i would say the crib bars are too high for the grandpa. that was adorable. we ve been ending the show with a lot of singing this morning. that sounded on tune. the next morning of cnn this morning starts now. good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. it s sunday, december 17th. i m omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. hello, omar, good to be with you. i m amara walker. here is what we re watching this morning. immigration is front and center on the campaign trail and on capitol hill. the biden campaign is condemning the former president s newest comments while trying to secure funding for ukraine. severe weather is set to impact millions, especially along the east coast. we re tracking who can expect the worst of it and when. and in israel the idf is facing new scrutiny after soldiers accidentally killed israeli hostages in gaza. we have latest on efforts to free the hostages still in captivity. a man is canada is charged with murder over suicide kits
you hear that? you hear it? underneath the music? crickets. republican party getting remarks from donald trump. donald trump on a 2024 campaign of vengeance and vile remarks vowing to root out his political opponents and labelling everyone against him as vermin and making some rather extreme plans to round up every undocumented immigrant and put them in camps. meanwhile, donnie trump jr. is back on the stand as the defense team begins their case in civil fraud. plus, cnn cameras going deeper into gaza than any past reports. this time up close near hamas tunnels under a hospital. running to the heart of the terrorist operation. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. you know, it is become cliche to ask americans how they respond to something that donald trump has said to ask if such a thing were taking place in neither country, what they might think. it is so cliche that i ve never asked you engage in this exercise. but his comments as of late have been so stark, and so s
this administration is just taking us in the wrong direction across this country on a number of issues, but certainly in terms of lgbtq equality. i m so proud of the work we re doing here in oregon to keep moving this state forward and to ensure that every oregonian, regardless of their sexual orientation, has the opportunity to thrive. we will continue to fight back against the federal administration with every single tool that we have, whether it s through the courts, through leadership at the state level, through crafting executive orders, i will use every single tool to protect our community and this state. i look forward to working with my other governors across the country on these issues. i think it s so key that we ve tripled the number of democratic women governors across the states with choice on the line as well, with the new makeup of the u.s. supreme court.