Take him out. Quite a roller coaster for the release of this comedy u. S. Believes north korea is behind the cyber attack on sony which responded by canceling its planned Christmas Day release in 3,000 theaters only to then reverse course with a limited 300 theater run. The movie also now streaming on x bock video, youtube and good gel play. None of us really know the back story but im glad that they pulled it together and im glad theyre still showing i i hope they make lost money. Reporter after all of this, will it make us laugh . I think its going to be a funny move 52, yes. Reporter this Movie Theater plays i max movies and traditional movies. Talk to the owner a short time ago who tells me that this could be the highest grossing of all noni max movies in while. In other words its doing really well each theater fills up about 300 seats and people are coming in for these five shows. What do people real it of that us this movie as they were cull out earlier we talked to them and well have their reviews coming up at 6 00 oclock. Guys . All right. Cant wait for that. Thanks so much brad all you needed was a sweat or sweater to venture outside. We found people out and about in Washington Square park in center city today on your radar after days of rape warm and dry christmas. Kate lynn and i a nice change. Not what i was expecting for christmas on philly day. No snow on the ground this year like last year. Very Merry Christmas to you. Hope you had a wonderful holiday. It was nice to see a few peeks of sunshine today compared to incredibly dreary Christmas Eve. Outside right now clouds around and it has been hard to battle a lot of the clouds today but other than that, rain, long gone and we wont be dealing with wet weather for at least a couple more days. Temperatures pretty impressive for Christmas Day. Well above normal. 51 degrees outside right now. We hit our High Temperature earl yes today in the low 50s across much of the area. 51 in fill. 48 in wilmington. 46 in pottstown and 48 in trenton new jersey. 48 in millville and 49 down in dover, delaware. Earlier we had some pretty impressive wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. Right now theyre starting to subside were still seeing a few occasional gusts but as we move further past sunset well see those winds diminish, too. That will be the setup for a cold night. Skies clear temperatures fall back into the upper 30s in the city but a loft is you surveillance ban spots youll bottom out into the 20s so it will be a cold and clear night. It will feel much more like christmas overnight tonight. Even tomorrow and into saturday, holiday continues here we will see these mild temperatures. 51 and sunny tomorrow. What is a and into the first part of the weekend 54. However, we are timing some rain for the second half of the weekend that cold air will return in ernest all coming back in your seven day forecast in a little bit. Lauren. Caitlin thanks so much. Those people dreaming of a White Christmas got quite the opposite not only was it bright and sunny but late december it was down right warm today. Fox 29s dave kinchen live outside Philadelphia City hall where the weather is far from frightful. Right, dave. Reporter absolutely. In fact, ill starting to over think rethink this scarf. It might be a little too much. Maybe even the hat, too, because really its just not that cold. I have 48 degrees on my phone here and a lot of people are actually skating and trying to make the best of it any way. Lets go to individual. A lot of people hundreds of people at the Rothman Institute skate rink and actually amazed its cold enough for the hard ice to 68 on. We met a lot of people from around the region an lot of people from around the country and even around the world for the holidays here. And they were looking forward to cold White Christmas but they say theyll take what they got any way. Were you expecting around 50 degrees for Christmas Day . Not really but no complaints. Not used to this kind of weather on christmas but definitely welcome. Its amazing how they keep it frozen while its so warm outside. Were having great time today. Reporter if there is a casualty here its the snowman on my tie. It kind of melted because of the temperatures. Maybe not because of the temperatures any way. But at 6 00 oclock you will hear from some people who came here from south africa and youll have their thoughts on the weather tonight at sick. Live at city hall, dave kinchen fox 29 news. Hundreds to celebrate christmas at the Midnight Mass at cathedral basilica. Masses are celebrated traditionally admit night to commemorate the birth of gee says being born at night. Several other masses were held today at the cathedral basil will he today. The likes of pope francis and president obama are relaying a message of help after a violent year in the middle east, africa and ukraine. Come next week the last u. S. Troops leave afghanistan after more than 13 years. Foxs john huddy reports from bethlehem. Reporter inof hatican city, pope francis delivering his annual christmas message and blessing focusing on those caught in conflicts. Open your hearts to trust and bestow his piece upon the whole middle east beginning with the land blessed by his birth. Reporter meanwhile in bethlehem the site where