>> the news continuous all day. remember on cbsn bay area. may the luck of th iris ♪ ♪ good morning to you, our viewers in the west. welcome to "cbs this morning" on this st. patrick's day, wednesday, march 17, 2021. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. breaking overnight, a suspect is arrested after a string of deadly shootings attacking massage parlors in the atlanta area. the concerns it may be tied to the recent surge in hate crimes against asian. president biden tells border crossers don't come, but it's too late for unaccompanied minors who are already here. how those kids are being kept in overcrowded conditions and going hungry. live shows of "the talk" are suspended after a controversial on-air conversation about race.

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making it easy to bundle insurance. >> it is st. patrick's day, but unfortunately, we begin with very horrible news. we begin with "cbs this morning" and we will start in atlanta because there is a fear that a string of deadly shootings at massage parlors in the atlanta area could be linked to a wave of attacks against asian-americans. eight people were killed in the city and at least one wounded in those attacks yesterday night and at least half of the victims are believed to be asian women. the suspect arrested 150 miles away after a chase is a white man. his man is robert aaron long. that is his picture there. mark straussman is at one of the crime scenes in atlanta. mark, this story is so troubling and terrifying at the same time. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. three of the women were killed at the gold spa behind me. police say it's too soon to tell whether victims were targeted because of their race, but the shootings do come during a pandemic-era surge in hate crimes against asian-americans. the shooting spree began around

5:00 p.m. monday at young's asian massage parlor in cherokee county 30 miles north of atlanta. two victims died at the scene. two more at the hospital. less than an hour later police were called to gold spa, an atlanta massage parlor where police say three women who appeared to be asian had been shot and killed. >> while at that location we received another call across the street at shots fired. >> reporter: that location was aromatherapy spa where another victim who also appeared to be an asian woman died. >> which is unfortunate. it's not making sense how this happens at a massage spa. >> the shootings pte a atlanta proffer to radio in this message. >> a suspect seen in surveillance footage driving a hyundai earlier in the day.

>> they performed a pit man uf which caused the vehicle to spin out of control. officers captured aaron long in atlanta. relatives are left grappling as to why this happened. >> i was just thinking when we never know when we're at the wrong place at the wrong time because this was so all of a sudden and it was just, like, a lot of things racing through my head. >> overnight, the south korean foreign ministry told cbs news that four people killed were of korean descent. several advocacy warn that these shootings are likely to heighten fears among all asian-americans. i mentioned earlier the spike in hate crimes against them, by one estimate, a 150% increase in those crimes last year. disturbing on so many levels. >> so so many levels, mark. thank you. one group is calling for action even though we do not know if that is a hate crime. that group, stop asian american and pacific islander hate.

there have been 3800 reported eig hate incidents since march of last year. president biden singled out violence against asian-americans during his prime time speech to the nation this week. this is very concerning. given everything we now know about what's going on. >> we have to keep saying we don't know for sure. let's just say this, the signs look troubling. >> as the police officer indicated. >> listen, if we have any asian spas we need to be on the lookout for them. >> even as we await -- >> so upsetting. >> even as we await word on law enforcement we can say definitive this will deepen fear in the asian community. >> exactly. all right. some unaccompanied migrant children stopped at the u.s. border are due to arrive today at a new temporary detention center in dallas. the u.s. is holding some 13,000 unaccompanied minors after a surge in arrivals that began in january when president biden

took office. the rush to open new holding facilities suggest the new administration was not ready for this migration and critics say it should have been. mireya villarreal is in mcallen, texas, what's the president saying about this? >> good morning, anthony. the president had his interview last night and his message was clear to migrants, don't come. his reasoning were we are in the process of getting things set up. people are coming by the thousands, many children that will end up in temporary facilities like this one, but as the government continues to get things set up, crossing the border is the beginning of a journey that could be very long and confusing. within minutes of filming a processing center agents ask us to leave. >> you can't come here. >> the media's access to federal-run sites have been restricted, making it harder to understand how the process is working, but under a bridge that connects mexico to the united

states, we were able to see dozens of children and adults waiting for processing, families are given water, snacks and foil blankets while they wait to officially enter the system. the unaccompanied minors are first held in short-term centers like this. the only pictures provided are from the government, but lawyers tell us children are going hungry. some showering once in seven days and in conditions so overcrowded that they had to take turns sleeping on the floor. to get the children out faster, makeshift shelters like this one in dallas are opening up, but it's not just migrants crossing illegally that are testing the system. a brownsville pashing garage a block from the border has been converted into a welcome center for migrants who have crossed through a port of entry and has been processed by the federal government. >> when migrant families arrive they first come to this step with the city of brownsville and the folks here help them contact their families and start

providing transportation either by bus or by plane around the country to reunite them with their families and friends wherever they're going. >> once the government is able to locate relatives here in the u.s., some of the children who made their journeys alone are reunited with their families leading to moments like this in los angeles. a mother and her 5-year-old hugging for the first time in more than four months apart. we've showed you what it's like to cross the border. we've showed you what it's like in some of these facilities. now the next step is to fight for your asylum. in these court cases or in these court hearings and that's a process that is overwhelmed, as well. that system is overwhelmed and some families telling us they are waiting years to have their cases heard in court. >> mireya villarreal continuing her reporting along the border. thank you very much. president biden is promoting the

