everybody, it is wednesday, january 3rd, 2024. and we start this second hour of fox & friends with a developing story. that man right there, new jersey s long time senator robert menendez is back in the spotlight following new corruption allegations. ainsley: the embattled democrat is now facing even more bribery charges. this time for allegedly helping the qatari government in exchange for lavish gifts. lawrence: this is unbelievable. peter doocy is live from the white house with more on this. hey, peter. peter: the word was allegedly out all around the world. if you want the u.s. senator to say something nice about your country just buy him something expensive. that s what the united states government is alleging now that there are these text messages showing the following. it s pretty extraordinary. bob menendez gets a text from a businessman with ties to the qatari government that says how about one of these? and it s photos of two watches ranging from $9,900
server room at trump s mar-a-lago, the same servers storing the security surveillance video from trump s resort. this as mr. trump s lawyers meet with justice department officials today. then, come on in, the water s fine. the 2024 race set to grow by three more candidates as governor nikki haley lands her sharpest blow yet on the republican front runners. plus military fighter jets going super sonic when a private plane doesn t respond while flying near the nation s capitol. investigators are trying to figure out what went so horribly wrong. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper, apologies for my voice. we start today with the law and justice lead and serious questions as to whether donald trump could face his first federal indictment ever. today, lawyers for the former president met with justice department officials here in washington for 90 minutes, a possible sign that special counsel jack smith s investigation into how trump handled classified documents and whet
championship. maybe we can eat the mascot there. thanks for being here. as i chew this pop-tart. second hour of fox & friends starts right now. ainsley: we begin the second hourly of fox & friends with a fox news alert. right now firefighters are still working to put out that raging fire after a japan airlines flight collided with a coast guard plane. the passenger plane bursting into flames on the runway at kyoto international airport. a spokesperson confirming that five of the coast guard members on board their aircraft are now dead. steve: those are live pictures right there. look at this. this video capturing the exact moment the commercial plane erupted in flames as it apparently clipped the coast guard s plane. then, next thing you know they are on the runway shortly after that. thankfully, they were on the run way and all 367 passengers on board that flight were safely evacuated. one local news outlet reports that the coast guard plane was on a mission to del
this week. could it happen politically? maybe. five, six runners. assist with the transportation of illegal migrants to sanctuary jurisdiction ing are ron desantis where biden does not thread. hard for me not to sit up here and feel like a sacrificial lamb. liv golf quality move hypocritical. i was hoping it goes away and i expect that it does. ainsley: we begin with a fox weather alert. wildfire alert. thick toxic smoke blocking out the sun in major cities from new york to chicago and as far as south as louisville. a freating hazardous air from hundreds of wildfires burning across canada. steve: look at that the son looks like a little night-light up there. senior meteorologist janice dean is here to break down what these air quality alerts mean for you and your area. but we start with fox weather correspondent nicole valdez live in new york city. and, nicole, t view across the hudson, it s hazy again on this thursday. and the views of the big apple yester
Leaving the white house. Stand by for our exclusive report. Plus, we are awaiting a final vote in the House Of Representatives on the Debt Limit Deal. This hour ill be getting reaction from a key Progressive Democrat who says she is voting no. Also tonight, attacks on russian territory appear to be escalating. Kremlin officials calling the situation near the Ukrainian Border alarming. One day after Drone Strikes shook the russian capital city of moscow. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzers on assignment. Im Alex Marquardt, and youre in the Situation Room. And lets get straight to cnns new exclusive reporting on this Special Counsels criminalvection of former president donald trump. Katelyn polantz and paula reid have been working their sources. They are joining us now with the latest. Kaitlan, i want to go to you first. What are you learning about this critical key new piece of evidence . Well, alex, this is an audiotape that the Just