must have at least one woman on the board of directors by the end of the year. and by the end of 2021, corporations must have at least two or three female board members depending on the size of the board of directors. violations of this new law can be punishable by fines up to $300,000. also in california, pet stores are no longer allowed to sell cats, dogs, or rabbits unless they come from animal shelters or nonprofit rescue groups. the golden state is also home to a new law that gives pets more rights. no longer will the family dog and cat be treated by courts as physical property. judges can now decide who gets custody of the family pet during divorce proceedings based on what is in the best interest of the pets. fashion forward hunters in illinois will now have another color option for their hunting wardrobe. the state becomes the seventh to expand the color options for hunting from the standard blaze
all right. top of the hour. good morning, everyone. happy new year. i hope you had a great evening. i m poppy harlow in new york. jim sciutto has a well deserved holiday week off. we have breaking news. we re hearing for the first time from the family of an american detained in russia, accused of being a spy. this man, paul whelan, arrested in moscow on friday. the russian federation says he s a u.s. spy. his twin brother david joined me moments ago, and here is what he told me. there is no, no world in which you suspect that your brother in any way worked as a spy for the u.s. government. is that correct? that s correct. i think there s really just one goal, to get paul back home from russia. and i m not sure if it s at a level where leaders of both
countries to have work out a deal or whether it s a congressional action that can leverage him loose. but that is our goal. that is our one goal, to get paul back home. all right, let s go to my colleague, martin savidge, from michigan, in his hometown. what are you learning about paul, about what people there are saying, et cetera? first and foremost, as much as this may sound odd, the family was relieved to hear that he had been taken into custody because prior to that, he had just simply vanished on a trip to russia and they were fearful for his life. they know it s a serious situation. 48 years of age. he works in corporate security for a major auto parts maker here, and he travels frequently because of that job, but his family said he was over in russia when on the 22nd to attend the wedding of a fellow marine. he himself is a retired marine, also former law enforcement. he made several trips to iraq as part of the marine corps.
detained in russia? no, pamela, they have not. that s a grave concern for them right new. you talk about how you ve got this kind weird dichotomy where they find out he s alive, thank goodness and find out he s in custody and charged with spying. it was a real whiplash for them. they re waiting for u.s. officials in russia from the american embassy to have a meeting with wheelan while he s in custody. oh, we just lost martin there in michigan. he s standing by hoping to speak with some of the family members of paul wheel whelan. matthew, where is paul whelan
only visiting moscow to attend a wedding. the kremlin is not backing down from its claim that whelan was detained during an active spine, charge that carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. up next, part two of addicted in america. we will talk alcohol addiction. fox 13 in tampa, sheriff s deputy saying that a woman trapped inside her submerged car last night, they saved her. amanda antonio lost control of her car and veered into a deep water filled ditch. officials say she was able to find an air pocket and dial 911. fox 5 in new york, small army of sanitation workers descending on times square overnight. they were there to clean up after the massive new year s eve bash. this year s show went off, thankfully, without a hitch. live look at philadelphia from fox 29. the big story there tonight, the 119th annual parade. thousands of people stormed the streets for this annual rowdy