it is wildfire preparedness. we here in cal. coming up. tonight at 5. we'll get an inside. look at the special team called in to reach the fires that others just can't get to check out our ride along with the smoke jumpers. that story and more with ryan hamamoto and myself coming up tonight at 5. and thank you so much for joining us for today's conversation on our downtown visitor trends across the bay area, we love to hear what you think. post your thoughts online using the hashtag kpi x, the cbs evening news is next right here. on cbs news bay area, local news continues. on our streaming service. i'll see you at 5. >> norah: tonight, contentious cross-examination of stormy daniels. >> after two and a half weeks, and i think you'll see some very revealing things today. >> norah: donald trump's lawyers grilled the adult film

star to draw her credibility into question. >> what did you think of stormy daniels testimony? >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. tonight, jurors in the so-called hush money case against donald trump are weighing a dizzying day and a half of testimony from adult film star stormy daniels. she was called back to the witness stand today with the feet away from daniels as his attorneys prodded her about sex, porn industry, and more. with the aim to paint her as a money hungry liar as they questioned her about the alleged 2006 tryst that resulted in the now-infamous hush money payment. and daniels forcefully pushed back, saying, "if that story was untrue, i would have written it to be a lot better." trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up that payment. cbs's robert costa starts us off

tonight with the salacious details from court. >> reporter: former president donald trump has always advised his lawyers to be aggressive. today, his defense team targeted stormy daniels' credibility. >> after two and a half weeks, and i think you'll see some very revealing things today. >> reporter: trump's attorney susan necheles ledge and often contentious cross-examination of daniels, who prosecutors say accepted a $130,000 payment from trump's former attorney michael cohen before the 2016 election. in exchange for keeping quiet about her story. necheles focus on daniels' high-profile appearances after news of her alleged sexual encounter with trump, which he denies, made headlines, and argued daniels tried to capitalize on her fame. necheles: you wanted to make more money, right? daniels: no. that's why i did 60 minutes for free. >> did you want to have sex with him? >> no.

but i didn't say no. i'm not a victim. >> reporter: trump's attorney brought up daniels' career of writing, directing, and acting in adult films. necheles asked, "you have a lot of experience making phony stories about sex appear real." daniels disputed that. the sex in the films is very much real. just like what happened to me in that room. adding, if our encounter with trump was untrue, i would have written it to be a lot better. trump grimaced at the comment. >> you feel like if you had wanted to go public, you could have gotten paid a lot of money to go public -- >> without a doubt. i know for a fact. >> reporter: daniels repeatedly denied being motivated by money and when necheles noted she was selling burke merchandise related to trump indictments online, daniels replied, not unlike mr. trump. did the defense's strategy potentially make stormy daniels look sympathetic to the jury? >> some jurors may have had sympathy for stormy daniels, and some jurors may have had contempt for her.

>> reporter: late today, trump's lawyers pushed the judge to modify the gag order so that he could comment on daniels' testimony, but the judge denied that, saying it would remain in place because of trump's record of attacking witnesses with "vitriol" and also rejected and of our call for a mistrial. >> norah: and robert, still another highly anticipated witness. michael cohen. what do we expect there. >> reporter: all eyes on a long time trump fixer and trump lawyer. he will be the key witness for the prosecution in the coming days. expected to take the stand. if you thought today was rough and tumble, just wait until michael cohen is in that chair. >> norah: robert, thank you. now to some breaking news. a florida sheriff's office released body camera video of this afternoon showing the fatal shooting of a u.s. air force airmen last week inside his own apartment. cbs's mark strassmann reports the family of the decorated service member is seeking answers and a warning, some of these images you will see are disturbing.

>> reporter: tonight, newly-released body cam video shows and okaloosa county deputy arriving at the home of senior airman roger fortson's apartment door, responding to a 911 call about a thomistic disturbance. the video is partially blurred. the deputy appears to step to the side and knocked three times. seconds later, fortson opens the door holding a handgun at his side that was legally owned, according to his family appeared the deputy orders him to step back and then fires. [gunshots] okaloosa county sheriff eric aden says his department released a video to be transparent. >> i want to ensure you that we are not hiding, covering outcome or taking action that would result in a rush to judgment of mr. fortson or are deputy. >> reporter: fortson's mother, mika, says fortson was based timing with his girlfriend during the shooting. face time video appears to be after the shooting was released by the families attorney. law enforcement can be heard talking about fortson's inj

