the epicentre of the 7.6 magnitude quake was in the province of noto. tremors were felt hundreds of miles away in the capital tokyo. tens of thousands of people were told to head to higher ground. tsunami warnings have now been lifted but a new earthquake warning has now been issued for the region. these are the latest images coming in from nearby wajima city. you can see crews battling several fires amid collapsed buildings. both the uk and us have said they re ready to provide any necessary assistance to japan. prime minister kishida has described the damage as extensive. translation: these self defence forces will face many difficulties facing the disaster hit areas because roads have been cut off, people and buildings will be rescued as soon as possible before buildings collapsed. i have ordered officials to do everything they can to get to disaster hit areas. the bbc s suranjana tewari has this report from japan. this footage from inside someone s home captures the mom
a violent shake, i mean violent shaking. search and rescue teams race to find survivors trapped in the rubble, thousands try to evacuate spirito area assaults on gaza intensify as israel prepares to withdraw some troops from the territory. unprecedented border crisis 300,000 migrants were processed at the border with mexico in december putting pressure on the white house to step in. tonight s eye on america, how one aerospace company is working to get more pilots in the cockpit. we need people to be able to get on an airplane and see people that looks like them and say i could do that too. finally, a class on media literacy showing students that seeing isn t always believing. or any part of you that s like if that is fake than what is actually real? yes. good evening, thank you for joining us on this first day of 2024 i major garrett in for nora. we begin tonight with a powerful 7.5 earthquake destroying homes, buckling roads and forcing thousands to flee to h
into the new year. the images from the moment the 7.6 magnitude quake struck japan. massive destruction, buildings collapsing. a newsroom shaking from the force. and a family trapped in their rattling home. an enormous inferno erupting. huge waves smashing the coastline. roads cracked and buckled. nearly 100,000 people ordered to evacuate. tonight the frantic search for survivors amid fears of aftershocks. also tonight, the rush home after record holiday travel. and the protests delaying air travelers in new york city. the wild police chase blocks from times square just moments after the ball dropped. the wrong-way driver plowing into pedestrians. after nearly three months of war israel announcing it will withdraw some troops from gaza. but why now? the 10-year-old boy fatally shot, another 10-year-old arrested for murder. and the charges the alleged shooter s father now faces. the crisis at the border, and our new reporting. the staggering record just broken there.
it was just a violent shake, i mean, violent shaking. major: search and rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble, thousands tried to evacuate. aerial assaults on gaza intensify as israel prepares to withdraw some troops from the territory. unprecedented border crisis: 300,000 migrants were processed at the border with mexico in december, putting pressure on the white house to step in. tonight s eye on america,how one aerospace company is working to get more pilots in the cockpit. we need people to be able to get on the airplane, see someone who looks like them and say i could do that too. major: and finally, a class on media literacy showing students that seeing isn t always believing. reporter: is there any part fake, what s actually real?s- yes, all the time. major: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us on this first day of 2024. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin tonight with a powerful 7.5 magnitu