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
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
hey, everybody, i m yasmin vossoughian in for chris jansing reports. good to be with you this hour. anger building as israel releases new details about three hostages accidentally killed by the idf. what we know about their final moments, plus what israel just uncovered near the gaza border. a test launch for a ballistic missile capable of reaching anywhere in the united states, and a major announcement from the vatican, the pope will allow catholic priests to bless same-sex unions, the reaction that s getting. and if you had to commute anywhere today in the northeast, you know what a mess it was. a powerful storm triggering heavy rain, flooding, and travel delays, we re going to take a look at that impact as well. our nbc news reporters are following the latest developments. we want to begin with hala gorani in tel aviv where the israel government is facing pressure after three hostages were accidentally killed in gaza. hala, there were massive protests over the weekend
mayor already in financial and legal trouble, now owes money to two georgia election workers. the powerful storm making its way up the east coast likely bringing power outages and travel delays. the awful news out of gaza. the israeli military accidentally shooting and killing three hostages. these are the sites and the sounds of the holiday shipping season. we will show you how gifts get to where they need to go on t time. and in time to ship them is running out. it gave me joy helping pe people. it felt good giving something instead of getting something could a really their joy, that s the gift to you. norah: good evening, i am norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us on this friday night. we begin with breaking news about the man once known as america s mayor. rudy giuliani tonight ordered to pay a staggering amount of money, nearly $150 million to two former georgia election workers. a federal judge ruled donald trump s then personal lawyer def