Vanessa, this weather is incredible. It is. Christmas 2015 by far the warmest on record. Yesterday we topped out at 72 degrees. That was before noon. Today a high of 66 sets a new record. The normal high for christmas, 40. We were soaring above that number and it was like spring with the high of 66 today. Felt like april 28. The old record of 64 degrees is set back in 1982. Whats happening out there right now, its 62 in the city, 54 monticello, 57 hamptons. As we look at the vortex satellite and radar picture, note we do have wet weather moving through. This will continue to be the trend overnight as the boundary will bring up unsettled weather for us. So this is the pattern for overnight. Well bottom out at 48 degrees through. Your full forecast is coming up and well talk about a a weather roller coaster to be sure. It is expected to continue. The temperature changes are certainly making it difficult to dress and thats not all. Could this weather also make you sick . Dr. Max gomez has that answer coming up in just a few minutes. From the vatican to st. Patricks, catholics around the world are celebrating one of the holiest days. Cbs 2s Steve Langford has more on new yorkers marking the special day. [ music ] reporter the glory and the grandeur of Christmas Morning mass at this magnificent landmark, newly restored, crowded to capacity. 2500 people seated, hailing from near and far. Welcome. Welcome to Christmas Morning mass at st. Patricks cathedral. Reporter Timothy Cardinal dolan a comforting presence in a troubled time sharing wisdom and wit from gods plan to our doubts featuring a story about he told me [ inaudible ] reporter little charlie, the cardinal tells catholics, wanted to play st. Joseph, a shepherd or one of the Three Wise Men but instead was deeply disappointed. I said, charlie, [ indiscernible ] christmastime. He said, yeah. I said, what are you upset about . Charlie said, heehaw [ laughter ] charlie was jackass. Reporter levity with the liturgy a Perfect Match for christmas 2015. It may seem this great cathedral belongs to the world with all the worshippers who come here from all over for christmas and other holy days but new yorkers come here, too. It makes me cry its so wonderful. Its so beautiful. Its just words cant describe it. Reporter City Residents treasure st. Patricks because of my faith. And whats going on in the world. [ music ] reporter uptown at st. John the divine a firm reminder that the spirit of the season should live all year long. Christmas has to matter. We have to make it matter. We have to make the choices. Reporter faith for a fraught time at st. Patricks cathedral, Steve Langford, cbs 2 news. Pope francis delivered his traditional christmas message to the city and the world. In his hopeful speech the pope called for peace everywhere. Cbs 2s in vatican city. Reporter he condemned terrorism in his message. And he prayed for an end to war and human suffering. The grace of god can convert hearts and solve insoluble situations. Reporter the faithful packed the square. His influence and who he is and his role in the Catholic Church to bring our attention to the things jesus christ would want to us bring our attention to. Reporter security was heavy and pilgrims went through two security checks to ender. Its part of life. Were safe. Reporter the pope also spoke of those who are closest to his heart, the poor and disadvantaged. At the community of santa message to heart. The Catholic Charities feeds Christmas Day. This is the reason the revolutionary force of this pope is said because it is not only its a Political Program to change the world. Reporter one member says francis devotion to the poor is contagious. Not only among catholics but noncatholics and even nonbelievers. At the vatican, anna matranga, cbs 2 news. President obama joined by the first lady recorded a christmas message before he left for hawaii. Today, like millions of americans and christians around the world, our families celebrate the birth of jesus and the values he lived in his own life treating one another with love and compassion, caring for those on societys margins, the sick and the hungry, the poor and the persecuted, the stranger in need of shelter. Simply an act of kindness. They also paid tribute and stressed the importance of honoring our troops. And it was a Traditional Christmas Day Service for Queen Elizabeth and members of the royal family. Prince charles with wife camilla, Prince William and kate also prince harry Mary Magdalene church on an estate in england joined by 1,000 wellwishers but the youngest royals george and charlotte stayed home possibly playing with the new toys that santa brought them. And locally its a christmas dinner thats hard to top in size and goodwill. Hundreds of volunteers are feeding the less fortunate this Christmas Day. And as cbs 2s janet wu shows us, much more is being shared than just the people. Merry christmas. Reporter as you prepare your christmas meal, consider this. How many turkeys are you carving today . 