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viewers joining us here in the united states, around the world, and streaming on cnn max. i'm rosemary church. just ahead, the court filing expected today by team trump and what it could mean for his 2024 campaign with his iowa caucuses just two weeks away. in israel, the supreme court delivers an unprecedented ruling that could have major implications for the war in gaza. plus, need to get away from it all? well, we will take you off the beaten path with cnn's list of where to travel in 2024. >> live from atlanta, this is a cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, donald trump could be just hours away from formerly challenging decisions to ban him from primary ballots in two

states, colorado and maine. a source says an appeal from his legal team is expected on tuesday anti-trump challengers -- using the 14th amendments insurrectionist ban to remove trump from ballots, though those decisions have been paus pending potential appeals. but, challenges in several other states were rejected and now oregon's supreme court will decide whether to ban the former u. president from the ballot there, over his alleged role in the january 6th insurrection. colorado's secretary of state spoke about the case. >> i think it is important to note that we are only here because donald trump incited the insurrection. he has created the situation for himself, there is clear language in the constitution, in section three of the 14th amendment, for this exact situation. i believe he is a threat to democracy, the right to vote,

and the future stability of this nation. >> tuesday's expected appeals are coming at the start of a onth for trump, which includes closing arguments in the new york civil fraud trial and the start of the presidential primary season. the first test of this year's presidential election comes in less than two weeks, the iowa caucuses. trump has maintained a consistent lead in the polls there, despite his legal troubles, but rivals nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis are hoping for a strong showing. cnn's kristen holmes reports from washington. >> reporter: it is officially that final sprint to iowa. we are looking at two weeks and the candidates are all going to be on the ground, or at least most of them, trying to scoop up every last-minute voter that they can. talk to any kind of eye when who might be on the fence and really going into it, when you look at the poll numbers, you still see that donald trump, according to these polls, as a very substantial lead. he is a front runner. and their goal is to keep that

margin really high between him and whoever the second place person is. now the polls show that would be ron desantis right now, and after that make a haley. the thing about ron desantis is that iowa is critical to the florida governor. he has made this, essentially, his make-or-break moment. put all of his cards, or all of his eggs in the iowa basket and is really focused on that. however, we have seen some substantial rise in the polls from nikki haley, but still it looks as though that would be the order. now, whatever happens in iowa is really going to set the tone for the rest of the primary and caucus a season. right now donald trump is leading in most states, but there is a -- or there are several republican operatives to believe, if donald trump is a slowdown in iowa, if the margin is not as big as the polls, show it's possible that someone else could take the lead and see someone else surge. but right now it is still very early and the big focus still remains on iowa, on the hawkeye

state. kristen holmes, cnn, washington. so >> joining me now from los angeles is ron brownstein, cnn senior political analyst and senior editor at the atlantic. happy new year, good to have you with us. >> happy 2024. it's been quite a year. >> indeed, indeed. so donald trump looks set to formally challenge efforts to ban him from primary ballot in colorado and maine. a likely is it that his legal team will win their expected appeals today and whatever been the political fallout from all of us? >> well, the colorado state supreme court, the main secretary of state, i think both of them make a arguments that donald trump's behavior, not only on january 6th itself, but the entire period after the 2020 election, fits within the definition of what the post civil war u.s. congress had in mind when they drafted the 14th

amendment and the ban on insurrectionists serving in high office. having said that, having watched this court for decades, and particularly the way it has ruled on issues related to the political system, it is, rosemary, hard to imagine that a court dominated by six republican appointed supreme court justices would throw of, from the ballot, bar from the ballot, the front runner of the gop nomination. the real question for me, i think, is whether -- john roberts, the chief justice in the u.s., has had a concern over the years about this court being seen as overtly partisan, as a player in the increasingly polarized the struggle between the parties. and me, the question is, if in fact they decide to put trump on the ballot, overturn these state decisions, does that make them more likely, at the same time, to also deny his claim of absolute immunity and say that voters, that hs going to be

