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
tonight cnn will join the global celebration live from times square with our hosts anderson cooper and andy cohen. the action gets started at 8:00. and today we are honoring the life and legacy of trailblazing journalist barbara walters. she passed away in her home at the age of 9 3. she is of course known for her decades-long broadcasting career and interviews with world leaders and celebrities. walters interviewed every u.s. president and first lady since the nixon administration, and the first female news anchor when she joined nbc. here s a look back at some of her memorable interviews. are you sorry you didn t burn the tapes? you have been described a she duck tres, stal knowledger, bimbo. why did you kill john lennon? i never put on a seductive face. does he hit you? he shakes. he pushes. he swings. some people smiled when he said that. what do you think he saw in our soul? tributes pouring in including connie chung. chung tells cnn she not only pa
private property in texas. where is come allah, our borders are? missing in action of course. will 2020 through many different? foxnews such a ring in 2023 with our all-american near starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. we are going to share some of our own resolutions as we take you coast-to-coast. but first, we begin with a fox news alert tonight, gentoo has died at the age of 90 5a. passed away this morning at the vatican. resigned in 2013 the first to do so in 600 years. and now catholics around the world are mourning the loss. charles watson joins us live with the latest. charles good evening to you. hey good evening to you. u.s. leaders including president biden are mourning the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi along with the millions of catholics around the world. the statement the president said in part quote joe and i joined catholics around the world and so many others in mourning the passing of pope emeritus benedict xvi. the statement goes on to say he wil
funeral will be presided over by a reigning pope, emily. charles what s the best way for the public to pay their respects? i think the most obvious things for people to do his head to mass and offer prayers for benedict the 16th. we are also seeing a lot of people hop on planes to vatican city where pope emeritus benedict xvi body will lie in state at st. peter s basilica beginning monday will lie in state until wednesday so folks will have the opportunity to go inside and have their final moments as before he has laid to rest later this week. thank you so much and good night happy new year to you. happy new year. coming up, nearly seven weeks after the brutal murder of fort university of idaho students please have a suspect in custody. 28-year-old brian kohberger was
he was 9 5. he made headlines in 2013 when he unexpectedly stepped down from his role, the first pope to do so in 600 years. benedict s remains will lie in st. peter s basilica beginning monday. his funeral is set for thursday in st. peter s square. benedict served as pope for nearly eight years beginning in 2005 when he was 78 years old, making him the oldest person to be named pope. president biden in a statement today saying the late pontiff will be remembered, quote, for his lifetime of devotion to the church. and coming up, how police tracked a suspect cross country and then arrested him seven weeks after four idaho college students were killed as they slept. you re live in the cnn newsroom. roroster ever crea. it s subway s bibiggest refresh yet! i always want to know more about my family history.