Not going to be tolerated. Any Property Damage will not be tolerated. Maurice the Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening, and thank you for being with us. I am maurice dubois. Nor is on assignment. We will get to those growing clashes and protest on College Campuses in just a moment, but we begin tonight with the first witness taken the stand in the historic criminal trial of a former president of the united states. Donald trump, the Presumptive Republican president ial nominee is charged with 34 Felony Counts of falsifying Business Records linked to socalled Hush Money Payments to cover up an alleged affair with an adult porn star. In opening statements, prosecutors accuse trump of taking part of a criminal conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election. But Defense Attorneys claim trump did nothing wrong and argued that some of the prosecution witnesses are liars and biased against the former president. Cbss robert costa was inside the courthouse, and starts us off tonight. Its a very, very sad day in america. Reporter former President Trump today, falsely claimed he was the target of Election Interference that democrats in washington had orchestrated his indictment to keep him off the campaign trail. I should be in georgia right now. I should be in florida now. Reporter but prosecutors told the jury, trump had orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 election. The prosecution pointed to a 2015 trump tower meeting among trump, michael cohen, and david where they allegedly worked out a plan to conceal negative information to trumps alleged sexual encounter with former adult film star stormy daniels, all of which trump denies. And you had sex with him . Yes. You were 27, he was 60, were you physically attracted to him . No. Reporter cohen admitted to paying daniels money to cooperate her story, days before the election, trump who Reinbursed Cohen Sighting as legal fields, calling at the porn star payoff. Its a bookkeeping issue, which is a very minor thing. Reporter in court, his attorney todd bland said trump committed no crime. I have a spoiler alert, there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. Its called democracy. Cbs news legal analyst Rikki Klieman said today was one of the most important moments in a criminal trial. There are studies that say that 80 of jurors minds are made up at the end of the opening statements. Reporter as a prosecutions first witness, and brief testimony did not discuss the 2015 meeting with trump and cohen, but acknowledge the Employer Paid for stories calling a checkbook journalism. Inside the courtroom the scene was austere and grim, with trump mostly mum as he watched the proceedings, but inside the inner circle tonight there is real fear that this jury could convict him. Maurice. Maurice robert costa at the criminal courthouse in Lower Manhattan tonight, thank you. Now to those escalating protests on College Campuses across the country. The president of Columbia University in new york taking the extraordinary step of moving Classes Online due to Safety Concerns were jewish students. The white house condemning the unrest calling it blatantly antisemitic and dangerous. Cbss meg oliver reports. Reporter tension and concerns about safety continue to embroil Columbia University. D concerns about safety continue jewish students and faculty essay the environment has only escalated. Jewish students are petrified to go into campus. Reporter for the past six days, hundreds of propalestinian demonstrators including jewish students have occupied the schools quad, demanding the school divest from Companies Funding israel. Antisemitism is a huge problem in the united states, but antizionism and antisemitism are two very different things. Reporter late this afternoon President Biden denounced antisemitism. I condemn any antisemitic protest, thats why set up a program to deal with it. I also condemn those who dont understand what is going on with the palestinians. Reporter the protests have spread to multiple universities including the university of michigan, mit, nyu, and Emerson College in boston. About 60 people have been arrested at yale since the start of the protests. Orthodox jew the sahar tartak, the editor in chief of the yale free press says that demonstrators surrounded her on campus while she was reporting over the weekend. They started taunting me and giving me their Middle Finger and yelling in my face and until one of them waved his palestinian flag in my face and jabbed me in my left eye. Reporter colombia has more than doubled its security presence. The nypd has stepped up patrols outside and for the foreseeable future, only students and staff are allowed on campus after scanning their ids. Maurice. Maurice meg oliver, thank you. Moving overseas, the head of israels Military Intelligence resigned today over the Security Failures that led to the hamas attack last fall. Its a first highlevel resignation stemming from the deadliest attack in that countrys history, meantime israeli officials are criticizing and expect to move by the Biden Administration to blacklist one of its army battalions. Heres cbss debora patta. Reporter the u. S. Is investigating Netsvah Yehuda Battalion made of ultraorthodox soldiers who are accused of Human Rights Violations in the Israeli Occupied west bank. The Program Began after 78yearold american Palestinian Omar assad was found dead after being detained at a Checkpoint By israeli soldiers. Mahmdou abu eboud was also arrested shortly after assad. He told us he saw him lying face down in the dirt to bound and blindfolded. After the soldiers left, they ran to call from help from the village dr islam abuzaher, who tried to revive assad, eventually calling him dead. He could not walk it, he probably did not make any kind of risk for soldiers. Reporter the possibility of blacklisting a unit has gained scrutiny from the israeli military. Since october 7, 500 palestinians have been killed in the west bank. This footage shows a Counterterrorism Operation in tulkarm over the weekend that killed 14 militants. After the idf pulled out, this is what they left in their wake, this massive destruction, and to residents here say they have seen nothing like this before. Israeli bulldozers smashed through homes and shops, tore up roads and power lines, cutting off electricity and water. A decision on the Netsvah Yehuda Battalion is expected this week. Today Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken denied the u. S. Had double standards when it came to israel and said they were also ongoing investigations into allegations of Human