12 PM ET: New year new laws, insulin price break, Mickey Mouse copyright expires & more

The full extent of the damage caused by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Japan is slowly coming to light. The US is ringing in the new year with a wave of new laws - we'll tell you more. 2024 began with a deadly start in Ukraine and a day of mourning. More Americans with diabetes will get a break on the cost of insulin starting today. And, Disney no longer owns the copyright for one of the earliest versions of Micky Mouse.

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