watching symone. new developments in the israel-hamas war, and israel's expanded air and ground assault in gaza. more aid trucks enter gaza, today as conditions for civilians deteriorate. thousands of people have reportedly broken into a warehouse, clamoring for food and other basic supplies just to survive. aid workers warned that civil order is breaking down. what u.s. officials are saying about this humanitarian crisis. and, donald trump's fraud trial in new york has become a family affair. the former president's children, don junior, eric, and ivanka, all our call to take the witness stand this week. our illegal gurus break down what we can expect to hear from them, before their father testifies on november 6th. and, -- has one of the ballot in virginia. why her state senate race will impact women's rights and decisions about their own bodies, in the commonwealth. virginia is the only southern state that has not added abortion restrictions since roe v. wade was overturned. that could change, because elections matter y'all. i am symone sanders-townsend, and i have something to say. it is four pm, eastern and new york. and ten pm in israel, and gaza. as relief agencies scramble to meet gaza spiraling humanitarian needs, ten aid trucks entered the region today through the rafah border crossing. and for the first time since the war began, desperately needed fuel was also allowed to pass into gaza as well. but, ten trucks is only about 5% of the aid that was arriving daily before the war. in a region where 80% of people in gaza rely on humanitarian assistance last year, according to unicef, the developing crisis has lead to scenes like this. >> the united nations relief and works agency, describe this situation on your screen asked, quote, a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down. thousands of gaza residents broke into warehouses on friday, taking, wheat flour, and other basic survival items gaza civilians, desperate search for humanitarian relief, is happening as a backdrop of an apt of war zone, as israel continues expanding its, air land, and see attacks on hamas. residents are searching for safety, as a constant barrage of strikes doesn't make their communities. this weekend saw tens of thousands of people across the globe, joining demonstrations demanding an immediate cease fire. some members -- agree with. and here is what democratic congressman from washington state, and chair of the congressional progressive caucus primala jayapal told my colleague, chris walker, on meet the press this morning. >> -- this is not a situation that is going to help either advance our long term strategic goals of taking out hamas, of ensuring security and peace for both israelis and palestinians, or frankly, our ability to hold our moral authority on the world stage, by ensuring that israel follows the international humanitarian laws, or the laws of war as president biden has called for. >> but a cease-fire is nowhere in sight. yesterday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the war was in a new stage. and he warned, the fight to eradicate hamas, and for israel's very survival, would be long and difficult. since that address, the israeli defense forces say they have hit more than 450 terror targets, a major escalation in its counteroffensive. the ground operation has also increased, with tanks and infantry pouring into the gaza border. here is what national security adviser jake sullivan told my colleague john, psaki about this escalation. >> we had over time, ask the same hard questions of the israeli's, that we would ask of ourselves in an operation like. this what are the objectives? are the means matched to the objectives. how are you going about this. and critically, how to deal with the fact that hamas is holding civilians as human shields. it is hiding among the civilian population, which creates an added burden for israel. but, it does not lessen the need for israel to distinguish between terrorists on the one, and an innocent civilians who deserve protection on the other. >> well hopefully, some of the answers to those questions will be coming soon. the white house detailed discussions on a call between president biden and prime minister netanyahu, that happened today. and it focused in part, on increasing humanitarian aid to gaza, following international, law and hostage release efforts. here with the latest, is nbc news correspondent -- on the ground in tel aviv, israel. hala, what is the latest there? >> for well simone, i find all of this, all of these conversations between the u.s. president and benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel, as well as conversations he has had with the president of egypt -- cc, very interesting. they are stressing the need for humanitarian aid, as well as for more aid to go into the rafah crossing. and jake sullivan, the national security adviser, is also sending out this message that more needs to be done, in terms of a postconflict solution. more needs to be done, in terms of what happens to the palestinian authority, the palestinian project, after this is all over. on the other, hand in terms of the communications, they have been partially restored. you remember that for 24, hours there is a camille complete communications blackout with gaza. there is also much desperation on the ground, with palestinians breaking into these u.n. warehouses, looking for basic essentials, and for supplies for, what, or for flower, for food, because there is, and as the u.n.'s, saying there is a potential for a complete breakdown of civil society, and order. and this is a another big concern. as far as the military operation there and gaza, the idf, and the israeli military is saying that it is continuing to expand its operations, it is continuing to expand its ground operation. but importantly, we are not seeing that massive ground incursion that we were anticipating, in the initial days after