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Made in the image of god and treats them as such. that's so out of the ordinary in our very politicized world. >> the kim davis. i like how you tucked that in there. he had struck this almost secular vibe, boy, he's just going the right thing, doesn't matter what you believe. and then there was that meeting with kim davis. >> the pope has been interesting in the way he's kind of scrambled the politics in this country. i think the visit with kim davis was a nontoward the fact that the catholic church cares a lot about the issue of religious liberty. kim davis in particular has been a very contr...

Avoid the flood waters. protesters staging what they call a black christmas in chicago. more than a hundred marched along the street thursday. holding die-ins, in response to the police shooting of laquan mcdonald. and a mall in north carolina, shooting started between a fight between rival groups. that drew the attention of an off duty cop who then shot and killed the suspect. this morning pope francis called for peace in global hot spots and compassion for the refugees and poor fleeing violence. in his christmas day message, he denounces materialism, urging catholics to not be intoxica...

There is something about him. when he looks at people he sees the image and likeness of god in them. whether he's talking to obama, a homeless person or addressing or kim davis . stha that's so out of the ordinary in today's world. >> i want to bring in a controversy in there. he had struck this vibe where boy, he's just doing the right thing, doesn't matter what you believe. and then the meeting with kim davis, which started to play into the inside politics. >> it's been interesting how he's kind of scrambled the politics in this country. but i think the visit with kim davis is a non toward t...

>> it's not the only one. "spotlight," a great movie, uncovered the sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. there's also jennifer lawrence in "joy." a very big film in the coming days. >> do those heavier subject films, do they tend to do well over the holidays? >> they have to come out before january 1st to get oscar nominations. that's why they're scheduled right around christmas. then they have a long life in the weeks to come. >> i have a prediction. i think people want to laugh. >> more so than ever right now. >> everything is so hard all over the place. i bet you things that make peopl...

Christmas ♪ ♪ and a happy new year ♪ good tidings we bring to you and your kin ♪ good morning on christmas morning. welcome back to our christmas day edition of "new day." certainly a lot to get to this half hour, including a look at the ongoing threat that isis poses to us here at home and around the globe. >> first, let's get a check of your headlines. >> good morning. let's take a look at your top stories this christmas morning. pope francis just finishing his traditional christmas blessing to the world from the central balcony at st. peter's basilica. during midnight mass, he urg...