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>> i was going to put my shorts on. >> reporter: while in buffalo, where christmas is usually encased in ice, there were jet skis an scuba diving. but there is a flip side out west. reno saw it piling up. in washington state, some drivers were stranded after snow closed i-90. >> you just have to roll with it. >> reporter: for u.s. troops far from home, it was about making the best of it. with a holiday meal and messages to loved ones. the pope had a christmas message as well. calling for peace i...

Holy family. and this is seen as a connecting point between heaven and earth. to our right, we have the armenian altar... [ music continues ] ...and to the left, a small altar, as well. here in bethlehem, we get christmas three times. >> [ chuckles ] >> we have christmas on december 25th for the western rite, and the catholics will celebrate christmas eve mass there and then bring a doll of jesus and put it in the grotto of the nativity. on january 7th, we have greek orthodox christmas, and then...

Thanks very joining us. "nightly news" is up next. >> always find us online at nbcbayarea.com and of course on facebook and twitter. developing news tonight. a state of emergency after a ferocious tornado outbreak tears through several states. at least 11 people are dead, including a 7-year-old boy. entire neighborhoods destroyed. panic at the mall. gunfire erupts on christmas eve. a police officer shoots and kills a gunman inside a store as frightened shoppers run in fear. winter summerla...

Christians to live as jesus did. with "empathy, compassion and mercy." he criticized a society he called so often intoxicated by consumerism. tomorrow, tens of thousands will pack st. peters square for the popes traditional christmas day blessing. coming up next, getting a business off the ground by sleeping on the couch. the actor robert downey, jr. gets the news he was looking for. and the feel-good story of the night when "the cbs evening news" continues. itestrips. they whiten way better tha...

People enjoying christmas. >> reporter: wise men here appeal for peace, but its elusive this christmas eve where tonight, mass at the churches of the nativity celebrates the birth amid much death and trouble in bethlehem. bill neely, nbc news. when we come back, last-second shoppers racing to beat the clock. even at this late hour, some stores are packed. we are also tracking a lot of special deliveries on the way. well tell you where santas sleigh is right now. thousands of people

Severe weather came through highland, arkansas, damaging several homes and a church as well. and a tornado ripped through perry county, tennessee. three people there were killed. in the atlanta area, the ground is saturated and there are concerns about flooding. much of the region under a flood watch this hour. and temperature records are being shattered right here on the east coast. but there are some places where there will still be a write christmas. senior correspondent rick leventhal there ...

Concert. >> we were like rock stars. that is how you feel. >> reporter: the choir performs locally but this year noonan pushed to get to the group to washington, d.c. >> i said i wonder if we could pull off the white house. >> and he did. and they were invited to sing for holiday visitors. their voices in the east wing tonight matching the mood of christmas cheer. >> it was everything i hoped for. it was everything i dreamed of. >> reporter: these men without homes of their own, lifting their vo...

Walk. a pair of astronauts, including scott kelly, who is almost nine months into a historic year, a year-long mission, ventured outside of the space station. they had to move a stalled mobile transporter four inches so a russian cargo ship could dock there later this week. an nfl superstar is suspended. the league said odell beckham, jr., will have to sit out one game. he drew three personal fouls in a very physical match-up with panthers cornerback josh norman yesterday. at one point he dove...

Even cheaper in many cities. a reason 91 million americans are hitting the road this year. >> we do expect to see more people. >> they are silly if they dont take advantage of it. >> reporter: on the ground in michigan today, a 50-car pileup in whiteout conditions. 3.4 million are traveling by train and bus. back in dallas tonight, they are just getting started. hoping the mild weather lasts until everyone is back home safely. listen to this stat. american airlines tells me they are dealing with...

Hanging out in that third position. as this race starts to go deep. >> maria teresa, your reaction to the first hour? >> i think youre right. youre seeing the three different parts of the republican party. what i found interesting is jeb not only came out fighting but he also made sense and he was clear and it was very clear that the person on the losing end of this tonight rite now is donald trump. the fact that the applause, every single time someone attacked donald trump and there was applaus...