benedict lying in state in the vatican city. live pictures now from st peter's square is thousands of catholics are making their way to the vatican to pay their respects to the former leader of the church, who died new year's eve at the age of 95. the body of the pope emeritus, will lay in an open casket in saint peter's basilica until his funeral thursday. abc s n s delicate terra has more on benedict's final farewell. preparations underway for the funeral of pope benedict, the 16th who died saturday at the age of 95, the vatican, revealing his last words reportedly picked up by a nurse in the middle of the night, benedict saying an italian lor i love you body now lying in the chapel of the vatican monastery. this before the former pope is brought to st peter's basilica, where it will lie in state for three days for the faithful to pay their respects. why was it important for you to be here at this time? because i understand that his his passing is a momentous occasion and is cause for reflection. benedict's funeral will then b

to our chief religion corresponded, lauren winter carnival gave us a layup what's happening in vatican city right now. >> they're going through the rosary and it is running because all morning long, the fog has been heavy on saint peter's square pick that you could not even say the dome of saint peter's basilica. it says the rosary began, the fog began to live. i don't know that is a divine prominence, i don't know. it's very interesting as they began the rosary, the fog began to let. it is a very emotional day and i want to show you the vatican newspaper. it is a special edition. featuring pop emeritus benedict giving his date of death, which was last saturday december 31st. on the back, it says his words, which i think are really incredible. it says in italian, the direction is decided. we believe in the love of god. those are the final words we would like to -- that he wanted to live with us, and one other thing that is very important about benedict, and because everyone is talking about he is a great theologian. i read many of his books. one of the things he talks about is that doctrine

here at the vatican, city for the foreseeable future took her to us. now we're a 7th round of voting is getting underway in the house of representatives. as republicans attempt to break a deadlock and elect a new house speaker as one of the most important jobs in us politics are, we're seeing a live pictures here of the latest right in real voting on the previous 6 rats ended in defeat for republicans having a copy some 20 right wing, members of his own party blocking his election even after former president trump appeal for unity. mccarthy is the 1st candidate in a century who has had face multiple dollars. now did of you a washington bureau chief in his fall joins us from washington. d. c. in his said today is the 30 mccarthy is trying to get the votes he needs. what is chances? well again, mccarthy is facing another valid which outcome or remains really uncertain. what we know is that he has been meeting with 20 or so defectors, also known as rebels or that have stalled or his election to the speakership members of the far right. they are also known

ready francis presiding over a bench next to the 16th, which is beginning right now at the vatican city. the former pope died on saturday december 31st at the age of 95. this year, no service this thursday morning at the vatican, beginning after 3 days in which former port benedict spotty lied in state, allowing mourners to file past and pay their respects. the former pope will be made to buried in the crypt beneath saint peter's basilica in rome. best move on our 2 avenues and hundreds of thousands of children in west africa are working in hazardous conditions on cocoa farms. despite international campaigns against child labor. many of them have little or no access to education. i'll just ears. i made israel report from western ghana when you for the 1st time in his young life, you know, gets his 1st taste of chocolate. he's been working on his humblest cocoa farm for 7 years. he looks, father says he put his son to work to prepare him for life's challenges. they do have a badge on the one, meg, you, man, i don't have any money to pay laborers and because there are no schools nearby to

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here at the vatican city for the foreseeable future. to hurricane reporting there from rome and i am now and in the studio by john barrick, who was covered the form of a benedict election back in 2540 w jon at bennett. it has requested a simple funeral. what was your impression of the ceremony today? there were, it was simple in, in comparison with kind of a sitting pope would experience. it was based on the same ceremony, but there were fewer of the trappings. ultimately it was a decision of po frances, what form it would take. he obviously went along with the wishes of benedict. it was basically the kind of recreate mass that a bishop would have been in any country. now for the past 10 years, there were 2 living popes in the vatican. how do you think better the death will change things? now for francis, i don't need to change very much actually because per benedict despite what people feared with a pope ameritas in the, in the vatican that there would be, he would be a focus for opposition to the, to the new pope. in fact, benedict wa

