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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...

Life and legacy. >> reporter: tonight, tributes pouring in from around the world for barbara walters, who died at age 93. so many honoring her as legendary, a trailblazer, and iconic. most noting how she shattered glass ceilings everywhere she worked. with a career that spanned more than 60 years, barbara was the consummate interviewer. >> why did you kill john lennon? >> i thought by killing him, i would acquire his fame. >> reporter: a pioneering journalist. >> one group of young men kept a ve...

To me was the contrast between the tape earlier in the day of mitt romney talking unscripted with people and going back and forth with hecklers. he is a much better, far more accomplished, far more comfortable in these kind of set piece moments. he looks profoundly presidential. he looks like a genuine presidential campaigner. when hes in these unscripted moments, he looks completely uncomfortable and totally off his game. >> forget the ideology, youre exactly right. he looks presidential. he lo...