interviews with the powerful and famous. she busted through the glass ceiling as a journalist at a time when men dominated the tv news business. tonight the tributes pouring in from her abc news colleagues and beyond. deborah roberts with a look at barbara s 50-year legacy as an extraordinary woman and journalist. we re tracking two new year s eve storms on both coasts tonight. in the northeast a rainy forecast for the big night. crowds in times square can expect to get drenched right up until midnight. and that major storm system in the west, bringing heavy snow and flooding rain. our team timing it out. new details in the idaho college student murders. police tonight saying, we have our guy. confident they ve arrested the man responsible, but offering few details on a possible motive. we re learning more about how they tracked his car and used dna evidence that allegedly helped identify the 20-year-old grad student. kayna whitworth with new reporting from idaho. acros
blazer who smashed through the glass ceiling. what she said was her true legacy. the suspect in the murders of four idaho college students has now waived extradition, new details on his studies of criminology. he asked former prisoners how they chose their victims fellow students tell us how he behaved the weeks prior to the murders, and our correspondent one on one with the police chief and the suspect s lawyer. did he kill these four students and before you pop that bottle of champagne, watch our report in this blind tasting, do people prefer a $200 bottle, or one for just $18 you both prefer the cheaper one. [ laughter ] announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening i m kristen welker in for jose on this christmas eve. on this new year s eve we re remembering two giants who left their mark on history. pope emeritu benedict xvi, and broadcasting legend barbara walters and the world is marking new beginnings, celebrations, biggest we v
attacks as vladimir putin marks the new year with a combative speech. [ cheers ] plus, the world welcomes 2023 from the land down under to asia and beyond. new york getting ready for its biggest celebration in years. oh, i ve always seen it on tv, so i decided to be here today. and later, the rubik s cube fast approaching 50. why the color-matching puzzle is showing no signs of aging. whenever i m bored and i don t know what to do, i just play with this. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with adriana diaz. good evening. there is only one pope today. benedict xvi died today ending an unprecedented decade in which the catholic church had two living popes, one reigning, one retired. in 2013 benedict became the first pope in 600 years to resign saying that at age 85, he was no longer up to the job. his successor, pope francis, is 86. the path could be clear now for him to step down. cbs chris livesay is in rome tonight with more on the death of
pete: guys, there s a reason they call it music city in nashville, tennessee. that s brother maven performing destination you. go to any bar and restaurant downtown and find music, maybe not as good as that but pretty darn good. welcome to you both. good morning. rachel: so good to be with you guys in nashville. i m so excited for tonight. it s going to be awesome. will: we ll hopefully have you with us as you wake up and go to bed tonight and say good-bye to 2015. we re hosting the new year s eve special, all american new year here in nashville, tennessee, here at wild horse saloon. pete: this is the count down to countdown. you have 14 hours to get in the car if you live 13 hours from here. it s fun to watch on tv with your family gutfelled being here in person and some families will be here. we re going to enjoy it and it s better than that other show on that other network and get drunk. they can t drink this year on the other network now and how boring will that be? it
residents. officials fearful people living alone without power may not have survived. buffalo police cracking down on looters. mona kosar abdi in buffalo, rob marciano standing by timing out a major rainmaker for new year s eve. news just coming in from the cdc. the u.s. imposing new covid restrictions on all travelers from china, as the country faces a surge of new covid infections, pushing hospitals to the brink. urgent concerns tonight for the health of retired pope benedict. the vatican revealing today the 95-year-old former pontiff is, quote, very sick. marcus moore at the vatican, where pope francis is asking for prayers tonight. growing frustration at the southern border. after the supreme court extended the trump-era immigration policy known as title 42. will carr reporting on the urgent need for more facilities to cope with the crush of people. new details tonight on congressman-elect george santos, already facing accusations he lied about much of his biograp