between saying the fight is going to take months and also saying that different phases will take place at different times over those months. welcome. this morning, the white house working to downplay differences with israel on the timeline of this war. u.s. officials telling cnn the biden administration wants to transition to a lower intensity phase of the war within weeks, while israel says the fighting will last more than several months. meantime the house heading home without passing aid to ukraine and western intelligence agencies are gaming out just how long it can last without additional help. one american military official saying ukraine is certain to fail without us. we re going to take a closer look at that ominous timeline. on verdict watch this morning. jurors deciding how much rudy giuliani should pay for his election lies, specifically about two poll workers. they ll be deliberating again this morning. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, ever
adviser to israel with a message about bombs and the people of gaza. plus a jury could decide today how much rudy giuliani s lies about two georgia election workers could cost him. and that is why i think you need a badass woman in charge at the white house. nikki haley s latest pitch as she tries to close the gap with donald trump. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, december 15. happy friday. 5:00 a.m. here in washington. noon in tel aviv where u.s. national security adviser neighboring sullivan has been meeting with israeli leaders in the midst of a growing rift between the u.s. and israel. sullivan conveying president biden s escalating message about the importance of protecting civilians at the same time the israeli military tries to smash hamas. do you want israel to scale back its assault on gaza by the end of the year, do you want them to tone it down, move to a lower intensity phase? i want them to be f