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this is "gps", the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. today on the program, what is happening inside putin's russia? is he losing his grip on power? is he at odds with his own commanders? and how might his forces fair against the up coming counter offensive. we'll get inside from julia yoif and andrei soldatov. and since china opened up its economy in 1978, it has averaged almost 10% growth a year. but are we now at peak china? the economy ims keyu jin weighs in. also, has humanity...

simply the best. the lead starts right now. ♪ what's love got to do got to do with it ♪ remembering an entertainment legend. tina turner dead at the age of 83. plus, ron desantis bucking the trend. less than two hours to go before the florida republican using twitter and elon musk to launch his campaign for president. coming up, how donald trump, the front-runner, is responding to desantis' unconventional approach. and -- >> we're not going to default. we're going to solve this problem. >> oh, really? how's that fwgoing to happen. only eight days until the u.s.' possible defa...

many of them, just like here in nashville, gathering outside of the stadium to listen to the taylor swift because heir not ready to -- they're not ready to shake it off. but new jersey state police posting this warning on instagram -- yes, they have an instagram -- that they would only allow people with tickets into the surrounding parking lots saying, quote, sorry, swifties, no ticket, no taylor-gating. perhaps swift fans are asking why you gotta be so mean. [laughter] well, we might have the answer here, and i'm going to start with griff jenkins -- [laughter] because, you know, if ...

♪ good morning, to our viewers in the usa and around the world. i'm john avlon. it is monday, december 18th. it's 5:00 a.m. here in new york, noon in tel aviv, where the u.s. defense secretary is scheduled to meet now with his israeli counterpart. secretary lloyd austin's mission is to press israeli officials on specific milestones for progress in israel's war against hamas, as civilian casualties climb. here's democratic senator chris van hollen talking to abc this sunday. >> we do have unacceptable levels of casualties. we see loose rules of engagement, way looser than anything...

[laughter] it's the way of the world, kids. [laughter] >> tom hanks also received a hearted branded volleyball, in reference to his 2000 movie castaway. >> congratulations. considering all that context he just gave -- >> its honorary. cnn this morning continues right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it is a wonderful saturday morning. i am glad you are part of it. good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i'm victor blackwood. >> what do you do with an honorary degree, though? if you have a ph.d. or a doctorate in arts, can you actually go and be a professor? >> some people go around and demand ...