jennifer whalen has all this and "flashing lights in your rearview mirror are almost never a good sign.... but for one iowa couple, a routine traffic stop turned out to be quite engaging... iowa resident, and self-admitted leadfoot, jeff schulte, and his girlfriend jenna were on the way to her parents' house for thanksgiving dinner when they were pulled over for speeding... schulte was then asked to step out of the car on suspicion of theft... but soon it became evident the only thing he stole was jenna's heart. also captivating hearts? this portland mall's hipster santa! good ol' st. nick has traded in his classic red velvet suit for an updated look-- complete with jeans, cardigan, and of course, a man-bun. and in true portland fashion, hipster santa is health conscious-- using a bike to get around town instead of his sleigh. no word yet though on whether he is kicking his cookie habit in favor of quinoa. and from the west coast to the east coast, the holiday spirit is spreading... at thursday night's national christmas tree lighting in washington, d-c, michelle obama read "'twas the

. >> reporter: this is what's left of a smart balance wheel tim whalen bought her 11-year-old son craig for christmas after it blew up last night in the family's home. >> i saw pieces flying everywhere and they were just on fire. it was huge flames. and i was really scared. >> reporter: they say the $400 device often called a hoverboard was being charged around 8:30 in the living room when it burst into flames. her older son put out the fire with an extinguisher, but not before the blast and flying debris burned the carpet and part of the kitchen floor. luckily, no one was hurt. >> it was like a land mine going off and if my son was on top of the board at the time, i don't want to think about what could have happened. >> explosion occurred somewhere in the area of the batteries that were on charge to the unit. >> reporter: that's consistent

whalen it says is there much more to the investigation here, in delaware county. meanwhile chief bryce is behind bars on a $50,000 bail. he will have have a court appearance next week. the reporting live from delaware county tonight in media, david spunt, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> thank you. developing now a center city hotel becomes a crime scene after a man is found dead in his room. "eyewitness news" reporter, greg argos at roadway inn outside walnut street with the developing details, greg. >> reporter: jessica, right now thinks an active investigation here at the road wood in near walnut and 12th street have after a man was found dead inside one of the rooms inside the hotel. initial call came in around noon. sources say the victim, a seven five-year old man, was found face up with the belt tied around his neck. at first police believe this was a position of auto erotic as fixation where a person strangled himself, as a sex act but later police determined this to be a homicide. that is why crime scene detectives arrived here around 3:00 this afternoon. an

staff sergeant matthew whalen recently suffered a massive and sudden stroke. his family made the tough decision to take him off life support so that his organs could be donated to two other military veterans. ken molestina has the story. >> he was a four-time combat veteran. a loving dad. he deserved that recognition. honor guard ceremony last night center former husband, staff sergeant matthew whalen. the 35-year-old was wheeled away to be taken off life support after suffering a seven and massive stroke. coincidentally, his organs were donated to two other military veterans. >> i think it would mean a lot to him that it was two veterans. ken: the veteran was kept on let his loved ones say goodbye. >> matt was one of the closest brothers and a information. ken: people like sean, for alongside him on deployment. people. his last act would be one that saved two more lives. >> he was a great nco. he was a protector, leader. of that cell phone video being posted, it was seen nearly 4 million times. iowa hawkeyes heading out west. scott: it is going to be a big we

delaware county, district attorney jack whalen encouraging others to fully explore the the options before resort to go a power of attorney form. >> it is explosive. it is a explosive document because you put it in the person's hand, that is unscrupulous, it is wrong persons hand and he may take advantage or she may take advantage of everything that you work for all of your life. >> reporter: whalen says if the document is necessary be sure that the person being named the power of attorney is trust worthy. >> make sure you are not giving it to the a family member that has a history of some type of problem whether that problem is drugs, that problem is gambling. >> reporter: joseph morgan who lived near swaine's office says he was a victim of financial theft by an unrelated financial advisor and says it is a loss of much more than just money. >> it is an incredible feeling of betrayal. it is a total breach of trust. >> prosecutors believe that swaine's motive here was gambling. they say once they started digging they found that she owed about $300,000 in gambling debts, they also believe th

