as far as martine moise is concerned, i'm not martine moise�*s lawyer, but just think about it.plot with a bunch of people that she does not know, for instance, mercenaries from colombia or other countries? that does not make any sense. it should be clear, just as you deny any involvement, so does she. but my question was, and i need a yes/no answer because we're almost out of time, are either you or she planning to run for president? you say the people of haiti don't care. i dare say they do want to know the answer to that. what i'm saying now, at the moment is, this is a time to think about the haitian people, their wellbeing. this is a time to think about how we can get them out of this mess. this is not a time for talking about personal political agenda, because we need to put those aside and put haitian first and foremost, put haiti first and foremost. so i'm not interested in talking about whether or not i will run. this is not what the haitian people want to hear now. they want to know, how can a responsible leader can help them getting out of this total mess? and this is

ariel henry was appointed prime minister after the july 2021 assassination of president jovenel moisehenry still has not returned to haiti after a trip to kenya where he was seeking a deal for a long-delayed u.n.-backed mission to haiti. kenya announced last year it would leave the force, but it has effectively been placed on hold. henry arrived in puerto rico on tuesday after he was unable to land in the dominican republic with the dominican president saying henry was not welcome in the country for safety reasons. for more, we are joined by jemima pierre, professor at the social justice institute at the university of british columbia in canada, and research associate at the center for the -- associate at the university of johannesburg. she is a haitian-american scholar and co-coordinator of the black alliance for peace's haiti/americas team, which has been closely following the crisis in haiti. her recent article for nacla is headlined "haiti as empire's laboratory." professor, welcome to democracy now! can you start off by describing what you understand is the latest on the ground,

moises: we have three big rooms that can do 10 people each.together, we can do around 34 people smashing at the same time. we have all the safety gear here. we'll give you guys hard hats, gloves, safety shields. you actually get to choose your own weapons. we have a wall full of weapons of crowbars, sledgehammers, bats, sticks. you guys may grab one weapon per person, but feel free to swap your weapons as many times as you like. everyone gets printers, keyboards, glass. we actually let everyone bring up to three items, three electronics, and up to 25 pieces of glass per group. pictures of exes, you know, maybe some old furniture that you don't want anymore, and you can really just go to town on it. aah! [laughs] be mindful not to hit the doors, the walls, and most importantly, each other. you know, we have dinner reservations at 8, so may as well pregame at the smash room and get your frustrations out. woman: so, i went for the big piece because it's easy to aim at, and it kind of gets you in the groove. once you get a swing of things, then yo

has backed ariel henry for years, including after the assassination of jovenel moise..s. is calling for a transfer of power. what credibility does the u.s. have right now in haiti? robert: well, whether haitians like it or not, the u.s. is the main elephant in the room. ariel henry has been kind of humiliated, because he's not even allowed to go back to haiti, as you know. and, to some extent, the situation of ariel henry reminds us of henry kissinger's dictum that you can be, that to be an enemy of the united states is very dangerous, but to be a friend of the united states can be fatal. and i think that ariel henry is finding himself in that situation, although he may have a last card to play. but all signs point to his resignation, whether it's voluntary or forced. nick: robert fatton, thank you very much. robert: thank you. geoff: we turn now to the migrant crisis that's gripping parts of the southern u.s., but has much wider implications. here's amna nawaz. amna: geoff, a senior u.s. official tells us amid a global migration surge that the trafficking industry is

the last president of haiti was javenel moïse. the american media called him dictator.from the white house, he did not resign and refused to hold new elections. on the night of july 7, 2021, foreigners, according to local police, shot maiz and his wife at their residence. 2 days before the assassination of the president, the government was headed by ariel henri. in the fall of 2022, against the backdrop of the fuel and energy crisis, members of local groups blocked the port and... oil terminals of haiti, cutting off fuel supplies to the cities. many government hospital facilities have ceased operations. power has actually passed into the hands of bandits. to restore order about... this week, the caribbean community organized an emergency meeting to decide what to do with haiti. prime minister ariel henri, against whom the gangs are rebelling, was forced to resign, promising a transitional government. i wish i knew how to create it. the president of el salvador , nai bukele, became famous. effective terror against gangsters at home, he offered his services to restore ord

