tonight from the heart of times square, this is cnn s new year s eve live with appearances by usher, ellie golding, kevin hart, patti lupone, patti labelle, jean smart, john stamos, jennifer lewis, amy sedaris, tenacious d, nick cannon, ava max, samuel l. jackson, plus more surprises. and now live from new york city, your hosts, anderson cooper and andy cohen. and welcome, everybody, to times square in new york city. anderson cooper here. i m andy cohen. they brought us back for another year. they did. yes, they did. with stipulations. some stipulations this year. we ll get into that. yeah. there s fine print. yes. it is a balmy night here in new york. it s almost like 50 degrees. yes, it is. i was schmitzing. i got rid of my coat. we were all prepared for it to get colder. the crowd has been assembling for hours here in times square. very wet very wet. i would call them flaccid, the crowd. okay. it s early. not the word i would use.
her funeral a show of pomp and precision like few had ever seen. # he that believeth in me. thousands joined the queue to see the queen lying in state. for the new king, his was a public grief. just three months earlier, the queen celebrated her platinum jubilee. with herfamily, the nation. oh, dear. and paddington. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. 0h! the last official duty of queen elizabeth ii at her balmoral estate in scotland, meeting the new prime minister back then liz truss. two days later came news that the queen was unwell and her doctors were concerned. members of the royal family flew to scotland. it was clear the situation was grave. just after 6.30pm on thursday 8th september, the announcement that an historic 70 year reign was at an end. the bbc is interrupting its normal programmes to bring you an important announcement. buckingham palace has announced the death of her majesty que
attending universities. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. the death of her majesty the queen and accession of king charles created headlines around the world in september. just three months earlier the royal family had marked queen elizabeth s platinum jubilee. daniella relph reports on a year of upheaval and transition in the royal year. a year the world mourned queen elizabeth ii. # i am the resurrection. her funeral a show of pomp and precision like few had ever seen. # he that believeth in me. thousands joined the queue to see the queen lying in state. for the new king, his was a public grief. just three months earlier, the queen celebrated her platinum jubilee. with herfamily, the nation. oh, dear. and paddington. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for emergencies. so do i. i keep mine in here. 0h! the last official duty of queen elizabeth ii at her balmoral estate in scotland, meeting the new prime ministe
of being extrovert and adventurous, whereas in reality, she was struggling. woman pants. sirens wail. 329, we need to get the west bank closed as a priority. never forget that day. obviously, that day was the lowest point of my life. beth touched the lives of so many. when somebody s willing to. ..think of others and to share their pain in such a raw manner and to be willing to think of others when you are at your lowest point, i think that takes a level of courage that, you know, frankly, most of us don t possess. there s people that have said that directly, that beth saved their lives. but it s just full of sadness, knowing that she didn t do the same for herself. we had plans. we had plans to meet. we were going to give each other the biggest hug you ever could. and i m never, ever going to be able to do that now. dad went down to beth s grave and found a card, and he d written in it about how beth had helped him. i probably should explain why a completely random stranger
a warm welcome to bbc news. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. bell chimes this was the moment his death was confirmed in rome the bells ringing in st peter s square in vatican city. the vatican says pope benedict s body will lie in state from monday in st peter s basilica and that pope francis will lead the funeral on january 5th. the first pope to do so in recorded history. here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world s catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the first pop