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how would you like a record store? the record collector is up for sale for just five million. it's home to more than half a million records from different genres. >> frank sinatra and michael jackson were both customers. it's time to pass on the torch. >> we will see who picks it up. >> that's it for us at 5:00. we'll see you back here at 6:00 for tonight, israel expands its military operation in rafah to root out hamas. palestinians flee, fearing a full-scale invasion of the city. the world food program warning
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that would be catastrophic. >> i'm ramy inocencio in tel aviv. parts of rafah are now abandoned as israel pushes across southern gaza. but the military has now struck northern gaza too, fearing past gains may be lost. >> the question, will israel cross president biden's red line next? >> there are certain systems that we're not going to be supporting and supplying for that. also tonight -- >> and then we have a highly conflicted judge. he's corrupt and highly conflicted. so conflicted. there's never been a judge that's more conflicted! >> trump on the attack at a mega maga rally. his criminal trial set to resume with one star witness. plus, severe storms. this tornado touching down near pittsburgh. more trouble on the way. in western canada, raging wildfires forced thousands to evacuate. and later, we remember a hollywood legend. roger corman, the b-movie filmmaker known for launching a-list careers. >> if hollywood's a high school,
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you're definitely the cool teacher. >> i would think that would be a reasonable thing. c the cool but slightly weird teacher. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thank you for joining us on this mother's day. today the biden administration delivered some of the strongest public criticism yet of israel's conduct of the war in gaza. secretary of state antony blinken said israeli tactics had failed to protect civilians in gaza and failed to neutralize hamas. the israeli military today opened a new crossing into gaza. it will allow aid to once again flow into the territory almost a week after israel captured it and shut down the border crossing with egypt. israel urging more than 1 million civilians to get out of rafah ahead of an expected push into the heart of the city. cbs's ramy inocencio is in tel aviv tonight with more.
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ramey. >> reporter: good evening. parts of the city of rafah are now abandoned. people fleeing to the coast as israel tries to eradicate hamas from southern gaza. but israel's army has also now returned to fighting in northern gaza. senior military officials publicly fear past gains may be lost. warned by israel's military of a major advance, the tens of thousands who fled to rafah are fleeing again. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "this is the tenth time we're evacuating," said this man. "i'm a journalist. i should be telling others where to go." shattered neighborhoods of eastern rafah are now eerily quiet. those that haven't left caring for the wounds and for the dead. israel's military says dozens of terrorists have been killed. >> our operations against hamas in rafah remains limited in scope. >> reporter: but the army has launched a new operation in the north, saying hamas is trying to
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re-establish itself there. in expanded strikes up and down the strip, the israel defense forces said it hit more than 150 terror targets in the past day. with more funerals like these held in their wake. outside her makeshift shelter, jamila abu jebara lost nearly her entire family in an israeli strike. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "my 8-year-old son's body is still under the rubble," she said. "i'm waiting for a cease-fire to pull him out." she was a mother of seven children. her 10-year-old daughter, dima, is the only survivor. she said "i wish this war would end." many in israel wish that too. tonight the country mourned its dead on its first memorial day since october 7th. but netanyahu vowed to push on. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: "keep going until victory," he said. in gaza, abu jabera wished she could have protected her six
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children. [ speaking in a global language ] . >> reporter: "i wish i died and they had lived," she said. "my message to any mother, see our lives and see our sorrows. i'm one of countless mothers who have lost." and very public cracks are now appearing between israel's government and its military, jericka. senior military leaders are demanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu decide what will replace hamas as the governing body in gaza or risk israel being stuck there and with no way out. >> ramy inocencio reporting in tel aviv, thank you. israel's actions have strained relations with its most important ally, the united states. cbs's skyler henry is at the white house. skyler, it seems like communication is key here. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, jericka. even today the u.s. and israel are staying in regular communication, looking for ways to deal with a dire humanitarian crisis in gaza and alternative courses of action to defeat hamas.
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today, biden administration officials are reaffirming the u.s.'s position to stand with israel in the war against hamas. yet -- >> at the same time, he's been very clear that in doing that, it's imperative that israel protect civilians and make sure that humanitarian assistance gets to those who need it. >> reporter: but it's that issue that's now intensifying pressure on the president, who's already facing domestic scrutiny. today students walked out of duke university's commencement. the latest in a series of protests on college campuses for biden's handling of the war. last week, biden talked about the pause on the american delivery of 3,500 bombs to israel, concerned about the damage they would cause if there wasn't a credible plan to deal with the civilian crisis in rafah. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel will stand alone if it has to. now, critics are raising questions. >> if israel does not go into rafah and destroy hamas in rafah, hamas will survive.
