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right now on "america this morning," looking for answers in boulder. what we're learning about the man accused of gunning down ten people inside in supermarket. plus, the faces of this tragedy. the family who had to wait 13 hours to see if their loved one was okay and a message for all americans from the mother of that police officer and father of seven who lost his life trying to save others. vaccine boost. a new shot in the arm for america's vaccination effort. the new doses being delivered and could the vaccine soon be delivered in a pill? changes at the post office. why mail delivery could soon take longer and cost more. celebrating a hollywood legend. we remember the tv grandpa who made us laugh. breaking overnight, a crane being used in a movie shoot crashes onto a home.
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from a disturbing discovery inside a box of cinnamon toast crunch to president biden's dog finally getting out of the doghouse to a frog hoping to replace the cadbury bunny, all the trending stories for your wednesday morning. good wednesday morning, everyone. we begin with the investigation into the shooting rampage at a colorado supermarket. >> we're learning more about the suspect and his past and also honoring the victims of this tragedy, their families speaking out including the mother of that police officer and father of seven who was first on the scene. she has a powerful message for all of us. meanwhile, in washington the fierce debate over gun control has been reignited with president biden now considering whether to take executive action. those details in a moment, but first the latest from colorado. this morning, the city of boulder searching for answers after the mass shooting that left ten people dead. the community gathered into the
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night leaving flowers along a fence now installed around the king soopers supermarket. re's a shooter, ti shooter. get away. >> a vtims three storeployees c denny stong and the store manager rikki olds. >> 13 agonizing hours until 3:00 a.m. this morning before we got that call that she was gone. >> olds' family watched the horror unfold as video from the scene was live streamed online. >> somehow there's a guy in the parking lot with a live youtube feed, and he's actually showing the front of the store and there's gunshots. i mean, we actually heard gunshots. >> also killed in the shooting, jody waters who owns several boutiques, susanne fountain, and police officer eric talley, who leaves behind a wife and seven kids.
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>> he had seven children, seven beautiful children ranging from the ages of 7 to 20. he was a strong catholic of deep faith. he loves his wife. >> talley's mother had this message during an emotional interview. >> the hate has to stop. you need to respect police officers that are running into the line of fire to save lives. stop the hate. just stop. >> officer talley was the first to arrive on the scene as the mass shooting unfolded. witnesses say the gunman was relentless as he started shooting in the parking lot before entering the store. >> basically he was right in between me and my car, and i was walking with my cart and honestly i'm very, very lucky to be alive. >> rorter: picsay the shooter is ts 21-year- bleeding from a gunshot wound to his leg. we're told after he surrendered he refused to answer questions from investigators instead asking to speak with his mother. abc news has learned he was born in syria but is an american citizen who came to the u.s.
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when he was 3. records show he was charged with assault in 2017 and in 2018 when he was convicted of repeatedly punching another student at his high school. last night, cameras captured investigators at his home in arvada, colorado, about 20 miles outside of boulder. they're also scouring his social media posts including one message where someone identified as the suspect claims he was mistreated because he's muslim. and another post saying #needagirlfriend. another focus for investigators, potential mental health issues. the suspect's brother tells "the daily beast," he believes his brother was paranoid. and the suspect purchased an ar style gun six days before the shooting. police say he had two weapons on him during the attack. >> it's igniting another battle over gun laws in washington. abc's faith abubey is covering that part of the story in d.c. faith, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, kenneth. gun control was not at the top
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of president biden's agenda for his first 100 days in office. however, two mass shootings within a week apparently changed that. this morning a new push for gun laws in the wake of the boulder and metro atlanta shootings. >> i don't need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common sense steps that will save the lives in the future. >> reporter: the white house says president biden is considering executive action on guns, but has not specified what action he might take. >> obviously, you know, not just gun safety measures but violence in communities, so that is -- has been under discussion and will continue to be under discussion. >> reporter: biden is pushing also for a ban on high capacity magazines, an assault weapons ban and he also wants senators to vote on two bills that cleared the house that would checks. >> leaders have their place in this, but we are senate leaders. what are we doing?
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>> reporter: passing those bills in the senate remains a long shot. they would need support from more than ten republicans. joe manchin has said he does not support them. during a senate committee hearing tuesday, republicans accused the democrats of using the recent shootings as an excuse to limit access to guns. >> every time there is a shooting we play this ridiculous theater where this committee gets together and proposes a bunch of laws that would do nothing to stop these murders. >> reporter: later democratic senator chris murphy responded. >> i mean ted cruz is really good at yelling. he's not good at telling the truth, and the truth is that states with stronger gun laws have lower rates of gun violence. >> reporter: senator joe manchin has suggested he may reintroduce gun reform legislation he proposed back in 2013 that would expand background checks to all commercial gun sales but doesn't include some of those restrictions we saw in the two house bills recently passed. kenneth. >> all right, faith, thank you.
