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months of fighting in gaza. we break that down next. plus, a series of powerful earthquakes rocking japan, leading to reports of fires and landslides, and triggering a tsunami warning. what we know right now about the damage as officials warn the after shocks could continue for up to a week. and the new year means new raises for millions of americans. the minimum wage hike happening in nearly half the country. but it is not all good news. we'll explain. we begin this afternoon with the new developments in the israel-hamas war as israeli forces expand operations in gaza. tel avi...

extraordinary day of pageantry and mourning, including a show of unity by king charles and his family as they walked in a royal procession with the queen's flag-draped coffin. and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy visits a newly liberated city and says he's shocked, shocked by the destruction russian troops left behind. cnn is on the ground with the latest on ukraine's gains, russia's retreat, and the state of the war. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." ♪ our top story tonight, a potent...

the criminal trial of former president donald trump. i'm rachel maddow. i'm here with my colleagues stephanie ruhle and jen psaki and alex wagner and chris hayes. in a courtroom in downtown manhattan just after 5:00 eastern time this evening the foreperson of the jury rose and delivered the jury's unanimous verdict, donald trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in order to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election. it's a scheme that was described by the prosecution in their summation as something that may very well have been the reason that donald trump won...

Year and the threats that are being posed to the united states from all over the world, where does this stack up in the priority? and how do we strategize appropriately? >> well, in terms of of boots on the ground, jenna, it's number one. remember, this is where the war on terror started. the taliban is still an active force, they still have enclaves in waziristan and pakistan. right next door is iran who doesn't seek to do us any favors. so if there's any one place where the united states can get the maximum effect from the minimum footprint in today's environment, it's afghanistan. jenna: it...