injuries. the subtitles were added by cbs news. >> six gunshot wounds. >> yeah, he shot him. he shot. our baby was shot. >> reporter: fortson's family claims the deputy had no reason to go to his apartment. the sheriff says his deputy went to the apartment he was directed to. in other words, contradictory accounts. lawyer ben crump represents the family. >> roger was the best of us. he was the best america had to offer. and they stole his life, and there are people who were supposed to protect and serve him, took him away from mika and their family. >> reporter: the investigator is now looking into this shooting. the deputy who pulled the trigger has been placed on administrative leave. norah? >> norah: mark strassmann, thank you. we've got some breaking news from utah with the tragic day on the slopes in the mountains

outside salt lake city. three skiers were buried in an avalanche and only one made it out alive. get details from kristen mcpeek of our cbs utah affiliate, kutv. >> reporter: a life flight helicopter flew one of the three skiers to safety this afternoon. he appeared to be walking with a slight limp as first responders led him to an ambulance. >> he was able to dig himself out, and he was in pretty fair condition, other than mentally. >> the avalanche happened in an area recently covered in 3 feet of snow. about 30 miles south of salt lake city. but to others skiers were found dead after being trapped in steep, rugged terrain. avalanches are common in this region. experts say rapidly changing weather conditions are triggering them this late in the season. >> up in the mountains, it's full on winter, with dense, heavy snow, strong winds, and any time the sun pops out or there is rapidly rising

temperatures, that come of course, is instantly going to ramp up the avalanche game. >> reporter: we are told that this was a group of experienced backcountry skiers who had avalanche gear, and now, norah, the recovery process begins for those skiers who lost their lives. >> norah: kristen mcpeek, thanks for your reporting. there is more dangerous weather in the forecast tonight after a string of brutal storms or through the south last night. with at least nine tornadoes touching down in five states. three people died in the storms and more are injured, including a 10-year-old boy, who is in critical condition after he was swept into a storm drain in tennessee. cbs's dave malkoff reports tonight from the hard-hit community of columbia, tennessee. >> reporter: four days of pounding tornadoes has taken a toll. >> that is 100% a tornado. >> reporter: with relentless heavy rain and wind pummeling the region. the latest round on wednesday, at least two twitch twisters touched down in tennessee.

an ef3 with winds in excess of 140 miles per hour cause catastrophic damage in maury county. one person died and 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. >> you can look around and see all the stuff that was blown out of the house. >> reporter: david white walked from a few blocks away as his family's house was hit, wit. >> she was able to get down off of the second floor before all of this came off the front of the house. so she is lucky to be alive. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the tornado passed near spring hill, destroying a barn at spirit horse stables, and flipping a car on interstate 65. along with a strong winds, heavy rain, up to 9 inches, north of nashville, causing flash flooding. a 10-year-old child is now in critical condition after being swept into a drain pipe. near the town of henagar, alabama, calm after the storm. >> that is what saved our lives. >> reporter: wanda white took cover insight or shelter. her home survived a tornado 13

years ago. now, there is nothing left. >> we started hearing trees popping and blowing and popping sounds. and this is what we woke up to at 5:00 this morning. this is what we saw. >> reporter: wow. it really feels like tornadoes are happening all at once this season. just since april 25th, there have been more than 300 reports of tornadoes, and norah, if you add all that up, that is nearly half of the tornado reports this year. >> norah: a lot of severe weather. dave malkoff, thank you very much. the israel-hamas war appears to be entering a dangerous new phase, with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu defiantly vowing that israel will go it alone if necessary to finish off hamas. netanyahu today shrugging off the withholding of u.s. military weapons and repeated warnings not to invade the silly city of rafah. cbs's ramy inocencio has the

late developments from tel aviv. >> reporter: with israel's military pushing closer to the city of rafah, prime minister benjamin netanyahu is pushing back. angrily against president biden. "if we have to stand alone, we will stand alone," he said. his reply to biden's blunt warning wednesday to not launch a major strike. >> it's just wrong. >> reporter: the president said he wants to avoid mass casualties and paused a shipment of 3500 bombs last week. but refusing to back down, israel's military spokesman said they have the necessary ammunition for the rafah operation. a far right minister posted on social, hamas loves biden, and another lawmaker said biden not only jeopardizes israel, but the entire free world. rafah is believed to be hamas 'last bastion, with four battalions, but for nearly 1.5 million people, 600,000 of them children, it's their last refuge from this war and still

