i'm jericka duncan. we begin with breaking news, a deadly mass shooting at a walmart in el paso, texas. the numbers are staggering-- at least 20 dead, more than two dozen injured. the suspected gunman is in custody, identified as 19-year-old patrick crusius. he allegedly showed up at the walmart armed, and, with a grudge, detailed in a manifesto he reportedly wrote and posted on an extremist web site. witnesses say the gunman shot randomly and repeatedly. janet shamlian begins our coverage. >> reporter: these surveillance pictures show the alleged shooter moments before the attack at the walmart super center. el passo police sergeant robert gomez says they have one person in custody. >> we believe he is the sole shooter. the person who was taken into custody was taken into custody without incident. and no law enforcement personnel fired their weapons. >> reporter: the shooting started just before 11 a.m. mountain time. >> i wasn't really paying attention, but i heard do-do-do. and then, like, closer toge

>> we have to do something to try to prevent these things from happening again to others. >> jericka duncanw york. >> quijano: up next, why freshwater lakes and ponds are proving deadly for pets this summer. >> quijano: dog owners across the country are being warned about a potentially deadly algae. it's already taken lives in a handful of states. here's anna werner. ( barking ) >> reporter: abby, izzy and harpo meant the world to their owners denise mintz and melissa martin. >> we did everything together. if we took one, we took three. >> but after taking their dogs to play at a wilmington, north carolina pond, the joy shattered in just minutes. >> and denise brought the two little dogs upstairs to get there bath next, and she started yelling for me that something was wrong with abby, one of the westies. >> the dogs started to have seizures, so they rushed them to the vet. less than five hours later, all three dogs were dead. >> they just needed to cross that rainbow bridge together, as the trio that they were. >> the animals were poisoned by something lurking in the water-- a microscopic

norah. >> o'donnell: all right, jericka duncan with the very latest. thank you. now to the economy, the other big story today, and new fears that the record ten-year-old expansion may be nearing an end. we got a warning sign today in the form of a government bond. e e interest rate on that bond dropped to levels that have been a reliable indicator that a recession is coming. now, that had investors dumping stocks. look at this-- the dow fell more tan 3%. lon dahler is on wall street. >> reporter: the symbol of wall street might be a steadfast bull, but traders reacted like tiittish colts to today's news, s key signal that a recession may well be just around the corner, sent the dow plunging 800 points. diane swonk, chief economist at omant thornton, says investors nte fleeing stocks for safety in bonds. >> the easiest way to understand it is basically, long-term rtes, anything that's out there that's more than a year, or two years or three years or four years-- those rates are now oower than short-term rates. it means you're not willing to place a bet on the futu

tonight, jericka duncan has the otory of a woman who is challenging kroger's gun policy. >> reporter:eived a phone call. >> i did. >> reporter: who was on the other end? >> my son. ra reporter: what did he say? >> that his grandfather was shot. >> reporter: kellie watson lost her father, 69-year-old maurice stallard, to gun violence last totober. while shopping for school supplies with her then-12-year- old son, stallard was shot and killed inside this kroger socery store in louisville, kentucky. >> to have been taken from us in the way that he was taken because of someone else's hate is-- it's unbelievable at times. >> reporter: police arrested gregory alan bush. j was indicted by a federal rrand jury for hate crimes. watson, along with her mother, charlotte stallard, recently filed a lawsuit against kroger. it describes more than two dozen gun-related incidents, resulting in eight deaths, inside and outside of kroger stores nationwide. ou you don't need a gun to buy groceries. po reporter: ron johnson is the stallard family's attorney. >> you can't carry a gun into your school. you

norah. >> o'donnell: jericka duncan, a powerful interview, thank you. to the economy now.fter yesterday's big sell-off, stocks bounced up and down today. by the close, the dow recovered nearly 100 of the 800 points it lost yesterday. the market is worried about a return of inflation, but a better-than-expected report today on retail sales helped ease those fears. we are following developments involving jeffrey epstein. today a new lawsuit was filed by ae of his alleged victims, and pola lenghi reports, epstein's autopsy is raising new questions about how he died in federal custody. bs reporter: cbs news has isnfirmed published reports that jeffrey epstein's autopsy shows broken bones in his neck, the type of breaks that are consistent with hanging or strangulation. according to reports, the hyoid bone in epstein's neck is one of the bones broken. >> does it necessarily point to a suicide? no. does it point to a homicide? no. but it gives the medical examiner a little more information about exactly what the manner of death is. c reporter: the new york city 'sdical examiner'

