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stabilize the situation in the middle east. overnight, iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at israel in response to its deadly attack on iranian diplomats. the u.n. security council today met for emergency talks following the unprecedented attack. israel urged the council to impose all possible sanctions against iran. also today, president biden met with g7 leaders by video conference, amid fears of further escalation. cbs is in tel aviv with the very latest. >> reporter: good evening. last night's unprecedented iranian attack on israel is the scenario everyone has feared since the october 7 hamas attack. a state-to-state confrontation that could spiral into a regional war. iran's first-ever direct attack on israel. dragging their shadow war into the open. israel's powerful air defense systems intercepted more than

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war, there is no distraction from the misery. tired of living in tents, thousands defied israeli orders not to return to the northern part of gaza. we're dead either way, this woman says. and i'd rather die in my home. but some never made the perilous journey home. more than 20 injured were rushed to hospital after israeli soldiers opened fire, killing at least one woman. everyone else was forced to turn around with the menacing sound of fighter jets overhead terrorizing young children already traumatized by more than half a year of war. the worst was avoided in last nig night's iranian attack. there was only minimal damage to an israeli military base, but, jericka, a further escalation of this conflict that nobody wants is still not out of the

question. >> thank you u. >you. the biden administration says their support for israel is ironclad. cbs' skyler henry is at the white house with more on that. >> reporter: president biden spent sunday making calls to both foreign leaders and members of congress. stressing continued support for israel. a u.s. official with direct knowledge of the conflict in israel tells cbs news president biden told prime minister benjamin netanyahu america will not participate in a retaliatory strike on iran following saturday's drone and missile attack. though the administration says it will protect u.s. forces and troops in the region if they're threatened. >> they wanted to cause damage, no question about that. but they were utterly unsuccessful in doing so.

>> reporter: senior administratio officials call israel's defense, quote, spectacular, touting the extraordinary level of coordination from allies to help. but the challenges still remain in the region, and with public perception. >> what i think israel should do is pause for the moment. consult with its close allies and partners, assess the damage and the activity and then decide what is the most appropriate response. >> reporter: a new cbs news poll released sunday gathered before iran's attack shows nearly 40% of americans want president biden to encourage israel to stop military actions in gaza. 63% of americans say that more humanitarian aid should be sent to palestinians. but most republicans polled still oppose that. lawmakers on capitol hill agree israel needs support. but what that measure looks like is still in question. >> the best way to help israel rebuild its anti-missile and anti-drone capacity is by passing that supplemental.

>> as the iran-israel conflict is getting a lot of attention, some lawmakers have been sounding the alarm about how to bring ukraine aid up for a vote. what do we know about that? >> reporter: president biden has urged congress to pass a $95 billion supplemental aid package that would include funding for both ukraine and israel. but republicans want stricter immigration policies at the u.s.-mexico border in exchange for giving more aid to keefe. as jury selection begins for donald trump's hush money trial in new york city. it is the first criminal trial of any president in american history. cbs is outside the courthouse where it is all going to unfold. >> reporter: trump is required by law to show up at this manhattan courthouse tomorrow in what's being called the trial of the century.

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thanks for staying with us. plastic is not biodegradable, meaning every piece of plastic ever made is still with us in one form or another. and every year, at least 8 million tons of plastic makes its way to the oceans. that's about one garbage truck load every single minute. the world economic forum predicts that by 2050 all the plastics in the oceans will weigh more than all the fish. let that sink in. on land, there's been a decades-long effort to recycle this plastic, but with limited success. here's ben tracy. >> reporter: so many people, they see the recyclable label and put it in the bin. >> reporter: she has spent years telling an inconvenient truth. for those of us who are constantly putting our plastic into the blue recycling bin and assuming it's going to the recycling place, what do we not know? >> you're being lied to. the vast majority of plastics

are not recycle. they're just not. >> reporter: about 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the u.s. each year. only 5% to 6% of it is actually recycled. the rest ends up in landfills or is burned. she founded a non-profit to fight plastic pollution. inside her garage in southern california are all kinds of plastic with those little arrows on it that make us think that they can be recycled. >> it means you're being fooled. >> reporter: those so-called chasing arrows started showing up on plastic products in 1988, part of a push to convince the public that plastic waste wasn't a problem because it can be recycled. >> they at andidn't really needo work, right? they needed people to believe it was working. >> reporter: david allen is with the center for climate integrity. in a new report called the fraud of plastic recycling, it accuses

