refugee camp on sunday. it comes as humanitarian aid entered gaza directly from israel for the first time in more than two months. at another crossing on egypt s border, some aid deliveries were mobbed by palestinians desperate for food. also on sunday, a funeral was held for one of the three israeli hostages shot dead by israeli troops in gaza after being wrongly identified as a threat. alon lulu shamriz was abducted by hamas during the october 7 attacks. he and the other two hostages were shot dead while holding a white cloth. they had also painted an 505 sign written with leftover food. officials have admitted that killing the men who were holding a white flag was a breach of the rules of engagement . the white flag is an internationally recognised sign of protection. israel s own manual on the rules of warfare states that its forces should not attack a prisoner of war who is asking to surrender or waving a white flag as a sign of surrender. our correspondent lucy will
a dire warning from the u.s. and european officials as funding for ukraine remains stalled in congress. one senior u.s. military official warning that with a crucial aid, ukraine is, quote, certain to fail without us. plus, any moment we could get a verdict on damages in rudy giuliani s defamation trial. jury deliberations are happening now as they weigh potential 48 million dollar decision. the cdc sounding the alarm. why the agency is begging americans to get vaccinated. the troubling data behind this new push. we are following these major developing stories and many more on this friday, all coming in here to cnn news central. we begin with a dire new warning in the face of russian aggression. officials say if more military aid is not green light for ukraine, it will doom kyiv s prospects of winning the war. the white house wants to send another 61 billion dollars. a logjam in congress is holding it up, likely through the holidays. allies say that if that aid is not app
revelations. israel now saying hostages were waving a white cloth when they were mistakenly killed by soldiers. i m in tel aviv s hostage square. israelis are demanding action to bring the rest of the hostages home. unfinished business. house lawmakers head home for the holiday the while the senate is still battling for ukraine aid and border security. gas prices fall and inflation cools. the economy is strong. so why do things still feel expensive? in paris, a new rooster rises over notre dame. what it means for the landmark s restoration. and later, toy story. what s old is new again. why what s purchased here can t be plugged in or powere up. we prefer games that will cause kids to engage with others instead of sitting in the corner playing with their thumbs. this is the cbs weekend news from washington. with adriana diaz. good evening. on the ninth day before christmas, major storm systems threaten both coasts and could make a mess of holiday plans. to
democrats, senate republicans a time to work through the weekend in an effort to reach a framework agreement. our republican colleagues who have said action on the border is so urgent should have no problem with continuing to work next week. senate majority leader chuck schumer calling republicans bluff on border security. he s delaying the upper chamber s recess in hopes of hammering out a deal on foreign aid, which includes critical funding on ukraine. meanwhile, the biden administration put more pressure on the israeli prime minister to scale back the country s ground war in gaza. we ll have the latest developments from the middle east. also ahead how the biden campaign is trying to capitalize on the impeachment inquiry into the president. hey, everybody. good morning to you. and welcome to way too early on this friday, december 15th. i m yasmin vossoughian, in for jonathan lemire. there are signs this morning on a potential deal on immigration reform, which could pa
their hamas captors. the office of the prime minister says there are 129 hostages still being held by hamas in gaza. 21 hostages have died. a source tells cnn that the head of israel s intelligence agency is expected to meet with qatar s prime minister to discuss getting hostages released. today families of the remaining hostages held a rally in tel aviv demanding their safe return. cnn s alex marquardt was there. alex, prime minister benjamin netanyahu just spoke about the hostages. what did he say? and fred, that rally took place here on what has become known as hostages square right next to where the defense min cit ministry is based. we just heard from prime minister netanyahu who said all of israel is in mourning for the deaths of these hostages. he spoke specifically about the three who were killed yesterday by israeli soldiers saying we were so close to embracing them, but unfortunately we cannot turn back time. he went on to make the argument that it is military pre