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idah it's wednesday, may 18th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." >> in america evil will not win, i promise you. hate will not prevail. >> calls for unity. president biden asks americans to reject racism after the mass shooting in buffalo. what he said about the suspect and radicalization. breaking overnight, primary election results. voters have their say in five states. who won, who lost, and the high-profile race that's a tossup. border visit. the head of homeland security travels to southern texas. his plan to deal with an expected increase of migrants if title 42 goes away.
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good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning the city of buffalo is preparing to say good-bye to the ten people killed in last weekend's mass shooting at a supermarket. the mayor says the first funerals could begin on saturday. yesterday president biden and the first lady visited buffalo to pay their respects to the victims. they laid flowers at a makeshift memorial and met privately with grieving families. mr. biden called the shooting domestic terrorism and asked the nation to reject the poison of white supremacy. bradley blackburn is in buffalo with the latest this morning. bradley, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we were here during the president's brief visit. he was just steps away from the tops grocery store, and he focused on honoring the victims who died here, but he also condemned the racist idealogy that fueled this violence. president biden is calling on americans to reject racism and condemned those who spread racist conspiracy theories. >> white supremacy is a poison.
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>> reporter: the president visited buffalo, new york, where a gunman killed ten black people and injured three others on saturday. authorities are investigating the shooting as a hate crime. otthstorof oim >> reporter: mr. biden also resumed his role as consoler-in-chief offering words of comfort to the families of those killed. >> the day's going to come, it will come, when your loved one brings a smile as you remember him or her. >> reporter: dwayne jones met with the president. his mother, 65-year-old celestine chaney, was shopping for ingredients to make strawberry shortcake. >> stop the hate. >> reporter: he wonders how the alleged shooter became radicalized at such an early age. >> guy is young, 18. what do you know about being replaced -- he hasn't even started yet. >> reporter: authorities are still working through the crime scene here at the tops supermarket. and they're also looking at the suspect's online activity including posts indicating he began planning his attack months
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ago. >> unless the american people get their head out of the sand and find a way to be aware of their children, their neighbors, and their co-workers, we're never going to solve this problem. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that some of the writings include other possible targets such as elementary schools, churches, and hasidic jewish communities. also noteworthy from the president's visit to buffalo is what he did not say. he didn't make a real push for gun control. in fact, the president told reporters it would be very difficult to get anything through congress, and he said there's not much he can do through executive action. anne-marie? >> bradley blackburn in buffalo. thank you. breaking overnight, results are in for voters in five states as they cast their ballots in the biggest primary night so far in the 2022 midterm elections. cbs news projects that pennsylvania lieutenant governor john fetterman will win for the senate. he had a pacemaker put in
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yesterday after suffering a stroke last week. his republican opponent has yet to be decided. it's a tossup between mehmet oz and former hedge fund manager dave mccormick. in north carolina state senator chuck edwards has defeated madison cawthorn in the 11th congressional district. and in kentucky, cbs news projects senator rand paul will win the republican nomination and will face democrat charles booker. voters in kentucky have not elected a democrat to the senate since 1992.aw unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill to deal with the nationwide shortage of baby formula. house democrats say that the money would boost inspections of suppliers and acquire better data on the marketplace. the shortage began after the country's biggest formula maker, abbott nutrition, recalled its products and closed the michigan plant over safety concerns in february. >> our babies, the nutrition
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they receive when they are very young has such an impact on their entire lives. the security their families feel about taking good care of them is what our country is about. >> abbott reached a deal with federal regulators to reopen the michigan plant, but it says it will take up to ten weeks for new products to reach stores. the shortage is impacting children's health. two tennessee kids with medical conditions were hospitalized because their families could not find the special abbott formula they needed. one child was discharged, the other remains in the hospital. now to immigration where there could be a decision this week on the fate of title 42. the biden administration wants to end the public health rule which turns people away at the border because of the pandemic. yesterday homeland security chief alejandro mayorkas visited the southern border in texas. he stopped at a processing center for about 1,200 people. he said that authorities are prepared for an increase in migrants if title 42 ends. here's natalie brand.
