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and good morning. it is going to be another very wet day across the west of scotland. elsewhere, dry, cloudy, breezy. i'll bring you all the details very shortly. and we have a winner — the strictly glitterball trophy is in new hands after a fabulous finale. it's sunday, the 17th of december. our main story: after years of denials, the former conservative peer baroness mone has admitted that she stands to benefit from tens of millions of pounds of profit made from ppe that was sold to the government during the pandemic. the company was led by her husband, doug barrowman. she says s...

♪ 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...

what a story to start our day. >> thanks, andy. thanks for joining us. i'm john avlon. "cnn this morning" starts right now. good morning, everyone. so glad you're with us. i'm poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. there's a lot going on on this monday, december 18th. happening right now defense secretary lloyd austin is back in israel, his visit part of the international pressure campaign for israel to change its tactics in gaza and restart the truce talks, pressure growing after the killing of three hostages by soldiers. republican front runner donald trump using darker ...

The vice president is in the Polish capital, the Labor Department will issue its inflation report and more news to start your Thursday.

>> it former world number one was disqualified at the less serious par 3 competition. he brought his children, daughter sam and son charlie along as caddies and let sam sink a putt. that's a no-no. uh-huh. >> six-time masters champ jack nicklaus proving he's still a great golfer at age 75. >> he thrilled the crowd at that par 3 contest by hitting this perfect drive on the hole. the ball flew over the water, over the flag, and spun back into the cup. the hole in one was the golden bear's first at the augusta national course. how about that? >> very nice stuff. >> nice. you are watching "cnn n...