the plastics industry of a decades-long campaign to mislead the public about the viability of plastic recycling, despite knowing the technical and ecological limitations. >> they couldn't ever lie about the existence of plastic waste, but they created a lie about how we could solve it, and that was recycling. >> reporter: so if plastic recycling is technically difficult if it doesn't make a whole lot of economic sense, why has the plastics industry pushed it? >> the plastics industry understands that selling recycling sells plastic. and they'll say pretty much whatever they need to say to continue doing that. that's, that's how they make money. >> reporter: plastic is made from oil and gas and comes in thousands of varieties. most of which cannot be recycled together. >> the possibilities of plastics! >> reporter: but in the 1980s, when some municipalities worked

to ban plastics, the industry began promoting the idea of recycling as a solution. >> what we see here is a widespread knowledge that plastics recycling was not working. >> >> reporter: allen showed us meeting notes they obtained from public archives and a former staff member of the american plastics council. at a trade conference in florida in 1989, an industry leader told attendees recycling cannot go on indefinitely and does not solve the solid waste problem. in 1994, an exxon executive told the staff of the plastics council that when it comes to recycling, we are committed to the activities but not committed to the results. >> they always kind of viewed recycling not as a real technical problem that they needed to solve, but as a public relations problem. >> reporter: the industry just launched a new ad campaign, called recycling is real. >> recycling is very real. >> reporter: and says it's

investing in what it calls advanced recycling technology. an industry trade group responded to sunday morning in a statement, calling the center for climate integrity's report flawed and outdated and says plastic makers are working hard to change the way that plastics are made and recycled. >> it's the same process. they were trying it 30 years ago. and my response to that is, it's science fiction. >> reporter: jan dell doesn't believe plastic will ever be truly recyclable. plastic production is set to triple by 2050. and with so much mamuch plastic piling up on land and sea, countries are working on a treaty to end plastic pollution. in a letter to president biden, the plastics industry says it opposes any bans

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american morning was defined by milk and cereal. and the two undisputed were kellogg's and post. >> the post company has developed a shelf stable fruit pastry product. >> reporter: his new film, "unfrosted" is a mostly made-up ode to the favorite. >> i think it's the only real thing in the movie is that post came up with this idea. kellogg's heard about it very late and decided to try and catch up. >> they got a fruit-filled pastry. >> who? >> post, they did it. >> reporter: our own jim gaffigan plays edsel kellogg. when seinfeld asked him to sign on. he was there. >> i would never bet against jerry seinfeld. sometimes comedians can be funny

for a decade or decade or two, but jerry seems to have transcended four, five decades now. >> ready, and action. >> reporter: in addition to writing and acting, seinfeld stepped behind the camera for the first time. did you know you were going to direct it from the beginning? >> no, but i thought what would be the least work? the least work is for me to just tell the actor how to say it instead of me telling the director, and the director telling the actor. >> reporter: it must have been fun casting this. >> it was so much fun. and hugh grant was the guy who made the movie. >> reporter: playing a certain tiger. >> look who's here. >> is it good, bob? have you seen today's copy? >> we'll get it. we have the best cereal riwrite in the business. >> they're great, just grrrrrreat! >> that's it. that's the line we've been

looking for. >> reporter: seinfeld called on a bunch of his comedian pals. from amy schumer to melissa mccarthy, to sarah cooper. >> excuse me. mr. kellogg needs you. a meeting of the five cereal families has been called. >> by who? >> reporter: what was he like as a director? what surprised you? >> he was very specific with what he wanted. there was a moment when tom lennon had to do this line where he had to do this, voila! and he did a take, and then jerry came over and adjusted his hands just slightly like this, and everybody's like, how's that making it better? >> behold, life! >> but then he did it, and it actually was better. >> i'm precise. and for my thing and what i do, i have to be that way. ♪ ♪ this is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. >> reporter: director jerry seinfeld walked us through a

kellogg's-style funeral for a test pilot who blew up during the creation of the pop tart, and yes, that is made up. >> the more you're supposed to act right when you act wrong it's funny. >> when a man gives the last full serving suggestion of himself, only then is he truly deserving to be buried with full cereal honors. >> this is where we lay in our premise. the premise is, full cereal honors. this is not something that you have heard of before. so you have the characters repeat it three times. >> full cereal honors. >> that's quite an honor. >> it's a great honor. >> what is happening? >> snap, crackle, pop! >> if you look at my face there, this is what's hard about acting and directing here. i'm directing here. i'm just watching, are they doing this right?

