the defending world series champion houston astros will take on the chicago white sox. for more, download the cbs news ap it's thursday, march 30th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." >> children are dying! 9-year-old children! >> capitol confrontation. two lawmakers get into a heated argument following the deadly school shooting in nashville. pope francis hospitalized. the 86-year-old is being treated for a respiratory infection. the questions about his health days before holy week begins. play ball. opening day gets underway today as major league baseball reaches a historic agreement with minor league players. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. breaking overnight, two u.s.

army black hawk helicopters crashed during a routine training mission. ft. campbell said the crash in trigg county, kentucky, included two 101st division helicopters. the army said the status of the crew members is unknown. kentucky governor andy bashear tweeted, tough news out of ft. campbell with early reports of a crash and fatalities are expected. no word on the cause of the crash. meantime, hundreds came together at a candlelight vigil to paid tribute to the three children and three adults shot to death at a christian school in nashville. before the vigil, first lady jill biden visited the memorial outside the school. it came as new information about the shooting was revealed including how one victim may have confronted the shooter. jarred hill is in new york with more. good morning. >> reporter: you know, the head of the school apparently jumped into action when she heard gunshots. we're also learning more about the shooter who cbs news has

confirmed had weapons training before this attack. first lady jill biden laid flowers at a memorial outside the covenant school honoring the six victims of monday's tragic mass shooting. ♪ tears of grief ♪ mrs. biden attended a vigil as the city came together to mourn and try to heal. >> i so wish we did not need to be here, but we need to be here together. >> reporter: we're learning more about what happened that day. a city official says head of school katherine koonce may have confronted the shooter who's believed to have entered the building while koonce was on a system meeting. >> the witness told me that katherine koonce heard the shots, ended the zoom call immediately and abruptly left the meeting and left her office. >> reporter: police revealed more information about the suspect who was shot and killed by two responding officers. >> the suspect was in an upper level. we believe there's been some

training of being able to shoot from a higher level. >> reporter: monday's tragic school shooting has reignited the debate over what can or should congress do about gun control. >> how many children must be killed until we do the right thing? >> ultimately i think this highlights some of the mental health issues, the mental health crisis we have in this country. >> reporter: passions spilled over into the halls of capitol hill. >> children are dying! >> i know -- >> 9-year-old children! >> reporter: president biden has called on congress to reinstate the ban on assault weapons, although that's not likely in a divided congress. last june president biden did sign a bipartisan gun safety bill into law allocating resources for mental health care, as well. all that came after the uvalde and buffalo shootings. but with this congress not likely to move any further on this issue, any further reforms would likely be left up to the states. >> all right. jarred hill in new york. thank you. >> reporter: sure.

pope francis is in a hospital after having trouble breathing. the vatican says that it's not covid, and the pope will be hospitalized for several days. his audiences have been canceled through friday. it's not known if he'll take part in upcoming holy week events that begin this weekend with palm sunday. danya bacchus has more. >> reporter: the vatican says pope francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection on wednesday. the 86-year-old has had difficulty breathing in recent days and will spend the next few days receiving treatment at this nearby hospital in rome. ♪ just hours earlier, the pontiff appeared to be in good spirits, kissing babies as he welcomed the crowd for his weekly audience. [ speaking non-english ] the pope asked for prayers for the 38 victims of a fire at a border detention center in mexico. afterwards, francis appeared to be in some pain as he was helped into the pope mobile though he has leg issues.

born in 1936, part of his lung was removed at 21 years old due to a respiratory infection. in 2021 francis underwent intestinal surgery at the same hospital where he is now. he became pope ten years ago this month, replacing pope benedict who resigned citing his age and the demands of the job. at the white house, president biden says he is concerned for a dear friend. >> the pope is ill now, so say an extra prayer for him. >> reporter: it's unclear if francis will be healthy enough to include the holy week observations beginning with palm sunday and ending with easter. danya bacchus, cbs news. breaking overnight, a passenger ferry caught fire in the waters off the philippines. officials say that at least 31 people were killed. about 250 passengers and crew were on board as the ferry traveled between islands. at least seven people are still missing. authorities say some people were rescued from the water after they jumped off the ferry. at least 23 were hospitalized.

the coast guard said the fire started in an air-conditioned cabin. california is again getting pounded by heavy rain, gusty winds, and lots of snow in the minutes. downpours in southern california on top of already saturated areas triggered mudslides, and the possibility of more flooding. the pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles hillsides buckled as dirt piled on top of the roof of one house. winter storm warnings are in effect for the sierra-nevada. the mammoth resort has seen a record 58 feet of snow this season. the founder and former ceo of starbucks, howard schultz, defended the treatment of workers during a heated hearing. schultz denied allegations yesterday that the company is preventing employees from unionizing. nearly 300 starbucks stores have voted to join a union. the company has not agreed to any contracts, though. >> are you aware that mlrb

judges have voted that starbucks violated federal labor law over 100 times during the past 18 months, far more than any other corporation in america? >> sir, starbucks coffee company unequivocally, and let me set the tone for this early on, has not broken the law. >> schultz said starbucks provides good wages and benefits and does not need a union. just in time for the start of the new season, minor league baseball players could be getting a pay raise. the "associated press" and other media say that the players reached a historic initial collective bargaining agreement with major league baseball yesterday. salaries will more than double. minimum pay for aaa will increase to almost $46,000. the five-year deal still has to be approved by more than 5,000 minor leaguers and major league teams, as well. coming up, caught on video. dozens of swimmers allegedly harassing dolphins off hawaii.

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