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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 ...

hostages come out and search more humanitarian relief into those who are in need in gaza. we'll hear more on the possibility of that extended truce later, from our correspondent on the ground. it all comes as m more israelis held by hamas — including nine children as well as three foreign nationals — were released on sunday. among them is abigail idan, the first us citizen to be freed. she was just three at the time she was taken hostage, and she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. members of her family h...

hostages come out and surge more humanitarian relief in to those who are in need in gaza. we'll hear more on the possibility of an extended truce later, from our correspondent on the ground. it all comes as m more israelis held by hamas — including nine children, as well as three foreign nationals — were released on sunday. among them is avigail idan — the first us citizen to be freed. she was just three at the time she was taken hostage, and she spent her fourth birthday in captivity. her parents were killed by hamas gunmen during the october 7th attacks. members of her family...

Boston. it was their 112th st. patrick's day parade. irish heritage runs deep in boston, and it showers, eclipsing dublin even. a million people showed up for the music, the floats and to occasionally get beaned in head with candy along the parade route and when you think of irish celebrations, you may immediately think of shanghai, right? probably not, but today in the world's most populated city, they had irish songs, dancers doing the jig and an east meets west display. this traditional chinese paper dragon dyed green, of course. pope francis gave his first noon blessing today before a ch...

♪ green beer was flowing in boston. it was their 112th st. patrick's day parade. irish heritage runs deep in boston, and it showers, eclipsing dublin even. a million people showed up for the music, the floats and to occasionally get beaned in head with candy along the parade route and when you think of irish celebrations, you may immediately think of shanghai, right? probably not, but today in the world's most populated city, they had irish songs, dancers doing the jig and an east meets west display. this traditional chinese paper dragon dyed green, of course. pope francis gave his first n...