captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, august 3rd, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." the american dream may be harder to reach for some. president trump introduces an immigration plan that would change who would be allowed to enter the u.s. >> this competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families. plus, two people are dead after a gas explosion causes a minneapolis school building to collapse. and a car ends up in a precarious position in stormy

weather. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. president trump endorsed an immigration system that features immigration-speaking workers. it would mark laws that the president says have not been fair to american workers. meanwhile congressional investigators are asking for more documentation connected to the meeting between donald trump jr. and a russian lawyer. hena doba is here in new york. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. the white house says after the questions were crafted promising damaging info on hillary clinton, it appears they want any and all relevant documentation of that meeting

from everyone involved. cbs news learns they want the phone records and everything related to the meaning with donald trump jr. that includes president trump's son-in-law jared kushner and paul manafort. even longtime supporters james risch says it's time to know anything and everything with that encounter. >> i guarantee there were phone calls along with those e-mails and i want to hear all of it. >> on wednesday president trump signed a new set of sanctions against russia but not before calling them, quote, seriously fraud. then he turned to immigration. >> this competitive application process will favor app can'ts who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families, and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy. >> those opposed insist the

measure is short sited for skewing the process too much in favor of highly skilled workers. >> there are certain areas like meat packing, tourism, and agriculture that you kind find an american born laborer to do those jobs and it keeps the company from going out of business an going overseas. >> this would cut the number of ref gees going from the $10,000 to $50,000. it calls for immigration rules that allows relatives like siblings and others to apply for green cards. >> thank you so much, hena. ahead we'll ask republican senator tim scott about the immigration proposal announced by the president. overseas now, the taliban says it is responsible for an attack that killed two american soldiers in afghanistan.

four other american soldiers were wounded. the americans were part of a nato convoy that was hit by a suicide bomber near kandahar province in southern afghanistan on wednesday. the soldiers were part of an international force, the trains that assist afghan troops. the trump administration is considering sending 4,000 more u.s. soldiers to afghanistan. and at least two people were killed when an explosion tore through a minneapolis building. a second body was pl ud ott of the rubble last night. several others were injured. fire officials believe an accident is to be blamed. contractors were working on one of the buildings at the time of the explosion. and a chemical leak at a ymca in durham, north carolina, injured three people. most of them were children. six children are in serious condition following the incident

at the pool. the chemical sodium hydrochloride is used as a disinfecta disinfectant. don champion has our report. >> reporter: hazmat crews suited up to go inside a durham, north carolina, ymca. a leak caused the building to close wednesday afternoon. people inside the building say the odor was strong. >> reporter: a life gard reported a strong chemical odor near the pool pump roof and staff called emergency personnel. additional calls came from a nearby school where camp kids had already swam at the "y" had been dropped off. >> we ended up transporting 40 children to the local hospitals. >> reporter: officials say some of them had symptoms such as vomiting, trouble breathing, and skin and eye irtaegs. >> it appeared to be more the gassy air, the air more than the

water. >> reporter: the ymca believes it to be a mechanical malfunction but they're working with officials to determine the leak. don champion, cbs news. investigators are trying to determine what caused a freight train to partially derail in a small pennsylvania town. the wreck cents three of tset t and garage on fire. nearby homes had to be evacuated. the train was traveling from chicago to northern new york. and the crew of that air canada jet that landed on the runway last month said something didn't look right to them. the pilots of air canada flight 759 had been cleared to land but lined up and descended to a taxi way that's parallel to the runway. four other jets were there waiting to take off, the air

canada flew as low as 59 feet before pulling up, just missing the other jets. >> a milestone on wall street. the dow jones industrial average closed above the 22,000 mark for the first time. roxana saberi is at the new york stock exchange with the details. roxana, good morning. >> reporter: . >> good morning, anne-marie. the dow hit a new high thanks to rising corporate profits and economic growth. as of yesterday the dow is up 11.2 points on the year. is temp is up 22. the tech giants' biggest it's gained 1,000 points. three companying, boeing, mcdonald's, and united health ha boosted three of those. some analyst say the dow sjt as

relevant as it used to be. it's more than 120 years old, made up of just 30 companies and represents less of the economies than the s&ps. a third of the families own no stocks with the rich much more likely to invest. anne-marie, the dow will try to post its seven straight record high. >> we will be watching, roxana saberi, on wall street. thank you. another round of thunderstorms possible in boston. today on top of yesterday's flood-producing storms. passengers on a city bus that was flooded had to scramble to their seats. up to 4 inches of rain fell in some areas over a pretty short period of time. and no one was injured when a car got caught up on some power lines in connecticut. a mother and her two children were rescued from that car. a powerful hailstorm was hitting

at the time but how the car got stuck on electrical wires still pretty unclear. coming up on the "morning news" now, caught on video. a lightning strieng and an airport worker is seriously hurt. and a new era in medical news. this is the "cbs morning news." harold hatahh.verything. but i recently bought jimmy dean stuffed hash browns. they're stuffed with delicious meat and cheeses. all of that crispy goodness has him seeing the day in a whole new light. jimmy dean stuffed hash browns. shine on.

