cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i m norah o donnell. and thank you for being with us. we want to show the dramatic pictures today from san francisco and the golden gate bridge, where pro-palestinian protesters shut down one of the most iconic bridges in america for nearly five hours. it was part of a worldwide economic blockade. we ll get to that story in just a moment. but we do want to begin tonight with the first criminal prosecution of a former president of the united states. the so-called hush money trial of donald trump is underway with nearly 100 potential jurors being questioned on the first day. none were picked today. jury selection could take up to two weeks. trump is facing 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in order to hide an alleged affair with former porn star stormy daniels. as he left court, a clearly angry trump lashed out at the judge who said he s expected to be there every day. and this trial could last eight weeks. cbs s r