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hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. it is raining news. we start with trump on the stand. it was short on substance, short on decourt um, and very short on truth. yet overflowing with deflection and grgrievance. donald trump's testimony in the $250 million civil fraud lawsuit in new york, though historic, felt familiar in some ways. except for one key difference. the arena. it was not a fox news sit-down or a meandering political speech, but donald trump sat down in a courtroom. and in courtrooms, facts and the rule of law still matter. they reign supreme. in that domain today, trum...

demeaning him and his company. just moments ago the former president walked out of court for lunch break. his scorched earth political playbook is very familiar and has been successful in the court of public opinion. but could trump's behavior spell the end of his business empire in new york? the staggering financial stakes. the bloodiest part of the war between israel and hamas may be happening right now. israeli engaged in what's described as close quarters urban warfare, trapping hamas fighters inside along with thousands of desperate civilians. so what's next? a lot to get to...

diplomatic talks unfolding in the middle east for days -- secretary of state anthony blinken macon to unannounced visits today and the israeli occupied west bank and in iraq. in a meeting with -- secretary blinken reaffirmed americas commitment to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding in gaza. the state department says blinken also discussed efforts to restore stability to the west bank. over the past few weeks, tensions have spilled over there as israeli -- and a surprise visit to back that, secretary blinken met with iraq's prime minister to talk about the importance of prevent...

visits in the middle east this weekend as arab states demand an immediate halt to israel's attacks. >> we're working very hard to make sure the conflict in gaza does not escalate, does not spread. >> the conflict drawing outrage around the world. inside israel, rising anger at the failures that led to last month's assault by hamas gunmen. >> reporter: i'm ramy inocencio in tel aviv. israel has launched a massive bombing campaign on gaza while anger and protests are growing against prime minister benjamin netanyahu. also tonight, biden versus trump. new cbs news polling on a possibl...

spokesperson, the president told blinken there should be an 88 cease-fire between israel and hamas, and that humanitarian aid must be allowed into gaza. state department officials say secretary blinken made it clear in this meeting that the u.s. has a quote, commitment to the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance, and resumption of essential services in gaza, and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced, and quote. blinken's visit came right after another israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central gaza early this morning, which killed at least 47 peop...