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ask for 10 to 15 years in prison for james and jennifer crumbley, the parents of a michigan school shooter who were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. they are scheduled to be sentenced next week. and still no winner in the $1.1 billion powerball drawing. the next drawing is saturday for an estimated jackpot of $1.23 billion. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's thursday, april 4th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." mounting questions and worldwide outrage. new allegations surrounding the israeli strike that killed seven aid workers in gaza. the charity's founder calling it deliberate, while israel issues its own explanation. spring snow.
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the powerful and dangerous storm system moving across the country now bearing down on the northeast while folks in other states start to pick up the pieces. the countdown is on to the total eclipse of the sun. cities and towns along the path preparing for big crowds and big business. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we're going to start with the war in gaza and the fallout from the air strike that killed world central kitchen aid workers. president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu are set to have a high-stakes phone call today, their first since monday's deadly strike on the convoy. the bodies of the foreign aid workers including a dual u.s. canadian citizen began the journey back to their home countries yesterday. netanyahu is facing pressure from within. family members of hostages held in gaza stormed israel's parliament yesterday with some smearing yellow handprints on the glass partitions. cbs' jarred hill is joining us with the latest on all of this. good morning.
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>> reporter: good morning. for context, yellow is the color that's come to be associated with that campaign to free those hostages. the phone call is happening as biden faces new and growing pressure to reconsider his administration's seemingly unconditional practical support for israel, despite its evolving rhetoric. today president biden is set to speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by phone. their first conversation since monday's strike by israeli forces which killed seven humanitarian workers with world central kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef jose andres. >> responsible for the world central kitchen strike, mr. president? >> reporter: yesterday president biden ignored questions from reporters on the strike, though earlier this week he said he was outraged and heartbroken. the biden administration says it's awaiting the results of israel's investigation of the incident which netanyahu has called unintentional. >> this incident was a grave mistake.
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>> this was not just bad luck situation where, oops, we dropped the bomb in the wrong place. >> reporter: chef andres told "reuters" he believes his workers were targeted. >> idf knew of our movements, it the clear. the communication was clear. >> reporter: netanyahu has faced criticism and backlash at home and abroad due to his overall handling of the conflict. israeli war cabinet member benny gantz, a political rival of the netanyahu's, is calling for new elections in september. >> i believe that israel society needs to renew its contract with its leadership. >> reporter: the bodies of the slain world central kitchen workers have been transported out of gaza, and the organization has suspended operations there. the united nations is also halting the nighttime movements of its aid workers for 48 hours to consider security issues. it's all in the aftermath of monday's strike. it's not clear when world central kitchen will resume its operations in gaza, but this major pull-out of food aid is coming as those fears of famine are increasing every single day. >> about the worst time.
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thank you so much. well, coming up on "cbs mornings," the parents of aid worker jacob flickinger, the dual american-canadian citizen, will be joining us for a live interview. back here at home, that dangerous spring storm making its way across the country unleashing tornadoes and drenching rain is now bearing down on the northeast. the wet snow will persist across wisconsin and upper michigan. up to 18 inches is expected from the great lakes to new england. millions of people are under winter storm alerts as the heartland begins cleaning up from the mess left behind. cbs' dave malkoff reports. >> reporter: this is what the inside of an ef-1 tornado looks like. ethan williams' dash cam captured the moments when high winds spun his car and flipped over another vehicle. his two children were in the car. >> my kids, they had their heads tucked on my center console, and i was leaned over on top of them just covering them.
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and had my foot on the brake. >> reporter: from indiana to kentucky -- >> we have cars flipped over. what a mess. >> reporter: -- where five tornadoes touched down in the state killing one person. >> what i know and what i have seen is that every time we're hit we will get through it, and we'll get through it together. >> reporter: further south in georgia a tornado just missed this church in conyers. >> even though it laid the tree down, but god still was blessing us because he didn't let it fall on the church. >> reporter: at disney world's epcot theme park, strong winds forced park-goers to take cover. the storm created turbulence for travelers at its peak, thousands of flights were delayed and hundreds canceled along the east coast. atlanta, orlando, and chicago airports with the most delays. all part of a coast-to-coast storm system that spawned at least 14 reported tornadoes in six states including tennessee. >> we really about lost our lives. >> reporter: in the town of sunbright, alexis hamby feels lucky to be alive.
