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
Im jose diazbalart. Right now, we are tracking the very latest on the deadly storms and tornadoes that slammed into parts of the South Killing at least seven people. Well bring you a live report from alabama. Also this morning, were following the very latest on the controversy surrounding the classified documents found at President Bidens former office and delaware home. What the Special Counsel is looking into, coming up. On capitol hill a growing number of republicans are now call ong one of their own to step down after congressman George Santos admitted to fabricating parts of his resume. Well have congressman Robert Garcia about that and more. And here in miami, i had the chance to speak with the charity providing migrants with legal advice, food, and shelter. Well discuss the challenges facing Asylum Seekers later this hour. We begin with the cleanup and recovery just beginning this morning after a dangerous storm system swept across parts of the unleashing a series of destructive
i m abby phillip in washington and you are live in the cnn newsroom, unprecedented political retribution. that is what is on the agenda in the tennessee state house right now , protesters have been at the capitol in support of the so called tennessee three democratic state lawmakers who are on the cusp of being expelled from that chamber. and any minute now the gop dominated chamber will vote on whether to remove them from office because get this. they protested on the house floor calling for stricter gun laws after the nashville shooting that left six people dead. three of whom were children. now, if the vote passes, it would be the first time in that body s entire history more than 200 years that a violation of house rules resulted in members being ousted . and so just to recap these three lawmakers, they may be stripped of their elected positions for speaking out of turn. after 39 year olds were gunned down in their grade school. cnn s ryan young is on the scene for us, ry
and good evening to you and welcome to ayman tonight. we are following two major breaking news stories. the u.s. military has shot down that suspected chinese five a loon. and at a democratic national committee has voted to officially shake up the presidential primary calendar. then, trump legal trouble. one former associate might be flipping on his old boss. and making history. three black state attorneys general will join me to discuss their historic elections. police reform, and finding republican policies. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. let s kick off this hour with some breaking news. as we mentioned, the u.s. military has shut down that suspected chinese surveillance balloon off the carolina coast on orders from president biden. at about 2:40 pm eastern and f 22 fighter jet fired a missile at that balloon, puncturing it, while it was about six nautical miles off the coast near myrtle beach, south carolina. president biden said this right after the balloon was
i m jose diaz-balart. right now, we are tracking the very latest on the deadly storms and tornadoes that slammed into parts of the south killing at least seven people. we ll bring you a live report from alabama. also this morning, we re following the very latest on the controversy surrounding the classified documents found at president biden s former office and delaware home. what the special counsel is looking into, coming up. on capitol hill a growing number of republicans are now call ong one of their own to step down after congressman george santos admitted to fabricating parts of his resume. we ll have congressman robert garcia about that and more. and here in miami, i had the chance to speak with the charity providing migrants with legal advice, food, and shelter. we ll discuss the challenges facing asylum seekers later this hour. we begin with the cleanup and recovery just beginning this morning after a dangerous storm system swept across parts of the unleashing a se