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
the icelandic broadcaster, are you face. you can see the lava erupts from the ground like a fountain. the icelandic coastguard flew over the area in a helicopter, capturing these ageing images of the lava spewing across the landscape. authorities had already evacuated inhabitants of grindavik. the area is a seismic hotspot, south west of the capital reykjavik. we can sew you some pictures live now. it is just after 11 o clock in the morning in iceland. the lover is still going up in iceland. the lover is still going up into the sky. let s get more now from louisa pill be with the display of volcanic power comes a danger to human life. a series of earthquakes and changes to the ground with its serious signs. to the ground with its serious si . ns. , ., ., , to the ground with its serious sins. , ., signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when they signs. everyone was prepared and the evacuated when they should - si
he followed escrowing the white house warning china s military drills near taiwan are quote an extreme reaction to speaker pelosi s visit to taiwan. president biden out trying to manage a crisis that s getting more dangerous by the day. he tested negative for covid today. but he will stay isolated in the white house until he has a second negative test. all this comes during a busy weekend here in washington for democrats on the verge of scoring a major political victory as a senate prepares for a marathon voting session on their new spending bill. arthel: straight hit reaction and analysis on china s rising threat when james joins us. live and we have fox team coverage chat is tracking the vote on capitol hill. lucas tomlinson is falling white house developments, jeff paul is at cpac for president trump will speak tonight. alexandria hoff gets us started on the latest taiwan crisis, alexandria. this morning officials in taiwan reported 14 chinese warships and 20 planes cond
Youre watching cnn news central. Im Boris Sanchez in washington, d. C. With john berman on the ground in maine where an urgent manhunt is under way for the suspect in two Mass Shootings. And cnn just learned the name of one of 18 people gunned down in that rampage. Trisha ashlan was a 53yearold mother who worked at the Bowling Alley, according to her brother, that is one of the locations where the shooting broke out. The other was a bar grille, a tenminute drive, three of them in critical condition, john. Yeah, this is huge manhunt under way in the surrounding area here. Hundreds of officers state and federal on the hunt for this alleged mass murderer. 40yearold robert card. His family has urged card to surrender. That is according to his brother. But that man is now been on the run for some 18 hours now which is really shut down much of the area. Schools, stores, banks, the department of motor vehicles. L. L. Bean which is about 15 miles away which many people know is open on christma
Military said no fuel will be allowed to enter the gaza strip because of concerns it will be stolen by hamas. Which controls the gaza strip. And that lack of fuel is already having serious consequences. The World Health Organization said that six hospitals have shut down due to a lack of power. The Israeli Military spokesperson was responding to a question about whether israel would consider allowing Fuel Deliveries in exchange for hostages. Out of approximately 222 people kidnapped by hamas, that day only four have been released and tonight one of those four is accusing the Israeli Defense forces and Israeli Intelligence service of failing failing at their jobs. Translator the lack of awareness by idf and shin bet did great damage to us. We were the scapegoat. We warned us. People came into the road and burnt our fields and they send iron balloons an the idf did not treat it seriously. That is 85yearold Yocheved Lipshitz, she was held captive for two weeks before being released last n