that. we don't expect him to wade into all that this morning. we expect this will be a very pastoral message, a positive treatment of the beauty of the family and the important of families praying together and so on. so it's kind of a chance, george, for th

coming up in the next half hour, pope francis warns world leaders that the world is heading to suicide if action is not taken to stop climate change. war of words. russia accuses turkey of downing its fighter jet to protect i.s.i.l.'s oil supply. >> china's currency gets a boost as it joins an elite group. after three deck i think of resume, burkina faso is waking up to a new president. roch marc christian kabore won the election with more than 50%. these were the first elections since an uprising in account leading to blaise compaore resigning. >> reporter: the people of burkina faso celebrate what they call the end of political turmoil with the election of former prime minister roch marc christian kabore. they believe the country has entered a new era of fiscal democracy. he won 53% of the votes cast on sunday. he was followed by a blaise compaore. the new president was prime minister and at the last time pick the the past. he worked with blaise compaore. and it means change from them. roch marc christian kabore is a man that worked with blaise compaore, removed from power by a popul

and that is very much what pope francis did today. beginning with a strong plea for peace. ssion for people fleeing situations of violence and conflict. called on host nations to be generous. the pope also denounced what he called a series of brutal acts of terrorism in 2015, including the november attacks in paris that have left such a scar on europe. he mentioned a series of other social ills that concern him. child soldiers, trafficking in human persons. unemployment. he also mention ed --. so very much what we saw was a peace pope trying to use the visibility afforded by one of the holiest days on the christian calendar to raise his voice in defense of peace and human dignity around the world and that was the story from rome today. >>> there have been three new attacks by palestinians on israelis in the past 24 hours. one man stand a soldier at the west bank. another at the check point. and a third tried to ram soldiers with a car. all of the attackers were shot and killed. this marks only the latest in a wave of nearly daily attacks dating back to october. >> over night

yea, i bet he got a hoot out of that." 3 3 pope francis delivered his traditional urbi et orbi message to the city and the world. as anna matranga reports... in his christmas day speech, the pope called for peace in syria, libya and other parts of the world. 3 (nats) buon natale (nats pope followed by female translator) (track 1)pope francis condemned brutal acts of terrorism in his christmas day message and prayed for an end to war and human suffering. (quick nats of 3 speech) he also offered hope. (sot translator francis) "the grace of god can convert hearts and a way out of humanly insoluble situations." tens of thousands of faithful packed st. peter's square.(sot hana anderson/tourist)"he uses his influence and who he is and his role in the catholic church to bring our attention to the things that jesus would want us to bring attention to." (track 3) security was heavy, two security checks before entering.(sot michelle mcfetridge, tourist)"it's part know that we're safe here." (bridge anna matranga/cbs news, vatican city) "the pope also spoke of those closest to his heart, the poor

pope francis has launched a special year for catholics known as the jubilee of mercy. it is focusing on forgiving sin. the pope in our great in the festival by celebrating a special mass in st. peter's square. >> open to me the gates of justice. pope francis's words before he stepped through the northern door of st. peter's basilica. with that, francis had officially begun a holy year, stepping through a portal that is normally shut. tens of thousands have turned out to join the pontiff for a special mass on st. peter's square, where he called for all to set up -- set aside fear and dread. and he had a message for the fate -- for the faithful. this extraordinary holy year is a gift of grace. going through that door means to discover the profundity of the mercy of our father. he welcomes each one of us personally. he is the one who looks after us. the jubilee event is dedicated to the theme of mercy, one of france's's main themes as hope. the next holy year was originally scheduled to take place in 2025, but pope francis called this one as part of his push for more incl

pope francis flew back to rome after the mass. this was his first visit to a crisis some since he became pope in 2013. >> earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in nairobi and asked her how the pope was received when he visited a neighborhood at the center of muslim-christian tensions. >> with great jubilation, i will tell you that. it was mostly from the muslims who saw his visit as a very symbolic gesture inasmuch is getting peace back to the region. the specific place he went has been an enclave for muslims. they do feel trapped. for him to have been able to cross over as a christian to that side was seriously symbolic. >> walk us through some of the key moments of the five-day trip and talk about the significance of it. >> he did visit plenty of places. there are quite a few highlights. he went to a stadium asking the muslim kenyans to stand up and hold hands as a symbol to end tribalism in the country. going to the slum was a big gesture telling them he understood what poverty meant and their government was neglecting them. of

