live at msnbc headquarters here at 30 rockefeller center. we are following two major legal stories tonight in new york city. a jury, in just four hours, has found former cryptocurrency king and ftx founder sam bankman-fried guilty on all counts. we ll have much more on that coming up. you know i want to talk about that tonight, but first, just a few blocks away from that trial, donald trump s sons don junior and eric both testified today in the new york civil fraud case now threatening the family business. under questioning, they tried to distance themselves from the financial documents at the heart of the case. they told the court they knew very little about the statements that inflated their families wealth, despite serving as executive vice presidents at the trump organization. nbc s lauren jarrett has the latest on what went down in court. for a second straight day, the trump suns back in court. eric trump appearing combative at times under questioning by the new york a
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
it is the top of the hour. i m boris sanchez along side jessica dean in washington, d.c. tracking an israelied a vance inside gaza right now and the rush to get thousands of civilians out of gaza through egypt while another high-stakes visit to israel conducted by u.s. secretary of state antony blinken. weighing all factors trying to avert a wider war in the region. the secretary of state departed last hour. before leaving he reiterated israel s right to defend itself and addressed the immense civilian suffering unleashed inside gaza. listen. we will be talking about concrete steps that can and should be taken to minimize harm to men, women and children in gaza, and this is something that the united states is committed to. i m not getting into the details here but it s very much on the agenda. when i see a palestinian child, a boy, a girl, pulled from the rubble of a collapsed building, that hits me in the gut as much as seeing a child in israel or anywhere else. notably,
we will not allow them to use israel as a political country. good morning, everyone. welcome. i m phil mattingly in new york. we re going to show you live pictures at the rafah border crossing there in egypt where 400 foreign nationals and 60 injured people are expected to leave gaza today. ambulances have been lining up to pick up the wounded. we spoke to an american pediatrician who was able to get out yesterday. it was her first interview and she feels terrible for the people still there running out of water and food. just relieved to be here, but i just feel awful for the devastation that the gaza people are going through. pretty much camping for the last several weeks, but it s been scary in the last two weeks. we kept running out of water and that was water to flush the toilet. we were fortunate to have drinking water, which was not true of the gazaens just outside the fensz from us. they were running out of drinking water. meanwhile, israel continues its air and
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