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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 attacks. a live report on the very latest on the war. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom"

with laila harrak. from asia to europe and now the hawaiian islands, the world has been ringing in the new year with new spectacular celebration after another. >> five, four, three, two, one! >> in new york thousands watched as the traditional ball drop marked the beginning of 2023. it was a stunning show complete with fireworks, music and a ton, literally a ton of confetti raining down on the crowd. while there were dazzling displays earlier many cities including paris, sydney where more than a million people gathered to see the famous fireworks show around the harbor.

pope francis is celebrating the first mass of the new year right now, one day after his predecessor former pope benedict died at the age of 95. the vatican announced that the pope emeritus who was the first to resign the papacy since the 15th century will lie in state for monday in st. peters basilica. at benedict's request the vatican says his funeral on thursday morning will be, quote, simple. burial will be in the paypal tombs beneath st. peter's basilica. cnn senior vatican analyst john allen is standing by in rome but let's start our conversation with barbie nadeau in st. peter's square. barbie, what's happening right now. >> reporter: right now, you know, there is a lot of activity going on here in st. peter's square right now. the pope is finishing up his mass, the first mass of the year in which he called benedict a messenger of peace. there are a lot of people

filling in the st. peter's actual square right now waiting for his blessing at noon. this is something he does every single sunday at noon but this is especially important because it's new year's day and because of the death of pope benedict. we expect him to speak about the state of the world in this address. at the same time they are making preparations for the funeral -- for the funeral to be held on thursday so there is a bevy of activity here all around the square this morning, leyla. >> we do expect, i understand, that pope francis will mention pope emeritus benedict in in first appearance before the general public since the death of the former pope. >> reporter: that's right. he did mention him in the mass, he called him a messenger of peace, but he is expected to talk about him when he is on the balcony in about an hour from now, but let's listen to what he had to say last night at the celebration. >> translator: we are moved as

we recall him as such a noble person, so kind, and we feel such gratitude in our hearts, gratitude for god for giving him to the church and to the world. gratitude to him for all the good he accomplished and, above all, for his witness of faith and prayer, especially in these last years of his life. only god knows the value of his sacrifices for the good of the church. >> reporter: and, you know, what's really important about this message from pope francis is he's really trying to, you know, present pope benedict in a positive light. this is a man with a very, very complicated legacy, especially when it comes to the clerical sex abuses in the church, something he apologized for years ago and but something that has been tied to not so much during his reign as pope when when he was head of the conjugate for the doctrine of the faith. pope francis we're hearing trying to gather people around to celebrate his life, to

appreciate the dedication this man made to the church, of his whole entire life, leyla. >> barbie nadeau reporting from st. peter's square at the vet can. thank you so much. let's bring in cnn's senior vatican analyst john allen who is also in rome. john, pope emeritus benedict i understand left a letter. >> that's right. happy new year to you. pope francis like his predecessor st. john paul ii left behind what in the vet can is called a spiritual testament which basically it's his final message to the world. this is a very brief two-page missive from the pope emeritus, it was actually written in 2006, shortly after he was elected to the papacy in 2005. basically he thanked a number of people, including his members of his family, his were brother, his sister maria who was his housekeeper for most of his

life, his parents and so on. he apologized for any wrong he may have done to people over the course of his life and then the last part of the letter was a sort of vintage pope benedict touch. the key thing of his thought and life in many ways was the relationship between faith and reason. that religious faith is not opposed to reason, it is instead kind of the peak of reason. it is compatible and it is the fulfillment of reason and that was the message in the spiritual testament as well. >> john, now that some time has passed, how do people reflect on benedict's tenure? could he have done more to deal with the sexual abuse crisis which engulfed the church? >> i suspect benedict himself would be the first to say he could have done more. look, you're asking how about people reflect on his papacy, this is like asking how will people reflect on a given

american president or a given british prime minister. it will be in the eye of the beholder. more conservative or traditional catholics, i think, will remember benedict as a man who stood for the truth of catholic teaching in a time of secularism and moral relativism. more liberal catholics will see him as a tra dig figure who tried to obstruct reforms in the church intended by the second vatican council in the 1960s that they would say are only coming to fruition now under pope francis. some victims of clerical sexual abuse will see benedict of the public face of the church's denial and cover up, but others will remember him as the first pope to apologize, the first pope to meet with victims of sexual abuse which he did in the united states in 2008. the first hope pope to begin expelling abusers from the priesthood and to write zero tolerance into the church's policy. look, it is a complicated kaleidoscope of images.