i have completely dropped my character. luckily, i don't take my work as an actor at all seriously. >> reporter: but he did make sure the other actors felt taken care of. >> there was actually a moment on set that somebody got a little bit tense, and jerry was like, guys, we're making a movie about a pop tart. he put it all in perspective so quickly. >> he would give a speech every now and then. and it would be pretty inspiring. >> reporter: what kind of things would he say? >> he would just say, like, i really appreciate you guys, your crucia contribution, this is a really exciting thing for me, and he would speak from his heart. >> reporter: when they were talking about you on the set they described you as a real leader. that you gave speeches. >> sure, yeah. i'm a comedian, so i'm used to talking to people. >> reporter: yeah. >> in an uncomfortable situation. that's what stand-up is. this is a very uncomfortable situation. >> reporter: mm-hm. >> we're expecting to laugh.

you're expecting to be funny. that's not that different from a movie set. it's, this is all awkward. and everyone's nervous. >> these things are the greatest two rectangles since the ten commandments! >> reporter: since this is sunday morning's money issue, we had to ask whether kellogg's was in on the action. >> kellogg's did not have anything to do with this movie. when you see the movie, you will understand. no company would want a movie made about their product like this. >> reporter: that becomes abundantly clear. can't wait

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doct congressional leaders. speak speaker of the house johnson says he will push for the house to pass a bill providing aid for israel and ukraine this week. the first of four criminal trials of former president donald trump begins in new york today. the case centers on an alleged hush money payment sent to porn star stormy daniels during the 2016 election. it's the first-ever criminal trial of a former president. and scottie cheffler gets to don the green jacket again. he won the masters for the second time in three years. scheffler is the 18th golfer to win the masters twice. fo more, news app on your cell phone or connected t i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, new york. fears of a wider war in the middle east soar after an unprecedented attack. iran strikes israel, firing hundreds of missiles and drones at the jewish state.

israel's iron dome and allies finding f fending offer the brunt of the asault. iran retaliating for the israeli attack in syria, killing top commanders. >> reporter: i'm in tel aviv with the latest on what happens now. >> plus, president biden's phone call with prime minister netanyahu. we'll have the latest on u.s. response. also, former president donald trump set to make history in a new york courtroom this morning. the first former or sitting american president to ever face criminal prosecution. >> reporter: i'm chenal call in lower manhattan where the search for 12 impartial jurors begins. and trump's defense could again argue for a change of venue. plus, leader of the pack. for the second time, scottie scheffler dons the green jacket at augusta national, while a legend of the course marks his final round. and later, ride'em cowgirl. the pint-sized champion showing the big boys how it's done.

>> because i know if i try again, i'll always get my goal. this is the "cbs overnight news." >> tonight, there is an international scramble to stabilize the situation in the middle east. overnight, iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at israel in response to its attack on iranian diplomats. the u.n. security council met today for emergency talks following the unprecedented attack. israel urged the council to impose all possible sanctions against iran. also today, president biden met with g7 leaders by video conference amid fears of deeper escalation. we have the very latest from tel aviv. >> reporter: good evening. last night's unprecedented attack on israel is the scenario everyone has feared since the october 7 hamas attack.

