>> you guys need another shot. you need another shot, guys. i'll do one more. >> do another shot for us, yes. >> well, we're drink ing dream, something so perfect, why not enjoy it? why not? >> how much does a bottle of that cost, can we ask? >> yeah, how much does that cost? >> $99, crystalino is the conversation that only some know about. i say let's introduce it at our entry level and get people that taste of high high level premium on the ground level. it became our an anejo. people are loving it and they continue to come back and get more. that's all i ask for. i want something that people can enjoy globally. i want to be responsible for a good time. >> globally? >> great conversations. so as a tequila lover, why not embrace the thing that i've embraced for years now and do it on a higher level? >> how good am i, huh? shout-out to me. >> wow. >> that was a good plug. look, he's doing another shob, yeah. you're performing tonight after all these shots? >> incredible. >> you're going to do stand-up after all these shots? >> i was. i was performing. until i had these two shots. we'll see what happens. all right? looks like i'm gambling now. looks like it's a crap shoot. let's see what happens. >> all right. >> we want to play a quick game of "roast 'em and toast 'em." i'm going to name one of your friends, give them a quick little roast and toast. starting with dwayne "the rock" johnson. >> okay. i'm going to roast, why would i not roast him? >> okay. >> roasting, what is it? i got it. i can just go off, say what i want about him? >> yeah. >> well, in this case, 2023, i'm going to wish for the death of all of d.j.'s quotes. i'm sick of his fake inspirational hand gestures and motivational moments on ig. let me tell you something, fans. aloha. malua. these aren't real words. i'm sick of it. i don't want to hear it anymore. 2023, i'm bringing a big call to action to say, shut your trap, d.j., nobody wants to hear your motivation. your stupid things anymore. we're done. we're done with it. by the way, i think i may be a little tipsy. >> call to action, i love it. >> wow, a call for action. >> by the way, i watched you eat the hot sauce on that show where they do the hot sauce. >> yeah, yeah. >> that is the best thing i've ever seen. you were so great on that show. >> yeah, well, it was hot. i tell you what wasn't great, the ring of fire that it created afterwards. i don't think i've ever dealt with anything worse. i've never dealt with anything worse. that's the truth. >> yes. yes. >> see, you guys, you see how entertaining i am right now? because i was drinking. that's what you guys used to do. they got some nerve cutting you guys off. who do you think they are here at cnn? you guys are going to hear from me, cnn. i'm sending an email. i'm sending a long email in the money. >> you're sending the email? i think you just did. i think you just did, actually, yeah. i think it's flat and clear. okay, let me give you another name. how about chris rock? roast him or toast him. >> chris rock. i'm going to toast him. chris rock had an unbelievable end to a year that definitely had a speed bump in it. me and my brother did some comedy shows and i got to watch him develop an amazing hour. in 2023, he's dropping a stand-up special. it's going to be the first actual live event that netflix is doing. so i love the fact that he put his head down, laced his boots up correctly, got to work, got great. that's what legends do. you know, forever a brother i am and a friend i am to him. more importantly, i'm a fan. so toast to chris rock. and i can't wait for the world to see the comedy special that he's about to bring to the table, it's pretty dope. >> nice. >> what about snoop dogg? roast him or toast him ? >> we get it, all right? we get it. >> oh my gosh. >> it's no longer a big deal, snoop. >> sylvester stallone. >> stop reacting to snoop smoking. "oh, snoop's smoking." we know! that's what he does. we get it. >> sylvester stallone. >> sylvester stallone. you know what? let's take a moment to toast it. here's what i'm going to say to toasting. he's done a great job with the creativity behind "creed." i love what it's done for michael b. jordan. i love that michael b. jordan got into the world of directing, producing, and this platform springboarded him to be so much more. i'm going to toast sill develops store stallone for sharing a valuable ip, letting that ip turn into value for someone else. shout-out to sylvester stallone for sharing the fruits of his labor and the creative juices. guys, i could do this