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>> they were selling tickets that they could not reliably service, and we're seeing indications of that right now. >> reporter: the faa is opening what it calls highways in the sky by streamlining 169 east coast routes to save 6,000 minutes of travel time annually. airline industry analyst henry harteveldt. >> i'm expecting light to moderate turbulence for air travel this summer. i'm worried airlines have scheduled more flights than the for avoiding disruptions, book early, book early morning flights, and whenever possible, take the nonstop. norah. >> yeah, that's good elevation. kris, thank you. i understand there was a scary moment in the sky for passengers in hawaii. what have you learned? >> reporter: yeah. let's show you this picture here. this was taken by a passenger on
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board a southwest flight, flight 2367 was flying from honolulu to san diego. after it took off from hawaii, the co-pilot's window cracked. now, it has multiple layers of glass there, so no one was hurt. but you wouldn't want to fly across the ocean like that. the plane turned around and landed safely in hawaii. norah. >> kris van cleave, thank you. tonight, the fbi is coming under sharp criticism over its investigation into alleged collusion between donald trump's 2016 campaign and russia. cbs's catherine herridge tells us the long-awaited special counsel report finds the bureau rushed into its investigation. >> reporter: almost four years to the day since he started his investigation, special counselsi opedhecaumseg tie in 16. conclu personnel displayed a serious lack of analytical rigor and
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relied on investigative leads provided or funded by trump's political opponents. trump railed repeatedly against the fbi investigation. >> there was absolutely spying into my campaign. >> reporter: the fbi expanded its russia probe, known as crossfire hurricane, based partly on information from christopher steele. steele, a former british spy, put together research documents alleging possible misconduct between then-candidate donald trump and russia. durham found that investigators did not and could not corroborate any of the substantive allegations contained in the steele reporting. >> there were multiple systematic efforts to interfere in our election. >> reporter: the investigation became special counsel mueller's probe. he did not find sufficient evidence of collusion between trump and russia. while durham acknowledges the fbi was obligated to examine the russia allegations, he's extremely critical of the bureau's investigative work. in response, the fbi says it's already black eye
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for a lot of the federal law enforcement. >> reporter: bob anderson is a former senior fbi executive. >> it has been a big deal, and i hope that we have clarified all these things that have caused this problem. but in the end, i hope it never happens again. >> reporter: critics charge durham has little to show for his efforts. he brought only two cases to trial, and both men were found not guilty. a third case ended with a plea agreement. reacting on social media, donald trump claimed the american public was scammed. norah, the investigation cost over $6 million. >> catherine herridge, thank you very much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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unfortunately, many spouses told us not much has changed, and we wanted to find out why. >> can you pick four? >> reporter: michelle wintering is a speech pathologist but hasn't been able to work full-time because of the nearly impossible task of transferring her license state to state. >> some require specific course work before you can be licensed there. just the phone calls and the emails and the paperwork that you have to submit for proof of licensure in previous states. >> reporter: her husband is in the army, making moves frequent, sometimes staying in one place for less than a year. >> i love being a speech language pathologist. what's frustrating for me, when i have gaps in employment and i want to be working. >> reporter: she's not alone. amanda james' husband is in the air force. >> i have five states in the last ten years on my resume. >> and have you been able to find a job in any of those states? >> i have, but i've been underemployed. so i have a teaching certificate and a bachelor's degree. i've never really been able to
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do what i went to school for. >> reporter: 39% of active-duty spouses need a license for their job. that's more than 130,000 people, who face unemployment or underemployment. the ripple effect, qualified service members leave the military early, a national security risk as branches struggle to recruit. >> what financial impact has this had on your family? >> at the beginning, it was a big one. we've never been fully comfortable. >> reporter: in january, the president signed the military licensing relief act, intended to force states to accept transfers. but there's no deadline or plan on how to do that. >> help is on the way. >> reporter: we went to capitol hill to ask congressman mike garcia and salud car hall, who co-sponsored the bill, why things haven't gotten better. >> this is an area where a republican and a democrat have
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found common ground, and yet, we're hearing from spouszs in states it's still not working for them. what's the problem? >> i think we're trying to make sure this bill puts in the framework that makes it work in a reciprocal way across the united states. it's still going to require states to work with our dod to make sure that the program works effectively. >> and yet so many spouses say they're still dealing with so much red tape on the state level. why is that? >> the states are struggling with how to implement it, and for everything like this with such a seismic change in the way they do business, there are going to be changes in the process. so we need to help them with that. >> reporter: james says she's given up on trying to get a job as a teacher. >> it makes me feel like am i not good enough? did i not get enough credentials? did i not get enough certifications? it's been difficult. >> well, you can imagine because of the struggle and frustration, many military families get out of the service early. in fact, michelle's husband is leaving the army this summer so they can both get stable jobs.
