continues for others check back later for cbs this morning and follow us online any time at cbs nene it's monday, may 24th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." controlling covid. new cases plummet as the vaccine push continues, but some young adults are now experiencing a rare side effect. deadly road-rage shooting. a 6-year-old boy dies after someone opens fire on a freeway. the search underway as the rewar grows to find the gunman. journalist arrested. belarus officials force a plane to land and detain a passenger on board. the global anger and the u.s. the global anger and the u.s. response. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you, i'm

anne-marie green. this morning the number of new covid infections in the u.s. is at the lowest point in nearly a year. the decline comes as more people continue to get vaccinated, but the cdc is investigating a possible rare side effect found in a small number of teens and young adults shortly after their second shot. laura podesta is tracking the latest from new york. so what is the agency looking into? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, emphasis on the word "rare." a few teens have experienced myocarditis, an inflation of the heart muscle. the cdc did not specify the number of teens that have come down with this condition but did we ncoater trement, there the seven-day average for new coronavirus cases in the u.s. is less than 30,000. about a tenth of what it was at the january peak.

these massachusetts high schoolers can thank the vaccine for their senior prom. >> i believe it was 71% of our seniors as of monday have been vaccinated. >> reporter: in nine states, at least 70% of adults are partially vaccinated. in ten others, mostly in the south, less than half have gotten one dose. >> we've all been concerned about this new variant. >> reporter: british health officials found the vaccines are effective against a variant first discovered in india which is circulating in the u.s. >> the message for everybody watching this which comes from this data is that getting the second jab is vital. ar rd saaccinatingmiologist dr. themn.ople now requires chg >> going to community centers, going to farmers markets, whatever it is, but going to where the people are. >> reporter: the cdc is investigating some rare cases of heart inflammation among vaccinated teens and young adults.

>> these are complications that were not totally unexpected, but are very, very rare and manageable. whereas i can't emphasize it enough -- the virus can be deadly. >> reporter: the health agency has not found more cases than expected in the general population and still encourages everyone 12 and older to get vaccinated. the cdc says the complications are more common in men than women, and usually show up four days after the second dose of the moderna or pfizer vaccines. anne-marie? >> all right, laura podesta, thank you so much. authorities in california are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in a road-rage shooting that left a 6-year-old boy dead. aidan laos' mom said she was driving to school when a white volkswagen cut her off on the 55 freeway in orange.

the driver then slipped behind her and someone in the vehicle fired a shot. the victim's sister said the bullet cut through the trunk and then hit the boy. >> and he said, "mommy, my tummy hurts." she picked him up, and he was bleeding on her. she had blood on her clothes. >> authorities are asking anyone with information to call them immediately. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken will head to the middle east this week as the cease-fire between israel and hamas continues to hold. new drone footage shows the destruction in gaza after 11 days of fighting. at least 248 palestinians were killed, and 12 israelis. the truce started early friday morning brokered by egypt with support from the u.s. yesterday israeli police escorted 250 jewish visitors to the aqsa mosque in jerusalem. that's where police and palestinian protesters clashed earlier this month, helping trigger the latest round of fighting.

and the u.s. is condemning the actions of belarus this morning. the eastern european country forced a passenger plane to land in the capital of minsk yesterday. it used a fighter jet to escort the plane. state security officials arrested one of the passengers who's an opposition activist. cbs news has learned u.s. citizens were on board the flight, as well. european leaders have called the incident a hijacking and state terrorism. elizabeth palmer has the latest. >> reporter: this is the ryanair plane on the tarmac. after officials searched it, they detained roman protasevic, a journalist active in the movement opposed to the belarus strongman president alexander lukashenko. protasevich with 100 other passengers had boarded in athens bound for lithuania. as it flew through belarus airspace it made a detour to minsk. the air force general andrei

gurtsevich said authorities told the pilot to divert because of a security threat. and they even scrambled an escort fighter plane to what h no twas un plane was allowed to continue to land minus roman protasevic. before he was arrested, said a fellow passenger, he knew he was in trouble. >> scared. i saw -- i looked at him directly into his eyes, and it was sad. >> reporter: huge protests in 2020 against lukashenko earned massive criticism and international sanctions. >> the belarussian airspace is completely unsafe for any commercial flight. >> that was elizabeth palmer reporting. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken issued a statement in part saying, "the shocking act perpetuated by the lukashenko