t ballot and they deserve to know whetjury of his peers have found him guilty of serious crimes, of which he has been accused? >> ron, this effort to ban trump from primary ballots by using the 14th amendment insurrectionist ban appears to have backfired, instead emboldening the president of. just as he benefited from his legal woes. so, what exactly have his critics achieved by mounting those effort to remove him from primary ballots? >> well, it certainly, every effort to hold trump accountable for his behavior after 2020 has strengthened him in the context of a republican primary. but i think it is a very open question whether, in fact, it is a strengthening him for the general election. first of all, these judgments do rely on voters about what he did after the 2020 election, which the recollection of which

can grow az. and i think, as i said, the question will be, does this influence the supreme court's decision making? john roberts and his concerns about the way the court is seen, it has certainly ruled on big questions like shelby county in 2013 and the decisions on his district has ruled in ways that benefit the republican party. but, nonetheless, he has been reluctant to be seen as a totally in that camp and has often tried to balance the books in their decisions. if the outcome of all of these state actions is to create more space for the supreme court, with what most legal scholars would say, reach the cracked a more important decision that the president is not uniformly immune from prosecution, they will certainly have an impact in that regard, as well. >> ron, all of this comes as trump enjoys a massive lead over his rivals in the gop race

for the white house, meaning he is heavily favored to win the first big test, the iowa caucuses, just two weeks away. so, who will likely come second in iowa and does even matter at this juncture, given how far ahead he is? >> look, it is a real uphill climb for anyone to beat him. as analysts have pointed out, no one has ever had the kind of lead that trump now has in national polling and then gone on to lose the primary. ron desantis is probably in the strongest position to come in second in iowa, as christian noted. he has put all of his chips on iowa, he's visited all 99 counties, he has focused on courting evangelicals and mobilizing support in that community, which is very powerful in iowa. but he, like many other social conservative candidates who did well in iowa, is a polling poorly in new hampshire. i think it is likely that nikki haley is going to be better in new hampshire than desantis does in iowa, even if trump is

still likely to win both. i think the most probable outcome is that, after iowa and new hampshire, on the night of january 23rd, haley will have eclipsed desantis as the most plausible alternative to trump. then she will have a month to make her case in her home state of south carolina, which historically has been the pivotal contest in a problem primary. trump remains a heavy favorite there and, if he wins there, you will probably, effectively and the race at that point. but if she does well enough in new hampshire, she will at least have a chance to go into south carolina and see if you can slow down donald trump over the next four weeks. >> all right, our thanks to ron brownstein. again, happy new year, we appreciate it. >> happy new year. >> now -- to south korea where the leader of the main opposition party has been stepped in the neck with a knife, we are told. he is hospitalized, but conscious. a warning, we're about to show

images of the attack that you may find disturbing. [speaking in a non-english language] >> it party spokesperson said that really sustained a laceration wound of about a centimeter, with suspected damage to his jugular vein. he's reportedly being brought to a sole hospital for surgery. please have yet to release any information about whether the attack was politically motivated. we are hearing the suspect is in his 60s. now to japan or rescuers are racing to reach survivors trapped under the rubble after a major earthquake hit the country's west coast on new year's day. authorities in ishikawa prefecture say that the death toll has now risen to 30. the region was the epicenter of the 7.5 magnitude quake, which

hit near the peninsula monday afternoon. japan's prime minister says access to the northern part of the northern peninsula is extremely difficult because the main road into the area is destroyed. the u.s. geological survey has recorded more than 35 aftershocks and warns that they could continue for days, or even months. public broadcaster nhk reports more than 100 homes and shops have burned down after a large fire broke out in the city of wajima. tens of thousands of people are still without power, while thousands are sheltering in evacuation centers. authorities are urging residents to follow official orders. >> translator: i humbly ask that all citizens be cautious of the risk of further earthquakes up to chandeliers seven, and a request that

