point because obviously he just needed a break really. used to go to the center and he'd be all excited. obviously it was just for an eye check or something. come back an hour later and he was a business disappointed. >> okay. triggering's offspring called triglets by the charity. volunteers foster them the first year before they train. his owner says he's only able to keep in touch with some of the puppies. cbs evening news is next. we >> norah: the first criminal trial of a former president gets underway. >> [chanting] trump is not above the law. >> norah: jury selection begins in the case of the people of the state of new york versus donald j. trump. the questions potential jurors are being asked, and how many have already been dismissed? >> nothing like this has ever happened before. there's never been anything like it. >> norah: the

"cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell. and thank you for being with us. we want to show the dramatic pictures today from san francisco and the golden gate bridge, where pro-palestinian protesters shut down one of the most iconic bridges in america for nearly five hours. it was part of a worldwide economic blockade. we'll get to that story in just a moment. but we do want to begin tonight with the first criminal prosecution of a former president of the united states. the so-called hush money trial of donald trump is underway with nearly 100 potential jurors being questioned on the first day. none were picked today. jury selection could take up to two weeks. trump is facing 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in order to hide an alleged affair with former porn star stormy daniels. as he left court, a clearly angry trump lashed out at the judge who said he's expected to

be there every day. and this trial could last eight weeks. cbs's robert costa starts us off tonight. >> reporter: a history-making moment in lower manhattan this morning. >> very honored to be here. >> reporter: donald trump had his rights read to him by new york judge juan merchan, acknowledging he understood and officially became the first former president ever to stand criminal trial. during the proceedings, trump appeared irritated at times and bored at others, even appearing to nod off at one point. later, perking up when jury selection began, turning to face potential jurors as they filed into the courtroom. the juror questionnaire posed 42 questions, including if they've ever attended a trump rally or if they follow the former president on social media. more than half of the 96 prospective jurors questioned today were excused. many after saying "they could not be fair and impartial." >> this is going to be a difficult task.

because there is virtually no one who has no opinion about donald trump. whether you voted for him or you voted against him, you still have an opinion about the criminal case against him. >> reporter: trump is accused of scheming to funnel payments to adult film star stormy daniels through his former lawyer, michael cohen. both along with former aide hope hicks are expected to be called as witnesses. >> i'm hoping with all my heart that they call me. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was an attempt to stop an alleged past affair with daniels from becoming a scandal just before the 2016 presidential election. trump has denied both the affair and making the payments. >> did you know about the $130,000 payments to stormy daniels? >> reporter: the former president slammed cohen and daniels on social media last week, calling them sleazebags. and today attorneys with the manhattan d.a.'s office asked the judge to hold the former president in contempt and fine

him $3,000 for violating a gag order. trump also complained the judge rejected his request to skip court to travel to washington in ten days for the landmark supreme court arguments on presidential immunity. >> he won't allow me to leave here for half a day, go to d.c. and go before the united states supreme court, because he thinks he's superior, i guess, to the supreme court. >> reporter: sources close to trump's legal team tell me that trump's lawyers will soon push for a change in venue, arguing trump can't get a fair hearing in new york. for now, trump will be at this court tomorrow for jury selection. the judge says he has no choice. norah. >> norah: robert costa, thank you very much. tonight, the chief of staff for the israeli military announced there will be a response to iran's unprecedented large-scale drone and missile attack over the weekend. cbs's debora patta reports on how the alliance of western and arab countries came together for the first time to defend the

jewish state. >> reporter: a fiery display of iran's aerial might choreographed for maximum effect resulting in minimal damage. more than 300 projectiles were launched. first came over 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles, all shot down before reaching israel. with help from u.s. aircraft in jordan and saudi arabia that took out to nearly 80 drones, then came 120 ballistic missiles around half failed to launch or crashed in flight. only five pierced through israel's powerful air defense system, causing minor damage to a military base. israel's war cabinet favors retaliation but differs on timing and scale, while the israel defense force is on standby. "we are weighing our steps," idf chief herzi halevi said. "the launch of so many missiles

and drones towards israel will be responded to." the attack has triggered global calls for restraint. >> it's time to step back from the brink. >> reporter: under pressure at home, critics of prime minister benjamin netanyahu question whether he is the right person to make such a critical decision. >> if you ask me if netanyahu is a risk to the state of israel, my opinion is yes. >> reporter: retired general nimrod sheffer says that netanyahu who has a vested interest in prolonging the war in gaza and escalating the conflict with iran in order to stay in power. >> if you are retaliating just to show that you are strong enough, it's the wrong idea. it's the wrong strategy. >> reporter: sheffer told us israel could respond with a cyberattack, a targeted strike, or hitting an iranian proxy like hezbollah. but he believes the best course of action is not to retaliate, as israel has already won by demonstrating its powerful

