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Israel as president. truth is, reagan never went, and president george w. bush only visited during his final months in office. the president, however, is dogged by the perception that hes cooled towards the government of americas strongest ally in the middle east and by the criticism that his outreach to improve relations with the muslim world has been at israels expense. during an interview on friday with me for "press pass," israels ambassador to the u.s. sought to downplay any rift. >> there ...

Manger square. then looking out, you see the church of the nativity where there was midnight mass, standing room only inside the church of the nativity. thats where the latin patriarch declares the birth. its the same grotto that alt pilgrims who are coming here over the couple days of christmas celebration are getting a chance to see. its a very special place for many people a spiritual and holy place to be. christmas celebrations celebratn bethlehem are a month long celebration and they cull c...

Those are monks who hurled brooms at one another fighting over the territory inside the church of the nativity in bethlehem. it all happened yesterday during the yearly cleaning of the church. the police were able to break up the brawl. similar fights have occurred in the past. three christian organizations share this space inside the church. what would jesus think? take a look at the scene of this crash landing in kergestan. everyone survived but more than 30 people were hurt when the russian...

Changes the game. >> peter? >> i think you will see a lost candidates staying for personal reasons and newt gingrich wants to keep his name out because he has books to write and other things to do. frankly with the first two caucuses in iowa and new hampshire, not so much again how strong mitt romney is, but problems in the general election. a lost folks have said they are trying to spin this as he is strong and he has to get to the primaries and his record has not come under scrutiny and it wil...

Caesar. so when you say in a nativity story that the real star is, in fact, over a main jer in bethlehem and a little pestant jewish boy is the savior and lord of the universe, that is a dramatic counterclaim to the message of roman imperial theology. >> the details become food for thought. i also agree with the expression that the devil is in the details >> the pastor of the christian cultural center in new york city. >> the birth of jesus is the miracle and mystery of god. we are taught to que...

Caesar. so when you say in a nativity story that the real star is, in fact, over a main jer in bethlehem and a little pestant jewish boy is the savior and lord of the universe, that is a dramatic counterclaim to the message of roman imperial theology. >> the details become food for thought. i also agree with the expression that the devil is in the details >> the pastor of the christian cultural center in new york city. >> the birth of jesus is the miracle and mystery of god. we are taught to que...

Zero, where christmas started. >> now, midnight mass is conducted in french. its also conducted in arabic inside the church of the nativity. only for foreigners who are allowed inside and the tickets are given out by lottery. its tough to get a ticket for the standing room only event there inside of the church of the nativity. gregg, we heard from the patriarch and a couple of things he said. he asked for peace here in the world, which is always a fleeting hope here in the middle east. you can i...

Rider at the miami dade county fair. they wound up dangling in the air for two hours. some of them, 70 feet in the air. workers tried to rescue them with that cherry picker but that didnt work. they eventually got the ride going again with an emergency hydraulic system after plucking a couple of them off. coming up in just about 28 minutes, well talk to one of those women who was trapped on the ride. >> i dont know if id make it from anxiety after that. smokers need not apply. another hospital r...

We want to move on to politics right now, the president in bethlehem, israel this morning speaking with palestinian leader abbas. john honey has more on what is expected today. >> there is some action at the presidential palace in bethlehem. we are waiting for donald trump and palestinian authority president abbas to make some comments. we will get into that. they will be expressing gratitude about working together and the prospect of restarting peace talks and they are about to step to the podi...

Security in germany. of course, its impossible to present some attacks from happening in public places. >> absolutely. kitty logan, live from london today. thank you very much. molly? another big story that is sparking huge controversy here at home, as well as overseas. the united nations passing a resolution condemning israel for its settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem. historically, the united states has vetoed such resolutions which critics have called biased against israel. thi...