everyone living in the area, or powerful tremors took place, pay close attention to the local authorities evacuation orders, as well as information on the television, radio, and online. >> let's bring in journalist manisha tank, who joins us live from singapore. so, many, what is the latest on the aftermath of mondays deadly earthquake? >> well, gradually, rosemary, local authorities and rescue teams are beginning to get to all the incidents that have been reported. you mentioned that the quake happened in the afternoon, but then you had overnight a number of reports coming in. as mourning came to japan, does that part of japan, we began to see the extent of the damage. the race against time that you mentioned is very much where those collapsed buildings are concerned. that this was mentioned after the disaster emergency meeting that the prime minister was a party to in the morning in japan. we are now getting into late afternoon, early evening. prime minister ishika is saying that rescue efforts are a

battle against time, especially the victims of collapsed buildings, they have to be saved as soon as possible. but one of the problems is that roads have been destroyed are hampering efforts by rescue services to actually get to the affected areas. so that is something they're hoping to rectify. they're having to get and use any means possible, really, to get to those who need to be rescued. japan's fire department has also said that it has been responding to all of these reports of those people trapped. but, you mention that there are many -- 30,000 people who are sheltering at the moment, and that is partly because, obviously, some of the buildings would have been compromised. they would be worried about their structural integrity as aftershocks continue. the u.s. geological survey has warned that those aftershocks may go on for days, weeks, even months, but they have reported and recorded 35 in the last 24 hours around the epicenter. so that is something else to worry about. rosemary, you mentioned that there have been power outages. more than 45,000 homes reported

without power. this is a cold time of year, it is an area of the world that is in the northern hemisphere. in fact, a little further north in places like ghana prefecture, places in this -- for the snow, asking opportunities further north in ohio. so you can imagine temperatures are ranging pretty low if you are concerned about buildings and structural integrity. if you're concerned about the cold, it is a difficult time to be without power. there are no indications yet as to when all of that power will come back. so, still a lot of work to be done and a -- lessons that might need to be learned from those buildings that did collapse and why they did. japan, of course, is not unfamiliar with earthquakes and often the engineering around many buildings is designed to such so that there will be lots of investigation, i am sure, and question to be answered in the wake of this. but, in the meantime, we hope that death toll does not continue to rise, but the warning will be from local authorities that, as they sit

in rescue teams, we must be prepared. >> all right, major tanker joining us live from singapore. many thanks. still to come, an unprecedented ruling from -- that could have major implications for the war in gaza. plus, russia's blasphemy putin is vowing to intensify attacks on ukraine this year and already kyiv is being bombardment by waves of missiles. we'll bring you the latest on the war, thahat is next.t.

a ruling by israel supreme court on prime minister benjamin netanyahu judicial overhaul could have major implications for the war in gaza. the cortez struck down an amendment to the so-called reasonableness law, which is trip to the judiciary of its power to declare government decisions on reasonable. the reform sparked months of nationwide protest and the court's decision could threaten the unity of israel's war cabinet, which includes two prominent critics of the plan. meanwhile, the israeli military says it will start a pulling thousands of troops from gaza this week in preparation for a new phase of the conflict.

a senior u.s. official says the move shows signs of israel's gradual shift to a lower intensity military campaign. there is also new this for people who were evacuated from their homes near the israel gaza border. >> translator: in accordance with recommendations given by the idf and the defense establishment, we will soon be able to return communities home in areas within a range of 4 to 7 kilometers north of the gaza strip. >> more now on the israeli supreme court decision and the implications for the war against a mosque from elliott gotkine. >> reporter: the supreme court 's 8 to 7 ruling to strike down the one part of the governments judicial overhaul that it managed to get past, was unprecedented. the supreme court has never previously struck down a basic law, or an amendment to a basic law. this is the closest things that israel has to a constitution,

so that was unprecedented. it was also a blow to prime minister netanyahu, who made the judicial overhaul much like a flagship policy of his. with withstanding months and months of protest, sometimes tens or hundreds of thousands of people out on the streets, protesting against his judicial overhaul plans. because they said it would do irreparable damage to israel's democratic character. indeed in justifying its ruling the supreme court said that because of the severe and unprecedented blow to the core characteristic of israel, as a democratic state. and of course, the other major implication, is the ruling threatens to reopen in these very deep divisions that the government judicial overhaul plan sewed throughout israeli society. it seems like a lifetime away, now that israel is fighting a war with hamas, after the militant groups terrorist attacks of october 7th, but there are concerns it could reopen the divisions.

