Norah good evening, i am norah odonnell. And thank you for being with us. We come on the air with dangerous and deadly weather for tens of millions of americans tonight across the southern plains. The National Weather service is issuing a rare highrisk forecast for violent thunderstorms come along track tornadoes, and giant tail. Talking about hail from 24 inches in diameter, the size of baseballs to grapefruit. President s from oklahoma to kansas or in the bullseye tonight and bracing for powerful ef3 Strength Twisters or stronger. This is the first Time Oklahoma has been under high risk weather alert in five years. We will begin tonight in Oklahoma City were meteorologist paul goodloe from our partners at the Weather Channel is standing by for a busy night of storms. Good evening, paul. Reporter good evening, norah, the wind has been howling all day long, 30 plus miles an hour as the wind changed coming down in here. You mentioned a highrisk day, last time that happened was 2019 under a pds tornado watch, in a dangerous situation. This is the second one we have had a nine days. The last one back on the 27th of april, 20 tornadoes, four oklahomans lost their lives. We hope that does not happen, but the ingredients yes, that highrisk means ef3 or stronger tornadoes possibly on the ground for a long time, people need to have a plan and follow that plan when warnings are issued for that area. Norah. Norah a dangerous night ahead, paul goodloe, thank you. While millions are bracing for the Severe Weather to come, texans are still recovering from days of heavy downpours and heavy flooding the resulted in hundreds of rescues. Residents in the houston area are returning to their homes to assess the damage as the flood waters recede. Cbss Janet Shamlian from hardhit texas. Reporter this is the aftermath of a home ramage by flood while there. Rita david and her daughter left before it looked like this. What a waste high. We lost everything. Reporter Dragging Moldy Furniture Out by day, sleeping under the staircase at night. You have flood insurance, what has it covered . They said it only covers the structure, so i am in shock, and thinking im protected. Reporter this is a reality for hundreds after catastrophic flooding, water receding, but not heartache. We are coming out of the Response Phase and coming into the recovery mode. Reporter with 500 rescues across texas and three People Killed including a 4yearold boy swept away by floodwater. The Response Phase was a lifesaver for sun. Reporter oh, my god. This is the worst ive seen second only to hurricane harvey. Reporter a must feet of rain falling five days. We were with First Responders as a maid rescues by boats including dozens of pets, and yet there were holdouts. They could take it to a shelter. Reporter Governor Abbott called the flooding heartwrenching. The main thing we want to do is protect the lives. Of reporter today david and others need all they can get. I need people to help me. I want to sign up for volunteers to come over, you know who showed up . The news, the reporters help me move the furniture. Reporter the lungs of this neighborhood are filled with peoples belongings in the treasures. For the hardest hit homes, cleanup will be a years long process that is just getting started. Norah. Norah thinking about the people of texas. Janet shamlian, thank you. Breaking news on a possible ceasefire deal after word today that hamas accepted our proposal, israels war cabinet came out to say that that deal is far from acceptable. But still israel is sending representatives to egypt to keep the conversations going and as cbss Ramy Inocencio reports, thats not stopping Benjamin Netanyahu from moving forward with its Military Operation in gaza. Reporter a rare sound rose across gaza, cheers of relief and joy. While in israel, protesters called for the government to accept a deal. To save the remaining hostages while still alive. Reporter hamas approved out proposal, three weeks six days long for a permanent ceasefire, the hostages held by hamas for israeli jails, and allowing displaced gazans to return without no restrictions. Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has called off hamas proposal, far from Eating Core Demands come up and announced he will send a delegation to join negotiations. But he had been adamant he would not agree to a permanent ceasefire. If israel is forced to stand alone, israel will stand alone. Reporter the white house when i get into the details. Speak of the last thing i would ever want to do from this podium and Say Something that could put this very sensitive process at greater risk. We are at a critical stage right now. Reporter but President Biden and the call today said Benjamin Netanyahu repeated american insistence that a rough invasion is unacceptable, putting an estimate of 1. 4 million civilians at risk. This morning the Israeli Military spread an ominous message over easter and raw off maps heading to the coast. Said it was prepped for 100,000 people to move to the almawasi camp, already overcrowded with the u. N. I find it very hard to believe that there would be space for these People Living in areas that arent fit for a long term human habitation. Its essentially living on a beach. Reporter and just after hamas announced its approval of a ceasefire, israels war cabinet unanimously decided to continue its Military Operations in eastern rafah. This is the same area told to evacuate. The military confirmed it started its attacks tonight. Norah. Norah Ramy Inocencio, thank you. Back here at home, Columbia University today canceled its main Graduation Ceremony following weeks of protest over israels war in gaza. The recent crackdowns by schools and police has done anything but slow this nationide movement. We have Team Coverage of these increasingly defiant protest from coast to coast, and cbss Lana Zak Will start us off tonight from new york. Good evening, lana. Reporter good evening, norah. And two dozen events held 5 miles off of campus will help them avoid the disruptions we have artie seen other graduations. Tonight graduating students at Columbia University are frustrated by the latest disruption to their school year. Its a bittersweet ending to a bittersweet start. Its irritating, parents have to change of plans because the university cannot decide whether they were going to have the commencement until now. Reporter the university has struggled with how sometimes destructive student protests, calling in last week to remove 100 people illegally barricaded inside hamilton hall. Over the weekend, Northeastern University ceremony was briefly interrupted by protesters, one student was arrested. While