that s why people are responding to him. just to sum, is this a new agenda or simply a new philosophy? i think it s a new perspective. he s shining the light somewhere else. you mentioned pope benedict. pope benedict was a great theologyian. we read this pope s the first one, joy of the gospel and very down to earth. we can understand it. you don t need a theology degree to understand it. he s making it more accessible for the ordinary person and the ordinary person looks and says gee what the church is about. i can buy into that. so he s communicating better the overall message of humanity. i think. father, thank you so very much. well be sure to join cnn for a special event tonight. we ll bring the first christmas mass of pope francis at 6:00
every cycle. what s interesting about 2016 for democrats is our candidates are not going to be blocking things in congress. we re going to have nothing our folks will have nothing to do with congress. all of republican politics are going to be dictated in the senate and the like by those candidates who are positioning themselves for 2016. we ll be watching and i ll be walking the halls and reporting back on it. thank you all very much. when we come back, christmas festivities are already under way at the vatican. pope francis will celebrate his first christmas mass. we ll go live to rome next. plus, a new study says some foods that have been considered dangerous for pregnant women might actually prevent food allergies for their children. that s ahead. mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it s earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation
smoke. and i took another one or two steps. and i see a couple of sparks. and i start thinking to myself, okay, so what could this be? right. and i don t want to say, oh, it s a fire and notes a fire and people are like what are you talking. about? then you d have another set of issues. it s amazing. clearly the families so grateful for what you did. and you know, it makes us think sometimes it s better to err on the side of caution. bruce dunkins, that s what you did. bruce almighty, merry christmas. the families are very grateful. merry christmas. you re so humble about it so it makes it all the more powerful. thank you. thank you, deb. a british code breaker credited with personally changing the course of world war are ii, he s just now receiving a posthumous royal pardon. alan turing was chemly castrated after being convicted of
two american astronauts dodged last minute shopping, instead risking their lives on the second emergency spacewalk. in just days we ll talk live with an astronaut who knows firsthand about the dangers they are facing. plus as concerns grow about an all out civil war in the world s newest nation, 150 u.s. marines are ready to move into the oil rich south sudan to evacuate americans. and pope francis getting ready to celebrate his first christmas mass in his new position. american catholics excited by new pontiff, and they are thinking about it in a new poll. we ll break it down. hello, everyone, i m deborah feyerick in for ashleigh banfield. first up risking their lives to save everybody on board the international space station. two american astronauts are making what they hope is the last emergency repair to the ship s crucial cooling system. these are live images that
squirm, there was nothing like that. jill daugherty, appreciate your perspective. coming up at the top of the hour, on the eve of christmas, pope francis has an approval rating that president obama could only dream of. we re going to take you live to the vatican as the pontiff prepares for his first christmas mass. stay with us. i m here in afghanistan. i d like to say hello back to my family in new jersey. all my friends back in florida as well. i d like to give a shout out to my philadelphia eagles. job well done. nick foles, you owe me a beer.