attempted to strike him. the male then struck two additional officers in the head with a machete. this is another reminder of what our officers face. brian kohberger remains right here at the correctional facility. these murders have shaken our community. if he is not guilty of a crime, then i frankly fear for the future of this country. touch down! this was the best semifinal day we ve ever seen in the college football playoff era. georgia bull dogs edging out ohio state here in atlanta. i m pamela brown in washington. i hope everyone is having a wonderful day, first day of 2023. you are live in the cnn newsroom. well, new developments tonight in the idaho murder investigat investigation. for the first time we re hear from the parents of the suspect in this case. he s facing four counts of first degree murder in the brutal slayings of four young students at the university of idaho november 13th. his arrest is no doubt a relief for a community that has been living
three cheers for his majesty the king. hip hip hooray. the oath has been taken. i will strive to follow the inspiring example i have been set. god save the king. what we have been seeing is this incredible transition. there s been a bittersweet feeling. we have had cheers and tears, and it s really two sides of the same coin. for us to see meghan and harry reunite with kate and william, and i think this will be seen as a hugely respectful thing to do for her imagine ind majesty. that s quite an amazing moment. i m shaking now. people are are wondering whether or not this was a photo opportunity or truly the beginning of some kind of reconciliation process. i m pamela brown in washington, you are live in the cnn newsroom. in great britain tonight, a royal transfer of power, king ch charles iii is formally named sovereign of the british monarchy. this is the first time the british people could turn on their tvs and watch the proclamation of their new
united states. we ll look at whether there is any relief in sight. and children as young as six months old just days away from getting covid shots. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we re tracking developments in ukraine where the area around the capital kyiv was rattled by a series of explosions a short time ago. air defenses worked on enemy targets, but so far no fires or casualties reported. officials are urging people to stay in shelters. meanwhile two european leaders say the war may drag on for years. boris johnson and jens stoltenberg made the statements separately and both said that the west should be in for the long haul. and president zelenskyy is pledging to regain all the territories captured by russia in ukraine s south. he spoke after visiting two cities in the region and seeing residential areas ham areaed by artillery and missiles. translator: the losses are significant. many houses were destroyed, civilian logistics were
appointing heat advisers to combat the rising temperatures. plus festivities are under way for america s newest federal holiday, juneteenth. why it s important here in the u.s. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with kim bruneber. defenders hold the line against russian forces in ukraine. the governor of luhansk said that the russians tried to break through but were pushed back. an attempt to cut off ukrainian units, the governor also said a chemical plant sheltering civilians has been shelled again. meanwhile the area around the capital, kyiv, was rattled hours ago by a series of explosions. so far there have been no fires or casualties reported. ukraine s president zelenskyy is promising to regain all the cities captured. here he is. translator: the losses are significant. many houses were destroyed. civilian logistics were disrupt td. there are many social issues. we ll restore everything destroyed. we will not give away the south to anyone, we ll retu
peril. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. and we begin in ukraine which has just cleared the first hurdle on the path to join the european union. eu and ukrainian flags flew side by side in kyiv on friday after the european commission recommended that ukraine should be given candidate status. the move doesn t guarantee membership, which could be years away, but president zelenskyy says it still brings ukraine a step closer to winning the war. the commission s leader says ukraine deserves to be in. we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us, the european dream. now, the british prime minister boris johnson made a surprise visit to kyiv on friday, his second since the war began. he offered ukraine a major military training program that he said would, quote, fundamentally change the equation of the war. new videos meanwhile appear to show two u.s. military volunteers wh