benefit egypt and qatar. it's the second time that menendez has gone on trial for corruption. he avoided conviction the last time in 2017. thousands of people inin canada are being told to evacuate from more than 100 active wildfires. we're feeling the effects here in the u.s. too. wildfire smoke has triggered an air quality alert in minnesota. and controlled explosions to break up the remains of baltimore's francis scott ski bridge will take place today. the blasts were scheduled for sunday but were delayed because of lightning in the area. for more download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new it's monday, may it's monday, may 13th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." face to face in a court of law, donald trump's onetime fixer-turned foe michael cohen set to testify against the former president.

will the prosecution's star witness help or hurt the case? expanding the battlefield. israeli forces push further into rafah and launch attacks in other parts of gaza where hamas is reemerging. mr. speaker -- >> pomp and protests. comedian jerry seinfeld greeted with boos and a walkout as pro-palestinian students protest his support of israel. force of nature. a tornado strikes a pennsylvania church during service, and now more severe storms are moving across the country. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. all eyes will be on manhattan, a courtroom today, as former president donald trump comes face to face with his former fixer michael cohen. the prosecution's star witness is expected to testify about his so-called hush-money payment to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election.

cbs news' naomi ruchim with more on what to expect. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. michael cohen's testimony is pivotal to the outcome of this case, and each side believes they can use their statements to his advantage. for the prosecution, cohen can explain exactly how these alleged payments were made to stormy daniels, but we'll see the defense go after cohen as a liar with an axe to grind. >> i'm being forced to endure a biden show trial. >> reporter: former president donald trump railed against his manhattan criminal trial to a crowd of supporters in new jersey over the weekend. today in court, he's expected to come face to face with his former fixer, michael cohen, the man at the center of the prosecution's case. >> i think that michael cohen's testimony will be fire and brimstone. >> reporter: cohen is expected to lay out his account that he paid adult film star stormy daniels $130,000 to hide an

alleged past sexual encounter with trump ahead of the 2016 election. trump faces charges of falsifying business records to cover up his reimbursement to cohen. >> he really feels that it is up to him to be able to close this all up and deliver a verdict of guilty. >> reporter: trump has denied all wrongdoing. his lawyers argue that cohen is not a credible witness, pointing out that he admitted to lying to congress and that cohen went to prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the payments. >> are you ready to testify? >> yes. >> reporter: a year ago cohen told cbs news that he lied to congress to benefit his former boss and that he's not out for vengeance. >> this is solely about accountability. >> reporter: cohen has publicly discussed the trial as recently as last week. on friday judge juan merchan instructed prosecutors to tell the star witness to stop talking. for some perspective on just how

crucial michael cohen's testimony will be, his name was mentioned more than 130 times during opening statements in front of the jury. with cohen now taking the stand, prosecutors are believed to be in the homestretch of laying out their case. on friday they said they could potentially rest by the end of this week. anne-marie? >> all right. going to be a big day. naomi ruchim in new york. thank you. democratic new jersey senator bob menendez's latest corruption trial is set to begin today with jury selection. prosecutors allege he and his wife accepted gold bars, cash, and a luxury car as bribes to aid three businessmen in his home state. the favor allegedly benefited the governments of egypt and qatar. his lawyers say he stayed within the rules and did nothing illegal. and now to the middle east where israeli forces are pushing deeper into gaza's southern city of rafah which israel says is hamas' last stronghold. and the idf is now also battling

a resurgence of hamas militants in several towns in the northern part of the territory which had been cleared out months ago. secretary of state antony blinken delivered some of the strongest public criticism yet of israel's conduct of the war in gaza, telling cbs' "face the nation" that israeli tactics have failed to protect civilians in gaza and failed to neutralize hamas. the israeli military opened a new humanitarian crossing into gaza sunday. the third crossing that will allow aid into the northern region. cbs' ramy inocencio reports from tel aviv. >> reporter: warned by israel's military of a major advance, the tens of thousands who fled to rafah are fleeing again. "this is the tenth time we're evacuating," said this man. "i'm a journalist. i should be telling others where to go." shattered neighborhood of eastern rafah are now eerily quiet, those that haven't left caring for the wounded 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 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 lost nearly her entire family in an israeli strike. [ speaking in a global language ] "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. [ speaking in a global language ] she said, "i wish this war would end." many in israel wish that, too. the country mourned its dead on its first memorial day since october 7th.

netanyahu vowed to push on. [ speaking in a global language ] "keep going until victory," he said. in gaza, this woman wished she could have protected her six children. [ speaking in a global language ] "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." ramy inocencio, cbs news, tel aviv. back here in the u.s., dozens of duke university students booed jerry seinfeld and some even walked out ahead of his commencement address. [ boos ] >> this scene played out sunday as duke university's president introduced seinfeld. the 70-year-old had been an outspoken supporter of israel since the october 7th attack by hamas militants. despite the minor chaos, though, seinfeld was able to deliver his

speech with no interruptions. he gave the graduates three bits of advice and encouraged them to use their privilege well. >> again, a lot of you are thinking, i can't believe they invited this guy. too late. i say, use your privilege. i grew up a jewish boy from new york. that is a privilege if you want to be a comedian. [ cheers ] >> pro-palestinian protests popped up sporadically over the weekend as colleges and universities from north carolina to california held commencement ceremonies. dozens of graduating students at virginia commonwealth university walked out on an address by governor glenn youngkin. and parts of western pennsylvania are cleaning up after three apparent tornadoes touched down this weekend. a large twister was spotted in finleyville on saturday about 20 miles south of pittsburgh. the tornado struck during a church service. ♪

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