wants to see the carriages disappear. get set for an epic battle in the city. in the meantime, it's a beautiful and balmy 26 degrees. getting colder and snowier. we'll update your weather story today. "around the world" starts right "around the world" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com new york has a new mayor and for the first time in 20 years, it's a democrat. we're going to bring you live coverage of bill deblasio's inauguration ceremony later in the hour. plus, north korea's leader talks for the first time about his uncle's execution. saying filth had been purged from the ruling party. and pope francis delivers his first new year's message after a year of big change for the catholic church. welcome to "around the world." i'm suzanne malveaux. happy new year to all of you. new york city's new mayor taking the ceremonial oath of office bringing it to you live. the inauguration set to start on

the steps of city hall any minute now. live pictures there. he is the first democrat to be elected mayor of the nation's largest city in two decades. former president bill clinton is actually going to administer the oath of office. our susan candiotti and john avlon, political analyst, joining us from new york. it is a big day for a lot of folks. a lot of folks are watching this for a number of reasons. he took the official oath just after midnight. it was interesting to watch this right outside his brooklyn home. susan, the pictures last night when you see it, it really paints the picture here of minutes after midnight just outside the park slope brooklyn home there with his wife by his side, his son dante is in jeans, daughter chiara in her festive party hat it says folksy and informal. how is this hour going to look a little different? >> i think everyone's looking forward to him being a

self-proclaimed populist mayor for the first time, a democrat in the office for more than 20 years. and again, making that initial appearance, the private swearing in ceremony on the street outside his home in brooklyn. and now, we're about to see the huge public swearing in by none other than former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton. he worked for both of them years ago in bill clinton's administration and then headed before she was elected senator, the senate first senate campaign for hillary clinton as her campaign manager in new york state. >> uh-huh. john, let's talk a little bit about the role that he has here. he's the first democratic mayor of the city in two decades here. "the new york times" calling him an aserttive tax the rich liberal. but he does need the governor, andrew cuomo and state legislators to make a lot of things he wants to have happen. what does he have the power to do right away? they see it almost as an

experiment of new york city, a city of that size, and social policy, the kinds of changes he wants to making >> yeah, that's the key question. i mean, happily for bill deblasio, he was andrew cuomo's deputy when andrew was housing and urban development secretary under clinton. so they have a relationship going a long way back. you cut on the core issue for why his election is being seen as a national bellwether by some hopeful liberal democrats, not only the first democrat in the 20 years to lead america's largest city but someone who campaigned explicitly as a progressive populist. this is the beginning of a liberal experiment in new york city, the likes of which we haven't seen in decades. the last two decades under giuliani and mike bloomberg saw the city's resurgence. the question is can the liberal agenda be implemented by mayor deblasio while also keeping in place the gains that have been made over the last 20 years, in particular with public safety. >> and susan, i want to throw it

back to you there. we're looking at pictures of the family from earlier in the campaign. they're doing their dance, their family dance where they all like in victory there. it has captured not only the city's attention but the nation's attention when they take a look at this very close interracial family, the kids playing a central role in the campaign. new yorkers really seem to connect with this family. what do they bring to the table, do you think, that's different perhaps than the bloomberg era? >> i think it's a matter of personality. this is the first time you'll see a family and actually living in gracie mansion, the residence of the mayor of new york city. so you have multigenerations in play here compared to mayor bloomberg. and as you said, by the way, i guess let's guess now, are we going to see the dance? yeah, i bet we're going to see the dance at the swearing in ceremony. let's see who else joins in. but it will be interesting indeed to see how the family family plays into it, what kind

of role his wife will play as the wife of the mayor and what causes she will take up. she hasn't said yet, but as john is pointing out, it's whether he is going to be successful in getting these populist ideas through and one of them being to tax the wealthy to try to provide or implement some of the policies that he's talking about. >> all right. susan, john, we'll see if we see ta dance. we probably will see that dance just moments away from the ceremonial inauguration. stick with us. we'll get back to you as soon as it starts. i want to talk about this developing story out of minneapolis. an explosion and a fire decimate agapartment building this morning. 13 people are hurt from this. six of them critically actually according to fir officials. they say it is possible that people are still inside. one of the obstacles for firefighters is the brutal cold, the weather. it feels like it is 19 below zero. ted rowlands is covering the story from the chicago bureau. is that true, ted?

