In japan. 376 Million People. Good for them. I wonder if they prefer extra crispy or the original. Original. I was always an original person back when i ate the bird. It was good stuff. Love it. Good yard bird there at kfc. Ts is something of a christmas tradition, as well. Water skiing on the potomac neaea the nations capital. Interesting. This is the 30th year st. Nick made the splash joined this year by mrs. Clause, elves, reindeer, frosty the snowman. Surprised he didnt melt in this weather and even the grinch was there. We didnt spot any members of congress out there, but who knows. Cheering them on. There was a grinch you mentioned. So im sorry, kidding. So kids if santa doesnt bring you what you wanted this morning, now you know what he was doing instead. The temperatures in d. C. , yeah, upper 70s. Cant resist. Yesterda\. A lot of sleep in new york truck outside my apartment. Ice cream truck on Christmas Eve. First time ever that has been the cause of a sleepless night in new y
Mass, noting the simplicity of jesus christs birir. Pope francis condemned what he called societys intoxication with consumerism, pleasure, abundance and wealth. He says jesus calls on christians to act in a way thaha is simple, balanced, consistent, capable of seeing and doing what is essential. The upsurge of violence in the holy land brought more tension to christmas celebratioio. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas joined christian faithful in bethlehem for midnight mass. Bethlehem has been at the center of violence, but as molly hunter reports, the celebrations have returned. Reporter mixed feeling between the celebration and the sad feeling. Reporter that sad feeling shared widely this year. After months of violenen in the occupied palestinian territories and israel left 19 israelis and more than 130 palestinians dead, israel says more than half of those palestinians were in manger square, the birthplace of jesus, the crowds smaller. Tourism suffering. People say theyve never see
Not exactly something for bing crosby song. Not quite especially not in the south where christmas was ruined for many americans. Abcs Kenneth Moton has the latest. Reporter holiday weather for the record books. This Christmas Morning the Weather Threat continues for parts of the south with heavy rain causing flood watches. We woke up to civiv defense pounding on our door telling us we had 20 minutes to leave our homes. Reporter people evacuat their homes to escape floodwaters from the s sth thehe weather turned deadly. More than a dozen killed when 24 tornadoes. And one stretched 150 miles destroying homes and lives. If you look at the damage here, it is as bad as any tornado that weve had and ive been through a lot of them. Reporter in wisconsin, crews are working overtime to restoto power after strong winds wreaked havoc in other parts of the a heavy downfall in omaha, nebraska, caused a traffic nightmare before christmas. S. Its impossible for me to get there. Its insane. Reporter a
Whats wrong with that . Yeah, its a little different. Eating the colonels chicken is so popular kfc starts taking reservations in october. The wait time can be as long as six hours if you dont have a reservation. About 3. 6 Million People will feast on kfc today . Japan . In japan. I dont blame them. Good for them. I wonder if they prefer extra crispy or the original. Or the original. I was always an original person back when i ate the bird. It was good stuff. Love it. Good yard bird there at kfc. This is something of a christmas tradition, as well. Water skiing on the potomac near the nations capital. This is the 30th year saint nick has made the splash. He was joined this year by mrs. Clause, elves, reindeer, frosty the snowman. Surprised he didnt melt in this weather and even the grinch was there. We didnt spot any members of congress out there, but who knows. So there was a grinch you mentioned. So im sorry, kidding. Kids, if santa doesnt bring you what you wan this had morning, no
Resilience. People insist to celebrate christmas to send a message of hope that we, the christians and muslims, the palestinians are here. We were here. And well stay here forever. Resilience and happiness says natalie. Are you going to celebrate more this year because of the tension, because of the violence . Because the only way you fight war is by happiness and by peace. Peace by happiness, by music. Merry christmas. Molly hunter, abc news, bethlehem. Back here in the state environmentalists are delivering a bit of a buzz kill over americas christmas lights. While light displays are a small fraction of the electricity we consume annually, a new study finds that the lights we turn on burn up more energy than some nations in a year. Wow. El salvador, cambodia and tanzania are some of the countries that use less power than the u. S. Over the days. Your Big Christmas tree is bad news to the environment. Yeah. Well, there is Something Else burning in denver on christmas a Nonprofit Group