comedian ricky gervais simply said, unbelievable. rip. george michael. william shatner also paid his tribute. is this year over yet? he wrote. too many people are passing away. i'm george howell at cnn world headquarters in atlanta. we return our u.s. audience to "finding jesus." >>> an ancient burial box, inscribed with the name "james", son of joseph, brother of jesus. a box that might actually be a connection to jesus christ himself. but who was his brother james? >> the gospels are very clear that jesus had siblings. >> from doubter. >> can you imagine if someone said my brother is the son of god? >> james really is the forgotten man. >> embroiled in one of the longest forgery trials ever, could this box be the first physical evidence of jesus and his secret brother james? ♪ >>> fall 2002. the royal ontario museum opens its doors to what may be the most significant discovery ever in biblical archaeology. a limestone burial box known as an ossuary, scientifically dated to the time of christ. on its side an inscription in ancient aramaic which reads "j

ricky gervais said unbelievable. singer george michael dead at the age of 53 years old. for viewers, finding jesus is next. for other viewers around the world, the legacy of barack obama. this is cnn, the world news leader. >>> the true cross. the actual cross that jesus of nazareth was crucified on. wooden fused with his blood and tears. >> it is literally the scaffolding upon which jesus saved the world. >> but the relic was thought to be lost to history. then a roman empress, helena, sets off on a dramatic quest to find it. >> helena changed everything. >> the discovery of the cross is shrouded in mystery. there is intrigue. there's murder. there's sex. there's violence behind all of this. >> her discovery will be hacked into tiny pieces and traded around the globe. venerated by millions, ridiculed by others. >> i don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell that helena discovered the true cross. >> now for the first time, modern science sets out to answer the question, is the true cross a hoax that mocks the crucifixion or the relic of relics? >> the true cross is

the tributes are now coming in via twitter, ricky gervais is has tweeted: unbelievable, rest in peacehe himself admitted as he got older that he's suffered from new roses, he got very paranoid. what was his relationship with the media like for example? -- new rousey is. when you met him he was vei’y new rousey is. when you met him he was very charming and intelligent, he obviously felt persecuted by the media to some extent because of his sexuality and then he felt persecuted when he came out and embraced his sexuality. he struggled with things in his personal life that he would have rather kept private. obviously he had his demons. he smoked a lot of dope at one stage in his life, way too much, he acknowledged that and he got into loads of embarrassing shenanigans. but he stood up to it and embraced it. i only met him a couple of times, i was really impressed with him asa times, i was really impressed with him as a person. within himself he had his own weaknesses as well as his strengths, he knew he was in a strange position but he kind of embraced it. he was very open about the amou

back on this very last try day friday of 2016, and hoda woman, do you know what dolly parton, ricky gervaisated? >> see what happened when they joined us. >> take a look. >> let's do it. >> guess when i'm taking you? to see kathie and hoda, she said, that's my favorite. >> we are in the presence of greatness, and i don't mean hoda. >> let's play games. >> i hate games. i hate laughing. >> oh, yeah many. >> i am? >> what? >> i mean, i am! >> ooh. >> both: ooh. >> get it right, hoda. >> you want my number? [ laughter ] [ laughter ] [ mumbling ] >> bring it home, baby! ♪ ♪ if you could see me now out on the fun ship cruise ♪ ♪ you look like a lady >> is it fun to be a little bit dirty? >> it is. >> you guys know about that? >> i do. >> i read an article years ago, girls were talking about how warren beatty smells so good. >> he does. >> okay. take it easy. >> hoda, get in here. oh, my gosh. does the other side smell as good? >> oh, you smell good, too. this is what dogs do. isn't it? [ laughter ] >> hoda likes things hot. >> yes, she does. >> oh, god. ♪ ah, ah, ah ♪ >> year going to hit it har