the latest on the cross-country weather system. also tonight, silent night. christmas canceled in a holy city. i m imtiaz tyab in east jerusalem. tonight in bethlehem in the occupied west bank palestinian christians say they won t be celebrating christmas as the carnage in gaza intensifies. pope francis celebrates christmas eve mass praying for those suffering in war. president biden pressing israel to change course. other world leaders not waiting. plus, the mad dash for last-minute gifts. shoppers hitting stores. some simply taking in the sights. a sweet treat for the masses. the california store creating classic candy canes. and later, a santa for everyone, bringing joy to children in their own words. the most important thing about christmas is love. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news. from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this christmas eve. tonight there s a major storm blowing through the midwest. this is
the united states and all around the world. i m whitney wild in for christine romans. a resolution to the crisis at the southern border has been postponed again. the supreme court order dering title 42 to remain in effect for now as legal challenges played out. the justices agreed to hear the appeal in this session that begins in february. their 5-4 order defeats the biden administration which had hoped to end title 42 saying it outlived the pandemic it was designed to fight. it doesn t matter what i think the court will do. the decision is a huge disappoi disappointment for migrants. thousands have crossed anyway. cnn s rosa flores has more on that from el paso, texas. reporter: 1-year-old brenda has no shoes. her tiny feet bare on the cold pavement of an el paso parking lot. are you going to sleep outside again? what are you going to do? her parents anthony blanco and her mother said they wrapped this rosary afrptd her ankle and said it has saved her life multiple tim
classes will be held again there. and we are watching a tropical system closing in on florida. the timing and potential impact. your forecast coming up in a few minutes. so grateful to have your company in the morning. 6:00 on saturday, june 4th. thank you for being with us. a pleasure to be with you, christi. we begin with a setback for the committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. the justice department saying it will not indict two feormer trup officials. the committee says the decision not to prosecute the two puzzling. this comes as the committee is getting ready for the public hearing next thursday when new evidence and witness testimony are expected to be unveiled. let s go to cnn reporter zachary cohen. he is here with details. zach, walk through the decision against prosecuting meadows and scavino. how could this impact the investigation? reporter: good morning. the committee is frustrated by the decision not to prosecute dan scav
good afternoon. israel says its troops in gaza are engaged in face to face combat with fighters from hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. israel says its troops have now completely encircled gaza city, here in the north of the territory. meanwhile, 92 british nationals are on a list which means they could escape the fighting and leave gaza today through the rafah crossing into egypt. jon donnison reports from jerusalem. israel says it s at the height of its battle with hamas. its ground offensive in northern gaza is pushing forward, with the military claiming gaza city is now completely encircled. translation: we discovered encircled. translation: - discovered today a recording call with a health official in gaza who spoke with our forces and described how hamas controls fuel supplies and a hospital. while supplies are running out, they are stealing from sick patients for terror aims. we will continue to expose to the world the act of hamas and h