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>> this is a man who is clearly on a mission for personal revenge. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we are going to get to the intense and contentious questioning of former fixer michael cohen by donald trump's defense team in just a moment. but first, there is some breaking news about a horrific accident in florida. now a truck driver is under arrest for a dui after a deadly crash that killed at least eight people and injured 40 others in central florida early this morning. state investigators say the driver of that pickup truck collided with a bus that was carrying 53 migrant farmworkers. cbs's manuel bojorquez reports tonight on the conditions of those still in the hospital in ocala. >> reporter: more than 30 ambulances rushed to the scene of the crash at about 6:30 this morning. it happened on a rural road

about 50 miles south of gainesville. 53 farmworkers were riding in a bus once used as a school bus when police say an oncoming pickup truck veered toward the center of the road. the two vehicles sideswiped. >> the school bus traveled off the roadway, onto the grass shoulder, where it went through a fence, struck a tree, and overturned. we've had approximately 40 people tansferred to the local area hospitals. >> reporter: bryan maclean howard, the driver o the pickup truck, has been arrested on eight counts of driving under the influence manslaughter. migrant workers from mexico were among the victims. they were in the u.s. legally, according to government officials, and were on their way to a farm that was harvesting watermelons. >> we are a very big agricultural county. so this time of year, we always have migrant workers that are in our county that are on buses. they're hardworking individuals. and there is absolutely nothing wrong with them being here. >> reporter: advent health

received multiple patients and called on spanish-speaking chaplains to help. >> as you might imagine, that's a touching experience. >> reporter: ernesto ruiz, with the farmworkers association of florida, spoke with the family of one of the men who was riding the bus. >> they haven't spoken to him since yesterday. they're terrified. they don't know if he is alive, if he's injured, what his state is. >> reporter: of the 40 people injured in this morning's crash, at least seven were listed in critical condition at area hospitals. the mexican consulate in orlando says it has activated emergency phone lines to try to connect victims here with loved ones in mexico. norah? >> norah: manny bojorquez, thank you so much for that update. turning now to the fireworks in the criminal trial of donald trump, as defense attorneys questioned the prosecution's star witness, michael cohen. trump's lawyers repeated cohen's own expletives back to him as they tried to portray the former president's personal attorney as an opportunist motivated by revenge. but cohen laid out key details

in the plan to cover up the payment to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election. and that included an oval office meeting where he drilled down on trump's alleged role in falsifying business records by claiming the repayment scheme was all legal expenses. cbs's robert costa was inside the courthouse today. >> today we had a very, i think a very good day in court. >> reporter: donald trump's defense attorney todd blanche took direct aim at michael cohen's credibility today, noting he's publicly attacked his former boss, from calling him a cheeto-dusted cartoon villain to selling merchandise on tiktok, including a $32 t-shirt depicting trump behind bars. addressing cohen, blanche asked, "do you want president trump to be convicted in this case?" cohen: "sure." >> the trump defense team is coming hard out of the box at cohen's credibility, his integrity, the fact that he makes no bones about having an intense dislike of donald trump.

>> reporter: trump is under a gag order and barred from criticizing witnesses. but trump's g.o.p. allies, including an entourage at court today, are not, including house speaker mike johnson and two former presidential candidates. >> he is someone who has a history of perjury and is well known for it. no one should believe a word he says today. >> reporter: inside court and under questioning by prosecutor susan hoffinger, cohen testified about a 2017 oval office meeting, where he and trump allegedly discussed his reimbursement for the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. cohen, who took a picture during his visit, said trump knew the financial records would be cast as ordinary legal expenses. hoffinger: "if not for the campaign, mr. cohen, would you have paid that money to stormy daniels?" cohen: "no, ma'am." hoffinger: "at whose direction and on whose behalf did you commit that crime?" cohen: "on behalf of mr. trump." >> whether the jury views

michael cohen as a truth teller or whether they view him as just spinning another one of his lies is probably going to drive this verdict. >> reporter: cohen was the target of an fbi raid in 2018, part of an investigation into the hush money payments. he said it left him despondent and angry, but trump, he testified, offered him reassurance. "don't worry. i'm the president of the united states," cohen said trump told him. it was the last time they spoke. after making a statement, speaker johnson refused to take questions, but i did ask him, would he stand with trump even if trump is convicted? he rushed off and ducked into his motorcade, underscoring how many republicans are coming here to show solidarity with trump, but few want to talk too much about the details of this trial. norah? >> norah: robert costa, thank you so much. israel targeted hamas with an intense round of strikes in gaza today, including in the south, where hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing rafah. tonight, we are hearing from an

