them for the new year, and thailand allowed people to party as long as they took precautions. and in berlin there was a huge open air festival at the brandonburg gate, musicians were there, and light shows were on, here in london, lindsey, even though covid cases have reached record levels, new year celebrations went ahead in london. there were huge firework displays at landmark locations and from drones. even though there are no restrictions in this country, people were encouraged to watch at home on their television, but nonetheless large crowds showed up on the streets to celebrate 2022. lindsey? >> glass half full, i like that. all right, happy new year, ali aruzi and anne thompson, thank you so much for starting us off. we didn't want to have to tell you about this news, the world lost some of its luster yesterday, days before her 100th birthday, hollywood legend and the last surviving golden girl