bel because of a picture that meoke volumes. ne o'donnell: jericka duncan ooins us tonight. know, did these police officers have those body cameras on them? >> reporter: they did. and they were, in fact, ght now they wante police officers tell us right now they want to focus on the community, : t about releasing that video. i> o'donnell: all right, yricka, thank you. up next, why the boy scouts sex abuse scandal could be a lot best, kids need good nutrition. and practice... lots of practice. get them started right with carnation breakfast essentials. it has protein plus vitamins and minerals to help kids be their best. carnation breakfast essentials. where everything is just a few clicks away,il, buying a car should be no different. that's why, at carvana, you can buy a car 100% online. y from or 10,000 cars. you can even trade-in your old car all while binge watching your favorite tv show. afterwards, we'll deliver your car to you. or you can pick it up from one of our car vending machines. either way, your car comes with a 7-day return policy. so grab a seat, relax in your

all because of a picture that spoke volumes. >> o'donnell: jericka duncan joins us tonight.o we know, did these police officers have those body cameras on them? >> reporter: they did. and they were, in fact, activated, but the police officers tell us right now they want to focus on the community, not about releasing that video. >> o'donnell: all right, jericka, thank you. up next, why the boy scouts sex abuse scandal could be a lot worse than what we thought. when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you.m ted about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll fo encouraged. i'm looking right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you. >>> we have shocking new details tonight from a new lawsuit against the boy scouts of america. nearly 800 former scouts have come forward with new allegations of sexual abuse in almost every state. the suit accuses the organization of covering for sexual predators. the boy scouts of america says it has turned over informatio

i'm jericka duncan. united states is one step closer to ending the longest war in our history, the 18-year conflict in afghanistan has cost nearly 3,000 american military lives, left more than 20,000 others wounded, and cost the u.s. taxpayer more than a trillion dollars. u.s. negotiators are wrapping up another round of peace talks with the taliban ina. imtyaz tyab said the talks are going well. >> reporter: it took 18 years of fighting, more than 3,000 coalition lives lost, and teniv to see the u.s. sit down with the taliban. but the group still refuses to blame al qaeda for 9/11. >>> in 2019, the taliban agrees al qaeda was behind 9/11, september 11 attacks in the united states and that osama bin lauden was the mastermind of this attack? >> you say, but still i don't know. there is not a transparent investigation. >> reporter: cbs news has learned any agreement with the u.s. requires the taliban to make a public break with al qaeda and includes a verification system that ensures the taliban stops any

the city's police commissioner spoke only with our national correspondent jericka duncan. ricka, how did the commissioner help end that stand-off? >> well, commissioner richard ross told me he spoke to the suspect multiple times over the course of several hours and they mainly focused on family. he also had the help of the shooter's lawyer who encouraged the accused gunman to end the violent battle that could have ended in tragedy. >> it was a harrowing experience for me. commissioner r ros was right in front of the home where the gunman opened fire. his officers came under siege for more than seven hours. >> i normally would not be right there with s.w.a.t. i would be in a position of command and overseeing. but the minute you have police officers trapped, it's a different mindset for me. roi >> reporter: around 4:30 p.m. a gunman ambushed officers serving a narcotics warrant and barricaded himself inside. six officers were shot and two others trapped in the home. all of them survived. when you look at those injuries, someone grazed in the head, someone shot in the hand, s

jericka duncan has more on how the kids were allegedly treated and the airline's response. >> those parentsspecis to make sure their children were supervised. but they accuse american airlines of beingunepared, even kids snacks instead of meals. >> whoo! welcome back. >> reporter: this was the happy reunion over the weekend as nine children finally arrived in portland some 13 hours later than planned. >> what we went through was a nightmare and we shouldn't have had to go through it. >> reporter: the children had spent the week at camp new friends in virginia, catering to kids with a genetic disorder which causes tumors to grow on nerves. when their layover flight was delayed in north carolina with mechanical problems, the kids say they sat on the tarmac for five hours before being forced to spend the night at the airport. >> i couldn't fall asleep and when i asked them if i could turn the light off in the unaccompanied minors room, they said we couldn't turn it off. they never gave us our meds. >> they're going to call security? really? >> reporter: the parents say the airline did not keep

