yasmin vossoughian. new, deadly attack in a city of kyiv as the residents of the ukraine capital running for cover. two major deaths were following this afternoon. pope benedict, the man who gave up the pope, passing away just hours ago. and tributes also pouring in for a giant and broadcasters, barbara walters. we also have the latest information on a suspect arrested in the murders of fort university of idaho students. and on trump facing new revelations from his just released tax returns, and depositions from the january six committee. i m also gonna be talking with the two men who have spent a year with trump s true believers. do you think that trump is still in power right now? what do you think? you think biden is not the current president. no sir, no sir. i don t believe it. the good buyers, coming up with the best of what they heard this year. all of that, we are following new year celebrations around the world as more countries are already crossing into 202
American Prisoners Released from iran and almost home. The lead starts right now. A nightmare almost over. For Five Americans who spent years behind bars in brutal iranian prisons. One was a father locked up when he was tried to visit his jailed son. Coming up, inside of the negotiations to get The Americans released which some critics are calling Hostage Diplom diplomacy. Plus annoyed on the bench. A judge expressing irritation with Jeffrey Clark who trump almost appointed as Attorney General and who didnt bother showing up for todays hearing. And cnn undercover. Looking into what the Mercenary Wagner group is up to in africa. After Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed on suspicious circumstances. Welcome to the lead, the jake tapper. We start with Five Americans who the u. S. Has been wrongfully detained in iran headed home. We saw them for the first time today stepping off a plane in qatar after leaving iran. They are back on a plane headed to the United States. Theyre expected to arrive at
trump. but they haven t seen a lot of evidence of any efforts that are specific to the indictment beyond sort of the more vague disinformation campaigns that exist all over the internet and frankly have for years so they re specifically watching for anything that would be emanating out of russia and china. as you well know, chris, russia that has and has experience in disinformation campaigns specifically within the u.s. election system. so that would not be new, but the concern here is that specific to former president trump s indictment, there may be efforts to sow unrest or even protest, and that has some of these officials who we spoke with on high alert watching for this kind of activity online, chris. courtney, we appreciate you staying up into the early morning hours there in taiwan. thank you so much. it could be the end of a year s long legal battle for victims of the 2017 church mass shooting in southernland springs, texas apparently they have agreed on a settlement after
military says north korea has touched launched another round of ballistic missiles into the sea of japan. it counts the end of a year filled with an unprecedented number of missile tests by north korea. and it comes after five transfer north korea cross the border earlier this week before returning back to the north. more breaking news out of ukraine. new missile strikes hit the heart of kyiv today. at least one person was killed in an attack on a hotel. the mayor keith says, another 20 were injured. those strikes forced ukraine s electrical utilities to preemptively shut off power. ukraine s president blamed the attack on russia and, said their leaders must be held accountable in the new year. . we will go now to vatican city where mourners are gathering throughout the day today in st. peters square to pay their respects to poke emerita s benedict the 16th he died this morning at the age of 95. back in 2013, benedict became the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign the position. le
threat but highlight the program. by cnn s count this is the 37th day north korea has conducted a launch this year. ukraine remains defiant as it marks the end of a year that brought on a brutal russian invasion. president zelenskyy says his country is not only holding the line in the east where russian troops are trying to break through, but that ukrainian forces are also making slow advances in some areas. mr. zelenskyy s office claims ukraine has liberated almost 1,900 settlements since the invasion began, but the u.n. says the country paid a heavy price for it in human life, losing more than 6,800 civilians in the conflict. the u.n. report says almost 11,000 others have been wounded, mostly in strikes that involved heavy weapons. well, for more now, joining us from london, as the year 2022 comes to a close ukraine faces