benefits of his $1.9 covid relief package and the first of those trips was to pennsylvania yesterday and our ed o'keefe is traveling with the president in wilmington, delaware. ed, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, tony. that situation at the border is becoming a big political problem for the biden administration and is in some ways distracting from the focus that they're trying to keep this week and next week on the american rescue plan. the president outselling and explaining what exactly is in the legislation hoping to take full advantage of what for now is very popular legislation, but for some people we spoke with, the help can't come soon enough. >> this will at least give them an opportunity to catch up on their bills, buy food for their family. >> sarah proctor runs a food bank at st. paul cme church in chester, pennsylvania, and say they've seen a 30% jump in customers since the pandemic began. help is coming in the form of $1500 in stimulus payments and bank accounts as early as today.

>> do you have any sense of how that money might help or what you would do with it? >> a lot of people are behind in their bills, exactly. phone bills, everything. >> sure enough, a government survey shows americans who received previous stimulus payments are primarily spending the money on food, household supplies, bills and rent. by spending that money instead of saving it the economy gets a boost. >> in chester president biden visited a company promoting the relief bill any to encourage americans to get vaccinated. >> we're going to get 100 million shots in people's arms within the first 60 days by the administration. >> just four blocks from where the president spoke diane day manages a vaccination site where they administer 120 doses a day. all they need is more. >> we have the volunteers. you have people here willing to do the job. it's the supply that is holding

us back. >> so that event that the president held yesterday was about a half hour north of here which also happens to be the president's hometown. he spent the night here in order to attend the st. patrick's day mass before heading to the white house later today. the white house says he'll give his first formal news conference a week from tomorrow. >> always nice to sleep in your open bed. i want to touch on andrew cuomo. president biden has commented on the calls that cuomo resign overcharges of harassing multiple women. take a look at that comment. >> i've been very clear -- he's gone. >> it may very well be a criminal prosecution that's attached to it. i just don't know, but let the investigation -- and i don't know what it is. i started the presumption, it takes a lot of courage for a woman to come forward. some are not -- anyway, it takes a lot of courage to come

forward. the presumption is it should be taken seriously and it should be investigated and that's what's under way right now. >> it struck me as pretty blunt. what do you make of them? >> these are his first extended comments surrounding what has been a big political ally of his and someone who co-chaired his campaign. the white house has been asked about this situation for the last few days and they brushed it off. part of what's interesting there and what the president said is the fact that someone who has a good understanding of what's supposed to happen in these situations when a woman accuses a man of sexual harassment or assault given that he was one of the authors of the act. given that one of his allies could face prosecution that's notable. ed o'keefe, thank you very much. former president trump is encouraging americans encouraging his supporters to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. he made his case in a phone interview with fox news yesterday. >> i would recommend it to a lot of people that don't want to get it, and a lot of those people

voted for me, frankly, but you know, again, we have our freedoms and we have to live by that, and i agree with that also, but it's a great vaccine. it's a safe vaccine, and it's something that works. >> mr. trump's remarks come after a recent cbs news poll found 33% of republicans do not plan to get vaccinated. 10% of democrats say they won't get a shot in the arm. mr. trump and the former first lady both received the vaccine privately before leaving the white house in january. the vaccine effort across europe is lagging behind the u.s. and covid cases in some countries are spiking. some are invoking new lockdowns. chris is in rome. how are people dealing with this third wave? >> good morning, gayle. remember a year ago during the first wave and the lockdown that happened? italians were at their window sills singing songs and playing

instruments in solidarity, but now as the latest wave grips the nation, well, the music has stopped. it seems like yesterday i was ordering a cappuccino. >> grazie. >> but today, cities across italy are locking down again as a third wave rips through the country. new cases and deaths are climbing due to new variants and a shortage of vaccines say deputy minister pier-paulo. >> i think the same happened everywhere in europe. so it's not an italian problem. i think it's a european problem. >> reporter: another european problem, people letting down their guard as the director of the cdc warned this week. >> these should be warning signs for all of us. >> to make matters worse italy can no longer use one of the most available vaccines, astrazeneca after a growing

number of nations temporarily suspended it, amid reports of patients dying of blood clots shortly after getting the shot. italy says there's no evidence of causation and halting the vaccine is strictly a precaution. just the latest setback in a country that's already suffered so much. >> we can't stand this situation anymore. >> today amid its biggest recession since world war ii and more than 100,000 fatalities, the military has gone from trucking away the dead to inoculating the living if only, the health ministry says, was there enough to go around. >> now since the start of this pandemic, things that happened in italy have had an eerie way of repeating themselves in the united states. if you are worried about this latest wave coming across the oethd. the health ministry tells me americans should feel very luck they that country is vaccinating so quickly. >> it could be a causary tale

for us. chris, thank you very much. four states in the deep south are under the highest possible tornado warning for today and the approaching storm looks a lot like the one of that killed dozens of people in tuscaloosa, alabama, ten years ago. jeff ghirardelli is with us. >> it's important to say right off the top that this is as bad as it gets and this is a very vulnerable area. this say look at the radar and we have severe weather around the memphis area and already a tornado watch that has been isued. the ingredients for this, a big upper level low in the deep southwest that is colliding with a lot of warmth and humidity with the gulf of mexico, a strong gesturing and everything twisting and turning and that's why we'll see rotating super cell thunderstorms. probably many tornados and some of them long lived and strong. this is the bull's-eye area, but anywhere in this zone could see

