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
People without food on madagascar. First there were the embarrassing disclosures from the former intelligence officer, edward snowden. Then, the embarrassin embarrassa merkel phone tapping. Barack obama is ordering a,. Trying to get some answers. Theyve said that trust needs to be rebuilt. But in a few hours time the director of National Intelligence and the director of the nsa will face congressional grilling. We will talk with our correspondent in washington after this story by bernard smith. This could be about to end. In an interview, president Barack Obama Says that National Security operations generally have one purpose to make sure the American People are safe. But im initiating now a review to make sure what theyre able to do doesnt necessarily mean what they should be doing. This has partly been prompted by reports in germany that president obama was briefed on the surveillance of chancellor Angela Merkels phone in 2010. Officials say thats not true and the white house only di
Love. The next world cup host goes on a Charm Offensive in brazil. First, iraqs sunni rebellion is making major gains in the countrys west, and are pushing closer to baghdad. They are about 60km from the capital. We are hearing that the iraqi army is retreating. They have taken two towns along a major road. It links with the Syrian Border to a town captured on saturday. Fighters say they have full control of the countrys Largest Oil Refinery in baiji. It is disputed by the army. The two sides are fighting. It returns north of cab uba moosual, tikrit and fallujah are in rebel hands. Lets bring in Imran Khan Live from baghdad. What is the latest from there, imran . What i can tell you, and looks like Anbar Province is coming under the control of the Islamic State of iraq and levant. When they took over alcrimes town on the border, they moved down the road to two more towns. They tried to negotiate going into another town, and they couldnt they asked the sunni sheikhs to leave peacefully.
this victory is much bigger than a party or a candidate. it is the victory of a country, of people who believe that we can renew our hope and repair all that has been taken away from us. this is victory of democracy against fascism. outgoing far right president jair bolsonaro won t be at the inauguration, he left the country on friday and headed for florida. his administration says it s cooperating with the transition of power even though mr. bolsonaro hasn t publicly conceded defeat. and brazil is making preparations for the public wake for football legend pay la. the ceremony will begin monday at this said numb in soo paulo state, thousands are expected to show up and pay their respects. earlier fans honored the soccer icon with a drone display. it depicted him scoring a goal and holding one of his many trophies. pe will. e died last week after a battle
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