right now. good evening,. alex alex thank you my friend for essential conversation with a very important voice. thank to you at home for joining us this hour. it is a three bedroom, three bathroom apartment with a living room, dining room, a dining room that allegedly secrets 40 people, i don t know about that, but a library, a gallery, a dining out cove, butlers pantry, a staff room, a kitchen and laundry and unit. it is on the upper east side of manhattan on the corner of madison and 66 street. it is one block from central park. it is currently on the market with an asking price of six point $1 million. this luxury slice of real estate is owned currently by former new york city mayor, rudy giuliani. that property, or the money from that property to be more specific may soon be in the hands of former fulton county election workers and sheamus. you likely remember ruby freeman and shaye moss for their incredibly emotional testimony before the house january 6th committee,
we should be making sure that ukraine literally has the means to defend itself and be a bulwark against authoritarianism in europe. this is not something we should be doing is pairing domestic issues with a very serious, serious foreign policy aims that not just serve us or our allies overseas. in a, moment of image or by congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, to talk about whether any compromise the senate makes will be acceptable in the house. plus, a tragic mistake, the israeli military admitting their forces shot three hostages in gaza, even though at least one was carrying a white cloth. it comes as the biden administration steps up pressure on the israelis to tone down their offensive. i want them to be focused on how to save civilian lives. not stop going after hamas. israel has the intent to make sure that it is drawing those distinctions clearly and in a sustainable way. and we want to see the results. we want to see the way moore s precise, more surgical, m
you just heard from a former israeli hostage negotiator highlighting the mounting pressure that is facing israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. this as defense secretary lloyd austin is on the ground in tel aviv right now. he is pressing israeli officials for more clarity on the war efforts as the civilian casualties in gaza continue to mount. and will the election lies change things. a judge ordered rudy giuliani to pay $150 million. we ll talk to one of the attorneys that represented the workers about that impact. and just as airports prepare for millions of people flying for the holidays, the transportation department fining southwest airlines $140 million for last december s historic travel meltdown. what transportation secretary pete buttigieg just told cnn about that fine. this hour of cnn this morning starts now. and we begin with the defense secretary lloyd austin in israel, preparing to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu at any moment. his trip t
and shaye moss is going to join me, live. plus, the four times indicted republican front runner is once again echoing the anti immigrant language of adolf hitler. but house republicans seem much more concerned about their effect and peach men inquiry into president biden. alas congressman jonah about all of it. also today, as kate cox fleas texas to get an abortion, ted cruz fleas from reporters when he s asked about her story. but this isn t a messaging problem, it s a policy problem. and later, my conversation with the families of hostages taken captive by hamas. i ll ask them about their meeting with president biden this week, their frustrations, and how they find hope during the most difficult moment of their lives. ever since donald trump entered the political spotlight years ago, it s kind of seem like he never really pays a price for all of the lies he spread. at times, his conspiracy theories have taken hold so fast, so fast, they are pace the ability to even
plus with friends like these, a month until the iowa caucus and on the trail, donald trump is quoting dictators such as vladimir putin. it shows the rottenness of the american political system. in a month will he be his party s de facto nominee? chris christie is coming up. and israel reels after troops kill three of its own hostages waiving a white flag. will that change the way israel is waging war in gaza and affect crucial help from the united states? hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is frankly stunned. watchs the leading republican candidate donald trump quote one of our nation s foremost adversaries, vladimir putin, as a sort of character witness while on the stump in new hampshire last night. vladimir putin, of russia, said that biden, and this is a quote, politically motivated persecution of his political rival is very good for russia because it shows the rottenness of the american political system which can not pretend to