strong tornadoes. five out of five last time we saw that in march. look at these super cell thunderstorms developing. there is the actual line so it will be rouns of severe weather during the day today and overnight tonight. watch out as the sun sets. it becomes very hard to see these tornadoes coming and then another major risk for severe weather and tornadoes during the day tomorrow in the carolinas. and i'll leave you with this, tornadoes are shifting further east and we think it's probably because of climate change. tornado frequency increasing in the exact area where we had the biggest risk today. if there is a local warning in your area, pay attention. it could be life or death. >> that's a good reminder. thank you very much. don't like the size of the bull's-eye. >> up next, an update from tiger woods from

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." california governor gavin newsom is in a tough fight to keep his job. today's the deadline for a petition campaign to remove the democrat from office, and organizers say they've collected far more signatures than they need to hold a new election. this is the sixth attempt to recall newsom since he took office back in 2019. carter evans shows why this could be a different time for the governor. am i worried about it? of course i'm worried -- >> reporter: governor gavin newsom is on the offensive this week pushing back against the effort to kick him out of office. >> i think we saved thousands and thousands of lives. >> we have got to stop having apathy -- >> reporter: anger over his handling of the pandemic is fueling the movement which is

supported by many small business owners like angela marsden. >> i'm losing everything. >> reporter: she recorded this video, and it went viral. >> they set up a moving company right next to my outdoor patio. >> reporter: strict state and county health rules had shut down outdoor dining at her l.a. restaurant again. >> we have politicians picking and choosing who's essential, who is important enough to be able to work and feed their family, and who isn't. >> we don't act now, we'll continue to see a death rate climb. >> reporter: initially praised for his aggressive response to the pandemic, newsom came under fire for whiplash on and off business restrictions. but the anger exploded and recall signatures surged when he was caught ignoring his own advice at an expensive dinner with lobbyists with no masks and no distance. >> we're all human. we all fall short sometimes.

>> that's really not good enough. >> reporter: randy economy is spokesman for one of the groups behind the campaign to recall the governor which began just before the pandemic. >> when the pandemic came along, it was quick to see that he just was not equipped. >> reporter: gubernatorial recall attemps are not uncommon in california. one of 20 states that allows them. over the past six decades, every california governor has faced a recall attempt. so far only one was successful. [ cheers ] >> we are here, ladies and gentlemen, to clean house. >> reporter: in 2003, actor arnold schwarzenegger replaced recalled governor gray davis. he was one of more than 130 candidates on the ballot. >> part of the fabric in california politics. if you don't like that, you should find some other state to run for office in. >> reporter: do you have advice for the governor? >> keep doing what he's doing. there's nothing more important to people than getting through this pandemic. schools are opening, and businesses are reopening. as they see for thepsds they're

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the hit daytime show "the talk" is on pause for another week after a very heated on-air debate about race. cbs entertainment produces the show, and our company's investigating claims that co-host sharon osbourne used offensive language toward her colleagues last week. and now there are allegations that for years she talking about meghan markle. >> how can i be racist about anybody or anything in my life? how can i? >> well -- well, i'll tell you -- >> well what?

>> we will be right back. we have more topics. >> i think we should stop this [ bleep ] -- >> reporter: drama unfolded last week between co-hosts sharon osbourne and sheryl underwood. >> i'm asking you again -- and don't try and cry. if anyone should be crying it should be me. educate me. tell me when you have heard him say racist things. educate me. tell me. >> it is not the exact words of racism, it's the implication and the reaction to it. >> reporter: following that heated confrontation, osbourne told "entertainment tonight's" kevin frazier on tuesday that she reached out to underwood. >> i love sheryl. i love sheryl. i've apologized to sheryl. she's not gotten back. and i -- i can understand sheryl needs her time. >> reporter: do you understand how people could look at and say you telling her not to cry could look like you were attacking sheryl? >> oh, i was having -- i was having a go at my friend.

i should never have dismissed her feelings on national tv. ever. but i said it. i have to own it. they pay him for his opinion. >> reporter: the confrontation on the set of "the talk" happened after osbourne defended piers morgan. >> i'm sorry, i don't believe a word she says -- >> reporter: who unapologetically brushed away meghan markle's claims that members of the royal family dismissed her mental health and also expressed concerns about the color of her son's skin. >> sorry. can't do it -- >> reporter: npr correspondent david folkenflik says the comments came off as tone deaf. >> to be oblivious to the con tensions in which morgan made his remarks, the dismissiveness for some of his colleagues and commentators, particularly those of color, it cuts against the moment we're in. >> reporter: osbourne is also facing new allegations of using racist language about former colleagues on "the talk." journalist yashar ali says he spoke to multiple sources who claimed osbourne used racial slurs to describe former co-host

julie chen. the same article alleges osbourne used homophobic language toward former co-host sara gilbert, who is openly gay. in a tweet, former co-host holly robinson peete said osbourne called her cessary.

gayle? >> thank you. they certainly have a lot to sort out over there. i mean, you can just call this #hotmess. i think that sheryl handled it beautifully. you know, when she just said, i'm just trying to have a conversation. on the other hand, sharon has said that she was blind sided by her co-hosts that day. i think that that's important to note. she said she had no idea that the question was going to go that way. she feels that she was caught offguard. doesn't it -- doesn't excuse it, but it does explain why she reacted the way that she reacted. i think there is a lot to sort out there. >> yeah. i can understand to some degree how she came to the defense of a friend. these other comments that have come out subsequently are more concerning. >> you can come to a defense of a friend but make it clear i don't agree with the friend. she's my friend, but i don't agree with what they're saying. it's an unfortunate situation because i like them both.