american medic who is among the doctors and workers, aid workers, who are trapped in the war zone. cbs's imtiaz tyab reports from israel tonight. >> reporter: israeli warplanes targeted this building in the central nuseirat refugee camp. a cbs news team was there, as first responders dug survivors out from the rubble. several were killed, including women and children. in another strike nearby, the israeli military says it struck a hamas war room at a u.n. school, killing over ten fighters. cbs news could not independently verify the claim. the carnage comes as aid agencies say nearly half a million palestinians have fled the southern city of rafah since israel began targeting areas there last week, including 81-year-old mustafa al-gazzar, now displaced in this camp. "i live in extreme fear,"

he says. all crossings out of gaza are now blocked, leaving 20 american medics trapped inside, like dr. mohammed abdelfattah from california. standing here in front of the same "i love gaza" sign an israeli tank drove over last week as the rafah offensive began. >> it has been very difficult, leaving my wife and two kids and surrounding family. it was something that i had to do. i felt like the efforts back home were not going anywhere. they were falling on deaf ears. >> reporter: but as israel marked its independence day, thousands of israeli settlers also marched towards gaza, demanding the right to rebuild settlements inside the palestinian territory, while others also tried to block aid from entering. and aid agencies are warning over a million palestinians now face catastrophic levels of hunger, but help could soon be on the way. a floating pier president biden

ordered the construction of to help ramp up the distribution of aid in gaza could become operational any day now. norah? >> norah: that is some good news. imtiaz tyab, thank you. as storms push through the south tonight, we have learned that at least three people were killed in louisiana on monday. that includes a pregnant woman and the baby she was expecting, who died after a tree fell on a home. another death was reported in mississippi after severe weather slammed the state sunday into monday. president biden is taking a hard line on chinese imports, charging a 100% tariff on electric vehicles. and that's just one product the administration is targeting, a move the president says will help u.s. companies counter the chinese government's "cheating" and "anticompetitive practices." cbs's nancy cordes is at the white house with what this means for american consumers. >> reporter: after years of warning china, president biden put his pen where his mouth is today, quadrupling the tariff on chinese evs from 25% to 100%.

>> i'm determined that the future of electric vehicles will be made in america, by union workers. period. [applause] >> reporter: the move comes as evs from chinese automaker byd gain traction around the world, at about half the price of u.s.-made cars. >> one thing that my grandfather used to always tell me are, good things aren't cheap and cheap things aren't good. >> reporter: dorian jimenez owns a chevy dealership in oklahoma city. >> i'm glad that our government is going that direction, and the more things that we can keep in house, the greater it can be for us. >> reporter: biden's hikes apply to far more than evs. chinese steel and aluminum will be hit with a 25% tariff. solar panel cells will go to 50%. and so will chinese syringes and needles. >> biden finally listened to me. he listens to me. >> reporter: former president donald trump hiked tariffs on a much broader swath of chinese goods in 2018.

at the time, biden argued that would spark a trade war, raising costs for everyone. >> we are going after the wrong thing with china. >> reporter: even today, reaction from around the country was mixed. colorado's democratic governor jared polis said, "this is horrible news for american consumers and a major setback for clean energy. this tax increase will hit every family." but the white house argues china's unfair trade practices have been hurting manufacturing states like michigan and pennsylvania. those happen to be swing states as well, but officials here insist these new tariffs have nothing to do with the fact that we're in an election year, norah. >> norah: nancy cordes, thank you. the wait is finally over for the tip-off of the wnba season, one of the most anticipated in history. interest is at an all-time high thanks in part to an exciting rookie class, led by indiana fever superstar caitlin clark.

