reports, president trump lashing out at jack smith today trying to portray the investigation as an attempt to rig the 2024 election calling on his supporters to fight against the justice department and fbi in a series of fiery social media posts. as the potential for indictments grows by the day. despite a direct appeal this week from trump s legal team. the special counsel in new video obtained exclusively by nbc news is not ready to show his cards. is an indictment coming soon, sir? is an investigation wrapping up, sir? also today, former new jersey governor chris christie is entering the republican contest kicking off a string of announcements this week from candidates trying to catch donald trump in the polls. and i ll be joined by maryland governor wes moore on the culture wars being waged by top republicans as a wedge issue against democrats. plus a disaster in ukraine, a major dam and electric power plant blown up, thousands are being evacuated from rising floodw
here are the top stories we re covering this hour. israel says its war effort to eliminate hamas is entering a new phase with the new year. but is it going to reduce civilian casualties as the question has been questioning. this as prime minister netanyahu suffers a major political setback from his country s supreme court. i ll teak to ambassador mark regev and the democratic senator. and in tokyo, a five-man crew of air national guard claimed dead but all 400 on board a wide-body passenger plane escaping safely in just minutes after their plane exploded on the runway. and we ll look at the surge of respiratory illnesses over the holiday season. as flu, covid and rsv give families a rough start to 2024. and good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. israel is starting the new year by launching intense attacks against central and southern gaza, even as the idf begins the process, it says, of bringing the first several thousand of its troops home. that includ
tested twice at home, and so you can test and test until you figure it out. glad you are healthy, my friend. andrea mitchell picks up our coverage right now. good morning, and happy new year. it s 11:00 a.m. eastern. 8:00 a.m. pacific. i am andrea mitchell in for joée diaz-balart today. overnight a national coast guard plane collides with a passenger jet. in the middle east, israel s cabinet meeting hours from now to discuss its plans for gaza after the war, which are dramatically different than the biden white house s demand for a two-state solution. back here at home, we re watching the supreme court which could soon take up two major challenges, a challenge to colorado s decision to disqualify former president trump from its primary ballot, as well as maine s. texas sends hundreds of more migrants to big cities, as the number of border crossings last month shattered previous records. where the border negotiations stand on capitol hill. good day. we begin with th
Plus, rising tensions in the red sea. The u. S. Military firing on houthi vessels targeting commercial ships. Were live in the region. Also ahead, under pressure. The u. S. Supreme court facing even more calls to take up the president ial immunity issue, with donald trump facing several trials this year. And later, decision 2024, the iowa caucus now just two weeks away. But is there any real competition in a gop field dominated by trump . Hey, there. Happy new year. Im steven romo in new york. We start with 24 with yet another escalating situation in the middle east. This time involving the u. S. Navy. Tehran ns agencies say an ann warship is operating in the red sea, potentially near some u. S. Destroyers. This adding to tensions following u. S. Military helicopters sinking three houthi boats early sunday, killing ten members of the malitia. Central command said the houthis were feet away from boarding a commercial cargo ship and they shot at u. S. Aircraft responding to the ships dis
plus, rising tensions in the red sea. the u.s. military firing on houthi vessels targeting commercial ships. we re live in the region. also ahead, under pressure. the u.s. supreme court facing even more calls to take up the presidential immunity issue, with donald trump facing several trials this year. and later, decision 2024, the iowa caucus now just two weeks away. but is there any real competition in a gop field dominated by trump? hey, there. happy new year. i m steven romo in new york. we start with 24 with yet another escalating situation in the middle east. this time involving the u.s. navy. tehran ns agencies say an ann warship is operating in the red sea, potentially near some u.s. destroyers. this adding to tensions following u.s. military helicopters sinking three houthi boats early sunday, killing ten members of the malitia. central command said the houthis were feet away from boarding a commercial cargo ship and they shot at u.s. aircraft responding to the