the consumer products safety commission isow looking in the whalen the's cent. >>> we willecessity by tomorrow morning if pennsylvania governor tom wolf will sign a budget on his desk. he is huled a news nference to make that a anuncement and "action news" will behere republican lawmakers sent him a la ditch, $30.3 billion package that do ll r short of the mon that wf wantedor public schools and social services. wolf alsoas the optiono veto the bget in whole in rt or let it become law without his signature. so far s staff has not sa etherhis spending plan is a go. > philadelphia d.a.s asking for trd trial r a catholic cr official imprisoned for his handling of theedophile priests. monsignor lam ly was convicted of sffling dangerous priests to to new parishes d tholic schools endangering new children. lynn was qck in 2012 but at was overturnedy an appeals court. now d a a seth williams is asking the entire superior court toe the the case. in wordf they will a r. >>> holiday season is still in full swing at a church in wilmington. >> ♪♪ joy to the r ♪♪ >> small group gathered outside ne

remains of the smart balance, wheel hoverboard, that crackled and then burst into flames in kim whalen's laci township home last night. that board was charging on the carpet. the battery compartment just blew up, sending projectiles flying through the shore burning the kitchen floor and leaving the living room covered in residue from the the fire extinguisher. young craig said he was just 2 . >> he was on top of. that it the would have been a land mine. >> i would say immediately do not let your kids ride this thing. it is so dangerous. i never imagined any toy could blow up like that. >> amazon and other retailers have now pulled several models, 16 fires have been reported nationwide. fire officials suggest charging your hoverboard outside, if possible. the consumer products safety commission is now looking into the whalen the's incident. >>> we will necessity by tomorrow morning if pennsylvania governor tom wolf will sign a budget on his desk. he is scheduled a news conference to make that a announcement and "action news" will be there republican lawmakers sent him a last ditch, $30.3

whalen was on administrative school. hospital. it happened last night at bayonne at the intersection of avenue c and west 5th street. the car that struck him remained on the scene. the accident under investigation. >>> a priest accused of skimming church collection plates to fund a drug-fueled sex life has stepped down. father peter mckelly was a no show for yesterday's mass at in the bronx. his parishioners sued him claiming he stole nearly $1 million from st. frances and his prior church. one woman says she has e-mails proving he used the money for a home in jersey and a love affair with his alleged they're terrible. now when i read them about three months ago it it was she's saying this is what i'm telling you. i have photographs. >> i'm so disgusted because i've heard him over and over more generous. >> the archdiocese of new york was also named in the same lawsuit. their information has yet to detect signs of embezzlement. >>> hunters in new jersey will get a second shot at heading into the woods. state officials announcing a

. >> reporter: this is what's left of a smart balance wheel kim whalen bought her 11-year-old son, craig, for christmas, after it blew up last night in the family's lacey township home. >> i felt pieces flying everywhere. they were just on fire. it was huge flames. and i was really scared. >> reporter: they say the $400 device often called a hoverboard was being charged around 8:30 in the living room when it burst into flames. whalen's older son put out the fire with an extinguisher but not before the blast and flying debris burned the carpet and part of the kitchen floor. luckily, no one was hurt. >> it was like a land mine going off and if my son was on top of that board at the time, i don't even want to think about what could have happened. >> it appears an explosion occurred somewhere in the area of the batteries that were on charge to the unit. >> reporter: that's consistent with similar reports from across the country of the hugely popular self-balancing boards exploding while being charged. federal authorities are investigating the incidents. >> we have the booklet, the user manua

staff sergeant matthew whalen recently suffered a massive stroke. his family made the tough decision to take him off life support, so that his organs could be donated to two other military veterans. ken molestina has the story. >> he was a four-time combat veteran. he was an exceptionally loving certainly he deserved that recognition. ken: talking about an impromptu honor guard ceremony for her husband, staff sergeant matthew huawei. service members current and past stood at attention as the 35-year-old was wheeled away to take him off life support. >> he has put his life on the line for so many people before, and i think it would mean a lot to him that it was two veterans. ken: the veteran was kept on life support long enough to keep his -- to let his loved ones say goodbye. people like sean who fought alongside him on deployment. >> everything about him was for other people, to save other people. ken: so it was only fitting that his last act be one that saved two more lives. loved his soldiers. he was a protector and a leader. shaina: within the f

whalen says he's playing off gut and emotion and it's working. now, we know the republicans are struggling with how to deal with this trump teflon phenomenon. but what about the democrats? are they concerned? we'll have that part of the story at 6:00 p.m. sharman sachetti, fox 25 news. >> we've reported on people paying local shoppers lay away bills. >> vanessa: coming up, meet a local woman who says she tried to do a good deed but was turned down by one superstore. how that store is reacting tonight. >> we're taking you to the front lines of heroin addiction. these people are out here. they hide from general population because they're mistreated. >> vanessa: how one local man created a mission to save lives. >> we have a frontal boundary gradually making its way into new england. where and when that will impact the temperatures coming up. change the nation's gun fact. advil pain relievers are used by more households than any other leading brand. to treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil. relief doesn't get any better than this.