about 50 protesters march through commencement at the university of michigan. Out on the west coast, clashes between police and demonstrators intensified today. Im Elise Preston on the campus of ucla where hundreds of students march through the campus after dozens were detained in the Early Morning hours. Video posted on social media shows multiple people in a Campus Parking lot with their hands zip tied. Demonstrators expressed outrage over what they see as over policing. Just as ucla formed a new office of campus safety, Campus Police are under investigation for their handling of an attack on a Student Encampment last week. Reporter do you feel safe on this campus . I do not feel safe. I personally feel targeted. Reporter more than 60 people were taken into custody as Law Enforcement tore down and encampment. Angry protesters later clashed with deputy is at sheriffs office. Tense at usc were removed yesterday where Security Checkpoints have become the norm. I guess im a little disappointed that i wont be able to walk through this gate for the final time with my parents on graduation day. Reporter now ucla has not announced whether the app will go as planned or what Security Measures will be planted. Now schools across the country are rolling out Metal Detectors and hiring additional security. Norah. Norah Elise Preston, lana zak, thank you. More Breaking News from overseas. Cbs news has learned that an american soldier has been arrested in russia after being accused of stealing from a woman. David martin is at the pentagon with new reporting. Reporter the soldier is Staff Sergeant gordon black, based in south korea, but detained in russia and accused of theft. Officials say he was supposed to be returning to the United States as part of a regular rotation. But instead traveled to the Port City Of Vladivostok even though russia is listed as a do not travel zone for the american military. He was arrested last week for allegedly stealing from a woman. The evidence against him is not known. I cant say much about it right now, but we are aware. Reporter another american held in a russian trail including former marine paul whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter evan gershkovich. At the time when the war in ukraine has brought relations between washington and moscow to near crisis levels. Both have been designated as wrongfully detained, wnba star Brittany Griner was sentenced to nine years after her marijuana was found in her luggage. She was released in a trade for a notorious russian arms dealer. This evening cbs news spoke with sergeant blacks mother who says he told the family he was going to russia to visit a girlfriend. The mother has spoken to her son and while he was in russia and says that the girlfriend claimed he had stolen money from her. Norah. Norah an interesting story, more will come out, no doubt. Testimony in the trial of the people of the state of new york versus donald j. Trump entered its third week today. Prosecutors tried to lay out their case giving jurors their first look at crucial documents they say prove the former president falsifies records related to payments to porn star stormy daniels. And more fireworks, the judge held the former president In Contempt For The Second Time for repeatedly violating a gag order. Cbss robert costa is back at the courthouse for us. And i understand that the judge had some very harsh words for donald trump, what can you tell us . Good evening, norah, the judge said former President Donald Trump violated the gag order in this case for the tenth time and also find in 1,000. To that gag order says he cant talk about the jury or about the witnesses in this case. The most recent violation about an interview he gave where he democratic and unfair, and said the courtroom today the judge looked at trump and said those comments are a direct attack on the rule of law. Speed on so i know that the judge keeps finding him, but could the former president go to jail . Yes, he could, norah, the judge has not ruled out anything. And cbs news has learned there are internal discussions on the u. S. Secret service about how to handle trump being put in jail should it happen. Would it be in a holding cell at the courthouse behind me . Or maybe even an sl at rikers island, nothing is off the table at this point come but sources say regardless of what happens, should it happen, it would be a logistical nightmare. Norah. Norah no doubt, robert costa with that new reporting, thank you. Millions of patients and tens of thousands of employees are in limbo tonight after one of the largest Hospital Bankruptcies in history. Cbss Chief Medical Correspondent dr. Jon lapook has been investigating for nearly two years. Reporter after Stewart Health health care declared bankruptcy earlier today, maura healey insisted eight hospitals one by the company in the state will remain open. Reporter patients should keep your appointments, continue to seek care when you need it at these facilities. Reporter despite those assurances, the Early Morning filing listing debts of at least 550 million left Frontline Workers like Audra Sprague reeling. How does this leave you feeling . Angry. This one company is going to come in and just destroy it and walk away . And probably have no repercussions for it. Reporter beginning in 2010, wrapping up with eight states from private equity investors. In recent years the company has struggled, shuddering hospitals and leaving an extensive trail of unpaid bills that led to shortages of lifesaving medical supplies. Last year at the Steward Hospital in boston, a 39yearold woman died after giving birth to her daughter. Weeks before, a device that potentially mightve saved her life was repossessed by a Bender Stewart had not paid. They bought these hospitals in these communities to serve the underserved, and thats not happening. Reporter in a statement announcing the bankruptcy, stuart ceo said that the company had done everything in its power to operate successfully in a highly Challenging Health care environment. Seems like whatever stuart says, you cant trust. Reporter and sec filing from 2021 revealed stewarts owners paid themselves millions in dividends around the same time, Ralph De La Torre got this yacht estimated to be 40 million. The situation stems from and is rooted in greed, mismanagement, and lack of transparency. Reporter Stewart Health care said declaring bankruptcy allows it to continue to providing care to the 2. 2 million patients worldwide without disruption. Ultimately a Bankruptcy Courts will help decide the fate of stewards hospitals. Norah. Norah dr. 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