news for this memorial day, for some of you the news continues for others check back with us later for cbs this morning, i will be there. any time at cbs news.com. rep ting from t broadca it's monday, may 31st, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." maskless memorial day. americans are out and about this holiday weekend. how travelers are feeling as calls grow for another investigation into how the coronavirus outbreak started. breaking overnight, house democrats stage a walkout at the texas state capitol temporarily killing a restrictive voting bill. a new chapter. how black leaders in tulsa are trying to encourage a new generation of entrepreneurs as the nation marks 100 years since the nation marks 100 years since the tulsa race massacre.

captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with millions of americans going maskless this memorial day as we continue to emerge from the pandemic. travel picked up over the holiday weekend. the tsa says it screened about 5.4 million people between thursday to saturday, while tens of millions of others were expected to drive. meantime, president biden yesterday attended a memorial day service in his home state of delaware. he attended the event with his grandson paying homage to our nation's fallen heroes including his son beau. elise preston is in new york. how will president biden mark memorial day today? >> reporter: the president will first participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier. he'll later deliver a memorial day address. >> here for a four-day weekend, and we love it.

>> reporter: over half the adults in the u.s. are now fully vaccinated, and many have started to return to their normal lives. >> relief and celebration to be able to be outside again and feel safe. >> reporter: in some places it looked like any other memorial day weekend. beaches were crowded, and stadiums were full. millions hit the roads or caught flights out of town. many of them traveling for the first time since the coronavirus arrived. >> no nerves for traveling whatsoever. certainly a lot more traffic in l.a. than austin. but it's been a good time. we've enjoyed it a lot. >> reporter: experts say even more people need to be vaccinated if the virus is to be contained. many are saying it's time for an independent investigation into how the pandemic began. >> mother nature's telling us what's going to happen. there's going to be covid 26 and covid 32 unless we fully understand the origins of covid-19. >> it informs how we go forward and how we prepare ourselves against these threats in the future. >> reporter: president biden last week ordered an intelligence review about the coronavirus' emergence in 2019.

some officials suspect it leaked from a lab in wuhan, china, a theory beijing has vehemently rejected. now the coronavirus has slowed down but remains a deadly threat. last week, covid-19 claimed the lives of more than 4,500 in the u.s. anne-marie. >> elise preston in new york. thank you so much. breaking overnight, democratic lawmakers in texas abandoned the house floor to block one of the most restrictive voting bills in the u.s. the democrats walked out of the house chamber before a midnight deadline. governor greg abbott swiftly said that he would call a special session to try to pass a voting bill again, but he didn't say when. the measure would eliminate drive-through voting, empower partisan poll watchers, and impose new requirements to cast a ballot by mail in texas. president biden issued a statement over the weekend. he said the bill attacks the sacred right to vote, and these laws are disproportionately targeting black and brown

americans, and that states should be making it easier, not harder, for people to vote. there's a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the latest mass shooting here in the u.s. miami-dade police say three masked shooters opened fire on a crowd at a rap concert early yesterday morning killing two and injuring at least 20. authorities say the attack was not random. investigators don't know a motive, but they're looking through social media to see if any rappers or concert-goers were involved in the feud. manuel bojorquez has the latest. >> reporter: the shots rang out after midnight at a banquet hall behind me just as a rap concert was ending. as people filed out, police say three men opened fire. >> additional response, multiple victims. we need additional -- >> reporter: police are looking for the three men who jumped out of a nissan pathfinder at this strip mall armed with assault

rifles and handguns and fired into the crowd of concert-goers leaving more than 20 injured and two dead. >> as many as you got -- >> reporter: the injured were rushed to several hospitals. chad harris was among the stunned parents. his 19-year-old daughter one of the wounded. >> my daughter ended up getting shot in the middle of this. words can't explain how i feel right now. it's a sad moment. >> this type of gun violence has to stop. every weekend it's the same thing. this is targeted. this is definitely not random. >> reporter: for police it's a worrying reminder that the nation returning to normal from the pandemic means violence like this returns, too. >> it's disheartening, but it's a trend you're seeing around the country. >> reporter: police chief art acevedo warned of a violent summer and urged lawmakers to act. >> we need the federal government and both sides to address this issue because without legislation, without certainty as it relates to holding these criminals accountable, we're never going to get through the summer.

>> reporter: even before this shooting, local leaders had proposed a $10 million plan to stem gun violence which creates more jobs for underserved youth and adding surveillance cameras to high-crime neighborhoods. one philanthropist is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the men in this attack. manuel bojorquez, miami-dade, florida. authorities arrested a man in texas who they say was plotting a mass shooting at a walmart. coleman thomas blevins is charged with making terroristic threats. investigators say they intercepted a message from the 28-year-old last thursday indicating that he was preparing to carry out a mass shooting. they say a search of his home turned up firearms, ammunition, and radical idealogy paraphernalia. >> reporter: a concert was held to honor the life of george floyd in his hometown of houston.

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this week marks 100 years since the race massacre in tulsa, oklahoma. one of the worst acts of racial violence in our nation's history. a white mob attacked an all-black community leaving hundreds dead and businesses destroyed. president biden will be heading to tulsa tomorrow to pay his respects. as the city marks the heart-wrenching milestone, black liters and entrepreneurs hope to create a new chapter. danya bacchus is in tulsa with more on that. good morning, danya. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. today will be a day of remembrance here in tulsa. the community is focused on remembering the lives lost and after being reduced to whispers for decades, it is dedicated to making sure what happened here is not forgotten.

