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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 ...

Offered condolences to the worker's family and called the death an accident but circumstances of the death have not within released. new york's police commissioner says three officers are in stable condition right now following a machete attack near times square. according to police the unprovoked assault happened about two hours before midnight near a screening site to get into times square. one officer reportedly received a skull fracture and a large cut on his head and another officer also suffered a laceration. the third ster's injuries were not specified. while police say a 19-year-old ...