captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. >> right now on america this morning, trump goes on trial for the first time. a former us president will stand trial on criminal charges. what to expect today in court as trump's hush money trial begins. and what we're learning about his lawyers

strategy happening now, israel considers whether to retaliate for this weekend's historic attack by iran, launching hundreds of missiles and drones directly into israel. >> president biden's message to prime minister netanyahu, what officials are saying about u.s. involvement in any potential counterattack. >> developing overnight, the mysterious disappearance of two mothers in oklahoma, four suspects arrested. and now word that two bodies have been recovered in the area. >> plus, what the lawyer handling o.j. simpson's will is now revealing about simpson's death. >> caught on camera, the men seen damaging a protected rock formation in the west, the charges they could face. >> caitlin clark's big night. why tonight's wnba draft will be like none before and later. >> meet the all girls high school robotics team now heading to the world championship >> from abc news in new york. this is america this morning.

>> good monday morning, everyone. i'm rhiannon ally, and i'm andrew dymburt. >> we begin with the historic trial of former president trump in the new york hush money case involving stormy daniels. >> jury selection is scheduled to get underway this morning. currently, this is the only criminal case against trump that appears on track to wrap up before the election in november, making the stakes even higher for trump. >> so what can we expect in court today? abc's perry russom is at the courthouse in lower manhattan. perry. good morning. >> andrew, good morning to you this morning. we are getting some new information on trump's mood and his strategy as he becomes the first former us president to stand trial on criminal charges. this morning, sources describe former president trump as angry and irritated ahead of jury selection in his new york criminal trial. >> this is a fraught moment for all of the people involved, not just the defendant. we've never seen anything even remotely close to this in american history. >> trump faces 34 felony counts. prosecutors say his onetime

lawyer, michael cohen, paid star stormy daniels before the 2016 election to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with trump. they claim trump falsified business records to hide the payment from voters. trump has pleaded not guilty and denies the encounter with daniels. last night, he called the trial election interference, writing i will be fighting for myself. but much more importantly, i will be fighting for our country. sources say trump's legal team will argue he had nothing to do with logging his own financial books, and that cohen is to blame. cohen spent just over a year in prison in 2018 for lying to congress, among other crimes. he's expected to tell jurors that trump directed him to pay daniels. >> the whole case falls apart if the trump lawyers are able to persuade the jury that michael cohen is not to be trusted, and it'll really come down to if he connects with the jury and you need all 12 of them. if one of them, decides they're not persuaded, then the government effectively loses. >> hundreds of potential jurors

have been summoned. they'll be asked 42 questions, including whether they've attended a trump campaign event or follow him on social media. trump has claimed to many potential jurors have been exposed to negative stories about him. the trial is expected to last up to eight weeks and trump is required to attend, meaning he'll be in court four days a week instead of on the campaign trail. sources also say trump's lawyers will try to convince him not to hold news conferences in the courtroom hallway, given fears over repeated gag order violations, the judge has warned trump not to speak about potential jurors. >> we've never seen a jury selection process for a former president and this particular president uses, you know, his social media account, not only to spread misinformation but also to bully judges, their clerks, the lawyers, the, you know, potentially the jurors if convicted, trump faces up to four years in prison and even if he's reelected to the white house in november, he won't be able to pardon himself because

this is not a federal case. >> and here at the courthouse, there's an elaborate security plan in place to protect trump, as well as let court operate as usual. we know at least two accused murderers have court dates today while trump is inside. andrew. >> all right, perry, thank you so much. and two law enforcement officers have been shot and killed in upstate new york. officials say a syracuse police officer and a sheriff's deputy were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the suburb of liverpool when the shooter opened fire from a house, killing them both. the suspect also died. >> we turn now to israel, considering whether to retaliate against iran for this weekend's historic attack. the white house urging restraint. here's abc's alison kosik. >> this morning, new details about iran's unprecedented attack on israel, launching more than 100 ballistic missiles and swarms of drones. a larger attack than expected in retaliation for an airstrike that killed two iranian generals

