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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, i've always seen it on tv, so i decided to be here today. and later, the rubik's cube fast approaching 50. why the color-matching puzzle is showing no signs of aging. >> whenever i'm bored and i don't know what to do, i just play with this. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with adriana diaz. good evening. there is only one pope toda...

Anti-lynching law strengthening prosecutors' ability to charge hate crimes and named it after emmett till, the 14-year-old chicago boy kidnapped and tortured in 1950s mississippi. >> and made a statement that justice delayed is not justice denied. >> reporter: and just last week he secured the votes to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to till and till's mother. >> this is one of the highest honors and it's fitting for both my cousin emmett and my shero, mamie till-mobley. >> reporter: he survived a fight against cancer 15 years ago impacting his speech but didn't slow him. at 76 y...

Mediation with the u.s. soccer federation. then last week she went toe to toe with donald trump. rapinoe who came out as day in -- gay in 2012 has repeatedly criticized the trump administration over a number of issues. she told a magazine she was, quote, not going to the bleeping white house if they were invited. trump fired back with a three-tweet barrage where he insisted she should, quote, win before she talks. one journalist reflected on her legacy and said she is her generation's muhammad ali. quote, through her example, rapinoe has instructed the world on how to play soccer. her genius i...

Not many kicks left in this game. that was it! the u.s. wins. they're onto the final. >> feels so good to cheer. and with that, the united states will play in the world cup final this sunday led by an emerging american hero, or shero. the team's co-captain, megan rapinoe, you might remember in 2016 she became the first white professional athlete to support colin kaepernick's protest of racial injustice. she knelt to the anthem prior to games before u.s. soccer made standing a rule. then earlier this year she was part of a lawsuit that alleged gender discrimination. she and her teammates pointe...

Quote, not going to the bleeping white house if they were invited. trump fired back with a three-tweet barrage where he insisted, quote, when before she talks. one journalist reflected on her legacy and said she is her generation's muhammad ali. quote, through her example, rapinoe has instructed the world on how to play soccer. her public persona and her playing style are one in the same. in every realm she is fearlessly open, outrageously joyous. my shero of the year, we will be right back. right back