on the this is the news line from the major great in japan. the trick us us to nami, warning waves such a short along the western coast where i want exhaust bill in force and all thoughts, the site mo, time is unlikely also on the program. now that's up in israel is defensive in gaza . come on to save the operations of roots on time, asked, militancy is likely to last throughout 2024 on the dispute of the funding ukraine's the war against russia's invasion. us president joe 5 and wants to keep supply and key with preference back to these republican opponents. and congress

said the focus should be instead on cutting illegal immigration into america. the . i'm so glad you're welcome to the program, the so now me warning remains in force on japan's west coast, following the bigger stuff quite small than 5 years across the sea of japan. russia's far east coast on north and south korea also a lot, but us monitors in hawaii say this, an army strength has largely passed around 50 or great stroke central japan's west and coast to getting the issue call a present you will talk to is a want people to move to safety more than 30000 homes without power, but the government says a nuclear power stations of not being affected customers inside this department store in each co op panic and try to take shelter as the trim is hit to

the hundreds of people were evacuated from a subway station. the, as inside the ceilings started shaking. nearby residents were quoted, the effects of the quake from inside the homes and lodge fires broke out to some neighborhoods. the japans meet you were logical agency recorded multiple quakes of the western coast. one of them had a preliminary magnitude of 7.6. they then issued the highest to nami, warning possible. the service is the 1st major tsunami of the since the great that

occurred in the pacific ocean on march, the 11th 2011, outside with the success shima nuclear does off the bill to clear and people's minds. the government says that so fun, none of the nearby need to have help on. so being affected lillia i spoke to joe list the sonya laska in tokyo for the nicest. as you just mentioned in the reports that the dimension logical agency is issue, the highest tanami warning. so thankfully they were able to downgrade that's to, from the major warning to a regular speech. that is still a very big festival because of the 3 mutual warning is to in place. and people are advised to really stay away from the course and make sure they're safe. in the meantime, as we see it also from the reports of you up with you, information has come in on the 6th of the earthquakes. and the pictures have been

really dramatic. i mean, this is quite registered on the highest level of ground shaking, so to speak. on the japanese scale, and you can see cars drunk with people, linden, even the hosting constant trains. so these pictures are quite scary and some surprising that we've also seen reports now and, and pictures of a collapse, buildings, mostly old building. people also being trapped under those buildings, all ceilings have come down. there are huge cracks in streets and as the land slides. so i think once the data on tomorrow the, the, the full extent will become clear. and at the moment we're still um, is it still unclear? there's a huge fire in watching my city what the causes also if they are able to control it because it doesn't look like this at the moment. so yeah, the, so i'm not to worry about unfortunately. okay. and regarding that so, so now i mean with that down grading, does that mean that the danger has passed,

as they say explicitly that it has not passed? so people are still advised to stay away on this time, it's really unclear, like how long the tsunami sweat will actually last because of the specifics of the area where the earthquake happens and, and it's synonymy happened. the sea is very shallow there, and that apparently means that the dangerous tanami is coming back or taking longer time is higher than in other areas. also, the tsunami could come back from close to the other countries. then you'd have to type coming in, and you're also, it's still 2 way too early to say that the danger has passed on japan, of course, uh, one of the wells, most of quite prone areas. how dangerous does it feel living? i mean it, to some degree, of course we're used to as quakes here and the one that has the feeling that japan is very well prepared and is, you know,

the buildings of follow certain standards and everything. but that changes a lot, depending on where you are. and the quick of this time happens in a very rural area with a lot of the old buildings. and these are the ones that are affected a lot at the moment. people are also advise to, to prepare, you know, to stoke up on food and water and everything. make sure they have supplies and have a kind of emergency plan in place. um, but yeah, i mean, the big craig in 2011 some time has passed and i think people less than letting their car down a bit. so they're having a lot of reminders today to people to not forget will happen back then. and to really make sure that they keep themselves safe and that also the people around them. okay, so that's the only bhaskar in tokyo, at the israel defense forces. i have to concentrate from us, which many countries, if designated to a terrorist organization will probably continue throughout 2024. i minister

benjamin netanyahu says israel, israel aims to control causes border with egypt, attentions on its border with 11, i know also rising, using figures that base could develop into a 2nd front correspondent young for they've shelves as they know israel close to the board with lap and on i asked him, how dangerous is it, is that the situation here in the body region is certainly very tens. the hills that you can see behind me, already part of lab and on. and people here say that the, um, many features of the iranian backed as well that melissa in those hills. and so they also say that the rockets are tx. so close that you usually even the hits you have the hits before you hear any outrage alerts. so yes, a very tense situation. yeah. and so, you know, as since the beginning of the why they have been hostilities uh,