it may even have the potential to split, the government of national unity that was formed as a result of this war. we have heard from the justice minister -- levin, assailing the court for the timing of its ruling. even though it was not in the courts gift to decide when it could make the ruling. we have heard from national security, one of the most right-wing members, saying that decision by the supreme court was illegal. benny gantz who is now a member of the war cabinet saying that this verdict must be respected and israel must remember, internalize, the kind of division sighted saw in the run-up to october the 7th. and, remember that israelis are brothers and that they have a shared destiny. elliott gotkine, cnn tel aviv. ukraine says wave of

russian ballistic missiles are headed towards kyiv, right now an air raid alert is active across the city and other parts of the country and the mayor is urging people to take shelter after several people were reportedly injured from the attacks. this comes after russian president vladimir putin vowed to intensify strikes on ukraine in the new year. clare sebastian joins me now from london. so, claire, with president putin vowing to increase strikes on ukrainian military targets and elsewhere, what will this mean for the war torn nation giving additional support from the u.s. has stalled right now? >> rosemary, that is the key point. i think russia is trying to send a very clear message, both in actions and we see it with what appears to be ongoing missile attack happening as we speak. a number that have taken over place over the last few days. and the words with president putin's comments on monday that it is willing to and able to

exploit the gaps and ukraine's arsenal, in this case it's air defenses, and exploit that hesitation that we have seen from the u.s., which is ukraine's biggest backer. that is what we are seeing at the moment. i think that, in words, putin spelled it out really clearly in that meeting that he held on monday, the first of two that he held with russian servicemen who had taken part in what he still called the special military operation. take a listen. >> translator: for our part, we are going to intensify the strikes. of course, no crime against civilians will rest unpunished. that is certain. >> if you are in any doubt that russia is laser focused on ukukraine's western allies, in particular the u.s., putin said in that same meeting, he s said the west is s not helping g our enememy, thehey are our enemy. he went on to detail, essentially, production numbers of a artillery shells.

he t talked about how many ukraine are firing, versus how many the u.s. can produce in a month and said, look, the exhaustion of those supplies will come about quickly. right now it is coming about. so russia is watching and waiting. meanwhile, ukraine's frustration is growing. president zelenskyy gave an interview to the economist, which was published on monday, where he said that he sees absolutely no sign that russia is looking to move towards any kind of peace. i want to read you a quote from that interview. he said, putin feels weakness like an animal because he is an animal. he senses blood, he senses his strength, and he will eat you for dinner with all your eu, nato freedom and democracy. a warning from president zelenskyy as he has warned many times before, that president putin in russia will not stop in ukraine unless ukraine gets more help from the u.s.. putin, meanwhile, not in the mood for backing down, it made very clear in his new year's address. he said we will never back down. so, this is the stage we are at at the moment. ukraine, laser focused now on

two things. one, defending those cities and, to, trying to hit the threat before it hits them. essentially focusing on hitting weapons blinds. things like warships in the black sea and crimea. president zelenskyy said in that interview it would be a key focus going forward. >> all right, clare sebastian joining us live from london. time for a short break, when we come back, u.s. president joe biden prepares for the final campaign of his career, but a host of domestic and international challenges could stand in his way. plus, in the new year, several state and federal laws have officially gone into effect. we will take a look at some of them. that is next.