opposed to the prime minister since he took power following the assassination of presidentjovenel moiseminister landed in puerto rico after his plane was denied permission to land in haiti due to security concerns. the us ambassador to the united nations addressed the situation on wednesday, saying that while the us is not pushing for mr henry to resign, it does wants to see a political transition. what we've asked the haitian prime minister to do is move forward on a political process that will lead to the establishment of a presidential transitional council that

in january 2010 there was javenel moise. the american media called him a dictator. from the white house , he did not resign and refused to hold new elections. on the night of july 7, 2021, foreigners, according to local police, shot maiz and his wife at their residence. 2 days before the assassination of the president, the government was headed by ariel henri. autumn 2022 background fuel and energy crisis members. to restore order, henri's government again asked the international community to send troops into the country. this week the caribbean community organized an emergency meeting to decide. what to do with haite. prime minister ariel henri, against whom the gangs were rebelling, was forced to resign, promising a transitional government, if only they knew how to create it. the president of el salvador, nai bukeli, famous for his effective terror against gangsters at home, offered his services to guide order, but this is more for self-promotion. prisoners of haiti. power in the country was seized. gang drawing by taiwanese artist stelina chain. on the aristante'

what about the implications that henry was involved in the assassination of moise, having spoken manymes to the men in the room with moise and the colombian assassin who identify this is the president for them to kill and had been to henry's house multiple times? was he implicated and do you think he will come back to haiti? >> i'm not sure henry will come back to haiti. he has become persona non grata. even though i think he is not been a main problem, it is the so-called international community running haiti. henry is implicated in the assassination, which is why we also have to ask why the u.s. supported henry all these months despite the fact we all knew, they knew he was implicated in the assassination. what henry has to be concerned about is the u.s. sanctioning him and also later on charging him in this assassination. i am not sure this solves the problem that has been going on in haiti. it is being reported that the streets were, yesterday but i'm not sure people are going to take this. it demonstrates that haiti continues under the occupation of foreigners. one of the other c

and so lumumba sent to katanga on january 17th, 1961, tortured for hours, brutally and moise chimei, the leader of that province, gets blood on his suit participate in the torture. and then lumumba driven into a remote clearing the forest where a local congolese firing squad answering to belgian officers because there are still belgian officers that province shoot him and those belgian officers assigned to the local secessionist. and so lumumba dies. three days before kennedy took office. well, and it's not just that he's shot, it's also that they're extremely in terms of the way that they dispose of him. yeah. he's buried in. he's been the next day, he's exhumed. buried again. exhumed because the secessionist leader doesn't really know what to do with his body and wants to go once all evidence to be destroyed. and so he's his body is eventually dissolved. sulfuric acid. and one of the it's a belgian police commissioner who's in charge of that job and, he actually takes two of lumumba's teeth in one of his finger bones as sort of gruesome souvenirs. so there's a real, you know, that

lionel moise, abc news, new york. >> in washington, members of congress are set to receive a classifiedhe department of justice on the security threat posed by tiktok's parent company , bytedance. the briefing comes as the house is set to vote tomorrow on a bill restricting the app's operation here in the u.s. it would require bytedance to sell its u.s. operations to an american company or risk being banned from the u.s. >> i have a lot of concern about what the interference of authoritarian and totalitarian governments like china and like russia in our open and free and democratic society. >> national security officials warned yesterday the chinese government might be able to control our devices through the app's software. tiktok has said a ban on its product would trample the first amendment rights of millions of americans. >> and we're taking a live look at the tarmac this morning from our abc seven oakland airport camera. more than a million passengers are projected to pass through the airport for spring break. that's according to airport officials. it's about a 3% increase compared