a live look, where pope francis is blessing the fateful in saint peters square.g his christmas message. >> may the joy of this day ... >> inspire by hope, may continue their commitment ... >> that was dipping in live as the pope spoke. >> hearing from pope francis on this christmas day. switching gears, sufficient's -- surf's up at the jersey shore. >> prompting some people to spend their holiday at seaside resorts like bellmawr. people got out their thrip flops and surf boards. temperatures warm enough to ride the waves. some say bring it on. >> really warm, the waves, so i'll surf and i'm happy. fantastic, any time up get out on the water, christmas surprise. >> forecasters credit the high temperatures to the el nino phenomenon in the pacific ocean. i have to say i saw one pair of flip flops walking around the news room today, ill, i won't name names. but i heard, then i saw. >> oh, respect for that person. katie, was it you? >> it wasn't me. >> i mean, i can dig it with these temperatures. >> absolutely, yes. >> totally true. and you know we talk about you guy

and then pope francis continued on to st. peters square. >>> turning to our attention this afternoon. it is bla out there. >> that's a good work for it, blah. we have been spoiled by so many of these great days. >> really. it's been milder than you would expect. >> crazy stuff going on here. we are not done with the mild weather yet. even though we had a temporary lull, it's all coming back. the front settles over us or just to the south of us, we may not be as warm as we are thinking. it is a blah day, picky out there temperatures right around 40 degrees. definitely cooler than it has been. only 40 right now. that's what we are looking at. looking at a little spridz here rain, once in a while by the coast. i have some good news for you. the sunset trackers, actually the earliest the sun sets of the year happening right now today and maybe tomorrow. after that, a few seconds later each day. is that good news? try to look on the bright side. that's good news. sun sets getting later and later but it's only by a few seconds but

this is pope francis' third christmas as the head of the catholic church. >>> 2,000 were able to get a warm meal today. this is the 40th year that they would hand out christmas meals. half were served at the church. the other half with meals delivered to the houses. >> we would make it the tradition, going home every year to celebrate christmas. >> pat tells us they were overwhelmed by the response of volunteers, hoping to help. 200 people were listed on the waiting list. >>> the holiday spirit came to a screeching halt at a town has in gaithersburg. one of the men that lives there said he accidentally drove in to the house. around 11:00, they had loaded up the suv with gifts to deliver to family members. >> i was backing up, i pushed it off. no one was inside at that time, deeming it unsafe to occupy. >>> we first brought you this story of the pet worth little more than a year ago. the then 19-year-old was struck by a hit and run driver as she was crossing the street in her wheelchair to go to school. a year later police say that driver has still not been caught. that is the one thi

several people have stepped forward and offered to replace those gifts. >> jeff: also pope francis celebrating christmas eve mass. the pope recalled the birth of jae disus but also had a message of what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, abundance and wealth. will be charging two people who called in a hoax that a baby had been thrown into the haverhill river. >> jeff: and some firefighters in chelsea making christmas bright for a young man they don't even know. we'll show you how they answered the call in the eleventh hour. >> sarah: well, it definitely doesn't feel like christmas out there. >> it does not. i think this morning i went outside, chris, for the first time not even wearing a jacket. >> chris: it's been unreal. yesterday felt on the muggy side. look at these numbers yesterday afternoon. 70 degrees bedford, beverly, norwood, fitchburg, the city of boston at 69 degrees. crushing the old record of 61. this morning 55 degrees starting off this christmas morning. merry christmas, everyone. we're about 15 degrees above the average high temperature for the date this early

gerald tan reports. >> pope francis ventures into a dining drus portiodangerous par.calls for leaders to unite. >> christians and muslims and members of traditional religions have lived together for many years. together we say no to to hatred. >> many say the pope's visit is important. years of conflict divided communitiesen along religious lines. the violence has forced nearly a million people from their homes. >> god willing if central africans listen to what the pope says for he is a servant of god if we listen and work with that peace will return. >> reporter: this is the final leg on the three country african tour which has taken pope francis to kenya and uganda. he is central african republic despite security warnings from the french that underscores the need for national reconciliation. >> lay down these instruments of death. arm yourself instead with righteousness. >> never before has the head of the roman catholic church visited an active conflict zone. some regard it as a chance for hope during troubled times. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> on his trip home from

