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monday, january 2nd. 9 a.m. here in long done, 4 a.m. in pennsylvania. happy new year to you. in pennsylvania the family of the man arrested for killing four idaho college students is speaking out to offer their condolences where suspect brian kohberger sits for mid murder. >> the students bodies were found in their apartment only a few miles from the graduate stu student's school. defendant brian kohberger remains in western pennsylvania. he is housed in the monroe county correctional facility. his next hearing will be in pennsylvania on tuesday. it is an extradition hearing. he will be waiving extradition to go back to idaho, but his

family is right here in northeastern pennsylvania, and they have released a statement. i want to read that to you. they say, first and foremost, we care deeply for the four families who have lost their precious children. there are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel and we pray each day for them. we will continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family we will love and support our son and brother. we have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions. we respect privacy in this matter as our family and the families suffering loss can move forward through the legal process. and his attorney is the chief public defender for monroe county, pennsylvania. he tells me that when the arrest

happened at 1:30 in the morning on friday, that it was actually brine kohberger's father that answered the door. the family is saying to the attorney about 3:00 in the morning. the middle of the night he answered the door. we know it was the fbi, pennsylvania state police. we know idaho state police are here in pennsylvania at this point. the father fully cooperated with law enforcement, i'm told. he brought his son brine yan to door. the family is not allowed to visit him in this correction facility. they are not being allowed to talk with him but the fact is once there is that court date on tuesday for extra digs, it is a public courtroom and anyone can go inside. jean casarez, monroe county, pennsylvania. as jean just mentioned, kohberger's father is

cooperating with authorities but there are still questions to be resolved about his actions as cnn's senior law enforcement analyst charles ramsey explains. >> the father flew out and drove back with him. the question is why? that's a long drive. that's over 2,000 miles. that's not something you would do for no reason. did he feel like his son was upset? had he told him something that caused him to actually fly out just to drive back with him? we need to know that. we also need to know what did they talk about? that's a long drive. i don't think they sat silently in the car for 2500 miles. what did they talk about? there's nothing to indicate the father knew anything about the murders, but certainly that's a line of questioning that you would have to follow as an investigator. >> the public defender told cnn he's not sure how quickly his client will be extradited after tuesday's hearing but he expects

it will be within 72 hours. >> interesting also that they've elected to waive the extradition hearing. the defense lawyer said it's because the suspect hrmt wants to move fast. a teenager who attacked new york police officers on saturday had desires to join the taliban. they say it was written in a diary along with desires to die. >> teenager's in custody after pulling out a machete on three officers at times square. >> police are still trying to determine what prompted the at attack. it's not clear if he viewed jihadist propaganda. he hadn't fully been charged with a crime. meanwhile, in the southern u.s. a suspect is in custody for the new year's eve shooting in mobile, alabama. one person is dead and nane others injured. details from nadia ra mira.

>> reporter: it was supposed to be a new year's celebration. we know that at least one person is dead, a 24-year-old man. nane others injured in ages ranging from 17 up to 57 years old. now the police chief says that he does not believe in is a random act of violence. take a listen. >> i think it's safe to say though at this stage that the perpetrators and the -- at least the deceased may have been known to one another and so i think that will give some comfort to all of us downtown that it was not just a random shooting where a person lost their life. >> reporter: out of the nine people injured, their injuries range from non-life threatening up to severe injuries. and the police chief says they're gathering more information as this investigation continues.

glad romero, cnn, atlanta. mobile wasn't the only place that saw new year's eve, violence. in ocala florida two people are dead and four others are dead after a shooting on sunday. police say it happened at a gathering of about 100 people. and in chicago a teenager is dead and three others hospitalized after a shooting on sunday. they appeared to be victims of a drive by. and at least four people are dead and three in critical condition after two helicopters collided midair in australia. it happened earlier near the popular tourist strip of main beach near brisbon. >> a helicopter crashed. the main road into the area was closed to traffic. police are asking anyone who saw the collision to contact investigators. a storm system that's caused life threatening flooding in the western u.s. is moving east

putting more than 15 million people under winter weather alerts. at least two people were killed by flooding in parts of california over the weekend. in sacramento county, residents were told to avoid travel because of wind gusts. >> firefighters used a boat to rescue five people from a town south of los angeles. more than 15,000 people are without power. they tried to evacuate due to rising creeks. we have more on that story. >> reporter: thousands were left without power because of the wind and the rain and in addition to the power outages we saw epic flooding not just in the urban areas, but we saw creeks and rivers overflowing. many were told to evacuate their homes. others were told to shelter in place because of how dangerous it was to drive under those