> we begin our coverage with our chief religion correspondent , lauren greene, who was live in vatican city fo us. >> good morning. it is time to say goodbye to pope benedict. there is a fog here in st. peter's square appears so foggy that you cannot see that the dome of st. peter's basilica . naming the -- number you can see from 50 mile away on a clear day. we cannot see the top of the dome. there is a sense of sap as here. over the last three days people have been able to pay tribute t pope emeritus benedict xvi. today it is time to say goodbye. there are way more than the vatican. there were 3700 priests here to help with the servant of the communion and there will be contingents from many places. we've got a contingent from the jewish community and the italy islamic community bulletin that funeral. he would converse with people and this is very important. one thing that is also very clear because this is not a state funeral. there will be official delegations from countries all over the world of the elite delegations are from germany, which is his home country and also italy where he n

. >> steve: looking live at vatican city, and lauren green is live in rome, in vatican city, on thismorning. actually, monday afternoon in rome. good afternoon. >> that is exactly it. thank you so much, steve. neither vatican here, people are waiting in long lines to pay their last respect to pope emeritus benedict whose legacy will be remembered more as professor than pastor, but who died with an intense love for the faith. as dawn broke this morning, a solemn procession accompanied his body as it was moved from the monastery and the vatican gardens to st. peter's basilica. later, a silent queue filed past the body of benedict as he lay under the high altar, dressed in a red cape and a white queue, that of the bishops. the emeritus pope died saturday and will be laid to rest thursday in the crypt below the basilica with other popes. people waiting in line have come from all over europe in the world. somewhere in rome already unplanned christmas vacations, but all showing reverence. >> he gave us a great pope, and i know his theological legacy because he has done so much for our chur

in vatican city, lauren green. fox news.encouraging update on the health of damar hamblin, the buffalo bills player who suffered cardiac arrest after taking a hit on the field during monday night football, the progress he's making and w t safety reasons. east bay regional parks and san mateo county parks are closed. many locations in the golden gate national recreation area are also shut down today to the public, including alcatraz, near beach and stinson beach in sonoma county. granville river park is also close. today caltrans has shut down a long stretch of highway one on the central coast because of rock slides. the highway is closed in both directions, starting at mule canyon creek road about four miles north of san simeon at the elephant seal viewing area parking lot. there's no estimated time for the road to reopen its a section around the road that is known for rockslides enclosures during wet weather. we have an update now on the health of buffalo bills football player damar hamlin earlier today, the buffalo bills t

in vatican city, lauren green. fox news.resident biden and build a new border plan today, urging migrants to apply to enter the us legally. the new policy applies to people hoping to migrate to the us from cuba, haiti, nicaragua and venezuela. the president says people from those nations may get most of the people traveling to mexico in an effort to cross into the u. s the u. s will admit up to 30,000 migrants per month from four countries as long as they apply through a legal process and undergo background checks. the president says the move will decrease the number of people entering the u. s illegally. if you're trying to leave cuba, nicaragua, haiti have we all have agreed to begin a journey to america. do not do not just show up at the border. stay where you are and apply legally from there starting today. if you don't apply through the legal process, you will not be eligible for this new parole program. at the same time the u. s plans to send about the same number of people about 30,000 to mexico each month if they ent

funeral of his predecessor, pope benedict tens of thousands gathered in some papers square in the vatican. city for the service, benedict died last week at the age of $95.00. a funeral concludes a unique arrangement in which 2 pipes co existed in the vatican of the funeral mass . as pope frances blast the coffin of his predecessor, it was a ceremonial gesture filled with respect. pope frances has struggled to walk in recent months. but she took grace at 1st to stand and tribute to benedict. from the early hours, the faithful lined up to pay their final respects to the former pontiff man of great fate. and i want to follow his example and his kindness reserve and great faith. we have a face and i shall get an defeated the 16th, which means um, for the seminaries, my generation. and we all read his works in seminary. the mourners held from all over the world, including benedict snakes of bavaria and southern germany, a benedict, the 50. i think benedict the 16th was the most significant bavarian, telling me that at regular benedict was the 1st german in almost 500 years to lead . the catholic chu

