through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: well done, that was beautiful. jp performing the national anthem as we welcome you live from the wildhorse saloon in nashville, tennessee for new year s eve. rachel: we will be here for a long time. pete: it is 6 a.m. eastern am eastern time, 5 am local. i haven t done the math yet. in 15 hours, 16 hours we will start ringing in the new year into 2,023. rachel: if i know pete, the parting will start sooner than that. pete: maybe even started yesterday. we hope you will join us tonight. we are hosting fox and friends weekend live from nashville. great job by jp burr and you were saying you walked a cool thing about nashville is going bar t
and meredith pope emeritus benedict xvi passed away at the monterey collegium monastery. he took the name benedict xvi when named pontiff in april 2005. bells ringing for him in vatican city where he had remained and passed after a period of ill health. in recent days his successor, pope francis, asked for prayers for benedict. during his 8 years as pope the catholic church endured a tumultuous time. he later apologized for the church s handling of the widely publicized sex abuse scandals. throughout his life, benedict was a prolific writer, he penned several books, multiple books, jesus of nazareth, they were among the most acclaimed. he will go down in history for his thoughtfulness, and after his passing he took on perhaps a less conservative perspective.