in the reeds and bots of fighting has certainly increased in the past space here. and a lot of people see that it's goods for the escalades prime minister and it's on you also said that yeah, it is right. it could take things in its own hands if that is not more international pressure on level non and of course eyes of the whole international community on this region because a lot of people feel that's a, a wider escalation of the conflict. quit type it's origin. exactly. here in the border region, a jump for the best shelves in northern israel, or russian president vladimir persian says these forces will intensify, strikes on you cry. in retaliation for an attack on the russian city of belgrade. russia alone 90 attack drones against ukraine than the hours leading into new year's day. cave says it's a defensive destroyed $87.00 off of the current president of all of the landscape.

i have a 20 minute new york address after all, those 2 years of war with russia. ukraine is a lie. ukraine. find to train exist 6 that will only present that as he also said, a victory was not given, but had to be one thing you did not to mention. problems in security, in securing continued military aid from allies, but and also a lot from samuel low. the price ukraine's most important allies of facing limited political room to maneuver era. pan union has failed to come up with a new aid package after hungary veto, to 50000000000 euro plan. and in the united states, prizes and 5 and once congress to approve the $61000000000.00 in aid for the case. but that bill has been stalled. republicans insist on more concessions before voting forth. let's get most of my washington correspondent, janelle, and doom hello. welcome to now remind us why congressional republicans,

a booking this new and badly needed military a package ukraine. well, essentially this package has turned into a legislative bargaining chip here in washington. so republicans essentially held it up and congress, seeing that they won't pass new aid for ukraine unless they see uh, a deal for a tighter controls on the west mexico border for their part the crowd so signaled a willingness to negotiate on this in order to get ukraine, a pass, but a couple of items on the republican wish list they simply deemed as simply to extreme, such as the tension of entire migrant families. so in the last days of congress for 2023, the 11th hour negotiations that yielded no results. lawmakers went home without a deal on the board or, or on you crane law makers return next week. and that is when negotiations will have to continue. right. and is there any points to these negotiations?

is that something that would make the republicans change their minds? well, it depends on which republicans we're talking about, the senate, republicans do say that they support ukraine. house republicans have been voting against. so it depends on whether these motivations are really about the board or, or about an actual reluctance to help you create, if it's the latter, then it's kind of hard to see what would move republicans, house republicans have also been pointing to the stall, the counter offensive from that ukraine saying that that is a reason to curtail aid or on or attached conditions to the aid. the idea being that american support doesn't appear to be going towards a ukrainian victory. but of course, without us support that you create in victory becomes even harder to achieve. so it's blocking a continuous. does the president have any other way of keeping supports in ukraine

as well? a few options are being reviewed along the use of seized russian assets. so, along with other g 7 nations, washington is looking into putting $300000000000.00 of c's russian central bank assets towards ukraine. now, there were initially a few concerns around this idea, one that it might provoke a retaliatory response from russia or send over a some signals to countries that hold their assets in dollars or at the federal reserve bank of new york for a sizable chunk of these assets are held, but support for this idea seems to be growing and abide and is all pushing up allies to come up with a strategy around this before february 24, which we know is the 2nd anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. okay, thanks for. janelle,

janelle do malone in washington and if most people around the world have been celebrating the start off of the new year, as the positing winds down many hoping for a best a you of the huge crowds in new york's times square gathered to watch the famous illuminated bull dropping midnight ringing in this dose of 2020 the, from the city to the beach. the sky line of rio de janeiro was list help with fireworks. many revellers honoring the traditional brazilian dress code of wearing whites to the occasion. invalid fireworks set to us by ordering rebellion is across the city. vied with the official extravaganza at the front of the gates

where a party goes said the hoops for the new. yeah. no worries . they'll be in. okay. we hope for things to come down and ukraine and don't swear the people stay healthy and then we can find the live reason for each other again in harmony. romano. no more. is me. i'm not sure. i'm on the list as a loss. no, not truly. my hope is that the world will finally become more peaceful because the way things stand right now. it's not a good kind of call and go on like that. for every one of us, i wish not happiness and good health on his own type. 2020 full was welcomed with public celebrations across the road. from sidney to bangkok to london, which kicked off the new year with its biggest at the fireworks display. i'll set

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