good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, i m josé diaz-balart. we begin in new york city where tensions are flaring inside the courtroom as former president donald trump has taken the stand in the $250 million civil trial that threatens his sprawling business empire. the case centered around accusations that trump along with his two adult sons inflated various trump assets to get more favorable rates from banks and insurers. trump and his children have denied any wrongdoing, and while trump just took the stand about an hour ago, the judge already accused the former president of treating this appearance like a political rally. the judge has urged trump s lawyers a number of times to control their client. let s go right to nbc s vaughn hillyard outside the courthouse. vaughn. reporter: good morning, jose. donald trump just leaving here the courtroom for a morning break after a contentious first 90 minutes of donald trump on the stand and under oath, facing questions from the
spokesperson, the president told blinken there should be an 88 cease-fire between israel and hamas, and that humanitarian aid must be allowed into gaza. state department officials say secretary blinken made it clear in this meeting that the u.s. has a quote, commitment to the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance, and resumption of essential services in gaza, and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced, and quote. blinken s visit came right after another israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central gaza early this morning, which killed at least 47 people and wounded dozens more, according to the health ministry and gaza. this brings the death toll in gaza up to more than 9700 since october the 7th. 4800 of those dead are believed to be children, though nbc is unable to independently verify those numbers. the attack came as israel said it would press on with its offensive in gaza, despite appeals from the united states and other nations for a pa
unprecedented now, for the first time in american history, a former president convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. newsbreak, he is not in prison. maga outrage, trump allies including the house speaker and several potential vice presidential candidates are blasting the verdict and unleashing dangerous rhetoric against the justice system and our democracy itself. but no one is above the law. president biden warns the attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focused on issues important to voters. we will talk about it all, the prosecution and the politics with congresswoman maxine waters of california and politics nation host, the reverend al sharpton. nbc analysts and prosecutor. i m jonathan kay part, this is the saturday show. historic victory for american justice, accountability and the rule of la
unprecedented moment. for the first time in american history, a former president has been convicted for his criminal behavior while still serving as the presumptive republican nominee for president. donald trump calls the verdict rigged and himself, quote, a political prisoner. news break. he s not in prison. maga outrage. trump s allies including the house speaker and several potential republican vice presidential candidates are blasting the verdict and unleashing dangerous rhetoric against the justice system and our democracy itself. but, no one is above the law. president biden warns these attacks are reckless and irresponsible while trying to keep his campaign focus on issues important to voters. we ll talk about it all. the prosecution, and the politics. with congresswoman maxine waters of california and the reverend al sharpton. plus, michelle goldburg and tim miller. i m jonathan capehart an this is the saturday show. and, an historic victory for american justice,
deliberations about to resume in donald trump s criminal trial. what the jury is asking to hear for a second time will be revealed in a matter of moments. stay tuned for that. good morning. could be quite a day. we ll see. i m bill hemmer in new york city. dana: i woke up ready to go. i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. we have a lot to get to. former president trump heading downtown for day two of deliberations. trump and his team must remain at the courthouse as the jury decides whether to convict him of 34 counts of falsifying business records. bill: the former president s fate in the hands of 12 new yorkers. they deliberated 4 1/2 hours day one and ended the day with a few requests from the judge. dana: they want to rehear testimony from david pecker and michael cohen and then they also asked the judge to repeat his instructions. those things are expected to happen when court resumes less than 30 minutes from now. bill: our legal team is ready to go.