october 7th. and that could mean that there seems to be some sort of reassessment, of what the ground operation might look like. i spoke to mustafa -- who is a veteran politician in the west bank and ramallah yesterday. and from the palestinian perspective, there is a real concern that what this means, is that the israeli military is now inch by inch, occupying more land in northern gaza. they don't believe -- that people have been asked to move to southern gaza will be able to return. and the concern on the palestinian side, is that this could mean potentially, that the israelis are planning to hold that territory, and maybe even possibly an exit. that is the latest from our and here, simone, back to. you >> nbc -- 's live in tel aviv, just the miserable inside. thank you so much my. friends >> and i want to bring in the executive director of the mccain institute, and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia, ukraine, and eurasia, evelyn farkas. evelyn, welcome. you have a lot of titles there, i can't think of a better person to have this discussion with. can you just first off speak to the impact of this air land and sea escalation, that we have been seeing. and i want to know your thoughts on the fact that, israel is being very cautious, the israeli governors being very cautious and saying that this is not the large scale ground offensive, right. american officials are being cautious, but from what it looks like, it looks as though this is that next stage, that folks were fearing. >> right simone. i think that you are putting your finger on it. the israeli next step is not exactly what they telegraphed initially, which made it sound like there would be sudden movement, with all of the forces going into gaza. which is a good thing, frankly. they should be -- and ultimately, if they should have a strategy, which was part of your conversation with paula, in the second we saw before. they need a strategy. and so, they need to also as part of that strategy, hopefully they are laying the groundwork, go carefully into gaza. now >> evelyn, what conversations right now do you think that u.s. officials are having with their israeli counterparts? i mean you have been, you have covered this issue for a very long time, you have worked in government. you have seen many different conflicts, but this is a different level of escalation in israel, as it relates to hamas than ever before. this is a very fraught situation. >> yeah, you are right simone. i worked for the u.s. european command when israel was part of that geographic command. clearly, at the military level, it sounds like based just on the reporting. that msnbc and others have given the public, that the u.s. military is in, they're trying to provide the best military advice. but frankly, the answer to this is not military. so i would expect that my former colleagues from the obama administration, or now the biden administration, are telling the israelis that they need to really look at the endgame, because as we know from, again this is also been reported ongoing into afghanistan, as one example. and there are others. we didn't really think through exactly how it would. and and what is the strategy. there, at least we had a government that we thought we could work, with and we thought we could empower. the israeli situation, or the situation in gaza is so complicated, because of frankly, neglect on the part of our government, on the part of the gulf states, on the part of the israeli government and palestinian leadership. so, these people deserve better, and of course israel itself and the israeli people deserve better as well. >> you know evelyn, there is a recent op-ed for the new york times, and it was written by former israeli soldier rn peace activist, his name is -- no relation to me. but, he writes that while i believe in self-defense, fighting in gaza taught me that if my government doesn't change, it isoing to denise to change to committing to palestinian independence, not only will this war kill an untold number of israelis and palestinians, in addition to the thousands who have already died, but it also will not decisively and tear. a ground invasion is doomed to failure. >> evelyn, -- that's >> right. now, what is on the other side of this? because as we are having this conversation, there are palestinian children who are held up in shelters, who have lost parents. there are israeli children whose parents are often fighting in a war. there are people whose loved ones are not coming home. and they are currently held hostage. how does this end? >> we need an international effort, frankly simone, to bring this to a conclusion. obviously, the israelis need to root out of those hamas terrorist fighters, who attacked them. that needs to, happen regardless. but again, that solution is not going to, be that is not going to be achieved through a full out, full frontal invasion. and, as that new york times op-ed pointed out, you need to provide the people, the people of gaza, the palestinian people, somehow. you need to. if you want any chance for them to buy into what is going on right now, which of course it is very hard to imagine the innocent civilians who don't understand, or don't have any power to do anything about what is happening buying in, but they might be willing to trust the international community, if they provide them with the possibility of a better life. a better, life a two state solution, again going back to the real responsibilities that all of us, including the u.s. government have, for solving this, and in a way that leads to fewer loss of children's lives and other lives. >> evelyn before i let you go, to this very point that you are making, the international community is weighing every single country is, weighing what to do, in terms of aid. and here in united states congress, they are weighing how to proceed with an aid package, not just to israel, but to ukraine as