PREPARATIONS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION / FESTIVITIES IN TIMES SQUARE 19:03 COP DIRECTS TRAFFIC 19:53 GUARDIAN ANGELS 20:09 NYPD VAN / NEW YORK POLICE DEPT. 20:36 WS SET UP (LIGHTS) 20:50 CU PREPS (LIGHTS) 21:08 TOW TRUCK 21:26 NYPD VAN W/ SPEAKERS 21:36 HAMMERING SOTS 23:50 CS COPS / PARKING SIGNS 24:21 DUSK TIMES SQUARE 24:33 NEW YEAR'S '99 24:43 MAN HOLE COVERS WELDED SHUT

PREPARATIONS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION / FESTIVITIES IN TIMES SQUARE 19:03 COP DIRECTS TRAFFIC 19:53 GUARDIAN ANGELS 20:09 NYPD VAN / NEW YORK POLICE DEPT. 20:36 WS SET UP (LIGHTS) 20:50 CU PREPS (LIGHTS) 21:08 TOW TRUCK 21:26 NYPD VAN W/ SPEAKERS 21:36 HAMMERING SOTS 23:50 CS COPS / PARKING SIGNS 24:21 DUSK TIMES SQUARE 24:33 NEW YEAR'S '99 24:43 MAN HOLE COVERS WELDED SHUT

PREPARATIONS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION / FESTIVITIES IN TIMES SQUARE 19:03 COP DIRECTS TRAFFIC 19:53 GUARDIAN ANGELS 20:09 NYPD VAN / NEW YORK POLICE DEPT. 20:36 WS SET UP (LIGHTS) 20:50 CU PREPS (LIGHTS) 21:08 TOW TRUCK 21:26 NYPD VAN W/ SPEAKERS 21:36 HAMMERING SOTS 23:50 CS COPS / PARKING SIGNS 24:21 DUSK TIMES SQUARE 24:33 NEW YEAR'S '99 24:43 MAN HOLE COVERS WELDED SHUT

PREPARATIONS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION / FESTIVITIES IN TIMES SQUARE 19:03 COP DIRECTS TRAFFIC 19:53 GUARDIAN ANGELS 20:09 NYPD VAN / NEW YORK POLICE DEPT. 20:36 WS SET UP (LIGHTS) 20:50 CU PREPS (LIGHTS) 21:08 TOW TRUCK 21:26 NYPD VAN W/ SPEAKERS 21:36 HAMMERING SOTS 23:50 CS COPS / PARKING SIGNS 24:21 DUSK TIMES SQUARE 24:33 NEW YEAR'S '99 24:43 MAN HOLE COVERS WELDED SHUT