pope francis delivered his traditional christmas day speech this morning as anna matranga shows us, the pope called for peace in syria and libya, and all around the world. reporter: pope francis condemned brutal acts of terrorism in his christmas day methods -- message, and pray for an end of war in human suffering. >> the grace of god can convert hearts and offered mankind a way out of humanly insoluble situations. reporter: cans of thousands of faithful packed saint eater square. -- st. peter's square. >> he uses his influence to bring attention to the things he has promised to bring attention to. reporter: security was heavy and pilgrims had together to security checks before entering. >> it's part of life right now. i would rather know we are safe here. reporter: he also spoke of those who are closest to his heart, the poor in the disadvantaged. and the community, members are taking the message to heart. the catholic charities sees over day. >> this is a revolutionary force of this pope. it's not always a spiritual or religious message, but there is reporter: he says francis' devoti

peters square to hear pope francis clever his christmas message. in bethlehem christians attended christmas service amid tight security measures after the recent wave of violence there. in china despite new security alerts towards westerners in beijing, christmas was celebrated, as usual, with hundreds flocking to church. in the u.k. the royal family attended the traditional christmas day service, and the queen delivered her annual christmas message. it was followed by a beautiful perform wra performance in st. james palace. ♪ jesus lays down his sweet head ♪ >> senior vatican analyst john allen, he has details -- more details on pope francis's speech to the faithful around the world. john. >> pope francis today delivered the traditional christmas message. that's a message directed to the city, meaning rome, and also to the world. now, popes traditionally use this platform to issue a kind of 360 degree review of the global situation, and that's very much what pope francis did today. the top note was a strong plea for peace in a series of global hot

peter's basilica for christmas eve mass led by pope francis. society's intoxication with later this morning tens of thousands are expected to attend the pope's traditional christmas speech in st. peter's square. robert: pilgrims and palestinian officials attended midnight mass at the church of the nativity. is revered as the birthplace of jesus, they peck manger square, despite the violence in the west bank, israeli authorities said three palestinians involved in attacks against the israelis were killed and a palestinian hospital officials says another palestinian died in clashes with israeli troops. kerry: many are spending this holiday alone and unable to cut themselves a proper meal but there are a lot of generous people out there making it their mission to help. more than a thousand volunteers hit the streets of new york and new jersey yesterday to bring hard times. >> 2 different diagnoses. alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease as people give back for a lot of reasons and one of mcburney is it feels good to do good and help someone out.

and now pope francis has set the stage for a ceremony probably next september. her bee yachtification attracted a third of a million people to rome claiming her st. theresa will pull similar numbers. the highlight perhaps of the jubilee year. back to you. news. >>> new at noon, attack ems worker will soon be a felony. union leaders joined fire commissioner at the ems station on pier 36 to announce this new law. gives stronger protection to emergency workers from anyone who attempts to harm them while they're trying to save lives. three years ago, news 4 highlighted the assault of an ems veteran, a drunk man attacked her when she was trying to help him. >> our emergency medical service personnel are required to treat patients under extremely dangerous and stressful situations, and sadly, deliberate violent attacks on them are not uncommon. >> presumably the thinking goes a lot like this new one, encouraged the attack. >>> coming up next at noon, campaign controversy. bernie sanders sanctioned by his own party. what one of his staffers is accused of doing. >>> plu

where he made his first ever speech in english. >> i can grateful for your welcome welcome. >> pope francis of the holy see. >> the first ever address by a pope to a giant meeting of congress and managed to both please and disconcert politicians on both sides of the political spectrum. his reasoned and calm delivery. >> in our own quiet way sustain the life of society. >> was such a stark contrast to normal political dialogue in washington that it had hundreds of viewers tweeting along the lines of, congress, listen to this man. in a follow-up speech at the to nearly 150 heads of state. any harm done to the environment is harm done to humanity. massive security, which aides said the pope hated, kept crowd numbers down from his usual draw, but not the enthusiasm he generated. and on the home front, francis overcame opposition from within the curiae to begin reforming the bureaucracy and made apologies for a series of scandals in the vatican that included gay sex and drug abuse. i want, in the name of the church, to give forgiveness for the scandal. he convinced, some said bull ed, the synod

