and that's the overnight news for this friday. reporting from t nation's it's friday, may 14th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." pandemic milestone. the cdc says fully vaccinated americans can take off their masks in most settings. why some states are waiting to adopt the guidelines. civil unrest. how israel could be taking its most aggressive approach yet against palestinian militants. multimillion dollar payment. cbs news learns a ransom was paid after hackers forced the shutdown of a major u.s. shutdown of a major u.s. pipeline. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you.

i'm anne-marie green. this morning americans are another step closer to normalcy after the cdc eased restrictions on face coverings. the agency announced yesterday fully vaccinated people can go without masks indoors and outdoors in most settings. right now more than 118 million americans are fully vaccinated. that's 35% of the country's population. laura podesta is in new york. why are some states greeting the cdc guidance with caution, though? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, governors in 25 states including here in new york are still requiring face masks in some public settings. now the reasons behind those decisions vary, but most want a higher percentage of their population to be vaccinated beif the c's rele nuidance it says marks a turning point -- fully vaccinated americans no longer have to wear masks inside or outside at most places across the country.

>> we have all longed for this moment. >> reporter: dr. rochelle walensky said the revised advice follows a sharp decline in new infections. she said the key is for people to get their shots. >> anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activity, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing. >> reporter: according to the cdc, nearly half the country has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. more than a third are fully vaccinated. >> i think it's a great milestone. a great day.>>de ha the announcement but warned that thnd over. >> we'veotten is far. eaf un you get to the finish line. >> reporter: masks are still required indoors and in crowded outdoor spaces in several states including here in new york where governor andrew cuomo said his staff would review the new cdc guidelines before lifting any restrictions. >> people want to say, well,

covid is over, covid is done. 22 people died yesterday because of covid. >> reporter: no one should ditch their masks completely just yet. the cdc says people should continue to cover their faces in tightly packed crowds like on planes, buses, and trains, or inside hospitals and nursing homes. and we might want to add schools to that list because the cdc is still requiring children under the age of 12 who are not yet eligible for a vaccine to continue wearing face masks. anne-marie? >> all right, laura podesta in new york. thank you so much, laura. we wtalk wc directthis morning," elnditsine so breaking overnight a new front in the violence in the middle east. israel is amassing ground troops near the gaza border, threatening an invasion. meanwhile, fierce attacks continued into the early morning

hours. [ explosion ] israel carried out a punishing bombing campaign against palestinian militants in the gaza strip where the death toll has passed 100 people. one air strike yesterday toppled a highrise building just blocks away from a journalist. [ explosion ] >> reporter: oh, my god. yes, yes. i need to go -- >> the reporter was not hurt. fighter jets dropped two bombs on that nearby building which housed hamas offices. ian lee has the latest. >> reporter: an israeli air strike hit its target in gaza city thursday as hostilities escalate on both sides. the israeli military released footage of what it says was a strike on hamas intelligence headquarters with dozens of at te.in the cpod rockets could also be seen

launching from gaza -- [ siren ] -- promp for cover as sirens blared. some of the rockets reached dome leaving smoke clouds in the air. benjamin netanyahu visited the iron dome missile defense system. [ speaking foreign language ] and said it will take time, but israel will restore quiet. >> there has not been a significant overreaction -- >> reporter: president biden spoke about the escalating violence thursday, calling efforts to reduce the attacks a ork in progress. while israel's military trades blows with gaza militants, many are concerned with the fighting that has spread to cities where arabs and jews live side by side. joana nasser said she owned her ice cream shop in a suburb for years and never expected to be attacked by a jewish number to