. >> >> [ speaking in a global language ] >> moises diaz was scheduled to fill potholes on the night of the collapse but his shift changed. he says his friend julio survived the collapse climbing out of his truck as it was sinking. as the ntsb investigation continues, the coast guard says 14 containers with hazardous materials on board the cargo ship were damaged but the soap and perfume inside do not pose a threat to the public. >>> it is a historic site on the san francisco bay as the us naval ship named after gay rights trailblazer harvey milk is dock in our waters. moments ago, a ceremony was held honoring the usns harvey milk and its namesake in the san francisco. >> the u.s. navy ship harvey milk , we celebrate this community that we did not used to celebrate before and it is a very important message for the globe to hear. >> that is harvey milk's nephew, stuart. not only was harvey milk a champion for lgbtq rights here in california, but he also served in the navy during the korean war. his career as a navy officer ended with an other than honorable discharge. now, getting a n

he then had a hand-picked successor jovenel moise. but my point is that michel martelli really begin to institute this idea. this concept of working with the local gangs with the using the police to help negotiate that this sort of truce with them. but using them to repress the opposition demonstrations that were going on continually against his regime since the day that he was elected. there were there were issues of fraud ballot stuffing. there are issues of violence at the polling places, which of course, the international community, the european union and the u.s. embassy glossed over and declared him the winner and then jovenel moise. of course it was more than a year of protests against his regime. and really those gangs were used by that ruling party, the ph k which ruled haiti for 10 years to repress those opposition demonstrations. >> and we have you here, i'd like to get your additional perspective on the situation that's happening on the ground out there. i'm not sure if you could see a moment there. we had a split screen o

juvenile moise should hold, unfortunately, mr. hanri keeps his promise and postpones the elections until 2025. this is a matter of seeking personal and party interests, and also reaching an agreement with the opposition, which helped mr. hanri in this matter . it is possible that the people's anger will flow, as the famous saying has it, and they will also see the maidan's subordinate groups very ready to enter the issue and cause people's annoyance. the former president was murdered and the people could not find his killer, in fact the authorities themselves did not pursue this matter seriously. until now, the situation has reached this point, so i will give you a short summary of the events. until now, in the past 20 days, 3 weeks, 362 thousand people have been displaced. we have had armed attacks on the presidential palace the night before and the nights before that. also. in fact, the ministry of interior has been attacked by gangs, which has caused terror and terror, people cannot even leave their homes, and within a week, 10

juvenile moises, unfortunately, mr. henry kept his promise and postponed the elections until 2025. size. this issue of pursuing personal and party interests, as well as reaching an agreement with the opposition, which helped mr. henry in this case, causes the anger of the people to flow, as the famous saying goes, and also see the maidan-affiliated groups very ready to enter the issue. these events will annoy people. definitely, since the new round of these events, definitely since the time when the former president was murdered and the people could not find his killer, in fact , the authorities themselves did not pursue this matter seriously, which caused the riots in haiti to take root and reach the point where the situation in the face of such a dragging situation , i will actually make a short escape to the events at your service . until now, in the last 20 days and 3 weeks, 362 thousand people have been displaced. we have had armed attacks on the presidential palace the night before and the nights before. the ministry of interior has also been attacked by affiliated groups whi

. >> abc news reporter lionel moise has the details from the deep south to the upper midwest. >> it feelsspring really sprung weeks ago. this winter was the warmest on record for the lower 48 states. average temperatures in wisconsin were nearly ten degrees above normal. the deep red areas on this map show where plants sprouted their leaves up to three weeks earlier than normal. the cherry blossoms in washington have already hit peak bloom two weeks earlier than normal. while most of us welcome the sun and the flowers in early spring comes with consequences. >> we've had a really warm winter and spring and that's really kicking off our pollen season into a frenzy quite early, nearly every region of the country could now see a more intense allergy season earlier and longer. pollen seasons are something we need to prepare for. this is something that climate change is going to keep driving in coming years. >> from pollen in the air to smoke this year, texas has already seen its largest wildfire on record. officials as far north as minnesota are already warning of a high risk for fires. part