. >> reporter: this is what's left of the smart balance wheel kim whalen bought her 11-year-old son, craig, for christmas. after it blew up last night. >> i saw pieces flying everywhere and it was just on filere. and it was huge flames. and i was really scared. >> reporter: they say the $400 device often called a hoverboard was being charged around 8:30 in the living room when it burst into flames. her older son put out the fire with an extinguisher, but not before the blast sent flying debris and burned the carpet and part of the kitchen floor. luckily, no one was hurt. >> it was like a land mine going off. if my son was on top of that board at the time, i don't want tathink about wngt could have happened. >> it did appear an plosion occurred somewhere in the batteries that were on charge with the unit. >> reporter: that is consistent self-balancing boards exploding ile being charged. federal authorities are investigating the incidents. >> we have the booklet. the user manual here. the warranty card and other information, but no wheref oes it tell you an address or the manufacturer

. >> reporter: delaware county district attorney jack whalen says at alleged theft dates back to 2012, and says that because of the alleged tampering with evidence, his office was forced to throw out charges in several cases. >> when you are involved in cases, that now cannot be prosecuted or cases that are compromised, there is no justification in the world for that and that the police officer you have to be held accountable. >> reporter: his wife claims he became addicted to prescription pills after two on duty car accidents in 2012. late january, 2015, ross committed himself to an in patient rehab program, days after upper darby police began investigating. months later, he voluntarily resigned from the department. >> we have officers that risked their lives each and every day that stand up, from moral integrity and we're very proud of him and this is the exception to the rule and he will have to answer for his actions. >> reporter: prosecutors say that the alleged theft was so out of control that they vowed they found pills in ross's home that were supposed to be in the evidence ro

kim whalen bought the hoverboard as a christmas gift for her 11-year-old son but it burst into flames while it was charging. luckily no one was hurt. >>> it's 4:40. no threats to president obama but a lot of secret service agents went scrambling when a drone went flying near his motorcade. it happened in hawaii. he brought it down for a landing. the secret service says they feel this was an innocent encounter. teen who avoided jail time by claiming he was too privileged to know better, he' been found in mexico. ethan couch and his mom taken into cus, dy hasterday. authorities had been searching fop them for the past couple of weeks. police believe he ran because of a video that shows the 18-year-old at a party where alcohol was served and that is a possible violation of his probation. >>> 4:41. protesters expressing outrage over a grand jury decision not to prosecute two officers who shot and killed a boy in cleveland. in our area demonstrators gathered last night in washington square park. they marched to city hall. in cle land others protested peacefully. they're upset about the dec

betty: joining me now, chris whalen. chris -- hey, would you agree with jim here? guest: it's interesting. at the top of the hour you're talking about how the bond market outperformed stocks this year. it's interesting that the spread has really not common sense august when the chinese economy admitted it was growing slower than it was pretending -- and the yieldsu see whitening and that is a danger sign that indicates the cost of credit mediation -- yield widening and that is a danger sign that indicates the cost of it me edition -- mediation is too high. jim is a good friend, fishing buddy -- betty: but he has been constantly bearish throughout. he has. guest: you have to admit, asset prices may continue to rise this wer in a lot of classes. have not seen a confirmation. they thought they could manipulate asset prices and .nvestors would come in betty: you say investors are facing the most uncertain period since 2008. that bad? the fed was late. they should have risen rates back when the bottom was low -- betty: they tried. the taper tantrum, right? guest: i thin