are people possibly still inside? >> well, that's what they are fearing, suzanne. you look at the pictures, very dramatic. this was an explosion reported at 8:20 central time this morning. and initially when firefighters arrived, they had difficulty fighting this fire not only because of the immense flames and smoke coming out but because of the cold temperatures, 20 below zero with the windchill factor. hoses are freezing up. people jumped out of that building. in fact, medical personnel in minneapolis say some of the injured that they are treating right now are -- they have sustained trauma injuries from jumping off of the third floor of this three-story apartment building. they don't know the cause of this explosion, but if you just look at the pictures, you can only imagine how people were awakened by this and what they're going through, a lot of work still to be done on this developing story. you mentioned 13 people, some of them critically injured. they're being treated and then the big thing is, they want to

get this thing completely out, get in and see if there are any other people trapped inside there. those people obviously would be dead, but at this point, no fatalities believe it or not. >> i can only imagine just the weather. it is brutally cold. how is that impacting the ability just to try to figure what's going on inside? >> well, you know, this is minneapolis. so they are used to cold weather there. and fighting fires in cold weather. but specifically this morning, they have had trouble with some of the water freezing up as they're trying to get it on to this fire. it's something they have to deal with. it's also very dangerous for firefighters. they're rotating in shifts getting people in and out so they don't suffer from frostbite or hypothermia. it adds another element to a very chaotic scene. >> all right. ted, we certainly hope that they are safe and wish them the best there. former first lady barbara bush is in a houston hospital. a family spokesman says the

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all right. want to take you live here. you're looking at city hall. this is new york city, of course. this is the ceremonial inauguration of the new mayor bill deblasio. we just saw moments ago the whole family came out there at the steps of city hall.

the mayor, his wife chirlane as well as his two children. earlier today, we also got pictures. they took the subway in from their brooklyn home to get to the ceremony. earlier today. you see that there. they ran into the outgoing mayor michael bloomberg there. he actually tweeted something well wishes earlier this morning. mike bloomberg tweeting best of luck to the deblasio administration. may the best days for our city be ahead of us. we're going to be taking you live to that ceremony, the former president bill clinton is there as well as former secretary of state and new york state senator hillary clinton. they are both there, as well. you can see the color guard and the choir getting ready to kick off the ceremony. as soon as it begins in earnest, we'll take you back live. here are also some stories making news around the world right to you. vladimir putin paid a new year's visit to victims of this week's suicide bombings. 34 people were killed at a

railway station on a trolley bus in volgograd on sunday and monday. no group has claimed responsibility for those attacks. putin said russia would continue the fight against terrorists until they're "complete an intolation." the blasts come just six weeks before russia hosts the winter olympics, raising fears of terrorism at that the event. the games will be held in the town of sochi, that is on the western he can of the north caucasus which insurgents want to turn into an islamic state. in grenoble, france, doctors say michael schumacher has shown some signs of improvement but he is not out of danger yet. he is still in critical condition, but stable condition after a skiing accident in the french alps. the most successful formula i driver in history is in a medically induced coma after suffering head injuries on sunday. shumacher hit his head on a rock when he fell, cracking his

helmet on impact. kim jong-un is now talking about the uncle he had executed last month. this is the first time that he has addressed the topic in public. kim referred to his former mentor as filth and said the ruling party is stronger now that he's gone. kim also ranging in 2014 with more threats against south korea as well as the united states. cnn's karl penhaul has got the story. >> it was a new year greeting combined with the north korea state of the union address. in the televised speech, leader kim jong-un skeped out economic plans for 2014 that included boosting food production with new livestock projects and growing vegetables in greenhouses. he also forecast that a series of hydroelectric power plants would be completed this year. on the political front, he justified the purge of what he termed fractionalist filth in order to strengthen the ruling workers party, presumably a reference to the execution of his uncle in december on charges

of treason and corruption. >> translator: we took the measure of removing frakz fractionalists in the party as the party of revolutionary ranks were further consolidated and our single hearted unity was solidified. >> early 2013 saw mentions soar on the korean peninsula as the north threatened missile attacks on the south and even on the u.s. in his new year speech, the north korean leader sounded more con silltory and said he regarded peace as precious and called for improved relations with south korea. but he also blamed the u.s. and south korean government for war mongering particularly because they stage annual joint military exercises. >> translator: the u.s. and south korea war maniacs have deployed legions of equipment for nuclear war in and around the korean peninsula. this precipitates the critical situation where any accidental