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after a possible tornado hit their home. >> our neighbor grabbed all four of us and pulled us in his basement door. i mean, like a real-live superhero. >> reporter: the first time these next-door neighbor families met each other was during that mid-tornado rescue. the hambys will be spending the night with their grandparents for the time being, a warm and dry place. some homes don't have a roof, and it has been raining on and off here. in sunbright, tennessee, i'm dave malkoff, cbs news. the search for dozens of people missing and trapped under debris continues after a powerful earthquake rocked taiwan. at least nine people were killed in yesterday's 7.4-magnitude quake. more than 1,000 others were hurt. the quake destroyed and damaged buildings near the epicenter in eastern taiwan. crews used heavy machinery to remove rubble from a building left partially collapsed. drone video shows mine workers trapped in the mountains after a landslide. they were later airlifted to
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safety. video also captured the moment the quake hit during the morning rush hour. it's the strongest earthquake to hit the island in a quarter century. back at home, there are new developments in two of donald trump's criminal cases. a new york judge rejected trump's bid to delay the start of his upcoming hush-money trial. trump's lawyers asked for the delay until the u.s. supreme court rules on the presidential immunity claim trump raised in his washington, d.c., election interference case. the judge said trump had many opportunities to raise the immunity issue before the deadline for pretrial motions passed. and special counsel jack smith's team is taking issue with an order from the judge overseeing the classified documents case in florida. the judge asked prosecutors and defense lawyers to file proposed jury instructions based on two scenarios. one included the premise that under the presidential records act trump could keep documents deemed personal. but prosecutors say that premise should not be used in a case concerning classified documents.
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well, the countdown is on for monday's total eclipse of the sun. the most dramatic show is expected to be in cities and towns along the path of totality, through more than a dozen states where many business owners are looking to cash in on the celestial event. cbs' janet shamlian went to see how one texas city is preparing. >> reporter: in the scenic texas hill country, kerrville is preparing for its moment in the sun, the blocked sun. how ready is kerrville? >> absolutely ready. we've been getting ready for two years. >> reporter: mayor judy eychner says the city of about 25,000 could swell to as many as 100,000, prompting a change usually reserved for hurricane evacuations. >> we will have one-way traffic right up here along this bridge. >> reporter: you're changing the traffic flow of the city? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: kerrville will have one of the nation's longest view -- views of the moon obscuring the sun at four minutes, 25 second.
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-- 25 seconds. the clock is ticking for businesses. >> i got a chicken fried chicken -- >> reporter: at billie jean's restaurant, owner crystal smith doubled many of her food orders. you'll go through most of this? >> we'll definitely go through most of this, yes. >> reporter: calls for reservations coming from as far away as germany. nationwide spending on the eclipse like dining and travel is expected to top $1.6 billion. this coveted track of land has been turned into a campsite and long been sold out. some traveling extreme distances. >> we have visitors from new zealand, israel, finland, germany, great britain. >> reporter: that travel expense, a high cost for a priceless experience. the question now -- will mother nature cooperate with the solar system? there is cloud cover forecast for a large swath of the eclipse path, but the weather can change quickly. janet shamlian, cbs news, kerrville, texas. we will have live coverage of monday's total eclipse beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern,
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11:00 a.m. pacific right here on cbs and streaming on paramount plus. coming up, an elephant attack caught on video. how a safari trip took a deadly turn. and later, rashee rice breaks his silence. what the kansas city chiefs star is saying about the crash involving luxury cars. introducing, ned's plaque psoriasis. he thinks his flaky red patches are all people see. otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. otezla can help you get clearer skin. don't use otezla if you're allergic to it. serious allergic reactions can happen. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. some people taking otezla had depression, suicidal thoughts, or weight loss. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. live in the moment. ask your doctor about otezla. (screams) bleeding gums are serious, jamie. dr. garcia? woah. they're a sign of bacterial infection. crest gum detoxify's antibacterial fluoride works
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family of a california man shot and killed by sheriff's deputies released surveillance video of the confrontation. >> drop the knife! drop the knife! drop the knife! [ gunshots ] >> christopher gilmore was killed last month after deputies responded to a report of a suicidal man who was cutting himself. the sheriff's department spokesman says deputies began negotiating with gilmore when he exited a garage bleeding while holding a knife. the family said he was not a threat and was suffering from a mental health crisis. the shooting is under review. "the detroit news" says michigan prosecutors asking for a ten 15-year prison sentence for the parents of a school shooter. jennifer and james crumbley were convicted of involuntary manslaughter this year. they're the first parents in the u.s. to be convicted in a mass shooting by their child.
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in a court filing, prosecutors said both parents showed a, quote, lack of remorse for failing to take steps that could have prevented their son from killing four students at oxford high school in 2021. they'll be sentenced next week. and "the new york times" says the metropolitan transportation authority wants new york city marathon organizers to pay a toll to allow runners to cross the bridge. the agency that overseas the -- oversees the bridges and tolls is asking for $750,000 a year to use the verrazano narrows bridge. tens of thousands line up on the two decks to begin the race. the mta says the money is intended to make up for lost toll money when the bridge is closed. still to come, do we have a powerball winner? we're going to check last night's lottery numbers for you and see if there's an instant billionaire. i would've called yesterday. but... i could've called yesterday. but... i should've called yesterday, but...
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