news out of the vatican. the former pope emeritus benedict has died at the age of 95. with sorrow, we inform you that the pope emeritus benedict xvi passed away, today, this morning, at 9:34 in the mater echess yamon tia mona stare. he was the first pope to resign, rather than stay in office for life. he was a controversial at times member of church. let s go to barbie nadeau in st. peter s square right now. barbie, i m curious, there were a lot of people already in the square and then the news breaks. so what s the reaction? what are people talking about there? reporter: yeah, you know, it s a mixed reaction, because a lot some people didn t know. some people here in rome enjoying a day. the square is empty behind us right now, they re doing a security check because pope francis is going to be coming out here in the next hour or so to visit the nativity scene there. we ve got a lot of pilgrims pushed off the square. they re coming back. but the mood is very solemn.
ruling after another. appeal upon appeal. and even a trip to the knighted state supreme court. but today the american public finally has its hands on something donald trump as so doggedly sought to conceal. his tax returns. six years worth. and an unprecedented window and steube s financial picture. this public release, which, among other things, shows the don trump paid relatively little in taxes in the years before and during his presidency, is the end product of an effort undertaken by the house ways and needs committee. after securing their returns, which cover the years 2015 to 2020, that panel voted along party lengths to hand redacted versions of the returns to the public. before we get into what these thousands of pages reveal, in a way those who are who are not accountants can understand, it s worth noting how the committee got its hands on these returns in the first place. is the end result of its investigation into an irs policy that mandates audits of returns file
president biden moving to keep gas price s down with the critical midterm elections fast approaching. good morning, it is wednesday, october 19th i m brianna keilar with john berman. today the president is expected to announce he s authorizing the release of 15 million more barrels from the u.s. strategic reserve. the draw down first announced in march to release 180 million barrels. and on the inflation front, millions of americans could see a bump in paychecks next year thanks to an inflation adjustment in the tax code. this comes as president biden and democratic candidates lockdown midterm messaging. the focus now, economy and abortion. president biden was speaking trying to rally voters still angry about the supreme court decision on roe v. wade, pledging to protect abortion rights if more democrats are elected to congress. right now, we re short a handful of votes. if you care about the right to choose, then you got to vote. that s why these midterm elections are
hello, everyone. at this hour, a suspect now in custody. the fbi makes a giant breakthrough in the killings of four idaho college students. plus, new transcripts and new insights into the day surrounding the insurrection. what did rudy giuliani, jared kushner and ginni thomas tell the committee. donald trump s tax returns are finally public. this is what we re watching. hi, everyone, i m amara walker in today for kate bolduan. we begin with breaking news. police have made an arrest in connection to the murders investigation of four college students in idaho. two federal law enforcement sources tell cnn that the fbi took a suspect into custody in northeastern pennsylvania. the arrest comes nearly seven weeks after the students were found stabbed to death in a home near the university of idaho campus. police in moscow, idaho, will hold a news conference later this afternoon and cnn s veronica miracle is live in moscow, idaho, with the very latest. veronica. reporter: we
right now. after a year s long legal battle, donald trump s tax returns are now public. the thousands of pages show that during the first and last years of his presidency, trump paid very little in federal income taxes, claiming huge losses to shave down his tax bill. we have experts ready to break down the six years of filings plus a member of the house ways and means committee into what went into the decision to make everything public and the precedence it sets going forward. we ve got more developments from the january 6th committee. another batch of deposition transcripts just dropped. among the interviews, rudy giuliani, jared kushner, and mick mulvaney, and what they said and how it all impacts the former president coming up a major break through in the quadruple idaho murder cacy a 28-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the case according to multiple law enforcement officials. what we know and what we could find out at today s news conferenc