military skirish may lead to an all-out war. that would result in a deadly nuke clearly catastrophe and the united states will never be safe. >> earlier state media published photos of king jong u.n. and north korea's first ski resort which now seems to be open for business. critics say the resort complete with its swedish made snow making machines will be a playground for north korea's political elite, not for ordinary people but it could bring in much needed hard currency as north korea says it will be open to foreigners. karl penhaul, cnn, seoul. >> and the pope gave a moving new year's message to tens of thousands gathered in st. peter's square today. we're going to have that for you up next. i'm nathan and i quit smoking with chantix. when my son was born, i remember, you know, picking him up and holding him against me. it wasn't just about me anymore. i had to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking.

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the administration is now saying that the system is working. much better now. and the plan offers subsidies help low income folks get coverage. also sets minimum standards for care for insurance companies. the u.s. supreme court actually has stepped in to prevent two catholic charities from being mandated to provide contraception at least for now. the charities based in denver and illinois had filed a lawsuit saying the mandate violated their religious and moral beliefs. well, the supreme court order will also delay implementing contraception mandates for dozens of religious groups that filed separate appeals. now, churches and houses of worship are already exempt from that mandate. and pope pran sis made an impassioned appeal to the world, his new year's message he says end the wars. he said too many people are indifferent to violence and injustice and "everyone must be committed to building a society that is truly just and caring." the pope spoke before tens of

thousands of people gathered in st. peter's square. so what is the people's pope going to do to mark the catholic church, and how is he going to change it in 2014? erin mclaughlin takes a look. >> nine months into his papacy, pope francis has transformed the roman catholic church. there were symbolic gestures and some reforms inside the vatican. 2014 promises more change. >> it's largely been a matter of style and words and gestures which have electrified people and drawn a lot of attention. now we're going to start 0 see concrete changes. >> many hope the first pope from latin americaing will bring greater diversity to the body responsible for selecting the next pope. in february, francis is expected to appoint at least 14 new cardinal electors. and then new saints, two popes are to be canonized on the same

day in april, john the xxiii seen by. as a liberal reformer and john paul ii seen as more conservative. >> there's a lot of tension among some catholics over these two figures. we can infer he's saying look, there's a continuity here. there isn't really a conflict or tension. this is all part of the same tradition. >> then francis will follow in the footsteps of his predecessors. in may he is expected to travel to the holy land with stops in israel, jordan, and the palestinian territories. and possibly big news in october. at the synod of bishops. they're expected to discuss whether it should be easier for divorced and remarried catholics to take communion. >> the pope himself said last summer that this is a time of mercy. we need to be merciful to people in that situation. which a lot of people took to mean he's considering making it easier for them to receive the sacrament. >> so pope francis already has a lot going on.

2014. one of his biggest challenges ahead? reforming the vatican. his christmas message to the governing body of the roman catholic church, cut back on gossip and focus on service. erin mclaughlin, cnn is, rome. >> well, the ice trapped them but the weather is now holding them hostage. the passengers who have been stuck in the antarctic for more than a week will have to keep their spirits up for at least another day. that story coming up next. so there i was again,

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here of new york city's liberal new mayor bill deblasio about to take the ceremonial oath of office. there are four different religious leaders actually on stage for the invocation for the blessing there. we are monitoring this. this is the steps of city hall and later we will see former president bill clinton who actually administer the oath of office. but his wife former secretary of state and former new york senator hillary clinton is also there, as well. and the deblasio family a lot of character there, people have been watching the race and it's captured international attention

just because of the multicultural nature of it, the deblasio family that being bill deblasio, his wife chirlane mccray, their 19-year-old daughter keyaria and abson dante. all prominent in the campaign. he is the first democratic mayor of new york city in two decades. secretary of state john kerry off to the middle east today meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. officials say kerry is going to give them a rough draft of what a final peace agreement might look like. so far the two sides have not made much progress. but earlier in the week, israel did make good on a promise it made over the summer when the peace talks first began. 26 palestinians who spent decades in prison were released. israel called it a good will gesture. those folks who is have been stuck for more than i an week in the antarctic it's amazing

