taking home an award. governor desantis, i want to present to you this participation trophy [laughter] probably not going to win the election, right? but we re proud of you for trying. will: plus, climating czar out. john kerry is reported hi stepping down from his white house role what what he plans to do next. pete: and take a bite out of this, it s national hot pastrami sandwich day. and we re celebrating. it s the second hour of fox & friends that starts right now, and i ve got a sandwich. will: big with old sandwich right there, pete. pete: why not? rachel: why not. [laughter] if you start me up, i ll never stop will: there s a live look at a a, the and, the stadium in arlington, texas, ahead of the only playoff game of the day. dallas cowboys, green bay packers. 4:30 eastern right here on fox. rachel: so looking at that will: wait, is it not pete: no, there s two games. will: bills-steelers was pete: yeah, i think there were three today. let me check
[national anthem] [national anthem] pete: good morning, everybody. again, your photos, phenomenal. my favorite one, the flag with the moon in the middle of the day. i don t know a lot about science, but i know the moon is not supposed to be out in the middle of the day, but sometimes it is. i don t know why. maybe you can help me. [laughter] welcome to fox & friends. rachel: asking questions we can t answer. pete: there s got to be an answer. everything swirls on god s design, on everyone s pattern. rachel: i bet rick knows. pete: i m sure rick knows. will: it s got to be something with science. pete: that was a bright day with the flag and the moon was right there. i don t know if we have it will: it s disconcerting. it should be daylight, and the moon is still out. it doesn t add up. my favorite one is the one where we had the american flag in the midst of the ice and snow-covered forest because with i think it s symbolic of most of the country in the next 24-
tomorrow. vivek ramaswamy responding to former president trump telling voters not to get duped by vivek fake maga message. reacting to taiwan electing leader dubbed by china as separatist troublemaker must be a good guy what he now say about the country s push for independence. bingo, a hilarious response to her husband getting fired up during a cowboy s game. yes let s go! yes, let s go! third hour of fox & friends starting right now. less conversation a little more action. all of this aggravation and fraction in me a little more bad [laughter] rachel: good morning everybody. it is 8:00 eastern time and that is centerville, iowa. cold. looks cold. whitecourthouse downtown. but i was looking at will s teeth because we have a delicious pastrami sandwich. we were all talking about that. sleeping on that for a long time. it is lived here long enough it was never like in a regular rotation but like, yeah i ll have a pastrami always happy and we wer
a hamas leader linked to the october 7th massacre. all of this escalating as the conflict could become a regional war. also, with less than two weeks before the iowa caucuses, the race for the white house kicks into gear with top trump challengers. and president biden returning from vacation to face new challenges, as he plans to hit the road with a retooled re-election message. and i ll be joined by the premium ambassador to the united states, after a new year began there with a barrage of deadly strikes against kyiv and kharkiv, and no agreement with continued u.s. military aid. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. tensions are growing throughout the wider middle east today, stoking international fears that the israel hamas war is now spilling far beyond gaza s borders. more than 100 people, including children, are dead after two explosions in iran ripped through crowds commemorating general souleymane. he was the prominent ahead of the revolutionary
months of fighting in gaza. we break that down next. plus, a series of powerful earthquakes rocking japan, leading to reports of fires and landslides, and triggering a tsunami warning. what we know right now about the damage as officials warn the after shocks could continue for up to a week. and the new year means new raises for millions of americans. the minimum wage hike happening in nearly half the country. but it is not all good news. we ll explain. we begin this afternoon with the new developments in the israel-hamas war as israeli forces expand operations in gaza. tel aviv was hit with a barrage of rockets right as the new year began. hamas is claiming responsibility, and it comes as prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces a new challenge as he navigates through the growing offensive. israel s supreme court today overturning a key component of his controversial judicial overhaul. nbc s josh lederman is joining us from tel aviv. josh, let s talk about what this rul