lionel moise, abc news, new york. >> 509 this morning, we'll take you to our abc seven oakland airport camera, where we have another dry day in store. partly cloudy skies up above high pressure is still in control of the forecast. next 24 hours. you can see that ridge right here. the high down here. some high clouds again. we'll be streaming in from time to time. but we do have a lot of sunshine in store today before showers are back here tomorrow for the morning commute for folks close to the coast, you may find a little bit of mist and drizzle early on this morning, but it's a mix of sun and clouds throughout the morning. will bottom out in the 40s and a lot of cities right before the sun gets up here and then we'll start to climb through the 50s and eventually into the 60s for daytime highs. a little bit warmer today than we were yesterday. a bit less wind as well. future weather showing you as we head into the afternoon. there's a lot of sunshine, some clouds from time to time. temperatures for the most part into the 60s. a little bit closer to average, but still below where we sho

nick: henry assumed power in july 2021, after the assassination of former president jovenel moise.a judge indicted moise's widow martine for conspiring to kill her husband, and replace him with herself. she was indicted alongside former prime minister claude joseph. it helped push haiti to today's breaking point, after years of poverty and violence. this weekend, the u.s. military boosted security around its embassy, and evacuated non-essential staff. and today the european union announced it will evacuate all of its staff from haiti in response to quote, a dramatic security deterioration. for more we are joined by robert fatton, professor of government and foreign affairs at the university of virginia. thank you very much. how critical is the crisis that haiti faces today? robert: it is critical. haiti is essentially on life support now. the gangs have essentially controlled the capital city port-au-prince. they are controlling not only the main arteries leading to the capital city, but they have attacked the jails, they have attacked the airport, they have attacked the ministries

here's abc news reporter lina moise with what the company is saying this morning. >> this morning, newl at boeing. the new york times reports the company has failed 33 of the 89 audits. the faa conducted after a door panel blew off in mid-flight on this alaska airlines plane in january. investigators later found four bolts were missing following the incident, the faa took immediate action to increase its oversight activities, and we will continue to put safety first. the faa also conducted 13 audits of boeing supplier spirit aerosystems, and seven reportedly resulted in a failing grade, the times say. documents show the faa observed mechanics at spirit using a hotel key card to check a door seal, and spirit mechanics applied dawn soap to a door seal as lubricant. boeing, responding overnight, saying we continue to implement immediate changes and develop a comprehensive action plan to strengthen safety and quality with transparency at every turn. >> do you feel like they're making safe airplanes right now? >> right now, with our oversight , we're certifying them as safe. yes. >> meanwhi

moises diaz says his friend julio cervantes escaped out of the window of his sinking truck. he thought, i'm going die here, but his friend made it out safely even though he can't swim. those who live nearby are still in shock about the disaster. >> it's just surreal. just like i can't wrap my mind around the fact that that whole bridge is actually between. -- actually gone. >> reporter: for ships that had planned stops at one of the busiest ports in the u.s., it's unclear how long this waiting game will last. and you know, it's not just the debris that you can see above the water. everything that sunk to the bottom has to be cleared, as well, before the pour can -- the port can reopen. this is crucial economic engine, it handles more vehicles and farm equipment than any other port in the united states. >> a huge job ahead. jarred hill in new york. thank you. >>> the baltimore orioles paid tribute to the victims of the francis scott key bridge collapse. a moment of silence was held for those victims during opening day at camden yards yesterday. the first responders who helped

moises diaz was scheduled to fill potholes tuesday, but his shift was changed. every day we give thanks to god for life, he tells us. he's grieving the loss of six fellow construction workers, men he calls brothers. i saw my friends as family members, and diaz tells us the miraculous story of his friend julio, one of two rescued. he says he escaped his sinking truck by falling out the window. he thought i'm going to die here. even though he can't swim, he survived. >> new traffic camera video shows the final cars to actually cross the bridge right before it collapsed. an uber driver said she was one of the first cars police stopped from crossing, and she has her passenger to thank for that. >> in all honesty, if my passenger wasn't a little bit late coming out to the car and getting into it, we probably very well could have been on the bridge when it collapsed. we were that close. >>> a massive symbol of just how far the military has come is docked in san francisco tonight. the us harvey milk is the first named after an openly gay person. it's headed to a missio