conditions. the national weather service saying there were too many roads closed to even count. at some point on saturday highway 101 in south san francisco was closed in both directions. there were many rescues in the california area. in sacramento county, for example, officials saying they had dozens of rescues and had to rescue about 40 people from their cars. here is what some residents here in california had to wade through. >> it is a little concerning for sure. when you see the water it were moving this quick and rising this quick, it's a little unsettling. >> when i opened one of my gates there was so much water it was gushing in. it knocked me over and i've got -- i lost my phone in the water. >> it started raining but it just kept getting -- the water kept getting deeper and deeper. i've been here about six years and this is the worst it's ever

been. >> reporter: rainfall exceeded eight inches here in california according to the cnn weather team. despite how difficult it was for a lot of people, this is much needed rain. it's unclear how this will impact drought conditions in the state but nonetheless, the water here is all the welcome. cnn, los angeles. as we take a look at the path of the storm, weather alerts span parts of california as it moves northeast to south. people can expect rain in parts of arizona and new mexico. that could turn into snow over the rockies. some areas could see more than 6 inches or 15 centimeters. officials are experiencing an earthquake. the 5.4 magnitude quake is shorter but felt more violent than the one who struck the area on the 20th. there's a 35 foot crack in one of the main roads. 30% of the town's water is shut

town and power is out for some customers too. >> the earthquake was 9 miles or 14 kilometers southeast. former u.s. president donald trump wanted to trademark the phrase rigged election days after the 2020 election. that's a phrase jared cup ner kushner shared. >> he's his son-in-law and his email is part of the latest wave and witness interview transcripts they're releasing as it winds down its work. adam kiss singer told cnn he fears for the country if donald trump is not charged with a crime related to january 6th. >> as we've gotten into this i look and i'm like, yeah, if this is not a crime, i don't know what is.

if a president can incite an insurrection and not be held accountable, really there's no limit to what a president can do or can't do. i think ultimately when we get to where we've got to go, i think the justice department will do the right thing and i frankly think he should be. everything we've uncovered from what he did with the justice department to everything leading up to january 6th to on january 6th sitting there for 180 minutes and watching this occur in the hope that maybe just maybe that last attempt to stay in power will work. i look at that and go if he is not guilty for a crime, i frankly fear for the future of this country. >> that was adam kinzinger. they're scrambling to lock down the votes to become house speaker. >> he's agreed to make more concessions. that includes making it easier to oust the speaker in the

future. nine republicans saying his concessions were insufficient and they're still not-solved on making him the speaker. >> ron brownstein weighed in on the trouble mccarthy is facing as he tries to secure the speakership. >> it's been exactly 100 years since we've had an election for the speaker go past a first ballot. 1923 was the last time it's happened. that's the only time it's happened before the civil war. more common before the civil war. kevin mccarthy is a real risk of having this go past one ballot. the conservatives want to make a point. maybe they've already made their point, even if mccarthy can get the votes together to become the speaker, they have already demonstrated that he has to concede to them so much in order to get there that they will be in a very strong position in

2023 with all of the riffs and pales that we saw in the election. one thing is clear, they won't have nancy pelosi to work with. president biden plans to reach out to the opposition. >> reporter: when president biden returns to washington on monday, he will be facing a new political reality as republicans are set to take control of the house entering an era of divided government for the first time since biden took office, but the president has repeatedly said that he hopes to find areas of bipartisan cooperation with republicans. and on wednesday he's trying to showcase his willingness to work with republicans when the president travels to kentucky where he will be joined by senate minority leader mitch mcconnell as well as ohio's republican governor as they are there to tout the bipartisan infrastructure law.

there is a bridge which will benefit from some of the funding in the bipartisan infrastructure law that was passed last year. it was one of the few bipartisan items they were able to achieve in the past year. they were able to pass more funding for ukraine. also investments in the microchip industry here in the united states as well as gun safety legislation. now the white house has been p identifying republicans they can work with. one group is the incoming freshmen who won in districts president biden carried back in 2020 and even as they are focusing on ways to find bipartisan cooperation, president biden is fully cognizant of the republican resistance ahead. one thing they will be watching very closely this week is that race for house speaker as they arg to see whether kevin mccarthy will be the leader of the republicans and speaker of the house. also, the white house has en gearing up for a bevvy of

investigations expected to be launched from house republicans. they've said that they will launch investigations into everything from the withdrawal from afghanistan and work on the southern border as well as hunter biden's business dealings, which the white house has said is politically motivated. president biden very soon will be returning to washington in that era of divided government. he hopes there will be bipartisan cooperation but he's also prepared for the resistance ahead. ar arlitt saenz. the world is bidding a long farewell for pope emeritus benedict xvi. brazil mourns the passing of pele. and am brazil has a new leader sworn in. the challenge facing the new

