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united states and all around the are learning more about the victims and the gunman in the mass shooting in allen, texas, including possible ties he may have had to the far right. a tragedy as well in brownsville. what we know about a car crash that killed eight outside a migrant center near the mexican border. plus, deadly ethnic clashes in northeastern india. we're live in new delhi with a look at what's fueling that violence. >> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. >> thanks for joining us. we begin in allen, texas, where residents are mourning the eight people killed in a mass shooting on saturday. many have been honoring the victims by placing flowers on this makeshift memorial.

it was set up at the outlet mall where the gunman fired on crowds of shoppers. the victims were also remembered at this church vigil on sunday. several people there delivered remarks, including the mayor-elect who called for prayers and expressed condolences for everyone affected. one of the victims in the shooting has been identified as christian lacour. his sister says he was a sweet, caring young man who was loved greatly by his family. authorities are still piecing together details about the shooting and are trying to determine if the gunman had ties to right-wing extremism. cnn's ed lavandera is in texas with more on the investigation. >> reporter: the parking lot of the outlet mall here in allen, texas, where a gunman killed eight people saturday afternoon is still cordoned off. hundreds of cars still in the parking lot as investigators continue to work through the

scene. we have learned from various witnesses who were there at the time of the shooting that the gunman, from the moment he started firing to the moment where he was shot and killed by an allen police officer, that the gunman had moved several hundred yards around a building inside that parking lot area. several witnesses described the gunman moving deliberately and shooting at victims as he was continuing to move through the parking lot. we have now identified, according to a senior law enforcement source, the suspect as 33-year-old mauricio garcia. he lives in dallas. we were in the neighborhood where his parents lived, and we were told up until several months ago he was living there. we tried to speak with garcia's family, but they refused to answer the door when we knocked on it. >> i never really saw anything that seemed a little suspicious or out of, you know -- out of whack with the guy. i mean, he would get in, he

would park his car, then just walk in like anybody else. so nothing, you know -- nothing hit a red flag. i think he was a real loner. a lot of times he would walk up and down the block. and always wore those converse. i guess those were his favorite, those converse. he just liked to walk up and down the block with his little hoodie on, you know. didn't really say anything. >> reporter: a senior law enforcement official also says that they have discovered that mauricio garcia has connections to right-wing extremism. on his body they found an insignia, "right-wing death squad." that senior law enforcement official says there has been a long list of social media posts with white supremacist and right-wing extremism themes as well. exactly how all of that plays into the motivation for carrying out this attack here at this outlet mall in allen, that part is not exactly clear. but that is some of the initial

details that we are hearing from invest investigators. this as we have now gone more than 24 hours since the shooting happened that officials and law enforcement officers have not briefed reporters on the latest on this investigation. ed lavandera, cnn, allen, texas. u.s. president joe biden has ordered flags to be lowered to half staff through thursday for the, quote, senseless acts of violence in texas. state governor greg abbott says he will visit the scene of the shooting to support the community as they try to heal. he had this to say to fox news. >> we need to recognize a reality. what we've seen across the united states over the past year or two, and that is, an increased number of shootings in both red states and blue states. people want a quick solution. the long-term solution here is to address the mental health issue.

>> but one texas democrat is putting the blame for gun violence squarely on the republican party and the nra. here's what texas state senator roland gutierrez told cnn on sunday. >> i just don't understand these republicans that want to just pray and do absolutely nothing. our country and our state is burning down because we have these guns in the habits of people that shouldn't have them. it's a chaos that is wholly created by the republican party and the nra. we can stop it, and we can stop it now. but we don't have anybody with the plit political will to do it. >> matthew lippman is executive director of the gun safety organization 97%, and he joins me now from los angeles. so here we are again, tragically discussing yet another mass shooting in america. >> you know, i was on capitol hill this week, rosemary, and then spoke to a church in

maryland today about what we could do on gun issues. and i feel as though every day that we don't get something done, there's another mass shooting. and it's not that i feel that way, it's what happens. every day, no matter what we're trying to do for reform on guns, there's -- seems to be a mass shooting every day. there are more mass shootings this year already than days in the year. >> exactly, you mentioned that. 202 mass shootings so far this year. like so many others, this one involved an ar-15 style rifle, killing eight, wounding seven. when the gunman targeted shoppers at a texas outlet mall, the gunman was fatally shot. we understand he may have had links to white supremacy ideology, although we don't yet know the motive. that is according to authorities. so what more are you learning about this alleged gunman and the circumstances leading up to this tragedy? >> rosemary, there are tragedies, as we're talking about, every single day. this one was influenced by these

