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
teleprompter, you don t know what he will say. it is a different donald trump than 15 and 16. florida s ron desantis not holding back hitting donald trump at every turn in a live cnn town hall. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is wednesday, december 13. in just hours the house investigation into the biden family reaches a full house vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry is planned after a resolution passed yesterday. nine yeas, four nays. ayes have it and resolution ordered. the gop alleges that joe biden benefited from his family s foreign business dealings. the problem of course is that their investigation has struggled to uncover any wrongdoing by the president which is why it hasn t garnered the unified support of the full republican conference. we re the rule of law team. tomorrow wil be voting on the inquiry. why? because it is the next necessary step. donald trump says jump. maga extremists say
reporter for politico and lead writer for the huddle news let, daniela diaz. let s start with this deal trying to be hashed out about border security connected to aid with ukraine and israel. give us the latest where things stand and whether they think a deal can be reached. democrats and republicans still have not been able to find a sort of middle ground when it comes to parole, detention, asylum, that is really the sticking points, jonathan, happening right now when it comes to these negotiations taking place on border security measures. and remember, let s, you know, remind people that republicans will not support ukraine aid or israel aid, a supplemental funding package without any sort of immigration changes, border security changes in that package, so that s why democratserize at the negotiating table with republicans to figure that out. but really they haven t been
it s a cat and mouse game. we would think that we were on top of the game and all of a sudden something else popped up. it never ends. according to customs here in the united states, since 1991990 1990 203 border tunnels have been discovered. this really speaks to one of the things that we have heard repeatedly inside that trial of el chapo in new york were the place close to him described how the cartels continue b to adapt to whatever border security changes are made on the northern side of this u.s./mexico border and they will continue to do that. they have used trains, ports of entry and continue to adapt to whatever changes are made on this side. coming up, the tongue twisting names of the 2020 race. kamala harris.
as it should be, all options should be on the table, the president would only be stepping in because congress is failing to do something. and, you know, that s on the house republicans. many don t have to answer to their own districts. doing something on immigration reform is not something that s helpful to them politically. but that doesn t mean that it wouldn t be good for the country. even grover norquist and the institute agree comprehensive immigration reform would be good for america, good for the economy. and house republicans, really, i mean would be dropping the ball by not doing something. so putting this on the president, that s only after congress fails to do the right thing. and i think people would agree with that, that there does need to be comprehensive immigration reform. both sides talk about the need for that. but, matt, the majority of americans seem to support securing the border first. that s right. this is the problem. that s part of the bill though. this