so key and important. i come from a culture when the woman is pregnant you are supposed to treat her like a queen, because there is an understanding that the mother s mental health affects the baby s mental health. that is really important, and so beginning to tie all of these other aspects of a woman s health not just when she is pregnant, but really beforehand which is key. dr. gigi al bayoumi, thank you. thank you. this is cnn breaking news. and hello, again, everyone. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield and we are beginning with this breaking news as the house and the senate reach a deal to set spending levels to avoid a government shutdown, but it does not mean that a government shutdown is off of the table. arlette saenz is in delaware traveling with the president, and manu raju is working capitol hill and working the phones. manu, we will begin with you. yes, this deal could avert a government shutdown, and it is not a guarantee, but it is signi
year s day. a powerful earthquake triggering tsunami warnings and evacuations. this is video of the moment the quake struck. we re not getting much video because coms are down and they have closed all the power stations to protect them. but this is one neighborhood on one part of that long western coast of japan. this was the strike ahead of the tsunami which i ll talk about in a moment. but you can imagine what people are going through late afternoon in japan that time. and as soon as the quake struck, everyone was told by the government in emergency announcements that see that explosion there on the left has the house appears to collapse. everyone was told to go to higher ground because we had a series then of warnings from japanese officials about tsunamis. some are still standing. warning 16-foot high tsunamis possibly coming in. so far they have been hitting just about over a meter. the weather agency says there could be more aftershocks as well from the earthquake the
this is cnn breaking news. welcome to cnn news central, i m rahel solomon alongside john b berman and we are following breaking news for you coming out of japan for you. the japan west coast reeling after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami warnings. this is the moment that the quake struck a few hours ago. you can see the building crumbling to the ground on the west side there, and you can see the inside of an office building. that is first time that i am seeing the video, and you can see how long it goes on, and how violent that shaking is. the houses have collapsed, and we have seen the pictures of the roofs there just falling down. the earthquake also caused fires in some areas, and at this moment, the tsunami warnings are in effect. they have been downgraded, but you can see the initial impact of one of the tsunamis there, and one of the small waves, but it can be a threat particularly if you are getting repeated waves. the warnings are of waves up
tsunami warning in effect, and we have all of the breaking developments coming in. it is officially 2024, which means it is officially an election year, and we are in the final sprint before the votes will be cast and a shake-up that could come to iowa. donald trump s legal team preparing pitch to get him back on the ballot in two states. when those appeals could happen. happy new year, kate and sara are elsewhere. i m alongside rahel solomon, i m john berman, and this is cnn news central. we want to begin with the images out of japan showing the powerful 7.5 earthquake triggering a tsunami and many people say it struck just as they were enjoying new year holiday. what you are looking at here is the scene inside of a department store, and people were standing in shock and fright and then rushing to each other to make sure they were okay. this was the scene inside of a home where people understandably seemed panicked. the earthquake and the aftershocks have caused fi
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