NAME: AME NY2 20100101I TAPE: EF10/0001 IN_TIME: 10:21:00:14 DURATION: 00:04:11:07 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION/VARIOUS DATELINE: Various, 31 Dec 2009/ 1 Jan 2010 RESTRICTIONS: See Shotlist SHOTLIST: TIMES SQUARE 2009 New York City, U.S.A. - 31 December 2009 1. Wide shot of Times Square, revellers gathered to begin countdown 2. Wide of officials, including New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, pressing down ball to begin countdown to new year 3. Digital countdown in Times Square begins 4. Various shots of revellers counting down 5. Digital screen in Times Square counts down from five to new year, "2010" lights up at top of building TIMES SQUARE 2009 New York City, U.S.A. - 1 January 2010 6. Various shots of revellers kissing and celebrating 7. Shot of confetti falling from sky onto Times Square 8. Various shots of celebration 9. Various top shots of crowded streets 10. Revellers AP TELEVISION New York City, U.S.A. - 1 January 2010 9. Mid of people cheering and confetti flying 10. Mid of people kissing 11. Pan left to people kissing 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Misael Cedillos, Tourist from Miami, Florida, Vox Pop: "I''m here with my mum and dad, and we decided to come down just randomly two days ago. They were like ''Do you want to go to New York?'' Of course I want to go to New York. I have never been here during this weather, I came here once in May and I''m freezing out of mind but I''m having like the most fun I''ve ever had on a New Year''s, so I''m loving it." ABC - NO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA/INTERNET Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. - 1 January 2009 13. Various of giant peach dropping 14. Various of people celebrating TV GLOBO - NO ACCESS BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 31 December, 2009 15. Pan of crowd at Copacabana Beach during countdown TV GLOBO - NO ACCESS BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1 January, 2010 16. Shot of man on stage UPSOUND (Portuguese): "Happy New Year, Brazil," fireworks display starts in background 17. Fireworks display 18. Various shots of revellers celebrating and of fireworks display STORYLINE: Hundreds of thousands of revellers gathered in a chilly New York City''s Times Square to celebrate the New Year when an 11,875-pound (5,386-kilo) crystal ball covered with more than 32-thousand bulbs dropped at midnight on Friday. With hugs and kisses, partygoers tried to look forward to a more hopeful decade after ten years marred by war, an uncertain economy, extremism and the threat of environmental catastrophe. Organisers had mixed handwritten wishes with about 3,000 pounds (1,360 kilograms) of confetti. The messages include appeals for the safe return of troops fighting overseas, continued employment and a cure for diabetes. The crowds brought out heightened security. Hundreds of officers were scattered around Times Square. Snipers were positioned at various locations. In Atlanta, Georgia, people celebrated the New Year with a giant Peach Drop, held in the city''s centre. The 800-pound (362-kilo) fibreglass peach took a 138-foot (42-metre) plunge. The state of Georgia, of which Atlanta is the capital, is known for its peaches. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, thousands of revellers gathered in Copacabana Beach on Thursday to welcome in 2010. Fireworks lit up the night sky and music got the crowd fired up. Others swam in the Atlantic Ocean while watching the show. Organisers estimated that two (m) million people would join in the celebration. Rain stopped just in time for the party to go forward. The heavy rains in the Rio de Janeiro area over the last two days have triggered mudslides that killed at least 18 people. The big New Year''s Eve party at Copacabana Beach is famous the world over, and a huge number of people from all over the country and around the world were expected to attend. Four stages were built alongside Copacabana Beach, which had several local musicians performing. Officials said about 12,000 police were on duty during the New Year''s Eve party in and around Copacabana to provide security.

NAME: US NYPREP 20100101Ex TAPE: EF10/0001 IN_TIME: 10:19:30:02 DURATION: 00:01:22:12 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: New York - 31 Dec 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST AP TELEVISION New York - 31 December 2009 1. Wide of Times Square, pedestrians 2. The Naked Cowboy, a street performer, with tourists 3. Mid shot cutaway of crowd 4. Mid of the The Naked Cowboy singing and playing his guitar, saying "Happy New Year!" 5. Group of people shouting "Happy New Year!" and cheering 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Herberto Bruce, Reveller from Puerto Rico: "Doesn''t matter, doesn''t matter the cold, the snow that we get here, it''s a dream you know, maybe once in a life time, you have to do this. Stay in New York City the centre of the universe, get the New Year''s Eve and say ''happy new year'' to everyone around the world." 7. Two women holding umbrella in the rain, taking picture 8. Building where the New Year Waterford Crystal Ball will be dropped 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Harry Colon, Reveller from Jersey City, New Jersey "I just want peace love and happiness for the whole world, and that''s all I really want." 10. Close of "2010" glasses displayed for sale 11. People selling "2010" merchandise 12. Men wearing 2010 glasses shouting "Viva Italia!" STORYLINE NEW YORK PREPARES FOR NEW YEAR PARTY Hundreds of thousands of revellers are expected to huddle together in Times Square on Thursday (31DEC09) in near freezing temperatures to welcome in the New Year. Among those scheduled to entertain them are Jennifer Lopez and the cast of the Broadway musical "Hair". Mayor Michael Bloomberg and 12 city high school students are in charge of pushing the button to lower the big Waterford Crystal ball. Then confetti will rain down to mark the start of 2010. Many arrived early on Thursday, like Herberto Bruce from Puerto Rico, who says he plans to stay no matter the cold. "It''s a dream you know, maybe once in a life time, you have to do this. Stay in New York City the centre of the universe, get the New Year''s Eve and say happy new year to everyone around the world." Security was heightened around the area after reports of a suspicious van on Wednesday. Although it turned out to be a false alarm the New York Police Department remained vigilant on Thursday. Thousands of officers will staff Times Square, where revellers will be banned from carrying backpacks and open bottles.