125 turkeys. You kind of get into a rhythm and then each turkey is a little different. You say thanks to it and you cut it up. Reporter these hearty volunteers are cooking, carving, stirring and baking for 1500 people making almost everything from scratch. Except for the donated dessert, thats the only thing that isnt made in this kitchen. Reporter they are not just feeding the needy but celebrating them. Flowers and tablecloths. [ music ] reporter their dinner accompanied by a guitarist. We want to make it like the holiday meal they would have if they were with a family. Reporter 81yearold lewis boon isnt homeless. But no longer has immediate family and comes here for company. I had three brothers and they all passed. Reporter the crowd includes people who have hit health issues. The center has no way of knowing exactly how many people will show up. Reporter volunteers can only guess but this is guaranteed no one is turned away and no one will leave here hungry. Pulling this off volunteers. We all say we would rather not have to do it, but inasmuch as we have to, we got a great deal of pleasure from doing this. Reporter the center actually turns volunteers away. Come and wait, all are served, no one is rushed out, and on this day, everyone is family. On the upper west side, janet wu, cbs 2 news. Now, citymeals on wheels is among the agencies helping spread Holiday Cheer this christmas. Throughout the area, citymeals delivers meals to elderly homebound new yorkers. Shut of ship. The board member access Kathleen Turner was one of the volunteers. We like to spend the morning at one of the centers packing and then delivering the food. I love being of service. I meet some extraordinary stories. Citymeals on wheels provides two million meals to 18,000 elderly new yorkers every year. It was the working holiday for fedex employees who had to play christmas catchup. The carrier is trying to make good on deliveries delayed because of storms that fedex says it did not originally plan on making Christmas Day deliveries. But workers are putting in the overtime to make sure its a Merry Christmas for those expecting some very important packages. Im sure. Lets hope they werent packages supposed to be delivered Christmas Morning. Maybe not have seen them under the tree. Cold one day, warm next, whats with the wacky weather . Is it making you sick . We have simple solutions, plus this. You know why i pulled you over . Unusual traffic stop caught on camera. Drivers pulled over but they didnt break the law. See what happens next. 20 hours to fly from miami to los angeles. A plane forced to make several stops leaving holiday travelers stranded and a bit frustrated. And a blue bloods christmas from reindeer to family dinners, the cast revealing what they love and hate about the holiday. Im kevin nichols, in in southwest asia, like to say hi holidays to all my family and friends back home in western new york. Go, bills, go, sabres. Meet the moores were the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. We do more games, and more streaming. So we need more speed. Thats why we switched to Time Warner Cable. You can too. Call now. Now we can connect more devices, at the same time. The wifi in this house is amazing. So is my guacamole. Hi grandma and grandpa Time Warner Cable even has an internet plan for us. Get the Internet Speed thats right for you. From 3 megs to ultra fast 300 megs they even made it easy to switch with a onehour arrival window. Why settle for less, when you can get more get 50 meg internet for 39. 99 per month. Call now. You could get free installation, no data cap, and access to over 400,000 twc wifi hotspots with select plans. Breaking news out of new jersey this evening. Crews trying to put out a fire in a multifamily home on myrtle avenue in secaucus. No reports of any injuries. But police say there were some people in the home when those flames erupted. Police have evacuated some of the surrounding buildings there. Another developing story on the weather now. At least 14 people confirmed dead from tornadoes down south Surveillance Video from a bank in mississippi caught so called wedge tornado look at the size of that as it tore across holly springs. This particular twister is blamed for the death of a 7 yearold who was in the car with his family. The tornado also destroyed hundreds of structures including a church. The pastor there calls the disaster a test from god. He testing our faith. Just seeing how strong we gonna be. I have just not seen this kind of generosity in a single theres also been a rare string of tornadoes in northern california. While the south and midwest are facing powerful storms, our area is seeing unseasonable warmth. Yesterday, it was in the 70s. Today 10 degrees cooler and a few 20degree swings from one day to the next are coming up. Yeah. Who knows whats next . All those crazy up and down temperatures will get you sick or will they . Cbs 2s dr. Max gomez has the answer. Reporter this crazy warm weather has had people unpacking their shorts and t shirts. But then we get a dip in the thermometer. Maybe not enough to call it a cold snap but its still hard to know how to dress. Its a kind of roller coaster weather people say can give you a cold, right . Well the short answer is no. Its a myth that weather changes will cause any viral or bacterial infections. Reporter it can be a shock to your system and have other effects on your body. The weather, you might get some swelling in your sinus passages that can mimic feelings of being sick and allergies. Reporter try sprays. Get enough sleep, its critical to keep your immune system working on all cylinders so the weather could be at fault, very indirectly. Those dont get treated and they say that pressure sits there and fluid builds up