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situation room. happening now, breaking news, the first deaths are reported from a powerful earthquake that flattened homes and unleashed a wall of water in japan. stand by for new images and information on the massive 7.5 quake and its aftermath. also this hour, at a critical moment in israel s fight against hamas, the nation s high court striking down a key part of a controversial government plan to limit the power of the judiciary. the unprecedented decision now threatening to fan par time tensions and division. plus, 2024 is here. the first presidential votes are now just two weeks away. we ll get the lay of the political landscape as donald trump s rivals battle to be the last republican standing in his way to the nomination. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m brianna keilar, and this is the situation room special report. we begin with breaking news. the earthquake disaster in japan turning deadly. at
going. people trapped on the trains. businesses and homes are crushed. a major move by israel supreme court striking down a contentious law. risking even more division in the country at more. as we start 2024, some of the 2023 political predictions that were also wrong. how is it looking this new year? welcome to the lead. i m casey in for jake tapper. we start with destruction in a japan after a 7.2 magnitude earth right. four people were killed when the 7.5 magnitude quake hit western japan just hours into the new year followed by a series of aftershocks. the weather agency says those could continue up to a week. it also triggered tsunami warnings along the coast and residents have been urged to evacuate. the warnings have been downgraded but there is still a tsunami threat. multiple buildings caught fire or collapsed including a home on the upper left of the screen. it was reduced to a pile of rubble. we start coverage off from japan where more than 8000 military perso
this new year s day. evacuations and tsunami warnings triggered after a massive earthquake, this is video of the tremors rocking a train sdags in cen station in central japan. tsunami waves could be as high as 16 feet. here you can see people hiding under tables at a bowling alley as the earthquake shook that building. japan s weather agency says that powerful aftershocks could continue the next three days with potential building collapses and landslides. this is video of the aftermath in some buildings that have already been destroyed. let s go to hanako montgomery in tokyo. and we re only getting a rough picture here because the communications are really bad and the power stations had to be closed down because they were under threat. reporter: yeah, max, as you said, this was a very powerful earthquake and already a tsunami warning triggered for the entire west coast of japan. we also know it was a shallow earthquake. and this is significant because with shallow earthquak
welcome to our viewers around the world. i m max foster. a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hitting western japan and tsunami warning being issued, it struck around 4:00 p.m. local time, a series of strong after shocks have already been recorded as well. so not just one tremor. japan s prime minister urging residents in stsunami areas to evacuate and get to higher ground. the u.s. geological survey and japan meteorological agency say the original quake had a depth of 10 kilometers, or 6 miles, which has a huge impact on how powerful the aftershocks are. hanako montgomery is joining us there tokyo. first of all i want to ask you about the tsunamis. we re getting reports that they have actually hit the coastline. reporter: yeah, max, that s correct. we re seeing some tsunamis that measure 1.2 meters in height or nearly 4 feet. but a major tsunami warning has been issued. and we could potentially see tsunamis measuring up to 5 meters in ishikawa prefecture. we know the entire