u.s. secretary of state antony blinken condemning the launch, saying it violates multiple u.n. security council resolutions. north korea says it will be forced to take a, quote, stronger reaction if the u.s. chooses to take a confrontational stance. a chilling day for the news media in el salvador. a report from two groups specializing in cybersecurity allege the phones of dozens of journalists and other members of civil society were hacked using the spyware known as pegasus. else salvador s government is denying responsibility. at least 22 journalists from an influential news outlet were targeted. pegasus is a controversial military gauge spyware created by the israeli company nso group. here s a creative commentary on climate change. a three-ton iceberg suspended over sydney harbor in australia.
9 is the temperature in denver and there will be some wind. it will never feel that warm. salt lake city, 20. the benefit of this is that for all of you that decided to go skiing for new year s, you picked the right week because we have three to six inches of good snow coming in from colorado down to angel fire. if you re out there, enjoy it. it s cold but you can t ski when it s warm so enjoy the cold and the snow. pamela? pretty crazy. i left the house this morning in washington, d.c. without a coat. so, chad myers, thank you so much. you re welcome. if you can t be in times square, the next best thing is to watch the ball drop live with anderson cooper and andy cohen tonight at 8:00 eastern only on cnn. it is officially 2019 in new zealand. fireworks lit up the night sky earlier today. an impressive light show over sydney harbor in australia. heavy storms in the hours leading up to the big show.
budging on the president s border wall. white house chief of staff john kelly is getting candid about his time in the trump administration. he says his tenure may be best measured by what the president did not do. it is new year s eve. we re taking a life look right now at sydney harbor in australia where it is just about to turn midnight. live pictures, turning midnight. happy new years, everybody. we re going to be tracking things here in new york. we ve got our countdown underway as well. exciting, right? very exciting. good morning, everyone. it s monday, december 31st. i m ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian. we are in the tenth day of a partial government shutdown. president trump does not appear willing to budge. mixed signals for the white house are pointing to a president that is dug in for a
house. mick mulvaney says president trump will spend new year s eve in washington amid the government shutdown. according to the huffington post, taxpayers are picking up the cost of party tents for the new year s eve bash that will take place at trump s mar-a-lago resort in palm beach tonight even as federal workers go without pay. according to spending records an events company out of delray beach, florida, was paid $54,000 for tent rentals earlier this month. the secret service also paid 41,000 to another company for generators and light tower rentals. but it wasn t clear if the expenditure was just for the party. tickets for tonight s event at mar-a-lago are $650 for members of the club and $1,000 for nonmembers. the very latest on the government shutdown as both sides appear to be digging in. and countdown to 2019 as the first cities prepare to ring in the new year. this is a live look at sydney, australia. a live look at sydney, australia. [ dog snoring ]
resolutions are through the roof again this year. the top ones for 2011? spend more time with family and friends. that s followed by get fit, quit smoking, drink less, and get out of debt. the two that i like the most? learn something new, and enjoy life a little more. all right, so where is the best place to ring in the new year? according to yahoo! search, it s right out your window there. times square. got to see that ball drop at least once in your lifetime, right? that s always a top searched place to ring in the new year. some of the other new year s places people are researching online right now is sydney harbor in australia. it s among the first spots on the planet to usher in 2011. since it s in the southern hemisphere you can watch it happen, fireworks and all, in shorts and sandals. if you want your new year s day to be several days, tokyo. the celebration there doesn t end until january 4th.