and sometimes bacterial infections can occur as a result of that. Reporter doctors say infections usually spike around the holidays because were all in such close contact. Keep your fingers out of your eyes and nose and remember that a good handwashing regimen is the best way to stay protected. The warm weather may be the reason flu hasnt hit the area yet but it will and winter will get here eventually. So if you havent done it yet get a flu shot. Its not too late. Dr. Max gomez, cbs 2 news. Be a rare sighting in the sky tonight and it will not be santa. The last full moon of the year will make its appearance. Called a full cold moon beginning of winter. We havent had a full moon on Christmas Day since 1977 and it will be another 19 years before it happens again. Going to have to change the this year. If you are a fan of blue bloods in revolves around the tightknit regan family. Cindy hsu talked with the cast about the holidays. I make decisions based on what i think is right. Reporter Donnie Wahlberg plays detective danny regan intense and serious but he is anything but when we talk about the holiday. Anything to do with christmas is the rudolph the rednosed reindeer, cbs there watched it the other night. Listen, i know every line to that thing. Like when he says i want to be says, a dentist sorry about your ears. Reporter tom selleck portrays the new York Police Commissioner and showed me around the set of his office. He lives in california. When he is shooting here in new york, he doesnt have much time to check out the holiday lights. But he knows all about the gridlock. I havent seen the lights. Ive seen the traffic. Reporter will who plays the youngest reagan Police Officer enjoys a holiday from all the extra hoopla involved when you have little kids in the family. We are going out to eat. We dont have to decorate, nothing, but, um, now, theres some kids in the family so now we got to now we got to do it again. Reporter sammy gale is teenaged daughter nikki and goes for the hand made presents. The very repetitive motion of knitting for gifts for the holidays is very relaxing for me. Reporter a big favorite is the regan family dinner where issues are debated and lots of Delicious Food is devoured. Family favorite recipe in the family cookbook. For the prosecutor its all about her mothers swedish meatballs during the holidays. Its just really yummy and creamy and buttery and not so healthy. [ laughter ] reporter just had to finish up by asking Donnie Wahlberg who first rows to fame with new kids on the block if he would like to sing his favorite christmas songs. Okay. What song would you like me to sing . What song do you know . Well, the thing, the song i like doesnt have any words. Its, um, the carol of the bells my favorite. Da, da, da, da. Thats what i like. I like the carol of the bells. Da, da, da, da, da. [ laughter ] [ humming the tune ] thats it. We can put our own words to it, though. Okay. Reporter well save that treat for next year. Cindy hsu, cbs 2 news. That was fantastic. Yeah. [ laughter ] you can watch backtoback episodes of blue bloods tonight starting at 9 00 on that new wahlbergcindy hsu duet album will be coming to stores soon [ laughter ] an attack on a target store on long island a woman used an unusual weapon on a store employee but where is she now . Plus, star wars wasnt the only big movie of 2015. The other Box Office Blockbusters that had critics and moviegoers talking. Also ahead. He is a good guy. He has red clothes, a beer, i dont know how long. Seeing santa children describe their exciting experiences meeting him. At 6 00 she was stuck in homeless shelter. The reason a new york city woman was able to finally home. Plus, a wedding ring falls into the ocean. Rightful owner. 2015 was a stellar year at the box office and with awards season coming up, experts are award contenders. Cbs 2s Jill Nicolini has the story. Nothing can stand in our way. Reporter there is no doubt about it, star wars the force awakens is the biggest movie of the year. This is a film that crushed box office records. Highest thursday night preview, biggest friday ever, reporter star wars took in a whopping 247 million and broke the 208 million record previously held by jurassic world. Analysts are predictic now that star wars the force awakens is on pace to become the highest grossing movie of all time. In order to do that it has to beat titanic and avatar. Here we go. Reporter other movies that top the billion dollars globally this year furious 7, avengers age of otron and wait for it minions, believe it or not they topped 1 billion worldwide this year, too. When a priest pays attention to you, you feel special. Reporter spotlight which is a film that many people predict will win best picture this year is based on the story of a group of journalists from the boston globe who uncovered a Sexual Abuse Scandal within the Catholic Church. Reporter other films getting buzz mad max fury road and room starring bree larson. That a mother and son who shed and then they try to plan to escape. [ music ] there are no accidents. Reporter carol is another movie high on awards watch lists that stars Cate Blanchett and rudy mara as two women who fall for each other. Reporter both actresses are predicted to be nominated for academy awards. 13 hours the story about the benghazi attack hits theaters. 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