This is not about red or blue. This is about from the heart. Garrett now you see them. Prince harry, megan, and archie in their new Christmas Card. But theyre missing from a prominent royal event. And neighbor helping neighbor. After a devastating fire, how a community saved the holiday for a Christmas Tree farmer. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the Nations Capital garrett good evening to our viewers in the west. Norah is off tonight. Im major garrett. As we come on the air, it is already christmas in many parts of the world. Bethlehems manger square in the west bank, revered by christians as the birthplace of jesus. At the vatican, pope francis celebrated Christmas Eve mass at st. Peters basilica. His message god loves everyone, even the worst of us. Here at home, shoppers filled the stores. And by one estimate, 74 million americans waited until the last day to buy at least some of their christmas presents. Christmas eve travel came to a halt in chicago today when fog shut down both city airports. Mola lenghi has been following the holiday getaway and leads us off tonight. Reporter at airports across the country this morning there was the final push to make it to holiday destinations. By the afternoon, most airport traffic had eased. Same for the nations roads and railways. Foot traffic has been slow. Train was easy on time, no problem. Reporter but Christmas Eve has not been without a few unwelcome surprises. You can see the line is super long. I guess due to the fog this morning. Reporter a blanket of fog shut down all flights in and out of ohare and midway airports for about two hours. My grandmothers 90th Birthday Party is actually on Christmas Day and i got an email at about 3 oclock this morning explaining that all the flights had been cancelled. Reporter but you cant disappoint grandma. Leading to plenty of frustration all around. From Philadelphia International airport i thought is this a joke, am i going to make my flight . Reporter to minneapolisst Paul International we had to come to here almost three hours early just to get through the t. S. A. Reporter to los angeles international, where a massive traffic logjam outside led to high anxiety inside. It was like kind of a nightmare because i was like kind of nervous i was like im gonna miss my flight. But then luckily my flight got delayed. Reporter how bad does it have to be when youre grateful for a delay . well, tis the season. While most travelers are likely already at their holiday as you can see, there are a lot of people on the move. Here, people making their way from new jersey into manhattan. But look out, its the days after christmas, thursday and friday that are expected to be the busiest travel days and they will collide with some inclement weather, major, not just on the west coast but also out east. Garrett mola lenghi at the trafficclogged mouth of the holland tunnel. As for christmas, the storm will move through the southwest tonight, and tomorrow more than a foot of snow will fall in the mountains. Thats good for the ski resort. Phoenix will see heavy rainfall. For much of the nation, it will be warm, not a white christmas. 66 in wichita, 53 in chicago, 71 in nashville. If you were looking for crowds today, all you had to do was go shopping. Adriana diaz is in chicago tonight. Adriana, those 74 million americans who are still buying their gifts on e tm chives. Poast, other than gum and maybe gift cards, what are their options . Reporter major, at this point, not many. Now, most stores as you can imagine are closing early and will remain closed tomorrow, but not all is lost. Cvs tomorrow for at least part of the day if youre in a pinch. But if youre willing to wait, you can join twothirds of Holiday Shoppers who will be hitting the stores after christmas, also in time for the last days of hanukkah. Half of those people will be hunting for deals, whereas more than a quarter will be, not surprisingly, using gift cards. Now, all of those shoppers will be adding to whats already been a recordbreaking shopping season. This past saturday, nearly half of the u. S. Population, nearly half, went out and bought something, making it the busiest shopping day in u. S. History and, of course, more gifts means more gifts to be discreetly returned. Get this, about 77 of consumers expect to return at least some of their gifts, i dont know who would possibly do that, and thats 26 more than last christmas. So tis the season for giving and also returning. Major. Garrett adriana diaz with the vital shopping statistics. Thanks so much. In a related story, President Trump still has shopping to do, more on that in a moment, but the president spent this Christmas Eve speaking with u. S. Troops and firing away at a political rival. Chip reid is with the president in florida. Merry christmas, fantastic job. Reporter President Trump sent Christmas Greetings to Service Members stationed around the globe today then took questions from the press. He bitterly criticized House Speaker nancy pelosi for leading the charge on his impeachment. Shes doing a tremendous disservice to the country, shes not doing a good job. Reporter pelosi has refused to send the articles of impeachment to the senate until shes convinced the senate trial will be fair, but the president said thats not up to her, its up to Senate Republican leader mitch mcconnell. He has the right to do whatever he wants, hes the head of the senate. Reporter the president was also asked about north Korean Leader kim jong uns promise of a christmas gift. Which intelligence sources fear could mean a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. That would be a major setback in the president s campaign to convince him to denuclearize. This satellite image from last week shows a new structure at a factory where north korea is believed to be manufacturing mobile launchers for longnge well find out what the surprise is, and well deal with it very successfully. Lets see what happens. Everybodys got surprises for me. Reporter in an apparent joke, the president said maybe kim really will give him a gift. Maybe its a present where he sends me a beautiful vase. Reporter one of the Service Members asked the president members asked the president what he got First Lady Melania Trump for christmas. He said he got her a beautiful card. He then added that he needs to start working on a gift real fast. Major. Garrett chip reid, thank you so much. Tonight an infant girl is back with her father in texas after being kidnapped along with her mother, who was found murdered. The mothers friend is under arrest in the case. Mireya villarreal reports the babys return is a moment of comfort for a family in pain. Reporter these newly released photos say it all, along with three simple words finally such joy baby margot returned to her father the same night that dozens gathered to mourn the death of her mother heidi broussard. She was beautiful. She was kind. She had hope for people that no one else would have. Reporter