getting struck. some in israel want to keep advancing, says former deputy national secure advisor chuck freilich. to what extent can israel win this war without the u.s.? >> i think israel won the war by the middle of december, we had essentially destroyed hamas as a coherent military force. at the same time, israel may have lost its international standing is bad, and now we have seen this emerging fight with the united states. for hamas, i think that's an incredible achievement. >> reporter: and cease-fire talks in cairo have ended for now. both israeli and hamas delegations left today, as well as cia director bill burns. norah? >> norah: ramy inocencio, thank you. the trial against hunter biden on federal gun charges is on track to begin next month after a federal appeals court declined to dismiss those charges today. hunter biden is accused of falsifying a federal firearms

form and illegal possession of a firearm while using a narcotic. the president's son also faces federal tax charges in california and is scheduled to stand trial later in june. he has pleaded not guilty in both cases. one of the biggest decisions we can make in life is if and when to start a family of our own. thanks to modern science and new social norms, more women are choosing to have babies later in life and on their own. cbs's nikki battiste goes "in depth" on the growing tend of women becoming single moms by choice. >> hi, how are you? >> good. >> reporter: up against her biological clock, traci kodeck faced a tough decision at 39. do you remember the moment you thought, i'm going to have a baby on my own? >> i do. i was with my best friend, and i said, i don't have a partner. i need to be a mom. [laughter] she and emptied her savings to cover fertility treatments, ultimately using sperm

donated by a friend. after three years of trying, she had zola, seven plus pounds of pure wonder. >> that it was, oh, my gosh, i'm taking home a human. and she was perfect. >> reporter: kodeck belongs to the organization single mothers by choice. it's 30,000 members are part of a growing trend, women having babies alone, because they are tired of waiting for "the one," or they simply want to parent solo. >> you can do this all day, couldn't you? >> reporter: like emma ramos, mother to 2-year-old michael. if you had to choose one word to describe life as a single mom by choice, what would it be? >> can it be two words? [laughs] i would say, just, like, beautiful chaos. >> reporter: as a teenager, ramos dreamed of having a child, not a partner. modern attitudes have helped make that possible. today, more than three quarters of americans find single parenting acceptable, although

more supported two parent household. >> that speaks to the misconception that we have somehow personally personally handicapped our children by only bringing them into the world with one parent. >> reporter: you obviously make all of the decisions. is it a blessing and a curse? >> decision-making i would say is a blessing, but then i suppose if i make the wrong decision, i'm the only one to blame, i guess. >> reporter: just in time for this mother's day, zola kodeck turned 11. >> having a single mom by choice can be hard. like, when you are first growing up. then my mom just wanted me, nobody else. >> everything i do, i do for h her. this house is for her. my job. it's all for her. >> reporter: two single moms living with their choices and their children -- and loving both. >> i love you. >> i love you, too.

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♪ ♪ >> norah: finally, tonight's "heart of america." in the lead up to mother's day, one moms mission for every child to be celebrated. carissa carroll got the unexpected news from a nurse when her son, jack, was born in 2013. >> she said down syndrome. she listed all the characteristics that he was showing, and said, just enjoy your baby, and left the room. it would have been wonderful to hear congratulations on your baby. >> norah: so when jack turned one, she created jack's basket, which delivers supplies and information to parents of newly coping with a down syndrome diagnosis. >> when you have a baby, you get new gifts, right? so we want that basket to also remind the family that this is your baby first. >> norah: so far, 9,000 baskets in 43 countries and all 50 states. she's also developed a curriculum to teach health care

providers how to deliver the diagnosis to parents. >> we want them to be equipped to start the story with congratulations, instead of i'm sorry. >> norah: a mother motivated to make the down syndrome journey easier for others. >> i wouldn't change jack if i could, but i will change the world because of him. >> norah: well, for that, jack and carissa carroll are tonight's "heart of america." and we are looking forward to this sunday's mother's day, and that's tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell. good night. ♪ ♪ >> judge judy: if i were two smart people, i would not have rented a hoeuse to people th hat had six dogs. >> announcer: the landlords didn't howl about the money. >> ty hey were there about 5 weeks. >> judge judy: so you made $1000,000? my sympathy is waning foyor you. >> announcer: now they're dogged with regret. >> if you saw the pictures, it was beyond a mess. they destroyed theou house. >> judge judy: you went into this eyes wide open. you saw mesome fast money. you took it and went like this. >> announcer: jue dge judy.

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