Rain Joining News Today

attacks as vladimir putin marks the new year with a combative speech. [ cheers ] plus, the world welcomes 2023 from the land down under to asia and beyond. new york getting ready for its biggest celebration in years. >> oh, ive always seen it on tv, so i decided to be here today. and later, the rubiks cube fast approaching 50. why the color-matching puzzle is showing no signs of aging. >> whenever im bored and i dont know what to do, i just play with this. >> announcer: this is the...

Away from the crystal ball dropping here in times square, but the party has already started, and along with the confetti that will be dropping at midnight, you can see, rain joining in on the celebration too. on top of it all, all the people out here, umbrellas arent allowed. [ speaking non-english ] >> happy new year! >> reporter: the world is welcoming the new year lighting up skies and thrilling revelers. in new york city the clock is ticking towards midnight when the nearly 1,200-pound water...