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in a car crash. the golf legend spent three weeks in a los angeles hospital. he had to undergo emergency surgery to repair multiple leg injuries. after the crash, in an l.a. suburb last night, his suv hit a curb and flipped over, you'll recall, trapping woods inside. emergency crews had to remove the windshield to get him out. woods updated fans on twitter thanking the hospital staff for helping him recover. he said he'll be working on getting stronger every day at home. >> great to hear that he's home. >> long time -- >> yeah, long road back. four to six months they say. >> i can't wait to see him back on the fairway. i'm hoping -- >> you think we'll see him back? >> i hope we will. >> i think he's going to work hard to make sure he comes back. i do believe that. >> it's still life first, golf second, competitive golf way down here -- >> that's right. exactly right. good luck to tiger. >> yes. i love this story. i'm glad we're sharing it. a missouri dad is gaining national attention for defending his child. national attention for defending his child. his name is brandon vulware. he pleaded with staums to reject

a bill banning transgender high school athletes from participating in girls sports. he admitted that when his daughter came out as transgender he struggled to understand. watch this. >> for years, i would not let my daughter wear girl clothes, i did not let her play with girl toys. my child was miserable. i cannot overstate that. she was absolutely miserable. the moment we allowed my daughter to be who she is, to grow her hair, to wear the clothes she wanted to wear, she was a different child. i now have a confident, a smiling, a happy daughter. she plays on girls volleyball team. she has friendships. she's a kid. please don't take that away from my daughter or the countless others like her who are out there. let them have their childhoods, let them be who they are. >> oh. >> a beautiful statement -- >> he said the one thing we cannot do is silence our child's spirit. just -- to hear it coming from a

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attacks against asian americans. police say it's too soon to tell if victims were targeted because of their race, but the shootings do come during a pandemic era surge in hate crimes against asian americans. we showed you what it's like to cross the border. we've showed you what it's like in some of the facilities. now the next step is to fight for your asylum. that system is overwhelmed. some families telling us they are waiting years to have their cases heard in court. the situation at the border is becoming a big political problem for the biden administration and is in some ways distracting from the focus they're trying to keep this week and next week on the american rescue plan. this is about as bad as it gets. and this is a very vulnerable area. we have severe weather around the memphis area. big news for role players, the l.e.d. dice could electrify your next dungeons and dragons campaign.

whoa, plus five sparkle. of course, the lights are a little less bright when you're forced to swallow them and you're stuffed into a locker. we're going to start with breaking news out of georgia today. a suspect is under arrest in georgia in a series of shootings that killed at least eight people there. police have linked a 21-year-old to the attacks of three atlanta area massage parlors. long is white. we're hearing at least four of the victims have korean ancestry. we have more on the story from atlanta. do we know if this was a deliberate racial attack? >> reporter: actually, gayle, we don't. good morning to you. despite three different crime scenes, the interim police chief says it's too soon to tell if the victims were chosen because of their race. the rampage started around 5:00 p.m. on monday when robert aaron long allegedly shot five people at an asian massage parlor 30 miles north of

atlanta. four people were killed in the shooting in the another was wounded. police say he drove to atlanta and opened fire at two more spas. there are three women found dead at the gold spa. another one at the aromatherapy spa across the street. officials say it does seem certain the same suspect is connected to all three shootings. the stop aapi hate said this latest attack will only exacerbate the fear and pain that the asian american community continues to endure. and the reason for that, of course, is that during the pandemic asian americans have continuely been repeatedly been the victims of various attacks by one estimate a 150% increase in attacks against asian americans just last year. anthony? >> yeah. mark, as we heard the president called for an end to that last week in his speech. turning to the fight against the coronavirus, so far about 12% of the u.s. population has been fully vaccinated. meanwhile a covid vaccine that

is not yet authorized in the u.s., the astrazeneca version is on hold in more than a dozen european countries. amid concerns over blood clots. dr. daviding acus joins us now. good morning. the world health organization says the benefits of the astrazeneca vaccine outweigh the potential risks but how concerned should we be? >> i don't think there's any real concern at the present time. there have been tens of millions of doses of astrazeneca vaccine throughout europe and the uk. and a total of 37 blood clots in the leg and lung. when we look at the cases and i reviewed some of them, there's no real evidence it's connected to the vaccine at all. and you expect there in that size of a population to be even more blood clots. again, unrelated to the vaccine. i think this is more political than anything. >> so you don't think the pause in vaccinations in europe is justified? >> no. i think you had a couple countries who jumped on board

