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
in los angeles and this is america s late news. fox news @ night. breaking tonight, so much for a season of peace and joy, both the fbi and homeland security now warning americans about a big-time threat to public safet this holiday season. the feds are not pointing to intelligence about any specific attack, but in the wake of attacks and we are told spike and he crimes here in the u.s. is much more likely. here is more on the threat leve and what to watch out for a. as the four intensifiers wer learning, but so does the potential for a possible terror attack at home. the fbi is closely both the fbi and the eft the department of homeland security released an official warning to the public saying threats are now being amplified by the ongoing work. they re looking at lone ector violence that could target larg public gatherings freight event related to the holidays, religion, and new year s eve s elevations as well as gathering protected by the first amendmen like protest a
Washington tonight. [ bombing sounds and screaming ]. Laura they soften the hamas stronghold in gaza, Israeli Forces begun massing on the border this. Comes amid fresh fears that hezbollah are open a second front to the north and we continue to wait for the start of what will be obviously a very bloody campaign. Meanwhile as hamas now threatens to kill hostages live on air, the death toll of the carnage they left behind in israel continues to grow. Now as the overall number grows, does too, does the death toll for the american citizens also grow . What was once 11 has now grown to 22. With untold numbers among the hostages. Joining us now in askalon is mike toe bin. Reporter takes awhile for the palestinian rockets to travel to ziti crossappeal ultimately all of the launches we saw were intercepted with a great deal and they force everyone to go into the bomb sheller and wait till the explosion takes place and threat is alleviated and people can go back out and repeat over and over aga
they said with help from egypt and the united states, they were able to bridge those gaps and to get this deal on the road. the thing i your help in understanding is what we have watched transpire over the past 12 or so hours, what does it tell us about where the future waves of releases is headed? the main thing that it tells us is this is a very hour by hour, minute by minute process, with a lot of moving parts. it s extremely fragile, especially after today, everyone understands it to be extremely fragile. the moment that israel accused o hamas of not abiding by the deal, it showed us the extent to which we really cannot reach any conclusions about this process until we watch those conclusions take place. that said, within the framework of the agreement, what we can ee expect is that over the next two days, we will see the remainder of this group of 50 s israeli hostages be released from the gaza strip and the 150 palestinian prisoners be released. mostly in east
welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper in tel aviv. the october 7th attack by hamas, left at least 1,400 people dead, 200 people held hostage according to israeli officials and many more people are still unaccounted for. in response, israel began a bombing campaign in gaza. according to the hamas health ministry, 4,000 have died so far. the story of hamas is complex. its roots date back to thehe formatioion of israel in 1948. it has many factions, including the so-called military wing that perpetrated the terror attack. sara sidner brings us the whole story on hamas, how they were warmed, what the ideology is and how they evolved over the decades. some of the images you see in this hour may be disturbing. pure, unadulterated evil. i can t even try to comprehend these monsters. terrorists. this is not islam. they should be spit out. we cannot expect that israel will continue to blockade gaza. deprive them of their freedom and assume they will not resis