at the end of the day i think pope francis has tried to put his figure -- put his finger not so much on the public figure, but the private man of pope benedict who, i think, anyone who knew him would agree with francis, was a kind, gentle, humble, sweet figure. >> john allen talking to us from rome. thank you so much, john. the suspect in the deaths of four idaho college students is currently being held without bail in pennsylvania where he was arrested on friday. bryan kohberger has waived extradition back to idaho where he is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of fill knee burglary. authorities say he made the cross-country drive back to pennsylvania with his father who flew out to washington state to make the trip with his son. in nearly seven weeks since the four university of idaho students were killed investigators say they checked

approximately 20,000 tips. moscow's police chief said authorities got more than 400 new tips after bow berger's arrest was announced. even though a suspect is in custody the investigation is far from over. jean casarez is in pennsylvania with more on kohberger's arrest and what happens next. but we start with veronica miracle in the relieved community of moscow, idaho, where the police chief says he has no regrets about the way his department handled the investigation. >> reporter: there has been such a sense of relief in this community now that the suspect has been arrested. of course, it doesn't change the fact that four gruesome murders took place in this seemingly safe town in this rural college community, but now that there has been an arrest we have heard from people who just feel such relief, in fact, one business owner came by here to the moscow police department to drop off a gift, he was so grateful. he says this community of course has been impacted emotionally, everyone has been on edge for

the last seven weeks, but it's also impacted the economy. he's a business owner and his employees are students as are most of the businesses in this town. there's other businesses who have been impacted where students have left because they just don't feel safe being in this city so they've been studying virtually. now so many people are hoping that this community comes back together when students come back to class in the next couple of weeks. in terms of the moscow police department, there's been a lot of criticism over the last seven weeks because they did not release hardly any information. every time we would ask why that was, they said they wanted to protect the integrity of the investigation. there were no leaks from this small department and they kept all of their information close. they say that they are glad that they did that. the police chief saying he wouldn't change a thing and, in fact, he is receiving apologies now. here is what he had to say. >> people have sent me emails, some apologizing.

you know, we are a pretty humble group here and we know that people are going to be watching what we're doing and some of that is criticism and we have a job to do, we continue to do it and it does feel good to -- we held everything close for a long time and we did it for the reason that we've stated and i think the end result here proves to a lot of people that maybe it was exactly done right. >> reporter: bryan kohberger remains in pennsylvania right now but he has an extradition hearing coming in tuesday. his public defender has told cnn that he is going to waive his right to that extradition hearing. so he could be back in this state as early as tuesday. i asked the police chief how long that process will take, he says it could be a couple of days. it could be as early as tuesday when he arrives back here he will go to the county jail. veronica miracle, cnn, moscow, idaho. >> reporter: bryan kohberger

remains right here at the monroe correctional facility. we know it was on friday in the early morning hours that he was arrested at his family's home in albrightsville, pennsylvania, a small town about ten miles away from her. what has not been known is exactly what happened at the time of his arrest. the chief public defender for monroe county told me after speaking with his parents what happened. >> his father michael answered the door and he was cooperative from that point forward. >> reporter: and then bryan came to the door? >> yes, and bryan was also very cooperative. he went with state police to the barracks, i don't think there were any issues and he was cooperative. >> reporter: i asked the chief public defender for monroe county, pennsylvania, if he had at all talked to his client about having a psychological assessment at this point because defense attorneys many times want to get that mental state right from the beginning. he said he spoke to his client but he does not know who is

going to represent him once he gets to idaho. >> obviously given the charges and the serious nature of the offenses, it's likely that it's going to be a capital case so there's a select number of people in idaho that can actually try the case and represent bryan. >> reporter: the next legal proceeding for bryan kohberger will be in monroe county on tuesday t will be the extradition proceeding. we know from his attorney he will waive that and then he will be on to idaho to face those very serious criminal charges. back to you. new york's police commissioner says three officers are in stable condition 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 large cut on his head and another officer also suffered a laceration. the third officer's injuries were not specified.

