Can't highlight clips on iMovie

I’ve been trying to edit a movie on my iMovie (version 10.0.4) for the past two weeks. I get so frustrated because it won’t let me select specifies clips to edit. You know when you hold down and highlight the clip you want to delete? Yeah it won’t let me do that!
I’ve tried restarting my computer, rebooting both the computer and the application. I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling iMovie. Deleting the movie and starting all over from scratch and nothing!
I can’t seem to find any help anywhere else online so I figured i’d come here before heading to the Apple store as a last resort! (ours is in the middle of reconstruction so it’s about the size of a closet!)
Anyways, if someone could help me with this issue it’d be much appreciated, since I’ve lost my mind trying to figure this out~

I’ve been trying to edit a movie on my iMovie (version 10.0.4) for the past two weeks. I get so frustrated because it won’t let me select specifies clips to edit. You know when you hold down and highlight the clip you want to delete? Yeah it won’t let me do that!
I’ve tried restarting my computer, rebooting both the computer and the application. I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling iMovie. Deleting the movie and starting all over from scratch and nothing!
I can’t seem to find any help anywhere else online so I figured i’d come here before heading to the Apple store as a last resort! (ours is in the middle of reconstruction so it’s about the size of a closet!)
Anyways, if someone could help me with this issue it’d be much appreciated, since I’ve lost my mind trying to figure this out~

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