right-wing, neo-nazi hate organizations. every day somebody has a different reason. the problem is it's this combination of aid and hopelessness and easy access to guns, right? there are a lot of people in this country -- there are more guns than people. for every 100 or so people, there are about 120 guns. that's by far the most in the world, right? so not everybody should have a gun. that's where our focus is. our focus is on the fact that most people in this country agree, gun owners and non-gun owners really do agree that before you get a gun, you should pass a background check. you should have a red flag law if you're a danger to yourself or others. there are things we could do to prevent many of these, not all of them, but many of these from happening, and we're not doing them. >> well, let's look at that. what commonsense gun controls and legislation could have stooped this mass shooting? and what more needs to be done

to prevent more of these horrific mass shootings? because when we look at it, there doesn't appear to be the political will to take any action here. >> so i can't -- i'm not going to speak to the one that just happened because i don't know all the circumstances yet. but generally speaking, as an example, so folks around the world know in the united states, if you commit a felony no matter what that is, you can't get a gun. right? so it could be tax fraud, wire fraud, whatever it might be, you can't get a gun. but the number one way to figure out someone's going to commit a crime with a gun is if they've already committed a violent crime. if you, for example, commit a violent misdemeanor, 80% of gun owners feel you shouldn't have a gun. right? if you do that by itself, you would eliminate homicides with a gun by 19%. that's the single-biggest thing that people can do, that states can do, that the government can do. they have not done it yet. that is the biggest thing that we could do. there are answers that gun owners and non-gun owners agree upon, like you said, rosemary.

unfortunately for you, you've become an expert on this issue. there are too many people who do not have the political will to take the action. >> and let's look at that. because americans have decided, enough is enough. but some politicians haven't come to that conclusion. why? well, you're exactly right. we go around to democratic offices and republican offices all over capitol hill. we'll talk to anybody who will talk to us on the issue. and a lot of people will. and sometimes -- this is terrible. but on the republican side, sometimes we hear, "i agree with you, but i don't want to take the lead on the issue." they're afraid -- i think you, rosemary, have probably talked about the nra, the national rifle association. but so folks know, the nra is not that powerful anymore. what's even worse, what's worse about it is that there are organizations to the right of the nra. the nra is to the left of some of these organizations that are calling capitol hill all the time and influencing members of congress. and it's really surprising that

members of congress listen to some of these people, but they do. and so we have to counteract that. gun owners who believe in reform, which is over 80% of them, have to counteract that. we need more of that. >> so in actual fact, some of these politicians are scared to take action is what you're saying? >> absolutely, rosemary, 100% yes. some of these politicians are scared. they're scared for their political lives. i know this sounds ridiculous to people. sometimes it sounds ridiculous to me when i'm in these meetings. people are scared for their political lives. the democrats are realistic. they know, for example -- you've talked about assault weapons ban but that's not happening. many democrats understand that and are trying to figure out what else we could do about this issue that will make a difference? so for example, a congresswoman from south carolina is putting forth an amber alert when there are shootings so folks know, we get an amber alert in the united states, meaning when a child is

missing in your area, you get a notice. a beacon comes up on your phone. people are trying to do that now. it's horrible that this has to be done, but for shootings. a republican is doing that now. that's an area where people can agree. it's not going to stop shootings, but it's an area where democrats and republicans can work together. >> people will get a measure of how often these are taking place. let's hope these politicians find some courage in the next weeks and months. matthew lippman, thank you. further south in brownsville, texas, eight people were killed after a car crashed into a crowd near a migrant shelter on sunday. police are still trying to find out whether the incident was intentional or not. cnn's rosa flores has details. >> reporter: now, this happened in brownsville, texas, which is across the border from matamoros, mexico. according to the director of the shelter where all of this unfolded, he said that this

happened across the street from the shelter on sunday morning at about 8:30 in the morning. he says between 20 and 25 migrants from venezuela were sitting on the curb, waiting for a bus. and then the rest was captured on surveillance video. he says he watched this video and what he saw unfold, he says there was a 2007 range rover vehicle that was driving at a very high speed. the driver ran a red light, then hit the curb about 30 feet from where the migrants were. and then that that vehicle went out of control. now, according to this director, he said that he talked to some of the witnesses and that, according to some of the witnesses, that this act was intentional. but i asked the director if, based on his witnessing of this video, watching this video, if to him it actually looked like an intentional act. and he said no.