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now to breaking news from a movie set in southern california. police say in pasadena a crane being used to shoot a film has collapsed into a home. at least one person was injured. it's unclear how the crane fell. but strong winds were reported in that area. now to the pandemic. vaccine shipments are ramping up as more states expand elegiability. the federal government says it will distribute 27 million doses this week. that's 5 million more than last week. it comes with covid cases on the rise. these 16 states have seen infections increase by at least 10% in the last week. astrazeneca is being accused of cherry picking data about the effectiveness of its covid vaccine. federal health officials say the company used outdated and potentially misleading data when it claimed its vaccine is 79% effective. it is promising updated findings as soon as tomorrow. experts say the discovery proves their system of checks and balances works. >> i myself am a member of a panel like that for other trials and we have many systems in
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place to make sure that companies stay honest. i don't know what the data are going to look like, but whatever it is, the fda and the dsmv panels are going to make sure we get truth and the drugs we get are safe and effective. >> meanwhile, pfizer is now testing a pill to treat covid that uses the same antiviral process as hiv treatments. the first data is due out next month. the pentagon is considering a new request to house unaccompanied migrant children at two military bases in texas. it is part of an effort by the biden administration to ease overcrowding at border facilities as migrants flood into the country. abc's cecilia vega spoke with some of the children arriving without their parents. >> reporter: 9-year-old justin and 10-year-old joseph, both traveling alone walking for more than a month. the group has taken them in. strangers promising to keep them safe. the boys show me phone numbers of family members in the u.s. they soon hope to find. justin takes off his backpack to
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show me this hat. >> this is his grandfather's phone number. >> cecilia called that boy's grandfather. he says the boy's mother sent him alone because she heard u.s. officials were allowing young migrants who cross the border by themselves to stay in the country. overseas a major concern for global shipping. a large container ship is blocking the suez canal and caused a 1300-into the vessel to run aground. it could be days before the waterway is open again. wednesday weather.k at your - more heavy rain and wind is expected along the gulf coast today. this was the scene in biloxi, a stalled front could cause flash flooding and may spawn tornadoes. the midwest and the northeast will get rain today from a different system. a storm delivering heavy snow to the southern rockies will move across the plains and bring severe storms to the sou thst tomorrow. temperatures will be in the 70s in that area today. mid-50s in the northeast, chilly in the rockies and pacific
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criticism for delays during the holiday season, the postal service is looking to the future, and that future could look very different. to be blunt, we are not structured properly, and we have fallen out of step with the marketplace we serve. >> postmaster general louis dejoy out with a ten-year plan that he says will save the post office which currently faces a massive $160 billion shortfall. the biggest change, a longer delivery window for first class mail. that window is currently two to three days but dejoy's plan would extend it up to five days. certain post offices would see reduced hours while prices would increase, although he's not saying by how much. >> it seems like too little too late. >> reaction has been swift. the postal workers union says it has deep concerns and some mail carriers say after record delivery delays during the pandemic, this could be a fatal blow to the reputation of the post office. >> it's in real trouble because of the lack of trust a lot of
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customers have in it now. >> dejoy, a trump appointee, has faced criticism before coming under fire for slowing mail service before the election. >> i apologize to those customers who felt the impact of our delays. >> supporters praise his plan for investing billions in processing equipment and technology including mobile devices for carriers and energy efficient trucks but some members of congress call it unacceptable saying longer delivery delays would hurt seniors waiting for prescription drugs and small businesses waiting for products. unclear how much of that plan could be implemented. some key lawmakers are demanding a full review by congress first. in ohio prosecutors say a woman was literally caught with her hand in the cookie jar stealing more than $12,000 in cookie money. investigators say jill gauthier transferred it directly into her own bank account. a star from the cable network hgtv was apparently scammed in a detroit real estate deal. nicole curtis helps people restore homes on "rehab addict rescue."
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detroit's mayor says curtis bought a home from someone who was not the owner. between the purchase and renovations she spent $77,000. the tywns the cuis is suing toacee >>stent vec northwest are suing over the cost of online learning. they say they shouldn't have to pay full tuition for online classes. the schools including the university of oregon say they charge full price to maintain quality. the students are seeking a unspecified damages. citigroup has a new policy, zoom-free fridays. the blank's ceo banned all internal video calls to prevent work from home burnout and says staffers need to recharge. coming up prince harry gets a job. but first the death of a beloved hollywood actor. your bi. he's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently.
