hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m laila harrak. the disgraced south carolina attorney convicted of murdering his wife and son will now spend the rest of his life in prison. the latest on the sentencing of alex murdaugh. plus, u.s. president joe biden welcomes german chancellor olaf scholz to the white house, publicly solidifying their partnership to support ukraine against russia s war. and severe weather worries across the united states, leaving several people dead and more than a million without power. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. disgraced former south carolina attorney alex murdaugh learned friday that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. less than a day after he was found guilty of killing his wife and son, he was given two consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole. the lead prosecutor said the jury saw through murdaugh s testimon
day on wall street, the u.s. government steps in to protect a failed bank, promising depositors they won t lose a penny. one film won everything everywhere all at once at this year s oscar awards. plus already-flooded parts of california bracing for yet another powerful storm. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. we begin here in the united states where the biden administration is stepping in to contain the fallout from the sudden collapse of silicon valley bank. authorities say customers will have access to all their money starting monday morning. the president also promised to hold those responsible for the bank s failure fully accountable. he will speak about the issue in the coming hours. regulators also shot down another regional institution, signature bank, fearing it was also on the brink of collapse. cnn s arlette saenz has more. reporter: the biden administration took extraordinary steps sunday to ensu
approaches. we ll take you to monterey county. the fallout from the silicon valley bank collapse as customers wait to hear if they will recover their money. many worry if it will lead to even more bank closures. and in israel, hundreds of thousands take to the streets to protest the prime minister s plan to overhaul the court system. we re live in tel aviv,. life from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with leila harak. we begin in the u.s. where 15 million in california and nevada are under flood alerts. some of those flood watches have been extended through wednesday. as the rain tapers off and flooding slowly improves across much of california for now more rain is expected on surnl and the next big storm system is forecast to arrive late monday night and last through at least wednesday. that would be the lefned atmospheric river event of the season. there are concerns especially in monterey county where a breached levee has already current. cnn s mike valario has the sto
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
viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m laila harrak. ahead on cnn newsroom [ speaking non-english ] pope francis beginning the new year by celebrating mass right now at the vatican. this after pope emeritus benedict s death. we will examine the late pontiff s complicated legacy. and it took weeks but police have a suspect in custody in the idaho murder investigation. we will look at the case police are building against the man now facing four counts of first-degree murder. plus ukraine s capital kyiv rings in the new year with a barrage of missile attacks. a live report on the very latest on the war. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. from asia to europe and now the hawaiian islands, the world has been ringing in the new year with new spectacular celebration after another. five, four, three, two, one! in new york thousands watched as the traditional ball drop marked the beginning of 2023. it was