interviews with the powerful and famous. she busted through the glass ceiling as a journalist at a time when men dominated the tv news business. tonight the tributes pouring in from her abc news colleagues and beyond. deborah roberts with a look at barbara s 50-year legacy as an extraordinary woman and journalist. we re tracking two new year s eve storms on both coasts tonight. in the northeast a rainy forecast for the big night. crowds in times square can expect to get drenched right up until midnight. and that major storm system in the west, bringing heavy snow and flooding rain. our team timing it out. new details in the idaho college student murders. police tonight saying, we have our guy. confident they ve arrested the man responsible, but offering few details on a possible motive. we re learning more about how they tracked his car and used dna evidence that allegedly helped identify the 20-year-old grad student. kayna whitworth with new reporting from idaho. acros
residents. officials fearful people living alone without power may not have survived. buffalo police cracking down on looters. mona kosar abdi in buffalo, rob marciano standing by timing out a major rainmaker for new year s eve. news just coming in from the cdc. the u.s. imposing new covid restrictions on all travelers from china, as the country faces a surge of new covid infections, pushing hospitals to the brink. urgent concerns tonight for the health of retired pope benedict. the vatican revealing today the 95-year-old former pontiff is, quote, very sick. marcus moore at the vatican, where pope francis is asking for prayers tonight. growing frustration at the southern border. after the supreme court extended the trump-era immigration policy known as title 42. will carr reporting on the urgent need for more facilities to cope with the crush of people. new details tonight on congressman-elect george santos, already facing accusations he lied about much of his biograp
residents. officials fearful people living alone without power may not have survived. marramaker yr snm thecdc.own onc e s.imposing covid t from china, as the country faces a surge of new coe vud infections, pushing hospitals to the brink. urgent concerns tonight for the health of retired pope benedict. the vatican revealing today the 95-year-old former pontiff is, quote, very sick. marcus moore at the vatican, where pope francis is asking r prayers tonigh growing frustrat southern border. after the supreme court extended the trump-era immigration policy known as title 42. will carr reporting on the urgent need for more facilities to cope with the crush of people. new details tonight on congressman-elect george santos, already facing accusations he lied about much of biography. sources telling abc news federal prosecutors are now looking into his financial disclosures. aaron katersky with new developments. the dramatic images tonight as tourists race to escape fl floodi
red shoes for a quiet life, vowing to live hidden to the world. he appeared frail and in declining health, seen this summer with francis, who said having benedict at the vatican was like having a wise grandfather at home to turn to for advice. in 2005, at 78, he was the fifth oldest pope elected in the church s history. born joseph ratzinger, he served as the cardinal archbishop of munich in the late 70s and early 80s. just this year, benedict cited in a damning report, accusing him of mishandling cases of sexual abuse by priests when he was head of the archdiocese. the church s sexual abuse scandal plagued his papacy. and while he was the first pope to meet with victims indeed, i am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured. reporter: he also faced intense criticism, accused of not doing enough to hold church leaders accountable for covering up abuse. but perhaps the most notable