captioning funded by cbs it's thursday, march 1st, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." hope hicks is out. one of president trump's most trusted aides resigned from the white house. plus, in the wake of the florida school shooting, mr. trump takes a hard stance on guns, stunning the nra and fellow republicans. >> it doesn't make sense that i have to wait until i'm 21 to get a handgun but i can get this weapon at 18. and this. >> we've got an announcement to come. they said an active shooter. >> a georgia school goes on

lockdown after police say a teacher barricaded himself in a classroom and fired a gun. 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. we begin at the white house where another key staffer has called it quits. this resignation hits close to the president. communications director hope hicks was a valued member of mr. trump's inner circle. she announced her resignation yesterday following testimony on capitol hill that raised some eyebrows. the announcement came a day after she testified before the house intelligence committee which is investigating the russian 2016 election. she said her work required her to tell white lies wu she never lied about russia. >> she started off with us right

from day one. >> she has been at mr. trump's side for three years. >> hope hicks is a tremendously talented person. >> but tried to stay out of the spotlight herself. this was one of the rare moments she spoke publicly. >> and thank you, donald trump. >> hicks was thrust into it earlier when news of her relationship with rob porter basement public. porter was forced to resign after his fbi background check revealed domestic abuse against two ex-wives. the former model started her career working for ivanka trump's clothing company and later the trump organization. she was one of the first people the president informed of his intent to run for office. >> i said what do you know about politics. she said absolutely nothing. i said congratulations. you're entering the world of politics. right? she knew nothing. she was there the first day and she was fantastic. >> hicks remained loyal to mr.

trump throughout some of the rockiest moments on the campaign trail and now works just outside the oval office. the president said i will miss having her by my side. i am sure we will work together again in the future. >> hope hicks is very close to the trump family, so her departure will certainly be felt. she's the fourth communications director to leave the trump white house. this was a job she reluck tanltdly took on off the sudden departure of anthony scaramucci. it's a challenging job in any administration, but particularly this one given that president trump believes that he is his own best publicist. margaret brennan, cbs news, the white house. this morning gun control advocates are waiting to see if president trump sticks to his guns. the president bucked hiss par e and called for a change to the gun rights. john schiumo is in new york with

more. good morning, john. >> good morning, anne-marie. at one point the president trump called out his fellow republicans and chastised them for their relationship with the nra. the comments came as students in parkland, florida, made an emotional return to school. shortly after students returned to marjory stoneman douglas high school for class for the first time since the massacre two weeks ago, president trump was talking tough on guns with lawmakers. >> we've got to stop this nonsense. it's time. >> during a bipartisan meeting with congress, the president crossed both party lines and the nra. he called for tighter background checks and rallied to raise the age to buy weapons. >> it doesn't make sense. i can get this weapon at 18. i don't know. i'm just curious what you did in this bill. >> i didn't address it. >> you know why? because you're afraid of the nra. >> an nra spokesperson said,

quote, while it made for great t tv, the gun control law would make for bad policy. >> it crossed everybody's mind. is this the tuesday trump or thursday trump? it's wednesday, so we don't know. we'll see. i hope he sticks to it. >> i don't know yet whether that is just a performance or whether that's actually the new position of the white house. >> some big box retailers meantime are making changes of their own. dick's sporting goods says it's removing all assault-style guns and magazines from its stores. dicks and walmart announced they'll no longer sell firearms to anyone under 21. president trump says he hopes to have more on gun control as soon as possible. today he's planning to have another meeting on school safety. anne-marie? >>. >>

ahead on "cbs this morning" jeff flake will discuss the gun law he's proposing. >> as we report, stunts returned to marjory stoneman douglas high school for the first time since a gunman killed 17 people there in a valentine's day school atachlkt more than 3,000 students were met by well-wishers, an army of police, comfort animals, and grief counselors. >> it's like nerve-racking, but at the same time you kind of can't help but feel sad and happy because there's so many people here. >> the freshman building where the shooting took place remained close. the heavy police presence will remain for the rest of the school year. and we're learning this morning that the georgia teacher under arrest for firing a gun in classroom had a history of medical issues. jesse davidson teaches social stoiss at dawson high school. about noon yesterday he locked