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now to this story. the city of buffalo marked one year since the tops supermarket shooting this weekend when a self-described white supremacist killed 10 black people and injured 3 others. elected official as cross the state joined first responders and religious leaders in a ceremony to remember the victims. a commission is currently working on a permanent memorial that will be located outside the supermarket. there was an emotional seaside remembrance for a bride tragically killed on her wedding tragically killed on her wedding night. after cooking a delicious knorr farmstand chicken cheddar broccoli recipe, you will want to delete all your delivery apps. which will save you tons of gigabytes for all the photos you will take of your homemade masterpiece. unfortunately, no photo can capture the savory goodness of this perfect combo of juicy sweet tomatoes and smooth, silky zucchini. (whispered): tasty. you nailed it! whispered: i know. knorr taste combos. it's not fast food, but it's soooo good. ♪ ♪ [stomach growling]
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s. a close-knit beach community came together to celebrate the life of a bride tragically killed when a suspected drunk driver rear-ended the golf cart she and her new husband were riding in. saturday's ceremony drew at least 100 people in folly beach, south carolina. samantha miller's grieving husband, aric hutchinson, sat in a wheelchair. he suffered broken bones and a brain injury. the driver of that car that crashed into them faces multiple charges, including reckless homicide. and an important update on a baby formula recall. in march, certain batches of gerber's good start soothe pro powdered infant formula manufactured in january were recalled. the formula may have been contaminated with bacteria, but it turns out some of it was distributed after the recall to several states, including alabama, georgia, indiana, kentucky, ohio, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia. so the company advises parents to check the label before
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a man fishing off the coast of hawaii got the fright of his life on friday. have a look. >> ah! tiger shark! >> scott haraguchi barely had time to react, but he did kick the shark with his left foot. he wasn't hurt, and his kayak wasn't damaged. he says he didn't realize how serious this was until he watched the gopro video later. glad he's safe. taylor swift is receiving praise after coming to the defense of her fans. we'll show you what she did next.
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finally tonight, there appear to be some bad blood between taylor swift and security during her sold-out show in philadelphia on saturday. the 33-year-old pop star interrupted her performance to defend some fans from an overly aggressive security guard, telling him she wasn't doing anything. >> she wasn't doing anything. hey! stop! >> those fans were given free tickets to the show the next night, and they shared their gratitude to swift for sticking up for them. it's just another reason why her fans, who call themselves swifties, love her so much. with all the excitement, i'm sure they won't be able to shake it off anytime soon. that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember you can follow us
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online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. florida governor ron desantis signed a law monday banning diversity, equity, and inclus programs at the state's public colleges, saying it imposed an ideological agenda. the bill also placed limits on how gender and race are taught. the writers guild said it will not be picketing at this year's tony awards, and the show can air on june 11th as scheduled. in a statement, the union said the tonys had changed the show's format to conform with requests from the wga. and homemaker and businesswoman martha stewart is adding sports illustrated model to her resume. the 81-year-old becomes the
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oldest person to grace the cover. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." we do want to begin tonight with breaking news and the 225th mass shooting in the united states this year. that's brought devastation to another community. at least three people were killed and nine others wounded, including two police officers, in farmington, new mexico. that's a city about 180 miles northwest of albuquerque. video from the scene shows vehicles which appear to have been run off the road after being targeted by the gunman. every school across the city of nearly 50,000 residents were placed in lockdown as the rampage unfolded. officials say the two officers were injured during a shoot-out with the suspect, who was later
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killed on the scene. cbs news has just learned that the gunman was 18 years old. cbs's janet shamlian starts us off tonight with the new details. >> shooting off about 50 shots, possibly still going on. possibly one patient still laying in the middle of the road. >> reporter: dramatic audio as police in farmington, new mexico, race to the latest mass shooting. the manhunt urgent. >> be advised i've got several people down. i've got three people that are dead as well. >> reporter: officers find the suspect, shown on this cell phone video, pacing. >> be advised this guy is right in front of the church. >> copy. we have several down, three dead. >> advise on the suspect. he's walking south. he's wearing all black. we're told he's got an automatic weapon. >> reporter: police move in. then more gunshots. [ sound of gunshots ] >> we have an officer down. >> reporter: two officers were hurt as they exchanged fire. bullets struck multiple cars. this one ran off the road. several schools were locked down until police confirmed the
