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
our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. and i m max foster. just ahead how do you feel? feels like a verdict not only for e. jean but thousands of other women. the verdict is a disgrace and continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all-time. george santos does face criminal charges being brought by federal prosecutors. he built his whole persona on a pack of lies. rule of law is being violated. he was not arrested. he was abducted. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, may 10th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york where a federal jury has found u.s. republican presidential donald trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and he is vowing to appeal. the jury awardeded $5 millio to carroll. trump lashed out on his social media site calling the trial very unfair. what else can you expect from a trump hating clinton appointed judge who went out of his
united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump is vowing to appeal after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation in the e. jean carroll lawsuit. sources tell cnn criminal charges have been filed against george santos. what we re learning about the federal probe into the embattled republican lawmaker. and violent protests in parts of pakistan after former prime minister imran khan was arrested on corruption charges. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. well, former u.s. president and current republican presidential candidate donald trump is lashing out after yet another stinging defeat, this time in court after a federal jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. trump has been ordered to pay $5 million in damages to former magazine columnist e. jean carroll, who accused him of raping her in a luxury department store in the mid- 90s. t
united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump vows to appeal his verdict after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming author, e. jean carroll. criminal charges filed against embattled congressman, george santos, sources say that he s expected to appear in a federal court as soon as wednesday. that s today. and pakistan s former prime minister, imran khan is expected at a special court hearing soon, just one day after his dramatic arrest sparked nationwide protests. good to have you with us. well the former u.s. president donald, trump is vowing to appeal the verdict from a federal jury that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. economists, e. jean carroll had accused him of raping her, inside a department store dressing room in the 1990s. the jury did not find that carole proved he raped, or but awarded her $5 million in damages for battery and defamation. in a video, posted on the social m
Destruction still raging today. Later this afternoon President Biden will hold his first News Conference since hamas carried out the Terror Attacks and escalating threats from iran target u. S. Forces in the region. A bunch of things moving on that front as we say hello. Im bill hemmer. Here we go today. Dana im dana perino and this is americas newsroom. Hamas terrorists also trying to infiltrate israel from the Mediterranean Sea and foiled by the israeli navy. A whos who of top officials of hezbollah, hamas and Islamic Jihad holding talks how to achieve total victory over israel. The pentagon revealing more than 14 attacks, one more than yesterday against u. S. Forces based in the middle east in the last week. The white house trying to connect the dots saying all these militia and all these Terror Groups are working hand in glove with tehran. Iran is certainly complicit here. Without them there is no hamas or hezbollah, without them there is no Militia Groups firing rockets at our tro