police say a 19-year-old man began swinging the machete at the officers without warning before he was shot and wounded. mayor eric adams praised the officers' professionalism in subduing the suspect while still maintaining security for the new year's celebrating. an atmospheric river is being blamed for what to become historic rainfall in san francisco. parts of u.s. highway 101 flooded so badly it had to be shut down for a while. homes, side streets and even vineyards weren't spared as the rain just kept coming down in northern california. on saturday san francisco was close to beating its all time record for rainfall in a single day. more than 25 million people are under flood watches across california and nevada. the snow is expected to spread to the mountains late sunday and into monday causing hazardous

driving conditions. while mean, buffalo, new york, residents are working to dig out from under more than 4 feet of snow that fell during last week's historic blizzard. in the coming days temperatures are expected to ride well above freezing putting the area at risk of flooding as all that snow and ice melts. erie county officials say they've prepared stockpiling pumps and generators and digging drainage ditches for melting snow. still ahead on cnn, we're looking ahead to the new year and challenges including a new combination vaccine for covid and the flu. details after the break. plus long haul covid, the lingering condition after an infection that's responsible for millions of deaths. we will talk to an expert about its dangers. frank is a fan of pepcid. it works in minutes.

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with 2023 officially upon us cnn is looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we could face in the year ahead. paula hancocks focuses on north

korea where kim jong-un has called for an expediential increase in the nuclear arsenal and becky anderson sits down with football reg end wayne rooney to talk about his career. the new year and sushi. first, elizabeth cohen looks at how close the world is to breakthroughs and treating serious illnesses including alzheimer's disease. >> a pipeline of new drugs might -- might provide some hope and relief to people suffering from certain medical conditions as early as 2023. one of the most anticipated new products is a drug which doesn't cure alzheimer's but clinical trials show it appears to slow the pro guess of the disease by 27%. doctors say that could give patients a longer quality of life but there are concern over possible side effects like brain swelling and bleeding. >> the people will remain stable at their current level of function for a longer period of

time. maybe six months, up to 12 months, and for people who are planning their life and dealing with day-to-day activities, this could be a very meaningful postponement of the deterioration of the disease. >> another possible breakthrough is in the works for a problem women have been enduring for generations, clinical trials for a new drug that shows it significantly reduces the severity and frequency of hot flashes. the oral nonhormonal treatment may be fda approved early next year. also researchers are hopeful an rsv vaccination will be available, especially given the wave of infections filling up hospitals this year. there are several nearing review in the u.s. which could protect the very young and elderly who are most susceptible to complications from this lung infection. on the covid front look out for a combination of a covid and flu shot which could be available by next flu season. and the fda is weighing an

application to allow narcan to be sold over the counter. that dis significance should come in late march. in industry experts say there's one thing that's almost certain for 2023, the cost of health care will go up one one predicting global health care costs increasing by 10% next year. some costs impacting widely used products like covid-19 vaccines. it's estimated the cost of vaccines could quadruple in the u.s. if the federal government stops providing them for free. elizabeth cohen, cnn reporting. surging in covid cases are leading to auto growing number of restrictions around the world for air travelers from china. they will be banned from entering morocco starting on tuesday. canada and australia will require a negative test before those travelers can board a plane. that applies to all travelers regardless of nationality. on friday england and france

joined the u.s., spain, south korea and other countries in announcing similar restrictions. all this comes as beijing's rapid draw back of its zero covid policy has led to a huge outbreak in cases. while the lingering condition after an infection has caused thousands of deaths in the u.s. earlier we spoke with a national con suggs ant for covid testing and president and ceo of premiere medical group usa. we asked him what scientists have learned about long covid since the start of the pandemic. take a listen. >> first, with long covid, the single most important thing that we are concerned about is we've really not identified any real treatment. once you get covid and you start developing long covid, we almost have to pick and spot the treatments for the different conditions that you have and the

big three are clearly now the fatigue, the shortness of breath and the brain fog. and they're different and each one has a different treatment. so that is the biggest single problem that we have right now. then the second issue is trying to get care and trying to fight through the red tape that the insurance companies and even our own government puts in play to access care because what you do for checking lungs versus checking the brain, it's quite intensive with diagnostics to go into rehabilitative therapy. so that's the first issue. now, the second issue with your question is is enough being done? well, what we would like is to have a treatment that we could initiate early on so that people don't go on to have this long covid. after a record year of missile tests, north korea shows no signs of letting up.