NAME: US TIMES BALL 20081112E TAPE: EF08/1139 IN_TIME: 10:05:59:04 DURATION: 00:02:20:06 SOURCES: AP Television DATELINE: New York, 10 Nov 2008 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST AP Television New York, 10 November 2008 1. Wide shot New Year's Eve Times Square ball being assembled 2. Mid shot man screwing crystal panels into place on ball 3. Close of panels being screwed into place 4. Wide shot ball, computer operated setup in foreground 5. Close-up of hand on computer mouse 6. Close of computer screen, selecting rainbow light pattern 7. Pan from rainbow patterned ball to computer screen 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment: "Right behind me is the New Times Square News Years Eve ball, it's the biggest ball ever. It weighs 11,875 pounds (5,386 kilograms). It's 12 feet (3.7 metres) in diameter. It's double the size and four times the mass of previous New Years Eve balls, and this one is going to be permanently installed atop One Times Square so it will entertain New Yorkers and tourists, not only on December 31st, but throughout the entire year." 9. Wide shot ball with American flag pattern 10. Close of man's hand operating keyboard 11. Mid of ball with American flag pattern 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Bloom, Director of Corporate Communications for Philips Lighting Company: "It incorporates over 32-thousand Philips Luxeon LED's (Light emitting diodes) which is three times the amount as last year's. The effect for viewers all around the world will be a bolder, brighter, more beautiful ball than ever and it's also greener than ever. If you can believe this, last year's ball, as energy efficient as it was, actually the LED's this year are 10 to 20 percent more energy efficient than they were last year. In fact the entire ball will run on roughly the same amount of energy as it takes to operate just two conventional home ovens." 13. Close-up of crystal panel being unwrapped 14. Mid shot hand reaching into buckets for screws 15. Close of crystal panel being screwed into place 16. Wide shot ball with multiple light patterns STORYLINE TIMES SQUARE BALL UNVEILED A bigger, brighter Waterford crystal ball will usher in 2009 above New York's iconic Times Square, then remain in place all year to celebrate other holidays including Valentine's Day, the Fourth of July and Halloween, organisers said on Monday (10 NOV 2008). The new ball, which was being assembled on Monday at a studio in Yonkers, in New York state, is 12 feet (3.7 metres) in diameter and weighs nearly six tons. Last year's ball was six feet (1.8 metres) across and weighed less than one ton. The flagpole that was used for previous balls wasn't considered sturdy enough, so a new shaft was built, and steel bracing was added to the building beneath it, 1 Times Square. At its highest, the ball will be 475 feet (144.8 metres) above Times Square. The ball is a geodesic dome built of 2,468 crystal triangles, made in Waterford in Ireland, each etched with a stylised starburst or a stylised angel, said a Waterford spokesman. The triangles, about five inches (12.7 centimetres) on a side and half an inch (1.27 cm) thick, combine to make a translucent ball that serves as a canvas for a computerised light show that will begin at about 6 p.m. eastern time (1300 GMT) on New Year's Eve, six hours before the ball's minute-long descent marks the new year. Inside, the ball is filled with electric cables, heat sinks and fans, but outside it looks fragile. Each crystal triangle has 12 energy-efficient, long-lived LED (Light emitting diodes) lights behind it; three each of red, white, blue and green, which can be combined into 16 (m) million colours. On Monday, technicians were running through several of the programmes that might be seen on New Year's Eve - stars, a rainbow, a waving American flag. It's the seventh ball in the 101-year history of ball-dropping at Times Square. It's being paid for privately, said publicist Thomas Chiodo. Organisers estimated the cost at several (m) million dollars. The New Year's Eve light programme will run itself once it's turned on, but technicians will be up on the roof anyway with all the computer equipment. A second server will back up the main server in case anything goes wrong, and a default programme will kick in if the second server fails.