a state-to-state confrontation that could spiral into a regional war. iran's first-ever direct attack on israel. dragging their shadow war into the open. israel's powerful air defense systems intercepted more than 300 iranian drones and missiles. hard-line iranian supporters celebrated the strikes, as the regime boasted their operation, true promise, had exceeded expectations. israel's war cabinet favors retaliation but is divided on timing. a former senior israeli diplomat to the u.s., adam pinkers, told us the stakes are high for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> if the u.s. puts its weight on him not to retaliate, he will be basically paralyzed and incapable of reacting. he could go ahead and do their,

b this, but the risk would be extraordinarily high. >> reporter: he said netanyahu has wanted to escalate the conflict with iran since november to detract from his political problems at home, including growing anger over his mishandling of the war in gaza. for palestinians trapped in that war, there is no distraction from the misery. tired of living in tents, thousands defied israeli orders not to return to the northern part of gaza. we're dead either way, she says, and i'd rather die in my home. but some never made the perilous journey home. more than 20 injured were rushed to hospital after israeli soldiers opened fire, killing at least one woman. everyone else was forced to turn around with the menacing sound of fighter jets overhead, terrorizing young children

already traumatized by more than half a year of war. the worst was avoided in last night's iranian attack. there was only minimal damage to an israeli military base. but a further escalation of this conflict that nobody wants is still not out of the question. >> thank you. the biden administration said their support for israel's security is ironclad. but the president is working to quell pressures here in the u.s. to avoid a full-scale war in the middle east. cbs' skyler henry is at the white house with more on that. >> reporter: good evening to you. president biden spent sunday making calls to both foreign leaders and members of congress, stressing continued support for israel. a u.s. official with direct knowledge of the conflict in israel tells cbs news, president biden told prime minister benjamin netanyahu america will

not participate in a retaliatory strike on iran following saturday's drone and missile attack. though the administration says it will protect u.s. forces and troops in the region if they're threatened. >> they wanted to cause damage, no question about that. but they were utterly unsuccessful in doing so. >> reporter: senior administration officials called israel's defense quote, spectacular, touting the extraordinary level of coordination from allies to help. but the challenges still remain in the region. and with public perception. >> what i think israel should do is pause for the moment. consult with its close allies and partners. assess the damage and activity. and decide, what is the most appropriate response. >> reporter: a new cbs news poll released sunday gathered before the attack shows nearly 40% of americans want president biden to encourage israel to stop military actions in gaza. 63% of americans say more humanitarian aid should be sent

to palestinians. but most republicans polled still oppose that. lawmakers on capitol hill agree israel needs support, but what that measure looks like is still in question. >> the best way to help israel rebuild its anti-missile and anti-drone capacity is by passing that supplemental. >> and as the israel-iran conflict is getting a lot of attention, some lawmakers are asking how to bring ukraine up for a vote. >> reporter: it would provide funding for ukraine and israel. but republicans want stricter immigration policies at the u.s.-mexican border. in exchange for getting more aid to kyiv. speaker johnson said a house vote on a security package is expected this week. whether ukraine is included is unclear. well, an update on that deadly mall attack in sydney,

australia. police say it was not terror related. the man fatally stabbed six people and injured a dozen others before police officers shot and killed him. investigators say the attacker had a history of mental illness. today the country's prime minister praised the officer and bystanders who, quote, ran towards danger. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." can neuriva support your brain health? mary, janet, hey!!

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interested in seeing if they can show that through the jury selection that they can't really get people who might be, quote-unquote, fair and impartial, they will continue to move for a change of venue. >> reporter: judge juan merchan is overseeing what's expected to be a six-to-eight-week trial. last month he issued a gag order. twice last month trump disparaged michael cohen, who already pleaded guilty for campaign finance violations. >> the judge has said that if trump violates the order, he will not be able to know the jurors' identities. >> reporter: some legal experts say prosecutors and trump's defense team will be closely looking for stealth jurors, people who lie to get on the jury. jury selection is expected to take weeks. >> longer than normal. thank you. american scotty scheffler

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extraordinary effort to save and restore the centuries-old landmark, including by american craftsman. >> reporter: last year, hank silver was running a small carpentry business in massachusetts. through a contact in france, he was offered a rare chance to join a team in normandy, preparing timber to rebuild the nave of notre dame. >> i could not say no to that opportunity. it's an opportunity that happens once in lifetime wouldn't even be the right term. it's once in a millennium, really. >> reporter: the task of restoring notre dame called for artisans skilled in traditional building methods. >> we first hewed all the logs using the axes to create the rippled texture. >> reporter: there were unexpected challenges.

