welcome, you are watching cnn newsroom. i m rosemary church. just ahead, we re hearing for the first time from the family of the man accused of killing four college students in idaho. residents of northern california starting the new year with an evacuation warning as longtime residents face the worst flooding they ve seen in years. the late pope benedict xvi is lying in state at the vatican for mourners to pay their last respects. we ll bring you a live report from st. peter s square. thanks for being with us. the family of bryan kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four idaho college students, is speaking out and offering their condolences. kohberger himself is sitting in a pennsylvania jail awaiting extradition and facing four counts of first-degree murder. cnn s veronica miracle has the family s statement and the mood in moscow, idaho. reporter: bryan kohberger s family has put out a statement through his public defender saying, first and foremost w
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reporter: solis now speaks a a newly elected lawmaker for a majority conservative congress in brazil. his policies are clearly popular with many here. i was so scared, you know reporter: indigenous leader chi louis say her and her tribe have been threatened and harassed when trying to protect brazil s fragile environment. she accuses the bolsonaro government of dismamtsing key environment protections. translator: we don t need to destroy to develop. we can do that in harmony with nature. it s the indigenous peoples who teach that. reporter: it that is fundamental struggle on climate action that so threatens progress in brazil. we need to understand earth as a nation, that is key for the planet and that decisions we make will be important for us but also for others. reporter: and so watch this space. brazil s future climate action and its debate over environmental policy will be
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