all day. everything after this is going to suck. how do you follow this? >> there's no doubt you're the best. >> it's impossible. >> so true. >> it's ridiculous. >> the last thing. last thing. jack black, roast him or toast him? >> oh my god. you know what? i got to toast jack black. i'm going to tell you something about jack black. jack black is one of the most unbelievable individuals that walk this earth. he's such a good person. and i mean down to his core. working with jack was amazing. being able to call jack a friend is even better. shout-out to jack black for being a dope person. and actually having such a grounded level of humble, you would think that jack did not achieve and do all that he's done. he's just so gracious for all opportunities that come his way. and it's dope that you can be around people that really appreciate their levels of success. so toast to jack black. i love you. i miss you, big fellow. way better than the rock, i want to set a jumanji, much better attitude dealing with jack, yeah. that's a little piece of truth. >> we love you so much. >> kevin hart, man, you are awesome. >> if you're in las vegas, go to see kevin hart, you're in for a show. he's lit, he's ready. thank you for hanging out with us. thank you for your support of us. >> first of all, let's close it with a bang. >> yeah, okay. >> let's close it with a bang. understand this. great television is made by great people being who they are. you cannot take the vices or the dope things away that make them who they are. you guys are who you are. you shine on this platform because they allowed you to be you. don't take that away. you celebrate that, you toast to that, you amplify it. that's what good tv is. that's why good tv works. when you try to control good tv, it becomes shit. a message to cnn next year, let these two men be who they are and shine like the light that they have been for you. i love you guys so much. by the way, i think i'm tipsy. yeah, yeah. guys, i think i'm tipsy. >> usher is coming up after the break. we're going to be right back, thank you kevin hart. >> love y'all, man, bye. >> kevin hart, thank you, bye-bye. we'll be back in a minute. ♪ usher usher yeah man ♪ ♪ bodies rocking from side to side side to side ♪ ♪ tonight deejay got us falling in love again ♪ ♪ tonight deejay got 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in people, not the bad, a toast, happy new year. whoa. i feel good. >> i mean everybody is chilling, it's i need booze to chill. we have two surprise guests for you, it's hard to follow kevin heart but if anybody can do it it's lou and eflin cohen in st. louis, have you been watching. >> we haven't watched it. >> not much of it. >> we just got home. >> ok. well, i hope you had a good time. we're in the rainy. >> your son is on cnn anchoring new years eve coverage you didn't watch it. >> i taped it so i can watch it tomorrow. >> that's nice. that's nice. where did you go? >> where did you go out? >> out to dinner. do you want to know the name? >> sure, plug it. plug the restaurant. >> everyone is plugging tonight. you might as well plug it. >> dominic >> dad, turned 90 this year. turned 90 a few weeks ago. what is your rose and thorn being 90, dad. >> i'm very grateful for good health, that i'm able to get around well, visit with people, do volunteer work, enjoy family and talk to you guys on new years eve. >> that's nice. >> what's your thorn. >> the thorn is, i'm not looking forward to that but it's not the end of the world either. >> you guys i heard you have a shot there. are you going to -- do you want to do a shot for us since we're not -- yes, because you guys can't do i want to wish you a happy new year to you, andy and lucy, and anderson and wy att and sebastian, hope you have lots of fun and good healthy thank you >> good health to you both, cheers. >> thank you. >> thank you. happy new year. you're like me doing shots evelyn >> by the way mom i didn't wind up wearing the diapers so you know. >> she wanted to wear diapers >> what you're doing both of you. >> she's, she's worried about >> we haven't been drinking anything so >> we got nothing to pee. we're all right. ok, love you guys, happy new year thanks for joining us. >> i can't believe your mom wanted to wear diapers >> worried about. >> ok, coming up, we have a whole lot more, we'll be right back. >> time square, we'll be right back. ♪. ♪. hi, i'm michael, i've lost 62 pounds on golo and i have kept it off. most of the weight that i gained was strictly in my belly which is a sign of insulin