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a viewing for the late post emeritus benedict xvi is now underway at st. pete terse basilica at the vatican. he will lie in state for three days. >> people will be able to pay their respects from today through thursday. >> delia gallagher is there in st. peter's square and joins us live. delia, pope benedict had one of the shortest tenures as pope and he was the first pope to resign in 600 years. it was also over shadowed by the abuse scandals. when you are speaking to the faithful there, how are they characterizing him as a pope of his legacy? >> reporter: so, bianca, since about 7:00 this morning there are people lining up.

in the last hour or so many, many more have come. probably had a couple thousand now. they're going through security first and then heading inside the basilica. we've spoke to as many of them as possible. they are theology students here living in rome, priests, nuns and tourists who just happened to be here for christmas and new year's. this is a once in a lifetime occasion for them to experience as well. you know, bianca, many of them told us they were here because pope benedict in some way had influence their lives and their studies. because of them, they were theology students or priests and nuns. they are quite devoted to him. other people know him as many do as the pope had some mixed feelings about his record as pope. i think most of them are at least interested in experiencing this ritual at the vatican where you can come and pay your respects to a pope. it was the same for john paul

ii. we saw an entirely different mood with john paul ii. there were many, many different people and it was a different pope. he was much beloved. we had people from poland and everywhere. we'll see in the next few days who comes here. for the moment. these are people who are already in rome. once they get inside they can pay their respects to the body of pope benedict. they try to keep them moving as much as possible, of course. then the funeral mass will be held on thursday. this will be going on for the next two days here. once the funeral mass is held the pope, we know, pope emeritus, has requested a simple mass. we'll see how that goes with pope francis doing it. then he will be placed in the crypt under st. peter's basilica where crowds can continue to go and visit his tomb right there. >> it is quite unusual to have a

current pope overseeing a funeral. >> also they struggle to know how to format it. do they invite dignitaries from around the world, or just from germany? >> soccer fans in brazil are preparing to say good-bye to pele. >> they just lit off fireworks. >> thousands of people are expected to show up and pay their respects. we have more on this. the staging where this is taking place is modest. >> this was where one of his first clubs was. there was a feeling today there

will be a mad of celebration. as you pointed out. people are looking and saying, what do you think of the superstar? there's going to be 16,000 people the stadium holds. i would imagine there will be thousands, hundreds of thousands more in the surrounding areas, the street. everybody will want to be there to pay their respects to the greatest players footballers have ever known. just to give you an idea what will be happening today. around about 10:00 local times. the doors will open. his coffin will be in the center of the pitch and fans will be able to pay their respects for 24 hours. last entry at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning. then there will be a procession through the streets of sao paolo. it will go past the home of his mother, 100 years of age.

i was surprised by that. i hadn't expected that. there is a lot of love for her as there is for him. then he will reach his final resting place and there will be a private ceremony of which those closest to pele will be able to say their good-byes. it will be emotional as we would expect. all around the world, europe, africa, asia there has been an outpouring of emotion and love for this man who lifted three world cups, scored nearly 1300 goals and just under 1400 matches which is an incredible return and thrills football fans the world over. it will be an emotional occasion but he was a wonderful man. >> thank you so much. we'll be with you throughout the day to watch that wake up fold. while brazil mourns the loss

of pell e, they also ushered in new leader. his supporters are thrilled. this is his third term as president after a 12-year hiatus. he has inherited a country with crippling debt, much higher levels of poverty than when he left office before. in an address to the country he expressed optimism for a brighter future witbut acknowled there is a lot of work to be done. >> translator: today our message to brazil is one of hope and reconstruction. the great building of love, sovereignty and development that this nation built since 1988 has been systematically demolished in recent years. it is to rebuild this building of national rights and values that will guide all our efforts. >> president lula dayt silva's

