of scaled back celebrations because of covid. many parts of the world have already ushered in 2023 with dazzling celebrations. just seconds from now, the clock will strike midnight in paris, the city of lights, especially tonight. let s go live to paris right now. now let s go to times square. how is the crowd looking there, gloria? reporter: pamela, it s so exciting. six hours to go. the big crystal ball is being put up right now. i just want to direct our viewers attention right to the top of one times square. that is where the big crystal ball is coming up. you can see it on the screen. 11,000 pounds of waterford crystal. this tradition goes all the way back to 1907. that is when the first crystal ball went down to mark the beginning of the new year. people here are excited. they have been waiting for hours. six more hours to go. i want to show you some of the crowd here. people have been lining up, bundled up. they re excited. this is a really big moment. we re get
details about the suspect arrested in the brutal killings of four idaho college students. a source telling cnn police were tracking 28-year-old bryan kohberger as he drove across country from idaho to his parents home in pennsylvania around christmas time. the arrest comes seven weeks after those four university of idaho students were stabbed multiple times as they slept. a source telling cnn that dna found at the scene was entered into a geneology database and that helped crack the case. the suspect identified as a graduate student in criminology who made a chilling social media post trying to solicit information from criminals to try to understand how emotional and psychological traits influence decisionmaking when committing a crime. now now, i understand you just spoke with the suspect s attorney. what are you learning? that s right. he only has one attorney at this point. it s the chief public defender for monroe county, northeastern pennsylvania. his name is jason leb
hello, i m sara sidner in for victor blackwell. welcome to cnn newsroom. the southwest airline meltdown is now in its seventh day of derailing people s travel plans. since last thursday, the company has cancelled more than 15,000 flights, including 2300 set for tomorrow. flight aware finds 89% of the nation s cancellations just today belong to southwest airlines. transportation secretary pete buttigieg promises to hold the nation s largest domestic carrier accountable. but for some passengers, southwest may never be able to make up for days of delay. misplaced luggage and ruined holidays. i hate southwest. southwest, i hate them. i hate them. how did you make out? i was there from 12:00 12:00, still stranded. i need to drive nine more hours. i m upset, i m stressed, i m tired and i hate them. okay. she did not pull any punches there. cnn correspondent nick valencia is outside of hartsfield-jackson airport, the busiest in the world. nick, what are you hearing
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