app on your cell phone or correct to tv. it's monday, november 8th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." concert tragedy. eight people are dead after a massive crowd surge during a travis scott performance. what the rapper is saying as police try to figure out what went wrong. infrastructure deal. congress passes a key piece of president biden's domestic agenda. why it could be even tougher to reach a deal on his build-back-better plan. assassination attempt. how armed drones tried to take out the prime minister of iraq. good morning, everyone. really good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we of course begin with the

tragedy at the astroworld music festival in houston where eight people were left dead after spectators rushed the stage during travis scott's performance. a prayer vigil was held last night at a church in downtown houston to remember those who died. the youngest was just 14 years old. 13 people remain hospitalized. it all happened friday night. about 50,000 people were in attendance when concertgoers surged toward the stage during scott's concert. he performed for about 40 minutes after authorities began responding to people injured at the event. as lilia luciano reports, a criminal investigation is now under way. >> reporter: mourners lalaid flowers and candles for the victims of friday night's deadly chaos at the astroworld music festival. >> i didn't know personally anybody who passed away here. but it could have been any one of us. >> reporter: the university of dayton says one of its students, 21-year-old franco patino from illinois, was among those killed. the youngest to die, a

14-year-old boy, arrived early to get a good spot in the crowd of some 50,000. >> we were literally up against the rails and could like barely breathe. >> reporter: authorities have launched a criminal investigations into the crowd surge that turned the festival into a nightmare around the time rapper travis scott took the stage. >> could hear like everyone saying "get out, i can't breathe, i'm about to pass out, i need you to move." >> you're chest deep, and it's very hard to push back, forward, left, right. >> reporter: people are paying tribute at this memorial not far from where the deadly event unfolded as the police investigation continues. they're looking at videos, interviewing witnesses, and checking reports that somebody was injected with drugs. >> we do have a report of a security officer, that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen, and he felt a prick in his neck. >> my fans mean the world to me -- >> reporter: scott released a statement reflecting on the incident. >> any time i can make out, you know, anything that's going on,

you know, i -- i would stop the show. you know, help them get the help they need. >> reporter: now he says he'll w to he victims' families. lilia luciano, cbs news, houston. president biden returns to the white house today fresh off a major victory. congress passed his infrastructure bill on friday he plans to hold a formal signing ceremony soon. mr. biden is turning his attention now to his build-back-better plan which faces tougher prospects for passage. laura podesta has more from new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. yes, one down, one to go for the biden administration. the nearly $2 trillion build-back-better bill covers everything from climate chchang initiatives to childcare and would be paid for largely by raising taxes on the wealthy. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: congress passed an infrastructure bill with a bipartisan vote late friday night. >> infrastructure week. >> reporter: president biden expects to have shovels in the ground in two to three months.

>> for all of you at home who feel left behind and forgotten in an economy that's changing so rapidly, this bill is for you. the vast majority of the thousands of jobs that will be created don't require a college degree. there will be jobs in every part of the country. >> reporter: the bill provides money for roads, highways, and rail lines. it also funds expanding broadband internet access, replacing unsafe lead pipes, and providing charging stations for electric vehicles. >> got to implement it and have to go out and sell our success. >> reporter: lawmakers now turn their full attention to the president's build-back-better agenda. the current version includes money for climate change, universal pre-k, and prescription drug reform. senator tim kaine says democrats need to deliver in hopes of avoiding the same election losses they suffered last week, most notably in virginia. >> we should have passed these bills in every october. if we had, it would have helped terry mcauliffe probably win the governor's race. >> reporter: no republicans have

come out in support of the plan, often arguing it's government overreach. >> we're going to do everything we can to stop it dead in its tracks. >> reporter: democrats hope to pass the bill by thanksgiving. but back to the infrastructure bill, on wednesday, president biden goes to baltimore to talk about how this deal will upgrade our nation's ports and strengthen supply chains to prevent disruptions. anne-marie? >> all right, laura podesta in new york. thank you so much, laura. a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the biden administration's new covid vaccine rule for businesses with 100 or more workers. the fifth circuit court of appeals said the petitioioners the case, several republican-led states and private companies, give cause for their constitutional issues with the mandate. it would require workers to be vaccinated against the virus by january 4th or wear face masks and undergo weekly testing. the administration says that it's ready to defend the policy.

the u.s. today will reopen its borders to international visitors as long as they are fully vaccinated. people from more than 30 countries will be allowed to travel to the u.s. as long as they show proof of vaccination and a recent negative covid test. coronavirus restrictions have kept the crossings closed for nearly 20 months. one bar owner says he's not expecting a lot of border traffic right away. >> i think it will pick up a lot more once canada drops their covid test requirement. i'm optimistic that things will return to normal hopefully next summer. >> exceptions includes travelers under the age of 18 and those from countries with low vaccination availability. security is being stepped up around baghdad after a failed attempt to assassinate iraq's prime minister. footage shows the damage caused to his home after it was targeted by armed drones yesterday. the prime minister later appeared on state television.

