captions by vitac www.vitac.com it s been four weeks since students were found dead. late today, arrested a suspect in the killings. i m pamela brown in for anderson and i m getting new information from a source familiar with the investigation. we re learning about. the suspect actually drove cross country from idaho to his parents home in pennsylvania, and arrived there around christmas. the source telling me, it was a combination of dna found at the crime scene, as well as the car that helped authorities figure out who their suspect was last week. and that is when law enforcement got together to sort all this out and then they made the arrest, culminating and everything happening today. they announced the arrest of bryan kohberger. this is his booking photo. he is a graduate student from washington state university, less than 10 miles from where the four victims attended school. he was arrested in pennsylvania on four counts of murder in the first degree. plus, a sep
wasn t accurate or it was the fog of war and it was misrepresented. it was a very, very chaotic day. so, i don t recall those specific details. ornato s attorneys previously told us they felt like he was cooperative with the committee, he was honest with the committee. but the committee went out of their way in their final report to question ornato s testimony multiple times. sara murray staying busy this friday night. hopefully you get a break over the weekend with the transcripts. coming up, we remember the four students killed in idaho university and head back to idaho for the latest on the suspect arrested for their murders. hey, it s ryan reynolds, owner of mint mobile. it s the holidays and the big wireless companies are busy spending billions on advertising. at mint we re not into wasting money. so we bought this spiffy stock footage for $500. our footage also came with another hand, so we can let you know if you switch to mint, you ll get three months free on all
one! well, those aussies, they know how to do their fireworks. they do. too right, as they say. beautiful. yeah, sydney harbour there with the glow. kind of looks like my neighbor s 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. his health had deteriorated over the last several days prompting pope francis to ask for prayers. for the
news out of the vatican. the former pope emeritus benedict has died at the age of 95. with sorrow, we inform you that the pope emeritus benedict xvi passed away, today, this morning, at 9:34 in the mater echess yamon tia mona stare. he was the first pope to resign, rather than stay in office for life. he was a controversial at times member of church. let s go to barbie nadeau in st. peter s square right now. barbie, i m curious, there were a lot of people already in the square and then the news breaks. so what s the reaction? what are people talking about there? reporter: yeah, you know, it s a mixed reaction, because a lot some people didn t know. some people here in rome enjoying a day. the square is empty behind us right now, they re doing a security check because pope francis is going to be coming out here in the next hour or so to visit the nativity scene there. we ve got a lot of pilgrims pushed off the square. they re coming back. but the mood is very solemn.
we are watching several stories developing at this hour. it s a moment of sadness for millions of catholics around the world. pope emeritus benedict xvi has died at the age of 95. the former pontiff passing away after what the church calls a period of ill health. benedict was the first pope to resign as the leader of the church this nearly 600 years, stepping down in 2013. also this morning, mourning the loss of a tv legend. good evening, i m hugh downs. i m barbara walters and this is 20/20. trailblazing tv news anchor barbara walters has died, known for her insightful, tough interviews. she became the first female anchor of a network evening news program and paved the way for women in broadcasting. a spokesperson says she passed away surrounded by family at the age of 93. but there are also celebrations this hour. the world welcomes in a new year. several nations already celebrating as the clock strikes midnight ushering the start of 2023. right now live pics you ar