nikki battiste. have a reat day. captioning funded by cbs it's friday, august 9th, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." panic at a walmart in missouri as a heavily armed man wearing body armor walks into a store. what happened next. action on gun control? after back-to-back gun shooting, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he's open to gun laws. and forecasting officials, upping their hurricane predictions, warning it will be busier than previously thought. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. anne-marie green is off.

i'm brook silva-braga. there's been another terrifying incident at a walmart in the wake of the el paso mass shooting. this time it happened at a store in springfield, missouri, about 165 miles south of kansas city. police say a man armed with a rifle and another gun walked into the store yesterday carrying more than 100 rounds of ammunition. more now from tom hanson. >> reporter: springfield, missouri, police say they arrested an armed man after he walked into a walmart store dressed in body armor and dressed in military-type clothing. the man who appeared to be in his 20s sent shoppers running yesterday afternoon. >> he was compliant with us, but his intent was not to cause peace or comfort to anybody that wawas in the business here. in fact, he's lucky to be alive still, to be honest.

>> reporter: an off-duty firefighter held the suspect whose name has not been released until police arrived, and he was taken into custody. police are asking witnesses to come forward. tom hanson, cbs news. for the first time republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is indicating he is open to legislation on background checks. this discussion is playing out amid nervousness about the next possible attack as we just saw. laura podesta is in new york with more. laura, good morning. >> good morning, brook. yes. for the first time, really, since mass shootings enveloped the american psyche, it looks like there could be a bipartisan effort to push through gun measures. the only problem is congress is in recess. by the time they reconvene, will this lessen. there was panic sped through this walmart near austin, texas, yesterday. >> we don't know what he looks like. we just know he has a gun. >> you can't go to a concert.

you can't go to yoga. >> americans have been on edge after mass shootings in dayton and el paso killed more than 30 people last weekend. it's re-energized activists to press washington for gun control legislation. >> we want a background check on every gun sale. >> a caravan traveled from ohio to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell's hometown of louisville, kentucky, to demand action. >> the president called me this morning about this. he's anxious to get an outcome, and so am i. >> mcconnell told a kentucky radio station that when the senate reconvenes in september, he expects background checks, assault weapons, and red flag laws to be discussed. in a statement, national rifle association leader wayne lapierre says the proposals would make millions of law-abiding americans less safe and less able to defend themselves. well, more than 200 mayors from both parties want to see actions

sooner rather than later, and those mayors have sent ta lette to party leaders urging them to come back to washington early and take up legislation that was passed by the house in february. mcconnell said he will not call the senate back early. brook? >> laura podesta in new york. thanks. meanwhile walmart said it's removing violent video game displays from its stores at least temporarily. the retail giant confirmed it sent memos to stores calling for immediate action to remove signs that contain violent themes or aggressive behavior. in a statement the company said we've taken this action out of respect for the incidents this past week and does not reflect a long-term change in our video game assortment. funerals for the 22 killed in saturday's walmart shooting in el paso have begun. the first was held yesterday in mexico for a school principal elsa mendoza. she had crossed over into el paso for a shopping trip.

beto o'rourke attended the funeral. mendoza was one of eight mexican citizens killed. many hispanics living in el paso say they feel targeted by the shooting. manuel bojorquez spoke with some of them. >> reporter: while public displays of mourning continue outside the walmart, some of the toughest conversations are happening inside latino households. we're about ten minutes from where the shooting happened, and in this house a group called the border network for human rights is holding what hispanics is calling what's essentially a chat, a chance for people to talk about how they're feeling. [ praying ] >> reporter: this woman is leading the conversation with multiple generations of el paso residents, including mexican immigrants. >> i feel my heart is broken. >> reporter: this man has lived

in el paso for 50 years. he was on his way to the walmart the morning of the largest terrorist attack on latinos in modern history. >> this individual didn't even know us. he killed innocent people that he didn't know. >> reporter: i'm scared says melinda blanco, scared for her children and her grandchildren. >> can you raise your hand if you feel actual fear because of what happened? you had never felt this way before? not like this? >> no. >> how do you talk to your children about what happened? [ speaking foreign language ] >> your little girl was asking what was happening. and what did you tell her? hard to explain to them. >> reporter: the conversation also turned to the president. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: walking out of that

p ngrealeel at fear. you're talking to a group of people who feel that they could be a target because of nothing else other than the color of their skin, their immigration status, who they are. it's really powerful, really sad words to hear. for now this community leans on each other. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, el paso. there's also a fear for a different reason. this morning in mississippi on wednesday immigration agents conducted the largest workplace raid in a single state in u.s. history. i.c.e. officials say 680 people were arrested at food processing plants. more than 300 have since been released with orders to appear in court. 18 juveniles were among thosose released, the youngest just 14 years old. many children we saw left terrified when their parents were taken into custody. cbs news has learned i.c.e. did

not notify school districts or child protective services in advance of those raids, and that left schools scrambling to make sure students had somewhere to go when classes ended. the suspect in a bloody southern california rampage that left four people dead and two badly wounded is due in court today. police say 33-year-old zachary castaneda is a gang member and an ex-con with a violent history. they say he was full of anger when he went on a two-hour string of stabbing attacks and robberies wednesday. authorities say he robbed more than half a dozen small businesses, slashing people along the way. two of the dead were neighbors at his apartment complex in garden grove. there's no word on a specific motive. and just today after puerto rico got its third governor in less than a week, it could be getting a fourth. top officials from new governor wanda vazquez's own party talked openly yesterday about their desire to see another person become governor.

the territory's senate president is backing jennifer gonzales to be secretary of state. now, that would put her first in line to become governor if the office becomes open. gonzales is currently puerto rico's nonvoting party to congress. vazquez says she does not plan to step down. coming up on the "cbs morning news," a flight attendant could face jail time for allegedly passing out drunk on a plane, and if you build it, they will eventually come. baseball's "field of dreams" prepares to host its first major league game. this is the "cbs morning news." will come. they prepare for their first major league game. this is the "cbs morning news." and with that college life begins. i said, college life begins. oh dear, let's take that down damage free. stretch release and look no marks no mess, much more you.

