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yet another close call at a major u.s. airport. >> 2937 stop. >> this time, two passenger planes coming within 400ft of each other outside washington, dc. the new action to protect planes on the runway after a series of near collisions, jury selected what we're learning about the 12 jurors who will decide former president trump's fate at his criminal hush money trial, and what comes next a campus crackdown. the fallout after more than 100 pro-palestinian protesters are arrested at columbia university. how professors are reacting this morning. >> the reporter saying sorry to women's basketball star caitlin clark. the very awkward moment sparking a backlash. >> it's here. you can even do it with a broken heart. taylor swift's new album dropping overnight with a big surprise for fans and later, netflix now cashing in the proof that password sharing was even more common than we thought.

>> from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. >> good friday morning everyone i'm andrew dymburt. >> i'm andrea fujii in for rhiannon. we begin with a watershed moment in the middle east, what appears to be a direct military strike by israel inside iran. >> it comes just days after iran's historic attack on israel. explosions were reported early this morning near an iranian military base near the city of isfahan. >> let's get right to abc's tom soufi in tel aviv. and, tom, what do we know about these reported airstrikes? >> yeah. andrea a us official confirming to abc news that israel has launched a strike against iranian territory in response to that iranian missile and drone attack at the weekend on israel. now, the details about the exact nature of this attack, i think at this stage in time, a pretty sketchy what we can say for sure is there were

explosions near isfahan, that city, and central iran. we know that there is an iranian military base in that vicinity. we can't comment at this stage definitively on what damage the strike could have caused. we can't really comment. i think definitively on what method might have been used by israel in that attack. you know, at the moment there are unconfirmed reports that drones could have been used in that attack. what is crucial at this moment, i think to emphasize, is that the iranian state media, the mouthpiece of the regime in tehran, is playing this down. they're saying that nuclear facilities in that area are completely untouched. they're showing scenes of normalcy in the city of isfahan this morning. and the other crucial point is that the israeli government are just not owning this strike whatsoever. i mean, there are also reports from syrian media that there were strikes in syria. remember in syria, there are shiite militias allied to iran. and of course, the iranian attack on israel at

the weekend was precipitated by a strike not claimed by israel, but a probable israeli strike in the syrian capital of damascus, which killed two top iranian generals. >> and tom. of course, the big concern is will iran respond and further escalate this conflict? do we have any indications on what could come next? >> yeah, andrew, there's a really important line coming out from the reuters news agency. they're saying they've spoken to an iranian official who is saying there will be no immediate response from iran. and i think that's critical. if you take that together with the tone of the rhetoric coming out from iranian state media, it appears, appears at this stage that the iranian regime is trying to play this down and the israelis are not trying to own it. and therefore, i think both sides at the moment at least, are trying to de-escalate, even though we've had this pretty incredible series of strikes potentially overnight. >> all right. tom soufi burridge for us in tel aviv. thank you. let's turn to washington now, the white house, not immediately commenting on the events in

iran. >> abc's perry russom has more on the potential fallout. perry. good morning. andrea >> good morning to you. israel. strike on iran is threatening to push this conflict in the middle east even deeper. new video posted online shows iran's air defense systems and use creating explosions over the city of isfahan. not far from a major iranian military base and nuclear facilities. >> this could potentially it has clear potential to spark a major confrontation between iran and israel, but give it 72 hours because this could escalate quickly. >> the strike comes five days after iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles toward israel, causing little damage. that attack was in retaliation for a suspected israeli airstrike on april 1st that hit the iranian embassy compound in syria, killing two iranian generals. the white house has been urging israel to show restraint and hopes of preventing a wider regional war. >> it could escalate to a point where it's just nonstop. there

is no calculated return, it is just a exchange of fire, which of course, would be devastating to the region. >> experts say a larger conflict could have widespread effects beyond the middle east. oil prices rising overnight after the first reports about the israeli attack, 20% of the world's oil passes through the hormuz straits right there on the very southern tip of iran. >> and this could certainly impact the flow of trade, the flow of oil, and cause even more unrest in other places around the world. >> it's unclear how iran may respond to iran has often used its proxy, such as hezbollah, to carry out attacks in the region, including on u.s. forces. iran's foreign minister just hours before this morning's airstrikes, saying any further military action by israel would be met with an immediate response if the israeli regime commits the grave error once again, our response will be decisive and definitive and regretful for them. and iran's

foreign minister adding tehran does not seek to create tension and crisis in the region. the white house did not comment overnight on the strikes in iran. >> andrea perry, thank you. here in new york, pro-palestinian demonstrators are reorganizing after more than 100 arrests at columbia university, police were called in after protests, set up an encampment and called on the university to divest from companies with ties to israel. some students were suspended, including the daughter of congresswoman ilhan omar. columbia professors say they're working to raise money to bail out students and help them find housing. the protesters say they will not be silenced. what brought you out here, i was showing solidarity with the palestinian community and with columbia, and i think it's horrific what the israeli army is doing. the civilian population of gaza. >> students have a right to free speech, but do not have a right to violate university policies and disrupt learning on campus. >> the protests come after columbia's president went before congress to address allegations