christians believe jesus was born tourists from around the world gathering for mass at the church of the nativity. Weve been honored to be here all the way from the other side of the world. This is aof hery special feeling to be here in bethlehem today. And to see all of the things that for many years we have read of. Reporter president obama spending the holiday with his familiar until hawaii releasing his weekly address a few days early. Merry christmas, everyboudd. Reporter the president and first lady asking americans to celebrate and honor us troops, veterans and their families. In just a few days our combat mission in aeavhanistan will be over. Our longest war will come to responsible end. Responsih. Reporter speaking f afghanistan, senator john mccain is there today meeting with afghan leaders ahead of the us troop withdrawal assuring them unfortunate s support will continue. I believe that we are now in a time proper support and proper effort partnership with the united states. Reporter Afghan Security forces will take over security of their country january 1st. In bethlehem, where the sun is setting over the cn hurith of te nativity, john huddy fox news. Christmas day lunch for those people less fortunate. Second Pilgrim Baptist Church in fairmount has been offering Christmas Meals for the last 20 years. Organizers of the lunch say helping their neighbors is what the holiday is all about. Thats what we do. We just love everyboudd. We all need thats all its about. We love doing what we doing. We love it. Awastsulmidt change my place wh nobody. In addition to the lunch the church gave out clothes and shoes to those people in need. And Police Officers in los angeles showed their support for the brothers and sisters i was cross the country. Lapd held a special Christmas Eve wreath laying ceremony to honor fallen new york city Raphael Ramos and wenjian liu. Both officers were shot in the head as they sat unside their patrol car last saturday. Former president bush spending this christmas in the hospital. Dinmily spokesperson says the 90yearold bush is still at houston Methodist Hospital tonight. Bush was rushed to the hospital by ambulance tuesday night as a precaution after he had shorr tonight family members say he is doing well. Bush is the oldest living former u. S. President and suffers from a form of pa for for for parkine more trouble tonight for Atlantic City revel casino. The conforida development per in mind to buy the property wants a discount. Lawyers for glenn straub says in court filing the casino should sell for 87 million, thats eight mel i dont know less than what he the bd at the auction. He says the auction was not fair. A in jdge is set to consider the sale on january 6th. A local Animal Shelter making sure our Furry Friends are i dt foyearot and that this christma. Save me Adoption Center in philadelphias popular section served a special gourmet meal to the homeless dogs and cats that currently live there. The puoop were given chicken and rice. The kittens got fresh baked salmon. Its really good for the animals. We think they should be treated like their at home while theyre here in our shelter and you know im sure that if they had found a home by now their owners would be spoiling them. So we wanted to spoil them todar today. Lucky pups. Animals got lots of new toys thanks to donations and of course santa claus. Some christmas history in new jersey. A group reenacted geoyeare Washingtons Crossing of the delaware this morning but todahils weather was much better than the freezing temperatures general washington and his troooop faced bf tk in 1776. During the original crossing, boats ferried about 2400 soldiers across that river. And talk about a christmas surprise. Youre just walking down the street when millions of dollars start flying around in the air. What happened when the police nohowed up to the friend zoo. And from simple candles in the windows to elaborate displar displa ne set to music much we see them all this time of year. How do you know how the holiday tradition actually started. Caitlin. What is the etiquette how long you can leave them up, too . Thats big question. This Christmas Day we saw improvement from such a dreary Christmas Eve but we cep the mild temperatures. How long that lasts. Were tracking the return of cold weather as we start off 2015. Thats next in your seven day forecast. Britains royal family kicking off celebrations at a Church Service in norfoise. Enrs foand. Een elizabeth and her family attending church before a gale good lunch. She gave her christmas message and this years theme was all about reconciliation. Sometimes it seems that reconciliation stands little chance in the ff te of war and discord but as the Christmas Truce a century ago reminds us, peace and goodwill have lasting power in the hearts of men and women. Hundreds of people lined the street to the cn hurith today to Exchange Christmas greetings with the royals. A big cash grab along a hong kong street after nearly 2 million falls off an armored truck. People were scrambling to collect the money before police armed with shot guns and wearing bullet proofof hests showed up. Police believe the money was secure in three cash box where is it became undone. Police are urging anyone who picked up the money to hand it