it's wednesday, may 19th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, legal troubles worsen for former president trump. a state investigation into his business empire has gone from civil to criminal. no charges. a prosecutor says sheriff's deputies were justified when they shot and killed andrew brown jr. in his car, but they may not be in the clear yet. attempted kidnapping. a young girl fights off a man who nearly abducts her at a bus who nearly abducts her at a bus stop. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with breaking developments over possible new

legal trouble for former president trump. the new york state attorney general's office says it is now conducting a criminal investigation into mr. trump's business empire. a spokesperson for attorney general letitia james says the office informed the trump organization it is expanding what had been a civil investigation. it is working with the manhattan district attorney who has been conducting a criminal probe into mr. trump and his company for two years. the state investigation is looking into whether the trump organization falsely reported property values to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits. so far, no comment from the trump organization. our other top story now -- the deadly shooting of andrew brown jr. a north carolina prosecutor will not charge sheriff's deputies who opened fire on the 42-year-old black man. for the first time, the public saw portions of body camera footage showing what happened last month. brown's family called it an execution, and there are calls

for the justice department to get involved. jeff pegues has more, but a warning, some of the video might be tough to watch. >> reporter: as they pulled up on the scene, the officers were heavily armed and sitting in the back of a pickup truck. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: andrew brown jr. is behind the wheel of the blue sedan that officers are closing in on. investigators later conclude that brown was not armed. that his attempt flee made the vehicle a deadly weapon, putting officers in danger. district attorney andrew wombull played four cameras showing multiple angles to explain his decision. >> the facts of this case clearly illustrate the officers who used deadly force on andrew brown jr. did so reasonably -- >> reporter: he says brown's car made contact with one of the officers as the vehicle backed up. in the video, brown also appears to turn the vy from

officers ended14 shots. [ gunfire ] brown was shot in the right arm and died from a fatal wound to the back of the head. you're sending mixed messages, you're saying he was threatening them, but then he's backing away. it's the officer going for the car. >> okay. when you employ a car in a manner that puts officers' lives in danger, that is a threat. i don't care what direction you're going. >> reporter: the shooting happened on april 21st as police were serving two felony arrest warrants on brown. prosecutors say he sold cocaine and heroin in march to undercover officers on separate stings. >> ems -- >> reporter: brown family attorney harry daniels says the da ignored public policy in reaching its decision. >> you don't shoot a vehicle that's no longer a threat, and you don't shoot into a moving

vehicle. >> reporter: none of the officers involved in the shooting will be charged. the brown family, it wants the justice department to now intervene and ultimately come to a different conclusion. jeff pegues, cbs news, elizabeth city, north carolina. israel and hamas militants launched new rocket attacks this morning amid calls by the international community to end the fighting. france called for a u.n. security council resolution on the violence, but it's unclear when and if a cease-fire might happen any time soon. laura podesta is tracking latest developments. >> reporter: protests from in front of the israeli embassy in washington, d.c., to the streets of los angeles. [ chants ] calling on israel to end strikes on gaza amid the back-andas militants. anhts thbe sd as soon possible. rorro president biden during a trip to

michigan where democratic congresswoman rashida tlaib, who has family in the west bank, told the president that palestinian human rights are not a bargaining chip. >> that's what's missing in the statements coming from president biden. you don't hear the words "palestinians deserve human rights," that palestinians deserve to exist. >> reporter: rejecting international calls for a cease-fire, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the military operation will continue in order to restore calm. the israeli military spokesman says that as long as rockets are being fired at israel, deescalation is not on the table. around 50,000 palestinians have fled their homes, and more than 200 have been killed since the violence began earlier this month. at least a dozen people in israel have died from rocket attacks by the militant group hamas. >> everyone is scared. there is a lot of people and children in the shelters. >> reporter:enteeavi the west b

burned tires and threw stones at israeli troops who fired back killing at least four people. laura podesta, cbs news. parts of the south are getting hammered by severe weather. at least four possible weather-related deaths have been reported in louisiana. some people in baton rouge are getting by on small boats and canoes after storms brought severe flooding to the area. the rain is expected today with another round of storms tomorrow. >> usually floods, but not there bad. >> it will get about maybe ankle deep maybe, and then it will start to subside. it's never gotten this high. >> storms also produced a large tornado near sterling city, texas, on monday. li a

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those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "tenpensacola news journal" reports a man is in custody after allegedly trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl at a florida bus stop. the incident was caught on video. it shows the girl waiting at the bus stop when a man pulls up in an suv, runs out, and grabs her. she was able to fight him off and run home. the man drove away but was arrested about eight hours later. >> the victim at the time of the attempted abduction was playing with blue slime as a toy. she had blue slime. it was on her hands. the suspect when we caught him had blue slime all over his own arms. >> authorities say the suspect has a history of sexual offenses including crimes against children. the "east bay times" says two teenage girls were killed and five others wounded when gunmen opened fire at a party bus traveling on an open

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our top stories this morning -- the new york state attorney general's office says that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former president trump's business empire. it says the office ginformed th trump administration that it is expanding what had been a civil probe. investigators are working with the manhattan district attorney who has been conducting a criminal investigation into mr. trump and his company for two years. and a north carolina prosecutor says sheriff's deputies were justified when they shot and killed andrew brown jr. in april. the district attorney said that he will not file criminal charges against the deputies because brown used his car as a deadly weapon when they tried to serve drug-related warrants.

for the first time, the public got to see portions of body camera video showing s of what hatate tift covid restrictions, a lot of t n yorkeehe and feeling the love.isreports. [ siren ] >> reporter: this line snaked around new york city blocks with families waiting for boggs of food. the pandemic forced 68-year-old mary harrison to cut back on spending. >> i just felt the need to. >> reporter: needs are still great here in harlem. like many low-income neighborhoods hit hard by covid. >> we are definitely in a struggle, and that's one reason why so many of those foundations have given. they've provided so much food -- 600-plus boxes of food. >> reporter: organizers plan too give the food until it ran out. that took less than an hour. pre-pandemic, about 35 million americans regularly went to bed hungry. that number shot up to 45 million in 2020.

this year is expected to be only slightly better. this is the 12th pandemic food giveaway this couple helped with. the longtime harlem residents used to focus on providing schools with supplies but shifted their platform this past year to address food insecurity. >> it's a heartbreaking time. it's the time if you're going to give, do it now. >> reporter: also helping feed the community, the neighborhood police. commanding officer andre brown says with the current focus on policing in black and brown neighborhoods, it's important more than ever for officers to have positive exchanges with the people in their communities. >> policing is a customer service business. we're one and the same. tcomm a. >> repor a harrison iso see. >>t as one. like i said, we're stronger united than >> reporter: she hopes the message spreads giving the community much-needed

nourishment. coming up on "cbs this morning," we'll go to seattle where there's a fear of rising crime after the exodus of hundreds of officers from its police force after budget cuts and the defund the police movement. plus, first on "cbs this morning," jetblue ceo robin hayes has a special announcement as americans begin to travel again. and actor levar burton joins the table to guest host the 8:00 hour. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