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this year, former secretary of indicate colin powell, senator bob dole, actress cesily tyson, steven sondheimweiss ♪ ♪ >>> "jeopardy!" host and britney freed from her conservativorship and friends reunited and blockbusters made their long-awaited return along with broadway and adele. ♪ go easy on me baby ♪ >> reporter: the olympic flame belatedly burned one year later than planned as tokyo hosted the 2020 games in 2021. gymnast simone biles traded high scores for high praise when she withdrew from several events to focus on her mental health. >> i had to focus on my mental health well-being. >> reporter: tiger woods serious car crash in california, and billionaires' race to space, captain kirk even took a trip to the final frontier. >> i'm so filled with emotion. i just -- i just, it's extraordinary. >> reporter: an inspiring reminder of what the future holds. >> i did it, america! >> reporter: we reflect on a year dominated by vaccines and hope 2022 offers a shot at something even better. >> joe fryer, thank you for reminding us what a slow year it was this year. >>> coming up next hour a re

and as the great steven sondheim said -- ♪ best to take the present moment as a present for the momentfor the moment. for "sunday today" harry smith, new york. >> harry, thank you. happy new year. >>> this week we highlight another life well lived. in 1984, a collection of british stars got together to sing "do they know it's christmas" raising millions for famine relief in africa. the iconic harry bellefonte saw the success of that effort and thought someone should assemble america's most famous musicians for something even bigger. his first call was to a man named ken kragen. kragen was the prominent music manager of lionel ritchie, kenny rogers, and many other of the biggest stars of the day. with kragen and his artists on board an astounding list of talent quickly followed. including michael jackson, bruce springsteen, stevie wonder, diana ross, and bob dylan. the group called itself "u.s.a. for africa" and its song "we are the world. ♪ ♪ we are the world we are the children we are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start giving ♪ >> "we are the world" became a number one hi

its creator, steven sondheim passed away just a couple of weeks ago.k he wanted people to see. >> i spoke to him on the phone a couple of days before he die. he was a personal friend of mine as well as this amazing person who changed the face of the american musical theater. and we were talking about the piece, and he said, i wanted to scare people. ♪ i am unworthy of your love ♪ . what steve had the extraordinary ability to do is get to the humanity in the idea. and, you know, his music and his lyrics -- his lyrics are extraordinary, but in the worst character, in somebody like john wilkes booth, who is singing the most appalling words about culture, he writes the most beautiful tune. ♪ don't be scared, you won't be there ♪ ♪ everybody screams ♪ >> so he's constantly mixing beauty and awfulness together. because every human being is a mix of those two things. >> because you're making the show, you've studied this history, these assassins. and now you're living, watching the repercussions of january 6th, do you think things are different now or it's mo

former secretary of state colin powell, senator bob dole, actress cicely tyson, steven sondheim, christophert "jeopardy" struggled to find a permanent host. >> welcome to the second of our matches. >> reporter: brittany was finally freed from her conservatorship and our friends reunited and block busters made their long awaited return, along with broadway, and adele. ♪ help me, baby ♪♪ >> reporter: the olympic flame belated turned one year later than planned as tokyo hosted the 2020 games in 2021. simone biles traded high scores for high praise when she withdrew from several events to focus on her mental health. >> i have to focus on my mental well-being and that's what i did. >> reporter: tiger woods started swinging again following a serious car crash in california and billionaires raced to space, even captain kirk took a trip to the final frontier. >> i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened. i just -- it's extraordinary. >> reporter: an inspiring reminder of what the future holds. >> i did it, america. >> reporter: we reflect on a year dominated by vaccines and hope 2022 offer

