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
faces four counts of first-degree murder after his arrest in pennsylvania on friday. kohberger drove across the country in a white hyundai ilan extra from idaho and arrived in pennsylvania at his parents s house right around christmas. while law enforcement was tracking him every step of the way. there are lots of new developments in the case, including how authorities identified and arrested the suspect. let s get right to jean casarez. jean, you just spoke with the suspect s attorney. what are you learning? that s right. this is the chief public defender for monroe county, jay salabar. his client is not going to fight going back to idaho. he s not going to fight extradition. she s shocked a little bit. he s calm right now. he is very intelligent. in my hour conversation with him, that comes off. i can tell that. and he understands where we are right now. i have spoken to his family last night. i spoke to them for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. they re also very shocked
sky scrapers serve as the centerpiece. and this was the scene in taipei, taiwan where the celebration features fireworks shot from the tallest high-rise. and in new york crowds are already forming in times square, the celebration is returning to full capacity after two years of scaled back celebrations. gloria joins us now with the latest. how is it looking, gloria? reporter: the rain just let up for a minute and people here are excited. they re trying to get their hands on one of these free hats. we have this family here from erie, pennsylvania, who is in town to celebrate the new year. tell me how long you ve been standing here. we got here about 10:00 this morning. reporter: why do you want to do this? first in a lifetime experience. first and last time for sure. reporter: how is it going with the little guy? he s going to hold up? he s doing good. he s doing really good, huh, jeremy? yeah. you excited for the new year? yeah. reporter: cool. so list
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all over the world. i m bianca nobler. i m max foster live from london. we want to get to our special coverage. pope emeritus benedict s funeral. in when 30 minutes from now the funeral for the former pontiff will begin in st. peter s square. dignitaries from around the world will be attending and pope francis will be leading the mass. he ll become the first pontiff in modern times to preside over the funeral service for his predecessor. moments ago the coffin carrying pope benedict left st. peter s basilica, where he s been lying in state since monday. now, before he became pope benedict, joseph ratzinger was born in 1927 in germany, became a cardinal in 1977. following the death of john paul he was elected pope in 2005. he resigned from his role as pope in 2013. benedict said his choice to step down was made to liz lack of strength of body and of mind. cnn is covering all angles of today s e
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. translator: brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father for his forgiveness and rebirth to the living hope for the resurrection of jesus to the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. translator: we pray in german. the pope emeritus benedict who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. translator: we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed ch christ s victory over evil and death. 6 translator: we pray in arabic. for our leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strive to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. translator: we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. tran