♪ ♪ >> mr. trump, what you have to say? >> norah: tonight closing arguments in the first criminal trial of a former president, telling the jury is there please. >> if there was an mvp, if there was a goat of liars, it is michael cohen. >> norah: plus the academy award-winning actor making his argument outside the courthouse. >> this is a time to stop him by

voting them out once and for all. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ tonight, a new york, new york, just hours from getting the historic case of the state of new york versus donald trump. i am norah o'donnell, thank you for being with us. lawyers are summarizing the six-week trial after more than 20 witnesses and hundreds of pieces of evidence. prosecutors trying to prove to things beyond a reasonable doubt, that triumphal supplied business records tied to payment of stormy daniels, and that those payments were made to cover up another crime, consider that conspiracy to violate state election law. they had their turn attacking the evidence and witnesses especially former trump fixer michael cohen telling the jury he is the mvp of lawyers. cbs's robert costa was inside the courthouse for all the day's

highlights. >> reporter: allies say donald trump arrived confident at court this morning purred >> this is a very dangerous day for america. >> reporter: flanked by several members of his family. today they heard prosecutors outline how trump working with michael cohen and former "national enquirer" publisher david packer engaged in an alleged conspiracy and cover-up. appearing scandalous stories while trump ran for president coming and falsifying records related to the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels, all of which trump has denied. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no. >> reporter: cohen has testified that trump directed him. >> mr. trump is a con man. he asked me to pay off an adult film star with whom he had an affair. >> reporter: prosecutor joshua steinglass told jurors that packer, cohen, and trump met at trump tower to sort out the arrangement. the scheme by these men could be

what got president trump elected, he said. stein glass called at election for august, and the "national enquirer," a covert arm up at the trump campaign. during their closing argument, the defense team hammered cohen's credibility, claiming he lied on the stand and called him the gloat, the greatest liar of all time. tensions flared when todd blanche told jurors you cannot sense a buddy to present based upon the words of michael cohen. that enraged judge juan rochon who clarified a prison sentence is not required in this case even ink him fiction, and told them to disregard the remark. why do you think todd blanche testified the balance in where i could go with closing arguments? >> he knew we could get away with it. it was a cheap shot and he got awa with it. >> reporter: attacking the proceedings outside of the courthouse. >> he is the toughest man i have ever seen any hand or is this

nonsense everything a day. >> reporter: in today for the first time, the biting campaign staged its own event steps were on the courthouse door with a warning from actor and trump critic robert deniro. >> this is the time to stop stop him, by voting him out once and for all. >> norah: and robert joins us now. an interesting day inside and outside court, i know when lawyers were making their closing argument, the biting campaign held at press conference with those high-profile circuits for the first time. is that a change in strategy, and why? >> reporter: it is, biting campaign officials told me that they came here to frame president trump ahead of the campaign next month, not just aa defendant but as to a threat of american democracy. top republicans tell me privately, norah, this is an uncertain political moment for the party. no one knows what's going to happen if the presumptive nominee has a convicted felon by the end of the week. >> norah: is going to be quite a week.

robert costa, thank you. now some breaking news from youngstown, ohio. investigators on the scene of a natural gas explosion inside a downtown building that houses a chase bank on the ground floor. cbs's roxana has the latest including video about the blast. >> reporter: the explosion shook downtown youngstown this afternoon, ripping the facade off this building. >> all fire ladders respond to 47 central square, a gas explosion. >> and some of that started to clear, we could see that the building was not there anymore. >> reporter: the security video shows the explosion blasting debris across the street. eddie bean was working construction on the building which houses chase bank and apartments. he says he smelled moments earlier and rushed out. >> i'm shook right now, i keep thinking about this girl and her baby that made it out, just like seconds, seconds ago. >> reporter: one person is unaccounted for. >> his wife said he came to

work, his coworker sadie came to work, but we can't find them. >> reporter: the cause was a natural gas explosion. the local hospital tells cbs news it's treating at least seven patients including one in critical condition. roxana saberi, cbs news. >> norah: there is also some breaking news from new mexico where a fighter jet crash into a hillside and caught fire near an air force base in k albuquerque. officials say pilot of the f-35 stealth fire was able to escape and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. the cause of the crash tonight is under investigation. palestinian refugees at two camps and rafah came under deadly fire today after sunday's explosion at a third camp intensified international outrage. and media on the grounds reports that israeli tanks have rolled into the center of rafah for the first time. for those reasons, the white house today faces some tough questions about what is happening inside gaza.

cbs imtiaz tyab starts us off in east jerusalem with the latest. >> reporter: the grief is unbearable. as palestinians weep for their dead after another strike at this camp in rafah, at least 20 civilians were killed according to the gaza health and ministry. a short distance away at a different cam, local journalists report another deadly israeli strike. all the children in the tens were wounded, not a single one of them came out in one piece. israel says it's not behind the accounts of the attacks, but moving them into rafah's city center. it's really warplanes dropped bombs on what was gaza's last safe haven. the assault on the camp that killed 45 civilians also triggered a massive fire. a fire which was unintended according to an israeli ministry spokesperson who said an investigation into the strike was now underway, well at least

