reports of patients dying of blood clots shortly after getting the shot. they say there is no evidence of causation and it is strictly a precaution. the latest set-back in a country that already suffered so much. today amid the biggest recession since world war ii and $100,000 fatalities the military has gone from trucking away the dead to innoculating the living, if only there was enough to go around. since the start of the pandemic things that happened in italy had an eerie way of repeating themselves in the united states. if you are worried about the latest wave coming across the ocean, americans should feel very lucky that country is vaccinating so quickly.

>> closer to home a growing number of childrens who have lost both children to covid-19. one family dealing with this unimaginable loss. every week they visit the double grave site where the boys' parents are buried side by side. >> you can't go see them at their home or out to eat with them. >> reporter: while she always has been close to the boys, she never imagined they would be the closest they would have to a mom or dad. >> it is really difficult. >> no way to get beyond that. >> no. i had to say good-bye to my daughter over the phone. >> she is 56 and 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 the boys. >> carlos was the boys' father. >> they have lost their mom and their dad in two weeks time. we were still in shock. we had not begun to grieve. >> nathan and isiah joined an unimaginable group of children who lost both parents to the virus. experts say communities of color and their children were hardest hit. >> can you describe how you are doing? >> i am doing good. but i wish they were still here with us. it would be a lot better. >> i do wish they were still here too.

right now i am doing okay. >> reporter: what do you miss? >> them driving us around in galveston, going by the beach and getting out places to go and explore stuff over there. >> i also miss my mom's cooking. >> reporter: was she a good cook? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: losing a parent, child, spouse, sibling or grandparent. there is no tracking of how many children were orphaned by the virus. they help care for the horses and the chickens that the family keeps. the boys are among cousins. a gofund me will help them pursue their dreams. >> i want to be an engineer. >> nathan? >> i want to be a mechanical engineer. >> reporter: she would want this. >> yes. she would want her children

where they are now because she knows they are loved and more than anything she knows this is where isiah and nathan would want to be. >> we are getting our first look at a remarkable addition of history. fragments were recently found in a cave by israeli archaeologists. >> reporter: it is the called the cave of horror and easy to see why. the only way for archaeologists to access it by repelling down the side of a clifton. excavators describe what they found inside as between heaven and earth. dozens of fragments, pieces of the dead sea scroll, uncovered after two milen yeah. the fragments are small.

some miniscule. but big enough to draw wisdom from. speak the truth to one another. do not contrive evil against each other. >> the conditions of the desert ensured other objects withstood the test of times the four-year project is vital to protect them from future plunder. it is impossible to find the looters where they are working. the solution was to get to the cave before the looters.

israel has been criticized for removing objects found in palestinian areas. taking cultural property from an occupied area is forbidden but hasn't stopped them from putting the discoveries on display. some go well beyond the biblical like this 6,000-year-old skeleton of a small child and this basket which would not look out of place at a home furnishings store today. >> the cave is empty. we understood that we are looking at a whole intact basket. we took it and send it to the institution it is 10,500 years old. >> reporter: a dazzling puzzle piece from the past

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varsity blues. >> that was the most, tragic and the most devastating phone call of my life. >> reporter: the former stanford sailing coach details the fall out from his involvement in the massive college admission scandal and that he never stated he would need to add anyone to the roster. >> he wants to donate $160,000 right now and would give the best later to continue a deposit on our relationship. i took it the we would see how it goes from there. wealthy parents paid him to bribe athletic officials and rig

tests to get kids into colleges. >> i will explain to you the process. >> reporter: in this scene he speaks to a new york attorney. >> mark will look at all of her answers and ensure whatever score that we decide that we want to get. he has it down he coached parents to fabricate the athletic involvement. >> because he is an athlete. but i can't say that in front of my son because he knows he is not. highlights the fears of the possibili possibilities. >> i am worried she gets caught doing that, she's finished. >> never happened before in 20 years. >> of the 60 people charged in the case at least four are fighting the allegations.

42 pleaded guilty. their sentences ranged from one day to nine months. >> it seems like a slap on the wrist in the scheme of things. >> felicity huffman, sentenced to two weeks. >> lori and her husband had the time to see what other defendants were pleading guilty to and what their sentences were. they clearly saw that a heavy, heavy penalty was not going to be needed here. singer will likely serve less than ten. he will be sentenced last. >> the government does not want a case where they might need

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>> it takes a certain type of author to get a book published before her 13th birthday. a young lady sharing her story of perseverance after a year of adversity. >> have you ever had your life feel like it was suddenly taken away from you? >> reporter: her newly published book "my hospital story." she is healthy enough to play lacrosse with her family but getting here was a long and a painful road that began suddenly when she was nine. >> i was always so tired. >> reporter: after an mri doctors said she had a rare disease.

she spent nearly a month in the hospital with a feeding tube and what she calls torture guys to help her breathe. >> reporter: were you scared? >> scared, yes. >> reporter: the hardest part was to come, a year of relearning how to walk, speak, eat. her fourth grade writing teacher gave her a journal to record her feelings. >> i was astounded. her wisdom at a young age is beyond words, really. >> reporter: she decided to turn the journal into a book to help other children with serious illnesses. >> to just know that you are not alone in what you are going through. >> reporter: using her hospital story to give other children hope. a modern day wonder woman. you are watching the cbs overnight news.

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it's thursday, march 18th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." tornado it's thursday, march 18th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." tornado outbreak. dangerous storms sweep across the south. the damage so far as millions brace for more severe weather today. deadly shooting spree. new details about the suspected gunman charged with killing eight people. his confession about having a sexual addiction. seeking a new life. rare access inside a shelter where migrant families stay where migrant families stay after crossing into the u.s. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we're going to begin with the search for a motive in the