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>> christmas eve is looking different not only at home but all across the globe. even though you may be celebrity differently, and senior foreign affairs correspondent amy, reports there are signs of hope. >> reporter: no midnight mass, the pope celebrated at 7:30 p.m. in st. peters, as two cardinals test positive for covid-19. one is quite sick. the pope has tried hard to keep spirits as bright as can be. as an early christmas gift he told vatican staffers nobody would lose their job because of...

>> a message and a legacy that endures. thats great tonights midnight mass at the vatican was held two hours earlier than usual to fall in line with italys 10:00 p.m. covid curfew millions joined pope francis virtually this year as he celebrated in the near empty st. peters basilica up next, bringing smiles to kids in the hospital this holiday season

Underway. well continue to follow that story and bring you updates. >> coronavirus meanwhile is ravaging california with death toll there spiking by more than 100% in the last two weeks. hospitals are bracing for weeks. hospitals are bracing for another swell in new cases from holiday gatherings this week and thats on top of the surge from thanksgiving. louisiana county has been hit the hardest. 148 deaths from covid were reported there thursday which topped the previous all-time high set on wed...

Are under severe pressure from a rising number of coronavirus cases, which are possibly linked to a new variant of covid— 19. the country is experiencing a surge in infections, with more than fourteen— thousand new cases recorded on wednesday. levels of coronavirus are continuing to rise with one in 85 people in england infected according to officialfigures. london now has the highest percentage of people testing positive — more than 2%. in wales, the virus is infecting one in 60 people �...

Next door to the church of the nativity — built on the site where christians believe jesus was born. it‘s normally attended by hundred of believers, with the square outside busy with tourists. however, this year the service is closed to the public due to covid—i9 restrictions. yolande knell, who‘s in bethlehem explains why. there‘s the usual christmas tree here, and as usual, palestinians scouts with their drums and bagpipes are excluding and bagpipes are escorting the church leaders f...

The headlines... the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal after months of disagreement. both sides hailed it a success. the european commission president ursula von der leyen described it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". she said she hoped for a continued close relationship. prime minister boris johnson said the uk has "completed the biggest trade deal yet", adding, "we have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing wat...

The approval of regulators, a race to protect people before the virus can reach them. david shukman, bbc news. coronavirus has meant that midnight mass in bethlehem has been celebrated rather differently than usual. it was held inside the 1,700—year—old saint catherine church, next door to the church of the nativity, built on the site where christians believejesus was born. its normally attended by hundreds of believers, with the square outside busy with tourists. however, this year, the ser...

Angelique and we did a mad dash to get here. we were in cambodia and we saw things closing and we all things are getting an easy tourists except us getting an easy tourists except us and we were like, what is going on? so we did the mad dash to new zealand and got here literally before they got into their lockdown. we wanted to achieve our goal in the next two years of visiting every country so we two years of visiting every country so we were moving country so we were moving pretty fast until c...

Period and in the byzantine time period was where jesus was brought up. >> molly: fascinating also, the sisters of nazareth. credited with some of the early archaeological efforts there in that site in the late 1800s. thank you so much. we really appreciate it. its fascinating. it is lovely to see others pictures. wishing you all the best in this new year, and merry christmas. >> thank you very much. happy christmas. >> molly: the pope did not have the usual crowd this year because of the corona...

Manger because there wasnt room in the inn. but for this first time, the streets are empty, souvenir shops, restaurants, even churches. >> christmas for us this year is so sad. there is no christmas at all. >> reporter: she and her family are tour guides. this is normally their busiest time of year but she says she hasnt worked in ten months. here in bethlehem, christmas isnt just a holiday. it is a livelihood. >> the people depend on tourism. now, those people. >> reporter: christmas isnt cance...