defense capabilities. norah. >> norah: debora patta in jerusalem, thank you. back here in washington, the white house is reiterating its unwavering support for israel. president biden is urging caution ahead of any israeli counterattack. cbs's weijia jiang reports the president is also facing pressure here at home with protests shutting down parts of major cities across the country. >> reporter: from san francisco to chicago, protesters in several major cities blocked traffic, demanding an end to the war in gaza, dialing up pressure for president biden to do the same. in new york city, some even waved a hezbollah flag, showing condemnation for israel. the protests were planned before iran launched an unprecedented assault on israel. today, as biden hosted the prime minister of iraq in the oval office, he stressed u.s. supportof israel

but acknowledged fears that responding to iran could widen the war. >> we are committed to a cease-fire that will bring the hostages home and prevent any conflict from spreading beyond what it already has. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that during a phone call saturday night, president biden urged prime minister netanyahu to think carefully and strategically about the risks of escalation and said that if the idf launched a reprisal strike on iran, the u.s. would not participate. biden issued this warning to iran just one day before the strikes. >> don't. >> reporter: tehran went ahead anyway. does that signal to iran that it can defy the u.s. without facing any consequences? >> if i am sitting in tehran and i'm taking a look at what just happened on saturday night, i don't think i'd be betting that the united states is not willing to get engaged here and help defend israel. >> reporter: house speaker

mike johnson says the house would soon vote on aid for israel in light of the iranian attack. tonight, the white house says it opposes any measure that focuses solely on israel, as it pushes congress to pass a package that also includes money for ukraine and border security. norah. >> norah: weijia jiang at the white house with those tough questions today. thank you very much. it could be another week of wild weather with severe thunderstorms sweeping across the ohio valley to the mid-atlantic. for where the threats are for the rest of the night and tomorrow, let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes with our partners at the weather channel, good evening, mike. >> reporter: norah, good evening. we will keep a close eye on the potential for severe storms right through the evening in many locations including right here through the mid-atlantic in areas like charleston, in places like richmond, even out toward ocean city, 70-mile-an-hour winds and 2-inch diameter hail could be possible in these locations. we'll see storms through the night tonight racing down i-95 down through the hampton roads area before finally clearing overnight ff the

atlantic ocean. then we turn our attention back to the middle of the country where through tonight we have a tornado count as many as five and medium chances for tornadoes extend from the high plains all the way down through texas. the high-resolution future radar shows a lot of storms popping up around dinnertime, after dinner time, and right through the night tonight. that storm threat translates in the midwest, norah, as we get to the day on tuesday. norah. >> norah: mike bettes, thank you. a new mexico judge today handed down the maximum sentence of 18 months in prison to the weapons supervisor on the set of the alec baldwin movie "rust." hannah gutierrez-reed was found guilty last month in the accidental shooting death of the film's cinematographer halyna hutchins. cbs's elise preston reports on what this could mean for baldwin's upcoming trial. >> reporter: a handcuffed hannah gutierrez-reed, the chief weapons handler on the troubled movie set "rust," wiped away tears as she listened to gut-wrenching impact statements. >> a live bullet should never have made its way onto the set, let alone the gun. full stop.

and that is where hannah gutierrez-reed as the armorer on "rust" failed halyna. >> reporter: the jury found the 27 year old armorer guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of the cinematographer halyna hutchins. she was struck by a live round from the gun held by actor alec baldwin. live ammunition mistakenly loaded by gutierrez-reed. >> miss gutierrez continues to refuse to accept responsibility for her role in the death of halyna hutchins. >> reporter: the special prosecutor said that gutierrez-reed showed no contrition, citing nearly 200 jailhouse phone calls in which she described the jury as "idiots" accused the judge of being paid off, and wanting to put alec baldwin in jail. >> the jury has found me in part at fault for this god awful tragedy, but that doesn't make me a monster. that makes me human. >> reporter: despite her plea for leniency, the judge handed down the maximum: 18-month prison sentence. >> you alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon.

