merry christmas to you. it is a new, leak prison for alexei navalny. he has been found, but his new home maybe the worst yet. it is a penal colony. no public celebration in bethlehem as the death toll mounts with 250 killed in the last 24 hours alone. the israeli prime minister vowing to intensify the war. and the former president urging an appeals court for out a case against him. will accept his argument? following the stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. vladimir putin s most famous critic has been found in one of the most remote prisons. alexei navalny is doing well despite being at a penal colony in siberia known as polar wolf. that is according to his legal team spokesman. it is nearly 2000 miles from where he was held before. the 47-year-old opposition leader has been missing since december 11th and his team said he was never hidden for so long. he missed two scheduled court appearances last week. his protest of vladimir putin
welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, december 17th. i m amara walker. i m omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. look, we are looking at a lot of things, watching a lot of things. namely, the biden campaign are accusing donald trump of parroting adolf hitler after the former president made disturbing comments about immigrants at a rally. senators are working on big immigration changes as they try to reach a deal on ukraine funding. severe weather impacted millions at the start of last-minute christmas shopping and holiday travel. and in israel the idf facing scrutiny after soldiers accidentally killed israeli hostages in gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledges international pressure but adds, we are in a war for our existence. and could not just rocks, but hot rocks that glow brighter than the sun be the key to helping us end our dependence on fossil fuels? we will look at the new innovative way to address the climate crisis ahead on cnn this morn
as israeli police stopped palestinian men from entering the compound, forcing them to pray outside the old city gates. tens of thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in saint peter s square in rome as pope francis presided over easter sunday mass. the pontiff is expected to pronounce the traditional holiday blessing later. a four storey residential building has collapsed in the french city of marseille leaving at least five people from the surrounding structures injured. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for global questions: brazil s amazon fight. hello, welcome to global questions. we are in rio dejaneiro in a country which like most countries these days is confronting many crises at home. few national policies have such global consequences as the fate of the amazon. it s the world s largest tropical rainforest, covering much of northern brazil. it s under growing threat, from deforestation, large scale farming and ranching and mining. newly elected preside
more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles. you re watching bbc news. now its time for global questions: brazil s amazon fight. hello, welcome to global questions. we are in rio dejaneiro in a country which like most countries these days is confronting many crises at home. few national policies have such global consequences as the fate of the amazon. it s the world s largest tropical rainforest, covering much of northern brazil. it s under growing threat, from deforestation, large scale farming and ranching and mining. newly elected president lula has pledged to undo the destruction under the former president bolsonaro. he speaks of tackling the problem in the largest indigenous territory. what happens in the amazon will have a huge impact on our climate crisis. can president lula rebuild the protection programme or is time running out to save the rainforest and the indigenous people that call it home? that