The first night of passover. Any violence will not be tolerated, any Property Damage will not be tolerated. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening, and thank you for being with us, i am maurice dubois, norah is on assignment, we will get to the protest on College Campuses in just a moment but we begin with the first witness taken the stand in the historic criminal trial of a former president of the united states. Donald trump, the Presumptive Republican nominee is charged with 34 Felony Counts of falsifying Business Records linked to socalled Hush Money Payments to cover up an alleged affair with an adult porn star. In opening statements, prosecutors accused trump of taking part in a criminal conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election, but Defense Attorneys to claim that did nothing wrong and claimed that the prosecution are liars with bias against the former president. Robert costa was inside the courthouse and starts us off tonight. Its a very, very sad day in america. Rep
palestinian civilians. the territory on the brink of collapse. these premature babies moved out of the besieged al shifa hospital today. in jerusalem, tonight the world health organization has described gaza s main hospital as a death zone. israel releases new video of what it calls a terror tunnel under the complex as hope grows for a hostage deal. plus, holiday head start. travelers try to beat the thanksgiving getaway crush. i m in los angeles international report. long lines and the high price to get in the sky may have you speeding up your turkey trot this thanksgiving holiday. tis the season to shop. why are seasonal job hunters feeling a big chill? and later we head to japan for a spin in the vehicles of the future. not all of them built for the road. it s not a bumper car. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening. jericka is off. i i m maurice duboise. we begin with the death of former first lady ro
news starts now. maurice: tonight, 62 million americans are under threat of severe weather from alabama to new york. good evening and thank you for being with us on this memorial day. i am maurice dubois in for norah o donnell. tonight, storms a part of the same system that brought deadly tornadoes to the central u.s. this weekend. this is valley view, texas, where tornadoes bulldozed through, turning homes into unrecognizable piles of lumber and metal. at least 23 people have been killed, including two children, in texas, arkansas, oklahoma, kentucky, and virginia. the force of the winds clear from the sheer scale of the damage tonight. now that system is drenching parts of the northeast, slowing down returning travelers. more than 5,000 flights have been delayed in major hubs like atlanta, chicago, and new york, with alerts posted up and down the east coast. cbs s meg oliver starts us off with more on these catastrophic storms. reporter: shattered homes and debris
cbs evening news starts now. tonight, 62 million americans are under threat of severe weather from alabama to new york. good evening and thank you for being with us on this memorial day. i am maurice dubois in for norah o donnell. tonight, storms a part of the same system that brought deadly tornadoes to the central u.s. this weekend. this is valley view, texas, where tornadoes bulldozed through, turning homes into unrecognizable piles of lumber and metal. at least 23 people have been killed, including two children, in texas, arkansas, oklahoma, kentucky, and virginia. the force of the winds clear from the sheer scale of the damage tonight. now that system is drenching parts of the northeast, slowing down returning travelers, more than 5,000 flights have been delayed, and major hubs like atlanta, chicago, new york, with alerts posted up and down the east coast. cbs s meg oliver starts us off with more on these catastrophic storms. reporter: shattered homes and eve
Reporter sleeping on her side may have helped save stephanie. The tree did not crush vital organs. I do remember them falling and chopping. They put blanket over my head to prevent dust from going into my eyes and i had an oxygen mask. Reporter she said she will never take anything for granted. No broken bones. Stephanie may even be able to play College Lacrosse this year. Meantime, the family home is uninhabitable. We were just there. The family will be with relatives for now. Outside long islands north Shore University hospital in manhassett, jennifer mclogan, cbs 2 news. Just incredible. Jennifer, thank you so much. In other news a woman in the west village violated as she slept. Police say a man scaled her building, broke into her apartment, and groped her. Cbs 2s ilana gold has more from the west village. Reporter the crime happened here on 10th street and as you can imagine people in the neighborhood are very nervous because police say the suspect broke into the victims apartment