aggressively and did it. part of it was there's less of a supply of the vaccine than they expected and it wasn't delivered. every other country had to say if they're doing it, we have to do it. you have the world health organization and the european medicine association which is their equivalent of the fda saying we're not that concerned about this either. and the united kingdom where they've administered 12 million doses, they haven't seen this at all. in the randomized clinical trials we haven't seen this at all. the united states data hopefully will be announced this week and we'll see if there's any indication in that data. >> is our data entirely separate from theirs. why isn't it authorized in the u.s. yet? >> that's a great question. we are requiring that the trial be done here. and so we do not accept that data from other countries for our filing. that data should be hopefully announced this week looking at the safety and the efficacy of this particular vaccine and our population. and we have tens of millions of doses ready in refrigerators to be distributed here in the u.s.

>> doctor, we're also looking about moderna being tested on children. you pointed out testing with children on vaccine safety is different than adults. how so? >> well, in adults we needed to do very long studies to make sure that it actually protected us from the virus. now that we know these vaccine works in children they're short studies to look at safety and if it's the right dose to give an immune response. we can measure it in the blood and make sure there are no side effects and the vaccine should be rolled out in children of different ages. >> what potential warning signs should researchers look for this children? >> what dose is required. sometimes as the frame gets smaller, children are little. they may require less of a vaccine to get an equivalent immune response. that's what we're going to find out over the next several months. then we have to start

vaccinating kids. they are 25% the under 21 age of the u.s. population. >> it's true. children are little, but they're pretty heavy when you have to carry them block after block. doctor, thank you very much. we appreciate it. matthew mckhan heconauccona some of the entertainment world's biggest stars are

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a netflix documentary was released overnight with new disclosures from the sweeping college admissions scandal that included tv stars lori loughlin and felicity huffman. operation varsity blues is what it's called. it features interviews and re-enactments of recorded conversations between admissions consultant rick singer and his very wealthy clients. as mola lenghi reports, it gives viewers a new perspective into the mindset of singer and those who worked with him. >> that was the most tragic and most devastating phone call of my life. >> reporter: in the newly released film, former stanford sailing coach john vandemoer details the fallout from his involvement in the massive

college admissions scandal. he says rick singer never explicitly stated that he would need to add anyone to his roster to receive the money for his school's program. >> said he wants to donate $160,000 right now and would give the rest later to kind of make it -- continue a deposit on our relationship. i took it as his deposit on the relationship was that he would bring me more recruits to consider. and we kind of see how we go from there. >> reporter: john vandemoer was the first of nearly 60 people including actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin to face charges in connection with the $25 million scheme. wealthy parents paid singer to bribe athletic officials and rig standardized tests to get their kids into top-tier colleges. the film uses actors to re-create singer's wiretapped conversations which were taken verbatim from fbi transcripts. >> i will explain to you the process. >> reporter: in this scene, singer speaks to new york attorney gordon caplan who admitted to paying $75,000 to have someone improve his

daughter's a.c.t. score. >> mark will look at all her answers, mark will then take the exam and then ensure that whatever score we decide that we want to give he has it down to a -- it's unbelievable what he can do. >> reporter: the film shows how singer coached parents to fabricate their kids' athletic involvement. >> say that we have friends in threatics who are going to help him. because he is an athlete. >> i can't seedon't say that in my son because he knows he's not. >> reporter: and highlights fears about getting caught. >> i'm not worried about the moral issue. i'm worried she gets caught doing that, you know, she's finished. so i just -- >> never happened before in 20 some odd years. >> reporter: of the nearly 60 people charged in the case, at least four are still fighting the allegations. 42 have already pleaded guilty. their sentences have ranged from one day to nine months. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman -- >> it just seems like a slap on the wrist in the scheme of things. >> reporter: felicity huffman was sentenced to two weeks.

lori loughlin and her husband mossimo giannulli pleaded guilty last may. loughlin served two months, and giannulli is still in prison serving his five-month sentence. >> lori loughlin and her husband had the time to see what other defendants were pleading guilty to and what their sentences were. and so they clearly saw that a heavy, heavy penalty was not going to be meted out here. if you went ahead and pleaded guilty. >> reporter: singer, who could have faced 65 years based on the charges, will likely serve forless than ten -- far less than ten because he helped prosecutors. he'll be sentenced last. >> the government doesn't want any case out there where they might need rick singer's testimony. so they keep that carrot dangling in front of rick singer because he knows he's got to tow the line until the last moment. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," mola lenghi. >> he's towing the line. we've been trying to get an

interview for over a year. would be curious to hear what he has to say about all this. to hear that parent, they say it's a -- >> verbatim. recreation, but the verbatim transcripts. >> i'm not worried about the moral issue. cringy. >> yeah. >> we don't know exactly how it was said. if those are the words that were said, hard to make it look good. >> yeah. yeah. >> not pretty. >> put that in the proper context and explain it. really can't. >> there ain't no explaining it. ahead, we'll talk with actor matthew mcconaughey who's gathering some of the biggest names in entertainment for a mission that's very close to his heart. you're watching "cbs this morning." pampers, the #1 pediatrician recommended brand, helps keep baby's skin dry and healthy. so every touch is as comforting as the first. pampers. the #1 pediatrician recommended brand .

