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The pope and then he was pope and then my son was born and he was pope. and then he left, right? so, its very emotional. >> the doors of the vatican are now closed but people will be able to pay their last respects to pope emeritus benedict on tuesday and wednesday ahead of the funeral on thursday morning. mike? >> lauren green, thanks very much. up next, the panel on the fight for the speakership of the house and the biden agenda with a split congress. first, beyond our borders tonight. four pa...

Century about being autocracies versus democracies. a busy year shaping up, want to mention, of course, a looming decision about whether to run in 2024 and his own political future. >> most absolute. with a split congress, an uphill battle. but he is beginning the year of. having that moment is positive for them. -- with the wind in the air and the beach on his back. mike and -- , things are. that more calls for george santos to step down. lets bring in correspondent for new york, emily neon. th...

Advancing. >> tonight ukraine is claiming military victory in the east an its forces claimed to have liberated a small village in th region of the donbas. its one of four regions that russia claims to have annexed. >> live in kyiv, thank you. >> up next, the lightning round of the panel looks at how the white house of the split congress will handle the top issues in the new year plus winners and losers of the year. finally and look back at the most notable portables from 2022 . you dont want to ...

>> if you find your luggage inside this mess behind you, you just won the lottery. >> reporter: southwest is facing increasing scrutiny from washington. the department of transportation is threatening to issue fines in the tens of thousands of dollars for each case which the airlines does not live up to its obligation for reimbursing passengers for cancellations and delays. some members of congress wants to see the department going further to look at the billions of taxpayers dollars the airline...

Release them. the house ways and means committee did that just today. take a listen at the lawmaker there. >> the american people have the right to know about this alarming, non-compliance of the mandatory presidential audit. they cant take our words for it. they need to see the returns themselves. >> the ways and means committee have unleashed the new critical weapon that overturns decades of privacy protection. political targeting in congress enemys list is back. >> so taxes did come out today...

To help the american people,". >> his objective and commitment is to bring transparency and truth back to government. >> reporter: and now -- >> this is like rubbing the noses of republicans in it that they were not going to cooperate with you. it runs a counter to this idea that we are going to work together and move the country forward. >> reporter: house republicans also criticized the white house for reflecting their committees request before notifying members of congress. >> >> jacque heinr...

Efforts to extend title 42 failed in a circuit appeals court. they might take it to the supreme court, but looks as it stands now that it goes away on the 21st. are you worried about that? >> well, it puts the burden squarely on the shoulders of congress, neil, to finally do something about this. this has been one of the most frustrating parts of my 10 years in the senate. i naively thought when we did a comprehensive immigration reform bill in 2013, great, it was bipartisan and the house will d...

People are going to leave violence and lack of economic opportunity, thats why my great grandparents, all eight of them came over from ireland, there was nothing for them there, youre never going to stop that. youre right, better investments at the border are key. i think youre gog see us getting a budget bill this week that will have some resources to deal with it. this is one of my top priorities for the new congress, when you talk about a split congress, this is something we ought to be able ...

Do, theyre here and have kids. >> youre in the chaos trying to cross and claiming asylum. neil: how do you deal with the crisis right now, senator. because the rap against the president fairly or not, he doesnt appreciate the magnitude and hasnt visited the border and even some of your democratic colleagues, senator tester, and theres a problem here and youve raised the timing of title 42. without taking a person pot shot at the president, if those around him and those in his party are saying, y...

Lives and protected the capitol that day. >> to all the law enforcement officers who keep this country safe, thank you. >> when an unhinged mob tried to come between the congress and our constitutional duty, the capitol police fought to defend not just this institution but our system of self-government. >> you stared directly into the heart of darkness and though outnumbered, you held the line. the line of democracy. >> your valor on that dark day is the stuff of legend. ♪ america, america ♪...