it took a lot of work to get shaun into shape for the mission. making him a great fit for thejob. it s perfect for shaun, really. he is such a cute, cheeky little character. i can only imagine he would love to have such a big adventure. it s always what he is trying to do in all of his little episodes! and this was the rocket shaun was riding on. blasting off last november for the start of the artemis mission. giving him a close up view of the moon that others are hoping they will also see one day. it s an absolute thrill to be thinking about following in shaun s footsteps. going around the moon, getting involved with all the artemis missions. it would be an absolute pleasure to do that and we will see what the future holds, definitely. shaun the sheep has joined an exclusive club, travelling on a 1.5 million mile journey that most humans, and sheep, could only dream about. but there are more moon missions to come so this could be just the start! so will it be the moon again,
them? there s really trying to rebuild that city. also wk b a shout out to them our local jacksonville affiliate they do a great job. ainsley: jacksonville is beautiful. brian: i talked more than you did. ainsley: while you had the open at 6:00 with the snow. i talked a lot. i love snow and he loves jacksonville. it s a big deal for brian. neptune beach have ever been there? we used to go on college. such a cool little town. brian: i graduated from college and i still go there. i haven t outgrown it. ainsley: i ll meet you there one day because it s so cute it s on the beach and obviously neptune beach. there are little restaurants. brian: it s fantastic. ainsley: it s great. brian: s one of those places you take an uber or a bike and do you make sure you visit all the bars. ainsley: and you can walk if you are staying in neptune beach opening is walkable you don t even need a bike. brian: enters a margaritaville. ainsley: there is a margaritaville or?
cruise missiles. at this hour former trump lawyer michael cohen is before a manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments made to stormy daniels. straight ahead what he told us as he enter had courthouse. and the assurance from president biden to americans worried about their money after the collapse of two big banks in a matter of days your deposits, he says, are safe our nbc reporters are here with the latest developments. and that s where we begin on wall street, where the markets have been up and down all day after the president tried to convince americans the collapse of those two banks is not a reason for alarm cnbc s senior markets correspondent bob pisani is at the stock exchange what s happening there well, there is some relief and there is some confusion, chris. there is relief because the government stepped in and essentially made all of the depositors at silicon valley whole by saying you re not going to lose a dime that was a great sigh of relief o
i m amara walker. happy new year. we hope your new year is off to a great start. just ahead, home prices spiked in 2022, pricing many people out of the market, so what can we see and expect to see this year? we ll take a look at that, coming up. plus, inflation hasn t stopped people from spending, but they re not necessarily spending it on clothes and shoes. the concerns that retail stores could see losses this year, and what people are spending their money on, instead. but first, let s get you caught up on this morning s news headlines with whitney wild. good morning and happy new year, boris and amara, and to all of you watching at home. we begin this morning in vatican city, where thousands have gathered for the first mass of 2023, just one day after the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. benedict passed away saturday at the age of 95 at his home in a monastery on the grounds of the vatican. and beginning monday, his body will be moved to st. peter s basilica, wher
of scaled back celebrations because of covid. many parts of the world have already ushered in 2023 with dazzling celebrations. just seconds from now, the clock will strike midnight in paris, the city of lights, especially tonight. let s go live to paris right now. now let s go to times square. how is the crowd looking there, gloria? reporter: pamela, it s so exciting. six hours to go. the big crystal ball is being put up right now. i just want to direct our viewers attention right to the top of one times square. that is where the big crystal ball is coming up. you can see it on the screen. 11,000 pounds of waterford crystal. this tradition goes all the way back to 1907. that is when the first crystal ball went down to mark the beginning of the new year. people here are excited. they have been waiting for hours. six more hours to go. i want to show you some of the crowd here. people have been lining up, bundled up. they re excited. this is a really big moment. we re get