why its leader wants to expand his country's nuclear arsenal in the new year. plus this, a russian missile strike is caught on camera and sends people in kyiv scrambling for cover.

just look around. this digital age we're living in, it's pretty unbelievable. problem is, not everyone's fully living in it. nobody should have to take a class or fill out a medical form on public wifi with a screen the size of your hand. home internet shouldn't be a luxury. everyone should have it and now a lot more people can. so let's go. the digital age is waiting.

welcome book to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i'm laila harrak and this is "cnn newsroom." ukraine's president is telling russians they will be fighting a losing battle in 2023. he spoke to them directly in his evening address on saturday.

volodymyr zelenskyy said russians are not fighting nato as moscow keeps telling them. he says the truth is they've been sent to war to keep president vladimir putin in power for life. mr. zelenskyy also addressed his fellow ukrainians in his new year's message. he said despite all their suffering in 2022, they shouldn't feel that they've lost anything. >> translator: we haven't lost anything. it was taken from us. ukraine did not lose its sons and daughters, they were taken away by murderers. ukraine did not lose their homes, they were destroyed by terrorists. we did not lose our lands, they were occupied by invaders. the world did not lose peace, russian destroyed it. this year has struck our hearts. we've cried out all the tears, all the prayers have been yelled. >> but a very different message from russia's president vladimir putin. he used his new year's address as a rallying cry for the war,

saying russia laid the foundation for what he called its true independence in 2022. mr. putin also blamed the west for the fighting in ukraine. that's because in his words the west is using ukraine to split and weaken russia. mr. putin also gave states awards to some of the troops who fought in ukraine. russia's top commander there was given the country's highest military honor. back in ukraine we're getting word of a new attack on kyiv, officials say almost three dozen drones targeted infrastructure in the region on new year's day. the attack came on the heels of a separate wave of strikes the day before. that's the video of a strike

caught on camera in kyiv on saturday. ukraine says russia launched missile attacks across the nation killing at least six people and leaving more than two dozen wounded. cnn's ben wedeman was within earshot of some of the strikes on the capital. >> reporter: okay. there have been several loud explosions, we see three points of impact, the air defenses are working, we also see puffs of smoke in the air. this is an ongoing barrage. >> while saturday's attacks hit schools, businesses and residential buildings in kyiv. about 30% of the city was temporarily left without power. for now now clare sebastian joins us live from london.

we're getting word on new drone attacks in kyiv, what more can you tell us? >> reporter: they are following on from those cruise missile attacks that hit various regions including the capital kyiv on saturday. we are hearing about what seems to be a fairly widespread drone attack overnight around the turn of the new year, the ukrainian air force reporting about 45 iranian made drones they say were shot down, the kyiv authorities, the city's military'd strags saying three dozen drones were launched towards that city, infrastructure was damaged although as of now no casualties, but i want to bring you some pictures provided by the chief of police notice kyiv region. this he know fragments of what they say are a drone that appears to have been shot down, including this one, you can see the words "happy new year" written in russian. this is a crucial holiday in the russian speaking world. we know that ukrainian authorities were worried about potential attacks over the

holiday leading up to this. >> and, clair, ten months into this war the situation more and more uncertain for ukraine going into this new year. >> reporter: yeah, i mean, i think the problem now is that russia and ukraine both have their red lines, russia has said that it will not give up territory in those annexed regions, and ukraine of course wants to return to its 1991 borders which include crimea. so there doesn't seem to be room for negotiation and this was made very clear in president putin's new year speech where he said that russia is defending its historical territories, protecting its people here, referring to those illegally an mentioned regions and continues to in a way deny ukraine's sovereignty by suggesting that it is being used by the west for the west's own gain. take a listen. >> translator: the west lied about peace, but was preparing

for aggression and today they openly admitted without shame and the cynical using ukraine to weaken and spread russia. we have never allowed and will never allowed anyone to do this. >> reporter: i think we can see by the violence over the last 24 hours that russia's efforts to weaken and split ukraine continue unabated. >> clare sebastian in london, thank you for your reporting. south korea says the north korean leader used provocative language when he decided an exponential increase in his country's nuclear arsenal. kim jong-un made the call after his country conducted another missile launch after a record year of weapons tests. cnn's paula hancocks has more. >> reporter: 2022 saw record after record being broken in north korea with the most amount of missile launches in its history. short, medium and long range,