well. but we have heard from the new speaker of the house this morning, he did fox news sunday, and he said that he is planning to put forward aid packages, that is just for israel. what, first of all do you think that is going to get through congress? but secondly, what does that mean for ukraine? >> yeah i mean, i think obviously, we need to put through an aid package for israel, that hopefully also includes aid to the people in gaza, and that puts us closer to a political resolution. in addition to that we must support ukraine. ukraine is on the frontlines fighting for democracy, it is a very different conflict, although the similarities are of course innocent civilians being stuck in the middle. >> evelyn farkas, thank you so much for your insight, and kicking us off today, we really appreciate it. coming up folks, a new speaker of the house, mike johnson. will he be able to get his own house in order? frankly, it is something that no other house republican speaker has been able to do, since john boehner. and more importantly, can he do it before the government funding deadline next month? i will ask my political panel, after the break. but first, our bestie is here. michael igor louis, for today's other top news stories. richard, i missed you what is going on out? 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i mean, it's a good question, because the newly elected speaker, mike johnson, he has to corral his caucus to fund the government either in the, law or the short term, before the november 17th deadline, folks. and, if he doesn't do that, we risk a government shutdown. many of the same members who -- toppled johnson's president or -- they adopted a doctrine of fiscal reese irresponsibility. but, can johnson cut through that noise, -- ? joining me now to answer some of these questions, is democratic strategist and former executive director of the new york democratic party, basil -- and former republican congressman and msnbc political analyst carlos curbelo. welcome. and i know, i was a little bit too same with the questions for michael johnson y'all but, we will get into it. we are going to get into the government funding in a moment. but, basil i first want to talk about something else that the new speaker said. he said that one -- thing that he thinks he can get done, is has a stand-alone aid bill for israel, through the house. but, i am wondering what mitch mcconnell thinks about, that i am wondering what democrats in the senate think about. that and i'm wondering what house democrats think about that? >> yeah, that is the million dollar question. because, if we do this stand alone bill, will we ever get to a package for the ukraine? and that is something that i do think that members of the senate, but certainly democrats and i imagine the party administration itself, cam is looking very closely at. and i think that does tie into the earlier question, which is, to what extent can this new speaker really corral his party, and actually start working on and passing legislation. and not just piecemeal legislation, but sort of package legislation. which is going to be really difficult, obviously, because you've got so many differing opinions, and he himself is a pretty extreme individual. but, it is certainly something that i don't want to see, and i don't think democrats want to see debated and lingering, for any extended period of time, because that just makes us look weak, not just to ourselves, but through the rest of the world. >> congressman i mean, michael johnson is on record, that he really doesn't support funding to ukraine. so i guess it shouldn't be a surprise that he is talking about moving aid to israel. but, what are you hearing from republicans in congress? are they concerned, they just gave the keys to the house to and untested extremists, that they don't even know can broker any deals? >> well simone, the challenge for speaker johnson is that a lot of house republicans support funding for ukraine, including the chairman of the foreign affairs committee, mike mccaul of texas. he came out in favor of the biden administration's supplemental request to support israel, ukraine, and taiwan. so speaker johnson is going to be in a very similar position, into the one speaker mccarthy was in, warehouse republicans are divided. and he is going to feel the pressure from the extreme right, from those who deposed mccarthy. but also from centrist republicans, who asked for a guarantee that there would not be a government shutdown on november 17th, before giving their support to speaker johnson. so, the squeeze is. coming how he reacts to that, i think is going to determine whether he is going to be successful. and at the end of the day, being successful means doing what a majority of the house of representatives wants to do. and of course, concurring with the senate. there is going to be a negotiation with dissent, we know there is strong support for ukraine in the senate. so, speaker johnson is going to have to negotiate, and -- he will -- once we come out of that negotiation. and we see what happens. >> this will be the first real test, if he can negotiate, if he can corral his caucus. and i know that there is a house conference phone call for republicans. interesting to see tonight, interesting to see what comes out of that call. i want to take a turn, and i want to talk about the presidential race. i'm not talking about mike pence dropping out y'all. i want to talk about -- genes ellipse is a congressman from minnesota, who announced this week that he is running for president. on the democratic side of the aisle, against the incumbent president, joe biden. now, phillips is trying to make the case that he is not running against biden at all. the so i want you all to listen to this exchange between congressman phillips and my colleague -- on meet the press earlier this week. >> i am not running against president biden, i am running for