constitutional crisis that has been aggravated since the death by assassination of the president jovenel moiseefore the death of the president. he essentially inherited a situation which he had promised that he would essentially deliver on elections and retire, but that didn't happen. why is that? we have been hearing the elections have been delayed. i know there is some worry that this could be an attempt to hold onto power, but, on the other hand, this doesn't exactly seem like a perfect environment to hold elections in haiti. well, this is — this is part — one of the big questions, one of the big issues, that the prime minister himself in his current standing would have two entities that could fire him — which is either the president or the parliament, and are both gone now. there is no president and the parliament's terms expired years ago. essentially he is caught in this sort of suspended situation and he basically plays on that and the security situation, to say, well, i'm unable to deliver on elections, but as soon as the situation in the security is restored, i will be able to have el

i'm rhiannon ally, and i'm lionel moise in for andrew. >> we begin with breaking news in michigan, anustrial fire near detroit has triggered multiple explosions, forcing some residents to have to evacuate. >> the explosions were heard up to 15 miles away. the fire reportedly started at a distribution center in clinton township that houses nitrous oxide tanks. local police said 911 lines were down overnight because of those explosions. >> heavy flames and smoke were seen billowing from the fire as debris shot into the air, landing up to a mile away. and residents say they had no idea what was happening at first i thought it was like the next door neighbor doing something crazy outside, and then the wife was like, no, i just checked facebook. >> there's explosions going on, and i followed the plume of smoke and the shaking car. and here i am, and these are the baby explosions going off. there was much bigger ones going off earlier for at least two people were injured, including a firefighter. >> no word yet, though, on what caused that fire. we'll bring you more details as they become a

suffered years of instability and escalating violence since the assassination of presidentjovenel moiserating licence suspended because of "significant concerns" about the unit. the homerton fertility centre has been told it must not start new procedures, but can continue to see existing patients. the clinic said there had been three separate errors in the freezing of embryos. the bbc understands as many as 150 embryos could have been affected in incidents involving up to a5 patients, although this has not been confirmed by the trust. let's get more now with ali price who is outside the clinic. good to see you. tell us more about what they are saying and how many people might have been affected by this. —— ellie price. the might have been affected by this. -- ellie price. �* �* , ., , ellie price. the bbc understands this is affecting _ ellie price. the bbc understands this is affecting about _ ellie price. the bbc understands this is affecting about 150 - ellie price. the bbc understands i this is affecting about 150 embryos, around a5 patients, although as you say, the trust has not p

here's abc's lionel moise this morning. >> the ntsb is leading the investigation into what led up to the collapse. analyzing live stream footage moment by moment, to establish a timeline. the lights on the 95,000 ton dolly container ship went off at 1:24 a.m, turning back on with smoke before turning off again at 1:28 a.m. the last cars drive over the bridge before the ship rams into one of the bridge, supports about 30s, later bringing down the bridge the impact with which this ship hit the structure was one outside of the typical zoom impact to occur. the data recorder on the ship could be critical for the investigation. >> they also have to recover the evidence from this crash and the debris from this crash in order to recreate the scene and recreate what happened, which is one of the tough things to do. >> this wasn't the first time issues with the dolly were documented, and inspection last june found a deficiency for propulsion and auxiliary machinery concerning gauges, thermometers, etc. and in 2016, inspectors issued a deficiency for structural conditions concerning hull damag

. >> i'm rhiannon ally, and i'm lionel moise. andrew is on assignment. we begin with a breaking news. overnight, new concerns about quality control at boeing. >> yeah, the airplane maker is facing new scrutiny after reportedly failing dozens of audits. and overnight, another disturbing development word that a boeing whistleblower has been found dead of an apparent suicide. >> but we begin with the new details about those failed audits at boeing this morning, new concerns about quality control at boeing, the new york times reports. the company has failed 33 of the 89 audits. the faa conducted after a door panel blew off in mid-flight on this alaska airlines plane in january . investigators later found four bolts were missing. >> following the incident, the faa took immediate action to increase its oversight activities, and we will continue to put safety first. >> the faa also conducted 13 audits of boeing supplier spirit aerosystems. seven reportedly resulted in a failing grade, the times say. documents show the faa observed mechanics at spirit using a ho

