for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cb news, new york it is tuesday,ct 19, 2021. this is the cbs morning news. mix and max, there could be a new approach towards boosting your protection. fate unknown. the fbi joins in the search for 16 americans and one canadian. what happens when cbs news calls the gang responsible. remembering colin powell. we look back at his career and the impact of his leadership. good morning.

good to be with you. i'm anne marie green. we begin today with a new development. millions of americans could soon have the option to choose which vaccine booster shot they want. allowing a mix and match approach. if you originally got moderna, you could get pfizer at your third dose. the government would not endorse one shot over the other. the official announcement could come tomorrow. laura has more. >> this breaking news overnight about the potential to mix and match booster shots is a huge win. it will provide more options, more flexibility and hopefully more people getting themselves protected. >> the fda is reportedly set to allow a mix and match approach. according to the "new york

times," the agency could announce the decision when it is expected to authorize the moderna and pfizer booster approval. >> a special disease specialist. >> the vaccines continue to be absolutely fundamental controlling this virus. yes, they are not perfect. not much in life is but, boy, these vaccines continue to be excellent. >> 77% of the vaccine 12 and over have received one dose. vaccine mandates have drastically increased that number. >> i am so proud of the employees of the city of seattle. 99% have complied with the mandate to file prove or getting an exemption. >> fhenmentosscountry, some oten ridiculous.

>> up and down california, groups of parents came out against a state-wide mandate forcing children to be vaccinated. >> finding 35% of parents won't get their children vaccinated when it becomes available. >> enforcement of california's mandate could begin as early as january but the governor says it will most likely apply to students in 7th to 12th grade by july of next year. >> laura, thank you. this morning, fbi teams are in haiti where a notorious gang kidnapped 16 american missionaries and one canadian including five children. abducted on saturday. we have the latest on the search efforts. >> reporter: the fate of the missionaries kidnapped while visiting this orphanage.

abducting 16 americans including five children and one canadian. five of them from michigan. cbs news whatsapp message. reading, please pray for us, we are being harassed, kidnapped. they have control of our vehicle. >> a senior official tells us fbi tactical teams are in port au prince to help with the investigation. known to be kidnapped by the known gang 400 mawozo. kidnappings have increased with at least 221 abductions reported. haitians took to the streets to protest conditions here. >> there is so much frustration in the streets here. the poverty creates a fertile

breeding ground. so many young men without jobs who can esly be recruited. >> somebody with bigger g needs to come in. >> linda works with children in haiti and asked us not to mention her last name. she says her children have a special prayer before they leave the house. >> please pray we will be invisible so when we walk the streets, we won't be taken. and yet, they are. >> organizations like hers are debating whether they can continue to operate in haiti or leave behind those they are trying to help. >> we obtained a phone number for the leader of the 400 mawozo gang. we called and a man picked up. we identified ourselves as cbs news, the conversation ended. a congressional committee investigating the deadly january

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our top stories this morning, the "new york times" reports the fda is going to allow a mix and match approach. if you originally got pfizer, you could get moderna. the government will the no endorse one brand. fbi teams are now in haiti. the group abducted on saturday east of the cap pal port au prince. the group is known to kidnap an

entire bus of people for ransom. in georgia, jury selection cos the ca cghn camera. >> reporter: outside the courthouse, protesters demanded justice for ahmaud arbery. >> the judge swore in perspective jurors as the trial of the three men charged with murdering arbery gets under way. prosecutors say arbery was jogging in the neighborhood last february when mcmichael and miss father and neighbor chased the 25-year-old, then shot and killed him. the men thought he was a burglary suspect. >> an arrest wasn't made until months later when this cell

phone video of the final confrontation taken was leaked. now all three men face murder, aggravated assault charges. reporting the family in a civil case. i think we have a shot of justice here. >> ahmaud wasn't just a jogger jogging a neighborhood, ahmaud was my son. a he was loved. >> looking back, we went through three prosecutors. we went through new arrests and finally made it this far. this morning, i'm very grateful. >> a plea of not guilty. the process of picking 12 jurors

and four alternates could take as long as weeks co up, first lady jill biden talks in an exclusive interview about this year's best teachers. and america's child care crisis. we'll hear about the problems they face. best selling author john grisham stops by with his new legal thriller "a judge's list." thank you for watching. i'm anne marie green. have a great day.