peter s basilica. it says the rosary began, the fog began to live. i don t know that is a divine prominence, i don t know. it s very interesting as they began the rosary, the fog began to let. it is a very emotional day and i want to show you the vatican newspaper. it is a special edition. featuring pop emeritus benedict giving his date of death, which was last saturday december 31st. on the back, it says his words, which i think are really incredible. it says in italian, the direction is decided. we believe in the love of god. those are the final words we would like to that he wanted to live with us, and one other thing that is very important about benedict, and because everyone is talking about he is a great theologian. i read many of his books. one of the things he talks about is that doctrine was easy, but helping a billion people live it out is the hard part. i think that it was heavy on his
has died at the age of 95. we will have a live report from the vatican in just a moment. plus, new year and even more legal troubles for the former president of the united states after decades of flying under the radar was 2022 the year that accountability finally caught up to donald trump? plus, the halls of congress will be crawling with election deniers in 2023. with a divided republican party set to take over the house, you can put democracy at the bottom of the gop agenda. good morning. it is saturday, december 31st,
house. i m sure. here s another plus, down there in australia, they are just kicking off summer, so ga-day. welcome to 2023. do you have any big plans tonight? no. it s 12:01, quick cheers and good night, everybody. us, too. cnn this morning continues now. and good morning. it is saturday, december 31st, here in the u.s. we ve still got a bit of time left in this year, happy new year s eve. thanks for waking up with us. i m martin savidge in for boris sanchez. glad to be with you, martin. i m amara walker. thank you so much for joining us. we began this morning with breaking news and sad news to end the year. pope emeritus benedict has died.
anthony fauci s last day as the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. for decades, dr. fauci served as the nation s top infectious disease expert, leading the country through several national health crises, including the aids epidemic, the ebola outbreak, and the coronavirus pandemic. he plans to keep busy. it is the end of an era. coming up in the next, our covid hospitalizations are on the rise as we head into another year of the pandemic. plus, you might have feared on a resume before, but i bet you ve never padded won so much that the feds open an investigation into you. that is coming up next in another hour of velshi which starts right now. good morning. it s saturday, december 31st. it is not i am in the east, six