and minutes earlier, a 5.7 quake hit just off the big island, followed by several aftershocks. late details just coming in. matt gutman in california. also tonight, the harrowing images in florida. a private passenger jet coming down on i-75, hitting a vehicle on the ground, bursting into flames. we re not going to make the runway. we ve lost both engines. the pilot reporting losing both engines before going down. at least two people killed. victor oquendo standing by. president biden furious over questions raised about his age and memory. and the special counsel s report clearing him of criminal wrongdoing over his handling of classified documents. the president insisting his memory is fine. the white house today trying to control the damage over what is already a campaign issue. mary bruce at the white house. here in new york city, late word on the search for a teenager accused of shooting a tourist inside a store in times square. authorities identifying the alleg
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
good morning it our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is tuesday, january 2, 2024 and we begin with breaking news. japan airlines plane bursting into flames as it touched down at haneda airport according to nhk. cnn s will ripley is live for us in tokyo. will, this just happened. information still coming in. what can you tell us at this hour? reporter: the headline here is that all nearly 400 people on board this plane, as horrific as the pictures look, they walked away. they evacuated safely after what appears to be some sort of a collision between two planes on the runway. this airport sits right next to a japan coast guard base. it is right in the same area right along the bay. and what nhk is reporting and cnn working to confirm independently is that as this japan airliner from a very, very popular tourist destination especially this time of year, especially on a holiday weekend, that is why the plane was packed with 367 passengers an
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
giuliani. and the sad turn, we have learned matthew perry s cause of death. and strong rain, possible flooding from florida all the way up the east coast. several major cities, washington, philadelphia, new york city. possible tornados in florida and the major travel disruption now expected. the bombshell decision from the story tonight against rudy giuliani, ordering him to pay $148 million to the two georgia elections workers, ruby freeman and shea moss, who he falsely accused of wrongdoing, telling the country they passed around usb ports as if they were vials of heroin or cocaine. also, we have now learned matthew perry s cause of death, the coroner releasing the autopsy report tonight and what doctors are saying about what s in that report. the horrific tragedy this evening, the israeli military admitting it accidentally killed three of the hostages during fierce fighting in northern gaza. how did this happen? in new york tonight, the jij sentencing the mother of