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ welcome back everyone. u.s. president joe biden has some busy months ahead of him in addition to the war in gaza. he is hoping to get more aid approved for ukraine and address the immigration crisis of the u.s. southern border. more now from cnn white house correspondent. >> reporter: president biden returns to washington on tuesday with a full plate of domestic and foreign policy issues in a year where he is also trying to convince american. voters to give him a second

term in the white house. the israel hamas conflict dominated so much of the presidents attention in the closing months of 2023, 2024 will be no different. white house officials are closely watching the coming weeks, to see whether israel actually transitions to a lower intensity phase of fighting. that is something that the u. s. has encouraged israel to do in recent weeks. a senior u.s. official says that they believe that they were starting to see the beginning of that strategy, that tactic, when israel on monday, announced that they would be withdrawing some of their troops from gaza as israel is preparing for a prolonged fight, heading into 2024. secretary of state antony blinken will be traveling to israel, later in the week as he is expected to start talking about that next phase in the fighting, with officials on the ground there. there's also a host of domestic issues that biden needs to tackle once he is back in washington. that includes, the border crisis as there has been a recent surge in migrants on the southern border. really adding additional

stresses to the already strained system. a congressional negotiators have yet to settle on ideal regarding border policy changes, even as president biden has said that he is willing to make some concessions. there is also big questions about whether the white house will be able to push through additional aid for ukraine, as that debate is currently locked in the fight over those potential border policy changes. the white house has of course warned, about what the action could mean for ukraine on the battlefield. and then, there are two major government funding fights looming. in the next five weeks there are two deadlines that congress will need to reach to try to pass additional funding to prevent a government shutdown. of course, all of this is playing out against the backdrop of the 2024 election. president biden has really now been doing his day-to-day campaigning, that is expected to change in the early months of 2024. he is also expected to ramp up his attacks on former president

donald trump, as his campaign believes that he will eventually become the republican nominee. of course president biden has been trailing trump and some resident polling, the president has much more work to do in trying to keep his coalition together, even as there have been some strains among some groups that have supported. him no president coming back to washington, tackling a huge plate of issues, as he is heading closer to the 2024 election. arlette saenz, cnn. gender-affirming care bans and minimum wage increases are just a couple of the new laws that went into effect on the first day of 2024. cnn's rafael romo has details. >> reporter: we have been tracking some of the most controversial laws that went into effect with the arrival of the new year, especially as the country gets more polarized on issues like abortion. there are several near and

total bans in republican led states that took effect in 2023 and now many blue states have passed laws protecting abortion rights, including it to that took effect january 1st, when it comes to abortion the state of washington's is not getting a law with a goal of making the procedure more accessible with changes to insurance coverage. any health interns plan issued or nude starting january 1st will be prohibited from requiring cost sharing for abortions, which generally includes out of pocket costs, such as deductibles and co-pays. meanwhile, a new law took effect in california on monday that would protect local health care providers from outer steak litigations of they provide abortion services to states with restrictive abortion laws. it also extends to those who provide gender-affirming care to those out of state patients. another new law getting a lot of attention is california's ban on carrying concealed firearms in sensitive places. this is despite a federal judges prior ruling that the

law is, quote, repugnant to the second amendment. under the new law, people with permits would not be allowed to carry concealed firearms in places like schools, parks, and hospitals among others. a vigil it feels court will allow the law to go into effect for now, all of a court case continues. there is also a new law in california that is generating a lot of controversy. this is because this new law requires toy retailers to have a gender-neutral toy aisles. the law that went into effect on monday stems from a bill that passed in a california legislature in 2021, that requires toilet retailers with physical locations in the state, and at least 500 employees, and maintain a general neutral section, or area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer. according to the law, stores that failed to comply will face a 250 dollar penalty for the first violation, and up to $500 for subsequent infractions. rafael romo, cnn, atlanta.

