"now, now, now." the fear here is if the government doesn't approve a cease-fire soon, that an invasion will follow. >> my dear son, as your mother, i will never give up on you. i will do whatever i can to bring you back home. >> reporter: this protest leader says her 24-year-old son is still a hostage because netanyahu is opposed to a permanent cease-fire. >> my prime minister is not thinking about the israeli citizens. he's thinking only about his political survival. >> reporter: many in israel believe there should be no deal with hamas, like far-right ultra nationalist politician eets ackroizer, part of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's fragile coalition. he says, instead of sending negotiators to cairo for talks, the military should come down on gaza to bring hostages home. and as cease-fire talks carry on

in cairo, the pentagon says it's finished construction of that floating pier to boost aid deliveries to gaza. weather permitting, it will be connected to the gaza shore in the near future. norah. >> ramy inocencio, thank you. here in washington, president biden marked the days of remembrance for the victims of the holocaust, calling out the resurgence of anti-semitism around the world. cbs's ed o'keefe is at the white house with more on the president's message. >> we've seen a ferocious surge of anti-semitism in america and around the world. >> free, free palestine. >> reporter: after weeks of protests upending college campuses, president biden once again today condemned anti-semitism and said he fears widely accepted behaviors that led to the holocaust are re-emerging. >> hamas unleashed this terror. it was hamas that brutalized israelis. it was hamas who took and continues to hold hostages. i have not forgotten, nor have you, and we will not forget.

>> reporter: the president has struggled to balance his support for israel's ongoing military cmpaign against hamas with growing public anger over the humanitarian crisis in gaza. polls show growing disapproval of his handling of the conflict. but among college students, recent polls show the conflict in the middle east ranks lower than concerns about health care, education, the economy, and civil rights. in his speech, the president called out what's been happening on campuses. >> there's no place on any america, for anti-semitism or hate speech or threats of violence of any kind. >> reporter: with jewish groups pressuring the white house to do more on anti-semitism, the education department today sent new guidelines to every school and college designed to ensure the safety of jewish students. the president didn't criticize israel's military advances further into gaza or mention humanitarian conditions there. a major concern of protesters. >> are there any plans for him to give similar remarks either

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now to a consumer alert. when it comes to auto safety, people often think about crash tests and what takes place outside the vehicle. but new research is raising concerns about toxic chemicals inside your car coming from the seats. cbs's anna werner takes a look at the findings and explains what you can do to protect yourself. >> reporter: this woman drives an electric car to help the environment but hadn't thought much about the air inside her car. >> i never realized there could be toxic chemicals. >> reporter: about two years ago, she volunteered to participate in a study looking at drivers' exposure to flame retardants used on automobile seats to meet federal fire safety standards. she and 100 other car owners placed these silicone bands in their cars for a week to measure the levels of those chemicals in the air inside their vehicles. >> i want to know what chemicals are in my car, and if there's anything i can do to reduce my

own exposures. >> reporter: now the results are in. the study finds vehicles are likely important sources of human exposure to potentially harmful flame retardants. those most likely to be exposed, commuters, full-time vehicle drivers, and children. levels of some of those chemicals were two to five times higher in summer as compared to winter. >> in hotter temperatures, chemicals are able to be released from the car materials more easily. >> so the hotter it gets, the more chemical you're likely to have? >> yes. >> reporter: researchers can't say precisely what the health effects might be from breathing in those flame retardants, but they note that a 2023 u.s. national toxicology report found evidence of carcinogenic activity in rats and mice for the most frequently found chemical. they and others are calling for the federal flammability standard to be re-evaluated. the national highway traffic safety administration, which sets those standards, told cbs news it's aware of the report and is reviewing it.

researchers detected flame retardants inside all of the cars tested, but the study didn't look at specific makes or models. a group representing automakers said approved flame retardants are included in vehicles to meet the government's required flammability standards. back in san francisco, vina's test showed flame retashd ants too, which she said is frustrating. >> we can do better and have healthier, safer cars. >> reporter: in the meantime, researchers recommend when you first get in your car, roll down the windows and let the air out. anna werner, cbs news, san francisco. tiktok is suing the federal government to block a law that would force a nationwide ban of the video-sharing app. what it does is sets up a legal battle pitting national security concerns against the free speech rights of tiktok users in the u.s. if tiktok loses, it could be kicked out at app stores unless its chinese parent company sells within a year. some passengers aboard a delta flight that landed in seattle last night had to exit

