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His humility. during the service he carried a statue of the baby jesus to the area himself. he noted that the first to receive news of jesus birth whereshepherds. in bethlehem thousands are gathering celebrate christmas. this morning our own coner powell is celebrating. >> good morning and merry christmas. few places around the world if any do christmas lake they do in bethlehem. they papped it off with a large parade with 20 different groups

Gregg? >> gregg: vote counting is underway right now in pakistan despite threats and violence there that have claimed so far 20 lives. pakistanis head to the polls under a heavy blanket of security for a general election marking an historic transfer of power. coner powell joins us live from pakistan. >> this is first time that one civilian government will hand over power to another civilian government. military rule has interrupted civilian governments in the past six or so decades. today there ...

Apparatus will still remain in pakistan for sometime to come. >> gregg: coner, thanks very much. >> heather: you think college degrees are not worth the investment. you might want to think again. the financial burden outweighs the burden of higher education. who is right? financial expert helps to break it down. >> gregg: new fallout on benghazi on the heels of a report suggesting that internal memos were altered after the deadly attacks. startling contradiction that is sparking new demands nor ...

Regime and rebels getting their hands on them. the netanyahu government is exactly concerned about all the developments in syria. and just a few hours ago he delayed a trip to china to hold an emergency cabinet meeting. there is a lot of concern and tension about what will happen in the near future with the israeli and syrian tensions. >> jamie: coner powell, thank you so much. >> eric: all of this comes as the obama administration is continuing to consider the response to the mounting evidence ...

Claimed the lives of 70,000 people could spread even further. >> eric: good morning, im eric sean. >> jamie: great to have you here. im jamie colby. the reports from israel are suggesting the target was a shipment of highly accurate iranian built missiles headed for lebanon. the strikes took out a research facility and there are casualties. now war getting word that israel is deploying the iron dome missile defense system, coner powell is live in northern israel right now. >> syria is calling th...

Chemical weapons, syrian rebels attacked an air base. raid follows several weeks of progress by pro-government forces and according to the united nations more than 70,000 people have been killed in the two-year long battle. they say the number will increase as the world debates about how to put and en to the fighting in the conflict. >> gregg: coner, thank you. >> heather: the house approving a plan to end faa furloughs just ahead of flying out of washington for a week long was set. the deal is ...

>> gregg: feds wrapping up a search at a landfill near a massachusetts college where dzhokar tsaas student. no word on what investigators were looking for what they may have recovered. >> heather: new york medical examiners office resuming a search for human remains. two blocks from the world trade center site after the discovery of an airplane landing gear. >> gregg: there are some new questions about the obama administrations response to mounting evidence of chemical attacks in syria. the assa...

>> heather: new tension over irans nuclear program. new reports that the country is expanding the production of a key chemical needed to create a nuclear warhead. coner powell is live. >> north korea may be grabbing headlines but there is growing concerns about irans nuclear ambition. it said it successfully tested through new rockets. an arm spokesman describe them as surface to ground missiles but the army claimed they were for deterrent purposes and not part of their nuclear program which the...

Two to the region. new secretary of state john kerry will talk more about it later in the hour. >> gregg: i wanted to tell you about the fierce new fighting in war-torn syria. rebels and syrian troops clashing in a damascus. troops loyal to assad say they have recaptured certain areas and there is a battle for the capital itself. they say so far conflict has claimed close to 70,000 lives. on the heels of all that bloodshed, a new controversy over the obama administration over the decision to pro...

We have seen a lot of back and forth fighting in recent months and it looks like its continuing, gregg. >> gregg: coner, thanks very much. >> heather: still to come, desperate search for a man who was swallowed alive after this -- a massive sinkhole opens up while he was in had his bedroom. new information from the scene. >> gregg: world searches on for the next pope after historic retirement that we havent seen in 600 years. who might be the next pontiff. >> heather: and elite university is giv...