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
hey, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. i m in for nicole wallace. special counsel jack smith is a prosecutor that stays out of the spotlight. he prefers to speak through his fiings. that s why his laltest brief in the federal election case merits our attention. over the weekend, the justice department responded to trump s claims that he is immune from prosecution. what he did was within the scope of his duties as president of the united states. it s an argument that trump was taking to the courts in order to get the whole election case dismissed. the special counsel is speaking to the court. let s be honest. he s also speaking to any of us who care about the health of our democracy. prosecutors acknowledge the fact we re dealing with an unprecedented situation. for the first time in our nation s history, a grand jury charged a former president of committing crimes while in office to overturn an election he lost. in response the defendant claims to protect the institution of th
fox news alert. shocking footage out of japan. right now, firefighters are battling a raging fire after japan airlines flight burst into flames on the runway at tokyo international airport. steve: folks, these are live pictures right now that we were just looking at. here s a little play back as you can see. the plane the video shows the plane erupting at the tarmac while it was taxiing. 367 passengers and 12 crew members evacuated safely. japan s coast guard confirming that commercial flight was involved in a collision with a japanese coast guard plane that could be where this ignition came from. and reuters is now reporting five of the six members aboard the coast guard aircraft are unaccounted for. an investigation is underway. we are going to keep you updated on this breaking story throughout our morning. griff: you just stay on that shot for a second though. it is remarkable that anyone survived that. ainsley: almost 400 people survived, griff. fiscal cliff. gr
Justices who took away that federal light right. When he was in office, the people that he chose to give positions to and elect to the proceeding Supreme Court overturned roe v. Wade. It should be a womans choice, the government shouldnt be voicing what we can do with our own bodies. Some of those comments, as the issue of abortion remains top of mind. We saw floridas new six week ban on abortions go into effect, that is going to have sweeping consequences across the southeast. We saw arizona lawmakers repeal an 1864 near total abortion ban. Voters have views on these issues could help resident bidens bid to be reelected. Seven out of 16 said they would vote for biden, only three said they would vote for former president donald trump, six said that they would stay home, so that tells us there is a lot of work to be done by both candidates in this race. Alex . Thank you for that report. We are learning about what happened at Donald Trumps big gathering with his Vice President ial hope w
We are along for the riled. Gaza ceasefire talks intensify in egypt. In one of the biggest antigovernment rallies since october 7th. Israel says it will not send a delegation to cairo for talks with hamas until the militant group responds to its proposals plus, as College Graduations begin, some are met with protests. Trouble today at the University Of Virginia. And disruptions in michigan two florida teens turned themselves in after being caught on camera Dumping Garbage into the ocean. And later, she was the majesty of the seas, the queen mary. Her reign ending in california. Why it is once again full steam ahead. Theres a soul other ships dont have but the queen mary has. Announcer this is the Cbs Weekend News from washington with adriana diaz. Good evening. Im ed okeefe in tonight for adrianna. We begin in texas where theres a Brief Break In The Rain but a flood watch across the third most populated part of the country. Some areas of texas have seen 12 inches fall in recent days, t