tonight s lead right now, we are following reports that u.s. israeli and hamas negotiators are closing in on a deal that would release some hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting in the israel-hamas war. it comes as stark new polling from nbc news shows just how much this conflict has impacted the president s approval rating, which at its lowest point amid widespread dissatisfaction with his handling of the war six weeks into the conflict, and 11 months out from the 2024 election, which according to the new polling, the president could narrowly lose to donald trump if voters went to the polls right now. house democrats assistant jim fibrin joins me in a minute with his take on the data. also tonight, 20 of the nation s big city mayors just wrapped up their conference and how to tackle america s urban homelessness crisis. los angeles is the grand zero for that crisis, and we ll talk to the city s mayor. karen bass, about how her administration is tackling homelessnes