his death now raising fears of a potential escalation in the region which could expand into a wider war israel has eso far avoided. plus, three years after rioters stormed the capitol, donald trump further cements his dominance over republicans. what brand new polling is revealing about the gop s increasing loyalty to trump and their thoughts about the legitimacy of president joe biden s election win. and also ahead hours from now house speaker mike johnson and 60 republicans will head to the southern border as senate negotiations resume. we llbri you the latest on where those talks now stand. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ve got a lot of news to get to this morning. we ll begin overseas where hamas is now blaming israel for the death of one of its leaders, who was killed in an explosion in lebanon yesterday. what appeared to be a drone strike happened in a densely p
the ground. exactly the kind of runway incursion the mtsb has warned about in the u.s. after so many close calls in 2023. the crash happened where precisely the jal airbus 350 had been cleared to land. the question for japanese investigators why was that smaller coast guard plane on the same runway, possibly preparing for take off? of the six coast guard crew members on an earthquake relief mission, only the captain survived now in critical condition. but all 379 people onboard the passenger plane survived including eight infants precisely what flight crews in the u.s. and abroad train for. regardless of the size of the aircraft, the faa requires within 15 seconds of aircraft stopping for an accident, it must start evacuating. everybody out through the windows, through the doors in just 90 seconds. that faa rule is the global standard. get out, leave everything. critical to surviving, leaving everything behind and