resistance. but since golo, that weight has completely gone away, as you can tell. thanks to golo and release, i've got my life and my health back. . it's gail king my new year resolution is to get good sleep consistently, including the weekends, that never happens to me. >> my new year resolution is to surf more >> my resolution is to be a better person. >> get my garage cleaned up >> i have atv, i got to clean them. >> mine is to stop saying dumb things >> my new year resolution is only put energy into things that feed me creatively in my soul. >> this year, i'm going to straighten up >> i was on that show with bob, >> bob we're is going to straighten, one of the highlights was introducing dead and company at city field. at a concert, it was so cool. >> i got to say, so the rain kind of stopped but the crowd is >> they've been out here 18 hours >> we got about 34 minutes until the ball shop and it's 2023, do you have a resolution >> mine is the same resolution as every year spend less time on my phone, my phone time has gotten. >> mine is not great either but users is terrible. >> yours is terrible too. >> fine. >> yes. >> yes. ok. we have a lot still to come, by the way >> i just learned that brian cox from succession >> he will be here after midnight. >> i wonder what shape he's going to be in >> he's wandering in? that should be good >> i'm obsessed with succession >> have you recovered from kevin hart. >> he blew my mind, jack black was a revelation. i don't know who the other guy is but them together, i love that they're old friends, and they're relationship seems great. >> coming up next. >> i feel like the first hour of us was a little shaky i think at 10:00 it picked up. >> we can do the review later. >> i just like to be honest with the audience >> it is our last break before the ball drop and we have so much coming up. we've got jennifer lewis >> from his vegas residence, >> we have a lot more, lot of vegas tonight. ♪. ♪. every moment in life is a bet. like betting on taking a hitch hiker tailgating. but life doesn't offer you up to $1000 back in free bets if you don't win. so bet on america's #1 sportsbook, fanduel, and make every moment more. i was hit by a car and needed help. i called the barnes firm. that was the best call i could've made. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is let our injury attorneys know he how much their accident cget the best result possible. i had no idea how much i wamy case was worth. c call the barnes firm to find out what your case could be worth. we will help get you the best result possible. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ . welcome back live in new york time square, less than 30 minutes ago till the ball drop, very excited. >> you put on a jacket now. >> yes, i'm getting ready for the ball drop. >> joining us is the legendry actress, author activist everything she is from my hometown of st. louis, missouri, it's jennifer lewis. hey, jennifer lewis. >> hey, guys, happy new year. i'm happy to be here. what's going on up there? new york? >> you got a star on the hollywood walk of fame this year, congratulations, i most certainly did. here look here, 19, look that's how old i am. here in 2023 if anybody messes with you all i want you to sing them my theme song. ok? i don't want nobody messing with me in these streets. i don't want nobody messing with me in these streets is. come on, y'all. i don't want nobody messing with me in these streets. come on. ain't nobody got time for that. ain't nobody got time for that. ha ha ha. ain't nobody got -- ain't nobody got time for that -- whoa. no, no, ain't nobody messing with you singing that song like that, i heard from you downstairs, look who dragged himself up from my basement, my super star drag queen, everybody. yes. >> who are you talking to. >> cnn, baby >> you're doing cnn now? new years eve? are we on tv? hi, andy, hi, anderson, hi, texas. >> antandra, how about you save a little bit of that for later >> i got excited. >> ha ha, how are you doing, baby, where are you going all dressed up tonight? wait, you see me in my robe, i ain't going nowhere, too much madness in the streets. . >> it is new years eve, ok? and i think that this year has been actually good to us and we should celebrate. ok? so i'm going out to celebrate because we ended the newest season of the show we're here on hbo. >> honey you know i got a new show too on show time called i love that for you. >> hey, and i love that. ok? you know what else i love? i love that this year you were honored by the