over or risk being acuested for theft. Good luck with that. A tree is helping build a new sense of community for one california neighborhood this holiday, but its not a christmas tree. Foxs David Stevenson spoke with the woman who started this special project. This victorian box tree in san franciscos neighborhood is in bloom. Inias a really nice touch to the neighbor. Reporter the wishing tree bears the hopes, dreams and wishes of hundreds of strangers and friends young and old. Iw many people do it. Reporter trios ago during an unhappy time in her lre te, child therapist began posting her wishes on the tree outside her home. She invited others to do so as well. I thought maybe id get joke wishes and pnacple stsulmidt te it ease yously but people did take it seriously i think iniasa plf te for pnacple to just sit d be with themselves and actually listen to their hearts. I have peper and a pen. Neighborhood children the tree is place to re est something as simple as a new t for christmas or to share their anxieties about the wider world. To be hepporte and not have world war three. Have a good year. The first twenty four as w0 l. Ishes were posted to the tree. So far this Holiday Season there have been 650 and she expects even more over the next few da days. The project has helped her heal and open her heart to strangers and the neighbors around her. I kind of had closed my heart for many years and it just every year it kind of bremays open a little bit more. She usually posts the wishes from november through january fr january 1st but often leaves them as much as a month longer. She sa ne she fin them as much as a month longer. She sa ne she fin to tmaye all the wish down after the holidays. In san francisco, David Stevenson. How about this story. A christmas baby celebrates the holiday and a major milestone. Ellen a resident the senior disable center in camden turned 100 years young today. Her family and friends all held a party for her in the centers community room. Her daughter says she is thankful her mother is still around. Everybody lo evero soody love her. This make nine years. At least five generations were represented at that Big Birthday Party today. Caitlin another big birthday not ite a hddred but 84 my sweet granddaughter down in atlanta. Aww. Did you call her and wish her happy birthday. I did. Thanias so sweet. We saw improve many to get on the road without any slow downs compared to the rain we had all Christmas Eve. Right now much quieter outside. We battled the clouds and some wind today. Heres that dfaarting storm system well offshore into the canadian maritime. That came throwe h on Christmas Eve. But really just a quiet day all up and down the east coast. It was still pretty mile out there. Still mild in ff tt our high tewnerature today was actually 65 degrees. It occurred at 2 00 a. M. So it was so warm yesterday. O temperatures fell throughout the day. That low temperature of 50 degrees occurring right now. Did not break a record thowe h believe it or not bf tk in 1964 the record high for Christmas Day 68 degrees in philadelphiot but we were still awfully close with that 65 reading overnight. Right now 51 in philly. 46 in pottstorat. 48 in allentown. 48 in wilmington and 48 in millville. So did i dt even really need the heavy winter coat on this Christmas Day. Winds out of the west len to 1 bfmiles an hour. We had higher gusts but even theyve s dayrted to die dowmil o in High Pressure moves through meaninmorethe cloow ds diminishe winds will calm down bit. A night but nice start to friday were looking at nothing but sunshine all day long on friday. Its been hard late toll get a really nice sdny day arodd here. We should get that tomorrow and i think we get that ay cin on sunday. So the first half of the weekend also looks great. Few afternoon cloow ds drre tt throwe h. Fterecort still clear. That changesof heryting uickly. Low pressure comes up from the Tennessee Valley and that will spread rain showers into the area as early as sdday morning. Tomorrow and then on fox 29 weekend wll be talon fbowing te incoming rain on sunday morning. Before we get to sunday everything loo ar great. Skies clear. Winds let up tonight. 37 in the city but back to the 28 in the suburbs. Despite that cold start a nice rebound for tomorrow. Your friday. Mostly sdny sarles should hit 52 degrees and with light within that is beautre tul day. The weather looks tranquil with this cold air thats returning. It does not look like were tracking any snow but no matter what thats a cold new years eve an very chilly start to 2015 there on thursday with a high of 38. Look at your face. Oh, god, i thought christmas would be super chilly. We got a break. You came prepared since you came up from orlando florida. 