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there. good evening. we begin tonight with a picture of the -- last week with firearms in and a van full of ammunition in a washington neighborhood home to many dignitaries, including former president and ms. obama the details coming from a court filing from a suspect, keller toronto, be kept in custody, and they are chilling alleged threats against speaker kevin mccarthy and democratic congressman jamie raskin. also that he allegedly livestreamed a claim that he had a detonator for explosives and evidence that he got the obama address from a social media post by former president tru...

ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it's discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. >> live from atlanta, this is "cnn newsroom" with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli ...

♪ 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...

world. i'm bianca nobilo. >> i'm max foster joining you live from london. just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> secretary of defense lloyd austin came to get more details from prime minister netanyahu to get a real sense of where israel is in its operations against hamas. >> the israeli military on sunday revealing new video of what it is calling the largest hamas tunnel they have discovered inside the gaza strip. former president donald trump ramped up this anti-immigration rhetoric during remarks in nevada sunday. >> they come from prisons, they come from mental institutions and ins...

>> i would say the crib bars are too high for the grandpa. that was adorable. >> we've been ending the show with a lot of singing this morning. >> that sounded on tune. the next morning of "cnn this morning" starts now. good morning and welcome to "cnn this morning." it's sunday, december 17th. i'm omar jimenez in for victor blackwell. >> hello, omar, good to be with you. i'm amara walker. here is what we're watching this morning. immigration is front and center on the campaign trail and on capitol hill. the biden campaign is condemning the former president's newest comments whil...