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school in the u.s. to cancel its main graduation over campus protests over the war in gaza. tonight an in-depth report. cbs's mark strassmann talks with students impacted by that tough decision. >> reporter: as a cauldron of unrest, usc looks like a west coast columbia. the university's new image, a platform for protest. >> when i first came, usc was still jokingly referred to as the university of spoiled children. nobody's using that slogan anymore. >> reporter: this week, usc also stands for university of scrapped commencement. senior taylor couldn't reno wanted her graduation to be perfect perfect. but president carol folt, citing unspecified security concerns, canceled this friday's marquee graduation exercises. as usual, more than 100 smaller events will go on. less pomp given the circumstance. >> it was a little bit painful. i think we were all a bit sad in

the moment. >> and you're a covid kid. >> yeah, i didn't get a high school graduation. it was a drive-through kind of like mcdonald's. >> reporter: also rankling usc's campus, the school's treatment of valedictorian us na ta boss many. it rescinded her speaking invitation, apparently worried about escalating tensions around this muslim student's pro-palestinian views. >> very honestly to use like a dramatic word, usc betrayed me. >> reporter: usc feels a lot less collegiate these days. this campus is on lockdown to the outside world. ask security. no university i.d, no access. as if on cue, when we interviewed professor sandy tow lan about the campus lockdown. overhead noise drowned us out. >> the militarization of our campus -- >> sorry, can i have you hang one second? >> it's funny because this is what i was going to be talking about is a helicopter. >> reporter: an lapd helicopter circling. tolan says it's a regular

occurrence. >> are university administrations just in a tough spot? >> there's no doubt that they're in a tough spot. but the reaction has made it worse. >> reporter: we asked the school repeatedly for an interview. no luck. what you do hear a lot is this. sure, losing the big cap and gown moment is hard, but please, a little perspective. >> we're such a strong class. i mean we all went through the pandemic together, and now we're going through this together. >> life goes on. >> life goes on. >> reporter: a nuanced take. in a moment like this, schools like usc need more of that. mark strassmann, cbs news, los angeles.

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and baton rouge police corporal jason lee. you could say it was destiny that brought the three together on saturday after she went into labor and called her mom for a ride. only they didn't make it to the hospital, so they flagged down a passing police car from the side of the road. >> i was like, mama, come get me. it's time. it's time for us to go. and it just -- it didn't go as planned. >> the only thing going through my mind was, we got a mother. we got a child involved, and she's about to have this baby. i'm not a nurse. so, like, i need to do the best i can, and it turned out -- turned out well. >> well, they have kept in touch and are now forever bonded. new mom destiny allen, baby noah, and baton rouge police officer jason lee -- they are tonight's "heart of america." and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for cbs mornings and remember you can follow us online anytime at

cbsnews.com. reporting from right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the pentagon has now confirmed that it paused shipments of some precision-guided missiles to

israel. the u.s. says it has concerns over how they'd be used in the dense urban area of rafah, where israel is ramping up a ground invasion. at least two large tornadoes slammed into western michigan and another in indiana as powerful storms swept through the midwest tuesday evening. officials in kalamazoo county say about 10% of residences are without power. and the weeks-long search for the victims of the baltimore bridge collapse is now over. the body of the sixth and final victim in the collapse of the key bridge was found on tuesday. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. adult film actress stormy daniels takes the witness stand. >> mr. trump, is this true? >> did you sleep with stormy? >> the combative cross-examination by donald trump's legal team as the porn star says she hates the former president and wants him held

accountable in the case of the so-called hush money payments. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we want to begin tonight with those fireworks inside a manhattan courtroom. after a day he was dreading, donald trump left his criminal trial defiant this afternoon after nearly four hours of testimony by stormy daniels. daniels testified under oath about an alleged sexual encounter she had with trump back in 2006, and at times it was graphic. trump denies any such encounter took place, and his legal team aimed to paint the porn star as a greedy liar today. but it is the alleged cover-up of the $130,000 hush money payment to daniels just days ahead of the 2016 election that is at the heart of this case. prosecutors claim that trump falsified his company's business

records to hide the payment by recording it as a legal expense to his former personal attorney and fixer, michael cohen. and let me tell you it is not over yet because daniels is going to be back on the stand again on thursday. cbs's robert costa was inside the courthouse for the explosive day of testimony. >> so this was a very big day. >> reporter: former president donald trump sat just feet from adult film star stormy daniels, who described the night of their alleged sexual encounter in a lake tahoe hotel, which he denies. she says he greeted her wearing silk pajamas. daniels testified she said jokingly to him, did mr. hefner know you stole his pajamas, a reference to "playboy" magazine founder hugh hefner. with trump looking on, his son eric also in attendance, daniels said she asked trump about his wife, melania, and he said it wasn't an issue. "don't worry about it. we actually don't sleep in the same room," according to daniels. trump was seen visibly shaking

