Of british Toddler Madeleine Mccann has been acquitted of unrelated Sexual Abuse charges by a court in the german city of brunswick. Christian brueckner has been formally identified as a suspect in the case of maddie mccann, who disappeared from her bedroom in 2007 during a Family Holiday in portugal. He denies any involvement. Lets speak to our correspondent Damien Mcguiness in berlin. What happened in court . Judges have announced what happened in court . Judges have announced they what happened in court . Judges have announced they have have announced they have acquitted Christian Brueckner of these current charges. He had been accused of five separate cases of Rape And Child abuse. Judges said this morning that there is not enough evidence to say he is guilty of these charges. A lot of the evidence that was presented in court was testimonies from people who have said they had heard things from Christian Brueckner And videos that witnesses said they had seen, but havent been present
united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom, and i m rosemary church. just ahead, we are hearing for the first time from the family of the man accused of killing four college students in idaho. we ll have details and what comes next in the case. residents of northern california starting the new year with an evacuation warning as they face the worst flooding they ve seen in years. 2023 brings a new political reality for president biden. a divided congress. we ll look at how he hopes to overcome bitter partisanship and work with the republicans. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. the family of the suspect arrested in the killings of four idaho college students is speaking out and offering their condolences. while bryan kohberger himself awaits extradition from pennsylvania, he is accused of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of xanaxana, et kaylee, madison. their bodies were found in their off-campus
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kristin fisher in for christine romans. disturbing new details about the suspect accused of attacking three new york city police officers with a machete in times square on new year s eve. the officers have now been treated and released from the hospital. last night investigators searched the teen suspect s home in an ocean resort town in maine. more from new york. reporter: we re learning more about the suspect behind the attack on three officers at the new year eve celebration. we can now confirm the suspect is trevor bickford. 19 years old from wales, maine. that s according to multiple law enforcement sources who also tell cnn he was carrying a handwritten diary and in it he expressed his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and die as a martyr. investigators also believe bickford arrived in new york city on thursday and checked into a hotel in the lower east side. he then traveled to the times sq
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wildfires in greece and the escape from the vicious flames. thousands of tourists to escape in what is the largest wildfire evacuation effort in the country s history. those flames fueled by a heat wave now sweeping across europe. marcus moore in the fire zone again tonight. reporter: tonight, the largest wildfire evacuation in greek history, as flames tear through parts of the country for a seventh straight day. it is horrendous. i have never been so scared in my entire life. reporter: 19,000 tourists fleeing rhodes island. some with just a suitcase and bathing suits. everyone screaming and shouting and crying because people couldn t even get on the flights yesterday and we re desperate to get home. reporter: tonight, the stunning before and after satellite images, from a green ground to charred earth and smoke. the fires racing up the mountains, threatening hotel resorts and incinerating homes. our heart is here, please save us, this woman says. her house ablaze. official