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it's been more than one year since the pandemic officially began. and this morning we are focusing on some of the hardest hit victims -- children who have lost both parents to the coronavirus. janet shamlian introduces us now to one family dealing with that unimaginable loss, and while it's difficult to know exactly how many children have been orphaned, the effect is devastating. >> reporter: every week rita marquez-mendoza and her two grandsons, nathan, 13, and isiah who's 15, visit the double grave site where the boys' parents are buried side by side.

>> you really do it for your comfort because that's all that you can do now. you can't go see them at their home. you can't go out to eat with them. and that's the only place that you have to go and be with them. >> reporter: while she's always been close to the boys, she never imagined she'd baseball the closest thing they have to a mom or dad. >> that's really difficult. >> reporter: no way to get beyond there. >> no. it's really difficult. i had to say good-bye to my daughter over the phone. >> reporter: she's 56 and has already raised five children of her own. her daughter naomi died of covid in july at just 39. >> i had to tell her to go ahead and go home, that we would take care of carlos and take care of the boys. >> reporter: carlos was the boys' father who rita says she loved as one of her own. days after naomi passed, carlos became sick with covid, as well. 15 days later, he died, and the boys were orphaned. >> they've lost their mom and their dad in two weeks time.

we were still in shock over naomi passing away. we hadn't even begun to grieve yet. we were still in shock when they called us and told us that carlos passed away. >> reporter: nathan and i zaya have joined an unimaginable group of children who lost both parents to the virus. like the pandemic overall, experts say communities of color and their children have been hardest hit. can you describe how you're doing? >> i'm doing good. but i just wish they were still here with us. it would be a lot better. >> i do wish they were still here, too. but right now i'm doing okay. >> reporter: what do you miss? >> we miss them driving us around in galveston, going by the beach, and getting off places to go explore stuff over there. >> i also miss my mom's cooking. >> reporter: was she a good cook? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: for every covid death, a study found nine people will be impacted. losing a parent, child, spouse, sibling, or grandparent.

there's no tracking of how many children have been orphaned by the virus. nathan and isiah are living in rita's houston home now where they help care for the horses and chickens the family keeps. it's a multigenerational household. the boys are among cousins, as well as rita's son and daughter-in-law, who are trying to adopt them. a gofundme will help nathan and isiah pursue their dreams. >> i want to be an engineer. >> i want to be a mechanical -- an engineer. >> reporter: she would want this. >> yes. she would want her children where they are now because she knows that they're loved. they've always been loved. more than anything, she knows that this is where isiah and nathan would want to be. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," janet shamlian, houston. >> so many layers of loss in this pandemic that you don't even think about. nathan and isiah are so young to have lost so much. >> 13 and 15. >> such a young age. >> that's not the only family. >> exactly, million stories like

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." time to bring you some of the stories we call "talk of the table." and tony is in pole position. pole position -- >> there have long been questions about whether social media does anything for social movements or it just feels good. there is a new study out this morning, it's first on "cbs this morning," that suggests that social media conversations did in fact help pave the way for real-life reforms during the black lives matter protests last summer. so the study out this morning finds a correlation between the two. the number of police reform measures considered in each state and the amount of social media activity about social justice. so it's according to analysis by a group called marathon strategies. the names of victims including george floyd and breonna taylor were shared more than 48 million

times across social media between mid-may and september of last year. and during that same time, state lawmakers across the u.s. considered or proposed more than 400 reform measures to fix policing. now the study cautions that it cannot for sure make a causal connection between the two. however, listen to this -- among the six states and washington, d.c., that surpassed one million mentions on social media, state legislatures considered an average of 20 police reform measures. in the 17 states with fewer than 100,000 mentions, legislative bodies considered only an average of two reform measures, and many considered none at all. so there could be -- >> it suggests there may be a connection -- >> something to re-tweeting things. not just pressing a button. you could be adding to an actual movement. >> that makes sense to me. i get that. i get it. anthony? >> have you guys filled out your brackets yet? >> brackets for -- >> the ncaa tournament. >> duke -- >> duke. >> i know they're not in it.

my son will went there so i'm always duke. >> sorry, they're not playing. >> yes, i know. >> loyola, chicago is, they return meeting georgia tech in the first round of the ncaa tournament. loyola's biggest fan, sister jean, remember her? she will be cheering them on. the 101-year-old team chaplain will be in indianapolis for the game after getting clearance from the school. sister gejean became a star aft the run in 2018. she has not attended any school games since the pandemic. but she's now had both her covid shots. she'll have to keep her distance while cheering the team on friday. >> i'm not going to go on the court. and i'm not going to cause any disturbance. you know, i can't go down -- if i did the last time and received hugs. they'll know that i'm there. i'm so happy i'm going. >> sister jean dolores schmidt, the team chaplain since 1994. she was born august 21st, 1919,