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>> most of these weapons, to answer your question, are precision guided weapons. that means precise. that means it spares civilian casualties because the targeting is so precise. >> reporter: the latest diplomatic challenges follow a biden administration report that israel may have used some u.s. weapons in ways inconsistent with international law. prime minister netanyahu has conceded his forces have killed more civilians than hamas militants. >> i worry that the number of civilians that are dying are ultimately going to provide permanent recruiting material to hamas, and hamas will remain a threat for years to come to israel. >> reporter: for now, the administration says other munitions deliveries continue, but it's also calling on israel to develop a plan for gaza's future. a strategy officials say hasn't become clear. jericka. >> skyler henry at the white house, thank you. today russia blamed ukraine for a deadly attack on an apartment building. it happened in the border city of belgorod. authorities blamed ukrainian
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shelling for the building's destruction. at least 13 people were killed. in ukraine, russia intensified its attacks on the city of kharkiv. today ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy said fierce fighting in the region has forced thousands of people to leave. tomorrow, donald trump is required to head back to a new york city courtroom. the former president was on the campaign trail saturday in new jersey. his team saying this crowd in wildwood, new jersey, was the biggest one they've ever seen this year. cbs's shanelle kaul joins us now with more on that. shanelle. >> reporter: and, jericka, trump will be back in that manhattan courtroom tomorrow morning. but he spent part of the weekend campaigning in a state where he lost by double digits. at a beachfront rally in southern new jersey saturday night, former president donald trump took aim at his political opponent. >> i'm being forced to endure a biden show trial. >> reporter: and the prosecutor in his new york criminal trial.
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>> you know who he is? fat alvin. >> reporter: the attacks follow a fiery week in court for trump, which included testimony from adult film star stormy daniels, who claims to have had an affair with him before the 2016 election, which trump denies. she accepted a $130,000 payment from trump's former attorney, michael cohen's shell company, in exchange for her silence. but the way cohen allegedly misclassified those funds are the crux of the indictment. on monday, cohen, trump's fixer turned foe, is expected to take the stand. >> are you ready to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: cohen's credibility will likely be challenged by the defense. he was convicted for lying under oath and tax evasion in 2018 and spent just over a year behind bars. legal experts say cohen will serve as the prosecutor's most crucial and complicated witness. >> he is going to be expansive in his answers, probably much
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more than the prosecution would like, and certainly going to be a difficult witness for the defense to control. >> reporter: and one month into this trial, prosecutors are now in the home stretch, saying they could rest their case by the end of this week. jericka. >> shanelle kaul, thank you. also in manhattan tomorrow, jury selection is set to start in new jersey senator bob menendez's federal corruption trial. the democrat and his wife are accused of taking bribes from egypt and qatar for political favors. prosecutors say menendez raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund his lavish life lifestyle although menendez denies that. well, millions of americans in the south and midwest face strong storm threats this week, including more tornadoes. this twister touched down last night in finleyville, pennsylvania, about 20 miles south of pittsburgh. several homes were damaged, and a church roof even destroyed during a service. so far, more than 500 tornadoes have been spotted across the
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country since april. in western canada, a fast-moving wildfire has forced thousands from their homes in fort nelson, british columbia. across the border in alberta, two out of kroel wildfires are raging, one of them threatening the oil-producing city of fort mcmurray. officials describe the fire as, quote, extreme. well, tonight we learned of the death of susan blaschke. you may not know her name but you've probably never forgotten this movie scene. back lini, a stuntwoman and competitive swimmer starred as krissy watkins, the first shark victim in steven spielberg's 1975 film, "jaws." she died at her ventura, california, home. she was 77. well, for over a half century, director roger corman made more than 300 films, some
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better than others. we learned this weekend that corman died at home in santa monica, california. he was 98. cbs's elise preston has more. >> reporter: campy cult classic war of the satellites is just one of the hundreds of films that made roger corman king of b-movies. the rogue filmmaker, with his not so special effects and dubious dialogue. >> soon we will have nowhere to run. >> reporter: turn the out his independent movies at warp speed, often in under ten days. born in 1926, the detroit native earned an engineering degree from stanford and served in the navy before hollywood. >> you're the one who wanted to go monster hunting. >> reporter: corman said he never spent more than $100,000 a picture. the academy of motion pictures, arts, and sciences joked that he could use a public phone to negotiate a contract, shoot the film in the phone booth, and pay for it with the coins in the
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change slot. >> the beast with a million eyes. >> reporter: the good-humored filmmaker spoke about his style in 2012 on cbs sunday morning kwiegs. >> there are a few of my films in which there was no level of meaning underneath the entertainment whatsoever. >> you will go out and find me some food! >> reporter: mixed in with what some called schlock, classics like little shop of horrors, starring an unknown jack nicholson. >> no norv cane. it dulls the senses. >> reporter: he would help launch and develop many other a-listers. corman received an honorary oscar for lifetime achievement in 2009. >> i really was surprised. i make low-budget films. they will not give an academy award to somebody who makes low-budget films. >> reporter: the humble legend, according to his family, wanted to be remembered as a filmmaker, just that. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. still ahead on the "cbs weekend news," a tour of los
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a chance to live longer. ♪ a kiss on the hand ♪ ♪ may be quite continental ♪ ♪ but diamonds are a girl's best friend ♪ that's marilyn monroe in the 1953 comedy film "gentlemen prefer blonds." today more than seven decades after that iconic performance, there's new drama surrounding the only home the hollywood star ever owned. here's cbs's carter evans. >> one of the most famous stars in hollywood history is dead at 36. >> reporter: marilyn monroe's death in 1962 shocked and saddened the world, and many consider the brentwood home where she died one the of the last links to her legacy. >> we have a lot of history here that needs to be preserved. >> reporter: jeff zarrinnam is on a mission to save famous l.a. landmarks. >> this is the place you want to see the hollywood sign from.