his head at the remark. daniels told prosecutors she had unprotected sex with trump, which she described in part to "60 minutes" in 2018. >> you told donald trump to turn around and take off his pants? >> yes. >> and did he? >> yes. so he turned around and pulled his pants down a little. he had underwear on and stuff, and i just gave him a couple swats. >> this was done in a joking manner? >> yes. and from that moment on, he was a completely different person. >> reporter: daniels testified trump told her, "you remind me of my daughter. she is smart and beautiful, and people underestimate her as well." after the encounter, daniels said she was shaking so much that she was having a hard time getting dressed. >> is there any legal significance to the salacious details offered in her testimony? >> there is no legal significance to the salacious details in her testimony. but what it does do is it brings in, in essence, character evidence about the defendant, donald trump. >> reporter: daniels' comments

drew repeated objections from trump's lawyers, who asked for a mistrial, claiming the prosecution was trying to embarrass the former president. judge juan merchan denied the motion but acknowledged some things would have been better left unsaid. >> they have nothing on books and records and even something that should bear very little relationship to the case. >> reporter: meanwhile, trump's lawyers went right at stormy daniels' credibility and motivation. several tough exchanges including one where daniels acknowledged that she hates trump. >> and, robert, i do need to ask you about a separate trial involving the classified documents. what did we learn today about that trial? >> reporter: norah, a stunning development late today. florida federal judge aileen cannon has now decided to indefinitely postpone that classified documents trial that was looming on the horizon for the former president, raising a real question about whether trump will ever face a trial on that front before the election or even this year.

>> robert costa, thank you. there's some breaking news tonight about a second tornado outbreak. more twisters on the ground after nearly two dozen were reported overnight across seven states. homes and businesses were left in ruins, and power was knocked out for thousands. cbs's dave malkoff reports tonight from oklahoma, where a small town was totally destroyed. >> reporter: it was a night of ferocious storms, including this moment when a tornado tore through a hotel in bartlesville, oklahoma, monday, sending terrified guests running for cover. the same tornado on the ground for about 35 miles also plowed through neighboring barnsdall with menacing ef-4 winds of at least 170 miles per hour. >> 60, 70 homes that were totally destroyed, and i think the count's up to probably 350 or so statewide now. >> reporter: the violent storm system, the third most active day this year, was shared misery.

last night, at least 22 reported tornadoes swept across seven states in parts of the great plains and the central u.s. from above, barnsdall is a trail of splintered homes and uprooted trees. and as the tornado bore down, carl kelly and his frail mother took shelter at home. >> i could hear it coming. i drug her into that bathroom, covered her up with my body. >> you laid on top of her? >> yeah. >> she's 80-what years old? >> 80. >> reporter: this is what's left of the bathroom that saved them. even after the tornado passed, carl and his mom were trapped under this debris for 15 minutes. that is until the high school football coach heard them and pulled them out of here. now residents are beginning to clean up, searching for treasured pieces of their lives. >> we'll work together, and we'll all get it back together and teamwork. that's what you do. >> reporter: this pile of scattered debris behind me was once ray of hope ranch, a place where people would come for horse therapy to overcome trauma. during the storm, there were several horses inside this

arena, and many people feared the worst. but, norah, afterwards, they all came back home. >> oh, i just got the goose bumps. dave malkoff, thank you for your the threat of those tornadoes is far from over. as this system moves east. so let's bring in meteorologist alex wilson from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, alex. >> norah, we've got another night of active severe weather. that continues into our wednesday. tonight greatest risk for parts of indiana, ohio, down into kentucky. that's where torcon values are as high as a 5. so in addition to tornadoes, we watch for the gusty, damaging winds. we watch for hail and very, very heavy rain. that will continue into tomorrow morning. take a look at the start of the day in a place like nashville. in middle tennessee, no rest during the day tomorrow. you actually have the risk of severe weather. lexington over to springfield and little rock, torcon values as high as a 5 again on wednesday.

again watch as we see these clusters or complexes of storms that produce those severe threats and very heavy rainfall rates throughout the day and throughout the night. that will continue, norah, even into our thursday morning. >> alex wilson, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." this charmin ultra soft smooth tear is soooo soft and soo smooth. charmin ultra soft smooth tear has wavy perforations that tear so much better for a smooth more enjoyable go. charmin, enjoy the go. inez, let me ask you, you're using head and shoulders, right? only when i see flakes.