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i'm outside in peter's square here in vatican city, where the preparation for the final goodbyes performer hope benedict. the 16th are in full swing. authorities have put the railings just in the past couple of hours, and these are meant to give the crowd a space to q. and that's because starting monday in the morning, the former post body will be lying in state in st. peter's basilica to give the public and the faithful an opportunity to come and personally pay their respects and say their goodbye goodbye to the former. poked out the body will be there up until thursday morning. that's when the funeral is set to take place. and ever since the announcement was made that former port benedict has died, there's been a lot of speculation about what is going to happen next. historically, this is a, virtually, almost unprecedented situation that a who resigned and continues living within the vatican after he has given up his posts and there was not really in established protocols for what happened when, when are we tired? pope has died. but now we know that his successor, pope frances, will be p

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more than 45 people have died since the protest began in december in the vatican city. hope frances has made an impassioned plea to end the violence and resolve the crisis through dialogue. lim, memphis. hundreds of people have turned out to paid their respects to lisa marie presley who died earlier this month. the memorial service was held at graceland, the iconic home that belonged to her father, elvis presley. lisa marie's mother, priscilla was joined by several music industry stars including sing as alanis, morissette, and actual rose in remembering her daughter, legacy. now before we go, he's a reminder of our top story. the cell german chancellor olive salt has met with french president a memo mccomb impairs. to latest presenting a show of unity after recent tensions security and defense policy were among the issues on the agenda. and police say at least 10 people had been killed in a shooting near los angeles. witness of say, a man of asian appearance opened fire during celebrations for the lunar new year to come and fled the scene and is still at lunch. and that

here at the vatican, city for the foreseeable future, took her jack park reporting from rome, van d watching dw news, and he is a reminder of our top story. russian president vladimir putin says he has ordered a 36 al unilateral cease fire, new crime to mount the russian orthodox christmas. keith as dismissed moscow's announcement as hypocrisy, and repeated its demand for russian troops to leave occupied areas of view. correct? that's it from me, avenue, steam, a phenomenon called florida. we'll keep you updated on all those stories. at the top of the i spoke with stories that people of a world over information. they provide the opinions they want.

peter's square in vatican city as we continue with our special coverage of the funeral of pope benedict xvi. very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm bianca nobilo. >> i'm max foster live from london. funeral for pope emeritus has just come to an end a short while ago at st. peter's square at the vatican. pope benedict asked for a simple ceremony. >> pope francis presided over the funeral delivering the homily a short while ago. before that, nearly 200,000 people paid their respects to the late pope during the last three days of public viewing. benedict will be buried in the vatican crypt inside the basilica. t the. >>> now that the funeral services are over, what are your personal reflections? what did it mean to you as a catholic? >> well, one of the things that i was thinking as i looked out and saw all of these people that pope benedict had known for so many years was the real sort of scope of his career, if you will, in the church from a priest to a theologian who was active in the second vatican council in the '60s, to the dock

in the vatican city, pope frances has made and impassioned plate to end the violence and resolve the crisis through dialogue. with a doubly correspondent, nicole res joins us from the peruvian capital. nicole, you've been on the streets of lima in the last few days. how would you describe the situation you're seeing tension here, tensions here are still running high. and as, as you can see, you know, are here behind me, there are several people also waiting for those who have been arrested during the eviction of the university premises in lima. these are family members. these are partners. they are, you know, wives and husbands who don't know exactly how they're beloved ones are being treated inside. they cannot talk to them because apparently phones have been taken away. and so they're waiting with food and are with other things that are their beloved ones might need. this is one situation here in lima, but also there is a and you call for a fresh protests on tuesday national protests. and it looks like that these will be very big because after what happened yesterday at the univers

in the vatican city, pope francis has made an impassioned plea to end the violence and resolve the crisis. through dialogue. with a doubly correspondent, nicole breeze joins us from the peruvian capital. miko, if been on the streets of lima for the last few days. how would you describe the situation you are seeing oh i, it's certain to say that the tensions are not less than a few days ago. actually, i think they're rising here. it after attained a several people yesterday when they evicted a university of premises where the police were the tank and tear gas and relatives are waiting to hear from their relatives were in there. most of them don't know how they are, what is happening exactly, and they're just waiting. there's also law lawyers arriving here and obviously, or what happened yesterday here is rising detentions. there will be new, national are strike action, a protests on tuesday. and it will probably be very big because that has a lot of criticism here that at the university was evicted yesterday for, for trespassing because the university says that that people were trespassing

