it, it s today. good to see you. kaitlan is on assignment. so we re going to start with catching you up on the five big stories on cnn this morning. we re looking more about the suspect in the new year s eve machete attack. sources say the 19-year-old wrote of his desire to join the taliban in afghanistan and diaz a martyr. he s currently in custody in a new york city hospital where he s recovering from a gunshot wond. the three officers injured in the machete attack have all been treated and released. also, this morning, the suspect charged with murdering four university of idaho students will appear in a pennsylvania court tomorrow. his name is bryan kohberger. he faces four counts of first degree murder and a charge of burglary in moscow, idaho. he s accused of killing four college students as they slept in their home in idaho. we ll speak to one of the students who was in one of his classes, co-burger s classes. he ll join us in a minute. tens of thousands of mour
students who was in one of his classes, co-burger s classes. he ll join us in a minute. tens of thousands of mourningers are paying respects in vatican city as pope benedict lies in state. pope benedict passed away on new year s eve at the age of 95. his body is currently lying in state at st. peter s basibasili. his funeral is set for thursday. kevin mccarthy could be facing the most dramatic nomination for speaker, he has made major concessions to some of the most hard line demands on the right. still, it s not clear p the numbers add up for him. square bolsonaro is currently in florida. new video showing the former far right president in orlando. his trip comes as his successor, luis desilva was sworn into office. his trip to the u.s. breaks with