CNN Back to the Beginning With Christiane Amanpour December 22, 2014 01:03:00
>> and down here in this grotto is this alter, it's marked by a silver star, and it's where chr christians say it all began. this is why jesus was born. the faithful gathered in this intimate space believed that the birth of jesus here was the fulfillment of a series of predictions and promises that began more than 2,000 years ago. 70 miles north of bethlehem is the small hill city of nazareth, an old church marks the spot where gabriel first told the virgin mary that she would bare a savior. >> i think mary's response to the angel's words is nothingless than startling -- nothing less than sta...