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Catch during the holidays. >> first a check of the news. >> good morning and merry christmas, im alison kosik, pope francis addressing the plight of christians and minorities suffering under the hands of isis. the pontiff is calling for tenderness following a violence-plagued year. lets get to john allen, live on the ground in rome. john? >> hi, allison, youre right, pope francis is delivering his traditional christmas message, known as the urbi et orbi message. the pope is calling for an end to...

>> the news always matters so lets get you a check of your headlines at the newsdesk. >> good morning to you, im alison kosik. pope francis delivering his christmas message at the vatican this morning. he put up focus on conflicts around the world and the plight of innocent lives in the mideast and africa. john allen is live on the ground in rome. >> reporter: hi, alison. this was a sobering christmas message from pope francis for christmas. he sort of did a survey of global conflict situations ...

Very positive and hes staying another night just as a precaution. two years ago president bush was hospitalized for bronchitis and a persistent cough and it got very bad. but his aide says this time its different. so were wishing you all good things president bush, if youre watching us from the hospital this morning. merry christmas to you. lets talk about the pope. pope francis addressing the faithful this morning in st. peters square. almost a rite of passage, something most people look forw...

Here is whats happening. it is christmas at the vatican today, pope francis condemned religious violence, highlighting plight of victims in syria and iraq. and "the interview" is out. sony pulled it following a massive cyber breach. in an about face, sony released the movie online. actor seth rogue and surprised and thanked theater goers at an l.a. screening last night. now back to "caught on camera." ever had that nightmare where you are falling from the sky? well, wake up. this is really...

Sympathetic to sonys plight. the question is, how does sony respond? i think we have -- sony should have enlisted broader support and found a way to work with government, eb large the challenge so we can respond not only as a private sector but as a people and address the implications of what north korea is trying to do. and so far has been successful in doing. >> why didnt the president directly support a way to put the film out today? >> well, i think -- i think -- if i look at sony, i underst...

Interview," sony gave the terrorists what they wanted. let me read this e-mail for you. the grammar isnt perfect. they say, "its very wise that you have made a decision to cancel the release of "the interview." it will be very useful for you. we believe you will never be engaged in something dangerous like that. now we want you never let the movie released, distributed or leaked in any form of for instance dvd or piracy and we want everything related to the movie including trailers and its full ...

Said the best way to bring democracy and freedom to cuba, im sure in small incremental steps is to have full opportunity for americans to go there to trade, to invest, to let the cuban people see clearly that were not the villains in their economic plight, its primarily brought about by the ill-advised policies of communism but i think this will open up the cuban people to the realization that they need to move towards more freedom and democracy. raul castro compared to fidel has done a good bit...

Report of explosion when they found the bombs. the complex resident a 33-year-old, was arrested for possession of explosive device. former president jimmy carter weighed in on yesterdays historic deal this morning on "morning joe." >> for a long time ive said the best way to bring democracy and freedom is in small incremental steps, to have full opportunity for americans to go there, to trade, to invest to let the cuban people see clearly that were not the villains in their economic plight. >>...

Deep recession next year. a critical situation for vladimir putin who has remarkably high approval ratings. that could change if the economy spirals toward disaster. when you look at its stock market and currency market and inflation and the plight of every day people. >> stay tuned to this. this has huge geo political implications. 26 minutes after the hour. we are following a horrific story from pakistan. a deadly attack on a school there. a barbaric attack. a live report ahead. and the la...

>> reporter: four times the gunman apparently forced hostages to record video of his demands and post them online. in the final one, a woman says urgently, this is all he wants. its not hard. why are we still here? please help us. im begging. but the gunman also used these messages to say he had bombs planted elsewhere, and to imply he had outside operatives to set them off. police have found no evidence of that. >> to the people of sidney, this was an isolated incident. it is an isolated incide...