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shooter was a lone gunman. investigators just beginning to mark possible evidence in the case. tonight there is no known motive for the shooting. new mexico's governor released a statement calling it another reminder of how gun violence destroys lives. and at this hour, norah, both of those law enforcement officers who were shot are in stable condition. norah. >> janet shamlian, thank you very much. next, the latest at the southern border. just days after the expiration of title 42, the number of migrants crossing into the united states is much lower than officials feared. cbs's ed o'keefe reports the biden administration cautions it could be too soon to say if their new rules are working. >> reporter: a flight carrying migrants back to honduras took off today from louisiana, part of the ongoing removal of those who have illegally crossed into the united states. but four days since the end of title 42 and despite warnings of potential chaos from president biden and other top officials, attempted crossings from mexico
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have slowed. border officials apprehended roughly 4,200 people on sunday, down from 10,000-plus per day last week in the final days of title 42. >> we are closely watching what's happening. we are confident that, you know, the plan that we have developed across the u.s. government to address these flows will work over time, and we are going to be, you know, keeping a very, very close eye on all of this. >> reporter: with migrant shelters at capacity, city officials in brownsville, texas, are busing migrants to at least six destinations, including new york. >> i'm taking them home! >> reporter: where today some angry parents kept kids away from a coney island school that's housing adult asylum seekers in the gymnasium. some parents were more sympathetic. >> everybody needs a chance in life, you know? everybody's going through something. >> reporter: the historic roosevelt hotel in midtown manhattan is planning to take in
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as many as a thousand migrants in the coming weeks. new york mayor eric adams says his city took in more than 4,000 migrants last week and is scrambling to find enough space. >> you can almost imagine 4,200 people showing up on your doorstep. that is beyond our imagination when you think about it, but this is what we're faced with t strite another $360 llion in federal t like new york to help pay for sheltering and transporting migrants. but those same officials add it's congress that needs to do much more. norah. >> ed o'keefe, thank you. today at least one worker was killed in a fire at an oil refinery in texas city near houston. two other workers were taken to a hospital. crews worked for several hours to bring the fire under control. marathon petroleum, which owns the plant, says the cause is under investigation. looking ahead now to the unofficial start of the summer travel season this memorial day weekend, which aaa predicts will be one of the busiest on record.
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more than 42 million americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more, making for some busy waro ies. cbs'sclea reports o what the >> reporter: the summer floodgate is about to open at airports nationwide as flyers fear another summer of travel turmoil. >> i'm actually quite concerned. >> reporter: shari aizenman is among the 76% of flyers worried about delays and cancellations disrupting their vacations. she's heading to dublin next month. >> trusting that the first flight will actually get me to boston is probably the most stressful part. >> reporter: the tsa says it's preparing for potentially record-breaking summer crowds, and aaa expects nearly 3.4 million to fly over memorial day weekend, the busiest since 2005. >> in terms of the concerns of air travelers, it's not stopping them from going ahead and booking their flights. what they're really doing is they're hoping for the best.
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>> reporter: the nation's airlines say they are ready, having spent the last year hiring thousands of new employees to address staffing shortages that plagued last summer, when more than 45,000 flights were canceled. but picketing pilots seeking new contracts warn there could be turbulence ahead. >> they were selling tickets that they could not reliably service, and we're seeing cationof thaghw. >> reporter: the faa is opening what it calls highways in the sky by streamlining 169 east coast routes to save 6,000 minutes of travel time annually. airline industry analyst henry harteveldt. >> i'm expecting light to moderate turbulence for air travel this summer. i'm worried airlines have scheduled more flights than the faa can handle. >> reporter: so your best bets for avoiding disruptions, book early, book early morning flights, and whenever possible, take the nonstop. norah. >> yeah, that's good advice, kris. thank you. i understand there was a scary
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moment in the sky for passengers in hawaii. what have you learned? >> reporter: yeah. let's show you this picture here. this was taken by a passenger on board a southwest flight. flight 2367 was flying from honolulu to san diego. after it took off from hawaii, the co-pilot's window cracked. now, it has multiple layers of glass there, so no one was hurt. but you wouldn't want to fly across the ocean like that. the plane turned around and landed safely in hawaii. norah. >> kris van cleave, thank you. and an important update on a baby formula recall. in march, certain batches of gerber's good start soothe pro powdered infant formula that were manufactured in january were recalled. the formula may have been contaminated with bacteria, but it turns out some of it was distributed after the recall to several states, including alabama, georgia, indiana, kentucky, ohio, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia. so the company advises parents to check the label before feeding your baby. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." i'm olivia gazis in washington. thanks for staying with us. the international organization for migration has elected american amy pope as its new director general. the organization provides migrants with food, water, shelter, and paperwork help. from bangladesh to ukraine to sudan. one of its biggest challenges is along the u.s. southern border. an expected flood of migrants seeking asylum has not materialized, but there are thousands waiting to be processed into the u.s., and many of them have survived a treacherous journey. enrique acevedo has the story. >> from the mexican border to