congressional black caucus for your activism that meant so much to me and i saw you at the white house too with the president of the united states and the vice president. >> you know what? i hope that everything we're doing inspires people to never give up on their dreams. if you have a dream and you work hard for it, honey, you can achieve it. >> everybody needs a passion. find your passion. and 23 will be better and better and better and better and better. you know what better too? because i'm putting together i'm so excited for this, fully lit. it's my brand new solo tour going across the u.s. tickets >> tour you say? i just finished a tour, hey, with my new box called rocking in my joy. >> i love that. >> i heard you were over on dancing with the stars, dancing in your joy. >> hey. >> true, i was over there giving them crispy legs and gin >> what's that >> that's chicken, crispy legs chicken. >> i don't want any of that, look at the hair on it. ew! love that, 2022 has been great. but what i was dancing on dancing with the stars is, you were, like they said, getting an actual star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> i didn't want to mention it i think andy just did. i just happen to have the plaques. i knew that was coming. i knew it. >> i'm proud of that, that was a great day. >> you guys, it was. >> thank you so much. >> 2022 has been a great year, we love everybody let's toast out, jen, happy new year, everybody. >> cheers. have a great new year. >> i never heard so many plugs in one space. that was incredible. that was like 90 plugs in one space. >> we are walking in our joy, honey he did this and i did that. he did this and i did that. it's all competition up in this house. >> absolutely. >> do you two have any new year resolutions? >> honey was to kick in did we like i never kicked in anything else. >> keep on kicking down doors for every drag entertainer and gay person in the world, hallelujah. >> everything is going great for the two of us, that's why we're celebrating so much andy. >> you two are so great, i love hanging out. so shangra are you staying at jennifer lewis's how now or what's happening. >> i've been living on the lower level, what she calls the basement >> in the dungeon and never paid rent, ten years. >> ha, ha. >> wow. >> gets on my nerves but i love him. >> we hope you both have a great, great new year, we wish you best. thank you so much for being with us. >> happy new year absolutely happy new year. whoa! happy new year, everybody. >> happy new year, next performer eight time grammy award winner usher will be hosting my way at dollar bee park mgm in las vegas, take it away, usher. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. we bringing it in the right way. all right now. somebody make some noise, we gonna start this thing up right. we're i'm going to start this thing up right. we gonna start this thing up right. we gonna -- we gonna start this thing up right. ♪. ♪. peace up. yes. yeah! yeah! >> ♪. ♪ . yeah yeah! take that and wind it back. take that and wind it back. ♪. ♪. got voice to make your booty go -- ludicrous got the fellow to make your booty, littlejohn got the beat. >> take-out back, ♪. ♪. ♪. rock away, rock away. happy new year! >> want to take a minute and send condolences to usher who recent lost his grandmother tina and all of you watching and lost somebody this year, we're with and thinking of you as well and wish you peace and strength. continued strength. now our annual reading of good night moon, a book we know pretty much boy heart. >> this is good night 2022. >> ok. >> here we go. >> that was a great performance by usher. i enjoyed it. do you want to start. >> good night inflation on the up, good night messy and his shiny new cup, good night oscar, good night ending the harry and meghan dock. >> good night. of a tar two, tripledemic. good night great british bake-off mexico weekend disaster, good night father board eating try guy cheating and olympic competing, good night would know key election poll, >> good night to the queen with the 70 year reign, good night would it lotus theme songs still stuck in my brain. >> good night, see you in 2023 >> why is good night moon so like -- the staying power of good night moon is incredible. we're just minutes away from greeting the new year, the crowd here in time square it is now packed it is electric, people seem happy, the rain dissipated, let's go down and check in with rahel and richard in time square. >> how are you doing. >> richard you turned it out. >> unfortunately the