eric carvin is the director of nbc news social news gathering. that does it for me. i want to thank you for tching today. catch me tomorrow -- 10 am to noon eastern. velshi is available as a podcast, if you missed anything on the show, you can check it out later today for free, wherever you get your podcasts. stay right where you are. ight where you are a very good day to all of you, from msnbc world headquarters -- welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin with the breaking news, exactly two weeks now, after the hamas attack on israel, so here is the latest. 28 trucks were allowed to cross the border from egypt into gaza this morning, human rights groups say it is insufficient to address the basic needs of more than -- even as trucks cross the border town of rafah came under heavy explosions. [sound of artillery] >> also new today, as israel prepares its ground offensive on gaza, arab leaders gathered in cairo for a peace summit. jordan's king abdullah denounced the international community for its science on israel siege. >> israeli leadership must realize tha