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
good morning, everyone. we re so glad you re with us this thursday. let s get started with the five things to know. tucker carlson is talking. message to viewers released minutes after the text message that s may have led to the firing from fox news. plus, inside the home of the air national guardsman now accused of leaking sensitive secrets online. prosecutors releasing new pictures and details overnight as they make their case that he poses, quote, a serious flight risk. also, house republicans in washington passing a plan to raise the debt ceiling by the slimmest of margins. president biden said he is ready to meet with speaker kevin mccarthy and talk about cuts in the house plan but says raising the debt ceiling not up for debate. ron desantis blasting disney s lawsuit against him and the oversight board saying the suit has no merit. he claims it s political. disney says desantis is punishing free speech. also, feeling the heat. miami pulled off a massive upset ov
overtime. the heat had a two point lead in the extra period. and with time winding down, bucks didn t get a shot off. just a stunner in this one as miami wins it in five. listen to what janiceuary giann when asked if he thinks this season with was a failure for the bucks? do you get a promotion every year? no. so you work hard. yes or no? no. every year you work, you work towards something, towards a goal. and i did which is to get a promotion, to be able to take care of your family, to able i don t know, provide the house for them or take care of your parents. you work towards a goal. its no the failure. it s steps to success. so strong words there from giannis. heat now going to face the knicks in round number two. the knicks winning a series for just the second time in 23 years. much fans pretty excited there in manhattan. oh, yeah. going to be epic. caitlyn is excited. poppy is also excited. cnn this morning continues right now. thanks, andy. the nationa
and the miami heat win as an eight seed in the first round. what a ball game! you talk about being connected. what a ball game is right. jimmy butler and the heat eliminated the top-seeded bucks from the nba playoffs in an overtime stunner. andy, one of the biggest upsets we ve seen in nba history. jimmy butler, people have been talking about him all week. she has been talking about him all week, by the way. yeah. that s why we call him play-off jimmy, right? he is so incredible every time the playoffs come around. the sixth time that this happened. they won one play-off game and heat once again in game five, came all the way back. butler with this bucket in the final seconds sent the game in
roberto scoring his first goal in 18 months. for those of you who follow soccer, maybe not that closely, the rest of the world refers to that sport as football. what they did yesterday on the field is equivalent to what tom brady did during our super bowl if not greater. so three weeks ago barcelona was all but knocked out of the champions league falling behind 4-0 after a hue m humiliating d. yesterday barsa recorded 6 goals completing the biggest comeback in champions league history. this is huge. incredibly three of their goals came in the final seven minutes of the match. they eliminate the french champs with a 6-5 aggregate win and stamping their tickets to the titles. in college hoops, champions week continues with selection sunday. in nashville, an overtime