purpose. we decided we would take aim at that time war on bunch. for every dumb law that goes away many remain. so you might not even realize you are breaking a law if you drive while frowning in idaho or roll a cigar in someone else s bedroom in tennessee. at this point democracy is really run by dead people. it is the people that wrote all these laws through regulations that nobody can get rid of. that was shepherd smith reporting. if there is ever a place to celebrate christmas, it is bethlehem. thousands of christians submerging on the city to celebrate the birth of jesus. we will go live there next. for now, pope francis getting ready. little less than three hours to celebrate the holiday. at the vatican. let s listen in and watch. ick with innovation.
it is christmas eve and thousands of people p graered at the traditional birth place of christ, bethlehem. for now we are looking at vatican city. i understand that pope francis has already met with his predecessor and they shared a christmas blessing today. and now, of course, they are gathered getting ready for a couple of hours from now for his first mass on this christmas eve. to bethlehem. the place of birth of jesus christ. parades and christmas songs all day long today. but the main event is mid might mass of the church of the
injured, 11 of them seriously. we ll bring you the very latest as it becomes available here. thank you very much for keeping us updated. the family of an american veteran being held in north korea says they ve gotten word that he does seem to be in good health. just hours after north korea released a video of merrill newman reading an alleged confession for his role in the korean war, the 85-year-old was visited by a swedish ambassador. the ambassador says newman told him he is being treated well and the food is good. authorities may have snatched newman who was visiting as a tourist because he once secretly trained anti-communist guerrillas. the obama administration is urging north korea to release newman and another american. christmas comes to the holy land.u to bethlehem for the start of advent. to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions.
right. i m going to push prime minister netanyahu on a couple of issues and i want the people of israel to hear why. that was the purpose of his speech yesterday. by all accounts, at least the analysis this morning is showing that that really worked. most people say now that the polling will change greatly. before his trip his polls were only 10% likeability. that is expected to greatly increase. there was a lot of pomp and circumstance about this trip, much more about the imagery than the deliverables. today he went to lay a wreath where a number of the major leaders are buried. and then he also went to the holocaust memorial. right now he s enroute to bethlehem, to the palestinian side. he was there yesterday, not nearly as warm of a reception, not the warm, fuzzy warm feelings from the palestinians toward president obama, or really vice-versa. president abbas, the palestinian authority, almost went as far as lecturing president obama. they re going to meet again today. the question
vehicles, they underwent gunfire from the location unknown. tonight, firefighters gunned down in the street and why police say it looks like this was a trap. mexican police locked up this former marine over the summer on gun charges. now he has made it home just in time for christmas. while i was sleeping johnny got up in the morning and walked to the beach and watched the sun come up. jamie: tonight, the reunion that s been months in the making. and christmas at the vatican. jamie: we will take to you rome, to bethlehem and to afghanistan for a look at how folks are celebrating. heaven and nature sing. jamie: i m jamie colby in tonight for shepard smith. we begin tonight with the apparent ambush that has literally stunned a small town in upstate new york this christmas eve. volunteer firefighters had just arrived at the scene of a growing fire when a gunman started shooting at them from outside killing two of those