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from a ban on book bans to new protections against puppy mills. we're live in d.c. with the new laws hitting the books in the new year japan still on edge after a powerful 7.6 earthquake rattled the country. the death toll growing higher overnight. we're live with a frantic search for survivors this morning the migrant crisis at the southern border hits new highs with december smashing the record for the highest number of crossings in a single month. and is there trouble brewing for the beer industry? why sales fell flat in 2023, to the lowest level in a generation it's tuesday, january 2, "early today" starts right now. great to be with you i'm frances rivera the college football season may be coming to an end, but we got a taste of the thrilling conclusion on the first day of 2024 >> three michigan tight ends into the ball game, first down

michigan on top in overtime. >> capping off a season full of struggles, the michigan wolverines overcame self-inflicted mishaps to bring home a win at the rose bowl e they defeated alabama in overtime and became the first team to punch their ticket to the national title game. and things came down to the wire in new orleans at the allstate sugar bowl washington took control over texas in the third quarter long horns fought back only to fall to the huskies in the red zone the stage is now set for the final showdown in just under a week well, a new year means new laws are on the books. michigan is preaching paring to new slate of gun laws. brie jackson joins us.

those michigan gun loss aws beg next month, but there are other laws that went into effect today. >> reporter: a first of its kind law went into effect in illinois making it the first in the nation to ban the outlaw of books. they say reading materials should not be removed because of partisan or personal disapproval. public libraries that do not follow this policy risk losing their state funding. this law is in response to the sharp increase in book bans across the country mean while, four more states will start requiring that financial literacy courses be taught in high school. more than half the students in the u.s. will have at least one personal finance course before they graduate. and in new york, there's a new law this year protecting animals. the state will ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. this law is meant to crackdown

on commercial breeding operations, often known as puppy mills. pet stores can still feature animals up for adoption at shelters and changes are coming to stores in california this year. stores with more than 500 employees are now required to include gender-neutral toy sections in their stores a sponsor of the bill says the policy will help customers compare items at retailers without reinforcing gender stereotypes. and millions of americans are also getting a raise this year more than 20 states are raising their minimum wage frances? >> good year to start the year, brie, thank you. now to breaking news overnight. south korean opposition leader, lee jay mayoung was stabbed in the neck he was approached by a man who asked for his autograph before attacking him with a knife-like weapon the man was arrested at the

sce scene. the south korean president condemned the attack and ordered an investigation in japan, at least 48 so far have been confirmed dead in a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on the country's western coast. it happened in the afternoon on the noto peninsula sparking tsunami warnings it's the most powerful tremor to hit japan since the 2011 earthquake that killed 20,000. do we know how the rescue efforts are going? >> reporter: good morning, frances. well, thousands of rescuers were dispatched on new year's day to the most-affected area on the western coast of japan but they are being slowed down by the utter devastation left behind by the quake, rubble from collapsed buildings or overturned cars or wrecked roads. and the prime minister of japan, fumio kishida, said that this is really a race against time to save survivors, especially those

believed to be still trapped under the rubble authorities say the rescue effort has also been hindered bit many fires, the blazes that were caused by the quakes that were still raging on new year's day in several cities across that area in japan about 100,000 people on new year's day were evacuated, told to go to higher ground because of that fear that the quake would trigger a tsunami. since then the alert has been lifted many people have been able to return home, but at least 33,000 people are still without power, which is a major problem right now, because temperatures there have dropped below zero. now the 7.6 magnitude quake was the strongest of 140 recorded, registered quakes all across that area on new year's day, and authorities warn that more may come, more quakes may come in the coming hours or in the next few days of course it was new years day, so many celebrations and events were canceled, including the

annual traditional greeting by the emperor and empress on that balcony of the imperial palace where they usually wave at well-wishers that was canceled. >> okay, claudio, thank you. in a major setback for prime minister benjamin netanyahu, the israeli supreme court has struck down a pillar of his judicial overhaul the ruling reinstates the reasonableness clause where the high court can overturn laws that it believes are disproportionate there were protests for most of last year against netanyahu's plans with some calling it an attempted judicial coup. meanwhile, israel is pulling several thousand soldiers out of gaza the war has so cfar called 22,00 palestinians since saturday, 14 buses

