u.s. secretary of state antony blinken speaking moments ago during an unannounced trip to iraq as he continues his high-stakes trip through the middle east as the israel-hamas war intensifies. here is what he had to say. we just finished meetings here in bagdad. we started with a briefing for our entire team at the embassy about the security situation. as you know, there have been a series of attacks directed at our personnel, both in iraq as well as in syria. job number one for me is to ensure the security of our people. so i got an update on everything we re doing to make sure our personnel are safe and secure. in addition, i had a good, productive, candid meeting with the prime minister. there were two areas of focus. the first was to reaffirm our commitment to our partnership with iraq. we ve made tremendous progress with iraq in recent years, particularly working with the iraqi government on everything from economic reform, to energy independence, helping to strengthen
right now on ana cabrera reports, hundreds of desperate civilians waiting at gaza s border. crowds gathering as that crossing is open again today, we ve learned 370 trapped americans are on the list to evacuate. how soon could they get out? and an update on the aid getting in. meanwhile, here at home, tensions boiling over, thousands protest outside the president s speech in minnesota while inside one protester interrupts his remarks. mr. president, do you care about jewish people? as a rabbi, i need you to call for a cease fire right now. plus, any moment now, we will have the first news conference from the new speaker of the house, as his stand-alone bill for aid to israel is expected to hit the floor for a vote today. also ahead, two of donald trump s sons could testify today in the family s civil fraud trial. ahead, what don jr. already told that court under oath about the family s wealth and assets. we have breaking news as we come on the air at 10:00 easte
mass murder there, lewiston, very close to bowdoin college. and he came to our attention because of a school shooting in tennessee that he was trying to bring to the attention of the state legislature and that actually, as people recall, got him expelled. and he, of course, worked his way back in and got elected again, but he is here to consider what this means, what it feels like to him to have that hit close to his college the way it hit close to home in tennessee. i m eager to hear on justin pearson on this. he has remarkably deep and wise thoughts for someone so young on a host of really complicated and distressing topics. yes he s a unique voice. we re lucky to have him here tonight. thank you alex. i have no understanding. those were the under oath words of donald trump jr. today when his temporary job title was witness number 21. called to the witness stand by new york attorney general letitia james to testify against his father, donald trump jr. is a codefendant
children killed in the span of three weeks. we believe. it on that note, my friend, ayman, thank you for your time and thoughts and perspective on all this. evening.social now it is time for the last word, with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. we re gonna be joined tonight by tennessee state representative justin pearson, who, as it happens, is a graduate of bowdoin college in maine. so he has been really struck by what happened in maine, and the mass murder there. lewiston, very close to bowdoin college. and he came to our attention because the school shooting in tennessee that he was trying to bring to the attention of the state legislature and that actually, as people recall, got him expelled. and he of course worked his way back in and got elected again, but he is here to consider what this means, what it feels like to him to have that hit close to his college all the way it hit close to home in tennessee. i m eager to hear on justin pearson on this. when
thanks for joining us in this second hour of chris jansing reports. ahead, donald trump s son eric due back on the stand minutes from now. what he and his older brother said in court today in the civil fraud trial. a senior hamas leader just reiterating his vow to repeat the horrific october 7th attack on israel again and again as fighting ramps up in gaza. what does it mean for the future of the conflict? plus, the long journey to escape. at least 79 americans and their family members have been allowed to exit gaza in the last two days, according to a senior biden administration official. but for palestinians, the only way out is having a significant injury, as the situation there worsens daily. and here at home, a vote to expel embattled republican congressman george santos fails in the house. but his legal and political troubles are far from over. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments in new york. we are waiting for eric trump to get b