>> have we scheduled for friday? >> reporter: guy troop grew up in tulsa, but the greenwood district he knew bore no traces of the area once so prosperous it was nicknamed black wall street. >> what was on greenwood at that time was dilapidated buildings, pool halls, liquor stores, and churches. that was it. >> reporter: 100 years ago greenwood's thriving black business district was incinerated in one of the worst race massacres in american history. troop hopes to resurrect some of that spirit, opening a coffee shop to encourage a new generation of black entrepreneurs. >> i'm confident that there's a network of people that care enough and -- and are -- their hearts are right, that we'll do something great here again. >> reporter: for that to happen, troop wants the city of tulsa, which now owns much of the land here, to return property to black ownership so that african-americans are not shut

out of the district's resurrection. >> if the land was deeded back to people that had some tie, i think that would be the easiest way to start to repair the atrocities of the past. >> reporter: the vernon ame church is the only building that survived the massacre. . with w. -- jw williams, entrepreneur, owner extraordinaire. >> reporter: my great, great grandfather was a part of that resilience. reverend robert turner shows us the original cornerstone where he is listed among the founding trustees. >> it's a double-sided brick wall. >> reporter: the original basement is still intact where people hid from the white mob. >> if you can imagine just being in here 100 years ago, hearing the bombs go off, hearing women crying, babies screaming, and you not knowing if you're next. >> reporter: turner believes there should be reparations to families who were harmed and a long overdue criminal

investigation. >> you know, people can give apologetic statements, but as far as this government and this city, they've always passed the book when it comes to being accountable for what they allowed to happen. >> reporter: turner is adding a prayer wall here outside the church. a place for people of all faiths to pray for racial healing and a better world for all. the remember and rise concert that was scheduled for tonight featuring john legend was abruptly canceled last week, but officials say there will still be a candlelight vigil held this evening. in tulsa, danya bacchus, back to you, anne-marie. >> thank you so much. so up next, you'll see her tonight on "jeopardy!." "the big bang theory" actress talks about guest hosting the game show. how. this is the sound of an asthma attack... that doesn't happen. this is the sound of better breathing.

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shoot shattered a memorial box office record during this memorial day weekend. the sequel to the 2018 hit horror flick beat expectation earned more than $48 million in north america. that's better than the full domestic grosses of any film in the last 15 months. this movie record comes as most top theaters across the u.s. are now open. actress mayim bialik is the latest celebrity to host "jeopardy!." her first episode airs tonight. yesterday she tweeted, "still can't believe this is happening, it's surreal." the star of "blossom" and "big bang theory" also has a ph.d. in neuroscience from ucla. she reflected on standing in the same place as the late host alex trebek. >> this is such an iconic and unbelievable piece of our collective culture. to be considered to be part of it really in any way is just -- it's an immense honor.

>> she hopes to be a role model for young girls as a woman of science. and brazil's helio castroneves made hour at the -- made history at the indianapolis 500. >> look at the crowd. they know history's on the line. welcome to the club! that is awesome. >> the 46-year-old driver captured his fourth career victory at the indy 500 tying him with three others for the most wins. he finished less than half a second after his closest competitor. after the race he scaled the fence and waved to the crowd. 135,000 fans were there. the most of any sports event in the world since the pandemic began. last year's race was run without any fans. coming up on "cbs this morning" now, we will talk with actor cillian murphy from "a quiet place part 2" and the

netflix series "paeky blinders." i'm anne-marie green, this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ blinders." i'm anne-marie green, this is the "cbs morning news." ♪

our top stories this morning -- democratic state lawmakers in texas walked out of the house chamber before a midnight deadline blocking one of the most restrictive voting bills in the u.s. governor greg abbott said that he'll call a special session to try and pass a voting bill again

but didn't say when. and there's a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a mass shooting in miami. police say three masked shooters opened fire on a crowd leaving a rap concert early yesterday morning. two people were killed. at least 20 others were injured. authorities say the shooting was not random. asian americans have faced a dramatic spike in violence in recent months. as nancy chen reports, some are finding new ways to protect each other. >> reporter: they keep happening -- attack on asian americans nationwide, including a 75-year-old woman punched to the ground without warning last week in new york. there alone, 86 anti-asian hate crimes have been reported so far this year. up from 19 in 2020. in response, people are finding ways to help their neighbors. med student michelle tran has been distributing 14,000 self-defense devices paid for

with donations. >> having a personal alarm or pepper spray or feeling equipped enough to feel more protected walking down the street is what we are -- we're hoping to achieve with this project. >> reporter: the nypd created an asian hate crimes task force last year. it includes 25 investigators of asian descent speaking a combined 11 languages. they patrol asian american communities, often under cover, and work with detectives to solve hate crimes. inspector tommy eng heads the task force. >> i came to this country in 1988. i was a victim of a robbery when delivering food. never reported it to the police. i didn't speak the language that well. i felt embarrassed. >> reporter: the incident inspired him to join the force and help bridge the gap between law enforcement and victims. >> it feels like talking to a relative that speaks the language. it brings you a comfort level to an extent that even though a victim of a crime, someone's here to guide you from the beginning of the process to the end of the process. >> reporter: nancy chen, cbs news, new york.

coming up on "cbs this morning," more on the tulsa race massacre. we'll show you how students are working to honor the black businesses lost 100 years ago. plus, an exclusive look inside a warehouse of navy artifacts that's never been open to the public. we'll talk with actor cillian murphy from "a quiet place part 2" and the series "peaky blinders." that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day and a great holiday. ♪