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panama city, u.s. army engineers are speeding a 1,500-mile highway through the heart of >> reporter: the pan american highway is the longest road in the world, stretching from alaska to a,ts construction was once the largest international development project ever attempted by the united states. but more than 100 years after the road was first proposed, one section remains unbuilt -- the 66 miles of remote jungle known as the darien gap. >> it is the only stretch of the americas where engineers could not build the pan american highway. this essentially created a barrier between south america and central america. >> reporter: julie turk oh wits is the andes bureau chief for "the new york times." last fall, she and photographer federico rios followed and photographed a group of migrants on their nine-day journey
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through the darien gap. she found the route that was too treacherous to build the road has become a traffic jam. >> just masses of people crossing the jungle. it was like being in line at the statue of liberty. >> reporter: last , 25000 pe dat years ago. ou a sort of vibrant economy of smugglers who are advertising the darien gap on tiktok and facebook, which is where a lot of migrants are talking. >> what does that look like? they advertise their services, or they are trying to tell people 24 is a safe way to get to the u.s.? >> both. they talk about how this trek is possible. they will answer people's questions. they spread a ton of misinformation about which nationalities are being allowed in. >> reporter: and when they arrive in the jungle, most migrants are not ready for what lies ahead. >> it can be absolutely harrowing. we don't know what's around the next bend. you don't know how deep the
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river is. you don't know how slippery the rock is. a lot of people who make this journey not only are not physically prepared but don't have the resources to buy boots or to buy proper food or o tm a chdren. vuabil terein of hard to describe. >> reporter: alejandro crossed the darien last year. i asked him if he saw families, children? "yes, i saw people who died. imagine you hurt yoursel in the middle of the jungle. how do you get out?" >> he left venezuela in 2018. he decides to venture north after struggling for years in neighboring colombia to earn enough money to support his children back home. "i've done all of this for my two daughters," he tells me.
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"they are the reason i have lasted five years on this journey." runaway inflation, at times reaching as high as 10 million%, has led to shortages of food and medicine in venezuela. since 2015, 7 million people have fled. that's a quarter of the country's population. most have settled in countries nearby, but hundreds of thousands have made their way to the united states. and trouble in the region isn't limited to venezuela. covid devastated economies across latin america and the caribbean. while authoritarian governments and climate change are driving millions of people to leave. >> most people don't want to flee their homes and travel thousands and thousands of miles through seriously dangerous conditions to start over in a new country. people do that because they are forced to. >> reporter: this is a researcher for human rights watch in mexico. he says the u.s. government needs to pay more attention to
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why people leave home in the first place. >> you think there's too much focus on the u.s./mexico border? >> absolutely i do. the policy towards latin america has really ignored serious and growing human rights crises in many countries across the region and focused almost exclusively on trying to stop migration coming north through any means possible. those policies, first of all, don't work. the number of people who are fleeing their countries continues to grow because these crises continue to grow. and it also has deadly consequences. >> reporter: in march, a fire at a mexican migrant detention facility near the border killed 40 people. mexico has seen a record number of asylum claims in recent years. more migrants are living on the streets and crowding shelters like this one in mexico city. a direct result, mattias says,
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of u.s. pressure to quiet the situation at the border. more than a month after crossing the darien gap, alejandro marufo made it to mexico city. he's found a job at a local market and can even send some money back home. it tohe.gant egay.alsoe fonti but with border policies constantly changing, the road ahead for alejandro and so many other migrants remains unclear. reporter julie turk wits. >> some people follow the rules, and they get nowhere. some people follow the rules, and they get in. some people don't follow the rules, and they get in. and i think that arbitrary nature is one of the things that makes people feel the most frustrated, but it's also the thing that makes them risk the
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journey. it's that constant hope of something better and this idea that, you know, that their kids' lives can be betterment i'm sure you guys hear this all the time, and it probably sounds cheesy and cliche, but the american dream dies hard. even amid all of this, the deportations, all of the problems that one knows exist in the united states, the power of the american dream, it's powering that journey. >> enriqueg e "cbs overnight news." sometimes, the lows of bipolar depression feel darkest before dawn. with caplyta, there's a chance to let the light shine through. and light tomorrow, with the hope from today. this is a chance to let in the lyte. caplyta is a once-daily pill that is proven to deliver significant relief across bipolar depression.
