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good day. i'm chris jansing live at msnbc head quarters in new york city. if you're watching this from an airplane gate, you already know the headline. more than 8500 flights delayed or cancelled after a key system went down. >> your flight was supposed to leave at 9:30 this morning? >> yeah. >> what time are you going to get to leave? >> 5:00 p.m. >> wow. so what are you going to do? >> just wait. >> how much more do passengers have to take before something is done to fix the airline system? plus house republicans are staing the first battles of what looks to be an all out politic...

news out of the vatican. the former pope emeritus benedict has died at the age of 95. >> with sorrow, we inform you that the pope emeritus benedict xvi passed away, today, this morning, at 9:34 in the mater echess yamon tia mona stare. >> he was the first pope to resign, rather than stay in office for life. he was a controversial at times member of church. >> let's go to barbie nadeau in st. peter's square right now. barbie, i'm curious, there were a lot of people already in the square and then the news breaks. so what's the reaction? what are people talking about there? >> reporter:...

it up. >> you got to do what you got to do. thank you. and thank you at home for joining us. i'm whitney wild, christine romans coming back on monday. "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ good morning, everyone. it is friday, december 30th, don is off today. recovery, though is in sight. we'll see. i think a lot of people will be skeptical, but that is what southwest airlines is saying this morning as they hope to resume regular service today with, quote, minimal disruptions. and airports are still trying to figure out what to do with the piles of unclaimed luggage. we're live ...

one of the best defenses in the country. of course we would be remiss if we didn't mention how most teams would love a trip to the sugar bowl but the alabama crimson tide not one of them. they lost two games this season by a combined four points both on the last play of the game against texnnessee and lsu, so they miss the playoffs. they'll face kansas state tomorrow, some of the georgia fans in our sports department told me to remind you you can't spell sugar bowl without uga. i apologize for that. >> i've been to the sugar bowl more times than i can count on two hands. spent a lot ...

good afternoon, i'm sara sidner. welcome to "cnn newsroom." our breaking news, new and long awaited arrest in the horrific killings of four university of idaho students in november. brian kohberger is facing first-degree murder charges. the killings terrorized the small town which hadn't seen a murder in seven years. the fear so intense, some students have been too scared to return to school. investigators will hold a press conference, they tell us, very soon, and we'll take you there live. but first, jean is in the area. have you been able to glean any more information abilout the p...