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
casey stegall joins us from texas. it sounds like the suspect s wife is in jail as well. yes. it s possible. we know more people are behind bars as well as you heard the sheriff saying that was a little bit of a surprise to us. although there was some indication last night that if they find out people were aiding and abetting, hiding this criminal as this manhunt was underway that those people could face charges so that s possible as well so we just got that update from officials over in liberty county. they just wrapped that up. all of the a agencies involved also taking a little bit of a victory lap. now that the manhunt is officially over. and with little fanfare, i might add. the 38-year-old alleged gunman didn t put up a fight. francisco oropesa found hiding under a closet in a pile of clothes not far from the crime scene itself. the suspect will appear before a court later today by video conference from jail. this all came to an end after a tip was called in and then
security issue economically if you fact or in what s being talked about now. what happens if chinese starts purchasing oil on the global market? china s brazen infiltration of our airspace is a key topic. we re learning it hasn t been the first time. republican mike rogers chairs the house armed services committee. the biden administration allowed a spy balloon to look at our nation s military sites. it was intentionally launched as a show of force. we have to stop being naive about the threat we face from china. harris: well, they were on full defense the administration and pentagon about the timing of taking down that spy craft. the white house deflected on possible additional china spy flights on biden s watch. the chinese surveillance balloons program has been around for some time. when the surveillance balloons transited the continental u.s. briefly three times during the prior administration and once that we know of the beginning of this administration, but never
right here to cnn. new central. happening soon in charlottesville, two of these three men who carried tiki torches and march nearly six years ago at a white nationalist rally are scheduled to appear in court today. each has been indicted on a single felony charge of burning an object with the intent to intimidate. which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. 2017 rally ultimately led to violent clashes with counter protesters in 32 year old heather higher, lost her life. cnn s brian todd is in charlottesville. brian i understand there are some new developments, what s going on there? well john. the hearing is slightly delayed because there s another unrelated hearing going on in this court behind me, but in a few minutes we do expect this hearing to take place where two of the three defendants in this case are expected to appear to set the scene for our viewers. we have to kind of differentiate this. these defendants are charged in the case that s related to that
42-year-old man who allegedly assaulted paul with a hammer overnight in the pelosi home. the house speaker was not there. she was in washington. now a source tells cnn that the intruder yelled, where s nancy before the attack. cnn has also learned that the suspect posted conspiracy theories online about the january 6th attack and the 2020 election. but the police chief has yet to confirm a motive. he detailed what the three officers encountered when they reached the house. when the officers arrived on scene, they encountered an adult male and mrs. pelosi s husband, paul. our officers observed mr. pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer. the suspect pulled the hammer away from mr. pelosi and violently assaulted him with it. our officers immediately tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took him into custody, requested emergency backup, and rendered medical aid. now the chief said both paul pelosi and the intruder then went to the hospital. the speaker s office says her