gangs have been expanding their control in the country since the assassination of presidentjovenel moiseambassador to haiti, pamela white. she said that the us�*s call for democratic elections in haiti will not bring an immediate end to the violence. we could not, we should not be talking about elections, we should not be talking about transferring or re—establishing democratic institutions. no, that is way down the pipe. people are dying every day. starving. 2 million people are eating less than one meal a day. they are getting scraps. they are living in tents or in the street. there are muggings and kidnappings going on day in and day out and murders. we can't think about, wouldn't it be nice to have an election, wouldn't it be nice to have a democratic institutions re—established 7 we need to only focus on stability and security. we're going to have to give that six months to a year. we don't need a governmental transition at this point. we need a peacekeeping consul that can get us just through the devastation that's going on right now. pamela white, former us ambassador to haiti. gi

. >> i'm rhiannon ally, and i'm lionel moise. >> in for andrew.begin with the former president, president trump and his financial troubles. >> his lawyers say he's not able to raise the nearly half $1 billion bond that a new york court is demanding in his civil fraud case. trump is now responding on social media, calling the dollar amount unconstitutional. >> meanwhile, major developments from the stormy daniels hush money case she is speaking out. in a new interview ahead of the upcoming trial. abc's perry russom has the latest, beginning with trump's bond payment, which is due soon. perry good morning. >> good morning to you. trump has less than a week to pay the bond in full, but his lawyers say that will be impossible. well, they say trump does not have the money. this morning former president trump is lashing out at the $464 million judgment in his new york civil fraud case, calling the bond unconstitutional and un-american. trump also claiming the bonding companies have never heard of such a bond. it comes hours after his lawyer said they fa

i'm ryan and ali, and i'm lionel moise. >> andrew is on assignment.begin with the big question this morning. could tiktok, which is owned by a chinese company, eventually be banned in the u.s? >> house, lawmakers have approved a bill that could potentially lead to a ban. members of both parties supporting the proposal cracking down on tiktok, which faces far more restrictions in china, where it's largely an educational app for kids. so what's next here in the u.s? >> abc's em nguyen has been covering the story. you have some answers for us. good morning. >> that's right. good morning. lionel. although the bill that could potentially ban tiktok is moving forward, the app won't be disappearing from phones anytime soon. this morning, social media users in the u.s. are left wondering if tiktok's days are numbered. the bill is passed after the house overwhelmingly passed a bill that would force tiktok's chinese parent company to sell the app or have it banned in the u.s. >> we are in a cold war with china and some of my colleagues want to ignore this fact.

ever since the assassination of president moise in 2021, there's been no serious government, and a wilder called jimmy cherizier is rampaging through the capital. the prime minister, ariel henry, left the country and has now resigned. what ever can be done? a question i put to luis fajardo of bbc monitoring, who's based in miami. henry has not established a timeline for his departure, and he's giving the handing over power to this transitional council and much less to an election. and, of course, haiti has heard before promises of a transition of political change that have extended, have not occurred, and they have eventually led to new surges of violence. the security forces in haiti are clearly in a situation of disadvantage against these gangs who now control or have controlled for a while, big sections of the capital, port—au—prince. and the last few days, one of the things that perhaps brought even more urgency of having a solution for this problem was that this violence was getting closer and closer to the more strategic places of government in the centre of port au prince. can yo

moises diaz was scheduled to fill potholes on the key bridge tuesday, but his shift was changed.d for life," diaz tells us. he's grieving the loss of six fellow construction workers, men he calls brothers. "i saw my friends as family members," and diaz tells us the miraculous story of his friend, julio cervantes, one of two rescued. he said cervantes escaped his sinking truck by crawling out the window. "he thought i'm going to die here. even though he can't swim, he survived." diaz tells us cervantes' chest was crushed during his escape. he's stable now, but even as he recovers physically, his friend says his trauma is his deepest pain, that he can't stop replaying the bridge collapse in his mind. norah. >> oh, it's a miracle he's alive. nicole sganga, thank you. >>> back here in the u.s., a 22-year-old illinois man was charged with murder today in connection with a stabbing rampage that left four people dead and seven others wounded. cbs's sabrina franza has more on what happened. >> reporter: rockford police say the deadly attack started around 1:15 p.m. on wednesday. >> i hav