broussards body was found on thursday, a week after she disappeared, in the trunk of a car outside a houston home. Shed been strangled. Inside, police found magen fieramusca, a longtime friend of broussard, and 3week old margot. Megan fieramusca reporter fieramusca was arrested charged with kidnapping and tampering with a corpse. Authorities say fieramusca had acted like she was expecting a child at the same time as broussard as part of a plot to kidnap the infant. singing Amazing Grace news of the reunion came at last nights vigil, from margots grandfather, ty carey. The light is shining through. Its such a blessing. Reporter the support of a community easing some of the pain. We appreciate all the love that everybodys showing and it turned out to be a terrible thing that nobody saw coming. Reporter Heidi Broussards funeral will be in louisiana, where she grew up. So far, fieramusca has not been charged with murder, but investigators say more charges could be coming. Major. Garrett thank you. State and city governments face a christmas deadline to inform the federal government if theyll accept new refugees. President trump has reduced the number of refugees who can legally enter the country next year to 18,000, down from 85,000 in 2016. Its a sensitive political issue. But we visited a state where republicans and democrats are putting out the welcome mat. Hello, how are you . Garrett kiki sharma was born in a refugee camp in nepal after her parents fled bhutan more than 25 years ago. Its an amazing journey ive lived. Garrett they resettled in utah and about two years ago, with help from the International Rescue committee opened bhutan house, a restaurant serving cuisine from nepal, india and bhutan. The dream came true here for us. Garrett but that dream may be available to fewer and fewer. An executive action issued by President Trump gives state and local governments power to refuse refugees. No other president would be doing that. Garrett but not in utah. Where the states republican governor sent the president a letter asking for more refugees. I think our president would like for it to be partisan but it just is not. Reporter Jackie Biskupski is the democratic mayor of salt lake city. When we see there is a need for other refugees around the world to have a safe place to land, we want to be that place. Garrett Michelle Kaufusi is the mayor of heavily republican provo. They are some of the most hardworking, dedicated people youll ever meet thats what i hope President Trump would see. Garrett the mayors also hope the president would see people like asma dahir, born in utah within weeks of her somali mother arriving from a kenyan refugee camp. This land gave me all these opportunities to get a higher education, to really solidify my identities and i really appreciate that. Are you going to go to college . Yeah. Garrett shes on track for a degree in Public Health and volunteers with newly arrived refugees in salt lake. I want to lend a hand and help my brothers and sisters become successful the way i have. Garrett despite utahs open arms policy, refugee resettlements in the state are now about a third of what they were during the obama administration. Now to paris where for the first christmas since the french revolution, notredame cathedral will be silent. The building is still closed to the public. Cleanup and repairs from the april fire will take years to complete. Imtiaz tyab reports from paris. singing reporter a hymn of happiness sung with sorrow. For the first time in over two centuries, notre dames choir is celebrating mass in a nearby church after christmas at the cathedral was canceled. To think that i was ill last christmas and i missed christmas at notre dame thinking that i would go again this year with no problem. No, i cant believe im not going to do christmas. sirens reporter following the devastating fire back in april, it quickly became clear it would be a long time before christmas would be celebrated there again. The only other time Midnight Mass was canceled was during the french revolution of 1789. Not even during world war one and two did notre dame shut completely. But frances government is confident services will resume again by 2025. Despite the collapse of lead roof and wooden steeple. In the grand scheme of things five or six years of restoration for a cathedral thats 855 yearsold doesnt seem all that long but reconstruction experts say it could likely take longer. Brazilian student eduarda barrea, who lives in paris, hopes worshipers use the time to reconnect with god elsewhere. People are trying to reconstruct and give everything to rebuild it, and it is maybe the opportunity to go to other churches to rebuild your faith. Reporter something notre dames choir and congregation are doing until they can return to their spiritual home. Imtiaz tyab, cbs news, paris. Garrett a fallen soldier will be flown home tomorrow, Christmas Day. Sergeant first class Michael Goble was killed yesterday by a roadside bomb in afghanistan. Goble, a 33 year old green beret from new jersey, was on his fourth tour of duty and was due home in less than a month. He is the 20th american to die in afghanistan this year. A gofundme page has raised more than 50,000 for his family. The u. S. Military has some of the best musicians in the world. The navy band just held its annual holiday show in the Nations Capital and paula reid met some of the players. Reporter these arent your typical sailors and this is not your typical band. The navy band has been around, informally almost as long as the navy, serving through song at president ial inaugurations, funerals and other government functions. Captain ken collins is the bands commander. The most rewarding thing for me, honestly, is getting the opportunity to work with these outstanding individuals reporter musician first class Chelsi Vanderpol is one of those faces. Chelsi, theres easier ways to join a band. Bootcamp . i was terrified to go to boot camp, so i also trained a lot. Its anmbnss 11d eands 170erme perform more than 1,300 shows per year all around the globe. singing in my first year, we learned a japanese piece, we had selected a song that was written in honor of those they had lost in the giant tsunami in 2011. And they came up and they shake our ros thokndh brugen we shared an experience, established good faith and we created a relationship. singing paula reid, cbs news, washington. Garrett there is much more ahead on tonights cbs evening news. For example, look whos making his debut in a royal Christmas Card. And why a bus driver is being hailed as a hero, even though she let two riders on for free. Man sneezes skip to the good part with alkaseltzer plus. Now with 25 more concentrated power. Nothing works faster for powerful cold relief. Oh, what a relief it is so fast where everything is just a few clicks away,il, buying a car should be no different. Thats why, at carvana, you can buy a car 100 online. 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