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>> reporter: and he knows where all of hollywood's hidden gems are. like marilyn monroe's hand prints at the chinese theater. this is about as close to marilyn monroe as most people will ever get. >> well, she also has a walk of fame star. >> reporter: all just a few miles away from the spanish-style bungalow she loved. the home is hidden pretty well from the street outside and it's been more than 60 years since monroe died here. the house has changed hands several times over the years, but this is the first time its owner wants to tear it all down. the l.a. city council is supposed to vote later this summer to determine if the $8 million property should be labelled as a landmark. but the home's owners don't like the spotlight, and they're suing the city for the right to raze it, saying the tourist attraction is a nuisance to the neighborhood. >> we want to see meaningful preservation and protection honoring marilyn monroe in the place she lived and loved. >> reporter: adrian scott is the president of the los angeles conservancy, which works to
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we just broke the world record! >> i lost my breath. a texas thrill seeker has soared into the record books yet again. alfred blaschke reclaimed his guinness world record as the oldest person to tandem skydive. he did it at the age of 106 years and 327 days old to be exact. blaschke originally earned the title in 2020, but a swedish woman took it two years later, prompting blaschke to try again. and as you can see, he succeeded. well, boeing's starliner spacecraft will get a second chance to launch this week. lift-off of the company's first crewed mission now scheduled for friday. the first launched attempt was scrubbed last week over a valve issue. boeing says engineers have fixed the problem. well, tonight, millions of people as far south as alabama may get a third shot at catching a dazzling light show. an intense solar storm from the
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mother's day, a tribute to moms is on display in four major cities across this country. cbs's meg oliver takes a look at how it came together. >> reporter: a few weeks ago in four corners of the country -- >> i'm trying to draw like the most perfect circle. >> reporter: -- artists set out to create the ultimate diy of mother's day gifts. >> not the stereotypical mother's day gift. >> reporter: cricut commissioned the artists to paint larger than life murals honoring moms. each one has a different theme. >> my mom is very excited for this mural. >> reporter: from alice lee, highlighting the sacrifices of motherhood in san francisco -- >> as a first generation chinese american immigration, coming here so that me and my sister could have a better life. in this mural, the mom character is kind of like lighting up the sky with stars, not really
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telling her daughter what to do, but opening the door to all these possibilities. >> reporter: -- to new york city. >> so i'm painting two different faces which are essentially two mothers that are up in the clouds and looking down. >> reporter: where bianca romero wants to honor her friends who have lost mothers. >> mother's day can be very complex and very, like, dynamic. there's a lot of different experiences that aren't really highlighted. i definitely hope people see this and they feel a sense of peace, a sense of like healing. >> she's just going to be so proud and kind of shocked. >> reporter and in chicago, katie lukes has her own mother in mind, remembering the everyday moments in life that often go overlooked. >> so you'll see a motif of like nature surrounding the mothers. and then there's scenes in the middle of just like simple moments of mothers nurturing their young children. just, you know, simple things
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that are really important and special. >> reporter: gifts from the heart honoring moms everywhere. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. and that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. coming up tonight on "60 minutes," lesley stahl reports on the pressure israel faces from iran and hezbollah. i'm jericka duncan in new york. have a great night. something was missing. i felt a calling for community service. >> new at 6:00, a completely different career path for a south bay retiree. why he
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traded the tech world for law enforcement in his 60s. plus the source of the blaze that sent an ominous black cloud over the bay this afternoon. why the smoke lingered long after the fire was out. >> the whole thing is a pure adrenaline rush. >> diving into danger. meet the teen that's from the most daring of wildfire frontlines. the fitting sendoff for a local civil right legend who often compared his life to a jazz song. live from the cbs studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. i'm andrea nakano. the santa clara sheriff's department is swearing in a new reserve deputy tomorrow morning, but he's a little bit older than your average recruit. >> da lin talks to the former marketing executive turned peace officer about why. in his mid-60s, he's beginning a career in law enforcement. >> reporter: on most days you'll find this man on the move, working on something en

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