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capitol -- ♪ it's tuesday, march 23rd, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." >> he went in the store? >> down there. >> oh, my god. guys we got people down inside king soopers. >> at that point i was telling everybody to leave. >> we know of ten fatalities at the scene, including one of our older pd officers. >> i prom the victims and the people in the state of colorado that we will secure justice. >> breaking developments in a mass shooting in boulder, colorado. a gunman opened fire at a supermarket killing ten people including a police officer. this morning, what we know about
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the suspect, the motive and what happens next. >> well, good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we're going to begin this morning with the second mass shooting in less than a week here in the u.s. police say a gunman shot and killed ten people inside a king soopers supermarket in boulder, colorado yesterday. authorities arrested the suspect and said there was no longer a threat to the public. among the victims, a veteran police officer, eric talley, a 51-year-old first on the scene, served in the department since 2010. a procession stretched blocks last night as fellow officers remembered officer talley. elise preston is tracking the latest developments with the story from new york. elise, is there any word on a motive? >> reporter: anne-marie, this morning, a motive is not known, police say it will take at least five days.
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a gunman killed ten people at this colorado supermarket monday afternoon. >> at 1430 hours the boulder police department began receiving phone calls of shots fired in the area. and a phone call about a possible person with a patrol rifle. >> reporter: boulder police confirmed one of its officers 51-year-old eric talley is among the dead. he was the first on the scene. >> he was by all accounts one of the outstanding officers of the boulder police department. his life was cut far too short. >> reporter: shoppers like ryan borowski weren't sure what he heard at first. >> i can't believe it was happening in boulder. >> reporter: people quickly realized they needed to get out. >> somebody had their hand on my back. i had my hand on somebody's back and started yelling go, go, go. >> reporter: when the shooting just started. >> we just kept going.
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>> reporter: this man's grandchildren and son-in-law were at the store's pharmacy getting a covid-19 vaccine. >> the shooter came in, shot the woman in front of them. they hid, ran, upstairs, hiding in a coat closet for the last hour. a half dozen cops came in through the roof and told them to stay quiet and they're okay. >> reporter: a man in handcuffs s who whose leg was bloody was led out of the store. police say he was the only person who was injure hood did not die. and the district attorney says he promises to do what he can to get justice for the victims and their families. anne-marie. >> all right. elise preston in new york. elise, thank you so much. so, ahead on "cbs this morning," congressman joe neguse discusses the deadly shooting in his district and how congress can address gun violence in america. this morning, the u.s. is holding more than 15,000 unaccompanied migrant children and its struggling to find space
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for them. the first pictures were released yesterday showing the cramped conditions at a housing facility in texas, putting more pressure on the biden administration to address the migrant crisis. manuel bojorquez has the latest. >> reporter: a child so small he's hard to spot at first. but this guatemalan boy believed to be about 6 is seen walking all along crossing the rain tracks into the united states. his small steps turn to a run when he makes it past a wall. about unaccompanied minors like here, like this one in donna, texas. 400 people are packed into this temporary shelter built for 250. the children are sleeping on mats covered by foil blankets. connecticut governor chris murphy visited the facility last week. >> these families know that these kids are likely to end up in detention facilities, but for
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them, that's better than certain keith. >> you want people to see you as human beings trying the best for your children? >> si. >> reporter: glenda mendez and her four children had been living in a facility for a month hoping for an asylum hearing. how has it been? very difficult, why? a lot of danger here in mexico. u.s. border patrol is on track to apprehend more than 150,000 migrants this month. republicans blame the biden administration. >> this just shows how completely ill-prepared the biden administration was for what's turned out to be an overwhelming tidal wave. >> reporter: dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas said the border is closed. >> we're expelling families. we are expelling single adults, and we've made a decision that we will not expel young vulnerable children. >> that was manuel bojorquez.
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the white house is sending key officials to mexico and guatemala in efforts to deter migrants from coming to the u.s. and breaking overnight, a possible setback for the astrazeneca covid vaccine. u.s. health officials say that the company may have used outdated information in its large-scale trial. it is unclear what data is currently in question. astrazeneca is being urged to work with u.s. health experts on this issue. and just yesterday, the pharmaceutical giant said that its vaccine was 79% effective in preventing symptomatic cases of covid. meanwhile, more americans are now el visible for a vaccine, west virginia just became the third state to open vaccinations to everyone over 16. and starting today, new york is lowering the age requirement to 50 years old. but a warning from cdc director rochelle walensky. she urged people to continue mask wearing and social distancing after covid cases have increased at least 10% in 18 states.
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>> while concerning variants are spreading rapidly, we are at a critical point in this pandemic, a fork in the road, where we as a country must decide which path we are going to take. >> so far, 44 million americans are fully vaccinated against the virus, more than 13% of the total population. jury selection could wrap up today in the trial of a former minneapolis police officer charged in the death of george floyd. just one more juror is needed to complete the panel. a 14th juror, a white social worker in her 20s was seated yesterday. opening statements are expected to start next week. chauvin was caught on video last may kneeling on floyd's neck for about nine minutes. he is charged with murder and manslaughter. and the push to make the district of columbia the nation's 51st state. advocates say that the district's more than 700,000
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residents pay federal taxes and serve in the military but have no voting representation in congress. republican opponents say d.c. statehood is unconstitutional. and a political power grab by the largely democratic city. >> today's haring is all about creating two new democratic vicinities. >> the disenfranchisement of washingtonians is one of the remaining glaring civil rights and voting rights issues of our time. >> the district currently has a nonvoting house delegate. statehood would give it two senators and a full voting member of the house. coming up now, dramatic eruption. a volcano triggers lightning bolts in the sky as it spews ash. and just desserts. krispy kreme gives you a sweet reason to get the covid vaccine. this is the "cbs morning news."