terry moran abc news vatican city terry. thank you now to the latest attacks in the war in ukraine. this video circulating online shows the immediate aftermath of reported russian missile strike, destroying an ice rink in eastern ukraine. officials say at least two people were injured . it follows a deadly rocket attack on russian forces in the same region. russia says more than 60 of its troops were killed in their barracks. ukraine claims the death toll is in the hundreds. airports across florida, a recovering from hundreds of delays as the holiday travel season is wrapping up. the faa blamed the disruptions on an air traffic computer issue. for much of yesterday afternoon. flights were delayed between 3 to 6 hours by six p.m. the faa said the issue was resolved in flight operations or returning back to normal, frustrated southwest airlines, passengers are still struggling to get their luggage back after that operational meltdown that led to more than 15,000 flight cancelations. some travelers say their bags are actually at the airport. but they've been told the bags have to be fl

frederik pleitgen live in vatican city, thank you. >>> this morning's brazil's former president is here he fled days before his s successor took office. after refusing to concede the election to lula de silva. bolsonaro was seen in florida the last few days, how do you see this playing out the next few days. >> reporter: he never conceded or congratulated his opponent, he challenged the election results instead. his supporters took to the streets demanding a military inter intervention. he didn't give a reason for his abrupt departure to florida on friday, we know he meant to skip the inauguration but he is being investigated in brazil for serious things one of them is the mishandling of the covid-19 pandemic. and also there are several allegations of corruption that touched the president and his family. so very uncertain future for the president if he will stay abroad or return to brazil to potentially face those charges. >> so the question, why did he choose florida? >> reporter: unclear, don. i couldn't tell you. we know that he has an appreciation for former president donald trump.

what is the mood there in vatican city right now?would say it is still very solemn, but people are ringing in the new year here in the vatican, and in general in rome, as well. one of the interesting things is that the vatican put out the first images we saw of pope benedict after his death, still dressed in his papal robe. and pope francis was one of the first that rushed to his side after he passed away. the pope emeritus died at 9:34 a.m. yesterday. and pope francis was by his side until well after 10:00 a.m. at that same day. so spent a while there. and you pointed out that pope francis also praising the life and legacy of pope benedict, as well. the next couple of days are going to gear up towards the funeral of pope benedict. you might hear some hammering at st. peter's square. they're setting up scaffolding. the body will lie in state until thursday. that's when the funeral is planned to happen. the way that pope benedict wanted all that to happen is a fairly small funeral. you'll recall when we covered the funeral of pope joh

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fred pleitgen is live in vatican city. what more are we learning about this funeral?he run y up to the funeral and people have come through here to pay final respected. we got an update from the vatican about three and a half hours ago and they said as of about three and a half hours ago, there was about 40,000 people that passed through here. you could see a lot of people coming here wanting to pay their final respects. as you could see behind me, that is still very much going on. and we still have about an hour and 20 minutes to go before they close for the day here. and that is something that is going to be happening in the next couple of days as well. he'd going to be lying in state until thursday and that is when the funeral will happen. if we look back to 2005, the last time that a pope died, john paul ii, that was a massive event and there were millions of people here in rome who came here who -- pilgrims who came here and people who came here from poland. he was a polish pope. pope benedict requested that his ceremony be smaller, be humbler than that and that

