and looking at the spec kag tack coul spectacular images, it is considered one of the greatest fireworks displays each new year s eve. and in taipei, the fireworks were shot from the tallest high r rise. they ring in the new year with the same breath taking performance it always performs. and in dubai, the city s skyscrapers serve as the center piece. and now let s go to athens, greece which is ringing in 2023 right now. no wedding saturday within the month of june and in new york crowds are always forming in times square, the celebration returning to full capacity after two years of scaled back celebrations. gloria, people turned up there this morning waiting for all the fun and festivities to start shortly. reporter: that s right. and you know the big attraction is times square. it is new year s eve. but for a lot of these folks, the big attraction is the rehearsal right now. and these folks have been waiting all day to see him. i ve been here since 6:30 a.m
Direction i need him to run. Ill never forget that grip. He says, senator, were in danger, you have to come with me. And because of leader schumers position, he needed to go to different locations than Everybody Else did. We are walking briskly through a hall. And there are two gentlemen right by the stairwell. One baldheaded gentleman. Another one, long, black hair with a punisher shirt. We immediately aboutface. I grab the leader. We run out the door at full speed. I was within 20 feet of these insurrectionists. I heard second hand that someone pointed at me and said, theres the big jew, lets get him. We had a plan set. I ran to the elevator, i hit the button. We get up there, we pop out the door, boom, theres our vehicle, cars running. Heres our avenue out of here, we have made it. We start making our way to the secure location. I ask my colleagues to rejection this objection, to respect the will of the voters in the state of arizona the debate continues. Then i start noticing some
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hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all over the world. i m bianca nobler. i m max foster live from london. we want to get to our special coverage. pope emeritus benedict s funeral. in when 30 minutes from now the funeral for the former pontiff will begin in st. peter s square. dignitaries from around the world will be attending and pope francis will be leading the mass. he ll become the first pontiff in modern times to preside over the funeral service for his predecessor. moments ago the coffin carrying pope benedict left st. peter s basilica, where he s been lying in state since monday. now, before he became pope benedict, joseph ratzinger was born in 1927 in germany, became a cardinal in 1977. following the death of john paul he was elected pope in 2005. he resigned from his role as pope in 2013. benedict said his choice to step down was made to liz lack of strength of body and of mind. cnn is covering all angles of today s e
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. translator: brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father for his forgiveness and rebirth to the living hope for the resurrection of jesus to the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. translator: we pray in german. the pope emeritus benedict who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. translator: we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed ch christ s victory over evil and death. 6 translator: we pray in arabic. for our leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strive to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. translator: we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. tran