>> police and the fbi are investigating a deadly car crash in new york that killed at least two people and injured five others. it happened early monday outside a concert venue. the collision was so powerful that it launched both vehicles through pedestrians crossing the street. it took firefighters nearly an hour to put out the flames from the resulting fire. a bomb squad and arson task force were also cold to the scene after at least a dozen gas canisters or found near one of the vehicles. a chinese foreign exchange student has been found safe in the frigid utah mountains. after police say he became a victim of cyber kidnapping neither. as a student nor his parents in china apparently met the kidnappers, they just dealt with them over the phone. 17 year old cailleau on, was founded by police while crash

after the kidnappers a so-called cold and isolate himself. please say the boy's parents transferred at least $80,000 into chinese bank account after getting continuous threats. they also warned cyber kidnapping is a growing trend, often targeting foreign exchange students. if traveling is one of your new year's resolutions, cnn has put together a list of the best places to visit in 2024. that is just ahead, we will take a look.

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it is important to note that inclusion on the list does not mean that person has committed any crime. epstein's longtime girlfriend, ghislaine maxwell, was convicted on sex trafficking charges in 2021. in the hours ahead, spanish football star jennifer romo saw is scheduled to testify against the former spanish football federation chief, luis rubiales, over the unwanted kiss he gave her last august after spain won the women's world cup. it hermoso is expected to speak during a closed-door sexual assault hearing that's part of the investigation. fifa banned rubiales from all football related activities for three years, a ruling he has vowed to appeal. he has described the case as mutual. hermoso denied that, saying she did not consent and was not respected. she said in november that she

has received threats over her stance. the queen of denmark has announced a surprise abdication after 52 years on the throne. her son will take over as king, about two weeks from now. max foster has more, including how the new king's wife will become the world's first australian born queen. >> reporter: a new year, a new era for denmark and for one of the world's oldest monarchies. keen -- the second will end her reign of more than half a century. a shock-ing decision delivered to a live address to the danish people on new years eve. >> translator: i have decided that now is the right time, on the 14th of january, 2024, 52 years after i succeeded my -- i will step down of queen of denmark. >> denmark's world became europe's longest reigning monarch after the death of

britain's queen elizabeth in 2022. queen -- put the -- one cannot undertake as much as one managed in the past. >> that sense of duty won the hearts of the danish people and drew comparisons to queen elizabeth, to whom -- look to for some inspiration. the danish prime minister, meta friedrichsen, was quick to praise the only monarch that many danes would ever have known. on behalf of the entire population, i would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to her majesty, queen, for your lifelong dedication and tireless efforts for the kingdom. frederiksen wrote in a statement. >> like other constitutional monarchies, the danish sovereign stays above politics,

but feathers can be ruffled. in 2022, the queen removed the titles of prince and princess from the children of her second son, prince joaquin. it was an effort to reduce the royal establishment and allow her grandkids more privacy. but, prince joaquin went a public with his four children's hurt feelings and green margarita later apologized, but did not change her decision. >> there is no more pressure on the young people of today that there was when i was a child. >> her decision to abdicate faces the weight of the crown on her oldest son's head, prince frederick. a man equally faithful to the ground,, but with a more reserved public persona. frederick will rule alongside his australian born wife, princess mary. the royal couple met at a bar in sydney during the 2000 olympics. mary donaldson, swept into a fairytale. >> i like her very much indeed

and i hope that she knows that and feels that. >> the new queen won't have far to look for a role model. max foster, cnn. cnn's list of the best places to travel in the new year is out now. from beautiful islands that breathtaking national parks, it includes destinations that are still largely undiscovered or frequently overlooked. that includes the indonesian island of samba, and you can enjoy its beaches, remote villages, and untouched forest just an hour's flight from bali. or, take a trip to macedonia, in greece, and get away from the crowds in athens. it is known for famous archaeological sites and history rich towns also. on the list is panama, where you can visit a unesco world heritage site, or more than a dozen national parks. panama city is also the only world capital with a tropical rain forest within its city

limits. joining me now is cnn digital producer, marcus. great to have you with us. >> thank you for having me. >> >> every year you in the rest of the cnn travel team released a list of places to go around the world. this year's list as a 24 destination to match 2024. give us a couple of ear topics from that list. where would you suggest we go? >> it is so hard to decide. i can tell you a couple that i am really personally interested. in one of the picks is greenland, they are opening two big airports there this year,, so i it will be e easier than er for people to visit. i personally love merida, in mexico. i wonder a couple of years go on vacation and thought it was gorgeous. the food is amazing. i'm also keen to visit the a brawlers islands, off of western australia. >> those are some great picks and gorgeous, gorgeous images there. of course, the big question. how do you and your team select