. >> talking about impromptu honor guard at fort worth honor guard, staff sergeant whalen and food at attention as 35-year-old wheeled away to be taken off life support after suffering coincidently organs were donated to two other military veterans. >> put his life on the line to so many people before and mean a lot two veterans that got it. >> reporter: on life support to give loved ones time enough to say good-bye. >> matt was one of the closest brothers i ever made. people like shawn hatten who fought alongside him on deployment. >> everything about him was for other people, to save other people and those around him better. >> only fitting last act would be one that saved two more lives. >> great nco and soldier and was a protecter, was a leader. >> daniel: story went viral this week and past two days people have donated more than $66,000 to go fund me page set tracker weather team. and what we expect to wake up to as sun comes up, 25 , please, average high 30, starting warmer than average high as you wake up, 53 in boston and we have sunshine mixing with high, thin clouds and effe

they're looking for whalen hanlon right now.hey say he's in jail for violating his probation. >>> 6:54. a tragedy in california leaves a father confused and in shock. his wife and three other children are dead after a christmas day fire in big day lake. that's a couple hours east of los angeles. one was 6 months old, a little girl. they do not expect foul play but have not confirmed what caused it. >>> police say that anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 teenagers were involved in the saturday night fight. things were so chaotic that the mall had to be shut down early. no injuries were report and there were no arrests made. >> as we get closer to the first votes in decision 2016. analysts are predicting what the most divisive topics could be. abortion rights could be one of them. friction over the key senate races as well. abortion rights are at the forefront after the allegations of planned parenthood. >>> good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. it's time to head back to the mall. half of consumers plan to shop this week,

coming up, we will talk bonds with chris whalen. just checking the markets quickly.00 up about three fourths of a percent. this is bloomberg markets on bloomberg television. ♪ scarlet: welcome to "bloomberg markets." from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm betty liu. stocks are swinging to the upside. data shows the u.s. economy is chugging along, even though housing is dropping. is the santa claus at rally here to stay? bonds are poised to outperform stocks for the second year in a row. a threepeat in 2016? does carl icahn's plan to break up i -- aig the far enough? an hour to go until the market closes on this tuesday afternoon. stks

next up is griff whalen. he's a wide receiver for the indianapolis colts. he was voted "most likely to tell fans to cheer louder so tinker bell will come out." [ laughter ] can't hear you unless you clap. [ applause ] next up is joe cardona from the patriots. he was voted "most likely to make this face when passing by the lingerie section at kohl's." [ laughter and applause ] [ laughter ] next from the patriots is dont'a hightower. he was voted "most likely to wake u uin the middle of the night and think he's being attacked by giant gummy worms." [ laughter ] next up from the colts is he was voted "most likely to be whwh 1983 would look like if it was human." [ laughter and applause ] kit. kit, you got to get me -- next w whave jerod mayo fromom the patriots. he was voted "most likely to use 'hold the mayo' as his pickup line." [ laughter and applause ] "you want to hold the mayo? extra pickle?"?" [ laughter ] >> steve: whoa! hey-o! >> jimmy: i'm not making it up. i'm just saying that t tse are real awards they give out. >> steve: these are very rare. >> ji

brian whalen is a fixed income manager for tcw. we have a federal reserve that's expected by many, not all, to raise rates on december 16th. yeah, we've come up off the lows, but 2.33% on the ten-year still near historic lows. are you surprised the ten-year yield hasn't moved more? >> not really. i think if you look at the two-year yield that's more correlated to what the federal reserve does. that's moved up subsntially, 30 basis points over the last few months in anticipation and ricing what the fed is most likely going to do in december, a few weeks from now. if you look at the long end of the curve, the 10 year yield or 30 year yield, that's more impacted by market expectations. markets are questioning the long-term growth potential, effectively forecasting in if you look at real yields in the 30-year space of about 1.2%, expectations are low. and then also the fed does lift off in december, they're starting a hiking phase, and so, you know, that would kind of bolster the hawks thinking that the fed will tamp down any type of i

a man from whalen killed his girlfriend in 2011. his defense claimed he suffered from a mental illness, but jurors, they didn't buy it. he was convicted of murder in 2013. and john ogden was 16 when he fatally stabbed another student his attorneys argued the special needs student was insane when he killed another boy. jurors rejected that defense and he was convicted of first degree mid after two weeks of testimony. >> this case dates back to october of 2013. a timeline detailed by prosecutors, chism met with colleen ritzer after school had ended for the bay on october 22. he then followed her to the bathroom. that's the video we were talking about where ritzer was murdered. chism was report #-d missing by his mother that night. a short time later, ritzer was reported missing. chism was tracked down by police around 12:30 a.m., the following day, colleen ritzer's body was found several hours later, after chism was questioned by officers. >> vanessa: the family of colleen ritzer recently updated her profile on a facebook page dedicat