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welcome in to "cnn newsroom." i'm max foster. if you are just joining us, we are updating stories. the family of the man accused of killing the four college students is offering condolences. deadly storm system putting more than 15 million people under winter weather alerts as it moves east and law enforcement forces say the teenage suspect in the machete attack in new york wrote in his diary about his desire to join the taliban. ukraine has started 2023 with the sound of air raid sirens. >> yeah. officials say 20 drones were intercepted over the capitol on new year's day and the attacks continue today. the shelling has damaged critical infrastructure forcing power outages and disrupting some heat police have. >> we have the latest

developments. we have more attacks from the air. russia damaging more critical infrastructure. obviously that's part of the strategy to try to break the ukrainian's resolve. he's got no regard for human life. what impact is this having? >> unity. we heard this from president zelenskyy. and he put that in contrast to what they're seeing in russia. president putin's new year's message talking about family first, then sort of friends and comrades, then the motherland which of course was his original narrative. the fight in ukraine was all about the motherland. russia's offering con scripts to pay for their children to go through university. the key for russia and for putin

is no longer for the appeal for the motherland but to appeal to people. that's the motivation. on the ukrainian side, they're fighting for their country. it's unity. it's a big division. something they'll see become bigger or more apparent in 2023. the attacks overnight and the past few days, yeah. apparently more missiles are on their way to kyiv were shot down in other regions. 45 missiles the first day of the new year. overnight now 40 missiles. can russia sustain this? ukrainians say not. they wonder if they can expect the support from nato general? yes. they are told. >> as we ramp up to the anniversary of the 24th of february of one year, thank you

so much. in the city of butcha, they're helping their country men fighting on the front lines. cnn's ben wedeman has the story. >> reporter: the daily bread has a meaning. the dough is nek kneaded by han. the old ways are proving to be handy. he used to pass his days glued to his screen at his i.t. job. war has brought him back to what matters most. >> what's happening right now in ukraine, it's affecting all the world. people are becoming more conscious and more grateful for everything they have right now

in their lives. >> bucha outside kyiv suffered through brutal attacks. they were war crimes. a regular customer appreciates the bread and the spirit of those who make it. >> they're nice guys. nice small business. i remember right after liberation of bucha they started baking bread and even providing this bread for free to those in need. >> reporter: they also provide bread and traditional pastries for those far from home in harm's way. >> some of these loaves are destined for soldiers, a little something extra that will make their new year's eve that much more special. simple reminders of the holiday season hang over their work. the memories of recent nightmares are still fresh and the spec tore of more russian

attacks loom large. celebrations will be muted. in other parts of the world people can count on comfort and waiting for nice fireworks we're told. we're worried about fireworks from our neighbors. irina's wish for the new year is simple. we hope it will be better, she says. we hope the war will end. one cannot live on braeead alon. hope is also needed. ben wedeman. cnn. bucha, ukraine. covid cases are surging after beijing backed away from the zero covid policy. just ahead how countries around the world are reacting. plus a u.s. lawmaker is making serious comments about tiktok and urges a nationwide ban. that story after the brereak. itr supporting 6 key i indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp.

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nearly 4,000 nurses at a new york hospital have reached a tentative deal on a labor strike. at other hospitals 12,000 nurses are negotiating their contracts. the nurses are demanding better working conditions including more staff to improve patient care. travelers from china are facing a growing number of restrictions in countries around the world. this after beijing scrapped the zero covid policy causing a surge of coronavirus cases. >> morocco will ban all people from entering and australia is joining countries like the u.s., canada, england, france, south korea in requiring travelers from china to have a negative

covid test . paula hancocks has the story. >> reporter: exactly, max and bianca. a number of new countries are adding their names to the list as well. the concern not just that there could be an increase in covid cases in the country once travelers start internationally once again from china, but also the fact there could be variants in the near future given the sheer scale of the virus that is swirling around. it is really dual reality in the country. you have on the one handsome people trying to get back to normal. people out and about shopping but on the other side you also have an increase in

hospitalizations. you're hearing about the strains on the health system. i heard from one pharmacist that said basic drugs are hard to come by. >> reporter: there's a shortage of all the cold and flu and fever medicine including rubbing alcohol and thermometers that have been out of stock. i think because around the country all the goods are allocated to big hospitals and cities but here in the towns and villages we're more isolated and less medicine is available. >> reporter: the world health organization did meet with chinese officials back on friday and they specified certain things they needed to know. they had very specific questions. they wanted to know more genetic sequencing data. they wanted to know about hospitalizations, icu admissions and there's no word on if they are answering the information. that is why, max and bianca,

you're seeing the reticence from countries around the world and the concern and an increasing number of countries starting to put restrictions back in place again. >> paula in seoul. thank you. the crackdown on tiktok continues in the united states. the social media app is already being banned from all u.s. government devices and now the new head of the house select committee on china is making pointed new claims about the app. >> certainly. republican mike gallagher told nbc's "meet the press" that tiktok is, quote, digital fentanyl comparing it to a dangerous synthetic opioid with troubling links to china. the. >> it's highly addictive and destructive and we're seeing troubling data about the corrosive impact of constant social media use, particularly on young men and women here in america. it's also digital fentanyl in the fence as you elude to, it goes back to the chinese

communist party. tiktok is owned by bytedance which is controlled by the ccp. we have to ask if we want the ccp to control what is the most popular app in the country. i think we should do the same in the house and expand that ban nationally. >> reporter: u.s. lawmakers fear tiktok's company could be compelled to hand over data on u.s. citizens to chinese authorities. so far there's no evidence to support any of this. over 1 million followers. >> i think it's -- you have to go based on it. america's very much leading the charge on this. the. >> be interesting to see if anywhere else is. the british parliament is suspicious. there are eight mps with the same changes.