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there's a lot going on at a volcano in guatemala. lightning bolts were spotted sunday above the volcano. scientists say that they're produced when volcanic matter comes in contact with the atmosphere. the volcano about 30 miles south of guatemala city is also spewing ash and lava. authorities have been keeping an eye on the volcano since the beginning of last month. the nearest community is just about two miles away. boston's mayor has been confirmed as labor secretary and we remember a basketball great. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the "los angeles times" reports the death of lakers legend elgin baylor. the hall of fame forward died yesterday of natural causes. baylor played 14 seasons in minneapolis and los angeles. he was rookie of the year in the 1958 to 1959 season and 11-time
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all-star. in 1960, he became the first nba player to score more than 70 points in a game. during one season, he only played on weekend passes while on active duty as a reservist. elgin baylor was 86 years old. and "the boston globe" reports that marty walsh resigned after becoming the new secretary of the labor. walsh said he would travel to washington to be sworn in. boston city council president kim janey becomes active mayor. she's the city's first black mayor and first female mayor. an election will be held later this year. still ahead, a high-priced tweet. twitter ceo jack dorsey sells his first tweet for millions. we'll tell you who bought it. te jack dorsey sells his seat for millions. we'll tell you who bought it. once daily sunosi improves wakefulness in adults with excessive daytime sleepiness due to obstructive sleep apnea.
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air travel appears to be bouncing back. more than 1.5 million people is streamed through u.s. airport security checkpoints on sunday. that is the largest number since the middle of last march when the pandemic first hit. it also marks the 11th straight day with more than 1 million passengers taking to the skies. think spring break may have something to do with that. on "cbs moneywatch" now, the next round of stimulus payments is on the way. and jack dorsey's first tweet fetches millions. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and morning, good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. we'll start with this. two of the nation's top fiscal leaders will face off with congress today. fed chair jay powell and janet yellen. set to meet over the covid-19. the stocks ended with gained today. the dow jumped 103 points,
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nasdaq rallies 162, the s&p gained 27. the irs says more americans will get their stimulus check by tomorrow. the agency did not say how many payments it plans to issue. last week, the irs issued about 90 million checks by direct ghosts and mailed another 160,000 payments. most americans can expect $1400 under the latest package. ford motor company is allowing 30,000 of its employees to continue from working from home indefinitely. the remote option applied to salaried office workers including staff and human resources, information technology and accounting roles. those in manufacturing jobs will continue to work onsite like they've been doing during the pandemic but with increased safety protocols. >> and twitter ceo jack dorsey just sold a digital version of his first tweet for more than $2.9 million. the tweet said "just setting up my twitter."
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it was purchased by the head of the tech company bridge oracle. the post was sold as a nonfungible token. dorsey says he plans to give the proceeds to charity. anne-marie. >> i do not understand it. >> i know. >> but it made me look at my first tweet which i don't even know why i wrote this. it says good morning, vince my co-anchor at the time, got all dolled up this morning, all you have to do is enjoy the show. but it implies that it's not a news show, like it's something else. i don't know why they were getting all dolled up. i'm sure it was a morning news show. >> that's all right. that's all right. that's very nice. >> i would like everyone to know that tweet will go to the highest bidder. >> yes, let's do it. >> diane king hall in new york. diane, thank you. >> all right, thank. >> no one is interested. up next, a shot at a free doughnut.
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our top stories this morning. ten people were killed in a mass shooting in boulder, colorado, among the dead, police officer eric talley. a lone suspected gunman is in custody. he has not been identified. it was the second mass shooting in the u.s. in less than a week. president biden is dispatching his top officials to mexico and central america amid the influx of asylum seeking
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migrants. officials are struggling to find space for them. the number of applications submitted to u.s. colleges and universities has surged. many students had the option to not take the s.a.t. and a.c.t., but will that change who gets in? naomi ruchim breaks it down. >> reporter: talk to most any high school senior and you'll probably hear a story like this one from tessa ramsa. >> basically cancelled three times and i was relocated upstate three hours from my house. >> reporter: that pushed the majority of colleges and universities to make standardized testing optional this year. and according to the most widely used college application website common app,ed a de eded aidry sz
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applied to 12 with no test scores. >> i saw i could apply to high-level schools like cornell and have them focus on and said they wouldn't penalize it all. >> reporter: jenny wright that may have been excluding students -- >> so many of them have changed their evaluation process. i think as a result, you're going to learn tremendous amounts of success. >> reporter: common app found large selection of universities like cornell and nyu had 17% more applications compared to last year, many coming from minority students who are often underrepresented. common app also found fewer applications came from first generation college students this year, likely because of the pandemic. >> so, those kids who are filling out and completing financial aid forms goes down 9% which is a substantial chunk. >> reporter: mary martinez's family has struggled financially this year, but having the first generation college student apply was a priority. >> my family has always pushed me to continue doing school even if we're not financially okay, we can still help you out some way or another.
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>> reporter: she applied to four colleges and so far has been accepted to three. naomi ruchim, cbs news, new york. well, coming up on "cbs this morning," the very latest on the deadly mass shooting in boulder, colorado. we're going to speak with colorado congressman joe neguse. plus only on "cbs this morning," exclusive access to the world's first clinical trial testing vaccines for the first and second dose. and on our eye on earth series, we'll meet a young farmer who's pioneering a new way to grow crops. that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thank you so much for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.
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