anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine. we are trying to the russian presidents and national address just ahead and china s top diplomat is in moscow to meet with his russian counterpart as the u.s. warns a beijing could increase its support for russia s war efforts. plus, the earthquake hit areas and turkey in desperate need of access to health care and military aid, we are live in scandinavia. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton! it s so the coming hours, u.s. president joe biden s had to meet with nato secretary general and leaders of the group known as the bucharest nine during his final day in poland. the book resonant is made up of nations that sits on the most eastern part of that nato alliance. you see that country there. that meeting only one day after mr. biden delivered a rallying cry to declaring ukraine will never be a victory for russia. he repeatedly called out putin a by name and just as he did a day earlier in kyiv, h
highlights, and history. we are coming to you from times square in the heart of new york city, home to the famous ball drop which marks the beginning and end of every year. i m joe fryer. i m savannah sellers. for the next hour, we re looking back at the biggest stories of 2022. it started with the war in ukraine, a supreme court retirement, and that oscar slap that shook hollywood. it s ending with a tripledemic, looming recession fears, and the royal view uniting on the soccer field. along the way, there were celebrations, losses, and a lessons we can take into 2023. let s remember the year that was. the headlines that defined 2022 were seismic and historic. europe s largest armed conflict since world war ii free abortion not a manned. it supreme court station which overturned for decades of precedent. the death of a monarch who had reigned for 70 years. in its earliest days, 2022 seemed more like a copycat, limiting the worst qualities of the previous years
now, an interesting fact is that the prefect of rome today, italian media expects during those days between that and the future, tearing the, fifth next thursday, he expects about 60,000 people to come down for that occasion. compare that to the more than 4 million pilgrims who came down for the funeral of the last pope who died, who was, of course, john paul the second. then on thursday, the vatican said that the funeral wouldn t be held in the morning, in st. peters square. you will be presided by pope francis, again, the first time in modern times we know that a pope has presided over another. then, the body will be buried in the vatican grotto, which is a tumult near st. peters to me, below st. peters basilica, and an interesting fact about that is that is where john paul the second was buried before he was moved to the final resting place inside st. peters basilica. claudio, i want to ask you here. have you been able to chat with anybody? what is the lasting legacy you
just ahead. we will continue to bring gas prices down. they know the economy remains top of mind for voters. the president. hi, bob. my whole life has been deals. it is trump unvarnished, blunt, profane. it will not surprise you that he attacks people he doesn t like. we haven t seen something like this in new york city for nearly a century. these are human beings being shipped all over. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is wednesday, october the 19th. 9 a.m. in london. 4 a.m. in washington. in the coming hours u.s. president joe biden will address voter anxiety over energy prices less than three weeks ahead of the mid-term election. mr. biden is expected to announce that 15 million barrels of oil will be released from the u.s. strategic petroleum reserve in an effort to ease oil prices. it s at the lowest level since the 1980s. despite gas prices going down, crude prices have been rising after opec plus announced plan
midnight. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, december 30th. new year s eve on this final morning, joe, of the year. and this morning, there is more heat on new york congressman-elect george santos, who also now is under federal investigation after it was revealed that he lied about his resume while campaigning for congress. we ll have new reporting on what these charges could be. plus, newly released transcripts from the january 6th committee, showing the struggle within the trump white house to keep bad information, conspiracy theories, away from the president and the failure to do that in many cases. we ll take a closer look at former white house chief of staff, mark meadows, in his failed role as presidential gatekeeper. plus, after thousands of canceled flights and a reputation now in tarts, southwest airline says it finally expects to resume normal operations today. we ll tell you what the company is saying it plans to do to somehow make things right.