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good morning. im victor blackwell. this is "first of all" and today were starting in the middle east. iran is condemning airstrikes by the usa military in syria and iraq. the strikes are in retaliation for the deaths of three american soldiers killed in a drone attack in jordan almost a week ago. president biden says this is only the start. cnns katie bolillis is in washington. lets start with you and tell us about the targets. >> reporter: the u.s. military striking 85 targets associa...

of the southern city of khan younis. hamas says more than 20,000 people have died since the war began. meanwhile, israel has released footage of what it claims to be tunnels, dug by hamas under gaza city, in the north of the territory. it says the structures, which cover a large area, were used as a base by hamas leaders. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell told me more. so, this was this footage that has been brought out by the israeli military. we cant independently verify it...

— the annual rate at which prices have been going up. inflation peaked at more than 10% last year, forcing the bank to raise interest rates aggressively to try and bring it under control. but it has since fallen sharply. and on wednesday, official figures showed it was down to 3.9% in november, the lowest rate in 2 years, and far lower than expected. thats raised hopes the bank of england will be soon able to start cutting the cost of borrowing, easing pressure on businesses and hous...

applies well let the supreme court make that decision but he supported an insurrection, no question about it, none, zero. >> good morning, poppy is off today. erica hill is with us. that was president biden on donald trump being left off the colorado ballot for the primary. the supreme court could soon take up the matter. u.s. and venezuela agreeing to a key prisoner exchange. the ally that venezuela got back. one wrongfully detained american says he feels abandoned. the israeli mili...

good morning. stormy across the northern half of the country which could lead to severe disruption, but it will be a windy day wherever you are. its thursday the 21st of december. a judge will today consider naming two teenagers who murdered 16—year—old brianna ghey in a ferocious and pre—medidated stabbing. the pair, who were 15 when they attacked brianna in february, were convicted of her murder at manchester crown court yesterday. today mrsjustice yip will deal with an applica...

in comparison, paramount plus total subscribers stand at 63 million and warner bros discovery at 95 million. could it take on those giants? joining me now is alice enders, head of research at enders analysis. good to have you with us. talk to me about what you make a first of all about what you make a first of all about these early stage talks. we always talk and expected it would be consolidation, is that what this looks like? it consolidation, is that what this looks like?— looks l...

netflix currently have 2a7 million subscribers globally. in comparison, paramount plus total subscribers stand at 63 million and warner bros discovery at 95 million. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury joins us now. there are so many players, this could be a first big coming together to take on the likes of disney and netflix. ., ., ~ to take on the likes of disney and netflix. ., ., ~ , .,, ., ., ., ~ to take on the likes of disney and netflix. , ., . netflix. loo...

to get into the u.s. yesterday alone. we are live in washington and in mexico. also should teams undergo training before they get a social media account? a group of psy pushing just that. these stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. ♪ ♪ a lot of developing news right before our very eyes. happening now, republican congressman george santos is in federal custody. he is facing a 13-count indictment. the charges include wire fraud, money laundering, theft of ...

pushing a radical program. the floodgates opened in 2020 when they came up with a bright idea to defund the police. they wanted us to believe take resources away from hot police would make us safer. major cities that embraced the idea found themselves in crime. and no city saw so much of a change in life than portland, oregon. portland jumped to the defunds the police movement in 2020. the council cut its budget by $15 million. in 2020 homicides increased 83% in portland. that trend co...

pushing a radical program. the floodgates opened in 2020 when they came up with a bright idea to defund the police. they wanted us to believe take resources away from hot police would make us safer. major cities that embraced the idea found themselves in crime. and no city saw so much of a change in life than portland, oregon. portland jumped to the defunds the police movement in 2020. the council cut its budget by $15 million. in 2020 homicides increased 83% in portland. that trend co...