in syria this month, a senior u.s. official so surprised that the number of missiles in this weekend's attack that his hand was trembling as he took notes. >> three over here, you can see that rocket flying up in the sky just over jerusalem. here. now it's just raining rockets with those sirens blaring out. you can hear the interceptions every few seconds here overnight. >> abc news confirmed at least half of those iranian missiles either failed to launch, failed in flight, or crashed before reaching their targets in israel. israel says 99% of the drones and missiles ended up being intercepted by israeli u.s. and coalition forces. those that did hit caused minor damage at an israeli air base and left a young girl critically wounded from missile shrapnel, while tehran's massive attack has largely been a failure, a senior official saying that iran's intent was clearly to be highly,

highly destructive, causing significant damage and death in israel. now, attention turns to whether israel will respond. prime minister benjamin netanyahu, meeting with his war cabinet yesterday, one member saying israel would act in the manner and time that is appropriate for us. his war cabinet reportedly supports retaliating against iran, but is divided over the timing and scale. u.s. officials, while emphasizing israel's right to defend itself. they say the u.s. will not participate in any counter strike. sources say president biden has urged netanyahu to slow things down and think carefully about the risk of escalation. biden's call for restraint, drawing some criticism on both sides of the aisle. >> if joe biden, as some press reports have it, is urging the israelis not to retaliate at all. he is an embarrassment to the united states.

>> on capitol hill, lawmakers are now considering a new military aid package for israel. a vote could come as soon as this week. iran's government this weekend sent a message to the white house suggesting they were finished after their attack late saturday, saying they consider this matter closed. the biden administration is making the case that this was a success for israel, suggesting retaliation may not be necessary. >> rhiannon andrew allison, thank you. today is sentencing day for hannah gutierrez, the former weapons supervisor on alec baldwin's movie rust. she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of another crew member, who was shot when a gun held by baldwin went off. she faces up to 18 months in prison. prosecutors say gutierrez has shown no remorse. alec baldwin is also charged with involuntary manslaughter. his trial begins in july. >> now to oklahoma and the search for two missing mothers missing since last month. police making multiple arrests over the

weekend and now a gruesome discovery. overnight, police in oklahoma confirmed they have recovered two bodies while investigators thing the suspicious disappearance of two mothers from kansas one day earlier, authorities arrested four people in the case. among the charges first degree murder, kidnaping and conspiracy. >> to me, it's really a big deal now. it's somewhat unusual to have four people involved when two moms disappear. >> 27 year old veronica butler and 39 year old jillian kelly have been missing since last month, when they drove through oklahoma's panhandle to pick up butler's children. their vehicle later found abandoned in a rural area near the kansas oklahoma border police say evidence in the vehicle made them suspect foul play. veronica butler and the father of her children were reportedly in a bitter custody battle. at least two of the suspects arrested saturday were reportedly known to butler, news nation reports. one is the

grandmother of butler's children, but police have not confirmed that report. >> so in every case, every homicide case, you have to be able to tie the suspects to the victims. so in other words, can they place either the four of them or at least some of the four at the scene committed this crime? >> authorities have not confirmed the identities of the two bodies yet or the cause of death. >> it was five years ago today that a fire nearly destroyed the famed notre dame cathedral in paris. the roof burst into flames, the fire swallowed up the spire and the main bell towers. the cause still hasn't officially been determined, but authorities have pointed at either a cigaret or an electrical problem. meanwhile, today the cathedral is nearly restored. the restoration has cost nearly $600 million and is scheduled to reopen in december. >> time now for your monday weather

spotted this dust devil along route route 66 in arizona. the dust and the tumbleweeds blowing around them, but then quickly moving away. and today, the nation's most severe weather will stretch from texas all the way to the dakotas. tornadoes and large hail are possible as temperatures rise into the 80s. the severe weather threat shifts east tomorrow from chicago down to waco, texas, checking today's high temperatures 67 for today's boston marathon 70s around the great lakes >> coming up, the all girls robotics team heading to the world championship. >> but first, more tourists behaving badly. the men who damaged a protected rock formation in the west and the charges they could face and what police are saying

