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. 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...

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...

past and at dan springer's on that ground and i to help it would be given a senior correspondent laura ingle. she is in monroe county, pennsylvania by this is where the suspect is now being held. >> hi there, he is being held right here behind me at the monroe county correctional facility. now that we have a name and a face to go along with the suspect, we are learning more and more people are coming forward. former and current classmates talking about what type of person he was in class. and about some the things he was he doing in the days after the murders. we have this picture no...

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