resume endangered the lives of more than 120 passengers including u.s. citizens, we stand with the belarussian people in their aspirations for a free democratic and prosperous future and support the call for the regime to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms." national guard troops protecting the u.s. capitol are expected to start leaving today. thousands were deployed following the january 6th capitol attack. security will be turned back over to the capitol police. last week the house approved a $1.9 billion measure to fortify the capitol. president biden is set to meet with george floyd's family at the white house tomorrow, marking one year since he died in police custody. hundreds of demonstrators gathered in minneapolis yesterday calling for justice and changes in police reform. this was one of several events planned nationwide to commemorate floyd's death. his brother spoke at a rally in

brooklyn, new york. >> i'm just thankful -- thankful, thankful, thankful for the people, for this nation, showing so much love to the floyd family. >> floyd died after former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest last may. chauvin was convicted of murdering floyd in april. coming up, tiktok party chaos. thousands show up for a beach party in california leading to more than 100 arrests. and later, making pga history. phil mickelson becomes the oldest major champion. this is the "cbs morning news." oldest major champion. this is the "cbs morning news." feel the cool rush of claritin cool mint chewables. powerful 24-hour, non-drowsy, allergy relief plus an immediate cooling sensation for your throat.

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or nft. an anonymous bidder bought the exclusive rights to own the video for more than $760,000. veteran golfer phil mickelson made history at the pga championship on kiawah island, south carolina. >> here it is, the biggest moment of a legendary career. phil defeats father time. [ cheers ] >> at the age of 50, mickelson became the oldest golfer to ever win a major tournament. crowds which were allowed to return after pandemic restrictions kept them away last year swarmed mickelson as he walked up the last fairway to the green yesterday. it's the sixth time he's won a major. >> it's also very possible that i may have had a little bit of a breakthrough in some of my focus, and maybe i'd gone on a little bit of a run. i don't know.

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our top stories this morning -- the number of new covid infections is at the lowest point in nearly one year as more people continue to get vaccinated against the virus. the cdc is investigating rare cases of heart inflammation in teens and young adults that may be linked to the shot. and secretary of state antony blinken will head to the middle east this week as the cease-fire between israel and hamas continues to hold. the truce started early friday morning. the fighting killed at least 248

palestinians and 12 israelis. well as we mentioned earlier, the mission is ending for national guard troops who are protecting the u.s. capitol. as debra alfarone reports, at least one institution made sure they felt welcomed. >> reporter: pete's diner has been keeping capitol hill fed for more than 50 years. >> say hi to grandpa, okay? >> we will. we'll say hi to grandpa. >> okay. >> reporter: after the january 6th siege at the capitol, thousands of national guard troops from all over descended on the city to guard against unprecedented security threats. gum tong owns pete's diner. she remembers the first time she saw them. >> we're inside and i said, whoa, and then the soldier standing there in the frozen rain, sleet, and cold below 30 degrees, and anybody with common sense would feel like can i offer them a nice, warm coffee or something?

>> reporter: tong said she gave them a few breakfast sandwiches on her dime. it grew from there. a lot. >> from two, three sandwiches, it become 200, 300, 500, 600 on the road. >> reporter: it just took off. people started finding out and donating. some regulars, some she never met. even the followers of a qanon influencer joined in. feeding troops, apparently something everyone can agree on. >> look at this wonderful note they send. they give us the stimulus paycheck, the whole $600 for the food. >> reporter: look at you, you're crying. customer danielle carter couldn't hold back crying. >> we take care of each other. >> reporter: retired navy captain phillip bush is a pete's regular. he donated more than $1,000 to help feed troops. >> closest thing to home cooking i believe they can get. >> if i can cook and feed you, then i do that. thaty eb alfar c

news, washingt. coming up on "cbs this morning," we talk with tech entrepreneur alexis ohanian about how he's working to get congress to create a national paid family leave program. plus, actor/director john krasinski tells us about his new movie, "a quiet place part 2," and model ashley graham joins the table as guest host in the 8:00 hour. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪ at day. ♪