and healthy new years eve. we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of the vatican. pope benedict the 16th has died at the age of 95. the vatican says the retired pope passed away early this morning. his funeral will be held on january 5th in st. peters square. presided over by pope francis. that is the man who became leader of the catholic church after benedict resigned from the role in 2013. msnbc looks back on his life and legacy. it was a resignation that shocked the catholic church. pope benedict, less than eight years after his election, he became the first pope and seven centuries to voluntarily retire. he said that he lacked the strength of mind and body to do the job. he felt like he was being prevented from being the pope in a way that he felt the pope should be present for the people of god. he was born joseph rat singer in wartime germany. in the deeply catholic weijia bavaria. he and his brother george people became priests. both eventually landed
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slow, obviously, frustratingly slow, but positive outcomes. mat gaetz said this ends one of two ways. either mccarthy withdraws from the race, or we construct a straitjacket he s unable to evade. do you support some that support mccarthy that say he is an conceding too much? to arsonists in some c concessions. that s the question. that s very frustrating. i remind your viewers, and i know most of them, and you know this. we had an election. in november, all the republicans and all the democrats got together in their individual caucus or conference and they elected their leadership, and w anyone could run. you could stand up and campaign and lobby, and kevin was elected our speaker. it wasn t even close. 190 to 30, so there is that frustration. is kevin giving too much? i don t think he has to this point, but he s very, very close, and i think he knows that he s very close. in fact, some of these individuals said there s really nothing more he can give or us to ask for, an
hello, i m in puglia, which is the heel of can you see me through the olive branches? they re hard to avoid in puglia, a region that s home to 60 million olive trees. that s one olive tree for every italian in italy. this region is italy at its most elemental simple fresh cuisine that s grown and produced here. fragrant olive oil, beautiful vegetables, cheeses renowned the world over. hello. hello. one focaccia. and durum wheat for pasta and bread. look at that. i m stanley tucci. i m fascinated by my italian heritage, so i m traveling across italy to discover how the food in each of this country s 20 regions is as unique as the people and their past. you really want it to be like that? need to be like this. despite being such a fertile region, puglia is also one of italy s poorest. it was nicknamed the shame of italy. located in the south, a place the italians call il mezzogiorno, or high noon, because of the intensity of the midday sun, poverty a