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.

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

night leaving flowers along a fence now installed around the king soopers supermarket. >> there's a shooter, active shooter. get away. >> among the victims three store employees including 20-year-old 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 poli oicer eri talley, who leaves behind a wife and seven kids.

>> 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. >> reporter: police say the shooter is this 21-year-old man 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.

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 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

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?

>> 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.

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

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

ow >> 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 southeast 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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back now with this video where a fishing rod turned into a life saver. a boy was floating down a river in the u craik on a block of ice when a fisherman jumped into action and put a weight on his line, cast it out and the boy caught it was reeled in. swimming to shore was not an option. the water was 32 degrees. big changes coming to the post office. just months after facing

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

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 prosecutor say a woman was literally caugh 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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>> reporter: actor george segal's career spanned five decades. most recent 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 alala had. >> reporter: tributes pouring

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