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 t

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i'm laila harrak.head on "cnn newsroom," the white house is on the defensive after more classified documents were discovered at president biden's private home. >>> plus live images from dnipro, ukraine, where a search is under way for survivors trapped in the rubble of an apartment building after a russian missile strike. the latest in a live report. >>> and global condemnation after iran executed a british iranian national. now we're hearing from the man's family, who says he's innocent. >>> we'll have those stories and more for you in just a moment. first, we're tracking breaking news out of nepal. state media report a plane from domestic carrier yeti airlines has crashed west of kathmandu. cnn's kristie lu stout is tracking events from hong kong. >> reporter: just imagine the agony for family members who are waiting for any information. right now this is what we know. we know that a yeti airlines jetliner crashed on sunday in nepal. we know at least 32 have been killed. a spokesman for the nepal civ

i'm laila harrak. a search by the fbi reveals more classified documents at u.s. president joe biden's home in delaware. >>> in israel, more than 100,000 people take to the streets to protest the government of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we're live in jerusalem with the latest. >>> and the welcome core allows american citizens to sponsor refugees resettling in the u.s. i speak to one afghan man about how he and his family are acclimating to life in america. >> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with laila harrak. >>> political problems are rapidly mounting at the biden white house. the president's personal attorney says an fbi search of mr. biden's private home in delaware has turned up even more classified materials. his republican critics in congress are already sharpening their knives. the president and first lady were not home at the time the materials taken by the fbi add to a growing list of classified documents recently recovered from places connected to the president. a special counsel is investigating. for more on friday's extraordinary s

i'm laila harrak and you're watching "cnn newsroom." the u.s. has a new speaker after the longest leadership battle in 164 years. republican kevin mccarthy secured the gavel in the 15th round of votes early saturday. a small group of gop hard-liners had been holding up the process for days. in a dramatic moment after a failed vote, mccarthy confronted congressman matt gaetz. he and other key holdouts finally relented after several concessions and phone calls from donald trump. mccarthy says the former president's support was key to his victory. >> i do want to especially thank president trump. i don't think anybody should doubt his influence. he was with me from the beginning. some wrote to doubt whether he was there, and he was all in. he would call me, and he would call others. and he really was -- i was just talking to him tonight -- helping get those final votes. what he's really saying really for the party and the country, that we have to come together. we have to focus on the economy. we've got to focus, make our borders secure. we've got

i'm laila harrak and you're watching "cnn newsroom."e're getting word of new fighting in multiple parts of ukraine on the heels of moscow's promised cease-fire that never really was. ukraine says russia launched multiple missile strikes on two cities in the donetsk region saturday night into sunday morning. ukraine says russian forces also hit a number of other cities earlier on saturday. after russian president vladimir putin ordered his troops to hold their fire so orthodox christians could mark christmas. ukraine's president says there's only one way to restore peace in his country. >> it has been confirmed once again, only the expulsion of russian invaders from the ukrainian land and the removal of any opportunity for russia to exert pressure on ukraine and europe will result in the restoration of cease-fire, security, and peace. >> meanwhile, the leader of the russian mercenary group wagner is making it clear he's not giving up on trying to capture the city of bakhmut. just over an hour ago we received reports of new explosions in

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