world, i m laila harrak. at the vatican the first holy mass of the new year will commemorate the late pope emeritus benedict. we re live from st. peter s square. and the year begins with flooding and evacuations in california as over 25 million could be affected by extreme weather. details and the forecast ahead. and defiance as ukraine enters the new year untd a barrage of russian missiles. we will hear from the ukrainian and russian leaders on two very different visions of what lies ahead. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. from new zealand to the u.s. most of the world has now ushered in 2023 with a mix of hope, excitement and flare. hours ago new york held its traditional ball drop in front of a jam packed times square. it was a spectacular show complete with fireworks, music and a ton, literally a ton, of confetti raining down on the crowd. celebrations were also held across europe, africa and asia and in the next hour hawa
newsroom. i m paula reed in washington in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a machete attack on three police officers in times square. the attack unfolded outside a security screening zone set up for last night s festivities. police say the man wielding the machete was just 19 years old. fortunately, all three officers injured are in stable condition. cnn s correspondent is following this story from new york city. gloria, what else do we know about this violent attack? reporter: certainly a trosh f terrifying attack for these three officers. one of the officers just graduating the police academy last week. this happened, as you mentioned, outside of a security zone because everyone who goes to times square to watch the new year s eve ball drop has to go through these screening points for this reason. they are being checked for weapons, items not permitted into this event. and that is where police say a 19-year-old male approached these officers completely unprovoke
against top democrats for leading the trump impeachment by kicking them off the house intelligence committee while ignoring george santos campaign financial possible violations and false resume? we will have the latest tit for tat from capitol hill. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden is about to announce a major shift in his policy for arming ukraine. he is sending advanced u.s. tanks that the pentagon has been insisting cannot be properly maintained on the battlefield. what s changed? we see the president walking into the roosevelt room. 11 months since russia s invasion of ukraine. 11 months in which ukrainian people have showed putin and the world the full force of their courage and the determination to live free. through every single step of this horrific war, the american people have been strong and unwavering in their support. democrats and republicans in congress have stood together. the united states worked with our allies and partners a
now. tonight on all in days after a near brawl in the house floor, the animating force behind an american to takes control. and as brazil endorses a maga style writer of their own, it s just coming for donald trump in fulton county. if you are donald trump right now, you have to be really concerned about what s going to happen in georgia. tonight, what the end of a criminal investigation in georgia means for the disgraced ex president? then, the secret document organizing the maga takeover of the house, with congressman jim mcgovern. plus, former congresswoman elaine luria, on the republican plans to investigate the january 6th committee. and yet another bizarre turn in that saga of congressman george santos. a little personal space [inaudible] congressman, you seem to be dodging questions. one all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. at this hour, the 118th house of representatives is holding its first votes under the
takes control. and as brazil endorses a maga style rioter of their own, it s just coming for donald trump in fulton county. if you are donald trump right now, you have to be really concerned about what s going to happen in georgia. tonight, what the end of a criminal investigation in georgia means for the disgraced ex president? then, the secret document organizing the maga takeover of the house, with congressman jim mcgovern. plus, former congresswoman elaine luria, on the republican plans to investigate the january 6th committee. and yet another bizarre turn in that saga of congressman george santos. a little personal space [inaudible] congressman, you seem to be dodging questions. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. at this hour, the 118th house of representatives is holding its first votes under the newly elected speaker kevin mccarthy. in fact, they just passed the rules package, that is the governing rules for