first st pete and i were being picture. on our reporter's twitter. and instagram. to be in the. mob. there's a media leave us so we leave the media. by the scene push the security play your party there's a. push is that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all politics only on our t.v. . well. it's technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. i know we're going to a conference on the wisdom of the. e.u. was and offered is being organized by the us the pew and then the international network for environmental compliance and then false claims as a fresh conference and then gone on to say everything held well i think. in most part of africa it is the first time that we haven't got an international conference . yet again i would say is just the beginning of something good i mean does the way i see it but i'll keep monitoring i think the real need to move from talk talk all rhetoric to action and that for me would symbolize something really good you know otherwise it would be the same old talk show. y

. >>> in keeping with the season, the enormous fur came to life in the sister o center of st. petes it will remain at its new home at the vatican until next year. pope francis said the tree symbolizes the joy of the brilliant divine light. pretty cool. kevin is up next. with the weather forecast. this is al jazeera america. >> coming up on real money, spying at work with your every move under surveillance. you need to know what the boss knows to protect yourself. i'll show you, plus try to tame the multi headed tax animal that feeds at every american's home whether they're rich or poor. and jimmy carter sets the record straight on nelson mandela here's a quick look at what is happening. snow coming down from three to five inches. you see the dark blue. it is the lake-effect snow. it is impressive when it's coming down in these particular areas. according to the wind direction it comes a little more out of the north-northwest you'll tend to get the snow just south of the lake. and we're rather chilly in the northeast. all we need is a little moisture to ride over. as we talk about th

this morning two hours ago, by the way, the update is he stood on the balcony at st. peteaint steven, the martyr. christians are being martyred. over and over again he's addressing this as a primary issue. >> i want to talk about the nonbeliever comment because some don't follow the christmas message, don't follow the pope so closely. it's not going off script. he goes off script for one moment, that's not a big deal, but it is significant because it speaks to his style and the francis effect as we've talked about in the past. how significant is it? >> kate, remember, a few months ago he gave an interview to an italian journalist who said it was an agnostic and the journalist said to pope francis during the interview, so what about me? what about people like me who don't believe like you do? francis said, you know what, if it's according to your conscious, you need to follow it. i bless you in believing what you believe if it's according to your conscience. people don't know that, but that is catholic teaching. vatican 2 says you need to act in accordance with your conscie

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st. nick, where he came from, santa is white. but then you know there are cases of black santas, right, which are controversial? you look at black petes a thing. >> the black pete in the netherlands is a huge controversial figure. >> i was talking to someone about that the other day. >> because santa is black. >> it's like black face in the holidays. >> because it's white people in black face. that's the thing that gets people set off. >> there was a "new york times" piece about that recently. >> sorry, i hijacked your show. >> tonight, 11:00, 11th hour. you're talking about it. >> we have decided the definitive answer tonight as to what santa is, black, white, puerto rican, whatever he is, we're coming to a conclusion tonight at 11:00. you may not like what i have to say. you may not like what the guests have to say. you may disagree with it. we're going to tell you what color santa is. 11:00 p.m. eastern, cnn. >> thanks. never hijacking, always a guest. >> were you hanging out at some big fancy place this weekend? >> whatever. we'll be right back. >> you don't want to go there. santa claus is a black man. you ever heard that song?