>> ahead this hour, a shocking new poll, and this headline, trump and his allies plot revenge, and how they might use the military. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, tell us what reports. it is one pm here on the east coast, a pm in the middle east. we begin with breaking news as the israel-hamas war enters the second month of fighting. here is what's new this hour. secretary blinken met with palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, he claims -- hamas claimshat dozens were killed and a strike in a prime minister netanyahu again says that there will be no cease-fire until hostages are freed. the world food programme is requesting more humanitarian access to relieve the nightmare of life in gaza. [sound of artillery] >> there's new video released by the hamas military weighing shows what it says are rockets being fired into israel. also new this, our police in turkey are using water cannons on protesters who came to close to the u.s. military base today. israel's military continues to pound the gaza strip with missile strikes and ground operations, and living conditions are worsening as arab leaders push for a humanitarian pause. today, he leaders remain divided on this issue. >> i've met with some of the families on friday, george, of those victims, those hostages. people who died in the attack on the seventh. they want relief, they want their families back. that is why this top, pause, needs to happen needs to stop. hamas needs to be eliminated. hamas working with iran has been plotting and planning for months, if not over a year, to invades israel. >> israel has a right to defend itself. what israel does not have a right to do is to kill thousands and thousands of innocent men, women, and children who had nothing to do with that attack. >> also new this, our bipartisan agreement to turn up the rhetoric on iran tomorrow. two senators will introduce a sense of the senate revolution, threatening to escalate tensions in the middle east by striking iran however, adam, it is nonbinding on president biden. >> if hezbollah opens up a second front in the north against israel, in a substantial way, to overwhelm the iron dome, then we should hit the islamic republic of iran. all of this military force in the region will be coming after you if you expand this war by aggravating hezbollah, or killing americans through proxies and syrian iraq. >> it's aggressive but it's absolutely necessary. it's not only in israel's explicit interest. we visited saudi arabia and egypt, and believe me, they fear around, and hezbollah, and it's hamas, send the other countries as much as israel. >> we have two reports from the region on those key developments, both militarily and diplomatically. we'll be talking with congress woman on cease-fire efforts in a domestic divide created by the war, but we're going to go right now to matt bradley. he's joining us from beirut, lebanon. matt, i want to thank you for joining us. i know that you are going to come right after nbc's erin maclachlan. she is had to take cover. there are air raid sirens where she is right now. she is in tel aviv. hang on a second, let's take a listen to the air right sirens here in tel aviv. [sirens] >> all, right it's precisely the reasons just like that that we're going to get our mclaughlin back on camera once there is the succession of those air raid sirens. we are going to go back to you in beirut, lebanon. what more do we know about secretaries blinken's visit to the west bank, what specifically did he talk about with the palestinian authority? >> well, alex, this was a secret visit. he didn't tell anyone he was going. he went by motorcade. i actually confirmed to reporters that he had even been there until after he had left the west bank. this shows the depth of anger amongst palestinians in the west bank, that even though they did to know but the surprise visit, there were protesters in the street demonstrating against his visit even while he was there. they settle that quickly. he talked about a range of topics with palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. the one that is really vaccine, the one that will really govern how this thing goes is who will govern the gaza strip after israel, or if israel completes its goal of completely dismantling hamas? that group that attacked israel on october 7th, and set out a miscellaneous round of fighting that as you mentioned is entering its second month. the question was, for blinken, unit, he was pressing my mood to boss to try to take control over the gaza strip. and i moved to boston, his palestinian authority, have no authority over the gaza strip. they have been since 2007 when hamas violently expelled them in fighting between these two palestinian groups. now, mahmoud abbas responded according to agencies, according to sources from within the state department who spoke with the associated press and reuters. this is not going to happen until there is some sort of comprehensive peace agreement that governs israel and the palestinian territories fully. that is something that is something negotiators and the international community, and the palestinians, -- for the past several generations. that is something that doesn't seem like it's going to be likely, especially given the depth that we have experienced in the last month. this is something that has been pushed further and further down the road. but we can also discuss some other issues, that israelis have been freezing some tax, money, remittance taxes, and they unfroze them a little last week. the palestinians what all of that money. there's also been a spike in deaths and killings by the israelis and palestinians in the west bank over the past several months. i have to tell, you, alex this is been the deadliest month for palestinians even before this latest crisis started in the west bank by the united nations, according to the united nations, ever since they started taking numbers on this back of the early 2000s. this is already been a very violent situation in the west bank. we've heard from blinken, apparently, that he assured president mahmoud to boss that they would try to pressure the israelis to try to tame down on this. there is another issue, settlers in the west bank have been exacting violence against palestinians. this is been going on for decades. it spiked ever since this latest crisis on october 7th. mahmoud to boss was pressing the u.s. press secretary of state to try to pressure the israelis to do something about the settlers of the west bank who have essentially been rioting, and punishing the palestinians there are so