todd: lawrence green -- lauren green live outside vatican city. >> reporter: there's a lot of activityhere, preparations being made for the viewing and funeral of pope benedict vxi. and it really is unprecedented. there's never been a former pope in the modern era, so there's no protocol for this. for example, journalists are asking about is there a guest list of people who may be attending. and we're also learning more about the last moments of benedict's life. benedict, the emeritus pope, died yesterday morning in his first floor apartment at the monastery in the vatican gardens. a source close to the vatican said men convict's last words were -- benedict's last words were said? german, jesus is, i love you. his hedge -- his personal secretary called pope pope francis to alert him. timothy cardinal dolan, archbishop of new york. >> yes, we mourn his death. we'll miss him very much. we are sad. but we also praisal might i god -- praise almighty god for the gift he was his 96 years. >> reporter: and president biden, a catholic, tweeted of benedict: he'll be remembered as a renowned the

funeral mass took place today for the late pope benedict, the 16th in saint peter's square in vatican city. pope francis presided over the funeral of his friend some 50,000 people attended after the service. the casket was later sealed and into the basilica grotto. the former pontiff passed away december 31st at the age of 95. he served as pope for 8 years. he was the first pontiff to retire in 600 years. >> coming up, as far as forty-niners are getting ready for the cardinals this week with an eye looking ahead to the playoffs next. in sports, shanahan will tell us what scenarios he hopes will unfold >> and now kron 4 sports. >> the nfl community took a collective sigh of relief today when damar hamlin woke up for the first time since he suffered cardiac arrest on monday night. he's not out of the woods just yet, but his progress since monday has been remarkable. the nfl has announced that the bengals-bills game that was stopped in the 1st quarter will not be resumed or replayed. it's unknown how nfl we'll figure that out. but today hamlin was still on top of everyone's mind. >> you know

nbc news foreign correspondent is joining us from outside vatican city. > reporter: hey, aaron. well, the vatican said today about 70,000 people paid tribute. pretty much same as yesterday and twice as many as the number expected a couple days ago meaning a lot more people were fond of the pope than was expected. let's listen to what of the mourners today said, to me, i loved him. almost like a people's grandfather. very humble. very simple. not the big evidence -- biggest personal at but more, like, caring. >> reporter: that feeling was probably shared by many of the people who are cues outside the vatican city today, aaron. >> i understand learning particulars about the funeral thursday. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, we know that after the funeral on thursday, pope emeritus will be buried under the basilica in the vatican crypt. also learning about the people will attend. apart from pope francis, of course, there will be the vatican said 400 bishops, 4,000 priests, 60,000 people at least attending the funeral. delegations from officials invite

the pope will make an address and you can see those pictures coming live from the vatican city.hbishop of canterbury and the head of the roman catholic church have been paying tribute and he has been described as one of the most eminent theologians of his age. the funeral is set to take place on thursday. the pope early in the week had signalled that something was sadly going to take place when he said he was very ill. many leaders have paid tribute to events taking place in ukraine. there were further russian missile attacks, including in the capital, the air raid sirens sounded just after midnight and the army said they shot down 32 missiles, drones fired by russia. this happened hours after russia launched 20 missiles, and one person was killed here in kyiv after a missile was intercepted by the air defence systems, fragments of this missile fell on a residential area. people here are tired with the attacks and says civilians have become the target in this war. also last night president zelensky delivered a new year address and said he was proud about how ukrainians have resi

tomorrow morning, vatican city at the age of 95.l be tomorrow morning, body will be brought to saint peter's basilica where people will be able to pay their aspects. he will lie in state for three days until his funeral on the 5th of january . until his funeral on the 5th of january. celebrations to mark the start of 2023 have taken place across . the nation, place across. the nation, including in central london , a including in central london, a crowd of more than 100,000, gathered to . watch the new year gathered to. watch the new year fireworks display display . fireworks display display. london's mayor says 12 minute display, which is the first since the start of the pandemic , is the biggest in europe. the sold out show featured a tribute to the late queen elizabeth. also highlighted the lionesses euros win and showed solidarity with . ukraine but it was a much with. ukraine but it was a much quieter affair in scarborough, thanks to thor. he's the arctic walrus . the yorkshire county walrus. the yorkshire county cancelled , its