the future. yes, we have some policy differences. but i am a proud. democrat >> congressman, respectfully you are, literally running against president biden. so can you tell voters, what is your major point of difference with president biden? >> i am not running against president biden, i am running for the majority of americans who want somebody different. >> but you just announced you're running for president aren't you? that means you are running against president. biden >> i am running for president. >> that is literally the definition of what that means. >> and i'm running for president, because america deserves to have someone listen to them. >> -- christian with the definition of running for president. basil, what is happening here? >> yeah this is a little, this is very concerning actually. because this is a different threat than say, someone running as an independent a third party candidate. because you know, democrats can say hey look, we've got to think differently about these third party candidates. i think a lot of voters understand the history of third party candidates, sort of nipping away at the margins, and causing damage to democrats in previous elections. but here, you have a another democrat, in a primary against joe biden, talking about an issue, that democrats are very sensitive about. because. >> are you talking about -- >> here is talk about this issue of, talking about age, talking with being the future of the party. you know, gavin newsom to do, that but he decided not to run, for example. and, if you are concerned about the future of the party, when i talk about kamala harris, who is the sitting vice president? and then, work to elect her to a ticket, so that you could elevate her to a future position. but instead of that, they are going to challenge the sitting president in a primary? that's just, i have just a huge problem with that, from a narcissistic standpoint. but also, from an electoral standpoint that just raises so many more questions and something more dangerous for the. party >> i would like to note for folks, that the democratic national committee, administers the primary process, when it comes to presidential elections. and, i don't think there is going to be any debates on this. one >> -- former congressman carlos -- thank you both very very much. >> coming up folks, if you thought that donald trump fraud trial in new york was action-packed last, week remember the drama that the former president storming out of the courtroom. well, let's just say that the plot could thicken this. week donald trump's children, ivanka, don junior, and eric, they are all set to take the stand in the next few days. just how explosive could that be? 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this case goes directly to the heart of the trump organization. the money, which all them have benefited from. >> it's a big. deal >> to clarify the attorney general is calling them witnesses. in many, ways there at first witnesses. the reason why the attorney is doing it is to have them under oath admitting that they can't tonight. so, every question that will be asked. hopefully, the attorney general already knew the answer to. so, what they want three adult children to do is confirm facts. they may even show them documents and have them identify them as being accurate. so, it is basically to sort of seal their evidence that there is falsification of business records and false filings of financial statements and false information for insurance applications with intent of the fraud. now, ivanka has been removed from the case. hopefully, for the a.g.'s perspective they will add on to the evidence that they already have so we can argue and have the defendants confirmed even true. >> charles, if you are a prosecutor in that courtroom, what questions would you asked the family? into actually think donald trump is going to ask questions on the stand? >> i think to the point, a lot of it is just dealing with the stuff that they can't deny. their signatures are already on the, paperwork they have already had that bears are marking that they know that they have and they know that they reviewed. essentially and doesn't that say that you are swearing or confirming that what is in the statement is true? and then they are going to have to say yes and as they said no i didn't read, it they're opening a huge rabbit hole. if you have to go in as much as you can and even though they are being called by the attorney generals office, you are going to have to treat them as an adverse. which means that if they start to get argumentative with them, you will be able to ask leading questions. i don't think it's going to be a huge deal, these are things that they know were coming. they know their names are in the documents. it's already there. but it is damning for donald trump and his defense team. >> cameras bailout in to the courtrooms? >> no they can only come into the beginning to show the partying, but he has not allowed to show them any testimony. >> this is also borrowing the front of weighing in and doing what defendants to should not be doing. he has barred him of talking publicly about specific court staff. he has been fined $15,000. so this ultimately impact the judges ruling them. there's not a jury in this case? >> it shouldn't. it should be separate. you're not liable because they did to the court attorney. but what it will impact, it'll show that he is a track record of violating gag orders and this will be part of her decision-making whether she decides she is going to stay or order the gag order that she's imposed. the court will also look at what she did. she couldn't abide by a very narrow, -- so this judge will not factor that in in terms of whether they will find donald trump, his adult children. >> it seems like a repeating myself but any other defendant, whatever he said on social media what he has said what he said on the campaign trail