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
Members tried to throw out their speaker, and it didnt work then. 113 years later for the very first time members tried to throw out their speaker, but this time, this time, anderson and kaitlan, they succeeded. Yeah. And jake and anderson, of course Kevin Mccarthy only serving for 269 days. His speakership undone by eight Rebel Republicans led by congressman matt gaetz of florida. Using that rule to force him out that mccarthy himself agreed to, of course, as a condition to get the job as House Speaker. Now a vote, at least an election is expected next week, a week from now, a week from tomorrow night. The jockeying for the position, though, is already under way tonight and cnns Melanie Zanona is covering it all at the capitol. Melanie, whats the latest we just heard from Kevin Mccarthy saying hes not going to try to run for speaker again . Who is going to enter this race . Reporter kaitlan, that is the question right now, and weve heard from a number of republicans who say there are
Do you get these calls in secret where guys go listen, i cant say it publicly but im for you and im going to vote for you. Im a republican but screw it, i cant vote for this guy . Theyre not saying theyre going to vote for me, theyre saying i agree with you. Do you say to them, why dont you Say Something publicly . Where is jeb bush, where is george bush, where are these guys . Why dont they say, hey, im interested in saving democracy for our grandchildren . I dont think the election is over yet on that score. If you notice traffic was especially snarled in New York City today, asked and answered. That was President Biden in midtown, manhattan today to be interviewed by radio legend howard stern. While former President Donald Trump was in Lower Manhattan back in a courthouse for his criminal trial. And that is where we begin tonight. At the end of the first week for a 12member Jury Empanelled in the first ever criminal trial of a former president. Today was the final day of the prosecu
and how many are fake. when i looked closely at the losses from the 1990s and the 2000s, they look inflated. this is not lawful application of the law. this is not depreciation. this is aggressive tax avoidance by somebody who fights with the irs. obstructs and delays. unfortunately, the irs is not a good match for president trump or many rich people. when you, i mean, given your knowledge base, given your studying and research of the former president s taxes leading up to this period of time, what did you see in here that surprised was there anything you saw that surprised you that you fell felt like that was new from the new york times investigation or other leaks over the years? well, just seeing the numbers, the new york times s reports stopped at 2017. going through 2020, the story
wherewithal to withhold the articles of impeachment so we have not blown past this trial. most importantly for mitt romney, for cory gardner, for all of these senators, what i would say to you is you re getting new information now. imagine how much new information will come out in the weeks and months, and if you have a sham trial, you will be not just humiliated right now, but humiliated in the history books for covering up for your political leader. (burke) at farmers insurance, we ve seen almost everything, so mark, do stories like the so we know how to cover almost anything. new york times s revelation of even a three-ring fender bender. this sit-down between esper, pompeo, bolton and the president do stories like this urging the president to release the money (clown 1) sorry about that. to the ukraine in late august (clown 2) apologies. two and a half weeks before he (clown 1) .didn t mean it. actually did release it once the (clown 3) whoops. (stilts) sorry! (clowns) we re