for this thursday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with u a little litter for "morning news" little litter for "morning news" and, of course, captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, march 21st, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." swift action. less than a week after the deadliest terror attack in new zealand history a new weapons ban is announced. carrying on a feud. president trump continues his attacks on the late senator john mccain. >> i've never liked him much. and boeing 737 max jets will likely be grounded a little longer as a criminal investigation grows in the wake of two tragedies.

gong fm 57rter here in rk good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. new zealand's prime minister this morning announced the ban of military-style semiautomatic and automatic weapons just like the ones used in the mosque shootings that killed 50. two more funerals for the victims are being held today with a prayer service planned for there in christchurch. laura podesta is here in new york with more on the developments. good morning, laura. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. in stark contrast to u.s. lawmakers' response after one of our mass shootings, the new zealand situation is developing at lightning speed. it appears no one is pushing back against plans to change that country's gun laws in the wake of the tragedy. less than one week after the new zealand massacre that horrified minister announced immediate and sweeping gun law reforms.

>> the nation witnessed a terrorist attack that demonstrated the weakness of new zealand's gun laws. every semiautomatic weapon used in the terrorist attack on friday will be banned in this country. >> reporter: prime minister jacinda ardern said legislation is being drafted urgely. two shootings left 50 worshippers dead. >> the time for the mass and easy availability of these weapons must end. >> reporter: buyback programs will be created for people who already own the banned weapons, and gun sellers will be expected to return a wide range of products to suppliers. >> we will ban all high-capacity magazines. we will ban all parts with the ability to convert semiautomatic or any other type of firearm into a military-style semiautomatic weapon. >> reporter: ardern said the suspect bought his weapons legally with a standard license

and enhanced their firepower with what she called a simple online purchase. >> they had the power to shoot continuously, but they also had large-capacity magazines. >> reporter: ardern expects the new law to be in place by april 11th. an interim ban starts today to try to prevent stockpiling. ardern said certain exemptions to the weapons ban would be made for farmers to cull their herds, but these exemptions would be tightly regulated. anne-marie? >> laura podesta here in new york. thank you, laura. president trump is facing more criticism for his continued attacks against late arizona senator john mccain. mr. trump spoke out about the vietnam war p.o.w. at an army tank plant in ohio yesterday. and now more fellow republicans are speaking out against the president as his dispute with mccain grows more bitter. major garrett reports. i've never liked him much. hasn't been for me.

>> reporter: in ohio, president trump tried to explain the inexplicable -- a running feud with revered republican senator john mccain who has been dead for seven months. >> mccain didn't get the job done for our great vets. >> reporter: as if to justify the attacks that have rankled top republicans, mr. trump repeatedly faulted mccain on policy. >> the other thing is we're in a war in the middle east that mccain pushed so hard. when he finally had the chance to do it, he voted against repeal and replace. >> reporter: and this -- >> i gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted which as president i had to approve. i don't care about this, i didn't get thank you. >> reporter: mccain's daughter meghan, a co-host of "the view," said the attacks were bizarre. osidentasd think it was so jealous of him that he was dominating the news cycle in death, as well.

>> reporter: top senate republicans came to mccain's ac "nobody regardless of their position is above common decency." >> it was deplorable. it will be deplorable seven months from now if he says it again, and i will speak out. >> reporter: on twitter, mitch mcconnell called mccain a rare patriot and genuine american hero. and utah's mitt romney said he was "honorable, self-effacing, and self-sacrificing." mccain friend and trump confidante lindsey graham -- >> i think the president's comments about senator mccain hurt him more than they hurt the legacy of senator mccain. >> reporter: major garrett, cbs news, the white house. the fbi is now assisting in the criminal investigation into the certification of boeing's 737 max jets. the news comes as boeing's grounded max planes will likely be parked a little longer. european and canadian regulators want to review a change to a key

flight control system that's supposed to make the 737 max safer. this follows the lion air crash in indonesia last october and the ethiopian airlines crash earlier this month. both involved boeing's 737 max jets. and relatively dry weather in the next few days will help the flooded regions in the midwest. the historic flooding has killed at least four people. a fifth person is still missing. the u.s. army corps of engineers says 200 miles of levees are compromised in four states. nebraska's flooding damage is estimated to be $1.5 billion. snow melt from a late winter storm and heavy rainfall have raised river levels since last week. an arizona mother who operated a very popular youtube channel featuring her adopted kids is facing allegations of child abuse. the mom is behind bars, charged with a series of crimes. jamie yuccas reports. >> reporter: the videos are called "fantastic adventures,"