they've been singing, dancing, having a good time. at least that's what they've been showing us on the videos. it's hard to believe they are trapped in one of the most hostile places on the planet. they've still got to be rescued here. you've got to wonder how much longer all of this singing and dancing is going to last. looks like they're at least going to have to wait until tomorrow at the earliest to get out of there. anna coren has an update for us. >> suzanne, finally some encouraging news for the 74 passengers and crew on board the research vessel stuck in ice in antarctica since christmas. we've just off ot phone with captain murray doan of the australian ice breaker. he begins the rescue could begin thursday morning. at the moment they are 12 nautical miles away from the vessel but only two miles from the chinese ice breaker that's also come to help. chinese ship is in a holding position because the ice

surrounding it is so deep. once the australian vessel arrives it's hoped the two vessels can be together reach open water. if that happens a helicopter on the chinese ship will fly to the research ship and eyakkate scientists and journalists in groups of 12 to 13. they'll it be transported to the australian ice breaker. the 22 crew will remain on the stranded vessel until the ice loosens up. they have ample supplies and will also be restocked. cha-cha cha. >> despite the situation, everyone on board is in remarkable spirits. their plight has attracted the attention of the world's media including our anderson cooper who spoke to them on new year's eve. >> you guys are really keeping up morale? >> we're working hard to keep everyone going and everyone's been fantastic. great team spirit.

>> bad weather has been the biggest obstacle in reaching the research ship. but according to the australian captain who is en route to their aid, the skies have now cleared. a promising sign for the rescue teams and those on board the stranded vessel. suzanne? >> all right. hope so. wall street had a banner year in 2013, closing out with record highs. dow jones industrial average was up 26% for the year. the nasdaq surged nearly 40% to highs not seen in more than a decade but it was not a good year for bonds or gold. for now, many analysts believe stocks can move even higher in 2014 with a strengthening economy fueling growth in corporate profits. so, your resolution might be to look for a new job because you don't like your boss. imagine a workplace where there is no boss. there are no managers. but the online retailer zappo's is trying to very concept out just because employees are not going to have a boss yelling at them necessarily doesn't give

them a license to be slackers. alison kosik can explain. >> it's a system called wholocracy from the greek word meaning a whole part of a greater whole. holecracy does away with formal job titles and managers, the traditional hierarchy in a workplace and makes employees responsible for several different roles that may overlap with coworkerses. zappos is confirming they're full steam ahead on the system and it should be implemented by the end of 2014. the goal here is to increase accountability. instead of it being you and all your colleagues answering to your boss, you're all answering to one another. there's actually a blog agservice media that's done this pretty successfully. it will be interesting to see if this makes their customer service even better or maybe worse. the company is consistently ranked an as one of the best when it comes to satisfying customers. to make it work, it will be up to zappo's workers to satisfy one another. back to you. >> all right. interesting experiment.

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welcome back to "around the world." here are stories we're following right now. the united nations is urging an

end to the violence in south sudan ahead of planned peace talks. representatives from the warring parties, they are heading to neighboring ethiopia for those talks. south sudan is the world's newest country. it formally split from sudan two years ago after decades of conflict. well, the spiraling violence has now sparked a humanitarian crisis. about 180,000 people have been displaced in just two weeks of the conflict. meanwhile the u.n. mission to the country says it has seen a large number of bodies and evidence of other atrocities. the palestinian authority ambassador to the czech republic has been killed in an explosion. now, this happened inside his home in prague. an embassy spokesman says the blast went off as ambassador jamal algae malwas open agoffice safe sealed for at least 30 years. the ambassador and his family had recently moved into the home. his wife was also injured in

that explosion. police say they are investigating the possibility thatalgia maul himself was manipulating with explosives. and champion race car driver michael sue milwaukeer remains in critical but stable condition today after suffering severe hed injuries in a skiing accident. he has been put into an artificially induced coma. shumacher was skiing off course in the french alpps when he hit a rock. christina mcfar land shows us where this terrible accident happened. >> it was here on this ski slope on a sunny day in the resort of meribel that michael shumacher set out with his friends and 14-year-old son for a ski run that would end in disaster when he fell and struck his head on a rock. this is the area of off-piste where it's said michael shumacher fell a few days ago. it's a small area just in between the two pistes here. rocks are jutting out to the left and the right. there's fairly large holes

