welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, december 17th. i m amara walker. i m omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. look, we are looking at a lot of things, watching a lot of things. namely, the biden campaign are accusing donald trump of parroting adolf hitler after the former president made disturbing comments about immigrants at a rally. senators are working on big immigration changes as they try to reach a deal on ukraine funding. severe weather impacted millions at the start of last-minute christmas shopping and holiday travel. and in israel the idf facing scrutiny after soldiers accidentally killed israeli hostages in gaza. prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledges international pressure but adds, we are in a war for our existence. and could not just rocks, but hot rocks that glow brighter than the sun be the key to helping us end our dependence on fossil fuels? we will look at the new innovative way to address the climate crisis ahead on cnn this morn
the bar is very low when it comes to that. he is just doing side quests at this point. good morning, everyone. sorry for those tunes. welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. yeah, better tunes from us later on. i m omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. we have a lot to get to this morning. we begin with president biden s campaign calling out donald trump for, quote, parroting adolf hitler in comments the former president made in new hampshire saturday. trump quoted russian president vladimir putin calling biden a threat to democracy and doubled down on anti-immigration rhetoric saying immigrants, are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country. and that comes as the senate and biden administration continue to negotiate on border policy changes to pass a supplemental funding package for aid to ukraine and israel. now, on saturday senators wrapped up in-person meetings on capitol hill saying while there isn t an agreement yet, they are making progress. senator