Western edition. On this night of warmth and good cheer, its a challenging christmas with no power at all for hundreds of thousands of people in the u. S. And canada. The lingering effects of an icy storm have left more than 200,000 without electricity just in michigan and parts of new england alone. This is the Christmas Chris fink and her husband dick will always remember for being all bundled up in their winter coats inside their house in kalamazoo. But its little conor hergert without power in flint, michigan, who may best sum up the mood of many without saying a single word. As Terrell Brown reports, forecasts calling for more snow are not going to make it any easier to get the power turned back on. Reporter crews are scrambling to help restore hardest hit areas. This team traveled nearly 500 miles to help restore power. Workers like erik collins have been clearing branches and reconnecting lines nonstop since monday. Much rather be at home with my family and kids. My kids are at home in a warm playing playstation and xbox and these kids are just trying to stay warm. Reporter in maine, about 60,000 customers are without power. Down from 100,000 tuesday. In vermont, nearly 1,500. And across michigan about 150,000 customers are still in the dark. The states largest utility hadnt dealt with that many Power Outages in any christmas week in its 126 year history. The storm left trees coated in ice across the midwest and northeast. At least 14 deaths have been blamed on the storm. Maines Largest Utility Company says it hopes to have power back by tomorrow night. But other Power Companies in the state warn customers it could take longer. Scott bates from lancing, michigan, sent us this photo. Hes been without power for four days and doesnt know when hell get it back. We spoke to him by phone. Getting home was like a war zone. Reporter and temperatures here in the northeast are expected to be ten to 15 degrees below normal tonight, jim, no relief in sight for the residents in maine. Snow is in the forecast to want. Axelrod terrell, thank you. The bad weather was one reason why u. P. S. And fedex were unable to deliver all their packages by christmas. Heavy volume was another factor. Neither company is saying how many deliveries were delayed but both have called in extra workers for tonight to clear up the backlog this week has seen a Record Number of visitors to the federal web site. Healthcare. Gov. Many were rushing to beat the deadline to sign up for insurance that takes effect january 1, but even those who managed to enroll are still unsure if theyll be covered. Wyatt andrews takes a look. Theres the policy number then member i. D. Reporter the administration always predicted people would shop for insurance at the last minute, and thats whats happened in state after state. In washington state, of the 65,000 people who bought private insurance through obamacare so far, 20,000 enrolled last weekend. In kentucky, enrollments rose by 5,000 in the last week, connecticut enrolled 6,700 on monday alone and in california an unprecedented 100,000 customers have signed up since friday. There was a huge surge. Reporter peter lee is the executive director of covered california. The california state run health care marketplace. In four days we had over 100,000 people enrolled. That shows not just that people are getting the message but spreading the message, telling friends and Family Member which is going to carry into january, february and march. Reporter the spike puts pressure on Insurance Companies to process hundreds of thousands of new customers in a short time. Karen defnall, who runs a day care in Central Virginia says she thought she enrolled last week but has no confirmation from her insurance plan. Shes concerned she wont have proof of insurance when her coverage is supposed to begin next week. Youre worried about, exactly . What if a need comes up . What if january 2 i have an injury and i have to go to the hospital . Theyre going ask for insurance verification and i dont have anything to give them. Will i be denied coverage . Will i be denied access . Reporter this surge is good for patients who finally have insurance but its likely the first few weeks of obamacare will be confusing. Some patients who think they have insurance may not get their cards on time and jim, still others will think they have insurance but have fallen through the cracks. Axelrod wyatt, what are the Insurance Companies saying about this fear . Reporter the important thing is to pay a premium. If youve have a record of trying to sign up and you pay a premium by january 10 they will consider you covered going back to january 1 and they tell us theyll sort it out. Axelrod Wyatt Andrews in washington, thank you. One of the Biggest Health concerns each winter is flu season. And the centers for Disease Control say the flu is widespread in four southern states. Texas, louisiana, mississippi and alabama in some cases its turned deadly. Heres anna werner. Reporter 30yearold texas resident Dustin Wright came down with the