i m yasmin with you again. another busy day across the middle east, diplomatic efforts unfolding today, and scheduled meeting between secretary of state tony blinken and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, with the two men discussing, and the promise lincoln blinken shared with the palestinian leader. we have a number of live reports from across the region coming up in the next two hours ahead. and from the campaign trail to the courtroom, former president donald trump is scheduled to testify tomorrow in the civil fraud trial against him. what prosecutors are most likely to grill him on and will his testimony even matter after the judge in the case has already found that trump is liable. remember, this is just about damages. later on, a triumphant return ten months in the making, after suffering a cardiac arrest on live television playing football, damar hamlin is back in cincinnati. and this time, he s bringing a special message for the nation. hey, everyb
ahead this hour, a shocking new poll, and this headline, trump and his allies plot revenge, and how they might use the military. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, tell us what reports. it is one pm here on the east coast, a pm in the middle east. we begin with breaking news as the israel-hamas war enters the second month of fighting. here is what s new this hour. secretary blinken met with palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, he claims hamas claimshat dozens were killed and a strike in a prime minister netanyahu again says that there will be no cease-fire until hostages are freed. the world food programme is requesting more humanitarian access to relieve the nightmare of life in gaza. [sound of artillery] there s new video released by the hamas military weighing shows what it says are rockets being fired into israel. also new this, our police in turkey are using water cannons on protesters who came to close to