other shoe seems to have gone, there we are. >> falling apart my friend, good to be here with you, i was telling you earlier i came here aspectator in college a couple years ago and promise never to do it again and here i am. it's a great time. >> look at this and all the noise, how old. >> six. >> six been here since how long. >> 10:00 a.m. this morning. >> and they're about to wake him up. give him a cheer. >> she's awake. >> richard he has the best seat in the house. >> also we have some folks here who are celebrating a special anniversary guys these are our friends from texas, tell us, what's your name. >> kin see >> eric. >> and you're celebrating. >> 11-year anniversary. >> when are you expecting. >> april 1st. >> wonderful. >> congratulations >> first time in time square. >> yes, it is. >> last time in time square. >> no. >> what's been the best part of being out here so far >> broadway show last night. >> what about today though? this >> this, this is experience time square, for sure. >> as you can see, the atmosphere is slowly but surely building up. towards the moment midnight are you ready. >> yes, it's been a good time, richard i have to say as dapper as you look like leak you and i are going to different party. >> we are not. >> dress for the occasion. >> it has been great the rain just about held off for the big moment. crowd is now getting excited, and >> we were here at like 8:00 when we first went on air, it was very -- it was a little -- it was dead. >> it was dead. >> i mean, it was the crowd was -- that has gone, are you depressed and down? are you happy? >> we're happy. >> we're happy. >> are you happy. >> yes, yes! . >> well, you know, we got there in the end. >> that's what new york is about getting there in the end. >> happy new year everybody. >> happy new year. >> i mean, that poor 6-year-old. i mean. >> he's awake now. >> i'm sure he is >> how are you feeling? everybody just screamed in his face. >> are you having a happy new year. >> so, gentlemen, when are you going to bring your sons for us to enjoy here >> that's a good question. >> that is a really good question. >> not for awhile. >> i don't know, not for awhile. >> we got a couple of shout-outs to give. >> viewer shout-outs, sara said she'd love it if we could give a shout-out to her grand mother emily grand dean, a shot-out on new years eve, 101, born in 1921 be loves to party continues to get on dance floor every chance be she gets a kick of getting a shout-out from you guy, her grandkids and great grandkids love her so much and we're excited to copy partying with her in 2023 and beyond. i >> jenna marcoat, my husband jeffrey and i had quite a year april 20th welcomed our first child bennett, two days later, my husband found a large tumor in his hip, which turned out to be cancer the rest of the year, it's been all doctor appointments surgeries and sickness still trying not oh let the joy of our first baby pass us by, jeffreys last around was in december, and this new years eve she wants you to know jeffrey even though this year was a challenge you're coming out bigger and stronger, you guys are big housewives fans. they found the joy with their son that brought them through. >> so many people going through so much and facing a lot of challenges ahead but altogether tonight and thank you so much for those of you who joined us as you do each year. great to be here. >> anyone you want a shout-out tonight anderson? nepo baby? are you a nepo baby. >> i want to shout out folks i've written to me, i've received with my podcast all there is, i received tens of thousands of incredible direct messages from so many people many of whom are watching tonight who have lost somebody or listened to the podcast responded to it and found some help with it. and i read every message that has been sent even though it's like i couldn't respond to them all. but to feel like there is this community out there and to know how many, you know, there's this ocean of, of loss and grief, and sadness and you don't have to be fake cheerful on new years eve. >> you start an incredible dialogue about grove that really took off that people are latching on to, and there's everybody has an experience with it. people don't like to talk about it >> it's a bond that joins us altogether especially on a night like this who can be difficult to a lot of people who may be alone or facing difficulty. thinking about as he were ring in the new year, we're just >> what is your first trip you are going to take next year? >> i don't know. wyatt's dad, benjamin, my