a new phase-in israel s ground offensive in gaza. the israeli military has plans to pull back some troops and shift to more localized operations. we ll go through that development and the escalating tensions in the red sea. also ahead, a look at the very long to-do list for congress in 2024 with several crucial items that were not addressed late last year. plus, the supreme court has a tight time line to rule on the most consequential case involving the presidency since the year 2000 decision that sent george w. bush to the white house. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 2, 2024. happy new year, everyone. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day, week, and yes year with us. it is going to be an extraordinarily busy year. we re so grateful that you re with us. we begin this morning overseas where the israeli military is planning to withdraw some of its troops from gaza. reservists from at least two brigades will be sent home t
administration approves new weapons sales. reporter: i m on the israel gaza border where fighting expands as israel expands fighting in the south of the territory. also tonight, ukraine strikes back taking aim at russia with ammunition running low and western aid stalled. happy new year! countdown to the new year. today in new york a final test that the ball will drop in times square. security on high alert. west coast warning. a new storm stirs up the surf and trouble. some unable to resist the big waves. reporter: i m elise preston in southern california with a look at precautions being taken to keep onlookers safe. thin ice. more than 100 fishermen rescued after stuck on a break away ice floe. cbs money watch year in review. no recession and the stock market s on a run. later, an old trade arriving in this digital age. the business of book binding giving life to books old and new. we ll walk in saying something like i can t believe people are still do
2024 election year and president biden returns from vacation to a long list of major issues and brutal polls. we re breaking it down for you. head-scratching new law in california forcing retail stores to have gender toy sections or pay up. and did you see this? first down. and scores. [cheering] todd: michigan and washington punching their tickets to college football national championship. forget pop tart, new viral mascot in town tlchl he is, or her. wrapping up big bowl games for you. fox and friends. welcome to 2024, i m todd piro, carley shimkus has the day off. we ll have those stories for you, but we begin with this fox news alert. expecting major jeffrey epstein document dump this week revealing names of 200 people who had too is with the pedophile. bill clinton is on the list and apparently he is not the only big name. doug luzader. douglas: there have to be dozens of people awaiting the names that are expected to include bill clinton and andrew. epstein was
but with the best president to take out present by the 2024. wetzel said of iowa governor kim reynolds chair of the republican governors association to discuss the influential role her state plays in the process. then, the default averted. with just days to spare present biden signs a debt ceiling deal into law. now, the political fallout. some democrats are blasting each other over a provision to greenlight a pipeline project backed by joe manchin. were talking about taking people a pipeline to not get built in mid air book center mashable join us life of that backlash plus republicans are saying the deal does not do enough or defense spending. it does not adequately fund our military given the threat we face for. will ask arkansas senator tom cotton about the impact of that compromise. plus we ll get our sunday panel taking the deals plan to un- positive student loan payments. all right now on fox news sunday . love on fox news in washington. nearly every single re
attorneys have met with the special council jack smith, investigating trump s handle of classified documents and the events leading up to january 6th. is this a sign jack smith is getting closer to taking action? pierre thomas in washington. the young new york city attorney in court today brought back to boston by authorities, charged with rape wanted sexual assault. authorities say four women in the boston area. tonight prosecutors say they used dna tracking him at a corporate event and testing dna on utensils and a drinking glass. tonight the u.s. and china, new video showing the close call at sea. a chinese warship cutting in front of a u.s. navy destroyer days after a close encounter between u.s. and chinese military planes. panelists in our studio tonight. the race for the white house. mike pence makes it official today. chris christie will make it official tomorrow. who revealed just today they won t be running. rachel scott in new hampshire tonight. the war in