and they've been viewed more than 250 million times. according to police, the kids who performed in them lived in a house of horrors. the contrast is mind-boggling. >> whoa -- >> reporter: for youtube viewers, it seems so wholesome. behind the scenes, a mother was allegedly starving her seven adopted children. when police officers arrived, how did they describe the children? >> malnourished. they were extremely hungry. >> reporter: 48-year-old michelle hobson is charged with child abuse, unlawful imprisonment, child neglect, and molestation of a child. police say hobson's 19-year-old biological daughter tipped them off. >> one of the female victims in this matter was pepper sprayed in her vagina. >> reporter: that sounds horrific. >> it is. >> reporter: all the alleged attacks occurred inside this home. this video, "escaping the babysitter" may have been art imitating life. >> we've got to get out of here.

>> they were made to stay in a locked closet for days on end, not receiving water, not receiving food, having to wear adult-style diapers. it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: it's estimated hobson may have earned $2.5 million from the videos. google owns youtube and initially said it would not remove them unless hobson pled guilty or was convicted. they were taken down. jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. new england patriots owner robert kraft will reportedly reject a plea deal in his prostitution case according to cbs boston station wbz. his attorney asked a judge to prevent police from releasing the undercover surveillance video that allegedly shows kraft twice exchanging money for sex at a spa in florida. the former owner of the spa commented yesterday on her involvement in the scandal. >> have you ever engaged in any activities which involve prostitution or human

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march madness is killing productivity at the office. and a huge lottery jackpot is up for grabs. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. we begin with the latest news from the federal reserve. the fed has decided not to raise interest rates with chairman jerome powell suggesting the central bank will likely leave its benchmark lending rate unchanged for months. and there are two big consumer names to watch today. nike and levi, for different reasons. nike will report third-quarter results. and after 34 years as a private company, iconic denim maker levi strauss goes public again today. the brand has priced shares at $17 apiece for a valuation of roughly $6.6 billion. here on wall street, stocks finished mixed. the dow tumbled 141 points yesterday. the s&p 500 lost eight, while the nasdaq rose five. apple has announced the second generation of the world's most popular wireless headphones.

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also want to review a change to a key flight control system that's supto this follows last year's lion air crash in indonesia and a hiopian airlines crash earlier this month. crash test ratings or nearly a dozen pickup trucks show there is plenty of room for improvement. hillary lane has the latest safety report card. >> reporter: this is what happens if a toyota tundra clips a tree or another car. >> the big problem with the toyota tundra is that the occupant compartment falls apart in this test. >> reporter: researcher david zube says out of 11 pickups tested by the insurance safety for highway safety the tundra showed the worst performance in a passenger-side small overlap crash. that's an accident involving the front right coroner of the vehicle. >> it accounts for one quarter of the serious injuries and er ghathe t come from taastothe.

pushed back into the wheel, the wheel gets pushed back into the front of the occupant compartment. >> reporter: automakers have made improvements on the driver's side, but on the passenger's side, more than half of the 2019 models got marginal or poor ratings. the trucks with the best passenger side ratings are the ford f-150, the ram 1500, and the nissan titan. the only truck to score a top safety pick was the honda ridge line. >> the honda ridge line is the only pickup that's gotten good review for highlights. it's the only one we encourage -- recommend people drive at night. >> reporter: the designers are asked to provide better protection to those who drive their trucks. hillary lane, cbs news, new york. coming up first on "cbs this morning," a new report says that schools aren't doing enough to protect students from drinking water contaminated with lead. and "price of admission"

continues with a former dean of freshman with advice for parents helping students get through the admissions process. in "a more perfect union," a mother who trusted a stranger to get her daughter out of a war-ravaged nation for medical treatment in the u.s. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. ♪

good morning everyone. taking a live look outside, this is a shot of san francisco on this thursday morning. it is march 21. good to see no raindrops on the camera lens. it will be a dry day today and we are happy about that. >> a little bit of a break. >> we like that. >> kenny choi, it is about 4:30 am. getting a break in the rain and also as i was coming and you could get a shot of the super moon. >> all right! nice to have some clear skies as we start off the day. we will see some sunshine later on. a break from the rain and it will be up brief break but a break. here's a live look at the south bay san jose camera with partly cloudy skies. temperatures are running cooler compared to yesterday. you can feel that difference. oakland and san francisco at 50, 42 in livermore, 46 in san jose. and a cold, 39 in santa rosa.