highlights, and history. we are coming to you from times square in the heart of new york city, home to the famous ball drop which marks the beginning and end of every year. i m joe fryer. i m savannah sellers. for the next hour, we re looking back at the biggest stories of 2022. it started with the war in ukraine, a supreme court retirement, and that oscar slap that shook hollywood. it s ending with a tripledemic, looming recession fears, and the royal view uniting on the soccer field. along the way, there were celebrations, losses, and a lessons we can take into 2023. let s remember the year that was. the headlines that defined 2022 were seismic and historic. europe s largest armed conflict since world war ii free abortion not a manned. it supreme court station which overturned for decades of precedent. the death of a monarch who had reigned for 70 years. in its earliest days, 2022 seemed more like a copycat, limiting the worst qualities of the previous years
now, an interesting fact is that the prefect of rome today, italian media expects during those days between that and the future, tearing the, fifth next thursday, he expects about 60,000 people to come down for that occasion. compare that to the more than 4 million pilgrims who came down for the funeral of the last pope who died, who was, of course, john paul the second. then on thursday, the vatican said that the funeral wouldn t be held in the morning, in st. peters square. you will be presided by pope francis, again, the first time in modern times we know that a pope has presided over another. then, the body will be buried in the vatican grotto, which is a tumult near st. peters to me, below st. peters basilica, and an interesting fact about that is that is where john paul the second was buried before he was moved to the final resting place inside st. peters basilica. claudio, i want to ask you here. have you been able to chat with anybody? what is the lasting legacy you
midnight. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, december 30th. new year s eve on this final morning, joe, of the year. and this morning, there is more heat on new york congressman-elect george santos, who also now is under federal investigation after it was revealed that he lied about his resume while campaigning for congress. we ll have new reporting on what these charges could be. plus, newly released transcripts from the january 6th committee, showing the struggle within the trump white house to keep bad information, conspiracy theories, away from the president and the failure to do that in many cases. we ll take a closer look at former white house chief of staff, mark meadows, in his failed role as presidential gatekeeper. plus, after thousands of canceled flights and a reputation now in tarts, southwest airline says it finally expects to resume normal operations today. we ll tell you what the company is saying it plans to do to somehow make things right.
good morning. i m ryan nobles. thank you for joining us. this morning for the first time, the public is getting a firsthand look at six years worth of former president donald trump s taxes. our nbc news team is reading through the returns page by page, combing for news. we ll break down what s inside these highly anticipated documents ahead. with tiktok now banned on house-issued devices, could congress ban it on your phone next. we ll ask a congressman about that. and fliers are making backup plans before they fly. a live up diet from newark airport. an update on pope benedict after he s still in serious condition. we ll find out the latest from rome. and with just 37 hours to go until 2023, organizers in new york city will conduct a test of the famous ball drop. we ll take you live to times square. breaking news. officials say they have arrested someone in pennsylvania in connection with the murders of four students who attended the university of idaho. we ju
involving young men from the muslim and hindu communities. a church has quashed the murder conviction of a baltimore man. the man was conviction of a baltimore man. tue: man was sentenced conviction of a baltimore man. tte: man was sentenced to decades in prison for the murder of his ex girlfriend. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we will bring you the latest on ukraine shortly. but we will start with news that broke a short time ago, the european court of human rights has ruled against the parents of missing madeleine mccann. they have accused the portuguese authorities have not giving them a beer hearing in the libel battle against a former police officer. jessica parkerjoins us. this stems from a book written by a former police officer who worked on the original investigation in portugal into the disappearance of the young girl. into the disappearance of the young uirl. , , ., , ., into the disappearance of the young . irl. , , . , . , ,