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>> reporter: less than a week before the biden administration's may 23rd deadline to wind down the pandemic-era health rule title 42, dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas toured the u.s./mexico border in mcallen texas. >> we knew very well that the cdc's title 42 authority would not be around forever, and it is our obligation as well as the way we conduct ourselves to be prepared for changes in the landscape. >> reporter: at one stop, u.s. border patrol officers told the secretary they've already seen pre-pandemic levels of traffic at their post. the latest federal numbers show border arrests are at a 22-year high. the secretary laid out his plan to deal with an expected uptick which includes increasing resources and capacity to the southern border and cracking down on human smugglers. >> if one does not qualify for relief, one will be removed. >> reporter: migrants here are
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receiving covid-19 vaccines. the chief medical officer, dr. pritesh gandhi, says more than 20,000 adults and children have been vaccinated since march. >> our responsibility is to protect the health and wellbeing of the american people, to protect the health and wellbeing of our work force and more importantly to protect the health and wellbeing of those in custody. >> reporter: republicans and even some democrats have criticized the administration's plans. >> this administration's taken a number of steps to end the direction of just throwing our border wide open. >> reporter: a louisiana federal judge has already temporarily blocked border officials from starting to phase out title 42 as part of a legal challenge brought by more than 20 republican-led states. a final ruling in that case is expected as soon as this week. natalie brand, cbs news, washington. breaking overnight, both finland and sweden have officially applied to become nato members. the process could take up to a year if they are approved by 30 member countries. meantime, russian forces appear to be on the verge of taking
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over mariupol. more than 260 ukrainian fighters who held out for weeks at a steel plant were taken to russian-controlled territory. ukraine is hoping that it can negotiate a prisoner exchange with moscow, but russian officials say they intend to interrogate the fighters. millions of young kids are one step closer to a booster shot of pfizer's vaccine. yesterday the fda authorized the booster for children ages 5 to 11. they would be eligible five months after the first two shots. now cdc advisers are expected to formally recommend the booster at a meeting tomorrow. coming up, are we alone? pentagon officials testify about mysterious flying objects in a rare congressional hearing. and back yard surprise. a giant alligator in florida goes for some pool time. this is the "cbs morning news."
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investigators looking into the deadly crash of a china eastern airlines jet in march are trying to determine if it was intentional. the "wall street journal" reported flight data from one of the boeing's black boxes indicates that someone in the cockpit crashed the plane into the mountain on purpose. the plane went down in a sudden nose-dive.all 123 passengers anw members were killed. an alligator took a back yard dip, and there was a government update on unidentified flying objects. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the washington post" reports pentagon officials testified at the first congressional hearing on ufos in more than 50 years. they appeared before the house intelligence subcommittee to answer questions about their ongoing investigation of hundreds of unexplaned sightings. many are from military personnel and pilots in recent years. >> since the early 2000s we have seen an increasing number of unauthorized and/or unidentified
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aircraft or objects in military-controlled training areas and training ranges and other designated airspace. reports of sightings are frequent and continuing. >> video of mysterious, fast-moving objects in the sky was shown during the hearing. officials have said that they could pose a threat to national security. "people" says queen elizabeth made a surprise visit to a london subway station. theyear-o marchelpe open the elizabeth line named in her honor, of course. she toured the station with a cane in hand and was shown how to buy a ticket from a vending machine, she did not take a ride on the new train, though. it's her third public appearance in the last few days after buckingham palace said that she experienced mobility problems in recent months. and "the news press" says a florida family found a nearly 11-foot-long alligator in their swimming pool. the charlotte county sheriff's office said the 550-pound gator tore through an outdoor screen
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since 1963. only four states reported an increase in marriages -- montana, texas, alabama, and utah. in today's cbs "money watch" report, the devastating impact of pollution, and paying for your groceries with a smile. here's matt pieper. >> reporter: the massive selloff on wall street took a pause yesterday as all three indices saw big gains. the dow rose 431. the nasdaq surged 321, and the s&p 500 was up 80. the federal reserve plans to continue raising interest rates despite the recent volatility on wall street. speaking at a "wall street journal" event, fed chairman jerome powell said short-term interest rates will continue to climb until there's evidence that inflation is coming down in a clear and convincing way. raising rates helps curb inflation by slowing consumer spending. pollution caused about nine million people to die
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prematurely in 2019. that's from a study in "the lancet." one in six death worldwide. in recent years people have died from household air pollution, but that's been offset by an increase in air pollution and toxic chemicals. and it may be tough to smile when buying groceries these days, but mastercard has a new payment system that could require it. the company's new biometric checkout program will allow consumers to pay for goods using the same facial recognition technology that unlocks smartphones. a pilot program launches this week in brazil with the pay-face app. that's your cbs "money watch" report. i'm matt pieper, cbs news, new york. you can call it roasted goat. netflix has announced that it will roast seven-time super bowl champ tom brady or the g.o.a.t. as he's called. the first of a comedy series he will produce called "greatest roasts of all time, groat." 44-year-old brady will return to the nfl this season after
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from prom dresses to workouts and new adventures you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences. now as you're thinking about all the vaccines your teen might need make sure you ask your doctor if your teen is missing meningitis b vaccination.