Rights Violations in gaza. Maurice. Maurice many thanks, debora patta, in East Jerusalem tonight. Back here at home there is a proposed new gun law and tennessee that his people on both sides of the issue fired up and speaking out. Cbss Mark Strassmann reports tonight from nashville on the controversial plan to allow teachers to carry guns. This is what democracy looks like reporter tennessee High Schoolers skipped school to protest his taking aim at a proposed gun law they say takes aim at them. It would allow teachers to carry guns in the classroom. The future of our state is at stake. Reporter they have the voices, but they dont have the votes. Earlier this month, Tennessee StateSenate Approved a bill allowing teachers and school staff to carry concealed handguns. To supporters, its a deterrent. We are not trying to shoot a student, but protect a student from an active shooter. Reporter the debate took a dramatic turn when state senator london lamar spoke out while cradling her 8monthold son. I am mad because this bill puts my child at risk. Reporter 16 states and the District Of Columbia have laws that prohibit teachers from carrying guns, but these protests come in a city still reeling from last years horrific shooting at the covenant school. Three students and three Staff Members were killed. It ignited calls for the reform of state gun laws, but opponents say, not this law. And you feel that students are at risk with this bill . Absolutely. Absolutely. We are putting a job on the teacher that they should never have. Reporter but tennessees republican lawmakers are sticking to their guns. There are some counties where they may only have two deputies on shift. This bill tries to fix that problem and protect children. Reporter if the bill passes the republican Super Majority in the house, tennessees governor seems poised to sign it. Maurice. Maurice intensity on both sides. Mark strassmann in nashville tonight, thank you. Now to a Major Supreme Court case that could have an impact on more than the 650,000 americans experiencing homelessness. The justices heard arguments under a set of anticamping laws in grants pass, oregon, that make it illegal to sleep in public places. The courts liberal justices suggested the city is criminalizing homelessness, while several conservative justices suggested lawmakers should be the one setting the rules. The decision is expected in june. Tonight a cbs news investigation into the dark and dangerous side of Online Dating. This week, we will take a look at the threat affecting Tens Of Thousands of americans largely in secret. Cbss jim axelrod meets a daughter whose mother was ensnared in a romance scam that cost her far more than her life savings. Reporter kelly gowe is a Daughter Searching for answers. I have an appointment with appointment with detective jeff phillips. Reporter about what happened to her mother. Abcd reporter laura kowal, a 56yearold retired health care executive, who was widowed in 2016 a move from chicago to the small town of galena, illinois to start her next chapter. I love you, honey. She had all of these buckets full in her life, but there was one bucket missing of having a relationship. Reporter so laura, like three in ten adults have done turn to Online Dating, creating a profile on match. Com. It felt safer to do it that way than to go to a bar and meet somebody. Reporter Online Dating felt safer . Mmhmm. Reporter she match with someone who called himself frank borg and chose these two pictures stolen from a chilean doctor. Frank claimed to be a swedish businessman. Clearly my mom felt the emotions of feeling loved, and i know that there are people saying how could that happen . Reporter 64,000 americans were taken for more than A Billion Dollars by Romance Scammers last year. More than doubled the 500 million it was just four years before. Im calling in regards to your mother. Reporter when kelly got a call from a federal investigator who may have been involved in a fraud scam. Kelly, deputy from the sheriffs office, nice to meet you. Reporter she raced to her moms home, only to find it empty. You mustve been freaking out . I was. Search for a missing woman. Laura kowal was last seen on friday. Reporter Turning House upside down, kelly found emails detailing a fraudulent Investment Scheme involving a fake Company CalledGuice Investments. Cbs news reviewed hundreds of emails from the scammer laying out an elaborate scheme. Over the course of nearly two years, frank convinced laura to send him a million and half dollars. But Guice Investments was not real. Frank was not real. And buried in a file cabinet with this note from kellys mom ive been living a double life. Yes, it involves frank. I tried to stop this, but i knew i would end up dead. Lauras body was found in the mississippi river, more than 200 miles away. Somewhere kelly says she had never been. The medical examiner called it death by drowning, never a ruling homicide or suicide. I had a lot of questions for the Sheriffs Department down in missouri that was responsible for the recovery of her body. Reporter dissatisfied with the response from law enforcement, kelly began investigating herself, tracing the possible routes where her mothers car was seen on surveillance tape. This Service Station here or captured your mothers vehicle. Yep. Reporter getting answers is now kellys lifes work. It wasnt until i learned that i was going to be a mom myself and have a daughter that i knew that one day she would know the full story of how her grandmother passed away. And ultimately, her grandmothers story can save someones life. Reporter so many questions, as kelly asks, how could her smart successful mom be scammed out of her life savings, tomorrow on cbs mornings from what authorities believe was franks home base, we will meet a former Romance Scammer in west africa. And tomorrow night on the Cbs Evening News, we will have a sinister twist when the victim actually becomes complicit in the crime. Maurice so many questions is right. Looking forward to it, jim. Thank you. A woman facing possible criminal charges after a horrific crash into a Childs Birthday Party. We will have the details next. E. Maurice so many questions is right. Looking forward to it, jim. Thank you. A woman facing possible criminal charges after a horrific crash into a Childs Birthday Party. We will have the details next. Looking for a smarter way to mop . Try the swiffer powermop. An allinone cleaning tool, with a 360degree swivel head that goes places a regular mop just cant. Mop smarter with the swiffer powermop. Shingles. 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