peter's basilica for late-night christmas eve mass led by pope francis, he warned against what he called society's intoxication with consumers demand wealth and this is a live look right now at st. peter's square. you can see the pope delivering his christmas blessing as we speak, just got under way and it is traditionally used to denounce war and injustice across the world. robert: pilgrims and palestinian officials attended midnight mass at the church of the nativity, the church is built, revered as the birthplace of jesus, thousands of people packed manger square for christmas eve festivities, came despite the recent increase in violence across the west bank, just this morning two suspected islamic radicals were arrested for christian majority village. kerry: many people spending this holiday alone and unable to cut themselves a proper meal. fortunately there are a lot of generous people making it their mission to help. more than a thousand volunteers industries of new york and new jersey yesterday to bring meals hard times. >> people living with all sorts of illnesses, 200 diagnoses,

the decision pope francis announced today. senator bernie sanders under fire, what the campaign is accused of doing. mike: i' m tracking a blast of cold air, but you may be surprised at how fast it turns around. i will show you when we may struggle with record heat. emily: and a major identity theft protection company agrees to pay a record fine. the settlement over what the rparis: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. ryou have to get out there and do it yourself. p bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. pit's time for our next president to get in there, r roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock. announcer: you are watching newscenter 5 at noon. emily: defense secretary ash now to assess that nation' s carter' s top commanders in afghanistan are concerned that fighters

pope francis just clear the way by officially recognizing a second and new miracle attributed to her. mother theresa was a nobel who was dedicated to helping the poorest of the poor. she died in 1995. philip willan has more now on what the second miracle announced by the that again entails. the examination of the case of a 35-year-old engineer from brazil, from the diocese and sent talks has showed that mother teresa intervened on his behalf in a miraculous way. he apparently was suffering from eight rain tumors -- eight brain tumors and was about to undergo an operation on his brain when members of his family and friends prayed to mother teresa for her intercession. he was immediately and miraculously cured in a way that cannot be scientifically explained, according to the vatican. genie: tell us a bit more about this symbolism, this final move by pope francis to make mother teresa a saint. she did so much for the poor. the pope has made that a real focus for himself as well. >> that's right. mother teresa's canonization is likely to be a high point in this jubilee here of mercy that

peter's basilica for a late night christmas eve mass led by pope francis. in his homily he warned against what he called society's intoxication with consumerism and wealth. later this morning tens of thousands are expected to attend the pope's traditional christmas speech in st. peter's square. robert: phil gramm's and palestinian officials attended midnight mass at the church of the nativity which is built on a spot that is revered as the birthplace of jesus. thousands of people also packed manger square for christmas eve violence across the west bank, israeli authorities said three palestinians involved in attacks against israelis were killed and the palestinian hospital officials says another palestinian died in classes with israeli troops. kerry: many people by spending this holiday alone on able to cook themselves a proper meal. there are a lot of generous people out there making it their mission to help. more than a thousand volunteers from god's lovely delivered in new york and new jersey to bring meals to people who were going through tough times. >>

. ♪ >>> first up, pope francis known as the people's pope made the most of his time in the u.s.ies and taking selfies. hundreds of thousands from across the country gathered in hope of catching a glimpse of the catholic leader. >> i am 100% cancer free and in complete remission. >>> the best possible news for the first time governor larry hogan of maryland. >> super hero, miracle film saved. >> fresh battles to personal moment that went viral a father in paris explaining to his young son what happened during the recent paris attacks. (speaking french). >>> ♪ >>> and finally, a pop princess on a mission. taylor swift empowers the lives of women across the globe and sends out strong message of girl power. >> ♪ >> you go taylor swift. go girl. >> amazing. >> i love me taylor swift because she's young, she started organically right and she's so humble what i love about her she continually gives back to her fans. >> you're right. she's not just about her. i like the fact she has squad it shows girl power all my friends, we can all be amazing at the same time. >> simply walk away from