>> reporter: before his passing in late november at the age of 91, stephen sondheim had visited the set of steventyle was going to be. he was really going to dig into the characters. i had a feeling the movie was going to be terrific. that feeling pervaded the set for me, and i couldn't explain it. i just thought, this is going to be a really good movie, and i was right. ♪ >> our thanks to chris. be sure to tune in sunday night at 7:00 for the 2020 special event, "something's coming: west side story." side story." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪why do you build me up (build me up)♪ butter... cup... baby... up would be the operative word there pal. oh, yeah, yeah. sorry, have a good day! if you ride, you get it. - come on in! oh wow, we're really backed up. geico motorcycle. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. geico motorcycle. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. thin

steven spielberg and his cast. the film's lyricist, stephen sondheim. age of 91 prior to the film's monday night premiere. >> i showed the film in february of this year. he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a big audience. so when we got the news, i believe on saturday, that he had passed, it was devastating. ♪ >> sondheim's talents live on for all to hear in the new film, which has gotten excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with westside story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a policy or for the city as it struggles with anxieties of life in the covid-19 era. tom brooke, bbc news, new york. >> we will definitely have to check it out. as we closer to the holidays, you may have noticed santa popping in in a lot of places. shopping centers, parades, and even in this aquarium in budapest. these divers are there to feed the fish, avoid the sharks, and spread christmas cheer to visitors. there's is e

in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast because the film's lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheimpremier-— film's big monday night premier. , ., premier. i showed him the film back in february _ premier. i showed him the film back in february this _ premier. i showed him the film back in february this year - premier. i showed him the film back in february this year and i back in february this year and he loved it and could not wait until monday night. he wanted to see it with a bigger audience and of course when we got the news on, i believe, on saturday that he had passed, it was devastating and it is still devastating. a? was devastating and it is still devastating.— devastating. # tonight, tonight- _ devastating. # tonight, tonight. sondheim's - devastating. # tonight, - tonight. sondheim's talents live on for all to hear in the new film which has been getting excellent reviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with west side story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a panacea

in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast, because the film�*s lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheimards western scotland thanks to these weather fronts, you towards western scotland thanks to these weatherfronts, you can towards western scotland thanks to these weather fronts, you can see these weather fronts, you can see the extent of the mild air, most of it in the south, but it will go away as the blue colours makes a return tonight, so these showers over scotland and northern ireland and into north—west england and wales turn increasingly wintry, maybe even down to lower levels, and a band of rain spreading across england and wales through the night. with the wind and a lot of cloud it won�*t be too cold but it will be a chilly night. this is the area of low pressure, dipping down into the north sea, strong north—westerly winds, cold air, feeding in plenty of showers, and snow to the hills. once we lose the early rain across the south—east, maybe some southern and eastern areas might stay dry and sunny altogether, but the showers, where you have those, it will feel pretty misera

in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast, because the film�*s lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheimviews. it seems poised to become a big oscar contender. but musicals can be a challenge to sell at the box office. new york could do with west side story being a hit. its familiar songs could be a bit of a panacea for the city as it still struggles with anxieties of life in the covid—19 era. tom brook, bbc news, new york. with nuns on tiktok and imams on instagram, religions across the world are trying to reinvent themselves on social media. research commissioned by the bbc shows that religious content, especially on tiktok, is growing faster than average. our global religion reporter sofia bettiza has the story. religion is adapting to new social media trends, fast. short videos like these are becoming really popular. on tiktok, this hashtag has 9 billion views. diwali has over 2 billion. the hashtag #islam? more than 60 billion hits. these nuns dedicate their entire lives tojesus christ. but after they finish praying, this is what they get up to. they�*re making a video on tiktok. we

in new york this week has been bittersweet for steven spielberg and his cast, because the film's lyricist, american musical theatre legend stephen sondheim ben is looking ahead to the panto season. and of course your ve own the panto season. and of course your very own performance _ the panto season. and of course your very own performance as _ the panto season. and of course your very own performance as well, - the panto season. and of course your very own performance as well, ben. l that was not the deal. sorry. i do have the bestjob this morning. we are on the stage at the palace theatre. theatre is back. christmas is the most lucrative time of the year. i have always wanted to do this. simon, kew the music. that is because we have got the actors with us this morning. spare a thought for them because they were here performing last night. they are also performing last night. they are also performing tonight. they are getting warmed up. it is a bit chilly this morning. the whole tour, they were in canterbury before moving to manchester. manchester until saturday, then plymouth. they will spend christmas and new year in edinburgh. forall