sudbury an concord, hitting 50 and whalen at 50 degrees tomorrow afternoon as well. here's the other part. the front stalls offshore hand more rain ripples along the front and pushes toward southern new england and you'll see that coming at us middle of the day. raining on the islands and cape cod. looks like that's going to be far enough north even as far north as plymouth, cape cod, friday afternoon before that starts to push on out. will arrive. you'll see it in the seven-day forecast. weekend is always in view. after the rain leaves on friday, that's whether this weekend gets very cold. blowing on in here on saturday, gusty winds, cold air, you're going to feel wintery for sure. there will even be snow flurries and snow showers around, and then some of the higher elevations especially hurting the team -- in theberkshires, coating of snow on the grassy surfaces. nice to see for this time of year. milder later in the week toward christmas with temperatures rising in the 50's. >> vanessa: just one day after a fiery debate, republican presidential candidate marco rub

. >> the reporter: he can't do that of course, but bu political historian tom whalen says trump is playing into voter fears and what he can and can't do, doesn't really matter. >> that's how fear works, facts be damned, you know, that we are just going to go with our gut our emotions. >> the reporter: we know the republicans seem baffled as to how to deal with donald trump, but what about the democrats. >> do you think the democrats are worried about him too. >> right, because he cuts into their labor base. blue collar workers are going to vote for donald trump. >> and you can't underestimate trump's use of social media as well. the question is, will he be able to translate this voter frustration and anger into actual votes. sharman sachetti, fox 25 news. >> ted: thank you sharman in about an hour and a half, the boston celtics will try to do something no other team has done this season, but they might need a little luck of the irish. bryan salmond is live at td garden where the celtics will try to beat the undefeated warriors. >> there's a lot of people out here. there was a lot of media

whalen, 48 tomorrow afternoon. but this sunshine, will give way to some clouds and some snow flurries on saturday. that's in your seven-day forecast. wait until you see how cold it's going to be. we've been talking about the your weekend is always in view, in this case, it's in view with cold temperatures. 37 for a high on saturday. raised a degree from what we had yesterday. bottom line, flurries and some very cold winds to start your weekend. >> mark: framingham voters will have a chance to decide if their towns should become a city, a pro-citigroup has gathered enough signatures to put a question to voters, they want to create a charter commission to stalled other forms of government. that vote will take place in march. framingham has the largest population of any town in the state. well, santa, may only work one night a year, but old st. nick, always knows what's going on. >> vanessa: he appeared early in stoneham days after a controversial story. fox 25 first told you about on tuesday, the substitute elementar

metro west area, framingham, 57 and whalen, 56 degrees. 60 degrees. there can be a couple of towns that hit 60 tomorrow. those will be the outliars, the 60's will wait mostly until the weekend. 58 in braintree. sciate, 57. hampshire, 57 in manchester, 56 for you in deerfield and seabrook checking in at 56 for a high temperature tomorrow afternoon. afternoon friday, clouds start to break up, we're back to sunshine, so another weak disturbance sliding by to our north. future cast shows clearing skies will be the rule for friday night and saturday morning. seven-day forecast shows that will start. clouds around, it's not going to be perfectly sunny and that's why temperatures will be held down just a bit but upper 50's to low 60's saturday and on sunday. now as far as records, we've been talking a lot about warm temperatures. seems like we should have some records. saturday is going to be tough to do. 68 standing record at boston. 63 at worcester. i just don't we'll hit either one of those. weekend in view looks very warm both days especially for deals.

bill whalen with the concord first rescuers to arrive on the scene as the man was having the heart attack. he said the aed made all of the difference. >> you only have seconds, not minutes, to avoid brain damage. >> the reporter: and he says, it's a good reminder for other public places to have aed's, something he's trying to make happen with the statewide initiative to increase the number of life saving devices. >> the reporter: our hope is that all public places have defibrillators and proper cpr training. >> it makes that big of a difference. >> it makes a huge difference. >> the reporter: it certainly made a big difference here as we showed you more live pictures inside the rink. in fact, i spoke with that man a few minutes ago before we came on air here. he said he is very thankful for this, he is back home recovering, he even said he's looking forward to getting back out here on the ice. i also spoke with one of his friends, one of his teammates who was out here during all of this. we're editing that part of the interview, we'll have it for you tonight at 6:00 p.m. live in concord,