partner, it's his 50th birthday so we may go to paris. what is your first trip? >> miami. >> of course. >> any plans for lovemaking next year? >> does anyone plan that out? >> i don't know. i wish you the best. >> look at the crowd. it's amazing how many people have been here. >> i will never get over it. i do not understand. i'm sorry. i love it here. i love to be here at midnight. it's so fun. people are edging out until midnight. it's wild. >> in the rain, and the garbage bags. they can't have umbrellas out there. they're just doing their thing. >> they are wearing these planet fitness habits. the thing is, they keep the top hats on for the whole time. >> well, it's raining. it's covering. >> exactly. >> the ball is high in the air. we have not seen seacrest. he wanted to take our booze away and then he disappeared. >> we wish him the best. >> me too. >> do they give the ponchos out? >> they do. >> that is kind. let me tell you something, if you want to see a trash heap. come to times square at 12:15 am. >> at 12:15 am. basically what we are going to do. in four minutes we are going to stop talking and allow you to experience what it is like here. with the music that is being played and ringing in the new year and after 10 minutes or so. we are going to keep that an organic experience for everyone watching at home. >> and you're going to say. how quickly, at 12:15 am everyone is out and the place gets cleaned up. >> the place you don't want to be at 12:15 am this is so boy but brian from succession is going to join us and we will have that new chapter. >> our new mayor is working on the rat problem. i read an article the other day that say it's virtually impossible and >> we have a lot of problems in the city. you might want to know. >> we should check back in down in the crowd i don't know if richard. sue not going to stay with us. >> what are you most looking forward to? what are your roses and thorns? >> bends. add my rose was lucy and ben and from the moment i got home with her i remember my first night with her, i felt so anchored at home and you and i have talked about this a lot. i feel like i have a family and there is something about having two kids and when i am home with them i feel a calm and i have not ever experienced it before we sit there in the dinner hour. so incredible in there's something about being at home on the last two weeks i did not go anywhere, i was just excited about celebrating with you and it was fun spending the holidays with the family at home with pjs. >> a lot of matching pjs. >> there is so much you can do. >> you have to do everything. >> a cavalcade of bad 2000 party music. >> i like the music. >> i think they're going to start playing and we will take that and >> i feel like the rain is coming. >> i feel like the kids at home are watching this on tv and the excitement seeing if we could make it to new year's eve and see if we would be up there. >> let's listen in and give you a sense of what it's like to be here in the crowd on this night. >> we have a final performance of the evening with platinum singer songwriter and producer chelsea cutler returns to bring the world together with her rendition of john lennon's, imagine. ♪ ♪ >> imagine there is no ♪ ♪ heaven. it's easy if you ♪ ♪ try. no hell below us. ♪ ♪ above us, only sky. imagine ♪ ♪ all the people living for ♪ ♪ today. imagine there's no ♪ ♪ countries. it isn't hard to ♪ ♪ do. nothing to kill or die ♪ ♪ for and no religion too. ♪ ♪ imagine all the people ♪ ♪ living life in peace. you ♪ ♪ may say i'm a dreamer. but ♪ ♪ i'm not the only one. i ♪ ♪ hope someday you'll join us ♪ ♪ in the world will be as one. ♪ ♪ imagine no possessions. i ♪ ♪ wonder if you can. no need ♪ ♪ for greed or hunger. a ♪ ♪ brotherhood of man. imagine ♪ ♪ all the people. sharing all ♪ ♪ the world. you. you may ♪ ♪ say i am a dreamer. but i'm ♪ ♪ not the only one. i hope ♪ ♪ someday you'll join us in ♪ ♪ the world will live as one ♪ ♪ new york city happy new year's eve. thanks so much. >> >> 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, 321. happy new year. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> start spreading the news. ♪ ♪ i am leaving today. i want ♪ ♪ to be a part of it. new ♪ ♪ york, new york. these ♪ ♪ vagabond issues. our ♪ ♪ longing to stray. right ♪ ♪ through the very heart of ♪ ♪ it. new york, new york. i ♪ ♪ want to wake up in the city ♪ ♪ that never sleeps. and find ♪ ♪ i'm king of the hill. top ♪ ♪ of the heap. these little ♪ ♪ town blues they are melting ♪ ♪ away. i'm going to make a ♪ ♪ brand-new start of it in the ♪ ♪ old new york if i can make ♪ ♪ it there. i'll make it ♪ ♪ anywhere. it's up to you, ♪ ♪ new york. new york. ♪ ♪ >> new york new york. i ♪ ♪ want to wake up in a city ♪ ♪ that never sleeps. and find ♪ ♪ i am number one. top of the ♪ ♪ list. king of the hill. a ♪ ♪ number one these little town ♪ ♪ blues are melting away i'm ♪ ♪ going to make a brand-new ♪ ♪ start of it in the old new ♪ ♪ york. and if i can make it ♪ ♪ there i am going to make it ♪ ♪ anywhere. it's up to you, ♪ ♪ new york new york. new york ♪ ♪ o beautiful for spacious ♪ ♪ skies, for amber waves of ♪ ♪ grain. purple mountains ♪ ♪ majesty's above the fruited ♪ ♪ plains. wait a minute. i ♪ ♪ am talking about america. ♪ ♪ sweet america. god shed his ♪ ♪ grace on me. and crown thy ♪ ♪ good with brotherhood. from ♪ ♪ sea to shining sea. ♪ ♪ >> america america god shed ♪ ♪ his grace on me. and crown ♪ ♪ thy good, he told me he ♪ ♪ would. with brotherhood. ♪ ♪ from sea to shining sea. ♪ ♪ thank you lord. i see trees ♪ ♪ of green and red roses to i ♪ ♪ see them bloom for me and ♪ ♪ you and i think to myself, ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world. i ♪ ♪ see skies of blue and clouds ♪ ♪ of white the bright blessed ♪ ♪ day and the dark secret ♪ ♪ night and i think to myself, ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world. the ♪ ♪ colors of the rainbow's are ♪ ♪ so pretty in the sky. or ♪ ♪ also on the faces of people ♪ ♪ going by. i see friends ♪ ♪ shaking hands, saying how do ♪ ♪ you do and they are really ♪ ♪ saying i love you. i hear ♪ ♪ babies cry, i watch them ♪ ♪ grow. they will learn much ♪ ♪ more than i will ever know. ♪ ♪ and i think to myself, what ♪ ♪ a wonderful world. and i ♪ ♪ think to myself, what a ♪ ♪ wonderful world. oh yes. ♪ ♪ >> >> i have to say that 20 minutes is the most incredible 20 minutes. >> i feel like i am in a state of namaste. 2023 it feels good. it's smoky. >> there is a moment where confetti was everywhere. it was very exciting. almost spiritual. and to do it sober. a revelation. >> the clarity. brian cox from succession. logan roy himself will join us on the riser >> and we will continue the coverage elsewhere in the coverage. we will be back in times square. >> happy new year everybody. happy new year. just look around. this digital age we're living in, it's pretty unbelievable. problem is, not everyone's fully living in it. nobody should have to take a class or fill out a medical form on public wifi with a screen the size of your hand. home internet shouldn't be a luxury. everyone should have it and now a lot more people can. so let's go. the digital age is waiting. >> i hope everyone who was out there. i hope it is your best year yet. joining us now is the star of succession and independent. nice to have you here. >> this is what i have been doing. >> was this full when you bega ? >> >> have you ever been in times square? >> i have to say it was a surprising moving experience. i did not expect it. the great thing about america is you know how to do christmas and >> we had believe it or not for 400 years we weren't allowed to practice christmas it wasn't official. they did not want that but what happens is blooming your festivities became more popular and we became more egalitarian and the whole thing about the new year out the last night, what you are supposed to do is you have to be dark, blue-eyed cat you have a piece of: you going to someone's house and you wish them the best of the year and the warmth of the year. you could do it with whiskey. bread. the tradition is to do it with coal. >> the greatest lyrics should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind for the sake of auld lang syne but auld lang syne ry >> oh my god. i love that. >> i have a scottish aunt >> relatable. >> she was a huge influence. she called me a skinny little link. so i call that to my son all the time. >> went to the circus and couldn't get a seat and when the circus stopped .