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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 ...

viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm laila harrak. ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- [ speaking non-english ] >> -- pope francis beginning the new year by celebrating mass right now at the vatican. this after pope emeritus benedict's death. we will examine the late pontiff's complicated legacy. and it took weeks but police have a suspect in custody in the idaho murder investigation. we will look at the case police are building against the man now facing four counts of first-degree murder. plus ukraine's capital kyiv rings in the new year with a barrage of missile ...

newsroom. i'm paula reed in washington in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a machete attack on three police officers in times square. the attack unfolded outside a security screening zone set up for last night's festivities. police say the man wielding the machete was just 19 years old. fortunately, all three officers injured are in stable condition. cnn's correspondent is following this story from new york city. gloria, what else do we know about this violent attack? >> reporter: certainly a trosh f -- terrifying attack for these three officers. one of the officers just grad...

you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm paula reid in washington. new details this hour about the suspect charged with murdering four university of idaho students in their beds seven weeks away. cnn has learned his father was with him as he dropped across country for the holidays after the crime took place. police began tracking them at some point during the trip. the suspect is now charged with four counts of murder in the first degrees. he's expected to waive extradition and return to idaho. cnn's jean coasarez is there. >> reporter: when i spot to hi attorney, he told me he believ...

bryan kohberger's attorney said he drove to pennsylvania with his father. kohberger's attorney was told that he was driving home for the holidays. authorities tracked the suspect all the way to pennsylvania and watched him for days before finally making an arrest in the middle of the night. veronica miracle is following the story for us from moscow, idaho. what's the mood like now there after there's actually finally an arrest? >> reporter: paula, the community of moscow has really been on edge for the last seven weeks. it has been very tense here. businesses have shut down early so ...