if you haven t played for four weeks or a lot of guys coming back i was shocked a little bit by the pace, but we will be better for it. the amount of injuries we had and to stick at it and have kian healy come in and play hooker, he can play low said, tight head and hooker now, it is amazing feat, so fair play to him. he kept as in the game, because we would have had to go down to m men if he didn t. i would rather talk about the first half than the second half, because the second half was disappointing. we had opportunities in the first half and it was a real high energy performance. ireland played well, too. what you call a proper test match. and then, both teams were a little bit fatigued in the beginning of the second half, and it was there for us to lift the energy, and we didn t. we weren t accurate enough at times, and ireland grew in confidence and were obviously clearly the better team in that second half. arsenal restored their five point advantage at the top of the
for a tourist visa to allow him to extend his stay in the us. and former new zealand rugby international campbell johnstone becomes the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been holding discussions in the middle east, to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. mr blinken said urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas later. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. injerusalem the wreckage is spreading, and another generation grows up in its wake. israel s knew far right police minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestinian attackers and their families. this home in occupied eastjerusalem was bulldozed yesterday but it was his brother
news out of the vatican. the former pope emeritus benedict has died at the age of 95. with sorrow, we inform you that the pope emeritus benedict xvi passed away, today, this morning, at 9:34 in the mater echess yamon tia mona stare. he was the first pope to resign, rather than stay in office for life. he was a controversial at times member of church. let s go to barbie nadeau in st. peter s square right now. barbie, i m curious, there were a lot of people already in the square and then the news breaks. so what s the reaction? what are people talking about there? reporter: yeah, you know, it s a mixed reaction, because a lot some people didn t know. some people here in rome enjoying a day. the square is empty behind us right now, they re doing a security check because pope francis is going to be coming out here in the next hour or so to visit the nativity scene there. we ve got a lot of pilgrims pushed off the square. they re coming back. but the mood is very solemn.
she passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family. there is joy and celebration this morning as countries are starting to ring in the new year. we are counting down until 2023. right now live pics from seoul where it just turned midnight. fireworks. all right. [ speaking non-english ] [ speaking non-english ] if you play this day right, you can celebrate almost every single hour. one of the biggest bashes will be happening in new york city. gloria pass mean owe is live in times square. no pandemic restrictions this year. a lot of celebrating expected. how big of a crowd are organizers expecting tonight? reporter: we are expecting thousands and thousands of people. as you said, this will be the first time that covid restrictions will be lifted. the past few years this event had been significantly scaled down. you know, phil, this is an iconic location, an conviction kay of bringing in the new year. there is no place like it. times square in new york city, t
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