he wasn't hurt, but sven of his guards were injured. it's unclear who carried out the attack. iran-backed militias who had publicly issued threats against the prime minister denied involvement. and this morning, an investigation is under way after bomb threats were called into multiple ivy league universities. brown, cornell, and columbia university evacuated parts of their campuses yesterday. yale also received a threat on friday. columbia said it issued a campus-wide emergency alert after receiving threats to school buildings. the new york city school warned students to avoid the area while police investigated. the threat was later deemed not credible. >> i saw like armed police early in the day. stuff like that happens on campus. i wasn't that worried. then we got evacuated, left all any stuff in there. >> authorities say all of the bomb threats were bogus. so coming up, new fallout for packers quarterback aaron

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packers quarterback aaron rodgers following his comments about the covid-19 vaccination. prevea health said rodgers and the company mutually agreed to end their relationship. it came after the reigning nfl mvp made misleading comments about covid on a sports talk show on friday. rodgers tested positive for the virus last week and had to miss yesterday's packers game. in august rodgers said he was immunized against covid, but it was revealed he had not been vaccinated. the "associated press" says a missing teenager was rescued after she used a hand gesture signaling that she needed help that was made popular on tiktok. the 16-year-old girl disappeared from her north carolina home last tuesday. she was a passenger in a car traveling in kentucky on thursday when authorities say she used the distress signal. >> there was some people behind her that noticed that she was making hand gestures that

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diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. wall street is on inflation watch this week with the producer price index and consumer price index scheduled for release tuesday and wednesday. cpi is the cost of living in the u.s. meantime, stocks closed at record highs on friday following the government's stronger than expected october jobs report. the dow jones industrials rallied 203 points, the nasdaq gained 31, and the s&p 500 added 17. peloton's hoping for a rebound after suffering its worst day as a publicly traded company. the selloff on friday came after the exercise equipment company told investors it will likely lose more money than it expected in fiscal year 2022. peloton reported last week's sales of its stationary bikes and treadmills which makes up 60% of its business fell 17%. peloton thrived during the pandemic since americans were unable to hit the gym and searched for at-home workout options.

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fans of the netflix show "stranger things" have a chance to immerse themselves into a whole "stranger things" world. two popup stores in new york city and los angeles have opened. inside, there are re-created sets, merchandise you can buy, and a chance to be transported into some of the hit series' famous scenes. the stores are only open for a limited time. and an 83-year-old alabama man is the oldest person to ever hike the full appalachian trail. m.j. "sunny" eberhart strode into the record books yesterday. he hiked the trail out of order and completed the final section of the almost 2,200-mile trail in western massachusetts. the trail runs between georgia and maine. he started his hike in february. he said the trail was rough, and he had quite a few spills on the slippery rocks. coming up only on "cbs mornings," emily ratajkowski will be in our times square studio for her first tv interview about her new book,

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our top stories this morning -- a criminal investigation is under way after eight people died in a crush of spectators at the astroworld music festival in houston. it happened friday night. about 50,000 people were in the crowd when concertgoers rushed toward the stage. the youngest person killed was just 14 years old. and the u.s. today will reopen its borders to international visitors. people from more than 30 countries will be allowed to travel to the u.s. as long as they show proof of vaccination and a recent negative covid test. coronavirus restrictions have kept the crossings closed for nearly 20 months.afmillioh age on facg about

$30,000 after college. there is some good news for hundreds of thousands of public servants who could be eligible for loan relief. mark strassmann explains. ♪ the first ♪ >> reporter: like thousands of american public servants, choir teacher debbie baker in tulsa felt betrayed. >> it's just wrong. it's wrong on so many levels. >> reporter: the villain -- her own government as she tearfully told us in 2019. in 1999, baker borrowed $35,000 in student loans, but her loan balance has more than doubled despite years of payments due to fees, interest, penalties. a crisis for more than a half million public servants. military members, teachers, and nurses buried in student debt. >> we had a student loan industry who had no problems ripping off dedicated public servants. >> reporter: the d.o.e. failed to police and often predatory industry.

anher sh- the vernme ten years of service the debts wiped clean. the program had a 98% rejection rate for applicants like debbie baker. >> you kind of feel like nobody cares. i'm a nobody, i'm a little person out here, and i'm just getting squashed by big monster. >> reporter: but now new relief. the d.o.e. pressured by the american federation of teachers agreed to overhaul its loan forgiveness program. it will credit past payments and re-evaluate rejected applicants. the d.o.e. acknowledged the system has not lived up to its promise. baker has been notified. her balance will drop from more than $80,000 to zero. >> i'm not going to face financial ruin. it's mind-boggling just the stress and anxiety that has been lifted. ♪ >> reporter: music to the ears of public servants whose voice was finally heard. mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta.

>> very good. coming up only on "cbs mornings," emily ratajkowski will be in our times square studio for her first tv interview about her new book "my body." plus, first on "cbs mornings," actress juliet lewis tells bus her new showtime series "yellow jackets." and mark strassmann takes us to las vegas for a look at the history of all-you-can-eat buffets and how they are back. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.