said to be in a government guest house, not under arrest, but dozens of polish activists and dissidents were locked up along with former leaders of the communist government. have you said anything to the russians, mr. president? we ve made it plain how seriously we would view any interference by them. there was concern the soviets were going to invade and that the poles in their drive for self-determination were going to go beyond whatever mental threshold the soviet leadership had. at the vatican today, pope john paul ii expressed concern for the worsening situation in his native poland. pope john paul told some 200 polish pilgrims he knew were in the crowd that they and all fellow poles should pray for peace. the cold war became as cold as it had ever been before. it got so cold, it was capable of becoming hot.
disrepair, and did little to save some 2,000 indonesians killed by an earthquake and tsunami that hit another part of indonesia just three months ago. jim, protecting this nation will not be easy. it is made up of more than 17,000 islands. it s located on the ring of fire, so indonesia s home to more than 125 active volcanos. that s a lot of vulnerable coastline. and it can go from being a tropical paradise to a natural disaster without any warning. jim? remember that christmas 14 years ago. ivan watson, thanks very much. in our faith lead now, pope francis delivering a stark warning against greed in his christmas message at the vatican today. the christmas eve mass going on right now. these are live pictures. the pope lamenting that, quote, a few dine luxuriously, while too many go out the daily bread
lech walesa, leader of solidarity, is said to be in a government guest house, not under arrest, but dozens of polish advocates and dissidents have been locked up along with some former leaders of the communist government. we ve made it plain how seriously we would view any interference by them. there was concern the soviets were going to invade and that the poles in their drive for self-determination were going to go beyond whatever mental threshold the soviet leadership had. at the vatican today, pope john paul ii expressed concern for the worsening situation in his native poland. pope john paul told some 200 polish pilgrims he knew were in the crowd that they and all fellow poles should pray for peace. the cold war became as cold as it had ever been before. it got so cold, it was capable of becoming hot. there had been rumors, today confirmation.
martial law beginning today. the leader of solidarity is said to be in a government guest house, not under arrest, but dozens of polish activists and dissidents have been locked up along with some leaders of the communist government. we ve made it plain how seriously we would view any interference by them. there was concern the soviets were going to invade and that the poles, in their drive for self-determination, were going to go beyond whatever mental threshold the soviet leadership had. at the vatican today, pope john paul ii expressed concern for the worsening situation in his native poland. pope john paul told some 200 polish pilgrims he knew were in the crowd that they and all fellow poles should pray for peace. the cold war became as cold as it had ever been before. it got so cold, it was capable of becoming hot. there have been rumors.
dissidents were locked up along with former leaders of the communist government. we ve made it plain how seriously we would view any interference by them. there was concern the soviets were going to invade and that the poles in their drive for self-determination were going to go beyond whatever mental threshold the soviet leadership had. at the vatican today, pope john paul ii expressed concern for the worsening situation in his native poland. pope john paul told some 200 polish pilgrims he knew were in the crowd that they and all fellow poles should pray for peace. the cold war became as cold as it had ever been before. it got so cold, it was capable of becoming hot. there had been rumors, today confirmation. deaths and injuries among the enforcers and resisters to the military rule imposed since