just after the last pandemic. >> thank you for reminding me what month it is and that march madness is here. the pandemic still has me a bit scrambled. >> i get it. love all things sister jean. a moment of zen, you're going to like this, it's gone viral. a video of a little boy showing his younger brother how to breathe so he could calm down during a tantrum. >> breathe. again. see -- >> i like how he says, "again." their mom wrote on twitter that 4-year-old corey was having a meltdown because he wanted to play nintendo and it wasn't fully charged. big brother noah intervened. that video has already had seven million views. she posted the picture of her kids there, noah is 6, he's in the middle. she calls him the sweetest of the bunch. >> noah kind of rushed over

like, hey, you know, hey, you're upset, i see that you're upset. i understand. but it's not ready yet. and that's when i'm like, come here. this is so cute. >> big shout out to ashley who's going for her master's in social work. she said she started recording when she heard the big brother say, "i understand you're in pain, but you just have to wait." then he started -- "breathe, breathe." so sweet. >> i think noah -- you can hear mom ashley's voice. she probably said that to him. >> exactly right. that's why i love ashley. way to go, ashley, and your three sons. we're super excited about our next guest. knockout. academy award winner matthew mcconaughey. he's holding a virtual benefit to help his home state of texas after it was devastated by last mon month's massive storm. this sunday mcconaughey and his gorgeous wife are hosting "we're texas." an all-star lineup includes, listen to this, kacey musgraves, kelly clarkson, willie nelson, to name a few. the mcconaugheys, foundation created a texas relief fund

after the storm left some four million people without power and nearly 15 million people without clean water. wow. their foundation will use all the proceeds from the benefit concert to help the lone star . good to see y'all. >> good morning. this is a thing -- you have to help us understand about texas. i don't care if people were born there, lived there for two years, passed through texas -- anybody associates with texas wants you to know i'm from texas. i don't hear that about any other states. i'm from maryland. i don't see people going, maryland, idaho, i'm not knocking any other states. but there does seem to me something about texas. what is the allure of texas and the people that live and are born and raise thursday? >> we do have a -- we do have pride aplenty. >> yes. >> you're raised as a texan,

you're to act a certain way. if you get out of line, people remind you, that's not texan. some of are born here. some of us move here as quick as we can. some of us like my wife camilla married in, is a texan. some come for the barbecue. you come for any amount of time -- >> listen it seems to stay in your heart. how hard was it for you to convince people? who did you call, what did you do? what was your pitch? >> well, this was beautiful. this is the beautiful thing about texans, as well. didn't take long at all to convince people. as soon as camilla and i said okay, something needs to be done, what do we do, we came up with the idea of the benefit. i call salesforce, i called dell technologies, i called reliant energy. bam, they come in with scholarships right off the bat. on the phone, in 30 seconds every performer, every texas business, every sports star is like yes, tell me when and where, i'm in. that was the easy part. we got -- getting the whole production together, as you know when these things happen,

they're timely because you don't want to be too far away from the disaster when the needs are there. the needs are on the ground right now. at the same time, you want to put together a good show. so we're happy with where we are with a lot of help from people in texas and beyond. >> what do you see as the biggest need on the ground right now, matthew? >> well, it's water damage. you know, when the power went out, that was a heavy-duty inconvenience. but that was a trickle-down effect. no heat from no power leads to frozen pipes leads to burst pipes leads to water damage. and water damage is sort of the silent killer. it's not what you see from the street. you don't see that devastation when you're driving down the street. but you go in these front doors, and that's what you see. you see roofs caved in, you see places that are unlivable, you see furniture that's no longer possible to use. you see mattresses that are done -- it's what the water damage has done that has allowed a lot of people not even to be able --

disallowed people to be age able to live in their homes. >> during the height of the pandemic you put out psas encouraging people to stay home, to wear a mask. now the governor of texas is lifting restrictions, including the mask mandate. what's your reaction to that? >> thank you for asking me that. my reaction to that is i'm going to go back to the word i think i -- i alluded to a minute ago. i was dumbfounded by the decision. i understand go back to work. what i did not understand was pull the mask mandate. look, it's -- we're on our way to seeing light at the end of the tunnel. to pull it -- the mask is just this minor inconvenience. and i think i want to remind not only texans but everybody out there from my opinion, it's not the mask we're afraid of, come, it's the word mandate. >> yeah. >> let's not let the word mandate get in the way of the practical use of this little tool called a mask. hey, it's just a small inconvenience today for more freedom tomorrow. so now it's our choice.

all right. and i ask texans and people around the world, it's our choice. if you have the choice, keep masking up. it's proven to help. we don't have much longer in this. we'll get through this. thank you. >> you know, this is the thing -- the scientists always tell you the masks work. there is the thing, matthew mcconaughey, is it possible at this time to speak to potential gubernatorial candidate governor mcconaughey? is he there? >> he's -- he's not here right now. let me look around for him. this is matthew mcconaughey, actor and author and father of three and man who along with his wife camilla is in a whole lot of other help is putting on this benefit that's going to be -- >> it does seem to keep coming up. it does seem to keep coming up. at some point -- >> it does. >> yeah. >> are you giving it any consideration? >> yeah. as i've said before, i'm giving it consideration. i would be a fool not to. it's a very honorable thing to consider, you know, what that position would mean. what would it be for me, what would it mean for the people of

