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The Powerball lottery gears up for its $20 million jackpot after 35 winless draws. Four $1 million prizes were claimed by individual ticket holders from California, Connecticut, Florida, and Maryland. Michigan celebrates its seventh winner while the odds of hitting the grand prize stand at 1 in 292,201,338. Cristy Davis, a previous winner, received $36 million after taxes from a $70 million prize. The first 2024 millionaire, Pamela Bradshaw of North Carolina, was revealed during "New Years Rockin Eve," collapsing upon hearing her winning number.
ticket worth about $842 million was sold in michigan, a suburb of flint. it is the second largest jackpot ever won in the state. and more than 35 aftershocks of a 2.5 magnitude or greater have hit japan after the powerful quake struck new year's day. officials removed all tsunami alert last night. derek van dam is joining us with the latest on this. happy new year. good morning. what is the latest there? >> tumultuous start to 2024 across japan to say the least with all the breaking news coming out of that country today. but we're still following this magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck yesterday. and we of course have had so many aftershocks that have registered 2.5 magnitude or higher. we've had roughly 38 since that original 7.5 struck.
inches. snow line, i think we are going to get measurable snow. i don't think a jackpot but interior sections get walloped sunday into monday. >> ainsley: janice, we are all back from vacay we will be talking about any advice you have for people out there that don't like their jobs. they are having to go back and a little depressed. >> janice: oh, no. i'm excited to be back. >> janice: me too. i have a big trip i'm going to be talking about mount washington. the coldest and most windiest spot. >> ainsley: are you prepared? do you have a down coat? >> janice: i hope i'm prepared. all weekend i was preparing for this. i will keep you up to date. >> steve: thank you very much. >> janice: stay tuned. >> steve: today is january 2nd. it feels like a monday but actually a tuesday. people are returning after the holidays to their regular routines whether it is you are going to work or school or just at home there is some -- we all know this, there is some let down after the holidays because
well, 2024 became life changing on day one for someone in michigan where a winning power ball ticket was sold for $842 million. it was sold in a town just south of flint. lucky numbers, 12, 21, 42, 44, 49, and the power ball is 1. as big as that jackpot is, it's still far short of the record. a power ball ticket worth more than $2 billion was sold in california last year. chump change. not. there's a new prize for creative types out there. mickey mouse has entered the public domain. not the most famous version. we're talking about the very first iteration seen in 1928. steam boat willie. the copyright expired yesterday meaning anyone can use it, adopt it or exploit the trailer.
investigators say the incident is not linked to the threats to the court following a ruling last month to remove donald trump from the primary ballot. the new york city and washington, d.c., areas were rattled today by small earthquakes. a 2.3 magnitude quake center near rockville, maryland, struck just before 1:00 a.m. followed by a 1.7 earthquake that shook a neighborhood in queens, new york. there were no reports of serious damage or injuries. for the first time in the history of powerball, someone has hit the jackpot on new year's day. the winning ticket was sold in grand lake michigan. the $842 million jackpot is the fifth-largest in the game's history. payout before taxes tops $425 million. our protecting the planet series is next, with a high tech solution to one city's traffic problem. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it.
someone could start out this new year very rich. the jackpot for tonight's powerball drawing has grown to, get this, $810 million. it only costs $2 to play, but the odds of winning about 1 in 292 million. okay. finally tonight, the mideast conflict has led to heated protest here in the u.s. and all over the world. now an unlikely duo, one israeli and one palestinian, trying to lower the temperature this new year through conversation, dinner and understanding. here's marissa parra. >> chocolate hummus is an insult to everybody. >> reporter: cooking dinner together in this harlem apartment is not where cobi skolnik -- >> you have olive oil, right? >> reporter: or aziz abusara thought they