you have live pictures happening there out of beirut as well. happy new year. and i think we are going to see pictures. there you go, times square. getting ready for the preparations, big celebration. obviously seven hours away and people are just jam packed. they are going to be there celebrating all night and all morning. we can imagine there. lights and lot of security. we are going to be talking about some of the security as well. but you can see that they have the cameras and people already cheering. this is going to be a really exciting time here. within the past few hours or so, we saw people ring in the new we are in moscow. dubai, united emirates, obviously, happy new year to all of you wherever you are right now. wolf blitzer is off. i m suzanne malveaux and you are in the situation room. breaking news here. in the united states on this new year s eve, a deadly line of storms, including tornadoes, racing through parts of the south and into the midwest. our
union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? and now bbc world news. israel s former president is found guilty of rape. the court says moshe katsav s testimony was ridaled with lies. iraq s civilian death rate falls but an average of 10 people are killed every day. in the ivory coast it could be genocide. they voice their fears. welcome to bbc world news. i m david e. also coming up in the program. smartphone wars. sony and l.g. face off in a battle. and how one spanish man has built a cathedral out of junk. the man who served as israel s president for seven years, moshe katsav, has been found guilty of two counts of rapeing a former employee. the incident took place while he was tourism minister found a guilty of sexually harassing two other women who worked for him while he was president. he will face at least four years in jail. well, moshe katsav served as isr