for the this is the w news live for lead, a major earthquake and so nami hit western japan. the 1st 2 nami waves come on shore and a warning remains. in effect along japan's western coast. this after a series of strong earthquakes with authorities warning more tremors are likely also coming up people around the world, bringing in the new year in new york revelers in times square. welcome. 2024. with the traditional ball drop at midnight while in rio de janeiro and other cities,

fireworks light up the night sky, the sierra kelly. welcome to the program. we begin with breaking news coming in from japan where a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the coastal preferably or of issue colewell authorities. i've issued so nami warnings for the region along japan's coast. officials say that the waves could reach 5 meters high and have urged people to evacuate to see for places journalists,

sonya glasgow joins us now from tokyo. so we have heard now that there is a synonymy warning after this earthquake in japan. what is the latest? it's just it's, it's been a very stressful start into the new year for japan and especially for the people in, in the region in west and japan. there's been a series of strong as quick stuff in the mornings, like every 10 minutes. so, so we've not seen that in a very long time. so the reports about the damage on the ground is still a still a bit so unclear of this seems to be something seems to be some damage to buildings, maybe even collapses. well, that's not quite clear. the shaking was very strong on the top level of the, the japanese scale. so there were reports about, um, like electricity polls uh, talking to over and some property damage overall. um, so far it seems that's good. so now i mean itself has been, thankfully lower than expected so far, but so far he's avoiding not to underestimate this. and i mean,

we've not seen sonoma warning, so feel free to 5 meters in, in many years. and so um, also because of the shape of the see in the area, people are wants to re stay away for now and, and be on the alert. it's interesting to see those warning systems come into effect because japan is one of the countries in the world at most risk from earthquakes. and so nami is presumably it's also one of the most prepared. so just put this into the bigger context for us. how dangerous can this to now me become for japan. c. s a, in this case the, the, the specific characteristics are kindly the shape of the sea. so 1st of all, the tsunami of the 1st waves rise relatively quickly. and the laser waves of also started to rise and before it is up in the morning that because of the shape of the sea around there, which is relatively flat. and the being in a, in a relatively fellow area of the tsunamis that come later could even be worse than the ones that have come so far. so i'm, it's really too early to say that, okay,

everything's fine though. and also we've learned from the, the big disaster and in 2011 that you might have a smaller tsunami 1st. but then the later ones could be much more disastrous and also at back then we had another much stronger as quick, 2 days later. so people are really worried, this could happen again. so what has been different since 2011? because, i mean, of course we all remember the 5th focus she, my nuclear disaster. what has changed since then? i'd say overall the disaster preparedness has become better. i mean, japan has always been relatively well prepared and all these warnings that you see on television. it's like a well oiled machine. like it's really it's, it's like things are probably using drills. it's the really good that alerts and people. but i must say, i hardly ever heard of a news that the cost secured being this alarms about the situation. so that's,

that's something they also improved the english language information for, for residence and um, on the ground or in the area i should say. um, does obviously the and the world's biggest nuclear power plant, which has been offline for a while emphasis given the um, the commission and restart. um there's also some concern there, but we'll find the best deal for the must entice on you blush. good journalist in tokyo, the situation very much still developing. so perhaps we'll check in again with you to see where things stand a bit later. but in the meantime, as we've mentioned, people have been arch to get to higher ground. all of those warning systems going off in japan as this powerful 7.6 magnitude, earthquake hips, the coastal pressure of issue cala, to turn into some other news. now. people around the world celebrating the start of 2024. a few hours ago. new york city rang in the new year travelers. they're packed times square and watched the traditional lighted ball drop at midnight. earlier.

fireworks lit up the night sky and cities from auckland to rio de janeiro. for many, the start of the new year is being accompanied by hopes for better fortunes. in 2024 people across the world have been not sharing in the style of the new. yeah. as the klux chimed midnights in the u. k. london has watched the cities loud smoke, ferris wheel sparkle in the cab side. firework central by ordinary berlin is around the tvs house and across the city side with the official extravaganza at the landmarks. brandon. but gates with paul to go is shed that hoops for the new yeah. available that we hope things calm down and ukraine and elsewhere. the people stay healthy and that we can finally

move width and for each other again in harmony, long as off. no, not truly. my hope is that the world will finally become more peaceful because the way things stand right now, it's not good to kinda call and go on like that. for every one of us, i wish not happiness and good health. i'm gonna type the rapid lives interests crammed into tyrese's main avenue, the shown. so these a for a best of you and the best a shot of the best if show the adoption sprains its fire and technic display with a monument from its pulse, celebrating its hopes for the future as well elsewhere for many in the middle east, it was a very different passage into 2024 is rarely as mark the new year to the sound of