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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪
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alcohol may be the answer for pope francis' health woes. during a recent appearance at st. peter's square, someone asked him about his knee. at first he said it was, quote, capricious, then he jokingly added that he needs tequila for the pain. the 85-year-old has been suffering from strained ligaments in his right knee for months. doctors told him to use a wheelchair and cane to help with the healing process. this year's cannes film festival kicked off with a live video address from ukrainian actor-turned-president volodymyr zelenskyy. he addressed the decked out crowd wearing his signature t-shirt and mentioned the movies "apocalypse now" and "the great dictator" to make the connection between cinema and reality as he urged the audience to use their craft to speak out against war. a new series in the "yellowstone" franchise is in the works, and it stars some new very familiar faces.
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hollywood heavyweights helen mirren and harrison ford have been cast in the new prequel with the working title of "1932." the latest series will follow the dutton family in the early 20th century during the great depression and a drought in the mountain west. "1932" is set to debut in december on paramount plus. a mother in texas got a surprise that you might say was super sized. a delivery of mcdonald's cheeseburgers. kelsey golden says that she was working on her computer this week and didn't realize her 2-year-old son barrett was using her unlocked phone. >> usually likes to take pictures of himself. and so he was doing that, and he -- i thought i locked the phone. but apparently i didn't because doordash came with 31 cheeseburgers. so it was not locked. >> yep. 31 burgers.
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our top stories this morning -- the mayor of buffalo says that the first funerals for the ten people killed in last weekend's supermarket shooting could begin on saturday. yesterday president biden visited buffalo where he consoled grieving families. he called the shooting domestic terrorism and condemned those who spread racist conspiracy theories. and in one of the nation's most closely watched primary races, cbs news says that the contest for the republican senate nomination in pennsylvania is a tossup. celebrity doctor mehmet oz, who was endorsed by former president trump, is locked in a tight battle with former hedge fund manager dave mccormick. the winner will face john fetterman who won the democratic omination.
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when a phoenix woman decided to live a life without limits, she gave herself a huge personal challenge -- a run for the record books. mark strassmann has her inspirational story. >> reporter: marathoners typically run on two legs and grit. jackie hunt brushma does it in one. >> i didn't want to be an amputee. this is not my life. i'm going to be normal. >> reporter: 20 years ago at age 26, the south african native got bone cancer. a tumor near her left ankle. >> within three weeks i went from cancer diagnosis to having my leg amputated. i was like, no, i'm going to fight this. >> reporter: from the beginning you said this will not limit me. >> i was very stubborn. still am. >> reporter: but you need beyond stubborn to run marathon after marathon day after day. jackie's journey this year. in all, 104 marathons in 104 days. she raised almost $200,000,
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enough to buy running blades like hers for 50 para-athletes. people are going to look at you and go, are you crazy? >> i had to convince myself, yes, this is crazy, but you can do it. >> reporter: your message is we're all capable of so much more? >> yes. that's exactly my message. you just go and try something hard, something that's personal to you. >> 102 marathons in 102 days! >> reporter: jackie challenged herself and stuck to it for the long run. mark strassmann, cbs news, phoenix. coming up on "cbs mornings," the war on the drug epidemic. dr. tara narula has a rare look inside a so-called harm-reduction center which is aimed at preventing fatal overdoses. plus, we'll hear from trent shelton, a former nfl player-turned-motivational speaker, on his mission to help others. and actress rose mciver from the hit "ghosts" visits the times square studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.
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