underneath the surface of the snow. the first people to respond to the scene were the ski patrol who were located a short distance away in this pister's hut. fran qua due bro helped direct the rescue operation. >> this was normal procedure for us having a witness saying someone fell and had some blood on the ahead. for us, we knew na it was a quick rescue to proceed. as being off-piste and people - understood it was off-piste as many slopes behind us where you can see the limits, maybe you can see there the limit between the slope and outside the slope is something which is -- which seems to be obvious for us and which seem to be obvious for the skiers. >> a local ski instructor tells us the snow conditions have been very uncertain in recent days. >> yes, it's not clear. it's not as usually when you have much snow because it's all

white. so you think there are many but no, there are not many actually. there are rocks everywhere. >> so this whole area here is quite chopped up. it's icy in places and bumpy. it's not exactly the easiest ski ride. i was keen to see for myself how the snow felt and so carefully retraced the route. i've skied quite a lot of off-piste in my time but that was really quite difficult and tricky in places as i was skiing, the snow was deep and i could feel some of the rocks just under the snow. >> as michael shumacher remains in intensive care, his injuries prove that no skier can be certain of the hidden dangers of skiing off-piste. christina mcfarland, cnn, meribel. >> in denver, people are lining up at marijuana stores. today is the first day they can legally go shopping for weed at the stores. colorado is the first place in the world where marijuana will be regulated from seed to sale.

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happy new year. right now a ceremony under way for the new york mayor, bill deblasio. you're looking at live pictures from city hall. the first democrat to head the city in 20 years, going to be sworn in by former president bill clinton. it is expected to happen shortly. we'll bring that to you live. the mayor officially sworn outside his home in brooklyn just after midnight. that is leticia james, the public advocate will also be sworn in, as well. want to bring in susan candiotti and political analyst john avlon to talk about it. a really cute moment that we saw. scott stringer, the comptroller and his family, the two little kids, the wife and i think one of the kids kind of let loose and went rogue there for a moment. it goes to show you try to stage these things, you plan these things as best you can. you never really know what's

going to happen, huh? adorable. just an adorable adorable moment there. >> so cute. >> john, let's talk be a little politics here. it's not surprising we've got a lot of high powered people there including the clintons. we know deblasio worked with both of them under bill clinton at the housing and urban development administration and, of course, he managed hillary clinton's senate campaign. do you think we're going to see a clinton influence, see or feel it under this administration, a deblasio administration? >> what's fascinating about this dynamic is the fact that while he is having bill clinton swear him in to give that authority, bill deblasio represents in the current democratic party national debate is actually to some extent a repusiation of clintonism. bill clinton was recentering the democratic party and leading them back to power. bill deblasio is about leading a

progressive populist experiment in new york city and his inauguration has all the trappings of a play to the base exercise with the exception, the notable exception of bill clinton offering the swearing in. so there's a tension there. and some people who want to dust off the crystal ball and prong on a 2016, the clintons could benefit from association with bill deblasio in terms of shoring up their left flank. this is a new mayor who is committed to playing to the base where clinton was all about reaching across the aisle. >> you have a sense of what deblasio mate say, susan, when he makes his speech. what is message today? >> they released a few excerpts already. it's to play up his message throughout the campaign which is we have a tale of two cities here. as john was indicating, as well, that we need to try to equalize the playing field especially economically for every new yorker and that may include

raising taxes on the wealthy, for example, to pay for universal kindergarten for all children in the city. and to improve the life of those who are homeless and living in dilapidated shelters for example. so one excerpt referring to that, the higher taxes he said "we do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. we do it to create more success stories." so again, playing along those lines. >> all right. i should also note, as well, we're looking at live pictures here. this is leticia james, the public advocate. she is the one who's going to hold deblasio's feet to the fire in terms of city services for those in new york and throughout the state and she is actually taking the job that he had before he became mayor. so a very important role because she is number two in the government there. john, i want you to talk about expectations here because we even heard last night from former vermont governor howard dean who was at the official