pope francis led the way to new conversations about immigrants, the poor and our environment. his first major teaching document focused on a subject no pope addressed that way before, global warming and climate change, and for american catholics long-committed to activism, the pope's words mark a turning point for the faith. >> in the beginning god created the heavens and earth and the earth was without form and void. >> to hear john rousch tell it, the idea of protecting our earth began with the one who was there in the beginning. >> when you think about the first chapter of genesis, the first couple of chapters of genesis, you really have a plan of god, that god was the god of life. >> out here in the heart of appalachia under the vast blue eastern kentucky sky, it is hard to separate god from the glory of nature. >> as we walked through here, there's such a biodiversity and interdependence on the life structures. whether it's a little ant or a little spider, a tree, a shrub, all these things are integrated together. >> does this have to do with faith? >> it sure does, becaus

pope francis opens a rare jubilee year in an ancient ceremony surrounded by the strictest security checkshe vatican has ever seen. that and more on the way. but first, our top story. ♪ >> well, there have been more inflammatory comments from donald trump. he is calling for a ban on all muslims entering the united states. the republican front-runner's comments come in the wake of the shooting spree in california that left 14 dead. the fbi says the muslim couple that carried out the massacre had been radicalized. despite warnings from president obama against anti-muslim sentiment, donald trump is fanning the flames. donald trump: donald j trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our cantries representatives figure out what the hell is going on. we have no choice. genie: forchoice. more on this i will bring in our international affairs editor. who said what in the comments? reaction look at the from muslim organizations around the world, you get a sense of than anger.n it's been pointed out that you cannot profile a religion like you can

let's head on over to the newsroom for a check on the headlines. >> pope francis calls for peace in christmaso hear the pope's annual address. he said only god's mercy can free humanity from evil. and thousands filled the church in bethlehem for christmas eve mass. >>> violent storms swept through multiple states on christmas eve, many people this morning are assessing the damage. storms have killed 14 people three governors have declared states of emergency. >> it's particularly difficult this time of year to see such damage and know the heart breaks that go along with that damage, that families have lost loved pones. >>> a rare scene in northern california yesterday where two tornadoes touched down. nobody there was seriously hurt. >>> and it is not feeling a lot like christmas on the east coast. new york city hit a high of 66 degrees. temperatures as far south as atlanta could reach into the 70s. >>> one person is dead in the shooting in a north carolina mall on christmas eve. [ gunfire ] . police say a fight between two people escalated and gun shots rang out as people ran for cover. >> i

. ♪ >>> pope francis celebrated christmas eve mass at the vatican.at the heart of today's service at st. peters basilica. >>> pope francis visited philadelphia threely three months ago but a local family continues to feel the love even after the pope has come and gone. michael keating has cerebral palsy. he was famously blessed by pope francis moments after the pontiff's arrival at the airport. since then, letters of love and support from parents of other special needs children continue to pour in from around the world. and a social media campaign was started to help the family buy a much-needed new van. >> the most lovable boy you could ever imagine. >> chuck and i, our eyes are wide open to try to see what else we can do to help others. >> this christmas, like every other before, they're counting all their blessings. the biggest donation to the family came from j.j. abrams. >>> today, we are hearing from three philadelphia police officers who saved a life and the rescue was caught on video. nbc 10 was there as the officers pulled a man out of his c

about a year after she met pope francis in italy. seventh grader says after seeing the pope she knew she'd be okay. >> it was a moment of victory, i beat it, beat it, it's gone. i think the pope made the miracle happen and everybody that prayed for me in the community really made it happen. >> grace met the pope through the make-a-wish foundation. >> we also mentioned there was a baby that was brought to the pope as well. and the parents make the same claim, that the baby has now been healed since meeting the pope. >> should we put aour shorts away? >> for today. but tomorrow we're forecasting the low to mid-70s. a new record high temperature for the day if we hit 73. it's cooler with temperatures in the 50s. and a few showers around, not tracking any heavy rain. but you do want to have that small umbrella handy today. record warmth in the forecast for tomorrow and then a cold blast of air will rise on monday. wait until you see the numbers here. i have a planner actually for monday. notice 10:00 a.m., light showers. what i want you