cnn's barbara nadeau is live this morning in the vatican city. do we expect the pope to say anything about pope benedict. can you share any details about what the funeral arrangements might look like? >> reporter: pope francis is speaking right now and the first thing he said was to call for prayers for pope benedict xvi, who died yesterday. we're learning a few more details about the funeral. he will be lying in state starting tomorrow here inside st. peter's basilica. we're expecting a lot of pilgrims, a lot of german catholics to come to pay tribute to him. there'll be a lot of people from the religious community that file by his casket and pay tribute to him. and on thursday, the funeral will be held on st. peter's square. what's really interesting, pope benedict presided over the funeral of pope john paul ii. it's a tradition for the previous pope to preside over these funerals. this is what pope benedict wanted. he was a simple man. his funeral will be a very, very solemn affair. >> barbie nadeau, thank you. >>> this morning, three nypd off

he lived out his retirement as planned behind vatican city walls only occasionally rearing his head.> for some detractors of pope francis they used this as a chance to draw battle lines and they were with the former pope if you will and wanted to emphasize his priorities is not that of the current pope, pope francis. that ends now. >> reporter: in his own farewell a spiritual testament, benedict penned in august 2006, but shown today, he asked fo forgiveness from the bottom of my heart from all those whom i've wronged in some way and encouraged believers to stand firm in the faith. do not be confused. >> the faithful undoubtedly paying close attention to that molly is at the vatican now where new year's fire works are currently going off. molly, the passing of benedict may force the catholic church to rewrite the rules on retirement. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah, kristen, that's exactly right you can hear these fireworks going off for the new year but that is the debate here. whether or not the church takes his moment to normalize the retirement of a pontiff, wh

thousands of people lined up today to pay their respects to pope emeritus benedict the 16th in vatican cityes in state and st peter's basilica. fox news lauren green reports on the ceremonies and funeral plans for the late pontiff. it's a beautiful experience, but also it's humbling thousands of faithful from all over the world lining up for hours in st peter's square to pay their respects to pope benedict, the 16th vatican to show solidarity. for the buzzing away of the butter. we are one world. dirty with allony, the former pontiff's body was moved to st peter's basilica in the vatican city monastery where he has lived for the last decade . members of the church blessed the body with holy water and diffused incense around him before mourners were allowed to come inside. they silently filed past benedict's body. dressed in a red cape and white miter, that of the bishops of rosary wound through his class pans. after waiting hours in line, people have only a few seconds to say goodbye and utter a final prayer . she has done so much for our church, and i think it's worth paying him some three

let's go straight to our europe correspondent, bethany bell, who's in vatican city.py new year however up offence gone so far this morning? —— happy new year, how have at the events gone so far this morning? this new year, how have at the events gone so far this morning?- gone so far this morning? this is where benedict _ gone so far this morning? this is where benedict will _ gone so far this morning? this is where benedict will lie _ gone so far this morning? this is where benedict will lie in - gone so far this morning? this is where benedict will lie in state i gone so far this morning? this is l where benedict will lie in state and where benedict will lie in state and where the public will be allowed in to pay their respects to the late pope benedict xvi. the vatican has published a spiritual testament of former pope benedict and nmt said he was gratefulfor the former pope benedict and nmt said he was grateful for the gifts god had given him, with his family, his great friends and people he had worked with and he also asked for forgiveness for anybody who he had

the ailing former pontiff had been in declining health and got sick or very quickly this week in vatican cityis went to visit benedict. just days ago. benedict stepped down in 2013 due to health concerns. he was the first pope to resign in almost 600 years. the vatican says benedict's body will lie in state at st peter's basilica at the vatican beginning monday. his funeral will be held on thursday at st peter's square. pope francis will leave that service. president biden released a statement about the former pontiff saying in part, he will be remembered as a renowned theologian with a lifetime of devotion to the church, guided by his principles and faith, may his focus on the ministry of charity continue to be an inspiration to us all. house speaker nancy pelosi also commented on benedict's passing saying. in part, paul and i join our fellow catholic catholics and mourning the passing of pope benedict the 16th, a global leader whose devotion scholarship and hopeful message , stir the hearts of people of all faiths. spiritually i am always moved by pope benedict's powerful and cyclical god i

