good morning it our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is tuesday, january 2, 2024 and we begin with breaking news. japan airlines plane bursting into flames as it touched down at haneda airport according to nhk. cnn s will ripley is live for us in tokyo. will, this just happened. information still coming in. what can you tell us at this hour? reporter: the headline here is that all nearly 400 people on board this plane, as horrific as the pictures look, they walked away. they evacuated safely after what appears to be some sort of a collision between two planes on the runway. this airport sits right next to a japan coast guard base. it is right in the same area right along the bay. and what nhk is reporting and cnn working to confirm independently is that as this japan airliner from a very, very popular tourist destination especially this time of year, especially on a holiday weekend, that is why the plane was packed with 367 passengers an
the country, specifically, gender roles. today in tennessee the republican governor billy see signed two controversial new laws. one bans gender affirming care for minors and the other restricts drag shows in the state. let s bring in former democratic congressman ron derrick jones and patrick is here and doug high. guys, let s start with the decision to ban any sort of doctors medical care for anyone under 18 who is looking who believes they are trans and is looking for any sort of medical treatment be it pharmaceutical, consultation or anything like that. doug, i believe you are comfortable with this new law in tennessee. yeah, i think one we have to treat people with dignity and respect and certainly what we ve learned over not just the past three or four years but 20 years, people that feel this way, are this way and have gone through this process quite often go through a very painful life and process. we don t want that. but there are differences between people who a
attacks by hamas. i m pamela brown in washington. we are also following breaking news in the united states including former vice president mike pence s stunning campaign suspension and new details about the horrific mass shooting in maine that killed 18 people. we start with what prime minister netanyahu called this evening a new long stage in the israel hamas war. israel s military says its troops and tanks are inside gaza now in what promises to be a bloody and complex battle in order to rid the gaza strip of the terrorist group responsible for the horrific october 7th attack that killed at least 1300 is israels. inside gaza, palestinians are trying to shelter and they are mourning in darkness amid a near total communications blackout. as the hamas controlled palestinian ministry of health is estimating hundreds of gazans have been killed by israeli air strikes in just the last two days. meanwhile, the families of israeli hostages held in gaza are growing more terrified
decade ago, it turned out to be much smaller waves and yet still an extraordinarily defivastatin quake for japan. the pictures that we re seeing of roads caving in, houses flipped over and dozens of people killed, just speaks to the fact that the first couple of days of 2024 are very trying indeed for the people of japan, but very resilient peeople. they know how to get through this, they come together and help each other out as people do in the united states as well during hard times. and that is exactly what we re seeing. very sad that this coast guard plane was on its way to help the earthquake victims when this collision happened. and as you know, five unaccounted for from the coast guard plane while everyone from the passenger airliner is safe. will ripley, thank you very much for that reporting. i m sure we ll be back with you as developments unfold. but we want go now to yet another developing story, two people are dead in upstate new
f from those decisions and what adults do is a different thing and we need to treat them with respect and dignity. i don t think this is about protecting children. i think this is about politics, right. if you watch cpac, it s trans, trans, trans. this is their satanic panic. i think these are bills about politics and not about peeople, right? if you re worried, mandate therapy. you don t have to ban treatment. these are all dog whistles. these are like banning gay marriage. this is where they figured out this is something the base likes do you, molly, think there are teenagers that would make rash decisions if left to their own devices? absolutely. first of all, it s a small part of the population. you don t need to make it illegal. you want to mandate therapy. you want to protect people. this is not about that. this is about politics.