jericka duncan has the latest. >> i mean you think about what could have happened, right?n such close quarters be fired upon with an individual with a rifle, an assault rifle. >> reporter: philadelphia police commissioner richard ross says he was front and center, watching the drama unfold in a s.w.a.t. vehicle for much of the nearly eight-hour shootout turned standoff. >> we know somebody is firing a high-powered rifle out the window, potentially putting civilians at risk. >> reporter: around 4:30 yesterday afternoon, police arrived to this north philadelphia neighborhood to serve a search warrant for drugs. in a matter of seconds, 36-year-old maurice hill allegedly began firing shots and wounding six officers. moments later, a possibly wounded officer rolled out of the doorway. when you look at those injuries, someone grazed in the head, someone shot in the hand, someone shot in the leg, what are the chances? >> i'll just sum it up this way. god is good. he just is. >> reporter: two other officers and three civilians ended up inside the home on the second floor. police a

dana jacobson and jericka duncan are here.eople offended by his words are questioning his plans. when he left the white house this morning, the president said he would support stronger background checks on gun buyers, saying they are important. el paso's republican mayor says it's his tduty to meet with the president despite calls for mr. trump to stay home. others say the president's tough talk on illegal immigration inable violence like the el paso shooting. the president said this morning his rhetoric has no impact >> the gunman charged with killing 22 people in el paso wrote he was responding to what he called the hispanic invasion of texas. those words are similar to the ones the president has used. mr. trump arrived minutes ago in dayton, ohio, where a gunman killed nine people. dayton's mayor said she was disappointed with the president's statement on monday denouncing the shootings. >> another nine people were killed in dayton, ohio, where democratic marinan whaley will meet with president trump this morning. she said

ctm national correspondent jericka duncan with more on the story. jericka, parents very angry.? >> reporter: they spent hundreds of extra dollars and fees to make sure their children were supervised but accuse american airlines of being neglectful and unprepared and even feeding kids snacks instead of meals. this was the happy reunion over the weekend as nine children finally arrived in portland some 13 hours later than planned. >> what we went through was a nightmare and shouldn't have had to go through it. >> reporter: children spent the week at camp new friends in virginia, catering to kids with a genetic disorder, neu neuro-- causes nerves. they sat on the tarmac for five hours before forced to spend the night at the airport. >> couldn't fall asleep and when i asked if i could turn the light off, they said we couldn't turn it off and they never gave us our meds. >> they're going to call security, really? >> the parents say the airline did not keep them updated. in a statement, it says it's reaching out to the families involved and sincerely apologizes. they say the children

jericka duncan and davdana jacoe here.o cities recovering from last weekend's mass shootings. not everyone welcomed him. in dayton, the president visited victims and doctors at miami valley hospital. officials who were there, including democrats, say the injured welcomed the president's visit. outside the hospital hundreds of demonstrators rallied against his visit, flying the so-called >> the presidentit police and first responders and visited another hospital. there were more protesters in el paso and they slammed mr. trump for his criticism of illegal immigrants. they say his language inflamed tensions leading to saturday's mass shootin that killed 22. >> emotions ran high in el paso. a crowd of more than 300 gathered in triple digit heat to remember the people had died and lean on each other for support. more than 80% of el paso's population is considered hispanic or latino. with tensions rising throughout the country, we asked some of those people how the politics and rhetoric in washington are affecting them. also ho

gayle and tony are off, so dana jacobson and jericka duncan are with us.in el paso, texas, posted his anti-immigrant manifesto online on 8chan before the shooting. cloudflare announced it's dropping the site. other shooting suspects have done the same. jeff pegues is here. what's being done to prevent shootings like this? >> the fbi created a special task force to study active shooting incidents. their goal to prevent them bying looking at similar links. many attackers are inspired online in message boards and social media are giving the attackers the platform they seek. >> two victims. >> many recent shootings share a troubling connection. the accused killers have left a blueprint for their actions on social media like an attack at a pittsburgh synagogue last year in which 11 people were kill and the massacre in christchurch, new zealand, in which 51 were killed. na nate snyder has more. >> inside a conference room the fbi has been working to prevent future attacks. they've combed recent shooting cases. andre simons says they've been looking for patterns.