traveling from texas en route to new york have arrived in the garden state it appears to be an effort to bypass new york's new rule on when and how migrants arrive in the city this comes as migrant crossings hit another record high. george solis has the details >> reporter: after weeks of scenes like this at the southern border, nbc news has learned dice mark add record all-time high in crossings. some 300,000 undocumented migrants crossing the southern border, as more migrants arrive daily in already-overwhelmed cities by plane near chicago and by bus in new jersey, sent by texas governor greg abbott >> it's a type of chaos that this governor has committed to administering. >> reporter: local officials say sending the migrants to new jersey is an attempt to sidestep new york city's new rules. >> this is not stopping people from coming, but by assuring the

safety of migrants >> reporter: this as the battle over immigration policy is brewing between governor abbott and the biden administration the department of justice threatening to sue texas over a measure that would allow state and local authorities to arrest those suspected of entering illegally. abbott says the biden administration is refusing to enforce migrant laws jose from venezuela has lived here from six months, telling me he's illegally selling coffee on the street but with good reason. he says he's not going to sit around and wait for a handout. he's going to work for his family the father of four saying he's doing whatever it takes to survive. the mayor is requesting help from the federal government. the mayor saying they're reaching thebreaking point wit

over 4,000 migrants arriving each week. the fbi is helping to investigate a deadly car crash in rochester, new york a large fire erupted when a ford expedit expedition slammed into a mitsubishi outland ir. two in the outlander were killed and two poedestrians were hurt ferg fe investigators are looking into why the expedition was carrying a dozen canisters of gasoline. a surfer is dead in hawaii from a shark attack. they say he was attacked by a tiger shark in maui's bay on saturday life-saving measures were unsuccessful and he later died from his injuries. it was the eighth shark attack recorded in hawaii in 2023 the west coast bracing for another round of storms, but today that rain is in the south. let's turn to nbc meteorologist

angie lassman who's tracking those systems. hi, angie. >> if you maybe are hidedeaded k to work in texas, don't forget the rain gear. the good news is with this system we're not going to look at any real impacts when it comes to severe weather. it's mainly just going to be rain the system will work its way a little further to the east, impacting folks along the gulf coast. we could see potentially heavy rain, especially across portions, really stretching from places like new orleans out to houston. so heads up for that over the next couple days meanwhile, out west we have another storm system that's just going to bring ample amounts of rain and snow and wind washington to central california is where we'll watch for the biggest impacts. winter alerts are up for some of the mountain ranges. it could be difficult for travelers as this system works farther to the east.

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i'm pretty sure i'm the only guy on earth who makes gingerbread houses for a career. >> we have the largest entirely edible gingerbread village in the world. >> reporter: a kansas city native is the mastermind behind gingerbread lane. >> we went to see this cool gingerbread display because we wanted to see what it looks like and the structure of how they made those buildings >> reporter: little eliza and her sister gemma couldn't wait to see the display >> it's one of the things we make a point to do as a city-owned public space. >> reporter: sue patterson with city market says the display is like the star on top of the tree for the city market's business >> we think that it's really awesome. we like how they use different types of candy for everything. >> reporter: gingerbread lane is

only on display in four cities across the u.s there's one in kansas city, philadelphi philadelphia, new york city and houston >> we're lucky that we get to live pretty close to that. >> when people look at it, they're not worried about pandemic or economy based or report cards or whatever it is for the five or ten or 15 minutes, they're very happy regardless of what's going on at that particular moment in our lives. one family rings in the new year with continues born minutes apart but in different years they entered the world at yale's new haven hospital on the right, the baby was born at 11:59 on december 31st

then the sibling was born in 2024 the family is healthy and recovering well. here's al roque where he a look at what's up on the third hour of today " >> i can always use one-pot recipes. i'm frances rivera have a gooht there, more news is

on the way way. break overnight, the leader of south korea's opposition party stabbed in the neck at a campaign event how the attack unfolded an