flu the week before thanksgiving. He was achy, feverish and chilled. Nothing really more than that. Reporter his wife ashley says a few days later the husband and father was struggling to breathe so she rushed them to the emergency room. Doctors told her he had the h1n1 strain swine flu. On december 5 he died. You dont think it would happen to you, you know . Were always worried about my son getting a flu shot. Were never worried about the two of us because you dont hear of anything like this. You dont think it will happen to you. Reporter at least five supreme died in texas all from swine flu. Health Authorities Say this years flu vaccine can prevent swine flu and several other flu strains if people get vaccinated. Last year, according to the c. D. C. , only 40 of americans got the flu shot. Dr. Christopher perkins is medical director for Dallas County health and human services. So people dont react until they hear the news of people who have died. Right. And when things are quiet people tend to let their guard down. When there are bells and whistles and a lot of flu cases and people hospitalized and people succumbing to death that gets peoples attention and we become overwhelmed with people seeking out the vaccine. Reporter neither Dustin Wright nor his wife had a flu shot. What do you want people to know and think about . This things like this happen in your own backyard. You dont think it will but it does. Experts say peak flu season is february so there is still time to get a shot to save your life. Anna werner, cbs news, dallas. Axelrod nasa said today the repair at the International Space station was a success. Astronauts fixed a cooling line that break two weeks ago. The repairs took seven hours to complete. At the vatican today, pope francis delivered his first christmas message, offering prayers for an end to wars in the middle east and africa the pope invited atheists and people of other faiths to join his quest for peace. Over the years, popes have delivered Christmas Greetings in dozens of languages but today francis stuck to italian which is fitting for a pope determined to break with tradition. More on that from allen pizzey. Reporter christmas at the vatican is full of color, pomp and circumstance. Pope francis would probably have preferred to hold in the a stable. In a recent speech, francis pointed out mary and joseph were homeless when jesus was born and made a plea to do Everything Possible to assure that every family has a place to live. Francis never misses a chance to hammer home his new mission for a church that places the poor at its center. In his first message to vatican clerics who are known for backbiting and power struggles he called for professionalism and a devotion to service and urged them to reject what he called an unwritten law of our surroundings which unfortunately is that of gossip. Not everyone. In the vatican is happy with the poorer church for the poor but they are in a minority according to archbishop vincenzo paglia. The strength of his witness is really most strong than every opposition. Reporter is to people against him dont have any chance . Absolutely not. Reporter pope francis is basically as conservative as his predecessors but he has made startling moves including swapping an arch conservative cardinal for a moderate, donald wuer, of washington to head the cardinal of bishops. According to one survey his common touch dubbed the francis effect has significantly increased Church Attendance in europe and not just lapsed catholics who are drawn to him. Senior diplomats accredited to the vatican report an unprecedented flood of request ranging from mayors to politicians and even heads of state wanting to see and above all to be seen with francis. On the evidence so far, however, the high and the mighty would do well to bear in mind that the humble shepherds were welcomed into the manger before the Three Wise Men bearing expensive gifts. Allen pizzey, cbs news, vatican city. Axelrod in their christmas address, the president and first lady asked americans to show gratitude by supporting members of the military and their families. More than 40,000 americans are spending this christmas in afghanistan. Many of our troops are far away from home and far from family. Theyre spending extra time with their loved ones back home or setting up video chats so they can watch as the presents are opened so today we want all our troops to know that youre in our thoughts and prayer this is Holiday Season. Axelrod the president also encouraged americans to embrace the spirit of christmas by volunteering at soup kitchens and organizing food and clothing drives. In the middle east egypts military government intensified its crackdown today when it declare it had Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. This was in response to a bombing yesterday that killed 16 people in the nile delta. The Muslim Brotherhood denies any link. In july the generals began arresting members of the group and deposed president mohamed morsi, its most prominent member. That data breach may be hurting targets bottom line. The biggest machine of its type is reshaping one of americas great cities. 