NAME: US NY PREPS 20081231I TAPE: EF08/1312 IN_TIME: 10:12:06:24 DURATION: 00:01:29:22 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: New York/Washington - 31 Dec 2008 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST New York City 1. Mid shot of Times Square 2. Close up of police officers 3. Close up of traffic 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Anthony Carucci, 30-year-old New York citizen, Vox pop: "A lot of achievements like; Michael Phelps, the president, the first black president. It was a pretty magnificent year actually, it's hard to beat out 2008 actually. 2009 is going to be tough, the economy on the negative point, which is pretty sad to think about it. Glad I still have my job." 5. Wide shot of people waiting 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jamillah Galvez, 39-year-old New York citizen, Vox pop: "I am so happy it is 2009 because it's a new beginning, it's a new day. I just hope everyone needs to wake up, moral and ethics have absolutely been gone for so long and now, I'll take off my glasses, America wake up, be kind, treat people fairly." 7. Close up of traffic 8. Wide of Times Square Washington, DC 9. Close up of man in Santa Claus cap playing saxophone 10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dana Stettin, visiting Washington, D.C. from Florida, Vox pop: "We're always hopeful everything just to get better and better. We're happy to celebrate New Year's in Washington. Hopefully it will be a great night and hopefully another great year for our family." 11. Close up of people walking down street STORYLINE: New York's Times Square appeared ready to welcome the crowds for a massive New Year's Eve bash. One million people are expected to turn out Wednesday to wait for the clock to strike midnight, despite a weather forecast predicting snow and temperatures in the low 30s (Fahrenheit). The Times Square party will be broadcast live on television, and will see appearances from celebrities and various musical performances, including Lionel Richie, Ludacris, Taylor Swift and the Jonas Brothers. Five minutes before midnight, 1,000 balloons with the words "Joy," "Hope" and "2009" will drift down from rooftops in the area. More than a ton of confetti will be released at midnight. The Waterford crystal ball - some 12 feet (3.6 meters) in diameter and weighing nearly 12,000 pounds (5,443 kilograms) - will remain on display atop One Times Square as a tourist attraction after the event. Security will be tight, with a large police presence and additional counterterrorism units, according to the NYPD's deputy commissioner of public information. Streets will be closed off to traffic, backpacks won't be allowed into Times Square and alcohol is forbidden. The first-ever Times Square celebration was held in 1904 to commemorate the official opening of the new headquarters of The New York Times. The city had just renamed the oddly shaped Longacre Square in the newspaper's honour and the newspaper's owner, Adolph Ochs, threw a giant party that culminated in a fireworks display at midnight. In 1907, after the city banned fireworks, Ochs had an illuminated iron and wooden ball lowered from the building's flagpole at midnight.

NAME: ISR MAGIC 20091230E TAPE: EF09/1213 IN_TIME: 11:13:44:09 DURATION: 00:01:44:12 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION/GILAD PR HANDOUT DATELINE: Tel Aviv - 29 Dec 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: Gilad Public Relations Hand Out Tel Aviv - 29 December 2009 ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++ 1. Wide shot of stage in Rabin Square 2. Israeli magician Hezi Din being checked by paramedics 3. Din walking towards cube 4. Din being lowered into cube 5. Top shot of Din in cube AP Television News Tel Aviv - 29 December 2009 5. Wide shot of ice cube on stage 6. Tilt down of ice cube 7. Paramedic watching cube 8. Pan from onlookers with children to ice cube 9. Woman with child 10. Din in ice cube 11. SOUNDBITE (Hebrew) No name given, Vox pop: "It is not completely hermetic, he has to take very very slow breaths" (walks away as she says: "unbelievable") 12. Various of people looking on 13. Pan from ice cube on stage to people STORYLINE MAGICIAN BRAVES SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES An Israeli magician entered a sub-zero ice cube in Tel Aviv on Tuesday (29DEC09), and was intent on staying there until midnight New Year''s Eve. 29-year-old Hezi Din is attempting to break a record set by American magician David Blaine, who, in a similar stunt performed in 2000 in New York''s Times Square, lasted 58 hours inside the ice cubicle. Hezi Din has set his goal to 64 hours. Din was lowered into the 8-ton cube early on Tuesday morning in the Rabin square in Tel Aviv, as a crowd of curious bystanders looked on. wacky

