she passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family. there is joy and celebration this morning as countries are starting to ring in the new year. we are counting down until 2023. right now live pics from seoul where it just turned midnight. fireworks. all right. [ speaking non-english ] [ speaking non-english ] if you play this day right, you can celebrate almost every single hour. one of the biggest bashes will be happening in new york city. gloria pass mean owe is live in times square. no pandemic restrictions this year. a lot of celebrating expected. how big of a crowd are organizers expecting tonight? reporter: we are expecting thousands and thousands of people. as you said, this will be the first time that covid restrictions will be lifted. the past few years this event had been significantly scaled down. you know, phil, this is an iconic location, an conviction kay of bringing in the new year. there is no place like it. times square in new york city, t
pennsylvania and charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths as well as felony burglary. su cnn s jean cazares jones us from pennsylvania where that arrest was made. this is important for a number of different reasons. why? reporter: well, we just spoke and got off the phone with jason la bar, the chief public defender, who will be and is representing the defendant in this case, and he said that he has spoken with his client. he actually came to visit him right here at the correctional facility yesterday and he will be waiving extradition to expedite his trip back to idaho. so this is an answer that we have been wondering about because it is in his hands, kohberger s hands, what will happen in all of this. we got some more information. he also said that kohberger arrived here in northeastern pennsylvania, his home, on december 17th. and he has been here since then.