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somewhere in these cypress trees right now, but we'll never see it. >> this project has been the hardest thing i've ever attempted. >> reporter: wildlife photographer carlton ward has been hunting panthers digitally for 20 years, with elaborate camera traps in the swampy wilds, ward has captured panther images as never before. the new nat geo film intimately showcases the struggle for survival. >> panthers need a lot of land. a single male panther needs af miles. >> we met ward at the edge of what's called the florida wildlife corridor, a project he founded. it's a mosaic of still wild and undeveloped land stitched together and occasionally assisted with infrastructure. he says it's the vital link in the panthers' survival story. >> it takes all the adjacent properties working together as a connected whole because it takes the nature preserve and the cattle ranch, and the citrus grove and the timber farm and
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the state forest all together as this connected grand space that panthers call home. >> reporter: human conflict drove panthers to the brink. first livestock ranchers removed big cats by any means necessary. east of the mississippi, panthers were eventually driven into a tiny swampy corner of florida. next came rampant urban sprawl and the often fatal encounters that came with it. >> vehicle collision is number one. but in the last two weeks, we have three. >> reporter: the ghost cat almost vanished entirely. in the early 80s and 19 the 0, there were probably only 20 to 30 florida panthers left in the wild. >> that's pretty close to extinct. >> reporter: dave an ra doe is a biologist with flor fish and wildlife. he's among the conservationists that helped bring them back from the birink. >> pumas and panthers are amazingly adaptable, so they will come up to what the urban
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wildlife interface. >> reporter: to survive, the cats may need to go further. for decades, the river prevented panthers from moving nofrth of the everglades. >> that had been the dividing line for five decades where no female panthers had been seen north of that river since 1973. >> so we've had nothing break the beam since last friday. >> reporter: but then a small miracle. somehow a female panther north of the river nicknamed babs. >> she's amazing. >> she's a pioneer. she swam the river. >> reporter: for ward, babs became an obsession. >> why is it so important for you to capture a crystal clear, beautiful image? >> people connect with beauty. people connect with their hearts. and to see the eyes of these panthers and to see the beauty of the habitat and the place where they live. >> reporter: now with their numbers creeping above 200, florida panthers have a new and unlikely ally.
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yes, cattle ranchers. at least some ranchers, like elton langford. >> protecting the panther also protects your way of life. >> yes, sir, it does. >> reporter: he says the same development that threatens panthers might make ranchers an endangered species. >> if you lose a habitat, you're losing everything, you know? if you think about it, we need to do our part as good stewards of the land. >> reporter: ward hopes the tide may finally be turning. >> it is not california. it is not texas. it is florida. >> reporter: public opposition helped defeat a toll road once proposed right through panther territory, and there has been bipartisan government support and funding for the corridor. and babs? well, here she is with one of her many cubs. it's believed she's already delivered multiple litters north of that river. >> i want people to know that this florida still exists, that we have wilderness in wild places that are as beautiful and
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two brothers from new york face up to 25 years in prison. they're charged with running a massive catalytic converter theft ring that netted them at least $170 million. the kat is an important part of your car's exhaust system. christina lazar has the story. >> reporter: rodrigo has had the catalytic converter in his prius stolen not just once, but twice. >> honestly it was quite upsetting. >> reporter: the second theft happened even after he had his mechanic put a metal plate underneath his car to keep theevs from accessing the converter. thieves just cut around it. >> i feel like at this point, i'm just waiting for the next time it will happen again. >> reporter: the devices are valuable because they contain precious metals that can be sold
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on the black market. this video shows a catalytic converter being stolen from a prius. two cars pull up, and thieves take it in 2:30. thefts more than tripled from 2020 to 2021, and new data shows another major jump last year to 64,000 thefts nationwide. the most targeted automaker is toyota, and the prius is a major reason why, because converters on the hybrid vehicle contain more precious metals than standard gas cars. authorities say criminals can get about $200 for one of the stolen devices, but victims can pay between $1,000 and $3,000 for a replacement. mechanics are struggling to keep up with the demand for replacement parts. security experts recommend car owners have a mechanic engrave the vin number on the converter. that could deter a thief from taking it or at least make the part traceable if they do. christina lazar, cbs news, los angeles.
