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
My colleague katy tur just indicated, we have major Breaking News that were covering. Two american hostages have been released by hamas. They have been held by the terror group for nearly two weeks, since hamas stormed into communities in southern israel killing nearly 1,400 people and kidnapping more than 200. U. S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks right now about it. Citizens held by hamas since october 7th were released. These Two Americans are now safely in the hands of israeli authorities in israel. We expect the team from the u. S. Embassy to see them very shortly. Over the coming hours, theyll receive any support and assistance they need, and of course were very anxious to be able to reunite them with their loved ones. We welcome their release. We share in the relief that their families, friends, and loved ones are feeling. There are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. We know that some of them are being held hostage by hamas, alon
republican leaders promptly dismissed it calling the plan class warfare. does the president s plan have a chance? joining me is gene sperling director of the national economic council. thank you for joining me. the president announced today he ll go after the rich. the republicans say that is a form of class warfare. the president says it s math. but the reality is it is class warfare. the rich are a class and he s going after them. it s the opposite. the president is asking for balance, for shared sacrifice. he s asking for everybody to contribute and getting our long-term deficit down. he wants a plan that will be strong and powerful. the american jobs act. but we come to fiscal discipline, we all have to be in this together. when the president put out as a principle that those who make over a million or 10 million shouldn t be paying lower taxes than middle class teachers, firemen, construction workers, some said class warfare, but i m a little puzzled. how can it be cla
the wealthiest american. republican leaders promptly dismissed it calling the plan class warfare. does the president s plan have a chance? joining me is gene sperling director of the national economic council. thank you for joining me. the president announced today he ll go after the rich. the republicans say that is a form of class warfare. the president says it s math. but the reality is it is class warfare. the rich are a class and he s going after them. it s the opposite. the president is asking for balance, for shared sacrifice. he s asking for everybody to contribute and getting our long-term deficit down. he wants a plan that will be strong and powerful. the american jobs act. but we come to fiscal discipline, we all have to be in this together. when the president put out as a principle that those who make over a million or 10 million shouldn t be paying lower taxes than middle class teachers, firemen, construction workers, some said class warfare, but i m a little p
trillionplan to cut the deficit. reduce spending in iraq and afghanistan and higher taxes on the wealthiest american. republican leaders promptly dismissed it calling the plan class warfare. does the president s plan have a chance? joining me is gene sperling director of the national economic council. thank you for joining me. the president announced today he ll go after the rich. the republicans say that is a form of class warfare. the president says it s math. but the reality is it is class warfare. the rich are a class and he s going after them. it s the opposite. the president is asking for balance, for shared sacrifice. he s asking for everybody to contribute and getting our long-term deficit down. he wants a plan that will be strong and powerful. the american jobs act. but we come to fiscal discipline, we all have to be in this together. when the president put out as a principle that those who make over a million or 10 million shouldn t be paying lower taxes than midd