he reiterated that what this video showed was that there was a vehicle that was drive agent a very high rate of speed, that ran a red light, hit a curb, and then drove out of control. about the driver of this vehicle, according to brownsville police, they have not identified this individual. this individual is not cooperating with authorities. this individual is under arrest and they're being held on charges of reckless driving. now, i'm here in el paso, texas, because we're covering the migrant surge that's happening leading up to the lifting of title 42. if you can see, there are barricades here this front of me on this street, because what you see behind me is a church shelter. so there's a lot of concern by city officials here in the city of el paso and in other border

cities for their own public safety and the public safety of their residents. that's why the city of el paso issued a statement on sunday saying that the incident in brownsville reinforced their decision to close out the street here at the shelter in el paso. rosa flores, cnn, el paso. >> rosa mentioned the cities like brownsville and el paso are bracing for a surge in migrants once title 42 expires on thursday. that's the u.s. government's rule that allowed border officers to swiftly expel migrants during the covid pandemic, pushing back against criticism the biden administration insists it's prepared for any influx. as rafael romo reports, misinformation may be providing many migrants with a false sense of hope regarding what they can expect once they reach the border.

>> reporter: he says his plan is to press on all the way to the border and beyond. he wants his own american dream. the venezuelan migrant has already made it as far as mexico, and returning home, he says, is not an option. "we're already here, and we can't go back, we have to press on as far as we can get, as far as they let us get." as many other migrants waiting in mexico for an opportunity to cross into the united states, legally or illegally, they're driven by hope but confused about rampant misinformation. migrants like him are part of an expected surge prompted by the fact that title 42, the trump-era policy that allowed border authorities to quickly turn away certain migrants during the covid-19 pandemic, is expiring on may 11th. migrants like linda, who comes from honduras, say there are

many doubts in the migrant community because she's heard that the end of title 42 means that she will be able to enter the country, while other people have told her that it will make it even more difficult to seek asylum. u.s. officials, especially homeland security secretary mayorkas, have been clear about the fact that the border will remain sealed. >> the border is not open. it has not been open, and it will not be open subsequent to may 11th. and the smugglers who exploit vulnerable migrants are spreading misinformation. they are spreading false information, lies, in a way to lure vulnerable people to the southern border. and those individuals will only be returned. >> reporter: encounters between u.s. border agents and undocumented immigrants had fallen earlier this year but have recently increased to the current level of about 7,000 per day. migrants like elton from

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their attacks on bakhmut as the ukrainian military remains determined to keep russia from capturing the city by tuesday when moscow holds its wor war 2 victory day parade. cnn's clare sebastian joins us live from london. what more can you tell us about russia's victory day preparations, and what is the latest on the situation in bakhmut? >> rosemary, of course we heard on friday from the head of wagner that private military company that has played such a key role in russia's efforts in bakhmut, in his expletive-laden rant, that he was going to pull out, then backtracked on that promise on sunday. it seems russian efforts in bakhmut, according to ukrainian accounts, have been intensifying, the ukrainian commander saying they're seeing new units being moved in that more ammunition is being used,

and a variety of ammunition. ukraine has accused russia of using incendiary ammunitions in bakhmut. it seems russian efforts to try to take the remaining part of that city that it doesn't yet occupy are intensifying. on the flip side, ukraine is doing everything it can to prevent russia from bringing home a victory ahead of may the 9th, which is of course tomorrow, tuesday. i cannot overstate the performance of this day in russia. it's a huge part of their national identity. tens of millions of people killed. we know that it has in multiple regions, particularly those closer to ukraine, been scaling back some of the celebrations. some regions citing security concerns, others saying there's a lack of available weapons to show off. i think that is a notable context, given that we're now almost 15 months into this war. even so, i think we can expect to see a lot of this as a rehearsal from st. petersburg, a lot of the kind of ceremony we've seen in recent years. >> clare, we know ukraine continues to ask for weapons