much. so much more than over the past four weeks. so it just goes to show, alex, this is a crisis that is not just confined to gaza and the israeli, this is one that envelopes not just that, but also all of the palestinian territories. also, here in lebanon, we're seeing an increase in violence over the past several weeks. over the past several days. alex. >> okay, matt bradley, thank you so much. i appreciate you jumping there and being ready. we do now have aaron mclaughlin, everyone. those arid sirens have stopped there in tel aviv, we're glad you're safe, so let's get to what i want to ask you which is what you're hearing at the latest military actions. reports of fighting, specifically, near a hospital in gaza city. >> yeah, of the threat, alex. there was fierce fighting according to the palestinian red crescent around the area of the al-quds hospital in gaza city, it's one of the main hospitals in gaza, according to the palestinian red crescent. there was israeli artillery fire in the area, intense bombardment, israel's israeli airstrikes. one of the air strikes hit a bill dane 15 meters away from the entrance of the hospital, damaging the hospital as well as injuring some of the palestinians who were taking refuge inside of the hospital. now the israeli military, about, there has not commented on any of that activity today. we had a team on the ground, inside gaza city, that try to reach al-quds hospital today. they were unable to do so because of the violence. instead, they went to al-shifa hospital which is the main hospital in gaza. also a sight of controversy as the military alleges that hamas headquarters are located underneath the al-shifa hospital. our team inside the hospitals seem complete chaos. the hospital is absolutely full of patients. the hospital staff is taxed, and scared. take a listen to what one palestinian doctor had to say to our team. >> i saw a lot of people, children, who -- this is a tragedy. this is a catastrophe. a chief a hospital, a huge number of casualties are out of control. >> as the fighting continues in the northern portion of gaza, the israeli military is reiterating today it's called a palestinian civilians need to evacuate from the north to the south, creating a four hour window today for them to do so. also pointing to over 1 million pamphlets they say they've distributed to palestinian civilians, calling for them to evacuate, as well as pointing to phone calls and as the messages that have been sent. all of that has, however, been difficult given the fact that many of these roadways have been completely bombed. it is still very difficult to move from the north and the south, and it should also be said that israeli strikes are happening to the south of gaza. in fact, overnight, a refugee camp was hit, killing 47 palestinians. that's according to the palestinian health ministry. we have been unable to verify that death toll. alex. >> gotta tell, you listening to that doctor, a match and how doctors are nurses are feeling right now. they are trained to save lives, and they have patients, children coming in, and they can't do anything. they have no supplies. they're watching children die. as he was describing. quickly, may i ask you, that aerate siren that we had to delay bringing you on the show for, how often is that happening? what's that like? are you seen evidence of anything, anything drop, in any kind of explosions anywhere? >> yeah, it happens in a matter of seconds. we heard sirens, and then we could see that the iron dome had been activated. it's unclear, we have understood from one of the people follow here that indicates when rockets, missiles are being fired in the direction of israel. we understand that a missile was fired towards this direction. we don't know where that missile come from at this hour. it is not an entirely unusual occurrence given where it's going. >> wow, there's an app for incoming missiles. that is extraordinary. thank you for that. joining me right now, democratic congressman from california. he is a member of the armed services committee. as, always good to have you. here as we, now secretary blinken is on get another shuttle diplomacy tour of the middle east. the civilian death toll in gaza takes up, and more than 1.4 million have been displaced over 200 israeli hostages are still missing. so here's the big question, what can and should the u.s. be doing at this moment? >> alex, it's a heartbreaking situation. president obama actually offered some of the most thoughtful comments over the weekend. israel absolutely -- >> congressman, hang on. congressman, just one moment. we actually have anthony blinken, and we understand that he is making a statement. let's take a listen. >> the attacks conducted by militia at our personnel, both in iraq as well as in syria. job number one for me is to ensure the security of our people. i have an update on everything we're doing to make sure that our personnel are safe and secure. in addition, i had a good productive, candid meeting with prime minister -- there were really two areas of focus for me in that meeting. the first was to reaffirm our commitment to our partnership with iraq. we have made tremendous progress with the rock in recent years, particularly working with the iraqi government on everything from economic reform, to energy independent, stealthy and strengthen its institutions, building respect for human rights. three not only the security aspects of relationship, all of these different aspects. we call it 360 degrees, and we're committed to it. so we did a, we had a discussion about that, and the progress we've made. same time, it was very important to send a very clear message to anyone who might seek to take advantage of a conflict in gaza to threaten our personnel here, or anywhere in the region. don't do it. i made very clear that the attacks, the threats coming from militia that are aligned with iran are totally unacceptable, and we will take every necessary step to protect our people. we're not looking for conflict from iran, we've made that clear. we will do what's necessary to protect our personnel, be their military or civilian. prime minister also donie has been very clear, his condemnation of the talks a directed our people, and his determination to do is necessary to make sure that that doesn't happen. so, we have a good, as i said, candid, important conversation. more broadly, we're working very hard to make sure that the conflict in gaza does not escalate, does not spread to other places. whether it's here, whether it's elsewhere in the region, this is the very vital and urgent work of american