the clock is ticking. a new sense of urgency from merrick garland as he speaks exclusively with cnn. why the attorney general things a speedy trial with donald trump s election subversion case is in your best interest. and it s make-or-break time, with voting in new hampshire s presidential primary now just days away. nikki haley, donald trump, the top two contenders campaigning there today. how a last-minute endorsement could now change this race. and a close call that you really have to see to believe. a daycare center evacuated just minutes before this fiery explosion next door. we are going to speak with the d.c. fire chief about the heroic actions from first responders. we re following these major developing stories in many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. i m brianna keilar alongside or sanchez here in washington, and as we into this final weekend before the new hampshire primary, attorney general merrick garland has weighed in
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
thanks for being here. i m stephen romo in for yasmin today. it s a busy final day of 2023. just hours before the ball drops, the security is tight in new york s times square. celebrations are set to get underway, despite the heightened threat environment, following the october 7th attack on israel. we are live on the scene with the latest. of course, in many parts of the world, it is already 2024. we will show you the sights and sounds and the hopes so many have for the new year. meanwhile, tensions are high across the red sea at this hour, as the u.s. navy sinks three houthi boats and downed ballistic missiles fired from houthi controlled areas. we will have more on that. legal action in donald trump s world is not stopping. we will reveal that question special counsel jack smith has for an appeals court that took more than 80 pages to ask. and we begin this hour with a countdown to the new year. up to 1 million people are flocking to times square to witness new yor
competitive relationship, china and the united states. but my responsibility is to to make it make this rational management, so it doesn t result in conflict. that s what i m all about. that s president joe biden responding to a question on whether or not he trusts chinese president xi jinping. we ll have much more from the leaders first face-to-face meeting in a year. plus, a bill to prevent a government shutdown is now headed to the president s desk. the stop gap measure is likely to setup another significant spending fight soon into the new year. and also ahead we ll bring you the latest out of gaza following the israeli raid of a hospital that sits atop a command center for hamas. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, november 16th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin with the high stakes meeting between president joe biden and chinese leader xi jinping. arriving at a critical time, the summit was h
Able to figure out a deal. and while chris murphy told us over the break he s one of the lead democratic negotiators, democrat from kegt, he said they re still continuing to meet on these issues. they haven t been able to reach a deal, and we expect that to continue when they come back next week. and time is of the essence. we noted a few minutes ago russia has stepped up attacks on ukraine, kyiv desperate for funding. time is of the essence domestically on capitol hill because there s the looming government shutdown deadlines. of the as we mentioned the first one comes january 19th. talk to us where that stands. that is the priority for republicans in the house. they were the reason this laddered cr happened or the steps to cr is the way i see it the first one january 19th and the second being in february. they re going to work to figure out what the government funding numbers should be. when they come back next week