keeping his christmas message pretty down to earth. i want to spread a little love this year [ male announcer ] this december, experience the gift of unsurpassed craftsmanship
the excitement and energy was palpable. an illustration of the power of pope francis. erin mclaughlin, cnn, the vatican. and let s take a look at other christmas celebrations around the world. thousands of christians packed the town of bethlehem in the west bank for christmas celebrations. a top roman catholic leader in the holy land said the message of christmas is peace, love, and brotherhood. the church of nativity is the birthplace of jesus. in tacloban, church goers remembered those lost to lant month s deadly hurricane. they relied on candlelight because electricity is not fully restored. in australia, revelers celebrating in the is surf on the sand. santa parked those reindeer and he padded around in flip-flops to deliver gifts and good cheer. i think he was holding a beer
programs has been one of the most significant events fst year and in fact, british security services for their cooperation with the united states also got a lot of heat. and he s kind of rallying not just the british people but obviously the world who s watching to have a dialogue about these mass surveillance programs going on not just in the u.s. but around the world. let s take a listen. a child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all. he ll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves an unreported un andlized thought. and that s a problem because privacy matters. privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be. well, so brianna, it s not clearly as uplifting a message as the queen gave but one he thought was important to talk about. i might add that here in this country, even time magazine, he was one of the runner-ups for
joyful faith of christian duty and service. for christians as for all people of faith, are reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in god s love. as we strive daily to become better people. now new parents prince william and duchess catherine attended a christmas church service today without little george because evenly princes might make noise in church, right? the royal family gathered for a feast at the queen s country retreat in sandingham, england. and shortly after the message aired, edward snowden deliver add alternative christmas message from moscow on london s channel 4. he urged people to rally against kens mass government surveillance. here s what he said. the conversation occurring today will determine the amount of trust we can place both in the technology that surrounds us and the government that
christmas. i m brianna keelner washington. wolf blitzer is off today. a merry christmas message from the president. he offered a heartfelt thanks to the troops overseas but also offered this nugget. here s the good news. for many of our troops and newest veterans, this might be the first time in years they ve been with their families on christmas. in fact, with the iraq war over and the transition in afghanistan, fewer of our men and women in uniform are deployed in harm s way than at any time in the last decade. and that s something that we all can be thankful for and with more and more of our troops back here at home, now it s our turn to serve. it s our turn to step up and show our gratitude for the military families who have given us so much. our athena jones is in honolulu, hawaii, working very hard on this holiday where the obamas are on vacation. maybe not surprising president obama didn t mention health care in his christmas message, but that s certainly something