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and that's the overnight news for this tuesday. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm olivia gazis. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. florida governor ron desantis signed a law monday banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the state's public colleges, saying it imposed an ideological agenda. the bill also placed limits on how gender and race are taught. the writers guild says it will not be picketing at this year's tony awards and the show can air on june 11th as scheduled. in a statement, the union said the tonys had changed the show's format to conform with requests from the wga. and homemaker and businesswoman martha stewart is adding "sports illustrated" model to her resume. the 81-year-old becomes the
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oldest person to grace the cover. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, we're following a number of breaking stories, including a mass shooting near a new mexico church that left at least three dead and multiple others shot, including two police officers. an update on their conditions.wo >> be advised this guy is right in front of the church. crossings at the border with mexico are down 50% since the policy known as title 42 ended last week. a man with a metal bat attacks congressional staffers, going on a rampage. >> it is very concerning someone can just walk up to an office and just start swinging. special counsel john durham
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has completed a report on what led to the investigation into the trump campaign's relationship with russia during the 2016 presidential election. aaa is projecting the memorial day weekend will be among the busiest ever in this country. >> i'm worried airlines have scheduled more flights than the faa can handle. it's affected my self-worth. >> why is red tape stopping some military spouses from getting jobs as teachers, nurses, and therapists? we go to capitol hill to get answers. >> so many spouses say they're still dealing with so much red tape. why is that? ♪ and taylor swift has bad blood with anyone messing with her fans. >> she wasn't doing anything. >> the facat so, so much. >> announcer: this is the "cbs
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overnight news." we do want to begin tonight with breaking news and the 225th mass shooting in the united states this year that's brought devastation to another community. at least three people were killed and nine others wounded, including two police officers, in farmington, new mexico. that's a city about 180 miles northwest of albuquerque. video from the scene shows vehicles which appear to have been run off the road after being targeted by the gunman. every school across the city of nearly 50,000 residents were placed in lockdown as the rampage unfolded. officials say the two officers were injured during a shoot-out with the suspect, who was later killed on the scene. cbs news has just learned that the gunman was 18 years old. cbs's janet shamlian starts us off tonight with the new details. >> shooting off about 50 shots, possibly still going on. possibly one patient still laying in the middle of the road.
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>> reporter: dramatic audio as police in farmington, new mexico, race to the latest mass shooting. the manhunt urgent. >> be advised i've got several people down. i've got three people that are dead as well. >> reporter: officers find the suspect, shown on this cell phone video, pacing. >> be advised this guy is right in front of the church. >> copy. we have several down, three dead. >> advise on the suspect. he's walking south. he's wearing all black. we're told he's got an automatic weapon. >> reporter: police move in. then more gunshots. [ sound of gunshots ] >> we have an officer down. >> reporter: two officers were hurt as they exchanged fire. bullets struck multiple cars. this one ran off the road. several schools were locked down until police confirmed the shooter was a lone gunman. investigators just beginning to mark possible evidence in the case. tonight there is no known motive for the shooting. new mexico's governor released a statement calling it another reminder of how gun violence destroys lives. and at this hour, norah, both of those law enforcement officers
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who were shot are in stable condition. norah. >> janet shamlian, thank you very much. now to an incident at the congressional office of virginia democratic representative gerry connolly. a man is under arrest tonight after allegedly attacking two staff members with a metal baseball bat after asking for the congressman by name. cbs's scott macfarlane reports the assault comes amid a sharp increase in threats to lawmakers over the last few years. >> reporter: 49-year-old xuan kha tran pham of fairfax, virginia, is accused of a late-morning rampage in this suburban office complex, where eight-term democratic congressman gerry connolly has a district office. >> someone has come in. someone has been struck with a bat. >> reporter: connolly wasn't there at the time but said the attacker was asking for him before wielding a metal bat and striking a senior aide in the head. pham then allegedly struck an office intern in the side of her body. it was her first day on the job. >> it's quite frankly scary that
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someone can just walk up to an office holding a baseball bat and just start swinging at innocent victims. >> reporter: police say they found and arrested pham before he left the complex. he faces two charges, including aggravated malicious wounding. in a statement, congressman connolly called the attack unconscionable and devastating. the episode follows last year's violent assault of then-speaker nancy pelosi's husband, paul, beaten with a hammer by an intruder in their san francisco home. norah, the congressman's office says connolly was attending a ribbon cutting at a food bank at the time of this attack. they're still searching for the motive at police headquarters, but they also say pham has no known criminal history here. >> scott macfarlane, thank you. next, the latest at the southern border. just days after the expiration of title 42, the number of migrants crossing into the united states is much lower than officials feared. cbs's ed o'keefe reports the biden administration cautions it could be too soon to say if
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their new rules are working. >> reporter: a flight carrying migrants back to honduras took off today from louisiana, part of the ongoing removal of those who have illegally crossed into the united states. but four days since the end of title 42 and despite warnings of potential chaos from president biden and other top officials, attempted crossings from mexico have slowed. border officials apprehended roughly 4,200 people on sunday, down from 10,000-plus per day last week in the final days of title 42. >> we are closely watching what's happening. we are confident t y the plan that we have developed across the u.s. government to address these flows will work over time, and we are going to be, you know, keeping a very, very cose eye on all of this. >> reporter: with migrant shelters at capacity, city officials in brownsville, texas, are busing migrants to at least six destinations, including new york. >> i'm taking them home! >> reporter: where today some
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angry parents kept kids away from a coney island school that's housing adult asylum seekers in the gymnasium. some parents were more sympathetic. >> everybody needs a chance in life, you know? everybody's going through something. >> reporter: the historic roosevelt hotel in midtown manhattan is planning to take in as many as 1,000 migrants in the coming weeks. new york mayor eric adams says his city took in 4,000 migrants last week and is scrambling to find enough space. >> you can almost imagine 4,200 people showing up on your doorstep. that is beyond our imagination when you think about it, but this is what we're faced with right now. >> reporter: now, biden administration officials tell cbs news they're preparing to ribute another $360 million in federal aid to big cities like new york to help pay for sheltering and transporting migrants. but those same officials add it's congress that needs to do much more. norah. >> ed o'keefe, thank you. there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news."