please take her. >> reporter: the family of gutierrez-reed plans to appeal as alec baldwin prepares for his trial. >> what alec baldwin is going to argue is this is a tragedy and the person responsible has already been found guilty and is already in prison. >> reporter: in today's statements, loved ones of hutchins called for accountability for everyone involved in her death. baldwin also faces involuntary manslaughter charges, but he has maintained his innocence. his trial is scheduled for july. norah. >> norah: elise preston, thank you very much. we learned today that the fbi opened an criminal investigation and boarded the cargo ship that crashed into baltimore's francis scott key bridge last month. six construction workers were killed when the bridge collapsed. the body of a fourth worker was recovered from a sunken vehicle on sunday. the fbi isn't discussing the scope of its investigation, but a source tells the associated press the ship apparently had electrical problems before it left port but took off anyway.

major developments now in the disappearance of two mothers from kansas. police believe their bodies have been found and four people are under arrest. we get details on this disturbing case from cbs's mark strassmann. >> reporter: heartbreak in the heartland. investigators say the two-week search for veronica butler and jillian kelley is over. >> this case did not end the way we had hoped. it has certainly been a tragedy for everybody involved. >> reporter: the kansas moms went missing march 30th while going to pick up butler's children in oklahoma. their car was left abandoned on the side of a rural road, blood and a broken hammer found nearby. >> we felt this wasn't a random deal, all right? we felt that with some of the information coming in that it was more targeted. >> reporter: on saturday, four people were arrested in connection to the case. tad cullum, tiffany adams, and cole and cora twombly all charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy.

in an affidavit released today, police say adams was the paternal grandmother of butler's children and the two were locked in a custody battle. police also say that adams bought five stun guns at a local gun shop and three burner phones, all of which pinged near where butler's car was found and at a property eight and a half miles away, where police found a freshly dug hole covered by hay. >> this case was tragic. you have two people who are dead and four people that committed an absolutely brutal crime. >> reporter: police say the four belonged to an antigovernment group and had tried to kill butler before. norah, they will be in court on wednesday. >> norah: such a disturbing story. mark strassmann, thank you. now to some breaking news from the u.s. supreme court. the high court is allowing idaho to largely enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender children under 18 while lawsuits over the law

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players who are taking the game to new heights on and off the court. from record points to record tv ratings, these incredible women are doing it all. cbs's jan crawford takes a look. >> with the first pick in the 2024 wnba draft, the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa. >> it was like a coronation in brooklyn, things reaching a fever pitch as excitement over women's basketball continues to scale dizzying heights. >> a little different than iowa. >> a little. >> reporter: as expected, caitlin clark chosen number one overall. following an historic season where she shattered division 1 scoring records. >> brady gets denied. cardoso gobbles it up. >> but it was kamilla cardoso and the university of south carolina who capped their undefeated season with the title and cardoso, named the game's most

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>> reporter: 77 years after jackie robinson blazed the trail for black players, coaches like earnest horton know the work is far from over. >> the grassroots are suffering. there's no baseball being played in the communities. of course there's not gonna be black baseball players in mlb. >> horton is a public school teacher in chicago. who started black baseball media, an organization giving players from predominantly underserved communities access to top-notch facilities and exposure to college scouts. >> see g is believing. everyone is drinking the kool-aid. >> reporter: high school senior khamaree thomas will play in college, so will demir heidelberg, aiming to follow in the footsteps of current black big leaguers, but the teens say there are often barriers. what difference does that make having that access? >> it's a huge difference, because usually kids with my skin color, they can't get into it because they don't have the money or the exposure to it. >> reporter: what message does that send to you?

how does that sit? >> it's time for everyone to get their boots on the ground. it's time to unite. you can't sit here on the sideline and complain about it. >> reporter: bridging baseball's racial divide for the next generation. charlie demar, cbs news. crestwood, illinois. >> norah: we need more coaches like earnest horton, and that's why he is tonight's "heart of america." thank you. that's tonight's . tonight, we are monitoring a developing situation where protesters are gathering outside of the tesla factory. this is after people were stuck and had nowhere to go for hours. when you have this level of a disruption to our whole transportation system, i think we need to draw a line. a police cruiser rammed and a car set on fire. wild

sideshows caught on camera in oakland. it kind of chaos i don't need around me. it is terrorizing me and it scares me. reports this time the police did something differently and the doves with taylor swift on their side? what they say they have working for them ahead of tomorrow's big game to make it to the playoffs. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. hi, i'm sara donchey in for juliette today. coordinated protests using chains and cement barrels shutdown two big bay area highways for hours. more than two dozen people ended up arrested. demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in gaza blocked traffic on the golden gate bridge and two parts of i-80 in oakland. it all started in the height of the rush hour morning commute. when it was all said and done, 37 protesters were arrested. chp says they