diplomacy. that's what we've been engaged in as well, throughout the strip. happy to take a few questions. >> secretary, thank you for taking questions. yesterday, president joe biden, when asked, whether he knew he things progress is being made in getting israel to put a pause on strikes. he said, yes. based on your conversations with israel on friday, and -- yesterday today, do you share the president's optimism? why hasn't a deal been agreed to yet? how do you get around israel's categorical rejection of any kind of a deal that many people seem to think is a logical step? >> first, as this, at following my conversations with the prime minister and with the israeli government, this is a process. israel has raised an important question about how humanitarian policies will work. we've got to answer those questions. we're working on exactly. that in fact, we've agreed that our teams would get together, and they're doing just that, including today, to work through the specifics, the practicalities of these clauses. second, it's important that the pause advance a number of things. one of them is hostages. we are intensely focus in the united states, israel, every other country, that has one of its citizens being held hostage by hamas, to bring them home. now, it's important that as we're engaged in pursuing humanitarian pause, this is something that advances the project of getting the hostages back. it could also announce other things that were committed to doing, as is the government of israel, and other partisan regions. especially getting more humanitarian assistance to people who need it in gaza. i'll remind you, when we had conversations three weeks ago about starting humanitarian assistance, it was a process actually get that moving. we had a commitment to do that, it took some days to get the process in place, and since then, we've had trucks moving, we've had about 100 trucks a day going. and that's good. it's grossly insufficient. so now we're working on raising that significantly so that more aide, and sustained, way it gets and to palestinians who need at. there again, the humanitarian -- can help advance, that and create an environment in which we can do as much as possible for people who so desperately need the assistance. >> yesterday, the -- said that nothing short of a total cease-fire would be acceptable. did you make any progress and convincing them that a humanitarian pause would be a reasonable compromise? >> i think everyone would welcome humanitarian policies. there's no doubt about that. there is different views, including on questions of the cease-fire, but there is no doubt from my conversations with all of our colleagues who are there yesterday, everyone welcomes this pause. it could advance things that world trying to accomplish. including getting hostages back, including getting a lot more assistance into gaza, including getting people out of gaza. citizens from other countries who seek important progress there. in recent days, that also will complications that come along with that. we continue to work through them. and each of these areas, our humanitarian pause, a pause could make a positive difference. >> thank you very much for answering my question. and i'm with the washington post. question about your visit today. and iraq, what kind of steps did you talk about with the president, specific steps that they could take out the government to try to reduce the militia attacks on u.s. forces here, and looking back at ramallah, you said that you have a view for the palestinian authority to have a potential governance role in gaza. i wanted to ask what president a boss view was that today. you know, if he's in favor. why do you think that's a great idea given the generally low view of the palestinian authority among palestinians? >> well, first, with regard to iraq, prime minister sued on his spoken up clearly. in fact, he made an important statement about a week ago, october 23rd, condemning these attacks, and making clear the imperative that they stop. and in addition, he is working with his own security forces, and others, to take necessary action to deal with his attacks, to seek to prevent them, so we talked about that. i can't get into specifics, but this is a matter of iraqi sovereignty. no country wants to have militia groups engaged in violent activity that is clearly against the interest of iraq and its own sovereignty, as well as against our interests. so i think that we have a shared purpose and commitments, in trying to make sure that these attacks don't happen. we also share the interests, and interest that is shared with virtually everyone in the region to make sure that the conflict in gaza doesn't support other places, whether it's here, elsewhere in the region. everyone is looking to take the necessary steps, use their authority, use their influence to try to make sure that the stops, doesn't happen. with regard to the visit to ramallah, the palestinian authority, look, they are and we are very focused on the day of. even as we need to be thinking about the day after. i'm think that what is clear is that with regard to the day after, with regard to the future, gaza, west bank, palestinian views, palestinian voices, palestinian aspirations need to be at the center of that. that is what we focus on. the pga has been played a very important role right now in the west bank and trying to keep stability there. that is usually important because no one wants another front in the west bank, or anywhere else. and, there really stepping up under very difficult conditions to do the necessary work. if you project forward to the future, what we all agree is that in defining that future, and shaping that future, for gaza, for the west bank, and ultimately for palestinian state, palestinian voices have to be at the center of that. the palestinian authority is the representative of those voices. it's important that it plays a leading role. thanks. >> okay, everyone, secretary of state, anthony blinken, and that is a brief chat with reporters there on the heels of an unannounced visit. he was coming from a secure location within baghdad have been met with the iraqi prime minister today, among the many topics he discussed was telling the iraqi prime minister that there should be no harm to come to any u.s. personnel, military personnel, in the region or there would be a price to pay for that. he also extended that to american citizens in the region as well. let's go right now back to congressman ro khanna. i welcome you back to this. i'm sure you were hearing the secretary of state. tell me what you took away from