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Its challenging, its difficult, its not going to be perfect but its a project that is going to transform the face of seattle and technology and transportation of the future. Reporter but deep beneath seattle, the huge drill may have hit an equally huge bolder or perhaps some long buried construction from the citys early days. Wells are being drilled to lower pressure from ground water in front of the drill. Divers may then be sent in to find out whats made the worlds biggest tunnel Boring Machine grind to a halt. John blackstone, cbs news, San Francisco. Axelrod target has acknowledged the hackers who stole data from 40 million credit and debit cards may have also grabbed customers pin numbers. Though target says at this point there is no evidence the pins have been used. That data breach has apparently hit targets bottom line. Though wall street journal reports transactions last weekend were down 3 from a year before. Imagine having a second pair of hands. 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Say thank you for your bike. Thank you thank you reporter all these children received a brand new bike for christmas. For some, it was their first ride ever. Its truly a blessing. Its a blessing theyre doing this for the neighborhoods. Reporter the bike donation was made possible by joe caliri and tim house. The two have been best friends since childhood. Theres plenty of people that i went to grade school with that may have been on assistance or their parents were doing everything they could just to keep a roof over their head and im sure that they didnt get much at christmas time. Reporter so in 2006 they started elves and more. The organization raises money year round to buy bicycles. Then the group works with local Law Enforcement to identify an area where the bikes are needed most. Why bikes . I think bikes represent a little freedom, you know . Kids now days in the neighborhoods that we go to, they look out their window and they see prostitutes, drug dealers, they see all these people doing things that i wish they didnt have to see. So, you know, my wish is that they get on a bicycle, go to the Community Center where maybe theyll find a mentor, somebody to make their life a little different. We rode our bikes everywhere. Reporter joe caliri was raised in this house in akron by a single mother. I feel like this is part of my journey. This is what im supposed to do. Youre supposed to help the one behind you. Fill this top up, then thats it. Reporter caliri, now a truck driver, convinced his company to donate the trucks. The two men coordinate hundreds of volunteers. The first year that we gave bikes away, we went back to an area that was really close to joes neighborhood and he called me that night and he said hey, i want to thank you because you let me bring bicycles back to the Old Neighborhood and i would have never been able to do that without you. We appreciate it, Merry Christmas. Thank you. Reporter this year, the group donated 1,300 bikes, giving every child here a chance for a Merry Christmas. Merry christmas Merry Christmas to you reporter elaine quijano, cbs news, akron, ohio. Axelrod both give and receive at the same time. Thats the cbs evening news for tonight. For scott pelley, im jim axelrod and for all of us here at cbs news, Merry Christmas and good night. Your realtime captioner is mrs. Linda m. Macdonald on this christmas night a bay area shelter that helped thousands of youngsters over the years is closing for good in just an hour. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. Im Brian Hackney in for ken bastida. A very Merry Christmas to you. But not a Merry Christmas for the Homeless YouthAlliance Center in San Francisco. This could be the last night. Linda yee with how the changing landscape of San Francisco is claiming another victim. Hi, linda. Reporter indeed, right behind me you see what used to house the haightashbury Medical Clinic and that Homeless Youth alliance is part of it. But the Property Owners says the city is forcing their hand. They are homeless, young, escaping an abusive home life. Their oasis this Dropin Center the in haight but after tonight the doors close forever. Staff are preparing the last free meal on this christmas day. I dont know what we are going to do to stay clean. I dont know how well get by on food. Its a blow. Reporter for 12 years this has been a safe place for the street kids but they have lost their lease. Executive director mary howell said they have tried everything to stay. We offered to pay a much higher price. We offered to pay market rate. Reporter they werent buying it. They dont wants us here. Reporter the Property Owners include the founder of the haightashbury Medical Clinic dr. David smith saying he supports the center but the city has ordered them to make seismic upgrades, fix code violations, and return the building to residential