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♪ get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." today at least one worker was killed in a fire at an oil refinery in texas city near houston. two other workers were taken to a hospital. crews worked for several hours to bring the fire under control. marathon petroleum, which owns the plant, says the cause is under investigation. looking ahead now to the unofficial start of the summer travel season this memorial day weekend, which aaa predicts will be one of the busiest on record. more than 42 million americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more, making for somey roys .
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cbs's kris van cleave reports on what the faa is doing to avoid a repeat of last year's chaos. >> reporter: the summer floodgate is about to open at airports nationwide as flyers fear another summer of travel turmoil. >> i'm actually quite concerned. >> reporter: shari aizenman is among the 76% of flyers worried about delays and cancellations disrupting their vacations. she's heading to dublin next month. >> trusting that the first flight will actually ge me to boston is probably the most stressful part. >> reporter: the tsa says it's preparing for potentially record-breaking summer crowds, and aaa expects nearly 3.4 million to fly over memorial day weekend, the busiest since 2005. >> in terms of the concerns of air travelers, it's not stopping them from going ahead and booking their flights. what they're really doing is they're hoping for the best. >> reporter: the nation's airlines say they are ready, having spent the last year hiring thousands of new employees to address staffing
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shortages that plagued last summer, when more than 45,000 flights were canceled. but picketing pilots seeking new contracts warn there could be turbulence ahead. >> they were selling tickets that they could not reliably service, and we're seeing indications of that right >> reporter: the faa is opening what it calls highways in the sky by streamlining 169 east coast routes to save 6,000 minutes of travel time annually. airline industry analyst henry harteveldt. >> i'm expecting light to moderate turbulence for air travel this summer. i'm worried airlines have scheduled more flights than the faa can handle. >> reporter: so your best bets for avoiding disruptions, book early, book early morning flights, and whenever possible, take the nonstop. norah. >> yeah, that's good advice. kris, thank you. i understand there was a scary moment in the sky for passengers in hawaii. what have you learned? >> reporter: yeah. let's show you this picture here.
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this was taken by a passenger on board a southwest flight. flight 2367 was flying from honolulu to san diego. after it took off from hawaii, the co-pilot's window cracked. now, it has multiple layers of glass there, so no one was hurt. but you wouldn't want to fly across the ocean like that. the plane turned around and landed safely in hawaii. norah. >> kris van cleave, thank you. tonight, the fbi is coming under sharp criticism over its investigation into alleged collusion between donald trump's 2016 campaign and russia. cbs's catherine herridge tells us the long-awaited special counsel report finds the bureau rushed into its investigation. >> reporter: almost four years to the day since he started his investigation, special counsel john durham says the fbi used unverified information when it opened the investigation into candidate trump's alleged ties to russia in 2016. durham concludes, senior fbi personnel displayed a serious lack of analytical rigor and
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relied on investigative leads provided or funded by trump's political opponents. trump railed repeatedly against the fbi investigation. >> there was absolutely spying into my campaign. >> reporter: the fbi expanded its russia probe, known as crossfire hurricane, based partly on information from christopher steele. steele, a former british spy, put together research documents alleging possible misconduct between then-candidate donald trump and russia. durham found that investigators did not and could not reporting. >> there were multiple systematic efforts to interfere in our election. >> reporter: the investigation became special counsel mueller's probe. he did not find sufficient evidence of collusion between trump and russia. while durham acknowledges the fbi was obligated to examine the russia allegations, he's extremely critical of the bureau's investigative work. in response, the fbi says it's already undertaken major reforms
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to address the shortcomings raised by durham. >> this has been a big black eye for a lot of the federal law enforcement. >> reporter: bob anderson is a former senior fbi executive. >> it has been a big deal, and i hope that we have clarified all these things that have caused this problem. but in the end, i hope it never happens again. >> reporter: critics charge durham has little to show for his efforts. he brought only two cases to trial, and both men were found not guilty. a third case ended with a plea agreement. reacting on social media, donald trump claimed the american public was scammed. norah, the investigation cost over $6 million. >> catherine herridge, thank you very much. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back.
