morning. morning joe starts right now. it s the top of the hour. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 2nd. happy new year, everybody. israel s ground offensive in gaza is entering a new phase. the israeli military has plans to pull back some troops and shift to more localized operations. we re going to go through that development and the escalating tensions in the red sea. plus, a damning, new report on the intelligence failures by the israeli military. new york times investigation found there was no battle plan for a massive hamas invasion that they were warned about. also ahead, a look at the long to-do list for congress in 2024 with several crucial items that were simply not addressed late last year. plus, the supreme court has a tight timeline to rule on what would be one of the most consequential cases involving the presidency. we ll get expert, legal analysis on the issue of removing donald trump from the ballot in two states. are there going
good morning it our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is tuesday, january 2, 2024 and we begin with breaking news. japan airlines plane bursting into flames as it touched down at haneda airport according to nhk. cnn s will ripley is live for us in tokyo. will, this just happened. information still coming in. what can you tell us at this hour? reporter: the headline here is that all nearly 400 people on board this plane, as horrific as the pictures look, they walked away. they evacuated safely after what appears to be some sort of a collision between two planes on the runway. this airport sits right next to a japan coast guard base. it is right in the same area right along the bay. and what nhk is reporting and cnn working to confirm independently is that as this japan airliner from a very, very popular tourist destination especially this time of year, especially on a holiday weekend, that is why the plane was packed with 367 passengers an
happening now, death and destruction in multiple cities across ukraine, after the biggest russian air bombardment since the start of the war. president bilotta mir zelenskyy now pleading with the international community for help to respond to what he is calling an act of terror. also this hour, the trump campaign promising a quick appeal after the former president was removed from the 2024 primary ballot in mainframe the risks of chaos are rising tonight with two states now disqualifying trump based on the 14 amendments insurrectionist ban. in just 17 days before the iowa caucuses, the fallout is continuing tonight for republican presidential candidate nikki haley after her answer, or nonanswer, about the cause of the civil war. chris christie calling her a slippery, slick politician. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i am caitlin collins and you are in the situation room. we begin this hour with russia s mas
[playing national anthem] [playing national anthem] [playing national anthem] [playing national anthem] if you are in new zealand, happy new year to you. as you are waking up somewhere around the globe throughout this program, someone is partying their face-off because it is 2024 already. you are looking at the future right there. rachel: we are going to party with everyone celebrated the new year around the globe every hour. nonstop party all day. it s two and a half men it past the new year, we are celebrating, we have noisemakers and hats. all where the guns had. the great late jimmy buffett said it s 5:00 o clock somewhere. right now it is new year s somewhere. pete: here we are straight to new year s all day long. rachel: can i bring this back into the kids. i love it. pete: get more for her we need lots more. joey: that s what i m talking about. pete: the street already blocked here in new york. rachel: it was hard to get to new york. rachel: i almost pree
hannity and tonight, a dire,o new warning from a prominent democrat. joe bidee n n is deep trouble as very, very dark news for his campaign. o take we have a full report tonight. plus, we re going to take you inside. inside jiden sjoe biden s very y christmas celebration at the whit te house that you ve got to see to believe. but first, fear loathing at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. a nevania avw political report w claiming that biden is frustrated and anxious, mad about his son s legal woes, even lashing out at white a house aides blasting even his own ag, merrick garland, for allowing his son to be charged with a crime. with o deep panic surrounding the president s looming impeachment inquiresiden and iran, purportedly written by joe biden, the president attc is accusing republicans of, quote, attacking me with instead of doing their job on the urgent work that need s to be done. they are choosing to waste time on this baseless ns political stunt. well, apparently house repub