of anti-semitism on campus, and in california, students protested at usc, angry over the school's decision not to allow the valedictorian to give a graduation speech, citing safety concerns. the protesters accused the university of censoring asna tabassum, who faces allegations of anti-semitism over her pro-palestinian views. >> the other big story this morning, yet another close call at a major u.s. airport, this time a near collision outside washington, d.c. audio capture the reaction in the control tower. southwest 2937 stop new details about another close call at a major airport as two passenger jets full of passengers narrowly missed colliding at washington's reagan airport yesterday. >> this was a real potential, and any further mistake made in one form or another, and we would have had a tragedy. investigators say an air traffic controller instructed a southwest flight bound for orlando to taxi across a runway. >> seconds later, a jetblue flight started rolling down the same runway, setting both planes

on a collision course. here's the moment the control tower realized what was happening. >> 6226 four stop, stop southwest. >> 2937 stop. >> we stopped. we were cleared to cross runway four. >> the pilots quickly aborting takeoff, slamming on the brakes, coming within 400ft of each other according to flight radar 24 data. >> when i hear 400ft, what i hear is basically that there was no further margin for error, no additional mistake of any sort. somebody from the tower not stating stop in time, somebody not responding, and one of the cockpits and we would have had a collision. >> it comes on the heels of several recent close calls, including in austin, texas, last year when a fedex cargo plane preparing to land flew over a southwest jet that was taking off, coming within about 100ft of colliding southwest bought. >> fedex is on the go. >> and just this week, the faa announced it's sending new runway safety technology to four airports this summer austin, dallas, nashville and indianapolis. the new system

uses satellite data to display surface traffic for air traffic controllers. and all of this comes during a shortage of air traffic controllers. 74 additional airports will get that new runway safety technology next year. >> now to former president trump's criminal trial in new york. the jury is now seated. but there's still work to be done before the trial begins. this morning, the jury is set for the trump hush money trial. seven men and five women will decide whether the former president falsified business records to cover up a payment to star stormy daniels to hide their alleged affair from voters before the 2016 election. on the jury, a physical therapist, a security engineer, an investment banker, a man who works for an eyewear company and juror number 11, a woman who openly expressed her views about trump. with the former president looking on, she told the court, i don't like his persona. he is just very selfish and self-serving. i don't really appreciate that in any public

servant how he carries himself in public. it's not my cup of tea. the woman acknowledged she doesn't like trump, but she pledged to be fair. also on the jury, two lawyers who, with their expertise could potentially hold extra sway as for the jury foreman, he works in sales and said he gets his news from the new york times and watches fox news and msnbc. trump leaving court railed against the proceedings. >> it's a shame, and i'm sitting here for days now, from morning till night in that freezing room , freezing. everybody was freezing in there and all for this. >> two jurors selected earlier in the week were removed by the judge yesterday. one voice concerned about her identity becoming public. the other failed to reveal his arrest in the 1990s for tearing down political advertisement. what's next? five more alternate jurors are needed and opening statements could come monday. trump's attorney asked the prosecution to provide the names

of the first three witnesses that will be called next week, but the prosecution said no, out of concern that trump would start posting about them on social media. >> time now for your friday weather. tornado warning sirens blasted near saint louis with several twisters reported late yesterday. the strong winds took down trees and power lines, leaving thousands in the dark, but no immediate reports of any injuries. that system breaks apart across the south today, leaving only scattered storms. the northern half of the storm brings showers to the northeast and, checking today's high temperatures, record warmth along the gulf coast. 90s in florida, chilly in the northwest plains. 50s for the northeast coming up, a new high for mortgage rates, also from a popular dog to a problem dog. >> why french bulldogs are overwhelming shelters and later, gordon ramsay's victory against

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of her younger siblings while her parents are incarcerated. gma this morning we're back now with a big drop in home sales. >> they were down more than 4% in march compared to the month before. that is the largest decline since 2022. realtors say the main reason is rising mortgage rates, which are now above 7% for the first time this year. >> a new cyber threat warning from the fbi. speaking at a security conference in nashville, fbi director christopher wray said chinese state hackers have been conducting cyber attacks on critical u.s. infrastructure. he says the hackers have positioned themselves to attack at the right moment. wray also warned about china interfering in the presidential election, saying chinese intelligence could use data collected by tiktok. a proposal that could ban tiktok is included in a house bill

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live developing news overnight. israel carrying out a retaliation strike on iran, now at 5:00. the fear from the international community that this conflict could expand. >> a controversial decision reversal in the east bay. three alameda officers now facing charges for a deadly encounter that happened three years ago today. >> a bay area officer involved in a racist texting scandal is back on the job. the latest in the investigation at the antioch policeep