the report found that limited resources and downed power lines contributed to the disaster. hawaii's attorney general is expected to release her own report today. the president of columbia university will testify before the house today on anti-semitism on campus. it comes months after testimony before the same committee led to the resignations of the presidents of harvard and penn. and fans were lined up in los angeles tuesday for a library-themed pop-up ahead of taylor swift's new album. "the tortured poets department" will be released this friday. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. it's it's wednesday, april 17th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." hate on campus. as one college finds itself on the hot seat for banning a

valedictorian from speaking at graduation, columbia university's president is set to face a grilling in congress. impeachment trial. for the second time in history a presidential cabinet member is facing impeachment. but will the trial end before it ever begins? first, picking a jury. donald trump's hush-money trial is picking up steam as the jury starts to take shape, but not before some fireworks in the courtroom. good morning, and good to be with you, i'm anne-marie green. court is not meeting today, but day two brought a scolding from the judge to former president trump for trying to intimidate a prospective juror. the first seven jurors have been sworn in and seated. the judge expects to have another five members and six alternates in place by the end of the week so opening statements can start on monday. cbs' jarred hill is here with the latest. fireworks were there? >> definitely. we are seeing the lawyers are grilling these prospective jurors on everything from their political views, their personal

lives, even social media posts. in fact, one was dismissed for posting "lock him up" in 2017. trump is trying to find new ways to campaign while required to stay in court. former president donald trump took his fight against manhattan's d.a. from the courtroom to a corner store, the site of a highly publicized fatal attack two years ago that led to criticism of the very same man prosecuting his case. >> a rigged trial. our courts -- everything is screwed up in new york. >> reporter: the stop comes as the jurors for the hush-money trial took shape. four men and three women were seated tuesday. among them, a nurse, a teacher, two lawyers. kara mcgee was excused. >> someone you've seen as this huge public figure and you walk in and see him and he's just a guy. >> reporter: the judge heard trump muttering something and chastised him saying "i won't tolerate that. i will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom."

>> this judge is so conflicted. >> reporter: outside the courtroom the former president repeatedly slammed the judge. >> he's rushing this trial, and he's doing as much as he can for the democrats. >> reporter: trump also bristled at the requirement to attend every day of the trial, while his 2024 opponent, president joe biden, campaigns. >> i should be right now in pennsylvania, in florida, in many other states. >> reporter: five more jurors and half a dozen alternates still need to be selected. trump has denied the allegation he falsified business records. again, no court today. jury selection is set to resume on thursday. >> donald trump is the best he can to campaign outside of the courthouse on a daily basis. what about president biden? he's spending time in pennsylvania, his hometown of scranton? >> exactly. you have trump saying he wants to be in pennsylvania, that's exactly where president biden is right now. and he's calling for higher taxes on the rich and also framing himself as sort of a hometown guy with hometown

values, saying that he sees the economy through the eyes of scranton, not through the eyes of mar-a-lago. obviously knocking trump's florida resorts home. pennsylvania's going to be a pretty crucial game come november. trump won it by less than a percentage point in 2016. biden by just over 1% in 2020. so at this point it's almost anybody's game. >> trying to reinforce those blue-collar roots. thank you so much. >> thanks. the senate is set to convene the impeachment trial of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas today. it comes after the republican-led house delivered two articles of impeachment to the upper chamber yesterday. it forces the senate to hold a trial on allegations that mayorkas refused to enforce immigration laws at the u.s.-mexico border. the proceedings are expected to be quickly dismissed in the democratic-led senate. coming up on "cbs mornings," homeland security secretary mayorkas will join us to discuss his impeachment and a big new campaign to keep kids safe on line. house speaker mike johnson is pushing back against a

far-right republican move to oust him over his proposed aid package for ukraine, israel, and other u.s. allies. >> i am not resigning, it is an absurd notion that someone would bring a vacate motion. >> hard-line republicans are calling on johnson to step aside or risk a vote to remove him as speaker. he's pushing for a vote on the age package. under a new proposal, aid for ukraine could be decided separately which might satisfy his republican critics. increasing tensions in the middle east with israel vowing to strike back against iran after the missile and drone attack over the weekend. the israeli military showed off what it said is one of the intercepted iranian ballistic missiles that landed in the dead sea. the idf says this missile could carry 1,100 pounds of explosives in the warhead. meanwhile, the u.s. is warning that it plans to punish iran with new sanctions. national security adviser jake sullivan says that they would

target the country's missile and drone program and entities supporting the islamic revolutionary guard corps and ministry. more from jerusalem. >> reporter: prime minister benjamin netanyahu rallying the troops as he met with a new group of conscripts. this is part of a larger battle, he told them, iran is behind hamas and hezbollah. we are determined to meet him. the war cabinet met for the third time since an iranian attack. a senior official says israel has not shared its plans with the u.s., but some in the administration expect a limited strike inside iran. but the fear of an all-out regional war has distracted attention away from the misery in gaza. there are still regular air strikes each day bringing new

grief. in the north there were desperate lines for bread after supplies from the world food program brought this bakery back to life for the first time in over six months. food prices have soared. banks are running out of cash. fed up with living in tents in rafah, thousands defied israeli orders and tried to return to their homes in the north over the weekend. but they were turned around, the idf says this is still an active war zone. a senior israeli government official has told cbs news that a rafah invasion will happen. it is not a matter of if but when. but would not be drawn on a date or whether it's been delayed because of the iranian attack. debora patta, cbs news, jerusalem. the president of columbia university is set to testify before a house committee today about anti-semitism on campus.

nemat shafik says that she plans to tell lawmakers that anti-semitism and calls for genocide have no place at universities. it comes months after two other ivy league presidents resigned after they appeared before the same committee. they struggled to answer questions whether calls for the genocide of jews violates school policies. the university of southern california is coming under fire for canceling the valedictorian's graduation speech. the school says it's due to security concerns after some of the student's pro-palestinian views have been described as hate speech. carter evans talked to her about the uproar. such a surprise and honor -- >> reporter: that's how the bio medical engineering student asna tabassum felt this month when usc chose her to be the first victorian and the indian american was thinking about her commencement speech. how were you going to address the issue? >> the core message i wanted to get across was one of hope.

>> reporter: just days later the university abruptly rescinded its invitation. in a campus-wide letter, provost andrew guzman said social media discusses related to the valedictorian took on an alarming tenor and there were risks related to security. >> i was never given the evidence that any safety concerns and any security concerns were founded. >> reporter: what do you think it is? >> i think anyone who's watching this can draw their own conclusion. i look what i look like. i am who i am. >> reporter: she's pro-palestinian and shared a link on her social media containing language that some consider hate speech. >> i'm not apologizing for the link in instagram. what i am saying is i'm committed to human rights. i'm committed to the human rights for all people. >> reporter: the israeli-palestinian conflict overseas has ignited tensions on college campuses across the u.s. a recent study found 56% of jewish college students and 52%

of muslim students felt they were in personal danger. that's two to three million students. >> usc betrayed me. >> reporter: the university insists it's not about free speech, it's simply a matter of safety. carter evans, los angeles. coming up, disturbing shooting. how a scam may have cost the life of an innocent uber driver. and midwest mayhem. tornadoes cause injuries and damages. some migraine attacks catch you off guard, but for me a stressful day can trigger migraine attacks too. that's why my go to is nurtec odt. it's the only migraine medication that can treat and prevent my attacks all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion and stomach pain. now i'm in control. with nurtec odt i can treat a migraine attack and prevent one. talk to your doctor about nurtec today. (vo) beneful knows a full life

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