there and lies the issue donald trump isn't any issue. it's important understand that donald trump is very intentional about what he is doing and why he is doing it. he's pushing the limits for a number of different reasons. at best, if he's convicted he's trying to create for himself issues for appeal. at worst, if he's put in jail when he's violating these orders, there's no law enforcement that wants to responsible for taking the former president to custody. it's a logistical nightmare. not to mention that he is still running for president. there are a number of political points that he will lightly convert in terms of, cachet capital and fundraising. he intends to use all of. it it's all by design in detention. in order to put a very high amount of pressure on this jurors, who responsible for making decisions about his contempt and what he continues to despite the warnings. >> donald trump continues to test the waters here. mike pence, who is no longer a candidate for president. not in the civil case, but we're looking at the federal election interference case. he could be called as a witness. i want to play for you all with the former president to say about vice president mike pence last night in las vegas. >> i chose, and made him vice president. people in politics can be very disloyal. they asked me a question. he could've done what he could've done. >> judges check-in orders, donald trump allowed the comment. -- >> also now mike pence is known as a candidate and the judge specifically allowed him to talk about mike pence selling -- don't vote for him. that is very different calling him a traitor. he said he was disloyal. someone in the audience that traitor. and that is very close to commenting on a witness and potential testimony. mike pence is an essential witness. he was there. the secret service had to push him away. donald trump targeted him. cause in effect. i agree with charles that no law enforcement agency would want to take charge. but they may come a point when judge shrunken left to call the secret service in and, i'll have to incarcerate the for the president would you have to say? >> -- you know what i'm not afraid is bonnie wellness thank you so much in catherine christian i appreciate you. thanks so much for coming in. up next, a new house speaker. now is not the time to talk about gun safety legislation. coming up, i ask one is the right time? and the later, tonight msnbc presents martha's vineyard versus desantis. it's the latest installment of the documentary series of trevor noah. now this one tells a story of men, women and children who crossed the border into united states. the florida governor welcomes them in. well watch this tonight at ten pm eastern on msnbc on peacock. >> they're quitting the kibble. and kicking the cans. and feeding their dogs dog food that's actually well, food. developed with vets. made from real meat and veggies. portioned for your dog. and delivered right to your door. it's smarter, healthier pet food. get 50% off your first box at thefarmersdog.com/realfood ♪ tourists tourists that turn into scientists. tourists photographing thousands of miles of remote coral reefs. that can be analyzed by ai in real time. ♪ so researchers can identify which areas are at risk. >> the time has not come for me and help life underwater flourish. ♪ to take responsibility for this failure. it is why i call in the united states congress to ban assault rifles like the one used by the sikh perpetrator of this mass killing. >> that was main democratic congressman joe golden. he is changing course, saying he now supports an assault weapons ban. this i following the horrific mass shooting of his hometown and maine that killed 18 people who were just living their lives. one thing incidents like this do aside from revoking gossip prayers, is revived the dialogue about gun safety reform. it's a conversation that we have way too often and so far has resulted in very little action. so far this, year there been more than 570 mass shootings. according to the government violence archive. the one in maine is the deadliest. the number mishitting's across the country rises, some lawmakers keep dismissing the urgent need for gun safety reform. insisting that this violence isn't really a gun problem. here's what newly-elected speaker of the house, mike johnson, had to say about what happened in maine. . >> at the end of basic human heart, it's not, gowns it's not the weapons that's the second amendment and why our party sent so strongly for that we're in the middle of that crisis right now. >> what will be the time mister speaker? congressman is not alone. for the governor in 2024 candidate ron desantis was asked about what could have prevented the main tragedy. he repeated another frequent argument. the one that mental illness is the culprit. this is what he told our colleague. >> so i would be more aggressive on some of those french people who are demonstrating signs that they are a major danger to society. >> to clarify, he means he would push for more involuntary mental health commitments, rather than laws that keep guns out of the hands of people who could be danger to themselves or others. the shooter in maine was taken to a mental health facility for two weeks of evaluation. that when a statewide alert to the law enforcement in maine after he threatened a military base. but he was still able to buy guns before the mass shooting. because it means that lax gun laws. this is a problem, this issue of gun violence is about mental health and about guns. it's not one of the other. the two go hand in hand. every single member of the house of representatives is that for reelection in 2024 it's not only handling this, issue but every issue that infringes upon and affects the safety and rights of americans. i urge you to find your elected official stand on gun safety reform, on current legislation. the mass shooting in most in maine. ask about