a new phase-in israel s ground offensive in gaza. the israeli military has plans to pull back some troops and shift to more localized operations. we ll go through that development and the escalating tensions in the red sea. also ahead, a look at the very long to-do list for congress in 2024 with several crucial items that were not addressed late last year. plus, the supreme court has a tight time line to rule on the most consequential case involving the presidency since the year 2000 decision that sent george w. bush to the white house. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 2, 2024. happy new year, everyone. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day, week, and yes year with us. it is going to be an extraordinarily busy year. we re so grateful that you re with us. we begin this morning overseas where the israeli military is planning to withdraw some of its troops from gaza. reservists from at least two brigades will be sent home t
the new warnings are coming from the republicans this morning of what a second donald trump presidency could look like. and big pharma is colliding with the supreme court and happening is billions of dollars of stake as victims of the opioid crisis weigh in. and a stunning and controversial decision of the body that governs college football playoffs leaves florida state out in the cold. they will not be playing in the college football playoffs. with kate bolduan and john berman, i m sara sidner and this is cnn news central. 42 days and that is how close we are to the real test of the 2024 election, and the iowa caucus is kicking off january 15th, and this is a new warning from the republicans themselves about the republican frontrunner and what a second donald trump presidency could mean. former reagan official robert kagan calls a possible trump second term a possible path to a dictatorship. and another quote says it could plunge the country into a constitutional cri
Chilly start to the day. Yes, and we had a very fast warmup in the morning. Look how beautiful the water is sparkling. There is a nice north breeze at 8 milesperhour and were at 72 degrees. November is our driest month of the year but this novembers taking the cake. One day back on november 9 did we have measurable rain and that was one 100s of an inch of rain. We in the foreseeable future. Enjoy the sunshine. 72 lakeland. 74 tampa. 77 sarasota. In our headlines, lots of sunshine your 80s today, tomorrow and saturday. Late saturday a cold front will come through. Should it ring much rain or will it bring in sweater weather . We will talk about that coming up. New information about the deadly motorcycle crash on 9 275 you the i4 junction here. A pinellas sheriffs deputy was involved. It is back open. Fhp reports a 38yearold was riding his motorcycle south on an eye 275 when he lost control and crashed into a car. He was then thrown from his bike onto the northbound lanes of the intersta
At the Doubletree Hotel. This is a case of breathing wall black. Im a person and i deserve respect and fair treatment. Quickly after a fair investigation they fired the two individuals. Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Happy new day to you. So glad to have you with us here. You are waking up to day nine of a partial Government Shutdown. President trump appears at the point here to be setting set i should say on blame democrats fully for this. In the tweets yesterday, the president blamed democrats for the shut down despite saying earlier this month he would proudly own any shutdown. I will shut down the government. Okay, absolutely. And i am proud. And i it he will you what. I disagree. Im proud to shut country the Border Security. I will take the mantle and i will be one that will shut it down. Im not going to blame you for it. They have no votes scheduled on reopening the government. Jessica dean joins us now. It appears the president is indep
texas trailing all night long. one last chance to advance to the national championship game. lobs it up, and it is incomplete! what a finish. the washington huskies are headed to the college football national championship game. the huskies quarterback michael jr. threw for 430 yards, the fourth best passing game in college football playoff history. he also threw for two scores and had no turnovers. washington never took complete control of the game, allowing texas to make it a one-score contest twice in the game s final 7 minutes. the long horns had a chance for a game tying td with one second left, but as you just saw the final pass was knocked away. washington goes to the playoff championship game, and the other