i'm rhiannon ally, and i'm lionel moise. >> andrew is on assignment. we begin with breaking news.sian president vladimir putin is ramping up his nuclear threat against europe and the u.s. >> in a new interview with russian state tv, putin said russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to russian statehood or independence. but he voiced confidence that moscow will achieve its goals in ukraine. >> at the same time, ukraine has launched a second day of drone attacks inside russia. it could be the biggest drone attack of the war so far. in one attack, a gas supply line was damaged. the u.s. has announced new aid for ukraine. the pentagon is sending another $300 million in weapons, but officials say those supplies cobbled together from cost savings will only last a couple of weeks. a larger aid package is stalled in congress, also breaking overnight. >> u.s. marines have arrived in haiti to provide security at the u.s. embassy after the prime minister resigned. gang leaders are demanding a role in forming a new government after plunging the country into chaos, violenc

. >> i'm rhiannon ally and i'm lionel moise in for andrew. we begin with history made at the 96th academy awards in hollywood . oppenheimer was the heavy favorite for best picture, and it delivered, taking home seven oscars. >> but some stars were actually late to the ceremony because of protesters. abc's tim pulliam joins us now live from hollywood, where the party's been raging all night. tim. good morning. you're still awake? >> i'm still awake. rihanna. yeah and a lot of people are partying. the oscars kicked off several minutes behind schedule because protesters caused delays on the red carpet. protests took over multiple intersections in hollywood calling for a cease fire in the israeli hamas war, causing some stars to show up late to the 96th academy awards. at least one protester was arrested. the red carpet leading into the dolby theater was cordoned off for several blocks in every direction, with a security checkpoint on hollywood boulevard. inside the theater, al pacino made everyone nervous with the way he casually mentioned oppen

. >> i'm rhiannon ally and i'm lionel moise. andrew is on assignment. we begin with breaking news. several reported tornadoes slamming the midwest. at least two people killed in ohio. >> casualties also reported in indiana. four states endured a terrifying night of storms this morning. widespread damage is reported in multiple states, along with significant injuries after tornadoes tore through parts of the plains in the midwest, the sirens went off here in russells point and about five minutes later, it sounded like a freight train coming through our front room in central ohio, authorities responded to a mass casualty event after a half mile wide tornado hit the village of lakeview, destroying a mobile home community and buildings downtown. >> our laundromat is gone. the old plastics building is just completely demolished. downtown down. it's bad. yeah, it's very bad. it's pure devastation. i have never seen anything like this in my entire life. >> in indiana, authorities said they were working to confirm reports of fatalities from a likely tornado that hit the city of winchester.

. >> reporter: henry took over after the station nation of jovenel moise and 2001 and has obtained newns. it has had 15,000 patients over the last week and 1200 have been killed. and 700 injured since the beginning of the year. jacqueline charles covers the caribbean for the "miami herald." what is the lifelike right now for a normal haitian family? >> there there's only a few days of fuel that is left for electricity. schools are closed, hospitals have also been overtaken by the gangs have also done the same with police stations. i mean, people are really just on their own. >> reporter: for u.s. citizens in haiti tonight, options to evacuate tonight are limited because major u.s. carriers have suspended flights. if the situation does not improve, cbs news has learned a full evacuation of the u.s. embassy is likely. norah. >> norah: very dangerous, manny bojorquez, thank you so much. tonight there are new questions surrounding the health of the princess of wales, kate middleton's last public event was two and half months ago, and except for a few paparazzi-style photos she has not been

