on whether we will be required to wear masks in public again. to give first this afternoon republican senator rand paul asking the justice department for criminal referral on welcom to the program, this is americ reports . great to be back with you fo the day. so this new development comes after the two sparred on capito hill yesterday. senator paul slamming dr. is fauci previous the possibly par possibly came from. the senator a leader telling fo news, warrants doctors didn t agree with him about covid, but are afraid to cross impaired. this is that as gained a lot of traction in recent months, and as we await the results, th 90 day intelligence committee review which are expected next month. we begin with jenkins live with more. good afternoon. the hearing was supposed to focus on that s viking delta variants, but it turned into a brawl over covid origins. watch. this paper, that you are referring to, was judged by a qualified staff up and down the chain is not
this is the scene live now near the us capitol we ll bring you the latest as we get it. hello and welcome if you re watching on pbs in the us or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we start with some breaking news. the us capitol building and surrounding streets in washington dc are in lockdown after police warned of an external security threat . this is the scene live for a lockdown has been put in place after police warned of an external security threat. the car you can see on screen there entered the area around the capital, rammed into two police officers before hitting the barricade. the suspect then seems to exit the vehicle wielding a knife. he longed at officers who had gathered and responded to the incident, refused to put down his knife and was then shot. i m joined now by barbara plett usher, our us state department correspondent who is following closely what is happening outside the us capitol(. t
perspective investors. he has also said think got on the phone together. hunter biden would call his cad on speaker phone some of the business folks burisma over in ukraine and brag his dad was vice president at the time and get him on the phone. will: in that closed door meeting scheduled to take place as you said today at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. it s expected that archer will reveal joe biden s alleged involvement in multiple phone calls regarding foreign business deals when he was vice president. the meeting is expected to last about four hours. the justice department sending a letter to archer on saturday, urging him to report to jail. remember, republicans say is an attempt continue tim date him before the meeting. odd that it was issued on a saturday and it s odd that it is right before is he scheduled to come in to have an opportunity to speak in front of the house oversight committee and tell the american people the truth about what really went on with burisma.
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
also tonight the pentagon approveathize deployment of some 1,500 u.s. troops to the southern border with mexico as the u.s. braces for a new surge of thousands of migrants. the pentagon press secretary joins us live to discuss the timing and the scope of this new military mission. and senators clash over a proposed code of ethics for the u.s. supreme court justices at a hearing prompted by scrutiny of justice clarence thomas. i ll speak with chairman dick durbin who s accusing the high court of being in his word oblivious to these ethics issues. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin with two very consequential deadlines for the biden administration and the country, for that matter. the u.s. facing the dire possibility of defaulting on its debt next month, and a major migrant surge across the southern border is expected next week when a key trump era immigration policy expires. our