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
i m abby philip, and washington, where today cameras captured what might be the final chapter in a truly american story. a jury, sentencing the man once known as america s mayor to what is, essentially, a financial death penalty. rudy giuliani, now on the hook for $148 million. $148 million for the harm he caused to two women. shame moss, and ruby freeman. moss and freeman are the georgia election workers whose lives were forever altered after giuliani made them the crux of a nonsense voter fraud conspiracy. now, the sheer size of this penalty is, really, stunning. 16 million for defaming freemen, 16 million for defaming moss. 40 million for emotional distress to both women, and 75 million in punitive damages. moments after following the verdict, the two women thanked the jury, but said that today s result does not atone for two years of turmoil. the flame that giuliani lit with those lies, and passed on to so many others to keep the flame blazing changed every aspect of ou
police release new body camera video of the deadly shooting in a new mexico neighborhood, and detailed look at how the officers took down the gunman who shot nine people in the shooting spree. mystery in the amazon and what happened to four young children who might have survived a plane crash. new footprints in the jungle are providing hope this morning. and there are major new developments that could impact the war in ukraine. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is in aub right n in saudi arabia right now, and then he goes to japan where he is going to be greeted by the announcement that he has been pleading for. president biden just told the allies that the u.s. will support efforts to train the ukrainian pilots on the f-16 fighter jets. zelenskyy desperately wants the planes inside of his country. we have team coverage with natasha bertrand at the pentagon, and tell us about this announcement that the u.s. is going to support training on the f-16 and what exa
good morning to you. welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, may 14th. i m victor blackwell. happy mother s day to you. thank you. happy mother s day s to everyone. i m amara walker. thank you for joining us this morning. here s what we are watching for you. moving along. hard to tell. president biden and republican leaders are expected to meet this week as they rush to avoid an unprecedented debt default. the warning coming from the white house as that crucial june 1st date inches closer. ukraine s president says the country s counteroffensive against russia will begin soon as he meets with countries supplying billions of dollars in aid. what that looks like on the battlefield and the report that zelenskyy could be planning attacks inside russia. gone through a fiscal crisis, a pandemic, and a horrific tragedy that could shatter any community, but did not here. four university of idaho students fatally stabbed in their off campus apartments six months ag
and lebron. that s more plagy making you get to watch and watch these amazing athletes continue to play. we ll be watching. we ll be rooting for seven games, thank you. cnn this morning continues right now. the leader of russia s wagner group said he is pulling his troops out of bakhmut, that key ukraine cran city. these men here who died today. they re out by the middle of next week just after a very important date of the russian calendar, victory day on may the 9th. police in california have arrested a former uc davis student accused of stabbing three people, killing two of them. these crimes were horrific. we hope that the announcement provides some level of relief. dominguez could be arraigned in court as early as monday. protests in support of neely have called for answers. there could have been somebody there to help him. he should still be alive today. there have to be consequences. his family deserves justice. supposed to use intelligence and c