from land, sea, even trains, weapons developments mainly focused on strengthening its nuclear deterrents of the united states. >> they are rehearsing for nuclear war and that, i think, is the big picture this year. they are maturing as an operator of nuclear capabilities and everything we've seen this year suggests that kim jong-un is dead serious about using nuclear capabilities early in auto conflict if necessary. >> reporter: the only element missing, a seventh underground nuclear test. experts say it's still a matter of when not if they test. why has such an intensity of testing and development been met with calmer reactions? >> the activity has become so routine through reputation of missile launches that people have become a bit jaded by it and also the last several years there have been very big events which draw attention away. >> reporter: kim jong-un was front and center at many of the launches, always a sign of a

strategically significant event, even introducing his daughter believed to be 9 or 10, sparking speculation of bad health or succession messaging, others suggest it shows him domestically as a softer family man, a hard image to pull off in front of a massive icbm. kim jong-un had no interest in talking this year, ignoring offers from the united states and south korea. kim is working his way through his five-year military plan announced in january 2021. >> the north koreans probably see 2022 as a victory. they certainly hit many milestones in their wmd developments. they had a covid outbreak and they beat it in three months, which is a little hard to believe, but at the same time certainly is something that they can talk up domestically as a political win. >> reporter: the country remains closed to people but some trade

resumed this year with china. experts say a necessity to ease a serious food shortage following bad weather, bad harvests and a covid-induced isolation. with neighboring china lifting some of its covid restrictions is 2023 the year for a covid paranoid pyongyang to decide to finally open its borders? paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. and incoming house republican is already being criticized for his repeated fals falsehoods, now there are new questions about some of his campaign expense claims, that and voter reaction just ahead. r. and for unexpected heartburn... frank is a fan o of pepcid. it works in minutes. nexium 24 hour and prilosec otc cacan take one to four days to fully work. pepcid. strong relief for fans of fast.

just look around. this digital age we're living in, it's pretty unbelievable. problem is, not everyone's fully living in it. nobody should have to take a class or fill out a medical form on public wifi with a screen the size of your hand. home internet shouldn't be a luxury. everyone should have it and now a lot more people can. so let's go. the digital age is waiting.

there's more trouble for incoming republican congressman george santos. his finances are already under investigation and he's under fire for lying repeatedly during his campaign. now election records know he had dozens of expenditures that

curiously fall exactly one penny short of campaign requirements to keep receipts. his lawyer says santos' expenses complied with the law, but as cnn's eva mckend shows us it's all become too much for many voters in his district in new york. >> i am completely dee prayed. >> reporter:? george santos long island district the outrage is palpable. >> george santos is a fraud. i no longer support him. >> reporter: democrats and republicans angry in the wake of revelations santos lied ex extensively about his personal background and credentials. this woman voted for santos and was drawn to his positions on pushing back on covid-19 measures in schools. but the nassau county mom showed up at a rally this week organized by state democrats to

call on him to resign. >> the whole persona that he created and the ability to deceive us is just so troubling. this man should not be allowed to be in office and we all know it. i want to show you the republicans know it, too. >> reporter: among a slue of fabrications, santos also misrepresented himself as jewish and claimed his grand warrants were holocaust survivors, something genealogists say there is no record of. >> he is a make believe person. he is a person that's really not there. >> reporter: jack is a jewish community leader who met santos twice and thought he was the kind of fresh face the district needed but now -- >> given what you know now if the election was tomorrow and you had to do it all again would you vote for george santos? >> absolutely not. would not. i couldn't. i couldn't in good conscience. once someone lies to me, i can never trust that individual again. the holocaust is something that

touches the heart of every jew and someone that would use that as a talking point, as a vote getter, i think is wrong. >> reporter: but some say he should have the opportunity to further explain himself. >> the man deserves his say and he has to answer to a lot of personal questions, why we are at this situation. the bottom line, at the end of the day he has to own up to everything. >> he hasn't done anything wrong as far as legality-wise. he admitted he lied and most christian people believe in forgiveness, maybe not forget, but move on. let's see what happens. >> reporter: and disappointed voters are not the only concern for santos. federal and local prosecutors now investigating the incoming congressman who is set to be sworn in next week.

