51.   Dozens of armed Palestinians were holed up inside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, which is built over the grotto where tradition says Jesus was born.

52.   Elsewhere, intense heat will grip much of California and the Southwest as a warm ridge of high pressure builds over the region.

53.   Elsewhere, unseasonably warm weather will embrace the West as strong high pressure builds over the area.

54.   Extreme heat will build over the northern Rockies and northern Plains ahead of a slow-moving cool front.

55.   Farther east, areas of morning clouds and fog will yield to intervals of sun in the Southeast as high pressure builds over the Gulf of Mexico.

56.   Flanking the Pinheiros are several dozen skyscrapers that developers built over the last decade as Brazil opened its economy in an embrace of foreign technology and investment.

57.   Hanoi, built over five lakes, has beautifully manicured parks which are constantly used for recreation.

58.   Heat will build over the Plains States where abundant sunshine will prevail.

59.   Heat will intensify across Florida Sunday as a warm ridge of high pressure builds over the Sunshine State.

60.   Heat will increase in the Southeast under mostly sunny skies as high pressure builds over the region.