the weapons of war that are killing our communities and the hands of people that mean to do harm. call officers, do your homework. it is up to you to decide whether they still deserve your vote. i also urge the lawmakers to stand up for your lawmaking constituents. you should not wait until a mass shooting hits your community in order to act. it shouldn't have to come to your doorstep. the gun violence epidemic is gripping this and it is a number one killer of our children. there are steps you can take to stop it. up next, folks i just told you elections matter. i've been saying it and election days next week. >> there's an election ever in america. it will determine the balance of power in one senate. recipe areas on the ballot in virginia. she's trying to help democrats hold on to the state senate. we'll talk at what's at stake in the race occlude-ing abortion rights in virginia. >> hts in virginia. >> management knows it's easy to get lost in investment research. get help with j.p morgan personal advisors. hey, david! ready to get started? 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>> thank you so much for having me. i really appreciate it. it is one of the reasons i got into this race, to protect abortion rights in virginia. it's the last eight in the south that provides meaningful abortion access. the way it was provided under roe v. wade, it was a law of the land for 15 years here in virginia. because of the way that the legislators broken down, my seat is the one that decides whether or not we can hold on to the right to, choose the right to make the decision between union. to keep the government out of it here in virginia. so, what i have to say is we are not giving up our rights here. we're not walking back from. then the one fate held onto, i want to make sure my daughter doesn't have fewer rights and i've had my entire life. i will say, if you're with me i'm running against the son of a billionaire. go to my website russet perry join our team. >> your opponent is focusing on reducing crime. he's been critical as your record as a former county prosecutor. what do you say to the folks and the criticism from your opponent they're trying to protect the county down and richmond. >> i'm only candidate in this race it is actually served in the criminal justice system. i talked as a prosecutor here ten years, with a domestic violence and during that time -- there is a drug court docket that has helped deal with nonviolent people in the criminal justice system. primarily, because it's substance issues and i have to address those issues and get the people out of the criminal justice system. so, you can do both and i did both. my record speaks for itself, crime here draft year after year that i was a prosecutor. that's what happens when you are smart on crime about how you handle it. my point has, adds he has numerous of them. they are factually inaccurate and fundamentally untrue. they talk about cases that happened after the time there as a prosecutor. so, i did make those decisions, i couldn't have made them because it wasn't holding that job anymore. he is doing those kinds of things, he's doing it time after time let's attack democrats on the issue of crime. look at my left-hand, so you don't see how my right hand is pulling away the rights that you held here. it abortion, right to reproductive rights. >> talk about voting. writes that ministers this week said that 3400, 3400 voters are removed and they've now been reinstated. have the folks been reinstated? how will this impact folks? it's less than a week away? >> this is a huge concern, we have nine days left on this election they have been rolled back here and loudoun county. it's fewer than that. the last i saw, we're still getting reports that some of these folks have not been reinstated down to the rules. voting access is expanded so that they can have their voice heard, they can access the polls and go vote. any kind of restriction or rolling back and that is deeply concerning to ensure that people can vote and democracy can be heard. >> this race, district 31 is quite possibly the most extensive race in virginia. we will be watching next. week rested, parried democratic candidate for the state. thank you very much. >> thank you for watching symone on this sunday. you can catch me right here on msnbc weekends at four pm eastern. anytime over on peacock we have new episodes on msnbc every monday. you can also find us also on tiktok. don't go anywhere, politicsnation is starting right after this short break. this short break ♪ i'm getting vaccinated with prevnar 20®. so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. i'm asking about prevnar 20® because there's a chance pneumococcal pneumonia could put me in the hospital. if you're 19 or older, with certain chronic conditions like copd, asthma, diabetes, or heart disease or are 65 or older, you may be at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. prevnar 20® is approved in adults to help prevent infections from 20 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. in just one dose. don't get prevnar 20® if you've had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients. adults with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects were pain and swelling at the injection site, muscle pain, fatigue, headache, and joint pain. i want to be able to keep my plans. that's why i chose to get vaccinated with prevnar 20®. because just one dose can help protect me from pneumococcal pneumonia. ask your doctor or pharmacist about getting vaccinated with prevnar 20® today. meet the jennifers. jen x. jen y. and jen z. each planning their future through the chase mobile app. jen x is planning a summer in portugal with some help from j.p. morgan wealth plan. let's go whiskers. jen y is working with a banker to budget for her birthday. you only turn 30 once. and jen z? 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