NAME: MEA MAGIC 20100101Ex TAPE: EF10/0001 IN_TIME: 10:32:42:04 DURATION: 00:02:19:22 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Tel Aviv, 31 Dec 2009/ 1 Jan 2010 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: AP TELEVISION Tel Aviv, 31 December 2009/ 1 January 2010 1. Wide of ice cube on stage 2. Ambulance services waiting next to stage 3. Man breaking ice with chainsaw 4. Man in crowd blowing horn 5. Various shots of man sawing ice cube open 6. Magician Hezi Din coming out from ice cube, crowd applaud 7. Din being carried down from stage and toward ambulance 8. Wide of ambulance 9. Screen showing that Din stayed in cube for 64 hours 10. Din inside ambulance 11. Ambulance driving away, crowd cheering STORYLINE MAGICIAN EMERGES FROM SUB-ZERO ICE CUBE An Israeli magician who entered a sub-zero ice cube in Tel Aviv on Tuesday (29DEC09), stayed in it until midnight on New Year''s Eve, and emerged on Thursday (31DEC09) safe and sound after 64 hours. 29-year-old Hezi Din broke a record set by American magician David Blaine, who, in a similar stunt performed in 2000 in New York''s Times Square, lasted 58 hours inside the ice cubicle. Din was lowered into the 8-ton cube early on Tuesday morning in Rabin square in Tel Aviv, as a crowd of curious bystanders looked on. Hundreds came to see him as he was taken out late on Thursday at midnight straight into the arms of the paramedics. Din was taken to the nearest hospital for check-ups and to rest. wacky

NAME: WOR NEW YEAR 20090101E TAPE: EF09/0001 IN_TIME: 10:06:08:23 DURATION: 00:05:08:17 SOURCES: AP Television/SKY/Pool DATELINE: Various, 31 Dec 2008/1 Jan 2009 RESTRICTIONS: Check shotlist for details SHOTLIST AP Television Pristina, Kosovo - 1 January 2008 1. Fireworks and balloons up in the air 2. Couple in the crowd watching fireworks 3. Father and son in the crowd 4. People watching fireworks 5. Wide of scene 6. Couple kissing AP Television Paris, France - 1 January 2008 7. Wide crowd walking on Champs-Elysees 8. Bosnian tourist opening a bottle of champagne on the Champs-Elysees, girls cheering 9. American tourists with 2009 glasses cheering and chanting 'Happy New Year' 10. Man letting off fireworks 11. Wide crowd celebrating on Champs-Elysees with Arc de Triomphe in background SKY London, England - 1 January 2008 12. Various of fireworks going off at the millennium wheel, known as "The London Eye" 13. Various of fireworks exploding in and around the London Eye Edinburgh, Scotland - 1 January 2008 14. Wide of fireworks going off behind stage at midnight, pan up 15. Various of multi-coloured fireworks AP Television Bratislava, Slovakia - 1 January 2008 16. Wide of fireworks above stage with sign reading "2009" 17. Mid of Euro graphic on screen on stage 18. Women hugging 19. Balloons tied together in shape of Euro flying in air 20. Wide of fireworks AP Television Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1 January 2008 21. Wide of fireworks over sea 22. Mid of fireworks in sky 23. Wide of fireworks over sea 24. People watching, couple kissing POOL New York City, US - 31 December 2008 25. Countdown over Times Square POOL New York City, US - 1 January 2009 26. Couples kissing 27. Former US President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton hugging 28. Various of couples kissing 29. Zoom into display board at Times Square reading: "Happy New Year" and "2009" 30. Mid of Clintons and Mayor Michael Bloomberg on stage 31. Pan of Times Square 32. People waving AP Television Mexico City, December 31 2008 33. Wide of crowd gathered at the Angel de la Independencia monument shouting countdown to New Year Mexico City, 1 January 2009 34. Various of fireworks over Angel of Independence monument 35. Pan right from people watching to fireworks in sky above the stage 36. Close of people hugging 37. Wide Angel monument and fireworks 38. People watching and taking pictures 39. Close boy on his father's shoulders watching fireworks show 40. Various of people dancing 41. medium close of couple dancing while hugging 42. Close woman holding a dog dressed as Santa during celebration STORYLINE WORLD NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS Fireworks lit up the night sky in major cities all over Europe and the Americas as the world welcomed in the New Year. Hundreds of people gathered in the centre of Pristina counting down into the first New Year in independent Kosovo. Local singers performed, as people braved subzero temperatures to join the festivities. Organisers set off hundreds of balloons and 13 minutes of fireworks. The start of the new year finds Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority and its Serbian minority preparing for the celebrations separately, wrapping up a year that saw the former Serbian province become the world's newest state amid ethnic tensions that continue its split along ethnic lines. Further west in France, thousands of people gathered on the Champs-Elysees to see in the New Year in Paris. Tourists from various countries opened bottles of champagne at midnight to celebrate 2009. A reinforced police presence was seen patrolling on the famous avenue to ward off potential problems. The French interior ministry announced a few days ago that 35-thousand policemen and 50-thousand firemen would be deployed across France for New Year's Eve. In London, people gathered along the Thames to watch the fireworks at the millennium wheel, known as "The London Eye". In Scotland, revellers were treated to a huge fireworks display above Edinburgh Castle. Back on the Continent, crowds turned out to welcome the new year in Bratislava, Slovakia. Celebrations there coincided with the introduction of the euro currency, a circumstance featured heavily in the city's fireworks display. A huge euro graphic turned on the screens of the party stage, while balloons in the shape of the euro sign also were released into the sky. Slovakia is the 16th country to adopt the euro. Across the pond in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, about two million people gathered by Copacabana beach to welcome the new year, and and along surrounding beaches to party until dawn. Despite the current economic crisis, over 650-thousand tourists travelled to Rio to take part in the new year's celebrations. Hotel occupancy reached 94 percent, far exceeding the expectations of the Brazilian Hotel Association which predicted only a 65 percent rate given the current economic climate. The celebrations, following in the path of thousands of other cities around the world, saw more than 2-thousand fireworks weighing several thousand tonnes go up in smoke. In New York City, thousands of revellers rang in 2009 from frigid Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal ball dropped, signalling the end of a historic and troubled year that saw the election of the first black US president and the worst economic crisis in decades. As the clock struck midnight, a ton of confetti rained down while the partygoers hugged and kissed. The wind chill made it feel like 1 degree (-17 Celsius) in the area, but that didn't deter the throngs who were cloaked in fur hats and sleeping bags. Former US President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton, who will become President-elect Barack Obama's secretary of state on January 21, helped Mayor Michael Bloomberg lower the the famous Waterford crystal ball atop 1 Times Square for the countdown to midnight. And thousands of inhabitants from Mexico City welcomed new year at one of the main symbols of Mexico's capital, The Angel of Independence monument on Reforma Street. The celebration included performances from various well-known Mexican artists and norteño bands. Five minutes before the clock struck 12, Mexico City Governor Marcelo Ebrard read a new year message followed by a Mariachi band playing las mañanitas while fireworks illuminated the sky of the city and revellers embraced and danced.

