of msnbc, a tsunami warning in japan after earthquakes erupted off the west coast. the 7.6 quake causing mass blackouts and crippling communications. first responders are racing against the clock to locate the injured. plus, the israel-hamas war expected to go on for many more months as the first major drawdown of troops since the war began. what the next phase of the war will look like. former president trump s legal battles in the new year, what his appeal could look like after he was removed from colorado and maine, and the the latest on the slew of high stakes trials set to begin this year. happy new year to you. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m frances rivera reporting from new york city. we start with breaking news out of western japan where a powerful earthquake hit overnight disrupting kplun communications. as tsunami warnings rang up and down japan s western coast. now, japanese officials are warning the aftershocks could continue for up to a week. we want to brin
video involving the narco slave trade. these children come in in debt to vicious cartels thousands and thousands of dollars. and the teenage boys work for the gangs in every city in america. and the teenage girls experience a hell worse than that. with far too many of them human trafficked into sex slavery. joe biden and kamala harris are responsible for the worst flag of slavery in america since the civil war. washington examner editorial board saying this, biden s border of death. the outlet reports that agents have found more than 600 dead migrants along that border so far this fiscal year. more in just the last nine months than ever recorded in the span of an entire year. the numbers really do tell the story of just how dangerous it is at that border. back in 2020 when president trump s remain in mexico policy was in full effect, that number was around 250. it doesn t end there. drugs continue to pour across the border in staggering amounts. over the weekend agents ma
From the uk john chapman, james henderson, and james kirby. The Israel Defense forces chief of staff, herzi halevi, released this video calling the attack a mistake. I want to be very clear. The strike was not carried out with the intention of harming wck aid workers. It was a mistake that followed a misidentification at night during a war in a very complex conditions. That should not have happened. In response to the aid convoy attack, President Biden released a Statement Saying i am outraged and heartbroken by the deaths of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen, including one american in gaza yesterday. They were providing food to hungry civilians inthe middle of a war. They were brave and selfless. Their deaths are a tragedy. This conflict has been one of the worstin recent memory in terms terms of how many worked have been killed. Meanwhile, Prime Minister rishi sunak posted on x that israel must explain how this tragic incident happened and take immediate steps to
Now. Off the job and on the picket line. Thousands of Union Auto Workers take part in a coordinated strike against the Big Three Automakers simultaneously. The first time this has ever happened. Well take you to where talks stand at this hour. Plus, donald trump denies he ever asked a maralago staffer to delete surveillance video, potential evidence in his classified documents case. And the former president says he is willing to testify under oath. But will his attorneys let him . And what trump is saying about the secret documents he took from the white house. Utter destruction. Thats how a cnn reporter is describing scenes in libya after catastrophic flooding there. 5,000 lives confirmed lost. Making matters worse, the u. N. Says most of the deaths could have been avoided. We are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. It is an American Labor strike unlike anything the nation has ever seen. Right now, thousands of auto wor
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