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>> reporter: actor george s. mo recen roles on "just shoot me" and "the goldbergs." his breakthrough role wasn't in comedy, it was in drama. >> you shouldn't have done that. you shouldn't have done that at all. >> reporter: earning an oscar nomination for best supporting actor in "who's afraid of virginia woolf." it starred richard burton and elizabeth taylor. >> i work out. >> do you? >> reporter: his other credits include "the owl and the pussycat," "where's papa" and "a touch of class." >> don't move. >> reporter: he said he knew at a young age he wanted to be an actor after seeing "this gun for hire" starring alan ladd. >> at 8 years old i understood that was a job and i thought to myself and i knew it was only a dream, i wanted a job just like alan ladd had. >> reporter: tributes pouring
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in. adam goldberg, creator of "the goldbergs," i ended up casting the favorite person to play pop just like george was a kid at heart with a magic. abc entertainment saying, for eight years george made us laugh as pops on "the goldbergs." his talent has left an indelible mark and we're grateful for the laughter and joy he has given us all. just four years ago segal was celebrated with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> all these people i love are all sitting across here. that's a lot of people to love. but there you go. >> he died from >> reporter: he died from complications from bypass surgery. married three times most recently to his high school sweetheart. his last episode on "the goldbergs" will air on april 7th. kenneth, mona. >> big loss for our abc family. all right, prince harry has found himself a new job. he's been named chief impact officer for a mental health start-up company called better up. no word on prince harry's job
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live claritin clear. checking the top stories. a memorial growing in boulder, colorado outside the supermarket where ten people were shot and killed. the victims include three grocery store employees and a hero police officer who leaves behind seven children. police say the 21-year-old suspect purchased an ar-tile rifle six days before the shooting but there's still no word on a motive. president biden is calling on congress to ban assault weapons and strengthen background checks. he's considering whether to take executive action. police say two employees at a state prison in iowa were killed on duty. an inmate accused of assaulting several people in the infirmary. a nurse and guard died from their injuries. fiat chrysler warning some ram truck owners to park outside because of a risk for engine fires recalling more than 20,000 trucks due to an electrical issue in diesel engines. rain along the east coast and across the midwest. more storms for the southeast.
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snow in the rockies and mix of rain and snow for the pacific northwest. finally the front lawn display that helped one neighborhood forget quarantine reality is coming down. >> will ganss has the story. >> reporter: for the last 365 days laura snyder set up elaborate displays with her bear hands. >> one day weather was too bad. >> reporter: after a full year of mcdonald's drive-throughs, kissing booths and exercise classes, this is the grand finale before the bears go into hibernation. >> we have a lot of people that come by every single day and i'm like, this is the last time i'm going to see some of these people. >> reporter: with vaccines rolling out in cities opening back up the bears taking a bit of a breather for the first time in a year. >> one little girl came up and gave each bear a hug before she left. she said good-bye to each of the bears. >> reporter: the whole idea began when her neighborhood hosted a bear hunt last year for
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quarantine fatigued kiddos. laura's oversized teddys quickly become a phenomenon than. >> my husband said you've turned into a bear rescue because people will -- they'll message me we have this bear and it's too big for our house can you please take it. >> reporter: every morning a brand-new scene in the front lawn. laura and the bears putting poses to good use. >> it was a scrapbook of the first 100 days that they were out and it was a gift with a donation so they raised $15,000 for our children's hospital. >> reporter: now on their break where does laura keep six unbearably big teddy bears. around the dining room table, of course. now that things are opening up laura wants to bring them further than the front lawn hiking, boating, anything that wouldn't require flying with them because she'd probably need to buy all six a seat, kenneth and mona. >> that would be unbearable. right? that's what's making news. >> bear jokes. that's how we'll end, a bear
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joke. that's what's making news amica morning," looking for answers in boulder. what we're learning about the man accused of gunning down ten people inside in supermarket. plus, the faces of this tragedy. the family who had to wait 13 hours to see if their loved one was okay and a message for all americans from the mother of that police officer and father of seven who lost his life trying to save others. vaccine boost. a new shot in the arm for america's vaccination effort. the new doses being delivered and could the vaccine soon be delivered in a pill? changes at the post office. why mail delivery could soon take longer and cost more. celebrating a hollywood legend. we remember the tv grandpa who made us laugh. breaking overnight, a crane being used in a movie shoot crashes onto a home.
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