"ctm" national correspondent jericka duncan is at the scene in philadelphia.hat do we know about the accused gunman? >> reporter: we know that the accused gunman has a criminal history, extensive criminal history that includes several gun possession charges. now, after the six officers that were wounded, they were released from the hospital and are said to be in good spirits this morning. you take a look at the scene behind me right now. police still gathering evidence. it is quiet and calm but hours ago neighbors here described it as a war zone. the sounds of gun fire terrorized this neighborhood in philadelphia for hours. >> i got officers shot. i got officers shot. we need s.w.a.t. long gun. asap. >> reporter: officers serving a narcotics warrant at a home around 4:30 p.m. yesterday were ambushed by a gunman barricading himself inside. >> the shooter fired multiple rounds. officers returned fire. many of whom had to escape through windows and doors to get from a barrage of bullets. >> reporter: six officers were shot including one who was grazed by a bullet

jericka duncan visited that cemetery and the tucker family. how unique is their story?his country to be able to trace their lineage back to 1619. the tucker family believes it has. the family cemetery is ground zero for where life ended. as we learned, it is also where the story begins. >> reporter: tucked beneath the trees in a quiet neighborhood in hampton, virginia, is a piece of american history that is rarely seen or told like this. >> so we had a ground penetrating radar done, and it went down six feet. >> reporter: what did you find? >> we found over 104 unmarked graves. >> reporter: those unmarked graves, according to the tucker family, are likely the remains of their relatives who were among the first enslaved africans to arrive in english north america in 1619. colonists john recorded the arrival of 20 and odd negros brought to the shores of the old point comfort, virginia. carolita jones cope said that connects them to captain william tucker, whose plantation was a quarter mile from where the tucker family cemetery lies today. >> captain william tucker was th

i'm anthony mason, gayle and tony are off so dana jacobson and jericka duncan are here. >>> as the fbiigators in the el paso and dayton attacks, it's also focused on stopping the next mass shooting. the agency says it has 850 open domestic terrorism investigations. 40% involve racially motivated extremism, and a majority of responses. jeff pegues is here. what did they say would a work? >> in short they say there's no simple answer to this. but in order to prevent the next attack, there has to be a bigger investment they say in mining these smaller, less regulated platforms which they say have allowed extremists and those prone to violent behavior to radicalize within the comfort of their own homes. >> the internet has provided a dangerous avenue to radicalized, disturbed minds -- >> reporter: president trump is calling on social media companies to work with the government to find solutions to detect mass shooters before they strike. investigators believe the alleged el paso shooter posted a manifesto on a platform called 8chan, a message board used by extremists, later taken down by c

kelly's attorney douglas anton told "ctm" national correspondent jericka duncan yesterday that kellyay have acted like a rock star but he did not engage in a criminal enterprise. >> the staff, if approved, for some of the gratuitous fans will fly them out, have them come to the shows, go to maybe dinners with some of the members of the band and eventually get back stage and meet the band. >> reporter: but this indictment is alleging people were involved in helping create an environment in which r. kelly would have sexual relations with underage girls. >> that's just plain out wrong. that's not the environment that was created. that was never an intent of anyone involved. it was just not done. >> kelly maintains his innocence and also faces criminal charges in chicago in both federal and county courts. his attorneys say kelly will likely be sent back to chicago where he will remain in jail until his trial. >>> promising new research could be a break through in detecting alzheimers disease. ahead, how a blood test could >>> on friday morning to you, a great start to the day with clouds

"cbs this morning" national correspondent jericka duncan is here. how exactly did they find montoya? >> reporter: he basically told a co-worker monday he planned to come into work and shoot everybody he saw at the hotel because of a so-called human resources issue. well, thatified long beach police who the next day arrested montoya at the rv where he lives and confiscated an arsenal of weapons. suspect montoya had clear plans, intent, and the means to carry out an act of violence that may have resulted in a mass casualty incident. >> reporter: long beach police arrested disgruntled hotel cook rodolfo montoya at his home in huntington beach and seized multiple firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition and tactical gear including an assault rifle and high capacity magazines which are illegal in california. irma escobito worked with him at the marriott hotel. she says he sometimes made her uncomfortable but she never reported him. >> he'd look at me and give me a kiss on the head. i'd say don't touch me. don't kiss me. the cameras are there and i d