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i'm willie james inman in washington. thanks for staying with us. an american who was teaching english in russia has been arrested on hooliganism charges. russia's state news agency says william nye come broke into a library while intoxicated and has been sentenced to 10 days in jail. this is the second arrest of a u.s. citizen in russia this week and comes as russian president vladimir putin takes power for another term. cbs's ian lee reports. ♪ >> reporter: carefully crafted kremlin choreography shows a man at the height of power. vladimir putin's inauguration carried the air of a coronation. the russian president easily won a fifth term in office with no real rivals. the celebration comes as russia has put another american behind bars. staff sergeant gordon black. >> i'd like to say hi to my mom and dad. >> reporter: black is stationed in south korea and was visiting a girlfriend in russia, a country listed as a

do-not-travel zone for the u.s. military. authorities arrested him last week on charges of criminal misconduct. >> please do not torture him. >> reporter: his mother says the girl accused him of stealing $100 from her. >> she said he was arrested, let go. he was in a hotel room, and she didn't know what happened to him. then all of a sudden, he was arrested. >> reporter: black joins a growing list of americans held in russia, including retired marine paul whelan and wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich. black's arrest highlights the tense relations with washington. the u.s. and many western countries boycotted putin's inauguration, which ushered in at least six more years of a man who ordered nuclear drills just this week, saying it should cool d d downhot heads in the west. ian lee, cbs news, london. turning now to research about airborne toxins inside your car.

a study in the journal environmental science and technology finds the toxins are coming from car seats treaded with flame retardant chemicals. anna werner looks at the findings and what you can do to protect yourself. >> reporter: san francisco's veena sing la drives an electric car to help the environment but hadn't thought much about the air inside her car. >> i never realized there could be toxic chemicals, it was very surprising to me to be honest. >> reporter: about two years ago, she volunteered to participate in a study looking at drivers' exposure to flame retardants used on automobile seats to meet federal fire safety standards. she and 100 other car owners placed these silicone bands in their cars for a week to measure the levels of those chemicals in the air inside their vehicles. >> i want to know what chemicals are in my car and if there's anything i can do to reduce my own exposures. >> reporter: now the results are in. the study finds vehicles are

likely an important source of human exposure to potentially harmful flame retardants. those most likely to be exposed, commuters, full-time vehicle drivers, and children, who the study says would also be at risk of greater exposure than adults for equivalent commuting times. the green science policy institute's lydia yall is one of the study's authors. >> does that mean that when you get in your car, you are going to be breathing these chemicals? >> it does mean you'll be breathing the chemicals. >> reporter: and they found levels of some of those chemicals were two to five times higher in summer as compared to winter. >> in hotter temperatures, the chemicals are able to be released from the car materials more easily, and so you end up with higher concentrations. >> so the hotter it gets, the more chemical you're likely to have? >> yes. >> reporter: researchers can't say precisely what the health effects might be from breathing in those flame retardants, but they note that a 2023 u.s. national toxicology report found

evidence of carcinogenic activity in rats and mice for the most frequently found chemical. they and others are calling for the federal flammability standard to be re-evaluated, similar to how the standard for upholstered furniture was revised in 2021 to eliminate flame retardants. the national highway traffic safety administration, which sets those standards, did not respond to our request for comment. but the international association of firefighters union says most car fires come from car engines and accidents, not car interiors. and the chemicals also pose risks to firefighters. the union's pat morrison. >> when you put those flame retardants in there and the fire is going, that's what we're breathing in. some of the most toxic air that you will ever find anywhere. >> reporter: back in san francisco, veena's test showed flame retardants too, which she says is frustrating. >> we've made great strides in making our cars safer, you know, over the decades. i just think we can do better

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for bankruptcy this week. steward owns about 30 facilities across the u.s. some of them are small town hospitals that have taken care of families over generations. chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook reports. >> reporter: after steward health care declared bankruptcy, massachusetts governor maura healey insisted eight hospitals run by the company in her state will remain open. >> patients should keep your appointments. >> reporter: despite those assurances, the company's early morning filing listing debts of at least $550 million left frontline workers like nurse audra sprig reeling. >> how does this all leave you feeling? >> angry. this one company is going to come in and just destroy it and walk away and probably have no repercussions for it. >> reporter: beginning in 2010, steward snapped up dozens of community hospitals across eight states with backing from private equity investors. in recent years, the company has struggled, shuttering hospitals and leaving an extensive trail of unpaid bills that led to

shortages of lifesaving medical supplies. last year at this steward hospital in boston, a 39-year-old woman died after giving birth to her daughter. weeks before, a device that potentially might have saved her life was repossessed by a vendor steward hadn't paid. mary budby is a senior coordinator for the private equity stakeholder project, a nonprofit that looks at the impact of private equity investments. >> where does that all leave the people who are working in the hospitals, the patients? >> so they're the collateral damage, and this is a lesson in moral hazard. these private equity investors get to make a lot of money and take financial risks, but the cost of those risks are borne by the patients, the workers, and the communities those hospitals serve. >> reporter: in a statement announcing the bankruptcy, steward's ceo, ralph de la torre said the company had done everything in its power to operate successfully in a highly challenging health care environment. an sec filing from 2021 revealed