from its western allies as it prepares for this counteroffensive. what do we know about russia's weapons supplies? >> reporter: so we know, of course that ukraine now says that it's received most of the armored vehicles and tanks that it had requested and been promised by its nato allies. we also heard from ukraine that it used a patriot battery to shoot down a russian hypersonic missile, which previously even the pentagon hadn't been aware the patriots were capable of doing. so we know that on the ukrainian side, their weapons seem to be getting more modern and more advanced. so they have the quality, but it does seem that russia might be able to bring the quantity to bear even if that means dipping so far back into its stockpiles that it's calling on weapons that were built just after the second world war, rosemary. >> what a missile will do is fly over the tank, then down at 90 degrees, straight into the top of the turret, which is less well defended. >> reporter: this scenario has played out hundreds of times

over the past 14 months. ukraine using western weapons to devastating effect. russia, according to one recent estimate, has lost up to half its operational tank fleet in this war. now western officials say russia's dusting off much older models t ss to replace them. >> this is a second world war gun. >> reporter: including the t-55, first built in the 1940s. this one now housed at the imperial war museum outside cambridge. satellite imagery from a storage facility in russia's far east showing dozens of tanks have been removed in the last year. this image showing the t-55 at that same facility. video that first surfaced in march also showing a train load on the move, reportedly somewhere in russia. the russian ministry of defense hasn't confirmed their deployment, but in recent weeks, well-connected russian bloggers have begun showing t-55s in

russian-occupied territory in ukraine. >> so many of these were manufactured, over 100,000 altogether. the parts, the basic mechanical parts, are all interchangeable. so there will be vast stockpiles of these. >> reporter: the t-55 was a central piece of the soviet union's cold war arsenal, helping crush democratic uprisings in central europe. by the time iraq used them in the gulf war in the early '90s -- >> we took out, all told, 14 t-55 tanks. >> reporter: they were already outclassed by u.s. abrams and british challengers. >> i think faced with western weapons, the russians must expect very heavy casualties if they expect to move forward using that type of system. >> reporter: experts say behind

the official propaganda, russia cannot build new weapons quick enough. western sanctions primarily targeting russia's access to higher-tech parts, weapons have made it much harder for them to manufacture more modern equipment. older, simpler tanks like this, thousands of them sitting in storage, provide an alternative. >> this against a challenger, what happens? >> if it's a one-on-one tank engagement over a reasonable distance this will lose every time. but in wooded or closer environments, this is adequate. >> reporter: it's also simpler to maintain and train on than newer systems, an advantage for russia's mobilized troops. >> dig a pit, sit the tank in the pit so you can only see the turret, and that can be used to defend the front line against a counterattack. >> reporter: russia is now digging in with everything it has as ukraine gets ready for what may be its biggest counteroffensive yet. so on the one hand, you could

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these 55 killed and over 200 hospitalized amid ethnic violence in the indian state of mannapoor. authorities say as many as 23,000 people have fled their homes since violence broke out in the past few days. the interestian army has been destroyed, and a five-day mobile internet blackout is in force to try to contain the violence. indivi individuali ka, what more are you learning and what is fueling the violence? >> reporter: for now, we know more than 55 people, or at least 55 people, are dead. 23,000 displaced, as you mentioned. and more than 200 injured. but what's surprising is that these numbers are not coming from the state government, these numbers are not coming from the chief minister's office of mannapoor, which is a northeast state in india neighboring myanmar. these numbers are coming it'ser from the indian army that's been

positioned there -- you have a lot of boots on the ground to take care of the volatile situation in the state. and these numbers, the death toll essentially, is coming from hospital authorities. cnn has tried to reach out to the chief minister's office repeatedly to get some answers on the number of people who have died due to these clashes between ethnic communities in mannapoor, but we haven't got an answer yet. a quick update on the situation on the ground. some areas are still tense. there is a curfew imposed. there's been a partial lifting of this curfew as well for a few hours so that people can move about and get their basic essentials. but tension prevails. locals are so worried at this point, they worry that any incident anywhere could flare up tensions all over again and lead to ethnic clashes between these groups. what we also know at this point is that the internet connection remains down and out because the biggest fear right now is that

people could send messages to others on social media, and that could lead to further tensions. people have been moved out of homes after they were torch. cars were vandalized during the protests between the two ethnic communities after which they've been moved to areas that have been well guarded by central security forces. let's listen in to one of the victims of the clashes and what she had to say about what she witnessed near her house. >> translator: the militants attacked after surrounding our village. they began firing at us with their guns. we panicked and abandoned all our belongings and fled for our lives. >> reporter: this violence is the new frontline in a state that has already seen tensions between these communities in the past. and now we just have to wait and watch and see if there's going to be a press conference of any sort by the head of state, the chief minister of mannapoor,

