morning, i thought did he go to ohio state or the other ohio? am i right? i know. we got to go. i appreciate it, guys, brooke, t.j., carter, paige, i love you guys. thank you, cnn news central starts right now. the largest deportation operation in american history. talk of migrants poisoning the blood of the united states. that is where donald trump is focused right now. his republican opponents call it dog whistling. but a dog whistle is supposed to be subtle. isn t this far beyond that at this point? and right now, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is back in tel aviv for a critical diplomatic visit. the white house urging israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to change course, as civilian casualties in gaza mount. and millions of americans up and down the east coast are facing serious and severe weather today. the powerful nor easter already has hundreds of thousands in the dark this morning. i m kate bolduan with sara sidner, john berman is off today. th
under pressure, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austen is in israel and pressing for a more targeted approach in gaza as they call for a cease-fire. we re calling for the latest, former president trumps rhetoric is hitting new ugly lows. the gop front runner s latest attack on migrants talking comparisons to hitler. southwest airlines will pay up, we are talking $140 million fine for last winter s travel nightmare. we are following major developing stories all coming in on sienna s new cnn new central. pressure is growing on israel to change its strategy and its war against hamas because the civilian death toll in gaza is skyrocketing and continuing to climb. secretary of defense lloyd austen met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu along with top israeli officials to get a clear picture of their military operations. the u.s. pushing israel for a more targeted approach , one that is less harmful to civilians in a press conference, austin reiterated u.s. support for israe
adviser to israel with a message about bombs and the people of gaza. plus a jury could decide today how much rudy giuliani s lies about two georgia election workers could cost him. and that is why i think you need a badass woman in charge at the white house. nikki haley s latest pitch as she tries to close the gap with donald trump. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, december 15. happy friday. 5:00 a.m. here in washington. noon in tel aviv where u.s. national security adviser neighboring sullivan has been meeting with israeli leaders in the midst of a growing rift between the u.s. and israel. sullivan conveying president biden s escalating message about the importance of protecting civilians at the same time the israeli military tries to smash hamas. do you want israel to scale back its assault on gaza by the end of the year, do you want them to tone it down, move to a lower intensity phase? i want them to be f
hostages as a threat and shot and killed them during combaera. very heavy fighting between israel and hamas over the course of the last week. two of the three hostages have been identified. one of the families of the one of the deceased hostages asked their name not be broadcast, but the two that we can tell you are your time high and the summer is summer who was kidnapped from kibbutz near also on october 7th. israeli military effectively recovered the bodies in gaza, moved them to israel where they were taken to a forensic center, and then subsequently positively identified as the bodies of three hostages who have been kidnapped by hamas on october 7th. we should note amid all of this that it comes as the israeli military had loosened its rules of engagement as it began this war in gaza following the october 7th attacks. allowing israeli soldiers to fire up on suspected terrorists while kidnapped-ing fewer checks than they normally would have. the israeli military we ar
hey, everybody. good to see you. i m yasmin vossoughian in for my friend chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. right now defense secretary lloyd austin doubling down on u.s. support for israel, insisting the united states will not dictate a timeline or terms for how it goes after hamas. this message, despite the growing fears at the white house and austin s own concerns that israel s bombing campaign will ultimately backfire, creating more terrorists than it kills. what happens now? what are the chances senate negotiators can break a decades-old impasse on immigration in just a couple weeks? the unbelievable amount of political pressure on lawmakers as they try to navigate what one senator calls, quote, the most complicated area of the law in the entire country. some horrific holiday weather making things miserable for millions of americans right now. the storm that soaked the carolinas now slamming new york, boston, even bangor, maine. torrential rai