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intoxication and, yes, she also lost her job. more hurricanes are predicted for this reason. the national oceanic & atmospheric administration has forecast it. it runs from mid-august to late october. the prediction had been four to aid storms. it's been bumped from five to nine storms. so far only hurricane barry has hit the louisiana coast in july. "u.s. news & world report" says kids are getting too many open oids hasan minhajs. a story reports 60% of children under the age of 18 who underwent the procedure were prescribed opioid painkillers to take home. that's despite guidelines to take alternatives such as ibuprofen. the average prescription lasted six to ten days. the young people in the study were all covered by private insurance. and the boll park digest

reports the chicago white sox and new york yankees will play a baseball game at "field of dreams" next season. the famous diamond cut out of the cornfield from the movie "field of dreams" has been preserved for the last three-plus decades, and now major league baseball is building an 8,000-seat baseball, steps from the field where samuel l. jones was there, and will be broadcast next august on national tv. >> that's the joy of being in an intimate experience. and, again, because it's a first-time event, bringing it to the field, it's going to be a unique experience for the fans. >> construction will start next week and will take them a year. still to come, passenger perk. frontier airlines offering free flights to certain travelers. we'll tell you who qualifies. of. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7 and maintained it. oh! under 7?

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points, and the nasdaq rose 176 points. the fda is continuing its crackdown on the sale of e-cigarettes, and hooka tobacco products to minors and young adults. yesterday the agency issued warning letters to four companies to remove 44 of their flavored eliquid and hooka products. the fda says they do not have the required marketing authorization to sell the products in the u.s. the products have names such as hulk tears nick salts and yummy gummy and raspberry lemonade. in the wake of what's been a deadly summer for riders, atlanta is banning electric scooters during the nighttime. three riders have died during the nighttime since may. a fourth rider was killed tuesday in a collision with a truck in an atlanta suburb. the ban which goes into effect today is from 9:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. every day.

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th shaq to school. as summer winds down, legendary ar uetball player shaquille for the new school year. let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. it's early august. he was doing a good thing. the hall of famer teamed up with zappos and amazon to hand out more than 2,000 pairs of shoes and, as you saw, school supplies. it happened in las vegas. it was for families in need. shaq said he was just doing what his parents taught him to do. >> my mother and father always taught me if you can help those in need, help them. the fact we can hand out shoes, book bags, and stuff that need them and put a smile on their face, that's what it's all about. >> shaq said he can relate. he faced similar struggles growing up, and that helped make him a great player. coming up on "cbs this morning" we're joined by

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our top stories this morning, police in springfield, missouri, arrested a man wearing body armor and carrying a rifle after he walked into walmart with more than 100 rounds of ammunition. terrified shoppers ran from the hd e. shots were fired. also f radgh austin, s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell signaled possible action on gun control following last weekend's mass shootings. mcconnell says when congress reconvenes next month, he expects background checks and assault weapons to be discussed.

last month was the hottest on record around the world, and that has scientists in california worried that an iconic species of trees will not survive. danya bacchus has more on that. >> reporter: at joshua tree national park in southern california, millions of people visit each year to see one thing, the majestic tree that's the park's namesake. but if researchers at the university of california riverside are correct, these trees could soon face extinction. >> this is a very young one. this is probably less than 4 or 5 years old. >> reporter: cameron has spent years studying the tree. >> the large ones you see could be anywhere from 300 to 500 years old easily. >> reporter: he helped lead a study about the effects of climate challenge on southern california's joshua tree. the study found the iconic tree species that survived multiple ice ages will die if climate change issues are not addressed. it's not the older trees they're concerned about.

it's the lack of younger ones. they're afraid the climate change will keep them from surviving. >> we're already seeing they're not producing. there are big joshua trees standing there without any young ones to replace them over time. >> reporter: as temperatures across the globe rise in areas like california become dryer, it becomes harder for the degrees to hold enough water to thrive. another factor -- >> joshua trees have had more effects from wildfires than climate change. there are big patches where they're gone. it's because of the wildfires that have happened in the last 20 or 30 years. >> reporter: he said it's on us to ensure that the national park will be around for people like jericho. >> to know an area has adapted to a dry climate is having trouble is a huge concern to me. >> reporter: and to make sure the park lives up to its name for years to come. danya bacchus, cbs news, josh tra tree national park.

coming up a bit later on "cbs this morning," we'll mark the five-year anniversary of the death of michael brown, the black teenager who was shot and killed in ferguson, missouri, by a white police officer. and we'll hear from his father, police officers, and community members. plus comedian hasan minhaj will join us to tell us about his new season of his netflix show "patriot act." and we'll show you how lego has developed new bricks to help children learn braille. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm brook silva-braga. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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friday august 9th. >> good morning. we've had some perfect weather this week. let's see if that streak continues, mary. >> it will continue. we're looking at similar conditions as we look at the rest of the workweek to end out the workweek on friday here. it's a cloudy start to the day. along the coast, temperatures are running in the mid to upper 50s to low 60s. so your microclimate forecast cool, cloudy and breezy along the coast. in the low 60s in the bay. mid to upper 60s in the 70s and our inland locations topping out in the upper 70s to low to mid 80s and sunshine. let's start with a look at your main travel times. you are all in the green as far as those travel times are concerned. whether you are on 580. take it back. real time traffic