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celebrations continue in the hours ahead with "the big help out" with members of the royal family joining volunteers at local charities. celebrations went to the dogs, sort of, with a bevy of beautiful cavalier king charles spaniels. cnn's anna stewart has more from the puppy parade on king's road. >> reporter: it's usual at royal events for people to celebrate on the streets. even in the rain. in decades past, you'd see a lot of corgis at something like this. that was the late queen's chosen breed. but here, i think you'll find that a new hound has been crowned. ♪ the cavalier king charles spaniel, so loved by king charles ii, it was later named after him. now these pups are on "pa wachlt-rade" to celebrate king charles iii. >> this is lady peanut butter

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system. it has always been there in the open ocean. and it actually provides structure and hiding places and food for a lot of organisms in the open ocean. so it's a natural process that you have sargassum coming to our shores. the issue is that lately it's been coming in much larger quantities than in previous years, especially over the last decade. >> so it preserves global food security, you're saying? >> it provides, as i said, shelter for a lot of organisms that are part of the food chain in the open ocean, including some of the organisms we care a lot about. some of the sport fish such as mahi what we call dolphinfin in the caribbean, actually spawn and their lawyer i have a and juveniles actually grow in the sargassum. and therefore, it provides

sustenance for a lot of the organisms we care about. it's part of the natural ecosystem. >> that's very positive news. so what other possible ways could this massive amount of seaweed are put to good use, do you think? >> well, you know, there's a number of people, entrepreneurs and engineers, that are trying to find ways we can use this seaweed when it comes to the shore. but i think one of the things that have proven to be similar to what happens in nature is to incorporate it into the sand dupes. the sargassum actually traps sand, and we think that also provides nutrients to the plants that live in sand dunes. so we can actually help the growth of the sand dunes which protect our shores and that are part of the coastal protection

that we need in the coastline. >> so rather than moving this, it could just be scooped more inland on those sand dunes? is that what you're saying? >> i mean, that's been done for decades, that we've incorporated it into the sand dunes. because that's the natural process. normally the sargassum would be washed on the beach, the wind would push it up the dune, it would mix with the sand. now that we have these large quantities, we are just doing the same thing that nature does but helping it. i know that you have a lot of other uses that are being proposed, from fertilizer to actually using it for building materials and all those things are ideas that help us mitigate the impacts. i don't want to minimize the impacts that sargassum has in the coastal zone. i understand that.

>> yeah, that's the thing, isn't it, as far as tourism goes. that's a negative for the tourist industry for sure, and it's pretty smelly. but why are we starting to see these record levels of the seaweed? and does the cause offer any hints on how its growth can be perhaps controlled a little bit? >> well, there's some hypotheses about. the fact that it could be that these large quantities that are now observed over the last decade are associated with climate change. with increasing the water temperature in the tropics and in the equatorial area. also some idea that suggests that potentially nutrients are playing a part, some of the nutrients that are coming from the large rivers in the tropics. but you have to remember that seaweed like sargassum is limited by the amount of nutrients, and that as they approach the coasts, these masses of sargassum approach

waters that are richer in new tree i don't wants, and therefore that promote their growth. so it is possible that part of the reason we're seeing these large masses is they're getting closer to coasts where their growth is enhanced. >> dr. david dee, thank you so much for joining us and explaining some of these positives in relation to the seaweed. we appreciate it. >> thank you. thank you. senior u.s. treasury officials are reiterating dire warnings of economic chaos and catastrophe if the country does not raise its debt ceiling as it barrels towards a default in early june. it comes ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between president joe biden and the top four congressional officials on tuesday. meantime, arizona senator kyrsten sinema is urging both sides to find a common ground. >> the reality is, the bill that kevin and his colleagues passed through the house is not going to be the solution. the votes do not exist in the

