>> i'm gregg jarrett. happy new year, everyone. >> julie: topping the news this hour, 2011 is here and now the count down begins for u.s. troop withdrawal from iraq. >> gregg: in russia, passenger jet exploding on the runway. >> julie: and a florida family calling an eagle scout their angel. how his quick thinking saved their lives just minutes before disaster. >> gregg: new year's wishes of health and happiness taking an added meaning this year. parts of the new health care law kick in today and depending on where you stand on this, you may or may not be terribly happy about it. doug is live in washington with more. hi, doug. >> happy new year to you. republicans have vowed to strangle its funding and to take at least symbolic votes to repeal it. but for all practical purposes, big health care changes enacted into the law last year begin to take effect today. and whatever republicans do is unlikely to change the substance of what happens this year.