. >> they will will be singing for pope francis at saint peter's basilica and "eyewitness news" reporterna rocco gives us a special preview. ♪ >> reporter: the angelic voices of the arch die is that so san boys and girls choir rises from the basilica in preparation for their trip to the vatican. >> it's not very often that, you know, we get to travel internationally and for such a great honor to be working with the sistine chapel choir and their director. ♪ >> 60 boys and girls from our area and more than 40 family members will leave new year's eve for italy. >> this will be another life changing event for them. they're so honored to sing for pope francis here in philadelphia and now they get to do that again because this time they're visiting him. >> the choir sang for the pope while he visited philadelphia in september and they'll again be performing for the holy father. this time in rome with the sistine chapel choir and sick other choirs. on january 6t sixth at the festl of the epiphany. >> such a blessing an grace and with this choir singing within the cathedral when the pope visite

. >> they will will be singing for pope francis at saint peter's basilica and "eyewitness news" reporteriana rocco gives us a special preview. ♪ >> reporter: the angelic voices of the arch die is that so san boys and girls choir rises from the basilica in preparation for their trip to the vatican. >> it's not very often that, you know, we get to travel internationally and for such a great honor to be working with the sistine chapel choir and their director. ♪ >> 60 boys and girls from our area and more than 40 family members will leave new year's eve for italy. >> this will be another life changing event for them. they're so honored to sing for pope francis here in philadelphia and now they get to do that again because this time they're visiting him. >> the choir sang for the pope while he visited philadelphia in september and they'll again be performing for the holy father. this time in rome with the sistine chapel choir and sick other choirs. on january 6t sixth at the festl of the epiphany. >> such a blessing an grace and with this choir singing within the cathedral when the pope visi

more widely speaking, pope francis has had a personal connection to mother teresa. they met in the 1990's, and they've followed each other's work closely. pope francis described her as a woman of great courage and actually said he'd be squared of her if she were his superior. >> mother teresa won the nobel peace prize for her work in 1979. >>> a democratic party database is now off limits for bernie sanders presidential campaign. officials with the democratic national committee say the sanders campaign took advantage of a software error to access hillary clinton's campaign data. at least one member of sanders staff ran searches through that database. the campaign would the staffer has been fired. >> anders and clinton take the stage form for a democratic debate in new whoever shire. polls gave clinton a 31 percentage lead over sanders. the sanders team is celebrating a major endorsement. al jazeera said david shuster reports. >> at the community occasion workers of america, one of the nation's largest unions, it is the boost bernie sanders had been hoping for. >> we

he talked about pope francis's visit only a few months ago and said that pope francis when he saw the cathedral for the first time that he was a little bit surprised by it. here is part of that story. take a listen. >> as the holy father commented, it's right here in the middle of things. and then he smiled and he said, that's where it should be, because that's where god is. right in the middle of things. i propose to you all this evening that that is the message of christmas. >> and even at this early hour, 5:30 something in the morning, there are some people walking around here around st. patrick's cathedral obviously, rockefeller coming up in the next half hour you will hear what christmas means to them, their christmas message. they wanted to share it with others as well. back to you, natalie. >> thanks so much. >>> faithful are gathering at the vatican this morning to hear the christmas message from pope francis. at midnight he celebrated mass. >> the pontiff also delivered his homily, he spoke out against what he called society's intoxication with consumerism, hedonism and wealt

. >> first of all, when pope francis came to the u.s. capitol, as a catholic member of congress, what was that like for you? rep. desaulnier: it was very inspiring. i went to high school boarding school, the jesuits, in college. i feel a very strong affection for the jesuits. i started a caucus friends of institutions. i have not been a practicing catholic for many years because i think the catholic church got carried away with dogmatic issues. i think the social gospel is something we should practice every day, whether you are a catholic or not. i thought the pope wonderfully named the whole idea of francis as a saint being called by god to rebuild the church. it is not just a wonderful metaphor, but a wonderful message. he is a very unique individual with a very unique spirit and i think we saw that in the reaction that people had, catholics or non-catholics. people yearned for somebody authentic. >> a personal question. could you find yourself moving back to the catholic church because of pope francis? rep. desaulnier: i think i am in

