the ongoing disputes. and the darts a 16 year old is the world championship final right now. can he go all the way? we should know in the hours ahead. welcome to the programme. we start with the events and ironic that took place this afternoon uk time. 100 people killed, two explosions, 100 people killed, two 2 bags of explosives detonated by remote control. this picture shortly afterwards. all this during ceremony to mark the anniversary of the killing of qasam soleimani. he was a top commander in the revolutionary guards a branch of the iranian armed forces. soleimani was killed in 2020 in us air strike in iraq. let s ta ke let s take a look at where they were in the southeast of iran, next to the grave. qasem soleimani. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley. the first bomb was fired by a second more deadly explosion. it comes four years to the day since he was killed himself. in an american drone attacks all on a visit to iraq. the general was a huge field gear
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
welcome to a special edition of jesse watters primetime, i m pete hegseth in on friday night. last night, donald trump was removed from the primary ballot in maine. this was not a decision made by a court or an elected official. donald trump was unilaterally removed by an unelected secretary of state and her name is shanna bellows. you only have to remember that for 15 minutes. but who is shanna bellows? he s not a lawyer or a legal expert, but she is a lifelong democrat activist who was the executive director of the ecl you in maine. we figure that s where she learned everything she nose. she always wanted to be a big shot, democrat snapping selfies with biden and obama, big old brand. if you run for senate in 2014 against susan collins. she had the most famous person in maine, stephen king, cut ads for her. have you ever worked so hard or hope so strongly for a change in leadership? shanna bellows would be a breath of fresh air, she is focused on people from the state
welcome to a special edition of jesse waters, prime time. i m pete hegseth in onm a friday night. now, last nighpete h fridayt, di trump was removed from the primary ballot in mainmarye this wasn t a decision made by a court or even by an elected official. donald trump was unilaterallyele removed by an unelectedd secretary of state, and herows. name is shenna bellows. you only have to rememberfor that for 15 minutes. but who is shenna bellow15s? st she s not a lawyer o ar a legal expert, but she is a lifelong democrat activist who was the executive director of the aclu in maine. well, you figure that s where she learned everything she knows. learned ever always wanted to bs a big shot democrat, snapping selfies with biden and obama big old grin. she ran for senate in 20 14 against susan collins. she had the most famous person in maine, stephen king, cut ads foinr her. i ve never worked so hard or hoped so strongly fo r a change in leadership from the state of maine
former president donald trump s name is taken off the ballot in a second state this. time in maine where the unprecedented decision is now threatening the front-runner for the republican presidential nomination. hello, everyone, i m anita vogel in los angeles and bryan, as john roberts likes to say, happy friday to you. bryan: i m in new york, sandra and john are off today. 34-page ruling, maine s secretary of state says her unilateral decision to remove trump from the primary ballot is because he engaged in an insurrection. the trump campaign firing back with plans to appeal and calling it a hostile assault on american democracy. anita: the decision follows colorado s historic ruling last week and similar cases are playing out in more than a dozen states across the country. joe concha is standing by with reaction on this. bryan: lucas tomlinson is travelling with the president in st. croix. lucas, any reaction from the white house? bryan, no reaction from the whi