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was 23 days longer when compared to 1970. in philly, it's 31 days. in dallas, it's 17 days longer. at dr. brett west's office, that's led to a 30% uptick in patients this year. and if you're thinking, i don't get allergies like everyone else -- >> it's just because you never had dog or cat or pollen allergies growing up. it can develop at any time. >> reporer: dr. west says if you suffer from allergies, stay on top of your symptoms with medication if you need to. make sure that you're limiting your exposure out here on high pollen days. and unfortunately we're all going to have to start thinking about protecting ourselves much earlier and much longer than we used to. dave malkoff, cbs news, irving, texas. as summer approaches, dermatologists are warning that skin cancer is the most common type of cancer but also one of the most preventable. natalie brand shares one woman's story of detecting melanoma before it was too late.

>> i had a spot right under my eye. >> reporter: abby wiener says she doesn't think much of it at first until her older sister implored her to get checked. >> in her big sister way, said, i really think something looks funny. it doesn't look like a freckle to me. >> reporter: what abby thought was just an age spot ended up being melanoma. it required two procedures to remove, but fortunately was caught early, before spreading. >> skin cancer at its earliest stages is very curable. melanoma at its earliest stage has a 99% cure rate. >> reporter: prevention is key. research show sunburns damage the skin, and even one blistering burn during childhood or adolescence can raise the risk of developing melanoma later in life. a new survey by the american academy of dermatology has doctors concern, revealing that more than one-third of adults got a sunburn last year, the highest number since 2020. >> i don't see any others. >> reporter: dr. more recall skelsey urges her patients to do

a head to toe self-check once a month. >> the number one thing to look for is something that is new or changing. so anything that is new or changing and stays there for about six weeks should be examined by your dermatologist. >> reporter: remember the abcdes of mel know na. asymmetry, border, color, diameter, and evolving. abby's new normal includes more frequent skin checks, big hats, and lots of sunscreen. >> now sun karine is part of the same way i brush my teeth, and the same way i brush my hair. it's part of the sort of daily routine of how i take care of myself. >> reporter: habits she's instilling in her children as well. talie

and finally, new york city is rolling out the welcome mat to bees. the longtime threatened pollinators are getting custom new homes in public plazas. michael george explains. >> reporter: bees. most people try to avoid them,

but it turns out we can't live without them. >> well, there's literally nothing that we consume that could not happen without a pollinator. >> reporter: share ra hoebl, executive director of the horticultural society of new york says bee populations are in crisis, especially in urban environments. she's working with the city of new york and rutgers university to bring back the buzz. >> this is one of our bee hotels. >> reporter: the pollinator port project places these simple structures in public places. >> and it has some plant material, basically reeds and stems that are hollow. and this is what the bees are looking for for their home. >> reporter: and before you start worrying about swarms of bees attacking people, these aren't those kinds of bees. these are solitary bees. they don't pose a danger to people. >> they're very tiny. most do not sting. they're not aggressive at all. >> reporter: they're also placing buckets in planters that bees can burrow into. the hope is if these pollinating bees thrive, new york's plants

and flowers will thrive too. ecology professor kim russell says because bee hotels are cheap and easy to make, any community can do this. >> the hope is that this could be a regular thing, especially in cities where there's just a very, very dense aggregation of human settlement and there's just not a lot of space for bees. >> reporter: residents were worried at first, but now they're welcoming their new bee neighbors. >> it is beautiful, and it is refreshing to see it. i like it. i like it a lot. >> reporter: helping bees helps us restore a little bit of nature in the city. michael george, cbs news, new york. and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. check back later for "cbs mornings." reporting from the nation's capital, i'm willie james inman. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the pentagon has now confirmed that it paused shipments of some precision-guided missiles to israel. the u.s. says it has concerns

over how they'd be used in the dense urban area of rafah, where israel is ramping up a ground invasion. at least two large tornadoes slammed into western m michigan and another in indiana as powerful storms swept through the midwest tuesday evening. officials in kalamazoo county say about 10% of residences are without power. and the weeks-long search for the victims of the baltimore bridge collapse is now over. the body of the sixth and final victim in the collapse of the key bridge was found on tuesday. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. york. adult film actress stormy daniels takes the witness stand. >> mr. trump, is this true? >> did you sleep with stormy? >> the combative cross-examination by donald trump's legal team as the porn star says she hates the former president and wants him held accountable in the case of the

so-called hush money payments. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we want to begin tonight with those fireworks inside a manhattan courtroom. after a day he was dreading, donald trump left his criminal trial defiant this afternoon after nearly four hours of testimony by stormy daniels. daniels testified under oath about an alleged sexual encounter she had with trump back in 2006, and at times it was graphic. trump denies any such encounter took place, and his legal team aimed to paint the porn star as a greedy liar today. but it is the alleged cover-up of the $130,000 hush money payment to daniels just days ahead of the 2016 election that is at the heart of this case. prosecutors claim that trump falsified his company's business