. >> some wanted to celebrate at the famous basilica after pope francis walk through the same doors backn september. >> i think he's grant. i think he's a blessing to the world. the lord works in strange ways. then we have a jesuit pope is wonderful. he thinks outside the box. >> reporter: there are several other midnight masses going on in the area tonight. there was also a spanish speaking mass celebrated behind me at 9:30 tonight. a lot of people wearing short sleeves jessica 11:00 o'clock at night christmas eve it is quite a site to see. reporting live, david spunt cbs3 "eyewitness news". >> this is one to remember, david, thank so much. >>> "eyewitness news" also at saint peter roman catholic church in merchantville. parish sang and performed at nativity pageant. the church is celebrating a variety of masses including one at midnight in just about an hour. the weather also perfect for christmas eve services outdoors. "eyewitness news" at the old first reformed united church of christ in old city. parishioners there took part in nativity service which told the story of the birth of j

pope francis has delivered his traditional christmas address. he has praised governments and people that a bit helping refugees. finally. -- find me online, and a merry christmas from all of us here at dw. >> from far and wide, the pilgrims came in the thousands and were amazed by the sight that met their eyes. long and hard was the journey through the outline foothills. an hour from the nearest village stood in their solitary splendor. to pogroms, it must have seemed heaven on earth. and even so, it is only inside the church that one sees its full magnificence. 's in 1730, processions had been held. the sufferings were portrayed in the paintings and sculptures. the painted wood carving of christ complete with real hair was too realistic for its time. the faithful were so overcome with grief that the priest founded by double to lock the statue away. at this point, a farm woman now stands and asked if she would have this image of the savior. sharing his sorrows in the prayers and drawing strength and comfort from the act of compassion. then one n

we begin with a hololay message from pope francis. thousands gathering at the vatican to celebrate the holy day. pope francis urging the backing of peace agreements for the war-torn countries of syria and libya and with more nown thehe millions celebrating christmas around the world, here's abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: this morning, from the majestic balcony at st. peter's square, pope francis is delivering his traditional message to the city and to the world as christmas services and celebrations around the world get under way. in the town of bethlehem revered as the birthplace o o sus, worshippers arrive for morning mass at the church of the nativity to nearby syria away from the guns and the conflict, a parade and presents to celebrate the holidays. down under the surfing santas were out ruling the waves in australia. in south korea, the santas in seoul doingghat they doo best, bringing cheer and handing out gifts. back here in britain, the crowd out in full force braving the rain to catch a glimpse of the royals heading to a chu

mother teresa will be soon saint teresa after pope francis said she cured a worshiper's illness. it happened in 2008 after teresa's death when a brazil yan man with brain tumors was suddenly tumor free. the vatican credited his life's pray tours mother therese, second of two required miracles recognized by the vatican. in 1998 a worshiper's stomach tumor vanish after praying to the catholic nun. visitors today expressed their admiration. >> she is always a good example to the world when you see a person that is suffering, it doesn't matter your religion, or where the person comes from that you have to try to help this person. >> reporter: for most of her career mother teresa cared for the sick and poor in india. the late pope john paul, ii, now also a saint, waved the usual five-year waiting period for the the beatification process, fast tracking teresa's path to sainthood. the ceremony is expected to take place at the vatican in september 2016. of course to be in the presence of the saint is a dream for many catholics and for some people in our area they had the privilege, and t

. >> they are celebrating and heading to sing for pope francis in the the about a sill contact dianaco gives us a preview of their special performance. >> ♪ the >> reporter: angelic voices of the archdiocese boys and girls choir rises from the basilica, in preparation, for their trip, to the vatican. >> it is in the very often, that we will get to travel internationally and such a great honor to be working with the sistine chapel choir and their director. >> ♪ >> reporter: sixty boys and girls from our area and more than 40 family members will leave new years eve for it thely. >> it will be another life changing event for them. they are so honored to sing for pope fran cyst in philadelphia but this time they are investigating him. >> reporter: choir sang for pope while visiting philadelphia in september and they will be performing for the holy father. this time in rome with the sistine chapel choir and six other choirs. on january 6th, at the festival of the epiphany. >> it is just a blessing, and it is great, and going to go through this choir sing nothing front of the cathedral whe