united states senate to pass that. but what the president is offering is not a realistic solution either. there's not going to be just a simple clean debt limit, the votes don't exist for that. the sooner these two guys get in the room and listen to what the other one needs, the more likely they are to solve this challenge and protect the full faith and credit of the united states of america. we're in really shaky ground right now. >> treasury data indicate that the u.s. could default as soon as june 1st. that's when it will run out of money to pay its bills unless congress raises the debt ceiling, as it has done dozens of times before. the writers strike is entering its second week. it is the first such strike in about 15 years and there's really no telling how long it could go on for. the wide gulf between the writers and major studios was laid out in stark relief last

week. cnn's chloe ma when. as has the details. >> the mtv and movie awards, they have canceled the live show. it's going to be pretaped. drew barrymore, the host, pulled out in solidarity with the writers. you saw other hosts and presenters like jamie lee curtis do the same. you're seeing in impact late-night shows. "saturday night live" is replaying old episodes. everything from abc's jimmy kimmel to the late show with stephen colbert. there are movies on netflix and all over the place. marvel is being affected. who knows how long this is going to go on for? >> and here are some of the winners of the mtv awards. "scream 6" got the award for best movie. best tv show went to "the last of us." best performance in a movie went to tom cruise for "top gun: maverick." and jenna ortega won for best performance in a tv show for "wednesday." this year's euro vision

kicked off on sunday with contenders walking the turquoise carpet in liverpool. the english city is hosting the song contest on behalf of ukraine that won last year. the winning country usually hosts the competition the following year, but ukraine is unable to do so because of russia's invasion. conterritoriers will compete in the semifinals this week for a place in the final. >> it's been a surreal experience. we appreciate everything the uk has done for ukraine. just putting all of this together. it's been amazing. it's hard to put into words. everything has just been awesome. >> ukraine's orchestra, a folk rap group, won last year's contest in italy with its entry "stephania." at the formula 1 grand prix in miami, there was no stopping verstappen, the two-time world champion, roaring from a weak starting position to take the race away from the driver who

led most of the way. here's "world sport's" don riddle. >> there is no doubt that red bull are the team to beat in formula 1 this season. the two-time defending champion, max verstappen, is proving very, very difficult to beat. the miami grand prix this weekend, he was forced to begin from ninth place on the grid because of a qualifying setback on saturday. but it didn't seem to matter at all. verstappen's red bull teammate, sergio perez, started from pole position and would have been hoping to hold verstappen off, but once verstappen got momentum going, nobody could stop him. by the 48th lap, verstappen caught perez and passed him, and he was soon celebrating his third win of the season. this is only the second running of the miami grand prix, and verstappen now has won them both. >> yesterday was a bit of a setback, but today we just kept it calm, kept it clean. and yeah for sure, winning a race is always very satisfying.

i gave it all. i think it was really poor with the rain that we had on that initial phase. and that compromised quite a lot of race. because we didn't have too much of a difference in tire. so max was in front, so a well-deserved win for him. the podium was amazing. after four podiums, we won three more, at least a second place. but the two red bulls, they are always unbreakable, they are always, you know, super fast. but as i said, maybe barcelona, we have a possibility. >> fernando alonso is having a brilliant season. that is the fourth one, two finish for the red bull team this season. it puts verstappen 14 points clear at the top of the driver standings. for american race fans, this is just the beginning. there are three grand prix in the u.s. this season. austin and las vegas are still to come. a three-time world champion,

american league mvp, cy young award winner, oakland a's hall of famer, one of the greatest arms in baseball, vida blue, has died. in nine seasons pitching for the oakland athletics, blue's rocket delivery carried the team to three world series titles. blue pitched a total of 17 seasons with the athletics, san francisco giants, and the kansas city royals. in 2019, he was inducted into the a's hall of fame. vida blue was 73. that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. do stay with us. we'll be back with more news in just a moment.make the smartestn by comparing top cards. ohh cash back on dinining out! great, because our table... nerdwallet. the smartest decision for alall your financial decisions. this is how tosin lost 33 pounds on noom weight. i'm tosin. noom gave her a psychological approach to weight loss. noomas taught me how you think about food has su a... huge impact on your relationship with it.

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