records to hide the payment by recording it as a legal expense to his former personal attorney and fixer, michael cohen. and let me tell you it is not over yet because daniels is going to be back on the stand again on thursday. cbs's robert costa was inside the courthouse for the explosive day of testimony. >> so this was a very big day. >> reporter: former president donald trump sat just feet from adult film star stormy daniels, who described the night of their alleged sexual encounter in a lake tahoe hotel, which he denies. she says he greeted her wearing silk pajamas. daniels testified she said jokingly to him, "did mr. hefner know you stole his pajamas?" a reference to "playboy" magazine founder hugh hefner. with trump looking on, his son eric also in attendance, daniels said she asked trump about his wife, melania, and he said it wasn't an issue. "don't worry about it.

we actually don't sleep in the same room," according to daniels. trump was seen visibly shaking his head at the remark. daniels told prosecutors she had unprotected sex with trump, which she described in part to "60 minutes" in 2018. >> you told donald trump to turn around and take off his pants? >> yes. >> and did he? >> yes. so he turned around and pulled his pants down a little. he had underwear on and stuff, and i just gave him a couple swats. >> this was done in a joking manner? >> yes. and from that moment on, he was acompletely different person. >> reporter: daniels testified trump told her, "you remind me of my daughter. she is smart and beautiful, and people underestimate her as well." after the encounter, daniels said she was shaking so much that she was having a hard time getting dressed. >> is there any legal significance to the salacious details offered in her testimony? >> there is no legal significance to the salacious details in her testimony. but what it does do is it brings in, in essence, character evidence about the defendant, donald trump.

>> reporter: daniels' comments drew repeated objections from trump's lawyers, who asked for a mistrial, claiming the prosecution was trying to embarrass the former president. judge juan merchan denied the motion but acknowledged some things would have been better left unsaid. >> they have nothing on books and records and even something that should bear very little relationship to the case. >> reporter: meanwhile, trump's lawyers went right at stormy daniels' credibility and motivation. several tough exchanges including one where daniels acknowledged that she hates trump. >> and, robert, i do need to ask you about a separate trial involving the classified documents. what did we learn today about that trial? >> reporter: norah, a stunning development late today. florida federal judge aileen cannon has now decided to indefinitely postpone that classified documents trial that was looming on the horizon for the former president, raising a real question about whether trump will ever face a trial on that front before the election or even this year.

>> robert costa, thank you. there's some breaking news tonight about a second tornado outbreak. more twisters on the ground after nearly two dozen were reported overnight across seven states. homes and businesses were left in ruins, and power was knocked out for thousands. cbs's dave malkoff reports tonight from oklahoma, where a small town was totally destroyed. >> reporter: it was a night of ferocious storms, including this moment when a tornado tore through a hotel in bartlesville, oklahoma, monday, sending terrified guests running for cover. the same tornado on the ground for about 35 miles also plowed through neighboring barnsdall with menacing ef-4 winds of at least 170 miles per hour. >> 60, 70 homes that were totally destroyed, and i think the count's up to probably 350 or so statewide now. >> reporter: the violent storm system, the third most active day this year, was shared misery. last night, at least 22 reported

tornadoes swept across seven states in parts of the great plains and the central u.s. from above, barnsdall is a trail of splintered homes and uprooted trees. and as the tornado bore down, carl kelly and his frail mother took shelter at home. >> i could hear it coming. i drug her into that bathroom, covered her up with my body. >> you laid on top of her? >> yeah. >> she's 80-what years old? >> 80. >> reporter: this is what's left of the bathroom that saved them. even after the tornado passed, carl and his mom were trapped under this debris for 15 minutes. that is until the high school football coach heard them and pulled them out of here. now residents are beginning to clean up, searching for treasured pieces of their lives. >> we'll work together, and we'll all get it back together and teamwork. that's what you do. >> reporter: this pile of scattered debris behind me was once ray of hope ranch, a place where people would come for horse therapy to overcome trauma. during the storm, there were several horses inside this

arena, and many people feared the worst. but, norah, afterwards, they all came back home. >> oh, i just got the goose bumps. dave malkoff, thank you for your reporting there. the threat of those tornadoes is far from over as this system moves east. so let's bring in meteorologist alex wilson from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, alex. >> norah, we've got another night of active severe weather. that continues into our wednesday. tonight greatest risk for parts of indiana, ohio, down into kentucky. that's where torcon values are as high as a 5. so in addition to tornadoes, we watch for the gusty, damaging winds. we watch for hail and very, very heavy rain. that will continue into tomorrow morning. take a look at the start of the day in a place like nashville. in middle tennessee, no rest during the day tomorrow. you actually have the risk of severe weather, lexington over to springfield and little rock. torcon values as high as a 5 again on wednesday. again, watch as we see these clusters or complexes of storms that produce those severe

threats and very heavy rainfall rates throughout the day and throughout the night. that will continue, norah, even into our thursday morning. >> alex wilson, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."