NAME: VAT VESPERS 20091231I TAPE: EF09/1220 IN_TIME: 10:06:44:07 DURATION: 00:02:46:09 SOURCES: CTV/AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Vatican - 31 Dec 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST CTV 1. Wide shot Saint Peter''s Square (++NIGHT SHOT++) 2. Interior wide of Saint Peter''s Basilica 3. Wide of Pope Benedict XVI celebrating Vespers, priests and nuns in congregation 4. Close up of Pope holding up monstrance and making the sign of the cross 5. Wide shot pull out from Pope holding up monstrance 6. Choir singing 7. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Pope Benedict VXI: (++includes cutaway of wooden statue of Virgin Mary and baby Jesus++) "While we are leaving the ending 2009 and we are approaching 2010, today''s liturgy brings us towards the solemnity of the Holy Mary, the mother of God. The holy Virgin is the mother of the church and the mother of each one of its members, therefore she is the mother of each one of us, in Christ. We ask her to lead us with her caring protection today and always, because Christ could welcome us one day in his glory." 8. Wide of Pope, priests approach him 9. Pope with priests, incense from censer AP TELEVISION ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 10. Pan from Pope''s residence in sant''Uffizio Palace to Saint Peter''s Basilica and nativity scene 11. Wide of Popemobile arriving 12. Pope waving from Popemobile 13. Pope visiting nativity scene in Saint Peter''s Square, kneels down to pray before it 14. Pope praying in front of nativity scene 15. Back shot Pope praying 16. Onlookers with umbrellas 17. Pope blessing crowd and leaving 18. Wide of nativity scene STORYLINE: Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday ended 2009 with Vespers prayers at Saint Peter''s Basilica and a visit to the nativity scene in Saint Peter''s Square. Speaking during the New Year''s Eve Vespers service, he highlighted the work done by the Catholic church and of Catholic groups in supporting families affected by the world economic crisis. He also recalled how the church needs new priests, and invited young people to take holy orders. The Pontiff made a short visit, in the pouring rain, to the nativity scene built in Saint Peter''s Square, where he knelt to pray while bystanders looked on. He looked smiling and healthy and blessed the few dozen people who were waiting for him under umbrellas, who had turned out despite the heavy rain.