65 was our High Temperature today. Florida weather. Felt like florida today. It will feel like philadelphia again pretty soon. Caitlin, thank you. Next, you may love this or they could drive you completely nuts but theres a lot of history behind those massive holiday displa displays. How it all started. One of my favorite memories is one year all the younger cousins we decided to put on a talent show for our parents and some of the older folks it wasnt great time. We all dressed up and did Michael Jackson in the living room. It was this was on Christmas Eve and we all finished with baking cookies for santa. It was just a great time. It wasnt about the fact that we were playing around and having a good time dancing to mychal jackson but it was just the fact that we were altogether having fun. The laughter, the smiles, you can feel the love and thats the great thing about the holidays i feel its like one of the times of the year everyone stops, sits and enjoy each other. Enjoy and feel the love. Impressive displace of Christmas Lights and yards full of festive figures are staple this time of year. Heres a question. How did this all begin . Foxs matt king is in brooklyn to explain it all. This year we changed the theme up we what happened to go multi color lights and go back to traditional christmas. This time of year john knows he fear his electrical bill. Pretty steep you wouldnt want to know. Twinkling history of this neighborhood where he grew up and lives today. They were part of this neighborhood is dike kerr lights. John might not know the 135 years of american it took to drape his house, his block and his hood with these millions of electric bulbs. 1879 Thomas Edison strung together a line of carbon lights in his new jersey laboratory. Three years later an employee at the Edison Light Company replaced candles on his christmas tree. I think this neighborhood is like amazing with all those fun Christmas Lights. Reporter in 1903 General Electric sold its first christmas light kit which evolved over the next 70 years into all of the durable and disposable strands of lights we see for sale today allowing neighborhoods like dike kerr heights and guys like john to fend off the darkness. Because its so dull and depressing in the winter. Earliest organizes in faiths man has sought to harness sources of light and heat especially the days of year grow shorter. Christmas light bulbs play some role in that struggle and seem to represent one of americas contributions to civilization one manifested biden tift elves and read knowed reindeer. I hope not to see their bill. Ill tell you that much. Matt king, fox news. Theyre so beautiful. Impression seive. I can never do that. Hard work. Speaking of holiday lights we are showcasing all the best displays to our area next and then well see you back here for more news at 6 00 oclock. Merry christmas, im lucy noland. Im iain page, thanks for joining us for beautiful sights and sound of season. We will start off with the enan tabernacle Baptist Church singing angels sing. Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the new born king. Peace on earth and in mercy mild, god and sinners reconcile. Join the triumph of the skies. With the angelic host proclaim, crisis born in bethlehem oh, hark the herald angels sing, and we say glory to the new born king. Thank you, jesus. Thank you you jesus. The greatest gift of all. Im so glad that over 2,000 years ago, you gave him to us lord to leave your thrown of glory and come down to eternity, to fall into generations. Just to become, god. And you were born the virgin mary. And you are the gift of light for me. Yes, you are. You gave us the greatest of all. The greatest gift of all. And were so glad you did, my lord. You gave. You gave us. You gave us the the greatest gift of all. The greatest gift of all. And we say glory. Glory. We thank you jesus. Thank you jesus. Oh, you gave us. Gave us. The greatest gift. The the greatest gift. The greatest gift of all. Beautiful. Well, christmas just isnt christmas without a Little Charlie brown. I agree with you, iain. Here is pea on owe player david guburt with christmastime is here. A three boys in my home all the same age, of course, triplets i can tell you sometimes they can make a lot of noise. They are so well behaved. Yes. However, when a group of boys is in, sink it is a blissful thing. Heres philadelphia boys choir singing Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Merry christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for the glorious season Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for a happy new year sing merrily, merrily, loud and strong welcome the wintry season just follow along with the holiday song santa is here again, yes Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for the glorious season Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for a happy new year the reindeer fly, if you need any proof its merely a matter of reason just listen, youll hear when they land on the roof santa is here again, yes Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for the glorious season Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for a happy new year Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for the glorious season Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas its a magical, miracle, annual, lyrical sing along now, sing a song for a happy new year Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for a happy new year sing merrily, merrily, loud and strong Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for a happy new year Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas sing a song for a happy new year Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas its a magical, miracle, annual, lyrical sing along now, sing a song for a happy new year impressive. Welshing