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
The filipino president pulled out all the stops at a gala to open the summit on sunday. I mean way too late good news for you thank you orders of the. United states. That some say detectives not the only one hitting the wrong notes ahead of the summit filipino Rights Groups urged trump to confront a terror take over his war on drugs a crackdown thats left thousands dead over the past year. But if there was any criticism from trunk it was not on display in manila trump showered his host a selfproclaimed killer with compliments. And i want to thank you for your incredible hospitality and the show last night the talent show i assume mostly from
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