>> the architects asked us to reproduce all of the deformations that had accrued over 800 years. so the ridge is not a straight line. so we had to follow this curvature. >> reporter: then he came to paris to set the timber trusses in place. >> many carpenters came from united states, from england, from denmark. from spain. because they were fond of these techniques. fond of oak. they come to work on notre dame. and it's very fantastic spirit. >> reporter: there's still a lot of work left to be done to restore notre dame to its former glory, but everyone here is confident it will be ready for the planned reopening in december. four months ago, the spire rose again into the paris skyline, topped with a recreation of the original gold cross and rooster. the rooster holds several holy relics, but also.

>> they created a second chamber. it's got a scroll with the names of everybody who worked on the cathedral. >> reporter: that is supremely cool. >> it's right up there. protecting the city. >> reporter: with his work on the restoration almost done, silver says he'd like to stay in france. he took advantage of a side visit by the french president to plead his case. >> i did hand emmanuel macron a letter requesting french citizenship. he has not been texting me every day, much to my disappointment. >> reporter: he remains hopeful and says he's looking forward to seeing notre dame reopen at the end of this year. elaine cobb, cbs news, paris. next, the bay area man taking a stand to help give riders a seat.

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installing their own hand- hand-crafted creations. >> we weren't looking for any fame or glory. our goal is to give people a place to sit. >> reporter: it all started when one of their neighbors, who just got out of surgery, was forced to sit on the curb. that's when daryl and mingwe taught themselves how to build a bench on youtube, and even made sure they were up to city code. so far, they've installed 27 benches. each one takes about four hours to make. >> the goal is to get the cities to put these benches out. >> reporter: they're already getting a sitting ovation from both city and transit officials. in fact, their project has pushed berkeley to swap one of their benches for an official city bench. >> they essentially lit a fire under transit, would you say that? >> i would say a fire has been lit. >> reporter: jean walsh is an ac transit board member. she says this quirky campaign is forcing officials to find a solution to this deep-seated

issue. >> some of our problems are hard to solve, complex, costly. really difficult. putting benches at bus stops isn't one of them. >> reporter: at the end of the day, daryl and mingwe head home, but not before taking a load off. >> i love just like sitting on it and taking a little break and go about your day after. >> reporter: putting officials in the hot seat, while paving the way for more benches across the bay. cbs news, berkeley, california. >> small change made a big difference. when we come back, meet the rising rodeo star never thrown introducing finish ultimate. engineered for the toughest conditions.

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in arkansas, there's bound to be a cowboy ropin' rodeo. doc levy has been riding his entire life. so it's no surprise he made it a family affair. >> when i see her, i know she can do it. she would just go out there and get it done. >> reporter: his daughters all hopping on a horse as soon as they could walk. including 7-year-old lathan. >> when i ride, i feel like i'm a real cowgirl. >> reporter: but she was interested in more than just horses. at 7 years old, she hopped on a bull. >> i'm in there, too. let me try that. >> reporter: she's the only black female in arkansas riding bulls in competition and the youngest period. >> the guys are always claiming to be toughest in the rodeo world. when you hear a little girl that likes to ride animals like that, you encourage her to ride more. >> reporter: but breaking records doesn't come easy. and sometimes she needs a little help from the crowd.

>> go lathan! >> reporter: before she decides to take her nerves by the horns and not ogetting back on but staying on, riding at a rodeo last weekend and taking home the gold. >> i know if i try again, i'll always get my goal. >> reporter: relying on that same support before getting up to ride again. >> you rode him to the ground. good job. >> reporter: for cbs news, in el paso, arkansas. >> and that, my friends, is the overnight news for this monday. reporting from new york city, i'm jericka duncan, have a great week. this is cbs news flash. i'm carissa lawson in new york. president biden spoke with congressional leaders sunday, following iran's attack on israel over the weekend.

speaker of the house mike johnson says he will push for the house to advance a bill, providing aid for israel and ukraine this week. the first of four criminal trials of former president donald trump begins in new york today. the case centers on an alleged hush money payment sent to porn star stormy daniels during the 2016 election. it's the first-ever criminal trial of a former president. and scottie scheffler gets to don the green jacket again. the 27-year-old won the masters for the second time in three years. he is the 18th golfer to win the masters twice. for more, download the cbs news app on your phone or connected tv. i'm carissa lawson, cbs news, it's monday, april 15th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." trump goes on trial. the former president set to make history in a new york city courtroom as the first former