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cbs news has learned cia director bill burns will travel to israel on wednesday for pivotal talks with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu about the ongoing cease-fire negotiations over the war in gaza. earlier today, israel strongly rejected a deal agreed to by hamas as it moved forward with a controversial military operation in the city of rafah. we get more now from cbs's ramy inocencio. >> reporter: flattening this "i love gaza" welcome sign, israeli tanks took control of the palestinian side of the rafah crossing. along with kerem shalom to the east, two of gaza's most important corridors for aid are now shut. prime minister benjamin netanyahu stressed hamas' proposal is very far from israel's core demands. but tonight, more pressure from hostage families for a deal. they're chanting the names of every single hostage followed by "now, now, now."

the fear here is if the government doesn't approve a cease-fire soon, that an invasion will follow. >> my dear son, as your mother, i will never give up on you. i will do whatever i can to bring you back home. >> reporter: protest leader einav zangauker says her 24-year-old son, matan, is still a hostage because netanyahu is opposed to a permanent cease-fire. >> my prime minister is not thinking about the israeli citizens. he's thinking only about his political survival. >> reporter: many in israel believe there should be no deal with hamas, like far-right ultra nationalist politician itzak kreuser, part of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's fragile coalition. he says, instead of sending negotiators to cairo for talks, the military should come down on gaza to bring hostages home. and as cease-fire talks carry on in cairo, the pentagon says it's

finished construction of that floating pier to boost aid deliveries to gaza. weather permitting, it will be connected to the gaza shore in the near future. norah. >> ramy inocencio, thank you. here in washington, president biden marked the days of remembrance for the victims of the holocaust, calling out the resurgence of anti-semitism around the world. cbs's ed o'keefe is at the white house with more on the president's message. >> we've seen a ferocious surge of anti-semitism in america and around the world. >> free, free palestine! >> reporter: after weeks of protests upending college campuses, president biden once again today condemned anti-semitism and said he fears widely accepted behaviors that led to the holocaust are re-emerging. >> hamas unleashed this terror. it was hamas that brutalized israelis. it was hamas who took and continues to hold hostages. i have not forgotten, nor have you, and we will not forget.

>> reporter: the president has struggled to balance his support for israel's ongoing military campaign against hamas with growing public anger over the humanitarian crisis in gaza. polls show growing disapproval of his handling of the conflict. but among college students, recent polls show the conflict in the middle east ranks lower than concerns about health care, education, the economy, and civil rights. in his speech, the president called out what's been happening on campuses. >> there's no place on any campus in america, any place in america, for anti-semitism or hate speech or threats of violence of any kind. >> reporter: with jewish groups pressuring the white house to do more on anti-semitism, the education department today sent new guidelines to every school and college designed to ensure the safety of jewish students. the president didn't criticize israel's military advances further into gaza or mention humanitarian conditions there, a major concern of protesters. >> are there any plans for him to give similar remarks either about the plight of palestinian

civilians or about islamaphobia? >> the president has spoken about what's happening in gaza. the loss of civilians' lives is unacceptable. >> reporter: but cbs news has learned the biden administration has postponed delivery of some ammunition to israel. one u.s. official says the holdup's designed to send a message opposing any major military operation in rafah. norah. >> that is significant. ed o'keefe, thank you. the "cbs overnight news"

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now to a consumer alert. when it comes to auto safety, people often think about crash tests and what takes place outside the vehicle. but new research is raising concerns about toxic chemicals inside your car coming from the seats. cbs's anna werner takes a look at the findings and explains what you can do to protect yourself. >> reporter: san francisco's veena singla drives an electric car to help the environment but hadn't thought much about the air inside her car. >> i never realized there could be toxicchemicals. >> reporter: about two years ago, she volunteered to participate in a study looking at drivers' exposure to flame retardants used on automobile seats to meet federal fire safety standards. she and 100 other car owners placed these silicone bands in their cars for a week to measure the levels of those chemicals in the air inside their vehicles. >> i want to know what chemicals are in my car and if there's anything i can do to reduce my

