good morning, to our viewers in the usa and around the world. i m john avlon. it is monday, december 18th. it s 5:00 a.m. here in new york, noon in tel aviv, where the u.s. defense secretary is scheduled to meet now with his israeli counterpart. secretary lloyd austin s mission is to press israeli officials on specific milestones for progress in israel s war against hamas, as civilian casualties climb. here s democratic senator chris van hollen talking to abc this sunday. we do have unacceptable levels of casualties. we see loose rules of engagement, way looser than anything that the united states would exercise. we would not drop a 2,000-pound bomb on a refugee camp to target a hamas commander. a senior defense official tells cnn that austin will, quote, want to hear very clear articulation of the israeli self-assessment today. that same official has confidence in the israeli military and so he s there to ask questions and learn more about their plan. elliott gotkine
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin the hour with the biden campaign linking former president donald trump to the most reviled man in history, saying the former president channeled his role models and, quote, parroted adolf hitler at a new hampshire campaign rally. that s in response to trump once again accusing immigrants of, quote, poisoning the blood of the country, an echo of the vile rhetoric used by nazi germany to justify the holocaust. they re poisoning the blood of our country. that s what they ve done. they poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in south america, not just in three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. they re coming into our country from africa, from asia, all over the world. they re pouring into our country. and republican presidential candidate chris christie once again warning today that the gop needs to pay attention to the reality of what those co
to have a hannity hotseat. was marianne williamson, who wants to challenge joe biden for the the nomination, will be right, will be joining us on the show .how.ause]. sean: she s she s one of twos now trying to unseat the cognitive mess known as your president . also, curtis sleazoi d leo 2.0 will be with us to respond. i don t know if you saw the democrats. this crowd has bees sliwn drinkg heavily and it s a rowdy crowd tonight anyway. but they re going to respond crs to the democrats that wantg to to lock up a us marine for protecting passenger and others from a violent, mentally illus n career. criminal on a new york city subway with no process, no due process, no guilty. s send them to jail.ma a ifm you re dua republican or yofending yourself. anyway, we ll get to the bottom of that. also iurself. botton a moment, we re going to hear from the house oversight committee chairmangh james comber. and we broke that news lasastlyp night. it reallortant newy important ns f
have to do something more creative. sean: laura, you ve been having great shows. laura: back at you, my friend. good to see you in the audience, i m laura ingraham and this is the ingraham angle. our heroes, their criminals, that s the focus of the angle. given the latest news out of crime ridden new york, it s worth revisiting. according to a cbs poll 72% of americans think the country is out of control. the reason is because they range from the overall state of politics at 88% to the economy at 85%, with 75% citing culture and values and 71% just plain biden. we showed you last night how criminals are terrorizing residents even in san francisco s upscale neighborhoods. i can t is a in my experience and in the experience of people that i know and talk to, it s clearly getting worse. if you go like to a walgreen s, there are security guards at the front trying to prevent people from stealing basic necessities. basic necessities are i m originally from miami, a
marianne williamson, who was to challenge joe biden for the nomination, will be joining us on the show. [cheers and applause]. sean: she s one of two democrats trying to unseat the cognitive mess known as your president. also curtis sliwa and terrance 2.0. this crowd has been drinking they re rowdy. they re going to respond to democrats who want to lock up a us marine for subduing a violently ill on a subway. no, ma am due process. guilty send them to jail if you re a republican or defending yourself. we ll get to the bottom of that. in a moment we hear from the house oversight committee chairman james comer. we broke that news last night, really important new details from a whistle blower accusing joe biden of taking bribes when he was the vice-president. now, first we have big breaking news tonight from john solomon. moments ago he obtained this e-mail. take a look at this right here dated october the 19th 2020 between form acting director of the cia mike morell and forme