these destinations each year, out of all the possibilities from around the world? what is the process? >> it is really hard. i always want to go everywhere every year, so it takes about two months for the cnn travel team to put your list together from the first suggestions to publishing it on january 1st every year. i would say, we try to think of big anniversaries and important things that are going to be happening during the year. for example, china on in taiwan, always a cool place to visit. it has amazing food, but it is turning 400 years old in 2024. so there's going to be some cool programming around it. >> so what tends to be the most represented region of the world in your list? does there tend to be a favorite in any part of the world, or not? >> you know, it is really tough. we have cnn travel has team members in four cities across three continents. so we're all a little bit biased about the part of the world we live in. and then we're lucky to have all of cnn at our disposal.

so we can ask our colleagues who are more familiar with approach the world, what are we missing? what do you guys think we should be including this year? so we really try to do have a representative group and that way anything in return can find a place that's close to them that they're interested in visiting. >> how many of these destinations do you or your team members try to visit in the course of the year, given that you are all spread across the world, aren't you? >> we really are. some of these are actually destinations that some of us have been to in the past and really love. some of it are places that we are keen to play visit, and some of them are ones that cnn contributors from the world tell us about. i personally am hoping to visit as soon, but in indonesia this year. that is my personal vacation getaway. >> what sort of feedback do you get from people reading these articles. do people actually say to, you, visited some of the options that he laid out last year, it was great. thank you so much what is the feedback that you get? >> i would say, as a travel editor, my inbox is divided

into two categories. one is destination saying, please, please write about us. we want people to come. and the other half is, please, don't write about us, we don't want people to come. so, you can never make everybody happy. but most destinations are just excited that they have a chance to share what they have with the world. >> marcus, thank you very much. i think a lot of us are very jealous about your job. thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much for having me. still to come, drug makers are abiding by president joe biden's inflation reduction act, which includes capping the price of insulin at $35. details, just aheaead.

more american with diabetes will get a break on their insulin costs in 2024 with another leading drugmaker now capping costs to help lower the price. cnn medical correspondent meg terrell has details. the first of the year marks a major change in the way that people who depend on insulin will pay for it. now, a santa fe becomes the third major u.s. manufacturer of insulin to offer a 35 dollar per month price cap, at least

on what people are paying out of pocket for their medications. now, this may be kind of complicated for people to access, they may have to go to the drugmaker was websites and downloaded coupon, but at least this now becomes available across the board from these three major manufacturers. now, more than 8 million people in the united states depend on insulin to live. according to the american diabetes association, a quarter of those people have, at one point, needed to ration their medicine in order to pay for it. that can have really severe health consequences. another thing going into effect, starting january 1st, is decreases in the list prices of insulin's. of more than 70%. now, the list price is the actual price of medicine before insurance kicks in, or any rebates or discounts are paid back into the system. now, the reason why that is actually happening is because a biden administration, 2021 law. the american rescue plan act. essentially, that changed the way drugmakers have to pay

rebates back medicaid for drugs on which they have raised the price a lot over the years. insulin's have been going up for decades. if you look at this graph we have here, this one actually comes from a congressional investigation into drug prices and you can see how much those list prices have increased. because of this change, which goes into effect january 1st, companies that have raised the price of medicines a lot overtime can actually end up paying medicaid for drugs. so, losing money on those medicines. by reducing the list prices by 70% or more, these companies are actually avoiding having to pay these rebates back to medicaid. some analysts put this at hundreds of millions of dollars a year in savings. companies will have because they are reducing the list prices of their drugs. so, while across the board it is hoped that insulin prices are coming down for everyone, there is a lot going on beyond the surface here. >> 2024 is already proving to be incredibly lucky for one person in michigan, a single ticket sold in that u.s. state

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