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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 barbara's 50-year legacy as an extraordinary woman and journalist. we're tracking two new year's 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 up until midnight. and that major storm system in the west, bringing heavy snow and flooding rain....

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 very special vigil. these are the honor guards who have been guarding the casket of presidet kennedy. ...

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 he's in these unscripted moments, he looks completely uncomfortable and totally off his game. >> forget the ideology, you're exactly right. he looks presidential. he looks like he could stand next to president obama in a debate. a lot of the others don't. what about...