texas. as i've said before and i'll say again now, i have to decide for me what is my category where i can be most useful in life from here? >> matthew -- >> yeah, right now we know what that is. >> yeah. and it does occur to me that there might be potential on the senate side of things, as well, after senator cruz from the gra great state of texas fled for mexico, cancun to be exact. what did you make of that? >> now you're getting to the funny questions. i'm not taking the bait on that one. that one's more like -- that's more like page six gossip stuff to me. but the real me -- >> you know -- >> what have we got to the do -- no. but that got taken out of -- different proportions, and i wasn't there. that's talking about where somebody was at what time and then memes got going and t-shirts got going. i'm not jumping on that bandwagon. >> how about this -- you've made it no secret -- listen, you and your family have been very blessed. you've done okay during this pandemic. this clearly matters to you what

is happening in texas. it almost seems like a purpose for you. is it not? >> well, it is a purpose. that's what happens when certain disasters come. i mean, purpose takes the capital "p." and you go, i need to go into action. this was camilla who came to me actually. i had my head down in a project i was working on. camilla knocked on my door and said "do you see what's happening here?" m she goes, "it's real bad." she has my back. i put my head down, gathered people to go to work. got a huge team that came together immediately as i spoke of. >> that's great. >> and now i'm -- you know, march 21st, 7:00 p.m. central texas time, i'm going to be deejay and host the show. you'll see all those amazing musical acts that gave their entertainment for free. many texans and businesses came and put their donations and money up for -- for free at no cost to us. >> i'll just say this --

if one cmatthew mcconaughey cal me, i'd pick up the phone, too. thank you, looking forward to the 21st. cheering you on always, always. bye-bye. you can donate to we're texas on matthew's youtube page and watch the benefit concert there this sunday at 8:00 eastern, 7:00

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at a remarkable piece of middle eastern history. in addition to the dead sea scrolls. fragments of biblical script and other writings were found recently in a cave by israeli archaeologists. they're believed to have been there since the early days of christianity. imtiaz tyab reports on the material and the amazing story it tells. >> reporter: good morning. well, when the dead sea scrolls were first found over 70 years ago, it was widely considered to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. the biblical text near 2,000 years old gave us a rare insight into the history of judaism, early christianity, and humankind. with these new findings shining an even brighter light on to our past. it's called the cave of horror, and it's easy to see why given the only way for archaeologists to access it is by rappelling down the side of a sheer cliff.

although the history of the cave is as dark as its name implies, excavators describe what they found inside as between heaven and earth. >> wow. >> wow! >> reporter: dozens of fragments, pieces of the dead sea scrolls, uncovered after nearly two millenia. the scroll fragments are small, some miniscule. but big enough to still draw wisdom from, says dr. orin ableman who reads one of the uncovered passages. >> these are the things you are to do -- speak the truth to one another, render true and perfect justice in your gates, and do not connectitrive evil. >> reporter: the conditions have ensured other things have stood the test of time including remnants of clothing and sandals as well as a wooden lice comb similar to one that might be used today. archaeologist chaim cohen says the four-year project is vital to protect the treasures within

the caves from future plunder. >> this project is a protection of the area because, again, it is almost impossible to beat the looters, to find the looters while they're working, and the solution was to get to the caves before the looters. >> reporter: the massive excavation sites spans parts of southern israel and the occupied west bank, but israel has long been criticized for removing objects found in palestinian areas. according to international law, taking cultural property from an occupied territory is forbidden. and yet those concerns haven't been prevented the israeli antiquities authority from putting discoveries on display in jerusalem. some of the discovries go well beyond the biblical, like this 6,000-year-old skeleton of a small child. and this almost perfectly preserved basket which wouldn't look out of place at a home furnishings store today. >> the cave is empty. we found everything, and then when we came, we understood that

we are looking at a whole intact basket. we took and sent it to the institution to date it. when the results came back, we were shocked. it is 10,500 years old. >> reporter: a dazzling puzzle piece from the past found alongside ancient wisdoms which still resonate today. for "cbs this morning," imtiaz tyab, london. >> incredible window into the past. >> that got me with the basket. >> one little basket. we'll be right back. stay with us.

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pretty coming with a shot of dublin on this st. patrick's day. trying to figure out where vlad got the "rock the boat" song. patty who's irish says she's never heard that at her house. >> no. it is now a big deal. >> now it's a big deal.

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. good morning. it's five minutes before nine. the mount diablo school district has just approved a reopening plan starting march 25th. preschool through second grade can resume in person learning. on march 29th grades 3 through 12th can return. berkeley could get as much as $68 million in relief funds. the mayor said it'll be used to address revenue losses and support the city's coronavirus response. and the mayors of the bay areas biggest cities are throwing their support behind the plan to crack down on speeders. the bill would allow cities to set up cameras and send a

citation in the mail. we are still dealing a closure along 101 northbound as you head into cloverdale. its been out for quite some time. it is going on several hours. this is a fatal incident. we have a back up and delays as well as that closure. try to avoid that area if you can. we will let you know as soon as the lanes open um. still dealing part delays. could the clouds are back. it's still a chilly start to our day in the 30's and 40's as we head through the afternoon. one more dry day today as we are looking at those clouds and then our rain chances pick up for tomorrow. mid to upper 50's to about 60 and upper 50's to low 60's inland. just to show you, the clouds streaming in for today. there we go with the rain for tomorrow. a wet da

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