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ayman, conservative chaos. the republican party is in champions over the speakers race and right-wing media has only fanned the flames of dissent. then, silence. donald trump has been fined by a judge for violating the terms of his gag order. jail time could be the next step. plus, a veteran state department official just resigned over the biden administration s policy on the israel-hamas war. he is going to join me live to explain his decision. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. we begin this hour with several crucial updates on the israel-hamas war. israeli militaries aerial bombardment continues to pummel the gaza strip with more than 4000 people killed since the war began. this according to palestinian authorities. the humanitarian crises is warming by the hour, with a small aid convoy of food, water, and medical supplies and during the strip just hours ago. today marks two weeks since hamas militants attacked israel, killing 1400 people and taking 210 hostage ....
on mobile and desktop today. i m yasmin vossoughian. we re live in israel where there could be a ground invasion at any moment. here is josh lederman from the report. this morning, new signs that israel s ground war and gaza maybe a minute. israel vowing to increase attacks as a prepares for the next stage of the war. releasing video of what it says in an infantry brigade practice in the battle plan. air dropping leaflets warning civilians in northern gaza to flee south. as israel s chief of staff tell soldiers, we will enter the gaza strip. at the same, time new efforts to get more aid to gaza. humanitarian organizations are saying that it is still not nearly enough. the u.s. is increasing its military presence in the region s secretary of state, anthony blinken, was asked about the fears of a larger conflict. we are concerned. in fact, we expect that there is a likelihood of escalation. escalation by iranian proxies perpetrated against our forces, against our pe ....
right before they took a break, the prosecution in donald trump s hush money case reminded the jury michael cohen is not the one on trial here. despite a cross-examination that got heated, just as he was finishing, and yet an admission by trump s former fixer on the stand did leave the d.a. s office with some clean up to do. i m chris jansing alongside my colleagues, andrea mitchell and katy tur. sorry, michael cohen acknowledged under oath that he stole $60,000 from the trump organization, that he did it out of anger that mr. trump cut his bonus. the prosecution is trying to use their second shot at questioning michael cohen to redirect the focus back to the former president. we re going to bring you live updates as we read them when michael cohen returns to the stand in just a few minutes after the lunch break. nbc s yasmin vossoughian is live at the courthouse. catherine christian is still with us. also with us, andrew weissmann, former lead prosecutor in rober ....
striking targets in gaza syria and the west blank. president netanyahu convening his cabinet late last night to discuss what is in receipt military spokesman calls late next stages of the war. israeli strikes targeting trying to turn building after building to rubble. tens of thousands of troops gathered just outside and wait a possible hamas fighters in lebanon. here at home thousand s of pro- palestinian protesters calling for a cease-fire clash with police in america s biggest city. who will talk with the ranking member of the armed services committee adam smith. and. i m going to send to congress and urgent budget request request the white house calling on congress to provide funding not only for israel but also for ukraine. hamas and putin have two different threats they completely went want to annihiln neighboring democracy of. a call for action faces an uphill battle as republican support for funding the ukraine war ends in the house remains paralyzed wit ....
our own house, the house of donald trump brinks. today marks two weeks since hamas executed that most deadly single attack on israel in that nation s history. setting off a brutal and deadly war. it s been 18 days since the united states house of representatives has properly elected a speaker. thursday, night fresh from his trip to israel, president biden addressed the country, speaking passionately about those suffering in the wars of ukraine, israel, and gaza. he speaks about the necessity for american leadership and unity right now. american leadership is what holds the world together. american alliances of what keeps us, america safe. american values are what make us part of the other nations want to work with. to put all that at risk and walk away from ukraine, turn our backs on israel, it s just not worth it. that s why tomorrow i m gonna send to congress an urgent budget request, to fund america s massive security needs. to support our critical partners, includ ....