swearing in at the house of the de blasios. he said that he can't imagine the deblasio can even keep his props because the expectations of the liberal base will be so high. >> yeah, i mean, when you promise a thousand flowers blooming there's a limit to what you can actually deliver. make no mistake new york city mayoralty is a very powerful position. it is held in check by the state legislature. deblasio from leticia james to the head of the city council has moved in liberal allies who share his vision. that increases the chance he can try to push forward his vision. then we'll see what the results are. new york city just registered its lowest year in murders in history but homelessness is up 73%. he has so consciously presented himself as a contrast to bloomberg and a businessman who ran as an independent. bill deblasio has never worked outside of politics or government. somebody who's very much about playing to the base with all the middle class imagery and

addressing that issue of inequality which is increasing in importance not just in new york but around the nation. >> susan, talk about that issue. one of the issues that caught fire in the campaign was the stop and frisk campaign. those who is support it say it is largely contributed to the fact that crime has gone down but critics say it unfairly has targeted hispanics and african-americans. you see the family, is the multiracial family de blasios. how does that change the conversation? you think among new yorkers? >> well, i think everyone is waiting to see what kind of changes will be implements by this new mayor as well as his new police commissioner william brat tin who used to also serve as police commissioner many years ago and now has been brought back to serve. he has made it perfectly clear that he is going to revamp the stop and frisk policy. might not totally eliminate it, but he is talking about change, have no doubt about that. so again, will this impact the crime rate in the city?

no one wants to see that happen. but everyone wants to see change occur. >> and john, we're looking at these pictures of his beautiful family, this multimut racial family here. and you know, dante his 16-year-old with the outsize afro getting the attention he did, campaigning for his dad. the daughter there chiara who just recently acknowledged she was overcoming drug abuse and alcohol abuse and has been working to overcome her own difficulties. and really this very from all videos and all aspects of their lives you you can see they do seem to be a genuinely close family here. what do they bring, do you think? is it a change in tone, is it a change in mood or enthusiasm from the city? >> an enormous change in tone. you can't underestimate the impact that his family had on him winning the democratic primary. a now famous ad featuring his son dante about stop and frisk was the game-changer for

deblasio because he presented himself as someone who could unite the city and is emblemified by his own family. his daughter's admission she struggled with depression and drug abuse. this is a family that is revolutionary. we believe it's the first incident where a mayor, a white mayor has an african-american wife and an interracial family. a candidate of change who could unify the city. the symbolism of his family is so important in what makes him a relatable political figure to so many in new york right now. >> john, susan, we're going to dip back into it as soon as he starts to speak as the ceremony progresses. thanks again, appreciate it as always. and we are also following this. ahead, police officers with a special talent now the for spotting crime and busting criminals. now, they see things that most of us would never see. we're going to introduce you to the so-called silent angels guarding a mexican city. just by talking to a helmet.

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mexico are keeping their city safe without ever having to leave their desks. the officers are deaf but their inability to hear gives them incredible and unique abilities for fighting crime. rafael romo shows us about the so-called silent angels in action.

>> they can't hear nor speak. yet, they serve and protect. it's a group of 20 police officers all deaf mute whose job is to keep an eye in the sky. they monitor 230 surveillance cameras around the clock in the mexican city of oaxaca. for their protection, we cannot show their faces. through an interpreter, the officer tells us she likes her job and is proud of working here, watching over people and protecting her fellow citizens. people here call them silent angels. >> translator: we give them the opportunity to work in public security and we give ourselves the opportunity of taking advantage of the ability they have of reading people's lips. of detecting situations with suspicious people. >> reporter: officials call this intuition a sixth sense. they say these deaf mute officers have a higher than normal ability to process visual information, a plus when it comes to police work. they have already helped catch thieves and people selling

drugs. >> translator: that was the first thing that motivated us to hire deaf mute people as officers. once we started working with them, we also realized they're people very committed to the work they do. >> the director says these officers were either unemployed or underemployed before joining the force. >> translator: they had either seasonal or informal jobs. now they're heads of households. they also have all the benefits our public security coot personnel receive. this is beyond the expectations they had. >> reporter: oaxaca is the first mexican city with this kind of program. it was launched last fall when 20 recruits were trained and hired. these agents monitor cameras just like the ones behind me and are considered officers. they make the same money as a recruit in the state police. their identity is protected because two surveillance officers were attacked after appearing in local media but they say most people in oaxaca show them appreciation and

