you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. the 2024 election is heating up as we mark one year until voters cast their ballots in the race for president. a fresh set of polls from the new york times and sienna college show troubling signs for president biden at this stage in the campaign. hypothetical matchups in four key swing states show trump taking the lead. but it s not all good news for the former president. in just 14 hours, trump is expected to take the stands in a trial that could help decide the fate of his business empire in new york. this comes on top of the 91 criminal charges he s facing in other cases. meantime, president biden is facing growing pressure here at home. this was the scene at the white house last night, some of the gates covered with handprints after a pro-palestinian rally. over in the middle east, u.s. secretary of state tony blinken is in turkey for another key diplomatic meeting. earlier today, he made