moises diaz was scheduled to fill potholes on the key bridge tuesday, but his shift was changed.ery day we give thanks to god for life," diaz tells us. he is grieving the loss of six fellow construction workers, men he calls brother. "i saw my friends as family members," and diaz tells us the miraculous story of his friend, julio cervantes, one of two rescued. he says cervantes escaped his sinking truck by crawling out the window. "he thought, i'm going to die here, even though he can't swim, he survived." diaz tells us cervantes' chest was crushed during his escape. he's stable now, but even as he recovers physically, his friend says his trauma is his deepest pain, that he can't stop replaying the bridge collapsed in his mind. norah? >> norah: oh, it's a miracle he is alive. nicole sganga, thank you. now to the downfall of disgraced cryptocurrency mobile sam bankman-fried. the former tech billionaire and ftx founder was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for what prosecutors called one of the biggest financial frauds in american history. cbs's errol barnett has details from t

suffered years of instability and escalating violence since the assassination of president jovenel moiser sunday's snap election has ended, with neither of the two major parties appearing set to gain a majority. 0pinion polls give the opposition centre—right democratic alliance a marginal edge over the governing socialists. a close result could leave the far—right chega party in an unprecedented role as kingmaker. the election was triggered when the socialist prime minister, antonio costa, resigned in november after his chief of staff was arrested during an anti—corruption investigation. next to nigeria. more than 280 school pupils have been abducted in the northwest town of kuriga in kaduna state. reports say students between the ages of eight and 15 were taken, along with a teacher. the abductions have been blamed on ansaru, a breakaway faction of the islamistjihadist group boko haram. victims of kidnappings usually pay a ransom to secure their freedom. a controversial law passed in 2022 made it a crime to make ransom payments, with a potentialjail sentence of at least 15 years. but ma

here's abc's lana moise. >> federal agents worked into the night after raiding the los angeles and miamich homes of rapper and music mogul sean p diddy combs. while the target of the two raids is unclear, sources say they're connected to a human trafficking investigation. out of new york. agents were seen carrying boxes out of combs florida estate. so i think what's happening here is we're looking for the laptops, we're looking for all that information. we're also looking to try to corroborate any of the allegations that we've seen in these civil lawsuits. combs has faced multiple civil lawsuits in recent months accusing him of sexual assault and sex trafficking. he's denied all accusations made in november. his former girlfriend, cassandra ventura, or cassie, sued him for $30 million, alleging combs lured her into an ostentatious, fast paced and drug fueled lifestyle and that he used illegal substances and threats of violence to force miss ventura into repeated unwanted sexual encounters with male sex workers. they settled the lawsuit one day later for an undisclosed amount with no admi

but the situation has got worse since president moise's assassination at his home in 2021.t violent scenes like these from over the weekend have become more common. it's for that reason, that haiti's prime minister let's go to venezuela. we're getting an update from the reuters news agency confirming that venezuela will be holding its presidential election onjuly will be holding its presidential election on july the 28th. will be holding its presidential election onjuly the 28th. that's according to electoral officials. president maduro is expected to run for reelection. it's not clear who we will face in opposition. it is home to the world's largest oil reserves. how about spending the night in st. paul's cathedral in central london? well, to celebrate world book day, the church has revealed its "hidden library". you're being given the chance to sleep inside the landmark, the first time that's been done officially since world war two, when volunteers tried to protect it from bombing raids. it'll costjust £7 for two people, but it's only open for one night — on the 15th of

abc's lionel moise explains overnight a win for former president trump in ohio's closely watched gopate primary. >> trump backed candidate bernie moreno, a colombian born former car dealer, declaring victory in a three way race seen as a battle against the state's republican party establishment. let me just say something. >> i wear with honor my endorsement of president from president trump. i wear that with a badge of honor. moreno will take on democratic senator sherrod brown in november, a race crucial for republicans hopes of taking control of the senate. >> but last night's results not all good news for trump. he won ohio's presidential primary, but exit polls show there is still a significant percentage of republicans unwilling to support him in the election. >> very striking to see 1 in 5 19, roughly, of republican voters in ohio saying that they would not support donald trump. in november. that is a big number in a battleground state. >> both trump and biden now trying to court voters by focusing on the issues trump promising to support israel, imposed tariffs on chinese made