to earth cam, thousands of revellers are expecting a soggy countdown. we ll go live to the big apple later in the show. gillian: first to our top story this hour, the world is now mourning of loss of a historical religious figure. the vatican is announcing death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. and charles has more on his long lasting legacy. what a story he had. pope benedict xvi had an impact on catholics across the world in a position he never imagined himself in. for decades cardinal joseph ratsinger had been a key advisor to pope john paul ii, as a staunch conservative. and took the cardinals just two days to give the job to a german, scholarly man who didn t appear to want it. as pope benedict xvi, he rattled relativism, what might be true for someone, might not be true for someone else. and he will be remembered not only for his birthday celebration in the white house, a stop at ground zero and a mass in yankee stadium, but also, by the way in which he addressed the ca
drove cross-country during christmas break and continued surveillance for two days before making the arrest. they are looking for a thick knife they believe is used to kill those students. fox news just spoke to the idaho police chief on why he thinks the suspect acted alone. we have live fox team coverage, matt finn with what we are learning about the suspect will be begin with senior correspondent laura ingall in monroe county, pennsylvania where the suspect is being held without bail. reporter: we are right in front of the monroe county correctional facility where bryan christopher kohberger is being held in a suicide prevention vest, not on suicide watch but wearing a vest. in the last hour, we have heard multiple reports that he plans to waive his extradition hearing. that is new information we are working to independently confirm. that would mean he would get off to idaho, his public defender in printed reports, that he plans to prove his innocence, he says he didn t
more than that, but that all changed when he became pope and surprisingly well-received by the crowd in the u.s. and across the world. this morning in new york city, cardinal timothy dolan offered prayers for the pope emeritus at st. patrick s cathedral. yes, yes, we mourn his death. we ll miss him very much. we are sad, but we also praise jowl mighty god for the gift that he was, his 96 years. his piety. his humility. his towering intellect and his tender care of the flock. and the vatican has announced that pope emeritus benedict xvi s funeral will be held on tuesday in st. peter s square and pope francis will preside over the services. charles watson in atlanta for us this afternoon. alicia: and gillian, our next
the pope was above all an intellectual and a priest who was surprisingly well received by the masses. in new york city, cardinal timothy dolan offered prayers for the pope at saint patrick s cathedral. we will miss him very much. we are sad. we also praise almighty god for the gift that he was. reporter: the vatican has announced pope emeritus benedict xvi s funeral will be held tuesday in st. peter s square. pope francis will preside over the service. rich: thank you. . 27 tributes pouring in from around the globe as religious and political leaders mourn the death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. those condolences have been
. a stunned brazil humbled in russia. the five time world cup champs crashed out of the tournament on friday outbattled by belgium. and as expected, there were celebrations in brussels and a similar scene on the streets of paris. so now it is france and belgium set to meet in the semifinals next tuesday in st. petersburg. let s go live to amanda davies following this all. a stunning performance from belgium. what has been the key to their success so far in this tournament? reporter: yeah, george, i m not sure there is a team who we ve used that phrase dark horses with more in recent times than belgium. such an array of talent across the board with their players.