help of a fire truck. migrant children strike a pinata in a shelter in tijuana. a little holiday cheer as families gather together for a religious festival to commemorate mary and joseph s search for shelter before the birth of jesus. a quest close to the heart of many people here stuck in this border town for months while they wait for permits to enter the u.s. a volcano blotted out the neighborhoods of spain s la palma island. many forced to evacuate as lava incinerated houses and farms. they will rise above the ashes and has incorporated them into the nativity scene. we wanted to make them have a smile. reporter: people in kentucky are still trying to come to terms with the devastation caused by tornadoes that
incinerated houses, buildings, and farms. one church says it will rise above those ashes, and has even incorporated them into its nativity scene. to the church closest to the volcano, we wanted to make them have a smile. reporter: people in kentucky are still trying to come to terms with the devastation caused by tornadoes, that obliterated entire neighborhoods and killed dozens. one woman says she may have lost her house, but will keep a promise made to her daughter. i tell her, baby, we re going to have santa claus wherever we re at, you know? he s coming to visit and we ll do the best we can. reporter: doing the best we can when things seem to be at their worst. maybe that s the true spirit of the season. al goodman, cnn. that s all for cnn newsroom. i m kim brunhuber. if you re in the u.s. or canada, cnn new day weekend is next.
a little holiday cheer as families gather together for a religious festival to commemorate mary and joefrs s search for shelter before the birth of jesus. a quest close to the heart of many people here who have been stuck in this border town for months while they wait for permits to enter the u.s. a volcano blotted out the livelihoods of many residents of spain s la palma island. thousands were forced to evacuate as rivers of lava incinerated houses, buildings and farms. one church says it will rise above those ashes and has even incorporated them into its nativity scene. the church closer to the volcano. we wanted to make them have a smile. reporter: people in kentucky are still trying to come to terms with the devastation caused by tornadoes that obliterated entire neighborhoods and killed dozens. one woman says she may have lost her house but will keep a