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
good morning, welcome to way too early on this monday, january 16th, martin luther king jr. day. thank you for starting your week with us. one week after we first learned that a small number of classified documents had been found in president biden s personal collection that number of files continues to grow. in the same box where a single other document was found the previous day. the president s personal attorney discovered the documents, they stopped searching because they lacked the security clearance needed to handle classified material. and they return the next day with department of justice officials, he says he discovered the additional five documents in the same box. those files are separate from two other batches we report on last week. one found inside president biden s garage and another found inside an office he used at the penn biden senter in washington, d.c. sources tell nbc news that one of the documents was marked with the highest security classificatio
thanks. jesse is next. carley: week full of fun in full swing for president biden who kicks off thanksgiving vacation in nantucket after celebrating his 81st birthday at the white house yesterday. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. the president adding to his age. concern about mental stamina and ment at health. joe biden s team jokes about bubble wrap strategy to make sure he doesn t trip and fall until the election. doug luzader has more from d.c. doug: d.c. fire marshals were nervous yesterday. president biden enjoyed a small celebration, the cake, quite a sight. this was posted to the president s instagram and he joked about the inferno. on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles. president biden: it is my birthday today and they can sing. it is difficult turning 60, difficult. doug: he wishes. the white house was happy to focus on the traditional pardon of thanksgiving turks and,a void undue attentio
and promote content how they want. bill, the clock is ticking. this is the last week scheduled for the new york legislative session in the state. we ll see if lawmakers get it done. bill: we ll watch it. nice to see you, lydia hu. dana: fox news alert. in moments attorney general merrick garland will testify before the house judiciary committee. the nation s top law enforcement officers hitting back at republicans refuting their allegations the justice department is being weaponized against former president donald trump. we ll give you the updates as they come in. the buck finally stops at his desk after ignoring a crisis boiling for nearly four years. president biden is set to sign an executive order banning migrants who cross the southern border illegally from claiming asylum. the question is it a belated bow to reality or an election year stunt. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: i m bill hemmer. the move takes a page out of the pre
been going on one hour so far. the jury, six men and six women and they ll legally decide what happens with president biden s son, hunter. he is charged with three felony counts related to gun possession. yet another historic legal proceeding in full swing now. this time the half century of the biden family political power is looming over the entire trial. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. hunter arrived for day two just before 9:00 a.m. east coast time. trey gowdy with a take on the two high-profile trials in recent weeks. i think if it had been donald jones or donald trump or donald thomas we wouldn t have been in new york. if this were hunter jones and smith we would be talking about something else this morning. harris: friends and even famous family members were there by hunter s side during yesterday s jury selection and back again today. who among them? first lady jill biden. and hunter s half sister ashley. multi-millionaire hollywood attorne