air raid sirens after her mos militants fire rockets out of gossip and palestinian civilians in the narrow territory. so little hope for a better year. as israel's military said, that it was planning for a long war to eradicate him off after it's october 7th terror attack against israel . the stroke of midnight, roger rockets and slayers light up the sky over garza sirens activate some us fires in new wave of rock is intercepted over to leave. the new year brings no respite for both sides. palestinians displaced in the mo i see. can see there is nothing left to celebrate that the, my tragedy aside me, most of the outside world does not feel it at all. but let me see,

let them have their celebration the season and leave me to live in my tragedy. but many still hope their wishes for 2024 can somehow become reality. the dream of one day returning to their homes. an morning all they've lost that they've newport. i lost my son, my son in law, the most precious people. how will i received the new year out of washington? my wish was to return to visit their greet a little fritz free of the bodies under the rubble with them. this is my wish for 2024. a boy should. earlier in the day, as is really troops carried out more reeds and gaza is really military and now and some of its own plans for 2020 for israel said thousands of reservists will be allowed, a temporary return to civilian life. said a little, some of the reserve as soldiers will return to their families and their jobs this

week. this will allow significant relief for the economy will allow them to gather strength ahead of the coming activities in the next year in the fighting will continue. and we will need them. these adjustments are meant to ensure planning and preparation for the rest of 2024. if it's not, this limits of out a clear signal that israel is in this for the long haul correspond atanya framers standing by in jerusalem. so tanya, we've heard that her moss has fired several rockets. it is real last night for this up to date. well this would happen just at midnight. a mess of broken turbos came out of gauze o 2 at southern israel, but all situated central is including tele, v. for the air raid sirens went off and people had to take shelter. so choose the 3 months into the war. i must militants are still capable of floating such a rockets,

although there has been less rockets according to the it's really military in the past couple of weeks at the same time. the military also said it's continuing its ground to probations and it strikes a across the concept strip at this at this point. meantime israel's far right finance minister has called for palestinians to leave gaza and make way for israel is who could and i'm quoting him here, makes the desert bloom tell us more about how that statement is being received. well that's what i dislike comments made in an interview by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu, whose saw a right coordination partner a bit. so let's motivate cheese. finance minister. you're also holds a portfolio and the defense ministry. he is part of the why to secure, to coming to not of the decision making smaller. so quote,

a war copy know to basically a set that is what should encourage a residence from garza to leave a garza and also a to read a such a does a no uh israel boys and gather with its own settlements until up to 2005, when it then was to it's settlements, it's late to put a closer on garza when her most as sees power, the in 2007 lot, she controlling but went in and out of casa for the past 16 years. no, um, of course these statements of, of very much concern. great concern for palestinians, but also for other are a nation's watching very closely. what are the plans and scenarios put forward of buy? it's rather not shit, but most of the security stuff just mentioned also that at all to uh, with what positions put forward and i did put forward by is was main editor united states expecting us secretary of state and me blinking coming this week. i'm

expecting more discussions on of what we post. does a postwar cause? it looked like the w correspond, atanya, kramer. thank you. of the russia has launched 90 attack drones in an aerial assault on ukraine and the hours leading into new year's day keep says that it's air defenses destroyed 87 of them. it came as ukraine's president followed him. your zaleski gave a motivational 20 minute new year's address to his nation after almost 2 years of war with russia. ukraine is a live ukraine fights to create exists. he said, as he encourage citizens to keep up their efforts. he said of victory was not received or granted, but gained. there was no mention though, of the ongoing problems in securing continued military aid from his allies, including the us and the you can shut the so you to

w correspondence. so you'll find the cars and keys with more on zalinski is new year's message. and what it tells us about where ukraine is right now. and it's more effort, was that this was, i think, mainly a defined speech in the grabbing ukrainians. presidents and lensky said the russian invasion had already demonstrated the strength and resilience of this country. we have to remember this week. of course you create and your, uh, what it says is the worst russian edit bombardment of the country since the beginning of the full scale invasion. and this comes, of course, often the toyotas of grinding conflicts, us from a default to be a speaking made on the back of the field, you're creating all me facing the shortage of min admissions. and so i think the mood here has certainly to include me on. so this was a speech really meant to boost what all and race. but it's, and so it didn't really make any reference to a ford frank on to offensive or the situation on the front line in the east and in the south with us. and forces are reportedly on the offensive, in some cases a and

a reminder of the breaking news for you this our a, as an army warning, in effect for japan's west coast. after a series of powerful earthquakes authorities advising people to immediately seek higher ground. either the news will have the very latest and that developing story, again at the top of the hour, i'm sarah kelly. and for land up next it's stock sell the it shouldn't be this warrant here. it's hard not to feel something really is happening here. what is happening to greens and ice explore an untouched place into the ice, january dw.