hands for just a few thousand dollars but at christie s in new york it was a different story. thoroughly ladies and gentlemen we move to dick cheney the subject of modern day the masterpiece fallen out of christ the savior previous in the collections of three kings of england savior of the world poor traits of jesus christ one of fewer than twenty paintings known to exist by their own a son s master ninety minute looking for ninety five in house christie said the presale estimates at one hundred million dollars but that was soon exceeded ninety five and i gave one third over it why not instead i have it one hundred ten million dollars give me one twenty the bidding via phone just getting going on ninety is bit you heard it you place your place with francoise in a fifth place that one hundred ninety for the leonardo at one hundred ninety million give me two hundred one ninety is bit two hundred million is bid at two
and do the best packing to the last minute. guys, i have a couple of things to wash we got this. even on quick cycle, tide pods cleans great 6x the cleaning power, even in the quick cycle it s got to be tide we told you about this yesterday. a painting by leonardo da vinci up for auction last night. it fetched a record-setting price. the masterpiece called savior of the world sold for $450 million in christies in new york. the bidding lasted less than 20 minutes. a representative for christies
bill: a painting by leonardo da vinci, called savior of the world, 500 years old. believed to be one of his last surviving works. the canvas had been owned by king charles i back in the 1600s, the lines to see it stretching around the block at christie s auction house in rockefeller center. if you re in new york it s over there 150 yards. i m pointing right over there. sandra: hard to tell where over there. okay. did you see the bodyguard standing there next to the painting? don t plan on getting too close. bill: i ve had friends who tried to get in the line and not even getting close to it because it s really, really long. sandra: all right. those ucla players accused of stealing from a store in china are back home. you can see them here returning to lax.
base in hawaii. it s a tradition that happens each year during the first family s vacation on the island. obama saying america is protected because of the sacrifices made by u.s. military members and their families. he also noted that the u.s. combat role in afghanistan s 13-year war is coming to an end next week. pope francis remembering those around the world on christmas who have little cause for joy. the pontiff delivering his christmas day speech to a crowd in st. peter s square. he spoke of abused children, refugees, hostages and others suffering from violence. translator: i ask the savior of the world to look upon our brothers and sisters in iraq and syria who for too long now suffered the effects of the ongoing conflict and who together with those belonging to other ethnic and religious groups are suffering a brutal persecution. truly, there are so many tears this christmas. together with the tears of the infant jesus. most of his message
this morning pope francis reminded the word that many people are suffering this christmas day. the pope addressed tens of thousands in st. peter s square during his traditional christmas blessing. he says conflicts in the middle east are driving too many people from their homes. translator: i ask him, the savior of the world, to look over our brothers and sisters in iraq and in syria who for such a long time have been suffering the effects of ongoing conflict and who together with those belonging to other ethnic groups are suffering the brutal persecution. pope francis used his role as a spiritual leader of all catholics in the world to influence spiritual and political conflicts on many