from monday at the basilica in vatican city, hope frances will lead a funeral service on thursday in saint peter's square. meanwhile tributes have been pouring in from global leaders, but german chancellor left sholtes as the world had lost a formative figure of a catholic church. georgia maloney, italy's prime minister remembered benedict as a giant of faith and reason. and the french president de manuel mcroy hailed benedict phase work towards a more brotherly world. and britain's prime minister re, she soon said he was saddened by the death of a great theologian. but people had been remembering for martha benedict and the german town of mock till he was born to stealing this kid trick. not early the mood is somber. of course, sir, we are in a state of deep sorrow because he is our po, pops, our pope from mark told up, and we born his passing on me. do you think him, i believe it's heavily for him and that it was his wish. so it's the way he wanted it to happen that he is now with the lord. so i made him personally twice during the paypal visit here. so i stood over there when he g

. >> terry moran back with us from vatican city. we know pope benedict left behind a final letter to the faithful that's gaining a lot of attention. >> reporter: it is, whit. this is his spiritual testament. it was written in his native tongue, german, 16 years ago. in it, among other things, he says, to all those i may have wronged in any way, i ask forgiveness. that covers many things, but it would certainly include those who by benedict's own admission of his own errors, would have been harmed by sexual abuse in the church. whit? >> all right, terry, thank you. >>> next tonight, new developments in the murders of four students from the university of idaho. law enforcement sources telling abc news the identified suspect by linking dna evidence from the crime scene to a public gonology da database. and what we have learned about that cross-country road trip the suspect made with his father. abc's kayna whitworth in pennsylvania. >> reporter: set to appear before a judge within hours, waving extradition and paving the way for his sw

. >> ines de la cuetara joining us from vatican city.s, this is uncharted territory, really, with the passing of a former pope, so what are you learning about the funeral arrangements in the days ahead? >> reporter: hey, whit. yeah, still lots of questions here because this hasn't happened in 600 years. we know what happens when a reigning pope dies but not when a former pope passes. in this case, the vatican saying his body will lie in state here in st. peter's basilica starting monday. his funeral will be held thursday and it will be presided over by pope francis who's also expected to mention benedict tomorrow during mass. whit? >> ines, thank you. >>> turning now to the passing of our colleague here at abc news, barbara walters, a trailblazer in the tv news business inspiring generations of journalists, breaking barriers, paving the way for countless women who followed in her footsteps. walters' interview style unlike any other, from presidents like richard nixon to foreign leaders to superstar taylor swift. her interview with monica

funeral of his predecessor, pope benedict tens of thousands gathered and saint peter square and the vatican city. for the service pope benedict died last week at the age of 95 and 2013. he stunned the world by voluntarily stepping down due to ill health, becoming the 1st pontiff in centuries. to do so, the funeral concludes a unique arrangement in which to pope's co existed in the vatican. ah, i historic moment at the end of the funeral mass. as pope francis blessed the coffin of his predecessor, it was a ceremonial gesture filled with respect. pope frances has struggled to walk in recent months. but she took grace at 1st to stand and tribute to benedict. from the early hours, the faithful lined up to pay their final respects to the former pontiff or since it's to any good and who is the man of great fate. and, and i want to follow his example in his kindness reserve and great faith over this . and i took it and defeated over 16. what means on your solid rock for the church, was through inspiration for the seminaries margin ratio. and we all read his works in seminary. the mourners health from a

the 16th body will lie in state from monday at the basilica in vatican city. but frances will lead a funeral service on thursday in saint peter's square. meanwhile, tributes have been pouring in from global leaders. german chancellor of shult says the world has lost a formative figure. the catholic church, georgia maloney, italy's prime minister remembered benedict as a giant, a faith and reason. the french president manual macro held benedict for his work towards a more brotherly world. and britons prime minister was she c knox, and he was sat and i, the death of a great theologian and people have been remembering the former pope in the german town of marcus, where he was born christian longest today. not early. the mood is samba, of course, sir, we are in a state of deep sorrow because he is all power pops. are pope from mark told up, and we born his passing on me, do you think him, i believe it's heavily for him and that it was his wish. so it's the way he wanted it to happen that he is now with the lord. so i met him personally twice during the paypal visi