respect. authors in other mexican states and abroad have approached oaxaca with the intention of replicating the program in their communities. program officials say it is here to stay. >> rafael romo joins us. so tell us a little bit more about these police officers. it's fascinating when you think what they're able to do. >> number one, what the officials there is noticed was that they're better than the average person at reading lips and so they're better at spotting situations where a crime might be about to be committed or they see people and they detect if they are acting suspiciously, body language. they're experts as the doing that, and it's working very good for the city of oaxaca. >> how does that really promote the community? because there are other with disabilities looking at these police officers and thinking this it is amazing what they're able to accomplish. >> this is part of a new wave in mexico of integrating people with disabilities into society. you see that in oaxaca, in mexico city, if you go to the

airport, you see the information officers are people in wheelchairs. and so it's step by step, but you know, you are very glad to see that these people are being integrated. some of these officers is before working thering had nothing job or were under ep employed. it's very good and they're very proud of actually making money contributing to society and just being a part of the police department there. >> love to see that. happy new year to you. >> you too. you got to hate this, right, waiting in lines at the airport to get through security. now there is cutting edge computer technology that might hold the key to speeding up your trip. but is it as safe as human surveillance? brian todd is taking a look at that. >> scanning your iris to clear security or board your plane. faisal recognition, fingerprinting at the boarding gate. it seems like science fiction but many call it smart security. >> i think that the biometric identification technology is extremely important as part of

the security landscape now days. >> biometrics an important word to remember for those of us tired of endless airport lines. biometrics are now being tested at major airports in europe, at gatwick airport, officials tested a program where they scanned passengers' irises instead of using boarding passes. in the future automated boarding gates could scan your ticket and passport. unmanned exit lanes are also in the works that use sensors and locks to make sure no one sneaks into a secure area through an exit. baggage screening might be done automatically and at international arrival terminals at this one near washington, there's the global entry program for those who sign up, machines scan fingerprints and passports for customs and immigration. >> the best thing about this program for an officer is it takes low risk travelers and gets them through our process that much quicker, which would give me more time with high risk travelers. >> one of the principal ideas of biometrics is to streamline the passenger experience, cut down on the lines. if i'm coming in from outside

the united states and am in the global entry program between swiping my passport, getting my picture taken, doing my fingerprinting, answering a few questions on this machine, and getting my bag and getting out, the process could only take a few minutes. what i avoid are the lines at regular customs. >> ed blum just flew in from panama. >> i travel frequently for business and i stand in line an hour. now it takes about two minutes. >> experts like former top israeli airport security official rafi says there's no substitute for an alert human screener looking for suspicious body language. >> there's a lot involved in identifying suspicious behavior. some of it is uncontrolled behavior as a result of the stress the terrorists are under. while they're on a mission. that is something that machines have great difficult to detect. >> ron also points out a machine won't detect a terrorist who has no previous criminal record and

unknown to the security system. people like many of the 9/11 hijackers. terrorists like that could go legitimately through those biometric systems and not register a blip. so robots may not replace human screeners in the future. they may simply change how they do their jobs. brian todd, cnn at dulles international airport. >> some folks in taiwan starting off the in you year a little bit deflated. that is because, yes, this giant rubber duck, in their harbor burst. it is now just a shell of its former self. this is the duck in happier times. 60 feet tall. the dutch artist created it. it has been taking versions of it to different countries. one witness said she saw an eagle sinking its talons into the duck. it's not clear if that's why it deflated. but it's a deflated duck. hopefully they will get it back up. happy new year. "cnn newsroom" starts right now.

>> right now firefighters are at an apartment building in minneapolis where there has been a massive explosion. their extremely difficult rescue mission just ahead. also the defining issue of the obama presidency is being put to the test. new health insurance conch and reforms kick in today under obamacare. and there's a lot of stake after the botched rollout of the website. and today, people in colorado are buying re-creational marijuana for the first time and started lining up at 2:00 in the morning to be part of history. hello, i'm dana bash in washington. wolf blitzer is off today. we begin with that fiery explosion in minnesota. it happened this morning at a three-story apartment building in minneapolis. the force of the blast so strong, it may have thrown people out of the windows. and some people may have been