morning. morning joe starts right now. it s the top of the hour. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 2nd. happy new year, everybody. israel s ground offensive in gaza is entering a new phase. the israeli military has plans to pull back some troops and shift to more localized operations. we re going to go through that development and the escalating tensions in the red sea. plus, a damning, new report on the intelligence failures by the israeli military. new york times investigation found there was no battle plan for a massive hamas invasion that they were warned about. also ahead, a look at the long to-do list for congress in 2024 with several crucial items that were simply not addressed late last year. plus, the supreme court has a tight timeline to rule on what would be one of the most consequential cases involving the presidency. we ll get expert, legal analysis on the issue of removing donald trump from the ballot in two states. are there going
mission for himself. korea today is a very important to the united states. bret: korean war cost 37 thousand american lives, 800 thousand chinese soldiers, and as many as 4 million koreans died in a brutal conflict that lasted three years. and changed the course of history. we flattened north korea. to this day, this plays into minds of all koreans in the north. bret: brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. fact that communist forces have invaded korea is a warning. this was the start of the cold war. bret: today 30,000 american troops remain in korea standing vigil at one of the world s most heavily fortified borders. because of everything left the way it was 80 years ago. north korean side did miscalculate once in a real big way. we got the korean war out of that. that doesn t mean they won t miscalculate again. bret: hello i m bret baier, my latest unauthorized history series for fox nation is a 5 part documentary, what is called forgotten war. but may
mission for himself. korea today is a very important to the united states. bret: korean war cost 37 thousand american lives, 800 thousand chinese soldiers, and as many as 4 million koreans died in a brutal conflict that lasted three years. and changed the course of history. we flattened north korea. to this day, this plays into minds of all koreans in the north. bret: brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. fact that communist forces have invaded korea is a warning. this was the start of the cold war. bret: today 30,000 american troops remain in korea standing vigil at one of the world s most heavily fortified borders. because of everything left the way it was 80 years ago. north korean side did miscalculate once in a real big way. we got the korean war out of that. that doesn t mean they won t miscalculate again. bret: hello i m bret baier, my latest unauthorized history series for fox nation is a 5 part documentary, what is called forgotten war. but may
pressure is turned up, a true leader has always taken the responsibility and taken action even when it s easier to do nothing. think fdr. december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. brian: and the war was on, providing america with leadership when you needed it most. is why you were elected. 1981, ronald reagan facing air traffic controllers strike. reagan stood up and spoke you have and did what he thought was best for america. i must tell those who failed to report for duty this morning. they are in violation of the law. about they don t report for work with 48 hours, they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated. brian: and they were. we might not always like the leadership at handled but we appreciate that somebody stepped up. in that case it was reagan. when those planes crashed into our buildings on 9/11, former president george w. bush gave america exactly wallet needed. i
pressure is turned up, a true leader has always taken the responsibility and taken action even when it s easier to do nothing. think fdr. december 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. brian: and the war was on, providing america with leadership when you needed it most. is why you were elected. 1981, ronald reagan facing air traffic controllers strike. reagan stood up and spoke you have and did what he thought was best for america. i must tell those who failed to report for duty this morning. they are in violation of the law. about they don t report for work with 48 hours, they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated. brian: and they were. we might not always like the leadership at handled but we appreciate that somebody stepped up. in that case it was reagan. when those planes crashed into our buildings on 9/11, former president george w. bush gave america exactly wallet needed. i