cbs's jan crawford gives us a courtside seat to the new era of women's basketball. >> and it is in! >> reporter: the dominant las vegas aces are looking for a three-peat as the wnba bets on an historic season, with incoming stars building on the excitement they sparked in college. >> clark on the drive, gets inside! >> reporter: indiana superstar caitlin clark... >> clark. >> reporter: is bringing new fans... >> you bet! >> reporter: and already helping to sell out arenas across the league. >> she is just a good person to look up to, like a good human. >> i'm glad people are supporting the w and understanding how amazing it is 'cause it's been that way for years. >> angel reese, 13 points in 18 minutes. >> reporter: in chicago, rookies angel reese and kamilla cardoso, a pair of new skyscrapers, are hoping to tower over opponents. and in washington, aaliyah edwards wants to get the mystics back on top. >> this draft class is so special. we saw the impact in college.

we're hoping to bring that same impact in the w. >> reporter: overall wnba ticket sales are up 93% since last season. that explosive interest already is changing the league. last week, commissioner cathey engelbert announced players would fly charter for this entire season for the first time in history. >> little girls are dm-ing me, reaching out to me, saying, "wow, i watched you play today," which is just amazing, because i didn't have that opportunity. >> so kind of a crazy moment right now in women's basketball. >> i think that we are pushing the boundaries. we are forcing people to tune in. >> reporter: now the action gets started here as the mystics tip-off against the liberty. also tonight, caitlin clark's indiana fever against the connecticut sun. it's the sun's first opener to sell out since their first season in 2003. norah? >> norah: jan crawford, our new courtside reporter, thank you. a cbs news investigation finds some 2020 election deniers are now working in election

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>> norah: tonight, a cbs news investigation into dozens of election officials in key battleground states. many have promoted election conspiracies, including false claims about president biden's 2020 victory. cbs's caitlin huey-burns reports. >> reporter: here in washoe county, nevada, home to reno, republican tracey hilton-thomas is campaigning for a seat on the county commission in one of the country's fiercest political battlegrounds. >> in 2020, saw some things that should not have been going on. >> reporter: the five commissioners administer elections. they appoint the county's top election official, set the budget, and ultimately certify the results. >> we are adjourned. >> reporter: part of hilton-thomas' campaign to oversee future presidential

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>> it's fraud, our elections are rigged. >> reporter: beadles has been lobbying washoe commissioners to implement several controversial election changes, including having the national guard at polling places, which the aclu says is categorically illegal. >> they are really scared of trump, but what they should be scared of is 25 to 100 million little trump 2.0s running around the country. >> reporter: beadles' approach has been promoted by top trump supporters like steve bannon. why the focus on the county commission? >> you want to save a county? you save the county commission. 'cause they are the ones with one vote that can fix or destroy a county. >> reporter: beadles has already spent heavily supporting the campaigns of 2 of the 5 current commissioners, both of whom are pushing election conspiracies. if beadles is successful in getting one more vote on the commission, his allies will be in charge of certifying elections in the future. caitlin huey-burns, cbs news, reno. >> norah: our "heart of america" is next. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this portion

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quintuplets victoria, vico, ashley, michael, and marcus have done it all, from sharing birthdays to bedrooms. >> we know everything about each other. >> reporter: but they weren't sure if they'd share a college education. >> some of us even thought of >> some of usng to college or >> refinanced the house, asked for loans. we were in that process when the big surprise happened. >> reporter: montclair state university pulled through with a big surprise, offering five full academic scholarships. >> so happy. our mom was crying instantly, as soon as she found out. >> reporter: is this a dream come true for you? >> absolutely. >> reporter: on monday, day, four years after missing their high school graduation during the pandemic, the povolos made up for it five times over. >> hopefully med school down the line. >> i might eventually going to law school. >> hopefully by summertime i have a teaching job. >> i want my own business.

>> i think i'm going to be continuing to work in my corporate banking job. >> reporter: meg oliver, cbs news, little falls, new jersey. >> norah: and with that, the povolo quintuplets are tonight's "heart of america." and just a reminder, our interview with pope francis is on this sunday's "60 minutes," followed by a prime time special on monday, may 20th. and that is tonight's "cbs evening news." . thank you, norah, i'm sara donchey. they are the people that educate our kids. yet, sometimes they can not afford to live in the city that they work. >> i have been held back. the lottery in san francisco for the first of of its kind housing complex to give teachers an affordable place to live. the difference is night and day. >> it is still not the most bustling downtown that i have seen as far as cities go. >> coming out of the hole, coming out strong, we will keep

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