1 million palestinians have now fled the violence of rafah in the last few weeks. a cbs news team met this family fleeing to a fate unknown. "the attack the other night was the darkest we have ever seen since the war started" she says. "we have nothing to do with hamas." the mass displacement of civilians has triggered a humanitarian crisis the u.n. says it's struggling to contain as u.s. officials say that $320 million humanitarian peer will be out of commission for at least a week after part of the cause broke away in rough seas. and pressure is only mounting on israel following sunday's deadly strike with european leaders demanding an immediate cease-fire and as norway, spain, and ireland formally recognize a palestinian state tonight, norah, saying it was the only route to peace. >> norah: imtiaz tyab, thank you.

a white house official tells cbs news tonight it has not seen a major ground operation in rafah at this point. standing by israel's right to use target air strikes to root out top hamas leaders. cbs's ed o'keefe pressed national security spokesperson john kirby today on whether the president has a personal limit to the civilian suffering. >> reporter: how many more shard corpses does he have to see before the president considers the change? >> we don't want to see a single more innocent life taken. and i take a little offense at the question. no civilian casualties is the right number of civilian casualties. and this is not something that we have turned a blind eye to, nor has it been something we have ignored our not to raise regard to. including, ed, this weekend as a result of that particular strike. they are investigating it. let's let them investigate and see what they come up with. >> norah: here is why this is important, earlier this month

biden said if israel invited us before, the u.s. would stop supplying with certain offense of weapons. texas bracing for another round of severe weather as residents clean up overnight damaging storms including hurricane first winds, hail, and heavy rain. >> reporter: strong powerful winds near 80 miles per hour slammed into garland, texas, earlier this morning, damaging homes, uprooting trees, one came crashing into this neighbor's house. >> the next one came down on the house, and in the rafters come the joints, everything came down and there. there was water running through there like a river. >> reporter: to give you a sense of the powerful wind gusts, 80-mile-per-hour winds picked up this carport and folded it on top of the house. the man inside says he is okay. the storm's power knocked out power to more than a million people across the state including paige dugan's home where she roared out the storm

in the dark. >> we were hoping and praying that the windows would not bust. >> reporter: a dallas fort worth airport, there was a security video of the 40 miles per hour, easily spun this airline 737 away from the gate. there were no reports of injuries. the same storm system demolish this warehouse in terrel. and in hurst texas, drivers were pelted with baseball-sized hail. and heavy rain pummeled this dallas summer causing street flooding in houston as severe weather hammers texas. >> there are a lot more storms right now than any other year. so i feel like it's just, they are getting stronger. >> reporter: and late this afternoon a construction worker was killed after a building collapse north of houston. there is another round coming tonight in dallas. we could see more overnight storms before the sun comes up with the possibility of flash flooding and tornadoes, norah. >> norah: looking out for the

people of texas, tom hanson, thank you. not to a historic billion-dollar pledge from philanthropist melinda french gates, focusing on women and girls around the world, and reproductive rights here in the u.s. gates said decades are research shows shows investing in women and girls helps everyone. and her granddaughter maeve grow up with fewer rights than she has. >> $1 billion is a game changer. >> reporter: the goal is to advance the power of women. and melinda french gates is putting a billion dollars gift towards the cause. a longtime advocate for reproductive rights globally, she is now focused on a post-op america which includes helping organization that represented the clinic in the case. >> is this a political statement? >> it's a statement about the importance of investing in gender equality. >> reporter: kinetic essay,

french gates reports 2% of turtle living in the u.s. goes to women and girls. adding when we allow this cause to go so chronically underfunded, we all paid the cost. >> is there something that says that that when women support other women, stuff gets done? >> yes, yes, yes. >> reporter: two years ago we sat with her and ai-jen poo, who also shares this gift. >> it's really bold investment and it's a testament to the way that melinda and her organization are making a big bet on women. >> reporter: a dozen global leaders including former new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern, filmmaker ava duvernay, and former olympian allyson felix will each get $29 to aid women's health. a continuation of the mission french gates discussed with cbs's gayle king. >> we should have a society if, for whatever reason, wealth is in your hands, you put it back

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>> norah: the ex-fiance of the former soap actor who was shot and killed in los angeles posted a emotional message to his murderer, tessa farrell calling out the gunman who remains on the run. >> if you are watching, i am sorry, but you shot the wrong guy! >> norah: they say johnny wactor was shot while confronting thieves trying to steal his cadillac converter for money. a rare apology from the vatican. pope francis saying he is sorry for reportedly using a slur directed at men. the italian newspaper says he 87-year-old pope made a disparaging remark last week during a private meeting with italian bishops. a vatican spokesman said today that the pope did not mean to use a homophobic term and apologizes to all who were offended. next eye on america will show

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hair stylist charmaine anckle is suing her former business landlord, robin watson, for the return of rent and security deposit as well as damaged and stolen property. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 171 on the calendar in the matter of anckle vs. watson. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. folks, have a seat. >> judge judy: ms. watson, i'm going to start with you. i gather there is a large space that you rent. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: how many square feet do you rent? >> it's 2,500-plus square feet. >> judge judy: and then you sublet that space... >> correct. >> judge judy: ...to other people for commercial purposes. >> yes. >> judge judy: and one of the people that you sublet to was the plaintiff, and you sublet to her for the purpose of running a beauty salon out of a small space. how many square feet? >> maybe 300 square feet. >> judge judy: and on what date