Well it come to hannity we begin with a Fox News Alert. Donald trump could clinch the republican nomination at any moment with polls closed in georgia and mississippi and fox news could project donald trump will win both primaries and now all eyes are on Washington State and with another resounding win the 45th president could officially seal the deal tonight setting up a 2024 rematch against joe biden. Earlier tonight biden officially got the delegates he needed to secure his nomination despite an overwhelming sense of doom and gloom and anxiety from democratic voters. My monolog is straight ahead but first a breakdown of the latest numbers we have kevin gorkas with us. Reporter both former President Trump and current President Biden wrapping up their not nominations. Biden is sealeealed the deal drm will do so shortly 5 primaries today and while hawaii holds the gop caucus. 235 delegates epigraph or the democrats in bidens overthetop only needed less than a hundred going into today.
what a story to start our day. thanks, andy. thanks for joining us. i m john avlon. cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. there s a lot going on on this monday, december 18th. happening right now defense secretary lloyd austin is back in israel, his visit part of the international pressure campaign for israel to change its tactics in gaza and restart the truce talks, pressure growing after the killing of three hostages by soldiers. republican front runner donald trump using darker more extreme rhetoric in that final sprint, the white house slamming trump for what it calls fascist rhetoric. right now storms gusting up the east coast and the travel delays it could cause this holiday week. cnn this morning starts right now. we begin with defense secretary lloyd austin meeting right now with israel s defense min minister. pressure is growing on israel to change its tactics
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i m martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead including 12 children after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it s still too early to predict who ll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. hello and welcome to bbc news. we are in windsor, about an hour outside london, not in westminster, which has seen of course so much of the brexit drama, but we are here today because we are told that ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak will be here in a couple of hours time, also, in orderto will be here in a couple of hours time