own exposures. >> reporter: now the results are in. the study finds vehicles are likely important sources of human exposure to potentially harmful flame retardants. those most likely to be exposed, commuters, full-time vehicle drivers, and children. levels of some of those chemicals were two to five times higher in summer as compared to winter. >> in hotter temperatures, chemicals are able to be released from the car materials more easily. >> so the hotter it gets, the more chemical you're likely to have? >> yes. >> reporter: researchers can't say precisely what the health effects might be from breathing in those flame retardants, but they note that a 2023 u.s. national toxicology report found evidence of carcinogenic activity in rats and mice for the most frequently found chemical. they and others are calling for the federal flammability standard to be re-evaluated. the national highway traffic safety administration, which sets those standards, told cbs news it's aware of the report and is reviewing it. researchers detected flame

retardants inside all of the cars tested, but the study didn't look at specific makes or models. a group representing automakers said approved flame retardants are included in vehicles to meet the government's required flammability standards. back in san francisco, veena's test showed flame retardants too, which she says is frustrating. >> we can do better and have healthier, safer cars. >> reporter: in the meantime, the researchers recommend when you first get in your car, roll down the windows and let the air out. anna werner, cbs news, san francisco. tiktok is suing the federal government to block a law that would force a nationwide ban of the video-sharing app. what it does is sets up a legal battle pitting national security concerns against the free speech rights of tiktok users in the u.s. if tiktok loses, it could be kicked out of app stores unless its chinese parent company sells within a year. some passengers aboard a

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main graduation over campus protests over the war in gaza. tonight an in-depth report. cbs's mark strassmann talks with students impacted by that tough decision. >> reporter: as a cauldron of unrest, usc looks like a west coast columbia. the university's new image, a platform for protest. >> when i first came, usc was still jokingly referred to as the university of spoiled children. nobody's using that slogan anymore. >> reporter: this week, usc also stands for university of scrapped commencement. senior taylor contarino wanted her graduation to be picture perfect. but president carol folt, citing unspecified security concerns, canceled this friday's marquee graduation exercises. as usual, more than 100 smaller events will go on. less pomp given the circumstance. >> it was a little bit painful. i think we were all a bit sad in the moment.

>> and you're a covid kid. >> yeah, i didn't get a high school graduation. it was a drive-through kind of like mcdonald's. >> reporter: also rankling usc's campus, the school's treatment of valedictorian asna tabassum. it rescinded her speaking invitation, apparently worried about escalating tensions around this muslim student's pro-palestinian views. >> very honestly to use like a dramatic word, usc betrayed me. >> reporter: usc feels a lot less collegiate these days. this campus is on lockdown to the outside world. ask security. no university i.d, no access. as if on cue, when we interviewed professor sandy tolan about the campus lockdown, overhead noise drowned us out. >> the militarization of our campus -- >> sorry, can i have you hang one second? >> it's funny because this is what i was going to be talking about is a helicopter. >> reporter: an lapd helicopter circling. tolan says it's a regular occurrence. >> are university

administrations just in a tough spot? >> there's no doubt that they're in a tough spot. but the reaction has made it worse. >> reporter: we asked the school repeatedly for an interview. no luck. what you do hear a lot is this. sure, losing the big cap and gown moment is hard, but please, a little perspective. >> we're such a strong class. i mean we all went through the pandemic together, and now we're going through this together. >> life goes on. >> life goes on. >> reporter: a nuanced take. in a moment like this, schools like usc need more of that. mark strassmann, cbs news, los angeles. "heart of america" is next th a special deliver

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finally, tonight's "heart of america" and our full week of special stories leading up to mother's day. meet newborn baby noah. his loving mom, destiny allen,

and baton rouge police corporal jason lee. you could say it was destiny that brought the three together on saturday after she went into labor and called her mom for a ride. only they didn't make it to the hospital, so they flagged down a passing police car from the side of the road. >> i was like, mama, come get me. it's time. it's time for us to go. and it just -- it didn't go as planned. >> the only thing going through my mind was, we got a mother. we got a child involved, and she's about to have this baby. i'm not a nurse. so, like, i need to do the best i can, and it turned out -- turned out well. >> well, they have kept in touch and are now forever bonded. new mom destiny allen, baby noah, and baton rouge police officer jason lee -- they are tonight's "heart of america." and that's the overnight news for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings" and remember you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews.com.

reporting from right here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. the pentagon has now confirmed that it paused shipments of some precision-guided missiles to israel. the u.s. says it has concerns

over how they'd be used in the dense urban area of rafah, where israel is ramping up a ground invasion. at least two large tornadoes slammed d into western michigan and another in indiana as powerful storms swept through the midwest tuesday evening. officials in kalamazoo county say about 10% of residences are without power. and the weeks-long search for the victims of the baltimore bridge collapse is now over. the body of the sixth and final victim in the collapse of the key bridge was found on tuesday. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's wednesday, may 8th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." tornado outbreak. another night of violent storms barrelled across the midwest tearing down buildings, trees, and por