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
People, as rescuers race against time to save survivors who might still be trapped underneath the rubble. The secret Service Agent who was just feet away from jfk during his assassination now breaking his silence, revealing in new detail could rewrite the narrative. This hour of cnn this morning starts right now. We begin on the Breaking News this morning, kim jongun appearing to be on his way to russia right now, to meet vladimir putin, a south korean Government Official tells cnn it looks like the north korean dictator is headed there on a train that departed from pyongyang. Moments ago, the kremlin and north korean state media confirmed the meeting would happen soon, but would not specify exactly when. Youll remember last week, u. S. Intelligence warned that kim was planning to meet with putin to discuss supplying weapons for the war in ukraine, in exchange for satellite and Nuclear Submarine technology. Joining us now, former north korean analyst for the cia, sumi tari. Thanks so m
The fight for tax reform is heating up on capitol hill and one of the chief players is standing by with david. David thank you, the constitution says revenue legislation has to start with the house of representatives, making the chairman of the house ways and Means Committee the architect of tax reform. Kevin brady of texas comes with on aday, getting to work bill that has been approved. You said you believe you have the votes to get them as early as thursday for the full house to approve the bill, but that is not the only boat because after this goes to the senate, it has to go to conference, and go back to the house again. Lets talk about this state and local Tax Deduction. If it comes back, where it has no state and local taxes, can you get the votes in the house again . Representative brady it will not come back that way, i made a commitment to our members and the house that he will restore the state and local tax reduction up to twice the national average. I think families across
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