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it's december 31st. i'm martin savidge in for boris sanchez. >> good morning. good to be with you. i'm amara walker. thank you for spending part of this final day of 2022 with us. we're following breaking news. pope emeritus benedict has died at the age of 95. his health had been faming prompting pope francis to ask for prayers. >> for the first time in modern history, pope benedict resigned, which paved the way for pope francis to take control of the catholic church. cnn cnn's deana gallagher has more. >> a german childhood, he lived in the shadows of hitler's nazi regime, he was ...

. good morning, everyone. welcome to "cnn this morning." it's december 31st. yes, it's the last day of the year. happy new year's eve to you, martin. >> happy new year's eve to you as well, amara. thank you. we are, of course, following breaking news this morning. pope benedict emeritus has died. pope francis had been asking for prayers. >> for the firstet time in modern history he resigned in 2013, citing advanced age, which paved the way for pope francis to head the church. cnn's delia gallagher with more. >> reporter: in many respects, benedict xvi was the pope who got a bad rap...

details about the suspect arrested in the brutal killings of four idaho college students. a source telling cnn police were tracking 28-year-old bryan kohberger as he drove across country from idaho to his parents home in pennsylvania around christmas time. the arrest comes seven weeks after those four university of idaho students were stabbed multiple times as they slept. a source telling cnn that dna found at the scene was entered into a geneology database and that helped crack the case. the suspect identified as a graduate student in criminology who made a chilling social media pos...

sky scrapers serve as the centerpiece. ♪ >> and this was the scene in taipei, taiwan where the celebration features fireworks shot from the tallest high-rise. and in new york crowds are already forming in times square, the celebration is returning to full capacity after two years of scaled back celebrations. gloria joins us now with the latest. how is it looking, gloria? >> reporter: the rain just let up for a minute and people here are excited. they're trying to get their hands on one of these free hats. we have this family here from erie, pennsylvania, who is in town to celebrate...

to earth cam, thousands of revellers are expecting a soggy countdown. we'll go live to the big apple later in the show. gillian: first to our top story this hour, the world is now mourning of loss of a historical religious figure. the vatican is announcing death of pope emeritus benedict xvi. and charles has more on his long lasting legacy. >> what a story he had. pope benedict xvi had an impact on catholics across the world in a position he never imagined himself in. for decades cardinal joseph ratsinger had been a key advisor to pope john paul ii, as a staunch conservative. and too...