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20 on good morning america. >> we're back with the search for two suspected vandals in nevada. the two men are wanted for toppling ancient boulders at lake mead national recreation area. the natural rock formations at the redstone dunes trail are protected and started forming when the dinosaurs roamed the earth, they started forming about 140 million years ago. >> that damage is unfortunately permanent, and people won't be able to enjoy that particular location as much as they might have before. >> those men could face felony charges, including fines and even possible jail time. >> in wisconsin, a community is coming together in the search for a woman police say was murdered after going on a first date. here's abc's derrick dennis this morning. >> family and friends of 19 year old shade robinson of milwaukee. want closure. >> i think everybody is just overwhelmed. >> robinson's cousin among those searching saying she's too exhausted to go on camera.

they're searching a local park for more of her remains after someone found a severed leg linked to robinson through dna evidence. >> people want to get on the water because she's obviously he. she might be in the water and we don't have the resources. >> police say robinson was last seen on april 1st, when she was on a first date with this man, 33 year old maxwell anderson, who's now charged with homicide, mutilation and arson in robinson's death. >> she was gorgeous and her smile could, like, brighten anyone's day. and she just had that personality where she could cheer you up. >> anderson is held on $5 million bond. authorities asked about potential ties to other missing women cases in the area, said there's no evidence of any other victims for now. shot. robinson's loved ones just want to find her. >> our family needs peace and we need closure, so i don't want to stop. >> milwaukee police also found human remains at three other locations, but an id is still pending. rhiannon. andrew. >> really sad story. derick.

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into any more about it, but it's substantial. and then a host of other creditors, anyone there's going to be a notice to creditors. so that's a part of the process. those judgments that you talk about, they're just not on my radar. >> simpson had his nfl pension and his actors union residuals. he reportedly made about $400,000 a year. >> all right. now to the excitement building for tonight's historic draft, not the nfl's. the nba's. we're just hours away from one of the most anticipated drafts in sports history. caitlin clark all but certain to be the number one overall pick. >> you make a lot of jokes about women's sports, don't you, michael? >> on saturday night live, she scolded weekend update host michael che for roasting the nba's popularity and forced him to read jokes she had written. >> the indiana fever have the first pick in this monday's draft, a reminder that indiana fever is a wnba team and not what michael che gave to dozens of women at purdue university. >> back in december. the fever won the lottery to choose first and hit the jackpot. clark's expected arrival sent ticket prices through the roof more

than doubling, and now most of their games will be on national tv. >> in terms of attention, we've never, ever, ever seen anything like this, clark, along with south carolina center camila cardoso and ucla guard kiki rice, are profiled in an upcoming espn docu series, this moment, showing clark's competitive spirit when she was a girl learning to ride a bike. >> tyler got out my pink bike and i'm like, mom, take my training wheels off. let's go now, blake's learning to ride. >> katie's giving it a shot and she's doing quite well. >> another top contender in tonight's draft, angel reese. despite the lsu forward stardom, analysts do not expect her to be chosen in the top five due to worries about whether she can be effective in the pros. what is for certain, these players are driving historic interest in women's hoops. the national title game scored bigger tv ratings than the men's bench. clark oh my. and tonight's draft will be the first in nearly a decade with a live audience. even snl's michael che will acknowledge it's a slam dunk for the sport. >> thank you. i can't wait to

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multiple assaults have jails in san francisco on lockdown this morning. now at five, what deputies say is driving this dangerous situation a community in the north bay shaken by a deadly shooting over the weekend, two young women killed. >> no one under arrest. we're speaking with the man who tried to help, one of the victims alleged victims of a former sonoma county politician, are moving forward with a civil trial. >> why? they say the state's attorney general has faile