[indiscernible] [laughter] >> you live in new york. >> how long have you lived in new york? >> i have lived here now since 2008. >> you are about to go back to broadway. >> not for a while. hopefully 2024. i am very busy this year. >> we have to talk about succession. the new season starts when? can you say? >> we are still shooting it. >> you have been watching the show tonight and knowing what you know about jan anderson and me. do you think would be better equipped to run way star? >> it's sophie's choice. >> based on tonight's performance. i would say none of you. in certain days i would say anderson. >> do you like logan roy? >> i actually do. he is miserable. he is deeply unhappy and he has the most horrible children. the oldest one is not too bad. i feel for him. >> it seems like this season is going to be the kids going after him. >> they probably will. >> i am so excited. >> he will be fine. he will deal with it pretty well. >> what i love about him and you. none of you have any thefts to give. >> you came out with a book last year that we talked about on radio andy. you called johnny depp overrated and students at all overrated and belly not a good actor and quentin tarantino's work meretricious. >> this is deeply embarrassing. did you hear from anyone that you wrote about? >> there is only one person and i can't say who it was but he was only mentioned in passing and he was deeply upset and i wrote him back and i said i'd never meant to upset you. other people i met to upset but you are not one of them. >> i ran into stephen said all one time in new orleans during hurricane katrina and he was dressed in a police uniform driving a police car and he came out and was watching and i turned stephen stegall dressed as a policeman, what are you doing here? and he said i'm not even here, man. i am doing the work. >> that is worth the work begins. >> and we are all doing the work. >> >> i am so glad. it was so nice you glided in here after midnight and we were in a state of transcendentalism >> my new year's resolution is to make no resolutions whatsoever. >> and is a serious thing but it's an important thing. this is a year that we have watched the women in iran be treated pretty horrendously and we have watched the uprising of those women trying to claim their basic simple rights. my wife is half iranian and she has been quite active. she was one of the first people to cut her hair and what is happening in iran and afghanistan is pretty awful and we have to do something. we can't let it go on. >> and they have no way to stop women from working for ngos. >> there is a deep hypocrisy at work. >> the strength and courage of iranian people to continue to go out and protest is incredible it's an extraordinary >> in iran i don't know if they still do it before a while when they hang people it's not hanging someone and letting them drop is picking somebody up with a crane so it's suffocation >> it's particularly brutal. >> i am glad you cited. people need to know what. >> we need to remember the things. >> the dichotomy of we are here enjoying our freedoms and to know the other people elsewhere are cowering. >> i want to thank you so much for clos you are the perfect midnight closer. >> i know a thing or two about after midnight guests. thank you for the bottle. happy new year. >> let's bring on richard very quickly. richard is here you have done this for 25 years. >> i will not miss it for a moment. the excitement. >> you wait and you wait and you keep thinking maybe i won't do it this year but i can't think of anywhere else i would rather be. the house party is a bit lame after. sue mccue meet all of these people around the world this is there bucket list thing to do and those who live in new york. people travel from around the world to be here where we are. >> you look so great. >> andy, thank you for another year. >> anderson, we made it through. i want to thank cnn for having us. for having me. >> and for having me. we will see what happens again. thanks so much for watching. we wish you the best we hope you have a good rest of the night. semi-qsound drunk at you haven't had anything to drink great certificates that pickle juice. >> we will continue our coverage from new orleans. happy new year everyone. happy 2023. i am taking this one. we are going out right that is what is happening from me to you. happy new year. happy 2023 everybody. >> ♪ ♪ >> trying to find a silver ♪ ♪ lining. i will walk in the ♪ ♪ twilight counting down to ♪ ♪ midnight. i am happy in the ♪ ♪ shadows. praying in the ♪ ♪ dark through the night she ♪ ♪ has danger on her mind. she ♪ ♪ is $1 million baby nobody ♪ ♪ can explain it. she is a ♪ ♪ miracle. she is a miracle. ♪ ♪ she broke out of her chain. ♪ ♪ she is a miracle. ♪ ♪ >> she is a miracle. ♪ ♪ >> she is a miracle. you ♪ ♪ can't keep her down. ice ♪ ♪ cold. coming back to life. >> happy new year to all of our viewers around the world. i am michael holmes coming to you from seeing an headquarters in atlanta. i suspect has been arrested in the stabbing death of 4 idaho college students the investigation is far from over. more thaca