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storm to start the new year. heavy rain from seattle to san francisco. the california coast bracing for more big waves. the system then moving into the east by the weekend. rob marciano timing it out. the images coming in from the deadly earthquake rocking japan just hours into 2024. the magnitude 7.5 quake destroying homes and businesses. tsunami warnings now in effect. maggie rulli reporting. the migrant crisis expanding. buses carrying nearly 400 asylum seekers from texas and louisiana suddenly arriving in several cities in new jersey. the buses apparently trying to avoid the new crackdown by new york city s mayor eric adams. chicago and denver also seeing more arrivals. respiratory illnesses on the rise across the u.s. 31 states reporting high or very high levels of covid, flu, or rsv. hospitals in at least six states now reinstating mask policies. the israel-hamas war. israel signaling it will withdraw some troops from gaza. several military brigades. to prepare fo
49 completely on its head. The driver of that red car making a splitsecond decision. I either had to hit the cars that were turned over, hit the car that was spinning out in front of me or come down this ravine. And i chose the ravine. Reporter tragically, in texas, a deadly mix of speed and weather costing one driver his life. And gio benitez live from a very windy jfk airport. We can hear the wind there, gio. So many Flights Canceled today. Now airlines already issuing waivers for the next storm . Reporter thats right, david. More than 1,000 Flights Canceled today alone. More than 5,000 delayed. And, you know, those airlines, youre right, those airlines are issuing those waivers before the next storm even hits. You can just see, this wind is really picking up here, david. All right, a messy night still ahead. Gio, thank you. As i mentioned a new storm already brewing for later in the week, but first things first, Rob Marciano Live tonight with us on the current system. Where is it no
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it just hovered about three stories high. you know, i have mentioned over the years that i light but it was the sheen or the shell of it itself that kind of emitted this amber or reddish tint to it so we really just sat there looking at it we were kind of in awe. and at that point then it just felt like we were beamed into a swimming pool like this pressure change. and it was a tapping sound reminded me of stones hitting underneath the fender wall of the vehicle. but we were already parked. the lights were on the car was running but we weren t moving. then all of a sudden the car lit up and then everything went silent. vacuum. this vacuum of silence is the way i worded it and then all of a sudden, bang, everything came back to life again. crickets, the sounds of nature and then that s the last thing i remember from being in the vehicle. jesse: what were the health effects that you experienced? well, my brother had marks on his chest behind his right ear.