from poking fun at his age. despite serious worries from voters. have a look. i ve been doing this a long time. i know i don t look that old. [laughter] i m a little under 103. a lot of you are tired. you re tired. i get it. try being 110 and doing it. i know i m 198 years old. but all kidding aside, think about that. call me old. i call it being seasoned. all the years i was a senator, which were 270. jason: meanwhile, the white house cocaine scandal isn t going away. house republicans announced they are launching an investigation, which of course was immediately dismissed by the left as a political stunt. and when asked about the incident earlier today, white house press secretary karine jean-pierre completely dodged the question. have a look. can you say once and for all whether or not the cocaine belonged to the biden family? so. a couple of things there. we ve answered this question. we have litigated this question for the last two days exhaustively. you know, th
with christmas eventually cancelled in bethlehem, we ll get a live report from that region coming up. former president donald trump releasing a new ad in states where primaries are set to begin in weeks. could he be worrying about his opponent s gaining ground? plus, 2023 was a year of weather extremes. record heat across the country, with phoenix sweltering for 31 days with temperatures over 100 degrees. and from blue ivy to barbie, some of the moments that blew up on social media this year. all that coming up. we begin with the escalation in the israel-hamas war. right now, the israelis are fighting on multiple fronts. first in gaza, where idf forces are taking casualties as ground and air operations killed dozens of palestinians, including civilians caught in the cross fire. israeli troops are also taking fire to the north in fresh exchanges with hezbollah forces while iran-backed militants in yemen ramp up attacks on u.s. military and commercial ships, all signs
i ve seen more devastation than i ve seen in my lifetime. i m on the ground in the middle of it, it looked like a war zone. i never felt so good about the cooperation of the federal, state and local government. ashley: alexandria hoff live from washington with the latest, good morning. alexandria: good morning. the people of mississippi are not the type to wait on help, people came from across the state to lend trucks, equipment and medical expertise. where assistance will be is temporary housing and loans for unsured properties. alejandro mayorkas took a tour of the small delta community where residents say every marker of existence is gone. flower shop, beauty shop, barber, law offices just down the street are all gone. there was an auto parts store, local restaurant that has been there for i don t know how many years, since i was a child. service stations, tire shop, just gone. alexandria: 26 lost their lives in mississippi and alabama, one death was reported.
good morning, and we begin this morning with a fox weather alert. severe storms again threatening parts of the south, already devastated by the deadly tornado outbreak over the weekend. at least 26 people are confirmed dead. and several towns have been left in ruins. brian: unbelievable. robert ray leads our coverage today with the latest. he is on the ground in mississippi. robert? yeah. good morning to you. yet, another morning of absolute devastation here in the mississippi delta in this town of just less than 2,000 people the majority of the deaths have occurred here in mississippi, a total of 25 people have lost their lives. one person in alabama. and you just see parts of homes, this chair, unfortunately, lie on the slab, a huge wooden beam that held up part of the home behind me. governor tate reeves yesterday spoke to the media, toured all of this with fema administrator. and others and let s listen to what he had to say about how is he going to help his com
benjamin netanyahu fired his defense minister. why take a move even your colleagues say is a step too far? i am the we are still waiting to learn if trump will be indicted. house oversight committee chairman james comer speaking out. tosses deep and the ball is knocked up in the air and it is over. san diego state is going to the final four. brian: a lot of people will stay home from the nation s capitol because the vice president is not there, that is the attraction to go to washington. people are disappointed today, we ll try to make them feel better. rachel: you were standing up, i thought you were going to dance. this is a great song. brian: you know my philosophy, i never met a dance floor that did me any good. will: everybody watching knows you have a bottomless bit of energy. he can t stand to sit still. brian: i like to keep moving, especially this hour. we have so much to talk about. will: pete hegseth said you want to get together one day