-- jewish mob because she is vets icyra at forced the shutdown of a critic fuel pilinethe s. dollar ransom to the hackers shortly after its systems started locking up last week. pipeline operations resumed wednesday. the six-day shutdown triggered a shortage in some areas of the southeast where people scrambled to fill up their tanks. a truck driver who hauls fuel told us people followed him to the gas station in north carolina. >> i went in and got a drink, in back out -- they were here. magic. >> reporter: did you see him coming? >> i saw him coming. >> reporter: you lined up? >> i came and lined up. >> president biden yesterday tried to assure the southeast and mid-atlantic states that gas -- that the gas crunch could be over in just a few days. at least nine people were

wounded in what's believed to be the largest shooting in rhode island's capital. police in providence say that shots were fired outside a home yesterday evening. it began when gunfire came from a car that pulled up. those in the home returned fire. the mayor says the incident has people on edge. >> i've spoken with a number of the neighbors, and everybody is shaken. you know, they tell me about their experience. i tell them i've lived through it, as well, with shootings outside of my house. it's unnerving. >> the police chief says those involved in the shooting are part of two feuding groups. so far no arrests have been made. house republicans are set to vote today on a candidate to replace liz cheney after they ousted her from her leadership role. texas congressman chip roy, a member of the conservative freedom caucus, announced yesterday that he wants to become the gop's next conference chair. the front-runner at this point appears to be new york congresswoman elise stefanik. she made her pitch to house

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"the hill" reports senate republicans say they will give president biden a revised infrastructure offer next week. mr. biden met with six gop senators in the oval office yesterday to discuss a possible compromise. the president has outlined a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. republicans offered a $568 billion proposal earlier this year. after the meeting, lawmakers said the discussion was productive and they left encouraged about the path forward. >> we did talk specifics, and the president has asked us to come back and rework an offer so that he can then react to that and then reoffer to us. >> mr. biden said he was very optimistic they can reach an agreement. and the "associated press" says an andy warhol painting found in the garage of rock legend alice cooper years ago could become the highest selling artwork ever in arizona. cooper who has a home in phoenix announced yesterday he would

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our top stories this morning -- the cdc says fully vaccinated americans can go without masks indoors and outdoors in most settings. but most people should continue to cover their faces on planes, buses, and trains. right now more than 35% of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated. israel is amassing ground troops near the gaza border threatening an invasion. fierce air strikes continue into the early morning hours. the death toll in gaza has surpassed 100 people. thousands of police

departments across the u.s. use crisis intervention teams to interact with the mentally ill. one police department in maryland was named the best in the world. debra alfarone reports. do you feel like she is a danger to herself or others right now? >> reporter: 24 hours aday, mental health clinicians answer what's called a warm line inside the anne arundel police department in maryland. >> the studies in the hot line we use the word warm line so anybody can call. >> reporter: voted the number-one crisis interteam in the world, this department says it is putting mental health first. >> how can we be helpful while they're in crisis? >> reporter: lieutenant steve thomas heads-up the police aid -- police side of the unit, jen corbin hits up the other side. >> it's their discretion. anything that's not a traditional crime. it could be homelessness, someone in crisis, it could be a traditional mental health issue. >> reporter: lieutenant thomas

says this approach has led to less crime and fewer arrests. >> you're given an option other than arrest. plus, it's actually addressing a problem far upstream. >> reporter: do you think that this unit saved your life? h. yeah. i know it did because like i said, if -- if not by my hand, by somebody's hand. >> reporter: samuel mason says he's been arrested more than 50 times. >> i'm schizophrenic. >> reporter: then he encountered the crisis intervention team. >> as soon as i met them, i think i had got in trouble one time when i was off my meds. i ain't been in trouble like a couple years now. >> right now our community needs someone they can call when they don't have confidence in the police. our job here, steve and i's job, is to get them to have faith in police again. >> reporter: answering a call for a crisis of confidence, too. debra alfarone, cbs news, anne arundel county, maryland. coming up on "cbs this morning," more on the new mask guidelines for vaccinated americans.

we'll speak with cdc director dr. rochelle walensky. plus, we'll take you to tokyo where there are concerns a new surge of covid could disrupt the upcoming summer olympic games. and gayle king has an inside look at tonight's cbs news special celebrating britain's queen elizabeth. "the queen carries on." that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend. ♪