the 16th is underway in vatican city. these are life pictures from saint peter's square. the current pope francis is presiding over the ceremony for his predecessor benedict died on saturday. at the age of $95.00, he'll be buried in a crib to beneath saint peter's basilica. the european union has recommended passengers from china be tested for cove in 19 before they fly to e. u. member countries. officials are urging old travelers to wear masks. they say passengers should also be randomly tested. the vote for a new speaker in the us house of representatives will go into a 3rd day republican kevin mccarthy last another 3 rounds of voting on wednesday. a group of hard liners from his party have opposed his bed. politicians will meet on thursday to try again. and california governor has declared a state of emergency after a powerful storm cut electricity to thousands of homes in the north. authorities have urged people to evacuate if they live in coastal areas vulnerable to much slides. and those are the headlines on al jazeera will have more use for you after people empower

the city of rome expecting 50,000 to 60,000 people to attend. here at the vatican, they've started setting up these barricades in anticipation of the lines of people coming to see the pope lying in state. and then back here, they've started setting up these risers ahead of the funeral. but the crowds likely to be just a fraction of the more than 300,000 that attended john paul ii's in 2005. pope benedict's legacy, that of a brilliant theologian. and the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign, possibly setting a precedent. >> the fact that pope benedict did it and it's seen as a traditional orthodox person and priest, opens up the way for francis to resign if he wants, and francis' successor and his successors. >> reporter: and the vatican only inviting two official delegations so this will likely be more subdued but the first time in modern history a sitting pope presides over his predecessor's funeral. linsey. >> ines, thank you. >>> in brazil, lula da silva was sworn in as president today. the 77-year-old returns to power 12 years after his last stint as presid

this morning, pope benedict xvi died within vatican city at the age of 95. tomorrow morning , his body will be morning, his body will be brought to saint peter's basilica, where people will be able to pay their respects. he'll lie in for state three days until his funeral on the 5th of january . celebrations to 5th of january. celebrations to mark the start of 2023 have taken place across the nation, with more than 100,000 people gathering in central london alone to watch the fireworks. london's mayor says the 12 minute display, which was the first since the start of the pandemic , is the biggest in pandemic, is the biggest in europe. the sold out show featured a tribute to the late queen. it also highlighted the lionesses euros win and showed solidarity with ukraine as well in his new address to ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyy says he hopes the war with russia will end in 2023. he spoke as missiles rained down in and around the capital kyiv ukraine's armed forces say russia launched more than 31 missiles and 12 airstrikes across the country overnight

before we go, let's take you to the vatican city and st peter's basilica.r respects to the emeritus pope benedict xvi. his body is currently lying in state and the vatican. his funeral will be held on thursday and will be presided over by the current pope, pope francis. more on that as always on bbc news. hello again. the weather for most of us today is going to be fairly settled. a lot of sunshine around but it is cold. as you can see from the across the chart. that cold weather does not last. as we head towards the latter part of the week, cooler air spreads and from the north. so a lot of sunshine today. we've got some showery rain moving from the east, and the cloud left behind it will tend to break up at a few showers peppering the northern parts of the west but many of will mist them. it could be wintry on higher ground across scotland. light breezes and cooler than yesterday. through this evening, temperatures under clear skies will fall away quite quickly but we've got a new weather front coming in from the west introducing heavy and persistent rain

and these are live pictures inside there, form at vatican city. people have been lining up since early morning to pay their respects. the pontiff died on saturday at the age of 95 no key bridge connecting columbia and venezuela has fully reopened for the 1st time in nearly a decade. allowing people and cargo to move across, improve relations between the 2 south american nations made it possible as our son to rob yeti reports. now, it is a seeing that people living along this border of waited for 4 years. a line of passenger cars cross from columbia into venezuelan sunday, symbolically, and practically ending years of tense relations between the 2 countries. although now my grand about it is really a great joy for all colombians to be able to move between the 2 countries. again, many of us were used to moving freely and it made us very sad that for many years these 2 countries were separated. so we are very happy how to rate is reopened. it can be as bridge and january 1st with a festive buy national ceremony. balloons flew in the air while governm

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