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interviews with the powerful and famous. she busted through the glass ceiling as a journalist at a time when men dominated the tv news business. tonight the tributes pouring in from her abc news colleagues and beyond. deborah roberts with a look at barbaras 50-year legacy as an extraordinary woman and journalist. were tracking two new years eve storms on both coasts tonight. in the northeast a rainy forecast for the big night. crowds in times square can expect to get drenched right u...

thank you very much for joining us tonight. and the breaking news, barbara walters, an american television icon, has died at the age of 93. i could tell you more about her amazing legacy and her groundbreaking interviews, but instead that honor belongs to the legend herself. from the cnn archives, heres barbara walters in her own words in a special encore presentation of "larry king live." ♪ tonight, the one and only barbara walters is here for her 20th and final visit to this show...

to. >> theyre both here. >> theyre both here. we walked to work in the morning, and when we climb the fountain, were a little out of breath, and so were they. one day i said to them, i feel a little pressure in my chest. do you? and they said no. and when i went to the doctor, he said, you know, thats a sign. and just to make this story short, i wanted -- i was thinking of doing it in the summer. they tell you not to go in the hospital in july because thats when the residents change. "...

we are watching several stories developing at this hour. its 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, im hugh downs. >> im barbara walters and this...

politicsnation. tonights lead, out with the old, in with the new. right now theres literally just hours left in 2022. a turbulent political year now ending with several transitions. not least of which being this incoming divided congress. the winds of change are blowing in both parties, as new leadership takes the reins for congressional democrats, for republicans, and internal battles over the parties future rages even as the gop prepares to take over the house in a little over a week...

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Emphatically talking in front of a mirror. >> you know, the only thing i practice in front of a mirror is sucking in my back fat. so what? >> i dont even own a mirror. the last time i looked in the mirror i gave myself one of these. and you know what was weird? the mirror gave me one of these. >> thats very funny. >> you didnt like it at first. >> i didnt at all. it was when i first left nbc when i was very happy and went to abc to be the first female co-anchor of a network news program. >> sad ...

Seen as serious journalists in the u.s., a world-renowned interviewer of the famous and powerful who learned to embraer parity along the way. >> when gilda radner did you with barbara wawa, you didnt like it at first? >> i didnt at all. i first left nbc, i was very happy and went to abc to be the first female co-anchor of a network news program. >> sad days. >> and she did barbara wawa. it bothered me being made fun of until i walked into my little girls room, and she said, oh, mommy, she is so ...

Understatement of the year. >> if you were a newsmaker, you talked to barbara. joining me now is connie chung, another tv trailblazer. she is the second woman to anchor a network news program. connie, its a pleasure and honor to have you here tonight. >> i am so happy to be here but i refuse to believe that barbaras going to retire. if i have a vote, im going to tell her not acceptable. >> it is almost hard to believe television without barbara walters. >> exactly. >> you were her colleague. wha...

And voters during an election year. >> another thing thats interesting is that even though this is a huge story and that the attorney general could be in contempt of congress today, the network news program at least the one that i watched last night did not touch it. >> not one word. didnt cover it. >> i think i was watching -- actually, i could have been watching one of three. i dont know that any -- >> stossel -- >> i was watching tv land, repeat of rhoda. >> and they covered it. they were all...