>> you watch. >> we shall. boulder, colorado, has closed its public library. methamphetamine was in the air ducts. they're waiting for a final test result. statements said the earliest the library is expected to open on tuesday. >> they're warm spaces where people squat. >> they're doing less work in them. >> apparently, yes. when we come back, making sense of the meta verse. what the technology means for the future and why 2023 may or may not be its big year. >> not. aah, it's a good day to cough. oh, no! bye, bye cough. later chest congesestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! hmmm, ok. not coughing at yoga? antiquing not coughing?

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>> sorry, guys, i've got to go. >> to the bathroom? let's go, baby. >> congratulations. >> let's go. >> 1, 2, 3. >> that was former college and nfl quarterback robert griffin iii. he was helping to cover the michigan/tcu college semi-final game saturday when he got the call. he rushed home leaving his colleagues to finish the game without him. at last check his wife's labor pains were apparently a false alarm. no word yet on whether their baby has arrived. >> my dad is a sports commentator. there is no way he would have done that for me. u.s. football fans will soon be have to catch their favorite live games on a new network. directv's nfl sunday package will leave the satellite for youtube tv starting next season after nearly 20 years. the latest move for live sports following acquisitions by amazon

and apple. >> happy watching more sport on amazon, football, rugby. yeah, they're really upping their game, aren't they? >> i haven't watched any sport on amazon. we'll take your word for it. 2023 could be the first year many people are watching sport on amazon and the metaverse. >> anna stewart is on be it. sometimes it seems like the new technology is still in the startup phase thankfully. >> reporter: remember this movie -- >> the oasis. >> a whole virtual universe. >> reporter: the concept of a virtual universe is rooted in science fiction. for years, it's been just that, fiction, but now technology is beginning to catch up bringing

the idea of the metaverse to reality. it's home to concerts, expensive digital real estate and hugely popular games. but what exactly is the metaverse? what does it do? and why should you care? let's break it down. >> it means a virtual environment -- >> this is neil stevenson. he came up with the term metaverse back in 1992 for his book snow crash. back to you, neil. >> where large numbers of people can get together and interact with each other not as they are represe representations. >> reporter: for so long our experiences with the internet have been 2d. it's been something we looked at. but the metaverse gives users the sense of being transported into the internet like this. le. >> oh, hi. meet andrew bosworth, also known

as bos. he works at meta, formerly named as facebook. >> do we shake hands? how does this work? >> we can do high five. >> oh. >> it's just one of the many ways into the metaverse that are currently available. in these virtual worlds you can play games, do business, and dance with strangers that turn into friends except that this friend could be on the other side of the world. >> is it as good as being together? no, and it never will be but it's the next best thing. >> this all sounds exciting until you learn that this new iteration of the internet is still being built. >> where are my legs? >> you have no legs. >> we are still working on it. >> to be fair, we are working on legs. it's one of the tricky things about vr. we're so early on. oh, she left me. it's so sad. she's back.

maybe. no, she left again. >> reporter: in short it's difficult to define the metaverse because it's constantly evolving just as the technology is. what it is, it's largely dependent on what it can do for us. right now its capabilities are just a fraction of what they may be in five, maybe ten years. for now, you can be whoever you want and immerse your virtual self into this alternative world that pushes past physical barriers to collaborate and interact with other virtual avitars, environments. as promising as it all may sound, we still have a long way to go before we're living like this. >> where am i? >> you're a hologram in the real world. >> anna stewart, cnn, dubai. >> come back, anna. >> i love it. brilliant. lastly, wondering where to travel this year? cnn has compiled a list of 23 destination ideas where you can plan your tr poland?

>> no, i love it. i'm part polish. not only for the beautiful landscapes but because it's showing solidarity with ukraine. >> in the u.s. charleston, south carolina, is a favorite where they can enjoy and world renowned favorite. thanks for joining us here on "cnn newsroom." i'm max foster. >> i'm bianca nobilo. "earlyly start" is next.

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