students out of his classroom. steve bartoo tried to enter. >> he told me don't come in here, i have a gun. i put our school into lockdown. it was shortly after that i heard a gunshot and we were into a threat lockdown at that point. >> police say davidson fired one shot. no motive was issued. they said twice in three years he considered off behavior. once he told police about a murder and another time he was found unresponsive sitting on a curb. the wife of pulse nightclub gunman mateen goes on trial today. at the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting in recent u.s. history. he died in a shoot-out with police. nor salman outlined his plain. she provided a cover story as he

traveled to orlando. the reverend billy graham will be buried tomorrow near his home in charlotte, north carolina. yesterday he lied in honor at the u.s. capitol's rotunda. he met with every president since harry truman. >> i think he was a profoundly good man who conveyed simple beliefs, that we can claim kinship with god by asking. >> the house and senate approved a resolution to allow graham to be honored at the capitol. speaker paul ryan said graham changed the course of the world's spiritual health. well, coming up on the "morning news" now, the attorney general pushes back what jeff sessions had to say after the latest round of insults from president trump. and smoke signals. a disturbing report about pregnant women and smoking. this is the "cbs morning news." tries to get in my way? watch me. ( ♪ )

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february was the worst month for u.s. markets in two years. yesterday was a prime example. dow industrials tumbled 380 points, the s&p 500 dropped 30 point, the nasdaq dropped 37 points. the deal would sell spotify's existing stock instead of issuing more shares to raise money. they took their first step toward the ipo in a confidential filing. it shows they have 371 million subscribers, nearly twice as many as apple's service, but spotify still isn't profitable. the securities exchange commission has launched a worldwide investigation into crypto-currency. many violate s.e.c. violations. >> best buy is shuttering 250 of

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our top stories this morning. president trump says he will miss having white house communications director hope hicks by his side. hicks resigned yesterday, the day after she testified before the house intelligent committee and said her work for the president required her to tell white lies. she said she never lied about the russian interference in the 2016 election. and president trump went against fellow republicans and the nra. he advocated for raising the age limit for buying certain weapons. during a white house meeting he chided lawmakers who he said were afraid of the nra. there is danger afoot.

that's according to a new study. pedestrians are dying in numbers not seen in 25 years. experts say smartphones and legal marijuana may be partly to blame in states that legalize marijuana pot, deaths spiked. jericka duncan has more. >> reporter: simply walking has gotten more dangerous because of this routine sight. pedestrians walk heads down, glued to their cell phones. danger moments away. >> you caught me. >> it's an unfortunate habit. i try not do it while crossing the street. >> reporter: according to a 2017 projection, nearly 6,000 deaths marking a second year in a row in numbers not seen in 25 years. pedestrians account for 16% of all traffic deaths compared to

11% just a few years ago. jonathan atkins is with the governor's highway safety association. >> we don't see any sign that the numbers are going to start going in a safer direction. we see less deaths in vehicles. more are buckling up. but with pedestrians, we don't have any safety features. >> reporter: the rising trend coincides with legalization of recreational marijuana and growth in smartphone use. >> it's too dangerous. don't do it. if you're walking, the last thing you want to see is a red light and a car hitting you. >> reporter: new york and four other states had more than 100 pedestrian deaths in the first month of 2017. but here in new york city, pedestrian deaths have actually decline. that's because of an initiative that focuses on reducing the speed limit as well as stricter enforce management of moving violations. jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. coming up on "cbs this morning," a new warning for

rideshare passengers after a series of attacks by imposters. what you need to check before you climb into a car. plus, an update on a universal flu vaccine. dr. tara narula went inside a lab where researchers are working on a vaccine that targets all the strains of the flu virus. and only on "cbs this morning," we'll announce the nominees for the 53rd academy of country music awards. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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breaking news opens our broad was right now video just into cbs3 fire fighters arrived to find flames shooting through roof of the home in delanco burlington county earlier this morning. eyewitness news conference one person was rushed to the hospital, at this point, no word on their condition, the fire broke out after 3:00 along unit block of hickory road, cause of the fire is under investigation. today is thursday march 1st good morning, i'm jim donovan. i'm rahel solomon. >> sit march 1st. >> february. >> just like that. >> lets check the forecast with katie and road was meisha >> busy information cast. >> yes, i have been. it has been really nice. i'm just saying the construction, really looks good. >> quiet for now. we have been saying this throughout the week thi