welcome to fox & friends on this saturday morning. look at that beautiful sunrise. i have a sunrise on my phone. pete: sure do. on the background of your phone just like that. it s the state of florida. will: this is morning of appreciation for the northeast. i start the 6:00 a.m. hour complimenting vermont. that is a beautiful sunrise in new jersey. pete: monmouth county and the beaches with the stretch of beach is going to be gorgeous. look out and almost always see the new york city skyline in the distance. i assume that was one of the carolinas when i saw it but it s new jersey. pete: see the weeds or whatever it is. like endangered bird that lives there they ve lost like 80% of the beach because the environmentalists are protecting it for this bird. that no one ever sees. anyway, it s a new jersey thing. will: maybe they ll start seeing it. let s bring you to the debate pete and i were having before coming on air. they were giving me a hard time about the fact i
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
in ukraine it s confirmed a new offensive to push out putin s troops is under way. i m debora patta in kyiv where president zelenskyy says his military is optimistic about defensive actions under way. clearing the air. air quality improves for millions of americans, but canada s wildfire fight heats up. survival story. four children found alive in an amazon jungle 40 days after their plane crashed. and later, an uber driver steers his life in a new direction earning a college degree on a free ride. announcer: this is the weekend evening news from new york. donald trump made his first public remarks since this week s bombshell federal dime, 37 counts. he described his re-election campaign as a final battle with corrupt forces he maintains are destroying the country. tonight he speaks again in greensborough, greensboro, north carolina. that s where we find scott macfarlane who leads us off tonight. scott. reporter: mark, less than 72 hours until donald trump
breaking news. a major trump legal ruling could come at any moment. the former president just filing court documents. will he be thrown off the ballot in another state? plus, russia launches the most massive aerial attack on ukraine since the invasion began. president zelenskyy says russia used nearly every type of weapon. and dolly parton grants a bucket list wish, surprise ago fan with a personal phone call and making his dreams come true. you ll hear it for yourself. let s go out front. good evening. i m breonna keilar. out front tonight, breaking news. we are waiting a major legal ruling for former president trump any minute now. the oregon supreme court could decide whether trump will remain on that state s 2024 ballot. moments ago trump s attorneys filing a brief with the court urging them to keep him on the ballot. right now trump is banned from the 2024 ballot in maine and colorado. trump has not yet appealed either of those decisions but cnn also learning momen
Decision did not come down to a panel of state justices. Instead just Secretary Of State Shenna Bellows upheld two of the three challenges brought by maine voters. One of whom ill speak to in just a moment. What bellows says her reasoning was based on and what it all means for donald trump heading into Super Tuesday. Were also watching colorado where time is ticking on the decision to remove trump from the ballot there that the former president has yet to file his appeal with the Supreme Court. Still voters are urging justices to speed up their review of an appeal from colorados Republican Party. How and when they could act. Plus which other states could throw a wrench into trumps 2024 calendar. Weve got a whole lot to cover. Lets dive in. Joining Me Msnbc News Justice reporter ryan riley. Bring us up to speed on what happened in maine and how donald trump is now reacting. Yes. As you expect the Trump Campaign plans to file an appeal quickly and get this through the court system very q