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on the morning newsstand. "chicago tribune" reports a north university worker are wanted for a murder. the man's body was found last week at his apartment in a building where l building where laythun also lived. a woman's body suffocated in sand. police think she fell into a hole while walking along the shore early monday. the coroner ruled her death as accidental. olympia stadium is now sheltering ref jews. they started pouring in. the "oregonian" reports that a scientist successfully modified a dna in human embryo.

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you're interested. on the "cbs moneywatch" tesla shares get a bump and shares get a first test. roxana saberi is there at the new york stock exchange again with that and more. good morning, again. >> hi, anne-marie. shares of tesla were higher than expected. they climbed 8% in after hours trading. since the start of the year, tess ha shares have gain 5d 2%. the company's revenue has resin to $2.8 billion driven by deliveries of model s sedans and suvs. some liquid iphone cases are being called. they contain gliter and can cause skin irritation or burns if leaked. they have been sold in the u.s. some were sold at amazon, victoria's secret, and nordstrom rack. and hyperloop is making

history. hyperloop 1 has built a pod for passengers along a stretch of toobing 15902 miles per hour. the test outside last week tripled the speed last week. it used levitation. speeds of around 700 miles an hour could be possible. that means a trip from new york to washington, d.c. could take under three minutes instead of a three-hour ride today. >> that could cut my ride down significantly, but i'm going to wait for a few more tests. that's a little speedy for me. roxana saberi at the new york stock exchange. thank you, roxana. still to come, back seat safe safety. new tests on why riders in the back seat should buckle up.

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sits with them. as krit martinez learned, they are endangering others as well as themselves. >> reporter: this is what can happen when you don't buckle up in the back seat. this family of three was thrown around when the cab they were riding in was hit by another car. in this video the woman on the right is wearing a seatbelt, the woman o the left is not. and in the accident, she's thrown across the cab. >> people are less likely to buckle up when they're in the rear seat. the survey found while 91% of the people always use their seatbelt in the front, only 72% use it in the back seat, and that number drops to 57% when traveling in cabs and ride hailing services like uber and lyft. uber driver goodsell says people don't buckle up on short trips.

>> always say i notice you're not buckled. it's safer to be buckled. >> it puts back seat riders at risk but also the person if the front. in this video the drivipassengi the back hits the describeriver front. they want the same seatbelts in the back seattle for those in the front. she believes it could get more riders to buckle up and help prevent injuries. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. nasa plans to chase the moon shadow when it blocks the sun on october 21 cents. the solar eclipse moves across the u.s. scientists hope to triple their observation time more than seven minutes by following the shadow during the rare event. and coming up on "cbs this

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our top stories this morning, at least two people were killed following a natural gas explosion at a private school in minneapolis. four others remain hospitalized. one building on the campus collapsed, and contractors were working aet the minnehaha academy at the time. and president trump endorsed a new merit-based immigration system. it favors applicants who speak english and have skills. it would limit them to 50,000 a year. meanwhile investigators want to see the phone and e-mail records of err meaning between donald trump jr. and the russian

lawyer. . >> reporter: the announcement came in an internal hiring notice. to critics and supporters, it signals the justice department will move aggressively against admissions programs that give certain minority students preference over white or asian-american applicants. >> this is a pretty dramatic turn. >> vinita gupta headed the system under the obama administration. >> i think what's happening in the new administration is the rollbacks and cutbacks of longstanding litigation of lgbt rights and the rights. >> reporter: but tom fitton say it's in line with past administrations. >> you can have laws that help minorities but not at the expense of others, a younld

can't discriminate to remedy discrimination. >> reporter: the supreme court has refused to end all affirmative action. it struck down quotas and goals but said race can be considered as one of many factors in college admissions. in recent years, asian americans have become more vocal opponents. several asian american groups have asked the justice didn't for help in chaking affirmative action help at colleges and universities nchl a statement they say it includes a complaint by 64. it added the department has not received or issued any directive, memorandum, initiati initiative, or policy related to admissions in general. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. coming up on "cbs this morning," the investigation into the cyber attack against hbo and why it may be much worse than

first reported. plus -- >> reporter: we're in the water on the west side of oahu swimming with dolphins here. for many this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. that could all change if a new law is passed forces people to keep their distance. we're going to give you an up close look coming up on "cbs this morning." and mark strassmann talked with hans zimmer who's behind some of your favorite movies. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. u i'm i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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a crash lead a mote or cyclist dead on kelly drive in philadelphia, we will tell you what investigators say happened just before this wreck. philadelphia day care owner is facing some shocking and disturbing allegations, hear how parents are reacting and day care history of troubles. a small pennsylvania town is desserted after a dangerous derailment, we will tell what you that train was carrying that sparked a big fire, and an evacuation. today is august august 3rd good morning i'm jim donovan. i'm jan carabao. rahel has the morning off. get ready to pay more for alcohol in the keystone state. but lets check the forecast with katie and road with meisha.