. >> mark: nate of whalen killed his girlfriend in 2011. he claimed mental illness, and jurors did not buy it as well >> vanessa: a special needs student it was argued was inassault and battery when he killed >> vanessa: let's bring in our legal analyst, brad bailey. >> mark: we've been talking about the insanity defense. how hard is it to prove something like that, brad? >> the reporter: it's extremely difficult, blair, even though massachusetts is one of the more favorable states given both the fact that the burden, once it's put in play, is on the commonwealth to prove that somebody was sane, and given that we have a little bit of a more expansive definition of insanity in massachusetts, which we call lack of criminal responsibility, but it's still incredibly difficult and there are a number of factors. number one is, the cases where the insanity defenses are raised are often very gruesome, very horrific fact patterns, that it is extremely difficult for a jury to want to give somebody consider a break, or to think that somebody might hav

story went viral this week and past two days people have donated more set up for staff sergeant whalen's family. >>> storm tracker weather team shiri spear. typical to wake up 25 for your overnight low in boston and it is normal to see a high of 38 and we are starting well above the normal high for the day which just goes to show you how warm it is going to be. 54 right now in boston, talking mostly cloudy skies, visibility a-okay in the city, not expecting any fog in boston itself. notice though that we do tap into a lot of on and off clouds, go with partly cloudy forecast, 56 at nine and 11:00 a.m., by 1:00 p.m. 59 if not 60 , so it is going to be a warm one. check out worcester at 50 right now, another mild spot, seeing some thin spots in the clouds this morning making way to filtered sunshine. 9:00 a.m. 51 , pix at will he be a.m., afternoon 59 surprised if we get up to 60. if we do tie the record high in worcester, that would be two days of record highs. yesterday we kicked the record highs to the curb. absolutely mild yesterday. hey lawrence 45 right now, seeing partly sunny skies,

christmas and we do put the christ back in christmas, a great show, we have mercy me, jazz great kirk whalend full orchestra, 45 fiddlers and banjo. watch it is the fox news.com and airs nationally around the country on the radio. stuart: a group of college students signing a fake petition to ban the classic song "white christmas", they say it's racist. my take on that is coming up, everybody. you're here to buy a car. what would help is simply being able to recognize a fair price. that's never really been possible. but along comes a radically new way to buy a car, called truecar. now it is. truecar has pricing data on every make and model, so all you have to do is search for the car you want, there it is. now you're an expert in less than a minute. this is how car buying was always meant to be. this is truecar. ♪ >> the price of oil is moving up. we're at 91 cents at $37 a barrel. in a few minutes' time we'll get the weekly read how much oil we have in storage. that may effect the price and you'll hear about that storage volume when that news breaks about five minutes from now. one step clo

authorities say vanessa hamlin got a call from her brother, whalen, asking her to pick him up when heke out of prison. she drove near the prison but turned away only to see her brother show up at her home where she allowed him in to change his clothes. police are still looking now for the escapee and another sibling who drove off with the convict. >>> i want you to take close attention. this is popular, like those hover boards. there was a bit of a scare forever the president's motorcade during his vacation in hawaii. a drone started flying along the motorcade for a few seconds. secret service agents quickly approached the man praoperatinge drone. >> interesting challenge for secret service. because -- >> poor guy. he must have begun scared to death. secret service guys coming to say, is that your drone? >> how did he not know the president was vacationing in hawaii? everybody talks about it. you know traffic gets tied up. >> keep your drone at home, michaela. >> they're so chilled. not everybody is out driving. they just hang out. >> no charges filed. it was a simple accident. >> wha

show, bellevue baptist church in memphis, tennessee had had some amazing musicians of jazz, kurt whaleneople can watch the entire thing online. >> or this and on radio stations around the country, fox news radio affiliate's carrying the show today. andrea: it looks amazing, congratulations. or the answer. andrea: had a special christmas blessing from pope francis, thousands get the deer the pontiff's message at the vatican. robert john is here to react to the holy father's words, he is next. ♪ >> the people flocking to vatican city for the people christmas blessing from st. peter at square, tens of thousands gathered to hear the old the father's message. >> joining us is father jonathan morris. merry christmas. >> the name of the message pope francis gives. >> it means to the city and to the world because he is -- we are talking about it now. >> tell us about what his message was, different. >> he mixes the explanation, the meaning of christmas, what is christmas, talking about the situation of the world, this year he talked about the violence in egypt, the downing of airliners, talked