so some of the responses we received somewhat varied, even that yush community leader that we spoke to in the synagogue, even though he told us he wouldn't vote for santos again if given the opportunity, he didn't call for him to outright resign. what we know, though, what seems pretty consistent in communities like man has set, great neck, oyster bay, there seems to be widespread disappointment. this is a very wealthy district but maybe one that doesn't receive a lot of national attention and it is because of the many lies of this congressman-elect that are brings these communities into the spotlight. i should note the third district also includes parts of queens as well. eva mckend, cnn, man has set, new york. still ahead, from a soccer pitch to a sushi restaurant. former football star wayne rooney rolls sushi while reflecting on his storied career. a fast walker. thanks, gary. and for unexpected heartburn...

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brazil is making preparations for the public wake for football legend pele. the ceremony will begin monday at this stadium in sao paulo

state. organizers have been setting up tents, chairs and banners across the field where pele's body will be placed. while thousands of people are expected to show up and say their good-byes. pele died last week after a battle with cancer. weeks ago we saw one of the best showdowns in football history with the world cup and now looking ahead to 2023 cnn's becky anderson caught up with another football soccer legend, wayne rooney. it was a unique interview where rooney discussed his storied career. ♪ >> okay. when was the last time you put on a piny? there we go. oh, it's sushi, young man.

suits you. he didn't sign up for this. >> are you enjoying managing? >> yeah. i love it. i love it. trying to develop players, young players but also that relationship with the more senior players. a player played ten years in the premier league, a lot of times for belgium, he comes in, the first thing i say to him is i think i can improve him. >> i was thinking if you nailed this, now that you're living with your coach in washington, you could be making sushi together. i've got a feeling -- >> that's why i'm not doing it. i'm doing it -- >> badly, so nobody relies on you. i think the washington takeouts are going to remain that, washington takeouts.

>> maybe still alive, the lobster. >> at least it's -- >> better than on the floor. >> what do you remember most about the world cup? what's your first memory of the world cup? >> the first one was in germany, probably the best one, which obviously -- i remember in germany going to the stadium and it was actually the night before the game, we were all in the treatment room, getting worked by the physios and there was a big cadre outside the window, we kept look out and there were thousands of fans singing all the players names. every now and then one player popped out, in the song, it's the shame that that's the best memories, but it probably was. it was great to have seen the

sats atmosphere with the fans. >> the rooney roll. >> you were an expert, i'm not. >> impressed by your own culinary expertise? u p superb. >> it's a knew year and if your resolution is to get rich maybe you should consider buying a lottery ticket. the fourth largest mega millions jackpot ever could be drawn on tuesday. it's estimated to be $785 million, but your odds of winning it all in the new year, about 1 in 302 million. and that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm laila harrak. for viewers in north america, cnn this morning is up next, for the rest of the world stay with

us for the journey matters. but i want to leave you now with some revelers who are ringing in the new year with festivities across the world from new york to greece and places in between. here is how they're celebrating. have a good one. >> three, two, one! >> welcome to 2023, sydney, australia. ♪ happy new year!

>> an incredible sight here in hong kong. this is the first time i've seen fireworks over the hong kong harbor in almost three years. wow, this really feels like a new beginning. >> happy new year! >> taiwan's reopening to the world after three years of pandemic, this is a democracy that is ready to showcase a positive message of peace on ea earth. >> in dubai, the tallest building in the world with over 160 floors and certainly one of the most famed. it's always ready to ring in the new year. ♪

>> i'm like one of the kids here, enjoying a ride on a camel, getting ice creek, swahili food as they expect this moment in africa as we celebrate 2023, the beginning of a new year. happy new year from mumbasa, kenya. spectacular. >> this is it, happy new year from athens, everyone. happy new year. ♪ >> four, three, two, one!

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i screwed up. mhm. i got us t-mobile home internet. now cell phone users have priority over us. and your marriage survived that? you can almost feel the drag when people walk by with their phones. oh i can't hear you... you're froze-- ladies, please! you put it on airplane mode when you pass our house. i was trying to work. we're workin' it too. yeah! work it girl! woo! i want to hear you say it out loud.

well, i could switch us to xfinity. those smiles. that's why i do what i do. that and the paycheck.