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us not much has changed, and we wanted to find out why. >> can you pick four? >> reporter: michelle wintering is a speech pathologist but hasn't been able to work ibof t her license state to state. >> some require specific course work before you can be licensed there. just the phone calls and the emails and the paperwork that you have to submit for proof of licensure in previous states. >> reporter: her husband is in the army, making moves frequent, sometimes staying in one place for less than a year. >> i love being a speech language pathologist. what's frustrating for me, when i have gaps in employment and i want to be working. >> reporter: she's not alone. amanda james' husband is in the air force. >> i have five states in the last ten years on my resume. >> and have you been able to find a job in any of those states? >> i have, but i've been underemployed. so i have a teaching certificate and a bachelor's degree. i've never really been able to
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do what i went to school for. >> reporter: 39% of active-duty spouses need a license for their job. that's more than 130,000 people who face unemployment or underemployment. the ripple effect, qualified military early, a national security risk as branches struggle to recruit. >> what financial impact has this had on your family? >> at the beginning, it was a big one. we've never been fully comfortable. >> reporter: in january, the president signed the military licensing relief act, intended to force states to accept transfers. but there's no deadline or plan on how to do that. >> help is on the way. >> reporter: we went to capitol hill to ask congressmen mike garcia and salud carbajal, who co-sponsored the bill, why things haven't gotten better. >> this is an area where a republican and a democrat have found common ground, and yet congressmen, we're hearing from
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spouses in states, it's still not working for them. what's the problem? >> i think we're trying to make sure this bill puts in the framework that makes it work in a reciprocal way across the united states. it's still going to require states to work with our dod to make sure that the program works effectively. >> and yet so many spouses say they're still dealing with so much red tape on the state level. why is that? >> the states are struggling with how to implement it, and for everything like this with such a seismic change in the way they do business, there are going to be changes in the process. so we need to help them with that. >> reporter: james says she's given up on trying to get a job as a teacher. >> it makes me feel like am i not good enough? did i not get enough credentials? did i not get enough certifications? it's been difficult. >> well, you can imagine because of the struggle and frustration, many military families get out of the service early. in fact, michelle's husband is leaving the army this summer so they can both get stable jobs. now to this story.
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a close-knit beach community came together to celebrate the life of a bride tragically killed when a suspected drunk driver rear-ended the golf cart she and her new husband were riding in. saturday's ceremony drew at least 100 people in folly beach, south carolina. samantha miller's grieving husband, aric hutchinson, sat in a wheelchair. he suffered broken bones and a brain injury. the driver of that car that crashed into them faces multiple charges, including reckless homicide. and an important update on a baby formula recall in march. certain batches of gerber's good start soothe pro powdered infant formula that were manufactured in january were recalled. the formula may have been contaminated with bacteria, but it turns out some of it was distributed after the recall to several states, including alabama, georgia, indiana, kentucky, ohio, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia. so the company advises parents to check the label before feeding your baby.
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a man fishing off the coast of hawaii got the fright of his have a look. >> ah! tiger shark! >> scott haraguchi barely had time to react, but he did kick the shark with his left foot. he wasn't hurt, and his kayak wasn't damaged. he says he didn't realize how serious this was until he watched the gopro video later. glad he's safe. taylor swift is receiving praise after coming to the defense of her fans. we'll show you what she did next.
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finally tonight, there appeared to be some bad blood between taylor swift and security during her sold-out show in philadelphia on saturday. the 33-year-old pop star interrupted her performance to defend some fans from an overly aggressive security guard, telling him, "she wasn't doing anything." >> she wasn't doing anything. hey! stop! >> those fans were given free tickets to the show the next night, and they shared their gratitude to swift for sticking up for them. it's just another reason why her fans, who call themselves swifties, love her so much. with all the excitement, i'm sure they won't be able to shake it off anytime soon. that's the overnight news for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and remember you can follow us
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online anytime at cbsnews.com. reporting from here in the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is "cbs news flash." i'm shanelle kaul in new york. florida governor ron desantis signed a law monday banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the state's public colleges, saying it imposed an ideological agenda. the bill also placed limits on how gender and race are taught. the writers guild said it will not be picketing at this year's tony awards, and the show can air on june 11th as scheduled. in a statement, the union said the tonys had changed the show's format to conform with requests from the wga. and homemaker and businesswoman martha stewart is adding "sports illustrated" model to her resume.
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the 81-year-old becomes the oldest person to grace the cover. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's tuesday, may 16th, 2023. this is the "cbs morning news." sharp criticism. a special counsel blasted the fbi over its probed over alleged collusion between donald trump's 2016 presidential campaign and russia. rudy giuliani is facing assault accusations from a former employee. the shocking accusations. high-station meeting. the president is set to meet with congressional leaders on the debt ceiling. what the house speaker said ahead of today's talks. captioning funded by cbs today's talks. >> good morning and good to be with you. i'm >> good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the fbi is facing sharp criticism over its investigation into possible ties between russia a d

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