. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it s december 31st. yes, it s the last day of the year. happy new year s eve to you, martin. happy new year s eve to you as well, amara. thank you. we are, of course, following breaking news this morning. pope benedict emeritus has died. pope francis had been asking for prayers. for the firstet time in modern history he resigned in 2013, citing advanced age, which paved the way for pope francis to head the church. cnn s delia gallagher with more. reporter: in many respects, benedict xvi was the pope who got a bad rap. nearly 24 years as pope john paul ii eternal enforcer and the german chancellor lived in the shadows of hitler s regime, referred as god s rottweiler. years of anything tev publicity caused many of his accomplishments to go unnoticed. he was the first pope to go green, making the vatican the first country in the world with a zero carbon footprint, putting solar panels on its rooftops, and bringing
learning new details about his life. welcome to new day . it is saturday, may 21st. we re thrilled that you are starting your weekend with us. good morning, amara. good morning to you, boris. thank you, everyone, for joining us today. with he begin with the nationwide plight, testing the most basic function of parents. the ability to feed their child. the baby formula shortage is throwing the white house into crisis mode as parents face empty shelves. the situation is so severe, not only has the president invoked a war-time measure to increase production, but now a military plane will be used to carry formula from overseas. the defense department ordered the first flights to leave this weekend from germany. and just this morning, president biden signing a new bill into law in response to the severe shortage. it allows the waiver of certain program requirements in the special nutrition program for women, infant and children, also known as wic. they are trying to expla
Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump and his wife melania have gone into quarantine in the white house, after testing positive for covid 19. Mr trump, whos often downplayed the virus and seldom uses a mask, said they would get through it together. The white house doctor said mr trump was doing well and would carry out his duties without disruption. Lets take a look at the events just before President Trump tested positive. On tuesday the first debate between President Trump and joe biden took place. His special advisor hope hicks who has also tested positive traveled with the campaign. On wednesday, the Trump Campaign flew to a rally in minnesota. Again, hope hicks travelled with President Trump. She falls ill and quarantines on the return journey. On thursday, hope hicks tests positive for coronavirus just as President Trump travels to newjersey for another fundraiser. Donald trump then takes a test along with wife melania. Then, earlier today, President Trump takes to twitt
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