gabriel hurtsmart from the new Covenant Church in philadelphia has a heavenly voice. Shes sing oh, holy night accompanied by dancer amber anderson. Oh holy night the stars are brightly shining it is the night of the dear saviors birth long lay the world in sin and error pining till he appeard and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn fall on your knees oh hear the angel voices oh night divine oh night when christ was born oh night divine oh night divine fall on your knees oh hear the angel voices oh night divine oh night when christ was born oh night divine oh night divine oh night divine and, every where you go, right now you see fantastic holiday lights, displays but you know what there are extra special when they benefit charity, and such is the case in marlton, new jersey. Beth and tom have turned their home on kings avenue, it is an attraction with 100,000 lights, and this year people will do it, and can donate to the make a wish and, berwyn, Chester County beautiful music is being made, the joy bells of melmark are a choir made up of 12 adult with intellectual disabilities. All they they cannot read music, they sure can play. Music therapy, are Just Creative endeavors have a huge place for our folks. I love to make music. It is my dream come true. The music we make, a lot of sound, loud sound, soft sounds. Some are really big, big sounds. And, the bells involve the entire person, it is cognitive, it is will physical, social, emotional and spiritual, it touches them on every level. We have to have dedication, we have to work hard. We break the music down, note by note, measure by measure, line by line, and we practice it over and over again until each one of us have our own part memorized. They love to perform. It gives them an opportunity to demonstrate their talents to the community. It should be appreciated for the the skill that they have. I love the sounds. It sounds beautiful. It is really fun. I have all of my friends. They really like it, and all my friends like it. It is really nice. Well, good cause now this one comes from the larry rule in levittown, bucks county, lights on stony brook drive are brilliantly timed to music. You can tune in on your own car radio what a show. You can tune in on your own car radio what a show. Donations are acc we put all the apps you love inside a car designed to connect you to a world of possibilities. The connected car by volvo. Innovating for you. Give the gift of volvo this season and well give you your first months payment on us. Could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know you that former pro Football Player ickey woods will celebrate almost anything . Unhuh. Number 44. Whoooo fortyfour, thats me get some cold cuts. Get some cold cuts. Get some cold cuts whooo gimme some geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Whoo fortyfour ladies, thats me whoo. Gonna get some cold cuts today thank you for joining us and we leave you now with a performance by performing arts charter high school. It is carol of the bells, have yourself a wonderful holiday. Hark how the bells sweet silver bells all seem to say throw cares away. Christmas is here bringing good cheer to young and old meek and the bold ding, dong, ding, dong that is their song with joyful ring all caroling one seems to hear words of good cheer from evrywhere filling the air oh how they pound raising the sound oer hill and dale telling their tale gaily they ring while people sing songs of good cheer christmas is here merry, merry, merry, Merry Christmas merry, merry, merry, Merry Christmas on, on they send on without end their joyful tone to evry home christmas is here bringing good cheer to young and old meek and the bold ding, dong, ding, dong that is their song with joyful ring all caroling one seems to hear right now breaking news a baby delivered on a septa train. Live look from the market frankford stop at 15th and market in center z you can see an ambulance there right now firefighters confirm to us the baby was born within the past hour on a train at that stop right near city hall. Our crew is heading over right now to get us more information. Meanwhile, live radar shows all clear. A warm and dry christmas is wrapping up. Good evening, thanks so much for joining us on this Christmas Evening. Im lauren johnson. The big question will this nice weather stick around when everyone tries to head home. Lets head over to meteorologist Caitlin Lynn Roth with the answer. Good morning, g evening. What time is it, lauren. Merry christmas to you and everyone else. Were seeing much better weather. We had the rain yesterday. It was so hard to get wherever you needed to be on Christmas Eve. Today different story that. Nice weather will carry over into the first half of the weekend. Outside right now a few clouds battling all day. We saw some peeks of sunshine that certainly helped. But its been mostly cloudy through the second half of the afternoon into the evening. Still mild, though, only 50 degrees outside here in center city philadelphia. 45 in pottstown. 46 in allen up to and 47 in wilmington. Were coming off of High Temperatures very early this morning that were in the 60s. Actually been falling all day. Winds are still occasionally gusting over 20 miles an hour at times. Mainly north of