Lets get to a chur with nbcs Kristen Welker. Kiss ten, good morning to you. Good morning to you. Merry christmas, everyone. Tens of thousands of faithful gather today for Christmas Day celebrations at vatican as pope francis delivers his traditional message. Last night the pontiff celebrated Midnight Mass at st. Peters basilica and urged the worlds 1. 2 billion roman catholics not to be in his words intoxicated by possessions and also sounded a cry to right injustice. Today, american troops posted overseas are also taking time to Mark Christmas and remembering family members celebrating without them back at home. Heres nbcs Kelly Cobiella. Reporter it was a somber Christmas Day in afghanistan where they honored six Fallen Soldiers killed in a motorcycle bomb attack called earlier this week. Especially important here where we got the opportunity to remember those who we have also lost. Reporter more than 200,000 spending the holiday far from home in 100 countries on every continent, fro
Those answers they continue to go through the home of the suspects right now. Adam a not of theories but the key question is unanswered. What prompted them to go on a killing spree. Syed farook used social media connected with tremist whos were monitored by the fbi. Kim they walked into a Christmas Party with a tree and decorations at the social Services Center and started to fire with automatic weapons. It was chaos and we learned they according to investigators left behind three Remote Controlled pipe bombs that never went off. We have nightteam coverage of the california shooting. As that horrible scene, we will begin with tim caputo live on the investigation. Reporter it is clear this was not a spur of the moment attack. A couple rented an suv in advance of this attack and that morning, and they spent week and months acquiring weapons and they learned to build bombs and military grade explosives. A candlelight vigil for a greefr can community searching for answers a day after four
Colleagues. They put my name five times in nomination. To them, i owe a deep debt of thanks. From the bottom of a deeply grateful heart, i say thank you to my democratic colleagues for the honor they have given me. May i thank the members of the house for the respect they have always treated this role of the speakership of the house. In conclusion, may i say with gods aid and gods might, may we pray to him that he will give to us the reason, the judgment the knowledge, the talent that he has given to this body all through the years that has been part and parcel of making our nation the greatest nation in the world. Thank you all. [applause] thank you. I am now ready to take the oath of office. As is the custom, i am delighted to see that the dean of the houses in the well and is ready the dean of the house is in the well and is ready to administer the oath. Mr. Speaker, will you raise your right hand . Do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of United States
[indiscernible] [laughter] ladies and gentlemen of the house, i first want to thank my democratic colleagues for their support and their confidence. I noted we were a little short. But i appreciate your friendship and your support. As you might imagine, this is not a moment i had been waiting for. [laughter] when you carry the mantle of progress, there is precious little glory in defeat, but sometimes we spend so much timeline arising the winners and labeling the losers, we looked beside the victory we all share in this crown jewel of democracy. You see, mr. Speaker this is a day to celebrate a power that belongs not to any political party, but to the people. No matter the margin, no matter the majority. All across the world, from bosnia to chechnya to south africa, people lay down their lives for the kind of voice we take for granted. Too often the transfer of power is an act of pain and carnage not one, as we see today, of peace and decency. That here in the house of representatives,
Trafrers head out. But with Mother Nature mess with your weekend plans . Were starting out cold and cloudy this morning. But bill is tracking some rain in the sevenday forecast. Good morning. Welcome to nbc 10 news tonight. Im tracy davidson. Winter officially starts on sunday. You mentioned the rain. Lets get right to metrologist bill henley. It does feel cold, especially with the wind blowing. The temperatures are above freezing for most of the area but just enough wind to blow clouds in the area and make it feel like its freezing. 29 degrees is the wind chill right now if philadelphia. It feel like 28 in fillville and 28 in the pocono. S. Trenton, 36 degrees. Clouds will be thinning out during the day after a cloudy start and a blustery one. Will b up to 39 degrees with breaks of sunshine at nunluncht. Kay city zachary is looking out for us this friday morning. A pretty quiet morning for drivers along 329. No issues or accidents to report in lehigh valley. As we take a look at your