on msnbc, the tsunami warning in japan after a series of powerful earthquakes erupted off the country s coast. fires breaking out, collapsed homes, tremors felt even in the capital city of tokyo. we ll have a live report with the latest in israel, a barrage of rockets fired toward tel aviv with prime minister netanyahu saying the war is expected to go on for many more months. what that will look like. the rising tensions in the region after a u.s. helicopter sunk three houthi rebel ships. just two weeks left before the caucuses. candidates barnstorming the states. who will come out on top. happy new year to you, it is 10:00 a.m., i m frances rivera reporting from new york city. we begin with the breaking news out of japan. overnight a series of strong earthquakes in the sea of japan prompting a tsunami warning among the nation s western and coastal regions. one quake reaching a magnitude of 7.6 grounding commercial flights and halting rail services for the affected
months of fighting in gaza. we break that down next. plus, a series of powerful earthquakes rocking japan, leading to reports of fires and landslides, and triggering a tsunami warning. what we know right now about the damage as officials warn the after shocks could continue for up to a week. and the new year means new raises for millions of americans. the minimum wage hike happening in nearly half the country. but it is not all good news. we ll explain. we begin this afternoon with the new developments in the israel-hamas war as israeli forces expand operations in gaza. tel aviv was hit with a barrage of rockets right as the new year began. hamas is claiming responsibility, and it comes as prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces a new challenge as he navigates through the growing offensive. israel s supreme court today overturning a key component of his controversial judicial overhaul. nbc s josh lederman is joining us from tel aviv. josh, let s talk about what this rul
Editorial report, im paul gigot. Israels military in a costly misfire on monday struck and killed seven humanitarian workers delivering aid in gaza. The deadly misstep has complicated an already strained relationship between israel9 and the United States which in recent weeks has grown more critical of the war. But despite idf, the idf calling the error a grave mistake, President Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call thursday that u. S. Policy toward gaza might change if israel does not do more to protect innocent civilians. White House National Security Communications adviser john kirby if on friday doubled down on that message. I think he was very clear9 with the Prime Minister yesterday. If we dont start seeing meaningful changes in the way israels prosecuting these operations and allowing for humanitarian assistance and working towards the hostage deal and a ceasefire, then were going to have to make changes in our gaza point. And that means. Conditioning aid