ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it s discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli officials for updates on the war, but he s also expected to press them to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on efforts to boost humanitarian aid to gaza. his visit comes as the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza, wide enough to drive a large vehicle through. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made publ
world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster joining you live from london. just ahead on cnn newsroom secretary of defense lloyd austin came to get more details from prime minister netanyahu to get a real sense of where israel is in its operations against hamas. the israeli military on sunday revealing new video of what it is calling the largest hamas tunnel they have discovered inside the gaza strip. former president donald trump ramped up this anti-immigration rhetoric during remarks in nevada sunday. they come from prisons, they come from mental institutions and insane asylums, many terrorists. senators have spent the weekend trying to see if they can get any sort of compromisen out issue of immigration. this is not just immigration reform. they re basically working diligently on just security at the border. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it s monday, december the 18th. 9:00 a.m. here in london, 11
good morning. it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. breaking overnight, big democratic wins in several key states on this off year election cycle. abortion rights proving to be the main driver of their success. what this means for 2024 and how that could affect the republican candidate s strategy tonight during the third gop debate. we ll have a preview. inivanka is now on the stand in her father s $250 million fraud case. overseas, israel says its troops are in the heart of gaza city as its military steps up its ground offensive against hamas. the white house warning israel about its plans to take over security in gaza. we ll talk to senator mark warner of virginia, chairman of the intelligence committee, about that and more. and we begin this hour with big victories for democrats and abortion rights. yesterday s elections. in ohio, voters added the right to an abortion to the state constitution. seven states voted to protect abortion rights